At a quarter past three o'clock, it was almost dawn.
The group of Five Spirit Cultists waiting at the foot of the mountain on the east side of Yandeng Slope have naturally taken up positions around the ambush site.
Their preparations are obviously very sufficient, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as a "drag and earth net".
If Shuangxie and others had set off at sunrise according to their original schedule and continued on their way, they would probably have been captured by the opponent by now.
However, whether it was a blessing in disguise or a blessing in disguise, Sun Yixie accidentally released the "Thirteen Dead Animals", which actually allowed everyone to escape.
At this moment, Daochang Liang, Linghu Xiang, Jiang Muchan and Qin Feng were following the mountain road to the west of Yandeng Slope, trying to find a relatively gentle valley down the slope to find the four people who fell down the cliff. and twelve additional "dead bodies."
Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai, Lin Yuancheng and Tyrell also roughly guessed that others would come down to look for them, so they all stayed where they were and did not run around.
In this way, Tang Fu and Mu Liyan, with fifty White Tiger Flag masters, waited and waited at the foot of the east mountain... From Mao hour to Si hour, it was almost lunch time, not even one Ying'er didn't even wait.
Now, the mentality of this group of people has changed.
"Flag Master, are we exposing our secrets?" Seeing that it was almost time, Mu Liyan finally couldn't help but tell Tang Fu a question he wanted to ask half an hour ago.
"Hiss..." Tang Fu also frowned and muttered, "No way... we arrived quickly enough. Besides, this is not the Central Plains. It is impossible for anyone to inform them in advance, unless..."
"Flag Master, you mean..." Mu Liyan himself has been undercover for many years, so the thought pattern of distrusting his subordinates has been deeply rooted in his bones. At this point, he lowered his voice a little bit, "...it's us Is there something wrong with the people inside?”
"No...that's not what I meant." Tang Fu immediately shook his head, denying his speculation, "As the saying goes, you should not doubt your own people when you employ them. There is no need to doubt your brothers just because of a small abnormality."
"The 'unless' the flag owner said is..." Mu Liyan asked again.
"Well..." Tang Fu groaned and continued, "Although Sun and Huang are not very old, they have always been scheming and unpredictable... I have seen their methods and styles with my own eyes. Yes, so in my opinion... they may have sensed something in some way that we don’t know, or they may have just made a temporary move and changed the direction of their actions.”
"This..." Mu Liyan heard the words, thought for a while, and then said, "Speaking of which, for more than a year, my subordinates have also heard rumors that Huang Donglai dressed up as a Taoist priest all day long, pretending to be a ghost... Could it be that he Are you really proficient in the art of witchcraft and Gu, and figured out in advance that we would ambush you here?"
"Oh, there's no point in guessing." Tang Fu said, having already made up his mind, "Well, let's wait for another two hours. If they haven't shown up by the time of application, we will withdraw."
There was nothing wrong with his judgment.
Although they are all veterans in the martial arts world and can hide in the woods for a whole day without eating or drinking, physiological phenomena such as hunger and exhaustion are inevitable after all.
If they really can't wait for anyone until Shen Shi, it would be better to withdraw; because if they delay the withdrawal until You Shi, they will have no time to return to the nearest stronghold before dark... By then, more than fifty people will be hungry and tired. When people are walking on a dark road, they don’t know who is ambushing them.
Ever since, more than two hours have passed in a blink of an eye.
As soon as the Shenshi arrived, Tang Fu kept his promise and led the team to leave when the time came.
His idea is not difficult to understand: since their leader is still in seclusion, it is best for him to make his own decisions based on sudden information. It is best if it succeeds. If it fails... it doesn't matter, but it must not be anything serious. loss.
You didn't ambush anyone today, so you led the team back, which is nothing more than a waste of manpower and time. These people are being raised, and it's okay to go out for a walk; but if you have fifty people coming out and twenty people going back... You will have to take the blame after that.
Therefore, seeing that the weather was gone, Tang Fu, who was "fearful of changes," chose to retreat.
As a result, half an hour after he left, Sun Huang and his group of seven... appeared from the mountain road.
At the end of the day, Shuangxie and others were very tired. It took them a long time to successfully rendezvous and return to the mountain road.
And Taoist Liang, after confirming that all the thirteen corpses with "Dead Signs" sealed on them were gone, he suddenly felt like "a debt is too much to worry about".
He thought for a while, except for the "monkey" that he had already dealt with, the other twelve dead animals were already running in all directions. With one person and one pair of legs, he would not be able to catch up with them, even if he did. He was sure he could deal with it (because some of the dead animals had a good relationship with each other and might join forces), so after some thought, he decided... to pass the blame.
Of course, it is not accurate to say that it is "passing the blame", because the blame should be shouldered by Sun Yixie in the first place, and the other six companions who were with Sun Yixie are jointly and severally responsible.
At this point, Taoist Liang had nothing to hide. He told everyone the origin of the "Thirteen Dead Animals" and the reasons for his trip. After speaking, he grabbed Huang Donglai and Huang Donglai, who were both members of the Taoist sect. The main person responsible, Sun Yixie, persisted and asked them how they planned to deal with the aftermath.
Shuangxi was also an old man. At first, he argued with Daoist Liang and falsely accused him of being responsible. However, since they were really in the wrong, it became too much to argue with. Lao Liang followed the trend and said: "Brother Huang, how about this?" ...Since you still have things to do and want to go south, I won't force anyone to make things difficult for you... Why don't I just run for you and find your master to resolve the matter?"
Is that possible? You are being reasonable. Who caused you to get into such a big trouble?
Furthermore, Huang Donglai felt that there was no problem in letting people from the Taoist sect take care of this matter. It was time for the lazy gang of Xuanqi Sect to come out and do some activities, so he agreed.
After the two parties reached an agreement and said goodbye, Liang Daozhang went to the northwest alone, preparing to go to Wawu Mountain to report Shuangxie's black case, and Shuangxie and the others also embarked on the journey to Guangzhou again.
No one knew that today's incident allowed seven people to escape the danger of being captured alive by the Five Spirits Sect. No one could imagine... how much trouble these "Thirteen Dead Animals" would bring them in the future.
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The words are divided into two parts. In the past few days when Shuang Xie was on the road, the territory of Guangzhou was also turbulent.
Although those "uncles" only stayed in the prison for a day or two and were released one after another thanks to the "management" of the younger generations, they were obviously greeted by the government before they came out - leading was not an option for the time being.
And this short-term leaderless situation has also caused all the powerful people on the Green Forest Road to gather from all over the world like sharks smelling the smell of blood.
All parties feel there is something to be gained here.
All parties... also have their own little plans.
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The first day of February, noon.
A market in Panyu.
A man came to buy melons.
This man is about forty years old, of medium build, with light eyebrows and small eyes, a large nose and thin lips, slightly convex cheeks, and a stern face.
At first glance...he is not an honest person.
But I saw this melon buyer riding a donkey, wandering all the way in the market, and slowly came to a melon shop.
At this time, the owner of the melon shop was chatting with his two guys and said, "Is the business okay? You two brothers."
The melon buyer got off the donkey, took two steps toward the melon shop, and asked, "Brother, how much does your melon cost per pound?"
When the boss heard the sound, he turned around and replied: "Two cents a pound."
"I fuck you." The melon buyer said an ungentlemanly exclamation at that time, "Is the skin of your melon made of gold or the particles of the melon?"
"Hmph..." When the boss heard this, he sneered, "Is it too expensive? Don't buy it if you don't have money."
"Who doesn't have money?" the melon buyer asked, "Choose one for me."
"Okay." Hearing that the other party still wanted to buy, the boss would not rush the business. He stood up and picked a melon for the other party. Then he turned around and asked the melon buyer, "How about this?"
But the melon buyer gave an unexpected answer: "Does your melon stay ripe?"
"Ha... I own a melon shop, can I sell you raw melon eggs?" the boss replied with a smile.
But the expression of the melon buyer gradually turned cold, and he said word by word: "Let me ask you, is this melon Baobao ripe?"
As soon as this sentence came out, the boss's face changed: "What do you mean? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?" He paused, and his voice suddenly became a little louder, "Do you know who runs this shop?"
"Haha..." At this time, the melon buyer also sneered, "I wonder if I haven't come yet..."
It was a little late and then a little while later, before the words were finished, I saw the melon buyer picked up a watermelon knife in front of the other party's shop, slashed it, and took the melon in the boss's belly and the boss's stomach. They were all pierced.
The two melon shop clerks were also dumbfounded. After being stunned for two seconds, they went up to support the bleeding melon shop owner, and shouted loudly: "Killing! Killing!"
But the melon buyer threw away the murder weapon with a calm expression, turned around, got on the donkey, and drove away with his whip.
After a while, he fled the scene and arrived somewhere on the outskirts of the city.
Here, someone is already waiting for him.
"Well, the 'Hengzhou Man Slaughter' Liu Huaqiang is indeed worthy of his reputation." Ah Fan looked at Liu Huaqiang who was approaching on a donkey, and said with approval from afar.
Obviously, at this time, A-Bai had already received the news and knew the situation at the market.
Liu Huaqiang was also very considerate. He got off the donkey a few meters in front of Ah Men. Then he took a few steps forward and clasped his fists and said, "Young man, you're overdue. Liu is just a reckless man. Because he was in Hengzhou and There was something wrong with the government, so I came to Guibao and defected to the Longmen Gang... I can't thank Young Master Meng enough for taking him in now..."
However, before he could finish his words, one of the younger brothers behind Ah Fan said, "The hall master hasn't said that he wants to keep you!"
"Hey~" In the next second, Ah Ba raised his hand to signal the younger brother to shut up, and said to Liu Huaqiang with a smile, "Since Hua Qiang has accepted the letter of surrender as promised, how can I break my promise? "As he said this, he took a step forward and patted Liu Huaqiang's shoulder with one hand. "Huaqiang, don't worry. From now on, you will be my youngest. I promise that once I successfully become the leader, , no one dares to touch you again."
"Thank you, Young Master." When Liu Huaqiang replied, he lowered his head, as if he didn't want the other party to see his expression at this moment, "Liu will do his best from now on..."
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It’s also the first day of February, not the time yet.
A certain street in Dongguan.
This is a famous local flower street. Even during the day, there are many restaurants open for business, and the most exclusive one is called Yunyu Tower.
At this time, by a balcony on the second floor of Yunyu Building, there was a tall man in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sitting astride the railing, drinking tea silently and looking at the street scene.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this person is not a guest in the hall, nor is he a waiter, but a "viewer".
He is not just an ordinary spectator, but the "chief spectator" of this entire street. He is a character sent by the gangs who control all the brothels on this street to control the scene.
A person like this is not bad in terms of eyesight, skill, or adaptability. Being able to place him in this position also shows that his boss appreciates him and is likely to let him take over in the future.
"Are you 'Dongguan Zai'?" This voice suddenly appeared next to Dongguan Zai.
Dongguan Zai, who was completely unaware of the opponent's approach, was almost frightened and fell off the railing.
Fortunately, he finally stabilized his body, turned his head calmly, and said to the visitor: "I don't know where your friend is from, what do you want from me?"
This world is about strength, and Dongguan Zai is not stupid. He naturally understands that when facing powerful people, he should be polite when speaking.
"Ha... it's easy to say, I'm Ding Run, nicknamed 'Jia Qian Jushi'." Ding Run's words sounded unhurried and lukewarm, but he still conveyed a kind of chilling pressure. "Today... I was entrusted by someone to take your life."
Chiying——
At this moment, it was Dongguan Zai who drew the knife first.
But the sound was not made by his knife.
Although Dongguan Zai's hand touched the handle of the knife first, Ding Run's knife had already wiped his neck before he took the knife out of its sheath.
Two seconds later, Dongguan Tsai's body fell from the railing and fell to the street, causing a commotion.
But when people looked up, Ding Run had disappeared.
However, he didn't run far... He just returned to a wing on the second floor of Yunyu Building, sat down at the table, slowly picked up a glass of still warm wine on the table, and drank it. .
His calm expression and undisturbed breathing made it seem as if he just went to the toilet instead of killing someone.
"Brother Ding, you are really skilled." Gong Jingyi, the young master of the Longmen Gang, was also sitting at this table at this time, looking at Ding Run with a smile on his face, "In ancient times, Yun Chang warmed wine and killed Hua Xiong, today have……"
"Hey, hey, hey..." This Ding Run was really disrespectful. Before the other party could even let out his flattery, he interrupted, "Young Master Gong, you haven't read enough books. I don't blame you, but... I would like to advise you, don’t compare me, a killer who collects money to do things, with Mr. Guan Erye..." At this point, he tapped the table lightly with his fingers to emphasize, "...please be honest with me. Have a little more respect for the people you worship every day.”
After all, Gong Jingyi was still young. After being "taught" by him like this, his face looked a little ugly at that time, as if he was about to have a seizure. Fortunately, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar next to Gong Jingyi who quickly intervened to smooth things over. : "Haha, Ding Daxia is quick to talk, and I have been taught... I have been taught!" As he said this, he nudged Gong Jingyi with his foot under the table.
Gong Jingyi naturally understood that "Master Su" was reminding him to be patient, so he took a deep breath, drank another mouthful of wine, suppressed the fire a little, and then continued in a tone that was seven to eight times cooler than before: "Actually... Uncle Sub asked me to invite Brother Ding here, just as a backup. If everything goes well, maybe I won't need you to take action, and I will already be the leader."
"You don't have to talk to me about this." Ding Run didn't even look at him, but said lightly, "I recognize money but not people...give me money and I will do things for you. As for what you do, I don't care; now Now that you have found me, no matter whether you need my help in the end or not...you have to give me the money." After he said this, he paused for half a second and looked at Gong Jingyi, "It doesn't matter if I lose a penny."
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The second day of February, evening.
Panyu, big mansion.
In the house, there was a banquet table, a fine banquet.
There were only two people sitting at the table.
The others, about a dozen of them, stood, listened, and waited.
"I have admired your name for a long time, but I don't know whether I should call you 'Third Brother' or 'Wang Brother'?" Da Dai sat on the main seat, looked at the Three-Character King across the table, and asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
"As you wish." As for the three-character king's answer, everyone can predict it. Anyway, this is the style of painting.
"Ha..." Da Dai laughed dryly, "Then I'd better call you Brother Wang. I've never seen anyone named San."
The three-character king didn't answer his words and just ate and drank slowly.
Da Da felt that the other party was acquiescing, so he continued: "Brother Wang, you don't seem to be someone who likes to beat around the bush, let me tell you straight...yesterday a stranger came to my shop and stabbed someone. , I suspect that he was sent by A-Bin to establish my authority, and I cannot bear this."
"What do you want?" the three-character king asked.
Da Da said: "It's very simple... I hope Brother Wang will help me find out the idea that I did yesterday, bring his head to Ah Ba, and say that I asked him to bring it."
"Fifty taels." The three-character king responded by directly quoting a price.
The price... is not low, but considering the ability of the Three-Word King and the difficulty of this task, it is still fair.
Hearing this, Da Dai frowned slightly, and without hesitating for too long, he waved his finger, indicating to the men standing behind him to pay the other party.
After the silver was placed on the table, the Three-Character King stopped using his chopsticks.
He is a very efficient person. When he got the money, he stood up immediately and said, "Wait for my letter."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out, flying out of the courtyard wall of Da Dai's house in a blink of an eye.
"Brother Da Dai, this guy is weird, and his asking price is so high... Is it okay?" After a few seconds, a subordinate came forward and asked Da Dai softly.
"If there's any problem, won't you know how well he handles the matter in front of him?" Da'er picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said, "If he is really capable... I will give him any money."
