Baling, one of the five counties of Baling County, has a hilly terrain. It is said that in the summer there lived a ferocious giant snake named Baling Snake in the mountains near Dongting. It was sixty feet long and was a demonic snake that was born with terrestrial pregnancy.
The whole body of the snake is a strange blue color, it is bloodthirsty and cruel, and it is highly venomous. When it opens its mouth, it can spray venom hundreds of meters away, attacking and devouring passing creatures. For countless years, the place where it has been entrenched has been barren of grass, life has been devastated, and people are in dire straits.
Heaven heard about this and sent Hou Yi, who had shot down nine suns, to Dongting to kill the demonic snake. After Hou Yi shot the Ba Snake, the Ba Snake accumulated bones and turned into hills. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, people built an ancient city here, called Baling. .
By the Sui Dynasty, Baling had evolved into a prosperous city.
Baling City is divided into three prosperous cities: North City, South City and West City. There are many shops in the three cities and merchants gather there. Fan City is a place where the poor gather mostly.
At this moment, outside the west gate of Baling City, there was a young man leaning on the wall, looking eastward from time to time until he saw two horses coming through the dust in the distance. They turned over and dismounted at the city gate. The young man's eyes lit up and he stared carefully. The leading knight glanced at it for a few times, then hurriedly squeezed through the people blocking the way and came to the rider.
"I dare to ask, but in front of Mr. Song?"
The rider was also a young man, no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. He was dressed in black clothes and carried a long sword. He stood out from the crowd, and his eyes were like a deep pool of inky jade. When he saw the person coming and asked a question, he said casually: "I am Song Xing."
The young man's face was filled with joy, and there was a sense of intelligence on his dark face, and he said in a low voice: "Dajiang Gang Baling is at the helm of Lu Chengnan, and I have met Mr. Song."
Two days ago, Song Xing received a report from Mu Jiangyin, saying that he had found Song Wenshao's whereabouts after going down the mountain, so he followed the trajectory shown in the intelligence and came all the way to Baling County.
The young man in front of him, Lu Chengnan, was the disciple of the Dajiang Gang who last saw Song Wenshao in Baling according to the intelligence.
Song Xing threw the reins in his hand to Lu Chengnan and said, "No need, let's talk about it after entering the city."
Lu Chengnan took the reins with a wink, followed Song Xing step by step, and walked towards the city gate. At the same time, he turned his eyes slightly and carefully looked at the other rider beside Song Xing.
Although the rider was dressed in a neutral style, Lu Chengnan, who had been crawling around in the market since childhood, could still tell at a glance that this person was a woman.
Looking at Song Xing walking in front, Lu Chengnan couldn't help but guess Song Xing's true identity.
Mu Jiangyin secretly established the Dajiang Gang, and his apparent identity was not known, so Lu Chengnan did not know Song Xing's identity. This time, he joined the Dajiang Gang because he happened to have a good memory and recalled the whereabouts of a veteran that the Dajiang Gang was tracing. The eye above sent him to quietly take Song Xing into the city.
Lu Chengnan cautiously took a few steps forward and asked, "Mr. Song, the helm is not far to the west of the city. Can I ask the young master to go with me?"
Song Xing shook his head and refused, saying, "Take me directly to Liufu Casino."
Liufu Casino was the place where Song Wenshao last appeared after coming down from Qingyang Temple. When he appeared again, he was seriously injured and fled Baling.
Lu Chengnan did not dare to say anything anymore. After entering the city, he led Song Xing and the two of them through the city towards the busiest street in the city.
Rong Jiaojiao, who was walking at the end, stared thoughtfully at the evil king with a long sword on Song Xing's back.
….When Song Wenshao was informed of the news, Song Xing decided to go to Baling alone. However, for some unknown reason, Bichen insisted on accompanying Song Xing with Rong Jiaojiao.
Bichen's original words were that Song Xing had never been down the mountain in sixteen years, and he was worried that Song Xing would not be able to cope with the tricks of the ghosts and ghosts at the foot of the mountain. Rong Jiaojiao and Bichen had traveled around the world since they were young, and they were well-informed. With her by their side, they could Avoid unnecessary troubles.
Although he was reluctant in every possible way, Pichen's words were tough, and in the end Rong Jiaojiao had no choice but to accept it and came to Baling with Song Xing.
However, along the way, Rong Jiaojiao stayed away from Song Xing except when necessary. After spending two days together, the fear in her heart did not diminish at all.
However, Rong Jiaojiao stayed at the hotel along the way, just like a servant. As Bichen said, everything was handled in an orderly manner, and Song Xing didn't have to worry at all.
Luk Fook Casino is located on the most prosperous street in Bei City. Almost half of the street is occupied by gambling houses. Countless gamblers come in and out every day. It is no exaggeration to say that they make money every day.
"Sir, I was here that day and saw the old Taoist entering the gambling house and not leaving for a long time."
Lu Chengnan avoided the gaze of the guards at the entrance of the casino and turned to Song Xing.
Song Xing looked at the two huge stone statues of Pixiu at the entrance of the gambling house, and then saw a splendidly decorated restaurant opposite the gambling house, so he said, "I'm hungry after walking for a long time. Let's go get something to eat first."
The three of them walked into the restaurant named Yulanxuan, and the waiter took the initiative to take the reins of the horses. The waiter asked the three of them to sit down on the second floor.
The waiter greeted: "What do you guys want to eat? This restaurant is the largest restaurant in Baling. The chef is an imperial chef from the palace. The restaurant has all kinds of dishes from all over the world."
"Bring over all the specialty dishes in your shop, and warm up a pot of good wine."
As soon as he sat down, the wealthy Rong Jiaojiao gave instructions directly to the waiter.
The waiter was also a good person. From the way Song Xing and his wife dressed, it was obvious that they were not short of money. He readily agreed, and soon all the good wine and food were served, filling the whole table.
Picked chicken, seabass meat, sugar crab, money shrimp cakes, squirrel mandarin fish, ivory chicken strips, sunflower chopped meat, the dishes were served one after another. The fragrance was so fragrant that the greedy Lu Chengnan swallowed subconsciously.
Signaling the two of them to move quickly, Song Xing took the lead in eating. The waiter did not brag. The cuisine he served was really good, and the carefully cooked ingredients made the three of them appetite.
Seeing that Song Xing particularly liked the seabass dumplings, Rong Jiaojiao smiled and said, "When I was in Luoyang, my father and I also ate this seabass dumplings cooked by the imperial chef. This dish is extremely complicated to make.
When there is frost, collect the sea bass that are three feet or less in length and make them into dried clams. After soaking, wrap them in cloth, drain them, and scatter them on a plate. Take the fragrant flowers and leaves and chop them finely, mix with the spinach, and mix thoroughly. After the frost, the meat of the sea bass will be as white as snow, so that it is not fishy. As the saying goes, 'Golden and jade dumplings are the delicacies of Southeast Asia', it seems that the chef here really has some skills. "
The food is a famous dish, and the wine is also a fine wine. The fine grape wine brewed by the barbarian people in the restaurant is called jade lettuce. Its color is more tender than cold syrup, and its fragrance is the same as that of nectar. Fragrance lingers.
As a low-level disciple of Dajiang branch, Lu Chengnan had never tasted such delicious food. He almost swallowed it with his tongue, but he only dared to swallow it in small sips because he was concerned about Song Xing's identity.
After drinking for three rounds, Song Xing put down Kuaizi and asked, "What is the background of this Liufu gambling house in Baling?"
Lu Chengnan quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his kuaizi, looked around, and then whispered: "The Balingxiang family is behind the Liufu Casino. Three years ago, the Liufu Casino was the property of Wen Yusheng, a passerby, but it was Chi Shanchun, the immortal hand of the Xiang family, won from Wen Yusheng with his gambling skills."
"The Xiang family is backed by the Baling Gang. It can be said that it is the only one in Baling. Relying on the power of the Baling Gang, the Xiang family has almost annexed all the gambling houses in Baling."
"Xiang family, Baling gang?"
Song Xing was confused. How dare the Baling Gang take action against Laojun Guan? And that Xiang family, a shrimp-like character, can threaten Song Wenshao?
An idea flashed in Song Xing's heart, and he suddenly asked: "What does this Xiang family have to do with the Yinkui sect?"
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