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"Ah what? Didn't you find Fat Gou to buy a new house? You spent thirty taels and got a big deal. Fat Gou was scared lest something happen to you and involve him, so he took the initiative to find me and wanted me to be a witness. What? Aren't you afraid of dying in that house? I've heard about that place, and the nine lives, don't take it as a joke, let alone take it seriously.
Come on, tell me, how did you dare to do this? Is there any way to be sure that nothing will happen to me? "
Zhou Dong has been hanging around on the streets with Bailang for more than two years. He knows Bailang very well. He knows that although this boy is not old, he is much more thoughtful and thoughtful than most adults. , choices and handling habits, all highlight the "plan before taking action". You can hardly see the impulsiveness and jerkiness that people of Bai Lang's age should have. Instead, he looks like an old fritter who has been repeatedly tortured by life for many years.
And Zhou Dong felt that Bai Lang actually liked stability in everything just like him, but he was alone and had no worries and could live freely. But Bailang had to fight hard to drag his family with him. But Pin also has a bottom line. At least in Zhou Dong's opinion, Bailang's bottom line is his younger siblings.
Are you dragging your younger siblings to risk their lives just to get a bargain? Zhou Dong was certain that Bailang couldn't do such a thing. So he was more curious about why Bailang suddenly ignored the lessons of the previous nine lives and insisted on buying that house?
"Brother Dong, do you think so highly of me?"
"Nonsense! You kid is more afraid of death than me. How can you take risks just to get a bargain? Tell me, I won't tell anyone else!" Zhou Dong smiled playfully and approached Bailang, as if he wanted to hear a whisper.
"Brother Dong, I'm not going to hide it. I don't know why those people died, but the old man in my family once said that no one can live in a place with old willow trees, otherwise it will be disease or disaster. There is a thick-waisted foot tree in that house. A century-old willow tree! Is it possible to live in a place like this for a long time?
Unbeknownst to others, the old willow tree was still left, thinking it could provide shade. Do you want to take advantage of this kind of bargain? "
"No wonder your kid cut down the tree and threw it away as soon as he bought it. Was that the original idea? But you have to think clearly, don't risk your life by being unreliable."
"Brother Dong, don't worry. Even if I guess wrong, no one will die immediately in that house. I can still run away first when I see something is wrong."
"Haha, you kid has really figured it out. Then I wish you a great deal. By the way, why did you come to me? Didn't I say that you completed the promotion task and went to receive the reward?" Zhou Dong saw Bai Lang. Feeling confident, I stopped talking and changed my topic.
Bai Lang filled Zhou Dong's wine bowl and said, "Brother Dong, I just came out of Master Liu's place before I came to see you. I feel uneasy all the time."
"What's the matter?"
"Brother Dong, Mr. Liu asked me to be the town hall in Qianfang after the new merger! You said..." Bai Lang lowered his voice and poured out all the reasons for his anxiety. In fact, it can be summed up in two words: uneasy.
But after listening to Bai Lang's words and thoughts, Zhou Dong only acted a little surprised at the beginning, but then he kept eating and drinking without any weirdness on his face. It seems that the essence behind it has been clearly seen from Bai Lang's words.
"Brother Dong, can you say something? I don't feel at ease. In a place as big as Qianfang, a newly promoted waist knife like me used to have many evil intentions waiting for me. Brother Dong, please give me Just a few words of advice, how can we best open up the situation when the time comes?"
Bailang also knew that he was determined to be the new "town hall" at this time. He admitted it, but hoped to find the most suitable breakthrough point in the intricate relationship. Zhou Dong was the person he trusted most and considered to be the most informed, so he naturally came to seek help.
Zhou Dong put down the chopsticks in his hand and said: "The two money shops in Dongshi must have been at odds with each other before. They both wanted to make more money. Even if they are both members of the same knife shop, there will be bumps and bruises. There are even some tricks secretly. They have been fighting for decades. People have changed one after another, and the grudges have always been there. Although they are not on the table, they have been formed over the years in the knife studio. The two forces faced off.
You will also know later that Liu Ye’s side won. I don’t know the process clearly, but I heard that it involved a fight to the death and a series of failures, which made Tang Zuodao very dissatisfied, so he completely lost his balance. One side wins completely, and the other side loses completely.
So do you think that after the merger, there will be people in Qianfang who are not allied with Mr. Liu to get involved? "
"No, unless Tang Zuodao arranges it, it will definitely be impossible to pick peaches at this time." Bai Lang didn't have to think about answering directly.
"Isn't that right? We are all "our own people", so we still have to give basic face. Therefore, there will definitely be no troubles about you becoming the town hall, and no one will stop it. But also As you can imagine, there will definitely be many tricks behind the scenes. And they will press on you step by step. In fact, they are pressing on Master Liu step by step.
Do you know that Mr. Liu actually had no choice but to ask you to become the town hall? "
"Ah? How could it be?" This sentence immediately stunned Bai Lang. He leaned forward and guarded Zhou Dong's next words.
Zhou Dong sighed: "Master Liu is good at everything, but his talent is not good. He has been stuck at the fifth level for many years and it is difficult to make any progress. Now that he is older, his strength is not as good as before, and it is difficult to have anyone around him who can help him with his cultivation strength. His people. In the short term, they can barely survive by relying on personal connections, but as time goes by, the swordsmanship studio will still have to rely on its fists to do the talking.
If I guess correctly, you should be an attempt by Mr. Liu. He needs to see if you are a flash in the pan or if you can really grow into a pillar.
Of course, based on my understanding of Mr. Liu, if you fail to withstand it this time, I won’t give up on you directly, but the emphasis will not be as high as it is now. "
"Why me?" Bailang thought seriously after listening to it. He roughly understood the context, but why did he choose him? There are quite a lot of waist knives under Liu Xu’s family in the knife shop.
"Because you have potential. You are sixteen years old and eighth grade, you have brains, you have a clean net worth, and you are of the same lineage as Master Liu that I brought you. Once you can break this barrier, you will be far more useful than the other people under Master Liu's sect!" Dare to use it!
Don't you want to know how to open a situation?
I've told you before that in the final analysis, the people in the knife studio are guys who lick blood from the edge of their swords. This is the essence. Don't think too much when you are in doubt, just bleed whoever refuses to obey. The group of people in Qianfang don't seem to have seniority. Compared with their killing skills, they have long been inferior to before. What are they afraid of?
As long as you can make those guys who rarely see blood be afraid or dare not directly conflict with you, then you will be considered stable. I believe you can easily handle the secret methods as long as you hold your ground. "
At the end, Zhou Dong added: "You haven't gone to the Dharma Hall yet, have you? You will have an opportunity to choose Dharma after Yao Daozi, don't waste it."
