I don’t know why, but Pizhou Ferry is a place with spring-like weather all year round and no rain. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to choose a site to build a river bank ferry here. However, as soon as the three boats from the Sihai Gang arrived in the afternoon, the sky suddenly became overcast with clouds. , and soon it started to rain.
Therefore, Chen Fengping and the three Dragon Kings accompanying him became even more mysterious in the eyes of the sailors.
What kind of logic is this?
"First the Dragon King arrives, then the heavy rain comes." Among the five elements, water belongs to Yin. These people all have the title of Dragon King on their heads. Isn't the Dragon King the one who makes clouds and rain? The argument is completed.
In this era when people extremely lack understanding and study of astronomical knowledge, everyone can only attribute the power of God to one or a few people.
Some people may say, isn’t this nonsense? If you follow your theory - wouldn't it mean that Qi Dan lived a lonely life, Wei Kui was bound to lose in every battle, and He Nan had a fateful life? Then we still read chicken feathers in this book?
So, this is just a "saying", or simply superstitious.
Of course, for the Sihai Gang, they firmly believe in this "omen".
You know, the previous gang leader's name was Yu Shun, and the current gang leader's name is Chen Fengping, which together means "smooth winds and smooth waves, calm seas" - don't those who rely on water just want smooth winds and calm seas? Therefore, the two of them have served as the leaders of the martial arts alliance for two terms respectively. The Sihai Gang has also shown a vigorous trend in the past twenty years. Turning misfortunes into good fortune can also be evidence of "a lucky name is a good fortune".
In other words, the fact that Yu Shun and Chen Fengping were successively elected as gang leaders by the Sihai Clan had something to do with their names. Anyway, their supporters at that time used their names as arguments for propaganda. He also cited a counterexample - going back a few generations, the Sihai Clan once had a gang leader named "Bei Yifan". This gang leader Bei's knowledge and martial arts were also quite good, but he only did The leader of the gang for a year and a half passed away in an outrageous way.
This Bei Yifanbei gang leader was actually drowned.
Not so many people know how to swim these days, and some people have even never seen a river in their lives. It is not surprising that many people drown while swimming across the water, because there are many people who even choked to death while eating and fell down stairs. But for Bei Yifan, as the leader of the Sihai Gang, dying in the water was simply a shame and humiliation.
The scene at that time was also very bizarre. One day, the Bei gang leader had a sudden idea and took a boat trip by himself. He was floating along the Tuo River near the Sihai Gang's main rudder, but when he passed through a narrow channel in the river, the rapids At that time, the boat suddenly capsized. It is said that Gang Leader Bei is familiar with water properties. Even if the boat capsizes, it will not sink to the bottom on the spot. The two sides of the place are narrow, and swimming to the shore is only a few kicks. But it happened that Gang Leader Bei happened to be there at that time. I also had wind-heat and cold, a stuffy nose, runny nose, swollen phlegm and muddy phlegm... In short, I couldn't take my last breath, and unfortunately I died here.
The old saying is true, those who know how to swim will be drowned and those who are stubborn will be beaten to death.
There is also an old saying that is true, it is said that nothing happens and nothing is learned.
What kind of "wisdom" did the people of the Sihai Gang gain from the death of the leader of the Bei Gang in Tuoshui River? That is, they used the prophecy theory to make an afterthought, saying that Bei Yifan's name means "sail", which means "hitting will bring turning". The most fearful thing when sailing on water is to encounter the word "turning", "the back is on this turning", so it is also necessary to hit. There is such a calamity.
Although this explanation is indeed full of nonsense, if you look at the gang leaders they elected later, the results are not bad.
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It was on such a rainy day that Chen Fengping went out after dinner, accompanied by Tie Yueyun, who was also responsible for holding an umbrella for the gang leader part-time.
"You said the Beggar Clan got off the boat from here yesterday. Who did they see?" Chen Fengping asked as he walked.
"Almost all the Nine Bags of the Beggar Clan are here, and there is a young girl following behind... I guess that is Su Meixiu, the boss of the Beggar Clan." Tie Yueyun thought for a while and answered truthfully. He replied: "They also met their subordinates and our brothers from the Sihai Gang. Gang Leader Yi asked, and the subordinates told us the purpose of waiting here..." At this point, Tie Yueyun's voice gradually became lower. He also looked a little scared, not knowing whether his actions would have an impact on the gang leader's trip tonight.
"Don't be so nervous. You did the right thing. Our Sihai Gang and Beggars Gang are both members of the Fourth Sect. We should naturally say hello to seniors from other gangs." Chen Fengping was not deliberately being sarcastic, because Tie Yueyun's behavior was perfectly normal. , even if Sihai and the Beggar Clan are competing openly or covertly, they must not lose the proper etiquette and superficiality.
"Yue Yun, how is your kung fu?" Although Chen Fengping is the leader of the gang, he does not have a deep understanding of everyone in the gang. For example, he has no impression of Tie Yue Yun in front of him. I met Wang Juxi once when I met him.
"My subordinate is stupid in nature. Although I am lucky to have the guidance of the Dragon King, I can't get close to three or five people. But if I meet a real master, I will be a bit clumsy." Tie Yueyun replied carefully.
Whether this is true or false mainly depends on how you define the word "master", but to be able to work beside Wang Juxi, and even leave the top priority of welcoming the gang leader to him, apart from being smart, he definitely has no hard skills. It would be different - at least there must be someone with strength at the level of a helmsman.
What has to be said is that Tie Yueyun has exceeded the age limit of the Young Heroes Association. Otherwise, judging from his strength at the age of twenty, he would have done better than Xiang Dongliu and had better luck. Maybe he can make it to the quarterfinals.
"Then if the situation gets bad later, you can just run away." Chen Fengping walked forward with his hands behind his back.
Chen Fengping's gesture made Tie Yueyun fall into silence. After a while, he whispered: "Gang leader... what are you..."
"It's nothing. I'll go in and talk to Gang Leader Yi later. Just wait outside. If you hear the sound of fighting inside, come back and report immediately." Although he is Wang Juxi's confidant, he is not qualified to participate. During the conversation at the gang leader level, no matter what Chen Fengping wanted to talk to Gang Leader Yi, he could only guard the door outside - and even if something happened inside, he couldn't help, so he might as well take this opportunity to quickly get rid of the Sihai Gang. Everyone was shaken over.
Then someone may want to ask - since Chen Fengping had a premonition that something might happen, or was prepared for an "accident", why didn't he bring more people with him from the beginning?
First of all, this is just Chen Fengping's "premonition", and it does not mean that a conflict will definitely break out between the two sides; secondly, you Wu Yangyang brought a group of people here, and it was fine but eventually something happened, and both sides are famous sects. , after all, they were concerned about the face of the nine major sects. The Sihai Gang and the Beggar Gang were confronting each other here, and it was difficult to explain if others saw it. Thirdly, there must be some unexplained reason for Chen Fengping's arrangement...
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"Brother Yi, Brother Yi." When Gang Leader Chen and Xiao Tie walked near the inn where the Beggar Clan was staying, they saw two old men from a distance, each holding a couch and hiding leisurely on the eaves. A cool breeze blows down.
It was strange for these two old men. It was still drizzling outside, but they set up a small charcoal stove under their feet, and some potatoes, sweet potatoes and other food were roasting on the stove.
As soon as Chen Fengping spoke, the Yi brothers immediately stood up and exchanged greetings with Gang Leader Chen. The elder brother Yi Kexi was wearing a brown cloth suit, with nine rag bags hanging diagonally on his chest. The layers were stacked one on top of the other and it was hard to distinguish the number for a while. The gang leader Yi Kehe was dressed similarly to his brother. The only difference was that there were no bags beside him.
According to the level of the Beggar Clan, the gang leader and deputy gang leader are the only ones above the "Nine Bags" level.
"Brothers, how comfortable it is!" Chen Fengping looked around and praised.
"Gang Leader Chen is really joking. How can we two old beggars know how to enjoy it? Roasting two potatoes and blowing in the cool breeze is already a big deal!" Yi Kexi has a more cheerful personality than his younger brother and likes to joke: "Gang Leader Chen is today's boss. Are you from Ping County?"
"Oh? Could it be that Brother Yi has clairvoyance and ears?" Chen Fengping was not polite. He pulled a bench from the side and sat down in front of the Yi brothers. He reached out and took a potato from the stove, pinched it with his fingertips, and carefully Peel off the outer skin.
Tie Yueyun was very sensible. When he saw this situation, he immediately walked to a distance and held an umbrella to stand guard for the three people. He was also thinking in his heart - these three people can be said to be the most important frontmen in the world. Three out of ten people, but if you look at it from the perspective of someone who doesn’t know why, you might not think so.
Most of these old-school Jianghu people have no airs of masters. Even if the leaders of the two factions are talking, they look just like neighbors visiting each other.
"Where do you get your clairvoyance and your ears? It's just that when it starts to rain, you know that the Dragon King is here." Yi Kexi continued to joke, and then the three of them laughed together.
Expert, expert, which one is better? Not only was he good at hard skills with his hands, but he was also good at soft skills with his mouth. When Chen Fengping saw that the Yi brothers were not surprised at all about his arrival, he used a joke to test the source of their information, and Yi Ke Xi, in his own way, calmly exposed Chen Fengping's temptation by joking.
Is Tie Yueyun's emotional intelligence high enough? But what he showed was nothing more than humility and reliability, which was still far from that of these old fritters who had a combined life span of almost 200 years!
After chatting for a while, Chen Fengping finally spoke first and got down to business. It can’t be said that Alliance Leader Chen couldn’t hold back his composure, because after all, it was his Sihai Gang who suffered the loss: “Two eldest brothers, you have been under our noses recently. , these little guys have caused us a lot of trouble... I wonder how much the two eldest brothers know about these things?"
"I've heard a little bit about it." At this point, Yi Kehe, who had always said little, finally couldn't help clearing his throat: "When that girl Xiuxiu came back some time ago, she told us old guys the whole story. I’ve said it again... we, the Beggar Clan, are indeed responsible for the matter of Xu Lingquan’s youngest son.”
"The foundation of the Beggar Gang is trust. Since something happened on the way to ask your Sihai Gang to help us, of course we have to give you compensation and an explanation..." Yi Kehe continued: "But Gang Leader Chen must have heard from the younger ones...it was 'Liyuan' who took action."
Of course it was Liyuan who took action on the surface, and Liyuan was not afraid of exposing his identity, but in fact the person who killed Xu Qing with his own hands was right next to them!
"Originally, our martial arts forest and their green forest road are on a par with each other, but they actually dare to attack people from the nine major sects. In my opinion, they should be allowed to stop."
"Liyuan... What exactly are they going to do is secondary, but this is the first time that they have taken the initiative to provoke the nine major sects." Chen Fengping did not buy Yi Kehe's account either inside or outside his words: "Although the mastermind behind Liyuan is hiding. , even I know very little about him, but the rules of the Liyuan are known to the whole world..."
“They will take action only if someone makes an offer.”
"Gang Leader Chen, what do you mean..." Yi Kehe's expression changed slightly, and the age spots were pushed into the ravine under the squeeze of the folds: "The nine major sects, or in other words, among the Sihai Gang and the Beggar Clan, there are The mole?"
"Haha... Brother Yi, you must have mistaken me." Because Chen Fengping is not good at growing a beard, he looks only in his early forties when he is in his fifties, so many people subconsciously think He is very young, so he will involuntarily despise him: "If there is a mole, then the Beggar Gang will find that mole; if there is no mole, then the Beggar Gang will have to give me a 'ghost'."
"This is not only an explanation for Xu Lingquan, but also an explanation for all my colleagues in the world."
