Zhu Mingyu's elbow still failed to shut up Chenwu. He rubbed his chest that was hurt by Zhu Mingyu and said, "Do you think Li Fenglan is stupid?"
Amber said, "I'm smarter than you anyway."
Chenwu said: "Since she wants to build a secret hideout, and so many of us came to Taoyuan Town in a big way, everyone knows her purpose, right?"
At this time, Li Fenglan and Jade came out, and Li Fenglan's expression was a little uncertain.
Zhu Mingyu asked: "What's wrong?"
Li Fenglan shook her head and said, "It's nothing, let's go."
The group mounted their horses and continued on their way. Chen Wu teased: "What? I'm in trouble?"
Li Fenglan did not retort, but replied seriously: "There is not enough money, and the Gongshu family does not have enough people, and... they don't want to take my job."
Amber asked: "Why?"
Li Fenglan was a little irritated and said, "Everything is not going well. We have to change our attitude towards Jianghu."
Liu Jinglong said with a smile on his face: "Ms. Li, you have something you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Speak."
"We martial arts sects...are quite afraid of you."
Li Fenglan was a little surprised and asked: "Afraid? Although we attacked your Songshan sect, we didn't kill anyone. Apart from extorting a little money, we didn't make things difficult for you. Isn't this friendly enough? We are enemies."
Liu Jinglong said in his heart: A little? That was several years of savings from the Songshan Sect.
I felt unhappy, but still said with a smile: "We know your plan in our hearts. It's just a show to show the world. It makes us think that you won't settle the scores later, right?"
Li Fenglan was a little surprised, but then she was relieved. She is not a fool, there is always someone who can guess her purpose.
Seeing that Li Fenglan was silent, Liu Jinglong continued: "You have leaned on the two mountains of Shaolin Temple and Qingfengguan. We heard on the road two days ago that the Thorn Gate is also on your side. Hehe, I don't speak well, this is, You are hiding your ears and stealing the bell."
You, Li Fenglan, said you would only deal with the masterminds behind the scenes and would not go to war. But as soon as you came out of the valley, you found the Bai family. Not only that, you also got involved with Shaolin, Qingfeng Temple, and Thorn Gate. Isn't this just saying that you don't fight and rolling up your sleeves at the same time?
There is nothing wrong with striking grass to scare snakes, but even if you don’t strike grass, just walking in a grass pit will scare snakes.
The atmosphere was silent. Li Fenglan rode her horse and looked ahead, not knowing what she was thinking. After a long while, Li Fenglan asked Liu Jinglong: "Those Jianghu sects have never thought of doing anything?"
Liu Jinglong replied: "What to do? What else can be done? Our Songshan sect has become a famous sect in recent years, and you four directly convinced us. A sect smaller than ours does not dare to provoke you. Those who are bigger than us The sect doesn’t know how many masters you have here. So... the current situation in the world is: I am afraid, but I don’t dare to cause trouble, let alone help you."
Li Fenglan sighed and said, "Okay, you'd better be more honest. If you go too far, I won't be the one to deal with you."
Liu Jinglong asked: "What do you mean, miss?"
"That is to say, if the opponent is me, everyone will be better off. If it were... someone else, there would be a river of blood."
…
Chen Zijue's depression grew day by day.
"Isn't Li Fenglan from Changfeng Tower really the reincarnation of a god?" Chen Zijue stared at the secret letter in his hand and muttered to himself.
It was already late at night, and there was only one oil lamp lit in the study, which was a little dim.
Ye Yu Xiaozhu's siege on the remnants of Changfeng Tower has begun, but those remnants seemed to have heard the news in advance and actually hid themselves. Although I picked up a few and killed a few, the flesh between the teeth is really meaningless. A few days ago, Li Fenglan set up a leisure hall outside Luoyang City, and the remnants of Changfeng Tower were sneaking into the leisure hall.
There are probably dozens of people in the Xianren Hall now. There are many experts here, and the defense is very tight. It is impossible to break in without the number of 100 people. It may also be accompanied by huge casualties. The small building cannot spare so many people at the moment. .
Chen Zi decided to send people to Luoyang Zhou
They set up hidden stakes and secretly intercepted and killed those who escaped into the idle hall, but the hidden stakes were pulled out one by one. If nothing else, it should be the Bai family who pulls out the hidden stakes. The Bai family has endured for eighteen years and seems to have accumulated a lot of strength.
That's not the only thing that made him depressed. The Taotie, Zhen, and Gu who ambush Li Fenglan a few days ago also failed, and now they have left Yaoxian Valley alive and kicking.
"In the past, you all had to kill yourself," Chen Zijue said with a sneer, "If the goal is not dead, you must die... Is it time for this rule to return?"
He was the only one in the room, and he seemed to be talking to himself, but as soon as he finished speaking, a voice outside the door said: "Mr. Chen, you broke this rule."
Chen Zijue nodded helplessly, but thinking that no one outside the door could see his nod, he said, "So I regret it... Young Master, the nail you used in the Bai family is not useful."
"Oh, Mr. Chen, it would be nice to have one. Some time ago, the Bai family dismissed all their former servants. I have to be careful with my nails. What if I'm discovered? Seriously, what's the reaction, Mr. Chen?" Is there any way to make it? The sponsor is not happy about it."
Chen Zijue sighed and replied: "Yes... but well, I guess it won't happen."
"Why?"
"Taotie and Zhen, the two of them together currently have the highest combat power in Xiaozhu, but they have to rest for three months every time they attack, and they won't be able to use it in the near future. Leader Shuofeng can't be contacted, and he doesn't know where he has gone. Several other leaders have already gone. If I don’t want to take on the job of assassinating Li Fenglan, the remaining top and mid-level assassins are not qualified.”
"Where are the people in the north?"
"not yet."
"Hey," the person outside the door seemed to stand up from somewhere, "Mr. Chen, my brain is not as good as yours, so I won't bother you anymore. You can have a headache yourself."
"Wait a moment, eldest son."
"Is there anything else?"
"The person that the eldest son requested from me a few days ago has been prepared for you."
"Hehe, thank you Mr. Chen... maybe I can succeed?"
"I hope so. Once the eldest son participates in the mission and his life or death depends on his fate, I won't be able to help you."
"Don't worry, I always put safety first."
…
Bai Shuyu walked very slowly. More than half a month passed and he still hadn't arrived in Yangzhou. He deliberately slowed down because not long after he left Luoyang, he found that he was being watched. However, the person who was eyeing him didn't seem to intend to take action, and just followed him all the way. The Bai family had just formed an alliance with Changfeng Tower, and the whole world knew about it. It was not unusual to be targeted, so Bai Shuyu didn't bother to care.
But after walking for almost twenty days, this group of people turned out to be unyielding, which made Bai Shuyu a little annoyed.
It just so happened that I had just arrived in Chuzhou. There was a branch of the Bai family here in Chuzhou, but the Five Blessings had already happened. Coupled with the impact of what happened eighteen years ago, all the branches ignored the Bai family in Luoyang. Fortunately, the kinship was still there to some extent, so Bai Shuyu decided to go to the Bai family in Chuzhou to escape.
The Bai family in Chuzhou is naturally not as big as the Bai family in Luoyang. Back then, it was the Bai family's Mingqi branch in the south. After the decline of the Bai family, the various branches no longer engaged in the intelligence business and switched to other careers. Some even quit the industry directly. The Bai family in Chuzhou is one of the branches that has withdrawn from the world.
Bai Shuyu entered Chuzhou, looked at the relatively prosperous streets, sneered, and said to himself: "In the old days, the king of Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. Can you escape? How can the relationship between rivers and lakes be so clean? "
After asking someone about it, I found out that the Bai family in Chuzhou is now considered a famous family. They are now engaged in the medicinal materials business and have made a lot of money over the years.
When we came to the front door of the branch family, it looked quite impressive, vaguely larger than the Bai family in Luoyang.
He dismounted in front of the gate, and the gatekeeper saw that he was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary bearing, so he greeted him respectfully.
"Master, who are you looking for?"
Bai Shuyu straightened his clothes and replied with a smile: "If you are not looking for anyone, go in and inform your master. Bai Shuyu from Luoyang wants to see you."
Luoyang's surname was Bai. This young boy also knew the family relationship. Hearing Bai Shuyu's self-introduction, he was frightened and said hurriedly: "You, please wait a moment."
Wait, I'll report it. "
Bai Yanzhao is fifty-two years old. He is as fat as a ball. He seems to be living a good life. Now, he was pacing back and forth in the lobby with a restless look on his face. His son's name is Bai Linju. He is thirty years old and tall and heroic. Seeing that his father was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, he persuaded him: "Dad, isn't it just someone from the Bai family in Luoyang? Are you so nervous?"
"Aren't you nervous?" Bai Yanzhao stared and said, "Our family withdrew from the world eighteen years ago. We haven't moved around with Luoyang in the past ten years. We finally broke away from it. What does this mean?"
Bai Linju said helplessly: "Yes, for our family. How many times have you said this, dad? What is there to be afraid of? We have left the Bai family in Luoyang, so we can say whatever we want. Besides, no one said we were here. You’re looking for trouble.”
"Aren't you looking for trouble? Are you just passing by? Do you believe this?"
"Then what are you going to do? Just keep stretching like this? People have been waiting at the door for almost half an hour."
Bai Yanzhao stamped his foot and said, "Go to the door and tell him that your grandfather and I are not at home and ask him to come back another day."
Bai Linju said: "This is not considered hospitality."
"Why do you talk so much nonsense?"
The father and son were being pretentious when an old cough came from the back hall. An old man walked into the lobby with difficulty with the support of two maids.
Bai Linju hurried over to help him and said, "Grandpa, why are you out?"
The old man's name is Bai Haichao, the head of the Bai family in Chuzhou. He is seventy-two years old this year. He seems to be in poor health and has severe rickets.
Bai Linju helped Bai Haichao sit down. Bai Haichao waved his hand and asked, "Is someone coming from Luoyang?"
Bai Yanzhao replied respectfully: "Yes, Dad."
"Why don't you invite someone in?"
Bai Yanzhao looked embarrassed: "Dad... finally broke away from Luoyang... this..."
"Please come in." Bai Haichao's voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty.
Bai Yanzhao did not dare to disobey his father's order and said to Bai Linju, "Lin Ju, go and invite the people in."
Bai Linju walked to the gate and saw a thin figure with his back to the gate and looking towards the street with his hands behind his back. I think this person is from Luoyang.
Bai Linju said: "Third Young Master." Although he no longer had any contact with Luoyang, he still knew the identity of the descendants of the Bai family in Luoyang.
Bai Shuyu turned around with a warm smile on his face, as if he didn't even care that they had left him dry for half an hour.
He raised his hands and said, "It's my younger brother. Is this Brother Lin Ju?"
Bai Linju walked down the steps with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, Third Young Master, there was something to deal with at home just now. The servants didn't understand the rules and didn't dare to disturb. That's why I kept you waiting for half an hour."
Bai Shuyu replied: "It doesn't matter. Brother Lin Ju, all those who are young masters or not are from his own family."
"Hahaha," Bai Linju said boldly, "Okay, Brother Yu, come home with me quickly."
After saying that, the two of them entered the gate hand in hand. To outsiders, they looked like brothers.
When he arrived at the lobby, Bai Yanzhao had already put on a smile unique to a businessman. When he saw Bai Linju and Bai Shuyu coming in, he smiled and greeted him, and said affectionately: "Oh, Shuyu's nephew!" With that, he stepped forward and took Bai Shuyu's hand. , that look was the same as seeing his long-lost son.
