After winter, as the battle between Yeyu Xiaozhu and Xianrentang came to an end, the entire world became silent on the surface.
Many people were waiting for the two sides to come up with the next move. To their surprise, the situation turned into a strange stalemate.
The sects that participated in the encirclement and suppression of Shangguan, Li's family and Changfeng Tower had different calculations. At first, several sects led by the Songshan Sect insisted on getting rid of Li Fenglan and the others, but after Li Fenglan showed his strength, those sects stopped. They just stopped, but they didn't change their stance. They were secretly accumulating power. Not for offense, but for self-preservation. Other sects have been sitting on the sidelines.
But when the Xianrentang and the Bai family showed their strength, most of the sects calmed down in their hearts.
There is no way to fight, let alone how many masters there are in Changfeng Tower, Shaolin and Qingfeng Temple are clearly on their side. If those two old monsters get angry, not many people in this world can fight against them.
As a large gang that has risen in recent years, the Songshan Sect has experienced ups and downs, but its strength and reputation have finally returned to the level it deserves. For the past six months, Songshan Sect disciples have been inferior to others outside. Ji Qingyun, the second master in the sect, has not recovered from his internal injuries. Qian Zhishui, the leader, is in seclusion. Life for the entire Songshan Sect is not easy.
This morning, Lamei cleaned the yard as usual, then fed the horses and chopped firewood. After finishing these chores, she stayed in the concierge and guarded the door for the young ladies in the yard.
At first, the concierge was very simple and did not even have a stove. Mr. Mu Yun saw that he was shivering from the cold inside, so he found someone to renovate the concierge and added a stove.
It was warm in the concierge, but a little boring. It's not that Lamei hasn't thought about escaping these days, but when he talks about escaping, he himself is in trouble. In order to survive, it has become increasingly difficult to make money in the past two years. All my savings have been spent on the expense of traveling to Luoyang. Secondly, at least he would not have to worry about food and drink if he stayed here, and the young ladies did not feel sorry for him, and mostly ignored him.
In order not to let his martial arts go to waste, he would also practice martial arts. Zhu Mingyu from Qingfengguan would give him some pointers when he saw him practicing.
This made Lamei think: Young ladies are good people. A cruel and cold-blooded killer suddenly felt a warmth and laziness that he had never felt before in his heart.
"Sigh... Even if I run away now, I will die of cold and hunger. Where can I die? Just stay here." He advised himself.
Just as I was lost in thought, the sound of mules and horses came from the door. The Xianren Hall is relatively remote and not close to any major roads. Who would come here at this time of year?
Lamei walked out of the gate and saw a group of carriages and horses approaching slowly.
There were five carriages, protected by a dozen men in purple attire riding tall horses. Lamei wasn't sure what these people were here for.
The motorcade stopped at the entrance of the Xianren Hall. A strong man jumped off his horse, walked up to Lamei, clasped his fists and said, "Is this brother the manager of the Xianren Hall?"
Lamei replied: "Not a steward, concierge. Who are you?"
"I am Liu Jinglong of the Songshan Sect," said the big man in purple with a fawning smile on his face, "I am here to give some gifts to the three ladies as ordered by my master."
I have heard of Lamei, the famous name of Liu Jinglong from the Songshan Sect. I heard that they were here to give gifts. Lamei sighed inwardly: Darling, how come these young ladies have such high status? Songshan Sect is a big sect.
Lamei said hurriedly: "Please wait a moment, I will go and report it."
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly into the lobby.
During the day, the young ladies will spend most of their time in the lobby. He walked to the lobby door, knocked on the door, and said, "It's happening!"
Li Fenglan's voice came from inside: "Come in."
Lamei pushed the door open and walked in. In the lobby, except for the lady with a mask on her face, everyone else was there.
Li Fenglan asked: "What's the matter?"
"Go back to Miss, people from the Songshan Sect are here."
"Songshan Sect?" Li Fenglan frowned, "What are they doing here?"
"They came to give gifts. I saw they came in five large cars."
Li Fenglan looked at Zhu Mingyu and asked, "What do they mean?"
think? "
Zhu Mingyu smiled and said, "Show me good."
"Showing kindness? Is it worth it?"
"A few of us gave the Songshan sect a good beating, and our spines were broken by them. We made such a big fuss during this time, probably because we are afraid that we will settle the score in the future. This is a good thing, please accept the gift."
Li Fenglan thought for a while and said, "Isn't it hot? Will it make people think that our presentation is too big?"
Zhu Mingyu shook his head and said: "Don't worry, if you don't accept it, others will think we have a big reputation. Things in the Jianghu are all about face. The Songshan Sect is trying to lose face. We'd better continue, otherwise It will make people think that we are not easy to talk to."
Li Fenglan felt justified and stood up to go out.
Zhu Mingyu stopped her and asked with a smile: "Li Fenglan, what is your current status?"
"Identity? I am who I am."
"The master of the Idle Man's Hall, the second in command of Changfeng Tower, has a great status. Don't go out, just wait in the lobby. When people come in, you have to look stylish. Amber."
Amber asked blankly: "What's going on?"
"Come outside with me."
Lamei followed Zhu Mingyu and Hu Huo out of the lobby and walked all the way to the door. Zhu Mingyu put on a very business smile.
"Hey! Brother Liu, Daxia Liu!" Zhu Mingyu said loudly and walked towards Liu Jinglong.
Liu Jinglong hurriedly bent down and bowed, and said with a smile: "Oh! Taoist Zhu, I bother you to greet him personally, I don't dare to accept it!"
"What the hell," Zhu Mingyu helped Liu Jinglong up and looked at the carriages and horses behind him. "Brother Liu, look at you. I didn't thank you for bringing my precious donkey back last time. Come on, why don't you pay me back?" Are you bringing something with you? You’re out on the road, aren’t you?”
"This is my master's intention, and it is a little bit of our Songshan sect's wishes."
"Brothers, it's hard work coming from a long way. Come and have a sip of tea with me. Who is that? Lamei, take the brothers to the side room and use all the good tea!"
Lamei helped the Songshan sect unload the goods. Looking at the boxes of heavy gifts, Lamei was speechless: How much is this worth? You can't earn so much if you kill people for ten years.
Those Songshan sect disciples were very polite to a servant like him, and they all nodded and bowed. ap.
Liu Jinglong, the great disciple of the Songshan Sect, did not stay long. After meeting Miss Li Fenglan in the lobby, he came out not long after. Taoist Master Zhu Mingyu sent her out. The two of them chatted at the door for a while, and then the Songshan Sect's carriages and horses went back.
After the people from the Songshan Sect left, the ladies and gentlemen came out of the lobby and looked at the gifts unloaded across the yard - not only were they surprised, but the ladies had never seen such a battle before.
"What are these?" Amber asked Zhu Mingyu.
Zhu Mingyu smiled and took out a piece of cardboard from his sleeve and said, "Read it for yourself, this is the gift list."
Before Amber could take over, Li Fenglan grabbed it, looked at the gift list and read in a low voice: "Satin... jewelry... hehe... hehe..."
Chenwu snorted and said, "My mouth is watering."
"Hit it!" Li Fenglan said excitedly, "Taoist Master Zhu! Is this the benefit of being powerful? If you can fight, you can make money, right? Isn't it?"
"Uh... that's about it. Don't be too happy too early. You still have to return the gift."
"Can, can you not come back?"
"Yes, but you have to think carefully. If you don't reply, people will gossip about you."
"Do we have to give back as much as they give us?"
"No, just answer less."
Li Fenglan held her chin and thought for a while, then said to Lamei: "Go to the backyard and call Miss Mu Zi."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Mu Zi followed Lamei to the lobby, he found that everyone else was sitting upright. Lamei was about to go out, but who would have thought that Li Fenglan said: "You stay here too, don't leave yet...Don't stand there stupidly, find a place to sit...Everyone, I want to tell you something."
As for what Li Fenglan was going to say, no one could guess. She was excited just now
Chongdi gathered everyone together in a very mysterious way.
"We have been in Xianren Hall for almost four or five months. Although we have not lived here for a few days... The people here today are all people from Xianren Hall. During this time, we have gained something outside, and everyone has also made contributions. I am thinking I can’t treat everyone badly.”
Tan Wushuang asked, "Just tell me what you want to do."
"Hehe," Li Fenglan said with a smile, "Don't be so hasty. In fact, I was thinking about it yesterday. It's almost the Chinese New Year, so I have to prepare something for everyone. It just so happens that the Songshan Sect is sending gifts today, so I'll take this opportunity to give you something. Some dividends are shared by everyone.”
Except for Zhu Mingyu and Lamei, no one in this group had any idea about money. But Li Fenglan likes to give out money, and everyone is happy to play with her.
Li Fenglan took out the wooden box that he had prepared a long time ago. There were several red tips bags inside. They were all about the same size from the outside.
She distributed the tips to everyone one by one, including wintersweet.
Mu Zi shook the bag of tips in his hand and said with a smile, "Miss Li is very generous."
Li Fenglan said: "I have always thought less. I am an adult. It costs money to go out for tea. I can't let you lose money to help me. Especially Daochang Zhu, who has been so dedicated during this time. .”
Zhu Mingyu smiled and said, "It's not bad. At first, my master asked me to stay with you, but I was not happy. If I had known that I would get the money, I wouldn't have been upset."
Chenwu glanced at him sideways and said, "It's not just about the money, it's also about the beauty...Pfft, ow..."
Zhu Mingyu gave him an elbow and told him to shut up in time.
Amber looked at the kit and said, "Miss, I don't need it, right? I don't know what to do with the money. If I'm short of money, why don't I just ask you?"
"You are a big girl now, it's time to take care of your own money. Besides, you can buy whatever you want."
"Yes! Priest Mingyu! Let's go to Luoyang to buy delicious food later!"
"OK."
Everyone was happy, except Chen Wu, who teased: "Li Fenglan, isn't this a bit lacking?"
Li Fenglan rolled her eyes at him: "That's for Mu Yun, it's not your share."
Lamei quietly opened the kit and looked at it, almost crying with excitement. There were some scattered silver taels, about 10 taels, and two 20-tael banknotes. He worked here for less than a month, and Miss Li paid him about fifty taels of wages. Normally, I only get 20 or 30 taels per order. Ordinary people can't earn so much of these 50 taels in a year.
Suddenly, Lamei's eyes felt a little sore... Why else would I be a killer? Isn't it easier to make money by killing young ladies here than by being a killer? He secretly glanced at the lady in white who was chatting with someone with a lively expression. In his opinion, what kind of lady was this? This is obviously Grandma, the God of Wealth!
