Coming out of Xue Mansion, Lin Yun saw Feng Ziying leading a strange middle-aged man waiting outside.

Before Lin Yun could ask, Feng Ziying took the initiative to introduce: "Brother Lin, this is the messenger from the Sihai Gang. Their gang leader agrees to meet you, but they must decide the location of the meeting."

Lin Yun looked at the dark-skinned middle-aged man and asked, "What is your name? What position do you hold in the Sihai Gang?"

The middle-aged man said with arrogance: "I'm just a nobody, I won't tell you my name. Our gang leader invites Mr. Lin to meet at Huangshi Slope, ten miles west of the city, at noon today. Both parties can only bring ten guards. If you violate the regulations,

, the meeting will be canceled immediately.”

Lin Yun frowned and said: "We meet outside the city, and it is the place you designated. If you ambush me halfway, wouldn't I suffer a big loss?"

The middle-aged man sneered and said: "Since Mr. Lin wants to come to the dock to fight for food, why should he worry about being ambushed? Just tell me, do you dare to go?"

Lin Yun thought for a while and said: "To show my sincerity, I am willing to take this risk."

The middle-aged man nodded and said: "That's pretty much it. Then I'll go back and report to the gang leader. I'll be waiting for you outside the city at noon today."

"etc."

"Master, what else can you say?"

Lin Yun: "Please give me a message to the leader of your gang. The promotion of rickshaws is the emperor's decision and cannot be stopped by your Sihai Gang. If the negotiation fails this time, I will hand over the matter to the government for handling.

What will be the consequences? Please think carefully about it."

The middle-aged man said angrily: "Are you threatening our gang leader?"

Lin Yun: "It's a kind words of advice. If it weren't for the fact that everyone in your gang is a bunch of miserable people, I would have handed this matter over to the prefect's Yamen."

The middle-aged man didn't say anything more, turned around and left quickly.

…

After the middle-aged man left, Feng Ziying suggested to Lin Yun: "Brother Lin, in my opinion, we should prepare more manpower to catch the leader of the Bird Gang, so that we can put an end to it."

Lin Yun said angrily: "They put the meeting place outside the city to prevent us from colluding with the government to do something dirty to them."

Xiao Mo said worriedly at the side: "Third Master, the gang members are cruel and vicious. You have to be careful and don't let them plot against you."

"Even if you don't tell me this, I will be careful."

Lin Yun thought for a while and then ordered Tian Zhuang: "Take two people out of the city to check the terrain in the Huangshi Slope area and report to me when you come back."

"yes."

Tian Zhuang responded, then rode away with two servants.

Lin Yun was about to mount his horse and return home when he saw Zhao Hongming, Qiu Mengjie, Tian Sheng and Zhou Lin coming with their servants to express their condolences. He hurriedly greeted him and said, "Brother Zhao, Brother Qiu, Brother Tian, ​​Brother Zhou, you guys

good!"

The four people each returned gifts to Lin Yun. Zhao Hongming said, "Brother Lin Xian, are you going back?"

Lin Yun: "I originally wanted to stay and help, but people from the Sihai Gang asked me to hold negotiations outside the city at noon. I have to go back and prepare first."

"oh!"

Zhao Hongming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly asked: "Are you going to have a fight with the people from the Sihai Gang?"

Lin Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Who knows. I want to solve the problem through negotiation, but I don't know if the other party will appreciate it."

Zhao Hongming said hurriedly: "Wait for me for a moment. After I express my condolences, I will go with you to help."

Qiu Mengjie also said: "I'm going too. If the people from the Sihai Gang don't open their eyes, we will uproot them."

Zhou Lin is two years older than Lin Yun, and he also likes to fight and join in the fun. When he heard that Zhao Hongming and Qiu Mengjie were going to fight with Lin Yun, he was eager to participate.

Lin Yun was naturally eager to bring a few dudes with him. With a few of them involved, even if he borrowed some courage from the leaders of the Sihai Gang, he wouldn't dare to do anything against them.

After waiting for a cup of tea outside the house, several dandies came out to express their condolences.

Everyone mounted their horses and returned to Rongguo Mansion to discuss going to Huangshipo for negotiations.

Zhao Hongming and Qiu Mengjie were both locals and knew Huangshi Slope outside the city very well. According to them, Huangshi Slope was just a rocky hill with neither rivers nor woods around it, so there was no need to worry about any ambush.

Out of caution, Lin Yun waited until Tian Zhuang came back from surveying the terrain and asked him again. After receiving confirmation, he felt relieved.

Since he could only take ten people to the appointment and everyone could not go with him, Lin Yun divided the people into two groups. He took Zhao Hongming, Qiu Mengjie and eight guards to the appointment. Feng Ziying, Tian Sheng, and Zhou Lin took their respective

The servants are responsible for responding to the situation to prevent the Sihai Gang from making sneak attacks.

Just in case, Lin Yun sent someone to notify Hu Xiangyi and let him be prepared to respond.

After finishing the arrangement, Lin Yun himself felt that it was a bit fussy. The Sihai Gang was a porter gang, and he really thought highly of them when he treated them so carefully.

Seeing that the appointed time at noon was approaching, everyone left the house together and rode straight to the west city gate.

…

At noon, on the Huangshi Slope ten miles west of Jinling City, a spacious carriage, escorted by seven or eight men in gray clothes, stopped next to a small dead tree.

In the carriage, a gray-haired old man raised his hand to open the curtains, glanced outside and said, "Zhu Qi, why hasn't that boy arrived yet? Did you make the appointment at the wrong time?"

The man who had previously entered the city to deliver a message to Lin Yun stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "Replying to the leader of the gang, I made it very clear. Perhaps Mr. Lin is timid and does not dare to come to the appointment."

"Is he a coward?"

The old man chuckled, and then said: "How can a person who can escape with his life in an ambush by a killer hired by a salt merchant be afraid of a bad old man like me?"

A young man stepped forward and said: "Father, why should you embody other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? When that kid comes over, I will capture him alive and hand him over to you for your disposal."

The old man frowned and said: "So what if he is captured alive? Can you kill him?"

"Well,"

The young man said awkwardly: "Although I can't kill him, I can still scare him."

"Zhu Biao, you should use your brain even if you have nothing to do. At present, the future of the more than 100,000 members of our Sihai Gang is the most important thing. Mr. Lin, please don't offend him."

"Yes, father."

As soon as the old man finished teaching his son, he heard a guard pointing ahead and shouting: "Gang leader, they are coming."

The white-haired old man got up and walked out of the carriage, stood at the shaft and looked up into the distance, and saw ten war horses galloping towards this side.

The white-haired old man ordered the young man named Zhu Biao: "Let someone send a message to Huang Altar Master and ask him to lead people to be on strict guard to prevent the other party from playing tricks."
Chapter completed!