"That's right, this world is too chaotic and needs to change. Do you think there is still a beggar in the beggar gang?" the man said.
Yan Zhuo replied disdainfully: "Should beggars in this world have to wear rags and eat leftovers? Can't this beggar live a good life?"
"The beggars have lived a good life, but what about other people? How are the lives of the common people? The cattle and sheep that the beggar gang eats are not scraped from the hands of the common people. The salt tax, tariff, tea tax, and seed tax they collect Taxes, which one of these items does not absorb the blood and sweat of the people?"
Yan Zhuo responded coldly: "If we don't collect taxes, how will the three states of the Beggar Clan get the food and salary to deal with the chaos around them? You also know that the world is in chaos. If we don't rely on this tax money, how will the Beggar Clan get the manpower to defend the three states."
The man said: "Then we must change the world, let these turbulent dynasties disappear together, and give peace to the people of the world."
The two of them talked louder and louder, until the noise made the hall masters in the hall also noticed.
Shen Tong's ears twitched, his eyes glanced straight at the back hall, and shouted: "Who is it!"
When the man heard the sound, he clapped his palm again. The palm was so powerful that even Yan Zhuo couldn't help but take a step back. The man clapped his palm and used the force to turn over. As his body turned, two black lights came out of his hand. The wall passed by. Yan Zhuo looked at the changes here and chased him with his feet. His "Three Steps to Catch the Cicada" Qinggong started very quickly. As soon as he took the third step, he got behind the man and grabbed him with his right hand. On that man's shoulder. The moment he was caught, a burst of energy erupted from his shoulder. His entire sleeves immediately fluttered, he broke free from Yan Zhuo's restraints, flew open the window, and escaped through the window.
Yan Zhuo grabbed a piece of sleeve torn from the man's arm and said in shock: That man's internal energy is so strange, why does he not need to adjust his breath at all? The internal energy seems to be picked up at his fingertips and used freely.
As he was thinking this, Qiao Zhenyue and a group of Beggar Clan leaders also chased after him.
Before Qiao Zhenyue could speak, Shen Tong started to accuse him: "Yan Zhuo, you are such a wolf-hearted thing, our Beggar Clan entertained you so well, you not only eavesdropped on our conversation but also injured the leader of our Beggar Clan, who's here?" Ah, get it for him!"
After hearing the order, several Five Bags disciples from the Beggar Clan surrounded Yan Zhuo.
"Get the hell back from me. If anyone dares to cause trouble, don't blame me for being so angry and ruthless!" Qiao Zhenyue shouted and pushed Shen Tong aside with a palm, "Elder Shen, you can't make the decision for this beggar gang. , I asked Brother Yan to guard the back hall to prevent anyone from causing trouble. What's more, there was obviously the sound of fighting in the inner hall just now. Couldn't Elder Shen hear this? Then I think you, the master of Chuanwu Hall, might as well just Stop it!"
Shen Tong still refused to give up: "But it is true that he hurt someone. Hall Master Hu was just injured by his Feiyan Dart?"
Upon hearing what Shen Tong said, Yan Zhuo was shocked and immediately asked: "Elder Shen, how do you know that it was Feiyan Dart who injured Hall Master Hu?"
Shen Tong said plausibly: "I have seen with my own eyes that this is still fake."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Zhuo took action, and a black line suddenly shot out from his sleeve. There was a "crack" sound, and the black line passed through the wall again. The hall leaders of the Beggar Clan were stunned and shouted: "Yan Zhuo, how dare you hurt others!"
Yan Zhuo looked unconcerned and asked Shen Tong, "Elder Shen, what do you think I just did?"
Shen Tong said without thinking: "It must be your Feiyan Dart!"
Yan Zhuo smiled when he heard this, took out the half piece of mung bean cake he had just eaten from his sleeve, shook it in front of everyone, then twitched his wrist, and the mung bean cake came out, smashing a hole the size of a tea bowl on the wall: "I only carry thirty-six flying swallow escorts with me, and I have used them all to cope with the rain of money."
Zhang Jingjiu asked at the side: "Then where did this Feiyan Dart come from?"
Yan Zhuo looked at Shen Tong: "Now I have to ask Shen Tong, Elder Shen, this gangster took action and all the hall masters came in just a moment, how did Elder Shen see clearly that it was Feiyan Dart?"
Shen Tong was speechless for a moment and stammered: "I...I am...I am doubtful, I am doubtful."
"But Elder Shen just said it categorically that you saw it with your own eyes."
Shen Tong's old face turned red: "It's my old eyes that are dim, it's my old eyes that are dim."
Yan Zhuo then asked, "Elder Shen, don't you go and see Hall Master Hu's injuries? Don't you see if there are any Feiyan escorts beside him?"
Shen Tong said nothing and could only stand aside blankly. The other hall masters also stopped talking when they saw this. Qiao Zhenyue saw that everyone's mood relaxed slightly and said: "Let's talk about business, Brother Yan, who was that person just now? Are they those people from Youqi?"
"I'm not sure. The man was moving too fast and I couldn't see the soles of his shoes clearly." Yan Zhuo replied, "But I'm pretty sure that he is a monk, and he is also an orthodox monk in Shaolin."
Qiao Zhenyue was startled: "Monk? He is still a serious monk in Shaolin. How can you tell Brother Yan? This is not a child's play, and there is no room for jokes."
"I'm sure he is a Shaolin monk. He has a very thick callus on the side of his index finger. The callus cannot be developed through more than ten years of morning and evening practice. Moreover, the palm technique he uses is Shaolin's Great Sumeru Palm." Yan Zhuo He paused and said, "It's just a little strange. That man's internal energy is very strange. He can express his internal energy at will without luck. I have never seen this kind of internal energy."
"No need for luck!" Qiao Zhenyue's eyes widened with disbelief, "I have seen this kind of internal strength before."
"Brother, have you seen it?" Yan Zhuo asked in surprise.
Qiao Zhenyue nodded and said: "That is Shaolin Temple Master Liaojie's unique Kung Rong Kung Fu. I have seen it before in the battle between Shaolin and the Song Tao Alliance. Master Liao Jie's power can be easily pinched, but this Kung Rong Kung Fu is natural." Master Liaojie passed away before he could fully understand it, and Shaolin also shelved the mental method of "Kurong Gong". There should be no one in the world who knows this method anymore." He said this, and was surprised again: "Is this enlightenment?"
After Qiao Zhenyue called out the name, he immediately ordered: "Zhang Jingjiu, I order you to go to the Shaolin Temple to deliver a message as soon as possible, saying that you have discovered the whereabouts of Suowu, and have Shaolin send envoys to the Beggar Gang as quickly as possible."
"I obey my orders." Zhang Jingjiu said with cupped hands.
"Shen Tong, you go to Dadan, take a box of jewelry to the Jade Girl Palace, and call Wu Jinzhong back and ask him to take over as the head of the financial hall." Qiao Zhenyue continued, "Peng Youyi takes over. Master of the Criminal Hall, the vacated secret hall will be under my temporary control. Long Yingyun, please go and draft candidates for the heads of the Great Dan Branch and the Houhan Branch. Wait until the heads of these two helms are confirmed. The master of the dark hall will be selected through a martial arts competition among the eight disciples."
Qiao Zhenyue's gang leader orders came one after another, and each one was so powerful that it sounded like thunder in the ears, making people unable to dare to offend.
"Yes, Gang Leader." The hall leaders responded, not daring to raise any objections.
Qiao Zhenyue nodded, pulled Yan Zhuo out of the Sifang Hall, and walked towards the restaurant in the city. His steps were as brisk as stepping on the spring breeze. In the Sifang Hall, several hall masters dispersed one after another, leaving only Shen Tong and Hu Beifeng were sitting at the big round table, holding bowls and chopsticks in their hands, looking at the radishes and vegetables on the table in a daze.
Hu Beifeng's arm was bandaged. He looked at Shen Tong and asked, "Brother Shen, how are you doing? What are the gang leader's arrangements?"
Shen Tong's eyes were dull. He picked up a piece of radish and threw it into Hu Beifeng's bowl. He sighed: "Don't ask, just eat more. If you don't eat, you will drink the northwest wind."
There was resentment in Shen Tong's heart. He joined the Beggar Clan at the age of eleven. In terms of seniority, he was older than Wu Sansheng. When Qiao Zhenyue first joined the Beggar Clan, he was already a disciple of Sibao. Wu Sansheng saw that he was still a disciple. You have to call yourself senior brother, but when you see Qiao Zhenyue, you can't call him senior uncle?
"Peng Zhen is dead, why can't I be the deputy commander?"
He bit hard at the cabbage in his mouth. The cabbage had been cooked for a long time and was old and astringent, just like his mood.
"I just want to be respected. What's wrong with me? I've worked hard for the Beggar Clan all my life. Why can't Qiao Zhenyue look up to me? Do honest people deserve to be ignored?"
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Qin Huaixiang.
Qin Huaixiang is not a kind of fragrance, nor is it a place, but a person, a lively and fragrant person. No one in Omi City does not know her name, just as no one in the three states of Beggars does not know her name. The gang leader is Qiao Zhenyue. Normally, a famous woman like her doesn't have to go out to greet guests, but today is an exception.
For today's date, Qin Huaixiang has been fasting and bathing for ten days. During these ten days, she has to bathe and incense with petal essential oil every day, ensuring that every part of her skin is soaked in the refreshing fragrance of flowers. In addition, , she has to use seven kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, including Atractylodes macrocephala, white peony root, white Poria cocos, Bletilla striata, white rootworm silkworm, white peony root, pearl powder and honey to make Qizi Whitening Powder, and smear it all over her body every day, even the most private parts are not allowed to be spared. .
Who could make the lively Qin Huaixiang go through so much trouble?
"Mr. Zhou, you are here!"
At the street corner, the madam with a red mouth flicked the red silk scarf in her hand, and her plump body rushed into the man's arms like a fat pigeon entering a cage.
"We Xiang'er have been waiting for you downstairs for a long time. Crickets, cockfighting, Pai Gow, and dice are all prepared for you. You must have a great time playing this game."
Mr. Zhou showed his yellow teeth and smiled: "Xiao Taohong, you are still considerate."
The old bustard was nearly forty years old. Hearing Mr. Zhou call out "Little Tao Hong", his cheeks turned red with embarrassment: "You are the only one who still remembers my fancy name."
"I can't forget it, I can't forget it, and I won't forget it for the rest of my life." Mr. Zhou scratched his insteps with his feet, then pulled a pair of straw sandals and walked forward. That's right! They were straw sandals. This time Mr. Zhou not only had his feet He was wearing a pair of straw sandals and a Baijia clothes sewn from Baijia cloth. His hair was like weeds and was held up by a leaky felt hat. He looked like an old beggar.
The old bustard nodded heavily, as if he was very useful, raised his hand and said: "Feizidian, I will take you here, Xiang'er is waiting for you downstairs."
"Feizidian is still the same old sign." Mr. Zhou nodded, "When I saw this word, I thought of him. Come to think of it, we haven't seen each other for twenty years."
Just as he was thinking this, the Qin Huaixiang with the fragrance of flowers flew around him like a colorful butterfly, and then a pair of jade arms gently put on his arm, and gently brought him into the concubine.
Dian.
"Smells, it smells so good!" Mr. Zhou sniffed, "Pushing Pai Gow or rolling dice, which one are you best at?"
Qin Huaixiang smiled and said: "Little slave, these three are good. I dare to compete with the master."
Mr. Zhou clapped his hands and said: "Okay, Mr. I like women like you. Go upstairs, let's push Pai Gow first, and then roll the dice. Whoever loses will drink!"
Qin Huaixiang smiled faintly and nodded shyly, like peonies blooming for the first time.
In the Tianxiang room, thirty-two dominoes, three dice and a jar of fine wine were placed.
Mr. Zhou was not polite. He crossed his legs when he sat down, pulled on his straw sandals, and said, "Come on, don't be polite. Today, Mr. Zhou, I will make a red six plus a red three, which will be heard throughout Jiangzhou!"
Qin Huaixiang smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou is a person who will be famous throughout the nine states."
Mr. Zhou rubbed Pai Gow and waved his hand: "I will ring all over Jiangzhou, and Jiuzhou will be given over to that old guy."
This "ring" is the terminology of Pai Gow. It is the largest first-level domino. Six red dots plus three red dots are called ringing, followed by palace (Heaven, Earth, People and Plum Changban) and dots again (red nine, black nine,
Bend eight and flat eight, red seven, black seven, red six, red five, black five, red three). The last one is unit (axe, four six, unit six, unit five).
Mr. Zhou rubbed his hands a few times, either dots or units. In the blink of an eye, he lost six games in a row and drank six drinks in a row: "Damn it, I'm so lucky today. If you don't give me one ring, give me one."
Good luck to the palace. I have bad luck today. It looks like I will go out and do something good soon."
As he said this, he made a clever move in his hand, turning the black seven and red three in his hand into red six and red three into a "ring". His technique was so fast that even Qin Huaixiang could
Even the croupier at the casino couldn't see the way out when he came.
"Xiaoxiang, if I become a bell, this bottle of wine will be yours." Mr. Zhou said with a bad smile.
Qin Huaixiang said: "If Mr. Zhou succeeds, I will take all the orders, not just one jar of wine, but two jars of wine!"
"Okay, just wait and have a drink!" Mr. Zhou said, and was about to play the cards in his hand, but the moment the cards were played, a big hand pressed his hand firmly on the table.
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Mr. Zhou looked at the pair without being surprised, annoyed or sad. He just sighed: "I said that I had bad luck today. It turned out to be a sign."
Qin Huaixiang looked at Mr. Zhou, with a little fear on his face, and his pair of pearl-like eyes blinked very endearingly.
Mr. Zhou comforted him and said, "Go down. It's okay. Just tell Xiao Taohong that my brother is back and ask him to come up."
Qin Huaixiang nodded in astonishment, stood up, bowed, and then retreated.
When Mr. Zhou saw Qin Huaixiang going out, he turned to look at the man and said fiercely: "You will be up to no good when you come back!"
The man smiled, sat next to Mr. Zhou, and said, "You want to be a liar again. You are so wicked, no matter how many good things you do on weekdays, it will be useless!"
