Everyone in the "Evil Dog Gate" has been eating dry food for the past three days on the "White Oriole". Now that they can finally have wine and rice, they naturally want to feast on it. Even if it is a simple meal, they can eat it with relish, and even more What's more, the wine and food at "Wanyi Manor" are quite good, and the taste is not inferior to those of restaurants in the city.
Even Mrs. Hua Hongzhu, who usually likes to be picky, could not find anything wrong with the food and wine served by "Wanyi Manor".
After having enough wine and food, Hua Bushi sat at the table in the room and drank tea, with no intention of going out.
The main purpose of his trip was just to obtain an authentic Zen internal martial arts method, and the martial arts methods of the "Shaolin" and "Putuo" schools were the most suitable.
Many things in this world can be bought with money. Even the secret martial arts skills, as long as you pay enough silver, I believe there is a chance to get them. Although Hua Bushi thinks so, he does not intend to rush into it. It is obviously not a good idea to go to find people from the "Shaolin" or "Putuo" sects. Since there is no introduction from Master Huang Lian, it is obviously not the best idea for him, the "evil dog son", to come and do business with others on his own.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to wait until the "Wanyi Conference" before trying to trade.
It's just that although Hua Bushi didn't want to go out, someone came to see the "Evil Dog Master", and there were five more people who came. Among these five people, the leader was in "White Oriole" Nangong Qi, the third master of the Nangong family, whom he met on the "No.
The disciple who was guarding the entrance of the courtyard came in to report that there was a visitor, and Hua Bushi welcomed him out. When Nangong Qi saw him, he immediately smiled and said, "I have taken the liberty to come here because I want to introduce some good friends to Hua Bushi." I know the young master, can we come in and talk?"
Hua Bushi said: "Brother Nangong is too polite, please come in and sit."
Hua Bushi let everyone into the house, and Nangong Qi introduced them one by one. The four people who came with him were all guests who came to attend the "Wanyi Conference" and came from four sects.
A man in his thirties named Hong is the helmsman of the "Taihu Gang"; another old man in Tsing Yi named Huang is the elder of the "Yandang Sect"; and there are two scholars named Gu who come from Guizhou. One of the people who lives in the "Cang Jian Sect" is the deputy head of the "Perak Hall" in Fuzhou, named Lei Zhentian.
Although Taihu Gang, Yandang Sect, Cangjian Sect and Perak Hall are all considered Jianghu sects, they are not very famous, and they are far from being as famous and upright as the "Seven sects of the Central Plains". Compared with the "Shangqingmen" where the director is, it is quite inferior.
There are no weak gangs among the sixty sects invited to the "Wanyi Conference". They may be regarded as the least prestigious ones. Of course, Nangong Qi's "Nangong Family" has long declined, and Hua Bushi's "Evil Dog Sect" Having recently emerged, his reputation may not be much stronger.
Everyone sat down in the room and exchanged some polite greetings before Hua Bushi asked, "I wonder why Brother Nangong and all your friends are here."
Nangong Qi did not answer, but asked: "Master Hua, do you have any thoughts about this 'Wanyi Conference'?"
Hua Bushi said: "I just hope to obtain some resources needed by the sect through transactions at this conference. Other than that, I have no other ideas."
Nangong Qi said: "This is natural. We all come here for this purpose. But I don't know what Master Hua thinks of the sixty sects participating in the conference?"
Such a question was very unexpected. Hua Bushi was confused and didn't know what Nangong Qi wanted to say. He frowned and said: "The dozens of sects invited by the 'Wanyi Sect' are all famous sects in the Central Plains martial arts. Most of their sects are stronger than my younger brother, so what else can I say about them? If Brother Nangong has a high opinion, you might as well say so, Hua Bushi is all ears."
It was probably the hobby of the third master of the Nangong family to like to sell off his words when talking. At this time, when he saw that he had almost sold his offs, he smiled slightly and said, "I dare not. What Master Hua said is true. There are many people who came to the conference this time." There are many famous sects in various realms. After talking with a few friends, they all feel that the strength of our gangs is relatively weak. If we want to gain something in the 'Wanyi Conference', we can only do it by uniting. It’s more advantageous.”
After hearing this, Hua Bushi knew the purpose of Nangong Qi and his party. It turned out that they came to form an alliance.
Hua Bushi asked: "But I don't know how the alliance that Brother Nangong talks about is done?"
Nangong Qi said: "The alliance mentioned below is naturally based on the conditions of mutual benefit for everyone. Whether this 'Wanyi Conference' will use the same transaction method as the previous one is still unknown. We can only adapt accordingly. We can exchange information at all times, and when the time comes for transaction bidding, we can join forces and communicate unanimously. I believe it will be of great benefit to everyone in reaching a deal."
He paused briefly and then added: "Of course, in terms of safety, we must also look after each other to protect ourselves."
Many things in this world depend on strength. This is true on the battlefield and also in the shopping mall. On the battlefield, force is strength, but in the shopping mall, money and silver are the strength.
In addition to strength, strategy is also very important. If this "Wanyi Conference" is the same as last time, with "Wanyi Sect" acting as a middleman to organize bidding transactions among sects, then as Nangong Qi said, several sects will unite , is undoubtedly very beneficial.
First of all, if these sects have the resources they need from each other, they can directly reach a deal without letting "Wanyi Sect" earn benefits from it. Even if they want to trade with other sects, after several sects unite, they can have what the other party wants to exchange. There is a greater chance of buying something, and it is also very advantageous when bidding.
The security issues mentioned by Nangong Qi are of course worth considering. Although the "Wanyi Conference" is called a trading conference, in the world of jungle, anything can happen. Gather the strength of several companies to form an alliance to advance and retreat together, even if It's just temporary, but it's of great benefit.
It's just that none of these sects can have the inner strength and mental skills of the Zen sect that Hua Bushi wants to get during this trip, which makes the young master feel hesitant.
Seeing that Hua Bushi was indecisive and did not answer for a moment, the helmsman surnamed Hong of the "Taihu Gang" said: "The current situation is that many of the sixty sects who have come to this island have already formed gangs. Our family is like If we don’t unite, we will suffer losses sooner or later. Why does Master Hua have any hesitation?"
Hua Bushi's expression changed and he asked, "What do you think, Chief Hong, what do you mean?"
Nangong Qi said: "Young Master Hua doesn't know. The 'White Oriole' we are on is the latest ship to arrive at this island. Most of the other sects have arrived yesterday. It is said that most of them have already made arrangements with each other." We reached an agreement and joined forces to form a party."
After hearing what Nangong Qi said, Hua Bushi's mind was quick and he immediately roughly guessed the inside story.
It is not only Nangong Qi and others who can imagine that forming an alliance is very beneficial, all the sects who came to participate in the "Wanyi Conference" understand this matter, so after arriving at this manor, they must have taken action early in the morning. " Sects such as "Taihu Gang", "Yandang Sect" and "Pilitang" probably came because the sects were too small and weak, and could not get into the eyes of those famous sects, so no one invited them to form alliances, and they were unwilling to rashly make alliances with them. Those big factions form alliances.
After all, if you want to reach an equal joint agreement, only forces of similar strength are more suitable.
Therefore, these small sects simply formed an alliance with each other and formed a gang of their own. The third master, Nangong Qi, had a wide range of friends. Although the Nangong family was not strong, the four major families were well-known and could gain the trust of everyone. Therefore, he He became the organizer of this "weak alliance".
Hua Bushi and his party came by boat with Nangong Qi, and the "Evil Dog Sect" was not a sect, but the ideal partner to form an alliance with them. The purpose of the leaders of these sects coming together was to Hua Bushi must also be brought in.
Hua Bushi pondered for a moment and asked: "I wonder if Brother Nangong has mentioned this matter to Mr. Cao and Taoist Master Zhengde. They came to this island with me, and they probably haven't had time to form alliances with other sects in the future."
Nangong Qi showed a bitter smile on his face and said: "Master Cao is a member of the imperial court. If he wants to form an alliance, he will join Wudang and Kongtong. How can he look down on small sects like us? Not to mention Taoist Master Zhengde." It’s useless to mention that my Nangong family still has some friendship with their ‘Zhengqing sect’. I mentioned this to him just now, but he refused flatly, thinking he had other plans.”
The "Wudang Sect" is the "No. 1 Taoist Sect in the World" conferred by the emperor. It has always received strong support from the Ming Dynasty. Its strength is one of the best among the "Seven sects". With Cao Muyun's status in the current imperial court, he is naturally An alliance with the "Wudang Sect" is more suitable. However, the elder of the "Shangqing Sect", Zhengde, has a higher eye than the top, and it is normal for him to look down on these second-rate sects.
Nangong Qi said: "Although we and other sects are not big, we can take some care of each other by working together. It is better than one sect being alone. I wonder what Master Hua wants?"
Hua Bushi thought for a while and said: "Brother Nangong's words are reasonable. In this case, I will consider agreeing to join forces with you. But I don't know if there are other sects in our alliance besides the few here? There are other agreements on joining forces. What are the conditions?"
Nangong Qi looked happy and said: "It's great that Master Hua is willing to join! At present, our alliance only has the 'Taihu Gang', 'Hidden Sword Sect', 'Yandang Sect', 'Perak Hall' and the five members of my Nangong family. Together with Master Hua's 'Evil Dog Sect', there are six sects. As for the conditions of the agreement, they are very simple. They only need to cooperate with each other when bidding for transactions in the conference, and to join forces to fight against the enemy when encountering danger. Master Hua can agree What?"
Hua Bushi nodded and said: "Okay, then it's a deal!"
Everyone in the room was overjoyed when they heard this. At that moment, everyone stretched out their palms and exchanged blows with the young master, which was regarded as a confirmation of the oath.
Having achieved their goal, Nangong Qi and others lingered in the room for a while, talking a few words about what they had experienced when they came to "Wanyi Island" and their speculations about tomorrow's trading conference, before they stood up and left.