Weeping willows blocked the moonlight and propped up a shadow, and he stood in the shadow, looking childishly excited.I put my hands behind my back and asked him seriously: "When have I ever lied to you?"

He said, "No, it's not."

I leaned close to him, wrapped my arms around his arms, and said softly, "Master Zhuang, I have one thing to ask of you, do you agree or not?"

I suddenly became so close to him, he couldn't adapt for a while, he felt uneasy, and said: "Promise, Miss Ah Zi, I will promise you whatever you want me to do."

I said: "Look at the moment I am with my brother-in-law, he has a grudge against you, and last time he fought in Shaolin Temple, if he sees you, he must be very angry, so you can't walk with us, It's best not to let him see him face to face, or I'll be caught in the middle, which is really embarrassing."

After I finished speaking, he didn't respond for a long time. He has no eyes. I couldn't see what he was thinking at this time, so I could only wait by the side.After a long while, he said: "I don't want you to see me. I can do everything you say, but you must not ignore me. Since you left Vulture Palace, I miss you very much, but I can't see you. That's why I forced Boss Wu to accompany me down the mountain to find you, I'm already satisfied to meet you, and I won't cause you any trouble."

I said, "That's good. Where my brother-in-law and I appear in the future, you should stay away."

He said, "Yes, I listen to you."

It was the first time I saw him so closely. If he didn't have those deep crooked scars, and if he had a pair of eyes, he would be a handsome young man.On his face, there was a kind of piety mixed with childishness.For the first time, I wondered what was going on in his mind.A burst of soreness surged up, I quickly pressed my chest and said, "I'm sleepy, I'm going back to my room to sleep, you should go back too."

He groped for my direction and said, "Yes, back, back..."

I took two steps, I didn't know why I was very angry again, stopped, turned around and said: "Master Zhuang, you are the young master of Juxian Village, if you have nowhere to go, at least you can go home!"

After getting rid of You Tanzhi's big knot, I completely relaxed, went back to the hotel and had a good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, I dragged my brother-in-law downstairs to have breakfast and discuss where to go next.As soon as we sat down, the door of the small restaurant was pushed open, and two disciples of the beggar gang walked in.They didn't look at us much, they walked to the next table and sat down.Judging by their clothes, they should be the humble disciples of the beggar gang.One of them said to his companion: "If Elder Wu cannot be found by the end of the month, I am afraid that the promotion meeting will be postponed."

My brother-in-law glanced at those two people, and I also began to pay attention to what they said.Judging from what they said, a major event probably happened to the Beggar Clan.

The two said again: "Recently the situation is not stable, and our beggar gang is also in turmoil again and again. Several elders and helmsmen have been purged. Didn't they just deal with the whole helmsman a few days ago? Alas, people's hearts are in turmoil now, I really don't know." Know what to do."

The person who spoke first said: "That's right, actually, after Gang Leader Qiao..." The two looked at each other and couldn't continue.

The brother-in-law was drinking peacefully on the sidelines.Those two talked vigorously, and they didn't notice us who were dressed by the ordinary Han people next to us, and they didn't expect their former leader to be sitting next to them.

From the words of the two of them, we learned that they originally planned to convene a nationwide gang promotion meeting at the end of the month, and inferred a gang leader who everyone believed in. Unexpectedly, Elder Wu went to Yangzhou to handle the gang affairs, but just like this disappeared.These days the situation in the Jianghu is turbulent, everyone in the Beggar Clan is afraid of something serious, so they are going to send a few capable people to Yangzhou to look for Elder Wu.

Looking at my brother-in-law, I know he still cares about the affairs of the beggar gang.Thinking of Elder Wu's usually stinky face and righteous speech, I really hope that something bad happens to him.

The two ate and drank something casually, and left in a hurry.After they left, I said, "Brother-in-law, why don't we go and see the excitement?"

My brother-in-law said: "The beggar gang has eyeliners all over the world. It is not difficult to find someone to come out in Yangzhou. Elder Wu should be fine. They have too many entanglements with me, so we better not get involved in this troubled water."

I sat next to my brother-in-law, shook his arm and said, "We haven't decided where to go, why don't we go to Yangzhou with them. I heard people say that Yangzhou is a rich and interesting place. I haven't been there yet." Well, and my sister grew up in the south, I also want to visit the place where she grew up."

When I mentioned Ah Zhu, he glanced at me, sighed and said, "Well, anyway, go south to get rid of Daliao's pursuers."

All the way to the south, we carefully concealed our whereabouts, but we didn't see any traces of Liao's pursuers, probably they went west to pursue them.The bleakness of the northern country gradually subsided, the mountains became greener, and the waters became more beautiful. We traveled all the way to Yangzhou City.The city of Yangzhou is prosperous, there are many people in the market, there are many shops, and there are a lot of things for sale. I looked around and was very excited.

Passing by a small stall selling doll masks, I ran over to see all kinds of exquisite masks hanging on the shelves. I called my brother-in-law and Lingyu to come over, picked up a colorful doll mask and looked at it carefully, and praised: " It’s so beautifully done.”

The stall owner said proudly: "This is an old craft of several generations..."

I held the mask up to my face and said to my brother-in-law, "Do you look cute?"

The stall owner said to his sister-in-law: "Grandpa, buy one for your little daughter-in-law, she likes it so much." He spoke Yangzhou official dialect with a soft tone, and the brother-in-law didn't realize it at first, and then said: "She likes it so much." it's me……"

I pulled his sleeve and said, "You just bought it for me." I picked up a handsome man's mask and said, "Look, this one looks like you, the two just make a pair."

The brother-in-law had no choice but to pay.The stall owner also said flatteringly: "This uncle and this girl are really... how to say the old saying, they are both talented and beautiful."

I smiled at him, took my brother-in-law's hand and ran out, and walked around several streets one after another.I bought a lot of strange gadgets, and Ling Yu carried them all back. I also bought a sugar figurine for my brother-in-law. Seeing his rare frown, I was so amused that I brought the sugar figurine to his mouth. , Said: "What's so good about wine, this one is sweet."

Walking to an intersection, we saw several Beggar Sect disciples gathered in a corner, with stern expressions on their faces, they exchanged a few words in a hurry, and then left.I looked at the direction they left and said, "Have they found that old man Wu yet?"

My brother-in-law was silent, and I said, "Let's follow and have a look." We followed the beggar gang disciples to the outside of their sub-helm in Yangzhou, and I still had to go inside.My brother-in-law stopped me and said, "The beggars' gang is tightly guarded, so we can't rush in. We'll come back at night."

At night, my brother-in-law and I climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard. The main hall was brightly lit, and the disciples of the beggar gang probably gathered in the hall to discuss matters.My brother-in-law grabbed my belt and I jumped up to the roof without making a sound.He carefully removed a tile to check the situation in the hall.I leaned over to look, and saw a large group of people standing in the hall, ranked in an orderly manner according to their ranks.Yang You, the rudder master of the Yangzhou sub-rudder, sat at the head.The brother-in-law said in a low voice: "All the capable disciples of the Beggar Gang have arrived, and Elder Wu's matter seems to be very difficult."

At this time, a man who was not tall but with a smart face came out and reported to Yang You who was sitting at the head and the other two elders of Nine Bags: "Master Yang, the two elders, I have been investigating all the way these few days. Come here, the last place where Elder Wu appeared should be Wuxi Villa."

Yang You said in a deep voice: "Zhu Ming, please explain the whereabouts of Elder Wu to Yangzhou one by one, so that everyone can understand."

Zhu Ming respectfully replied yes, and said loudly: "Elder Wu came to Yangzhou because of the conflict between our Beggar Gang and the Green Bamboo Gang over the business of the Yangzhou River Canal. The Green Bamboo Gang has risen rapidly in recent years, so it should not be underestimated. The situation is turbulent. To be on the safe side, Elder Wu decided to come to check it out in person. When he got here, he first connected with our Yangzhou sub-helm. After discussing it, we decided to convince people with reasoning first. We went to Qingzhu with Elder Wu The gang's general forum reasoned, but the two sides were at a deadlock. The members of the Green Bamboo Gang said that Zhang Yizhi, the most prestigious local member, should be invited to mediate and witness. Elder Wu and their leader Tan Yuan went to Zhang Yuanwai's Wuxi Villa together. We don't know about the matter. Elder Wu only brought two disciples in, but they didn't come back until the next morning. We went to the Qingzhu Gang to ask for someone, and the people of the Qingzhu Gang said that their leader and Elder Wu were in Wuxi Villa They thought Elder Wu had gone back early in the morning."

I mouthed my brother-in-law, who is Zhang Yizhi?

My brother-in-law motioned me to keep silent, and then I continued to listen.Zhu Ming had explained the facts clearly, and someone in the hall said, "Could it be that the Green Bamboo Gang arrested Elder Wu and the others and wanted to blackmail us?"

Zhu Ming said: "No, if they arrest someone and try to hold us back, it's time to negotiate terms with us now, and they won't keep silent. I also sent people to infiltrate the Green Bamboo Gang to investigate, and Elder Wu and the others are indeed not there. Everyone is here I can't guess the reason here, why don't you go to Wuxi Villa and ask to see if you can find out any clues."

Everyone in the hall agreed.Zhu Ming said: "We came from a long way, and the member Zhang is a scholar. We must be polite, first send someone to send a greeting card, and we will prepare the gift and go to the meeting tomorrow morning."

My brother-in-law covered the tiles and led me to jump off the roof. After we got out of the courtyard, he said: "That Zhang Yizhi is very famous. He used to be an official in the imperial court, but later he resigned from the official position and moved to Yangzhou to donate money. I like to make friends with people from all over the world, and there are many people there. The famous gentry in the world is Juxian Village in the north, and Wuxi Villa in the south.”

I said, "Brother-in-law, we will go with them tomorrow."

The brother-in-law said: "Yang You and Zhu Ming all know me. If we rashly follow them to Wuxi Villa, there will be no conflicts. We have to go there to check, we can go by ourselves, and we don't have to follow them. It's just beggars. The gang’s shipping business along the Yangtze River and the Qingzhu Gang have always been in harmony with each other, so how could there be conflicts? I had a relationship with Tan Yuan, the leader of the Qingzhu Gang in the early years, and he is not a person who doesn’t know right from wrong.”

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