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After eating and drinking, Bai Ye ordered Manager Liu to serve sweet soup, and served Xiao Ran a bowl.Seeing him squinting his eyes and eating happily, Bai Ye felt that his food was sweeter than his own.

Bai Zhengqing poured wine for Bai Ye, and gave Bai Ye another piece of fish with chopsticks. "Second Brother, I heard that you are going to Kowloon Walled every few days?"

Bai Ye nodded and ate the fish with chopsticks. "Jiulongzhai is bound to win that Cang Yue. It's annoying. Although it's not a great school, it's always a worry if it doesn't end once. I'm not interested in chasing flies every day."

What he was even more afraid of was that the kidnapping of Xiao Ran would happen again.

Kowloon Walled was able to use Xiao Ran's brain at that time, because he knew that Xiao Ran was a weakness for him.He didn't care about letting people know this, but he was afraid that Xiao Ran would be hurt because of himself, which frightened Bai Ye more than hurting himself directly.

He still dare not recall that day, when the guard told him that Xiao Ran was being held hostage on the road, how he felt at that time.

I just remember that when I came back to my senses, the damp cold in my clenched fist, and the unstoppable chill.This restless mood didn't gradually dissipate until he hugged Xiao Ran again.

Originally, he did have the idea of ​​going further with Xiao Ran that night, but it was not urgent or necessary. If Xiao Ran really didn't want to, that's all. He was not in a hurry for that moment.But once this happened, when he hugged Xiao Ran again, the uneasiness dissipated, but the anxiety remained.

Xiao Ran would leave him at any time, if this worry was originally because Xiao Ran didn't give himself a certainty, then on that night, Bai Ye's uneasiness was magnified a thousand times.He suddenly discovered that there are so many reasons why Xiao Ran might leave him, as long as he doesn't pay attention, maybe he will never see this person again, maybe he won't have the chance to hug him again...

So he desperately wanted to get Xiao Ran, as if only the most intense entanglement could prove that Xiao Ran belonged to him, could prove that Xiao Ran had not left him, that he still had the warmth belonging to this person in his arms.

In fact, I can't wait to dismantle this person into my stomach and melt into my own flesh and blood, so that I can feel at ease and truly become one.

Bai Zhengqing bounced his fingers on the table twice, his eyes lowered and his expression serious. "Jiulongzhai has been just a water village in the south for many years, and it has grown in size in the past two years. Have you ever wondered why they insist on getting that Cang Yue?"

"Martial arts treasure, isn't that enough of an explanation?"

"Cangyue, Cangyue... Jiulongzhai wants to present it to the current Holy Majesty in exchange for the imperial court's help." Bai Zhengqing gave Bai Ye another shrimp and said lightly.

Hearing this, Bai Ye was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't feel too surprised. He only paused for a while before continuing to peel the shrimp shells. "Making Xuantianmen the dominant party has indeed become a thorn in the court's eyes... But, that person didn't contact you?"

"He has never broken contact with me, but you also know our consistent attitude, especially mother... But now that there is such a thing as Kowloon Walled, I think I need to reconsider. After all, if there is any movement from the court, no Will he only pay attention to such a little-known Kowloon Walled... Is this just a surfaced, hidden threat? Xuantianmen has indeed been dominant for too long, and it is no longer the symbol of number one in the world, but has become someone else The object in my eyes that I want to surpass." Bai Zhengqing took a sip of his wine and said it calmly, as if what he said had nothing to do with him at all.

"You will do what they want?"

"Things that you couldn't swallow when you wanted to bully orphans and widows, can you do now?" Bai Zhengqing chuckled, raised his glass to touch Bai Ye's, and drank it down with his head raised. "Jiulongzhai seized Cang Yue by dedicating the name of the emperor. I have already let that person enshrine Cang Yue one step ahead of them... It's just that I wasted your efforts. I hope you can understand me."

"You can do whatever you want with the things I gave you. It's up to you to redraw the boundary with the court, but you know my temper, and I can't learn how to flatter. If there is such a day, you'd better be early." Let me be free." Bai Ye took a wet towel and wiped his hands, then took another piece and pulled Xiao Ran to wipe it for him, it can be seen that Xiao Ran was busy taking it by himself, but he could only regret that he didn't take the opportunity to get some If there was a possibility of sweetness, he asked Huxi to come in and make a cup of sober tea for Xiao Ran.Looking up and seeing Bai Zhengqing smiling at him, he didn't mind, and said lightly: "Xiao Ran, he has been tired all day today, if he doesn't drink something to sober up, he will have a headache again tomorrow morning."

"I think the third brother's complexion is indeed not good, why don't you go and rest first?" Bai Zhengqing heard this, saw Xiao Ran smiling shyly at him, and quickly changed his expression, showing a caring look.

Xiao Ran also knew in his heart that the two brothers must have some private things to say.In fact, he had intended to leave the meeting for quite a long time, not to mention that he didn't understand the Jianghu affairs, and it was not convenient for him to listen to the internal affairs of Xuantianmen, after all, it was inconvenient.What's more, he felt that Bai Zhengqing would not really know nothing about the matter between him and Bai Ye, and he must also want to find a chance to have a good chat with Bai Ye.This matter can't be avoided, it's better to let Bai Ye deal with it earlier and make a decision earlier, even...even if we really want to separate...It's better to know the result as soon as possible than to be uneasy for a few days and still have the same result.

Then he stood up and bowed to Bai Zhengqing. "Then, Xiao Ran will leave the table first, please forgive me."

Bai Zhengqing hurriedly expressed that it was okay, Bai Ye called Shi Er to come in and lead Xiao Ran back to the room, and then asked someone to tell Huanxi to bring the sobering tea to Xiao Ran's room directly, after all the orders, he wanted to personally help Xiao Ran go out, push him back to sit Down. "I'm fine. You can drink with elder brother. I can go back by myself."

Bai Ye was reluctant to watch Xiao Ran go out, until the door was closed again from the outside, he clicked his tongue, threw his chopsticks and leaned against the back of the chair, the last bit of politeness he held on just now was gone. "Okay, now you can be more straightforward, what are you doing here?"

Bai Zhengqing looked left and right, and there were no outsiders, nor the persistent calmness that he was trying to hold on in front of Li Ran, and his whole face seemed to have been rubbed with a bright smile. "Second brother, actually I want to say, I think that Kowloon Walled, which is close to the mountain, is not pleasing to the eye for a long time, and Lin Jiansheng, the turtle-haired bastard, swallowed nearly a thousand taels of gold from the big and small water villages in the south. He also said he was clean! In recent years, pirates from the southern country have been rampant, and these water villages that rely on the sea have suffered a lot. The thousand taels of gold are the joint plans of several water villages to buy keels to build a few good ships It was used to fight against pirates. When several water villages were discussing this matter, Lin Jiansheng let people out that he had contact with high-ranking officials in the imperial court, which meant that their Kowloon Village was the main axis of this matter. Several village owners believed it at the time. But that bastard, Lin Jiansheng would turn his head around and deny the accusation. You also know that this kind of water village will not be very rich. A thousand taels of gold is not a small amount for us, let alone Is it for them? The owners of the village had to pay a few times to go to Jiulongzhai. At the beginning, Jiulongzhai said that they would not rely on the money, but it has been delayed for more than half a year, let alone the news of the shipbuilding. Nothing at all, but Jiulongzhai took advantage of the lack of funds in those water villages, and swallowed a large amount of business from several water villages in one go. This will be good, there are pirates at sea, and Lin Jiansheng eats up all the business on land What the hell is going on? He went to Kowloon Walled with a bad temper and asked Lin Jiansheng to give an explanation, but he was beaten to death! Those village owners jointly wrote a blood letter and handed it to Xuantianmen, asking us to give them justice. People also came to tell me that it is best to take advantage of the time when the emperor gets Cang Yue's mood to clean up the world and improve my reputation in front of the emperor. I think that Jiulongzhai can just be a wake-up call for those who are ready to move. Then came over. On the way here, I received an urgent letter from Hall Master Niu, saying that you have written a letter of war to Jiulong Walled, so I came here specially to take a look."

"So, what do you mean?"

"Choose Jiulongzhai, destroy their prestige, and beat Lin Jiansheng to death." Bai Zhengqing raised a smile with some glee, his eyes bright.

"I thought you would go there by yourself, don't you want to know the whereabouts of the gold?" Bai Ye raised his hand and sucked the jug on the table into his palm. He didn't want the cup anymore, so he took a sip from the jug, He said coldly: "If I beat someone for Xiao Ran, I would be very happy, but I can't get back the gold."

"It doesn't matter, when you turn Jiulongzhai upside down, I will naturally have a way to let Lin Jiansheng spit out the money himself. He was tyrannical before, but he just thought he had the imperial court as the backer... Hey, remember, Don't really beat Lin Jiansheng to death, if there is no creditor, it is a black debt."

"But I really want to beat him to death, it's not in my habit to beat him to death." Bai Ye was upset.He has seen a lot of grievances and grievances in the world. Although he is not numb, it does not attract much interest from him.Poor people must have something to hate. Those villages that have been cheated of money are indeed worthy of sympathy, but who made them trust such an unfamiliar outsider at that time?I can't bear the consequences of the things I do wrong, do I have to ask others to solve them for them every time?

If you don't have the corresponding ability, don't take on the responsibility that you can't be the master of.

He wanted to find Lin Jiansheng, but he wanted to kill someone. Since Lin Jiansheng dared to touch Bai Ye's people, he had to be prepared to bear the consequences.

Bai Zhengqing quietly looked at Bai Ye who was frowning for a while, and burst out laughing. "I'm afraid, there is also your selfishness in it, right?"

"Otherwise why should I go to him?"

"...But have you ever thought about it, if you kill Lin Jiansheng for Xiao Ran, it means telling everyone that he is your weakness. Then, even if Xiao Ran is not from the Jianghu, he will be involved in Jianghu affairs in the future."

"I thought about it, but I will protect him."

"...Even if he doesn't want to?"

"There are too many involuntary things in life, he will understand. If it is good for him to hide Xiao Ran, then I would rather he is like this, and I believe that Xiao Ran will make the same decision. Xiao Ran is not a weak coward, big brother , he is stronger than you imagine."

"I agree with this point. Between you and him, he is much more stable than you in terms of being a human being."

"Ha, you can't say that, it's just that he is rather pedantic. But brother...you know everything about me and him?"