People in the Jianghu world love liveliness.

Shortly after nightfall, the area along the Qinhuai River with Jinlou as the center was brightly lit, and the green forest people coming and going had already created a lively atmosphere.

This is one of the most prosperous spots in Jiangning City today. The long street along the river is under the jurisdiction of the "King of Wheels" Xu Zhaonan. There are many restaurants and shops on the street such as Jinlou and "King of Pingping" Shi Baofeng.

King of Fairness He Wen and others invested in the company.

Because many forces are involved, this area has become a relatively sensitive area in the city. On weekdays, all parties will choose this place to discuss numbers and compete with each other. It is also often chosen here for receptions and banquets of many big shots.

At night, this area of ​​three religions and nine streams is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Green forest people who want to seek revenge and want to be famous walk among them. Some heroes hold banquets and open their doors. Everyone they meet greets them with smiles like people carrying people in sedan chairs, and some suddenly turn over.

The knights with bad faces went to the courtyard and fought each other on the road.

Some beggars who paid protection fees, or simply swam secretly from the river, knelt on the roadside and begged for a meal. Occasionally, a wealthy man who paid attention to ostentation would reward him with a piece of gold and silver, and these beggars would praise him and help him become famous.

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In terms of historical evolution, this area is certainly not the core area of ​​the Qinhuai River in the past. It was burned to the ground after being plundered a few months ago. However, after being preserved, this golden building was used as the core area. There are some special reasons.

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According to the research of the good guys, this Jinlou was the last Zhuji Restaurant built by the demon Ning Yi in Jiangning more than ten years ago... After Ning Yi rebelled against the emperor, Zhuji's restaurant was taken back by the imperial court and classified as Chengdu.

The name of the property under the name of Princess Guo's Mansion was changed. After the Fair Party came over, Gao Huiyun, the "Wu Ba" under the name of "Warrior King", changed this place into the Golden Building and hosted banquets for guests in accordance with the simple wishes of ordinary people.

Over the past few months, it became more prosperous because everyone was accustomed to coming here to have banquets and talk about numbers.

Regarding the relationship between Jinlou and Ning Yi, people are not willing to talk about it in public, but in private public opinion circles, this news has naturally been circulating. People set foot in the restaurant that Ning Yi originally established to give advice.

, laughing and cursing, as if he had humiliated the southwest man. At least, he seemed to have proved that he was "not weaker than others". This was a private psychological satisfaction. Occasionally, someone would fight here.

, seems to be extra grand.

This night, Chen Juefang from the "Undead Guard" hosted a banquet for Meng Zhuotao from the "Resentment Club" who was also a member of the Eighth Leaders.

In addition to the "Heavenly Sword" Tan Zheng, the "Monkey King" Li Yanfeng, there are also Jin Yongsheng from the "Pingyang King", Shan Lifu, Guo Shengtian from the "Gao Tianwang" and many other good players, who are very honorable.

Besides the Fair Party, there was also the Dai Mengwei envoy who had come with a mission to entertain all parties at the Jinlou on this day. The leader of this envoy was Lu Zhongming, one of Dai Mengwei's most trusted disciples, and several of his subordinates The famous lieutenant "Wufeng Sword" Wei He, "Flower Boxing King" Chen Bian, "Soul-Destroying Spear" Qiu Changying, etc. are all famous knights in the past.

 After the mission entered the city, they began to sell Dai Mengwei's idea about the "Chinese Martial Arts Association". Although they inevitably encountered some cynicism in private, Dai Mengwei promised to let everyone see the results of the Bianliang War before making a decision, which seemed quite generous.

This is actually similar to the hunger marketing in later generations. The "Chinese Martial Arts Club" proposed by Dai Mengwei did not materialize for a while, and did not require everyone to place bets immediately. But corresponding to this, as long as you participate in it, you will immediately become a sedan chair. A situation where one person lifts another person up.

At this moment, he cursed and swore that he had made his name first. If Dai Mengwei could not attack Bianliang in the future, then of course the promise would be invalidated, and the participants here would not suffer any losses. But if Dai Mengwei really captured Bianliang, the promise at this time would be It can bring benefits. For the good people in Jiangning right now, it is indeed a business with hundreds of benefits and no harm.

In addition, if some people occasionally accuse Dai Mengwei of "traitoring the country and seeking glory," Lu Zhongming, a disciple of Dai Mengwei, quoted scriptures and began to talk about the dangers of the Chinese army reopening the road.

The general trend of the world must be divided for a long time and must be united for a long time. But if the Chinese army has been tossing for fifty years without results, the whole world will have to fight in chaos for fifty more years. For this truth, a relatively complete theoretical support has been formed under Dai Mengwei's rule, and Lu Zhongming eloquently argued He was eloquent and impassioned, coupled with his literary demeanor and dignified appearance. After listening to it, many people couldn't help but nod their heads. They felt that with the radicalness of the Chinese army, they would not be able to change their heads in the future. There was really such a risk.

In this way, Dai Mengwei threw out a blank check, which immediately created a huge momentum in Jiangning City. A group of warriors with good intentions rushed to the front, saying that if Dai Gong could return to the old capital in the future, everyone would definitely come to see him. Congratulations, and such a bundled public opinion atmosphere has more effectively promoted Dai Mengwei's thoughts. Lu Zhongming entertains guests in the city every two days, and properly guides the continuous fermentation of such public opinion, which is really commendable. trading behavior.

He reserved the first floor of the Jinlou for that day. Among the people at the banquet were members of the envoy sent by Liu Guangshi. The envoy sent by Liu Guangshi was named Gu Anhe. He had been familiar with Lu Zhongming for a long time, and Gu The deputy envoy under Anhe is exactly the "Monkey King" Li Yanfeng who attended the banquet upstairs today. On one side are representatives of the major forces within the Fairness Party, and on the other side are important figures among the external envoys. After some blending, the entire Jinlou was immediately encircled, and tables and chairs were set up in the vestibule downstairs to attract heroes from all over the world. A hero meeting was held within the entire Jinlou.

In the past ten years or so since Zhu Ji promoted martial arts novels in his storybooks, the "Heroes' Conference" has been the favorite of the world's green forest heroes. In the past few months, in Jiangning City, there have been endless gatherings of various sizes, ranging from small to small.

Random encounters between friends on the roadside, or even a group of Green Foresters debating in the lobby of an inn, all involve the title of hero.

Everyone talks about the spread of Northern Boxing to the South, learning martial arts to save the country, or setting up a battle array in an open space to spar. As long as there is a little bit of success, it will become a "good story" in the mouths of the participants.

On this night, except for the five kings in Jiangning City, almost half of the next-level powerful people in the Jinlou were gathered together. It was truly a gathering of heroes. After the news came out, the heroes and insightful people walking nearby

Everyone came to visit and participate, and the "King of Wheels", Lu Zhongming and other parties sent people to guard the door. If they met people from the world who came here because of their reputation, they would lend a hand and give their names.

Famous scribes, as long as they recognized them, would give their names and welcome them in.

In this way, with the sound of a roll call containing powerful nicknames and origins, the newly added seats on the first floor of the Golden Building and the courtyard outside were gradually filled by heroes from all walks of life.

While they were drinking and drinking, some heroes or scribes who were more capable of talking and talking came forward, either talking about their respect for the "Fairness Party", their admiration for Meng Zhuotao and others, or loudly expressing their hatred for the country and the family.

Recognize, or compliment Dai Mengwei, Liu Guangshi and others. As everyone responded, Meng Zhuotao, Chen Juefang and others gained face. Lu Zhongming peddled Dai Mengwei's ideas and achieved results. Heroes from all walks of life fought.

The autumn breeze is indeed a scene where the guests and hosts are enjoying themselves and enjoying themselves harmoniously.

Of course, since it is a meeting of heroes, there must be competitions and exchanges in martial arts. This golden building was originally designed by Ning Yi. The large courtyard is well drained and beautified. The courtyard is made of large bluestone slabs and

Small pebbles are dotted on the pavement. Although the autumn rain has continued for days and the road outside has long been muddy, the courtyard here has not turned into a situation full of mud and water. Occasionally, confident warriors will come out to fight.

At this time, if they meet someone who is good at art and can fight well, Chen Juefang, Meng Zhuotao and others will wave their hands and invite them to go upstairs to drink together. This warrior can also be regarded as handing in a letter of nomination, upstairs

A group of experts commented on him and helped him become famous, and then of course he had to win over him. Compared with the hard work of going through the ring in the city, this way of advancement was more convenient.

“My lord, I am traveling to the east of the river. People in the rivers and lakes are sending bandit calls, and in troubled times, I have crazy swords. Have you ever heard of my name?”

After exploring the surrounding roads for a while, I saw that many people from the three sects and nine sects had already entered the Golden Building. You Hongzhuo just went over to sign up. The person guarding the door was also a good master of arts in the Great Guangming Sect. After a while, the two sides joined hands.

The competition was evenly matched, and he smiled all over his face, pointed him to a place, and then asked him to sing loudly.

“Hedong Road! The Crazy Swordsman Tour in Troubled Times is here tomorrow!”

The names of heroes in these days are not as particular as those in the books. Therefore, although the name of the "Crazy Sword of Troubled Times" is You Mingming, it did not attract too many people's attention for a while. At most, someone on the second floor asked "Heavenly Sword" Tan Zhengxiang

Inquiry:

“Tan Gong was so powerful in Heshuo back then that he dominated with his sword skills. Do you have any impression of this ‘Crazy Sword in Troubled Times’?”

Tan Zheng just shook his head and smiled: "With the word "turbulent times" in his name, he must be a young hero who has just become famous. I have never heard of it, but I am ignorant. However, in the past few years, Hebei and Hedong have been in chaos, and he can fight there.

He must have amazing abilities, which should not be underestimated."

He is also a prince now, has a long history of swordsmanship, and is well versed in the principles of carrying people in a sedan chair. He has mostly good evaluations for the younger generation who do not know him.

You Hongzhuo found a place to sit down, and saw several warriors debating the world's sword skills, and then leaving the competition for everyone upstairs to criticize. He just applauded and did not participate. Then he took the opportunity to go to the latrine to observe the scene carefully.

The sentry and security situation inside the Jinlou.

Those who dare to open the door like this to entertain guests from all over the world will gain fame and prestige quickly, but naturally they cannot prevent the infiltration of interested people or the destruction of the place by their opponents. Of course, in Jiangning City at the moment, Lin Zongwu, the most powerful person in the world at the time,

He was originally the Supreme Emperor of the "King of Wheels", but Chen Juefang, Meng Zhutao, Li Yanfeng, Tan Zheng and others who are currently sitting here are also the best players in the world. In addition, the "Undead Guard", "Resentful Hatred" and others are also the best players in the world.

If someone really dares to make trouble with the power of these two parties, whether it is a one-on-one fight in martial arts or a competition of power by waving flags, I am afraid they will not be able to get away with it.

The other party also understands the hidden dangers of this kind of thing. The entire security situation is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Inside the Golden Building, there are a large number of checkpoints watching the kitchen, serving food and other aspects to avoid the risk of poisoning, and even if they take the opportunity to go around

Green Foresters walking around will inevitably be looked at a few times.

You Hongzhuo simply walked away and turned back without making any mistakes. He had a grudge against Tan Zheng and Kuang Wenbo, so he could take his time to retaliate without rushing. This time, he was planning to find a way to kill Chen Juefang, but the opponent was very powerful in Qinggong.

They are also very alert and have to find good opportunities.

Sitting like this for a while, I listened to a group of gangsters at the same table talking about how they got to know each other well and how they talked and laughed happily with a certain martial arts master, "Old Man Liutong". After half time, a round of fighting on the field subsided, and everyone upstairs invited him to win.

The guests went to have a drink, and while they were talking and enjoying themselves, something unexpected happened at the banquet.

It was at a square table sitting opposite You Hongzhuo. Four people who seemed to be traveling together took out white linen cloth and put on their upper bodies. These four people were three men and one woman. The leading woman seemed to be only in her early twenties.

The three older men beside him took out several steel whips and maces from their pockets.

Wearing linen and wearing mourning on such an occasion, it looked like she was going to cause trouble. When the people maintaining order nearby wanted to come forward and stop them, it was already too late. The woman who first held up a tablet came out, accompanied by three others. The older of the men shouted in front of the court: "Meng Zhutao, you bully who deceives his master and destroys his ancestors! We are here, do you dare to come downstairs to see us?"

 Another person shouted: "Brother, come and see the spiritual place of Master!"

The hustle and bustle on the second floor temporarily stopped. In the courtyard on the first floor, everyone was whispering, causing a buzzing sound. Everyone thought, now there is a good show. There is a person affiliated with the "Wagon Wheel King" nearby. "When the people in charge under his command came over and wanted to stop him, some of the onlookers expressed their dissatisfaction and said, "Do you have anything to say to them?"

 “I think this little lady looks pretty good...”

In a place like this where the "King of Wheels" and others are the home court, if they use force to cause trouble, they will be killed by the opponent's numbers. Since the four people in this group dare to come forward, they will naturally have something to say. The most important thing at the moment The man who spoke first spoke loudly and told everyone present the ins and outs of this visit.

But it turns out that Meng Zhuotao, who is now one of the Eight Leaders under the "King of Wheels" and in charge of the "Resentment Society", was originally a disciple of a small sect that moved from the north to the south. This sect is good at single-whip and double-whip fighting methods. The previous head was named Ling Shengwei, and Meng Zhuotao was the senior disciple who led Yi Toushi. There were several junior disciples under him, as well as Ling Shengwei's daughter Lingchu, who was regarded as a junior junior sister.

The small sect led by Ling Shengwei was not well-known, but it was very kind to Meng Zhuotao. Not only did he teach everyone in the sect martial arts, but he also thought of accepting him as his son-in-law a few years ago and betrothed Lingchu to him. She gave her to him as his unmarried wife. She originally thought that the two of them would get married when Lingchu was a little older, but Meng Zhuotao had great abilities and uncertain thoughts. In the early years, he made friends with various gangsters and became a gangster. There was a lot of unpleasantness over there at Shengwei.

Later, the Jurchens went south for the fourth time, and the people in the world were in dire straits. Meng Zhuotao conspired with the underworld forces to cause trouble, and Ling Shengwei came to argue with him several times. Until the last time, the master and apprentice started to fight, and Ling Shengwei was killed by Meng Zhuotao. He was seriously injured and after returning home, he spent a year in depression and died.

The grievances and grievances in the green forest and rivers and lakes, if you really want to talk about them, they are nothing more than a few stories. Especially in the past two years, the war has been fierce and the world has been unstable. Not to mention the rebellion between master and disciple, the matter of brothers fighting against each other is not uncommon in this world. The man who spoke out among the four said this with a sad expression on his face.

"... When my master, Ling Gong, was still alive, he covered up this matter and stopped us from seeking revenge so that we would not cause more trouble! I know that he saw the great power of his elder brother and first took over the mountain to become the king. Later, I followed the Fair Party and became one of the dignified "eight leaders" under Xu Shuai. When we come to you, it's like hitting a stone with an egg. Maybe even others can't see it, so we have to bury it without knowing it. As for calling for injustice. , absolutely no one will hear that.”

"... But teachers are like parents. If we don't avenge this revenge, how can we stand in the world! After my teacher passed away, we happened to hear the news about the Jiangning Conference and knew that today there are many heroes from all over the world. As seniors from all sides, De Hopefully, Meng Zhuotao will not be able to cover the sky with just one hand!"

"... Dear heroes and elders!" The man raised his hands and looked around, "Meng Zhuotao is so powerful today that it is not a pity for me and others to die. I only hope that you can remember this and tell what this villain did in the future. Spread the word, spread the word about what happened today! I believe that the laws of heaven are clear, and one day, someone will be able to give justice to my master. Thank you so much!"

His words were impassioned, and in the end, he did not seek justice today, but just hoped to bring the matter to light. This was a way to provoke the general, and at that moment a green forest man said: "Since you have come to reason today, He may not die."

 “Everything in the world cannot be lifted up into a single word...”

Another person said: "Mr. Meng, these matters must be explained clearly."

“The ‘Resentment Society’ controls the power of punishment in the ‘Eight Leaders’. If this matter cannot be justified, the Fair Party may not be able to convince the public!”

 Amid such public opinion, You Hongzhuo hid himself in the crowd and also said a few words: "Don't be afraid that Meng Zhuotao will deceive the master and destroy the ancestors!"

“I, the Condor Hero Huang Ping, will support you!”

He was highly skilled in martial arts. He was hiding in the crowd and deliberately fanning the flames. When the voice came out, no one noticed where he was. However, this was also because not many masters paid attention. He deliberately said a few words and then restrained himself. I admire Meng Zhuotao upstairs for being able to keep his composure. He actually allowed them to finish such a speech without resorting to force to interrupt him midway.

There was a lot of noise downstairs for a while, but it was so quiet upstairs that it was confusing. Only after the initial noise had passed, did I see a figure coming down from upstairs.

The design of this golden building is lavish, and the lobby on the first floor is quite high, but for most Jianghu people, it is not difficult to jump directly from the second floor window. But this figure slowly walked down from the building step by step. All the guests on the first floor got out of the way. When the man left the hall and entered the courtyard, everyone could see his appearance clearly. They saw that he was tall, with broad eyebrows, a tiger's back and a monkey's waist. Anyone who sees him can tell that he is a naturally powerful person. Even if he does not practice martial arts, if he starts a fight with his stature, I am afraid that even a young man would not be his opponent.

Some people who had stayed in Jiangning City for a few days and became familiar with the "Chakravartin King" party couldn't help but think of the "Martial Tyrant" Gao Huiyun, who also had this vajra posture. It is said that when he charged into the battlefield with a big gun, His momentum was particularly ferocious, and he was invincible. As the number one person in the world, Lin Zongwu was also as tall as a mountain, but a little fatter.

As the leader of the "Resentment Society", Meng Zhuotao is in charge of internal and external criminal law. He has a dignified appearance and carries a large iron ruler behind his back. It is longer than a steel whip and a mace, and slightly shorter than a stick. Some people only see this thing. It reminds me of his nickname in the past, which was called "Measuring the Sky Ruler".

He just appeared in front of everyone, his eyes were calm, and he looked around. The majesty in the calm had silenced everyone's words, and they were all waiting for him to express his position. He looked at Lingchu in the center of the courtyard and the tablet in her hand. , walked a few steps slowly over, lifted up the hem of his clothes, knelt down on his knees, and then bang bang bang bang bang bang bang on the bluestone to the tablet and solemnly kowtowed three times.
To be continued...