Talk about February, look forward to February.

February arrives shyly.

In the north of Nanjing, at the junction of Yi, Meng, and Yizhou, there is Bamian Mountain. There is a small town on the border of Bamian Mountain. It was a little deserted during the Chinese New Year, but it became lively again in February after the new year.

The town’s name is ‘Bamian Town’.

One is named after the nearby Bamian Mountain.

Secondly, this small town has eight doors to welcome visitors from all directions, hence its name.

Bamian Town is located at the junction of the three states. It is close to Bamian Mountain and is where Luoshui River divides. It has convenient river transportation. Businessmen traveling from south to north on various roads in Nanjing can pass through. There is close exchange of people and wealth, and there are more businesses.

The wealthy businessmen from Dashu in the north often come and go.

Therefore, the "Eagle Claw Yanxingmen" located on Bamian Mountain saw the business opportunities here. As early as the beginning of Jingguo's southward migration, he built hundreds of large hotels here and operated thirty or twenty gambling houses.

, there is also Yingying Yanyan’s brothel, which can be said to have everything you need to eat, drink, whore, and gamble.

Twenty years down the line.

It was originally a market place and gradually developed into a small town.

There are many experts in the ‘Eagle Claw Yanxing Sect’, and there are many first-class experts. It is said that there are even three or two master experts. Therefore, even if there are mixed traffic in Bamian Town, they can still control the situation.

Even the famous second-rate or first-rate figures in the world must abide by the rules of Bamien Town when entering here.

As a result, Bamian Town became peaceful and prosperous without any weapons.

This is also an important factor in the development of Bamian Town.

This day.

A restaurant in Bamian Town was filled with people from all walks of life carrying knives and swords. Everyone drank, ate meat, and talked loudly about the recent major events in Nanjing's world.

"I heard that the Mantuo Villa in the Seven Mountains Alliance was hit by a plague last month. Someone came to the door of the house and killed all the Bodhisattva snakes. They also set fire to Yunxiao Peak. The three gentlemen were so angry that they vomited blood at home!"

"Ah? Is there such a thing? What kind of hatred or grievances do you actually set fire to the mountain?"

"Do you know who did this?"

"I heard some news. It is said that he is a member of the Cao family in Xingzhou, named 'Cao Jimin'."

"Cao Jimin of the Cao family! It turns out to be him! This is the leader of the younger generation of the Cao family in Xingzhou. He has entered the second-rate at a young age. The family's "Yum Sheng Sword Technique" is already quite popular. He once defeated several elders in Xingzhou in a row.

A second-rate master of his generation! This man is still young and no one knows about him. But he is very famous and is known as the 'Eight-Handed Immortal Ape'!"

"'Eight-Handed Immortal Monkey' Cao An?! He is actually his son! This is not surprising! Cao An showed his prominence at the Tianshan Conference more than ten years ago, and he and 'Yougu Guest' Cao Wei are known as the two outstanding figures of the Cao family.

He is already a first-class figure. This Cao Jimin is his son, and he really has a father with no son. But how can this man come into conflict with Mantuo Villa?"

"Who knows! Cao Jimin was chased by Mantuo Villa and killed several second-rate men. He was also injured and hid back to Xingzhou. I heard that Mantuo Villa was gathering support from the Seven Mountains Alliance and wanted to go to Cao's house to ask for help.

An explanation.”

"I'm afraid this will be difficult! The Seven Mountains Alliance is not easy to use in Xingzhou! The 'Eight-Handed Immortal Ape' is not easy to mess with!"

"Yes! Two tigers fighting against each other! It's a pity that Mantuo Villa has suffered heavy losses. I'm afraid the shipment volume this time will be worrying."

…

People in the world chatted about everything, and the most discussed topic was the fire at Mantuo Villa late last month.

A simple fire is nothing.

But this involves the Xingzhou Cao family, which is also a long-established family with many masters in the family. One family can compete with the entire Seven Mountains Alliance.

Many people speculate that Mantuo Villa may suffer a loss this time.

But some people think it won't be good.

Mantuo Villa made a lot of money from the Bodhisattva Snake. Seventy-two sets of Bosi Snake gallbladders were sold for a sky-high price of 82,000 taels in Bamian Town.

On average, one group costs more than a thousand taels of silver.

This time, the mountain was set on fire, and the Bodhisattva Snake under Yunxiao Peak was almost extinct, which shows how much damage Mantuo Villa suffered.

It’s really hard to estimate!

With the financial path destroyed and the golden mountain mined, how could Mantuo Villa give up?

But regarding the loss of Mantuo Villa, these Jianghu people in Bamian Town watched the show more, gloated more, and felt less distressed.

only.

At this time in previous years, people from Mantuo Villa would also come to Bamian Town to sell processed Bodhisattva snake meat, snake blood, snake gall, etc., as well as privately made poisons specially prepared by Mantuo Villa for sale.

After making a lot of money, many people in the world would rush to buy some snake gallbladder and snake meat.

Especially snake gallbladder.

If you can't afford seventy-two sets, buying one set can increase your strength by a hundred pounds and give you a certain advantage in the same level.

But this year I will definitely make a fuss.

This makes many people in the world feel pity for coming here for the Bodhisattva snake's courage.

In the restaurant.

Everyone talks about Mantuo Villa, the Seven Mountains Alliance and the Xingzhou Cao family.

Zhou Yan was sitting at a table by himself and listening, and his heart moved: "It seems that the person that day was Cao Jimin."

Today is already the sixth day of February, nearly ten days have passed since the day when Zhou Yan set fire to Mantuo Villa and broke through to the third level of blood.

Zhou Yan took the snake gall and set it on fire that day, and immediately set off back to Zhaixing Mountain the next day. First, he wanted to send the snake gall back to make room for the sealing technique. At the same time, Zhou Yan stayed in the cave for a few days to look after his elder brother and the others.

They swallowed a lot of snake bile. When it became difficult for them to digest it, they came out again, left Yizhou, passed through Xingzhou, passed Yizhou, and came to Bamian Town.

As soon as I arrived, I heard these people talking about the fire at Mantuo Villa, which made me laugh.

That day he set fire to run away, and when he jumped off the cliff, he happened to bump into a young man who was sneaking up the cliff. He must have been Cao Jimin of the Xingzhou Cao family among these people.

Although Zhou Yan reminded him not to go up there again, judging from the current situation, this man still encountered Mantuo Villa and was mistaken for the person who slaughtered snakes and burned the mountain.

Cao Jimin.

Including the Cao family behind him, Zhou Yan took the blame for this accident.

"Unlucky guy!"

Zhou Yan smiled inwardly, not feeling ashamed at all.

This Cao Jimin was sneaking into Mantuo Villa, and it was clear that he had no good intentions. If Zhou Yan hadn't intervened earlier, this man would have done something in the future, and being targeted by Mantuo Villa would not be an injustice to him.

Zhou Yan drank wine, ate meat, listened to all directions, and continued to search for useful information.

At this moment.

Two men in Tsing Yi outside walked into the restaurant, looked around, and then came to Zhou Yan. One of the middle-aged men asked Zhou Yan, "Do you mind sharing a table with me?"

"random."

Zhou Yan nodded and signaled.

"Thanks!"

The middle-aged man thanked him, sat down with the young man next to him, and ordered a jar of wine and several kilograms of meat.

Zhou Yan looked at the two of them.

One of the two people was middle-aged, in his forties, and the other was a young man, in his early twenties. The former seemed to be an old man, while the latter was more immature. He sat down and looked around without a moment's rest.

The middle-aged man seemed familiar. After sitting down, he smiled at Zhou Yan and said, "My name is 'Yan Liang', and this is my nephew 'Hua Chaoyang'. What do you call your friends?"

"Wei Yixiao."

Zhou Yanchong and Yan Liang, Hua Chaoyang raised a wine cup and offered a toast and gave a false name.

"It turns out to be Brother Wei. Nice to meet you."

Yan Liang smiled and chatted with Zhou Yan again.

Zhou Yan had nothing to do and was happy to have someone to chat with.

So the two of them talked.

The other person at the table, Hua Chaoyang, said very little and kept one hand on the knife.

Yan Liang is very talkative.

As they chatted, the voice became louder. After a few bowls of wine, Yan Liang started talking about a person who had recently appeared in Xingzhou.

"This man comes and goes without a trace. He likes to wear a green suit and a bat mask. He calls himself the 'Green Winged Bat King'. In just three days, he traveled 900 miles and defeated Funiu Mountain, Yuntou Mountain, Huizi Mountain, and Daliang Mountain."

, Xiaoliang Mountain, Yangque Mountain, and Hanlin Mountain, there were seven villages in total, killing three hundred people and taking away tens of thousands of silver. Later, he wandered around several counties in Xingzhou, plundering wealthy families and getting more than ten thousand in silver."

"It became famous in Xingzhou for a while."

Yan Liang was holding the wine and talking about this 'Green Winged Bat King'. He turned his head and looked around with a heroic attitude, seeming to admire this person quite a lot.

"oh?"

"People like this are presumably first-class masters who have long been famous, but Wei has never heard of the name 'Green Winged Bat King'. I wonder where it comes from?"
To be continued...