"Aha!"
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"I haven't seen you for a year, and Miss Song has become even more beautiful and charming!"
"It's incredible, the first time I saw her, all I could think about was how to take Miss Song home and become my wife?"
On the pier in Yuhang, when the giant ship of the Song Dynasty had just docked at the pier, Kou Zhong, who was dressed in bright clothes and angry, with his sword hanging from his waist, could no longer bear it. He directly used Qinggong, laughed and couldn't wait to fly onto the ship first.
He walked up to the graceful Miss Song Yuzhi who was standing on the bow of Song Clan's boat.
"Glib tongue!"
"but……"
"If you think about it carefully, it has indeed been almost a year."
Looking at Kou Zhong who took the initiative to greet her, Song Yuzhi tried hard to maintain the reserve and calmness of a noble lady, while smiling appropriately at Kou Zhong and making a ladylike salute.
But at this time, she couldn't hide the shock, excitement and emotion in her eyes.
Come to think of it, more than a year ago, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and Fu Junma were in such a miserable state when they were chased by Yu Wenhuaji. At that time, they were just gangster pickpockets in Yangzhou City, and even an ordinary Sui soldier
They couldn't win, and in the end they had to take Fu Junma to stay on her Song clan's salt ship for many days to recover from her injuries.
At that time, it was her brother Song Shidao and clan uncle Song Lu who went to receive the two of them, and she, Song Yuzhi, only showed up a few times. Although she had already met Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling at that time, she was not optimistic about them.
, and I don’t think the two sides will ever meet again in the future.
But no idea...
After not seeing each other for a year, the two people in front of them not only succeeded in becoming the disciples of the four great masters in the world, but also became famous in Feng Shui. First, they annihilated the Haisha Gang who had annexed Yuhang County in one fell swoop, and defeated Han Gaitian and You Qiu Yanluo.
He fled, then expelled Shen Faxing and subdued the Jukun Gang. In one fell swoop, they occupied almost the entire territory of Yuhang County and had tens of thousands of troops. They also recently killed Shaoming, the director of the Iron Cavalry Association, one of the eight gangs and ten guilds. It seems that
Are you planning to actively go up the river to attack Jiujiang?
then!
After seeing the great potential of Yangzhou's "Shuanglong" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, Song Que, the Song clan's "Heavenly Sword", decided to let Song Yuzhi and Song Shidao, who had met Shuanglong and Shuanglong's master, take the Song clan's two
The No. 1 person came to Yuhang to discuss some important matters. He seemed to intend to place bets and support the "Double Dragons" in their quest for world domination?
Naturally, Song Yuzhi herself didn’t know what the specific meaning was. She only followed her to serve as a stepping stone. The specific matters and how to discuss them were beyond her ability to intervene and make decisions. After all, she was the one who
She was just a female streamer, and could not easily come into contact with the core decision-making issues within the Song clan.
"Kou Zhong!"
"The last time we met, the two of you didn't know martial arts. I'm afraid you're not even strong enough for me to fight with one hand."
"But now..."
As he spoke, Song Yuzhi's cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly as he looked at the majestic young man in front of him, who had transformed from a rogue pickpocket into a big shot in just over a year.
The daughter's family always likes to look up to heroes, especially a young man like the one in front of her who is similar to her own age but has already made a big career. This is even more attractive to Song Yuzhi.
"Your sword skills were able to kill "Green Dragon" Ren Shaoming. My father also treats you differently and said that he wants to try your sword skills with you another day!"
"I definitely can't beat you!"
But admiration is admiration, and good feelings are good feelings, so she still can't stop her from saying those teasing and appreciative words to Kou Zhong in front of her.
"!
"
"Don't!"
"Don't!"
"Miss!"
"The reason why I was able to kill Ren Shaoming was because of Ziling's help. If I were to do it alone, I wouldn't have the confidence!"
"If it were Song Que, the "Heavenly Sword", then I would just stretch my neck and wait for death. That might be more comfortable and neat?"
Hearing Song Yuzhi's words, although Kou Zhong knew that the other party was joking, he was still shocked. He hurriedly waved his hands to refuse, saying that he did not want to provoke Yong Dao, who was said to be as powerful as the four great masters in the world. Master.
"I've met Miss Song!"
At this time, as the Song clan's giant ship successfully docked at the dock in Yuhang, Xu Ziling also jumped to Kou Zhong's side and bowed his hand towards Song Yuzhi.
"laugh!"
"Xu Ziling, long time no see, you are becoming more and more handsome!"
"I heard from Sister Wanjing that I know about your affairs. When do you plan to get married?"
"Don't forget to let me know when the time comes!"
"I will definitely prepare a big gift for you!"
After seeing that Xu Ziling was very different from before, stronger, taller and more elegant, Song Yuzhi, who was satisfied and nodded, started teasing him with emotion again.
"Not urgent!"
"maybe……"
"It's not necessarily Zi Ling who went to Miss Song's wedding first?"
However, Xu Ziling smiled indifferently and actually said something pointedly. At the same time, he did not forget to look at Song Yuzhi deeply, not knowing what he was implying.
"ah?"
"How can I be so fast?!"
Hearing Xu Ziling's words, Song Yuzhi couldn't help but be a little shocked, and for a long time he couldn't figure out what the other party meant and why he suddenly said that.
"Young Master Zhong!"
"Shall we invite the guests to the inn and then talk slowly?"
At this time, he saw Song Shidao, the young master of the Song Clan, and two old men whom he did not recognize, but he had a slender and majestic figure. Even though his sideburns were white, he did not look old at all, and his eyes were as bright as a torch and his demeanor was very extraordinary, as well as a group of followers. Xu Ziling knew that it was not appropriate to talk while standing on the bow of a boat, so he quickly whispered to Kou Zhong.
"Ha ha!"
"Brother Song!"
"Long time no see. How are you?"
"!
"
"This is Mr. Song, who is known as "Earth Sword" Song Zhi in the world, right?"
"Long time admired!"
"I'm Kou Zhong!"
"This is my brother Xu Ziling!"
"The arrangements have been made for the other courtyard in Yuhang City, and the banquet has been prepared for the old man to invite!"
"Brother Song, please!"
"I'm going to go and clean things up for you first, and then we can talk about business slowly?"
After first greeting Song Shidao, "Earth Sword" Song Zhi and others with a hearty smile, Kou Zhongcai waved his hand and boldly motioned to the Song clan's important officials, maids, servants, etc. to follow him to Yuhang County first.
Go to the city.
After all, Kou Zhong is no longer what he used to be. He is now the governor of Yuhang County, the leader of the 'Shuanglong Gang', the local emperor, a big landowner and a big warlord here. Therefore, as a landlord, he must not talk about things.
We talked about it on the guest's boat.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The Song family members did not waste any time, and after exchanging casual greetings, they all got off the boat and climbed onto the horses that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had prepared in advance, and then a group of about a hundred people roared and galloped towards the city.
"Hello!"
"Kou Zhong!"
"Why don't you see your godmother?"
At this moment, when the team had not been marching for a long time, Song Shidao, the young leader of the Song Clan, wandered around the team for a while, and finally couldn't help but accelerated his horse to Kou Zhong's side and lowered his voice and whispered.
asked.
"ah?"
He never expected that a year later, Song Shidao, the young master, would still be interested in his own godmother Junma, which made Kou Zhong a little surprised and embarrassed.
"..."
Similarly, Xu Ziling on the side also looked at Song Shidao strangely.
"Brother Song, don't you know?"
"Our godmother, we separated more than a year ago, not long after we landed in Cuishan Town. She ran back to Korea after letting us practice the "Secret of Immortality" by ourselves, and we haven't seen her yet.
Come back!"
"On the contrary, her junior sister Fu Junyu came to the Central Plains. She beat us fiercely several times before and wanted to ask Mr. Yang about the treasure. We didn't pay much attention to her."
While talking about Fu Junma's situation, Kou Zhong did not forget to tell about Fu Junyu and the fact that Fu Junyu was mixed up with the Turkic Ba Fenghan.
Especially that Ba Fenghan!
Even Kou Zhong had to admit that the other party was indeed a master. If he fought alone, Kou Zhong might not be a match for the other party now. But fortunately, he still had his good brother Xu Ziling helping him, and the two of them were working together.
Under such circumstances, even without the guidance of their cheap master, they will not be afraid of the other party.
"That's it..."
When he heard that Fu Junma was not with the two of them, Song Shidao, who was originally in high spirits and looking forward to it, suddenly withered like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"That……"
"Where is your master?"
"My father really wants to see her."
Then soon, Song Shidao, who realized that he had lost his composure, reluctantly smiled again and pretended to ask about the great master of the two of them in order to relieve his embarrassment.
"Master Anne?"
"have no idea……"
Kou Zhong shook his head.
"The last time we met her, we were at Yuexiu Village in Luoyang. It was at the birthday banquet of the Confucian king."
"At that time, we were doing it for..."
"Ahem!"
"At that time, we were looking for someone and accidentally got separated from her. Now we don't know where she went."
Kou Zhong just wanted to say that he was chasing Shi Qingxuanshi and everyone before losing his master, but when he thought of the big things to be done today, and thought that Song Yuzhi was right next to him, in order to avoid some trouble, he quickly stopped talking and said sarcastically
He smiled and asked in turn:
"It's you!"
"Brother Song!"
"You don't seem to have practiced the "Secret of Immortality"?"
"Didn't you memorize several pictures? Why don't you practice?"
Just like that, Kou Zhong, who successfully changed the subject, looked at Song Shidao with a strange look on his face.
Before, he and Xu Ziling thought that Song Shidao had memorized several paintings and they only had two. In that case, the other party's skill should be far superior to theirs. But now, they discovered that the other party's skills were far superior to theirs. But now, they discovered that the other party's skills were far superior to theirs.
There is no trace of practicing the "Secret of Immortality" on your body at all?
"Well..."
"It's true that I haven't practiced!"
"Although I have shown the first five pictures of the "Secret of Immortality" and the translated exercises to my father, he said that if I want to practice, I must abolish the original exercises, otherwise, I will go crazy.
Do you want me to decide the risks?"
"I thought about it over and over again, but in the end I couldn't make up my mind."
With a wry smile, Song Shidao unabashedly told the reason why he didn't practice.
Because he is not enthusiastic about martial arts, and now his skills are considered to be first-rate in the martial arts world. He only needs to be able to ensure basic self-protection. He does not want to easily give away the skills he has cultivated for more than 20 years in order to become stronger.
Abolish it directly.
Moreover, he does not think that he is definitely suitable for practicing the "Secret of Immortality". Although he has seen the pictures by heart and knows them by heart, he has no more ideas and no urge to practice.
You can see it.
"Is that so?"
"What a pity..."
"Zi Ling and I both thought you had become an unparalleled master. After all, we have only practiced one picture each."
Shaking his head, Kou Zhong sighed with regret.
"!
"
"Here we are!"
At this moment, when he saw the gate of the exquisite and elegant post house that he had arranged for Song Clan and others in front of him, he directly led everyone forward without saying anything, then walked around the alley and turned over to dismount.
, and then asked the servants to lead the distinguished guests in one by one.
Two hours later.
After the Song clan and his party finished eating and drinking in the company of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, and then took a shower and changed clothes to feel refreshed, finally, both parties entered a quiet room tacitly and began formal negotiations on certain matters.
But...
In terms of negotiation skills and patient strategies, how can the two young boys Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling be the opponents of Song Zhi, the second-largest figure in the Song Dynasty?
The word "wisdom" in the other party's name alone is not simple. What's more, in recent years, Song Que, the "Heavenly Sword", has been obsessed with sword skills and has never left the sharpening hall. All matters in the Song clan are also handled by Song Que.
Zhi is a decisive person, and the fact that he can manage such a large Song Dynasty not only does not cause trouble, but also thrives in this troubled world, is enough to show Song Zhi's ability!
Isn’t this?
The negotiation didn't take long, and after several rounds of back and forth between the two parties, Kou Zhong soon couldn't hold on anymore. He was completely defeated by the scheming "Earth Sword" Song Zhi, and then simply
He patted the table and spoke out a final plan that he and Xu Ziling had finally discussed:
"enough!"
"It seems that there is only one situation that will allow our Yuhang County Shuanglong Gang to cooperate with your Lingnan Song Clan, including sharing the secret of Yang Gong's treasure!"
"That is……"
"The noble lord has betrothed Miss Song Yuzhi to me, Kou Zhong!"
"Then we can discuss the next step of cooperation, how about that?!"
Just like that, under the glares of Song Zhi, who was indifferent, Song Shidao, who was slightly astonished, and Song Yuzhi, who was horrified, Kou Zhong had to get angry and opened the door when the negotiation was unfavorable.
And completely revealed the bottom line that their 'Double Dragons' prepared for this negotiation.
That’s right!
The two people who guessed in advance that Song Clan must be here to discuss some cooperation matters had already discussed the countermeasures. After several days of discussion, the only plan the two came up with was: to marry the Song Clan, join forces and win in one fell swoop.
The whole Jiangnan!
Yes, Kou Zhong was plotting the whole of Jiangnan, instead of competing with a group of heroes in the Central Plains first.
After all, there are too many forces in the Central Plains area now. Not to mention the various large and small gangs and sects, which emerge in endlessly like crucian carp crossing the river. The big forces include Shen Faxing, Fu Gongyou and Li Zi.
Wait.
As far as the current situation is concerned, with the threat of Du Fuwei from the north and Lin Shihong from the southwest, their Shuanglong Gang currently controls most of Yuhang County and has close ties with the Dongming Sect to obtain high-quality weapons.
Apart from the priority supply, there are basically not many advantages.
Therefore, if they can get some support and assistance from the Song clan, their situation may be better. If they want to cooperate, the two parties must have some kind of bond, and apart from marriage, they can't think of anything else.
What a good idea.
"no!"
"This is ridiculous!"
"Kou Zhong!"
"How could you make such a rude request?"
Almost instantly, before the thoughtful Song Zhi and the astonished Song Shidao could say anything, Song Yuzhi took the lead and couldn't help it anymore, stood up directly and protested loudly to express her point of view.
After all, she and Kou Zhong were not familiar with each other. They had only met each other before, which was considered acquaintance. But now they suddenly made such excessive demands and used her as a bargaining chip in negotiations in front of her. She just
Of course I am strongly opposed to it.
"Hahaha!"
"Yuzhi!"
"Having grown up in a wealthy family, don't you know that this kind of thing cannot be affected by your opinion?"
"Even I can't help myself!"
However, Kou Zhong seemed to be convinced of Song Yuzhi and directly retorted and sighed with a playful smile on his hands.
This matter really made him sigh, because more than half a year ago, on the Dongming, when facing Li Xiuning, the young lady of the Li clan, he, Kou Zhong, could only look at him blankly, even though he dared to make any inappropriate remarks.
He wanted to, but because he had no identity, he had to watch the beauty leave. But now, he was able to openly block the young master of the Song Dynasty and the second person of the Song Dynasty, Song Zhi, and proposed the idea of ​​marrying Song Yuzhi.
The change of identity gave him an unreal and illusory feeling, and at the same time, he became more determined to dominate the world, collect everything he wanted, and no longer have to judge others because of his humble background.
"..."
At this time, Song Yuzhi suddenly stopped talking, but still stared at Kou Zhong with shame, anger and hatred.
"..."
Song Zhi was not in a hurry to speak. He just pondered, wondering what the pros and cons were. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and asked Kou Zhong:
"What's the reason?"
"Tell me."
Then, under Song Yuzhi's surprised gaze, Song Zhi asked Kou Zhong noncommittally, with no intention of refusing immediately?
“It’s easy!”
"For the Song clan in Lingnan, there are currently two mountains blocking the Song clan from advancing into the Central Plains!"
"That's Xiao Xian and Lin Shihong!"
"And just right!"
"Currently, the key areas in the northern Central Plains are temporarily occupied by Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing and others. Although it is not worth mentioning that Shen Faxing is our defeated general, Li Zitong and Du Fuwei are not easy to offend.
Therefore, our Shuangyong Gang does not plan to enter the Central Plains for the time being, but instead heads west to capture the Jiangnan area first?"
"If the Song clan forms an alliance with us, then Lin Shihong, who is facing enemies from both sides, will have nothing to fear!"
"Similarly, Xiao Mian's situation will also become very embarrassing. By then, the Song clan will no longer have to worry about whether to form an alliance with Xiao Mian of Baling. Am I right?"
"besides!"
"At that time, we will rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River..."
Just like that, Kou Zhong started talking eloquently, with a confident and decisive look on his face, which made Song Zhi couldn't help but secretly nod.
"..."
"..."
Similarly, Kou Zhong's performance also shocked Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi who were on the side. They couldn't believe that a little gangster who was a pickpocket in Yangzhou City a year ago could grow up to be such a leader today.
A powerful figure.
"I see."
"This is the reason why you raided Jiujiang, killed Ren Shaoming of the Iron Cavalry Association even if you were against Tiele "Flying Eagle" Qu Ao, and then caused chaos in Jiujiang, right?"
"You want..."
"Work with me, the Song clan, to take advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains and the north to occupy and pacify the entire south of the Yangtze River?"
Nodding, Song Zhi said that he roughly understood Kou Zhong's thoughts and the general reason why Shuanglong did the assassination of Ren Shaoming to cause trouble in Jiujiang, which seemed nonsensical and could easily provoke powerful enemies.
"Teacher's way!"
"What do you think?"
After the analysis, Song Zhi did not rush to give an answer to Kou Zhong. Instead, he looked at Song Shidao aside and asked like a student.
"this……"
"I just thought about it. Brother Kou Zhong's conditions are quite good. Second uncle, you also know that behind their two dragons there is not only a great master, but they are also closely related to the Dongming sect and can easily obtain weapons. Recently, they have
Having captured almost the entire Yuhang County, the development momentum is very rapid..."
"Now that we want to conquer the west, we will soon be able to coordinate with my Song family from east to west. If the two sides unite, it should not be a big problem to take over the entire Jiangnan."
"At that time, with the natural danger of the Yangtze River, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Waiting for the right time to point our sword at the Central Plains and unify the world, there may not be no chance?"
Song Shidao pondered and began to analyze. Then, the more he analyzed, the less he could think of any good reason to reject the marriage proposed by Kou Zhong.
Does the proposal of alliance really seem to be of great benefit to both parties?
"only……"
"I seem to have heard that Yuzhi was engaged to be engaged a long time ago?"
"I wonder if this is the case?"
But soon, Song Shidao also expressed his worries, and also revealed that Song Yuzhi was engaged, which made Kou Zhong, who was originally full of confidence, startled and frowned.
"..."
Listening to Song Shidao's analysis, although he felt it was a little shallow, Song Zhi still nodded in agreement with satisfaction.
However, he was somewhat disapproving of Song Yuzhi's previous engagement. After all, it was not something that could not be changed. As long as the benefits were sufficient, it was only a matter of words for the Song family.
"!
"
Song Yuzhi herself was not very clear about the engagement, but when she saw Song Zhi nodding his head repeatedly, she thought it was Song Zhi who had agreed. Then her pretty face turned red again and asked:
"Second uncle!"
"You don't want to agree, do you?"
Anyway, as for Kou Zhong, she herself also knew that she had a slight affection for him, but it was only a good impression. But now, she was directly betrothed to him, and it was still a bargaining chip, so she always felt a little bit.
hard to accept.
"okay."
"Don't be alarmed, Yu Zhi!"
"This matter must at least wait until father agrees. It's useless for you and me to rush!"
Seeing Song Yuzhi's appearance, Song Zhi gave a rare word of comfort and signaled the other party not to mess up his position yet.
"yes!"
"There's no point in rushing!"
"Sister Yuzhi, you can't escape my grasp!"
Seeing that woman resisting him so much, Kou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Then after thinking about it, he started teasing and teasing her with a smile again, saying that he was convinced that Kou Zhong was convinced of her.
"!
"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"My father will definitely not agree!"
Song Yuzhi, of course, refused to be outdone and refuted.
"..."
"..."
"..."
In this way, the negotiations between the two parties reached a stalemate.
After Kou Zhong put forward the last and only condition, Song Zhi and Song Shidao were unable to make an immediate decision, so they had to send letters by flying pigeons, preparing to send the news back to the Song clan first, and then wait for the clan leader Song Que
Make a decision after receiving the answer.
then!
Song Shidao, Song Yuzhi, Song Zhi and the others just stayed in Yuhang County and planned to wait for ten days and a half before receiving Song Que's instructions before conducting further consultations and negotiations with Kou Zhong.
"..."
"Hello!"
"Young Master Zhong!"
"I suddenly discovered a very serious problem!"
After waiting to leave the post house where the distinguished guests of the Song Dynasty were received, Xu Ziling, riding horses with Gao Zhong and his entourage, were walking on Yuhang Street, and suddenly he sighed.
"??"
"what is the problem?"
Kou Zhong asked inexplicably.
"Of course it's a big problem!"
"You think so!"
"The young master of the Song Clan, that Song Shidao, he likes our godmother Jun Ma very much. You must have noticed it, right?"
"And now, you are proposing marriage to Song Yuzhi, Miss Song Clan. She is Song Shidao's sister..."
"just in case!"
"If everything succeeds in the future, you will be the brother-in-law of the young master of the Song Dynasty, but he will actually become the godfather of the two of us. If we have a son and a half in the future, it will be even more incredible!
"
"When the time comes, will your son call him uncle, or directly call him grandpa?"
"besides!"
"Do their children call you aunt, uncle, or brother and sister-in-law?"
Riding on the horse, Xu Ziling analyzed seriously with a face full of confusion and gloating, not caring about Kou Zhong's ugly face that was getting darker and darker.
"!
"
"Shut up!"
Hearing this, Kou Zhong, who was a little messy and felt that the relationship was indeed a bit messy, became angry and without caring about his dignity, he directly waved his fist and chased Xu Ziling who started to laugh.
"Xu Ziling!"
"I'm warning you! Don't ruin my good deeds!"
"otherwise!"
"I couldn't marry Yuzhi, so I robbed your mother-in-law and became the wife of Yazhai!
"
"By the time……"
"You and I really can't be brothers anymore!"
"Ha ha ha ha!
"
Then, Kou Zhong, who suddenly remembered Shan Meixian's beautiful girl, laughed fiercely and maniacally. Under Xu Ziling's panic-stricken expression, he gritted his teeth and said some crazy thoughts that he had buried in his heart for a long time.
.
"!
"
"Good on you Kou Zhong!"
"The thoughts are so vicious!
"
"Look at me acting for heaven and beating you all over the head!"
"Don't run!
"
Listening to Kou Zhong's vicious and threatening words, Xu Ziling was of course stunned.
Then, thinking about the situation where he and sister Wan Jing might be forced to call each other daddy, he became angry and swung his fist towards each other's head.
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Chapter completed!