8: Real rivers and lakes

Hearing Bodhisattva's words, Xiao Qingden was shocked. She couldn't help but reach out, knock on the stone statue, and touch it twice. The feeling of the tentacles is smooth and hard, and no matter how you look at it, it is a real stone.

I can't believe that this statue turned out to be a big living person? If this is true, then ...... What kind of power can turn people into stone?

Such a question, even if Xiaoqing herself is already inhuman, she has seen countless strange and bizarre things. But even if she racked her brains, she still couldn't think of an answer.

Cheng Li, who was next to him, gasped and said slowly: "Miss Rou, what do you mean...... This man was alive not long ago, and it was only for some reason that he was turned into a stone statue?"

The Bodhisattva sighed, "Exactly. ”

Cheng Li's eyebrows showed a little deep thought, and he said, "When did it happen?"

The Bodhisattva replied, "It's not far. It was seven days ago. However, Chang Feng is not the first person to turn into a stone statue, and he is definitely not the last. In fact, I came here because of these stone statues. ”

Cheng Li nodded: "In this way, Miss Rou, you should have a long story, which can be said to be told to us." ”

The Bodhisattva smiled and said, "Moreover, I also know that Cheng Shao and Xiaoqing will definitely be good listeners." ”

Cheng Lijaw said: "Then, just find a place to settle down, and then talk slowly." ”

The Bodhisattva casually pointed to the side of the street: "There is a safe inn over there, the room is quite clean, and the taste of wine and food is acceptable." ”

Cheng Li said: "Then let's go." Without hesitation, he picked up his horse and walked towards the inn over there.

Lunch time has passed, but dinner time has not yet arrived. Therefore, in the inn, there are only two or three tables of guests, who are chatting and drinking with broad beans, peanuts, dried tofu and other things. The shopkeeper dozed off on the table in the corner. The shopkeeper is crackling and planning.

The curtain hanging from the entrance of the inn was suddenly opened. The shopkeeper subconsciously raised his head and said with a smile: "Guest, welcome." Do you want to sharpen or ......?"

The inquiring speech was abruptly cut off. The shopkeeper's eyes widened, staring at the Bodhisattva in golden armor with surprise and surprise, and for a moment, his face looked extremely strange.

After experiencing so many turmoil, Cheng Li can be regarded as exercising. It is true that the set of gold armor on the Bodhisattva is indeed very eye-catching. But not so much that it's scary. But now between the shopkeeper's eyebrows, there is obvious fear. There's definitely something odd about this.

Cheng Li turned around and glanced at the Bodhisattva. The golden-armored girl bowed slightly to him and gestured again, indicating that she was at ease. Then he said calmly: "Shopkeeper, we have to be sharp, but also stay." Open three clean rooms. Send some food, drinks, and food. There were two horses outside the door, and they took good care of us too. ”

The shopkeeper came back to his senses, nodded his head, and said yes. Hurry up and call the shopkeeper to work. In less than a cup of tea, the room was opened and the food and drinks were delivered. The shopkeeper went out to take care of the horses. The shopkeeper went back to the counter and continued to plan the plate. Only this time, his abacus was weak and worried. After fiddling twice, he quietly raised his head to look at Cheng Li and them, and then looked at the gate again. The look is sneaky.

Cheng Li didn't care what the hell this shopkeeper was doing. He sat down at the wine table, picked up his chopsticks and ate. As always, be focused.

Xiaoqing has long been accustomed to this. She didn't mention the cup and chopsticks, and urged repeatedly: "Sister Rou, what story do you have, you can tell it now, right?"

The Bodhisattva nodded, reached into his arms, took out a letter first, gently put it on the table and pushed it forward, and said, "Before telling the story, you had better read this letter first. ”

Xiaoqing took the letter and opened it, quickly browsed it, and said in surprise: "In this way, the imperial court now has a very unpleasant view of the Golden Dragon Gang and the Canghai Yueming Tower. So at the same time, he ordered Yan Donglou's father and Zhuge Taifu to eradicate the Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueming Building?"

The Bodhisattva sighed, "That's right. Li Yanzhou is too much, too out of line. How dare you declare that 'the Son of Heaven can only be honored in the palace.' Out of the palace gate, he Li Yanzhou is the real emperor'. It is conceivable that after the Son of Heaven heard such rebellious words, how could he continue to be indifferent?"

Xiao Qing said suspiciously: "But Li Yanzhou didn't talk like this for a day or two, right? Why did the emperor only hear this sentence now, and now he decided to eradicate the Golden Dragon Gang?"

Cheng Li put down his chopsticks and said lightly: "Then you don't understand, because what the emperor hears, in fact, others are willing to let him listen." Others don't want to, so the emperor lives in the deep palace, and where can he hear what is going on outside?

In the past, the Golden Dragon Gang was strong and strong, and no one wanted to provoke them. Therefore, the emperor could not hear the words of the emperor in the palace and the emperor outside the palace. But now, the vitality of the Golden Dragon Gang has been greatly damaged, and a large number of masters have died. Then the emperor will naturally hear it. ”

Xiaoqing suddenly said, "Oh, I see. So, the reason why Canghai Yueminglou is also included in the treatment object is because someone doesn't deal with them, right?"

The Bodhisattva sighed: "The backstage of the Canghai Yueming Building is the first general of the dynasty, the general of the Zhenguo Gongnian. But General Nian and Prime Minister Yan Lao have always had a knot in their hearts, and they don't bite each other's strings. But Zhu Youxian made another big move this time. Prime Minister Yan is full of the pain of losing his son, if he doesn't attack the young general, how can he vent it? If he doesn't cut Zhu You's tears with a thousand knives, how can he make up for the sorrow of this white-headed man sending a black-headed man?"

Cheng Li said in disgust: "These flies and dogs who are vying for power and profit are really disgusting. ”

The Bodhisattva said helplessly: "People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. The imperial court temple is just a bigger river and lake. It is easy to keep yourself clean. But if people with lofty ideals all over the world think like this, the court will only be controlled by some traitors and villains. In the end, it is still the common people who suffer. It is precisely because of this that Uncle Shi insisted on staying in the court, refusing to retreat and enjoy the blessings by himself. ”

Cheng Li nodded: "I understand." I can't do that. So I've always admired Mrs. Zhuge very much. However, this time the emperor ordered Zhuge Taifu and Prime Minister Yan Cheng to make a move, what are they going to do?"

The Bodhisattva said: "We can't control Prime Minister Yan's side. But Uncle Shi's side didn't intend to take Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youtear seriously. Therefore, not only did the third junior brother and the fourth junior brother not come over, but even the senior sister who was with me was called back by Uncle Shi with an excuse. ”

Xiaoqing suddenly said, "Oh, I understand. Zhuge Taifu didn't contribute to the work, and he planned to perfunctory the emperor and just deal with the past, right?"

The Bodhisattva smiled a little embarrassedly: "Although this is not good, it probably means that." But even if Uncle Shi let Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youxian go, Prime Minister Yan would not. In addition, on the side of the Son of Heaven, it is likely that another master will be sent. Therefore, the situation that the Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueminglou are facing now is by no means optimistic. Therefore, if you encounter them, you must be careful. ”

Cheng Li immediately understood. The so-called "where to find the blessed land, the glass under the moon to ascend the immortal spoon". Legend has it that the glazed sword can open a cave in the heavens. There is not only the secret of immortality, but also the treasures left by the three predecessors of the "King of Shenzhou" Chen Jingtao, the "Sword Saint" Le Shengge, and the "Lonely Hou" Gongshan Shangqing.

I think that the "King of Shenzhou" and the other three were all once the sword masters of the glazed treasure knife, and they were all invincible masters in the world. The forces gathered around them can even affect the ownership of the country. In the past three Jiazi, the three changes of dynasty in the world are directly and indirectly related to these three top masters.

Therefore, among the treasures left by the three supreme masters, there are not only the secrets of their invincible martial arts in the past, but also the mountains of gold and silver wealth, as well as a large number of weapons and armor staffs. As long as you get these treasures, you will immediately have the ability to compete in the world. It doesn't seem difficult to even change the dynasty again and ascend the throne as emperor.

In the past, the Golden Dragon Gang was strong and strong, and its own strength was strong enough. Naturally, you can not care about this treasure. Canghai Yueminglou was scheming and secretly plotting to annex the Eight Doutang and the Golden Dragon Gang in one fell swoop. If it succeeds, its power will inevitably swell to the sum of the three families, and it will not need any treasures.

But now, the vitality of the Golden Dragon Gang has been greatly damaged, and the plan of Canghai Yueminglou has also been aborted. What's worse is that the Son of Heaven is thunderous and angry, and has already issued a holy decree to eradicate the two families. With the power of the government, although it can't directly deal with masters like Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youxian. But it is more than enough to deal with the various industries under the name of the Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueminglou.

Whether it is the Golden Dragon Gang or Canghai Yueminglou, there are all kinds of businesses under their names, involving clothing, food, housing and transportation, and tens of thousands of people rely on these industries to survive. If these industries are seized by the government, the financial resources of the Golden Dragon Gang and Canghai Yueming Mansion will also be cut off.

Only those who have wealth can be powerful, and those who have no wealth are those who have no people. So whether it's the Golden Dragon Gang or the Canghai Moon Tower, now their only hope of turning over is all on the treasure of the glass treasure knife.

When they get the treasure, they have the ability to compete in the world. It is not yet known who will kill the deer at that time. If you can't get the treasure, Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youxian will have the best ending, which is nothing more than to be alone, live incognito for the rest of their lives, and never see the light again.

Such an end is obviously absolutely unacceptable to the ambitious Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youxi. Therefore, they had to get the glazed treasure. Anyone who has the same purpose as them must be regarded as an enemy, and they must be eliminated as soon as possible.

In other words, no matter whether the previous relationship was friend or foe, preparing once, the conflict between Cheng Li, Li Yanzhou, and Zhu Youxian was inevitable. Even, because Cheng Li's strength is obviously stronger, Li Yanzhou and Zhu Youxian are more likely to join forces, and they must first get rid of Cheng Li, the biggest threat, and then fight each other.

There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests. This is the most real Jianghu.