On this street, the flow of people is dense and the city is bustling. No matter what kind of shop you open or what goods you sell, all of them are doing thriving, and the goods are like a rotation. Speaking of making money every day, most of the time it is not an exaggeration.

People who do business will only keep chasing more and greater profits. If it is not after Bai Yujing's second watch in the evening, a curfew will be imposed, and those who are not in an emergency are not allowed to go out without authorization. Then these merchants and stores will definitely be open non-stop for twelve hours a day, where are they willing to close their doors and not do business?

But now it's still broad daylight, and business is doing well. How is it that at the sound of the gong, the whole street immediately becomes empty, and there is no one left?

Cheng Li turned around curiously and asked Xiao Jianshi, "Brother Xiao, what's going on?"

Xiao Jianshi sighed, also got up and walked to the balcony, and said, "Actually, as I said just now, the trouble that the owner of this shop has encountered is related to the current situation on this street. As for what it is, Cheng Shao, you can see for yourself. ”

Cheng Li nodded and waited patiently to see it. A moment later, footsteps sounded, and on the left and right sides of the long street, large groups of people and horses came over.

Walking from the left end, all of them are finished in strong suits, with a fierce demeanor, and at a glance, they know that they must be people in the rivers and lakes. On top of their left arm, each wore a sleeve with the word "big" written on it. and swords on their waists.

As for those who came from the right side, there were monks, Taoists, beggars, scholars, grooms, woodcutters, butchers, peddlers, and fishermen...... Three religions and nine streams, all kinds of dresses. The only similarity is that they also wear a sleeve on their right arm, on which is painted a pattern that resembles a flat pole, but this flat pole is curved, which looks very strange. The weapons in the hands of the people are also varied, and they have everything.

The two groups of people walked in a neat footstep, constantly approaching each other. With each step, the evil aura on his body became thicker. Suddenly, I heard someone shouting, "Fuck these bitches, kill them!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the two gangs of centaurs immediately became like two raging torrents, accelerating each other and colliding wildly together. Immediately after, a fierce battle broke out. The two sides also coaxed their eyes and fought fiercely.

I saw that those Jianghu people were silent one by one, living as cold as machines, and their shots were fast, ruthless, and effective. It can be seen that it has been rigorously trained. But the other group of three-minded and ninth-rate characters kept shouting one by one. The shots were also messy, and there was almost no cooperation to speak of. Martial arts are also high and low, uneven.

On the one hand, it is well trained, and on the other hand, it is completely rabble. No matter how you look at it, it should have been those Jianghu people who had the upper hand. But in fact, the two sides were tied. Because of that group of rabble, it looks like a mess, but once they start to do it, they seem to be like divine help, their fighting spirit is high, and the more they fight, the smoother they become. It didn't take a moment, or even the other way around, to overwhelm those Jianghu people.

Crackling, crackling. Half an hour later, on the ground of the street, dozens of people were lying horizontally. Among them, forty percent are those who are three religions and nine streams, and sixty percent are those who are rivers and lakes.

However, even though he was lying on the ground, in fact, no one died. It's just because each other's subordinates are measured. The people in the rivers and lakes have never unsheathed their swords, and the three sects and nine streams have at most broken the enemy's hands and feet, and no one has really killed them.

Seeing that the winner was gradually clear, he didn't know which one was who, so he suddenly shouted. Both sides responded with a resignation. Then they lifted up the people who were lying on the ground and belonged to their own side, and without saying a word, they turned around and left. It was only half an hour's work, and everyone walked cleanly. It's as if the big battle just now never happened.

Now that the warring sides have retreated, the shops on the streets have reopened. The people who hid in the store also came out. It's just that after such a big battle, even if there are no deaths, it is enough to make ordinary people tremble. At that moment, everyone did not dare to stay and left one after another. Inevitably, the whole street became deserted and almost crowded.

Cheng Li saw the whole thing clearly. But what exactly happened, he was still confused. I couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xiao, what's going on?"

Xiao Jianshi sighed and said, "Speaking of which, Cheng Shao." Today's incident has a lot to do with you. ”

Cheng Li didn't understand it even more. He asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?" But I don't know these people at all. ”

Xiao Jianshi chanted: "There are pearls in the sea, heroes account for eight buckets, six desires are fascinated by gods and demons, and the golden dragon swallows the world." Cheng Shao, you won't have heard of these words, right?"

Cheng Li smiled and said, "Naturally, I've heard of it." Isn't it the Canghai Moon Tower, the Eight Bucket Hall, the Six Desires Heaven, and the Golden Dragon Gang, the four major gangs in the world. It's just that ......" At this point, he subconsciously shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Jianshi said: "It is the four major gangs in the world. However, although the Golden Dragon Gang is strong, its power has never been involved in Bai Yujing. The Six Desires have always been low-key and hidden, and although they have a place in the four major gangs, they are actually very unworthy of the name. Therefore, for the people of Bai Yujing, what they are really familiar with is actually the Eight Bucket Hall and the Canghai Yueming Tower. ”

Cheng Li sighed: "However, Canghai Yueming Tower and Badou Hall no longer exist. ”

Xiao Jianshi said: "Bai Yujing is the imperial capital of the world, prosperous and rich, and the first in the world. All those who want to get ahead in the world will first come to Bai Yujing to try their luck, but if they can't do it, they will go to other places to work hard. Therefore, Bai Yujing also has the most talents. Therefore, as long as you can gain a firm foothold in Bai Yujing, you can be rich and talented. You can't keep a low profile.

Badoutang and Canghai Yueming Tower are two of the best examples. Although their power rarely extends beyond Bai Yujing. Although none of them can dominate Bai Yujing, at most they can only occupy about eighty percent of Bai Yujing's rivers and lakes. But that's enough to make them two of the four major gangs in the world. ”

Cheng Li groaned: "There are too many people in Bai Yujing, too much money, and I want to reach out more." The situation is certainly complicated. Badou Hall and Canghai Yueming Tower, although they occupy the most interests in this. But their existence also ensures that order will not get out of control, so that everything can develop in a benign direction. Perhaps, this is also the reason why they can sit on Bai Yujing's rivers and lakes and continue to become the second of the four major gangs in the world. ”

Xiao Jianshi said: "Yes, the situation is generally like this. But after the incident in Hangzhou, Badoutang completely fell apart. And after Yongzhou, Canghai Yueming Tower also collapsed. As a result, the rivers and lakes in the capital were completely chaotic. ”

Cheng Li said: "Badou Hall and Canghai Yueming Tower are like two big trees, stealing most of the sunlight and rain. Although the other trees and flowers were dissatisfied, they couldn't make any sound under the suppression of the two great gods above their heads.

But now, the two trees are gone. Then these trees and flowers are unsuppressed, so naturally they have to desperately compete for the sudden extra sunlight and rain, trying to make themselves the next Badoutang or Canghai Yueming Tower. Brother Xiao, is that so?"

Xiao Jianshi said: "That's right, that's it." Cheng Shao, you are two months late. What I saw today is nothing. Two months ago, those Jianghu men who fought with each other would not be as gentle as they are today, they would have seen blood with knives a long time ago, and the white knives went in and the red knives came out. ”

Cheng Li was surprised: "Isn't that a big mess in the world?

Xiao Jianshi said: "Dead people are nothing. Those Jianghu men, since they came out to mix, they didn't take their lives to heart. They don't even want their own lives, let alone other people's lives? As long as they can get enough benefits, even if they want to sell their wives and children, I am afraid they will not hesitate at all. ”

Cheng Li said: "These men don't care, don't others care?"

Xiao Jianshi sighed: "Of course not, you have to care." After all, this is Bai Yujing, the imperial capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the first good district. If we fight and kill every day, and if people die every day, will the face of the imperial court be gone? Corpses are everywhere and bloody, how can everyone do business? How can merchants from other places come again?"

Cheng Lidao: "So the imperial court came forward and told everyone that they are not allowed to fight like this again, and they must be restrained?"

Xiao Jianshi said: "Not bad. Strictly speaking, it was Uncle Shi and Prime Minister Yan who jointly performed a concert, illustrating the harmfulness of this chaotic situation. Then the imperial court came forward and sternly warned everyone not to continue to mess around like this.

Since then, the scramble has gradually begun to converge. The forces involved in the struggle are also constantly being swallowed up and integrated in the struggle. By now, only the last two forces remained. ”

Cheng Li said: "It's the two groups just now, right?

Xiao Jianshi said: "For hundreds of years, the structure on the rivers and lakes is very clear. It is the two holy places of swords, the three major sources of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, the seven sword schools, the eight families, and the ten gangs. Among them, the ten major gangs have been in decline for a long time and have existed in name only.

However, not long ago, a group of people announced that they had broken away from the gang they belonged to and reformed a new organization called the 'Horror League'. The gang leader's surname is Ning, and he calls himself General Ning, and as soon as he makes a move, he takes over most of the territory and interests that originally belonged to Badoutang. is even more ambitious, and wants to grab all the territories that originally belonged to Canghai Yueming Building, and dominate the underground rivers and lakes of Bai Yujing. ”

Cheng Li asked, "What about the other group?"

Xiao Jianshi said: "They successfully took over the property of Canghai Yueming Building, and then launched a leader to fight with General Ning. This leader was one of the two deputy owners of the Canghai Yueming Mansion before. Huang Lei. ”

Cheng Li was taken aback and blurted out, "Is it him? How could he be here? It's impossible!"