The white tiger is dead, and the dragons of the Western Seven Houses have no leader, although many people are angry in their hearts, but they do not dare to act rashly, and the rudder owners who came to participate in the meeting all stayed, while the others went down the mountain according to Suzaku's instructions.

People from all walks of life who came to watch the meeting knew that the beggar gang elders splashed the stargazing platform with blood, which was a great event, and the beggar gang naturally would not let outsiders get involved, and they said goodbye and left.

Qi Ning first took the Aoki Order from the White Tiger and put it away, thinking about it and then handing it over to Xiang Baiying, then ordered someone to carry the body of the White Tiger down and place it, and asked Lu Shanghe to be imprisoned, although this person was injured, but the martial arts were really clever, Xuanwu shot a few acupoints on Lu Shanghe's body, so that he could not move for twelve hours, and sent Cao Yang to lead the selected eight beggars to help the good hands to guard.

By the time everything was done, it was already evening.

Qi Ning ordered the rudder lord to wait, and he went to the Gubai Pavilion with the two elders, and when he entered the pavilion, Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Xiang Gang Master is not in Xiangyang, but he is indeed injured now, and he is temporarily in retreat and recuperation." ”

Suzaku breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good to have nothing to do with the help master." ”

"Wei ....... Gang Leader Wei, but I don't know where Gang Leader Xiang is now? Can we go and see you? Xuanwu hesitated, but still asked.

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "I have an order to the gang leader, before he leaves the customs, he will not let anyone know where he is." ”

Suzaku and Xuanwu glanced at each other, and Xuanwu asked, "Gang Master Wei, is there something that my subordinates don't know whether to ask or not?" ”

"Elder Xuanwu, but it's okay to say."

"You said that before you went out of the customs to the gang leader, I told you not to reveal your whereabouts to anyone, so in this way, when the gang leader was injured, you were also by your side." Xuanwu's tone was not respectful, but the question was very direct: "Gang Leader Wei was the helmsman of Dongfang Qisu before, and Xiang Gang Leader was killed in Xichuan, ......?" ”

He didn't go on, but the meaning was clear.

You were supposed to stay in the east, but somehow you went to Xichuan.

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Two elders, some things are long, and it is not time to say them. But sooner or later you will understand everything. I invited the two of you to come and discuss, not for anything else, but for the beggar leader's problem. After a pause, he said: "Xiang Gang Leader is still alive, so there is no need for someone to succeed the gang leader, but Baihu colluded with Lu Shanghe to murder Xiang Gang Leader, and even more wanted to win the position of gang leader in the Aoki Conference, I am afraid that this matter is not simple." ”

Suzaku frowned and said, "In this way, the harm of the Xiang Gang Leader by the Black Lotus Sect is all a lie made up by them?" ”

"The Black Lotus Sect is too busy to take care of itself, how can it provoke the beggars?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "The Black Lotus Sect Leader is a great grandmaster, if he really wants to fight with Xiang Gang Master, how can he set a trap regardless of his identity, and even use such despicable means as poisoning?" ”

Xuanwu bowed slightly, and sneered: "I knew that there must be something strange in this, grand grandmaster, if you commit such a despicable act, wouldn't it be a self-deprecating identity?" ”

"Everything was framed by the design of the White Tiger and Lu Shanghe." Qi Ning sighed: "Xiang Gang Leader values love and righteousness, if it weren't for the relationship with Lu Shanghe, how could Xiang Gang Leader fall into his trap?" However, I can't say more about the details, but if he is willing to tell you to the helper one day, you will naturally know. ”

Xuanwu nodded, and then frowned: "Gang Leader Wei, Lu Shanghe is just one of the sect masters of the eight gangs and sixteen factions, and his sphere of influence is only in the Xichuan area, with his strength, he will definitely not dare to provoke the beggar gang easily." What you said earlier is true, he must have a backer behind him. ”

"The white tiger has a sleek temperament, and if he dares to betray the beggars, it must have given him a temptation that is difficult to refuse." Suzaku said thoughtfully: "Before he was sure of the life and death of the gang leader, he dared to plan with Lu Shanghe to seize power at the Aoki Conference, who gave him so much courage?" ”

Xuanwu said: "Although the white tiger is dead, fortunately, Lu Shanghe is still in our hands, let's find a way to interrogate him from his mouth." ”

Suzaku shook his head slightly: "Lu Shanghe dared to kill the White Tiger in public, which proves that he had already thought about it at that time and didn't care about all the consequences." Who could make Lu Shanghe so desperate? He added: "And since he killed the white tiger regardless of all the consequences, it proves that it is not easy to find out the real culprit behind the scenes from his mouth." ”

Xuanwu sneered: "As long as he lives, I don't believe that I can't pry his mouth open." ”

"Elder Xuanwu, this matter is not that simple." Suzaku Zhengse said: "It's not difficult to interrogate Lu Shanghe, we can bring him over for interrogation now, but have you ever thought about one more difficult thing." ”

Xuanwu seemed to understand something, his face became solemn, and he said softly: "Elder Suzaku is talking about the Shenhou Mansion?" ”

Suzaku bowed slightly: "Lu Shanghe is one of the sect masters of the eight gangs and sixteen factions, that is, there will be feuds in ordinary gangs on the rivers and lakes, and the matter involves vendettas, and the Shenhou Mansion will also intervene, and now it is the owner of the Shadow Crane Villa who plotted to kill the leader of the beggar gang and killed the elders of the beggar gang, do you think the Shenhou Mansion will ignore it?" Raising his hand and pointing in the direction of the mountain: "Qu Xiaocang will take people down the mountain now, and he will not ignore them." ”

Xuanwu's brows tightened slightly, thoughtfully.

Qi Ning finally asked, "Two elders, if the Shenhou Mansion wants to inquire about this matter, or even take Lu Shanghe away, I don't know what the two of you think?" ”

The two elders looked at each other, but neither of them immediately spoke.

"Elder Xuanwu, what do you think?" Qi Ning said: "After Qu Xiaocang knows about this, he will definitely come to the door, I haven't encountered these major events before, and I want to ask you to discuss." ”

Elder Xuanwu said with a solemn expression: "According to the agreement with the Shenhou Mansion back then, if there is a dispute between the gangs, the Shenhou Mansion has the right to intervene in it, but if it is the internal affairs of the major gangs, as long as it does not disturb the rivers and lakes, it can also clean up the portal." After a pause, he said: "Lu Shanghe claimed in front of everyone that he had already joined the beggar gang, so even if he was a member of the beggar gang, he plotted to kill the gang leader and kill the white tiger, this is all an internal matter of the beggar gang, and the Shenhou Mansion has no right to intervene." ”

"Elder Suzaku agrees with this?" Qi Ning looked at Suzaku.

Suzaku hesitated and said: "Gang Master Wei, what Elder Xuanwu said makes sense, if Lu Shanghe really joined the Beggar Gang, then everything that happened today can only be the internal affairs of the Beggar Gang, and if the Shenhou Mansion wants to interfere, it will violate the rules." It's just that I'm worried that the Shenhou Mansion won't recognize Lu Shanghe's identity as a beggar. ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly: "I'm also worried about this. ”

Today, Qu Xiaocang brought people to Gurung, blocking the opportunity for the White Tiger to ascend to the throne, and Qi Ning also tested that the backer behind the White Tiger and Lu Shanghe should not be the Shenhou Mansion.

Qi Ning's purpose in coming to participate in the Aoki Conference this time was to stop the conspiracy of the White Tiger and Lu Shanghe, and the reason why he did this was naturally for Xiang Baiying, and secondly, it was also for the consideration of the imperial court.

Regardless of whether the White Tiger is behind the hostile forces of the Chu State or those who want to be unfavorable to the imperial court, once they succeed, it will bring a great threat to the imperial court, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of beggars, and once the chaos breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Now that the goal has been achieved, and it has been found out that the White Tiger has nothing to do with the Shenhou Mansion, then handing over Lu Shanghe to the Shenhou Mansion, and the people of the Shenhou Mansion will interrogate Lu Shanghe to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, which is also very in line with Qi Ning's thoughts, but he naturally can't reveal this thought in front of the two elders.

After he knew about this, it was difficult to guarantee that these two elders would know their true identities in the future, if the Shenhou Mansion came to him and promised to hand over Lu Shanghe, then the beggar gang would have a grudge against the court and even himself, and he only thought that the court was playing with the beggar gang, so Qi Ning made up his mind that if the Shenhou Mansion really wanted someone, he would not express his position, and only let these two elders decide.

Just thinking to himself, he suddenly heard Xuanwu say in a deep voice: "It's coming so fast!" Qi Ning couldn't help but follow his gaze, only to see that on the bluestone path, the two of them were walking over here, one in front and one behind, they were all dressed as officials of the Shenhou Mansion, the one in front was Qu Xiaocang, and the person behind him was Ximen Zhan Ying.

The people of the Shenhou Mansion walked neatly, like the wind, and in a blink of an eye, outside the pavilion, Qu Xiaocang had already smiled and said: "Congratulations, I heard that the beggar gang has elected a new gang leader, Qu came to congratulate!" ”

Ximen Zhanying had already seen Qi Ning at this time, and said "Huh", his face showed joy, and he couldn't help but say, "Master, it's you?" ”

Her "old master" made several other people stunned, Qu Xiaocang turned his head and asked, "Little junior sister, do you know Master Wei Helm?" ”

When he asked, Qi Ning knew that Ximen Zhan Ying really followed his orders, and he didn't mention himself after he went back, but he was afraid that Ximen Zhan Ying would tell the truth, so he also stepped forward and said with a smile: "Captain Qu, I've kept you waiting for a long time, and I'm about to send someone to invite you to come to discuss." Looking at Ximen Zhan Ying, he said with a smile: "Yesterday in Xiangyang City, I met this girl for charity, she is kind from the bottom of her heart, she is really a good girl." "Blinked.

Ximen Zhan Sakura's cheeks were slightly red, but she was also smart, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes...... I met yesterday. She was telling the truth, but not much else.

Qu Xiaocang was so shrewd, he knew that there was a suspicion, and he didn't ask much, squinting and smiling, Qi Ning raised his hand and said, "Captain Qu, please come in!" "Qu Xiaocang and Ximen Zhan Ying should go to the pavilion.

The shape of the ancient cypress pavilion is unique, there are stone tables and stone chairs inside, simple and leisurely, and a few strong pines outside the pavilion are embellished with a strong ancient charm.

After Qu Xiaocang sat down, Ximen Zhan Ying was just standing behind him, while Xuanwu and Suzaku were standing behind Qi Ning on the left and right.

"Gang Leader Wei, we just listened to them talk about it at the bottom of the mountain, it seems that something happened at the conference." Qu Xiaocang smiled: "Dare to ask what is the matter, but is there anything that needs our help?" ”

"Captain Qu is polite." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Gangs in the rivers and lakes, it is common to have occasional disputes. White Tiger and Lu Shanghe conspired to kill the gang leader, they showed their horses and killed each other, and the matter is being dealt with. ”

Qu Xiaocang bowed slightly: "It turns out that the rumors under the mountain are true." Gang Master Wei, you naturally know that Lu Shanghe is the owner of Shadow Crane Mountain Villa, and it is not a trivial matter that he killed the elders of the Beggar Gang. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xuanwu and Suzaku glanced at each other, Xuanwu's expression was cold, and he thought that he should have come.