Kong Sheng looked at Mu Changfeng, the man in white who gave up the struggle and looked ashamed, slowly turned around, looked at the mottled and dilapidated statue in the temple, and a cold smile provoked on the corner of his mouth.

Liu Nian was so vicious, he conspired with Zhou Chang to drug and carry out the trick before, but this time he even appointed someone to kill him for his life, which directly touched Kong Sheng's bottom line.

It's tolerable, it's unbearable!

The cold light in Kong Sheng's eyes flashed.

He turned around, looked at Mu Changfeng and said lightly, "What do you want me to do with you?" Will I send you to the government? After entering the official office, whether you admit it or not, you will be used as a witness to assassinate Kong, accusing Liu Nian of committing a felony murder. A Jianghu person like you must not be afraid of death, let alone the torture of the yamen, but, I think-"

"But you must be worried about losing your reputation. If you enter the official office, everything will be out of your control, once the news of your betrayal of your benefactor spreads in the rivers and lakes, even if you can escape the punishment of the Tang Dynasty, it will be difficult to mix up again, and you will be despised by the people in the rivers and lakes. ”

Mu Changfeng gasped, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want?" ”

Kong Sheng seemed to be smiling and silent.

If you want to say that with a high-ranking Jianghu guest like Mu Changfeng, he may not be able to win every time, and there is some luck in capturing Mu Changfeng this time; But if you want to talk about it and use scheming methods, a hundred Mu Changfeng is not Kong Sheng's opponent.

"I can let you go, I can even act as if nothing happened today, and I won't hand you over to the officials. However, as a guest in the rivers and lakes, you should understand that there is no free lunch in this world, and there is no good thing about pies falling from the sky, Kong is not a soft persimmon that can be kneaded, and there is no sage who does not count the previous suspicions......"

Mu Changfeng's eyes widened angrily: "How do you want to say it directly, it is not irritating to go around the bush!" ”

Kong Sheng chuckled: "I will release you and not send you to the official, and in return, you will be my escort for three years." Don't worry, it's just that the guards are not the master and servant, and I won't make you do anything hurtful, as long as you can hide by my side and protect me for three years, I will treat you with courtesy and friendship. ”

Mu Changfeng didn't seem to expect Kong Sheng to put forward such a condition, and after a little thought, he sneered: "Aren't you afraid that after releasing me, I will attack you again or simply fly away?" ”

"All I need is a promise from you. I heard that you chivalrous warriors have made a promise and will never regret it. Of course, if you don't keep your promises and go back on your word, then you just leave, what's the pity? As for attacking me again......"

Kong Sheng's expression was cold, and the corners of his mouth floated with a murderous intent: "No matter who wants to move Kong, you have to pay a painful price!" ”

The corners of Mu Changfeng's mouth twitched, and he fell into a deep silence.

As Kong Sheng said, he is not afraid of death, let alone torture and coercion, but as a chivalrous man, he regards his reputation as more important than his life, and if he is framed as an ungrateful and unscrupulous person who betrays his benefactor, then he will definitely not be able to bear it.

But do you really want to be the guard of the young man in front of you? This person Yunwen Yunwu looks like he will not be a thing in the pool in the future, let alone a traitor and evildoer, if he is...... Not impossible. It's just that, in this case, how to explain to Liu Nian? 、

That's it...... I've already made a move left and right, and it's not a backtrack. In other aspects in the future, let's give an explanation to Liu Nian to repay the kindness. Mu Changfeng's heart flashed, and he made up his mind.

After a long time, he suddenly raised his head: "I can promise to protect you for three years, and when the three years expire, I will leave on my own." However, I have a word in advance: first, I am not your house slave, and I will not do anything for you that violates the morality and conscience of the rivers and lakes; Second, if you do evil and bring harm to the country and the people, I can eliminate the harm for the people at any time. Third, Liu Nian of the Liu Mansion is certainly not a good thing, but he is to me, helping to bury my mother's grace, and I will not help you deal with Liu Nian and the Liu family. ”

"Of course. Then, we have reached an agreement. Kong Sheng shrugged, drew his sword while talking and laughing, and with a slight wave, he cut off the knot of the rope.

Mu Changfeng roared, his body moved, and he immediately broke free, he stood in the dim light and stared deeply at Kong Sheng's eyes, then he bounced on the beam, and actually left from the lack of caliber on the top of the temple.

Kong Sheng didn't worry about anything, he took the time to push open the temple door and walked away. He didn't have Mu Changfeng's ability to go back and forth, and he couldn't play that kind of trick that came without a trace, so he could only return the same way, and hurry up to return to the Shunsheng Inn while the city had not completely entered the curfew.

As for Mu Changfeng's whereabouts and the future, he is confident. He expected that Mu Changfeng and his ilk were extremely committed to each other, and since he promised to guard him for three years, he would definitely not leave. When the time comes, this person will definitely come and deliver on his promise.

The flowers bloom on two branches, one on each end.

The Yixing Zhou clan sent a huge caravan to Jiangning County, and the second-generation head of the family, Zhou Chang's father, Zhou An, personally led the team, which was a bit extraordinary.

As a local clan, the Yixing Zhou clan has a long history in the south of the Yangtze River, and from Shangshuo to the Han and Jin dynasties, the Zhou clan has produced many famous people in history. Yixing Zhou and Wuxing Shen used to be called Jiangdong Erhao, but with the change of the times, in the Sui and Tang dynasties, Yixing Zhou gradually declined, and it was no longer in the past. Few of the Zhou clan were engaged in politics, and even fewer went to the top of the court, and most of them went to business.

Therefore, in the past few decades, the Yixing Zhou family has a lot of land and wealth, and the economic influence has grown, but it is detached from the core of power, no matter how powerful the family is, it is not reliable.

Making friends with the powerful, recommending the children of the clan to become officials, and re-taking the route of the rise of the scholar clan is the family planning goal of the Yixing Zhou family in the past ten years. And Zhou Chang is an outstanding child cultivated by the Yixing Zhou family, and he pins on the hope of the Zhou family's comeback.

Zhou Chang was deflated, ugly, and humiliated in Jiangning County, and the whole Yixing Zhou clan felt the same way. The old lord immediately ordered Zhou An to use the caravan trade as a cover to bring a large amount of wealth and gifts into Jiangning, and make peace with Yang Qi, the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou An came to visit him in person, and Yang Qi reluctantly met him with an attitude of having no match, but as the Zhou family's housekeeper sang the gift list in a low voice, Yang Qi gradually straightened his waist and became radiant.

"Ten years of cellaring daughter red, 100 jars."

"500 pieces of raw silk, linen, and fine cotton."

"100 horses of purple ripe silk."

"10 Persian male camels."

"Three Turkic male and three horsemen."

"Gangning-gun...... There is a manor, and there are 36 domestic slaves and maidservants. ”

The more Yang Qi listened, the more "frightened" he became, although he didn't change his color on the surface, in fact, his heart was surging like a tide.

Yixing Zhou's visit to Jiangning this time, the generous gift is not an ordinary "thick", the total value is more than 500,000 yuan, such a bold and generous gift, just to throw a meeting gift to himself? Yang Qi didn't believe it.

Zhou An sat down, but secretly a little proud. The Zhou family has nothing else now, that is, he is wealthy, he doesn't believe in a huge amount of wealth, and he will not be able to conquer Jiangnan to dispose of Yang Qi's heart.