Song Kai carried a silver bow and walked in the front.

Wang Lingzhi followed behind, with a veil cloak on her head, and her back was a little low, and her injuries were actually so severe that she couldn't even carry her most precious bow and arrow.

The Feng brothers dragged the five-meter-long viper corpse, beaming with joy.

There was no realgar on the road, and the smell of the snake king's corpse alone made the surrounding snakes retreat.

After walking for about two hours, footsteps sounded in front of me.

Song Kai was stunned, waved his hand and said, "Everyone hide first." ”

"What's wrong?" Wang Lingzhi asked in a low voice.

"It may be the Taihu Gang, they are chasing me," Song Kai said, "but they have no grudges against you, so maybe they don't need to hide." ”

The Feng brothers thought for a while and said, "Let's get out of the way together, the people of the Taihu Gang are not good birds." ”

Several people hid behind rubble.

Soon a group of people hurried by, and there were more than thirty people, led by two women.

"Lady!?" Feng Tian let out a surprise and jumped out from behind the rubble.

Song Kai also walked out and said, "Bell!" ”

The two people at the head were Feng and Nie Ling, followed by Tang soldiers in light armor, and several Turkic warriors, the most conspicuous of which was Ashina Wanlang's orangutan-like figure.

When Nie Lingdang saw Song Kai, he strode over and hugged Song Kai.

Song Kai hugged Nie Ling and patted her on the back, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

Nie Ling's hands were clenched very tightly, for fear that something would happen to Song Kai.

Ashina Wanlang in the back couldn't stand it anymore and coughed.

Nie Ling came to his senses, let go, took a step back, and looked at Song Kai, his eyes red.

"What's wrong?" Song Xingxing had a premonition.

"Grandpa Ji is dead, he and the two Tsing Yi guards are dead." Nie Ling lowered her head, her voice was very low, her relationship with Ji Rufeng was not cultivated overnight.

Ji Rufeng was once a famous ranger in Chang'an and Dingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and he was also a martial champion, both civil and military, but because there were too many enemies, he was forced into the desert and broke an arm.

was later rescued by Nie Ling's father Nie Tianyuan, and since then, Ji Rufeng has been the head of the Nie family, he watched Nie Lingjing grow up, and some of Nie Ling's basic swordsmanship, some knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, was taught by Ji Rufeng.

Now, Ji Rufeng is dead, in order to protect himself and Song Kai, he died on the boat, and Nie Ling is naturally sad.

Song Kai clenched his fist, then let go, sighed, and patted Nie Ling's shoulder, "Don't be sad yet, you will definitely destroy the Taihu Gang and avenge Ji Lao." ”

Over there, Feng Tian and the lady also hugged each other, first crying, and then laughing.

Then Feng Tian, Feng Huo, and Feng Shi walked together and knelt down on one knee towards Song Kai, obviously understanding the whole story.

Song Kai hurriedly helped the three of them up.

A man wearing a green robe with a Tang knife hanging from his waist walked over and arched his hand towards Song Kai.

When Song Kai saw it, he was startled, and hurriedly returned the salute, saying, "The deputy regiment came in person, and Song is grateful." ”

The middle-aged man was the person Song Kai had seen during his morning training, the deputy envoy.

To become a deputy regiment among the eight hundred dead soldiers, it shows that this person's martial arts are high, you know, there are people like Tang Hero in it, and Tang Hero is just a ten-captain, although he is the strongest ten-master.

The deputy regiment envoy did not smile, his face was full of seriousness, and he said with a glance: "Now is not the time for morning training, you don't have to call me the deputy regiment envoy, my name is Han Tong, and I am a subordinate of Zhou Duwei." I heard that something happened to you, Zhou Duwei ordered me to lead a team to meet you, and the front was still negotiating with the envoys of the Taihu Gang, so Zhou Duwei did not come. ”

"There's a deputy group of Lao Han," Song Kai said, and then frowned and asked, "Negotiate with the Taihu Gang?" What is there to talk about? ”

Han Tong shook his head, "This is a matter of decision-making, I don't know, after going back, Song Lang personally asked Zhou Duwei about it." ”

Song Kai nodded.

The group walked back, and then Song Kai found that most of the more than 30 people he knew, except for a few Turkic warriors, the rest were dead soldiers who participated in the daily training.

After thinking about it, Song Kai understood, this time he came to rescue Song Kai, and he had to bring Turkic warriors, so naturally he couldn't let ordinary soldiers know, only Zhou Ce's henchmen could do it.

Wang Lingzhi wore a cloak and walked behind Song Kai, seeing Song Kai's formation, he also understood in his heart that it seemed that Song Kai was not an ordinary hunter in the mountains.

The group returned to the location of the tea plantation from the main road.

Today's tea plantations are full of houses and guarded by several soldiers.

Wang Lingzhi saw that there were officers and soldiers all around, and she was a little resistant in her heart, but she didn't say anything, just lowered the cloak on her head. Now that Wang Lingzhi is seriously injured, and her mother-in-law has also died in the snake forest, it is too dangerous for her to return to Dingzhou alone, so she can stay with Song Kai and recover from her injuries first.

Directly opposite the entrance of the tea plantation was a large wooden house with a length and a width of three feet, and the sound of quarrels came from inside.

After entering the tea garden, Han Tong left with people, his subordinates were all secret dead soldiers who could not see the light, and several Turkic warriors were also objects that had to be hidden, not to be seen by others.

Song Kai, Nie Lingdang, Wang Lingzhi and the Feng brothers entered the big wooden house, only to see seven or eight people sitting inside, led by an old man, and sitting next to Zhou Ce.

The old man Song Kai seems to have seen it at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, and he should be some official of Suzhou City.

When Zhou Ce saw Song Kai and the others coming, he hurriedly got up, walked towards Song Kai, and asked loudly, "Song Lang, are you okay?" ”

Song Kai shook his head, "Brother Zhou is worried, and his body is fine." ”

Zhou Ce winked at Song Kai.

Song Kai was stunned, not knowing what Xuan Ce was going to play.

Zhou Ce said loudly: "Song Lang is Xue Gong's most proud protégé, and he is also an ordinary businessman, but the Taihu Gang actually intercepted and killed on the water, and the three were killed, Song Lang was lucky to escape, may I ask, can this kind of behavior of the Taihu Gang be tolerated?" ”

"Zhou Duwei's words are wrong,"

The thin middle-aged man sitting on the other side of the table stood up, this person had a sharp chin, two mustaches, and eyes rolled wildly, and at first glance it was the lord of Jīng Caritas.

"Captain Zhou!" The thin middle-aged man walked over and said loudly: "My Taihu Gang has always been law-abiding, and it has always been active outside the city, and the benefits that should be handed over to you every year are also a lot of money. ”

"Humph! Robbing people's daughters, exploiting villagers, and killing young children, you are no longer gangs, you are bandits! Since I, Zhou, have been ordered to suppress bandits, I will naturally not tolerate it! Zhou Ce didn't let it go at all.

"Really?" The thin man sneered, "Yù plus the sin, there is no excuse!" The attack on this Song Lang was a mistake in the decision-making of our Taihu Gang, and we were bewitched by the damn bloody hand group, but, Zhou Duwei, our Taihu Gang was broken up by you and stepped forward to help, how should we calculate! ”

"Bold! You dare to talk to me about losses, I gave the law of the Tang Dynasty, how can you compare with other thieves! Zhou Ce drank suddenly.

The thin middle-aged man shrank his neck in fright, and then forced himself to calm down, "It's useless to discuss these again, past grudges, let's write them off, Captain Zhou, the bottom line of our Taihu Gang has been out, you withdraw your troops, our Taihu Gang will definitely no longer do illegal things, and the benefits that should be given to everyone here every year will definitely not be less." ”

"Withdrawing troops, it is absolutely impossible! Just because you attacked Song Lang underwater, I, Zhou, will definitely not agree, and Xue Gong will not agree! Zhou Ce categorically vetoed.

"You've figured it out!" The thin middle-aged man also said loudly, "With just a few hundred soldiers, you also want to destroy my Taihu Gang!" I don't believe you can attack it, and if you force us, our Taihu Gang will let all the passing merchant ships sink, so that there will be no more water transactions in Suzhou City! ”

After speaking, the thin middle-aged man turned around and walked towards his position.

"I'll let you know my determination now," Zhou Ce said, punching the Taihu Gang envoy.

With a "poof", the middle-aged man vomited blood and fell to the ground.

"Zhou Duwei is slow."

"Zhou Duwei thinks twice."

"Come on, someone will hold Captain Zhou."

When the rest of the people saw that a martial arts show was staged, they hurriedly surrounded them and grabbed Zhou Ce.

This is the end of the negotiations, and the farce is over.

Zhou Ce took Song Kai and a few people into a bedroom, which was Zhou Ce's bedroom.

"What the hell is going on?" Seeing that there was no one else, Song Kaifang asked.

Zhou Ce glanced at Nie Ling, Wang Lingzhi, and the Feng brothers behind Song Kai.

Song Kai waved his hand, "They are all trustworthy people, you can say it." After speaking, Song Kai looked at Wang Lingzhi.

Wang Lingzhi wore a cloak, just as if he was nothing, and did not leave consciously.

Song Kai didn't say anything more, although the contact time was not long, but Song Kai at least knew that Wang Lingzhi was a bright and upright person, and there would be no harm, not to mention that she was from Dingzhou and had nothing to do with the Taihu Gang.

Zhou Ce sighed and said: "The old nest of the Taihu Gang is on an isolated island, they have worked hard for decades, and now there are crises everywhere around the isolated island, and my people are not good at water warfare, they are not opponents at all, and they can't attack it." If you fight for your life, you can naturally take down the small Taihu Gang, but it's just ...... I really don't want my brothers to die here. ”

Song Kai understood, "So the Taihu Gang wants to rely on this to let you withdraw from the army?" ”

"Hmm. You can also see that the other people here are all officials and squires of Suzhou City, although they didn't speak, but the meaning is obvious, and they are also planning to compromise, if I don't fight the Taihu Gang dog thieves, I can't deter them at all," Zhou Ce frowned, very distressed, obviously he didn't expect the little Taihu Gang to drag his team into the quagmire.

"How many Taihu Gang members are there on Lao Chao Island?" Song Kai asked.

"Two or three hundred," Zhou Ce had already sent someone to inquire about the news.

"So much?" Song Kai was taken aback.

Zhou Ce shook his head, "It was claimed that there were thousands of gangs before, but as soon as we beat them, more than 1,000 people immediately quit the Taihu Gang, and now although there are 300 people on the island, there are nearly 200 people who are fishermen who joined the gang very early, and the real diehards, with blood on their hands, are about less than 100 people, and these 100 people are the backbone of the Taihu Gang." ”

"A hundred people ......" Song Kai pondered, thinking of a countermeasure.

Zhou Ce looked at Song Kai for a long time, and said: "If Song Lang doesn't have any good way, it seems that he has to negotiate peace, and when the Taihu Gang weakens its defense, we will sneak attack Shangdao and drive them away." ”

Song Kai waved his hand, "No, Brother Zhou, the Taihu Gang must be destroyed, not only for the revenge of Ji Rufeng and others, but also for the safety of the tea garden after rì, this is the place where I plan to do business, it must be safe and sound, with the existence of the cancer of the Taihu Gang, my tea garden villa will definitely not be able to operate." ”

"How's that to be?" Zhou Ce sighed.

"Perhaps, you can think differently......" Song Kai muttered, "Maybe it's okay to change your thinking." ”

Zhou Ce and the others all looked at Song Kai, and even Wang Lingzhi, who was sick, looked at Song Kai curiously, and wondered in their hearts, what other good way could they do except fight to the death?

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