Late at night, by the Taihu Lake, there was no sound except for the sound of the cold wind blowing the "rustling" of the reeds.

I don't know how long later, a loud whistle suddenly came from the calm lake, and countless black-clothed people rose in the dense reeds, the two leaders were both dressed in red robes, with strange black swords pinned to their waists, and after a while, a few fires lit up behind the two, and the two flags were held high in the air.

After a while, a light boat slowly shook out of the reeds, and the four people on the boat stood on the bow of the boat, and the two white centipede and white toad flags were particularly eye-catching in the firelight, and one of the young men saw the flag clearly, and said to a rough-looking young man in the middle: "Helper, it's them." ”

"Got it." The young man agreed, waved his hand, and ordered his subordinates to speed up their advance, and after a short time, they leaned to the shore, and the four of them jumped in the air and landed steadily in front of Yao Shuang and the others.

Yao Shuang and the others smiled all over their faces, took two steps forward and hugged their fists and said: "Presumably, a few of them are the heroes of the Taihu Gang, and the two of us have been waiting here for a long time." ”

The man clenched his fists slightly, smiled heartily, and said loudly: "Heroes and heroes can't talk about it, just eat by this Taihu Lake, the two of you are looking for me to come here, but what is the important thing?" ”

Yao Shuang and the others immediately made a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile: "Let's ask a few people to move to a hidden place and talk in detail." ”

The young man glanced left and right, and laughed: "Okay, trouble the two of you, please lead the way." ”

After a stick of incense, several people finally arrived at the temporary station of Xuba Village, and guarded the entrance of the village to Lingkong's subordinates, and after introducing each other, they entered a wooden house.

Holding the lamp and serving the wine, Yao Shuang and the two picked up the bowl and said, "Zhang, please, three please." As he spoke, he raised his head and took a sip, and the man named Zhang Lu saw that the two of them were so bold, so he immediately raised his head and poured a bowl of wine into his stomach, wiped his mouth with his big hand, and shouted: "Refreshing!" ”

Yao Shuang and the others glanced at each other with a smile, and they both complimented: "Gang Master Zhang is really a hero!" ”

"Huh...... The two of you don't have to be like this, we are all rough people, there are no such truths, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Zhang Lu endured for a while, and then revealed his true temperament, the soles of his dark yellow feet stepped on the chair, his arm was on his knee, and his other hand was buckled between his toes.

Yao Shuang and the others don't mind, although the water gang is reckless, but they are also honest and moral heroes, they are easier to get along with than many people, and they don't have to work too hard to speak.

Yao Shuang glanced at Zhang Lu, and then asked: "Since this is the case, then Yao will get straight to the point, I wonder if Gang Leader Zhang has considered the future of the Taihu Gang?" ”

"Future?" Zhang Lu drank another big bowl of wine, and said suspiciously, "Isn't the future just fishing and hunting water ghosts?" Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, what else can you do? ”

Yao Shuang said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the Jingyang Divine Palace and the Qiushui Palace will not let your gang be so stable!" ”

It's okay not to mention it, as soon as these two gangs were mentioned, Zhang Lu's heart was furious, and he slapped the table and scolded: "TND Xicheng District was originally a labor-management territory, let them come, can a pair of dogs and men really rob the labor-management guys to eat?" ”

"Gang Zhang dissipates his anger." Yao Shuang hurriedly comforted, "But Gang Leader Zhang also has to see the facts, these two sons have worked tirelessly to settle in Xicheng from Nanyi Lake and Qiushui Bay, I am afraid that they value our piece of fat in Suzhou, and anyone will want to get a piece of the fat land price of these restaurants and shops!" ”

“MD！” Zhang Lu scolded bitterly, then turned his head, stared at Yao Shuang and the others and said coldly: "You Freedom Army don't want to come and get involved, right?" ”

"Oh, don't dare, don't dare." Yao Shuang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "My Freedom Corps has its own way of survival, everyone has their own territory, we won't do this kind of stupid thing of snatching food from the tiger's mouth." ”

"That's good, I've long heard that the master of Yan Meng is a hero, and he is also a good man who talks about the morality of the rivers and lakes, and he is much happier than the previous Rausch falling leaves." Zhang Lu seemed to be discouraged, sat on the chair and drank a big bowl of wine.

Yao Shuang and the others were slightly embarrassed, involving the two big guys before and after, and the two of them were not good at commenting on anything, so they could only smile and accompany a bowl.

Zhang Lu drank several bowls in a row, slightly dizzy, shook his head and said, "Those two heroes asked me to wait here today, it won't be just to remind Lao Zhang, right?" ”

"Hey......" Yao Shuang laughed, thinking to herself that this Zhang Lu didn't know if he was really confused or pretending to be confused, did I have to pierce this layer of window paper?

It's better to go straight with such a straight man.

Yao Shuang sorted out the rhetoric, and then replied: "Let's tell the truth, the alliance leader has long heard that the Zhang gang leader is a bright and upright hero, Jingyang Divine Palace, Qiushui Palace is growing stronger and stronger in Xicheng, and the alliance leader is secretly anxious for the Zhang gang leader, so he specially sent the two of us to help, and the two of us are afraid that this sudden visit will be too abrupt, so I ask the 'Langli Baitiao' brother to invite the Zhang gang leader here, first tell the reason, and then ask the Zhang gang leader to make a decision." ”

"Oh, you mean that Lord Yan wants to help me, right?" Zhang Lu understood the intention of the two of them, frowned and pondered for a moment, and said in confusion: "Although Lao Zhang, I don't know how to read and write, but I also know the truth that no profit can not be early, of course, I am very grateful to the Yan Alliance Lord for loving Lao Zhang, but what good is it for you to do this?" So, what do you want from the West Side? ”

Xiang Lingkong smiled slightly at this time, took a sip of wine and said lightly: "Nothing else, I just want to get the friendship and trust of the Taihu Gang." ”

"It's as simple as that?" Zhang Lu tilted his head and asked.

"It's as simple as that." Xiang Lingkong nodded affirmatively.

Zhang Lu touched the back of his head with his big palm for a long time, pondered for a long time, and everyone waited patiently, but soon he made up his mind, stared at him with a big hand, and said loudly: "Cheng Zhiwen and Liao Xiaoxiao of TNND, my old Zhang has decided, and after accepting the love of the Yan Alliance Lord, the two military masters will say, what is the cooperation method?" ”

As soon as Zhang Lu finished asking this, three roosters suddenly sounded in the village, and the young trialist named "Langli Baitiao" immediately reminded: "Helper, it's about to dawn, let's withdraw first, Cheng Zhiwen and the others will definitely stare at us." ”

Zhang Lu patted his thigh a little anxiously, thought for a while, held the hands of Yao Shuang and said, "That's it, Lao Zhang came over early tonight, let's talk in detail, if the pair of dog men and women know, this cooperation can't be discussed." ”

Yao Shuang expressed her understanding, but then said: "How can you let Gang Master Zhang deign to move twice, let's go to Guibao Land tonight." ”

"It's good!" Zhang Lu said with a smile, "The two heroes are here tonight, and there is nothing else, the rice wine in the hometown of Taihu Fatty Fish is enough...... Hahaha......"

"Good! That's it. Yao Shuang hugged his fists.

Zhang Lu immediately hugged his fists slightly and said: "The sky is about to dawn, the two heroes should not be sent, so as not to be caught by the spies of the dog men and women, Lao Zhang will leave first!" As he spoke, he led the three of his subordinates out of the house, Yao Shuang and the others naturally followed closely and said that it was okay, and when they were sent out of the village, the sky was already bright, so the two of them gave up, said goodbye to Zhang Lu and his party, and returned to Jinyang Town with his subordinates.

At noon, on the low hill next to a lake outside Jinyang Town, curling smoke rose, Yao Shuang, Xiang Lingkong and a group of men barbecued game, when they were eating, Nan Huaxin also rushed back from Nancheng, the two greeted each other, how did they use it for a long time, Nan Huaxin mentioned the situation in Suzhou, explained that he went around and checked the terrain, which led to a few days late.

It is necessary to survey the terrain, Yao Shuang and the others did not ask any more questions, Nan Huaxin took a piece of pigeon meat by herself, and asked while eating in small bites: "There is not much dry food left, right?" ”

Xiang Lingkong nodded and said, "The grain around Jinyang Town that was harvested in autumn is indeed a little tighter right now. ”

Yao Shuang was also worried about this matter in his heart, these brothers are all loyal men to the Five Poisons Sect, it doesn't matter if they don't have money, but they can't do it if they don't have food, how can they do things if they don't have enough food and no strength?

Nan Huaxin tilted her little head and suggested, "Why don't you go to the surrounding villages and towns to plunder?" ”

"No!" Xiang Lingkong immediately stopped, "The Southern Song Dynasty is no better than Dongying, and being a robber and grass coward will affect the prestige of our sect and ruin the reputation of the alliance leader; Second, it will cause the soldiers of the three cities to attack, and we only have 4,000 brothers, but we can't withstand the iron cavalry of the regular army. ”

Nan Huaxin pouted a little incomprehensibly, she first arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Dongying didn't have a good feeling, she didn't have a burden on the people in both places, and she didn't allow herself to kill people, but it was never too much to grab some food, and it wasn't all over.

Yao Shuang saw her frowning, then wiped the grease on her mouth, and explained: "The situation is different, Dongying did not have a unified regime at that time, and the people followed whoever was powerful, as for those rich businessmen and tycoons, they cared more about their own lives than grabbing food, and at that time, the relationship between several cities was hostile or irrelevant, so the fire protector and cold protector were able to collect countless homeless bandits; The situation here is not ordinary, the people are under the hands of Zhao Song, once such a thing is done, the anger and resentment of the heavens and people, when the emperor has a holy order, the three cities will inevitably work together to surround it, and we will not escape. Speaking of Zhao Song, Yao Shuang didn't have any respect, he was a Xixia man, and only Yan Yunxing was willing to obey in this life, and Zhao Song had nothing to do with him.

Nan Huaxin suddenly realized, but there is still no way to solve the problem of food shortage.

"Why don't I go to Suzhou City again to ask for some from the master?" Nan Huaxin asked.

"Not for now!" Yao Shuang stopped, "My sect has no foundation in Suzhou, and the southwest is too far away from here, so he has already troubled him a lot with all the money and food, so let's solve it ourselves." ”

"But how can you solve it?" Nan Huaxin asked, and Xiang Lingkong also frowned and looked at him.

Yao Shuang pondered for a moment and hesitated: "In the past two months, I finally climbed the Taihu Lake to help this big fish by relying on the white stripes in the waves, even if it is just to help him dominate Xicheng District, he has to let some blood." ”

"That's right, you can't do it for him, I'll knock on the side tonight and make up for this, although trust and friendship must be there, but food must also be needed." Xiang Lingkong nodded and said.

Nan Huaxin also said that this method was feasible, but when she heard Yao Shuang mention the white strip in the waves, she still asked uneasily: "Is this trialist reliable?" ”

"Trialist, promise him a reward, and he will naturally help me and others, and the prestige of the alliance leader is not unknown to them trialists, and they have to consider the consequences of playing tricks." Yao Shuang said.

"I'm still not at ease, why don't I go tonight? After all, one more person is one more help. Nan Huaxin said.

Yao Shuang thought for a moment, and just wanted to agree, but Xiang Lingkong stopped him: "No, someone needs to take care of it here, just in case, you still stay by Taihu Lake, in case the negotiation between the two of us is unfavorable and leads to a big fight, there will be someone to answer if you escape from Taihu Lake." ”

Nan Huaxin nodded to comply, and Yao Shuang immediately got up and said, "Okay, since it's decided, then let's get a good night's sleep first, recuperate our spirits, and set off as soon as it gets dark tonight." ”

Xiang Lingkong also got up and patted the dust on his body, and turned to warn his subordinates, Nan Huaxin looked at Yao Shuang and smiled slightly, and the two of them separated, each returning to the grass hut, preparing for the first big operation in two months.

(End of chapter)