Before receiving the notice of the martial arts competition, Lin Tao had never heard of a rule in North China Province that divided territory by force.

When he first came to Yangcheng, he lurked under Lao Wu's hands, with Lao Wu's strength at that time, he couldn't get in touch with the three major families at all, and Lao Wu's own territory had to rely on Liu Yuanzong's 'charity', so Lin Tao's news was blocked, and he didn't know about such a major thing as dividing the territory by competition.

As for why Liu Yuanzong didn't tell Lin Tao these things until he died, firstly, Lin Tao rarely had contact with Liu Yuanzong, and secondly, I am afraid that Liu Yuanzong himself did not expect that he would die suddenly, and he would not have time to explain more to Lin Tao. And although the shadow knew about it, after Liu Yuanzong's death, the shadow had been helping Lin Tao manage all the territory in Yangcheng, and it was estimated that he had ignored this matter.

At this time, in Liu Yuanzong's courtyard, the shadow sent the invitation to Lin Tao and explained the ins and outs of the division of the territory, and Lin Tao completely knew that there was such a traditional division of the territory.

However, what made Lin Tao curious was that there was still a year before the six-year competition, why did he divide the territory by the competition a year earlier this time, he asked the shadow suspiciously.

The shadow didn't know the reason, but just guessed and said: "This matter is strange, I'm afraid it has something to do with the recent rampant behavior of Hongmen!" ”

Lin Tao frowned and said, "Do you think Hongmen planned this incident?" ”

"Only this matter can be explained, no gang in North China has dared to compete with us for many years in recent years, so the tournament has become a kind of formality in these years, but this time since it has been advanced by a year, it is obvious that some people can't wait. In the whole of North China, except for the people of Hongmen, who else dares to fight for territory with us?! ”

"According to your previous explanation, unless the three major families agree, a martial arts conference can be held in advance, why should the three major families in North China agree to Hongmen's unreasonable demands?"

"Obviously, they either took enough benefits, or they were coerced and lured." After a pause, the shadow frowned, and muttered: "I just don't understand, the Li family has always had a close relationship with Liu Ye, why would they agree to compete in advance?!" ”

"Advance ahead!"

Lin Tao indifferently threw the invitation on the stone table, picked up the purple clay pot on the stone table, took a sip of tea, stood up from the stone pier, walked to the steps of the stone pavilion, and said with a determined expression: "I will not let the people of Hongmen succeed, as for the three major families, now that they are standing on the side of Hongmen, they are the enemies of our 'Flying Fox Gate', and they don't need to give them a cut in the future. ”

The shadow nodded, and then said with some concern: "The strength of the three major families is far less than before, so there is no need to worry, it's just that this Hongmen, it seems that there is indeed a master this time, otherwise they would not be so confident to hold a martial arts competition in advance." ”

Lin Tao smiled comfortingly at the shadow, and then said: "For as long as I can remember, except for one person I can't beat, the rest, as long as I am a master I have encountered, I have never been defeated, and I will not fail this time!" ”

The shadow was quite curious about who Lin Tao had lost, so he asked, "Who is the person you can't beat?" ”

"The old man who adopted me and taught me medicine and kung fu since I was a child."

"I can teach you so well, this old man must be a master of the world, right?"

"Indeed!" Lin Tao nodded approvingly, and said with a wry smile: "What level his martial arts cultivation has reached, even I can't see it, it can definitely be described as unfathomable." ”

"Why don't you ask him to go out and help?"

Lin Tao shook his head and said, "He hasn't gone down the mountain for twenty years, and he won't go down again...... Unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless the time comes when he has to go down!"

The shadow was curious again, "What did he have to do to go down the mountain?" ”

"For example...... When I'm dying! ”

Lin Tao laughed, and his smile looked very strange.

After a pause, Lin Tao continued: "The martial arts tournament is in three days, right?" ”

"Yes!" The shadow replied quietly.

Lin Tao just helped Chang Jiali open up the second vein of Rendu, so it took a lot of internal strength, he had to re-cultivate his internal force to a full state in these three heads, and fortunately, he still had some drugs on hand to supplement his internal strength, which was enough for him to recover his strength within three days.

"Tell me to go down, in the past three days, except for bringing me food, don't disturb me at any other time, my skills have been depleted recently, and I must cultivate to a full state before the martial arts competition in three days."

Lin Tao's cultivation has not yet reached the Bigu stage, even if he enters the cultivation level, he still has to eat on time, otherwise, it will be fine to resist for one day, and it will be a little unbearable to resist for two days or three days.

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Sian.

Chang'an Food Group Headquarters, General Manager's Office.

Shen Manli was wearing a set of professional skirts, sitting upright on the boss's chair to approve documents, and the door was suddenly knocked on from outside.

"Enter!"

Shen Manli didn't look up, and answered.

The office door was pushed open, and Wei Mengling, Shen Manli's best friend and assistant, walked in with a large bouquet of red roses in her hand, and said with a wry smile: "Today is another big bouquet of roses!" ”

"Thrown!"

Shen Manli still didn't look up, and the pen in her hand kept commenting on the document.

Wei Mengling sniffed the fragrance of roses and sighed, "It's been a few days?" That Pei Gongzi from Yanjing is really persevering, and he sends such a large bouquet of roses to the company on time every day. Do you think that if you keep refusing to see him, will he keep sending him away? ”

Shen Manli put down the pen, raised her head and glanced at Wei Mengling with her beautiful eyes, and said, "I'm not a little girl, I will be moved by roses?" And the means of sending roses have long been clichéd, what kind of rich man is he from Yanjing! ”

"Hehe, yes, in terms of the means to make you happy, who is as powerful as Lin Tao!"

Wei Mengling pursed her lips and said with a teasing smile.

Shen Manli pursed her lips and smiled, raised her eyebrows unabashedly and said, "You're really right, I'll eat Lin Tao's set!" ”

"Tsk. This love show, my teeth are about to sore! ”

Wei Mengling put the roses in her hand on the sofa of the reception, and then walked to Shen Manli's desk, and said with a smile: "Compared with Lin Tao and Pei Hongfei, I really don't see what his advantages are, except for the house he bought for you shows that he has a little money, compared with the Fuxing Group of the Yanjing Pei family, it is like a needle in the sea, and you can't find it if you throw it in and find it." Why did you follow Lin Tao so desperately? ”

Shen Manli glanced at Wei Mengling with deep meaning and said, "Some things can't be measured by money, besides, Lin Tao is not as weak as you say!" ”

Wei Mengling Nunu mouthed, and said disapprehantly: "Yes, yes, yes, there is Xi Shi in the eyes of the lover, in your eyes, Lin Tao is good at everything, okay!" ”

Shen Manli was a little sulky, feeling that Wei Mengling seemed to have been implicitly being Pei Hongfei's lobbyist for the past two days, could it be that she was secretly receiving some benefits from Pei Hongfei?

However, this thought just flashed in Shen Manli's mind, out of trust in her friends, she felt that the reason why Wei Mengling spoke to Pei Hongfei was because she felt that Pei Hongfei had better conditions, and it was inevitable that her best friends would help choose a man with good conditions, so she suppressed the fire in her heart, glanced at Wei Mengling, and said, "You have a lot of trouble, hurry up and go out to work, otherwise I will deduct your salary!" ”

Wei Mengling smiled and quipped: "I know the big boss, the little one will go out and work for you!" ”

After Wei Mengling walked out of Shen Manli's office, she closed the door of the office, and then went to the door of the pantry, and saw that there was no one in the pantry, so she walked in, pretended to make coffee, and turned out a number without a name and dialed it.

After the other party quickly connected, Wei Mengling turned her head vigilantly and glanced at the door, and saw that no one came, so she lowered her voice and said, "Pei Shao, Manli still hasn't accepted the flowers!" ”

The call Wei Mengling made was Pei Hongfei's own phone.

Pei Hongfei was sitting on the boss chair in the office at this time, his legs resting on the desk casually, and said with a relaxed smile: "I have guessed, but it doesn't matter, sincerity is open, and if I persist for a long time, sooner or later Manli will promise me!" ”

"Hehe, what Pei Shao said is true!"

Pei Hongfei said with great interest: "Miss Wei, don't worry, the conditions I promised you will definitely be fulfilled, whether it is successful or not!" ”

Wei Mengling's face was happy, and she lowered her voice and said coquettishly: "Then thank Pei Shao first." ”

"No thanks, aren't we all helping each other!"

Wei Mengling's smile gradually retracted, and said, "I betrayed Manli by doing this, she trusts me so much, and I ......"

"Wei, although you have your own little selfishness in doing this, but in the final analysis, do you still want your best friend to be happy, don't you?"

When Wei Mengling heard Pei Hongfei say this, she was a little better at deceiving herself, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I just think that you are much stronger than the man she likes, and it is not a level at all, and I don't know what evil Manli has fallen for him!" ”

After Pei Hongfei was silent on the other end of the phone for two seconds, he said aloud: "I forgot to ask you yesterday, what is the name of the person he likes?" ”

"Lin Tao!"

"What exactly?"

"Well...... I don't know, but it seems like a little money! ”

"Some small money?!" Pei Hongfei sneered, and then said, "I know, Miss Wei, please continue to help me persuade Manli more, everything will be left to you!" ”

"Pei Shao, don't worry, I will try my best to persuade Manli!"

After hanging up Wei Mengling's phone, Pei Hongfei frowned and threw the phone on the desk, and whispered with a gloomy face: "Shen Manli, the woman I Pei Hongfei wants has never been able to get it, and you are no exception!" ”

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