"Top 10 in Who's Who? I remember that the second is Lu Lingxi, she is still the first in the former Jianghu Absolute Spectrum. Mo Tie thought for a while and said, "Hehe, what is your Jianghu chromatography based on?" ”

"This ......," Bai Lan said with some embarrassment, "In public, I don't admit that I made it up. ”

"Haha, I said, why weren't you killed by the second to tenth sends? Turns out you're cunning too. Mo Tie laughed.

Bai Lan smiled wryly, and his impression of Mo Tie in his heart was a little clearer, and he was no longer so shriveled up in intelligence.

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, most of the area of Taihu Lake was still in Suzhou Prefecture.

This year's tea party was held on the shores of Taihu Lake.

Mo Tie's only impression of Taihu Lake is that there are twelve serial docks in the wicked's nest, so he is a little puzzled by Bai Lan's location.

"Haha, Mo Shaoxia, you are too worried, although the Twelve Serial Docks have been entrenched in Taihu Lake for many years, no one has ever known where they are, I think, they will not take advantage of the martial arts tea party to expose themselves."

Then why do you have to do it in Taihu Lake?

"Because the assistant of this year's tea party is the Murong family." Bai Lan explained with a serious face.

It's the unjust head of the money.

As soon as he said this, Mo Tie understood that the two major industries of the Murong family, Fengyue and embroidery, and Suzhou embroidery are a must.

Due to the tight time, Mo Tie rested for two days and set off directly with Bai Lan. Shen Xiyi went out on a mission and never returned home, Shen Lian came back a few times, and it is said that he has been on an errand in Jinyiwei.

Along the way, Bai Lan told Mo Tie at most not the content of the martial arts tea party, but the Taihu Lake food.

"You missed the good time, the autumn fat has already passed, otherwise a bowl of spring bamboo shoot fish guarantees that you don't want to eat your tongue. It is best to eat in the boat of the people on the lake, often the lake girls have extraordinary craftsmanship, with a simple fire ding broad beans, drink a sip of daughter red, that is also the rivers and lakes. Bai Lan was selling vigorously, and he couldn't stop reminiscing.

It seems that Bai Lan is very familiar with Taihu Lake and often comes here, but what else is there to see here besides the twelve chain docks?

Could it be that the Twelve Serial Docks were supported by the imperial court? Just as where there is light, there is darkness.

"Has Mr. Bai been to the Twelve Docks?"

Bai Lan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Mo Shaoxia misunderstood, I am from Suzhou." After a pause, he said, "The Twelve Docks are a cancer, and I also have a headache, but according to the report, it is not the name of the place at all, but the name of a ship, and the owner of the ship should be the current Taihu Lake underworld 'butcher' Yin Guan and 'Kutoutuo' Gao Guangzu, the place where the ship stays is the Twelve Docks, so if you want to find the Twelve Docks on the Taihu Lake, it is like looking for a needle in the sea, which is very rare." ”

"After all these years, I still can't find it?" Mo Tie doesn't believe it, Taihu Lake is so big, and there are so many fishing boats begging for a living, someone has always seen it.

"Mo Shaoxia has just come out of the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't know anything." Bai Lan said with a smile, it seemed interesting to explain this kind of thing to a rookie, "Although the Twelve Links Dock is a nest of wicked people, it also has its own rules. Those who escape to the Twelve Docks, unless you leave the Twelve Docks, are not allowed to take half a step out of Taihu Lake, and once you leave, the Twelve Docks will no longer be accepted. Therefore, it has been almost thirty years since the rumors of the twelve serial docks began on the rivers and lakes, and the arbitrators have changed several times, but I have never heard of it clashing with other sects of martial arts.

"Moreover, once those wicked people enter the Twelve Chains Dock, very few of them come out, and most of them die of old age in Taihu Lake. Friends in the rivers and lakes know that they can't do any more evil, except for those who have the hatred of killing their fathers and taking their wives, few people will go to the Twelve Docks to chase the murderer. ”

"Is it a prison in disguise?" Mo Tie said in understanding.

Bai Lan nodded: "It can be said that the imperial court also hopes that the Twelve Links Dock can always abide by its own rules, so that it will invisibly save us a lot of trouble." ”

Mo Tie was silent for a while and asked, "Does the imperial court know the forces behind the Twelve Docks?" ”

Bai Lan said solemnly: "I don't know. I understand what you mean, the rivers and lakes are tilting against each other, but the Twelve Lianwu really didn't have an exchange of interests with others, at least the imperial court didn't find out. That's why I haven't let my guard down against them. ”

Mo Tie nodded, although he didn't agree with the existence of such a mysterious organization in his heart, but even Bai Lan said that there was no way, so he didn't ask any more.

Before entering Suzhou Mansion, the Murong family greeted Bai Lan outside the city.

I have to say that the people surnamed Murong are really fat, Mo Tie thought that Murong Wandai was fat enough, but he didn't expect his brother Murong Qianqiu to be fat, and he looked greasy.

"Brother Murong, don't come unharmed." Mo Tie hurriedly took Murong Wandai's hand and ran to the side, he didn't want to accompany Bai Lan to do some scene work, he was too tired.

His approach was actually very rude, and he didn't even say hello to Murong Qianqiu, so he took his acquaintance and left first.

However, Murong Qianqiu obviously didn't mind, and looked at Mo Tie with a smile, as if he was looking at a willful younger brother.

"Brother Mo," Murong Wandai said with a bitter face, "The elders of the family are going to scold me for being careless in making friends again." ”

Mo Tie glanced at him and said, "Pretend." I'm the number one master in the world, which elder dares to scold you like that? ”

Murong Wandai immediately smiled and said, "That's right." However, Brother Mo, are you sure to participate in this year's martial arts tea party? ”

"Of course, otherwise why am I following Bai Lan?"

"I still believe in Brother Mo's ability. It's just that this year's tea party may be different from previous years. Murong Wandai looked at Mo Tie and said.

"Look at what I'm doing, it's not me who presides over the tea party." Mo Tie said strangely.

"Hehe," Murong Wandai unconsciously silently silently pointed at the jade wrench in his hand, "Brother Mo had a majestic last year, but it was the platoon of the ten major sects that fell, so this year, Bai Gong proposed to re-elect the ten major sects, and each faction will send ten people to decide the seat by means of a competition." ”

"Oh?" Mo Tie found a problem, "Why wasn't it selected last year, I remember when I left Hangzhou, last year's tea party hadn't started yet." ”

"There is not enough time, it has only been a few days, and the various sects have not yet reached an agreement in private. Isn't this contrary to the purpose of Bai Gong's martial arts tea party. ”

"Does this thing have a purpose?" Mo Tie was surprised.

"Look at what you said, the various sects are not idle and boring, why do you want to get together if you have nothing to do. The purpose of the martial arts tea party is to settle all disputes this year, and everyone will still be friends in the coming year. ”

Yes, that's in the interests of the majority.

The rivers and lakes are unveiling more and more, but Mo Tie is becoming more and more incomprehensible.