Chapter Seventy-Six: Turning the Corner and Encountering Jian Shuxuan
Tong Xin asked Li Mengzhou to meet at Wangyue Pavilion, but the purpose was actually very simple.
And Li Mengzhou also thought of some keys when he came, and combined with Tong Xin's attitude, he could basically be determined.
The crisis of the Tong family has not been fully lifted, and after the Ma family eats part of the Tao family's business and starts normal operation, they will definitely focus on the tea art business again, and at that time, the Tong family is bound to face the Ma family directly.
Tao Shi is now depleted, and Tong Xin must find a new person to rely on.
But except for Tao Shi having some dirty ideas, and he does have some strength that can compete with the Ma family, he dared to put forward conditions to Tong Xin, and the remaining merchants in Baihong Town obviously did not want to offend the Ma family because of the Tong family.
Tong Xin also found some people, but most of them were vague.
She quickly thought of Li Mengzhou.
Although the Ye clan's Taiqing Mansion is a business outside Baihong Town, all businessmen in the Jiang Kingdom must be subservient to the Ye clan, if Taiqing Lou intervenes in the business of Baihong Town, even the Ma family will retreat, obediently obey, and dare not resist.
And if the Tong family wants to relieve the crisis and take advantage of the situation to rise, relying on Li Mengzhou is obviously the best choice.
But Li Mengzhou's forged identity was just to 'rob the rich and help the poor' to the Tao family, he didn't have the slightest intention to get involved in the business of Baihong Town, and in the face of Tong Xin, it was already a blatant flattery, so he could only tell the truth.
What Li Mengzhou didn't expect was that when he learned that Li Mengzhou had nothing to do with Taiqinglou, Tong Xin changed his face on the spot, and his attitude changed so quickly that Li Mengzhou called him a demon in his heart.
He thought about Tong Lu's ignorant and weak little boy's appearance, compared with Tong Xin, it was really different.
Just because of his noble status, Tong Xin greeted him with a smile and flattered him in every possible way, and when he learned that he was nothing, his face was immediately full of disdain, and he didn't even have the slightest pretense of politeness, which also made Li Mengzhou speechless for a while.
But in this regard, he didn't have anything to care about, so he directly said goodbye to Tong Xin and walked out of the Moon Pavilion, fortunately Tong Xin didn't turn his face to let him pay for the tea, otherwise all the money was in Xiao Zhinan, and if he didn't have half a penny on him, he was afraid that he would be detained by the Moon Pavilion.
Walking on the streets of Baihong Town in the middle of the night, a little cool breeze was blowing, and Li Mengzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Since it is possible to live in Baihong Town for a longer time, then the daily expenses are a matter that has to be cared about, if another target is chosen to 'rob the rich and help the poor', Li Mengzhou will definitely no longer fake any identity, because he finds it quite troublesome to do so.
treated the Tao family like before, mainly because Li Mengzhou needed to take care of the people who guarded the yamen, and he couldn't declare his identity, otherwise it would be a shame for Mr. Seven of the Sword Academy to cheat money by this means.
But with the precedent of the Tao family, Li Mengzhou found that it was really simpler and better.
The words of the lonely mountain guest in the dilapidated alley made Li Mengzhou have a new view on the matter of 'robbing the rich and helping the poor'.
He decided to follow his heart, no longer engage in any conspiracy and trickery, and blatantly 'rob the rich and help the poor'.
......
Under the white moonlight, Li Mengzhou walked on the cool night breeze.
Around the corner, he met Jian Shuxuan.
He paused, and his face immediately became a little solemn.
Jian Shuxuan hadn't appeared for many days, although he had suspicions that the other party might have left Baihong Town, but if Jian Shuxuan's purpose was to kill him, it was obviously impossible to leave easily.
But when he ran into Jian Shuxuan again, it still made Li Mengzhou a little nervous.
Jian Shuxuan did not hold the Qingye Sword in his hand, but hung it on his waist, he looked at Li Mengzhou with an indifferent expression, and said, "Who is the girl who saved you last time?"
Hearing this, Li Mengzhou was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "Did you go to check on that girl during the days you disappeared?"
Seeing that Jian Shuxuan didn't speak, Li Mengzhou shook his head and continued: "I'm sorry, I don't know who she is, but come to think of it, if you want to draw a sword from me, she may still appear." β
In fact, Li Mengzhou has always been very confused about the identity of the girl in Tsing Yi, the girl in Tsing Yi is obviously really protecting him, but abandoning Xiao Zhinan, there is a reason to save him, and the woman who has the strength to force Jian Shuxuan back, I am afraid that only the third senior sister is eligible.
But it was impossible for the third senior sister to come to Baihong Town, although he didn't see the girl's face clearly, he could also be sure that the other party was definitely not the third senior sister.
If Jian Shuxuan kills him again, Li Mengzhou is not sure whether that girl will appear, but it is a fact that Jian Shuxuan is a little jealous of that girl.
Don't talk about Li Mengzhou, Jian Shuxuan is also very puzzled about this matter.
A mysterious woman appeared out of nowhere, as if she was secretly protecting Li Mengzhou, and the restrained aura of the girl in Tsing Yi made Jian Shuxuan feel a little panicked, he really couldn't figure out what was going on.
If it was because of Li Mengzhou's identity as the seventh gentleman of the Palace Sword Academy, Xue Wangwei deliberately sent someone to secretly protect him, but in addition to the three gentlemen who had not been born for a long time, it was impossible for there to be such a strong female sword cultivator.
And because he had never fought with the girl, he couldn't be sure if the other party was a sword cultivator.
He searched for a long time, but he didn't even find the shadow of that girl, but as Li Mengzhou said, that girl must still be in Baihong Town, maybe she was staring at him now.
Jian Shuxuan was silent for a long time, and suddenly said to Li Mengzhou, "How about we make an agreement?"
Li Mengzhou was slightly puzzled and asked, "What do you want to agree?"
Jian Shuxuan said: "Tomorrow, you will go outside Baihong Town alone. β
Li Mengzhou's eyes widened slightly, and he said incredulously: "Are you going to kill me, and let me run out of the town alone?"
He didn't expect Jian Shuxuan to be so naΓ―ve, and he could say such ridiculous remarks.
Jian Shuxuan's expression was still very flat, and said: "What are you afraid of, if that girl is really still in Baihong Town, then she must be staring at you, saying that she is leaving you alone, do you think you are really the only one?"
Li Mengzhou was speechless, but there was some truth in what he said.
But he didn't know who the girl in Tsing Yi was, and why the other party wanted to save him, pinning his hopes on this seemingly illusory thing, how could Li Mengzhou feel at ease.
If the girl in Tsing Yi was no longer in Baihong Town at all, or didn't want to save him anymore, wouldn't she be dead if she ran out of town alone?
The sword is in his hand, how can he trust outsiders?
After thinking about it seriously, Li Mengzhou still nodded and agreed, because in addition to the girl in Tsing Yi, there was also Xiao Zhinan in the dilapidated alley, and he had the intention of letting Xiao Zhinan go to find Jian Shuxuan's bad luck from the beginning.
Although it is said that he must obey his heart and directly choose another target to 'rob the rich and help the poor', but to deal with Jian Shuxuan, he is also obedient to his heart, obviously Xiao Zhinan is here, why does he have to know that he is invincible and wants to be sent to death.
I don't know if Jian Shuxuan's eyes were all on the girl in Tsing Yi, and he actually forgot that there was still Xiao Zhinan.
When Li Mengzhou returned to Broken Alley, Tong Lu had not yet left, but he was also standing outside the small courtyard gate of Broken Alley at this moment.
Xiao Zhinan stood quietly in the courtyard, staring at the starry sky, but in fact, she was perceiving the flow of breath between heaven and earth, and was practicing all the time.
Tong Lu's eyes were a little complicated.
He silently looked at the woman standing in the courtyard.
Li Mengzhou was also watching this scene, and he was quite aware of it.
But once eating at the same table, the conversation between the lonely mountain guests made Detong Lu vaguely aware of something, although he was just standing outside the threshold, but he felt that in that threshold, there was another world, and it was difficult for him to reach it even if he tried his best.
Li Mengzhou glanced at him silently, and he didn't say anything.
Tong Lu hesitated, but also did not speak.
And Xiao Zhinan, who was standing in the courtyard staring at the starry sky, suddenly turned his head to look at Li Mengzhou, and said with a flat expression: "You have seen Jian Shuxuan." β
She wasn't asking, she seemed to know.
Li Mengzhou nodded and said, "If you are interested, you can go to Baihong Town tomorrow to fight him." β
Xiao Zhinan's gaze turned to the starry sky again, and said lightly: "Yes." β
Li Mengzhou asked, "You don't think I'm using you, after all, Jian Shuxuan is here to kill me." β
Xiao Zhinan said: "You are not qualified to use me, I also want to see if that Jian Shuxuan is really that powerful, what you are thinking in your heart has nothing to do with me, and it does not prevent me from going on a trip tomorrow." β
Li Mengzhou chuckled and said, "Then I wish Xiao Dajian Immortal a happy battle tomorrow." β
Xiao Zhinan glanced at him lightly and said, "If I am a little disappointed, you are ready to be beaten by me." β
Li Mengzhou wiped the cold sweat on his head in amazement, although he couldn't be sure whether Jian Shuxuan would be able to match Xiao Zhinan, but Jian Shuxuan was by no means weak, at least he was qualified to let Xiao Zhinan draw his sword.
And Tong Lu was still standing outside the courtyard gate, he looked at Li Mengzhou and Xiao Zhinan who were talking, and a touch of loss appeared in his eyes.
It is easy to be young or attracted by a woman's appearance, or attracted by a woman's temperament, but it is difficult to say what that kind of thing belongs to.
Tong Lu turned and walked out of the Broken Alley.
Li Mengzhou looked at his back, then stared at the starry sky, and said lightly: "There are many cultivators in Baihong Town. β
Xiao Zhinan frowned slightly, probably understood what Li Mengzhou meant, and said, "You have found something?"
Li Mengzhou said with a smile: "Although Jian Shuxuan is very strong, he is very unfamiliar to Baihong Town, and someone will inevitably target him, and if he leaves Baihong Town, there will definitely be people who can't help but follow." β
Xiao Zhinan was silent for a moment and said softly: "Those things have nothing to do with me. β
Li Mengzhou said: "I'll try to settle it, but if I can't settle it, you must be mentally prepared and don't be angry with me." β
Xiao Zhinan turned around and walked towards the house, and a cold voice came back, "If you can't settle it, I'll put you flat." β