Chapter 23: The Dragon and Tiger Gang
The woman's bright teeth and bright eyes resemble those of the man who spoke, while the other was thin and silent.
All three are mid-martial artists.
"Contemptible Zhan Tiansheng, Liangzhou people, this is my cousin Zhan Yi and cousin Min Yifang." Zhan Tiansheng was quick to talk and generously introduced.
"In Xia Wei is unharmed, the people of Wangzhangfu in Dengzhou, I am fortunate to be happy." Xue Tong arched his hand.
Xue Tong assumed the pseudonym Wei Wuxian, took Wei Geng's surname, and used an auspicious name. Before coming to Pingshan, Wei Geng used disfigured makeup to change his face slightly, looking a little older, about twenty years old, even if he was a martial artist in the middle of the day after tomorrow, if he didn't deliberately observe, it was extremely difficult to identify.
Zhan Yi glanced at Zhan Tiansheng, "Brother, you drank too much, how can you meet people, what's the point of talking about this." ”
And Min Yifang's eyes wandered, as if he had other thoughts.
Xue Tong beckoned Xiao Er to serve wine and tea, and ordered a large plate of beef, the brothers and sisters of the Zhan family were straightforward and fast-talking, he liked such a character.
"Aren't you happy today, it's okay to talk about it, anyway, the matter has been done, and you can go to the garden tomorrow." Zhan Tiansheng ignored Zhan Yi and continued.
Zhan Yi's face turned pale with anger, but she couldn't do anything about her cousin, she pushed Min Yifang beside her, and said hatefully: "What are you thinking about!"
"It's okay, since you want to do it once, wouldn't it be nice to get it done now?" Min Yifang said disapprerovingly.
"Brother Min is right, at least we can show our strength and give it a try." Zhan Tiansheng said.
He rolled his eyes and asked Xue Tong: "Little brother is also here to participate in the bidding of the "Dragon and Tiger Gang". ”
"No, I'm a newcomer, I don't know anything about the Dragon and Tiger Gang, and I haven't heard of any bidding." Xue Tong had no intention of concealing it, and said the truth.
As he spoke, Xiao Er held a large plate, "Ten catties of tendon meat, a pot of spirit wine and spirit tea, and all the guests can use it slowly." ”
"A few people, please, I'm invited to this table." Xue Tong said politely.
"No way, it's not your turn to pay the bill!" Zhan Tiansheng was stunned and said angrily.
"Okay, just listen to Brother Zhan, please come back another day." Xue informed such a bold person that he would not let himself pay the bill.
Zhan Yi snorted lightly, as if Xue Tong was cheating on eating and drinking.
Xue Tong pretended not to hear it, toasted a glass of wine, and said: "Listening to Brother Zhan's tone, it seems that the bidding in the Dragon and Tiger Gang has been successful, what are the bids, if it is appropriate, the younger brother will also go to the bidding."
Zhan Tiansheng was slightly drunk, and after talking for a long time, Xue Tong barely understood most of it.
The Dragon and Tiger Gang, one of the three major gangs in Pingshan Town, controls the business in several blocks west of the town, and the lease of the shop on West 6th Street has expired recently, so they have concentrated on bidding to seek tenants, and the medicine garden on West 13th Street was won by the Zhan brothers and sisters from outside at a high price.
"Liangzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the business of plant medicine is very sluggish, I heard that there are many people in Pingshan and business is good, so we gathered the spirit stone to see."
"yes, I see." Xue Tong saw that Zhan Yi was getting more and more impatient, so he immediately stopped the topic and said: "Little brother will go to bid tomorrow, open a small shop that resells talismans, and go to West 13th Street to find Brother Zhan another day."
Zhan Yi pursed his lips, seemingly disdainful, meaning that it didn't make much sense to associate with someone like Xue Tong.
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The next day, West Kowloon Street "Tiger Roaring Garden".
Tiger Roar Garden covers an area of dozens of acres, with high walls and mansions, and three men in soapy clothes stand on the left and right sides of the gate, with steel knives dangling at their waists, shouting five and drinking six, and checking the bidders who enter the park.
In Pingshan, the middle stage of the martial apprentice is considered an ordinary master, most of the members of the Dragon and Tiger Gang are in the early stage of the martial arts, the middle stage of the small group of martial artists, and the rest are pseudo-martial disciples who have not yet condensed into the sea of law and only have a little mana in the meridians, as well as the late stage of the "master" martial arts.
In the middle of Xue Tong's martial arts, with a storage bag on his waist, he was also considered a person with a certain status in the eyes of the man in the nursing home, and the man in soap was not very stern, and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I want to bid for a rented shop," Xue Tong replied with a calm expression.
"Where are the people, and have you joined any other gangs?"
"Dengzhou Wangzhangfu people's clan, no door and no faction."
"Well, after entering the park, you can't move roughly, show your blade, and violators will be severely punished." The soap-clothed man glanced at Xue Tong's storage bag and said.
"Yes!"
The martial artist hangs a storage bag on his waist, which is certainly eye-catching, but because of this, others are not sure of the items in the storage bag, and they dare not rob rashly without absolute certainty.
"Mighty Hall!"
Xue Tong was secretly amused, the various names taken by the Pingshan Gang were really rustic.
In front of the mighty hall, a wooden shed was temporarily erected on the huge open space, and the long table was crowded with bidders, who were receiving the block map and the shop map, Xue Tong took a drawing, and sat alone by the courtyard wall to ponder.
He chose a small shop, sealed the post, and was about to submit it, but noticed that there was a noise in the side courtyard on the other side of the wall.
The courtyard wall is open to the moon gate to go directly to the side courtyard, but there are also soap-clothed people guarding it.
"What for?" The soap-clothed man stopped and asked.
"Dare to ask this eldest brother, does the Dragon and Tiger Gang recruit people in addition to renting shops?" Xue Tong asked cautiously.
The purpose of his coming to Pingshan is to find out the news, dig out the black hand who robbed goods and killed people, and it is not direct enough to open a talisman shop, it is better to infiltrate the gang to collect clues, the Dragon and Tiger Gang is the big gang in Pingshan Town, and there are obviously more ways to obtain information from it than to keep a shop.
"Recruitment, perennial recruitment." The soap-clothed man pouted and signaled that the side courtyard was recruiting.
"Take advantage of the crowds these two days!" Another soap-clad man chimed in.
"Well, there is Brother Lao to let him go." Xue Tong pleaded.
In the side courtyard, one or twenty people are surrounding two Tsing Yi people who are about forty years old.
In the later stage of the Tsing Yi warriors, he had a condescending momentum, and seemed to have a certain status in the Dragon and Tiger Gang.
The man in Tsing Yi pointed to the two big stone locks in the corner of the courtyard and said loudly: "Those who can lift 300 catties of stone locks around the field for a week can join the Dragon and Tiger Gang, expand the territory together, eat fragrant and drink spicy food."
There were several people in the crowd who tried, and those who passed were happily led into the mighty hall by the soap-clothed people who were waiting on the side, and those who failed hung their heads and left in a huff.
"You want to join?" In the middle of Xue Tong's martial arts, he naturally attracted the attention of Cao Lun, a man in Tsing Yi, and took the initiative to ask.
Xue Tong's eyes rolled around, without saying a word, he raised a stone lock in one hand, quickly circled the field, put it down gently, and said without changing his face: "I bid for the shop and want to be named the Dragon and Tiger Gang."
"Oh, in the name, I'm afraid I'll have to take another assessment." Cao Lun's expression changed and he said.
The so-called gang name refers to not participating in activities on weekdays, not participating in ordinary matters, and responding to the call to contribute when it is important.
Xue Tong read Persona to the fullest, and he had an idea to come up with this method.
Cao Lun said solemnly: "If you can take my palm, the shop can rent you and allow you to be named."
"A slap from the Taoist? The Taoist is in the late stage of martial arts. Xue Tong looked hesitant, as if he was hesitant in his heart, and he was embarrassed.
Cao Lun was proud, and showed off in front of everyone: "The name of the Dragon and Tiger Gang is not so easy to do, but don't worry, it's just an assessment, I don't have to go all out."
Xue Tong frowned and gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
The bystanders hula scattered, craned their necks to watch the battle.
Cao Lun raised a palm, the palm faintly glowed red, and the scorching palm slashed down.
There were many spectators, Cao Lun refused to understate this palm, he used eighty percent of his strength, thinking that if Xue Tong vomited blood and was injured, he couldn't blame himself.
Xue Tong shouted, as if he threw a punch with all his strength, Bailie Fist!
He only used seventy percent of his strength, plus two percent of his brute strength, he refined three layers of bone tricks, brute force can explode in an instant, if the force is too little, it can be immediately made up without injury.
The palm wind fist collided violently, making a roaring sound, and a heat wave rolled out.
The onlookers a few feet away only felt the hot wind blowing on their faces, and their faces were in hot pain, Xue Tong Tengteng took a few steps back, sat on the ground with his buttocks, covered his chest and retched.
Cao Lun's chest was tight, but he secretly exhaled a big mouthful of turbidity, and after adjusting for a while, he pretended to be casual and said: "Well, it is enough to eat sixty percent of my palm strength, and it is enough to be a name."
"What do you say, Brother Zheng?" He asked another Tsing Yi human.
"Well, that's enough." Zheng Chengan replied, he knew that Cao Lun was pretending, and he had used sixty percent of his skills.
"Thank you for the kindness of Dao Chief's subordinates," Xue Tong stood up with difficulty and thanked him.
"Wow, I have heard Cao Xiang's mana for a long time, and when I saw it today, I didn't expect it to be even more famous."
"Yes, if you push a little harder, this friend is afraid that he will vomit blood, and his internal organs will be greatly damaged."
"This young Taoist is also extraordinary, and if you change a near one, you will inevitably break your hands and feet."
A cadre of people added fuel and vinegar, and slapped the horses in a big way.
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The three-storey gray stone buildings on West Sixth Street are connected in a row, the ground floor is paved, the second and third floors are self-occupied, and the front and back yards of the small building are not spacious, but they are comfortable and comfortable, and the disadvantage is that the privacy is slightly poor, but in the chaotic Pingshan, the shops are crowded together, and the safety is naturally improved a lot.
The Dragon and Tiger Gang is equipped with a famous pseudo-martial artist with quick hands and feet, and a pseudo-martial artist with a lively mind looks after Xue Tong, and Xue Tong draws a batch of talismans every few days, mainly with four-layer lightning strikes and earth shield talismans, plus Tengyun and Transmission Notes, the business is not bad, and even more than the inner market of Yunxiao Sect.
He spent most of his time practicing in the backyard, and occasionally went out to wander around, he went to the medicine garden on 13th Street, visited the Zhan sisters, and told them that there was a lot of contact, and everyone was wandering in Pingshan, and it was a good thing to help each other.
He quickly grasped the general situation of Pingshan, the "Thunder Fire Gate" and the "Qiankun Gang" were the other two major gangs in the town, and the other large and small gangs were difficult to count.
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Two months later, on the third day of the fifth month.
More than a dozen members of the Dragon and Tiger Gang poured into the Fu Gang shop, begging for lightning strikes and earth shield talismans, except for Dong Sanbiao, who was the leader, the rest were all junior martial artists, and the crowd was passionate, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
Dong Sanbiao asked the guy who was watching the store to invite the talisman master.
"Master Wei, the brothers have a big deal to do tonight, can you draw some five-layer talismans?" Dong Sanbiao said.
"Oh, you brothers are going to do something big?" Xue Tong asked tentatively.
"Well, I made an appointment with the "Li Monkey" of the Thunder Fire Gate to fight, and if I don't teach him a lesson, it's really against him!"
It is common for gangs to fight, but Xue Tong deliberately aroused Dong Sanbiao's appetite.
"The five-layer talisman is about to be sold at the normal price, and there are not many stocks."