The vermilion gate slowly opened.

The housekeeper in a black robe stepped out, smiled and arched his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, my lord said that the person you are looking for is not in the house, please go back." ”

Tang Qi held the knife in one hand and frowned: "But someone in my brocade guard has seen with his own eyes that Jiang Liuyun has entered the mansion of the military department. ”

secretly said in his heart, he really let the adults say it accurately.

In this capital, if you want to hide from Jinyiwei, you can't help but look down on Jinyiwei too much.

The butler squinted, shook his head, and said, "My lord said that he was laughing, maybe someone of a similar body." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you are willing to wait, you can wait here."

As he spoke, he was about to close the door.

"Wait!"

Tang Qi said coldly: "Tell your family, don't be unpredictable!" ”

"Some people, he can't keep it."

As soon as the words fell, Tang Qi had already led everyone away.

His purpose has been achieved.

Today, he saved Jiang Liuyun, but if it is found out in the future, then this soldier is guilty of harboring.

Of course, Jiang Liuyun is not a criminal at the moment.

……

North Town Fuji, Secret Vault.

"Lord Lin!"

The two brocade guards bowed and saluted.

Lin Mang bowed his head slightly and walked in.

There was a faint excitement in his heart.

The eighth layer of the secret vault, I don't know what it is!

As it turned out, the one in the palace was indeed very happy.

Soon after the property of the Marquis of Wuqing was sent to the palace, he was rewarded.

In addition to the usual gold and silver rewards, the most important thing is to get the qualification to visit the eighth floor of the Vault.

This is an area that only the Pacification Envoy level is eligible to enter.

There are treasures of Jinyiwei for hundreds of years, and there are many treasures of various sects in the rivers and lakes.

Compared to this, the 700,000 taels are nothing at all.

The magic knife stored on the seventh floor is a mutilated version, and the full version is only available on the eighth layer, and without the part of the eighth layer, his magic knife will never be complete.

As for the so-called restriction that only grandmasters can practice, it is not a problem for him.

Lin Mang went down the stone steps, and when he reached the seventh floor, he paused and stepped in.

On the bed, the old man who was meditating with his eyes closed slowly opened his eyes and said, "You're here again?" ”

"Hmm." Lin Mang smiled and nodded.

The old man frowned and stared at Lin Mang intently, his eyes uncertain.

"Your sword intent ......"

He felt a domineering sword intent that looked at the world, and it was even stronger than the last time.

This sword intent has already faintly hooked the vitality of heaven and earth, and it is only a step weaker than him.

Lin Mang's face was calm, and he replied: "I have an understanding." ”

The old man smiled helplessly, he should have known.

A person who can comprehend the magic knife in just a few breaths will definitely not be bad in the comprehension of the sword intent.

"What martial arts do you want to practice this time?"

To be honest, he was envious of the talent of this court lackey from the bottom of his heart.

If he had this talent, he would have already stepped into the realm of a grandmaster.

"A knife technique!"

Lin Mang said, striding towards the bookshelf on the left, and took down a martial art from the bookshelf with ease.

"Divine Knife Chop" is under the third grade.

The reason why this martial art was taken was to cooperate with the full moon scimitar.

The full moon scimitar is different from ordinary weapons, and it is difficult for ordinary knife techniques to exert its power, only this divine sword slash can maximize its power.

Flipping through it casually, Lin Mang put it back again.

The old man looked helpless and asked, "Learned?" ”

"Hmm." Lin Mang bowed slightly.

"Alas~" The old man sighed, looked at Lin Mang, and said, "Do you have time, sit down and talk to me." ”

Lin Mang shook his head and said, "I'm going to go to the eighth layer. ”

"Senior, take your leave."

It wasn't until Lin Mang's back disappeared that he reluctantly reacted.

"What?"

"The eighth floor?"

The old man was startled and wanted to chase him out, but after taking two steps, he had to give up again, with a wry smile on his face.

On the eighth floor, he can't go.

"Don't let me see you again next time!" The old man said angrily and closed his eyes again to meditate.

……

The Vault, the eighth floor.

Unlike the previous floors, this level has a heavy stone door in front of the passage.

This gate is controlled by the Momen mechanism, and if it is attacked from the outside, it will cause turmoil in the entire vault.

It can be said that the whole body will be affected by one shot, and at the same time, the opportunity in the secret vault will be activated, blocking all the ways to leave.

Lin Mang took out the token and pressed it against the groove next to the stone door.

"Boom!"

The heavy stone gate slowly lifted, and some smoke and dust stirred.

In the dark corridor, candles suddenly lit up.

The flickering light of the fire illuminates the dark corridor.

The air was chilly, cold to the bone.

Lin Mang glanced at it casually and walked in.

It didn't take long for the eyes to suddenly open up.

In front of you, you will see a huge hall with bookshelves lined up in the hall.

However, unlike the previous floors, the bookshelves on this floor are all secret brocade boxes, and there are not many of them.

Suddenly, Lin Mang's heart sank, and his back was even more cold.

He suddenly turned around and looked into the corner, where a figure sat cross-legged on the ground, as if it had lost its breath of life.

It was an old Taoist priest in a tattered robe.

His robes were covered with dust.

The white hair was hanging down, the cloak was scattered, covering the face, and a dusty rod in his hand was casually placed on his lap.

Lin Mang took a deep breath and bowed: "I've seen my predecessors." ”

Although the other party looked like a dead man, he knew that it was a living person.

It also benefits from the Dafa of Mind Confusion that he has cultivated, which makes his spiritual power strong, otherwise it would be really difficult to perceive.

The sense of oppression that this old Taoist priest gave him was too strong.

Silent!

Lin Mang was already surprised, got up and walked towards the bookshelf in front of him.

Outside the brocade box on the bookshelf, the names of different exercises and martial arts are written.

Lin Mang glanced at it roughly, walked past the bookshelf without stopping.

Soon, a martial art came into his eyes.

"Magic Knife"

Lin Mang was overjoyed, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to open the brocade box.

It's just that he didn't know that the figure in the corner raised his eyes slightly the moment he touched the magic knife, as if he opened his eyes slightly.

"The Sword Comes"

Lin Mang looked at it casually, his face beaming.

Yes, this is the real magic knife.

"Cultivate!"

[Power Points-5000]

Because he had cultivated the mutilated version of the Demon Sword, he didn't need many energy points to practice again.

Soon, the two magic knives gradually coincided, and the perception was harmonious.

Lin Mang exhaled lightly and said secretly: "I can finally cultivate this martial art to perfection." ”

Putting down the magic knife cheats, Lin Mang walked towards the other bookshelves.

When walking past a bookshelf, Lin Mang's footsteps were slight, and his eyes were attracted by the brocade box on the bookshelf.

"Fengshen Legs", on the third product!

He is naturally no stranger to this unique science.

This leg method has been cultivated to the fullest, and it can help people reach the transcendent realm of riding the wind.

It's just that he was surprised that there was such a leg method in this secret vault.

Lin Mang stretched out his hand to open the brocade box, looked through it casually, and said silently: "Cultivate!" ”

[Power Points-5000]

【Aeolus Legs Entry!】 】

In an instant, an illusory figure appeared in Lin Mang's mind.

The figure walked and leaped, as if a hurricane was born.

Fast as the wind!

In an instant, it had already crossed hundreds of meters, and the wind tore through the earth.

After a long time, Lin Mang slowly opened his eyes, and his heart was shocked.

It is worthy of being one of the three great masters, and it is really extraordinary.

Lin Mang put the cheats into the brocade box, but it was a pity that he didn't find three points to return to the vitality.

Some of the exercises in this eighth layer are ranked in the third rank, and not all of them are in the second grade.

Even so, it's enough to be heart-wrenching.

How many Jianghu sects don't even have a three-grade cheats.

Sure enough, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against the big tree.

Looking at the remaining exercise cheats in the field, Lin Mang shook his head, didn't look at it any more, and walked out.

Being greedy is not a good thing.

Now he has cultivated a lot of martial arts, but most of them have not been cultivated to perfection, and there are not many key energy points now, which cannot support the cultivation of more martial arts.

Just as Lin Mang was about to leave, an abrupt voice sounded out of thin air.

"If you have a chance in the future, you can go to Longhu Mountain."

Lin Mang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the old Taoist priest in the corner.

It's just that the old Taoist priest still maintains a meditative posture, and there seems to be no sign of waking up.

Lin Mang frowned, didn't speak again, but turned around and walked out.

Back at the Thousand Households Office of the West Courtyard, Tang Qi and the others had already returned.

Tang Qi said: "My lord, as you expected, the squire of the military department really saved Jiang Liuyun. ”

Lin Mang chuckled and said, "Go ahead, post to the gang leaders of the six squares in Beicheng, tonight, I will feast on them in Yunxi Tower." ”

……

evening

Jiaozhong Fang, Yunxi Building.

The lights in the building are brilliant, and pedestrians come in and out, constantly coming and going, and it is very noisy.

The sound of silk and bamboo is very lively,

At this time, people kept gathering outside Yunxi Building, and these people, without exception, were all people from the rivers and lakes, and it was difficult to hide the spirit of the rivers and lakes on their bodies.

If there are familiar people here, you will definitely find that these people are the gang leaders of the six squares in Beicheng.

Yunxi Building is very large, in addition to the building in front, there is a separate courtyard behind the building.

As time passed, more and more gang leaders entered the small courtyard behind the building.

In the center of the courtyard, there are more than a dozen large long tables.

A group of people from the rivers and lakes came, found a seat at random and sat down.

It's just that no one in the crowd spoke, and it was very quiet.

Not long after, the sound of dense footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hospital.

Seeing the person coming, everyone sitting got up one after another and bowed their hands: "I've seen Lord Lin!" ”

Lin Mang was wearing a silver-white flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, and he walked in a tiger's step.

Everyone watched Lin Mang walk to the seat and sit down, but they didn't dare to sit down at all, still standing in place, maintaining a saluting posture.

A group of brocade guards stood around, holding a knife in one hand, and their faces were solemn.

Lin Mang glanced at everyone and said calmly: "Everyone sit down." ”

Hearing this, everyone sat down one after another, quietly waiting for the following.

They came with Lin Mang's invitation.

It was inevitable that everyone was apprehensive, because many of them had been very close to Jiang Liuyun before.

They didn't dare to guarantee that this person would settle accounts after the fall.

However, they also have some luck in their hearts, because the law does not blame the public, there are too many gangs in the six squares of Beicheng, and he can't kill them all.

Lin Mang glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "You are all the leaders of the gangs in the six squares of the North City, and you are also well-known people in this capital. ”

"This official has always liked to go straight, some time ago you colluded with Jiang Liuyun, I can ignore it, but about Jiang Liuyun's incriminating evidence, I hope you can hand it over."

Everyone looked at each other.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

Lin Mang's words changed sharply, and he said abruptly: "In addition, there is one more thing that needs to be told to you. ”

"From now on, I want forty percent of your business."

As soon as the words fell, everyone's faces changed greatly.

Forty percent?

That's not a small number!

To make a living in the capital, you need to have good relationships with all kinds of people.

Therefore, often the profit of one hundred taels may end up in their hands and only twenty taels may be left.

If they take 40% of the business, they basically lose all their money.

Next to the table on the right, a middle-aged man got up and said, "My lord, will there be too many forty percent?" ”

"Is it much?" Lin Mang looked at him and asked again, "Is it too much?" ”

The middle-aged man was speechless for a while.

"Pull it out!"

Lin Mang's tone was calm.

In an instant, two brocade guards stepped forward, pulled out their knives, slammed the back of the knife on the middle-aged man's back, and then dragged him out.

Almost at the same time, a miserable cry rang out outside the courtyard.

A brocade guard walked in with a knife, the blood on the knife had not yet dried up, and he saluted respectfully.

Quiet!

Suddenly, you can hear the needles falling around.

Everyone swallowed their saliva quietly, a trace of cold sweat oozed from their foreheads, and they didn't dare to gasp.

The next moment, everyone got up one after another and arched their hands: "My lord, I have no objection." ”

Lin Mang smiled slightly and said, "No, it's five percent now." ”

"What?"

Everyone was shocked in their hearts, and stared at Lin Mang with angry expressions.

"Of course, I'm not going to let you suffer." Lin Mang took the tea and tasted it leisurely, and said slowly: "Beicheng Liufang, you can divide the business of those big gangs equally from now on." ”

In Beicheng Liufang, there are some gangs standing behind the major families.

At this time, these gangs also did not send anyone.

Everyone was stunned, their breathing suddenly became short, and their mood was agitated.

They are not stupid.

If you can really take the territory of those gangs, fifty percent of the benefits are nothing.

For a long time, the majority of the underground business in Beicheng Liufang was in the hands of those big gangs.

People eat meat, they drink soup.

Not only that, but these small gangs also have to give monthly offerings to the big gangs.

For a moment, everyone's hearts hesitated.

Huge interests also come with huge risks, and behind those big gangs are the big families.

How strong the power of the family is, is that these gangs at the bottom know it.

Lin Mang unhurriedly blew the tea foam in the teacup, looking comfortable.

Regarding the gang problem in Beicheng Liufang, he has always wanted to rectify it.

Now is a great opportunity.

I still have to thank Jiang Liuyun, if he hadn't acted recklessly during this time, he wouldn't have left so many handles.

He still can't look down on the interests of these small gangs, and his real purpose is the gangs under the control of the family.

After a long time, Lin Mang looked at everyone and chuckled: "Everyone, how are you thinking about it?" ”

"If you don't want to, you can leave now, and this official will never force it."