Going out from the back door of the inn, you will come to an old alley, on the other side of the alley is a fence, inside is a large round building.

The round building is produced in Jiangzhou, Yunzhou is actually quite rare, the whole is circular, the periphery is a two-storey house, and the interior is a bluestone square with a diameter of 20 zhang.

The round building has some history, the interior decoration is quite gorgeous, and it is the scenic spot of Xiwang Town on weekdays, and there are often wealthy businessmen who feast here.

At this time, the round building was silent, and in the hall due east, there were several chairs, and the hall owners were among them, all waiting for the arrival of the landlord.

More than 100 incense owners stood outside along the eaves of the round building, and familiar faces such as Li Sanwen and Mrs. Huang Zhu could be seen; Then there are the core disciples, such as the children of the incense lord such as Li Jian.

Under the entire round building, it is estimated that there are no less than 200 people standing neatly, but compared with the scale of the round building, it is not crowded.

Night Terror Hall and Sanniang appeared outside the round building, and the disciples of the Red Flower Building, who stood silently, bowed their hands in unison, and the eleven hall masters sitting in the hall also stood up.

Honghualou behaves in a low-key manner, although it has been cleared around the round building, but in front of Xiwang Town, in order to prevent a high-ranking person passing by and noticing, no one shouts loudly, the momentum of the ban is matched with the depressing rainy night, and the atmosphere is quite oppressive.

Pei Xiangjun entered the round building, the original charming and noble woman's temperament disappeared, his face was not happy or angry, and he slowly walked through the circular corridor under the attention of the disciples.

Night Terror Hall followed behind, and you could find that the people around him had respectful eyes; The hall masters sitting in the hall had different expressions.

The twelve halls of Honghualou are equivalent to the twelve masters, and the status is different, and the specific order can be seen from the number of seats.

The position of the landlord is under the middle hall of the hall, and the tall middle-aged man in a white brocade robe on the right is Song Chi, the second master of the Honghua Building, Chen Yuanqing of the Suzaku Hall on the left, and then the master of the Xuanwu Hall to the right, and the rest is the small hall master named after the place name.

The four halls were formerly known as the boat gangs of various states, and the other hall masters were rising stars who joined one after another.

At the peak of Honghualou, the three generations of the old, middle and young people were able to make up seven grandmasters and one martial artist, almost dominating the rivers and lakes.

But in recent years, bad luck, Wuzhou's Xuanwutang was the first to fall behind, and the master didn't even enter the sect; Then the Pei family was also green and yellow, so they could only let Pei Xiangjun take the throne, and there were only three grandmasters left in the entire Honghua Building.

Although the White Tiger Hall and the Vermilion Bird Hall are also facing the dilemma of not being able to catch the green and yellow, the hall master is in the year of the fight, and the situation is better.

Song Chi, the second master, has just turned over fifty, and martial arts can be ranked in the middle of the grandmaster, and it is not impossible to become a top-notch grandmaster in the future, and even impact the eight great champions.

And the third master, Chen Yuanqing, who singled out a strong enemy of the Jiangzhou Cao Gang, was a master of the inner family supported by his achievements, although he was not as good as Song Chi, he was only in his early forties, and his future was limitless.

Pei Xiangjun is also a beginner grandmaster, and he is younger, but after succeeding to the throne, he was limited by his strength and the situation of Honghualou, and he never went out to settle the matter, and there was no actual record to support him, resulting in a lot of moisture.

The situation of weak lords and strong ministers has led to the weight of the second and third masters, which is heavier than that of Pei Xiangjun, the big boss.

For example, now, the burly Song Chi and the elegant Chen Yuanqing, although they also got up to greet the big boss, their expressions were completely looking at their children and nephews.

Pei Xiangjun's strength is not as good as the two hall masters, and he is indeed a junior, so he is helpless about this situation, so he walked unhurriedly to the chair in the middle of the hall and sat down, raising his hand slightly:

"Hall masters, take a seat."

In fact, there are not many rules for the internal meeting of Honghua Building.

Song Chi, the second master, sat down next to him, raised his hand and asked the juniors who came for the first time to give Pei Xiangjun tea, and at the same time looked at the night terror hall standing behind:

"Who is this?"

Night Terror Hall stood behind Pei Xiangjun's chair and bowed:

"The younger generation has a night terror, my father Pei Yuanfeng."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the eleven hall masters present all turned their heads and looked at the Night Terror Hall.

Pei Yuanming, the previous owner of the building, was a genuine top-notch grandmaster, and even served as a 'gun leader' for a period of time, and had a high prestige in Honghualou, but it was a pity that he died in the hands of the contemporary gun leader.

Pei Yuanfeng is Pei Yuanming's younger brother, many hall masters know him, he also fought with Song Chi back then, and his talent is only one line weaker than his brother.

Song Chi's expression was a little solemn, and he asked:

"Yuanfeng is back?"

"The second brother died at the beginning of the year, so I sent my righteous son to the Pei family and asked me to take care of it on my behalf."

“……”

When all the hall masters heard this, their faces were all disappointed and sad.

The Pei family is the founder of Honghualou, the old family owner and two sons have died, and the only seedling Pei Luo can't enter the rivers and lakes, which is equivalent to cutting off the incense on the rivers and lakes.

Chen Yuanqing, as the third master, called Pei Yuanfeng his brother when he was seven or eight years old, and when he saw the old man's son, he was quite friendly:

"When I arrived at Honghua Building, it was my nephews and nephews, if something happened, just talk to us. Although my Honghua Building is not as good as in the past, I, Second Brother Song, and the landlord also have some weight in talking on the rivers and lakes. ”

Put the 'landlord' behind the two of them, which shows the status of Sanniang, the female head.

Song Chi sighed and motioned to the young man behind him:

"This is my son Song Changqing, there is not much difference in age between the two of you, let's talk more."

After the night terror hall saw each other one by one, he gave up his hand to Song Changqing, who was quite athletic.

Song Changqing was twenty-five or sixteen, and he didn't regard Night Terror Hall as an opponent, and he returned the salute like a senior brother.

After Song Chi finished speaking, he began to talk about business:

"I was in Chongzhou, and I heard that Shuiyun Jiantan had robbed the business of Qingjiang Wharf. Qinglongtang started at Qingjiang Wharf, and the ancestral property was robbed, what is the owner's plan? Do you want me to run with Yuan Qing? ”

The problem seems to be concerned, but the meaning of the words is very clear - the ancestral property has been robbed, and the main building is not able to handle it, so don't be reckless, let go of power, and leave the matter to us.

In the past, Pei Xiangjun was not easy to answer when faced with this kind of question, because she really couldn't get even.

But today is different, Pei Xiangjun sat on the chair generously and said with a smile:

"I will resolve this matter as soon as possible. Today, all the masters are here, and I will announce one thing first. ”

"Oh?"

Song Chi's eyes were quite surprised, and he thought that Pei Xiangjun had figured it out and was about to give way, but looking at Pei Xiangjun's expression, it didn't look like it.

Chen Yuanqing asked, "What arrangements does the landlord have?" ”

Many hall masters looked at him.

Pei Xiangjun raised his hand slightly, letting Night Terror Hall take a step forward:

"From now on, Jingtang is the young master of Honghualou......"

"Buzz ......"

"This ......"

Before the words were finished, the entire hall was directly fried, and all the hall masters and even the old incense masters who were listening outside were stunned.

After Song Chi was sure that Pei Xiangjun was not joking, he frowned and patted the armrest:

"Xiangjun, do you know what kind of weight 'less master' is in the sect?"

Pei Xiangjun responded calmly: "The young master is my designated heir, if I die, he will directly take over the Honghua Building; If I lose contact, he can command the people himself, and all the hall masters must obey the orders. ”

Chen Yuanqing, the third master, although he has no intention of being a big master, has always supported Pei Xiangjun, but at this time, he also shook his head lightly and reminded:

"Xiangjun, being at the helm is not only a name, but also a servant of the public, so that the people below can obey the order; You were in the right position back then, and I and the hall masters had no opinion, but your performance over the years ...... Alas. ”

The hosts of the halls have the same idea - Pei Xiangjun himself doesn't take care of anything, and even the goods like Baoyuanmen have begun to ride on his head to spread wildness, how dare he arrange a young master to ride on the head of the hall masters?

No matter how loyal they are, with such a big family business, they can't follow mediocrity at the helm and fool around!

Song Chi's face was really not very good, he thought about it, and he didn't get angry, and raised his hand directly:

"The people of the rivers and lakes speak with their fists. If Yexian's nephew has the ability to take over, the hall masters present will naturally not question the landlord's decision-making. Changqing, go outside and talk to Yexian's nephew, let the elders, take a look at Yexian's nephew's catties. ”

Song Changqing is the successor of the White Tiger Hall, and when his father becomes the owner of the building in the future, he is the young master, and this opportunity to show his talents in front of the hall masters naturally has to be treated with twelve points of spirit.

Song Changqing took a step forward, first bowed to the many hall masters, and then raised his hand to signal the rain curtain outside the hall:

"Brother Night, please."

The Night Terror Hall came over for this matter, and after saluting the master of the hall, he walked out of the gate with Song Changqing and came to the bluestone square under the rain curtain.

The hall master and the incense master present also looked serious, wanting to see why the landlord made such an outrageous arrangement.

But as soon as the two of them walked into the rain curtain, before they could put on a posture, above the roof of the round building facing the river, there was a sudden reprimand:

"Who?"

Then came a sharp whistle:

"Whoa—"

As soon as the voice came out, the round building was silent.

All the high-level leaders of Honghualou are holding meetings in Xiwang Town, even if they have a big heart, they must be prepared to avoid being overwhelmed by other Jianghu forces.

The whistle is a reminder that a strong enemy is coming, and all personnel are ready for battle.

Chen Yuanqing and Song Chi, who were seated, changed their faces slightly, and immediately flew out of the hall, broke through the rain curtain, and landed on the top of the round building.

Sassy –

The disciples of the incense lord who were watching around the bluestone square also showed the color of facing a great enemy at the same time and flew up.

On the long riverside street outside the round building, there was also a sound of breaking the air, and there were no less than 100 people listening to the sound!

Night Terror Hall and Song Changqing both looked puzzled, and when they saw this, they also clicked on the pillars, landed on the eaves of the round building, and looked outside.

Under the heavy rain, the rooftops of the riverside street were densely packed with people, all of whom looked around as if they were facing a great enemy, holding swords and soldiers:

"What's going on?"

"Who killed it?"

"I don't know, it seems like that's it."

"The hall master and the incense master are all inside, how can there be only three people knocking on the door, beware of thieves lurking in the dark......"

And directly below the round building, under the back wall of the inn, were three hat-hatted guests who were surrounded, back to back with each other, looking at the roof with horrible eyes, and talking in a low voice:

"What's going on? Ambushed? ”

"Is it necessary to ambush so many people?!"

“……”

The two sides confronted each other in a daze, and the entire riverbank fell into an eerie silence at this moment......