At dusk, in a small town by the sea in Kian Province.

Jingle ......

The seaside pier was full of swords and swords, and several figures dressed in black were carrying knives and soldiers on the boat, chasing and killing Jun Tianfu's men on the pier.

There were many merchants and people in the town, but they turned a blind eye to this, and just stayed in the inn tea shop, waiting for the dock to restore order.

Tiandao is vast and sparsely populated, and the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the environment of the rivers and lakes is not much different from Liangzhou, more than 20 years ago it was Leigong Island that dominated here, and after Yin Shicheng ascended the throne, the overlord of the rivers and lakes here was naturally replaced by Juntianfu.

However, the entire Beiliang rivers and lakes did not expect that Tian Wuliang, who had already fallen into the sea, would be able to make a comeback after more than ten years of hibernation, and he also fell on the thigh of the big devil of the Southern Dynasty.

Although in the battle of Shuofeng City, Yin Shicheng was first seriously injured by the Night Terror Hall, and then succeeded in revenge by Tian Wuliang, hard calculation, Tian Wuliang was not as powerful as Yin Shicheng, but his background was too big, so after returning from the snow field, he still regained the position of the overlord of the Heavenly Dao.

At this time, the confrontation on the dock was the people of Leigong Island, strangling the remnants of Jun Tianfu; Without the Yin Shicheng of Juntianfu, the general trend has gone, and the decline of the people in the rivers and lakes has already been regarded as morality, so naturally no one will interfere.

And just when the swords and swords were constantly on the dock, in an inn in the center of the town, Tian Wuliang, dressed in a brocade robe, was sitting on the Taishi chair, and there was an apprentice with a weapon standing behind him.

The doors and windows of the inn were closed, and the shopkeeper was also invited out, and the eight people sitting in the lobby were the proprietors of the boat line and the dart bureau of the Qi'an Mansion, and they all trembled and lowered their heads at this time, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Tian Wuliang became famous at a young age, and sat in the position of the boss of the Sea Gang in his thirties, but he lost power in middle age, was almost wiped out, and wandered for more than ten years.

Now that he is sitting on the throne of the Heavenly Daoist again, Tian Wuliang is full of emotion in his heart, and even has lost the edge and corner of his youth, and he speaks slowly, not angry and self-assured:

"Tian Mou dealt with all of you back then, and at the peak, you were more attentive than anyone else, and Tian Mou didn't take care of him, but no one was worried when he was down, which was really chilling."

Several owners didn't dare to come out, and hurriedly responded:

"The Tian Gang is serious, I and the others are soft-spoken, and the power of the dog thief is too great, so I really don't dare to help......"

Tian Wuliang waved his hand gently:

"Why do you want to say these things against your will, Tian Mou came here on this trip, and he is not settling old accounts with you, your business is still the same, but from now on, the tribute money will have to be doubled.

"Tian is not a greedy person for money, but if there is chaos today, and the righteousness of the unification of the two dynasties, my generation of martial artists still has to find a way to do their meager strength.

"You know that Tian is a person, and if you take the silver, you will keep you peaceful, and if you don't keep it, you should know it in your hearts."

The eight proprietors here all turned green when they heard that the tribute money had doubled. However, they do know whether the protection fee is worth it.

The Boat Dart Bureau paid tribute to the gang, all in order to go out to buy peace, and handed it over to Jun Tianfu, which could only ensure unimpeded passage on Tianqi Road, and when he went to Hudong Road, Snow Field and other places, he still had to pay tolls to Drum Terrace and Shuofeng City, after all, Jun Tianfu could not cover these places.

And what is Tian Wuliang's background now, everyone in the whole rivers and lakes knows, the people he covers, even if they go to the Southern Dynasties, as long as they sign up, I'm afraid no one dares to do too much, this double tribute, the other is to give it to the umbrella behind Tian Wuliang, but it also makes sense.

For this reason, after the eight owners made eye contact, they still smiled and said:

"This is natural, with the prestige of the Tian Gang Master now, as long as you don't let me wait to kneel, no one in the entire Jianghu will be able to make me wait to grovel, this tribute is quite appropriate, if it is less, we will not be happy in our hearts."

Tian Wuliang came here in this life to take back the industry and let these small forces worship the dock, and now that the matter has been discussed, he naturally doesn't say much, and after bowing slightly, he got up with his apprentice and walked to the door of the inn.

Stomping~

The eight proprietors here were all secretly relieved when they saw this, because the swords and swords outside had not stopped, and they didn't dare to get up and look outside, just sat honestly, wanting to wait for order to restore before going out.

But what they didn't expect was that the footsteps reached the door, and after opening the door of the inn, there was a sudden sound:

Thump~

The muffled sound of getting down on your knees.

The eight people present were stunned for a moment, and looked back carefully, but saw that the Tian Da gang leader, who was not angry and arrogant, knelt straight at the door of the inn, and confused the two disciples who followed, standing behind a little at a loss.

？

Several proprietors looked dazed, and the leader spoke cautiously:

"Tian Gang Master?"

“……”

Tian Wuliang knelt on his knees, looked at the tea shop opposite the inn, his eyes were obviously a little shocked, but after hearing the voice, he reacted very quickly, turned to look up at the starry sky, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a sad voice:

"The revenge of the brothers, I, Tian Wuliang, have avenged you today! If there is a spirit in heaven, brothers, please rest in peace, I am immeasurably worthy of you......"

Seeing this, the eight proprietors hurriedly got up, knelt behind their backs, raised their hands and saluted, and paid tribute to the thousands of brothers who died on Lei Gong Island.

The two disciples behind him followed the gang leader to worship once when they were in Shuofeng City, and suddenly came again, and their hearts were inevitably at a loss, but they still knelt down, their eyes were full of tragedy, and they kowtowed to heaven and earth three times.

Knock knock~

At the same time, in the tea shop opposite the inn.

Night Terror Hall sat at the window wearing a hat, with Yunli and Qingzhi on the left and right, while Da Tuotuo sat opposite in men's clothes.

After a few days of sailing, at noon today, several people arrived at Haijiao Harbor, which is known as the 'root of the earth'.

Qiu Tianhe and others met by accident on this trip, and there was no purpose to be together, and now that the excitement has been seen, it is natural to continue to travel the rivers and lakes, and after going ashore, they will say goodbye to a few people and go to the north wilderness.

When the night terror hall arrived at Haijiao Harbor, he had to go to Yangguan Temple to have a look, but in the muddy small temple, what was offered was a stone shaped like a big sparrow, and the three girls around him were embarrassed to go in, so he ran to put on the incense, and there was not much to say about this process.

After waiting for the incense, the Night Terror Hall inquired about Tian Wuliang's whereabouts and rushed to the Qi'an Mansion.

Xue Baijin has been in a relatively low mood on the ship for the past few days, and his mood on the shore has not improved, he is silent along the way, and he is just sitting on the table drinking tea at this time, and he is deaf to the movement outside.

Zheyunli has always liked to be lively, and at this time, he held the bird and looked at the scene of the two groups of people fighting from the window.

When he found Tian Wuliang coming out of the opposite inn, kneeling at the door cleanly, and began to lead everyone to worship heaven and earth, Zheyunli's eyes flashed a little dazed, and he turned his head and said in a low voice:

"Shocking cousin, your little brother, isn't your brain very good?"

Night Terror Hall knew that Tian Wuliang had seen his side face and reacted so quickly, so he said:

"This is called the old rivers and lakes, every time you make a scene, you can change it to an ordinary person, and you really can't come back."

Zhi Yunli always felt that the big gang leader of Tian didn't have the calmness that Wu Kui should have, but the reputation of the Night Terror Hall was so big, Wu Kui was really nothing, and it was normal to overreact, so he still didn't say anything at the moment.

Knock knock~

After the dozen or so people in the inn finished kowtowing together, Tian Wuliang got up with a sad expression, raised his hand and asked his disciples to go to the dock to help, make a sad appearance, and walked into the alley opposite.

Seeing this, Night Terror put down the teacup, got up and went to the backyard of the tea shop to wait.

In just a moment, Tian Wuliang climbed in from behind the wall, and when he landed, he knelt on his knees again:

"The night hero is very kind, Tian has nothing to repay......"

"Huh."

Night Terror Hall raised his hand to help Tian Wuliang:

"It's just a gesture, you don't have to do this big gift."

If Tian Wuliang didn't have the support of the Night Terror Hall, it would be difficult to take revenge in this life, and at this time, he was grateful for not faking at all, and after getting up, he said with concern:

"Night Man and Beiyunbian fought a battle, it seems that he was injured, but now is there any impact? I've got some snow lakes left here......"

Night Terror shook his head and said, "The injury is fine. Beiyunbian is dead, what is the situation in Beiliang now? ”

Tian Wuliang rushed back from the snow field, inquiring about the whereabouts of Night Terror Hall and Beiyunbian along the way, and naturally had a clear understanding of the current situation, and responded:

"After Yin Shicheng died violently and Beiyunbian was defeated, the people on the rivers and lakes were panicked, and they didn't dare to sell their lives to the imperial court.

"But the court was quiet, and there was no sign of anger. I estimate that the main army of the imperial court is still there, and there is also the reason why the Han division is pressing the formation......"

Night Terror Hall bowed slightly, feeling that it was not bad from what he expected.

Tian Wuliang remembered something after saying a few words, and frowned:

"Also, there's bad news. I heard from people from Yanjing that the imperial court recently arrested some hidden piles of the Southern Dynasty, including the apprentice of Cao Qiansui of the Southern Dynasty......"

？

Night Terror Hall frowned, but he didn't expect Cao Aning, who was very clever, to be caught, and immediately asked:

"How did Beiliang deal with it?"

"I heard that he was on death row and was not beheaded for public display."

Tian Wuliang is also an old Jianghu, and after a little consideration, he said:

"Night Hero needs to be careful about this. You have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for so long, and your style of acting is well known, as long as you have a relationship with you, you have to come to the meeting. As long as people don't die, I guess you'll go over and get them nine times out of ten.

"I can see it, it's impossible for the National Teacher's Mansion not to see it. Now the court is about to be cornered by you, and you must be disposed of, if this is a plan to invite the king into the urn......"

Night Terror Hall is not stupid, he can guess this possibility, but he has used Cao Aning for so long, he can't just sit back and let his subordinates be dealt with by Beiliang because of fear, and said:

"If you invite you into the urn, then smash the urn, I want to see how big the urn Beiliang can take out now to catch me, cough ...... This big dragon. ”

Tian Wuliang heard that the Night Great Yama King almost said that he would catch a turtle in an urn, but he definitely didn't dare to laugh, so he just said:

"I also think that Beiliang can't trap you, a real dragon, but it's better to be careful in everything. Qinglong will know more than me, or I will find a way to help you get in touch? ”

"Where is the nearest joint point of the Blue Dragon Society?

"Their forces are in the east of the lake, and it's really not clear where the connector is here, the night hero is resting here first, I'll go and inquire, there will definitely be news before tomorrow morning."

The Night Terror Hall is also the first time to come to Tianqi Dao, and I don't know about this place, so I have to inquire if I look for it myself, so I nodded immediately:

"Good work."

"Alas, the night hero is too polite, the great favor can't be repaid, if I have a daughter, I want to send you tea and water to thank you for your kindness......"

……

After a few words, Tian Wuliang flew away.

Night Terror Hall secretly pondered for a while, then put away his thoughts, came to the tea shop, and looked at the three girls waiting:

"I have to inquire about some news, and go to the inn for a night's rest."

The three women, who had been running around for several days, were a little sleepy, and stood up when they saw this, but their expressions were different.

Zhe Yunli was on the boat, and in the name of having few rooms, she and Hua Qingzhi were crowded in the same room, so as not to be a bitter lord again, but now that she is in the town, she obviously has no excuse, and her eyes are a little broken.

Hua Qingzhi was thinking about making a child, she couldn't have sex when she was on the boat, and she couldn't let Xue Baijin be the sufferer, so she began to be anxious at this time, and after getting up, she bit her lower lip lightly, and looked at the night terror, her eyes were a little ashamed.

And Xue Baijin obviously knew Hua Qingzhi's thoughts, she had been anxious and bored for the past few days, and she continued to be a bitter master at night.

But she had no reason to stop Night Terror Hall from making out with Hua Qingzhi, and she was naturally a little unhappy between her eyebrows at the moment.

Night Terror Hall can feel the complexity of the situation, think about it and smile:

"Let's go, let's go eat something first, and finally come back safely, let's have a few drinks."

"Tsk!"

The listless bird immediately looked up from Yunli's arms and began to shake his head......

——

On the other side, Yanjing.

Suijin Street is a prosperous area of the capital every inch of land, dignitaries and dignitaries gather, in addition to the big shops on the main street, there are a lot of small restaurants on the side street, and most of the people who come here for recreation are ordinary people in the city.

At nightfall, in a deep alley at the end of Suijin Street, an old tavern with a yellowed sign is still in business, but there are not many customers inside, only an elderly shopkeeper and a middle-aged drinker.

The middle-aged drinker was dressed in an ordinary robe, but between his eyebrows, he could not hide the majesty of being in the top position for a long time, and his eyes kept looking at the alley outside.

The old shopkeeper, who was cooking wine by the fire, knew this man, because there were no other guests in the tavern, and he was still gossiping:

"It's been going on for decades, hasn't it? In the past, the guest officer came, and the shopkeeper of this tavern was still my father, and I was doing chores in the backyard. Now that his hair is gray, the guest officer is in his prime, which is really enviable...... If I'm not mistaken, you should have a few friends, why didn't you come? ”

Emperor Liang, who was sitting at the window, came to this kind of market wine shop last time, or when the prince was studying, because of his special status, it was inconvenient to go to the Qinglou to mingle, and he was tired of the life in the palace, so he occasionally came here with his friends for recreation.

As for the people who accompanied him, it was naturally Li Yiliang and other classmates who accompanied him, but Li Kai, the king of Zuoxian, was not among them.

Li Kai is the elder brother of Emperor Liang, but he was born from a concubine, not the eldest son, and the relationship with Emperor Liang is like that of today's fat prince and three princes.

And the reason why Li Kai was able to be crowned King Zuoxian later was not because Emperor Liang was generous, but because Li Kai did not fight for the throne, and his ability was really great.

Li Kai has studied martial arts and served in the army since he was a child, starting from the army commander, relying on military merits to rise step by step, becoming the first general of the expedition to the West Sea, and in the Liaoyuan fierce and fearless to encircle and suppress the king of Tianlang, he did not retreat until the death of his own soldiers, and after the war, the position of the "king of the West Sea" can only be done by Li Kai, and other princes cannot serve the public at all.

Although he was named King Zuoxian, the relationship between Li Kai and Emperor Liang was not very trusting, which can be seen from the layout of the Xihai Protectorate - the military salary and grain were all transported by Hudongdao, and ships were not allowed, saying that it was to guard against the invasion of the Western Sea into Northern Liang, but King Zuoxian was locked out of the door, and he also had no chance to fight back, and he would always fight against the water.

However, now that Li Kaizhen is dead in battle, he has been loyal to Northern Liang until his death, and Emperor Liang will inevitably regret it a little.

After all, Li Kai proved with his death that he really did not hide his rebellion, and his only wish was to prove that he was better than Xiang Hanshi.

When the Snow Lake Flowers bloomed, if Emperor Liang gave priority to protecting King Zuo Xian instead of Snow Lake Flowers, then as long as Li Gong was alive, no one in the Xihai Tribes would dare to rebel openly, and the Night Terror Hall would not be able to easily integrate the Xihai Tribes, and the current situation would never be chaotic to this point.

However, people die like lights going out, it is obviously meaningless to think about this, hearing the shopkeeper's inquiry, Emperor Liang just said calmly:

"I'm here soon, and this time I'm here to pick up the wind and wash the dust for my friends."

"Really......"

……

The two had only been chatting for a few words, and footsteps sounded in the alley outside.

Treading ......

Emperor Liang looked at it in a blink of an eye, and it could be seen that in the dark alley, a middle-aged man with déjà vu walked over, wearing a coarse cloth robe, wearing a hat, and carrying a sword on his back, dressed as a standard charlatan.

Emperor Liang glanced at it, then smiled, raised his hand to let the shopkeeper avoid it first, and got up kindly:

"Mu Han, I haven't seen you for many years, I can't recognize it, come in."

After the Jianghu guests walked into the wine shop, they first bowed to Emperor Liang:

"I wanted to enter the palace to meet me, but I didn't expect the Holy Lord to wait here. I've been out there for decades, and my name is unfamiliar, so let's call me Yiliang. ”

Emperor Liang motioned for Li Yiliang to sit beside him, and then picked up the wine jug and poured wine:

"Knowing that you are concentrating on martial arts in Guancheng, I didn't want to send that letter to disturb ......"

Li Yiliang came back, naturally knew Emperor Liang's purpose, and raised his hand to take the wine jug:

"As a son of the Li family, even if he doesn't have a family letter, he should come back at this age. But I'm a little curious where did the national teacher learn about my whereabouts? ”

"The person behind the Green Bandit sent a letter to Xiang Hanshi, with your whereabouts written on it. They are all brothers of the same clan, and I still call your mother the third aunt, and when the storm is shaking, I really don't want to call you back. But the current situation is like this, there are some things that I can't do if I don't want to, and the Queen Mother also reprimanded me a few words for this......"

"Is the Queen Mother okay now?"

"Alas...... Okay, very. ”

……

Li Yiliang's biological mother and the Queen Mother are cousins, and the words that the Queen Mother often thinks about are really not Emperor Liang's nonsense.

The two talked about it for a while, and Emperor Liang spoke again:

"Yiliang, you often accompany Mr. Feng, what do you think of the Night Terror Hall?"

Li Yiliang responded to this: "The talent of Tianzong is not inferior to Mr. Feng, I am afraid that in a few years, I will be able to walk in front of Mr." ”

The Night Terror Hall is Emperor Liang's nail in the flesh, as long as this nail is removed, the current crisis will be solved.

Hearing Li Yiliang's words, Emperor Liang pondered it and sighed lightly:

"The national teacher is sure to deal with the night terrors, but no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he will definitely die afterwards. I called you back because I wanted this matter to be foolproof, and not to let the national teacher die in vain. You must save your life, otherwise Lu Taiqing and these people will really have no one to restrict, and I am sorry for your father and mother......"

Li Yiliang is the apprentice of Fengguancheng, he knows what the Night Terror Hall is doing at the moment, and he also knows how Xiang Hanshi is going to change his life, so he said:

"The national teacher is both wise and brave, if he wants to live one, he should keep it and continue to assist the saint. I have no wife and no children, and I don't have anything to worry about in this life, and I have fulfilled my loyalty by leaving my life in Yanjing.

Emperor Liang, as the person in power, must have wanted Xiang Hanshi to survive and replace the Night Terror Hall with Li Yiliang.

But this move was too ruthless and unjust, Emperor Liang had to weigh the pros and cons from the overall situation, and he had to be a villain, and after a little silence, he just sighed lightly and poured Li Yiliang a glass of wine......

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Thank you for the alliance leader of the [Speechless World] boss!

(End of chapter)