On the twenty-third day of July in the second year of the main road, three full days have passed since the meeting between Ling Li and Suzaku. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Many people gathered in the woods every day, but no one knew the outcome of that meeting, which was rumored to have begun quietly and ended quietly at night. After that day, Ling Li did not show up, and Suzaku did not show up, and the black bamboo would still hang in the air whether it was life or death.

Shen Fengming also had no way of knowing the slightest rumor. However, today is Jiazi Day, and "Jiazi" is the head of the cadre branch, which always gives this ordinary day something unusual - at least, he believes, it heralds a new beginning.

Even a drunken pavilion diagonally opposite opened its doors early today. This is an alley that is not very lively in Lin'an City, it is very far away from the main street, although the name of the wine pavilion seems to be poetic, but in fact, the place is cramped, the hall is old, and it is almost impossible to set up a "pavilion" The word should have the head, and only the wine is brewed well, which can attract nearby people or down-and-out passers-by to stay, and occasionally buy a drunk.

Shen Fengming stepped through the street and arrived at a drunken pavilion. He was a familiar face, and when the old shopkeeper saw him, he already smiled: "Childe came early today." ”

"When I saw the door open, I came. Shen Fengming replied with a smile, and walked to the back cabinet familiarly, found a small jar, patted it open and sniffed.

"That's it. He quickly decided.

Most of the wine on the shelves is packed in a large jar, which one is usually the drinker wants to drink, and the old shopkeeper takes it and pours it into a small jar or a wine jug and sends it, as if it is sealed separately in the small jar, it is mostly fine wine. The winemaker naturally loves wine, and the good wine must be given in weight, and he refuses to be spoiled by others, but the old shopkeeper has no intention of hindering Shen Fengming, he takes it himself, and sees him pick up the wine utensils. In his eyes, this young man looked a little cold at first, but when he smiled, his eyebrows became brighter, which made people feel very good.

"As soon as I get drunk, this daughter's wine is the most popular with me. Shen Fengming said with a smile as he picked up, "But old man, your cup is too small, why don't you bring me a bowl." ”

The old shopkeeper shook his head: "Childe knows that rice wine is about drinking slowly, if you drink it in a big bowl, it won't break the rhyme of your daughter......'s wine?"

Shen Fengming waved his hand, "The side dishes you have here are really bland and tasteless, and they are used for wine—it is better to say that they are used for wine." It's no wonder that your wine is too easy to drink, and it is too abrasive to drink in a flash, and it is too abrasive to use a small glass. As he spoke, he had already picked out a cup, saying whether it was big or not, and whether it was small or not, "I can use this, right?"

The old shopkeeper smiled helplessly: "I listen to my son's preferences." ”

Shen Fengming made a decision, so he found a square table and sat down, and drank one first. "When I was a child in Jiangbei, I heard the name 'Daughter Red', but I didn't know that wine could taste like this at that time. He laughed and said, "It's a little too soft, but I've been a little addicted these days." ”

"Childe, don't underestimate this daughter Hong," the shopkeeper smiled, "If you drink too much, you will get drunk." ”

Shen Fengming laughed, "It's good to be drunk, it's good to be drunk, if you're not drunk, how dare you call it a love of wine?"

Suddenly, a voice said, "I've heard you talking drunk early in the morning." As soon as the curtain was lifted, the old shopkeeper hurriedly squinted his eyes and saw that another guest had come in outside.

This is a young Taoist, his face is very gentle and handsome, but the hand that opened the curtain held a narrow sword, showing a bit of Jianghu Qi, and the old shopkeeper was a little discouraged.

Shen Fengming's laughter had stopped in astonishment, and the right hand holding the cup also stopped in the air, and suddenly shook it hard, and slapped the empty wine cup at the Taoist priest's face. The Taoist priest seemed to have been prepared, raised his hand, took it lightly, and did not see crampedness, but smiled: "What are you doing?" glanced at it, "You are embarrassed to take out the empty lamp." He threw it back with a backhand.

The old shopkeeper had known Shen Fengming for many days, and when he saw that he was sometimes dressed in a shirt, he always thought he was a casual scribe, but when he suddenly saw that he was also a martial artist, he was in a daze for a while, and he didn't dare to say more, so he hid behind the counter. In a tavern like him, which has no support, what he is most afraid of is that the Huijiazi will gather here—if the Huijiazi is about to make trouble, it will be extremely troublesome, and he does not dare to think that a few days of acquaintance can be of any use.

"Can you still laugh?" Shen Fengming took back the wine cup and put it on the table, looking a little indignant. "It's been three days—I asked someone to bring you a letter that was lost in the sea, and I went to look for Ling Li, and he even moved away—do you know what the mess is in the woods now?—— what the hell is going on with that? The two of them talked all night—who won?"

"Aren't I here to tell you?" the Taoist priest was a little helpless, "You are in such a hurry, then I will tell you good news first." ”

"Good news?" Shen Fengming sneered for a while, "I really can't judge, for you, which of the two wins is good news." ”

"It doesn't matter who wins. The Taoist priest smiled, took something out of his waist and shook it. "That's it. ”

Shen Fengming's face changed suddenly. "You...... What do you mean......" He was a little unsure of his tone—for the Taoist priest was holding it in his hand—a golden medallion.

The Taoist priest put the sign in front of him, still smiling at him. "I gave you the one you want to come back, shouldn't you thank me well?"

The golden medallion is not full of palm in his hand, but the importance of Shen Fengming is extraordinary. He carefully stroked the unique "phoenix" character in the center and muttered, "That is...... Black Bamboo Society...... Won't it disperse?"

"It's not easy to talk here. Instead, the Taoist priest lowered his tone, "Let's go, just talk as you go." ”

"Where to go, the wine has just opened. Although Shen Fengming muttered like this, he still had to get up.

"Go to the inner city. Someone wants to see you. The Taoist priest added.

"She wants to see me?" Shen Fengming's eyes suddenly lit up, and his entire face lit up as if he had a brilliance.

The Taoist priest smiled and said nothing, and first came out of a drunken pavilion. Shen Fengming hurriedly shouted to the old shopkeeper, "Uncle, I will send this jar of wine first, and I will drink it when I come back." He hurriedly followed out.

However, when he went out, Shen Fengming still felt that something was wrong. "Daoist, you're not fooling me, are you?"

"What are you doing?" the Taoist priest looked at him sideways, "He said he wanted to see you, but you didn't come back together, and you have been riddled with events in the past few days, and you didn't care about it." ”

Shen Fengming heard more and more wrongly, "What you said is—"

"I'm talking about Suzaku, what, who do you think it is?" the Taoist priest scoffed.

Shen Fengming's face was gloomy, "I know, how can there be such a good thing!" At that moment, he resumed his previous uneven tone, "So, it's all because Suzaku wants to see me that you are willing to come out? I said that day that you would be free, I didn't really plan to wait so long—how busy are you really pretending?"

The Taoist priest showed a trace of bitterness on his face. "What have I been 'busy with' these days, you may not believe it when I say it—I am busy refining pills at the Emperor Taishang. Why am I rushing to alchemy day and night, you may not believe it when I say it, it is because Suzaku has been poisoned, and I am refining an antidote for him. ”

Shen Fengming was a little dumbfounded when he heard it, "Suzaku has been poisoned, what's the matter? Could it be that Ling Li ...... when he met him?"

"It's not. When I came to you that night, I already knew that Suzaku was highly poisonous, but it was inconvenient to talk about it at that time, but now that his poison has subsided, it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

“...... Okay, then I'll be sure that you're not having time to come here. Shen Fengming was a little unhappy, "But I asked someone to send a message into the inner city, how about you answer me? What is the result of the negotiation between the two of them, why don't you tell me? There are so many people in the Heizhu Society waiting for news, and the future is uncertain, you may understand!"

"I understand, but—in fact—it was also a last resort on that day. The Taoist priest said, "I and both of them promised that before the Suzaku poison, all the promises made on that day could not be counted or mentioned to anyone, and only when he was confirmed that he was safe and sound, could I tell the Black Bamboo Society the results of that day, that is, to the public in the rivers and lakes." Ling Daxia must have avoided letting you find it these days, because even if he found it, he couldn't tell you. ”

"Well, you always have a reason. Shen Fengming said, "In short, now that the Black Bamboo Society can continue to exist, it should be Ling Li's victory?"

He said, but shook his head again, "No, no, the gold medal was returned to me, and Suzaku wants to see me again, so that means-Black Bamboo Club or Suzaku have the final say?

"There must be a point in winning or losing. The Taoist priest shook his head, "They-none of them can be considered to win, and the result now is just a concession." ”

"Oh, can we each give way in this matter?" Shen Fengming was very surprised. "If the Black Bamboo Society can exist independently of Suzaku's control, it will be a victory, and if not, it will be a victory for Suzaku - I can't think of a third possibility. ”

The Taoist priest seemed to be silent suddenly, and he was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "They really had a very difficult conversation that day. When Suzaku went to the appointment, Yu Heizhu had his own expectations and plans for the matter - he knew that Ling Daxia would definitely propose to restore the original Black Bamboo Club, and Suzaku's idea was that he would never agree to it from the beginning. The Black Bamboo Society sent someone to assassinate him, causing him to be poisoned and his life was endangered, he couldn't let go, this time he had already made up his mind to erase the Black Bamboo Society—since he had already decided, he was also prepared, and he would never change his mind because of any words from Ling Daxia.

But he didn't expect that Ling Daxia knew everything about his poisoning. I had spoken to Ling Daxia the night before, but I hadn't mentioned it to Suzaku—and I had thought it had nothing to do with their negotiations. Maybe it was Suzaku's attitude that annoyed Ling Daxia, after all, he refused to let go, and there was no way to talk about everything about the Black Bamboo Society, so Ling Daxia put the antidote method as a condition and put it out straightforwardly. ”

"Can he solve Suzaku's poison?" Shen Fengming groaned, "That's really a bargaining chip, but it's just a matter of coercing others like this, coercing Suzaku - Suzaku is willing to comply?"

Of course he wouldn't. The Taoist priest smiled bitterly, "But Ling Daxia told him that this antidote was what I asked him for, and he was willing to bring it for my sake, so he was willing to bring it in exchange - he knew that I didn't want Suzaku to know about the antidote, but he still said it in front of me, and said that I had been seriously injured for it, if Suzaku refused, of course, he would not be able to get the antidote, and more importantly, he would not be able to live up to the ten thousand prices I paid." I didn't expect him to say that—I had been slightly injured that night, but it had nothing to do with the search for an antidote, and it would be an exaggeration to say how much trouble I had gone through for it—perhaps...... Maybe he said this out of concern for me, because he knew that if Suzaku couldn't get this antidote, I would have to look for other ways, which is probably ...... Not what he wanted to see......; Heizhu will be really too important to Ling Daxia, these words mixed with truth and falsehood are just a last resort, he doesn't want Heizhu to be annihilated no matter what, so he does not hesitate to use this way to achieve his goal. He saw that I wouldn't deny it, because I must also hope that Suzaku would accept the antidote. ”

"Looks like he's done what he did. Shen Fengming said, "You can't use the antidote to coerce the Vermilion Bird, but you can, the Vermilion Bird is really good to you." ”

"Suzaku he- he did give way. "Daoist Daoist," he relented and promised to let the Black Bamboo Society continue to exist, but he would never let the second step - he would never agree to let Ling Daxia control the Black Bamboo Society. He demanded that the leader of the Black Bamboo Society should still be appointed by him. ”

"Hmm, but Ling Li wants to reorganize the Black Bamboo Society, and he must never give up control of the Black Bamboo Society, right? Even if he no longer personally becomes the leader of the Black Bamboo Society, he will also want to send a confidant - another 10,000 steps, and he will not agree to let Suzaku designate the leader of the Black Bamboo Society. ”

"Hmm. ”

"'Hmm' what?" Shen Fengming was a little dissatisfied, "You keep talking, how did you make a promise later, can't you let me guess?"

"You've guessed it all. The Taoist priest said, "They are unwilling to retreat, and in the end, there is only one of the most absurd, but also the only results." ”

He raised his hand and pointed at himself. "Me. ”

"You?" Shen Fengming stood abruptly and stretched out his hand to point at him, "What do you mean, Taoist, you?"

The Taoist priest suddenly smiled and pointed to the gold medal that Shen Fengming had just put away. "I should remind you, according to the rules of the Black Bamboo Society, you should call me 'big brother' now. ”