Seeing that Xia Yan still listened, he said, "I'll make a long story short." Before the master of the Dongshui Alliance came, he sent secret invitations to the various martial arts sects and families in Lin'an, saying that he would come to Lin'an on a certain day of the month, and that he would hold a banquet somewhere at that time, and invite these families who received the invitation to attend the meeting and discuss martial arts affairs. said that it was a secret invitation - naturally it means that if the person concerned doesn't say it, outsiders won't know about it, so I didn't get the news in advance, until the day before yesterday, when the leader of the Dongshui Alliance appeared, this will be concluded, and the news came out. I really underestimated this person, but I didn't expect that - the Dongshui League has been lonely and inactive all these years, and it can't talk about any prestige, and the leader of the alliance is unknown, and there are so many people who are willing to give him face - almost all the families in the top few families have gone. ”

"Then Xiajiazhuang ......" Xia Yan immediately asked the point.

"Xiajiazhuang didn't go. That's the problem. Song Ran showed a little uneasiness, "Anyway, this is a rare event in the martial arts of the capital, and Xiajiazhuang's absence is extremely unfavorable to the status of this 'No. 1 Village in the South of the Yangtze River', most of this time - Xiajiazhuang is going to be isolated." ”

"I'm afraid this is exactly what the East Water Alliance Master is planning. Xia Yan sneered, "If you want to leave Xiajiazhuang out of the alliance so easily, I'm afraid it's not so convenient." ”

"I think the leader of the Dongshui Alliance is afraid that he is not so bold, and he really bypassed the Xia family - if he really did this, wouldn't he have found out the purpose and told the truth? Maybe the owner of Xia Shaozhuang didn't expect Lin'an Wu Lincoln to support this alliance leader, and misjudged the matter, so although he took the post, he never came forward. ”

Xia Yan was silent. Xia Chen...... is only sixteen years old, and it is very likely that he was unhappy last time by an alliance leader Lingqi came to question, and this time he just didn't go to be contemptuous and humiliated by others, but he lost his own opportunity. Although the East Water League and Xiajiazhuang have a relationship, it is not so easy to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but now this year, the children of the light generation of sects may not also take the old things to heart, since the beginning of this year, Xiajiazhuang has declined, and there are many plaques in Lin'an City and even the entire Jiangnan that are staring at the "first village", Xia Chen is lost. I also blame myself - the Dongshui Alliance has done a vigorous and resolute job in this matter, and I haven't gotten the slightest rumor, otherwise I have to think of a way to make a start for Xiajiazhuang.

"What was said at this meeting?" he said after a pause.

"Of course, it is to revisit the Jiangnan Martial Arts Alliance. Song Ran said, "The East Water League has been based on Jiankang before, but the capital is in Lin'an, and in the past ten years, it has become more and more prosperous and stable, not to mention the many martial arts families, that is, the large and small sects of the rivers and lakes, which have some weight on their feet, and the number is several times more than that of Jiankang. As long as the famous martial arts in the capital are willing to support his face, the entire Jiangnan will not be a problem. ”

"Martial Arts Famous ......," Xia Yan muttered, "The master of the Dongshui Alliance is so sure that the martial arts in the capital will support him, he must have passed through some sects in private." ”

"When it comes to the powerful family sects in Lin'an, it doesn't count Xiajiazhuang," Song Ran said, "Then first of all, Sun Fu in the east of the city, then Wei Zhen in the south of the city, and then there are several sects under the rule of the 'Four Great Families' - these are the few that are not much." Sun Jiazhuang is the most famous, with a lot of money, a lot of mouth, and a wide range of people, and everywhere must be indispensable, but the family's kung fu has always been poor, these two generations have no masters, and they all rely on the power of wealth and food to occupy a place in the rivers and lakes, but they were not in the Dongshui League before; Of course, these two families have always been good with Xiajiazhuang, and they are commensurate with each other, and the same is true of the four families of Xie, Fang, Zheng, and Ni, even if the owner of Xia Zhuang is not there, they often visit and help. It's just that they have calculated inside, but they can't say for sure. ”

"I think it will always be 'managed' by the owner of the Dongshui Alliance in advance, otherwise, with the status of Xiajiazhuang, why can't I control the weight inside, if there is really a friendship, why can't I be reminded and can't feel the direction of the wind. ”

"If the owner of Xia Zhuang is here, of course, it will not be set aside, but-IMHO, the owner of Xia Shaozhuang is young, and he may not really have the ability to control the situation, so he is despised by others. ”

"That's fine. Xia Yan sighed, "Even if he goes, he won't be able to withstand it." It's okay if you didn't go. Then he said: "This Dongshui Alliance leader, is he still in Lin'an?"

"I left the capital after the meeting that day. ”

Xia Yan was depressed. If this person is still in the capital, he will find him no matter what, whether it is bright or dark, it will eliminate a little warning from him, so that he will not be able to distinguish whose land this Lin'an is. But if he leaves, he will only be involved in the thorns before the moon, and he will not be able to go anywhere.

"By the way, didn't Brother Ran say before that he would take his wife back to Jiankang Province in Layueli. He suddenly remembered this, "If the leader of the Dongshui Alliance also returns to Jiankang, Brother Ran's trip ......"

"Since I watched the movements of the son. ”

"It's not just about watching him. Xia Yan said, "I want you to let him know - he can't afford to mess with Xiajiazhuang." ”

Song Ran understood his intentions, agreed, and said with a slight sigh: "However, according to Song, after all, Xiajiazhuang is rooted in this Lin'an City, but the leader of the Dongshui Alliance has left. We are one step behind this time, and it is more important to keep an eye on the big ones in Lin'an than to remind the leaders of the Dongshui Alliance. The owner of Xia Zhuang has always been noble, I don't believe that the master of the Dongshui Alliance really has the ability, in such a short time, there is no one left in Xia Jiazhuang, there may be an inside story here, the son is staying in Lin'an, and there are people in his hands, it is better to investigate first. ”

Xia Yan nodded. If it was a matter in Lin'an City, he asked himself if there was a way to solve it.

After leaving the Taixue Mansion, Xia Yan patrolled the inner city, thinking about this matter in his heart. Although what Song Ran said is quite reasonable, but - this time it is probably not just for Xia Chen - he had released words in the name of Heizhu earlier, asking no one to think of the idea of hitting Xiajiazhuang, this Dongshui Alliance leader obviously does not take this word in his eyes now, if he doesn't look good with this person, where will Heizhu's face go?

recalled that when he was in a hurry to release the words, it all stemmed from the time when he first held the black bamboo and had not yet returned to the vulgar, someone left a huge amount of silver of 8,000 taels in a drunken pavilion to buy Xia Chen's life. The financier behind it has never appeared, and Heizhu has never made any moves, this business has been hanging like this so far, and now that I think about it, I don't know - that incident is related to the owner of the Dongshui Alliance.

He didn't know that Shen Fengming, who was in Lin'an City, got the answer before him.

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Shen Fengming also heard about the leader of the Dongshui Alliance the day before yesterday, because he knew that Xia Yan was going to arrange the stabbing recently, so he didn't rush to trouble him, so he went to Xiajiazhuang for a trip. I didn't mention this in advance, but it was a drunken pavilion today, and there was something else.

I'm afraid it's not true to say it - there is such a young man who looks less than twenty years old, and suddenly comes over and recognizes himself as the owner of "Eight Thousand Taels".

When the boy came, he pressed a brand-new big felt hat on his head, which seemed to match the delicate tailoring and the thin figure. Shen Fengming saw that he only showed his chin under the rim, thinking that he was a new employer who was secretive, and he was here, so he went to open a stool for him. The young man thanked him a little awkwardly, his eyes swept to his face in the same cramped, and suddenly froze: "You are 'Feng Ming'?"

It is difficult for others to recognize, but Shen Fengming is still very easy to identify since he left a mark on his face. He didn't hide it, but said, "Yes." Do you have any business to discuss?"

"I," the young man said loudly, but he couldn't hide his nervousness, "I'll look for you!"

"You can find anyone. Shen Fengming smiled. There are only two kinds of people who come here except to buy wine, either they have no money and want to go to Heizhu to sell their lives, or they have the money to come to Heizhu to buy their lives. The young man seemed to be a rich man, and he thought he could do good business, so of course he had to laugh.

The young man swallowed his saliva, but said, "I asked someone to come here two months ago, and according to your rules, I invested in a business. But you didn't get back to me according to the rules!"

Shen Fengming narrowed his eyes: "The first two months." ”

The young man's eyes wandered, "Probably...... It may also ...... It's been three or four months......"

"Three or four months ago, there was a single business that didn't come back. Shen Fengming smiled, and his tone changed to Suoran, "What do you mean-you invested in that business?"

The young man listened to his tone as if he was contemptuous, and unconsciously lifted the felt hat on his head, "I voted for it—don't you believe it?"

When he showed his face, he saw more and more childishness from head to toe. Shen Fengming glanced at him a few times, "That's disrespectful to me." Dare to ask Childe if he came here today to withdraw this commission and ask for the money back?"

"I ......," the boy bit his lip, "I want to renegotiate the price with you......"

Shen Fengming smiled, "The little boy is looking for a happy future? The price of the last time, Heizhu still doesn't accept it, do you still want to negotiate the price?"

"I know. The boy muttered, "If it's Xia...... Xia Yan's words, of course he won't answer. But Feng Ming, you--you're not Xia Chen, are you? Can you commit -- to give your life to the person surnamed Xia?"

Shen Fengming's smile was still so faint on his face, and he didn't move for half a minute, "No one cares who I give my life to." ”

The young man climbed up a few points and lowered his voice, "You return the eight thousand taels to me, and I will talk to you privately." What do you think of this number?" and five fingers stretched out from under the table.

He said it so unscrupulously and confidently, Shen Fengming was interested, "Privately with me?" he smiled meaningfully, "Meaning, don't follow the rules of Heizhu?"

"Of course. ”

"Then it's going to be my rules. Shen Fengming smiled, "You answer me first, what kind of hatred do you have with Xia Chen, and you want to take his life?"

The boy sighed, "This is also a question?"

"According to my rules, of course you have to ask. Shen Fengming said, "If you don't want to say it, let's forget it." ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, he seems to see two blushes flying on the young man's face, "That ......," the teenager Ai Ai said, "Then you have to keep it secret for me." ”

Shen Fengming felt more and more surprised, "This is easy to say." I don't want anyone to know about it, do I?"

The young man thought that it made sense, and whispered, "I...... I like the fourth lady of the Wei family. ”

“......？”

But she likes Xia Chen. The boy drooped his head.

“............”

Shen Fengming washed his ears for a long time, but he didn't expect to hear such a reason, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Sometimes a sentence is too unbelievable, but it makes people unable to distinguish the truth from the false. If this seemingly innocent young man wasn't joking, the murderous mercenary silver that added a lot of suspense and speculation to the eight thousand taels was actually out of the jealousy of this little young master?