Dusk is approaching, in the eastern suburbs of Yingchuan, in front of a deep and secluded courtyard, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a tiger's back is waiting carefully.

On the sparsely populated streets, the cold wind howled and raged, blowing on the face like a knife, painful and cold. The man guarding the door was frozen and stiff, and kept rubbing his hands against the cold wind, in order to get rid of the cold.

"Da Da Da ......"

At the end of the street, the sound of a horse-drawn carriage swaying suddenly sounded, coming from far and near. After a while, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the courtyard gate.

Seeing this, the man guarding the door was suddenly shocked, walked forward quickly, and smiled at the people in the carriage: "Madam, the helper has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Hmm!" With a vague response, the curtain slowly opened, but a small woman with a black veil covering her face and wearing an inky cloak leaned out cautiously and looked left and right. With the careful support of the gatekeeper, he slowly got out of the car and walked into the hospital.

After the woman entered the courtyard, the gatekeeper closed the gate again, led the carriage to the back alley, and hid it.

The woman seemed to be familiar with the road, passed through the courtyard, and went straight to the north house. She quickly pushed the door in, and hurriedly turned around to close the door, all of which were cautious, as if she was afraid that she would be seen by outsiders.

It wasn't until she bolted the door shut that a restless heart relaxed.

"Cui'er, you made me wait so hard!"

Before the woman could turn around, a figure suddenly flashed out of the room, grabbed the woman's delicate body from behind, and she almost screamed in fright.

"You want to scare me to death?" the woman struggled to break free, turned and glared angrily at the man behind her, but there was a hint of coquettishness in her eyes. Although this kind of eyes are not as clear as those of young girls, they have a mature and charming charm, but they are more attractive.

The man in the room was about fifty years old, with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and beard, and a dark and shiny complexion, and his appearance was like a fierce god, which was intimidating.

It's just that his fat body is slightly ridiculous compared to his fierce appearance. The body is wide and fat, extremely bloated, this person is dressed in silk and satin, jade wrenches, gold bracelets are shining, and the whole body is full of vulgar copper smell.

Hugh looked at this person's belly, like a man of wine and meat. He is the leader of the East Lake Gang in Megatron Yingchuan, nicknamed "Li Laohu".

At that time, Li Laohu was also a mighty and strong man, with a body like an iron tower, arms like steel, copper skin and iron bones, and as solid as a rock.

It's just that in recent years, the East Lake Gang has become more and more prosperous, and Li Laohu has long stopped charging into battle, fighting and killing. Now he is enjoying it, brocade clothes and jade food, wine pond meat forest, drunk gold fan. Over time, it becomes this fat and oily virtue.

In terms of martial arts, he is no longer the "tiger" of the year. But in terms of the viciousness of the heart and the greed of the temperament, today's Li Laohu is even better than he was back then.

"Cui'er, there are only you and me here, so why hide it?" Li Laohu didn't care about the woman's complaints, and a wicked smile appeared on his face. After that, he wanted to take action to remove the black veil from the woman's face. But the woman's eyes changed, and she hurriedly turned her head, clearly intending to dodge.

"Cui'er, you are ......"

"Brother Tiger, let me continue to wear this black veil!" the woman's voice had a hint of crying, and at the same time, she subconsciously stroked her cheek.

Li Laohu's face changed, and his smile slowly converged. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he suddenly reached out with his left hand, grabbed the woman's wrist, and then grabbed the two fingers of his right hand and tore off the black veil. Suddenly, a handsome face with a scar emerged.

But the most surprising thing is not the shocking redness and bruises on the woman's face, but her identity, which is actually the second son of the Pan family, Pan Wu's wife, Ding Cui.

The second wife of the Pan family actually had an affair with the leader of the East Lake Gang, and if this matter is publicized, it will inevitably cause an uproar in Yingchuan.

In fact, Ding Cui and Li Laohu are not halfway together, on the contrary, the two have known each other long before Ding Cui married into the Pan family. What's more, before Ding Cui became Pan Wu's woman, she was actually Li Laohu's woman.

In fact, when Ding Cui married into the Pan family, Li Laohu "made a lot of contributions".

More than 20 years ago, when Li Laohu was still a nobody, the Pan family was already in Yingchuan with fame and fortune, and he was rich. He coveted the Pan family's abundant wealth, so he used trickery and deliberately married his concubine into the Pan Mansion.

Later, Li Laohu and the East Lake Gang sprung up, but in fact, the Pan family gave them financial support without knowing it.

It's just that the obscurity in it is not enough for outsiders.

"Pan Lao Er beat you again?" Li Laohu asked with a cold expression.

Ding Cui forced a smile and sighed weakly: "I don't know why, Pan Wu's temperament has changed greatly in recent years, and he is far less considerate and gentle to me than before. Since he began to practice the Xuanshui Knife Technique, the whole person has become more and more abnormal, taciturn and silent, and his temper is still very short-tempered, and he will add fists and feet if he doesn't agree with each other. It's the same today, I'm just saying a few fair words, Pan Wu, this wretch, instead of helping me, he even started beating me. I think he is the stupidest person in the world, his eldest brother is about to seize all the family property, and he turns a blind eye? What kind of sword-breaking method is he practicing wholeheartedly! If this continues, as soon as his father dies, we will be swept away by Pan Wen immediately. Hmph!"

When Li Laohu heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Then how is his sword technique?"

"What else?" Ding Cui sneered with disdain, "In my opinion, it's just some fancy fists and embroidered legs, and they are far from you, let alone the Hexi Qin Clan......" As for this, Ding Cui suddenly realized that he had lost his words, and hurriedly changed his words, "I mean...... Pan Wu, that waste, no matter how much you practice, is a brute force, and you must not be compared to Brother Tiger......"

Li Laohu waved his hand disappreciatively, and said thoughtfully: "Pan Chuba is stubborn, he asked Pan Wu to practice the Xuanshui Sword Technique, he must have wanted to fight to the death with the Qin family." But listening to what you mean, Pan Wu seems to be far from being the opponent of the Qin family, and the ten-year period is imminent, it seems that the Pan family will not be able to escape this catastrophe. ”

Li Laohu has been having an affair with Ding Cui for many years, so he knows a lot about the Pan family.

"Brother Hu, I don't want to die with the Pan family. Ding Cui said bluntly, "If it weren't for the reluctance to lose thousands of family fortunes, I would have left that ghost place a long time ago, and the province would have been wronged by them all day long!"

Li Laohu stroked Ding Cui's hair and comforted: "In the first battle next year, if the Pan family is defeated, according to Pan Chuba's temperament, he will definitely rather die than give in, and make a chicken and egg fight." As the so-called nest covers, there are no eggs, and at that time, the Pan family's wealth will be broken like powder under the purging of the Qin clan in Hexi. ”

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. Ding Cui nodded again and again, "Although I have been secretly accumulating money all these years, I have no choice but to have the power of Pan Huai's ship merchants in the hands of Pan Wen and his wife, and what I get is just a small profit." Now I want to watch my hard work burn, and I am really unwilling. After that, Ding Cui's eyes changed, and he said ruthlessly, "Brother Hu, why don't we do anything, and before the Qin family is in trouble, let's take the Pan family's property for ourselves, how about it?"

"What do you mean......"

"The East Lake Gang is overwhelming, and Brother Tiger can send people to break into the Panhuai boat merchant and rob it. Ding Cui suggested viciously, "What does Brother Tiger think?"

Li Laohu sneered and shook his head, and said, "How much cash can there be in the business? 30,000 taels or 50,000 taels? Now the Pan family will pay me at least 10,000 taels every year." There is filial piety every three or five days, which is a long stream. Now if you ask me to rob the Panhuai ship merchants, won't you kill chickens and take eggs and cut off your own money? Moreover, once the news spreads, the situation that I have managed to stabilize will inevitably make waves again, and when the rich people in Yingchuan are in danger, who else will willingly pay us tribute? Without all these years of tribute, what will I do to honor the old men in the official palace? If the government is dissatisfied with me, it will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress the Donghu Gang, and I will die in an instant without a place to be buried, do you think this is dangerous...... Is it worth the risk?"

"Then what should I do? Do you just watch the gold and silver mountains fall into the hands of the Qin clan?" Ding Cui was anxious, and his tone was quite unwilling.

"How shrewd is Pan Chuba? Could it be that he will sit back and wait to die?" Li Laohu hesitated, "He should know better than anyone how many catties his son has." Based on my understanding of Pan Chuba, he will never put all the hopes of the Pan family on Pan Wu alone, and there must be a back-up move......"

"That's right!" Pan Chuba's words woke up the person in the dream, Ding Cui exclaimed, nodded again and again, "Three outsiders came to Pan's Mansion today, and they said that they were from Luoyang Xianwang's Mansion." Listening to their conversation, it seems that the lord of the Xianwang Mansion has some friendship with the old immortal of the Pan family. ”

"Xianwang Mansion?" Li Laohu's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "You must be Luoyang Xianwang's Mansion?"

"It's the surname Luo. Ding Cui nodded and said, "The old immortal still said that person was 'King Beixian'......"

"That's it!" Li Laohu suddenly realized, "No wonder Pan Chuba has no fear, it turns out that he has already climbed the high branch of the Xianwang Mansion behind him." ”

"Brother Hu, what is the Xianwang Mansion? Who is Gao Zhi?"

"Those are all big names in the rivers and lakes, and you don't understand what you say. Li Laohu prevaricated impatiently, and suddenly changed his words, and hurriedly asked, "I heard that when Li Bao was collecting shares at the dock today, he met three stunned young people, and in the end, it was Pan Wen who came forward to break the fortune and avoid disasters, could it be that those three are the people of the Xianwang Mansion?"

Ding Cui was confused, shook his head ambiguously, and said, "I don't know, but there are indeed three people who came to Pan Mansion, two men and one woman." ”

"Two men and one woman?" Li Laohu was stunned, "Why did I hear that it was three men?"

"I don't know. Ding Cui was very interested, and muttered to himself worriedly, "Now there is a Hexi Qin clan on the left, and an unknown Xianwang Mansion on the right, the Pan family has become a pot of porridge, and I am afraid that the future will be precarious." Brother Hu, if we don't do it now, when will we stay? When I entered the Pan Mansion alone, do you want me to walk out empty-handed today? This is not only my hard work, but also your hard work for many years, Brother Hu!"

Li Laohu slowly shook his head and said, "I have always stayed away from these Jianghu sects. But I am not afraid. It's just that they don't provoke me when they come to Yingchuan, but if they dare to attack my idea, my Donghu Gang is not a vegetarian! The so-called strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, and Yingchuan City is my territory, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, he will have to hold his tail between his legs! Don't worry, I will go to the government office to say hello in the past two days, and make arrangements as soon as possible to prevent accidents. No matter who is better in the end, the Qin clan and the Xianwang Mansion in Hexi, I have a hunch that the good days of the Pan family are coming to an end. ”

"The ...... of the Pan family's family business"

"What you just said is good, you and I have worked hard for more than 20 years, and we must not give it away. The Pan family's money is over Beidou, and the rice is rotten, even if I don't take it, someone else will take it. Instead of cheapening others, it's better to cheapen me first!"

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