Chapter 170: Breaking the Tiger's Courage
"Haha...... The lord of Luofu really knew the old man's intentions, and really sent Little Brother Liu to wish me a helping hand...... No, no, now it should be called the Lord of Liumen. On Chinese New Year's Eve, Luoyang City Fengming Tower battled, and the Lord of Liumen single-handedly picked the Golden Dao Gate, which has long been famous all over the world, and the sound shook the rivers and lakes. Admire!
On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, Liu Xunyi led Xu Heng, Tang Cong, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai to Yingchuan Pan Mansion. Other shocking disciples were ordered by secret orders, disguised as coolie boatmen, and came in batches from the waterway.
Early in the morning, Pan Chu's eight relatives led the Pan family to greet Liu Xunyi and his party outside the gate of the house.
The Pan family experienced a series of disasters not long ago, and everyone up and down was worried, and they didn't think about tea and dinner. Today, Liu Xunyi came by order, which is tantamount to a desperate crossing for the Pan family, sending charcoal in the snow, and Pan Chuba's face rarely showed a touch of joy.
"Eighth Master Pan, I came to help on the orders of the lord of the mansion. Before coming out, the lord of the mansion made a special trip to explain that after I arrived in Yingchuan, everything had to be sent by Pan Baye. Liu Xunyi replied with a smile. Since he came here once a year ago, he is quite familiar with the Pan family, and after a few words of greeting with each other, he is no longer too polite.
"Please!"
Pan Chuba's expression was straight, and then he took the initiative to grab Liu Xunyi's arm and invited him into the mansion with great interest.
In the hall, everyone sat down, and the eldest lady took matters into her own hands, pouring tea and water for Liu Xunyi and a few people.
"A few days ago, the lord of Luofu sent me a secret letter, saying that the lord of Liumen had promised to fake marriage with Yuyin, and was willing to fight against the Qin clan in Hexi for the Pan family. Pan Chuba said with a smile, "The Lord of the Liu Sect is really chivalrous, for my Pan family without avoiding the disaster of life and death, and being the enemy of the Qin family." Here, please bow to the old man first!" After that, Pan Chuba really wanted to get up and bow deeply to Liu Xunyi.
"Don't dare to be!" Liu Xunyi said in fear, "The head of my family and Pan Baye have forgotten to make friends, and the affairs of the Pan family are the affairs of the Xianwang Mansion, and I regard it as my own responsibility as a disciple of the Xianwang Mansion, and I will do my best and do my best." ”
"Okay!" Pan Chuba nodded with satisfaction, turned to look at Pan Yuyin with a complicated expression on the side, and smiled meaningfully, "If the old man can really have a grandson-in-law like the master of the Liumen, what more can the husband ask for......?"
It's just that he has already decided in his heart that Zhao Xin can't tolerate other women besides her, even if Pan Yuyin is a fair lady with good looks and good looks, in Liu Xunyi's eyes, she is just a jade from a distance, which is respectable and admirable. Other than that, there is nothing else to think about.
What's more, Pan Yuyin and Liu Xunyi met each other without any admiration. The reason why she agreed to this matter was also for the sake of the overall situation of the Pan family, and she was willing to sacrifice her reputation.
"Although it is a fake marriage, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, the marriage ceremony must be meticulous and detailed. Pan Wen smiled bitterly, "Not only that, but we also want to send out a wedding card and invite people with heads and faces in Yingchuan City to come and participate in this happy event." After all, our Pan family is a famous family in Yingchuan, if we don't make some moves, I'm afraid that the Hexi Qin family will not admit it in the future. ”
"Yes!" said the eldest lady with a smile, "once you marry in front of your relatives and friends in heaven and earth, you will be a nominal husband and wife." So......" As for this, the eldest lady couldn't help but show embarrassment, turned to look at Pan Yuyin, who had a complicated face, and said, "So my daughter is married once, after this incident, the lord of Liumen and Yuyin will part ways, although you are just a husband and wife in name, but it is ...... to Yuyin"
Liu Xunyi looked suspiciously at Pan Wen and the eldest lady, who were struggling and speechless, and asked rhetorically: "If you two have anything to say, please say it." ”
Pan Chuba stared at Pan Wen with dissatisfaction, and continued: "What they mean is that they hope that the Lord of Liumen can write a letter of resignation in advance, and he can return Yuyin a free body in the future." I mean that the rivers and lakes are women and are not informal. They don't have to be so troublesome, but they have to ......."
"It should be like this!" Liu Xunyi happily agreed, and then changed the conversation, and said, "But if I write a letter of resignation, it means that Miss Pan admits this marriage, will it be ...... to her reputation?"
The matter has come to this, and in front of outsiders, Miss Pan is already the wife of the master. If the master of the door doesn't write this letter of resignation, wouldn't he embarrass Miss Pan?" Tang Cong smiled evilly, rolled his eyes, and said jokingly, "Could it be ...... The owner of the door doesn't want to break up the relationship with Miss Pan in the future?"
"Nonsense!" Liu Xunyi scolded in a low voice, "This fact is a last resort. Miss Pan sacrifices herself for others, and the pure ones are self-purifying, you don't want to talk nonsense!"
After that, Liu Xunyi got up and arched his hand at Pan Yuyin and said, "Miss Pan, don't worry, today I will not only write a letter of resignation, but also leave a signed document to explain the reason for this matter one by one." In the future, when Miss Pan meets the true Son of Heaven, she will hand over this document to him, and then everything will be revealed, so as to prove Miss Pan's innocence. ”
"Lord Liumen is really thoughtful. Pan Wen was overjoyed and thanked again and again, "With this document, my daughter will be able to prove her innocence in front of her future in-laws." Good, very good!"
"Then I will also leave a letter and sign it. Pan Yuyin said gratefully, "Testify to Brother Liu's innocence!"
"It's okay!" Liu Xunyi happily agreed.
Seeing that Liu Xunyi and Pan Yuyin hit it off, Pan Chuba's eyes inadvertently flashed a look of loss.
The big event was set, and Xu Heng, who had been silent, quietly listening to Liu Xunyi and Pan Yuyin discussing the "marriage", looked at everyone who was happy, and couldn't help but flash a touch of impatience in his eyes.
After a long time, Xu Heng finally couldn't hold back the boredom in his heart, and asked lightly: "Dare to ask Pan Baye, how do you plan to deal with the matter of the East Lake Gang?"
Hearing this, Pan Chuba was stunned, and then turned his suspicious gaze to Liu Xunyi, as if asking what he meant.
"What the lord of the mansion means is that the East Lake Gang is too much of a deception, and if it is just a small punishment and a big commandment, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve its effect. Leaving them in Yingchuan will sooner or later be a disaster for the Pan family. So I wait for this trip, and I must get rid of it as soon as possible. Liu Xunyi explained, "I have secretly recruited three hundred disciples of the Astonishing Sect to infiltrate Yingchuan and temporarily hide in various places in the city. I intend to take the lead of the disciples to attack the lair of the East Lake Gang on the other day, and set a fire to burn everything in the East Lake Gang, so as to prevent its resurgence and endless troubles. ”
Hearing this, Pan Wen nodded excitedly and said, "This is very good! If we don't uproot the East Lake Gang this time, our life will definitely be sad in the future." The lord of Liumen didn't know that since the East Lake Gang forcibly occupied my Pan Huai boat merchants, they drove all our original men away, and replaced all important positions with Li Laohu's cronies. They say they only have half of it, but they actually take it all. To tell you the truth, even I ...... I haven't been to the dock for several days, and it's even more difficult to see the account books and bookbooks, and now we don't know anything about whether the shipbuilders are making profits or losses, and what the profits are, as if they have become outsiders. Alas!"
Xu Heng listened and thought about it, and said faintly: "I heard that there are as many as 1,000 people in the East Lake Gang, if we only rely on 300 brothers...... Even if you can win a big victory in the end, I am afraid that you will pay an extremely painful price. ”
"Don't worry, although the East Lake Gang claims to have more than a thousand people, most of them are market bullies, these people are more than arrogant, but their martial arts are mediocre. They originally formed a group of three or five and formed a gang of their own, but later succumbed to Li Laohu's obscenity and had to join the East Lake Gang. In fact, there are only a handful of people who are really loyal to Li Laohu. Pan Yun hurriedly explained, "When Li Laohu was there, they still had some scruples, and once Li Laohu was not there, those people would be scattered." These rabbles are all for money, and they will never dare to fight hard. So, when the time comes, you just need to give them a little bit of color, and you will be able to scare them away. ”
"What is a rabble?" Xu Heng seemed to disagree with this, and slowly shook his head and said, "They don't have other skills, but they still have the ability to bully others with more and less." Don't forget, in the old lair of the East Lake Gang, there are gold and silver treasures that they have accumulated through many years of hard work, and if we set fire to them, won't we cut off their financial routes? Wouldn't it be impossible for these misers to fight to the death once they were forced to turn red-eyed. What's more, that is the territory of the East Lake Gang, they must be very familiar with the terrain, layout, secret rooms, secret grids, organs, and so on, and we only have only 300 disciples, so we have to do more with less, if we go on a rampage in an unfamiliar place, in case we mistakenly fall into an ambush or an organ, wouldn't we be caught in the net? Although the martial arts of the disciples of the Astounding Sect are far from being comparable to those rabble, but after all, it is not a perfect strategy, this matter ...... Please also ask the door owner to consider it carefully. ”
Seeing that Xu Heng was making things difficult for Liu Xunyi again, Tang Cong, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai suddenly looked embarrassed. This is not the first time that this kind of deliberate demolition has occurred. On the night of the Lantern Festival, although Xu Heng temporarily succumbed because of Di Mo's deterrence, in fact, in his heart, he had always been resentful of Liu Xunyi.
One is the former door owner, the other is the current door owner, Tang Cong and the others are not suitable to help anyone, so they have to pretend to be deaf and dumb and remain silent.
Liu Xunyi groaned: "Since this is the case, then try to lure Li Laohu out alone." As long as the East Lake Gang has no leader, it will inevitably be a mess at that time. ”
"Good idea. Xu Heng nodded, then raised his eyebrows, and asked, "But I don't know how the door master plans to 'transfer the tiger away from the mountain'?"
In the face of Xu Heng's aggressiveness, a depressing atmosphere gradually permeated the hall. Everyone in the Pan family looked at Liu Xunyi and Xu Heng, who looked detached, in astonishment, and no one knew how to round the field for a while.
Liu Xunyi slowly put down the teacup, stared straight at Xu Heng without squinting, and asked softly: "Even though there are more than 1,000 disciples in the East Lake Gang, it is impossible for Li Laohu to take them with him all day long to guard, he always has a time when he is alone, such a trivial matter ......."
"A trivial matter?" Xu Heng sneered, "I received news that before we stepped into Yingchuan, Li Laohu had issued a strict order to recall all the gangs back to their lair, and strictly guard against them in case of war." In this way, Li Laohu has already sensed that we are not good, so he is now like a great enemy, and he is extremely cautious. I heard that this man has always been cunning, and I expect that he will not be able to curl up during this time, so as to wait for the times to change, how can he stupidly leave the impregnable lair and go out alone, and throw himself into the net?"
Hearing this, Pan Chuba smiled awkwardly and echoed: "This is true, the Lord of the Willow Gate washed Fengming Tower in blood and slaughtered the Golden Dao Gate, and now his reputation is great and prestigious. Li Laohu had already received the news and learned that the lord of the Liu Sect was about to become the grandson-in-law of the old man, so he naturally expected that you would seek revenge for the Pan family. He has already been frightened by the prestige of the Lord of the Liu Sect, how dare he shout with you again? Therefore, Li Laohu recalled all his disciples early, and strictly guarded them day and night, planning to ...... Stick to it. ”
"If Li Laohu can't defend it, then we can only attack hard. Liao Chuan said in a deep voice, "But they have already made sufficient preparations, if they attack hard...... I'm afraid that we will suffer in the end. ”
For a while, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Xunyi, as if they were waiting for him to give a final answer.
Liu Xunyi smiled slightly, looked at Xu Heng meaningfully, and said: "Brother Xu said well, Li Laohu has always been cunning, and when he learns that we are not good, he will definitely curl up and wait for the times to change." ”
"In this way, there is nothing the door master can do?" Xu Heng's words were full of sarcasm.
Liu Xunyi was not annoyed, he was still calm, and said with a light smile: "Why don't I make a bet with Brother Xu, if I can lure Li Laohu out of the East Lake Gang...... Then clean up the remnants of the sins, set fire to these hard work, and let Brother Xu take people to do it, and I will rarely have half a day of leisure, just make a pot of tea in this Pan Mansion, and wait for the good news, how about it?"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, and Xu Heng's eyes were even more suspicious, and he muttered: "What if the door master can't lure him out? Do you still want to go to the East Lake Gang alone and go to the East Lake Gang alone? In this way, even if you agree, I am afraid that after you go back, in front of the mansion master, I will not be able to explain." ”
"Brother Xu, don't worry, although I can't do my best, I won't be so stupid as to think that I can fight a thousand with one enemy. Liu Xunyi shook his head and smiled, "If I can't lure Li Laohu out of the East Lake Gang, it means that I am short of wisdom and have no ability to continue to be in charge of the Shocking Gate, so this matter will be decided by Brother Xu alone, and I will act according to orders." After meeting the lord of the mansion, I will take the initiative to resign and return the position of the lord of the astonishing door to you, how about it?"
Xu Heng was stunned for a moment, and a flash of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "Is this true?"
"If you lie to me, five thunderbolts will blow up! But until then, you must all obey my commands, and there can be no more disobedience!"
"Okay! Okay!" Xu Heng nodded excitedly, and agreed without hesitation, "You and I will settle this matter, and no one can go back!"
"A gentleman's word!"
"Whip the horse!"
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