King Feng's face showed disgust, and he raised the man's whip and slammed it three times on the two officers and soldiers in response. The two officers and men endured it patiently and did not dare to say a word. The Wind King said, "You two pawns are really frustrating, and all the pinnacle battles I just fought were ruined. What should you do if you gallop on your horse in this market, what if you step on flowers and plants, what if you bump into the people, and if you break my game, can you afford to pay for it? I really don't know what is the use of the state to support you. Hurry up and get out, don't let the master be upset. ”

The two officers and soldiers only promised, and repeatedly agreed to retreat. King Feng scolded the two officers and soldiers, and when he turned around, he saw Bai Ling with a smile on his face, and said, "My name is Zeng Ge, and the people in the rivers and lakes call me Zeng Delang, and I naturally like to play around." In this area, everyone calls me the Wind King, mainly because I play the god card is a must. I don't know what your name is, little brother, I haven't seen it before. Only then did Bai Ling know that the original paper game was called Yushen Pai, and he liked it tightly in his heart, rubbing the cards in his hand, and replied to Zeng Ge, "My name is Bai Ling, and I just came here from the capital today." Brother Zeng, your card skills are superb, and the younger brother is willing to bow to the wind, and there will be leisure in the future, and I will ask you more for advice. ”

Zeng Ge listened to Bai Ling bow his head and praise him, and his strongest reputation as the god card was also maintained, he looked very happy, and patted Bai Ling on the shoulder again and again, and said humbly, everyone was to each other.

When the surrounding children saw the officers and soldiers retreating, they all gathered around. The children are very impressed by the white zero card skills, and they have to call Bai zero the two kings of the wind. Zeng Ge was quite interested in Bai Ling, holding his hand and asking questions. Bai Ling has also been mixed up in the streets since he was a child. The two young people chatted about frolicking and playing, and they fell in love very closely.

Zeng Ge rose, and immediately recruited Bai Zeroer to go to the house as a guest. Bai Ling saw the grandeur of the officers and soldiers in front of him, and the two of them respectfully called him "Zeng Gongzi". Thinking that this Zeng Ge should be the son of a rich and noble family, eighty percent of the family is extremely powerful, and even the officers and soldiers dare not make a mistake. It's just strange why this Zeng Gongzi has no servants to follow him, and he is not worthy of his identity as a rich child.

Bai Ling was born hard, and he was a little hesitant when he was invited by a rich and noble family for the first time, but Jian Ke said directly, "It's so good, then it will trouble Zeng Gongzi." "Thinking that it is getting late today, it is better to go with him, and wait until tomorrow to go to the mountains to find mountain idlers. Since Jian Ke said so, Bai Ling naturally didn't have any more words.

The two immediately followed Zeng Ge to Zeng's mansion. The three of them turned two street corners, and a palatial villa mansion stood in front of them. The building carves the beams and paints the building, the pavilions and pavilions, the end is gorgeous and noble, and the word "Zengfu" is written on the door of the house.

The three of them stepped forward, and before they approached the gate of the mansion, the subordinates standing on both sides shouted in unison, "Welcome the young master back to the mansion!"

"What a big show, it turns out that this is what a rich family looks like. Bai Zero sighed. He has been poor since he was a child, and when he sees rich and noble families, his heart is inevitably full of curiosity.

A canopy carriage stopped in front of Zeng's house, and the two family members hurriedly ran to the front of the carriage and knelt on the ground. A handsome young man supported a graceful and noble woman. Stepping on the stairs of the family to get off the car. Before the handsome young man's feet landed, he blamed the people and said, "I've said it many times, let you speak softly, don't wake up Jiumi." I saw the woman holding a sleeping cat in her arms, with soft fur, sleeping, and I wanted to call it a cat. Seeing this, Bai Ling thought to himself that this is not a typical person who is not as good as a cat.

The Wind King pulled Bai Ling to speed up his pace, and walked towards the mansion without squinting. Most of the people were busy greeting the young man and the noble lady, and when one or two people saw Zeng Ge, they shouted again to welcome the young master back to the house, and their voices were listless. Only then did Bai Ling realize that the previous voice of the subordinates was not to greet Zeng Ge but to the young man in Chinese costumes, and the difference between the two voices before and after the young master's return to the mansion was huge, which seemed to make people hear the thick and thin taste.

When the handsome young man saw Zeng Ge, he exclaimed, "Brother, where have you been today? Your aunt went to the temple to worship the Buddha at noon, why didn't you go with us?" Let's see if you're going to play the god card again? If you're so unprofessional, it's time for your father to see you again. ”

The lady said slowly, "Ke'er, why are you talking to your brother like this?" You have to know how to respect your brother. ”

The handsome young man immediately smiled at the noble lady and said, "Mother, I can take care of it, I'm not afraid that my father will blame my brother again." ”

The lady was pleased, "You can be sensible, my mother is very happy." After speaking, he turned his head to Zeng Ge and said, "Ge'er, if you run out today, the master is a little angry." Don't see him until you go back. Ke'er and I will go first, and then you will come to say hello when his anger is gone. ”

Zeng Ge secretly took a sip behind his back, didn't look at the two of them, and pulled Bai Linger and the two of them into the house first. Yuanpiao said to the young man and the noblewoman, "I know, I'll go back to the room first." The lady looked at Zeng Ge's back and just shook her head.

Jian Ke followed all the way into the house, looking at the situation of the Zeng family, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the relationship between the two brothers of the Zeng family, and he glanced at Bai Ling, and they both understood.

The three of them walked all the way through the courtyard courtyard and corridor for a long time, and finally came to Zeng Ge's house. After entering the house, Zeng Ge immediately withdrew a few servants from the service.

Seeing them leaving, Zeng Ge snorted secretly, but turned his head and happily grabbed Bai Ling and began to talk. Zeng Ge and Bai Ling are five or six years apart in age, but they hit it off at first sight and talked about everything. Zeng Ge said, "I can meet you brother today, I really have the most exciting thing in my life." Come on, let's finish the endgame. ”

Bai Ling followed his words and rearranged the cards as they were, this time Zeng Ge planned not to use internal skills, but to use skills to win, and strive to deserve his name. Zeng Ge and Bai Zero came and went, and in the end, Bai Zero narrowly won.

"Happy!" Zeng Ge exclaimed, obviously it was because he was very happy to meet such an opponent.

It is really refreshing for people to have a confidant of the same level in the things they like or are interested in. The two of them are not very old, and it is when they are new to many things that they add a good impression to each other.

Zeng Ge revealed his true feelings, just like a big boy, he didn't talk and act like a rich man at all, which suddenly greatly shortened the distance between the two. Bai Ling had a lot of conjectures about rich families, but he never expected that there would be rich sons who were greedy for market games.

After playing the game, Zeng Bai and the two continued to sit down and talk, and they seemed to have endless words to say. Jian Ke, on the other hand, sat quietly in the corner and breathed his breath, and in order to suppress the cold poison, he had to spend an hour every day to heal.

Bai Ling and Zeng Ge talked about going to the mountains tomorrow to find a thousand machine men to apprentice. Zeng Ge said, "Qianjimen is the largest faction in the rivers and lakes, and its main altar seems to be nearby, and I often see Qianjimen people walking around the city." There are many people who want to worship the Qianji Gate, but if there is no one to recommend them, let alone apprenticeship, they can't even find the main altar door. My father has a lot of money on weekdays, and he has a close relationship with them. I'll go see my father later, and ask him to introduce you, so that it will be much easier for you to get started, brother. ”

Bai Ling said politely, "Don't worry, I'm looking for a man named Shanye Idler, and he will introduce me to the faction." ”

Zeng Ge said, "Great, why don't you take me with you, I'll learn art with you." Bai Ling was surprised, "What kind of joke is Brother Zeng, you good son-in-law don't do it, what martial arts do you go to learn, what kind of suffering do you suffer." ”

Zeng Ge took Bai Ling's hand and said, "Brother Bai Ling, you and I hate to see each other late, good brothers have only recognized each other for one day, and they will be separated tomorrow, how can I give it up." It doesn't matter if he is bitter or sweet when he goes up the mountain to practice martial arts, and if he is accompanied by brothers, it must be sweet. ”

Bai Ling hesitated and said, "But your parents and brothers...... How can I forsake them because I am a stranger? ”

Zeng Ge said, "Brother doesn't know anything about the outside. Our Zeng family is quite powerful in Luyang here, and I am the son of the Zeng family, but my own mother died young. My father married a side house and gave birth to my brother Zeng Ke, the stinky boy you saw when you entered the door. My brother is clever and makes my father favorite, and I am playful by nature and often unruly, always angry with my father, and dislike him. I grew up with him, but the circumstances were very different, and my family was very pleasing to him. I didn't care too much about it, but this Zeng Ke was not very old but scheming, and he often expressed inconsistencies in front of his elders, just to favor him, which made me very disgusted. In the past two years, my father has been frail and sickly, and my aunt and my brother have laughed with me, they only have the position of head in their minds, and in order to guard against me, they often send people to spy on me, which is really angry. ”

Bai Ling realized and pointed to the door.

Zeng Ge nodded and said, "Yes, the few subordinates I withdrew just now are my brother's people, I have seen through it a long time ago, but I didn't expose it to him in person." Zeng Ge said this, his face was slightly angry, "Actually, I'm not interested in being in charge, rather than spending time here with them, I might as well go far away and let them see nothing." My father once mentioned to me about learning martial arts in Qianjimen, but I didn't agree at the time, because I didn't think it was fun there. But now that you have brothers, let's go there together and play the world, unrestrained, why not be happy. ”

Bai Ling saw that he was sincere, and he had never met a bosom friend for a long time, and he was quite happy in his heart. In the past, my father usually took care of himself less, and he often had to rely on himself in life; Yang Guxiao gave up his life to protect each other but got along for a short time; he didn't communicate much with Jian Ke, just quietly accompanied, although he taught himself the key to light skills, but in fact he was not a teacher or a friend. And only when I met this Zeng Ge, I finally showed the nature of a child, and we have a thousand words to tell together.

Bai Ling was slightly excited and said, "Good brother, let's go to Qianjimen together." So the two hit it off and agreed to go up the mountain together tomorrow.

At this moment, a housekeeper knocked on the door and shouted, "Young Master, the master invites you to go to the living room to discuss matters." Zeng Gezheng chatted with Bai Ling until he got up, and replied directly, "Just say that I don't have something to do." The family said hurriedly, "The master said that it is urgent, so you must go over now." ”

Zeng Ge's brows were about to stir together when he heard this, "I know, I know, I'll go." He turned his head and pulled Bai Ling's hand and said, "Good brother, you go with me." So he pulled up the sword, and the three of them went to the living room together.

When I entered the hall, I saw Master Zeng sitting on top of the hall, and Zeng Ge's brother Zeng Ke stood on the left. On the right, there were three people, and the two standing were the two officers and soldiers who had just been whipped, and the one sitting looked like their commander.

Seeing Zeng Ge come in, Master Zeng said unhappily, "Ge'er, is Shicai rude to the two officials? I rarely talk about you if you don't seek advancement on weekdays, but why do you always cause trouble outside, and don't you quickly compensate Chen and his two officials." Zeng Ge looked at this battle, it was after the two of them went back to complain, their boss came to the door, it turned out that my father asked me to come in a hurry to make amends, and my heart was suddenly angry.

Seeing Master Zeng talking like this, the two officers and soldiers hurriedly said, "It's all a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding." And Mr. Chen, who was sitting, answered, "The eldest prince has a young man's temper, he is already young and vigorous, and he will inevitably be impulsive when he does things. ”

Zeng Ge smiled secretly, since the trivial things are not enough to worry about, don't you still bring these two irrelevant people. Zeng Ge got straight to the point, "Mr. Chen, I don't think you will come to the door in person for the small conflict, I am afraid there is something else to do if you come here today." ”

Chen raised his head to the sky and said, "The eldest prince is very smart, but I came here today but I have other things, mainly to see what Old Man Zeng means." ”

Master Zeng said, "Mr. Chen said that it doesn't matter. ”

"Everyone knows that the five-year military and commercial association at the end of the year is about to open, and Master Zeng is a business leader, and the next president of the military and commercial association does not know who you will support. Mr. Chen said.

The General Association of Military Merchants is the largest military and business alliance meeting in Luyang and even the entire provincial capital, which is held every five years. Each time, the general meeting elects a president to be the chief responsible for the two fields of military and commerce. The chairman has the power to decide on many matters between the government and business, such as local taxes, the direction of military and commercial development, and the existence of military and business exchanges. Whoever can become the president will not only be able to become the biggest beneficiary of the business community, but can even mobilize military power to a certain extent, and his power is as strong as that of a provincial governor. And the previous President of the General was Master Zeng. However, Master Zeng is very old, and he announced not long ago that he would not participate in the election of the next president, which coincides with the young age of the two sons of the Zeng family, so the major powerful people in the military and business circles are ready to move, making the situation of the next president's election also become delicate. The meaning of Mr. Chen's words is actually for his brother-in-law Lu Daoming, who is in Luyang General Army, to be a lobbyist. If Lu Daoming can get the strong support of the previous president, then the president at the end of the year will not be in his hands.

As soon as Zeng Ge heard it, he knew what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this Chen Zhuang, and he was about to have a seizure. I heard Zeng Ke, the second son of Zeng, say, "I have already discussed this matter with my father, and everyone knows that General Lu protects the people of Luyang and works hard. And General Lu is in the prime of life, which is a good time to contribute to the military and business circles and the people. Chen Jiang, you can rest assured, at the military and business conference at the end of the year, my father and I will definitely be of the same mind as Mr. Lu. ”

"This is very good, Second Young Master Zeng is really a reasonable person, Lord Lu must be overjoyed when he knows it. Mr. Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said a few polite words. Zeng Ke also responded synchronously, the words of the two sides were extremely hypocritical, Bai Ling heard it very harshly, and Zeng Ge's expression was even more exaggerated, and he made a disgusting gesture again and again.

What Chen Jiang always wants is the promise of Master Zeng and Zeng Ke, the future leader, as for the unpleasant Zeng Ge, the eldest son of the Zeng family, it is irrelevant. Chen achieved the general goal, and after a while, he said goodbye and left.

Zeng Ge was angry in his stomach, and it was not good to have a seizure in front of President Chen in person, so he endured it until they left, and then said to Zeng Ke, "Zeng Ke, our Zeng family has been the president of the Military Chamber of Commerce for two consecutive terms, and when my father was in power, he managed both military and commercial parties effectively, and the people were also smooth, everyone really had food to eat, and everyone had business to do." But Na Lu Zongbing has always been tyrannical by nature, greedy for money, and has a bad reputation to the extreme. If such a person becomes the president, will the people of Luyang still have peace? Our Zeng family will also be in deep trouble. ”

Seeing Zeng Ge asking, Zeng Ke said, "Brother, you don't understand, my father is in poor health, you and I are still young, if we can join forces with General Lu, our Zeng family will definitely have a smooth future in the future." ”

Zeng Ge said, "Lu Daoming harbors evil intentions, do you really think he will look at our Zeng family differently? I'm afraid that after using our Zeng family, he will come to cook a rabbit and a dead dog." Our Zeng family should rely on ourselves to continue to gain a foothold in Luyang, this is the fundamental way. ”

Zeng Ke said unhappily, "Speculation! What evidence do you say he used us? Not to mention whether you guessed right or not, if you are not greedy for fun but have a responsibility, will my father and I need to take refuge in others now?"

Zeng Ge argued, "You have been doing business with your father all the year round, and you have become well-known in the business world, and your father has always praised you for your shrewdness and ability, and you will be the only one in the family business in the future, can't you support a Zeng family?"

Zeng Ke said loudly, "Zhao, isn't it just for my father to share my worries now, and taking refuge in General Lu is to plan for the future of the Zeng family!"

"Okay, don't quarrel!" Master Zeng slapped the table and shouted to stop the two, "Ge'er, your brother is also thinking about the future of the Zeng family, don't be excited, besides, Ke'er and I have already discussed this matter, and Hugh will argue again." ”

Zeng Ge felt aggrieved, his father had obviously been brainwashed, and he had long leaned to Zeng Ke's side, and it was useless to say more.

After a while, Zeng Ge let out a sigh of relief and said, "Dad, since that's the case, I don't have much to say, I'm here to say goodbye to you today." Master Zeng was shocked, "Why do you say this, what do you have to say." ”

"The child wants to go to Qianjimen to learn art. Zeng Ge pointed to Bai Ling behind him, "With my friends." ”

Bai Ling took a step forward and arched his hand and said, "Hello Old Man Zeng, I am under Bai Ling, and I am a friend of Young Master Zeng Ge." Jian Ke just stood aside and watched coldly, without moving.

Master Zeng and Zeng could see the two unknown people behind Zeng Ge, thinking that they were Zeng Ge's fox friends who had found them. Master Zeng said unhappily, "I mentioned to you earlier about learning art, but you said that learning martial arts in Qianjimen is boring. Now how do you repeat it? ”

Zeng Ge said, "The child's heart has changed recently, and he wants to make a difference. The boy knew that he was not a businessman, so he asked his father to allow me to go up the mountain and practice martial arts. Hearing this, Zeng Ke suddenly echoed, "Daddy, since my brother wants to give up business and join the martial arts, it is also a career." I think that if my Zeng family can produce a martial arts master in the future, it will also be a blessing for the Zeng family. And my brother concentrates on learning martial arts, so naturally he won't be idle all day long, playing that god card, which should be the best of both worlds. As he spoke, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally skimmed Bai Zero.

Bai Ling was angry, Lao Tzu went up to greet the old man, ignore me, forget it, then Zeng Ke looked at me with a little contempt, what do these two mean. Zeng Ge knew that Zeng Ke wanted to stay away from the Zeng family, and no one would compete for his position in the future for him, so he just sneered and watched.

Master Zeng sighed, "Ge'er, I hope you go to Qianjimen to learn martial arts hard, wash away your ruffianism, and make a difference in the future." For the father, I will send someone to inform Qianjimen, and then send you over. ”

The boy thanked his father. Zeng Ge said a lot, but as long as his father agreed, since the goal was achieved, he immediately said that he would not take care of anything else. After speaking, he asked An to leave with Bai Ling.

Out of the hall, Zeng Ge was relieved, he couldn't tell what kind of mood he should be in now, whether he was relaxed or reluctant, anyway, he decided to leave here and find the life he wanted.

Back in the house, Zeng Ge arranged for Bai Ling to sleep with him, while Jian Ke still sat alone in the corner to adjust his luck. Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, the three of them packed up and stopped. Zeng Ge was so disappointed in his father and Zeng Ke that he didn't see him anymore, and he went directly up the mountain after only explaining to his subordinates.

Jian Ke was quite familiar with this mountain road, and took the two of them into the depths of the mountain forest. The deep mountains are inaccessible, but the forest is full of life, with animals jumping and running from time to time, and the melodious sound of birds on the branches, which makes people feel calm. The men walked for a long time, and a mountain stream crossed in front of them, and they followed the mountain stream up to a flat place. It was a mirror-smooth pool, and in the distance an old man was fishing.

When Bai Ling saw it, he asked Jian Cao, "Is this person an idler in the mountains?" Jian Cao smiled and did not answer, but walked straight forward. The old man heard the unique footsteps of Jian Cao, turned his head to look, and was quite surprised when he saw that it was Jian Cao. The old man stood up and said, "Zhang Yun, why are you here?" "Bai Ling and Jian Ke have been together for a few days, but their names have never been known, so far they learned from others.

Jian Ke Zhang Yun stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Old Ge, I haven't seen you for many years, is your husband here?" The old Ge nodded slightly, and shouted into the wooden house behind, "Sir, come out quickly, you can see who is coming." ”

With a creak, the wooden door opened, and a man of about forty years of age came out, wearing a bun on his head, with a long beard on his chin, eight feet tall, and an extraordinary appearance. When the man saw Jian Cao, he smiled and said, "If you want to say that I pinched my fingers and counted you to come today, can you believe it?"