Buying heaven and earth was a trivial matter for Li Tingcheng, and it only cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This green building is located in the thoroughfare of the world, and the business is booming, and it is also a business that makes money every day.

The real boss of heaven and earth is surnamed Zhou, named Yunshan, and has great influence in Jiujiang City, but compared with the Li family in Jinling, it is a world of difference. When Zhou Yunshan heard Li Tingcheng say that he wanted to buy heaven and earth, he almost didn't believe his ears.

The Li family in Jinling has never been involved in the Qinglou casino business, if he can take this opportunity to have a relationship with the Li family in Jinling, it is an opportunity to find nowhere to find a lantern, let alone sell, even if he gives the heaven and earth to Li Chengcheng, he will never frown.

As for Zhao Santai, who made his fortune by relying on the relationship of the Jiangnan Salt Transportation Division, he was just a nouveau riche, and he actually provoked Li Sangongzi to be angry, Zhou Yunshan sent a few guys, put the knife on his neck, and invited him out of the heavens and the earth very "politely".

Out of heaven and earth, Li Jinhua saw that it was getting late, and he was afraid that he would be beaten by Li Dazhun if he went back late, so he went back.

Back at the dock, the guy named Xiao Wu was already waiting at the bow of the boat, and said anxiously, "Girl in the Golden Bottle, you are finally back." ”

Li Jinhua saw that Xiao Wu's nose was blue and his face was swollen, and his clothes were in tatters, so he was shocked and asked, "What happened, what happened to my grandfather?"

Xiao Wu cried with a sad face, "Boss Li was detained by Zhang Sanye. ”

Li Jinhua was in a mess, and Li Chengcheng stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, "Master, don't be afraid of us." ”

Xiao Jinyan asked Xiao Wu, "What's the matter, you start from the beginning." ”

It turned out that after the ship docked, Li Dazhun and his partner Xiaowu went to Zhang Jinshui, the shipping boss of Jiujiang Wharf, to discuss the sale of the hundred Su Jin.

The goods of foreign ships are far away, and some goods travel thousands of miles to come here, and once they change hands, it is several times the profit. However, unless there is a great background or official power, and the goods of small traders and hawkers are specially collected, even if they sell, they cannot do without this wharf.

As the saying goes, there are rules, Zhang Jinshui and Zhang Sanye are the people who control all the goods sold at Jiujiang Wharf, especially the controlled goods such as salt, tea, iron and silk, he has already bought off the government, and as soon as he resells it, he has a legal identity.

Li Dazhun takes the Xichuan line all the year round, and Zhang Jinshui also has many years of friendship, this time when the two came to send Su Jin, Zhang Jinshui was very enthusiastic, according to the price of five taels and one horse, paid the silver on the spot, and set up a banquet to entertain, Li Dazhun asked him to count the goods, Zhang Jinshui said that there is no need to buy and sell for many years.

Who only ate half of the wine and food, someone under Zhang Sanye came to report, saying that there was a problem with the 100 Su Jin, and everyone went over to see that the 100 Su Jin was actually dropped and replaced with some linen.

Xiao Wu said: "This morning, I hired a carriage to come over, and when I moved it down from the boat, I also deliberately counted it, and there were many horses, and I never left the carriage along the way, and I would never be dropped by anyone on the way." ”

Xiao Jinyan asked, "You didn't count it in person?"

"Zhang Sanye said no, and the money was very happy, and we didn't take it to heart, who would have thought that they would use this trick. At this point, Boss Li returned the silver bag to Zhang Sanye, saying that we would admit this deal, but Zhang Sanye was unyielding, saying that he had been at Jiujiang Wharf for more than ten years, and the silver was small, but this rule was broken by us, and we had to come up with an explanation. ”

Li Chengcheng also asked, "What conditions did he propose?"

Xiao Wu scratched his head, "That's not true, he just detained Boss Li and said that he would send someone to investigate this matter, whether the problem is ours or them." ”

When Zhao Lanjiang heard this, he said, "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended for Pei Gong." ”

Li Jinhua was a little confused, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Jinyan explained, "If they detain Boss Li, the ship will naturally not be able to set off as planned, and dragging the ship is their purpose." ”

Xu Xianfeng had told them that when they set off from Suzhou, someone had their eyes on the ship, but they had not done it for a long time.

Then there are two reasons for this. First, they were not manpowered, and they could not deal with Xu Fengfeng on this ship, so they could only delay time and wait for the manpower to arrive; second, they were not sure, so they started with Li Dazhun first, threw stones to ask for directions, and saw the reaction on the ship.

If you don't guess wrong, Zhang Jinshui is just a chess piece, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is someone else.

Li Jinhua was confused, "Then what should we do, we can't watch grandpa being bullied by them, right?"

Li Qingcheng said, "Master, this matter will be handed over to the three of us, you take a rest first, and tomorrow morning, if you can't see the old man, you will use the twelfth knife to clean up the portal." ”

Li Jinhua was about to speak, Li Chengcheng stepped forward to seal her acupoint, and said to Xiao Wudao, "You guard her, don't let her mess around." ”

Xiao Jinyan also advised: "Don't let Steward Qi and Xu Xianfeng know about this matter first, after all, it's our own business." ”

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Jiujiang City, Shanshui Hall.

In the lobby, Zhang Jinshui stood in front of an old man in gray with a respectful expression. The gray-clothed old man's face sank like water, and he sat motionless in the Taishi's chair.

Behind him stood a man and a woman.

The man was dressed as a butcher, with a scar on his face, and two knives pinned to his waist, one long and one short, one to kill pigs and the other to kill.

The woman is a half-aged, with a good appearance, wearing a long skirt and holding a Persian cat in her arms.

These two people are the two great Venerables of the Bright God Sect, the man Fan Xiaoxing, who is nicknamed Scarface Butcher, the woman Tu Qianjiao, and the nickname Jade-faced Cat.

The gray-clothed old man is Xu Xu, the military master of the Bright God Sect, the right-hand man of the Bright Sect Leader Dongfang Buliang, his martial arts are not the highest in the Bright God Sect, but in terms of resourcefulness, he is superior, and his status in the sect is second only to the Eastern Sect Leader and the Holy Maiden Dongfang Nuannuan.

Jiujiang City Shanshui Hall is a branch of the Light God Sect. It is precisely because of the secret support of the Illuminati Sect that Zhang Jinshui has been able to smooth sailing on the rivers and lakes over the years, controlling the water transportation business of Jiujiang Wharf.

Zhang Jinshui said respectfully, "Master Xu, his subordinates have already interrogated Li Dazhun, and that old guy insists that the ship is just some fine iron, and he doesn't know anything else. Now I can't bear the beating, and I've passed out. ”

Xu Junshi looked Zhang Jinshui up and down, and saw that Zhang Jinshui felt empty in his heart, "How can you be reluctant to do your business on the dock?"

Zhang Jinshui fluttered and knelt on the ground, "Everything under my subordinates is given by the sect leader and military advisors, not to mention a Li Dazhun, even if you ask me to arrest the people of the entire freight terminal, my subordinates will never hesitate." ”

Xu Junshi smiled coldly, "It's good to know." ”

Scarface butcher said, "Strategist, anyway, the boat is parked outside the city, taking advantage of the strong wind tonight, let's take people to kill it, and even the people and the boat will intercept and kill together, a fire will be burned, and the gods will not know it, and they will make a great achievement, why not?"

The jade-faced cat Tu Qianjiao also smiled and groaned, "This is also what my subordinates mean." She stroked the Persian cat with her hand and came to Xu Xu's body, "A hundred knife gates, not enough evidence." ”

Xu Xu was allergic to cats, covered his nose and said, "Let that cat stay away from me." ”

Tu Qianjiao was stunned for a moment, her subordinates exerted a slight force, and when she heard the cat's scream, she was covered in blood and died on the spot. The methods were cruel, and Zhang Jinshui was chilled all over.

Xu Xucai said: "The Hundred Swords Gate is not enough, but the worship of the person surnamed Xu on the ship is not an easy person. ”

The jade-faced cat asked, "Who is the surname Xu who makes the military advisor so jealous?"

Xu Xudao, "The first swordsman in Northern Xinjiang back then, Xu Zhihao, the Great Zhou Emperor's internal guard, is exactly this person. ”

Both of them had heard of Xu Zhihao's name, and he was also famous in Northern Xinjiang back then, but he suddenly disappeared twenty years ago, and he couldn't imagine that he had arrived in the Central Plains, so he couldn't help but exclaim: "With his identity, how can he be willing to condescend to a third-rate sect to worship?"

"When Xu Zhihao fell in love with a Central Plains woman, he was not allowed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty ordered to kill the woman. The emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was furious because of this incident and sent people to hunt down and kill Xu Zhihao many times, but Xu Zhihao was disheartened and hid in the Hundred Knife Gate. If it weren't for this Red Essence Xuantie, I'm afraid no one would know that the first swordsman in Northern Xinjiang was still alive in the world. ”

"Then what does he have to do with the Hundred Blades?"

"That woman is the sister of the current head of the Hundred Knife Sect. ”

Although the Scarface Butcher and the Jade-faced Cat are the masters who kill people without blinking, they are not at all sure about Xu Zhihao.

"What do we do next?"

Xu Junshi said lightly, "Wait." Now the saint and the drunkard Ren Pengju are on the way, and they will arrive in Jiujiang in a few days, as long as the boat does not leave Jiujiang, when we all arrive, it will be the day to seize the red essence and Xuantie. ”

A subordinate came down to report, "Third Master, three young people came out and said they asked to see Third Master!"

Zhang Jinshui was also a little puzzled, "Young man?"

"Exactly, they claimed to be Li Dazhun's buddies and came to discuss things with the third master. ”

Zhang Jinshui said unhappily, "I didn't see that I have guests here, let them come and go back somewhere." ”

Xu Junshi smiled, "The main master is here." ”

The jade-faced cat said coquettishly, "I'll meet them." ”

"Let Zhang Jinshui go with him. ”

Zhang Jinshui and Tu Qianjiao came to the front hall, and saw Xiao, Li, and Zhao dressed as boatmen, each holding a wooden knife in their hands, and they felt contempt in their hearts.

"Who's coming?"

Xiao Jinyan arched his hand and asked, "Your Excellency is Zhang Jinshui and Zhang Sanye, who are known as Zhang Dashan?"

"Exactly. ”

"Our three brothers are the guys on Boss Li's boat, today you detained Boss Li, we are here to ...... with you"

Zhang Jinshui sneered, "Someone?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, "No, it's asking for salary." ”

"Asking for a salary?"

"Not bad. Boss Li hired the three of us to go west into Sichuan, he owes us salaries, you deduct him, we have no choice but to come to you to ask for it!"

Zhang Jinshui seemed to hear a big joke, laughed, and shook the dust on the beams of the house.

Li Chengcheng frowned and said, "You should also clean up here, just fight and kill, and don't even hire a sweeper, it's really a door." ”

Zhang Jinshui smiled secretly in his heart, in Jiujiang City, it has always been me who asks others for money, these three boys who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky, they actually blamed Lao Tzu, he asked, "How much does Li Dazhun owe you?"

Xiao Jinyan stretched out three fingers, "Thirty." ”

"Thirty taels?"

"No, 300,000 taels!"

Zhang Jinshui smiled, "Oh?"

Xiao Jinyan said seriously: "We also know that 300,000 taels is not a small amount, and we are not unreasonable people, if the third master can't get together so much cash for a while, we can give you two days, and after two days, we won't be so easy to talk to." ”

Zhang Jinshui scolded angrily: "We are Shanshui Hall, you treat us as a charity hall, or 300,000 taels, there are thirty copper plates here, you can take them if you want!"

With a wave of his hand, thirty copper plates were thrown on the ground.

Xiao Jinyan and Zhao Lanjiang leaned over, picked them up one by one, and said, "There is still a difference of 299,999 29 yuan and seven cents." ”

"What if I don't give it?"

"Then return Boss Li to us, there is a wronged head, a debtor, and we will go to him. ”

"Old man Li deceived me with a fake Su Jin, if Lao Tzu let people go so easily, how could you let Zhang Jinshui mess up in Jiujiang City?"

Li Chengcheng said: "If you can't get along, then don't mix." ”

Zhang Jinshui was furious when he heard this, "You kid is looking for death!" As soon as the words fell, dozens of big men rushed in, holding swords, and surrounded the three of them.

Xu Xu looked at the three of them secretly through a screen, although these three people were dressed as men, but they were extraordinary, they spoke gags, but they were fearless, and he couldn't see through the strength of the three for a while.

The jade-faced cat Tu Qianjiao saw Li Qingcheng's handsome appearance, and his heart moved, this person is the best furnace for me to practice the jade-faced magic skill, and it is also a good choice for me to take him in and tame him into a cat slave, so he covered his mouth and smiled, "Little boy, why don't I be a peacemaker, you go with my sister, my sister will not treat you badly." ”

Li Tingcheng shook his head, "Don't go." ”

"Why?"

Li Chengcheng said: "You are too dirty!"

The jade-faced cat Tu Qianjiao was sexually lewd and had countless faces, but he didn't like others to speak ill of each other, and when he heard Li Tingcheng's mean words, he couldn't help but be angry.

She snapped, "I think you're looking for death." ”

As soon as the big battle broke out, Xiao Jinyan took a step forward and stopped it in a loud voice, "Slow!" He glanced at Zhang Jinshui and said, "Third Master Zhang, we are just here to seek justice, and we can discuss something." ”

Zhang Jinshui thought that the three of them were frightened by this battle, and sneered: "How to discuss?"

"Money matters, use money to solve them, money can't solve them, use knives to solve them. Old Man Li owes us 300,000 taels of silver, and we will solve it with three knives, how about it?"

"Three knives?"

"Yes, a hundred thousand taels for a knife. We just worshipped the grandson of Master Li as a teacher, she passed on us a set of nameless knife techniques, the younger brother is not talented, I want to try the knife with the third master, if the three knives can cut off the head of the third master, the 300,000 taels of silver, we don't want it. ”

Zhang Jinshui seemed to look at an idiot, he was a master of the way of the knife, if he recognized the second in Jiujiang City, no one dared to recognize the first, this kid didn't know the height of the sky, he used a wooden knife to challenge me, and he made up his mind to hack this kid to death.

He asked coldly, "What if you can't cut it down?"

Xiao Jinyan said with a straight face, "If I can't kill you, of course I will continue to ask you for money." ”

Zhang Jinshui shouted, "Come on, take a knife." ”

With a ghost head knife in his hand, Zhang Jinshui's momentum skyrocketed, as early as five years ago, his knife technique entered the realm of knowledge, and now he has murderous intent, and he is about to hack this kid to death.

Xiao Jinyan clenched the wooden knife and made a nameless knife technique.

Zhang Jinshui saw that he didn't have the slightest fluctuation of internal force, and shouted, "Zhang's head is here, and he has the ability to take it!"

The brush swung out two knives and slashed at Xiao Jinyan.

Xiao Jinyan turned to one side and sent the wooden knife a foot in front of Zhang Jinshui, and the two of them passed sideways.

Xiao Jinyan stood still and asked everyone, "Who of you is still in charge here?" With 200,000 taels of silver left, who am I looking for?"

At this time, Zhang Jinshui's body stopped.

A human head, rolled forward.

Blood splattered all over Shanshuitang.