Chapter 161, Gambling
Lin Zheng was stared at by Zhao Lu, and walked out of the cavalry without saying a word, his movements were neat as if he was really a soldier.
Wang Zixuan also stepped out, the purpose of his trip was to see the excitement, how could he not come now with such a good thing.
Zhao Lu thought that Lin Zheng was the only one, but now that he saw Wang Zixuan coming out, Zhao Lu held his breath and hugged his fists respectfully at the two: "Please leave the two of you tonight." ”
After that, Zhao Lu waved his hand and motioned for his two entourages to take the gifts he had prepared in advance, and asked Lin Zheng Wang Zixuan to protect him, so that he could leave the Zhao Mansion with confidence.
Where the Zhao Mansion is located, it is the most prosperous place in the entire imperial city, and most of the people living in it are relatives of the emperor, these people naturally know what Zhao Lu's situation is now, seeing Zhao Lu going to the banquet so calmly, everyone who knows each other on the road has a sneer on their faces.
"Two guards, Zhao Lu, you are really not afraid of death. A familiar sarcastic voice came, and everyone followed the sound to see that it was Zheng Zhe who they met when they first entered the city.
"Zheng Zhe, what are you doing here?" Zhao Lu now has Lin Zheng and Wang Zixuan behind him, and he has more confidence to speak, and his tone is also unwavering, as if he is just talking.
"I am a military attache of the sixth grade, the emperor's own Zhaowu captain, General Zuo Qianniu held a banquet, and I naturally have an invitation. Zheng Zhe said, took out the red invitation card from his sleeve, and shook it triumphantly in front of Zhao Lu.
"What about it?" Zhao Lu asked with a smile.
"Good. Zheng Zhe put away the invitation, and with a clap of his hands, more than a dozen guards came from all directions and followed behind Zheng Zhe: "I will escort Uncle Zhao Guo to Lingbo Mansion." ”
Zhao Lu nodded with a smile and walked towards the front generously.
Zheng Zhe saw that Zhao Lu was so calm, and he couldn't figure out the bottom of Zhao Lu for a while, but these are not important, as long as Zhao Lu is sent to the General's Mansion, there is no need for him to continue to interfere in this matter, and it has nothing to do with him whether Zhao Lu is calm or not.
Thinking like this, Zheng Zhe glanced at the guards behind him, and more than a dozen guards didn't understand how to speak, and quietly surrounded Zhao Lu and the others in the middle.
Lin Zheng looked at Zheng Zhe who had come to find fault five times or three times in the rear, and quietly asked Wang Zixuan: "Who is this Zheng Zhe, and what kind of enmity does he seem to have with Zhao Lu?"
"It's just a villain who has ambitions, and he tried to tie up Zhao Lu when Zhao Lu was in power, but Zhao Lu disdained to deal with him at that time, so there was the current scene later. Wang Zixuan looked at Zheng Zhe's back and sneered twice, this Zheng Zhe really set an example to tell the world what it means to be a villain.
"I see. Lin Zheng showed a look of surprise and stopped making a sound.
"What did you just say?!" Suddenly, a loud cheer came from behind the two, and the two looked back, but it was Zheng Zhe's guard who heard the conversation between the two and was ready to behave in front of Zheng Zhe.
"Oh?" Wang Zixuan turned his head and looked at this person coldly: "What did you say I just said?"
"You just insulted Lord Zheng, saying that Lord Zheng is a villain, and you are determined to bully Zhao Lu here!" said the guard in a loud voice.
The guard deliberately said these words to Zheng Zhe, so that Zheng Zhe knew that he was protecting his face, so the guard did not lower his voice but said in a voice that everyone could hear.
Zheng Zhe's face sank when he heard this, and listening to the ridicule around him, he immediately rushed forward and slapped the guard in the face.
"Dog minion, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Zheng Zhe's face turned red, obviously saying this from the mouth of his own guard made him very angry.
"But he really ......" The guard didn't understand why Zheng Zhe wanted to do something to him, and tried to defend himself with a face full of grievances.
"Shut up!" Zheng Zhe slapped him again in his roar, and the guard spat out two teeth and didn't dare to speak again.
"I'm not wrong, what kind of move?" Zhao Lu sneered and looked at Zheng Zhe in front of him: "Could it be that you are annoyed and angry?"
Zheng Zhe was ridiculed by Zhao Lu, his whole face was distorted a little, he climbed from a small person to the current Zhengliupin, relying on constant stammering, and now he was poked out by Zhao Lu, who he once stammered, making him almost lose his mind.
But in the end, fear prevailed over anger, Zheng Zhe snorted coldly, and returned to the front of the team from Xin, he didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Lu, if he gave Zhao Lu the head to go to the banquet, then his little life would be gone.
Zhao Lu looked at Zheng Zhe, who was holding back his anger, and did not continue to provoke him, if he wanted to get the land of the Sixteen Cities, he still had to see this Zuo Qianniu General.
The two walked side by side, all the way to the outside of Lingbo Mansion, looking at the magnificent gate and the Qianniu Longwu General standing at the door, Zheng Zhe took a deep breath and smiled at Zhao Lu: "Uncle Zhao, please." ”
"Yes, there is still a distinction between the superior and the inferior. Zhao Lu nodded, and led people into it first.
Zhou Kui stood at the door, seeing Zhao Lu coming with his entourage and guards, he hurriedly looked at it a few times, and saw that there was no person in the portrait, and he also breathed a sigh of relief, but the picture of countless heads piled up together was still vivid, and he didn't dare to take it lightly, and immediately stepped forward to greet Zhao Lu: "Uncle Zhao, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”
"Wait for me?" Zhao Lu looked at General Qianniu Longwu: "General Zuo Qianniu is holding a banquet, do you still need to wait for my little envoy alone?"
"If there is one less, there will be no banquet, this is the rule set by General Zuo Qianniu. Zhou Kui replied with a smile.
Zhao Lu looked at the still bright sky, snorted coldly, and prepared to lead people into it.
Surprisingly, Zhou Kui didn't stop him, but when Zhao Lu took Lin Zheng and Wang Zixuan into Lingbo Mansion, his eyes drifted to the old man who was sweeping the floor inside the door.
The old man's eyes were deep, and he always lowered his head to clean the fallen leaves without the slightest movement, which couldn't help but make Zhou Kui a little confused, could it be that Zhao Lu didn't have that half-immortal master by his side?
Where did Zhao Lu know this, after entering the Lingbo Mansion, he walked straight to the banquet hall, the strange thing was that the sky was still bright tomorrow, but the banquet hall was already full of people.
Zhao Lu walked into the banquet hall and saw General Zuo Qianniu sitting in the first place, so he stepped forward and asked with a smile: "General, isn't this banquet scheduled for the night? Why is it so full so early?"
Zhao Lu looked at the strange guests in the hall and asked with a smile.
"I set up a banquet, who dares to be late?" General Zuo Qianniu sneered and pointed to the empty seat opposite him: "Your position is there." ”
"It's a privilege to be in such a high position. Zhao Lu pretended not to know the identity of the people in this room, and sat on the chair peacefully, but the wine and food on the table were untouched.
"Let's have a feast. General Zuo Qianniu waved his hand and said.
The guests in the hall began to eat and drink, as if it was really an ordinary banquet, but there was no sound of conversation reaching Zhao Lu's ears, and the silence of the entire banquet hall was terrifying.
"General Zuo Qianniu. Zhao Lu sat on the chair and looked at the general in front of him with a smile and said, "I know what the purpose of your banquet is, if I survive, give me a chance to talk to you, how about it?"
"You won't stand a chance, your hole cards have already been figured out. General Zuo Qianniu remained silent, and said while drinking and eating.
"I'm also gambling, betting that the strong people around me are strong enough, if I win the bet, you see?" Zhao Lu poured a full glass of wine and raised his glass to General Zuo Qianniu and asked.
"Let's survive it. General Zuo Qianniu snorted coldly, and out of the corner of his eye, he had already noticed an old man walking in outside the banquet hall, and the guests in the hall had also stood up.
"Please. Zhao Lu stood up and bowed respectfully.
General Zuo Qianniu was stunned when he saw this, he knew that Zhao Lu was not worshipping himself, so who was he worshipping?
General Zuo Qianniu's eyes drifted to Zhao Lu's two entourage, but he couldn't see the slightest movement of these two people.
The aura of the old man had gradually dispersed, and the true qi of the martial arts man's lifelong cultivation slowly dispersed, turning into wisps of white mist that filled the entire banquet hall, spreading rapidly towards Zhao Lu, accompanied by the white mist, and the sword-wielding assassins in the banquet hall.
At this time, Zhao Lu's face seemed indifferent, but in fact, he also began to get nervous, behind him were dozens of assassins with knives, but the two masters he trusted never acted.
"Lost the bet?" This was the first thought that rose in Zhao Lu's heart, couldn't the two masters stop these dozens of assassins?
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Lu's mouth, could it really only go so far?
Just when Zhao Lu was desperate, the old man took two steps back, and the white mist that the true qi turned into no longer spread, but quickly retracted back to the old man's side.
At the same time, the old man's cloudy eyes stared at Wang Zixuan and Lin Zheng, and he didn't dare to step forward in fear.
Before Zhao Lu and General Zuo Qianniu understood what was going on, the dozens of assassins had already killed Zhao Lu at this time, but when they saw a flash of sword light, anyone within ten steps of Zhao Lu was separated from their corpses and died of hatred.
This scene frightened Zhao Lu and his two entourages, and even General Zuo Qianniu had a solemn face.
"Why did Your Excellency follow Zhao Lu with such strength, if you have any intention to tell me, I will be three times more satisfied with Your Excellency, Your Excellency has saved these efforts at night, hasn't you?" The old man's voice was full of vigilance.
The old man waited for a long time but didn't see anyone answer, and in the end, all he got was a few sword gangs that attacked quickly.
This sword gang was mixed with a strong wind, overturning all the tables and chairs in the entire banquet hall, and stabbing towards the old man.
The old man didn't dare to be careless, so all his true qi gathered and turned into a tortoise shell in front of him.
The old man was slightly relieved when he saw the tortoise shell formed, although he only had twenty tricks of cultivation, but with this method, he couldn't easily kill him with forty tricks, although he didn't know the cultivation of the mysterious person, but he was willing to follow Zhao Lu and he would definitely not be too strong.
"Since Your Excellency toasts and doesn't eat and drink, then don't blame me, I only need to delay you for a while, and someone stronger than me will clean you up. ”
The old man stood up straight and said proudly.
When Wang Zixuan heard this, his face showed a disdainful sneer, only to see that the sword gang easily cut through the old man's tortoise shell, and instantly sank into the old man's neck.