After the monk Xuanji saw that everyone at the table was full of wine and food, he also gathered together and whispered without paying attention to the two. It was he who lowered his voice and said: "It's just that at the moment, our friends and enemies are unknown, and among the leaders of these gangs present, except for the Huashan faction and the Kunlun faction, it seems that other famous and decent factions in the martial arts have not yet arrived. If the murderer who overthrew the Infinite View was really a demon sect, although there were one or two thousand people in the rivers and lakes who were present today, most of them were second- or third-rate gangs, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to fight against the demon sect. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Don't hide it from the master, in fact, the juniors have always wondered if this matter is really the work of the Demon Sect. At that time, all the leaders of the Demon Sect died in Yuntai Mountain, and the people who stayed in various places were mediocre people who did nothing, but within a few years, they were exterminated by the various major sects of the martial arts, the Yuan army, and the righteous army. There may be a small number of Demon Sect members who escaped, but these people are not outstanding people, and they are thankful that they can escape with their lives, so how dare they take revenge? In the past hundred years, the major sects of the martial arts have not relaxed their vigilance against the Demon Sect, and the fact that Yuntai Mountain is so tightly defended is one of the evidences. If there are really remnants of the Demon Sect secretly waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, not only the major sects of the martial arts will be aware of it, but how can Jinyiwei and Dongchang, whose eyes are all over the world, not know? ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "Maybe there is really a descendant of the Demon Sect who is extremely good at martial arts, but with the mind and insight of this senior, I am afraid that he does not want to be the enemy of the major sects of the martial arts, otherwise there would have been a bloody storm in the rivers and lakes." ”

The Xuanji monk was stunned for a moment and said, "Who is this senior that Master Li Shi said?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "This is just a junior guess, and there is no evidence. After the matter is settled, the junior really wants to investigate and see where this senior came from. ”

Monk Xuanji heard that Li Qiufeng respected this person a lot, and he was very curious, and originally wanted to ask which famous hero this senior was. It's just that looking at Li Qiufeng's appearance, even if he asks, he won't say it, so he has to give up.

At this moment, I saw Yu Fan walking out of the main hall. Before the banquet, he invited Li Qiufeng to sit at a table with him, but Li Qiufeng refused. After Hu Kun, Han Qusi, Huang Chong and others sat down, Yu Fan immediately entered the main hall and never showed up again. At this time, the banquet was about to end, but he hurriedly walked out again, and Li Qiufeng was a little suspicious in his heart.

I saw Yu Fan walking up to Huang Chong, leaning down and whispering a few words to him. Huang Chong nodded, and whispered a few more words to Han Qusi. Han Qusi glanced at Yu Fan and nodded, but did not speak. Yu Fan arched his hand to the two of them, and then walked to the main table, after scanning the entire courtyard with his eyes, he said loudly: "Heroes, this official has a few words to say, please listen carefully." ”

Qunhao had eaten and eaten to his heart's content at this time, and was laughing loudly, and when he heard Yu Fan say this, the courtyard fell silent. Yu Fan said loudly: "After tonight's banquet, after the heroes return to the lower place, they must restrain the disciples of the sect and not cause trouble in Xiuwu County. At present, the senior officials of the Henan Governor Yamen are about to arrive, and the Beijing Criminal Department will also send people to our Xiuwu County to investigate the case. Han Zhifu and Huang Zhixian said that you are all heroes and heroes, and since you have arrived in Xiuwu County, you are the strong reinforcement of our Xiuwu County. I also ask for your help in the past few days, if you find any suspicious people, you can take them down first and send them to the yamen. If the person who gets it is related to the case of Yuntai Mountain, the yamen will have a heavy reward!"

Before Yu Fan's words fell, the group of heroes whispered and discussed, only to hear a buzzing sound in the courtyard. Several people in the rivers and lakes who were at the same table as Li Qiufeng and Monk Xuanji showed excitement on their faces. A thin and withered old man said: "We came to Yuntai Mountain, originally to receive the post, to help Wujiguan." It's just that the Wuji Temple has been burned into a white ground by people, and we have run for nothing. But if we can catch the murderer and get a reward, we will not be in vain. ”

The rest of the Jianghu figures also echoed their words. Li Qiufeng thought secretly in his heart: "Han Qusi and Huang Chong's abacus are playing well, they want to use these Jianghu figures to temporarily ensure the safety of Wuxian County." The case in Yuntai Mountain is too brutal, and it is absolutely impossible to deal with these murderers by relying on the tolerance of the Yamen of Xiuwu County alone. And the heroes of the rivers and lakes came to help, although there are not many first-class masters, but the heroes are powerful and powerful. These Jianghu characters stayed in Xiuwu County, and the murderers did not dare to attack easily. As long as the Henan Governor's Yamen and the officials of the Criminal Department arrive, the Xiuwu County Yamen and the Luoyang Prefect's Yamen will no longer be responsible for the Yuntai Mountain incident, and at that time, Qunhao will be dismissed. ”

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng admired Han Qusi and Huang Chong a little in his heart. These two people are worthy of being veterans of officialdom, and they actually came up with such a method, so that the two can stay out of the situation, but also control the situation in their hands. This kind of wit must have officialdom experience, and ordinary people will definitely not be able to think of this method.

At this moment, eight men came out of the main hall, each holding a square plate in his hand, which was piled high and covered with a red cloth, and he did not know what was placed underneath. When the eight men walked behind Yu Fan, they parted to the left and right, and the tray in their hands was placed on their chests. But he heard Yu Fan say: "Governor Han and Huang Zhixian know that the heroes are in a hurry, but they are afraid that many things are not carried with them, so they specially prepared some money, please accept it." Each gang was given a dozen taels of silver, leaving it for you to prepare for some important things. ”

Before Yu Fan's words fell, the group of heroes let out a shout of joy. Ten taels of silver was not much, but it was enough to pay for four or five days' meals. Some impoverished sect leaders were even more relieved, secretly thinking that this trip was not in vain, if they spent more finely, not only would they not lose money this time, but they would make a little profit.

After Yu Fan finished speaking, with a wave of his right hand, the eight tolerances took off the red cloth on the tray. But he saw high silver ingots stacked on the tray. Qunhao saw that under the reflection of the torches, the silver glowed faintly white, and they showed greedy eyes one by one. Eight men carried the trays, and the tables were turned around, and the leaders of the gangs were asked to take a silver ingot for themselves.

Li Qiufeng saw the heroes smiling happily one by one, and secretly thought in his heart, these ten taels of silver are not easy to take. If the murderer was watching from the side and secretly attacking, I am afraid that the fate of Qunhao would not be much better than that of Wujiguan, Xiaoyaoguan, and Kongming Temple.

A tolerance person carried the tray to the table where Li Qiufeng and the others were sitting, and there were only a dozen ingots of silver left in the tray. Six or seven gang leaders at the same table scrambled to take a silver ingot each, staring at the few ingots left in the tray. When the messenger handed the tray to the Xuanji monk, the Xuanji monk folded his hands and said, "The poor monk is a monk, and he doesn't dare to accept this silver, please take it back." ”

The man was a little surprised, and was about to speak, but when he saw the mysterious monk's resolute face, he had to swallow the words back from his mouth. The thin and withered old man sitting opposite the monk Xuanji smiled and said: "Great monk, this is a reward from the government, how can you not take it? If the great monk doesn't want it, you might as well give it to us, and it can be regarded as the great monk's compassion and doing a good deed." ”

The rest of the people also made jokes one after another, and the Xuanji monk's face sank like water, his hands were folded, and he did not speak. Li Qiufeng took a piece of silver and glanced at the people. These people have no malicious intentions, but they just have fun with the mysterious monks. After being glared at by Li Qiufeng, he also knew that he was wrong, so he had to turn his head with a smile.

There was a commotion in the courtyard for a pillar of incense, and the leaders of the various gangs each received ten taels of silver, and their hearts were full of excitement. Yu Fan said to Qunhao: "Since all the heroes have received the silver, today's banquet is over. After you return to your residence, you must restrain your disciples and disciples from causing trouble in the city. Otherwise, not only the yamen would send people to suppress it, but the heroes of various gangs would also have to stop it, and the yamen would naturally be rewarded afterwards. ”

When Qunhao heard Yu Fan say this, his heart was full of joy. Although these people were happy after receiving ten taels of silver, as the leaders of the gang, they were all scheming people, otherwise they would not be able to be the leader and head of the gang. Yu Fan's words clearly implied the intention of provoking, how could Qunhao not hear it? Some people secretly thought in their hearts that the yamen clearly had bad intentions, but they were afraid that the ten taels of silver were not so easy to take.