In the city of Mingzhou, next to the cake shop.

"Shopkeeper, two biscuits. A man holding a long knife pressed the hat on his head and said to the guy in the shop.

The man raised his head, looked at the appearance of the person in front of him, and was stunned for a moment. I saw that the other party had a scruffy beard, a rough robe and a short robe, his hands were full of calluses, and his face was full of dust and vicissitudes. The long knife he was holding in his arms was made of green steel, and there was a faint chill in the scabbard.

There is no need to guess, this person must be a Jianghu man.

But the man didn't stay stunned for long, and after a good shout, he brought out two cooking cakes for the man. These days, there are more and more people in Mingzhou City, and he doesn't know what he is here for, but he is no longer surprised.

The man took the pancakes, paid the money, turned around and sat down on the side of the shop, and ate it in a big gulp.

In the morning, when the shop was most crowded, the smoke curling from the cake stove half-covered the figures on the street.

The man seemed to be in a hurry, and his mouth was able to cope with it, and he stuffed a cookcake in just three or two bites.

Just as he was about to eat the next one, a man suddenly walked up to him, pointed to an empty seat next to him and asked with a smile.

"This brother, don't you know if I can sit here?"

The man glanced sideways at the man, and the other party was a white-faced scholar with a bag on his back, holding a slender and long sword in his hand, which looked like a useless person.

"Whatever. As if he didn't care, the man continued to bow his head and eat the cake.

"So, thank you. The scholar squinted his eyes, arched his hand, sat down beside the man, hammered his leg and said.

"Hey, they all say that Jiangnan is beautiful, but I have been on the road for five or six days in a row, no matter how good the scenery is, I don't have time to see it. ”

I don't know whether to sigh or shake his head helplessly, the scholar glanced at the strong man again, and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"But I don't know, why did Peng Tao, the famous Qingjiang ghost on the rivers and lakes, come to such a small city?"

The man ate the bread a little slower, his mouth gradually stopped, and then he raised his eyes and stared directly at the scholar.

"Your reputation in the rivers and lakes is no less than mine, Song Ning. ”

Both of them are famous figures in the rivers and lakes, one is the twelfth place in the weapon spectrum, the Qingjiang red ghost Peng Tao. One is Song Ning, the fourteenth book sword of the weapon spectrum and sword spectrum.

At this time, in Mingzhou City, in addition to them, there are countless people in the rivers and lakes, some famous and some unknown. Everyone is out to go to the rivers and lakes, what can't you fight?

Not to mention the great opportunity right now.

"In this way, I won't talk nonsense. Since the other party also recognized him, Shujian Song Ning raised his eyebrows, and had no intention of continuing to be polite, so he leaned on the side of the table, looked at Peng Tao's eyes and asked softly.

"We should all be here for one thing, right?"

Peng Tao looked at him and did not deny it.

"That's fine. Song Ning straightened up, smiled, and put the thin sword in his hand on the table to show his sincerity, and then continued.

"It's just that this thing is too sought-after, I have made a rough inquiry in the past two days, and now the Jianghu people in Mingzhou City alone have at least this number. ”

With that, he stretched out two fingers and compared them to Peng Tao.

"And some famous people, at least this number. ”

As he spoke, he put away one of his fingers and left one behind him, standing it in front of him.

"Coupled with the existence of Dugu, with the two of us, we should not be able to get this thing alone. ”

"So what. Peng Tao poured a bowl of white water on the table, took a sip and said.

"So, I want to work with you. Song Ning put down his hand and sat at the table looking at Peng Tao, with an indescribable smile in his eyes.

"Got something we had in half. ”

"Yes. Peng Tao put down the tea bowl: "But I still need some news." ”

"What's the news?" Song Ning frowned slightly, he also hoped that Peng Tao would not be insatiable.

After taking another bite of the cooking cake in his hand, Peng Tao chewed his mouth and asked in a muffled voice: "This time, how many of those famous families came?"

Such news is nothing, after thinking about it, Song Ning replied slowly.

"Wudang Shaolin Emei, these decent people did not participate in the competition for the sake of their reputation, but they let out the words, if their sect martial arts are found in the secret treasure, they must be returned, otherwise they will interfere. Obviously, they actually sent someone, but we don't know it. In addition, Miao Fenglan of the Five Poisons Sect personally went down the mountain, the strange old man of the Nine Yin Sect also came, and finally there was Xiao Muqiu from the Wind and Rain Building, I heard that he would arrive here the day after tomorrow. The beggar gang was still the same as before, mixing everything, but nothing was really involved, only a few six or seven bags of young disciples came. ”

"It's not a small battle. Peng Tao finished eating the cake, wiped a handful of crumbs from his mouth and said.

"Who's to say it isn't. Looking at Peng Tao's hand full of crumbs and casually patting it off, Song Ning's face showed a look of disgust, and he moved his body to the side unabashedly.

He has a bit of a habit of cleanliness, if it weren't for this last resort, he would never cooperate with someone like Peng Tao.

Peng Tao watched his movements, but he didn't care too much, picked up his knife from the table and said.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay. ”

"Okay. Nodding helplessly, Song Ning also stood up and left the cake shop with Peng Tao.

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When the two stopped again, it was already noon, and they came to a restaurant.

I looked up at the signboard of the restaurant.

"Qianjialou. Song Ning read word by word: "The name is good, it's better to live here first." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Peng Tao beside him.

"I can do it all. Peng Tao held the knife and said that he didn't care.

So the two of them crossed the threshold and walked into the door.

I have to say that the business in this store is really hot, with people shouting and staggering, and every table is almost full.

Song Ning glanced around twice, and was about to greet Xiao Er.

At this time, a figure had already greeted him with a smile, saluted, and asked in a rather nice voice.

"Are the two guest officers sharpening or staying in the hotel?"

When there was a fragrant breeze blowing on his face and his dress swaying, Song Ning looked at the person in front of him and lost his expression in a trance.

He assured that he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life, with red temples and temples, like a celestial being.

should have been stunned for a long time, until Peng Tao next to him was bumped with his elbow, Song Ning came back to his senses, hurriedly tidied up his clothes and said.

"Oh, oh, please please give us two upper rooms. In addition, Xiaosheng dared to ask the girl's name?"