This is a very inconspicuous small courtyard, no matter who passes by here, they will not pay too much attention, but what outsiders don't know is that it is this inconspicuous-looking courtyard, but it is the rudder station set up by the Seven Seas Alliance in the capital city of Fengzhou.

In the underground of the courtyard, there is a secret room built secretly, and at this time, there are more than a dozen people gathered here in the secret room, these people are the high-level leaders of the Fengzhou rudder, and the one sitting in the top position is the old man of the helmsman.

The old man is about sixty years old, and his body is very thin, as if he will fall down when blown by the wind, but these are just illusions, the old man of the ghost axe is a big devil with a reputation, as early as when the Seven Seas Alliance has not yet risen, this old guy has already broken into a great name, there has been no news of him for several years, I didn't expect this old man to secretly join the Seven Seas Alliance, but it was unexpected.

After getting the news of Yang Lin's arrival in Fengzhou, the old man immediately knew that the big thing was not good, speaking of which Fengzhou is now Yang Lin's old nest, and these outsiders came here to encroach on the territory, which was basically encroaching on Yang Lin's interests, once this matter was known by Yang Lin, the two sides were destined to become hostile, so it was impossible for the old man to not treat it seriously.

Glancing at the people present, the old man said in a deep voice: You are also clear about the matter, at this critical juncture, Yang Lin happened to come back, let's talk about it, how should we deal with it.

Hearing this, the scene was quiet for a moment, and then one of them stood up and proposed: "Helmsman, in fact, there is nothing to say, if we want to gain benefits in Fengzhou, we are destined to fight with the local forces, and in the face of Yang Lin and his Willow Leaf Villa, we only have one battle." ”

At this time, someone opened his mouth and retorted: "You can't say that, in my opinion, we don't actually have to go to Yang Lin to fight hard, we can use Huairou's means, Fengzhou is so big, we don't have to encroach on Yang Lin's territory, first occupy the rest of the area and then talk about other things." ”

The old man nodded again and again, Yang Lin's prestige in recent years is too great, even the old man of the ghost axe doesn't want to be hostile to this kind of fierce man, if he can, he really wants to coexist peacefully with Yang Lin, after all, Fengzhou is so big, it can completely accommodate the two of them.

However, this idea was shattered by the next words of a subordinate, and a shrewd-looking man spoke: "It's too late to think about peaceful coexistence with Yang Lin now, you must know that our previous negligence led to a lot of conflicts with Yang Lin's people, and killed many of them, Yang Lin has always had revenge, if he knows about it, there is a chance that he will come to retaliate." ”

Hearing this, the old man's heart sank, because he didn't know about this matter, and when he heard the bad news at this time, the old man almost couldn't hold back and wanted to scold his mother on the spot.

The old man glanced at everyone coldly, and then asked loudly: What did you do, why did you clash with Yang Lin's people, and who did the foolish thing.

The man who spoke just now shouted: Helmsman, this matter is no wonder to us, during this period of time, the power of our Seven Seas Alliance has expanded too fast, and there are countless new recruits, many people have just arrived, and they are eager to make meritorious contributions, so they went to Yang Lin's territory to make trouble, trying to lay down a piece of territory and make great contributions, but the credit was not established, and they went in instead, and I have restrained my subordinates and did not let them mess around again.

The old man's face turned dark, this kind of thing happened, didn't this make a mess for him, now it's okay, once Yang Lin learns about this matter, the relationship between the two sides will definitely be extremely bad, and war will be inevitable at that time.

And what the old man was most worried about was that Yang Lin would unite with Yuan Guishan's old horseman, once they cooperated, then things would be very bad, and the Seven Seas Alliance would be defeated in minutes.

The more I thought about it, the more bad it became, the old man finally couldn't sit still, he stood up directly, and then said in a deep voice: "We can't be so passive, we must take the initiative to attack, I want to go to see Yang Lin in person and explain it to him well." ”

The old man is also resolute, since he has made a decision, he will not procrastinate, he took some henchmen and went straight to the location of the Dafu Inn.

At this time, in the Dafu Inn, Yang Lin had just eaten enough, and was instructing the shopkeeper to prepare hot water, planning to take a beautiful hot bath, but unfortunately before the hot water was ready, he heard his subordinates come to report, saying that the people under the command of Yuan Guishan, the state pastor, came to visit.

Although Yang Lin was a little surprised, he didn't refuse to leave, and ordered his subordinates to bring people in.

After a while, Wu Tan walked into the room, smiled and said, "In Xia Wu Tan, I have seen Yang Gongzi." ”

Yang Lin's eyes fell on Wu Tan's body, and then he couldn't help nodding secretly, this Wu Tan was also knowledgeable, and he didn't put on an official posture in front of Yang Lin, but intersected with Yang Lin as a person from the rivers and lakes, so informed and interesting, it made Yang Lin feel a lot better for him.

Yang Lin has been settled in Fengzhou for a long time, and he naturally understands the information of Yuan Guishan, the state pastor, and the military generals under his command, so Yang Lin is no stranger to Wu Tan, the first minister under Yuan Guishan, and knows that this person is difficult to entangle, and he is by no means an easy person.

Many thoughts flashed in his heart, but Yang Lin didn't show it at all, he said with a smile: "What a rare guest, what kind of wind is blowing today, it is really surprising that you are blowing here, Master Wu." ”

Wu Tan waved his hand and said: "Young Master Yang smiled, in front of you, how dare I call myself an adult, you just call me by my name." ”

Yang Lin smiled brightly, I patiently talked to Wu Tan, and after a while, after the next person finished serving tea, Yang Lin asked: "Brother Wu, if you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush." ”

When Wu Tan heard this, his expression became very serious, and he said in a deep voice: "I can't hide it, the main reason why I came this time is that my family wants to form an alliance with Yang Gongzi. ”

Yang Lin raised his eyebrows, slowly picked up the tea and took a sip, and then said: "Oh, what does Brother Wu mean by this, is Yuan Zhoumu in any trouble." ”

Wu Tan smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from Young Master Yang, during this period of time, my family's life has not been easy, and the culprit is the demon demons of the Seven Seas Alliance." ”

Next, Wu Tan told him what the Seven Seas Alliance had done in Fengzhou during this time, and after Yang Lin heard it, he was also very surprised, especially when he heard that even his own territory had been affected by the pond fish, his face became very ugly.

Wu Tan cautiously looked at Yang Lin's face, and when he saw that his words of adding oil and vinegar had an effect, he couldn't help but be secretly happy, and hurriedly continued while the iron was hot: "The Seven Seas Alliance can be described as rampant and domineering in our Fengzhou, and it has a posture of wanting to dominate Fengzhou, so Yang Gongzi, we can't sit still and wait, we must unite to deal with them." ”

Yang Lin didn't speak, he frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Wu, Yuan Zhoumu has been operating in Fengzhou for many years, and his power is not weak, no matter what, he shouldn't let the Seven Seas Alliance, the dragon that crosses the river, suppress it, didn't you tell me the truth." ”

Yang Lin has this kind of doubt, it is indeed human nature, you must know that the state pastor of a state is the general existence of the emperor of the soil, and the power he holds is not small, if he goes all out, in Yang Lin's mind, even if he is not the opponent of the Seven Seas Alliance, he should not be so embarrassed, you know, the rudder of the Seven Seas Alliance here in Fengzhou has only been established for a short time, although the strength is not weak, but it is not very strong, it can only be regarded as medium, with the strength of Yuan Guishan, it should not be suppressed so badly.

Wu Tan's face was strange at this time, because the reason why Yuan Guishan was suppressed so badly by the Seven Seas Alliance was completely due to Yang Lin, if it weren't for Yang Lin's continuous domination of territory in Fengzhou, which caused Yuan Guishan's authority in his hands to become weaker and weaker, Yuan Guishan would not have been bullied so badly by the Seven Seas Alliance, and now Yang Lin still looked like a nobody to question them, but suddenly Wu Tan had an urge to scold.

Taking a few deep breaths, Wu Tan forced himself to calm down, in order to dispel Yang Lin's doubts, Wu Tan had to carefully point out what Yang Lin had done.

And after Yang Lin heard this, he suddenly suddenly realized, very rare, Yang Lin also felt a little embarrassed, he snorted haha, hiding his embarrassed expression, and then changed the conversation, and said in a deep voice: I have understood the ins and outs of the matter, as for the alliance, it is not to be rushed, the stakes are very high, I have to think about it.

Hearing this, Wu Tan was anxious, now the situation is critical, and the longer the time is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be for them, so Wu Tan hurriedly said: Young Master Yang, we have great sincerity in this alliance, as long as you are willing to agree to the alliance, then after repelling the Seven Seas Alliance, my state pastor is willing to cede one-third of Fengzhou's territory to you.

With such rich conditions, even Yang Lin was extremely surprised, no one thought that Yuan Guishan would spend so much money this time, it seems that their current situation is indeed very difficult.

However, although the conditions are rich, Yang Lin still did not let go, on the contrary, he secretly became vigilant, Yuan Guishan can sit on the throne of the state pastor, naturally it is not a simple goods, although the other party is now forced to cede huge benefits to Yang Lin due to the situation, but once the matter of the Seven Seas Alliance is over, it will be a dragon battle between Yang Lin and Yuan Guishan, and Yang Lin is very skeptical, after the Seven Seas Alliance is repulsed, Yuan Guishan will really fulfill the recognition.

Yang Lin is a don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle, before the benefits are in hand, he wants him to contribute, which is impossible, so Yang Lin said with a smile: "Since you are so sincere, I naturally have no reason to refuse, but there is no basis for words, if you want me to contribute, should you pay some deposit first." ”

Wu Tan frowned and said, "Young Master Yang, what do you mean by this? Do you think that we will be able to say but not believe it." ”

Yang Lin was very honest, and nodded directly: "I won't tell you, I do have this worry, so in order to reassure me, you should show some sincerity first." ”

Wu Tan thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, I don't know how much deposit Yang Gongzi needs before he is willing to make a move." ”

Yang Lin said without hesitation: "This is simple, you only need to hand over the control of the three towns around Willow Leaf Villa first, then I will immediately lead the men and horses to support you."

Wu Tan replied: "I can't be the master of this matter, I have to go back and ask the state pastor for instructions before I can give you an answer." ”

Yang Lin said: "I have no opinion, anyway, I'm not in a hurry, you can take your time." ”

At this point, there was no need to continue talking, Wu Tan stood up and left directly, Yang Lin naturally would not stop them, just watched them leave.

It's also a coincidence, Wu Tan and the others just walked out of the door of the inn, and they met the old man with a ghostly axe, and when the two people saw each other, they were all taken aback, and they were secretly guessing each other's intentions.

"Oh, it seems that it is still a step too late. ”

The old man sighed in his heart, and immediately felt that something was wrong, and he didn't know what Wu Tan had talked about with Yang Lin, if they had reached an agreement, then it would be a big bad thing for the Seven Seas Alliance.

Wu Tan on the other side was also in a heavy mood, obviously the old man's visit to Yang Lin made him Alexander, fortunately, Wu Tancheng Mansion was very deep, although he was worried in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on the surface, and he was always calm.

He hugged his fist very politely at the old man and said: "I didn't expect to meet the ghost axe seniors here, it's really surprising, I want to come to the seniors, you are also here to meet Yang Gongzi." ”

The old man said with a smile: "Your movements are quite fast, and it is a good means to meet Yang Lin before the old man." ”

Wu Tan bowed his head and said: "Senior, you are too awarded, it's just good luck, it's not worth mentioning at all." ”

The old man snorted coldly, didn't talk nonsense, turned around and strode into the inn.

Wu Tan in the back sent the old man and the others away, and the next moment, his face became very ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This old horseman is also here, it is really ghostly, I just hope that Yang Lin will not listen to his fallacies." ”

After speaking, Wu Tan sighed deeply, and then hurried to the governor's mansion as fast as he could.

And in the room at this time, when Yang Lin heard that the old man of the ghost axe also came to ask to see him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then, Yang Lin slowly showed a smile, for the old man of the ghost axe, Yang Lin had some guesses, but he didn't know if he guessed accurately.

Lu Youlin, who was on the side, asked: "Childe, people are waiting outside now, do you want to see them." ”

Yang Lin nodded and said: "Of course I want to meet, the person who comes is a guest, if this son is closed, it will be too rude, you go down and bring them in." ”

Yes, Childe.

Lu Youlin agreed, then turned around and walked out, and not long after, the old man was brought in.

When the old guy saw Yang Lin, he was very enthusiastic, and he smiled and said: "Yang Xiaoyou, I finally saw you, the old man has been friends with you for a long time, and now when I see you, I finally get what I want." ”

Yang Lin waved his hand and said: "The old-timers are too awarded, I really dare not take it." ”

The two said a few polite words that were not nutritious, and then sat down separately, and then the old man's eyes flashed, and he said tentatively: "Yang Xiaoyou, I met Wu Tan at the gate just now, I don't know what you talked about before?"

Yang Lin replied: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a few small talks, nothing special, don't say it." ”

The old man's eyes were full of suspicion, he was now beginning to be suspicious, in his mind, Wu Tan came to see Yang Lin, most likely to form an alliance with Yang Lin, as for whether Yang Lin would agree, it depends on whether the benefits given by Yuan Guishan are not.

The old man hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to get straight to the point, he said directly: "Yang Xiaoyou, old man, I won't beat around the bush, I came to see you this time, I hope you don't interfere in the matter between my Seven Seas Alliance and Yuan Guishan, if you are willing to agree, the old man will definitely not treat you badly." ”

Squinted eyes glanced at the old man, Yang Lin scolded secretly, this old guy is a chicken thief, and he hinted that he would give benefits, but in fact, he was empty-handed, and he didn't say anything at all.

Yang Lin no longer had the coldness at the beginning, and said lightly: "Senior, your request makes me very difficult, you must know that I am friends with Yuan Zhoumu, and now that he is in trouble, how can I stand by and watch, besides, your Seven Seas Alliance even dares to occupy my territory, this is obviously slapping me Yang Lin in the face, how can I not repay this revenge." ”

The old man hurriedly explained: "Yang Xiaoyou, in fact, the attack on your territory is a complete misunderstanding, this matter is all the evil things that those new people have made meritorious contributions and done on their own initiative, the old man has already punished them, please Yang Xiaoyou don't blame." ”