The lights of Yangzhou City under the night are brilliant, which is a little less strict and more noisy than Chang'an. At this moment, it is not yet curfew time, and there are still many people in Yangzhou City staying in the night market, which is still lively.

"Are you sure the news is correct?"

In a forest on the outskirts of the city, Zhaoyuemen and others were quietly hiding. Now there are only eight dart masters left alive in Yangzhou.

"The surname Gu is for me to send someone in to meet the code, and the code will answer him immediately to arrange for someone to go out of the city to meet us. Zhou Qixuan said solemnly, "But now it's almost half an hour, is this playing us?"

Xu Changfeng shook his head, "With Gu Mubai's person, he shouldn't be ......."

Since Mr. Han asked Gu Mubai to go to Jiangfu to speak for him, this shows that Ta Ge Xing wants to win himself over through the Gu family, otherwise Mr. Han would not have done so much, who do you say will not do it, you have to let Yangzhou City famous official eunuch family?

Therefore, Xu Changfeng naturally believed in Gu Mubai, and as for why he hadn't arranged someone to answer him until now, he couldn't see through it.

Zhaoyuemen transported this batch of goods from Chang'an, after all, the road is not clean, it is not good to swagger directly from the Yangzhou City Gate to walk in, and there are horse gangs on the side, so you have to be cautious. Although this is a black market transaction, some big people have been bought as backers in Chang'an, after all, the money of the imperial court is not blown by the wind, in addition to the usual taxes every year, you have to find a way to get some silver taels from other channels.

But this is Yangzhou, and no one wants to let outsiders come to their homes to earn their own money, so even if this transaction is privately recognized by the imperial court in Chang'an, once they come to Yangzhou, this is another matter.

Everyone waited for a while, and then they could faintly hear the slight sound of horses' hooves moving from the direction of Yangzhou City. Maybe it was because he was afraid of startling the snake, Xu Changfeng looked forward and didn't see anyone with a torch, and it was so dark that he couldn't tell whether he was friend or foe. Fortunately, they are also very well hidden, even if the comer is not good, they can deal with it calmly.

Zhou Qixuan was even more cautious, and gently drew his sword out of the sheath at the first time, ready to attack. When the accompanying dart masters saw the master draw their swords, they also tensed their minds and were ready to kill at any time.

The reason why the Secret Zhaoyue Gate lost so much in the dense forest was that he didn't expect this horse gang Yang Qianchen to be so shameless and use the name of the dead man as a cover. No matter how cautious the Zhaoyue Gate is, it is impossible to block the path of the dead, and the situation is a loss.

As the saying goes, if you eat a trench and grow wise, even if he Yang Qianchen invites the emperor's dragon chariot, Zhou Qixuan will not hesitate to fight his way.

As the sound of horses' hooves stopped, a group of figures wearing night clothes appeared in front of everyone, and the leader turned over and dismounted, with a sword on his back, slowly walked forward, and shouted in a low voice, "Brother Xu, it's me." ”

Xu Changfeng heard Gu Mubai's voice, and his heart breathed a sigh of relief. He and Zhou Qixuan glanced at each other, slowly stood up, and walked out alone.

"Brother Gu hasn't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed. Xu Changfeng walked in front of Gu Mubai alone, and still said a set of kind words. With the bright moonlight, he subconsciously glanced at the people brought by Gu Mubai with his spare light, including himself, there were only five people in total, and among them, only Gu Mubai could be seen with the guy.

It's not that Xu Changfeng doesn't trust Gu Mubai, it's just that walking the rivers and lakes is about being careful. I'd rather not be able to make this deal, and not let the brothers behind him be dragged into the water for this.

Gu Mubai seemed to know the worry in Xu Changfeng's heart, and hurriedly said, "Brother Gu, don't worry, I have already checked it when I came, and there is no tail to follow." ”

Xu Changfeng stared at Gu Mubai and his party for a while, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, before he turned around and gestured to Zhou Qixuan. Zhou Qixuan walked out of the grass, which made the two brothers around him quickly enter the forest.

Under Gu Mubai's gaze, two carriages slowly drove out of the dense forest.

"Brother Xu, you are really hidden. Seeing this, Gu Mubai was naturally a little unhappy in his heart, although he was smiling.

He came to meet frankly, but Xu Changfeng was wary of him everywhere, which would not be easy for anyone.

"Brother Gu misunderstood. Xu Changfeng shook his head and said, "On the way we came, we encountered an attack by the horse gang, which was also a last resort." ”

"The caravan?" Gu Mubai subconsciously exclaimed, "You guys even have a holiday with the caravan?"

Hearing this, Xu Changfeng and Zhou Qixuan's faces changed at the same time.

"Could it be that besides the horse gang, there are other forces that want to deal with us?" Xu Changfeng asked in a low voice.

Gu Mubai nodded, looked around and said, "It's inconvenient to talk here, you can follow me into the city first." ”

Xu Changfeng and Zhou Qixuan glanced at each other, and then under the guidance of Gu Mubai, they drove in from the side gate of Yangzhou. This door was usually not open to the people, and it was only used to transport court or military supplies, and everyone could better avoid the eyes of those enemies when they entered the city from here.

When the carriage entered the city, it drove along the alleys, and finally drove into the ancient family compound unharmed. Zhou Qixuan then distributed some of the silver to the brothers in Zhaoyuemen, and asked Gu Mubai's subordinates to take them to find a place to be happy. He and Xu Changfeng entered Gu Mubai's house, and he had already prepared a table of meals for the two of them.

This table is very atmospheric, there are a lot of good wines and dishes, big fish and prawns can't be regarded as main dishes, and some dishes Zhou Qixuan has never even seen.

"These are all sea fish, the master of Zhoumen came in a hurry last time, and Gu was not well entertained, but this time he finally made up for it. Gu Mubai gave the two of them a wine and raised a toast.

"Haha, come on,!"

Zhou Qixuan is also a Jianghu person, and he is in Chang'an on weekdays because of the pressure of the imperial court, so he has always acted very cautiously. Now that there are no restraints, I naturally let go of my hands and feet and drink freely.

After three rounds of drinking, Gu Mubai beckoned the two of them to eat.

Xu Changfeng simply moved his chopsticks twice, and his eyes stayed on Gu Mubai. In the end, he is also a person who has been in Yangzhou for a while, although he lives a humble life, he has seen more or less these dishes, and he has also eaten some leftovers in private. Naturally, he is not like Zhou Qixuan to gobble up, and Zhou Qixuan is really hungry.

He didn't worry a lot along the way, so naturally he couldn't eat anything.

"Brother Xu, have you heard of the Gu family?" Gu Mubai also put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Xu Changfeng and asked.

"Gu family?" Xu Changfeng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it." ”

He hadn't been to Yangzhou City for ten years, and even if he had some impressions before, he must have forgotten it now.

"That's weird. Gu Mubai was surprised, "If Brother Xu didn't have a holiday with this Gu family, why did they secretly block Brother Xu's wealth?"

Hearing this, Zhou Qixuan also looked at Gu Mubai at the same time, his face was a little ugly.

"That's the case, after Zhoumen came to Yangzhou last time, I invited several wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou to discuss the matter, and they all expressed their willingness to eat this batch of goods from Zhoumen. However, just two hours ago, a wealthy merchant suddenly sent someone to inform me, saying that he was a little short of money, and that he might not be able to eat the goods, and asked me to find another buyer. Within half an hour, all the wealthy businessmen had privately sent people to inform me, and even the rhetoric was the same. At that time, I felt that something was wrong, and immediately went to find out what was going on, so I delayed a little time, which allowed Brother Xu and the Zhou Sect Master to blow the wind outside the city for half an hour, please forgive me. Gu Mubai said, with a hint of guilt on his face.

"In this way, is the Gu family secretly making a hindrance?" Zhou Qixuan's face was very bad, and he also put down the dishes and chopsticks.

Gu Mubai nodded, "They were indeed coerced by the Gu family. ”

"What's the origin of this Gu family, his face is so big?" Zhou Qixuan couldn't help but ask.

Gu Mubai explained: "Gu Yongsheng, the head of the Gu family, was originally just a businessman, but later started by business, and with a little money, his life was like that. But later, he didn't know who he was instructed to do, and he actually started the underworld, and soon became a mixed black and white road in Yangzhou. Now in Yangzhou City, there are people in the government and the underworld, and it is very difficult to mess with. With money and power, many outlaws are willing to work for him. ”

"The Gu Yongsheng you are talking about, is it called Gu Shopkeeper?" Xu Changfeng suddenly spoke, interrupting Gu Mubai's words.

"Do you know?" Zhou Qixuan hurriedly asked.

"There is only one person in Yangzhou City who dares to call Gu the shopkeeper. Gu Mubai smiled bitterly, "If the shopkeeper Gu that Brother Xu said is from Yangzhou, then it can only be Gu Yongsheng......