The young people who were huddled beside him, I don't know if they were scared or frozen, their bodies couldn't stop shivering, and they hurriedly said without waiting for the old man to speak: "I said, I'll say everything."

The old man's eyes flickered, he glanced at the person who spoke, and then lowered his head, and the young man said, "My name is Wang Hui, but I am just a pawn in our "Qingfeng Gang"

He stretched out his finger and pointed at the old man and said: "This is our deputy leader, called Ji Qifang, this time he is just ordered by the gang leader to transport goods from Luoyang to Yingtianfu, the little one only knows so much, begging the hero to spare his life... Spare your life," he said, kneeling on the ground.

As soon as his voice fell, he only heard the short man beside him, and said with a gloomy expression: "Even if he is willing to spare us, the loss of the goods this time, do you think the helper will spare us..."

Several people turned pale when they heard this, and they all stammered: "This... That one... What should I do?"

Thinking of this section, everyone frowned, crying and mourning, and then those people turned their eyes to the old man named Ji Qifang, obviously pinning their hopes on this person, Ji Qifang glanced at a few people, and his expression was also gloomy.

Ling Xiao saw that the expressions of several people were sincere and not fake, and thought secretly: "I have been to all over the world, and many famous factions also know about it, this Qingfeng Gang is the first time I have heard of it, it must be a small force that is not well known, and now the situation is turbulent, and the major forces are not having a good time, from Luoyang to Kyoto more than a thousand miles, what does a small gang transport?"

Thinking of this, his eyes turned to Ji Qifang and asked, "Mr. Ji, what kind of goods are you transporting?" Ji Qifang raised his head and said: "I don't know the small one, but I know that it is extremely heavy."

Ling Xiao noticed that he was talking a little strangely, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji is still telling the truth, what punishment you have in the gang, I don't know, but I think if you are not honest at this time, ask yourself if your endurance is not very good, when the time comes, there will be a few more ownerless souls in the river, no wonder you are below."

The tone is very gentle, but in the ears of a few people, it is like a headless ghost asking for his life, although the gang rules are very strict, the loss of the goods this time is not caused by himself, and when the time comes, it is clear to the gang leader that there is still room for maneuver, and it is not yet known to save his life.

But now if you do it, you don't know if you are not its opponent, a word is not appropriate, it will inevitably become a meal for the fish's mouth, thinking of this, several people begged in unison: "The hero spares his life, the little one only knows so much..."

Then he looked at Ji Qi and said, "Uncle Fang, please old man, just say as much as you know" The other person echoed: "Yes, Uncle Fang..."

Ling Xiao also looked at Ji Qifang, and only listened to him say slowly: "I only know that the things in the goods are very heavy, and I don't know the rest."

Ling Xiao couldn't help but be a little frustrated when he heard this, thinking that he could get the information he wanted from their mouths, but now looking at the looks of a few people, he knew that he was too worried, and then he thought of something, and asked, "What kind of business are you guys doing?"

Ji Qifang was stunned when he heard this, and then said softly: "Selling salt" Ling Xiao couldn't help but be a little funny when he heard that it was another "salt gang".

Smuggling and selling salt can be described as a criminal act, and the salt eaten by the people on weekdays is sold by the government.

Although there is a great risk in the various places where a few small gangs in the rivers and lakes defy the royal law and sell salt without permission, the profits collected in this are quite large, ranging from gangs of several hundred people to squads of dozens of people, all of which make a living from this.

And the "Qingfeng Gang" of a few people in front of him must be a "salt gang" of a large scale, Ling Xiao said: "Since it is selling salt, it must be salt inside."

But it's not right to think about it, since the goods are filled with salt, they can tell themselves what is in the goods at the beginning, but they don't know from beginning to end, and looking at Ji Qifang's expression is quite heavy, there must be something hidden in it.

The one called Wang Hui said: "Hero, there is no salt in the goods, and the small ones dare not hide anything."

Ling Xiao was puzzled: "You know that the goods are not salt, but why don't you know what they are contained?"

Wang Hui said: "The heroes don't know, the salt is transported in sacks on weekdays, which is not only lightweight, but also easy to deal with when discovered by the government."

Seeing Ling Xiao groaning, he continued: "However, this time we used a wooden box, and when we carried it, the contents were extremely heavy, so the villain concluded that it was not salt, and what the villain said was the truth."

Ling Xiao was not only surprised when he heard this, but also wondered: "The salt gang, if you don't transport salt, what is in it?"

Turning his head to Ji Qifang, he said: "Mr. Ji, since you are the captain, you must know about it, and you are very interested in this batch of goods."

Ji Qifang was quite calm at this time, and said lightly: "I really don't know below, but..." Ling Xiao hurriedly asked: "But what..."

Ji Qifang said: "When I was leaving, I accidentally saw that the gang leader was handing over something with a man dressed in black."

Ling Xiao exclaimed: "The man in black..."Ji Qifang asked in surprise: "The hero and the man in black know each other..."

Ling Xiao waved his hand and said, "You go on..."

Ji Qifang said: "The gang leader is arrogant and arrogant, but that day in front of the man in black, he looked humble and humble."

Ling Xiao thought to himself when he heard this: "With their means, it is not difficult to control a small salt gang, and it seems that it is worth the trip."

I only heard Ji Qifang continue: "I was curious, so I took a few steps closer, hidden behind the boulder, because the distance was quite far, I didn't hear the details, I just heard a hoarse voice say something, this time the goods are very important, you must be cautious"

"I saw that the helper just kept nodding, and he didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, for fear that the helper would find out and walk away, and then we received an order from the helper, saying that it was to go to Luoyang to pick up a batch of goods, presumably it was the things we transported this time, look at the dignified expression of the helper, even if the hero raised his noble hand this time, we are also in danger"

A few people on the side were shocked when they heard this: "Uncle Fang, what are you talking about, it is so important"

Ling Xiao pondered for a moment and asked, "Is the accent of the man in black from the Gusu area?"

Ji Qifang hurriedly said: "No... No, whether it's Gusu's accent or not, I can still tell it, I can't understand the accent of that person's speech, it seems very jerky, I don't know which language"

At this time, Ling Xiao no longer doubted that the man in black was the person he was looking for, and asked, "Who is in Luoyang, and the goods handed over to you?"

Ji Qi said: "The same salt gang called the "White Shark Gang" Ling Xiao let out an "oh", and was shocked in his heart and secretly thought: "Sure enough, I can't imagine that the power of the man in black has developed so much, and it is so fast, if it is not stopped as soon as possible, my Central Plains will inevitably fall into the hands of others."

The river is rippling, the scenery is colorful, the oars swing up and down in the water, rippling in bursts, and the calm is restored in a moment, the hull flows over the water, leaving no traces, only the people who pass by here, while sighing at the beautiful water, stir up a little splash in their hearts.

Since Emperor Taizu, the capital is set in Yingtianfu, it has been more than 30 years, although now the war is repeated, but it has not yet affected Kyoto, the streets are still full of dazzling, traffic, people come and go.

The ancient platform pavilion is higher than one another, the houses on both sides are next to each other, all kinds of cries and selling are undulating, the goods on the façade are everything, there are more tricks, street tricks, juggling, the crowd surrounds one after another, a good picture of prosperity and peace.

In the center of the street, on the attic of a house called "Yunxiang Inn", it was a meal at this time, all the seats were full, and the living room was either eating and drinking, or drinking lightly, or talking and laughing, at this time, by the window by the street, there was only a young man sitting at a table.

He held a wine glass in his hand, but his eyes were watching the crowd passing by on the street, sometimes chuckling, sometimes frowning, this person was from Mount Tai to Lingxiao.

Two days ago, after learning the news of the man in black from Ji Qifang's mouth, he thought about it for a long time, and knew that if he wanted to stop the man in black and attack the palace, he had to start with the man in black who connected with the Qingfeng Gang.

So he asked Ji Qifang where the address of the Qingfeng Gang was, and after Ling Xiao suggested that a few people escape, several people knew that there was no other way, and the only way was to do it, so that Ling Xiao did not hide it at all.

Along the way, Ling Xiao still distributed the food to a few people as usual, this move couldn't help but make a few people very grateful, after getting off the boat and going ashore, Ji Qifang took the lead and promised Ling Xiao that he would be an honest and honest person from now on, and never bully the people to do some illegal things, Ling Xiao nodded, and watched a few people turn the street.

What I have been unable to figure out in my heart is the identity of the captain of the boatman, Ling Xiao asked his name, the captain only said that his surname was Qiao, and no matter how much he asked, Old Man Qiao only said that he was a boatman, so that Ling Xiao didn't think about it, recalling Old Man Qiao's past actions and demeanor, even if he was not a martial arts master, it also benefited him a lot.