Chapter 39: The Death of the Fragrance (1)
In the underground secret passage, Ping Ruoyu hesitated and retreated, and the person in front of her was something she never expected, and she never thought of guarding against. Waiting until the vest hit a long knife, the iron frame shook slightly, and there was no way out, so he had to stand still, forced himself to look straight ahead, did not show timidity in front of the enemy, and said softly: "I really didn't expect that this is your territory?
A few strands of long hair hung down in front of his eyes, blocking half of his vision, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "Those people in black must be your subordinates? You brought me here to show me the treasures of your rich country, just to show off to me? I should have thought that our group of people were not destined to be fuel-efficient lamps...... But why, why is this?Uncle Xia!" It turned out that person was Ping Ruoyu's uncle, Master Xia.
Seeing that his identity was revealed, the owner of Xia Zhuang no longer concealed it, and walked generously to the side of Kong Ming's lantern and said, "Yu'er really has a conscience, and she recognized your Uncle Xia at a glance." I didn't want to involve you at first, and if I want to blame it, I can only blame my people for finding the wrong person. However, this is just right, and I will show you that this is the result of my life's work! Are the weapons, ammunition, and jewels here superior to those of the Ming and Manchu Qing dynasties? Even you Pingjia, you can't see these many treasures, right?"
He was emotional, and asked a few "yes" in a row, as if only by getting Ping Ruoyu's approval could he prove that his treasure was truly valuable enough.
Ping Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, the corners of her lips slowly pulled up a trace of arc, and said, "Not bad." The treasure you have accumulated here is enough to cover a few Heike Zhuang. The owner of Xia Zhuang had a happy face, and was about to open his mouth to boast a few words, Ping Ruoyu sneered slightly, and said: "However, you take my Pingjiazhuang as the goal of catching up, and it is too far-sighted." What is it to be better than the Ping family? The original family has always been the leader of the four major families, and if you have the ability, you can compare with them again!"
The owner of Xia Zhuang sneered: "In the past, although you were not in harmony with each other, your style was extremely similar. How great do you think you are, enough to divide up the four major families? You have to ask me if I agree! Yes, I admit that the original family is powerful, but after Yuan Yi's nephew gets acquainted with those inexplicable people in the rivers and lakes, he is about to become like them! The most ridiculous thing is that the original brother is a lot of old people, and he is as naΓ―ve as a child. For the sake of his son, he was willing to do everything and put aside the rules of the four major families! In order to help that Li Mengzhu, he openly violated the ancestral teachings and interfered in the affairs of the rivers and lakes...... Since then, the original family has turned from prosperity to decline, and it has always been going downhill, and his position as the boss should have been handed over a long time ago. Yu'er, tell me, is what I said reasonable?"
Ping Ruoyu bit her lip, thinking that the original owner was indeed completely different from the ambition he saw when he was a child, and he was more like a loving father in the future. But I don't know what she yearns for, not a big man who calls for wind and rain, but an elder who can put his children first, and I don't know how many times I have envied Yuan Yi in private. With a slight wry smile, he said, "The matter has come to this point, what is the big deal?"
The owner of Xia Zhuang was very useful to this sentence, laughed, and said: "Yes! I, Xia someone, has already been a winner, and others are narrow-minded and prejudiced, so why should I pay attention to him? Back then, the original brother was the first to go to the rivers and lakes and recognized his short-lived wife, and later went out of the wall for her red apricots and slaughtered in the martial arts, creating a lot of evil obstacles, but also laid a foundation in the Central Plains. Your father conspired with the Seven Evil Saints a year ago, and thought that he had enough to be above us. But I don't know that the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind, long before they signed the contract, our Xia Liu family has already been connected to the first line, and a few years ago, an arsenal was secretly built in the palace. It is absolutely impossible for such a large project to be carried out in secret, so we have also formed an alliance with the competing forces in the palace to agree on the interests of equally. You must know that it is not only your father who has a backstage. β
Ping Ruoyu smiled bitterly: "Yes, our four major families have vied with each other to betray the ancestral teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation. God has eyes, and every account is remembered clearly. In the end, inflicting the catastrophe of the four major families can be regarded as a complete retribution for us, and it is very fair!"
Lord Xia sneered: "That's not a natural disaster, it's a man-made disaster. Yu'er, you should know that the four major families were destroyed by you. You should be the most repentant sinner, but how can you turn against the guest and accuse the elders with all the confidence?"
Ping Ruoyu's eyes darkened, and he said meaninglessly: "Uncle Bulaoxia reminded me that my niece had already blamed herself deeply, and even wanted to apologize with death. But if I die, the four great families will be restored to their original state, and I will die as I deserve. Now that it is useless, my father and husband have persuaded each other with good words, and I have dispelled the idea of seeking death. Nieces have always had a characteristic that they never make decisions easily, but once they do, they will never waver. So even if you spew poison out of your mouth, your niece won't have the idea of seeking death anymore, so you better don't waste your efforts. β
The owner of Xia Zhuang sneered: "You girl is also a good life, you can't find death, but you still get a blessing in disguise, and you pick up your husband halfway." Uncle Xia is busy revitalizing the Xia family's foundation, and he can't ask you for a cup of happy wine to drink, don't you blame your uncle?" Ping Ruoyu did the same, and said: "My niece is also busy revitalizing the foundation of the Ping family, I'm afraid I won't have time to make up for your glass of happy wine, don't you blame your niece?"
The owner of Xia Zhuang snorted coldly and said, "You girl, you have been naughty since you were a child, and you and Yi'er are known for their flamboyant tongues. On the contrary, Uncle did not want to rub salt in your wounds, but came to enlighten you not to blame yourself too much. The destruction of the four villas was a premeditated plan between me and Brother Liu, and even you were a part of the plan, casting a net and watching you drill into the trap. If you have this experience, you should also blame your ancestors for not accumulating virtue. At the beginning, your father advocated using the position of the leader of the alliance surnamed Li Xiaozi to give orders, so that our four major families raised their eyebrows, but only the original eldest brother and father and son opposed, and even clashed with us several times, and broke up unhappily. That's fine, it's the interests of the family that are more important than humble brotherhood! But when this plan has paid a few results, your father has suddenly changed his hexagram. Originally, the position of the leader of the alliance was held by the heirs of several of our families in turn, but he claimed that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers on the grounds of the previous named 'Ping Alliance Lord', and since he gave you this opportunity, you should be allowed to concentrate on it, so as not to make several people work together and disagree, and then disagree, so that his brothers will hurt their feelings in vain. He said it nicely, but didn't he make it clear that he wanted to monopolize power? A few of us are not vegetarians, so naturally we will not let all the benefits go away to him. It was we who instigated the winged nephew, pretending to be righteous and righteous, saying that we are not used to seeing the Ping family playing ghosts behind our backs, even if it is not for the sake of martial arts, just for the sake of Li Mengzhu, as long as he does not want his brother to become a puppet, he will not let you succeed. It was at the succession ceremony of your martial arts alliance leader that he would try so hard to stop it. And your father's few pills, if we hadn't drunk Brother Ping first and sent back the guards from the left, you think that with your three-legged cat thing, you would really be able to break into your father's secret room and steal the pills he kept under strict guard? With the name of the four major families on our heads, we will always be limited by him, and we will not be able to really show our strengths! Now it's good, I can finally make a plan for the future as my Xia himself!"
Ping Ruoyu sneered and slapped her palm: "It's really not a family, don't enter a family, Uncle Xia's serial tricks really make my niece ashamed." But have you ever thought that you were originally a small insect born by a big tree, and without the backing of the four major families, you would be a nobody in the rivers and lakes, and who else would pay attention to you? If you want to get ahead, everything will have to start all over again. β
Lord Xia Zhuang said angrily: "I want to break out of the world in the martial arts, so that people in the rivers and lakes know the four major families because they know my Xia family, not the four major families, only to know that the Xia family is a small part of it! However, Yu'er, you are a smart child, even if you don't have a good relationship with your father, I have always admired you very much." This time, even though I inadvertently let you peek into my secret, I didn't want to hurt you. As long as you agree and cooperate with me, with the superior resources here, we can completely recreate a new foundation!"
Ping Ruoyu sneered: "Cooperate with you? The day you 'become famous', it should be my 'successful retirement', isn't it? Since you keep praising me for being smart, I can't live up to your expectations and be blinded by your conspiracy." I heard that at the beginning, the leader of the Li League hurried to Huashan and handed over Liaodong to you and Uncle Liu to guard, but what about you? Surrendered without a fight? Didn't you? Not only did you surrender Liaodong to the Seven Evil Holy Monarchs, but also secretly transported the weapons and ammunition stored in the city? Yes, this base camp was made by your painstaking efforts for many years, and it was not overnight. However, there are some new weapons here, which were recently sold from foreigners, and they must be the defense of Liaodong. You are so bold, openly playing tricks, betraying at both ends, and seeking your own benefit. Ha, I just saw your master in the palace, which side he will choose in the end, it's hard to say at the moment, I'm afraid that once the accounts are turned over, the benefits promised to you won't even be able to pay one-tenth, so you have to be ready first?" followed by a charming smile and said: "We are all betrayers of the four major families, so there is no need to pretend to be saints and accuse each other again." You have been talking for so long alone, are you tired? Where is Uncle Liu, why don't you let him come out to see me together?"
As soon as the owner of Xia Zhuang mentioned the owner of Liuzhuang, his face was slightly awkward, and then he still raised his head and said: "Don't mention your Uncle Liu again, his greed is stronger than anyone else." I had advised him before that he had his share of the guns here, and let him concentrate on doing things for me and being my subordinate. When the time comes, let's fight against the Seven Evil Saints again. However, Brother Liu is ignorant of current affairs, so he doesn't say that the benefits should be divided into fifty and fifty! Ha, I have collected so many of these things with my life, what has he done, and why should he talk to me about equal sharing? We didn't agree on a word, and we started to do it, but in the end, my Xia family's kung fu was superior, so we detained him here, and when he figured it out, I would release him. β
Ping Ruoyu's face did not change, and said: "Uncle Xia, it's not that my niece talks too much, you are really not smart enough." You have laid the foundation together, and now that Uncle Liu's usefulness has been exhausted, do you want one more person to share the favor of the master? It is better to take this opportunity, but don't talk about any sins, God does not know it, so send him to see the king of Hades, when you have a huge treasure house, all of which is dedicated to the Seven Evil Saints, and the credit is all concentrated in you, won't it make him treat him differently? Besides, even if Uncle Liu is released, the two of you will become competitors from now on, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not become enemies, but it is better to take advantage of his lack of power to fight back now...... It's a hundred. β
The owner of Xia Zhuang laughed and said, "Yu'er, uncle really didn't misunderstand you, your heart is darker than mine." But another friend in this place, should I do the same? He frowned as he spoke, pretending to think hard, but in fact a smile emanated from head to toe from him. Ping Ruoyu snorted, knowing that this negotiation had reached the last moment, and she only had to pierce a layer of window paper. I had no intention of entanglement with him anymore, and said, "What about my father?"