It's a blessing or a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided.

These are the words that Chen Ao said to himself before he went out. No matter how carefully arranged, it always feels like something is missing. Zhao Ling was also quite helpless. If there were more people, it would be foolproof......

But now that it was two o'clock, the two had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush to the banquet. Chen Ao has the intention to be a hero, let Zhao Ling stay, and go to the banquet alone.

But Zhao Ling only smiled indifferently and walked forward with his head held high. She doesn't know martial arts, and she has been planning behind the scenes for so many years. This time she was in danger, and she was also very worried. But Zhao Ling was thinking in his heart that it would be in vain to be able to live and die with him this time!

She quietly explained two sentences in Feng Hu's ear, and regardless of Feng Hu's stunned expression, she had already rushed to the small courtyard where Nangong Jun lived with Chen Ao.

Qin Lang and Feng Hu were not far behind. The two finally left the festival behind and worked together. Their men had already arrived at the ambush position beforehand, and the two of them had to follow over for close protection. It was also a difficult task, and the palms of the two of them were sweating unconsciously.

After yesterday's arrangement, the Zen courtyard where Nangong Jun lives has changed its appearance. Originally, this was also the place where a senior monk lived, but after Nangong Jun's decoration, it is clearly a deep house compound of a wealthy family, where is there a trace of the atmosphere of the pure land of Buddhism?

The branches on both sides of the stone path are decorated with colored silk. Chen Ao walked under the tree, couldn't help but curse "local tyrant", and when he looked up, he saw Qiao Jiulang standing at the door with a smile.

Qiao Jiulang welcomed the two into the house, only to see that the originally small Zen room was divided into two rooms, inside and outside. Outside, a large round table was set up, on which were several plates of candied pastries, in beautiful styles, all brought from the city by fast horses.

At this time, there was no one in the house, Chen Ao snorted and sneered: "Please eat, I didn't expect the guests to come first!"

Qiao Jiulang grinned, and was not annoyed, and said, "Master Chen, Miss Zhao, wait a minute, the eldest prince will be here later!"

Chen Ao thought to himself, Nangong Jun didn't know what kind of mystery he was doing. If Lao Tzu shows his cowardice, he will make him laugh!

Chen Ao glanced at Zhao Ling, and the two sat side by side. Qiao Jiulang immediately ordered the servants to bring tea and serve it.

Chen Ao knew that today's noon was called dinner, but he might not be able to eat anything. So he was not polite, and tasted all the snacks on the table with tea, and filled his stomach half-full.

Qiao Jiulang looked at them coldly, sneered, and suddenly saw two more people coming to the door, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

Chen Ao only cared about eating, and didn't pay attention to who came in. However, Zhao Ling was very vigilant, and was taken aback when he saw the person coming, and hurriedly reached out and patted Chen Ao's thigh.

Chen Ao looked up and almost spit out the pastry in his mouth. It turned out that the people who were welcomed in by Qiao Jiulang were the brothers of Liang Sizhi and Liang Xing. The two of them seemed to have known that Chen Ao was here, and they were not surprised at all, glanced at them coldly, and sat down on their seats.

Where did Chen Ao still have the heart to eat? His mind was racing rapidly, and he thought, they are actually here too? This shows that Liang Xiaoya has been brought to the mountain by them. But when they showed up so quickly, did they really want to tear their faces at the banquet and do it?

Chen Ao really didn't guess wrong. Yesterday, Nangong Jun had a secret conversation with Elder Mo and Father-in-law Liang. Liang Gonggong and the others all advocated waiting for the news from the chief helm before dealing with Chen Ao.

But Nangong Jun took a fancy to Zhao Ling's beauty and had other plans in his heart. He knew that Hou Caoyi would definitely come to participate in the martial arts conference. At that point, it's up to him to decide. If Cao Yi knew about Zhao Ling, he would definitely not condone him. Therefore, Nangong Jun could only force them to act in advance and arrest Zhao Ling for two days.

Therefore, Liang Xingzhi received an order, and before dawn, he sent Liang Xiaoya up the mountain to be prepared.

But Chen Ao and Zhao Ling don't know the inside story. Both of them were in a mess in their hearts. Even Zhao Ling was used to seeing wind and rain, but in the face of the most powerful enemy he had encountered in his life, he couldn't help but get nervous. Fortunately, the door was open, and Feng Hu and Qin Lang could see every move of the people in the house. In the event of a sudden attack, your own ambush will inevitably attack at the same time.

The Liang brothers didn't speak, just looked at Chen Ao. Chen Ao always felt that the eyes they looked at him were as if they were a dead corpse. This made him very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but say, "Look at what you're doing?"

Liang Xingzhi glared angrily, slapped the table and shouted, "What did the rabbit cub say!"

Liang Sizhi pulled his brother's sleeve and whispered, "What are you angry with a dead man?"

Chen Ao saw the movements of the two of them in his eyes, and secretly said in his heart, Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, the main master has not appeared yet, and you two shrimp soldiers and crab generals will dare to move Lao Tzu. Hmph, even if you want to throw your life here today, Lao Tzu will never suffer verbally!

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Qiao Jiulang greet him happily again: "Hurry up, two of you, please, please!"

Chen Ao and Zhao Ling turned their heads to look at each other, only to see two people walking outside, one after the other, it was Gonggong Liang and Elder Mo of the Axe Gang!

Chen Ao gasped and thought to himself, sure enough, there is no good banquet, there will be no good banquet. Nangong Jun invited Lao Tzu to dinner, but invited Lao Tzu's opponents over, can this mean a little more subtle?

He knew that seeing the two of them coming together, Qiao Jiulang didn't favor one over the other, and treated the two equally, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange. He once heard Su Zhuo say that this Liang Gonggong was a close servant of Zhao Guangyi who served Song Taizong back then. Although he is now old and retired, his status is still very high. And that Elder Mo is just an elder of a gang in the rivers and lakes, not even a gang leader, how can he be on an equal footing with Liang Gong?

Chen Ao thought about it and couldn't think of a reason. He looked at Zhao Ling on the side, and saw that Zhao Ling had an uncertain look on his face, obviously not having such a wide heart as him, thinking about these inconsequential things, but thinking hard about how to get out.

Chen Ao knew that he couldn't rely on her, so he had to think about it himself, thought for a while, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind. Could it be that this Elder Mo is a member of the Four Great Families? Previously, he had already suspected that the Axe Gang was the force of the Four Great Families. The people of the four major families are now canonized by the emperor, and if they want to cultivate the power of the rivers and lakes, they can only find an agent. Could this Elder Mo be such a character?

In this way, it is not surprising that Father-in-law Liang is an outsider and Elder Mo is his own person, and the two have equal status.

Chen Ao figured out this truth, and saw that Father-in-law Liang and Elder Mo were already preparing to sit down. He suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in Haixian, he encountered the killing of the Jiang Hall Master of the Axe Gang. Although the truth of that incident could not be found, it is very likely that like Zhao Ling's subordinate Xiaoliu, he was killed by the Liang brothers with the intention of provoking the incident.

Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Ao's mouth rose, and he hurriedly got up and saluted Elder Mo, and said with a smile: "Elder Mo, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Elder Mo was stunned, he didn't expect Chen Ao to greet him. He didn't react, but the Liang brothers on the side had already cast suspicious glances at him. They were just temporary partners, and they didn't have much trust. Moreover, the Liang brothers killed the hall master first, and they had ghosts in their hearts, so they felt that others also had ghosts against them. Therefore, seeing Chen Ao behaving like this, he immediately wondered if Elder Mo had secretly communicated with Chen Ao.

Chen Ao sneered in his heart, Lao Tzu first planted a seed of hostility and suspicion for you, even if there is a real fight later, you can't unite.

Father-in-law Liang schemed, sneered, and waved his hand. Only then did the Liang brothers turn their heads. And Elder Mo didn't notice the actions of these two people, and when he saw Chen Ao greeting him with a smile, he hurriedly returned the salute. As the saying goes, you don't stretch out your hand to hit a smiling person, not to mention that he has no grudge against Chen Ao. The reason why he cooperated with Liang Gonggong and others was purely for the benefit of the Salt Gang.

Therefore, Elder Mo treated Chen Ao politely. But this performance, in Liang's eyes, has another meaning.

The room suddenly became nervous, and Qiao Jiulang said happily again: "Master Liu, you are here too!"

As soon as the words fell, a big man walked in the doorway, and stepped to the table in two steps. When Chen Ao saw this person, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. It turned out that it was the Imperial City Siliu Dongquan who came in!