The two left Jiankang overnight and went straight to Yangzhou, walked for four hours, the sky was already bright, Xie Tong was glad that there were no chasing soldiers to chase after him, Shang Caiwei said sadly, "There is no congratulatory gift, so what is going to meet Huangchao!"

Xie Tong also had no choice, so he had to take one step at a time, after all, there was still some time before the first day of November, and he went to Yangzhou to see if he could think of a way.

Shang Caiwei said, "The more I contact you, the more I feel that you are unfathomable, you have a strong confidence between your gestures, a person like you, strong in martial arts, extremely smart, it is impossible to be a person with no reputation, tell me, who are you?"

Xie Tong said lightly, "Xie Tong is Xie Tong, it doesn't matter whether a person is famous or not, the important thing is to be able to do things that make you famous."

Shang Caiwei said unrelentingly, "With your character, you don't look like a person who welcomes Huangchao, you don't pursue fame and fortune, you don't pursue power, so what are you participating in the Sword Worship Conference for!"

Xie Tong knew that it would be difficult to hide from this shrewd woman, and said, "For the sake of the Qinggang Sword!"

Shang Caiwei looked at him with wide eyes, as if looking at this monster, and said, "If you want to get the Qinggang Sword, this is impossible, in the territory of the Yellow Nest, whether it is robbing or stealing, it is impossible, but I, Shang Caiwei, just like to do exciting things, this trip to the muddy water, I am determined." ”

Xie Tong shook his head helplessly.

Two days later, the two arrived in Yangzhou. Yangzhou is the most famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, not only with pleasant scenery, but also as a transportation artery. Yangzhou land and waterway are very convenient, Emperor Yang of Sui, set up seven palaces in Yangzhou, for the south of the Yangtze River to live, but also opened the Grand Canal, became the hub connecting the south of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains, so that the salt, grain, silk of the south of the Yangtze River can be continuously transported to the Central Plains, therefore, Yangzhou's commerce is also unprecedentedly developed, there are merchants from all over the country, even in this era of war, does not affect the trade of Yangzhou at all.

When entering the city, the guards of the city guard stopped the two, and the leader of the guards said, "Where did the two come from, what are you doing in Yangzhou!"

Xie Tong said, "My two brothers are from Hainan to participate in General Huang's sword worship conference!"

The leader of the guards said, "Attend the conference, do you have an invitation letter from our general?"

Shang Caiwei said excitedly: "We are from the Hainan Sword Sect. ”

He is obviously not a figure in the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't know the name of the Hainan Sword School. The leader of the guards said in his heart, it was definitely not a big sect, and the two people who were alone were very different from those sects that were hugging each other, so he became bold and said, "Without the general's invitation, this city cannot be entered." ”

When did Shang Caiwei receive this kind of interrogation, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why can others enter the city, we can't, is it possible that General Huang raises people who look down on people with dog eyes?"

The leader of the guards eats soft and not hard, and seeing that the two of them don't look like people with great backgrounds, he said, "Damn, on the contrary, these two people are spies, take it for me." ”

The two have not yet entered the city, Shang Caiwei has already caused trouble, Rao is Xie Tong has experience in dealing with officers and soldiers, especially after experiencing the Yibin crossing the river, he has a deep understanding, and he is busy playing a round and saying, "A few officials, the younger brother is not sensible, don't be surprised", and picked out two taels of silver from his arms, and said, "Buy some wine for a few officials!"

The leader of the guards didn't want to cause trouble, so he said angrily, "Go back and take care of your brother's mouth, don't give Lao Tzu eye medicine, go in!"

Shang Caiwei was about to rush up to theorize, but was dragged into the city by Xie Tong.

Yangzhou City is much more magnificent than imagined, there are many restaurants, and there are countless inns, but it is not easy to find a decent inn, the sword meeting is imminent, Yangzhou City is full of martial arts people who participate in the conference, more than Song Kui, the king of Shu, and most of the famous inns have been filled.

Xie Tong and the two easily found an inn at the corner of North Street, and after checking in, the two went to the extremely famous Tianju Restaurant in Yangzhou, which is the largest restaurant in Yangzhou, and it is difficult to find a table at lunch time.

Xie Tong sat down in the corner of the hall on the first floor and ordered a few dishes. Almost all the people dining in the hall were martial arts people, from all over the world, talking about Huang Chao's bravery and the upcoming conference from time to time.

Shang Caiwei eats happily, she has been living a life of exile since the death of her parents, and has never enjoyed the taste of stability in front of her.

While talking and laughing, a few martial arts people walked into the hall, Xiao Er hurriedly went up to say hello with a smile, the person who came was obviously not good, looked around the hall and said, "The people now are really whimsical, what kind of people want to shoot General Huang's sycophants, and they don't look at their own identity, this Yangzhou City is about to become a refugee camp, and Lao Tzu can't find a place to eat." ”

Xie Tong looked at this arrogant comer, burly, with a generous face, wearing a short hexagram, although the material was good, but it was incompatible with his burly and strong figure, and it looked very twisted.

As soon as his words fell, another burly man behind him said, "Second brother, don't say that, everyone has their own ambitions, and some people like to be dogs, and you can't control it." ”

After that, several people burst out laughing.

Xie Tong looked at these big men, as he expected, the big men practiced kung fu, invulnerable, ordinary swords could not hurt them in the slightest.

The people in the hall were all silent, and no one stepped forward to theorize, obviously unwilling to provoke this fierce-looking man.

Shang Caiwei pursed her lips and swallowed her words back.

The big man who was the second man walked around the hall, stood in front of Xie Tong's table and said, "Little white face, you from that sect, when you see our master from Henglian Villa coming, you don't know how to say hello," he deliberately bit the word Henglian very hard, deliberately revealing his identity.

Shang Caiwei is the lord who is not afraid of heaven and earth, the anger that has just entered the city has not disappeared, and now this big man of unknown origin has come to find trouble again, which makes her even more angry, she didn't even look at the big man, pinched her nose and said "Senior brother, have you heard the dog fart, it stinks!"

The hall suddenly burst into laughter, not only for Cai Wei's words, but also for his vivid imitation, as if it were real.

A beautiful woman at the adjacent table quietly came to the table and said, "This little brother, I think you still gave up the table! They are people from Henglian Mountain Villa in Hebei Province, known as Henglian Shuangsha, and you can't afford to mess with them." “

Xie Tong originally planned to endure it for a while, but when he came out, he was bullied by others, if he endured it, how could he mix in Yangzhou these days, if he wanted to get Huang Chao's attention and get close to him, he had to make a name for himself, and said to this friendly young woman with a smile, "Thank you girl for your concern, my senior brother has his own way to deal with it."

This good-hearted girl walked back to her table angrily, and said in her heart, I don't know how thick the sky is when I am old, and you will have to suffer for a while, but looking at the handsome Shang Caiwei, I can't help but secretly worry, such a young and handsome son, I really can't bear to let him be hurt in any way.

The big man who was called the second eldest obviously couldn't stand it, and said, "I don't know whether I live or die, do you dare to go out and fight with your grandfather"

Xie Tong stood up, grabbed a bamboo chopsticks in his right hand, and shook it casually, the bamboo chopsticks were deeply embedded in the wall, only three inches were exposed outside the wall, Xie Tong said lightly, "My brother and sister are from the Hainan Sword School, and they came to Yangzhou just to participate in the sword ceremony, to see the honor of General Huang, and they don't want to cause trouble. Xie Tong's hand is extremely beautiful, you must know that there are many people with strong true qi, but they can control it so exquisitely and so sharply, I am afraid that few people can do it. His move moved everyone in the hall.

The second child of Henglian Villa was obviously frightened, he was used to walking sideways in Hebei, and when he came to Yangzhou, he wanted to play prestige, and picked a table in the hall that seemed to be the most like the opponent, but unexpectedly kicked it on the iron plate, the other party's hand made him embarrassed, the other party's true qi was so strong, I am afraid that his horizontal practice kung fu is not as strong as the wall, he glared at Xie Tong fiercely, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he finally held back, and his head would not leave the hall.

Everyone was amazed and let out a mocking sound.

A lonely applause came from the staircase, and it was a fat middle-aged man who slowly walked down the stairs and said, "I don't like anyone to cause trouble in my restaurant, especially those pretentious idiots." As soon as he spoke, everyone was shocked again, it turned out that this little-known fat man was actually the mysterious hotel owner, according to legend, the owner of this hotel is the famous master of Jiangnan martial arts - Cao Pingyang, who studied under Nan Shaolin, it is rumored that he has a very close relationship with Huang Chao, and he rarely shows up, so he didn't expect to suddenly appear today.

Cao Pingyang looked at the bamboo chopsticks exposed on the wall, and said lightly, "It's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, the old man hasn't walked the rivers and lakes for many years, and the rivers and lakes have come out in many masters!"

He reached out and stroked the bamboo chopsticks on the wall, and did not pull them out, but sucked them gently, and the bamboo chopsticks sucked straight out along his palm, just so easily. This hand is even more amazing than Xie Tong throwing chopsticks into the wall just now, even Xie Tong was amazed, his hand showed an extremely strong cultivation, and also warned Xie Tong that this is still his territory.

Cao Pingyang laughed and said, "Today's lunch is all free, and this brother will also be free to eat with me in the future." After that, he strode out.

The hall was bustling with activity again, and the mood was not affected by a series of events. Xie Tong said in his heart, the rivers and lakes are really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, such a chubby boss seems to be pampered, but a casual shot can impress him. It seems that this trip to Yangzhou is not so smooth, how many masters are there under Huang Chao!

Shang Caiwei looked at Xie Tong with wide eyes, impressed by his wonderful performance just now, the beauties at the next table generously sat on their table, and said to Shang Caiwei, "Your senior brother is really amazing, by the way, I am from Yonglemen, Fujian, my name is Ning Qiangrose, what is the name of Brother Tai!" Although she came to greet the two, her eyes always stayed on Cai Wei's body, Xie Tong was amused in her heart, this beautiful Rose seemed to be very interested in Cai Wei who was dressed as a man, and did not retain her enthusiasm for him at all.

Xie Tong smiled and was silent.