Xiangyang is located at the confluence of the rivers next to the Han River, and if you go down the river, you can go to Hannan, another smaller city, in one day, and then arrive at Jingling in two days.

Because of the failure of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty to conquer Goryeo for the third time, the Sui Dynasty really entered the twilight and could no longer completely control the form of the world, so the dragons and snakes in various places began to rise in response to the situation.

Those who were already dominating the land and claiming to be the emperor took advantage of the situation to expand their territory, and those who were originally Sui officials or were adopting a wait-and-see attitude rose up one after another and became a local force to protect their urban and rural homes.

Qian Duguan in Xiangyang is a typical example.

"Double Knife" Qian Duguan is the leading boss of the Han Water School, between good and evil, and has a lot of face in both black and white in the local area, doing silk business, and has a rich family background.

According to Liu Ruoshui's inquiry, Qian Duguan at this time was expected to return, and was elected as the leader by the local rich gentry and gangs.

Of course, this so-called public expectation, I'm afraid it has to be put in double quotation marks, if Liu Ruoshui is not mistaken, Qian Duguan and the Yin Kwai faction may have an extremely close connection.

However, I have to say that Qian Duguan's ability is not bad, and under the rule of Qian Duguan, Xiangyang City has formed an alliance with Jingling and Pegasus Ranch to form an unbreakable iron triangle.

Although Qian Duguan knows that he does not have the strength to dominate the world, but at this time when the wind and clouds are rolling and the world is in chaos, he can also guard Xiangyang and do it himself, without looking at anyone's face. When Li Mi, Du Fuwei, Li Zitong and other major forces confronted each other, he was even more left and right, and even did a lot of business in exchange for what he needed, as if he was the king of the land.

After all, going back to the end of the Han Dynasty, when Liu Biao led Jingzhou to build Xiangyang, the Xiangyang Dynasty was the Han Water Xiongguan, with water on three sides and a mountain on the other. There are six gates in Xiangyang City, the shortest city wall is the north side of the water, the east side of the beach is not easy to be attacked by the enemy, but it is also more than two zhang high; and the southwest and south face the high city wall is more than three zhang, the highest even reaches four zhang, rammed earth is must be laid with bricks and stones, it can be said that it is strong and abnormal, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

With such a foundation, anyone has to give him some face.

In fact, if it weren't for Emperor Yang of Sui's reputation as still alive, Qian Duguan would have proclaimed himself too guarded long ago.

At dusk, Liu Ruoshui and other people rushed to Xiangyang before the city gate was closed, paid the city gate tax with yellow and clear gold, and entered the city.

After entering the city, everyone stepped on the street that runs through the north and south city gates, at the moment when the lights were on at the beginning, the archway pavilion that stands across the street, the heavy and endless, the shops on both sides are lined up, the long street is quaint, the houses are lined up one after another, the people and vehicles on the road come and go, a peaceful and lively scene, make people can't help but forget the sinister smoke outside.

From time to time, there were groups of armed men in blue clothes walking by on the street, and just looking at their fierce and domineering postures that no one would sell, you knew that they were Qian Duguan's subordinates.

There was hardly any sign of menstruating women on the streets, and occasionally they came from other places and hurriedly walked with their heads bowed.

After Liu Ruoshui came to Xiangyang, he gave Xu Ziling twenty taels of gold, asked him to go to the local hotel to book a few rooms, and gave Kou Zhong twenty taels to book a seat in Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in the local area.

Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling is a respectful person, his respectful character, and Wei Zhenzhen acts as each other's lubricant, so after half a month, everyone quickly became acquainted, and Liu Ruoshui was not worried that the two of them would run away with the money.

Although the two of them will inevitably "greedy" a little gold, they will inevitably do things beautifully

"Brother Liu, the seat has been set, I have booked a seat on the second floor of Tianxiang Building, this is the remaining gold. ”

After about two quarters of an hour, Kou Zhong returned, and looking at his somewhat uneasy look, I am afraid that he was really a little greedy.

Liu Ruoshui smiled, "No need, the remaining gold is the cost of your errands." ”

Seeing Kou Zhong's dumbfounded appearance, Liu Ruoshui couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart.

I have to say that Kou Zhong at this time is indeed too tender, otherwise he would not go to the Dongming faction for Li Shimin to steal the confidential account books of the Dongming faction for a little silver.

After a while, Xu Ziling also came back, and Liu Ruoshui didn't ask what the hotel was like, and directly took the three of them to Tianxianglou.

Jiaxiang Building is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower.

The third floor is full of VIP rooms, and reservations are not accepted at all unless you are a regular customer or a local person.

Liu Ruoshui, these outsiders, can only book the tables on the second floor and downstairs, or Kou Zhong buys the shopkeeper of the inn, and he can only arrange it with his face.

The four of them climbed to the second floor and sat down separately, occupying two of the five large platforms by the window on the other side of the street.

The entire lobby on the second floor was crowded with all kinds of people, but the large table in the middle of the street window was occupied by one person.

This man is tall and handsome, although his face is a little narrow, but he is well-defined, perfect as a marble statue, and his skin is fairer and smoother than that of a girl, but there is no feeling of sissy at all. On the contrary, because of his sharp eyes, he has a deep male domineering charm.

He had a red cloth tied on his forehead, and a tight yellow samurai suit inside his plain blue robe, plus a leather vest, made him look even more broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with a sword and a sword hanging on his left and right waists, and he was between twenty-four or five years old, and his form was extremely powerful.

Liu Ruoshui looked at his dress, and suddenly understood in his heart, after all, just looking at his high nose and deep eyes, he knew that if it wasn't a Hu person, he should also have Hu blood, and he was all strange in his heart.

Ba Fenghan, Liu Ruoshui's heart suddenly sprung up with this name.

So, Liu Ruoshui couldn't help but glance at him.

When he arrived, Bai Feng, who had been eating and drinking on the wine table, raised his head coldly, grabbed the sword in his right hand and the knife in his left hand, stood up and glanced around.

It's just that he glanced around and found that although someone was secretly watching him, none of them were the strong ones who alerted him, and he couldn't help but be secretly suspicious.

So, he slowly sat back on the stool, grabbed the chicken on the table with his left hand, and chewed it heavily, but his left hand gripped the handle of the knife and did not dare to let go

"What a keen sense of smell!" Liu Ruoshui couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

However, although Ba Fenghan's sensitivity is good, his strength is indeed too far behind Liu Ruoshui, and in terms of it, I am afraid that it is not comparable to Yu Wenhua, so although he sensed the danger, he did not perceive Liu Ruoshui's strength level.

Of course, Liu Ruoshui will not underestimate Ba Fenghan, because he is not like Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who have cultivated supreme magic skills such as "Longevity Formula", but he can achieve achievements comparable to those of the two, which shows his talent.

What's more, at this time, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have not yet grown up, and they can only be regarded as two potential stocks, but Bai Fenghan has already grown up, even in the entire rivers and lakes, they can be regarded as the number one person.

Of course, such an achievement can be achieved without his "hard work", if it comes to the ability to cause trouble, he is probably not much worse than Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

No, from the third floor of Tianxiang Building, there was a row of people, led by a young man in his thirties, his appearance was extremely handsome, and regardless of the momentum on his body, I am afraid that he is not only not inferior in appearance to Bai Fenghan, but also in strength. And looking at his behavior, it also reveals the momentum of the "superior", and his status is bound to be good.

However, what really caught Liu Ruoshui's attention was the woman in white behind him with her hair hanging down her shoulders, with a well-proportioned figure, graceful demeanor, slender eyebrows and sideburns, a complexion like jade, a picturesque face, and a beautiful appearance.

However, the reason why Liu Ruoshui noticed her was not because of her beauty, but because of the female generals beside her.

Beside her, there were eight young women in heroic spirits, all in yellow power suits, with long swords on their backs, protecting her in the middle.

Liu Ruoshui could see that the position of these eight young women was extremely special, and they just surrounded the woman, if someone wanted to take the life of the woman in white, they would inevitably face the martial arts of the three women in white.

If Liu Ruoshui expected it to be true, although the strength of the woman in white was only barely first-class, she must be proficient in the art of war, otherwise she would not be able to put on such a formation.

(Ask for a reward, for the New Year, get me some rewards, count it as a red envelope.) It's the New Year's holiday, and I still have to work hard, and I need comfort. ）