Chapter Ninety-Seven: Intensifying
Song Dongyang took a closer look, and sure enough, it was the deputy gang leader - Gao Yang.
I saw a rugged and fierce man followed by more than a dozen thugs, and when he saw Song Dongyang and his group, he hurriedly trotted over and asked directly:
"Dongyang, I heard that you took someone to Ting Feng to make a mess?"
Song Dongyang laughed twice at first, directly grabbed Gao Yang's shoulder, and said very affectionately:
"Uncle Gao, why are you here? β
"Oops...... The junior brothers told me that you would take someone to Youfeng Tower to pound Tingfeng's field, and I came here on purpose. Gao Yang said eagerly.
Who didn't know Song Dongyang in the east of the city, and the crowd of the entire street immediately separated into an unobstructed road.
This kind of powerful scene is really ordinary in Song Dongyang's opinion, the Four Seas Gang has been rooted in the east of the city for at least twenty years, and it is a proper snake.
"Alright...... Let's go back. β
"Confused, Dongyang...... It's irrational for you to do this, we were originally weak, and now that we have provoked Ting Feng, you have made him lose face and turn around, and he doesn't know how to retaliate against you. β
"Uncle Gao...... Then do you think that if I don't do it, I can only wait for death?"
Song Dongyang stopped, withdrew his hand from Gao Yang's shoulder, turned his head and glanced at Gao Yang seriously, and said helplessly.
This rugged man is his father's earliest team, and he is also an old man who has watched him grow up. Since Song Yuyun let go of the gang and the caravan to the two children for training, Gao Yang has been doing his best to assist him.
More than 20 thugs under his command formed a group, completely blocking the idle people and others from the human wall.
"The situation has changed, Uncle Gao, my father's meeting is in the midst of war, the barbarians attack all parts of Youzhou like mad dogs every year, and the adults are also busy leading troops to resist the invasion of the barbarians.
How many people have been fed by the four big gangs of Wu Jun, although they will not fall apart, but the prospects are clear at a glance, Dad and I have done it now, and no matter how much the gang develops, there will be no way out......
Unless I go to join the army, but Uncle Gao, do you think it's possible?"
Hearing that Gao Yang was silent, it is undeniable that what Song Dongyang said is very reasonable, there is only soil for their survival in troubled times, but now, ......
syllable
Song Dongyang patted Gao Yang's shoulder, looked around and pouted.
"Go back ......"
All the way to a palatial mansion, the door was open, and there were four sturdy young men standing on the left and right, wearing clothes with a mouthful of black spray embroidered on their chests.
Here is the helm of the Four Seas Gang.
"Helper......
"Helper......
"Helper......
Song Dongyang can be said to have cut people at the age of eight in the eastern part of the city, and his growth is the growth of the Four Seas Gang.
Walk to the lobby.
Song Dongyang sat on the Taishi chair above.
"Uncle Gao...... Sit. β
Dongyang, your appearance today is equivalent to your brothers tearing their faces, what should you do in the future. β
"Brother?"
Song Dongyang snorted coldly, buckled the table with his fingers, and said:
The hypocrite has now passed the children's test, my second brother's ability is not bad, and it is easy to take the qualification of a student, and now he is a guest of honor in the mansion, and he also wants to rely on the caravan's funds and connections to win over the poor children, I messed up his situation today, and those scholars will naturally make the reputation of the second brother worse when they go back. β
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said:
If you want to play the trick of protΓ©gΓ©s all over the world, you don't look at how many pounds and taels you have. β
"My father went to Qingzhou to negotiate a big deal, and now is a good opportunity to get Song Tingfeng down, and we will take over the caravan......"
Gao Yang looked at Song Dongyang's angry face, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, both of them were raised by him, and Ting Feng was even more ......
Why do you feel so helpless tonight, I still choose to give two words of advice, and after some consideration, I said:
"Dongyang, even if the old gang leader is not in Wujun now, once you make a move, where will the old gang leader's face rest when this matter spreads, who will dare to do business with us...... If the situation gets out of control and the knife is used, brothers kill each other, it is really too bad for reputation,
And the most important point, Ting Feng has always followed the old gang leader, and many caravan shopkeepers only recognize him, Dongyang is difficult......"
"Uncle Gao, I'm measured...... You can rest assured of this. β
Gao Yang's words are not unreasonable, you must know that if Song Dongyang's plan succeeds, there may be no repercussions for the Four Seas Gang, anyway, in this circle, either you die or I die, although this kind of thing is not good to say, but in fact, it is just like that.
Success and defeat are nothing more than that!
But
For the caravan can not be like this, in the past few years, the business of the caravan from all over the world has become bigger and bigger, spanning the three states, and the most important thing is reputation and credibility......
Even if it can turn out Song Tingfeng, what should I do in the future business.
"Uncle Gao, I understand what you mean, and now I'm ready to ...... the arrow."
"Uncle Gao, get ready to prepare. β
Qu Zhi flicked the armrest of the Taishi chair, and Song Dongyang suddenly remembered one thing and said:
Tonight, the second brother was accompanied by a blind man with one eye...... Uncle Gao, you check, what is the origin. β
Gao Yang wanted to stop talking, and finally could only hold his fists:
Okay, helper. β
Seeing Gao Yang turn around and leave, Song Dongyang slowly leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Crunch
The handrail was broken by the huge force, and the Qi in his hand directly crushed the sawdust into powder.
There's never been a better time. β
Even Gao Yang didn't expect that Song Dongyang had already had murderous intentions towards Song Tingfeng, and he would come to this point step by step, if he had to tell a reason.
Song passed away......
Since he was a child, he has lived in the market and fought between gangs, which has tempered his temperament more and more sharply, and it is very easy to go to extremes.
You must know that when Song Shuyun married another, Song Dongyang's biological mother had just passed away for a year, and he had not enjoyed anything on the big boat of Gongsun's family.
Since Song Tingfeng was born, the difference in treatment between the two brothers has become more and more obvious...... One is in heaven, what you want, and the other is on earth, step by step in the dirty mud to get out of the current position.
He will never forget...... That year.
Song Tingfeng slapped him in front of Song Shuyun and called him a wild seed.
Little by little, the killing intent appeared in the pupils.
People often forget the losses they have suffered, but they can't forget the humiliations they have suffered throughout their lives, and these humiliations will wake people up countless times when they dream back at midnight, and they will recall those humiliations countless times, and they will make people continue to rise murderously throughout their lives.
Little by little, the crushed powder slipped from the palm of your hand and fell to the ground.
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"Brother Zhao walks slowly. β
After seeing Li Zhao leave, the strong man who was following Song Tingfeng that day walked out from behind the screen, went straight to Song Tingfeng and knelt down on his knees, lowered his head and said:
"Young master, the slave is guilty, except that he couldn't be by the young master's side for this kind of thing, it's all because the slave is late. β
Forget it, even I didn't expect my eldest brother to break in directly, not to mention that I happened to send you out on an errand. β
How...... How is it going? β
"That's it. β
Song Tingfeng's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, and said:
"Let's do it. β
Stretch out your fair, slender hand and spread your palm.
High on the seventh floor, the city seems to be flipped in his hands at night.
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The next day, early in the morning.
Song Tingfeng personally led people to Wufu, and the sturdy slave followed behind.
Since Li Zhao is willing to follow him, then he also has to show his integrity and go directly to Wuyushan to talk about this matter in person.
call
Song Tingfeng blew the hot air on the teacup and took a sip slightly.
Step β
People arrive before they make a sound.
"Ouch, how did Song Gongzi have time to come to our Black Dragon Gang to sit today, it is really shining. β
Liu Xiaoming looked like he was in a hurry, and hurriedly bowed his hand.
Seeing that only the military advisor of the Black Dragon Gang came, Song Tingfeng frowned lightly and said, "What about the gang leader." β
Please don't be surprised by Song Gongzi, the helper is obsessed with practicing martial arts at this time, and it is also inconvenient. β
"Isn't the face of the Four Seas Caravan enough to see the gang leader?"
Song Tingfeng had a smile on his face.
Liu Xiaoming's face seemed to be helpless, he didn't want to be unhappy with the successor of the Four Seas Caravan, and he also came to the door in person, thinking left and right, and his helpless expression became more and more intense.
Glancing at the guards brought by Song Tingfeng, he was a little embarrassed.
"Liu Junshi said directly, here are all my cronies and guards, the left ear in and the right ear out......"
Despite this, Liu Xiaoming still approached Song Tingfeng, and said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.
Our gang leader is now about to break through to the realm of unity, and it has reached a critical juncture...... It's really inconvenient to come out to see Song Gongzi, and please don't be surprised. β
Hearing this, Song Tingfeng glanced at Liu Xiaoming in surprise, and found that his expression was both serious and helpless, and he suddenly felt that it was no wonder that the affairs of the Black Dragon Gang in the past few months had been handled by Liu Xiaoming, and once this Wuyu Mountain broke through to the unity realm, the Black Dragon Gang would instantly become a behemoth comparable to the Four Seas Gang.
Please also rest assured that Ting Feng will never spread this matter. β
Haha, whoever is famous must believe in Song Gongzi. β
That's right...... Song Gongzi is here today, what is the so-called?"
Ting Feng came today to ask for someone. β
Uh...... Who?"
It was the head of the Guibang fish market, Li Zhao. β
Hearing that Song Tingfeng's purpose for coming this time was to ask for Li Zhao, Liu Xiaoming's eyes widened in disbelief, which was really beyond his expectations.
After being shocked, his mind immediately turned away, and he thought about it and said:
"Song Gongzi...... Li Zhao is the leader of my Black Dragon Gang, how can you ask for it like a cargo. β
Hahaha......"
Song Tingfeng laughed like a spring breeze, first explained the ins and outs to Liu Xiaoming, and finally said:
"Brother Zhao has agreed to join my caravan from all over the world, and he will have nothing to do with the gangs in the rivers and lakes from now on. β
'Does Zhao Ye want to attack the caravan from all over the world?'
But now, just talking about the strength of a Black Dragon Gang, it is too whimsical to think of snakes swallowing elephants.
Liu Xiaoming did not reply for a long time.
It was normal for this reaction to fall into Song Tingfeng's eyes, and this time he also came with sincerity.
To be honest, this is thanks to Li Zhao's clearance last night, which still has a little impact on his heart, otherwise he would not have come over in person.
"Of course, Master Liu, Ting Feng also came with sincerity, if your gang can cut love, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce in charge of Xia, there are a lot of caravans under his command to go south and north, and many caravans from other states will also come to Wujun, you are not in charge of the night market and Qinglou in the west of the city, wouldn't it be wonderful for us to help each other when the time comes." β
Hearing this, Liu's eyes lit up.
The interests in this are far from being as simple as Song Tingfeng said, you must know that as the caravan of the four seas that drives the GDP of the entire Wujun, its connections and appeal are by no means imaginable, often these caravans who go south and north have a lot of silver in their hands, and they are all big money owners.
"Song Gongzi, please wait a minute, the situation is very important, I still need to ask the helper. β
"Good ......"
Liu Yuming hurriedly ran to the backyard.
Song Tingfeng stretched out the fan in his hand and fanned it a few times.
It's time to get started. β
Meanwhile.
Cheng.
The helmsman of the Four Seas Gang.
A middle-aged man with a big belly, dressed gorgeously, wearing gold and silver, walked into the Four Seas Gang with a servant.
In the lobby,
Huh...... Shopkeeper Xu, so you came with the title deed this time just to drive me out, and you also brought a special servant?"
Shopkeeper Xu said helplessly:
Shopkeeper Song specially asked me to come...... I don't dare to disobey, and I ask Gang Master Song not to blame......"
Song Dongyang laughed angrily:
"Don't blame?"
I have to say that Song Tingfeng's slap in the face is hard enough, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Four Seas Gang are essentially one, and many things in them are incomprehensible and unclear, and they belong to the existence of feeding each other.
For example, the mansion of the helmsman of the Four Seas Gang, the title deed is in the hands of Song Tingfeng, according to the content of the title deed, he has the right to take back the ownership of the mansion at any time and place, this kind of overlord clause is nothing, because it is in the hands of one master.
But now......
The most important point is that this thing has legal effect, the law of the Great Jin Dynasty is very comprehensive, and there are a series of punishment measures, so Song Dongyang has no way at all, how can the head of the Black and Astringent Society work hard with the local government.
A touch of hideousness appeared on his face, and Song Dongyang sneered:
OK...... Let's go!"
After finishing speaking, he walked out directly, and the fierce eyes of the Four Seas Gang on the side with a hint of murderous intent poked at the big belly of the shopkeeper Xu, eager to cut it with a knife.
The elite gang of hundreds of people who can be called double-flower red sticks walked in front of Xu's shopkeeper one by one, and they were full of murderous aura.
Watching the people walk in groups, Shopkeeper Xu was drenched in cold sweat, and collapsed on the chair, like rippling fat swaying, squeezed into layers of steps.
Ouch...... Shopkeeper Song, my old Xu is really risking his life to help you. β
Turning his head to look at the officer, he found that he didn't look much worse than himself, so he relied on his strength to not collapse.
Budao laughed, took out a bag of silver taels from his bosom and threw it to the officer, and said:
"Little brother, I'm bothering you this time, it's hard-earned money. β
The servant touched the pouch bulging touch, and his frightened and flustered mood suddenly calmed down, and an ugly smile appeared on his pale face, and said:
Thank you shopkeeper Xu, it's nothing, I'll go first. β
"Hmmm......"
Seeing the servants go away, Shopkeeper Xu looked at the magnificent mansion and couldn't help sighing.
"Shopkeeper Xu...... Shopkeeper Xu, do you want to play so big. β
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Half an hour later.
Liu Xiaoming sweated profusely and hurriedly ran back from the backyard, and did not sit down and said directly:
Song Gongzi waited for a long time, and the helper said: Since Brother Li Zhao is willing to follow Song Gongzi, it can be regarded as his blessing, and we are not good at making it difficult for others, so we simply become beautiful. β
Hearing this, Song Tingfeng had a smile on his face, stood up and hugged his fists:
"Good...... When I go back, I will arrange for the shopkeeper of the caravan to come to your gang to discuss the details. β
Ting Feng still had important things to deal with, so he stayed for a short time and said goodbye first. β
"Good...... Good...... I'll send Song Gongzi. β
Liu Xiaoming sent Song Tingfeng and his party out all the way, and the eyes were getting farther and farther.
Immediately turned around and turned back to the study.
Still smoky,
The elegant orchid fragrance still can't calm Liu Yuming's eager thoughts all the way.
"Zhao Ye...... It's done, but do you really want to do it?"
"Huh?"
Li Zhao raised his head and glanced at Liu Xiaoming indifferently.
The trembling that rose from his heart in vain made him directly lower his head and not dare to say anything more.
"It's a big deal, don't leak the news, go down......"
Yes...... Genus...... The subordinates retired. β
Li Zhao looked at the back of Liu Xiaoming leaving and shook his head, if it was not necessary, he really didn't want Liu Xiaoming to know about this plan, but there was no way, some things always needed his cooperation.
You also need to be careful, be careful, be careful, and never go wrong in more details, otherwise everything is likely to be ruined in one fell swoop. β
Although he had enough back-up, but for the first time he planned to swallow an elephant, Li Zhao kept warning himself not to be careless.
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Night falls.
The black-clothed man in a night suit turned into the Wufu with extremely vigorous hands, and went straight to the study as if he was familiar with the route here.
After a stick of incense, the man in black came out of the study, and when he was about to walk to the practice room, he suddenly felt a palpitation, hesitated for a long time, and finally returned the same way.
early morning
Wufu, study.
The stone wall behind the landscape painting hanging on the wall suddenly became a dent, and a stone door was opened, and Li Zhao stepped out of it.
Whew-
Blowing out the fire fold in his hand, Yuan Bao poked his little head out of the collar in vain, sniffed up and down the wings of his nose, and shouted at Li Zhao.
'Has anyone been here?'
Li Zhao frowned slightly, looked around and began to check, and after a while, he found a hair from under the bookcase, not long or short, and it was easy to be overlooked.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and pressed it from somewhere in the bookcase, jumped out of the dark layer, and took out an account book from inside.
Who will come to the study? β
This hair was deliberately hidden in the place where the dark layer was opened, you must know that this dark layer is designed to be very secret, and it will definitely take a lot of time to find it when you come to the study.
'Did you come here to find the books or something?'
The account book in Li Zhao's hand is the monthly expenses of Wufu, and every account is recorded on it.
But, it's fake!
Originally, Wu Yushan was only in charge of the monthly money handed over by each leader, but the finances of the house were not very careful, and all of them were handed over to Liu Xiaoming to be in charge.
Since Liu rebelled, he told Li Zhao that this account book existed, and later continued to record it in this account book just in case.
"So is it Song Tingfeng, Song Dongyang, or is there someone else?"
Li Zhao casually threw the account book on the table and walked directly in the direction of the practice room.
There was still someone waiting for him there.
Push open the door,
Chang Weipan sat on the futon, with streams of black Qi on his body, swimming around.
Since that day the two sides reached a consensus, Li Zhao asked Chang Wei to come here to recuperate, and the huge amount of meat and silver on the tent this month was actually real, and it was all spent on Chang Wei.
After a few days of continuous recuperation of meat and herbs, Chang Wei finally recuperated the Qi, and on the surface, the injuries on his body were almost healed, and his spirit and spirit had improved greatly.
"How...... Do you need me to do it?" Chang Wei opened his eyes and said coldly.
Li Zhao shook his head: "It will take a little time, this kind of thing needs to be done slowly." β
Hmph, you'd better hurry, I don't have that much time to spend here. β
Chang Wei suddenly remembered something, and then said:
"By the way, do you have any enemies or something, someone came in over the wall last night, and then I thought that when I came to the practice room, I should realize my existence and run away......
Let me tell you, this requires at least a master of the Unity Realm to perceive my existence through the Heart Lake. β
When Chang Wei said this.
Li Zhao raised his head and said:
"Isn't it amazing?
"It's a good idea, a lot of a little bit of a sense of crisis, if I was standing in front of him in my heyday, he might not be able to spot me.
"Oh?"
Chang Wei was a little angry and was about to have a seizure.
But I heard Li Zhao say coldly: "Your wound has exploded ......."
"Huh?"
I'm a god, his mother. β
It turned out that when Chang Wei was speaking, a wound on his chest suddenly burst out with blood, and even Li Zhao could see that something seemed to be spreading under the wound under the bandage......
Chang Wei couldn't care about Li Zhao's presence at this time, and Sen Sen's black qi emerged from his chest, as if he had swallowed that thing at once.
You're all right. Li Zhao frowned.
What can I do...... It's a little injury, it's okay, it's okay. β
Chang Wei waved his hand and said with a relaxed face.
Li Zhaohu glanced at Chang Wei suspiciously, but he didn't speak anymore, after all, he didn't need to be a good person if he didn't need help.
"I come here once a day and let me know if there's anything I need. β
After speaking, Li Zhao went out directly.
Xinhu sensed that Li Zhao went farther and farther.
Chang Wei finally couldn't help but spit blood again, and his face turned pale all of a sudden.
The blood was a strange purple-black, with a fishy stench.
Directly ripped off the bandage on his chest, and his face was gloomy.
A long wound stretched across half of the chest, and there was a small rattan parasitic on the new flesh and skin that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and the qi and blood and even the Qi in the body were constantly absorbed by the rattan, and almost every time it was absorbed, the rattan grew a little stronger.
Whew-
Chang Wei meditated quietly, and the Qi was gathered little by little, and Sen Sen Hei Qi directly cut off the root of this rattan.
Ahh
With a roar of pain, Chang Wei reached out and pulled out the tiny rattan, and the black qi appeared in his hand and was swallowed up at once.
Bai Ling'er ......"
Gritted his teeth and spit out Bai Ling'er's three words.
He took out a palm-sized bronze lantern from his bosom, but the light didn't light up at all.
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After some hesitation that day,
Chang Wei finally made up his mind to find Bai Ling'er, after all, he had already taken the benefits, if he didn't do anything, then he wouldn't want to live, no matter the unfathomable red eyebrows, and more importantly, his Qi Ling was also in Yuge, and it didn't matter where he fled.
Demon Lin Sect, the world's first Demon Dao Sect, its methods are absolutely unimaginable, and Chang Wei knows this very well.
But when he ran all the way in the direction indicated by the bronze soul lamp, the light went out again in vain!
This is really strange, you must know that this bronze soul lamp was specially created by the old man of Tianxin for the disciples of the Demon Lin Sect, looking for people to track, and nothing in the entire Great Jin can be surpassed.
So what was the reason for Bai Ling'er's Qi lamp to turn on and go out again?
Could it be that he is alive and dead?
Subsequently...... Chang Wei was confused, and the bronze soul lamp in his hand showed him all the way, but when he was about to leave the mountain range, the light went out again, and there was no movement for a whole day.
The 'Ten Thousand Miles Tracking Dafa' he practiced didn't come in handy at all, because the distance from Bai Ling'er was not enough, and he couldn't locate the location.
Then he fell into a very embarrassing situation, he was not very familiar with Youzhou, and even more so in the Yandang Mountains...... He had no choice but to return to Yandang Mountain again and find a place to rest first.
I thought that this time it would be useless, but in the early morning of the next day, the bronze soul lamp around him lit up again, and the tracking of the cultivation was also located in the location, very close!
With all his strength, he saw Bai Ling'er after ten breaths.
To be honest, he has met Bai Ling'er a few times, and in his impression, this woman is smiling like a flower on the surface, looking like she is not in the world, but to be honest, she is very scheming and urban inside.
Now that Chang Wei saw Bai Ling'er in front of him, he had a cold look on his face, and he didn't have any special fluctuations when he saw him, like a stone.
The originally dead person came back to life again, and Chang Wei was still quite surprised when he really saw it, but the time was tight and the task was heavy, and he didn't have the mood to talk nonsense, so he went straight to the point:
"Bai Ling'er, come with me, return to the Demon Sect ......"
Before the words fell, Bai Ling'er turned around and ran, at a very fast speed.
And then ......
Chang Wei chased Bai Ling'er to the depths of Yandang Mountain......
My memory is full of rattans.
The strange rattan almost put him on the verge of death, he never thought that those inconspicuous rattans would have such great power, and the Qi that he cast began to melt and collapse on its own when he touched this strange rattan, as if it was specially born to absorb Qi.
If that's all he wants, he can attack with a weapon, but this rattan seems to be unkillable, and if he cuts off one, it will change from one to two, and eventually more and more. With his strength, he couldn't completely remove the rattan, and he was dead in the mountains.
If he hadn't finally used his life-saving hole cards, he would have died on Bai Ling'er's strange methods.
There are many doubts in this, and he can't go back here...... Either catch Bai Ling'er and go back, or don't go back - die.
There is no second way.
A sigh wafted through the house.
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There is a saying: Money can make the devil grind.
Since Song Tingfeng started to fight back, he would not end with one move.
For someone like him who wants to go on a career in office...... Fame was especially important in a way, how could he be so simple and give up.
But all the industries of the Four Seas Gang under the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce were transferred to Song Tingfeng to take over personally, and this action directly interrupted the lifeblood of the Four Seas Gang.
Since the Chamber of Commerce's business has become bigger and bigger, monopolizing the market business in the entire east of the city, the Four Seas Gang has controlled the underground world, and its subordinates are to put it bluntly, they are open door dogs, so that all the strong dragons who dare to share the cake have become water dogs.
The two sides have always fed back and strengthened each other.
Song Tingfeng's pinch, the money is gone...... Who will give you Song Dongyang's life.
Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has raised a lot of dart players and outlaws.
In just a few hours, the situation of the forces of the two sides was reversed in an instant, and Song Dongyang became extremely passive at this time, although the henchmen he had been cultivating did not react, on the contrary, he was very indignant.
But the hearts of the four or nine people at the grassroots level under his hands were faintly dissipated.
The boundary in the east of the city has changed for a while,
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a powder keg at this time, which will explode at the slightest moment, just like the appearance of the west of the city a few months ago.
When everyone would have thought that Song Dongyang would immediately launch a counterattack.
But the tiger did not move.
At this time, Li Zhao had already followed Song Tingfeng's side to help make suggestions and participate in the business on the edge of the caravan.
And so it went on for a few days.
Night.
When Song Tingfeng went home,
Attacked and killed by the Four Seas Gang!
(The plot is really a bit difficult to write in the past two days...... But I still give the brothers 7500 big chapters, ask for recommendations, collections, monthly passes!)