Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Declaration of War

Wangjiang Pavilion on the outskirts of the city stands on the cliffs of the river bank like a lone eagle, facing the vast river going east.When Shen Beixiong rushed to the outside of the pavilion with more than ten entourages, he saw that the blood-red sunset was about to set on the west side of the river.In the glow of the pavilion, a young man in white clothes stands alone facing the river with his hands behind his back, his lonely and thin back, under the reflection of the sky full of sunset, there is an indescribable desolation and desolation.On the stone table next to the gazebo, there is still a blind old man cross-legged playing the piano alone. The sound of the piano slowly and quietly echoes with the waves of the river, so that people can't tell what is the sound of the piano and what is the sound of water.

After Shen Beixiong signaled his followers outside the pavilion to be alert, he clasped his fists at the back of the young man in white and said loudly: "Shen Beixiong is invited to come, I hope you have not missed your appointment to watch the sun." The young man in white turned around slowly, and Shen Beixiong couldn't help being amazed at his youth. He was only twenty-seven or eight years old, and his appearance was not particularly outstanding, but he had an innate grace and a fair and gentle face. On the face, there is a kind of radiance unique to the children of nobles who have not experienced any weather, which makes him look really unlike the son Xiang who was once all-powerful.Especially the sleepy eyes, like the old man Fengzhu who has experienced too many hardships, seems to have lost interest in everything outside of him, even when he is looking at Shen Beixiong, it is just a routine look.

"May I ask that your Excellency is Young Master Xiang?" Shen Beixiong frowned.The young man in white didn't answer directly, but raised his hand and said: "I've never met you before, so I shouldn't take the liberty to invite you, but fortunately, I have a pot of tea and the evening glow of the river to entertain guests, so we can talk about it as an apology." Shen Beixiong frowned even more when he heard this. The other party's words were actually a copy of the polite words he said when he entertained those businessmen just now, and even the teasing taste in his tone was somewhat similar.Shen Beixiong couldn't help but secretly startled, the other party really came prepared?Thinking of this, he immediately cupped his fists respectfully and said, "Young Master, you are being polite. How dare Beixiong not come when you receive the invitation from Master Qianmen Xiang?"

"Sit!" The young man in white pointed to the stone bench next to the stone table in the pavilion, and Shen Beixiong hurriedly sat down.The other party picked up the pot of tea on the table and slowly poured two cups, then raised his hand to signal Shen Beixiong.Shen Beixiong carefully picked up a cup, put it up to his nose to sniff it, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Young master, this pot of clear tea, I'm afraid the effort is no less than that of the flowers and plants banquet!" The young man in white looked at the western sky, but ignored Shen Beixiong, and only murmured despondently: "The scorching sun is finally sinking, and the sunset is probably the most beautiful time in the world, right?"

Shen Beixiong glanced at the half-remaining red sun in the west, and said indifferently: "Sunrise and sunset are nothing more than natural, and there is nothing unusual about it." The man in white smiled silently, turned to Shen Beixiong and asked, "In the eyes of perverts, women are the most beautiful; in the eyes of alcoholics, spirits are the most beautiful; in the eyes of gamblers, dice are the most beautiful; in the eyes of money lovers, silver is the most beautiful. I don't know in the eyes of Boss Shen." Here, what is the most beautiful?" Shen Beixiong was startled, pondered for a moment, then pointed to the mighty river outside the pavilion, and said with emotion: "Life is like flowing water, fleeting, and this life of a person is just a short moment in the long river of history. Whether life passes silently like this river, or leaves a radiant glow like a shooting star, this is the difference between an ordinary person and a great hero." Shen Beixiong paused for a moment, then fixedly looked at Young Master Xiang, "In my life In my eyes, meteors are the most beautiful."

The young man in white was stunned, nodded slightly and said, "You look a bit like me." He took a sip from his teacup, and then sighed quietly: "Shut up, shooting stars are beautiful, but they are not for everyone." It can be done, not to mention that meteors are still a huge disaster for others." Shen Beixiong laughed, and proudly said: "Since the young master knows that I am the same kind of person as you, you shouldn't persuade me, let alone invite me. I don't know if you are making a fool of yourself or making a mistake?" The young man in white frowned slightly, "So, are you not showing any shame?"

Shen Beixiong took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "Beixiong is very lucky to be the opponent of Young Master Xiang!" "Adversary?" The young man in white couldn't help laughing, "Even if there is Yunxiang's opponent in this world, it is definitely not you." Shen Beixiong's face flushed immediately, but he did not refute, thinking of all kinds of magical legends about young master Xiang in his heart, Shen Beixiong was ambitious. You know, the other party is fully qualified to say this.However, this not only did not frighten Shen Beixiong, but instead aroused the natural arrogance in his heart, he secretly swore in his heart: Young Master Xiang!Sooner or later you will regret what you said today!

Just when Shen Beixiong secretly made up his mind, the blind old man outside the pavilion had already plucked the strings to stop his voice, and the weeping piano sound stopped abruptly.The young man in white raised his teacup and signaled to him: "You can go, from now on, you must always live with your eyes wide open, and never make a single mistake." Shen Beixiong was extremely annoyed, he was at a disadvantage from the beginning to the end in front of this person, but the other party did not show any extraordinary aura and ability, and even with his name, he was able to make him lose a bit in aura.A desperate thought suddenly appeared in Shen Beixiong's heart, and when he thought about it, his inner breath moved faintly, and his clothes suddenly bulged without wind.At this moment, I heard a sudden sound of the piano from the side, like a silver bottle being broken suddenly, or like a sharp arrow piercing through the air, it was so frightening that Shen Beixiong couldn't help but tremble all over, instinctively dodged a step, raised his palm to protect his chest Secretly on guard.

But he saw the blind old man beside him with normal expression, stroking the strings of the qin with his forehand, but he didn't utter a word.Shen Beixiong looked at the blind old man vigilantly, and said coldly: "I never thought that there would be such a master beside Young Master Xiang, Beixiong almost lost his sight." The blind old man said indifferently: "The little old man is just a busker to entertain the distinguished guests. If the young master can afford the price, the little old man will present a song for the distinguished guests, that's all." Busker?Shen Beixiong was startled, and suddenly remembered someone, and exclaimed in surprise: "Seizing the Soul Piano! The second-ranked top killer in Shadow Killing Hall!"

"Ashamed!" The blind old man smiled lightly, "This time, the little old man is only helping the distinguished guests. As long as Boss Shen has no evil intentions, the piano in the little old man's hand is just a musical instrument for playing high mountains and flowing water." Shen Beixiong's face was cloudy and uncertain. He weighed over and over again in his mind, and finally suppressed the urge to fight fiercely. He turned his head and cupped his hands to the young man in white: "Young master has the soul-destroying piano to protect you, so it's no wonder you dare to treat guests alone. Thank you for your hospitality today, and in the future Beixiong will invite you back, Young Master."

"Accompany you at any time!" The young man in white nodded dejectedly, not paying attention to the threats in Shen Beixiong's words.Seeing this, Shen Beixiong turned around and left, and went back the same way when he got out of the Wangjiang Pavilion. Manager Bai, who was following him, saw his master's gloomy expression, and didn't dare to ask any more questions.It wasn't until Shen Beixiong walked out of a stone's throw away that he whispered to a follower: "Yingmu, you lead people to put eyeliner around the Wangjiang Pavilion. If you can find the whereabouts of Young Master Xiang, it will be a great achievement!" The entourage left as promised, Shen Beixiong watched him go away, a sneer gradually appeared on his face, he turned his head and whispered to Mr. Bai behind him: "You send someone to send a message to Master Liu overnight, saying that the target has appeared. Planning can begin." A burst of excitement flashed across Mr. Bai's face: "Okay! After waiting for so many years, it's finally time to deal with him. Master Liu must have been impatient." "You're wrong," Shen Beixiong reined in his horse and looked back at the Wangjiang Pavilion in the twilight with complicated eyes, "Master Liu has been following him for seven or eight years, but he hasn't even touched a single hair on him, but instead he's playing tricks on him." After countless times, Master Liu's temperament has long since worn out. This is the last knot in Master Liu's life, he will not be in a hurry, and will be very patient." "No wonder Master Liu invested such a large sum of money this time." Boss Bai suddenly realized. "You're wrong again, Mr. Liu doesn't have such a strong capital." Shen Beixiong smiled meaningfully, seeing the inquisitive look in Mr. Bai's eyes, but he turned away, slapped his horse's belly to speed up his pace, "Let's go, Young Master Xiang seldom takes action in person in recent years. Now that he has come to Jinling this time, we have to be very energetic and must not be careless. Although our trap is perfect, but Young Master Xiang is the most cunning in the world Fox!" Not long after the group returned to Jinling, Ying Mu, who was in charge of monitoring the whereabouts of Young Master Xiang, brought people back in a hurry and reported to Shen Beixiong: "Boss, Young Master Xiang is as cunning as a fox. There were secret sentry guards around, but he went down to the river under Wangjiang Pavilion along the ropes he had prepared on the edge of the cliff, where there were sailors and boats prepared by him, we could only watch him flee along the river." Shen Beixiong let out a "huh" and was not too surprised. If Young Master Xiang is easy to be targeted, then it must not be Young Master Xiang.He was about to comfort Yingmu, but he saw Yingmu grinned and said, "Although we didn't keep an eye on Mr. Xiang, we discovered something by accident." Seeing the inquiring look in Shen Beixiong's eyes, Yingmu hurriedly said, " Our eyeliner discovered that besides us, someone else is also following Young Master Xiang." "Oh?" Shen Beixiong suddenly became interested, "Who is it?" "I don't know his details yet." Ying Mu showed a complacent expression on his face, "But I have let the brother who is the best at tracking keep an eye on him. I know that he is a down and out scholar, and he is also in Jinling City now." "Ordinarily, if Young Master Xiang hadn't shown up by himself, no one would have been able to find him, let alone be targeted." Shen Beixiong frowned, then nodded in relief after thinking about it, "This time Young Master Xiang invited me to the appointment, first Inviting Mr. Su to hand over the card, and in front of those merchants in Jinling, it is normal to leak the news, but who is also paying attention to his whereabouts?" "Shouldn't we just arrest that guy and ask him? Although we can't keep an eye on Young Master Xiang, it's fine to keep an eye on him." Ying Mu showed a cruel smile on his face. Torturing prisoners is his hobby. There was an eager look on his face. "No." Manager Bai interrupted, "We don't know if he has any accomplices. If he is not alone, he will alarm his companions if we move. We'd better just keep an eye on him secretly, and find out who he is and Young Master first." Let’s talk about Xiang’s origin.” Shen Beixiong thought for a while, then murmured: "That's good too. Young Master Xiangqiu's family is all over the world, and it's normal for someone to pay attention to his whereabouts. We just need to keep an eye on that guy, maybe there will be unexpected gains."