Chapter 256 Chapter Three

In the depths of the forest a few feet away, the spy's hands were tied behind his back to a thick tree trunk, his clothes were blood-stained, his face was pale, he was in his twenties, and his facial features were regular. Xuan Yong said in a low voice: "We followed the order of the young marshal and kept watch around. This man sneaked into the camp and captured him with my own hands. This kid is quite solid in martial arts, and he is the way of the Jiangnan sect." Kou Zhong asked, "What did he say?" Xuan Yong said fiercely: "Of course he presumes that he passed by by chance, hum! This is a barren mountain and wild land, if it is said to be hunting, there is some truth to it, just listen to his accent, you can know that he is from Zhejiang, how can he come here alone. "

Xu Ziling frowned and said, "Even a spy should have a partner, did you find anyone else?" Xuan Yong shook his head and said, "I have sent people to search the surrounding forests, but they still haven't found anything." Kou Zhongdao: "Looks like torture is needed, are you good at it?" Xuan Yongdao: "Leave it to me." Just as he was about to go forward, Xu Ziling tugged at Xuan Yong, and couldn't bear it: "Before confirming the identity of the other party, it doesn't seem good to use torture." Xuan Yong said in astonishment: "He refuses to speak out by himself, how can we find out his identity without torture."

Kou Zhong smiled and said: "The invisible pressure of the spirit is the highest method of using punishment. This is called using punishment to attack, come on!" The three came to the young strong man and waved back the guard. Kou Zhong saw that the man closed his eyes and said with a smile: "He won't open his eyes, so naturally he won't answer the question. It is imperative to take your time so that this good man has a chance to consider his situation and make an intelligent choice." "Pooh"! The man suddenly opened his eyes, spat out a mouthful of bloodshot saliva, and shot Kou Zhong quickly.

Kou Zhong shook his head casually, the phlegm shot away. The man showed a look of surprise, obviously he didn't expect Kou Zhong to avoid him, and he closed his eyes again. Xuan Yong was furious, pulled out his dagger, and shouted: "Let me cut off his flesh piece by piece." Kou Zhong saw the look of disdain on the man's face, he secretly praised him, and said with a smile to Xuan Yong: "How can a knife be as good as pliers, come here! Bring me the pliers." Someone in the distance answered the order. Xuan Yong and Xu Ziling stared at him puzzled. Kou Zhong turned to the back of the tree, inspected the man's bound hands, and said with a smile, "This old man's fingers are long and smooth, ha!" He moved to the front again, and shouted, "Come here! Take it off for me!" Drop his boots."

The man opened his eyes and said angrily: "If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you, but why do you want to take off my boots?" Kou Zhong stretched out his hand to stop the men who came forward to take off their boots, and said with a smile: "Because I want to pull out your nails one by one, and I do it slowly. People say that the pain in the ten fingers returns to the heart, but the pain in the toes does not know what the pain is. Prove it on the man. Don’t underestimate the toenails, without them, it means that you have lost your martial arts, and you can’t even think about walking with your legs to report the news, let alone kill you.”

The man's expression changed several times, and finally he said sadly: "I don't know who you are at all, I just walked this way to rush to Hefei to attend the company meeting held by Rong Fengxiang." The three of them were moved when they heard this. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, they both thought of Zuo Youxian who had appeared in Hefei, assuming that both of them were on the list of the eight masters of the evil sect, they might have a certain friendship, and now at the meeting of the society, It was probably arranged by Zuo Youxian. Kou Zhong laughed loudly and said: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Somebody came and released this man. The rain is getting heavier! We all hid in the tent, changed into dry clothes, and drank two glasses of his mother's wine." .”

This time it's Xuan Yong's turn and that person is stunned, he doesn't understand why he will be released on the spot just because of a single sentence. When Xu Ziling went to untie the rope, Xuan Yong leaned over to Kou Zhong's ear and said, "The young commander forgot to issue a strict order not to drink alcohol, and we didn't bring any alcohol with us at all." Kou Zhong coughed dryly and said, "Then drink a glass of water!" The man moved his hands that were numb from the cowhide bands, and said suspiciously: "Are you really willing to let me go?"

Kou Zhong shrugged and said: "We are not the most vicious people, since we know it was a misunderstanding, what else can we do besides apologizing?" The man cheered up and said, "My friend's name is Gao?" Kou Zhong pointed at Xuan Yong with a smile and said, "His name is Xuan Yong." Before he had a chance to introduce Xu Ziling, the man said in shock, "Then you must be 'Young Marshal' Kou Zhong, and the other one is Xu Ziling!" Xuan Yong nodded and said, "That's a good guess, friend, what's your name?" The man became much friendlier, and replied bluntly: "I am Ze Yue, the son of Ze Tianwen, the Confucian businessman of the Longyou Gang."

Kou Zhong and the other three looked at each other, because they had never heard the name of the Longyou Gang, and they couldn't even say polite words such as Jiu Yang. Kou Zhong smoothed things over and said, "Let's go in and take shelter from the rain. Fortunately, brother Ze only suffered minor injuries, otherwise we would have committed even more serious crimes." Zeyue laughed and said: "If you can win three brothers, what's the point of a little injury?" The reason why the Longyou Gang is not well-known in Jianghu is because it is a gang mainly engaged in business. It is a well-organized association centered on Longyou County in Dongyang County. It has the reputation of dragon roaming everywhere.

After Zeyue introduced the Longyou Gang, he happily said: "Our hometown and the surrounding areas have many mountains and few fields, and the need for commodity circulation is the most. The mountain people are forced to make a living. To make a living by selling business. My father started his business by developing the timber business. Now there are at least ten thousand people doing business in various places under the name of my gang. But there are only a few hundred people who really have the token of our Longyou gang. , They are the backbone of my gang." Then he took out a bronze medal with a dragon pattern cast on one side and the words "Dragon roams everywhere" on the other side.

The rain outside became heavier, and the cold air rolled in through the tent door. Kou Zhongda asked with interest: "What kind of business are you mainly doing?" Zeyue replied: "The so-called don't do it if you are not familiar with it. We mainly sell the local products from the mountainous areas to places where they are needed, mainly in the seven industries of bamboo, wood, paper, tea, bamboo shoots, oil, and herbs, and then buy them back. The things that are lacking, such as rice, salt, silk, cotton cloth, etc., form a distribution network, and gangs and associations in various places, no matter how big or small, will give us some face." Then he said happily: "I am really lucky to know you two. When you defeated Li Mi that day, I was rushing from Guanzhong to Luoyang. Counting today's heroes, who can compare with Young Marshal and Master Xu." Xu Ziling changed the topic a little embarrassedly and said, "Now beacon smoke is everywhere, will it not affect your business?" Zeyue smiled and said: "In peacetime, there are peacetime ways, and in times of war, there are Zhanluan ways. Being treated as a spy like just now doesn't happen often, usually as long as I show the token of the Longyou Gang, people Everyone will give some face." Kou Zhong said embarrassingly: "Brother Ze is used to business, and his eloquence is really good, yes! Didn't you say that Rong Fengxiang is going to hold some kind of mother's association meeting in Hefei? What is it?" Zeyue's face darkened, and he sighed: "This is something that worries people today. Rong Fengxiang has recently been the leader of the Luoyang Gang, and his influence has greatly increased, and now he is also the elder of the most powerful Baiye Society in the north. , is even more powerful. This time he came to Hefei to call on the Jiangbei trade associations and business gangs to join the Baiye Society, in the name of unity. In my opinion, he must have other ambitions." Kou Zhong frowned and said, "What's the matter with Baiyeshe?" Zeyue said: "That's just an alliance of various trade associations in the north. The elder has no governance power over the trade associations under his jurisdiction, but he can speak out to the forces in various places on behalf of the various trade associations. Set a price, resolve business disputes, the influence can be large or small, it depends on who is the elder." Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong exchanged glances, both feeling bad.Rong Fengxiang is the incarnation of Pichen, a master of the evil faction. If he becomes the leader of the world's business gangs, what good things will he do? Xu Ziling tentatively asked: "Isn't this a good thing? Why is Brother Ze bothered?" Zeyue smiled wryly and said, "How can you not be bothered? The most important thing to do business is to be flexible and free, not to be restrained. Now Rong Fengxiang has put on a pattern of bullying the small, relying on the power of the Northern Baiye Society, forcing us to join him. Baiyeshe..." Kou Zhong interrupted him: "If you don't join the society, what will be the consequences?" Zeyue pondered and said: "For the time being, it is still not clear, it depends on how well he controls the major companies in the north, but of course it will affect us to do business in the north." Xu Ziling said: "Then is your gang ready to join or refuse to join?" Zeyue said: "I want to go to Hefei early this time, just to discuss with experts from all over the world, so as to understand their ideas. If everyone rushes to participate, our situation will be very difficult, and maybe we have to follow the crowd to submit .” Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Brother Ze is such a person?" Zeyue smiled bitterly and said, "In the final analysis, I'm just a businessman, and any action must first weigh the interests. Oh! I haven't asked the two of you who are going to deal with such a laborious expedition." Kou Zhong replied, "It's not the two big bastards Cao Yinglong and Zhu Can." Ze Yue said in awe: "So it's these two murderous demons who don't follow the rules of the world. If there is anything that needs Ze Yue's help, as long as I can do it, I will definitely go all out." Kou Zhongdao: "You should do your business with peace of mind! But my two brothers can't ignore the matter of Rong Fengxiang, because this is another bastard. It is more terrifying than Cao Yinglong and Zhu Can, so we have to find time to talk to each other. Brother Ze is going to Hefei, luckily he is on the way." Zeyue lost his voice: "What?" Kou Zhong put on the mask of his battle against Li Tianfan and Shen Luoyan in the Pegasus Ranch, and turned back into the middle-aged maniac with hooked nose and beard; Xu Ziling, of course, did not dare to pretend to be Yue Shan or the scarred hero, so he took out the unused mask. With a mask, he turned into a vulgar yellow-faced man, who was older than Kou Zhong, and the two of them felt funny when they looked at each other. The three of them rushed on the road in the rain, only two hours' journey, and arrived in Hefei in the afternoon. Sure enough, people from various business associations came to the meeting, and there was no end to people and cars. As soon as the three of them entered the city, they were greeted by someone from the Longyou Gang who arrived earlier. Zeyue, the son of the gang leader, obviously had a very high status, even though he didn't introduce them, his subordinates didn't dare to ask. The Longyou gang opened a tea shop on the main street connecting the north and south city gates in Hefei, and the three of them settled down in the yard behind the shop. When Zeyue went to listen to his subordinates' report, both of them felt tired. After changing their dry clothes, they hid in the room. Rest inside. Kou Zhong kicked off his boots, spread them out on the bed, and said to Xu Ziling who was leaning on the couch and staring at the rain outside the window: "I really don't understand Lu Miaozi, why the appearance of each mask is so unflattering, Can't you make it pretty and pleasing to the eye?" Xu Ziling pondered: "What do you think Mr. Lu looks like?" Kou Zhong said: "He must have been very handsome when he was young, don't you see that he is still a good-looking old guy when he gets older? What does it matter?" Xu Ziling shrugged and said, "I don't know, it must have something to do with it! People are destined to be beautiful, ugly and beautiful. Under normal circumstances, they cannot be changed. We can only accept this reality. If I were Mr. Lu, since I have the power to change the sky , I naturally want to change to a completely different face, so as to experience another different identity and different feelings." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "There is some truth in saying that. Alright! Closer to home, should we join forces to kill Rong Fengxiang?" Xu Ziling said, "Stop the rain!" Kou Zhong sat up from the bed, looked out the window, and said: "This matter must be decided, we only have two days and one night to destroy Rong Fengxiang's plot. Alas! I really don't understand why Wang Shichong doesn't deal with this matter." Monster, Yang Gongqing should have told him that Rong Fengxiang is Bichen, and Bichen is Pichen." Xu Ziling sighed: "It's not a good thing to be too confident. Even if Pichen is so stupid as to let us do it by chance, we may not be able to kill him. What's more, with Zuo Youxian backing him, this is Fu Gongyou's land, That round got us to push ourselves." Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "I'm not overconfident, it's just because I don't have much time." Xu Ziling said with a smile: "If you are not capable of fighting, you must outsmart. Aren't you full of tricks? How about showing me some tricks?" Kou Zhongxi said: "Judging from your tone, it seems that you have a plan in mind, come and listen." Xu Ziling laughed dumbly and said, "Let's figure out the situation first! It's easier to demolish a house than build it." Kou Zhong said emotionally: "It makes sense, you can smash a cup with a wave of your hand, but to make a cup, you have to go through multiple processes, such as kneading clay into a blank, kiln and firing, Rong Fengxiang can be listed in the Baiye Society The elder also belongs to this situation. First of all, he must become a long-sleeved big businessman and the president of the guild, but he still has to be the leader of the largest gang in the north before he can win the position of elder of the Baiye Society. Now I want to extend my influence to the north of the river, and I will extend my claws to the south later. The process is not easy at all. But as long as we expose his identity, we can smash his dream like throwing a cup on the ground." Xu Ziling said: "Rong Fengxiang can replace Shangguanlong as the boss of the Luoyang gang. It's not as simple as it seems on the surface. I'm sure that there are people in the gang who can talk about things. Cain has the remaining members of the Yingui sect. And Rong Fengxiang Then secretly colluded with the Yingui sect..." Kou Zhong was startled and said: "That's right, it's possible that for the sake of the world's great interests, most of the eight goddamn masters of the evil faction are on the same front, making troubles everywhere to take advantage. If Zuo Youxian didn't nod, How could Rong Fengxiang hold a Baiye Society meeting in Hefei?" He said again: "Why don't you pretend to be Yue Shan again, and find your old friend You Xian Yao Dao to set your mouth on it." Xu Ziling scolded with a smile: "I promise you will show your feet before you finish your cup of hot tea. You kid clearly wants to hurt me." At this moment, Zeyue walked into the room with a solemn expression, and said, "I'm going to meet someone. If he is willing to support and refuse to join the Baiye Society, many people will respond." Kou Zhong sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "Who is this person?" Ze Yue sat in the chair next to Xu Ziling, and said: "This man is called An Long, known as 'Sichuan Fat Jia', he is the largest wine merchant in the southwest, he also runs other businesses, and is the head of several guilds. " Kou Zhong nodded and said: "Everyone in the world drinks alcohol. Since he is the biggest wine dealer in the southwest, he must have some background. Does he know martial arts?" Zeyue said: "His martial arts are quite ordinary, but his brother is Xie Hui, the 'martial arts judge' who dominates Sichuan. Xie Hui's son Xie Wenlong married Song Que's daughter Song Yuhua, and he has such a strong backing , who dares to provoke him." Kou Zhong said emotionally: "I heard that Xie Hui's Domineering Fort is the most prestigious family outside of the four surnames, and Xie Hui's martial arts is comparable to Fu' Tiandao' Song Que, eh! I must meet this man." Xu Ziling asked: "How is the situation of the Hundred Industry Conference?" Zeyue said: "Rong Fengxiang and his beautiful daughter arrived in Hefei three days ago, and they are going around to lobby business leaders from all sides. The Hundred Industry Conference will be held in the General Manager's Mansion tomorrow morning, and we are running out of time." Kou Zhong jumped up and said: "Then it's not too late, let's go see An Long first!" The bathroom was steaming hot. In the VIP bath in the west hall, Anlong alone monopolizes the two-foot-square bath. More than a dozen bodyguards guard the pool and various entrances and exits. Out of Anlong's fortune. Anlong is a big fat man, his hands seem to be particularly short due to too much fat, he has a big belly, his flat head seems to grow directly from his fat shoulders, with two thick lips, he looks very short. However, Zhi is a person who pays attention to eating, drinking and having fun. The water in the bath pool overflows to the stone floor on the bank of the pool. It is doubtful whether the water level has reached this situation because of him. At this time, he was leaning against the corner of the pool, asking the men squatting by the pool to fill his hookah pipe with shredded tobacco, and then bring it to his mouth for him to puff out the clouds, feeling freehand and decadent. There is a feeling of falling. When Xu Ziling, Kou Zhong, and Zeyue came to the bathroom, before they had a chance to speak, An Long laughed and said, "If brother Tianwen doesn't come, it's the same with my nephew. Come down and have fun with me." Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong were taken aback, if they showed the bodies of young people whose age and skin were quite different from the masks, wouldn't they immediately show their feet. But Zeyue showed his eagerness, and said with a smile: "Boss An ordered, how dare my nephew refuse to obey." Then he quickly took off his clothes, stuffed them into the hands of the two, and said: "You two go outside the door." It's just this kind of affectation and order, which confirms that the two are servants in front of Anlong and others, but of course they can still hear all the conversations in the bathhouse outside the door. Outside the door is a small side hall for VIPs to rest. There are two sets of chairs and tables. An Long's men occupy one of them. After greeting An Long's people politely, they sit in another set of tables and chairs. , enjoy the tea cakes offered by the servants. At this moment, An Long was asking Zeyue about the situation of the father of the leader of Longyou, but before turning to the main topic, Kou Zhong leaned into Xu Ziling's ear and said, "What do you think of this fat man?" Xu Ziling replied lightly: "He should be a hidden master, and the appearance he puts out to the outside world is just a scam." Kou Zhong's face turned serious, and he nodded, "I also feel the same way. As soon as I entered the bathroom, I felt an indescribable evil energy, and I felt chills in my heart, just like when I was facing Houhou." Xu Ziling was startled and said: "That's bad! This fat man can be so real and invisible, it must be Rong Fengxiang's level, and one of the bad ones is one of the eight masters of evil, so no matter what Zeyue says this time, it will be just In vain." Kou Zhong's face was also troubled, and he said: "Listen to what he said before judging it!" Ze Yue's voice came out and said: "When I went out this time, my father once told Wan Wan that my nephew should first consult Uncle An Shi for everything, and then he will never make mistakes." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling outside shouted.If Zeyue really obeyed Anlong's orders, would he change his position and join Baiyeshe immediately? An Long let out a pig-like laugh, and said: "Your father thinks highly of me, An Long, so someone in An gave him a jar of Heizhen liqueur, which is the best of all wines. The color of the wine is crystal clear and sparkling. Hui, mellow and sweet, sweet and sour. After drinking, it can produce body fluids and refresh the mind, warm the stomach and nourish the kidneys, nourish and strengthen the body, and all sweats, night sweats, sorrows, and yin exhaustion will disappear after drinking. If I hadn’t gotten a batch of black pearl rice from Tianzhu , and can’t make this kind of wine, so I only donate it and don’t sell it. Of course, the gift is only for old friends like Brother Tianwen who have a life-long relationship.” Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were dumbfounded. In terms of eloquence alone, this person must be in the realm of a top master, eloquence is no problem, and every word is loud and persuasive.After hearing what he said, the two of them wanted to find Tan to taste it, to see if he was exaggerating. Zeyue laughed dryly, and said, "On behalf of father, he thanked Uncle An Shi for his great kindness. Hey! What does Uncle Shi think about Boss Rong's call for comrades from Jiangbei to join the Baiye Association?" An Long pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "This matter is really not trivial. We have always been independent, but we get along well with each other, just like mixing Xiangxue wine with rice wine to drink. The taste of the food is sweet and pure, which makes people have a long aftertaste. It is clear that Rong Fengxiang came to the north to expand the influence of Baiye Society, and this matter must be carefully considered." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling raised their hearts for a long time, and then they let go. They thought to themselves that firstly, they were suspicious of dark ghosts and misunderstood An Long, or that although An Long was an evil person, he was in a confrontational position with Rong Fengxiang, so they secretly Pull him back. Ze Yue said happily: "Then according to Uncle Shi, we want to unite and refuse to join the Baiye Association." An Long whispered: "If we really do this, we will be fools." Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong looked at each other, puzzled. Zeyue in the bathhouse obviously had no better comprehension than theirs, and said in a murmur, "Uncle Shi means..." "Snapped"! I don't know whether it was An Long who made great efforts to take a picture of Zeyue, or An Long himself took photos of his own fat to add to the fun, but An Long laughed and said: "Nephew Yue is always a little tender, if it is your father who comes, he will definitely be with you." I have the same idea, business is business, the most important thing is to make money, joining Baiye Society is beneficial and harmless to doing business, why not do it.” On behalf of Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, Zeyue asked the questions they wanted to ask the most, and said, "But Uncle Shi said just now, hey! There is something wrong with Rong Fengxiang." An Long sighed: "It doesn't matter whether Rong Fengxiang has a problem, the most important thing is who should be the elder and talk about things after we join Baiye Society." Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong suddenly realized that they hadn't completely misunderstood An Long, but mistook him for Rong Fengxiang's gang. He made it clear that he wanted to snatch the position of the elder of Baiye Society. Ze Yue was stunned and speechless. An Long continued to speak eloquently: "Although Rong Fengxiang is the leader of the Luoyang gang, I have the support of the Duzunbao of Sichuan and the Song family of Lingnan. If there is another noble gang to raise their arms, he will be at his mercy. When the general meeting is held tomorrow, we simply force him to elect a new elder, ha! I want him to steal money without losing money." Both Kou and Xu's heads grew dizzy when they heard this, they were confused for a moment because the situation was so complicated.