After traveling all night, at dawn, Dongfang Bai and his wife entered the city and arrived at the gate of a mansion.
Knocking on the door, Dongfang Bai handed over the seal he had prepared. After a while, a man who looked like a butler ushered the two in.
When we arrived at the living room, sitting in the main seat was an old man wearing a regimental uniform with white beard and hair.
Dongfang Bai cupped his hands and said, "But Mr. Zhou? My master asked me to say hello to you."
The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "I wonder which member of the Li family your lord is?"
Dongfang Bai shook his head and looked at the old man: "My lord is not a member of the Li family. My lord is waiting at the border for your food to pass."
"Oh!" The old man patted his forehead, apologetically, "I forgot about this. A few days ago, a friend was in a hurry to use a truck and borrowed all the trucks at home."
He looked at Dongfang Bai: "You see, this has delayed you. I will borrow some carriages and send the food to you as soon as possible."
Tong Baixiong breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that was the end of the matter, but unexpectedly, Dongfang Bai stared at the old man without relaxing.
"It's really urgently needed over there. I wonder when Mr. Zhou can leave here?"
The old man stroked his beard and felt a little embarrassed: "It's hard to say. After all, I don't know when we can get the vehicle ready. Maybe three to five days, maybe ten days."
Tong Baixiong interrupted: "This is too long, and the day lilies will be cold by then."
Dongfang Bai looked at the apologetic old man: "What if we raise the carriage ourselves?"
"It's not impossible, but you are outsiders after all. I'm afraid no one will lend it to you here in Bingzhou, so don't waste your efforts."
Dongfang Bai looked at the old man's seemingly sincere, but actually hidden expression of disdain. He took out another seal from his arms and waved it at the old man.
"Before I left, your Excellency also gave me this, saying that it would give me some dignity here in the capital of Bingzhou."
Although the old man's martial arts skills were not high, and although the envelope passed by in a flash, the old man could still clearly see the mark on the envelope - Jingweijun Liu.
His face suddenly became a little ugly. He naturally knew what this seal represented. Although there were rumors some time ago that the man was surrounded and killed by the innate people of the grassland, he never believed it.
How could that smiling tiger-like figure be killed by a clumsy plan? No, not even two months later, that person showed up again. Is he going to take revenge?
The head of the Zhou family suddenly felt that the decision he made a few days ago was inappropriate. It might not be a good choice to get involved with the state capital at this time.
"Ahem." The old man coughed twice.
"My dear nephew, don't panic. Seeing that you are in such a hurry, I will go there myself. My Zhou family still has some respect here in Bingzhou. They see my old face and they have to spare some money for me.
, the food will definitely be loaded onto the truck and set off by the afternoon at the most.”
A faint smile appeared on Dongfang Bai's face, and he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou. We are not familiar with the place here. I hope Mr. Zhou will take more trouble."
The old man stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "My nephew is too polite. I did it wrong, but it was my fault that my nephew made one more trip."
"Where, where."
Suddenly, the scene was very lively.
In the afternoon, Dongfang Bai and his wife watched the carriage drive out of the Zhou family's warehouse and head towards the grassland.
Naturally, the convoy was protected by the former Jing Guard sergeant who came with them. This made the head of the Zhou family relieved after seeing all this. It seemed that his choice this time was not wrong.
However, Dongfang Bai and the others did not leave. Under the somewhat puzzled gaze of the head of the Zhou family, Dongfang Bai smiled lightly.
"Since the head of the family is on our side, we naturally have to clean up the future troubles for the Zhou family."
The head of the Zhou family changed slightly.
At this moment, a thin middle-aged man in official uniform ran up not far away. When he saw the head of the Zhou family, he shouted.
"Old Zhou, are you kidding me? Why did you promise me a few days ago and why do you want to go back on your word today? Do you know that you are making it difficult for me to stand up in front of the governor? Don't you give me a favor today?
Let’s talk about it, this matter can’t be solved.”
Just when the head of the Zhou family looked embarrassed, Dongfang Bai stood up and directly showed the seal representing the Jingwei Army in front of the official.
His eyes are clear in black and white and look very pure, but sometimes they are scary and deep.
Being stared at by his eyes, the official was obviously uncomfortable.
Just listen to Dongfang Bai Youyou say: "The Zhou family master saw that the Jingwei army had no supplies and was living a hard life, so he was willing to trade the cattle and sheep taken from the grassland with the Jingwei army. We Jingwei army are very grateful.
"But I don't know what the Lord Zhou promised to you. Let me tell you. If it makes sense, we, the Jingwei Army, wouldn't mind shouldering part of it for the Lord Zhou."
This official was frightened by Dongfang Bai. As for the agreement between him and the head of the Zhou family, he didn't even dare to mention it. He rolled his sleeves angrily and said, "Get out of the way. I'm busy with my affairs. How can I have time to talk to you?"
Break it apart."
Watching the man walking further and further away, Dongfang Bai turned to look at the head of the Zhou family: "What position does this man hold in the state capital? How dare he cause trouble for the Jingwei Army."
The head of the Zhou family was at a loss for words for a moment. He didn't know if he should say anything, but unexpectedly Dongfang Bai suddenly changed the topic.
"Master Zhou, don't you want to go and see what kind of cattle and sheep we have there? Maybe you should go and see for yourself."
Ah?
Caught off guard, the head of the Zhou family was put into a carriage by Dongfang Bai and Tong Baixiong. Tong Baixiong stuck his head out of the window of the carriage and shouted to the panicked servants of the Zhou family behind: "Don't panic, don't panic, the head of the Zhou family will accompany us to talk."
It’s a business, if you’re worried you can follow me.” After saying that, he got into the car with a smile.
After entering the carriage, Tong Baixiong's face darkened: "You old gangster, you were actually fooling around with me this morning. This is what you said about not being able to find the carriage. I really believed your lies." He was serious until
Only now did I react.
Suddenly, he heard laughter coming from beside him. He turned his head and saw Dongfang Bai's serious expression: "What's wrong with you?"
Tong Baixiong was a little confused for a moment as to whether he heard it wrong, but unexpectedly the guy driving the car in front laughed.
Tong Baixiong finally reacted and pounced.
Dongfang Bai just turned sideways slightly, and Tong Baixiong jumped out of the window.
Dongfang Bai smiled slightly and also got out of the window: "Big Xiong, come here, let me see if you can advance in martial arts."
The head of the Zhou family poked his head out of the window of the carriage and watched the two of them fighting each other as they followed the carriage. One was like a bear, and he would do nothing if he didn't take action. Every time he made a move, his power was astonishing. The other was like a crane, with his body shape changing and his posture graceful. He could always use
The smallest movement can dodge the opponent's attack. Every time he takes a shot, the opponent can tremble all over.
After watching for a while, even someone with no actual combat experience like the head of the Zhou family could tell that the two seemed to be fighting passionately, but in fact, their kung fu had shifted by a whole level. The young man named Dongfang Bai had not been hit even once.
, and his attacks are always just right, just interrupting the opponent's attacks without causing any harm.
But even Tong Baixiong, who is relatively poor in martial arts, is among the top in martial arts among young people at the level of the Zhou family. Although he was not so willing to get on the carriage, now he really wants to see and cultivate such a person.
What kind of person would that be?
Although the grassland is large, it is not slow to spread news. In addition to fast horses, the grassland also has tamed falcons.
The day after Liu Jun summoned the leaders of these tribes, Xiantian came over.
Liu Jun greeted him with a smile as soon as he saw it: "Brother Su He, I didn't expect you to be the first one to come here."
Su He's arrival was of great help to Liu Jun. In these small innate circles, Su He was relatively easy to talk to and had good popularity. Su He's arrival made some hesitant tribesmen make up their minds, and also gave Liu Jun a chance to meet the innate people he knew.
Sent a message.
Following Liu Jun to the tent, Su He immediately saw the woman in red leaning on a chair in the corner, and joked to Liu Jun: "You are quite a romantic figure. The one from the Snow Mountain Sect just left not long ago. This is another person."
Where did you provoke another one?"
Liu Jun immediately felt the glare from behind and said with an awkward smile: "Brother Su, don't be joking."
Li Xiangtong stood up from the chair, walked to Liu Jun, rolled his eyes at him, and saluted Su Hefu: "Hello, Brother Su, my name is Li Xiangtong. Some time ago, you took more care of my family, Liu Junmeng. If there is anything about the grain trade,
, you can tell me, I will definitely help anyone who can help."
Su He's eyes lit up, and he heard what Li Xiangtong meant: "I wonder who the owner of Li Zijin is, Li Shaozhuang?"
"That's my brother."
Su He's smile became more sincere. I don't blame him for this. There are really not many people who dare to smuggle food in the grassland so openly.
"Then it seems that the young lady of the Li family and I will have to deal with each other frequently in the future."
Su He glanced at Liu Jun and smiled: "Perhaps I will call you Mrs. Liu from now on."
Although Li Xiangtong blushed with embarrassment, he smiled heartily and said, "Then let me borrow Brother Su's good words."