The nearly 100-meter-long forest walkway was lined with red and hot torches. Under the light of the fire, stood rows of tall men with solemn expressions. Without exception, they were all looking in the same direction, which was
The dark and silent inner hall.
Located in the large stone lobby in the center of the persimmon forest, there is a wooden square table about ten meters long, with two gray-haired old men sitting astride it.
Different from the solemnity outside, there is a bit more solemnity here. At this moment, a disciple of Qipao from the Beggar Clan is bowing and standing next to the leader and whispering something.
The old man wearing a hat would frown slightly from time to time.
Similarly, the gray-haired old monk next to him also raised his eyebrows. It was obvious that both of them were surprised by what the Beggar Clan disciple reported.
"Are you saying that this incident was all caused by a person named Lu Guzhan? Dongzhang boy doesn't know about this?"
After a moment of silence, the old man sitting at the head of the table asked in a deep voice.
Quietly looking at the two old men who had no expression on their faces, the Beggar Clan disciple swallowed his saliva, cupped his hands and said: "Back to the gang leader, this is the explanation written by Guo Daxia himself, I think there should be no mistake."
"Jinger..."
"Why didn't he come in person?"
This rosy, baby-faced old man was Hong Qigong, the former leader of the Beggar Clan. Hearing this made him feel a huge wave of emotions in his heart. He couldn't understand why, after suffering such a huge injustice, that man
Not a single explanation.
Even if it's just a sentence, for his sake, I will investigate this incident to the bottom of the matter and return his innocence.
But until the last moment, the man didn't even say a word to defend himself. Is my friendship with him really not worth his words?
As long as that man opened his mouth to explain, he would not sit idly by and watch. At this moment, Hong Qigong felt extremely angry and confused. Why? Dongzhang was so tough?
"Master Yideng, what do you think?"
Hong Qigong, who was a little upset, couldn't help turning his head to look at his old friend aside, his eyes actually trying to hear a hint of comfort from his mouth.
Hearing this, he pondered for a moment, then Yideng flicked the rosary beads in his hand, closed his eyes and shook his head: "It should be true, Jing'er, this kid, usually doesn't lie, you know that."
"Then...then...then why did he do this...?"
Hearing this sound, Hong Qigong slumped down in his position as if frustrated, muttering to himself in a daze.
Seeing this, Yideng could only close his eyes again and remain silent, because he didn't know Dongzhang well, so he naturally didn't know how to comfort his old friend.
Gongsun Lv'e, who was standing behind Yideng, couldn't bear to see this scene. She couldn't bear to see this old man sad, so she thought about it and said softly: "Grandpa Hong, does he not want to let him go?"
Are you in trouble?"
As the saying goes, a word wakes up a dreamer, what it means is that now, Hong Qigong is obsessed with the authorities. He has a close friendship with Dongzhang. Dongzhang once saved Hong Qigong's life at Baituo Villa.
And Hong Qigong also had a kindness to teach Dongzhang. To Dongzhang's sister Lu Qing, a set of dog-beating stick techniques that were passed down to the inside but not to the outsiders can prove this.
Dongzhang naturally knew that it was Hong Qigong who did this in order to repay his life-saving grace and taught Lu Qing the dog-beating stick technique, but he never said any words of thanks, because everything was only in his heart.
In this incident, since he knew that Zhang Yimeng was captured by the Beggar Gang, Dongzhang had no intention of sitting down and negotiating with the Beggar Gang when he came out of the mountain. In fact, he also knew that Hong Qigong would not sit idly by if he opened his mouth. However, if he wanted to
We know that as the old leader of the Beggar Clan, Hong Qigong has such high prestige within the gang.
Such prestige is not easy to come by, and naturally no one would dare to object to Hong Qigong's words, but that would also make people in the gang resentful of Hong Qigong and his decisiveness.
Dongzhang didn't want to owe anyone any favors, not even the slightest bit, so when he came to the Beggar Clan, Dongzhang was very forceful and wanted to take away Zhang Yimeng, and set a line with Hong Qigong with an indifferent attitude. This was done to the Beggar Clan.
People think that your gang leader does not have a close relationship with me. The purpose is not to put any psychological burden on Hong Qigong, not to let him think too much, and not to make things difficult for him.
After all, Zhang Yimeng hunted and killed hundreds of Beggar Gang disciples in full view of the public. This is an indisputable fact. As the boss of the armed group, how could Dong Zhang not know how vicious and difficult Zhang Yimeng was? The price of capturing him alive would certainly not be simple.
Therefore, the breakup was only expected, because it was impossible for Dong Zhang to give up on Zhang Yimeng.
"This brat... He didn't even hesitate to break up with me for such evil people, you bastard!!"
After figuring out the cause, Hong Qigong smashed the chair handle with one palm and gasped angrily. He must have been really angry.
Seeing this, he walked quickly behind Hong Qigong. Gongsun Lu'e reached out and rubbed his back to calm him down. He turned his eyes and said softly: "He is just that kind of person. Don't you understand? He is extremely evil."
Not to mention that women are still delicate in their thoughts. Although he is an enemy, Gongsun Lue fully understands Dongzhang, a man who is domineering, arbitrary, and indifferent.
Patting the back of Gongsun Lu'e's hand, Hong Qigong smiled bitterly: "Little baby, you don't know, I... once owed Dongzhang a huge favor...
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Not many people knew about the battle at White Camel Villa. Hong Qigong didn't tell, Ouyang Feng didn't tell, Dongzhang certainly didn't tell, and even Huang Rong and Guo Jing didn't know about it.
This time Princess Hong Qi spoke animatedly, which can be said to have shocked Gongsun Lv'e. He stood there with his mouth wide open and was at a loss. Even Yi Deng, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes slightly and looked at his old friend.
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After waving his hand to dismiss the people, Hong Qigong sighed quietly: "You don't know, don't you... Dongzhang saved my life..."
"What!?"
Gongsun Lv'e screamed when he heard this. After shouting, he realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly covered his mouth with his hands, but even so, the shock in his eyes still increased instead of diminishing.
"When did this happen?"
This news not only shocked Gongsun Lu'e, but also Yideng, because at their level, the life-saving grace was really great. To be more precise, no matter who it was, the life-saving grace was huge.
of kindness.
"When it happened...I can't remember clearly. If it hadn't been for him that day, I might have died at the hands of Ouyang Feng."
As if he was lost in memories, Hong Qigong felt a little sad.
"Isn't he Ouyang Feng's student?"
Hong Qi was actually rescued by Ouyang Feng. Yi Deng was even more surprised.
"Yes, I owe him this..."
To actually turn against Xidu for Hong Qigong, this is not just a simple favor for saving his life, but even the woman Gongsun Lu'e knows that the kindness involved is extraordinary.
How terrible it is to offend a Wujue.
And that man didn't coerce Hong Qigong to betray the favor. She couldn't understand that man...
"Then, what will you do on the day of the decisive battle?" Master Yideng asked softly, looking at Hong Qigong with piercing eyes.
Hearing this, Hong Qigong smiled bitterly and sighed deeply: "I want to go..."