"On the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, isn't that a small year? Are you really not giving me a day? Are you really good at it?"
Faced with his old acquaintance from back then, Tang Zhao did not hide it and complained directly, "The owner of the village really knows how to choose the day. This year has been so tossing. If she doesn't live up to the Chinese New Year, I won't live up to the New Year either."
Jiao Feng was a little helpless and explained: "The timing is really unlucky. This was not chosen by the owner of the village, but the date when the Five Poison Order of Jingzhe Villa was written. In fact, it was not the meaning of Jingzhe Villa, but the old owner of the village.
...The condition of the old village owner suddenly worsened, and he is now taking medicine. It probably won't last long. Jingzhe Villa hastily summoned the candidates to show off, so that the old village owner can be awake to bear witness. The last gathering time is the second day of the twelfth lunar month.
18. The five-day journey from here to Jingzhe Villa is not a stretch, and we have to be prepared for accidents on the road, so we really can’t delay it any longer."
Tang Zhao shook his head slightly and said: "I don't know if the old man can bear it if he wants to do such a big thing before his death, beating and killing him in front of his bed?"
Jiao Feng said: "I don't really want him to be a witness. Everyone will fight for the outcome outside, and the winner will go into the inner room to accept the position of the owner of the village. The old owner of the village will not have any objection. It is said that the host responsible for supervision this time
He is the son of the old village owner, and because he has confirmed that he will not take the throne, everyone has to give him face and ask him to give a question and give the result."
Tang Zhao said: "So you don't know the title yet?"
Jiao Feng said: "No one knows. It just depends on whether the young master is reliable or not. If he is reliable and the test goes smoothly, whoever comes to the top will take care of him in the future. If he is not reliable, what weird problems will happen to him?"
The question makes everyone feel uncomfortable, and everyone has to follow him on the surface, but I am afraid that he will be blamed later. I am afraid that if he is young and ignorant, he openly favors a certain candidate, causing public outrage, and there is a risk of being thrown off the table.
.At that time, it may trigger the most intense chaos.”
He took out a booklet from his arms and said: "These are the four candidates participating in the duel and the helpers they invited. The information collected is relatively public, so don't believe it all. The last one is the information about the young master.
Although he is just watching, maybe he can figure out the topic by doing some research?"
Tang Zhaodao: "There are only four competitors left?"
Jiao Feng said: "Including us, there are five companies. Only five companies passed the preliminary election."
Tang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. There were only five companies, so there was no difference between the first round and the second round of the preliminary round. The finals were coming up, and the outcome would be determined by one game.
This was good, it saved time. He was fed up with spending so much time trying to get through the levels, only to end up with a regular program that crashed.
A quick victory, and maybe we can come back for the New Year.
Wait... don't raise such a flag, otherwise something will happen.
"In addition to the foreign aid that can be used, each force will bring four disciples to do miscellaneous tasks, and they cannot be more than twenty years old. Do you have any candidates? If there are no candidates, the village will arrange them."
Tang Zhao thought for a while, it seemed inappropriate to call his senior brothers and sisters for this kind of thing, and certainly not someone from the inspection department, and said: "I'll bring someone with me. Write it down for me... I'll tell you later."
He thought about it and felt that Wei Se might not be willing to reveal his real name to others, so he decided to discuss it with him before giving his name, and then asked, "Shall you go too?"
Jiao Feng was full of confidence and said: "Of course. Among the disciples under the age of twenty at Black Spider Villa, I am the strongest."
Tang Zhao said "Oh——", but it was a pity that he was already a swordsman, otherwise he would really want to fight Jiao Feng to weigh the weight of the twenty-first generation of Black Spider Villa.
Jiao Feng was actually ready to make a move for a moment, but thinking of Black Widow's admiration for Tang Zhao, he guessed that the two sides were no longer on the same level, so he could only suppress his desire to win and lose, and didn't think about it, saying: "I guess your martial arts must be strong now."
Extraordinary. If it's a knife-on-knife or a gun-on-gun confrontation, you won't be afraid. But be careful with hidden weapons and poisons. Especially be careful with poisons. People from the Five Poison Society poison themselves in treacherous ways and it's hard to guard against them. And after being hit, some of them are more dangerous than others.
Death immediately would be a hundred times more painful."
He emphasized: "I have been dealing with poisons every day for seven or eight years in the villa, but I can't say that I can definitely cure the poisons from other branches, let alone you haven't touched poisons for many years..."
Tang Zhao said: "I don't think I've ever touched it."
Jiao Feng said: "So you have to be extra careful. Don't import anything you eat or drink when you go to Jingzhe Villa. Don't touch things in public, don't smell them, and don't talk directly to strangers..."
Tang Zhao thought to himself: I should bring a Zheng robe to cover my whole body.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Can I disguise myself when I go there?"
After all, he is now a serious official, and he has to be wary of getting involved with the underworld. Moreover, it is not a glorious thing for a swordsman to work as a foreign aid for the Five Poison Society. Xing Ji also told him that he could go with a false identity if it was too troublesome.
Jiao Feng said: "Of course, no one knows you. But because foreign aid is restricted to people under twenty years old, don't change your appearance to be too old. And..."
He took out a picture and said, "This is the portrait we reported to you. It's best not to be too different. Other competitors also have such information, so don't expose any flaws."
Tang Zhao took one look at the image and felt relieved - as long as he looked like a person, he would be similar to this portrait.
His sharp eyes saw the name written next to it: "Tang Zhao".
This name...has a bit of an accent.
But it’s okay, the name is fake and the appearance is fake, he just needs to show his true strength.
The two chatted in some more details. Jiao Feng stood up and said, "I'll leave now. See you on the way back."
Tang Zhao said: "If you can come back before the Chinese New Year, you can come to my house during the Chinese New Year."
Jiao Feng rarely joked: "Should I come to your door to wish you a happy New Year? Do you want to give me a red envelope?"
Tang Zhao said: "Why don't you give it? If you are willing to worship me as your adoptive father now, I will give you the money to meet you."
While talking, Tang Zhao opened the door and went out. Before he could go out, he heard someone shouting: "Zhaozi!"
Tang Zhao was stunned, and a feeling like being paralyzed by thunder and lightning went up along his spine, and exploded in his mind, which was completely blank for a moment.
Zhaozi——
What a familiar title?
What a strange title!
Once upon a time, this was a nickname specially used by people close to him, and it was a title he was used to hearing.
But later, the people who could call him that way left one by one, and no one would call him that anymore.
Now, only Mr. Xing and Senior Brother Jiang occasionally call him that, but not often. The elder relatives and friends he later met would call him "A Zhao". This title is also very affectionate, but it is not his first nickname.
Later, as his age, seniority, and strength gradually increased, the people he met no longer called him such an unkind name. His older companions would call him "Xiaotang Swordsman", and those of his own age even called him "Xiaotang Swordsman".
"Teaching", "Sir".
He has grown up.
From now on, he will probably only have the name from his enemies and the "honorific title" from his own mouth.
Now, someone calls him by this nickname again.
And the sound is a bit unfamiliar.
who is it?
Relatives and friends from the past?
He suddenly turned around and found a young man with a big head standing in front of the door. His face looked strange but familiar, but the scar across his face was something he had never seen before.
He was covered for a moment and stood there, searching for people from his memory bit by bit.
"Zhaozi - it's me!" the young man shouted again.
A light flashed in Tang Zhao's mind and he shouted: "Liangzi!"
The young man cheered and ran over. Halfway through, he tore off his coat and threw it out. Then he came forward wearing a short coat and hugged Tang Zhao.
Tang Zhao called out "Liangzi" and his memory was completely restored. He hugged him ecstatically and said, "It's really you, Liangzi!"
Liangzi replied: "Who am I? Zhaozi, where did you go? When did you come back? Five years, I couldn't find you for five years! I thought you were a kid..."
The others did not expect that the two of them were as excited as children, and they were all surprised. Jiao Feng waited for the two of them to quiet down a little, then said: "Tang Zhao, this... is..."
He couldn't call this guy by name at all. He only knew that he was from the local helm and his rank was not high. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a "little gangster."
With the eyes of the Lord, he may be sent to our village for training after the year. He came from this village in a hurry and there was no one around him, so he randomly named a few young disciples without asking their names.
Tang Zhao took the young man's shoulder and said, "This is my fault, Teng Liang."
Teng Liang was not his neighbor, but a member of the Sui family class. Yes, it was Sui Feng and his family's Sui family class.
Tang Zhao met Sui Jiaban on the street when he was ten years old. At that time, he was greedy for the fancy guns, rope stepping, and hard Qigong routines Sui Jiaban was performing on the street. He thought it was amazing real Kung Fu and chased them all the way.
I was planning to become an apprentice in the business department, so I met Teng Liang there.
As the name suggests, the Sui family members all have the surname Sui. Teng Liang is Uncle Sui's nephew and Sui Feng's cousin.
Teng Liang was young at that time, and he was very proud when he saw that Tang Zhao admired his ability. He boasted to him, saying that his magical skills were unparalleled in the sky and on the earth, and planned to teach him some unique skills. But Uncle Sui was a sophisticated man.
The old Jianghu knew that this was a child's random play. Tang Zhao was a child studying in a good family, and he and the others were from different walks of life. He would never mention accepting a disciple, so he sent him home.
Tang Zhao's father was an open-minded man. He did not particularly blame his children, nor did he blame the Jianghu Ban Club for bringing up his son. Instead, he sincerely thanked him and held a meeting for the Sui Family Ban Club, allowing them to make more money.
The two parties only had this little friendship at the beginning, and it was just a one-time relationship at most. Later, the Sui family performed in Twilight City for a few months and then left. They were supposed to never see each other again.
Unexpectedly, two years later, Tang Zhao's parents and relatives passed away one after another, but he still managed to hold on to some of his family property. He was suddenly surrounded by a pack of wolves. He had no relatives or friends around him, and no one was willing to help him.
At this time, the Sui family passed by Wucheng again and learned about the changes in the Tang family. Jianghu people have their own loyalty. Although there was only a small kindness at the beginning, the Sui family still tried their best to protect Tang Zhao.
, brought him into the team and took him away from Twilight City. This is also a story about "justice kills more dogs".
During that time, Tang Zhao wandered around the world with the Sui family class and had no fixed place to live. There were only three children of about the same age in the class. Tang Zhao and Teng Liang were boys, and Sui Yun was a girl. The three of them were friends who got along day and night.
Although Tang Zhao and Teng Liang had completely different backgrounds, temperaments, and hobbies, the children didn't think much of it. They shared the joys and sorrows and naturally had a deep relationship. In the end, Tang Zhao went to Heyang County to find his relatives, and the three children reluctantly said goodbye in tears.
Fast forward, nearly five years have passed.
Tang Zhao's mood was up and down, and he kept saying: "Why are you here? How are you doing? The Sui family is in Wucheng? Are uncle, eldest brother, Ayun and the others here?"
Teng Liang scratched his head and said: "I'm okay, I don't know where the team is. I have been away from the Sui family class for several years."