"I wonder where these strong men came from." The middle-aged man holding a knife picked up the wine bowl and walked towards Liu Mang's table.
"Jiangcheng, Golden Tiger Gang." Wang Zhigang introduced.
"Thank you for your hospitality. If you have anything to ask, I, Lu Da, have been in Quancheng for decades, so I know everything I can tell you."
Liu Mang smiled and said: "I am a cheerful person. I would like to ask how the Qingfeng Gate is. Is it easy to enter?"
Lu Da pondered slightly and then said: "Qingfeng Sect is the only sect in this city that does not pay much attention to age. Although the entry test is difficult, it is also fair. In the past two years, a beggar successfully joined the sect, which caused a sensation.
whole city."
"The master of the Qingfeng Sect, Shen Haoyu, is also a handsome gentleman. He is indifferent to fame and wealth. He often gives food and porridge to the poor and provides medical treatment to the poor, which makes me and others admire him."
Liu Mang stood up and raised the bowl: "Thank you brother for telling me, I will clean this bowl of wine first!"
Lu laughed and said, "It's a small matter."
This Lu Da is also a good person. He is arrogant towards the middle-aged couple who have no background, but he is quite respectful towards Liu Mang, a person at the table who seems not to be trifled with.
But Liu Mang has no objection to him at all. He is now considered to be in a high position and knows how to make the best use of everything.
After Lu Da left, Liu Mang comforted Mei Song and said, "Xiao Song, if the master of the Qingfeng Sect is really as upright and upright as the rumors say, he must have really been unavailable before."
Wang Zhigang, Xiao Cao, and Xiao Feng also echoed: "Yes, yes, if you go tomorrow, you will definitely succeed. By then you will be a disciple of the Qingfeng Sect! The grace of saving your life is greater than God. It is really not a big deal to accept a disciple."
Hearing what everyone said, Mei Song, who was less than thirteen years old, showed hope again on his face, and huge expectations arose in his heart.
In the excitement, Mei Song rarely drank some wine. After only half a bowl, her face turned red and she was drunk. She was supported by Wang Zhigang before she returned to the room.
Rested one night at the inn.
Early the next morning, Liu Mang and the other five continued to Qingfeng Gate.
The old man guarding the Qingfeng Gate saw them and didn't even bother to ask this time. He directly accepted their greetings and walked into the door.
The old man walked inside and met the two disciples in blue who were guarding the door yesterday.
"The people from the Golden Tiger Gang are here again."
The disciple with the square face on the left frowned and said, "Master is meeting with people from the City Lord's Mansion."
The long-faced disciple on the right took the greeting card and said, "Master said that if someone from the Golden Tiger Gang comes back with a greeting card, just take it in and give it to him."
In the house in the courtyard.
Shen Haoyu and a man in black, holding a folding fan and wearing a turban on his head, sat face to face on the ground.
There were four government soldiers who were tightly wrapped in armor guarding the door, staring closely at the room.
Shen Haoyu poured the tea and then said with a smile: "I wonder how Mr. Wu has time to come to my door."
Mr. Wu solemnly said: "The war on the front line is really urgent, and the Taiyun Mountain bandits have repeatedly invaded Centipede Valley. Therefore, the Lord of the City sent me to the various sects in the city to ask for experts."
Hearing what Mr. Wu said, Shen Haoyu's face became serious.
To the northwest of Quancheng is the Taiyun Mountains. Quancheng is also the only large city that can be reached completely by land from Taiyun Mountains. Among the seven cities in the southeast, it also faces the greatest pressure from Taiyun Mountain bandits.
Fortunately, there are many natural and dangerous obstacles separating the two, blocking the ambitions of the Taiyun Bandits, and Centipede Valley is one of the more important ones.
Its terrain is similar to a thin line of sky, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only a small number of masters are needed to block the key positions to achieve the effect of one man blocking the barrier and ten thousand others unable to open it.
This is also the reason why Mr. Wu came to Qingfeng Sect to ask for support. Although the martial arts sect has fewer disciples, the number of masters is no less than that of the imperial palace.
After hearing Mr. Wu's request for help and knowing that this was what the Lord of Quancheng City meant, Shen Haoyu said readily: "I don't know how many people Mr. Wu needs, just tell me."
Mr. Wu was overjoyed and said: "Master Shen is selfless and has made great contributions to the country. I will report such a righteous deed to the imperial court in its entirety!"
Shen Haoyu said with emotion: "Our Qingfeng Sect trains disciples not for personal gain, but to serve the imperial court and protect the people one day."
I heard Mr. Wu nodding his head repeatedly and praising Shen Haoyu.
"Master Shen, I need at least five third-level ones."
"No problem, let them go to the city lord's mansion tonight."
The two were talking here when the long-faced disciple guarding the door suddenly walked in and whispered in his ear: "Master, the people from the Golden Tiger Gang have come to see you again."
Shen Haoyu didn't look very good after hearing this. The city lord was in front of him, so how could he see Liu Mang and his party now?
At the same time, I also felt a little angry towards Liu Mang and the others, feeling that they always came to me at the most inappropriate time.
So he said calmly: "Ask them to wait. It can be as little as an hour or as long as half a day. If you don't want to wait, you can leave first."
Mr. Wu also heard what Shen Haoyu said and said curiously: "I happened to have heard of the Golden Tiger Gang two days ago. They are guarded by a strange beast. They are a force that cannot be ignored. The leader of the Shen Clan doesn't seem to like them very much. look like.”
Shen Haoyu said: "I'm ashamed to say that Han Long, the leader of the Golden Tiger Gang, did me a favor more than ten years ago. They came here this time also to let me recruit one of his nephews."
"In that case, why don't we meet immediately? Don't take me into consideration." Mr. Wu said in surprise.
"To be honest, I have no intention of recruiting my old friend's nephew into my family."
"oh?"
Shen Haoyu said seriously: "Not to mention that my nephew's qualifications are average. Due to limited resources, our Qingfeng Sect recruits very few disciples every year. Wouldn't it be unfair to others if he got in?
What's more, our Qingfeng Sect is not only training disciples for ourselves. Quancheng is so close to the Taiyun Mountains, and we often need disciples to stop the Taiyun Mountain bandits.
If we cultivate a useless person with no strength, it will be harmful to the imperial court and harmful to the elders of Quancheng!"
Hearing this, Mr. Wu from the City Lord's Mansion couldn't help but stand in awe: "Master Shen doesn't care about personal honor or disgrace, he is really noble and upright, I admire you!"
Shen Haoyu looked sad and said: "It's just that, I feel sorry for my old friend, so I must find a time to come and apologize!"
The other end.
Liu Mang and others, who were waiting eagerly, saw the old gatekeeper come out.
"The sect master is meeting other people. You need to wait at least an hour or at most half a day. If you don't want to wait, you can go back first."
"It doesn't matter. There's nothing wrong with you. We'll just wait here." Although Liu Mang felt a little unhappy, waiting was not a big deal.
Half an hour later, Liu Mang and others saw a man wearing black brocade clothes walking out holding a folding fan.
He looked towards Liu Mang curiously, and then got on the carriage next to him.
At this time, the old gatekeeper said to Liu Mang and his party: "The gate master is free now, you can come in."
Just when Liu Mang and others wanted to enter, the old man stopped him and said, "How can so many people enter?"
Liu Mang then said to Wang Zhigang, Xiao Cao, and Xiao He: "Xiao Song and I go in first, and you guys wait outside."
"No!" Wang Zhigang and the others responded.
On the carriage, Mr. Wu was closely guarded by four government soldiers in the middle to prevent him from suffering any accidents.
Mr. Wu sneered and said: "This Shen Haoyu knows how to repay his kindness and is full of lies. He is really a pure hypocrite!"
"Hmph! He thought I didn't know the inside story. He got in touch with the Zhou family, for fear of making the Zhou family unhappy. After all, I heard before that the Golden Tiger Gang and the Zhou family had some dirty ties."
"I'm afraid of offending the Zhou family, but I also want to preserve my reputation. How can such a good thing happen in the world!"
The four soldiers next to him, all wrapped in armor, listened quietly to Mr. Wu's words.
"It's just pity that the people from the Golden Tiger Gang have come all the way and are still in trouble."
Mr. Wu kept shaking his head, but he had no intention of getting ahead.
Although he didn't like Shen Haoyu, he was quite valuable to the city lord, and the Golden Tiger Gang had no interest in him, so he just couldn't help but complain.
However, he did not notice that one of the four soldiers sitting motionless next to him slightly moved his eyes at this time.