"What are they talking about? When did I become a crazy tiger with nine lives?" Liu Mang asked Mei Song in a low voice.
"Brother Liu, you are now famous far and wide. Many storytellers have given you a nickname, called Nine Lives Crazy Tiger." Mei Song also whispered back.
Liu Mang...
What other people call me is Soul Bell, Thunder Hand, Red Man, and One Sleeve Qi Mountain. Why is my nickname so tacky?
Forget it, don't argue with them.
Nie Xuan, who was short and fat, put his arm around Mei Song's shoulders affectionately and said, "Let's go, I have sent someone to book a restaurant, and I will treat Brother Liu well today!"
His title for Liu Mang was suddenly changed from Gang Leader Liu to Brother Liu.
Liu Mang smiled and said, "I am Xiaosong's eldest brother, and you are the elder of Xiaosong's sect. Doesn't it mean that Master Nie calls you like this and messes up the hierarchy?"
"Haha, we are all children of Jianghu. We care about so many things. We all have our own opinions!" Nie Xuan waved his hand nonchalantly.
A group of about ten of them rushed to the restaurant in Quancheng.
In addition to Liu Mang, Mei Song, Yang Zhe, and the Miao brothers and sisters, for unknown reasons, Nie Xuan also brought the black-skinned Lord Xue and the young girl Qian Qing with him.
"This is my fourth senior brother Yang Zhe, from the Yang family in Wucheng." Liu Mang introduced Yang Zhe.
"Young Master Yang, I have admired you for a long time!" Nie Xuan said with a smile and clasped his fists, "He is indeed a famous disciple, and his appearance is extraordinary."
Yang Zhe also had a smile on his face that looked like an old farmer, "Hello, Master Nie."
With his dark skin and honest appearance, he and the black-skinned Xue Dajun stood together, and they looked like two brothers.
The group of people quickly arrived at Youfenglou, the largest restaurant in Quancheng.
Youfeng Tower has three floors, and the first and second floors are full of people. The smell of food keeps coming, which greatly increases the appetite of Liu Mang and others.
Naturally, they went to the third floor, which was the least crowded place.
Each table on the third floor is bundled in an elegantly decorated pavilion. They are far apart from each other. The prices are definitely not comparable to those on the first and second floors.
As soon as a few people sat down, the waiter enthusiastically served tea and cold dishes.
Nie Xuan smiled and said, "I wonder how many days Brother Liu will stay in Quancheng?"
Liu Mang said, "I'm in a hurry to go home. I'll probably leave tomorrow. I have to trouble Master Nie to arrange a boat for me to go to Wucheng."
When he arrived in Wucheng, it was his senior brother Yang Zhe's territory, so he could naturally arrange everything for him later.
Nie Xuanhao said angrily, "How about just sending it to Wucheng? I'll have someone send it to Jiangcheng directly!"
Liu Mang was not polite to Nie Xuan, so he happily agreed, and Nie Xuan was also very happy.
"My brother Mei Song, I still need to trouble Master Nie to discipline him and not let him slack off."
"Xiao Song is quite diligent in his daily life, and with his amazing talent, he will definitely become the mainstay of our Hunyuan Sect in the future. Brother Liu, please rest assured!"
"Then I have to give Master Nie a bowl!"
"Haha, brother Liu is so refreshing, I've finished this bowl too!"
A few people were chatting here, but there was also noise from another corner on the third floor of Youfeng Tower.
"General Han Yunzheng of Zhenxi was framed by a villain, and Handeng actually sent people to escort him back!"
"Hunjun! Hunjun! If General Han leaves, the Qiang people in the Western Regions will be ready to take action. If Xilong Pass is breached by then, the entire Central Plains will be devastated!"
"Brother Li, be careful! Although I am obsessed with alchemy and do nothing, I am far from being stupid. I must have been bewitched by a traitor!"
"It must be the traitorous minister Tian Xiao. Ever since he became the vice prime minister, he has been in charge of the government and bullied the superiors and subordinates. Our country, Zhao, has been going from bad to worse!"
Liu Mang and others were also attracted by the loud noise and looked over.
Sitting in the corner were five men in their thirties or forties, some dressed as scribes, some wearing bamboo hats who were clearly from the world, and some looking like farmers from the look of their clothes.
However, the content of their discussion was very fascinating, and Liu Mang's table was also listening to their conversation attentively.
For a long time, Nie Xuan sighed with emotion, "The Central Plains is not peaceful. I heard that there is famine in many places such as Fucheng and Xiangcheng, and the people are suffering unspeakably!"
Miao Xinyue said crisply, "If the Central Plains is unstable, then Jicheng will definitely go to support.
When the time comes when the suppression of the Taiyun Mountains is relaxed, the Taiyun Mountain bandits will definitely not rest peacefully and will most likely attack our seven southeastern cities!"
Miao Xiyang looked unhappy, "Our city, Quancheng, is the closest to the Taiyun Mountains, so naturally we will bear the brunt!"
Liu Mang said, "No wonder I saw the city lord's palace sending troops out of the city when I came back, probably either to train troops or to suppress bandits."
"The days of peace in this world will not last long. I don't know when the world will be in chaos, with people dying of hunger thousands of miles away, and corpses littering the fields!" Nie Xuan sighed.
At this time, there was a burst of laughter at the top of the stairs, "Why didn't Brother Mang tell us when he returned to Quancheng?"
When Liu Mang heard this, he looked over and stood up with a happy face.
"Shaoyang, Yafei!"
The people who came were Zhou Shaoyang, the son of the Zhou family, and Liu Yafei, a disciple of the Iron Fist Sect. They had a fight with Liu Mang and had a life-long friendship with each other.
"Gang Leader Liu, I, Zhou Xu, have long admired your name!" A man who looked somewhat similar to Zhou Shaoyang greeted with a smile.
"Master Zhou, you're welcome, please take a seat!"
"Liu Shaoxia, Head Nie, you won't blame me if I follow Ya Fei and come to eat uninvited, right?" the head of the Iron Fist Sect said with a smile.
"I still need two pairs of chopsticks from you?" Head Nie said with a smile.
Liu Mang also held fists with the leader of the Iron Fist Sect in greeting.
He naturally saw the intention of the Zhou family leader and the head of the Iron Fist Sect to win over each other, but he did not have any objection. There are always many friends and many paths in this world.
Taking this opportunity, he also began to introduce Mei Song.
After all, I will leave soon, and I don’t know when I will come back to Quancheng.
Moreover, the chaos in the world has already begun, so if there is an opportunity, it is natural to help Mei Song pave the way, so that Mei Hall Master Jiuquanxia will be relieved to know.
"This is my younger brother Mei Song. He has become a member of the Hunyuan Sect. I will ask you all to help me take care of him from now on."
"Xiao Song, why don't you quickly pay tribute to the head of the Zhou family and the head of the Lin family?"
"Young boy Mei Song, I have met the Zhou family master and the head master Lin." Although Mei Song was worried, he saluted calmly without losing his etiquette, and everyone nodded secretly.
"Haha, Gang Leader Liu's younger brother is also a talented person!"
"The younger brother of Gang Leader Liu is my younger brother. If anything happens in the future, little brother, you can come to the Iron Fist Sect to see me!"
"In fact, there is no need for you. How many people in the southeast dare not give you face if you tell me the name of the Nine-Life Crazy Tiger?"
"Haha, that's true!"
Hearing that everyone seemed to regard Nine Lives Crazy Tiger as his title, Liu Mang was speechless, but there was nothing he could do.
At this time, several people in the corner obviously heard Liu Mang's conversation.
The man dressed as a scribe was very drunk, staggered over, and then bowed directly to Liu Mang!
"You are the crazy tiger with nine lives. I heard that you fight for the master with both filial piety and justice!
Now that the traitors in the imperial court are in power and the people are in dire straits, we need you to support justice and save the common people!"