The former beggar gang member Liang Benlang was so famous that no one would think that someone could get these two tokens from him silently, so Lu Hanjiang's identity was extremely credible from the beginning.
The only problem is how to convince the public.
Although the position of gang leader has been established, if he cannot convince the public, he will be nothing more than a puppet. In the end, it is better to just give up his position to Yan Fengyun.
When Lu Hanjiang first met, he didn't rush to take out his dog-beating stick to prove his identity. Instead, he first showed off his internal strength. The three young elders couldn't see the depth of it, but they could clearly know that the other party's martial arts was higher than theirs.
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In this way, when these three people see the dog beating stick again, they will not be entangled in their hearts. Instead, they will feel that they are worthy of being the successors chosen by the old gang leader Liang. Their martial arts skills are indeed extraordinary.
Of course, in the final analysis, the three of them are still smart enough. In the past six months, the conflicts of the Beggar Clan have been concentrated on this vacant elder position. Now that the new leader has come to power, there is a way to solve this problem.
The three of them are all young elders of Babou. If they want to be promoted, their martial arts skills are sufficient based on their qualifications. They just need to give it a try in the end with chance and luck.
As for Lu Hanjiang, a figure who could determine their future, they naturally needed to please him. Unbeknownst to others, in the eyes of these three people, "Lu Shiqi" was already the unique leader of the Beggar Clan.
All this was naturally expected by Lu Hanjiang. If he dared to take over the gang leader, he would certainly be prepared.
After easily subduing these three young elders, Lu Hanjiang's first order to them was to spread the news about him in Qingshi City and let the other seven Nine Pocket Elders come to pay their respects.
However, while he was making arrangements, he temporarily skipped Yan Fengyun who was still in Miao territory. It was not the time for him to appear at this stage.
Naturally, everyone did not doubt that he was there. They just thought that the new gang leader and deputy gang leader would not deal with him. Of course, this was nonsense. Everyone in the Beggar Clan knew what happened in Miaojiang. The disciples of the Beggar Clan only knew the hero Yan Fengyun.
Little did he know that the leader of the gang, Liang Benlang, had refuted the old man's face. This would require someone to bring him back.
This is a bit unfair to the old man. How could Liang Benlang be so small-minded? It's a pity that he is dead and has no way to defend himself. He let his disciples smear his face for nothing. Lu Hanjiang was happy with this and simply refused to explain.
All the disciples under his command were sent to deliver the news, while Lu Hanjiang himself had some time to spare. He temporarily stayed at the Wanfu Inn, and then naturally made friends with Mr. Zhu.
He had to lament the interesting fate. Seeing the chubby old Zhu, Lu Hanjiang thought of the Xingxuan knife gathering dust in the cabinet at home.
After he spent a full twenty taels of silver to buy it, he threw it away at home without using it a few times. It wasn't that Lu Hanjiang didn't like the shining knife, but it was because Huangfu Xiaoyuan exposed his Qianhu identity at that time, so
That knife was tied to his true identity, so it was really hard to take it out on such an occasion.
When the two met again, shopkeeper Zhu naturally did not recognize Lu Hanjiang. After all, he had already changed his appearance.
"Gang Leader Lu, are you used to living in an inn?" Shopkeeper Zhu greeted Lu Hanjiang with a smile this morning.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, this inn is really nice. Thank you for hosting the disciples in my gang these days. I would like to express my gratitude."
Lu Hanjiang's words were not all mere words, and shopkeeper Zhu was not an incompetent person. The Wanfu Inn was indeed well run.
"Gang Leader Lu is so polite. We are all from the gang. Besides, I don't dare to neglect the real money business." Shopkeeper Zhu is honest, and he has not lost money in business these days. On the contrary, because of the gang's gang,
status, and even brought a lot of fame to his inn.
Lu Hanjiang asked casually while eating breakfast: "I heard that shopkeeper Zhu used to be in the weapons business?"
A bit of embarrassment flashed across Shopkeeper Zhu's face, but he soon felt relieved. He smiled and said: "Gang Leader Lu is well-informed. I was indeed in the weapons business before, but my eyes weren't bright enough and I was tricked by a villain. That's why I couldn't
No career change."
Lu Hanjiang could hear what Shopkeeper Zhu was saying. Although the fat man had looked past his past mistakes and couldn't blame others for his inferior skills, he would definitely not be polite if he had the chance to take revenge.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, it's true as you say, since you have been kind to our Beggar Clan, I will repay you."
Upholding justice and acting chivalrously are not Lu Hanjiang's expertise. Besides, no one can tell right from wrong in matters in the business world. Shopkeeper Zhu's good and bad qualities are only his own words.
Now he is willing to lend a hand to avenge the other party, but he is just idle and bored while waiting for the other elders of the Beggar Clan to arrive.
"The leader of the Lu gang is righteous."
Hearing Lu Hanjiang's statement, the smile on Shopkeeper Zhu's face widened a bit, and he calmly recounted his experience.
Things come full circle, and we have to start with the Xingxuan Sword.
Shopkeeper Zhu got the Xingxuan Sword by chance. The origin of this sword is naturally not owned by Liu Daxia as he made up. Its true origin is that it was forged by the ancient master of Sword Making Villa.
This ancient master was also a strange person of his generation. All the weapons he forged were unique. For example, the ghost sword that can transform people's true energy was made by him.
The ancient master forged many weapons in his life, and the Xingxuan Sword was his last work. I don’t know what kind of materials were used for this sword, nor what kind of casting method was used. On the day when the sword was completed, the ancient master jumped into the forging process.
Furnace, sacrifice one's life with a sword.
When the Xingxuan Sword was born, there were many rumors, such as there was a big secret hidden in this sword, or that the ancient master sealed all his life's knowledge in this sword, and so on.
The Sword-Forging Villa originally wanted to shelve it in a high cabinet and keep it in the villa as a treasure passed down from generation to generation. However, they never expected that a disciple of the ancient master would be so bold as to steal the sword privately.
The Zhujian Villa was furious and sent out many disciples to pursue him and hold him accountable. The disciple knew that it would be difficult for him to escape, so he came up with a plan. He found Shopkeeper Zhu, who was doing weapons business in Jiangnan at that time, and brought Xingxuan to him.
The knife holder was sold to him, and he deliberately set a high price that would not sell it in a short time.
Then when the disciples of Zhujian Villa came after him, the disciple lied that the Xingxuan Sword had been snatched away, thus distracting the efforts of Zhujian Villa to guard him.
When he finally escaped from the guard and found Shopkeeper Zhu, he was dumbfounded. The knife had actually been bought! And it only cost a mere twenty taels of silver!
After receiving another 480 taels of compensation from Shopkeeper Zhu, the disciple was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. Does he care about these silver coins?
So the disciple wanted to drag Shopkeeper Zhu to recover the money without saying a word, but when he found out that the person who bought the Xingxuan Sword was actually Lu Qianhu, the current imperial guard, he was so spineless that he gave up.
After the ups and downs, the disciple vented all his anger on Shopkeeper Zhu. He found an old acquaintance from Jiangnan and asked him to arrange a lesson for Shopkeeper Zhu. It happened that the Huangfu family fell down at that time, and Shopkeeper Zhu in the background was gone. What happened next
That is, it happened naturally.
When Lu Hanjiang asked Shopkeeper Zhu how he knew the secrets of Zhujian Villa, the other party's expression was a bit indescribable.
It turned out that the disciple was kidnapped not long after he escaped. Under interrogation, he explained the entire process of selling knives. People from Zhujian Villa also came to question Shopkeeper Zhu, and left after getting the news.
Shopkeeper Zhu didn't try to ask them for help, but probably the disciples of the Sword Making Villa were also very angry at him for selling the sword to Jin Yiwei, so they just sat back and did nothing.
Shopkeeper Zhu was so plotted by others that he finally returned to his hometown in despair, and later opened this inn to live life.
"So, you are planning to ask me to go find trouble at Zhujian Villa for you?" Lu Hanjiang asked after listening to Shopkeeper Zhu's story.
"How can I be the kind of person who doesn't know what is good and evil?" Shopkeeper Zhu denied it repeatedly, and then said: "The man from Zhujian Villa has been punished as he deserves. I just hope that Gang Leader Lu can support me. In terms of business,
I don’t want to let go of the person who designed to frame me so easily.”