Xu Qing also didn't expect that the spy would be so efficient. He had already found out about the Ming family through clues. Not only did he find out, but he also wrote the information and sent it to the capital.
If Long Bing'er hadn't caused trouble that day, I guess the spy would have succeeded...
Now that he doesn't have to worry about this matter, there is only one thing left, and that is tomorrow's martial arts conference.
Although the martial arts conference is just a self-proclaimed gathering of the martial arts world, and the court, including the high-ranking sects such as Taoism and Buddhism, look down upon it, there is a saying that masters among the people should not be taken lightly.
The little girl has been led astray by her brother Xiao Ye since she was a child. Although she has a soft and cute face, she likes to fight fiercely with others, but her martial arts skills are also good.
This martial arts competition may have been a great time for the little girl.
Taoyuan Inn
When Xu Qing came back, Long Binger was preparing clothes for tomorrow, and the little girl was also swinging her snow sword.
The two of them are already ready to go, just waiting for tomorrow's martial arts competition.
When Long Bing'er saw Xu Qing coming in, she stood up and asked, "Is the matter done?"
Xu Qing glanced at Long Bing'er sympathetically: "If you hadn't intervened that night, maybe it would have been done faster."
Long Bing'er's eyes widened: "The Chu Kingdom Shadow Guards already know?"
Xu Qing said: "They said they were about to succeed, but suddenly a stupid green man came out in the middle of the night, and this stupid young man triggered all the open and secret whistles."
Long Bing'er: "..."
Xiao Ruxue looked at Xu Qing and then at Long Bing'er, her big eyes full of doubts: "What are you two hiding from me?"
Xu Qing walked over and pinched Xiao Ruxue's nose and said, "I will tell you slowly tonight."
Xiao Ruxue shook her head unhappily and said: "I don't, I want to listen now."
Xu Qing and Long Binger looked at each other and sighed.
When Xiao Ruxue saw this scene, she felt more and more that there was some hidden secret between Xu Qing and Sister Bing'er, and the curiosity on her face became more intense.
Xu Qing nodded and said, "It's not a secret, I'm telling you."
Liuzhou City
A gambling den
Tomorrow is the martial arts conference, and many new betting markets have been opened in the gambling house, all about this martial arts conference.
The head of the Ming Family, the head of the Poisonous Scorpion Clan, and the leader of the Armored Gang were all included.
Ma Hongyun looked at the betting board and nodded, saying: "Let's open the market like this."
The person in charge on the side said: "Master organizer, after all, the head of the Ming family has been in the world for many years, and he is also the most promising person to lead the martial arts alliance this time. Even if the odds are low, people will still flock to him. I am afraid it will be difficult to find an opponent in Liuzhou City.
"
Ma Hongyun gave the head officer a slap on the head and said, "We have to believe the dean. The dean must have a deep meaning in doing this."
The chief officer asked: "My lord, what is the profound meaning of the dean?"
Ma Hongyun said: "The director of this martial arts conference will also participate. When the time comes..."
Manager: "Doesn't that mean you have to be kicked off in the first round?"
Ma Hongyun pointed at the head of the chief again: "Master Dean is attending a martial arts conference, leader of the martial arts league, do you understand?!"
The principal said: "The strength of the dean..."
Ma Hongyun glanced at the principal and asked, "We are sure of victory, right?"
Host: “It’s hard to put it into words…”
Ma Hongyun had a dark face, waved his hands and said: "Go, go, worry about everything day by day, how can the strength of the dean be something that you and I can discuss?"
At this moment, Li Ming walked in from the outside, looked at Ma Hongyun and said: "Master organizer, the public opinion you just mentioned... you also know that the business of our Guoshang Yuan Tiandi Bank has not reached this point..."
Ma Hongyun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. I have plenty of banknotes from Tiandi Bank in my room. I'll use some of them first."
Li Ming couldn't help but be startled when he heard this: "The host came to Liuzhou and brought banknotes from Guoshangyuan Tiandi Bank?"
Ma Hongyun coughed and said: "The ancestral home of our sponsor is Liuzhou. In the past, our family was poor and our elders left early. Today, our sponsor can be considered a successful career. We shouldn't burn more banknotes for our ancestors and let our relatives stay below."
Is it grand and generous?"
Li Ming: "Then now we will use the banknotes given by the host to the elders in the family..."
Ma Hongyun sighed and said: "I am unfilial. I will burn less money this year. I can only burn tens of millions of taels of silver. I just ask my elders to save some money. I am really ashamed of my ancestors..."
"How many... tens of millions of taels?!" When Li Ming heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes...
Is there so much money in the underworld?
Being a ghost is more comfortable than being a human these days...
night
In a big house
Wei Xiong and Wei Heng stood in the courtyard, where there were still 194 people standing.
Including Wei Xiong and Wei Heng, the total is one hundred and ninety-six license plates.
Wei Xiong looked at the people standing in the courtyard with a proud face.
Because more than half of the one hundred and ninety-four people were from his camp, the number of people under Wei Heng's command was much smaller than the number of people under his command.
The three guards are divided into two battalions, two battalions and two captains.
The two battalions are constantly fighting with each other. Not to mention them, even their subordinates are dissatisfied with each other.
In this battle over number plates, Wei Xiong was the winner.
Wei Hengqie made a sound and hummed: "What are you proud of? There are just more people. The real hero is the one who can fight to the end in the martial arts competition."
Wei Heng looked at the people in the field and said: "People from the first battalion, listen! I met the people from the second battalion at the martial arts conference and they were all knocked down by me. If you can't be knocked down, let's see how I will deal with you?!"
Wei Heng glanced at Wei Xiong, looked at the people in the field, and said: "Everyone in the second battalion, listen up. If anyone knocks down someone from the first battalion, our captain will reward him with one tael of silver, and those who can't knock him down will be punished with two taels of silver."
Battalion socks!”
Immediately, the second battalion quickly became full.
Wei Heng saw this and shouted: "It's the same with the first battalion!"
…
Taoyuan Inn
There was only one dim oil lamp left in Xiao Ruxue's room, and the other lamps had been blown out.
After Xu Qing finished telling the story, he looked at Xiao Ruxue lying on the bed and said: "Today's bedtime story is over, it's time for you to go to bed."
Xiao Ruxue shook her head and looked at Xu Qing sitting on the chair and said: "Xu Qing, I can't sleep..."
Xu Qing came closer to Xiao Ruxue and rubbed Xiao Ruxue's head: "You have to sleep even if you can't sleep. Aren't you going to compete for the martial arts leader tomorrow? How can you compete for the martial arts leader if you can't sleep well?"
Xiao Ruxue said: "But...but I'm not sleepy. Can you tell me another story?"
Xu Qing rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, once upon a time there was a man who was an expert in performing shadow puppets. One night he still performed shadow puppets for people. There was a well on the stage of this shadow puppet show, but it was obviously a fake well.
But the people in the audience could hear a gurgling sound, and then a shadow puppet female ghost wearing white clothes and disheveled hair slowly floated out of the well..."
Xiao Ruxue couldn't help but feel a little cold when she heard this. She pulled the quilt covering her chest to her neck, and her mouth was half covered by the quilt, and asked: "What happened next?"
Xu Qing chuckled: "Then the female shadow puppet ghost suddenly crawled out from the shadow puppet curtain..."