After listening to the old woman's words, Huang Shang remained calm.
Don't think of the Demon Sect as just a street rat that everyone shouts to beat. In fact, it has a lot of people. Especially in this period when the heroes of the Northern and Southern Dynasties are competing, you don't know which sanctimonious guy is the guy from the Demon Sect wearing a vest.
In today's world, there are three most important countries, Northern Zhou, Northern Qi and Southern Chen.
Let’s not talk about Nan Chen. Anyway, without Chen Jingchou and Yuwen Tuo, the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty were originally the Western Wei Dynasty and the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and then two powerful families replaced them. The Gao family replaced the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the Yuwen family replaced the Western Wei Dynasty.
Usurping the throne, serious internal fighting, and many hidden dangers.
Under such circumstances, the Demon Sect is actually the most at home, and is able to recruit as many people as possible.
It can be seen from the fact that they trained all the sons of the Pei family in Hedong to become heirs.
This was obviously after some investigation.
Because Pei Ju's father died when he was one year old.
Although it’s not a good idea to think so, but...oh yeah!
Pei Ju was raised by his uncle, and this uncle didn't know how to behave. When the Gao family usurped the throne, he actually showed his true feelings for the Emperor of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and lamented to the extreme. Not to mention that the Gao family was a bunch of lunatics. Normal people just usurped the throne and were crazy.
Even though he was sensitive, he couldn't bear this, so he was sentenced to death at home.
Although it’s not a good idea to think this way, but still... Oh yeah!
It is a good thing for relatives to sacrifice to heaven, otherwise the people who get along day and night will definitely be the first to realize that something is wrong. However, sacrificing his father and uncle will definitely hinder Pei Ju's promotion. No wonder he is still a powerless literature man now.
Seeing this "down and out" man, the Demon Sect took advantage of the situation and chose him as his successor.
This situation didn't happen to him alone.
The folk customs of the Northern Qi Dynasty are so simple that even fish caught in the river can be eaten by human fingernails. If the Demon Sect does not take the opportunity to cause trouble, it will not be their style.
In this case, Butian Pavilion keeps killing and killing, and will naturally kill its own people.
Of course, the two six sects of the Demon Sect, even if they belong to the same faction, will fight to the death, and there is no such thing as their own people.
So Huang Shang’s answer to this is: “Just add money!”
The old woman was stunned for a while, then said sincerely: "Yes!"
On the second night, four large boxes were placed in the underground stone room. When they were opened, they were all filled with gold ingots.
From three hundred gold to one thousand gold in one click.
Full of sincerity and determined to win.
When Huang Shang saw it, a small ripple appeared on his calm face.
This is a big income.
In the past, he punished rape and eradicated evil and upheld justice for heaven, but the biggest reward was to kill Judd Zhou.
Not only was it a hundred gold, but when He Shikai was so frightened that he didn't go to court for three days, and when the news came out that hundreds of elites in his family were killed, his employer very wisely compensated him with three hundred gold, so that the Master of Butian Pavilion did not come directly.
Visited and took care of the employer as well.
Just kidding, he is a perfect assassin who kills all the people. How can he do it without adding money?
In the next few times, the average income was about a hundred gold, but the difficulty was lower and he didn't need to complete the assassination, so the reward was reasonable.
After all, squandering money is just an exaggeration. Such a salary is already extremely generous, making life more and more boring.
Obviously, the commissions the old woman accepts are from the highest level people, so they can pay such high remuneration.
Now, the big bucks are really here.
But Huang Shang pondered for a moment and asked directly: "Who is the employer?"
The old woman did not hesitate and sold all her professional ethics: "It's Lu Qian, the leader of the Hebei Chamber of Commerce. This man is a wealthy and powerful businessman in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He supplies all the fine wines to the royal family."
"Hebei Chamber of Commerce?"
Huang Shang looked at the gold ingot.
This was not the first time he had heard of this name. Many members of the aristocratic family had mentioned it during the banquet.
Cut the former Wei state into two parts, the east and west. The east part is almost the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Hebei is the most important. After all, the royal capital Yecheng is here. The leader of the Hebei Chamber of Commerce can clearly see his status, and Gao Zhan is an alcoholic.
As fate would have it, if he does not drink alcohol every day and supplies fine wine to the royal family, he will be rich in wealth.
Lu Qian lives up to his name, he is humble, courteous, and well-rounded. Even the children of aristocratic families who look down on businessmen the most will not speak ill of him behind his back, which shows his business skills and his wide network of contacts.
Huang Shang's eyes were empty, and he recalled in his mind the chats of several children of aristocratic families at the banquet, which mentioned that the Hebei Chamber of Commerce was doing a big deal recently, and said calmly: "The Chamber of Commerce is in the process of turning over, and the reward is a thousand gold. After a day, Lu Qian
, just raised money?"
Once the old woman was reminded, she also reacted: "Young Master, is it because they expected that we would increase money, so they prepared a lot of money in advance?"
Huang Shang's face was expressionless.
The old woman's eyes suddenly darkened: "It seems that there is something wrong with Lu Qian. He knows that the target he killed is a member of my holy sect. It is more likely that the person who did it is from the Butian Pavilion lineage. He is trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
Huang Shangdao: "The whereabouts of Lu Qian?"
The old woman said: "He is currently at Qinglian Villa outside the city. The young master is preparing to..."
Before she finished asking, Huang Shang's figure flashed and disappeared.
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Outside Yecheng.
Qinglian Villa.
When mentioning Qinglian, I always subconsciously think of Qinglian layman Li Bai. The Qinglian Sword Song in "Story of Grace" is really impressive. Of course, the Qinglian Sword Song in "Honor of Kings" may also be a generation's favorite in the future.
remember.
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, green lotus was also loved by poets. There were blue lotuses in full bloom in this villa, with long and wide petals and clear blue and white. They were very popular among educated people, so after Lu Qian bought it, he would invite banquets from time to time, and the poems
The text has been handed down from generation to generation and has been cited as a good talk.
But tonight, this brightly lit villa received an uninvited guest.
"Full moon night!"
Huang Shang stood on the top of the wall, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. The corner of his mouth raised an evil and sinister arc, invisible ripples appeared in the lake in his heart, and his true energy began to release.
Unlike the mansion opened by a nobleman, it was crowded and well-defended. Lu Qian was just like an ordinary wealthy businessman. There were guards, but not many. The main ones were the beautiful and graceful maids, who came and went, singing and laughing.
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But this time, Huang Shang was cautious in his investigation, using extremely wonderful Qi control and not making any rash moves.
He searched inch by inch and found that in addition to the drain holes, there were also clever vents hidden on the flat ground.
This is the knowledge of the mechanism taught by the old woman. It was she who built the stone chambers of Huajian Sect and Butian Pavilion. Although it was primitive at first, it was gradually being completed. During this period, Huang Shang also learned some skills.
It is not surprising that there is an underground stone chamber under a villa. What is surprising is that there is a breath of life lurking in the stone chamber, at least more than a hundred.
Huang Shang knew that he would not be able to achieve the perfect assassination this time.
However, not only did he not have the slightest intention to follow his thoughts, a sense of excitement and excitement spread instead, and his inner acuity and fluctuation of concealment increased to a higher level, and he explored the main hall without hesitation.
call!
Suddenly, a powerful and evil aura entered the lake of his heart.
Huang Shang's expression remained as usual, and the zhenqi released from outside matched the fluctuations of heaven and earth's vitality, rippling like the night wind.
On the main seat, Lu Qian, who was rich and modest, with a beard as beautiful as lacquer, was raising a glass and drinking deeply, unaware of anything.
The atmosphere in the hall is really too chaotic. Although it is not possible to talk about three religions and nine streams gathering together, it is also a wonderful sight to see merchants and children of aristocratic families living together, chatting and laughing.
For merchants, the collection of taxes and corvee services in the Northern Qi Dynasty has become extremely onerous, with manpower exhausted and treasury empty. The more the country is in crisis, the more opportune it is for merchants to lie down and suck blood.
For the sons of the aristocratic family, whether the country is destroyed or not has nothing to do with them. They only care about money and interests.
Don't think that the children of aristocratic families are all rich. On the contrary, because they spend all day hanging out with friends and traveling with prostitutes, their expenses are generally much higher than their income.
But even if you are alone and eat farts, the members of aristocratic families who value elegance and appearance still have to hold banquets. If you cannot even maintain a decent life, you will be completely abandoned by the class.
Therefore, the courtesy shown to Lu Qian by everyone in the arena was not just due to the other party's skill, but also to tangible benefits.
Under such circumstances, Lu Qian was unable to notice that a black shadow came to his head without anyone noticing.
"Do the eight masters of the Demon Sect exist at that level?"
Huang Shang stood with his sword in hand, pondered for a moment, and headed towards the backyard.
Now is not a good time to take action.
Only by making decisions and then taking action can the forces of all parties dance in their own hands.
The backyard is still heavily guarded.
It seems that there are no private patrols, but the dragnet set up by the secret sentry is the most terrifying.
Fortunately, after these several assassinations, Huang Shang not only improved the crude stronghold of the Huajian Sect, but also became more and more deeply immersed in the Tian Mending Art.
The martial arts of the Demon Sect is different from Huang Shang's self-enlightenment of the Book of Changes. The effect of comprehending the world and working behind closed doors is minimal. Even in the "Tian Mo Strategy", you have to go through various battles and hone yourself in the confrontation before you can gain rapid speed.
promote.
Huang Shang's Heaven-Mending Technique at this moment is much more sophisticated than it was a few months ago. When the bright moonlight shines on the earth, it follows him like a shadow, and he suddenly breaks through several layers of defenses hidden in the dark, without any surprise or danger.
Come to the back of the wine cellar and sneak in.
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, drinking was very popular. Officials and dignitaries loved drinking, common people loved drinking, and elegant literati loved drinking.
Therefore, as Lu Qian was the largest wine merchant in Northern Qi, the royal family, aristocratic families, restaurants, brothels, and all places where fine wines could be found were all in his pocket.
And with this kind of huge profits, I don't know how many people want to replace him. Lu Qian's position in Northern Qi is difficult to shake. It is because he favored Gao Zhan and constantly contributed fine wine to this alcoholic emperor that he achieved today's achievements.
If you want to hold this guy seven inches, you have to start here.
When Huang Shang entered the wine cellar, what struck his eyes were rows of neatly arranged wine barrels.
He walked inside and opened a barrel according to the carefulness of the preservation. A rich and harmonious aroma of wine suddenly hit his nostrils, but the wine was actually of a forgiving color.
The color of wine is an important factor in identifying the quality of wine. Huang Shang did not do any research on this and did not know that this was a magic modification.
Green wine represents fine wine. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the wine-making technology was developed. Li Bai wrote a poem, "How can one stop being drunk with a thousand cups of green wine?" Green wine has the same color as bamboo leaves, and is also referred to as a metaphor for bamboo leaves. Later, the saying "green bamboo leaves" came into being.
In the Song Dynasty, it was basically popular. Even if Lu Qian was a fine wine supplier, it would be difficult to get such wine in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
"Is this color now to match the color of Gao Zhan's head?"
Just as he was looking at the wine, his eyes flickered, his heart fluctuated, and several auras came towards the wine cellar, Huang Shang covered the barrel and disappeared.
Not long after, the wine cellar door opened.
A young man, but already taking up a lot of space, walked in.
There were guards outside who whispered: "Senior Brother Anlong, you can't drink too much. I will blame you, but I can't afford it."
The man stuffed a piece of gold in his hand and said, "Don't worry! Don't worry!"
The guard weighed it before closing the door.
Anyway, no matter how much a person drinks to death, he can't drink much. Besides, although this disciple is the least valued by the family leader, he is also a direct disciple. Compared to servants like them, he is still much more noble. This mud can't hold up the wall.
, why should they be the villains?
The man staggered toward the depths of the wine cellar, his nose twitching constantly, looking like he was addicted to alcohol.
But when he really came to the depths and looked at the wine barrel that Huang Shang saw before, he smiled coldly and was not moved at all. Instead, he got into a posture and started practicing martial arts.
In a small space, it is not suitable for martial arts training, but he just took the constraints of this environment as pressure, took strange steps with his feet, moved, shook, advanced, retreated, put his hands together in a lotus posture, rubbed, and bounced
, twist, knead.
Knead, knead, knead...
As his hands continued to explore the air, and he was mesmerized, a voice suddenly sounded in the man's ears:
"You practiced wrong."
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(I’m in danger today. Sorry, it’s still because of yesterday. It hurts but also makes me happy during the holiday~)