The southeastern boundary of Qidi, the north bank of the tributary of the Huai River, Kaiyang County, and the official road dozens of miles south of the city.

"Brother Xu, you and I will arrive in Kaiyang County soon. Are you sure you can convince Tu Tu to move him?"

"I'm not confident either. After all, the Donghai Gang is located at the junction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty. If I were the leader of the gang, I would definitely not offend both sides. It's not easy to kill the gang leader."

"I heard that Captain Xing is the dead brother of Tu Gang Leader. Why not let Captain Xing be the lobbyist?"

"I have sent a message to Danquhou, asking Lao Xing to come over. He should arrive a few days later than you and me. The sky is getting late, the clouds are gathering, and it looks like there will be good rain. You and I will go to the front of the house to stay."

...

Xu Yihang and Zhou Zhong left Guang'an County and headed north to Kaiyang County.

Kaiyang County is located at the junction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty in the east, with the Huai River in the south and water and land routes extending in all directions. It can be regarded as an important hub connecting the Qi land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Jianghuai land of the Southern Qi Dynasty. It is also the location of the East China Sea Gang.

Although Kaiyang County was under the rule of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the two countries reached an agreement more than ten years ago to use this place as a buffer on the border between the two countries, so the Northern Zhou Dynasty did not openly send troops to garrison.

Outside the people's post, Xu Zhou tied up his horse and walked straight into the post. Outside the door, they heard the voices of several men inside:

"Brother Zhang, what do you think our gang leader is thinking, but the Wanchuan Gang is riding on his head? Alas, you and I joined the Donghai Gang just to fight for wealth. If this continues, there is no hope of wealth. Don't be hungry.

Just die."

"Brother Li is right. Originally, the Donghai Gang and the Wanchuan Gang were evenly matched. Although there were old grievances, each of them had made a fortune in the past few years and there were few conflicts. Unexpectedly, the Wanchuan Gang actually defected to the Northern Zhou Dynasty and took advantage of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to suddenly

They suppressed us, and the Cao Gang somehow got involved, so that we lost the Huai River and the Yangtze River's sphere of influence in vain, and I don't know if the gang leader regrets it."

"No, our Donghai Gang was originally recruited by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but unfortunately our gang leader rejected it. It really hurt all the brothers. Now we only rely on this tributary of the Huai River. How can thousands of brothers live?"

Several men complained to each other, and Xu Zhou had already picked a seat in the corner and sat down.

"Does Brother Xu have any psychological problems?" Zhou Zhong asked.

Xu Yihang was concentrating on eavesdropping on the conversation of those men, so he replied: "I am just trying to get information, not eavesdropping."

Zhou Zhong sighed and said, "Old Zhou, I mean why do you always pick the table in the corner? Is there something wrong with you?"

Xu Yihang looked at Zhou Zhong and said seriously: "As a matter of habit, it is not easy to attract attention in the corner. You can observe the movements of everyone in the room, and you are not afraid of being attacked from behind. If you encounter an enemy, you can even take advantage of it.

If you have a good opportunity, take the first shot and lean against the window. If you fail, you can jump out of the window and escape."

Zhou Zhong pursed his lips and said, "I guess what you said makes some sense."

By this time, it was raining heavily outside the house, and it looked like no more passers-by would come to stay.

The waiter of Minyi stood at the door and looked out. Several men from the Donghai Gang were feasting. The food and wine were also served. Xu Yihang sipped his wine glass and looked out the wooden window in a daze.

"Sir, please come in. It's raining heavily, why didn't you prepare a rain gear?" The clerk of Minyi greeted someone to come in.

Xu Yihang just saw this guest who was on his way. He didn't even bring any luggage with him. This man came into the house covered in mud, as if he had rolled in a mud soup.

"Brother, hurry up and boil a basin of hot water for me and prepare a change of clothes. Here are some silver coins." The guest who came in the rain said, took out a bag from his arms, poured out a few pieces of silver and gave it to the inn.

Man.

"Sir, there's no problem with the hot water, but we don't have any clothes to sell in this private post."

"Just the old clothes you can wear later."

"Okay, sir, please sit down. I'll go get ready now."

The guest took off the long knife from his back, wiped the rain off his face, straightened his messy hair, and walked inside.

Several men from the Donghai Gang were splashed with water, and one of them cursed: "Where did that little brat come from? You don't have a lot of eyesight. You splashed mud and water all over me."

The guest ignored the yelling and just found a table and sat down.

However, Xu Yihang recognized this person and secretly wondered: "Why is he alone? Where is the convoy?"

Xu Yihang said: "Master Shang Shao?"

It was Shang Xiyun, the young leader of the Bagua sect, who was rushing in the rain. Xu Yihang parted with him a few days ago in Shoucheng, the capital of the Southern Qi Dynasty. Xu Yihang and Zhou Zhong went east to Guang'an, while Shang Xiyun and the Bagua disciples escorted the convoy northward.

They were returning to Linji via the Central Plains. Their routes were different and they should not have met in Kaiyang.

Shang Xiyun was a little nervous when he heard the voice. After seeing clearly that it was Xu Yihang, he breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it, and came over to sit at the table with Xu Yihang.

Zhou Zhong also recognized the Young Sect Master Shang and joked: "Hey, what happened to the Young Sect Master? We haven't seen him for more than ten days, how did he end up in such a situation? He was cheering and cheering.

Where are your disciples?"

Shang Xiyun ignored Zhou Zhong and whispered to Xu Yihang: "Shang is being hunted. I am willing to pay a lot of money to ask you two to escort me back to Linji."

When Xu Yihang saw Shang Xiyun's dejection, he knew something must have happened.

Xu Yihang glanced at Zhou Zhong, saw Zhou Zhong's eyes shining, and asked Xiang Xiyun: "The noble sect is also famous in the world. Who is so bold as to chase and kill the young sect leader?"

Shang Xiyun whispered: "Brother Xu, to be honest, he is from the Imperial Supervision Department of Southern Qi."

"What?!" Xu Yihang said in surprise.

Shang Xiyun continued: "After Shang and Brother Xu separated in Shoucheng, they set off northward the next day. The journey was uneventful, but when they were approaching the border of Southern Qi, they were intercepted by a group of men in black. Shang wanted to

We spent money to eliminate the disaster, but that group of people actually took action directly, and all of them were very good at martial arts, and there were actually seven or eight masters on the mountain list. We were defeated, and all the brothers risked their lives to protect each other, and I was the only one who escaped.

Shang heard the word 'supervisor' when he was escaping."

Xu Yihang secretly thought: "It must be the Northern Zhou who secretly wanted to blame the Southern Qi and took the opportunity to recruit the Bagua sect to work for the Northern Zhou."

This Shang Xiyun is honest. If most people know that the Zhenwu Division or the Imperial Supervision Division are involved, they will never get involved. After all, these two organizations represent the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty. He can completely deceive Xu Yihang and trick Xu Yihang into escorting him.

Shang Xiyun swallowed as he spoke and stared at the pancakes, wine and dishes on the table.

Xu Yihang saw the embarrassment of the young Shang clan leader, and guessed that Shang Xiyun was being chased all the way and had no food to eat. He didn't feel hungry when he was nervous. Now that he was relaxed, he must be tired and hungry.

Xu Yihang didn't point it out and said: "It is fate that I meet the young master here. If you don't mind, how about you and I chatting over a drink?"

Shang Xiyun lost his previous arrogance and replied: "Okay."

Xu Yihang said: "When I ask the waiter for the wine set, the young master has been running all the way, so he can eat something first."

Shang Xiyun was not polite. He took the bamboo chopsticks from the chopstick holder on the table, grabbed a pancake and ate it.

Not long after, the inn clerk shouted: "Sir, the hot water is boiled and the clothes are ready. They are in the woodshed in the backyard. You will make do with it."

Shang Xiyun was about to answer when he saw more than ten riders reining in their horses outside the house.

Five men dressed in bamboo hats and raincoats, carrying swords at their waists, broke into the bamboo house of the inn. Under the bamboo hats, several sinister eyes glanced at the people in the house.

For a moment, this small civilian post was so quiet that even the men from the Donghai Gang were stunned and there was no movement.

"What are you doing? If you want to come in, come in quickly. The cold wind is blowing, so don't block the door." A man from the Donghai Gang shouted dissatisfied.

"The Imperial Supervisory Department is handling the case! Idle people should stay out of the way!" shouted a man in a raincoat.

Xu Yihang carefully looked at the men in raincoats and thought to himself: "Reporting yourself? It is indeed a frame-up. This is for fear that others will not know that it was Nan Qi who did it. I am afraid that there will be people left alive in the convoy to serve as witnesses."

Several men from the Donghai Gang were unhappy and said one after another:

"When did our Donghai Gang become idlers? Are you, the Imperial Supervisor, so great?!"

"You call yourself the Imperial Supervisor, do you have any credentials?!"

"The Imperial Supervisory Bureau? This is the territory of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. How dare you, the Imperial Supervisory Bureau of the Southern Qi Dynasty, go to the Northern Zhou Dynasty to investigate cases?!"

The Donghai Gang were already drunk and did not notice the killing intent of these five men in raincoats.

"Noisy!"

With a loud shout and several flashes of swords, these men in raincoats suddenly took action, taking advantage of the Donghai Gang's unpreparedness, and killed them all.

Good guy, even the Donghai Gang is involved.

At this time, several more people came in from outside the house, and two or three people went to the backyard with knives. The waiter of Minyi was so frightened that he stayed where he was, and the wine utensils he was holding fell to the ground.

Several men in raincoat clothes gathered around Xu Yihang's table, and one of them said: "Master Shang, you still have time to eat and drink here, come with us."

Shang Xiyun put down the food in his hand, drew the knife in his hand, and said to Xu Yihang: "Brother Xu, are you willing to take over this job?"

Xu Yihang did not answer Shang Xiyun, but asked Xiang Yuyi's killer: "The Imperial Supervisory Department of Southern Qi always handles cases impartially and never kills innocent people indiscriminately. Those people over there just said a few words and then lost their lives. You are not the Imperial Supervisor."

The supervisor!"

"Hmph! Looking for death!"

The coir raincoat killers started almost at the same time. The two of them slashed at Shang Xiyun with their swords. The three of them killed Xu Yihang and Zhou Zhong respectively. The following people wanted to move forward together, but the space in this corner was narrow and there were so many people that they couldn't move forward.

There was a "clang", followed by the sound of dishes falling to the floor.

"Old Zhou, you kicked the table again."

"Qi Mo! Do you understand Qi Mo!"

"Did you two accept Shang's commission?"

"Young Master Shang has so much nonsense. Old Zhou and I have already taken action. What do you think? Don't forget to give us money!"

"Who is Young Master Shang provoking? The martial arts of the first few are comparable to the masters on the Shanzi List. If there are a few more, it will be difficult for me and Lao Zhou to deal with them."

During the scuffle between these people, a carriage stopped outside the house. Xu Yihang vaguely saw a woman opening the window curtain of the carriage through the window, and took a few glances here.

The four men in raincoats who were guarding outside the house gathered around, as if they were being admonished by the woman. After a moment, the woman closed the curtain, and the four men in raincoats turned and ran into the house.

"Your Majesty the Supervisor has an order to kill Shang Xiyun immediately! No one in the post station should be left alive!" shouted a man in a raincoat.
To be continued...