Meng Yishan was on vacation for the past two days, but he couldn't stay idle. He sent people to focus on the Ye family's light and dark transactions, and comprehensively collected information about the Ye family village.

Mr. Meng was scouting outside, but Wuhu was responding inside. The old water thief pretended to be seriously injured. In the dead of night, he jumped up from the bedside, ran out of the window to inspect the terrain, and secretly memorized the defense situation of Yejiazhuang.

The bandits and water bandits cooperated very well, both internally and externally.

In the official room of the yamen, a winter chrysanthemum given by Master Li was placed on the table, with a faint fragrance floating around and blooming like gold.

“A tree without roots, a flower without form, a formless and formless tree, it is difficult to draw a picture…Exercise vacuum to return to nothingness”

Meng Yishan picked up the Wudang Mental Technique obtained from the dead ghost Taoist Qing Xi, and studied the Alchemy Song of Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng at the beginning of the Xuanyang Sutra together with the Taoist Mental Technique in the Rou Fist he practiced.

The key he used to unlock the internal practice was the broken explanation given to him by Sword Demon Yun Ao using his decades of knowledge and experience.

The bandits sit quietly and practice Qi, slowly guiding the inner Qi through Jiaji and into the sky. With each exercise, the Qi becomes stronger like a snowball, which is like gathering sand to form a tower.

After finishing the exercise, Lao Meng's temples bulged slightly and his eyes were bright and clear. He already had some mastery.

However, they saw Li Qi, the head of the express team, waiting at the second gate, with a messenger who had been waiting for a while.

Chief Meng called people in, asked Li Qi to sit down, and said to the policeman: "Didn't you go with Gu Zhensheng, why did you come back!"

The messenger said to Meng Yishan: "Captain Chief, I have been on guard from early morning until now. I found that Lu Yunpeng went out, and Capt. Gu followed him. I don't want to take credit, but I know such an important thing, so I must report it to you."

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Lao Meng had a feeling that the crisis was approaching, so he immediately took eight taels of silver as a reward to the policeman who claimed the credit, and asked him to go back and follow Gu Baotou, work carefully, and keep an eye on him secretly.

After they left, Li Qi came forward, took out a piece of paper from the briefcase at his waist, handed it to Lao Meng with respectful hands, and said: "The blank Taoist certificate you want."

"The younger one went to the Qing Palace on Mang Mountain to find the Taoist priest in charge, and then went to the Chief Envoy's Office again. Fortunately, he was able to live up to his mission!"

Lao Meng took it and looked at the Taoist certificate issued by the Ministry of Rites. It had the signatures and seals of the current Hu Shangshu and the two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Rites. It couldn't be more authentic, but the line for the Taoist priest's name and surname was empty.

The imperial court was very strict in managing Taoist records, but it left a loophole. When there was a shortage of money for disaster relief, some empty ultimatums would be bought and sold.

Li Qi bought a real one for the chief catcher through his connections.

He is a smart man, he gets things done without asking what is the use of it in old Bombay.

Meng Yishan sent Li Qi away, opened the set of pen and ink given by Master Li, and wrote three words on the Taoist priest's name crookedly, "Meng Yunshan". After the ink dried, he safely put it in his arms.

"Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Lord!" Lao Meng sang to the empty room and laughed heartily.

This is it, if you memorize half a Taoist scripture and wear a Taoist robe, you will be a proper Yunshan Taoist.

The cunning rabbit still has three caves. If he really gets the huge sum of money from the eunuch guarding Shandong, he has to reserve the identity of a Taoist priest as a retreat.

Feeling confident, I had nothing to do and wanted to go out for a while. I also wanted to explore the situation of the Lu family, so I asked someone to invite Lu Shaojun, whom I had not seen for a while.

Not long after Master Lu was released by his father, he was very quiet and restless. When he heard that Meng Yishan asked him to go out, he immediately agreed, changed his clothes and went to see Mr. Meng.

When he met Meng Yishan, he said: "Xiao Lu, we haven't seen each other for a long time. We haven't gotten together yet after that day at Huayue Tower. Let's go out and have fun!"

Lu Shaojun readily agreed and said with a smile: "It's too early, so it's not easy to go to Huayue Tower."

Meng Yishan asked: "What other fun places are there in Luoyang City?"

"Longmen Gambling House, almost all the descendants of the aristocratic families in Luoyang have been there. I heard that even the Prince of Yongning County is a frequent visitor there."

Lao Mengxin asked, "Is this a coincidence? Let's go to Longmen Casino!"

Gu Zhensheng followed Lu Yunpeng cautiously, walking all the way through the streets and alleys. After waiting for half an hour, he saw him stop in front of a restaurant and walked in.

Gu Zhensheng waited for a while, and then slowly walked in. With a quick glance, he understood the situation in the building. Lu Yunpeng would not stay on the first floor. He must have chosen a private room on the second floor. Gu Zhensheng

This time, he didn't follow him. He found a remote place downstairs, ordered a bowl of noodles, and ate it slowly while keeping his eyes on the corridor entrance.

Before it was time to have a cup of tea, Lu Yunpeng came down from upstairs, with a solemn expression on his face, and walked back towards the inn.

Gu Zhensheng didn't know what Lu Yunpeng was doing up there. He came out so quickly. He just sat there when he went back. He might as well sit around again, maybe he could wait for someone suspicious. Someone did come down from upstairs. Gu Zhensheng glanced at it casually.

Immediately, I felt like I was dead, and I hurriedly drank a big mouthful of noodle soup to hide my uneasiness.

The man was dressed strangely. The restaurant was not as warm as the outside, but he put on a leather hood and walked out with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes narrowed.

After the man had walked far away, Gu Zhensheng raised his head and wondered, "Why did these two people meet in a restaurant? It must not have been a coincidence!" After paying the bill and leaving the building, Gu Zhensheng stopped following Lu Yunpeng and turned directly to

Yamen, the person he saw just now turned out to be Wang He!

Longmenfang can be called the largest gambling stall in Luoyang. It is decorated like a prince's palace. It is only one street away from Huayue Tower. It also has the advantage of having a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Gamblers gather every day, and they are all dignitaries and rich men. These people don't care much about winning or losing, they just want the excitement of gambling for a thousand dollars.

Now Meng Yishan and Lu Shaojun walked into this gambling cave, betting, rolling dice, playing Shuanglu, Tianjiu dominoes, and looking at all kinds of weird gambling equipment. Mr. Meng, who was born in Taihang, was a little dazzled, but he got used to it.

, smiled and said to Lu Shaojun: "You lead the way, I'll place the bet!"

Lu Shaojun looked excited and said with a smile: "Let's see and then talk!"

Meng Yishan didn't know how to use most of these gambling tools, but Lu Shaojun was an expert. He brought Lao Meng, a local leopard, to Shuanglu Platform and said to Meng Yishan: "Brother Meng, this game is very interesting. Let's play two games!"

When Meng Yishan saw that Shuanglu was a chessboard with twelve equal vertical lines drawn on it, black and white pieces were laid out, and two dice were placed on it, he immediately shook his head and said: "Grandma, I'm dizzy!"

Lu Shaojun, however, happily started gambling with others. The pair of Lu Bubi were playing chess, and their chess skills were compared to each other. It was a test of the level of throwing dice. How many points were thrown will determine how many squares were moved. As long as all the chess pieces were pushed to the opposite end point, it would be considered.

Victory! Young Master Lu was even better at doing this than he was with the sword. His technique was deft and his throws were extremely accurate. He won two games in a matter of seconds.

Meng Yishan followed suit and made a small win of ten taels. He smiled at Lu Shaojun and said, "It's a good technique. Haha, who did you learn it from?"

Lu Shaojun smiled brightly, playing with the bamboo chips and replied: "My uncle, his technique is so clever!"

Meng Yishan chased another bet of fifty taels and said with a smile: "It seems that your uncle is a good player. Why didn't you find him? The three of us placed bets and won all these boys to take off their pants!"

Lu Shaojun said regretfully: "My uncle is rarely at home. He came back the day before yesterday and brought back Mr. Xie from the Huashan Sect. They discuss swords behind closed doors and will not come out to play!"

Meng Yishan's heart moved and he asked Lu Shaojun, "That person named Jie has a round scar on his forehead?"

Lu Shaojun said: "Yes, have you seen Mr. Meng?"

Meng Yishan nodded and said: "I had a drink with him once, but we don't know him very well!"

Lu Shaojun didn't ask in depth. Mr. Meng guessed that the uncle of the Lu family must be Lu Jiuyuan whom he had seen on the ship. That day, Jie Jin attacked him on the ship. How could the two of them get together? He didn't understand even if he tried to break his head.

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After playing a few games casually, these gambling tools did not arouse Meng Yishan's interest. When he heard that live animals were being gambled on the second floor, he dragged Lu Shaojun up there excitedly.

The second floor was full of crickets, cockfights and other games. Meng Yishan enjoyed watching them. The handicap on the second floor was huge. There was no bookmaker. Most of the officials and wealthy people were betting against each other.

Just as he was about to squeeze in front of the cockfighting stage, he saw a very familiar person standing there. When he stepped forward to take a look, Meng Yishan secretly cursed "bad luck!"

That person was none other than Zhu Pan. Mr. Meng had a very large hunting capacity. He stepped forward to greet his love rival and said, "Zhu Pan, I haven't seen you for a while!"

When Prince Yi saw it was him, he thought that Meng Yishan could not speak clearly, so he politely returned the greeting and said: "Meng Captou!"

Lu Shaojun squeezed over and saw two chicken coops in the field. In the left cage was a yellow chicken. It was thin and small, with some white feathers on its wings!

The black chicken on the right is much more powerful, half the size of the yellow chicken, with a red crown as red as blood, and a shiny black beak.

There was a person sitting on each side, obviously the two parties to the bet.

On the left is a young man in his twenties, with eagle eyes and thin lips, a pale complexion, and luxurious clothes. Behind him are two beautiful maids with charming looks. Such majesty is already eye-catching, but what is even more astonishing is that the young man's hand

Holding an emerald green jade bucket, the bucket was filled with pearls the size of pigeon eggs, shining with dazzling brilliance.

The young man casually put the pearl and the jade bucket on the case, and smiled at his opponent on the other side: "It's your turn!"

Opposite him was a middle-aged man. He had a fat, round face, a somewhat flat nose, and a pair of deep and sharp eyes. Sitting there, he had an overbearing aura. When he saw the young man placing bets, he did nothing.

Pressed, waved his hand and said: "Let's start!"

The young man nodded and was about to ask someone to let the chickens go, but he heard Lao Meng yelling, "Damn it, you can gamble without placing a bet!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said to Meng Yishan: "Here, let's join in the game!" Meng Yishan looked at the two chickens, nodded, and turned to Zhu Pan next to him: "Have you placed a bet?

The one?"

Zhu Pan said humbly: "I'm not good at it, but that black "iron-billed eagle" looks powerful, so I'll take it!"

Meng Yishan said: "Okay, you bet on the black one, and I'll bet on the yellow one!" He didn't care about winning or losing, and deliberately tried to avoid Zhu Pan, so he bet on the skinny reed yellow!"

Lu Shaojun said hurriedly: "This yellow chicken can't bet! Look at its small body and weak eyes. The black chicken is full of energy, just like a master's fight. The stronger one is stronger and the one with more skill wins! Change the bet quickly.

black!"

Meng Yishan suddenly blurted out that he was betting on yellow. Looking at how skinny the "Lu Hua Huang" was, and how even the stewed chicken didn't have enough meat, it really didn't make sense!" But he wanted to save face and refused to change his words, so he said harshly: "You

What do you know, this yellow chicken hides his secrets, hehe, he is actually a better master than the black chicken!"

The minimum bet on the table was five thousand taels, but Meng Yishan didn't bring that much money. "Bang!" Without saying a word, he threw the Pojun sword on the table and said loudly: "Bet on this!"

When Lu Shaojun saw him betting on the sword, he couldn't help but worry about him, but he didn't know that this guy's gambling was not good. Meng Yishan had already planned it. If he won, he would make a lot of money. If he lost, he would say it was a sword given by King Yi.

No one dared to ask for it, and Lao Meng didn't lose money no matter what.

The sharp-looking middle-aged man with a snub nose and the young man in colorful clothes both looked at him when they saw him holding the sword, and the man looked at Meng Yishan up and down for a while.

After the two servants took the two chickens out of the cage, they took a silver needle and pricked their claws to verify that there was no poison on them, to show fairness!

The servants hugged the wings of the two chickens and threw the two fighting cocks that were already cuckling into the field. When the yellow chicken was placed in the field, it changed its appearance. The originally fluffy feathers were all standing up, and the wings could not stand

Showing the photo, there was a slight trace of blood in the corner of the eye, clearly showing a combative and bloodthirsty expression. He immediately fought with the black chicken without any sign of weakness.

Lao Meng couldn't help but cheer loudly, shouting that he really wanted to get this "Reed Flower Yellow", he had a very accurate vision and a keen eye to identify chickens.
To be continued...