The weather is hot, and the existence of various creatures in the lush mountains is becoming more and more active. The chirping of cicadas, the jumping of frogs, and the fluttering of birds are constantly intertwined.

In the afternoon, south of Fuzhou City, Jiuxian Mountain.

The young man with a slight scar on his forehead stood for a while on the opening halfway up the mountain.

The cool breeze blew from the lush mountains, dissipating the heat, but his face was gloomy and his expression was not relaxed.

After a while, a friend wearing a light jacket came up from the mountain. A smile appeared on his slightly gloomy face: "Brother Zhou."

"Brother Zhan, you have been waiting for a long time."

The man with a slight scar on his forehead is the "Tiger Shark" Zhan Yunhai, who is quite notorious in Putian. The one who came in a hurry is naturally Zuo Xingzhou, who goes by the pseudonym Zhou Xing. The two of them were walking in the green forest.

They are both famous for fighting to the death, and they had a deep personal relationship in the past. Now that they have fought together against a "direct descendant of Zhou and Dong" like Yue Yun, the relationship is even deeper.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, then turned around and went up the mountain. Zuo Xingzhou took a look at the other party's attire and already had a guess in his mind. He said, "What you are wearing is really serious. You don't even have to wear powder..."

…By the way, if you ask me to assist you in boxing today, you should give me an idea of ​​who your opponent is, how to fight, and what kind of result you will get."

Zhan Yunhai walked with his head lowered, but his expression was complicated at this time, saying: "I don't mean to fight, in fact... it's my father-in-law who asked me to meet."

"Oh, Huang Bailong?"

"Xiao Xiang'er's father is called Huang Shengyuan."

"Oh." Zuo Xingzhou nodded, "I've heard of this name."

"Huang Shengyuan really wants to send Xiao Xiang'er to the palace." Zhan Yunhai said, "Brother Zhou, you should have heard that the Huang family is a big family in Putian. The main branch is controlled by Huang Bailong's lineage, and Huang Shengyuan is the side branch. Over the years,

Although he also worked with Huang Bailong and was quite important, he did not have the same status as the main branch. The day before yesterday, Brother Zhou told me about the money of the Dog Emperor's concubine, so I went to inquire about it. Huang Shengyuan prepared nearly 80,000 taels.

Yinzi, I want to send Xiao Xiang'er to the palace to become a noble concubine, but now I'm afraid it's just me who is standing in the way..."

"Eighty thousand taels... So Brother Zhan was afraid that your father-in-law would fall out, so he asked you out in private and wanted to have sex with you?"

"Maybe not." Zhan Yunhai shook his head, "I have been killing people in Putian in the past few years, and I have dealt with Huang Shengyuan many times. He knows my temperament, and if he can't bite me to death, his whole family will be in trouble. But the words are

Put it this way, Brother Zhou, I also know myself. How can I, a tiger shark, be better than what he spent 80,000 taels to accomplish... Damn, this old dog is so rich. Back then, I

Several brothers are leaders in Manichaeism. They are ignorant of their conscience and cannot earn more than 500 taels a year..."

Zuo Xingzhou nodded: "Then do you want me to protect you secretly, or should we go together openly?"

"I plan to take a look from a distance first. If I think Huang Shengyuan really wants to kill someone, you will be in the dark. But I think it is unlikely that he will fall out this time. If it is appropriate, I hope Brother Zhou will stand up for me openly.

Stand up for me and support me."

When he said this, Zuo Xingzhou fully understood and said with a smile: "If I had known this, I would still be able to find a few good boxing experts in the city, so wouldn't it be better to call them over to ensure that you

Even if my father-in-law and I have malicious intentions, I must swallow them obediently!"

Zhan Yunhai also laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "In Putian, no one knows the name of Brother Zhou's 'Hunyuan Ax'. Brother Zhou is enough. And I don't want to call too many people, but it will become

I'm being aggressive here. Alas, I've done a lot of things for the Huang family in the past. I thought they were a businessman and I was a thug. Although there is a difference in status, it's not much different. It's okay to even marry into the family. Who knows... Sigh...

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The two of them talked and walked up the mountain. Zhan Yunhai talked about some things about the Huang family. His nickname was "Tiger Shark". He used to be the most unruly and unruly, but now when it came to the difficulty of the marriage, it was not surprising.

With a sad look on his face, Zuo Xingzhou could only comfort him a little by saying "it may not work out".

They were skilled in martial arts and moved quickly. In a short while, they arrived near the Wanshou Temple on the mountain and saw several figures waiting here.

The leader was tall and thin, with a serious face. He was wiping sweat with a handkerchief. He seemed to be Huang Shengyuan, the "father-in-law" mentioned by Zhan Yunhai. The people following him seemed to be strong domestic servants.

, but looking around at the tourists, it can be seen that Huang Shengyuan did not seem to have any intention of taking action today.

Zuo Xingzhou and Zhan Yunhai went over together. Seeing that Zhan Yunhai had brought someone with him, Huang Shengyuan raised his eyebrows and then walked over. When he got close, he said: "Xiao Zhan, this is..."

"Uncle, this is my good brother, the great hero Zhou Xingzhou who is known as "Hunyuan Ax" in Green Forest. Brother Zhou, this is the Huang Shengyuan I mentioned. We always treat each other as uncle and nephew."

Zhan Yunhai himself was a well-known fierce man in the green forest. He pulled Zuo Xingzhou over to give him a warning: Look, my brothers in the world are also such people. If you offend me, who will do it in the future?

It's hard to end.

Huang Shengyuan understood it at a glance, and he and Zuo Xingzhou exchanged greetings for a long time. After that, the other party found a more serious conversation, apologized to Zuo Xingzhou, and went to the side of the Taoist temple with Zhan Yunhai.

.

Zuo Xingzhou chatted with a few healthy servants of the nursing home nearby. After roughly understanding the other party's character, he crossed his arms and walked aside. He quietly watched the progress of the "negotiations" between Zhan Yunhai and Huang Shengyuan not far away, and what he was thinking

, then he has already fallen back on his current task.

Just as he said when he complained to Ning Ji, the original duel with Yue Yun was turned into a two-on-one duel by Zhan Yunhai. His reputation in the green forest would not be so loud, but in any case, at least with the imperial court

The stance of confrontation is clear. If Pu Xingui, Cao Jinlong and others are really recruiting troops in the city, they can at least pass the entry threshold. The next question is who to look for.

If one's own force can directly match the "Legendary of Zhou Tong", then all he needs to do is wait for the other party to find him. But now that it is neither better nor worse, he has to take the initiative to find it. Maybe he has to do something to get a certificate.

It's more troublesome. Moreover, in order to show that you need to "work", you probably have to find a casino to lose a lot of money at night, and maybe you have to lose money and cause trouble...

You might as well ask Zhan Yunhai for money again and take it all and lose it all. Firstly, it will be more realistic. Secondly, it will be treated as the price for sabotaging his own actions...

In such secret operations, plans often failed to keep up with changes. He was not discouraged, but was just thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

On the other hand, he was also curious about Ning Ji's affairs. When this guy was quarreling with heaven and earth in the southwest, he refused to accept anyone except his brother and sister-in-law - no, maybe only his sister-in-law. At that time, his mantra was only "Listen"

"I advise you to fight," which means "You can lose, but you can't kneel down." He would be beaten into a dog by the black girl gang... This made Zuo Xingzhou very curious as to why he became a pervert.

, can actually be four feet tall.

Is there really something special about that "five-foot obscene demon" Long Aotian who looks both male and female?

During the brief contact with the other party, I felt that this person's temperament was indeed indifferent and generous, and that he had a somewhat masterful demeanor. I wanted to test him out at noon today, but the four-foot perverted devil didn't let him come out, so in the end I just asked.

When it came to the opponent, he was using a flying knife... a flying knife? This skill was really weird. Speaking from Si Chi's mouth, Zuo Xingzhou guessed, could it be the kind of southwestern flying knife that makes every blow with a bang?

If this person is the bodyguard who accompanied the Second Young Master from the southwest, then the matter would be easier to explain...

He was thinking about these things in his mind, and when he looked towards Zhan Yunhai and Huang Shengyuan, the negotiations between the two were still continuing. It seemed that there was no need to take action anymore...

Suddenly, Zuo Xingzhou frowned slightly.

The development of things seems a bit strange.

According to his original speculation, when the two "son-in-law" met under such a situation, it would be difficult to reconcile the conflict. Even if they did not fight each other, Zhan Yunhai would be angry and cursed for a while anyway, and even the confrontation and threats in his words would not

Few, but it seems... Zhan Yunhai never became angry from beginning to end.

What's going on? Huang Shengyuan's rank is too high. What ideas did he come up with that made Zhan Yunhai suppress his anger and keep him frowning in thought?

Zuo Xingzhou shook his head.

For him, the whole thing was just a personal favor. Although he had asked Zuo Wenxuan about choosing a concubine, he understood the taboos in this matter after being severely warned by Zuo Wenxuan.

: Emperors choose concubines in order to make money to supplement the imperial court. Although concubines are not important, throughout the ages, if any ministers - especially those who are in high positions - dare to interfere in the emperor's private affairs, they will be executed.

In the beginning, it would not be unfair to confiscate your home.

If you think you are qualified to interfere in the private affairs of the Tian family, how many brains do you have?

For this reason, even though he had a life-long personal relationship with Zhan Yunhai, Zuo Xingzhou was not willing to get involved too much or think too much about his affair with Miss Huang. After shaking his head, Zuo Xingzhou

Don't think about it anymore.

But some ideas suddenly came out of my mind not long after they arrived -

By the time Huang Shengyuan and Zhan Yunhai finished talking about things that day, it was already evening. Looking out from Jiuxian Mountain, the sunset in Fuzhou was brilliant. Huang Shengyuan was going to have dinner at Wanshou Temple and invited the two of them to eat together, but Zuo Xingzhou and Zhan Yunhai

All expressed their refusal.

Going down the mountain path with pilgrims in groups of twos and threes, Zhan Yunhai always looked a little serious. Zuo Xingzhou was also thinking about a plan to go to the casino to lose all his money and cause trouble again. When he realized it, he wanted to say something.

He tried to comfort his companion with words, but a certain idea suddenly took shape in his mind.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhan Yunhai.

The man with the scar on his forehead reacted to such gaze and slowly turned his head: "Brother Zhou...what's wrong?"

"I...just suddenly thought of something. Brother Zhan, your father-in-law was on the mountain. Did he lie to you?"

"...Why did Brother Zhou say that?"

"You also said that your father-in-law is determined to send his daughter to the palace. He even prepared eight or ninety thousand taels to get the thing done. He will definitely not compromise. And with your temperament, Brother Zhan,

I saw that you guys talked for a long time and you didn’t even get into an argument... Then Huang Shengyuan can only say some words to deceive you and make you think that things can turn around?"

"..." Zhan Yunhai opened his mouth, but could not speak for a while.

"...Brother Zhan, this is your private matter, I'm afraid it's not easy for me to interfere, but the world is dangerous. In Zhou's opinion, for such a big matter, if Huang Shengyuan tells you that there is still a way to get the best of both worlds, wouldn't it be wrong?

Does it make it clear that he is lying to you? If you had a quarrel or a falling out with him, it would be nothing more than something you would do in the future. But now, Brother Zhan, you look like you have reached something with him.

Agreement, I... am actually a little worried..."

"...Brother Zhou is as considerate as a hair, and indeed... he cares about my little brother's affairs."

"Hahahaha, if you only relied on two axes to travel around the world, Zhou wouldn't be alive today!"

"...Actually, although I had a life-long friendship with Brother Zhou in the past, there are many things related to the Huang family that are difficult to talk about." Zhan Yunhai seemed hesitant, but sighed and finally said: "Here we go.

What my father-in-law told me today is indeed a big deal. Brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, I want to discuss this matter with you, but I am hesitant because I am afraid of harming your life.

In fact, my life will be lost if I lose it..."
To be continued...