sword sentient beings

Chapter 397 The Road
Tang Zhao was startled, and immediately felt a little disappointed, and said, "Ah, you are not together? How many years? How did you separate?"

Teng Liang sighed, with a long expression on his face.Seeing that the two of them couldn't finish talking for a while, Jiao Feng came up and said, "Since it's Fa Xiao, you naturally want to talk more. Let's go back first. See you then?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Lao Jiao. Answer the owner for me, and I will be there."

Jiao Feng took the others out, Wei Se happened to go out to see them off, and didn't come back for a while.

Teng Liang stared at Wei Se's back and stared at him until he went out.

Tang Zhao asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

Teng Liang said: "Is this your servant?"

Tang Zhaodao: "Of course not. It's me...a disciple."

Warriors who follow the swordsmith are called disciples, which can be regarded as a teacher-student relationship.To be honest, when Wei Se followed Tang Zhao, because of the distrust caused by various previous events, he didn't directly name him as a teacher and student.But now that we have been together for a year, the trust has gradually stabilized, so there is no need to deny it.Tang Zhao took the initiative to forge a sword for Wei Se, fulfilling the duty of a swordsmith.

Teng Liang said: "Student... is that also a member of his subordinates? That's ok. Back then, when we went to the hall of a rich family, the gatekeepers at the door were all like little ghosts in front of the temple. Now you have also become a Bodhisattva. King Kong is guarding the gate."

Tang Zhao was taken aback, why did he feel that Teng Liang spoke in a strange way.

But the next moment, some childhood memories flooded back, Ryoko seemed... that's the way she speaks, she always speaks in a perky way.Whenever he encountered something, he would sarcastically say a few words.

Although Tang Zhao is not bad at speaking, he has always adhered to certain principles and tried not to gossip about people behind their backs.Since they were young, their personalities have been very different. When they were young, they couldn't make up their minds when they were fighting. Tang Zhao even only remembered the friendship between the two, and forgot Liangzi's temperament.

He was anxious to ask about the situation of Sui's class, but without thinking about it, he pulled Teng Liang to sit on the bench under the eaves, and asked repeatedly: "Why did you separate from Uncle and the others? Why did you join the Five Poisons Society again? . . . the ordinary congregation?"

Tang Zhao couldn't think of any words to euphemistically describe his identity as a gangster.

Teng Liang spread his hands and said: "It's a long story. In fact, I left and you left the team. It was a matter of back and forth. At that time, we went to Baishui County, not in two ways. You and Dafeng went to Heyang Xue's family to seek relatives, and we went to the county seat Performing arts? According to the rules, when we enter the county town, we first go to the land and earn out the money. Good guy, it turns out that the juggling business in the county town is taken over by a gang called Taohualou, and outsiders are not allowed to intervene. The second day we went , and set up a stall for them.”

Tang Zhao hurriedly asked, "Are you injured?" He vaguely remembered that Taohualou was the general meeting of the lower five sects, a place he had a particularly bad impression of, and he had issued a reward order of 1000 taels back then.

Teng Liang said: "That's not true. The old man was almost beaten, but he was cowardly and ran back. You know, he is pliable, and the fists of ordinary people can't catch up with him. We were thrown The stall went back very angry, I cursed a few times, he kept saying that it was his fault, he forgot the rules and forgot to visit the pier after not going to the city for a long time, and was going to spend money to make amends."

Tang Zhao nodded slowly. This is indeed the uncle's temperament, and he is very tolerant.

"Turning around, he went to Taohualou once. He spent a lot of money and kowtowed a lot, but it didn't work out. Those bullies just looked down on us, and they refused to let go of the money. The vacant land was not given to us either. He came back to raise money, and he had to ask for a second time. I said that you will not be happy if you look for less. There is no place for you to stay here. You have a place to stay. They will not let you eat this You can ask for food or not, let alone what is the point of asking for food?"

Tang Zhao smiled, thinking of himself who quarreled with Brother Sui four years ago.They were all young and couldn't help being angry, but they expressed it in different ways, saying: "Good guy, can uncle listen to this?"

Teng Liang curled his lips and said: "He was a generation shorter than everyone outside, and he was full of 'uncle, grandpa'. He was so angry that he didn't dare to vent, so he saved his hair with the family. He was impatient at that time, and scolded me. I'm useless, it's such a big thing, I can't do it, I can't, I can only stab Louzi. Said that I am not qualified to group (say), if he didn't lead me, I would go to the street to beg for food Starved to death for three days."

Tang Zhao sighed. Anyone who runs the rivers and lakes has to practice their mouths. It's really bad to quarrel.

Teng Liang said: "I'll tell you the truth, I don't want to do this job for a long time. I've been exhausted and exhausted, and I'm not human. When I think of me being an old man in decades, I want to die now. The two of us scolded a lot, and we wanted Dafeng to come out to persuade us to make peace in the past. Didn’t he happen to be away at that time? But Ayun couldn’t persuade me, so I slammed the door and went out to stay all afternoon. At that time, I wanted to break up, but later on gone back."

"At night, he said that he didn't have enough money, and asked me to give him the money so that he could go to pay homage to the building again. I asked if I wanted money, and I gave him the money after working hard for him for several years. He ate dry food, and I ate watery food. , still have the nerve to ask me for money? He said that he knew that I was hiding my private money (hiding private money), and he turned a blind eye. It is unconscionable not to take the money at this time. I was so fucking angry that I pushed Let's go out, and say that we will break up today, and I don't want the money from the past few years, and I won't serve you anymore!"

Tang Zhao sighed, not knowing what to say.

But if you think about it carefully, it's actually...not surprising.

Teng Liang's temper is fundamentally different from that of the Sui family father and son. Besides, he is from a foreign surname. He is the only one in the Sui family's class whose surname is not Sui. This is a hidden danger.But in the end it's all about the money.

Uncle Sui has a loyal side and a stingy side.At least money has always been taken seriously.At that time, Tang Zhao was in the team, and he had money in his hands, so he didn't participate in their performances and share the money, so he didn't feel very deeply.But Liangzi started earning money in her teens, and it was all in the hands of old man Sui, and she would be stared at even if she ate too much corn bread and even a mouthful of pickles.It's fine if it's a real son, but it's easy to cause rift if it's not a real one.It's really a matter of time before this split up.

But it was too early to break up.Four years ago, Teng Liang was only 14 years old. Although it was hard to stay in the class, it was safer, and everyone could take care of each other. Otherwise, where would half-children go to be self-reliant?

"I left the team and wandered around the streets. I didn't know what to do for a while, so I saw a gang called Bajiao Gang recruiting people on the street, so I went. Who are we? Natural martial arts materials, one choice I chose it, and it has been four years since I hung out with my elder brother on the streets."

Tang Zhao was in a complicated mood. The Eight-legged Gang sounded like a subordinate of the Black Spider Villa. It didn't look like a serious martial arts force. It was a street gang at most.

Teng Liang recalled briefly, and said with a smile: "I didn't understand anything at the time, but it was okay. I just walked with my elder brother with a stick, pointing at where to hit. Now that I think about it... I really think it's okay. , Although there are times of danger and injury, there are also times of joy. For example, you can eat meat and drink with your brothers. For example, when collecting protection money, everyone flatters me. I don’t give money for food, and I just kick anyone who hates it. , really cool."

"You know that we play tricks and treat people as low-class people. We can't earn much money after working hard, but we are always angry. Even sisters in the kiln look down on us. Now those so-called 'good people' who run small businesses treat me He didn't dare to show his atmosphere, so it can be seen that gangsters are better than entertainers."

Tang Zhao's lips moved slightly, but then stopped.Based on Teng Liang's experience, it is normal for him to think so.Tang Zhao wanted to say a few words, but felt that there was nothing to say.

Teng Liang said: "However, when you are a hooligan, there are many people who bully you. All kinds of big brothers and bosses, as long as anyone who thinks he is a human can bully you. So what I have always wanted is to go up the gangsters, the more gangsters the better." .I have been around for four years, and recently I have some hope, saying that I can go to the main helm for further training, and I will be a serious sect disciple when I come out. This time, I also followed the mission, saying that I was going to meet a nobleman, and I met you unexpectedly."

He patted Tang Zhao and said, "I think you're doing well? The old mansion is back, and our boss calls you one after another. You must be doing very well. After all, it's you, old Suitou pointed out at the time. Now you say that you are more promising than me, I don't believe it, but now it seems that you have eleven people standing in two rows—one with five and one with six."

Tang Zhao said: "It's not bad. I'm lucky."

Tang Zhao said that he was lucky, but that was not modest at all.It's not just that he often has noble people to help him when he is in danger, but the more important reason is that he can always meet good people when he is desperate.

It is the kind of good person who treats him well and is also good to himself, not only saved him, but also did not lead him to evil paths.

For example, when he was captured in the dark, if what he met was not Xing Ji, but another official who was not so upright, such as a person who was in collusion with human traffickers like Jie Ya, what would happen to him? ?So what if he was taught by a master sorcerer who manipulated people's hearts?
He has several teachers, although not all of them are perfect, but each of them has taught him positive and correct things, but if there is a teacher who has bad intentions and pushes him when he is going through darkness, Tang Zhao is afraid It is not Tang Zhao today.

This is because Tang Zhao was lucky enough to live to grow up. There are too many dangers in this world for him to die halfway.

It's pure luck that he can get to where he is today.Much better than Teng Liang.Even if he has a talent, he must have a corresponding position for him to display his talent. The talent of a swordsman is not a big road talent, and it doesn't work everywhere.If he and Teng Liang go to the gang together to be gangsters, in nine out of ten he still can't be Teng Liang.

Naturally, Teng Liang didn't know Tang Zhao's status. In fact, his boss didn't know, his boss's boss didn't know, and even Jiao Feng might not know, so he asked curiously, "Did you pass the exam?" , became a high official?"

Tang Zhao smiled and said, "Do you think the place where I live looks like a high-ranking official?"

He is actually an official, and he has not resigned from the sixth-rank teaching metaphor. He should be able to make further progress in two months, and the fifth-rank has caught up with the ordinary magistrate, but he will never be involved in the line that is involved with the five poisons. Publicly mentioning half a word of official status, even to Teng Liang, is not acceptable.Once it is said, if it is used by others, it will discredit him and even the district prosecutor.

Teng Liang looked at the house following his train of thought. Tang Zhao returned to the old house and did not buy any expensive furniture. Everything was mainly to restore his childhood appearance, without the appearance of a wealthy family, and said: "It's a pity, if you are an official, I will become a gangster." Big brother, if we join forces to eat both black and white, aren't we going sideways in Heyang County?"

Tang Zhao smiled, but said solemnly: "Even if I really become an official, we will not join forces in this regard."

Without waiting for Teng Liang to answer, he continued to ask: "Liangzi, do you want to leave the Five Poison Society and change your life? Do something else?"

(End of this chapter)