Lord of the Desert

Chapter 136 Release
Wen Zhongguan and Qian Hong's interest is particularly high today.

Hong Fan speculated that the matter of returning to the state department that they had been thinking about had taken a turn for the better.

For him, this is also a good thing.

Just like the provincial capital in the previous life, Xijing gathered the martial arts resources of the entire Liangzhou.

If the two of Wen Qian can return to the state department, Hong Fan will have more contacts available in the future.

After appreciating Busheng's calligraphy and chalcedony, the time just reached noon.

Wen Zhongguan asked the people below to prepare a table of wine and food, and took Hong Fan to drink happily.

When he drank the three wine jugs, he let the two disciples also sit at the table.

The breeze swayed the green plants in the atrium.

The afternoon sun was strong and warm, making the floor tiles hot.

Wen Zhongguan tore off his collar and kicked off his boots.

Every martial artist who can't pass through the peak after being drunk.

But Hong Fan knew that he was indeed drunk.

"You follow me to suffer."

Wen Zhongguan stood up, put one foot on the chair, and said to Qian Hong and Zhu Jia.

He raised his head and poured half a jug of wine down his throat at a time.

Then roar like a tiger.

"Soon, we will be able to return to Xijing!"

After saying a word, the bright red on Wen Zhongguan's face spread all the way to his collarbone, like a steamed prawn.

Then came more and more wanton shouting.

"In the future, when Gu Junyou feels uncomfortable..."

Hong Fan couldn't help but smile.

But no one cared about him anymore.

"Not just go back."

Qian Hong slapped the table hard with his right hand.

"Duke Zhuang promised, he was promoted back to the state department."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands again, even harder.

Zhu Jingfu and Jia Ziyong hooked their shoulders together, muttering about the Qionglou by the Yaohe River in Xijing and the girl upstairs.

Among the five people at the table, only Hong Fan sat upright, pouring himself a drink while watching them let loose.

After the cup of tea kung fu, the ghosts and wolves howled, the hall became quiet.

Zhu Jia and the two lay down on the table and took a nap.

Qian Hong leaned his head back on the armchair, staring at the green leaves in the atrium in a trance.

Wen Zhongguan, on the other hand, was carrying a jug, circling on the stone bricks with his bare feet, humming an unknown tune.

"I don't wear clothes, I don't wear them, and I still drag felt shoes in June;

The old sheep's fur coat is fur facing outwards, not to mention ugly, it's hard to bear..."

The tone-deficient tunes penetrated into Hong Fan's ears one after another, and it was not pleasant to say the least.

But he was very relaxed and listened intently.

After a while, Wen Zhongguan and Qian Hong each found a comfortable position and fell into a deep sleep.

Hong Fan got up and went to the stable.

On the way back, he lowered his head and believed in the horse, his back was itchy from the sun, and suddenly realized that something was absolutely true.

Zhenghe 27 and the winter of this year have really passed.

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On the same day, a quarter of an hour later.

Throwing the red flag to Big Tang, Hong Fan went back to Chaoriyuan and took a nice nap.

At the beginning of Youshi (five o'clock in the evening), Qiu De came to the door and said that there was an invitation from Xiongguangyuan.

Hong Fan went immediately.

Entering the side room, not only Hong Jian and other high-ranking members of the Hong family were present, but there were also three travel-worn men sitting in the hall.

But it was Hong Lie, Sun Li, and Kong Hai.

Half a month ago, they were sent to Xijing, and they just returned today.

Seeing Hong Fan coming in, the three of Hong Lie all stood up to salute.

"Ariel, please explain the situation carefully."

Seeing Hong Fan sitting still, Hong Li spoke.

Hong Lie nodded and began to make a statement.

"Li Chengwang and Uncle Pan are both based in Xijing, and they know each other very well."

"The story of Li Chengwang losing ten thousand taels of silver in a bet was spread at the end of last year, and Uncle Pan also knows about it."

"But there is something strange about it."

"According to Uncle Pan, Li Chengwang has always been cautious and never had the habit of gambling before."

"It was around June and July last year that he suddenly started going to the casino, basically every three or four days."

"If you want to play big in gambling, you can only play in the casino."

"But there are different opinions on where Li Chengwang lost money."

"Some say it's Yisanfang, some say it's Fengfaju, some say it's Zhushuilou."

"But we ran all these places, and found that Li Chengwang actually didn't lose much in each of them."

"That's why the three of us felt that the betting loss of ten thousand taels should have been concocted."

He said and gestured to Kong Hai with his eyes.

The latter took out a stack of papers, which recorded in detail the search process of the three people - including when and which casino they went to, who they sought, how they got the other party to speak, and what the two sides said.

After careful comparison and reading by several people in the room, they already knew it in their hearts.

"Okay, it's been a long journey."

Hong Li laughed.

"In the past few days, my good grandson is always crying for his father, and even pulling my beard."

"You all have families and houses, go back and have a good rest."

"The Huihui tribe will reward you as a second-class foreign affairs."

A trip to the second-class foreign affairs, at least a subsidy of more than [-] taels per person, immediately made Hong Lie and the others smile.

The three left after saluting.

As soon as the door was closed, everyone's bright faces darkened like flipping through a book.

"It seems that the Li family has a high probability of conspiring with Fantian Society."

Hong Fan was the first to speak.

"How can there be such a reason, how can there be such a reason?!"

Hong Li was shocked and angry.

"How dare they, how could they?"

Until he read Hong Lie's interview materials, he couldn't believe that Jinhai Li would conspire with the snake man.

After all, among the two generations of the Li family, he was only acquainted personally, and more than ten people died at the hands of the snake man.

"It's nothing more than lust for profit."

Hong Wu sneered.

"According to what Master Wen said, the Fantian Society has inherited a small part of the essence of the Xiao family's heyday, and the gold and silver treasures in their hands are probably more than the grain in our granary."

"They must have all the top-level martial arts and magical weapons that the humble family can't reach."

"With these things, it may not be difficult to impress an innate."

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Hong Li tightened his fist several times, but it was still a bit unacceptable.

"But Li Heming has been on the Tianjiao list before!"

He couldn't help but think back to the time when the Martial Arts Institute released the rankings on Anning Street 25 years ago.

People all over the streets and buildings are jumping and shouting regardless of their surnames, and the confluence of voices is like the overturning of mountains and seas...

"Yes."

Hong Fan quietly interjected.

"Maybe it's because he has been on the list of Tianjiao..."

long silence.

After a while, Hong Wu cleared his throat.

"It is about the safety of Jinhai, and it must not be ignored."

He looked at his elder brother and asked solemnly.

"Do you want to inform the adults of the Chengshou Mansion and Martial Arts Academy immediately?"

Hong Jian shook his head.

"I have communicated with them about the possible threat of the Fantian Society and the Snake People."

"But it's not yet time for the Li family."

"That's not enough evidence."

He said.

Hong Fan also nodded in agreement.

For Zheng Zhun, Gongsun Shi and others, it is one thing to guard against the Fantian Society and other races, but it is quite another thing to target one of the three Jinhai families.

From the perspective of speculating on suspicion, there are already many signs.

The ongoing sale of family property;
The hard work of the first battle of Hongduo Mountain;

Parent and child died in battle, obviously able to avenge with his own hands, but Li Heming vomited blood and called himself sick...

Ultimately, however, these are just speculations.

(End of this chapter)