Martial Arts: Opening Awakening

Chapter 155
Hearing Zhou Xiaomeng's worry.

Jiang Nan thinks about it too.

A real expert in looking at horses is not just about the color of their coats.

Linjiang City has a population of nearly one million, and it is hard to guarantee that there are not a few of them who are masters of horses.

So, he turned his horse around, found a house with a spacious courtyard outside the city, and stored the carriage.

That family was just ordinary people, and Jiang Nan deliberately told the dark horse not to get close, so as not to hurt others.

After setting up the Zhaoye Jade Lion, the two walked into the city.

Jiang Nan and Zhou Xiaomeng had discussed it, and the two of them walked around the important places in Linjiang City first. If Zhou Yunlong paid attention deliberately, he would probably be able to find the two of them.

If this doesn't work, go to the underground gang in Linjiang City and ask them to help find someone by paying them.

Many underground gangs, in addition to collecting protection fees, looking for people and things to find out information is also their business scope.

However, the asking price is relatively dark.

Before Jiang Nan and the two had searched for a few places, someone took the initiative to find them.

"I see that the two seem to be looking for someone?"

"Do you need help?"

"I'm the Fish and Dragon Gang, Li Si. The Bi Gang is the top three big gangs in Linjiang City, with more than 1000 brothers spread all over the city. As long as anyone enters Linjiang City, they can't hide from the eyes of the Bi Gang brothers. "

The one who spoke was a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

Judging by his age, he is only in his early twenties, but his expression when he speaks is full of sophistication and shrewdness.

"Oh? I don't know how your gang charges?" Jiang Nan asked with interest.

"That depends on who you two want to find."

"Whether it's a wanted fugitive, or an ordinary citizen, or a local resident living in seclusion, or a recent immigrant..." The man who called himself Li Si started the introduction with a sharp tongue.

Jiang Nan is rich and powerful, and he has no intention of negotiating the price with him.

He interrupted directly: "What if it's a newcomer?"

"Looking at the outfits of the two of you, the person you are looking for must be someone from the Jianghu, right?"

Jiangnan nodded.

In order to be easily discovered by Zhou Yunlong, the two had changed back to their original attire at this time.

Li Si raised two fingers.

"20 taels?" Jiang Nan asked tentatively.

"Master, you are joking, it is 2000 taels."

"Ah? It's too high, we can't afford it!" Jiang Nan shook his head in surprise.

Even if Jiangnan was rich, he obviously didn't want to be taken advantage of like this.

Moreover, if you agree too happily, it is tantamount to revealing your wealth.Maybe this Li Si will change his business immediately, from helping find people to murdering and stealing goods.

This in itself is also one of the businesses of this kind of local gang.

It's just that, compared with real robbers and bandits, what they do is not so straightforward.

As Jiang Nan spoke, he pulled Zhou Xiaomeng up and pretended to leave.

"Hey hey hey-"

Li Si hurriedly stopped the two of them, and said with a smile: "As for the price, we can still talk about it."

"In this way, in the vast sea of ​​people, it is also fate that the two of you can meet me, Li Si."

"I'll make my own decision and give the two of you a discount. Just treat it as a friend. How about it?"

Jiang Nan was noncommittal, waiting for Li Si to report the discounted price.

Then Li Si didn't talk too much, and said directly:
"200 taels, what do you two think?"

After Li Si finished speaking, before Jiang Nan could answer, he began to pour out bitter water: "You two don't know something. Linjiang City is so big and has a population of nearly one million. Even if we have more than 1000 brothers in the Yulong Gang, we want to find someone , and it’s not easy.”

"Besides, the 200 taels of silver are not only given to the brother who found someone."

"The big bosses in the gang have to get the big ones first, then the small bosses, and then they have to give confessions to the officials... To be honest, the deal that can be negotiated can fall into the hands of the subordinates, at most two or two... ..."

"100 taels." Jiang Nan raised a finger, interrupting Li Si's nagging.

"it is good!"

Li Si couldn't wait to agree, as if he was afraid that Jiangnan would go back on his word.

Zhou Xiaomeng, who was on the side, was dumbfounded.

Obviously, I didn't expect that bargaining could still be carried out like this.

Li Si first discounted it directly, and Jiang Nan directly erased half of it on the basis of the discount.

Just now, if it wasn't for Jiangnan's quick rejection, when Li Si offered 2000 taels, Zhou Xiaomeng almost agreed directly.

2000 taels and 100 taels...the difference!

"According to the rules, half of the deposit must be paid before finding someone," Li Si said.

Jiangnan nodded, showing understanding.

"You two, please come to the Bibangtang to pay the deposit with me." Li Si said again.

"Can't I give you the deposit?" Jiang Nan asked.

"Of course not."

Li Si explained with a wry smile: "You two are sorry. I am just an errand runner. I am only responsible for business and have no right to conduct transactions."

"Whether it's signing a contract, paying a deposit or final payment, there is a special person in the gang to be responsible."

"This is also to prevent grassroots gangs like us from accepting jobs in private, making random quotations, and harming the interests of the gang and customers like you."

"Don't worry, both of you, my Fish and Dragon Gang has stood in Linjiang City for many years, and what I'm talking about is a rule."

"Wouldn't it be more reassuring for the two people in charge to hand over the deposit to the entrance of the hall and get the contract than to run errands like me?"

What Li Si said was sincere, and he looked like he was thinking about customers.

Before Jiang Nan agreed, Zhou Xiaomeng was persuaded, nodded and said: "Okay."

"Where is your entrance? Hurry up and lead the way."

Li Si spoke so professionally that Zhou Xiaomeng was a little more confident in finding his father through them.

I can't wait.

Li Si led the two of them around, and after about a cup of tea, they arrived at the gate of a huge house.

The gate of the house is open, and there are no guards at the gate, and there is no plaque on the gate.

"Why don't you even hang a plaque at the entrance of your hall?"

Jiang Nan stopped and asked.

"Hehe. As you know, we, the Fish and Dragon Gang, are doing underground business after all, so we shouldn't make too much publicity if we want to give face to the government."

"Moreover, this place is only a hall for our Fish and Dragon Gang to deal with, not the headquarters."

"Just do the registration, sign the contract, and collect some deposits. It's a temporary office."

"Look, apart from a few accountants, there are almost no guards."

Li Si said, and deliberately pointed to the inside and outside of the seemingly empty gate, and walked towards the gate first.

Obviously wanting to reassure the two of them.

"Oh."

"If you pay the deposit now, when will you be able to find someone?" Zhou Xiaomeng asked while following Li Si to the gate.

"Soon. We have more than 1000 brothers in the Yulong Gang. It is very easy to find your father." Li Si replied casually.

"brush--"

As soon as Li Si finished speaking, the long sword in Jiangnan's hand was already on Li Si's neck.

Li Si's body trembled, and he said with a sneer, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Xiaomeng also came to his senses at this time, drew his sword in his hand, and said coldly: "How do you know that it is my father you are looking for? I don't remember, but we told you who we are looking for."

"Uh... this, this, I guessed." Li Si's expression changed slightly, and he replied unnaturally.

"Really? Since you are so good at guessing, then guess, will my sword cut your throat, or will it cut your throat?"

Jiang Nan stroked Li Si's neck with the blade of his sword, and said with a half-smile.

Fortunately, the long sword in Jiangnan's hand was picked up from an ordinary member of the Changhe Gang. It is of average quality and not sharp enough.

If it was still the precious sword obtained from the scarred swordsman of the Kongtong Sword School, the skin on Li Si's neck would have definitely been cut.

but.

Right here, Li Si was already trembling with fright, like sifting chaff.

He couldn't help shouting at the top of his voice: "Boss Qinglong, help me!"

"waste!"

A loud curse came from the depths of the courtyard.

After a rustling, twenty or thirty men in gray clothes suddenly appeared around the courtyard.

Then, a nine-foot-tall bald man strode out from the depths of the courtyard.

Not only was the man bald, he was also topless.

On the chest is a dragon with its teeth and claws impressively tattooed.

Seeing the bald man coming out, Li Si's trembling body finally returned to normal. He seemed to have confidence, and squinted at Jiangnan and said, "I advise you to let me go. This is the blue dragon boss of the Angry Dragon Gang. A master with one enemy against one hundred."

"Let go of me now, apologize later, and wait for boss Qinglong to deal with it, there is still time!"

"Aren't you from the Fish and Dragon Gang? Why did you become the Angry Dragon Gang?" Zhou Xiaomeng asked in surprise, "Could it be that what you said before was all lying to us?"

There is no fear of falling into a tight siege.

Zhou Xiaomeng has enough confidence in Jiangnan, who has repeatedly created miracles.

"Hehe. I didn't lie to you. I am indeed a member of the Yulong Gang, and the Yulong Gang does have the business of tracing people. However, there are thousands of people in the Yulong Gang, and it's our turn to wait for the little ones. Some leftovers are left over. Therefore, Li will occasionally work for the boss of Qinglong to earn some extra money and buy some meat to eat."

Li Si laughed.

Don't be ashamed of your actions, but proud of them.

"Aren't you afraid of being known by the Yulong Gang if you smear the Yulong Gang like this?" Zhou Xiaomeng said angrily.

Jianghu gangs, the most taboo is to eat inside and outside.

Li Si's behavior, if you say it is small, it is falsely using the name of the Yulong Gang, and if you say it is big, it will tarnish the reputation of the Yulong Gang.

If it is not done well, it will bring disaster to the Fish and Dragon Gang.

If the Fish and Dragon Gang finds out, not only Li Si will be executed, as a warning to everyone else.The bald group called Qinglong can't escape the responsibility, and will be held accountable by the Fish and Dragon Gang.

Upon hearing this, Li Si's face changed slightly.

However, he immediately smiled meaningfully:

"Hey, don't let the Fish and Dragons know, it's fine. Girl, you should worry about your situation first..."

Before Li Si finished speaking, a few darts were shot out from the men surrounding the crowd.

Jiang Nan swung his sword and blocked the darts that were aimed at himself and Zhou Xiaomeng.

A powerful crossbow shot fiercely into the back of Li Si's head.

"Uh……"

Li Si snorted in pain, before he even had time to turn his head, his head was tilted and he fell to the ground.

Do not look down.

Jiang Nan's pupils also shrank.

The darts the other party shot at the two of them were just harassment, and the real purpose was to kill Li Si to silence them.

In this way, no one will know that the other party is using the name of the Yulong Gang.

Acting really ruthless and decisive!

However, Jiang Nan was more concerned about the crossbow that shot and killed Li Si.

Such a powerful crossbow is actually not a big threat to a master like Jiangnan who has a perfect iron shirt.

However, bows and crossbows are weapons explicitly prohibited by the imperial court.

Even people in the Jianghu rarely dare to commit such a taboo.

Hiding bows and crossbows privately is tantamount to treason.

It will definitely be encircled and suppressed by the major violent agencies of the Great Zhou court.

One or two bows and crossbows may not be terrible, but thousands of bows and crossbows can easily form a group of untrained ordinary people into an army capable of conquering cities.

Bows and crossbows are easy to operate, and it may be difficult to shoot accurately, but for armies fighting in groups, accuracy is not necessary at all, as long as they can shoot.

A group of ordinary people with guns and knives needs at least three months of training to fight and kill the enemy, while a group of ordinary people with bows and crossbows only needs three days or even three hours.

The court is not afraid of it.

"This is a group of desperadoes!"

Jiang Nan glanced over the surrounding men forming a circle, and found that there were at least ten hand crossbows among them.

Jiang Nan had never heard of this angry dragon gang.

Either it was established not long ago, or it was hidden deep enough.

However, it is obviously difficult to deal with daring to use bows and crossbows in violation of the imperial court's ban.

Especially from the bald man with the dragon tattoo, Jiang Nan felt a faint threat.

"I don't know that you have worked so hard to invite us here, what's the point?"

Jiangnan subconsciously protected Zhou Xiaomeng behind his back, and asked the bald man called Qinglong.

The bald man did not answer Jiangnan's question, but set his eyes on Zhou Xiaomeng:

"Are you the daughter of Zhou Yunlong from Liuyun Escort?"

"Not bad. What do you want?" Zhou Xiaomeng asked coldly.

"Hehe. Aren't you looking for your father? Coincidentally, I want to look for him too. I have a good idea to find someone else as soon as possible. However, I need your cooperation." The bald man said with a smile.

"How to cooperate?" Zhou Xiaomeng asked.

"Because of some reasons that both of you and I know, your father is hiding now. However, you are your father's only daughter. If you are in a life-or-death crisis, your father will definitely come out as soon as he knows about it. So..." The bald man said solemnly.

"So, you want to take me as a hostage and threaten my father?" Zhou Xiaomeng said angrily.

"Haha. You can understand it that way." The bald man did not deny it.

"You..." Zhou Xiaomeng's chest heaved with anger, and he asked coldly, "Do you know that I am a disciple of the Huashan Sword Sect?"

"Haha. This is Jiangbei Road, not Chang'an Road. Huashan Sword Sect can't control here."

The bald man smiled indifferently.

"Besides, we are living on the water. Even if the people from Huashan Sword Sect come, can they still go into the water?"

On the rivers and lakes, each sect has its own sphere of influence, and few sects will cross the border to do things.

Even if it is for revenge, one should be more or less concerned about the reaction of the local forces.

"Hmph! If you want to take me as a hostage, it depends on whether you have the ability!"

As soon as Zhou Xiaomeng's long sword flicked, he was about to strike.

Jiang Nan stretched out his hand to stop him.

"What your Excellency wants is the Maxima in the hands of Chief Escort Zhou?" Jiang Nan asked in a concentrated voice.

"That's right. It's the legendary Zhaoye Jade Lion."

The bald man directly admitted: "I advise you, you should cooperate with me obediently, lure that surnamed Zhou out earlier, and give me the horse."

"I can guarantee that as long as the horse is there, no one will be hurt."

"No matter how good the Zhaoye Jade Lion is, to put it bluntly, it's just a horse. It's completely unnecessary. You should risk your lives for a horse, don't you?"

The bald man persuaded with a smile.

That tone and expression, coupled with the fleshy bald head and the dragon tattooed on the naked upper body, looked extraordinarily weird.

"It's not impossible for us to cooperate." Jiang Nan nodded: "However, I want to know, where did you get the news from Your Excellency?"

Apart from Yao Qing from the Big Sword Gang, Zhang Sanshun from the Changhe Gang knew about Zhao Yeyu Lion.

Then, there were some leaders of the Changhe Gang who received the message from Zhang Sanshun.

Jiangnan needs to know who this bald man is associated with and who he is working for, so as to judge the forces behind him and the enemies he may encounter next.

Especially the Changhe Gang.

The young gang leader and two Longmen masters died one after another, and if they make another move, there will be a congenital master.

Jiang Nan had to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)