My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 194 Gonghuo
The leaders of Yunhuatang have arrived.

The third lady saw it clearly.

As the eldest lady's bodyguard, she has always been wary of Yunhuatang. After all, Huazhou is the sphere of influence of the eldest wife, so she did her homework in advance and knew the people in Yunhuatang well.

Those who came from afar were led by the deputy commander of the main hall, Ma Ling and the other two.

With a group of people, they were standing and watching from a distance. As the local leaders of the Cao Gang, they had seen Li Bailong, but they hesitated to move forward and confronted him silently in the distance.

She was a martial arts expert with amazing eyesight, and could clearly see the expressions of the two men.

"...something's wrong."

She looked hesitant.

Li Bailong turned around after hearing this: "What?"

The third lady said succinctly: "There is no anger. This is not normal."

And he hesitated, not daring to step forward or to meet me... What is he afraid of?
It should be understood that the current battle is a war of public opinion surrounding the eldest lady's past. Yun Huatang wants to throw dirty water and mock her with bad words in an attempt to force the eldest lady to leave, while Li Bailong wants to stop her and even take back her reputation. That article is an unexpected surprise weapon.

He went to the docks and told the boat workers how to cut off the source of the trouble and attack the enemy directly.

As soon as the battle started, Li Bailong was unstoppable and took the main camp directly. When the two hall masters of Yunhua Hall heard about this, they hurried here and saw Li Bailong wreaking havoc in their own camp... How could they not be angry?
Not angry at all.

But their complexions are different.

Ma Fulong was a little desperate in his astonishment, while Taoist Ling was shocked and hesitant.

She explained her suspicion.

"is that so……"

Li Bailong stared at it for a moment and scratched his head: "Ma Fulong's face showed despair, 'Why are you so skilled? How many times are you going to win?' Ling Daoren's face showed surprise, 'Is this person crazy? This is impossible.' Isn't this the normal expression of a French fry who doubts his life after being fished out?"

The third lady only understood half of it, but she managed to comprehend the meaning: "...Is that so?"

The two looked at each other.

After a moment, Sanniang whispered, "Maybe I saw it wrong."

Previously, she had a very good impression of Li Bailong. After reading the article "Lai Jing", her friendliness towards Li Bailong almost rose to the level of "respect".

As a result, this female hero of the Cao Gang, who was highly skilled in martial arts and had a tough style, subconsciously put herself in a weak position when facing Li Bailong.

So when their opinions conflict, her first reaction is to reflect on herself.

"Do not."

Li Bailong thought for a moment and shook his head: "You are a woman, you are more sensitive to emotional changes, and your mentality is different from mine when facing Yunhua Hall..."

I am a woman, I am thoughtful...

—— Upon hearing this, Sanniang, whose steel fork was praised by the leader as "opening and closing widely, with the momentum of the Nujiang River flowing eastward", felt a long-lost confusion and embarrassment.

She heard Li Bailong say, "You are the guard of the Seventh Uncle. You are always dedicated to your duties and loyal. When facing Yunhua Hall, you will not be contemptuous or lax. With a different state of mind, you may indeed discover details that a rough man like me cannot notice... Maybe you are right."

Stop bragging, stop bragging...

Although Sanniangzi was the bodyguard of Uncle Seventh Master, she was also a well-known female hero in the Cao Gang for her talent, qualifications and achievements. She usually heard a lot of praises from her, but Mr. Li's casual remarks gave Sanniang a completely different and subtle feeling.

She avoided his gaze and said softly, "Sir, you are too kind."

"You are so shameless." In his mind, Long Aotian yelled, "She is a rare honest woman who is not a bad person, but you actually tricked her!"

Li Bailong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who taught you the method of routine?"

"Of course I taught you that!" Long Aotian sighed heavily when he said this, "Damn it, this kind of silent and cold female guard is actually very easy to be bullied... Don't do that."

"What is my Uncle Niu Qi doing?"

Seeing that the time was right, Li Bailong continued, "If your guess and discovery are true, the mood changes of these two people are very strange. Seeing me stealing the house, they were not angry, but shocked and even desperate... This shows that my response hindered their intentions and made their goals fail again..."

He organized his words and said nonchalantly, "Could it be related to Uncle Seventh Master?"

——This is the answer he has always wanted to know.

The confrontation with Yunhuatang involves a dispute over the same culture and doctrine, but Uncle Seven is involved. Behind his weird persistence, it may be the plan of the leader, and it may even be related to the extension of Huadie's divorce eight years ago. The situation adds variables, Uncle Seven's affairs are difficult to control, and even Ma Fulong's attitude becomes a little weird.

This made him very curious and even a little uneasy.

Because this matter is a little out of control.

But Seventh Uncle kept his mouth shut.

Don't be fooled by her appearance of a loser all day long, feeling sad and self-pitying, and being depressed at the slightest provocation. Such emotional expression is certainly a cage that traps one's own soul, and is also a wall of sighs that defends against the outside world. Li Bailong tried several times, but even with the tactical guidance provided by Lao Long, he couldn't dig out the secret.

With no other choice, he shifted his target and set his sights on the seemingly more innocent Sanniang.

First coax her and then ask, Sanniang's expression immediately changed.

Li Bailong lowered his voice: "Are they afraid that Seventh Master is in Huazhou? Speaking of which, Seventh Master was ordered by the Dragon Head to stay here by force... Is there any connection between them?"

He suddenly said this and then looked directly into Sanniang's eyes.

There was a moment of hesitation in the other person's calm and determined eyes.

Long Aotian shouted decisively: "It's the look of someone who knows the truth but wants to hide it but is too embarrassed to refuse directly!"

"..."

You are so skilled! How many times!

After mourning for only a second, Li Bailong followed Lao Long's instructions and showed the expression of "an innocent yet hardworking herbivore brother".

With innocent curiosity, he asked, "Third sister, can you tell me?"

The third lady immediately looked embarrassed.

As a member of the Cao Gang, she was very aware of the increasingly fierce competition among the three Ma families for Cao in recent years, as well as the delicate relationship between the first, second and third wives.

——The Third House had been in decline for a long time and had once become a vassal of the First House. However, in recent years, it has regained its greatness, selecting the leader, opening up maritime trade, and various major events, all of which were shouldered by the head of the family, who led the Third House to revival.

But everyone knows that with the new general election approaching, it is impossible for the third wife to be re-elected. The real challenge will be after the end of her term, and the secret war for succession has actually already begun.

For example, if the young lady insisted on staying in Huazhou this time, there must be some conspiracy behind it from the leader.

The leader is the leader of the Cao Gang and the Dragon King of the Great River. His majesty has grown over the years, and his mind has become more and more profound. The thoughts and plans in his mind are definitely not known by the third lady. But after all, she has followed the eldest lady for a long time and often serves as a messenger between the leader and the eldest lady. She knows some secrets and has her own thoughts.

In her opinion, if there is one thing that "can only be done by the eldest lady"...

——That is probably related to Zhu Haishan’s legacy.

Back then, Zhu Haishan committed suicide for love and turned into a butterfly. Before he died, he came to the eldest lady to apologize and confess his sins.

Everyone saw Zhu Jun turn into a butterfly, but before he died, only the eldest daughter was by his side. After this incident, the Zhu family seemed to be extremely guilty, and they were too proud to be like the people of Beining. They were even willing to continue to fulfill their promise and strongly support the third branch under such circumstances, which eventually led to the third branch taking the leading position. When they later set sail, the Cao Gang also received a lot of technical support from the Haisha Gang.

Even such national-level resources were generously given, not to mention the betrothal gifts previously paid. Even if the Zhu family was as thick-skinned as the earth, they would never ask for them back. So after the divorce, the eldest daughter controlled all the betrothal gifts, dowries and gifts. She was not as rich as a country, but at least as rich as a state.

But wealth comes second.

Only a few people in the Cao Gang knew that Miss Ma held in her hands an extremely terrifying inheritance left to her by her "deceased husband", which made several leaders of the Cao Gang toss and turn over in anxiety.

In Sanniang's opinion, this is probably the fundamental reason why the eldest lady can freely choose her life.

It is also the root cause of being entangled in the past and having no respite.

But this matter...should I tell Master Li?

From a purely social perspective, Sanniangzi admires Li Bailong very much.

The Fenglin incident left her with a deep impression of this person.

The recent events of the eldest lady made her feel even more emotional.

Li Bailong...he really has something to do!

The short essay "Lai Jing" was written jointly by the real and fake Mo Feng. In Li Bailong's own words, it is a combination of two swords. It has both the fake Mo Feng's top-notch writing style that hits the soul, is delicate and sincere, and the real Mo Feng's thorough summary of the popular articles and traffic dissemination in the Internet era of the earth.

Therefore, not only the spread degree and memory points are maximized, but there is also a top special attack on Jimei.

As one of the first few people to read the article, Sanniangzi was severely attacked.

She was someone close to the eldest lady, so she naturally knew the lady's depression, grievance and despair, so the strange article really hit her heart and made her spin.

Even a strong person like her, with a heart as hard as rock, couldn't help but shed many tears secretly.

Sanniang thought that this article could move even her, an old maid who wielded guns and sticks all day long, and it would surely sweep the whole city and bring tears to people's eyes.

It is hard to say whether there is any hope that the injustice and criticism suffered by the eldest lady can be redressed.

This made her feel extremely emotional.

Li Bailong said, I have a way, I want to change, and I can do it.

And then, it really happened.

This extremely difficult dilemma was easily solved in his hands.

It should be noted that there are many men in this world who are upright, kind and supportive of the weak, but on this basis, those who have the wisdom, talent and character to do great things are rare. Possessing such good talents and qualities, and having an extraordinary family background, a bright future, and even outstanding looks...they are truly rare among men.

How could she not admire and respect such a man?

But is such a talented person really supposed to be made to bear the secrets of the Cao Gang?
"She is hesitating and doesn't want to tell you." Long Aotian pondered, "I dare say that if you use the power of the Thunder Poison Ghost on her now, she will definitely tell you immediately and will tell you many more exciting things."

"Bad idea." Li Bailong scolded righteously, "Using beauty is my bottom line. After all, it will benefit her! How can I use such a treacherous method against friendly forces!?"

Lao Long spat heavily: "Without this, how can you dig up information?"

"Of course I'll have someone else come to dig!" Li Bailong said proudly, "If I can't dig out a woman, can I dig out a man? Damn it, I'm really good at this."

Since it has been made clear from the ambiguous attitudes of Sanniang and others that there is something fishy going on.

Now that you have a clear goal, you can go for it.

Sanniang refused to say anything, so she started to knock on Ma Fulong's side drum to see if she could dig out something.

There is no need to talk about chivalry when dealing with a smelly baby boy.

As a high-ranking official in the imperial court, he strictly adheres to the bottom line when it comes to women, but strikes hard against men!

So he said to the embarrassed Third Lady, "Don't be embarrassed, Third Sister. I believe that in terms of respect, love and protection for Seventh Uncle, I can never compare with you. However, I hope that Seventh Uncle can live the rest of his life in peace and happiness, and I also hope that no one will be hurt in this incident. You don't have to doubt this, so, when you want to talk, come to me anytime, anywhere."

Such thoughtfulness made Sanniang feel quite guilty.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw out of the corner of her eye that the people from Yunhua Hall who had been standing still in the distance finally moved. Sanniang turned her head and saw Ma Fulong with red eyes, advancing like a corpse.

She was shocked.

This person's mood is even more wrong!

Li Bailong looked relaxed and said with a smile, "Wait a moment, Third Sister. I'll go and stir up the fire."

——Are you so frank?

Sanniang felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She didn't know whether to admire Mr. Li's courage or to be shocked at his ignorance of life and death... Indeed, Mr. Li was good in every way: a good person, good looks, good methods, and he was also such a good writer. It was a pity that he was too good at causing trouble.

Li Bailong has already faced Ma Fulun.

The boatmen at the dock were still doing their own work, queuing, peeling eggs, drinking water, listening to books, whispering to each other, and even after taking a break, returning to work at the dock, not caring which big shots had come.

In fact, they didn't quite recognize Lord Li or Master Ma. When the two weren't speaking on the stage, they couldn't recognize them, and they didn't care. Only a few people were curious to see two people with decent looks and clothes, who were obviously not dock workers, walking towards each other.

Ma Fulong clenched his fists.

He had countless words to say, he had countless anger to vent, grievances, resentment, fear, rage, too many emotions suppressed in his heart.

But he restrained himself and suppressed his anger because he had important people to protect and an important mission to accomplish.

We can't fall out here.

This is what he has just been thinking and reflecting on.

——Am I going against my destiny by forcefully confronting Li Bailong? Is that why I keep failing? If that's the case, then how should I "follow my destiny"?

Gotta give it a try.

Have a talk with him.

Don't be angry, suppress your emotions, and find a better way to deal with your sister-in-law's affairs.

He gritted his teeth and came to Li Bailong.

Take a deep breath.

"I……"

Before I could say anything, the person on the other side spoke first.

"You want eggs too? Go line up over there."

"..."

"..."

Ma Fulong slowly, slowly opened his mouth, his veins bulged, his eyes bulged, and his emotions were furious!
"—Aa ...

(End of this chapter)