Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 17: The Eight Dark Gates

A restaurant in the south of the city, a private room on the third floor.

Li Rui sat upright on a wooden chair and glanced at the surrounding environment.

Huanghuali wood is a precious material shipped from Yazhou, thousands of miles away. He has only seen it in the room of the master of the Zhu family. The set of furniture in front of him is worth a thousand taels.

"I've heard that there's a master behind this Jiuxianglou. It turns out it's the territory of Wu Piaobazi."

In front of him sat a burly man with a stubble on his face and a ferocious look.

This person is none other than Wu Tu, the leader of the Rong Sect, one of the eight secret sects of Qinghe.

"Tu" is an evil word. Decent people would not use this word as their name.

I heard that the name Wu Tu was changed later and he was not called this name before.

"My elder brother is an open-minded person. My subordinate is ignorant and needs to be taught a lesson."

Wu Tu laughed loudly, and his voice echoed in the room for several times, which was very hearty.

Ding Liang, who was standing aside, had eyes as swollen as bells and wanted to cry but had no tears.

This old man has no moral principles!

He wanted to say it earlier, but Li Rui didn't give him any chance at all.

Wu Tu: "Don't worry, old brother, we are all family here. I just don't know how you learned such good kung fu after working as a groom in the Zhu family for so many years."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

This Wu Tu secretly investigated his identity!
Wu Tu may look careless, but he has a complicated mind.

He sighed inwardly.

The Rong Clan has had over a hundred men under Qinghe's command, and he has lived in Qinghe for decades. Too many people know him, so it is not difficult for the other party to find him.

"Wu Piaobazi, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Li Rui was not too panicked.

Although Wu Tu was famous, he was only a ninth-grade Stone Skin Realm warrior, so he was not afraid of him.

Wu Tu: "Brother, what's the point of being a groom in the Zhu family? Why don't we work together to do something big?"

Li Rui understood immediately.

Wu Tu is trying to win me over.

Right.

His kung fu is not uncommon in Qinghe, but there are not many of them either, and there are even fewer who understand the rules of the martial arts world.

Those who are involved in side sects are not like those big gangs. They never care about potential. The key is to use them as soon as they come. He is indeed a suitable candidate.

The eight hidden gates are "Feng, Ma, Yan, Que, Heng, Lan, Ge and Rong". Among them, the three gates of Ma, Lan and Ge have no organization, and the other five gates have so-called bosses, that is, the leaders.

These leaders all have their own abilities, and they are all capable of causing trouble in Qinghe City.

Those who live in the underworld are either mentally ill or have no idea what's going on.

Otherwise, the more friends the better, and the same is true for the Anbamen. Everyone knows the principle of strength in numbers.

"Boss Wu, I am a half-dead man, I can't stand being used."

Li Rui shook his head.

Wu Tu felt a little regretful: "Brother, are you really not going to consider it again?"

Li Rui refused again: "I am already this old, Boss Wu, please find someone else."

He is short of money, but he doesn't make money from everything.

At least you can’t touch the money from the Anbamen casually, otherwise you’ll earn it but not be able to spend it.

Seeing Li Rui's firm attitude, Wu Tu did not try to persuade him any further.

As it was said, although Li Rui has some abilities, he is too old. He is just trying his luck and it doesn't matter if he doesn't join.

"Whenever my elder brother figures it out, he can enter the Rong Clan's main gate at any time."

Wu Tu is a generous man.

Li Rui was not forced. He drank a cup of tea and then left with Ding Liang.

Li Rui sat alone in the private room.

He waited until Wu Tu and the other man left before going downstairs.

"Brother, are you really going to let that old guy go?"

Ding Liang asked with a pig-faced look.

From time to time, he glanced at Jiuxianglou behind him. He was tricked by the old man twice. It would be a lie to say that he was not angry. "Since he doesn't give me face, why not..."

There was a fierce gleam in Ding Liang's eyes.

In the eyes of gangsters, there are only two kinds of people in the world: friends and enemies, nothing else.

Friends drank wine in big bowls and ate meat in big mouthfuls.

enemy
Since the old man is unwilling to join Rongmen, he is the enemy. Moreover, they have already investigated clearly and found out that Li Rui is not a member of Gemen at all. He is just an old groom and is easy to control.

Wu Tu glanced at Ding Liang.

"Put away your little thoughts, it will only make you look stupid."

"You are so good at fighting, can you beat an entry-level warrior?"

Ding Liang was shocked: "That old man is an entry-level warrior?!"

All along, he always thought that Li Rui was just an old man with a strong body, but he didn't expect that he was actually a warrior.

He felt a chill on his back.

He was glad that he was the only one being beaten and did not fight with Li Rui, otherwise he would be a corpse now.

Wu Tu's eyes flickered.

"Horseman. Ninth rank warrior. Interesting."

"Tell the brothers to be more cautious in the future and not to get into conflict with that person."

"it is good."

Ding Liang nodded obediently.

Wu Tu practiced Eagle Claw Kung Fu, which was not only about hand skills, but also about training eyesight. So when he saw Li Rui for the first time, he was sure that the other party was an entry-level warrior.

Do you really think he is such an easy-going person?
After going through so much trouble, how could we let Li Rui leave so easily?

It's just that I'm not sure.

"Being targeted by the Rong Clan is not a good thing."

Li Rui walked on the street with cold eyes.

Don't be fooled by Wu Tu's careless and generous behavior. Don't forget that he was once a bandit from Hengmen and is now the leader of Rongmen.

At least two hands were counted as many people died at his hands.

The other party has spent so many people to find out his identity, so they will definitely not give up.

"That's all."

"Let's take one step at a time."

Although he was not afraid of Wu Tu, the people in Rongmen knew that he worked for the Zhu family, and it would be easy for those people to deal with him.

At this time-

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bunches of fireworks shot up into the sky, leaving trails of white smoke in the air.

“It’s almost the end of the year.”

Li Rui raised his head and looked.

Chinese New Year is the most important day of the year for most ordinary families. Only at this time of the year can the servants of the Zhu family be sure to eat meat.

However, this year has a different meaning for Li Rui.

He can redeem himself.

According to the laws of the State of Yu, once one reaches the age of seventy, one can be released from citizenship. Generally speaking, the master of the house would take the initiative to grant grace during the New Year to show generosity for the sake of face.

He has already offended Zhu Lie, and staying here will only make life difficult.

Moreover, as long as he gets rid of his status as a slave, even if the Rong family knows his identity, they will not be able to do anything to him.

Many people who practice martial arts never marry or have children, but instead take in disciples.

There is no other reason.

The more ties there are, the more weaknesses there are. Those who travel the world are bound to make enemies, and no one wants to see the wife, children and the elderly being killed, so most of the time, apprentices are treated as sons, who will be responsible for taking care of them in their old age and wearing mourning clothes in the future.

He spent most of his life in the Zhu family.

Almost all the close relatives died of old age, and the only ones left were Yang Yong and Wang Zhao.

Just leave the Zhu family.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is alone and can no longer be easily controlled.

From now on, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly!
(End of this chapter)