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Chapter 54 Immortal Sword!

Zuo Baicang suddenly mentioned Yan Ge, causing the atmosphere on the scene to become tense again from its previous harmonious state.

Zuo Baicang introduced: "Yan Ge, an assassin organization named after Yan, is very famous in Liaodong, and has recently started business in Cangzhou."

"This organization is very famous. It is said that it existed before the Divine Dynasty was born. It came from a small country that was destroyed by the Divine Dynasty, called Yan. It is said that the prince of this country planned to use assassins to save the country and tried to assassinate the founder of the Divine Dynasty. However, the ending is well known. He failed and died miserably. His country was destroyed and he died."

"However, Yan Ge was not destroyed, but continued to develop until now. The Zuo family has already found out that it was Yan Ge who assassinated Lieutenant Gao Xiao. Lieutenant Gao Xiao, please be careful, it may not be just this time."

This was the last meaningful words spoken by Zuo Baicang and Gao Jian.

After that, the maids cleaned up the leftovers and originally wanted to throw them away, but Wang Long insisted that they be packed up and taken back to eat tomorrow.

Then, Zuo Baicang sat back in the sedan chair, and the Kunlun slaves carried the sedan chair and left.

Wang Long was carrying a bunch of food boxes, stroking his round belly, and looking at Zuo Baicang's back: "Gao Jian, the Zuo family seems to want to negotiate peace with you, is it better to agree? It's not easy to deal with such a quarrel with the noble family."

Gao Jian did not answer Wang Long.

This table is to reconcile with Gao Jian?

Hey, can we reconcile?
Are you kidding? Of course not.

So Gao Jian changed the subject and said, "I want to take a walk in the inner city and take a look at the Zuo family mansion. Brother Wang, will you come with me?"

Wang Long nodded: "That's fine. It's good to eat so much and digest it. It's broad daylight. But aren't you afraid of your injury?"

Gao Jian smiled and said, "It's okay. I haven't been to the inner city to see what these noble families look like yet. I'd like to go and broaden my horizons."

The two men agreed, and Wang Long seemed to think that Gao Jian wanted to see the power of the family and judge the situation, so he naturally agreed and took the initiative to lead the way.

The two chose to ride horses, each riding on his own horse.

Both horses were smart, but Zoulong held his head high, looking arrogant and disdainful of Wang Long's horse.

Wang Long's horse lowered its head, not daring to look Zou Long in the face, but just led the way in front.

But the two horsemen didn't care about this. They talked and laughed all the way, telling some anecdotes, and walked towards the city.

When they walked from the Demon Suppression Division camp to the outer city, they saw a group of boatmen and laborers.

They gathered by the river, shouting, "Release them! Release them! Give me back my wages! Give me back my wages!"

Seeing this, Wang Long shook his head and said, "It's still going on. It's been four or five days, right? It's almost over."

"What's going on?" Gao Jian asked.

Wang Long explained, "I'm not very clear about it. I just know that the leader of this group of laborers was arrested and has been making trouble recently. But this kind of thing happens all the time. It won't last for a few days. After all, they have to eat. After four or five days, they will get hungry and have to find work to do."

Gao Jian nodded, grabbed a gold coin from his pocket, and threw it towards the shouting crowd.

Gao Jian aimed very accurately and hit the leader right on the head.

The gold hit him and attracted the attention of the group of people. He immediately looked towards Gao Jian.

Then he immediately shouted: "Thank you very much, benefactor! I will never keep it for myself!"

Gao Jian then threw another gold coin over.

Now all the trackers and laborers realized this, but they did not riot because of the money. Instead, they all bowed to Gao Jian and did not seem to be unorganized.

Gao Jian nodded and threw another ten gold coins over.

This money is enough for them to have food to eat without working, to stay with the foreman until the end, and even to start their own business.

Those who think that they will come back on their own when they are hungry are wrong.

As a result, the laborers and trackers did not panic, but the people in the small building surrounded by them became anxious.

He was a strong man who seemed to have some kung fu skills. He was wearing a suit made of silk, which looked a bit out of place.

He lifted up the wide robe of his official uniform, jumped up from the high wall, rushed to Gao Jian, blocked his way, and shouted: "Who is meddling in other people's business?! Do you know who I'm working for? "

Gao Jian was riding on the back of a walking dragon, wearing the official uniform of a captain of the Demon Suppression Division, and just looked at him.

Zoulong scratched the ground with his hooves, and flames spurted out of his nose. He shared the same look as Gao Jian, staring at the burly man who was blocking his way.

When the other man saw Zou Long and Gao Jian's gazes, he took two steps back and cold sweat broke out on his face.

He stood there, unable to retreat or not retreat.

After thinking for less than thirty seconds, he finally gave way.

Even though he knew that his good days would be over if he retreated.

These laborers and trackers are going to start their own businesses.

Walking past the distraught man, he didn't even glance at him.
"Boss! What's your name? Where do you live?!" the leading laborer shouted loudly.

But Gao Jian and Wang Long had already left.

Wang Long smiled bitterly, "You are meddling in other people's business. The foremen of these laborers and trackers are all supported by someone. Who doesn't have a backer? You are probably going to offend someone if you do this."

"Really? The noble families can share these things, but I can't? Look, they still call me the boss." Gao Jianxiao replied.

“If you really want to do this, I won’t say anything. But if you just want to play around, you’ll be doing something bad. If you really let them take over the business, it will be easy at the beginning, but in a month or so these people will be wiped out. In today’s world, it’s hard to do business if you don’t have people standing behind you.” Wang Long shook his head.

Out of kindness, you may be able to help them this time, but if you arouse the ambition of these laborers and make them think they can start their own business, then the next time you see them, they will be in the gutter.

No one survived.

Good intentions may not necessarily lead to good results. There is only one consequence of underestimating the power behind the scenes.

Gao Jianze was still so relaxed: "Don't worry, this group of people are not simple. Even the soldiers of the Cangzhou garrison couldn't keep their formation when they saw ten gold coins thrown on the ground, but these boatmen can still stand... This shows that their big brother is a capable man."

"It's not so easy for a capable person to die."

"Okay, it has nothing to do with a nobody like me anyway, so you guys fight." Wang Long was helpless and didn't continue. While the two were talking, Gao Jian and Wang Long had already walked into the inner city.

All the stench, sourness, and spider-web-like winding paths ended at this moment.

The roads in the inner city are spacious and well-planned. There are regulations on where horses can race and where people can walk. When you come here, things are much faster.

So Gao Jian and Wang Long sped up and ran towards the manors of the aristocratic families.

It will be here in a moment.

Wang Long led the way, introducing the owners of each garden nearby.

He pointed and said, "Look, this garden belongs to the Zuo family. Opposite the Zuo family is the Shui family. The Shui family is the prefect's family and is the largest family in Cangzhou. Other families have inherited things like ancestral sacrifices and historical records, but the Shui family has always inherited the most authentic cultivation methods. Their water skills are superb, and the position of prefect has never been lost to others for almost a thousand years."

"There are four largest families in Cangzhou. There is a saying that goes 'one head, two legs, and one long arm counts as two'."

"The head refers to the Shui family, which stands firmly in the position of the leader and cannot be shaken."

"Two legs, referring to the Wang family and the Liu family. The Wang family is a family of craftsmen and refiners, and they are not involved in officialdom very often. However, the tower ships they build are unique in Cangzhou. It is said that they can be sold to the East China Sea, and ocean voyages are no problem. They also have a considerable share there."

"The Liu family was founded by martial artists. The military of Cangzhou is divided into two parts. One is our Demon Suppression Division, an independent armed force that only obeys the imperial court. The other is the Liu family. The children of the Liu family basically have to go to various military academies to study before returning to Cangzhou. From the captains to the lieutenants below, five out of ten are from the Liu family."

"These two legs support the basic operation of Cangzhou's officialdom. According to common sense, there are also two hands for affairs and ancestral sacrifices." Wang Long said here and glanced at the signboard of the Zuo family.

Gao Jian understood, but still a little confused, and asked: "Oh, the Zuo family did the work of two hands with one hand, but the affairs system should be the Dianshi and the like. The Zuo family should not be good at these, right?"

"The Zuo family is not good at it, but there are some small families and some academies. For example, the Ximen family specializes in clerks. Their family-inherited skills are also good at breaking through the divine barrier. They are very good at handling various files and information. Now they also rely on the Zuo family for their livelihood."

"There are probably dozens of small fish and shrimps like the Ximen family, but they are not qualified to build gardens in the inner city. You probably won't have any conflicts with them, but they either rely on the Shui family or the Zuo family. The current situation in Cangzhou is almost like this, and the major families are intertwined. Without them, Cangzhou really can't survive."

“So I say, Gao Jian, you have good intentions, but if you want to do good things, you still can’t break off relations with the aristocratic families. No matter whether you are doing good or bad things, as long as you do things, you cannot be separated from the aristocratic families.” Wang Long advised.

Gao Jian nodded and asked, "Are you from the Wang family?"

"He's just an unfilial son from a side branch. He couldn't learn the techniques of a refiner and had no say at home, so he ran to the Demon Suppression Bureau, worked as a clerk, and lived a lazy life." Wang Long did not hide anything.

"Not bad." Gao Jian said.

While he was listening to Wang Long's introduction, he was also looking around the terrain, every corner, every shop, as if he wanted to remember what his surroundings looked like.

"That's enough. By the way, do you want to visit the most famous scenic spot in Baishan River? I guarantee you will gain a lot from that place. Let me tell you, there are people who have directly reached a higher level after going there!" Wang Long seemed to have suddenly thought of something and immediately recommended it.

"What attractions?" Gao Jian asked curiously.

Breaking through a realm on the spot? What kind of effect would that be? Could such a precious place be turned into a tourist attraction?
Wang Long kept it a secret: "You'll know when you get there. It's not far, just outside the city. With our speed, it'll only take an hour to go back and forth, and we'll be back at noon. Besides, I know you're a capable person and want to do something in Cangzhou. If you go there and see it, I think it will give you some inspiration."

"Oh, you recommend it so? Looks like we have to go. Let's go." Gao Jian didn't delay and drove Zou Long away, ready to set off.

Wang Long glanced at Gao Jian and continued to lead the way.

Taking Gao Jian to that place was really just a spur of the moment decision, because normally no one would go there.

However, after getting along with Gao Jian, he felt that Gao Jian was a good person. If they really wanted to confront the Zuo family head-on, they would definitely suffer losses. But he was afraid that it would be useless to persuade them.

Let Gao Jian go to that place and take a look. Maybe he will realize that there needs to be room for maneuver, so that he won't have to suffer a bloody conflict with the aristocratic families.

I am so smart!

With this in mind, Wang Long spurred his horse faster.

Zoulong caught up easily. Anyway, even if Wang Long's spirit horse ran to death, it could not outrun Zoulong. Zoulong didn't even get up into the sky.

The two quickly left the city and started galloping in the wild.

In just half an hour, the two spirit horses had arrived at the middle reaches of the Baishan River.

Before they even got there, Wang Long excitedly said, "This place is called Broken Dragon Gorge. The main stream of the Baishan River is here. All the tributaries upstream converge into this gorge. The scenery is like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea. It is extremely spectacular!"

Gao Jian was very interested and continued to catch up on horseback.

After a while, we arrived at the place.

This place is truly spectacular!

Many small rivers converge into a big river, and the big rivers all flow into the Baishan River, giving it the aura of a hundred rivers converging together!
It is here that the Baishan River truly merges into a large river, with a width of thirty miles! It is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the mountains are high into the clouds!

On the surface of the river, there are large ships, sailing with sails in the wind. Falling geese and flying ducks are all supported by sails. The building ships and cargo ships are like giant whales on the water, often hundreds of feet high!
There are many waterfalls on the mountains on both sides, and clear springs sprinkle white mist like latex. There are strange rocks embedded in the sky, dragons and tigers crouching, green bamboos and green pines. Kongtong is secluded and strange, and the dangerous passes are beyond description.

Beside this great river, there is a huge wharf, which employs 100,000 servants. On the wharf, there are many warehouses, which look like a great wall. Travelers from the north and south gather here.

Cangzhou city couldn't hold so many things, so they built a pier in this place, and many tower ships passed through here. Only a river thirty miles wide could support such tower ships to pass through!

The towering buildings and ships make my heart swell, floating on the river for thousands of miles with the north wind.

Hundreds of rivers flow eastwards, and you can see mountains but no peaks on both sides!
The vast mountains and rivers were so awe-inspiring that Zou Long and Gao Jian couldn't seem to contain themselves and flew into the air. Looking down from the sky, the landscape seemed even more magnificent.

Wang Long's horse couldn't fly, so he could only shout from below: "Great idea! Fly forward, just ten miles in front of Broken Dragon Gorge is the place I mentioned!"

Gao Jian nodded, and he and Zou Long flew quickly to the place Wang Long mentioned.

As soon as he got there, Gao Jian was stunned.

Right in the middle of Broken Dragon Gorge, there is a huge stone bridge, which is thirty miles long. It looks like two mountains, one of which was cut off and then fell down, just caught by the other mountain.

This thing is definitely not formed naturally.

And under this stone bridge, there is a long sword hanging.

Next to the sword, there is a stone tablet extending from under the stone bridge.

The words on the stone tablet are:
"Any dragon that walks on water must not pass through here!"

Gao Jian stared in shock!
There is a three-foot sword hanging over the Baishan River. Any dragon swimming in the water will be killed if it passes by!

(End of this chapter)