That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 224 Success or failure is tonight

The rich merchants in Jiangdu bleed a lot during this fundraising, and their flesh hurts and they feel distressed. It would be a lie to say that there is no resentment afterwards. They dare not resent Qi Wang Xiaobai, so they transferred their resentment to Xu Beiyou.

If you hadn't taken the lead in donating 100 million taels of silver, would we have donated so much?You are trying to please His Royal Highness King Qi, but we didn't get anything!If you don't blame you, who else can you blame?

Most of these wealthy businessmen have quite a lot of power. They dare not make things difficult for Xu Beiyou publicly, but they dare to make small moves behind their backs. In normal times, they would not dare to make them move their hands and feet. Li Tun, but Xu Beiyou had just taken over the power at this time, and the foundation was not stable. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was internal and external troubles, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of.

Jiangdu has been in and out of the city for many years. There are many people who have made great strides here, and there are also many people who have fallen into the sand, and there are many big people.From a distance, when Emperor Jian later went south to the Central Plains, he stopped at the city of Jiangdu. From a close perspective, Murong Xuanyin, the leader of Xuanjiao, had already lost to Jiangdu twice.

Not to mention that the Southern Ghost Emperor died directly in Jiangdu, otherwise, the water depth of Jiangdu City would drown people if he was not careful.

In Jiangdu at present, resentment is rampant, and undercurrents are surging.

It's not that Xu Beiyou didn't think about the consequences, but he did it anyway. One was because the arrow was on the string and he had to launch it, and the other was because he had no ambitions in Jiangdu.

It is true that Jiangdu is prosperous, and it is also the place where half of the world's money gathers. But there is one thing, it is not the center of power, and its important status cannot influence the general trend of the world.

Living in the south of the Yangtze River is partial safety, Xu Beiyou wants to revive Jianzong, he still has to go to Jiangbei, to the city that ranks first among the four capitals.

If Xu Beiyou wants to gain a firm foothold in that city, besides Xiao Zhinan and Han Xuan, he needs more help and contacts, just like the network of contacts that Gongsun Zhongmou built back then. A single thread cannot be woven into a web, it takes many threads intertwined to form a web.

——At the end of July in a blink of an eye, the money and food raised by Xiao Bai had already been transported to Jiangbei by the Dongjiang Grand Canal, but he himself was still in Jiangnan. From the right chief envoy of the third rank to the county magistrate of the seventh rank, tigers and flies were beaten together.

His Royal Highness Qi Wang made it clear that he wanted to rectify the administration of officials, but the world is as black as crows, and a few of them are clean when they come out to be officials. For a while, everyone in the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is in danger, making the unclear water in Jiangdu more and more serious. turbid.

——Jiangdu City, Qunxian Square.

This place is called Qunxian, but in fact there are no real sages, more of them are quack monks.

Such a Daoist sect has a great family and business, and dominates the Daoshu workshop. After the disciples of the sect came to Jiangdu, they naturally went to the Taoist workshop to live in the Taoist workshop, but monks from other small sects or no sects at all came to Jiangdu. After that, you can only come to Qunxianfang to settle down.

Because of this reason, Qunxianfang can be said to be a mixed bag of good and bad people. There are high-ranking guests who have been famous for a long time, and there are also young children who have just entered the rivers and lakes. The handsome fairy and heroine, the dull man in the corner might be a murderous devil, and the old beggar at the door might be a hidden master.

This place, the Dark Guard House doesn't want to control it, the Daomen don't want to control it, and the Sansi Yamen can't control it. Over time, it becomes a semi-lawless place. If you want to gain a foothold in this kind of place, you must first keep your eyes open. Who is the dragon? It's a bug, we need to distinguish it clearly.

On the northwest corner of Qunxian Square, there is an unremarkable two-entry courtyard. It looks like it has been around for a long time, and no one knows its origin and ownership. In recent years, an old servant has been guarding here, and it has not appeared until this year. Many new faces.

These people looked like they were from the south and from the north, and their accents were from all over the world. The leader was a tall man with a huge fiery red sword on his back, his imposing manner was very impressive.

After the tall man lived in this courtyard, he had always lived in seclusion and rarely showed up on weekdays. It was only in recent days that he began to show up frequently, and the whole courtyard suddenly became much more lively. In other places, it is natural to attract attention, but in Qunxian Square, it is commonplace, even habitual.

Entering the main gate of the courtyard, bypassing the screen wall is the main hall. At this time, the main hall door is open, and the room is already full of people of various colors.

The local master sat on the main seat. He was wearing a black short suit casually on his tall body, which perfectly highlighted every muscle. The red sword leaned against the side of the seat, with a faint sword aura.

He's an ambitious man, and he never hides it.

He was born in a common people's family in the countryside. His father was an honest man, and his mother was a diligent and virtuous traditional woman. She had no family background or connections, but God still gave him some gifts, that is He has had a strength that is different from ordinary people since he was a child. In the words of the teacher, he is born with supernatural power.

This is the only way he can climb up.

When he was nine years old, he met a stranger who carried a sword on his back, a very big sword, said some words he didn't understand, and finally asked him if he wanted to go out for a while. Come on, take a look.

Although he was still young at that time, he also knew that it would be fruitless to face the loess and turn his back to the sky for a lifetime, so he did not hesitate, resolutely bid farewell to his parents, and left his hometown with that foreigner.

Logically, that foreigner became his first master, taught him swordsmanship, taught him how to cultivate, and led him on a completely different path.

He became a monk, a disciple of Jianzong.

At the age of 20, he joined Jianqi Lingkong Hall on the recommendation of his master and became one of the 24 swordsmen of Jianqi Lingkong Hall.

Later, when he was 24 years old, the master died.

Died at the hands of a chief deacon in the Daomen Town Demon Hall.

Then he was brought to this city as the only descendant of Master, and saw a majestic old man in a luxurious mansion. At that time, the old man was still sixty years old, not as old as he was later, which made him feel like a mountain Generally insurmountable.

The old man looked at him for a long time, but finally said nothing.

Later, he finally knew the identity of the old man, he was the suzerain of Jianzong, and also the master of his master.

That city is called Jiangdu, is that mansion called Gongsun Mansion, and that old man is called Gongsun Zhongmou.

When he was 30 years old, he was summoned by the suzerain again. This time he inherited the position, name and relics of his master, and became the third Chibing swordsman among the twelve swordsmen of Jianqi Lingkong Hall. The big sword that he saw when he was young also became his own saber, and he beheaded countless people in his hands, stained with blood.

At the age of 32, the suzerain left Jiangdu to travel around the world, and the sword masters of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall followed him around, but they never thought that this trip would last for more than ten years.

More than ten years later, the suzerain who was as majestic as a mountain also died.

Died at the hands of Daoism's head teacher.

These sword masters of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall seemed to have turned into a group of wild dogs without a master overnight.

In fact, the suzerain left behind a young master before his death, but he was not convinced. The real reason was that he had never told anyone about it. In fact, in the final analysis, it was because the experience of this young master was very similar to his.

He was also born in a mountain village, but why was that kid favored by the suzerain, and even reached the sky in one step?Why am I still just a swordsman after working hard for decades?
Why?
He was not convinced.

If this young master is the son and grandson of the suzerain, he might accept his fate, but this kid is not related to the suzerain, is this the so-called chance?

Fucking chance!

Chi Bing looked at the big red sword beside him.

Purely in terms of cultivation level, he is confident that he will not lose to Yujia and Xuanyi. If he fights with his life, he will definitely survive. At the peak of the immortal realm, he can even fight against three beginners A casual cultivator in the fairyland, and then win the battle, Xu Beiyou, who is just a ghost in the fairyland, is not in his eyes at all.

Now, Xu Beiyou has obtained the approval of the mistress, relying on the master of the earth fairy behind him to make them bow their heads.

He didn't want to bow his head, so he could only take a risk.

He believed that the mistress would not go to war for a dead young master.

People are worth living most of the time.

Otherwise, what is the murder for?
Chi Bing sat up straight, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, whether it's success or failure, it's tonight."

(End of this chapter)