The melon-eating swordsman in the ancient dragon world.

Chapter 549: A Gentleman Who Doesn’t Get Seduced by a Beautiful Woman

Xiao Shiyilang's topic became a diversion between the couple.

Two days later, Huai'an was in sight.

Just as the carriage was about to enter Huai'an City, a man in gray clothes squeezed out of the crowd, stepped forward, and asked in a low voice, "Are Mr. Lian and Mrs. Lian here in person?"

Lian Qing, the servant sitting in the front of the carriage, glanced at the other party warily.

"I am a disciple of Mr. Duan in the city. I heard from the great hero Huainan Jade Claw Flying Eagle King about the mark of Wuque Villa, so I have been waiting outside the south gate specially. I would like to invite Mr. Lian and his wife to come to my house for a chat." said the man in gray.

Lian Qing couldn't help but look behind him.

Then a humble and clear voice came from the carriage, "Excuse me for waiting for you, Your Excellency. May I ask what your name is?"

When the man in gray heard this voice, he felt his bones lighten by three points. He was deeply honored and quickly replied, "My humble name is Liu Daqian. You can just call me Old Liu."

"Then I'll have to trouble Old Liu to lead the way." Lian Chengbi said.

"Yes, yes, please, please!" Liu Daqian led the way with a smile on his face, trotting all the way.

In the carriage, Lian Chengbi said to Shen Bijun, "Duan Hongzhang, a famous martial artist in Huai'an City, is good at using a nine-section steel whip, the Jade Claw Flying Eagle King Xuanfei, and the leader of the Huainan Eagle Claw Sect of this generation."

Shen Bijun shook her head, "I haven't heard of their names before."

Lian Chengbi smiled and said, "They are all local forces. The Eagle Claw Sect only has some deterrent power in Huaibei and Huainan. Duan Hongzhang can hardly leave Huai'an. It's normal that you haven't heard of them."

Shen Bijun was confused and asked, "Why are they waiting for us?"

"It should be because of Wang Zhen." Lian Chengbi said with a smile, "If I kill Wang Zhen, they will have an excuse to thank us and establish a relationship with us."

Wuqiu Villa had been operating in Gusu for three hundred years, and had produced several powerful figures during this period. It was now very famous in Jiangnan, even overshadowing some low-key old families.

The Lian family has influence over an area of ​​nearly a hundred miles around, and they also have trade lines with overseas. The interests involved are huge, and they have sufficient military force to back them up, so naturally many people will want to get close.

In the original novel, Situ Zhongping, the chief escort of 72 escort agencies in 7 southern and 63 northern provinces, who is known to be as steady as a rock, wants to establish a relationship with Lian Chengbi and ask him to agree to a favor.

But the original body thought that he would not agree, so he killed Situ Zhongping.

Lian Chengbi thought about it and guessed that the thing he was most likely to ask Lian Chengbi to agree to was about overseas trade, maybe smuggling?

However, Situ Zhongping has a high status and therefore a big appetite, while Duan Hongzhang and Wang Xuanfei would never dare to be so bold.

Lian Chengbi pulled Shen Bijun out of the car and saw several people standing at the gate of Duan's house, all waiting to greet him.

A tall old man with gray hair but a ruddy face, and a short, capable man with eagle-like eyes, are Duan Hongzhang and Wang Xuanfei.

But besides them, Lian Chengbi also met an acquaintance.

An acquaintance of the original body.

It was Li Gang, who was known as one of the Six Gentlemen of the Wulin, who was standing aside with a dignified look on his face, his eyes like knives and his aura sharp, making Duan Hongzhang and Wang Xuanfei become supporting roles.

In addition to Li Gang, Shen Bijun also met an acquaintance.

"Uncle?" This person was standing in the corner, not conspicuous, but his face was calm and his aura was steady. He looked like a steady person. He was the nephew of Old Lady Shen's mother's family, the Xiangyang swordsman Wan Chongshan.

Seeing Lian Chengbi holding Shen Bijun's hand, Wan Chongshan smiled without saying anything and nodded at the two of them.

Duan Hongzhang and Wang Xuanfei saw the two people getting off the car, and they stepped forward together, bowing and greeting, "We heard that Master Lian and his wife were going north to return home, so we waited for them specially, and finally you two are here."

"Mr. Duan is famous, and Mr. Wang is renowned as a hero. Since you two have invited me, I dare not refuse." Lian Chengbi said with a smile.

"Don't dare."

"Have a laugh."

Lian Chengbi turned to Li Gang again and asked with a smile, "Brother Li, why are you here too?"

"The people of Wudang Sect were irresponsible. They destroyed the 28 villages of Hongze Lake and left, but there are still some remaining bandits scattered around, causing unrest in the surrounding villages." Li Gang snorted, "I'm helping them clean up their mess."

Li Gang dared to complain about the Wudang Sect, but Duan Hongzhang and Wang Xuanfei didn't dare to do so and could only laugh along.

Without waiting for Lian Chengbi to greet him, Wan Chongshan stepped forward and said, "Brother Li and I are together. We were originally preparing to leave, but when we heard that you might come, we waited here for two days."

Wan Chongshan is known as the Xiangyang Swordsman and has a close relationship with the Wudang Sect. This time, he actually responded to the invitation of the Wudang Sect and came to Hongze Lake to destroy a village.

He stayed on purpose to take another look at how Shen Bijun was living, and he was very satisfied that Lian Chengbi brought Shen Bijun north to return home right after getting married.

Lian Chengbi chatted with Wan Chongshan for a while, followed Duan Hongzhang into the mansion, and turned to ask Li Gang, "If that's the case, why don't you keep Xu Qingteng? He went back to Hangzhou a long time ago."

Li Gang said, "When he left, everything was fine. The bandits had just been captured and were hiding in fear. They didn't dare to show up until most people left."

The Wudang Sect is far away in Yunhan, so it is naturally impossible for them to start a war for some small minions.

"Didn't this just happen to hit your pair of iron palms?" Lian Chengbi said with a smile, "If Xu Qingteng and the Wudang Sect's people hadn't left yet, those scattered bandits wouldn't be enough for you to fight off."

The twenty-eight villages of Hongze Lake are interconnected, with swords and guns everywhere, and are filled with traps and mechanisms. As long as they do not offend anyone, they can live in peace with the righteous people in the martial arts world, and generally no chivalrous heroes will cause trouble for them.

But now that we are in trouble this time, the water stronghold is no longer safe, and the bandits are scattered, don't blame us for coming to punish the evildoers.

Li Gang stretched out his hands, turned his palms, and proudly showed his iron palms. "If they gathered in one place, I could kill them all in half an hour. Unfortunately, they are now scattered around Hongze Lake, and it is difficult to find them."

Li Gang was the first one to become famous among the six gentlemen in the martial arts world. He became famous for his Thirty-Six Moves of the Great Stone-Opening Hand. His pair of iron palms were invincible. He had crushed countless gangsters.

Shen Bijun looked at the dignified and upright Li Gang and found it hard to imagine that he was actually a lustful man who not only used force but also killed people to silence them.

But she believed that Lian Chengbi would not talk nonsense. He only picked out Li Gang among the six gentlemen in the martial arts world to talk about, which meant that he was absolutely sure.

Everyone came to the hall and sat down. Wang Xuanfei then stepped forward to thank Lian Chengbi for cleaning up the Wang family.

"Wang Zhen sneaked into Wuque Villa at night and sought death. I just happened to take action. There is no need to be polite, hero Wang." Lian Chengbi lifted Wang Xuanfei up lightly, making him stand up involuntarily.

Duan Hongzhang laughed when he saw this and invited everyone into the hall for dinner.

At this moment, Liu Daqian, who had just led the way for Lian Chengbi, ran in hurriedly, "Siyang, Huaiyin, Peijia Town, Qingjiangpu, there are bandits causing chaos!"

(End of this chapter)