The Heroes of Gulong: Great Chefs from Past to Present

Chapter 818 The bird is gone and the bow is hidden
Beijing, inn.

Zhuo Donglai and Sima Chaoqun sat opposite each other and asked in a questioning tone.

"I've already told you before we set out, in this martial arts exam, you and I will both go all out, just to fight for a good ranking!"

"At this moment, all we can do is to preserve our strength. Why do you agree to Zhu Meng's provocation?"

Sima Chaoqun listened to Zhuo Donglai's questioning with an indignant look on his face.

"Of course I remember what you said, I just don't understand. We finally made friends with the thirty-nine heroes of the Green Forest, and you also persuaded Yang Jian to rebel against the Lion Hall."

"This is the critical moment for the Grand Escort Agency to make a decisive attack on the Lion Hall."

"In the end, because of a ridiculous martial arts competition, you are going to give up the good situation we have worked so hard to create!!"

"Li Chaofeng is indeed rich and powerful, but the Great Escort Agency does not rely on the imperial court to survive. Why would they come and serve others like dogs?"

Hearing Sima Chaoqun's complaint, Zhuo Donglai's eyes flashed and he asked with a snort.

"Then what do you think will happen to the outlaws we have made friends with so hard once the Shenlong Gang has established a foothold in the north?"

Sima Chaoqun was stunned, and as he thought more deeply, he was also surprised.

"You mean that Li Chaofeng will lead troops to wipe out the bandits? Is that possible?"

"Isn't he worried that the gangsters and the noble families will unite and attack him together?"

Zhuo Donglai stood up and looked towards the Forbidden City with a slightly jealous look in his eyes, but his tone was extremely affirmative.

"Not maybe, but definitely."

Noticing the disbelief on Sima Chaoqun's face, Zhuo Donglai asked in a cold voice.

"The south has become increasingly prosperous in recent years. In the past two years, I have been thinking about expanding the business of the escort agency to the south."

"But in the end I gave up. Do you want to know why?"

Sima Chaoqun: "Why?"

Zhuo Donglai's eyes were slightly angry: "Because I went to the south, but I didn't see any bandit heroes who robbed people on the road."

Sima Chaoqun hesitated: "Isn't this a good thing?"

Zhuo Donglai sneered: "When the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked; when the bird is dead, the bow is put away."

"Without the outlaws, do the wealthy merchants who travel from north to south still need the protection of the escort agency?"

Sima Chaoqun gasped: "So, our business will also shrink?"

Zhuo Donglai sighed: "It's not a reduction, but without the Green Forest, the business of the escort agency will completely disappear."

Sima Chaoqun stood there in a daze, opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.

Their job is to keep the priceless cargo from the bandits.
If the Green Forest is gone, the Big Escort Agency
No, all the bodyguards in the world will be unemployed.

From the perspective of preserving the Grand Escort Agency, the most important thing Sima Chaoqun should do is to contact the local bandits and fight against the Shenlong Gang together?
After thinking it over, Sima Chaoqun raised his head slightly with a questioning look.

"So, what is the real purpose of our coming to the capital?"

Sima Chaoqun and Zhuo Donglai have known each other for twenty years. He knows very well that Zhuo Donglai, like him, has never been a person willing to kowtow.

Otherwise, the Dadiaoju would not have become the largest escort agency in Central Plains.

Zhuo Donglai: "I said, take the top three in the martial arts exam, or even become the first martial arts champion of the new dynasty."

"With your martial arts skills and my strategy, it shouldn't be too difficult to accomplish this."

Sima Chaoqun also shook his head after hearing this.

"Li Chaofeng is about the same age as us. If he really becomes the martial arts champion, I'm afraid I'll have to work for him for the rest of my life and never get ahead."

"But the Red Flame Dragon's martial arts are useless no matter how much we try. Why don't we..."

Zhuo Donglai and Sima Chaoqun have known each other for twenty years. It is not easy for him to climb out of the quagmire of poverty and hardship to his current position.

I finally saw the light, but the road ahead suddenly disappeared
Sima Chaoqun also felt empty inside. Zhuo Donglai: "Why not go to the countryside and farm?"

Sima Chaoqun sighed: "With what you and I have accumulated over the years, we don't have to live such a miserable life."

Zhuo Donglai sneered and said, "The Great Escort Agency has 186 top-notch fighters, plus the escort leaders and escorts, a total of nearly a thousand people."

"As the chief escort, you can take your wife, children and property and run away, but have you ever thought about how they can survive?"

Sima Chaoqun sat there in a daze, and said helplessly.

"No wonder after you heard about the martial arts exam, you no longer cared about your plans for the Lion Hall and brought everyone to the capital."

“You always see further than I do.”

Zhuo Donglai looked at Sima Chaoqun's low mood, his eyes became gloomy, and he said with emotion.

"Li Chaofeng has been famous in the martial arts world for twenty years. He has single-handedly changed the rules of the world to the point where even I can't see clearly."

"Given his martial arts skills, I'm not surprised that he was able to force the emperor to abdicate voluntarily."

"And with the presence of noble families from various places, I thought I would have at least a few years to prepare."

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"But after hearing about the martial arts exam, I finally understood why Li Chaofeng was so powerful."

"The best in martial arts, the best in power, the best in wealth, and the best in wisdom."

"At the same time, his understanding of human nature is also profound."

"Living in the same era as such people is our sorrow, but also our luck."

Sima Chaoqun felt heavy in his heart.

He is thirty-six years old this year.

Li Chaofeng has been famous for more than 20 years. His martial arts skills are so strong that they are outrageous, but he is not much older than him.

No matter how hard they try, they can only become unknown compared to Li Chaofeng's brilliant achievements.

Sima Chaoqun smiled bitterly and said, "How can I be lucky? When the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked, and when the bird is dead, the bow is put away."

"Li Chaofeng just wants to use us to fight against the aristocratic families. Once the aristocratic families disappear, we will be of no use to him."

Zhuo Donglai smiled and said, "Li Chaofeng has already dealt with the southern family. No matter how strong the northern family is, they are familiar with the route. How much trouble can they cause him?"

Sima Chaoqun frowned: "Maybe he just wants to avoid trouble."

Zhuo Donglai shook his head: "No, what Li Chaofeng really wants to see is whether we, the powerful warriors, are capable of governing the place, and whether he is willing to give us the opportunity to access supreme power."

"And no dynasty from ancient times to the present has been willing to give such an opportunity."

Sima Chaoqun was puzzled: "Why not give it?"

Zhuo Donglai sneered: "Of course they are afraid that we will rise up in rebellion, and eventually rely on our reputation for local governance to directly seize the royal family's world."

Having said this, Zhuo Donglai became even more motivated.

"I once heard that Li Chaofeng wanted to build a world where everyone is equal."

"I didn't really believe it in the past. After all, the history books are full of grassroots leaders who said all kinds of good things."

"But now, I have to believe it."

Sima Chaoqun frowned: "Everyone is equal? ​​What's the point of this?"

Zhuo Donglai: "In a world where everyone is equal, there shouldn't be an emperor who is high above everyone else."

"And without the emperor, no matter how powerful we warriors are, how prestigious we are, or how wise we are, we cannot take away the throne of the emperor that does not exist."

"Without the threat of rebellion, he can naturally select the best and most capable people among us."

"Only in this way can Li Chaofeng completely destroy Jianghu."

(End of this chapter)