Angry Banana

Chapter 405 Holding Breath and Waiting (Part Two)

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Early morning, the small market in front of Dulong Gang, the open space in front of the inn. Search: \("End-of-book God Station") to read fine literature for free. Among the Qi family's three brothers, Qi Xinyi and Qi Xinhan were sparring empty-handed, verifying their martial arts. Qi Xinyong was supervising several guards who had come with them to practice horse stance. The waiter was chasing a few chickens past them. On the other side, Ning Yi, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was doing jumping exercises while chanting "one two three four, two two three four". Because they felt ashamed of his exercise, everyone kept away from him. On the road ahead, the instructor from the manor was leading the villagers who got up early in the morning to walk past. Luan Tingyu, holding the octagonal mixed copper staff in his hand, glanced over here, paused slightly, and then turned away.

After doing the unique calisthenics, he sat at the table in front of the inn, drinking tea and thinking. He dipped his finger in tea and drew on the table. When Wang Shanyue came out, he practiced a set of boxing in front, and after taking a breath, he came over and sat down.

Ning Yi sat there, leaning against the back of the chair, acting like a rich young master in a daze. After Wang Shanyue poured himself a cup of tea, he asked, "Young Master Lei, what are you thinking about?"

"Thinking about whether I should go out for a walk today..."

"Hmm? Aren't you waiting here?"

"There are so many messy things." Ning Yi sighed, then sat up straight, tapping on the simple map drawn on the table with water stains, "But I'm still not going... Zheng Biao."

"Hmm?"

Wang Shanyue frowned, looked at Ning Yi, and then at the simple diagram on the table, but in this situation, he couldn't see anything: "That... Demon King Zheng?"

"He probably slaughtered another small寨子 last night. Next, he should be in the Wuji Mountain area. If the Wu Rui camp sends two or three thousand people, they can encircle him, but for the sake of the overall situation, let's forget it..."

"Why not?" Wang Shanyue spread his hands, "Before the war, it is also necessary for the Wu Rui camp to win a small victory. Besides, this Demon King Zheng is highly skilled in martial arts. He keeps killing people around here, which will only increase the prestige of Liangshan."

"They are all small bandit villages with forty or fifty people, at most a hundred people. They don't obey Liangshan, so he levels them one by one. Now only four of them have been beaten by him, and it is estimated that they won't be able to scrape much oil. Let's wait, wait until he kills more people and has more oil in his hands, then let the Wu Rui camp go out to sweep him away. Otherwise, these soldiers won't have any benefits from winning a battle, and their enthusiasm won't be too high. On the other hand, it will also make the people of Dulong Gang and Wan Jia Ling know how ruthless Liangshan is." Ning Yi poured himself a cup of tea, "However, is Zheng Biao highly skilled in martial arts?"

"Very powerful, right." Wang Shanyue nodded.

"I didn't think so before..."

"Young Master Lei knows him?"

"Oh, I've met him a few times." Ning Yi nodded, "When I was in Hangzhou a few years ago, I had a small conflict with his master."

Wang Shanyue looked at him, and remained silent for a moment: "What happened later?"

"Later, Zheng Biao's master had him killed."

"Hmm, Bao Daoyi."

Qi Xinyi and Qi Xinhan, who were practicing martial arts over there, walked over and sat down beside them, interrupting. Wang Shanyue was speechless, and Ning Yi raised his cup and drank tea, recalling the situation in Hangzhou: "I only know that he wanted to plead for Old Bao, and was almost hacked to death. Later, when he saw me a few times, he didn't have any good looks. He looked a bit like a crab. Later, when the city was broken and he was captured, he was escorted to Beijing. He should have been rescued when he crossed Jiangning. I don't have a deep impression of him."

At that time in Hangzhou, most of the people around him were people like Liu Xigua and Chen Fan. Chen Fan assassinated Bao Daoyi on the street, and almost succeeded in fighting dozens of people alone. Even Liu Tiannan, the general manager of the Badao Village, the nickname "Sleeves Universe" Ning Yi always thought was very cool, and he was probably a master who could compete with Bao Daoyi. Everyone didn't pay much attention to Bao Daoyi's disciple, perhaps his martial arts were not much worse than Bao Daoyi.

At that time, he pleaded for Bao Daoyi and made trouble, and his words were too激怒 Liu Dabiao. The girl drew her sword and hacked people in the golden hall. If it weren't for Fang Baihua, Deng Yuanjue and others, it is estimated that Zheng Biao would have been hacked to death. Ning Yi had heard about this.

There is nothing to miss about such friendship. Even if they really meet, they won't be tearful. Recalling it, Ning Yi became curious about Wang Shanyue's skills: "Since there's nothing to do, Brother Wang, if you have time, why don't we practice a few moves and spar?" Wang Shanyue hesitated slightly, and then agreed.

Then the two of them had a fight. After taking a punch and a few kicks from each other, they were somewhat disappointed.

Ning Yi's martial arts mainly come from various tricks, the ruthlessness when fighting for life, and the trap-like skills taught by Lu Hongti. At this time, the formal sparring that stops at the point, in fact, can't exert much skill. On the other hand, the wolf bandits led by Wang Shanyue are quite notorious in this area, but their martial arts are only slightly higher than Ning Yi's at this time. After the fight, each took an egg and applied it to the injury on their face. They must be more confused about each other's skills.

However, although these days have been official exchanges, and there is not much personal friendship, some words can still be said between the two. Wang Shanyue looked puzzled: "Young Master Lei's Kung Fu... is not too high..."

"I started practicing martial arts a bit late, I didn't start practicing since I was a child. I rely on my brains to make a living."

"I have been weak since I was a child. My family invited a master to teach me martial arts when I was a child, also to make my body a little stronger. Later, when I really practiced, I couldn't practice to be too powerful." Wang Shanyue's expression was calm, but he was obviously a little unwilling about this.

Ning Yi said: "Then I am curious, how did the wolf bandits make such a big name here?"

Wang Shanyue's eyes turned cold, and he got up to leave: "Killing people relies on ruthlessness. If you eat people, they will all be afraid."

Ning Yi frowned: "Really eat people?" Before coming, Qin Si Yuan said that Wang Shanyue's temperament was a bit偏激. After getting to know him, he also roughly understood this point, but he has always been puzzled about the rumors that wolf bandits eat people. In Hangzhou, there were no shortage of fierce people in Fang La's army, and there were various bad rumors, but no one would really use eating people as a pleasure or means of making a name.

Hearing him mention this, Wang Shanyue glanced at him coldly, and after a while, turned and left: "You will have a chance to know in the future."

The private exchanges within this small group have no impact on what is about to happen. In the sound of cicadas chirping in the summer, the merchants coming and going in the small market were faintly much less. The atmosphere in the three villages of Dulong Gang was tense, but in this era, except for some people at the top, ordinary people are not easy to predict what will happen. Training during the day, the saying that Liangshan might attack is also spreading, but everyone still has a fluke in their hearts, hoping that it is just a temporary sensitivity.

In the meantime, it is not only the villagers, but even young people like Hu Cheng and Hu Sanniang, although they are already preparing, still hope that things will not happen. Only Zhu Biao, the third son of the Zhu family, is looking forward to the arrival of the war all day long, preparing to give the Liangshan bandits a good look. He often goes to the school field to spar with the powerful young people in the village, quite a kind of "my spear is already hungry and thirsty" feeling. He is highly skilled in martial arts, and for a time, he also drives the atmosphere of preparation for war in the Zhu family village, and a group of young people are gearing up and their morale is quite high.

In this atmosphere, the Lei Feng, a young master who comes to do business occasionally interspersed among them, is a small existence that is not very connected with the armed defense of the three villages. For the three villages, this Young Master Lei came with the task of his family's business. When he lingered in Dulong Gang, the other subordinates he brought also purchased various things around. These two days, there have been large carriages coming, all of which are various goods purchased nearby.

Although he says he doesn't care about business, this Young Master Lei is actually very good at doing business. And the chivalry and righteousness he murmurs about, and the words that men should carry Wu hooks, are purely ignorant nonsense. He doesn't know anything about arranging troops and deploying formations. Although he said boldly two days ago that there might be a war here, and he wanted to watch and intervene, but then he saw the solemn atmosphere in the village, and sometimes he would ask a little doubtfully: "Is there really going to be a war?" Others can naturally see that this is what he really thinks in his heart.

The several villages have their own defense systems, which he cannot touch, but many times he can watch the villagers' training with relish on the edge of the school field. After being introduced by Zhu Chaofeng, the Lei Feng, a young master of Jianghu people with the bandit name "Hun Yuan Pi Li Shou" (Mixed Element Thunderbolt Hand), even took the initiative to ask Luan Tingyu Luan to compete with the instructor.

After a few moves, he was beaten crookedly. Luan Tingyu is a good person, and he is very measured in his actions. A few point-to-stop fights are enough to make the other party understand the gap. After challenging a few times unyieldingly, this Young Master Lei also said: "I have diarrhea today, and I may not be here for a long time. I am not in good condition because I am not acclimatized. Instructor Luan's martial arts are really good. I will spar again another day."

At the time of such competitions, Zhu Long, Zhu Biao and others led their horses past, and Hu Sanniang, who happened to pass by, also watched from the side. In her eyes, there was some contempt, but more boredom and helplessness. Because this Young Master Lei is indeed very good at business. It is said that he recently gave some suggestions to the small workshops in the village, and the general manager in charge of the business highly praises him. Zhu Chaofeng also attaches great importance to this, and can tolerate his little ignorant young master's temper. Even Zhu Hu, one of the three brothers, is quite polite to him, and sometimes tells him about the stories of the village fighting with other mountain bandits.

"...The three villages have different attitudes, but for now, there is a number." In the gaps that are difficult for others to see, Ning Yi will also talk to Wang Shanyue, the Qi family brothers and others about the information he has obtained. Even though he has been talking about business, many things can be seen clearly from it.

"The Zhu family village is the main one. That Zhu Chaofeng, the head of the Zhu village, is the most powerful. He will definitely fight to ensure that Dulong Gang is in his hands, and the Zhu family village is also the strongest. When I talk business with him, he likes to hear about the long-term prospects of the village developing under his hands; Old Man Hu is more conservative. He likes to live a peaceful life and see his children and grandchildren full of children. It is good to be better, but it is not necessarily urgent. The relationship between the Hu family village and the Zhu family village is also the closest. The Zhu family village fights, and they will generally follow. As for that Village Head Li..."

Ning Yi frowned: "'Sky Eagle' Li Ying, the general manager of the village is called Du Xing, nicknamed 'Ghost Face'. These two people... cough, I heard that they were very good at fighting when they were young, but this Li Ying is the most enthusiastic about business and the general trend. He likes it when I talk about business, and he likes it even more when I talk about the development trend of the capital and various places. He also has various opinions of his own, sizing up the situation... He is a bit of a follower in his bones, and he protects himself wisely. What kind of Jianghu people are these..."

Ning Yi knew that these two people would eventually go to Liangshan, so of course it was not good to say that he was foresight. However, just from the personality of these people, one can see some clues.

"Du Xing looks very loyal and righteous, but the Li family village has contact with Liangshan. Last year, I heard that there were some conflicts with Liangshan. It was Yang Xiong, the Sick Guan Suo, who asked Li family village to come forward to intercede through Du Xing's relationship. At that time, the Zengtou City incident had just happened, and Zhu family village took a step back. This matter is not big. Gulong Gang is not far from Liangshan. They are all ****, so it is normal to have various contradictions and frictions. It is not just this one. But if they really fight, we must be psychologically prepared for the Li family village first..."

Although Ning Yi has performed badly in martial arts and strategy these days, he can simply convince the heads of the villages with his business acumen, and then deduce the personality and positions of each person from it. This ability is really amazing. In the atmosphere of preparation for war in Dulong Gang, Wang Shanyue watched him quickly disintegrate the original vigilance of Zhu Chaofeng and others.

He is an outsider, but first, several workshops in the village have been instructed by him in the past few days, and second, he is now the young master of the Lei family. If something happens to him here, the Lei family will certainly not be able to destroy Liangshan, but if the worst situation occurs, and Dulong Gang really cannot defend itself, something happening to him here can be regarded as a kind of revenge against Liangshan. Due to this mentality, Zhu Chaofeng and others did not deliberately want to let this Young Master Lei leave, but after arranging someone to accompany him, they let him stay here and make naive war remarks, as long as it does not touch the defensive situation of Dulong Gang.

In a sense, the Dulong Gang, shrouded in heat and depression, is doing the most important preparations for war. And according to the information gathered from all aspects, Liangshan must also have the same excitement and fanaticism. In the overall situation where 70,000 to 80,000 people on both sides are involved and shrouded, this seemingly inconspicuous scholar is like hiding in the darkness that no one has noticed, quietly waiting for what he wants to wait for. After knowing that he had killed Bao Daoyi, Wang Shanyue occasionally felt that this scene was chilling. Seeing him so confident, could he really do something?

For Wang Shanyue, what makes him hesitate a little now is this one item. The thirty-odd people of the wolf bandits have escorted large and small carts of goods to Dulong Gang. If the expected war starts, entering the arena with this scholar named Ning Yi means putting your life on the line, and there is no room for regret. He has been running the wolf bandits for several years, and now he is carrying not only his own life. With the teacher's letter and orders in front of him, he only hopes that the date of the war can be a little further away, so that he has more time to consider this situation clearly.

However, Liangshan did not give everyone too much time. Although many people felt the omen at the beginning, when he suddenly arrived, it still made the participants' hearts sink suddenly.

In the summer of the tenth year of Jinghan, May 25th, at dusk, when the sunset clouds were red, a knight in white horse, silver armor, and steel spear and longbow appeared in the sunset. He drew an arrow and pulled the bow two hundred steps away, and shot three arrows unhurriedly at the small market outside Dulong Gang. The first two arrows shot off the hats of the guards standing outside the market, and the third arrow pierced a war letter and was nailed to the plaque with the three characters "Dulong Gang" written on it.

The knight turned his horse and left slowly. Ning Yi was standing outside at the time, watching this scene with interest, smacked his lips, applauded, and turned back to the inn. Even though he had never seen him before, he could roughly guess the identity of the other party.

Little Li Guang – Hua Rong!

Before night, the news that Liangshan was going to attack Dulong Gang had spread, and the small market was in chaos...

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