Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 257: Say my name and scare you!
The moon was high in the sky. At midnight, a caravan came galloping from the official road in the northeast, entered Muchuan Town, and stopped in front of an inn.

Muchuan County is actually on the southern side of the hinterland of Shu, only about 500 miles away from Chengdu. The distance is neither far nor near. It will take about three or four days to get there. However, Zhao Wumian and others have to go to Tangjia Emei Mountain first to detoxify Mu Lier.

There is an Emei sect in this world, but the Emei sect is not composed entirely of female heroes as Zhao Wumian had imagined. Instead, it is a normal sect in Shu with both men and women.

The Tang family is a century-old family in the martial arts world. Relying on their hidden weapons and light skills, they are not only unrivaled in the martial arts world, but also a first-class force in the martial arts world. Until Tang Weiyu's father, the previous head of the Tang family, went to Miaojiang when he was young, and more than ten years later he returned home with a set of skills learned how to use poisons. He helped the Tang family resolve the crisis and became the head of the family.

But poison, no matter how useful it is, is ultimately just an external object. The Tang family was quite powerful over the years, but their fists were not strong enough, and there was no warrior who could carry the responsibility alone. Later, they got into trouble and were hunted down by their enemies, and many people died. It was not until Tang Weiyu married a true disciple of the Emei Sect and relied on Emei's protection that the Tang family was not wiped out by their enemies.

This happened more than 20 years ago. Now, ever since Tang Weiyu opened the bridge between heaven and earth, the Tang family has undoubtedly become the second most powerful family in Shu... It is now the Tang family's turn to protect Emei, so their base has never been moved and they still live in Mount Emei.

The Queen Mother gently pulled the curtain of the carriage, looked at the sky, and sighed softly, "Since I came to Shu, I haven't seen many sunny days."

It has been raining since we entered Shu. Although the rain is not heavy, it is fine and dense, and sometimes comes and goes.

Luo Xiangzhu had been to Shu before, so he was not surprised by this. He just leaned his head and looked towards Mount Emei with a slightly worried look. Through the dense rain, he could vaguely see the continuous mountains covered with mist in the distance.

I don’t know if I can find an antidote from the Tang family. Recently, every time the master had an attack of the poison, he would not let her accompany him and only let Zhao Wumian take care of him... The little mute thought that it was because Mu Lier’s health was getting worse and worse, and he couldn’t bear to let her see his miserable appearance, so he did this.

But in fact, Mu Lier is in very good spirits. No matter how much poison there is, it is impossible for it to regenerate itself. It took her nearly half a month to get from the capital to Shu. Now the poison has been more than half removed. Maybe she can get rid of the poison completely by kissing Zhao Wumian without coming to the Tang family.

Thinking of this, Mu Lier shook her head again and again, secretly cursing herself for being shameless. If she could use the antidote, how could she rely on kissing her disciple?
Kissing is just a temporary solution...

But in fact, if the Xiayun Gu can be completely eliminated by relying solely on the Beiming Divine Art, then it is not worthy of the old patriarch of the Tang family spending a lifetime to study it... Even though the poison in Mu Lier's body can only be considered half of the Xiayun Gu at the moment, Zhao Wumian also feels that it is becoming more and more difficult to eliminate the poison each time.

Assuming that before it could remove 10% in one stick of incense, now it can only remove half. It's not because the poison has become less, but because the poison has accumulated over time and has penetrated deep into Mu Lier's limbs and bones, becoming more and more inseparable.

The clouds are ethereal and untouchable, seeming unreal but not real... This name seems to be correct. Now, every time Zhao Wumian removes the poison, he feels like he is reaching out to grab the clouds, which is extremely difficult and obscure.

There are not many poison kings in this world. Zhao Wumian only knows about Hanyu Gu and Jiuli Gu. Now it seems that Xiayun Gu may also be worthy of the title of "King of Gu". It is so domineering.

Nothing has happened yet, only because Mu Lier has reached the level of a celestial being, and she is relying entirely on her physique and powerful internal energy to withstand the poison. If it were a master, she would have died suddenly the moment she was exposed to the poison.

Now that Mu Lier is in such good spirits, Zhao Wumian is afraid that she is in a state of "last gasp"... Of course, if she can find joy in misery, she can think of many benefits.

For example: In order to remove the poison, Zhao Wumian spent longer and longer tasting his master's lips. Gradually, his master stopped resisting and let him do what he wanted. Sometimes, his master was so confused that he could even touch Tuan'er.

Another example: Half of the poison in Mu Lier's body was absorbed by Zhao Wumian and turned into a tonic for him. Because the Xiayun Gu itself was of a high rank, it raised his Qi, blood, bones, strength, etc. to several levels, making him much stronger.

The Innate All-Poison Body is really awesome. Although the name sounds like a yin person's physique, I didn't expect it to be so strong in reality. It's almost the same as using poison to refine the body.

In fact, the ancestors of Gui Xuan Gu did not expect this, mainly because the Xiayun Gu and Hanyu Gu were things that had not been seen for hundreds of years, not to mention all kinds of other precious poisons. If Zhao Wumian had not become Weiming Hou, and had not had Ziyi and Luo Chaoyan, the master and apprentice, give him a lot of gold coins, he would not have achieved what he has today.

Why not give the Innate All-Poison Body a new name, something like 'Deep Blue' or 'System'? Zhao Wumian tried to find some fun in the midst of suffering, thinking about some random things in his heart, and jumped off the carriage.

Shen Lian had booked the entire inn. The carriage had already stopped in the yard. He carried the tied-up Wei Hetong to Zhao Wumian and asked, "My Lord? Do you really want to go to the Jinsha Gang's headquarters?"

"What did Lord Yang say? The Marquis is going to our headquarters. Are we, his subordinates, going to harm him?" Wei Hetong looked dissatisfied.

Yang Sigong is Shen Lian's nickname in the underworld. He is very famous. Wei Hetong also knows it. He has been looking for opportunities to say nice things to get close to him these days, but everyone can say nice things, so Zhao Wumian and his party naturally would not believe him.

Muchuan County is the headquarters of the Jinsha Gang. Outside the town there is a tributary that flows down from the Jinsha River. Zhao Wumian passed by here and decided to go to the headquarters, mainly to check the goods.

Wei Hetong said that the Jiuli Fan family had trade relations with the Tang family through the Jinsha Gang, but the Jinsha Gang did not know what specific goods were being transported. Firstly, it was a rule of the underworld that they could not inspect the goods privately, and secondly, each batch of goods was protected by masters of the Fan family.

The Fan family of Jiuli is rather mysterious, and Wei Hetong doesn't know much about them. He only knows that even the Sword Master treats them with great courtesy, so they must be a formidable force... There are many such things in the legends of the martial arts world, such as hidden sects and hidden families that have been unknown for a hundred years but become known to the world in one day.

Before this, in Wei Hetong's heart, the Fan family was such an existence.

"But no matter how powerful he is, he is not as great as Marquis Weiming. If the Fan family really has the power to cover up everything, why would they be so secretive? When my lord the marquis comes over, they can be killed with one punch. I can lead the way and serve my lord at his beck and call." Wei Hetong said with a smile.

Zhao Wumian ignored Wei Hetong and just pondered for a while, "Jiuli is too mysterious. I am also very curious about what kind of deal they have with the Tang family. I can secretly investigate and I am sure we will get something. But since there are experts from the Fan family next to the goods, it is not appropriate to make this matter public. You keep an eye on this guy. Who knows what he is thinking."

"My heart is filled with loyalty to the Marquis! Marquis, Marquis!" Seeing Zhao Wumian was about to leave, Wei Hetong couldn't help but shout a few times, and was then knocked unconscious by Shen Lian's palm.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Come inside and stay." Shen Lian carried Wei Hetong and pushed the door open.

"My lord, Nan'er wants to go too~" The Queen Mother was wearing a green skirt and sitting in the carriage. She raised her hand to open the curtains, rested her forearm on the window sill, and rested her chin on her arm. She looked at Zhao Wumian outside the carriage with a smile in her tone, with the charm of a mature woman.

Because Mu Li'er's poison had not yet been cured, she had been traveling in a hurry these days, doing nothing but traveling. The Queen Mother felt that this was too un-jianghu-like... in fact, it was just boring.

"The Jinsha Gang is nothing to be afraid of, but there are people from the Fan family there. I don't know much about them, but since they are from Jiuli, they must be good at using poison. Master has been poisoned, and we can't let the Queen Mother make the same mistake." Zhao Wumian looked serious.

"If I am poisoned, I hope to be poisoned by Li'er as well, so that the Marquis can take care of me every few days." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Why is your entry point so strange?
Luo Xiangzhu held Zhao Wumian's injured bamboo sword in one hand and lifted her skirt with the other, and got out of the car carefully.

Zhao Wumian raised his hand to hold her arm, then took the sword from her hand and slung it across his waist, saying, "Haven't I been taking care of the Queen Mother these days? Well, come into the house quickly. You've been sitting in the carriage all day, and you're bored."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Wumian felt a weight on his head. It turned out that the empress dowager took out a bamboo hat from the carriage and covered Zhao Wumian's head with it.

The bamboo hat is woven with thin bamboo strips commonly found in Shu, and has a silk lining, making it very comfortable to wear.

"I have been staying in the carriage these days and have been bored to death, so I made a bamboo hat for the Marquis. Doesn't it look good?" The Queen Mother continued with a smile:
"It seems that it is not the Marquis who takes care of me, but I who takes care of the Marquis."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother lowered the curtains, lifted her skirt and jumped out of the carriage briskly.

The Queen Mother made him a bamboo hat? Zhao Wumian really didn't know that there were differences between men and women, so the carriage Zhao Wumian rode in was naturally not the same as the Queen Mother's.

He raised his hand and touched the rough surface of his hat, and he suddenly remembered that when he was in Changshan, Shen Xiangge made a special trip to bring him steamed buns.

As expected, they are aunt and niece. They are really alike in some ways.

The Queen Mother patted Zhao Wumian on the shoulder and said, "Since I have taken such good care of you, it is fine if you call me mother, not to mention aunt..."

"Shen Nange." Mu Lier called the Queen Mother by her name, "What mother or not? The generations are so messed up now."

"I don't care about these things as much as you do." The Empress Dowager snorted, and then held up the hem of her skirt with one hand to prevent it from getting wet on the floor tiles. With umbrellas held by palace masters on both sides, she entered the house with Luo Xiangzhu.

Mu Lier poked Zhao Wumian's shoulder with her sword sheath and asked, "Will your teacher go with you?"

Zhao Wumian put down his hand that was stroking his hat and nodded slightly. He couldn't help thinking that although the Queen Mother liked to play around, she was actually very kind to him.

After the door was closed, the window was pushed open again. The Queen Mother stood behind the window, looking at Zhao Wumian and waving her hand, "I want to eat dragon wonton. When you come back, remember to bring me some."

Zhao Wumian also waved at her.

The spring rain was fine, falling on the river surface, creating tiny ripples. It was late at night, and the river was quiet, so the raindrops were left beating against it, and the river surface looked like a pool of stagnant water.

One after another, large ships were moored at the river bank. There were people on the ships holding lanterns and patrolling back and forth. On both sides of the river bank, there were rows of houses. At night, they were brightly lit and filled with people, making it look like a miniature fortress.

Even though Wei Hetong was so servile in front of Zhao Wumian, the Jinsha Gang was still the largest gang in Shu after all, with considerable power and more than a thousand gang members. After working hard in Shu for so many years, they had already formed their own system. Even without Wei Hetong in charge, the business of the Cao Gang would not be disrupted.

The Cao Gang, that is, those engaged in shipping, naturally use water routes. There are only a few rivers and streams in Shu. The Fan family wants to transport goods to the Tang family from south to north, and it happens to take this water route. The Jinsha Gang has made more than a dozen trips to do business with the Fan family.

According to what Wei Hetong said, and counting the days, there is still a batch of goods stored at the Jinsha Gang's headquarters. We will rest for a day and check all details of the ship to make sure everything is safe before setting sail.

Zhao Wumian and Mu Li'er came here for this purpose. They changed into night clothes which made it easy for them to sneak around, and hid in the reeds on the river bank. They tapped their toes and the reeds swayed slightly, but if they looked closely, they could only feel the evening breeze blowing by.

Both of them are people who have achieved unity of man and nature. Only Wu Kui can beat them. However, when walking in the martial arts world, the most taboo thing is to be arrogant and look down on others. It is naturally best to be cautious. Therefore, Zhao Wumian did not intend to make too much noise. He held his breath and quietly sneaked into the headquarters of the Jinsha Gang.

Just occasionally glancing at the clothes he was wearing, Zhao Wumian couldn't help but think of the time when he and Guan Yunshu sneaked into the palace. Every time such infiltration work was done by him and Guan Yunshu. He didn't know where the little nun was now.

I didn't tell this to my master, otherwise she would be angry.

Mu Lier had no idea what Zhao Wumian was thinking, she just used the sword technique to sense her surroundings. She had practiced this martial art since she was a child and was much more proficient than Zhao Wumian. Naturally, her perception was also stronger than Zhao Wumian's, so she suddenly raised her hand and signaled to stop.

rustle----

A man whistled and came to the reeds by the river bank, ready to take off his pants to urinate. But before his hand touched his belt, he saw a black shadow flash past him and pull him into the reeds.

After a moment, Zhao Wumian pointed to a large ship on the river bank and whispered, "That's the one."

From time to time, you can see gang members carrying tools moving around on the boat.

The two of them didn't say much, and quietly moved towards the boat. When they got closer, they could hear knocking and talking inside with their amazing five senses, so they listened for a while. At the bottom of the cabin, there were two people knocking and hitting. With their level, they could tell the general situation of the ship just by listening to the sound.

One of them looked up at the cabin from time to time. Inside, there were cargo boxes of the Fan family piled up. There was also a middle-aged man sitting next to the cargo box all the time with his eyes closed. He was an expert sent by the Fan family to watch over the cargo.

Someone asked curiously, "If we really count the number of times, we have done this business quite a few times... but now we don't know what we are transporting. Judging from the draft, it doesn't look like gold, silver or jewelry."

"Who knows, but it's obviously a lot of money, otherwise they wouldn't ask us to transport it... Why do you care about this? Just take the money."

"Even if you have money, you have to spend it somewhere. You stay in the gang every day, and the only place you can go is the brothel in the town. I'm tired of playing with those guys. When can I go to Mount Emei? I don't know what it feels like for a girl from a famous sect to have rouge on her lips."

"Even if you really go to Emei, can you hook up with the female disciples of a famous sect? Go back and drink two liang of Shaodaozi and dream on."

"As long as you have money, what kind of woman can't you play with?"

"Have you ever dated a girl?"

"No……"

"Oh, then I have to tell you something. As for women, it's easy to go to bed with them for money, but if you want to eat the rouge on her lips, you have to be a man who is very good to her. Especially those girls from famous families, their hearts are more arrogant than each other, but if you can make her like you, hey, then you will be more wet in bed than a prostitute..."

Zhao Wumian subconsciously looked at his master next to him. Mu Lier's delicate and mature face was a little hazy in the rain. Even without makeup, her small and thin lips were slightly red, moist and tender, and tasted sweet and soft...

Before Zhao Wumian finished appreciating the goods, Mu Lier pushed his face with her hand to turn his gaze away. She said expressionlessly, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I can sense that someone is always guarding the cargo box. If I don't get rid of him, it will be difficult to check the goods."

At this moment, inside the cabin, the two men finished their inspection and went to the cargo hold on the upper deck. They shouted, "Brother, there's nothing wrong with the ship. We can set off tomorrow morning. Let's go down and have a drink together?"

The Fan family master opened his eyes and shook his head slightly, "It is safest to stay here. Thank you for your inspection... Don't worry about me."

The gang members laughed and said, "This is our Jinsha Gang's headquarters. Which scoundrel dares to come here to make trouble? He will be tied up and stood on the river bank. Brothers, why are you so nervous?"

"Yes, in the Shu martial arts world, who doesn't know the name of our leader Wei Hetong? Even the Sword Master has to give our leader some face, not to mention that our deputy leader Zhuo Haoyang is nicknamed 'Blood Hand Mad Sword'. In terms of swordsmanship, I'm afraid he can compete with the Sword Master, it's just that he is a little bit inferior in realm..."

The Fan family master still shook his head, and the two men had no choice but to leave.

Outside the boat, Zhao Wumian pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'll lead him away, and Master will sneak in during the chaos."

Mu Lier was slightly stunned, and looked at Zhao Wumian, "Aren't you going to sneak in?"

"Kill them all. No one will know we have been here. Isn't it just infiltration?" Zhao Wumian said with a smile.

Mu Lier knew he was joking, so she raised her hand and poked his shoulder lightly, scolding him with a smile: "Master, don't you remember teaching you to kill indiscriminately... Go quickly."

Looking at Mu Lier's smiling face, Zhao Wumian felt a little happier and smiled too. He couldn't help but move forward and kissed Mu Lier's fair and delicate face.

Mu Lier's poison will not break out until tomorrow night, so I shouldn't kiss her today. Moreover, the place I kissed was not the right one, so it would not be able to remove the poison at all. So this time I had no excuse, I just wanted to kiss her, so I kissed her.

Mu Lier was stunned for a moment, and the next moment her fair and pretty face turned red. She felt ashamed and angry, and was about to hit Zhao Wumian with the scabbard.

But Zhao Wumian had already flown away, leaving Mu Lier hiding alone by the boat. Her beautiful face was still full of shame and anger. After a moment, her little hand gently stroked the side of her face that Zhao Wumian had kissed. Her eyes kept changing, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Zhao Wumian was originally in the heart of the Jinsha Gang, but now he turned back to the periphery. He no longer concealed his presence, but stood on the road, walking towards the Jinsha Gang openly.

There is a wooden gate on the road with a plaque in the middle with the three big characters "Jinsha Gang" written in a flamboyant style. There are watchtowers on both sides and archers on guard at all times. When the archers saw Zhao Wumian coming alone, they were slightly stunned.

I only saw a man in green clothes wearing a bamboo hat, with a sword on his waist. He had an upright figure and a refined temperament. He stood in the rain alone with a sword, and I didn't know what he was doing.

"Who is this? Tell me your name!"

Zhao Wumian snorted coldly, and used his internal energy to make his qi flow like a river. "I'll scare you by telling you my name. I'm from Lingling, and my nickname in Jianghu is 'General'! I've heard that the Jinsha Gang is the best gang in Shu, and its deputy gang leader Zhuo Haoyang is a master of swordsmanship, so I came here to ask about swordsmanship!"

The so-called asking for the sword, to put it bluntly, is to challenge a master, which is very common in the martial arts world.

Strictly speaking, Zhao Wumian is now going to Qingliantian to challenge the Sword Master, which is also a challenge.

"Hey! Are you going to ruin the show?!"

The archer hurriedly prepared to go back and report, but Zhao Wumian's noise was very loud and it was relatively quiet at night, so there was no need to report. Zhuo Haoyang, who was still drinking with his brothers in the main house, had already heard the noise, and immediately became angry and kicked the door open.

"You son of a bitch! If I don't kill anyone these days, who dares to come and mess with me?"

But when he went out, Zhuo Haoyang, who was still a little drunk, was stunned and looked at his younger brother, "Where is that son of a bitch?"

The younger brother looked at each other in bewilderment, "I can't come."

The main house where Zhuo Haoyang was was not far from the main gate of the Jinsha Gang. Zhao Wumian's voice was so loud just now that Zhuo Haoyang thought he had already reached the door.

At this moment, the archer came hurriedly, "Deputy leader, at the gate!"

"The gate!?" Zhuo Haoyang was stunned again. He was indeed shocked, but not by the name, but by the internal energy. "How can this internal energy be so powerful?"

The younger brothers around also saw that the person was not a good person and was afraid that he was not easy to deal with, so someone suggested, "Why not say that you are not here? In the underworld, you should fight when you need to fight, and hide when you need to hide..."

Before he could finish, Zhuo Haoyang slapped him in the face. "That guy has gone to the headquarters to challenge us! If I don't fight him now, wouldn't it be a joke for the Shu martial arts world? Internal energy is internal energy, strength is strength, do I still fear that guy?"

After saying that, Zhuo Haoyang led the team and ran towards the gate.

On the boat, many gang members also looked over here for a few seconds, and then jumped down, ready to support Zhuo Haoyang.

"Since we became the number one gang in Shu, few people dare to provoke us. Is there anyone who is so blind as to come and mess things up?"

"Hey, don't forget the wine and snacks. It's rare to see the fun again."

"Bet or not?"

"It must be the deputy leader, that's meaningless..."

Even the master of the Fan family raised his eyebrows when he heard this, walked out of the cabin, and looked down into the distance. Just by the sound, he knew that the person who came must be a master of internal strength. He was worried about accidents, so he decided to keep an eye on the master. However, he did not go too far and stayed on the boat.

Mu Lier also came back to her senses and immediately turned into a black shadow, climbed onto the boat, hid in the dark, looked at the Fan family master for a few times, and frowned slightly... She had never seen this person before, and guessed that he was a warrior trained within the Fan family.

The Fan family master turned around and looked in the direction of Mu Lier... but found nothing.

He withdrew his gaze with a little doubt and continued to look at Zhao Wumian and Zhuo Haoyang.

Mu Li'er breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Fan family was indeed quite capable. Although she didn't know this person's specific strength, he was able to sense Mu Li'er's gaze, so he was obviously a top-notch expert in the martial arts world... She looked towards the center of the deck. The cargo hold door was parallel to the deck. If she opened the door rashly, the expert would definitely notice it.

Keep waiting for the opportunity...Mu Lier looked at the man in green in the distance with her beautiful eyes, her beautiful eyes were absent-minded for a moment, and her little hand stroked her fair and tender face again.

In front of the Jinsha Gang’s main gate.

"You are the one who wants to challenge me?" Zhuo Haoyang, who was tall and carrying a broadsword on his shoulder, looked at Zhao Wumian. However, no matter how much he looked at him, he couldn't tell his skills unless he really tried to fight. So he asked:

"What school did you learn from? What's your name? Why have I never heard of the nickname 'General'? Have you ever been on the battlefield before?"

Zhao Wumian was wearing a bamboo hat and standing in the rain, motionless, with only his chin exposed.

He chuckled, "After the fight, won't the deputy gang leader know my martial arts skills?"

"Tsk." Zhuo Haoyang clicked his tongue.

The two men stopped talking. Since the person who came had bad intentions, there was nothing to say and they could just fight.

Zhuo Haoyang stood inside the wooden gate of the Jinsha Gang, with the gate serving as the boundary. Behind him were large houses, lights, and a group of gang members with unfriendly faces.

Zhao Wumian stood outside the wooden door, with nothing behind him except raindrops and the night.

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The plot has reached the middle stage. It is usually written a long time ago, and then deleted, revised, and polished to this point before being released.

(End of this chapter)