People are floating in the rivers and lakes

Lanterns have been hung on the street, the alley is not deep, and the outlines of the people inside can be vaguely seen.Qi Zhen ran in and opened the small iron fan on the ground, ready to shout angrily to attract the attention of the three beggars, and then kill them in one fell swoop, but at this moment there were only a few soft swishing sounds, the three of them stopped, and then fell to the ground slumped. Fall, life or death.

Qi Zhen: "=口="

He hasn't made a move yet!Why did it suddenly happen?Illusion!

The boy withdrew his hand, leaned against the wall and took a breath, quickly noticed the existence of another person, and hurriedly looked at him.

Qi Zhenxin trembled in his heart, deeply felt that the world was too dangerous, and when he saw the dark guards chasing him, he silently shrank back from them, then he was at ease, and looked at the young man calmly: "Young master, are you alright?"

"It's okay, you..." The young man had just said a few words, and the soldier in charge of patrolling in the city happened to pass by. When he saw three people lying on the ground, he was shocked: "What's going on? Who did it?"

"My lord, they are the ones who bully the villain," the young man spoke first, pointing to the beggar on the ground with sobs, "They insisted on stealing from the villain, and this young master helped them, but they just knocked them unconscious accidentally. We didn't hurt anyone!"

Qi Zhen was slightly taken aback, seeing the young man looking at him dryly, thought for a while, and signaled the hidden guard to deal with it.

One of the soldiers squatted down to check, and found that the three were breathing smoothly and had no injuries, so they believed the boy's words.Now it's the government meeting, the imperial court pays special attention to this, and the city has stepped up patrols, so no accidents can be tolerated, so they couldn't help asking a few more questions, but they also know that there are many people in the city, and this young man is from an extraordinary background, so they Don't dare to make things difficult, he will be released soon.

The young man took the initiative to follow Qi Zhen to a place where no one was around, and said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord, for making the siege. Don't worry, my lord. Those three people really just fainted, and they will be fine after a short sleep. They will never let you get into trouble."

"It doesn't matter," Qi Zhen smiled brightly, "I, Yang Zhen, don't you know your son's name?"

"I..." The young man hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "My surname is Zisang, and the single name is Yu, Zisangyu."

"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you..." Qi Zhen suddenly realized something while talking, blinked, and asked tentatively, "If I remember correctly, the very famous organ family ten years ago was the Zisang family, right?"

Zi Sangyu smiled bitterly: "Yes, I'm not afraid of your son's jokes. I'm from Zisang's family, and I just told the officials that it was the master's action. It's also because the meeting is approaching, and this is Mucheng, so I don't want to cause trouble."

Qi Zhen nodded knowingly, looked at his tattered outfit, and thought about the description from Mo Huo about the comeback family of institutions, and felt a bit unreal, so he couldn't help asking: "But what happened?"

Zi Sangyu smiled wryly again, saying that he came to Mucheng alone to meet his second uncle, but he was stolen and entangled halfway, so he used it as luggage in desperation, and managed to make it all the way to Mucheng. Blocked by those three beggars, he said: "Actually, I can't blame them. I'm afraid they think I want to compete with them for food."

Qi Zhen is very interested in the legendary authority family, so naturally he will not sit idly by, and was about to help him find it, when he heard a grunt, he looked at the slightly embarrassed young man, and asked: "Young master, can you eat?" Have dinner?"

Zi Sangyu coughed dryly: "...never."

Qi Zhen said softly: "Meeting is fate, let's go, I will accompany you to dinner first, and then find someone."

"No, no, it's getting dark, how can you bother me so much?" Zi Sangyu shook his head hurriedly, hesitated for a moment, took out something from his sleeve and handed it over, intending to ask him to borrow a few pennies to buy steamed buns, and then search for them while eating. Second Uncle, he said sincerely, "Our son Sang's house will set up a booth at the agency meeting tomorrow. You can find it as soon as you look for it. I will pay you back the money at that time. This is a small agency I made. If you don't mind it Accept it, it can be regarded as a thank you gift just now."

When Qi Zhen went out this time, he always carried important items such as money with him. He didn't need money for anything, and he was embarrassed to take even a few pennies, so he directly gave 50 taels to others.

"No, it's too much!" Zi Sangyu was taken aback, and hurriedly pushed back. After some persuasion, he only accepted a tael of silver.Qi Zhen saw that he still wanted to find the second uncle by himself, so he didn't force it. He changed the topic to the small mechanism, shook the wooden box the size of a palm in his hand, and asked, "Is this the beggar you used to clean up, sir?"

"Yes, there is a buckle here, and you can shoot five needles at a time with a light pull, and the needles are all coated with medicine," Zi Sangyu patiently introduced, "The wooden box can hold a total of twenty needles, the shooting range is small, and the lethality is also high. Small, only for self-defense, I hope you don't dislike him."

Qi Zhen smiled slightly: "Of course not, I like it very much."

Zi Sangyu saw that his eyebrows and eyes were warm, he was extravagant but not airy at all, so he couldn't help chatting with him a few more words, and then left in embarrassment until the grunt sounded again.Qi Zhen watched him go away, deeply felt that he was lucky tonight, and happily took the dark guard back to the inn.He walked up to the second floor slowly, only to see the door of the guest room next to him suddenly open, and a middle-aged man with honest appearance strode out, and a young man of about twenty was chasing after him.

The young man asked anxiously, "Father, where are you going?"

"Go to Xiaoyu," the middle-aged man said, "He hasn't come back so late, what if something happens?"

The young man stopped him and persuaded him: "My brother is just going for a walk, what can happen? I'll be back in a while, don't go, if we go astray, we will have to look for you."

The middle-aged man stared at him closely, and asked seriously, "Tell me the truth, did you sell your brother?"

Qi Zhen didn't take it to heart at all, he was about to go back to his room at this time, he couldn't help turning his head immediately when he heard the words, he was a little curious, only to see the young man was stunned: "What do I sell him for? What about the money I sold? "

"Let you buy roast chicken? Don't deny it, I heard you say that to him!"

Qi Zhen: "..."

"I was joking!" The young man paused, noticing a few people standing over there, he pulled the other way back and lowered his voice, "Father, let's go back to the room and say..."

"What room are you going back to? I have to find Xiaoyu..." Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, a boy's voice suddenly came from the stairs: "Second Uncle, Brother, what are you doing here?"

Several people upstairs had a meal together.

Zi Sangyu changed into a light blue gown, and slowly walked up the last step: "I went to buy some steamed buns..." His eyes quickly met Qi Zhen, and the smile on the corner of his mouth froze instantly .

Qi Zhen: "..."

Dark Guard: "..."

Zi Sangyu: "..."

Qi Zhen blinked, blinked again, a little dazed.

Zi Sangyu's face turned red, and he ignored a lot of questions from his relatives, but walked past them to Qi Zhen, and said dryly, "Young Master Yang..."

Qi Zhen came back to his senses, feeling very dazed, but his expression was calm.Zi Sangyu was watched quietly by him, feeling more and more ashamed. From the corner of the eye, he saw his relatives chasing him, and knowing that this was not a place to talk, he called Qi Zhen to their room, and first told his relatives the whole story, and told them Mr. Yang is a good man, and then looked at Qi Zhen apologetically.

"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, I had no choice but to lie, but we are indeed Zisang's family."

As soon as Qi Zhen stepped in, he saw something covered in cloth in the room. He probably believed it was an organ. He was about to ask carefully, but Zi Sangyu was pulled over by the middle-aged man. With red eyes, he grabbed his shoulder and said, "How could you be bullied by a beggar? You are still dressed in rags? Tell the truth, do you want to go out and beg for food?"

Zi Sangyu opened his mouth: "Second Uncle, I..."

"I knew it was like this! You...you..." The middle-aged man's lips trembled, his eyes became redder, and he let him go and backed away, and began to undress!

Qi Zhen: "..."

Dark Guard: "..."

Qi Zhen was even more dazed, silently shrunk towards the hidden guard, and suddenly felt that going back to his room to sleep was a good choice.Zi Sangyu and the young man didn't have the heart to pay attention to them, they all stepped forward and pressed the middle-aged man's hand, the young man persuaded: "Father, this is the only one you can wear, what will you wear tomorrow?"

The middle-aged man roared: "Is it wrong to let Xiaoyu beg for us while watching you hungry?!"

Zi Sangyu hurriedly said: "Second Uncle, don't you have steamed buns here? Look, there are steamed buns!"

The middle-aged man paused, and immediately looked at Qi Zhen with red eyes.

"..." Qi Zhen couldn't help shrinking back towards the dark guard again.

The middle-aged man rushed over with big strides, cupped his hands and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your help, my lord, for your kindness and virtue, I will never forget it!"

"It's okay, it's just a trivial matter." Qi Zhen finally regained some of his state, looked at their appearance, and understood, "Did your money get stolen?"

Zi Sangyu and the young man nodded in pain at the same time, and the middle-aged man also nodded, and said hoarsely: "Actually, not much was stolen..."

Qi Zhen was very surprised, asked briefly, and heard that they hadn't eaten for two days, so he immediately ordered the hidden guards to go out to buy some good food and wine, sat in a chair and watched the middle-aged man eating steamed buns, and asked, "What's the matter?" one thing?"

The young man said embarrassingly, "It's just that the money was stolen."

"Secret again? This journey is not too tiring!" The middle-aged man scolded, "I think Mr. Yang is a good person, what can't you say?"

Qi Zhen waved his hand hastily: "No, if there are unspeakable secrets, then don't ask."

"There's nothing unspeakable." The middle-aged man ate the steamed buns, took a sip of water, and said eloquently.

Ten years ago, Zisang's family suffered a great change. All five elders died suddenly overnight, and the head of the family disappeared.At that time, the eldest son took over the clan, but the eldest son was cowardly by nature and was afraid that he would be killed for no reason. He waited in fear for two months and did not see his father return. , Since then withdrew from the rivers and lakes.

He knew that his elder brother liked to gamble, and he used to be able to restrain himself with his father in charge, but now that his father is not around, he might be unscrupulous, so after he settled in another place, he separated from his elder brother.

He is a young master of a family, he is used to being extravagant, and he spent a little too much money at the beginning, but he soon realized that this was not enough, so he started a business. The family was ruined, and the clansman begged him for protection, so he naturally accepted it. Later, the eldest brother began to sell his daughter to gamble, and his sister-in-law hanged herself in a fit of anger. He couldn't bear to let his niece be left out, so he spent money to redeem her, and then passed Soon, the eldest brother sold his only son, so he had to redeem it again.

"He quickly lost all the money he sold, so he committed suicide." The middle-aged man looked sad and patted Zi Sangyu's head. "I have been raising this child."

For ten years, he has to support such a large family, especially after losing money in business, and gradually stretched his limits. In recent years, they have started farming.

Qi Zhen couldn't help asking: "Why don't you sell the mechanism?"

"We thought about it too, but I'm not interested in it. My eldest brother is very talented, but it's a pity that he got involved in gambling." The middle-aged man sighed, "At that time, my father was so focused on nurturing my eldest brother that he basically turned a blind eye to me. , I didn’t learn anything, not to mention all the important books at home were kept by my father, and we didn’t find any of them when we left, so naturally we couldn’t do this business.”

Qi Zhen was surprised: "Then now?"

"This starts from two years ago..." the middle-aged man said. At that time, they went back to the old house by chance. The furniture in the house was already rotten. They dug out a box from the rotten wood, which happened to be There is a book.The middle-aged man pointed to the young man and Zi Sangyu and said, "These two children are very talented in organizing, so we thought of organizing meetings."

They studied for two years, made some troubles, and went on the road. They didn't want to win the top prize, they just wanted to occupy a seat. But they used to be from a family of bureaucrats, and they had to stand up to avoid being looked down upon by others, so they each made new clothes and wore them. They came, but because they didn't have much money to spend, they tried their best to live frugally along the way, making do with what they could, and even slept in a ruined temple.

Qi Zhen was even more puzzled: "Why did that thief follow you?"

The middle-aged man silently suppressed his tears, and said with great pain, "They thought...we were rich."

Qi Zhen: "..."

Dark Guard: "..."

It's really tragic.

Qi Zhen thought for a while: "If you lose your money, you can actually act as a trap."

"I think so too, but the two children said that each family has a different style of organization. If people find out that it was made by Zisang's family in the future, it will have a bad influence."

Qi Zhen understood and hummed.

The hidden guard who bought the food came back after a while, maybe it was all said and done, the three of Zisang's family stopped worrying, thanked them and started to pick up the rice.Qi Zhen silently looked at the gobbling people, recalled the rumored and menacing family of institutions, and felt a little unreal again, wondering why there were so many strange things in the Jianghu.

The middle-aged man drank some wine: "The two children along the way would rather endure hardships than let me suffer. I know they are afraid of being underestimated by me. After being underestimated, they will not take us seriously. Xiaoyu is also afraid of us when she goes out to beg. If you are hungry, your complexion will not look good tomorrow, but my heart hurts, my heart hurts..." He looked at Qi Zhen, his eyes were red with emotion, and he stretched out his hands to pat his shoulders, "It's lucky that I met Mr. Yang, you are a good person, if you will be useful in the future It's my place, just mention it!"

Qi Zhen supported the table and said with a smile: "It's just a small matter, nothing to worry about."

"No, this is not a trivial matter, this is the grace of regeneration!" The middle-aged man couldn't help but patted his shoulder again.

The dark guard saw that the little prince was about to fall apart but was still smiling and holding on, he didn't know what to say, so he hurriedly found an excuse to try to separate the middle-aged man's hand.

The night was getting late, Qi Zhen knew that they would be busy tomorrow, so he left after having dinner with them.

Zi Sangyu personally sent him back: "Young Master Yang..."

"I understand that you have difficulties," Qi Zhen interrupted, smiling at him, "Go back, see you tomorrow."

Zi Sangyu opened his mouth, and finally nodded.

The organization meeting will be held for 20 days. In the first three days, each family will put their things out for sale, and the official competition will be held three days later. Qi Zhen felt that it was new, and followed him the next morning.

There are people in charge of observation here in Fengyu Building, so they naturally focused on the agency family and spread the news that day.The news was delivered to Mo Huo through various channels three days later. At this time, he was still dealing with the problem in Liujiabao. He slowly opened the note from Wei Xuan. with a word.

For this organ meeting, three people from Zisang's family came, one patriarch and two young masters, in addition to a young man named Yang, about fifteen, accompanied by four subordinates, all of whom were masters with unknown origins.

Mo Confused: "..."