step on mountains and rivers

While Wu Yue was talking to Ying, Tang Qingfeng dragged his bloody body and walked in the dark alley with no consciousness.

He glanced at the several-inch-long wound on his chest, frowned slightly, took out the medicine bottle from his body, and sprinkled the medicine powder on the wound.

Seeing the blood from the wound gradually stop, his tense nerves were slightly relieved, but at this moment, a sharp pain suddenly came from his heart, instantly crushing the weak consciousness in his brain.

Tang Qingfeng's eyes darkened, and his body suddenly fell to the ground.

When he woke up again, he found himself in a dilapidated Taoist temple.

The young man in turquoise clothes beside Tang Qingfeng saw him wake up, handed the roasted game to him and said:

"Eat?"

"Who are you?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Idlers." The man said.

"Why did you save me?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"No reason, just because I'm free." The man replied, and then said: "Do you want to eat? No poison."

"No need." Tang Qingfeng said: "Thank you for saving me, and I will leave."

After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he got up to leave. The man glanced at him and said in a dissatisfied tone:

"I saved you, and you left without leaving a name, isn't it too unethical?"

Hearing what he said, Tang Qingfeng looked at him and said:

"Under Tang Qingfeng, thank you brother for saving me, and I will repay you in the future."

"Tang Qingfeng? How do you want to repay?" the man asked.

"What do you think, brother?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"I didn't think about it. I saved you. It's not an exaggeration to eat you two meals." The man said.

"Brother, you only want to eat?" Tang Qingfeng asked in surprise.

"No, but also wine." The man said.

"Okay." Tang Qingfeng said: "I still have something to do, I'll buy you a drink when I'm done, and I'll take my leave first."

Tang Qingfeng was about to leave after finishing speaking, but was stopped by the man who stretched out his hand and said:

"Wait a minute, you're gone, where can I find you?"

"Brother, you can go to Shuxiang Tower to find me." Tang Qingfeng said when he saw him stop him.

"Okay." The man smiled and said to Tang Qingfeng after returning, "My name is Jiang Ling, a disciple of the Beggars' Clan. Brother, you can't refuse the big meal."

"En." Tang Qingfeng nodded and walked out the door.

Tang Qingfeng left the Taoist temple and hurried towards the direction of the holy palace.

A few hours later, Tang Qingfeng arrived at the Holy Palace. Just as he was about to step into the gate, he saw the King of Luoyang leading soldiers to surround the Holy Palace.

Among the crowd, King Luoyang looked at Wu Yue and said:

"Wu Yue, the Holy Master Li Qingfeng is dead, and the Holy Emperor sent me to destroy the Holy Palace. Only by surrendering quickly can you avoid death."

Wu Yue listened to Luoyang King's words, glanced at him and said:

"Hmph, King Luoyang, it's okay for you to deceive a three-year-old child by saying this. Are you too mentally retarded to lie to me?"

"Wu Yue, don't be too quick to talk. If you don't surrender, this king will wipe out all the people in the Holy Palace today!" Luoyang Wang said.

"Heh, King Luoyang, if you want to annex the Holy Palace, just say so. You don't need to make excuses. Li Qingfeng asked you to discuss the assassination, but was killed by the Holy Emperor's plan instead. Isn't it because you want to annex the Holy Palace by doing this?" Wu Yue said.

The King of Luoyang saw what Wu Yue said, so he said slowly:

"Wu Yue, you are only half right."

"Oh? Then there's half of it?" Wu Yue asked.

After Wu Yue finished speaking, Luoyang King glanced at him and said:

"Let's talk alone."

"Yes." After Wu Yue returned, the two walked to a place where there was no one else.

There was no one there, Wu Yue looked at King Luoyang and said, "You can talk now."

"It's fine if you ask me, but you have to promise me one thing first." King Luoyang said.

"If you surrender, you don't need to say anything, I will definitely fight you to the death." Wu Yue said.

"Really, Wu Yue, why are you so sincere to Li Qingfeng?" Luoyang Wang asked.

Seeing what he said, Wu Yue glanced at him and said:

"Lord Luoyang, I am not loyal to anyone, I am only loyal to myself."

"Oh? Then why do you stick to the holy palace?" Luoyang King asked.

"This is my business and has nothing to do with you." Wu Yue said.

The King of Luoyang heard Wu Yue's answer, looked at him and said:

"Okay, you don't have to say it if you don't want to. This king's visit this time is not to eradicate the Holy Palace."

"Then why are you here?" Wu Yue asked.

"Cooperation." Luoyang Wang replied.

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?" Wu Yue asked.

"It is true that this king wants to kill the Holy Emperor. If you are willing to cooperate with this king to overthrow the Holy Emperor and wait for this king to sit on the dragon chair, this king will share half of the world with you," Luoyang Wang said.

After hearing what King Luoyang said, Wu Yue was slightly startled and said:

"You want to rebel?"

"Not bad." Luoyang Wang said.

"Then why did you harm Li Qingfeng?" Wu Yue asked.

"Because he is the son of Yannan King Li Yun." Luoyang Wang said.

"So what? Aren't you a close friend of King Yannan?" Wu Yue asked.

The King of Luoyang glanced at him, then said coldly:

"Best friend? Hmph, in the struggle between court and court, only power is real."

"So it was you." Wu Yue said slowly.

"That's right, it's the king. Li Yungong is a master, and his name is shocking to the gods. All the ministers intend to recommend him as the crown prince. It is precisely because of this that the Holy Emperor has always wanted to attack him, but he couldn't find an opportunity. In this case , this king will push the boat with the current and help the Holy Emperor." Luoyang king said.

After Luoyang King finished speaking, Wu Yue looked at him and said:

"Lord Luoyang, you told me the matter so easily, are you not afraid that I will spread the matter?"

"You can't, and you can't do it." After Luoyang King returned, he said coldly to Wu Yue: "Wu Yue, I have sent heavy troops to surround the holy palace. If you don't agree, you will die."

Hearing what he said, Wu Yue said expressionlessly:

"Lord Luoyang, why are you looking for me?"

"Because I need the influence of the Jianghu, and you are just right." Luoyang Wang said.

"Really." Wu Yue thought for a moment after returning, and then slowly said: "Okay, I promise you."

"That's good." Luoyang Wang said with a smile.

After the two finished speaking, they turned and left.

Tang Qingfeng looked at the two people who left in the dark, and thought in his heart:

"Lord Luoyang, it turned out to be you."

Thinking about it, he turned around and left.

After Luoyang King left, Wu Yue sat drinking in the main hall of the Holy Palace. He glanced at the beams and pillars beside him, drank the wine in the cup and said:

"Tang Qingfeng, you heard everything."

Tang Qingfeng walked out from behind the pillar and asked him:

"Wu Yue, do you really want to promise the King of Luoyang?"

"Yes." Wu Yue replied.

"Why?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"You don't need to know." Wu Yue replied.

"Will you be his running dog?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

Seeing what Tang Qingfeng said, Wu Yue glanced at him and said:

"Tang Qingfeng, you are really naive. Everything has its two sides, and it is still unknown who the beneficiary of the benefits will be."

"Wu Yue, what exactly do you want to do?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

Wu Yue didn't answer, but looked at him and sighed softly:

"You go. As for what I want, you will know in the future."

After Wu Yue finished speaking, she got up and walked out of the hall.

Seeing Wu Yue leave, Tang Qingfeng also left the Holy Palace.

After he left the holy palace, he headed towards Shuxiang Tower.

When he arrived at the gate of Shuxiang Tower, Tang Qingfeng saw someone making trouble at the gate, so he walked forward quickly.

At this time, Jiang Ling looked at He Kuang at the gate of Shuxiang Tower and said:

"I said that Tang Qingfeng owed me two meals, and I was short of one meal. Why are you so ignorant, let me in quickly."

Seeing what Jiang Ling said, He Kuang looked at him and said:

"Young man, Shuxianglou is the place of the Tang Sect. Please save face and don't make trouble here."

"Why did I cause trouble? I just came to drink." Jiang Ling said.

"Drinking is fine, young man, please pay the bill first." He Kuang said.

"What bill to pay? I said Tang Qingfeng asked me to come." Jiang Ling said.

"The young man looks like a disciple of the beggar gang. If the young man is short of money, our Shu Xianglou will distribute food to the poor every noon, and the young man can come to pick it up on time." He Kuang said.

After He Kuang finished speaking, Jiang Ling was about to refute, but he heard the little boy next to He Kuang say contemptuously:

"There are everyone these days. This month, there are not hundreds of people who eat free food in the name of the young master, but there are dozens. Although our young master has a wide range of friends, we don't make friends with everyone."

"What did you say?!" Hearing what Xiao Tong said, Jiang Ling said angrily in his heart:

"What I said is the truth, don't look down on people, let alone insult my gang of beggars!"

As he spoke, he took out the money bag from his body, and said to He Kuang:

"Isn't it just paying?! How much? I'll just pay!"

Seeing that Jiang Ling wanted to pay, He Kuang looked at him and said:

"The drinks and food just now are 100 taels in total."

"100 taels?! Are you stealing money?" Jiang Ling asked in surprise.

"Young man, I've already erased the zero for you." He Kuang said.

"......." Jiang Ling was speechless, and took out a few pieces of broken silver from the money bag with heartache. When he was about to hand the whole money bag to He Kuang, someone stretched out his hand to stop him down.

Jiang Ling looked at the person who blocked him, and said with a slightly startled expression:

"Tang Qingfeng!"

"Yes." Tang Qingfeng said to Jiang Ling after returning, "I promised you this matter, you don't need to pay."

"Okay." After listening to Tang Qingfeng's words, Jiang Ling took the money bag back.

He Kuang saw Tang Qingfeng coming and saw his attitude towards Jiang Ling, so he understood Jiang Ling, and then apologized to Jiang Ling:

"Young man, sorry, I misunderstood."

"Forget it, I don't care about you." Jiang Ling said to Tang Qingfeng:

"I ate your meal just now, and there is still a meal left. Would you please?"

"Please." Tang Qingfeng said: "Go in."

"Okay." After Jiang Ling finished speaking, he and Tang Qingfeng walked into the Shuxiang Tower.

The two sat in the Shuxiang Tower, and Jiang Ling happily ate delicious food. Seeing Tang Qingfeng's worried expression, he got a glass of sake and handed him:

"What's the matter with you? You don't seem very happy, not satisfied with the food?"

"No." Tang Qingfeng replied.

"That's it?" Jiang Ling asked.

Tang Qingfeng took the wine glass, looked at him and said slowly:

"Brother Jiang, I seem to be too naive."

"Really? I didn't see it." Jiang Ling said after taking a sip of wine.

"Heh." Hearing what he said, Tang Qingfeng smiled slightly, and then said seriously:

"I did a very stupid thing. I trusted a person who shouldn't be trusted, which caused me to lose completely. People like me are really not naive, they should be considered stupid."

After hearing his words, Jiang Ling recalled how he was seriously injured and covered in blood when Anxiang rescued him, and he realized something in his heart:

"So you were seriously injured before because of this?"

"Yes." Tang Qingfeng said and drank the wine in the glass.

Seeing him drink, Jiang Ling picked up the jug and filled it up for him, then replied:

"I don't know if I'm stupid or not, but there are good things and bad things. It's like you were hurt and made a friend like me. Then it's a good thing for you to fail and be cheated, but it only shows the bad things now, not the bad things." It’s all about showing the benefits. What you have to do is not to regret the original choice, but to think about how to learn lessons and avoid making mistakes again.”

"Learn a lesson." Tang Qingfeng thought, and suddenly said in his heart: "Brother Jiang, thank you."

"You're welcome, just treat me to a few more meals," Jiang Ling said.

"Okay." Tang Qingfeng replied with a smile.

Five years later, at the gate of the Shuxiang Building, Tang Qingfeng sent away the owner of the Dazhou Bank and returned to the private room with He Kuang.

In the private room, He Kuang bought a cup of tea for Tang Qingfeng and said:

"Young master, the matter of Da Zhou Qianzhuang's shareholding is almost over."

"Hmm." Tang Qingfeng asked him after returning:

"Uncle He, how are things going with the Jiangnan Tea Shop and the Shuxianglou branch?"

"Don't worry, young master, everything has been properly arranged. The investment of Hualangbuzhuang and Jiangnan Restaurant has also been negotiated. As for Shendu Mining, it will take some time." He Kuang said.

"Okay." Tang Qingfeng said, took a sip of tea and said:

"Is Tang Sect doing anything lately?"

"Well, the sect master just sent a letter this morning." He Kuang took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Tang Qingfeng.

Tang Qingfeng glanced at the letter and said solemnly:

"It's finally started." As he spoke, he looked at He Kuang and said, "Uncle He, I'm going back to the Tang Sect. Please take care of the business."

"Okay, don't worry, young master." He Kuang said.