Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

"Giving food is not a small matter." Yin Ci said seriously, "You two must have heard that the purpose of our martial arts conference this time is to unite heroes from all walks of life to condemn the Red Lotus Sect, and the Red Lotus Sect must not I wish to sit and wait to perish. We have found out that they intend to assassinate heroes from all walks of life during the martial arts conference, and then put the blame on Jinghong Villa, in order to achieve the purpose of destroying this alliance. For this reason, we cannot relax for a moment, everyone's daily life Food and beverages must be taken care of by the owner's most trusted person, such as myself."

"Boss Yin really worked hard." Zhang Chi said with emotion.

"As long as the martial arts conference can be held smoothly, it will be worth the hard work." Yin Ci smiled low-key, "Let's not talk about it, I still have to deliver meals for the Emei faction and the Qingcheng faction, you two can do it yourself."

As he said that, he packed up the food box and was about to get up, but saw a hen suddenly lost its balance and fell crookedly to the ground, flapping its wings.

Yin Ci's expression changed, and when he finished drinking, the servant who was about to send the food box to the canteen said angrily: "Sure enough, someone is going to poison, hurry up, send the food for inspection, and send the kitchen and everyone who has touched the food Get everyone under control and notify the Criminal Court to screen the traitor!"

Tiewei responded with a bang, and got busy in an orderly manner. The servants present were taken away tremblingly, and the poisoned chickens and dogs and food were also put away. Yin Ci said apologetically to some members of the Shangqing palace who were attracted by the chaos : "Forgive me, I'm afraid today's breakfast will not be delivered until later."

"...Unexpectedly, the situation in Jinghong Mountain Villa is also so severe." Tianhe sighed, "There is a saying that it is easy to hide a hidden arrow, and it is difficult to guard against it. From now on, we will arrange personnel to be on duty every night, and the drinking water must be carefully checked. "

Everyone in Shangqing Palace replied: "Yes."

For this martial arts conference, only a few sects that were invited will be arranged to live in the Dongyuan Guest Room of Jinghong Villa, and the rest of the Jianghu people and small gangs who came to participate spontaneously will find their own places in Wuling City.Those people naturally have no value in being framed. If anything happens during this period, Jinghong Villa cannot be blamed. If something happened to any of the Yuan sects, it would not be a trivial matter.

And this time, representatives from the Shangqing Palace, Shaolin Temple, Emei Sect, Qingcheng Sect, Kongtong Sect, Xueshan Sect, Eight Trigrams Sect, Tiejian Sect, and Beggars’ Sect were invited to live in Dongyuan. It became the most powerful Jianghu sect in the Central Plains martial arts today.Although there are also many masters living in other forces or acting alone, but the organized and large-scale forces that can cause troubles to Jinghong Villa or Red Lotus Sect are all here. If these sects One or a few of them attacked Jinghong Villa because they were inexplicably poisoned to death. One can imagine what Jinghong Villa was like.

As for whether the Red Lotus Sect has the ability to reach into Jinghong Mountain Villa, just look at the traitor they met in the ruined temple some time ago who was hunted down. The Red Lotus Sect is very good at deceiving people, and the common method is to win Corrupting some gang members who have long been rooted in the depths of a certain force and turning them into a dark game of the Red Lotus Sect is hard to guard against.

***

After finishing the late breakfast, Zhang Chi wanted to go to the residence of the beggar gang to find out if there was any news about his friend Lu Xiaomi. Mu Liuyun had no interest at first and wanted to go back to his room to practice, but Tianhe had sharp ears. Hearing their conversation, he smiled and encouraged the younger brother to contact the beggar gang.

People from the Shangqing Palace had already greeted each other and given gifts to the other sects, and Mu Liuyun was too late to catch up, but even if he is withdrawn and unsociable, it would be good to take this opportunity to get acquainted .

So the two of them went to the residence of the beggar gang, and when they reached the gate of the courtyard, they saw several people, old and young, sitting around, playing chess, and a bunch of people pointing and shouting, it was very lively .

One of the beggar gang disciples had sharp eyes, and when he saw them, he stretched out his hand and said, "Hey, isn't this the Taoist priest Mu Liuyun from Shangqing Palace? We meet again so soon."

"Have we met?" Mu Liuyun asked puzzled.

Another disciple of the beggar gang said, "You invited us to dinner in Rongzhou."

Mu Liuyun understood that these people were the few beggars that Zhang Chi gave money to reward that day, probably because his appearance was easier to recognize than Zhang Chi, these people recognized him first.

Different from the rags and tatters I saw that day, the disciples of the Beggars’ Clan were relatively neat and tidy in formal occasions—but only limited to being neat and tidy. People were dumbfounded, and some of them simply tied their coats around their waists and were shirtless in the June weather, showing off their tendons.

One of the two chess players also turned his head: "Hey, aren't these two little kids, Zhang Chi and Mu Liuyun?"

"Old Li?" Although Zhang Chi wanted to find Lu Xiaomi, he was also a little surprised to see Lao Li, "The last time I said goodbye to Rongzhou, I wondered when I would be able to drink and talk nonsense together again. You have also come to participate in the martial arts conference."

"Of course I want to come. Who told me to be the leader of the gang." Lao Li slapped his hands next to his ears as if to repel flies.

"What! You are Li Tieyi, the leader of the beggar gang?!" Zhang Chi's surprise was not feigned, he really misread it.

He stayed in the Beggar Gang when he was a child. Although he has never met the leader of the gang, he has always heard people say that the leader of the gang is a man of pride, martial arts, integrity and selflessness, etc., so in Zhang Chi's mind, the leader of the gang is The image has always been a tall and powerful heroic man with a hearty and powerful laugh. How could he have imagined that the real Li Tieyi would be such a thin old man who is not as tall as him.

And in terms of age, Li Tieyi should be less than 50 years old, and it is indeed a little anxious to grow up like this.

Li Tieyi ignored Zhang Chi's shock after his idol was broken, but turned around and grabbed the thief of the beggar gang disciple who was playing chess with him: "Little bastard! You are too young to steal my chess piece!" !"

Then amidst the booing from the surrounding disciples, he raised his voice and shouted: "Xiaomi! Lu Xiaomi, where did you die, you brat? Hurry up and get out here to greet the guests!"

"Xiaomi is here too?" Zhang Chi suddenly turned from surprise to surprise. God knows how much he misses this childhood friend.

A Beggar Clan disciple whose hair was tied back with rags and whose bangs almost covered his eyes came out slowly and leaned against the porch. He wanted to taunt Li Tieyi, but when he saw Zhang Chi , eyes widened all of a sudden: "Xiaochizi?!"

"Xiaomi!" Zhang Chi ran over and hugged him immediately.

Mu Liuyun watched the two slapping each other's back vigorously, smiling like blooming summer flowers, the warm joy almost radiated like sunlight and infected everyone around him, which made him feel a little envious stand up.

In his memory, he seemed to have never experienced such intense emotions since he was a child. Whether it was happiness, anger, or sadness, they all came as light as water.

Lu Xiaomi was still rubbing Zhang Chi's head vigorously: "Your uncle, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you are almost taller than me!"

"Isn't it still not as tall as you?" Zhang Chi hammered his chest muscles, "Become so strong, what did you eat to grow these few years?"

"What else can I eat, Baijiafan?" Lu Xiaomi noticed Mu Liuyun who was standing quietly beside him, "Your friend?"

"En!" Zhang Chi nodded vigorously.

Mu Liuyun also smiled: "Mu Liuyun."

"He looks so good-looking." Lu Xiaomi said rather proudly of his child, "Our little Chizi is sweet-talking and good at making friends."

"This is Lu Xiaomi, my good brother who has lived my life since I was a child." Zhang Chi hooked Lu Xiaomi's shoulder and said, "He has a very sharp nose, and he can find any delicious food from a mile away. By the way, I still learned from him as a beggar chicken."

"Speaking of which, I haven't eaten beggar chicken for a long time. Let's go, I'll make a beggar chicken to entertain your friends."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding beggar gang disciples including the leader of the beggar gang shouted: "I want it, I want it too!"

"Give me one too!"

"do not forget me!"

"Give me whichever one is cooler and whichever one stays!" Lu Xiaomi put his arms around Zhang Chi's shoulders, ignoring a group of howling hungry wolves behind him.

***

Mu Liuyun was also quite an eye-opener. In his opinion, he had to do so much preparatory work to eat a chicken. He might as well buy it with money, but Zhang Chi and Lu Xiaomi could do it for a little bit. It's so delicious that it doesn't take much trouble, and it's even more indescribable in action.

The two of them did what they said, and immediately asked the people from Jinghong Villa for two live chickens, firewood and seasonings, and found a secluded corner to avoid those hungry wolves that were staring at them. Huang Ni lit a fire, and found a teapot to boil tea.

When he went to the lotus pond to wash his hands, Zhang Chi picked some lotus leaves and a white lotus flower, and when he came back, he handed the lotus flower to Mu Liuyun: "For you."

Mu Liuyun took it, and looked at Zhang Chi puzzled: "...what is it for?"

"Who said it must be useful, let's play."

Mu Liuyun held the lotus at a loss, and wanted to ask how the lotus can be played, but felt that this question was too trivial to ask.

Zhang Chi didn't forget to bring a bamboo chair for Mu Liuyun, but he himself sat on the stone steps. Lu Xiaomi was more casual, sitting directly on the ground, and chatting with Zhang Chi about the details of the two after they parted.

"I didn't expect you to be accepted as an apprentice by the leader of the beggar gang." Zhang Chi was a little surprised, but also happy for his brother, "You have been good at fighting since you were a child, and you could fight three or four at a time when you didn't learn martial arts, but I really don't know. I didn't expect that your talent is so good that even the leader of the gang has taken a fancy to you."

"Amazing fart." Lu Xiaomi said disapprovingly, "Of the old man's eighteen registered disciples, I'm the most useless one. He took me in as a disciple because he wanted me to make wine for him. and find good food."

"...Isn't it, so hungry?"

"Isn't that right?" Lu Xiaomi sighed angrily, "When I was young, I used him as an idol just like you, thinking that Li Tieyi, the leader of the beggar gang, was such a great hero, but who knew that he was actually another A lazy, gluttonous and rascally old man."