Chapter 81: Xingwu and Bao

The Xingwu Lai of Bazhou can be regarded as one of the few big restaurants in the Bazhou realm. Merchants from both north and south like to gather here, not because of anything else, because there is a unique storm here. Every day, there are people from the north and south who sign a life-and-death letter for the heavy gold reward of the storm, and fight to the death on the ten-foot-high ring. Those merchants from the north and south will drink and gamble on the restaurant next to the ring. The lives of these martial arts practitioners are like a piece of thin paper. At least ten martial arts practitioners who use their lives to make a living die under the ring every day. But what is strange is that the government turns a blind eye to this situation.

The boss of Xingwu Hu was named Long Jinbao, who was from Longchuan, Guangdong. He claimed that his surname had been forgotten, so he borrowed the Long character Long as his surname and took the name Jinbao. Six years ago, he came to Bazhou alone. With his exquisite iron cloth shirt and the iron fist of the Southern School Shaolin, he made a world in this area and was nicknamed the Southern Dragon King. Later, he received the help of wealthy businessmen and built this Xingwu Hu. With his versatile communication methods, both the officials and the people of Bazhou were very satisfied with him, so that no one could stop him from building such an unruly and dangerous Chuanyun Challenge. Even afterwards, someone exonerated him, making him gradually the first place in the black and white forces of Bazhou.

Others don’t know Long Jinbao’s background, but Xu Changqing knew very well that he was originally an abandoned disciple of the thirty-six-house cottage outside Nan Shaolin. Later, because he provoked a lawsuit for life, he was forced to become a bandit. When he was a bandit, his actions were considered righteous thieves. Corrupt officials and wealthy and unkind all robbed them, but the common people did not move at all. When encountering natural disasters and man-made disasters, they would give the stolen silver to the people. Because the local people provided cover for him, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi did not gain anything every time.

Later, a member of Long Jinbao's general robbed the food used by the Chen family to rescue the disaster, annoyed the Chen family. That night, he took a hall outside the mountain and grabbed the general. Long Jinbao, who was born in Zhang, naturally knew the power of the Chen family. After learning about this, he rushed to the Chen family and apologized for the crime. He was willing to punish the general as the chief of the counterfeiter, only asking Chen Deshang to spare the general and the others in the counterfeiter. Because of his loyalty, Chen Deshang spared him this time, but he was punished for the death penalty and could not escape the crime of living. He beat him fifty boards, and the executioner of the fifty boards was Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing also felt that although this person was not kind, he was very loyal and dared to take responsibility, so he became interested in creating him. He used fifty boards full of true energy to temper his iron cloth shirt, making his magical powers great, and then he pointed out to him and told him where his luck was prosperous. After receiving the board, Long Jinbao guessed that Xu Changqing was a strange man from the success of his magical powers in the iron cloth shirt, so he treated him with courtesy. After returning, he immediately followed Xu Changqing's instructions and disbanded all the bandits, and was alone.

He went north alone and arrived at Bazhou, and stopped to settle down here. Two years later, after he had achieved some success, he sent someone to send Xu Changqing a few boxes of rare objects he had worked hard to collect to express his gratitude. Originally, Xu Changqing did not mean to come to Bazhou to visit Long Jinbao, but the train stopped here by chance, which made him feel something. Perhaps God had arranged this opportunity, so he began to think of going to Xingwu to take a look.

It is not difficult to find Xingwu Hun. Just ask someone and you will know it clearly. You can find it even if you don’t want to find the tallest wooden trench ring in the town. When Xu Changqing and Guan Zheng found Xingwu Hun, the wooden trench ring was surrounded by gambling, spectators, and many merchants sat on the fence of the four-story building in Xingwu Hun and shouted loudly. On the Chuanyun Beat, two martial artists were fighting to the death. One was using Cai Lifo, a common person in the south, and the other was using the thirty-seventh way outside the north. The skills of the two sides were not much different, and it was difficult to separate. Everyone under the ring was shouting and falling.

"This is really too much. What do they regard human life as?" Guan Zheng immediately clenched his fists, glared at the sight of this, and said angrily.

"In this chaotic world, human life is the most valuable thing." Xu Changqing saw that Guan Zheng wanted to go up to disrupt the situation, so he grabbed him and stopped him, "Don't do anything nonsense, this is not the countryside, there are many hawks and dogs from the court nearby." He pointed again, and the two on the ring said, "If you understand the method of observing the appearance, you will find that both of them are rushing toward the top of the head and faces with death. If it weren't for the moment of life and death, no one would come to fight this kind of death. If it weren't for the moment of life and death, no one would come to fight for such a death. If it weren't for the moment of life and death, they would definitely cut off their last path of life." Then he sighed, "Brother Guan, don't you think we are very similar to the people on this ring? They are all at the moment of life and death, fighting for a glimmer of life and fighting for the sake of a glimmer of life. Now you have the ability to save them, and when it's our turn, who will save us?"

"Oh!" Guan Zheng let go of his fist in a little frustration, sighed, and said, "Is it true that people under the great way are like pigs and dogs?"

"Let's go!" Xu Changqing didn't say anything. Guan Zheng needed to experience many things by himself, so he patted Guan Zheng on the shoulder and walked into Xingwu's hug.

After Xu Changqing and Guan Zheng walked in, they immediately attracted a lot of attention. Although there are many people wearing foreign clothes, there are not many people who can dress so well. The guests in the restaurant have developed a pair of snobbish eyes. When they saw Xu Changqing and his two clothes, they knew how to treat them. They immediately came up and said, "Welcome, welcome, dare you ask if you two want to stay in a hotel or have a meal and a tea?"

"Just have tea!" Xu Changqing gave the friend a few pieces of silver and said, "Open a private room, or it's a lively kind."

"Good! Please come with the young man." The guy took the silver, smiled and hurriedly led Xu Changqing and Guan Zheng to the independent private room in the inner courtyard, and then ordered a few people to bring some flower and fruit snacks, make a pot of good tea, and put it respectfully on the table. He whispered to Xu Changqing who was sitting down, asking, "Do you need something else? Do you want two people to serve you or play two games outside?"

"No need! Go and talk to your boss, and you will say that old friends from the south are visiting, hoping to see him." Xu Changqing filled the teacup, whispered a little tea, and then said.

The guy was stunned for a moment, then returned to normal sex, bowed his head and said, "Young man, let me tell the boss, you two sit slowly."

As he said that, he stepped out and heard him trotting away all the way down the corridor.

"The guys here seem to have good secular skills. It seems that Xingwu Hu is also a place where dragons and tigers are hidden!" Guan Zheng couldn't help but sigh when he heard the footsteps of the guy leaving, and then turned to Xu Changqing and asked: "How did the master know the master's owner? To be honest, from what the master did, Guan can determine that he is not a good person, and it is indeed a bit surprising that the master knows such a person with such a character?"

"I have made friends with all the people of all religions and all kinds of things. You may be more and more surprised in the future." Xu Changqing did not give a positive answer, but just smiled indifferently.

Not long after, he heard a heavy footsteps outside the door. One of them looked a little squinting, probably the guy, while the other one was heavy, and his work was extremely solid, his breathing was steady and long. Although he was a little strong, he also showed that he had masculine skills. After the two arrived at the door, he waved his hand and asked the guy to leave, then pushed them away and walked in. When he came in and saw Xu Changqing sitting next to the table, he was stunned.

At this time, Guan Zhengcai saw the appearance of the restaurant owner clearly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that a burly man was so stunning. The man who came was more than eight feet tall, stood up straight, and his head was almost over to the threshold. He was wearing a robe made of Jiangnan silk and felt awkward no matter how he looked. He had a straight eyebrows and eyes, and his fierce face looked like a bandit, and he almost carved the words "I am a bandit" on his face.

Just when Guan Zheng was guessing this man’s previous profession, he saw him thumping and kneeling in front of Xu Changqing, kowtowed three times in a row, and said respectfully: “Master is here, disciple Wang San kowtowed to Master!”

Xu Changqing shook his head helplessly, smiled and reached out to lift Long Jinbao from the ground, and said, "Didn't I tell you back then? I just made your iron cloth shirt perfect and gave you a way out. I can't be your master."

"In the minds of my disciples, you will always be my Wang San's master." Long Jinbao looked at Xu Changqing with great respect and said undeniably.

"Call it whatever you want!" Although Xu Changqing did not agree, he was not prepared to completely destroy his intentions. He did not get too entangled with this issue. He turned around and introduced: "This is the hero Guan Zhengguan, the disciple of the Guan family of the exorcist family, back then." He pointed at Long Jinbao and said: "This is Long Jinbao, the owner of the restaurant. His real name is Wang San."

"Neighbor, you are really a great nobleman!" Long Jinbao stepped forward with a look of surprise and bowed to Guan Zheng: "The deeds of the 38 righteous men of the Guan family alone resisting the British and French coalition forces are still circulated among the people in the northern area. Everyone calls the 38 seniors the land gods. Unexpectedly, they are really the lineage of immortals. Guan Dasha Please accept Long Jinbao's worship!"

Long Jinbao's heartfelt respectful behavior towards the ancestors of the Guan family made Guan Zheng's disgust for him fade a lot. Although he still had no good feelings, his expression was no longer so stiff. He raised his hand and said with a slight tribute: "I, Guan Zheng, can't be called a hero, and Manager Long must be very polite."

Although Long Jinbao looked vulgar, his heart was very delicate. Otherwise, he would not have opened such a large restaurant here. He clearly felt Guan Zheng’s indifference to him, so he stopped disturbing Guan Zheng and turned to Xu Changqing and said, “After finishing this period of time, he took the time to send some of the rare objects he found for his master. Since the master has come, he will take them away together.”

As he said that, he turned around and prepared to ask someone to pick up things. Xu Changqing immediately raised his hand to stop him and said, "No, please sit down! I haven't seen you for six or seven years. This time the train happened to stop in Bazhou. I'll come to see you and see how you are doing? But when I saw you doing well, I finally didn't mention you in vain."

"I still have to thank you for your advice, Master," Long Jinbao smiled and sat opposite Xu Changqing, saying, "I also have to thank the third master of the Chen family. When he heard that I was in Bazhou, he sent some men to help his apprentice open up the situation and borrowed some money to open this restaurant for me, so that I could gain a foothold here."

"So that's it. No wonder you can get up here so quickly. It turns out that the third brother is helping you." Xu Changqing nodded slightly, then pointed to the Chuanyun Ring that emerged from the roof of the front yard and said, "Since you have already mixed up, is it necessary to set up such a domineering ring to borrow the fierce aura to make luck? Although all those who go up are desperate, it is hurtful after all. If you are taking advantage of the evil aura, you can indeed take advantage of the evil aura to get on the position. But what you are doing now is a restaurant business, which is considered a good move. Even if you can enjoy a temporary glory, how long can it last? It seems that setting up a Feng Shui bureau for this restaurant and suggesting that you put down this Chuanyun Ring is unpredictable!"

"There is such a thing. No wonder my apprentice has always been a little unhappy recently. It turns out that the root cause is this treacherous cloud ring. This damn Ding Sanshi dared to frame me. I must..." Long Jinbao believed it when he heard Xu Changqing's words, and was angry and shouted that he wanted to look good for the person who set up a Feng Shui bureau. But when he saw that Guan Zheng's face was a little unhappy, he immediately calmed down and followed Guan Zheng's thoughts and said to Xu Changqing: "Master, please don't worry. After the fight, the apprentice immediately sent someone to tear the ring."

"You can do this by yourself!" Xu Changqing ignored it, took a sip of tea, suddenly stared at Long Jinbao's face for a long time, frowned and said, "The soldiers entered the pavilion! Jinbao, have you had contact with the army recently, or were involved in some military affairs?"

"Master, how did you see it?" Long Jinbao was startled, and then he returned to normal sex, saying, "Advisor did come into contact with a person from Tianjin a few days ago. He is the number one person under Feng Guozhang, the three heroes of Beiyang, named Cao Kun, and is now the commander of the third town in Beiyang. Now that Yuan Shikai has stepped down, the Beiyang New Army is particularly chaotic. Feng Duan and the other two have always been disagreeing. Now there is no control. Both of them are expanding their power. Cao Kun came here to win over me and set up a new army with his apprentice as the new army. Until now, the apprentice has not made up his mind whether he should listen to him? Now that the master is here, he will answer my confusion?"
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