"Inspection is better than a man." Qin Bao corrected.

"She can't even hear you flattering her like this." Zhang Xing still joked. "You might as well keep these words... I will say it when the time comes."

Qin Bao finally laughed, but after hesitating for a moment, he asked seriously: "Third brother, can't everyone be like the three of us? Even though we have differences and have different backgrounds, we all know that the other person is

Reliable, and also know that the other party is trying to do the right thing, take the right path, or find the right path..."

"It's not impossible, but it's difficult." Zhang Xing answered seriously. "And that means forming a party, and we can no longer call them colleagues or colleagues, but comrades... In this way, all party comrades, thirty or fifty people

If it continues, five or seven hundred people can run a country, and eighty-one million can dominate the world... Moreover, by then, the same row will no longer be used as a footnote between people."

"No wonder it's difficult." Qin Bao was a little regretful. "If nothing else, the court would not allow such a party to exist. There is the Red Emperor Empress behind the True Fire Sect, and she only looks like that... And to be honest, True Fire

If you teach the way you are now, you can’t help the world, can you? Is it because there are too few true comrades in there?”

"Isn't it true? People's hearts are mixed. No one knows whether they are true comrades or fake comrades until they get close to the matter. Even true comrades cannot become enemies again and again." Zhang Xing suddenly lost interest. "It doesn't matter now.

Meaning... let’s continue talking about the Jianghuai Conference... of the six big ones... how many of them can we control?"

"I can only hold on to two families. They are fighting from other places. I know that I can't unite the old members of the Long Whale Gang, and I have something to say to the court. As for the three families that the Long Whale Gang split from themselves, I'm afraid they all have some power.

The idea is to win." Qin Bao answered seriously. "Do you want to artificially attract two small gangs to come in and control the situation... There are actually quite a few people here who know the pros and cons and take the initiative to contact us."

"It can't be like this." Zhang Xing shook his head in reply. "This won't convince the public. After we leave, Boss Du may not be able to control the situation... When doing things, you must come out with something aboveboard, otherwise sooner or later you will encounter someone more sinister.

Opponents, or even some accidents, can make things fall apart."

As soon as he said this, there was suddenly a small noise outside the rain above his head. The two of them looked up together, and then immediately looked at each other.

Zhang Xing shook his head. The meaning was obvious. At this point, the most critical information supporting Du Po Zhen may have been exposed. There is no point in covering up. It is better to pretend not to know and continue talking.

Qin Bao understood, but pretended not to know and continued: "Third brother is right! But how to break the situation?"

"It's very simple." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and answered seriously. "The best way is to push Li Zida, the current leader of the Zuo brothers, to sign up! If Li Zida signs up, the three gangs that split from the Long Whale Gang will definitely be at a loss, and they will

Mutual suspicion makes it no longer possible to form an alliance... We can also calmly win over one or two people and steadily bring Du Lao up."

Qin Bao nodded, but stopped talking.

Zhang Xing understood and just laughed calmly: "Erlang wants to say that Zuo Laoer is the key, right? Moreover, Li Twelve Lang has brought the soldiers back, and the conference will be held in a few days, so we will follow the instructions

The final public agreement with Zuo Lao did not allow Inspector Bai to go down the river...but what about Zuo Lao and the other two?"

"Yes." Qin Bao was also filled with emotion. "Where is the general Ziwu Sword Zuo? Is he coming, or is he not coming? Not coming, everything is easy to say. When he arrives, we will have settled down, but if he comes, it will be settled.

He is a master of alchemy, but he hides his head and shows his tail. How can he have the slightest trace of master’s demeanor? Even Liu Yunhe is not as good as him.”

"What do you mean he's not as good as Liu Yunhe?" Zhang Xing immediately became unhappy. "That's my best friend for eight times, my true brother."

Qin Bao could only laugh.

Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then took out the compass from his waist and chanted a mantra in a low voice, using the sound of the other party's laughter and the rain: "The Supreme Lord is as anxious as the law."

After the spell was cast, the pointer did not move at all. Zhang Xing felt relieved and raised his hand to signal Qin Bao to leave. However, he did not move at all and just continued to read the book in his hand.

After a while, Zhang Xingfang closed the book, turned around and went to sleep calmly.

It was neither a novel nor an official history book, but an account book.

Early the next morning, the drizzle continued. Although it affected the field of vision to a certain extent, you could still see the mighty waves of the Huaihe River, the plains on both sides of the river, the slightly undulating hills, and the mountains all dyed green.

Li Twelve Lang continued to hide in Zhenbei.

Zhang Sanlang and Zhang Baishou took on the responsibility of hosting the "Immortality Festival" sacrificial activities.

The Longevity Festival comes from the commemoration of the Qing Emperor... The Qing Emperor is not a person, but a dragon, a real green dragon in the blue waves of the East China Sea, and finally uses the body of a dragon to prove the supreme status.

According to legend, about ten thousand years ago, although the heaven and the earth had been open for a long time, giving birth to hundreds of tribes, all of whom were wise, they just ignorantly built sheds, collected wild fruits and ears, hunted and fished, wrapped themselves in animal skins and carried logs.

The sticks gathered together into tribes, and then relied on their racial specialties to attack each other and kill each other non-stop.

But suddenly one day, the Qing Emperor, who was the most famous, powerful and intelligent dragon in the East China Sea, sensed God's will and took the initiative to come to the land to help the various tribes he met... It's not like he could teach anything directly.

, he has no experience, and he doesn’t understand. He is just a dragon born naturally in this world.

Therefore, his method of help is very simple and crude, which is to ask these tribal groups to communicate with each other and teach each other the things they are good at.

This tribe can farm, that tribe can build good houses, the tribe next door can make boats, the tribe in the distance can use certain herbs to treat certain diseases, and some tribes can burn the hard stones in the caves where they live.

In order to make objects... Qingdi worked tirelessly, beating anyone who didn't teach him, and giving immortality and healing energy to the people in the tribe if he taught him.

This efficiency was very slow, and it took at least thousands of years. There were many other true dragons, such as Huyunjun at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and many tribes actively participated in the process of accelerating civilization.

As for the Qing Emperor, to be honest, according to the records, it didn’t really do much detailed work, but he played a unique leadership and guarding role. At that time, there was no peace between heaven and earth. It is said that the Qing Emperor personally dealt with many of them.

Twenty or thirty famous large tribes, and personally went into battle and defeated no less than ten dragons. Some of them came to actively cause trouble, and some lay there and literally made trouble to hinder communication. The only tie was Huaiyang Jun, but it is said that he was also the Qing Emperor.

Cherish the dragon.

It can be said that the Qing Emperor contributed a lot to civilization and enlightenment.

Of course, in the end, as the tribes communicated more frequently, and I don’t know how long it took, suddenly, the human tribe, which was not obvious at the time, invented and compiled a hieroglyphic script for communication, recording, learning and dissemination, and things happened.

It has become strange... For several consecutive years, as the words spread, heaven and earth interacted day and night, under the three radiances, the whole world roared, the terrain formed its own, powerful true dragons and some powerful people who had begun to embark on the path of cultivation.

Individuals of all races have a sense of divine will.

The Qing Emperor sensed God's will most clearly and unmistakably. It is said that on the day writing was invented, he ascended to the Gate of Heaven and became the first supreme being in the world.

No one knows how many of these legends and stories in official history books are true or false. The only thing that is certain is that there is no doubt about Qingdi’s contribution to this world...but that was already eight thousand years ago.

By the time the second and third supreme beings appeared in this world, it was already five thousand years ago, the legendary story of the Black Emperor, the Red Emperor, and the Sinful Dragon of the Witch Clan.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

On the colorful shed in front of the ferry, Zhang Xing, dressed in brocade robes and wearing a small warrior crown, circulated his energy, struggled to whip out three whips in the air, then put away the whip, looked around, and shouted with luck:

"This year's Dragon Race has officially begun!"

After hearing the words, a few dozen steps away, a shirtless man picked up a sledgehammer and smashed it against the huge gong hanging on the wooden frame beside him.

As soon as the gong sounded, dozens of green dragon-headed boats were launched at once like arrows from the bow strings, and at the ferry at Huankou Town on the north bank of the Huaihe River, thunderous noises were instantly remembered.

Even some wealthy businessmen and gang bosses, who had no dignity, rolled up their sleeves, jumped up and shouted with all their strength.

It seemed like a lot of money had been gambled.

Turning back to the eyes, the dragon boat drove quickly to the other side. After picking a specially marked iron gall hydrangea from the tree on the other side, it immediately turned around and returned to the ferry.

At this stage, the outcome is one point, and people on the ferry have already started shouting and cursing.

It was as if he had exclusively bet on the green dragon boat race.

However, more people were still shouting with all their strength, including those who were yelling and scolding, and they quickly diverted their attention, because after the people in the boat arrived at the ferry, they immediately abandoned the boat and went ashore, and rushed to the original market location. Now

In front of a complex and huge wooden frame in an open space.

The wooden frame rises along an artificial mound. With some height and strength, it is dozens of feet in diameter. The highest point is as high as a five-story building. There is a green dragon on the highest point.

First. What these people have to do is to climb up with a specific dragon head cover, and stuff their team's iron gall hydrangea from the top of their own cover into the mouth of the top dragon.

Whoever sends it in first is the final winner.

This process is difficult, because there are specific regulations for the dragon head cover for giving hydrangeas, and one person needs to hold the dragon head, one person pulls the dragon body, and one person is the dragon tail. The three of them cooperate with each other to "jump" by simple jumping.

Complete the task at the highest point. During this period, you cannot drop the hydrangea, tear off the dragon's body, or let the dragon's head fall to the ground, otherwise it will be a failure... But there is no doubt that it is allowed to hinder the progress of the other team, and even kick each other openly.

Of course, if anyone kicks down and collapses the shelf or breaks the largest dragon's mouth on top, it will be an extremely serious failure. It is said that it will affect this year's harvest and profit. Not only will he be directly punished, but he will also be invited to apologize.

, you will not be allowed to participate again next year.

And this process is the main drama of the first half of today's "February 2 Longevity Festival", and it is also the most exciting time for the people in the market.

"Is there any master of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians who can come up?"

Sitting in the main seat, Zhang Xing watched the appearance of this familiar drama with great interest, and at the same time began to make additional inquiries.

"Reporting to Zhang Baishou, no one with more than six positive meridians is allowed to enter." Fan, the new leader of the Jian'an Gang next to him, took the initiative to explain. "Otherwise, you won't be able to see it."

Zhang Xing nodded understandingly and continued to ask: "Is this custom unique to Jianghuai, or is it common all over the world?"

"Reporting to Mr. Zhang, everything is specious." While Gang Leader Fan was a little confused, someone next to him couldn't wait to explain in a loud voice from seven or eight seats away. It was a small gang leader named Sha Datong. "As far as I know,

In places with many water networks in the south, there are dragon boats, but in the north there are almost none. Instead, there are racing and horse racing... As for the drama of fighting for the dragon and giving away pearls, there are them from north to south in the east, but not in the west. Instead, they are riding horses to beat the dragon beads.

Mostly."

Zhang Xing became more and more confused and wanted to ask this wise man again.

At this moment, Qin Bao suddenly walked straight over, cupped his hands slightly, and then stepped aside, revealing a person.

Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then immediately waved with a smile: "Brother Zuo You, what a coincidence you are here."

Zuo You, who was wearing new clothes, walked over with a wry smile, stopped outside the colorful shed, and bowed respectfully: "It's not just a coincidence that I made Zhang Baishou laugh, but I was forced to come to Zhang Baishou to convey a message."

Zhang Xing understood, but waved his hand in front of everyone: "No rush... nothing is as important as the 'Eternal Life Festival'... Now I want to watch the competition for dragons and give away pearls, then I have to award awards, and I have to sacrifice in the afternoon. After I finish the sacrifice, I will talk to Brother Zuo

Speaking of which, even if Brother Zuo went to have fun, he still had half a day of leisure."

Zuo You was slightly startled, but he didn't know what to say. Although he turned around many times, he could only walk away.
Chapter completed!