It was the first time that Ning Ji made a deal with a criminal, so he was a little nervous and made a lot of plans in his mind.
But in fact, the transaction process was not complicated. After summing it up, the main immature conclusion he got was that he was a genius.
It was one o 'clock in the evening on June 23rd. Shortly after the martial arts hall opened in the afternoon, the strong man named Huang Shan appeared at the edge of the venue and made sneaky sounds to attract people's attention. As usual, Ning Ji stood up expressionlessly, went to the small lounge to take out the parcel, put it on his shoulder, and walked out of the venue.
The two met in the alley on the side of the martial arts hall. Although it was a side street, it was actually not hidden. Huang Shan came over and said hesitantly, "Brother Long, why don't you find a …"
"What's wrong?" Ning Ji frowned and was unhappy.
"There's no need to find a hidden place for this kind of thing …"
Ning Ji looked at him and said, "This is my place. What's there to be afraid of? Did you bring money? "
His eyes were cold and his expression alienated. Although he had practiced most of his skills for more than ten years as a military doctor and fighting in a small team on the battlefield, he had been in contact with all kinds of people since he was a child. Although he had not done much in negotiating and setting traps, he had rich theoretical knowledge.
When his father was teaching his brother, he had once said that the most important thing when negotiating with others was to run at your own pace with the others. When it came to acting, the most important thing was to remain calm in any situation. The best character was a psychopath or a megalomaniac who only listened to his own words and didn't need to care about what others thought. After messing up the others' pace, whatever you did would be right.
His brother was not very accomplished in this aspect. He always played the role of a modest gentleman and didn't make a breakthrough. But he was different. He was calm and not afraid at all … He comforted himself in his heart. Of course, in fact, he was not afraid, mainly because the strong man in front of him was not good at martial arts and could kill him in less than three moves.
It was the first time for him to combine theory with practice. But the strong man saw that he took it for granted and really believed him. He touched his body.
"Of course … I brought money …"
"Take it out. What are you waiting for? There are patrols and sentries in the army. The more guilty you are, the more they will keep an eye on you. If you keep dawdling, I'll leave. "
"Here, here you go …"
The burly man took out a piece of silver ingot from his pocket and gave it to Ning Ji to make up for the remaining six strings of coins. He wanted to say something, but Ning Ji took it from him. His heart was already made up, and he held back his laughter. He swung the bundle in his hand and smashed it on the burly man. Then, he weighed the silver in his hand and wiped it with his sleeve.
"Is it worth six jackpots?"
"How many? I weighed them when I came. They're …"
"That's enough. Even if you have six passes, you're still a martial arts master with your wishy-washy look. You'll be beaten to death in the army! What's there to be afraid of? I'm not the only one doing business with the Huaxia Army … "
"Ah? There are others … "
Previously, the young man had said that it was extremely dangerous to violate the rules and had repeatedly increased the price. Now that he had said such a thing, the man named Huang Shan suddenly felt that he had been deceived. Long Aotian glared at him.
"Is it strange? What? Can you find it if I tell you? " He wiped the silver on his chest again and put it in his pocket. "Alright, you bought something from me, Long Aotian, so we're friends. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can come to me. My family is a military doctor, so I know a lot of people. But I warn you, don't make it public. The higher-ups are strict, and some things can only be done in private. "
After saying this in a roguish and arrogant manner, he returned to his original poker face and turned to walk back. Huang Shan followed him for two steps and looked at him in disbelief. "The Huaxia Army … is also like this?"
Ning Ji stopped and blinked. He tilted his head and looked at him. "You don't have this kind of people?"
"That's not it … but I think …"
"Idiot! Let's go. Don't follow me. "
He put his hands in his pockets and calmly returned to the venue. When he turned to the toilet at the side, he laughed loudly.
He was really amazing. He had fooled that idiot the whole time. Uncle Zheng Qiming still dared to say that he was not a genius! He calmed down in the toilet for a while, returned to his poker face, and sat down in the venue.
He was thinking about the next steps in his mind. "As long as the medicine is with them, I can find them anytime and anywhere with the dog. Should I eavesdrop on their plan tonight? No, I have to take action on the side of Old Dog and Old Dog. I can't take care of one thing and lose sight of the other … Nowadays, there are assassination plots and even actions happening in Chengdu every day. The army has long been prepared, so there won't be any accidents. Moreover, Old Dog doesn't know martial arts, so it's easier for him to eavesdrop. As for the bad guy … it's hard to say whether there are masters or not. I don't need to take this risk alone … "
After thinking about this for a while, he caught a glimpse of a figure coming from the side from the corner of his eyes. The figure was smiling and saying "one of us" to others. Ning Ji's face wrinkled like a steamed bun. When the person sat down next to him with a smile, Ning Ji gritted his teeth and whispered, "You just bought something with me. Are you afraid that others won't know?"
"No, no, Brother Long, aren't we on the same side? Look, that's my boss, my boss, remember?"
Ning Ji turned his head to look at the stage and saw that one of the two people competing was tall and bald. It was the bald man he saw from afar the first day he met him. At that time, Ning Ji could only confirm that this man had practiced internal martial arts based on his walking and breathing. Now, he could confirm that his leg skills were strong and fierce, and he had practiced several styles. He was using the "Chang Mountain-breaking Hand", a branch of the Mountain-breaking Hand, which was similar to the moves of the "Stele Breaking Hand". Ning Ji was very familiar with it, because the most conspicuous move was called "Flipping Sky Seal".
"This is my boss, Huang Jianfei. People in Jianghu give him the nickname of Mountain-breaking Ape. Look at his kung fu. What do you think, Brother Long?"
"This bald man with a ferocious face actually gave him a handsome name …" Ning Ji held his face. This guy practiced internal martial arts, so he was tough and could exert strength for a long time. His external martial arts were all hard and fierce, which looked good. But because he didn't combine strength and gentleness, and his internal martial arts were overly explored and overdrawn, he was half bald. His father had broken through the Six Realms. If it weren't for Aunt Red … Bah, bah, bah …
He spat on the ground, interrupting his train of thought. How could this bald man be compared with his father? He felt uncomfortable just thinking about it. Huang Shan was a little confused. "What, what's wrong? My brother's kung fu … "
"… No matter how good he is, he will have to lie on the ground and look at me when he is injured in the future."
"But my brother is very good at kung fu. Brother Long, you have been in the Huaxia army for many years, and you must have seen many masters who are better than my brother …"
"Do I look like I know kung fu? Your brother is bald, so what? I can use flintlocks and fire grenades. I'll bring one to you in the future. Bang! I'll kill your brother with one shot. Then, I'll bring a grenade. Whoosh! Bang! Believe it or not, I'll blow you up. "
"Uh …" Huang Shan was dumbfounded.
Ning Ji looked around. "You were so hesitant during the deal, and you came to bother me as soon as the deal was made. Can you bear the responsibility if something goes wrong? You are actually in the military law team, right? Aren't you afraid of death? Where is the medicine? I won't sell it to you if I take it back … "
"Brother Long, Brother Long, I was careless …" Huang Shan finally understood and waved his hand. "It's my fault, it's my fault. I'll go first. Don't be angry. I'll go now …" He said this repeatedly, turned around, and walked away, feeling relieved. Judging from this kid's attitude, it couldn't be a trap set by the Huaxia army. Otherwise, he would have tried his best to get information out of him …
Although he looked honest and sincere, he was in a foreign land, so he naturally had basic vigilance. After one more contact, he felt that the other party was not suspicious, so he felt relieved. He went out of the venue to meet a thin companion who was waiting there, and they told him the whole process in detail. Not long after, Huang Jianfei, the "Mountain Breaking Ape" who won today's kung fu competition, discussed with the other two for a while, and then set out on the road back.
The people with the surname Huang lived in a courtyard in the east of the city. The reason they chose this place was that it was close to the city wall, and it was the fastest way to escape if something happened. They were the family generals of a large family near Baokang in Hubei. Although they were called family generals, in fact, they were no different from servants. This county was located in a mountainous area, between Shennongjia and Mount Wudang. It was all mountainous land, and the big landlord who controlled this area was called Huang Nanzhong. He was said to be a scholarly family, but in fact, he had a lot of dealings with the underworld.
Similar to Ba Dao, who was a chieftain of Miaojiang, it was very difficult to survive in the continuous mountainous area between Shennongjia and Mount Wudang without a relatively strong private force. The Huang family had been here for several generations, and usually trained the farmers into a militia with a certain amount of armed ability. The guards of the family were also passed down from generation to generation, so there was not much problem in their loyalty. When the Female Immortal killed Xiangfan, she did not have much energy to harass the surrounding mountainous area, and because of this, the Huang family's strength was preserved.
On this trip to the southwest, the Huang family had formed a caravan of fifty or so people, personally led by Huang Nanzhong. He had chosen the most trustworthy members of his family, and after saying countless impassioned words, he had come here in order to accomplish a world-shaking feat. If his fifty or so people were to face off against the Female Immortal army, not even dregs would be left. However, in coming to the southwest, he had a far greater advantage than others, and that was the purity of his troops.
At this moment, all the other factions that had come to the southwest might be mixed with sand, but Huang Nanzhong's troops would not — his troops could be considered one of the few large foreign clans that possessed a relatively strong armed force. In the past, because he stayed in the mountains, he did not have much of a reputation, but today, in the southwest, once news of his arrival leaked out, countless people would try to rope him in.
He had come here with two ideas.
If the Huaxia army was so strong that he could not find any flaws, he would just treat it as if he had come here to experience it for himself. But now that all the heroes in the world were rising, he could imitate this situation when he returned home and truly expand his own strength. Of course, in order to bear witness to these things, he had sent several of his subordinates to participate in the Number One Martial Tournament. No matter what, it would be good if they could win a ranking.
But these were only the most negative thoughts. He was also a Confucian and understood the principle of righteousness. If the Huaxia army really revealed a flaw that could be exploited, the fifty or so Huang family members would not hesitate to use their own lives to launch an earth-shattering attack. The name of the Huang family's bravery and righteousness would forever be engraved in the history of the future, so that tens of thousands of people would remember this glory.
Huang Nanzhong had already been here for several days, but he did not interact with many people in private. He only very cautiously chose several great Confucians that he had interacted with in the past and had trustworthy characters to interact with. In truth, Dai Mengwei's faction was also involved in this. For the time being, Huang Nanzhong was not sure when he would take action. One day, Huang Jianfei, Huang Shan, and the others came back and told him that they had bought the medicine.
They had brought some medicine with them, but in order to avoid suspicion, they didn't bring too much. Now, it was better to prepare in advance to avoid attention. However, Huang Shan and the others told him about the process of buying the medicine, which made him interested. Huang Shan sighed and said, "I didn't expect that the Huaxia army also has these methods …" It was not clear whether he was sighing or happy.
Family Master Huang Nanzhong, who was sitting on the armchair in the hall, picked up his tea and blew on it calmly. "As long as it's a place with people, it's more or less the same. There's no place that's as solid as an iron plate. The only problem is how to find the way … Yellow Leaf, have you followed this kid named Long Aotian before? That's a good name for someone who doesn't know his place … "
The thin man named Huang Ye was the stalker who followed Ning Ji home two days ago. At this time, he smiled and nodded. "Yes, I followed him home the day before yesterday and even entered his house. This guy has no kung fu skills and lives alone. His shabby yard is quite big, and the place is … According to Brother Shan's words today, there should be no suspicion. But his temper is really bad … "
Huang Nanzhong said, "It is common for young people to lose their parents and lack of education. I'm not afraid of his bad temper, but I'm afraid that he is stubborn. Now that this business has been done once, it can be done again. Next, he has no choice but to say no … Of course, don't wake him up for the time being. He also remembers the place where he lives, and it will be very useful at the critical moment. This young man thinks highly of himself. His unintentional act of buying medicine has really extended his relationship with the Huaxia army. This is the biggest gain today, and Huang Shan and Huang Ye should remember it. "
The two family generals bowed and thanked him. Huang Nanzhong then asked Huang Jianfei about his feelings about the competition and talked a little more. He waited until it was dark before he left the courtyard and quietly went to visit a great Confucian scholar, Lang Guoxing, who was living in the city. This great Confucian scholar's reputation in the city was now at the top. After Huang Nanzhong came over, he introduced another famous old man, Yang Tiehuai, to him. This old man was respectfully called "Duke Huai". A few days ago, because he argued with the foolish men and women of Chengdu on the street, he was thrown and smashed in the head by the people of the marketplace. Now, he was very famous in Chengdu.
Lang Guoxing was Dai Mengwei's firm ally. Even though he knew the details of Huang Nanzhong, he only introduced him to Yang Tiehuai in order to keep it a secret. The three of them then sat down and discussed, speculating on Demon King Ning's thoughts in detail. Huang Nanzhong then mentioned that he had already opened up a clue in the Huaxia Army. He hid the specific name and revealed that he was working for Qian Qian. The other two were naturally clear about the corruption of the Wu dynasty, so they understood with a little bit of information.
"As long as there are people, it can't be a piece of iron. As I said before, there must be a loophole."
"… Not surprising, not surprising at all."
The two great scholars looked indifferent and commented like this.
*****
"That's right, I'm obviously a genius!"
In the same night, Ning Ji swam in the water while thinking excitedly.
"Otherwise, I'll come to the Wu dynasty to be a spy. It's quite interesting, hehehehe, hehe …"
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