Looking at the leader of The Fish Dragons, Hsu Fengnian said softly, "Sit down."
Liu Nerong nodded and sat opposite him.
Hsu Fengnian asked with a smile, "Do you feel tired?"
Liu Nerong smiled. She looked tired, but her eyes were bright. "Probably a little more relaxed than you."
Hsu Fengnian poured a glass of wine for Liu Nerong and joked, "I won't persuade you to drink. You're really casual. It's not appropriate for a man and a woman to get drunk."
Liu Nerong dismissed it with a smile. She didn't pretend to drink it all in one gulp. She just took a small sip. When the meaning was there, the meaning was there.
Hsu Fengnian didn't drink. Instead, he put his hands in his sleeves and said slowly, "Hot, annoyed, and cool, but only in the state of mind. Therefore, there is no cold or heat in the Buddhist land, and the immortal city is like the three springs. It's just that we are mortals after all, and it's difficult for us to reach this state. Even if we do, it may not last long. In the end, there are two kinds of people in the world who live the easiest lives. One is the really generous people. Some people scold the old and clumsy, but the old and clumsy only say yes. Some people beat the old and clumsy, but the old and clumsy just fall asleep. The other kind is the really petty people. They will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. They pay attention to kindness and hatred, and they can even repay kindness with evil with evil with good conscience. The former only cares about retreating, while the latter only cares about climbing up. "
Liu Nerong asked, "What about you?"
Hsu Fengnian grinned and said, "Of course I'm the former of the latter. I'm not a good person, and I can't be a good hypocrite. I can't rely on either side. So I'm very depressed at the moment. "
Liu Nerong was not amused. Instead, she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "The Fish Dragons …"
Hsu Fengnian interrupted her and said, "Do you know why I want you to be the leader of The Fish Dragons? You may think that I need an additional source of soldiers, or that I've been coveting your beauty for a long time. "
Liu Nerong, who didn't know whether to laugh or cry, looked up and found that his expression was actually very serious.
Hsu Fengnian said calmly, "None of them. My original idea was very simple. I felt that the Jianghu of Beiliang needed one or two heroines like the one I had envisioned when I was young. It didn't matter whether she was good at martial arts or not, but she was full of righteousness. She was in high spirits and could pass judgment on the world. She was born with a chivalrous heart and was willing to lend a helping hand when she saw injustice. Then I looked around and found a girl called Liu Nerong from a small gang. She also happened to like the Jianghu and had gone through thick and thin with me.
Liu Nerong suddenly smiled. "I believe you."
Hsu Fengnian teased, "Because you're stupid, you believe whatever others say."
Liu Nerong laughed at herself and did not deny it.
At this moment, Hsu Fengnian realized that she was really tired.
If it had been the Liu Nerong who escorted Beimang back then, she would have been at loggerheads with him. Even if she felt guilty, she liked to talk back.
Hsu Fengnian said, "I will find someone to replace you as the leader of The Fish Dragons. Please apologize to the old leader for me. After all, The Fish Dragons is his life's work."
Liu Nerong nodded.
She seemed to be a completely different person. She asked curiously, "What's going on tonight? Can you tell me? River Crossing Dragon, Great Lake Flood Dragon, Wild Mountain Python, Cave Snake, and Pond Carp. I feel like I've gathered all of them. "
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Why can't I tell you? When I was still the heir of Beiliang, there weren't many fools who were willing to go to Mount Qingliang to seek trouble. After I became a prince and a martial arts grandmaster, the majority of the Spring and Autumn Period survivors who hid in Beiliang were close to despair and gave up. Since they couldn't go to Mount Qingliang to assassinate me and couldn't throw away their lives in vain under the watchful eyes of the cavalry outside the pass, what could they do? They could only resentfully wait for death. Afterwards, the Fish Dragons rose rapidly. At the time, there were rumors that I had an ambiguous relationship with you. Naturally, there were many people who made a last resort and infiltrated the Fish Dragons, waiting for an opportunity to make a move. The second shopkeeper of this restaurant, Guo Xuan, was one of them. His real name was Guo Xuanxiang, a descendant of the Martyrs of Northern Han. His father and Fan Xiaochai's grandfather were both pillars of the country. One was scholarly and the other was martial arts. However, even Fu Shuifang didn't expect that the Guo family's youngest son, whose corpse had been identified, would still be alive. Moreover, he was right under our noses."
"As for the consecrated member of your Fish Dragons who attempted to smash the head of the Ribbon Sealing Bureau's eunuch into mush, he was even more deeply hidden. Even the sacrificial warrior from the Eagle Raising Room who stayed by your side under the alias of Qi Hanshi has not been able to uncover his true identity. Now that he is dead, it will be difficult to follow the vine to the melon. "
"That middle-aged man who claimed to be from the Song family of Chongshan was born into one of the prominent families of the old Southern Tang. Although the destruction of the Southern Tang was caused by Gu Jiantang, I presume that the Song family had a reason for placing the blame on me."
"Those four assassins should have come from a sect called the Deer Reaping House. Their style is distinct and cannot be underestimated. I believe that while the survivors of the Spring and Autumn Period may be able to invite ordinary assassins from the Deer Reaping House, they definitely wouldn't be able to invite that level of elite sacrificial warriors. Therefore, it's hard to say how deep the secret behind this is, but it's definitely not shallow. "
At this point, Hsu Fengnian smiled faintly, as if he had noticed that there were still some peanuts left on the plate. He took one out of his sleeve and tossed it into his mouth. "I won't care about the others for now, but since this Deer Reaping House has the guts to establish a sect in Jianghu and dares to swagger over to Beiliang to arm wrestle with me, then I'll take it as accepting a life-or-death battle invitation."
Liu Nerong was puzzled. "You're going to visit them in person?"
Hsu Fengnian couldn't help but laugh. "The battle of Liang Mang is imminent, why would I go to the Central Plains? However, back then, the Wu family's Sword Mound sent hundreds of cavalry and swords to Liang Mang, and they were all under my command. Not all of the swordsmen were willing to die outside the pass. Moreover, many of them wanted to return to their homeland. There were about twenty of them. Originally, I wanted them to symbolically go to the Gourd Mouth of Youzhou to kill once or twice. Each of them could kill a hundred enemies, and that would be a way out for both sides. Now … "
Liu Nerong also bent over to pick up a peanut and put it into her mouth. "You want the twenty cavalry of the Wu family to go directly to the Deer Reaping House to cause trouble?"
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