The Fish-dragon Gang could only be regarded as a third-rate gang in Beiliang, but Old Master Liu was quite famous. He was a master of both internal and external martial arts. It was said that when he was young, he met a senior immortal in Wudang Mountain, who taught him a set of superior internal strength mental cultivation methods. Coupled with his 30 years of hard work, he practiced the Mountain Cannon Fist, which had been passed down by his family. Many heroes died under his fists. Unfortunately, Old Master Liu was stubborn. When he was at the peak of his fame, he couldn't lower his head to deal with the officials for fear of losing face, so he suffered a lot of difficulties. At that time, Old Master Liu could still rely on his fists and a few brothers in the gang to make a name for himself in Beiliang, which was full of gangs. However, as his old brothers earned enough money, they retired from the Jianghu and spent their remaining years with their grandchildren. Old Master Liu, who couldn't hold up the overall situation by himself, gradually found it hard to make ends meet. At this time, if he wanted to build a relationship with the officials and get a share of the gray business, he wouldn't be able to enter the temple even if he carried a pig's head. In the first ten or twenty years, the Honghu Sect and Liujian Sect could only be regarded as juniors in front of the Fish-dragon Gang because they gave enough money as filial piety and were willing to put aside their pride to do a lot of dirty work for the officials. Now, most of them were rich. Not to mention the Gang Leader, even the guests were rich. They even had private residences in big cities like Liangzhou and Lingzhou where every inch of land was worth gold. The Fish-dragon Gang finally realized this and tightened their belts, bowed their heads, and begged people to accept the filial piety money. Some of the gang's connections that had almost been completely wiped out began to improve.
The destination of this trip was the lower city of the Sword Southbound Platform on the border of Beimang. He was helping a son of a general, whose father was a fourth-grade military officer, to transport some silk, satin, rouge, and other goods purchased from the Empire's Gangnam-do to Beimang for resale. The price difference was considerable. However, not everyone dared to do this kind of business. At this time, hundreds of lives were left on the border between the Empire and Beimang. Ordinary official travel passes might not be able to pass through the passes safely. However, since the dandy's father was a general with real power, there was no need to worry that the passes on the Beiliang side would make things too difficult for him. The only thing he was worried about was the bandits on the Beimang side. The Fish-dragon Gang gritted their teeth and accepted this business. Although they were on tenterhooks, they could only get a pitiful 10% profit. However, no matter how small a mosquito's meat was, it was still meat. Besides, being able to form a relationship with the dandy was more important than making real money. Last year, a disciple of the second leader of the Fish-dragon Gang saw the young master of the Azure Dragon Gang doing evil on the way and angrily attacked him. As a result, not only was his limbs crippled, but the Fish-dragon Gang was also almost sealed by the government. This was the difference between having a backer and not having one. During that time, the young master of the Azure Dragon Gang would often go to the Fish-dragon Gang and pester the granddaughter of the old leader, which made everyone in the gang angry.
This time, the Fish-dragon Gang didn't dare to slack off in the slightest as they were working for the children of the government. Besides Liu Laozi, who stayed in the gang to intimidate the small fry who only had a few fat pieces of meat left in the gang, the second leader Xiao Qiang, who was good at using a double-handed sword, had originally planned to retire in the middle of the month. Because of this, he missed the auspicious day. Even Gongsun Yang, who hadn't been involved in the affairs of Jianghu for many years, reappeared in Jianghu with the ox horn bow. Together with Xiao Qiang, he assisted Liu Nerong, who was going to take over the Fish-dragon Gang in the future.
There weren't too many goods, just enough to fill a carriage. If they weren't transported to Beimang, which was a primitive place, it would be very suspicious of using a big bow to shoot sparrows. As they were close to the border, thanks to the developed courier routes of the Empire, the Fish-dragon Gang had an easy time traveling these days. A woman in tight clothes with narrow sleeves was sitting on the leading horse. A long sword in a green scabbard was hanging from her waist. Her appearance was clear and charming, like a femme fatale, but she had an inviolable heroic spirit. It was probably because her limpid eyes were too cold. Half a horse away, Xiao Qiang rode his horse in front. Although the second leader used a double-handed sword, he didn't have one sword hanging from his waist. Instead, he had two swords in one scabbard, which was very strange. Xiao Qiang's swordsmanship was also very sharp and vicious. Even if there weren't a hundred people killed by his sword, there were at least seventy or eighty. Which Jianghu master didn't step on the lives and reputation of others? Moreover, many old-school Jianghu masters valued their reputation more than their lives. In Jianghu, revenge could be avenged for ten generations. Every year, more and more enemies of Xiao Qiang were found at the door of the Fish-dragon Gang. It could be seen that the Fish-dragon Gang was in decline. This trip to Beimang was related to the layout of the Fish-dragon Gang in the next few years. There might be enemies who would take the opportunity to attack. The spirited woman reached out her hand to block the wind and sand that was blowing at her face. She cast a glance at the top of the city wall. Even though it looked like it was close, there was still a long way to go. She said slowly, "Master, we'll reach Northern Mang once we pass the pass."
Although Xiao Qiang's swordsmanship was outstanding and fierce, he was recognized by the whole Fish-dragon Gang to be kind and had a good temper. Moreover, the woman beside him was his last disciple. A knowing smile appeared on his face as he said in a strong Longxi Qiang accent, "I've only been to Northern Mang once in my life. Come to think of it, I don't have any praiseworthy experience. On the other hand, that taciturn Gongsun Yang actually gained his reputation there."
The extremely beautiful woman was obviously Liu Nerong, the granddaughter of Old Gang Leader Liu. She asked in surprise, "Isn't Guest Gongsun from the old Western Shu?"
Xiao Qiang touched the scabbard and sighed softly, "Who doesn't have a difficult scripture to read? The taciturn guy just doesn't want to talk about it."
Liu Nerong turned her head and glanced at the carriage. Gongsun Yang, who had been living in seclusion in the gang, was sitting alone in the carriage. She turned her head again and asked in a low voice, "Master, how much do you think the cost of this carriage of goods is?"
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