Is the night. 是夜。 With a bright moon and few stars. 月明星稀。 Bao'an County north gate. 宝安县北城门。 One team of Qiao Gang martial artist gather in city gate. 一队乔帮武者聚在城门口。 Is the person of head, is a middle-aged man, the body muscle is not conspicuous, but the skeleton is enormous, particularly a pair of palm, is more common just like the rush-leaf fan. 为首之人,是一位中年男子,身上肌肉并不显眼,但骨架极大,尤其是一双手掌,更是宛如蒲扇一般。 He called Zheng Qiang, it is said a birth prefectural city small dojo, queered afterward, has to go to Bao'an County. 他叫郑强,据说出生府城一个小武馆,后来得罪了人,不得不跑到宝安县。 His strength, has achieved initial period of Blood Refinement. 他的实力,已经达到炼血初期。 Pair of Limitless Palm, is superb of cultivation. 一双森罗掌,更是修炼的出神入化。 A palm lays out, the vigor will penetrate the skin of enemy. 一掌拍出,劲会穿透敌人的皮肤。 At first sight, only has a purple hand imprint. 乍一看,只有一个紫手印。 But in fact, strength already until internal organs. 但实际上,劲力已经直到内脏。 The Limitless Palm might is astonishing, so long as were hit, with boundary, almost will be killed violently in a short time. 森罗掌威力惊人,只要被打中,同境界者,几乎都会在短时间内毙命。 Even if therefore in the middle of Qiao Gang, Zheng Qiang ominous illustrious, few person dares to offend. 故而哪怕在乔帮当中,郑强都凶名赫赫,少有人敢得罪。 Besides him. 除他之外。 Build quite obese youth. 还有个体型较为肥胖的青年。 The youth wear the brocade clothes, holds the jade fan, is the son of the influential to dress up. 青年身穿锦衣,持着玉扇,做公子哥打扮。 But if careful looked, will actually discover youth not really obese, under his skin, is not the fat, but is thick muscles. 但若仔细一看,却会发现青年并非是真的肥胖,他的皮肤下,并非是肥肉,而是一根根粗大的肌肉。 He named Luo Chuan, is the nephew of Qiao Gang Azure Dragon hall owner. 他名叫罗川,乃是乔帮青龙堂堂主的侄儿。 His boundary, similarly is initial period of Blood Refinement. 他的境界,同样是炼血初期。 But besides Zheng Qiang and Luo Chuan, remaining gangster is more common. 而除了郑强和罗川外,剩下的帮众就要寻常很多。 Is some ordinary Skin Refinement and apprentices. 都是一些普通的炼皮和学徒。 These people sphere several horse-drawn vehicles, on the carriage to pile up with the box, seeming like going to transport to the cargo of some place. 这些人围住几辆马车,马车上堆满箱子,似乎是将要运送到某地的货物。 „Zheng brother, you in well, came to foreign affairs hall that white tiger hall stays?” Luo Chuan smiles is talking with Zheng Qiang. “郑兄,你在白虎堂呆的好好的,怎么也来外事堂了？”罗川笑眯眯的跟郑强搭着话。 The pupil light looks to the city, seems waiting for somebody. 眸光则望向城中,似乎在等待某人。 „Foreign affairs hall can make money.” Luo Chuan is brief and to the point, the tone is somewhat stiff. “外事堂能挣钱。”罗川言简意赅,语气有些生硬。 The road of martial arts, upward is more difficult, the resources that needs are also more. 武道之路,越往上越困难,所需要的资源也越多。 Therefore wants to grow stronger, must make money. 所以想变强,一定要挣钱。 But now, foreign affairs hall as coping with the Xu family foot soldier attendant, the duty are most, the benefits is best. 而如今,外事堂作为对付许家的马前卒,任务最多,福利最好。 In the middle of Qiao Gang, applied to call in being not infrequent of foreign affairs hall, Luo Chuan was only one of them. 乔帮当中,申请调入外事堂的不在少数,罗川只是其中之一。 „Snort, anything can make money, in my opinion, is the master is worried about four tails greatly, is thinking weakens four strengths.” Luo Chuan curled upwards orchid fingers, the eye narrowed the eyes. “哼,什么能挣钱,依我看,是帮主担心四堂尾大不掉,想着削弱四堂的实力。”罗川翘了个兰花指,眼睛眯了起来。 Zheng Qiang did not speak, closed the eyes, did not seem to want to speak with Luo Chuan again. 郑强不语,闭上双眼,似乎不想再跟罗川说话。 „You did not say that also has a person? That person?” Luo Chuan is senseless, looks around to the city. “你不是说还有个人吗？那人呢？”罗川无趣,向城内张望。 Under the dim light of night, the avenue is empty, a person's shadow does not have. 夜色下,大街空荡荡的,一个人影也没有。 „I here.” “我在这儿。” In the meantime, the person's shadow jumps down from the city wall together, appears in the face of two people. 就在此时,一道人影从城墙上跳了下来,出现在二人面前。 Comes the person is Luo Yan. 来人便是罗阎。 He had actually come, but has stayed in the city wall, after confirming does not have the danger, this from the city wall jumps down. 他其实早就来了,只是一直呆在城墙上,确认没有危险后,这才从城墙上跳下来。 Luo Yan drops from the clouds, has a scare Luo Chuan. 罗阎从天而降,将罗川吓了一大跳。 He is sizing up Luo Yan up and down, good long time to have gotten back one's composure, said: „Are you?” 他上下打量着罗阎,好半晌才回过神,道:“你是？” „Below Luo Yan.” Luo Yan arched cupping one hand in the other across the chest, the facial expression is neither arrogant nor servile. “在下罗阎。”罗阎拱了拱手,神情不卑不亢。 „Originally is Luo brother, I am also surnamed Luo, perhaps before several generations, we are the whole families.” Luo Chuan patted the shoulder of Luo Yan, seems somewhat happy. “原来是罗兄,我也姓罗,说不定几辈以前咱们还是一家人呢。”罗川拍了拍罗阎的肩膀,似乎有些开心。 „Perhaps.” Luo Yan chuckle. “或许吧。”罗阎轻笑。 „Ok, first boarded.” Zheng Qiang swept the eye two people, the tone somewhat ice-cold. “行了,先上车吧。”郑强扫了眼二人,语气有些冰冷。 „Anxious anything, has not arrived.” “急什么,还没到点呢。” One line of three people boarded the carriage, the motorcade leisure start. 一行三人上了马车,车队慢悠悠启动。 Luo Yan is sizing up two people. 罗阎打量着二人。 Discovers the Zheng Qiang temper ice-cold, bad expression. 发现郑强性子冰冷,不善言辞。 But the Luo Chuan quite bracelet, where always thought aloud. 而罗川则较为跳脱,总在哪儿自言自语。 However two people common grounds, that simply has not raised him to only have the Skin Refinement incident. 不过两人有一个共同点,那就是根本没提他只有炼皮一事。 He thinks, looks to Luo Chuan, said curiously: „Luo brother, what are our time duties?” 他想了想,看向罗川,好奇道:“罗兄,我们这次的任务到底是什么？” „ I don't know either. “我也不知道。 ” Luo Chuan shrugs, looked at the eye toward Zheng Qiang, said: „He is takes the lead, we listened his on the line.” Zheng Qiang after on carriage, has been sitting in repose with eyes closed. ”罗川耸了耸肩,朝郑强看了眼,道:“他是领头的,我们听他的就行了。”郑强自上了马车后,一直都在闭目养神。 At this time, he opens eyes, said lightly: „This duty escorts, escorts Dazhai Village to go this batch of things.” 此时,他睁开眼,淡淡道:“这次任务是护送,将这批东西护送到大寨村去。” „Escorts... saw that the big boxes of several horse-drawn vehicles I guessed correctly.” Luo Chuan quite somewhat proud saying. “护送…看到几马车的大箱子我就猜到了。”罗川颇有些自傲的说道。 Then, in his surface exudes senseless: „Escorts bored, why isn't the interception?” 说完,他面上又泛起一丝无趣:“护送多无聊,为何不是截杀？” Luo Yan falls into hesitates. 罗阎陷入沉吟。 Is transports/fortunes the thing to go to Dazhai Village unexpectedly. 竟然又是运东西去大寨村。 He remembers that previous time transported the thing to go to Dazhai Village to meet the interception, finally the half-way stopped, even Dazhai Village has not experienced with enough time. 他记得上次运东西去大寨村就遇到了截杀,最后半道中止,连大寨村都没来得及见识。 „Xu family colluded with outside many cities recently the small help/gang the bandit who is like a robber with the district outside. Not is only we, is his these dependency influences, the thing that so long as transports/fortunes is valuable, he will intend to grab.” “许家最近勾结了不少城外小帮和县外占山为王的匪盗。不仅是我们,就是他的那些附庸势力,只要运的东西值钱,他都会出手劫掠。” „Xu family is insane, therefore in any event, we need to maintain the alert.” Zheng Qiang indifferent say/way. “许家已经疯了,所以无论如何,我们需要保持戒备。”郑强淡然道。 „Does Xu family tribulation including oneself dependency influence? Were they short of money actually arrived in this?” A Luo Chuan face is shocking. “许家连自己附庸势力都劫？他们缺钱却到了这份上？”罗川一脸震惊。 This table manners, were really ugly/difficult to look at. 这吃相,实在是太难看了些。 „Previous Giant Whale Pirate enters the county city, snatched is his Xu family. The Xu family warehouse, was almost ransacked.” In the Zheng Qiang eye had some fluctuations, the complexion becomes dignified: „, Includes is preparing to turn to the Baiyue Province customs duties.” “上次巨鲸盗进入县城,抢的就是他许家。许家的仓库,几乎被洗劫一空。”郑强眼中有了些波动,脸色变得凝重:“这其中,就包括正准备上缴给百越府的税银。” „Even were the customs duties snatched?” Luo Chuan swallows the saliva. “连税银都被抢了？”罗川吞了吞口水。 The customs duties, that is must turn to Baiyue Province. 税银,那可是要上缴给百越府的。 If not hand over, the prefectural city blamed, even if Xu family, only feared that should still vanished in a puff of smoke overnight. 要是不交,府城责怪下来,即便是许家,只怕也会在旦夕间灰飞烟灭。 „This , the key is in the city continues his one to be snatched, where his these dependencies do not have to go well. One raises, cannot hand over the customs duties unexpectedly.” Zheng Qiang sneers. “这也就罢了,关键是城中不止他一家被抢,他的那些附庸也没好到哪去。一番筹措下来,竟然连税银都交不上来。”郑强冷笑。 Xu family far more than is short of money now, simply is penniless. 许家现在何止是缺钱,简直是一贫如洗。 The collection customs duties are an aspect. 筹集税银是一方面。 On the other hand, the Xu family juniors practicing martial arts expenses are huge, the warehouse was looted, naturally needs the big money to purchase various resources. But this money, is thousand times of ten thousand times of customs duties. 另一方面,许家子弟练武开销巨大,仓库被洗劫,自然需要大笔银子去收购各项资源。而这笔银子,是税银的千倍万倍。 The Xu family disciple who these keep aloof lacks money to come, the crazed degree, will surpass everyone to imagine. 那些高高在上的许家弟子缺起钱来,丧心病狂的程度,会超出所有人想象。 After all to them. 毕竟对他们而言。 Only then they can be the person. 只有他们才算得上是人。 „This Xu family, was too hapless.” The Luo Chuan feeling, the complexion actually somewhat takes pleasure in others' misfortunes. “这许家,也太倒霉了。”罗川感慨,脸色却有些幸灾乐祸。 Zheng Qiang is silent. 郑强默然不语。 Is Xu family unlucky? 许家倒霉？ So long as Xu family stands erect not but actually, unlucky can only be Qiao Gang, is the Xu family dependency influence, is Bao'an County everyone. 只要许家屹立不倒,倒霉的只会是乔帮,是许家附庸势力,是宝安县所有人。 Does not raise these common people. 不提那些普通百姓。 Is their Qiao Gang, Xu family wants to have a lion's share unexpectedly, demanded after two million tael of silver succeed in obtaining, demanded 5.002 million again. 就是他们乔帮,许家竟然都狮子大开口,索要两百万两银子到手后,再次索要五百万两。 If this is not the case, their Qiao Gang, how also to tear to pieces the facial skin with Xu family? 若非如此,他们乔帮,又怎会跟许家撕破脸皮？ Luo Yan sits in the corner, listening to two people conversation, in the heart quite the feeling to shock. 罗阎坐在角落,听着两人的交谈,心中颇感震撼。 This Xu family, was some is too shameless. 这许家,实在是有些太无耻了。 „Zheng brother, is the pirate in view of Xu family, because they did extinguish Arhat Dojo?” Luo Chuan asked suddenly. “郑兄,那海盗针对许家,是不是因为他们灭了罗汉武馆？”罗川忽然问道。 „Otherwise, Arhat Dojo, how to go so far as to makes the pirate drag in lots of people, I heard, was the Giant Whale Pirate three sons dies in Bao'an County.” Zheng Qiang is considering the say/way. “不然,一个罗汉武馆,何至于让海盗兴师动众,我听说,是巨鲸盗三当家的儿子死在了宝安县。”郑强斟酌着道。 „So that's how it is.” Luo Chuan suddenly. “原来如此。”罗川恍然。 Died the son. 死了儿子。 No wonder Giant Whale Pirate will be furious, attacks Bao'an County, and captures Xu family, cuts to kill the Xu family head of household. 难怪巨鲸盗会震怒,袭击宝安县,并且攻入许家,斩杀许家家主。 But one side. 而一旁。 Luo Yan that has inclined the head and listened attentively is actually startled. 一直侧耳倾听的罗阎却是一惊。 Giant Whale Pirate son? 巨鲸盗的儿子？ Cannot help but, in his mind appears together the person's shadow. 不由得,他脑海中浮现一道人影。 That is holding a box of jewelry, plunges into the young men in lotus pond. 那个抱着一箱珠宝,跳入莲池中的青年男子。 „, Won't I kill the Giant Whale Pirate three sons?” Luo Yan is panic-stricken. “不会吧,我杀了巨鲸盗三当家的儿子？”罗阎惊骇莫名。