Qi Ning saw that his expression was solemn and his tone was low. Before he could see the big man's face clearly, he saw that the big man had already turned back and walked back to the house.
Qi Ning glanced at Zhao Wushang, saw Zhao Wushang nodded slightly, and followed him in without hesitation.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw that it was very spacious. At this time, there were twenty or thirty beggars in ragged clothes, all of whom had white scarves tied on their heads.
As soon as Qin Ning entered the courtyard, all the beggars stared at Qin Ning and the others.
These beggars all had unkind expressions. Qining frowned slightly and saw that the big man from before had already walked into the main hall. He walked slowly over. As soon as he entered the house, he saw a dozen more beggars in the house, all of whom were dressed in clothes. Wearing linen and mourning, a mourning hall was actually set up in the lobby. A very long table was filled with densely packed memorial tablets, which looked shocking.
The beggars in the hall were sitting and standing. When Qi Ning entered the door, all the beggars stood up instantly and stared at Qin Ning.
The big man from before had already turned around and said: "The Jinyi Hou Mansion and our Beggar Clan have never had anything to do with each other, and both parties are on the same page."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and asked, "Is your Excellency the helmsman of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch?"
"It's easy to say that the beggar is Bai Shenghao of the Ghost Golden Sheep!" The big man cupped his hands, "Although the beggar has never dealt with your house, he has always admired the Jinyi Hou Mansion."
"Thank you!" Qining tried his best to stay calm.
To be honest, this was the first time Qi Ning had encountered this kind of Jianghu scene. Although he had belonged to the Beggar Gang in Huize City, the disciples of the Beggar Gang in Huize City were very messy, and most of them were no different from a group of rogues.
Qi Ning didn't have a very good impression of the Beggar Gang at first, but now he saw that the Beggar Gang disciples in the Ghost Golden Sheep Division were orderly and powerful, and thought that this should be what a real Beggar Gang should look like.
"When your government sends people here, you should treat them with courtesy, but...!" The voice of Bai Shenghao, the helmsman of the Beggar Clan's Ghost Golden Sheep Branch, suddenly turned cold: "But the people in your house don't understand the rules and dare to blaspheme the Beggar Clan. The beggar can only let him stay here until the Marquis comes over so that he can explain the matter clearly."
Qi Ning thought to himself that this Beggar Gang is indeed the largest gang in the world. It is just a helmsman who speaks in such a tone to the noble prince of the empire. However, he does not know if he is still here if the leader of the Beggar Gang is here. Squat down and obey.
He just felt that if such a Jianghu gang was too strong, it might not be a good thing for the court.
"I'm here, and I have something I want to discuss with Commander Bai." Qining said, "Since Master Bai has something to explain clearly to me, please tell me first." After a pause, he asked, "I want to Do you know how my people desecrated your gang?"
Bai Shenghao said: "The person sent by the Marquis is named Qi Feng?"
"Not bad." Qining looked around and asked, "Where is he?"
Bai Shenghao said: "Master Hou, don't worry, he is fine now. We, the Beggar Gang, don't want to have any enmity with your house, so we need Master Hou to come and make it clear." He stared at Qining and asked, "Qi Feng wants to I wonder if he came to our gang to ask for the body, or is it his own intention, or is there another reason?"
Qi Ning frowned and said, "I sent you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the dozen or so beggars nearby became even colder, and some even snorted coldly. However, since the helmsman was present, no one dared to say anything.
Qi Ning knew that these people present must be the backbone of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch. Elder Suzaku was not seen at this time, and it seemed that he was not here.
Bai Shenghao also sneered and said: "I wonder why the Marquis sent people to Luogu Lane? Could it be that the Marquis had no foresight and knew what happened to our gang?"
Qining thought that you disciples of the Beggar Clan all went to the medicine shop to find the doctor. Although not many people knew the inside story, I knew it. Instead of answering directly, I scanned the densely packed spiritual tablets on the long table and said: "Master Bai, how many people from your gang have died now?"
The beggars even showed cold and stern expressions, but Bai Shenghao said coldly: "Marquis Jinyi, as far as I know, your Marquis has never interfered in Jianghu affairs, and has never had any grudges with Jianghu gangs, so why do you want to intervene this time? The affairs of my Beggar Clan?" He sneered: "To put it bluntly, the affairs of the Beggar Clan, let alone your Jinyihou Mansion, even the Shenhou Mansion may not be able to take care of it."
Qi Ning frowned, thinking that after the founding of the Chu Empire, it had always been in a state of confrontation with the Northern Han Empire. It could be said that both countries had taken most of their energy away from each other. These rivers and lakes forces were mixed in, forming a climate where the court was temporarily It is difficult to spare one's hands to deal with it. The Beggar Gang is the largest gang in the world, which makes it even more self-righteous.
"I'm not here to interfere in the affairs of your Beggar Clan." Qi Ning said calmly: "Besides asking you to borrow a corpse, Qi Feng has any other offense?"
A rough-looking beggar beside him couldn't help but said: "Asking for a corpse is already the greatest blasphemy, what more? The life and death of the disciples of my Beggar Clan have always been handled by me. When will I ask you, Marquis of Jinyi?" The government comes to take care of it? The dead are the most important. No matter what wrong things my Beggar Clan disciples have done during their lifetime, our Beggar Clan will punish them on their own before they die, so that every Beggar Clan disciple will be clean when they leave." Leng snorted. He said: "After the body dies, not to mention the body, even a hair will be protected by our beggar gang. It is not an object that can be borrowed."
Bai Shenghao did not reprimand the beggar for interrupting, and apparently asked the beggar to tell him the reason.
"So, Qi Feng just borrowed a corpse from you, and you detained him before you figured out the reason?" Qi Ning couldn't help but sneered: "And because of this, I'm going to ask you to come in person. Explain to you?"
Although Zhao Wushang had reminded Qining, when in contact with the Beggar Clan, he should try his best to follow Jianghu customs and not negotiate with them as a Jinyihou.
But Qining felt that these beggars were a little self-righteous, even to the point of being arrogant. He thought that if he were to be humble to this group of people, it would not only make these people even more arrogant.
Bai Shenghao obviously heard the dissatisfaction in Qi Ning's tone, stared at Qi Ning, and asked: "The reason? Marquis Jinyi, what did your men say that if our Beggar Gang doesn't borrow the body, the Ghost Golden Sheep Duo will be in disaster, but I don't know who the Marquis is." Aren't you planning to use force against our Beggar Clan?" He snorted coldly and said with a smile: "Although the disciples of the Beggar Clan are a group of lowly and homeless people in the eyes of dignitaries, we have not violated the royal laws established by your court. , if someone wants to deal with our Beggar Gang, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”
Qi Ning was startled and seemed to understand something. He frowned and said, "Do you think Qi Feng's words are threatening you?"
"Does the Marquis have other explanations?" Bai Shenghao said: "Master Hou, the Beggar Clan is not an enemy of the Jinyi Hou Mansion, but the beggars also hope that the Marquis will not interfere with the Beggar Clan's affairs? Man, we can take you back. , but after this time, I hope that the Beggar Clan and the Jinyi Hou Mansion will go their separate ways and never interfere with each other again, just like before."
Qi Ning turned his head and glanced out the window. He knew that time was passing, so he couldn't delay any more, and he didn't want to show off. He simply said: "Qi Feng is right, the Beggar Clan is in danger." Pointing to the countless spiritual tablets on the table: "This They are all the spiritual tablets of your Beggar Clan disciples, and it seems that... dozens of them have died."
The beggars were even more angry. Some clenched their fists, and some even took two steps forward and stared at Qiu Ning and others.
Zhao Wushang and the two guards stretched out their hands to hold down the sabers at their waists.
Bai Shenghao's eyes were like daggers, staring at Qining, and said coldly: "It seems that the Marquis is really planning to make things difficult for me, the Beggar Clan? I wonder what benefits the Black Lotus Sect has given the Marquis to get him involved in this matter? "
"Black Lotus Holy Cult?" Qining frowned: "What Black Lotus Holy Cult?"
Bai Shenghao's eyes were about to shoot sparks, and he said sternly: "Marquis Jinyi, beggar Jing, you are a member of the Qi family, so I treat you with courtesy and give you enough face. But if you deliberately provoke our beggar gang here, you will even look at me." The beggars will not agree to my jokes."
He suddenly became angry, and Qi Ning was taken aback. He felt that there must be a misunderstanding, and said in a deep voice: "Master Bai, I came here tonight not to bring Qi Feng back as you thought. To tell you the truth. , before I came to Luogu Lane, I thought you Beggar Gang had asked Qi Feng to take the body back, so you held Qi Feng, which was a huge misunderstanding, and I believe you didn’t give Qi Feng a chance to speak at all."
Bai Shenghao frowned but said nothing.
"I don't know what the Black Lotus Holy Cult you are talking about is. Let me ask you, do you know why the disciples of the Beggar Clan died in large numbers?" Qining looked grim.
Bai Shenghao sat down on a yellow chair, glanced sideways at Qining, and asked, "Does the Marquis know?"
"It's not a disease, it's poisoning." Qining said: "And it is an extremely powerful poison. Not only can people die after being poisoned for seven days, but this poison is also very easy to infect."
All the beggars present changed their expressions, and looked at Qin Ning with even more ferocious looks. However, Bai Shenghao let out a burst of sad laughter: "Okay, okay, Jin Yihou, I know that you, a rich man, will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and you have a little man under you." My little attendant, even if you were detained by my beggar gang, how could you, the dignified Marquis Jinyi, come to ask for someone in person?" His expression turned cold: "It turns out that you really know that they were poisoned, and you even know the poison clearly... Jin Yihou, next, you will naturally use the antidote to negotiate terms with us."
Qi Ning was startled again, wondering why the more he explained, the bigger the misunderstanding got. After all, Bai Shenghao was also the majestic helmsman of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch, so why was he so ungrateful
He actually seemed to have preconceived the idea that he must have some agenda for coming here tonight.
"Antitoxicity?" Qi Ning said lightly: "Unfortunately, I don't know if the poisoner has an antidote, but I don't have the antidote you want. Qi Feng came here to help you, but you will He detained him and delayed the preparation of the antidote. Master Bai, I just discovered now that there is no one in your Ghost Golden Sheep Division who understands!"
The beggars were even more angry, and they all took two steps forward, approaching Qi Ning and the others.