Qi Ning actually knew very well that Xiang Baiying was worried that something would happen at the Qingmu Conference, so he entrusted Qi Ning to arrive in Xiangyang in time when the Qingmu Conference was held to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the chaos to seize power.
Qining thought that he was a Marquis of Jinyi and had a title from the imperial court. Even if he showed up, as the largest gang in the world, the Beggar Clan had always been prejudiced against the imperial court and would definitely not give him face as a marquis.
At this time, I heard Master Lou Wen asked him to go to Xiangyang, and he was even more hesitant.
He knew that teaching Bai Ying the Nine Styles of Drunken Dream was definitely not an effort. He was probably just hoping that he would use the Beggar Clan's unique skills to intervene in the Beggar Clan's affairs.
Master Lou Wen saw Qi Ning's hesitation and asked, "Brother Qi, are you worried about anything?"
Qi Ning sighed and said: "Brother Lou, you know that I carry the title of Marquis of Jinyi. The purpose of the imperial court to establish the Shenhou Mansion is that it does not want the Jianghu sects to feel that the imperial court is too involved in Jianghu affairs, so let the Shenhou The government negotiates with the martial arts sect in a Jianghu way." After a pause, he said: "I represent the court, and even if I come forward, I'm afraid it will be of no use."
Master Lou Wen nodded slightly and said: "Brother Qi's worry is not unreasonable." After thinking for a moment, he said: "But we must not sit back and watch Bai Hu usurp the position of gang leader. Brother Qi, if Bai Hu becomes the gang leader, not only will the Beggar Clan I will be implicated by him, and I am only worried that Chu State will also face huge challenges."
"I understand what Brother Lou means." Qi Ning nodded and said, "You are worried that Bai Hu will be bribed by others and gather the power of the Beggar Gang to deal with the Chu State."
"That's right." Master Lou Wen said, "This matter is of great importance and is not a child's play."
Qi Ning pondered for a while and said: "If I am asked to rush to Xiangyang, whether it is for the sake of the gang leader and Brother Lou, or for the imperial court, I am bound to do it. But...!"
Master Lou Wen thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Yes!"
Qi Ning said "Oh", and Master Lou Wen already smiled and said: "Brother Qi, in extraordinary times, we can only use extraordinary methods. I have a way to allow you to participate in the Aoki Conference with integrity."
"Brother Lou, what can you do?"
Master Lou Wen smiled and said: "You have already met Zhong Ya. He is a first-class talent among the Qinglong Qisu of our Beggar Clan. He is not only proficient in medical skills, but also has a skill that is unique in the world."
Qi Ning saw the expression on Master Lou's face and knew that he had come up with a good idea. He was very curious and asked with a smile: "When I saw him just now, I knew he was not an ordinary person. Brother Lou, you said he has a unique skill I wonder what Jianghu’s ability is?”
Master Lou Wen raised his hand, put his palm towards his face, drew a circle, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, have you ever heard of the art of disguise?"
"Disguise?" Qining suddenly became interested, "Brother Lou, are you saying that Zhong Ya is good at disguise?"
"More than good at it." Master Lou Wen said with a smile: "Looking at the world, there are few people who are better at disguise than him. Beiliang Nanzhong, these are the two major disguise families that existed a hundred years ago, and the world only knows their names. But I haven’t seen him face to face. Zhong Ya and I are sworn friends and have the same temperament. He and I also became Jin Lan brothers in private. "
Qi Ning was startled, then laughed out loud, thinking that Elder Qinglong really had a hobby of forming sworn brothers. It seemed that he was not the only one who had become sworn brothers.
"Brother Zhong is several years older than me. When we became sworn friends, I worshiped him as my elder brother." Master Lou Wen said: "He is a low-key person. He is not even willing to be the helmsman. He usually likes to travel around. This time he came to Xuzhou , fortunately he was at home, otherwise this life would have been lost."
Only then did Qi Ning know that this house turned out to be Zhong Ya's residence.
Master Lou Wen was seriously injured, but he couldn't show it around, so when he arrived in Xuzhou, he came here to look for his sworn brother Zhong Ya. Fortunately, he was lucky and met Zhong Ya at home, so he saved his life.
"Brother Zhong is the direct descendant of the Zhong family. Before joining the Beggar Clan, he had the nickname Thousand-faced Fox." Master Lou Wen said with a smile: "As long as Brother Zhong takes action, he can completely change your appearance and completely transform you into a human being." Newcomers, unless they are extremely close, will not see any flaws at all.”
Qi Ning said: "Brother Lou, do you want me to disguise myself and go to Xiangyang?"
"Not bad." Master Lou Wen stood up, walked slowly to the side, picked up the clothes piled there, took something from it, walked to Qi Ning and sat down, stretched out his hand and handed it over, saying: " You take it first.”
Qining took it and took a look, but it was an oval black iron plate with a hollow in the middle. When he looked carefully, he saw a green dragon coiled in the middle, lifelike. He instantly understood that this was probably the identity of the elder Qinglong of the Beggar Clan. prove.
"This is the Qinglong Order." Master Lou Wen said solemnly: "Beggars' Clan Dongfang Qisu, when they see the Qinglong Order, they will not dare not to follow it if they see me. Brother Qi, I will ask Brother Zhong to change your appearance for you. , if you go to Xiangyang with this Qinglong Order, you will be able to participate in the Qingmu Conference openly."
Qi Ning thought that this was a good idea and asked: "Brother Lou, the Qinglong Order is the token of Elder Qinglong. If I go there with this thing and someone asks me, what should I say?"
Master Lou Wen said solemnly: "I have already made up my mind, just say that you are Kang Jinlong's new helmsman."
"Chief Kang Jinlong?" Qi Ning frowned and said, "Brother Lou, that Gongsun Jian...!"
There was a hint of sadness and anger in Master Lou Wen's eyes, and he was naturally worried about the murders of Gongsun Jian and Zheng Quan, but he was a hero after all, and knew that the overall situation was important, so he said seriously: "When the time comes, I will say that Gongsun Jian was harmed by others. You are my new branch helmsman. If others ask more questions, just say that this is Qinglong Qisu's affairs. Except for the gang leader, others are not qualified to ask more questions." After thinking for a while, he said: "I will let Mao Hu'er follow you. If we go together, no one will doubt us if we have Mao Huer with us."
Qi Ning knew in his heart that if Bai Hu really succeeded in the Qingmu Conference, the consequences would be disastrous. For the current plan, it seemed that he could only follow Master Lou Wen's method and asked: "Brother Lou, can Xuanwu join forces? ?”
Master Lou Wen said: "You don't need to tell him his identity. If Baihu wants to be the leader of the gang, Xuanwu will definitely stop him with all his strength. If Xuanwu can stop it, we won't act rashly. If Xuanwu is alone, we can help him." sneered. He said: "In this Qingmu Conference, as long as Bai Hu is stopped, the rest is not important. When the gang leader comes out, he can naturally clean up the situation."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, suddenly thinking of the mission, and said: "Brother, of course I can't change my appearance right now. Even if I have to rush to Xiangyang, I have to escort Princess Tianxiang across the Huaihe River. Only if there is someone over there to take care of me." He frowned and said, "It's just that You have to detoxify in the next few days, and Zhong Ya can't leave at all, this...!"
Master Lou Wen said: "You can go back to China as a missionary and detoxify with silver needles. It only takes three days. Zhong Ya will arrange the rest. After three days, Zhong Ya will definitely be able to meet you and I will give you the treatment at that time." Change your appearance."
Seeing that Master Lou Wen had made arrangements, Qi Ning said: "Then everything will be obeyed by Brother Lou. I will just escort the princess across the Huaihe River and then set off for Xiangyang immediately. If we work hard, we should be able to catch up."
Master Lou Wen put his hand on Qi Ning's hand and said solemnly: "Brother Qi, this matter is very important. I will leave it all to you."
After Qi Ning left, he went back to the post house quietly. Early the next morning, the team continued to set off for Chu State and arrived at the Huaihe River three days later.
Qining had the Qingmu Conference in mind. He knew that time was running out, but both sides of the Huaihe River had already made preparations. In order to send Princess Tianxiang across the river, the Dongqi Navy specially dispatched several warships. The Dongqi Navy was the best in the world. Sure enough, the name was well-deserved. Qining saw that all the warships of the Eastern Qi were sailing warships with hard wood. Each warship was like a hill above the river, which was very spectacular.
The warships that were originally used for fighting were now covered in red and colorful. Looking across the way, there was already a roar of gongs and drums. The Chu State's wedding team was already waiting on the opposite side. Qining breathed a sigh of relief and thought to Chu. Guo's work efficiency is pretty good and he arrived on time.
He knew that it was very short before he sent Qi Feng to report to his country. He thought that Qi Feng had to travel day and night, and he didn't know how many horses were killed, so he sent the news in time. However, Chu State was in a hurry and quickly sent out a team. Come and greet us.
The team boarded the warship and crossed the water to the other side. Amidst the roar of gongs and drums, Qining saw the King of Huainan among the crowd and led the crowd to greet him, followed by officials of all sizes.
Logically speaking, it should be the Minister of Rites who came to welcome the bride. However, Qining knew that time was too tight. Yuan Lao Shangshu was already old and it was impossible to arrive in a short time. He could only send the King of Huainan to get the news. After that, King Huainan and his party also traveled day and night to arrive in time.
Qi Ning took the crown prince of Dong Qi and Tao Qian, the minister of rites of Eastern Qi, and others forward. The king of Huainan was already full of joy and said with a smile: "Prince, you have worked hard, you have worked hard, you all have worked hard."
Qi Ning has already introduced to Prince Dong Qi: "Your Highness, this is the King of Huainan."
The prince also held up his hands and said with a smile: "I'm really ashamed to welcome you, Your Majesty."
"You must deserve it, you must deserve it." King Huainan stretched out his hand to hold the prince's arm and said very affectionately: "From now on, the Qi Chu family has heard of the prince's name for a long time, and when they saw him today, he was indeed personable and noble. Come, come, come, it’s been a hard journey, let’s prepare a banquet here to welcome the prince and princess and wash away the hard work.”
It was almost dusk at this time, and the military camp guarding the Huai River had also been decorated. Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, the team arrived at the military camp. A banquet had already been set up here. Both sides were polite to each other, talking and laughing, and there was a festive atmosphere. According to Huainan The king's plan was to rest in the military camp tonight and set off back to the capital early the next morning, so the guests and hosts were not restrained and drank happily.
However, Qi Ning was still thinking about the Qingmu Conference. After the banquet, they went back to their tents to rest for a while. Qi Ning was thinking about when Zhong Ya would come to meet him when he suddenly heard a voice from outside the tent: "Master Hou, are you resting? "But it was the voice of King Huainan.