Chapter 51 Chapter 51: Xiushan Tea Party

After Fang Rouqing left, Zhao Guan felt very bored and thought to himself: I am the master of Baihua sect, I have to appear as a woman from time to time, it's really not a good appearance for a dignified man to do such things all the time.If I want to show my true colors to others openly and aboveboard, I need to have an identity that can stand on the stage.Even Miss Li of the Green Gang would not be so interested in me if she hadn't suspected that I was involved in kidnapping the young master of the Wang family.How should I play the role of Young Master Jiang in Hangzhou? A few days later, Zhao Guan received an invitation, but it was Li Sibiao who invited him to have tea on Xiushan Island in the West Lake.Zhao Guan didn't know what his father and daughter's intentions were, and thought to himself: Miss Li seemed to have good intentions when she said she wanted to lead me to see her father; but if I rescued Fang Rouqing from Lin Xiaochao of the Green Gang, I might offend the Li family who is also from the Green Gang.Forget it, if you don't go and see, how do you know if it's an enemy or a friend?Our Baihuamen wants to gain a foothold in the Jianghu, after all we cannot hide from the gang members.It's not bad if you can make friends with people from the Green Gang.

On the same day, he brought a family member to Xiushan Island by boat.But he saw more than a dozen members of the Green Gang standing on the pier, a man came up to salute him, very respectful, and led him up the mountain.When I came to the top of Xiushan Mountain, I saw a tea shed built on the platform, and five or six gang members stood beside the shed, Li Sibiao's apprentice Zhang Lei was among them.There was an old man sitting in the tea shed, and beside him was a young girl in Tsing Yi, who was Li Huamei.Seeing Zhao Guan coming, she stood up to greet him, and said: Daddy, this is Young Master Jiang.Mr. Jiang, this is my father.Li Sibiao got up to greet him, he was very polite, he cupped his fists and said: Mr. Jiang appreciates the face, I am so happy.Mr. Jiang, please sit down.

Zhao Guan returned the salute and sat down in the tea shed.But seeing that Li Sibiao is over sixty years old, with a thin face and haggard, gray beard and hair, a tough expression on his face, and piercing eyes, he seems to be mighty.Zhao Guan exchanged a few words with him, Li Huamei made tea at the side, offered the first cup to his father, and then brought tea to Zhao Guan, then bid farewell to the two, and went out of the shed.Zhao Guan saw that she smiled at him when she brought tea, so he smiled back and thought: What is this little girl thinking in her heart?What is her father's intention in inviting me here?In short, this fourth master Li has a good reputation in the Jianghu, he is not a bad person, and it doesn't matter if he knows him.

Li Sibiao invited him to drink tea and said with a smile: Mr. Jiang has been in Hangzhou for two or three years, right?The old man has never had the chance to meet the young master, and he is very sorry for not being able to fulfill the friendship of the landlord.Zhao Guandao: Well, why should Fourth Master Li be so polite?The younger generation has long admired the reputation of being a dragon in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is deeply regrettable that I could not meet.Today I was fortunate enough to see Li Siye's golden face, what a blessing. Li Sibiao laughed, changed the tone, and said: To tell the truth, Mr. Jiang, I have a good friend who was captured by the enemy half a month ago. Fortunately, I escaped safely. I feel very comforted in my heart.I have taken this friend home to recuperate, alas, my old friend for many years was in danger, I didn't know about it, and I had to rely on others to save me, I am really ashamed.

Zhao Guanwei responded and took a sip of tea.Li Sibiao said again: What is even more embarrassing is that a powerful person came from Hangzhou, and the old man was kept in the dark, and he was unconscious all the time. He was really incompetent.As he spoke, his eyes were sharp, and he looked directly at Zhao Guan.Zhao Guan looked back with a smile and said, "May I ask fourth master, what is the background of this powerful person you mentioned?" Li Sibiao chuckled and said: This old man is not sure.Brother Jiang, this old man has no other skills, he only knows how to support the underachievers.The gang has been established in the north and south of the river for decades, relying on the loyalty and unity of the brothers under the sect, and the many capable people who contribute to the gang.Zhao Guandao: Your gang is full of talents, who in the world doesn't know about it?

Just as the words fell, suddenly there was a silver light, and with a bang, a flying knife was inserted obliquely in front of Zhao Guan's desk, shaking itself.Zhao Guan's face changed slightly, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the knife, and said: The reputation of the Li family's flying knife has been famous in the world for decades, and it really deserves its reputation.He stood up and returned the knife to Li Sibiao with both hands. Li Sibiao took the knife and said: Offended. Zhao Guandao: Fourth Master Li is very powerful. It turned out that Li Sibiao was trying to test Zhao Guan, and suddenly threw a throwing knife and shot at Zhao Guan's face.There is a silk thread on his knife, if Zhao Guan really doesn't know martial arts, he can take back the knife in time.Generally, when a person who knows martial arts is attacked by surprise, they will naturally reveal the martial arts they have learned. Zhao Guan saw the flying knife at first, and before he could think about it, he immediately struck it down with an iron ring, revealing his profound martial arts, but he also let go.He sat back to the original place, looked at Li Sibiao, and thought: This old man is very powerful, you should not underestimate him.Damn it, I've been hiding for many years, and this old man showed me my martial arts with a throwing knife. It's best if he doesn't provoke me, lest I have to kill.Seeing Li Sibiao's way of shooting the saber, he knew that his martial arts were not weak and he was not easy to deal with. When he just went to return the saber, he had already put poison on the saber, which could trigger the poison at any time, so he waited attentively.

Li Sibiao just chuckled, put the knife aside, and said to Zhao Guan: "I didn't intend to offend you, brother Jiang, please forgive me a lot."When I get along with people, I always have to know a thing or two about the other person, so I can rest assured. I just took the liberty to try it out, please don't mind.The little brother rescued Yan Lao, and the old man was very grateful.The people in our gang keep their word, the old man will never spread anything about today's matter, so you can rest assured. Seeing that his intentions were very sincere, Zhao Guan said: I can trust Li Siye's words.I did intervene in the matter of Mr. Yan, and fourth master please don't pursue the details.I don't know if Fourth Master recruited me today because he wanted to test my skills?

Li Sibiao said: "Don't dare."There is a personal matter in the gang, and the old man would like to ask Brother Jiang for his advice.There was a member of the gang named Cao Fang who betrayed the gang, killed a incense owner, stole some secret documents of the gang and fled.Little Brother Jiang, have you heard of this?Zhao Guan shook his head and said: No. Li Sibiao said: "This man is very cunning. Our gang sent many people to hunt him down, but they couldn't find his whereabouts."The secret document in his hand is very important and must not fall into the hands of outsiders.This matter made the old man very worried, little brother Jiang, do you think this man can be captured?Zhao Guan said with a smile: Even Fourth Master Li is not sure, how can the younger generation predict it?But I think this person will kill himself if he does many unrighteous actions. Your gang puts morality first, and if such scum comes out, it will be able to clean up the door in time.

Li Sibiao nodded, changed the topic, and talked about Hangzhou's customs and allusions.Li Sibiao is a heroic man, talkative and hospitable, Zhao Guan chatted with him for a while, couldn't help but admire him very much, and thought to himself: this man is indeed a hero of the world in the previous generation, his demeanor is really different.He threw a knife at me just now, he didn't mean to sneak attack, and he apologized bluntly afterwards, he can be regarded as a bright person.Immediately, he cleverly used poison techniques to remove the poison from Li Sibiao's body.The two talked about the sunset, and Li Sibiao personally sent Zhao Guan to leave by boat.

A few days after the Xiushan tea party, Ding Chongfu, the servant, came to report: Young Master, Li Siye sent someone to thank him, saying that he had been caught.Zhao Guan nodded and said: Go to Li's house and tell me that I am very happy for Fourth Master, but I don't know why Fourth Master thanked me?He originally admired Li Huamei, but after meeting her father, he also had a good impression of Li Sibiao. Hearing his frank talk about the worries of the traitor's escape, he decided to help.His Baihuamen subordinates are distributed in brothels, Taoist temples, and temples all over the place, which are the places where fugitives are used to hiding. After Zhao Guan ordered to pay attention to this person, the disciples found Cao Fang in a brothel not long after.Zhao Guanling's disciples arrested him and sent him to the Green Gang, but with little effort, he did not leave any clues.

Li Sibiao and the members of the Green Gang were shocked by this incident.The person who made the attack was very clever, and seemed to be an extremely secretive underground gang with a wide range of eyes, but he couldn't see any traces at all.Although Li Sibiao had no evidence, he guessed that it must be Jiang He's masterpiece.On the one hand, he continued to make good friends with Zhao Guan, on the other hand, he sent his subordinates to secretly investigate the origin of Mr. Jiang He.Zhao Guan grew up in the city of Suzhou in his childhood, and he was an ordinary boy. After the Qingfeng Pavilion burned down, he followed Chengda to the Dragon Palace, Mount Tai, Visited the Tiger Mountain, and went to the Youwei Valley. His whereabouts have been very secretive and rarely known. He was found by members of the Changjing Gang, but he was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and his appearance and figure had changed a lot since he was an adult. Now he appeared under a pseudonym in Hangzhou, and it was difficult for the members of the Qing Gang to find out his true origin. After that, Li Sibiao often invited Zhao Guan to drink tea and talk, and treated him very kindly.When Zhao Guan came to visit, Li Huamei would occasionally serve her father, but most of the time she avoided it.Zhao Guan always looked for opportunities to chat and joke with her, but Li Huamei was very reserved, and for her father's sake, Zhao Guan was too embarrassed to be too presumptuous with her.