Guiyun Manor

"Tell me, where did your gang leader Qiu Qianren go?"

The disciple who was casually thrown to the ground by Ji Boying was dazed and felt a bit stifled.

He clutched his chest, speaking in pain.

"I don't know, I really don't know."

They genuinely didn't understand the matter either.

Qiu Qianzhang and Qiu Qianren looked so alike, and Qiu Qianzhang deliberately imitated them, that the disciples could hardly tell who was the real one and who was the fake one.

Not to mention that Qiu Qianren often secluded himself to practice his skills, rarely venturing out and seldom appearing in front of his disciples.

Perhaps it was Qiu Qianzhang who usually lectured them.

Ji Boying also roughly knew Qiu Qianzhang's habits.

These disciples probably genuinely didn't know.

"Has nothing changed in your Iron Palm Gang recently?"

Yes, yes.

The disciple quickly covered his chest and nodded.

"Not long ago, a distinguished guest came to visit, but I am not qualified to meet such a distinguished guest. I only know that the distinguished guest brought a lot of gifts. Therefore, I do not know the identity of this distinguished guest."

Ji Boying nodded and ignored him.

The Iron Palm Gang disciple thought he had escaped death and struggled to his feet to escape, but Ying Gu suddenly slapped him on the back of the head, freezing the joy on his face instantly, and accompanied him to the underworld.

"Although the previous gang leader Shangguan Jiannan was a man of principle, Qiu Qianren is not. Since he is not on the mountain now, he must have been invited down by someone. It is easy to guess that there are not many people qualified to invite such a master, and at this critical juncture, there is no one else but Wanyan Honglie."

Ji Boying said.

Huang Rong laughed out loud.

"That's quite possible. Brother Ji killed all of Wanyan Honglie's henchmen, and now it's estimated that only Ouyang Feng and his son are left."

It has long been known to Ji Boying that Ouyang Ke was actually Ouyang Feng's son.

Although no one knew how Ji Boying knew such a secret, Ji Boying always acted like a know-it-all in the Jianghu Encyclopedia, so no one bothered to investigate further.

Everyone just listened to it as gossip.

If you encounter Ouyang Feng in the future, and he holds you captive with no way to escape, you can still get your kicks and mock him.

Huang Rong paced back and forth with her hands behind her back, shaking her head as she analyzed the situation.

"Firstly, Wanyan Honglie would naturally not entrust his entire fortune to Ouyang and his son, so he would need a skilled fighter to balance things out. Secondly, he had no one else available, and he was determined to break into the Lin'an Imperial Palace to seize the Wumu's Testament, so he would need manpower to help him. Qiu Qianren was indeed a good choice."

Even Guo Jing laughed when he heard this.

"Look, Qiu Qianren went to Lin'an with Wanyan Honglie. He's like someone who's sitting on a mountain of treasures but doesn't realize it. He's just wasting his time. Haha."

Ying Gu listened from the side, her heart filled with a mixture of hatred and pleasure.

Although she had not yet been able to kill her enemy, she had already killed one of his own brothers, which was naturally something that made her feel very satisfied.

"Where do we go next? Are we going to Lin'an to intercept Qiu Qianren?"

Ying Gu was quite anxious, filled with hatred, and gritted her teeth.

"Although I haven't seen Qiu Qianren in person yet, just by looking at Qiu Qianzhang's laughter just now, I can recognize seven or eight parts of the murderer's demeanor from back then. That laughter torments me day and night. I haven't had a single peaceful night in all these years. I can never forget it!"

"Since they are siblings born of the same mother and look exactly alike, the evidence that Qiu Qianzhang deliberately imitated his brother by laughing like that is right in front of us. Qiu Qianren is indeed my mortal enemy! I must kill him and tear him to pieces to comfort the spirit of my poor child in heaven!"

"Don't rush, it will happen eventually."

Ji Boying waved his hand, completely ignoring Ying Gu's urgency.

"Next, we'll head to Taihu Lake, and we'll need Huang Rong's help then."

"I?"

Huang Rong was puzzled.

"That's right. Manor Lord Lu of the Guiyun Manor in Taihu Lake was your father's apprentice back then, so he can be considered your senior brother. Although he is crippled in both legs, he has learned a lot of skills from Peach Blossom Island and established a foundation in Taihu Lake. He has a son, controls the bandits, and has considerable power under his command. He fights against the Jin in the north and against the imperial court in the south. He is quite a figure."

Ji Boying explained.

"His assets can be of great help to you, Brother Jing. The money and provisions he has accumulated can be used to support the army, and the bandits under his command in Taihu Lake can be trained into a navy. They can fight on the inland rivers, move in all directions, transport provisions, and sail directly along the coast to the north to attack the enemy's rear."

"Advancing by both land and water, combining the orthodox and the unorthodox, this is the way to victory."

Ji Boying's analysis was well-organized, and Huang Rong nodded repeatedly.

Only Guo Jing seemed a little embarrassed.

But since both Brother Ji and Huang Rong were intelligent people, he didn't dare to speak casually, and his heart was pounding.

Guo Jing had also heard Ji Boying talk about Peach Blossom Island and knew that so many disciples had been expelled from the Peach Blossom Island because of a grudge, their Achilles tendons were broken.

Do those people really not harbor any resentment?

After all, they really didn't do anything wrong.

Judging from what Brother Ji said, he clearly wanted Huang Rong to make connections.

But just how deep could their friendship be that they would go to such lengths to help Guo Jing become emperor?

Not to mention that it might not be a friendship, but rather hatred. If enemies meet and become extremely hostile, being kicked out is a minor matter, but a big fight could create even more deep-seated blood feuds.

Although Guo Jing was uneasy, seeing that Ji Boying and Huang Rong both looked very confident, he didn't say anything more.

Perhaps they have other plans.

The power of the Guiyun Manor in Taihu Lake was one of the reasons why Ji Boying chose Guo Jing to be the emperor.

Because of the relationship between Guo Jing and Huang Rong, it would be really hard to find a more suitable candidate than Guo Jing.

The Quanzhen Sect, Yang Tiexin, the Beggar Gang' Sect, Guiyun Manor, plus Huang Yaoshi.

The fact that he could integrate so many forces without ever raising an army shows that he has a very strong foundation.

These are conditions that are hard for most people to obtain.

Huang Yaoshi's disciples all had a strong sense of filial piety, and with the connection between Huang Rong Huang Yaoshi, it was not a problem at all in Guiyuan Manor.

Those online troll forces are basically freebies.

Moreover, just as Shangguan Jiannan joined the Iron Palm Gang Clan after becoming disheartened, and Wang Chongyang founded the Quanzhen Sect after his failure.

Many famous generals who fought against the Jin dynasty, such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, had naval commanders under their command who had made great contributions to the Song Court.

However, even Yue Fei and others, being in officialdom, could not gain any advantage, let alone these naval outcasts.

After many ups and downs, quite a few ended up in Taihu Lake.

Many of them were originally generals who resisted the Jin dynasty, and Guiyun Manor in Taihu Lake had always led the river bandits to fight against the army and the imperial court.

Similar to the Beggar Clan, they are not just ordinary gangsters. These are people with regular army combat experience, and may be more useful than the Quanzhen Sect.