Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 65 Meeting
Shen Qing often traveled between Hongshan Village and the county town, and the road he had to take was exactly under the control of this "tyrant".

If he tries to avoid this "tyrant", he can't avoid the fifteenth day.

Sooner or later, it will happen.

It is better to do it today than to choose a day.

Now is the time to go over and test the other party's strengths.

Otherwise, if I refuse today, I will lose face and become enemies with him, and there will be no room for maneuver in the future.

After killing the two people, Shen Qing did not stay where he was, but quickly got up and left, hiding in the alley next to him and waiting patiently.

Not long after, footsteps were heard on the road and a group of people passed by in the alley.

Shen Qing had sharp eyes and spotted Shen Xiaohu among them. He walked out of the alley and called out, "Xiaohu."

Shen Xiaohu, holding a bow and arrow, suddenly stopped.

He turned around and looked behind him. When he saw Shen Qing, he looked puzzled. He hurried over and asked, "Brother Qingzi, why are you here?"

Shen Qing didn't explain too much, and said casually: "Wait a moment."

Now that I am free from the constraints of the tyrant, the initiative is in my own hands.

Shen Qing felt a little more confident and no longer seemed so anxious.

His gaze moved from the front of Shen Xiaohu to the people behind Shen Xiaohu.

I was a little surprised when I saw the face of "Senior Brother Ouyang Tiezhu".

If he remembered correctly, wasn't the eldest senior brother injured?
Shen Qing was a little confused.

Apart from this eldest senior brother, the remaining person is even more unfamiliar and is not from Linfengtang.

He looked to be in his early twenties, with dark skin and a resolute face. He was wearing a slightly whitish cotton coat that wrapped around his thin but strong body.

"Who is this..." Shen Qing asked.

"Yang Zhaoping." The 20-year-old young man clasped his fists, introduced himself, and spoke very efficiently.

After he finished speaking, "Big Brother Ouyang Tiezhu" glanced up and down at Shen Qing and said, "Are you the employer?"

"Ok?"

As soon as this "senior brother" opened his mouth, Shen Qing immediately felt something strange.

The voice was similar to before and he looked similar, but the tone of his speech was completely different, more uncouth.

He immediately thought of what Ouyang Tiezhu had mentioned to him, that he had a younger brother.

"You are... Ouyang Tieniu?"

When Shen Qing opened his mouth, he glanced at Shen Xiaohu vaguely.

Shen Xiaohu quickly explained, "I bumped into him at the door when I was leaving."

Seeing that Shen Qing recognized him, Ouyang Tieniu did not deny it.

He stretched out two fingers seriously, waved them in front of Shen Qing's eyes, and emphasized: "We agreed at the beginning, two taels of silver, don't forget it!"

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said with a smile: "Brother Ouyang is really straightforward, let alone two taels, if he does it well, he can get twenty taels."

"Really?" Ouyang Tieniu was a little surprised by the amount Shen Qing said, as if it touched his heart.

"Of course it's true. I'm well-read and I won't lie to you." Shen Qing said with a smile.

If he had followed Ba Ye's two men at the beginning, he would undoubtedly be humble and passive, and would be easy to be bullied.

But it's different now.

It turned out that the two men sent by Ba Ye had been killed by him, and now Shen Xiaohu and his four men followed him.

If we go together, we will have enough momentum and confidence.

This was related to his safety, so he didn't want to feel bad about the money, so he made a bold promise. In his opinion, since Ba Ye had been dominating the outer city for so long, he should have this amount of money, and it depended on whether he could get it.

Shen Qing's words hit Ouyang Tieniu's heart.

What others don’t know is that since Wang Mazi’s death, he has lost his livelihood and what he lacks most is money.

I went to Linfengtang today thinking of asking for help from my elder brother.

If he can make money, he doesn't mind keeping up appearances even if the person he meets is his boss's boss. At worst he can just run away if the situation doesn't go his way.

He is familiar with this routine.

As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in any battle.

When Shen Qing saw Ouyang Tiezhu, he thought of something and asked, "I remember your brother told me before that you worked under Wang Mazi, that is, under this Ba Ye. How much do you know about this Ba Ye?"

Ouyang Tieniu recalled for a while and replied: "Ba Ye's original name was Zhao Ba. He came from the county city to make a living. When he was young, he picked up many heroes from the Eighteen Wards in the outer city, and finally he established a firm foothold in this western city."

"I had five brothers under my command, and now two are dead, so there are only three left."

"How is Zhao Ba's cultivation?"

Ouyang Tieniu knew everything and said, "He practices a hard Qigong called Tongbei Tieshankao, which gives him great brute strength. He just started stretching his muscles and training his bones last year. Now I think he is only at the level of stretching his muscles, and has not yet reached the level of training his bones."

After listening to Ouyang Tieniu's words, Shen Qing felt more confident.

After three or four days of hard training, he continued to improve his proficiency in Lingfeng Finger, and now he has reached the level of stretching and has mastered the way to transmit force.

Compared with Zhao Ba, he is not much behind.

Shen Qing looked around at everyone and asked, "Is there anyone among you who is best at archery?"

No one responded.

Shen Qing felt helpless. He looked at Shen Xiaohu and said solemnly, "You will hide behind us later, and then act according to the situation. It is the most difficult to defend against hidden arrows."

Shen Xiaohu nodded heavily and said, "Okay."

After giving the instructions, Shen Qing bowed to Xiao Zhi and the others and said, "Please follow me."

……

The outer city area outside the West City Gate.

In a low shantytown stands an extremely eye-catching house.

It has smooth walls, blue bricks and black tiles, and is shaded by green trees. A stone-paved path leads to a half-open wooden door.

It is in sharp contrast with the simple houses around it.

Inside the mansion, Zhao Ba, a hero from West City, was sitting in the main seat in the main hall of the mansion.

He was wearing a black robe and had a stern expression. His hands kept tapping on the table, making a dull "dong dong dong" sound.

"It's already this late, why hasn't that kid come yet?"

After a while, some of the subordinates became impatient and started complaining.

Zhao Ba picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, then put it down and said in a low voice: "I have sent someone over. Even if he doesn't want to come, I will bring him here. In this Taiping County, except for those dignitaries, no one can give me face."

"Don't worry, good things take time. I'm just a small hunter, I can't make much waves."

Just then, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a knock on the door.

Zhao Ba waved his hand, signaling his men to be quiet.

"Okay, the person I called is here."

One of the men took the initiative to step forward, walked behind the door and opened it.

I saw Shen Qing standing outside the door, wearing a gray-green cotton coat.

(End of this chapter)