The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 153 Finding Wealth in Danger

"Wealth and honor are achieved through risk! Isn't it risky for us to help the Mongols behind the backs of those old guys?"

Guo Jing's breathing became disordered, but fortunately those people's martial arts skills were ordinary and no one noticed for a while.

Niu Cheng was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Never mind. You've always been the smartest among us, so I'll just listen to you."

The tall porter whispered, "Brother, you need to act quickly. The woman only drank one cup, and the drug won't last long."

"Go!"

The tall and short men nodded, took a deep breath, took out short knives from their arms, and stepped forward.

After all, he is the famous "Hero of Peace" in the northwest, and they are just two minions, so how can they not be nervous.

Gu Ping'an wanted to listen a few more words, but the other party was ready to kill him, so he could no longer pretend.

When the two porters arrived in front of him, he suddenly opened his eyes and struck out with both palms.

With such a huge gap in strength, the two men didn't even have time to show fear before the fierce palm wind reached their chests.

Two figures flew backwards like dead leaves blown by a strong wind, smashing a round table hard, and then there was no movement.

Something unexpected happened, and Niu Cheng and others, who had just been full of pride, suddenly changed their expressions.

"How come you're okay?" Several people took a step back involuntarily, their faces filled with horror, looking at Gu Ping'an in disbelief.

Gu Ping'an slowly stood up, and Mu Nianci in his arms also "slowly woke up".

"Brother Guo, let's do it."

"escape!"

The "Second Brother" was quite smart. He knew he was no match for his opponent, so he turned around and ran away without any hesitation.

This place was only three or five feet away from the door, but before he could rush to the door, a figure appeared in front of him.

He was startled and turned around and jumped up, trying to escape through the window.

Although it was a good idea, unfortunately, the person was still in the air and was pulled by the collar from behind.

The next moment, several important acupoints on his body were pressed, and he flew up into the clouds and fell heavily to the ground.

These people are qualified to serve as escorts in the Fengxiang Escort Agency Headquarters, and they are quite capable. In terms of skills, they are at least not inferior to the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River.

But facing Gu Ping'an and the other two, this level is far from enough.

In less than half a cup of tea, all the eleven people had their acupoints sealed, and they were groaning in the corner, forming a pile of Arhats.

Gu Ping'an took out the antidote from the two dead porters' hands and woke up everyone in the hall.

"what on earth is it?"

Amidst the noise, Niu Han looked around with a confused look on his face.

Gu Ping'an shook his head helplessly: "I'm afraid only you can explain this matter."

Upon hearing this, Niu Han's face suddenly changed and his gaze turned sharply to Niu Cheng who was subdued on the ground, feeling heartbroken.

He staggered a few steps, stepped forward and asked, "Cheng'er, what on earth is going on?"

Niu Cheng lowered his head with a complicated expression, showing both unwillingness and some regret. He moved his lips but didn't know how to start.

The "Second Brother" was different from him. He still had a cruel look on his face and sneered.

"Hmph, now that it's come to this, what else is there to say? I underestimated that guy named Gu, so I just have to admit defeat."

"Zhong'er, what are you talking about?!"

Seeing his reaction, Pang Bin's eyes were full of disbelief.

It turned out that this "second brother" was actually his nephew.

Gu Ping'an felt helpless. The sons and nephews of the chief and deputy chief escorts were all bribed. It was really unbelievable.

After locking the group of people in the woodshed, Niu and Pang forced themselves to calm down the escorts and guests before rushing to interrogate them.

Seeing that the two men looked solemn and were reluctant to speak, Gu Ping'an had no choice but to ask on their behalf: "Was it you two who planned the poisoning today?" Niu Cheng still lowered his head and said nothing.

Pang Zhong looked up at him and knew that he had failed today and there was no possibility of recovery, so he decided not to hide it.

"Yes, unfortunately I still underestimated you."

Gu Pingan ignored what he said next and asked, "Were you also responsible for the deaths of three escort leaders and several escorts?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"To lure back all the escort leaders and escorts who are out there and capture them all in one fell swoop."

Pang Zhong said with a sneer, his eyes were cold, Pang Bin had never seen him look like this before.

"Besides, these three old guys are the most stubborn and will inevitably get in the way in the future."

"You evil creature!" Pang Bin was furious. "Those are all uncles and elders who love you like their own son or nephew!"

"So what?" Pang Zhong curled his lips.

"You! Bastard!"

Pang Bin was so angry that he was shaking all over, pointing his finger at Pang Zhong. If Gu Ping'an hadn't passed on his internal energy to help him calm down, he would have fainted from anger on the spot.

"Cheng'er, Zhong'er, how could you be so cruel and crazy?"

Niu Han's voice was hoarse. He could hardly believe that his son and nephew, whom he had watched grow up, would do such a heinous and unethical thing.

Not sure if it was out of guilt or fear, Niu Cheng lowered his head even lower.

"Heartbroken? We are just trying to make a living."

Pang Zhong snorted coldly, with no regrets on his face and a sick smile.

"My plan was flawless. If it weren't for Gu's interference, would you still be here to lecture me?"

"Future? Plan?" Gu Ping'an asked again, "Tell me, how are you fighting for this future?"

Pang Zhong didn't intend to hide anything and told everything in a few words.

Today, Fengxiang Escort Agency has more than ten branches, and most of the large and small martial arts schools in the prefectures and cities near Fengxiang are descendants of Wang Chongyang's former subordinates.

Speaking of which, Pang Zhong and Niu Cheng were in the same boat. Among the rebel army back then, apart from Wang Chongyang and the old grandmother, the old men from both families had the best martial arts skills.

But in this generation, they are the least talented among their peers. No matter how hard they try, their martial arts skills are still mediocre.

Among the three cousins of the Pang family, Pang Zhong has the lowest martial arts skills and has been disfavored since childhood, which has led to his increasingly extreme temperament.

Niu Cheng was originally fine, but unexpectedly, the Niu family had another son ten years ago, and his position as the young chief escort leader was suddenly shaken.

The Mongols were not successful in the war in Pingyang Prefecture, and now that they have destroyed Western Xia, they are setting their sights on Jingzhao Prefecture.

Fengxiang Prefecture is close to the ancient capital Chang'an, and is guarded by Tongguan and Xianyang. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

In the escort agency business, there are many people who practice martial arts and have strong communication skills.

Before Subutai's troops moved, he sent people to contact the Fengxiang Escort Agency.

If we can coordinate internal and external forces, we can capture Fengxiang Prefecture without bloodshed.

Although the visitor was politely rejected by Niu Han, he met Niu Cheng and Pang Zhong when he left.

It happened that Niu Han had just gathered the descendants of the rebel army to discuss raising the banner of rebellion, but failed.

Both of them were conceited, but they did not have the courage to take risks and start a rebellion. The Mongolian envoy tempted them with high positions and generous salaries, and the two sides hit it off.

Most of the descendants of the rebel army strictly abided by the legacy, especially those who stayed in the escort agencies.

After some testing, with their prestige, no one was interested except the new young escort.

This led to the incident where Lu Zhanyuan happened to encounter the "beating and killing of the employer".

(End of this chapter)