"Why haven't Jiao'er's signal been sent yet?" A middle-aged man walked around anxiously and said to himself.

"Zhouzhu, village master..." The voice of his subordinates calling him came from outside the door.

He quickly walked out of the room and said, "How is it? Did the young village leader send a signal?"

The subordinate gasped and said, "No, the village master, the Ouyang Manor from Sunrise Villa has arrived!"

"It's so late. Didn't Ouyang Manor say that he delayed the road and would not arrive tomorrow morning?" Lian Teng thought to himself, why did he arrive now?

"Where are they now?" Lian Teng asked.

"They are about to have the yard where the village leader rests." The subordinate replied quickly.

Lian Teng weighed the matter for a while, and the time agreed with Lian Jiao was almost here, so he couldn't come and go see Ouyang Zhen first.

"Let's go ahead and lead the way. We will go outside the yard to welcome Ouyang Manor Master." Lian Teng said to the report's subordinate.

The two walked towards the gate of the yard together. When they stopped at the gate of the yard, they heard a burst of rapid horse hooves.

After a while, several horses had entered Lian Teng. After everyone dismounted, Lian Teng stepped forward and said to a middle-aged man in brocade clothes: "The owner of Ouyang came late at night, and Lian couldn't go to the dock to greet him in person. Please forgive me!"

The big man from Jinye was Ouyang Zhen. He looked very tired and walked to Lian Teng and said, "Lian Village Master is too polite. Ouyang Zhen came too hastily. If you want Lian Village Master to greet him late at night, it should be Ouyang Zhen who said sorry, but Ouyang Zhen could not come early?"

"The owner of Ouyang Manor Fei Ge sent a letter to indicate that the genius had just returned, but it was here tonight. Could it be that something happened on the way?" Lian Teng is an old man. From Ouyang Zhen's face, he realized that something must have happened to arrive in advance.

"Yes, even the village leader has such a good eye!" Ouyang Zhen said.

The two of them walked into the yard while talking.

"There are many people here, let's go in and talk in detail." Ouyang Zhen said as he walked.

"Okay, please Lord Ouyang!" Lian Teng led the road ahead.

The two sat down in the inner hall, Lian Teng quickly asked someone to serve tea. After Ouyang Zhen took a sip of tea, he left everyone behind and ordered someone to put his hands outside. Without his instructions, no one was allowed to come in except to find Lian Jiao's signal.

"Is it safe to speak here? Even the village leader." Ouyang Zhen asked first.

"This is my private residence. All the leaders of the Thirteen Waters have a house in Duanqing Village. All the servants here are carefully selected by my village and are absolutely loyal to me, so they speak here absolutely safely!" Lian Teng explained.

"Did the village leader send someone to assassinate Lin Qimeng, the eldest daughter of the Lin family in Jiangnan?" Ouyang Zhen said straight into the corner.

Lian Teng was shocked and sweated coldly, "No, this is so possible, how could I mess with the Lin family? I have no grudges with him."

"No, even the village leader, do you know why I stayed for a day and a night?" Ouyang Zhen asked again.

"Please let Ouyang Manor Master make it clear?" Lian Teng didn't know whether the matter was exposed or he just heard a little news to test him, but now he wanted to get along with the relationship between Ouyang Zhen and the prime minister Li Yuanchao, how could he dare to offend the prime minister's spokesperson in the world.

Ouyang Zhen said intently: You still pretend not to know. I see how you hide it. So he took out something from his arms and threw it on the table in front of Lian Teng and said: "Lord Lian, what do you think this is?"

Lian Teng glanced at the things on the table, and suddenly he felt cold sweat in his head and said, "Master, where did you get this jade ring?" His voice was trembling as he spoke, and he had already stood up.

"Where did I get it? The village master doesn't need to ask. I took it out, and even if I have no malice towards the village master, I think the village master should be honest with me, right?" Ouyang Zhen continued to drink a sip of water to relieve the pain of being exhausted.

When Lian Teng heard that Ouyang Zhen had no malice, he calmed down and said, "Is this the token of the person sent by Lian to contact the killer?"

"So, the killer was instructed by the leader of the village." Ouyang Zhen continued.

"Yes, it was Lian's instructor. I just wanted to get rid of Cao Ruifeng's helper." Lian Teng had to debut with Pan Teng.

"You are too rash. Who is the Lin family? Have you found out clearly?" Ouyang Zhen pointed at Lian Teng and cursed.

"Isn't he just a very rich family?" Lian Teng was just a robber who robbed the family. Although he had to get to his current status with a little cleverness, how could he know the secrets of some aristocratic families in the world.

"Do you know that the Lin family was also one of the aristocratic families in the martial arts world twenty years ago? Although there have been no one in the Lin family walking around the world for the past twenty years, even if the building is about to be covered, its roots must be deep. Fortunately, I have already cut off the thread for you. Otherwise, even if the prime minister protects you, you will not be able to escape death." Ouyang Zhen obviously didn't want Lian Teng to know too much, so he could only vaguely tell him not to provoke the Lin family.

Lian Teng was really shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the Lin family was so powerful. He immediately started to sweat. He knew whether he could have a place among the 13th water heroes on the Crescent River. He could only rely on the person in front of him. He could not help but listen to his words: "What the owner of the village is that Lian was too hasty, and Lian asked them to stop acting!"

"Even the village master is so just right. By the way, it's so late, even the village master's clothes are still so neat and in such a good spirit. Who are you waiting for?" Ouyang Zhen's eyes were so smart that he had long discovered something wrong with Lian Teng tonight.

"The owner of Ouyang Manor is really good at seeing. Lian is indeed waiting for someone, but it is not the other person himself, but the signal of the child Lian Jiao." Lian Teng said proudly.

Ouyang Zhen's heart skipped a beat. What was Lian Teng doing? He was worried about what trouble he caused and asked: "What will happen to the master of Lian tonight?"

"Yes, if we can accomplish things tonight, these thirteen people will be in control." Lian Teng said proudly.

I don’t know if Ouyang Zhen is sensitive or if he is a little embarrassed. He always feels that Lian Teng’s words are inappropriate, as if something will happen, so he asked: “Lian Village Master, what plan are you implementing?”

Lian Teng then seduced Lian Jiao to Xiao He, the maid of Cao Ruifeng, to deceive Xiao He, and then let Xiao He poison him, and let Lian Jiao take the opportunity to take Cao Ruifeng's chastity, then control Cao Ruifeng, obtain the foundation of Duanqingzhai, and then tell Ouyang Zhendao this strategy of controlling the thirteen water heroes.

After hearing this, Ouyang Zhen also thought it was a clever plan, so he continued to ask: "Even Jiao Xianniang is really lucky. I heard that Cao Ruifeng is one of the few beauties in the world. His martial arts are also mastered by his father Cao Gongfang. He is also smart. But I heard that she is a strong woman. Will Lian Xianniang be..."

"It shouldn't be. Jiao'er convinced the girl that the world's strange and lewd medicine "Dielianhua", and Xiaohe is also an insider. It should be successful." Lian Teng weighed it carefully and said.

Ouyang Zhen seemed to suddenly notice something was wrong, but he couldn't say it for a moment. Suddenly, there was a sound of making an update outside the door, which woke the two of them up. Ouyang Zhen said first: "Lian Village Master, Lian Wei Nephew, when will you send a signal?"

"Tonight Yin hour." Lian Teng thought of something as soon as he finished speaking. He sat down on the chair with a swish, and the sweat beads oozing out of his head were bigger than pearls.

"It's past now, and there is no signal from my nephew. I guess something must have happened." Ouyang Zhen analyzed to Lian Teng, who had already thought of the answer.

After a while, Lian Teng came back to his senses and said to Ouyang Manor Master in a trembling voice: "Master Master, what should we do now?"

Ouyang Zhen had to save himself, a chess piece he cultivated, and thought for a while: "Lianzhaimaster, please calm down first. Now the agreed time has passed. No message has been heard from the nephew. It is said that Nephew may have fallen into their hands. But according to my analysis, Nephew will either lose his life or be imprisoned to threaten the leader. I think Cao Ruifeng will not be so stupid, so I think she will choose the second one, so maybe Cao Ruifeng has not asked for anything, and that girl may have lost her chastity."

A knock on the door suddenly came from outside the door. Lian Teng was shocked and quickly got up to open the door. Ouyang Zhen also stared at the door tightly.

The door opened, and the subordinate who came in was the one who reported to him. He saw that the subordinate muttered a few words in Lian Teng's ear, and then went out again.

Lian Teng turned around and came back, sat down and said to Ouyang Zhen, "The girl just asked Xiao He to call Cao Gongqing over and bring a set of men's clothes."

Ouyang Zhen pondered for a while and said, "It is expected to invite Cao Gongqing over, but it is a bit intriguing to bring a set of men's clothes."

"Could Jiao'er succeed?" Lian Teng said excitedly.

"This is not impossible, but even the nephew cannot send a signal, which means that the person must be in the hands of that girl." Ouyang Zhen said.

"This girl Cao Ruifeng has a very resolute personality. Will she kill Jiao'er with one knife?" Lian Teng became worried again when he remembered Cao Ruifeng's usual personality.

"I don't think so. If she asked Cao Gongqing to bring that set of men's clothing over, it would mean that Jiao Xian's nephew is not worried about his life now." Ouyang Zhen said.

"What the owner of the manor means is that the man's clothes were prepared for Jiao'er?" Lian Teng also understood and said.

"Yes, if this owner was not guessing correctly, it should be like this." Ouyang Zhen gently stroked his beard and said.

"Then how will they treat Jiao'er?" How could the son not care about his safety in the hands of others?

"Even the village leader, you don't need to worry, you will see it at the condolence meeting this morning." Ouyang Zhen said.

After talking for so long, Lian Teng realized that Ouyang Zhen had no rest all night and said:

"The Ouyang Manor Master comes overnight and must be quite tired. Now it's still time to dawn. Will the manor take a break? I'll ask someone to prepare a room for the manor?" Lian Teng asked the man in front of him for the safety of his son.

"Even the village master is too polite, but this village master doesn't need it anymore. There is one thing I have to do tonight for the village master to help." Ouyang Zhen refused.

"What order does the owner of the manor have? Lian will do it!" Lian Teng stood up and promised.

"The village leader is so serious, it's just a small matter. It doesn't take much attention from the village leader. Just take a little attention." Ouyang Zhen also said politely.

"Please make it clear if the owner of the manor!"

"Deng Yinghao, one of the four masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, came to Jiangnan to do business, but was killed on a hillside where few people walked around in Mianyue Mountain. From the escaped guard, he learned that he was dead at the hands of the Saint-Handed Scholar Hua Wuqing. You know the martial arts of the White-Handed Scholar. Even the world's top master may not be able to kill him easily. The White-Handed Scholar Deng Yinghao only has a fatal scar on his body. As far as I know, the Saint-Handed Scholar Hua Wuqing's martial arts are concerned.

Not very powerful, he will never be able to kill the white-faced man Deng Yinghao within a few moves. I think something is strange. This saint-hand scholar Hua Wuqing has been missing for twenty years. How could he appear in Mianyue Mountain for no reason? Could it be that he has mastered some peerless martial arts in the past twenty years? If this is the case, he will openly challenge the Prime Minister's Mansion and will definitely rely on it. In this case, we will have another enemy. Even the leader of the village should be careful." Ouyang Zhen reminded.

"I've heard of this for a long time. Ouyang's owner meant that I could find out his whereabouts?" Lian Teng was not stupid. He still understood this truth, otherwise Ouyang Zhen would not have controlled these thirteen watermen through him.

"Yes, even the master of the village is really aligned with each other. This is what the owner of this village means. However, since the saint-hand scholar Hua Wuqing killed the white-faced man Deng Yinghao, there has been no news about him. It is rumored that he is still walking around here, so he asked the master to help pay attention. After all, this will be the world of the master of the village, and he can't escape the master's eyes." Ouyang Zhen praised him.

"After a small matter, Lian will definitely pay attention to it carefully. Should Lian send someone to arrest him and hand him over to the owner for treatment?" Lian Teng asked kindly.

"Even the village master does not need to do anything, so I must be careful to alert the enemy. Just pass his whereabouts to this owner. As for dealing with this person, this owner has his own strategy. Even the village master should not worry. Even the village master should do his job well." Ouyang Zhen's last few words meant a lesson, but Lian Teng had to listen. Who said that his status in the eyes of the prime minister is not as high as his?

"Originally, at today's mourning meeting, the thirteen people in charge of the thirteen people will come to discuss the candidates for the Xiaren Zong Village. Originally, half of the archers supported me to sit in the position of the archers. Now that Jiao'er is in their hands, will our plan be lost?" Lian Teng felt that there was no need to rest until now, so he told the things he was worried about.

"Yes, they have hostages in hand, and they do have an advantage. At that time, they threaten you with the nephew Lian Jiao, and you can't help but refuse to agree to her support her as the head of the village." Ouyang Zhen analyzed the problem with another headache.

"Realistically speaking, she has already given Jiao'er a gift, but she doesn't kill him. She is just for the position of the chief camp leader. She can still make such a decision under severe injuries. It seems that she just knew that she was a strong woman before, but she didn't expect that she was a stoic woman. Even if she was ruined by her reputation, she would not give in!" Lian Teng said with some concern.

"Yes, I used to know this girl too superficially. She is definitely not a woman who can deal with it. She is a tiger father without a dog. How should we deal with it this morning? Be careful." Ouyang Zhen also felt the problem was serious.

Lian Teng felt that the situation was serious because he was the one who got the actual benefits. If he couldn't get the position of the head of the village today, he would have no chance in the future.

"There's it." Ouyang Zhen's eyes lit up: "The position of the chief camp leader may not necessarily fall into the hands of the yellow-haired girl."

Lian Teng asked happily when he learned that there was hope, "What is the solution for the owner of the manor?"

"Do you know that the imperial court recruited the 13th route of the Xinyue River five years ago?" Ouyang Zhen asked.

"I know, I was also named a river deacon at that time." Lian Teng said.

"Do you know that the Prime Minister has always advocated pacifying your thirteen people, but the emperor today refused to agree, saying that war would start again and the people would advocate recruitment for peace, and grant an official position to let you manage the river and hand over a little tax bank to the treasury. All the recruitment was three years ago." Ouyang Zhen was already calling for wind and rain in the prime minister's mansion at that time. How could he not know about this small matter?

"Yes, the parcel was stable at that time. No one wanted to bear the reputation of a robber for the rest of his life, so except for a few roads, the rest agreed to recruit and also appointed the chief village chief as the governor of the river. They did not need to face the saint or go to Beijing or something." Lian Teng knew that it was because of this that he found him and let him enter the prime minister's fellow to control the Crescent River waterway. Cao Gongqing's death may be related to the prime minister, and Minding was to control the river.

"Yes, the position of the chief village chief is not the thirteen people who are mourning today. In other words, even if that girl becomes the chief village chief now, as long as the prime minister obstructs the court, she will not be the governor of the river. At that time, as long as the prime minister speaks a few words before the saint, the position of the governor of the river will not be yours." Ouyang Zhen intended to point out Lian Teng.

"Yes, even if she is let to be the chief camp leader, if there is no imperial edict from the emperor, she will not be the governor of the river for a day. Other camp leaders will think that the court does not agree with their current status. Now they are used to being no longer a thief but a soldier. If they cannot maintain their status after changing to the chief camp leader, they will..." Lian Teng followed the words and said.

"Yes, as long as the morale of the army is unstable, we can take the opportunity to rise. With the prime minister in the court, we will be able to go smoothly..." As soon as Ouyang Zhen said this, he heard a knock on the door.

Lian Teng stood up and shouted, "Who is outside?"

"The village master, there are three people who claim to be the disciples of Ouyang Manor at the door to see Ouyang Manor." Someone outside the door replied.

Ouyang Zhen replied, "It's my three disciples, one of them is the prime minister's son."
To be continued...