Chapter 103: Today is the best opportunity

"I, a humble woman, pay my respects to His Majesty Prince Ling." Madam Tao trembled with fear.

Yu Lingye said, "Don't be afraid."

"I just want to ask you something."

"Zhang Laowu has been looking for trouble in your inn for a long time?"

Madam Tao said, "Yes, my Lord, yes."

Yu Lingye: "Does he always come here to smash things up?"

Yu Lingye's voice was not harsh, but light, cold, and very pleasant to the ear.

Mrs. Tao's originally frightened heart inexplicably calmed down and she became a little braver.

She replied, “No.”

"In the past, Zhang Laowu would just come and cause trouble. I would apologize, give him some food and wine, and then he would leave. It's been like this for years."

"After the incident at the inn, Zhang Laowu became unscrupulous."

"It's strange to say, Zhang Laowu used to bully men and women, but he was always measured. He rarely smashed things, and he didn't dare to kill anyone. He was mostly disgusting."

"After the murder case at the inn, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He used to be a scoundrel, but now he is a robber."

Yu Lingye narrowed his eyes.

He asked Fu Mo: "Do you know who the Goshawk Gang belongs to?"

Fu Mo really didn't know this.

A small Goshawk Gang is just a small gang no matter how powerful it is.

Too young, he never cared.

"Subordinates will investigate."

Yu Lingye continued to ask Madam Tao, "Does Zhang Laowu want this inn?"

Mrs. Tao shook her head:

"Zhang Laowu only came to drive away buyers and harass the women. He never said he wanted to buy the inn."

"However, after he drove the real seller away, someone tried to take advantage of the situation and buy the inn for three to five thousand taels of silver. I wonder if they're in the same group."

Yu Lingye sorted out the whole story.

The murder case at the Full Moon Inn must have been a perfectly designed trap.

Such an impenetrable trap could not have been the work of Zhang Laowu or the Cang Ying Gang.

It must be the powerful people behind the Goshawk Gang who took action.

From Tao's answer, we can infer that

The powerful people behind the scenes did not take this small gang seriously at first.

Without a backer, Zhang Laowu can only act like a scoundrel but not act presumptuously.

After the murder at the inn,

It was only after the Goshawk Gang gained the attention of the powerful behind the scenes that Zhang Laowu became unscrupulous.

The target of the powerful behind the scenes is most likely the Stone of Immortality.

Xie Yingmian went to the Cang Ying Gang alone, and his target should also be the Longevity Stone.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Fu Mo asked.

Yu Lingye said, "Wait."

Fu Mo: "Ah?"

"She said she would be back before dark." Yu Lingye said, "Wait for her."

Fu Mo scratched his head.

That being said.

But, if the princess goes into a place like the Goshawk Gang, where all kinds of people gather, alone, what if she gets hurt?

Then he thought of his elder brother Tianjia who was guarding the princess.

With Brother Tianjia's skills, it will be no problem for him to protect the princess's safety.

Fu Mo thought about this and felt relieved.

It's still a long time before dark.

Just waiting is boring.

The inn was shabby and dusty everywhere.

Fu Mo sneezed twice.

"Your Highness, it's dirty and cold here. Why don't we go to the teahouse across the street and wait?"

"I just took a look. From the third floor of the teahouse, you can have a panoramic view of everything in the inn."

Yu Lingye originally wanted to feel the Stone of Immortality again.

pity.

After that fleeting sensation, it disappeared without a trace.

There is no point in staying here.

Yu Lingye said, "Let's go."

After Yu Lingye left.

The others in the inn breathed a sigh of relief.

His Royal Highness Prince Ling doesn't talk much and doesn't act superior.

On the contrary, he is quite different from the ruthless and cold-faced Rakshasa in the rumors.

However, the natural pressure from His Royal Highness Prince Ling, a superior, was like an invisible mountain looming over them, making it hard for them to breathe.

Cao Meng has met all kinds of people at the dock.

I have also met many dignitaries.

This is the first time I've seen someone with such momentum and pressure.

Cao Meng was in a complicated mood.

He was just acting as a middleman, helping his sworn brother sell the inn.

Who would have thought that it would attract the famous Prince Ling.

One is His Royal Highness Prince Ling, and the other is the powerful figure behind the Cang Ying Gang.

The two fought each other.

A small Black Tiger Gang was sucked into the vortex of power, like an ant being sucked into a tornado, and there was only destruction in store.

"Mr. Cui..."

Doctor Cui understood what Cao Meng meant.

He put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Cao, you often say that your Black Tiger Gang has no background and that it grew only through the trust of the gang members."

Cao Meng nodded, not understanding why.

Doctor Cui patted Cao Meng on the shoulder and said, "Wealth and honor are achieved through risk."

"If you just want to stay in a corner and be subordinate to the Goshawk Gang, then I have nothing to say."

"If you want to take control of the entire Hedu Wharf, today is the best opportunity." Doctor Cui glanced towards the teahouse when he said this.

Cao Meng widened his eyes.

He was not stupid and immediately understood what Doctor Cui was hinting at.

Imperial Doctor Cui wants His Royal Highness Prince Ling to become the backer of the Black Tiger Gang.

Can.

His Royal Highness Prince Ling is of noble status.

How could he be willing to be the backer of a small underworld gang?

That's what he thought and asked.

Doctor Cui smiled in an unfathomable way.

He stroked his beard, looking very conscientious: "Why not?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Ling is a businessman."

"If it were any other time, he probably wouldn't bother with the business at the dock."

“But it’s different now.”

"After today, oh, today is a bit late, maybe tomorrow. After tomorrow, the Goshawk Gang will completely disappear from the Hedu Wharf."

"If you can seize the opportunity, the Black Tiger Gang will be the only gang left at Hedu Wharf."

Cao Meng's heart was moved: "Mr. Cui, you, what do you mean..."

Doctor Cui's eyes darkened: "The Goshawk Gang has provoked the wrong person."

Even if Yu Lingye doesn't take action.

His Cui family will also take action.

Backstage?

Pooh!

It's like no one has any background.

To be disrespectful, except for the current emperor, the Cui family is capable of fighting against anyone else, even the current princes.

Those flies that bully the weak should have been killed long ago.

Talking.

Fu Mo turned back.

Fu Mo looked at Doctor Cui's expression and frowned, "Old man, why are you laughing so obscenely?"

Doctor Cui was furious: "How did I become vulgar?"

"No, how could I laugh? I wasn't laughing just now. I was deep."

Fu Mo said "Oh": "I can't tell."

After that, he said to Cao Meng, "You are the deputy leader of the Black Tiger Gang, right?"

"The prince invites you."

Cao Meng subconsciously glanced at Doctor Cui.

Doctor Cui nodded and gave Cao Meng an encouraging look: "Go."

Fu Mo invited Cao Meng to a private room on the second floor of the teahouse.

There was a warm feeling in the teahouse.

Yu Lingye had already taken off his cloak.

Under the cloak is a wide-sleeved outer shirt.

Yu Lingye sat by the window, holding a teacup in his hand, his posture casual.

Cao Meng didn't dare to look directly at Yu Lingye's face.

He lowered his eyes and head.

As far as the eye could see, the outer shirt was entirely black, with only dark wavy patterns embroidered with gold and silver threads on the cuffs.

The clothes are simple yet luxurious.

The pressure and dignity of the superior spread throughout the room.

There is no one more noble than this.