Chapter 111: In the Lower Exhibition Hall

  Jian Qiantong agreed to let Hualang and others stay to help, Wen Meng was very excited, because she was born in a martial arts family, with a natural inclination towards fighting, and besides, it was a good thing to sit back and enjoy the show.

  Gongsun Ce wrote a letter and sent someone with the homing pigeon to rush to the Tianchang County government office. If there were no problems on the way, the people from the county government would probably arrive by midnight at the latest tomorrow morning.

  Now they don't know when the mountain bandits will come, I suppose even if the county government people come tomorrow morning, it shouldn't be late.

  On a sunny afternoon in autumn, the beautiful and peaceful scenery was enjoyed by Huā Lang and others as they strolled around Qián Shì's mountain villa, which also served to clear their minds and get familiar with the terrain.

  During this period, Hua Lang and his group gained a general understanding of the situation at Qian's Mountain Villa. Qian Tong was the master of the villa, and he had a younger brother named Qian Shun who served as the second-in-command. Whenever Qian Tong was not around, Qian Shun would take charge of all matters in the villa.

  Qian Tong had a wife who gave birth to a son for Qian Tong, and Qian's younger brother Sun Mi also lived in the mansion, and then there were some servants and family members.

  The relationships between people in the mountain village were not complicated, so after Hua Lang and others understood these things, they thought about going out to take a look and see if there were any clues about the mountain bandits nearby. Qian Tong was originally worried and disagreed, but Hua Lang insisted, and he had no choice but to let Hua Lang and others go check it out.

  After leaving Qian's villa, Wen Meng smiled faintly and said, "This Qiantong is really worried, let's go out and check what's going on!"

  "He's not afraid we'll get into trouble, but rather that we'll escape and leave them behind."

  Hua Lang said that, Wen Meng looked at Hua Lang with a puzzled expression and said: "How can your thoughts be so dark? I think Qian Tong is worried that we will encounter mountain bandits."

  Hualang did not argue with Wen Meng again, because he really had nothing to say. Between people, trust is hard to establish, even if they are friends who have known each other for over a decade, it's difficult to truly trust them. They and Qiantong had only met once, so how could you make Qiantong trust him?

  So even if Qian Tong worried that they would run away and ignore him, Hua Lang didn't have any bad impression of Qian Tong because of this, after all it was a normal human reaction.

  The surroundings of Qian's villa are very beautiful, but now it is autumn, the leaves turn yellow, although they have not withered, they also give people a sense of desolation.

  They strolled along, appreciating the beautiful scenery, feeling that this life was also quite good, quiet and peaceful.

  This tranquility was soon broken, they were too far away from the Qian's villa, so that some of them lost their way. At this moment, a group of mountain bandits with big knives suddenly rushed out from both sides of the road. There weren't many bandits, but there were more than ten of them. Yin Wu and Wen Meng immediately became alert when they saw this situation.

  Those mountain bandits surrounded Hua Lang and others, then the one who seemed to be the leader looked at Hua Lang and his companions, shouting: "This road is..."

  The mountain bandits hadn't finished speaking when Hua Lang suddenly interrupted, saying: "This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass through here, leave some toll money behind, right? I say you mountain bandits are robbing people, can't you change your words?"

  Those mountain bandits were stunned for a moment. They robbed people, but when had they ever encountered someone who robbed them back? This was too humiliating.

  So the furious mountain bandit didn't say anything else, and suddenly swung his big knife to slash at Hualang. Hualang saw this, and his heart was a bit panicked. He should have known that saying those few words would enrage the mountain bandit, he shouldn't have said them, at least he could have stalled for some time to figure out the situation!

  Hualang was worried, but Wenmeng and Yiwu were excited. For them, fighting was their hobby.

  Just as they were about to launch an attack, a white shadow suddenly flashed by. Before they could see what was happening, the mountain bandits all fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

  At this time, a person stood in front of everyone. He was dressed in white clothes, with a slender figure and an extraordinary appearance. Every move he made had an air of elegance that made people envy him. The impression he gave was that he was handsome, but his handsomeness was different from Gong Sun Ce's elegance. Gong Sun Ce's elegance had the air of a scholar, while this person's handsomeness had the heroic spirit of a martial artist.

  The mountain bandits saw that they were no match for even one of them, so they didn't dare to fight again. They supported each other and left, while the handsome man turned around without looking back and was about to leave.

  But he wanted to leave, and Hualang would not be willing. Hualang stepped forward and asked with a bow: "May I ask your honorable surname?"

  The man in white glanced at Hua Lang and smiled slightly, saying: "I am Zhan Zhao!"

  Upon hearing the name Zhan Zhao, Hua Lang couldn't help but say: "Southern Hero Zhan Zhao?"

  Zhan Zhao looked puzzled and shook his head: "I have been traveling the world, but I don't have a friend who calls me Nan Xia, this brother is overpraising!"

  At this time, Zhan Zhao was not yet the Southern Knight. The Flower Gentleman secretly smiled to himself and thought it no wonder that Zhan Zhao had such a heroic air about him - he must have just started his adventures in the martial world and was still full of pride and arrogance.

  Although Zhan Zhao is not the Southern Knight at this time, Hua Lang has already made plans in his heart. It's only a matter of time before Zhan Zhao becomes the Southern Knight's cat, so he must become friends with him. Because becoming friends with Zhan Zhao, who will be the Southern Knight, makes it more convenient to do things on the rivers and lakes.

  Hua Lang suddenly spoke up, "Xian brother saved our lives, I wonder if we can get to know each other and become friends?"

  Zhan Zhao glanced at Hua Lang and thought he was a scholar, so he didn't pay much attention to him. He said casually, "Since we've met, it's fate, and all people from the five lakes and four seas are friends."

  These words were somewhat perfunctory, but Hua Lang was intelligent and naturally knew better. After Zhan Zhao finished speaking, Hua Lang smiled slightly: "Since we're friends, would you be willing to grant me the honor of having a meal together?"

  Zhan Zhao seemed unwilling to speak with Hua Lang anymore and said: "Sorry, I still have something to attend to, let's part ways here."

  Jian Zhaoyang was so arrogant, and Hua Lang was somewhat angry in his heart. At this time, Wen Meng stood up and said: "What's the point of talking to him like that? Just now it was him who didn't make a move, I alone could have handled those few mountain bandits."

  Wen Meng finished speaking, and Hua Lang nodded repeatedly: "Miss Wen is right, what she said is absolutely right! Let's go!"

  Hua Lang is deliberately trying to provoke Zhan Zhao. Since Zhan Zhao is arrogant and proud, he should be taken down a peg.

  Indeed, after Flower Boy finished speaking, Zhan Zhao immediately shouted: "What does this sentence mean? Are you looking down on me?"

  Hualang smiled slightly and said, "No, we wouldn't dare look down on you. It's clear that you're the one looking down on us."

  Zhan Zhao was speechless for a moment, just now he really didn't take Hua Lang and the others seriously, thinking they were ordinary civilians bullied by mountain bandits. But after hearing Hua Lang's words, he knew he was wrong, each of these people was not simple.