Chapter 25

"Speaking of the Ping Three Gates of the Old Nine Gates, everyone knows that there is a sentence to summarize it."

"That is: Yama, Prodigal, Smiling Buddha!"

"The Ping Three Gates are thieves. In the world, there are mostly bad names!"

"I said, in those years, the Ping Three Gates were the main force of tomb raiding."

"So, these people can be described as lone heroes, with at most a few apprentices under their hands."

"Walking in the mountains every day, looking for ancient tombs, life is bitter, all relying on the greed in their hearts!"

"This is like our current workers. Do you work because you like it?"

"Definitely not, it's because there is no money and you need to survive!"

"The Ping Three Gates in those years were also like this. Tomb raiding and selling goods were their main sources of income."

Zhang Lin used a few words to outline a unique social environment for the listeners.

In a special environment, the Ping Three Gates didn't raid tombs for interest, but for survival.

This is completely different from most people in the Xia Kingdom who are now obsessed with archaeology!

Even Old Lady Huo in the private room on the second floor showed a look of reminiscence when she heard this.

Zhang Lin continued: "Before we talk about the Yama, Prodigal, and Smiling Buddha of the Ping Three Gates today, I will ask everyone a question."

"Who do you think this Prodigal refers to?"

As soon as Zhang Lin asked this question, the bottom immediately became noisy.

"Mr. Zhang asked this question, isn't this insulting our intelligence?"

"Yeah! We just finished listening to the story of the Wu family master and that beauty Huo Huo Xiangu!"

"The Prodigal must be the Wu family master!"

Hearing the audience say it so surely, Zhang Yueshan in the private room on the second floor smiled and said: "The name of the Prodigal Heibei Laoliu was snatched by Wu Laogou."

"It can be seen how insidious this Wu Laogou is in his conduct!"

Yin Yin Nanfeng said: "The Wu family master is the Smiling Buddha, both compassionate and raiding the ground. If he is not strong himself, how can he save all living beings?"

Since Zhang Lin asked, it means that this sentence about the Ping Three Gates is prone to ambiguity.

Many people will mistake the Prodigal for Wu Laogou.

But in fact, the Prodigal refers to the Northwest swordsman Heibei Laoliu!

"Everyone, you are all wrong! The Wu family master is not the Prodigal, but the Smiling Buddha."

"This Prodigal refers exclusively to Heibei Laoliu of the Ping Three Gates!"

"This person is also the only one in the Old Nine Gates who has no descendants."

"After Heibei Laoliu died, his inheritance was also broken."

Hearing that there are people in the Old Nine Gates whose inheritance is completely broken.

The listeners below were all a bit sighing.

This is the problem most easily encountered when the family continues.

Once there are no descendants, it means the family is not far from destruction!

"Everyone, as for why Heibei Laoliu has no descendants, after I finish his story, you will understand."

"Let me tell you my opinion first."

"People in the Old Nine Gates all say that this Heibei Laoliu is a madman, walking alone, not even having an apprentice."

"When Huo Huo Xiangu wanted to find allies back then, the first person she ruled out was him."

"Actually, I want to say that among the Old Nine Gates, I do not admire the righteous and heroic Zhang Dafo Ye of the Upper Three Gates."

"Nor do I admire the deeply affectionate and loyal opera singer of the Upper Three Gates, Er Yuehong."

"I alone cannot forget this madman, Heibei Laoliu!"

"The story of this Northwest blade-wielder is the one that truly touches the heart!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

When Zhang Lin tells stories, he rarely injects his own emotional color.

But today, he explicitly stated that a madman whom everyone avoids is the one he finds most unforgettable.

Even though Heibei Laoliu has already vanished into the long river of history, leaving not even descendants behind.

Zhang Lin still felt that more people should hear the story of Heibei Laoliu!

Huo Huo Xiangu, hearing this from her private box, was somewhat bewildered.

Everything that happened after Heibei Laoliu arrived in Old Changsha is known to the Old Nine Gates.

As far as Huo Huo Xiangu is concerned, there is nothing earth-shattering about it!

Therefore, what Zhang Lin is talking about must be the time when Heibei Laoliu was a blade-wielder in the Northwest.

It is just that Heibei Laoliu never mentioned these things to anyone.

How could Zhang Lin know?

At this moment, Huo Huo Xiangu, who had always thought Heibei Laoliu was a lunatic, also had her curiosity piqued.

"This old woman would like to hear today what this storyteller finds so memorable about that Laoliu!"

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"Heibei Laoliu's identity was, in fact, a blade-wielder."

"Blade-wielder is a specific term; in those years, not everyone could be called a blade-wielder."

"Blade-wielders were actually a type of organization; in the Sichuan-West and Shaanxi regions, there were specialized Blade-Wielder Associations."

"These associations were scattered throughout the Northwest, forming their own groups and marking out their own territories."

"During the Great Revolution, a large number of blade-wielders also participated, stepping onto the stage of history."

"Exerting a spirit of chivalry and righteousness, they shed their blood and sacrificed their lives for the revolution."

"And what we are talking about today are the few blade-wielder associations entrenched in the Jinshajiang River basin."

"In the Jinshajiang basin, the more famous blade-wielder associations include the Gelao Society, the Shadow Kill Gang, the Outer Gang, and others!"

"The blade-wielders in these gangs were all masters of the blade."

"For example, in the Shadow Kill Gang, there were two Yi blade-wielders whose blade techniques were supernatural."

"So, how do they compare to Heibei Laoliu's blade technique?"

"Let me first describe Heibei Laoliu's level of mastery in blade technique."

"How fast was his blade? As the saying goes: pass through a busy market, and heads fall along the street."

"He walks down the street, passes by you, and your head falls off; no one can discover who swung the blade."

"Perhaps some people think I am exaggerating, but this is the real Heibei Laoliu."

"Because before he came to Old Changsha, he was the number one blade-wielder of the Gelao Society by the Jinshajiang!"

"What I am saying is the past of Heibei Laoliu that even the people of the Old Nine Gates themselves do not know!"

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