Thanks to He Yunxiao's internal strength for many days, Pang Jian, the former leader of the dagger gang, has fully recovered from his injuries and strength.

His peak state may not have been restored yet, but fighting an ordinary eighth-level warrior is not a big problem.

There are currently fifty-six warriors in the Short Sword Gang. Among them, the gang leader Pang Jian is a ninth-grade warrior. The three helmsmen plus the junior gang leader Pang Ce make a total of four eighth-grade warriors. The rest include twenty-one seventh-grade warriors and six-grade warriors.

There are twenty-five warriors of the first grade, and five warriors of the fifth grade and below.

Before Pang Jian was injured, there were about 200 to 300 members of the Dagger Gang. After being attacked by the Iron Eagle Gang and the Snake Tiger Gang for days, and with the separation of people's hearts, only this number was left.

He Yunxiao didn't care. Pang Jian's injury this time seemed to have greatly weakened the strength of the dagger gang, but it was actually a "favorite washing" operation.

The brothers who have experienced the trough of the Dagger Gang and are still willing to stay are the real backbone of the gang.

What's more, in this wave of "washing out fans", most of the people washed away are low-level warriors, and the high-end strength has not been greatly lost. The Dagger Gang is a well-disciplined gang, and it is perfect for them to serve as the skeleton to build a huge force.

He Yunxiao didn't realize how much money it takes to support a gang until he became the leader of the Dagger Gang.

The monthly basic salary for a sixth-grade warrior is three taels of silver, which is slightly higher than the salary of Hong Lu who works in Jiangnan Weaving. The monthly basic salary for a seventh-grade warrior is 10 taels, for an eighth-grade warrior is thirty taels, and for a ninth-grade warrior is one hundred taels. Plus those below the fifth grade

Warriors. Just the fixed expense of salary alone, the short sword gang has to eat more than 500 taels of silver every month. Plus gang benefits, food, equipment loss, medicinal materials consumption, house rent due to scattered living...

Headache.

However, there are still benefits to cultivating power. Firstly, the safety of the female protagonists is protected to a certain extent. Zirui and Yinyun are always guarded secretly by brothers from the Dagger Gang, and Daqi Bank is not afraid of anyone making trouble. Secondly, there are people who can take action.

Like catching a bird or something.

He Yunxiao was discussing with Pang Jian the situation of Yin Jing's Jianghu.

According to Sister Jiang's information, the Jianghu forces in Yin Jingcheng have been severely penetrated by the Yan State. Once a war breaks out and the Yan army comes to Yin Jing, many moles may suddenly appear. This must be guarded against.

While the two were talking, there was a brother outside the house asking to see him.

After He Yunxiao let him into the house, the boy shouted to Pang Jian without saying a word: "Gang leader! I'll catch the egret you want for you!"

Pang Jian said angrily: "How outrageous! Brother He saved my Dagger Clan from the fire and water, and you still call me the leader of the Clan, aren't you an ungrateful person?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the gang leader had been replaced. He was stunned at first and didn't say anything, and then he was scolded by Pang Jian, and then he knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed to He Yunxiao to admit his mistake.

"Gang leader, please forgive me, little one..."

He Yunxiao stood up, helped the man up, and dusted off the dust that had fallen on the shoulder of the road.

"A man has gold at his knees, why are you kneeling to me?"

"The little one did something wrong."

"If you make a mistake, correct it. If you hurt others, find a way to make up for it. I, He Yunxiao, am neither heaven and earth nor the emperor's parents. I don't need you to kneel down. If you feel sorry for me, do good things in the future. I believe I will still stay with us now.

None of the brothers who live and die together in this gang is a coward. It’s a small matter, it’s nothing, so get up.”

He Yunxiao picked up the young man who was in tears after what he said, and said, "What's your name?"

The young man shouted: "Gang leader! My name is Chen Xiaolong!"

He Yunxiao patted him on the shoulder, "Yes, I have a childhood friend whose surname is Chen. Come and take me to see the egrets."

Yinjing is north of Yinjing, and egrets will fly to the south in winter. To find an egret, this guy would have to ride a horse and gallop, which would waste a lot of time.

An egret is locked in a cage. The cage is covered with a thin quilt to keep it warm.

He Yunxiao is not a bird lover, and he can't see any difference between the egrets in Qi and modern egrets.

They're just big white birds, they all look the same.

He tried his best to find someone to capture the bird. In fact, he just wanted to verify one thing, that is, what would happen if the egret stayed in Jinxianyuan.

Nanzhu’s wife said that the “strange poison: egret” comes from the feces of the egret bird.

Since it comes from feces, it means that the poison exists in the egret's body, otherwise it would not be excreted from the feces. All poisons must be measured. If the amount of poison in the egret's body is very rare, it will not affect the egret's health, and it will naturally

Can't even notice it.

Suppose... Mengbao and Egret are in the same situation...

Meng Bao was not poisoned suddenly, but had been poisoned all the time. But under certain circumstances, the toxin suddenly increased for some reason...

Mengbao was fine until he was suddenly poisoned in Jinxianyuan. This variable was the Jinxianyuan that caused Mengbao to be poisoned twice!

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Generally, the coming-of-age ceremony for the eldest princess is not a major ceremony, at most it is a small gathering attended by parents, relatives and friends.

However, Meng Qingqian was different. Because of her status, the civil and military officials of the court and all kinds of merchants tried their best to appear familiar in front of her. The originally good coming-of-age ceremony became bigger and bigger, and finally it almost reached the scale of the Queen Mother's birthday last year.

Meng Qingqian sat at the table in the palace to review the memorial.

She could have read lazily by the tea table, but since hanging out with He Yunxiao, her time has become increasingly scarce. Every time she reads the book, she must concentrate on it and speed up, otherwise she will not finish it at all.

The coming-of-age ceremony is coming tomorrow, and the number of things that need to be handled and ordered by her has increased sharply. There are a lot of memorials at once, and she is getting busier and more chaotic.

Meng Qingqian scolded He Yunxiao again in her heart.

If he hadn't been looking for trouble every day and kept saying "I miss Mengbao", I wouldn't have gone to Jinxianyuan to spend time with him every day!

It's all He Yunxiao's fault!

Meng Qingqian was so angry that she wrote much harder with her hand. From her murderous handwriting, it is not difficult to imagine that tonight another minister will be scared and sleepless all night. The minister never imagined that the eldest princess was full of murderous intent.

In fact, the reply was not deliberately aimed at him, it was just that the dog man was angry.

While Meng Qingqian was whipping He Yunxiao repeatedly, an inconspicuous bird flew in from the window and landed on her table, standing quietly.

This little bird is also the only bird in the imperial palace that can fly into Changhe Palace.

Because it was given by He Yunxiao.

Meng Qingqian watched the red whistle bird land on the table, and she felt even more angry. She knew what He Yunxiao had brought to her without even looking.

It's nothing more than those few sentences.

Meng Qingqian was determined to deal with political affairs, so he ignored the red whistle and concentrated on replying to the memorial.

The red whistling bird is neither noisy nor fussy. It stands on the table, looks left and right, and pecks the table from time to time. I don't know if it is hungry or something.

Since the red whistle came, Meng Qingqian felt itchy in her heart. Although she wanted to focus on political affairs, she could not concentrate. The speed of correcting memorials dropped off a cliff.

She looked at the red whistle with resentment, as if the red whistle was someone.

Sighing, Meng Qingqian took out a small delicate box, sprinkled a handful of millet on the table, and then took off the letter from the bird's leg.

When she spread it out, her always indifferent cheeks turned red uncontrollably.

"Mengbao, I miss you, mua! (*╯3╰)."

This bastard!
Chapter completed!