Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 91: The Four-Protecting-One Strategy
The next morning, the atmosphere in the entire Tangjiabao was very solemn!
When Tang Zheng arrived at Tang Boyuan's place, he realized that what he saw last night was not an illusion.
Last night, West Street caught fire!
All the shops of the shop owners who were invited to participate in Tang Zheng’s “Dagger Appraising Conference” were burned down last night!
A total of sixty-seven people died in the fire in seven shops.
Among them, there are six children who are about the same size as Little Bell!
Tang Zheng did not see the scene with his own eyes.
However, he could fully imagine what a tragic scene the West Street of Wulong Town was like last night.
"When the bodies were dug out , they were completely charred black and it was impossible to tell who was who." When Tang Zhongxing came back, his entire face was black.
Two days ago, he had just killed Lan Shaoze's two concubines.
And today, Yinlan Villa responded by giving them sixty-seven lives!
It is impossible for Lan Shaoze to do such a big thing as setting fire to West Street alone. Since Yinlan Villa has started to take action, it means that they will not lie dormant any longer...
"The Qintian Sect and the Zhaixing Sect, which are overshadowing the Yinlan Villa, have been fighting each other recently because of Feng Le's death. Both sects want to pull the Yinlan Villa to their side. The Yinlan Villa has suddenly turned from a bitter vegetable being forced to pay back debts by the two major sects into a popular commodity!" Tang Zhongxing slammed the table.
"The pressure on Yinlan Villa has suddenly eased. They will definitely not watch our Tangjiabao grow bigger." Tang Boyuan said.
However, no one expected that Yinlan Villa would do it so directly!
West Street has always been the territory of Yinlan Villa. They burned down seven shops in one go, showing that they had no intention of taking the shops back.
The situation in Wulong Town has just turned in favor of Tangjiabao, but the move by Yinlan Villa will definitely make more people return to the sidelines again!
Because they have already seen the fate of those West Street shop owners who were the first to surrender to Tangjiabao.
"Were all the personnel we deployed on West Street called back on the night we were attacked?" Tang Zheng asked.
"That's right!" Tang Boyuan replied.
Although the influence of Yinlan Villa is deeply rooted in West Street, if all the personnel of Tangjiabao had not been transferred back, they would not have been able to burn down seven shops last night!
Tang Zheng pinched his fingers.
The timing chosen by Hidden Blue Villa is really incredible.
His students are still recovering from their injuries, and now is the time when Tangjiabao is at its weakest!
Previously, because of the news that Mo Feng was going to personally come to Tangjiabao to deliver the invitation, it seemed as if a layer of gold paper was hanging over the head of Tangjiabao. However, this layer of gold paper was completely burned by the fire at Yinlan Villa.
The hall fell into silence.
Tick, tick.
The exquisitely carved wooden clepsydra pointed to noon.
Tang Xiaotang's angry voice suddenly came from outside: "Dad! Yinlan Villa has provoked us several times and is too bullying. Take us with you and take them down together!"
Tang Zheng raised his head and saw that there were a dozen or so disciples from Tang Family Castle following Tang Xiaotang.
They all had wounds on their bodies, but there was determination in their eyes.
"Nonsense." Tang Boyuan flipped the table over heavily. "With all the injuries you have now, rushing straight to Yinlan Villa is what they want!"
"But, are we just going to watch Hidden Blue Villa shit on our heads?" Tang Xiaotang asked.
"That's none of your business!" Tang Boyuan said angrily.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.
Tang Boyuan's face looked ugly, and Tang Xiaotang and the others' faces weren't much better.
Tang Zheng sighed and stood up: "Xiaotang, how many of you can get up from the bed ? It doesn't matter if you can fight or not, as long as you can get up."
Tang Boyuan looked at Tang Zheng in shock - did he really want to take these children to Yinlan Villa?
"Twenty-three people!" Tang Xiaotang was surprised, "No, thirty people! We have thirty people!"
"Okay." Tang Zheng changed the subject and said, "Then everyone, crawl to the lecture hall now. I have a very important lesson to teach!"
"Ah?" Tang Xiaotang didn't react immediately.
…
The lecture hall in Tangjiabao has not been used for a long time.
The lecture hall still maintained the messy scene before they went to Wulong Town for social practice, with posters drawn and flyers written.
Tang Xiaotang said there were thirty people, but actually thirty-three people came.
Apart from Tang Xuan, Tang Yu, who was the most seriously injured, actually crawled in.
Tang Zheng didn't look at him. He was at the front, tearing out a large piece of paper, grinding ink, and writing with a brush, writing three big words - Four Protect One!
The young men from Tang Family Castle were all confused.
Four protecting one?
What does "four protect one" mean?
"In my hometown, there is a game that has been popular for hundreds of years. It has undergone many changes in form, but its essence remains unchanged. In this game, each side has five people, and each of them has different responsibilities in the team. The person with the greatest responsibility is the one who plays the role of 'Carry'. They are not the strongest in the team at the beginning, but as the game progresses, their strength increases and they will become stronger than others..."
"Uh, Master, do you mean... to play games with us?" Xiao Lingdang and the others didn't understand at all.
However, some of Tang Xiaotang's older children had already fallen into silent thought.
Tang Zheng continued, "Four protecting one is a tactic in the game! At the beginning of the game, four people will protect the player who plays the role of 'Carry' with all their strength, so that he can improve his strength as quickly as possible, and finally lead their team to victory!"
Except for the children who were too young and still a little confused, Tang Xiaotang and the others understood Tang Zheng's meaning almost immediately.
"So, the two sides in this game now are our Tang Family Castle and Yinlan Villa." Tang Xiaotang said.
"And we are the players from Tangjiabao who play the role of Kai...or something like that!" Tang Zixie continued her words.
Tang Zheng nodded and wrote the five letters "Carry" on the white paper.
In fact, he himself has never played that type of game, and he is not a player who can play team battle games, but at least he is also a game practitioner, and not playing it himself does not mean that he does not understand it.
Ah Zhi looked at the five letters written by Tang Zheng and asked, "Wait, is this the code you promised to teach me?"
Tang Zheng: “…”
The anger in the lecture hall gradually subsided.
Although the game Tang Zheng described was very different from the games they played when they were children, they also knew that the point Tang Zheng wanted to make was not the game itself.
Rather, it is the awareness of Carry!
If a player who plays the role of "Carry" is always weak , then their side will definitely lose the game.
"It's a game, we can afford to lose." Tang Xuan nodded, and said with some fear: "The battle between us Tang Family Castle and Hidden Blue Villa is not a game, Tang Family Castle can't afford to lose!"
"I'm sorry, Master. We were too impulsive just now." Tang Xiaotang stood up.
Tang Zheng was very pleased that they were still able to listen to him even at such a furious moment, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Those sixty-seven lives were lost because of Tang Zheng’s “Dagger Appraising Conference ?” He was of course angry, but what he didn’t want to hear even more was the news of Tang Xiaotang and the others’ deaths!
"Then... is the Master the Carry?" Little Bell asked, looking up as if she understood.
"Me?" Tang Zheng smiled meaningfully, "Of course not!"
"What is the Master?" the other children also asked.
"Of course, I am the one who hides in the darkness and deals the fatal blow to the opponent's Carry!" Tang Zheng replied with a smile.
…
Tang Boyuan knew the personalities of his children very well, so when they all lay back in bed obediently, he became even more curious about Tang Zheng.
He asked Tang Xiaotang and the others why they suddenly decided not to go and die. As a result, Tang Xiaotang talked to him a lot of nonsense, about carry and four protecting one, but he didn't understand a word.
After hearing this, Tang Zheng patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "Well, this is called the generation gap."
The night is still silent...
Tang Zheng finished a day's practice and tried out Yu Xie's various variations with Meng Fenghua.
And the star power in his body also quietly crawled through three thousand three hundred strands.
Too tired.
However, even though he was so tired, his strength was still not enough!
If Lan Shaoze wanted to kill him, with the star power of a two-star warrior, there would basically be no big problem. But on the other hand, if he wanted to kill Lan Shaoze, even if he tried his best, he could not guarantee success.
The gap of more than 20 years cannot be made up in a day or two.
Just like Lan Shaoze had no way to make up the gap in combat experience between him and him!
The division of labor in Tangjiabao is now very clear.
Tang Boyuan and his men went to West Street to deal with the incident of a shop owner who had come to rely on them and was burned to death. They would inevitably have a head-on confrontation with the masters of Yinlan Villa on West Street!
However, Tang Xiaotang and the others were not worried about this. Most of the three-star warriors in Yinlan Villa were guests and it was impossible for them to give their full strength.
Tang Xiaotang and the others who stayed in Tangjiabao were preparing seriously for the reception.
Tomorrow, Mo Feng will come to Tangjiabao in person to present the invitation!
They must never let Bailianfang think that Tangjiabao is in a state of mourning and is about to be destroyed.
"Everyone cheer up!" Led by Tang Xiaotang, the young men from Tangjiabao, whether injured or not, began to work in a hurry.
"Not only do we need to prepare to welcome Master Mo Feng... we also need to prepare for that 'game'..." Tang Zixie did not forget what they really needed to prepare for!
They need to grow quickly and improve their strength quickly.
They must make all preparations to ensure that Tangjiabao can win this "game" because of them!
"Oh? What are you going to prepare?" Tang Zheng, who happened to pass by, heard their discussion.
"Ah, Master, no...we are..." Tang Xiaotang hurriedly tried to explain.
However, Tang Zheng stopped her and looked at Tang Zixie: "Don't get me wrong, I don't want you to take action now, but it's a good thing to know how to prepare! No matter what you are preparing, just let it go and prepare. Be prepared! Be well prepared!"
Tang Zixie and Tang Xiaotang were stunned for a moment, then hummed heavily.
Tang Zheng continued on his way, waving at them without looking back, and smiled as he gave them a firm word: "I will only give you one month to improve yourselves! The day I nod will be the day for you to spread your wings and fly high!"
