"The Guluo Gang is not as rich as the Evil Shadow Gang, and I still have nine hundred taels of silver left."
Su Wenxuan shook his head speechlessly. He came to another gang called "Bai Tao Gang".
It didn't take long for Su Wenxuan to leave the Bai Tao Gang with one thousand taels of silver, leaving behind the bodies of their two gang leaders.
With his strength, secretly looting such a small gang is as difficult as eating and drinking, and there won't be any surprises.
But you can't do this kind of thing too often, because there are big forces behind these small gangs.
He did it now because others were unprepared.
Once he is prepared, if someone else sets a trap and waits, he is likely to fall into it.
Therefore, after collecting ten thousand taels of silver tonight, Su Wenxuan stopped.
If you want to rely on this method to collect the second ten thousand taels of silver, it is unreliable, so don’t think too much.
The money was enough, so Su Wenxuan chose to upgrade to [Airport No. 1] without hesitation.
[The upgrade is successful, the current training speed of No. 1 hang-up position is sixteen times.]
Sixteen times the speed of cultivation, practicing tirelessly day and night, one day is comparable to the average person practicing for more than a month.
It didn't take long.
[Breakthrough in the practice of "Spin Leaf Knife Technique", the current state is perfect. 】
[The second form of "The Cloud-piercing Sword Technique" is a breakthrough in the cultivation of moving the clouds and seeing the sun, and the current state is perfect.]
After these two martial arts are completed, [Setting No. 2] will be used to specialize in the third style of the "Cloud-piercing Sword Technique" that has just been obtained.
[Setting No. 1] is to practice "Elephant Armor Skill" one day and "Piercing Cloud Strength" one day.
Su Wenxuan's strength is changing with each passing day, growing rapidly.
Ten days after the system upgrade is successful.
A registered disciple of Chuanyun Martial Arts School came to Buzhuang and said, "Senior Brother Su, Master has ordered you to go back to discuss matters."
"Discussion? Do you know what it is?"
Su Wenxuan asked.
The registered disciple shook his head to express his ignorance.
Su Wenxuan didn't ask any more questions. He was just curious. Qi Hengyue, as the owner of the Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall, could just decide on his own. Why did he need disciples like them to discuss matters?
Soon after returning to Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall, Su Wenxuan found that other direct disciples who had entered the first level had also returned. Qi Hengyue obviously did not summon him alone.
In the main hall.
All the advanced martial artists in Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall gathered here.
Among them were Qi Hengyue's direct disciples, his children, and guests from Chuanyun Martial Arts School, etc.
The strength of Chuanyun Martial Arts School is indeed not weak.
In addition to Qi Hengyue, a strong man at the pinnacle of the third level, there are two other third-level warriors.
There are seven second-grade warriors.
There are more than ten first-level warriors.
These are only the people who are currently staying in the Chuanyun Martial Arts School. There are still some people who have left the Chuanyun Martial Arts School and are not in the Chuanyun Martial Arts School. However, if something happens to the Chuanyun Martial Arts School, some of them will still come to the rescue.
Qi Hengyue came out from behind and glanced at everyone, "It's not peaceful in Xixi City, I believe you all know that."
Everyone nodded. Even a fool could see that it was not peaceful, and the days to come would become increasingly uneven.
"The root of the chaos is actually the conflict between the two major forces."
Qi Hengyue raised two fingers and said, "The first one is the City Lord's Mansion, and the second one is the Xu Family."
"The reason why my Chuanyun Martial Arts School is targeted everywhere is because it neither belongs to the City Lord's Mansion nor to the Xu family. It is difficult to survive in the cracks."
Su Wenxuan nodded secretly.
The two major forces are competing. If you want to remain neutral, you must have invincible strength that no one dares to provoke.
Or he is so weak that no one cares about him.
A force like Chuanyun Martial Arts School, which is neither extremely strong nor extremely weak, but rather in the middle, is the most troublesome.
The two major forces will not give them neutral space.
Either join the city lord's palace side or join the Xu family side.
If you want to be a fence-sitter, before the two major forces officially confront each other, the first one to destroy is the fence-sitter.
"I called you here to discuss which side our Chuanyun Martial Arts School should join?"
Even Qi Hengyue didn't dare to make such a big decision arbitrarily. After all, the people below him had their own thoughts. What if he wanted to join the City Lord's Mansion and the people below him had a grudge against the City Lord's Mansion?
One of his decisions may very well cause Chuanyun Martial Arts School to fall apart.
And as long as you choose a certain side, you will inevitably become the enemy of the other side. It would be fine if the side you choose wins in the end, but if you lose, Chuanyun Martial Arts School will die in an extremely miserable way.
Someone was about to speak, but Qi Hengyue waved his hand and interrupted: "Don't say it yet, we still have some time. You can go back and think it over carefully before making a decision."
Everyone exited the main hall, and acquaintances gathered together to discuss with each other.
Some think they want to join the City Lord's Mansion, and some think they want to join the Xu Family. Each has their own reasons.
Su Wenxuan didn't know anyone very well. He returned to his room alone, thinking about this matter in his heart.
In fact, Su Wenxuan's first thought was not to join a certain party, nor to be a fence-sitter, but to... run away!
The most dangerous thing is to sit on the fence, and you should definitely not be one.
Joining a certain side does not guarantee absolute victory, and fighting the other side is equally dangerous.
The only option is to run away and come back after the outcome between the Xu family and the City Lord's Mansion.
Of course, this method is only suitable for him alone, not for the entire Chuanyun Martial Arts School.
Running away is also a kind of fence-sitting. If you wait until the results come back and come back, will there still be a place for Chuanyun Martial Arts School in Pingxi City? If there is, it will probably be a grave.
Su Wenxuan wanted to run away, but there was another headache that troubled him.
Those are "Cloud Chuan Jin" and "Cloud Chuan Sword Technique".
He only learned the first three levels of "Chun Yun Jin".
There are five moves in total in "Cloud Chuan Dao Technique", and he has only learned three moves.
If he ran away alone, he would never be able to obtain the last three steps of "Cloud Chuan Jin" and the last two steps of "Cloud Chuan Sword Technique".
"Sigh... When you are in the world, you can't help yourself."
Su Wenxuan made a decision, "Wherever Master goes, I will follow."
He has no grievances or enmities with either the City Lord's Mansion or the Xu family, and of course he has no good feelings, so he can join any party and just follow Qi Hengyue.
After all, everything he wanted was with Qi Hengyue, so he could only follow Qi Hengyue.
Three days later.
Qi Hengyue summoned everyone again.
"In three days, I believe you have already thought clearly. If you have any ideas, please tell me. You must give sufficient reasons and you cannot just say it casually."
As soon as the words fell, someone immediately said: "I think I should join the City Lord's Mansion. After all, the City Lord's Mansion is an official force. Although the official power is declining now, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse..."
"I disagree." As soon as this person finished speaking, someone immediately retorted, "The city lord's palace has long been decayed, and the officials don't care about our small place. The Xu family is powerful and rich in resources. I am more optimistic about the Xu family's final victory...
…”
"I agree to join the City Lord's Mansion."
"I think I should join the Xu family."
The two parties started quarreling with each other, and each had their own reasons, which sounded quite sufficient and were not nonsense.
Of course, some of them must have been bribed by the Xu family or the city lord's palace, deliberately exaggerating the strength of a certain party.
Su Wenxuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. He sat quietly, not even listening to what these people said. He squinted his eyes and closed his eyes to rest, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
At this moment, Qi Hengyue suddenly looked at Su Wenxuan and asked, "Su Wenxuan, what do you think?"
He had known about Su Wenxuan's destruction of the Evil Shadow Gang for a long time, and even asked Qi Da to deliver rewards to Su Wenxuan. He admired this disciple who kept a low profile, but was decisive and ruthless when he broke out.
The rest of the people became quiet and looked at Su Wenxuan.
Su Wenxuan opened his eyes, stood up, and saluted before saying: "Disciple follows the master. Wherever the master goes, the disciple will go."
Everyone was speechless.
Doesn’t that mean you didn’t say it?
Qi Hengyue just couldn't decide, so he asked us to discuss it.
It’s not the right time for you to flatter me!
Su Wenxuan didn't care what others thought, his answer was this anyway.
Moreover, Su Wenxuan believed that Qi Hengyue must have made a decision in his heart.
He asked everyone to discuss it, just because he hoped to get a result that would satisfy everyone and not let Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall fall apart because of this. It didn't mean that he didn't have his own opinions.
Qi Hengyue took a deep look at Su Wenxuan and said without saying anything more, "Sit down."
Su Wenxuan sat down and continued to relax with his eyes closed.
"I have heard all your opinions." Qi Hengyue said slowly: "I have decided... to join the City Lord's Mansion."
"Master!"
"Master!"
Those who wanted to join the Xu family were immediately anxious.
Qi Hengyue waved his hand, "I have made up my mind. Although the officialdom is now in decline, the City Lord's Mansion still represents orthodoxy. Even if the Xu family can win a temporary victory, it is impossible to win forever. We can't just look at the front.
"
Unless all the top officials are destroyed and the entire country is overthrown, the city lord's palace will occupy the orthodox side, and this is its advantage.
What could be behind the Xu family?
"Those who are willing to join the City Lord's Mansion can stay in Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall. Those who are not willing can leave at will. I won't stop you."
Qi Hengyue also didn't want to keep people who disagreed with him, lest they cause trouble to him in the future.
No one moved, everyone seemed willing to follow Qi Hengyue's leadership and stand with Chuanyun Martial Arts School.
"Okay, this matter has been decided."
Qi Hengyue suddenly turned aside and bowed slightly, "Please, Mr. Shen."
A figure walked out from behind. It was a middle-aged man with a bald head and sharp eyes, like a sword. He swept across everyone. Anyone who dared to look into his eyes felt a slight sting in their eyes.
"Fourth level master!"
"I've met Lord Shen Ting!"
Everyone hurriedly saluted, and even Su Wenxuan stood up and saluted.
A fourth-grade master cannot be disrespected.
"You have made the right choice." Shen Ting looked fierce, but his voice was calmer, "Join our City Lord's Mansion and clean up the rebellious officials and traitors of the Xu family. We will not treat you badly."
Shen Ting said some more words, which were nothing more than a coexistence of threats and inducements. While knocking everyone down, they did also give some benefits.
After Shen Ting left, Qi Hengyue said: "These days, you all stay in the martial arts hall. Don't go out unless there is something important."
Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall has fallen to the side of the City Lord's Mansion, and the news will soon reach the ears of the Xu family. If they are still running around at this time, they are asking for death.
Even Su Wenxuan didn't want to go to Buzhuang anymore, as he would definitely be assassinated if he did.
He is not afraid of assassination. After all, his superficial strength is not strong, and the person who comes to assassinate him will not be too strong. He can handle it, but that will expose his strength, which is inconsistent with his ideas.
Qi Hengyue ordered them to stay in Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall, which was the best thing.
But if this happens, the properties of Chuanyun Martial Arts School may have to be abandoned.
Someone raised this question, "We all stay in the martial arts gym, what about the outside industries? Should we give up all of them?"
Qi Hengyue had expected it. He said with a smile: "Don't worry about this. I have reached an agreement with the City Lord's Mansion. All those properties will be sold to them. When we win in the future, we will take the properties back."
Su Wenxuan shook his head in his heart. If he could win, the property would of course be recovered. The City Lord's Mansion couldn't afford that much. Moreover, after the Xu family was wiped out, there would still be a lot of vacant property. Chuanyun Martial Arts Hall would also be able to eat to its fullest. of.
But...can we really win?
The Xu family dared to openly challenge the city lord's palace. Their strength should not be underestimated, and they even had something hidden and unknown.
Even if the City Lord's Mansion wins in the end, how many of the people present will be able to survive until then?
Even Su Wenxuan did not dare to say that he would definitely survive to the end.
The City Lord's Mansion recruits them and will not let them live a peaceful life forever. Sooner or later, they will be forced to fight with the Xu family, and casualties are inevitable.
"After selling our property, the city lord's palace gave us a large sum of money."
Qi Hengyue said: "We are one, and I will not keep this money for myself."
"For those present, first-grade warriors receive two thousand taels of silver each, and second-grade warriors receive five thousand taels of silver each."
Qi Hengyue clapped his hands, and someone immediately brought out several large boxes. When the boxes were opened, they were filled with white money, which dazzled everyone who looked at it.
Su Wenxuan's breathing was a little rapid. If he could give all the money to himself, he could upgrade the [Handle Station No. 2] to sixteen times the cultivation speed, and also activate the [Handle Station No. 3] and move the [Handle Station No. 3] to The training speed of the idle position is also increased to sixteen times!
It's a pity that he can only take two thousand taels of the tens of thousands of taels of silver in front of him.
After the money was distributed to everyone, Qi Hengyue continued: "This is just the beginning, there will be more in the future."
Su Wenxuan calmed down. He believed that there would indeed be more money in the future. The city lord's palace asked them to work hard and they would not be stingy with the money. But whether they would live to enjoy it or not was another matter.
After taking the money, everyone left. Many people had smiles on their faces and were visibly happy.
Not long after Su Wenxuan walked out, he was stopped by Qi Da, saying that Qi Hengyue wanted to see him, so Su Wenxuan followed Qi Da to Qi Hengyue's small courtyard.