Volume 1: Zhao Shanhe Chapter 119: Dinner Together
"There is no such thing as a good feast!"
Xu Liuqing stared at the tea cup in his hand, shook his head slightly and said.
Anyone can see that the purpose of those gentlemen in the county government is definitely not that simple. It is really just to hold a dinner party.
If the agreement is reached, it will naturally be a good banquet, with fine wine and food. If the agreement is not reached, it may become a Hongmen Banquet.
Ji Yuan can be sure that once Qian Nishang refuses to back down and gives up the interests that satisfy the other party, this group of people will really dare to take action directly.
Anyway, Qianyu City is now in chaos and has been completely sealed off. If the head of the Qian family encounters an accident, he can blame everything on Shanze Yexiu.
He even seriously suspected that the reason why these people chose to take action at this moment was not only because there were not many opportunities left, but also because it had a lot to do with Mr. Chen leaving Qian Nichang's side.
At this juncture, Mr. Chen suddenly disappeared from the city. Who knows what he did, but no matter what the reason was, it was not a good thing for them.
The disappearance of Mr. Chen, a martial artist in the third realm, was not entirely a bad thing. At least it gave various forces within the county government the confidence to directly overturn the table.
With only Qian Nishang, a second-level monk, they were really determined to take action, even if they had one or two more helpers of the same level, it would be useless.
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan also realized that at tonight's banquet, the other party probably didn't want to talk straight to the point. Instead, from the beginning, the idea was to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
"I'm afraid these people had no intention of letting our boss leave safely from the beginning."
He snorted coldly, already guessing what those people were thinking.
He wasn't the only one, everyone in the room had already thought of this, and their faces became more solemn and gloomier.
However, this is not a conspiracy, but a real conspiracy. Even if they know that the banquet is not good, they can only go to the banquet bravely.
What the other party did made it clear that even if they didn't come, they would completely lose their reputation. If they couldn't make any profit, they wouldn't make any money, but Qian Nishang would also lose all his money.
But if I really go there, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape safely. I will go in vertically and come out horizontally.
"I heard that the wanted Shanze Yexiu was causing trouble in a nearby town. Mr. Xu has already rushed there early in the morning."
Qian Nishang said with a gloomy expression.
Although this excuse was full of mistakes, Xu Lin, as the head of the Mingjian Division, even though he knew it was a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, he had to go and verify it before there was conclusive evidence.
But as a result, there are fewer people to intimidate, which makes those guys even more unscrupulous.
"We must go, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the city will probably suffer unreasonable disasters."
She sighed leisurely.
It would be easier to handle the matter if it was just her. If she didn't go, she wouldn't go. If she had the ability, she would come and kill him. Only then would he know whether he was alive or dead.
But the other party clearly wanted to threaten hundreds of thousands of people. Once the plague spread uncontrollably, not only a county, but even cities and towns within hundreds of miles would be severely affected.
At that time, we don’t know how many people will suffer unreasonable disasters and lose their lives!
Putting aside everything else, the lives of these hundreds of thousands of people alone would be a heinous crime. Even if the golden elixir monk who was in charge was offended, he would not be able to escape the fate of being burned by the fire of karma.
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"Aren't those people afraid of being burned by their karma?"
As soon as he heard about the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, Guo Tao couldn't help but ask.
However, when several people heard this, they just shook their heads. Finally, Xu Liuqing said in a deep voice: "With the status of those people, it is not difficult to know some secret methods to transfer sins or make people die on their behalf."
It is difficult to do good, but easy to do evil.
It is not easy to do good things, but it is not difficult to do bad things.
Not to mention the powerful sects, even some wild cultivators in the mountains and rivers have one or two special secrets in their hands, which can divert the upcoming sins as much as possible, or create a fake body for death.
To bear the sin.
Since these people dare to use hundreds of thousands of people as bargaining chips to compete for interests, then (this chapter is not over yet!)
Chapter 119: Going to the Banquet Together
Naturally, they have made enough preparations to prevent the sins that heaven and earth will rain down on them in the future.
At the very least, the sins can be reduced to a level that one can bear.
And as long as you are not burned by the fire of karma on the spot, there are naturally countless ways to wash away your sins in the future.
"There are thirteen factions in total, including Li Wenqing from the County Sheriff's Office."
Liu Ruyan muttered: "There are five people in the second realm on the bright side, and three of them are martial artists."
As for the monks and warriors in the first realm, there are as many as twenty, most of them are warriors, and only a few are monks.
On the Mingxinxuan side, apart from Wu Shan, Feng Xiaoxiao and his brother and sister, who don't know how to fight, and the old alchemy master Cui Long, there are only five first-level guards left.
And the only ones with second-level cultivation were Qian Nishang and the old woman beside him.
If just this small number of people go to a banquet, they will definitely not be happy if they get into a fight, not to mention that the other party must have more power in the dark than on the surface.
In any case, they are the spokespersons of various forces in the county. How can they not arrange sufficient security forces?
"Now that Mr. Chen has not returned, he is just a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
Ji Yuan's face looked a little ugly at this time.
In this situation, only by taking Zhao Yuansong and Song He with them can we have a certain degree of confidence and be able to retreat safely from tonight's banquet.
However, this matter had nothing to do with the three of them after all, and he could not make decisions for them on his own.
"Well, I'll go with you to the banquet tonight."
He sighed, looking somewhat helpless.
According to his nature, he had to stay away from such things and never let himself be involved in any cause and effect.
But on the one hand, he could not sit back and watch as the county town where he had lived for more than ten years was devastated and tens of thousands of people died.
On the other hand, I don't want this boss to be killed not long after we first met him.
After all, not only has the other party not yet given the promised benefits, but he has also not received anything worth more than one million taels of silver from a transaction a few days ago.
Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, he cannot just sit back and watch the other party encounter danger.
"Just don't go."
However, Qian Nishang shook his head and said: "I know you are very capable, but tonight's trip will be very dangerous. There is no need for you to take risks with me."
She looked thoughtful, and added after a moment: "Don't worry, even if I don't come back alive tonight, Mr. Chen will deliver the things you and I traded to you exactly."
"..."
Ji Yuan hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he was a little excited at the moment.
But he still shook his head and said that he had to go with him tonight, and it had little to do with whether there was a transaction or not.
The determination in his eyes also made Qian Nishang, the old woman behind him, and Xu Liuqing sitting aside look at each other, and they couldn't help but feel admiration in their hearts.
Only Liu Ruyan and Guo Tao couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths a few times when no one was watching.
At that moment, Ji Yuan stood up and left, claiming that there were some things that needed to be prepared, and then took Guo Tao downstairs and went straight to Ming Xinxuan's backyard.
"Can you lend me the jade pendant that can summon elders from outside the city for a while?"
He came to Jiang He and said straight to the point.
Hearing this, the latter did not hesitate for a moment and took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it out.
This jade pendant is completely blue, and there are not too many patterns on it. It is only briefly carved, but as soon as it is put into your hand, you can feel an extremely pure mana.
Although this magic power only has a very small trace, it contains a very heavy sense of oppression, and it is obviously coming from the monks of the third realm.
Even the person who injected this magic power into the jade pendant must be at least a mid- to late-stage cultivator in the Third Realm.
"Did you encounter any danger?"
Jiang He asked aloud.
Ji Yuan sighed silently. Seeing that there was no one around him, he slowly and quietly told what happened tonight and the seriousness of it.
After a long time, the faces of a group of people became extremely solemn. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 119: Going to the Banquet Together
Liao Qiming hesitated to speak several times, but in the end he could only suppress the thoughts in his heart.
There is no other reason. With this level of strength, if he really followed him, he would not only not be able to help at all, but would not even become a burden.
Even Jiang He gave up the idea after thinking about it with a look of helplessness. Although he was also a first-level monk, his cultivation in the early stages of enlightenment was also of little help.
At tonight's banquet, ordinary monks in the late stage of the Enlightenment Realm will be reduced to mere foils. Those who can really play a role must at least have a basic level of cultivation in the Second Realm.
"When something goes wrong, you must crush the jade pendant immediately!"
In the end, he could only say this solemnly.
Publicly or privately, Jiang He didn't want Ji Yuan to encounter any danger, and even reluctantly summoned the elders of the Three Realms who were staying outside the city from Jiuxuanmen at this time.
"Don't worry, I will never put myself in danger."
Ji Yuan laughed.
But no one here believed this sentence. During the chaos a month ago, he clearly stood ahead of everyone else and ran wherever there was danger.
But a few people can only hope that this time he can "keep his word."
"You must be careful, you are extremely important to Jiuxuanmen!"
Jiang He thought for a while and added: "It's more important to us!"
Hearing this, Ji Yuan smiled knowingly, raised his fist and lightly hit Jiang He on the shoulder.
He suddenly remembered that he learned from a previous chat that the boy in front of him was several months younger than him.
"Don't worry, it will definitely happen."
He nodded solemnly, said a few more words, then turned and left.
Only this time, he didn't bring anyone with him. He and Qian Nichang went to the county government office for the banquet alone.
After all, this trip is full of blessings and misfortunes. Even if you have a jade pendant in your hand that can summon the elders of the third level of Jiuxuanmen, if you crush it too late, you will still be in danger of your life.
Jiuxuanmen has always had nothing to do with this matter, and he couldn't summon the elder when nothing happened.
After all, such an approach would drag Jiuxuanmen into trouble, and it would go against the principles in his heart.
But Ji Yuan didn't know that after he boarded the carriage and left with Qian Nichang and the old woman, someone also left Mingxinxuan and rushed towards Xuantian Temple with all his strength.
Although they had only known each other for more than a month, Jiang He still had some understanding. He knew that he would never crush the jade pendant easily unless it was a life-or-death situation. Before Xuantian Guan returned, the Jiuxuan Sect was involved.