"So these people are standing still now, but secretly they are looking for evidence that you are a fake at all costs. Whoever can expose your identity will successfully become the next leader."
"That's it." Xu Tian nodded clearly.
He felt that except for Zhou Laosi, the other senior officials in Canglang Palace had an ambiguous attitude towards him, and it turned out that they were making this calculation.
"As the leader of Canglang Palace, I have become a tool for those old guys to use each other. How ironic!"
"Are you...really the first brother?" Zhong Ling still didn't want to completely believe it.
"Zhong Ling, you were rescued by me from the black market. After I rescued you, I asked you to follow me all the time. If I wasn't Ding Yi, why would I know this?"
Zhong Ling remained silent, the defense in her heart was loosening little by little.
Xu Tian saw the change in Zhong Ling's expression and felt relieved.
He found out about this while chatting with Zhong Yu, and it came in handy now.
"Brother Yi, if you really..." As soon as Zhong Ling opened his mouth, there was a sudden knock on the door of the reception room.
"Come in."
A Canglang Hall member opened the door and walked in, reporting respectfully.
"Sir, the people from beyond the thorns are coming."
The last thing he wanted to do right now was deal with the people on the other side of the thorns.
"Let them in."
In any case, now that the other party is here, it is no longer a question of whether he wants to see him or not.
A few minutes later, several middle-aged men with murderous looks walked into the reception room quickly.
The leader looked Xu Tian up and down, and after a while he said to him.
"Leader Ding, we are members of the Thorns."
"What do the members of Thorns want to do when they come to my territory?" Xu Tian asked expressionlessly.
"Chief Ding, we, the Emperor, will not argue with you about the various grievances between Canglang Palace and Thorns. However, now that you are doing business on the Emperor's territory, your monthly membership dues must be indispensable."
The middle-aged man at the head said very arrogantly.
"You need to pay 50% of your profits to Thorns every month. No one can be an exception to this rule. Leader Ding is a smart man and should know what to do."
"Insolent!" Xu Tian shouted sharply, "It's not your turn to tell the rules here!"
"You want me to pay my dues, but that's impossible."
"On Wuji Island, I have always been the one to collect protection fees from others, and no one has dared to take advantage of me."
"Why don't you, Jingjiang, transfer 50% of your profit to our Canglang Palace's account every month, and it will be regarded as your membership dues! For the sake of money, I, Ding Yi, can reluctantly cover you."
"You...you actually want us to pay you our dues?" The middle-aged man at the head looked shocked and shouted angrily, "You really don't know how to live or die!"
"You are the one who doesn't know whether to live or die!" Xu Tian raised his voice, "Why don't you go back and ask your emperor what happened to the people he sent to collect membership fees? If I were you, I would never bother..."
"Okay! Very good! I will report to the emperor truthfully what Leader Ding said!" The man snorted coldly, turned around and left.
"Remember to tell him that if he wants to collect money from me, he must come to me in person!"
Xu Tian did not let his men stop him and allowed them to leave angrily.
…
In the meeting hall of a manor on Wuji Island, a young woman wearing a black dress sat in the center. Directly in front of her stood a middle-aged man also wearing formal clothes. Behind the man, there were several kneeling men wearing black clothes.
of middle-aged people.
If Xu Tian were present, he would recognize these people as the Thorns members who just went to Canglang Hall to collect membership fees.
"Emperor."
The man standing upright spoke with a hint of mockery in his tone.
"The leader of Canglang Palace is still as bold as ever. How dare you and Zungui go to him?"
"We, the Thorns, charge membership fees from him because we think highly of their Canglang Palace, and he doesn't know how to praise them!"
"Since he is so ungrateful, Emperor, you don't have to be polite to him. Directly issue a killing order to kill that kid, so as to remind other gangs that although our Thorns have been silent for many years, we are not just any cats or dogs.
Anyone can be provoked!"
This man was so filled with righteous indignation that he wished he could go to Canglang Hall himself to kill the Wolf King.
However, the reaction of the woman sitting in the main seat was very calm. She just raised her hand slightly and ordered the few people who came to report the news.
"You all step back."
"Emperor...but Canglang Palace and the others..."
One of the middle-aged men spoke reluctantly.
"They are so arrogant!"
"Don't you understand what I say?"
The young woman's voice was like ice that has not melted for thousands of years, beating the hearts of everyone present every word.
"As you command!"
"You go down too." The young woman glanced at the middle-aged man in formal clothes again.
"yes……"
Everyone had no choice but to respectfully exit the meeting hall.
"Sister Bingyan, it's this Canglang Palace again..."
At this moment, only Tang Bingyan and Lin Shanshan were left in the conference hall.
"It was their leader, the Wolf King, who bore the brunt of dealing with us at the beginning. Why does this scourge still exist? Why not just take this opportunity to eradicate them all and see which gang dares to go against us in the future!"
Lin Shanshan was also very surprised by Tang Bingyan's decision.
The Tang Bingyan she knew was definitely not a soft-hearted person.
There once was a short-sighted leader of a small gang. Not only did he not pay his dues, he even made wild claims, saying that he would definitely wipe out the thorns within half a month.
After that, Tang Bingyan issued an order to kill that small gang, and no one in the entire faction survived.
That's why Lin Shanshan doesn't understand why Tang Bingyan refuses to attack Cang Lang Highness.
Although the Wolf King, the leader of Canglang Palace, is notorious, this organization did have its heyday a few years ago.
It's just that the momentum of Canglang Palace has long been reduced. If they want to eliminate this organization, although it won't be easy, there will be no loss.
"No, we can't touch them."
Tang Bingyan said coldly.
"It's about Xu Tian, I can't..."
"What? Xu Tian?" Before Tang Bingyan could finish speaking, Lin Shanshan interrupted her.
Normally, she would never interrupt Tang Bingyan, but this news really shocked her.
"Sister Bingyan, we are discussing the matter of Canglang Palace, why did you bring that kid into it again?"
"He is from Canglang Palace."
Tang Bingyan completed what she had not finished just now.
"So I won't touch Canglang Palace."
"..."
Lin Shanshan took a breath of cold air.
Xu Tian turned out to be a member of Canglang Palace...
This is so fantasy!
When he first learned that Tang Bingyan's devoted lover was Xu Tian, his jaw dropped.
Now Tang Bingyan told her that Xu Tian was actually related to Canglang Palace.
A few months ago, when Tang Bingyan decided to return to Wuji Island, she told Lin Shanshan everything.
It turns out that Xu Tian is actually from Wuji Island, and he is the man Tang Bingyan has always liked.
After an accident, in order to protect Xu Tian, Tang Bingyan had to take him away from Wuji Island to the distant eastern country.
Lin Shanshan still remembers her expression at that time, which can be described as being struck by thunder.
"Sister Bingyan, you just told me that Xu Tian is from Wuji Island, but you didn't tell me the specific details. How did Xu Tian become a member of Canglang Palace... When several major forces attacked Thorns,
Wasn't Canglang Palace the first to bear the brunt? Why did you and the people from Canglang Palace..."