He Zhao laughed angrily: "Now, I don't hide it anymore. I did have selfish motives at the beginning. I intercepted hundreds of caravans outside the city in advance and paid a high price in exchange for the spices.
, the reason why I told you that there is no spice is because I don’t want to give it to you in the name of the merchant alliance, but just to gain more benefits for myself!"
Pan Hongting looked at Chun Yuhan, who nodded and said, "That's it. I happened to meet the Great Elder when I was with a caravan, and he told me about it. I saw that it was profitable, so I agreed.
His request serves as your lobbyist."
Cai Bo and Wu Lun both looked at He Zhao with very strange looks. Since He Zhao had revealed his privacy, he naturally no longer avoided other people's questions. Instead, he directed all their anger at Pan Hongting: "Zhu Zhiyao has spices but...
No need, you deliberately lost the position of the top three in vain, what is your intention in Yuxian Fentang?"
Cai Bo and Wu Lun had no time to pay attention to He Zhao's selfishness. At this time, they also pointed the finger at Pan Hongting: "Zhu Zhiyao clearly lost on purpose. Her defeat not only caused us to lose the crown, but also caused the Southern Guangdong Business Alliance to lose.
The huge amount of money spent was in vain, I suspect that she has been bribed by Zhenbaoju or Xiaoyaomen, and has already betrayed our Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance!"
Pan Hongting responded angrily: "In order to compete in the fourth round, Yao'er swallowed the Jiangyin Pill without hesitation, and her Yin Yuan has been destroyed. Instead of showing gratitude, you are adding insult to injury. It's simply unreasonable!
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He Zhao snorted coldly: "Don't talk about Jiangyin Dan. We didn't let her work in vain. Once she wins the laurel crown, the merchant alliance will also pay a huge price as a reward! But now she is cheating and colluding with external forces to deal with it.
We really can’t bear it!”
At this time, all the hall leaders also spoke out and were very dissatisfied with Zhu Zhiyao's performance. In order to prepare for the tea discussion competition, each branch hall devoted almost everything to preparing for the tea competition. Now that Zhu Zhiyao has lost, there is no hope for the merchant alliance to enter Xiaoyao City. Zhu Zhiyao and Yu Xian
The branch hall has naturally become the target of public criticism!
Pan Hongting was heartbroken and deeply saddened by Zhu Zhiyao's situation. She now regretted it extremely. She should not have allowed Zhu Zhiyao to swallow the Jiangyin Pill. Now it not only ruined her lover, but also made her bear the charge of a traitor!
After everyone criticized Yu Xian in the branch hall, He Zhao suddenly said coldly: "It would be fine if Zhu Zhiyao accidentally missed it, but she did it deliberately. It was obvious that she was instructed by others, and we, the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance
As a result, we suffered huge losses, so according to the rules of the merchant alliance, Zhu Zhiyao must be severely punished!"
"Yes, we must be severely punished!" All the hall leaders said in unison.
Pan Hongting was shocked and angry: "What do you want?"
He Zhao smiled coldly: "Hmph! According to the rules, she should be beaten to death! But that would be too easy for her. With her appearance, she must be able to sell it for a good price and gain some benefits for our Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance!"
Cai Bo and Wu Lun said in unison: "That's right! Auction her on the spot, and the spiritual stones obtained will be used by our Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance!"
The other hall masters all agreed, and Pan Hongting's face turned pale: "What a bunch of tigers and wolves. To form an alliance with you, I, Pan Hongting, am blind! In this case, I, the Yu Xian branch, will withdraw from the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance, and will have nothing to do with you from now on.
Don’t even think about touching a hair of my disciple!”
He Zhao snorted coldly: "Don't you think it's too late to quit now? To tell you the truth, even if Zhu Zhiyao is sold, you Yu Xian Branch will not be allowed to leave the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance, and you must make up for Zhu Zhiyao's losses.
Wrest back the crown of the Tea Discussion Competition!"
Pan Hongting laughed angrily: "The Southern Guangdong Business Alliance has been pulled into the fifth round. Without the foundation-building tea masters, there is no hope of advancing to the sixth round, let alone the championship? And I want to warn you.
If you dare to auction Zhu Zhiyao, you will never let me compete for the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance again!"
He Zhao said in a cold tone: "I'm afraid it's not up to you. Zhu Zhiyao violated the league rules and must be auctioned! And you have to make up for the losses she caused and play the sixth game for the Southern Guangdong Merchant League. Otherwise,
All the current disciples of your Yuxian branch, including yourself, will be killed!"
Pan Hongting's whole body trembled, and she suddenly sat down in confusion!
He Zhaoze continued: "Now, let's put Zhu Zhiyao out for public auction, and we will sell it for as much as we can! And we, the Presbyterian Church, have to go out and visit and try to convince the weaker competitors that as long as they repay
Taking the name of the red-robed Kao King,
Then give them appropriate benefits so that they will not withdraw from the fifth round of fighting. As long as we can persuade the five forces to retreat, our Southern Guangdong Business Alliance can win without a fight and advance to the sixth round of the finals!"
Cai Bo and Wu Lun nodded: "This is the only way at present. As long as those five forces see the red-robed King of Flowers, they will definitely retreat. However, in this way, our Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance will also sacrifice part of its interests.
Because the best way to dissuade them is to give them a few good shops in Xiaoyao City in the future."
All the hall leaders expressed that this plan is very clever. Although it will lose some profits, it can help the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance get out of the predicament. As long as it advances to the sixth level and Pan Hongting takes action to refine the red-robed Kao, victory will surely be achieved in one fell swoop.
Winning the crown in the Tea Discussion Competition!
The three elders stood up one after another, quickly walked out of the Zhanxiang Platform, and went to lobby several other forces. Unfortunately, Lin Feng had been staying in Zhu Zhiyao's inner room during this period, using the fairy net to ripen some of the Sumeru Fantasy Rings.
There was no clue about what was going on outside with the sample tea, and Zhu Zhiyao was also kept in the dark about the fact that she was about to be auctioned!
The door to the inner room had been closed, and Zhu Zhiyao had already discovered something strange in her body at this moment, because a large amount of natal Yin Yuan flowed back into her meridians, causing her body to gradually recover. This situation was incredible, and was different from the Jiang Yin rumored by the outside world.
Dan's symptoms were completely different, but her state of mind had not yet recovered, and she was not in the mood to think about it in detail at this time. She only thought that this might be related to her main practice.
However, the situation outside has become tense. Pan Hongting is fighting one against a hundred, trying to prevent other hall masters from auctioning Zhu Zhiyao. However, she is weak and weak. In front of nearly a hundred monks in the Danjie stage, Pan Hongting is basically blocking the car.
After a confrontation, they finally retreated.
Among the many hall masters, Chun Yuhan was the only one who did not add insult to injury. She assigned Ling Yushuang to sneak into the inner room, inform Zhu Zhiyao and Lin Feng of the sudden changes outside, and let them find ways to escape from the danger.
Lin Feng was horrified after hearing this, and rushed out and said loudly: "Zhu Zhiyao is not defeated, she still has the strength to fight in the fifth round..."
However, his words were pale and feeble, and the hall masters ignored him at all, and the noise also drowned out his shouts. A certain monk in the Danjie stage waved his sleeves, and easily pushed Lin Feng aside, making him unable to speak again.
Don’t take even one step closer to Zhu Zhiyao!
Lin Feng was panicked and frightened, and was about to find the three elders to tell him the whole story, but there was no trace of the three elders at all. Pan Hongting was surrounded by dozens of monks in the alchemy stage, and Lin Feng was unable to get even half a step closer.
The leader of the alliance, Qingzhu, received the order from the Presbyterian Council and was trying his best to deal with Pan Hongting. It was obvious that he did not want to offend Pan Hongting, but the order of the Presbyterian Council was in his possession, and Qingzhu did not dare to openly disobey it, so he had to admonish Pan Hongting earnestly.
There were more than a dozen hall masters who didn't seem to be enthusiastic about this matter, so they didn't join in to add insult to injury. The other hall masters swarmed up and surrounded Zhu Zhiyao tightly, making it impossible for her to escape even if she had wings.
Zhu Zhiyao also knew the ins and outs of the matter at this time. She slowly separated the crowd, walked to Pan Hongting and said: "Master, don't fight anymore. Since the disciple's Yin Yuan has been destroyed, it is better to just live here alone than to live alone."
Death is a relief."
Pan Hongting was distraught: "You won't be alone. I'll let Feng'er be your partner. It won't take long for you to recover!"
Zhu Zhiyao shook her head: "Junior Brother Lin and I are not destined to be together. From now on, he will take care of Master on my behalf. Yao'er can rest assured."
Pan Hongting burst into tears: "I hurt you because of my teacher. Now I really regret it!"
Zhu Zhiyao took off her storage bag and stuffed it into Pan Hongting's hand: "The disciple's storage bag is no longer needed. There are some belongings in it that can be exchanged for spiritual stones. Rather than giving others an advantage, it is better to leave it to the master, which can at least help the master for a while.
worries."
Pan Hongting was about to say something more, but Zhu Zhiyao turned around and walked away, with tears rolling down her cheeks. Under the leadership of Qingzhu, she walked to the auction stage, heading towards a fate that most tea masters cannot escape.
Lin Feng suddenly shouted loudly at this time: "Let her go, I won't let her use those six spices!"
Qingzhu suddenly stopped and was about to listen to Lin Feng's next words, but Zhu Zhiyao said lightly: "Don't listen to his nonsense. My junior brother wants to save me, but he talks such nonsense."
Qingzhu and others then shook their heads and continued to walk forward with Zhu Zhiyao. No matter what Lin Feng said, those people would no longer believe it.
Lin Feng had no choice but to rush to Zhu Zhiyao, stop Qingzhu and others and said: "If Zhu Zhiyao is auctioned, the Southern Guangdong Merchant Alliance will regret it for the rest of his life!"
A certain hall leader suddenly walked out, aimed at Lin Feng and swung hard. A gust of wind suddenly came out, and he was thrown to the ground several feet away. His nose and face were suddenly swollen.
Lin Feng struggled to stand up and whispered with blazing eyes: "A group of ignorant and cold-blooded hypocrites, you will definitely pay the price for your actions today!"
The monk who had injured Lin Feng looked back and said angrily: "If you dare to speak arrogantly again, I will kill you right now!"
Pan Hongting had no choice but to step forward and signal Lin Feng to stop causing trouble, and Lin Feng said to Pan Hongting: "Senior Sister Zhu's storage bag, uncle, can you lend it to me for safekeeping?"