It was raining lightly. In the main room of the small courtyard, Chu Qingxiao looked up at Lu Sandao and asked with a puzzled expression.
"That's not a thing, it's an organization." Lu Sandao responded after taking a sip of wine.
"Organization? What do you do?" Chu Qingxiao asked again.
At this moment, he and Meng Jin had sent Sun Li back.
Chu Qingxiao also conveyed the intention of the prairie fire sword to Sun Li and promised that if he really waits until that day.
While he is still in Tianxuan City, he will definitely help return the Liaoyuan Sword back to the Yaoguang Sword Pond. If he is not here, he will entrust someone to help the old man fulfill his last wish.
Therefore, I hope he will not worry too much about this matter.
After hearing this, Sun Li reluctantly agreed. Chu Qingxiao checked the old man's injuries again, and after confirming that the old man was not seriously injured, he rushed back with Meng Jin.
When everyone talked about this, they were a little sad.
But at this time, Lu Sandao, who was drinking alone at the side, suddenly interrupted and said with great certainty that Zhu Quan was a person from an organization called Mingjingtai.
"I can't tell, but there is a hint of Zhijian Tang's stance of opposing him," Lu Sandao said.
"In a sense, the Zhijian Hall is actually the government of Tianxuan City, responsible for maintaining the security of Tianxuan City, as well as various disputes and crimes."
"And the Nine Peaks of Tianxuan Mountain also have many properties in Tianxuan City. For example, the small courtyard we are renting now is owned by Erlong Peak. In fact, nearly 70% of the land in Tianxuan City is
They are all controlled indirectly or directly by Tianxuan Mountain."
"Relying on these, Tianxuan Mountain can obtain a large amount of wealth from Tianxuan City every year, thereby maintaining the operation of the nine sacred peaks."
"As a vassal of Tianxuan Mountain, Zhijian Tang will naturally favor Tianxuan Mountain to a certain extent in various disputes."
"Almost few people in Tianxuan City dared to file lawsuits with various organizations representing Tianxuan Mountain, until the emergence of the Mirror Stage..."
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he was still a little confused: "I don't quite understand what this means?"
"What kind of organization is the Mirror Tower that can actually shake Tianxuan Mountain?"
"Shake?" Lu Sandao heard this and laughed foolishly: "Xiao Qingxiao, who told you that the Mirror Tower can shake Tianxuan Mountain?"
"They are just a group of non-governmental organizations organized by a man named Meng. They have helped the people in Tianxuan City fight some lawsuits. With enough solid evidence, they have really defied various sacred peaks a few times."
"But after all, it's just a small fuss, not a big deal."
"However, the sword-wielding hall is somewhat dissatisfied with this, so it has submitted several applications to the headmaster to arrest their leader for the crime of provoking quarrels and provoking trouble."
"But they were all rejected by the headmaster."
Ziyu, who was on the side, looked a little ugly when she heard that Lu Sandao had slandered her sect so much. It wasn't until she heard this that her eyes lit up and she said, "Of course! Our Tianxuan Mountain is a well-known and decent sect, how could it be possible for unreasonable things to happen?"
Take action against someone?"
"That's not true!" But as soon as she said these words, Lu Sandao on the side dismantled her: "That Mr. Meng has some skills and is impeccable in his work. Zhijian Hall can't produce actual evidence, and the sect is not willing.
Taking action against Spiegel over some trivial lawsuits will leave some excuses."
"It's just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils."
"Lu Sandao! As the guard of Qingque Peak, if you slander the sect like this, you are not afraid that I will go back and sue you and let my junior uncle cut off your monthly salary!" Ziyu couldn't stand listening at this time.
She slapped the case and stood up, glaring angrily at Lu Sandao and said.
Lu Sandao shrank his neck. Zi Yu's threat hit her right where it hurt. She curled her lips and stopped talking, minding her own business and drinking.
"In the past, it was a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils, but now that such a large area of land is involved in Shanshuigou, it is not certain which one is more serious." At this time, Yue Jian suddenly said.
"You mean that Tianxuan Mountain will take action against Shanshuigou, and may even take action against Zhu Quan and his party?" Meng Jin heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have defined Tianxuan Mountain as a vicious person, Ziyu hurriedly said: "How is that possible? How could an upright family in Tianxuan Mountain do such a despicable thing..."
Yue Jian said angrily: "Tianxuan Mountain has done a lot of despicable things..."
"You!" Ziyu suddenly became furious and started to fight.
Yue Jian was not willing to give in at all and looked at him angrily.
Seeing that the two sides were about to start a dispute again, Chu Qingxiao quickly stopped.
It was already getting late at this moment, and he said: "Okay! Even if this matter goes by this way, now the commission I received from Senior Sun has been invalidated, and Miss Meng probably has no whereabouts. This spiritual iron jade
We still need to find a way to solve the problem, after all, it is not safe to rely on Brother Meng alone."
"Everyone, go to bed early. By the way, don't run around at night. Tianxuan City is not peaceful these days. The case of missing persons has not been found out yet. When I went to Qinghuan Mansion today, I looked at the case of missing persons.
The reward has been increased to 3,000 pieces of spiritual iron jade. It is said that thirteen people have disappeared this month. What is the name of the latest missing person... Lu Zhangming..."
After Chu Qingxiao told everyone, he was about to get up, but he didn't notice that Yue Jian's face changed when he heard the words. She remembered clearly that the man who handed over the magic box to her, and claimed that if he kept it for a month, he would give her enough money.
The guy who received five thousand spirit iron jade as reward seems to be named... Lu Zhangming!
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The rain became a little heavier, and the rainwater hit the eaves, making a dripping sound.
After everyone dispersed, Chu Qingxiao sat on a wooden chair and suddenly sighed.
But at this moment, there were footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Chu Zhaozhao coming back, walking towards him.
"Unhappy?" Chu Zhaozhao sat next to him and looked at him and asked.
Chu Qingxiao subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and nodded frankly.
The girl looked at Chu Qingxiao and asked: "Tianxuan Mountain disappoints you?"
Chu Qingxiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "How do you know?"
"Ever since you came back, you have always looked like this, frowning like a little old man. You almost have your unhappiness written on your face. How can I not see it?" Chu Zhaozhao said angrily.
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"Is it because Senior Sun was beaten by the Liuhuan Peak disciple? Or is it because of the Shanshuigou incident?" Chu Zhaozhao asked again.
Chu Qingxiao thought for a while and then said: "They are all there."
Although Chu Qingxiao was not one of those who cared about Tianxuan Mountain, after all, Tianxuan Mountain was famous, and he had expectations for Tianxuan Mountain in his heart.
But after arriving, he found that the world-famous Tianxuan Mountain seemed far less glamorous than he looked.
He was a little disappointed.
Besides the disappointment, there is also an unspeakable uneasiness.
He didn't know how to talk about it, or he didn't want to think about it in detail.
Chu Zhaozhao shrugged his shoulders: "This world is like this, there are good and bad, there are filth, and there are also upright. I have lived here for more than ten years, and I have seen too many such things. You are almost thirty.
As a human being, you don’t even understand this principle, right?”
Chu Qingxiao was stunned when he heard this. He blinked and looked at the girl beside him, only to see a sly smile in her eyes.
He knew that the other person wanted to use these jokes to cheer him up.
He didn't want to live up to this good intention, so he smiled and said: "Forget it, the matter of Tianxuan Mountain has nothing to do with me, just don't think about it."
Chu Zhaozhao frowned and was about to say something, but then there was a sudden knock on the door of the courtyard.
"It's so late, who could it be?" Chu Zhaozhao looked towards the courtyard gate with some confusion.
Chu Qingxiao was also a little confused. He stood up at this time, and everyone in the courtyard also walked out of their respective rooms at this time.
The rain became a little heavier.
Chu Qingxiao walked to the courtyard door holding an umbrella. When he opened the courtyard door, he saw a man with white temples and soaking wet standing at the door, looking anxious.
As soon as the courtyard door opened, he hurriedly asked Chu Qingxiao: "Does Miss Meng Jinmeng live here?"
When Chu Qingxiao heard this, he secretly realized that the person in front of him looked familiar. He hesitated for a while before he realized that the person in front of him was Zhu Renzhao, the father of Zhu Quan today.
Meng Jin obviously saw the other party's appearance clearly. She walked up and asked, "What's the matter with Uncle Zhu?"
Zhu Renzhao saw Meng Jin and asked quickly: "Miss Meng, do you know where my whole family is now?"
Meng Jin shook his head and said: "After Zhu Quan left today, Mr. Chu and I sent Senior Sun home and then went directly back to his residence and never saw Zhu Quan again."
After saying this, Meng Jin glanced at Zhu Renzhao, who was full of anxiety, and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with him?"
When Zhu Renzhao received the answer, his face became even more anxious, but he did not answer Meng Jin's question. He just said: "No...it's nothing. I'm just worried that he hasn't come back so late. Since he's not here with Miss Meng, then...
I won’t disturb Miss Meng anymore.”
After Zhu Renzhao said these words, he turned around, but just as he took steps forward, he seemed to have thought of something, suddenly paused, turned around, and looked at Meng Jin.
"By the way, girl, I have something to trouble you with." He said a little embarrassedly.
Meng Jin didn't think too much, walked up and said: "Uncle, tell me."
At this moment, Zhu Renzhao took something from his back and handed it to Meng Jin.
Meng Jin looked closely, but it was a sword.
She had seen this sword before, in Zhu Renzhao's small shanty.
Even under such harsh conditions, the sword was still placed on the sword rest by the opponent and stored carefully.
"Aren't the shanties in Shanshuigou about to be demolished..."
"I don't have anything valuable at home, so I thought if you could keep it safe for me first, and then give it to him when I have a new place to live, or when my whole family comes to look for it." Zhu Renzhao smiled.
He said.
The rain hit his face and fell all over his cheeks, making his smile look a little bitter.
Meng Jin felt a little strange in her heart, but seeing Zhu Renzhao's eyes full of expectation, she finally couldn't bear to refuse and took the opponent's sword at this moment.
Seeing this, Zhu Renzhao breathed a sigh of relief as if he had accomplished something extremely important.
"Then I won't bother you." He said, turned around and walked into the rain curtain, and was about to leave quickly.
His feet were limping, and his back was a little stooped under the wash of the rain curtain, as if he was about to be bent by the increasingly rapid rainstorm.
Anyone could tell that he seemed to be in some kind of trouble.
In order to solve this problem, he was in a hurry.
But his feet were not that agile, and the ground was slippery. In a hurry, he missed his footing and fell to the ground, looking very embarrassed.
Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, everyone who had not yet left felt their hearts tightening when they saw this. Chu Qingxiao also hurriedly stepped forward and came to Zhu Renzhao.
He stretched out his hand to help the man up. The man raised his head and murmured: "Thank you, sir."
Chu Qingxiao was about to say something, but suddenly found that the man's eyes were a little red, and the hand he was holding was trembling.
He wasn't sure why that was, but he just felt that people would only act like this when they were in extreme fear.
"Uncle Zhu, are you..." Chu Qingxiao wanted to ask something.
Zhu Renzhao seemed unwilling to say more. After thanking him, he left in a hurry.
Chu Qingxiao's brows furrowed. He looked at the man's leaving figure and felt uneasy in his heart.
"Uncle Zhu!" he shouted towards the man.
The man paused in his steps and looked back at him.
Chu Qingxiao was about to ask the question hanging on his lips, but he swallowed it back in the end.
In this world, everyone has their own troubles.
If you don’t want to say it, you always have worries that you don’t want to say.
You may not be able to help yourself, and forcing yourself may not be good to the other person.
Thinking of this, he walked forward and handed over the umbrella in his hand.
"It's raining heavily, please take this umbrella and return it to me when you come to get your sword later." Chu Qingxiao said with a smile.
Zhu Renzhao was obviously stunned, but the next moment he reached out and took the umbrella.
"Thank you, sir." He said sincerely.
After saying this, he turned around, held an umbrella, and plunged into the rain curtain.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, drowning everything in sight.
That umbrella seemed unable to cover such a heavy wind and rain.
Chu Qingxiao looked at the man's disappearing back and thought to himself.