A carriage drove slowly from the mountain road. There were teams of monks riding spiritual beasts in front and behind holding staffs. In the center, there was a large gilt flag with a big "Yu" written on it, which represented the identity of the owner of the team.
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It looks majestic, but upon closer inspection, it gives people a sense of decay.
The monks in the team were of varying levels of cultivation and age. They lacked the aura expected of a large force, and they rode several kinds of spiritual beasts. Many of them were beasts of burden, and they were obviously brought here to make up the numbers.
If it weren't for the two foundation-building monks in the team who were leading the charge, I'm afraid they would have been laughed at and pretended to be fat.
In the carriage full of period feeling, Lu Zhong and Yu Feng'er sat opposite each other.
The latter seemed to be calm at the moment, but the hand holding the hem of her skirt betrayed her, and she kept looking at Lu Zhong along the way.
Today is the day for the Chengde Chamber of Commerce to elect the next president.
If she fails to seize this opportunity, she will never be able to take back the Chengde Chamber of Commerce again.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, could you please explain to me, how likely are you to succeed this time?" Yu Feng'er finally couldn't help but asked Lu Zhong.
She had already thought about giving up if it got too low.
As the head of the Yu family, Yu Feng'er knows the responsibilities she shoulders and cannot ignore the family's misery due to personal reasons, otherwise she will be the sinner of the Yu family.
Hearing this, Lu Zhong opened his eyes and glanced at her lightly.
Being so indecisive and hesitant, it is no wonder that he was defeated at the hands of Zhang and his son.
After he took over the order, he naturally conducted a detailed investigation into the grievances between the Yu family and the Zhang family, and he also had a certain understanding of how the Chengde Chamber of Commerce changed hands.
Interestingly, Yu Chengde died at the hands of evil cultivators.
It was the mysterious death of Yu Chengde thirty years ago that led to the subsequent change of hands of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce.
Among them, the biggest suspect is obviously Zhang Hai. After all, this person has made the most profits and directly controls a merchant. It is inevitable that people will doubt his purpose of marrying into Yu's family in the first place.
Now, this scene is apparently happening again.
"Don't worry, I know what you are worried about. This time Zhang Miao hired a foundation-building casual cultivator. Although he is a late-stage foundation-building cultivator, in my eyes he is nothing more than a chicken and a dog. It is not difficult to solve it."
Lu Zhong glanced at Yu Feng'er and said, "It's better for you to hide the matter in your heart. I will decide when to take action. You just need to do your job well and act as usual."
"...Okay." Yu Feng'er nodded and said no more.
Soon, the carriage drove into a barrier and stopped at a loft built next to the cliff.
The attic is not big, and there is a "Yunlu Pavilion" plaque hanging on it, which has just been painted.
Yunlu Pavilion is of great significance to the Chengde Chamber of Commerce. It was here that Yu Chengde invited a group of confidants to form the Chamber of Commerce.
There were not many people inside the pavilion.
The Chengde Chamber of Commerce is qualified to participate in the president election. In fact, there are only eighteen stewards, large and small, who are in charge of the large and small industrial groups of the chamber of commerce. They are all sitting in their respective seats at the moment.
When Yu Feng'er came in, most of them glanced at her lightly and quickly looked away.
Anyone with eyesight can see it.
After today, the Chengde Chamber of Commerce will no longer have anything to do with the Yu family.
"What are you doing here, are you trying to humiliate yourself?" The manager even more bluntly said sarcastically.
"That makes sense, that makes sense!"
"Hahaha! Manager Chen is absolutely right."
As soon as these words came out, the whole room burst into laughter.
Not even a single person helped Feng'er.
Looking at this scene with cold eyes, Lu Zhong couldn't help but think to himself that even if he really helped her take back the Chamber of Commerce, this woman might not be able to hold on. At most, she would just find another way and lose the Chengde Chamber of Commerce.
There was a sound of footsteps, but it was Lin Fangyun, the chief steward, who had arrived.
Lin Fangyun has the image of an old man. He looks kind-hearted and always has a smile on his face.
Unlike Yu Feng'er, as soon as he came in, many stewards came up to greet him, accounting for most of the people in the hall. It is obvious that this person has a way of managing people's hearts, otherwise it would be impossible to win over so many stewards.
In comparison, Yu Feng'er really lost completely.
"Niece Feng, long time no see!" Lin Fangyun said with a smile, giving people the feeling of a kind and honest elder.
"Feng'er has met Lin Shishu." Yu Feng'er saluted in response.
However, Lin Fangyun did not continue to talk to her. He glanced past Feng'er's two original guards, looked at Lu Zhong, who was holding back his breath, and said in surprise:
"Who is this?"
After speaking, he gave a gesture to the two foundation-building guards following him.
The two of them realized it and decided to step forward to try it out.
Seeing this, Yu Feng'er stepped across in front of Lu Zhong, frowned and said: "Why, I brought my guards, shouldn't Uncle Lin Shi also have to take care of it?"
"Haha, it's there, it just looks familiar. It looks like a good friend of mine in the past. Since niece Feng doesn't allow it, then forget it, forget it..." Lin Fangyun smiled but didn't smile, and his attitude towards Feng'er was extremely He was indifferent, gave a random excuse, and sat down in the hall.
Subsequently, the two of them were left aside in the cold, with no one paying attention.
As time went by, the sky outside became darker and darker, but the wind and rain became more and more violent, pouring down on the spiritual shield outside the pavilion to protect it from wind and rain, and the water flowed down like a waterfall.
"Strange, why hasn't the acting president arrived yet?" someone asked in confusion.
Logically speaking, Zhang Miao should have arrived long ago, after all, the meeting was nominally held by him.
Moreover, if you do not participate in this meeting, it will be equivalent to automatically giving up your qualifications for election. The next president of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce will be elected between Lin Fangyun and Yu Feng'er.
Lin Fangyun's expression in the hall suddenly became solemn, as if he had thought of something.
"Bang bang bang!" came the explosion.
The shield that blocked the rain was suddenly broken, and the pouring rain immediately poured into the pavilion, covering everyone in the pavilion with water. At the same time, a team of people appeared in the wind and rain. Their cultivation was in the late stage of Qi refining, let alone There are also seven foundation-building cultivators in the team, and their strength directly surpasses everyone in the cabinet.
Then the team separated, and one person walked out, it was Zhang Miao.
Lu Zhong didn't feel much nervous when he saw it. Even if he really couldn't defeat the opponent, it would not be difficult to escape. He just glanced at Yu Feng'er beside him with deep meaning.
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The development of the matter was completely beyond her expectation, so she hurriedly sent a message: "I will add more money! Please also ask fellow Taoists to protect my safety later."
Seeing Lu Zhong nod, Yu Feng'er felt relieved.
"Zhang Miao, what do you mean?" Lin Fangyun asked in surprise.
The other party came with a large group of people at this time. It was obviously not possible just to occupy the place. Thinking of Yu Chengde's mysterious death that year, he suddenly had a bad guess in his mind.
Zhang Miao glanced at the people in the pavilion and chuckled: "What do you mean? Of course I'm here to take the position of president!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the cabinet was stunned.
A steward with a white beard and hair, relying on his seniority, walked straight into the rain curtain, pointed at Zhang Miao's nose and said: "May I ask what acting president Zhang means? Are you going to ignore the rules of the Chamber of Commerce and force yourself to become the president...
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Before he could finish speaking, several streaks of blood suddenly burst out from his body.
However, he was hit by several flying butterfly needles in various vital parts. He fell to the ground with a plop before even uttering his last words.
A skinny old woman smiled sadly and called back all the flying needles.
"Huh, old guy! You don't even look at the situation, and you dare to come out and point fingers." Zhang Miao stepped forward slowly, with a ferocious face, and stepped on the unyielding face, crushing it with all his strength.
He has long been fed up with these stewards. They usually rely on their elders and betray them, do whatever they want to do, and they take advantage of everyone, not to mention the deficit in the accounts. Chengde Chamber of Commerce only has these moths in it, which is why it has rapidly declined from its previous prosperity.
It has fallen step by step until now.
Wipe the soles of your shoes clean on the floor tiles.
There is a burning ambition in Zhang Miao's heart, and today he will clear away the filth and lead the Chamber of Commerce back on track and return to its former glory.
Then he pointed at the people in the cabinet and said sternly:
"Go on, kill them all!"
After today, there will no longer be an Chengde Chamber of Commerce in the world.