Chapter 119: Five Calculations
"In a few days, the messenger will arrive,
Are your boys and girls and your money ready?"
One of the five sects, Gu Yuan, the leader of Shuiyun Sect, said to the senior officials of the other four sects.
Lie Dao Sect, Jinshan Sect, and Mu Cheng Sect,
Their expressions changed slightly and they didn't respond.
The leader of the Black Earth Sect, Zhu Yun, said angrily:
"I have been prepared for a long time. I am just waiting for the messenger to come and take revenge on me!"
When the Rongcheng Divine Weapon was born, he was also there,
For the result of planning for several days and being left empty-handed,
Naturally, he was extremely reluctant.
Gu Yuan snorted coldly and said:
"Humph, the messenger is not that free.
He came here as usual, in order to obtain offerings from us.
Moreover, even if he is willing to take action,
Do you think it will be our turn for the magic weapon?"
Zhu Yun said unwillingly:
"That's better than being pocketed by that little-known boy!"
Gu Yuan ignored him, knowing that Zhu Yun was like this,
It’s because of the Black Earth Sect’s trip to Rongcheng.
Many disciples died.
He turned to look at the other three sects, frowned and said:
"What happened to your three sects? Have you all become mute?
Isn't it just that a few people died in the sect? What's the big deal?
When the time comes, we’ll just recruit a few more.”
When Qi Shuang of Lie Dao Sect heard this, his expression turned ugly and he said:
"Not only are people dead, but all the money is gone!"
Gu Yuan frowned and asked:
"What do you mean?"
Qi Shuang's face turned pale, he leaned over and shouted with a mournful face:
"When I took inventory of the sect's warehouse the day before yesterday,
I found that all the money inside was gone!”
"ah!"
"What!"
Gu Yuan exclaimed, and Zhu Yun was stunned.
On the other side, the two sect leaders of Jinshan Sect and Mucheng Sect,
They couldn't suppress their surprise and said in unison:
"The same to you?"
As soon as these words came out,
Everyone present was shocked,
Qi Shuang looked at the two sect leaders in disbelief:
"you……"
Seeing this, I can no longer hide it.
The leader of the Jinshan Sect, Qian Shi, hammered the table and sighed:
"Alas! Forget it. Just like you, I know that the messenger is coming to collect the offerings.
When I checked the warehouse, I found that all the money in it was gone!"
On the other side, the leader of Mucheng Sect, Zhang Chi,
He lowered his head and shook his head, sighing:
"Oh, so am I!"
"Bastard!" Gu Yuan suddenly became furious:
"What do you three sects do for food?
Unable to hand over the money for the offering,
Forget about you, even we will be implicated too!"
Qi Shuang asked tentatively:
"How about interceding with the messenger and giving us a break?"
Zhu Yun on the side snorted coldly:
"Humph, interceding? Who do you think you are?
Are you worthy of interceding with him?
Even us sect masters, he doesn’t take it seriously.”
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
After a while,
Gu Yuan also calmed down,
His tone changed and he asked:
"Tell me carefully, why didn't you get the money?"
"How could I know!" Qi Shuang was extremely anxious.
"Anyway, it was gone when I looked at it.
Moreover, the doors were all locked properly, and there were no signs of forced breakthrough.
The sentry guards also said that they found no abnormalities.
The most terrible thing is that a few days ago, the sect leader and I went to do some inventory.
At that time..."
"Wait!" Black Earth Sect Zhu Yun suddenly interrupted:
"You just said that your sect master will inventory the warehouse with you? When?"
"About ten days ago?" Qi Shuang was also a little unsure:
"What's wrong?"
As soon as these words came out, the other people looked at each other,
This time should be exactly the time when the divine weapon was born.
Although Qi Shuang was not there at the time,
But the other few people were all present,
Moreover, they all remember it very clearly,
At that time, that handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes,
It was precisely Zhong Yin who transformed into the leader of the Fierce Knife Sect and launched a sneak attack.
Only then did he successfully capture the divine weapon!
Gu Yuan looked at everyone with surprise and doubt:
"Could it be..."
"Hmph! It must be that boy!"
Qian Shi's face became increasingly ugly:
"My disciple who guards the warehouse also said the same thing
What, I came back and took inventory once before,
But I was far away in Rongcheng at that time, how could I possibly come back!"
"Me too..."
Zhang Chi spoke quietly,
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yun slammed the table,
He gritted his teeth with an angry face and said angrily:
"Good boy,
While our five sects are searching for the emptiness inside the divine weapon,
Come here first and steal the warehouse, and then rush to Rongcheng to snatch the magic weapon!
What a good plan!
Humph, this hatred is irreconcilable! I will definitely cut him into pieces!"
Qian Shi sighed and said:
"Oh, don't worry about that kid for now.
That guy might have run out of Qingzhou long ago after taking the magic weapon.
Let’s solve the urgent problem of enshrining the envoy first and then talk about it!”
"That makes sense!" Qi Shuang immediately suggested:
"The elders in my sect have put together some, but there is still a lot missing.
Why don't you lend us some of your two sects that haven't suffered any disaster?"
Gu Yuan shook his head and said:
"We don't have much money, so it wouldn't be a problem if you were the only family.
But now you have three sects..."
Zhu Yun suggested:
"Why don't you go to the city and find a few wealthy households to grab it?
I heard that the Hehuan Building generates tens of thousands of dollars a day..."
Gu Yuan said in shock:
"Are you crazy! Behind that is the powerful Hehuan Sect!
And this is in the city. Once it gets too big,
To attract the attention of the imperial court, I'm afraid they won't need to take action.
The messenger just killed us first to prevent us from getting burned!"
"Then, what should we do?"
Qian Shi suggested:
"Why don't we ask the imperial court to help us? Isn't the Lord of Tianqing City..."
Zhu Yun shook his head and said:
"No, that guy was just dismissed from his post this morning.
I don’t know who the new person is,
We’d better be careful these days.”
Then Gu Yuan said from the side:
"Isn't it said that he will take office on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year? There will still be some time.
Moreover, isn’t the adjutant Zheng Fengqing still there?
Now he acts as the city lord and holds great power.
Why not ask him for help?"
This is a way, several people nodded in agreement,
The adjutant Zheng Fengqing was quickly invited.
After listening to several people’s speeches,
Zheng Fengqing smiled and said:
"This matter is quite simple, isn't it just a matter of lack of money?
But the people in the city don't move much. They don't see you when you lower your head.
Just bully those outsiders.
There are many pedestrians coming and going in Tianqing City every day.
The passenger flow was huge, so we caught two wealthy foreigners, children from rich families,
Isn’t it easy to just slander and get some money?”
"That's great!" Gu Yuan said happily:
"But it's not convenient for us to come forward in this matter, so how about you..."
He said and handed over a banknote.
Zheng Fengqing glanced at it:
"Five hundred taels?"
Gu Yuan immediately said:
"Ahem, I'll give you a big thank you after everything is done!"
"That's pretty much it."
Zheng Fengqing took the banknote and left Wu Zong in a big way.
Zheng Fengqing, who returned to the city lord's palace, asked his confidants to draft a wanted document.
But the name and appearance are all blank,
He only wrote down the reason for the crime, which was stealing five treasury coins.
The confidant had some questions.
Zheng Fengqing sneered and said:
"It doesn't matter. Once we catch someone, it won't be too late to add more..."
The clerk was shocked, this was somewhat against the rules:
"But what if..."
Zheng Fengqing said leisurely:
"Haha, there's nothing to be afraid of,
The new city lord is about to take office.
When the time comes, let him have a headache and just say it is the mess left by his predecessor."
"Understood!"
The clerk took the order and left...
This chapter has been completed!