Lingyang is a city close to the border of Panshi, and it is also the first stop for Lan Xiang's disciples in Panshi.
After the spirit boat stopped, the disciples camped more than thirty miles outside the city. The sect was so proud that they did not bother to enter the city to stay, and directly drew a ten-mile cordon in the area.
Anyone who dares to get close will be expelled, directly expelled. As for the reason - there is no reason. I, Lan Xiang's disciple, settled here, which is the biggest reason.
Hall Master Tao brought two disciples and went directly to the city to announce the mission: We are here to search for a murderer. Within two days, all local forces will report to Lan Xiang's station. Anyone who dares not to come will be regarded as an accomplice of the murderer.
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There is no reward for informing the mission. The person who publishes the mission has to pay ten to a hundred times more spiritual stones than a normal mission. If it is under Lan Xiang's jurisdiction, the announcement can be made through the city lord's palace, but in Panshi, you can only use this method.
way.
As for the time limit of only two days, it is impossible that some forces have not heard of this announcement. Outside sects have entered the Rock in large numbers. As long as they can be called powerful, how can they not care about such a big thing?
Even if the news is relatively obscure, someone will definitely come to inform you.
In short, the sect's behavior is so simple and crude. If I tell you, then there is no problem. Even if you don't hear it, it's your fault.
In fact, Lan Xiang's announcement is not a friendly gesture in itself.
The city lord's palace was powerless to do anything about it. They had no way to interfere with the sect's affairs. It was the city lord who immediately sent people to Lan Xiang's residence to offer condolences and brought some spiritual beasts and small gifts after he heard about it.
The battle between Lan Xiang and Long Shan has also been heard by the City Lord's Mansion. However, it really has nothing to do with them. All the City Lord's Mansion can do is to maintain a superficial sense of courtesy - they always have to show off when an immortal comes swaggering across the border.
one time.
No one came on the first day, but on the second day, surrounding forces came to report one after another.
This day was enough for them to find out what happened at the border between the two counties. Faced with the menacing Lan Xiang, Longshan chose to avoid it even though he had more immortals.
Those who can be called powerful obviously do not lack this kind of vision and value.
There are all kinds of people coming, but most of them are those who can make the decision in the power. Even the leader of a small gang that developed in Lingyang City came to report in person because they thought they were qualified - there were two spirits in the gang.
Fairy.
The ones who received them were not any immortals, but a middle-level spiritual immortal disciple from the outer hall and two low-level spiritual immortals.
Where are the immortals in the sect so easy to see?
Disciple Lan Xiang told the various forces directly that we are here to arrest this person. Since this person is extremely dangerous, we may enter your territory or even your mansion to conduct a search at any time without further notice. Please cooperate.
Prepare.
This request is extremely rude, but that’s where the strength of the sect lies. Whether it’s rude or not, it’s up to you. If you have the guts, just refuse!
In fact, Lan Xiang did a pretty good job. At least he informed the opponent in advance and gave the other party the right to choose. He followed a domineering path and advanced in an upright manner.
And those forces understood as soon as they heard it, hey, the rumors were indeed true, Lan Xiang really had bad intentions when he came here.
No matter what force it is, it is not a pleasant thing for someone to enter their territory casually. These people are not just strolling around, they are the masters who can raise their hands to kill people if they are slightly displeasing.
Not to mention, the place the other party requested to enter also included their mansion.
What is a mansion? It is a private residence. It is recognized in the pornographic community that cultivators can use any means to protect private residences. Such a place where people can come and go at will is not only shameful, but can easily lead to worse things happening.
However, under the pretext of looking for someone from the Lanxiang Sect, do these forces dare to refuse? Even if they ask for help from the city lord's palace, the city lord may not be willing to come forward. As long as the sect does not touch the interests of the government system, why should they take care of it?
Everyone saw it clearly, but they couldn't muster the courage to refuse. After the discussion, no one left, and they used various methods to find out what the Lan Xiang faction was going to do.
The reason was quickly discovered. Lan Xiang wants to occupy this place and won't leave. These local forces, you'd better think about whether you want to change the door.
Suddenly realized! Everyone finally knows why Lan Xiang acted in a high-profile and demanding manner this time.
The forces that are unwilling to submit are obviously Lan Xiang's next target to attack - if you have nothing to do, go to your territory and your house, kill two people by the way, and see how long you can last.
For ordinary families, we don't hear much about the land grabs between sects, but they are definitely not rare. The local forces are unable to resist at all, and they can only listen to whoever is in charge.
But the root of the problem is that Longshan has not clearly given up this territory. Yes, this is a way of encroachment.
What the local forces dislike the most is that in the face of this chaotic situation, if the two factions can agree on their affiliation, they will not have to bother to choose sides. Choosing wrong sides is terrible.
All the families in Baolanzhou have experienced this kind of pain, and now it is finally the Panshi people's turn to suffer.
From the perspective of Ling Yang's power, there is no doubt that Lan Xiang is more powerful now, but Long Shan is the old owner of this land after all. Before Long Shan has made a clear statement, choosing to join Lan Xiang means betrayal.
The crime of betrayal is much more serious than lack of eyesight. People who have no eyesight will suffer, while betrayers will most likely be expelled from the clan.
It was too difficult to choose between the two, so someone suggested - can we discuss with Lan Xiang and make the actual offering without using the name of surrender for the time being?
This is also a helpless move. It is only natural for Lingyang to make offerings to Longshan. If she makes offerings to Lanxiang at the same time, it will be a double offering, and everyone's burden will be much heavier.
It is indeed not easy to live in the cracks, but it is much better than annoying any family and being expelled directly.
Anyway, the double worship will not last long. No matter who overwhelms whom in the end, there will always be a result. It is precisely because of this hope that no one feels that this heavy burden is so difficult.
Similar discussions can only go so far. Longshan has been running Lingyang City for thousands of years, and there must be some die-hard loyalists. If he speaks too clearly in person, he may suffer retaliation.
Longshan couldn't afford to offend Lan Xiang, but it really shouldn't be too easy to deal with the leader of a force secretly.
The discussion could not be made too clear, and the surrender could not be done in front of others, so in the next day, various forces visited Hall Master Tao privately one by one under the banner of condolences.
Among this group of people, Hall Master Tao is the most respected person among the immortals. It is said that he is the hall master of the Enforcement Hall, and he should not be responsible for such negotiations. But other than him,
Lan Xiang was accompanied only by the master of the war hall.
The war hall is responsible for fighting, and it is even more inappropriate to deal with local forces.
Faced with the private request for surrender, Hall Master Tao didn't take kindly to it. He first made official remarks, saying that we are here to check people. After all, this is Longshan's territory. You are expressing your surrender like this... okay? If it gets out, it seems like
It’s us, Lan Xiang, who uses our power to bully others.
This is to be a bitch and build a memorial arch at the same time. Everyone is familiar with this game - the sect does not take these small forces seriously, but it does not want to give others a thumb, and at the same time, it also shows that it does not care.
This is because we admire the style of the Shangpai and come here on our own initiative - the forces that come to serve us can basically express this meaning. The Shangpai must be considerate of our heart.
Hall Master Tao actually doesn't like this kind of behavior of stepping on both sides - no sect would like it, but since they are grabbing Longshan's territory, everyone can imagine that the local forces need to go through a process of becoming familiar with and accepting it.
In fact, Ito Master's intention is to crush them directly: all forces that are unwilling to show their support openly will be eradicated. Prestige is earned. Killing chickens to scare monkeys will be effective if you do it a few times.
Chen Taizhong believed that what he was doing was an upright conspiracy, which was to win over people through publicity, and in the eyes of the sect, the family's pitiful combat power was really nothing.
However, Hall Master Tao has a deeper understanding of local forces than he does. Although the family's combat power is not that great, its ability to manage local areas is much stronger than that of the sect. Why do everyone break away from the sect and join the sect?
It’s to practice better!
Who would be interested in running a place except those with no hope of promotion?
So although Lan Xiang doesn't like this kind of covert surrender, he still has to accept it.
However, Hall Master Tao also expressed that you are willing to cooperate, which is very good. Within three years, the secret must be changed to the bright one, and any offerings to Longshan must be cut off!
Only three years? The forces that surrendered said that it doesn’t matter to us, we can just hold on for a few more years.
Hall Master Tao responded with a sneer: If you can't make Longshan Sword Sect realize the reality in three years, you can cut off your tribute to Lan Xiang!
These words are extremely domineering, but now Lan Xiang has the confidence.
Such conversations quickly reached the ears of Longshan people - after all, they have been in business for such a long time and there is still no shortage of connections.
When Chang Shuxin heard this, he was so angry that he turned over the table: He was really being bullied.
However, there is even more irritating news: a small gang of casual cultivators in Lingyang City openly announced their defection to Lan Xiang. There are two spirits in this gang, and the gang leader is a third-level spirit named Dong Yi.
This is a slap in the face.
It is said that Lan Xiang's guest Qing Dong changed his name. After hearing the news, he was very happy. He specially summoned Gang Leader Dong and even invited him to have lunch.
"This despicable casual cultivator named Dong must be eradicated as soon as possible!" Commander Chang said through gritted teeth, "If we don't fight such an outstanding person, Longshan can only watch helplessly as the legacy of our predecessors is taken away."
"You must be on guard, Lan Xiang is trying to lure people into a trap," the elder reminded his leader, "This person deserves to be killed, but there is no need for us to come forward. We can just find someone to kill him."
"Great Elder, when did you become timid?" Chang Shuxin was really so angry that he almost went crazy.
In Chang's subconscious mind, he still refused to lose the arrogance of the Longshan Sect.