heaven money

"Alas, without a backer, you will always be controlled by others!"

Qi Zhengyan sighed.

This was exactly what he was worried about. He had no backing in the sect, and he didn't know the character of the elders who came here.

If something unexpected happened in Yicheng, he would most likely become an abandoned pawn of the Huanhua Sword Sect. Not only would he be unable to avenge the incident in Yicheng, but he would also be hunted down as a traitor of the Huanhua Sword Sect.

This made Qi Zhengyan more eager to leave the Huanhua Sword Sect in a natural way. Then, without any constraints, he would be free!
With the "Devil's Prison Mysterious Embryo Sutra", the Demon Lord's inheritance, and the support of the reincarnation of the King of Freedom Buddha, he will definitely be able to carve out a world of his own!

Meng Qi knew that this was a sore spot that Qi Zhengyan was unwilling to talk about, so he changed his tone and said:
"Cousin, your uncle has a problem with the way he handles things. Is he just a coward, or is there another reason?"

"Maybe he's getting old and is thinking about retreat and retirement," Qi Zhengyan guessed.

If one is in charge and wants to make money, he must share the profits with his superiors, bribe those who know about it, and enjoy the profits himself. He dare not go too far or be too blatant, otherwise he will be easily discovered. In a year, he can buy dozens of acres of land and build a new house, which is considered good. Even if Qi Zhengyan's uncle occupies good land and shops, he will not have much more than him because there are no mines, medicine gardens and weapon refining workshops here. Therefore, if he wants to leave a wealthy family for his descendants after he is old and weak, he has to find another way.

"Yes, well, it is also possible that he is old and confused, and wants to keep things peaceful. He thinks he can solve the Tang family's affairs by himself, and he is afraid that if he reports it, he will be suspected of incompetence and transferred away." Meng Qi nodded slightly.

This action to exclude the power of Huanhua Sword Sect would certainly not resort to overt violence. Otherwise, even if Yicheng was backed by the Wang family of Yedu and was quite far away from Sixiu Mountain where Huanhua Sword Sect was located, Huanhua Sword Sect would have to send people to hold on for the sake of face. It could only gather other forces first and use cold violence of non-cooperation to squeeze out the power of Huanhua Sword Sect.

In this way, the Huanhua Sword Sect saw that it was acceptable in terms of face, and since there were only fields, manors and ordinary shops in this place, which were not important, they often just pinched their noses and acquiesced. At most, they would later blame the leader for being incompetent and not having good relations with the local forces.

Qi Zhengyan's uncle was willing to take the risk of being punished later in order to suppress the matter and maintain stability. Apart from the fact that he had other purposes, there was only one other explanation that could be given by an old and confused man.

Qi Zhengyan nodded, agreeing with Meng Qi's words.

"In short, if things show signs of corruption, you should bypass the uncle and directly reply to the sect."

Meng Qi ate meat and drank wine with big mouthfuls.

Qi Zhengyan's expressionless face showed a bitter smile: "To be honest, if there was no other choice, I would not want to let the sect send anyone here."

The person sent to hold the fort will definitely be very strong, and may even be from outside. If he says afterwards, "Xiao Qi, you are quite steady in doing things. Let your uncle teach you a few moves," or "Xiao Meng, your swordsmanship is so outstanding that I want to show myself how to use it. Why don't I suppress my strength and compete with you in swordplay? Hey, how come you have the Golden Bell Cover..." then things will be troublesome.

Meng Qi nodded heavily: "If we can solve it ourselves, of course we don't want to alarm the people on the mountain. It's just a last resort and a background for people to be cautious about."

As they were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside. A waiter knocked on the door and came in, saying in a panic, "Master Qi, the Ye family is here to look for the murderer!"

He glanced at Meng Qi with fear, curiosity and awe. The cousin of Master Qi actually killed Li Sui, the Ghost Sword, without making any noise, and in the Ye Mansion. Such strength and courage were simply too terrifying!
Could it be that he came here specifically to avenge his relatives?

What should I call Master Qi's cousin...

Qi Zhengyan discussed with Meng Qi for a while. He was now reassured. He stood up expressionlessly and said calmly, "Tell the Ye family later that my cousin has not left the house."

"Yes, Mr. Qi." The waiter replied hurriedly.

Meng Qi didn't even change his clothes. He dusted himself off and followed Qi Zhengyan out of the backyard and outside the store.

There were dozens of people standing outside the door, many of whom were obviously skilled in martial arts. The leader was a young man dressed in brocade robes, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a powdered face and vicious eyes.

Qi Zhengyan's eyes changed slightly as he looked at the person in front of him. Others might not be able to see anything, but he could see that this Young Master Ye in front of him was not simple. There was a trace of evil spirit power in his body. This was the body of a person who raised an evil spirit.

The last time I saw Mr. Ye, he didn't have such power. So he must have been bewitched by this man at that time, and now he has taken over his body.

Unfortunately, he had no reason to point out that this Mr. Ye was not himself. The method of raising an evil spirit was extremely difficult to see through at a glance. Qi Zhengyan knew that if he said it directly, he would not only be attacked by the person in front of him, but would also arouse suspicion.

At this time, he was alone in the city without any help, and his uncle in the sect was suspected to have been bribed. If he was bitten back, it would be like yellow mud and rotten crotch, which would be shit!
Master Ye didn't know that Qi Zhengyan had seen through him. When he saw Meng Qi wearing a green shirt, he pointed at him and asked the maid, servants and guest officials beside him: "Is it him?"

The maids and servants had never seen Meng Qi's appearance before, and were speechless, not knowing how to answer. The young master glared at them, and they quickly said, "It was him! He killed Mr. Li!"

The young master turned to look at Qi Zhengyan, and said with a gloomy face: "Master Qi, why did you send people to sneak into the Ye Mansion and kill my guest? Is this the way of doing things of the Huanhua Sword Sect?"

Qi Zhengyan walked down the steps slowly, his aura so solemn that the young master couldn't help but take a step back. How come after not seeing him for a few days, Master Qi gave people a completely different feeling?

"You fabricated charges and found someone to frame my cousin." Qi Zhengyan did not ask any more questions and said coldly.

The young master was stunned, and then he became furious: "There are witnesses and evidence, and you say it's a false accusation?"

"Of course, I personally accompanied my cousin and never left his side, don't you think?" Qi Zhengyan turned around and said to the shopkeeper.

His eyes were cold, and the shopkeeper and his assistant dared not refuse to answer: "Yes, Mr. Qi's cousin has never left the rice shop."

"Young Master Ye, did you hear that? If you frame my cousin again, don't blame me for being ruthless." Qi Zhengyan looked at Young Master Ye coldly.

Mr. Ye gritted his teeth and said, "You have no say, come with me to see the official!"

"Why should an innocent person meet an official? Even if the county magistrate or the chief of police comes in person, they cannot frame my cousin!" Qi Zhengyan's expression remained unchanged.

"Okay, okay! Take him to the Six Gates!" Young Master Ye was furious and pointed at Meng Qi.

The expert beside him was about to jump out, Qi Zhengyan took a step forward and looked around at them:

"This is the land of Huanhua Sword Sect, do you want to take action?"

He took another step and shouted without any emotion:
"You want to be an enemy of our sect?"

"You want to declare war on our faction?"

He was so imposing that Young Master Ye San and the masters around him took several steps back. Only then did they remember his identity: the leader of the Huanhua Sword Sect!
Just when Third Master Ye was about to say something polite, Meng Qi suddenly smiled, looked at him and said, "Third Master Ye, when my cousin's brother's tendons were cut, was it you who fabricated charges and framed Li Sui?"

Young Master Ye was about to answer, but when he saw Meng Qi's dull smile, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He thought of Li Sui, who lived deep in the Ye Mansion but was brutally murdered. He swallowed hard, snorted coldly, turned around and walked away at a very fast pace, as if he was trying to get rid of some evil spirit that possessed him.

"Cousin, I'm not afraid, but you must be careful of the Ye family's revenge when you go out in the future. After all, they have the clan's treasured weapons." Qi Zhengyan reminded him, worried that Meng Qi would be too arrogant.

Just as Meng Qi was about to answer, he heard crying on the street. It turned out that a group of people were holding a carriage and crying as they walked.

"The Wan family?" Qi Zhengyan wondered to himself and ordered a waiter to go and inquire.

After a while, the waiter returned and said, "Reporting to Chief Qi, it was Master Wan who was killed on the river, and his guards brought the body back home. It is said that Master Tang was also there at the time, but was shot by an assassin and fell into the water, and his life or death is unknown."

When the young master of the Wan family went out to do business, he naturally brought guards with him. However, at that time, he felt that with the master, the second young master Tang, by his side, he did not need protection and it was inconvenient to talk about business, so he did not call them. After he was killed, the guards came and collected the body.

After returning to the city, they waited until dawn and sent someone home to notify them. Only after receiving a response did they escort the body into the city, which was much slower than Meng Qi.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems like you guys encountered a lot of problems in Yicheng!"

A familiar voice sounded in the ears of Meng Qi and Qi Zhengyan, and they turned around in surprise. Behind them stood a man and a woman. The man was wearing a black suit, but he didn't look dark or evil at all, but rather looked more dignified and noble. The woman was wearing a white dress and carrying a box half a person's height.

"Shang...Brother Huaikong, Miss Ruan, why are you here?!"

Meng Qi exclaimed in surprise.

Qi Zhengyan's stiff face also showed a hint of surprise.

Shang Yi stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Yushu and I are traveling around the world, and we are going to Ye City to try our luck. Last time I saw you in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, you seemed to be worried. Since Yi City is on the way, we came to take a look!"

Qi Zhengyan was deeply moved when he heard this and said with a smile:

"Thank you!"

Shang Yi shook his head and said:
"Why are you being so polite? We are brothers in the same team after all. No need to be so polite!"

Then he looked at the direction where Mr. Ye San left and the direction of the Wan family's carriage and said:
"It seems like there's an undercurrent going on in Yi City! There's the raising of evil spirits and the death of people!"

"Raising an evil god?"

Ruan Yushu and Meng Qi were both surprised.

Qi Zhengyan immediately looked around, not wanting this matter to be exposed.

But they were shocked to find that the people around them didn't pay any attention to them at all, or they simply ignored the four of them at this time!

He looked at Shang Yi deeply and said nothing more.

Shang Yi said to Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu:

"Yu Shu and I were here when you were confronting each other just now! Don't underestimate the Third Master Ye, he may have been possessed by the person who raised the evil spirit. He is causing trouble in this city and even causing a fight between the Wang family and the Huanhua Sword Sect. It seems that he has big plans!"

Qi Zhengyan's face suddenly turned ugly and he said:
"Looking at the true energy in his body, I'm afraid he has already opened up all nine orifices. He wants to sacrifice blood to Yicheng and break through the outer scene in one fell swoop!"

Suddenly, his expression changed again, and he looked at Meng Qi and said:
"By the way, Meng Qi, you said that you encountered the Iron Hand Demon and the Happy Demon from the Mie Tian Clan on the ship you came here? Could this be the Thousand Faces Demon!?"

Ruan Yushu also suddenly realized:

"That makes sense. It is said that the Thousand-Faced Demon has a thousand faces. If he is the one who raises the evil god, then changing bodies is like changing clothes, so he will naturally have a thousand faces!"

Shang Yi nodded, shook his head and said:
"The result is right, but the process is wrong!"

Meng Qi asked doubtfully:
"Why do you say that?"

Shang Yi smiled and said:

"What a coincidence. Meng Qi saw two human demons chasing a woman on the boat before. She was rescued by the Wang family. He also encountered the assassination of Tang Jing by Bu Ren Lou. Isn't it too coincidental that all these things happened together?
This Third Young Master Ye is indeed the Thousand-Faced Demon now. If that is the case, the people that Tie Shou and Huan Xi killed should be Tang Jing and Young Master Wan!
I'm afraid the two demons on the boat are fake, and it's that woman who's fishing for Wang's fish!"

Meng Qi looked strange and said:

"It's indeed a bit strange!"

He really didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the martial arts world.

Qi Zhengyan said:

"In this case, the two great demons should be hiding in the city and cooperating with the Thousand-Faced Demon. I just don't know where he will be hiding!"

Meng Qi raised his lips slightly and said:
“I have an idea!
Didn't Tang Jing come back to Yicheng with me? Since the rumor says he is missing, let Tang Jing go back. By then, the Thousand-Faced Demon will definitely take action against the Tang family!"

Qi Zhengyan nodded and said:
"Yes, the current situation of the Tang family was caused by the Thousand-Faced Demon. Tang Jing should cooperate with us after knowing this!"

Meng Qi said:

"I have been walking with him all the way. He doesn't look like the playboy he used to be. He must have transformed in the martial arts world. I can trust him a little more! But he is also a little mysterious. I think he is quite powerful!"

Qi Zhengyan said:

"Grandpa Tang's branch is the eldest, and has always held the position of the head of the family. Grandpa Tang himself has three sons and four daughters. His daughters either married other families or formed alliances with rising forces or sects. One of his sons died of illness, another died in danger while traveling around the world, and the only surviving Grandpa Tang also died when the second son Tang went insane while practicing martial arts when he was young, leaving only the second son Tang and Miss Tang Jiu."

Meng Qi said:
"Since he is the future patriarch, why didn't the Tang family send a Nine Apertures master to protect him?"

Qi Zhengyan said expressionlessly, "As the only grandson of the eldest son, the second son of Tang has been doted on by Grandpa Tang since he was young. He has been spoiled like a human being, arrogant, domineering, and extravagant. He has never been able to master the family's 'River-Splitting Sword Technique', and only opened his eyes with the help of elixirs. Later, because of face, he clashed with the third son of Ye, who was also a playboy, and the two sides agreed to a duel."

"Young Master Ye stole the Heaven-Seeing and Earth-Listening Pills from our family, and opened his ears before the competition. He used his absolute strength to humiliate Young Master Tang, and it is said that he beat him to his knees. After this incident, Young Master Tang, who was very proud, felt ashamed to face people. He quietly left the city while his elders were not paying attention, and wandered around the world. His whereabouts are unknown, which made Old Master Tang furious. Anyone in the family who dared to mention Young Master Tang or Tang Jing in front of him would be beaten with a cane."

Meng Qi nodded gently: "Mr. Tang is seriously ill. If he hears this bad news, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer. Besides, the position of the head of the family is vacant, and there will be internal fighting. I wonder who the Huanhua family wants to support?"

Qi Zhengyan put his hands behind his back and paced a few steps: "Among the other branches, the only ones who are capable of competing for the position of the head of the family are the Second Master Tang, the Fifth Master Tang, and the Seventh Master Tang. The Fifth Master Tang has always been on good terms with our sect, and Master Lin has his eyes on him."

Then he shook his head again and said:
“But since Third Master Ye has raised an evil spirit, I’m afraid he has secretly controlled the three families in the city through spiritual mysticism and puppets. The Tang family is in chaos now because Mr. Tang is seriously ill and has been trying his best to distract the endless fighting, so he needs to appease the Second Master, the Fifth Master, and the Seventh Master of the Tang family one after another!

Now that Tang Jing has returned, perhaps he can muddy the waters of the city, and then..."

Shang Yi said with a smile:

"I don't know about the rest, but Xiao Meng, your forehead is black, I'm afraid you're about to have a bloody disaster! I guess you killed Li Sui, so this Third Master Ye is going to find a way to kill you!"

Meng Qi frowned and said:
"It's possible, but I don't know which company will do it!"

Shang Yi said:

"Isn't the Tang family your biggest concern right now? So the person who made the move is most likely someone from the Tang family!"

Then he looked at Qi Zhengyan and said:

"After all, this Yicheng is the trump card of the Huanhua Sword Sect and the Wang family. Yushu and I are new here, so we won't interfere in other people's affairs, so as not to arouse the hostility of the two major forces. You can do whatever you want, and just blame me if you have any!"

Shang Yi did not intend to take action directly. After all, Tang Jing, the chess piece of the Tang family, had already been cultivated and he had to go through some trials before he could be of great use.

However, the Thousand-Faced Demon raising an evil god for blood sacrifice is indeed against the harmony of nature, so Shang Yi still plans to stay here for a few days to prevent any accidents. By the way, he can also take Ruan Yushu to often enjoy the special food here and different piano scores during these days! (End of this chapter)