The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 249: Earth-shaking changes, many questions

On October 1st, the moon was bright and high in the sky.

Wuji Realm, Chenhuan City, Sikong House, study.

Qin Zhiming sat behind the desk with his eyes closed, flipping through the book in his hand with his mind focused.

This book records all the major events that the Sikong family has encountered in the past ten years.

dong dong.

"Brother Qin, can I come in?"

"Come in."

Sikong Yu pushed open the door and entered the study.

"You've come just in time, I have something to ask you.

Why is it that every time your Sikong family goes out of town, they always find ancient elixirs?"

Sikong Yu glanced at the books on the table and remembered the origin of Qin Zhiming that his daughter had mentioned.

He thought for a moment:

“This matter is related to the payment of offerings.

We pay offerings to Wuji Temple every year, and Wuji Temple will give us a map.

All we have to do is follow that map out of town and we'll find a lot of valuable stuff.

For example, elixirs or minerals, etc."

"Then, you will present what you find as offerings to the temple?"

“Not all of them. Every time the temple would turn a blind eye and allow us to keep some of the things.

It’s just that we have been too greedy in recent years, leaving more and more things behind and paying less and less offerings.

I guess it's for this reason that Wuji Temple sent you and Wan'er out of the mountain to teach us ungrateful villains a lesson."

Sikong Yu bowed his head and was very respectful.

"May I ask if the Sikong family has ever produced an immortal?"

"No, I hope I can have this blessing in the future."

“Brother Sikong, don’t worry, Wan’er’s illness has been cured, and her strength is growing.

I believe that as long as nothing unexpected happens, blessings will come naturally. "

Sikong Yuxi smiled and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank you, Brother Qin for your kind words."

As the two were talking, the voice of the clan elder was heard from outside the door.

"Excuse me, can I come in?"

"Come in."

thump.

A crutch crossed the threshold first, followed by a left leg.

Sikong Yu looked in astonishment at the pale-faced elder of the clan who had lost his right leg.

The clan elder's right leg was completely broken, and the broken leg below the waist was wrapped in a circle of blood-oozing white cloth.

He slapped the wound hard and let out a muffled groan.

"I took the initiative and wanted to use my leg to beg for forgiveness from the master and the real person."

"Great clan elder, why is it so?"

After Sikong Yu finished speaking, he turned and looked at Qin Zhiming.

"What news have you heard?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the elder of the clan dropped his walking stick and knelt on the ground.

“The head of the Li family and the elders were boiled to death, and some elders of the Qin family were cut in half at the vegetable market.

Except for the head of the Fei family, all the elders were beheaded. Their heads were impaled on spears and placed at the door for public display.

Not only them, but also their families.”

The clan elder's voice trembled and his whole body shook.

"Sikong Wan and I have a good relationship. Are you afraid that I will use Wuji Temple's name to attack you?"

boom!
The elder of the clan kowtowed vigorously:

"I have absolutely no such idea! Please be more discerning!"

"Okay, get up.

During the day, the offerings had been dealt with.

Don't worry, I will use this incident as an excuse to attack you again."

Hearing this, the elder of the clan trembled and stood up from the ground.

"Where is Sikong Wan?"

"What do you want me to do?"

Sikong Wan stepped into the door with light steps. "You..."

She stood there in a daze, staring at the embarrassed elder, not knowing what was going on.

"Close the door, and sit down and talk together."

The patriarch immediately closed the door with his cane.

Seeing that the three of them had sat down, Qin Zhiming spoke:
“Brother Sikong, I have to say that your title of Patriarch is just a figurehead.

Without the great patriarch and his clan elders, you alone would not be able to control the Sikong family.

This is also the main reason why Sikong Wan and I did not take action against the elders.

Guanli is kind and only wants to teach a lesson to the noble families that violate the Dao order, not to destroy them. "

Sikong Yu and the clan elders immediately stood up, knelt outside the door and kowtowed three times to thank Wuji Temple.

After they sat down again, Qin Zhiming signaled Sikong Wan with his eyes to shut up and listen to him.

"However, the temple is not always merciful, and will not always send reasonable people like us to deal with you.

After all, Wuji Temple doesn’t require reasoning.”

"From now on, our Sikong family will sincerely serve Wuji Temple, and today's incident will never happen again."

Sikong Yu and the elders of the clan stood up again and bowed to Qin Zhiming.

"From the beginning to the end, Brother Sikong's attitude towards the offerings has been seen by the temple, and I believe your words.

And you, although you had some evil thoughts, fortunately you have a repentant heart.

From now on, I will assist Brother Sikong well.

Otherwise, even if Wuji Temple does not take action, after Sikong Wan becomes an immortal... "

The elders of the clan immediately kowtowed to Sikong Yu and Sikong Wan.

Bang bang bang.

The force was so great that it even cracked the ground.

"Please rest assured, Patriarch and Master, I will never have second thoughts from now on."

Upon seeing this, Sikong Yu helped the elder up.

“Let the past be the past.

Right, Wan'er?"

Sikong Wan looked at the patriarch with an expressionless face.

It was not until the patriarch was sweating all over that she nodded slightly.

"it is good."

“After talking about the Sikong family, let’s talk about Chenhuan City.

What is the situation of the noble families in the city today?"

“Except for the noble families I mentioned earlier, most of the noble families have lost some criminals, and part of their property has been confiscated.

Even the families that have produced immortals are like this."

The clan elder reported to everyone in a soft voice.

“It seems that there are no fools among my fellow disciples.

Even when facing relatives, he can execute orders without hesitation.

Brother Sikong, what do you think will happen to the city after this incident is over?"

“Today’s aristocratic families are no longer able to hold on to everything they once had.

I think new families will emerge and fight for what the old families are unable to protect.

The power of Chenhuan City will undergo earth-shaking changes as a result.

This change is a good thing for Wuji Temple.

The old families will remember this and dare not disobey the Taoist order again.

The new aristocratic families will be grateful to Wuji Temple because it is Wuji Temple that gave them the opportunity to become aristocratic families."

"I understand, thank you Brother Sikong for explaining this to me.

One more thing, has anything like this happened before?"

Qin Zhiming changed the subject and asked another question.

The clan elder and Sikong Yu fell into deep thought.

"There have been cases, but they were usually just confiscation of some of the family property, unlike today when it is in full swing."

"Will the situation improve after the confiscation of property?"

"Yes, but it will only get better for a while, and then it will happen again."

In other words, Wuji Temple's action this time was purely to teach the aristocratic families a lesson, with no other purpose?
If that’s the case, why involve the disciples of Longhuling in this matter?
Do you want to use this incident to test whether your disciples are loyal to the sect?
Why before the Trial of the Gates? Is it just a coincidence or is there a special reason?
"Have you ever sent anyone to places outside the Wuji Territory? What's the situation there?"

"I have sent them, but the servants said that the people in those places don't know about the offerings."

"Really? Call that servant over here."

(End of this chapter)