Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 196 Establishing Prestige
Since the appointment of officials and operational preparations for Chongmingfang City are both trivial matters in the eyes of Sima Gunjia.

The important matter in his eyes must be the shop that the Gun family is planning to open in Chongming Market.

Yes, one of the iron laws of the Xian Dynasty officialdom is this: no matter how important public affairs are, they cannot be more important than one's own affairs.

From this point of view, although Gunjia Sima was a tough guy who fought his way into a future in the army, he was also not immune to worldly matters.

Being an official in the Xian Dynasty, if you cannot learn to embezzle public power for personal gain, then you are unsociable. This is even more excessive than corruption and is a taboo in officialdom!

Although he knew this truth, Sect Leader Kang still couldn't help but complain in his heart for a long time, saying that it was unreasonable for the Kuang family to be undefeated.

He also knew that as a parasite, he had no right to criticize others, so he just sighed in his heart, "A crow laughs at a pig because it is black", and then smiled for a long time, listening to Deng Baichuan and Gun Jia Sima talking about business for a long time.

Not until Sima Gunjia nodded in satisfaction and left with Xuan Falcon on his back, were Sect Leader Kangda and Deng Baichuan able to follow him.

There were only a few days left before the market opened, and Deng Baichuan, as the actual person in charge, had a lot of things to do, so he took Feng En with him and went to work again.

Compared with him, Kang Dabao has much more free time. He does not have the same idea as Deng Baichuan that this market will immediately be named Kang.

Favors come from above. Things that people give you because they are in a good mood can also be taken back when they are in a bad mood. It is not worth being happy about.

However, the absence of Xu Yingshi, a difficult character who was at odds with him, was somewhat of a good thing. The head of Kangda could also take advantage of this period of time to work together with Deng Baichuan and collude with him to gain as much benefit as possible from the market to strengthen himself.

Although it is impossible for Chong Mingzong to immediately become a chess player from a chess piece with his limited capital, it is good to have a little progress even if he goes from being bullied to being manipulated by others.

Kang Dabao thought of the two positions that Sima Gong had just promised to him, and it would not be difficult to decide who to give them.

Among the three fellow apprentices brought this time, Pei Yi, as the second-in-command of Chongming Sect and an elder who teaches martial arts, is not good at fighting, so it is better for him to go back and guard the sect.

The position of chief accountant left by Deng Baichuan after he was promoted to acting lieutenant was taken over by Ye Zhengwen, who was well versed in general affairs. As for the position of bad commander, Yuan Jin had been in office very early and was a ready-made candidate.

Is it just this team?
Don’t think that only good things will happen if Xu Yingshi just walks away and leaves behind forty cultivators who can fight and kill.

There are several leaders in his group who have reached the ninth level of Qi training, which is much higher than Master Kang and Yuan Jin. If they cannot be subdued, it will be very difficult to deal with.

According to Master Kang's original intention, it would be better to get rid of them all. These people have connections with many foundation-building families, and they are either loyal servants or relatives.

It must be difficult to manage.

I am different from Xu Yingshi who has a good ancestor. I am not in the Nascent Soul stage. How many tricks do I have to use to win over the hearts of these people?

But if you really did that, what would it mean if Sima Gunjia handed the team over to you and you dispersed them right after?
This is hard to say and it doesn’t sound good.

At this time, not only was Master Kang in trouble, he was also unhappy.

After learning that Xu Yingshi was promoted in name only and demoted in reality and transferred to Jin County to be the county magistrate, the group of people he gathered were also filled with indignation.

When Xu Yingshi left, he did not do anything to incite or induce others. He just calmly explained the arrangements made by the fake Sima, and then selected ten people and left.

But he did not make any trouble, but the people he left behind started to make noise at the same time.

"Okay, then we will all follow Xu Jiawei to Jin County."

"Now it's time to call him Xu Xianzun!"

"Yes, yes, yes, what kind of person is Kang? How can he be worthy of us to seek refuge with him?"

The Chongming Market of Wei Kang has not yet opened for business, but it seems to be getting lively ahead of time.

————The next day, outside the market, in the training ground

The two groups were all present and stood in line, clearly separated.

Today, Master Kang did not perform the drama of "beating drums to gather the generals, and beheading those who fail to meet the deadline" like Emperor Taizu did when he was young. His prestige is not enough, and he must be careful not to end up with a dog instead of a tiger.

If this group of people retaliate against us and the newly formed anti-theft station gets into a fight before it even goes out to suppress the thieves, the situation will be difficult to handle.

Xu Yingshi and his gang at least knew the importance of the matter. Regardless of whether they looked down on Kang Dabao or not, they all came in unison after receiving the notice and did not give the latter the opportunity to pick out an unlucky guy to cause trouble.

"Drill!" Kang Dabao stood under the white bear flag with his bulging belly. At the order, only the team that originally belonged to him, led by Yuan Jin, started to move. On the contrary, the new group did not move.

"Reporting to the mayor, the fire captain team had not been appointed before County Lord Xu left, so we cannot practice." A cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the team, who was at the ninth level of Qi training, stood up under the gaze of Master Kang.

Kang Dabao looked at him for a while. He had been in the market for a few days and recognized the man recruited by Xu Yingshi.

This person was originally an elder of Wuyou Cave, a Qi-training sect under the jurisdiction of the Ge family in Fengzhou. Kang Dabao could not remember his name, but he seemed to have the surname Qin.

Originally, the Fengzhou Ge family had no contact with the provincial government before, but after the death of Ge Yangfeng, it seemed that his family also had a famous elder and many clansmen moved to Yunjiaozhou to settle down.

If the news that Master Kang received was correct, Wuyou Cave also moved to Yunjiaozhou with the Ge family, but it was not clear in which county they settled.

At this point, one cannot help but admire Xu Yingshi's connections. For independent cultivators like the ones in Shandugang who are in financial difficulty to come to the market to work is more or less a good thing.

But even a figure like the cultivator named Qin came, which was a real condescension. Xu Yingshi really had a lot of face.

But he just wanted to give face to Xu Yingshi. Not only was he not very obedient to Master Kang, he even wanted to jump out and slap him in the face.

"Then please, Brother Qin, take on the position of Fire Chief." Master Kang's tone was calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Qin's cultivation is too low to be qualified for this position." The cultivator named Qin shook his head and refused.

"Chu Huer, since Fellow Daoist Qin is so modest, you will be his chief. Don't be arrogant. Fellow Daoist Qin is an elder of a great sect and a senior of the Daoist school. You should learn from him."

After hearing what the monk surnamed Qin said, Kang Dabao did not force it and then called Chu Huer to step out.

"Chu Huer obeys the order!" Chu Huer immediately stepped out of the crowd and answered with full energy.

"Mayor, forgive me for being blunt, but this Taoist friend Chu is not worthy of being my superior." The cultivator named Qin raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Chu Huer's short stature with an undisguised look of disdain.

"Oh, Brother Qin, tell me, why can't we do it?" Kang Dabao did not get angry when he heard it, and continued to talk.

"Your cultivation is not good enough, and your aura is mixed. This Daoist Fellow Chu is obviously a wild cultivator. His ability is probably a bit ridiculous. How can he become Qin's superior?"

The monk surnamed Qin spoke mercilessly and derogatorily in front of Chu Huer, causing the short and strong man to gasp for air immediately.

"Then, Brother Qin, who do you think can be your superior?" Kang Dabao continued to ask without getting angry.

"Please forgive me for being frank, but I'm afraid there is no such person in the field. Since Captain Kang can't choose anyone, please send me back to my hometown to live out the rest of my life." The cultivator named Qin raised his head and answered, looking directly into the small eyes of Master Kang without dodging.

As soon as he finished speaking, most of the people who came to Xu Yingshi were eager to try, as if they were all waiting for Master Kang to speak.

"Huh," Kang Dabao let out a long sigh. It seemed that the title of Fei family's legitimate son-in-law could not intimidate many people.

At this moment, his gaze towards the cultivator surnamed Qin became much sharper, and he said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Qin, this battle has to happen, right?!"

The monk named Qin raised his lips slightly but did not answer.

"Forget it, Chu Huer, just ask for advice from Brother Qin." Seeing that the cultivator named Qin was adamant, Master Kang was helpless.

After saying that, the team followed him to the arena in the training ground.

"Kill!" Chu Huer was obviously annoyed by being belittled by the cultivator named Qin.

After they got on the stage, Kang Dabao, the referee, called out "start", and Chu Huer rushed towards the cultivator surnamed Qin like a big insect without even saying hello. The cultivators of Shandugang had received the teachings of Uncle Li, and it would be too humiliating to treat them as ordinary casual cultivators who couldn't even recite the first-level five-element spells.

The reason why Chu Huer could stand out and become the leader among them was not only because of his unparalleled cultivation in the eighth level of Qi training, but also because of his ability in fighting.

The basic skills that Chu Huer practiced were not worth mentioning, they were just of the lower grade of the wild rank.

Over the years, as his cultivation improved, his horizons broadened a lot, and he had acquired more complete and higher-level skills.

But even a cultivator like Yuan Jin who had a sect to rely on couldn't muster the courage to disperse his energies and start over. How could Chu Huer, a casual cultivator who was born and raised in nature and didn't have many ways to earn resources, dare to do so?

In the past, when his cultivation was at a lower level, he might have had some thoughts, thinking that in time, he would switch to a higher-level martial art to practice, so as to escape the embarrassing situation of being inferior to others everywhere.

But seeing that he was about to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi training, Chu Huer completely gave up that idea and could only look for some powerful spells and good magic weapons to earn resources for building his foundation.

The Taoist art that Chu Huer was most proud of was called "Evil Dragon Fist", which was not too low in rank, and was already a top-grade wild art. Perhaps because of the name, Chu Huer had mastered this Taoist art to perfection in just twenty years.

This was considered rare for a Qi-cultivating cultivator, so Chu Huer, with the idea of ​​taking the initiative, quickly ran to the front of the cultivator named Qin.

Then Chu Huer shouted loudly, his muscles twitching, and a black dragon seal appeared in his hand. He aimed at the cultivator named Qin and hit him on the head.

The cultivator named Qin had a calm expression at first, and was thinking about making some sarcastic remarks before taking any action.

He didn't expect that the yellow-haired dwarf in front of him was not as weak as he thought. The few strands of wind that seeped out from his fingertips were as sharp as the claws of a vicious beast, piercing people, making the monk named Qin secretly think that something was wrong.

“This person is not easy to deal with. You are too arrogant!” But the cultivator surnamed Qin was, after all, a cultivator of the late stage with many years of experience. He was not panicked even though he lost the initiative. Seeing that Chu Huer’s fist as big as a bowl was about to hit him, he just wiped his storage bag, and a jade talisman emitted a yellow spiritual light, isolating Chu Huer’s fist.

But Chu Huer's fist was not so easy to block. Even though his angry attack, which had been prepared in advance, was not as powerful as Yuan Jin's Ape Demon Cannon Hammer, it was not far behind.

The jade talisman of the cultivator named Qin could not stop him, it only bought him some time to escape.

The cultivator named Qin did not expect that he had underestimated the power of Chu Huer's Taoism, and the jade talisman failed to achieve the effect he expected.

He was just about to move, and had not even had time to use his next move, but Chu Huer on the other side had already adjusted his body, retracted his fists, jumped off the ground, and flipped over.

The cultivator surnamed Qin saw that one of Chu Huer's short legs was like a heavy axe, which chopped down fiercely with evil wind and roar!

The old cultivator had experienced the initial panic, but now that he had calmed down, he was no longer panicking. He used the Worry-Free Footwork that he had practiced for more than sixty years.

The signature footwork of Wuyou Cave is of a high grade, it is already at the lower level of the Hong rank. After practicing for so many years, the cultivator named Qin has only reached the level of proficiency, and it is difficult for him to make further progress.

However, he was still able to handle Chu Huer with ease.

Chu Huer's whip kick that came through the wind was dodged by the cultivator named Qin. The latter touched his storage bag, and a chain as thick as his arm and about a meter long appeared in his hand.

This chain is quite extraordinary. It is bright silver in color and extremely hard.

Another whip kick from Chu Huer was blocked by it, and the recoil force almost broke Chu Huer's right leg, which was as hard as steel.

The latter couldn't help but feel a little nervous, thinking that the old man's chains were really powerful, and they were probably much stronger than ordinary first-grade mid-quality defensive magic weapons.

Knowing the power of the enemy, Chu Huer immediately gave up the idea of ​​hand-to-hand combat and took out a one-legged bronze man to fight off the enemy.

This was a top-grade magic weapon that he had the good fortune to obtain from a dying family monk. In a good mood, he did a good deed, which was to help the family monk eliminate his pain.

Seven mysterious lights flashed from the sharp horn of Chu Huer's one-horned bronze man towards the monk named Qin. The latter remained calm. He used a chain like a dancing silver snake to knock down the seven mysterious lights one by one.

Chu Huer has relied on this magic weapon in fighting over the years. Although he is not always successful, he also has few rivals.

Unexpectedly, the cultivator named Qin used his chain magic weapon to easily knock down the seven mysterious lights that Chu Huer relied on. It was really amazing.

The strength of the cultivator named Qin was far beyond Chu Huer's expectations, and now it was his turn to panic.

After the chain magic weapon of the cultivator surnamed Qin shot down the seven mysterious lights, the cultivator surnamed Qin did not take it back in his hand, but continued to hit him. Chu Huer had to use the one-legged bronze man to resist.

Who would have thought that after this magic weapon, which Chu Huer regarded as the apple of his eye, was hit by the chains on the opposite side, fine lines as thick as cow hair appeared on the body of the weapon in a short time, and its spiritual light was greatly dimmed.

Chu Huer was immediately heartbroken. He was about to take back the one-legged bronze man and change his magic weapon to deal with it, but he saw that the cultivator named Qin had already controlled the chain to bypass the one-legged bronze man and hit Chu Huer himself.

Chu Huer then sacrificed a mid-grade magic shield, which was a reward from Sect Leader Kang when they met before. Chu Huer had not been refining it for a long time, so it was not very effective. The shield was only hit twice by the chains before it cracked and fell to the ground.

Chu Huer, who was facing the chains, had no time to turn the one-legged bronze man around, so he had to harden his heart and raise his fists to meet the chain magic weapon of the monk named Qin.

Kang Dabao saw it clearly from the side. If Chu Huer was really hit by this blow, he would be crippled if not killed.

"Chu Huer has lost, please stop, Fellow Daoist Qin!"

The words were spoken, but the cultivator surnamed Qin seemed not to have heard them. His middle fingers changed several times, and the chain magic weapon continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to Chu Huer.

"stop!"

The cultivator surnamed Qin ignored him, and the chain weapon flew rapidly, and Chu Huer's expression became more ferocious.

At this time, Kang Dabao was about to leave, but he saw the monks from the Qin monk's side approaching one by one. Yuan Jin was not willing to be outdone and led his men to meet them.

Sect Leader Kang frowned as he watched, cursing inwardly: "These bastards, do they really dare to get angry with me?!"

Their actions made Kang Dabao dare not move for a moment, while the cultivator named Qin was quite proud, with the corners of his mouth raised even higher.

Just as the chain magic weapon was about to smash Chu Huer's short and strong body, three red sword lights cut through the sky and fell from the sky. The surging heat wave was so hot that the monk named Qin, who was far away, frowned.

"Swish", the sword light came closer and landed in front of Chu Huer, directly knocking down the Qin cultivator's powerful chain magic weapon.

Before the short man could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a sword net made up of eighteen sword energies, nine vertical and nine horizontal, suddenly coming towards the cultivator named Qin.

The latter's face changed drastically, and he launched three or five defensive magic weapons in succession, but none of them could even have a delaying effect, and he was cut into pieces by the sword net that fell from the sky. From then on, the arrogant look on his face was no longer seen.

The monk surnamed Qin only had time to shout in panic before he was covered by the sword net. His robes, which were glowing with spiritual light, were shattered into rags and a large amount of blood spurted out instantly.

The monk named Qin, who had suffered such a serious injury, now collapsed on the ground. Everyone present could only see that there was still heat coming out of his body, but they didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

At this moment when everyone was shocked, a young man in black walked into the arena with a flying sword on his back. With one man and one sword, without saying a word, he silenced the monks who had just been making some movements.

They all knew the abilities of the cultivator named Qin. He was definitely the best among them, and it was difficult for two or three cultivators of the same level to get close to him.

The young man in black defeated him with just one strike of the sword?
The young man in black didn't care what they thought and just stepped onto the stage.

He passed by the frightened Chu Huer, stepped on the chain magic weapon and kicked it away.

The young man in black picked up the bloody monk named Qin, thought for a moment, and threw him to the ground again.

After he tapped his head with his foot and wiped the blood off his feet, he placed his toes on the monk Qin's chin and lifted up his drooping head.

The young man in black ignored the fact that the monk surnamed Qin had his eyelids tightly closed and asked in a cold voice, "Are you deaf? Or a fool? My head brother told you to stop, but you couldn't hear me?!"

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