The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 50 Worshiping the Mountain
The next morning, the Huashan Sword Sect set off towards the Taishan Sect.

Liu Baiyun had already told his disciples last night about the Huashan Sect's surrender to the imperial court. Although some disciples had objections, Liu Baiyun had been in charge of the Huashan Sect for twenty years and had a very high prestige. Mei Qinghe was the only first-class master in the sect and was recognized as the next generation leader.

The Huashan Sect was already in a precarious situation, and it could be said that it was entirely supported by Liu Baiyun, while Mei Qinghe was the hope for the sect's rise in the hearts of all the disciples.

With the two of them as guarantors, the others could not say anything even if they were instinctively reluctant to surrender to the court.

Speaking of the present, the group is naturally led by Li Miao, with Liu Baiyun and Mei Qinghe following on both sides, and Gao Ling and the others following behind.

Mei Qinghe asked, "Sir, Zuo Lishan must hate you to the core."

"If you come here openly with us, will it force him to lose his temper and attack you directly? If the people from Taishan Sect come together, I'm afraid it will delay the adults' plan..."

Mei Qinghe had already switched to practicing martial arts at this time, and his mentality that had been affected by the Plum Blossom Stealing technique had recovered to some extent. He also talked things out with Liu Baiyun, and was convinced by Li Miao. He had begun to take the initiative to think about Li Miao's affairs.

But, it's still a bit a little bit weird.

Li Miao didn't care. Experience is gained through doing things, and doing more things will always help you gain new insights.

He began to teach him, "Of course he would do it, but he wouldn't dare to do it in front of others. Otherwise, why would he use violence against a Jinyiwei captain if there was no hatred or grudge?"

"I can't hide the fact that he fought me, but he definitely doesn't want others to know that he was seriously injured."

"If he wasn't injured, there would be no reason for him to attack me. But it's hard to convince people to attack a thousand Jinyiwei just because he lost the sparring match."

"If he was injured, he needs to explain why his injury healed so quickly."

Li Miao raised three fingers and said, "We have three goals for this mission."

"First, break up the Five Mountains Sword Sects. Subdue those who can be subdued, and kill those who cannot be subdued!"

"Second, kill Zuo Lishan and the Taishan Sect to shock the martial arts world. If they dare to touch witchcraft and the Ming Cult, I can still spare some lives. If someone else comes, I'm afraid they will be slaughtered directly."

"Three, it's the Ming Cult."

Li Miao smiled and said, "I'm afraid Zuo Lishan is unwilling to be under the Ming Cult, so he has never dared to use that technique and the poisonous insect. Even now, I guess he still hasn't communicated with the Ming Cult. The Ming Cult is powerful, and he is thinking of integrating the Five Mountains Sword Sects and then colluding with the Ming Cult in a cooperative way."

"Tonight, he will definitely come secretly to kill me and silence me."

"This is the opportunity to lure the Ming Cult's people over here."

Li Miao stopped talking after he finished speaking, leaving Mei Qinghe time to think on her own.

The group continued on their way and finally arrived at the gate of Taishan Sect.

The Five Mountains Alliance Meeting was approaching, and disciples specially assigned to greet and see off guests had already been arranged outside the door. They recognized Liu Baiyun from afar and hurried forward to greet him.

Although it was a consensus that Taishan Sect was suppressing Huashan Sect, the effort on the surface was beneficial without any cost. The disciple was sensible and spoke enthusiastically.

"Master Liu, long time no see! We are a little late this time. The masters from Hengshan, Hengshan, and Songshan have already arrived and are in the main hall. Do you want to -"

Halfway through his words, the disciple was stunned.

Because he saw Gao Ling.

After all, someone heard what Gao Ling shouted when she went down the mountain to escape yesterday, and recognized Gao Ling's voice.

It was no small matter for the elders to accuse the head of the sect of practicing magic and harming fellow disciples. However, due to Zuo Lishan's prestige and the time of the Five Mountains Alliance Meeting, no one brought the matter to the table for a while.

But the news had already spread secretly among the disciples.

When he saw Gao Ling appear in front of him, accompanied by the people from Huashan Sect, he naturally had a lot of thoughts and didn't know what to do.

Liu Baiyun took the initiative to step forward and said: "We rested in Tai'an City last night, so there is no need to rest. Take us to the main hall to meet the heads of the sects."

"Yes, yes..." The disciple nodded, asked someone to take the horse, and led the group to the main hall of Taishan Sect.

The group arrived at the main hall and stepped in, and saw that there were already quite a few people inside. One of them saw Liu Baiyun walk in and laughed and said, "Master Liu, long time no see! It's been a few years since we last met. How are you doing?"

Li Miao glanced at the crowd and identified them one by one.

The one who spoke was the head of Hengshan Sect, Deng Baixuan. Others sitting there included Songshan Sect head Zhou Yingxue, Hengshan Sect head Zhang Jingfeng, and some miscellaneous heads of second- and third-rate sects, all of whom were small-timers that Li Miao was too lazy to recognize.

These people looked at Li Miao and his group and frowned secretly.

"Who is this person? I have never seen him before. Why is Liu Baiyun so far behind him, as if he is the leader?"

"And Gao Ling... the elder of Taishan Sect, why did he come with Huashan Sect?"

Liu Baiyun stepped forward to return the greetings one by one, then turned around and walked to Li Miao: "Sir, please sit down."

"Ah."

Li Miao responded and walked to a seat near the front and sat down. Liu Baiyun and Gao Ling stood on his left and right, and the other Huashan disciples stood behind him.

Mei Qinghe brought the tea, and Li Miao held it in his hand, sipped it slowly.

This self-contained process has confused everyone else!
No one spoke in the room for a long time.

Finally, it was the Hengshan Sect's head, Deng Boxuan, who spoke up and said to Li Miao with a smile, "You look unfamiliar, but are you the new head of the Huashan Sect?"

"My Hengshan Sect is far away in the south, and I didn't even know that the Huashan Sect had a new leader."

"I'm sorry for not coming to see you. Hahahaha—"

The Hengshan Sect did not participate much in the plot to suppress the Huashan Sect. It was focused on consolidating its own territory and was considered neutral among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, so it was most appropriate for him to speak.

Li Miao put down his teacup, clasped his fists, and said calmly: "Master Deng, I have heard of your great name for a long time. Everyone, please come in."

"The Huashan Sect is still headed by Sect Leader Liu. I am here as a guest."

Even though Deng Baixuan had been in the world for a long time, he didn't know how to respond at this moment.

Oh, you sit with the guests, the head of Huashan Sect stands, and the direct disciples serve you tea. There is also an elder of the sect standing behind.

Then wouldn't it be more appropriate for us leaders to stand while talking to you?
"I haven't asked yet--" Deng Baixuan asked.

"Oh."

Li Miao smiled, as if he had just remembered this: "I haven't told you my name yet."

"I am Li Miao, Captain of the Imperial Guard."

"What!?" "Jin Yiwei!?" "Who!?"

As soon as Li Miao said this, there was a commotion in the room, and everyone looked at him sideways. Some people were trembling and wanted to leave first, probably because their relatives or friends had been captured by the Jinyiwei.

The house was in chaos at first, and then gradually became quiet.

No one dared to speak easily anymore.

After a while, Songshan Sect's head, Zhou Yingxue, asked Liu Baiyun, "Master Liu... Are you not going to respect the rules of the martial arts world?"

When a martial arts sect meets the Jinyiwei, most of them are not doing good things. Li Miao was brought by the Huashan Sect, so naturally he wanted to ask Liu Baiyun for an explanation.

Liu Baiyun had already made up his mind to surrender to the imperial court, so he would naturally not hesitate. He answered calmly at this time.

"All under heaven belongs to the king; all the people in the world are the king's subjects."

"My master is here as a guest...whose rules can he break?"

(End of this chapter)