Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 68: The Willful Tianqin Sect, Despicable Plots
As the son of Tianqin who got married at the age of 77, Huo Tianqing had two very old master brothers and a very old master nephew when he was born, and he was destined to become the head of Tianqin Sect.

As the head of the sect, Huo Tianqing felt proud but also under great pressure.

Because the Tianqin Sect has two major characteristics: one is morality, and the other is poverty.

When Huo Tianqing was young, it was difficult for him to understand why the Tianqin Sect was so poor?
There are so many ways to make money in the world. With the martial arts of several masters of Tianqin Sect, can't they make money?
Okay, let’s talk about morality.

But even if you just go through legitimate channels, there are many ways to make money, right?
Later, when he grew up, Huo Tianqing realized that the above two points were just the external characteristics of the Tianqin Sect.

Tianqin Gate also has a hidden feature.

capricious!
Old Man Tianqin has passed away, and the two old men from Shangshan are old.

Let’s take the current pillar of Tianqin Sect, the hero Shanxi Yan, as an example.

Someone asked him to protect someone, and accompanied him for a drink. They became friends over the drinks, so Shanxi Yan did it for free.

After two or three months, the income is zero.

This is still good, at least the other party provides food and accommodation.

Whenever they encountered gangsters, they would directly razed their strongholds and distribute all the money in the stronghold to the surrounding people, leaving nothing for themselves.

Seeing that the people were suffering, he took out his own money.

There are countless other examples like this.

These actions brought Shanxi Yan great fame as a hero, but also brought zero income or even negative income to Tianqinmen.

The seven people of the next generation were even more willful. They learned martial arts but did not use their skills to sell their weapons. Instead, they spent their days selling buns on the street and working as doctors.

In the end, he was even nicknamed "Seven Heroes of the City".

That would be fine, if you work honestly and earn money, you will eventually become richer, but these people spend money lavishly.

Not to mention the distant past, let’s just talk about last night, when Lu Xiaofeng and I were at Zhao Damazi’s dog meat restaurant and drank most of the wine in the shop.

Do you know how much those bottles cost?!
It can be said that everyone in Tianqinmen is a negative asset!

As the leader, Huo Tianqing possesses the best background in the martial arts world, top martial arts skills among the younger generation, and a reputation that is praised by everyone.

But he just has no money!

He ate simple meals, and did not know what delicacies were. He drank a few ounces of muddy wine, and did not know what fine liquor was. He wore coarse linen clothes, and did not know what it felt like to wear brocade.

So, he has to have money!

However, all of this was destroyed by the person in front of him.

Huo Tianqing really didn't expect that there was actually a manager in the Jewelry Pavilion in secret.

What made him most angry was that when his plan failed and he was thinking about how to deal with it so as not to lose the position of general manager, these idiots from Tianqinmen actually held him back.

This time, he had to hand over the position of general manager no matter what!

Huo Tianqing sighed inwardly. All the hard work he had put in over the past few years had been in vain...

When I stopped thinking about it, I suddenly felt that the world was wide.

Huo Tianqing knew that he could not keep the position of general manager, but he also had to keep the others.

Princess Danfeng...or rather, Shangguan Feiyan who is now pretending to be Princess Danfeng.

His lover!

"I don't care about the position of chief steward. If the Jewel Pavilion wants to take it back, then so be it. But I have a question, and I hope Chief Steward Sun will answer it truthfully."

Huo Tianqing asked, "Princess Danfeng, how does the steward want to deal with this?"

Sun Shou said: "I have said it before, debts must be paid, murder must be punished with life!"

“This is not ethical!”

Huo Tianqing said, "Seeing injustice and helping others is the true nature of a knight! This is against morality, and I, Huo Tianqing, will not allow it to happen before my eyes!"

Sun Shou's eyes narrowed. "So, Master Huo not only doesn't want to help Boss Yan get revenge, but he also wants to stop us from doing so?"

Huo Tianqing straightened his back and said solemnly, "This is a moral act, and I have a clear conscience!"

"Good! Well done! You are worthy of being our leader!"

Shanxi Yan praised loudly, "This is a righteous act, and we should certainly follow it. Princess Danfeng, we, the Tianqin Sect, will protect you!"

The Seven Heroes of the City also immediately expressed their support.

"Good good!"

Sun Shou said: "If anyone wants to stop me from taking revenge at the Jewel Pavilion, please stand up now!"

"How can I, Lu Xiaofeng, be absent from this kind of thing?"

Lu Xiaofeng also stood up. No matter what, he could not sit idly by and watch Princess Danfeng grieve in front of him.

Hua Manlou naturally supported him.

On the other side, Su Shaoying's blood boiled with excitement and whispered, "Master?"

"Shut up!"

Dugu Yihe glared at him, completely unmoved.

If, as he speculated, Huo Tianqing was the owner of Qingyi Tower, his goal was to take over Zhuguangbaoqi Pavilion.

The biggest obstacle is undoubtedly Yan Tieshan, the owner of the Jewelry Pavilion.

The person who killed Yan Tieshan and removed this obstacle was Princess Danfeng.

So he had reason to suspect that Huo Tianqing and Princess Danfeng were actually in the same group.

Now Huo Tianqing is determined to protect Princess Danfeng no matter what, which just proves his guess.

So in this matter, he chose not to help either side and just watched from the side.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhou Ming next to him.

He found that the other party didn't seem to be interested in participating at all, which made him feel a little strange.

The other party has the information on their side, so they will also think that Princess Danfeng is not a good person, so it is normal for them not to help.

But why not notify Lu Xiaofeng?
Aren't you friends?
Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of fighting, a strange expression finally appeared on Zhou Ming's face.

I saw the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he actually... smiled!
Okay, okay, so this is how you make friends!
In the field, seeing everyone supporting Huo Tianqing, Sun Shou said, "We are in the mourning hall right now, in front of Boss Yan's spirit tablet. We shouldn't resort to violence. Let's... go out and fight!"

Having said that, Sun Shou called out and led everyone out of the mourning hall.

The people of Tianqin Sect were free and gathered around Huo Tianqing.

Huo Tianqing clenched his fists, thinking that Sun Shou was truly despicable and shameless.

Where are you now?

The Jewel Pavilion!
Although Huo Tianqing did not have much prestige and power among the eight stewards, within this jeweled pavilion, there were still many people who obeyed his orders.

But as soon as they go out to fight like this, Sun Shou and the eight stewards will definitely have people surround the entire battlefield and explain the reasons to others.

In this case, let’s not talk about whether those people will still help Huo Tianqing after hearing the reason.

Even if I could help, I can’t get through!
What's more, it is possible that the people in this Jewel Pavilion will become Sun Shou's subordinates.

How many people would that be?!
Sun Shou walked to the door, then suddenly turned around and said, "Why don't you guys follow me? Are we really going to have a bloody fight in this mourning hall? Or are you afraid?"

"Why am I afraid of you?" Shanxi Yan shouted angrily, "Just wait outside!"

idiot!

Huo Tianqing cursed in his heart.

But to be honest, even if Shanxi Goose was not there, he had to follow Sun Shou and leave the mourning hall.

Just like Sun Shou said, we can't fight in this mourning hall, right?
He could say that he saved Princess Danfeng out of moral obligation.

If a war breaks out in the mourning hall, what excuse can he find?

I can only agree!

"Head..."

Shanxi Yan clasped his fists, but Huo Tianqing frowned at the smell of alcohol on his body. He said, "Don't say anything. Use your true qi to force the alcohol out first."

"Yes……"

Zhou Ming came over and handed over a medicine bottle: "I have some hangover pills here, you can use them too."

"Thank you Mr. Zhou."

Huo Tianqing checked and confirmed that they were hangover pills, so he distributed them to everyone.

Lu Xiaofeng swallowed one and used his true energy to stimulate it. He immediately felt much better and asked, "Old Zhou, are you still carrying this thing with you?"

"I didn't bring it with me." Zhou Ming said, "I prepared it specially because I heard that some people were drinking heavily in other people's stores. I didn't expect that these people were so addicted to alcohol that they drank from last night to noon today.

If someone hadn't interrupted you, you would have drunk all the drinks in the store before leaving, right?"

"Cough cough..." Lu Xiaofeng coughed twice and stopped talking.

Although hangover pills are effective, they cannot completely eliminate the effects of alcohol, not to mention that they all drank so much.

In fact, if it weren't for the internal energy in the body, the effect of the hangover pills would not have taken effect so quickly.

But at least they felt much more comfortable and energetic than before. Even the Seven Heroes of the City had regained some of their fighting power.

Huo Tianqing then led everyone out of the mourning hall. Outside, the wind and rain continued, and hundreds of strong young men had surrounded the mourning hall, making it impossible to get in or out.

Just as Huo Tianqing expected, Sun Shou and the eight managers went out first and took over the entire Jewel Pavilion.

Sun Shou stood in the middle of the crowd, watching them walk out, and said loudly: "Everyone, the person who is our enemy today is not an ordinary person to the Jewel Pavilion.

He is a man of merit and has served as a general manager!

Today he stands against us, but it is for the sake of morality, which is really a helpless act.

But he has his own moral principles, and we at the Jewelry Pavilion also have our own moral principles.

Our moral obligation is to avenge our boss!

And she, this woman, is the murderer who killed the boss and the enemy of our entire Jewelry Pavilion!
Today we are enemies, not for anything else, but just because of different moral principles!

So, listen to my command: today, only one person must be killed, and that person is our enemy! For everyone else, just defeat them, no killing is allowed!
Do you understand everything?"

Hundreds of people shouted in unison.

"clear!"

Huo Tianqing's heart tightened and he couldn't help but curse inwardly, this man is too despicable!

Hundreds of people surrounded the dozen or so of them. For them, who were not at a disadvantage in numbers, the best way was to use ruthless tactics to resolve the situation quickly.

However, the other party issued an order, forbidding his men to kill.

It seems to be well-intentioned, but don't forget that the people from the Tianqin Sect on their side are all good guys who believe in morality.

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou are also well-known good people.

How will these good people react when they hear this order?
"Hahaha, you're quite a man. In that case, we won't kill you today!"

Shanxi Yan laughed and said.

The others all had faces full of approval.

Huo Tianqing closed his eyes in pain.

As expected, this group of idiots fell into the opponent's psychological trap so easily!
If you don't use ruthless tactics and don't kill the enemy, the enemy will just roll on the ground a few times, rest for a while, and then turn around and enter the battlefield again.

Hundreds of people going back and forth over and over again, they would be exhausted to death!
This is Sun Shou’s plan!

It is to take advantage of their morality and their kindness!
Damn it!
Why are the enemies so treacherous and despicable, while the people on my side are so stupid?!

At this moment, Huo Tianqing really wanted to pull his dead old father out of the grave and ask him if he could withdraw from the Tianqin Sect?
He doesn't want to work as this lousy leader for even a second!
(End of this chapter)