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Chapter 76 His building was about to collapse! Well, a physical collapse! [3rd update!]

"well!"

"They've all made their appearance!"

Since that's the case, Zuo Jing wasn't idle either.

He repeatedly possessed the assassins in different locations, making arrangements for each one.

First, in Menglou, the assassins dug through the ground the moment the Red Mansion masters attacked, and left through the extremely deep tunnels prepared underground.

After that.

When Lü Renkan and the other experts from the two surnames and three factions appeared, Zuo Jing gave an order—

call out!
call out!
call out!
Ten archers from all directions simultaneously fired whistling arrows.

Ten arrows piercing the clouds.

A thousand troops, let us never meet again!
Meng Louzhong.

Upon hearing the sound of the signal arrow, Han Kezhong, the "Hundred Victories Blade," and other masters from the Dream of the Red Chamber disregarded everything and immediately turned and fled, scattering from all directions out of the Meng Building.

"Go away!"

Loud shouts echoed from inside the building.

A master pursues another master.

The two families and three factions refused to let it go.

I feigned compliance for two months.

They had long harbored ulterior motives.

All this time of enduring humiliation and hardship, isn't it all for this moment?

How can we get these underground gang leaders to escape?

Lu Renkan pursued relentlessly like a ghost, determined to capture everyone.

however.

Just as the masters of the Red Mansion were fleeing, just as the two families and three factions were pursuing them, just as General Yu Zheng arrived, just as masters from all directions gathered.

Suddenly at this moment—

"collapse!"

"Tap-tat-tat!"

Zuo Jing let out a silent cry, and dozens of assassins underground in Menglou swung their shovels and dug frantically.

But what was visible was a large pit over a hundred meters deep that had appeared beneath the Meng Tower sometime earlier. The original arched structure maintained a certain balance and was still able to support it.

But now.

As the assassins dug, the arch was destroyed, and the balance was broken.

Rumble!
The massive Menglou collapsed in an instant, as if a mountain had crumbled and the earth had split open. The deafening roar filled the night sky, and dust filled the air. In a moment, the five buildings of Menglou were destroyed and collapsed, then plunged into the sinkhole hundreds of meters deep.

"Stop!"

"Stop!!"

"Stop!!!"

Yu Zheng shouted three times, barely stopping himself, and was almost knocked down by the deputy general.

"Back off, back off!"

He hurriedly led his troops to retreat.

Along with him, there were also masters from the Red Mansion, masters from the two surnames and three factions, and a group of masters from the Golden Crow Sect, the Six Doors, the Drizzle Pavilion, the Beggars' Sect, and others who had originally been heading towards Meng Lou.

A bottomless pit!
The group of experts were so frightened that they fled in panic, no longer caring about any underground meeting.

On the other hand, the Menglou group, led by Peng Dingqiu and others, held their ground and did not pursue the enemy. They had originally intended to sit back and watch the fight, but they ended up trapped like turtles in a jar, with no chance of escape, and fell into the pit along with the huge Menglou building.

It was smashed to pieces.

Everything was buried.

This is precisely—

I watched him build a tall building.

He was hosting a banquet for his guests.

His building was about to collapse.

Ok.

The building collapsed in a physical sense!
"Ahhh!"

A series of terrified, short screams echoed through the night.

Lu Renkan stepped off the chain of obstacles to get away from the deep pit. Looking back, he was terrified by the bottomless abyss. When he came to his senses, his back was covered in cold sweat: "How could this happen! It's unbelievable!"

Who would have thought that the underground society would unknowingly dig such a large, deep pit beneath Menglou!
Where do they hide all the excavated soil?!
Shock!

It’s puzzling!

Lü Renkan didn't understand.

Yu Zheng was also confused: "Are they trying to kill us all?"

But that's not right either.

If that's the case, then the signal shouldn't have been sent to the underground assassins they sent in.

As long as those assassins don't show themselves—

Whether it's Meng Lou or not.

It consists of two surnames and three factions.

Or the Golden Crow faction and other forces.

Or perhaps it was his lieutenant general and the more than four hundred officers and soldiers who came with him.

I have to confess everything tonight.

They will all be slaughtered.

but.

No.

The underground society did not do that.

"why?"

Could it be that they couldn't bear to see their own people die?
A merciful general cannot command an army! Wouldn't that be too much of a woman's compassion?
The pit was still sinking and expanding, and Yu Zheng kept thinking and retreating.

At this time.

Wow!
A pile of papers fell, scattering everywhere.

Yu Zheng grabbed a piece of paper, and by the light of the torch, he saw words on it. He looked up and saw—

"The Menglou, Lei, Lü, Fu, Danyang, Tongtian, and Tieshen factions have colluded to traffic hundreds of thousands of people year after year, just to transport them to their own 'blessed land' to serve as slaves and cannon fodder. Attached is a list of the people trafficked by the Menglou. This is to be widely publicized and witnessed by both gods and men!"

I was terrified.

He looked at several sheets of paper, all with the same title, and immediately accused Meng Lou and the other seven major powers of Shangyang Prefecture of human trafficking. He then went on to explain the reasons for the human trafficking, as well as the details and value of the blessed land, exotic beasts, and precious meat.

The final appendix contains a list of names, some of which are the same and some are different.

The list is extensive.

shocking.

Yu Zheng's heart tightened. He knew very well that once this news spread, tonight would not only be a building collapsing, but the sky itself would fall.

"An underground meeting!"

"So that's what they were planning!"

Yu Zheng couldn't understand why the underworld would go to such great lengths and painstaking efforts, yet ultimately fail to kill them all.

Now it's clear.

It turns out the secrets of the underground society weren't here, but here.

"This absolutely must not get out!"

Yu Zheng immediately had the idea.

My first thought was to cover it up.

He knew that once this news spread, it would certainly deal a great blow to the reputation of Meng Lou and the three surnames and three factions, but more importantly, it would damage the credibility of the imperial court, the government, and the yamen.

If it creates negative public opinion, it will have a terrible impact.

Then.

Not only would everyone in the prefectural and county governments be held accountable, but he, as the military commander stationed in Shangyang Prefecture, would also be held responsible.

Therefore, whether considering public credibility or his own career prospects, Yu Zheng knew—

It must be controlled.

He made a decisive order: "Quickly arrest the remnants of the underground society, quickly collect all tabloids, and severely punish those who spread rumors and mislead the public!"

Late at night.

Yu Zheng looked up.

He glanced at the sky; the moon was bright and the stars were few, the weather was exceptionally clear.

But he knew—

"The world in Shangyang Prefecture is about to change!"

……

No!
What Zuo Jing wanted was for things to change in Shangyang Prefecture, so that everyone would stop watching his underground society all the time, whether there was something to do or not.

Too much pressure!

We need to divert the attention of these idle people.

Is the underground world lawless?
Those three surnames and three factions, along with Menglou, are engaged in rampant human trafficking. Is there any law or justice in their actions?

While there are many evil forces in this world, such as Meng Lou and the Three Surnames and Three Factions, there are also righteous people, whether in officialdom or in the martial arts world.

If this matter remains unreported, all will be well; but once it is reported and blown up, then inevitably—

Some people are under pressure and have no choice but to intervene.

Some people hate evil and take the initiative to intervene.

Zuo Jing has completely muddied the waters of Shangyang Prefecture.

In the past two months, especially after the annihilation of the Lei family and the coercion of the two surnames and three factions, Zuo Jing could clearly feel a sharp increase in attention from all sides, especially in Shangyang City, where the atmosphere was extremely tense.

He had many assassins in Shangyang City, but they were mostly lying low. In the past two months, he dared not cause too much trouble, because if he did, the losses would increase sharply.

This is not good.

Sakyo was not happy.

He kept thinking about how to get out of this situation.

Finally, this plan came to mind.

"Are the officials trying to cover this up?"

"hehe!"

"It's time to let them know what it means to 'prevent people from speaking is more difficult than preventing a river from overflowing'!"

He dug up the huge Meng Building, and did more than just scatter these few small posters.

In fact.

As early as when the Red Mansion masters attacked Meng Lou, Zuo Jing had already mobilized all the assassins in Shangyang City, each carrying a large bag of 'small-character posters' to distribute along the streets and throw them into the courtyards of every household.

More than a thousand people, nearly two thousand!

It was enough to cover the entire Shangyang City, enough to spread the millions of small posters printed by Zuo Jing in the past few days to every corner and every household in Shangyang City in a short period of time.

Illiterate?
It's ok!
This small poster is just the beginning.

Tomorrow morning, Zuo Jing's more than a thousand assassins in Shangyang City will be the first to start discussions about this matter in all walks of life.

One pass to ten.

From ten to one hundred.

This matter will surely spread throughout Shangyang City within a morning!

At that time, the focus should have been on the three surnames and three factions and Meng Lou.

Oh.

Menglou collapsed.

That's fine.

……

(End of this chapter)