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292: Chapter 206: Full of Mischief (Please Subscribe) 292: Chapter 206: Full of Mischief (Please Subscribe) The hall was silent for three full breaths, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Until Li Shenshan let out a cold laugh, breaking the silence.

“These hunters are merely taking advantage of the Hall Master’s kindness and perceived weakness!

When Liu Dingtang was in control of West Mountain, he ruthlessly exploited them, and yet they were as docile as sheep, compliant and submissive.

Replace him with the Hall Master, who treats them kindly, and they start getting cocky.”

“Li Altar Master’s words ring true.”

Lu Pingyuan gave a slight nod, his words also carrying a hint of irony, “In their conversations, they indeed perceive the Hall Master as less harsh and tyrannical than Liu Dingtang, capable of reasoning.

Being a gentleman, the Hall Master is thus easy to bully.

However, these hunters are also reluctant to side with us due to the Sheen Family, with both the South Slope and East Slope of West Mountain still under the control of the West Mountain County Army, not to mention the threats from Jiudao Dock and White Cloud Village.

Therefore, under the orders of the Sheen Family, they dare not disobey, nor do they wish to get involved in the strife between the Hall Master and the Sheen Family.

At its core, it’s still about Silver Coin; they’re unwilling to pay Peace Money again.

They think with the protection of the county army and neither Jiudao Dock nor White Cloud Village troubling them, they can live peacefully in West Mountain, so why come here to pay more Silver Coin?

Plus, they’ll have to carry out the orders of the Hall Master which they resent.”

At this moment, many altar masters and vice altar masters in the hall had dark, angry expressions on their faces.

Lu Luanti scoffed with disdain, “Interesting, as the ancients say, these hunters’ temperaments are truly base.

The Sheen Family speaks to them with a sword at their throats, and they obey without question, forgetting the times when they were brutally oppressed by the Sheen Family!

Don’t those six thousand men have any cultivation at all, behaving this way?”

In West Mountain Hall, there were also four vice altar masters who originated from West Mountain hunters.

They blushed slightly upon hearing this, their expressions somewhat embarrassed and ashamed.

“It’s human nature,” Chu Xisheng continued, sipping his chilled sour plum drink nonchalantly, “It’s their choice not to pay Peace Money, but why do they have to drive out our gang members’ families?”

Currently in West Mountain Hall, there are about two hundred and fifty people originally from West Mountain hunters, and their families all reside in the mountain.

“They think the families of our West Mountain Hall gang members might cause trouble for them.”

A sharp look flashed in Lu Pingyuan’s eyes, “In fact, until today, they were planning more than just driving our families out.

According to the information I’ve gathered, a few days ago a steward from the Sheen Family had made a trip into the mountain.

Soon after, the hunters’ leaders had secret meetings, intending to hand over all our gang members’ families to the Sheen Family.

Fortunately, there were a few clear-headed individuals among them who vetoed this idea.

I only learned of this matter this morning; yesterday, our West Mountain Hall had a great victory, and the Sheen Family was severely damaged.

Only then did someone from among those hunters send me the message.”

As his words ended, the hall erupted in curses.

“The audacity of them!”

“Damn them to hell!

Those scoundrels, thinking they can bully our West Mountain Hall?”

“A bunch of spineless thieves, daring to even think like this?

Do they believe our swords of West Mountain Hall are dull?”

“Jiudao Dock and White Cloud Village might decide their fate, but so can our West Mountain Hall!”

“Hall Master!

Let’s deploy our troops and wipe out this scum, show them our power.”

The crowd was in an uproar, their anger uncontainable.

The four vice altar masters, originally from West Mountain hunters, first stiffened, then their faces turned red, shock mingling with anger.

Although they too came from hunter origins, this was the first time they’d heard of this issue.

Li Shenshan’s expression turned icy as he clenched a fist in salute: “Hall Master, since these West Mountain hunters don’t appreciate our kindness and act recklessly, then let’s push through with our troops.

Give me three sub-forums, and I guarantee that within five days, these West Mountain hunters will be completely subdued.”

Wei Yang’s expression was also frosty: “If the Hall Master wishes to pacify West Mountain, I am willing to lead the charge,” he said.

Many of his Yang Character Altar gang members were also from West Mountain hunters; Wei Yang couldn’t ignore these fellow hunters.

Chu Xisheng was also seething inside, but he immediately set down his tea bowl, looked around at everyone and said, “Pacify what?

Everyone in West Mountain is just a poor family, struggling to make a living.

If they don’t want to come, don’t force them.

If they don’t want to pay Peace Money, let it be, there’s no need to resort to military force.”

The crowd was stunned upon hearing this, exchanging bewildered glances.

Were they really going to let this go?

The Hall Master’s tolerance seemed far too great—could he really endure this?

Lu Luanti also furrowed her brows.

Wondering just what Chu Xisheng was thinking.

These ungrateful West Mountain hunters truly frustrated her.

Without realizing it, Lu Luanti had already considered herself a member of West Mountain Hall, feeling the humiliation directed at West Mountain hunters as her own.

Lu Pingyuan was also momentarily stunned, quite surprised.

Then he cupped his hands in a salute, “Since the Hall Master prefers not to use military force, I volunteer to go to the mountain myself.

Within ten days, I will definitely convince those hunters to join us.”

He prided himself on his eloquence, capable of explaining the pros and cons to those hunter leaders.

The fact that West Mountain hunters possessed six thousand sets of swords and bows represented a significant boost to West Mountain Hall, potentially strengthening its foundation significantly.

With the stable foundation of West Mountain Hall, his own position would be secure.

However, the others in the hall were not convinced.

They thought this was just bending over backward.

Given the nature of those West Mountain hunters, wouldn’t this just make them even more arrogant?

In the future, they might become even more presumptuous, not putting West Mountain Hall in their eyes at all.

It would be better to attack directly, using force to make them obey, which would be more satisfying and effective.