Dominating Martial King
Chapter 404 - 404 236 Divine Intent Seeking Subscriptions_2

404: Chapter 236 Divine Intent (Seeking Subscriptions)_2 404: Chapter 236 Divine Intent (Seeking Subscriptions)_2 Chu Xisheng paused at that moment, his expression odd as he spoke, “Is it just so?

Our West Mountain Hall is the largest hall of the Iron Banner Gang, yet outside of guarding Xiushui County, we weren’t able to help much else.

I feel somewhat remorseful.”

Lin Shi couldn’t help but give a wry smile, “The Flag Leader arranged it this way because the current state of the West Mountain Hall is quite mixed.

Many people’s backgrounds are unclear.

It’s already commendable that the Young Flag Master can control them and help contain the military forces of the noble families in the Inner City.

If the Young Flag Master has spare capacity, he might as well help contain a few masters.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Xisheng couldn’t help but feel slightly embarrassed.

He thought to himself that Uncle Kuang had already seen through the true nature of their “Erwu Hall.”

No wonder in this meeting, Iron Madman did not let his West Mountain Hall participate in the protectorate affairs.

There were many masters in West Mountain Hall, but most were unreliable.

The Tie brothers naturally trusted him without question, but it was hard to say the same for the other members of the West Mountain Hall.

Chu Xisheng could only force a fist embrace apologetically, “I will surely do my best in this matter, as long as I am around for a day, neither the East City Pier nor West Mountain Town shall fall.”

“Well said!” Lin Shi also immediately returned the gesture, “Who within the Iron Banner Gang isn’t confident in the Young Flag Master’s character and martial prowess?

Who doesn’t admire him?”

As he said this, Lin Shi’s peripheral vision caught sight of Tie Niu and Jia Dali preparing to step out from behind the hall’s door.

The man looked at Chu Xisheng’s back, with an especially complex expression in his eyes.

Lin Shi’s gaze flickered slightly, then he sighed softly.

As he walked into the hall, he deliberately patted Jia Dali’s arm.

This man was the nephew of the Tie brothers and had controlled the largest Outer Hall and Ancient Market previously.

Many had seen him as the likely successor to Iron Madman, yet now Chu Xisheng had stepped in and snatched the position of Young Flag Master, inevitably leaving him feeling discontented.

However, Chu Xisheng’s appointment as the Young Flag Master was widely supported.

Now, not only did the gang’s leaders rely on his strength, but many gang members were also looking forward to his leadership,

which was the only remedy to prevent the split within the Iron Banner Gang.

Nothing could be done about Jia Dali’s resentment.

He hoped that he would come to terms with it on his own—

Chu Xisheng also noticed Tie Niu and Jia Dali’s figures.

He immediately strode over, and with a sincere voice, embraced his fist, “Brother Dali, may I know if you are free tonight for us brothers to have a chat?”

However, Jia Dali, with a detached and calm expression, returned a fist salute to Chu Xisheng, “Some other time, I have to head back to the Ancient Market tonight for training, farewell!”

Immediately, Chu Xisheng’s brow furrowed deeply as he fixed his gaze on Jia Dali’s retreating figure until he disappeared around the corridor corner.

Afterward, Chu Xisheng massaged his temples with a headache.

He had guessed Jia Dali’s intentions and had intended to invite Jia Dali to open up in conversation.

But now it seemed that Jia Dali’s resentment was much deeper than he had imagined.

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When Chu Xisheng came out from the meeting hall, he only then realized that several hall leaders from West Mountain Hall, led by Li Shenshan, Wei Yang, and Zhou Liangchen, had arrived at the headquarters more than an hour ago and had been waiting outside his guest room.

They were there firstly to welcome Chu Xisheng back to Xiushui, and secondly to participate in the incense hall meeting of the Iron Banner Gang headquarters the next day.

At this moment, Chu Xisheng felt extremely fatigued.

He was already exhausted from the long boat journey, and upon returning to Xiushui, he had battled Long Heng, followed by drinking and meeting, to the point where his eyelids were almost too heavy to keep open.

However, he still gingerly gathered his spirits and pulled Li Shenshan and others, asking about the situation in West Mountain Hall in general.

What excited Chu Xisheng was the rapid progress of the canal project.

Especially the section from West Mountain Town to Shenxiu River, which would be operational in at most seven days, enabling them to start profiting from it.

The remaining parts would be completed successively by the end of April.

This was due to the recent battle from which they had captured nearly two thousand county soldiers and West Mountain bandits.

West Mountain Hall employed these captives as laborers, and with the local gentries ‘generously’ contributing both in terms of funds and manpower, not only did this significantly save on the number of hired workers, but it also shortened the construction period by nearly a month.

Other matters in the hall were also operating normally.

Chu Yunyun usually did not manage affairs but only supervised each sub-hall to operate in their respective roles, occasionally making appearances to inquire about some issues that those below her could not handle.

All hall affairs were handled impeccably, like a cartwheel greased, running smoothly without a single error.

As for the training affairs of the hall’s gang members, Li Shenshan believed that six sub-halls had initially reached the combat array standards of the Jizhou army.

—Jizhou is located to the rear of Youzhou, adjacent to East State, and seldom engaged in warfare, making the Jizhou army one of the weakest border forces,

The remaining eight sub-halls could compare with the Xiushui County Army.

Especially Zhou Liangchen’s “Liangzi Platform,” where all members could deploy the “Emperor’s Secret Technique,” making their combat prowess unparalleled in West Mountain Hall.

In his heart, Chu Xisheng was unconvinced.

They were not plotting a rebellion; what use were battle formations and the Emperor’s Secret Technique?

In Jianghu, most of the fighting and killing occurs in streets and alleys, so individual martial prowess and bravery are crucial.

It’s necessary to have knowledge of battle formations, but there’s no need to match the standards of the border army.

They only needed to master small-scale battle formations to cope with the usual gang fights.

Yet Li Shenshan and Wei Yang, both hailing from the Divine Strategy Army, would not feel comfortable unless they trained the gang members to resemble the Divine Strategy Army.

Zhou Liangchen was a passionate young man, full of dreams of becoming a general.