Dominating Martial King
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416: Chapter 238: Divine Wind Bright Mirror Blade (Please Subscribe)_2 416: Chapter 238: Divine Wind Bright Mirror Blade (Please Subscribe)_2 This Lord County Governor shares the same ancestry as the East State Inspector, also surnamed Xiahou, named Xiahou Dong.

After Xiahou Dong’s arrival, his posture was extremely humble.

He first had gifts delivered in abundance as a gesture of apology, then spoke with warm words to express his regret, repeatedly assuring that he would strictly admonish and control both his son-in-law and his nephew.

Not long after, a steward of the East State Inspector also hurried over.

This person brought a handwritten letter from the East State Inspector himself, who not only offered sincere apologies in the letter but also asked Chu Xisheng to harshly discipline his profligate son on his behalf, lest Xiahou Shen tarnish his good name and so on.

Besides, this steward also brought a generous gift, which altogether amounted to the high price of twenty thousand Demon Silver.

At this point, Chu Xisheng could only avoid extreme measures, handing both Yuan Ding and Xiahou Shen over to the new Prefecture Governor to take away.

However, his face, which was brimming with smiles just a moment ago, turned immediately gloomy as water the next instant when the new Prefecture Governor Xiahou Dong and others left the ship.

Tie Xiaosheng also had a solemn look in his eyes, but he joked with a laugh, “Why such an ugly face?

You haven’t suffered a loss, and you’ve made a good tens of thousands quite effortlessly.”

Chu Xisheng, however, narrowed his eyes, his killing intent palpable as he caressed the blade on his waist: “These tens of thousands might well be money that costs us our lives.

My only worry is that striking the snake without killing it will leave behind lingering problems.

I don’t mind for myself, but I fear it may bring great disaster upon the Iron Banner Gang.”

For someone as powerful and influential as the East State Inspector, one must either not offend him at all or offend him to the death!

Completely eliminating him is the most secure option.

The more humbly Prefecture Governor Xiahou Dong and the Inspector behaved, the more vigilant and guarded Chu Xisheng became.

Tie Xiaosheng mused that his Sixth Junior Brother was not wrong; Little Chu is a deep-rooted hero full of righteousness but not without the methods of a hero.

If Little Chu was willing to stay with the Iron Banner Gang, he truly would be the unrivaled candidate to inherit it.

Tie Xiaosheng sighed inwardly and said with a smile, “You’ve got it the wrong way around.

Today’s trouble stemmed from our Iron Banner, and the Flag Leader, and I am very clear on this.”

He then stood up and said, “This Inspector and us were never on the same path to begin with; if we’ve offended, then we’ve offended.

You don’t have to worry about him, we at the Headquarters will deal with it.

As long as the Flag Leader successfully advances to Fourth Grade, his strength on par with those on the Earthly List.

Then all the petty and mediocre villains in East State will have to bow their heads to the Iron Banner Gang.

Even that Inspector will have to give us seven parts respect!”

Upon hearing this, Chu Xisheng’s brow furrowed slightly.

Placing all his hopes on Iron Madman alone made him feel rather uneasy.

However, after Tie Xiaosheng finished speaking, he quickly stepped onto the river surface and hurried away.

He was now a very busy man, with not a moment to spare.

Recently, the Iron Banner Gang had been aggressively expanding, and Iron Madman was focused on perfecting the ‘Iron Armor Mixed Element Skill.’

Most of the burden of the Iron Banner’s Headquarters fell upon Tie Xiaosheng’s shoulders.

Today he had been summoned by the Prefecture Governor to intercede for Yuan Ding and Xiahou Shen, which had already delayed him half a day and caused him to miss out on many matters.

At this time, Chu Xisheng beckoned Lu Pingyuan over to him.

“How did the questioning go?”

Before the Prefecture Governor arrived, he had instructed Lu Pingyuan to interrogate Yuan Ding and Xiahou Shen on the reason they had caused trouble at South Street Temple Market today.

Lu Pingyuan answered with a determined expression: “Young Flag Master, both of them claimed the idea was their own.

They thought that since our Iron Banner Gang is fiercely contending with the many noble families in Xiushui County and has deeply offended the local governor.

“Now that the Lord of the Banner is close to promotion, Young Flag Master, you would definitely not dare to create new troubles at this time, to incur the wrath of the East State Inspector.

Therefore, they wanted to experiment, to lay their hands on the best businesses in South Street Temple Market; if they could not obtain them, they would still try to extort a sum of Demon Silver from us.

However, this reasoning doesn’t hold—”

He narrowed his eyes as he spoke: “Young Flag Master, you are renowned across the world and hold tremendous influence in Xiushui, having just recently heavily injured Long Heng.

Even if these two are naive and uninformed, they should realize Young Flag Master is not to be trifled with and will not be manipulated by them.

“Moreover, if they were after money, they shouldn’t have escalated the situation so much, letting it become known throughout the Ancient Market, leaving no room for Young Flag Master to back down.”

Chu Xisheng nodded slightly and then turned his gaze to Lu Luanti.

Lu Luanti was holding his chin, lost in deep thought: “I’ve carefully examined both of them.

It seems there are traces of Spirit Illusion Technique, yet the opponent’s skill is quite sophisticated.

With my cultivation still low, I can’t confirm this without harming their Primordial Spirits.

However, today’s events, indeed, from the inside out, are filled with strangeness!”

Chu Xisheng’s hand gripping the blade tightened ever so slightly.

With these words from Lu Luanti, it was enough.

Chu Yunyun’s intuition was not mistaken.

The current situation was indeed brewing a storm, with undercurrents raging.

“I will entrust Wo Meiniang to investigate the person behind this matter, and you, Pingyuan, could also make a tentative attempt.”

Chu Yunyun assigned Lu Pingyuan to manage South Street Temple Market, not only because he was the only one from West Mountain Hall adept at handling mundane affairs.

It was also because Winning and Losing Tower brought together guests and merchants from all over Tian Nan and Lu Pingyuan’s connections could easily yield a vast amount of information from their conversations.

Chu Xisheng then turned to Ji Qianqian: “Qianqian, when will you reach the peak of your cultivation?

Have you acquired all the Sixth Grade secret medicines yet?

If we were to buy them now, how much silver would it cost?”

“Me?” Ji Qianqian seemed a bit surprised: “I still need about half a year before I can reach the peak of Seventh Rank.”

She actually quite wanted to ‘elevate’ her cultivation.

Her current upper Seventh Rank cultivation felt a bit weak.

However, when she previously concocted the persona of Ji Qianqian, that was the arrangement she made.

To be just a notch below Li Shenshan in terms of cultivation prowess.