Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 148 - 103, 104. Flip the table and lay out my chessboard (Big Chapter - Asking for Subscriptions)_4

Chapter 148: 103, 104. Flip the table and lay out my chessboard (Big Chapter - Asking for Subscriptions)_4

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Goodness, "Sky-Thundering Roar" Cao Sujun was half-kneeling on the ground, looking up at the young man sitting in front of him.

The young man held a booklet, reading it aloud piece by piece.

"Forty years ago, the Five and a Half Hall colluded with the wicked, deceived the Pearl Mountain Commercial Association, and orchestrated the murder of all Lady Zhushan’s relatives. Is this...true?"

Cao Sujun gritted his teeth, wanting to say "nonsense," but the terrifying aura emanating from the young man enveloped him, an overlook from a power of the highest order.

When he came, he had many plans, intending to stir up trouble, to make this so-called "Northern Region Blade King" run ragged and embarrassed. But... he hadn’t expected the present scene at all.

He hadn’t even said a word, and this maniacal Northern Region Blade King had taken him down swiftly, then began reading some dreadful, heart-rending clauses, forcing him to confess.

He would be mad to admit it!

Song Cheng asked, "Do you admit it?"

The moment the three words fell, Cao Sujun’s complexion turned deathly pale, and he found it hard to breathe.

Even though both were in the same Qi Realm, the gulf between them was enormous.

Cao Sujun could not even muster a thought of defiance. He opened his mouth to refute, but his teeth chattered, unable to produce any sound of resistance.

"Fine, let’s not talk about this for now."

Song Cheng put the booklet aside deliberately, took out another roll of document, and said, "A few days ago, I was attacked by the Ghost Servant outside the city. The Ghost Servant already confessed, saying you people created it and sent it to assassinate me, merely to poke a hole in the defense wall in the Northern Region.

Well, well, well.

Never thought that in these years, there are still Human Traitors!"

He started calmly, but the more he said, the harsher his tone became. When he said "Human Traitor," Cao Sujun felt his heart almost tear apart and collapsed directly onto the ground.

Song Cheng abruptly raised his hand, slamming the booklet in front of him, asking, "Why do such a thing?

Why be a Human Traitor?

Speak!"

More and more people gathered outside.

More and more were watching.

Cao Sujun used his willpower to resist almost constantly, but after a long time... his will eventually wore thin, and in his confusion, with a mind in chaos, he blurted out madly, "It wasn’t me, it was the Great Hall Master, it was the Great Hall Master who told me to do this."

After speaking, he was terrified.

"Take him away, investigate thoroughly!"

Song Cheng waved his hand.

Immediately, disciples dragged all the people from the Five and a Half Hall away.

Tie Zhenyi was dumbfounded, but after thinking carefully, his mind spun like lightning, and he said suddenly, "Issue a proclamation, announce this matter to the world. I want everyone to know the good deeds done by the Five and a Half Hall forty years ago! Let everyone know that the Five and a Half Hall colluded with the Ghost Servant and plotted deceitfully!"

Song Cheng raised his head in surprise and glanced at the Great Hall Master.

It was his first time properly regarding this overlord of Hanping Prefecture.

...

...

The efficiency of Hanping Prefecture was exceptionally high.

Proclamations, evidence, everything was swiftly prepared.

Tie Zhenyi was in the depths of his mansion with Song Cheng, the original Ouyang Sha, and Zhao Hua—who typically had no place in such matters but was present due to Song Cheng’s recommendation and Ouyang Sha’s approval.

The four sat at a table.

Tie Zhenyi said, "Junior brother, what are you up to? Is what you say true?"

Song Cheng replied, "It possibly is."

The other three fell silent.

None of the three were ordinary, each calculating in their minds.

After this commotion and the interrogation of the Five and a Half Hall in the prison, they all had a clear understanding of what the other side intended.

Zhao Hua said, "Second brother makes sense, they came to stir trouble with impure motives."

Ouyang Sha, unclear about the charm Zhao Hua had over him, frequently looked upon Zhao Hua with admiration. Previously dismissed as merely an "addition to Song Cheng," Zhao Hua was gradually gaining his recognition.

Thus, he said quietly, "Third brother is right, second brother makes sense."

Tie Zhenyi: ...

Then, Song Cheng dissected the matter of "Lady Zhushan and Fox Immortal Su" and mentioned how "Lady Zhushan went to the Barbarian Lands without the Skull Double Fish Ornament."

The three understood more clearly upon hearing this.

Tie Zhenyi stated, "There is indeed an issue, so... it’s a problem with the Five and a Half Hall. Who told them to jump out at this time?

And what of the State City?

Strike first, the first to speak...holds the truth!"

Song Cheng said, "I worry that the Five and a Half Hall stirs trouble to muddy the waters."

Zhao Hua appended, "If the waters are muddied, it’s good for fishing, and good for taking advantage amidst chaos."

Ouyang Sha remained silent, his expression grim.

Hanping Prefecture was also his sphere of influence, and with the current relations, the three great powers seemed united, sharing progress and interests.

Anyone coming from outside to meddle with Song Cheng was essentially meddling with him!

Song Cheng further asked, "Then what are they robbing?"

Zhao Hua was unsure; he scratched his hair, an action of boyish mannerism he only displayed in front of his siblings.

Song Cheng said, "Hua, you are the youngest here, tell us, what are they going to rob?"

Zhao Hua understood immediately.

His big brother wanted him to come up with a reason.

Thus, after pondering, he said, "Surely, a Ghost Servant infiltrated the upper ranks of the Five and a Half Hall! Therefore, what they want to rob are naturally the lives of everyone in the Northern Region!"

Tie Zhenyi agreed decisively, "Good, send it out!"

Song Cheng pondered and then said, "Senior brother, where are the two children sent by the Great Barbarian King now?"

Tie Zhenyi replied, "Eating and drinking well, not treated poorly."

Song Cheng said, "I see those two children have good potential, I’d like to take them as my disciples."

Ouyang Sha was stunned.

See?

Good potential?

Second brother, have you seen those two children?

Tie Zhenyi decided firmly, "Good! Those two children are indeed excellent! Only junior brother can teach them! Today is a good day, let’s do it today, have them apprentice under junior brother! This news, I’ll have someone send it out as well!"