Everyone Thanks Chu Xinghe
Ma Liang's admiration for his Senior Brother Xinghe is like a never-ending, surging river...
Senior Brother Xinghe had previously made a big show of going to pay off his debts, and Ma Liang thought that Senior Brother Xinghe would visit all the vassal forces.
But Senior Brother Xinghe returned after only visiting two places, which puzzled Ma Liang for a moment.
But as the leaders of various sects came to express their loyalty, Ma Liang understood.
Senior Brother Xinghe's move was a warning to others... Although it seems that only two families fled, Senior Brother Xinghe's previous high-profile actions had actually informed all the vassal forces of the Vast Heaven Sect.
If the Heavenly Martial Sect and the Moon Shadow Sect have problems, are the rest of you innocent?
If you feel innocent, then you don't need to do anything... If you are truly innocent, then naturally there's nothing to worry about.
But if you're not innocent... then don't blame me!
As expected... In this way, those who are innocent don't need to do anything, and all the forces with impure motives come. Senior Brother Xinghe's move successfully made all the vassal forces with guilty consciences willingly come to pledge their loyalty.
Senior Brother Xinghe only successfully distinguished who was innocent and who was not, but more importantly, he also used this method to show all his followers that he was a person who clearly distinguished between rewards and punishments.
Those innocent vassal forces do not need to pledge loyalty, nor do they need to lose their 20% revenue, while those who are not innocent must voluntarily give up their 20%.
In this way, the innocent do not lose anything, while the guilty are punished.
What? You're saying some people are taking chances?
They could try their luck, but they also had to understand how terrifying the Vast Heaven Sect's intelligence was. The little things they had done would be thoroughly investigated by them in no time.
Those who take chances will surely face their fate.
Ma Liang now admires Senior Brother Xinghe to the point of complete awe!
Senior Brother Xinghe isn't paying off a debt at all; he's clearly using the guise of debt repayment to give all his vassal forces a good beating.
Not only Ma Liang... the Grand Elder was also incredulous when he heard that various sects were coming to pledge their loyalty.
The Grand Elder was well aware that these vassal forces were not clean on a regular basis. The Vast Heaven Sect's intelligence network was no joke; the Grand Elder knew everything about each family's affairs.
However, while the situation is clear, dealing with it is quite troublesome.
As far as the Grand Elder knew, few of these vassal forces were clean.
The Grand Elder had considered dealing with them, but how?
Punish them all? If we really did that, who knows what kind of rumors some unscrupulous people outside would spread about the Vast Heaven Sect.
What they knew was that the Vast Heaven Sect punished these vassal forces for their greed.
Those who don't know the situation might think that the Vast Heaven Sect is bullying its own vassal forces. In the end, the Vast Heaven Sect's reputation will be damaged because of these parasites, which would be a great loss.
This has always been a headache for the Grand Elder.
But this time, the Grand Elder was truly impressed by Xinghe's move.
When Xinghe mentioned repaying his debts, we all misunderstood...
Back then, we all said Xinghe was too naive, unaware of the intricacies involved. Now it seems we all underestimated Xinghe.
The Xinghe knows more than it does; it knows everything.
He used the pretext of paying off debts to visit two affiliated sects. While it seemed like he was repaying debts, he was actually using the debt repayment as a way to put pressure on these two sects.
Moreover, the methods used by Xinghe make it impossible for outsiders to criticize Vast Heaven Sect.
What? Is it wrong for my Vast Heaven Sect to come and pay off a debt?
Is it wrong for my Vast Heaven Sect to voluntarily return the money?
While it could be said that he was repaying the money, Xinghe was actually trying to put pressure on these vassal forces. Moreover, the most ingenious part of Xinghe's actions was that he only went to two of them instead of visiting all of them.
After selecting two companies to be warned, the news will naturally spread. Anyone with common sense who isn't being warned knows what to do.
Xinghe's use of the feigned retreat tactic was absolutely masterful.
Gu Mingchao and the Grand Elder immediately summoned the heads of all the palaces and informed them of the matter of the vassal forces.
After hearing all this, the heads of the various palaces nodded in agreement.
As expected of the Xinghe!
Under the guise of debt repayment, Xinghe subtly and silently manipulated all the vassal forces, forcing them to admit their mistakes. Xinghe's unconventional methods were simply brilliant.
For so many years, not only the Vast Heaven Sect, but which of the Ten Great Sects doesn't have a group of vassal forces under its command?
But don't we all have a pretty good idea of what those vassal forces have been up to on a daily basis?
The problem is that almost every vassal state is doing this, and it's not easy to deal with them.
Xinghe single-handedly purged the entire vassal force of the Vast Heaven Sect!
Many Vast Heaven Sect summoned Ma Liang, who then personally described everything that Senior Brother Xinghe Ma Liang done over the past two days.
After hearing Ma Liang's embellished description, the big shots were all smiles.
Especially when they heard that Xinghe of the Heavenly Martial Sect Xinghe didn't mention the matter of giving a warning at all, but instead gave Ma Liang a look to speak, the bigwigs of the Vast Heaven Sect nodded in approval.
Xinghe is a clever child... After all, given Xinghe's status, if he had said those things, it would have somewhat damaged his reputation, but it was perfectly fine for Ma Liang to say them.
Even if some villains are saying things behind my back, that's Ma Liang's doing... You can't implicate Xinghe with dirty laundry.
Xinghe has an incredibly precise grasp of the balance between what to do in what position and what to do.
Not only did Gu Mingchao marvel at Xinghe's intelligence, he also personally praised Ma Liang, saying that Ma Liang already possessed some of the qualities of the Grand Elder in his youth.
Upon hearing the sect leader's words, Ma Liang was so moved that he burst into tears on the spot!
The sect leader's words were a direct reference to me.
Please rest assured, Sect Master, I, Ma Liang, will wholeheartedly assist Senior Brother Xinghe!
The fact that the vassal forces of the Vast Heaven Sect came to pledge their loyalty could not be kept secret. When the news spread, all the major powers in the world were shocked.
What methods did the Vast Heaven Sect use to make these vassal forces so willingly pledge their loyalty?
Soon, everyone found out.
Chu Xinghe!
It's Chu Xinghe again!
Chu Xinghe used the pretext of repaying debts to enter the Heavenly Martial Sect and the Moon Shadow Sect. His method of using retreat as a means of repayment allowed him to completely control the vassal forces.
In Martial Emperor City, Zheng Yu looked at the report from his subordinates about how Senior Brother Xinghe had managed his subordinate vassal forces and sighed with emotion.
The gap between me, Zheng Yu, and Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed widening.
The same corruption among vassal forces exists in Martial Emperor City. In fact, Zheng Yu had previously taken action to crack down on it. Zheng Yu's methods were quite direct; he selected a few of the most serious offenders and expelled them from Martial Emperor City.
This approach had some effect, but it also brought some trouble. After all, those forces that were kicked out were unlikely to admit what they had done. Even if Martial Emperor City made their affairs public, they could still make shameless excuses from various angles.
In a fit of rage, Zheng Yu slaughtered countless people, drawing widespread complaints, and the final outcome did not meet Zheng Yu expectations.
But looking at Senior Brother Xinghe, he never mentioned anything about embezzlement or being kicked out. It was reasonable for him to come and repay his debts, but this reasonableness would become unreasonable under certain special circumstances.
Is what the vassal forces handed over considered a debt?
That was the sincerity of a vassal power; what does it mean that the Vast Heaven Sect is returning that sincerity?
It's clearly a way of putting pressure on the other party.
What Senior Brother Xinghe's greatest skill was his approach of first being courteous and then resorting to force.
I'm coming to your door to repay your debt; this is a courtesy, and it's giving you a chance. If you seize this opportunity, we can still be a harmonious family.
But if you still don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being too brutal in my next move.
Faced with this strategy of first offering persuasion and then resorting to force, those vassal forces, unless they truly wanted to leave the Vast Heaven Sect, knew better than anyone how to decide.
This move of first showing courtesy and then resorting to force was brilliantly executed by Senior Brother Xinghe; it was a million times more sophisticated than my own method of immediately slaughtering people.
Sure enough, his master, Cheng Xiaotian, found him immediately. Zheng Yu felt even more ashamed in front of his master.
Last time, when I dealt with the vassal forces, my master ended up cleaning up my mess. But looking at Senior Brother Xinghe...
"Yu'er, don't be discouraged. Chu Xinghe is not only exceptionally talented, but also possesses intelligence bordering on the supernatural. Every time he makes a move, it may seem ineffective, but he always manages to Reverse Heaven and Earth at crucial moments."
"You should learn from Chu Xinghe's approach of first being courteous and then resorting to force. However, Chu Xinghe has also found a solution for all sects in the world to address the corruption and embezzlement by vassal forces, and we should all thank him."
"Master is right, I'll go pay off my debt right now!"
Without saying much, Zheng Yu went out and followed Senior Brother Xinghe's routine to find two of the most cunning vassal forces.
When Zheng Yu offered to return the resources to them, everyone tacitly reached an agreement.
The vassal forces immediately expressed their willingness to pledge their loyalty, Zheng Yu also tacitly agreed that Martial Emperor City would accept their loyalty.
Everything was easily resolved in a pleasant atmosphere.
Not only in Martial Emperor City, but almost all the major sects in the world adopted the same method.
The phrase "paying off debts" has now become a tacitly understood term used by everyone.
Now, if anyone threatens to pay off a debt at the slightest disagreement, the other party immediately knows what they need to do.
The various sects were shocked and praised Chu Xinghe in tens of thousands of words, both openly and subtly, because this time Chu Xinghe's methods not only helped the Vast Heaven Sect, but also benefited all the sects in the world.
Even the vassal forces that had pledged their loyalty expressed their gratitude to Chu Xinghe.
There's nothing I can do... You think vassal states aren't afraid, right?
Every year, a few vassal forces must disappear from the country. Zheng Yu's method of killing off countless people is the old way of making an example of someone.
The vassal forces are also worried; who knows, one day I might become the next target of a massacre.
But I have no choice... If I proactively go to my superiors to admit my mistake, what if they hear it and use me as an example to scare others? Wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?
Therefore, the vassal forces lived in constant fear.
But now that Chu Xinghe has set an example, everyone has offered their loyalty, and the matter is resolved. Although there has been a loss, at least we don't have to live in fear anymore, right...?
This is a win-win situation.
Everyone exclaimed in admiration, "It has to be Chu Xinghe!"
When they make a move, it's earth-shattering!