Wanhua City, Shui Guang Town.
"This is Shui Guang Town."
Lin Sheng stood on the tallest stone tower in the town. His eyes swept over this small town. With his eyesight, he got an overview of the town's situation.
This is a small town covering an area of two to three hundred miles. Although the area is small, the population of the town is not large, with only a few thousand households in total.
But here there is a kind of medicinal herb called Shui Guang Grass.
The reason why he came here was because he received a mission from the gate a few days ago and arranged for him to be stationed here to be responsible for the collection of Shui Guang Grass.
The collecting business of Shui Guang Grass was originally owned by the wealthy businessman Meng Family in Wanhua City.
Not long ago, Seven Forms Sect took over from the Meng Family.
Because there is constant turmoil in Wanhua City.
First there was the dispute over Yunshui Mountain's beast mine. Not long after the dispute was finally settled, Crimson Whale Hall, one of the four major forces in the city, was destroyed by Prefectural Office overnight.
In addition, due to the increasing involvement of Imperial Court in the city, all aspects are affected. Although there are advantages and disadvantages in general, for them, the class forces in the city, it will undoubtedly do more harm than good.
Especially now water transportation is seriously affected.
Shui Guang Grass Such channels, which mostly rely on export sales, have been greatly affected, so the wealthy businessmen in the city have basically begun to sell off such industries.
What's more, it seems that it has realized what it is and has begun to move its own industries abroad.
Seven Forms Sect took the opportunity to frequently acquire properties. In a short period of time, he had purchased dozens of properties like Shui Guang Grass, seemingly wanting to improve the financial situation within the sect.
These properties were handed over to the disciples within the sect. Unfortunately, he was included in the second batch of lists.
He was quite happy about it. Staying outside the city at this time was not a bad thing.
For him, it was just a change of practice location. Although Wanhua City was here, the distance between them was not that far. With his pace, it would only take him half an hour to run at full strength.
Soon he arrived at the station in the town.
The station is not big, just a wider courtyard. There are seven or eight inner disciples in it, and there are more than thirty outer disciples.
Counting him again, there are less than 40 Seven Forms Sect people among the Shui Guang Town.
Although there are not many people, the population on this Shui Guang Town is not large, and these people are enough.
"Who is this? This is Seven Forms Sect's territory. The rest of us are waiting to leave as soon as possible."
The appearance of Lin Sheng quickly attracted the attention of the disciples in the station, and someone immediately frowned and shouted.
However, after seeing Lin Sheng's clothes clearly, he immediately seemed to have thought of something, and a look of respect appeared on his face.
"It turns out to be Senior Brother Lin from Qingniao Institute, White Elephant Courtyard Huang Feng."
The person who spoke was a tall, strong man. Judging from his clothes, he was indeed a disciple of the White Elephant Sect.
"You know me?"
Although he is both a disciple of the Seven Forms Sect, he has not been a disciple for a long time, and most of his activities in the Seven Forms Sect are mostly in Qingniao Institute. Therefore, except for the disciples of Qingniao Institute, not many disciples in other colleges know about him.
"When I was on Great Cui Peak following senior brother Lu Tie on a garrison mission, I had met you, senior brother Lin."
The man named Huang Feng opened his mouth to explain with a smile on his face.
"That's it."
Lin Sheng nodded.
" Where is senior brother Lu Tie?"
"Senior Brother Lu went to Ancient Spring Mountain's animal materials industry over there a few days ago."
Huang Feng scratched his head and said with a simple smile.
"Ancient Spring Mountain? It's far enough. Okay, Junior Brother Huang, please summon all the Seven Forms Sect disciples in the town."
"Okay, Senior Brother Lin, I'll go right away."
Huang Feng responded and left in a hurry. Not long after, he had summoned all the Seven Forms Sect disciples in the town.
After Lin Sheng recognized his face, he asked Huang Feng to take him to see Shui Guang Grass.
Shui Guang Grass is a plant that is somewhat similar to Star Dew Grass, but does not have cold poison properties. Of course, it has no effect on the spiritual level, but it is an auxiliary material for refining Blood Cultivating Pill.
After briefly understanding the situation of Shui Guang Town, he lost any interest.
The picking and processing of Shui Guang Grass naturally does not need to be handled by him, but by specialized herb collectors. He and these Seven Forms Sect disciples are only responsible for protection and supervision.
As the person in charge of this industry, he basically does not need to deal with daily chores.
Even if it was given to him, he didn't bother to take care of it. He only left it to Huang Feng and a few inner disciples to manage it. After telling them that there were no problems that they couldn't solve and not to disturb him, Lin Sheng found a spacious Residence place in the town that day, and fell into Secluded Cultivation's practice again.
On the other side Wanhua City, East District.
The continuous flower boats that were once a major feature of the city have long since disappeared.
White Dragon Gang In the main hall.
Snap——
"It's too much to bully others, it's simply too much to bully others. After so many years, Prefecture City has not interfered too much in Wanhua City's affairs. Why did Wan Jianghai stir up chaos as soon as it came? Not only did it ban water transportation, but it even wiped out our flower boat business..."
White Dragon Gang Second Master Shi Kai slammed the wine glass in his hand on the ground. He, who had always been calm, now had a red face and bloodshot eyes. He was obviously extremely angry.
The other middle and high-level executives of White Dragon Gang in the hall were so silent that they didn't dare to breathe when they saw the second master's appearance.
"Brother, can we just watch White Dragon Gang's foundation be destroyed bit by bit?"
Shi Kai looked up at the master above and said in a deep voice.
Shi Yan, who was sitting at the top, did not speak for a long time. He just closed his eyes and the two stone balls he was playing with made a squeaking sound.
It took a long time before he opened his eyes. His face was equally ugly, as if it was about to rain.
"Second brother, I have asked someone to inquire about Wan Jianghai. This person first joined Divine Form half a year ago, but he is only sixty-five years old now. It can be seen that this person's talent is much stronger than the previous Zhang Songbai, who entered Divine Form just after seventy."
"Furthermore, this Wan Jianghai has a military background and is very strong in actual combat. I'm afraid he is not much weaker than today's Zhang Songbai. How can we afford to offend such a person? Especially since his background is quite impressive, and his Lineage is also quite powerful among Great Capital."
"In the eyes of such people, we White Dragon Gang are probably not much better than ants. I know what you mean, second brother, but you know that if we dare to attack the Imperial Court forces secretly, we may not just lose some industry."
"Brother..."
Hearing this, Shi Kai opened his mouth, wanting to say something to refute, but found that he couldn't say anything at all. He was not a fool, and he naturally knew that his elder brother was right. It's just that they, White Dragon Gang, had always acted domineeringly and ruthlessly. They had always been the ones bullying others. When would it be someone else's turn to shit and piss on their heads.
And it happened again and again, which made him feel so angry that he couldn't help but burst out.
After a while, he finally calmed down, his flushed face returned to normal, and he sat back on his seat.
His eyes swept over the other White Dragon Gang people in the hall, and then waved.
"You all go down first."
"Yes, second in charge."
Everyone bowed and then left.
Only Shi Kai and Shi Yan were left in the entire hall.
"Brother, I understand what you are saying, but is it possible for us to stay like this forever? There are still thousands of brothers in the gang. As time goes by, I am afraid that our Banglong Gang will not be able to survive at all, especially since the flower boat was swept away some time ago, and there are still a lot of savings that we have accumulated for many years. How about you and me hiding our identities and trying to get those savings back."
At this time, there were only two brothers left, and Shi Kai just spoke in a low voice.
After all, he still didn't give up his original plan.
He was usually in charge of those flower boats, so he put a lot of his savings on them, but they were suddenly raided and even the boats were confiscated. When he learned the news, he almost vomited three liters of blood in anger.
To his surprise, Shi Yan shook his head slightly when he heard his words, and decisively rejected his proposal.
He originally thought that the eldest brother was just worried about the crowd, but now it seems that is not the case.
"No matter what happens, second brother, Imperial Court must not take any action, otherwise you and I will definitely be in danger."
Shi Yan sighed and said slowly.
"This Wan Jianghai, according to the information I ordered people to investigate, is a lunatic. It is definitely not wise to provoke him at this time. I know that you have suffered a great loss and are unwilling to do so. I also know that you cannot sit back and wait for death."
"But not taking action against Imperial Court does not mean that we cannot take action against others."
"Brother, what do you mean..."
Hearing Shi Kai here, his eyes lit up, as if he realized something.
"That's right, in this Wanhua City, apart from Imperial Court, there are quite a few wealthy merchants, especially the two forces Seven Forms Sect and Fang Family."
Shi Yan showed a cold smile on his face and spoke lightly.
"It is true that there are many wealthy merchants in Wanhua City, but if something is discovered, we may not be able to gain a foothold in Wanhua City in the future."
"Hmph... Second brother, at this time, are you still thinking about gaining a foothold in Wanhua City? The current situation between Northern Yan and Southern Qi is unclear. With that King Yan's dominance may lead to a conflict, and although Nanli Prefecture is not adjacent to our Linjiang Prefecture, there is only one Tiannan Prefecture in between."
"In addition, now that Linjiang Prefecture has come to Wan Jianghai, a god of plague, this Wanhua City is no longer a good place. Instead of staying here and being slowly skinned and cannibalized by that Wan Jianghai, it is better to simply leave. Although White Dragon Gang has a lot of help, as long as you and I are here, we can't make a comeback."
When he said this, the smile on Shi Yan's face became even colder.
Hearing this, Shi Kai was stunned on the spot, not expecting that his elder brother had already made such a decision.
You must know that White Dragon Gang and the three brothers have expanded from their humble beginnings to their current fame.
It was their hard work for nearly half their lives. Even if they had reached this point, he never thought of giving up White Dragon Gang.
After being stunned for a long time, he quickly reacted, with a cruel look on his face.
"Brother, you are right. This is indeed a good idea. As long as everything is in order, then if Linjiang Prefecture is gone, White Dragon Gang will be gone. At worst, there will be another Red Dragon Gang Black Dragon Gang. This world is so big that we two brothers can go wherever we want."
Halfway through, Shi Kai paused and whispered.
"However, this matter needs to be considered more carefully. It is best to determine the future path before proceeding, and it is best for the person who takes action to do it to be a trustworthy person."
"Don't worry, I have already prepared. A few years ago, I secretly ordered people to purchase some properties in Haichuan Prefecture. As for manpower, you don't have to worry. The old guy Scarlet Hair has quietly trained so many masters. Although I am not as crazy as him, I have also secretly cultivated many masters and dead soldiers. These were originally prepared for my breakthrough.
It's just right now, they can do these things, and even if someone fails and is captured in a short period of time, nothing will be exposed..."
"Oh!? That's so good."
Hearing this, Shi Kai was overjoyed.
He didn't expect that his elder brother would be so prepared for a rainy day, so that things could get started quickly.
"God knows about my second brother. You know it and I know it. There must be no leaks. After we make a lot of money, you and I will leave. As for White Dragon Gang, we will stay and bear the consequences..."
"Brother is right..."
Soon there were two cold smiles in the hall, and finally calm returned.
Linjiang Prefecture city.
Prefectural Office.
As the violent institution of Prefecture City, Prefectural Office stands tall and majestic, with blue bricks and black tiles, and cornices. It is so majestic and solemn.
In front of the door is a pair of ferocious beasts that look like tigers and lions, standing with heads held high and eyes like torches. Although they are stone sculptures, they exude a sense of majesty that makes people dare not look directly at them.
In the main hall, the cases are placed high, and behind it is a giant landscape screen.
The light inside is slightly dim, with only a few rays of sunlight shining through the window lattice, reflecting on the official seals and documents on the desk.
What's surprising is that in such a solemn place, sitting at the highest position in the main hall is a middle-aged man wearing armor who looks like a general.
The middle-aged man has a fair complexion. Although his hair is already a bit whiter, his skin is smoother and more delicate than that of a woman.
His eyebrows are narrow and upward, his eyes are deep and sinister, and his gaze is like an arrow, as if it can easily pierce the heart of others. His nose is high and there is a sneer on the corner of his mouth, which conveys a rather uncomfortable contempt.
Snap...
The man dropped the letter he was holding, moved his neck slightly, and crossed his hands.
The letter paper spread out on the desk contained only a few lines of words, and only a few words were annotated with heavy ink.
Negotiation failed, war.
"Fight..."
The middle-aged general chewed the word slowly in his mouth, with a look of passion and expectation in his eyes.
"After so many years, it should have been like this a long time ago. That Southern Qi should have been directly wiped out from the beginning. Great Yan should be the only one in the world..."
A somewhat hoarse and fanatical voice fell into the ears of Liu Tianci, who was standing on one side of the hall. However, he just looked at his eyes, nose, nose and heart without saying a word, standing as tall as a javelin.