Outside the door, two disciples held lanterns.
It was already late at night, the autumn wind was howling in the yard, the grass and trees were rustling, and an old man was standing behind the lantern with his hands behind his back.
He was wearing a green robe, with deep facial features, three hanging needle lines between his eyebrows, droopy corners of his mouth, and a pair of triangular eyes, which made him look uncomfortable.
He is tall and has extremely long arms, but his chest is slumped, like a giant monkey with arms behind his back, and his white hair and beard are all neatly combed.
Behind him, there were two real giant monkeys, scratching their ears and cheeks, and grinning at everyone.
The visitor is none other than Xianyang Divine Fist Society President Zhou Pan!
After receiving a cold look from him, everyone at Eight Great Vajras, even the angry Zhou PeiDe, lowered their heads and did not dare to say another word.
Zhou Pan said nothing. He walked into the back of the house with his hands behind his back. Facing the seriously injured Zhou Bai, he just glanced at him and coldly snorted, "Come with me, everyone."
The courtyards of the Zhou family are all bungalows, with no high-rise buildings, but they are very spacious. The six courtyards are connected to each other, and each has a martial arts field. Many disciples patrol back and forth with lanterns.
Everyone came to the main hall of one of the courtyards. After Zhou Pan sat down above, he peeled off a small orange next to him and said calmly, "What's the matter? Everyone is so powerful on weekdays, but when things get bad, they start fighting among themselves?"
Eight Great Vajras were all standing in the hall, with cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads unconsciously.
Zhou PeiDe gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Brother..."
After saying a few words, when I saw Zhou Pan's expressionless face, my heart skipped a beat, and I quickly changed my words. "Master, Non-Self is doing this nonsense, but it's actually Yuan who harbors evil intentions and uses magic tricks to cause trouble."
"Thinking about it now, Bai'er clearly had the upper hand at that time, but suddenly everything was in chaos. There must be something wrong with this technique!"
Yuan Qu lowered his head and remained silent.
"Okay!"
Zhou Pan frowned, "Yuan Qu proposed this matter. The original intention was to let Zhou Bai understand Monkey Intent in advance to avoid any setbacks. Unexpectedly, we still lost."
"Yuan Qu, Zhou Bai will be responsible for your future expenses."
"Yes, Master."
Yuan Qu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
He knew that this matter was in the past.
"Master... Master."
Zhou PeiDe looked at Zhou Pan in disbelief.
Zhou Bai is the most promising disciple of the next generation of the Zhou family. Now he doesn't know whether he will live or die, and his future is cut off. How about paying some money?
Thinking of Zhou Pan's usual care and appreciation for Zhou Bai, but after being seriously injured, he just glanced at it and ignored it...
At this moment, Zhou PeiDe suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
"Hmph!"
Zhou Pan glanced at Zhou PeiDe and seemed to guess what he was thinking, and said coldly, "Why do you think those people have tolerated it for ten years, why do they dare to attack now?"
"The root of this matter is not Xianyang, but Chang'an, the imperial court!"
"A few days ago, the imperial court issued a decree that Shaanxi Province Administration Commissioner Lu Qing was dismissed from his post and investigated for corruption and thrown into a prison. The vacant position is either Councilor Lu or Councilor Li..."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of several people in Eight Great Vajras immediately lit up.
The military and political power of the entire Shaanxi Province is mainly handled by Three Bureaus, namely Administration Commission Department, Surveillance and Admonition Commission Department, and Capital Commandery Department.
Among them, Administration Commission Department has the greatest power.
The Zhou family has been able to rise in recent years because of Left Political Counselor Lu Kang, and after Provincial Administration Commissioner Lu Qing was imprisoned, he was probably promoted from the left and right involved in politics.
In Eight Great Vajras, a middle-aged man who looks like a scholar said thoughtfully, "I understand, some people want to find flaws in Master!"
"Just understand."
Zhou Pan said coldly, "Fighting Life and Death Arena is the first step to test Old Ghost Zhang. If Zhou Bai wins, it will not only preserve the reputation of the Zhou family, but also make those old guys who are sitting on the fence wait and see for the time being."
"It concerns the future of the Zhou family, so I agreed to this matter. The people sent by City God Temple also pretended to be deaf and dumb. Peide, do you still have any resentment in your heart?"
Zhou PeiDe opened his mouth, bent down deeply and cupped his hands, "Master has a long-term plan, I dare not complain."
I say I don't dare, but actually I can't do it.
Zhou Pan This is a direct sacrifice of Zhou Bai's future.
Zhou Pan glanced at it and didn't bother to pay attention. He said in a deep voice, "Old Ghost Zhang is pressing harder and harder to force me to make mistakes."
"Tomorrow we will announce to the public that I am not feeling well and will be practicing in seclusion without seeing anyone else. I will tolerate this tone for the time being and let them run wild."
"When the overall situation is determined, we will deal with it one by one!"
"And you guys, if anyone's butt is not clean, please wipe it for me quickly. Don't blame me and I will clean up the house later!"
"Yes, Master!"
All the disciples raised their hands in unison.
Zhou Pan nodded, looked out the window, and said calmly, "Since that bastard Li Hu died, I have understood one thing."
"In this world, it's never about comparing who is more powerful now, but about who can have the last laugh."
"Humph! There are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king..."
"Do you really think I still care about this?"
The sun had just risen, and Zhang ShiTong arrived at the Asking Dao Pavilion.
"What are you doing here?"
Sha LiFei was about to go out. When he saw it, he immediately asked angrily.
He was not a fool. After being reminded by Li Yan, he immediately realized that the father and son seemed to be loyal, but in fact they were using them as free knives.
"Hey, what did you just eat that makes your face so smelly?"
"It's ready-made, wouldn't it be better for you to eat it?"
Zhang ShiTong stared with dead eyes and lit Sha LiFei's fire as soon as he opened his mouth.
Just when Sha LiFei was about to have a big quarrel, Zhang ShiTong waved his hand, "Okay, okay, I will quarrel with you another day. There is something important today. Where is Li Yan?"
"Lying down, no visitors!"
"Dead?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely outlive you!"
Sha LiFei just cursed, but when he saw Zhang ShiTong twisting his body, he walked around him and strode towards the yard.
"Stop it!"
Sha LiFei reached out directly to grab the collar.
Zhang ShiTong didn't even look at it. First he avoided it sideways, and then a Silk Winding Hand grabbed Sha LiFei's wrist and said with a smile, "Hey, Sha Daxia, where did Falling Rock Flying Beggar's majesty go last night?"
Sha LiFei won't lose in battle, "If you have the skills, just stand there and I'll show you!"
Squeak~
While the two were entangled, Li Yan opened the door and walked out, still wrapped in a bandage, looking at Zhang ShiTong coldly.
Zhang ShiTong chuckled, let go of Sha LiFei, shook his head and said, "No need to pretend, there's no point in pretending, the Zhou family won't take action against you for the time being."
As soon as these words came out, Li Yan frowned slightly, and Sha LiFei hurriedly asked, "What's wrong... what happened?"
"Old Monkey announced that it will be closed down and will not see outsiders."
Zhang ShiTong said something, then smiled and said, "What's wrong? Don't invite me in, let's talk in detail."
Li Yan had no expression on his face and made a gesture of raising his hand.
Zhang ShiTong didn't care, he smiled and entered the door.
"That's just the way it is..."
After entering the door and sitting down, Zhang ShiTong no longer concealed anything, told the whole story, shook his head and said, "Actually, without you, we would have to take action."
"Once Left Political Counselor Lu Kang comes to power, Zhou Pan will definitely go to Chang'an to compete for the position of Shaanxi Divine Fist Society Grand President. By then, his power will be overwhelming, and we will be in the dark, and we will have no choice but to seek refuge in other provinces."
"Father asked me to tell you this because I want you to know that you can't hide, unless you are willing to remain anonymous and become a bandit."
Li Yan After hearing this, his eyes became gloomy, "You still have a way."
"Oh, what?"
Zhang ShiTong After hearing this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Li Yan's eyes murderous intent flashed, and he said solemnly, "Solve it directly from the source, find some experts, and kill that Lu Kang!"
Zhang ShiTong was dumbfounded for a moment. It took him a while to regain his composure and swallowed, "You... you kid are going to rebel?"
Li Yan sneered, "No matter how powerful you are, it is still just a head. If you have no way to survive, you are still going to stick out your neck and let others chop it off?"
"No, no, it's not that far yet."
Zhang ShiTong looked at Li Yan, inexplicably a little frightened, and spoke more seriously, "To be honest, Mr. Li Siyuan, the Right Participant in Politics, has a close relationship with us. Even if it fails, there will be room for change."
"If you do anything random, you're breaking the rules."
"If you break the rules, everyone will kill you!"
"The next thing is very simple. Haven't the Zhou family shrunk, but they have done a lot of evil things over the years, and they have also made a lot of money for the Lu family. As long as we find enough evidence, Lord Li will have a way to take over."
"Then the Zhou family will be the unlucky one."
Sha LiFei was very happy, "The Zhou family is in Xianyang City. It's a notorious place. There's a lot of evidence to be found. The yamen can hardly let go of the lawsuit against them, right?"
"Not enough!"
Zhang ShiTong shook his head and said, "For the people, beheading ten times is enough. But for officials, especially officials like Lu Kang, it is nothing."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "Are you going to press forward step by step and expose the Zhou family's weaknesses?"
Zhang ShiTong nodded, "This is the only way now. If you are greeted with a smile in the yamen, you will have to use a knife to bleed in the Jianghu. The Zhou family Eight Great Vajras is being watched by all the Jianghu comrades."
"This matter... forget it, you'd better not get involved, so as not to cause any big trouble."
"For the sake of our family friendship, I would like to remind you that if you find out that something is wrong, you should immediately hide your name and leave Shaanzhou!"
It seemed that he was afraid that Li Yan would mess around, so Zhang ShiTong gave some more instructions before leaving Asking Dao Pavilion.
"Damn it, what should I do if things get so big?"
Knowing the cause and effect, Sha LiFei was obviously a little scared.
Li Yan thought for a while, "Since the Zhou family dare not act rashly at this stage, we should do whatever we want and find ways to improve our strength as soon as possible."
"Even if you want to run away then, you have to pay enough for your expenses first!"
"Also, find me a copy of Eight Great Vajras's intelligence. Maybe they are the breakthrough..."