Defection and Counter-Defection

A day later, Zhang Changshan and the others, each with two people, returned to the Azure Cloud Sect.

In fact, Ling Yunzi notified them quickly, but it took them a while to return to the sect.

Upon seeing Zhang Yang, the twenty-one people all asked, "Eldest Senior Brother, is there something you need?"

If it weren't for an emergency, they wouldn't have sent Ling Yunzi to inform them.

Zhang Yang glanced at the twenty-one people and said with a smile, "It's a small matter, but it was urgent, so I had Uncle Ling Yun bring you back."

Wang Lin, go to the Azure Cloud Gazette editorial department and report your recent data to Liu Ming.

Liu Chao, proceed to Azure Cloud Guesthouse and await Chunxiao's instructions.

Zhang Changshan went to Room Tian No. 1 Shared Fortune Inn.

Pei Yuan went to Courtyard No. 9 of Azure Cloud Guesthouse.

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In a short time, Zhang Yang had made arrangements for the whereabouts of all twenty-one people.

Among them, Zhang Changshan and others went to meet with the people from the Langya Sacred Land.

As for the other fourteen people, they were just there to make up the numbers.

Although they were just there to make up the numbers, Zhang Yang still found some things for them to do, so that everyone would appear to be doing well on the surface.

All twenty-one people were somewhat puzzled.

Judging from the things the Eldest Senior Brother has arranged, they don't seem that urgent!

However, Zhang Changshan had contacted Qi Jiang before and immediately thought of the special features of Shared Fortune Inn. He suddenly understood why it was so urgent.

He frowned and looked at the others.

Are these people all spies sent by other sects?

He's already decided to stay at the Azure Cloud Sect. What about the others?

With a heavy heart, he arrived at Room Tian No. 1 at Shared Fortune Inn and met Qi Jiang who was waiting inside.

"Young Master, it's been a long time!" Qi Jiang said with a smile.

Zhang Changshan glanced at Qi Jiang and said calmly, "I know why you came, but I've already decided to stay in the Azure Cloud Sect!"

"Hmm?" Qi Jiang's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Young Master, perhaps I didn't explain clearly."

I am actually from the Langya Sacred Land, and I have come to take you back to the Langya Sacred Land.

The Sage Master has decreed that after bringing you back, he will devote himself to nurturing you!

"By the way, young master, you know about the Sage Master, right?"

"I've read the Azure Cloud Gazette!" Zhang Changshan nodded slowly. "As I said, I knew who you were from the beginning, so I think I've made myself very clear: I will not go to the Langya Sacred Land!"

Qi Jiang's face immediately turned ugly.

He actually broke off contact with Zhang Changshan?

If he fails to complete the task, what will the Sage Master think of him? Won't his fate be ugly?

Thinking of this, Qi Jiang said with a solemn expression, "Young Master, please consider this carefully... The gains you will make after returning to the Langya Sacred Land will definitely be greater than those from the Azure Cloud Sect!"

In fact, these geniuses were all carefully selected by the Langya Sacred Land.

Their plan was that if they sent it to the Azure Cloud Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect refused to accept it, they would naturally send it back to the Langya Sacred Land.

But who knew that Zhang Yang had taken everyone in at the beginning?

Now, these disciples carry the secrets of the Azure Cloud Sect, and given their genius status, they will undoubtedly be heavily cultivated by the Langya Sacred Land.

"I'm perfectly satisfied with what I have now, and I don't care about the cultivation offered by the Langya Sacred Land!" Zhang Changshan refused outright.

Qi Jiang stared at Zhang Changshan and slowly said, "Young Master, have you forgotten your family?"

"I haven't forgotten!" Zhang Changshan looked directly at Qi Jiang. "However, I've heard that the people of Langya Sacred Land are of good character and shouldn't do anything to threaten their families."

Of course, if you do such a thing, it will only prove that my choice was correct!

Moreover, if you really do such a thing, the Langya Sacred Land will be our mortal enemy!

I am now one of the three great leaders of the Azure Cloud Sect, you don't need to doubt the weight of my words!

Qi Jiang took a deep breath. He hadn't expected that Zhang Changshan was actually one of the three leaders of the Azure Cloud Sect.

Such an outstanding disciple should definitely return to the Langya Sacred Land!

Qi Jiang smiled slightly and said, "Young Master, do you remember the gun you stole for me last time? If the Azure Cloud Sect out about this, you probably won't be able to stay there anymore."

He thought he had something on Zhang Changshan.

At this point, even if it offends Zhang Changshan, we must bring him back.

Then, he looked at Zhang Changshan and laughed happily, lowering his voice to say, "Qi Keqing, actually, that gun was given to me by my Eldest Senior Brother on purpose, so that you could steal it back."

That was a discarded item from the Azure Cloud Sect, its power several levels lower than the Azure Cloud Sect's current guns.

"If the Langya Sacred Land finds out that you actually stole a defective product and wasted a lot of their materials and effort, have you thought about the consequences?"

Qi Jiang's face turned pale instantly.

He looked at Zhang Changshan in disbelief and asked, "You're saying that the gun from last time was deliberately sent back to me by the Azure Cloud Sect?"

The Langya Sacred Land has already forged tens of thousands of spears, and you're telling me they're all defective?

If the higher-ups of the Langya Sacred Land found out about this, they'd probably want to tear him apart.

Zhang Changshan smiled and nodded, "If you're willing to listen to me from now on, I won't tell the Langya Sacred Land about this. Of course, you can take a gamble and see if the Langya Sacred Land will let you off the hook. But I think given the Langya Sacred Land's style, that possibility is very small. Those scholars are quite petty!"

Qi Jiang was completely dumbfounded.

What happened?

Shouldn't he have come to turn Zhang Changshan against him? Now Zhang Changshan is trying to turn him against him instead?

Immediately afterwards, he felt extremely terrified.

Because he knew very well that although he couldn't be blamed for stealing the defective products.

However, the Langya Sacred Land will not cause trouble for Zhang Changshan; they will only vent their anger on him.

Who told him he was just an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?

Should they believe in the Holy Land and gamble with their lives, or compromise and accept defeat?

Zhang Changshan smiled at Qi Jiang, "Don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything. You can completely pretend this never happened. As for today's events, even if you fail to persuade him, you won't bear any responsibility."

Because I bet you're not the only one who failed to persuade them!

So, you're actually fine.

This could easily be explained as them failing in their research on that broken gun!

Of course, if you're courting death and insist on revealing these things to the Langya Sacred Land, then that has nothing to do with me."

Qi Jiang breathed a sigh of relief; as long as he wasn't forced to betray the Langya Sacred Land!

He forced a smile and said, "Since you insist on your own opinion, and hold a high position in the Azure Cloud Sect, it's only natural that I couldn't persuade you otherwise! I wish you all the best in your future endeavors in the Azure Cloud Sect!"

"Yes, I will!" Zhang Changshan stood up and walked out of the room.

After watching Zhang Changshan leave, Qi Jiang's face instantly darkened.

So many years of planning, and it all failed?

What's even more disgusting is that, because he trusted Zhang Changshan, he inadvertently left Zhang Changshan with a huge handle against him.

That's disgusting!