In the majestic and majestic cave of the String Sect, Zhao Ziyi entered from the outside and bowed his head.

"Junior Brother Zhao is back. How about sitting down quickly? How was the negotiation with Taixuanzong? What's their attitude?" Qi Yuanjin asked quickly.

Zhao Ziyi sat down in front of him: "I have already said everything. The attack was indeed done by them. Their attitude is relatively tough. It is just for the tax. They require us to pay the tax as soon as possible. Senior Brother, the leader.

How is Bian? Have you discussed it with Qianjia Sect?"

"I met with the leader of the Qianjia Sect. He seemed very angry after hearing what happened to us. Later I inquired and learned that the Qianjia Sect was also targeted by the Taixuan Sect. Almost on the same day, several merchant ships were robbed.

, several resource-controlled areas were attacked, and even the whereabouts of its head disciple are unknown. I don’t know if he was captured by Tai Xuanzong and used as a hostage.”

"Oh?" Zhao Ziyi's expression changed: "Qianjia Sect has also been attacked. In this case, they will definitely not sit back and ignore it. I wonder what their attitude is?"

"Qianjia Sect has contacted Canglang Sect, Xingyue Sect and Mirror Moon Sect, and is preparing to put pressure on Taixuan Sect together. In a few days, there will be a meeting to discuss matters. The head of Qianjia Sect invited us to participate."

Zhao Ziyi frowned and said, "I wonder if Canglang Sect, Xingyue Sect, and Mirror Moon Sect have been attacked by Taixuan Sect."

"I heard that Taixuanzong's operation this time was only targeting sects stationed in city pavilions below level C. Not only the city, but also Xuanmen sects in several nearby city pavilions were suppressed and attacked by them."

"What do you think, senior brother, head?"

Qi Yuanjin frowned and said: "If this matter is not handled well, it is likely to trigger new turmoil. I am a little worried that once civil strife like that in Beihai County breaks out, a small sect like ours, caught between them, could be vulnerable at any time.

It may be swallowed up. Now we are riding a tiger with a hard time getting off. We can neither advance nor retreat. Regardless of whether we pay taxes or not, we will inevitably offend one of the parties."

"What do you mean, senior brother?"

"The situation is not something we can control now. We must be prepared first. I have ordered people to transport the taxes that should be paid to the storage hall and can deliver them to Taixuan Sect at any time. The most important thing is the attitude of the Mirror Moon Sect. If they

If you support us with a tough attitude, then let’s take another look at the situation. If Taixuanzong has a tough attitude and Jingyue Sect is ambiguous, I think there is no need to delay it any longer, and we should stop the losses in time to avoid being attacked by them again."

Zhao Ziyi pondered: "Although the payment of taxes this time may trigger a crisis, it may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For so many years, our sect has been entrenched in this pavilion and has not had the opportunity to develop outwards. This is because of the four major Xuanmen

According to the rules set, if we can escape the control of Taixuan Sect this time, with the strength of our sect, we can completely capture the sect resources of several nearby Tingcheng."

Qi Yuanjin remained silent and did not answer. He knew that Zhao Ziyi had always had great ambitions and wanted to expand and develop the sect's power, but when he encountered the current big changes, he was already ready to make a move.

………

Xuantang City and Gaofengling are filled with flowers and a peaceful atmosphere.

In front of the magnificent attic, a ray of light shot down, revealing Fang Dasheng's figure.

"Senior Fang, you are here." A man dressed in Mirror Moon Sect attire quickly came forward, saluted, and led him into the inner room.

There were several people sitting in the spacious and bright room inside. On the main seat was a tall man with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist. He was sitting upright and dressed in the costume of the Mirror Moon Sect. He was Zhang Yi, the director of the Mirror Moon Sect in Xuantang City.

"Thank you so much, fellow Taoist Fang, for giving me this thin noodles and for coming to the appointment." Zhang Yi stood up and bowed his head.

"I'm sorry, our headquarters suddenly has some urgent matters to deal with and I couldn't leave. I kept you fellow Taoists waiting for a long time." Fang Dasheng returned the gesture.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, you don't have to be polite. You've given Zhang a big favor by coming. Come on, please take a seat." The two of them exchanged polite greetings and took their seats.

"Thank you all Taoist friends for coming to the appointment. Today Zhang borrowed flowers to offer Buddha's blessings. I invite you all here mainly because of the entrustment of Taoist Taoist Meng Xian of Qianjia Sect." Zhang Yi looked down and had one or two hairs on his temples slightly white. The man with a rebellious face nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Taoist Zhang

, all fellow Taoists are here, we are all old friends here, if you have anything to say, you don’t have to hide it."

Meng Xian said expressionlessly: "Thank you Daoist fellow Taoist Zhang for organizing this meeting for our sect, and thank you all fellow daoists for taking time out of your busy schedule to come. Today, Meng, on behalf of our sect, would like to ask all fellow daoists to bring justice."

"Perhaps you have heard that seven days ago, two merchant ships of our sect that were out were ambushed at the same time. Not only were their belongings destroyed, but our disciples were also killed."

"A few hours later, our sect's two high-grade spiritual mines and three resource areas were attacked by unknown monks, causing our sect to suffer heavy losses."

"Even Meng's disciple disappeared without any reason, and his life and death are unknown."

"And the initiator of all this is none other than Tai Xuanzong."

"I would like to ask fellow Taoist Fang, what is the purpose of your army attacking our sect for no reason and killing our disciples?"

Fang Dasheng said calmly: "Fellow Daoist Meng said that it was done by our headquarters. I wonder what evidence there is?"

"Fellow Daoist Fang wants evidence, that's good." Meng Xian turned his hand over and took out a token that was neither stone nor gold: "Look, everyone, this is the fourth column of the fifth regiment of the fourth legion of the fourth legion of Qingwu Camp of Taixuanzong.

The identity token of Bijie, the brigade manager, is currently in our sect, does Fellow Daoist Fang need him to confront him?"

Fang Dasheng's expression remained unchanged: "Fellow Daoist Meng, what is the purpose of Qianjia Sect kidnapping and detaining our disciples?"

The old man surnamed Meng said sternly: "Fellow Daoist Fang, this should be my question, why did your department attack our sect's spiritual mine and kill our disciples for no reason? Your department's actions are deliberately damaging the relationship within Xuanmen.

Don’t we need to give our sect an explanation?”

Fang Dasheng turned to look at Zhang Yi and said seriously: "Isn't it the banquet at Hongmen that Fellow Daoist Zhang invited today? If Fang leaves the precious place at this moment, will Fellow Daoist Zhang have someone capture Fang?"

"Fellow Taoist Fang, please don't get me wrong. I have absolutely no intention of doing this. Zhang has made it very clear before that the invitation to all of you this time is at the request of the Qianjia Sect to lend flowers to the Buddha. If you, Taoist friends, have other things to do, you can leave at any time."

Yi smiled and said, after a pause: "However, as Qianjia Sect is a fellow Xuanmen disciple, why did your sect suddenly take action against him? According to the Qingzhou sect treaty, your sect's move is undoubtedly a violation of the agreement, and each sect should be given a reasonable explanation."

explain."

As soon as he finished speaking, another tall and slender man said: "Fellow Daoist Fang, I'm also very curious. Guizong is the leader of Qingzhou Xuanmen. He should protect the safety of each Xuanmen and maintain the unity of Qingzhou Xuanmen.

Why did you go out of your way and launch an attack on Qianjia Sect? Of course, you must give them a reasonable explanation for this matter."

The person who spoke was dressed in Xingyue Sect clothing, and was Zhu He, the Xingyue Sect's chief in Xuantang City.

Meng Xiandao: "Not only our sect, but also the String Sect of Huajian Pavilion was attacked by Taixuan Sect. On the same day, two high-grade spiritual mines and two fourth-grade spiritual veins were breached. There were many casualties among its disciples. Qi Zhang

Teacher, please tell us about your situation!"

Qi Yuanjin was sitting at the bottom on the left, watching everyone criticize Fang Dasheng. Suddenly, he heard Meng Xian call him by name and asked him to answer, so he had to deal with it: "Yes, a few days ago, our sect was indeed attacked.

It was an attack by a group of unknown monks, but our sect has no conclusive personal or material evidence, so it is not yet certain whether it was caused by Taixuan Zong."

Meng Xian said: "Fellow Daoist Fang, as one of the four great sects of Xuanmen, your sect will never dare to do anything!"

Fang Dasheng said calmly: "Since all the fellow Taoists have asked me to give Qianjia Sect a reasonable explanation, well, I would like to ask you, in the past few years, we had conflicts with the Chamber of Commerce and the Netherworld Sea Organization, and we also robbed them.

There are only a few merchant ships and several resource jurisdictions have been damaged. Why is no one asking for a reasonable explanation?"

Zhang Yidao: "This is not comparable. We have no relationship with them at all. At most, it is just some business dealings. However, your sect and us have a clear treaty. What your sect does is really against the rules. It is reasonable to give Qianjia

Let me give you an explanation."

Fang Dasheng stood up slowly and said: "Zhang Daoyou mentioned that the treaty stipulates that our sect has the responsibility to maintain the unity of Qingzhou Xuanmen and protect the safety of Qingzhou Xuanmen. But don't forget that the premise is that each Xuanmen must obey our dispatch and accept our sect's arrangements."

command and pay the stipulated taxes to the clan every year.”

"Those sects such as the Hunyuan, Xingyi, and Taiji sects that rebelled against superiors, established their own sects, did not obey the orders of our sect, and refused to pay taxes to our sect, should this sect also provide them with protection?"

"As you all know, according to regulations, this year is the time for each sect to pay taxes. Previously, I went to the Qianjia Sect to ask them for the taxes they should pay. Fellow Daoist Meng actually said that they could not produce so many spiritual stones and refused to pay taxes to our sect.

After paying, his disobedience is clearly revealed."

"I admit that the attack on Qianjia Sect was indeed carried out by our headquarters, and the reason for all this is because fellow Taoist Meng Xian failed to abide by the provisions of the treaty and tried to become independent."

"You all ask me to give an explanation to the Qianjia Sect. Well, here, I only officially express my position on behalf of the Taixuan Sect's unit in Xuantang City. In one month, I will only give the Qianjia Sect one month."

"I will send someone to the Qianjia Sect in one month. If they still fail to pay the due tax, then I will regard the Qianjia Sect's actions as rebellious."

"I will write to the sect and request that the Qianjia Sect's Xuanmen qualification system be abolished. By then, we will not only be attacking the Qianjia Sect's resource jurisdiction, but Xuantang City will no longer need a sect like the Qianjia Sect.

Already."

While Fang Dasheng was speaking, he walked up to Meng Xian and looked at him: "Fellow Daoist Meng, I have a sincere advice. If you are still not prepared to pay the tax for the spirit stones, then you should lead the disciples of your sect to leave Xuantang City as soon as possible.

, consider whether to join the Demon Sect or other forces."

"After one month, if the headquarters does not receive the spiritual stone, it will launch a thunderous attack on Guizong's mountain gate."

Meng Xian's face was livid, he stood up and slapped the case, glaring angrily: "Is Fellow Daoist Fang threatening our sect?"

The two faced each other tit for tat, and Fang Dasheng said: "Of course you can think of it as a threat, but I'm just stating a fact."

"Fellow Daoist Meng, with all due respect, if you want to fight against this sect with just a mere Thousand Armor Sect, I'm afraid you're not qualified enough. Don't think too highly of yourself. Do you think you can protect you with just a few words from others?"

"This sect will crush you to death, but it will only kill an ant. Is it any wonder that there is one less Qianjia Sect in Donglai County?"
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