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Yue Buqun frowned and asked, "Who should we send?"
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "We can write to Abbess Qingzhu of Emei. In the letter, we can inform them of the current situation of the Diancang Sect, but we must not tell them that it was Uncle Liu who sent the message. Sichuan is close to Yunnan, so we can have Abbess Qingzhu send people to Yunnan to investigate the situation. At the same time, we can also let the Emei Sect make preparations in advance so that we can deal with it."
Yue Buqun also thought this method was acceptable.
"Alright, I'll write the letter in a bit."
After Yue Buqun finished speaking, he prepared to go back to his room to write a letter, but then he remembered something and turned back.
"Pingzhi came to see me today, saying he wants to revitalize the Fuwei Escort Agency. I can use this as a reason to write a letter to the leader of the Diancang Sect, saying that the Huashan Sect is also preparing to get involved and hopes to open up the escort agency business in Yunnan, asking the Diancang Sect to take care of them. This is a way to test the waters first."
Chapter 614: The Huashan Sect is going too far!
Up to now, Yue Buqun still doesn't know what the situation is like inside the Diancang Sect. Before sending anyone over, he's writing a letter to test the waters, pretending not to know anything beforehand, to see how the Diancang Sect or Ren Woxing responds.
Jiang Ning had no objection, only some surprise.
"Has Master already agreed to Junior Brother Lin and Sect Leader Wang's idea?"
Yue Buqun nodded.
"Actually, there's nothing to disagree with. Since Pingzhi has this intention, why not agree? Besides, the Huashan Sect does need a business to run, so this is not a bad idea."
Yue Buqun said, "Even without the Golden Saber Sect's surrender and the Pingzhi incident, other forces would have come to pledge allegiance in the future; this is unavoidable."
"And I've also thought of something."
Yue Buqun continued, “The situation in the martial world is changing very quickly. The Huashan Sect is not well-informed, and any news in the martial world comes from the Hengshan Sect through letters, which is inevitably too late. Fortunately, the escort agency travels all over the country and has dealings with various forces, so it has many channels to obtain information and can provide information to the Huashan Sect.”
As the Huashan Sect grew stronger, it needed to be able to receive news from the martial arts world in a timely manner. Yue Buqun was worried about how to do this, and he even thought about opening inns in various places. It was Lin Pingzhi's suggestion that gave him a sudden inspiration.
Jiang Ning nodded.
What Yue Buqun said makes sense.
With nothing else to do, Jiang Ning took his leave, as Yue Buqun had other matters to attend to.
Upon arriving at his desk, Yue Buqun picked up his pen and began writing a letter to Abbess Qingzhu.
By the time he finished what he was doing, it was already late at night. Yue Buqun carefully returned to his room and found that Ning Zhongze was already asleep.
Without waking Ning Zhongze, Yue Buqun quietly closed the door and lay down by the bed.
……
The next day.
"Ping'er, I have already agreed to what you mentioned yesterday."
Yue Buqun said.
"Thank you Master!"
Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed.
He had been anxious ever since he got home yesterday, but he never expected to hear such good news today.
Yue Buqun smiled and said, "You can go back and discuss with Sect Leader Wang where to open the first escort agency."
"Yes, Master!"
Lin Pingzhi nodded excitedly and then left.
Watching Lin Pingzhi leave, Yue Buqun didn't linger either; the Huashan Sect still had many things that needed his attention.
……
"Did he really say that?"
Xie Feng, who had just returned, was furious upon hearing the report from the Beggars' Sect elder who had returned from Mount Hua.
"Yes, Chief, Jiang Ning said he won't let this go and will come looking for trouble for our Beggars' Clan again."
One of the elders said that he was one of the people who went to Mount Hua to seek justice from Yue Buqun some time ago.
At this moment, another elder said angrily, "Chief, the Huashan Sect is too arrogant. When we went to the Huashan Sect to demand justice, Yue Buqun not only injured us and drove us down the mountain, but Jiang Ning was even more arrogant and said that he would not let our Beggars' Sect go."
Listening to the complaints of his elders, Jie Feng remained silent, but his expression grew increasingly grim.
At this moment, an elder looked at Xie Feng's expression and stepped forward, saying, "Chief, our Beggars' Sect does not want to cause trouble, but the current situation is not that our Beggars' Sect has provoked the Huashan Sect, but that Jiang Ning is unwilling to let this go. If we continue to tolerate it, it will only make the other party more aggressive."
"Yes, boss."
The other elders also spoke, trying to persuade Feng to make up his mind.
Xie Feng was indeed furious, but the words Fang Zheng had said before leaving Shaolin Temple still echoed in his mind.
"Chief, Jiang Ning has already declared that he will return all the branches of our Beggars' Sect to us. His implication is that he intends to massacre the entire Beggars' Sect!"
"Boss, we can't just sit here and wait to die any longer!"
"If I do nothing, what will people in the martial arts world think of us? They'll all think our Beggars' Sect is weak and easily bullied, Chief!"
The voices of the elders rang in Jie Feng's ears.
Bang!
Xie Feng slammed his hand down, and the table next to him shattered into pieces instantly.
The elders all fell silent.
Wow!
Jie Feng stood up.
"Too deceiving!"
Jie Feng looked furious.
"Does he really think his Huashan Sect can control everything? Such humiliation of my Beggars' Sect is intolerable!"
Seeing Jie Feng's expression, all the elders were delighted.
They had previously expressed their desire to teach the Huashan Sect a lesson, but they had been suppressed by Jie Feng. Now that Jie Feng could no longer hold back, everyone felt that their chance for revenge had arrived.
In everyone's hearts, they had been holding this grudge for a long time. In the past, apart from Wudang, Shaolin and the Demonic Sect, which other major sects hadn't treated them with respect? When had they ever suffered such humiliation?
We must teach the Huashan Sect a lesson!
"Brothers, I, Jie, have previously visited Shaolin Temple to meet with Master Fangzheng. You all know why. Originally, I was willing to work with the Huashan Sect to resolve the issue of the Yanping branch, as persuaded by Master Fangzheng. However, I did not expect the Huashan Sect to be so arrogant and domineering. Since the Huashan Sect is so arrogant and domineering, then we no longer need to hold back."
After saying that, Jie Feng turned and went into the inner room, and came out again not long after.
"Elder Wang!"
Jie Feng looked at one of the elders.
The man stepped forward and said, "Your subordinate is here!"
"Send this letter to Shaolin Temple and tell Master Fangzheng that this matter was not started by our Beggars' Sect, but by the Huashan Sect's aggressive behavior. Since the Huashan Sect thinks our Beggars' Sect is easy to bully, then let's fight."
"Yes, Gang Leader!"
Elder Wang accepted the letter and withdrew.
"Elder Li."
Jie Feng then looked at another person.
The man stepped forward and said, "Your subordinate is here."
"You should immediately send a letter to Mount Hua, giving the Mount Hua Sect an ultimatum: if the Mount Hua Sect does not give the Beggars' Clan an explanation, then the Beggars' Clan will wage war against the Mount Hua Sect."
"Yes, Gang Leader."
Elder Li accepted the order and withdrew.
That wasn't all. Jie Feng continued, "Notify all brothers in each branch, disciples with four or more bags of armor, as well as elders and protectors of each branch, to be on alert. Once I give the order, all people from each branch will go to Mount Hua to fight against the Mount Hua Sect!"
Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing this and replied in unison, "Yes!"
After giving all the orders, Jie Feng sat back down in the main seat, but his expression remained cold and hard.
At this moment, all the elders left to attend to their own affairs, but one of them was stopped by Jie Feng.
"Elder Li."
Elder Li, whose name was called, turned around and cupped his hands, saying, "What else do you need, Chief?"
At this moment, only the two of them remained in the hall. Jie Feng said, "Elder Li, when you send a message to each branch, please also tell the branch leaders to be more restrained recently and not to do anything, so as not to give them any leverage."
Elder Li was taken aback, then nodded.
"Yes."
Jie Feng waved his hand, and Elder Li then withdrew.
……
Where is the Beggars' Sect's headquarters?
Jiang Ning said to a man.
The man in front of them was the only beggar who had survived.
The man said respectfully, "Sir... no, no, great hero, we... no, the Beggars' Sect's headquarters is in Suzhou Prefecture."
Linghu Chong asked in surprise, "Wasn't Luoyang your Beggars' Sect's headquarters during the Song Dynasty? How come your headquarters is now in Suzhou?"
The man said cautiously, "Well... after I joined the Beggars' Sect, I did hear from the elders that the sect's headquarters used to be in Luoyang, but after the Jin Kingdom occupied Luoyang, the Beggars' Sect's headquarters moved there, and now it is located in Suzhou."
Chapter 615: The Monkey Steals the Peaches
"Where exactly in Suzhou Prefecture?"
Jiang Ning continued to ask.
Jiang Ning only spoke after obtaining the exact location of the Beggars' Sect's headquarters.
"Okay, you can go back."
The man left quickly.
The pressure on Jiang Ning was immense.
Jiang Ning looked at Linghu Chong: "Senior Brother, go ahead and do what you're busy with, don't worry about me."
This morning, Jiang Ning originally went down the mountain to inquire about the location of the Beggars' Sect headquarters and to check on Liu Lie's situation. However, he happened to run into Linghu Chong, who was also going down the mountain, and insisted on coming along.
Linghu Chong didn't leave. He looked at Jiang Ning and asked, "Junior brother, are you really going to go find the Beggars' Sect later?"
"of course."
Jiang Ning nodded.
What he said before wasn't just empty talk.
"Row."
Linghu Chong was quite straightforward, saying, "Take me with you then."
Linghu Chong discovered something: life was much more exciting when he went down the mountain with Jiang Ning than before. In the past, when he went down the mountain alone or with his fellow disciples, nothing much happened, and life was very ordinary.
On the contrary, after Jiang Ning and I went down the mountain, we lived a very fulfilling life. On the way to the Southern Shaolin Temple, we practically fought our way through. Later, we encountered such a big event in Luoyang, which was extremely exciting.
No wonder my junior brother loves going down the mountain so much; it's much more fun down the mountain than up on it.
Linghu Chong thought to himself.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh.
"Let's talk about that later. We can only go down the mountain after we finish what we're doing now and Master gives us permission."
Linghu Chong was not worried at all about Jiang Ning's words.
If it were Jiang Ning who wanted to go down the mountain, Yue Buqun would absolutely disagree, but if Jiang Ning wanted to go down the mountain, Yue Buqun would not refuse, and he would definitely be able to go down the mountain with Jiang Ning.
"Okay, I'll go deliver the invitations then."
It's April now, and there are still three months until the wedding of the disciples of the Huashan and Emei sects, but it's already time to send invitations to some sects, such as the Kunlun sect.