Chapter 708: Tang Sect’s Worries
Shuzhong, Tang Clan.
"What's going on? This is the second disciple to be poisoned to death!"
The leader of the Tang Sect, Tang Aotian, a guy who was given this name and had not been killed by Tang Chao yet, frowned as he looked at the corpse of a Tang Sect disciple in front of him.
This Tang Sect disciple is different from those outer sect disciples who roam the world. He is a real core disciple. These disciples generally do not roam the world, but only collect protection fees and run businesses within the Tang Sect's sphere of influence. Logically speaking, they should not offend too many people.
And the most important thing is that this is the second Tang Sect disciple to be poisoned to death this month.
"I'm not sure, but according to my observation, the poisons these two disciples were poisoned with were different, so it's very likely that it wasn't done by the same person."
A Tang Clan steward spoke up.
"Could it be that you were too rude when collecting taxes?"
Tang Huaili on the side spoke up. When he was young, he saw many Tang Sect disciples taking advantage of their status to do reckless things and levying heavy taxes on farmers protected by the Tang Sect, so he asked directly.
After all, among these farmers there are many families of Tang Sect disciples. If there is a problem within the Tang Sect, it will be serious.
You have to know that the reason why the Tang Clan was able to stand firm even after offending the Tang government, or even other forces in Shu, was that it did not exploit the farmers much, and that unity was the most important thing.
Therefore, they actually attach great importance to unity and the treatment of farmers, tenants and the like.
Of course, if these people pay taxes to them, they naturally won’t have to pay taxes to the Tang Dynasty. This is basic operation.
"I have just checked this matter. The two dead disciples were well-known good people in Tangjiabao. They have not committed any crime against anyone. They even fetched water and firewood for the farmers. It is impossible that they were killed by one of our own people."
Another of the four elders, Tang Huaizhi, shook his head. The moment this incident came out, he thought of this and immediately conducted an investigation.
And after he finished speaking, he pointed to the place where Li Ke's fiefdom was.
"And I'm more inclined to think that it was that person who did it than one of our own people."
He was talking about the foolish King Li Ke.
When Li Ke passed by here some time ago, he sent a visiting card and wanted to chat with the people of Tangjiabao, but how could Tangjiabao indulge Li Ke? Although Li Ke had the title of the so-called number one master in the world and had brought disaster to many major sects, they still sent people to give everyone in Li Ke's convoy an iron lotus seed engraved with the word Tang, and also sent a letter directly to Li Ke's bedside, telling him that Tangjiabao never received outsiders, and it was absolutely impossible for him to enter the inner castle, and asked His Royal Highness the Stupid King to forgive him.
He also said that if one wanted, one could drink and recite poetry with the leader Tang Aotian in the outer fort of Tang Family Fort, and appreciate the charm of Tang Family Fort.
This letter can be said to be a slap in the face. Given the vengeful character of that foolish king, it is impossible for him to let go. This period of time is not enough for him to go to the Five Poisons Sect and integrate the Sect. So it is very likely that the foolish king was unwilling to leave and did it in secret.
"It's unlikely. Although the foolish king is vindictive and acts absurdly and unruly, he seems confused , but he is very methodical in his actions. His methods are always fair and aboveboard, and he doesn't harm anyone's life. If he had taken action, it would definitely not be like this. They would not fall here, but would be knocked down in the toilet by the prince with the croton."
Tang Aotian waved his hand. He had specialized in collecting information about Li Ke, a peculiar person from the Tang royal family. Therefore, among all the people present, he was the one who paid the most attention to Li Ke and was also the one who feared him the most.
The reason is very simple.
Li Ke is one of the few good people in the entire Li Tang royal family.
He did not engage in industry or embezzle farmers' assets, nor did he bully men or women. Although his private life was chaotic, he basically relied on his charm to attract people. The reason he was able to linger in Qixiufang was entirely because he was indeed a man of literary talent and ability, and he was also very rich.
Even though what they did was absurd and unruly, they were all good things.
So even though the court and various forces didn't like him very much, and even gave him the title of a tyrant king, there is no doubt that he is a good man, and a bohemian, romantic and wealthy good man.
This is also the reason why Tang Aotian had the confidence to refuse Li Ke. The worst that could happen is that the ironware around Tangjiabao is monopolized by this prince, and then this prince will break into Tangjiabao at night, but Li Ke will do nothing. By then, if Li Ke succeeds, he will be able to find out Li Ke's background.
Li Ke's failure just happened to make the Tang Sect famous again, but Li Ke left without doing anything, which made him feel more stressed.
Moreover, he is not afraid of Li Ke's tricks. The self-sufficiency of Tangjiabao is also the reason why they dare to ignore the Li Tang royal family. If they really want to attract a large army to besiege them, they guard the outer and inner castles, and then send assassins to kill the leader of the army. They are not afraid of any number of troops.
But Li Ke left without doing anything. Tang Aotian felt a little uneasy after admitting this loss.
He didn't know what Li Ke was going to do!
Because he didn't think that the Beggars' Sect, Qixiu, Changge, Wanhua and others would be good people. They couldn't help but care about the excessive things Li Ke had done to them, but the fact that no sect had gone to trouble Li Ke was enough to explain a lot.
So he had been thinking about what Li Ke was planning and how he was going to deal with the Tang Clan and the Five Poison Sect.
But after ruling out Li Ke, he didn't know who else was a suspect.
"Who on earth is that?!"
They did not suspect the Five Poison Sect. The current trouble for the Five Poison Sect was Li Ke. The same was true for the Tianyi Sect. Even if they wanted to drag them into the game, they should not use this kind of poison that would kill them without knowing who had caused it!
So they didn't think about the Five Poisons Sect and the Tianyi Sect which had been deceived by them.
However, just when the Tang Clan members were hesitating about who it was, the Black and White Impermanence were standing beside them, listening to their discussion, and there was even a ghost cracking a handful of melon seeds in his hand.
These ghosts have no consciousness, but are transformed by the thoughts of the offerings, so they eat with peace of mind.
"Look at these fools. They thought the saint hadn't arrived yet."
Black and White Impermanence couldn't help but click their lips. They brothers had just finished overtime a few days ago and went to deal with the dead souls of Tianyi Sect. They asked Li Ke to interrogate them overnight.
Then, they followed Li Ke's instructions and followed Wu Menggui, who had 'luckily' escaped, to the Tang Sect, and watched Wu Menggui kill two Tang Sect disciples.
These two Tang Sect disciples already had little time left in their lives, so it was a good opportunity to make use of them.
