Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 185: Purple Mountain Alliance (Part 1)
At noon the next day, under the protection of a group of Sanhe Gang members led by Li Ronger, Xu Zun and his party arrived at Yongxing Fort.
This time, in addition to Zhao Yu, Huo Anu, Ani and Ku Niang, Xu Zun only brought four guards, and the other four were assigned other tasks.
Of course, Xu Zun did not bring all eight people with him, which might have been a deliberate attempt to be mysterious, making everyone wonder whether Xu Zun had other reinforcements.
Unlike the past when he would just sit in the carriage, Xu Zun asked Ani and Ku Niang to follow him into the castle.
However, these two people were really not suitable to show up in public, so they simply got two veil hats for them to wear.
The so-called veil hat is a hat with a wide brim and gauze hanging around it so that people cannot see your face.
The two men, one in blue and one in black, followed behind Xu Zun, pretending to be Xu Zun's guards.
Zhao Yu held a knife and Huo Anu held an umbrella, guarding beside Xu Zun.
The two knew that today was a big adventure, so they were all alert and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
As expected, as soon as Xu Zun appeared, he attracted the vicious gazes of the Zishan Sect disciples. After all, Xu Zun had just executed their eldest brother Gao Cheng and chopped off the hands and feet of more than a dozen disciples.
With such a great grudge, they naturally hated Xu Zun to the core, and each of them held the hilt of their sword, ready to take action.
However, the Sanhe Gang is very powerful in Yonghui, and what they are really afraid of is Li Ronger who entered the fort with Xu Zun.
Just like that, under the angry gazes of the Zishan Sect disciples, Xu Zun and others entered the front yard hall of Yongxing Fort.
But in the hall, the acting leader of Zishan Sect, Jiao Chengtong, who was dressed in mourning clothes, and the acting leader of Tan Gang, Ma Xin, who was also dressed in white, were talking.
The leader and gang leader of these two had just died, so naturally they had to wear mourning clothes and attend the funeral.
Ma Xin also knew that today's meeting was not simple, so he brought a lot of his men with him, including the most skilled martial artist in the Tan Gang and the most muscular and strong disciples.
At this moment, seeing Li Ronger bringing Xu Zun in, the two seemed to have reached some kind of consensus and did not take the initiative to come forward and say hello.
"Master, Ma Gang Leader," Li Ronger shook off the dust in her hand and greeted them politely, then introduced them to the two, "This is Xu Zun, the Chief Justice of Tangzhou. Today's meeting was initiated by Master Xu."
"Hello, Boss Li," Jiao Chengtong also returned the greeting to Li Ronger with the etiquette of Xuan Dao. However, when his eyes fell on Xu Zun, he immediately snorted coldly and then attacked on the spot, "So it's the new Chief Justice, what a powerful official he is!"
After Jiao Chengtong said this, the disciples who were already unable to hold back immediately roared and surrounded Xu Zun and others.
At this moment, behind Jiao Chengtong, there were several dignified-looking old men, who were obviously the elders of Zishan Sect.
Although these people also glared at Xu Zun, they were obviously not as excited as Jiao Chengtong. Instead, they stood behind and watched.
Because Gao Cheng and those whose hands and feet were chopped off were all Cheng Tong's disciples, not theirs.
"You beheaded my beloved disciple Gao Cheng and chopped off the hands and feet of all my disciples," Jiao Chengtong said angrily, "How should we settle this account?"
"Master..." Li Ronger frowned slightly and immediately stood in front of Xu Zun, wanting to block for Xu Zun.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zun bluntly said to Jiao Chengtong: "Gao Cheng killed people in the street, violating the Great Xuan Iron Law, and he deserves to be put to death! Your disciples openly attacked the court officials, and cutting off their hands and feet is already a bargain for them!"
"you!?"
Jiao Chengtongwan never expected Xu Zun to be so rampant. Not only did he not restrain himself in the territory of Zishan Sect, but he also spoke wildly.
"What a big tone! " Jiao Chengtong was shaking with anger, and immediately drew the sword from his waist and said, "Since the establishment of Zishan Sect, we have never suffered such a great humiliation. I... I..."
"You'd better not mention this matter again!" Xu Zun said coldly, "Master, I, Xu Zun, have shown mercy, so don't embarrass yourself anymore!"
After saying this, Xu Zun showed the scroll in his hand and said loudly: "This is the Queen Mother's decree! Who dares to act rashly?!"
Wow...
Originally, those Zishan Sect disciples were preparing to pounce over and kill Xu Zun, but now they suddenly saw the Queen Mother's decree, who would dare to move?
You must know that offending the Queen Mother would not only result in death, but also the execution of the entire family and the punishment of nine generations of the clan.
"this……"
Jiao Chengtong's face turned red, and he finally realized how reckless his behavior was.
Since Xu Zun dared to kill his own apprentice, since he dared to take the initiative to set up the alliance in Yongxing Fort, and since he dared to come to the alliance, he was naturally fearless and had already made plans.
As the acting leader, how come I can't even think of ?
When Jiao Chengtong took a peek and discovered that the elders including Zhuang Jingcheng were laughing secretly behind him, his face became even redder. Only then did he realize that he had become a clown.
Now that he was being ridiculed by Xu Zun, he was neither able to move forward nor to retreat, and had become a laughing stock.
"I'll say it again," Xu Zun looked around and said with pride, "A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. No matter how you fight overtly or covertly, you are not allowed to cross the red line of the law. Otherwise, don't blame me, Xu, for being ruthless, oh no, ruthless and impartial!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into complete silence.
It was not until this time that everyone finally understood how serious and grave the matter was. The evil ghost murder case had already alarmed the Queen Mother, so those of them, the people in the martial arts world, must not act recklessly.
As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Anyone who contradicts Xu Zun again may be eliminated by the court.
Even though these gangs all have backers, whose backers can be more powerful than the current empress dowager?
Seeing Xu Zun's strong momentum, Jiao Chengtong's face turned red and he didn't know what to say.
Ma Xin originally wanted to make things difficult for Xu Zun because of the death of gang leader Hua Shi, but now seeing this situation, he could only feel fortunate that he did not stand on the side of Jiao Chengtong.
"Humph," However, at this moment, a man suddenly stood up from the crowd and raised an objection to Xu Zun, "Master Xu, don't bully us ignorant people. You said it was the Queen Mother's decree, is it the Queen Mother's decree?"
Everyone looked and saw that the person who spoke was Zhuang Jingcheng, the second elder of Zishan Sect.
Sure enough, when Zhuang Jingcheng said this, the crowd immediately became agitated.
yes……
People realized that everything was just what Xu Zun said, but no one had actually seen the Empress Dowager's edict. How could they prove that Xu Zun was really the imperial envoy?
"Yes!" Jiao Chengtong finally found a way out and immediately asked, "Stop being a fake!"
"Okay," Xu Zun had a plan in mind, and immediately handed the imperial edict to Jiao Chengtong, saying, "Then take a good look at it!"
Jiao Chengtong reached out his hand, but felt there was a hole in it, so he hesitated and didn't dare to take it.
"What?" Xu Zun sneered, "Don't you dare answer it?"
"How about..." At this time, Ma Xin suddenly came over and said, "Let me identify it!"
"Right, right, right," Jiao Chengtong was relieved and pointed at Ma Xin and said, "Master Ma is a scholar and has worked as a legal advisor in the county government. It would be best if you could identify him!"
Xu Zun didn't care at all and immediately handed the imperial edict to Ma Xin.
Ma Xin took it respectfully, then opened the scroll and examined it carefully.
As a result, he was horrified after reading only a few lines and immediately fell to the ground!
"The Holy Queen Mother's righteous path is in harmony with heaven, and she will enjoy eternal happiness!" Ma Xin handed the imperial edict back with both hands, and said with great fear and trepidation, "Tan Gang Ma Xin pays respect to the Imperial Envoy..."
