Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 200: After all the hardship comes happiness?
"Yes, it is true!"
In the small garden of Zishan Sect, Xu Zun and Elder Zhuang Jingcheng were talking while walking.
Zhuang Jingcheng was telling him about the historical origins of Xiazhou and Yonghui.
"When Taizu Li Xuanzhen recovered Xiazhou, King Xia was willing to surrender to Daxuan, but put forward several conditions," Zhuang Jingcheng said, "The most important condition was of course to retain the throne of the Nguyen family and allow it to be inherited by the Nguyen family.
"Among these conditions, one is that Daxuan cannot station troops in Yonghui."
"Oh?" Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "So, it is not an unwritten ?"
"Yes, this agreement is not only verifiable, but also shows the importance that King Xia attaches to our Yonghui area." Zhuang Jingcheng said, "There are natural barriers blocking the way from Hanzhou and Shuzhou to Xiazhou, but only through Yonghui can we drive straight in, so King Xia wrote the terms.
"Taizu thought that Xiazhou was an uncivilized and barren land and was not suitable for a long expedition, so he agreed to King Xia's conditions and incorporated Xiazhou into our Great Xuan territory.
"And my Great Xuan Emperor has kept his promise and has never stationed troops in Yonghui since the founding of the country!"
oh……
Xu Zun understood that it was because of this that Yonghui became a vacuum zone, causing the county government to become a decoration and allowing so many underworld gangs to be established.
"So, is the Ruan family of Xiazhou... very powerful?" Xu Zun asked.
"He's not that powerful, is he? He was just the local emperor of Xiazhou before. Even though he has some strength, he is still far behind me, Daxuan." Zhuang Jingcheng replied, "However, since Ruan Changkong came into the world decades ago, the situation seems to have changed a little."
"Ruan Changkong?" Xu Zun searched his memory, but no relevant content popped up.
"Master Xu, you wouldn't even know the famous Shaman leader, right?" Zhuang Jingcheng introduced, "Ruan Changkong is the uncle of the current Xia King Ruan Wenyu. Not only is he a master of martial arts, but he is also very charismatic.
"Under his influence, Xiazhou's strength has improved and it should be stronger than before."
oh……
After hearing Zhuang Jingcheng's introduction, Xu Zun fell into deep thought again.
Firstly, Qiu Dingtian died in Xiazhou, and the iron coffin case was related to the Ruan family of Xiazhou.
Secondly, this murder case by evil spirits also seemed to be aimed at Xia Zhou.
And the most important point is, is the purpose of the Queen Mother sending me to Yonghui also related to Xiazhou?
"Don't worry, sir. The wilderness is always a wilderness," Zhuang Jingcheng had no idea what Xu Zun was thinking, and immediately comforted him, "Xiazhou, a mere state, no matter how powerful it is, can never pose a threat to our Great Xuan. It's not a threat at all, not a threat at all..."
"Elder Zhuang," Xu Zun thought for a moment and changed the subject, " What exactly did your headmaster Wanqi mean when he complained about you before he died?"
"This... I don't know either!" Zhuang Jingcheng frowned and said, "To be honest, Sect Leader Wanqi does have some disagreements with us elders, but we really can't figure out why he said that.
"It seems that he is the one who wants to destroy Zishan Sect, right?"
"Why does Elder Zhuang say that?" Xu Zun was curious.
"Your Excellency may have heard something," Zhuang Jingcheng said, "Master Wanqi's temperament has changed drastically in recent years. He has become extremely radical and always does things by any means necessary. He leaves no room for maneuver, just like the flower corpse of the Tan Gang.
"We elders naturally advised him many times, hoping that he would restrain himself. But not only did he not listen, but he also quarreled with us and our relationship became very bad."
Li Ronger did tell Xu Zun what Zhuang Jingcheng said. Under the leadership of Wanqi Feng, the Zishan Sect had been arrogant and domineering in recent years, and had done things in an extremely extreme way.
This can be seen from the fact that they seized the large warehouse site after Yan Sen's death.
"Master Xu," Zhuang Jingcheng said to Xu Zun, cupping his fists, "In fact, our Zishan Sect was not like this before. We had some means to establish a sect and expand its influence, but we could never do something like killing people in the street. But now, alas..."
After Zhuang Jingcheng finished speaking, he naturally waited for Xu Zun to take over.
However, Xu Zun didn't know what he was thinking of, as his eyes were fixed on one spot and he didn't react for a long time.
"Master Xu...Master Xu?" Zhuang Jingcheng raised his voice and asked, "Are you...are you okay?"
Hearing the call, Xu Zun finally came to his senses and said, "Okay, I know all this!"
"Please rest assured, Master Xu," Zhuang Jingcheng said sincerely, "From now on, we will definitely restrain our disciples and will never do anything illegal again.
"From now on, my Zishan Sect will firmly support the county government and safeguard my Great Xuan Law. Um... Lord Xu, regarding the matter of Sect Leader Wanqi, I hope you can bear with me!"
Xu Zun understood what he meant. After all, Wanqi Feng represented Zishan Sect. If this matter was reported to the court, Zishan Sect would inevitably be held responsible.
If they had not acted decisively in Guanlan Palace and helped Xu Zun and others, they would probably have been severely punished in the future or even in danger of being exterminated.
"Elder Zhuang," Xu Zun looked at Zhuang Jingcheng with an unusually serious expression and said, "If you want to save your Zishan Sect, it depends on your performance.
"I have an opportunity for you to make a contribution. Are you willing?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhuang Jingcheng quickly bowed and promised, "Zishan Sect is willing to listen to Master Xu's orders..."
…
An hour later, at the Kuhe Wharf, in the tavern where the macaque murder had occurred.
Xu Zun sat on a seat by the river, holding a pot of freshly heated wine and took a sip.
Because it is brewed with bitter river water, the wine has a pungent bitter taste, but for some reason, after tasting it, this bitterness is slightly sweet.
Could it be...is this the legendary sweet after bitter?
Da, da…
At this time, Li Ronger, with gauze wrapped around her body, staggered to sit in front of Xu Zun.
"Boss Li," Xu Zun was a little surprised and said hurriedly, "You are so badly injured, you should rest in the car!"
Li Ronger stared at Xu Zun blankly. After staring for a long time, she actually took the wine jug from Xu Zun's hand and took a big sip.
Seeing this, Xu Zun knew that Li Ronger had something to say, so he had to wink at Zhao Yu and the others, and Zhao Yu and the others left the tavern, leaving only the two of them.
"Master Xu..." Li Ronger put down the wine pot and looked at Xu Zun for a long time with complicated eyes before saying, "Since there is a traitor around me, then by analogy, the same is true for Yan Sen and Tao Lang!"
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "So I came here to re-investigate the scene."
"My sister is dead," Li Ronger said expressionlessly, "Help me find the murderer behind the scenes, and Sanhe will give it to you!"
Although Li Ronger had a blank expression on her face, tears were falling silently.
"That's too much," Xu Zun said, "It seems that Gang Leader Li also believes that Wanqi Feng is not the only one who is responsible for this case?"
"Such a big plan cannot be completed by Wanqifeng alone!" Li Ronger said, "Besides, the Yonghui Rebellion is not good for the Zishan Sect. I really can't figure out why they would do this!
“I also want to know, why do they do this?
“Cough cough… cough cough…” After a while of coughing, she added, “Also… from now on, just call me Rong’er…”
