The small town at the foot of Jilei Mountain had gradually restored its peace.
The big yard at the end of the town, after a commotion, also returned to silence.
The back yard had been destroyed, but the front yard was not damaged.
In the front yard, in the west hall.
Junior Leopard and Wang She were sitting leisurely, chatting in low voices. From time to time, laughter could be heard, which made Jiang Xiao, who was waiting outside the hall, feel a little unbearable.
Things changed too fast. The Elder of Tian Long Taoism had just been seriously injured by Junior Leopard, and then Wang She came. He even talked and laughed with Junior Leopard, without any intention of blaming him.
However, even though this matter made them feel strange, their hearts that had been hanging in suspense were finally at ease.
Junior Leopard now had a reputation, strength, and status. But compared with a giant like Tian Long Taoism, he was still an ant and an elephant. He had seriously injured the Elder of Tian Long Taoism so easily. Obviously, he did not want to give face to Tian Long Taoism. If he really annoyed Tian Long Taoism, then they would certainly have a hard time.
Now, Wang She was talking and laughing with Junior Leopard. He did not care about the Elder who was seriously injured by Junior Leopard at all. Looking at their happy talk, it was obvious that their relationship was much closer than ordinary friends. It seemed that it was not a rumor in Jianghu that Zhou Bao had carried Wang She back from the prairie. It was true. And the reason why Junior Leopard was so confident must be related to Wang She's support.
Wang She was one of the three Chiefs of Tian Long Taoism. In terms of status, he could be regarded as a person with real power in Tian Long Taoism. Compared with Elders like Lin Xiaoqing, he should be a little higher. With his support, Junior Leopard would not have any big trouble, and they could rest assured.
"Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first. I'll explain everything to the Sect Leader. Don't worry, no one from Tian Long Taoism will come to bother you anymore. If there's really someone who doesn't know what's good for him, you don't have to give me face. Just kill him directly!"
In the west hall, Wang She had already stood up and said to Junior Leopard with a smile.
Junior Leopard was also full of smiles. "Then I'll leave it to you, Chief!"
"It's just a small matter. As for those families, I'll find a way to help you!" Wang She waved his hand and said, "Well, I still have something to do, so I won't stay. You don't have to see me off!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand at Junior Leopard. With a twist of his body, he turned into a cyan streamer and shot into the sky.
"Help me teach those bastards a lesson!" Junior Leopard shouted at the green light. What he got in return was a burst of long laughter, which went far away.
"Your Excellency, it's settled?"
When the green light completely disappeared in the sky, Jiang Xiao leaned forward and asked anxiously.
"Not completely, but almost!" Junior Leopard said. He turned to Zhu Ba and said, "Aren't you going to participate in the World Hero Competition? Pack up, let's go together! "
"Sir, are you going to participate too?!"
"How is that possible? I'm going to watch the show and give those bastards a taste of their own medicine!" Junior Leopard said, "Jiang Xiao, you haven't been back to the Central Plains for a long time. Find a capable person to take over the things here. Let's go back together!"
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Hearing this, Jiang Xiao's face lit up.
But Wang Cheng said hesitantly, "Your Excellency, it seems that the World Hero Competition this time is very complicated. Will there be any trouble if we let Zhu Ba go?"
"What trouble?!" Junior Leopard didn't care at all, "I won't get involved in this mess. But if you go, there won't be any trouble!"
"Yes!"
Seeing Junior Leopard's confident look, the three of them didn't say anything more. They just lowered their heads and said yes, and then left.
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"Damn it, I'm so unlucky. I didn't go to find trouble with others, but they set their eyes on me. Knock me on the head! F * ck you, I'll knock you to death!" “
The news that Wang She brought him wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either. Not to mention anything else, he finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing, as well as why he was inexplicably targeted by someone.
What on earth was going on?
This kid didn't have a mother. It was a long story!
Didn't the Great Jin exterminate Northern Yuan? The country's prestige rose greatly, and it had the momentum of being the world's number one. As for the Emperor, he was also complacent. On the surface, the whole Great Jin was splendid and the limelight was unparalleled.
But under this glorious surface, there was a turbulent undercurrent, and the interests of all parties became more and more intense.
On the surface, there were three influences in the Great Jin: the power of the imperial court, the influence of the well-known families. Among the original three sects, the Mingyi School helped the imperial court, the Tian Long Taoism colluded with the well-known families, and the Sect of Flame was keen to rebel. In any case, the Great Jin was still considered stable.
Why else would it be said? Where there were people, there would be Jianghu, and where there was Jianghu, there would be conflicts!
On the surface, there were internal conflicts among the three influences, and they were divided into many interest groups. This was inevitable. Not to mention such a huge interest group, even an ordinary middle-class family, as long as there were a few sons in the family, would fight for fame and reputation, not to mention these top influences in the world.
In the imperial court, in addition to the interests of the royal family and the well-known families, there was another interest group, the bureaucratic group!
This kind of thing, if taken to the ancient times, would be the legendary struggle between the monarch and the prime minister. The interests of the royal family were hereditary, so could the interests of the well-known families, but the interests of the bureaucratic group did not have much space for hereditary inheritance. In the bureaucratic system of the imperial court, there were two kinds.
In the bureaucratic system of the imperial court, there were two kinds of people. The first kind was those who were granted official positions and titles. Most of these people were the children of well-known families. Although they had high status, they had no real power. The real power was more in the hands of those scholars who had passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom. Although some of these playboys were promising, there were not many of them. The well-known families had great influence in the local areas, and even the local officials were afraid of them. However, the well-known families could only be tyrannical in their own territory. The real management of the countless people in the world, such as collecting taxes, managing money, making troops, suppressing bandits, setting up checkpoints, and managing politics, were all in the hands of the officials at all levels appointed by the imperial court. The Great Jin was such a large territory, ranging from small counties and villages to large states and counties. The greatest power was in the hands of these local officials. It could be said that the bureaucratic group held the real power.
The more power a person had, the more ideas he had. The more power he had, the more he didn't want to delegate power. However, this power was given by the Emperor in theory, and he could take it back if he wanted to. In this way, a contradiction arose.
In fact, one couldn't act according to the theory. Take Chen Yizhi for example. He had been an official for decades, and his disciples and old officials had changed the world. Many people had benefited from his kindness. It could be said that half of the government decrees in the past 20 years were written by him. The way of managing politics was also thought up by him. If someone else was suddenly replaced, not to mention whether he could convince the people, if his way of thinking was not in line with his, then the government decrees of the imperial court would be messed up.
Therefore, even the Emperor had to have scruples about this old Prime Minister who had been in power for decades.
But now, the opportunity had come!
The destruction of Northern Yuan had boosted the national prestige of the Great Jin. At the same time, it had pushed the prestige of the Emperor of the Great Jin to a peak. At the same time, because of the enfeoffment of the land of Northern Yuan, the situation of the imperial court had changed greatly. Now was the best time to depose the Prime Minister.
Therefore, the current situation of the imperial court was a bit strange. In addition, the adult princes of Prince Ning were eager to take action. The whole situation of the imperial court was unpredictable and confusing.
There were many things to deal with in the imperial court. What about the well-known families and noble sects?
Taking Tian Long Taoism as an example, it was divided into several forces. One was the direct disciples like Wang She and Nian Wushuang, and the other was the forces of the well-known families within the Tian Long Taoism. The Tian Long Taoism had close ties with the well-known families and often accepted their disciples. Lin Xiaoqing was a disciple of the Lin family, and Wu Yulong could be considered as a disciple of a small well-known family. These guys were the biggest link between the Tian Long Taoism and the well-known families. They not only represented the interests of the Tian Long Taoism, but sometimes they also represented the interests of their own families. Therefore, they had always been estranged from the direct disciples of the Tian Long Taoism. The other force was the several ancient families within the Tian Long Taoism. The ancestors of these families were the founders of the Tian Long Taoism. They had great strength. For example, the Lei family was not the real power of the Tian Long Taoism, but its will was something that the other two forces had to consider.
It was because all parties were playing for their own interests in such a big era. Therefore, the basin of water in the world had long been muddy.
The World Hero Competition was to balance the interests of all parties.
Although the Pure Yang Celestial Device was a rare treasure in the world, it was just a pretext.
Everyone wanted such a thing, but no one dared to snatch it from the imperial family. Unexpectedly, the imperial family took this thing as the prize of the World Hero Competition. No one knew what they were thinking.
However, all the forces had their own think-tanks and had their own guesses. The final conclusion was that the emperor wanted to use this Pure Yang Celestial Device to test the strength of each family.
The Pure Yang Celestial Device was a temptation that no one could refuse.
Even the Yan Family, the imperial family of the Great Jin, which represented the whole Great Jin dynasty, only had one Pure Yang Celestial Device to stabilize the fate. Among those millennium families and barons, only the most prominent families had Pure Yang Celestial Devices, and they had no more than five.
Now, the imperial family of the Great Jin was willing to take one out. Perhaps, in addition to testing the strength of each family, they also wanted to lure the experts of each family to kill each other and form grudges.
This was an overt plot!
Even if all the families understood this, they still had to take action under the temptation of the Pure Yang Celestial Device.
The Jin Emperor had his own wishful thinking. Naturally, the other forces were unwilling to follow his plan. Therefore, they all made their own moves. For example, the forces of the Tian Long Taoism wanted to use the strength of others to achieve their own goals. Therefore, they set their eyes on Junior Leopard.
Junior Leopard was from the Wu Family, and the Wu Family was a vassal force of Tian Long Taoism. Therefore, it was not a problem for Junior Leopard to represent Tian Long Taoism in the battle. Junior Leopard himself was already well-known. Letting him participate in the battle would not expose the hidden forces of Tian Long Taoism and even those well-known families. In addition, with his strength, as long as those families united and added some insurance for him, it should not be a difficult thing to seize that Pure Yang Celestial Device.
Unexpectedly, Junior Leopard did not fall for this trick at all.
"No wonder Jiang Xiao told me that the behavior of the children of the well-known families was unbearable. I didn't believe it before, but now I see the behavior of Lin Xiaoqing and Wu Yulong."
Lin Xiaoqing was born in an aristocratic family and was talented. He joined the Heavenly Dragon Sect and cultivated to Level Eight. He enjoyed a high status in both the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Lin Family, so he was used to ordering him around. In his eyes, Junior Leopard was just a young man from a small family with slightly better luck. Although he had great strength, he was just a nonentity in the eyes of the well-known families and sects. What's more, Junior Leopard was not alone. He only had a small family and an estate behind him.
Although Anyuan Store was not small, in the eyes of people like Lin Xiaoqing, it was just a small business. If he wanted to destroy it, he didn't need to do it himself. All he needed was a wink or a word to clean up Anyuan Store. Unfortunately, before he could say these threatening words, he was beaten back by Junior Leopard. He was lucky. If he really said these words in front of Junior Leopard, it was still a question whether he could go back alive. Junior Leopard was sometimes very gentle, but he could not be threatened.
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"I must take revenge, I must!" Riding on the horse, Wu Yulong covered his swollen face and scolded angrily, "A kid from the mountains dares to be so rude to me. If it was in the past, he would only be a servant of the Wu Family. Who gave him such courage to hit me? He's too presumptuous. He's really too presumptuous!"
The muscles on Lyu Yiyue's face twitched violently, but he soon calmed down.
The word "servant" provoked him fiercely.
"I can't believe that after working for the Wu Family for a lifetime, I'm still just a servant in the eyes of the Wu Family!"
He laughed at himself in his heart, and his expression became more and more relaxed.
It should be known that more than a thousand years ago, whether it was the Wu Family or the Wang Family, there was no such thing as an "Elder". Disciples with different surnames like Lyu Yiyue and Zhou Bao were like servants in the family. No matter how strong they were or how much they contributed to the family, they were still servants of the aristocratic families. If the family wanted them to live, they would live. If the family wanted them to die, they would die. Moreover, it was impossible for them to learn any profound martial arts and obtain any inheritance. However, there were always some talented people in the world. When the aristocratic families chose servants, they would not only choose idiots. In this way, these servants would either secretly learn martial arts, or have some fortuitous encounter, or suddenly gain enlightenment. Their strength would soar, and they would no longer be constrained by the aristocratic families. In other words, they were unwilling to be slaves.
Thus, conflicts arose. In the beginning, the aristocratic families adopted the most barbaric measures to suppress the servants in the family. They became more and more wary of the servants in the family. Later, they found that this method was only effective in the beginning, but it did not solve the root of the problem. If some small and medium-sized aristocratic families were too unlucky and happened to take in a peerless genius as a servant, then the suppression of this servant would cause a huge backlash. For thousands of years, countless small and medium-sized aristocratic families were destroyed because of this reason. After all, the foundation of a small and medium-sized aristocratic family could not be compared to that of a millennium family. Even if it was a millennium family, if they had a bad character and met such a genius, their vitality would be greatly damaged. Therefore, after a series of painful lessons, whether it was large or small aristocratic families, they became more lenient in their control of disciples with different surnames. They also looked at some particularly outstanding disciples in a new light, and no longer regarded them as servants. Gradually, the system of Elders with different surnames appeared in these aristocratic families.
Although these Elders with different surnames could not inherit the position of the Family Head, they had a very high status in the family. At the same time, they also had great strength. The benefits of this system were quickly revealed. First, by winning over these powerful disciples with different surnames, the conflicts within the family would be reduced a lot, and the family's strength would also be increased a lot. Second, these disciples with different surnames would get the support of the family, which could be considered as a backer, and their future would be much broader. Therefore, the Elders with different surnames in the aristocratic families were a win-win move, and soon it became popular.
However, the aristocratic families were, after all, well-known families. Although they gave these disciples with different surnames and positions corresponding to their strength, in the hearts of some of the family's disciples, they still looked down on these disciples with different surnames. However, this kind of thinking was deeply hidden, and only occasionally revealed, like the current Wu Yulong.
After being slapped by Junior Leopard, he became dizzy and dared to say all kinds of shameful words. However, he forgot that Lyu Yiyue beside him was also an Elder with a different surname in the Wu Family, and his cultivation was second only to Junior Leopard.
However, this guy was old and shrewd. A strange expression flashed across his face, and he quickly changed into the appearance of a kind elder. He said, "Yulong, it's different now. You also saw that even Elder Lin of Tian Long Taoism is not his match. With his current strength, he can destroy the Wu Family by himself. Be careful with your words, be careful with your words!"
"What are you afraid of? What's there to be afraid of? So what if he's strong? No matter how strong his strength is, can he be stronger than Tian Long Taoism? I think he must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall. He actually dared to beat Elder Lin like this. You just wait and see, our Tian Long Taoism will never let him go. Let him be proud for a few days. When I return to Tian Long Taoism …! "
"What can you do even if you return to Tian Long Taoism?!"
A thin, slightly hoarse voice abruptly rang in their ears, and both of them were startled.
"Who's that?!" Lyu Yiyue roared, raised his hand, and threw a punch towards the place where the voice came from. Unexpectedly, this punch hit empty air.
At the same time when the punch hit empty air, he heard a slightly panicked voice, "Ma, teacher?!"
"You still remember that I'm your teacher!"
The mockery and dissatisfaction in the voice became more and more serious.
"Brother, I don't dare!"
Wu Yulong's face was pale. He rolled down from the horse's back, and lay on the ground. His body trembled, and he buried his head hard on the ground, not daring to raise it.
"Alright, don't pretend. I won't do anything to you!" Wang She walked to his side, gently kicked him twice, and said lightly, "What about you? Now that you've got a connection with the four families, I'm just a small Chief. No matter what, I can't control you. If you want to follow behind them, go ahead. But remember one thing, don't provoke that leopard again, understand?!"
"Yes, I understand, I understand!"
"It's good that you understand. At least when you die, you can die knowing!" Wang She said with a smile.
Wu Yulong's body trembled, and he dared not speak. He could only bury his head even lower.
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