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Things went smoothly. After Sei Itō showed enough "sincerity," Fan Zhuo represented the Chuan Gang, Feng Zhen, Jiao Luofeng, Chuan Mouxun, and Sina represented Ba Meng and officially agreed to join Sei Itō's forces and help him complete the unification of Sichuan.
Among them, Sina would return to the Chuan Gang and persuade her master, Xia Miaoying, who was known as Heavenly Granny, to join Sei Itō's forces.
As for why they did not suspect that Sei Itō's words were fake, after taking out the magical contract scroll, Fan Zhuo and the others basically did not think that Sei Itō was lying. It was just like how martial arts masters generally did not lie. There was no need for that! Moreover, the contract scroll specifically stated that if Sei Itō's words were false, all the terms of the contract would immediately be invalid. There was no need to be afraid of any trouble after the event.
Since he had settled the Chuan Gang and Ba Meng, Ito Sei was not polite. He immediately invited them to meet with Xie Hui of Duzun Castle and Huo Qingqiao of Chuan Nan Casino tomorrow afternoon under the pretext of discussing the future of the Sichuan region.
Sei Itō believed that even if Xie Hui was arrogant, he would not refuse Fan Zhuo and Feng Zhen. He would definitely come on time. Huo Qingqiao would also accept Sina's invitation for Xia Miaoying's sake and arrive on time. Therefore, after arranging everything, Sei Itō took Wei Zhenzhen and Fu Junzhuo and left with An Long and Zuo Youxian. They returned to the small courtyard in the backyard of the An Family's shop to rest. They continued to study the contents of the Heavenly Demon Book, which belonged to the original Taoism of Laojun's true lineage.
The next day, at the right time. Once again, he took Wei Zhenzhen, Fu Junzhuo, An Long, and Zuo Youxian to the meeting place and met up with the Chuan Gang's Fan Zhuo, Ba Meng's Feng Zhen, Jiao Luofeng, Chuan Mouxun, and Sina who had already arrived.
At this moment, in addition to these acquaintances, there was another unfamiliar middle-aged man at the meeting place.
"Let me introduce you …" Sina, who was dressed in a gorgeous Corvée costume, said with a smile, "This is Huo Qingqiao, Lord Huo of the Southern Sichuan Casino."
"This is the general of the Wu Wei Battalion, the actual owner of Chang 'an, Lord Chen Xicheng." Then, Sina pointed at Sei Itō beside her and said to the man in the crimson robe. The middle-aged man was neither tall nor short, just like a normal person. His skin was slightly bronze, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised as if he was smiling. His eyes were slightly narrowed, making it hard for others to guess what he was thinking.
Upon hearing Sei Itō's name, Huo Qingqiao's expression changed slightly. He looked thoughtfully at the others beside him and roughly understood the meaning of the word "meeting".
"I've heard a lot about you. I've heard a lot about you. " Although he had other thoughts in his mind, his movements were not slow at all. He immediately got up and cupped his fists towards Sei Itō with a smile.
"Boss, please don't take offense to my presumptuous invitation," Sei Itō also said politely with a fake smile.
"Lord Chen, you worry too much. I have long wanted to get to know Lord Chen, but I was worried that I didn't have the chance. This invitation has fulfilled my wish, "Huo Qingqiao humbled himself and said politely.
"Boss Huo, you're too polite …" Sei Itō said with a fake smile.
Then, he turned his head and scanned the surroundings. When he did not find the man who seemed to be Xie Hui, he frowned and said, "Is Fortress Master Xie not here yet?"
"He probably has something to do and can't leave. I think he'll be here later," Fan Zhuo said expressionlessly.
"Something to do and can't leave? Ha, as expected of Fortress Master Xie. Such arrogance. "Zuo Youxian, who was a member of the Demon Sect, sneered.
"What? Priest Zuo, are you dissatisfied with me? "As soon as Zuo Youxian finished speaking, a deep and magnetic male voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard. He said clearly.
Hearing this, Zuo Youxian's expression changed slightly. His eyes flashed as he turned around and looked at the man who was slowly walking over with a proud posture under the guidance of the coachman.
The person who came looked to be in his forties. His face was white and he had no beard. His face was handsome and confident, and his pair of dark eyes were as deep as the stars. However, his expression exuded a cold and arrogant aura. Coupled with his tall and straight body, he gave people a strange kind of manly charm, but it did not make people feel close to him.
Needless to say, this person was the number one person in Bashu, the sworn brother of Heavenly Saber Song Que, and the Fortress Master of Supreme Fortress, Xie Hui, who had the title of Martial World Judge.
But then again, Xie Hui also had the capital to be proud of. In his early years, Xie Hui was like all living things. He was a member of the ordinary people. He did not have an illustrious family background, nor did he have a rich family background. He was able to squeeze his way to his current position by relying on punches and kicks. He was a pure rich generation!
"How would I dare to be dissatisfied with Fortress Master Xie?" Zuo Youxian said with a mocking face.
Xie Hui's eyes moved slightly when he heard this. He stared at Zuo Youxian expressionlessly, and an aura began to gradually spread out as he walked.
"What a big resentment. If Priest Zuo is dissatisfied with me, you can draw a line. I, Xie Hui, will take it, "Xie Hui said with a cold face.
Just as Zuo Youxian wanted to say something, Sei Itō immediately frowned and said in a low voice, "That's enough."
Zuo Youxian's expression froze when he heard this. He obediently swallowed the words that he wanted to spit out and stood to the side with his eyes lowered.
Seeing the change in Zuo Youxian, whether it was Fan Zhuo, Feng Zhen, the leader of Chuan Gang, Huo Qingqiao of Chuan Nan Casino, or Xie Hui who gradually walked into the room, they were all shocked. They all looked at Sei Itō again, trying to see what kind of magic he had that could make this Devil Sect Priest so obedient.
"I've heard of Fortress Master Xie's name for a long time. Seeing you today, your style is far better than the rumors." Sei Itō ignored the sizing up of the people around him. He put on a fake smile again on his face and praised him.
"General Chen is too polite." Xie Hui raised his head and cupped his fist in return. His tone was indifferent, and he unceremoniously accepted Sei Itō's praise.
At this time, the people of Ba Meng and Chuan Gang came back to their senses and greeted Xie Hui. They led him into the room and sat around the round table.
"May I know why General Chen has invited me here?" After exchanging greetings, Xie Hui went straight to the point and asked.
After he finished speaking. The room was silent, waiting for Sei Itō's answer.
"The reason why I asked Mr. Fan, Old Feng, Sina, and the others to invite Fortress Master Xie and Owner Huo here is very simple. I want the two of you to join me and help me govern Sichuan. "Sei Itō said with a smile.
"You?" Xie Hui asked.
"That's me." Sei Itō said with a smile.
"Since Fan Zhuo and Feng Zhen came forward to invite me, and An Long and Zuo Youxian accompanied them, I believe they have already agreed to your recruitment and become your subordinates." Xie Hui nodded and then glanced at Zuo Youxian, An Long, Fan Zhuo, Feng Zhen, Jiao Luofeng, Chuan Mouxun, and Sina.
"That's right." Sei Itō nodded and confirmed.
The others either smiled, nodded slightly, or silently admitted it.
"What a Hongmen Banquet." Xie Hui sneered.
Sei Itō smiled slightly. He didn't answer.
After quietly watching Sei Itō for a moment, Xie Hui leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Tell me your conditions and let me see what you plan to use to bribe me."
"If Fortress Master Xie is willing to join me, I will treat you as the ruler of Yi Province," Sei Itō replied softly.
"What if I don't agree?" Jie Hui asked in return.
For this question, Ito Sei had already expected it. As someone who still loved Fan Qinghui, the master of Ci Hang Jing Mosque, Xie Hui was willing to help Fan Qinghui as much as he could even if it was futile. Just like in the original work, even after the four great clans of Bashu were forced by Song Que to turn their heads to the Song Clan, he still had to prepare to lead the people of Duzun Castle to rely on Li Shimin, the master of destiny chosen by Ci Hang Jing Zhai.
"If Fortress Master was in my position, what would you do?" Sei Itō asked with a faint smile.
Xie Hui immediately narrowed his eyes when he heard this. A cold light flashed through the depths of his eyes.
"Boss Huo, what do you think?" Sei Itō ignored Xie Hui and turned to look at Huo Qingqiao, who hadn't said a word since the beginning of the meeting.
"It seems that I'm not as important as Master Chen," Huo Qingqiao said with a smile.
"Boss Huo is too modest. If I don't even care about the Southern Sichuan Casino that controls eight floors of casinos and brothels in the south of Sichuan, then I would be too arrogant, wouldn't I? "Sei Itō asked slowly.
Huo Qingqiao's smile froze when he heard Sei Itō reveal the secret of eighty percent of the brothels under his control. His gaze toward Sei Itō became flickering.
Sei Itō didn't say anything and just looked at Huo Qingqiao with a smile.
"It seems that I don't have a choice." Huo Qingqiao turned to look at the silent Fan Zhuo, the dazed Feng Zhen who was smoking a water pipe, the smiling An Long, and Zuo Youxian who had his eyes lowered and seemed to be wandering in the sky. He smiled bitterly and sighed softly.
"Boss Huo is indeed a smart person." Sei Itō smiled when he heard this. Then, he took out a prepared contract scroll and handed it to Huo Qingqiao.
"Since Boss Huo agrees, then we'll be a gentleman first. Boss Huo, please sign this contract scroll. "Sei Itō said with a smile.
Huo Qingqiao took the contract scroll without saying anything and lowered his head to read it.
The content of the contract scroll was very simple. The core rule was that those who agreed to join Sei Itō's forces must not use any means to violate, betray, or harm Sei Itō's interests. Those who violated this rule would be burned alive! As for the rest, it was just some small rules and the specific method of signing the contract scroll …
Sei Itō, who ignored Huo Qingqiao who was reading the contract scroll, turned to look at Xie Hui and asked softly, "Is Fort Master Xie still going to insist on your previous choice?"
"You're really wordy with just one wrong word. Okay, I agree to your request." Xie Hui was silent for a moment, then sighed and said in a clear voice.
It wasn't that Xie Hui didn't think of not agreeing and directly breaking out of the encirclement. However, when he looked at the smiling An Long and the submissive Zuo Youxian, in addition to Sei Itō who didn't emit any aura but always made him feel alarmed, and the masked woman sitting next to him, he completely decided to break out of the encirclement by force. After all, it wasn't easy to deal with any one of these four people alone, let alone if they attacked together. If things went wrong, he wouldn't be able to break out of the encirclement and die here.
What's more, he was no longer alone like before. Behind him stood the lives of more than a thousand people in Duzun Bao. If he really offended Sei Itō, the other party might really follow the plan of pulling out the "assassins" and gather the Ba Alliance, Chuan Gang, Bashu Chamber of Commerce, and Chuan Nan Casino, which was about to join, to attack Duzun Bao. At that time, even if Duzun Bao had enough people, not many of them would survive. Even their livelihood would be a problem.
Therefore, after much consideration, Xie Hui could only choose to compromise for the sake of the entire Duzun Bao and agree to Sei Itō's offer of amnesty.
"Then, please sign this contract, Lord Xie," Sei Itō, who got the answer, once again took out a scroll and handed it over with a smile.
Xie Hui took the contract scroll and lowered his head to look at it.
After a moment, he raised his head and cut the tip of his right index finger with one hand. A stream of bright red blood immediately gushed out from the tip of his right index finger and was pressed onto the surface of the scroll like ink. As his finger moved, bright red lines formed into words that were printed on the scroll.
On the side, Huo Qingqiao, who saw Xie Hui's decisiveness, didn't hesitate and also cut his finger to sign his name on the scroll.
Looking at Xie Hui and Huo Qingqiao's actions, An Long, Zuo Youxian, Jiao Luofeng, and Chuan Mou Xun all showed a gloating smile. They had personally witnessed the power of the thin animal skin scroll, so they were looking forward to Xie Hui and Huo Qingqiao's expressions after seeing the strange phenomenon and hearing the explanation after signing the contract. It must be very interesting.
About ten seconds later, as two balls of dim light were released one after another, two rays of light shot out from the contract scrolls in Xie Hui's and Huo Qingqiao's hands respectively. They entered the foreheads of the two people whose bodies suddenly paused uncontrollably when the dim light burst out.
"What is the meaning of this?" Xie Hui and Huo Qingqiao asked with an unfriendly expression while checking their bodies to see if there were any strange things in their bodies.
"Naturally, it is to ensure that you won't go back on your words in the future." Sei Itō shrugged and chuckled. "But don't worry, as long as you do things seriously according to the terms of the contract and don't violate the contents of the contract, your lives won't be threatened at all."
"But if you violate it, I'm sorry, this thing can't be saved even by the gods. Even I can't do anything. So, for the sake of your safety, remember not to have any thoughts in the future!"
Sei Itō looked meaningfully at Huo Qingqiao, the owner of the South Sichuan Casino, who had secretly colluded with the Baling Gang and was even one with them.
Under Sei Itō's gaze, Huo Qingqiao, who seemed to have been seen through, laughed dryly with a stiff expression.
At this point, no matter how Xie Hui reacted, Bashu's forces had completely fallen into Sei Itō's hands …
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