There were a total of twelve martial arts factions that were invited by Chu Xiu. They were pretty much all the martial arts factions in the entire Jianzhou Prefecture.
However, at this time, the twelve seats were not filled. One person did not come.
Everyone present had a strange expression on their faces. The person who did not come was from the Gao Family of Wen City. He was not considered strong and could only be ranked last among the martial arts factions in the Jianzhou Prefecture.
They did not expect that the Gao Family would be so unyielding. Faced with Chu Xiu's invitation, he actually did not come.
Chu Xiu's expression did not change in the slightest. After noon, when the person still did not arrive, Chu Xiu said directly, "Remove the seat."
Hearing Chu Xiu's words, a small constable immediately walked over and removed the seat.
Looking at everyone present, Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Since I took over the Jianzhou Prefecture Inspector Hall, this is the first time I have met all of you face to face. Therefore, I would like to propose a toast to all of you."
Just as Chu Xiu picked up his wine cup, a middle-aged martial artist wearing a blue brocade robe suddenly walked in from outside. He had Physical Invulnerability Realm cultivation. The moment he came in, he smiled and said, "My apologies, Official Chu. My Wen City is a little far from Jianzhou City, so I am late. Please forgive me, Official Chu."
Chu Xiu put down his cup and sized up the Gao Family Master. He said calmly, "Late? Alright then, find a place to sit. "
The Gao Family Master hurriedly wanted to take a seat, but he was shocked to find that there was no seat for him at the table. He could not help but smile awkwardly and said, "Official Chu, there is no seat left."
Chu Xiu's expression instantly darkened. He said coldly, "Since you know there is no seat for you, then why are you still not getting out?"
The Gao Family Master's expression changed. "Official Chu, what do you mean by this? I only came a little late. Are you not going to give me face? You're even more arrogant than Lord Disciplinary Officer! "
Chu Xiu said coldly, "I don't like people who are late. I've already given you enough face by personally inviting you to the banquet. Now that you're late, you've thrown away this face yourself. You can't even come to my banquet late, which proves that you don't take me, Chu Xiu, seriously. I give you face, but you don't want a seat? Get out of here! "
Chu Xiu's words made the face of the Gao Family's Patriarch flush red.
No matter what, he was still the head of a family and was ranked among the many martial arts forces in Jianzhou Prefecture. But now, he was humiliated by Chu Xiu in front of everyone. How could he get out of this embarrassing situation?
Therefore, the Gao Family Head pointed at Chu Xiu and shouted, "Chu Xiu! Don't go too far! You should know … "
However, before he could finish speaking, Chu Xiu's figure moved, and in the blink of an eye, he had already appeared in front of the Gao family's patriarch. His hand formed a fist seal, the Army Formula, the Great Vajra Wheel Seal!
Slaying evil and subduing demons, unstoppable!
Golden Gang Qi shone in the meeting hall. No one present expected Chu Xiu to suddenly make a move. Even the Gao Family Head himself did not expect it.
When this incomparably majestic seal appeared in front of him, the Gao Family Head struck out with his palm. Gang Qi erupted, wanting to block it.
Although Chu Xiu had not reached the peak of the Physical Invulnerability Realm, his strength was already enough to crush martial artists of the same level.
Among martial artists of the same level, only the direct disciples of a powerhouse like Yuchi or Tang Ya, who was also from the Blue Dragon Society and had extremely strong combat strength could fight him.
However, the Gao Family Head in front of him had obviously not reached this level. His strength was even inferior to Du Guangzhong and other Jianghu detectives.
The power of the Fast and Slow Nine Words Formula was extremely powerful. As the fiercest and most overbearing style of the Nine Words Formula, the Great Vajra Wheel Seal was not something that the Gao Family Head could easily resist.
When Chu Xiu's seal fell, the golden Gang Qi exploded in an instant, enveloping the Gao Family Head.
After a fierce explosion of Gang Qi, everyone could clearly hear the sound of bones cracking. The Gao Family Head's arms were twisted like fried dough twists. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was directly sent flying. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Seeing Chu Xiu's move, everyone present immediately held their breath and did not make a sound. Even the Great Ancestor of the Luo Family and the other two martial artists of the Three Flower Realm at One's Prominence did not speak.
They had long since heard of Chu Xiu's battle prowess. However, now that they had seen Chu Xiu cripple a cultivator of the same cultivation level as him with a single move and beat him to the point where it was unknown whether he was dead or alive, such terrifying battle prowess still shocked them.
Moreover, this time, it was the Gao Family Head who had a death wish. No one could say anything about Chu Xiu teaching him a lesson, so naturally, no one stood up for him.
Wen City was far from the Jianzhou Prefecture, but it was not so far that it would take three days to get there. Not to mention riding a horse, they could walk there.
The Gao Family Head might have really planned not to come, but they were still worried. So, they arrived in Jianzhou City in advance and waited at the entrance of the restaurant, wanting to see who was not coming. If an expert like the Great Ancestor of the Luo Family did not come, then he would directly leave.
Therefore, the Gao Family Head had been waiting at the entrance the whole time. At the end of the wait, he realized that everyone had already arrived. It turned out that his action was not because he was clever, but because he was really stupid.
Thinking of this, the Gao Family Head hurriedly wanted to come in, but it was already too late. Chu Xiu had directly removed him from his position.
There was only one chance, and Chu Xiu would only give face once. The Gao Family Head did not grasp the opportunity, so he could not blame anyone else.
"Throw this idiot out. Don't disturb everyone's drinking mood."
After Chu Xiu gave the order, someone immediately carried the half-dead Gao Family Head away.
Chu Xiu stretched out his hand, and the Ghost Hand King personally handed a white towel to Chu Xiu. Turning around, Chu Xiu wiped the blood on his hand and revealed a smile, saying, "Everyone, let's continue the conversation. Don't let the disturbance of an idiot spoil our mood."
Picking up the wine cup, Chu Xiu said, "As I said, this cup of wine is to everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xiu drank the wine in his cup.
The others did the same. With the previous example, no one dared to not give face to Chu Xiu now.
Then, Chu Xiu continued, "This second cup of wine is to the Guanzhong torture room.
Guanzhong is located between three countries. Everyone can look at the history. Throughout history, which place like this has not been extremely miserable, covered in the flames of war all day long?
The Guanzhong torture room's contributions cannot go unnoticed for all of you to be able to live so comfortably now. Therefore, this second cup is to the Guanzhong torture room. "
Chu Xiu had spoken in such a dignified manner, so everyone did not say anything. They all drank a cup of wine in unison.
Pouring the wine in front of them to the brim, Chu Xiu said, "As for the third cup, there's no hurry to drink it. It won't be too late to drink it after the discussion."
Everyone present looked at each other. The main show had finally come. What exactly Chu Xiu wanted to do would be revealed now.
Looking at the people present, Chu Xiu said in a low voice, "The Guanzhong area is connected to three countries. Although the Punishment Hall does not allow smuggling, I believe that everyone here has done it many times. You must have earned a lot, right?"
The expressions of everyone present immediately changed. This was the unspoken rule of the Guanzhong area. In the Guanzhong area, which martial arts faction had done this kind of thing openly or secretly? The only difference was that some people did it more and some people did it less.
But no matter how many, it was somewhat inappropriate to say such things in broad daylight.
Therefore, just as everyone wanted to say something, they were stopped by Chu Xiu.
Chu Xiu said lightly, "Everyone, we are all on the same side now, so there is no need to be secretive. I, Chu Xiu, am different from the previous inspector, Fang Zhengyuan. I am actually very easy to talk to. Only by making things convenient for others can it be convenient for myself. In this world, power, fame, beauty, or wealth is what everyone strives for. It's not shameful to follow one's heart's desires and desires. "
The martial arts world in Guanzhong had never been orthodox, but it was not evil either. Now that Chu Xiu had said it so openly, they were still not used to it.
Chu Xiu continued, "Right now, all the smuggling businesses in Jianzhou Prefecture are controlled by you, so what you have is wealth. As the inspector of Jianzhou Prefecture, what I have is power. With the two combined, we will definitely be able to obtain more than what we have now. Therefore, this third cup of wine is a toast to the cooperation with all of you. After drinking this cup of wine, we will all be friends. We will get rich together, and we will focus on money together. "
Chu Xiu slammed the wine cup on the table and looked around at everyone present.
Everyone's expression changed slightly, and they looked at each other. The Luo Clan Patriarch coughed and asked, "I wonder what kind of cooperation Official Chu is talking about?"
Chu Xiu waved his hand and said, "It's very simple. Right now, in my opinion, your smuggling businesses are basically a mess. Everyone is doing their own thing, sneaking around, and there is no order to speak of.
If we are to cooperate, we will have to replan our respective businesses. For example, the Luo Clan will only deal in minerals, the Divine Feathers Sect will deal in elixirs, and the Heiyan Hall will deal in weapons.
Each party will control a business in order to avoid conflict with each other and directly monopolize it. They will lower the purchasing price and raise the selling price. As long as the other party wants to do business in Jianzhou Prefecture, they will have to follow the rules here. In this way, won't your profits increase? "
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes lit up. Smuggling could be done in such a way?
Right now, the smuggling business in Jianzhou Prefecture was indeed as Chu Xiu had said. It was quite chaotic on the whole. Everyone was doing their own thing, and there were many conflicts between them.
Why were the 12 martial arts factions not united? It was because there were many conflicts of interest between them, and they often fought or even killed each other to form a grudge.
If they did as Chu Xiu said, everyone would work together and monopolize their own businesses. This could indeed prevent such a situation from happening, and this method would also have great benefits both internally and externally.
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