Chu Xiu's sudden attack caused Fang Hua and Situ Xing's eyes to be filled with a look of fear.
On one hand, they were afraid of Chu Xiu's arrogant and temperamental attitude. At the same time, they were also afraid of Chu Xiu's strength.
The two of them were veteran practitioners of the Five Qis Unifying to the Origin realm. Having stayed in the Guanzhong Disciplinary Hall for such a long time, they had accumulated some experience. However, Chu Xiu's mysterious Great Technique of Extinguishing the Heavens and Destroying the Earth and Soul Shifting had left a deep impression on them.
The moment they saw Chu Xiu's attack, they wondered if they could block Chu Xiu's move if they were in his place. Both Situ Xing and Fang Hua were somewhat uncertain about this.
In the past, Situ Xing and Fang Hua didn't have any understanding of the top ten martial artists on the Longhu List. After all, they rarely came out of their seclusion. But now, they could be considered to have seen it for themselves. For an existence at the level of Chu Xiu, it didn't seem difficult to kill someone at a higher level!
In particular, the gap between the Three Flower Realm and the Five Qis Toward the Origin stage wasn't that big. At least, it was much smaller than the gap between the physical invulnerability stage and the Three Flower Realm.
At this time, Yang Ling stood up to smooth things over and said, "Everyone, we're all here to discuss things. Why do you have to be so hostile? It's not good for anyone, isn't it? "
Hearing Yang Ling's words, Fang Hua and Situ Xing seemed to have found a way out. They snorted coldly and sat back down.
Jiang Taoran seemed to have been shocked by Chu Xiu's attack just now. His tone softened a little as he said, "Lord Chu, just like what Yang Ling said just now, we came here with the attitude of discussing things. What exactly do you intend to do this time? Although you haven't been in the Guanxi area for long, you should know the rules here. What you're doing now is obviously breaking the rules. I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate to oppose us for a little profit. "
Chu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Everyone, you keep saying that I've affected your interests. In that case, I'd like to ask, how much did the martial arts influences under your jurisdiction give you? Was it as much as my Jianzhou Prefecture?"
Everyone present looked at each other. Jiang Taoran said a little awkwardly, "Well, of course not. After all, we don't have Official Chu's means."
Currently, in the entire Guanxi region, apart from the prefectures under Chu Xiu who completely obeyed his orders and the martial arts factions under him who did not dare to be disloyal, the other martial arts factions in the prefectures and prefectures actually appeared to be in harmony with the local Patrol Hall.
To put it simply, they would give a certain amount of filial piety to the Inspector Hall every month. At the same time, the Inspector Hall had to turn a blind eye to their smuggling of contraband. Sometimes, they even had to provide some convenience for them.
In general, as long as these inspectors were not as stubborn as Chu Xiu's predecessor, Fang Zhengyuan, they were living a good life. Of course, they couldn't be compared with Chu Xiu.
Chu Xiu had directly received a share of the profits from the local martial arts influences in Jian Zhou Prefecture. In Jian Zhou Prefecture, his words were absolute. This made the other Patrol Envoys very jealous.
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I have indeed interfered in the affairs of other prefectures. However, I did not interfere in the affairs of your Patrol Hall. Instead, I interfered in the business of the local pugilistic world. You said that I took away your profits, but what if I can guarantee that you get more profits? "
Jiang Taoran frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Chu Xiu said lightly, "What I mean is very simple. You don't have to accept the filial piety of the local martial arts forces in the state governments under your command. Just pretend that you can't do anything to me.
As long as you don't intervene, those martial arts forces will be at my mercy. Of course, I wouldn't go overboard. Whatever I did in the Jianzhou prefecture, they would do the same over there. Similarly, they would have to give me a portion of their respective smuggling businesses.
As for the part they give me, I won't take it for myself. We'll split it evenly. "
Chu Xiu pointed to himself and said, "I'll take 60%, and you take 40%."
Jiang Taoran's eyes widened when he heard that. How could he do that?
In fact, Chu Xiu's move was very simple. Didn't these local martial arts forces think that Chu Xiu couldn't do anything to them because of the rules of Guanxi?
Well, let the inspectors behind them admit defeat first and take the lead. In this way, how many people would have the guts to be stubborn?
This was like a story from Chu Xiu's previous life. When a local official wanted to collect taxes, he would first join forces with the local gentry. Only when the gentry paid the taxes honestly would the other people follow suit. After that, the gentry would return the money in full. The money of the people would be divided 30% to 70%. The gentry would get 70%, and the local official would get 30%.
Of course, when it came to Chu Xiu, the rules had to be changed. He would get the bigger share, and the others would get the smaller share.
However, Chu Xiu was quite kind. He would get 60%, and the others would get 40%. However, even this 40% was more than what the martial arts forces had given them in the past.
Looking at the people present, Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "Everyone, you said that I've affected your interests. Now, not only have I not affected your interests, but I can also increase your interests. You don't want to fall out, and I don't want to either. So I have put the solution in front of you. Tell me, do you agree or not? "
The people present had conflicted expressions. Of course, Wei Changling would never agree.
His identity as the Guanxi Inspector was secondary. His main identity was a member of the Jiuyuan Wei Family. He had to consider the interests of the Jiuyuan Wei Family first.
But just now, he had experienced Chu Xiu's power, so he did not dare to speak now.
Jiang Taoran and the others had thoughtful expressions. While Chu Xiu's words sounded nice and they would receive more benefits than before, it was not as if they did not pay anything.
According to Chu Xiu, the price they had to pay was very simple, and that was prestige.
By doing so, it was equivalent to them taking the initiative to admit defeat in front of Chu Xiu and no longer caring about the local martial arts forces. In this way, Chu Xiu's power in the Guanxi region would definitely increase greatly, but their reputation in the local martial arts forces would at least be below Chu Xiu's.
If they did not agree, they would have to fall out with Chu Xiu. If they agreed, while they could gain benefits, they would also lose a part of their reputation. This was really a difficult choice.
But at this moment, Yang Ling suddenly stood up and said, "I agree to Official Chu's conditions."
Jiang Taoran and the rest looked at Yang Ling with surprise on their faces. There was also some anger on their faces.
Before they came, everyone had agreed that they would advance and retreat together. But now, Yang Ling suddenly changed his mind and was the first to agree. What did he mean?
Facing everyone's gaze, Yang Ling smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone, it has been a long time since we joined the Guanzhong torture room. All these years, even if we don't have any merits, we have worked hard.
However, everyone knows about the salary of the torture chamber. It is really a little pitiful. So to be honest, as inspectors, we must definitely put money first.
You are not afraid, but I am still in the Physical Invulnerability Realm. If I don't prepare more resources, how will I break through to the Three Flower Realm?
You all know my godfather's character. I won't be able to get any cultivation resources from him, so now I can only think of a way.
Official Chu is the number one person in the younger generation of the Guanzhong torture room. He also represents the Guanzhong torture room in the martial arts world. He is now ranked sixth in Longhu.
It is not embarrassing to admit defeat in front of such a person. I, Yang Ling, don't care about a little reputation. The key is to get the benefits first. So, everyone, I'm sorry. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I am ready to agree. "
Yang Ling's words also made Jiang Taoran and the others fall into deep thought.
Just as Yang Ling said, while they were still in the Guanzhong torture room plotting for a little profit, Chu Xiu had already made a name for himself in the martial arts world.
Moreover, with Chu Xiu's current age and strength, it was certain that he would be in a high position in the future. At the very least, his progress would be much faster than theirs.
At that time, they might still be inspectors, but Chu Xiu would already be a torture officer or the head of the Criminal Division. With benefits in front of them, why should they offend Chu Xiu for a little worthless reputation?
After thinking it through, Jiang Taoran gritted his teeth and said, "Official Chu, I am also willing to agree to your conditions."
Anyway, he admitted that he was not as good as Chu Xiu. Moreover, the benefits that Chu Xiu gave him did not make him suffer a loss. Therefore, Jiang Taoran also smoothly agreed.
Seeing that two of the five people had already agreed, Fang Hua and Situ Xing looked at each other and sighed, "We also agree to Official Chu's conditions."
Fang Hua and Situ Xing's age was not considered old, but they were not considered young either. They had already passed the prime of their life. In this lifetime, they should not be able to step into the realm of the unity of man and nature.
As long as Chu Xiu did not die and did not die prematurely, it was almost certain that he would step into the realm of the unity of man and nature in the future.
Although they were not considered old now, in front of people like Chu Xiu, they were already considered old. Since Jiang Taoran and Yang Ling had already agreed, what else could they insist on? They did not want to save up a lot of money, but in the end, they would not have the life to spend it.
Just like their colleague, Cai Jingsheng, who had been running around for most of his life. When he was young, he was even more desperate. He even joined the Criminal Division as a secret agent for a period of time. What was the result? In the end, he still ended up with a serious injury.
In the end, he sold off all the money he had accumulated over the years to find the divine doctor of the jianghu, 'Anger Yama' Feng Buping, to treat him.
Seeing four of the five people agree, Wei Changling was dumbfounded. What was he supposed to say?
But Chu Xiu did not intend to waste words with Wei Changling. He said coldly, "Wei Changling, you do not need to agree or disagree. You can choose to spread what I said today to other jianghu forces. This is all up to you. But at that time, you will be touching the interests of the entire Guanxi branch. I fear that I do not need to act. The people present will make sure that you have no place in the Guanxi branch! "
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