Guan Siyu looked at Chu Xiu in surprise. He didn't expect Chu Xiu to be able to see so far.
For torture officers, they could only see the area they were in charge of. As long as they managed the area they were in charge of, they were qualified to be torture officers.
For the past leaders of the Guanzhong torture room, it was easy for them to see this. Every generation of leaders worked hard to get the Guanzhong torture room out of this predicament.
However, it wasn't easy for a young man like Chu Xiu, who had just joined the Guanzhong torture room, to see this.
After pondering for a moment, Guan Siyu said in a deep voice, "Chu Xiu, you know the rules of the Guanzhong torture room. There are clear rewards and punishments. You were the one who requested this, so you won't be rewarded if you do it well. However, if you don't do it, it will affect the entire Guanzhong torture room. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your newly obtained torture officer position. "
Chu Xiu cupped his hands and said, "Since I am a member of the Guanzhong torture room, I naturally have to think about the interests of the entire Guanzhong torture room. If everyone thinks about protecting themselves and doesn't expand, then the Guanzhong torture room will get worse with each generation."
Chu Xiu's words were impassioned, but Guan Siyu didn't know if Chu Xiu was speaking the truth.
However, it was good that Chu Xiu was ambitious. Even if he was thinking about his own interests, if he succeeded in the end, it would benefit the entire Guanzhong torture room.
Guan Siyu said in a deep voice, "Since you have an idea, then do it. However, I still have to warn you to think thrice before you act."
Chu Xiu cupped his hands and said, "Yes, thank you, leader."
After he finished speaking, Chu Xiu immediately left.
He had come to Guan Siyu's place to find a suitable reason to make arrangements around Mount Diyang. In fact, Chu Xiu didn't care about that tiny bit of territory.
The land of West Chu had many forests and mountains, so the first road to West Chu was Mount Di Yang.
However, because there was a huge mountain in the middle, most of the roads were narrow. There were only a few small towns in the surroundings, and there were no large prefectures.
There were a few forces around Mount Diyang. Most of them were small sects and aristocratic families, but in fact, these so-called sects and aristocratic families secretly colluded with bandits to rob traveling merchants. Some of them were even bandits themselves.
Only most of the merchants coming from West Chu to the Guanzhong torture room had West Chu's martial arts background, so they weren't easy to deal with. So, they picked up some soft persimmons and lived comfortably.
In a manor on the west side of Mount Diyang, Yang Tingwei, the Master of the Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa, frowned as he looked at the fire slave in front of him.
Yang Tingwei was very surprised that the fire slave had suddenly come to visit with the identity of a constable from the Guanzhong torture room.
Although the area around Mount Diyang wasn't considered the border of West Chu, it wasn't considered the territory of the Guanzhong torture room either. There were dense forests here, so it wasn't suitable to build a large prefecture. So, the Guanzhong torture room didn't care about this place in the past.
However, due to the strength of the Guanzhong torture room, Yang Tingwei still cupped his hands and said, "May I know why Lord Fire Slave has come to my Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa? Are you here to buy weapons? "
The Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa's Yang family was similar to some of the small forces around Mount Diyang, and they all had several identities.
On the surface, the Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa's Yang family was doing the business of buying and selling weapons. The quality of the sabers forged by the Yang family was quite good. Although they were only Second or Third Job grade mortal weapons, they were sharp and sturdy, and the price was reasonable.
However, if the caravans around their Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa were weak and the goods they carried were very tempting, they didn't mind playing the role of bandits and killing people for their goods.
Of course, facing the fire slave who represented the Guanzhong torture room, Yang Tingwei put away his bandit temper and was very polite.
The fire slave casually cupped his hands and said, "Villa Master Yang, I'm a constable under the Guanzhong torture room's Official Chu, the Guanxi Penal Officer, Chu Xiu. I'm not here to do business with you, but to inform you of something. Three days later, at noon in Qingshan Town's East Sun Tower at the foot of Mount Diyang, my lord has invited the representatives of the forces around Mount Diyang to have a drink and discuss matters. I hope that Villa Master Yang won't be late. "
Yang Tingwei frowned and said, "Chu Xiu? He's the Guanxi Penal Officer, why does he want to discuss matters with us? "
The fire slave said indifferently, "I don't know about these things. Anyway, my lord has already invited you, so whether Villa Master Yang comes or not depends on your mood. Of course, I don't know the consequences if you don't come. Villa Master Yang just needs to think about it carefully. "
Yang Tingwei's expression suddenly changed when he heard the fire slave's tone. The threat in the fire slave's tone was too obvious.
However, Yang Tingwei swallowed his anger and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I'll be there when the time comes!"
The Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa wasn't a very strong force. As the family head, he was only at the Physical Invulnerability Realm. He probably couldn't even defeat the fire slave in front of him.
Since Mount Diyang was so close to the Guanxi region, the traveling merchants had already brought the news of the Guanxi region to the surroundings of Mount Diyang. They also knew that Wei Jiuduan had died and that Chu Xiu had become the new Disciplinary Officer.
Facing such a terrifying existence who could easily kill a Oneness of Heaven and Man Realm expert, Yang Tingwei didn't dare to refuse. He also didn't have the strength to refuse.
Incidents similar to the Horizontal Blade Mountain Villa were happening in every corner of Mount Diyang. This was also one of Chu Xiu's plans.
This time, Chu Xiu needed to prepare for the appearance of the Tower of Babel in advance. He didn't want to fight with a bunch of lowly bandits here. Therefore, he had to get rid of all these people as soon as possible. Then, he could go to Mount Diyang and lay out his plan in peace.
Three days later, in the largest restaurant in Qingshan Town, Dongyang Tower, at the foot of Mount Diyang, more than ten martial arts practitioners ranging from the Physical Invulnerability Realm to the Five Qis Gathering Origin Realm were sitting there, waiting anxiously.
These people were all famous martial arts forces around Mount Diyang. Chu Xiu had personally sent people to inform them. None of them dared not to come, nor did they dare to be late. Instead, they had all been waiting here since early.
These people were not idiots. For the time being, they still did not know what had happened. If they offended Chu Xiu, a disciplinary officer of the Guanzhong Disciplinary Hall, who was also ranked in the top ten of the Longhu Leaderboard, because of this, they would be out of their minds.
Dongyang Tower was silent. At this time, Yang Tingwei spoke first, "Do you know what happened? Chu Xiu is the Penal Officer of Guanzhong Torture Room. Why did he come to Mount Diyang? Boss Chen, do you know any inside information? "
Yang Tingwei turned his eyes to a middle-aged martial arts practitioner in a black robe with a full beard.
This man was the leader of Thunder Cloud Stronghold, "Black Demon Hand" Chen Yun. Thunder Cloud Stronghold was the largest bandit stronghold around Mount Diyang.
Most of the forces around Mount Di Yang were guest bandits, but Chen Yun's Thunder Cloud Stronghold was a professional bandit. They only relied on robbing merchants to support themselves. One could imagine how strong the Thunder Cloud Stronghold was.
In fact, Thunder Cloud Stronghold was indeed the largest force around Mount Diyang. Chen Yun himself had the cultivation of Five Qis Collecting in Origin.
At this time, hearing Yang Tingwei's question, Chen Yun waved his hand and said in a rough voice, "How would I know what Chu Xiu is up to? However, I only know that Chu Xiu is an outsider and we are on the same side. As long as we are united and don't be divided by Chu Xiu, no matter what Chu Xiu wants to do, we won't be at a disadvantage. "
Everyone present nodded their heads in agreement.
However, at this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside. Everyone in the hall immediately fell silent and subconsciously sat up straight.
Chu Xiu was wearing a black robe and walked slowly into the hall.
Although he was the youngest among the people present, the aura he carried was extremely terrifying. Every step he took seemed to trample on the hearts of the crowd, causing them to feel uneasy.
Walking straight to the main seat, Chu Xiu knocked on the table and said in a deep voice, "My name is Chu Xiu. I am the Guanxi Penal Officer under the Guanzhong Torture Room. I think everyone should know me."
Yang Tingwei was the first to stand up and said, "Official Chu is famous in the martial world. Of course we know you. I am Yang …"
However, before Yang Tingwei could finish, he was interrupted by Chu Xiu. Chu Xiu said coldly, "There is no need to introduce yourself. I don't have that much time to listen. You only need to know who I am. As for who you are, I have no time or interest to know."
As soon as this was said, Yang Tingwei's face immediately turned red. The eyes of the others also showed a hint of anger.
They had seen arrogant people, but they had never seen someone as arrogant as Chu Xiu!
"It was you, Chu Xiu, who called us here, but now you don't even want to know our names and identities. What is this?" "Humiliation?" "You deliberately called us here just to humiliate us?"
However, although these people were indignant, they dared not say anything because of Chu Xiu's identity and prestige.
Glancing at the people present, Chu Xiu said lightly, "I am here today to inform you of one thing. From today on, all the mountain roads around Mount Diyang will be included in the scope of the Guanzhong Torture Room and under the jurisdiction of Guanxi. The local martial arts forces will also be under the supervision of the Guanzhong Torture Room.
"Don't be a bandit anymore. It is too degrading and you can't get any benefits.
From today on, your forces will set up checkpoints on the mountain roads around Mount Diyang and collect tolls. As long as the caravans pay the tolls, you must ensure their safety.
You can discuss the tolls yourself, but 60% of them will be handed over to the Guanxi branch. "
As soon as this was said, the people present suddenly exploded.
They had never expected that this time, Chu Xiu came to take them in, and even wanted to deprive them of all their current benefits.
One of the martial artists couldn't help but stand up and say angrily, "Official Chu, don't you think this is a little …"
As soon as the martial artist stood up, before he could finish his words, Chu Xiu looked at him and performed the Art of Extinguishing Heaven and Destroying Earth and Soul Transfer. His powerful mental strength directly poured into the martial artist's mind. The next moment, the martial artist with the strength of Physical Invulnerability Realm instantly bled from his seven orifices. He twitched a few times and directly fell to the ground, dead!
Chu Xiu looked at the crowd, who instantly kept quiet out of fear, and said emotionlessly, "There's one thing you're mistaken about. This time around, I'm not here to discuss matters with you. I'm just here to inform you. So what you need to do is to obey. Of course, you can also choose to resist. This is your freedom. "
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