Master Hard Say's mask had been taken off and his face slapped in the Finger Hut Teahouse. The impact of this incident was actually quite far-reaching.
However, the people who were present at the time couldn't see the aftermath. Most of them only felt anger at being fooled.
It was only after the master was slapped off his pedestal that people saw his true appearance under the cover of illusion.
This person was originally the successor of a small sect whose inheritance had been cut off. He had coincidentally obtained a Clam King's Pearl.
He didn't think of using the Clam King's Pearl to cultivate properly. Instead, he used the Clam King's Pearl's illusory ability to swindle people. After the first successful attempt at deceiving others, things got out of hand.
He had swindled countless people over the years and could be said to be "rich". Ignoring the expenses, he had thirty-eight storage boxes on him.
Li Longchuan was the one who discovered the swindler, and Xu Xiangqian was the one who held him down. These things naturally fell into their hands.
There were several sects on Little Crescent Island, but no one was able to convince everyone. They became the "official". Li Longchuan and the others couldn't hand over these so-called "stolen goods" to Sea Fishing Tower.
The entire incident was due to Li Longchuan's Candle Tiny ability. Jiang Wang and Xu Xiangqian both firmly expressed that they wouldn't take a single cent. Li Longchuan, who was born in a famous sect, didn't lack these things.
However, he thought of an excellent method.
He sent these "stolen goods" to Ice Phoenix Island, along with Master Hard Say himself, to Ice Phoenix Island to be tried.
Ice Phoenix Island was the overseas base of the Stone Gate Li Family. Li Longchuan's sister, Li Fengyao, was currently overseeing the island.
Li Longchuan set a rule. Everyone who had been swindled by "Master Hard Say" could recover their losses from Ice Phoenix Island as long as they could produce concrete evidence of their deceit. This continued until all of the "stolen goods" were cleared.
During the entire process, the whereabouts of every Dao Origin Stone were publicly displayed. Ice Phoenix Island wouldn't take even half a stone.
This method was brilliant. It used the fame of "Master Hard Say" to the greatest extent and greatly expanded Ice Phoenix Island's influence. The more hateful this old swindler was, the more trustworthy Ice Phoenix Island was in the eyes of the people.
Ice Phoenix Island's public trial of Master Hard Say was even more amazing. It would undoubtedly establish Ice Phoenix Island's authority. This would create a common understanding among the people of the sea — Ice Phoenix Island was also a power with legal authority in the offshore archipelago.
Just like in Qi, when people encountered injustice, the first thing they would think of would be the government. In the coastal islands, this role was taken over by the various sects on the sea.
If they continued to develop on this foundation, Ice Phoenix Island would no longer be seen as an external force that belonged to Qi's Shi Men Li Family. Instead, they would be recognized by the people of the nearby islands like Jue Ming Island.
As the legitimate son of the Li family of Shimen, he had been cultivating these methods of controlling people since he was a child. Li Longchuan's formation was a grand one. What it focused on was the general trend. It wasn't shocking, but it was unstoppable.
There was no doubt that Master Nanji's deeds would spread far and wide through this round of "returning stolen goods".
But what was worth thinking about was …
He was merely a cultivator of the Soaring Dragon Realm. How could he become a master sought after by everyone in the ocean just by relying on some ambiguous pointers? How many people actually understood his big and useless nonsense?
However, no one questioned him. They only cheered. No one faced him head-on, only prostrating on the ground.
Reverence, blind obedience, parroting the crowd — three people became tigers. It wasn't just ordinary people who were like this. Cultivators with extraordinary power were no different.
Just like what Jiang Wang had said to Qing Huo Qiming on the void continent, the people in the world above the blue sky were no different from the people on the void continent.
But could they really be called "extraordinary" if they couldn't transcend the limitations of a mob?
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Now that Master Nanji had been captured, no one was in the mood to drink tea in peace.
Xu Xiangqian was an exception, of course. He swaggered over and asked someone to serve him tea again as if nothing had happened, pestering Zhao Wuyan to talk.
After the incident with Master Nanji, Yangliu felt very awkward and wanted nothing more than to find a hole to hide in. But he didn't want to leave. That was because he knew very well that he had lost a lot of points in this matter. If he left with his tail between his legs, he might not have another chance.
Therefore, he also stayed in the teahouse, bashful. The three of them squeezed into a table just like that.
The group of fellow disciples he had gathered didn't want to leave, so they all stayed. These people were all ordinary disciples of the Oceanfishing Tower. They were purely there to support Yangliu so that they could easily beat up Xu Xiangqian. None of them had any weight, so there was no need to mention them.
Jiang Wang couldn't be bothered to join the three of them. He silently sat at the tea table to the side and watched the show.
Li Longchuan was explaining things to the people of Ice Phoenix Island at the door. Master Nanji had already been tied up and carried away like a pig.
Zhao Wuyan's junior sister, Miss Zhi Shu, was sitting next to Jiang Wang. Of course, this was Xu Xiangqian's arrangement.
She stole a few glances at Jiang Wang, who was quietly drinking tea, and bashfully asked in a small voice, "Are you really the Twin Prides of Mount Haste?"
Her voice was pitifully soft.
Fortunately, Jiang Wang was a successful cultivator and had good hearing and vision. Otherwise, he wouldn't have heard it clearly.
But he was still stunned. "Ah?"
Zhi Shu stealthily stretched out her index finger and pointed at Xu Xiangqian, who was dancing in high spirits not far away. "You two are equally famous? Known as the Twin Prides of Mount Haste? "
Her tone was full of doubt. After all, the difference in temperament between the two was too great.
"… You can say that."
If it wasn't for the fact that the Twin Prides of Mount Haste had always been Xu Xiangqian's one-sided title … he wouldn't be lying.
But at this moment, what else could Jiang Wang say? He couldn't tear down his friend's stage in front of everyone. He could only smile bitterly.
"What kind of place is Mount Haste?" After chatting for a while, Zhi Shu wasn't so shy anymore. Curiosity was almost written all over her face.
"It's a, uh, special place." Jiang Wang was a bit embarrassed. This wasn't easy to make up. Xu Xiangqian didn't tell him beforehand!
"Oh, I understand." Zhi Shu was very sensible. "Then I won't ask."
He didn't know what she understood.
After a pause, she asked again, "I heard that you only used two moves to defeat Wang Yiwu?"
Jiang Wang was stunned at first, but after thinking about it, he understood why it was two moves. He said helplessly, "Xu Xiangqian said that he only needed one move, right?"
Zhi Shu was very surprised. "How did you know?"
This child was too naïve!
Jiang Wang sighed. "In the future, you should stay away from Xu Xiangqian!"
"Ah?" Zhi Shu was puzzled. "Why? He's actually a bad person? "
He's not that bad, but you take it too seriously! Why do you believe everything he says? Jiang Wang thought to himself.
Naturally, he couldn't say this out loud. He could only say, "If you get too close to him, you'll be infected!"
Zhi Shu's eyes widened. "Infected with what?"
Jiang Wang looked left and right. He covered his mouth with the back of his hand and said mysteriously, "Losing hair!"
Zhi Shu covered her mouth in shock. She looked at Xu Xiangqian's naturally shiny forehead and couldn't help but feel nervous. "No, I have to tell my senior."
"That's not necessary." Jiang Wang quickly stopped her. He didn't want to be chased by Xu Xiangqian with a knife. He explained, "After building the Sacred Tower, with the power of the stars protecting the body, there won't be any problems. Your Senior Apprentice Sister should be pregnant. Do you? "
"No." Zhi Shu shook her head embarrassedly. "I'm only in the First Inner Palace."
She seemed to be very embarrassed. She didn't realize how amazing it was for her to be in the Inner Palace at such a young age.
Jiang Wang obviously knew that she wasn't in the Outer Palace yet. He said seriously, "Then you have to stay away from him. This isn't a joke."
"Yes!" Zhi Shu nodded vigorously.
After a while, she leaned over and whispered, "You're so nice."
"Ah." Jiang Wang was admiring the battle between Xu Xiangqian and Yang Liu. When he heard this, he said perfunctorily, "Ah?"
Zhi Shu's face was serious as she said, "Friends are such a private matter. A gentleman like you would definitely not be willing to share it with others. But because you care about me, you're worried about me … losing hair. You still said it. You're really a good person. "
Jiang Wang wasn't Xu Xiangqian. He still wanted to save some face.
His face was full of embarrassment. He lowered his head and drank a mouthful of tea to cover it up.
Many years later, when Xu Xiangqian investigated the origin of the rumor, "Those who are close to you will go bald", he would never have thought that it had already been born in the spring of the year 3919.
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