The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 850 All We Need to Do Is Wait

"Isn't this going too far? Do they really think we've been doing this for nothing all these years?!"

"You're only saying this now? Why didn't you say it earlier? You're just being wise after the event!"

"No, what are you talking about? Do you want to fight? Don't think that just because I've cultivated my character for many years, I can't lift a knife!"

"Come on, who's afraid of who? Anyone who backs down today is a dog!"

……

Who would have thought that two old men, whose combined age is nearly two hundred, would argue just like those young lads?

Old Master Gong was wondering what Xuanyuan Yao was up to, but the noise in his ears never stopped.

"Shut up, everyone!"

The two, who were arguing fiercely and on the verge of a fight, immediately backed down after hearing Old Master Gong's words.

What else could they do but actually start a fight in the meeting room?

The two wiped away non-existent beads of sweat from their foreheads.

Everyone else sat down again, and some even looked towards the door.

He then lowered his voice and said, "Elder Gong, there are many people guarding outside. It seems we're under house arrest. What should we do?"

In fact, no one present paid any attention to those outside; what they feared was Director Yao.

Old Zhao rolled his eyes speechlessly: "What can we do? Just let it be! Didn't you see that Old Gong is injured?"

I refuse to believe that you old fogies are completely oblivious; you're just pretending to be confused when you know the truth!

Everyone in this conference room has gone through countless trials to reach their current position.

To be honest, they're the ones who cheat others, not the other way around.

Presumably, Director Yao was aware of all this. As long as these old fogies were still around, the Xuanmen sect wouldn't descend into chaos.

Therefore, if we want to reshuffle the power structure of the Xuanmen, we need to take down and even control these people.

Old Zhao has already pointed out the obvious, so there's no point in pretending to be ignorant anymore.

Someone immediately spoke up: "What exactly does Director Yao want to do? Does he really intend to defy the world?"
Why did he fake his death back then? Wouldn't it have been better to keep all the power in his hands?

Once the topic is raised, the conversation will naturally flow.

"Perhaps, Director Yao had his reasons for faking his death. Besides, how can you be sure that faking his death means he relinquished power?"

"Didn't you see those people still watching outside? They're obviously people we've been secretly cultivating. There's a lot we don't know!"

If they were a little confused at first, they now probably understand their current situation.

"Do you think Director Yao really wants to kill us old folks?"

Elder Gong shook his head: "If the Xuanmen forces want to reshuffle the power structure, they have the resources and can do it."

However, if we were all killed, it wouldn't be a major reshuffling of the Xuanmen forces; it would be courting death.

Although the various factions within the Xuanmen sect often have disagreements, apart from mortal enemies, everyone adheres to a bottom line.

That is, in a life-or-death situation, they are absolutely united in their hatred of the enemy.

With them under house arrest, other Xuanmen forces might side with Yao Ju for their own benefit, or even take the opportunity to seize some resources.

But if they were all gone, the other Xuanmen forces would feel the same way.

At that point, no amount of profit will be able to buy them off.

“Although Director Yao is very powerful, we are not pushovers either. Why don’t we break out together?” “Do you think that others can’t think of what you can think of? Since Director Yao has put us under house arrest here, he is naturally confident that he can prevent us from leaving.”

Everyone was aware of this situation, but they couldn't help but feel a sliver of hope.

Old Master Gong looked out the window, his gaze carrying a certainty that he himself couldn't quite explain.

"Director Xie and Yun Ran dared to make such a big deal out of it, so they must have a backup plan. We just need to wait."

Upon hearing Elder Gong mention Director Xie, everyone's mood was immediately calmed down.

Despite his young age, none of the people present dared to underestimate him.

Over the years, they have suffered a lot of injustices in the hands of Director Xie.

To be honest, if they weren't part of it, they would really want to stay out of it right now.

Let's see if the shrewd and experienced Director Yao is more powerful, or if the incredibly intelligent and powerful Director Xie is more formidable.

Right now, it seems they have no other option but to wait.

That afternoon, all Xuanmen forces received the latest notification from the Special Administration Bureau that Xie Xuzhi had been removed from his position as director of the Special Administration Bureau.

Consequently, many other appointments were also cancelled.

This series of documents and orders practically sidelined Xie Xuzhi.

However, although the relevant documents were issued, they encountered great resistance when it came to implementation.

Most of the people who actually do the work are on vacation, and even some of the bigwigs who should be in charge are unreachable.

All the forces within the Xuanmen sect were watching this closely.

Many people immediately realized that these were two groups battling it out.

Those in power have seized the power and placed it in their own hands.

However, those who were actually doing the work were controlled by Director Xie's men.

This is just like in ancient times, when someone seized the throne and obtained the imperial seal, but had no one to do the work for them—a commander without troops!

Xuanyuan Yao sat in his office, looking at the person giving the report, trembling with fear, almost kneeling down.

He suddenly laughed: "As expected of the eldest son of the Xie family, who is known as the number one person in the Xie family, his abilities are indeed considerable."

That laugh made the subordinate who was reporting feel as if the blood in his body had turned back to the bone.

The Lord is angry; the consequences will be unimaginable!

Sure enough, his subordinates heard Xuan Yuan Yao speak: "Since the Xie family is so ignorant, then they should cease to exist. Notify the other three families, and I will help them swallow up the Xie family."

"Yes, my lord, I will go right away!"

The heads of the other three major families in Kyoto—the Wang family, the Zhou family, and the Murong family—received the summons issued a century ago and rushed over.

The leaders of these organizations had just met when many doubts arose in their minds.

"You also received the summons?"

Master Wang frowned. He had thought that only the Wang family owed the owner of the summons a great favor back then, but he didn't expect that the Zhou and Murong families also owed one.

The other two were also greatly shocked, but neither of them spoke, and their faces remained largely expressionless.

"Let's go in and take a look first."

Inside the reception room sat a man dressed in an old-fashioned robe, his hair somewhat gray, who looked quite unfamiliar.

(End of this chapter)