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Chapter 31: Sect's Attitude
“I didn’t expect that a little girl from the Su family would be so decisive!”

When Shi Songping walked up to the fifth floor of Jinfeng Building, he heard Lu Xing'an's words.

Although it was early in the morning, dozens of elders and disciples from the sects who came to Yishan City had already gathered in the spacious and bright lobby on the fifth floor. They were drinking tea and talking about the Yishan City Guards moving back and forth on the street below.

"Senior Brother Shi is here!"

Lu Xing'an was sharp-eyed and was the first to see Shi Songping coming up. He clasped his fists and greeted him. The others also turned around and greeted him. Although everyone behaved normally, Shi Songping could still clearly feel the strangeness hidden in the eyes that were looking at him.

"Are you talking about the Su and Mi families? There has been a lot of noise since early morning," Shi Songping smiled and waved his hand at Lu Xing'an, "Don't worry about me. Although Su Daoyu is now the direct disciple of the head of my Mohu Sword Sect, there are still rules."

As he spoke, Shi Songping turned his head to look at a dark-skinned middle-aged man sitting on a chair next to him, and said with a smile: "Besides, with Senior Brother Liao here, naturally everything will be presided over by the Leiyun Sect."

Everyone laughed and said yes.

Of the nine major sects in Beijun, the Thunder Cloud Sect is the strongest and is the leader of the nine sects. Whenever there is something going on between the sects, all the sects follow the lead of the Thunder Cloud Sect.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man was named Liao Yunlei, the third elder of the Leiyun Sect. Upon hearing this, he said calmly, "I came here only for the county exam, to recruit a few outstanding disciples to take back, and I don't care about anything else. Including the big gathering in Yishan City, I only brought my ears. If there is a need for the Leiyun Sect to help, we will naturally do our best. As for other things, it is better to avoid suspicion..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Songping with a half-smile: "Just like what Senior Brother Shi said, there are always rules. Among our sects, which one doesn't have a few disciples from aristocratic families? Zhang San or Li Si, they are all in the same sect. If their families are fighting, and we all intervene, who will we be on our side?"

Shi Songping kept smiling, but his heart sank. The others looked at each other, and their expressions also changed.

Everyone knows that the so-called sect not interfering in the disputes between aristocratic families is pure nonsense.

In the three cities of Yishan, Huoniu and Xise in the northern county of Xiazhou, there are a total of eighteen aristocratic families, nine major sects, and the imperial court, and all the major forces are intertwined.

We have all settled down here and made our living here, so who would complain that they are overreaching?

No matter how pure one's heart is, there will inevitably be a degree of closeness and distance. When encountering things, there will inevitably be a tendency of interest. This is simply not something that can be avoided by a rule.

Why did everyone look at Shi Songping with strange eyes just now? The reason is very simple - everyone knows that the Mohu Sword Sect must be on the side of the Su family!

Not to mention that the Mohu Sword Sect and the Su family have had a close relationship for many years. Just take the third-generation eldest grandson of the Su family, Su Daoyu, as an example. He is now being taught by the head of the Mohu Sword Sect. To put it bluntly, this status is almost the same as being a biological son. If something happens to the Su family, how can the Mohu Sword Sect really sit idly by?

But what you think is one thing, and what you do is another.

If the Mohu Sword Sect wants to intervene in the struggle between the families, it must consider the positions of other sects. This is why Shi Songping, as soon as he arrived, pretended to be clear and threw the topic directly to the Leiyun Sect. The Leiyun Sect is the leader of the Beijun Sect, and their attitude is extremely important.

Believe it or not, if Liao Yunlei said a word for the Su family now, Shi Songping would dare to stand up and sweep the Mi family in the next second.

But Liao Yunlei actually adopted a fair attitude.

This is intriguing.

You know, the Su family and the Mi family are not the same thing. The Su family is a noble family, and the Mi family is just an ordinary family in Yishan City.

The Mi family wants to replace the Su family and become one of the six major families in Yishan City. In essence, this is an act of insubordination!

If the Leiyun Sect really cared about the rules, they should be on the side of the Su family now, instead of showing an attitude of not wanting to help either side and saying that it would be bad to favor either side.

Shi Songping cursed in his heart: "Liao Yunlei, this old fox! He knew that Su Daoyu was the direct disciple of the head of our Mohu Sword Sect and was different from ordinary disciples, but he actually called him Zhang San Li Si. Humph, if he was the direct disciple of the head of your Leiyun Sect, would you protect him or not? It seems that the rumors are true, someone is behind this..."

There are many things that ordinary people don't know, but the top leaders of the sects know them clearly.

On the surface, the dispute between Su and Mi was just a matter between the two families. But in fact, there were several other families in Yishan City behind the Mi family.

The Mi family alone is not enough, so what about the Zhou family, the Yue family, and the Wang family?

Now that the Leiyun Sect has made such a statement, what about the other sects?
With a change of mind, Shi Songping picked up the hot tea served by the servant, blew it slowly, took a sip, and swept his eyes over the faces of everyone present. He paused for a moment on Liao Yunlei's face, and the smile on his face became faint: "But then again, the Mi family actually dared to attack the noble family. This is a violation of the rules. At the big meeting in a few days, everyone must uphold justice."

Don’t want to guess, just come!
As soon as Shi Songping said this, the scene suddenly became extremely quiet. People were either coughing, looking out the window, or smiling with a strange look on their faces.

Shi Songping's heart sank further and further, and he turned to look at Lu Xing'an: "What do you think, Junior Brother Lu?"

Among the nine sects, Qiling Sect has always been low-key. Shi Songping knew that they would not interfere behind the scenes. Moreover, Qiling Sect has a close relationship with Mohu Sword Sect. Therefore, there are some things that are difficult to say, so he simply pinched this Junior Brother Lu of Liufeng Sword.

Let him come and call.

Lü Xingan laughed dryly, and begged for mercy, saying, "Brother Shi, please understand. Please don't let this fire burn my Qiling Sect. I, Lü Xingan, always follow the lead of my fellow brothers."

"How can I blame you?" Shi Songping said with a smile, "I just asked you to be fair."

Lu Xingan nodded in agreement and said, "Of course. But we need evidence for everything. We are talking about the Mi family and the Su family, but it is possible that the two families are on good terms. The real culprit behind the scenes may be someone else. Didn't the Demon Sect do this kind of thing before?"

As he spoke, he looked around at everyone: "And if the Su family really got the evidence, then of course we can't..." Just then, Liao Yunlei on the side suddenly laughed and interrupted Lu Xing'an.

"Why should we worry about this?" Liao Yunlei stood up and glanced at Shi Songping calmly. "Seeing how fiercely they are fighting, the outcome may not be determined until a big meeting. Even if we want to administer justice, we have to see if they have the ability to do so."

"The Su family..." He shook his head contemptuously, sneered, and went straight downstairs.

When Liao Yunlei left, several sects followed him.

Five of the nine major sects disappeared in an instant.

The rest of the people were silent. In the silence, Lu Xingan sighed and whispered to Shi Songping: "Brother Shi, you actually know that the Su family's matter..."

As he spoke, he pointed upwards.

Shi Songping sighed and his face became increasingly gloomy.

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After walking around the fort, Su Daoshan led Pingting and the others back to the courtyard.

The atmosphere was somewhat depressing. Although the girls had passed the initial stage of shock and panic, they were still absent-minded when doing things. Sister Xing'er even ran back to her room and took out all the money and jewelry she had saved to count.

In the inner house, the peaceful and tranquil scene seemed to be torn to pieces in an instant. The sky was gloomy, and even the wind and sand seemed to be much stronger.

After a while, Xixi came over accompanied by her maid Yunxuan. When Yunxuan saw Pingting and Huamei, she ran over and whispered with a worried look on her face. Xixi, as usual, came over and held Su Daoshan's hand, with a pair of clear eyes and a happy smile.

In this Su Family Castle, perhaps only her joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are the purest.

Su Daoshan took Su Xixi to pay respects to Su's mother. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Xi Que and the maids standing outside the door, all with their heads bowed, holding their breath, not daring to make a sound. And from the room came the somewhat exasperated voice of his uncle Su Xianwen.

I don't know who he was arguing with or what.

"Second Young Master, Third Young Miss." Xi Que stepped forward to greet them, and deliberately raised her voice. When she heard the room become quiet, she drew the curtain for the two of them.

After entering the door, Su Daoshan saw that the flower hall was full of people.

My eldest uncle is Su Xianwen, my father is Su Xianyi, my eldest aunt is Mrs. Qian, my second aunt is Mrs. Liu, my mother is Mrs. Jiang, my eldest sister is Su Wan, my second sister is Su Yu, my third brother is Su Daochun...

Seeing Su Daoshan and Su Xixi come in, except for Su Daochun who looked dazed and stared at the ceiling with a pair of fierce white eyes, everyone else was trying to calm down their expressions, as if the quarrel just now had never happened.

"Xixi, come here." Su's mother originally had a gloomy face, but when she saw Su Xixi, she quickly put on a kind smile and waved.

Su Xixi turned her head to look at Su Daoshan, and when she saw her brother let go of her hand, she walked to her mother and snuggled into her arms.

Su Daoshan greeted everyone meticulously, then sat down next to Su Daochun, looking at his nose and his heart, with a solemn and dull look.

If there were two people in the Su family who stayed completely out of the matter when faced with such a major event, one would be Su Xixi and the other would be Su Daoshan.

The former has been unable to speak since childhood and lives in his own world, while the latter is unsophisticated and has a scholarly air.

For the Su family, Su Xixi is not bad.

Even if you have a big fight, as long as she is not interested, she will not listen to a word. You just pretend that she does not exist.

But Su Daoshan is different.

You say he doesn't understand anything, but he is not a fool after all. But if you say he understands, he is not worldly-wise, and his thoughts are completely different from those of normal people.

Over the years, the Su family has summed up an experience.

That is, no matter what big or small things happen at home, it is best to avoid Su Daoshan. If he doesn't know, those bizarre ideas that make people laugh and cry won't pop up in his mind. Without these ideas, he won't intervene seriously. If he doesn't intervene, there will be no problems.

Otherwise, no one knows whether he will come to the door in all seriousness to reason with others, or stand up with anger, ready to raise his sword and kill all the people who should be killed, settle all the injustices in the world, and restore order to the world.

In short, no one could catch his reins. He was like a firecracker that had been thrown out. Once it was lit, no one knew where it would explode in the next second.

With the arrival of Su Daoshan and Su Xixi, the atmosphere in the room eased a little.

Except for Su's mother who was hugging Su Xixi and talking to her like a sweetheart, no one said a word. Even Su Xianwen was holding a cup of tea and drinking it slowly.

Just as Madam Jiang coughed and was about to send Su Daoshan away with Su Xixi, she saw Su Daoshan pursed his lips and asked seriously, "Are you discussing the matter with the Mi family?"

A trace of panic flashed across everyone's face.

(End of this chapter)