The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 67 Calculation
Just when Yun Zelin was planning everything, he felt that things were finally on the right track.

However, the Taishan sect was in chaos.

And set the time back to two days ago.

The battle between Li Miao, Lan Lechuan and Zuo Lishan was so loud that it could not be concealed from anyone.

Not to mention the part when the two of them were escaping and Li Miao was chasing them, which was like a bulldozer, with trees falling down, rocks flying, houses collapsing and the ground sinking wherever he passed.

The leaders of the Songshan, Hengshan and Hengshan sects have been worried about the various unusual phenomena in the Taishan sect in recent days. They just want to meet Zuo Lishan to ask him about it, but Zuo Lishan always avoids them.

Since they were guests, they couldn't knock on the door and demand the reason without any evidence, so they could only wait anxiously.

At that time, several people were gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Hearing such a loud commotion, the first reaction of several leaders was, "What the hell did you do, Zuo? Do you need Jinyiwei to bring artillery to bombard us?"

"Did you dig up the ancestral grave of the commander of the Imperial Guards?!"

However, after a while, several leaders could hear the sound of sharp weapons clashing and roaring mixed in with the loud noise.

And this roar...why does it sound more and more like Zuo Lishan?

The several leaders looked at each other and went together towards the place where the sound came from.

When they arrived, Zuo Lishan had already escaped, and they only caught up with the end of it.

So they watched Li Miao, the captain of the Jinyiwei who had been bullying them a few days ago, grab Lan Lechuan's head, which was no longer in human form, and pull his head off.

Then Li Miao turned around, looked at them, said "Don't leave", and left with his head in his hand.

Now, several leaders are in trouble.

Lan Lechuan is a top master who has been famous for more than ten years. Back then, Ji Tianrui dominated the martial arts world, but he rarely showed up. Most of the things in the Ming Cult were done by him, the left envoy.

None of the leaders were young, so they naturally recognized that the body with its head torn off and its entire body lying on the ground was Lan Lechuan.

What is going on with this Taishan Sect?!

At this moment, no matter how close the ties between the Five Mountains Sword Sects were, no matter how much the leaders cared about their reputation, or how much they hoped for the best, they all had an idea in their hearts.

"Let's just...go away if we can't?"

"Let's divide the luggage. You go back to your Songshan Mountain, and I go back to my Hengshan Mountain?"

My goodness, what kind of Five Mountains Alliance is this? Is there any place for us Five Mountains to talk in this land?
Both the Jinyiwei and the Mingjiao had killed people here, and a Mingjiao left-hand man was beaten to death.

We can't afford to offend either side.

Several people stepped forward to check the traces left by this fierce battle, and the more they looked, the more frightened they became.

Each martial arts school is different, and there is indeed no unified classification standard. In terms of destructive power, those who use hidden weapons are naturally inferior to those who use weapons; in terms of resistance, no one can compare with the masters of horizontal training.

But above the top, it really is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people in the world.

Deng Baixuan, the head of the Hengshan sect, squatted down and touched the ground.

This is a bluestone slab. It is made of very solid material and is two or three inches thick. A sword mark runs through the middle, dividing it into two halves.

Deng Baixuan drew his sword and inserted it into the sword mark, but he couldn't reach the bottom until the hilt was blocked by the bluestone slab.

Zhou Yingxue, the head of the Songshan School, reached out and touched a tree stump that was as thick as an arm could embrace. The cross-section was as smooth as a mirror.

Zhang Jingfeng, the head of the Hengshan Sect, didn't say anything. He looked around and his face became increasingly gloomy.

The traces here were beyond their imagination. Now they felt like rabbits accidentally stepping into a fight between tigers and leopards, and they would be torn to pieces if they were not careful.

It is precisely because they have been in the martial arts world for a long time and have high martial arts skills that they can feel the horror of these traces more clearly.

"You two, what should we do?" Deng Baixuan asked.

He is not too close to the Taishan Sect, and is somewhat distant from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. If anyone can be free from involvement, it must be him.

So now he is the only one who can calm down and speak first.

Zhang Jingfeng was silent for a moment, then said, "You two, don't be in a hurry to leave. Listen to me." "Lan Lechuan's body cannot be left here. We need to deal with it."

"Master Zhou," he said to Zhou Yingxue, "Go and tell your disciples to collect Lan Lechuan's body and hand it over directly to the disciples of Taishan Sect. Don't say anything, just let the people of Taishan Sect take over this hot potato."

"Master Deng, go to the private residence in the back mountain and see if Master Liu is still there. Since she has already defected to the imperial court, and she deliberately mentioned the Ming Cult that day, she must know something."

"If we find her, let her help us no matter what. It is Sect Leader Zuo who wants to be the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, and it is also Sect Leader Zuo who suppresses Huashan Sect. It has nothing to do with us."

Deng Boxuan complained in his heart: "It has nothing to do with me, but you two must have been making a fuss over it, right?"

"They're trying to save my face because they see that I don't usually get involved in this kind of thing."

However, he knew that this was not the time to worry about this matter, so he nodded to Zhang Jingfeng.

"I'll go find Sect Leader Zuo. After all, this matter falls on the Taishan Sect's head, so he can't be separated from it."

"Let's get going without further delay."

After saying that, the three masters left.

That evening, the three of them gathered together.

They looked at each other, felt that the other's face was not very good, and sighed.

Zhou Yingxue spoke first: "The bodies have been collected and the traces of the battle have been cleaned up. But the people from Taishan Sect kept asking questions, so I just tried to get away with it."

"The body has no head, so they won't be able to recognize it right away, but it shouldn't take too long."

Zhang Jingfeng said: "I followed the traces of the battle and ended up at the back hall of Taishan Sect."

"There was a Taishan Sect disciple who fainted out of fright. I brought him back in advance without letting anyone from the Taishan Sect find him. But his heart meridian was injured and he couldn't wake up for a while. I sent a disciple to warm him up with his inner qi. It will probably take two days for him to wake up."

"Also... I captured a few Taishan disciples and asked them about it. Sect Leader Zuo should have been living there these days."

Deng Baixuan looked around and said, "The private residence in the back mountain is empty. Sect Leader Liu is missing."

"But she left a note. Come and see it."

After saying that, he took the paper out of his arms.

Liu Baiyun was suddenly called away by Gao Ling sent by Li Miao. He left in a hurry and could only write a few short sentences. His handwriting was sloppy and vague.

After a closer look, several people made out a few words.

"The Taishan Sect is colluding with the Ming Cult."

"The matter is a done deal."

"Stay here and wait for the Five Mountains Alliance Meeting."

"Cooperate with the court, and your life will not be in danger."

After reading the note, they looked at each other and remained silent for a while.

After a while, Deng Baixuan spoke first: "How are you two?"

Zhang Jingfeng stroked the hilt of the sword with his fingers. After a while, he slowly said, "Master Liu's character should be worthy of trust."

"That day, she chased after Master Zhou and said something about colluding with the Ming Cult. At the time, I just thought it was a rampant act by a villain who had succeeded and turned the tables. Now that I think about it, it was more of a warning."

"At the very least, those second- and third-rate forces that came down the mountain in the past few days were able to escape from this mess because of her actions."

"But, we can't rely on her words to control our lives..."

Zhou Yingxue pursed her lips and said, "Wait a little longer... wait for the unconscious Taishan sect disciple to wake up, and ask him about the situation, then we can make plans."

Deng Boxuan sighed: "It has no choice but to do so..."

The three of them were worried and went back to their rooms, waiting for two days before making a decision.

(End of this chapter)