Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

What can I get in return?

Hearing Zhang Chulan's question, Wang Zhenqiu shrugged and said, "Is there even a question? Of course, it's about happiness!"

"I'm just a fun-loving person... Finding fun in things I'm curious about, isn't that a wonderful thing?"

Faced with Wang Zhenqiu's remarks, Zhang Chulan did not say anything more.

Are you happy?

Curiosity killed the cat...

...

The next day.

Zhou Fengliu woke up very early.

He woke up so early not because he wasn't sleepy, but because the bed in the martial arts school dormitory was too hard and uncomfortable to sleep on.

He scouted out the location of the martial arts school, found the cafeteria, and had a bite of Tang Clan's breakfast.

The breakfast at the martial arts school was nothing special, just plain white porridge, steamed buns, and pickled vegetables, but it was still quite tasty.

The only thing worth mentioning is that he ran into Liu Feixiong from yesterday and a group of Tang Clan students while he was having breakfast.

When these people saw him, their faces showed more or less some curiosity.

He was saying something like: "This is the God of War who forces you to fight..."

After a night of fermentation, the fact that the Battle God who had crushed the younger generation of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony had come to the Tang Sect had become known to many Tang Sect students and even teachers.

Obviously.

They were very curious about Zhou Fengliu's appearance and strength; they all wanted to know if Zhou Fengliu was as powerful as the rumors suggested.

But they are not good at finding trouble.

This is the Tang Clan, and the Tang Clan has its own rules.

Despite the curiosity of the crowd, Zhou Fengliu calmly ate his breakfast.

He didn't seem to mind the students' curiosity.

After all, the God of War who forced his way into battle still has a lot of popularity on the forums for people with different backgrounds. There are quite a few people who are curious about him, and quite a few who take him as their role model.

The higher you stand, the more people will look up to you...

...

After breakfast, Zhou Fengliu followed Zhang Chulan and his group to a classroom to wait for their upcoming meeting with Tang Miaoxing.

After waiting in the classroom for a while, Tang Wenlong walked in. He glanced at Zhang Chulan first, then spoke:

"The sect leader and the others have arrived. Gentlemen, let's go."

"I see that Elder Tang is all alone," Zhang Chulan said upon hearing this.

Hearing Zhang Chulan's voice, Tang Wenlong was silent for a second before turning his gaze to Zhou Fengliu.

"The old man was also invited to come..."

"?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Fengliu's face.

The former yawned, looking completely bewildered.

"I?"

"Is this something I need to do?" Zhou Fengliu stated that he was merely a witness sent by the company...

They are truly pure deer people.

"Brother Liu, since they've said so, shall we go together?" Zhang Chulan asked.

"Um..."

...

Not long after.

Zhou Fengliu and Zhang Chulan arrived at a classroom under Tang Wenlong's guidance.

Upon opening the door, I saw three old men sitting in the center of the classroom.

On the left is Tang Qiushan, in the middle is the sect leader Tang Miaoxing, and on the right is Zhang Wang.

The three old men have kept the Tang Clan afloat, which is now in decline.

"Master Tang."

After listening to Tang Wenlong's introduction, Zhang Chulan addressed Tang Miaoxing, who was in the middle.

"What do you mean by 'master'? This is a martial arts school, and I am the principal."

Tang Miaoxing corrected Zhang Chulan's form of address, then beckoned Tang Wenlong to leave before turning his attention to Zhou Fengliu beside Zhang Chulan.

So young...

Tang Miaoxing had not expected Zhou Fengliu to be so young.

"This must be Zhou Fengliu, the head of the South China region, right?"

Tang Miaoxing fully demonstrated what it means to "address someone by their job title when working".

This was something Zhou Fengliu hadn't expected; the Tang Clan's leader was quite polite.

"It's me, Principal Tang..."

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's answer, Tang Miaoxing paused for a moment and then said:

"Please forgive our negligence. We old guys don't know much about the company's affairs. We only just learned about the change of the head of the South China region and were not there to greet him immediately."

Upon hearing Tang Miaoxing's words, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow.

From these words, he sensed that Tang Miaoxing had focused all his attention on him during the conversation.

“Principal Tang, that’s a bit too much. I came to our Tang Clan from another region to help Zhang Chulan. The word ‘welcome’ is too formal.”

Zhou Fengliu then brought Zhang Chulan out with him.

Hearing Zhou Fengliu say this, Tang Miaoxing knew that Zhou Fengliu was lying, but he couldn't expose him and pressed Zhou Fengliu for the purpose of his visit.

As the saying goes, "stop when you've touched on the subject," since Zhou Fengliu had brought up Zhang Chulan, he took the opportunity to ask Zhang Chulan about his purpose in coming here.

This brief conversation was merely a tentative probe.

"Since you were able to get the head of the South China region to come and protect you... Zhang Chulan, you're really capable." Tang Miaoxing said, looking at Zhang Chulan.

"Hehe, I just have some connections with our Director Zhou." Zhang Chulan scratched his head, pretending to be clueless.

"Alright, Zhang Chulan... tell me, what's your purpose in coming here?"

Upon hearing Tang Miaoxing inquire about the purpose, Zhang Chulan suppressed his smile and then spoke:

"Actually, it's nothing much, it's just that Quanxing asked me to come here."

"???"

Upon hearing Zhang Chulan's answer, the three elders present were all taken aback, and their faces showed surprise.

"What did you say? Quanxing sent you?" Zhang Wang asked, frowning.

"Hmm, that's not the point. Since they asked me to come, I'll come. By the way, I'd also like to ask you seniors about my grandfather's matter..."

"Besides that, I speculate that the Quanxing sect might also come."

After listening to Zhang Chulan's story, Tang Miaoxing and the other two exchanged glances.

"What are they trying to do? Are they starting to study our Tang Clan?"

"And... why did they send you?" Tang Qiushan looked at Zhang Chulan with some confusion.

“Qiu Shan, don’t you understand? Zhang Chulan is just a smokescreen. These people know about our relationship with his grandfather, so they sent him to distract us first…” Zhang Wang replied.

"So... what are they planning to do? Ambush our Tang Clan?"

"It's not impossible... Didn't they besiege the Celestial Master's Mansion a few days ago? There's nothing in this world they wouldn't dare to do."

"However, all of this is predicated on the premise that what you, Zhang Chulan, are telling the truth..."

Zhang Wang stared at Zhang Chulan and then asked:

"Aren't you an employee of the company? Why are you colluding with Quanxing?"

"And this company's regional manager knew nothing about such a huge affair as collusion with Quanxing?"

Faced with Zhang Wang's question, Zhang Chulan didn't hide anything and shrugged as he answered:

"It's not collusion. These people have disrupted my life, and I hate them more than anything. It's just that we had a relatively pleasant working relationship before."

"That was a company mission. Our manager, Zhou, was present the whole time. He was able to monitor that my cooperation with Quanxing was not against any rules..."

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P.S.: Here it is, the second update, fresh off the press! I wrote it all in the night... so I didn't leave it until later!

Chapter 270 Zhou Fengliu: I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm going to take a dump! (First update)

Upon hearing Zhang Chulan's words, the three Tang Clan elders present all turned their gazes toward Zhou Fengliu.

Seeing that Zhou Fengliu did not refute Zhang Chulan, they then realized that what Zhang Chulan had said was true.

"To be honest, letting me go first isn't a very good idea..." Zhang Chulan stroked his chin and said again:

"Their plan can only work if it is based on the premise that contacting the entire sect is a serious crime, and that I dare not tell you guys about it."

"The person who came up with this idea must be old and their thinking is still stuck in the last century."

In response to Zhang Chulan's statement, Tang Miaoxing asked, "If what you said is true... then what do you plan to do?"

"No... Principal Tang, I'm just a messenger. The decision-making power is still in the hands of you important figures."

Seeing Zhang Chulan decline, Tang Miaoxing then looked at Zhou Fengliu beside her:

"What about the person in charge this week? What are their thoughts? Or does the company have any ideas?"