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

"Sir/Madam, we cannot serve you without an invitation. Please show us your invitation."

The staff at the entrance stopped Zhou Fengliu and his group.

"Yes, we have an invitation."

Zhou Fengliu handed the contents of his coat pocket to the receptionist at the door; the invitation was naturally prepared for him by the Fish and Dragon Society.

To coordinate with his actions tonight, Ishikawa Shin, who hadn't originally received an invitation from Mount Hiei, secretly obtained one from other supernatural organizations overnight...

"please..."

After confirming the invitation, the receptionist allowed Zhou Fengliu and his group to pass.

Although Ma Xianhong and Chen Duo's attire didn't suggest they were there to pay their respects, they had invitations, so he let them in...

Anyway, he's just a temporary worker in charge of reception, so if something really happens, it shouldn't be his responsibility.

...

"Should we take action immediately?"

As soon as they entered the gate, Ma Xianhong asked Zhou Fengliu a question without any restraint.

"No rush, let's wait and see if that bastard Yamamoto has shown his face yet..." Zhou Fengliu suggested that it would be best if Yamamoto Ryūshita were also present.

"Oh." Ma Xianhong nodded upon hearing this.

"..."

Listening to the conversation of the three people who had just entered, the person in charge of reception swallowed hard.

this...

It seems like some extraordinary figures have been included?

He shouldn't be dead, right?

...

Upon entering the Dongdu Auditorium, the memorial service had already been underway for some time.

Various superhumans sat on rows of chairs. Those in the front seats were the main ninjas of Mount Hiei, while those in the back seats were other superhuman organizations from the Sakura Country who had been invited to participate.

At the front of the stage, a figure dressed in a black suit, resembling a priest, recounted the life story of Shan Die.

"Cho was a great Hiei ninja who dedicated her life to fulfilling the meaning of being a ninja, and even at the moment of her death, she continued to fight to fulfill the will of Mount Hiei..."

"She has nurtured countless outstanding talents for our headquarters in the Shenzhou region..."

"If those unforeseen events hadn't occurred, she would definitely have been able to return to headquarters with the Hirumaru Sacred Relic, perfectly concluding her mission as a Higanbana ninja..."

Listening to the story told by the person on the stage, the ninja from Mount Hiei below the stage were also filled with righteous indignation.

"Teacher Butterfly is a great warrior of the Higanbana clan, I've heard that. The reason Teacher Butterfly couldn't come back is all that Zhou Fengliu's fault!"

"If it weren't for his interference, Teacher Die would never have died, and our sacred magic sword would never have been taken back to Japan by Ishikawa Shin! Nor would it have been broken!"

"That's right!"

"Teacher Die embodies the integrity of our Higanbana Ninja. She is a true Higanbana Ninja. As her juniors, we absolutely cannot watch such a senior die far from home!"

"We need to get an explanation from Zhou Fengliu!"

"Yes! He even broke our magic sword! What right does this outsider, a director who seems to know everything, have to interfere in our country's affairs!"

With the instigation of the Hieisan ninja, the memorial service was more like a criticism session against Zhou Fengliu, the one who had interfered.

At least...

This is how Zhou Fengliu felt after listening to the eulogies and the speeches of the Hieiyama Ninja Clan.

Chapter 539 Using reason to guide people, using virtue to guide people! (Second update)

"Old Zhou, I can tell from their voices, they really hate you."

Hearing the clamor of the Hieisan ninja, Ma Xianhong was afraid that Zhou Fengliu wouldn't care, so he emphasized it again.

"What's the use of hating me?" Zhou Fengliu asserted his innocence.

To be honest, he felt like he had been caught in an undeserved disaster.

He just recalled that it seemed he didn't kill the butterfly either.

Butterfly clearly died from Dan Shi (a type of poison), but he doesn't know how to use Dan Shi. How can we attribute this death to him?

And the broken demon sword... Ishikawa Shin was the one who hired him, so how can the blame be placed on him?

...

"We should make Zhou Fengliu pay with his life for Teacher Die!"

"We absolutely cannot let him get away!"

Just as Zhou Fengliu was pondering that he seemed to have been unfairly blamed, a voice demanding his execution came from the excited Hieiyama ninja.

The sound was so loud that Chen Duo couldn't stand it any longer. She looked at Zhou Fengliu beside her and asked:

"Aren't you going to make a move?"

"They're insulting you."

Faced with Chen Duo's question, Zhou Fengliu was taken aback at first, then patiently explained:

"Duozi, we are a land of etiquette. We must guide people with reason and virtue, and have a just cause, understand?"

"A just cause? Convincing others with reason?"

Chen Duo fell into thought upon hearing this.

What does it mean to use reason to guide someone, and what does it mean to use virtue to guide someone?

Seeing that Chen Duo didn't seem to understand the meaning behind his words, Zhou Fengliu personally demonstrated it.

As far as the eye could see, he used his Qi-generated horse-hand technique to conjure two axes.

One axe blade clearly displays the character "德" (virtue), while the other clearly displays the character "理" (reason).

"Hey, you two, each with a weapon, use reason to axe people, use virtue to axe people... just chop them up on the head and that'll be it."

Zhou Fengliu solemnly distributed weapons to Chen Duo and Ma Xianhong.

"..." Ma Xianhong.

There's a kind of speechless feeling... called "utterly speechless".

Ma Xianhong looked at the "Virtue" Qi Axe in his hand and fell into deep thought.

How come he didn't notice before that Zhou Fengliu was not only shameless but also so improper?

...

Just as the clamor of the Bihe Ninja was reaching its climax, Zhou Fengliu, who had not yet seen the high-ranking leaders of the Bihe Ninja, stopped pretending.

He stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.

Since Yamamoto Ryūshita, that bastard, didn't show up, he could only put some pressure on these small fry for now.

...

"I really don't understand you Sakura girls."

"Butterfly, a crazy old woman from a small Japanese country, was defeated by the strange people of China decades ago and fled in a sorry state, hiding her identity like a stray dog... What makes her think she can swagger around on the land of China?"

"She deserved to die, but you... what are you up to by holding a memorial service for a crazy woman?"

Faced with the atmosphere where everyone was speaking in favor of the Hieiyama ninja, Zhou Fengliu stepped forward without hesitation and spoke up.

"?"

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy memorial service fell completely silent.

Everyone's eyes searched for the source of the voice, eventually settling on Zhou Fengliu.

Whose subordinate is this?

How could they be so brave?

Is it even appropriate to say such a thing here?

Don't they care about Biheshan's feelings at all?

...

Being humiliated on your home turf by outsiders is something no one can tolerate, especially when there are so many people at Biheshan.

"Which organization are you from? What's your name? Who gives you the right to speak here?"

One of them, Higeyama Shinobu, looked at Zhou Fengliu and questioned him.

"Oh?"

Faced with such questioning, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow slightly:

"No, you've been shouting for so long, and you don't even know who I am? Didn't you just demand that I pay with my life and give you an explanation?"

"What? Are your records from Bihe Mountain updated this slowly? You've been talking about Zhou Fengliu for so long, but you still don't know what kind of person he is?"

Everyone present was dumbfounded when Zhou Fengliu introduced himself.

"You're Zhou Fengliu?"

"How dare you come to our memorial service at Bihe Mountain!"

To be honest, not only did the people from Bihe Mountain not recognize Zhou Fengliu, but even the representatives of the other Sakura Kingdom's supernatural organizations who attended the memorial service did not recognize him.

After all... who could have imagined that Zhou Fengliu would withstand such immense public pressure from the Sakura supernatural community and attend the memorial service at Mount Hiei...

Isn't this just asking for trouble, like walking into the line of fire?

...

"Why don't I dare?"

"I have the right to do so, why wouldn't I dare? Of course, I'm not here to mourn any butterfly, I'm here... to arrest people."

Zhou Fengliu began to look for a pretext for his next move.