Near the wharf of Tianling County, Wo State, there is a Wo Family Restaurant.
It is one of the famous restaurants in Tianling County, bustling with guests on usual days.
However, today the Wo Family Restaurant has been surrounded by a group of fully ard Armored Soldiers since 7am.
A large Iron Banner was planted at the top of the restaurant, fluttering fiercely, causing the Jianghu people nearby to turn pale and detour away.
Last month, the Iron Banner Gang invaded Wo State, with tens of thousands of gang mbers at Grade Eight Cultivation and more than a dozen Earthly List experts. Their attack was like a surging tide, and within just a dozen days, they crushed the once impenetrable Qingfeng Mingyue Building’s territory, reducing it to chaos and ruin.
Many of the noted Jianghu experts from Wo State perished in this battle.
When Chu Xisheng once swept through the younger generation of Wo State, known as Chu Yidao, no Wo State Martial Artists imagined that he would command tens of thousands to co killing, becoming yet another overlord on the Grand Canal.
As Chu Xisheng piloted the Bathing Sun Divine Ship and arrived at the dock, he sensed three powerful auras inside the building.
It was the couple Situ Tang and Cloud Dream Demon King who had arrived early.
Chu Xisheng smiled and nodded to the Armored Soldiers, expressing gratitude for their efforts, and then pointed slightly displeased at Feng Liancheng and Gu Mingyue: "You two!"
This Tianling County was conquered by Feng Liancheng and Gu Mingyue, and it had not yet been handed over to the Divine Strategy Red Thunder Hall that was about to guard this place.
Chu Xisheng had already sent tokens, letting them know there’s no need to greet him, but the two were still here waiting for him.
It seed they had waited for quite so ti, with an unusually respectful deanor.
Chu Xisheng, putting on the air of a leader from later generations, pretended to reprimand the two before stepping into the restaurant.
The Wo Family Restaurant’s location is excellent, with magnificent scenery, but Situ Tang and his wife, along with the Cloud Dream Demon King, probably had no mood to enjoy the view and didn’t go to the top floor with the best view, instead waiting in the first-floor hall of the restaurant.
After Chu Xisheng entered, he glanced around. The couple seated in the central spot were the ’Bright Moon Saber’ Situ Tang and the ’Qingfeng Sword’ Zhu Hongxue.
The man was imposing and burly, as steady as a mountain, with a face solemn as iron; the woman was beautiful in features, with a graceful figure, yet her deanor was cold as an iceberg, her gaze having a frigid chill that could freeze everyone.
The Cloud Dream Mountain Demon King was sitting in the corner, an extraordinarily handso yet bald young man, dressed rather shabbily, leisurely pouring himself a drink.
Chu Xisheng exchanged a glance with the Demon King and cupped his hands in a salute, indicating calm, before boldly sitting down at the central table with Feng San and Luo Han Sect.
"I wonder what business brings Brother Situ to ?"
He looked over with a smile, "If it is to call off hostilities, don’t even ntion it. This Grand Canal is essential to my great plans; I’m determined to take it."
"Chu Xisheng, you are arrogant—" The Qingfeng Sword Zhu Hongxue imdiately laid her right hand on her sword.
Just as she prepared to draw her sword, Situ Tang forcefully pressed her hand down.
However, his expression was utterly frosty: "Sword Lord, you break promises; we had previously agreed to divide the river for governance, yet after annihilating the Water Sky Association, the Iron Banner Gang advanced north, crossing the river. Is this the Sword Lord’s principle?"
With these words, Gu Mingyue and Feng Liancheng exchanged glances outside.
This Flag Leader wasn’t a Mongolian; he had truly negotiated with Qingfeng Mingyue Building.
Chu Xisheng sneered, "At that ti, Situ Tower Master didn’t say they would blockade the canal, preventing our Iron Banner Gang’s rchant ships from heading north and barring rchants from purchasing our goods. Should I just wait for death without heading north?"
Situ Tang was montarily at a loss for words.
Chu Xisheng used this excuse to break the agreent, rendering Situ Tang speechless.
"This is the court’s intention, not my will."
The blockade against Iron Banner Gang was at the behest of the governnt.
The Daning Court deeply feared this Infinite Blade Lord and started covertly and openly suppressing before Iron Banner Gang had even destroyed Water Sky Association.
Following the shocking change at Thousand Stone Mountain, they beca even more aggressive, strictly ordering the canal to refuse passage to Iron Banner Gang’s ships and prohibiting any rchants from trading with Iron Banner Gang, including selling grain or weapons.
At that ti, the several Protector Guests of Iron Banner Gang had already crossed the river north, inflicting significant defeat on Qingfeng Mingyue Building.
After Iron Banner Gang occupied over half of the Grand Canal, the court’s orders beca a re formality, as not trading with Iron Banner Gang would completely sever the North-South river transport.
"Regardless, Iron Banner Gang will not sit idle and wait for death, therefore this canal, I’m taking it."
Chu Xisheng’s voice was calm yet resolute as he poured drinks for himself and those across him, saying: "Qingfeng Mingyue Building has controlled this Grand Canal for thirteen years, yet thirteen years ago, you also took this land from others.
In Jianghu, the strong are respected, the victors beco kings; Tower Master Situ should understand this principle. Though you lost this ti, your martial strength remains at the pinnacle of the Divine Continent, with many experts under your command, there’s always a place for you.
Why not act straightforwardly, relinquish the remaining territory to , and let’s part amicably, without the need for life and death struggle. Certainly, if the two Tower Masters insist on opposing , then I and the Iron Banner Gang shall accept the challenge."
"Sword Lord, you are truly overbearing!"
Zhu Hongxue couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh: "Our Qingfeng Mingyue Building still holds four counties, with inner and outer gang mbers numbering in the tens of thousands, all capable of battle, yet the Sword Lord thinks he can wipe them out with just a word."
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