Outside Sui Ning City, Wangjiang Building.
"Wangjiang Building" is a very common na; throughout the Divine Land, whether south or north, there will often be a "Wangjiang Building" wherever there is a river.
But buildings with this na are usually not ordinary.
After all, the poor common folk, who have lived by the river for long, don’t idly sit upstairs to watch the day after day river view.
Thus, naming it "Wangjiang Building" implies wealth!
This building in Sui Ning was constructed during the Great Xing Period of the previous dynasty, retaining the Song Dynasty style since Great Xing replaced Song.
A wooden structure, towering tall, stable yet lively, with a central main building flanked by two side buildings.
The main building stands four stories high, three bays wide, extending four purlins deep, with a central door in the clear span, exuding solemnity and grandeur.
Each side building stands two stories high, one and a half bays wide, each having a door, complenting the central structure like pagodas.
Its design is more than unique.
The central main building has a gabled spire, the side buildings have hipped roofs, the lower eaves have a suspended mountain-shaped roof, with flying eaves and architraves stretching out.
This building is located outside Sui Ning City, beside the Fu River; to the west, one can see Guangde Temple opposite, and to the east, Lingquan Temple, with two Bodhisattvas watching over, truly a blessed land with good Fengshui.
A feature of this building is that the businessman who funded its construction liked the Three Kingdoms most, so the wooden carvings inside are almost all Three Kingdoms stories.
Peach Garden’s Three Sworn Brothers takes up most of the space.
Therefore, it’s also called "Loyalty Building" by those in the pugilistic world.
It’s the dream of many seniors from Shu’s Jianghu to one day retire here in style.
The Divine Fist Association chose this location, showing its importance.
But at this mont, Zou Shaohai’s heart is bleeding.
"How much silver has been spent again?"
"Booked the entire place temporarily, plus expenses to send off other guests, it adds up to nearly ten thousand taels..."
The disciple hurriedly stepped forward to report.
"I..."
Zou Shaohai quickly sipped tea to calm himself.
He originally thought to book one floor of Wangjiang Building to handle this affair properly, allowing the Divine Fist Association and Fire Dragon Fist to gain fa, but things changed unexpectedly.
"Master."
The disciple nearby chuckled bitterly, saying, "Although Li Yan called Huang Ling, Dian Yi, and people from Brotherhood, it was rushed and those who ca are just ordinary disciples or elders, wasn’t it unnecessary?"
"You understand nothing!"
Zou Shaohai glanced over, "Behind Huang Ling is Qingcheng, behind Dian Yi and Qing Niu is Cheng Family, Brotherhood is the local serpent, and there’s Lushan, the over-the-river dragon, none of them are easy to deal with."
"The Divine Fist Association must handle this beautifully so both sides are convinced and can speak with authority in the future."
"Booking the entire building prevents anyone from laughing at the Divine Fist Association for being stingy and also avoids disruption."
Then, he sighed, "Huzi, rember, in this Jianghu, to speak with power, besides fists and knives, you need silver."
"Those elders have suffered for this, see how Cheng Family handles things so well every ti?"
"Being stingy and wanting to be the leader is wishful thinking."
"Master is wise."
The disciple nad Huzi nodded hurriedly.
And Zou Shaohai drank another sip of tea, speaking blandly, "Has Lu Guan been noticed having contact with others?"
Lu Guan is also his disciple, and he was the one who intercepted and provoked Li Yan’s group upon their arrival in Sui Ning, causing trouble afterwards.
Zou Shaohai, being who he is, endured to cultivate to Astral Force and was elected as leader of Shu Divine Fist Association, extraordinary in both talent and cunning.
He took on this matter after inquiring about Li Yan’s character.
Imdiately sensing discrepancies, he grilled other disciples and learned the circumstances.
This is why he personally visited the next day.
The Divine Fist Association aims to gain fa through this event but didn’t intend to fight to the death with Li Yan’s group, thus the show outside "Ruifu Residence."
Both sides tacitly understood their intentions.
Of course, Zou Shaohai did not spare Lu Guan, punishing him and ordering him to reflect at ho while secretly monitoring him.
The disciple Huzi saw this and whispered, "Master, you suspect Brother Lu has issues, surely not..."
"Humph!"
Zou Shaohai said coldly, "Shu is now turbulent, after the Southwest righteous and evil battle, the Dragon Worship Sect has arisen, and there’s sothing suspicious about the Shu Prince Mansion."
"If you’re clueless, you’ll end up as a scapegoat; wanting to fish chestnuts from the fire requires bright eyes."
"Lu Guan has always been steady and claims to be an orphan without parents, he has no feud with Li Yan, there’s sure to be a reason for what he did."
"Anyway, keep a close watch!"
"Yes, Master!"
During their conversation, a disciple suddenly rushed in, cupped his hands and said, "Master, they’ve already left the city, and will arrive within the ti of two incense sticks!"
"Good, open the door and welco them!"
Zou Shaohai ordered, shaking his robe and striding out the door.
He booked the entire Wangjiang Building, but practically used only one floor, so he changed the venue to the top floor, occupying a room alone on the third floor to enjoy the view.
Step by step, down to the first floor, it was already filled with quite a few people.
"Chairman Zou."
"Chairman Zou."
"Greetings, Elder Zou."
Along the way, everyone rose to greet.
When ntioning Shu’s Jianghu, one cannot bypass Qingcheng and Ei, but Shu’s Jianghu is vast and not limited to them, others have to make a living.
Therefore, the Divine Fist Association beca a sanctuary for these small sects to huddle together for warmth; developing secretly over the years, even so mbers of the "Eight Leaves" who disfavor Ei’s control joined.
This ti, they ca out strong and capable.
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