Chapter 173: The Bai Family’s Plea
The Bai Family’s invitation was delivered before the few people.
Although the invitation was for four people, anyone with eyes could see that the invitation in front of them was aimed at Su Yan.
“What play is the Bai Family putting on?”
Du Yuan showed a puzzled expression, Bai Yun looked at Su Yan and said faintly: “Ask him.”
Su Yan toyed with the invitation, saying: “It has nothing to do with me, it’s just that they are pressing too hard.”
Strangulating Bandit Cultivators and clearing the robbers and martial artists around the four towns, this matter originally wasn’t anything special.
The people from Ma Family, Lin Family, and Zhou Family should originally give Beast King Sect an explanation.
But in the process of this clearing, they gradually let loose their actions.
Today they cleared the Bandit Cultivators from Deer Stronghold Mountain, so shouldn’t they leave some troops to garrison and eliminate future troubles?
Yesterday they killed a wave of notorious Bandit Cultivators, so shouldn’t they publicize it a bit in the city?
The reconstruction in the city is proceeding in an orderly manner, but Ma Family, Lin Family, and Zhou Family have all contributed money.
On the surface, perhaps not too many industries were left, but in the dark, they are constantly infiltrating Bai Shan Town.
Although the Bai Family wants to lead the reconstruction and firmly grasp the authority of Bai Shan Town.
But in this Bai Shan Town, their power is no longer the strongest.
Now facing the pressure from the three families, they naturally have to think of a method.
“Let’s go, attend the banquet tonight.”
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Bai Family Head Manor, after Bai Shan Town was recaptured, this place has already been repaired by the Bai Family.
Although faint traces of postwar could still be seen, the tall gate lintel and vermilion door panels have long been restored, presenting a grand appearance.
A steward was waiting at the door, and as soon as Su Yan and the other three arrived, they saw the steward eagerly welcoming them.
“Lords, please come inside, Young Master and Second Master have been waiting for a long time.”
The steward was also a second-order martial artist, around fifty or sixty years old, probably an old man of the Bai Family.
He led the four people inside, passing through two courtyards, and arrived at the hall.
The hall had already set up the banquet, the table full of delicacies, all feral beast ingredients, not lacking second-order feral beasts.
Bai Lingyun had already stood up to welcome them, even his second uncle Bai Yan also stood up and cupped his hands.
“Lingyun has seen the four senior brothers and senior sisters.”
He cupped his fists in salute, very respectfully: “I should have met the several senior brothers and senior sisters long ago, but because of the Bai Shan Town matter, I failed to see you in time, please forgive me.”
Bai Pan was originally an outer disciple of Beast King Sect, although he had been down the mountain for many years, this incense connection was still there, so Bai Lingyun speaking like this was also polite.
“Junior Brother Bai is too polite.”
Su Yan was welcomed to the main seat, Bai Yun intentionally fell to the vice seat, Bai Yan, Bai Lingyun and others sat down in order.
Everyone sat down, Bai Yan said: “Bai Shan Town could be recaptured from the feral beasts entirely due to the sect’s assistance. Young Master Su has high strength, worthy of being Dragon True Person’s disciple.”
Everyone lifts the ornate sedan, this Bai Yan although a Great Accomplishment of Condensing Momentum Stage martial artist, but in front of Su Yan, he showed no arrogance at all.
Everyone chatted enthusiastically, Bai Lingyun was only in his early twenties, after this great disaster, he had just stepped into True Intent Realm.
Between the cups, he frequently mentioned wanting to join the sect after Bai Shan Town matters stabilized, expressing his intent to participate in the assessment.
“Early twenties, condensing true intent, and from the Savage Bull Strength cultivation manuals lineage, the beginner assessment won’t be difficult.”
Su Yan just smiled, patiently praising.
After three rounds of wine, he still did not proactively ask about matters outside this banquet.
Bai Lingyun and Bai Yan exchanged a glance, a slight bitterness rising in their hearts.
“It’s just that I’m afraid we can’t go.”
Bai Yan frowned tightly, showing bitterness on his face.
Bai Lingyun beside him suddenly stood up, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed with thuds: “Please senior brother save our Bai Family.”
This change came suddenly.
Even the wine cup in Du Yuan’s hand was stunned in mid-air, too late to put down.
Su Yan just slightly raised his eyes: “Stand up and speak.”
Seeing him unmoved, still so indifferent, Bai Lingyun sighed in his heart, somewhat desolate.
“Lingyun, stand up, Young Master Su allows you to speak.”
Bai Yan gave him a way out, Su Yan just said faintly: “Although Senior Brother Bai Pan is gone, isn’t Brother Bai Yan still here? Great Accomplishment of Condensing Momentum Stage strength isn’t weak.”
“Ma Family, Lin Family, Zhou Family are pressing step by step, currently with the sect stationed here, they still don’t dare to do anything, but in three months, I’m afraid…”
“The sect cannot indefinitely protect any disciple.”
Su Yan said faintly.
The sect is not a charity hall, he slightly raised his eyes, half-smiling: “You two should know this better than me.”
Bai Pan was from sect disciple origin, no doubt, paying the most tribute to the sect every year, and most punctually.
But this doesn’t mean they completely side with the sect.
Their tribute was in exchange for Beast King Sect’s protection and support, which is why the Bai Family could develop so quickly before the incident, even without a Dan Qiao True Person in charge.
“Sect tribute, from now on Bai Family will pay two more tenths, split half with the sect.”
Previously it was three-seven split, now it is to be five-five.
This is the Bai Family’s sincerity.
Moreover, this is only on the surface.
Since they could invite you Su Yan here, there will definitely be a hefty reward afterward to gain support.
However, Su Yan seemed unconcerned, just saying faintly: “Good bargaining chip, but what I want is not this.”
His gaze fell on Bai Yan, saying faintly: “The victory-suppressing object was destroyed, city wall formation completely broken, Bai Family person mained the formation, you think it’s reasonable that there’s not even this bit of news, Brother Bai Yan?”
Bai Yan’s heart sank, showing a bitter smile: “Not reasonable.”
“Speak, the more you say, the easier it is to erase some of these past matters.”
“The people who destroyed the city, we truly don’t know, only know they had extremely strong strength, methods somewhat similar to Sacred Weapon Path, destroyed the victory-suppressing object in one strike.”
Bai Yan at this time already had the mind to confess everything.
He took out a volume of account book from his bosom, said gravely: “I don’t know the secrets of the city destruction matter, but Cold Shadow Peak issuing smuggling hidden funds from the four towns, account book here, Bai Family is willing to plead guilty to the sect, for ten years, all owed origin stones fully returned.”
Su Yan took the account book, just glanced at it, the so-called smuggling was the income from these four towns, all aspects tampered with by them.
One number on the books, reported to the sect for tribute payment, another number privately, that is the true profit.
He flipped page by page, paper slashing across his hand making rustling sounds.
At the banquet, at this time only his page-turning sounds could be heard.
Bai Yan and Bai Lingyun showed tension, fearing Su Yan would flip face.
“Your Bai Family embezzled rather little…”
Su Yan’s voice made the two jolt: “According to you, then Ma Tianhong and the three clearing Bandit Cultivators let off people close to them?”
The account book has quite a few, all transactions channels and dark industries probed openly and covertly.
Bai Family also has them, even some Bandit Cultivators are their black gloves.
But the same things, Ma Family, Lin Family, and Zhou Family are also doing.
Although the information given by Bai Lingyun and them is incomplete, it already proves that the foundations of the three families are all very unclean.
“Yes, the Bandit Cultivators at Luoma Slope, Niu’er Mountain, Fuqing Mountain…, all did things for them, these few days all hid in the deep mountains.”
Bai Lingyun gritted his teeth and also revealed the situation, although Bai Family has a share, the other three families did even more excessively.
If the sect investigates deeply, the three families will definitely be worse off than them.
“You want us to deal with the three families’ disciples, just with this thing, it’s not enough.”
Wanting to use the sect as a knife, it’s not that easy.
“There’s one more piece of news, three months ago four inner and outer disciples came around Cold Shadow Peak to carry out a task, not only did they die near Sword Hanging Peak, before going to Sword Hanging Peak, they all went to Old Huang Temple in Ma Wang Town.”
“Is this true?”
Du Yuan stared fixedly at Bai Lingyun, questioning: “Why didn’t you tell us before?”
Bai Lingyun’s expression changed slightly, immediately explaining: “I opened father’s secret room, only in these two days did I discover clues inside. Old Huang Temple hides a big problem, and among Ma Family smuggling clues, there’s still one route that has never been exposed, but its profit is continuous.”
Bai Pan died in battle, naturally no time to give the secret room and things inside to his own disciples.
This explanation barely passes.
Originally Bai Pan should have wanted to figure out the situation in Ma Family Town, see if he could get a hand in and share a cup, or directly topple Ma Family.
But the sudden beast tide disrupted his plans.
“Go to the sect yourself to receive punishment, Bai Yan as Acting Family Head, you also have to bear this matter, within three days send steward disciples to Feng City to practice martial arts for three years.”
“Yes.”
Bai Lingyun’s body shook, agreed.
Su Yan stood up and led the four out the door, just exited the Bai Family gate.
Everyone’s footsteps paused slightly, Su Yan said: “Senior Sister, Senior Brother Du, Senior Sister Chenyao, each of you lead a Mountain Guard squad, go with them to Liulichuan, Songling Mountain, Jinmeigu, Heibailin…, exterminate all the bandits at several places, leave none.”
“Good!”
Bai Yun nodded, summoned her contracted beast Sha Yu Tiger, and headed straight to the barracks.
Du Yuan and Bai Chenyao followed closely, immediately going after.
Su Yan smiled, muttered to himself: “Need to muddy the waters.”
Six-Winged Blood Centipede was released by him, stepping onto the head of the Six-Winged Blood Centipede.
It soared into the sky, in the blink of an eye carrying Su Yan disappearing into the night.
Six-Winged Blood Centipede like a blood-colored meteor, piercing the night sky, heading straight to the several locations just mentioned.
On Deer Antlers Mountain, forests shaded, strange rocks blocked, in a small stronghold lights dotted.
Six-Winged Blood Centipede flew down, directly crashing several wooden houses.
“Who dares come to my place to cause trouble… Su Yan!”
Words not finished, that robber head recognized Su Yan, face drastically changing.
“You recognize me, excellent.”
Su Yan grinned, Star Picking Hand swept across, grabbed him in hand, bang, crushed into minced meat.
Six-Winged Blood Centipede roared to the sky, spewing rolling poisonous mist, enveloping the entire mountain stronghold.
In just half an hour, this stronghold was slaughtered clean, Su Yan turned and went to the second Bandit Cultivator gathering spot, similarly a massacre.
Even with True Intent Realm Second Stage strength, couldn’t block his attack at all.
Bai Yun, Du Yuan, Bai Chenyao were slightly slower, but also raided various strongholds, the whole night heads rolled.
Bai Shan Town residents, along with Ma, Lin, Zhou three family heads, only received this news the next morning.
……
Ma Wang Town, Ma Manor.
“Ping pang!”
Teacup directly smashed to pieces on the ground by Ma Tianhong, Ma Tianhong so angry his mustache trembled.
“Bai Family has gone mad, actually smashing their own rice bowl.”
Things not on the scale, four taels covered up would pass.
Once on the scale, a thousand jin can’t suppress.
In the future, Cold Shadow Peak four towns wanting to deceive the sect through smuggling, concealing profits, raising gloves and such methods, afraid it won’t be that easy.
“Bai Family brats are severing arm to survive…”
Lin Zifang beside said sinisterly: “That Su Yan is ruthless enough, my same sect hall younger cousin, in one night beheaded and dismembered by him, entire stronghold folded inside.”
“Didn’t we send things? Truly a thankless white-eyed wolf?”
Zhou Yaokun’s gaze flickered uncertainly.
“Not necessarily.”
Ma Tianhong calmed slightly, tapping the table, said gravely: “Bai Family put things on the surface, as Dan Qiao True Person disciple, that Su Yan naturally needs to react, and it’s a warning to us.”
“Warning?”
Lin Zifang showed puzzlement.
Ma Tianhong said: “Strangulating thieves has been several days, admittedly a good result, but not the result he wants.”
Su Yan came over, always only one matter, that is the culprit who destroyed Bai Shan Town.
Calamity Beast is just one, more fundamental are those who destroyed the city protection formation.
They used the clearing Bandit Cultivators matter to arrange quite a few of their own forces.
But didn’t give any explanation at all.
Su Yan naturally dissatisfied, and hard to guarantee he’s not more greedy, deliberately using this to remind them to increase tribute.
“Hmph, greedy thing.”
Lin Zifang snorted coldly: “He wants an explanation, then give him an explanation.”
“The weight has to be enough.”
Zhou Yaokun spoke to remind, the ones who could destroy Bai Shan Town can’t be small fries.
“Whether the weight is enough is his judgment. We just need to make him satisfied.”
Lin Zifang’s implication was to feed Su Yan full.
No matter how greedy, there has to be a limit.
“Then try again.”
Ma Tianhong stroked his brow, then said: “This time we few go personally in secret, invite him as guest…”
The three hadn’t finished speaking, hurried footsteps already came.
Ma Lixue burst into their room, anxious expression, said: “Su Yan came to Ma Wang Town, bringing a team of Mountain Guard straight to Old Huang Temple, already surrounded it!”
What?
Ma Tianhong’s face changed, Lin Zifang and Zhou Yaokun’s faces also off.
Lin Zifang asked: “What is he surrounding there for?”
Ma Lixue anxious, said: “Said Old Huang Temple hides thieves and demon persons, harmed Beast King Sect disciples’ lives, today to take them all back for interrogation.”
Ma Tianhong said: “This is coming for us, let’s go see.”
The three abruptly stood, strode quickly outward.
They moved like wind, hearts anxious, directly crossing half the town, rushing to Old Huang Temple.
Upon arrival, already heard a roar.
“Kill, charge out for me!”
