ragginovel Chapter 657 Conditions
Chapter 657 Conditions
Chapter 657 Conditions
Although the word "unit" did exist in the Ming Dynasty, its meaning was clearly different from the "unit" that we use to refer to it today.
At this moment, the "unit" that Yun Shili mentioned was indeed a modern usage he learned from Sun Huang... This led to Zai Qianqiu being unable to understand the offensive meaning in the sentence after hearing this retort.
Of course, the old man had lived for so many years that even if he didn't understand the meaning of the words, he could still discern the information contained in the other person's expression and tone.
After a moment's thought, he realized: I had misspoke.
You're just a nobody in the underworld, what merit do you have to claim when someone who's on the government's payroll? The thing is, he's not just any ordinary official, he's a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard... If this is serious, you'd have to sit at the same table as this illegitimate prince.
But... it's not right to make a martial arts leader like Senior Zai, who's over a hundred years old, bow down to a Jinyiwei guard who's roughly the age of his great-grandson.
Fortunately, there were quite a few people at the scene who were willing to offer him a way out.
Meanwhile, Ding couldn't stand it any longer. Seeing that the situation was not good, he was about to speak up to help his benefactor out of the predicament.
Unexpectedly, before he could even open his mouth and utter a sound, a very distinctive voice had already preemptively shouted out...
"Hey! Brother Yun, you're supposed to be the head of our Da Ming's secret service, and you don't even know which unit our Senior Zai works for?" Sun Yixie was undoubtedly a master at giving people a way out. At this moment, he used his skill of feigning ignorance and followed up on the word "unit" to continue the conversation. "Didn't Brother Huang already mention it in his words? It's Zhenxia Hall."
“Yes, Brother Yun, the Renzhenxia Hall is the most powerful organization in the entire martial arts world…” Huang Donglai also chimed in at the right time, trying to force a commercial hype, “Legend has it that each of their members has unique skills and has been secretly protecting the martial arts world in the Central Plains… Hey~ now that you mention it, it’s quite similar to your Embroidered Uniform Guard.”
“That’s right.” Sun Yixie also chimed in, “So they are like the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the martial arts world, and this Senior Zai is their leader.”
Their words were originally intended to smooth things over, but as they talked, the tone changed.
What does "the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the martial arts world" mean? The real Embroidered Uniform Guard is only responsible to the emperor. Who is your True Hero Hall responsible to? Zai Qianqiu, is that right?
Let alone Yun Shili, anyone in this room with a modicum of common sense would find it hard to remain composed after hearing these words.
Looking at Senior Zai's face now, his usual calm and unfathomable demeanor had completely vanished, replaced by an expression as if he were wondering, "Did I just eat shit?"
The old man was also puzzled: What did I do to offend you? With this kind of stirring up trouble, we are the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the martial arts world, and you two are the Eastern Depot of the martial arts world, right?
Just when everyone thought that the negotiations were about to go wrong before they even began...
"Oh... is that so?" Unexpectedly, Yun Shili suddenly changed his attitude, ending the conversation with a clearly feigned ignorance.
In a way, Sun and Huang's attempt to "smooth things over" was actually successful, because their rambling and nonsensical remarks brought the matter to the point where "any further words would really get them weighed," making it difficult for Yun Shili to escalate the situation further.
"I wouldn't dare!" Zai Qianqiu reacted quickly. As soon as he heard Brother Yun agree, he quickly went along with it. "We're just a bunch of country folk. We're old and have nothing to do, so we get together to help the younger generation in the martial arts world and help them avoid some detours... The terms 'true hero' and 'false hero' are just what our fellow practitioners call each other out of respect. Please don't misunderstand, Lord Yun."
Seeing that Zai Qianqiu had already said so, the other old men from the True Hero Hall in the room would definitely have to chime in, so...
"Yes, yes, Lao Zai is right, aren't you guys?"
"Yes, yes, yes, how could it be fake?"
"Absolutely, absolutely."
"I'm a farmer..."
So, it's no wonder these old-timers in the martial arts world have lived to this age and entered the True Hero Hall. Regardless of whether they are correct or efficient in handling martial arts affairs, when it comes to demonstrating political awareness, these people react incredibly quickly.
Yun Shili also wanted to get this matter over with as soon as possible, so he quickly changed his attitude and exchanged a few polite words with these old men.
After a few words, he steered the conversation to the main topic and raised a crucial question: "Then I, Yun, am puzzled... Since you have already basically verified the connection between Yuxiu Manor and Wanyuan Sect, why did you still have to send Master Zheng and Jiang Shouzhen to bring Park Daling up the mountain for a confrontation? Wouldn't it be better if your Zhenxia Hall stepped forward to explain the truth? No one would question that, would they?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zai Qianqiu was about to reply...
"I am more familiar with the cause and effect of this matter, as well as the various unexpected events of today. Let me answer on behalf of Senior Zai." Di Bujuan spoke first.
Of course, it's not a problem for him to answer first here, since Di Bujuan personally went up the mountain to participate in today's matter. So, what Zai Qianqiu knows, Di Bujuan basically knows as well, and what Zai Qianqiu doesn't know, Di Bujuan also knows quite a bit of.
Besides... how could someone like Chief Di miss such a golden opportunity to shine?
Those familiar with office politics or who have directly participated in corporate infighting should know that some people are "very good at writing reports." Their work summaries, at first glance, seem to be all about work, but in reality, they subtly imply how much they personally did and how much of a role they played in the work.
Now that Chief Di has volunteered to come forward and recount this matter, it's essentially like giving this report in front of all the big shots in this room.
To make a long story short, after a short while, Di Bujuan explained the Zhenxia Hall's plan and the current situation to everyone. Many things that had not been clearly explained during the previous brief exchange of information became clear.
At this moment, Yun Shili couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh... If you had connected with us earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this... At least we wouldn't have had to make this trip tonight." As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Donglai, "Not to mention anything else, just take the time when we went to rescue Chun Kong. If it weren't for the Three-Character King's efficient work, Donglai would probably have been killed there."
"Oh? Is that so? Why didn't you mention it earlier?" Sun Yixie perked up as soon as he heard this, and immediately turned to look at Huang Donglai, raising his voice several notches.
Clearly, the fact that Yun, Wang, and Huang rushed up together in the back hall of the Zhenwu Hall, but Huang Donglai was the only one who failed to defeat his opponent, was something that Brother Huang had omitted when they exchanged information earlier.
Although it's something that doesn't really matter whether you talk about it or not, and even if you did, no one would think he's ashamed of it... After all, his opponent was one of the Three Silent Ones of Shaolin, so losing was to be expected... But the fact that the others, especially that bastard Sun Yixie, didn't lose when facing Abbot Jizhen made Brother Huang really reluctant to bring it up.
But now that it's been brought up anyway, and Brother Sun has already made a sarcastic remark, Huang Donglai can only nod awkwardly in response, finally managing to stammer out, "Sigh... what's there to say? We didn't play well..."
He spoke these words with extreme unease, especially the word "we," which he said so softly it was almost inaudible. But the Three-Character King, who was not far away, chuckled and added after he finished speaking, "'We'?"
Huang Donglai didn't need to answer this question, because after hearing this, Sun Yixie and Yun Shili immediately exchanged glances with the smiling Three-Character King, and then the three of them burst into laughter.
This scene left all the bigwigs in the room stunned, wondering what these bastards were up to. Were they actually enemies?
Fortunately, there was a knowledgeable person in the house who had a lot of say, and that was Ding Buzhu.
Having witnessed Shuangxie's true colors back at Xinghui Restaurant, Boss Ding knew it was best not to get caught up in their rhetoric, otherwise today's discussion would turn into a stand-up comedy routine. Therefore, he stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, in my opinion, all the previous efforts and misunderstandings are pointless to lament now. Since we've already established connections, let's take this opportunity to discuss a plan and then work together to implement it..."
His words made sense, so Yun Shili quickly put away his smile and said seriously, "What Boss Ding said is very true..." He then looked at Zai Qianqiu, "I propose that since things have come to this, we might as well follow Senior Zai's plan and let the Hunyuan Interstellar Sect take the blame for a while longer, and then find a pretext to lure out and deal with the illegitimate son, Yuxiu Manor, and that Wanyuan Sect."
Upon hearing this, Huang Donglai couldn't help but chime in, "Hey, Brother Yun, it's Brother Sun and me who should be taking the blame. You didn't even ask us before making this decision for us?"
"So, are you going to carry it or not?" Yun Shili was quite generous; if you dared to ask, he would dare to ask back.
If you keep pressing him, he might remind you... The most common job in their company is to make people who have no problems take the blame until they die.
"Alright, alright, I'm used to it anyway, so I'll just memorize it, what's the big deal?" Of course, Huang Donglai didn't need Brother Yun to remind him; he was sensible and immediately backed down.
But the next second, the fishmonger sitting next to him started acting up again...
"Damn it, then I have to ask again..." Sun Yixie wasn't saying this to Yun Shili, but to Zai Qianqiu, who had originally come up with the plan, "Making us do such a humiliating and burdensome thing..." As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows at the old man and made a gesture of twisting banknotes, "...isn't there any condition?"
At this moment, Zai Qianqiu really wanted to retort, "You two are both righteous heroes and loyal ministers who have rendered meritorious service to the country. Why do you have to make conditions when we ask you to do something for the peace of the martial arts world and the country?"
However, as an experienced and wise old man, Senior Zai, like all the readers, had already guessed that if he said that, Sun Yixie would most likely reply immediately with... "Nonsense! Who would take the blame if there were no conditions?"
So Zai Qianqiu swallowed his words in the end, and two seconds later, he asked in a deep voice, "Then... what do you want?"