Chapter 7 Conspiracy

Master Kongji turned his head and looked at the little monk next to him, then looked at Qingyang and Pi Youfeng in front of him, and smiled: "Your disciple Qingyang is not bad either. He looks smart and clever. I believe he has also learned the true teachings of your Taoist master Songhe? And this little girl from the Pi family, her skills should not be underestimated."

Everyone is a Jianghu figure in Xiping Prefecture. They know each other more or less, but they rarely have the opportunity to get together. After a few more pleasantries, Qingyang's master Taoist master Songhe finally asked the doubts in his heart, saying: "What day is today? Why are you all gathered in my Xiping Temple?"

Xiping Temple is located in a remote area. In the past, no outsiders were seen for ten days and a half months. But today, people came up the mountain one after another. Even Master Kongji, who usually meditates in the temple and hardly goes out, came. This is really too unusual. Master Qingyang and his apprentice were also people in the martial arts world, but they had not heard of any major events that had happened recently. After hearing what Taoist Songhe said, Master Kongji was more confused than him and said, "Didn't you send me an invitation? How come you don't know it yourself?"

"I sent an invitation?" Taoist Songhe asked in confusion.

Qingyang was also confused. He had been living with his master, and he had not seen his master send any invitations to people in the martial arts world recently. But looking at Master Kongji's appearance, all this seemed to be true. Could it be that his master had done something big behind his back? However, looking at the frown on his master's face, it seemed that this was not the case, which was strange.

At this time, Qian Banxian also said, "I also came here to keep the appointment because I received an invitation from Taoist Songhe. I didn't expect to meet this Du on the way. If I had known, I would not have come."

Now it's hard to say. If Master Kongji made a mistake alone, it's possible. Even Qian Banxian said so, this matter is probably true. They must have received their invitations, but as for whether they were sent by themselves, it's hard to say.

This matter was suspicious, and everyone turned their attention to the father and daughter of the Pi family, wanting to see if they had also received an invitation like Master Kongji and Qian Banxian.

Being watched by so many people at the same time, Pi Yingxiong looked a little unnatural, and said, "I'm not here to keep an appointment, but someone wants to buy a trained civet cat. In addition to double the price, I was asked to deliver it to Xiping Temple, so my daughter and I came here."

The last one left, Du Chengjin, spoke directly without anyone asking, "I didn't receive any invitation, but someone told me that Qian Banxian would appear in Xiping Temple in the next two days. At that time, I wanted to tear him apart, so I came here at the first time. Later, I blocked Qian Banxian on the way."

Qingyang frowned and thought that it was difficult to get a person like Master Kongji to go out by ordinary methods. Only the invitation of Master Songhe could lead him here; Qian Banxian was the closest to here, and he was half a colleague of Master, so it was natural to use Master Songhe Zhenren's name; and the father and daughter of the Pi family had no relationship with Master, so only business could make him come here in person; as for Du Chengjin, he had been looking for Qian Banxian recently, and using Qian Banxian to lead him here was definitely the most convenient way.

Different methods were used for these four families, and they were all very targeted. If you are not familiar with them, you will definitely not be able to do it. If you think about it carefully, this is a bit scary. Who did this? What is the purpose? Will it be disadvantageous to everyone?

Qian Banxian didn't know what he was thinking of, and suddenly shuddered, saying: "Do you think there is any conspiracy here?"

Du Chengjin also said: "Yes, the more I think about it, the scarier it gets."

The Taoist Songhe was still thinking about the strangeness of the matter, and Master Kongji was silent for a long time. Only Pi Yingxiong didn't seem to care at all, saying: "What conspiracy can there be in broad daylight? Even if there is a conspiracy, don't be afraid. Most of the top masters of our Xiping Prefecture are gathered here, including Master Songhe and Master Kongji. Who is so bold as to provoke us casually?"

After Pi Yingxiong said this, Du Chengjin was relieved, but Qian Banxian said: "That's not necessarily true. Since the other party dared to deceive everyone here, they must have made full preparations. Maybe they have already prepared means to deal with us? Besides, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Who can guarantee that there are no spies and spies from the other party here?"

After hearing what Qian Banxian said, the people who originally felt sympathy for each other because of this matter suddenly had a layer of alienation. Yes, as the saying goes, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. Especially Du Chengjin, his legs were shaking with fear. He looked around and saw that everyone looked like a bad guy with evil intentions.

All the people present were seniors, and it was not Qingyang's turn to speak. However, seeing that everyone was getting more and more vigilant and no one trusted anyone, Qingyang had to interrupt and said, "When the enemy comes, the general will stop him and when the water comes, the earth will cover it. No matter whether there is a conspiracy or not, it is useless to say anything else. The most important thing now is to find out who did it and what conspiracy it is, so that we can be prepared."

Qingyang's words seemed to be able to calm people's hearts. Du Chengjin quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, it is still the disciple of Master Songhe who has insights."

At this time, Master Songhe Master said, "Although this matter is strange, there are still some rules to follow. Although the other party deceived everyone in different ways, the ultimate goal is to come to Xiping Temple. Since everyone is here, the master behind the scenes should be showing up soon, right?"

Master Kong Ji nodded, stroked his beard gently, and said: "This weird style of behavior is very similar to that of the Tiger Gang in Kaiyuan Prefecture!"

Qingyang had also heard of this Tiger Gang. Kaiyuan Prefecture is also a prefecture city under Liangzhou, adjacent to Xiping Prefecture, and they have many exchanges with each other. However, the underworld in Kaiyuan Prefecture is not as peaceful as Xiping Prefecture, and the private fights are very fierce. Especially in the past ten years, a new Tiger Gang has emerged in Kaiyuan Prefecture. It acts domineeringly, has a weird style, and is strong. It soon dominated the entire Kaiyuan Prefecture.

Who knew that the Tiger Gang was still not satisfied, and recently set its sights on the territory of Xiping Prefecture, which is closest to them. In the past two years, it has repeatedly tested this side, which has made the underworld people in Xiping Prefecture feel more pressure. If it is said that this matter was done by the Tiger Gang, it is very likely.

When Master Kongji mentioned the Tiger Gang of Kaiyuan Prefecture, the others suddenly became aware of it. Du Chengjin said, "The Tiger Gang has always been eyeing our Xiping Prefecture territory. Could it be that they have finally made plans to attack Xiping Prefecture and are planning to gather us all together and catch us all in one fell swoop?"

"Won't we all be in big trouble?" Qian Banxian said tremblingly.