Chapter 55: The Court of Aristocratic Families and Sects

When Zhou Heng said this, Tian Chong's whole body seemed to be drained of energy and spirit. He collapsed on the ground, his eyes were empty and his face was full of despair.

It's over.

It's completely over.

I have never heard of anyone who was exiled to Xiliang to defend the city and could come back.

This is a road to certain death!

Everyone present couldn't help but sigh that the world of Jianghu is really dangerous. No one knows whether there is any big man behind a seemingly ordinary person.

An official position like the General Director of the Military Affairs of a Prefecture is already a big man in the eyes of ordinary people, but even such a big man will be knocked down in a moment in front of a stronger person.

Even life and death in the future are unpredictable.

Pei Zhantu looked at Zhou Heng with appreciation and said with a smile: "You are decisive. Indeed, martial arts are the foundation. If kowtow and begging for mercy is useful, what is the use of martial arts."

After that, he looked at the newly appointed Buwu General Feng He on the high platform and said: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you ask someone to drag this criminal away?"

"Ah?" Feng He was stunned at first. He had not fully adapted to his position, but he reacted immediately and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes! Come on! Immediately, immediately drag Tian Da...Tian Chong away and keep him under strict supervision!"

A group of Buwu officers walked onto the stage and were about to drag Tian Chong away.

"No! Don't!" Tian Chong suddenly shouted, as if he had thought of something, and said to Pei Zhantu: "Sir, Sir! I, I have a daughter, she is good friends with your son, good friends with your son!"

"Oh?" Pei Zhantu waved his hand to signal the officers to stop, and chuckled: "Is there such a thing? What's your daughter's name?"

"It's Tian Rou, Tian Rou!" Tian Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that Pei Zhantu would spare him because of this relationship, and he might be able to take this opportunity to make a comeback in the future!

"Well, I remember." Pei Zhantu nodded gently and said: "When I go back, I will tell the children at home to cut off contact with Tian Rou, and let your daughter accompany you to Xiliang, so that you can take care of her."

"What!?" Tian Chong never expected that it would be such a consequence. His eyes rolled back and he couldn't breathe. A dignified eighth-grade master actually fainted directly.

The officers knew how to act according to circumstances. Seeing that Tian Chong had fainted from fear, they quickly dragged the former Buwu General down.

At this time, the entire area around the ring was dead silent.

This sudden change shocked everyone present. Just now, everyone was still worried that Zhou Heng would not be able to escape, but they did not expect that the situation would be completely reversed in a blink of an eye.

It was incredible that such a big man suddenly appeared out of nowhere to support Zhou Heng!

"Thank you, Mr. Pei." Zhou Heng bowed his hands to thank him.

"No need to be polite, and no need to thank me." Pei Zhantu smiled and said, "I just passed by here and happened to see Tian Chong abuse his power. I feel bad."

"..."

Zhou Heng was speechless for a while. Is the world of adults so hypocritical?

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Whether it was Lei Xiuyuan and Lin Cang on the high platform, or Yu He, Yun Xiu, Liu Changsheng and others under the stage, they were all stunned after hearing Pei Zhantu's words.

Could this be the way to be an official?

Tian Chong, who had just been dragged away, just woke up slightly, but heard Pei Zhantu's words again.

He kicked his legs, his eyes rolled back, and fainted again.

"Hahaha." Pei Zhantu laughed loudly, and looked at Kong Chengshun again, saying: "Then, Mr. Kong, let's talk about Zhou Heng's joining the Changxing Sect?"

"This..." Kong Chengshun's face became gloomy, and he said: "Mr. Pei, as far as I know, the Buwu Division is only in charge of matters within the city. The Buwu Division should have no right to ask about the affairs of our mountain sects."

After the initial panic, he is no longer afraid of Pei Zhantu.

Because he has figured out some things.

Although Pei Zhantu is a fifth-rank master, and has the support of the Pingzhou Pei family, which the entire Changxing Sect cannot afford to offend, he is sure that as long as Pei Zhantu is not stupid, he will not use the power of the Buwu Division or the status of the Pingzhou Pei family to suppress him.

The conflict between the aristocratic family court and the sect has existed since ancient times.

If Pei Zhantu really dares to use the power of the court to suppress the Changxing Sect, then this is not just a matter between Pei Zhantu and the Changxing Sect, but may lead to multiple conflicts between the aristocratic family, the court, and the sect.

This is not something Pei Zhantu can afford.

From the fact that Pei Zhantu only dealt with Tian Chong, the general director of the Huangtong Mansion, but ignored Huang Jingfu and Hong Kang who were obstructing it, it can be seen that he is absolutely aware of the obstacles.

Therefore, Kong Chengshun became much bolder.

Pei Zhantu saw what Kong Chengshun was thinking and said with a smile: "Mr. Kong has misunderstood. I have no intention of interfering in the affairs of your sect. I just hope that Mr. Kong will just take care of his own affairs."

The implication is that Kong Chengshun should just take care of the recruitment of disciples for his Changxing Sect and not interfere with it and affect Zhou Heng's joining other sects.

"It is my duty to do my own things well. You don't need to worry about it, Mr. Pei." Kong Chengshun saw that Pei Zhantu's words were exactly as he thought, and he immediately felt refreshed. Even the pain in his arms was reduced a lot. He smiled and said: "As for other sects, I have no right to ask about them."

"It should be so." Pei Zhantu nodded, and he was calm on the surface, but he was a little unhappy in his heart.

Because Kong Chengshun just seemed to be saying that he had no right to ask other sects to reject Zhou Heng, but in fact it was just nonsense.

What he said was that he had no right to intervene. He had no right to intervene whether other sects would accept Zhou Heng or not.

As for the other sects that were ignored by Zhou Heng, no one knew whether he really "interrogated" them.

But Kong Chengshun had already said this, and Pei Zhantu also knew that he could no longer be aggressive.

The Daqi court was very sensitive to the relationship between officials and sects. Even if Kong Chengshun was only a small eighth-level warrior, he had to treat it with caution.

Although Kong Chengshun and the Changxing Sect are weak, there are many powerful martial arts sects in the world.

It is not a wise move to rashly use official power to suppress sect warriors in full public view.

It's a pity that for a genius like Zhou Heng, his future in martial arts may be bumpy.

Kong Chengshun saw Pei Zhantu's expression, and the joy in his heart almost overflowed. The expression on his face couldn't be stretched, and he showed an obvious smile, and said in a strange and sinister manner:

"Although our Changxing Sect cannot accept Zhou Heng, with his qualifications, if he wants to go to other sects, he will definitely be scrambled for him. Mr. Pei doesn't have to worry."

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to tell the master what happened when he goes there this time, and then contact other sects through various relationships so that most of the sects in Huangtong Mansion and even the surrounding sects can reach a tacit understanding.

Don’t accept this Zhou Heng!

Liu Changsheng in the audience also heard the implication of Kong Chengshun's words. He sneered and was about to go up to the stage to ask if the Changxing Sect would have any objections if the Five Elements Sect wanted to accept Zhou Heng as a disciple.

But before he could take action, he heard a clear crane cry from the sky.

Then the sky suddenly darkened.

A huge white crane flew up into the sky, blocking out the sunlight, and then slowly landed, standing firmly on the ring.

This white crane is more than ten feet tall. Under the sunlight, its feathers are covered with golden light. It is extremely sacred, like a spiritual bird flying down from the fairy mountain.

thump!

Suddenly there was a muffled sound, and a Taoist priest wearing dirty robes and smelling of oil and alcohol rolled off Bai He's back and fell into a wooden shape.

Well, the wooden pillar is a wine gourd that accidentally fell down.

"Hiccup!" The Taoist priest burped and spit out clouds of alcoholic odor. He raised his head, looked around with blurred eyes, and said vaguely: "Who, who, whose name is Zhou Heng?"

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