A knife in love

Chapter 240

The five elders of Taishan were questioned by Guan Ping for a while, and they were speechless for a while.Although Kang Yan was eloquent, what Guan Ping said was something that everyone in the martial arts world knew, and it was not easy to refute it.

On that day, the five elders suddenly launched an attack and restrained Guan Ping and his direct disciples.It's just that it was within the Taishan School at that time, so you can do whatever you want.Today, in front of the world's heroes, if Guan Ping is forced to shut up, it will inevitably leave an excuse.What's more, Guan Ping is still nominally the head of the Taishan faction at this time. If the five elders really attack the head, I am afraid that the masters of Huashan, Kunlun, Emei, Qingcheng and other factions will block them, and the trouble will be disgraceful. However, even if Guan Ping was killed on the spot, the Taishan faction would become a laughing stock in the arena, and its status in the martial arts world would also plummet.So the five elders could hear Guan Ping's urgency, but they couldn't refute, so they could only keep silent and think hard about the countermeasures.

Guan Ping went on to say: "Since the emergence of this unknown bandit, righteous martial arts people from all over Shandong have encircled and suppressed them many times. As the leader of Shandong Wulin, our Taishan faction is naturally obliged to take the lead. It's just that this bandit seems to have the ability to predict the future, and we deployed it several times. The net is all over the world, and they think they are perfect. But often we are ambushing in the east of the city, and this thief is committing crimes in the west of the city. The five seniors also participated in rounding up this thief at that time, isn't what Guan said lying?"

The five elders remained silent and did not refute. Obviously what Guan Ping said was true.

Guan Ping went on to say: "Our Taishan faction led the martial arts comrades in Shandong to hunt down this bandit many times, but we missed it again and again, making us disgraced. At that time, there were rumors that 'Taishan faction came out with all their strength, but they couldn't catch it. An unknown thief, maybe this person is related to the Taishan faction'. At that time, the former master was in charge of the Taishan faction. Hearing these rumors, he was shocked and angry. He also secretly investigated in the sect. Senior Ding, Guan said It's not bad."

Ding Yu's expression changed, he stared at Guan Ping and said, "My surname is Guan, what do you mean by asking this old man?"

Guan Ping smiled slightly, and said: "Master asked you once when he was investigating this matter in the Taishan School. Senior Ding, you are a martial arts master respected by everyone in the Jianghu. What is the matter that Master asked you when he came to you? , you will never hide it?"

Ding Yu's face was cloudy, and it took a long time before he said: "Brother Shi came to me, just to talk about some things about our sect, and it's not enough to tell outsiders. Mr. Guan, you have been expelled from this sect, and there is no need to treat you with these things. Say."

Guan Ping shook his head and said: "Of course you don't want to say it. Because the first teacher came to you to ask about Lin Shujun's whereabouts. Our Taishan faction has been established for hundreds of years and has created a large foundation in Shandong. Jinan Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture They all have our trading shops, and there are more than a thousand acres of fertile land in Tai'an County. Above money, our Taishan faction dare not say that we are rich in the world, but our life is not tight. But even so, Lin Shujun quietly Jinan Mansion bought a big house worth 700 taels of silver, and opened a pawnshop and two restaurants. Where did he get his money?"

As the saying goes, "poor culture and rich martial arts", although there are people in the martial arts world who are "gentlemen are poor", but most people never worry about money, and those gangsters spend money like water.As for the righteous sects of the martial arts, although they do not engage in underworld business, they are also making a lot of money by relying on their status in the arena.In addition to buying land, the bodyguard bureaus of various places often prepare a generous gift every year for the sake of safety.There are also some green forest cottages, who are concerned about these famous and decent forces, and often secretly send money and things. They don't ask these sects to help, just ask them to turn a blind eye, and they are satisfied.Therefore, the big factions like Taishan and Huashan all have thousands of acres of fertile land, hire tenants to cultivate them, and collect rent every year, just like big landlords.It is precisely because of this that these sects have contacts with the government, and sometimes have to make false claims with the court.

So Qunhao was not surprised to hear from Guan Ping that the Taishan School had more than a thousand acres of fertile land and shops.It's just that Lin Shujun also has such wealth, everyone thought: "This Lin Shujun is so rich, I'm afraid his hands and feet are not clean. Maybe it's because of this person's secret information that made the unknown thief many times. escape."

Ding Yu said angrily: "You are spitting blood! Shu Jun is dead, and you still poured dirty water on him, just remembering that he was better than you in martial arts back then, and the uncle and uncle wanted him to succeed you as the head. You have such a heart Narrowness, it’s all about your position as the head of the sect, it is our Taishan Sect’s act of justice!”

Guan Ping listened to Ding Yu's angry rebuke, but his expression was calm, and he continued, "Senior Ding, how many years ago was that bandit in Shandong?"

Ding Yu said angrily: "Six years ago! This is something everyone in the Jianghu knows, and the old man will not lie!"

Guan Ping said: "Senior Ding is right! This bandit's misfortune to Shandong was indeed a major event in the Shandong martial arts back then. Even if someone wanted to cover it up, I'm afraid they couldn't cover it up. Then Guan wants to ask one more question, Lin Shujun What year did you die?"

Ding Yu's complexion changed, and he thought for a moment before saying: "Shu Jun died three years ago. If he didn't die, he must be the head of Taishan School today. How can you let you talk nonsense here?!"

Guan Ping looked at Ding Yu and said, "Today is a grand meeting of martial arts heroes in the world, and there are quite a few Shandong martial arts people present. Please come and speak out for the heroes from Shandong."

As soon as Guan Ping said this, there was silence all around.This Shajiabao is located near the capital, not far from Shandong, so there are quite a lot of Shandong martial arts people who came to Shajiabao at this time.It's just that the Taishan faction actually quarreled in front of the heroes of the world. These Shandong Wulin people all thought in their hearts: "The leader of the Taishan faction, Shandong Wulin, can't afford to offend. Although there is an internal strife at this time, it is unclear whether it is right or wrong, and whether it is strong or weak. If we help one side rashly If the other party gains power in the future, it will definitely be difficult for us. Therefore, it is better to wait and see what happens, and it will not be too late to stand up and speak out when the outcome is clear." Some people think: "The Taishan faction has been rampant in Shandong for more than a hundred years. If there is a breakup between middle and high-level experts, it is best for both sides to lose out, and the strength will be greatly damaged, and we will have a chance to replace them." Therefore, after Guan Ping finished speaking, the martial arts people from Shandong were all silent.

Guan Ping seemed to have expected this outcome, but he was not angry. He still said calmly, "Guan is not trying to embarrass you. I saw that among the Shandong heroes who came here, they joined forces with our Taishan faction to encircle and suppress That thief has quite a few friends in the world. Guan just wanted to ask, in what year did the unknown thief disappear?"

Before he could finish his sentence, someone in the crowd said loudly: "So this is the matter. Although our Eight Immortals Fist is not a school in Shandong, we have also participated in the battle to capture that thief. This thief disappeared suddenly three years ago." .”

As soon as this person finished speaking, the faces of the five elders of Mount Tai changed.Kang Yan said loudly: "You Baxianquan is a gang in Hebei, how can you know about our Shandong Wulin?"

I saw an old man in his fifties walking out of the crowd, tall and strong with a gray beard.He cupped his hands at Kang Yan, and said, "Sanxia Kang is such a noble man who forgets things. Back then, our Eight Immortals Boxing also accompanied the heroes of Taishan School to encircle and suppress the unknown bandit. Zumou and Sanxia Kang also had a relationship several times. Now that we have arrived here today, does Sanxia Kang not recognize Zumou?"

Seeing that this person was Zu Xigui, the head of the Eight Immortals Fist, Kang Yan snorted, and said, "I don't know how many gangs worked with our Taishan faction that day. Your Eight Immortals Fist is just a low-ranking person in the world." How do we remember the little gang?"

Zu Xigui said: "Kang Sanxia's words are true. Our Eight Immortals Boxing is naturally not enough in the eyes of Kang Sanxia. It's just that there was a junior in our school who was from Shandong, and his hometown was in Jinan Prefecture Although this junior brother's family is not very rich, it is quite well-off. Only four years ago, there was a drastic change in this junior brother's family. A thief broke into his home and stole gold and silver. He also killed his parents and elder brother. That night, the homes of eight rich households in Jinan Prefecture were burglarized, 12 people were killed, and two women were murdered. It was a major case that caused a sensation in Jinan. , I was so angry that I vomited blood at the time. As Kang Sanxia said, our Eight Immortals Fist is just a small gang in the rivers and lakes, but we can't just sit idly by and ignore the tragic disaster in the family of our brothers and sisters. So Zumou I tried my best to follow the Eight Immortals Fist, and went to Jinan Mansion with that junior. It just so happened that Shi Qingsongshi, the master of your sect, led a large number of masters from the Taishan School to Jinan Mansion. It coincided with the meeting, so I also participated in it. Kang Sanxia, ​​Zu Mou was lucky to meet Kang Sanxia and friends of the Taishan School when the Shandong Wulin gang joined forces to kill this unknown thief. Ding Daxia, He Erxia, Kang The Three Heroes, the Four Heroes Wang, and the Five Heroes Huang, did Zu not lie in his words?"

Kang Yan snorted, and said, "Forgive me for not daring to play tricks in front of our Taishan Five Elders!"

(End of this chapter)