The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 342: Vassal
When Li Muzhi's young heart was frightened, Fang Xun, the instigator, also came to a villa in the palace.

Several villas in this area are guest houses of the palace, specially used to accommodate guests temporarily.

Among them, the maple forest garden that Fang Xun came to was full of colorful flowers, quiet rockery and ponds. In the pavilion on the water, two figures were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea, admiring the scenery in the garden, and commenting from time to time.

One of them was tall and thin, with long hair draped over his shoulders and his clothes open. He had a wild and unrestrained air. It was Li Wujiu, who had met Fang Xun once before.

The other man was a little shorter, and judging by his appearance, he looked no more than thirty years old, with a mustache on his face.

His aura was as deep as the ocean, and his eyes were as calm as a deep pool. It was none other than Qi Huaishan, the leader of the Tianluo Sect.

Suddenly a breeze blew by, and the two of them looked at the same time, and saw Fang Xun's figure floating towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake, seemingly slowly but actually quickly.

It looked as if he had no weight at all and was carried by the breeze.

In just a blink of an eye, his figure appeared in the pavilion. The two of them stood up immediately, and Qi Huaishan bowed and praised.

"As expected of you, Lord Black Hand Sword Fang. You have great martial arts skills. I hope you can forgive me for not coming so far to welcome you!"

When Li Wujiu saw that it was Fang Xun who came, he seemed to remember the unpleasant meeting last time. His face turned red and he also bowed.

"I was a little reckless before and offended Lord Fang. I hope you will forgive me."

"What are you talking about? I am young and frivolous, and I don't deserve your seriousness."

Fang Xun smiled and sat down while talking. The two of them sat down again and the atmosphere relaxed.

"Zhao Ning was busy with official duties. Unfortunately, I stayed in Dongting Mansion for a whole day yesterday. Today, I came back and had to discuss important matters with Lord Li before I could even take a break. I should apologize for leaving you two here."

Qi Huaishan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Lord Fang, you are too kind. His Royal Highness the King of Yue is diligent and hardworking, unlike me, a country bumpkin who does nothing. I admire him so much that I don't mind."

Li Wujiu said solemnly: "I am flattered to have Lord Fang come here in person. How dare I offend you?"

The three of them were in the guest room, and a maid from the lakeside came in with some tea and snacks and served them to Fang Xun.

During the time they served tea, the three of them chatted for more than ten words. After the maid left, Fang Xun didn't care and directly picked up a piece of exquisite flower cake from the plate and put it into his mouth.

After chewing it in three or two bites, he started talking about business: "I heard from Lord Li that you two are coming to surrender. This is a great thing, but there are still some rules that need to be discussed first."

Qi Huaishan and Li Wujiu both nodded upon hearing this.

Li Wujiu did not say anything, but silently picked up the tea and took a sip.

Fang Xun didn't look at him, but at Qi Huaishan.

Among the retainers of ordinary wealthy families, there are those who have been trained from scratch by the family. They are their loyal confidants, such as Xiao Zhen, who now holds an important position.

Others joined in halfway, like Cheng Wantao and Wu Jun, two retainers in the palace.

They are only kept as retainers, without any official position, and usually have no time to spare, but they must be dispatched immediately when their master has a need.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they are happy with leisure and do not want to hold a position.

And the matter of Li Wujiu joining the palace was very simple. He was directly arranged to be a retainer and was required to run around for all kinds of affairs for the master.

But Qi Huaishan was different, he was the leader of a sect, and he had a large business under him, which made his situation more complicated than that of Li Wujiu, who was alone and had no sect or school. First of all, it was impossible for him to move his entire sect from Jinling Prefecture in Jiangzhou to Jianye Prefecture in Wuzhou.

Secondly, it must be made clear whether he joined the palace directly as a retainer, or whether he remained in the Tianluo Sect.

There is a huge difference between the two. As a retainer, the former receives more generous offerings, but correspondingly, he must be dispatched immediately when his master gives him instructions.

The latter does not live in the palace, retains a great deal of autonomy, and is no longer on call. Instead, the Tianluo sect serves as a vassal of the palace and regularly provides money and resources.

When the Prince of Yue's Palace needs the Tianluo Sect to contribute its strength, as long as the matter is not excessive and the request is reasonable, the Tianluo Sect will contribute its manpower.

Correspondingly, the Prince of Yue's Palace will also give him certain benefits, such as regularly distributing some high-end martial arts and training resources to Qi Huaishan, and the Tianluo Sect can also use the name of the Prince of Yue's Palace to make profits for itself.

Qi Huaishan had obviously had an idea in mind before coming here, and he smiled slightly.

"The Tianluo Sect can send 20 awakened masters to the palace to serve the prince. If His Highness has any instructions, other places may not be able to say it, but in Jiangzhou, after my Tianluo Sect speaks, others will still listen carefully."

"Very good. The specific details of the charter can be discussed by the people below. There is something that needs the help of Sect Leader Qi right now. Of course, this matter is entirely up to Sect Leader Qi, and there is no coercion."

Fang Xun nodded after hearing this. It was obvious that Qi Huaishan chose to make his sect a vassal and retain a certain degree of autonomy.

As the other party was a grandmaster of Yangshen, he was not willing to easily tie himself to the Prince of Yue's Palace, and he could understand that.

Qi Huaishan was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "I wonder what this is about?"

Fang Xun organized his words and said, "The palace will soon take action against the Wen family, one of the five families in Jianye. I wonder if Sect Leader Qi is willing to help?"

In an instant, Qi Huaishan and Li Wujiu were both surprised.

"Why do you want to attack the Wen family?"

Although Yu Jiaolong, the King of Yue, has a high status, if he attacks a prominent family without any reason, other parties will also be in an uproar.

However, the two believed that since Fang Xun said he wanted to take action, there must be a reasonable reason, or at least an excuse that was plausible and would not cause backlash from other parties.

Fang Xun smiled and said three words: "Black Water Abyss."

Immediately, the two of them suddenly realized what was going on, but Li Wujiu still asked one more question.

"Is the evidence conclusive?"

Fang Xun said calmly: "If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence, the prince wouldn't have made up his mind to take action against a prominent family like the Wen family!"

Li Wujiu was immediately relieved. He didn't want to find out that the King of Yue was an ignorant master just after joining the King of Yue's Mansion.

Qi Huaishan was still in deep thought, as if considering whether he should agree to this.

Fang Xun then added: "If Sect Leader Qi is willing to help, we will not be stingy. Afterwards, all the wealth of the Wen family, those resources that are of great benefit to Yang Shen realm cultivation, will be left for Sect Leader Qi to take as he pleases."

Hearing this, Qi Huaishan stopped thinking and agreed immediately.

"Master Fang, what are you talking about? Since you have decided to join us, as long as the King of Yue says so, our Tianluo Sect will go through fire and water without even frowning!"

(End of this chapter)