Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 156: The Fighting Methods of Jianghu Forces

Half a morning and an afternoon, a total of three hours, had passed, and almost all the invited guests had arrived.

It has been the tradition of the Suzaku Dynasty to discuss matters at the dinner table, so the most important banquet was scheduled in the evening.

In the evening, the lights and candlelight inside the Money Gang were as bright as day.

The night banquet started and the hall was full of people.

Shangguan Jinhong was a serious person. Even in this occasion, he still maintained his usual seriousness and did not put on a smile just because the person in front of him was a guest he invited.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he began his speech.

"Since you have accepted my invitation, I believe you have reached a consensus on what I proposed in my letter, which is to unite and form a martial arts force that can compete with the 'Five Mountains and Seven Sects'..."

In fact, up to now, there are still some people who have not responded to the invitation sent out by Shangguan Jinhong, including the group of guys in the Valley of Evil.

Shangguan Jinhong always believed that they would not miss such a lively scene and would definitely rush to the scene, but up to now, no one in the Jinqian Gang had noticed the arrival of relevant people.

Haitang has been replaced from the receptionist's position as a doorman. According to her shift schedule, she should be resting now.

But in order to obtain more information, she gave a laxative to the small gang member who was standing guard in the corner of the banquet, and then volunteered to take his job.

As Shangguan Jinhong continued to speak, Haitang finally figured out the purpose of these people gathering here.

"It turns out that the Money Gang wants to form another underworld force..."

"This matter is very important, I must tell my foster father immediately!"

Since the establishment of the Suzaku Dynasty, the Five Mountains and Seven Sects have indeed occupied the greatest voice in the martial arts world, suppressing other smaller sects and making it difficult for them to make a breakthrough.

But in the last fifty years, these twelve sects began to experience a shortage of talent and a lack of successors, and gradually went into decline.

At the same time, other underworld forces are rising one after another.

This has also encouraged the arrogance of these underworld forces and nurtured their further ambitions.

"For so many years, the Five Mountains and Seven Sects have relied on the Suzaku Dynasty, doing nothing or doing something abusive. There have been many cases of petty intrigues between the sects and within their jurisdiction, and many victims..."

“…We should unite to resist this phenomenon and fight for the rights we deserve!”

"Reshape the world and set a new benchmark for the people in the world!"

To be honest, Shangguan Jinhong's rhetoric was not that good, but the pie he painted was indeed big and delicious, which made the representatives of the martial arts sects who visited him very greedy.

However, there were many sober people present, and they immediately raised a question that had to be faced.

"The Money Gang intends to target the Five Mountains and Seven Sects. If the Suzaku Dynasty takes action, how should we deal with it?"

Shangguan Jinhong replied: "The Suzaku Dynasty will not take action!"

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because the royal family also has a suppressive attitude towards the 'Five Mountains and Seven Sects'. You can get a glimpse of this from the situation in the martial arts world in recent years!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the guests exclaimed in low voices, and then fell into noisy discussions and silent thoughts.

"Let's not talk about the distant past. The death of the head of Emei two months ago was caused by the imperial court! The details are as follows..."

Haitang, who was sitting in the corner of the banquet table, was filled with disbelief after hearing Shangguan Jinhong's "explanation", but after thinking about it more carefully, she felt that it made sense.

The emperor felt that the martial arts sects were too powerful, and he wanted to take back the rights that had been delegated to the "Five Mountains and Seven Sects" when the dynasty was established, so he suppressed them.

Next, the emperor will most likely turn a blind eye to the actions of the Money Gang, and may even give them a push from behind, slightly accelerating the conflict between the two sides.

The new forces want to get a bigger piece of the pie in the martial arts world; the Five Mountains and Seven Sects will not sit idly by and watch their vested interests being snatched away; the emperor hopes that both sides will suffer losses so that he can reap the benefits.

The purpose of the three forces is obvious, and the countermeasures that may be taken later are also clear at a glance.

The issue of the royal family’s fate has been resolved, so the next step is planning!

The guest sitting down brought up the second question:

"Since we are going to deal with the Five Mountains and Seven Sects, Gang Leader Shangguan must come up with a specific and feasible plan, right?"

Shangguan Jinhong replied: "It's very simple!"

"Divide and conquer, then attack each one based on their weaknesses!"

"The reason why the Five Mountains and Seven Sects have been able to stand firm for so many years is not only because they have the imperial court's endorsement, but also because they have done a good job on the surface."

"But in reality, every sect has some shameful things that are not to be seen, such as corruption, murder, arson, greed, and moral corruption..."

"The Money Gang has already started from this aspect and has collected a lot of witnesses and material evidence. As long as they are placed in the public booth, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the people in the underworld and even ordinary people. Then..."

Expose the dirty laundry, then expose them to the public and put them on trial in public?
The guests had not expected that Shangguan Jinhong's method of dealing with the Five Mountains and Seven Sects would be to discredit them, and they were a little stunned.

I thought your plan was so brilliant, but after all this time, this is all?
But everyone thought about it again and felt that this was indeed the simplest and most effective method.

There is an old saying in the underworld: The most exciting, thrilling and brutal struggles in the underworld are not those with swords and blood, but rumors and gossip.

No one can guarantee that they have a clean record. As long as they have one or two previous convictions, they can expose the incident, slightly modify and exaggerate it in a Spring and Autumn style, and then gather people to judge the parties on the moral high ground. People who do not know the truth will soon be dragged into it, thus causing a heart-wrenching blow to the parties involved.

Shangguan Jinhong's idea made the group of people eager to try it out. They wished they could immediately transform themselves into moral judges and publicly execute the people from the Five Mountains and Seven Sects.

"Boss Shangguan, I wonder what kind of shady information you have collected. Can you open our eyes in advance?"

The person who spoke was the representative sent by the Giant Whale Gang, Elder Li Tianhao.

Before he could finish his words, a loud shout rang out at the banquet.

"How dare you! How could you bring out such a secret matter now?"

"Of course, these things can only be shown to us after the 'Anti-Five Mountains and Seven Sects Alliance' is officially established and everyone signs the 'Joint Advance and Retreat Contract'!"

The person who spoke was very servile: "Boss Shangguan, don't worry, I will definitely be the first to sign up when the time comes!"

The people around responded one after another.

"This is a great thing to say!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"Let me make it clear first. I'm not here to expose any dirt. I just can't stand the people from the Five Mountains and Seven Sects who take advantage of their status to bully men and women in the martial arts world and do whatever they want..."

"Brother Li is indeed open-minded and upright, unlike those people from the Five Mountains and Seven Sects who are so despicable. I admire them!"

"Okay, okay. Brother Zhou, your broad mind and talent are also what I admire!"

As a group of people were chatting, they began to flatter each other, and as they were praising each other, they started to gossip.

"Speaking of dirty laundry, I know a lot too!"

"Oh? Can you give me an example?"

"Well... I once heard that the reason why Wudang's Mu Dao Ren didn't succeed as the head of the sect was because he secretly married and had a daughter outside, which violated the sect's rules!"

"what?!"

"I also heard that the reason why the leader of the Sun Moon Sect has not been out for many years is because he has practiced some mysterious martial arts, which has made him neither male nor female, and he also favors men in the sect!"

"Is there such a thing?!"

"Not only that! I heard that the previous head of Emei, Dugu Yihe, died in unclear circumstances, and that old nun Miejue was responsible. After all, everyone in the martial arts world knows that the conflict between the two peaks of Emei is very serious!"

"Wait! This isn't right?"

"I heard that on the night Dugu Yihe died, the two peaks of Emei Mountain put aside their prejudices and fought together against the enemy?"

"Humph! Who can't do face-saving skills?"

"You know, there are so many mysteries about what happened that night, and some of them are still unclear!"

All of a sudden, all kinds of gossip were exposed at the dinner table.

Shangguan Jinhong did not stop it because the atmosphere at this moment was just right.

The guests' strong desire for gossip and the negative information they share can make the overall mood of the banquet move one step further in the direction they expect!
Moreover, he was also quietly collecting some information that the Money Gang had not collected before.

"That's right..."

"Do you know that a few months ago, a major case occurred in Mingjian County, and the Fuwei Escort Agency was wiped out!"

"I have heard vaguely that hundreds of people were killed. Because there is no one to blame, the court did not investigate further, so this matter is still a mystery!"

The person who spoke before chuckled and said, "In fact, the Fuwei Escort Agency is not a dead end, and this matter is not an unsolved case."

"Rumor has it that the young master of the Fuwei Escort Agency escaped that night and has been missing since then."

"It's also a rumor that this case was committed by people from the Qingcheng Sect, and the reason they attacked the escort agency was because of a sword technique called "Bixie Sword Manual" in Lin Yuantu's hand..."

When the two were talking here, they suddenly heard a "click" sound coming from the side.

When he turned around, he found that it was the person sitting at the table next to him who accidentally knocked over the wine jug next to him.

The wine jug fell over, and the wine in it flowed onto the table, spilling a large area, even soaking the man's sleeves, but he was unaware.

The two of them took a closer look and found that the man was a handsome young man about twenty years old.

The other person had a sword on his back. Although it was not unsheathed, one could tell from the scabbard that it was definitely a good sword.

The young man had a cold expression and was out of tune with the people around him who were talking loudly.

The two looked at each other silently: Which sect is this young man a representative of? Or is he some unknown lone ranger?

Although I don’t know him, since he was invited by the Money Gang, he must have something special.

(End of this chapter)