Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 139: Birds of a feather

When Lin Jian arrived at the scene, the situation had been basically stabilized.

The most important thing is that there are two monks traveling together who claim to be disciples of Zhengyang Sect. The one they are holding down is the shadow that the Chamber of Commerce's priest has been chasing all the way.

The only strange thing is that these two disciples of Zhengyang Sect seem to be missing an arm?
Even so, the Chamber of Commerce's attendant who had been following them all the way still stepped forward with a flattering smile, "Thank you, fellow Daoists, for your generosity and assistance. This person has attacked our Chamber of Commerce several times and stolen important supplies. Our Chamber of Commerce is currently pursuing him and recovering the stolen goods. Please, fellow Daoists, hand him over to our Tongda Chamber of Commerce for processing..."

"What gives you the right?" The thin figure under the pressure turned around with difficulty and glared at the so-called Zhengyang Sect disciple who was holding him. "Are you from the Zhengyang Sect planning to declare war on our Lingyun Sect?! We are all disciples of the Four Sects Alliance. We should be united and act in unity. What do you mean by treating me like this? Are you trying to provoke a fight between the four sects?"

The broken-armed Zhengyang Sect disciple snorted coldly, "We, the disciples of the Zhengyang Sect, are devoted to serving the people of the sun. We absolutely cannot stand petty thieves like you. If what this Chamber of Commerce boss said is true, then you, little thief, are the shame of our four sects! We arrested you to protect the reputation of our four sects. It's a meritorious service, not a fault. Even if we bring this to the Sect Master, we'll still be in the right!"

"it is good!"

"well said!"

"The disciples of the Zhengyang Sect are so good! On the other hand, the disciples of the Lingyun Sect..."

Upon hearing this, the Chamber of Commerce's honorific breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to take over the black hand. "Fortunately, two fellow Daoists intervened to stop this thief. If you don't mind, why not come to our Chamber of Commerce residence and have a seat? I'm sure we will reward you handsomely."

However, he didn't expect his outstretched hand to be blocked by another disciple of Zhengyang Sect, "Wait."

"?"

Facing the worshiper's questioning gaze, the Zhengyang Sect disciple said sternly, "After all, this man is a fellow Daoist from our Four Sects Alliance. It would be a bit hasty to hand him over to you so easily. Since you claim that your Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the theft, have the person in charge of your Chamber of Commerce come out and confront him!"

"This..." Just as the attendant was hesitating, the voice of the Chamber of Commerce president came from behind, "I am Zhou Xianda, the president of the Tongda Chamber of Commerce. I am fortunate to have the help of two fellow Taoists from the Zhengyang Sect. I hope you can hand this thief over to our Tongda Chamber of Commerce. If you don't mind, the Chamber of Commerce would also like to invite the fellow Taoists from the Zhengyang Sect to accompany us back and serve as witnesses."

"There's no need to go back. Just talk about it here." The disciple of Zhengyang Sect refused indifferently.

The president frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

Instead, the Lingyun Sect disciple, who was being held down by the Zhengyang Sect disciple, spoke first, "Does it matter where we are?"

Even though he was pinned to the ground, the disciple raised his head and glared at the Chamber of Commerce President with a fierce look on his face, "Do you dare to touch a hair on my head?"

The president looked at him and said in a deep voice, "We, the Tongda Chamber of Commerce, have no grudges against you. Why are you forcing us so hard?"

"No grudges?" The other party sneered, "You've already forgotten what happened a few days ago. You're worthy of being the president of a guild!"

Zhou Xianda thought for a moment, but couldn't figure out what it was.

After all, the Chamber of Commerce travels all over the country and encounters countless frictions, big and small, and it may offend someone without even knowing it.

But that doesn’t matter anymore. Since the other party is here for revenge, there is nothing to say.

"Since you want everyone here to be witnesses, let's discuss this matter here. Five boxes of medicinal pills were stolen from our Chamber of Commerce some time ago. Were they stolen by you?"

"So what?"

"Then please return it, sir." The president extended his hand. "As long as you are willing to return it, the losses our Chamber of Commerce has suffered in recent days will be written off. Our Chamber of Commerce is also willing to apologize to you for any offense you have caused before."

"Apologize?" The other party sneered, "Are you worthy? I tell you, I'm going to kill you! Kill you bit by bit! If you have the guts, kill me in front of so many people today. Then I'll see if the elders of my sect want to talk to you." Hearing what the disciple of Lingyun Sect said, many cultivators who were watching around immediately showed indignation on their faces.

"He's already a prisoner, yet he's still so arrogant!"

"The disciples of the four major sects are really used to being arrogant. No matter how someone offended him before, he would not let them go even if they begged for mercy with such a humble attitude, and he would force them to death."

"If you ask me, I'll just take you to the Lingyun Sect. I don't believe such a big sect doesn't have a single reasonable person!"

Hearing those voices in his ears, the president frowned.

It would be fine under normal circumstances, but right now, how could he have the time to deal with the other party slowly?

The other party probably knows this, so they act recklessly and fearlessly.

He can delay it, but I can't. If that doesn't work, I'll drag him back and torture him to extract a confession. I just want to get the elixir back to restore the lifeblood of the Chamber of Commerce.

There will always be a chance to defend yourself later on.

No matter how domineering the Lingyun Sect is, they can't hold their disciples responsible for anything they did wrong, right?

As long as you don't kill anyone, there is always room for maneuver.

Besides, there were two disciples from the Zhengyang Sect present at the scene. They were from the same four major sects. If they could help explain the truth, there should be no problem.

As these thoughts swirled in his mind, the president heard the Zhengyang Sect disciple speak again, "President Zhou, it seems that the conflict between your Chamber of Commerce and this fellow Taoist from the Lingyun Sect is quite serious. Would you like our Zhengyang Sect to mediate?"

The president was delighted when he heard this, "That couldn't be better."

"Alright." The Zhengyang Sect disciple who wasn't holding the Lingyun Sect disciple hostage stepped forward and said, "How about this? Since we've helped your Chamber of Commerce snatch a major threat, how about President Zhou sign a treaty with us? As long as your Chamber of Commerce transfers half of its assets and half of its future operating profits to us, the Zhengyang Sect, we'll be willing to act as peacemakers and help you resolve this matter."

When these words were spoken, everyone around was shocked.

"What do these Zhengyang Sect disciples mean?"

"Bah! What else could it mean?! I thought these Zhengyang Sect disciples were good people, but it turns out they're birds of a feather!"

"Open your mouth and you'll get half of it! These two disciples of Zhengyang Sect are much more ruthless than those of Lingyun Sect!"

"Didn't you hear what they said just now? Zhengyang Sect and Lingyun Sect are both part of the four sects, sharing the same bloodline. Who knows, maybe this is a conspiracy they've set up together! They're just determined to pounce on the Tongda Chamber of Commerce and take a bite out of it!"

"These people haven't contributed anything, yet they're asking for half of the Chamber of Commerce's assets. If they can do this to the Tongda Chamber of Commerce today, they can do the same to every one of us tomorrow!"

They jumped out, all of them jumped out...

"Is this the mastermind behind this?" Chunxue and Linjian whispered, "Is there such a bad person in your Zhengyang Sect?"

Lin Jian narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the mutilated arm of the so-called Zhengyang Sect disciple...

(End of this chapter)