Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 271: The hidden rules are an inevitable part of the bidding process

Qianji Town bombed Shide.

On the third floor, there is a hall that has rarely been used.

The leaders of all the large and small sects in Qingjing gathered together at this time, waiting for the so-called bidding conference.

Liu Huaian felt very uncomfortable sitting in the chair, especially when he looked at the bald man next to him.

The bald guy also has the surname Liu, Liu Haiwu, but he has no relationship with him.

It’s hard to say whether he is a good person or a bad person, he is just a person.

At this time, Liu Haiwu was chatting and laughing with the old man named Zhu Xiaoyao on his right. Seeing how familiar they looked, one would have thought that the two were father and son.

However, that was not the case. They did not know each other at all before entering the room. Zhu Xiaoyao's expression was the same as Liu Huaian's at this moment, polite yet embarrassed.

As for the reason, it is mainly because Liu Haiwu is too shameless.

Except for Liu Haiwu, although everyone's cultivation level varies, at least they have started from the Nascent Soul stage, are in charge of a sect, and have more than 200 disciples.

Even if I occasionally meet people from the Sword Sect, the younger ones will call them seniors, and the older ones will call them fellow Taoists. No matter whether it is true or not, the basic courtesy and face are still there.

But this Liu Haiwu is different. He calls everyone brother when he meets them, just like the gangs fighting for territory at the waterway docks.

And this Liu Haiwu is indeed a gang leader. Liu Huaian had been to the place where he showed off his power, which is quite close to the home of the old man surnamed Zhu.

As far as Liu Huaian knew, Liu Haiwu was just an idler in his early years, making a living by shaving people's heads. One night, he was in a hurry to urinate in the reed marshes around the dock. After washing his hands in the river, he picked up a stone tablet with inscriptions on it.

As soon as the stone slab touched the air, it turned into a wisp of green smoke and went into his nose. From then on, the barber Liu Haiwu became the leader of the Liu Gang who practiced Qi cultivation.

It is not known whether this matter is true or not. After all, it was made up by Liu Haiwu himself, and the details may be exaggerated.

But it is true that he cultivated Qi overnight.

Liu Haiwu was also interesting. After receiving this opportunity, he did not wander around the world like ordinary people, seeking immortality. Instead, he formed a gang and pretended to teach people how to strengthen their bodies and cultivate their qi.

But he couldn't teach them anything. His most promising disciple was only halfway through practicing Qi.

Therefore, no one cared about Liu Haiwu's stone slab anymore, thinking that he was just lucky and had picked up a rare treasure that could improve his cultivation.

Strictly speaking, Liu Haiwu's group was just a group of strong mortals who occupied some jobs at the water and land ports.

But that's where the problem lies.

Liu Huaian couldn't understand why Liu Haiwu came here?

Although there is no discrimination based on cultivation level, there are still different levels of status among the sects. Now, except for Liu Haiwu, no one here has a cultivation level below Nascent Soul, and the sect has a history of less than three hundred years.

This makes Liu Haiwu, the Qigong master, seem redundant.

But what made Liu Huaian even more curious was why Qianji Pavilion let this person in.

Zhang Ze also wanted to know this question.

"How did this big brother get in here?"

He turned to look at Lily, Lily turned to look at the spider spirit who was in charge of the bombing, and the spider spirit turned to look at the little cat girl next to her who was almost shrinking her neck into her chest.

"Your Majesty, why did you let that man in?" the spider spirit asked weakly.

"The bald guy said he came in to use the toilet, so I..." The cat girl shrank her neck again when she was called Your Majesty.

This cat lady who committed a crime is the one who suddenly appeared in Qianji Town to beg for food a while ago. She asked everyone she met to give her fifty spirit stones and said that she was the Emperor of Dongqi.

Of course no one gave it to me.

The cat girl was later taken in by Zha Shide, who gave her a job welcoming guests and pouring tea. Although she made repeated mistakes, she was not fired.

The main reason was that everyone felt that with the way she begged, she would probably starve to death within three days.

Anyway, Zha Shide doesn't add another mouth to feed, so it's nice to keep him as a mascot.

Since the cat girl's name was unknown, everyone called her "Your Majesty" or "Emperor." The cat girl didn't think the name was bullying, but rather enjoyed it.

And you know what, the red walls and golden tiles of Zhashide really do look like a palace.

"This is what happened. The bald guy said he wanted to go to the bathroom, so I let him in. By the time I realized he had gone upstairs, it was too late," the cat girl, knowing she was in trouble, continued to explain in a low voice.

"Do you need me to ask that person to leave?" asked the spider spirit.

Zhang Ze thought for a moment, then shook his head. He suddenly felt that this might not be a bad thing.

Small people have their own way of living, and Liu Haiwu might be able to help.

Zhang Ze did not intend to embarrass the Emperor. After signaling the spider spirit to invite the cat-girl emperor back to the palace, he spoke to Lily.

"Let's give them a break for a day and then hold the bidding tomorrow."

"That's not good, and why do we have to wait a day?" Lily didn't understand.

"I can probably guess what Boss Liu did to sneak in. Aside from the Dark Helm leaders, the other leaders probably had similar motives. They all came here to seek help.

"After all, our Qianji Pavilion is a righteous sect and will not cheat good people. Let's find an excuse to tell them something. Anyway, the so-called bidding is just a formality." Zhang Ze said.

Although Lily didn't quite understand what was said, she immediately became alert again, "You want me to offend people directly? I won't..."

"All the money we scammed belongs to you." Zhang Ze interrupted Lily's skills again.

"Okay, Boss, what do we do?"

“We do this.”

After listening to this, Lily hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go prepare my golden robe."

Half an hour later.

After learning that the bidding was temporarily cancelled, Liu Huaian followed a staff member to the fourth floor in a depressed mood, and was then invited into a lounge.

To be honest, Liu Huaian was resentful. After all, he was the leader of a sect, and he usually stood others up. How could he be stood up by others?

But after entering the room, his anger suddenly disappeared.

He saw Elder Wang of the Sword Sect waiting for him in the house.

"Elder Wang, what are you doing?" Liu Huaian was surprised and at a loss for a moment, not daring to enter the house.

Wang Buyu waved his hand to let the cat girl who was leading the way leave first, and then invited Liu Huaian in.

"It's not a big deal. I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard you were here, so I came to see you." Elder Wang said politely.

After some pleasantries, the two of them got down to business.

"We are all old friends, and there are some things I have to say," said Lao Wang.

After listening to this, Liu Huaian frowned, "Are you saying that this so-called bidding was internally decided?"

The fat old man Wang Buyu put down his teacup and looked at Liu Huaian with a gossipy look on his face.

"That's right, but don't be in a hurry, there is a hidden story here." After a pause, Wang Buyu continued the question when Liu Huaian couldn't help but ask a question.

"You know that the youngest daughter of our Sword Sect's leader is right here."

Liu Huaian nodded. His disciples often came to Qianji Pavilion to shop or hang out. This was not a secret, so he naturally knew about it.

"Don't spread this matter, this is what happened."

Wang Buyu was also a master at making up stories, especially idiotic ones. He quickly fabricated a idiotic story for Sect Leader Liu about several talented disciples of the sect trying to make the sect leader's daughter smile.

Although the various details are not explicitly stated, they all point directly to the results of this bidding.

In short, what the fat old man Wang Buyu meant was very simple, that is, the waters of this bidding are very complicated and you can't grasp it.

Liu Huaian had no choice but to bow and say, "I understand. Thank you Elder Wang for your advice. I..."

Wang Buyu quickly signaled Liu Huaian to sit down and not leave. "The clan leader's family affairs are family affairs, and official business is official business. You can tell me why you came to bid this time. We are all fellow Qingjing people, so we will help if we can."

They are all serious people. Although Liu Huaian's family is not as good as the Sword Sect, it is also a sect with a history of hundreds and thousands of years. No one would waste time helping the Sword Sect build a house unless they have something to ask for.

Seeing this, Liu Huaian said with some shame, "Then I will beg you."

Similar scenes took place in many rooms. Zhang Ze mobilized his connections and invited his masters and elders to come over and act as lobbyists to appease these serious sect leaders and let them perform another show tomorrow.

These elders had different personalities and their methods varied, but all of them negotiated things with ease.

But compared with the harmonious scene here, something is a little abnormal on Lily's side.

In Lily's large office, earthy golden faucets and various even earthier jade ornaments can be seen everywhere.

Lily, wearing a golden battle robe, gold-studded clothes, diamonds on her hands, and a pair of large frog-shaped glasses, sat behind the desk.

On the left is a girl with a neck full of golden fur, and on the right is a girl with her whole body hidden under a cloak.

These two are bodyguards. After all, Lily is still timid. For her own safety, she always has to be prepared.

"Master Zhu?" Lily quietly raised her chair, with a look of greed and success on her face as if she had suddenly reached a high position.

Zhu Xiaoyao was a little impatient, not understanding why this little girl was looking for him. But after glancing at the woman in the black cloak, he nodded.

Lily took the golden teapot and poured a cup of tea into her golden teacup, and then said.

"A friend told me that the Qingjing sect really wants to do something for the Qinghe Association, so they held this bidding meeting. I hope it will satisfy Sect Master Zhu."

When Zhu Xiaoyao heard this, all the doubts in his heart were immediately dispelled.

He also thought that Wuming was really so magical that he could actually influence the decision-making of the Sword Sect.

It turned out that he had bribed a maid who suddenly held a high position. Zhu Xiaoyao looked around the furnishings in the room inconspicuously.

Like a nouveau riche, so ugly.

"Of course I am satisfied. Thank you Qianji Pavilion for giving us this opportunity."

But unexpectedly, Lily shook her finger.

"This bidding is not so easy. You see, it's like throwing something into a pot. It's not easy to throw something light into it."

Lily picked up a long feather from the table and threw it at the vase in the corner of the room.

She originally wanted to play it cool, so she stuck the feather into the floor next to the vase at a certain distance. However, because she was not very good at it, the feather was a little far away.

Lily's expression remained unchanged as she took out another feathered arrow with a gold-wrapped tip. "But this one is covered with gold, it..."

Lily swung her hand, but didn't throw it in.

Lily, "."

Zhu Xiaoyao, "."

After an awkward silence, Lily acted as if nothing had happened. "It might not be possible to get in, Sect Master Zhu, don't you agree?"

Zhu Xiaoyao clearly understood that this person wanted to bribe him, but upon hearing this, he felt happy. If he did not give, then...
But that strange feeling surged from the bottom of his heart again, and a voice sounded in his ears.

For the greater cause.

After a moment of distraction, Zhu Xiaoyao asked, "I thought that if I threw the gold a few more times, I would win." He reached into his arms and took out a purse, wiped off his mark on it, and sent it to Lily's desk with his flying aura.

Lily didn't even look at it and asked Fu Ji to put it away. Then her face changed and she looked very businesslike.

"Then please work hard tomorrow, Sect Master Zhu."

Zhu Xiaoyao, "?"

No, I took the money, didn't I?
Lily took a sip of tea, looking like she had a bad memory.

"I'm young and my memory isn't very good. I've forgotten everything that happened just now, but Sect Master Zhu needs to know one thing: I can't remember who gave me a gift, but I can remember who didn't."

"It still depends on how others perform."

"Master Zhu, please go back."

Zhu Xiaoyao left Lily's office cursing in his heart. When he turned the corner, he saw his colleague coming towards him.

The leaders of the secret helmsmen knew him, and Zhu Xiaoyao looked at the man with a gloating look.

He remembered that this man was very stingy, the kind of person who would take advantage of others and he would be in trouble soon.

In a room on the first floor of Zhashide, there is another style of painting.

Zhang Ze was drinking with Liu Haiwu.

Liu Haiwu is also a smart man. After three rounds of drinks, he put down his glass and said.

"Although I, Liu Haiwu, am not a presentable person, I do know a few things. You didn't kick me out directly because of your kindness, not because it's a reason for me to be ungrateful.

"Brother, give me face, I have to take it.

"This time I'm the bastard who ruined your Qianji Pavilion's good deeds. I'm leaving now. Goodbye."

However, Liu Haiwu was grabbed by Zhang Ze.

"Boss Liu, please sit down. Please sit down."

Liu Haiwu sat down obediently and said, "Brother, if you have something to say, just tell me. Although I don't have much ability, I will definitely do what I can."

"My business is simple. I want to ask you about yours. What are you doing sneaking into this bidding meeting?" Zhang Ze asked.

He is really curious.

Liu Haiwu scratched his bald head, a little embarrassed, "I really am here to move bricks."

Zhang Ze, “.”

Seeing Zhang Ze puzzled, Liu Haiwu quickly explained.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this, but my little cultivation level is all acquired through unconventional means, and I learned these fragments of martial arts from who knows where.

"Aside from being much stronger than ordinary people, my brothers and I don't know anything else. We earn money by traveling back and forth to the docks."

"I've been thinking about whether I can earn more spirit stones recently, so that I can get some serious skills for my brothers to practice, but we are afraid of death and we don't know how to do anything."

"So you're planning to try your luck here and earn some money carrying bricks?"

Liu Haiwu smiled awkwardly and nodded.

Zhang Ze was speechless, thinking that this man was indeed a talent. He said to Liu Haiwu, "How about this? Help me do something that offends someone, and then I'll help you solve your problem. After that, I'll find you a new job to earn spirit stones on your own. How about that?"

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Liu Haiwu asked.

"As a shill." Zhang Ze replied.

Liu Haiwu was familiar with this, having done it many times before. "Raise the price? You want me to go to the auction house and act as a bidder?"

"I'm not trying to raise the price, I'm trying to lower the price. During the bidding meeting tomorrow, you should lower the price to the limit and act like you are doing it for free." Zhang Ze said.

When Liu Haiwu heard this, his face turned pale.

Even though he looked like a jerk just now, he knew his limits well and knew that the sect leaders wouldn't do anything to him.

But let him lower the price to win the bid.
That would be very offensive to people.

Liu Haiwu looked at Zhang Ze in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, Boss Liu. Actually, everything has been discussed. We won't offend everyone." Zhang Ze waved his hand.

"That's fine, no." Liu Haiwu was about to agree when he felt something was wrong.

What do you mean by not offending everyone?

"At most, I'll offend five people." Zhang Ze said it as if he was drinking soup.

Liu Haiwu, “.”

One is enough to crush him to death, why offend five?
"Don't worry, not only will you get extra compensation, we will also keep you safe. After this is done, you can go and hide in the Sword Sect until the Qinghe Conference ends. Then you will naturally have nothing to worry about." Zhang Ze comforted.

Having said that, Liu Haiwu felt that he had to do it even if he didn't want to, so he gritted his teeth and accepted this difficult task.

Liu Haiwu drank another glass of wine, but then he thought of his uncle Pan.

Although Uncle Pan is not his father, he is better than his father and knows the truth about why he picked up the stone slab.

Before leaving, his uncle Pan held his hand and called him by his nickname.

"Liu Gazi, listen to your Uncle Pan's advice. Cultivating immortality is not like moving bricks. The water there is too deep, and you can't grasp it."

After experiencing what happened today, Liu Haiwu felt that this was indeed the case. He had just had a sudden thought and had caused all these troubles. Although this little brother was a good person and did not do anything to him, what about the future?

What should he do with his brothers? It seems that the world of cultivating immortals is really as his uncle Pan said, the waters are too deep.

Thinking of this, he took out something.

"I want to sell this thing to you. Give me whatever you think it's worth, gold or silver will do. I don't dare keep it any longer."

It was the small stone slab he picked up from the river, the size of a palm, with no words on it.

His story was half true and half false, in order to confuse outsiders.

Zhang Ze looked at the small slate in Liu Haiwu's hand and thought to himself that this man was really lucky. He shook his head and said, "This thing is not cheap. I dare to offer you a price, but I'm afraid you won't dare to accept it."

"How much will you offer?" Liu Haiwu asked with three parts of fear and three parts of expectation.

Zhang Ze told him a number.

Liu Haiwu quickly stuffed the small stone tablet into Zhang Ze's hand.

"I don't want it. I'll give it to you. I can't live to spend the money you gave me."

Liu Haiwu understood very well the principle that it is a crime to possess a treasure.

The next day.

The bidding conference started somewhat dully.

Although there is no bid document, we still have to go through the process and each owner can introduce his or her own advantages.

Because they had already discussed it privately yesterday, the serious sect leaders basically went through the process. Everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun, but it was just an appearance.

Only six of them were serious.

The leader of the Daqing Gang, Liu Haiwu, and the five people headed by the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Those serious people who don't know the inside story say that these six people are really proactive and are willing to work hard even after getting benefits.

With united efforts, we Qingjing have great hope.

Lily, who made a lot of money yesterday, sat at the top, yawning, waiting for Liu Haiwu to perform.

The bidding entered a white-hot stage.

"Boss Liu, some of your boasts are not just empty talk. As far as I know, you are the one with the highest cultivation level in your Daqing Gang, right?"

A certain leader of the Dark Helm of the Hundred Demons Sect activated a skill that discriminated against people based on their cultivation level.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Liu Haiwu took out his trump card.

"I don't want money! I love Qingjing! I love the Sword Sect! I'll bring my brothers to work for free!"

When Lily heard the words "free", she became excited. She wasn't pretending, she really liked these three words.

This move really caught Zhu Xiaoyao and the others off guard, as they all knew the character of the little girl named Lily.

It's no use talking to her about anything else, you can only talk to her about money.

Upon seeing this, a loyal leader of the Dark Helm immediately raised his hand and said.

"I love Qingjing too! I love Jianzong too! We in Hedingmen don't want money!"

Soon, the other Dark Helm leaders also expressed their opinions.

They all love Qingjing, they all love Jianzong, they all love Qianji Pavilion, and they all don't want money.

Seeing this scene, the leaders of those orthodox sects also had a reason to withdraw. Although they also loved Qingjing and Jianzong, they had not loved them to this extent.

After all, there is a whole family to support.

It’s free, even if it’s free.

Only Liu Huaian, who had been indoctrinated with a moronic little story by the old fat man Wang Buyu, had a look of surprise and doubt on his face. In his mind, he had already played out the eight hundredth episode of "The Temptation of the Sword Sect of the Great Sect".

Lily saw these people chatting animatedly, and suddenly knocked with her hammer.

"Originally, we only planned to recruit three families through the bidding, but since everyone loves the Sword Sect so much, then let's do this. All six of you can come. We at Qianji Pavilion welcome you all.

“After all, it’s free.”

When the Dark Helm leaders heard this, they felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten shit.

The joyous bidding conference ended here. In order to celebrate the successful holding of this bidding conference, these sect leaders were kept for another day, and Qianji Pavilion and Jianzong gave them small gifts.

After everyone had settled down, Lily sneaked out of her office, planning to use the teleportation array to escape directly back to Jiange. She hadn't been out of the house recently because she was afraid of retaliation.

When she arrived at the teleportation array in the secret room, she saw Liu Haiwu waiting there. After the two of them nodded and smiled awkwardly at each other, Lily activated the teleportation array.

Slip away, slip away.

Because of this ridiculous bidding meeting, Zhu Xiaoyao was detained for three days.

These three days were enough for Xuanjian and Li Yu to turn Xiaoyao Sect upside down.

They actually discovered something.

As for Zhang Ze, he came to the place where Liu Haiwu picked up the small stone slab.

This place is indeed near the dock, but because of the reeds, it is very secluded and even if a large ship passes by, it will not pay attention to this place.

The location of the pier is quite coincidental. Standing here, you can see Xiaoyao Gate among the mountains not far upstream.

Zhang Ze stood in the reed marsh, tossing the small stone slab up and down in his hand.

That thing is not a stone slab, but a fragment of the innate Dao fetus.
(End of this chapter)