Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 15 Temptress
In the conference room, Shen Tang sat in the middle, and Qingli stood quietly behind him with his sword in hand.

Shen Tang looked around with her beautiful eyes. A few people looked unhappy, but the vast majority of elders and deacons were happy.

They never imagined that the thing that they could only sell three or five times even if they tried their best to sell it, could be sold out completely in the same amount of time in the hands of the young sect leader.

The preparation time was not long, and they only produced a little over ten thousand sword talismans in the end. The products were cheap, so they didn't make much money.

But the long-term agreement had been signed, and this would provide a stable source of income for the future. Even if this thing was cheaper, the advantage was the large quantity. At least it would be a problem for them to survive in Xiazhou in the future. The effect was far better than the original plan of refining medicine.

Everyone knew that they had official connections, but they never thought that business could be done this way.

After all, we are just swordsmen, and our thinking mode is really not the same.

This method was Shen Tang's own idea, not someone else's. This alone clearly showed who was capable of leading everyone to a solid foundation.

Uncle Zhong, who was holding the plaque, glanced at Elder Sun, who had been the most excited, and sneered, "Elder Sun, do you have anything else to say about the appointment that day?"

Elder Sun had a blank expression on his face: "This is just borrowing the power of City Lord Xu, it's not her own ability."

"Then you don't know City Lord Xu?"

"..."

"When the Sect Master joined the Sect, City Lord Xu had already completed his apprenticeship. You should be more familiar with him, right? Why don't you look for him?"

"I..." Elder Sun had nothing to say and was really unconvinced in his heart.

This kind of idea often comes when you see others using it and think, "Wow, it's so simple, I should have used it earlier." However, until others use it, you will never think of it this way in your life.

People often don’t think that it is their own fault, but only think that the other party is lucky, or because they did not intend to do the job well in the first place, so naturally they don’t bother to think too much.

Elder Sun held it in for a long time, then angrily said, "It's just a business deal, paying a hall master is enough, is this what the sect leader should do?"

Uncle Zhong sneered, "Why didn't you say this when we made the agreement? A promise is made, and it's past time to change it. Now it's you who should step down and let others take over!"

Someone immediately advised, "Sect Master, Elder Sun is doing this for the sake of the sect, why force him like this?"

Shen Tang finally spoke: "Who said I asked Elder Sun to step down and let the wise man take over?"

There was a sigh in the hall: "I knew the Sect Master was magnanimous..."

"I'm talking about you, you, you..." Shen Tang raised his finger and pointed at eight people one by one: "All eight of you, resign from your positions."

The expressions of the eight people who were called out changed drastically. Even Uncle Zhong looked at Shen Tang with some trepidation and whispered, "Sect Master, we can't withstand this kind of turmoil..."

"Without destruction, there is no construction." Shen Tang remained unmoved. "Our sect has suddenly encountered a great disaster. We should all work together to overcome the difficulties. But there are these people who are so despicable, secretly seeking power, leaking the alchemist's information, and obstructing the sword talisman project... Our sect is in a precarious situation. How can we withstand such corruption from you? Capture them all!"

"Clang!" The sound of swords being drawn filled the hall. Elder Sun laughed and said, "Shen Tang! You don't think that such a small thing can establish your supreme authority. How ridiculous! Uncle Master, let me teach you a lesson. Now that we have established our foothold, even without you, our sect can continue to do the sword talisman business. No one will be controlled by you."

"Heh..." Shen Tang's beautiful eyes flickered. One elbow supported the armrest of the chair, leaning back with her chin in her hand. Her expression held a lazy and charming air that Lu Xingzhou had never seen in her before. "Do you think I really care about you, or am afraid of you, that's why I've been playing games with you for so long?"

Elder Sun was stunned for a moment, staring at her solemnly without saying a word.

Shen Tang continued calmly, "That's just because I'm using these things to observe and judge who should be killed. I don't want to kill the wrong people, that's all. Now that it's confirmed, you can die now."

As soon as the words fell, the room was filled with cold light.

Elder Sun and the others were horrified and were about to raise their swords to resist, but their throats felt slightly cold, and a little blood flowed out of their throats and instantly turned into frost.

Dugu Qingli stood in the hall holding a sword, blood dripping from the tip of the sword, turning into blue frost in mid-air, falling to the ground and shattering like dust.

Eight bodies fell to the ground with a thud.

Elder Sun couldn't believe it until his death. Shen Tang had actually killed him without a word. He couldn't believe that a group of senior elders like them couldn't even block a single sword strike from a white-haired girl.

They were still waiting to cooperate with others inside and outside... But they were killed in an instant, and the people outside probably didn't even receive the news... Uncle Lian Zhong and others stared at Dugu Qingli in the hall with wide eyes, and many neutral people were trembling like sieves.

How could the sect leader, with such a terrifying swordsman by his side, possibly look down on the martial arts of others?
Looking at Shen Tang leaning lazily, the blood in the hall seemed to have just performed a song and dance in front of her, with a smile in her eyes and no fluctuations.

Is this still the gentle and unassuming young master that everyone knew before?

Isn’t this a witch!
Shen Tang's beautiful eyes swept over, taking in everyone's expressions, and she smiled faintly: "Sun Jingci and eight others colluded with outsiders and plotted evil, and have been executed. The positions of Jianfeng Hall, Foreign Affairs Hall, etc. will be directly filled by the deputy hall masters. Tang Yunzhong will also serve as the master of Xunjian Hall, responsible for recruiting new members. And..."

She paused, her voice turning cold. "I have already taken the throne and am now the Sect Master. Some people were still calling me Young Sect Master before, but don't think I don't know what that means. From now on, I don't want to hear such slips of the tongue again. Dismissed!"

The whole sect was in awe.

Looking at her sitting in the wheelchair, still looking weak and broken, no one dared to look down on this lame young sect leader... no, sect leader.

At the foot of Danxia Mountain, Liu Qingcang led a group of elite Danxia gang members and headed straight for his old home with great skill. As soon as he saw the gate of the house from a distance, he was blocked outside by a group of powerful generals from the Demon Suppression Division.

Sheng Yuanyao, wearing a cloak, stepped out from the crowd and said, "Boss Liu, we came down the mountain to enjoy the scenery in the middle of the night. How is the scenery?"

Liu Qingcang's face looked like he had eaten shit.

He was being coordinated by the city lord and the elders of Shen's Trading Company, but he was stopped by the Demon Suppression Division before he even got close to the destination. What the hell is going on?
Is the Demon Suppression Division still the Demon Suppression Division under the jurisdiction of Xiazhou City?
But there was no way to say this directly, so Liu Qingcang could only say in a sullen tone, "It's okay, it's okay... Commander Sheng, you're taking a walk too. I wonder if the City Lord is okay?"

"The Demon Suppression Division is directly under the imperial court, not a local government agency. They don't need to pay their respects to the city lord." Sheng Yuanyao smiled and patted the non-existent dust off his shoulders. "It's a dark and windy night. Gang Leader Liu should go back and rest early, lest anything happen. The Demon Suppression Division wouldn't be able to see it."

Liu Qingcang secretly cursed his bad luck and could only put on a smile: "Commander Sheng, you should also go to bed early."

Sheng Yuanyao turned and joined the queue without looking back: "As a drug dealer, just do your job as a drug dealer. Don't be distracted too much... Don't end up regretting it when something goes wrong in your job."

Liu Qingcang ate a fly and had no choice but to lead the crowd back.

In fact, at this time Sheng Yuanyao's face looked like he had eaten a fly.

She strolled into the Shen's Trading Company, looked down at the corpses in the meeting room that hadn't been dealt with yet, and said coldly, "Master Shen abuses private punishment and kills at will. Does he completely disregard the laws of the country?"

The Demon Suppression Division was a tough job these days. In theory, they were primarily responsible for matters involving demons, a different function from the local government offices. But they also handled various serious cases, like the Huo family murders she was investigating.

But how could they be held accountable for this? These kinds of gang and sect lynchings were everywhere, murders happening all the time. With the way things were, they couldn't possibly manage it. Inter-sect conflicts were even harder to manage. Unless it was a blatant, large-scale conflict, there were sect fights everywhere in the martial arts world, people were dying every day, and who could possibly care...

Although I just prevented a gang fight, which was a credit to local stability and added another item to my gilded resume, I couldn't feel good.

She knew it was pointless to blame Shen Tang; this was the way the world was, not Shen Tang's fault. If Shen Tang hadn't been decisive enough, he might have been the one to die. Who would he turn to for justice? But she couldn't help but sneer. Whatever Shen Tang's mysterious background, mammary gland unblocking was paramount.

Shen Tang, however, put aside her alluring demeanor and whispered, "I'm sorry, I... didn't mean to cause you any trouble."

Sheng Yuanyao was stunned. What's with that tone? Do you know me?

On second thought, the Danxia Gang poached Bai Chi and severely offended Shen Tang, but Shen Tang did not follow the sect's usual practice of dealing with traitors and kill people in retaliation... I used to think that they were not strong enough, but now seeing Dugu Qingli's level, I'm afraid that Bai Chi would die without knowing how he died, but they didn't do that.

Don't you really want to cause trouble for yourself?
Sheng Yuanyao was feeling very strange, but the words on the tip of her tongue turned into: "National law is more important than family rules. I hope that Sect Master Shen will think twice before doing anything in the future."

Shen Tang said softly, "I understand. Thank you, Commander Sheng, for your help."

Sheng Yuanyao was indeed helping Shen Tang, but she could only say, "It's our duty to resolve conflicts. Instead of thanking me, you should thank Lu Xingzhou. He knew this was going to happen three days ago and said he was giving me credit, but I don't know who he was doing it for."

Having said that, Sheng Yuanyao also looked at Shen Tang carefully for a few times.

She is obviously beautiful, gentle, generous and dignified, but for some reason, the word "harming the country and the people" popped up in my mind.

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