In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Upon further inspection of the teacup, it was discovered that, unbeknownst to them, a colorless and odorless poison had been added to the tea.

tea!

Thinking of this, she quickly looked at the tea leaves again, and with her slender jade hand, she grabbed three tea leaves that had been poisoned from among hundreds of leaves.

Only three out of hundreds of tea leaves were poisonous, clearly indicating that this was prepared in advance.

One dose is all it takes to be poisoned and die; the blood will surely bring you high rank.

"How insidious!"

Without a second thought, the beautiful woman leaped out of the window and made her escape!

No one knows who wants to use her to kill Zhang Yuan, but if she doesn't leave now, she won't be able to leave anytime soon.

Ten breaths later, Zhang Yuan, who had originally died from poisoning, sat up.

If Juexin hadn't told him about the plan, Zhang Yuan would have been reluctant to let the beauty leave.

But the name of the White Lotus Sect was even more terrifying than the poison in his tea.

"Sir, she has already left!"

Juezhi walked in, while Juexin went to chase after him; the pretense had to be perfect.

"Alas, you were such a beautiful woman, why did you become a thief!"

Master Juezhi personally delivered this jar of tea to the kitchen to be brewed, to prevent anyone from accidentally consuming it.

"This humble monk understands!"

This is the finest pre-rain Longjing tea; a jar of ten taels is worth ten gold coins.

Therefore, such a famous tea could easily be picked up by an unsuspecting servant, who might then take it home and mistakenly consume it, resulting in several deaths.

Chapter 234 Zhang Xiaoshan's Killing Intent at the White Lotus Sect Branch

"Reporting to the Great Protector, Zhang Yuan is dead!"

"what?"

Falun Temple, Jiaxing Prefecture!

This is a magnificent ancient temple dedicated to Maitreya, where believers flock in droves. However, in the hidden underground palace, the sage of the Eternal Mother of the White Lotus Sect is enshrined.

The leading Dharma protector was none other than the Venerable Wusheng, whom Zhang Xiaoshan had met at the Waterway Dharma Assembly last time.

The name "Wusheng" is not just a Dharma name, but also a status!

The Great Protector is the head of the Ten Great Protectors!

At this moment, the beautiful woman from the Zhang family was extremely respectful in front of the great monk, bowing her head and lowering her eyebrows.

"What happened? You killed him?"

"No, Protector, someone has poisoned the tea..."

The beauty recounted the whole story, and the monk Wusheng's face immediately turned extremely ugly upon hearing it.

He didn't suspect his subordinate, but rather that the other party was too insidious, or perhaps extremely familiar with Zhang Yuan's habits, and had actually mixed a few tea leaves that had been quenched with deadly poison into the tea.

It is extremely difficult to detect such a thing, and if even one piece gets mixed in, it will be fatal.

"Who else wants to target the Zhang family?"

who?"

The senior monk suddenly looked outside, drawn to a barely perceptible commotion.

Then a tall figure covered in brass armor appeared before the entrance to the underground palace and slowly walked towards it.

Bronze-armored warrior!

Suddenly, the monk turned to look at the beautiful woman beside him, realizing that she had attracted the Zhang family.

"impossible!

"Great Protector, I changed my appearance seven times and used three secret passages along the way. It's impossible for anyone to have followed me!"

"We're already at our doorstep; facts speak louder than words!"

Even if the woman was being cautious, now that everyone had arrived, what was the point of explaining anything further?

At the same time, he also understood that Zhang Yuanzhi's death was fake, and the purpose was to get the woman to lead them here.

Given the Zhang family's power, it would be too easy for them to have figured this out.

The woman had no idea how terrifying the Zhang family was.

"The bronze-armored warrior, the most mysterious expert of the Zhang family, this humble monk would like to see if he is really as powerful as the legends say!"

The high monk lifted himself up in one breath, his entire body swelling, and the woman who saw this immediately retreated:

Ah!

Its power is overwhelming, like a tiger roaring through the forest!

With a single move, the Buddhist Lion's Roar, a terrifying sonic wave transformed into a tidal wave that surged toward the bronze-armored warrior.

Bang!

At a distance of ten zhang, in the blink of an eye, the great monk was startled by the bronze-armored warrior who appeared directly in front of him.

Then, like a ball, it was kicked away with just one leg!

puff!

The bronze-armored warrior's kick possessed a force exceeding a thousand pounds, and the Great Monk Wusheng stared in disbelief at the bronze-armored warrior's disdainful figure.

He was instantly killed with just one move.

"Master Wusheng, we meet again!"

At this moment, a familiar voice came, and Master Wusheng looked at the tall figure slowly walking in from the entrance of the underground palace.

Who else could it be but Zhang Xiaoshan?

Moreover, behind Zhang Xiaoshan's salesman were two equally burly and domineering bronze-armored warriors, and an even more terrifying and imposing black-armored warrior. The sheer pressure they exuded made Wusheng realize how terrifying the Zhang family was—far more terrifying than they had imagined.

Three bronze-armored warriors alone could sweep everything away.

"Amitabha Buddha, Young Master Zhang is very courteous!"

"Today, the Zhang family of Falun Temple is doomed to ruin. I trouble the Zen Master to convey a piece of advice to the Holy Mother:"

The Zhang family are business people who value harmony and making money through business.

But if anyone thinks the Zhang family is easy to bully, then next time Zhang will surely lead his bronze-armored warriors to attack the White Lotus Sect's headquarters.

Zhang doubted that the White Lotus Sect could muster four Grandmasters to stop the bronze-armored warriors.

Hiss...

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's thunderous rage, the Venerable Wusheng had no doubt about Zhang Xiaoshan's ruthlessness.

The Suzhou Water and Land Conference tricked the entire Buddhist community without batting an eye, let alone the White Lotus Sect.

Moreover, the Zhang family is one of the controllers of Ghost Street, and the only question is how much money they are willing to spend to mobilize the experts they can.

If the Zhang family is pushed too far, a reward of a few hundred thousand gold coins would be enough to keep the White Lotus Sect from getting hurt.

"Don't dare!"

"roll!"

The Venerable Wusheng quickly left the underground palace with the beautiful woman.

They knew that this branch of Falun Temple was basically impossible to maintain.

The Zhang family was willing to let them go, or perhaps they didn't want to completely break ties with the White Lotus Sect and were just using them to deliver a message to the Holy Mother.

The followers of Falun Temple also began to slowly realize that something was wrong.

As time passed, apart from a few newly initiated nuns, all the old monks and senior monks of Falun Temple disappeared without a trace, and not a single familiar figure could be found.

While they were wondering what was going on, a group of ferocious and terrifying men in blood-red clothes rushed up from the foot of the mountain.

Each of them wore a blood-red robe, a blood-red veil, and a bamboo hat, with a straight Tang sword at their waist and a musket and a secret weapon that looked like a flying wheel hanging from their waist!

Bloody drops!

The martial arts practitioners around Falun Temple, as well as the Six Doors constables who came over, all had their pupils shrink.

Others may not recognize this style of dress, but how could they not know it?

The Zhang family's most terrifying assassin—the Flying Guillotine!

"Gentlemen, Falun Temple is a branch of the White Lotus Sect. The Zhang family has come to subjugate it on the orders of the imperial court. Anyone who has nothing to do with the White Lotus Temple, please leave immediately!"

"A branch of the White Lotus Sect?"

Hiss...

Upon hearing this news, the pilgrims quickly retreated.

Just kidding. The White Lotus Sect was a recognized heretical sect in the Ming and Song Dynasties, and although the Wu Tang and Later Zhou Dynasties did not make a statement, they basically took a crackdown stance.

Therefore, getting involved with the White Lotus Sect is definitely not a good thing.

Meanwhile, the Six Doors constables in the shadows twitched at the corners of their mouths, clearly indicating that Zhang Xiaoshan was impersonating the imperial court's orders again.

But compared to pursuing this trivial matter, sending back the news is the priority.

Because at this time, the Zhang family had already begun searching the White Lotus Sect's underground palace, and as expected, they found box after box of gold and silver jewelry, worth at least 300,000 taels of gold, and this was all that had not been offered as tribute this year.

Meanwhile, the Blood Droplets also discovered many imprisoned girls and women who had already been tortured in the secret chamber of the underground palace.

Looking at the women who had been tortured beyond recognition, Zhang Xiaoshan's murderous intent instantly exploded to its extreme.

"Yingxia, you take ten Blood Droplet experts and follow Hai Dongqing to hunt down the White Lotus Sect experts until you cross the Huai River!"

"Yes!"

Yingxia also knew that the women who were tortured had crossed Zhang Xiaoshan's bottom line.

So he led ten experts from the Blood Droplets, and in a flash, blood clouds drifted as he went to hunt down the White Lotus Sect members.

The remaining people left Falun Temple with the treasure.

As for those young girls, their innocence is intact, and someone will come forward to recognize them.

But the women who were tortured were different. Zhang Xiaoshan personally led them to the Hong Mansion, which took a day and a night!

· ········Requesting flowers· ········

"Young master!"

Two days had passed since they last met, and as the saying goes, "a day apart feels like three autumns." Undoubtedly, Manager Feng's alluring and seductive gaze made Zhang Xiaoshan feel an intense and passionate enthusiasm.

"Manager Feng, I still need to go to the Zhang residence."

You need to make arrangements for these women, especially providing them with psychological counseling. They might commit suicide if you're not careful.

"This is···"

So, to Manager Feng's curiosity, Zhang Xiaoshan recounted the pitiful experiences of these women.

"What does the young master mean?"

"Arranging for them to work in the Red Mansion, the intense work pressure will keep them from having any other thoughts."

Secondly, their high wages and income, coupled with their attractive appearance, ensure they won't lack the will to survive in the future.

"I understand, Sister You, please make the arrangements."

Also, send a few more people to keep an eye on things, and stop them immediately if anything goes wrong.

Oh, what a bunch of unfortunate people!

"Don't worry, young master!"

Several nearby waiters naturally overheard Zhang Xiaoshan's account and couldn't help but feel indignant at the White Lotus Cult's despicable nature.

"What about the White Lotus Sect members?"

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