Chapter 405 Hot Potato (Subscription Request)
The killing of the incense master of Huarong was taken very seriously by the high-ranking officials of the Beggars' Gang.
At the first moment, the leader of the Yuezhou headquarters, Zhang Jingbie, a high-ranking official with seven bags, was sent to inquire about it personally.
It was a very normal thing!
Huarong Xiangtang was affiliated with the Yuezhou headquarters, not far from the headquarters of the Beggars' Gang on Junshan Island.
In other words, Huarong Xiangtang was an important incense hall directly under the headquarters of the Beggars' Gang!
The fact that its incense master had one more sack than the incense masters of the incense halls of the branch helms outside was the best proof.
But this time, the incense master of Huarong was killed by the passing Hengshan sect disciples in his own territory. The high-ranking officials of the Beggars' Gang could not sleep well without finding out the reason.
No, Jia Huan saw this Beggars' Gang leader who had appeared in the story of Xiaoao.
At this time, Zhang Jingbie was just in his early thirties and had a fierce and fierce aura all over his body.
At a glance, he knew that he was not an easy target to provoke.
Facing the inquiry of this Beggars' Gang leader, Jia Huan was calm in his heart, but his face was quite panicked, which was in line with his age and mental state at this time.
"That grove is not far from the mountain temple base, I usually practice martial arts there!"
"Aren't you going to take your men to the city to make a living? How do you have time to practice martial arts?"
"Captain, I have a way to catch wild game in the wild, and catching fish and shrimp is no problem. I don't need to go to the city to make a living, and I can also help my brothers complete their tasks very well!"
"What happened that day, tell me in detail!"
"When I was practicing martial arts, Xiangzhu and another man rushed over covered in blood. Two Hengshan disciples chased after them and threw two swords to kill them all!"
"After that, I heard that Lu Lianrong of Hengshan Sect attacked you?"
"Yes, this guy is unreasonable. When he heard me calling Xiangzhu, he said that Xiangzhu and I were in the same group and wanted to kill me directly. Fortunately, Liu Zhengfeng next to him didn't do anything!"
"As far as I know, Lu Lianrong is already a third-rate master in the world. How can you survive under his command?"
"Maybe the opponent was careless and underestimated the enemy. Also, I was pretty good at practicing Taizu's stick technique. I barely managed to take a few moves and was knocked to the ground. Fortunately, Brother Li and the others arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable!"
"How are your body and bones at this time? Can you do some Taizu stick skills?"
As for the weapon that was half turned into silk and half still a bamboo pole, Zhang Jinlian naturally looked at it carefully and didn't notice any problems.
It can only be said that Jia Huan, a disciple of the Beggar Clan, is very lucky!
Jia Huan didn't talk nonsense, picked up a bamboo pole, and performed the Taizu stick technique smoothly.
It was really pleasing to the eye, at least in terms of Taizu's stick skills, he had reached the level of perfection.
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that at such a young age, your attainments in Taizu's stick techniques have reached such a level. It's really rare!"
Zhang Jinjun's eyes were bright, and with his martial arts attainments, he could naturally see the clues.
The Taizu stick technique used by Jia Huan has definitely reached a very profound level.
However, he has no internal strength, otherwise he could easily join the ranks of third-rate masters.
Even against a third-rate master, it is not impossible to barely support a few moves or even a dozen moves without the other party exerting all his strength.
"The helmsman is so complimentary!"
After Jia Huan performed a set of Taizu stick skills, his face was rosy and full of energy. He put away the bamboo stick and said with a bitter smile: "I didn't expect to encounter such a thing, and I don't have the ability to rescue the incense owner!"
"It has nothing to do with you, you are just implicated!"
Zhang Jinjun waved his hand, with a rather ugly look on his face.
After all, Master Wuxiang is an important general under him, but he was suddenly made a hero by a disciple of the Hengshan Sect. How could he not be angry in his heart?
It's a pity that the Hengshan sect is powerful, and the Wuxiang Lord is unreasonable, so he is also quite troubled.
Before coming, of course, I had already investigated what Wu Xiangzhu had done and what he had encountered.
It was just a clichéd story of a bully who was helped by a passing knight.
It happened that his own people were the bullies in the story, so he was inevitably embarrassed and awkward.
If it were in the past, he would have discovered Jia Huan, a Beggar Gang disciple with good martial arts talent, and he would have definitely explored and cultivated him.
But at this time, he was not in such a mood. Since the matter had been clarified, he waved his hand to signal Jia Huan, who had been cleared of suspicion, to leave.
But Jia Huan did not leave, but stood there with a look of hesitation on his face.
"Brother Jia, do you have anything else to say? Why don't you leave quickly!"
The four-bag disciple of Tongxiangtang standing aside said with a sneer.
The other two three-bag disciples of Tongxiangtang, who were also small leaders, rolled their eyes.
Jia Huan ignored them and just looked at Zhang Jingie, as if he had something to tell him.
As for the other small leaders of Tongxiangtang, they just wanted to show their faces in front of Zhang Jingbie, hoping to be favored and take over the position of Xiangtang Xiangzhu.
Although he is just a Beggar Gang Xiangzhu, he governs the Beggar Gang disciples in a county, but he has a lot of money.
Especially the dead ghost Wu Xiangzhu, who has done all kinds of dirty businesses and has a considerable annual income, enough for him to buy a considerable amount of property.
Although Wu Xiangzhu has died, the "trade route" he has paved is still there, and it is not difficult to take over.
"Oh, if you have anything else to say, just say it!"
Zhang Jingbie was a little impatient, but he didn't want to get angry at Jia Huan, a low-level second-bag disciple.
Seeing that Zhang Jingbie had no intention of talking privately, Jia Huan naturally would not offend anyone, and deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Captain, do you know the origin of the man who was killed with the Xiangzhu?"
"Oh, the origin of this guy has not been found out, do you know?"
Zhang Jinbie became interested and asked curiously: "Tell me about it!"
The reason why he didn't care was that he just thought that guy might be a bad friend of the dead ghost Wu Xiangzhu.
The so-called "birds of a feather flock together", isn't it this truth?
"Captain, that guy is likely a disciple of the Demon Sect!"
Jia Huan's voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder to Zhang Jinbie and others, making them look pale and sit up in shock.
"You, you, you, how did you know?"
After a long while, Zhang Jinbie barely regained his composure. He ignored the pale faces of the other small leaders of the Xiangtang and asked directly: "Don't make random accusations, that's not a joke!"
As he said, his aura suddenly became majestic, pressing towards Jia Huan like a mountain.
It's not that he was making a fuss, but that this matter was too important.
Once the Five Mountains Alliance knew that the disciples of the Beggar Gang and the Demon Sect were colluding, the consequences would be no joke.
The Five Mountains Alliance and the Demon Cult are like water and fire, and are absolute mortal enemies.
Maybe they will unite to attack the Beggars' Sect!
With the current strength of the Beggars' Sect, it can't hold on at all, and there is even a danger of extinction.
This is no joke!
"This, this, this, isn't the Xiangzhu doing the business of kidnapping children and begging for beggars? The one who is in contact with him is the disciple of the Demon Cult who was also killed. This is what the Xiangzhu said unintentionally!"
Jia Huan looked "panicked", his body suddenly lowered, and a layer of cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.
"Is that so?"
Zhang Jinbie stared at Jia Huan with a sharp gaze, and his tone was quite unfriendly.
"That's right, I will definitely not lie to the helmsman!"
Jia Huan trembled and said, "I know this matter is serious, and I have never leaked it!"
"That's good!"
Zhang Jingbie breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the reactions of the two disciples of Hengshan Sect, they definitely didn't know that the one who was killed was a disciple of the Demon Sect, otherwise they wouldn't have left so easily.
According to the blood feud between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Sect, at least Huarong Xiangtang must be killed without a trace.
Since they didn't do so, they obviously didn't notice anything unusual.
"Don't leak this matter, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingbie's face was cold and solemn, and he warned the little leader of Huarong Xiangtang who was present.
Including Jia Huan, the other Xiangtang colleagues nodded repeatedly to show that they understood, but their faces were still pale, and their eyes were rolling, obviously they had already started to think of ways to get out.
This matter will definitely not end so easily!
Since there is a business relationship, even if the Demon Sect disciple who is connected accidentally dies, the Demon Sect behind him will definitely send a new contact person.
Thinking of this, even with Zhang Jingbie's shrewdness, he couldn't help but show a deep fear.
After a long while, when the atmosphere in the room gradually eased, he said: "Since Wu Xiangzhu is dead, the next candidate to take over..."
"I think it's better to send someone from the headquarters, or directly from Junshan Island!"
Without waiting for others to react, as the most experienced four-bag disciple of Huarong Xiangtang at this time, 'Snake Catcher' Li Xiao hurriedly suggested.
Just now, he was still thinking that he had a great hope to take over the position of Xiangzhu of Huarong Xiangtang.
But now, the position of Xiangzhu of Huarong Xiangtang has become a hot potato that costs lives. Naturally, he is unwilling to take it, and it might kill people.
"I think so too!" "I think what Brother Li said is right!"
The other two small leaders of the incense hall also hurriedly followed up and echoed.
Only Jia Huan remained silent. Anyway, with his qualifications, he had no chance of taking over the position of the incense master, so there was no need to speak up and offend others.
Zhang Jingbie's face turned black, and he was furious but couldn't vent.
This matter was too tricky, no wonder Li Xiao and others avoided it like snakes and scorpions.
Even he himself didn't want to get involved in it.
There were some situations that the lower-level disciples of the Beggars' Sect didn't know, but he, as a high-level official, naturally understood them very well.
The dispute between the Five Mountains Alliance and the Demon Cult seemed to have come to an end, but there was no less dispute inside.
The old masters of each sect were eyeing the Demon Cult, which was in turmoil.
If the Beggars' Sect jumped out at this time, the Five Mountains Alliance would definitely not mind giving it a heavy blow.
He didn't want to get involved, and the middle and high-level officials of the gang would almost have the same idea.
Huarong Xiangtang had become an absolute hot potato.
Subconsciously looking at Jia Huan who had remained silent, Zhang Jingbie's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Brother Jia, if I let you take over Huarong Xiangtang, do you have the confidence to take charge?"