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"Something is wrong, my second uncle, fifth uncle, and seventh uncle all took concubines within a month!
It’s too much of a coincidence!”

Tang Jing looked surprised and suspicious.

This is the issue of inheritance. Although he is a direct descendant of the Tang family, he was a playboy after all. Besides, the Tang family is just an aristocratic family in a small town and doesn't know much about the secrets of the world.

Therefore, Tang Jing did not know that this was a very evil method of "raising evil gods".

However, he knew that there were problems with taking a concubine, so he planned to secretly investigate in the city which forces had taken concubines recently, and what were the differences between those who took concubines in these forces and in the past.

Tang Jing has already realized the problem, and he thinks that someone might have attacked the four major families in the city!
In the snack shop, Shang Yi, who was eating snacks with Ruan Yushu, glanced at the Tang family in the distance, smiled slightly, and thought to himself:

"Not bad. Although he was a playboy before, he has become more cautious and thoughtful after the transformation. He has really grown up!"

Then he looked in the direction of Huanhua Rice Shop. Shang Yi naturally saw what Qi Zhengyan could see. He came to this city because he noticed that someone had disturbed his and Ruan Yushu's time. He traced the source to the city, so he came here to see it with his own eyes.

However, coming here to take a look also made him feel more at ease. The "God's will" still had great goodwill towards him, or they all hoped that he would owe them a cause and effect so that they could help them obtain the fruit of the Tao after he achieved the other shore in the future.

Therefore, he only used dreams to encourage Meng Qi to grow, and had no real intention of influencing Shang Yi and Ruan Yushu.

This made Shang Yi breathe a sigh of relief. He was just a projection of a true spirit here, so he was not afraid of death. However, since he was already involved with Ruan Yushu, he did not want her to suffer because of him.

Shang Yi seems to have a strong trump card and can challenge the other side, but it is just like the great saint body in the world of Shrouding the Sky challenging the emperor. At most, he can only hold out for one or two more moves.

Of course, it’s not that Shang Yi thinks he is not as capable of defeating the emperor as Ye Fan, but the other side of the Supreme Being and the emperor are not on the same level!

Therefore, although Shang Yi came to Yicheng, he did not intend to take any action and left everything to Meng Qi and Qi Zhengyan. This was also a kind of return a favor!
Since people have given him so much face, Shang Yi naturally wouldn't want to overturn the table and cause public outrage.

As for Tang Jing, his appearance may change something, but under the will of the other side, Meng Qi's growth will not change, and it may even make Meng Qi grow faster.

In the next few days, everything was calm. Shang Yi and Ruan Yushu strolled leisurely in the city, while Tang Jing secretly contacted his sister Tang Mingyue to understand the undercurrents in the Tang family.

Meng Qi stayed at home and concentrated on his cultivation until Master Tang Wu sent a letter to invite Master Lin and Qi Zhengyan.

"Master Tang Wu is anxious." Meng Qi guessed casually as he flipped through the letter Qi Zhengyan handed him.

The life and death of the second son of the Tang family is uncertain, and the position of the head of the family cannot be left vacant for him. However, Old Master Tang somehow got wind of this news, and his condition worsened. It seems that he only has a few days left, but there is no clear answer as to who will inherit the family business. Fifth Master Tang is inevitably anxious, so he formally invites the leader of the Huanhua Sword Sect to a banquet to seek stronger support.

At least from the current situation and the tone of this letter, it is not difficult to draw the above conclusion.

Qi Zhengyan nodded seriously:

"It is rumored that Second Master Tang controls the power of the family and frequently replaces the stewards and guards. Seventh Master Tang went to Yedu at night, so Fifth Master Tang cannot just sit there and wait for death."

Ye City is the ancestral home of the Wang family of Zhou County, the county capital of Zhou County, and the prefecture capital of Huanzhou.

Meng Qi folded the letter and tapped it lightly with his fingers. "It feels a bit strange. Since Second Master Tang has taken over most of the power when Old Master Tang is unable to manage the affairs, why doesn't he seek support from Huanhua Sword Sect or the Zhou Junwang Clan, but instead doesn't contact either side?"

As a pawn in the secret struggle between the great families and the big sects, Mr. Tang should have the necessary awareness that even if he sits on the position of the head of the family, without the recognition of either the Huanhua Sword Sect or the Zhoujun Wang family, this position is not secure unless he has other support.

"If something goes wrong, it must be a monster."

Qi Zhengyan agreed with Meng Qi's opinion, but as a deputy, he had limited local resources and could not get more information.

However, he and Meng Qi looked at each other and said in unison:
"A thousand-faced demon!"

Qi Zhengyan said:
"I'm afraid Master Tang Wu has been affected by mind control. This is a Hongmen Banquet targeting you and me!"

Meng Qi nodded and said:
"Yes, Tang Jing has secretly contacted Miss Tang Mingyue of the Tang family, and the news came that several elders of the Tang family and the heads of the other three families are taking concubines in the near future. I'm afraid that the ones they took are the sacrificial puppets raised by the Thousand-Faced Demon!"

Having had experience in dealing with evil gods in the Demonic Tomb World, they were familiar with this kind of methods and could see the conspiracy behind it at a glance.

If Mr. Tang Wu killed himself at the subsequent banquet, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the Huanhua Sword Sect towards the Tang family. With this barrier in place, internal affairs of the Tang family would be easy to handle.

Meng Qi stood up and said, "Cousin, I'll go with you. If you encounter any situation that requires help, I'll do it for you."

"That's fine." Qi Zhengyan nodded.

By the evening, Lin Mu, the head of the Lin family, arrived at the "Huanhua Rice Shop" from the farm outside the city.

"Nephew Qi, is this your cousin?" Although Lin Mu was only Qi Zhengyan's uncle, his black hair had many silver threads and there were obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and forehead.

He was tall, but his back was slightly hunched, and he had obvious bags under his eyes. He had yawned several times since he entered the room, and it was obvious that he was a man who indulged in sensual pleasures.

Qi Zhengyan bowed his hands in a proper manner and said, "Master, it is my cousin Meng Qi. He has lived in Xizhou since he was young and now he has come to seek refuge with me."

"My dear nephew Meng has great skills." Facing Meng Qi, who was rumored to have terrifying skills, Lin Mu did not show any contempt.

There were rumors everywhere in the city that "a handsome swordsman broke into Ye's mansion alone, and a brave knight killed someone with a glass of wine and left."

Being able to kill Li Sui so quickly, his fighting power must be at least equal to Jiuqiao. No wonder the Ye family did not take major revenge.

Meng Qi smiled and said, "You don't deserve the praise from Chief Lin. That's slander from the Ye family."

Only a fool would admit to such a thing. After all, this is Dajin, not the Western Regions. The Six Gates are still very powerful. Once the charges are proven, the Huanhua Sword Sect will not cover it up.

Lin Mu yawned and looked at Meng Qi deeply: "Heroes emerge from youth, Junior Brother Qi, let's go to Huayue Tower."

The place where Master Tang Wu entertained the two leaders of Huanhua Sword Sect was the famous Huayue Tower in the city. It was right on the bank of Shangshui River that ran through the city. It had an elegant environment and beautiful scenery.

As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the building, the boss who had been guarding the door came up to greet him with a smile: "Master Lin, you are really a noble man who has been enjoying a good life outside the city. If it weren't for Master Tang Wu's invitation, we don't know when we can see you again."

His attitude was enthusiastic and flattering, and he did not neglect Qi Zhengyan and Meng Qi at all, but there was a more inquiring look in his eyes when he looked at Meng Qi. After all, "Ghost Shadow Sword" was also a famous master in the city, but he was killed in Ye Mansion by this newcomer with a single sword. The news was really shocking.

Manager Lin spoke to the owner of Huayue Tower in a reserved manner and walked into the building. The lobby was filled with square tables and was crowded with guests. He went upstairs and just as he stepped onto the third wooden board, he saw a fat middle-aged man with several guards waiting there.

Meng Qi and Qi Zhengyan glanced at the corner inconspicuously, and saw that Tang Jing had hidden there in advance.

Tang Jing was not the controlled Tang Wuye. He knew very well that if he really attacked the people of Huanhua Sword Sect openly, it would be a slap in the face of Huanhua Sword Sect.
Naturally, he didn't want this to happen, so he secretly contacted Meng Qi for support.

Although it will not expose himself, it also represents the attitude of the heir of the Tang family. It can also be regarded as a trap to help the Tang family catch the traitor.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was Master Tang Wu disregarding the interests of the Tang family and actually killing disciples of the Huanhua Sword Sect at the instigation of the Ye family.

"Master Lin, I've been waiting for you." The fat white man came up to him exaggeratedly. This time, Master Lin didn't hesitate to smile: "Master Tang Wu, I won't refuse your invitation to a banquet, no matter whose it is."

It turned out that he was Tang Sixun, the Fifth Master Tang... Uh, the guards around him were very strong... Meng Qi glanced at the guards beside the Fifth Master Tang and intuitively judged that they were very strong. Among them, the bald old man with half-closed eyes was probably very powerful.

This is Meng Qi's increasingly enhanced spiritual perception after practicing the Illusionary Shape Technique and the Immortal Seal Technique.

Meng Qi did not find it strange. Under such circumstances, even if Master Tang Wu was an Eight Apertures master, he would not dare to be careless and go out without guards, and he would bring as strong guards as possible.

"This is Tang Shu, the elder of the Tang family." Qi Zhengyan said to Meng Qi in secret. He recognized the bald old man.

Meng Qi nodded slightly. As he had judged, Tang Shu was one of the five elders of the Tang family. Although he did not have the strength to be on the human list when he was young, his aptitude was better than Qi Zhengyan's. With the help of years of tempering and elixirs, he finally became a nine-orifice person after the age of forty-five. However, he was never able to break through the mysterious gate of life and death and build a bridge between heaven and earth.

Generally speaking, a family like Tang Ye Lingwan is unlikely to have a guest official with the Nine Apertures. A master of this level can release his true energy as easily as using his arms and fingers, and is already able to establish his own sect. Unless it is a big family like Zhou Junwang, they will be willing to attach themselves to it and build good relationships for the creation of their own family and sect in the future.

Of course, there are also many Nine Aperture Masters who become guest officials of small families out of gratitude or loyalty, such as the Ye family's "Blood Coagulation Sword" Sheng Jingxuan.

After Mr. Tang Wu and Mr. Lin exchanged a few pleasantries in the corridor, he led them to the "Baihua Pavilion". When they opened the door, they saw that the cold dishes were already laid out inside.

He smiled and said to Meng Qi and Lin's attendants, "Dear brothers, Tang has some confidential matters to discuss with the two masters. Please sit next to them. Uncle Shu, please take them in."

In order to show his sincerity, he did not bring any guards with him.

Just next door...that's fine...Meng Qi pondered for a moment, exchanged glances with Qi Zhengyan, and followed Tang Shu and the other guards to the next door.

Suddenly, the door of the "Crescent Room" opposite opened, and a young man came out, stood in front of the team, and then hurried downstairs.

"Master Meng!" The girl's surprised voice rang out.

Meng Qi looked over in astonishment and saw a petite girl with a pleasant face and a tender voice. Next to her sat a young man with a black hero scarf on his head. He had sharp features and sword-like eyebrows.

They were also at the banquet, and their companions were all young men and women.

"Wu, Miss Wu, Brother Shangguan." Meng Qi almost couldn't remember who these two people were.

They were none other than Wu Qinxin and Shangguan Han from Sanshan Sishui. They attended the birthday banquet of Hua Tiange, the leader of Zengxian Sect, together with him, which led to the matter of the strange stone from outer space.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Meng Qi regretted it. He should have pretended not to know them!
Wu Qinxin said a little excitedly: "Mr. Meng, how are you? Following your advice, my senior brother and I went to travel in Huanzhou."

The "Luoxia Divine Sword Sect" to which their "Duanliu Sword Sect" is affiliated is a branch of the Huanhua Sword Sect and has a certain influence in Huanzhou, so this place is the first choice for traveling.

"Very good, very good." Meng Qi responded casually and was about to say goodbye and leave.

Wu Qinxin didn't let him go, pointing at him and saying to the young men and women at the table: "This is the 'Gentleman Sword' Meng Shaoxia that I mentioned. He saw injustice on the road, traveled hundreds of miles at night, killed several enemies with his sword, and was never matched. Even the Luojiao Zhikong Envoy was defeated in one move. After the mission was accomplished, he left in a flash, treating the strange stone as nothing, hiding his identity and name!"

Her eyes were shining and bright, and she was extremely excited.

Shangguan Han seemed a little embarrassed, and had similar emotions. What Meng Qi did was exactly the feat that the young heroes and heroines who had just entered the martial arts world like them dreamed of day and night!

Whether it is valuing righteousness over money, keeping one's promise, being chivalrous and righteous, or walking on a mountain road at night, slaying two ghosts with a sword, beheading thunder, killing evil with one move, and letting heroic spirit soar to the sky, it all makes people extremely fascinated!

When he heard the word "Gentleman Sword", Meng Qi covered his face. Good news never comes out, but bad news travels a thousand miles!

"So he is the 'Gentleman Sword' Young Master Meng, no wonder!"

The one who spoke was a girl with bright eyes and white teeth. Her hair was lightly tied up and pinned with a golden hairpin, from which hung a bright and clear pearl.

The girl stood up, smiling sweetly, with a strange look in her eyes:
"My humble self is Tang Mingyue from the Tang clan. Nice to meet Young Master Meng."

Meng Qi also raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect to see Miss Tang here again.

Tang Jing and Tang Mingyue should know what happened today, so why did she come here?

"It turns out to be Miss Tang Jiu." Meng Qi returned the greeting and pretended to be surprised.

Then Meng Qi focused his mind and kept paying attention to his surroundings. Today was originally a killing game, and now it seemed that something unexpected had happened. How could Meng Qi not be careful?

Just as Meng Qi turned around and was about to walk into the next room of the "Hundred Flowers Pavilion", Tang Mingyue gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and walked out very quickly. As she passed by Meng Qi, she transmitted her voice into the secret passage:
"Young Master Meng, your fifth uncle has already surrendered to the Wang family. Under the orders of the Ye family, he is killing you as a token of his loyalty!"

"Each of the four families sent a Nine Apertures master, and the Ye family is preparing a killing move!"

Meng Qi's heart moved when he heard this, and he realized that Tang Jing probably did not tell Tang Mingyue about his affairs. Then he remained calm and signaled Tang Mingyue to continue going downstairs.

He walked towards the next room of "Baihua Pavilion" seemingly without any abnormality, but just as he took a step, his body strangely bumped into the room behind him.

Tang Shu was also an old hand. His pupils contracted and he reacted immediately, clapping his hands together.

The power of the left palm was cold, while the power of the right palm was burning. The two powers twisted into a ball, with cold and heat intertwined, shaped like a spiral, highly condensed, and hit towards Meng Qi.

The wind from his palm spread out, covering the surrounding area.

At the same time, a thin long sword stabbed over from the room next to the one Meng Qi had crashed into. There was a gleam of blood on the sword, reflecting the bright moon, which was sad, beautiful and cold.

Before the sword arrives, the strong energy surges out, sharp and fierce, overbearing and terrifying, fully demonstrating the power of the Nine Aperture Swordsman!

Meng Qi's body movements were strange. He spun on the spot and crashed into the range of Tang Shu's palm wind, and actually took the palm force of Tang Shu with his back.

Tang Shu was stunned for a moment, and then he felt that the spiral palm force of his yin and yang was like a drop in the ocean, disappearing without a trace. Although he had clearly hit the opponent's back, it seemed to have flowed into a bottomless abyss.

After being hit by Tang Shu, Meng Qi took advantage of the momentum and moved forward, accelerating suddenly, faster than he could imagine.

His mind was as clear as a mirror, with the density and thinness of his Qi vaguely visible. He pointed his sword, like a butcher cutting up an ox, and slashed through the Qi diagonally, striking the thin and narrow sword.

At the same time, he turned life into death, and a powerful spiral yin and yang force burst out from the tip of the sword. Combined with his own true energy, it was like a huge wave breaking through a dam, hitting the strong energy and the thin and narrow sword.

Ding!
The sound of sharp weapons clashing was heard, and the thin and narrow sword swung upward. A white figure retreated several steps, crashed through the round table and the wall, and blood flowed from his mouth.

Meng Qi, who practiced the Eight-Nine Profound Art and the Golden Bell Cover, already had extraordinary true energy. In addition, he absorbed the essence of the Demon Lord and borrowed the palm power of a genuine Nine Apertures master. How could the Nine Apertures swordsman sent by the Ye family be able to withstand it!

However, Tang Shu's Yin-Yang Spiral Palm Power was highly condensed. If he hadn't seized the initiative and made a hasty move, he might not have been able to receive it so smoothly. Even so, he felt pain in his meridians.

Fortunately, although I can't release the Qi wall to borrow strength, my physical meridians are cultivated with the Golden Bell Cover and Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills, so this injury has no effect at all! (End of this chapter)