Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 476: Dong Lai Fans the Flames

"However, before asking this question, I need to confirm another thing with you..." After Sun Yixie stood up, he changed the subject slightly and put his previous sentence on hold, "As everyone knows, I am not from Cangzhou, and I don't have any deep hatred with the Murong family or the Tyrant Fist Sect. This point... Mr. Murong, Master Huo, you all agree, right?"

As soon as he said this, Huo Ming and Murong Shu were shocked at the same time: "This kid is so young, but he is so experienced?"

It is normal for them to be amazed... Generally speaking, the younger generation in the world, and even many middle-aged people, when speaking on such occasions, are eager to make sense and talk about the matter, and few people will consider the trick of "stacking BUFF in advance".

Only those old hands in the underworld, those who have decades of bloody experience, or those who have suffered great losses in this regard, know the importance of this move in such circumstances.

If you don't stack this BUFF, no matter how reasonable your argument is, it may be overturned by others using a very simple method of accusing others.

Without talking about today's incident, let's just say at any martial arts meeting, as long as there is a dispute, after you speak, any small fry in the crowd can ruin your cause by saying "He said that because he has a good relationship/a grudge against so-and-so" or "He has his own interests involved in this."

Because once this is said, some people who really have the final say will be able to use these words, which do not require any evidence, to make things difficult for you, asking you to prove yourself and forcing you to compromise, under the pretense of smoothing things over.

This is the rule of the game in this underworld, with backdoors hidden everywhere to allow powerful people to decide right and wrong...

In this kind of game, I don’t know how many passionate, upright and honest young men have been killed or changed.

Of course, Sun Yixie wouldn't care about this kind of problem.

This was how he and Huang Donglai played at the Seven Heroes Conference, and they played so wildly that they even got Di Buyan and Shao Dejin involved.

Now that he asked this question, Huo Ming and Murong Shu could only respond head-on.

"Well... this is natural. Young Master Sun and my Baquan Sect have never had any connection, let alone any hatred."

At this moment, Sect Leader Huo not only had to acknowledge Brother Sun's words, but also had to take the opportunity to hint that "Although this kid has no grudge against us, our relationship is not good either, and he will not be on our side", in order to prevent someone from questioning him, Huo Ming, when Sun Yixie says something beneficial to the Baquan Sect later.

On the other side, Murong Shu certainly couldn't fall behind. If he said now, "I invited this kid and a few of his friends to dinner a few days ago," it would be disadvantageous to him.

So, Murong Shu also said: "That's right, Young Master Sun has no grudges against our Murong family, we are just friends of gentlemen, if you have anything to say, Young Master Sun, feel free to speak."

After hearing these two sentences, Sun Yixie smiled slightly: "Okay, that is to say, as a third party, I will say a few fair words. You shouldn't question my neutrality, right?"

"No, no, of course not." At this time, Shao Dejin, who was sitting next to him, was the first to start a commotion.

Shao Shanhu saw the situation and immediately responded.

At that moment, all the martial artists in the venue, including those from both negotiating parties, nodded in agreement.

Now, the "fair words" BUFF was completely implemented, and Sun Yixie finally spoke: "Okay, then I will ask Mr. Murong a question that is not pleasant to hear..." He paused, and then said something sharp that changed the concept, "Now for this 'Young Heroes Association', is it that whoever has the money is the most qualified to run it?"

You should all know where he got this phrase from, so the next second, Huang Donglai instinctively said, "If that's the case, why not just auction it off?"

These two guys sang the same tune, and their faces were so mean and nasty.

When the voice fell, two people became anxious on the spot.

The first one was Huo Ming. He thought to himself, "Who are you two up to? Are you trying to pick a fight with the Murong family or are you just too eager to make friends with me? I've almost got one foot on the stairs, and you two are forcing me back, right?"

Of course, Sect Leader Huo was a shrewd man. He was cursing in his heart but he remained calm on the surface.

But the other person was not so calm...

At this moment, Murong Ji's face was distorted with anger, and all the new and old hatreds in his heart were surging up at the same time.

At this moment, he suddenly realized: This villain Sun Yixie must be targeting our Murong family because of the old grudge between him and me in Hangzhou. I was even intimidated by this villain when I invited everyone to dinner a few days ago. The more I think about it, the angrier I get!

"Mr. Sun! You..." After a moment, Murong Ji opened his mouth to curse.

"Ah~" Fortunately, Murong Shu reacted quickly. Before his son could say those unpleasant words, he stretched out his hand and spoke, stopping Murong Ji from saying another word.

At this delicate moment, Murong Xiao, who was sitting in a wheelchair, interrupted in a calm and neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Young Master Sun, Young Master Huang, according to you, what kind of conditions do you think are necessary to be qualified?"

Ah Xiao's response was very clever. First of all, he did not appear anxious. Secondly, he used a question that was not easy to answer to answer the previous difficult question raised by the other party.

“Hehe…” But Sun Yixie was a master at fanning the flames. This kind of confrontation was no big deal to him. He just had something to say. “Well… if I just talk about it, it’s very easy…

"Everyone can talk about financial resources, manpower, power... heroes, deeds, reputation... and the meanings are similar.

"As for the 'motivation' beyond these 'conditions', that is, what exactly is the purpose of holding this competition... let's not even mention it.

"I think everyone would say that they are doing this for the sake of the martial arts world, but they don't necessarily want to become famous or let their family members take advantage of them, right?"

To be honest, what Brother Sun said was a bit hurtful.

Moreover, there is some truth behind this statement, and it is even quite true.

This is the current situation of the Murong family, and this is what Murong Shu is thinking, but this kind of thing... being able to figure it out is one thing, and pointing it out to others is another.

Huo Ming could naturally understand all this, but he didn't think it was a big deal - other people spent money and effort to host the competition, and they could earn some fame for themselves and let their family members get some credit, so what's wrong with that?
As long as Murong Shu didn't make the competition too shady and force his son to win, it didn't matter; besides, he wouldn't be stupid enough to do such a thing, and it wouldn't be good for his son.

Besides, in so many previous Young Heroes Conferences, this kind of "host" advantage has existed before, and everyone is tacitly aware of it.

Even if we take a step back, what losses can you, a third party who does not participate at all, suffer?

What are you trying to do by bringing up this topic that if you don't weigh it, you won't weigh four taels, but if you weigh it, it's hard to bear. You must have a grudge against the Murong family, right?

Everyone, even though Huo Ming still has the leisure to speak up for the Murong family, soon... he will suspect that Shuang Xie also has a grudge against him.

"Yes, everyone says that they are doing things for the martial arts world, but is it really for themselves? Now if you say that you want to 'prove yourself' you want everyone to give way and do this and that for you, then what will happen next time you say you want to fight your way to the moon?" A few seconds later, Huang Donglai's supporting role followed.

If Sun Yixie's words merely pointed out some of Murong Shu's inner thoughts, then Huang Donglai's words were basically a direct attack on him.

“You two…” At this moment, Huo Ming saw that Murong Shu’s expression was about to collapse, so he finally decided to come out to help and suppress Shuang Xie’s arrogance. “I think Mr. Murong’s words just now were sincere, and what he said and listed were all reasonable and well-founded. If we assume the worst of him without any basis, it would be a bit like judging others by our own meanness…”

Now, even Sect Leader Huo was speaking up for Murong Shu, and the latter finally reacted.

The next second, Murong Shu's pupils trembled, and then he glanced at Huo Ming, thinking in his heart: "Mr. Huo, you don't want to do it? So this negotiation is just for me to give you a way out?"

Murong Shu's first reaction was to be a little angry, but after thinking for a few seconds, he understood: If it were me, I would probably handle it in the same way; besides, it is indeed necessary to get through his Baquan Sect... If today's negotiations go smoothly, it will not only be a way for me to give him a way out, but he will also be paving the way for me, because as long as the Baquan Sect publicly nods on this matter, other local sects will not cause any major waves in the future, and both sides have given each other face and favors through this matter, which is a good thing.

Thinking of this, Murong Shu couldn't help but admire Huo Ming a little, secretly sighing that the other party's wisdom and strategy were superior to his own, and he thought deeper and farther than himself.

However, the development of things is no longer under their control...

"Master Huo, you too." Sun Yixie's anger turned to Huo Ming. "You were right to stop the Murong family from hosting this conference, but why did you act like... it was either them or you who were going to host it? Isn't that too narrow-minded?"

Huang Donglai was not willing to be left behind, and he escalated Sun's words: "That's right, Sect Leader Huo, why didn't you say you wanted to do it earlier? When they said they wanted to do it, you said you wanted to do it too. So, is this for justice in the martial arts world, or is it just for your own face in Cangzhou?"

I have to say, the words of these two bastards are really lethal, because what they say are all "true feelings", but they are all other people's true feelings.

This time even the disciples around Huo Ming were angry: "What nonsense! How could our leader be the kind of person you are talking about!"

But Huo Ming himself didn't say anything, because he is that kind of person.

To be frank, there is nothing wrong with "this kind of people". They just don't always stay on the top of the moral high ground like most people. But if you ask Huo Ming to refute loudly at this time, he still feels a little weak.

Of course, the weakest person in the room right now is not him, but the abbot.

Although the abbot had witnessed some of Sun Huang's fancy moves along the way, it was the first time in his life that he had seen someone jump on the faces of the two leaders and attack like this, and he was amazed.

The abbot was thinking in his heart: Now most of Cangzhou City knows that I am the "bodyguard" of these two bastards, or at least think that I am on the same side as them... If they turn against each other later, Huo Ming alone will be enough to make me suffer, and if Murong Shu is added to the mix, as well as so many people from the Baquan Sect and the Murong Family... I will die here.

As the abbot thought about it, his palms began to sweat. He had always lived his own way and was carefree, but this was the first time he felt what it felt like to have a sword hanging over his head and to feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Fortunately, after just a few seconds, the two shameless guys Sun and Huang skillfully got back to the point as if they were doing a backflip.

"Of course, we also want to believe that Mr. Murong and Sect Leader Huo are both upright gentlemen who want to contribute to the martial arts world... They have absolutely no selfish motives, and certainly don't look down on other fellow practitioners." Faced with the angry questioning, Sun Yixie immediately went to the other extreme and used the high personalities of the two sect leaders to kidnap them. "So, regarding this matter of hosting rights, I think everyone should broaden their horizons."

"That's right." Huang Donglai said, "Mr. Murong also said before that Cangzhou is a land of heroes with beautiful scenery and talented people... There are so many sects in the local area, and there must be more than just the Baquan Sect that has the strength to host this conference, right?"

Sun Yixie continued, "That's right! With Sect Leader Huo's tolerance and Mr. Murong's generosity, if we can discuss and negotiate, you will not mind the words fair competition, right?"

"Two young men..." Murong Shu felt that he really couldn't handle these two ancestors at this moment, so he could only suppress his anger and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you make your words clearer..."

"No problem." At this moment, they came to the area that Huang Donglai was good at. "This matter was caused by your two families, and I think the Murong family has already started the preparations. Why not let the Baquan Sect and the Murong family work together to hold a 'sentinel battle' first, with a shorter cycle and smaller scale, so that all the sects that want the hosting rights can compete here first. Of course, your two families can also participate, and take advantage of the host. In the end, we'll see who will win."

"Young Master Huang's intention... is to have each sect send people out to compete in a martial arts competition, so as to decide who will host the Young Heroes Conference?" Huo Ming asked again.

"No, no, it's not just a duel." Huang Donglai said, "Although 'hand-to-hand' is definitely required, after all, 'there is no second best in martial arts', and in the end the result of the duel is the least controversial, but in addition to the duel, there must undoubtedly be other standards and tests. We can discuss the specific rules later."

At this time, Murong Xiao spoke again: "To decide who will host a conference, we have to hold another conference first. Isn't this... a bit of a reversal of course?"

Ah Xiao's words once again hit the point, making it difficult to deal with.

But Sun Huang's ability to break through moves is no less impressive...

"You can't say that. Doesn't the court have to select the chief examiner before the imperial examination begins? Let's put one thing in perspective." Huang Donglai first used a far-fetched analogy to ease the force of the other party's words.

Then Sun Yixie used his ultimate move, slamming the table with a look of anger, "No more words, I'll set an example and add some excitement to this 'outpost battle'..." As he spoke, he took out something and put it on the table, "Mr. Murong just talked about the 'Wanyuan Sect', so I think you know what the 'Searching Silkworm Ring' is?"

"You, said, what?" Murong Shu spoke these four words word by word, and his expression was finally completely out of control.

Not to mention him, everyone present who had heard this legend experienced a few seconds of trance.

Sun's behavior is like a group of football fans at a party, chatting, and suddenly someone takes something out of his sports bag without warning and puts it on the table, saying "You've all heard of the World Cup, right?"

How could people not be shocked?
Once this thing comes out, who cares about what you said before? What about the rebellion? If this ring is real, the Young Heroes Club can be cancelled, but this "outpost battle" must be held.

Of course, it is not difficult to prove the authenticity of this thing afterwards. After all, Tingfeng Tower and Youjia Gang have relevant information.

Sun and Huang's conspiracy turned this hot potato, which was not important to the two of them, into a bright spot and made it a huge bargaining chip in their next plan.

However, they did not expect that even they had greatly underestimated the charm of the Silkworm Seeking Ring, so that things were beyond their control later...