txolops Chapter 278 Are you going to take me away too?
Chapter 278 Are you going to take me away too?
originally.
Li Ping listened with a smile as his younger siblings reminisced about the past and looked forward to the future; the atmosphere was very harmonious and warm.
But the sarcastic voice shattered the warm atmosphere in the private room.
He looked up at the newcomer with slight displeasure. Although the other person's appearance had changed and he looked older, Li Ping recognized him immediately.
This person was none other than Fenglan Zhenren's disciple, Ye Chen, who had once used demonic cultivators to kill the Wang family's patriarch and plunge the Wang family into the abyss.
Back then, Dai Sangyu also sent him and Xiong Pohai together to "invite" Li Ping to Qinglong Mountain. During the process, their attitude was quite impolite, and Li Ping kept the matter of their offense in mind.
However, Li Ping remembered that after Master Fenglan and his disciples died, he was treated as a remnant of Dai Sangyu's faction and sent to the Yan Kingdom battlefield by Meng Qingyi.
Unexpectedly, he not only survived, but thrived, looking quite pleased with himself.
In fact, Ye Chen's killing of the Wang family patriarch was indirectly helping Li Ping avenge himself. In addition, the third-tier alchemist inheritance that he used to trade with the demonic cultivators also fell into Li Ping's hands through the demonic cultivators.
Li Ping later used the jade slip left by the demonic cultivator to trick him again, thus settling the karmic debt and not pursuing the matter further.
Is he coming to me on his own initiative now?
Did he know that there was a Core Formation cultivator in this private room?
Li Ping put down his wine glass with interest and quietly watched how things unfolded.
Upon hearing that Ye Chen had come to cause him trouble, Gu Musheng immediately frowned and stood up. He smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Senior Brother Ye, I have other matters to attend to right now. Could we discuss this tomorrow?"
Gu Musheng knew Ye Chen would cause trouble, and he had even prepared a proper response plan.
At other times, he wouldn't mind arguing with Ye Chen.
But right now, he's entertaining his older brother and doesn't have time to argue with Ye Chen about accounts.
If he accompanies Ye Chen to investigate the accounts himself, leaving his elder brother standing there, it will make his brother feel embarrassed and lose face.
However, at the same time, he didn't want to fall out with Ye Chen, so he gave him a way out.
I'm quite busy right now, let's talk about it tomorrow, and I'll make sure you're satisfied.
But Gu Musheng didn't know that Ye Chen had deliberately come to give him a hard time while he was entertaining his elder brother!
Thinking back to the days when he and Xiong Pohai risked their lives in Yan Kingdom, while Gu Musheng and others were leisurely enjoying themselves in Xian City, Ye Chen felt a surge of hatred.
Moreover, if it weren't for the Meng family's report...
He would not be imprisoned by Master Fenglan and become a death squad member; he would hate Meng Qing even more!
Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining.
Although he and Xiong Pohai encountered many dangers in the Yan Kingdom, they were fortunate enough to form a connection with the cultivators of Ziyun Valley during the great battle.
After returning to the Immortal City after the war, they were no longer able to enter the core area of the Immortal City.
However, thanks to their connection with Ziyun Valley, they not only gained a foothold in the Immortal City, but also kept spreading rumors through familiar cultivators from the three sects, attempting to use the power of the three sects to completely bring down Meng Qingyi.
In fact, the reason why the three sects now have the idea of directly controlling the Immortal City is also inseparable from his repeated instigation in the dark.
After the three sects were moved, he immediately volunteered to be their vanguard and clear away all obstacles.
Just then, the three sects were also worried that their forceful intervention in the affairs of the Immortal City would attract the intervention of the Defenders Alliance, so they were more than happy to have him and Xiong Pohai take the initiative to challenge Meng Qingyi.
To ensure a safe takeover, Ziyun Valley even sent an inspector some time ago to assist the two.
Seeing that he was about to overthrow the Meng family and return to the core of the Immortal City, Ye Chen was in high spirits.
In his eyes, Meng Qingyi, Gu Musheng, and Zhang Tie were all just withered bones in a tomb.
He's just here tonight to show off!
"I can do whatever I want, do I need you to give me a way out?" He glanced at Gu Musheng, his eyes filled with disdain.
Then he swept his gaze over everyone present, his eyes filled with the same contempt. His gaze lingered a little longer on Li Ping and Wang Xingwei, who were in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
But that's all.
So what if someone's cultivation is higher than his during the mid-Foundation Establishment stage?
Behind him is Ziyun Valley, and the Core Formation elders of Ziyun Valley.
Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, huh!
Thinking of this, he said bluntly, "Junior Brother Gu, I'm not discussing this with you. Leave now. Inspector Huang of Purple Cloud Valley is waiting for you!"
To prevent Gu Musheng from contradicting him again, Ye Chen directly brought out the inspector of Ziyun Valley.
Seeing his blatant disrespect, even Gu Musheng, with his smooth-talking nature, couldn't help but feel anger rising within him. His voice turned cold: "Senior Brother Ye, according to the rules of Immortal City, you don't seem to be qualified to investigate me. Do you have the sect leader's decree? Do you have any solid evidence?"
The cultivation world is a dog-eat-dog world, but as long as there's no complete breakdown in relations, rules still apply in the immortal city.
Gu Musheng was confident that he had done a good job with his accounts and that Ye Chen would not be able to find any problems with them.
"I have no right? You want evidence, huh!" Ye Chen sneered.
He wasn't a reckless man; even if he wanted to show off, he wouldn't give others cause for gossip. (Readers are hotly debating: What exactly happened? Come to Cola Novels to join the discussion.)
The reason he came to my door tonight was because he discovered evidence that Gu Musheng had abused his power for personal gain and damaged the interests of the Immortal City.
With a cold laugh, he directly took out a jade slip from his storage bag: "Junior Brother Gu, you took a batch of spiritual materials from the Myriad Laws Pavilion these past two days, didn't you? According to the rules of the Immortal City, the Myriad Laws Pavilion is supposed to refine the acquired spiritual materials into finished products for sale; they are not allowed to sell the materials directly. Even if they were to be sold, they should be sold at a high price!"
Ye Chen looked aggressively at Gu Musheng: "And the price you sold these spiritual materials for was almost break-even, with Wanfa Pavilion making almost no profit, and even incurring a loss. How do you explain this?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Musheng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
The spiritual materials Ye Chen mentioned were actually what his elder brother needed, but due to the urgency, he hadn't had time to finalize the accounts.
However, he didn't put it in the account at all; the original account was still in his storage bag.
Apart from himself and his capable assistant who handled the matter, no one else should know about it.
This capable assistant was someone Gu Musheng had not only mentored for many years, but also married his daughter to. It was an immense favor he had shown him.
Now Ye Chen can produce the accounts and even state the specific prices.
Either he searched his son-in-law's soul, or his son-in-law betrayed him.
Neither of them is what Gu Musheng wants to see.
Seeing Gu Musheng's unpleasant expression, Zhang Tie quickly stood up with a smile to smooth things over: "Senior Brother Ye, we're all fellow disciples, there's no need to make a fool of ourselves..."
But before he could finish speaking, Ye Chen interrupted him coldly: "What joke? It's because of rats like you that Immortal City has never developed. How can Immortal City be improved with a bunch of insects like you! Today, I must get to the bottom of this!"
He said this with an air of righteous indignation.
If it weren't for the fact that all the Foundation Establishment cultivators present knew about his killing of the Wang family's patriarch and the theft of the third-tier inheritance from the Secret Technique Pavilion...
You might really think he's some kind of great person.
"You..." Zhang Tie was furious. He hadn't expected Ye Chen to bite like a mad dog.
At this moment, Gu Musheng took a deep breath and stared at Ye Chen, asking, "How is Shi Lang?"
Shi Lang is the name of his son-in-law, and also the assistant he has trained for many years.
"You mean Shi Lang? He's much better now." Ye Chen said, a strange smile suddenly appearing on his face. "If it weren't for your good assistant turning over a new leaf, how would I have gotten any dirt on you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Musheng finally confirmed it.
Shi Lang not only betrayed him, but also turned around and accused him; he had misjudged him.
"Okay, I'll go with you." He dismissed any unnecessary thoughts in his mind and nodded calmly.
Stopping Zhang Tie and Cheng Yao from speaking, Gu Musheng looked at Li Ping with an apologetic expression: "Brother, I must take my leave for now. You two continue your gathering. I will apologize to you again in a few days after things are resolved."
Li Ping was speechless for a moment. He just smiled and shook his head: "We haven't finished our drinks yet. Where are you going? Sit down."
Ye Chen looked at Li Ping. Cultivators all have photographic memories, and in fact, he recognized Li Ping the moment he entered.
The rogue cultivator who was weaker than him back then has now reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and is stronger than him. Given his petty nature, how could he not harbor some resentment?
Hearing Li Ping's completely dismissive attitude, he felt a surge of inexplicable anger.
Ye Chen looked at Li Ping with a gloomy face and said coldly, "Li Ping, is it? You want to interfere in this matter? Do you not respect my Immortal City? Or are you also involved in Gu Musheng's case?"
He couldn't handle a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, but Senior Brother Xiong could, and Ziyun Valley could handle them.
He didn't believe that Li Ping, a mere mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, would dare to defy the Immortal City.
Li Ping waved his hand, gesturing for Gu Musheng to sit down, indicating that he would handle everything himself.
Gu Musheng was worried that his elder brother would be implicated, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. But since Li Ping asked him to sit down, he had no choice but to sit down as well.
As he sat down, a thought suddenly struck him, and he remembered something else.
Inspector Huang's partner has a certain relationship with his elder brother, and his elder brother may be able to resolve this matter through this connection.
"Next, my brother will probably clarify this relationship," Gu Musheng thought to himself.
To his surprise, when Ye Chen accused him of something, his elder brother simply nodded and readily admitted, "You're right. The batch of spiritual materials you investigated is in my hands. To be precise, I purchased these spiritual materials from the Wanfa Pavilion through Mu Sheng."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was overjoyed. He had only intended to scare Li Ping away with this charge, but Li Ping had unexpectedly confessed to it himself, seemingly out of ignorance.
He pointed at Li Ping, clicking his tongue: "Well, the sinners have already jumped out themselves. Gu Musheng is one, and so are you. Today I will rid the Immortal City of this great scourge, I..."
At first, he spoke with unusual excitement, but as he spoke, his voice involuntarily lowered, and in the end, he could only mumble and no sound came out.
At first, he spoke with unusual excitement, but as he spoke, his voice involuntarily lowered, and in the end, he could only mumble and no sound came out.
Because... Li Ping no longer deliberately concealed his aura.
At this moment, his aura as a Core Formation cultivator was fully released, enveloping Ye Chen.
Li Ping looked at Ye Chen with a half-smile: "From what you're saying, you're going to take me with you?"