In particular, when they returned to their room, several female disciples subtly suggested that they could accompany Zhu Yunwen.

This made Zhu Yunwen very embarrassed, and he quickly tried to find a way to politely refuse.

The next day, the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect once again treated Zhu Yunwen with great hospitality.

Both sides acted very cordially. On the surface, it seemed that the Xiaoyao Sect was keeping its promise and had truly become good friends with the Tianlong Sect, forming a very good cooperative relationship.

However, Zhu Yunwen actually had other plans in mind. He had already decided that he would give other sects some room for speculation.

If other sects knew that the Tianlong Gang and the Xiaoyao Sect were cooperating, then it would seem more reasonable for them to give the good stuff they got from the Demonic Sect to the Xiaoyao Sect.

However, if in the end Zhu Yunwen falls out with the Xiaoyao Sect, and the Xiaoyao Sect and the Tianlong Gang don't get along, and he doesn't take any gold and silver jewelry with him when he leaves.

Then other sects will realize that the Tianlong Gang is probably not entirely willing to hand over the money from the Demonic Sect to the Xiaoyao Sect.

This creates a misconception, leading people from other sects to believe that the Free and Unfettered Sect might have devised a way to steal the valuable items that the Heavenly Dragon Gang had obtained from the Demonic Sect.

Would the other sects be able to bear it?

They will definitely try to seize it.

Then Zhu Yunwen can go back to the martial arts world, catch his breath with other sects, and do some deception.

This would allow other sects to oppose the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Other sects have already had conflicts with the Beggars' Sect. If they also have a conflict with the Free and Unfettered Sect, the martial arts world will definitely descend into chaos.

Everything began to develop according to Zhu Yunwen's plan, and the opportunity arrived quickly on the third day.

On the third day, while the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect and Zhu Yunwen were chatting, a member suddenly reported that they had found the wealthy people who had hired experts from the Xiaoyao Sect.

And they arrested them.

Zhu Yunwen sighed with a sense of helplessness upon hearing this, thinking to himself:

Those guys evaded capture by the authorities, but were easily found by these martial arts sects, which shows that these sects do have some skill...

Soon, four fat, big-eared men were brought in. These men were all plump and dressed very well, and they looked like very wealthy people.

Their faces didn't look too good either; after being brought up, they all knelt on the ground nervously.

One of them spoke up:

"Sect Leader, this is all the fault of the government and the common people. We really didn't want your Xiaoyao Sect disciples to suffer losses, but what's done is done and there's nothing we can do..."

The leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect said with a gloomy expression:

"Back then, I gave some of my Free and Unfettered Sect members to you, but in the end, they were either killed or captured. Now you're telling me it has nothing to do with you?"

"You've caused such great losses to my Free and Unfettered Sect, and you just say it's none of your business and call it a day? Does this mean it has anything to do with me?"

Upon hearing his words, the wealthy men below tensed up, and one of them spoke up again:

“We know about this matter, and we are also involved. So, we are willing to compensate your Xiaoyao Sect for all the disciples you lost this time. What do you think?”

The leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect then softened his expression and said:

"Compensation is not out of the question, but I must tell you that the disciples of my Xiaoyao Sect are extremely valuable, and they are all experts."

Now that my Free and Unfettered Sect has suffered such great losses, if the compensation is not adequate, it's hard to say what will happen next.

Upon hearing this, the wealthy men exchanged glances, and then one of them spoke up:

"We are willing to compensate each person with one hundred taels of silver, for a total loss of nineteen people, amounting to one thousand nine hundred taels of silver. What do you think?"

After he finished speaking, he cautiously looked at the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.

The leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect curled his lip and then said to the wealthy men:

"Nineteen hundred taels of silver to buy nineteen masters of my Xiaoyao Sect? Isn't this a huge loss for my Xiaoyao Sect? In my opinion, even if you compensate with all your wealth, it will not be enough to make up for the loss of my Xiaoyao Sect."

Upon hearing this, the wealthy business owners turned pale. Asking them to hand over their entire fortune seemed a bit excessive.

The leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, seeing their hesitation, darkened his expression and said:

"What, you seem unwilling? In that case, you'll pay with your lives, is that alright?"

As he spoke, he picked up the long sword in his hand. The wealthy businessmen were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying they were willing...

Faced with a choice between money and life, they naturally chose to save their lives.

Because if you have life, you can continue to make money, but if you lose life, you can't spend any amount of money.

Seeing that they had agreed, the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect was very happy. But at this moment, one of the fat, rich men suddenly glanced at Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu beside him.

Then, with a glare, he shouted sternly:

"It's you? What are you doing here?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:

"What, you actually know me?"

The rich man immediately gritted his teeth and said:

"It's more than just knowing you. Even if you turned to ashes, I would never mistake you."