In Xiangyang, the corpse-drivers of Zhengyi Fortress won first place and successfully transported Qiao Feng's remains to the Beggars' Sect headquarters in Luoyang, thus gaining great fame in the martial arts world.
Even when Shangguan Xiong was alive, Zhengyi Fort did not achieve such success.
Since then, people have come to Justice Castle intermittently, wanting to join.
When Shangguan Xiong was alive, Zhengyi Fort was basically in a semi-secluded state and rarely participated in the conflicts of the martial arts world.
Now it's Shangguan Hongyu's turn to take charge of Justice Fortress. Although the Iron Lady has repeatedly emphasized that Justice Fortress should truly become a martial arts sect, Shangguan Hongyu's idea is that Justice Fortress must completely withdraw from the world.
Dominating the martial arts world was never her dream.
In truth, she harbored resentment towards the Iron Lady.
If it weren't for the Iron Lady's persistent desire to turn Justice Fortress into a martial arts sect, Shangguan Xiong would not have had any dealings with people in the martial arts world, and would ultimately die because of the remains of Luo Mo.
The Iron Lady welcomes anyone who wants to join the Justice Fortress, even if they are notorious scoundrels in the martial arts world.
According to the Iron Lady, if Justice Castle wants to rise rapidly, it should take advantage of its current reputation and expand aggressively.
Qiao Feng's passing brought sorrow to the entire martial arts world, but this sorrow will eventually be erased by time.
Now is undoubtedly Justice Castle's best opportunity.
The Iron Lady is recruiting people, while Shangguan Hongyu is releasing them.
Recruiting people requires no cost, but releasing them requires a large sum of money.
If things continue as they are, the wealth accumulated by Justice Fortress will be completely depleted in less than a month.
Shangguan Hongyu argued with the Iron Lady many times, but the Iron Lady remained unmoved, stating that everything she did was for Shangguan Hongyu's good, and that Shangguan Hongyu would be grateful to her when he became the leader of the martial arts alliance.
The news that the Iron Lady was recruiting people and Shangguan Hongyu was spending money quickly spread throughout the martial arts world, but the Iron Lady remained completely unaware of it.
People who were originally uninterested in joining Justice Fortress all decided to go and join the fun after hearing the news.
As long as you have thick enough skin, you can get a lot of gold and silver.
Shangguan Hongyu knew that things couldn't continue like this. After seeing off the new group of people, she ordered the gate to be locked and posted a notice stating that Justice Fortress was just a private residence and not a martial arts sect, and that they should not be disturbed.
Things became so out of control because of her misguided filial piety.
Shangguan Xiong's death was a huge blow to the Iron Lady. Shangguan Hongyu thought that she would do her best to make sure that the Iron Lady wanted to do something.
But it's pointless to let Justice Castle dominate the martial arts world.
Those scoundrels who joined Justice Fortress were just a disorganized mess. Once the entire martial arts world stopped paying attention to Justice Fortress, they would leave without hesitation.
Not to mention that if Justice Fortress encounters difficulties, they will truly stand with Justice Fortress to the death.
When the Iron Lady heard the news, she was so angry that she almost fainted.
From then on, the look in her eyes when she looked at Shangguan Hongyu was always one of disappointment and disappointment.
Shangguan Hongyu thought that after a while, the Iron Lady would come to her senses and everything would return to normal.
Unexpectedly, the Iron Lady developed a mental illness because of this, lost her appetite, and grew thinner day by day.
They say that a heart ailment requires a heart remedy, but Shangguan Hongyu can't provide that remedy.
At this moment, Bian Lang is taking a break at a teahouse not far from Zhengyi Fort.
There were a few martial arts practitioners in the teahouse, who had just come from the Justice Fortress and were all cursing the Justice Fortress for being stingy.
They traveled hundreds of miles to join Justice Fortress, hoping to obtain some money before leaving.
As it turned out, the gates of Justice Fortress were tightly shut, and no matter how much they shouted outside, no one paid any attention.
This round trip of nearly a thousand miles was a complete waste of time, and anyone would be in a bad mood.
Along the way, Bian Lang heard many rumors about Justice Fortress.
Shangguan Hongyu's constant battles with her mother ultimately resulted in the loss of Justice Fortress's strength.
If Justice Castle wants to dominate the martial arts world, now is indeed the best opportunity.
It seems that Shangguan Hongyu has absolutely no interest in imperial ambitions, but that iron lady is still restless even after losing both legs. Having such a mother must be an immense torment for the naturally indifferent Shangguan Hongyu.
"Actually, I sincerely want to join Justice Fortress." Another group of people walked by, clearly having just been turned away by Justice Fortress as well. The speaker was short and extremely ugly.
The burly man standing next to that man taunted, "I bet you're trying to become a live-in son-in-law of Justice Fortress."
"You don't want to?"
"Of course I want to."
Everyone burst into laughter.
A beauty ranking list has recently appeared in the martial arts world, with Shangguan Hongyu at the top.
Even a fool would be happy to become a live-in son-in-law of Justice Fortress.
Bian Lang got up and walked towards the Justice Fortress.
"Young man, I advise you not to go. Once the gates of Justice Fortress are closed, not even a fly can get in," the ugly man said with a smile, glancing at Bian Lang.
Bian Lang said, "I'm going to Justice Fortress to propose marriage."
"Propose marriage?" The ugly man was stunned.
After the others realized what was happening, they all burst into laughter.
Bian Lang paid no heed and strode toward the Fortress of Justice.
The group of江湖汉士 (jianghu men) were bored, so they paid the bill and simply followed behind.
Seeing Bian Lang make a fool of himself would undoubtedly improve their mood.
There are people on duty on the tower of Justice Fortress.
The man recognized Bian Lang and, upon hearing that Bian Lang had asked him to inform Shangguan Hongyu, hurriedly ran to inform her.
Bian Lang turned to look at the group of martial arts figures, grinned, and looked smug.
"Who is this kid?"
"Suddenly, this person looks very familiar."
The crowd whispered among themselves.
After a while, the huge fortress gate slowly opened, and Shangguan Hongyu, dressed in red, rushed to Bian Lang like the wind.
"Brother Bian, you're here." Shangguan Hongyu never dreamed that Bian Lang would arrive at Justice Fortress so quickly.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "I've come to propose marriage."
"Propose marriage?" Shangguan Hongyu blushed crimson when she realized what she meant.
Even though she knew Bian Lang was just joking, she still felt a little hopeful.
As they watched Bian Lang being personally welcomed into the Righteous Fortress by Shangguan Hongyu, the group of martial arts heroes were completely dumbfounded, looking as if they had just plunged into a latrine.
They didn't come to their senses until the gates of Justice Fortress closed again, and they left cursing.
"If we don't close down soon, I'm afraid this Justice Fortress will go bankrupt!" Bian Lang teased Shangguan Hongyu in the main hall.
Seeing Shangguan Hongyu again was indeed a pleasant experience.
Shangguan Hongyu sighed, "Who would have thought my mother had such a big appetite?"
"How is your aunt?" Bian Lang had heard on his way here that the Iron Lady had fallen ill from Shangguan Hongyu's anger.
Shangguan Hongyu said, "If I don't open the gates of the fortress and lead the Righteous Fortress to dominate the martial arts world, her illness will not be cured."
No matter how ill the Iron Lady became, Shangguan Hongyu did not want to compromise, but her will was not firm, and she might compromise when the Iron Lady was really about to die.
In life, there are too many things that are beyond our control.
"I'll go see your aunt," Bian Lang said with a smile as he took a sip of tea and stood up.
Shangguan Hongyu looked flustered and asked, "Brother Bian, you wouldn't really be here... to propose marriage, would you?"
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