Chapter 12 Taking Over Tsing Yi Building
Gong Lan tells what she knows...
When Gong Lele left the Gong family, she originally wanted to gain some experience in the martial arts world and then go back to marry her fiancé Wan Huan.
At that time, the leader of the martial arts world was not the Gong family, but the Wan family.
Wan Huan was the legitimate son of Wan Yan, the leader of the martial arts world at that time.
No one expected that not long after Gong Lele entered the underworld, she met Ling Rui who came to suppress the bandits during a roundup of bandits.
After a period of perfect cooperation, Gong Lele followed Ling Rui's team and traveled everywhere.
Gong Lan and the others are the women Gong Lele rescued while following Ling Rui.
Gong Lele gathered the women who were willing to follow her, taught them kung fu, and became their female soldiers.
Later, as Gong Lele achieved great success, the female soldiers under her command also became legendary.
Some say that they are swift and powerful, some say that they are all martial arts masters, and some say that they are all beautiful and charming.
"Actually... we are just a bunch of fancy-pants guys. The reason we can complete the mission every time is all thanks to the arrangements made by our master." Gong Lan smiled embarrassedly when she said this.
"The master...ignored the Gong family's opposition and insisted on breaking off her engagement with the Wan family and marrying Ling Rui."
"Logically, the marriage between the two families is a matter between the two families, but Ling Rui is a court official, and the master is a child of the underworld."
"At that time, conflicts between the imperial court and the underworld were frequent..."
People in the underworld often challenge the authority and rule of the imperial court to uphold justice and fairness in their hearts.
The imperial court also often suppressed and eradicated the underworld.
The Wan family, the leader of the martial arts world at that time, firmly opposed the imperial court's interference in the affairs of the martial arts world and was unwilling to sit down and negotiate with the imperial court.
At this time, Gong Lele broke off her engagement and wanted to marry Ling Rui, which made the Wan family even more disgusted with the court's behavior. For a time, the relationship between the court and the underworld became even more tense.
Or it can be said that the relationship between the imperial court and the Wan family became even more incompatible.
"But no one expected that at this moment, the leader of the martial arts world, Wan Yan, would suddenly die. The Wan family began to fight among themselves, and the martial arts world was also dissatisfied with the Wan family's continued rule..."
"For a while, the martial arts world was in chaos."
"The Wan family suffered countless casualties due to internal strife, and Wan Huan disappeared...a century-old martial arts family was destroyed just like that."
"The major sects and families in the martial arts world began to fight each other for the position of leader of the martial arts world..."
"The Gong family is no exception. The current head of the Gong family, Gong Zhou, was the victor back then."
"The imperial court launched a massive crackdown on martial arts sects under the pretext of quelling rebellion, sending out a force of 100,000. The martial arts community was completely unable to cope, so they turned to the Gong family, hoping they could negotiate with the imperial court using their master's marriage to Ling Rui as an excuse."
There is no need to say more about what happened next.
The Gong family and the imperial court reached an agreement, and the imperial court issued a ban on the martial arts world, allowing it to recover and recuperate.
The head of the Gong family, Gong Zhou, naturally became the new leader of the martial arts world at the martial arts leader conference a few years later.
After listening to Gong Lan's story, Ling Chan also vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it for a while.
Gong Lan saw her confusion and asked, "Miss, don't you find it strange?"
"Based on the negotiations between the imperial court and the Gong family, the master was a key figure between the imperial court and the martial arts world, but she died after being married into the Ling Mansion for just over two years."
"The Gong family didn't even bother to investigate?"
"For more than ten years, you have ignored the young lady..."
Ling Chan looked at Gong Lan. This was indeed very strange. She was Gong Lele's daughter, and the Gong family was her maternal family. Even if she had to comply with the imperial ban, she didn't have to cut off contact with her directly.
"And!" Gong Lan lowered her eyes, "The master is in good health. She was still full of energy when she was pregnant with the young lady. Gong Zi also said that there would be no problem."
"Gong Zi is our sister and knows some medical skills."
"So how could the master get sick because of giving birth to the eldest daughter?" Gong Lan was very excited, her eyes were wide open, and her eyes were full of confusion.
Ling Chan still didn't fully believe Gong Lan at this moment. Seeing her like this, she just asked coldly, "What about you guys?"
"Where were you when my mother gave birth?"
Gong Lan's excited expression paused, and the next second was filled with endless regret. "At that time, a group of fierce bandits suddenly appeared in Lanzhou, and the master sent us to eliminate them."
"Lanzhou is nearly 4,000 miles away from the capital. The round trip, plus the time to suppress it, took a full six months. By the time we returned, the master's body had already..."
Ling Chan narrowed her eyes. How could it be such a coincidence?
"Miss." Gong Lan was still kneeling. She took out something from her bosom and held it in front of Ling Chan. "Miss, this is a token from the owner of Qingyi Tower. Please take over Qingyi Tower and lead us to avenge our master."
Ling Chan still didn't answer. Revenge... Although she was not the original owner, she occupied the original owner's body after all. Logically, it was her duty to avenge her and her mother.
But this matter... concerns the imperial court and the martial arts world, and sounds extremely difficult, not at all simpler than the things in her previous life.
"Miss." Gong Lan stretched out her arm. "No matter how you managed to become a completely different person overnight, someone is trying to assassinate you the moment you show your talent."
"Your situation is really not optimistic. I'm afraid that if you don't take the initiative, there will be people who won't tolerate you."
"In that case, why not give it a try?"
"There are five thousand women in my Qingyi Tower, all willing to obey the orders of the young lady. We have only one long-cherished wish, which is to avenge our master, your mother."
Gong Lan's words really touched Ling Chan's heart.
She had only been in this world for six or seven days, and someone had already hired a killer to assassinate her.
Looking ahead...the prospects are really a bit uncertain.
"Miss." Gong Lan looked at her earnestly, "Please take over Qingyi Building."
Ling Chan slowly stretched out her hand and hooked the jade token in Gong Lan's hand.
Gong Lan pushed again, and the jade token landed on Ling Chan's palm.
This jade token was only as big as Ling Chan's palm, with the word "Palace" engraved on it, and the workmanship was a bit rough.
"This jade plaque was carved by the master himself."
Was it carved by Gong Lele?
Ling Chan's hand stroked the jade token. She was now full of curiosity about Gong Lele.
"Are all the killers in Qingyi Tower women?" Ling Chan remembered what Gong Lan said about there being five thousand women in Qingyi Tower.
"Yes." Gong Lan nodded. "We are all women rescued by the master. The master... Later, we also rescued some women with unfortunate fates like her."
"Some of us were kidnapped by mountain bandits, some were forced into brothels, some were sold by our parents, and some were divorced by our husbands... In short, we are all pitiful people."
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