Zhao Qingzhu roughly understood Zhu Yuntong's plan, which was to divert the trouble eastward and transfer all the treasures, gold and silver jewelry they had obtained from the Demonic Sect to another place.
Originally, Zhu Yunwen and his companions were not interested in these things, but the so-called righteous sects in the martial arts world, those hypocritical righteous sects, were extremely greedy for these treasures.
Therefore, they wanted to get their hands on these things. If these things remained in the hands of Zhu Yunwen's Tianlong Gang, they would have all sorts of reasons to cause trouble for the Tianlong Gang.
Moreover, they won't suffer any losses; after causing trouble, they can still seize the treasure.
With both motive and temptation and benefit, Zhu Yunwen had to shift the focus away from this conflict.
The best way to shift the blame is to transfer this treasure directly. He is well aware of the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.
Just as Zhao Qingzhu said, this tactic was called "shifting the blame eastward," so Zhao Qingzhu said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Then to whom should we lead this treasure?"
Zhu Yunwen thought carefully for a while and said:
"From what I've observed, among the many sects, Wudang, Shaolin, the Beggars' Sect, the Tianshan Sword Sect, and the Xiaoyao Sect are the top-tier forces."
Now, because of the car incident, we've put the Beggars' Sect in a trap. So, our next move will be to target the Shaolin, Wudang, Tianshan Sword Sect, and Xiaoyao Sect.
Wudang has a strong foundation. If these treasures were given to them, other martial arts sects might not dare to attack Wudang, and the same goes for Shaolin.
Therefore, the best choices are the Tianshan Sword Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect. However, the Tianshan Sword Sect is quite far away, located in the west, so the Xiaoyao Sect is the closest to us.
"The Free and Unfettered Sect can only be the lucky ones we've chosen."
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Zhao Qingzhu suddenly realized:
"Then let's send these good things to the Free and Unfettered Sect. I think they will be very happy."
Furthermore, the Xiaoyao Sect is indeed quite powerful in the martial arts world; it is one of the stronger sects in this era.
At its peak, even Shaolin, Wudang, and the Beggars' Sect had to temporarily avoid its sharp edge; choosing it was definitely the right choice.
Because the foundation of the Xiaoyao Sect is not as deep as that of the other sects, they are relatively lacking in money.
Moreover, unlike other sects that have long been famous, they wouldn't hesitate to attack him if they wanted to.
Zhu Yunwen said:
"Alright, based on our analysis, let's choose him. Let's go, let's head straight for the Free and Unfettered Sect."
According to Zhu Yunwen's understanding, the Xiaoyao Sect was not very far from this place, about three hundred li away. If one were to ride a bicycle, it would only take a day to get there.
So, he led his disciples from the Tianlong Gang and rode his bicycle toward the Xiaoyao Sect.
Not long after they started walking, they encountered members of the Beggars' Sect transporting bicycles on the road.
This almost made Zhu Yunwen laugh, and he immediately ordered them to go to the front and walk slowly, wanting to see a good show.
The Beggars' Sect disciples were clearly unaware of how serious the problem was. They were all very happy, leisurely transporting the bicycles and carts they had acquired at low prices towards the Beggars' Sect headquarters.
Such a significant move by them obviously reached the ears of those righteous people who had lost their minds.
After all, with so many vehicles being transported by the Beggars' Gang on the main road, it was hard for the news not to spread.
Moreover, these Beggar Clan disciples didn't even know which righteous sects had stolen these vehicles.
So they didn't hold back at all, and it was precisely because of their high-profile behavior that the righteous people quickly got the news.
It is said that a group of local beggars' gang members have somehow acquired a large number of vehicles and are transporting them to their headquarters. They plan to repair or refurbish the vehicles once they arrive at headquarters, then sell them at a higher price to make a profit.
Upon receiving this news, these upright individuals immediately realized that this might be their missing car.
So these upright people immediately followed the news and prepared to go and see for themselves.
If we find these Beggars' Sect members and confirm that the vehicle belongs to them, we must take it back.
After all, this is a considerable financial loss. They came out on this trip and not only failed to get a share of the spoils in the struggle for the Demonic Sect, but also suffered heavy losses.
If we go back and tell the people in their sect that they destroyed the car, we'll see how serious the problem is, whether they'll have to pay for it, and whether they'll be punished.
But being ridiculed is almost inevitable. Who are they? Disciples of prestigious and righteous sects in the martial arts world.
If I go back and get laughed at, who could stand that?
Especially those high-ranking figures like the sect leaders and elders who led the teams, if they went back and told others about such a shameful thing, wouldn't they be unable to hold their heads up in the sect?
So this isn't just about bicycles; it's also about saving face.
Although money is also a very important factor...
And so, those righteous disciples hurried swiftly towards the Beggar Clan disciples who were carrying bicycles on the main road.
Zhu Yunwen, who had foreseen all of this, had already chosen a spot to watch the show.
Sure enough, within about half a day, all the righteous sects had caught up with the Beggar Clan disciples.
This scene was noticed by Zhu Yunwen, who had been intentionally or unintentionally keeping his distance from the Beggars' Sect disciples. He quickly chose a relatively distant but well-observable spot to watch the show.
Those Beggars' Sect disciples were still transporting around two thousand bicycles and tricycles, along with several precious coal-fired steam cars, on the wide road.
Just then, two or three hundred disciples from various sects suddenly caught up and blocked their way.
Then, the leaders of more than a dozen sects went up to check with grim faces.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the cars they had stolen.
This guy really angered them. At that moment, the middle-aged Taoist priest from Wudang angrily rebuked the Beggar Clan disciples:
"The Beggars' Sect, as expected of the Beggars' Sect. Stealing chickens and dogs, it has to be you guys. You can do all these despicable things, and you still dare to compare yourselves with us, the righteous sects. Disgusting, absolutely disgusting."
The elders of the Tianshan Sword Sect were trembling with anger, pointing to their expensive coal-fired steam truck and saying:
"Do you know how expensive this carriage is? Do you know it cost 150 taels of silver? Do you know how much 150 taels of silver is? You don't know?"
Because you are from the Beggars' Sect, the most money you've ever seen is a bowl full of copper coins. How much money could that possibly be?
But you actually stole my vital steam car! How outrageous! This must be reported to the authorities…”
The Beggars' Sect disciples were all dumbfounded as they looked at the high-ranking members of various sects and factions.
They didn't even realize what was going on.
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