The leader of the Xiaoyao Sect knew that if it were just the Tianlong Gang, or just the Tianlong Gang leader, they wouldn't be able to shake the martial arts world.
However, if this Tianlong Gang was established by the imperial court, and the leader of the Tianlong Gang is none other than the current Crown Prince.
Then the martial arts world will surely perish.
They were all very clear about the abilities of the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. Although they were all arrogant and conceited people in the martial arts world, they had to admit that the current Crown Prince was a god-like figure.
People in the martial arts world are generally afraid of the emperor in the imperial court, so they stay away from the court and even from places where ordinary people live.
If the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world) were merely a small group that had retreated from the world, then the imperial court, or rather Zhu Yunwen (朱允織), would not have cared about them.
But that's not the case. They insist on using their martial arts skills and influence in the martial arts world to act recklessly, disregarding the lives of ordinary people and the imperial court.
This doomed them to a bad end, especially those sects that had done many bad things and posed a great threat to the people.
Zhu Yunwen would never allow them to exist, and the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect breathed his last.
The entire Xiaoyao Sect was completely wiped out.
The daughter of the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, unaware of what Zhu Yunwen and her father had discussed, came over in despair, glaring angrily at Zhu Yunwen and saying:
"Why? What exactly happened?"
Zhu Yunwen did not answer her directly. Instead, he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and said calmly:
"Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped. Which of these so-called江湖人士 (jianghu figures) has not stained their hands with blood? Which one does not bear the burden of some innocent lives?"
And which of them hasn't done something wrong? Now they've turned on each other, and their current predicament is entirely their own fault.
After saying that, Zhu Yunwen turned around and left with Zhao Qingzhu without looking back.
To be honest, it was already merciful of him not to kill our daughter from the Xiaoyao Sect as well.
From any perspective, since the daughter of the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect could become the apple of the sect's eye, she not only enjoyed the wealth obtained through some shady means but also the wealth that the Xiaoyao Sect acquired.
His hands must have been stained with blood.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be so arrogant and rude, and wouldn't act so domineeringly because of their status.
However, Zhu Yunwen did not know whether this woman had done anything wrong.
So I didn't touch her.
After leaving with Zhao Qingzhu and returning to the inn, Zhao Qingzhu recounted the events of the previous day to Zhu Yunwen in detail.
Zhu Yunwen was somewhat surprised and said with a smile:
"These upright people are quite shrewd. We gave them a few suggestive clues, and they actually thought about it more than we expected."
Now the Hengshan Sect will inevitably become the target of everyone's anger in the martial arts world, and its fate will be similar to that of the Xiaoyao Sect. We can just watch the show then.
Zhao Qingzhu also took a deep breath, and then said to Zhu Yuntong:
"These gangsters really need to be dealt with properly. They draw their swords at the slightest disagreement, and none of them have killed anyone before."
It's as simple as killing a chicken; it's truly a malignant tumor in our Great Ming Dynasty, and it must be eradicated.
Zhu Yunwen then remarked with emotion:
"What this world fears most is that there is a system that takes the overall situation into account, but some groups insist on forming a small circle that breaks away from the system that takes the overall situation into account."
Once they break away, they will inevitably act recklessly and place themselves above the law. If they are merely fighting among themselves, then we won't bother with them.
But they happen to harm ordinary people, infiltrate their lives, cause them trouble, and even support or become part of criminal gangs themselves. How can we tolerate this?
Zhao Qingzhu nodded seriously, then said to Zhu Yuntong:
"So what should we do next? What's the next step?"
Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said to Zhao Qingzhu:
"How is the Beggars' Sect doing lately?"
Zhao Qingzhu said:
"According to the information we have received, the Beggars' Sect is extremely angry about this car incident. The Beggars' Sect leader is even prepared to fight to the death with other sects."
They absolutely refused to return these cars to them. Their only condition was that if these cars were to be sold to various sects, each sect must buy them back at the price they originally paid to them; otherwise, there was no point in discussing it.
As for the other sects, their reactions to this matter were almost identical: they firmly maintained their respective positions, insisting that the Beggars' Sect had stolen the bicycle from them and was trying to extort money from them.
The two sides are currently engaged in a war of words, which has generated considerable public discussion. At this point, things haven't escalated to a serious level.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:
"Public opinion is a good thing. In fact, sometimes public opinion can be more effective at killing people. Let's deal with the Beggars' Clan this time."
I've always had a bad impression of the Beggars' Sect. They're capable of any despicable act, even though they were indeed wronged this time. That doesn't mean they haven't done even more heinous things.
Zhu Yunwen would never forget that when he promoted grain reform, he distributed grain seeds free of charge to all parts of the country.
But in one place, in another place, the elders of the Beggars' Sect actually accepted money from local wealthy villagers to dig up the potato and sweet potato seeds that the villagers had planted.
The fact that the Beggars' Sect would do something like cutting off people's food and eliminating their escape route for profit shows just how hateful they are.
At that time, the elders and some important members of the Beggars' Sect were all dealt with, but that was only the tip of the iceberg.
Even a small gang dared to do such things as defying the imperial court, going against their conscience, cutting off people's escape route, and harming the people.
Some women were even kidnapped and subjected to indecent acts.
So how many such incidents will occur throughout the entire Beggars' Sect?
Based on what he had learned before, Zhu Yunwen was already extremely angry with the Beggars' Sect.
Later, when the elders of other sects and the Beggars' Sect were arguing over the bicycle incident, many sect leaders also exposed many disgusting things about the Beggars' Sect.
It's perfectly reasonable to say they stole bicycles, but they've done things ten or even dozens of times worse, like stealing, fighting, sexual assault, and kidnapping women and children.
Which of these sounds like the Beggars' Sect isn't extremely heinous?
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen was very clear that if we were to talk about evil, the Beggars' Sect was definitely the real deal.
Now that we have the opportunity, we should deal with the Beggars' Sect first, lest this wave of public opinion subsides or the two sides find a way to reconcile, and all the previous schemes will have been for nothing.
As for the Hengshan Sect, it has become an absolute enemy of other sects, and this is something that cannot be compromised over time.
On the contrary, as time goes by, their hatred may fester and they may become more and more hostile towards each other. Therefore, taking action against the Beggars' Sect now is the best option.
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