Pawn Crossing the River

After finally reaching the depths of the warehouse and seeing the place where the women were imprisoned right in front of them, Manager Chen thought he could breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "What, what is that?" This place is located in a dungeon. In the deepest part of the dome, because there are very few people imprisoned, there are not many light sources, and because the dome is as high as a second floor, it is pitch black above. If you don't raise your head deliberately, it is difficult to notice the situation above.

Manager Chen looked up following the sound, and as far as his eyes could see, there were figures one after another hanging. These are the same people who disappeared earlier.

There were senior executives who disappeared out of thin air after being punched, as well as Lao Zhou, Xiao Luan and others. They were all bound by thin strips of paper like ropes, hanging precariously on the dome of the dungeon.

Before joining Nanyang United Trading Company, Manager Chen was considered an old man. He thought he had experienced countless storms in his life. But when he suddenly saw this situation, he still couldn't help but tremble. His legs were trembling, his knees were weak, and he could hardly stand still. .

He wanted to open his mouth to speak, but his throat felt dry.

"Ho ho" several times, but no sound came out. The leader, Manager Chen, was like this, and it was conceivable that some of the others could no longer stand and collapsed on the ground.

Whether it's a deity or a thousand-year-old ghost, not even a shadow has been seen. As a result, he was hung up like a shadow puppet.

This scene really makes them

"The Taoist heart is broken". However, most of these people are reckless people who make a living by tying their heads on their belts. Some people are so frightened and angry that they start to curse: "Things without eggs will secretly pick out their crotches, and those who have the guts will come out to fight with me." Three hundred rounds, damn, I’m going to pull out your bastard skin, come out! Shameless bastard, come out!” Manager Chen tried to stop him, but it was too late.

A thin strip of paper, only as thick as a finger, descended from above and wrapped around the person's neck as if it were spiritual. Then, when it was lifted up, the person was suspended like his companions.

It's just that the vitality of a congenital person is very tenacious, and it can't be strangled to death. However, his feet are still kicking desperately, like a dying fish.

After a while, the struggle became weaker and weaker, and finally he stopped moving. He didn't know whether he was dead or fainted.

Seeing this scene, the others immediately fell into silence. It's not that they don't dare to come out, but they attack in front of you, and you can't find any trace.

Manager Chen was even more frightened. He had no intention of killing anyone anymore and just wanted to escape from here.

When he looked at the others, he saw that everyone's face was gray and extremely frightened. At this moment, those paper butterflies that came from nowhere flew back again, and then formed eight big characters in the air: "Those who escape will die and those who surrender will not be killed."

Manager Chen's mind suddenly changed and he shouted: "Don't be fooled, everyone. He is only one person. Let's run separately." As soon as he finished speaking, three people immediately moved and fled in different directions.

They were so frightened that they just wanted to escape from this place. It was too late to think too much. The layout of the dungeon here is like a chessboard, so it extends in all directions and has many forks, so even a dozen people can escape separately.

Then I saw the butterflies that formed the big characters suddenly dispersed and divided into three waves. They flew very fast and densely attached to the three people who escaped. In an instant, they wrapped the three people into three paper cocoons and soon became motionless.

Although Manager Chen yelled and ran away separately, he himself stood still and did not move at all. Seeing this scene, Manager Chen's face no longer had any color at all.

Others were even more desperate when they saw this scene. Just listen

With a "clang", the weapon in someone's hand fell to the ground, and like a chain reaction, everyone else dropped their weapons one after another, fell to the ground, and raised their hands.

On the other side, Manager Sun's experience was slightly better, but it was also quite limited. Because they directly saw Zhang Yuelu himself, they died a little more happily.

The Exiled Immortal is the first of the Five Immortals, and he is also an Infinite Heavenly Being. Although there are more than a dozen innate masters here, their cultivation levels are uneven. Sun Guanshi has returned to his true state, but most of the others are at the Kunlun stage or the Yuxu stage. , It’s really not worth mentioning. After meeting Zhang Yuelu, they were shoulder to shoulder and not Zhang Yuelu’s enemy.

The reason why Zhang Yuelu was so mysterious was simply because she was afraid that something would slip through the net. It would still take a lot of effort for her to capture these dozens of people alive by one person.

After Zhang Yuelu appeared, he didn't say any nonsense, he just said

"Six virtual tribulations". Anyone she touched, even through a sword, was immediately unable to move and fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Only Principal Sun was left, and he turned around and ran away without hesitation. Then Zhang Yuelu broke his legs with a flick of his finger and fell to his knees.

After doing this, Zhang Yuelu opened the sutra and used the sound transmission function to contact Qi Xuansu: "Tianyuan, send someone to No. 23 Yuwei Street in the Central District. I have prepared a big gift for you here." Qi Xuansu on the other side was entertaining guests. It was none other than Xie Jiaofeng, the deputy head of Tianfu Palace. He ran to Qi Xuansu in the middle of the night. Of course, he didn't want to meet Qi Xuansu because he wanted to have a long conversation, but wanted to To make amends for the assassination during the day, that is, to explain, I hope Master Qi will not take it to heart.

Qi Xuansu didn't take it too seriously, but he really wanted to show that he did. Chen Jianchou's words at the reception banquet were intentional, and could also be regarded as coming from Qi Xuansu's instruction, forcing him to Xie Jiaofeng and Qin Heng both expressed their opinions.

Just as those businessmen had judged, these two people were now being manipulated by Qi Xuansu and must cooperate with Qi Xuansu. Otherwise, if Qi Xuansu made a fuss, both of them would be involved and would be responsible for this sudden assassination incident.

This is the case in public affairs. We must seize every opportunity we can and turn passivity into initiative.

Blessings lie where misfortunes lie, and misfortunes lie where blessings rely. Qi Xuansu was deliberately perfunctory. On the surface, he said that Deputy Palace Master Xie didn't have to worry and would just check it out slowly. However, his attitude didn't seem like he didn't care, which made Xie Jiaofeng doubtful, as if he was hanging in the air, unable to grasp it. According to Qi Xuansu's thoughts, in the end he could only act according to the route designed by Qi Xuansu for him. This is a matter of discretion.

Who let him be caught by Qi Xuansu? After all, Qin Hengjun was a member of the imperial court and was separated by a layer of separation, but Xie Jiaofeng was a member of the Taoist government and could not escape.

Qi Xuansu was inspired by this. If he encounters such a situation again in the future, he can put himself in the position of a victim, occupy the moral high ground, win the sympathy of others, and actually play a similar role. To the effect of breaking the situation, this is exactly the bitter trick among the thirty-six strategies.

However, this tactic is not a last resort and is best not to be used. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Take this assassination as an example. If Qi Xuansu is successfully killed, everything will be fine.

But once he fails, he will be used by Qi Xuansu and become Qi Xuansu's weapon, turning Qi Xuansu from passive to active.

In the same way, if you use the bitter meat trick well, you can occupy the moral high ground. But if you use it badly, or if someone sees through it, you will fall directly to the moral bottom, and the backlash will be huge.

After receiving Zhang Yuelu's message, Qi Xuansu said to Xie Jiaofeng: "Deputy Master Xie, I just received the news that my people destroyed an illegal slave trading den." For a moment, Xie Jiaofeng's mind flashed Lots of content.

His first reaction was, has Master Qi's counterattack begun? is directed at

"Heaven"? In fact, Xie Jiaofeng also feels that

"Tian Ting" is the most suspect. Rumors in the world,

Feng Bo of "Tianting" had some issues with Chief Qi. He once assassinated Chief Qi, who was still relatively weak at the time, under the nose of Wuxu Palace and cut off one of Chief Qi's arms.

There are also rumors that Li Tianzhen, the young master of the Li family, is in love with Zhang Cixi, but he can't get it. Now seeing that Chief Qi and Zhang Cixi have even prepared a new house, and it is said that the Zhang family has begun to prepare a dowry, I must feel sour in my heart. To put it more seriously, this is the hatred of seizing his wife.

Li Jiayu

Needless to say about the relationship between "Tianting", Li Tianzhen ordered

It is entirely possible for "Tianting" to assassinate Chief Qi. He can think of it, and Chief Qi must also be able to think of it, so it is reasonable for Chief Qi to let others take revenge.

However, Qi Xuansu's second sentence denied Xie Jiaofeng's conjecture: "It is said that this den is related to Nanyang United Trading Company." Xie Jiaofeng's reaction at this time was that state affairs are more important than family affairs, and official affairs are more important than private affairs. Chief Qi deserves to be It's Chief Qi.

After all, everyone knows that Chief Qi is here for the king's mansion. Qi Xuansu's third sentence was: "I wonder what Deputy Palace Master Xie thinks?" Xie Jiaofeng was stunned.

He was an old man, so he naturally heard the underlying meaning of Qi Xuansu's words. This was for him to express his stance. Are you on Chief Qi's side?

Or are you on the side of the king? From Xie Jiaofeng's point of view, the current situation is unclear, and Chief Qi seems to have the upper hand. However, the Wang family has deep roots and has been in business for many years, so it is impossible to say who will definitely lose or win.

In this case, it would be very unwise to make a hasty statement - although he was on the Pei family's line, and Qi Xuansu had a close relationship with the Pei family, the two should have been allies.

But he didn't want to be used as a swordsman by Qi Xuansu, let alone rush to the front line against Wang Jiaohe, at least not now, after all, the sword would curl when cutting people.

But it was no good not to answer. Xie Jiaofeng was forced to panic and could only say: "Although I am not from Shibotang and don't understand business matters, since Chief Qi asked, I naturally have an opinion. Regarding this Question, regarding the Nanyang United Trading Company, I have communicated with many fellow Taoists about the relevant situation before, and also learned about the situation from the relevant fellow Taoists, but after all, I don’t understand these Western terms, so I still can’t give some constructive suggestions. Xing's opinions and views, as I said just now, I am not from Shibotang." Qi Xuansu said with a smile: "Listening to your words is like listening to your words."