Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 1276 - 50: Sect Hierarch Shen Likes to Court Death
Shen Qingxi didn’t tell the truth.
The conflict between the Four Seas Commerce Guild and the locals is a multi-layered struggle from top to bottom.
From the highest level, the return of the Four Seas Commerce Guild is an inevitable trend. The country needs overseas resources, and the Guild needs a foothold domestically.
The cake on the table is only so big; adding one more person to share it means everyone won’t get enough, leading to complaints, which was anticipated.
If you don’t keep them under your watch and let them go to the south, the issue will be more than just sharing a cake.
Of course, the locals would be unhappy. They used to hobnob with the President and live well, and now with the Four Seas Commerce Guild, they’re left with meager rations. No one can tolerate that.
On the side of the Four Seas Commerce Guild, many saw the President’s compromising attitude and felt emboldened, becoming noticeably greedy.
It’s like a family with two sons: the elder son excels in studies, so the family invests all their money in his education. The younger son, not doing well in school, drops out to work the land.
When the elder son succeeds, finds a good job, marries, and has children, the younger son lingers at his house, living off him. His reason is that he dropped out to support his brother’s education, so his brother owes him.
The analogy doesn’t exactly match, but the logic is similar.
Can such a conflict be resolved by pushing out a scapegoat?
Li Mumu doesn’t have that kind of authority.
Besides, she’s not even in Tianmen. Even if you’re going to shift the blame, don’t you need to follow basic principles?
The issue indeed exists, but all the scheming behind it, Wang Yunxiao believes, isn’t pinned on Li Mumu.
It’s on Shen Qingxi.
She is the true focal point of the conflict.
As the current prominent figure from the Jianghu World on Tianmen Street, locals hope she’ll come forward to uphold justice. On the other side, sticking her neck out makes her a prime target for the Four Seas Commerce Guild.
Bearing the title of the Three Grand Sorceresses, Li Mumu and Shen Qingxi are one and the same; targeting Li Mumu is equivalent to targeting her.
This is the real reason why she came to me.
"Who to kill?"
Even though he quickly analyzed the pros and cons of the entire situation using the Scholar Dharma Gate, Wang Yunxiao didn’t intend to argue with Shen Qingxi.
From their positions, there’s often no need to resort to killing and silencing to solve problems.
It’s lacking in sophistication.
Shen Qingxi isn’t foolish, nor does she take him for a fool.
Since she called him to kill, there must be a compelling reason for him to act.
"Long Xiaotian."
Hmm...
What was his father thinking when he named him?
"Who is this person, what did he do, and why do you want me to kill him?"
"He is the Hall Master of Poison Dragon Hall of the Four Seas Commerce Guild."
So does this Lord Long’s killing technique involve some kind of icy fire poison dragon drill?
Wang Yunxiao was silent for two seconds and frowned, "Where does the Four Seas Commerce Guild have such a hall?"
Previously, when he captured Yang Jian, he had reviewed information on the Four Seas Commerce Guild and had some understanding in this area. The Four Seas Commerce Guild had eight external and four internal halls, totaling twelve, but there was no hall called Poison Dragon Hall.
There was an Old Dragon Hall, though, which was responsible for sacrifices.
"There wasn’t one before; it’s a newly established hall in Tianmen. Wind, Thunder, Fire, and Poison are four external halls, and just from the names, you can tell, they specialize in looting and bullying local businesses."
Shen Qingxi explained, "This Poison Dragon Hall’s Hall Master Long Xiaotian is said to be a disciple of Xiahou Xian, the core leader of the Four Seas Commerce Guild, and his poison technique is unrivaled, killing without a trace."
"And then?"
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, given my status and your status, why are we discussing these low-level matters now?
No matter how unrivaled his poison technique is, can he stuff sugar into the Sky Pillar’s engine?
"He’s the unlucky scapegoat pushed by the Four Seas Commerce Guild."
Hmm?
Wang Yunxiao was somewhat puzzled.
"Simply put, the Four Seas Commerce Guild is relying on the power of modern finance to seize business in Tianmen. They’re backed by the Pacific Bank, capable of borrowing unlimited funds, which the locals simply can’t withstand."
Shen Qingxi spread her hands and said, "The locals are unhappy but unskilled in these economic techniques, unable to compete with them. This pent-up anger, once it surpasses a threshold, will convert into pure violence."
In essence, when there’s no way out, out of desperation, they resort to violent actions like smashing, looting, and burning, which is clearly what the Four Seas Commerce Guild doesn’t want to see.
Though I earned your money, it was within the rules. Losing everything and opting for hanging isn’t the way; grabbing a knife from the kitchen isn’t appropriate!
"So to ease this conflict, they’ve established new halls. These four external halls have different roles, but without exception, they are bad guys that locals can relate to, committing numerous misdeeds publicly."
Oh...
By this point, Wang Yunxiao understood.
We’ll put the main issues aside for now; look, someone over there can’t breathe, and another can’t find a suitable restroom!
Yang Ji’s traditional theatrical tricks.
The Four Seas Commerce Guild has brought these antics back too.
"The Wind Dragon Hall specializes in smuggling illicit goods, the Thunder Dragon Hall traffics in illegal immigration, the Fire Dragon Hall are legal sharks, dealing with high-level connections. As for the Poison Dragon Hall, they conduct pyramid schemes quietly."
"I get it. These four Hall Masters are indeed skilled."
