260: Chapter 99 Xiaoyue Injured_2 260: Chapter 99 Xiaoyue Injured_2 “But on the shores of the East Sea, last month over thirty shops were troubled by saboteurs, and one shop caught fire for no reason.”
“The mastermind behind this has reached a lawless extent; they just want to use such destructive tactics to prevent our Wanyun Sect from doing business!”
“Last month’s accounts for the Castcloud Hall also came out; the inferior Spirit Stones contributed to the sect’s treasury were only five hundred and ninety-six thousand, a full thirty percent less than the same month last year.”
Li Dazhi sighed and frowned, saying,
“It’s utterly absurd!
I would have never imagined that our biggest hindrance now is that our moral bottom line is too high!”
“Ancestor-Master, the problem lies in the fact that we all know Sea Watch Sect is causing the trouble, but we can’t grasp any solid evidence.”
Li Dazhi asked, “Should we also send people to retaliate against their Sea Watch Sect’s shops?”
“Ancestor-Master, Sea Watch Sect’s business mainly lies within the three Immortal Dynasties they control.”
“There have also been some problems in the Immortal Dynasty of Linzheng, and the nearby dynasties are becoming restless.
I fear Sea Watch Sect is also manipulating things behind the scenes.”
A steward angrily said, “This Sea Watch Sect!
If we can’t do it, we should just go directly to their sect and show them what we’re made of!”
Li Dazhi said, “This isn’t a life-and-death enmity; it’s just that they’re too disgusting…
Has there been any follow-up to Elder Xiaoyue’s incident?”
Steward Gao Xu hurriedly said, “Since last month, after Elder Xiaoyue received that ‘blood’ command talisman, we’ve had three Heavenly Immortal elders guarding by her side; Elder Xiaoyue has already made it clear that she is in the East Sea overseeing the sect’s enterprises, and if those petty troublemakers want to cause issues, they should just come forward.”
Li Dazhi shook his head and sighed, “When Xiaoyue gets hot-tempered, it’s actually not good; fighting them head-on isn’t the solution.”
The stewards felt they must be hearing things, or perhaps the Ancestor-Master had misspoken.
Xiaoyue, Ningning, it’s normal to make a mistake in naming.
Steward Gao Xu sighed, “Does Sea Watch Sect dare to collude with evil and demon cultivators?”
“Evidence, it’s all about evidence!”
“Without evidence, we can’t accuse them, and they can turn around and bite us at any time!”
A steward asked, “What about asking the Eastern Alliance to intervene…
Isn’t our Ping’an quite acquainted with the elders of the Eastern Alliance?”
Immediately another steward countered, “Why would the Eastern Alliance care about such trivial matters of ours?
Moreover, if such a large sect cannot handle this bit of trouble and we have to let a disciple step in for us, where would our pride be?”
Suddenly Li Dazhi said, “If it doesn’t work out, we might have to kill one to warn a hundred!”
“Ancestor-Master, how shall we kill one to warn a hundred?”
Li Dazhi also turned fierce, “The next time we catch someone causing trouble at our shops, if the circumstances are severe, such as setting fire or attacking the workers inside, then our experts will ‘accidentally’ kill a few!”
The stewards looked solemn and then nodded in agreement.
They had indeed been harassed to the point of distress, and it was necessary to take a stern approach to control the situation.
Li Dazhi continued, “Ping’an previously contributed several designs for Magic Artifacts that capture images to the sect.
I’ll have the peaks produce some of these artifacts quickly.
Every time we take action, we’ll capture it on these artifacts…
Once the Magic Artifacts are ready, then we can proceed with such actions.
We must be justified and well-evidenced!”
The stewards bowed in unison, “Yes!”
Li Dazhi gestured, and the stewards quickly left.
Li Dazhi sat behind his desk, carefully contemplating for a while, then opened a drawer, took out a pink handkerchief, and laid within it were over twenty Messaging Jade Talismans.
He thought for a moment and spoke softly, “I should still think of a way to call Ningning back.
Her reputation is too great and her actions are too high-profile, which makes it easy for her to be targeted; she’s even started to receive direct threats.”
Having said that, Li Dazhi took out a blank Messaging Jade Talisman and carefully considered his words, beginning to edit and rewrite.
He looked up at the calligraphy of Li Ping’an hanging on the wall, where the landscape painting trembled slightly, revealing the image of a graceful beauty, unmistakably Xiaoyue.
Li Dazhi tapped his forehead, feeling a sigh of relief in his heart.
Actually, if he were thick-skinned enough, remarrying wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
Although Xiaoyue appeared young, she was much older than him; now they were both at the level of a True Immortal, and he was a bit higher in cultivation, able to suppress her from all aspects.
Their feelings for each other still needed to be cultivated.
Although they communicated through letters every month now, there was still a sense of unfamiliarity.
Li Dazhi chuckled to himself, putting his worries aside for the moment, and continued writing on the Jade Talisman.
However, just as Li Dazhi was writing a ‘serious love letter’, a Jade Talisman shot rapidly from the southeast and melted into the Mountain Protection Array, shooting towards the main hall on the main peak.
Inside the cave dwelling on Unnamed Peak.
Would you like some fruit wine?”
Ningning Mu cheerfully said, holding a porcelain cup to Li Ping’an’s lips.
Li Ping’an, holding a jade slip, opened his mouth to sip the fruit wine and chuckled, “You’ve been teasing me for two months now; haven’t you had enough?”
“The title of Inspector-General sounds so imposing!”
Ningning Mu casually grabbed a wooden chair, sat down beside Li Ping’an, and restrained herself from disturbing him further, giggling as she spoke,
“Elder Brother, you don’t know.
“The disciples have started circulating your portrait; right now, you are the role model for all the disciples in Wanyun Sect below the Immortals!
“Father always asks, ‘Hey, what does a Third Rank Inspector-General exactly do?
It’s to supervise everywhere, isn’t it?’
“Hehe, I only call you that in front of you; I’ve never shouted it out elsewhere!”
Li Ping’an tried to change the subject, “Speaking of disciples, I wonder how Li Jing is doing now.”