Chapter 195: The Hidden Expert of Internal Strife

Perhaps it was because Zhu Gaoxu looked young.

Or perhaps it was because Zhu Gaoxu was generous with his money, and Yu Feipeng felt that the forces behind Zhu Gaoxu were not to be trifled with.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on a chair behind Yu Feipeng.

He watched Yu Feipeng quietly, saying nothing.

Beside Zhu Gaoxu sat two other people.

They were clearly Yu Feipeng's subordinates, and by the looks of it, they also knew some Martial Arts.

But at this moment, these people, like Zhu Gaoxu, did not easily interject and mostly just sat and watched.

At this time, Yu Feipeng's senior fellow apprentice, Yin Min, spoke directly: "I don't care about that; the old Master suddenly fell gravely ill, and you were the only one by his side—this matter is suspicious!"

The meaning of Yin Min's words was very clear.

Anyone sitting there who wasn't a fool could understand.

This meant that the reason the Hall Master of the Red Rainbow Hall, the master of both vice hall masters, was gravely ill was because of Yu Feipeng.

Yu Feipeng was not a fool; he naturally understood the meaning behind these words.

He could not easily take the blame for this.

He immediately stood up and replied: "Why must Senior Brother deliberately frame me? The old Master is in the inner chamber, and you have seen him since the incident occurred. Under the witness of the many Deacons in the hall, I was asked to temporarily manage the two rudders of the Red Rainbow Hall; could it be that Senior Brother has forgotten?"

"If Senior Brother has forgotten, you are welcome to go and ask the Master now. Although the Master is gravely ill, I believe he can still give clear instructions on such a small matter!"

Hearing Yu Feipeng bring up the Master, Yin Min's arrogance diminished by three parts.

In his heart, he cursed his old, dying master for being too biased and not trusting him enough to hand over the Red Rainbow Hall.

At the same time, a trace of dark resentment flashed in his eyes.

With Yu Feipeng bringing up the old Hall Master, he had nothing more to say for the moment.

But letting it go like this was clearly impossible.

Don't forget, he had spent many years cultivating influence in the two rudders of the Red Rainbow Hall.

Many disciples within had received his favors, and many others were people he had planted there.

In fact, he had prepared to rebel several years ago.

It was just that at the time, the Hall Master of the Red Rainbow Hall, though old, was still quite robust.

Furthermore, this old man had high prestige in the Red Rainbow Hall, and he estimated that if he were to rebel, few would be willing to follow him.

Now, things were different; he had been getting impatient and wanted to strike from the shadows to assassinate the old man.

Who would have thought that at this time, the old man's old injuries would flare up, looking as if he could pass away at any moment.

This gave Yin Min hope, and he also wanted to use this opportunity to completely control the Red Rainbow Hall.

Therefore, the two rudders of the Red Rainbow Hall had to be under his control.

Since he couldn't get them openly, he could only seize them covertly.

Anyway, his old, dying master was almost finished.

Coupled with the secret moves he had laid out in the two rudders over so many years, he thought he would take this opportunity to trigger an internal revolt and snatch the two rudders back from his foolish junior fellow apprentice!

Thinking this, Yin Min couldn't be bothered to continue discussing with his foolish junior fellow apprentice.

With a cold snort, Yin Min stood up, flicked his sleeves, and left.

Watching his senior fellow apprentice's departing back.

Yu Feipeng frowned deeply.

Only when Yin Min retreated and disappeared from his sight did he withdraw his gaze.

Zhu Gaoxu sat in the back, watching this entire drama of internal strife.

He couldn't help but inwardly curse Yu Feipeng for being stupid.

He was in the right and held over seventy percent of the sect's strength.

Now that someone was acting so brazenly before him, he should have taken the opportunity to deal with them.

That Yin Min clearly had some backup plan; how could he let the opponent leave when he had such a huge advantage?

Isn't this just letting a tiger return to the mountain?

Even if he had to consider public opinion and face, and couldn't kill Yin Min, he should have at least had his subordinates seize him and lock him up.

Whether the old sect leader recovered completely or passed away, it wouldn't matter.

Once the situation was firmly under control, whether to kill or release him would be a matter of a single word from Yu Feipeng.

Now, he had failed to grasp such a good opportunity.

He had watched helplessly as this unstable factor walked away.

He would have to suffer a headache later trying to figure out how to solve it.

Isn't this just looking for trouble for himself?

Yu Feipeng, sitting in front, did not know the brilliant insights in Zhu Gaoxu's mind.

He would never know that the child he had casually brought back was a famous expert in internal strife from Jingcheng.

Actually, when it came to playing at internal strife, Zhu Gaoxu was not particularly skilled; the civil officials in the imperial court were the true masters of this.

One could probably pull any fourth or fifth-rank official from there, and they would be able to come up with seven or eight ways to solve it.

Unlike Zhu Gaoxu, who only knew one way: to break all techniques with sheer force.

But even so, Zhu Gaoxu was much better than Yu Feipeng.

At the very least, he saw the timing and the situation very clearly.

After all, he had more or less been through the great dyeing vat of the imperial court; even at his worst, he was much stronger than this group of martial artists.

And at this moment, Yu Feipeng finally turned his gaze toward Zhu Gaoxu.

Of course, it was not to ask Zhu Gaoxu for a strategy.

If he were to ask that, it would likely mean either his brain was sick, or the immortals in heaven knew Zhu Gaoxu's identity.

Yu Feipeng was, of course, neither of those two things.

Facing Zhu Gaoxu with a bitter smile, Yu Feipeng spoke: "It seems I have let you, this child, see a joke of my Red Rainbow Hall."

With a bitter smile and a teasing remark, Yu Feipeng continued: "What are the characteristics of your family members, or rather, what is your name? I will have someone wait at the city gate, and once your family comes looking for you, I will let you leave."

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