Chapter 399: The Clash of the Thieves

"Zhang Xiuling, this isn't right," Shen Shen Rongqing whispered, "Bao Bao Yingchen was hanging by a thread and fought to return to the hall; he should have at least found someone to help him detoxify."

Zhang Zhang Xiuling held her notebook, busy recording this moving scene, and brushed off Shen Shen Rongqing: "Perhaps the poison he was given has no cure."

Shen Shen Rongqing shook her head repeatedly: "Even if there's no cure, he already returned to his own territory; he should have found someone to try."

Zhang Zhang Xiuling wrote faster and faster: "Perhaps Great Master Bao had long since taken life and death lightly."

"What kind of joke is that? That's life and death! You only have one life, who doesn't want to live? Instead of finishing his last words here, he should have given himself a chance to live."

Zhang Zhang Xiuling laughed: "This is a realm, Shen Rongqing. Do you know the realm here?"

Shen Shen Rongqing really couldn't understand: "Zhang Xiuling, tell me, what realm is here? What kind of realm can truly take life and death lightly?"

"This realm thing is hard to explain," Zhang Zhang Xiuling suddenly lowered her voice, "If you haven't taken life and death lightly yet, don't talk so much.

You are a business person; you know too little about the sects. If you keep talking, life and death will be unpredictable."

This was the difference between Zhang Zhang Xiuling and Shen Shen Rongqing. Both were talented women, but Shen Shen Rongqing was a merchant, and Zhang Zhang Xiuling was the master of the Hundred Flowers Sect.

Shen Shen Rongqing still couldn't figure it out: "Zhang Xiuling, don't you want to know the truth?"

Zhang Zhang Xiuling used the "Thousand Lines in One Stroke" technique to write a few sentences in her notebook and presented them to Shen Shen Rongqing:

"Shen Rongqing, truth and truth are different. Merchants emphasize authenticity, while sects emphasize seeing is believing.

In the sects, what you see is true, and what you don't see is false.

Bao Bao Yingchen is dead; you saw it, so it's true.

Shen Shen Jinzhong shed tears; you saw it, so it's also true.

According to the rules, the Second Golden Seal is now the Great Golden Seal; the rules are true, and the seal is also true.

You saw all of this; seeing is believing. It's best not to guess blindly about things you can't see."

After reading these lines, Shen Shen Rongqing calmed down.

Everything that happened just now was seen by everyone present; this was true.

Compared to this, all her suspicions had no meaning and would only bring her trouble, or even bring about a fatal disaster.

Next, Shen Shen Jinzhong had two things to do.

First, properly bury Bao Bao Yingchen. Whether as a sworn brother or a subordinate in the sect, this was Shen Shen Jinzhong's duty.

Second, deal with the mole. Bao Bao Yingchen had finished speaking, and the mole had been pointed out: it was Dong Kaibin.

Dong Kaibin was still in a daze, not knowing how to argue for himself.

Actually, he didn't need to worry about arguing, because Shen Shen Jinzhong wouldn't give him a chance to argue at all.

Several disciples pressed Dong Kaibin onto the table, and Shen Shen Jinzhong raised his knife directly.

This was also Li Qi's instruction: don't hesitate, leave no room, and don't have a moment of dispute or maneuvering.

Dong Kaibin also had cultivation; he was a fifth-layer Bitter Cultivator.

He also had subordinates; several close followers were in the hall.

He deployed his technique, wanting to escape, but was subdued by Shen Shen Jinzhong on the spot.

He called for his followers, but they all had knives held to their throats.

Dong Kaibin shouted hoarsely: "I don't know about what the Chu family did!"

It was too late to shout anything; Shen Shen Jinzhong chopped off his head with one strike.

Watching the blood gush out, He He Yuxiu felt it was a pity.

What a waste of this pot of good mutton.

Someone at the feast whispered: "Is this really what the Chu family did?"

Shen Shen Jinzhong gritted his teeth: "The Chu family didn't even dare to come. If this wasn't done by them, who else could it be?"

Yes, the Chu family really didn't come.

Shen Shen Jinzhong held a feast to eat hot pot; he didn't even invite the Chu family, so how could they come?

This wasn't the time to reason; now was the time to talk about sentiment and atmosphere.

Killing Dong Kaibin and avenging the First Master, Shen Shen Jinzhong's sentiment was enough, and the atmosphere was in place.

Next was to handle the funeral. The guests who came to eat naturally couldn't break the etiquette and went to pay their respects before the spirit.

As for the autopsy, no one dared to mention it, echoing Zhang Zhang Xiuling's words: Bao Bao Yingchen was dead; dead was dead.

Shen Shen Jinzhong wore mourning clothes, heartbroken, almost fainting from grief.

He He Yuxiu offered a stick of incense to Bao Bao Yingchen and said to Shen Shen Jinzhong: "The accomplice has been dealt with, but are you going to leave the mastermind alone?"

"What is Sister Xiu saying?" Shen Shen Jinzhong gritted his teeth, "The Three Heroes Sect and the Chu family are irreconcilable!"

"Good!" He He Yuxiu nodded, "I'll remember these words, and Old Bao will hear them in heaven!"

Between the coming and going of guests, a man in a suit and top hat entered the mourning hall.

He tapped Shen Shen Jinzhong on the back. If he hadn't tapped him, Shen Shen Jinzhong wouldn't have known he had arrived.

"Seventh Master," Shen Shen Jinzhong went to a corner and greeted him in a low voice, "I've sent people to look for the things you wanted; I estimate they'll be found soon."

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "Is everything going smoothly?"

"Smoothly. Once we bury Brother, the next things will be easy to handle."

"Don't wait," Li Li Banfeng was a bit worried; if they waited any longer, the cabbage might have problems.

Shen Shen Jinzhong was also anxious: "It won't work tonight; I've already told the guests that the burial will be arranged for tomorrow."

"Burial tomorrow," Zhang Zhang Xiuling put away her notebook and sighed, "Shen Shen Jinzhong is really in a hurry."

Shen Shen Rongqing whispered: "The funeral is so rushed, won't people have doubts in their hearts?"

Zhang Zhang Xiuling nodded: "Yes, and more than one. But so what if they have doubts? They can only think about it in their hearts.

Thinking too much is useless. This matter can't be figured out. Perhaps in a few decades, or even a hundred years, people still won't be able to figure it out.

But so what if they figure it out? Now, the First Master of the Three Heroes Sect is Shen Shen Jinzhong."

Li Qi and Shen Shen Jinzhong were talking in the mourning hall when the master of the Ghost Hand Sect, Xie Xie Juncong, came in to offer incense.

"You must be Seventh Master, right?" Xie Xie Juncong stepped forward to greet him.

Li Li Banfeng was a bit surprised; not many people could notice him at the first moment.

Shen Shen Jinzhong stepped forward to introduce him: "This is the master of the Ghost Hand Sect, Master Xie Xie Juncong."

Hearing "Ghost Hand Sect," Li Li Banfeng really wanted to press this kind old man to the ground and beat him up.

The timing and occasion weren't right, so Li Li Banfeng held back for now. Xie Xie Juncong sighed: "When Old Bao left, he said he recognized you as a friend.

He was a good man, and I admire him. From now on, I also recognize you as a friend!"

"Senior Master Xie, you are highly respected for your virtue, I have long admired your great name..." Li Li Banfeng was very moved and made up a few lies from the bottom of his heart, brushing Xie Xie Juncong off.

The master of the Bai He Sect, Bai Bai Wuchuan, entered the mourning hall. Originally, he hadn't noticed Li Li Banfeng, but seeing Xie Xie Juncong talking to Li Qi, he also stepped forward to chat.

"Seventh Master, the Bai He Sect didn't have much interaction with you before, but Bao's friends are my friends, Bai Bai Wuchuan."

Li Li Banfeng cupped his hands in return. After Bai Bai Wuchuan left, Li Li Banfeng asked: "What is the background of the Bai He Sect?"

Shen Shen Jinzhong said: "In Puluo Continent, the Bai He Sect is also a large sect. This sect is all Body Cultivators, and within the sect, there are two factions: the Transformed Body Cultivators and the Evolved Body Cultivators."

Li Li Banfeng didn't know too much about Body Cultivators and asked: "What are Transformed Body Cultivators and Evolved Body Cultivators?"

"To put it simply, Transformed Body Cultivators are humans who turned into birds and beasts, and Evolved Body Cultivators are birds and beasts that turned into humans.

Bai Bai Wuchuan is a Transformed Body Cultivator, who just took the position last year. Logically speaking, this position of sect master shouldn't have been his turn.

He had an Evolved Body Cultivator senior brother, who was a crane that turned into a human. It is said he closed-door cultivated for twenty years and achieved great success.

A year ago, his senior brother came out of closed-door cultivation, preparing to take over the position of sect master, but didn't expect to go missing in the area of Medicine Yao Wang Gou."

A crane, missing in the area of Medicine Yao Wang Gou.

Li Li Banfeng felt he seemed to have seen this person.

That person seemed to have crashed into the boundary line and vanished into thin air!

Being able to be a sect master, this person's cultivation base was not ordinary.

It seems that one should try not to close-door cultivate in the future; closing-door cultivating for too long might make people do some crazy things.

While pondering, the master of the Li Furong Studio, Li Li Haoyun, entered the mourning hall. Seeing Bai Bai Wuchuan chatting with Li Qi, he also stepped forward to greet him.

"Seventh Master, we are of the same family, let's take care of each other in the future!"

After a few polite words, Li Li Haoyun left. Li Li Banfeng asked: "What kind of business is the Li Furong Studio?"

"Book studio business," Shen Shen Jinzhong raised his eyebrows, "Three-tenths of the book studios in Green Water City belong to the Li Furong Studio. In the Pants Belt Ridge, the Li Furong Studio also has quite a few businesses."

Li Furong Studio, Li Li Haoyun.

Li Li Banfeng inexplicably felt a bit of affinity for this person.

A few more guests arrived. A subordinate came to Shen Shen Jinzhong's side and handed a rosewood box to Shen Shen Jinzhong.

Shen Shen Jinzhong sent the subordinate away and handed the rosewood box to Li Li Banfeng: "Seventh Master, the things you wanted, I had people find them. I estimate they'll be found soon."

Li Li Banfeng took the box and opened it to see a pair of judge's pens inside.

Was this the good thing Chu Chu Huaijun sent to Bao Bao Yingchen?

Li Li Banfeng picked up the judge's pens and felt them.

They were indeed good weapons; the workmanship and materials were very exquisite.

But listening carefully at his ear for a moment, Li Li Banfeng didn't hear any sound.

He had the technique "Insight into Spiritual Sounds"; if he couldn't hear any sound, it proved that this pair of judge's pens had no spirit at all.

"Just such a pair of weapons, and it's worth Bao Bao Yingchen risking his life?" Li Li Banfeng didn't quite believe it.

Shen Shen Jinzhong saw Li Li Banfeng's expression was wrong and hurried to explain: "Seventh Master, we must make things clear. This thing was given to you as soon as it was found; I definitely didn't touch it."

Li Li Banfeng looked at the courtyard and saw the master of the Ghost Hand Sect, Xie Xie Juncong, walking out the door.

"How is the relationship between the Three Heroes Sect and the Ghost Hand Sect?"

Shen Shen Jinzhong sighed: "With such a sect, how should I put it?

Offending them easily brings trouble, and getting close to them brings even more trouble. We just muddle along, not quite falling out, and that's how it is."

Li Li Banfeng walked two steps behind Xie Xie Juncong and asked: "Senior Master Xie, are you going back? Shall I send you off?"

Xie Xie Juncong shook his head: "I'm not leaving tonight. I want to send Old Bao on his final journey."

He said he wasn't leaving.

Could it be that he wasn't the one who took the things?

Li Li Banfeng didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

Seeing Li Li Banfeng walk away, Xie Xie Juncong took a pair of white thread gloves out of his sleeve.

He had taken these gloves from Li Li Banfeng. Although he didn't know what these gloves were for, the Thief Cultivator had the means to identify treasures, and he knew this was a magic treasure of extremely high value.

Xie Xie Juncong sighed to himself: "Young man, being able to suspect me shows you have some wit, but daring to come and test me so casually shows you lack experience."

Xie Xie Juncong looked at the time. Waiting until past two in the morning, taking advantage of everyone's fatigue, he found an opportunity to leave the Golden Seal Hall.

A Thief Cultivator's strike depends entirely on timing.

What kind of timing is most suitable?

The Golden Seal Hall of the Three Heroes Sect was heavily guarded. Even Xie Xie Juncong wouldn't dare say he had a ten-percent certainty of sneaking in at ordinary times.

But now Shen Shen Jinzhong invited him to eat hot pot, walking into the hall openly; this timing was the most suitable.

As for afterward, whether Shen Shen Jinzhong would settle accounts, that was hard to say, but Xie Xie Juncong knew what was important, and the task He He Jiaqing gave him was more important.

It is said that catching a thief requires catching the stolen goods. Without proof, even if they came looking, Xie Xie Juncong wouldn't admit it.

Moreover, Shen Shen Jinzhong had just become the Great Golden Seal and his footing wasn't stable, so Xie Xie Juncong wasn't afraid of him tearing his face off.

After returning to the old residence next to the Chenghuang Temple in the back pond, Xie Xie Juncong took out a pair of judge's pens, preparing to contact Wan Wan Jinxian to transfer this treasure to He He Jiaqing, when he suddenly felt these judge's pens looked familiar.

It wasn't just familiar; these were the judge's pens he had someone make to swap in the Golden Seal Hall!

How were they swapped back?

Where did the real things go?

Xie Xie Juncong was stunned for a moment, touched his inner pocket, and found that the gloves he had taken from Li Li Banfeng were also gone.

In the Leaving Suishenju, the gloves spat out the judge's pens and sneered: "This old man, he dares to take anything. He's lived for so many years, yet he's still so unstable.

Master, look, how is the quality of this thing?"

Li Li Banfeng laughed: "You're an expert; the things you pick out certainly can't be wrong."

He held a pair of judge's pens, came to his own judge's pens, and called softly: "Ah Bi, your two brothers have come to see you. I see you all look the same, so I won't give you other names.

From now on, this one is called Second Pen, the other is called Third Pen. You are still called Cheap Pen. How about that?"

The judge's pen was sleeping and didn't respond to Li Li Banfeng.

The judge's pen ranked second took the initiative to swap positions with the third judge's pen; he didn't really want to be Second Pen.

After waiting for a long time, these two new pens and the original judge's pen didn't seem to have any resonance.

Li Li Banfeng frowned: "What is the reason for this?"

Hum~

The Leaving Suishenju suddenly spoke: "Ah Qi, bring these things to the third room, let me take a look for you."

Li Li Banfeng brought the judge's pens to the third room.

The Leaving Suishenju's tone was serious: "Ah Qi, put the pens down first, let me examine them carefully!"

"Put them down..." The gloves were a bit nervous.

"Ah Tao, don't say more!" The Leaving Suishenju's tone was even more serious.

Li Li Banfeng placed a pair of judge's pens on the ground.

"Good stuff, hahahaha!" The Leaving Suishenju laughed loudly, and the pair of judge's pens instantly melted, seeped into the ground, and disappeared.

Li Li Banfeng was stunned for a long time, then shouted angrily: "Old thief, are you robbing me openly?"

PS: Why is the Leaving Suishenju robbing this?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 400 =====