Chapter 124: General Zhao in a Cold Sweat! Stability is a Joke

"Young people should take on more responsibility!"

Lao Tianshi's face stiffened upon hearing this.

"Please don't!"

Seeing this posture, Lin Xuan immediately raised his hand to stop whatever Lao Tianshi was about to say next.

Just kidding.

What young person?

In this Outsider world, the young people are more cunning than the last, while the older generation is more hot-blooded than the last.

He was just an ordinary Internal Alchemy Practitioner.

He had no desire to play mind games with these people.

If anyone tried to play mind games with him, he would likely just slap them across the face, just like he did to Wang Ai.

"I have plenty of things to do; I can't even finish handling my own affairs. Once I'm done with those, my cultivation must continue. If I don't work hard, when will I ever reach the end of the path of cultivation?"

Lin Xuan looked at Lao Tianshi and said very seriously.

Lao Tianshi's expression stiffened, and the corners of the others' mouths twitched a few times.

As expected, there is no luck involved in achieving Internal Alchemy.

Look, despite his young age, he has a calm temperament, and despite being so powerful, he still insists on cultivating diligently.

Of course, the others thought Lin Xuan was using "reaching the end of the path of cultivation" as a metaphor.

But Lao Tianshi, Tian Jinzhong, and Fang Dongtian all understood that this was no figure of speech.

He had truly seen the path of the Dao.

For a moment, a trace of envy actually welled up in Lao Tianshi's heart.

But then, this thought was immediately extinguished.

"You, oh you!"

Lao Tianshi sighed, raised a finger to point at Lin Xuan, his expression somewhat helpless.

Below, the competition arena had been mostly repaired.

The competition continued!

……

On the other side.

Zhao Zong felt that by going with the flow and letting Lao Tianshi speak up to pull Baiyun Guan into the Ten Elders' plan, there shouldn't be any problems.

After all, Tianshi Mansion and Baiyun Guan couldn't possibly fall out over a single Baiyun Guan.

Besides, their relationship was actually quite good.

Everyone in the Outsider world knows the Dao Sect's tradition of protecting their own.

But after Xu San's call came in, everything changed.

"Zhao Zong, the Celestial Master side is preparing to have a duel with Lin Xuan after the Luo Tian Grand Ritual ends to resolve this matter."

When Xu San's words reached Zhao Zong's ears through the phone.

In an instant, sweat soaked his shirt.

He subconsciously pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Is this news... is it accurate?"

The tone of Zhao Zong's voice became noticeably heavy.

"Zhao Zong, look at what you're saying. Do you think I don't know the gravity of the situation and would give you fake news?"

Xu San's voice came through.

After confirming it, Zhao Zong's breathing became a bit more rapid.

"Stop it, stop this matter from happening. They cannot be allowed to fight."

Zhao Zong said with an urgent tone.

"Uh, I'm afraid I don't have the ability to do that. My words carry little weight, and what I say doesn't really matter."

Once Xu San said this, Zhao Zong suddenly realized, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and then sensed something was wrong.

"Wait, the situation this time shouldn't be that serious, right?"

After calming down, Zhao Zong hesitated before speaking.

"They are definitely going to fight anyway. This time, except for the one from the Buddha Sect who didn't come, all the remaining Ten Elders are here—oh, Wang Ai isn't here either.

So many people couldn't persuade them otherwise."

"It's not a fight to the death, is it?"

Zhao Zong swallowed hard and said.

"Huh?"

The voice of Xu San on the phone rose a few notches.

"Cough, cough, Zhao Zong, what are you thinking? How could that be? It's just that if these two were to exchange blows, they might not be able to hold back in time. If someone gets hurt, it won't be easy to handle."

Upon hearing Xu San's words, Zhao Zong nodded slightly.

That makes sense.

It seems he had overthought it.

Indeed, things hadn't reached that point yet.

"Keep an eye on things over there, tell Xu Si and Liao Zhong as well, and don't let anything else happen to me."

Zhao Zong said as he prepared to hang up the phone.

"Uh, Zhao Zong, what do you think about the suspected movements of the Quanse?"

Zhao Zong suddenly slapped his forehead.

"That Hu Jie has been caught, right?"

"He has been caught!"

"Interrogate him quickly, find the people, and then warn them."

Zhao Zong said in a deep voice.

"Zhao Zong, do you think warning these people will be effective?"

"Use Lin Xuan's reputation to threaten these guys; I don't believe they have forgotten the people who died last time."

Xu San was quiet for a good while on the other end before he gave an affirmative response.

"Handle it as soon as possible!"

After Zhao Zong finished speaking, he immediately had his secretary contact all the Chairmen for a meeting.

This meeting had only just ended, and now it had to be convened again.

It seemed this meeting could not be concluded.

At the very least, until this matter was over, it should be like this.

Just like Zhao Zong's reaction, upon hearing that Lao Tianshi was going to fight Lin Xuan, these Chairmen could not sit still either.

However, they quickly calmed down under Zhao Zong's explanation.

Then, each of them pondered how to handle this matter.

Since it was not a matter of life and death, the situation was not yet too dire.

The only concern was, as Xu San said, one of them getting hurt, or both of them getting hurt.

"Then can we take this opportunity to pull Baiyun Guan into the Ten Elders system?"

A Chairman spoke up and said.

"How can we pull them in now? Once Lao Tianshi makes a move, it's equivalent to ending this matter. Wait, Lao Tianshi isn't putting on a show for us to watch, is he?"

Someone said suspiciously.

"That's unlikely. What kind of status do these two have? How could they join forces to put on such a show? In my opinion, the fight was likely mentioned beforehand.

It's just that they are taking advantage of this opportunity to bring it up."

"If that's the case, can the Company just stand by and watch?"

A Chairman proposed, and the others pondered upon hearing this.

"The worry now is that they won't be able to hold back. Although I don't know what the scene of the two fighting will be like, the commotion will certainly not be small. It shouldn't be happening at Longhu Mountain.

If it were at Longhu Mountain, that would actually be better; it would mean neither of them would cause a massive scene.

But if they find a place suitable for fighting, that will be difficult to handle."

Zhao Zong sighed and said.

"Then contact Lao Tianshi. At the very least, we must control the intensity. If something really happens and someone gets hurt, the situation will be truly difficult to manage.

Lao Tianshi should be able to understand our predicament."

Stability, stability, to hell with stability.

Right now, the power of decision doesn't lie with the Company at all; Outsiders are truly too difficult to manage.

"Fine, I will contact Lao Tianshi after the meeting ends!"

Zhao Zong felt this was feasible and would directly contact Lao Tianshi to sound him out.

At the very least, he needed to know to what extent the matter would progress.

"There is also the matter of the Wang Family. It seems the Tianshi Mansion does not intend to speak for the Wang Family this time."

"But Zhao Zong, if Baiyun Guan still does not agree, will the Wang Family continue to serve as one of the Ten Elders?"

"We will see the situation after Wang Ai wakes up."

Zhao Zong rubbed his brow and said.

"The people of the Wang Family are indeed a bit arrogant, relying on their status as one of the Ten Elders, and they act without any scruples. In fact, we could take advantage of this opportunity to kick the Wang Family out completely."

Bi Youlong said with a cold face.

"Just as you said, the Wang Family has offended many people. If they didn't have the status of the Ten Elders, the Wang Family would likely run into trouble."

No one dares to provoke a fierce lion with a glorious combat record.

But what kind of result will occur when an injured lion that has been driven out of its pride encounters other beast herds it has bullied before?

The key is that this injured lion is not without combat capability.

Stability, stability, to hell with stability!