Chapter 60: Helpless Zhao Zong, Let This Matter End Here!

After arranging the Company's response measures, Zhao Zong led people to rush to Baiyun Guan.

Baiyun Guan closed its mountain gates once again, and disciples intercepted the arriving believers at the foot of the mountain, persuading them to leave.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Zong's heart sank.

But after going up the mountain and seeing the dozens of corpses neatly laid out and covered with white cloth, even though he already knew and was mentally prepared.

Yet after seeing it with his own eyes, Zhao Zong's eyelids were still twitching wildly.

Especially when the people from the Company were checking the situation, Zhao Zong saw the state of the deaths.

Was this caused by being hit by a speeding train?

Most of them died extremely miserably.

This kind of method.

Should one say it is worthy of being the Dao Sect that also sent people down the mountain during that war decades ago?

However, with such heavy casualties for the Quanzhen, Baiyun Guan did not have a single casualty.

This is not normal.

It is too abnormal.

"Zhao Zong!"

Luo Daming stepped forward to take the initiative to greet him, waking the deep-in-thought Zhao Zong.

Turning his head to look at the solemn-looking Luo Daming, Zhao Zong sighed.

"This time the Quanzhen has already paid the price, why is there a need to make such a big fuss?"

"Zhao Zong is joking; if we don't act, perhaps some people will think that my Baiyun Guan has no reaction even when bullied to our faces."

Luo Daming spoke up.

But seeing Zhao Zong's reaction, Luo Daming also knew that notifying the Company this time had also shocked the Company.

"This is not the place to talk, please!"

Luo Daming glanced at the Company employees checking the corpses and invited Zhao Zong to talk elsewhere.

Zhao Zong naturally would not refuse.

Yet in his heart, he was thinking about how to make Baiyun Guan give up the idea of making a big fuss.

Now is not the past.

If this causes a big commotion, it will truly be a huge problem.

But the key is that this time the Quanzhen took the initiative to offend, which is what he is most worried about.

Because if Baiyun Guan really retaliates, this logic holds up in the Outsider world.

After the two were seated, Huang Ming poured tea for them and left.

Only the two of them remained behind in the side hall.

"Daoist Master Luo, I know that for these years Baiyun Guan has always been at peace with cultivation, and even rarely interferes in the affairs of the Outsider world; this time the Quanzhen's offense is indeed deserving of death.

But after all, now is not the past; if you really rush to have other Dao Sects join in attacking the Quanzhen, it will inevitably cause a big commotion and get out of hand."

Zhao Zong spoke earnestly.

"Zhao Zong is joking; if it weren't for the fact that my disciple was not in deep seclusion and then took action personally, my Baiyun Guan would definitely have suffered huge losses this time.

But things cannot be brushed off lightly just because our losses were not great.

The Company has the Company's difficulties, and we understand that, so this time the Company can just pretend not to see anything; as for the consequences, we at Baiyun Guan will bear them."

Zhao Zong's heart stirred.

He captured key information from Luo Daming's words.

The disciple was not in deep seclusion, and then took action to prevent the situation from worsening.

After all, if Baiyun Guan had really had one or two people injured or killed, then the matter would likely have been truly impossible to resolve.

"Could it be Daoist Lin Xuan?"

Zhao Zong asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"Yes, it is indeed this disciple of mine."

Luo Daming nodded gently.

"Truly a young talent; it is said that this Daoist is not even twenty years old this year, right?"

Hearing Luo Daming's tone soften quite a bit when mentioning this disciple, Zhao Zong's heart stirred, and he spoke up.

"That is indeed the case; I brought this child up the mountain since he was small, he is an orphan, but his talent for cultivation is quite good, higher than the talent of those patriarchs of our Quanzhen."

A smile had already appeared on Luo Daming's face.

"Higher than those patriarchs of Quanzhen?"

Zhao Zong was stunned, and looking at Luo Daming's smile, he was shocked in his heart.

Like these Daoist practitioners, they are very respectful toward their patriarchs.

Unless they are certain of it, they would not speak carelessly.

"Daoist Master, so those Quanzhen people outside?"

Zhao Zong hesitated for a moment and spoke tentatively.

"Zhao Zong guessed correctly."

Luo Daming naturally understood what Zhao Zong meant and nodded in admission.

Zhao Zong's mind was shaken.

Good heavens, has this Baiyun Guan produced a god of slaughter?

Wiped out so many people in one night?

Not to mention the strength, whether this temperament will have problems.

In this day and age, even those villains whose notoriety has spread throughout the Outsider world would not dare to do such a thing.

Zhao Zong suddenly understood.

He understood the meaning of Baiyun Guan.

So it turned out that the attitude of Baiyun Guan was because of this matter.

But Zhao Zong also knew clearly that he now needed to make a choice.

Because according to past precedent, even if it was a passive act of defense, killing so many people still required them to be brought back to the Company.

Even if they were not detained, they would still have to be kept under surveillance.

Now Baiyun Guan had laid the choice out directly.

One choice: take these corpses and leave, and let this matter end here.

The other choice: take the person away in the name of the Company; setting aside whether Baiyun Guan would release the person, Baiyun Guan would likely really be anxious to gather experts from the Dao Sect to sweep through the Quanzhen.

And Zhao Zong also understood that if the Dao Sect really did that, the number of people who would die would likely be even greater.

"This matter? Daoist Master, this disciple of yours..."

Zhao Zong hesitated.

After all, for someone under twenty years old to have killed so many people, the Company certainly could not ignore it.

At the very least, they had to be brought back for a psychological evaluation.

"Right, I forgot to tell Zhao Zong; before you arrived, I had already contacted the Lu Family, the Lü Family, and the Tianshi Mansion, and I have also contacted the various branches of the Dao Sect within my Quanzhen lineage."

Luo Daming said softly.

Zhao Zong was stunned and drew a sharp breath.

"Fine, I understand. This matter ends here; I will take the corpses."

Zhao Zong took a few deep breaths, steadied himself, and said.

"Many thanks for your understanding, Zhao Zong."

Luo Daming nodded gently upon hearing this.

"Additionally, I want to take Ding Daoan."

Zhao Zong said again.

"Xingyang!"

Hearing this, Luo Daming turned his head and called out.

The tall Liu Xingyang walked in, carrying the still-unconscious Ding Daoan.

Seeing Ding Daoan unconscious and being dragged in like that, Zhao Zong looked at Luo Daming.

"Daoist Master has good methods; it seems you had long guessed I would do this."

"You are too kind, Zhao Zong. In truth, I am also unwilling to resort to drastic measures. After all, the Quanzhen are spread too widely, and actually taking action is indeed troublesome. Moreover, after this time, the Quanzhen will not dare to come and provoke Baiyun Guan.

At the very least, they won't dare to for the next few years. But if you ask whether I have the confidence to wipe out the Quanzhen, that is a confidence we of the Dao Sect still possess."

Luo Daming said softly.

Zhao Zong sighed and nodded.

He knew that what Luo Daming said was the truth.

"Where is Fang Qianbei?"

Since it was settled, Zhao Zong asked a question.

"Grandmaster is resting. Last night, Grandmaster also projected his Yang Spirit. You know, Grandmaster is old and not what he used to be, but if it weren't for Grandmaster, this Ding Daoan might not have been kept here."

Luo Daming did not know the specific situation and spoke based on his own conjecture.

But it didn't matter if he was wrong.

It was of no importance.

So, Ding Daoan was also defeated by that disciple of yours, Daoist Master?

Zhao Zong asked, and after seeing Luo Daming nod in confirmation, he sighed again.

What a god of slaughter.

Nowadays, young people from various sects might not have even seen blood by their twenties or thirties, but this one—he wasn't even twenty yet.

Just look at the situation outside.