Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning

Chapter 115: Chapter 107: The Three-Slap Bet

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Returning from Tianyu City, Su Mo brought back twenty-five thousand taels in silver notes.

Naturally, this sum also needed to be accounted for in the escort agency’s ledgers.

The affairs of Jianghu are complicated and can’t be clearly explained; Uncle Fu had served the Su family for three generations, and although he couldn’t claim to have seen everything, he had experienced a great deal.

Hence, he didn’t question the money’s origins; as long as Su Mo was safe, the more money, the better.

After the joy of unexpected fortune, preparations for managing the family estate began.

Servants, maids, coachmen, cooks.

Everything that needed to be done was busily attended to.

Otherwise, if everything inside and outside the home depended solely on Uncle Fu, how could he find the time to attend to two people?

When there was no need to cook, he would have already been waiting at the gatekeeper’s lodge.

Although Ziyang Escort Agency’s business hadn’t really kicked off, there were always visitors, and someone had to manage these matters. Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be to have a large escort agency that couldn’t even open its doors?

It’s just that the new servants were still not quite adept at their work.

When passing messages, they were timid as if they were afraid Su Mo might literally eat them.

This made Uncle Fu somewhat dissatisfied, pondering that he’d need to teach them properly later.

Meanwhile, Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun exchanged glances.

“Are they already here?”

Yang Xiaoyun was a bit surprised – just as they were speaking of them, they had arrived.

“Where is the person?”

Su Mo asked the servant.

The servant hurriedly replied, “Resting with tea at the gatekeeper’s lodge.”

Su Mo shook his head slightly, “Who is the visitor? Is there a calling card?”

“Yes.”

The servant was startled, then remembered, and hurriedly pulled out a card from his bosom, presenting it to Su Mo with both hands.

Su Mo glanced at it before passing it to Yang Xiaoyun.

“Feng Wuxiang has come in person?”

Yang Xiaoyun was somewhat taken aback, “This is indeed unexpected.”

Su Mo glanced at the servant then said to Uncle Fu, “Seven Extremes Hall is no ordinary place; serving tea at the gatekeeper’s lodge is not the proper way to receive guests. Uncle Fu, would you please go? They can have tea in the front hall; I’ll be there shortly.”

“Alright.”

Uncle Fu responded and, leading the servant out, he murmured a string of admonishments.

Su Mo then looked at Yang Xiaoyun, “Seven Extremes Hall is to the west; Feng Wuxiang’s visit this time is certainly not just for a simple meeting with me.”

“Meeting you is just a side task; their main objective this time should be Tianyu City, to see Hua Qianyu… However, we must eventually resolve this matter.”

Yang Xiaoyun spoke thoughtfully, “Xiao Mo, have you thought about how to respond?”

“To spare others when one can is the way of the gentleman, but it is not the way of Jianghu.

“However, how this will be ultimately dealt with depends on how Seven Extremes Hall conducts itself.”

Yang Xiaoyun nodded in agreement.

“Sister Yun, you just mentioned that three major events have recently occurred in Luoxia City. We’ve only touched upon two so far, what is the third?”

Su Mo wasn’t in a hurry to meet Feng Wuxiang; Uncle Fu would take a few moments to usher in the guest and serve tea, providing them with time for a casual chat.

“This is something you should have anticipated as well.”

Yang Xiaoyun said with a smile, “Why don’t you guess?”

Su Mo was puzzled by this riddle.

However, after a brief consideration, he realized, “Since I can guess, it must be something I’m aware of. Hmm… Miss Wei has formally taken over the Phoenix Alliance?”

“Correct.”

Yang Xiaoyun sighed, “Only now do I realize, the generous gift she offered at Yuliu Manor was helpful to us, but more so for herself. Calling it a grand gesture is less fitting than calling it… a favor with the current.”

Su Mo fell silent: “Whoever is behind the attempt on my life, it all boils down to the Eight Alliance Leaders of the Phoenix Alliance. Miss Wei had not yet joined the Phoenix Alliance since there was no suitable position available.

“Her status is no small matter; she can’t just start from the bottom, otherwise when would she be able to take over as Alliance Leader?

“Thus, revealing the person behind the scheme becomes an apparent duty.

“I suspect, although Miss Wei has now joined the Phoenix Alliance, she still holds no official title… perhaps waiting until City Lord Hua has consolidated power to then gracefully ascend as the new Deputy City Lord of Tianyu City… But for now, she might have to settle as the Eighth Alliance Leader?”

“The aftermath has not unfolded, but it’s very possible,” said Yang Xiaoyun. “That Zuo Qiuyang once mentioned rumors that Miss Wei could not bear to see the internal strife within the Phoenix Alliance harm the innocent. This matter has been spread more fiercely than imagined, causing a shift in sentiment within the Phoenix Alliance and even the general populace to have a favorable impression of Miss Wei, whom they’ve never met.

“With such public support, coupled with being Wei Ruhan’s granddaughter, taking on the role of Tianyu City’s Deputy City Lord may not align with the norms, yet it conforms to sentiment.”

At this point, Yang Xiaoyun looked at Su Mo: “Surely, you had insight into this long ago. How much did it influence your decision not to meet Hua Qianyu that day?”

“Hmm… about half,” Su Mo answered and shook his head slightly. “The Phoenix Alliance is in disarray; one Zuo Qiuyang is far from the end. Having a slight acquaintance with Wei Ziyi is one thing, but meeting Hua Qianyu could lead to unforeseen complications.

“The less one sees, the less trouble one faces.

“However, if Wei Ziyi can succeed as the Deputy City Lord of Tianyu City, then the power of the city would be entirely in their hands.

“And then with Wei Ruhan… three out of the Eight Alliance Leaders would have reached an agreement.”

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