448: Chapter 245: Madman Template Card (Please Subscribe)_4 448: Chapter 245: Madman Template Card (Please Subscribe)_4 This must be true.
Fortunately, these people’s identities are questionable, and they are unwilling to reveal themselves, unable to appear openly in public.
That is to say, he still had hope of resolving the “West Mountain Hall” trouble.
Just then, the voices of two middle-aged men came from outside, “Governor!”
It was Sikong Chan’s housekeeper, Sikong Pan, and Songfeng Sword Lin Shi.
The two must have learned the news and stood outside the carriage with worried expressions.
Sikong Chan’s brows lifted slightly, and then, with a flick of his sleeve, he wiped the bloodstain from his chest clean in an instant.
When Sikong Pan and Songfeng Sword Lin Shi boarded the carriage, they saw Sikong Chan, though pale, had a calm demeanor, showing no signs of panic or distress.
“You both know about the great defeat in Xiushui County?”
Sikong Chan looked the two up and down, then chuckled lightly, “I also hadn’t expected Chu Xisheng to be so fiery-natured, nor had I realized the combat power of West Mountain Hall was so astonishing.
This situation has indeed caused significant trouble for me.”
The housekeeper Sikong Pan immediately showed an angry expression, “It’s all because of the incompetents like Commander Shen Zhou and others who have ruined your plans.”
“Indeed, they’re utterly incompetent!”
Sikong Chan nodded slightly, “After reviewing three battle reports, I determined they were destined to be defeated massively even if they conjured wind and fog.
Chu Xisheng, this young man, even possesses the ability to interpret celestial phenomena and the weather, and understands military strategies far better than that waste Shen Zhou.
They were not unjustly defeated.
However, Chu Xisheng’s bold and reckless actions, killing officials and rebelling, indeed align with my intentions.
After this battle concludes, I expect the Formless Divine Sect will have nothing to say.”
Songfeng Sword Lin Shi, pale-faced, carefully said, “Governor, this battle has been disastrously lost by Xiushui County.
Currently, the Iron Banner Gang is mobilizing all its allied forces up and down Shenxiu River, and by tomorrow dawn, they will have gathered forty thousand navy troops.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, unable to continue.
As the Xiushui Hall Master and Internal Affairs Hall Master of the Iron Banner Gang, Lin Shi knew well the gang’s strength and background.
Initially, he had assumed that after the Iron Madman’s death, Chu Xisheng’s influence and foundation were insufficient to command the entire gang.
Under the heavy pressure of the government, those hard-working shipworkers at the gang’s periphery were unlikely to follow his orders anymore.
However, today’s grand victory by West Mountain Hall not only significantly improved the situation of Iron Banner Gang but also bolstered Chu Xisheng’s reputation in Xiushui, enough to replace the Iron Madman’s position.
Songfeng Sword Lin Shi was extremely anxious inside, his mind uneasy.
The Iron Banner Gang might manage to turn danger into safety.
This, to him—an infiltrator, was undoubtedly bad news.
The stronger and more dominant the Iron Banner Gang became, the more perilous his situation would be in the future.
“This matter can’t be stopped.”
Sikong Chan shook his head, “However, the Iron Madman is no more in this world, and the conflict on the river isn’t about having more ships or people.
The Dragon Leader Ren Daoheng of the Seventeen Linked Wharves is also a formidable overlord, neither Tie Xiaosheng nor Lu Jiuli are his match, and the Iron Banner Gang will not be able to withstand the onslaught from the Seventeen Linked Wharves and Jiangnan County Navy Camp.”
He looked at Songfeng Sword Lin Shi with inner mockery but did not show it in his expression or words.
“Besides, the Iron Banner Gang is now beset with internal and external troubles and riddled with flaws.
We only need to handle it calmly, and it will easily be broken,”
Sikong Chan sneered lightly, handing his housekeeper an object, “Later, take this to Blood Wind Sword Li Daogui.
Tell him that I have agreed to the previous deal.
I am willing to offer an additional ten thousand Demon Silver to ensure it is done within three days.”
Listening to his words, Lin Shi felt an inexplicable calm settle over him.
A similar feeling, he had experienced by the Iron Madman’s side.
In the past, whenever the Iron Banner Gang faced any perilous situation, the Iron Madman could stabilize people’s hearts in just a few words.
It’s no wonder he was the governor of the county, the man who had driven the Iron Madman to a desperate corner.
He then concentrated to look at what was in the housekeeper’s hand, discovering it was a blood-red bat.
Lin Shi’s expression brightened upon seeing it.
In present East State, there weren’t many who dared to oppose Chu Xisheng.
But the Blood Wind Thieves were a force that feared neither the Iron Banner Gang nor the Formless Divine Sect.
The strength of the Blood Wind Thieves was also sufficient; behind them was one of the Five First-grade Demon Sects, Blood Bat Mountain—
They were already a thorn in the side of the Formless Divine Sect, so this additional grievance hardly mattered.
But what could be the deal the governor mentioned?
At that moment Sikong Chan smiled at Lin Shi, “Moreover, I would like to ask Master Lin to help me with another matter, which, if successful, can further deepen the Iron Banner Gang’s defeat!
Songfeng Sword Lin Shi braced himself and listened intently.
And in just a few moments his face lit up with a look of wild joy.