Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Xu Hanchang's face was gloomy. He took out a magical sound transmission weapon from his storage ring. It was a crystal jade slip with complicated runes engraved on it.

He injected spiritual power into the jade slip, which immediately emitted a soft light and a voice came out of it.

"Nephew Xu, what's so urgent?"

The owner of the voice was an elder of Qinjian Villa and the main person responsible for communicating with Xu Hanchang.

Xu Hanchang asked directly without any courtesy.

"Elder, I want to know why Qinjian Villa has treated Zhou Yiqiao so harshly over the years?"

There was silence for a moment on Yu Jian's side, apparently caught off guard by Xu Hanchang's questioning.

After a while, the elder's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of helplessness in it.

"Nephew Xu, this is a long story, but please believe that Qinjian Villa did not intend to embarrass Master Zhou."

"Why exactly?"

Xu Hanchang did not give the elder a chance to fool around and continued to ask in a cold tone.

The elder sighed, as if considering how to respond.

This time there was silence for a long time before the elder on the other end of the jade slip finally decided to confess.

"Nephew Xu, to be honest, all of this is because of the deal between the manor owner and the Netherworld Demon Sect."

"trade?"

Xu Hanchang frowned and immediately looked at Zhou Yiqiao.

When he saw Zhou Yiqiao's increasingly gloomy face, he realized that Zhou Yiqiao had been tricked by the Netherworld Demon Sect.

"Yes, after Zhou Yiqiao arrived at our Qinjian Villa, the Netherworld Demon Sect immediately proposed a deal to the owner of the villa."

"The Netherworld Demon Sect requires us to treat Zhou Yiqiao as harshly as possible and restrict his movements and training resources to the greatest extent possible."

"In exchange, they are willing to donate a resource at the border of Yongzhou and Zhongzhou to Qinjian Villa."

The elder spoke in a timid voice, and for some reason he seemed to be very afraid of his nephew Xu Hanchang.

"It's obvious that someone from the Netherworld Demon Sect is interfering. Don't any of you question the authenticity of this transaction?"

Xu Hanchang refused to give in and obviously did not believe the elder's answer.

"How come no one questioned it?"

Hearing this, the elder also became excited.

"On the day Zhou Yiqiao went to Qinjian Villa, we had already gathered all the information about him since he entered the world of immortal cultivation. We all knew his position in the Netherworld Demon Sect."

"Elder Qingmu took the lead in raising doubts, but the owner of the manor repeatedly emphasized that this was a deal he had decided with the leader of the Netherworld Demon Sect, Tuoba Qingshan, and that it was not open to question."

"What about Miss Qing Jimeng? Is she aware of this?"

Xu Hanchang was obviously anxious. He interrupted the elder again and continued to ask.

"I knew you were unreliable, and I asked the young lady to be more careful. If she knew about these things, she would never let you do this."

The elder quickly explained.

"The eldest lady knew about this matter immediately and argued with the owner of the manor."

"But my dear nephew, you should also know that the owner of the manor, as the eldest lady's biological father, has always been reserved about her proposals, especially when it comes to major matters involving the future interests of Qinjian Villa, he is even more resolute and unyielding."

"Although the eldest lady strongly opposed it and even risked her own reputation to help Zhou Yiqiao gain a foothold in Qinjian Villa, the owner of the villa still had no intention of giving in."

"He believes that the resources at the junction of Yongzhou and Zhongzhou are of vital importance to Qinjian Villa and can greatly enhance the overall strength of the sect. This is much more realistic than the favorability of Zhou Yiqiao, a genius who is unknown whether he can grow up."

Xu Hanchang and Zhou Yiqiao had to admit that if they were in Qing Lietian's position, they would probably make the same choice.

After all, in Qing Lietian's eyes, the Netherworld Demon Sect has completely given up on Zhou Yiqiao, the proton. Now that Zhou Yiqiao has lost the protection of the number one demon sect in the Tianchen Realm, it is unknown whether he can achieve great success again.

In contrast, betraying Zhou Yiqiao would not only allow one to obtain resources at the border of Yongzhou and Zhongzhou, but would also actually enhance the strength of Qinjian Villa.

It can also continue to maintain the alliance with the Netherworld Demon Sect and keep the stability inside and outside the sect.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qing Lietian's choice, although cruel, was in line with the decision that a sect leader should make.

Xu Hanchang was silent. He knew Qing Jimeng's character and abilities, and knew that the other party had tried his best.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then spoke to the jade slip.

"Elder, I hope Qinjian Villa can give Zhou Yiqiao a reasonable explanation and compensation."

"Otherwise, I will go back to Tianwaitian with Brother Luo Chen and no longer care about the affairs of your Qinjian Villa and Lingxiao Palace."

When the elder heard Xu Hanchang's words, he suddenly became anxious and said quickly.

"Nephew Xu, this matter is of great importance. I need to consult the owner of the manor. Please wait for a moment."

Xu Hanchang snorted coldly and did not answer, but he did not withdraw the spiritual power from the sound transmission magic weapon. The atmosphere in the tent seemed a little solemn for a moment.

After an incense stick of time, a new voice came from the jade slip.

This time there was obvious displeasure and seriousness in the voice, and it was from the owner of Qinjian Villa, Qing Lietian.

"Xu Hanchang, what do you mean?"

Qing Lietian's voice came from the other end of the jade slip, with a hint of hardness in his tone.

Xu Hanchang was not at all overwhelmed by the other party's momentum, he answered calmly.

"Master Qing, I just want justice."

"At the beginning, I clearly told Qinjian Villa that Brother Zhou and I are old friends, and you should treat him well."

"You guys promised me back then, but now you're breaking your word and treating Brother Zhou harshly. Isn't this putting me, Xu Hanchang, in an unjust position?"

Qing Lietian was silent for a while, then spoke slowly.

"I have my own considerations regarding Zhou Yiqiao's matter."

"Since he was sent to my Qinjian Villa as a hostage by the Netherworld Demon Sect, he was already an object abandoned by Qinjian Villa from the beginning. What we are doing is just to make things clear."

"So the owner of the manor is unwilling to compensate Brother Zhou?"

Xu Hanchang didn't give Qing Lietian any face.

Qing Lietian's voice became extremely cold.

"Xu Hanchang, don't forget that you are also a disciple of Qinjian Villa. Whatever you do, you must put the interests of the villa first!"

"Is the owner of the manor really sure that he is unwilling to compensate Brother Zhou?"

This time, Xu Hanchang couldn't hold back his anger anymore and yelled at the jade slip.

"Xu Hanchang, you are too disrespectful!"

Qing Lietian's voice suddenly became louder, and the anger coming from the jade slip seemed to be able to penetrate the void and hit Zhou Yiqiao and the other man in the face.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Xu Hanchang laughed out of anger.

"In that case, I will definitely tell the senior who saved the young lady everything that Qinjian Villa did to Brother Zhou in detail!"