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

Xu Hanchang patted his forehead lightly and said with a headache.

"You mean Zhao Dingshi knew that Xuantian League would take such action?"

"good!"

Qing Jimeng nodded, with a complex light flashing in his eyes.

"Although Zhao Dingshi is a heroic man, he cannot be unaware of such a battle situation."

"Perhaps, he has his own considerations, or perhaps, he is waiting for the right time."

"suitable time?"

Li Mubai frowned and pondered.

"Could it be that he wants to use the Xuantian League to eliminate some unstable factors?"

Zhou Yiqiao's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he thought of something.

"Although what Brother Li said seems gloomy, it is not impossible."

"If Zhao Dingshi really knew that Xuantian League's support came from Li Yuanba, then the only person he could guard against by doing this would be..."

Zhou Yiqiao didn't continue speaking, but the three of them understood the unspoken meaning in his words.

The expressions of the three people also changed drastically. Xu Hanchang even raised his hand and cast a ban, isolating the space where the four people were from the outside world, ensuring that the subsequent conversation would not be eavesdropped by any ears and eyes.

"The people Zhao Dingshi wants to deal with are actually the four of us?"

Xu Hanchang said this with some disbelief, and then rejected the idea on his own.

"How could this be? Without us, how could Zhao Dingshi have achieved the status he has today?"

Zhou Yiqiao's tightly furrowed brows did not relax at all as he reminded him.

"Brother Xu, please don't forget why we came into contact with Zhao Dingshi in the first place?"

"It is precisely because we saw that Zhao Dingshi wanted to change the corrupt nature of the Spirit Sword Sect that we felt we could use him as a catalyst to disrupt the cultivation world within a thousand miles!"

"Can!"

Xu Hanchang became increasingly agitated and obviously could not accept this result.

"But what does this have to do with us? We are just partners and do not threaten the interests of Spirit Sword at all!"

"Is it really not a threat to the interests of the Spirit Sword Sect?"

Qing Jimeng's cold voice suddenly interrupted, startling Xu Hanchang and shifting his gaze from Zhou Yiqiao to Qing Jimeng's face.

"Brother Xu, think about it. The four of us in Bibo Mansion took 60% of the profits, and Yunyin Sect took 70%."

"His Spirit Sword Sect contributed manpower and effort, and spent a lot of energy, but could only obtain a small portion of the profits, and these profits had to be distributed to the entire sect. In the end, how much would actually fall into the hands of a Spirit Sword Sect cultivator?"

Qing Jimeng's voice was calm and rational, but it was like a blast of ice, causing Xu Hanchang's heart to shudder.

"As the saying goes, money is like killing one's parents, not to mention that the path to immortality is a cruel path that involves fighting against all things."

"Zhao Dingshi may have noble intentions and want to reform the sect, but people's hearts are complicated. Under the power and interests, who can guarantee consistency?"

"Although we call ourselves partners, how can we know whether we have become 'worms' in the eyes of the high-ranking officials of the Spirit Sword Sect? We are silently eroding their foundations."

Having said this, she stood up and looked through the restriction at the many disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect who were walking back and forth outside the tent carrying spiritual objects.

"In fact, when Zhao Dingshi was willing to give us 10% of Yunyin Sect's interests, I had this feeling."

"Now it seems that this feeling is not groundless."

Xu Hanchang was obviously persuaded by Qing Jimeng, but his face still showed an expression of disbelief.

"Although Zhao Dingshi is not on our side, I still don't believe that he would forget his original intention for the sake of these benefits."

"You should know that we helped the Spirit Sword Sect wipe out the other three major forces. From now on, this place will be dominated by the Spirit Sword Sect alone. The lost resources can be doubled back within a hundred years."

Seeing this, Zhou Yiqiao sighed helplessly.

"I know Brother Xu cannot accept this, but it doesn't matter. We can call the two Qinjian Villa disciples who assisted Zhao Dingshi and ask them about their recent movements. Perhaps we can get a glimpse of something from them."

"These two were cultivators personally selected by Qing Lietian. There is absolutely no possibility that they would betray Qinjian Villa."

"If they were deliberately ignored or transferred from important positions by Zhao Dingshi during this period, or even given some insignificant tasks, then that would be enough to explain some problems."

Qing Jimeng took over the conversation again, with a gleam of wisdom in his eyes.

"good idea."

Xu Hanchang nodded. Although he still had doubts in his heart, reason told him that he must find out the truth as soon as possible.

He stood up and went out personally. In less than half an incense stick of time, he found two monks from Qinjian Villa.

The two followed Xu Hanchang into the tent. Seeing Zhou Yiqiao and the other two with solemn expressions, they felt a sense of sternness and bowed respectfully.

"Hello, Miss, Senior Brother Zhou, and Senior Li."

"My two junior brothers, there's no need to be so polite."

Qing Jimeng spoke first, with a barely perceptible urgency in his tone.

"I came to you today because I have something important to ask you."

"Has Zhao Dingshi made any changes to your arrangements recently?"

These two men were not fools. When they heard their eldest daughter calling Zhao Dingshi by his full name, they realized that some problems had arisen between them and Zhao Dingshi.

The two looked at each other, and finally an older man spoke slowly.

"Reporting to the young lady, we have indeed sensed some subtle changes recently."

"Zhao Dingshi used to discuss strategies with us and listen to our suggestions, but recently, he has summoned us less and less. Even for regular meetings, he usually asks his confidants from the Spirit Sword Sect to convey his orders."

"What is even more puzzling to us is that some of the important intelligence gathering and strategic deployment tasks that we were originally responsible for have now been assigned to other disciples in the sect."

"We were assigned to handle some trivial logistical matters, such as material allocation and placement of the wounded."

“While these jobs are important, they are far from our expertise.”

Another disciple added.

"Not only that, we also noticed that Zhao Dingshi has recently been getting close to several elders who he is not usually close to, especially those elders who are conservative about reform. This makes us have to make some associations."

When Qing Jimeng heard this, her eyes became even deeper. She nodded slightly, with some thoughts in her mind.

"Your observations are very detailed. These changes are indeed remarkable."

"You don't need to make it public for now. Just continue with your work and keep an eye out for any disturbances in the sect, especially the private meetings between Sect Master Zhao and other elders. If anything unusual happens, report it to me immediately."

"Yes, Miss!"

The two disciples responded in unison, leaving the tent without any hesitation.