Chapter 99 New Trouble
At night, Tang Clan in Shu.

The afterglow of the setting sun spread all over the ground, shining brightly with golden colors. There were rows of tall buildings and pavilions, and people walking around from time to time.

In the meeting hall, an old man wearing a grey gown and with only one eye left sat on a chair, holding a half cup of tea in his hand, thinking silently.

"Master, the young master of the Lu family wants to see you, should we let him in?"

The young man with a buzz cut and eyes like copper bells spoke respectfully and added hesitantly: "He also said he came to do business with you."

"Business?"

A meaningful smile appeared on Tang Bingwen's stern and kind face:

"He is a guest, not to mention an employer. Let him in."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be there soon."

Zhang Wang nodded. He moved swiftly and in less than a moment, he brought in Lu Ci and several older elders from the Lu family.

"Master Tang, long time no see."

"Master Tang, I hope I didn't disturb your leisure time."

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ci and the elders of the clan bowed and greeted Tang Bingwen.

"Lü Hong, Lü Yue, I didn't expect you guys to come, including the young master."

Tang Bingwen stood up and greeted him politely, then told Zhang Wang to prepare some tea.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

"Sit down, Master Tang."

The gray-haired elder of the Lu family, Lu Hong, was an old acquaintance of Tang Bingwen. He asked, "How are you doing lately? Are you still healthy?"

"Well, it's okay."

Tang Bingwen's gaze lingered on the few people for a moment, then he suddenly smiled and asked:
"You all have come from afar, so you must have something important to tell me. Just tell me directly. After all, this is a business of killing people, so there is no need for so much red tape."

Seeing this, Lu Ci simply opened up and said, "A group of foreigners from the East have robbed the Shanhai Merchants' ferry and are heading to the mainland;"

"The information from Xiaozhan is limited, and we can't figure out the specific faction of these guys, but they are more troublesome than the previous Bihe Ninja, and there is more than one Eastern alien force involved."

"If these thieves succeed in landing and carrying out the assassination, there will be endless troubles."

Hearing this, Tang Bingwen said in a cautious tone:

"This is such a difficult situation. It would be a bit absurd to want to annihilate them all with the strength of the Tang Sect alone, young master."

After the two battles at Mianshan and Toutian Cave, the Tang Clan suffered heavy losses in its elite troops. If they took on this deal again, there was no guarantee that it would be completed smoothly, and there might even be the risk of the sect being overthrown. Therefore, Tang Bingwen had some concerns.

"No, the ones responsible for killing those beasts this time are not just your Tang Clan and the Lu Clan, but also the Lu Clan, the Wang Clan, the Tianshi Mansion, the Sanyi Clan, and the Huode Clan."

Lu Ci recounted the details of the alliance formed by various righteous forces at the Lu family's birthday banquet.

"Some of the elders of my Lu family are already old and unable to move around, so I dare to trouble you. Please forgive me. Everything will be done according to the rules of the Tang Sect."

Tang Bingwen's frown did not relax, and he sighed: "Even the Tianshi Mansion and Sanyi Gate are going? It seems that this trouble is really big."

"Especially the Trinity Sect. They have been making quite a fuss recently. They even wiped out the entire sect. Master Lu, did you meet the new sect leader when you attended the birthday banquet?"

Tang Bingwen was curious about this Trinity headmaster, whom he had never met before.

Whether it is his own family or other forces, there have been disciples who died at the hands of Quan Xing throughout the generations, but no one family alone is enough to suppress such a large and chaotic organization of aliens.

But not long ago, the Trinity Sect did it. Under the leadership of the new sect leader, they slaughtered all the older generation and elite forces in Quanxing and firmly sat on the position of the number one mysterious sect in the world.

Lu Ci was deeply impressed. He had secretly observed her many times at the Lu family's birthday banquet that day.

"Reporting to Sect Master Tang, I have seen Senior Chen Qing, but I don't know his exact age. He looks younger than us juniors, even his hair is black."

"Hmm? That's too far away."

Seeing Zhang Wang bringing tea, Tang Bingwen poured tea for these employers one by one and asked with a smile: "Then I wonder what arrangements the young master wants to make?"

"I and several elders have decided to go and kill them. As for you, I think it will be enough to hire three more good fighters."

Halfway through his words, Lu Ci smiled slightly and said expectantly: "Of course, if you are willing to go with me, I would be more than happy to do so!"

"Hey, you little rascal, you even want to target me?"

Tang Bingwen smiled with relief and did not explicitly refuse: "I will give you a reply in one day."

"Well, Master Tang, this is the reward, please accept it." The elder from the Lu family presented a wooden box with both hands, which contained twenty gold bars.

"The deal hasn't been finalized yet, so how can I accept your payment?" Tang Bingwen declined.

"Besides, those beasts are cheap and not worth the money. Three bars of gold are enough."

"Okay, then my Lu family awaits your good news." Lu Ci chuckled and saluted.

Longhu Mountain, Tianshi’s bedroom.

"Hey! Master, can you please help me write a letter of recommendation so that I can stay at Trinity Gate for a few days?"

Zhang Zhiwei was soothing Zhang Jingqing, pouring tea and water, and rubbing her back and shoulders, behaving very sensibly.

"Oh? Why don't you stay at Tianshi Mansion and go to Sanyi Gate?"

Zhang Jingqing asked jokingly and glanced at the boy out of the corner of his eye.

"Hey, Master, you see, Lu Jin and I are not good friends!"

"I've been missing him a little bit, and I want to go over and take a look." Zhang Zhiwei answered fluently, and he had already prepared himself.

"You asked me to travel down the mountain for a year. I was short of money and not good at business, so I had no choice but to go to his place to eat and drink. You know what this kind of relationship is."

"Ah? You're taking advantage of me?!" Zhang Jingqing was so angry at this traitor.

"Master, I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Can you please help me this time? I really want to get together with Old Lu." Zhang Zhiwei was still trying to pull.

"Evil creature! Do you really think I'm old and confused?"

Zhang Jingqing exposed his disciple's intention and sneered, "Look at how impatient you are. You can't even hide the truth. I'm afraid you want to go and have a chat with Sect Leader Jiang, right?"

"Last time at the Lu family's birthday party, everyone was there. Why did you waste the opportunity?"

Facing his master's doubts, Zhang Zhiwei lacked confidence and quietly defended himself:

"Hey, this is not appropriate. At that time, I could not have expected that Old Lu would fight with Liu Deshui from Yanwu Hall. When I turned around to chat with Master Jiang, he was gone."

"It's not convenient for me to walk around freely in the Lu family's yard, so I can only let it go."

"I think you'd better save yourself the trouble."

"what?"

Zhang Zhiwei was stunned. Before he could ask more questions, Zhang Jingqing tapped the letters on the table with her fingers.

"Look for yourself."

"Okay, let me take a look."

Zhang Zhiwei opened the envelope and read through it quickly. His face became serious as he asked tentatively:

"These foreigners are coming across the sea. According to the alliance, Master Jiang, everyone, and our Tianshi Mansion are going to intercept and kill them?"

"Um"

Zhang Jingqing replied in a deep voice: "That's why I asked you to stay put and not run around and cause trouble for me!"

"If I'm guessing correctly, both Chief Jiang and your old friend will be with you on this mission, so there will be plenty of opportunities for you to catch up."

"That's fine, Master. Since you have made all the arrangements, I will follow your instructions."

Zhang Zhiwei put the letter down, but he was confused again: "But the ocean is vast, the bandits haven't landed yet, and the information is incomplete. Where should we go to intercept them?"

"Don't worry, someone will investigate."

Zhang Jingqing closed his eyes slightly, as if thinking: "Each sect agreed to bring some good players with them. As for our Tianshi Mansion, besides you and me, who else do you think is suitable to bring, Jinzhong, Huaiyi, or Yanyi?"

"Let me think about it?"

Zhang Zhiwei stroked his chin and thought seriously. After a while, he said thoughtfully, "Jinzhong?"

"He is agile and can run fast. If we encounter an accident, let him run away. He will understand your efforts and will not hesitate. "

"As for Huaiyi and Yanyi, let them stay in the mountains so that they can take care of the trivial matters of the Tianshi Mansion."

"Well, then let's do as you say and call Jinzhong over to me." Zhang Jingqing thought it was feasible.

"Yes, Master!"

(End of this chapter)