122: Master Qing, something bad is happening

Chu Qing calmly said, "I know you're anxious, but don't be so anxious yet."

"I know you have something to say, but don't say it yet."

"Deep breaths, calm down!"

Whew!

Lan Yichen took several deep breaths before saying, "Master Qing, the rebels have contacted all of our Fortified Manors and said they're holding a meeting the day after tomorrow."

"What should we do?"

Chu Qing was stunned.

Rebels?

He had been so engrossed in Cultivating that he had forgotten about those people.

Why were they suddenly appearing now?

"I understand!"

"Call everyone and have them wait for me at the Xian Yuan Restaurant."

"Yes!"

Lan Yichen's face lit up with joy, and he quickly notified the Fortified Manor Lords.

At this moment:

The Fortified Manor Lords had all arrived at the Shiji County residence.

Hearing that Chu Qing wanted to see them, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Qing... has a heart of iron and ruthless methods."

"If he's willing to step forward and lead us to negotiate terms with Zheng Zhixiang, we'll definitely get better treatment."

But, someone else said:

"But he burned down Zheng Zhixiang's barracks..."

"So what? Those were all cannon fodder."

"It doesn't matter how many die."

"Now, it depends on Chu Qing's attitude."

The Crowd discussed animatedly as they discreetly entered the Xian Yuan Restaurant.

At this moment:

Chu Qing began to bathe and change with the help of the serving girls.

Zhao Hongxiu and Lan Lan were also serving by his side.

However, their minds were heavy.

Zhao Hongxiu was worried about the rebels.

Lan Lan was worried about the relationship between the Fortified Manors and Chu Qing moving forward.

Meanwhile, Chu Qing quickly pondered the meaning of the rebels meeting with the Fortified Manors.

"The rebels are directly contacting the Fortified Manors, without any concealment!"

"It seems that Zheng Zhixiang has returned!"

"The Fortified Manors... are actually telling me about this?"

"Interesting!"

Splash!

Splash!

Half an hour... an hour... Chu Qing put on a black and white brocade robe, tied his hair into a ponytail, wrapped his Chain Spear around him, took his twin swords, spoke briefly with Cui Moyang and the others, and then headed straight for the Xian Yuan Restaurant.

Cui Moyang and the others immediately began to discuss how to respond.

Wang Yinyang said, "We'll wait around the Xian Yuan Restaurant."

"If they try to scheme against Qing Ge, we'll rush in and kill them."

Anyone could get into trouble.

Only Chu Qing could not.

The Crowd nodded.

Nangong and Cui Moyang, with their Perfected Gold Tendons, felt even more confident.

They said with murderous intent, "I hope the Wubao Lords don't scheme against Qing Ge'er."

Ximen said with a smile, "If the Wubao Lords were going to scheme against Qing Ge, it wouldn't be now."

"We're worried about the rebels."

Nangong fell silent.

She suddenly realized that her heart was in turmoil... The Xian Yuan Restaurant was bustling.

The Wubao Lords had not chosen the top floor, but had instead discreetly chosen an ordinary large private room.

As soon as Chu Qing entered, the thirty-three Wubao Lords immediately rose, cupped their fists, and bowed.

Chu Qing nodded, sat down grandly in the main seat, propped his great sword with both hands, and said, "Speak, what's going on?"

Fort Lord Lan stood up, cupped his fists, and said, "Master Qing, Zheng Zhixiang has returned!"

"This morning, he sent people to contact us, saying he wants to meet us the day after tomorrow to discuss the ownership of Shiji County."

Chu Qing smiled, nodded, and said, "That's no problem!"

Fort Lord Lan said with a bitter smile, "Master Qing, we had an agreement with the rebels to help them capture Shiji County."

"But now... Shiji County is under your command, Old Man!"

"We wouldn't dare to make decisions on our own."

The reason the Wubao Lords called Chu Qing over was to see how he would deal with the rebels.

If Chu Qing was strong, he could secure more benefits for them from the rebels.

If he wasn't strong... the consequences would be unpredictable.

As for resisting the rebels, resisting Zheng Zhixiang?

They hadn't even considered it.

After all... the rebel forces were too powerful.

And they were also colluding with the Bingjia Sect.

They... had never thought of fighting the rebels to the death.

They only wanted to sell themselves for a good price.

Chu Qing didn't know the Wubao's conditions.

But even if he did, he wouldn't care.

It was just Shiji County, and it wasn't his.

If others could sell it, he could sell it too.

It was just a matter of how much money.

After a long while, Fort Lord Lan finished speaking.

Chu Qing smiled and said, "The rebels want to negotiate? Fine!"

"The day after tomorrow, I'll talk to them personally!"

The Wubao Lords breathed a sigh of relief.

They still didn't know that Zheng Zhixiang wanted to discuss with them how to kill Chu Qing and bloodbath Shiji County.

At this moment, a Wubao Lord worriedly said, "Master Qing, the rebel general Zheng Zhixiang has a bit of a bad temper."

"At that time, please be more accommodating."

Chu Qing smiled and said, "It's fine."

"I'm a broad-minded person and never hold grudges."

The Wubao Lords secretly grumbled.

You don't hold grudges against the living; you just like to wipe out entire families over a small matter.

However, they only dared to think this and not say it.

Towards the end of the discussion, Chu Qing said calmly, "Oh, right, I've started training my bones now."

"Get me some bone-training medicine."

"Hmm... a large quantity."

"Don't be stingy and delay my Cultivation progress."

As soon as these words came out, the Wubao Lords were secretly overjoyed, nodding in agreement.

Chu Qing set the time for the day after tomorrow with them and then strode away.

After he left, the Wubao Lords exchanged glances, suppressed their joy, and chuckled softly.

"Chu Qing has only been in the Martial Arts Academy for a little over two months, and he's already started training his bones."

"He's finished!"

"His tendons must not have been tempered enough."

"And the quality isn't high enough."

"In the future, any of our disciples who surpass him in bone training will be able to completely crush him."

"Hehe... A Mud Leg by birth, he truly doesn't know the secrets of tendon training."

Many Wubao Lords gloated.

Only Fort Lord Lan secretly frowned.

He had already learned from Lan Lan that Chu Qing had achieved Great Perfection in his Golden Tendons.

And he had achieved Perfection last month.

During this time, he had been preparing for bone training.

Such a person was a Genius, a Prodigy.

What a pity... "The others don't know Master Qing's true power; they'll have their turn to be unlucky."

The gathering dispersed:

The other Wubao Lords all returned to prepare for the negotiations the day after tomorrow.

Only Fort Lord Lan, after some thought, wrote a letter to Chu Qing.

In the letter, he mentioned the Wubao Lords' true intentions.

He also mentioned their gloating attitude.

After Chu Qing read the letter, he smiled and casually handed it to Lan Lan, saying, "Write back to your father and tell him I know."

"Hmm... he did well!"

"Keep up the good work in the future!"

Lan Lan was delighted.

Chu Qing asking her to reply to the letter was enough to prove his trust in her.

"Perhaps, one day, I can become his concubine!"

Lan Lan's mind wandered.

As she thought, her heart was again twisted in agony.

Wubao women were always the main wife, yet she only thought of being a concubine?

"My ambitions are too low."

"I want to be the main wife!"

... Library:

Chu Qing went up to the fifth floor.

The Old Dean looked at his swollen pinky finger and smiled, "Not bad, you've started training your bones!"

"This Realm consumes even more resources."

"Try to train until you reach Silver Bone Perfection."

Chu Qing nodded and smiled, "I understand!"

"Dean, I have a bit of trouble the day after tomorrow, and I'd like to ask for your help!"

The Old Dean's eyes lit up; he was tempted.

Chu Qing had achieved Golden Tendons Perfection.

In the future, he might achieve Silver Bone Perfection.

And even Golden Bone Perfection.

He had to find a way to show kindness to such a Prodigy.

He didn't seek future rewards.

He only hoped that if Chu Qing became successful, he would give him some face when they met.

"What is it?"

"As long as it doesn't cost me my old life, I can help you."

At this moment, Chu Qing smiled.