Chapter 164: Visiting to Congratulate
In the morning, Liu Xunyi was promoted to the master of Jingmen, and in the afternoon, he moved out of his previous small room. Luo Tianjin gave him a separate courtyard as a gift for his promotion.

In the evening, Lin Fangda and "Fu Shou Kang Ning" came with wine and meat to congratulate Liu Xunyi.

Under the full moon, several people drank three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, talked happily with each other, and drank very happily. During this time, Liu Xunyi, who was in a good mood, was even more passionate and performed an exquisite drunken sword dance for Lin Fangda and others, which attracted everyone's applause.

As if attracted by the lively noise in Liu Xunyi's courtyard, other Xiumen disciples also came with wine and food and joined the drinking party.

Not long after, Luo Hongxuan and Luo Ningyu also came. The difference was that Luo Hongxuan was in high spirits, while Luo Ningyu was no longer as lively and forthright as before, and her expression was a little shy. Obviously, she had not yet completely come out of the emotional whirlpool.

Fortunately, Lin Fangda and "Fushou Kangning" and others actively livened up the atmosphere, and soon they "found" the former Luo Ningyu. Later, she actually held the wine glass with a blushing face and repeatedly toasted Liu Xunyi to congratulate her. The boldness of a woman who was no less than a man caused everyone to boo. But her faint red eyes made Liu Xunyi feel bitter and guilty.

Afterwards, Deng Changchuan, Murong Bai, Su Tang, Luo Qi and others were also attracted by the noise and came to congratulate Liu Xunyi. Lin Fangda immediately ordered people to bring dozens of jars of good wine. Dozens of people gathered in the narrow courtyard, and everyone was drinking happily and chatting.

For a moment, the atmosphere in Liu Xunyi's courtyard was even more lively than the Lantern Festival banquet hosted by Luo Tianjin for his guests in the central hall.

"Brother Liu is so lucky. He has only been in the palace for a few months, but he has become the master of Jingmen. This is the first time in the Xianwang Palace!" Zhang Fu exhaled alcohol and flattered drunkenly, "Brother Liu... No! Now you should call him Master Liu. I toast you! Drink!"

"Rather than saying that Brother Liu is lucky, it's better to say that Brother Liu is capable." Wang Shou shook his head and argued, "We are not badly blessed, so why can't we become the sect leader? In the final analysis, isn't it because we don't have the ability?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhang Fu nodded repeatedly, "You are right, I will punish myself with a bowl of wine!"

"No! You have to serve three bowls!"

Lin Fangda shouted loudly, which immediately caused a commotion, followed by a hearty laugh from everyone.

"My dear brother!" Lin Fangda, who was drunk, held Liu Xunyi's shoulders tightly and said incoherently, "Look, those who came to congratulate you today are all brothers from our Xiu Sect. None of the disciples from Jing Sect and the people from the lower three sects came. It's really outrageous! After all, you are now the master of Jing Sect and the boss of those bastards. How could they not come to congratulate you? Even if they don't come, why doesn't Xu Heng come?"

"Yes!" Wang Shou stood up shakily and said indignantly, "Brother Liu, just one word from you, and I'll go to the lower three gates to get those guys for you..." Having said this, he stumbled and fell to the ground again.

"No problem! No problem!" Liu Xunyi laughed nonchalantly, "Big Brother Xu was punished by the Palace Master today, so he must be sad. Asking him to congratulate me is asking too much. As for the other disciples of Jing Sect... They have followed Big Brother Xu for many years. Seeing Big Brother Xu being punished today, they must feel bad. Forget it! Forget it!"

"That won't do!" Lin Fangda waved his hand and shouted, "You are my brother, Lin Fangda. If they don't give you face, they are not giving me, Lin Fangda, face. Xu Heng deserves the punishment for what he has done. What does it have to do with you?"

"Fang Da is wrong." Deng Changchuan smiled mysteriously, "This is not about face, but prestige. They are waiting for Xun Yi to come to them."

After that, Deng Changchuan turned his gaze to Liu Xunyi and explained, "Xunyi, although the Palace Master promoted you to be the Master of the Jing Sect, most of the people in the lower three sects are arrogant and unruly. If you want to convince them, you still need to rely on your own real ability, and not just rely on the Palace Master's order."

"The Lower Three Sects are different from the Upper Three Sects and the Middle and Second Sects. There are mostly heroes who joined the Xianwang Mansion halfway through their careers. Compared with the orders of the Mansion Master, they believe more in real martial arts with fists, feet and swords." Luo Qi nodded and smiled, "Xu Heng has been in charge of the Jing Sect for many years and has a high reputation in the sect. Moreover, he is also Di Mo's confidant who was promoted by him, so he has a lot of face among the upper and lower levels. Now that he has been demoted, you have taken his place, which will inevitably arouse dissatisfaction and resentment among the disciples of the Lower Three Sects. So don't think that everything will be fine if you are valued by the Mansion Master. If you don't build up your prestige, you will be excluded by them and even sidelined."

"They dare?" Lin Fang shouted angrily, "Whoever dares to exclude my brothers, I will kill him with a knife..."

"As the leader of the upper three sects, how can you manage the affairs of the lower three sects?" Su Tang scolded, "Today, Liu Xunyi took over as the leader of the Jing Sect, which means he has completely left the upper three sects. In the future, Lin Fangda, please don't interfere again, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining to Hei Zhishan."

"What an excuse! At worst, he can go back to Xiumen to find the clothes. I can even let him be the leader of the sect!" Lin Fang was drunk and started to talk nonsense again.

"you……"

Seeing the increasingly heated argument between Lin Fangda and Su Tang, Liu Xunyi hurriedly tried to smooth things over with a smile, "Come on, let's drink! Drink! I know what to do about this matter. Bai Zhishan and Big Brother, please don't let this ruin our relationship! Haha..."

"Come, drink!" Lin Fangda picked up the wine bowl, raised it to everyone, and said loudly, "Let us congratulate Xunyi for his promotion to the master of Jingmen!"

"Congratulations, Master Liu!" The disciples of Xiumen raised their bowls and congratulated in unison.

"Haha, it's so lively here!"

Suddenly, a teasing laugh sounded from outside the courtyard door. Then, a thin man with rat-like face, thin shoulders and thin knees walked into the courtyard. This man was skinny and ugly, with an extremely vulgar smile on his face, which made people feel uncomfortable no matter how they looked at him.

"Tang Cong greets the young master, the young lady, the fifth master, the seventh master, Bai Zhishan, Qing Zhishan, and the Lin clan leader." As the visitor entered the yard, he bowed and nodded to Deng Changchuan and the others one by one.

This man's name is Tang Cong. He is young but quite experienced. He used to be an arrogant and domineering thief with outstanding martial arts skills and great accomplishments.

Back then, Tang Cong was appreciated by Jiang Yiwei, and they agreed to compete. If he beat him, he would be asked to serve in the Xianwang Mansion. The result is predictable. After Tang Cong entered the Xianwang Mansion, Luo Tianjin arranged him to enter the Jingmen, and handed him over to Di Mo and Xu Heng for training. It has been five years now.

Today, Tang Cong has long been a leader among the disciples of Jingmen, and is also one of Xu Heng's confidants.

"Are you blind?" Murong Bai's tone turned cold, his eyes flashing with coldness, frightening Tang Cong so much that he trembled, "Didn't you see Sect Master Liu? Why don't you greet him? You have no manners at all!" "Yes!" No matter how cunning Tang Cong was, he would never dare to play tricks with Murong Bai, and hurriedly bowed to Liu Xunyi and said, "Tang Cong greets Sect Master!"

"Tang Cong, why are you here?" Lin Fangda glanced at Tang Cong with disdain and sneered, "Among the three hundred Jing Sect disciples, are you the only one who wants to come and congratulate the new Sect Master?"

"Hehe... Sect Master Lin is joking again." Tang Cong waved his hand and said with a smile, "The disciples of Jing Sect are all simple and straightforward people. They have always worked together. How could I be the only one who came to congratulate you?"

"Oh?" Lin Fangda stared at Tang Cong with interest and asked, "Since you are here, why don't others come?"

"Master Lin has misunderstood again." Tang Cong said with a sly smile, "I didn't say I was here to congratulate you, so why would the other brothers come?"

"You fucking..."

"Brother!" Before Lin Fang could slam the table and stand up, Liu Xunyi had already stopped him and turned to ask Tang Cong, "What are you doing here?"

"Master, Hei Zhishan invites you to come over to discuss matters." Tang Cong said with a smile, "Hei Zhishan and the other two masters are already in the East Hall. Now the only one missing is the Master."

"Now?" Liu Xunyi looked at the sky in surprise and asked, "It's already late now..."

"Master, the rules of the lower three sects are different from those of the upper three sects." Tang Cong suddenly interrupted Liu Xunyi and said, "Hei Zhishan has a strong personality and the rules are very strict, so you just need to obey his orders at any time, regardless of day or night. Even in the middle of the night, as long as Hei Zhishan gives an order, the disciples of the lower three sects must stand in the East Hall in an orderly manner within a cup of tea to wait for orders, otherwise they will be punished."

"How will you be punished?" Liu Xunyi asked suspiciously.

"At the mildest, it's a ruthless stick; at the worst, it's a bloody whip." Tang Cong said with a smile, his tone quite playful.

Liu Xunyi looked at Tang Cong in astonishment, then turned to look at Lin Fangda beside him and asked, "Brother, what is the ruthless stick? What is the bloody whip?"

Before Lin Fang could speak, Tang Cong interrupted again, "To answer the Sect Master's question, the Merciless Stick is to be beaten with a stick, and the Bloody Whip is to be whipped with a whip. Because beating with a stick often breaks bones, it is called the 'Merciless Stick'. And the whip can cause blood to splatter three feet with just one blow, so it is called the 'Bloody Whip'."

"Hiss!" Upon hearing this, the Xiumen disciples present all took a deep breath. At the same time, they were secretly glad that they were in the upper three sects. Although Su Tang was also very strict, he was far from being as cruel and ruthless as Di Mo.

"What kind of rule is this?" Lin Fang shouted angrily, "The Palace Master has always been lenient and benevolent. When did he ever set such a rule?"

"This rule was not set by the mansion master, but by Hei Zhishan. All disciples of the three lower sects must follow it." Tang Cong said.

"This……"

"Lin Fangda, there is no need to say more!" Su Tang suddenly spoke up and stopped him, "The Lower Three Sects have their own rules. As outsiders, we should not interfere."

"Xun Yi, go!" Luo Hongxuan urged, "Didn't you hear what he said just now? If you can't get there in less than a cup of tea, you will be punished. Don't waste time."

"I……"

"Don't worry, young master. Because the sect master is new here, Hei Zhishan specifically told us that this time doesn't count." Before Liu Xunyi could speak, Tang Cong interrupted again. After that, he gave Liu Xunyi a malicious smile and said, "Master, please come in! The three hundred disciples of Jing Sect are all in the East Hall, waiting to see the new sect master."

Tang Cong interrupted Liu Xunyi's speech again and again, which made Lin Fangda and others very angry, but Liu Xunyi was calm and unperturbed. He nodded slowly and said, "Lead the way!"

"Yes, sir!" After saying this, Tang Cong quickly bowed and said goodbye to Deng Changchuan and others, then quickly left the courtyard.

"Xun Yi." Lin Fangda pulled Liu Xun Yi who wanted to follow him, with a worried look in his eyes, "Tang Cong is here with ill intentions. It seems that Xia Sanmen has prepared a Hongmen Banquet for you, waiting to cause trouble for you. I will go with you tonight!"

"No!" Su Tang shouted coldly, "Liu Xunyi is the master of Jingmen, it is only natural for him to go to the East Hall to discuss matters, why are you going there?"

"I'm worried……"

"Brother!" Liu Xunyi gently patted Lin Fangda's arm, smiled and comforted him, "What Master Deng Wu and Qing Zhishan said just now is right. I can't just rely on the grace of the Lord of the Palace to become the Master of Jingmen. I have to rely on real ability. The Xianwang Palace is feared by the world, how can I, the Master of Jingmen, embarrass you? Don't worry, I know what to do! Just keep drinking, I'll be back soon!"

After saying this, without waiting for Lin Fangda to persuade her any further, Liu Xunyi quickly walked out of the courtyard and disappeared into the darkness with Tang Cong.

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(End of this chapter)