. Five days later, in the morning,
Mo Tang, feeling refreshed, walked out of his room. A
maid, who had been waiting at the door for some time, saluted and relayed Sect Master Su Mei's order, telling him to get up and come to the meeting room.
Although somewhat surprised, Mo Tang didn't object.
He had taken advantage of others, so he had to give something back.
When he arrived at the meeting room, quite a few people had already arrived, even Sect Master Su Mei was already seated.
Mo Tang ignored the glances of the others and greeted Su Mei, the Sect Master, before taking the seat to her left.
As the Deputy Sect Master of Luosha Sect, his status surpassed that of the four elders, second only to Sect Master Su Mei, and on par with the other Deputy Sect Master. Therefore, Mo Tang's behavior wasn't considered arrogant.
However, Luo Hao, the uncouth Deputy Sect Master sitting to Su Mei's right, felt a little annoyed at the newcomer's apparent indifference.
"Hey! New here, you're so arrogant! You've actually made the Sect Master and all of us wait for you!"
Seeing Luo Hao's menacing expression, the Luosha Sect masters below all pretended to be watching the fun, eager to see what this man, so highly regarded and personally invited by the Sect Master, could do.
In response, Su Mei, seated at the head of the table, rested her right hand on her chin, blinking her eyes at Mo Tang, eager to gauge his reaction.
The Black Horn Territory is a place where strength reigns supreme. Those who manage to survive here are all incredibly vicious. Therefore, there's only one way to gain their obedience: force them to submit!
No matter what tactics you use, if you can get them to yield, they'll be more obedient than a kitten and more loyal than a hound!
This is the law of the Black Horn Territory!
However, to everyone's surprise, Mo Tang made no move to respond. Instead, he smiled at Su Mei and softly asked, "Is there something important the Sect Master has summoned us all here to discuss today?"
"????"
Luo Hao's head was ablaze with question marks.
Was this... ignoring him?
The others also looked puzzled, somewhat surprised by Mo Tang's reaction.
You know, for someone like Luo Hao, this kind of blatant disregard was more insulting than even beating or scolding, so the brute instantly flew into a rage.
"You little bastard, you dare to ignore me? You're courting death!"
With a roar, Luo Hao slammed his palm, the size of a palm-leaf fan, onto the tea table beside him, sending sawdust flying...
Just as Luo Hao was about to strike back, just as Mo Tang was secretly preparing to teach this fool a lesson to establish his authority...
a faint voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
"Luo Hao, you dare to slam the table in front of me? Do you want to die?"
Though the voice was soft, it sounded like thunder to Luo Hao, and he froze in his tracks.
"Master..."
"I... I'm not..."
Seeing this man, who had instantly gone from a furious lion to a stuttering, unable to speak, Mo Tang's curiosity was instantly piqued.
"Good fellow, it seems Su Mei has trained you well. A single sentence can scare you like this..."
Su Mei clearly didn't want to see such a brash man hesitating in front of her, so she interrupted with a wave of her hand, "Alright, alright, shut up!"
"Whatever your conflict is, I won't tolerate your quarrels after we get down here. But this is the meeting room, where sect matters are discussed. It's not your place to act recklessly!"
As Su Mei, the sect leader, began to speak, everyone present bowed in solemn silence.
However, when Mo Tang looked up, he saw the woman secretly rolling her eyes at him, leaving him speechless.
The matter to be discussed was actually quite simple: Su Mei, the leader of the Luosha Sect, had set her sights on the nearby cities of Heiming and Blood Lion and wanted to capture them.
After hearing Su Mei's words, Luo Hao jumped out first. "Master, leave this to me! I'll definitely bring Luo Min and that old lion back to you!"
Luo Min, leader of the Black Min Sect, and Xue Shi, leader of the Blood Lion Gang, were both renowned Dou Wang powerhouses within the Black Horn Territory. Luo Hao knew them well, even clashing with them on more than one occasion.
Su Mei glanced at the man and said coldly, "You? Seeking your own death?"
"..."
Luo Hao, resigned to this remark, sat back in a corner, withdrawing into himself.
Su Mei's gaze shifted, finally landing on Mo Tang...
"Damn it! I knew this woman had bad intentions!" Mo Tang muttered to himself, sensing her gaze.
However, a trace of doubt remained.
"With your Dou Huang power, Master, it should be easy to bring both parties to their knees, right?"
Su Mei's face betrayed a look of resignation.
"Do you think I don't want to take action? It's just that the Heiming Sect and the Tianyin Sect are very close, and the Blood Lion Gang has connections with the Mad Lion Gang, so if you want to take action against any of them, you need to be on guard against those two guys, Yingu Lao and Tiewu..."
Mo Tang nodded in understanding.
But he also lamented inwardly how ambitious this woman truly was...
Knowing these two powerful factions had such backers, she still wanted to take advantage of them... After all, they were second-rate forces themselves, with considerable power at their disposal!
"How strong are these two?" Mo Tang asked thoughtfully.
Su Mei smiled faintly and introduced, "Of the two, Luo Min, the leader of the Hei Min Sect, is the weaker. He's only a three-star Dou Wang, cultivating earth-attributed Dou Qi. His combat power is only slightly stronger than Luo Hao..."
Listening to Su Mei's words, Mo Tang glanced at the brute who was being used as a unit of measurement, only to notice that his face was now flushed red, and he lowered his head even lower in shame.
Su Mei didn't care about that and continued, "As for the Blood Lion Gang leader, Blood Lion, he's a little difficult to deal with...
He's a five-star Dou Wang himself and has been famous in the Black Horn Region for many years. At the beginning, the Mad Lion Gang leader Tie Wu personally invited him to join, but he refused.
But in the end, Tie Wu didn't even attack him. Instead, the two sides maintained a special alliance-like relationship, which shocked many people at the time."
Mo Tang frowned, his intuition telling him that this Blood Lion was no simple matter!
"What do you mean, Sect Master?"
Su Mei said, "To be honest, I'm a little unsure about the Blood Lion Gang and need to investigate it carefully. But as for the Black Mining Sect, I need you, Brother Tang, to help me take it down! How do you think it is?"
(End of this chapter)