Chapter 353: Appearance of Zhi IX and an Ambitious Scheme (1/2)
Chapter 353: Appearance of Zhi IX and an Ambitious Scheme
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Immortal Palace,
Pantuo Yard,
This secluded space hidden away in the mountains always gave Zhou Bao a sense of harmony, which was something of a deception. When there were people, there was Jianghu; and when there was Jianghu, there will always be disputes. That scenario could be applied to everywhere. In general, the Immortal Palace was a place where people could stand aloof from gaining worldly success, but there were still some competition for gaining profits. It was just that these competition for profit gains had little to do with Zhou Bao.
A streak of white light flashed across the sky and vanished within seconds. From the brilliant glow, the figure of White Tiger emerged in the Pantuo Yard.
The Pantuo Yard was the private residence of Elder Qing. Previously, all the places Zhou Bao had gone to in the Immortal Palace were those that were used for official business only, so he had never entered this Pantuo Yard.
This yard was inconspicuous in appearance. There was nothing attractive about it. But because this was someone's private residence, it held a special significance, much like Zhongnanhai, the White House and the No.10 Downing Street, places that had existed in Zhou Bao's previous life. Here, this place was the real core of the Immortal Palace.
As the white light faded, White Tiger's eyes started running over the slightly shabby yard. Then, with the barest hint of a smile flitting through his eyes, he walked towards the house.
”Look, look, it's like what I said. I told you the Smiling Tiger would come for sure!” Before he had even entered the house, he heard a burst of laughter from inside. The laughter sounded like it was from a young voice, it rang out clearly and was very pleasant to the ears.
”However, White Tiger was sullen when he heard the laughter. ”Hehe, Zhi IX, it's you. You seem to appear wherever the action is!. Why don't you go to hell!”
His words were rude, and his behavior was even ruder—White Tiger strode into the room, cast a glance at the two who were drinking tea, and immediately sat down beside them. ”Something is fishy is going on with that Zhou Bao!”
”Of course it is fishy. Otherwise, how could you, the Smiling Tiger, be cornered like this!” Zhi IX, a middle-aged frail-looking intellectual, looked as if he could be blown away by a mere gust of wind. He had even applied rouge and powder on his face, which gave him a rather grotesque appearance. His fingers were long and tapering and he was holding a white folding fan. He sniggered and clapped his hand over his mouth.
”At the sight of this delicate and seductive gesture, White Tiger gave a scowl, ”Humph, Zhi IX, the Central Mainland Region belongs to our Immortal Palace. We cannot let this type of guy stay there!”
”That is a mere lie. When you were trying to gain a foothold in the Penglai Region, Divine Wind Palace said the same thing!”
”This matter isn't for you to decide. It's a You're wasting your time if you are here to solicit a favor!” White Tiger waved his hands angrily, loathing showing all over his face.
Zhi IX looked totally unperturbed at this. He merely raised his eyebrows and said, ”It's true I'm not the one who calls the shots on this, but today I am here not on my own will. Smiling Tiger, you've struck Zhou Bao. That means you've committed a breach of the Law of Heaven. Do you intend to commit another breach?”
”Yeah, I did breach the Law of Heaven, but what are you going to do about it? Bite me?” yelled White Tiger, brazen-faced, and clearly using this shameless strategy in front of the two.
After hearing that, even Elder Qing could not stand it anymore. This person was one of the Four Images of the Immortal Palace, and he was about to take control in the Central Mainland Region! That would be an utter disgrace to the Immortal Palace, as well as to him, Green Dragon.
Seeing Elder Qing's thunderous expression, White Tiger shrugged and kept quiet.
”Elder Qing, what's your opinion on this?” Noticing that White Tiger had gone very quiet, Zhi IX asked Elder Qing over his shoulder.
”What else could it be? This time it's White Tiger who started the fight and infringed the rules. We at Immortal Palace have nothing more to say about that. As for that Zhou Bao, we won't pick on him. Anyhow, he still has a certain bond with the Tian Long Taoism!”
Tian Long Taoism?” Hearing this, a smile flashed across Zhi IX's eyes. He said, ”That being the case, it couldn't be better. I, Zhi IX, hereby thank Your Excellency, Green Dragon!”
While speaking, Zhi IX got to his feet, gave a deep bow towards Elder Qing, cupped his hands in obeisance at White Tiger, and took his leave.
Hehe, that kid Zhou Bao is truly something. He made a fool of the Divine Wind Palace, and even Zhi IX came forward to speak about him. But Old Caterpillar, the last part of your remark is really ingenious!”
”Hum, just a small trick, hardly worth mentioning!” Elder Qing sneered. ”You just said there was something fishy about Zhou Bao. What does that mean? Zhi IX may have taken what you said literally, but I can tell you mean something else!”