The Fire Lotus Sect has more than a thousand members, and its organization will naturally be divided into multiple levels and departments to facilitate management.
Among them, the highest level is naturally the "Fire Lotus Great Immortal" Shi Xuanzi.
And under Shi Xuanzi, the ones whose status is second only to him are the five hall masters of the Fire Lotus Sect——
He Yi, the leader of Honglian Hall, is the "Mountain Top Arhat".
The leader of Qinglian Hall, "Qingmian Patriarch" Chen Zu.
Tong Gu, the leader of the Blue Lotus Hall, is the "Invincible King Kong".
Huang Zhong, the leader of the White Lotus Hall, is the "reincarnation of Hansheng".
The leader of the Black Lotus Hall, "Black Wind Overlord" Jiang Ba.
Under these five hall masters, each hall also has nine "seat officials", ranked from "second seat" to "tenth seat".
Under the "Xi Guan", the members of the congregation are divided into nine levels from "One Lotus" to "Nine Lotus" according to their seniority and merit.
It can be seen from this that the "Immortal Killing Sword" Peng Er in front of you has a very high status in the Fire Lotus Sect. Even if your mathematical ability is similar to that of Brother Sun, it is not difficult to calculate... This Peng Er's status in the sect is very high. The top thirty people.
Seeing this, some people may want to ask again, how could a small leader like him come to the gate of the city to preside over the search in person? Aren’t the people below doing this kind of hard-working work on the front line?
Two reasons: first, this job is lucrative; second, there is no trust relationship from top to bottom in the Fire Lotus Sect.
This first point is easy to understand, so I won’t explain it. Let’s talk about the second point...
We all know that in the officialdom, the big corrupt official lets the little corrupt officials go to the front line to make money, and then he takes a large portion of the money collected by the little corrupt officials and lets the little corrupt officials drink some soup. This is true.
Why?
That is of course not because they trust each other to be gentlemen, nor is it because scholars still pay attention to the Basic Law even if they are corrupt, but because the bureaucracy they live in is stable and solid enough, and their corruption process has also been tested by time and is enduring. .
But if this system is replaced by a less stable system and implemented by a group of less reliable people, it will obviously not work.
For example, a seller asks a drug addict to withdraw money from the bank for him and says that after he withdraws it, I will give you 10% of the errand fee. Do you think he can get it back?
The people of the Fire Lotus Sect fit this situation.
This group of people say they are believers, but in reality they are just a mob: mostly ruffians and gangsters, as well as many gamblers and drunkards.
They are good at flirting, cheating and cheating, but if you want them to make money for you without lining their own pockets, forget it.
Today, Peng Er is sitting here in person. After a busy day, he can take away 90% of the money and give the remaining 10% to the others. Then he can say shamelessly: "Don't think I took 90%. In fact, it's more than half." I have to pay filial piety to my superiors, so I don’t have much left in my mouth." But in fact... it would be good if he could take out one-fifth of what he had in hand to pay filial piety to the superiors, and he would still complain to his superiors after it was over, "That's it. That’s enough, the big boss is respectful to you, but my share is not as much as the brothers below.”
Of course, neither his superiors nor his subordinates would believe his lies, because his superiors and subordinates were the same as him.
Or else, only rogues know rogues best.
But they won't point this out to each other. After all, they are all working in the same "society"; besides, what will happen even if you tell them? This kind of cult organization doesn't talk about any principles at all, it all relies on strength to speak for itself.
Here we have to say something...
There are many people in the bureaucracy who rely on nepotism to survive, and it can even be said to be the majority, but this is rarely the case in evil organizations... and there are only a few.
In this Fire Lotus Sect, those who can reach the level of "Xi Guan", without exception, rely on their strength to reach the position.
Therefore, Peng Er's strength is relatively powerful among the mob.
It's just that the nickname of "Immortal Killing Sword" is indeed a bit too high for him... But if you look at the nicknames of the five hall leaders, you should understand that this is the style of the Fire Lotus Sect; because their nicknames are mainly to scare the common people. Yes, the more exaggerated it is, the more effective it is. As for what people in the world think...it doesn't matter.
"What? Are you worthy of being called Immortal Killer Sword?" At this moment, Sun Yixi was surprised when he heard this nickname, and then he was happy, "Ha! Hahahahaha... Okay, okay, okay..." He answered with a smile He said, "Then are you usually responsible for handling river fresh food... or seafood?"
"I think you are tired of living!" Peng Eryi saw that the other party did not give up after hearing his "prestige". He also put on a mocking face and hurt others with his meanness, so he became a little angry and became angry, so he immediately yelled With a roar, he raised his knife and slashed.
In fact, he was just trying to scare Sun Yixie, and he was not prepared to kill him.
Although the Fire Lotus Sect is powerful, in broad daylight, with people coming and going, they hack people to death in the street without any explanation. At least he, Peng Er, doesn't dare...
Therefore, Peng Er just thought that a normal person would hide away from his attack. When the time comes, he will let the other party see some blood, and the other party will be intimidated.
unexpectedly……
When he slashed with his sword, Sun Yixie did not move.
There was really no need for him to move.
Today's Sun Yixie, although his martial arts cannot be said to be very high, is still comparable to someone like Peng Er.
Peng Er has studied martial arts for several years, but he only knows a few moves. He has never seen any serious internal skills and mental methods. On the green forest road, this kind of person can be regarded as somewhere between a "strong man" and a "warrior" at most. " Between the levels, the "Gan Feihong, the master of bow and sword" whom Sun and Huang met on the Yangtze River might be better than him.
As for Sun Yixie, he is a person with internal strength after all - although he does not practice the mind technique of Reversing the Universe very frequently, it is a peerless internal skill after all. With normal practice, his strength will increase faster than those who practice inferior internal skills. .
Of course, the most important thing is...Brother Sun also has protective armor.
Peng Er's knife seemed to Sun Yixie to be slow and weak, and it was aimed at his shoulder, so of course he had nothing to do, so he just stood there and let him chop.
Peng Er was stunned when he was halfway out with the sword, thinking to himself, what's going on with this kid? Really don't want your life? Still scared? Don't you hide when the knife comes?
But now that things have happened, he is already riding a tiger and can't get off. He can't just move the knife away and swing it away, can he? So he took a breath of anger and tilted the blade slightly, thinking of cutting off a piece of flesh on the opponent's shoulder to see if the kid could still stand up to his will.
But in the end, when Peng Er's knife fell on Sun Yixie's shoulder, Sun Yixie was fine, but Peng Er's own hand was numbed by the shock.
"Hiss—" Peng Er felt something wrong coming from his hand, and immediately took a breath of cold air, sheathed the knife and retreated quickly.
As for Sun Yixie, he first looked at the torn clothes on his shoulders with a disdainful look, and then used a very natural movement to pull the worn shawl behind him to cover his shoulders and prevent the other party from the torn clothes. His protective armor was seen in his mouth.
After a breath, Sun Yixie finished these two actions and said, "Everyone saw it, he was the one who made the move first."
"You... what do you want to do?" Peng Er was also very alert. At this moment, he knew that Sun Yixie was not an ordinary person, so when he heard the other party's words... there was a hint of... The flavor of "unlimited defense".
"Heh..." Sun Yixie smiled calmly, "What I want to do depends on your performance..." He paused and continued, "If you get out of the way now, then it's easy to say, 'I want to come in' If you still nag me, I might want you to pay for my clothes; and if you still dare to attack me, I think it's a 'justifiable defense', which is reasonable, right?"
What he said was considered a step.
Although it may not look good going down these stairs, it is possible to go down at least...
Peng Er thought to himself at this moment: I have probably met an expert in the world, right? The knife just passed by. Not only did this kid not move at all, and not a drop of blood was shed, but he also shocked me so much. That must be the legendary magic iron cloth shirt... If there is a fight, it depends on a few of me here. I'm afraid they are not enough for the other party to see... This does not include the Taoist priest beside him who has not yet taken action... Forget it, if a good guy doesn't want to suffer the immediate loss, let them go in first and keep an eye on them secretly until I find him. The Lord comes to take care of them.
Thinking of this, Peng Er's face skillfully put on a smile: "Hahaha... It turned out to be a friend of Dao'er Shang. I'm disrespectful. I'm sorry for Peng's poor eyesight. I didn't recognize you two just now. I offend you... I hope you two won’t take offense.”
"Yeah...it's all a misunderstanding. Just let it go." Sun Yi replied with a humorous smile.
"Ha... that's easy to say." Huang Donglai looked at Peng Er with an unabashed look of disdain and replied.
"You two please... please..." Peng Er saw that the other party did not humiliate him any further, so he quickly stopped. While nodding and bowing to Shuang Xie, he gestured to the seven or eight Fire Lotus Cult minions behind him with his hands, saying, They moved out of the way.
Sun and Huang paid no attention to him and entered the city without hesitation.
When they walked a little further, Peng Er's face immediately showed a ferocious look, and he lowered his voice and said to a minion beside him: "Quick, call a few brothers, follow them, give me Stare to death!"
"Yes." The minion ordered, and immediately waved and brought a few people with him, and followed the flow of people into the city.
At this time, Peng Er turned back and said to the other Fire Lotus Cultists: "You continue to search here. I want to go back to Qinglian Hall."
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The words are divided into two parts. At the same moment, Jining City, the chief helmsman of the Fire Lotus Sect, is in the Qinglian Hall.
On the high seat of the hall master, Chen Zu, the "green-faced ancestor", was sitting majestically.
On both sides of him, there were seven sitting officials. Except for the second and fifth seats, which were empty, all the other officials were present.
And there was also a person standing in the hall.
A man who always has a smile on his face.
"It's you..." At this time, Chen Zuzheng looked down at the people in the hall with a perfunctory look, "...you said you want to join me in the Fire Lotus Sect, and you'll never do it unless you are an official, right?"
"Exactly." Xiao Wuji replied calmly.
"I just heard from my men that your martial arts are good, and the guards at the door can't stop you?" Chen Zudao.
"I can't stop it." He smiled Wuji.
"Ha..." Chen Zu still didn't take the other party seriously, "But these brothers around me are also good at martial arts. They can also defeat the guards outside at will..."
The implication of his words couldn't be more obvious. He was only halfway through his words when the seven officers around him had already cast fierce glances at Xiao Wuji.
"You want to say that defeating a few minions is useless. Only by defeating the Chief Officer can I prove that I am qualified to be the Chief Officer?" Xiao Wuji continued.
"Now that you understand..." Chen Zu said, glancing around twice, "...pick one."
"No need." Xiao Wuji replied.
"What?" Chen Zu smiled, "Are you scared?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that there's no need." Xiao Wuji said.
"How do you say it?" Chen Zu asked.
"The 'second seat' on your right didn't come today without saying hello. Don't you think it's strange?" Xiao Wuji seemed to have suddenly changed the subject.
But actually...he didn't.
This is what he said.
When Chen Zu heard this, he didn't react at first, but after a few seconds, his expression changed: "How many moves did you use to defeat him?"
"How many moves can you use to defeat him?" Xiao Wuji asked back.
Chen Zu thought for a while: "Five moves."
"Then I have six moves." Xiao Wuji said.
Chen Zu was silent, a long silence.
The surrounding officials had different expressions on their faces, but none of them dared to speak. Their smiling eyes also changed from contempt and hostility... to fear.
"What's your name?" After a moment, Chen Zu finally spoke again.
"Xiao Wuji." Xiao Wuji replied.
"Here comes someone!" The next second, Chen Zu shouted loudly.
A member of the congregation outside the church heard the sound and came in: "What are your instructions, Master?"
Chen Zu is also very efficient: "Take Xiao Erxi to the warehouse...to get a set of holy clothes from my teaching."
