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At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng's disciple, Xiang Danian, ran into the hall and reported,""Master, Lord Zhang is here."
Hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng's face immediately lit up and he said,""Let's go, immediately follow me out to welcome them."
After saying that, he did not bother to apologize to the group of heroes and quickly led the disciples out to welcome them.
Seeing this scene, the group of heroes present did not know what was going on.
"That's strange. Junior Brother Liu is a Jianghu person. Why would he make friends with the government?" Taoist Tianmen said.”
"Let's go out and take a look."”
When they came out and saw the scene in front of them, Qun Hao could not help but be dumbfounded and somewhat incredulous.
Liu Zhengfeng led his disciples to kowtow to a fat official and shouted,"I, Liu Zhengfeng, accept the decree. May my emperor live forever.”
The official immediately opened the imperial edict and announced,""In accordance with the will of the heavens, the emperor has issued an edict saying that according to the report of the governor of Hunan Province, Liu Zhengfeng, a commoner of Hengshan County, is eager for justice. He has made great contributions and is skilled in archery and riding. He is worthy of great use.”
Liu Zhengfeng bowed again." Thank you, Lord. Long live my Emperor."”After receiving the imperial edict, he said gratefully,""Thank you for your guidance, Lord Zhang."
The official smiled and said," General Liu, you and I are both working for the court. We are colleagues. You don't have to be so polite."”
"You're wrong," Liu Zhengfeng said. I was originally a commoner, but I was granted an official position by the Imperial Court. It was the Emperor's grace that allowed me to bring honor to my ancestors. However, on the other hand, he had to thank the governor and Lord Zhang for their promotion.”At this point, he turned to the disciple beside him and said,"Weiyi, serve it."
"Yes."
Mi Weiyi responded and brought over a wooden plate. The wooden plate was covered with a red cloth. One could tell at a glance that it was a yellow and white object.
"This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Lord Zhang."”
The official immediately waved his hand, and the attendant behind him immediately went forward to take the wooden tray. When the attendant received the wooden tray, he suddenly sank down and almost couldn't hold it. It was obvious that the yellow and white object in the wooden tray was very heavy. Seeing this scene, the official's fat face immediately smiled like a flower and said repeatedly,"General Liu is too polite." At this point, he glanced at the Jianghu heroes beside him and continued,"This official still has official matters to attend to, and it is really not suitable for me to stay any longer.”
Liu Zhengfeng naturally did not decline and hurriedly ordered his disciples to serve wine.
After the two of them clinked their glasses, the official left with his entourage.
Witnessing this scene with their own eyes, most of the people present scoffed, while those who were familiar with Liu Zhengfeng were greatly puzzled.
As for Wang Bukong, he only had one comment. His acting was not bad.
Others might not know what was going on, but he knew it very well.
Liu Zhengfeng's act of buying an official position was completely an act, a show for the people of the underworld. His goal was to make people think that he was an official fanatic who had retired from the underworld in order to become an official. In fact, leaving the martial arts world was a personal freedom. The reason why he did this unnecessary act of buying an official position was because of another person.
It was the Demonic Sect Elder Qu Yang.
Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang could be said to have the same interests in terms of temperament. Both of them were tired of fighting in Jianghu, so they decided to withdraw from Jianghu. However, one of them was from the righteous path, and the other was from the demonic sect. If people knew that they were friends, even if they left the martial world, the righteous and evil paths would not let them off.
Therefore, Liu Zhengfeng had arranged this drama of buying an official position in order to cover up the hidden truth behind it.
As the saying went, only by putting on a show could one pass off the real thing as the fake.
After respectfully putting away the imperial edict, Liu Zhengfeng then turned to Qun Xiong and cupped his hands,"Everyone, this little brother has washed his hands of the underworld today and will no longer interfere in the affairs of the martial world. I believe everyone already knows the reason. I've already been conferred the title of a small general by the Imperial Court. It is often said that the way of governing the country is to eat the salary of the monarch and do the work of loyal monarch. "From now on, I, Liu Zhengfeng, will officially withdraw from the martial arts world. If my disciples want to join another sect, they are free to do so. I won't force them. Today, I invited all my good friends here to be my witnesses. If you come to Hengyang City again in the future, you will still be my good friends. However, I will not ask about the grudges and disputes in Jianghu.”
"Junior Brother Liu, everyone has their own aspirations. We have no right to stop you if you want to be an official. However, you have always been respected by your peers in the martial arts world. Now, for a small position, you actually have to bow down to the Sesame Mung Bean Official. Aren't you afraid of damaging your reputation as a chivalrous man and being laughed at by your peers in the martial arts world?”
"That's right, Senior Brother Liu. You must think twice before you act."”
" Thank you for your concern, Senior Martial Brother Tianmen and Senior Martial Sister Dingyi." Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands at the two of them." I've made up my mind."”After saying that, he cupped his hands to everyone again and said,"Fellow martial artists, from today onwards, I will no longer interfere in the grudges and disputes between the righteous and evil paths. If you go against my words, you will be like this sword.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly drew the long sword at his waist. His right hand held the sword's edge and then he circulated his strength.
In the next moment, there was a crack and the long sword broke into two.
After swearing, he washed his hands.
As long as he washed his hands, the ceremony would be completed.
However, things in the world were unpredictable, let alone following one's heart.
Just as Liu Zhengfeng's hands were about to reach into the golden basin, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the door,""Wait!"
Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw a burly middle-aged man leading four to five young men in.
The middle-aged man held a five-colored flag in his hand. It was the flag of the Five Mountain Alliance Leaders.
There was no doubt that the Mount Song Sect's people had arrived.
The middle-aged man holding the flag was none other than Fei Bin, one of the Thirteen Gangsters of Mount Song Sect.
After entering the hall, Fei Bin raised the five-colored flag in his hand and shouted,""Senior Brother Liu, I am under the orders of Alliance Master Zuo of the Five Mountain Sword Sect. Please postpone your retirement.”
Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands." So it's Senior Brother Fei from Mount Song Sect. May I know what the purpose of Alliance Master Zuo's order is?"”
"I'm just following orders," Fei Bin said."I don't know what Alliance Master Zuo means.”
"That's easy then." Liu Zhengfeng smiled. Back then, the Five Mountain Sword Sects had formed an alliance and agreed to help each other in defense and offense to uphold justice in the martial arts world. If they encountered anything related to the five sects, they had to listen to the leader's orders. This flag was created by the five sects. Seeing the flag is like seeing the alliance leader. " However, my retirement today is purely a personal matter. It doesn't violate the morality of the martial arts world, and it has nothing to do with the Five Mountain Sword Sect. Naturally, I don't need to be bound by the Alliance Leader's flag. So, please go back and tell Alliance Master Zuo that I didn't follow the flag order. Please forgive me.”
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