Six months. In a short six months, Zhou Tong had turned Lord Fourth into a street rat, hated by everyone.
At this moment, the people of the Nine Gates finally knew of Zhou Tong's methods and had completely stabilized their position as the second gate of the Nine Gates.
" That's it. You all know that I did it, but there's no evidence pointing to me. The fourth door is temporarily vacant, so Chen Pi, who has recently risen to fame, will directly take over.
Half a year later, Zhou Tong was seated on the second floor of the pear garden, watching his master perform on stage. However, the number of people listening to the opera below was unprecedentedly small, reaching a historical low.
After the event ended, Er Yue Hong went up to the second floor and said to Zhou Tong,
"Why? Doesn't our Second Master dislike opera? Why are you here today?"
"Master, don't mock me. How can I bear the nickname Second Master in front of you?”
"Alright, don't talk to me about this nonsense. Tell me, you should have something to do this time!”
"Master, these are two tickets to the port. You and master's wife should go and hide for a while.”
When Zhou Tong placed the tickets on the table, the piercing sound of a plane rang out in the air.
Er Yue Hong looked at the two tickets on the table and heard the sound of the plane so far away from the ground.
"This Nippon plane is flying really low. Let's not talk about me first. What are your plans next?”
"All the halls in Sand City have been closed recently. Liu Quan has also gone to Xianggang.”
Zhou Tong's words had mentioned everyone, but he had not mentioned where he was going. Presumably, Zhou Tong had already decided to stay in Sand City.
"You... Alright, I got it. I'll go to Xianggang with your master's wife tomorrow morning.”
"After arriving at Xianggang, Liu Quan will arrange a place for you to stay. He will also build a house and an opera garden for you. If you are bored, you can go to the opera garden to sing.”
"Master, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first!”
Zhou Tong drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, then turned to leave. Just as he was about to leave the pear garden, his master's voice rang out from behind him.
"I won't stop you from doing whatever you want. I just want to remind you to be careful.”
"Got it, Master. You should be careful too.”
The chaos was coming. One could tell from the number of people listening to the opera in the pear garden that the people of Sand City were like an empty city.
The people of the Nine Gates also left behind backup plans. Other than the leader, they were all sent out to a place temporarily far away from the chaos of war.
Over the past year, Zhou Tong had digested all of his Meteorite Copper, and his storage pouch was still the size of a small world, filled with all sorts of resources.
There was an area that was specially used to store antique paintings and calligraphy that were currently worthless. This was the majority of Zhou Tong's possessions.
As for the glazed tiles in the Empress Dowager's tomb, he had Zhou Tong sell them abroad in exchange for a large amount of gold and antiques, especially the number of antiques.
The value of glass in this era was very high. The craftsmanship was complicated, and it could not be mass-produced.
Moreover, those foreigners didn't know much about China's history and craftsmanship, so they were very willing to barter. This allowed Zhou Tong to pick up a huge bargain.
It was August, and the situation was getting more and more serious. Other than the head of the Nine Gates and a few of his trusted aides who stayed in Sand City, most of the other people were secretly sent away.
At the end of August, Lord Zeng organized a meeting of the nine sects to ask everyone about their plans.
"Now that the war is getting more and more urgent, Sand City is about to become an empty city. What are your plans?”
"I've already sent Master and Master's wife to Xianggang. They should be there soon.”
The rest of the people also told them where they were going next. Old Eight and Old Three were going to hide in the countryside, Old Nine was going to Xianggang, and Old Five chose to go to the mountains because there were too many dogs at home.
Chenpi followed his master and his wife to Xianggang. Sixth Brother didn't plan to leave, so he stayed in Sand City to protect his woman.
The Huo family, the seventh brother, was preparing to go south to find a way to make a living and nurture the next leader, Fairy Huo.
"Alright, seeing that everyone has their own place to go, I'm relieved. After this farewell, I don't know when we'll be able to reunite.”
"Now that the war has escalated, I hope that when the Nine Gates return in the future, China will recover and the Japanese invaders will retreat. At that time, if I am still alive, we can continue our previous relationship.”
"If I'm not around, everyone can burn incense in front of my grave. Alright, since it's a gathering, we can't just chat. Adjutant, order the kitchen to serve the dishes.”
Lord Zeng was halfway through his meal when he left after apologizing to everyone because he had something urgent to attend to in the military camp.
The others also left one after another, leaving only Zhou Tong, Eighth Master, and Ninth Master at the dining table.
"Second Master, when do you plan to leave? Let's see if we should leave together.”
"I don't plan to leave. I want to stay here. If Master Eight is bored, you can go to Xianggang to find my master.”
"I heard that Xianggang believes in feng shui more. After you go there, you might even be able to rejuvenate your career!”
"Second Master, don't make fun of me. However, if Xianggang is really as you say, I really want to go and take a look.”
"Haha, I don't know when we will meet again. Maybe I didn't die in Sand City, but you guys died on the road because of the war.”
"Bah! I really have to hand it to you for saying such disheartening words.”
"Hahaha, oh, right, I was going to give it to you when I came back from the mine last time, but I forgot about it because I was busy.”
Zhou Tong pulled out a book from his storage pouch. The contents of the book were Qing Wuzi's epitaph and the map of the maze.
"9th master, if you need anything in Xianggang, just look for Liu Quan. After more than a year of training, you've become much more stable.”
"If there's really a need, I'll look for Liu Quan. Oh right, I've also prepared a gift for you. I wonder if you'll like it.”
Jie Jiuye took out a pair of white gloves from behind his back. Zhou Tong could tell at a glance that these gloves were made of ice silk, impenetrable by swords and spears, and impervious to fire and water.
With this pair of gloves, Zhou Tong's attack patterns would be even more flexible, and the piano string would no longer need to rely on the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella to continue using it.
The party ended with a farewell gift and a group of people chatting and laughing.
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