Chapter 28: The Next Step
At the same time that Zhou Qianguan was confined to another remote thatched hut, there were five people sitting, and the atmosphere here was very bad at this time. Four of the five were extremely pale and apparently not lightly injured. Only Wang Qing did not participate in this operation because his strength had not reached the foundation building period. He looked at these senior brothers in front of him who were not in a good condition, and his heart was quite uncomfortable.
"Wang Yan, it's really disappointing that you left us alone and ran for your own life. An angry roar was heard. Chen Feng yelled at Wang Yan with anger on his face, the anger in his eyes was not concealed in the slightest, and Ma Qiang's eyes on the other side were not friendly. The two of them were seriously injured and fell to the ground in the process of fighting Zhou Qian, and almost completely lost their mobility, while Wang Yan, the only one who still had combat power, left them and fled alone, which really made them angry like thunder.
"You two, you saw the situation at that time. The two of you have been seriously injured and have lost their combat effectiveness, and I am also seriously wounded, and if this continues, we will surely wipe out the whole army. Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, as long as there is a life, there are more opportunities for revenge in the future. We still have a chance. Wang Yan smiled bitterly.
This time, his performance disappointed the others, and also caused his status in the hearts of these people to decline rapidly, and it was quite difficult to lead them in the future. He didn't know whether they would listen to him and advance and retreat with him in the future. Thinking of this, Wang Yan felt quite uncomfortable, and at the same time, his hatred for Zhou Qian became deeper and deeper.
"I'm afraid it's you Wang Yan who is left behind! The two of us have become cannon fodder, and we will die directly, how can we have firewood to burn?" Ma Qiang sneered.
"If the two of us are killed or captured, Elder Ma and Elder Chen will hold a grudge against Zhou Qian, and Elder Baishi will not stand idly by at that time, and you and Elder Agni will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman at that time. What a calculation!" Chen Feng interjected. This sentence is quite vicious and has the intention of sowing discord.
For a long time, in their circle, Wang Yan is higher than everyone else in terms of strength and power behind him, and he has always been the leader in this circle, which makes Chen Feng jealous and helpless at the same time. And this time, what Wang Yan did just gave him a good opportunity to hit Wang Yan. If he can successfully move to Wang Yan, he may replace Wang Yan as the leader of the younger generation, which has always been his dream.
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Ma Qiang's gaze at Wang Yan became even colder, and Wang Yan's face changed drastically at this time.
"Chen Feng, what do you mean by this? Do you think I'm killing people with a knife? We are like brothers, and we went to deal with Zhou Qian together, and we have been sitting in the same boat for a long time, how can I harm you?" Chen Feng's words made Wang Yan quite annoyed, and even if he punished him, he couldn't help but be angry.
After hearing this, Ma Qiang's face relaxed slightly, but he was still vigilant against Wang Yan, while Chen Feng did not speak, but continued to sneer.
"Although we were all wounded, we did not break our bones, but Zhou Qian was arrested on the spot in the forbidden place, which is really very happy! We should celebrate and stop arguing. Liu Yun, who had not spoken, started to be a peacemaker and persuaded the three of them.
Wang Yan was already angry, and when he heard Liu Yun's words, he was even more annoyed, and immediately shouted: "Liu Yun, in the battle that day, you were the first to leave the battlefield, what did you do?"
Wang Yan's words also made the other two question, and Liu Yun explained with a smile unhurriedly: "You also saw that day, I was seriously injured and left a scar on Zhou Gan. And I was wounded and I couldn't fight again. If you don't leave, you'll only be a burden, and maybe he'll know who we are from me, so I'll have to retreat first. ”
Hearing Liu Yun's explanation, Chen Feng and Ma Qiang nodded, while Wang Yan's brows furrowed. He had a faint feeling that Liu Yun was hiding something from them, but he wasn't sure, and the most important thing was that he had no evidence and couldn't correct him, so the doubts in his heart could only be buried in his stomach.
"Hehehe! Don't make any more noise. Let's discuss what to do next. A laugh came, and a figure slowly walked into the room, it was Zhang Zhitao.
When the five people in the house saw Zhang Zhitao coming, they also stopped arguing and looked up at Zhang Zhitao. After a while, Wang Yan arched his hand and said: "I don't know what kind of trick Senior Brother has? Zhou Gan was arrested in the forbidden land and was only confined, this punishment is too far from our expectations, the four of us were seriously injured before we successfully framed him, how can we feel at ease if we don't punish him well!"
Wang Yan's words made the others frown, they wanted to kill Zhou Qian, or abolish him. Based on what they had done to Zhou Gan before, once Zhou Gan gained power, they would inevitably retaliate against them. In order to avoid suffering later, it is only possible to get rid of him before he grows. But their last operation did not work as well as they could have liked. Although their fathers are not small, they are not able to use everyone in their hands. Usually those people respect them, but it is impossible for them to work for themselves, so they can only do it themselves. However, they almost failed in the last operation, which made them quite angry, and they were also quite jealous of Zhou Qian.
Zhang Zhitao said with a smile: "If I hadn't worried about you coming back last time, you would have completely failed." And two more people fell into his hands, so it would be a big trouble. You were going to kill him in the first place! Now think about how stupid you were in the first place! What would have happened if you had done that?"
Wang Yan's faces changed, and they were afraid for a while when they thought of it. At the beginning, when they used their strength to attack Zhou Qian, they were afraid that half of them would die, and their identities would inevitably be exposed, and they would be in big trouble at that time. Thinking of this, their scalps felt numb, and their gratitude to Zhang Zhitao increased a little.
Zhang Zhitao noticed their gaze, and his heart was proud. Then Zhang Zhitao said solemnly: "First of all, you take care of your injuries first, and then act like this." ”
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"As long as this operation is successful, Zhou Gan's punishment will certainly not be light, and when the time comes, we will carry out the last step of action to completely eradicate him!" Zhang Zhitao said excitedly, as if he had a deep hatred for Zhou Gan.
After listening to Zhang Zhitao's words, everyone also nodded, and a smile appeared on their faces.
"In that case, let's take a break. When your injuries are healed, act immediately. Zhang Zhitao looked at their expressions, said lightly, and then left.
Watching Zhang Zhitao leave, Ma Qiang, Chen Feng, and Wang Qing had a good impression of him, and there was a light of worship flashing in their eyes. Wang Yan, who was aware of this, frowned, and his fists couldn't help but clench. And Liu Yun, who was the most low-key standing on the side, looked at the eyes of Ma Qiang and the others, looked at Wang Yan, and finally looked at the direction where Zhang Zhitao left, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Back at the residence, Zhang Zhitao recalled his experience over the years, especially what had happened in the past few days, and Zhang Zhitao's eyes gradually blurred.
He himself was only the son of a deacon in the sect, and his status was not high, between nobles and commoners. It's just that he is the oldest of his generation of disciples and has become a senior brother. He usually envied the life of a noble disciple, so he was determined to make some achievements.
He is very diligent in his cultivation on weekdays, and he often helps others, especially those ordinary disciples, of course, provided that he does not offend noble disciples. The noble disciples have deep backgrounds and are all arrogant, and it is difficult to buy them. And it is much easier to win over civilian disciples, and a small help can gain favor. Zhang Zhitao usually looks like a good man, and he has indeed bought a lot of people's hearts. Only the master Baishi Daoren, who knew him well, saw his intentions, but he didn't expose him, just watched him silently.
Over the years, Zhang Zhitao has also established a lot of power, but he has never integrated into the circle of noble disciples. For him to get a higher status, he had to get the support of those people. But he never had a chance. This time, Wang Yan's jealousy of Zhou Gan made him see an opportunity, as long as he grasped it properly, he could gain some popularity here, which was crucial to his future achievements; as for sacrificing a Zhou Gan, it didn't matter to him, besides, he felt that Zhou Gan would become a threat to him in the future, and using Wang Yan to get rid of him would kill two birds with one stone, so why not?
Thinking of his possible achievements and status in the future, Zhang Zhitao couldn't help laughing.