CHAPTER 309: CHAPTER 174: CREMATION, A NEW ECO-FRIENDLY CONCEPT (PART 2)

Although these remnants are numerous and well-connected, their strength isn’t particularly weak either. However, Liu Yiming still looked down on them, seeing them as a bunch of rats.

Ultimately, Liu Haoci decided to extend an invitation to Ye Qingzhou, offering him a salary of a million a year to serve as a technical consultant for Mingjian Group.

"Is there such a good offer?"

Upon hearing that he could receive money without having to work, Ye Qingzhou cheerfully agreed at once.

Then, Liu Yiming seriously reminded Ye Qingzhou over the phone: "Be careful of the Junshan Association."

"Why? Have I offended them?"

Ye Qingzhou was puzzled, as he had never even heard of the Junshan Association before.

Liu Yiming then explained to Ye Qingzhou: "The members of the Junshan Association are basically noble martial families from Xiang Province. Lii Yaoping is one of the core members of the Junshan Association. Now that you’ve killed Lii Yaoping, the Junshan Association surely won’t let this go easily."

With that explanation, Ye Qingzhou instantly understood what kind of organization the Junshan Association was.

In simple terms, it’s a cartel in the martial arts world, a group of vested interests that rose to power due to the flourishing of martial arts. They’ve formed an alliance, trying to monopolize martial techniques and rare treasures to maintain their superior monopoly status forever.

This group of people refuses to accept competition, marginalizes civilian martial artists, almost standing in opposition to the current development trend of the Dongji Kingdom’s martial arts world, acting against the current, going against the flow.

"Just a bunch of fools trying to stop a carriage with a praying mantis, not worth my concern."

Ye Qingzhou clearly didn’t think much of this group of trash either.

These so-called noble martial families, claiming to be noble, are actually just parasites in the martial arts world, having an enormous initial advantage but not daring to compete head-on with civilian martial artists.

What strength can such a group of garbage have, and what future do they have?

Although Liu Yiming was born into a martial arts family as the eldest legitimate son of the Star City Liu Clan, as a genius, he naturally had the pride of a genius, so Ye Qingzhou’s words suited him very well.

Only to see Liu Yiming laugh heartily, agreeing greatly with Ye Qingzhou’s words: "That’s right, we are martial artists fighting against fate, if we don’t even have the courage to fight against people, what qualifications do we have to fight against the earth, against the heavens?"

The two exchanged words for a while and then hung up the phone.

Yingyue approached Ye Qingzhou’s side, gently massaging his shoulders, and asked in a fawning tone: "My lord, this Junshan Association is just a bunch of rodents, would you like me to wipe them out?"

Recently, Ye Qingzhou had been feeding her Innate Wood Qi and Innate Wood Qi every day, bringing her closer and closer to the goal of transforming her Jiao Dragon Body.

And the more it was so, the more Yingyue relied on Ye Qingzhou, racking her brains daily to please him.

Ye Qingzhou shook his head to stop her: "Hey, we’re civilized people now, don’t always think about fighting and killing, we should aim for harmony and friendship, understand?"

"Hypocrite."

Yingyue chuckled, clearly not believing Ye Qingzhou was a civilized man; in the family, he was the most violent one with two snakes, easily scattering a person’s ashes and still insisting he was civilized.

Ye Qingzhou righteously defended his actions, saying: "What do you understand? Cremation is a hallmark of modern civilization; it returns to the earth, back to nature, it’s a very new eco-friendly concept, you just don’t get it. Anyway, our human matters are none of your concern."

"Yes, yes, my lord is always right."

Yingyue didn’t argue, she smiled demurely and continued to massage Ye Qingzhou’s shoulders.

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Beside Dongting Lake, in a pavilion shrouded in mist, ten people were holding a tea gathering around a stove in the biting cold wind.

Hee Guoxing, Wei Yong, Li Shulan, Yu Dabin, Fu Wei, Chen Yuezhi, Zhang Xinping, Luo Haifeng, Zou Xiulan, the Junshan Twelve Noble Families, ten families were present today.

The remaining two families, the reason they didn’t attend is because they will never be able to again.

"Just yesterday, someone stormed into the ancestral home of the Lian City Lii Clan, killed Lii Weifeng by spear, then ruthlessly murdered Lii Wei, and finally set the entire residence ablaze before leaving at leisure."

"It must be Ye Qingzhou who did it! Such malice at such a young age, to completely annihilate, even implicate the family! This matter must be reported to the Martial Arts Association for severe punishment!"

"Forget it, Ye Qingzhou uses a sword, and he has a solid alibi."

"What is Zhao Zhiyi doing? Several months ago, the Linjiang Song Clan was wiped out, and we still haven’t been given an explanation. Now the Lian City Lii Clan has been eradicated as well. If this continues, how many of our Junshan Twelve Noble Families will be left?"

Everyone was furious, having once contributed and bled for the Dongji Kingdom, yet now they’re being discarded; how could they not be angry?

"Yes, Zhao Zhiyi must give us an explanation!"

"The last time with the Songg Family, we let it go because no murderer was found; this time the culprit is confirmed, so why hasn’t Zhao Zhiyi arrested him yet?"

"If we don’t take action today, when the same thing happens to us in the future, who will stand up for us?"

"We must unite, or else we’ll be taken down one by one, and what standing will the Junshan Association have in the future?"

The overt and covert suppression by officials had long left these remnants of the martial arts world extremely dissatisfied, they even suspected if the Linjiang Song Clan was extinguished by Zhao Zhiyi’s men.

After all, Songg Yanhai was an esteemed master, and the Songg Family’s was extraordinary and incredibly powerful. Without a Grandmaster-level expert involved, who could silently wipe out the Songg Family?