Chapter 509: Puppet Master

"Good!"

"You bastard, just you wait!"

"I won't let your family be destroyed, torn into a thousand pieces. My surname is not Yang!"

Yang Yuanqing, without any help, could only grit his teeth and leave with his angry entourage after uttering those harsh words.

Only the Ma family remained. Ma Zhuoqun approached Qin Tian alone and whispered, "Mr. Qin, I believe you wouldn't do such a thing."

"If you want to kill White Sha, you will do it openly and honestly."

"But what do you think about this matter?"

"Could it be that someone is impersonating you to frame you?"

"And what is their purpose?"

Qin Tian looked into the distant, dark night, as if there were invisible eyes hiding in the depths of the darkness.

He sneered, "It seems that this grand play is becoming more and more interesting."

"Now, even I am having trouble seeing clearly."

"But one thing you can remember is to remain calm and observe the situation."

"I think the hidden hand won't stop. You all need to avoid becoming their target and preserve your strength."

"It won't be long before they reveal themselves."

"Good!" Ma Zhuoqun nodded.

After hesitating for a moment, he excitedly added, "Jin Yu has already made contact with them. As you said, they are willing to invest."

"Jin Yu says that, as expected, he can start formal negotiations with them tomorrow."

"Mr. Qin, thank you very much!"

"I'll say it again, the Ma family will always stand by your side!"

Qin Tian nodded and smiled, "Then congratulations to you, Master Ma. I believe it won't be long before the strength of your Ma family reaches a new level."

Ma Zhuoqun expressed his gratitude, "I will find a way to investigate the situation on Yang Yuanqing's side."

"If there's any news, I'll inform you immediately."

"Mr. Qin, please rest early."

...

Yang Yuanqing angrily left without returning to his family. He only sent Yang Kun and the others back while he quietly arrived at the Lu family's mansion with only a driver accompanying him.

His backer and the "young master" he mentioned over the phone was Lu Liang.

Lu Liang's public image was that of a polite and well-mannered young master who adhered to his teachings.

But in reality, his schemes ran deep, and his methods were ruthless. Even Yang Yuanqing could only be played in the palm of his hand.

Everyone believed that the First Family had always been low-key and had chosen to stay out of the election for the alliance leader. Little did they know that Lu Liang was the important puppet master behind the scenes.

"Are you saying that Qin Tian accepted bribes and ambushed White Sha halfway?"

After hearing Yang Yuanqing's report, Lu Liang's expression slightly changed.

He smiled and said, "It seems like things are getting more and more interesting."

"Yang Yuanqing, I will handle this matter. You go back and wait for the news."

Yang Yuanqing had some doubts. Such a significant matter, and Lu Liang's reaction seemed too calm?

After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Young Master, what about the candidate for the alliance leader?"

Lu Liang furrowed his brows, appearing somewhat displeased.

Beside him, a bronze statue immediately coldly said, "It should be yours. It will be yours sooner or later. If it's not yours, there's no point in asking."

"Yang Yuanqing, don't underestimate me!"

Startled, Yang Yuanqing hastily replied, "Yes!"

"In that case, I will wait for your instructions at home, Young Master!"

He hurriedly escaped from the Lu family's mansion in a sorry state.

Lu Liang had a playful expression and asked the bronze statue, "What do you think of this matter?"

The bronze statue whispered, "It might not be Qin Tian's doing."

"Someone doesn't want Yang Yuanqing to form an alliance with Qin Tian, so they ambushed White Sha in Qin Tian's name to sabotage the alliance."

Lu Liang smiled and said, "So, you already know who the other party is?"

The bronze statue nodded, "If they want to ambush White Sha, relying on the three-eyed Yan Luo from the Chen family may not be enough."

"I think the blind old man from the Jiang family should have taken action as well."

Lu Liang laughed, "That blind old man is so annoying. At such an old age, he still can't be at peace."

"Bronze statue, he's your formidable rival!"

The bronze statue said in a deep voice, "I can kill him within a hundred moves!"

"Since that's the case, let's have you take action this time."

"The business world in the Southern Seven Provinces needs to be reorganized, and the martial world should be reshuffled too."

The bronzeman said in a deep voice, "I will immediately challenge the blind old man in the name of martial arts."

"No," Lu Liang revealed a mischievous smile. "Since they chose to blame Qin Tian, let's follow suit."

"It's expected that the Jiang and Chen families will soon approach Qin Tian to make friends in order to gain support."

"You just need to find the right opportunity and, in Qin Tian's name, eliminate them."

The bronze statue hesitated for a moment and asked, "Young Master, are you also framing Qin Tian?"

Lu Liang burst into laughter, "Since I made him the bait, I won't let him sit idle."

"We need an imaginary enemy to consolidate the business world and cleanse the martial world, don't we?"

"This time, I want Qin Tian to become the public enemy of the Southern Seven Provinces."

The bronze statue's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "If Qin Tian becomes a public enemy, and he starts killing everywhere, those who have been victimized will seek help."

"They will come to us voluntarily, and then the Young Master can easily become the leader of the Southern Seven Provinces."

"In that case, their unwavering loyalty to the Young Master will be much stronger than a simple election vote."

Lu Liang smiled, "Bronze statue, you have made progress by following me."

"After completing this task, my position in the hall may further improve."

"At that time, I'll hand over the position of hall master to you."

"Thank you, Young Master, for nurturing me!" The bronze statue knelt down excitedly.

In their conversation, it seemed as if the entire Southern Seven Provinces was just a stepping stone for them, something they didn't care about at all.

What they truly cared about was something called the "hall."

A night of turbulent waves and unpredictable currents. As the sun rose in the east and the sunlight spread, it seemed like everything was hidden in the darkness of the past.

The deadline for the establishment of the Southern Seven Provinces Commercial Alliance, ten days away, was getting closer.

The next day.

On the surface, everything appeared calm.

However, overnight, a piece of news spread throughout the entire city.

Both large and small families were angry and dissatisfied with a single name.

That name was "Qin Tian."

The rumors of Qin Tian accepting bribes and secretly killing people seemed to have been confirmed.

Qin Tian, however, remained unfazed, as if he had no knowledge of the matter at all.

He ordered everyone to stay in the hotel and not go out, to observe quietly.

As the evening approached and the city lights came on, Qin Tian had a premonition that something was about to happen. He sat in front of the monitor, sipping tea while staring at the screen.

At almost the same time as the previous night.

An unlicensed commercial vehicle slowly approached and stopped at the entrance.

Three people got out of the car. They appeared to be triplets, with a unique curved blade hanging from each of their waists.

Their eyes carried a hint of arrogance and a murderous aura.

Qin Tian saw that Sixth Brother went forward to meet them and engaged in a low conversation.

Then, he received a report from Sixth Brother.

"Boss, they say they're from the Chen family and have come to discuss something with you."