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Chapter 430: Changes in the Iron Hand Group

According to past practice.

The Iron Hand Group held an internal meeting, and Sect Leader Yuan Qi was the last to arrive.

If there are still people not here when Yuan Qi arrives, then the late hall masters will be punished by Yuan Qi.

At the very least, he would be fined, at the worst, he would be beaten. It all depends on Yuan Qi's mood.

Of course, this was the rule before the assassination of Li Cunxi in Tangzhou Pingyuan.

After two years of settling down, Yuan Qi is now different from before.

He became more merciful towards his subordinates.

Especially the five generals of the Iron Hand Group whom he regarded as his confidants, Long Feng, Hu Yun, Bao Chong, Qi Hai and Yun Gu, his attitude towards these five people changed drastically.

In the past, Yuan Qi had the final say on matters within the Iron Hand Group. Now, no matter what happens, he will take the initiative to ask Long Feng for his opinion.

Just like today, Long Feng and Hu Yun were late because of eating noodles, which would never happen in the past.

It is also extremely rare for the sect leader not to be angry.

But Long Feng and Hu Yun were late. Yuan Qi was not angry, but instead blamed them for not coming to his house for dinner.

He secretly glanced at Yuan Qi, who quickly returned to normal, and confirmed that the once violent and ruthless sect leader was actually not angry. He touched his hungry stomach and thought that he should have a meal with Long Feng and Hu Yun.

After waiting for another stick of incense, Long Feng and Hu Yun finally arrived.

The two entered the secret room and saw Yuan Qi sitting at the top, with the chairs on both sides occupied by the hall masters. Only the two chairs close to Yuan Qi were empty.

"I'm sorry, Sect Master. My two brothers and I are late. Please punish us."

Long Feng led Hu Yun forward and saluted Yuan Qi.

Although he asked Yuan Qi to punish him, there was no fear on his face.

Yuan Qi, who was not angry to begin with, shook his hands and said:

"You two brothers have worked diligently for the development of our Iron Hand Group. You even took time out to eat during meal times. How could I bear to punish you two brothers?"

"It just delayed a little time, so there is no reason to hold me accountable."

"Also, what can you two buy outside with that little money?"

"When we come back for dinner, you two will follow me. You will eat whatever I eat."

After all, Long Feng and Hu Yun didn't have much money, so in order to save some money, they happily agreed.

After thanking Yuan Qi again, the two of them sat back in their seats.

After the two of them were seated, Yuan Qi stood up and said:

"I have also thought about this seriously in the days since I came back to take power again."

"Before the plan is fully launched, we have to do something."

"After all, the operation of the Iron Hand Group also requires silver. Although Hongtong Counter has some income, the Xize Bank is there, which is a bit of a constraint for us after all."

"In my opinion, we should continue to do our old business, announce our return to the entire martial arts world, and then collect money to kill people."

The hall masters below are already accustomed to this.

Anyway, since the establishment of the Iron Hand Group, they have been doing this kind of dirty work for money.

Even Yuan Qi himself could not escape this kind of thing.

Their Iron Hand Group also suffered failures, but they only failed against Li Cunxi.

Apart from the two failed assassination attempts on Li Cunxi, the rest of the assassination missions were completed perfectly.

Now that he's back to his old job, no one thinks there's anything wrong with it.

However, Leopard below suddenly felt a dull pain in his left leg. He stretched out his hand and gently massaged the part of his calf that had been pierced by a bullet to relieve the pain from his heart.

This was the wound he suffered when he was pierced by a bullet fired by the Qianniu Guards while trying to rescue Yun Gu who fell off her horse on the Tangzhou Plain.

Yun Gu, who was sitting on the right side of Bao Chong, noticed the movement of Bao Chong's hands and immediately blamed herself.

It was because she did not notice the inner guards lying in ambush underground that she misstepped and triggered a series of events afterwards.

To put it bluntly, with Bao Chong's strength, he would never have lost a leg if he hadn't saved her life.

Of course, in the secret room where the hall masters sat facing each other, many people noticed Bao Chong's embarrassment at the moment.

They couldn't help but think of the earth-shattering counter-ambush on the Tangzhou Plain two years ago.

"I'm sorry, guys. I lost my composure."

Bao Chong, whose temperament changed drastically, keenly discovered that his brothers' eyes were all looking at him, so he stopped what he was doing, lowered his head, and was unwilling to look at them anymore.

This scene made Yuan Qi feel a dull pain in his heart.

It also magnified Yun Gu's guilt infinitely in her heart.

Bao Chong, who once dared to confront the Third Hall Master Qi Hai, no longer has his former arrogance.

"Alas, Bao Chong, what happened back then...I didn't think it through."

Yuan Qi sighed heavily.

"If I hadn't insisted on taking you to assassinate Li Cunxi, the most talented young man in the Great Zhou Dynasty, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

"The reputation of our Iron Hand Group has been greatly damaged. The former Lion Hero and the former Pixiu also died in order to protect you."

"In order to kill Li Cunxi, we paid the price of five hall masters."

"But I almost got myself into trouble."

"It also caused you to limp one leg."

"This is my fault and my mistake, which is undeniable and irreversible."

Everyone who heard this felt that Yuan Qi’s changes were more than what they saw.

This man who once looked down upon the world no longer had that kind of ambition that swept everything.

To put it bluntly, he was scared of being fooled by Li Cunxi.

"Therefore, before we return to the arena, I want to repeat what I said before."

Yuan Qi let out a breath.

"Everyone in the Iron Hand Group will automatically retreat and never approach Li Cunxi if they encounter him in the future!"

"In the future, if anyone dares to buy Li Cunxi's life from us, we will kill him directly!"

"As long as no one in the martial arts world spreads the rumor that we dare not kill Li Cunxi, our reputation will naturally recover slowly."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Yuan Qi's eyes, and he had decided to bury all the buyers who intended to kill Li Cunxi!

As long as these people died, the news that their Iron Hand Group did not accept the order to kill Li Cunxi would never spread.

Once they regain their reputation in a few years, they may become famous again in Huaiyang.

"The sect leader is absolutely right."

"Then Li Cunxi is the nemesis of our Iron Hand Group."

"We have our own things to do, why do we have to get entangled with Li Cunxi?"

"I, Long Feng, wholeheartedly support the decision of the Sect Master!"

The deputy sect leader and senior brother Long Feng stood up first and expressed his support for Yuan Qi.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Yun also stood up to express his support.

Bao Chong finally raised his head, his eyes a little red. He also stood up and raised his hand in agreement.