Hearing him say that, I was stunned. Curator Du's master?!
Oh my, does he have to be so cool?
Because Curator Du never mentioned it to me, I didn't even know that he had a master.
However, I felt that there was no need for him to lie to me. This kind of thing, he could just ask Curator Du, and everything would be clear.
Actually, strictly speaking, Curator Du was half my master. When I was still weak, he gave me a lot of help. At that time, my Dantian was seriously damaged, and the saddest person was Curator Du. He originally planned to take me as his disciple and teach me everything he knew. Even so, Curator Du did not give up on me.
In all fairness, if it wasn't for his support, it would be very difficult for me to achieve what I have today.
"Since you are Curator Du's master, then this junior will be bold and call you grandmaster!" I said with a cheeky smile.
"Gah."
A few of the True Martial Pavilion's higher-ups had strange expressions. I have to say, my mentality was really good. At this time, not only could I smile, I even took the initiative to establish a relationship.
One must know that the old man in front of me with a glowing face was the master of the True Martial Pavilion!
The number one person in Jianghu!
In fact, the so-called martial arts world and Jianghu had some differences. Simply put, only those few big sects could be called true martial artists. As for Jianghu, it probably included all kinds of idle warriors, martial arts families, the six big dojos, and the True Martial Pavilion.
You should also know that the purpose of the existence of the True Martial Hall is to manage the affairs of the martial world. As for you, as the chief disciple of the National Might Martial Hall, you should scrupulously abide by your duties. Even if your hands itch to kill, you should at least kill some small fry. As far as I know, you and the young master of the Zhang family only had a small dispute. Why do you want to kill him? "The old man was still smiling before, but the more he spoke, the darker his face became.
"Ahem, grandmaster, can I have a word with you?"
I looked at the people next to him. The old man was not surprised. In fact, he had heard the whole story from Grandmaster Chen, and just wanted to give me a warning. If I was looking for an excuse to shirk responsibility, then the nature of the matter would be different.
The old man gave them a look, and they hurried out.
Then I went through the whole story again.
The old man pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "According to what you're saying, the people of the Devil Dao are deliberately framing you?"
"Yeah," I nodded without thinking.
"Then tell me, why are they doing this?" The old man narrowed his eyes and asked.
Damn it, I was only focused on speaking the truth and didn't consider this problem. As the saying goes, no matter how big or small a matter is, I didn't even realize that I had made a mistake. This old man's deep and wise eyes were like a bottomless pit, as if there were no secrets under his eyelids.
"Eh, he might be jealous of me. Grandmaster, think about it. Recently, haven't I stolen all the limelight? Although there are many outstanding talents in the capital, the number of them that can compare to me can be counted on one hand, right?" I said shamelessly. I paused for a moment before adding on. "That's right.
"Think about it, the current me is so outstanding. The people of the demonic path and the righteous sects are irreconcilable. If they allow me to continue growing, it will be a huge disaster for them. Thus, they use this roundabout method to save the country, and want to push me into a place of injustice!" I suddenly had an idea, and then solemnly explained.
The old man's expression was slightly strange, but it seemed to make sense. According to the ancient records, the people of the Devil Dao were always elusive, and they paid particular attention to fun. If they directly killed me, then it would lose its fun. On the contrary, seeing the righteous sects kill each other would give them a sense of accomplishment.
"Oh, I think this Pavilion Master is thinking too much!" A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You're definitely thinking too much!" I couldn't help but agree.
"Then tell me, where did the batch of pills used by the Guo Wei Dojo disciples come from?" The old man didn't give me any time to react.
As the leader of the True Martial Pavilion, he was definitely very busy, and he would be the first to know about certain things. It was undeniable that the influence of the Guo Wei Dojo had been increasing rapidly recently. Although it wasn't enough to threaten the True Martial Pavilion, it was still a warning.
"Grandmaster, can I not say it?" I braced myself and said.
Because I wasn't prepared, I thought he was simply pursuing the matter of Young Master Zhang. Who would have thought that this old man had an ulterior motive!
It was no wonder that he was suspicious. Even if the True Martial Pavilion had set up a specialized Alchemy Hall, it would take at least ten days to half a month to produce so many Condensing and Condensing Pills. The most important thing was that the quality of the second tier pills was very low, and the amount of materials consumed was very high.
Even he was surprised when he heard that everyone had a share of the second tier pills. At first, he thought that they were bought in the black market, but after checking, he found that no one had bought the Condensing and Condensing Pills in the past one or two months. He suspected that someone in the Alchemy Hall wanted to make some extra money.
However, after the investigation, he realized that this was not a trivial matter. This batch of elixirs did not have a reasonable origin. Perhaps the Guowei Martial Arts Hall had defected to some martial arts sect. If that was the case, the True Martial Arts Hall's binding force would only exist in name.
As the leader of the True Martial Pavilion, it was necessary for him to investigate this matter clearly. It just so happened that there was a farce of Young Master Zhang covering up his death on the street, so he called me over to ask about it.
"If you still see me as your grandmaster and don't want to make things difficult for Du Hongchen, then tell me honestly." The old man shrugged. It seemed that he didn't refuse me, but in fact, it was still a kind of denial.
This move of using the emotional card was just right. A person should be grateful, and I couldn't give Director Du any trouble.