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Chapter 390 Yuan Qi Returns

All the hall masters of the Iron Hand Group looked in the direction of Shi Xiong.

Several hall masters who had already noticed the clues suppressed the strange feelings in their hearts and began to look around.

The hall masters who had been busy chatting finally realized that the first few seats were empty.

Over the past two years, the Iron Hand Group's regular meetings have always been hosted by the eldest brother, deputy leader Long Feng, along with Hu Yun, Bao Chong, Chen Yiqu and Yun Gu, who tell everyone what to do in the next period of time.

Moreover, these five people are always the first to arrive at every meeting.

But it was strange today. None of these people came.

"strangeness."

Xiong Bin frowned.

"Third Brother has bad legs and feet, so he has a reason for being late."

"Fourth Senior Brother is lazy by nature, and being late is the norm for him."

"The Sixth Hall Master has always been excluded. Although he was appointed to assist the Senior Brother, he has always been the lowest in status among the five. It is understandable that he is lazy occasionally."

"It is common knowledge among us that the head of the 22nd Hall is not coming. He has not participated in several regular meetings."

"But, our eldest brother is in charge of the Iron Hand Group and is never late. This is known to all of us."

"Second Brother and First Brother have a very close relationship. He always works with the First Brother and is never late."

"These six people were late together today, which can only mean one thing."

The bear's pupils suddenly contracted.

That can only be...

They were meeting the sect leader together, so they were late!

As for Yuan Qi's return, Xiong Bin didn't even dare to think about it.

They have all become missing persons, and there is no point in returning.

Everyone was talking about why the eldest brother Long Feng and the second brother Hu Yun were both late.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard at the door, and Long Feng and Hu Yun walked in first.

The two people who entered the secret room did not continue to walk inside, but stood opposite each other inside the door, as if welcoming the arrival of someone.

Long Feng held his head high and shouted, "Welcome back, Master!"

Hu Yun also shouted: "Welcome back, Master!"

Upon hearing this, a group of hall masters stood up hurriedly.

Several hall masters who had just joined the Iron Hand Group had never seen the sect leader Yuan Qi before. At this moment, they hurriedly stood up and prepared to pay their respects to Yuan Qi.

Under the heated gazes of the crowd, Yuan Qi, the leader of the Iron Hand Group who had practiced for two and a half years, strode into the secret room with a square step.

Following behind clan leader Yuan Qi were the third hall master Chen Yiqiu, the fourth hall master Bao Chong, and the sixth hall master Yun Gu.

After several people came in, a masked man came in with his head lowered and sat in the seat of the master of the 22nd Hall.

Yuan Qi, who had been practicing for two and a half years and had never asked about the internal affairs of the Iron Hand Group, finally sat back in his seat. He looked around at everyone, now much thinner. Seeing that the twenty-three chairs were full of people, he turned his approving gaze to Long Feng.

"Handing over the Iron Hand Group to you was indeed the best decision I ever made."

"You are worthy of being the deputy sect leader that I chose at first sight, Long Feng. You can be said to be my Zhuge Liang."

Yuan Qi praised repeatedly and was extremely happy to have such a capable general like Long Feng.

If he didn't have Long Feng, it would be hard to imagine what would have become of the Iron Hand Group during the two and a half years he was in seclusion.

"Master, it is only under your glorious guidance that the Iron Hand Group can be restored to its former glory."

Long Feng quickly stood up and bowed to Yuan Qi.

"Dear lord, please allow me to introduce you to the new brothers who have joined our Iron Hand Group."

"They inherited the title of the original brothers, and their strength is considered to be quite strong in the Huaiyang area."

"This is the Fifth Hall Master, Shi Xiong, who was once known as the Wind-Splitting Blade and is a fierce bandit on the water."

Long Feng pointed at Shi Xiong and introduced him.

Yuan Qi nodded and said, "If it's the same as before, then I will definitely remember it clearly. The fifth hall is Lion Hero, the eighth hall is Pixiu, the nineteenth hall is Xiangjun, the twentieth hall is Huwei, and the twenty-first hall is Zhangzhi. These are all my brothers."

Thinking of the five good brothers who had died tragically, Yuan Qi shed tears of regret.

If he had not insisted on assassinating Li Cunxi, the five good brothers would not have died in a foreign land.

Suppressing his sadness, Yuan Qi stood up and said loudly:

"Newly joined brothers, you probably don't know me yet. I'm Yuan Qi, the leader of the Iron Hand Group."

"In the past two and a half years, I have chosen to practice in seclusion for some reasons."

"During this time, you have made contributions to my Iron Hand Group. I will always remember it."

"Today, I, Yuan Qi, have returned. The first thing I will do is to list Li Cunxi... as a target who cannot be assassinated forever!"

"From today on, my brothers in the Iron Hand Group, no matter when or where you are, as long as you meet Li Cunxi, you must take the initiative to retreat and never make an enemy of him!"

The hall masters who had experienced the dark years naturally knew who Li Cunxi was and would certainly not dare to provoke him.

The assassination of Li Cunxi caused a big stir back then, but it did not spread to Yangzhou. However, the new hall masters have heard about the incident to some extent.

Now seeing Yuan Qi like this, he knew clearly in his heart that the person who was being hunted on the plain that year was his own clan leader.

"We will obey the order of the sect master!"

"From today on, whenever we meet Li Cunxi, we will take the initiative to give in and will never have even one argument with him."

Under Long Feng's leadership, everyone expressed their absolute obedience to the sect leader's orders.

However, even if Long Feng did not say this, they would not be brave enough to assassinate a third-rank official of the current dynasty.

It's so funny. Who would dare to assassinate Li Cunxi these days? When Li Cunxi was not in a high position, he could have killed them all. Now that Li Cunxi is the prefect of Henan Province, what's the point of assassinating him?

"There is one more thing. From today on, our sect leader will do something big."

"This matter was conceived by this sect master three years ago. Unfortunately, because this sect master was blind, he chose to assassinate Li Cunxi, so this plan has been postponed until now."

"Since all the brothers are here today, I will tell you about this matter."

"Please take a seat."

Yuan Qi sat down and motioned for everyone to sit down as well.

Yuan Qi's temper has improved a lot since he began secluding himself for three years and trying his best to drive out his inner demons.

He is no longer as irritable as he was in the past, nor is he obsessed with his own Iron Hand Group rules.

Yuan Qi at this moment seemed like a different person. Even Hu Yun and Bao Chong had never seen such a good temper.

After everyone sat down, Yuan Qi glanced at Shi Xiong unhurriedly.

This new Lion Xiong who has just joined the Iron Hand Group is definitely not as good as the Lion Xiong who was the leader of the Fifth Hall back then.

After being looked at by the clan leader like this, Shi Xiong suddenly became uneasy, as if it was a bad omen.

As expected, the clan leader suddenly pointed at Shi Xiong and said calmly:

"From today on, the Sixth Hall Master Yun Gu will be promoted to the Fifth Hall Master, and the former Fifth Hall Master Shi Xiong will be the Sixth Hall Master."