Chapter 165: Letting go of rumors and making plans
A shocking news came out overnight on top of Juhua: Qingshi was going to join the Immortal Sword Sect.
Jian Erjiu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news. When he asked Jian Sanba who had brought the news, he had no more inside information. Jian Erjiu turned around and walked towards Qizhi Hall. Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Qizhi Hall, he saw several disciples gathering around and whispering about this topic. Jian Erjiu walked over and asked: "Brother Erwu, who said this?" Really? It’s not reliable!"
"They're all talking!" Jian Erwu said, "I heard... oh, Senior Brother Eleven is here, let's ask him, isn't he the one who received Qingshi this time!"
Everyone gathered around Jian Shiyi and asked him to tell him how Qingshi joined the sect. Jian Shiyi was too lazy to answer them and said, "What's so weird about this! Let's all leave." After that, he walked away. Jian Erjiu and others immediately pulled him to death.
Jian Shiyi had no choice but to stop and said: "What exactly do you want to know? Don't you all know that Qingshi is going to join the sect?"
"We find it strange," Jian Erjiu said, "Qingshi is a disciple of Emperor Jianxin, and the younger brother of Emperor Chengguang today is from the Xuanmen. How could he join the Immortal Sword Sect?"
"Disciple! Junior brother!" Jian Shiyi sneered, "After being stripped of the king's title and exiled for a hundred years, how can there be any friendship between the masters? Is it unusual to change the family?"
"But Emperor Jianxin came from our Immortal Sword Sect," Jian Erjiu said, "Why did his disciple come back?"
"Precisely because Emperor Jianxin came from our Immortal Sword Sect," Jian Shiyi said, "So it makes sense for Qingshi to join the Immortal Sword Sect! If he wants to change the sect, who else but our Immortal Sword Sect would dare to take him in?"
"But!" Jian Shiqi felt that Jian Shiyi's explanation was far-fetched and frowned, "Why did Qingshi join the Immortal Sword Sect?"
"Who is Qingshi?" Jian Shiyi glared, "He is the super genius who defeated Jiang Chenying and Jiang Chenliang. He is the King of Lei Wei conferred by the imperial court. He is a man with great power and can even tremble when he steps up and down. If you look at him now, there is no trace of the spirit of a prince. He has been living in the world for so many years. Do you think he doesn’t want to stand up? If he wants to stand up, there is no better platform than our Fairy Sword Sect!"
"But he is still the Xiaoyao Hou of the imperial court!" Jian Sansan said, "I think he is still very majestic!"
"Awesome ass!" Jian Shiyi said, "You ignorant bumpkin. He is a marquis in name, but he doesn't even have a follower. Have you ever seen such a marquis? How many people does the Monkey King on the mountain have? There are ten little monkeys.”
"You're not a country bumpkin yet!" Jian Sansan muttered in a low voice.
"What did you say?" Jian Shiyi said angrily, "Isn't your skin itchy?"
"It's nothing, nothing!" Jian Sansan glanced at Jian Jiu and shouted immediately, "Brother Jiu, come on!" He pulled Jian Jiu into the crowd and said, "Except for Brother Jiu, we are all rubes here. Right? Brother Ninth, you have always been the most knowledgeable, can you tell me why Qingshi joined the Immortal Sword Sect?"
Jian Jiu smiled slightly and said: "How can the dragon and phoenix among the bluestone people stay under the people for a long time? He wants to regain power and cannot wait for a hundred years, so naturally he has to find a good place. Eleven is right, the Immortal Sword Sect is him The only and best place to stay right now.”
"Oh!" Jian Sansan nodded.
"You idiot," Jian Shiyi poked Jian Sansan in the head, "I told you that you don't believe it, but what Brother Ninth said is not the same as what I said, so you believe it."
"I believe it all!" Jian Sansan said, "You all have the same point of view, so how can I not believe it!"
"Go ahead and don't interrupt!" Jian Erjiu squeezed Jian Sansan away and said, "Brother Jiu, do you think Qingshi changed his family because he hated his master for devaluing him and his senior brother for not calling him back?"
"Of course not," Jian Jiu said lightly, "He hopes to make a good name in a new place so that his master and brothers can see that he has completely changed his past and has achieved something. In this way, he will probably be pardoned and go back early. They are fighting. Everyone knows the origin of Xianjian Sect and Xuanmen, so Qingshi’s joining Xianjian Sect is not considered a change of sect. Xuanmen and Xianjian Sect are originally from the same origin. This is clearly stated in the imperial edict given to us by Emperor Jianxin. , Otherwise, how could Qingshi agree!"
"I understand that Qingshi agreed to join the Immortal Sword Sect," Jian Erwu scratched his head and said, "But why did the head Ruochen agree to his joining? Is there any benefit to our Immortal Sword Sect?"
"Of course there are benefits!" Jian Shiyi shouted, "You are also a country bumpkin with an elm-headed head. As I said just now, what is Qingshi's identity? Even if he is demoted, he is not an ordinary person. Besides, sooner or later he will return to Chaoge to recover. status, if he joins, wouldn’t it be a deterrent to those Haishamen and so on?”
"It's not just the status that scares them because of Qingshi!" Jianjiu said, "Everyone knows Qingshi's swordsmanship, which is better than that of Senior Brother Jian Er. Which sect wouldn't want such a genius?"
"Yes!" Jian Shiyi said, "This is what Senior Brother Jian Er admitted personally. I heard that Qingshi will take part in the test of 'Jianfeng Immortal Traces' in the next two days. Those who pass it will be the successor disciples and will take over the helm in the future. The possibility of sect is very high!"
"No way!" Jian Erjiu blurted out.
"You are also a country bumpkin, stupid turtle!" Jian Shiyi looked down at Jian Erjiu and said, "Use your brain and think about it. In terms of identity, talent, and cultivation, who can compare to Qingshi?"
"Then..." Jian Sansan touched his chin and said with a smile, "At least there is one benefit I can think of. If Qingshi joins the sect, even if he is a disciple, he will have to call me according to the order of entry. Call me Senior Brother! Hahaha..."
"Imagine your mother's spring and autumn dream!" Jian Shiyi said angrily, "Qingshi belongs to our master's generation in terms of seniority. According to the master's wishes, if Qingshi enters the school, the master will be his master, and he will be regarded as the company's master. If Mr. Zi passes the test, he will be the only successor disciple of Mr. Lien, and we all have to call him uncle!"
"Huh?" everyone exclaimed.
...
It was still the same monastery that belonged to the head of Ruochen. Jian Ruochen, Jian Ruoyun and Qingshi once again sat around and drank tea.
Qingshi added tea to the two master uncles and said with a smile: "Now the entire Immortal Sword Sect knows that I will accept the Sword Immortal test and join the sect, and I will become a successor disciple of the Lien generation and become the leader of the sect in the future. I don't believe that person. I can't bear to do anything. By the way, two martial uncles, who is that person you are talking about?"
Jian Ruochen sighed and said: "I really don't hope it's him, but apart from him, there is no one else who is more suspicious than him. He is the one in charge of the test, and Jian Er and Jian Erjiu are also people of his lineage. , when something happened to Jian Si, he was also the first to rush to the scene. If you think about it carefully, he was present when at least two of the four major disciples of the Lianyung generation were involved in the accident. In the past ten years, he has been against me almost everywhere. , his intention to replace me is already obvious."
"Is he also one of the five council elders?" Qingshi asked.
"Of course it is, the person we suspect is Ruomu." Jian Ruoyun said.
"This is just our guess," Jian Ruochen said, "Maybe it's not him, and maybe there isn't even a conspiracy. It's all just a coincidence..."
Perhaps because he felt that so many coincidences made no sense, Jian Ruochen stopped talking and shook his head slightly.
Seeing that Uncle Ruochen still had illusions, Qingshi was also a little speechless. He looked at Jian Ruoyun, but saw that he had the same expression as him, looking at him with a bitter smile.
Qingshi sighed secretly in his heart and said: "You will know if you try it once. Let's set a trap and see if he can get through it. Uncle Master, please tell me about the test."
Jian Ruochen said: "It is the disciple's responsibility to accept the test alone. The elders do not preach..."
Jian Ruoyun couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted Jian Ruochen and said: "Uncle Master, we don't really want Qingshi to accept the test and pass the test. We want Qingshi to understand the specific situation of the test and discuss how to set a trap. .”
"Oh," Jian Ruochen was slightly stunned, "Then tell Qingshi about it, and don't involve the test itself."
"Yes!" Jian Ruoyun agreed, turned to Qingshi and said, "There are three levels in the Sword Immortal test. One is to walk through the iron rope across the abyss between Juhuading and Immortal Sword Peak; after walking through the iron rope, you will enter the Immortal Sword There is a large stone cave in the belly of the mountain. There is a second test in the cave. After passing the second test and walking out of the cave, there will be 9999 steps leading to the top of the mountain. That is the third test, collectively called the test. The road. I think the best place to do something is inside the cave at the second pass. Of course, he is easy to do something in the cave, so we can easily set traps. "
"That's right!" Jian Ruochen said, "I think if we really want to do something, it will most likely be in a cave. I will go to the cave to ambush in advance. But we still have to be careful. If he doesn't do something in the cave, I'm afraid. He caught me by surprise and I was too late to protect Qingshi!"
"Uncle, don't worry," Qingshi said, "I can protect myself." Not only does Qingshi have a magic weapon for protection, but he also has Xiaopang, so he is not afraid of assassinations. Suddenly, Qingshi remembered something and couldn't help but frowned.
"What's wrong?" Jian Ruochen asked quickly.
"Not good!" Qingshi said, "When Jiang Chenxiu ambushed me that day, I felt that there was a group of backup killers after Jiang Chenxiu. I think they were originally prepared to attack if Jiang Chenxiu missed, but my magic weapon to defeat Jiang Chenxiu It was too scary, so they didn't dare to take action. If the backup killer is Ruomu, since he knows that I have this magic weapon, he didn't dare to take action when I was seriously injured last time, so naturally he won't take action against me this time. We Most likely he won’t fall for the trap.”
"The nephew's magic weapon is placed in a space spiritual weapon such as a storage ring, right?" Jian Ruoyun asked.
"Yes." Qingshi replied. Xiaopang's egg house is not what this world usually calls a magical storage device, but it can still be regarded as a space magic weapon after all.
"That doesn't matter," Jian Ruoyun said, "To accept the sword immortal test, except for a sword, you are not allowed to bring other items, especially storage spiritual weapons. This is not only a rule, but Because during the test, there is a magic circle that repels the spiritual weapons containing different dimensions. Other things are fine, but the storage of spiritual weapons is absolutely not allowed."
"That's right," Jian Ruochen added, "Before entering the test passage, you must conduct an inspection. The person who inspected it is Ruomu. He can ensure that you cannot bring any spiritual weapons in except the sword, and there are absolutely no storage spiritual weapons. possible."
Qingshi's eyes lit up and he said with joy: "Great, in this way, if our guess is correct, then attacking me during the test is simply his best or even only chance."
Jian Ruoyun said: "Exactly! Only in the test can we guarantee that you cannot carry space spiritual weapons such as storage rings! Your protective magic weapon will not be able to be brought in, well! If he doesn't do it, then... If you want to take action, you must be on the way to the test."
"Yes!" Jian Ruochen nodded and said, "But what if he doesn't do it in the cave? I can only hide and ambush in the cave. The other two places are almost impossible. I can't be exposed in advance. I'm afraid If something happens and it’s too late to protect the bluestone, then..."
"Since we have to set up an ambush," Qingshi said, "can't we ambush two more people besides Master Ruochen? This will be safer."
"No!" Jian Ruochen said, "There are only three pass orders left by the ancestors of the Sword Immortal. One for me, one for the elder who is responsible for managing the test, and one for the person who accepts the test. If there is no pass order, the Sword Immortal will be killed. The magic circle left by the ancestor is repulsive, and forcing entry will only lead to death."
"Qingshi's cultivation level is not low," Jian Ruoyun said, "He is mentally prepared, that person is not so easy to hit with one blow. Qingshi only needs to hold on for a few moves and wait for the leader to arrive. Besides, That person also needs to set up an ambush, but where can he set up an ambush if it’s not in a cave? Nine times out of ten, it will be in a cave. I don’t think the risk is too big!”
"Uncle, don't worry!" Qingshi said confidently, "It's not that easy to kill me. Didn't you say that I have great luck!"
"That's right!" Jian Ruochen's eyes lit up, his brows relaxed, and he laughed, "How could I have forgotten this problem? You are right, the risk is not big, and even if there is a risk, my nephew will definitely be able to turn the disaster into a good one. Yes! Hahaha..."
When Jian Ruoyun saw that Jian Ruochen finally agreed, he immediately smiled and said: "Okay! Let's plan the details now!" He had long been aware of the conspiracy and was convinced that someone was assassinating the sect, but Jian Ruochen always kept his suspicions and did not investigate further. , he had to guard himself secretly and could not conduct in-depth investigation. Now, with the help of Qingshi, he can finally set up a trap to lure out the real murderer and expose the conspiracy. Jian Ruoyun can't help but get excited and gear up.
Qingshi asked Jian Ruoyun with a half-smile: "Uncle Ruoyun, do you think that person really has any means to find out anything? If there are lice, bedbugs, etc. on my body, he can also find out?"
"It's impossible to find out! Hey! My nephew hasn't had a bath in months?..."
