Since three days ago, Han Yao has been secretly arranging people to wait outside Jiuhua Mountain. The first is to pick up Yi Hong, and the second is to wait for Mu Jingyu and his six people. But now, Yi Hong has returned to the mountain, and there is still no trace of Mu Jingyu and the others.
If according to what Yi Hong just said, the six bandits who blocked the road and robbed them were Mu Jingyu and the others pretending to be Mu Jingyu, they should have returned half a day earlier than Yi Hong. There shouldn't be any news yet.
What they knew was that Mu Jingyu and the others would take a detour halfway through Huayang City to get the portrait.
As soon as Zhao Zhengming finished speaking, he saw the luminous pearl on the table suddenly flashed a bright light, attracting the attention of all four people.
"Coming!" Han Yao stared at Ye Mingzhu and saw two figures flashing out of it, it was Tian Lianxi and Yuan Fang.
Shi Jiang stood up and opened the door, welcoming Tian Lianxi and Yuan Fang into the house. Zhao Zhengming stretched out his hand to cover the luminous pearl to prevent its light from scattering.
"Senior Brother Tian, please sit down." Yi Hong stood up wisely and gave his seat to Tian Lianxi. Then he and Yuan Fang took advantage of the situation and stood behind Han Yao.
As soon as Tian Lianxi sat down, Han Yao couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Tian, how are you doing? Do you have any clues about Mu Jingyu and others?"
"Yes." After Tian Lianxi responded, he poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. Apparently, he hurried over after finding clues about Mu Jingyu and the others.
With a cup of tea in his throat, Tian Lianxi continued: "After Yuan Fang and I tried our best to search, we finally found traces of Mu Jingyu. What we had expected before was good. The six of them were indeed disguised as casual cultivators. They sneaked into the mountains in the afternoon and were arranged to rest in a house in the valley. I went to see it with Yuan Fang just now, and there was no one in that house, so it must be them."
It turned out that Han Yao and others had already analyzed how Mu Jingyu and others would return to the mountain. Analysis after analysis, it is nothing more than taking advantage of the Taoism Conference held in Jiuhua Mountain to disguise himself as a casual cultivator and sneak into the mountains.
Other than that, the most likely possibility is to quietly return to the mountains along the secret path they left earlier.
That's why Han Yao asked Tian Lianxi and Yuan Fang to pay attention to the casual cultivators who entered the mountains these days. Every night, I would secretly sneak into Feilu Peak and look through the list of all the people who had gone to the mountain to practice Buddhism that I had written down that day.
At night, Tian Lianxi and Yuan Fang found clues from the list. The two of them had never heard of the names left by Mu Jingyu and the six others, so they silently remembered them in their hearts. Then when he arrived at the house where Mu Jingyu and others were arranged to live, he found that it was already empty. I still don’t understand, these six people are Mu Jingyu!
"That should be it." Zhao Zhengming said: "Senior Brother Tian has also checked many casual cultivators during this period, and this has never happened before. And only Mu Jingyu and the six people would sneak in under false names. in the mountains, and then secretly returned to Tianjue Peak and Reflection Cliff."
Tian Lianxi said: "Yes or no, we will find out tomorrow. Besides, Yi Hong is back, how can Mu Jingyu and the others delay so much time and dare not come back?"
Han Yao said: "It won't take tomorrow. I estimate that the head of Tianyang has already met Mu Jingyu and others by now!"
"Now?" Tian Lianxi and others shouted at the same time after hearing this, obviously not believing Han Yao's judgment.
"Now!" Han Yao explained: "If those six people are really Mu Jingyu and the others, the four Zhou Yans who returned to Tianjue Peak will definitely tell the head of Tianyang about the list! And he will wait until Tomorrow? He must have taken advantage of the silence of the night to rush to Reflection Cliff first and ask Mu Jingyu for confirmation!"
After listening to Han Yao's explanation, Tian Lianxi and others secretly nodded in agreement.
After saying this, Han Yao suddenly asked: "Brother Tian, what happened to your grandfather Yuanyang Zhenren? Have you not spoken to him yet?"
"Ah?" Tian Lianxi didn't expect that Han Yao would suddenly ask about this. After sighing, he said: "This...this...I haven't thought about how to say it yet. I'll wait for two days. I will definitely find a chance to tell grandpa in two days."
"After two days, it's too late." Han Yao pulled Tian Lianxi and said, "If my prediction is correct, the head of Tianyang will summon the heads of various factions tomorrow to reveal everything. And you Grandpa Yuanyang Zhenren has been suspected by the leader for a long time. If we can't pull him over, if the leader of Tianyang gets him first... we will tell all the plans without knowing it. Your grandfather, he is telling the head of Tianyang, what will be the consequences..."
Tian Lianxi said: "Junior Brother Han, I know everything you said. But...but do you have to drag my grandfather with you? You also know his temper, just in case..."
"We must recruit Master Tianyang!" Han Yao said categorically: "The most critical factor in my plan is to use Master Yuanyang! Apart from him, there is no suitable candidate."
Zhao Zhengming suddenly asked: "Master Han, so your previous guess has some clues?"
"Yes!" Han Yao nodded and said: "I went out more than ten days ago and finally investigated this matter to the fullest. The next step is to go to Bai's house and find out more about this matter. .”
Han Yao didn't explain clearly, and the others were still sensible and didn't ask any more questions. Zhao Zhengming looked at Tian Lianxi with a sad face and said, "Senior Brother Tian, when things have reached this point, you have to try whatever you want. Maybe Master Yuanyang will agree?"
"You think grandpa will agree?" Tian Lianxi smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know his old man's temper. Once you know that I have colluded with you, you will have to kill me on the spot! So, I haven't Think about it, what should you say."
"It turns out that Senior Brother Tian is worried about this!" Han Yao said with a smile: "I have already thought about it for Senior Brother Tian. It is nothing more than using love first, then using force, and in the end if it doesn't work, use force."
Tian Lianxi said: "Senior brother, I know what it means to use emotion and advantage. But in the end, do you use force... Can I still use force to coerce grandpa?"
"Why not?" Han Yao said, taking out an elixir from his sleeve and holding it in his hand: "Brother Tian, you are the only son of your Tian family. If Master Yuanyang disagrees, you can use this elixir." Are you still afraid that he won't agree with the elixir threat?"
Tian Lianxi looked at the elixir in front of him and said with relief: "It turns out that this is what Junior Brother Han means when he talks about using force."
"What do you think it means?" Han Yao and Tian Lianxi smiled at each other and said, "I wonder, Brother Tian, what do you think of my idea?"
"Then I'll give it a try." After Tian Lianxi took the elixir, he led Han Yao and others out of the room and walked towards the residence of Master Yuanyang halfway up the mountain.
Halfway through the night, Master Yuanyang was sitting cross-legged in a quiet room, running the profound skills of the Jiuhua Sect. Since taking the first position at Jin Yuan Peak, Master Yuanyang has not dared to slack off at all and has continued to improve his cultivation.
Bang~bang~bang~
Three consecutive knocks on the door awakened Master Yuanyang from his practice. Confused, he was about to ask who came to him in the middle of the night when Tian Lianxi's voice came in from outside: "Grandpa, my grandson needs to see you. Is it convenient for you now?"
If it were any other disciple, Master Yuanyang would have waved him away long ago. What he wanted to see was his only heir of the Tian family, his favorite Tian Lianxi. He could only stand up, straighten his clothes, and let Tian Lianxi in.
"Xi'er, what's the matter with you? Can't you wait until tomorrow to talk about it?" Master Yuanyang had just sat down on the chair. Before he could say a few words, he heard a plop and Tian Lianxi walked in. He was already kneeling with his head down. on the ground.
"Xi'er, what are you doing!" Master Yuanyang suddenly saw Tian Lianxi kneeling on the ground. Although he was confused, he stood up and prepared to reach out to help him up first.
"Grandpa, my grandson has made a big mistake! If you never forgive me, my grandson will not dare to stand up." After Tian Lianxi finished speaking, he raised his head and stared at Master Yuanyang.
At this time, Master Yuanyang had not yet realized how big of a mistake Tian Lianxi was talking about. Still stretching out his hands, he wanted to help Tian Lianxi up.
"No matter what big mistake you make, stand up first."
"No, if grandpa doesn't forgive his grandson first, I won't dare to get up." Tian Lianxi knelt on the ground stubbornly.
"Okay, okay, grandpa forgives you first. If you have anything to say, just say it." Master Yuanyang thought in his heart, what kind of treasonous thing could his grandson do since he was a child? At most, he just peeked at some of the superior techniques in the sect, or had an affair with that female disciple. With his current status, can he still avoid the mistakes Tian Lianxi made? Therefore, he did not take the big mistake Tian Lianxi said to heart.
"Huh~" Tian Lianxi took a deep breath, gathered up his courage and said, "My grandson... my grandson colluded with outsiders and betrayed the master..."
When Tian Lianxi just said the words colluding with outsiders and betraying the master's sect, Master Yuanyang's body visibly stiffened, and his originally relaxed face suddenly became serious: "Xi'er, what did you just say?"
Feeling the majestic and cold aura of Master Tianyang emanating from his body, Tian Lianxi's body stiffened instantly, and his voice trembled: "My grandson just said that I colluded with outsiders and betrayed the master... "
Master Yuanyang didn't believe it at first, but after hearing Tian Lianxi repeat it again, he clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. If it hadn't been Tian Lianxi who said these words, if it had been someone else, he would have slapped him to the ground without any hesitation.
Holding back the anger in his heart, Master Yuanyang asked with a sullen face: "What is going on! Please tell me clearly. If there is a lie or concealment, even if you are my grandson, it will be the same Severe punishment without mercy!"
Tian Lianxi was already prepared to be scolded by Master Yuanyang, but it could be seen that he just looked gloomy and did not teach himself a lesson, secretly saying that his grandpa still loved him. Maybe... maybe, as Han Yao said, he agreed to help them because he was soft-hearted?
Thinking of this, Tian Lianxi calmed down a little: "Grandpa, my grandson was won over by Han Yao five years ago and decided to cooperate with the Jiuli tribe and prepare to unify Kyushu."
Master Yuanyang interrupted: "Han Yao? Isn't he the only son of Han Wenyuan in Ice City? How could you be attracted by him? And what's going on with the Jiuli tribe?"
"The Jiuli tribe is the people in black robes, and the people in black robes are the Jiuli tribe! They planned everything as early as five years ago. First, they made the Han family of Ice City surrender to them, and then used the Han family to control the Western Hanyuan Prefecture. The power secretly conquered all the large and small sects and families in Xihan Yuanzhou, and then won over the members of each sect. Then a year ago, they continuously intercepted and killed the disciples of each sect and snatched the spiritual stones. Is the purpose correct? They want to cause chaos in Kyushu so that they can prepare for their return to the Netherworld Ghost State."
In fact, Tian Lianxi didn't know much about the plans of the Jiuli tribe and the Han family, so he could only tell the general story. But just these things made Master Yuanyang's heart palpitate.
It's just that Master Yuanyang's face remained normal, and he didn't show any abnormality. He stared at Tian Lianxi and said calmly: "Tell me, besides you, who else in the Jiuhua sect has been attracted by the Han family."
"And...and..." Tian Lianxi peeked at Master Yuanyang, and seeing that he was not angry, he said cruelly: "There is also my master Bai Yizhou. Apart from the two of us, there are some other juniors. He’s a son.”
"Even Yizhou betrayed the master?" Master Yuanyang smiled bitterly, and his face instantly became much older: "Xi'er, the purpose of coming to grandpa today is to act as a lobbyist for Han Yao, asking me to betray you too. Master’s door?”
"Well..." A glimmer of light flashed in Tian Lianxi's eyes, he looked up at Master Yuanyang and said, "Grandpa, now the Jiuli tribe's big plan has been completed. When the Dao Discussion Conference begins, the entire righteous path can be wiped out in one fell swoop. Now, As long as grandpa promises your grandson to cooperate with Han Yao..."
