The night is deep, outside Jiuhua Mountain.
Han Wenyuan, the Lord of Ice City, sat cross-legged under an ancient tree and closed his eyes to meditate. And his personal bodyguard Han Xing stood beside him, looking in the direction of Jiuhua Mountain.
"Master, it's almost Haishi, and the Young City Master hasn't arrived yet. My subordinates are worried that he has been monitored by Jiuhua, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come in time to respond."
The two of them were waiting at the agreed place. More than an hour had passed. When Han Yao didn't show up at the agreed meal time, Han Xing couldn't help but feel worried.
Han Wenyuan, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened his eyes, looked up at Jiuhua Mountain and said with a smile: "I still believe in Yao'er's ability. Even if he is under surveillance by the Jiuhua Sect at the moment, there will definitely be a way to escape. If he doesn't even have this ability, he is not worthy of being my son, Han Wenyuan."
Although Han Wenyuan looked confident, Han Xing was still a little worried. He flew to the top of the tree and looked around again. After still not seeing Han Yao's figure, he landed next to Han Wenyuan.
"Master, please forgive me for talking too much. If we follow the normal itinerary, we will arrive at Jiuhua Mountain tomorrow afternoon. Why do we have to go to all the trouble and set up false appearances to deceive the people of Jiuhua Sect? We have to let the Young City Master support us here. Let’s take a trip to Jiuhua Mountain.”
According to the original plan, Han Wenyuan and the children of the Han family should arrive at Jiuhua Mountain tomorrow afternoon to participate in the Taoism Conference held every five years.
But at ten o'clock in the evening, Han Wenyuan discovered that more than ten people acting suspiciously followed them quietly. Normally, these people would not attract Han Wenyuan's attention. Is it just the current situation, but it has to make him wary.
Moreover, within half an hour, Han Yao sent Yuan Fang to secretly find Han Wenyuan and others, and informed him of the matter that Tianyang Zhenren had convened eight sect leaders to discuss at Tianjue Peak in the afternoon.
Originally, things like this were normal, but Han Yao vaguely felt that a major change must have occurred. It was all because, after the leaders returned to their respective stations, the spies hidden in the various factions were unable to find out what they discussed specifically in Fenghua Palace.
Han Yao judged from this that Master Tianyang should have learned about the secret list from Mu Jingyu's mouth. That's why the heads of various factions were summoned to Fenghua Palace to discuss countermeasures.
Therefore, Han Yao did not dare to waste time and immediately sent Yuan Fang to find Han Wenyuan and others and told him the situation. And told Han Wenyuan his judgment.
After listening to Yuan Fang's story, Han Wenyuan and Han Yao had the same judgment, and immediately ordered Yuan Fang to rush back to Jiuhua Mountain. They agreed on this location with Han Yao, asking him to arrive before Haishi, and then help him sneak into Jiuhua Mountain. As for what to do, Han Yao will know.
After doing all this, Han Wenyuan calmly ordered the disciples of the Han family to take advantage of the approaching dusk to find a nearby inn to rest. Then he ordered the two disciples to disguise themselves as him and Han Xing to confuse the disciples from various factions who were monitoring them. He took Han Xing with him, left the inn after the disguise, and rushed to the agreed upon location.
Han Wenyuan glanced at Han Xing sideways and said in a deep voice: "Haha, Han Xing, Han Xing, you have been with me for more than ten years, why can't you think of such a simple thing?"
Han Xing laughed naively and said: "My subordinate's brain is not very bright to begin with. I hope the city lord can answer my questions and resolve my doubts."
If it were anyone else, let alone telling him his true purpose, if he dared to ask more questions, Han Wenyuan would have been suspected by Han Wenyuan. It's just that Han Xing has been with him for more than ten years and is considered his only confidant, so naturally he won't be defensive at all.
"In the evening, you also saw that we have been targeted by disciples from various sects. Mu Jingyu must have handed over the list to Master Tianyang a long time ago. And the reason why Master Tianyang wants to summon the masters of various sects is The reason why I came to Fenghua Palace to discuss matters is to discuss how to deal with it. If I can't persuade several of these factions in advance, once they join forces, it will be difficult for us to implement our next plan."
Han Xing thought for a moment and understood the meaning of Han Wenyuan's words. Although as Han Wenyuan's closest attendant, he knew a lot of things, but he didn't know too much about the specific plans.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Master, we can arrive at Jiuhua Mountain tomorrow afternoon. Can't we persuade the leaders by then?"
Han Wenyuan shook his head and said: "Han Xing, every quarter of an hour delayed now means one more incident. Only if I persuade them earlier, I won't panic."
Although the two were talking, their ears and eyes were still sharp. At the same time, they felt a familiar breath approaching quickly from the direction of Jiuhua Mountain.
Han Xing stood up straight, looked far into the distance and said, "Master, it seems that the young master is here."
Han Wenyuan stood up, nodded and said, "Yes, it's Yao'er who is here."
As he spoke, Han Yao was seen flying from a distance. After stopping next to Han Wenyuan, he bowed and saluted: "Father, my child was delayed for a while because he was under surveillance, so he came late. I hope my father will forgive me."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as you can get there." Han Wenyuan then asked: "When you went out, no one noticed you."
"Father, don't worry. My son put a dummy in the room and left a personal treasure to spread my aura to ensure that no one will discover it."
As Han Yao spoke, he took out two pieces of clothing belonging to the disciples of the Jiuhua Sect from the Qiankun Bag and handed them to Han Wenyuan and the others: "Father, I brought two pieces of clothing specially. After you put them on, you can sneak into Jiuhua Mountain with me." Bar."
Han Wenyuan took the clothes and praised as he changed them: "Haha, my son is becoming more and more thoughtful. I even forgot to tell you, and I was worried that you would forget. It seems that my worries as a father are unnecessary. Yes."
In a moment, Han Wenyuan and the others had changed their clothes and took out two human skin masks to cover their faces, hiding their original faces. After doing all this, under the leadership of Han Yao, they flew towards Jiuhua Mountain.
Along the way, because the three of them were wearing Jiuhua Sect costumes and because Han Yao was very familiar with code words and gestures, they were not suspected by the Jiuhua Sect night watch disciples.
This is also because Tianyang Zhenren and others think that the Jiuli tribe and the Han family do not know that they already know their details. Therefore, they only sent some disciples to monitor Han Wenyuan who was approaching Jiuhua Mountain, but did not strengthen patrols inside and outside Jiuhua Mountain, nor did they change the passwords and gestures for night patrols. This gave Han Yao an opportunity to sneak into Jiuhua Mountain with Han Wenyuan and Han Xing quietly.
After passing through several hidden sentries outside Jiuhua Mountain, the three finally entered Jiuhua Mountain. Han Yao pointed to Yuntai Peak hidden behind the mountains and said: "Father, Wuji Ruins was arranged by Master Tianyang to Yuntai Peak. It is still some distance away from Yuntai Peak, and there will be more disciples patrolling at night. You and Han Brother Xing, please follow closely behind the kid. If anything happens, it will be handled by the kid. You must not say anything to avoid arousing suspicion."
Han Wenyuan joked: "Don't worry, Yao'er. When we get to Jiuhua Mountain, everything depends on you. My father is now a deaf and mute man. Only by meeting the Master of Wuji Ruins can the seal be unlocked."
Han Xing stopped and said with some surprise: "Master, Young City Master, could it be that the person we sneak into Jiuhua Mountain this time is trying to persuade Master Tongxuan, the master of Wuji Ruins!"
In fact, after learning that Han Wenyuan wanted to move several sect leaders, he thought it was the Xiajiu Sect or some smaller sects and aristocratic families. After all, the righteous sects, no matter how big or small, have long been brought together by the nine sects headed by Lingjue Temple and Yukun Palace after the Tiandao extermination of demons thirty years ago, and they have put aside their previous grudges and worked together.
Moreover, once it was known that Han Wenyuan wanted to instigate rebellion against them, submit to the Jiuli tribe, and deal with the other righteous factions together, it would be difficult. Only those small sects would be willing to accept the conditions offered by the Jiuli tribe and the Han family and take risks against the righteous sects for their own benefit.
Therefore, he never thought that the sect Han Wenyuan wanted to instigate rebellion would be Wuji Xu! The difficulty was beyond Han Xing's imagination.
Han Wenyuan said: "Why, Han Xing, do you have no confidence in me?"
Han Xing said hurriedly: "The head of the family misunderstood, Han Xing did not mean this. It's just... I just feel..."
Han Yao continued: "Brother Han Xing, do you think that the current status of Wuji Ruins is only behind Lingjue Temple and Yukun Palace, including Guiyun Villa, Wuzhuang Temple, and Xiajiu Temple among the upper nine gates? The Yun family in Yunhai City is headed by Wuji Xu. I wonder if Master Tongxuan has such strength, how could he follow his father's advice and join the Jiuli tribe?"
"Young City Master is right, this is exactly what I mean." Han Xing nodded and continued: "According to what I want, we should shift the target to those lower nine sects. With their strength, there is no guarantee that they will not I was persuaded by the conditions offered by the family leader to cooperate with us and the Jiuli tribe to complete the final plan."
After Han Wenyuan and Han Yao, father and son, looked at each other and smiled, Han Wenyuan patted Han Xing on the shoulder and said, "It is indeed as you said, those small sects are weak in strength. Facing the conditions I offered, they are extremely weak." They may be tempted. But just because of this, there is a great possibility that they will not surrender to us. Once they agree openly and betray us later, my previous efforts will really be in vain. "
Han Xing said anxiously: "Master, since you are not completely sure of persuading those small sects, how can you rashly persuade Wuji Ruins! If Master Tongxuan refuses, just rely on his cultivation. Take action directly. Then the lives of you and the Young City Master will be in danger!"
Han Wenyuan was not in a hurry and motioned to Han Yao to explain the key to Han Xing.
"Brother Han Xing, didn't my father just say that Wuji Ruins is now very powerful. Not only do its disciples have advanced cultivation, but they also have support from Wuzhuang Temple, Guiyun Villa and Yunhai City's Yun Family. Then you have Have you never thought that Master Tongxuan would stop here and be willing to submit to Lingjue Temple and Yukun Palace?"
"Huh? This..." Han Xing took a deep breath and thought about the deeper meaning of Han Yao's words. After a moment, he suddenly patted his head and said: "I understand, the young city master means that the family master went to persuade Master Tongxuan regardless of the danger, not because he wanted Wuji Ruins to surrender to the Jiuli tribe, but because he wanted Wuji Ruins to surrender to the Jiuli tribe. Do you want to cooperate with them?"
After Han Yao's reminder, Han Xing finally understood the true purpose of Han Wenyuan and Han Yao. The current nine sects on the righteous path seem to be monolithic, but in fact they have long been divided into several factions. This is a fact known to the world.
Han Wenyuan took a fancy to this and guessed that Master Tongxuan must not be willing to fall behind Lingjue Temple and Yukun Palace, and wanted to use his current strength to fight for the position of the leader of the righteous path.
And once the conditions offered by Han Wenyuan are enough to attract Master Tongxuan, he can indeed be persuaded to defect at the last moment and cooperate with the Jiuli tribe and the Han family to wipe out the remaining sects of the righteous path.
However, all this is just Han Wenyuan's speculation. As for whether Master Tongxuan really has this idea, or whether he can agree to his conditions, it is still unpredictable for the Han family to cooperate with the Jiuli tribe.
Thinking of this, Han Xing said worriedly: "Master, if Master Tongxuan does not have this intention, or is unwilling to accept the conditions you proposed, the consequences... are still unpredictable!"
"Don't worry. When have you ever seen me and done something you were not sure about?"
Although Han Wenyuan acted confident, in fact he was still not completely sure in his heart. It's just that this was the previous plan. Now that it has come to this point, I have to give it a try no matter what.
If it can be successful, it will be the best. If it cannot be successful, we can only abandon this best solution and find another way.
