"About half an hour later, Mingwei General Cheng Lixue walked out of the inn with a stiff face, and his face seemed to be filled with anger."
The blood river sect's spy was telling the butcher everything he saw at that time.
"They had a conflict?!" The butcher immediately became excited after hearing this.
If there is a conflict between the Shenwu Army and Buddhism and Taoism, then the Holy Sect does not need to worry for the time being!
The confrontation between the Jianghu and the imperial court did not happen overnight.
People in Jianghu value freedom and freedom from restraint.
People in the imperial court respected order and behaved appropriately.
It is destined that the two parties' operating purposes cannot be completely unified.
Both have waxed and waned over thousands of years.
When the imperial court is strong and prosperous, people in the world will restrain themselves and even serve the imperial court.
For example, during the Wenjing period of the Pre-Han Dynasty, knights were used by the imperial court.
Another example is that during the Zhenguan and Kaiyuan years of the former Tang Dynasty, martial arts were driven by the imperial court.
But in times of trouble, the world will also be in turmoil.
For example, the Anshi Rebellion, the late Tang Dynasty, the Northern Qian Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty went south to destroy the Song Dynasty...
Now if the imperial court and Jianghu were fighting over certain things, the Blood River Sect would laugh to death.
Under the butcher's questioning, the leader in charge of the peripheral intelligence of the inn, the same hawker from before, quickly said, "Back to the hall master, Cheng Lixue then ordered the hundreds of cavalry who followed him to surround the inn with Yulong's city defense troops. . And the people in the inn are strictly ordered not to enter or leave at will on a large scale, not to fight, not to make noises and spare their lives."
The leader talked for a long time, and his mouth became dry. He licked his lips and couldn't help but look at the teapot next to the butcher. There was still water mist on it, which was obviously chilled.
The butcher glanced at the boy and knew what he was thinking, but he had been working really hard recently. He could not just rely on coercion to get his people to do things, but also give them some sweetness at the right time, so that they could do things in a down-to-earth manner.
Immediately, the butcher poured the boy a cup of iced tea himself, and then took out a banknote from his sleeve.
"You and the brothers have worked hard these days, but when it comes to the foundation of the Holy Sect, you can't be careless and you need to be more careful. Take these coins and buy some good food for the brothers, but you are not allowed to drink! You must keep an eye on the Yulong Inn for me. Among the martial arts people, if anyone leaves on a large scale, report to me immediately!"
"Yes!" Looking at the five hundred taels of silver notes in his hand, the leader felt happy. Not to mention having a good meal, even if he had ten meals, it would not cost him one hundred taels! This wave made a net profit of four hundred taels.
After drinking the herbal tea and collecting the banknotes, the leader continued, "Master, about an hour after Cheng Lixue left, the Shenwu Army came. A total of three hundred people came, covering the front and back doors of the Yulong Inn. They were surrounded. If more than three people go out, they must get approval from the Shenwu Army."
The butcher's eyes lit up when he heard this, "This is a good thing. These Buddhist and Taoist masters will not fall out with people in the court. Now we are more relaxed! You continue to keep an eye on this inn. If anything happens, Report it immediately!"
"yes!"
After the leader left, the butcher immediately began to write information and ordered people to deliver it.
Although the Blood River Sect does not have Lingfeng Pigeon, they have their own way of transmitting information in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
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Southern Xinjiang, the Blood River Sect's main altar.
This place was full of corpses. Not long ago, a huge conflict broke out within the Blood River Sect.
There has been a long-term conflict between the elder line and the protector line.
The elders are the remaining disciples of the original Blood River Sect. Today, the original minions have become the current elders.
The guardian system is the masters recruited by the Blood River Sect from all over the world, including but not limited to warriors who are trapped in a certain realm and cannot break through, individual people who have great hatred but cannot avenge it, righteous disciples who betray the sect, and those who are wanted by the court. Big robber.
The whole theme is garbage collection.
The Blood River Sect Master actually didn’t want to do it at first, but for the sake of expansion, there was no other way!
The Blood River Sect started late and was crippled by Zhang Sanfeng and his group. If they wanted to revive in a short period of time, they had to do whatever they could.
These garbage can be dealt with slowly after the Blood River Sect becomes the largest sect in the world. At present, fighting against the Buddhist and Taoist families is the top priority.
The elder system and the guardian system are not worth each other for a long time!
The higher-ups above have nothing to do with it. They have the most resources and everyone has similar interests. There is nothing to fight for. At most, they are fighting for face.
But it is different for the disciples below. All resource allocation, gold and silver rewards... are limited. If you take more, I will take less.
As the senior members of the elder family, the disciples below naturally enjoy more, which has long aroused the dissatisfaction of the guardian family.
Moreover, the leader of the Blood River Sect encourages fighting. Disciples can fight each other, as long as it doesn't go too far.
Private fights are not allowed in the Dongxuan realm and above, and deaths in the Yuanhua realm need to be investigated.
While protecting high-end combat power, cultivate more outstanding disciples by raising gu.
Although this method is bloody, it is also effective.
Now the power of the Blood River Sect Master can no longer be resisted by any one sect alone!
However, this also planted the seeds of this large-scale conflict.
This time, the sect leader brought the first elder and the second elder to the north, and the chief protector was not at the gate either.
This chaos broke out in the Blood River Sect's main altar, and the elder system that originally had the upper hand was suppressed by the guardian system.
More than ten Yuanhuajing people were killed or injured in the conflict.
This was the scene where corpses were scattered all over the place. In the end, the fifth elder couldn't stand it anymore, fearing that things would get out of control and the sect leader would blame them when he came back, so he stopped the turmoil from continuing.
"Fifth Elder, there is information coming from Jade Dragon City!"
The fifth elder took the note from the hands of the hall master.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but this look shocked the fifth elder.
Seeing the expression on the fifth elder's face, everyone present knew that the matter was not simple.
"Fifth Elder, what happened!"
After reading it, the fifth elder circulated the note in his hand to everyone.
"The Zhongyuan Wulin Zhengdao is targeting us again! What a fool!" Protector Bei cursed loudly after reading.
It was already difficult to deal with Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng, but now Zhang Xuanqing from Tianshi Mansion and Jing Nian Zen Sect have arrived.
The younger Ninth Elder, um, that is, exactly fifty years old, was young and energetic, and immediately jumped into the crime.
"The imperial court wants to deal with us, and now it wants to involve both Buddhism and Taoism. This is really treating us like weak persimmons!"
"Lao Jiu, don't be impatient! These people are all top figures in the world, so we can't just rely on their bravery."
The person who spoke was the Seventh Elder, an old man with a goatee who looked sinister. He just wanted to tell others directly that I was a bad guy and that I had a conspiracy!
"What the seventh elder said is absolutely true. Now that the sect leader is not in the door, we must act even more cautiously!"
Protector Nan on the side spoke in agreement.
Although he is from the Dharma Protector system, he has a close relationship with the Seventh Elder.
"Old Qi, you are so resourceful, what do you think we should do?!"
The seventh elder just smiled reservedly, stood up, bowed his hands to everyone, and then said, "Everyone, the imperial court and the martial arts righteousness are now coming fiercely, and they are obviously aware of our existence. Our Blood River Sect has been working with these people since the ancestor established the path. The hypocritical martial arts world is incompatible with each other. When they come this time, they must be taught a lesson!"
"You put it nicely. Although we seem to have more masters here than them, Zhang Xuanqing has been in the Dharma, Celestial and Elephant Realm for many years, and he is not a good person. Zhuge Zheng and I are also disciples of Wei Qing Qingqing of the Zi Zi Sect, with extraordinary martial arts. The sect leader is not in the sect. Nai, if you really start to use your hands, you still don’t know who will teach whom!”
Protector Bei is a straightforward person, and what he dislikes the most is people like the Seventh Elder who are calculating and not grand at all.
Their incompatible natures lead to an average relationship between the two.
"It is exactly what the North Protector said. Zhang Xuanqing is the master of the Tianshi Mansion. This Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Art can restrain the blood river holy method of our sect. Unless it can reach the highest state of the legendary Ten Thousand Blood Transformation Yuan, otherwise it will It is difficult to get rid of the restraint of the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Art on our true energy. Therefore, it is definitely unwise to confront them head-on."
"You've been talking for a long time, but haven't you farted at all!?" Protector Bei snorted coldly, not giving the Seventh Elder any face.
"Actually, this method is in the intelligence." The seventh elder also said, "We don't have to make things complicated!"
The Seventh Elder held up the piece of paper with the information written on it and said, "According to the news from Yulong City, Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng have entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains in order to pry into the secrets of our Blood River Sacred Sect. Everyone, This place is our territory! If we can find Liu Dufeng and Zhuge Zhengwo in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and seriously injure or even kill them first, wouldn't it be easy to deal with the remaining Zhang Xuanqing and the others? too much!?"
This strategy has little gold content. It is to use the geographical advantage and the number of people to deal with one part of the enemy first, and then deal with the other part.
But it is one of the most intuitive methods at the moment.
"What the Seventh Elder said is true!" As a good friend of the Seventh Elder, Protector Nan naturally has to be a good supporter, and besides, this plan is indeed a good one!
"Then let's do it! Lao Qi, Lao Ba, Lao Jiu, Protector Nan, and Protector Qian, the five of you are responsible for looking for traces of Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng in Shiwan Mountain. Once found, immediately prepare to lead people to surround them. Kill!" the Fifth Elder, as the current highest person in charge of the main altar, ordered.
Although there is friction between the elder system and the guardian system, they are still unambiguous in the face of major issues.
"At the same time, we send an order to all the intelligence bases in the mountain to collect intelligence with all their strength! The mountain people who enveloped us must also use it. We must find traces of Liu Dufeng and Zhuge Zhengwo in the shortest possible time!"
"yes!"
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In southern Xinjiang, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains.
Under the leadership of Jin Bao, Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng have gone deep into it.
These days, the two of them have finished eating the dried meat, but fortunately, there are many delicacies and delicacies in this hundred thousand mountains.
There are many pheasants, wild boars, and deer deer in this mountain.
There are also a lot of wild vegetables.
There is no need to mention the food for the three of them. They have gained some weight these days.
In fact, there were a lot of delicious fungi, but none of the three of them dared to eat them. It's not that they are afraid of poisoning. Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng are naturally aware of poisons.
It's just that there are some fungi that he hasn't read, but they have hallucinogenic effects, which is also a troublesome thing.
When the three of them passed by a town, they also changed some dry food and water.
The Hundred Thousand Mountains seem to stretch out, but there are not a few mountain people living in them. They have spontaneously formed towns for many years to trade materials.
"Jinbao! There are many gods worshiped in southern Xinjiang!" Zhuge Zheng and I discovered that many Zhai owners and Zhendian worship gods along the way.
"Yes, Zhuge Achai, we people in southern Xinjiang have many gods. The ones worshiped the most are the Gu God and the Witch God!"
The art of Gu is widely spread in southern Xinjiang, and any village that studies the art of Gu will worship the God of Gu.
The Witch God is the supreme god in southern Xinjiang mythology. He has a mysterious origin, is proficient in witchcraft, and is sometimes male or female.
Then there are all kinds of evil gods and strange gods!
"Hey, Jinbao, who is that god with a high crown and a broad belt that we saw in Zhendian a few days ago?!" Liu Dufeng asked his disciple.
That god has the most normal painting style among the statues of gods, and is most like a Taoist god. There are many worshipers, second only to mainstream gods such as the Gu God and the Witch God.
"This seems to have come from Dazhou, and few people worshiped it before."
Liu Dufeng nodded, seeing that the painting style was indeed that of the God of the Central Plains.
Among the many statues, there was one that aroused the suspicion of Zhuge Zhengwo and Liu Dufeng.
The statue has a green face and fangs, three heads and eight arms, and the entire statue is stained with blood, and fresh blood must be offered every day.
There are many strange-looking evil gods, but it is the only one that needs to be worshiped with blood every day.
This approach looks like something the Blood River Sect can do.
The core of the Blood River Sect lies in human essence and blood.
Use the essence and blood of others to strengthen yourself.
This is very similar to the way of worshiping this evil god. If there is no connection between them, Liu Dufeng would not believe it.
It's a pity that the mountain people don't know the origin of this statue. They only know that it comes from the depths of Shiwan Mountain and is extremely effective.
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The sky was getting dark, and just when the three of them were about to find a place, they saw rising smoke, and there was a village in front of them!
"Haha, just in time, let's stay overnight!" While talking and laughing, the three of them headed towards the cottage.
"Uhapura, Lajiutuo..." After Jinbao communicated with the people in the village in local dialect, the three of them stayed in the village smoothly.
The villagers in the village were also curious about the sudden arrival of the three uninvited guests.
But it was normal for Liu Dufeng to come. After all, this place was no longer on the outskirts of the Shiwanda Mountains, and few people from the Central Plains would come to this place.
The three of them settled in the village leader's home, where the banknotes from Tiandi Bank could not be circulated, and the money Liu Dufeng and Zhuge Zhengwo brought with them was also limited, so they were about to pay them in silver.
Jinbao took out a dagger from his package and immediately got the thumbs up from the village leader.
The smelting technology in southern Xinjiang was backward, and such high-quality iron tools were still rare. They were immediately served good wine and food to entertain the two of them.
After dinner, Liu Dufeng came to Zhuge Zhengwo's room.
"Brother Zhuge, have you noticed..."
"Recently, we seem to be under surveillance!"
Liu Dufeng narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, this was not just his illusion. (End of chapter)
