Yunxiao Peak, Jiuxiao Palace
"Disciple, see your master."
"Well, get up." Looking at his apprentice whom he hadn't seen for more than a year, Yan Xiling had a kind smile on his face, and then his expression changed slightly: "Zhen'er, are you already in the middle stage of the Purple Mansion with your cultivation?"
"Yes." Yang Zhen lowered her head and responded. Although he knows the art of breath gathering, he can be easily seen through in front of the Yuan Ying Ancestor. That would be unsightly. It would be better to show off his cultivation level openly.
Sure enough, the ancestor was surprised, but he didn't take it seriously. He just put a narrow smile on his lips and said, "Zhen'er, I got it right. You are really a lucky person, haha!" Yang Zhen didn't He scratched his head shyly.
It seems that the ancestor attributed his sudden improvement in cultivation to Qin Mingyue. He was just happy with it.
At this time, a pretty-faced woman came in and brought him tea: "Junior brother, please have some tea." Yang Zhen was surprised: "Sister Tan, are you still here?" As soon as he said this, he realized I was reckless.
Tan Mingzhen was punished by being locked up in Jiuxiao Palace for three years because of his malicious attack on Qin Mingyue. Now four years have passed. It is said that she should return to Chongzhou to take charge of the Demon Suppression Palace and continue to compete with Kuang Wenzhi for control of Kuangzhou. This is how this woman should behave.
No matter which one, it means a lot of wealth, endless resources, and power.
How could she give up all this and still stay on the top of the snow-capped clouds? When he was wondering, he saw Tan Mingzhen lowering his head and explaining: "Master said that my foundation is not very solid, so he wants to continue to guide me for a few years." After saying that, his pretty face flushed slightly, but his eyes were full of energy.
Yang Zhen suddenly realized that she couldn't help but admire her ancestor's methods and laughed softly: "Congratulations, senior sister." Tan Mingzhen's smooth and jade-like face was radiant, but he said humbly: "How can I compare with my junior brother? It's so short. In one year, you have reached the fifth level of the Purple Mansion. Senior sister is very envious of the speed of your cultivation! Seriously speaking, junior brother is the lucky one!"
"It will come later..."
"Ming Zhen!" The ancestor shouted from the high platform. Tan Mingzhen's expression froze, his voice suddenly stopped, and there was a hint of panic on his face.
"It has nothing to do with you here, go down." Yan Xiling said with a straight face.
"Yes." Tan Mingzhen responded softly, bowed and exited the door. A trace of doubt flashed through Yang Zhen's mind.
"Zhen'er, why did you return to the clan this time?" Yan Xiling asked. Yang Zhen quickly retracted her thoughts and recounted the incident of being called up by Zhi Yuan.
"Well, it was probably Dai Chenghong who recommended you in front of the leader," Yan Xiling said, "Senior sister, I admire you very much for cracking Zhao Zhen's family-killing plan in one day! "That's it, Yang Zhen understood.
At first he thought this was an order from Yan Xiling, so he hurriedly came to see his master after returning to the clan. In fact, thinking about it, Yan Xiling would certainly know about such a major event as the assassination of Emperor Xu, but he, as the ancestor of Nascent Soul, would not worry about how to detect it.
At this time, Tan Mingzhen's report came from far outside the hall: "Master, the head brother asks for an audience." There is a formation in the hall, so the sounds inside cannot be transmitted out, but those outside can come in.
"Oh, please invite him in." Yan Xiling raised his hand. Seeing this, Yang Zhen stood up and prepared to leave.
The ancestor waved his hand and said warmly: "You are my true disciple. It's okay for you to listen to the sect's big and small matters. Just remember not to spread them around casually." Yang Zhen quickly agreed.
...The palace door opened, and Hong Zhengli walked in quickly, saluted respectfully to Ancestor Yan, turned around to see Yang Zhen, and said hello with a smile.
"What's the matter?" asked the ancestor. Hong Zhengli cleared his throat and said loudly: "Ancestor, Sha Tongtian sent an envoy to request that the number of schoolchildren participating in the sect election in Shazhou be increased to one hundred. The number of students selected for the academy in the end is expected to be no less than 100. ten people."
"Why is this?" Yan Xiling frowned: "There are only more than two hundred spiritual root disciples born in Shazhou every year. The sect has given them a pre-selection quota of one out of five, but the number of people they are selected every year is usually only One or two. They themselves are unwilling to send qualified disciples, but now they are asking to expand the quota. Do they think that the gate of my Yunxiao Sect is easy to come in? "
"Ancestor, please calm down," Hong Zhengli cupped his hands, smiled at Yang Zhen, and said, "The envoy of Qin reported that the Queen of Qin presided over the government yesterday and vetoed Shazhou's request to be included."
"I see," a sneer appeared at the corner of Yan Xiling's mouth: "What a capricious villain!" Then he smiled at Yang Zhen and said: "Your Taoist Queen is a sensible person and does not covet such small profits." Yang Zhen smiled slightly: "She has always kept the sect's kindness to Mingyue in mind and dare not forget it." Although he did not participate in Qin's court meeting yesterday, he heard Qin Mingyue mention it afterward.
During the year she left, Shazhou proposed attachments several times. Many people in the Qin government and the public believed that this was a good opportunity to expand the territory and honor the ancestors. They wanted to accept it, but she rejected it and ordered people to report the results of the court meeting to the Yunxiao Sect.
"Very good!" Yan Xiling nodded and looked at the leader: "Zhengli, how do you think we should handle it?" Hong Zhengli had thought about it before coming and immediately replied: "Disciple thinks this matter is not important. Ten apprenticeships will not take up much of the sect's resources. If they are really poorly qualified and cannot be trained, they will be sent back to their place of origin after eight years." Yan Xiling remained silent. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Yang Zhen frowning slightly, and couldn't help but Asked: "Zhen'er, what do you think?" Yang Zhen lowered her head and thought for a while, then replied: "Master Mingjian, this disciple thinks that Sha Tongtian's request is a kind of temptation. Shazhou's strength has been greatly reduced since the disappearance of the second master. before, so they tried to annex Qin and rely on grass and trees to maintain their former power."
"Now that it has been rejected by the Qin State and unable to annex it, Shazhou must be worried that our Yunxiao Sect will be angry, and is frightened in his heart, so he makes this test by retreating instead of advancing."
"My disciple's words make sense," the ancestor said with admiration and a smile on his face: "In your opinion, how should we deal with it?" Yang Zhen had long considered the situation where Shazhou and Yunxiao Sect were inseparable.
But at that time, others spoke softly, and no one would listen even if he had some strategies. Now that he saw his ancestor asking, he suddenly became energetic and spoke out all his thoughts that he had already thought about deeply——
"Shazhou is located in the north, straddling the two kingdoms of Qin and Xu. In the past, because our Yunxiao Sect was constantly fighting with the Qin State and needed to win over and stabilize the state, we gave it great autonomy. As a result, the state's actual situation has changed over the past hundreds of years. It is independent of our Xu country and becomes its own country."
"Now that the Qin State is on good terms with us, Shazhou's status has plummeted, and there is only one golden elixir left in the state, and its strength is not as good as before. Why not take advantage of this God-given opportunity to completely solve the Shazhou problem!"
"How to solve it?" The ancestor remained calm.
"Return from the soil and return to the current state!" Yang Zhen said firmly.
"First, Shazhou was treated as an inland state and divided into several counties. The sects sent county halls, county temples, state palaces, etc. at the same time. At the same time, Xu Guo sent county magistrates, prefects, state pastors, etc. Management. In short, all administrative measures are the same as those in the mainland."
"Secondly, to the soldiers who have made meritorious service in the Hanzhou Demon Clan battlefield, grant them land in Shazhou and promise to mine the mineral spiritual materials in the territory and divide them in half with the sect to consolidate their rule in Shazhou and take over Shazhou. profit……"
"Third, recruit Sha Tongtian and his key members to serve in the sect. First, they will be trained for one to two years. If they are compliant, they will be assigned suitable positions. If they are stubborn, they will be imprisoned forever!"
"Hahaha, Zhen'er can be said to be a newborn calf!" Yan Xiling laughed heartily, and Hong Zhengli also smiled, looking at Yang Zhen with amusement.
"What if Sha Tongtian refuses to come?" the ancestor suddenly asked.
"He is only in the middle stage of a golden elixir, how dare he disobey orders?" Yang Zhen said disdainfully. Of course he has this confidence in his heart.
Not to mention Dandan Zhuzhu, Qing Xiaoling and others in his space, every monk who is now no less powerful than a middle-stage Jindan cultivator, including himself, can also fight against a middle-stage Jindan cultivator after merging with Yiyi. Take a fight.
What's more, the second in charge of Shazhou, Lord Sassoon Haisha, has been locked up in the space by him! At first, Yang Zhen had the intention of releasing this person or handing him over to the sect. However, as Qin Mingyue put the blame for the ancestral incident on Daye Kingdom, it was difficult for this participant at that time to appear in front of the world. , can only continue to be detained.
Most of the time, Sassoon Hai serves as a sparring partner for everyone in the space. Therefore, even if Yang Zhen does not fully understand the strength of the people in Shazhou, she is at least 70 to 80% sure of dealing with them.
Sha Tongtian is just a household dog!
"Haha——" Yan Xiling continued to laugh: "Zhengli, look, my apprentice doesn't even pay attention to the middle stage of Jindan!"
"The disciples chosen by our ancestors with their keen eyesight are of course outstanding among men," Hong Zhengli praised.
Being praised like this by the two most powerful elders of the Yunxiao Sect, even though Yang Zhen was thick-skinned, she couldn't help but blush and felt a little embarrassed.
"Although your method is good, but..." Yan Xiling pondered for a while and then ordered: "Zhengli, go and tell Sha Tongtian that we agree to his request. We want him to be honest and peaceful, and do things well. Don't He must have wild thoughts and cut off his own escape route. I, the Yunxiao Sect, will not make things difficult for him!"
"I will obey the law." Hong Zhengli said loudly, without any hesitation in his tone. Yang Zhen was stunned. This was completely different from what he just said!
"What else is there?" the ancestor then asked.
"Kuang State sent an envoy about the murder of Elder Yuou the year before last. He believed that Yunxiao Sect and Kuang State are friendly neighbors and should not have helped Qin State and killed their third elder!"
"What did they ask for?"
"Require us to cede Tianshui County as compensation."
"Absurd!" Yan Xiling said angrily: "I was killed by the Queen of Qin. They didn't dare to go to Qin to settle accounts. Instead, they found us. Do you think I, the Yunxiao Sect, are easy to bully? Tell them that starting from New Year's Day next year, We, the Yunxiao Sect, will take back Tianshui County and no longer rent it to outside parties!"
"I want to see if they have the ability to take Tianshui County away!"
"Yes!" Hong Zhengli responded loudly. Yang Zhen was even more confused at the side. Why was the ancestor so gentle towards Shazhou, which had only one golden elixir left, but so tough towards Kuang, who was guarding the country with Yuanying and was one of the seven great kingdoms with Yunxiao Sect? ?
Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it and just sat aside and observed quietly. The next two things were more or less related to him.
"The third thing," Hong Zhengli then reported: "Sangzhou sent an envoy, saying that the third prince of Endless Sea was assassinated by our Yunxiao Sect Shuihong Zhenren when he was a guest in Sangzhou, and asked us to hand over the water. Rainbow, otherwise..."
"What else?"
"Otherwise, the coastal counties will become Zeguo."
"Haha," Yan Xiling sneered and asked, "Does this mean Sangzhou, or does it mean the endless sea?"
"Sangzhou said that Endless Sea entrusted them with the message."
"Then let Endless Sea send its own people to negotiate!" the ancestor said coldly.
"Yes." Hong Zhengli responded. Yan Xiling frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Let Cheng Ye come to see me later. Now that Qin Xu is on good terms, there is no need for his Hall of Prestige to remain idle in Shaozhou. Let him go to Qingzhou to guard it. !”
"yes."
"And that Kuang Wenzhi, I have handed over the Demon Suppression Palace to him and asked him to go to Yuezhou to guard it and make some achievements to convince the public!"
"Yes." Hong Zhengli responded, then hesitantly said: "Ancestor, there is another matter, but it is related to the Lu Kingdom. If it is not handled well, the Demon Suppression Palace may not be able to leave."
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Ancestor Qixia sent an envoy not long ago, saying..." Hong Zhengli glanced at Yang Zhen and said: "She has a disciple named Qing Xiaoling. After she found out, he should be with Junior Brother Yang. . Qixia misses this disciple very much and asks me, Yunxiao Sect, to release her and allow this girl to return to her hometown for a visit."
"Tsk, tsk," the ancestor smacked his mouth and said with a smile: "There is no peaceful person around us! Oh, that's not entirely the case. Now the Qin State and us have turned into enemies, haha!"
"Junior brother Yang played an important role in liaison." Hong Zhengli praised with a smile. Ancestor Yan nodded slightly, then his smile faded, and he looked at Yang Zhen: "Zhen'er, how do you plan to answer this matter about Lu Kingdom?" Yang Zhen frowned and said nothing.
Qing Xiaoling has a simple personality. He falls in love with someone and is devoted to it. He is not worried that the other person will never return after returning to Lu Kingdom, and they will have nothing to do with each other from now on.
What he is worried about is the secret of Qingshi Space. Qixia people are mature and cunning, and I am afraid that without any means, they can find out all the secrets from Qing Xiaoling with just a few words.
How can that be done? Therefore, even if Qing Xiaoling goes to Lu Country, she must be accompanied by him and cannot leave his sight.
But now, he doesn't have the time. Huang Ji is the top priority. Thinking of this, Yang Zhen no longer hesitated and replied: "Reporting to my ancestor, Senior Sister Xiaoling is currently in retreat and cannot escape for the time being."
"I will order Xiaoling to write a handwritten letter and give it to the envoy of the Lu Kingdom to explain the matter."
"That's very good," Yan Xiling nodded, turned to Hong Zhengli and said, "Just reply to Lu Kingdom like this."
"Yes." Hong Zhengli looked at Yang Zhen in surprise and said nothing more. ...After these few important things were said, the rest were some matters within the sect. Hong Zhengli reported them one by one, while Patriarch Yan closed his eyes slightly most of the time.
"Um, oh" a few times, with few specific instructions. Finally, when talking about the murder of Emperor Xu, the ancestor suddenly raised his hand and sent a purple-gold token to Yang Zhen.
"This is your master's token. With this token, you can question any real person in the sect face to face; you can enter any family territory in the Xu Kingdom to investigate. If anyone is dissatisfied, just report it and I will do it for you. You decide!"
"Yes!" Yang Zhen obeyed the order solemnly, but her heart was filled with fear. Is it possible that Emperor Xu’s son is also involved in some real person?
