"Quickly inform your helmsman that the Ghost Elder of the Ghost Fire Sect is visiting." At the door of the Shuntian Escort Bureau, a thin and arrogant disciple of the Ghost Fire Sect walked forward and said to the gatekeeper.
"Are you from the Ghost Fire Sect? Please wait a moment." One of the guards guarding the door was surprised, and then hurriedly ran into the escort office.
After a while, the guard who responded led the fourth elder of the Shuntian Escort Agency out.
"It turns out to be the ghost-faced elder of the Ghost Fire Sect. I've come to greet you at a loss." After seeing who was outside the escort office, the fourth elder said with a smile and clasped his fists.
"I won't say any more polite words. Fourth Elder, I have something important to meet with your chief helmsman this time. Please bring it with you." The ghost-faced elder didn't waste any words and directly stated the purpose of this trip, but his attitude was different. Very arrogant.
"Oh, that's really unfortunate. Just the day before yesterday, the helmsman of my family escorted the escort out of the escort agency because of an important business. Now the elder is in charge of the escort agency. I heard from his subordinates that the elder had already prepared a good meal in the living room. Treat Elder Ghost with some refreshments." The fourth elder of Shuntian Escort Bureau was not angry, and still smiled.
"Oh? Such a coincidence? Your helmsman was not here just after I arrived?" Hearing what the other party said, the ghost-faced elder sneered, "Then just lead the way. The same goes for your elder."
"Elder Ghost Face, please follow me." After saying that, the fourth elder of Shuntian Escort Bureau personally led Elder Ghost Face into the Escort Bureau.
After a while, the fourth elder led the ghost-faced elder to the outside of the reception hall. At this time, the elder of Shuntian Escort Agency was already standing outside the hall.
"Elder Ghost Face is a rare visitor. What brought you to our Lanming City?" the great elder said first.
"Forgive me, Great Elder. I came here to discuss the alliance with your gang on the order of the sect master." Elder Ghost Face said, the arrogance from before had reduced a lot.
The opponent is a strong man in the Tianchong realm. Although his cultivation level is only one level higher than his own, the gap in strength is indeed huge and he is not on the same level at all. Facing people who are stronger than himself, Elder Ghost Face still doesn't dare to be too presumptuous.
"That's really unfortunate. My helmsman personally escorted an important client out the day before yesterday and can't come back for the time being." The elder apologized.
"Great Elder, the fourth elder has just said this. In this case, I won't talk nonsense. I know that in your Shuntian Escort Bureau, apart from your helmsman, your words have the most weight. I hope that you, Great Elder, will Please persuade your helmsman to join our alliance with the Ghost Fire Sect. You must know that our Alliance with the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace is already the strongest alliance in the entire Yongyan Mansion. There are many benefits to joining us." Elder Ghost Face said calmly, with an expression on his face. Very confident.
"Elder Ghost Face is joking. My words don't hold much weight. But since Elder Ghost Face said so, I will definitely persuade our helmsman when he comes back. Please rest assured Elder Ghost Face." The Great Elder still said with a smile.
"Okay, the great elder has said so. I naturally believe it. Then I, the Ghost Fire Sect, will wait for your good news." Elder Ghost Face stood up and said.
"No problem. It's rare for Elder Ghost Face to come to Lanhai County, so why not stay in my escort agency for a few more days? We can also treat him as a landlord."
"No need, I have other important things, so I won't disturb your gang. I hope that next time I come, we will be an alliance." Elder Ghost Face declined the other party's kindness.
"Since Elder Ghost Face still has important matters, I won't force him to stay. The Fourth Brother will send Elder Ghost Face to me." The Great Elder ordered.
"Elder Ghost Face, I'll see you off." The fourth elder on the side said with a smile.
"Um."
After sending off the Ghost Fire Sect members, the fourth elder returned to the secret room inside the meeting hall.
At this time, the chief rudder of the Shuntian Escort Bureau, the great elder and others were all there.
"Have they left?" the great elder asked.
"Well, he has left. I have sent someone to follow him secretly from a distance." The fourth elder replied.
"It's coming a little faster than expected, what do you think, Great Elder?" Dong Tianling asked.
"The Ghost Fire Sect has always been arrogant and domineering. This time they didn't get the answer they wanted. They definitely won't give up and will come back soon." The Great Elder thought deeply.
"Then it's not an option for us to keep avoiding him like this. We might make the other party angry." At this time, the fifth elder on the side said worriedly.
"There is no other way. Let's hold off for now and wait until the people from Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace arrive. Well, I guess they will arrive soon." The great elder counted his fingers.
"The Great Elder is right. If you can escape, escape first. During this period, I will also secretly observe the actions of other forces and try to remain neutral. If that is not possible, I will choose a reliable one." Dong Tianling said.
"Our biggest advantage now is that the helmsman has entered the soul realm, and his power is not yet known. If it doesn't work out in the end, the helmsman will reveal his identity as a strong soul realm, and there may be unexpected results." The great elder then said.
"I think it will work. Anyway, most of the forces will not express their stance easily now. How about we just wait and see what happens." At this time, the second elder also said.
"Okay, let's do it like this. Then everyone should keep a low profile and try to collect intelligence from all parties, especially the Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion." Dong Tianling decided. ,
"Yes, Captain."
On the other side, Elder Ghost Face led a group of people and went straight to the Fire Fist Gate after leaving Shuntian Escort Agency.
At this moment, the door of Fire Fist Sect is closed tightly, and no one is guarding the door.
"Knock on the door." The ghost-faced elder frowned and ordered.
After a knock on the door, footsteps were heard soon, and then the door opened.
"Who are you?" The person who opened the door was a disciple of the Fire Fist Sect.
"We are from the Ghost Fire Sect. Go and report to your sect leader quickly, saying that Elder Ghost Face has something to ask for." The disciple of the Ghost Fire Sect said.
Next, a similar scene occurred at the Fire Fist Gate.
"I'm really sorry. My sect leader, along with the first elder and the second elder, are out inspecting the property. They won't be able to come back in the near future. When my sect leader comes back, I will convey your words to my sect leader, Elder Ghost Face. Please don't worry." The third elder of the Fire Fist Sect said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll wait for the good news from your sect leader. I have something important to do and I'll leave first." The ghost-faced elder said with some displeasure.
"Then I'll see the elder off." The third elder of the Fire Fist Sect said with a smile.
"No need." After saying that, Elder Ghost Face left here.
After the ghost-faced elder left, Huo Meng walked out of the inner room.
"They left?"
"Well, let's go, and then wait for the next wave." The third elder returned to his seat.
"The Ghost Fire Sect will not give up until there is a reply. And the old ghost-faced ghost, since he is here to persuade you to join, his attitude, huh!" Huo Meng had a gloomy face. He had heard it through the secret hole in the inner room before. Elder Ghost Face said before that he was here to persuade him to join, but his attitude was so arrogant that it really made people angry.
"Be patient for a while and wait until the sect master can successfully survive the catastrophe." The third elder said lovingly to Huo Meng.
"Elder, has my father begun to overcome the tribulation now?" At this time, Huo Mengyou began to worry.
"Well, calculate the time, we should start. Don't worry, we are very well prepared this time, and there are also great elders and others to protect the law. The sect master will be fine, and he will definitely be able to survive the catastrophe." Three The elder consoled him.
Having said that, the two of them could not help but still worry. The Heavenly Tribulation was no better than others. Even if they were fully prepared, no one dared to say that they could survive it 100%. Although external objects were important, the most important thing was the tribulation itself and its own strength. That's the fundamental thing.
Next, the ghost-faced elder and his party came to Shuitian Pavilion again, but still did not see the person in charge of the other party.
"Elder, those three families are so disrespectful to the Ghost Fire Sect that they dare to fool us like this!" complained one of the accompanying core disciples of the Ghost Fire Sect.
"Oh, what do you know? The sect leader has already guessed the reaction of these families. I didn't expect them to give us an immediate reply this time. The purpose of coming here is to put pressure on them. Calculate the time, Jueshi Palace and People from Tonglin Palace will come here soon, and what we have to do is to ensure that they will not join the alliance between Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace." Elder Ghost Face said with a stern smile.
"I see, I understand." The disciple behind him suddenly realized.
"Let's go, there are other weaker forces that we have to go to." Elder Ghost Face ordered.
"yes."
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In Fengbaozhai, Shi Jiu was sitting in the small courtyard, reading Chang Lin's experience, closing the book and closing his eyes in meditation from time to time.
"It's a really good book. What's missing now is hands-on practice. Now that I have enough materials, I can practice more after I leave Fengbaozhai." Shi Jiu thought to himself.
At this moment, Jin Yan'er's maid came to the small courtyard.
"Thank you Miss Yan'er for informing me. Please thank your lady for me." The maid told Shi Jiu that the Ghost Fire Sect and his party came to Lanming City and went to Shuntian Escort Bureau, Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion respectively.
After sending the maid away, Shi Jiu sat back on the stone bench.
"It came very quickly, but those three families probably haven't agreed yet. Well, Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace are probably arriving soon." Although this matter has nothing to do with Shi Jiu, he is not deaf to it. There are still things that need to be known about things outside the window, especially in the current situation.
On the third day, in the Fengbaozhai Hall.
Today is the agreed departure day, and Shi Jiu arrived here early.
After a while, Jin Yuner came to the hall with her personal maid.
"It's so early, why don't you sleep a little longer? It's still early before departure." Jin Yuner smiled.
"I'm used to getting up early, and Miss Yan'er is also quite early." Shi Jiu replied.
"By the way, what do you think of what happened yesterday?" Jin Yuner asked.
"Are you talking about the Ghost Fire Sect's visit to the three families of Shuntian Escort Agency? Well, you don't have to guess to know that those three families must be delaying as long as they can. After all, whether the people from Jueshi Palace are here or not, they can't agree immediately," Shi Jiu said. .
"Haha, you are right. The news I got is that the Ghost Fire Sect didn't look very good after they came out of these three families. It should be because they didn't get the reply they wanted."
Jin Yan'er nodded, then walked to Shi Jiu and continued: "Before you set off, I have something to give you."
Then Jin Yan'er's personal maid handed Shi Jiu a brocade bag woven with gold and colorful threads.
"Oh? What is it?" After taking the kit, Shi Jiu looked at it curiously and then asked.
"Open it three days after you get there." Jin Yuner said solemnly.
"Is it really mysterious?" Seeing Jin Yuner's serious face, Shi Jiu became even more curious.
"Just do as you are told. You are not allowed to open it in advance. Can you do that?" Jin Yuner asked.
"Can...can you reveal it in advance?" Shi Jiu blinked.
"No." Jin Yuner refused.
"Okay." Shi Jiu curled his lips.
An hour later, Shi Jiu set off with Feng Baozhai's team, and the tip bag given by Jin Yuner was put into the storage ring by Shi Jiu.
Although curious, Shi Jiu abided by the agreement and did not open the bag of tips in advance. He didn't get along with Jin Yuner for a long time, but Shi Jiu believed that the other party would not harm him, so it seemed that he could only wait until three days before opening the place.
