Xu Dingshan asked: "Then how did Mr. Ruan answer your Excellency?"
Yankong frowned and said: "At first, I said that you would apologize privately to my Lu Jiao people and pay gold as compensation, so that this matter can be settled."
Xu Dingshan took off his veil and frowned:
"What do you think?"
Yankong sneered and replied: "Walking around the world means 'faithfulness' and 'righteousness', and the other thing is reputation. Although my Lu Jiao is not well-known in the Central Plains, I don't have to buy it with money." Everyone, so I think we would like to ask you to hold a banquet and apologize to us openly, and clarify the matter and it will be settled."
Yankong paused for a moment, remembering that Ruan Qingchou said that he wanted them to come up to discuss together. At this time, Ruan Qingchou had disappeared. Only these people from Jiangnan sects pretending to be Lu Jiao were left. He couldn't figure out why Ruan Qingchou He wanted to escape, so he asked: "Everyone, who is Ruan Qingchou among you, and why can he make the decision for you? Furthermore, I heard someone mentioned that this person is called Jianghu Baixiao Ruan Qingchou. I don't know who he is with you. relation?"
Seeing that Yankong was not a reckless person, Xu Dingshan motioned to everyone to remove their veils, "I am Xu Dingshan, the head of the Yushan Sword Sect. This is the head of the Tianxuan Temple, Abbot Qingyi, and I have met you."
They were prejudiced against Lu Jiao, and today they knew they were in the wrong, but they were unwilling to address Lu Jiao's people with respect. They were more polite in their words, but still used the title "Your Excellency."
Yankong returned the favor with cupped fists.
Xu Dingshan explained:
"Mr. Ruan is known as Baixiao in the world. I thought he was resourceful, so I listened to his plan and planned to capture the devil Ji Ruge.
A few days ago, the eminent monk of Huatan Temple was killed, and later the leader of Anning Temple, Taoist Master Luo, was killed. They were all committed by Ji Ruge. This demon appears every few years, and wherever he goes, there must be masters of the sect one after another. was killed, we had no choice but to meet Mr. Ruan when he was traveling to the south of the Yangtze River, and we got in touch with him. He gave us advice, which was originally a chivalrous act to help us solve the problem of Ji Ruge in the south of the Yangtze River.
Unexpectedly, the name of your sect was used to lure Ji Ruge into taking the bait, and also hoped that Haihan would take the bait. However, Mr. Ruan, as the person who planned the plan, actually escaped in the middle way. I don't know what that means? Even if we can't catch Ji Ruge, we won't blame him. He doesn't need to escape. "
Yankong heard the words, sneered twice, and replied: "I have heard of this person's name. Although there are many rumors in the world, today I saw that he was not worthy of his name. He turned out to be a timid and fearful person. It is really ridiculous."
Yankong continued: "Since Ruan Qingchou has escaped, I will seek justice from you. I wonder if you are willing to do what I asked? I don't want your compensation, as long as you hold a banquet and give it to me in front of everyone. If Lu Jiao apologizes, we will forget about it."
When Xu Dingshan and Abbot Qingyi heard this, they remembered the conditions proposed by Yankong.
The two heads and the group of experts behind them all looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to answer Yankong's question.
Because in their hearts, it is indeed very difficult to apologize to the people of the Lu Sect in person. After all, the Lu Sect has always been regarded as a cult by major sects in the Central Plains and has been shunned.
If they bow their heads and apologize to Lu Jiao in front of everyone in the world, it will damage the reputation of the major sects in the south of the Yangtze River. From now on, they will never be able to hold their heads high again when they walk in the world.
This move won't work.
In theory, it was their fault. They all blamed Ruan Qingchou for his original idea. There were so many sects in Jiangnan that insisted on pretending to be Lu Jiao. At the beginning, Li Kun suggested not to use the name of Lu Jiao, but the name of Li Zong. , Ruan Qingchou objected wholeheartedly, saying that Li Zong was originally a major sect in Jiangnan, and was in the same spirit as other sects in Jiangnan, and there was no name for bribery, and he was worried that Ji Ruge would not be fooled.
When there was trouble, this person ran away the fastest.
Ruan Qingchou's real objection to using Li Zong's name was because he had investigated that the people killed by Ji Ruge were all bad guys, not because Li Zong and other factions in Jiangnan were on the same side. It was because he felt that Ji Ruge should be a knight-errant who dealt with bad guys. If it was in the name of Li Zong, I'm afraid Ji Ruge wouldn't take the bait.
It has to be said that he used this point in the right place and almost lured Xiaoyu's 'Ji Ruge' into taking the bait.
Xu Dingshan and Abbot Qingyi looked at Yankong. Xu Dingshan clasped his fists and said to Yankong: "Your Excellency, wait a moment. How about we discuss it for a while?"
Yankong nodded and replied: "I came to Yangzhou today just to get justice. Please do as you please. I have plenty of time to wait."
Xu Dingshan and Abbot Qingyi, together with the masters of the sects, retreated to a round table on one side to discuss together.
"You have also listened to Na Yankong's request. How do you think you should deal with it?" Xu Dingshan asked in a low voice to the people gathered around a table.
Abbot Qingyi clasped his hands and said: "The old monk feels it is inappropriate. This move will definitely damage the reputation of our Jiangnan sect. In the future, people from our Jiangnan sect will be ridiculed by people in the world when they travel around the world."
Lu Fang also replied from the side: "Yes, we held a banquet for them to apologize. If this spreads out in the future, we will be the cowards who are afraid of the cult in the Western Regions. How can we be embarrassed and thrown into grandma's house? No, no."
Another master from Mingyi Sword Sect replied: "Senior Brother Lu is right, we can't agree to it."
For a time, there were seven or eight mouths on the same table, talking about each other.
Xu Dingshan sighed: "Then Yankong wants us to give him justice, what do you think?"
Lu Fang thought for a while and said to Xu Dingshan: "Master Xu, how about we use all the gold raised by everyone as an apology and let them settle the matter? This money was raised by everyone. It is enough. Instead of We’ve lost face, so why don’t we all endure it and give up the gold upstairs?”
Everyone listened and nodded, Xu Dingshan said: "That's all, that's all."
Abbot Qingyi frowned and said: "But everyone also listened just now. Yankong said that he wants us to apologize, even if we don't give up money."
Lu Fang replied: "Ruan Qingchou promised to give him one thousand taels of gold as compensation, but we gave him everything upstairs, nearly five thousand taels of gold. He said he didn't want it, maybe because the money was not enough. "
Xu Dingshan nodded after hearing this and replied: "It should be so. Let's go and discuss it with them."
Yankong saw the people over there getting up and coming, thinking that the discussion had come to a conclusion, he led his disciples to stand up and walked over, and the two parties faced each other.
"Have we reached a conclusion?" Yankong frowned and looked at Xu Dingshan.
Xu Dingshan clasped his fists and said: "I'm afraid we can't hold a banquet to apologize. Your Excellency, why not do this? We have nearly five thousand taels of gold upstairs and gave it to you as an apology. We are pretending to be your sect, so how about we just let it go? ?”
Hearing this, Yankong sneered and said: "Haha, five thousand taels of gold? Our Lu Jiao is the state religion in the Xiongnu, and we are the Taoist sect of the Northern Territory. Our master is regarded as the Taoist King of Beiguang by the King of the Huns. Do you think that I am a member of the Lu Jiao?" Will you be short of money?"
When Xu Dingshan heard this, he thought to himself that this person really didn't want to accept it, so he asked: "What do you mean, your Excellency? How much compensation do you need?"
After hearing this, Yankong replied in a deep voice: "Money can't solve all problems. You can't let the reputation of my Lu Jiao be ruined in Jiangnan. We have to hold a banquet to apologize."
After hearing this, Lu Fang stood up and said angrily: "What the hell are you doing, Lu Jiao? I, the Luo Yue Sect, are not afraid of you, but don't be punished with a toast!"
Ping Kang, the great disciple of Yankong on one side, heard this, swung the sword in his hand, stood up, and replied: "Humph, I was about to learn your brilliant move!!"
