In the eighteenth year of Yongtai, August 14th.
Luoyang City ushered in the "Youth Heroes Meeting", a grand gathering held every four years in the Central Plains martial arts world as scheduled.
Under the organization of the Justice Gate, this Heroes Meeting was an unprecedented event; as early as the beginning of August, they had begun to warm up for the meeting, and by today, the city was already bustling with people and excitement.
For the people in the city, this conference is like a festival. It can not only stimulate the economic growth of the city, but also let them watch a lot of excitement. In the future, it can also be used as capital for them to brag with outsiders. It can be said to be very profitable. No harm done.
The government, on the other hand, has a bit of a headache with this kind of activity; because there are too many people in the world of martial arts in the city, there will inevitably be friction. Although people in the world of martial arts have their own set of rules, and even if someone loses their life, the government will not have to deal with it. As the party maintaining law and order, they are still under pressure.
Fortunately... in order to relieve their pressure, Shen Youran gave them a lot of benefits, so they "put up with it".
That morning, just after Chen hour, the elders sent by various sects to attend the conference, as well as the "young heroes" invited to attend the conference, all came to the main helm of the Justice Gate one after another.
Most people who practice martial arts get up early. At this time, it is already dawn, which is just right.
of course there are exceptions……
For example, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai live in Zhengyi Gate, so they don't need to get up early in the morning to wash and change clothes, get invitations, visit the house... they just need to wait for work.
In addition, Sun and Huang have developed the habit of sleeping until late in the past few days because they have been too leisurely, so when others came to the Justice Gate for the meeting, the two of them were still snoring in the room. Big sleep.
At three o'clock in the morning, the reception hall of Zhengyi Gate was already filled with heroes from all walks of life.
Sitting upright on the main seat deep in the lobby is the current sect leader of the Justice Sect and the youngest sect leader in the history of their sect—Shen Youran.
At this moment, even a calm person like Master Shen couldn't help but feel the spring breeze on his face and beam with joy.
On the surface, he is proud of the reputation and respect he has gained at this moment; secretly, he is even more happy that his "big plan will come true."
"Master, all the invitations have been received and everyone is here." At this time, a disciple came to Shen Youran and whispered.
After hearing this, Shen Youran immediately said, "Okay, get ready to serve tea."
"Yes." The disciple received the order and quickly retreated.
Not long after, more than ten disciples of the Zhengyi Sect came to the corridor outside the lobby door to wait, each carrying a tray filled with teacups.
At this time, Shen Youran also stood up from his seat in time and cleared his throat.
Before he spoke, just the action of standing up had attracted the attention of almost everyone in the lobby.
"Everyone..." The moment Shen Youran spoke, the place fell silent. No one made any more noise. They all listened quietly to the speech of Master Shen, "Everyone...comrades in the world, senior teachers, I am fortunate to be here today. , Shen didn’t greet me well enough, but I still hope for Haihan.”
You have to be polite when you should be polite, and Shen Youran is quite good at speaking in this situation.
"Master Shen is too humble." "I have met Master Shen."...
The guests in the lobby also stood up and saluted one after another. Although they all said different words and sounded messy, they all had the same meaning and they were also polite words.
Of course... there were also some who were not polite to him.
For example, Feng Shunfeng and Feng Shunshui, the second and third leaders of the Cao Gang who were sitting below, remained seated and did not even look at Shen Youran - everyone in the world knew that they were Cao Gang. The Gang is at odds with the Justice Sect, and they don't mind being seen out.
However, no matter how bad the relationship between the two gangs is, as one of the four gangs and the three gangs, the Cao Gang still has to send two important people to attend an occasion like today; not to mention... this year The nephew of Di Bujue, the leader of the Cao Gang, was also invited to attend the meeting. Even if it was just to protect his shortcomings, he still had to send someone.
A moment later, after everyone finished their words in a commotion, Shen Youran spoke again: "Shen is not talented. This time, he was recommended by many sect leaders and seniors to lead the Justice Sect to take over the preparations for this year's Young Heroes Association; Thanks to the great blessing of everyone here, the preparations for the conference are now complete, and the opening is about to begin... Here, let Shen use tea instead of wine to toast everyone. I hope that all my colleagues will appreciate it and drink this cup with Shen..."
While he was speaking, his disciples from the Righteous Sect had already walked in with tea and poured the tea into the hands of the guests.
Some people don't like to drink wine, or they can't drink it; but everyone can drink tea, and there's only one reason for not drinking it, and that's because it doesn't give you face.
And at this juncture, those who blatantly refused to give Shen Youran face were the two from the Caobang...
Everyone brought tea in the direction of Master Shen. Only Feng Shunfeng and Feng Shunshui were still sitting, not reaching for the cups on the coffee table at hand.
"Second Master Feng, Third Master...what are you doing?" Shen Youran naturally saw the actions of those two people, so he paused the tea ceremony and asked them facing them.
When he asked this question, everyone in the lobby looked towards Er Feng; some whispers immediately spread among the crowd, undoubtedly talking about the gossip about the Cao Gang and the Zhengyimen.
Those two people were watched by so many people, but they didn't show any panic.
After a short silence, Feng Shunfeng stood up unhurriedly, clasped his fists and raised his hands to the people around him, then looked at Shen Youran and said: "Master Shen, Feng has something unclear, and he wants to take advantage of it. Now that all my colleagues are here, I would like to ask you for advice."
Hearing this, Shen Youran's face dropped like water, and she slowly put down the tea cup in her hand: "Feng Er is in charge, but it doesn't matter."
A sneer immediately appeared on Feng Shunfeng's big, rough face. He stretched out his hand to twist the beard on his chin and asked in a sinister manner: "I heard that in this conference, Master Shen will jointly decide on a decision among all the major sects. In addition to the invitation list, I also invited several young heroes who are not on the list in my own capacity... Is this happening?"
"It is true." Shen Youran answered frankly, "This is one of Shen's rights as the person in charge of the conference. All the comrades here also know that, does Master Feng Er have any objections to this?"
"Hmph..." Feng Shunfeng snorted coldly, "Then could you please tell us, Master Shen, what the basis is for the people you invited to be called 'Young Heroes'?"
After hearing this, Shen Youran also smiled: "Haha... based on Shen's judgment, isn't it enough?"
This is a bit crazy.
But if you have to say whether this is enough... it should be enough.
In today's martial arts world, even if Luoyang Zhengyi Sect's status is not as high as Shaolin Wudang and other top sects with a long history, it is by no means comparable to those second- and third-rate sects. In the years after Shen Youran became the sect leader, Zhengyi Sect has become even more important. Among the four sects and three gangs, they are the best, and they are in the limelight for a while.
It is more than enough for a young man recognized by a master of a first-class sect like him, Master Shen, to be called a "young hero".
But Feng Shunfeng doesn't care about this. He just wants to find trouble, so he will stir up trouble even if he is unreasonable...
"Ha! Okay! What a good judgement." Feng Shunfeng smirked, and then cast his eyes towards a young monk in the lobby, "This young master Chunkong... Although he has never set foot in the world, he is Master Ji Chen’s disciple of Shaolin Temple, you can just invite him..." He paused and then looked at a young man wearing a light-colored gown, "This descendant of 'Cangshan Feihe', Master Liu Yikong Xia, you went to invite... I don’t think everyone will have any objections." He paused again, and then his expression changed, "But... I heard that you also invited someone named Sun Yixie , he is the young master of a merchant family in Hangzhou, what is going on?" His sinister tone came again, "Could it be that...the quota of this Young Heroes Association can be bought and sold?"
Feng Shunfeng's words were poisonous. He clearly didn't have any evidence. Just because of Sun Yixie's family background, he hinted in and out of his words that Shen Youran invited Sun Yixie to join the Young Heroes Association because of the benefits of the Sun family. .
Of course, the book hints that Shen Youran does have a conspiracy and is indeed concerned about the Sun family's things, but he definitely won't do it for money.
However, people's words are scary... Moreover, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai have been regarded as Shen Youran's "connections" by the outside world these days, so when Feng Shunfeng said these words, many people in the lobby were jealous. Or people who doubted the two of them also started talking about it.
"Master Feng Er, what you said is..." Shen Youran was about to retort.
Unexpectedly, at this moment...
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A burst of loud laughter was heard coming from outside the door.
The laugher's voice was like spring thunder, which shocked everyone. In a few steps, his figure was like a gust of wind passing through the hall, swept into the hall, and stood in front of the Feng brothers.
Everyone in the hall took a closer look and saw that this man was about forty years old, dressed in a Taoist priest's attire, carrying a long sword on his back, and holding a sword in his hand.
Many people who had seen him recognized him immediately and could not help but softly exclaimed his name - "Yin Dao" Bai Ruhong.
"What a 'young master of a merchant family'." Bai Ruhongfu stood still and looked at Feng Shunfeng with contempt, "I traveled from the south of the Yangtze River to this place. What I saw and heard along the way was that there was only one person. Sun Yixie from Hangzhou, and Huang Donglai from Shuzhong...the two of them went to Zuma Village to destroy the mountain bandits, frightened the bandits at the mouth of the Yangtze River, solved a strange case in Luzhou Prefecture, and killed six thieves in the Dragon King Cave...The man-eating shop picked red chopsticks. , Zhixian Pavilion defeated Xiao Dezu..." He finished this sentence in one breath, turned around and glanced around the lobby, "I would like to ask you, how many of the 'young heroes' here are good at it? Who thinks he is better than these two 'young masters' when it comes to chivalry?"
The male and female heroes present were all seventeen or eighteen years old, and most of them were still shameless.
When Bai Ruhong said this, many people who were quietly dismissing Sun and Huang just now lowered their heads in shame, or at least looked sideways and kept silent.
"Senior Bai..." Feng Shunfeng felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, "Are these things...really done by them? Did you hear it wrongly?"
His attitude towards Bai Ruhong is still very good, because everyone in the world knows that the four "Golden Beggar, Silver Dao, Bronze Confucianism and Iron Monk" all have no family or sect, act as they please, hate evil as much as hatred, and are moody; to put it bluntly... ...that is, your martial arts skills are extremely high, and no one can control you. As long as he feels reasonable, he will attack you if you disagree with him, and if he does, he may destroy your martial arts skills.
Therefore, even if Feng dared to offend Shen Youran, he would not dare to make a mistake in front of Bai Ruhong.
"Nonsense!" Bai Ruhong was not so polite to Feng Shunfeng, "Then you just said that Master Shen received benefits from the Sun family. Where did you hear it? Or did you mean to slander others?"
"No, no, no... I don't mean that..." Feng Shunfeng was scared at that time.
Now that things have happened, no one will question Sun Yixie's qualifications to participate in the conference or Shen Youran's shady affairs.
Shen Youran, who was standing in the distance and watching with cold eyes, also felt that the matter was almost done here, and he had to give Feng a step down, otherwise if there was a real fight, his important event would be missed.
"Senior Bai, don't be angry." After a breath, Shen Youran quickly stepped forward and came to Bai Ruhong and the Feng brothers. He cupped his hands and saluted, "I think... Master Feng Er doesn't have any other intentions. It's just that I am worried that the number of seats in the Heroes Association will be mishandled, so I ask this question. My two good brothers, Yi Xie and Dong Lai, are indeed new to the world. It is understandable that Master Feng Er does not know their deeds. "
"Hmph." Bai Ruhong heard this and saluted Shen Youran, then looked askance at Feng Shunfeng and said, "Shen Changmen is still sensible and knowledgeable... That's all, that poor Taoist is also looking at you for your sake. Come on, just say a few words less."
"Junior thanks Senior Bai." Shen Youran immediately smiled and gestured to his subordinates, asking them to serve Bai Ruhong tea.
After a while, Shen Youran returned to the main seat, and finally drank the cup of tea that was offered to everyone.
This time, even the people in Caobang were embarrassed not to give this face...
And after this "sip of tea", Shen Youran's big plan has been determined to be "30%". What about the remaining "70%"... Let's hear the explanation later.
