Li Junce and his party led Elder Qiao into the meeting hall inside the Sword Peak Sword Pavilion. Elder Qiao, who was called uncle by Lin Manliu, was looking around at the various furnishings and arrangements in the meeting hall. He did not look at the arrangement of tables and chairs in the meeting hall. Looking at the scenery that had not changed since he left, the old man couldn't help but start to recall the past.
In the early years, when his nephew was still young, he was a swordsman genius in the peak. He was on par with the old mountain master's son. He was once honored to be called the Sword-casting Peak's Double Bi, and later he was in charge of the business of the Li family. Boy, together with his nephew and the son of the old mountain master, the three of them became sworn brothers. It was a good story back then...
"Uncle Qiao...Elder Qiao, your position was a little later when you left the peak. Now that we are discussing something, the second brother is rushing to help, so Elder Qiao will sit in Junce's chair..." Li Junce said respectfully at the table. , after saying that, he moved his chair out and looked at the old man in front of him.
Elder Qiao seemed not to have heard anything. He yawned, then wiped his mouth casually with his hand. He waited until Li Junce stopped talking and then turned his head to look at the other person. His originally turbid eyes suddenly brightened. At that moment, In an instant, as if a sharp sword was shot out from it, Li Junce shuddered and began to take a step back unconsciously.
"To make a long story short, let's just say it straight away," Elder Qiao said casually. He still didn't take a seat, but just wandered around the meeting hall.
The farm men who followed Elder Qiao back to Zhujian Peak were all standing on one side of the entrance to the meeting hall. Everyone had their eyes closed and their hands clasped behind their backs. It looked like they were standing and resting?
However, even if these people did not make any move, the aura of a strong man or the aura of a swordsman emanating from them could not be hidden at all. The other elders and deacons of Sword-Forging Peak who followed into the meeting hall, Several people, led by Yan Shu and Deacon Wu, felt great pressure.
Seeing that Elder Qiao was unwilling to take a seat, Li Junce could only stand at his seat and raised his hand to signal other elders and deacons to take their seats, and then he himself stopped sitting.
But as soon as he raised his hand, no one else dared to sit down immediately. The elders and deacons headed by Li Junce began to carefully look at Li Junce's subsequent actions and words, while those whose positions in the line were not yet clear looked at the person who was standing there. The old man wandering around the meeting hall saw that the old man was not looking at them at all and did not dare to make any move.
"What a shame...it hasn't been long before my sword bones are broken like this..." Elder Qiao turned his back to everyone and sighed, with some sadness and disappointment in his words.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Junce glared hard at Yan Shu and Deacon Wu. The two people who were signaled immediately took their seats and then called for their colleagues beside them to take their seats.
Everyone in Zhujian Peak immediately took their seats together, and then only Li Junce and Elder Qiao were left standing. Naturally, the farmers who were standing and resting were not included here.
"Ahem... This discussion is mainly about the establishment of the Heaven and Earth Alliance after all the factions in Yuezhou gathered together. We, Zhujian Peak, naturally participated in it. Qiao Zongfeng has already sent a letter to the peak regarding the relevant arrangements. Everyone probably already knows these things." Seeing that Elder Qiao did not speak first, Li Junce spoke first.
These news have been introduced into Zhujianfeng Mountain Gate recently, so naturally they are all aware of it.
"Then what should we do with the future arrangements of the Heaven and Earth Alliance?" Yan Shu saw that everyone present was silent and immediately answered.
"This matter is related to the future survival of Zhujian Peak. Qiao Zongfeng told us to immediately dispatch our manpower to Qianzhou to join the Tiandi Alliance and prepare together to defend against the enemies of Tue Evil Sect and Yangfeng Valley." Li Junce first looked towards Yan Shu, who spoke, looked at Elder Qiao who was still wandering around and said.
"Look at what I do. Now even if Sword Burial Valley is reclassified to Sword Forging Peak, I am still just an elder. You are the worshiper. If there are important things that require Burial Sword Valley to cooperate, just let me know." Elder Qiao saw Li Junce staring at him cautiously. Looking at himself, he spoke.
Everyone looked at Elder Qiao's words outside the sword pavilion and his words now in the meeting hall. They had completely different attitudes towards Li Junce. Some young deacons who were not familiar with the elder of Sword Burial Valley felt very strange. Why is this person so inconsistent in his words? Previously he praised Lord Enshrined for his good control over the Sword-Forging Peak, but how come he keeps putting pressure on Lord Enshrined when he enters the meeting hall?
When these young deacons were puzzled, an even more bizarre scene appeared. They saw Li Junce bowing respectfully to Elder Qiao: "Junce, please remember Elder Qiao's words."
"To make a long story short, to make a long story short..." Elder Qiao seemed a little impatient.
"After that, the related matters in the Sword Making Peak will be handed over to Elder Yan Shu and Deacon Wu to take care of them. I will take all the disciples to meet with Qiao Zongfeng in person. Only in this way can I show the sincerity of my Sword Making Peak. After all, Qianzhou is dormant. The thief is closest to my sword-making peak." Li Junce continued to speak to everyone present.
"Would the Tu Evil Sect take advantage of the situation and sneak in? After all, except when they faced the enemy Fengxue Grand View Tower, all other martial arts sects were attacked by them," Deacon Wu said worriedly.
"There is no need to worry about this. After I took the young disciples on the trip, Elder Qiao and the disciples from the Buried Sword Valley will be in charge of the Sword Making Peak, so you can rest assured." Li Junce raised his hand and said in response, turning his gaze to those few people as he spoke. The famous disciple of Buried Sword Valley stood at the entrance of the meeting hall.
As his eyes turned, the elders and deacons present also looked at the disciples of the Sword Burial Valley again. There were younger deacons. When they looked at the farmers again, they suddenly saw someone opening their eyes and looking at him. He suddenly suddenly He fell backwards and almost fell to the ground.
Seeing such an embarrassing situation, Li Junce was about to reprimand, but Elder Qiao, who was wandering around, unexpectedly laughed and said: "Pfft... I'm used to being at ease. It's normal when I see you for the first time. These disciples are following me." I have been here for a long time, and I haven’t seen much of the outside world... but this scares you all.”
"The disciples of Buried Sword Valley have followed Elder Qiao and lived in the mountains and forests for a long time. Naturally, there is less fireworks, but more of them have a sense of swordsmanship that is beyond my generation and an understanding of the sword power passed down by me at Forging Sword Peak..." Li Junce immediately answered. .
As Li Junce finished speaking, Yan Shu and Deacon Wu also joined in and started bragging. Naturally, the older elders and deacons of the two of them knew the whole story about the Sword Burial Valley. After telling the story, others also gradually understood what kind of existence the Buried Sword Valley was to the Sword Making Peak, and what kind of person this Elder Qiao was to even Li Chong.
In the meeting hall afterwards, the awkward atmosphere eased a lot. Li Junce took the lead and continued to talk about some future arrangements within the mountain gate, as well as the list of disciples in the peak who were going to meet together on this trip. Elder Qiao no longer had any questions in these conversations. In words, he was just wandering around, looking at these objects and furnishings that he had not seen for many years.
...In the Zhujianfeng meeting hall, the arrangements for this meeting ended, and everyone exited the meeting hall in the Jiange Pavilion. In the end, only Elder Qiao and Li Junce, who had been waiting respectfully aside, were left.
Elder Qiao obviously had no intention of speaking first. Li Junce thought for a long time and decided to speak out first.
Li Junce bowed and saluted Elder Qiao again, and then said, "Uncle Qiao...how have you been doing these past few years?".
Elder Qiao's movements froze slightly, and the hand that was scratching his head became harder and harder, and he was still making some inaudible complaints. Only a few strands of white hair were scratched by the old man from the temples. Falling.
Seeing this, Li Junce hurriedly bent down even lower... Elder Qiao turned to look at Li Junce, who had not straightened up, and cursed directly: "Who have you learned this from all these years... You want me to do this?" What did the old man say about you? It is true that you are doing really well in Fengnei and you have started to improve again, but why is your waist so broken for me! What a big deal..."
"Junce is scared, but he just wants to keep the elders and younger ones in order..." Li Junce still didn't get up, but he was speaking out to defend himself.
"I told you to straighten up and speak, don't you understand? I'm an iron swordsmith, and I don't have so much ink in my belly. What do you have to say to me!" Elder Qiao continued to scold.
Li Junce then stood up and looked at the kind-hearted Elder Qiao with a fierce expression.
"Uncle Qiao can come back to the mountain this time, and Jun Ce can feel at ease here." Seeing that Elder Qiao did not continue speaking, Li Junce began to find something to say.
"If you see my good-for-nothing nephew, let him come back to the peak early. He doesn't have much ability in the first place. Why do you have to go out and help others as a leader..." Elder Qiao said after a while, but there was still no Look at Li Junce.
"I will definitely talk to my second brother later about my uncle's return to the mountain. I can rest assured in the Zhujian Peak. This time, all the sects in the rivers and lakes are working together to suppress the thieves. They will definitely be like a broken bamboo and quickly strangle the evil-slaughter sect in Qianzhou. Don't let it have any chance of counterattack," Li Junce continued.
"The idea is good, but you have to remember that there are always bad roots under the giant trees... There is no shortage of caring people. It may be someone else, it may be me, it may be you..." Elder Qiao still passed for a while. Only then did he reply. In the middle of the sentence, he finally turned to look at Li Junce. When he was talking about others, me, and you, the look in the old man's eyes became extremely deep.
Upon seeing this, Li Junce immediately handed over his hands, but did not continue to bow and salute, and directly said: "Junce, please remember the teachings!".
After the old man finished speaking, he yawned directly. Li Junce didn't know whether he heard what he said clearly, so he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the meeting hall. When he was about to step out of the door, he said again: "I'm tired. .."
After that, only Li Junce was left in the entire Zhujianfeng meeting hall. He looked at the old man's back and started clenching his fists. He waited until the old man's back disappeared and he let out a long sigh of relief. Then he let go of his hand again.
