"The meeting place is right here."
The carriage stopped, Nangong Wan opened the curtain, pointed to the theater outside, and said:
"There are no actors here tonight, only Jianghu."
Ji Ping'an woke up from his nap and said with a smile, "Then you and I will also make a grand appearance."
As he spoke, he stopped the woman who was traveling with him and raised her hand to open the car curtain for him, and said:
"After getting off the bus, you are the host and I am the guest."
Nangong Wan smiled and said, "I understand, Xu Keqing."
This is an identity the two of them made up temporarily for this party.
After saying these words, Nangong Wan, who had completely put down her body and adjusted her position to the role of "female secretary", turned cold and regained the aura and majesty that the leader of the sect should have.
The two of them got out of the carriage one after another. There were also some cars parked around them, but they kept a distance from each other. Looking curious, Nangong Wan ignored them, leaving only a few disciples standing outside.
He walked towards the main entrance of the theater where a large red lantern was hung high.
Ji Ping'an was half a step behind, took off the red tassel of his straw hat and took another half step back.
For such a large sect, only three people entered.
The gatekeeper dressed as a businessman at the door lit up when he saw a tall beauty approaching. When he caught a glimpse of the murderous look on Hongying's face, he retreated and opened his mouth:
"please……"
"Pah." Hongying threw an invitation card into the opponent's face. A few people dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything. They hurriedly turned aside and lowered their heads to get out of the way, but they didn't know how many positions they were about to make love to the Xuuelou woman.
It highlights a cowardly and incompetent person.
Just seeing the man next to the legendary Tingxue Tower owner, I couldn't help but froze for a moment, obviously quite surprised.
"The organizer of this gathering is the Martial Arts Alliance, but Alliance Leader Jiang is still stabilizing the situation in Sanhuang County, so he will definitely not be able to make it in time."
Nangong Wan used Qi machine to wrap the sound into a bundle and transmit the sound into the secret.
Ji Ping'an nodded.
…
The group of people passed through the front half of the door that served as the "front hall". Under the guidance of the man in a short shirt in the room, they came to the second light yellow carved double-leaf vertical wooden door.
As soon as I stepped in, I suddenly saw an open space with a circular stage in the center, but it was empty and round tables were placed around it.
At this moment, people from all walks of life, old or young, dressed in different styles, were sitting around. There were dozens of them, talking in low voices.
A string of lanterns hung on the six red-painted wooden pillars that supported the building. The second floor was slightly dim and not open.
"brush--"
As soon as the three people entered, they attracted many eyes.
Some people stood up and clasped their fists, some raised their glasses, and some nodded silently. The reactions were all different, but it was not lively, and everyone was not very willing to chat. They all looked preoccupied.
With a cold face, Nangong Wan walked straight to the front row near the stage and sat down at an empty round table.
There are plenty of fruits and vegetables on the table, as well as drinks.
Ji Ping'an gently sat down and noticed that many eyes were on him.
Obviously, people were extremely curious about the strange man next to the owner of Tingxue Tower.
"The sects near Yuhang are generally not as good as the alliance in Qixia Town. Some of the larger Jianghu forces in other directions in Lanzhou were not informed of the news late, so they had to be absent. However, there are also some forces that you should be familiar with."
Nangong Wan lowered her voice and cast her eyes in a certain direction:
"For example, the group opposite is from the Tiandihui. The leader is the 'sub-ruler' from Yuhang, called Qiao San. In terms of power, he is ranked second only under the leader Chen."
That wealthy martial arts sect whose palms turn white and glow when fighting? Ji Ping'an looked up to the side and met the eyes of the "sub-rudder".
Qiao San is a middle-aged man with dark skin, tall and thin body, and two natural dark circles under his eyes.
He seemed to be observing this place at the moment, and when he saw the two of them, he grinned, revealing his white teeth and smiled incomprehensibly at him.
Nangong Wan said with awe in her eyes:
"That old man over there is the famous Master of Tianji Pavilion, and he's here this time."
Ji Ping'an moved his eyes and saw an old man wearing a yarmulke and dressed outside the wealthy old home at a table, accompanied by several martial arts guards.
Hmm... they are acquaintances. When they met last time, they gave each other some pointers... Speaking of which, I don't know when the guy with the look of the cloth will be found again. I want to teach this unworthy heir a lesson... Ji Ping'an murmured in his heart.
It is in sharp contrast to the mentality of the female host who is both respectful and fearful.
Nangong Wan pointed to another one near the stage:
"It is a mendicant religion, consisting of a group of monks. The leader is called 'Buddha'. It is said that he is from Buddhism in the Southern Tang Dynasty. But just from the name, you can tell that it has nothing to do with the orthodoxy of Buddhism. None of these monks have anything to do with 'compassion'. It has nothing to do with it."
Buddhism?
Ji Ping'an showed a little advance interest and saw several monks wearing monk's robes.
It's just that they all have relatively strong bodies and ferocious expressions, and each of them has an upside-down copper bowl in front of them.
The leader of the group, "Buddha", was extremely fat. Perhaps it was a hot day, and his bald head and face were covered with a layer of grease.
"This mendicant religion has some background. There are rumors in the world that it is related to Yunlin Temple. However, the government has investigated and there are no clues, so it is not sure whether it is true or false. There is also a theory that the Southern Tang Dynasty deliberately transferred some corrupt monks to It was formed after being exiled, but it is also just a rumor." Nangong Wan added.
Tsk... The Jianghu forces near Yuhang are more complicated than I thought.
Ji Ping'an thought.
It's just that when he was in Qixia Town, the major sects didn't pay any attention to him, and the small sects in these places were even less in his eyes.
He silently commented on a group of trash fish that didn't even have a "well" to sit on.
Suddenly, his gaze crossed the group of monks and settled on a round table in the corner. To be precise, it was a pair of men and women changing their clothes.
Judging by their appearance, they are clearly the "Fire Abode" and the "Ice Soul"!
Sure enough, it was them... Ji Ping'an's heart moved, and his original guess was more certain. This matter was indeed related to the "human world", otherwise it would be too coincidental.
Nangong Wan noticed his gaze, looked over, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said suspiciously:
"It's a strange sect, but the two men and women look very familiar to each other."
Ji Ping'an looked back and did not alert the snake:
"Maybe I asked for help."
Nangong Wan was confused, but wisely did not ask.
At this moment, her eyes suddenly flashed and she saw a figure in front of her getting up and walking over.
Surprisingly, he was the first to be introduced, the helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Club, Qiao San.
At this moment, the tall, thin and dark middle-aged man walked straight over, his eyes unabashedly lingering on Nangong Wan's chest and long legs for a moment, Fang licked his lips and said with a smile:
"Long time no see, Master Nangong is becoming more and more attractive."
Immediately, his eyes were like daggers, falling on Ji Ping'an, and he said tentatively:
"I just came to a party, why did I bring a pretty boy with me? Could it be that I have found a new mistress?"
"boom!"
Hongying next to her was furious and slapped the table, attracting everyone's attention, and started to curse.
But Nangong Wan stopped her, her expression was cold:
"This is my guest, Xu Keqing, from the Snow Tower. I ask Master Qiao to respect himself."
Qiao San said "Oh?" and instead of retreating, he advanced:
"But I haven't heard of it. I heard that a guest came to Xuelou. He was very strange."
Nangong Wan said coldly: "My sect invites masters from somewhere to join. When will I inform you of the Tiandihui?"
At this time, the movement here also attracted the attention of other people, but everyone was busy watching and had no intention of intervening.
However, the joking looks of the men around him and the changes in the atmosphere clearly revealed a signal, namely:
Tingxuelou, whose reputation is not small outside, is indeed not in a good situation.
It’s just that they don’t have a strong presence in Qixia Town. In Yuhang itself, they are also vaguely targeted.
It's not surprising, although in the "cultivation world", there is no difference between women, Xin Yaoguang and Qi Hongmian are both top monks.
However, in the martial arts path, the number and cultivation of women are indeed weaker overall. After all, the "martial arts" path is really not suitable for women.
When Qiao San heard this, her face suddenly darkened. She pressed her hands on the table and leaned forward, like a vicious and thin tiger. Then a smile appeared on her face:
"Master Nangong has a nice face and a good figure, but his mouth is a bit sharp and should be changed."
Before the two women could get angry, he suddenly turned to look at Ji Ping'an, stared at him and said:
"This Xu Keqing, you said...right?"
Ji Ping'an smiled and said nothing.
In his eyes, even Mr. Chen, the helmsman, was just a local snake occupying some mundane business, let alone this Qiao San.
If it weren't for the presence of the monks in the human world who didn't want to alert the snake, such a small person, even though he has the upper level of Pojiu Middle School, can be easily erased with his methods.
But in the eyes of other people in the world, his reaction was undoubtedly cowardly.
But that's normal. Although Tingxue Tower is famous, its overall strength is not strong, and the guests who join it have never been real masters.
There are even wild rumors in the world that the guests in the building slept with these women with their bodies, and they even discussed in private how many times Nangong Wan slept with others... This is naturally a slander.
The more outstanding a woman is, the more slander and slander she receives, and this is no exception throughout the ages.
Qiao San's move was not only to show off his muscles and test Tingxue Tower's strength, but also to warn "Xu Keqing" to leave as soon as possible, thereby weakening Tingxue Tower's strength in disguise.
At this time, he accomplished his purpose, laughed, said "just kidding", then turned around and returned to his seat proudly, and the surrounding eyesight became playful and complicated.
Hongying was so angry that she almost ran away.
Looking at the poster who was biting her lip and pretending not to care, and then looking at Ji Ping'an who looked indifferent, as if he was not involved, she suddenly felt aggrieved and it was not worth it for her poster.
The leader of a dignified sect surrendered to a young man, but what did he get in exchange? After being bullied, Ji Sichen didn't help.
Nangong Wan only shook her head, pretending that this episode never happened.
At this time, Old Man Tianji in the distance suddenly spoke:
"The time has come, let's get started."
In an instant, people's attention was withdrawn, and a woman's voice was heard from the second floor:
"Now that the Pavilion Master has spoken and everyone has arrived, let's get down to business."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure stepped on the stairs and walked down from the second floor with a "click-click" sound.
He was about thirty years old, with a pretty face. He was wearing a dark green satin cheongsam that was different from today's aesthetic style. His legs were spread apart on the sides, but no one dared to take a second look.
However, the long golden tobacco bag in his hand attracted a lot of attention.
Ji Ping'an raised his eyebrows slightly.
Jiang Xiaotang!
After many days, the sister of Jiang Huai, the leader of the Wulin Alliance, also returned to Yuhang from Sanhuang County and held this gathering on behalf of the Wulin Alliance.
With her appearance, all the slightly noisy sounds in the theater disappeared, and the martial arts masters including Qiao San, Fo Ye and others all looked serious.
Both are women, Jiang Xiaotang's status is in sharp contrast to Nangong Wan.
"Everyone," Jiang Xiaotang stepped onto the stage amid the clatter of footsteps, looked around with a lazy expression:
"The people present are all rough people, so I won't talk nonsense and get straight to the point. The purpose of calling everyone here tonight is naturally for the Qianyuan treasure house that may be opened in a few days."
"I won't go into details about the legend of this treasure house. The fact that you are attracted by a piece of news is enough to show your attitude. At the same time, after the investigation by the Qimen monks of the Wulin Alliance, the possibility of opening the treasure house is indeed very high."
After a pause, she put her hands behind her back and walked on the stage, the pipe rod behind her slowly turning:
"But... those present are all leaders of various factions. They are not just reckless people. They should all know the risks that may be involved in this matter. Let alone the rest, if this treasure trove is real, what will happen to the town in the past?" The formation that King Nan set up to protect the tomb must be true."
In the audience, Qiao San suddenly said:
"Shopkeeper Jiang, there is no need to go into details. Who here doesn't know the danger? But if you are afraid of the danger, why sit here?"
With a copper bowl upside down in front of him, the obese "Buddha" with a bald head and face covered with thick grease said with a smile:
"Donor Qiao's words are extremely true."
Others also expressed their attitudes and did not want to miss this opportunity.
Jiang Xiaotang waited for a while and saw that the sound was slightly lower before speaking again:
"As long as you are prepared for this. However, being willing to take risks does not mean blindly surrendering to death. I believe that none of the major sects present dare to say that they are sure to break into the treasure house on their own... This is also the martial arts alliance organization Because of this gathering, a treasure is born, and the virtuous will live in it, but if you want to pay as little as possible and take out the treasure, you need everyone here to work together..."
Below, Ji Pingan listened for a moment and figured out the whole story:
Obviously, these sects are not stupid. They know that they cannot withstand the danger on their own, so they simply let the Wulin Alliance take the lead, twist everyone into a rope, and go to open the treasure house together.
In this way, the chance of breaking through the tomb's defense is greater, and the cost is shared, which is undoubtedly much better than having each family swarm away without any rules.
As for whether this loose alliance can still maintain its dignity in the face of the temptation to divide the treasure if it is successfully launched, that is a matter for later.
Anyway, the worst case scenario is that they will fight each other again when the time comes. It will be better than having the treasure house not yet opened, causing internal strife among all parties, or being scattered and unable to accomplish anything, and being picked off by others.
What no one said is that another benefit of forming an alliance is to fight against other forces.
Everyone is not stupid. Who leaked the news about the opening of the treasure house?
Ji Ping'an can think of someone who is using Jianghu people as cannon fodder. These people may not be able to connect with the "human world" and do not know the deeper purpose, but it does not mean that they cannot think of the "cannon fodder" level.
But the bait of the treasure house is too tempting, no one wants to miss it.
In this case, teaming up with each other is a way to fight against the dark forces. Who said that cannon fodder can't be hunters if they unite?
Even if this layer is not considered, does the imperial court and the state religion know about such a big thing as the opening of the treasure house? What if you knew it? Then we need to work together to compete with them.
Tonight is a vote on alliance and discussion of action plans.
As expected, the whole process went extremely smoothly. Jiang Xiaotang took the lead, Old Man Tianji helped, Qiao San, Fo Ye and others took the lead, and a loose alliance to "open the underground palace" was established.
Huo Ju and Bing Po, who were sitting in the corner, watched the whole process.
This made Ji Ping'an secretly shake his head, wondering how he would feel if these people knew that the "human world" members who spread the news were among them.
mob.
He commented silently.
"Xu Keqing," at this time, Nangong Wan suddenly approached and asked:
"Do you think we, Tingxue Lou, will participate in this alliance?"
The woman's body was close to her, and the fragrant wind penetrated her nostrils. Ji Ping'an pulled away a small distance, looked at her for a while, and suddenly smiled:
"You can participate, but there is no need to contribute, and there is no need to try too hard. Show weakness appropriately, or even get nothing. Sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing."
Nangong Wan chewed these words thoughtfully.
Ji Ping'an thought for a while and then said:
"Come here with your ears."
Nangong Wan was confused, but she still leaned over obediently. When the two were very close, Ji Ping'an said something to her, as if biting her ears.
Then he returned to the normal distance and said with a smile:
"Remember? If you are really in danger, shouting out these words I told you may save your lives."
Nangong Wan's eyes were complicated and he hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't say anything and just nodded vigorously.
However, the two people's intimate behavior in the eyes of outsiders completely fell into the eyes of some interested people in the scene.
Seeing the party end and everyone getting up to leave, Qiao San squinted his eyes and looked at the man and two women who got up and left. Jealousy appeared in his eyes, and then he whispered to his men:
"Follow Xu Keqing from a distance and see where he lives. Tingxue Tower is a women's sect after all, so he should live alone."
The subordinate asked:
"What if he lives with Nangong Wan?"
Qiao San stared at him coldly for a moment without saying a word. The hair on his head stood up in fear and he quickly left in a hurry.
…
Outside the theater, the various sects dispersed, and Tingxuelou's carriage drove away from the street without making a sound.
After just walking for a while, Ji Pingan in the carriage suddenly said:
"I'm going back first, you can leave normally."
After saying that, before Nangong Wan could react, the man in front of him snapped his fingers.
A large hole suddenly cracked in the wooden carriage floor under his feet, which quickly healed, while Ji Ping'an used Earth Escape to sink into the ground as the carriage galloped.
Not long after, in an alley a street away, Ji Ping'an emerged from the ground, pulled out the Taoist scriptures and shook it gently, throwing out the reluctant Miss Qi Ling, who was wearing a wizard's uniform.
"Help me become invisible." Ji Ping'an said.
Jiang Jiang had an expressionless face and looked like a tool. He stared at him for a moment, then reluctantly reached out and put his hand on his shoulder.
Waiting for Ji Ping'an to be wiped out of the air bit by bit, he took a step forward, shrank his feet to the ground, and appeared behind a carriage.
Follow all the way.
This is the vehicle that Huoju and Bingpo ride in.
…
Please correct the typos first.
(End of chapter)
