The man in black robes was not as silent as the monk who only cared about chanting Buddha's name. When he was introduced by Chen Shaochun, he modestly pushed his hands and said: "Although my cultivation is not high, I also want to make a contribution to the people of Baihai." I am going to the mountain to kill ghosts this time. I hope you all can work together to eliminate the evil spirits!" His polite words made the monks feel that he was approachable and won the favor of many people.
At this time, he was being praised by everyone. Many people thought that he was highly cultivated, so they naturally wanted to curry favor with him. No matter what, leaving a good impression would only do good things, not bad things.
All of you here are smart people, and if you can do business that only makes money but does not lose money, you will naturally do it. So Mo Rao also accepted everyone who came, and the monks stood up one after another and toasted him from a distance. He did not put on airs and smiled in return, which left a good impression on everyone.
However, the monks toasted to Xu Huaigu one after another, but Xu Huaigu just stared at Mo Raoren fiercely and did not intend to get up.
All the monks' eyes were focused on Xu Huaigu, and the atmosphere on this floor became awkward again because of him.
When the two people's eyes met, Xu Huaigu naturally would not back down. Although I don’t know why the Taoist priest in black got involved in this ghost-killing operation on Lichuan Mountain, but based on what he did in Lucheng, I know it will definitely not be a good thing, so Xu Huaigu will not give him anything Good color to look at.
However, the Taoist priest in black still looked at Xu Huaigu with a smile. Seeing that Xu Huaigu had no intention of standing up, he actually stood up, took a glass of wine, raised it to his eyes, and said to Xu Huaigu: "This fellow Taoist seems to be in a bad mood. Great? Yes, we are about to go to Lichuan Mountain. Life or death is still unknown. I see that you are still young, and it is normal to be a little scared. As an elder, I will toast you a glass of wine first to build up your courage!" After that! , Mo Raoren raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
However, Xu Huaigu still frowned, his eyes were full of disdain, and he paid no attention to what the Taoist priest in black did.
He was also thinking about what kind of medicine Mo Rao Ren's gourd was selling, but this look fell into the eyes of other monks who didn't know the grudges between them, and it was Xu Huaigu's naked ridicule.
Mo Rao was a sixth-level monk, three levels higher than the sword cultivator of the three levels. As a senior, he not only didn't mind that Xu Huaigu didn't toast, but instead toasted him to encourage him. But Xu Huai not only didn't appreciate it, but instead acted like this Looking at Mo Rao with hostility is really too arrogant.
Many monks couldn't bear to look at it at this time, and their eyes were full of contempt when they glanced at Xu Huaigu. Mo Raoren still pretended not to know Xu Huaigu, and didn't seem to mind Xu Huaigu's hostility at all. He just held the wine glass and smiled, giving people a very friendly feeling, which made Xu Huaigu feel even more disgusted.
He just wanted to show people this face so that everyone could point the finger at Xu Huaigu and create trouble for him before going up the mountain.
Sure enough, the atmosphere among the monks began to feel a little uncomfortable, and some people began to whisper.
It's just that whispering among a group of monks is simply saying bad things in front of others. After all, we are all monks, and no matter how small the voice is, it will not escape their ears.
"This swordsman is really ignorant. People are giving him face like this, but he insists on making himself unhappy. He is narrow-minded and cannot be a big deal!"
"Don't say that to me. After all, she is a swordsman with high killing power. Naturally, she doesn't take people like us seriously."
"I think his sword box is a bit unusual. It's not an ordinary sword box, and the sword inside is certainly not ordinary. This person dares to be so arrogant in front of the Six Realm monks. There must be someone behind him to support him. I really don't know which mountain top cultivated him. It’s embarrassing for a swordsman like this to come out!”
"I don't know if you've heard that the man was Bai Hai who just arrived yesterday. He killed someone when he came in. However, County Magistrate Chen didn't blame him and even roped him in. I thought this murder must be involved. Hidden truth, now it seems that this person is clearly indistinguishable from good to bad, and is looking down on human life!" The monks talked a lot, and naturally not a word escaped Xu Huaigu's ears, but Xu Huaigu's expression remained unchanged and his eyes were cold.
Public opinion gradually heated up, and soon someone pointed the finger at the sword cultivator from Xu Huaigu. They talked about how the sword cultivator was so arrogant and did not take other cultivators into consideration, and the situation began to get a little out of control.
Chen Shaochun was very anxious. This was the opportunity he finally found. He never thought that such a trivial matter as a toast would cause such trouble.
He couldn't help but think of the scene where Xu Huaigu opened his mouth yesterday and was late today. He couldn't help but wonder where Xu Huaigu came from and how much real ability he had. He began to wonder if he had made a mistake.
Suddenly, the monks suddenly heard
With a "clang" sound, everyone's eyes immediately turned to the place where the sound came from. There was a man in colorful clothes who drew his sword out of its scabbard. The clang sound was the sound of the sword blade grazing the scabbard.
The man in colorful clothes raised his sword and said angrily: "You can talk about him, but don't involve sword cultivators, otherwise, I won't let you go!" It turns out that the man in colorful clothes is also a sword cultivator in the fifth realm, and he didn't intend to take care of this matter. , but everyone's opinions gradually turned from Xu Huaigu to Jian Xiu, which he couldn't bear anymore, so he made these remarks.
Everyone was shocked when the man in colorful clothes drank. The man had a high level of cultivation, and the monks did not want to enmity with him, so they stopped talking.
Chen Shaochun just wanted everyone to calm down. When he saw this opportunity, he quickly took the opportunity to say: "I have already introduced the two six-level monks in our group. When we were drinking, we must all know each other well." I won’t go into details about the rest, so let’s get down to business.” Then Chen Shaochun told some information about Lichuan Mountain, including the strength of ghosts and the antenna terrain of Lichuan Mountain.
It turns out that Lichuan Mountain is surrounded by hillsides on three sides, and the remaining side is a cliff. Naturally, there is no way to climb that cliff, so we can only attack from the other three sides.
Halfway up the mountain to the south is a dilapidated Taoist temple, known as Huanglong Temple. However, the Taoist temple has been abandoned for more than a hundred years. I don’t know what the situation is now. However, according to Chen Shaochun’s intelligence, most ghosts gather in Lichuan. It is on the west side of the mountain, so the Taoist temple is not the focus.
The west side is also where the business road passes, so Chen Shaochun planned to send more manpower to the west. After all, retaking the business road is the real purpose of this operation, so the bald monk Master Kuchan and the black-clothed Taoist priest were all arranged to attack the west side. Among them, Xu Huaigu was only in the third realm. According to the realm, he was very common among the people, so he was assigned to the action of attacking the south. The same was true for Huang Shan, and the leader of the people who attacked the south was that The man in colorful clothes who drew his sword earlier.
During the conversation that followed, the man in colorful clothes also made an introduction. He is a five-level sword cultivator from Qingfeng Valley, a second-rate sect in East Fuyao Continent. His name is Li Siqing. This time he went down the mountain to travel nearby and was called over by Chen Shaochun, who sent a letter asking for help to Qingfeng Valley.
Chen Shaochun was originally from the army and was also a martial artist in the fifth realm. He had some friendship with Qingfeng Gu in the past, so Qingfeng Gu sent Li Siqing, who happened to be traveling nearby.
Afterwards, there was another conversation. After everyone decided on the general direction, their respective leaders discussed detailed plans, trying to let everyone perform their duties and play their greatest role.
There were many people involved, and there were differences between sword cultivators and talisman masters, so the detailed discussions were quite cumbersome. It was not until late at night when the sky was full of stars that the strategy was decided.
Everyone decided to send the most monks to the west, with Chen Shaochun as the guide, Master Kuchan and black-robed Taoist Mo Raoren as assistants.
On the south side, Li Siqing is the leader, followed by seven or eight other monks from the third and fourth realms. To the north, another monk from the fifth realm leads. As for the east side of a towering cliff, no manpower is arranged.
Then it was a matter of choosing the right time. There was a strange person among the group, and one of them was good at divination and gossip. After some divination, he said that four days later would be the second day of February, which is the day when Yang Qi is strong and Yin Qi is depleted. Naturally, ghosts are suppressed, and four days would allow the monks to make preparations, so the time to go up the mountain was set to be four days later.
After everything had been explained, it was already late at night, so after Chen Shaochun apologized to everyone for laughing, he said some pleasantries, and the monks gradually dispersed and went back.
However, Xu Huaigu was still sitting in his seat and had no intention of leaving. Taoist priest Mo Raoren in black left together with several other monks he knew. When he left, he did not forget to look back at Xu Huaigu meaningfully, as if he was laughing at Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu and his group had done a lot of harm to him in Lucheng, but now, he was one step ahead of Xu Huaigu.
But seeing Xu Huaigu staying, he could guess that Xu Huaigu had something to tell Chen Shaochun, most likely about his stay in Lucheng.
But he was not worried at all and left confidently. After all the other monks left, only Xu Huaigu, Huang Shan, Chen Shaochun, and the Kuchan master who had been reciting the Buddha's name and never opened his eyes were left on the roof of Annan Tower.
Huang Shan glanced at Master Kuchan strangely and found it a bit funny. He even doubted whether Master Kuchan had listened to this hard-earned arrangement.
However, Master Kuchan just continued to recite the Buddha's name and seemed not interested in anything outside. Chen Shaochun was also generous. Seeing Xu Huaigu not leaving, he didn't care about Xu Huaigu's behavior today. Instead, he walked to sit next to him, poured him a glass of wine, and asked, "Do you have something to say to me, fellow Taoist?" "Xu Huaigu said bluntly: "I have met that Morao man, and he is not a good person. I met him in Lucheng two days ago. At that time, he colluded with a female ghost from the Third Realm and wanted to kill the entire people of Lucheng. , as a sacrifice for his own magic weapon, and wanted to promote the magic weapon into an immortal weapon. Fortunately, he was discovered by me, and the plan was ruined by me, so Lucheng was saved. This person is cunning, cruel, and will never pity the people. As for those who participated in going up the mountain to kill ghosts, he must have other purposes for participating." Chen Shaochun asked doubtfully: "Then you said you sabotaged his actions in Lucheng, but he is a Sixth Realm monk, even if you are a sword cultivator He is very powerful, but he is only in the third realm. In addition, the fourth realm monk behind you should not be his opponent, right? What happened between you in Lucheng?" Xu Huaigu was unwilling to reveal Zuo Qiuxun's existence. , so he covered it up and said: "Send someone to Lucheng to inquire about what happened and you will come to a conclusion. As for how I defeated him, I have other methods. I am just telling you about it. Whether you believe it or not is none of my business. But if everyone loses their lives because of this person, I will not be responsible." Chen Shaochun frowned and said, "I know, but I can't believe you on this matter either. I will send someone to Lucheng to verify the truth. I will make a decision on this matter. If the matter is really as you said, then I will reconsider it." Xu Huaigu nodded, stood up and said goodbye: " Now that this matter is over, I will leave. We will see you when we go up the mountain in four days." Chen Shaochun smiled and said back: "Then I can thank you fellow Taoist for your help." Xu Huaigu finally smiled at him and said He bowed his hands in return and turned around to leave.
Huang Shan also stood up and followed him. Before leaving, he did not forget to complain: "Master Chen, your wine is really not very good. It is not even as good as the wine I had at Lucheng Inn." Chen Shaochun smiled awkwardly. , didn't say anything, so Huang Shan felt bored and left.
But just as Xu Huaigu walked to the door, the Kuchan master who had been chanting the Buddha's name spoke: "Donor, stay here, I have something to tell you."
