Half an hour later, there were only the protector, two holy envoys, and Bai Song in the guest room of the Holy Lotus Sect.
The atmosphere in the room was dull. The protector was holding a cup of tea and was silent. The veins in his palms were bulging and twitching slightly, for fear that he would crush the teacup if he was not careful.
The protector didn't speak, but everyone knew why he was so solemn.
Fire Phoenix broke the calm: "Do you want to find a way to get rid of him?"
"If we kill him now, what will the disciples of Mingjian Villa think? Will they still trust us?" Qing'er whispered.
The protector put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice: "One mouse excrement ruined a pot of soup. That kid came out to cause trouble again!"
Bai Song asked: "Is that news false?"
"of course not!"
"Since the news is true, why don't you let me try to persuade you?"
"How can we make sense that Shangguan Xiu doesn't have enough food and salt?" The protector obviously didn't believe in Bai Song's ability.
But Huo Fenghuang said: "If it is Bai Song, it may be possible. Last time, he gave the young village master a sword, and Bai Song won the village master's trust."
The protector's eyes changed slightly, and he looked at Bai Song again: "Is it really okay?"
“How do you know if you don’t try?”
Time is running out. If the people of Mingjian Villa cannot be killed, the only option is to keep them as cannon fodder for the imperial court.
"The only thing left to do now is give it a try."
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After a stick of incense, Bai Song appeared outside the courtyard of the young village owner.
Perhaps he really made up his mind, Shangguan Xiu started practicing swordsmanship after returning to the courtyard.
The sword energy overflowed in the courtyard, fallen leaves were flying, and the gentle breeze felt like a faint stinging sensation from the sword.
Bai Song admired it silently and found that the young master's swordsmanship was very beautiful, more like a dance, with a bit of masculine heroic spirit.
It's a pity that Bai Song doesn't understand swordsmanship and can't see the secret at all.
The young owner of the village deliberately left Bai Song aside. Seeing that he didn't speak, he also stopped practicing his sword posture.
The two were in a stalemate for a while.
Compared with his determination, Bai Song was naturally better. After a while, Shangguan Xiu couldn't bear it anymore. He put away his sword and glanced at Bai Song: "If Brother Bai is here for today's matter, there is no need to waste your words." Yes. I have said before that if we don’t talk about the Holy Lotus Sect, we can still be friends."
"Since we are friends, what else can't we talk about?"
Shangguan Xiu frowned, quickly returned to the room, and took out the sword he had given away earlier.
Before Shangguan Xiu could speak, Bai Song first asked the doubt in his heart: "Why is the Young Master so disgusted with the Holy Lotus Sect?"
"What the Holy Lotus Sect has done is something I despise. What I, Shangguan, practice is a gentleman's sword. I will never collude with evil heretics."
"If you don't make friends with the Holy Lotus Sect, you are considered a gentleman. Then this gentleman is too good to be true, right?"
Shangguan Xiu originally wanted to return the sword, but after hearing what Bai Song said, he couldn't help but be curious: "Then what do you mean by a gentleman?"
"I don't know what a gentleman is, but someone like the Young Master is definitely not a gentleman."
"Why?"
"Because a gentleman never calls himself a gentleman."
"A gentleman never calls himself a gentleman?"
"A gentleman is a gift from others, not a title from oneself. Those who call themselves a gentleman should always be humble and courteous, hide their good qualities and expose their meanness, always learn and make progress, and always have a heart of awe."
"Does Brother Bai think he is a gentleman?"
"Of course I am not a gentleman, I am just a complete villain. Because in this world it is easy to be a villain, but it is too difficult to be a gentleman. If the young master wants to be a gentleman, he is afraid that he will not live long in the future. I am greedy for life and afraid of death, and I want to live a long life. Over time, you will be willing to degenerate into a villain."
Shangguan Xiu frowned again: "What do you think these meanings mean?"
"I just want to sit down and have a few words with the young master. Why is the young master so excited? He actually took out all the swords I gave him."
Shangguan Xiu pondered for a moment, feeling that he was a little extreme, then pointed to the stone table beside him and sat down first.
Bai Song followed and sat down, looking at Shangguan Xiu: "Young Villa Master, I'm very curious. Your Mingjian Villa said it was against the imperial court, why didn't you cooperate with the Holy Lotus Sect?"
"I've answered it before."
"Then let me change the question." Bai Song paused, "I don't like the Holy Lotus Sect because I have seen what the Holy Lotus Sect has done. What is the reason for opposing the court? Could it be that he has seen all the evil things done by the court? OK?"
"Today's imperial court is full of chaos, there are intrigues inside and outside the court, various clans are fighting against each other, and people everywhere are in dire straits. How can a court like this make people unhappy?"
"The current court..." Bai Song smiled softly, "Young master, with all due respect, your words are not only applicable to the current court, but also to the courts of all dynasties. Think about the previous dynasty of Sui Dynasty. At that time, wasn’t it also the same chaotic atmosphere, intrigues, feuding clans, and people’s livelihood was in dire straits?”
"Previous dynasty! It..." Shangguan Xiu suddenly became excited, but when the words came to his lips, he sat down silently.
Bai Song continued: "Young Master, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. There is no perfect court in the world, and it is impossible for human eyes to be free from sand forever."
"You are from the Holy Lotus Sect, why are you speaking for the court?"
"I'm just talking about the reality. In my opinion, the young Villa Master's hatred towards the imperial court and the Holy Lotus Sect is just based on hearsay. It's not what I saw with my own eyes at all. Although the Young Villa Master is doing everything he can to control the wind and rain at Mingjian Villa, The reputation is extremely high, but it is still less visionary and more pure. I won’t go into details about the truth of a man’s ability to bend and stretch. Why do you want to kill so many disciples just for a moment of anger? "
"I said, if we don't mention this, we can still talk."
"Since the Young Master has such a high reputation among his disciples, why can't he leave with his disciples? Since the Holy Lotus Sect wants to win over you, why can't you use the Holy Lotus Sect as a protective umbrella? At least pretend to get closer for a while. Time, wait until you have the opportunity, and then gather your people to leave in order to make a comeback?"
Shangguan Xiu was stunned and looked at Bai Song in surprise. He really couldn't imagine hearing such words from this person?
Isn't he trying to persuade himself to trick the Holy Lotus Sect?
Bai Song smiled: "Didn't I say it before? I am just a villain. The protector asked me to persuade you. I must complete the task. I only care that you can promise to leave with the disciples, but I will not guarantee whether you will Will be sincere."
Shangguan Xiu frowned and looked at Bai Song, then at the sword in his hand.
Suddenly, I felt that the person in front of me was somewhat different from the person who presented the sword.
Bai Song squeezed out a smile: "Don't worry, since I advise you to leave with others, I will naturally help you break away from the Holy Lotus Sect. And if you refuse to give in because of the gentleman's face, then I will take Shaozhuang away." The Lord is so slight. Think of those disciples, they are willing to follow you to death, can't you survive because they have wronged you?"
