Yin Sulian's eyes showed resentment: "Why are you laughing? Do you think my father deserves to die because you are laughing at him?"
"I will not ridicule anyone who resists the demonic sect unyieldingly." Ning Xiaofeng looked calm, "But I suddenly thought of your sister, Mrs. Qinglian. She is really resourceful and resourceful. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid Thief Nie My son’s revenge is not over yet.”
Cai Zhao was confused when he heard what he said, but everyone in the main hall knew it.
"What do you mean?" Cai Zhao looked at Chang Ning out of habit.
There was something strange in Chang Ning's smile: "Didn't your father tell you this? Well, Aunt Ling is really a kind and good person."
"Don't be so arrogant. Do you want to tell me or not?"
"Actually, the matter is very simple. After Nie Hengcheng died, his disciples became very excited and threatened to kill the Yin and Yang families to avenge their murderer."
Cai Zhao became more and more confused, "But it was my aunt who killed Nie Hengcheng. Why did you kill the Yin and Yang families?"
"Because everyone in the world thought that the one who killed Nie Hengcheng was Old Sect Leader Yin, with Si Qi Clan Yang Yi as his deputy."
"What?!" Cai Zhao stood up immediately.
Fan Xingjia was startled. He looked around with surprised eyes and quickly pressed Cai Zhao down.
Chang Ning didn't take it seriously at all, still behaved gently, and his smiling eyes were like flowing clear ice water. The Fan Xing family secretly thought that Junior Brother Chang must have been a noble son raised by the Chang Family Wubao with rich clothes and good food. They don't know what kind of amazing appearance he will have when he is cured of the sore.
"Although the Tushan battle eighteen years ago was earth-shattering, there were only a few people present." Chang Ning stacked six small wine glasses in front of him, "Sect Master Qi, your daughter-in-law, and the Shi family brothers who have retired to seclusion, and My father and Master Zhou are half a step late."
He placed the wine glasses, and then moved out one by one, "Tushan was surrounded by Nie descendants. At that time, they didn't know that Nie Hengcheng was dead, and Sect Master Qi had to deal with the aftermath. However, Master Zhou was seriously injured at the time, so Master Zhou had to go back immediately. Zhuang. The brothers of the Shi family, one disabled and the other injured, also supported each other and lived in seclusion to recover. Only your father-in-law and your father took your aunt back to Luoying Valley, and rarely left the valley in the following years."
"The grain has rarely been harvested in several years? Why is that?" Fan Xingjia asked curiously.
Chang Ning ignored him and continued: "The year after the Tushan War, Yin Laozong hosted a celebration banquet. At the banquet, in order to please the Qingque Sect, that old man Yang Yi actually attributed the death of Nie Hengcheng to Yin Laozong."
Cai Zhao was shocked: "Even if the others are not here, didn't Uncle Qi say anything?"
"I said it, otherwise no one would listen." Chang Ning raised an eyebrow, "Besides, even if Sect Master Qi didn't say it, doesn't Yin Dai himself know whether Nie Hengcheng was killed or not?"
Fan Xingjia wanted to laugh, but didn't dare.
Cai Zhao felt extremely aggrieved: "...So Uncle Qi didn't refute it to the end."
"Yang Yi never said explicitly that Nie Hengcheng was killed by Yin Dai. He only said that it was all the fault of Old Sect Leader Yin. Old Sect Master Yin replied that Old Sect Leader Yang was also very helpful - after that, it was spread in the world that it was Yin Yang. The two of them killed Nie Hengcheng."
Cai Zhao was speechless for a long time.
Fan Xingjia interrupted again: "How come Junior Brother Chang knows so well?" He even knew clearly what the two elders said back then.
"Because my father was also at the celebration banquet."
Fan and Cai both groaned in unison.
"Why don't you tell the difference, Master Chang?" Fan Xingjia asked cautiously, trying to get some relief for his master.
Chang Ning smiled and said: "At first, my father was also very angry, thinking that they were stealing heaven's merits, but later I thought about it and it was not bad..."
Cai Zhao's big eyes flickered, and he slowly lowered his head and bit his chopsticks.
Fan Xingjia thought about it for a few times before he finally understood, and could only sigh again and again.
Chapter 14
It's not without reason that Chang Haosheng is nicknamed "Mother Chang".
Although reputation is valuable, the price is even higher. When he came across gold and silver treasures while exploring in his youth, he would turn a blind eye to other treasures, so he would just keep them away like an old accountant, even if they were used to support the down-and-out Jianghu people in the future.
At the celebration banquet that year, he realized that Yang Yi had deliberately misled the martial arts heroes about killing Nie Hengcheng, but Yin Dai actually admitted it half-heartedly. First of all, he was not angry and disappointed that the two respected martial arts seniors actually took credit from others. Instead, he immediately thought, 'The whereabouts of Yinggu are now safe.'
It's not that he has a dark heart and wants to use Yin Dai as a shield for Luoying Valley, but he thinks that the Qingque Sect Master must be surrounded by a tight defense of masters, and the demon sect may not succeed if it wants revenge, but Luoying Valley at that time was weak and helpless. Pitiful.
Who knows, man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation.
Just a few months after the celebration banquet, the high-spirited Old Sect Leader Yin was ambushed by a large number of troops planned by Zhao Tianba, the great disciple of Nie Hengcheng, on his way out one day. He had no way out and no reinforcements. He was finally cut into pieces and died with random knives.
On the same day, when old sect leader Yang Yi and his beloved concubine were blooming in the old trees in the country manor, Han Yisu, the third disciple of Nie Hengcheng, led his men to break into the house at night and slaughtered them all night, leaving no chickens or dogs behind. Yang Yi's head was found in the manure tank in the village.
Not only that, the two remaining disciples of Nie Hengcheng also threatened to exterminate the Yin and Yang families, cut off their descendants, and threatened the other elders of the Demon Sect. Whoever can do more to avenge Nie Hengcheng, the remaining forces of the Nie tribe will surrender. Under it.
For a moment, the demon sect’s minions were ready to move.
"The centipede insect is dead but not stiff. Although Nie Hengcheng is dead, he has been in charge of academic affairs for decades and has many die-hard loyalists. Old Sect Leader Yin and Old Sect Master Yang are happy too early."
Chang Ning's tone was leisurely, and Cai Zhao felt that he was a bit gloating about his misfortune. Of course, so is she.
Greed for heaven's merits also depends on whether you have the destiny!
"Chang Daxia is guarding Luoying Valley, are you afraid that the Demon Cult will come to take revenge on our family?" she asked in a low voice.
Chang Ning: "Yes, my father thought early on that after Nie Hengcheng's death, his disciples and grandsons might not let it go, so he stayed in Luoying Valley and didn't even dare to return home. He waited and waited. Instead of waiting for the demon sect to attack, Yin Yin came. News of Mr. Yang’s death.”
Cai Zhao was silent for a moment: "I don't know any of this. Thank you so much for your hard work and protecting Luoying Valley."
Those were the most dangerous years of the Cai family. All the elders of the Cai family were dead. Cai Pingshu's martial arts skills were completely useless. Cai Pingchun had not yet broken through to the great realm. Ning Xiaofeng only knew some mechanism formations. Once the demon sect attacked in large numbers, The only way to kill someone in Luoying Valley is to lead someone to death.
Chang Ning glanced at her: "There is no need to say thank you. It is our duty to protect the weak." The second half of the sentence was emphasized.
Cai Zhao put down his chopsticks and sighed helplessly: "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect you until you recover from your injury, in order to repay Hero Chang for his kindness."
"It's good that you know." Chang Ning smiled, as if even the sores on his face were bright and moving.
Fan Xingjia sat aside in disbelief. He felt that the atmosphere at this table was too joyful, so he bravely interrupted the joy of the junior brothers and sisters: "Ahem, then, how did the demon sect give up."
Cai Zhao pointed at the noisy Yin and Yang families, nodded and said: "Yes, since there are still so many people from the Yin and Yang families alive, it can be seen that the demon sect's vendetta has not succeeded."
"This is all thanks to the resourceful Mrs. Qinglian." Chang Ning smiled.
In the months after the deaths of Yin Dai and Yang Yi, many relatives of the two families died tragically. The Yin family, in particular, has a large number of members and a huge target. After Yin Dai took over the position of the head of the Qingque Sect, he supported many family members, but at that time he became a living target of the Demon Sect.
Yesterday, Uncle Yin Liu, who was in charge of Qingque Sect's purchasing, was disemboweled and died on the couch. Today, Uncle Yin, who was in charge of the sect's gardens and flowers, was hung upside down under a tree and had his throat slit. A few days later, the remains of the two brothers, Uncle Yin, who was in charge of carriages and horses, appeared. In the manger... For a time, everyone in the Yin family was in danger. They fled Jiuli Mountain one after another before even having time to arrange the funeral, and hid in the corners of the mountain to save their lives.
Nie Hengcheng's followers even reached into the Guangtian Gate, targeting Yin Dai's eldest daughter and two young grandsons - Song Maozhi and Song Yuzhi.
Although Yin Qinglian had good plans and took every precaution, she still discovered that her wet nurse and nanny were secretly poisoning her. The former cried out that her family had fallen into the hands of the Demon Cult, while the latter confessed that the Demon Cult had promised endless wealth of gold and silver. The Six Beichen Sects are unable to guard against all these things.
Yin Sulian had just gotten married and had no children at the time, so she only had to protect herself. However, Yin Qinglian had a sweet and young son at her knees. She knew in her heart that the demon sect had plenty of money and did not care about means, so it was like a poisonous tarsal bone that was difficult to get rid of, so she had to take the initiative to attack.
Of course, the most important thing is to spread the news about Nie Hengcheng and Cai Nvxia to the world.
But this matter was not mentioned before the celebration banquet, nor was it mentioned afterwards, but it was mentioned in a hurry when the demon sect launched a large-scale vendetta. How did the people of the world view her wise and powerful biological father, Old Sect Master Yin? I don't think I've lost my reputation anymore.
Soon, after Yang Heying's two young sons were assassinated without any trace, Yin Qinglian did not dare to delay any longer and quickly called her brother-in-law Qi Yunke, who had just assumed the position of sect leader, and Zhou Zhizhen, who had just completed his father's funeral, to discuss this. ——
First of all, Cai Pingshu's killing of Nie Hengcheng must be told, but not blatantly in public. Some means must be used to let the demon sect members reveal the news themselves, and the six Beichen factions will pretend not to know.
The Yin and Yang families are scattered, making it difficult to prevent plots and plots. However, the Cai family, a total of three people, has been hiding in Luoying Valley without leaving home. Luoying Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is only one way in and out. If the target is concentrated, the Demon Cult's sneak attack will also be very concentrated.
After half a month of raising suspicions, Yin Qinglian's hidden stakes finally sent definite news.
That night, there was no light from the stars and the moon, and the rainstorm was like a whip. Qi Yun, Ke, Zhou Zhizhen, Song Shijun and three other people led carefully selected disciples from various sects to lay a dragnet on the bank of the Qingluo River not far from Luoying Valley. After a night of fierce fighting, they finally attacked at night. The Demon Cult brigade in Luoying Valley were wiped out in one fell swoop.
Zhao Tianba killed Chang Haosheng on the spot, cut off his head and sent it to the Qingque Sect as a memorial. Han Yisu was seriously injured and disabled by Song Shijun, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead. Qi Yunke even went back and forth, with half of his body covered in blood, and killed more than ten demon sects with his own hands. Master.
In this battle, Nie Hengcheng's remaining elite men were almost wiped out, and the matter of revenge came to nothing.
At this point, the bloody prosperous age created by Nie Hengcheng has finally come to an end, and the Demon Cult has begun a period of decline with constant factional disputes and internal strife. The three new heroes of Beichen have officially taken charge of the martial arts world alone.
At the same time, the fact that the person who killed Nie Hengcheng was Cai Pingshu could no longer be concealed and became known to everyone in the world. Yin Qinglian then took advantage of the situation and spread the rumor that "the old sect master Yin Dai reluctantly accepted the credit of killing the thief in order to protect Luoying Valley, and the old sect leader Yang got into trouble because of his kindness." Everyone in Beichen Six Sect came to be happy.
Fan Xing's family heard the whole story for the first time and said with emotion: "Even the remnants of Thief Nie are so vicious, cruel and fearless of death. Fortunately, Lady Cai killed the chief culprit, otherwise the demon sect would have become even more unscrupulous."
Thinking back to the bloody intrigues back then, Cai Zhao couldn't help but sigh, and it took him a long time to say: "...Mrs. Qinglian has a very good mind." It's a pity that Yin Sulian doesn't even have half the brains of her sister.
"The smartest, the most cunning, the most powerful, the most cruel, the most loyal, the most kind, all perished one by one, and those who survived were all mediocre and ordinary people - this may be the way of heaven and earth. .”
Chang Ning didn't know what he was thinking of. When he spoke, he frowned and closed his eyes, showing no emotion or anger, just like a mysterious face behind the smoke in a temple. Cai Zhao looked at him in a daze.
The atmosphere at the table was gloomy, and none of the three people spoke. The rare silence ended with a burp from Cai Han's child.
Chang Ning glanced at him and said, "Junior sister, you should take care of it. If he eats it again, he will turn into a ball again."
Cai Zhao angrily took his younger brother off the table and found that his belly was round again. He immediately cursed, "You little piglet, you have never seen anything to eat in your life!"
Cai Han hiccupped and cried, complaining that he would have to be a vegetarian at his grandmother's house for a long time in the future. Fan Xing's family smiled bitterly and asked the servant to bring tangerine peel digestion tea.
"Damn girl, you're actually here?!"
A sharp female voice came from the side. Cai Zhao and others immediately turned to look, and saw a twenty-five or six-year-old woman in beautiful clothes standing there with an unkind expression, one hand on her waist, and the other holding a sixty-seven-year-old woman. A 6-year-old boy in yellow, thin and silk clothes.
Before Cai Zhao and others could react, Yang Xiaolan stood up in a hurry and bowed: "I have met my mother."
Yang Xiaolan is the daughter of the master of the Siqi Sect. According to the title, this woman is naturally Yang Heying's wife, Mrs. Sha.
Mrs. Sha took her son a few steps forward, stretched out her hand to pull Yang Xiaolan's ears, and cursed: "You are such a vicious girl, you are sitting here eating and drinking and you don't care whether your brother is alive or dead. This is nothing. It's time, and you just watch Tianci playing outside with an empty stomach and you don't know how to give him anything to eat or drink..."
The woman had bright and sharp nails on her hands, and she struck hard. Yang Xiaolan's ears instantly became red and swollen.
Yang Tianci clapped his hands with a smile and said, "Sister's ears are red again, like braised pork, hee hee, hee hee." He was born with weak bones and lack of facial expression. She couldn't even speak more than a few words without gasping for breath, which made Mrs. Sha scream with heartache.
The Fan Xing family couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly said: "Mrs. Sha, wait a minute. Young Master Yang had already eaten a lot of snacks before going out to play, so he probably wouldn't be too hungry. Besides, he refused to accompany Miss Yang when he went to play, and There are four or five slaves beside him, how could something happen on the grounds of Muwei Palace..."
"It's not your son, so of course you don't care about it!" Mrs. Sha turned around and scolded, "Master Yang only has so much flesh and blood on his knees, if something goes wrong can you afford to take the responsibility, ah?! Sect Master Qi won't be able to protect him by then. Stay with you!"
Fan Xing's family had never seen such a shrewish woman before, and they didn't know how to deal with her. At this moment, his eyes blurred, and Cai Zhao took a few steps forward past him.
"Madam, how long are you at home?" Cai Zhao asked with a smile.
Mrs. Sha was stunned: "What kind of job? I am the only daughter in the family..."
"I'm not asking about the Sha family, I'm asking about the Yang family. When did Madam live in the Yang family?" Cai Zhao's smile made the Fan Xing family panic, "Seeing as Madam is so young and beautiful, I guess she must be born after the sixth grade - Madam Seven?" The Eighth Lady or the Ninth Lady?”
"You dare to humiliate me?!" Sha Fu was trembling with anger.
Cai Zhao was angry: "I am praising Madam for her youth and beauty."
"Junior sister has misunderstood, there is no such thing as the Seven Madams, Madam Sha is the Madam." Chang Ning stepped forward leisurely, "Since the death of Yang Clan Master's two sons at the hands of Nie Hengcheng's gangsters, he has accepted twenty or thirty concubines in one go. Concubines, among them, Mrs. Sha was appointed as his wife by Master Yang because she gave birth to Young Master Yang."
"Twenty or thirty?" Fan Xingjia didn't know whether he was surprised or frightened.
Cai Zhao suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it. Mrs. Sha is really extraordinary in being able to stand out from twenty or thirty people."
Although Mrs. Sha is arrogant in the Yang family, she is not a dumbass without a wink. She saw that Cai Zhao was exquisitely dressed and Chang Ning had a sore face, which made it clear that the former was not something to be messed with and the latter was not to be messed with. She bit her lip, stamped her feet angrily and turned around: "You damn girl, hurry up and leave! I'll wait for your father to teach you a lesson!" Then she led her son with one hand and pulled the stumbling Yang Xiaolan away with the other.
Fan Xing's family watched from behind and looked worried: "Oh no, nothing will happen to Miss Yang. The festival is coming soon, and it's not good to be beaten and cursed at this time."
"What good can it do to have a father like Yang Heying? But if a tiger is poisonous and does not eat its seeds, it is unlikely that his life will be in danger." Cai Zhao was also unhappy.
