In the quiet and boring night, large swarms of crows were like black lightning, screaming in the cold wind, constantly chopping the way forward.
The crows kept flying, and kept flying, and finally flew into the mountains and forests. They passed through the mist and clouds, and passed through the jungles and shrubs, looking for their direction in the mountains and forests.
Among them, some people are lost at the starting point of their journey.
But the whole journey is also more sacred because of them...
One of them fell into the sea of flowers, dyeing half of a withered epiphyllum red, and actually made the epiphyllum appear to be in full bloom, half in full bloom and half withered.
One of them fell into the stream again, and the red blood stains fainted and dispersed, and finally floated away invisible.
They crossed one ridge after another, and finally, another crow fell into a wasteland, cried lightly a few times, and then fell asleep peacefully.
Upon closer inspection, this desolate land turned out to be a rice field. Perhaps, the harvest will be more fruitful next year.
These crows seemed to see death, and they seemed to see life...
After Gu Yucheng sent Li Jiang away, he returned upstairs and looked at the empty cup at the bright moon, suddenly wanting to have a meal with everyone in Bei Shang Street.
Thinking like this, Gu Yucheng simply planned to experience the comfort of life for a few days after finishing his work in Bei Shang Street.
The various shops in Bei Shang Street led by Feng Yuan gradually completed transactions. Wang De and others received Lingyu as financial support, and cooperated with some shops in Bei Shang Street, and gradually began to attract customers. .
Li Yi and Yuan Shian, who had been waiting for the news, gathered together again.
Li Yi clutched the teacup as if he wanted to crush the pattern on the teacup. Yuan Shi'an didn't say a word.
"Gu Wenyue has never come forward. Even if we gather most of the people in Bei Shang Street, we still don't know how to target Gu Wenyue..." Li Yi showed an unwilling look.
Yuan Shi'an smiled bitterly, "This is to encircle without attacking, to let us collapse on our own. - Gu Wenyue is indeed clever. I thought he would make a series of moves to make us surrender. Unexpectedly, he had already made a move. The one from Bei Shang Street Those rumors and the changes during this period are probably Elder Gu's handiwork. However, as long as he doesn't take action directly, we have no way to fight with him and can only watch him eat away at us little by little."
"One rush of strength, and then another. At the banquet, I was suppressed by Qian Yangyu and Feng Yuan, and I missed the best opportunity to fight against Gu Wenyue. Now, those stores have begun to waver." Li Yi frowned with anger. "There are rumors everywhere now that Gu Wenyue will only take action against our Li, Yuan, and Zhang families, and those who brought food and wine to Gu Wenyue have already received their rewards. They also said that if the stores that support us abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, they will still be the same. To be rewarded! - Such rumors are really heartbreaking!"
Yuan Shi'an looked at the angry and unwilling Li Yi, his face tightened, his eyes dropped, and he seemed to be drowsy, completely ignoring Li Yi.
Li Yi felt Yuan Shi'an's self-contained attitude and suddenly understood something.
"No wonder, no wonder Yuan Shi'an made most of the shopkeepers in Bei Shang Street attach themselves to me. It turns out that they want me to be the one who bears the brunt of things when things go wrong! They use me as a shield!" Li Yi was furious.
Li Yi stared at Yuan Shi'an and asked, "So many people have taken refuge in you, but you let them turn to me. In this matter, you have always respected me. Isn't Shopkeeper Yuan too comfortable?"
Yuan Shi'an's eyelids drooped. After being questioned by Li Yi, he slowly raised his eyes and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper Li is joking. Since Shopkeeper Li wants to be the leader, I will naturally be the beauty of an adult."
Li Yi looked at Yuan Shi'an's proud look
, with resentment in his heart, he had to admit defeat after thinking everything through, "Okay! This time it was Li who was obsessed with profit and was used as a weapon by Brother Yuan! I can't blame others! Li will leave first!"
After Li Yi finished speaking, he tossed his sleeves and left without looking back.
Yuan Shi'an looked at Li Yi's back as he strode away, feeling calm in his heart.
Regarding Li Yi, Yuan Shi'an did not feel any guilt.
Since Li Yi wants to be the leader of Bei Shang Street, he naturally has to bear corresponding risks.
If Gu Wenyue had not fought against Li Yi this time, then Li Yi would naturally be in the limelight. But the current situation can only be resisted by Li Yi alone.
Everything was chosen by Li Yi himself. Yuan Shi'an just chose Shunshun Li Yi's choice.
"Gu Wenyue, if people like this are really trained by the Qian family, I don't know how prosperous they will be in the future... The hearts of the people in Bei Shang Street have been dispersed. Even the illusory interests have begun to shake everyone. Gu Wenyue has won... ..." Yuan Shi'an was filled with emotion, as if he had already seen Gu Wenyue's victory.
Li Yi left the Yuan family, knowing that he had been pushed to the forefront by Yuan Shi'an because of his arrogance. Now the situation of Bei Shang Street was in danger for him.
Li Yi had even imagined that the store owners who gathered around him would betray him for the benefits promised by Gu Wenyue. Gu Wenyue didn't even need to do anything, and those store owners would push him, trying to push him to one wall and lean on the other wall.
Li Yi knew that all this was his choice, but he still couldn't help but resent Qi Yuan Shi'an in his heart.
Li Yi gritted his teeth, "Since you don't want me to have an easy time, then I won't let you have an easy time either! If it doesn't work, you have to drag someone into the water even if you drag me!"
Just as Li Yi was walking forward, a black shadow blocked his path. Li Yi looked up and saw a man standing quietly staring at him.
Seeing that the man's temperament was solid, Li Yi softened his expression and asked with a smile, "I don't know, who is your Excellency?"
The man smiled and said, "This is Xiao Yi, who was once taken as a bodyguard by the Second Young Master Xiao. I came to see Shopkeeper Li today to treat Shopkeeper Li to a meal."
Li Yi looked up and down at the shrewd-looking man in front of him. After recalling the man's words, he knew that things were not simple, so he asked tentatively, "What kind of food do you want to eat?"
Xiao Yi smiled faintly and said, "Young Master Xiao invited me to eat."
Li Yi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and immediately realized the difference between Young Master Xiao and Young Master Xiao, so he hurriedly agreed, "Then there will be guards Lao Xiao."
Xiao Yi smiled and led Li Yi back the other way.
In Xiao Wenshan's room, Xiao Wenshan was concentrating on studying when a thin man beside him whispered, "Sir, we have contacted Li Yi of Beishang Street."
Xiao Wenshan nodded and sneered, "I really underestimated Xiao Wenyuan. I said that in the days when my father and I were away, how could Xiao Wenyuan be so peaceful that he was ignored by Xiao Chenjie. It turned out that there was a think tank. Xiao Wenyuan was If people ignore him, it would be most appropriate for his people to contact Li Yi.”
"Gong Zhi, how is your father?" Xiao Wenshan asked again.
Liu Gongzhi pondered for a moment and replied, "Master Xiao has been frowning these past few days."
Xiao Wenshan nodded and asked, "Go to your father and let him feel at ease."
Liu Gong bowed and stepped back, "Yes."
After Liu Gong closed the door and left, Xiao Wenshan put down the book and sighed, "Even now, my father and I don't dare to be careless at all. We always feel that someone is spying on me and my son."
Xiao Wenshan stood up and looked at the courtyard. His heart was filled with turmoil. It took him a long time to calm down, and he slowly sighed: "Baizu
The insect is dead but not stiff. Xiao Chenjie was still afraid of the resurgence of his father and the Supreme Elder. Now I am still wary of my father and son at every turn. ——However, after all, the Xiao family has not yet reached the point where they can dominate the world with one hand. After all, Xiao Chenjie still needs his father to step in and stabilize the situation of the Xiao family. "
"But when my father stabilizes the situation, I'm afraid it will be the time when he leaves power. At that time, he will have no choice but to succumb to Xiao Chenjie and his daughter..." Xiao Wenshan gritted his teeth and persuaded himself, "The end justifies the means. The end justifies the means." As long as I win, just like Jiang Yuanxiu did, like Xiao Chenjie did, as long as I win. - Even if it is not as good as before, but as long as I get out of the current situation, I can accumulate strength and overthrow Xiao Chenjie sooner or later! But! , Overthrow Xiao Chenjie, but cannot overthrow the ancestor..."
Xiao Wenshan closed the window, drew the curtains, and fell asleep.
The sound was muffled between pillows, thinking about the key to everything.
Xiao Wenshan closed his eyes, but what he thought about was how to frame Gu Yucheng and how to make Xiao Wendi and Xiao Chenjie relax their vigilance against him.
…
Several months have passed since Baili Kuo's incident. During this period, the Punishment Hall has completely ruled out the possibility of Bai Li Kuo being a thief.
It was also confirmed that Bailikuo was corrupt, so Bailikuo was still punished. ——The position in the Sancai Sect was no longer guaranteed, and all his wealth and spiritual jade were confiscated. He was also removed from the position of elder by the Baili Family. He was finished in one fell swoop.
Baili Kuo still can't get out and has to serve half a year in the Penal Hall.
Those who know how to make alchemy can make elixirs, those who know how to make weapons can make weapons, those who know how to make spells can make spells, and those who can't do anything are forced to work as coolies.
Those who have achieved enlightenment level will still be unable to withstand the torture in the Penal Hall while serving their sentences. It can be said that Baili Kuo has endured it.
Because the spiritual jade from the Sancai Sect was stolen, the Xiao Qian family still investigated the entire Shengqi Sect. However, there was no trace of the mark on the spiritual jade, so the two families could not gain anything.
It seems that the matter of Sancaimen is settled.
The respective investigations of the Xiao family and the Qian family are also coming to an end.
The Qian family basically didn’t check anything. Although the Xiao family investigated a lot and dismissed more than a dozen elders, nothing was found. In other words, the Xiao family investigated, but it was not about Lingyu.
In the end, in order to show their sincerity, the Xiao family directly informed the Shengqi Sect, saying that the investigation would not be completed until the thief was found.
The Xiao family also claimed that they would send ten elders to continue investigating the matter.
After Qian Kaishun received the news from his guards, he threw the psychic jade on the table with a smile, "Tsk, who are you showing this Xiao family show to? I've finally figured it out in the past few months. It's definitely Xiao Chenjie and Xiao Shicai. Use the affairs of Sancaimen to suppress dissidents.
The dozen elders who were dismissed were said to be corrupt, but how could any of them not have a clue? It seems to me that he was fired because he didn't listen to Xiao Chenjie's words. And the ten elders responsible for continuing the investigation are probably all replacements for the original elders. "
"I just don't know why there are mostly women among these elders." Qian Kaishun looked in the direction of the Xiao family. "The Xiao family has made quite a big move this time. Now we can only see these on the surface. I don't know what other things the Xiao family has done secretly." …”
After this major investigation, the Xiao family defeated a group of elders, and many female elders emerged.
In addition to the female elder, Xiao Wendi, who has been on Fengling Road, will also be recalled.
The ancestor of the Xiao family, Xiao Shicai, who has not been out since the Merlin Fat Grass War, also announced to the Xiao family that he would come forward to summarize this major investigation of the Sancai Sect.
The situation of the Xiao family is about to become clearer, but on the other side of the Renhuang Province, the situation of the Qian family seems to be still wavering...
