The cold winter is harsh. Compared with the snowfall a month ago, it is now a blizzard. In just one night, the earth is covered with snow.
Standing by the lake, it is difficult to see the edge of Mize Lake. The vast lake seems to be endless and as wide as the sea. And because the bottom of the lake contains the source of the spiritual veins of this place, even in the coldest months of winter, the lake water is not frozen at all, and is still sparkling and full of color.
When monks reach the level of foundation building, they are not disturbed by the cold and heat of the human world. Unless it is the extreme cold and heat full of spiritual energy, ordinary seasonal changes cannot disturb them at all.
The man in gray robe stood in the wind and snow, holding a whisk in the crook of his right arm. He did not wear a hat. Every time the falling snow came close to him, it disappeared in an instant and never fell to his forehead and hair. On my shoulders, instead, most of the thick snow accumulated on the outside of my body, falling down with a "pitter patter" sound.
"Tai Shang Elder, the news from He Guang said that they were unable to capture the two... Now Luo Jiao has also been sent to Chongxiao Sect to practice."
The snow-covered pavilion is connected to a curved arch bridge. On the other end of the bridge is a stern palace. The person delivering the message is standing in the palace with his chin slightly tucked in a respectful manner.
After hearing this, the man in gray robe shook his fly whisk, turned around and stepped onto the arch bridge, walking on the bridge and said: "Fu Xiang Sect has been attached to Heguang for thousands of years, and the current head has concealed things for Luo Jiao for more than ten years. They They didn't know the slightest bit, and waited until the incident happened before rushing to rob someone. Are they doing this for fear that others won't know that they have something wrong with them?"
He stepped across the arch bridge, but there was no sign of walking on the bridge, and there was no sound of "creeping" snow on the bridge.
"Where is the leader? What is he thinking now?"
The messenger raised his head slightly and thought for a moment before saying: "After receiving the message from the Heguang Sect, I will probably have contact with the outside world as before."
The expression of the man in gray robe did not change, but his aura was obviously much colder than before. He stopped and stood majestically next to the short man: "Watch it carefully, and intercept it when it is ten miles away from the lake."
"Tai Shang Elder!" The person who sent the message trembled. The man in front of him was one of the seven Fenxuan of Shangchen Sect. He was also the most powerful and the most senior among them. He was the current head of Shangchen Sect, his uncle. , status is transcendent. Even though he is an elder, his bold move to directly disobey the leader's order like today still makes people feel terrified.
"I hope that the Supreme Elder will forgive me for speaking frankly," he suppressed his rapidly beating heart and advised softly, "In the past, when you tried to protect the White Mountain guest against all the opinions, you already made the master very wary of you. He He just joined Fenxuan when he came to the throne, and he succeeded because of the other two Supreme Elders. There are only two things about you that make him jealous. One is your superior strength, and the other is that you are from the same sect as the previous head, and you have a higher seniority. Pass him."
There is one more thing that he has not stated clearly, but the man in gray robe must know.
That is the rumor that has always existed in the Shangchen Sect and has not subsided for a long time - the position of the previous leader was supposed to be passed on to the man in gray robe!
The previous headmaster had two direct disciples, both of whom had extraordinary abilities. The only difference was their age. The eldest sister entered the family early, and the master had already accepted her into the sect when she was still young. The difference between master and apprentice was only a few dozen years, so by the time the master passed away, the eldest sister would actually be in her twilight years. , there is not much life left.
The man in gray robe, who was regarded as his younger junior brother, was in his prime, capable of many tricks and ambitions, and was on par with his senior sister, hardly superior to her.
Therefore, the sect prefers to choose a young leader who is of the right age, so as not to have to hand over the position of leader again within a few years.
However, in the end, the senior sister took over as the leader, and the junior brother remained the supreme elder. When the senior sister passed away at the end of her life and her disciple succeeded her, the rumor that the former had stolen the position of leader had already spread like wildfire among the disciples, and even though they were suppressed several times by the superiors, they never really stopped.
Even though the man in gray robe sneered at this, the person sitting in the position of leader may not agree with him.
"I have been with you for so many years, and I know that you have no doubts about the leader, but others may not think so! In the past ten years, as Baishanke's reputation has grown, the thorn in the leader's heart has become more painful. Now that Zhao Chun and Luo Jiao have appeared again, if you take action again, the leader will definitely not be as forbearing as before!" He kept saying it, almost sincerely.
The man in gray robe lowered his eyebrows and glanced at him, understanding in his heart, and it was precisely because of this understanding that he couldn't help but sneer: "You should be more careful, wouldn't he know nothing?
"Besides, today is different from the past. Even if he knew, he might not have the energy to take care of me."
The current head of Shangchen Sect is so suspicious. How can the other party not be suspicious of what he can think of?
The messenger showed a puzzled look at the right moment, and the man in gray robe raised his whisk to look at him and hit his head: "If you think about it in detail, you won't know everything."
Then he explained: "Now it seems that the battle between the Qizang Sect and the Waguang Gate is about to begin, but the former is also surrounded by the invisible Chongxiao. The two sects help each other. It is obviously not a dependency relationship. It can only be They are allied friends. Whenever sects interact with each other, they are bound to seek benefits. Chongxiao sect almost tries its best to help the Qizang sect. How can there be no agenda behind it?
"And the Qizang Sect attacked Heguang to occupy the underground spiritual veins. How can the spiritual veins in one place support two factions?
"If this battle is won, the Qizang Sect can settle by the lake and become a major sect. But the Chongxiao Sect cannot do the same. What can it gain? The respect and friendship of the Qizang Sect? Haha, that's ridiculous!"
"The Supreme Elder said," the messenger swallowed secretly, "When the Qizang sect takes over the Heguang Gate, the two sects will attack our sect and Suyang... But our sect is powerful after all. Chongxiao Clan will only dare to seek the land of Suyang."
"How can the power of one sect block the power of the entire lake?" The man in gray robe snorted coldly and said scornfully, "The long-term peace and happiness have made all the people in the lakeside sect develop undue arrogance. In the past, others I don’t dare, but there are a group of Youshan who are waiting there. When the Qizang sect breaks the light, the monks in Dahu will know that the Lakeside sect is not that invincible. The unwillingness to be suppressed in the past will also be overcome in an instant. break out.
"Wind, frost, rain, and snow will not affect the mountains; only earthquakes will cause landslides!"
"Then we need to take action in advance to help Guangmen overcome this difficulty, just like... we helped Suyang in the past?"
The man in gray robe gave him a sarcastic look, walked out with his whisk in his hand, and said with a smile: "They are all in a cage, who can help whom?"
"Sir," the people in the palace hurriedly called him and asked, "Where are you going?"
There was a faint voice in the distance, "Go to Chongxiao and have a look." Then another stone was thrown and hit the person in the temple on the forehead, "Don't forget to intercept them!"
