Li Changting said, trying his best to smile more sincerely. Only he knew how much grievance this smile contained.
However, when he thought that he had managed to keep the clouds clear and see the moonlight, he was about to open the barrier between the east and west continents, and receive massive rewards from the sect, Li Changting felt that this grievance was nothing at all.
After all, Senior Xiang Shu is in charge of this Dongzhou territory, and the dangers he faces are not even as good as when he is exploring the Sea of Fog.
After soothing himself for a moment, the expression on Li Changting's face became much more real.
After a while, the three of them sat down.
Jiang Yi flicked his sleeves, and a flash of light appeared on the table, revealing various kinds of desserts.
He pointed at the wine pot and smiled modestly: "This is Baihua Brewing specially made in my valley. Please give it to Fellow Daoist Li."
Li Changting did not dare to neglect, and quickly picked up the wine glass, took a small sip, then his eyes brightened slightly, and he nodded: "It is sweet and refreshing, with the aroma of flowers in it, it is not an exaggeration to call it a fairy wine."
Jiang Yi heard the compliment in his words and smiled softly: "As long as you like it, Fellow Daoist Li. This wine is not intoxicating, so you might as well drink more."
With that said, Jiang Yi took out a whole jar of unopened Baihua Brew.
so much? !
Li Changting was about to stand up and refuse immediately, but Jiang Yi didn't even look at him. He directly pushed the wine jar in front of Xiang Shu and said:
"I heard that Fellow Daoist Wang is obsessed with drinking. I would like to bring a jar back to Fellow Daoist and give him a taste."
Li Changting was dumbfounded when he heard this, his butt stopped in mid-air, and he dug his toes into the ground in embarrassment, neither sitting nor sitting down.
He may have misunderstood. When Jiang Yi said "drink more" just now, was it really just a polite comment?
Isn’t this bullying an honest person? !
Jiang Yi suddenly sent him wine, and Xiang Shen was also quite surprised.
However, looking at Li Changting's reaction, she thought for a moment and understood Jiang Yi's intention. She was not polite at that moment and directly waved her sleeves away from the wine jar.
Jiang Yijian turned away from Shu, his expression slightly relaxed, and then he turned around as if he had just seen Li Changting's movements and asked in confusion: "Where are you going, Fellow Daoist Li?"
"No no."
Li Changting coughed lightly and said with a normal expression, "It's just that this stool is uncomfortable to sit on, so just move it."
Jiang Yi secretly smiled in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. He cooperated with Li Changting and said: "I see, then I will order someone to change it immediately."
Li Changting quickly refused: "It's okay, it's just a small matter, so don't bother me."
Jiang Yi gave up and looked at the barely concealed embarrassment on Li Changting's face, but he had something else in mind.
He deliberately used words to misunderstand Li Changting, and then embarrassed him. It seemed like bullying, but in fact it was a helpless move.
Xiang Shu brought Li Changting here, which means that she has recognized Li Changting and the sect behind him. As long as she nods, the passage between the east and west continents can be opened immediately.
But Dongzhou's cultivation inheritance has withered, and its overall strength is far inferior to that of Xizhou.
In the world of cultivation, it is an eternal truth that the weak eat the strong, and the big fish eats the small fish. Once these people move westward, most of them will not be able to escape the fate of being divided up by large groups.
In the past few years, he has been practicing in seclusion, and he has also sensed that Dongzhou's aura is indeed getting lower year by year as Xiang Shu said, and that moving westward is the general trend.
Jiang Yi did not seek the integrity of the sect, but only wanted that during the process of moving westward, the monks from Dongzhou could have a certain degree of freedom, instead of being divided up and separated by the Xizhou sect like items.
As a result, negotiation dominance becomes extremely important.
He already knew about the Pantheon's attack last night through the jade slip sent to Shu.
He practiced hard for three years and returned to the Nascent Soul stage, but it was obviously not enough in front of Li Changting, who could kill Li Changting in the late stage of transformation with one sword.
The only thing he can do is to take advantage of the situation.
Leverage Xiang Shu's momentum to have an equal dialogue with Li Changting.
He knew that this little trick couldn't be hidden from Xiang Shu, and he didn't want to hide it.
As for whether Li Changting could tell, he didn't care. Xiang Shu's attitude had been made clear, and the subsequent negotiations would be much smoother.
Next, Jiang Yi and Li Changting chatted, and in a few words they
The awkward atmosphere was cleared away.
After drinking for three rounds, Jiang Yi put down his wine glass, smiled slightly, and suddenly got back to business: "Talk about wine as a person, fellow Taoist Li speaks with humility. I believe that the elders of your sect are also gentlemen. I agree with the matter of opening up the east and west continents."
This sentence came too suddenly. Li Changting heard it suddenly and couldn't hide the surprise on his face: "Is this true?"
"Of course it's true."
Jiang Yi's smile faded slightly, "But Fellow Daoist Li must have had a general understanding of the situation in our cultivation world in Dongzhou in the past few years. I would like to hear your specific views."
Li Changting's eyes narrowed slightly and he asked, "Fellow Daoist Jiang is afraid that our Xizhou Sect will forcibly annex the Dongzhou Sect?"
While asking the question, Li Changting glanced at Xiang Shen and saw that she was standing by and watching, and he couldn't make up his mind.
Jiang Yi saw one thing very accurately.
The westward migration plan given to him by the sect's senior leaders was indeed a robbery and annexation under the guise of a savior.
However, after meeting Xiang Shu on the Fog Sea, he knew in his heart that the plan to move westward was definitely scrapped.
For monks, whether they have a backer or not is completely different.
Senior Xiang Shen is a casual cultivator and doesn't seem to want to get involved in the sect's affairs, but he seems to have a close relationship with Jiang Yi, and she is from Dongzhou. If some things are done harshly, it will inevitably make her feel uncomfortable.
It is unwise to marry a monk whose cultivation level is at the integration stage or even higher for the sake of some seeds that have not yet grown up.
Thinking of this, Li Changting made a plan in his mind and nodded: "Fellow Daoist Jiang's worries are not unreasonable. The three sects of Xizhou are not monolithic. There are some things that cannot be decided by a young disciple like me."
Jiang Yi frowned slightly as he listened, "What does Fellow Daoist Li mean..."
"Submission!"
Li Changting's tone was slightly solemn: "If I agree to Senior Shi, I can send a message to the sect through Fang Cun Ji on the Misty Sea, explain the situation in Dongzhou, and ask the sect to send another elder to finalize the details of the westward move."
After saying these words, Jiang Yi immediately turned to look at Shu without making any attempt to hide it.
Seeing Xiang Shen nod slightly, he turned around, nodded and said with a smile, "Just follow what Fellow Daoist Li said."
Li Changting was determined that as long as the message was sent back, his mission would be completed.
Everything that follows will be led by the elders in the sect.
It’s just that Fellow Daoist Jiang has great confidence in Senior Xiang Shu. Aren’t you afraid that the sect will directly send a master of the Tribulation Stage to suppress everything?
As he was thinking this, he saw Xiang Shen wave his sleeves, and a group of phantoms suddenly floated out of the air in the hall. It was exactly the disaster he had seen in Fangcunji back then.
Guanhui appeared, without looking at the others, and floated directly to Xiang Shen, lowering his eyebrows and calling out: "Master."
Xiang Shen hummed and pointed at Li Changting: "Take him back to the Sea of Fog."
Gu Fu responded respectfully, and then floated in front of Li Changting: "Li Gaozu, please."
Li Changting didn't say anything. He immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Senior, fellow Taoist Jiang, come back as soon as you go."
After saying this, Guhu directly grabbed Li Changting and got into the space vortex.
As soon as the two left, Jiang Yi calmed down and said to Shu, "As long as you are here, I won't worry about whoever comes to Xizhou. But the person who comes must have been in a high position for a long time. If he takes the initiative to intimidate, it may have the opposite effect."
"It doesn't matter."
Xiang Shen smiled calmly and said, "I have made arrangements for this matter, so you don't need to worry."
Jiang Yi suddenly looked surprised: "Has it been arranged? Did you expect that Li Changting would call someone over?"
Xiang Gong lowered his chin slightly and said calmly: "He can't make the decision, so he will let the one who can make the decision come. He abdicates his responsibility and gives up when he sees fit. This is what a smart person does.
I have had a lot of contact with him, so it is not difficult to speculate. "
Jiang Yiran: "Only you can say it so lightly."
"It's a small matter, don't mention it."
He waved his hand to Xiang Shu and said, "It's time to spread the news about Xizhou."
Jiang Yi's expression suddenly froze and he nodded heavily.
Although the westward migration is a general trend, if one of them is not executed well, the Pantheon may take advantage of it, especially when the monks from the East Continent first enter the West Continent.
Some news needs to be informed to the Dongzhou monks in advance so that they can take more precautions.
But if it is exaggerated too much, the lower-level monks will be afraid and will most likely defect to the Pantheon.
Jiang Yi needs to grasp the degree here carefully.
Xiang Shen was used to being idle and was too lazy to care about the details. He told Jiang Yi a few more general information about the Pantheon and left directly.
It was not yet past Chen time when we returned to Zifang.
Xiang Shu casually threw the wine jar to Wang Tuo and came to the backyard.
Hei Tian squatted in the corner of the courtyard, holding an engraved jade slip in his arms and staring blankly at the sky.
Seeing Xiang Shen suddenly appear, he immediately woke up with a look of awe, "Senior, I have carved the jade slip."
With that said, Heitian held up the jade slip in his arms and said, "After this jade slip is passed back, most of the people in the palace will deduce the truth from the truth. I wonder if the seniors have a way to deceive the secrets of heaven?"
Xiang Shen didn't answer when he heard the words. He scanned the jade slip with his spiritual consciousness, and after seeing the contents clearly, he slowly said: "I will deal with the matter of deceiving the secret of heaven, you don't need to worry too much.
According to your opinion, if this news is sent back to the Pantheon, how long will it take for reinforcements to arrive? "
Heitian thought for a moment and replied: "This matter is related to Dongzhou, and the palace must take it very seriously. I guess it will be within a month at the latest."
One month.
It seems like I have to go see Senior Jianfeng in advance.
Xiang Shen's thoughts were swirling in his mind and he was about to leave when he suddenly heard a shout coming from his ears.
"senior!"
Heitian knelt down with a plop, looking sad, and said sadly: "After this incident, I would like to ask the seniors to spare this villain's life. The juniors are willing to abandon their cultivation, become mortals, and live in Dongzhou for the rest of their lives!"
Xiang Shen paused and looked back at Hei Tian, half smiling.
Hei Tian didn't see a response for a long time. He raised his head carefully and saw Xiang Shu's face, and his heart suddenly thumped.
Seen through?
impossible! He clearly didn't say anything.
After this incident, the Pantheon will definitely kill him as a warning to others!
He abandoned his cultivation because he was afraid that Pantheon had left a backhand in his mind and caused his downfall, rather than truly expressing his determination.
He was also prepared to give up all the treasures given to him by the Pantheon and dedicate them to Xiang Shu. In this way, he could not only avoid the plans of the Pantheon, but also leave a good impression in Xiang Shu's heart.
But now looking at Shen's reaction, he held the storage ring in his hand, but he didn't dare to hand it out again.
