Chapter 179
The eight people at the wine table were all confused by Xiao Zhan's question.
They took turns to get closer, looked at the roster in Xiao Zhan's hand, and were stunned.
"These senior brothers and sisters have been the core geniuses of our Fantasy Sword Sect for the past ten years. What kind of tasks require them to work together?"
Xiao Zhan picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, shook his head slowly and said:
"There isn't much time until noon tomorrow."
"I can't complete the task anyway, so I might as well have a good drink and leave tomorrow without losing my wine bowl."
Hearing Xiao Zhan say he wanted to give up, the eight people at the wine table quickly advised:
"Goodbye, Junior Brother Xiao Wuming, our Huanjian Sect is the top force in Qingzhou, it's a pity to leave."
"Yes, Junior Brother Xiao, if you leave, we will have no chance to drink together in the future."
"Let's do this. We, our senior brothers, will help you think of a solution."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan suddenly beamed with joy, "That would be great. If these senior brothers can help me complete the task, I will definitely thank you!"
With that said, Xiao Zhan picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come on, brothers, let's drink this bowl of wine!"
The eight people had been drinking for more than two hours and were now half drunk and half awake.
After drinking several bowls of wine, his tongue curled up when he spoke.
"Xiao...Junior Brother Xiao, listen to me!"
"I really thought of a good idea!"
A young man burped and lowered his voice:
"These core disciples ignore the affairs of the sect and concentrate on practicing in seclusion. This is authorized by the sect."
"Since Elder Zhao is summoning them now, just use Elder Zhao's name and kick the door down."
"Kick the door open and you yell: "That so and so, you betrayed the Huanjian Sect and ignored the sect's orders. Why don't you go to Elder Zhao and confess your guilt!"
Xiao Zhan picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Brother, the point is, I don't know where the others on this list live."
"We know!" The disciple of the Huanjian Sect who spoke picked up the wine bowl and took a big sip, but most of it leaked out from the corner of his mouth.
"You may not think that our strength is very good, but we have all been here for seven or eight years, and we are very familiar with the residences of the core disciples."
Xiao Zhan hurriedly said: "Then I'd like to help you, senior brothers, to take me on a trip with you."
Eight people had a momentary short-circuit in their brains.
Xiao Zhan drank a few more bowls of wine with a few people.
One of them suddenly slapped the table, put his arm on Xiao Zhan's shoulders, and growled:
"Junior Brother Xiao's affairs are our own affairs!"
"Let's go! No matter what we say tonight, we have to help him complete his mission!"
"Yes! Junior Brother Xiao, don't be afraid! We are here!"
After saying that, the eight people staggered out of the restaurant with Xiao Zhan.
Half an hour later.
The eight people took Xiao Zhan around a small road and came to the cliff on the mountainside of the volcano.
A small stone house appeared in front of me.
The young man holding Xiao Zhan's shoulders rushed forward and punched him without saying a word.
The fist was so fierce that it immediately exploded the small stone house.
A figure rushed out of the stone house and appeared in front of everyone in an instant.
The cold and stern eyes seemed to want to eat people, and the aura on his body was full of murderous intent.
This murderous intention immediately made the eight young people next to Xiao Zhan tremble, and most of them woke up from drinking.
"Xiang...Senior Brother Xiang Tao, we...we didn't mean it. The misunderstanding is all a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding?" Xiang Tao snorted coldly, with even more murderous intent in his eyes. He suddenly pulled out a short knife less than thirty centimeters from his waist.
Xiao Zhan said quickly:
"Senior Brother Xiang Tao, we are here to inform you. Elder Zhao has ordered that you go and gather before noon tomorrow."
"Hmph!" Xiang Tao snorted coldly: "Notice, do you need to destroy the stone house where I am in retreat?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head: "Brother, don't be surprised. You can meet with Elder Zhao on time and we will restore this place."
"You better keep your word!" Xiang Tao's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "If this place is not restored when I come back, then I will use your bones to build a wall!"
After saying that, Xiang Tao disappeared into the night in a flash.
Next to Xiao Zhan, the eight young men collapsed on the ground, their bodies soaked with cold sweat.
Xiao Zhan smiled and said: "Brothers, time is pressing, let's go to the next place quickly."
The eight people shook their heads quickly, "Junior brother Xiao, we drank too much today and can't walk anymore. You'd better go by yourself first."
"Wait for us... wait for us to rest and then come back to you."
Xiao Zhan frowned slightly:
"Brothers, think carefully."
"Elder Zhao asked me to call these senior brothers to gather together. There must be something big going on."
"If you help me call everyone, it will be a great achievement."
"If we don't all call, I'll slap my butt and leave the Fantasy Sword Sect."
"But senior brother, don't you become useless in the eyes of Elder Zhao?"
"Whether you have made meritorious deeds with me or whether you have committed a crime, you senior brothers should know very well."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan sighed: "You guys risked being beaten up by Senior Brother Xiang Tao and came here with me. I can feel that all of you are brave and ambitious people. "
At this point, the eight young men were suddenly stunned.
Just listen to Xiao Zhan continue:
"Besides, calling one person is still barking, calling a dozen people is still barking, it's not much different."
"We are helping Elder Zhao with things. With Elder Zhao's support when the time comes, we have nothing to fear."
"Yes!" A young man stood up, shook his head and said:
"Junior brother Xiao is right, we are not afraid!"
The other seven people also helped each other stand up, grabbed Xiao Zhan's shoulders, and said, "Let's go!"
"Let's go to the next place!"
After a while, eight people led Xiao Zhan into a secluded courtyard.
A woman in white robe came from the house, the sword in her hand glowed with cold light.
After a while, everyone rushed into a cave and sang songs inside, and almost had their teeth pulled out by the man who came out.
In this way, at dawn, Xiao Zhan finally notified everyone on the roster.
After looking at the eight people who were already sleeping in a certain senior brother's yard, Xiao Zhan left a True Essence Stone exchange coupon for them, and then rushed towards the main hall where Elder Zhao was.
Seeing Xiao Zhan's arrival, Elder Zhao also had a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He glanced at the fifteen people in the hall and looked at Xiao Zhan curiously:
"Xiao Wuming, in the past, to gather fifteen core disciples, we had to give at least five days' notice in advance. You called them all here in a few hours. How did you do it?"
Seeing these fifteen core disciples looking at him, Xiao Zhan smiled and cupped his fists and said:
"Brothers and sisters, as soon as they heard that Elder Zhao summoned them, they rushed over without any delay."
Elder Zhao nodded, "I know this well. They know they have a mission and they will definitely not waste time."
"But what I'm asking is, how did you wake them up from seclusion and then still stand here intact?"
Sensing that the eyes of some core disciples were filled with coldness, Xiao Zhan hugged his fists at them without any worry on his face:
"First of all, I would like to say sorry to all my brothers and sisters."
"It is indeed a taboo to disturb people in seclusion."
"But the situation is urgent and time is tight, so I have no choice but to forcefully wake you all up."
"If I really wait for you all to leave seclusion before conveying the news, I'm afraid the day lilies will be cold."
"Okay," Elder Zhao waved his hand, "As core disciples, how could they not understand this truth?"
"Xiao Wuming, you are now a disciple of our Fantasy Sword Sect."
"You go find a place to stay first, and we will handle the admission procedures for you in a few days."
Xiao Zhan nodded, then turned and walked out of the hall.
A smile suddenly appeared on Elder Zhao's face, and he asked the fifteen core disciples:
"What do you think of Xiao Wuming?"
Everyone frowned, wondering why Elder Zhao asked this question.
Could it be that this Xiao Wuming is not just a new disciple, but has a great background?
Yan Xu said slowly: "Elder Zhao, this Junior Brother Xiao has a bit of unfathomable meaning."
"He has first-class courage and knows how to adapt. He is quite a talent."
In addition, those who were originally going to beat Xiao Zhan also expressed their opinions.
Almost all reviews are positive.
Elder Zhao nodded, suddenly looked sharply, picked up a scroll from the table, opened it, pointed it at the fifteen core disciples, and said slowly:
"Look at the people in this painting."
With just one glance, everyone present was stunned, and then they frowned.
"Elder Zhao, isn't this the portrait of Xiao Wuming?"
Elder Zhao shook his head, "I can be sure that this is not Xiao Wuming."
"But Xiao Wuming can be the person in the painting."
Hearing this, after a brief period of shock, someone came back to his senses:
"Elder Zhao, do you mean to let Xiao Wuming pretend to be the person in the painting? What exactly is our mission this time?"
"Yes, that's what it means!" Elder Zhao said with a sharp look, "The person in the painting is Yin He, the grandson of Yin Shiming, the leader of the famous Sword Sect."
Everyone immediately frowned, wondering why Elder Zhao wanted Xiao Wuming to pretend to be Yin Shiming's grandson.
Elder Zhao looked solemn:
"Listen carefully to what I'm going to say next!"
"A few days ago, Yin He was secretly arrested by our people!"
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
Because the Fantasy Sword Sect and the Famous Sword Sect have always had close ties, the ancestors of the two families are still brothers.
But now, Elder Zhao actually told them that the grandson of the famous Sword Sect leader was captured by the Fantasy Sword Sect?
Seeing everyone's confused faces, Elder Zhao slowly said:
"Your mission is to take Xiao Wuming to the vicinity of the Qingtian Sect and find a way to kill Zhuang Mochou, the daughter of the leader of the Qingtian Sect, Zhuang Busheng!"
The expressions of a group of people changed drastically.
Elder Zhao's meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Obviously he wants to completely provoke a war between the Famous Sword Sect and the Qingtian Sect!
Yan Xu frowned, "Elder Zhao, have you never heard that the head of the Qingtian Sect has a daughter?"
Elder Zhao's eyes turned cold:
"We just found out."
"Zhuang Busheng appears to have no family, but fifty years ago, he secretly gave birth to a daughter. He has been raising her in Zhongzhou and sent his trusted aides to protect her."
"Fifty years have passed and that Zhuang Mochou has quietly come to Qingzhou."
"According to the undercover report we arranged in Qingtian Sect, Zhuang Busheng plans to send Zhuang Mochou back to Zhongzhou as soon as possible. So, there is not much time left for you."
Everyone was silent again.
One person suddenly said:
"Elder Zhao, although the conflict between the Famous Sword Sect and the Qingtian Sect is already deep, we all know that they will never fight to a decisive battle."
"Why do we want to provoke a fight? In this way, even if the Famous Sword Sect wins, both sides will definitely suffer in the end and become a second-rate or even third-rate force."
Elder Zhao's eyes turned cold, "This is a matter decided by the sect master and the elders, and you will not be allowed to question it!"
"Also, although the founders of our Fantasy Sword Sect and Famous Sword Sect are blood brothers, that happened hundreds of thousands of years ago!"
"The close relationship between our two families now is just a superficial phenomenon!"
"Don't ask for specifics!"
"The sect master and the elders decided like this, which naturally has deep meaning!"
The fifteen core disciples nodded.
Yan Xu asked again:
"But will Xiao Wuming cooperate?"
Elder Zhao's eyes darkened, "The first time I saw him today, I knew that he was the one to impersonate Yin He."
"You have to agree even if he doesn't agree. Your role is not only to protect him and kill Zhuang Mochou at the same time, but more importantly, to control Xiao Wuming and not let him ruin our plan."
"Okay," Elder Zhao said slowly, "You have understood the mission. Go find Xiao Wuming and set off immediately."
