Chapter 183
Xiao Zhan looked at Yin He and said slowly: "Of course, let him live."
Zhuang Mochou nodded, "What's the reason?"
"There's no reason." Xiao Zhan obviously didn't have much interest in this Yin He. "Only those who are alive have value."
Zhuang Bu Sheng said nothing more, turned around and left.
Zhuang Mochou pointed to the dying Yan Xu and others and asked Xiao Zhan:
"What do you think of them?"
Xiao Zhan was silent for two seconds and said truthfully:
"very nice."
"They have courage, guts, brains, and are loyal enough. Unfortunately, they are loyal to the Illusion Sword Sect."
Zhuang Mochou nodded, looked into Xiao Zhan's eyes and asked:
"What if I can make them loyal to Qingtian Sect?"
Xiao Zhan frowned, "Like me, feed them the Ten Thousand Insects Bone-Eating Pill?"
Zhuang Mochou shook his head, "The Ten Thousand Insects Bone-Devouring Pill is very precious. It used to be used on people above the Tongtian realm."
"I sent people to find their families and they are already on their way back."
Hearing this, Yan Xu and others, who were originally dying, used their last strength to raise their heads and looked at Zhuang Mochou with eyes full of anger.
Xiao Zhan also frowned and said in a deep voice:
"No harm to the family! The assassination of you was done by them and has nothing to do with their family!"
Zhuang Mochou looked at Xiao Zhan calmly and asked:
"Do you think it's a bad thing for me to bring their family back to Qingtian Sect?"
Xiao Zhan's face darkened.
Indeed, to a certain extent, this is not a bad thing for Yan Xu and others.
Otherwise, they have no other way to reunite with their families.
Xiao Zhan looked at Zhuang Mochou expressionlessly:
"Can you promise not to hurt their families?"
"Yes," Zhuang Mochou nodded, "Even if they still don't agree to be loyal to the Qingtian Sect, I will not harm their families."
After saying that, Zhuang Mochou slowly turned and left, leaving only a cold voice:
"Xiao Wuming, you are right."
"Only making Qingtian Sect stronger is the most important thing."
"So, I don't want to miss any talent."
"I'll give you three days to convince them."
Seeing Zhuang Mochou's disappearing figure, Xiao Zhan was silent for a long time.
Yan Xu was trembling with pain at this time. The flesh on his body had been corroded with blood holes, and his skin was ulcerated in large areas, and his face was black and blue.
"Xiao...Xiao Wuming!"
"Please... please, save our family!"
The others were speechless and could only look at Xiao Zhan with pleading eyes.
Xiao Zhan said slowly: "I will advise you to join the Qingtian Sect."
"If you don't agree, there's nothing I can do to save you and your families."
Yan Xu's eyes were full of despair.
"Xiao Wuming, if...if it were you, you...would you choose to betray the sect and join the Qingtian Sect?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "I will neither betray my sect nor let anyone hurt my family."
Seeing that Yan Xu and others were silent, Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice:
"You can join the Qingtian Sect first, and then find an opportunity to escape with your family."
Yan Xu shook his head weakly:
"There's no escape."
"Don't be so absolute," Xiao Zhan looked at Yan Xu, a strange light flashed in his eyes, "Everything is possible."
"That's all, it's up to you how to choose," Xiao Zhan said, then turned and left.
Yan Xu was thinking about the meaning of Xiao Zhang's words.
Suddenly, Yan Xu's body trembled. Could it be that... Xiao Wuming had a way to escape? He wants to escape too?
Thinking of this, Yan Xu looked at his companions and said weakly:
"First agree to join the Qingtian Sect, and then find an opportunity to escape with our family!"
"Yan...Senior Brother Yan Xu," Xiang Tao suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, "Even if we escape with our families, where can we escape?"
"Even if we return to the Fantasy Sword Sect, the sect will still have a grudge against us, and will always be on guard against us, worried that we will secretly keep in touch with the Qingtian Sect."
Yan Xu slowly closed his eyes, "Listen to me, when the time comes, we...leave Qingzhou!"
Hanging Sword Peak.
Linghua was holding a beautifully carved maroon wooden tray.
"Mr. Xiao, here are your identity tag, disciple uniform, and the True Essence Stone exchange coupon that the lady asked me to bring you."
Xiao Zhan picked up the True Essence Stone exchange coupon and took a look at it.
"The denomination of one hundred thousand is really a lot."
Linghua nodded, "Mr. Xiao, the lady asked you to improve your strength as soon as possible."
Xiao Zhan took the tray and said to Linghua:
"Senior Lao Linghua is here."
Linghua shook her head, turned and left.
Xiao Zhan picked up the identity card and looked at it. The words 'Outer Sect Elder Xiao Wuming' were engraved on it.
"Still an outer elder," Xiao Zhan murmured, hung his identity tag on his waist, then placed the clothes and the True Essence Stone in the tray on the table, and then descended from the Hanging Sword Peak.
Sutra collection building.
Entering here for the second time, Xiao Zhan's emotions were still very complicated.
Last time, I almost lost my life here.
A middle-aged man who was about to leave the Sutra Pavilion suddenly saw the identity tag on Xiao Zhan's waist. He looked surprised and cupped his fists and said:
"Elder Xiao is so young."
Xiao Zhan also looked at the identity tag on the opponent's waist, cupped his fists and said with a smile:
"Elder Tang, nice to meet you."
Tang Zhiyu smiled and said, "Our Qingtian Sect has a young elder in his twenties. This matter has been spread."
"When I met him today, I realized that Elder Xiao is younger than I thought."
Xiao Zhan exchanged a few polite words and finally said: "I will learn more from Elder Tang in the future."
Tang Zhiyu smiled even more happily.
"Elder Xiao, I have some things to do first. If you have time to wait, go to my Kuju Peak to drink tea."
Xiao Zhan nodded, "I'll definitely come."
There was a disciple passing by, looking at Xiao Zhan in surprise, cupping his fists and saying:
"Are you the new outer sect elder, Elder Xiao?"
Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded, "Why, you see that I am only at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm. You can't believe it, right?"
This disciple is in the early stage of Yuan Dan realm, a small realm higher than Xiao Zhan.
He nodded subconsciously, then shook his head and said:
"Elder Xiao can serve as the outer elder of our Qingtian Sect at such a young age, so he is naturally outstanding."
Xiao Zhan smiled, looked at the other party's identity card, and then said:
"Brother Li Ming, you don't have to be an elder. We are all of the same age. Just call me by my name."
"I think Brother Li Ming is a little two years older than me, so you might as well call me Junior Brother Xiao."
Li Ming suddenly laughed, "How dare you do this, Junior Brother Xiao, you are now the outer elder of our Qingtian Sect, and your status is not comparable to mine."
"What's your identity?" Xiao Zhan waved his hand, "Brother Li Ming, I happen to be not very familiar with the Qingtian Sect. Come on, I'll treat you to a drink, and you can tell me about our Qingtian Sect."
How do you say something? If others give you face, you are too embarrassed to take it away.
Besides, Xiao Zhan is still an elder, so Li Ming will naturally not refuse such a friendly invitation.
At the same time, Li Ming felt secretly happy.
Being able to call an outer sect elder a brother would make his future journey much easier, wouldn't it?
Lan Feng City.
Li Ming took Xiao Zhan to a restaurant with ease and shouted to the boss:
"Boss, all the good wine and food are here. I'm going to invite the elders of our Qingtian Sect to drink today!"
Hearing the words Qingtian Sect Elder, the surrounding drinkers all looked over.
I originally wanted to say hello to the elders of Qingtian Sect, but I was shocked when I saw Xiao Zhan's age.
Is this... twenty-eight? Not an adult yet?
Even the boss who came over with wine and food was stunned, but he still smiled and greeted Xiao Zhan.
After three rounds of drinking, Xiao Zhan and Li Ming also became familiar with each other.
This Li Ming really talks a lot. With the help of wine, he has been talking since he was a child until now.
When Xiao Zhan saw that it was almost time, he smiled and asked:
"Senior Brother Li Ming, I am not even familiar with the outer elders of our Qingtian Sect. We will inevitably have to deal with them in the future."
"Can you tell me?"
Li Ming was so drunk that he quickly patted his chest and said with a smile:
"Elder Xiao, Junior Brother Xiao, you have asked the right person!"
"I, Li Ming, am known as Qingtian Tong. There is nothing big or small in our Qingtian Sect that I don't know!"
Xiao Zhan nodded, "Senior Brother Li Ming, you are really awesome."
"Hahaha," Li Ming said with a smile:
"Then I'll talk to you, junior brother."
"There are now more than 300 outer elders of our Qingtian Sect, who are in charge of various sect affairs."
"Let's first talk about the elder Shi Wang who is responsible for distributing true energy every year. He..."
While Li Ming was drinking, he was talking to Xiao Zhan about the detailed information about each outer sect elder.
Finally, Li Ming and Xiao Zhan clinked their wine bowls and continued:
"Let's talk about the elders who are responsible for managing the sea crossing ship."
Our Qingtian Sect has a total of eight sea crossing ship bases along the coast, which are managed by eight outer sect elders.
After a while, Li Ming finally talked about Yan Long.
He raised his neck and drank the wine in the bowl, burped, and said:
"Elder Yan Long, I heard it, I just heard it."
"I heard it has something to do with the death of Wang Chongyang, the eighth elder of the inner sect!"
Having said this, Li Ming subconsciously lowered his voice, leaned closer and said:
"He is still under house arrest at Buddha Peak."
"But I don't think there's something right about this," Li Ming shook his head and said with drunken eyes, "Do you think, how could an outer sect elder be related to the death of an inner sect elder? Do you think so?"
Xiao Zhan nodded expressionlessly, raised his neck and drank all the strong wine in the bowl, with a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Li Ming went on to talk about other elders, but Xiao Zhan was no longer interested in listening anymore.
After more than half an hour, Li Ming lay on the table and fell asleep.
Xiao Zhan paid for the drink and returned to Qingtian Sect alone.
Because of Xiao Zhan's status as an outer sect elder, even though the Qingtian Sect now has strict management, Xiao Zhan is still allowed to come and go freely.
The night Xiao Zhan returned to Qingtian Sect, he quietly approached Buddha Peak.
Buddha Peak is about five thousand miles away from Xuanjian Peak, where Xiao Zhan lives. Although it is also within the scope of Qingtian Sect, it is already on the edge.
As the name suggests, the shape of Buddha Peak resembles the Buddha with his hands clasped together. It is even more vivid especially under the moonlight.
The foot of Buddha Peak and even the hundreds of surrounding peaks are all peaks specially used by the Qingtian Sect for house arrest.
Not only are hundreds of disciples stationed here, but this time a master at the pinnacle of the Danhai Realm is also stationed here.
Xiao Zhan stood in the corner where the moonlight could not reach, looking towards the top of Buddha Peak.
It is obviously unwise to rush to Buddha Peak rashly.
But is there any way to see the third elder Yan Long?
Xiao Zhan thought for a moment and chose to retreat temporarily.
When he returned to Xuanjian Peak, he discovered that Zhuang Mochou had been waiting at the top of Xuanjian Peak for a long time.
Wearing a long white dress, he sat at the stone table admiring the moon and drinking. When he saw Xiao Zhan coming back, he just glanced at him and said casually:
"Where have you gone?"
Xiao Zhan frowned, "You said that if I join the Qingtian Sect, I can move freely."
"You can move around freely," Zhuang Mochou nodded, "But I didn't say it was right."
Xiao Zhan sat down opposite Zhuang Mochou, took the wine bottle in front of her, raised his head and poured it into his stomach.
"A disciple named Li Ming and I went out for a drink."
Zhuang Mochou held the wine glass and put it to her lips but did not drink. Instead, she motioned for Xiao Zhan to continue.
"I have just become an outer elder of the Qingtian Sect. I will inevitably have to deal with other elders in the future."
"So, I invited Li Ming to drink and asked him to introduce me to the outer elders of Qingtian Sect."
Zhuang Mochou put down his wine glass and said slowly:
"It seems that you are planning to integrate into Qingtian Sect."
"There happens to be something I want to leave to you."
Xiao Zhan frowned: "Let's talk and listen first."
