Xue E's brows furrowed, and the last words Li Yan said were exactly what he was thinking and worrying about.
The secret must not be kept. If Qingshan Wonderland had been keeping an eye on it so long ago, then every move in Haoxue Sect would not escape their eyes.
In addition, even though Xue E was reminded by Gong Jian, the messenger from Duya Mountain, he still failed to detect any signs of being monitored in Haoxue Sect. But the uneasiness in my heart became stronger.
What does this mean? This meant that either what Yumi said was just random guessing, or the monitors at Haoxuemen were far more powerful than Xue E. That's why Haoxuemen was unaware.
Thinking this way, Xue E would prefer the former one, that is, he hoped that the messenger from the cliff mountain, Gong Jian, was just talking nonsense. But the results of rationality and exploration all show that the fact is most likely the latter guess.
How exciting is the secret of Haoxuemen? Xue E knows best. Once these secrets are revealed, Haoxuemen will definitely die. Just a hat of "collaborating with the Chaos Faction" can make a person doomed.
"They didn't take action, they were probably just waiting."
Xue E believed that Qingshan Wonderland had been keeping an eye on Haoxuemen for so long but had not taken action, and that it might have suppressed the strange things about Haoxuemen from the side to prevent others from discovering it, just to wait for the opportunity. At least it's not the time for them to take action yet.
"What are you waiting for?" Li Yan was already feeling cold. She understands that Haoxuemen is much stronger now than it was hundreds of years ago. But in front of Qingshan Wonderland, he was still as weak as an insect. The situation at this time was already critical.
"Waiting for someone, to be precise, I should be waiting for Zhang Yan. Whether it is the secret of gold foil or the inheritance of the great world, these are all entrusted to Zhang Yan. Destroy our Haoxue Sect or capture and kill several people like Gong. It doesn’t mean much to see such an envoy. Even doing that will definitely scare the snake. The gain outweighs the loss for Qingshan Wonderland.”
Li Yan nodded, she understood. But it was still difficult to relieve my worries. Like a sword hanging above your head, no matter how long it takes to stick down, this matter of life and death cannot be easily relieved.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"..." Xue E couldn't give a clear answer for a while. Although it's ridiculous to use a mantis as a chariot, you can't just sit back and wait for death, right?
After being silent for a while, Xue E said: "Go back and sort out what you and I talked about today, and circulate it to the main elders in the sect in the form of jade slips. Let them participate together.
Now that life and death are at stake, all we can do is brainstorm.
But there is no need to think about the choice of voluntarily confessing. Even if we wanted to change our family, no one would want us. We are the bait, and whether we catch fish or not, the bait will eventually be abandoned. Therefore, if you want to survive, you can only find another way to struggle instead of praying for mercy from the other party.
This general direction cannot be wrong. "
Xue E has always been accustomed to being arbitrary. But the current situation is really too complicated. His own thinking was no longer enough to deal with it in detail. Therefore, we can only put the problem on a high level and let the elders in the sect participate in finding ways.
"Go on, be very careful. Whatever you do or say, you need to cover up your appearance. And these covers can't suddenly change too much, and they need to maintain the previous context. Even our secrets can't be changed because of us. If you notice it now, you will deliberately avoid it.
In a word, everything we do from now on must have two sets of actions. A set of rules and habits are put on the table and followed in the past. One set is placed in the dark, using our survival methods. Understand? "
"Disciple understands!"
Li Yan stood up with a smile and said goodbye to Xue E. The exchange she just had with Xue E was a practical implementation of Xue E's request in the message. Regardless of the content of the transmission, she was just talking to Xue E about some daily matters. I am not worried about being amputated by "walls have ears".
After Li Yan left, Xue E seemed to return to his secret practice room inside the ice wall and sit cross-legged as usual, as if he was continuing his studies. But in fact, he was the only one who knew that what he could be thinking about at this time was not about cultivation, but thinking about how to break the situation.
For a while after that, Haoxuemen looked normal from top to bottom. Practice when you should practice, and go out when you should go out. Even the shrinking of the gold foil has not stopped, and it is still testing everywhere in the dark.
But the elders of Haoxuemen are much more diligent than before. From time to time we get together to drink tea and chat. They talked about a lot of things, including trivial matters within the sect, the situation of the Qingshan Alliance, the cultivation troubles of their respective disciples, etc. There will even be some exchanges on spiritual practice and insights.
Of course, spiritual practice and insights cannot be fully described in words, and jade slips, which reflect thoughts at the level of thought, are more suitable for communication. Therefore, there are always jade slips interspersed in the gatherings.
Finally, as the elder in charge of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Li Yan also went to the main peak hall to meet the sect leader Xue E more frequently than before. During the conversation, I also started to leave some jade slips for Xue E to check as "sorting out the situation in the door".
It's still the soul's voice transmission. This is the most confidential way Xue E can think of. As long as the soul's sound transmission distance is close enough, even someone with a higher level of cultivation than him will not be able to detect their little moves. Not to mention snooping on the specific content of the soul's voice transmission.
"So the unified idea now is to drag Zhang Yan into the water in advance?" Xue E said in a message.
"Yes, sect master. According to the results of repeated discussions between the main elders in the sect these days, and at the same time following the general direction you have set, dragging Zhang Yan into the water is the most feasible way. Not only is he the main reason why Qingshan Wonderland is targeting us , and it has the power we urgently need now.
If Zhang Yan directly joins, we will have more room for maneuver in formulating future plans. "
"We still don't know what Zhang Yan's strength is, but he is certainly stronger than us. It's just that it's still too far behind to deal with Qingshan Wonderland. But one thing is true, bringing him into the game can increase our options. Besides, how could he be absent as he was the instigator?
But it's not enough.
If we want to compete with Qingshan Wonderland, the most fundamental way is not for us to stand in front. We should know how much our Haoxuemen weighs. In addition, Zhang Yan's cliff mountain is not enough for others to take a second look. So external force is needed. "
Li Yan is very clear. There are some things that she is not suitable to say directly. Xue E needs to touch on them first so that she and the elders below can start talking about them. Otherwise, with the risk of overstepping and the atmosphere of Haoxuemen, no one would dare to speak nonsense.
"Sect Master, do you mean to involve several other forces that are similar to Qingshan Wonderland?"
"That's right. If we want to survive, the water in the Pastoral Sect must be muddy!"
