In the past, Shen Hao didn't know the depth of Fenghong Villa, and thought that Fenghong Villa was similar to Xuanqingwei. Although the people below were always careful, the above sentence could still be twisted into a rope, and even this little word was not enough. Those who listen will only die.
After all, in Shen Hao's view at that time, Fenghong Villa belonged to the royal family, and it was the emperor and the Jingjiu Dynasty who were protecting it. In essence, there is not much difference from Xuan Qingwei.
But after Shen Hao sat in the position of the Foreign Affairs Archdeacon of Fenghong Villa for a long time, he discovered that the water in Fenghong Villa was much deeper than the water in Xuanqingwei.
He didn't dare to talk too much, and he didn't dare to get involved, but this did not prevent Shen Hao from figuring out the context of Fenghong Villa.
Based on Shen Hao's current understanding of Fenghong Villa, he can confirm that although no one has made a final conclusion on the surface, in fact Fenghong Villa is indeed divided into two factions.
One group advocates leisure and aloofness from the world. They focus their existence on personal practice and are willing to maintain a stable environment to give themselves a simpler space for practice. After all, fighting and killing are not only risky, they can also easily disturb your state of mind and delay your practice. The representative of this faction is the second elder Duan Jue.
The other faction is the "functional faction" represented by Yang Xiu Sheng, the owner of the village. They are based on the most basic purpose of the establishment of Fenghong Villa. Whether they practice skills or increase their strength, they are all for Fenghong Villa to guard the Jingjiu Dynasty. A basic function.
When Shen Hao first learned about these two factions, his first reaction was that he thought it was "strange", but after thinking about it later, he understood the reason for this "strange" situation.
To put it bluntly, high-level monks are too rare.
First of all, if you want to become a Xuanhai realm monk, talent, opportunity, and environment are all indispensable, and generally speaking, it also requires a lot of time. There are many monks who have broken through the Xuanhai realm in fifty years, a hundred years, or even more than a hundred years. The time span is large and the number is small.
This led to an unavoidable situation: the royal clan alone could not support the upper-level combat power of Fenghong Villa, and a large number of talents with foreign surnames needed to be recruited for training.
It is said that outsiders, outsiders, even those who grew up eating royal rice and receiving support from the royal family to practice, may they become Xuanhai realm monks who are not one in a million or even one in a million? When your cultivation strength and vision have increased to a certain level, you will naturally not be too concerned about "working for the royal family". Anyway, you can't blackmail me, and I won't directly oppose it. I will just work as a foreigner and don't bother to do it. , just perfunctory, your royal family still dares to fight against the greatly reduced strength of Fenghong Villa to touch me?
Moreover, "outsiders" are not just one or two, nor are they one or two generations. It is a deep-rooted problem that continues to this day.
This can be seen from the fact that Fenghong Villa treated the various sects in the old Jing Dynasty as if they were invisible. This can even be used to judge that the "leisure faction" within Fenghong Villa has greater power of action.
Why the right to action rather than the right to speak? Because the Dinghai Shenzhen of Fenghong Villa is the Golden Sword Camp, and the Golden Sword Camp has been in the hands of the owner from beginning to end, and the internal purity of the Golden Sword Camp is very high, and they are all descendants of the royal family. And as long as the Golden Sword Camp is in hand, the right to speak will naturally not fall aside.
Perhaps because he has been a small character and a little shrimp all the way up, Shen Hao is very sensitive to anything that involves himself. Just like when he was suddenly appointed as the Archdeacon of Foreign Affairs of Fenghong Villa by Yang Xiusheng, he felt from the beginning that there must be many twists and turns. Otherwise, how could Fenghong Villa suddenly make an exception and bring him a Xuanqing Guard to serve? And the power has been delegated to such a large extent?
Several trials followed, including the purge of aristocratic families, the daily punishment of those low-level sects, the groundbreaking agreement with two super sects, and the recent treatment plan for the Sanyuan Sect's spirit stone veins. , all of which made Shen Hao certain of one thing, that is, Yang Xiusheng, the owner of Fenghong Villa, was using his hands to reverse the stubborn problems within Fenghong Villa from the outside to the inside.
When external circumstances force internal changes, some people who are not determined will choose to follow the crowd or follow the stronger party. The "functional faction" represented by Yang Xiusheng, who holds the right to speak, is undoubtedly the stronger party in Fenghong Villa in terms of force. So as long as Shen Hao is strong enough externally, it will be easier for Yang Xiusheng internally.
Shen Hao is just a sword, a sword, and he has no choice. Whether it is Yang Xiu Sheng or the emperor, he has no right to refuse. Now he had to stand closely with Yang Xiu Sheng regardless of his will, otherwise he would be ignorant of current affairs.
Falling towards the "leisure school"? If you don't have this choice, because if you choose the other party, they may not care about you, and accordingly, you will never survive in the eyes of the "functionalists" and the emperor.
So why did Shen Hao jump up and down in the position of the Foreign Affairs Archdeacon of Fenghong Villa like this? Because if he doesn't do this, he is likely to be regarded as "perfunctory", which is very dangerous for them.
Of course, the momentum on both sides of the Black Flag Camp on the left and Fenghong Villa on the right is something Shen Hao likes to see. Even if he now dares to compete with Yu Aofeng of Tianchan Sect, it is because of these two powers in his hands. Otherwise, a mere seventh-level Yuandan realm would be nothing in Yu Aofeng's eyes?
What's the old saying? Since you can't resist, just let nature take its course, and maybe even enjoy it. Just like Shen Hao's current appearance.
Before coming to the City of Death this time, Shen Hao also thought about what he would rely on after entering the underground palace. In addition to the life-saving two-piece set given by his master, Lin Dashan from Guishan Monastery is one of his supports, but this is obviously not enough to enter the core area of the underground palace of Fushun City, so he must need more support. Fenghong Villa has become the shelter that Shen Hao inevitably needs.
I have learned about the previous explorations of the underground palace in the City of Undeserved Death at Fenghong Villa. Generally, nine out of ten times, the second elder Duan Jue came forward to lead the team, assisted by three other elders, and two Xuanhai realm disciples. Shen Hao thought it would be the same this time, but he didn't expect that it would be the Great Elder Yang Ming who rarely went out.
In addition, except for the great elder Yang Ming, the other three elders who came this time are also very interesting, because they, including Yang Ming, all belong to the faction of the village owner Yang Xiu Sheng.
According to the past situation, the opportunity to explore the underground palace of the City of Wasted Death is usually divided evenly, and it is assumed that there are people from both factions participating. But this time it seems to have changed significantly.
But this is not bad news for Shen Hao, and it is even what he wants. After all, he is now on the side of Yang Xiu Sheng, the owner of the village. Everyone should talk better if they are "one faction".
Along the way, Shen Hao saw the camp of Fenghong Villa on a relatively flat terrain. Then he was led to a tent in the middle.
"Great Elder, Deacon Shen is here."
