Xu Qingchen's sudden change made the people at the helm a little uncomfortable. Yesterday I was alive like a ghost, but today the sun is suddenly shining brightly.
"Has there been any action in the world recently?" In the lobby, Xu Qingchen stood upright with a warm smile on his face.
Xiong San replied: "Yes, Luoyang Xianren Hall was attacked by Ye Yu Xiaozhu, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Judging from the results, Xian Rentang was better, and Ye Yu Xiaozhu had already withdrawn from Luoyang."
Xu Qingchen nodded and asked, "Is there no news from the sect master?"
Xiong San replied: "No."
As soon as he finished speaking, a boy or girl ran in with a small bamboo tube and said loudly: "Helmsman! There is a letter at the door!"
Xu Qingchen took the bamboo tube and took out a piece of paper. He opened the paper and read it carefully, the expression on his face changing from serious to determined.
"Everyone, pack your belongings, we are leaving."
"Leave?!" Xiong Sanda was puzzled, "We have just stood still!"
Xu Qingchen slowly tore the note into pieces, threw it into the brazier, and said, "It's what the sect master wants, but don't be in a hurry and just withdraw from Luzhou slowly."
Xiong San asked: "Master, what do you mean by this? Are you torturing us?"
Xu Qingchen smiled and shook his head: "No, just follow the arrangement."
After a while, Xu Qingchen found Linghan.
"Brother Qingchen, what's going on?"
"Linghan, pack your bags now and return to Tianquanmen, or go to Yangzhou to find your senior brother."
Ayana was stunned for a long time and asked, "Driving me away?"
"No," Xu Qingchen shook his head and said, "What happens next is a bit dangerous, so don't get involved."
"How can that be done!" Linghan was a little anxious, "You can't just drive me away if something happens!"
Xu Qingchen explained patiently: "I'm not driving you away," he said, lowering his voice, "Next, we will take action against Yeyu Xiaozhu, slowly withdraw from Luzhou, and create a situation for them that is untenable in Luzhou. The illusion is actually to gather troops and launch a raid on the surrounding Yeyu Xiaozhu stronghold. It is very dangerous. If you are injured in any way, I can't explain it to my brother."
Linghan shook her head like a rattle: "No, I don't want to go back."
Xu Qingchen continued to say patiently: "Be obedient. You can come over when the matter is over."
"What if something happens to you?" Linghan said, "Besides, I'm not a cute young lady... I have more experience in the world than you."
"This is not a matter of experience."
"I know you are afraid that something will happen to me," Linghan said. "We have known each other for such a long time. If something happens to me and I leave, my senior brother will scold me."
"It's okay, just say I drove you away."
"I told you I won't leave!" Linghan said anxiously, "Besides, Old Sect Master Qiao has long wanted to recruit me into the Thorn Sect. Even if you drive me away, I will still go to the Thorn Sect to ask for help."
Seeing Linghan's firm attitude, Xu Qingchen had a headache, so he had to say: "Okay, you can stay with me if you want, but we have to make an agreement."
Hearing that Xu Qingchen didn't chase her away, Linghan became obviously happy: "You tell me."
"First, you must obey my orders."
"Well, it's hard for anyone to speak except you."
"Okay, second, if there is danger, you have to stay with me and don't go anywhere."
"Well, don't worry, I won't run around."
"That's it, you go pack your things and we'll set off first."
"What about the third one?"
"The three chapters of the agreement are just one word, it doesn't have to be three."
…
The Thorns Sect began to withdraw from Luzhou, which surprised Chen Zijue. He stood on the largest restaurant in Luzhou, looking in the direction of the Thorn Gate, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.
"Mr. Chen?" The person across the table noticed that Chen Zijue was distracted and reminded him.
Chen Zijue turned around with a smile and said, "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now. I didn't hear you clearly when you mentioned the conditions just now."
"Yeyu Xiaozhuji
He only has this little strength, and his business is not glorious. A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. As long as Mr. Chen can surrender to my master, the conditions will be whatever Mr. Chen chooses. "
Chen Zijue took a sip of tea and said, "I really can't put my little abilities to use, but it has attracted various forces to compete for me. I think highly of me."
"If it weren't for you, sir, Yeyu Xiaozhu wouldn't have been able to survive these past few years. In the past few months, several leaders have died. The decline has become irreversible."
Chen Zijue said: "I still want to give it a try, maybe I can bring the dead back to life."
"There's no rush," the man said calmly, casually placing a wooden box on the table, "Sir, please accept it."
Chen Zijue knocked on the wooden box lightly and asked with a smile, "Is it too expensive?"
The man clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please think about it. I have important matters to attend to, so I won't bother you. Please take my leave."
The man hurried downstairs, and Chen Zijue tapped the wooden box with his index finger, thoughtfully. At this time, the person who had been sitting behind Chen Zijue said, "Is our Yeyu Xiaozhu really so miserable?"
Chen Zijue sighed and said: "Hey, the second young master is right, Xiaozhu is not as good as before. Nineteen years ago, we were able to divide our troops into three groups to fight against the Shangguan family, the Li family, and Changfeng Tower. Now, there are many elites. You can’t even deal with an idler... Master, do you know why?”
"Why?"
"No one looks down on the killer's work. The reason why Xiaozhu grew up back then was simply that Changfeng Tower was too powerful and needed someone to check and balance it. The same goes for the three families. Nowadays, the big sects in the world have little strength, and the world is relatively peaceful. Ye Yu Xiaozhu cannot afford to support so many killers. But Changfeng Tower is different. It seemed that they were surrounded and suppressed back then, but in fact they were not injured. Nineteen years later, their strength is the most intact."
"As you say, let's just admit defeat."
"Your father is not a person who likes to lose, and Changfeng Tower does not intend to reconcile."
"Is this a dead end?"
"It's not a dead end, let's take it step by step."
The person behind him didn't seem to give up and asked again: "It won't do much good to invite Ikkyōmon?"
"The general trend cannot be determined by dozens of people. Don't you understand, Master? The Yi Gongmen you invited can at most fill the vacancy of Xiaozhu. If something really happens, it will be embarrassing for Da use, and he will not be of the same mind as us. Besides, He said that the whole world had tacit approval to deal with them back then. This time, no one agreed to the siege of Xianrentang, and the strength Xiaozhu showed has already disappointed many people. Next, it’s time to keep your head down and be a human being."
The person behind him was silent for a long time, and Chen Zijue's words hit him hard.
He added, "Why don't you open the box and see what's inside?"
Chen Zijue did not open the box, but he seemed to already know what was inside.
"It's just an ancient inkstone... It's strange. Why do you think I like reading? What's the point of reading? It's lifeless."
"What do you think is interesting, sir?"
Chen Zijue stood up and walked to the railing, looking at the endless sky and the mountains in the distance, and replied: "When you meet your opponent in chess, you will meet a talented person, and when a hero kills a hero, it is the most interesting."
…
Previously, Li Fengyao had been sitting in this stone chamber outside Yangzhou for five years.
During those five years, she waited every day for the day when the girl would grow up.
If she said she didn't love her daughter, that would be a lie. How could she not love the flesh she shed on her body. It's just that the hatred in my heart is so strong that it overwhelms all family affection.
She originally thought that her daughter would make waves in the world after she came out of the valley, forcing those who were hiding behind the scenes to reveal their flaws. But she miscalculated, and the entire arena was still lifeless, with only Ye Yu Xiaozhu coming forward. After waiting for eighteen years, she only got this result, which made her very unhappy.
She returned to this stone room a few days ago and sat on the stone bed again.
She is not young anymore, not many people can wait for eighteen years, and the people behind the scenes may be older. If that person dies of old age before she gets paid, it will be a great humiliation for her.
A woman in her thirties slowly walked up to her and whispered
Asked: "Miss, when shall we set off?"
Li Fengyao did not answer, but asked: "Has the person been found?"
"found it."
"what did he say?"
"He said the Jianghu matter has nothing to do with him."
"What about the half of the picture? Still unwilling to hand it over?"
"I refuse."
"Where is his apprentice?"
The woman shook her head: "I won't tell you either."
"Forget it, it's the same with or without him."
"Miss," the woman added, "the second lady... showed up a few days ago."
Li Fengyao froze when she heard the words "Second Miss". After a while, she asked, "How is she?"
"as usual."
"What's she doing out here?"
"The jade girl from Chaolan Valley was poisoned, and she helped detoxify it."
"Poisoned?" This sentence surprised Li Fengyao, "How is he?"
"Everyone is fine."
Li Fengyao was silent for another long time, and suddenly said viciously: "Mo Changfeng, what on earth are you going to do?!"
The following words had lost their composure and were somewhat hoarse. The woman knew that her young lady would be like this when she was in a bad mood. Fortunately, she only asked questions to the void and would not anger others.
Li Fengyao, who had gotten angry, quickly calmed down and said in a nonchalant manner: "If there's no trouble, let's go make some waves and let them fight."
