In the quiet room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, green smoke was still curling up.
A masked man in black bowed and stood, saying: "As expected by the prime minister, my subordinates have taken this jade pendant back."
As he spoke, he placed the jade pendant with the word "Chen" on the table.
"Last night, my subordinate was slightly injured. He found a place to recover for a while before turning around. Therefore, he was delayed for some time. Please don't blame me, Prime Minister."
Su Qian was still dressed as a middle-aged scribe, with soft eyebrows and a somewhat feminine look, but when he spread his eyebrows, he had a deep and dignified look.
"You did a good job, how could I blame you?" Su Qian said with a slight smile, "Can Shen Qingyan's magical power hurt you? It seems that her cultivation is also quite outstanding."
The man in black was stunned.
Why do you think you're so happy that I'm hurt?
According to this idea, if I was beaten to death by her, I would still be ecstatic and praise this girl for being so powerful.
But thinking so in his heart, he didn't dare to say it. He could only say: "Yes, even if you ignore the identity of a musician, Shen Qingyan is still outstanding among the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in terms of cultivation alone."
"Haha." Su Qian shook his head and chuckled, and then said: "You should be rewarded for your meritorious service this time. I will help you gather the materials for the extremely expensive night armor that you wanted to refine earlier, and then hand it over. You can rest assured that it will be made for the Sword Casting Sect.”
"Thank you, Prime Minister." The man in black thanked him quickly.
"In this Immortal Sect Conference, most of the eight sects and sects attended, but you, the Shadow Sect, were not allowed to participate. I know you are a little unhappy in your heart." Su Qian continued: "So I owe you a debt. "
"My subordinates don't dare." The man in black immediately replied: "The Shadow Sect relies on the Prime Minister's blessing to make a comeback, so how dare you disobey the Prime Minister's orders?"
Unlike the Sword Casting Sect and the Earth Fire Sect, which were founded from scratch by Su Qian, the Shadow Sect is a rather ancient sect that has been passed down for thousands of years.
It's just that this kind of sect that specializes in sneaking and hiding is itself between good and evil. More than a hundred years ago, there was a sect leader with evil intentions who led the Shadow Sect down a completely wrong path and started a gangster business of stealing and assassinating on behalf of others. For a time, they became professional counterparts and naturally prospered.
But within a few decades, the Shadow Sect, which had caused too much trouble, was wiped out by the imperial court, leaving only one or two fish that slipped through the net, and the inheritance was almost cut off.
At this time, thanks to Su Qian, he found the few remaining descendants of the Shadow Sect, gave them resources and support, and allowed them to strengthen the sect. After more than ten years of development, they regained their strength.
Although what he was actually doing was still shady, it was naturally different now that he had a backer.
"It's best if you think this way." Su Qian said leisurely: "Although the Immortal Sect Conference can make you famous, it is not suitable for you. A sect like the Shadow Sect is only suitable for developing and growing in the dark. If the means are known to everyone, then You will lose your most powerful weapon. And I need you, and I don’t want you to be understood too much."
"My subordinates understand." The man in black replied: "The Shadow Sect all obeys the Prime Minister's orders."
"Okay, you go back and continue to keep an eye on Shen Qingyan, and report anything unusual to me immediately." Su Qian added, "But she should be on guard this time, so you have to be more careful."
"I obey," the man in black responded and retreated.
After he retreated for a while, Su Qian stretched out his hand and slowly picked up the jade pendant on the table.
In his palm, the jade pendant suddenly lit up, emitting an intermittent faint light. In a quiet room with dim light and shadow, it is particularly conspicuous.
Snapped.
Su Qian turned his palm and the whole jade pendant instantly shattered into powder.
Then he showed a look of relief.
…
"Brother Chu!"
There was a call from afar, and several familiar figures came closer, with smiles on their faces.
"Brother Yun?" Chu Liang looked back and saw that the people coming were none other than a few people from the Tiangang Sect, and the first one was Yun Chaoxian. Behind him were the silent Ren Hongdao, the serious Li Fijian and the cute Tang Shi.
At the back was Zhang Jique, who was leading the team from Tiangang Sect this time. He led the team and kept watching from behind. No wonder Li Fujian was nervous.
"Hehe, long time no see." Yun Chaoxian said with a smile.
"Why are you here so late?" Chu Liang said hello one after another and then asked.
In the past two days, disciples from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths came to the residence on Emperor Qiu one after another, and Tiangang Sect was the latest group.
"We conducted some retreat training for the Immortal Sect Conference..." Yun Chaoxian was about to explain.
I heard Tang Shi reply from behind: "We remembered the wrong time."
"Haha." Chu Liang smiled. The little girl was still honest, but she was a little confused, "But there are so many of you..."
"I remember everything wrong." Yun Chao said first.
Good guy.
As expected of being disciples of the Tiangang Sect, they indeed share the same brain.
"And the time I remember is the closest." Yun Chaoxian said proudly.
"Brother Yun is really wise and brave." Chu Liang had to praise him.
Looking at the people in Tiangang Sect this time, their temperaments have also changed a lot. The most obvious thing is that their Qi and blood have condensed, making them appear more stable. Martial arts cultivators have strong energy and blood, and their momentum is often released outwardly, but this time they were much more restrained.
It seems that the intensity of the special training they have experienced is not weak.
While Chu Liang was talking with everyone in Tiangang Sect, there was a little commotion behind him.
At this moment, the general election in Sihai is coming to an end, and the opening ceremony is about to begin. Disciples from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths have also gathered here, it can be said that it is a star-studded place.
Those names that had usually only been heard in newspapers and rumors came to life in front of them, and the attention of the onlookers also shifted from the ring to the bottom.
At this moment, a child figure suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Yuebai.
This child looks to be eleven or twelve years old, and is relatively short for his age, so he looks more childish, but his face has an evil aura that does not match his age.
"You must be Jiang Yuebai from Shushan, right? You are so beautiful." The child said, "Marry me and be your wife."
A group of people around him immediately looked over. Probably everyone would have this idea, but not many would dare to say it in front of Jiang Yuebai.
Seeing that the person who said this was a child, many people laughed at it and regarded it as a joke.
"Whose stupid kid is this? Don't your parents like it?" Some of Jiang Yuebai's fans shouted angrily.
"Wait, this seems to be from Penglai..." Someone around recognized the child's identity: "Qi Lin'er!"
Jiang Yuebai could also feel that the other person was not weak in cultivation, but he was still a child after all. She was too lazy to argue with him. She just frowned slightly, then turned around and ignored him.
But Qi Lin'er was reluctant and rushed to Jiang Yuebai again and said seriously: "Xi Miaoxian came first. She will be my eldest lady. If you come late, you will be my younger lady. I promise to treat you two well." Okay, hey, come with me."
Seeing that Jiang Yuebai was still indifferent, he simply spread his hands and said: "What future do you have in a poor place like Shushan? If you marry me, you can go to Mirage Mountain. I advise you not to be ignorant of the promotion."
At this moment, Chu Liang had already noticed the situation here. He took a step forward and was about to drive away the child who wanted to eat shit for Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai grabbed his wrist and said softly: "I will handle it myself."
After saying that, she took a step forward and appeared in front of Qi Lin'er with her right hand extending a finger.
Bang.
This finger poked Qi Lin'er's forehead.
The moment Jiang Yuebai took action, Qi Lin'er had a contemptuous smile on her face, as if she didn't care at all.
But then there was a muffled sound, and his whole body was thrown away, flipping somersaulting in the air before rolling to the ground. When he looked up again, his face was already covered in dust.
"You dare to hit me?" He stared in disbelief.
Rather than saying that he didn't believe that Jiang Yuebai dared to hit him, it was better to say that he didn't expect that Jiang Yuebai could really hit him.
He was born with a body of copper and iron, and his cultivation was outstanding at a young age. He had never suffered any loss since he was a child. At his age, he can actually wait for another twelve years, and he will still be able to participate in the Immortal Sect Conference by then, and he will definitely not have any opponents.
But he felt that no one was his opponent in this class, so he insisted on coming.
Unexpectedly, he would suffer a loss at the hands of this woman before he even started.
I was a little confused for a moment.
In fact, Jiang Yuebai was slightly surprised in her heart. She expected that the child's cultivation was extraordinary, so she used a finger with 70% strength from the beginning, which was almost unable to shake his body. She exerted all her strength again, and then she was able to flick him away with one finger.
Penglai can send this child to participate in the Immortal Sect Conference, which is indeed a bit miraculous.
But at this moment, the scene has the upper hand, and that's enough.
She rolled her sleeves for a moment and said coldly: "As the chief of Shushan, you are disrespectful to me. I hope you will be tolerated once at a young age. But you openly insulted my disciple. If you don't give me a little punishment, it will not be justified after all."
Standing proudly in white clothes facing the wind.
"You..." The disgraced Qi Lin'er was about to get angry, but someone suddenly held his neck, and his anger was suppressed in his chest.
It turned out that a group of people from Penglai stood out, and the one at the head, with a cold jade face, bright eyes, and handsome appearance that did not look like a mortal, was the chief of Penglai, Yang Shenlong.
Behind him were his younger brothers Yang Yuhu and Xi Miaoxian, followed by Wuyueshan slaves with different appearances. This team walked over with an aura of keeping strangers away. The surrounding onlookers, whether they were practitioners or ordinary people, all subconsciously moved away.
Yang Shenlong pressed the back of Qi Lin'er's neck, instantly suppressing his blood and making him speechless.
"Children are naughty. It's because I, Penglai, don't discipline me strictly. Please don't blame me, Chief Shushan." Yang Shenlong said, then paused, and then said: "If a conflict arises, we can leave it to be resolved during the Hundred Sects' Competition for Hegemony, okay?"
There was an uproar around him, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
The first half of Yang Shenlong's sentence seemed to be an apology to Shushan, but the second half of his sentence seemed to be a letter of challenge. Although the tone was polite, it was very provocative.
In fact, the first sentence he said was to Jiang Yuebai, but the second sentence was to Qi Lin'er, who was under his control. As the chief, it is unreasonable to blindly protect others' shortcomings, and blindly suppressing fellow disciples will lose dignity.
He made such a decision in an instant, which was already considered perfect.
Sure enough, when he said this, the restless Qi Lin'er immediately calmed down. Yes, wait until the Hundred Gates Contest starts before taking action. At that time, it will not be too late to complain and take revenge.
Facing the provocation from the strongest immortal sect, all the pressure naturally came to Jiang Yuebai's side. If she said something soft at this moment, the majesty of Shushan would be lost. But if we were to go head-to-head with the opponent, and once we entered the arena where hundreds of gates competed for hegemony, could Shushan really withstand Penglai's attacks?
Chu Liang, Xu Ziyang, Ling Ao, and even Wang Xuanling also gathered around Jiang Yuebai, but no one stepped forward at this moment. Because they know that this is the chief's responsibility.
Facing the heavy energy, Jiang Yuebai's expression did not change at all, but he replied calmly: "We'll see."
(End of chapter)
