After Bai Yutian left, Yijianmen returned to peace and returned to its old life. The disciples walked into the large room where students were taught and solved their doubts, and sat down quietly, waiting for their mentor Yun Xiang to arrive. They listened carefully to every word that came out of his mouth, and raised their hands to ask questions if they didn't understand. , until you understand it, read it several times with teacher Yun Xiang, and don’t leave get out of class until someone can answer the teacher’s questions.
Ever since Tian Tianyu single-handedly challenged the entire martial arts world and committed suicide by jumping off a cliff, Yijianmen had no news. In order to get rid of the entanglement of martial arts people, Yijianmen lived a new life. The disciples practice swordplay in the morning and evening. As for how to spend the time in between, it all depends on the weather. When the weather is good, the disciples follow the masters down the mountain to farm and make a living. When the weather is bad, the disciples sit together in a huddle and follow Yunxiang to read, read, and understand things. Life is different, just to make good use of the word "talk", half-farming, half-reading, and self-sufficient.
This is not what a prestigious martial arts sect should be like. Many of its original disciples feel aggrieved and cannot adapt to it. They find it difficult to tolerate the martial arts world, and the leader’s life and death are unknown. , the group was leaderless and took the opportunity to leave. The new disciples who came to learn from the master couldn't understand it. Most of them stayed there for two or three days, then found a reason to walk out of the mountain with disappointment, never to return.
Only those who came from poor backgrounds and had simple personalities, who neither wanted to harm others nor were harmed by others, and could not find a more suitable place to go, were forced to stay and live in Yijianmen fearlessly and hardworkingly. While practicing martial arts to keep fit, reading and writing, and learning various survival skills. Day after day, as sweat soaked my clothes, I gradually gained a sense of identity. I felt that living in Yijianmen was like living in a paradise. I was so beautiful that I gradually regarded Yijianmen as my home and my destination in life.
It is precisely because of this obsession that the members of the Yijian Sect can tolerate what others cannot tolerate, tolerate what others cannot tolerate, and deal with what others cannot tolerate, and are tolerant and open-minded. As long as the Yijian Sect is still there, they can have no enemies and be tolerant.
Listening to the sound of the disciples reading loudly, Zhou Huaitong smiled knowingly and stepped away. Just ten steps away, a voice came from behind: "Master, please wait a moment."
Zhou Huaitong turned around and said, "Yiming, if you don't listen to your Uncle Yun's lectures, why did you run out?"
Yiming's original name was Ah Qiong. After his mother died of illness, he lived on the streets and made a living by begging and stealing. When I met Zhou Huaitong outside Luoyang City, I put my hand on Zhou Huaitong's baggage, just to have a full meal. Seeing his pity, Zhou Huaitong took him into the mountain gate and accepted him as his disciple. The two were as close as father and son. The child didn't know his father's surname, so he took his surname Zhou from Zhou Huaitong. Zhou Huaitong saw that the child was smart and low-key, so he named him Yiming, hoping that he would be as wise as a fool and achieve success when he grew up.
Zhou Yiming ran forward and whispered: "Master, I just thought of something and I don't know whether to say it or not."
Zhou Huaitong saw that his apprentice wanted to vomit, so he gave him a chance and said Wen Yan: "Say it."
Zhou Yiming said: "Master, I always feel that the Weeping Blood Sword should not be placed at Yijianmen, but should be taken away by Senior Brother Bai."
Hearing these words, Zhou Huaitong was very unhappy, but thinking that Yi Ming, a child raised by himself, had no bad intentions towards him, he tolerated it and said: "Yi Ming, the Weeping Blood Sword is our sect's token. , When you are with the master, how can you easily hand it over to others and break the rules of the master?"
Zhou Yiming bowed his head and said: "Master, my disciple made a mistake in my words, please forgive me. But..."
Zhou Huai said: "But what?"
Zhou Yiming was afraid that if he said the wrong thing and made his master unhappy, he asked softly: "Master, you have taken charge of Yijian Sect. Do you want to carry forward the sect and regain its former glory?"
Now that he has taken charge of Yijian Sect, Zhou Huaitong's greatest wish is to carry forward Yijian Sect in his lifetime and live up to the grace of his master's upbringing. In the future, when he meets the ancestors of Yijian Sect under Jiuquan, they will not be disgraced. Something has been explained. Said: "Yiming, Master and your uncles are fighting to the death to protect Yijianmen. We hope that your uncles can return to the mountain one day and let Yijianmen regain its former glory."
Zhou Yiming said: "Master, since you are determined to promote Yijian Sect, I think that Senior Brother Bai can help you."
"Let's go, talk as we go." Zhou Huaitong took a step forward and saw Zhou Ming following him, and said, "Tell me what you think."
Zhou Yiming walked beside Zhou Huaitong, leaning slightly back, and said as he walked: "Master, Yijianmen is in a difficult situation now. It has long been discredited in the martial arts world. If you directly use the name of Yijianmen to develop outwards and become stronger, it will not only be difficult to obtain The recognition of other sects will also attract the hostility of others.”
Seeing Yi Ming stop, Zhou Huaitong was afraid that his disciple would not dare to continue, so he encouraged him: "Keep talking."
Zhou Yiming said: "When my disciple just heard Uncle Yun explain about the 'soldiers who conquer without fighting', I thought, since the sect cannot regain its former glory in the name of Yijian Sect for the time being, why not use the help of others to do it?" The development of Yijianmen seeks to clear the way and take advantage of the situation to accumulate strength."
Zhou Huaitong stopped and said, "Is this why you just said you asked your senior brother Bai to take away the Weeping Blood Sword?"
Zhou Yiming replied: "Master, you saw it yesterday. Senior Brother Bai's swordsmanship has been mastered by Master Bai. It can be said that in terms of swordsmanship alone, there is no opponent in the world of martial arts. He is determined to destroy the Dragon Slaying Society. He will definitely kill everyone and become a hero. If he holds the Weeping Blood Sword, all his actions will have the shadow of our Yi Jian Sect. His killing everyone is equivalent to our Yi Jian Sect killing everyone. When he is eliminated Even if the members of the Dragon Slayer Club and Yijian Sect have not left Longmen Mountain, their reputation has already resounded throughout the martial arts world. It will be a matter of course for them to recruit many disciples, and they will be able to regain their glory soon."
When Zhou Huaitong heard this, his heart surged with passion. He hid a smile on his face and said, "But I'm afraid this is wishful thinking on our part. Not only does your senior brother Bai possess the swordsmanship of the Yijian Sect, but you are also a close disciple of the Chunyang Sect. He is a member of the Chunyang Clan, but he has never been mentioned as a member of the Yijian Clan."
Zhou Yiming smiled and said: "Master, it doesn't matter whether Senior Brother Bai says he is from the Yijian Sect, as long as he is willing to use the Weeping Blood Sword."
Zhou Huai said: "Why?"
Zhou Yiming replied: "Senior Brother Bai is the only son of Senior Uncle Bai, who is the seventh generation head of Yijian Sect. This is an undisputed fact. As long as Senior Brother Bai holds the Weeping Blood Sword against the enemy, he will admit that Senior Brother Bai is his father, and Senior Brother Bai is not a member of Yijian Clan rather than a member of Yijian Clan, so who would say no. Furthermore, if Senior Brother Bai doesn’t say that he is a member of Yijian Clan, neither will anyone who hates him. It will add hatred to Yijianmen, which may not be a kind of protection for Yijianmen."
Zhou Huai said: "It's good for Yijian Sect, but it's not a good thing for Chunyang Sect."
Zhou Yiming smiled and said: "Master, you are worrying too much. Everyone in the world of martial arts knows that Chunyang Clan is a single lineage. Those enemies can't do anything to Senior Brother Bai, so what can they do to Chunyang Clan."
Zhou Huaitong smiled and said, "That's right."
Seeing a smile on his master's face, Zhou Yiming asked, "Master, what do you think of what I just said about letting Senior Brother Bai take away the Weeping Blood Sword?"
Zhou Huaitong took long strides and walked towards the Assembly Hall, leaving behind a message: "Go and bring your uncles to the Assembly Hall to discuss matters."
On Monday, Zhou Huaitong bowed from behind and said, "Yes, Master." He turned around and left happily.
The Weeping Blood Sword is a token of the Yi Jian Sect. As the leader, he does not keep the Weeping Blood Sword within the sect and easily hands it over to outsiders for use. This is unprecedented. How dare Zhou Huaitong break the rules of the sect at will. However, it is the greatest wish of the Yijian Sect members to carry forward the Yijian Sect and regain its former glory. As the leader, Zhou Huaitong cannot miss this opportunity.
When the junior fellow apprentices gathered together, Zhou Huaitong said: "Dear junior fellow apprentices, I have encountered a problem, and I have specially invited the junior fellow apprentices to make a decision together. I hope that all the junior fellow apprentices will speak out and don't have any worries."
A junior fellow apprentice said: "Brother, headmaster, please tell me if you have anything to say. Junior fellow apprentices will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Zhou Huaitong stood up and said: "Juniors, senior brothers, I have taken charge of Yijian Sect. My biggest wish is the same as yours, which is to carry forward Yijian Sect and regain the former glory of the sect. Thinking about the achievements of Yijian Sect in the past twenty years. Jianmen never asks about the grudges and grievances in the world. Sometimes when bad guys come to bully the door, they will not retaliate even if they yell or hit them. The shame can be said to be thrown into the grandma's house. In the world of martial arts, its reputation and prestige have long been inferior to that of a small gang. The situation is With this embarrassment, if Yijianmen wants to regain its glory, it may not be possible within twenty or thirty years."
A junior brother said: "Senior brother, as long as it is for the glory of our sect, just give me any orders, and the junior brothers will obey you."
The other brothers said in unison: "I am willing to listen to the instructions of the head brother."
Zhou Huai said: "Junior brothers, you also saw yesterday that those heroes from the world came to make trouble in our sect. The excuse was that I secretly liaised with the Dragon Slaying Society and poisoned the martial arts world. I believe that the Dragon Slaying Society must do all kinds of evil in the world. Today Nephew Bai Xian does not want to I stayed for one more day and hurried to Yanzhou, saying that I was determined to eliminate the Dragon Slaying Society. Senior brother, I intend to lend him the Weeping Blood Sword to contribute to the elimination of the Dragon Slaying Society. What do you think?"
A junior brother answered: "Senior Brother, do you want to use Nephew Bai's help to make Yijian Sect famous and prestige in the world?"
Zhou Huai said: "Junior brothers, I have this intention."
A junior brother seemed to be worried and said: "Senior brother, the Weeping Blood Sword has been recognized as a murder weapon and an ominous object by martial arts people in the world. I am afraid that if this sword reappears in the world, it will bring unnecessary trouble to Nephew Bai Xian, which will backfire."
A junior brother echoed: "Senior Brother Head, Junior Brother Qi's concerns are not unreasonable."
Zhou Huaitong looked at his junior brother Yun Xiang and said, "Junior brother Yun, what do you think?"
Yun Xiang said: "Senior Brother, in my humble opinion, if this Weeping Blood Sword really becomes a murderous weapon in the martial arts world, it would be better to lend it to Nephew Bai for use if it is stored in the Yijian Sect."
Junior Brother Qi said: "Doing something that benefits oneself at the expense of others is like killing each other. No way!"
Several people were silent and quite understandable.
Yun Xiang said: "Junior Brother Qi, Nephew Bai Xian has obtained the true inheritance of Chunyang Sword Technique and Chunyang Palm. As if our ancestor Chunyang Zhenren were still alive, it would be difficult to find an opponent in the world. Moreover, there is only one lineage of Chunyang Clan, and those with sinister intentions If the people can't deal with Bai Xian Nephew, there is nothing they can do with the Chunyang Gate. If the Weeping Blood Sword is really recognized as an ominous thing by people in the martial arts world, and they want to get rid of it quickly, we will leave the sword at the mountain gate, just like smearing honey on the body. After that, I stayed in the mountains and fields, how could I have peace?"
Zhou Huaitong heard this and said, "Junior brothers, what Junior Brother Yun said is extremely reasonable. If the Weeping Blood Sword is not a dangerous weapon in the martial arts, it is a sharp weapon in the hands of Bai Xiannephew, adding wings to a tiger and helping the Yijians become famous. If the Weeping Blood Sword really becomes a dangerous weapon in the martial arts world, it would be better to hold it in the hands of Nephew Bai Xian than to stay with the Yijian Sect. Judging from the current situation of our Yijian Sect, it will be difficult to withstand it for a while, let alone the safety of the Yongbao Master Sect. .”
All the junior disciples had heard this, and for the sake of their sect's safety, they had to admit that Zhou Huaitong's words were reasonable.
Zhou Huaitong saw that none of the junior brothers raised any objections, so he bowed and said, "Junior brothers, I am doing this for the sake of my disciples. If there are any imperfections, I hope you will understand."
The junior brothers returned the greeting and said: "Senior brother, the head of the school, is only thinking about the sake of our sect. I, the junior brothers, are ashamed of themselves."
Zhou Huaitong asked: "Junior brothers, then Brother Yu, will I act according to your plan?"
All the junior brothers replied in unison: "Senior brother, the leader, just act according to your ideas. The junior brothers have no objection."
"Thank you, junior brothers!"
Zhou Huaitong gave a slight salute to his junior brothers, walked out of the meeting hall, took the Weeping Blood Sword, asked for a horse, galloped out of the mountain gate, and chased towards the north.
