After hearing Luo Chuan's question, Master Hongxiao still replied without thinking, "We in the Hundred Beast Mountain lineage are not good at divination, and we don't believe in such things. We believe more in the power of our own hands." She paused for a moment After a pause, he looked at Luochuan and said, "When we established the city, we actually made a trade-off. I had already had contact with Meng Jiaoyang at that time, but the more I learned about it, the more I felt about the situation displayed by the Meng family in Yongchang. , which is very worrying, so Baishoushan used some small means to establish a good relationship with the prefect."
Luo Chuan said, "Have you ever used the same little trick on Yun Bailou in Guangjun or Yan Siyu in Anyang?"
Master Hongxiao shook his head, "Yan Siyu broke his arm, so he is not a hero. He is looked down upon by the people on the Mountain of Beasts, let alone Yun Bailou in Guangjun..." She frowned slightly, "I even doubt whether the Yunbai Tower in Xingcheng is the real Yunbai Tower!"
Luo Chuan was shocked when he heard this, and his mind quickly went through all the things he had seen at Yun Bailou when he was in Xingcheng. Even he was a little shaken for a moment, and he said casually, "So it turns out that Zhenren also had a relationship with the Yun family in Guangjun. The idea of forming a good relationship.”
"Yes," Master Hongxiao said calmly, "Hundred Beast Mountain is different from the four major sects. It is just a mountain sect located in a corner of Yongchang. It spends all day with monsters and monsters. It has no ability to control the world, nor does it have such ambitions. , being able to make good friends with all parties and form a good relationship is the way to survive in troubled times."
Luo Chuan waved his hand and said, "Master Hongxiao is too modest. What kind of mountain sect is there in Baishou Mountain? Your sect has a long history and amazing secret skills. It is a famous and authentic sect from the southern border of Hanzhou in the southwest. It is enough to compete in I am a key player in the war between the human race and the southern barbarians, so I must not underestimate myself."
Master Hongxiao lowered his head slightly this time, feeling a little thoughtful. After a moment, he raised his head and asked, "Your Excellency, do you want Baishou Mountain to become a vanguard against Nanyi?"
"No," Luo Chuan straightened his body slowly and solemnly, "You should know that juniors are never the ones who hide behind and laugh while watching others charge into battle. Now that Nanyi invades our territory, the vanguard who confronts them head-on will always only know how to do it. It’s me, Luo Chuan, the governor of Li County!”
Master Hongxiao looked at Luochuan with burning eyes.
"Whether it is Cangyan Sword Sect, Tingfeng Pavilion, or the Immortal Sect in the upper reaches of Yinjian Peak, although their sects also have county masters, Taoist officials and guardians from Lijun, within the territory of Lijun, they are all It is a free sect. Juniors can invite, but they will not give orders. With this sentence, I think you don’t have to worry too much," Luo Chuan calmly looked back at Master Hongxiao, "But Master is honest with me today, and I should also be honest. Yes, what I want to say today when I invite seniors to deign to come here is actually another thing, that is, in Zhongzhou today, there is no longer a distinction between mountains and mountains, because, in the eyes of thousands of monsters from all over the world, the so-called mountains Down the mountain, it’s all the same.”
"What the real person said before, I understand the meaning," Luo Chuan wanted to get up, but found some difficulties, so he gave up, "The Mountain of Hundred Beasts has maintained the rules of the semi-hidden sect on the mountain for hundreds of years, no matter who becomes the leader. , all think that maintaining the status quo is the best, but just like real people cannot watch Yongchang fall into chaos and remain indifferent, what forces us to change the status quo is not ourselves, but this damn world."
"Nowadays, Nanyi is moving northward in a big way. Capturing Heyu City is by no means their end. Whether it is Zhaoshui City or Shuanglong City, it must be the place they must win if they continue to move north." Luo Chuan pointed to the east, "And I heard Speaking of the sect's important place in Baishou Mountain, it is in the Dagu Mountains, close to the source of Mian River, and it can be said that it is separated from Zhaoshui City by a strip of water. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. The Nanyi are coming menacingly. They will only focus on the big city at the foot of the mountain, but not the nearby Baishou Mountain. Are you turning a blind eye?"
"Impossible," Luo Chuan asked and answered himself, "The monsters and barbarians are different from the human race. The human race loves the fertile soil of the plains for farming. The mountains and jungles can almost be called otherworldly places. However, the monster beasts and beasts call the mountains and forests their home. As long as we If the human race cannot keep them out, there will no longer be a pure land, whether on the mountain or below."
Hong Xiaozi was silent for a while again, and then slowly asked, "So where does the Grand Administrator think the current Baishou Mountain will go?"
Luo Chuan seemed not to have expected Hong Xiaozi to ask such a direct question. After thinking about it, he still shook his head and said, "This junior has no right to decide the future of Baishou Mountain. Now that I have met the real person, he has also said this." , everything that needs to be done is considered done." He then asked again, "Does the real person know how Meng Jiaoyang, the head of the Meng family, is doing now?"
Hongxiaozi nodded, "The disciples from the sect who stayed in Yicheng have sent letters to tell them everything about Yicheng, including the advice given by the prefect to me at Baishou Mountain. We all followed the orders. Now the poison on Xu Lin's body It has been eliminated, and the people from Baishou Mountain have returned to the sect and will no longer interfere in the affairs of Li County."
Luochuan waved his hand and said, "During the Annan Conference in Xingcheng, I remember that Zhenzhen was appointed as the Taoist official of Yongchang. Now that the Meng family has transferred the Yongchang orthodoxy to my Li County, the position of Zhenzhen as the Taoist official is still justified. , if you should participate in the affairs of Lijun, please don’t refuse.”
Hongxiaozi bowed and agreed to the matter simply and neatly, "In this way, Hongxiaozi has been canonized by the Grand Administrator."
Luochuan nodded and looked at Qianxue. Qianxue turned around and left the tent, then returned after a moment. He held a tray covered with red cloth in his hand and handed it to Hong Xiaozi.
When Luo Chuan saw Hong Xiaozi taking the tray, he said, "This is the seal and edict of the Taoist official from Li County. The real person can take it away once and for all."
Hong Xiaozi took the tray and did not lift the red cloth to look at it. Instead, he looked at Luo Chuan and said, "Your Excellency, are you going to let me go?"
"Of course," Luo Chuan stretched out his hand to make an invitation gesture and said with a smile, "Although we have lost the way of hospitality without hosting a banquet for the real person, we are in the middle of the march now, the situation in the south is unclear, and time is tight, so we still invite the real person. "Forgive me. When I return to the north in triumph, I will invite my senior to Yicheng for a reunion." He pointed at the shadow as if he suddenly remembered something, "In addition, I also want to thank my senior for the magic weapon. I like it very much."
Hong Xiaozi followed Luo Chuan's pointer and looked at the shadow, then cast his gaze back on Luo Chuan's face. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The prefect is going south to Heyu City this time... How certain is it?" ?”
Luo Chuan smiled and said, "Master, even if the God of War is resurrected, he dare not say that there is a battle that must be won in this world. What's more, compared to the three major sects of Nanyi, Li County is still at a disadvantage after all, but Heyu City is better than me. It is of great importance to Li County, and the younger generation is bound to win it."
Hong Xiaozi nodded slowly, "When I came here this time, I saw people from Cangyan Sword Sect and Tingfeng Pavilion in Mianjin City, but I didn't see anyone from Youxian Sect, but the Grand Administrator didn't invite me?"
Luo Chuan shook his head, "Some time ago, the tide of monsters and beasts went north along the Fubo Mountains to make a surprise attack on the Lijun Ancient Road. Senior Xian Youzi led the disciples of Youxian Sect in a deadly battle and suffered some damage, so he never came."
"Oh," Hong Xiaozi frowned slightly, "In that case, Baishou Mountain is now also a sect in Li County, and I am also a Taoist official in Li County. Why doesn't the Grand Administrator just invite us?"
