Xichuan finally received its first snow, and this snow started from Chaowu Ridge in the west.
Three consecutive days of snow have shrouded Chaowu Ridge in snow, and the white snow has covered up the color of the dark stone palace on Lotus Peak. Although the Black Lotus sect has long since swept away the snow around the Black Stone Palace, this time The stone palace itself was still covered in snow.
The Black Stone Palace was once one of the most mysterious places in the world.
The Black Lotus Sect has always been in the western border and has not expanded its power to the east. Therefore, except for some people in the world of Xichuan who know the existence of the Black Lotus Sect, in fact the Black Lotus Sect has never been a well-known sect in the entire world.
However, after the Shenhou Mansion led eight gangs and sixteen factions to attack Chaowu Ridge, the Black Lotus Sect became famous, and the Black Stone Palace was naturally known to the world.
In that battle, both sides suffered losses. Although the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Sects suffered a lot of casualties, the Black Lotus Sect was also severely damaged.
Fortunately, under the auspices of Qi Ning, both sides compromised. The poisonous messenger Zhu Qianyi accompanied Qi Ning to Beijing. Moreover, the Black Lotus Sect also promised not to seek revenge against the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Factions. The Eight Gangs and Sixteen Factions finally It's better to evacuate from Chaowu Ridge.
In order to save the Black Lotus Sect, Zhuo Qianyi was willing to go to the capital. This also made the Black Lotus Sect feel grateful to this poisonous envoy. Since that battle, the Black Lotus Sect has indeed kept its promise and not only did not send anyone to seek revenge. , and restricted the followers from expanding to the east. In fact, after that battle, the most important thing the Black Lotus Sect needed to do was to recuperate, so the Black Lotus sect members all abided by their duties and did not cause trouble.
Although the Black Lotus Sect and the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Factions turned into enemies, Duan Qingchen, the sex envoy who betrayed the Black Lotus Sect, was a figure that the Black Lotus Sect could never let go. After that battle, the poisonous envoy Qiu Qianyi personally took on the task of finding Duan Qingchen. .
Duan Qingchen hid in the capital of Jianye and was found by the little demon Anao. In the end, Duan Qingchen died in the hands of Qining, and his body was brought back to Chaowu Ridge by Zhu Qianyi.
The Black Lotus Sect has strict rules and regulations. Even if Duan Qingchen died, he still received an extremely severe punishment. Under the auspices of Zhu Qianyi, the Black Lotus Sect summoned the members of the sect and crushed Duan Qingchen’s body in public. However, the Black Lotus Sect also Therefore, I owe Qining a huge favor.
Naturally, Qining and Zhuo Qianyi had a deal. Duan Qingchen's body was handed over to the Black Lotus Sect, and Zhuo Qianyi also cooperated with the court to secretly find the whereabouts of Lu Shanghe, the owner of Yinghe Villa.
In fact, without the instructions of the imperial court, the Black Lotus Sect itself regarded Lu Shanghe as an enemy that must be eliminated.
Eight gangs and sixteen factions attacked Chaowuling. Lu Shanghe and Duan Qingchen colluded in private, contributing the most and causing the most damage to the Black Lotus Sect. Originally, the Black Lotus Sect and Qi Ning had an agreement not to seek revenge, but for Lu Shanghe, Qin Ning Opening the door, the Black Lotus Sect naturally wants it.
Although the Yinghe Villa was deserted and even Mrs. Suying's whereabouts were unknown, it had been under the surveillance of the Black Lotus Sect from the beginning to the end, and Poison Master Shui Qianyi personally searched for Lu Shanghe's whereabouts throughout Xichuan.
Although Zhuo Qianyi has a surly personality, he is a person who keeps his promises. He promised to find traces of Lu Shanghe for Qining and never relaxed on the matter. Even if Lu Shanghe appeared in the East China Sea, Zhuo Qianyi did not get the news, and naturally he did not know about Lu Shanghe. I left Xichuan long ago.
Swing Yi is in trouble. The sex envoy Duan Qingchen rebelled and was thrown into ashes. The medical envoy Li Xigong had already left the Black Lotus Sect in his early years. Among the four holy envoys of the Black Lotus Sect, only the ghost envoy Luo Wuying was left in charge. General forum.
Outsiders don’t know the details of the Black Lotus Sect, but the core members of the Black Lotus Sect all know that although the leader’s martial arts are superb, he has been practicing in seclusion in recent years and rarely appears in public. Except for the leader’s most trusted envoys, there have been no followers for many years. Others can see the holy face of the sect leader again, and the affairs in the sect have always been handled by Luo Wuying and Duan Qingchen. In comparison, Luo Wuying has a higher prestige in the sect than Duan Qingchen, so he has become more recent. The actual leader of the Black Lotus Sect.
Now that Duan Qingchen had rebelled and was killed, Chaowu Ridge could only be supported by Luo Wuying alone.
Some lower-level believers can't help but feel sad when they see that the Black Lotus Sect has shown some signs of decline.
At that time, the leader founded the Black Lotus Sect and recruited strange people and strangers. The two elders of Taiyin and Xuanyang were both extremely talented people, and the four holy envoys were also powerful figures in their own right. The relationship was even privately revered by many Miao people. It was really majestic at that time. If it weren't for the fact that the Miao family believed in the Great Witch in the Seventy-Two Cave, they had always regarded the Great Witch as the belief of the Miao family, and the leader did not want to have any relationship with the Great Witch. In the event of a conflict, the Black Lotus Sect would have already controlled the entire Xichuan and dominated one side.
Elder Xuanyang rebelled and fled, and Xuanyang's followers were almost wiped out. Elder Taiyin went down the mountain to pursue Xuanyang, but he never returned. In the end, someone sent him weapons, and he died outside.
Among the four holy envoys, because of the purge of Elder Xuanyang's lineage, the medical envoy Li Xigong angrily left the holy sect, while the sex envoy Duan Qingchen followed in the footsteps of Elder Xuanyang and was killed for apostasy. Eight gangs and sixteen sects When attacking the Black Lotus Sect, many elites were killed in battle and suffered heavy losses. The Black Lotus Sect, which was once very prosperous in the western border, is now extremely weak. It took more than ten years to think that the leader of the sect was a talented person from all over the world. It was only then that the Black Lotus Sect gained control over the Western Frontier. Now that the Holy Sect has been damaged, they want to return to their former glory, but they don’t know how long it will take.
However, the church members firmly believe that as long as the leader is around, the holy religion will one day make a comeback.
Because of this, the Black Lotus Sect is still in good order. The area dozens of miles around Chaowu Ridge is in the hands of the Black Lotus Sect. The Miao people in this area do not need to pay taxes to the government for farming and hunting. , taxes are collected directly by the Black Lotus Sect, which is also an important source of income for the Black Lotus Sect. The local government also knows that this is the territory of the Black Lotus Sect and will not come to provoke it.
The ghost messenger Luo Wuying was born in Hua Miao. He bowed his head at the knees of the leader. Of course it was because he was in awe of the leader, but the most important reason was because he wanted to revitalize the Miao people.
Ordinary believers know that the Black Lotus Sect exists to protect the interests of the Miao people, but only by thinking about core figures like Luo Wuying can they know the original intention of the leader of the Black Lotus Sect, which was to one day bring the Miao family to the seventy-seventh The two caves were brought under the sect and a kingdom that belonged entirely to the Miao people was established in Xichuan. For this reason, the leader was actively preparing for it. Although the leader was not willing to have a head-on conflict with the great witch, he also did not want to forcefully take over the 72 holes. under the banner, but still expanded its power to the 72nd hole of the Miao family.
The most direct method is to select suitable talents from the seventy-two caves of the Miao family, and use various methods to let them join the sect. When the time is right, you can use these people to return to their respective caves, and then The Black Lotus Sect is behind it and seizes the position of the Cave Master. Naturally, the Black Lotus Sect will not directly come forward to become an enemy of the Great Witch, but it will use this method to encroach on the control of the Seventy-Two Cave. This is of course not something that can be accomplished overnight.
The second elder of Xuanyang Taiyin and the four holy envoys are not reckless people. They know that although the leader's martial arts are strong, if he controls the 72 holes with strong methods, not only will he not be able to make the 72 holes obey him, but it will also cause the Miao family to be hostile. The Black Lotus Sect's hatred, although the leader's method is extremely time-consuming, is the most appropriate method.
In fact, after using this method, the Black Lotus Sect has taken control of several caves of the Miao family. These caves are mainly distributed in the area around Chaowu Ridge. Compared to the Great Witch, these caves are closer to the Black Lotus Sect, but this It was all done with little fanfare, so not many Miao people knew the inside story.
The Black Lotus Sect had been using this method to gradually expand many years ago, but the civil strife disrupted the Black Lotus Sect's plans. Elder Xuanyang apostatized and fled, and there was a purge within the Black Lotus Sect. Since then, the leader It seems that it has lost its plan to continue to expand and rarely shows up in front of others. Therefore, the Black Lotus Sect has only been able to stay in a corner in recent years and has not continued to expand eastward.
The Black Lotus Sect has hundreds of followers, distributed throughout Chaowu Ridge. After the last war, the Black Lotus Sect rebuilt various checkpoints in Chaowu Ridge and added more manpower to guard them. In addition, the intensity of patrols It has also been greatly strengthened. Although an agreement has been reached with the imperial court, Luo Wuying knows that the future of the Black Lotus Sect cannot just be pinned on an agreement. No one can guarantee that one day the Shenhou Mansion will bring people back to control their destiny. Hands are the most pragmatic path.
Although the heavy snow that had fallen for two and three days finally stopped, the congregation did not neglect patrolling. There are more than a dozen teams in Chaowuling carefully patrolling every place in their respective areas. Each team has eight people, taking turns to perform duty. .
There was a crunching sound when stepping on the snow-covered mountains. The leader of the team at the front was wearing a flowered turban, while the followers at the back were all wearing black turbans. The team was in order, and everyone wore a scimitar on their waist. People also put their hands on the hilt of their swords, always on guard.
This is a narrow stone path in the valley, with mountain walls on both sides. When patrolling in winter, passing through this mountain path is the most comfortable thing, because the mountain walls on both sides block the cold wind, and you don’t have to withstand the cold wind like a knife. .
Just as he was about to walk out of the mountain pass, the little leader in front suddenly saw something falling from the sky not far ahead. It was as dark as a stone falling from the mountain. He was slightly startled, stopped, and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. Hearing a "pop" sound, the object fell not far ahead.
The leader frowned, it was not uncommon for rocks to fall occasionally on the mountain.
It's just that the thing in front doesn't look like a stone. The thing is pitch black and falls on the mountain road. It is extremely conspicuous against the white snow.
The leader couldn't help but raise his head, and the people behind him couldn't help but look up. When they looked up and saw the mountain walls on both sides, everyone was shocked. The leader's pupils shrank, and he took two steps back, with a look on his face. With a look of horror, his lips trembled, and he finally managed to utter a voice: "Quickly... report the ghost quickly...!"