Shi Hao said: "Please take a seat, both of you!"
A maidservant presented chairs to Li and Gui, and they sat down on the left side.
Shi Hao said, "I heard that the new leader of Guiji Sect is Tong Changsheng, the 'God-killer'. I don't know much about this person. In the past intelligence, it seems that only his name is known, but the understanding is not deep enough. I wonder what his abilities are and what kind of person he is?"
Li Ximing said: "Tong Changsheng has the strength of the fourth rank and is very good at forbearance. He once secretly took advantage of the old sect leader's busy external affairs to quietly develop his own personal power. Therefore, he was able to stand out and win in this sect leader competition.
"This person is very suspicious and only wants to trust the people around him. However, he can also put on a lot of pretense and be sincere on the surface. Unfortunately, although he looks very good, he is constantly hindering others in secret. It is only because the Guiji Sect has gone through an internal struggle and can no longer waste energy, so they can be harmonious on the surface, but they have long been disunited in secret."
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Is this also why you two left Guiji Sect?"
Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren looked at each other, both feeling a little frustrated.
Li Ximing said helplessly: "This is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that we have failed two missions in a row in the sect. The people around Tong Changsheng can't stand us and will definitely slander us because of this. We have no choice but to leave first to protect ourselves."
Gui Xiaoren's voice was soft and sharp, like a woman's: "It's also bad luck. We have encountered that 'Hidden Dragon' Master Chongyun twice in a row. Both times he ruined our plans."
Shi Hao smiled secretly in his heart and said, "I have also heard of the name 'Qianlong'. He has recently become popular in Nanshan. Since the two of you have dealt with him before, I wonder what you think of his strength?"
Li Ximing shook his head and said, "This 'Hidden Dragon' Master Chongyun is really mysterious and unpredictable. When I first fought him on the top of Changbai Mountain, he and the three people around him joined forces, but they were still no match for me. I chased them and they fled in a panic. But I don't know what strange means he used to take the Suihou Pearl before us. The situation at that time is still puzzling to this day.
"This time in Tenglong Cave, I encountered him again. I thought I would definitely win, but in just two or three months, his strength has greatly increased. I am not his opponent. His swordsmanship is mysterious and unpredictable. It is impossible to tell where he comes from, but he seems to have combined the strengths of various sects. His mystery is beyond common sense."
It was the first time that Shi Hao heard someone evaluate him in this way. Especially since Li Ximing was the enemy of "Shi Chongyun", he felt very curious but also satisfied.
Shi Hao continued to ask: "I heard that Guiji Sect and Zonghai Family have some plans this time. What is going on?"
Li Ximing shook his head helplessly: "We don't know much about this aspect. Before this, Tong Changsheng had colluded with Zong Haichaotian of the Zong Hai clan. Zong Haichaotian is a fourth-rank master of the Zong Hai family. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next clan leader.
"This man is very ambitious and holds a lot of power in the court. This time, Tong Changsheng ordered us to secretly eliminate the daughter of the Yueketai family. This seems to be related to the struggle between Zonghai Minghui, the daughter of Zonghai Chaotian, and Yueyaer in the ancestral altar. However, Yueyaer is not dead and has successfully returned to Luojing. I think the Yueketai family will definitely not give up.
"If we continue to stay in Guiji Sect, we will most likely be treated as abandoned pawns and turned into two corpses to be handed over to the Yue Ketai family."
Shi Hao thought about it and felt that this possibility was quite high.
At this point, Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren had actually had no choice but to defect.
Shi Hao stood up and said, "You two just focus on your work. Our Dongting Army employs people in a flexible manner. Your arrival will make our army even more powerful. We will share the joys and sorrows and the prosperity in the future. As long as the Dongting Army exists, you two will have a place to stand. If you achieve something in the future, your contributions will never be forgotten."
Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren stood up and said, "Thank you, Demon Marshal!"
The two men retreated and Shi Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and said, “I didn’t expect that this trip to Tenglong Cave would yield such a reward.”
Generally speaking, a fourth-rank master is already capable of standing on his own, and a fifth-rank master is capable of founding a school and ruling a region.
The joining of Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren has greatly solved the problem of lack of core experts in the Dongting Army.
Xuanfeng Huanzhi has her hair combed into a cloud-like bun, and wears an emerald green Fengshang Yanluo skirt with overlapping lapels, a full chest, and soft-soled shoes with pearls on her feet.
She stood beside Shi Hao and bowed, saying, "Young Master, the person they asked to pledge their allegiance this time is Shan Hebei, a disciple from Suizhou City. He is the son-in-law of the Zong Hai family and the patriarch of a wealthy family affiliated with the Zong Hai family.
"The troops of Suizhou are eyeing Jingzhou from afar. The Zonghai family controls Suizhou and, through it, a large area of land. Yue Chongliang of the Yueketai family leads a Baiyang army to supervise the placement of refugees and laborers in Gaoyou City. Once Tushan Hebei dies, Yue Chongliang will definitely try to control Suizhou, and the Zonghai family will definitely not give in. There will definitely be a struggle among the wealthy families, and it will be more stable for us."
Shi Hao pondered for a moment, and Yue Chongliang was naturally Yueyaer's brother.
He frowned: "Gaoyou? What is Yue Chongliang doing in Gaoyou?"
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "We have done a lot, including resettling the common people, suppressing the rebellion, forcing the wealthy and powerful to return the occupied land, and building the walls of Gaoyou City. The Dark Thunder Society had a helmsman named Zhang Jiusi, who had secretly contacted the 29 camps of Longqiu Ridge and prepared to start an uprising, but he was killed first.
"This man is young and promising. He should not be underestimated. He was able to see the importance of stabilizing Gaoyou and its surrounding areas first. He is a rare talent in the Barbarian Court."
Chapter 350 Snowstorm Dongting Lake
Shi Hao sat on a big chair. Xuan Feng Huan Zhi bowed in front of him and reported in a solemn manner.
The overlapping lapels wrapped around her graceful curves. Under the influence of gravity, she appeared in front of Yu Shihao as if trying to struggle out from between her lapels and appeared in his eyes.
Shi Hao was not polite at all. He reached out his hand, gently held it, and caressed and played with it.
He said: "If that's the case, then killing Tu Shan He Bei wouldn't actually help Yue Chong Liang?"
When had Xuanfeng Huanzhi ever had her breasts played with like this by a man? But this was also a gesture, she needed to show her dependence on the young master, and the young master responded with intimacy, letting her know that he treated her as his own.
Xuanfeng Huanzhi whispered: "Although what Yue Chongliang did helped the Barbarian Court to appease the people to a certain extent, it also aroused the dissatisfaction of those wealthy families. After Tushan Hebei's death, Fu Tu will definitely want to further control Suizhou, and the Yue Ketai family will definitely retaliate against the Zonghai family because Yueyaer was almost killed.
"We have people spreading rumors in the north, saying that Prime Minister Fu Tu has ulterior motives. Although the emperor of the Man Court, Zu Chiwu, trusts Fu Tu, three people can make a tiger, and a lot of gossip can make gold. After a long time, he may not be able to fully trust him. Although what Yue Chongliang did helped to stabilize the situation in the Man Court, under various struggles, it is very easy to turn into a battle between the Yue Ketai family and the Zonghai family."
Shi Hao suddenly realized: "In this case, no matter how right he is, the situation will develop in the direction of party struggle. Since it is a party struggle, it doesn't matter whether it is right or not. Officials from all walks of life in Huaishui and its surrounding areas must choose sides. The internal strife in the Barbarian Court will be difficult to stop, and Fu Tu's policy of pacifying the people will be difficult to implement. Then Yue Chongliang will be surrounded by enemies?"
He sighed, "Even if those people knew that our assassination of Tu Shan He Bei would inevitably lead to this situation, they had no way to stop it. This is no longer a conspiracy, but a pure conspiracy. The Zong Hai family is ambitious, Fu Tu wants to suppress the powerful and wealthy, and Yue Chongliang is working hard to implement the policy of pacifying the people. He should have been pacifying the people while stabilizing the overall situation. However, the Yue Ketai family must be angry because Yue Yaer was almost killed.
"Add to that all the rumors that have spread, and it's hard for them to avoid internal friction."
He turned his hands and couldn't help but rub them a few times to show his praise... He just used Li Ximing and Gui Xiaoren who came to serve to kill one person, so that the Man Ting would be thrown into disarray in the Huai River. Xuan Feng Huan Zhi's trick was indeed powerful.
Suddenly, the two turned their heads and looked towards the door, only to see Long Niu, who had originally floated in, suddenly opened her eyes wide and stood there, looking at the two of them. It was not right for her to come in, and it was not right for her not to come in.
Xuan Feng Huan Zhi coughed lightly, stood up straight again, and regained his serious and proud expression, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Long Niu stepped forward and reported: "Young Master! Master! There is news of the battle from the northwest. Sheng Menghui was defeated and died. Among the eight martial immortals of Chongxian Sect, Wei Yuxin of 'Liuguang Xianshu' and 'Bi Tao Wuya' have basically taken control of Chuyin and established the Chongming Army."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi frowned: "So fast!"
Shi Hao whispered, "Chongxian Sect has abundant capital and many experts. Not only is their headmaster a top-grade one, they also have six major academies, eight martial immortals, and twelve Quanzhen. Although they are also corrupt internally, it is not a problem to destroy Sheng Menghui, whose people are demoralized."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "If Chongxianmen stabilizes Chu Yin and then joins forces with Longfenghui to encircle and kill our army, it will be very troublesome."
Long Niu said, "Don't worry, Master! Judging from various news, the Dragon and Phoenix Society is very wary of forming an alliance with the Chongxian Sect, and the alliance between the two sides has already broken down."
Shi Hao knew that the "secret letter" he sent to Li Yun, the prince of the Dragon and Phoenix Society, through Yue Jiao had worked. He smiled and said, "In this way, there is nothing to worry about! We can deal with the Dragon and Phoenix Society alone. The Chongming Army led by Wei Yuxin and Bi Zongtao cannot cross the Xiang River to attack us without the cooperation of the Dragon and Phoenix Society.
"Even if they come to fight, they will worry that the Dragon and Phoenix Society will make trouble behind the scenes. The Dragon and Phoenix Society and the Chongming Army are restraining each other. The Leopard Army has now changed its flag and become part of the Dongting Army. The overall situation in the south is stable. I wonder what the situation is like over there with Hong Leichi? Are they just going to watch Sheng Menghui being destroyed?"
Long Niu said: "When Chongxian Sect attacked Chuyin, Hong Lei Chi sent people to warn Chongxian Sect one after another. His momentum was so fierce that Chongxian Sect was extremely nervous. Even their headmaster, Venerable Yin Yue, was ready to fight against Hong Lei Chi and even wanted to withdraw temporarily.
"It was Mo Yuzi, one of the Twelve Quanzhen, who rejected the opinions of many others and said that Hong Leichi would never send troops to Chuyin. Later, it turned out to be just as he expected."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi frowned: "This Mo Yuzi is really not a simple person. If he is not removed, there will be trouble in the future."
Shi Hao said: "Chuyin has been turned into a rotten piece of meat by Sheng Menghui. Even if Hong Leichi forcibly helps Sheng Menghui to defend Chuyin, it is just patching up the rotten meat, wasting manpower and money, and it will be useless. Moreover, in the cold winter, how easy is it to cross the Five Ridges and send troops to Chuyin? Hong Leichi is obviously bluffing.
"It's such an obvious matter, but Chongxian Sect is still hesitant and has to ask Mo Yuzi to go against the crowd. It shows that Chongxian Sect is big but useless. It has strong capital but few talents."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi couldn't help but smile and said, "Fortunately, otherwise this 800-li Dongting Lake would have become Chongxianmen's. Chuyin is one of the eight provinces. It is better than us in terms of territory, but at the strategic level, it is far inferior to Dongting Lake."
Shi Hao nodded, looked at Long Niu who opened her mouth hesitantly, and said, "But is there anything else important?"
Long Niu quickly knelt down and said, "My young master... The Lord of the Shatan has left Yuelian Tower again!"
Shi Hao said, "This... was it the Lord of the Moon Temple who notified you to tell me?" Sha Lingshan was the Lord of the Temple, so how could Long Niu be qualified to ask about her whereabouts? There was no reason for her to "complain" to him here.
Long Niu said, "No! It was Zhijinhua who wrote to me and asked me to tell the young master to take care of that woman."
Shi Hao uttered an “uh”.
Xuan Feng Huan Zhi snorted and said, "Young Master should really discipline her. Everyone is working, but she is the only one running around all day long, without any rules, and she leaves all the work to others."
Shi Hao thought, how could he control the free Sister Sha
Looking at Long Niu, he asked curiously, "Why doesn't Master Sha stay in Yuelian Tower? Where has he gone now?"
Long Niu said, "I don't know either! I only found out that it seems that Mei Tao Niang from Xiao Tao Mountain has secretly contacted the Lord of the Shatan Temple to do a big deal, but I don't know what it is."
Shi Hao thought: "Big deal?" He looked at Long Niu and said: "She didn't go to Mount Taihua to look for treasure, did she?"
Long Niu said, "This... shouldn't be the case! Before the young master left Nanshan, I had already sent a message to inform you that there is no treasure on Mount Taihua. The three altar masters should have known about it."
Shi Hao pondered: "What's the big deal? Oh, forget it. Yuetanzhu and Zhijinhua are already in charge of Yuelian Tower. It's not necessary for her to stay there."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "If there is nothing else, please leave first!"
Long Niu said, "Yes!" and walked out.
Xuanfeng Huanzhi turned around and swayed gracefully, and Shi Hao hugged her and stroked her from the lower back.
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Is there anything I can do?"
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "Currently, the Dongting Army is developing well according to the established policy, and there are no major wars at present. However, many people have come to join the army recently, and the young master needs to go to Jingzhou City and hold one or two meetings to meet with them and let them know that they are being paid attention to."
Shi Hao held her close, buried his face in her collar, and said with a smile: "Well, I'll go to Jingzhou City now."
In the next two days, Shi Hao first gathered Qimu Laodao, Li Ximing, Gui Xiaoren, Wuling Sanluan, and other generals in the army in Jingzhou City, and held meetings in succession to listen to reports and arrange strategic policies.
In fact, these things were well organized under the arrangement of Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Qimu Laodao.
But as the commander-in-chief of the army, he occasionally needs to show his presence among these people.
In November, even Dongting Lake began to snow.
For those generals who had recently joined the Dongting Army, this was their first time seeing the Demon Marshal.
In their eyes, although the Demon Marshal was kind and receptive to advice, he also had a natural and amazing deterrent power that made them feel awe from the bottom of their hearts.
During this period, Shi Hao continued to improve the military system of the Dongting Army by combining actual conditions with his own knowledge as a time traveler, and put forward many suggestions that amazed Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Qimu Laodao.
In fact, when it comes to military construction, most of the forces are in a mess.
A big part of the reason for this is actually because the Barbarian Court's suppression of the lower classes over the past three hundred years has caused the number of scholars to decline significantly, and the various cultures before the prosperous dynasty have also been discontinued to a certain extent.
It is for this reason that Shi Hao’s suggestions in this regard can be said to be the top priority that enables the entire Dongting Army to be distinguished from other rebel armies and stand out from the crowd.
After staying in Jingzhou City for many days, Shi Hao took Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan on a boat to leave Dongting Lake, go down the long river, and go to Yuelian Tower.
When they arrived at Poyang Lake, the three of them separated again. Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan followed a tributary to Xiaotao Mountain.
Du Yuejiao wants to see his master. Xu Xiaoyan is very interested in the "big business" of Mei Taoniang and Sha Lingshan. At the same time, he also wants to know whether there is any news about Taoist Hongshan, Zhao Kaishan and Hou Bomin.
Shi Hao stayed in Yuelian Tower and met Yueyaotai, Zhijinhua and others.
That night, he quietly called Sister Yue into his room and did many things that were unknown to others.
Chapter 351 The Sixth Sword of the Five Deadly Swords
In the next few days, it was cloudy and rainy around Yuelian Tower.
In weather like this, rain is worse than snow.
I don’t know if it’s because they’ve passed the adjustment period, but the relationship between the girls from Yuelian Tower and Jinghuashuiyue Pavilion seems to have improved a lot.
Basically, no one died anymore.
The girls from Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion are much bolder than the female disciples from Yuelian Tower, and they usually hang around Shi Hao, the "young master".
As a result, the female disciples of Yuelian Tower also gradually became bolder.
The teachers and elders of the previous generation in Yuelian Tower were deeply worried that these inner disciples were being led astray.
Shi Hao stayed in Yuelian Tower to practice while making some necessary adjustments to the Xielian Sect... After the initial estrangement in the merger of the three sects, there had to be some changes.
However, in this regard, it was mainly the suggestions of Grandma Shuiyue, Yueyaotai, Zhijinhua and others that were announced through his mouth.
When he had nothing to do, he would hide in the attic with Yueyaotai, enjoying the sweet love.
This continued until the full moon night of this month.
The location of Yuelian Tower is close to Mount Lushan, which is located on the shore of Poyang Lake.
There is a famous waterfall in Lushan called Sandiequan. As the saying goes, "If you haven't visited Sandiequan, you are not considered a visitor to Lushan."
That night, Shi Hao stood by the Sandie Spring, holding the Jade Clear Stone in his hand, with small jadeite flying on his shoulders.
The Lushan Waterfall was beside him, crashing down, with a constant rumbling sound.
The reason why they were by the waterfall was because Shi Hao planned to bring Bai Lan back this time.
After this full-moon night, he planned to travel to the South China Sea to look for the Double-World Miraculous Lotus.
It will be much more convenient with Bai Lan around.
Bai Lan hasn't yet cultivated to the point where he can fly in the clouds. He doesn't want Bai Lan to crash headfirst into the mountain after he brings it down, so he has to find a way to move it to the water.
It rained continuously for the past few days, but we can finally see the moon tonight.
Although whether or not you can see the moon doesn’t theoretically matter.
After all, even if it is blocked by clouds and fog, the full moon is still in the night sky, and the energy contained in the moonlight will not be blocked by the dark clouds.
But being able to see the full moon always makes me feel much better.
Under the moonlight, the water droplets splashing from the waterfall under the cliff are like thousands of stars blooming at the same time, which is magnificent.
Shi Hao jumped up, holding the Jade Clear Stone in his hand, and reached towards the full moon.