The crowd surrounded the second Master Zhu and entered the meeting room. His long cloak dragged on the ground, making it look very grand.
Jiang Shenglin was caught off guard and choked on the tea in his mouthful. He coughed for most of the day.
Li Sui was also looking at Zhu Yanyin with a look of astonishment, but because he always had a blank expression on his face, he was not surprised at all by the fact that he had found a ghost or a treasure, so the others did not notice anything wrong and were still enthusiastically arranging a seat for Zhu Yanyin. Alliance Leader Wan might have also been brainwashed by the black cloak, and simply ordered two chairs to be added next to Li Sui: "Mr. Zhu, Young Master Zhao, please."
Li Sui: “?”
Zhu Yanyin lifted the hem of his cloak, and in the envious eyes of all the martial arts sects, he slowly sat down next to the murderer... no, he sat next to Palace Master Li. The noble sons of the Jiangnan wealthy families were all very polite. Since they had accepted a cloak from the other party, they had to express due gratitude. So he cleared his throat, tried to smile gently and sincerely, turned his head to look at the person next to him, and was about to say... Oh no, that look is so scary, I better not thank him!
Li Sui looked at him coldly: "What do you want to say?"
There was a sudden silence all around.
All the martial arts sects in the room looked over at the same time, and coupled with today's serious topic of "suppressing the Demon Cult", the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Everyone's eyes were full of eagerness, and they seemed to be expecting Zhu Yanyin to immediately present a seventy or eighty-page "On How to Destroy the Burning Fire Palace" and lead everyone to launch a grand, vigorous and righteous demon-eliminating operation.
In such a big occasion, it seems inappropriate to talk about whether to wear a cloak or not. It seems that I am mentally ill. Although I am indeed mentally ill, one disease is different from another, so Second Young Master Zhu chose to throw the question back calmly: "I want to ask, does Palace Master Li have any good suggestions on the crusade against the Demon Cult?"
Li Sui: “No.”
Zhu Yanyin: "... Yeah."
The people at the scene said: Palace Master Li and Master Zhu had a very pleasant conversation, they really have a deep friendship!
So the conference started in such a harmonious and harmonious manner.
In fact, the Wulin Alliance was not completely useless. At least Wan Zhuyun had sent people to investigate the information found by Wanren Palace, including the dozens of secret agents of the Demon Cult lurking in Jincheng, all of which had detailed records and routes of action. After hearing this, Zhu Yanyin was stunned on the spot: "Are you all following me?"
Zhu Xiaosui was also shocked. Why did she follow my young master
Zhao Mingchuan was also shocked. How could such a thing happen
And Wan Zhu said: "So Master Zhu didn't know?"
But Palace Master Li already knew everything, so why didn’t he send someone to tell you
Someone soon gave an answer to this question. I don't know which sect it was from, but he suddenly shouted, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhu. Palace Master Li must have sent people to protect the inn a long time ago. The spies from the Demon Cult can't get in."
Li Sui frowned, and the joints of his right hand shifted, and faint cracks immediately appeared on the armrest of the mahogany chair. But before he could raise his head to look at the crowd, a blue-gray figure floated over, as fast as a ghost.
Jiang Shenglin: We have to be quick. If we are not quick, someone will die.
He stood in front of Li Sui, smiling and changing the subject: "It turns out that the disciples of Wanren Palace are also keeping an eye on the Demon Sect. I wonder if they have gained anything?"
Li Sui said: "It seems that someone has been heading in the direction of Qilitan."
Jiang Shenglin was stunned: "Huh?"
He had only mentioned it casually, but he had not expected Li Sui to say this out of the blue. He had been involved in many of the affairs of Wanren Palace. In recent months, he had been responsible for recording where the spies of the Demon Cult went every day and who they followed. He was very familiar with their whereabouts, but he had never heard of any connection with Qilitan.
Wan Zhuyun was also puzzled: "Qilitan?"
The locals in Jincheng all know that it is a dirty quagmire located deep in the mountains, surrounded by weeds and thorns. In this season, there are all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants. There is no ventilation, and animal carcasses are piled up. It is a place with a foul stench. What are the Demon Cult doing there
Li Sui turned and looked at Zhu Yanyin.
The Second Young Master Zhu was not at all on guard. He was an outsider and was not familiar with either Qilitan or Balitan, so he just listened carefully to everyone's discussion and silently enjoyed the pride and happiness of participating in the martial arts conference. At this moment, he was suddenly locked in the gaze of Palace Master Li. He was also confused. What was going on
Wan Zhuyun saw the clue and asked: "Master Zhu, have you been to Qilitan?"
Zhu Yanyin quickly shook his head: "I have never heard of this place."
Wan Zhuyun hesitated: "Then..."
Li Sui leaned back in his chair, his eyes lazily drooping: "Maybe I made a mistake. Since you have never been there, I will withdraw the people from Wanren Palace tonight."
His tone was calm and light, but to Zhu Yanyin's ears, it was no less than a loud thunder. "Wait a minute, what do you mean you withdrew the people from Wanren Palace just because I haven't been there? Did you arrange people to guard the pond just for me?"
Did we know each other before
Those rumors are all true!
Zhu Yanyin widened his eyes, looking at Li Sui in shock and excitement, with a hint of nervousness. He didn't go to Snow City, but there was a blizzard with whistling winds and flying goose feathers in his mind. He had already lost his memory once, and now his mind was even more blank. His ears were tinnitus, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
By the time he finally came back to his senses, the discussion was almost coming to an end.
As Zhao Mingchuan said before, the martial arts conference was held in Jincheng in order to recruit Li Sui to join the group. Now that he has agreed to go north with the martial arts alliance, everyone's goal has been achieved. As for how to encircle and suppress them, the Burning Fire Hall has always been cunning and scheming. I'm afraid they can't come up with any good strategies now. It's better to go to the northeast first and then re-arrange according to the specific situation.
The departure date is set for five days later.
Zhu Xiaosui was still thinking about the consultation she had discussed with Jiang Shenglin, so as soon as the martial arts conference was over, she wanted to take her son to find a miracle doctor. However, Zhu Yanyin stood up and trotted towards the door: "Palace Master Li."
Li Suiren was tall and had long legs, and he was extremely skilled in martial arts. He was too lazy to pay attention to the person behind him, and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Zhu Yanyin looked envious, so amazing!
Zhu Xiaosui asked in confusion: "What are you going to do, sir?"
Zhu Yanyin pulled him to a corner with few people and lowered his voice: "Tell me the truth, did I know Kung Fu before?"
Zhu Xiaosui thought without hesitation, of course not, why did you come up with such a strange idea again
Zhu Yanyin didn't believe it: "Then why did Palace Master Li send people to the deep pool to protect me?"
Zhu Xiaosui replied: "I am also wondering, what is the devil's spy, no clue, did they recognize the wrong person?"
Zhu Yanyin narrowed his eyes. Is that so
I wish Xiaosui is honest, what else
Zhu Yanyin tapped his head with the handle of his fan and said complacently: "I will definitely find out the truth."
Zhu Xiaosui felt like crying but had no tears. The truth was that the young master went out for an outing several months ago and encountered bandits on the road, and was frightened into losing his memory. His family members had already told the story over and over again seventeen or eighteen times, so what else was there to check
Zhu Yanyin wrapped his black cloak tightly around himself, turned around and walked out with extraordinary momentum.
The sky and the earth are still filled with yellow sand.
As magnificent as it was, the wind was just too strong. Young Master Zhu started to stagger after taking only two steps, and his huge cloak was blown upside down, wrapping his head tightly.
"… "
Zhu Xiaosui: Sir, don't worry! I'm here to save you!
Because Wan Zhuyun also had a chronic illness and needed acupuncture treatment, Jiang Shenglin had to stay in the Wulin Alliance for two more days. He did not return to Wanren Palace until the evening of the third day. He did not even have time to drink a sip of water before going to ask about the Qilitan.
Li Sui fiddled with the hidden weapon casually with his fingertips: "The people from the Demon Cult have already gone to Qilitan this morning."
Jiang Shenglin: "Hmm?"
He vaguely guessed what the other party meant: "So Qilitan is just a place name you casually said, there is no secret there... Do you suspect that there are spies from the Burning Fire Hall infiltrating the Wulin Alliance?"
"When the martial arts conference was held, the Demon Cult's spies could not hide around the house." Li Sui said, "But they still knew about Qilitan."
"There were at least 200 people in the meeting room at that time. It's too difficult to investigate. Let's just take it one step at a time." Jiang Shenglin poured himself a glass of water. "Oh, and the second son of Zhu. Not only is it rumored in the city that there is a story between the Zhu Mansion and Wanren Palace, but even he believes it. When I was seeing him yesterday, he questioned me for a long time and said that he felt he had sealed internal energy."
You could cheat anyone else, but it is really immoral to cheat an amnesia patient.
Li Sui obviously had no conscience. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and when he thought of the fool in white, he felt pretty good.
Two days before departure, Zhu Xiaosui was busy outside preparing dry food for the carriage and horses, while Zhu Yanyin carefully wrote a letter in the house and meticulously selected a return gift - since he had accepted the cloak, he naturally had to return the gift.
In order to highlight sincerity, this time even the envelope was sprinkled with gold foil and inlaid with dried flowers. After being teleported into Yanhui Palace by Zhao Ming, it added a touch of spring color to the dark and cold cave.
Li Sui didn't know how to appreciate it. He picked up the letter with two fingers and threw it towards the candlelight without opening it.
The gentle breeze whipped up even thinner tongues of flame, which instantly engulfed the flammable rice paper.
Something unknown was tucked into the letter and was also ignited. Invisible smoke wafted out, first like the faint fragrance of a spring flower forest, refreshing the heart and soul. The next moment, it suddenly became the pungent smell of a perfume shop, as if hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of different kinds of scented baits were flying towards one's face at the same time, turning into fine powder and filling the nose and throat, making one's eyes sting and chest feel heavy, almost suffocating and vomiting bile.
Li Sui was rarely in such a mess, and he rushed out of the hall without looking back.
When Jiang Shenglin heard the news, he hurried over to see what was going on. He could already smell something while he was still outside the Nine-Curved Corridor: "This is the best spice in Jiangnan, called Orchid Beauty, right? It's priceless. Where did you get it from?"
Li Sui still held his breath: "Zhu Yanyin."
Jiang Shenglin said, "No wonder, other people can't see this good thing. But the fragrance of the Orchid Beauty is very strong. A light fingernail can burn for half a year, and the aftertaste is very long-lasting. How much did you burn?"
Li Sui recalled the envelope and clenched his fist.
Jiang Shenglin took two steps back and said, "Are you going to hit me, hit Zhu Yanyin, or is the piece of bait you burned as big as a fist?"
Li Sui resisted the strange smell around him and the urge to kill: "Four or five taels."
"Four or five taels, you burned them all at once?" Jiang Shenglin felt extremely sorry and sympathetic, "Then your Yanhui Palace will probably be uninhabitable for the next year."
But fortunately, everyone is going to the Northeast anyway, so it’s not a big deal.
Li Sui's face turned pale.
…
According to gossip, before setting out to encircle and suppress the Demon Cult, Palace Master Li was so worried that he could not sleep all night and even lay on the weeds in the wilderness outside Wanren Palace for a whole night.
The northwest sky is vast and the stars stretch across it.