"Several True Lords, and all of you colleagues! I came here as soon as I received the news. However, I encountered some things that delayed my time. I have kept you waiting for a long time. Please forgive me."
Ye Zan, who returned to the rail transit construction site, saw the three leading Yuanshen Mighty Men and representatives from other sects. He did not aggressively question them about blocking the construction. Instead, he explained politely. The reason for coming late.
However, Ye Zan's performance made the three powerful souls of the three sects feel guilty secretly. Naturally, they had no idea what they had done. Seeing Ye Zan appear in front of them unscathed, it was as if they had seen a ghost.
Especially the eyes of Zhenjun Lanfeng, one of the three powerful souls, seemed to be out of control, always glancing at Ye Zan's "braised eggs" from time to time.
If "Braised Egg" hadn't been present, they might have thought that Ye Zan might have escaped the ambush by luck. But since "Braised Egg" is already here, it means that as they planned, Ye Zan must have met the ambusher. However, they really couldn't figure out how Ye Zan and others managed to break through when faced with the ambush of three powerful demon souls, and what happened in the middle!
But no matter what, since Ye Zan has appeared here, it obviously means that the ambush plan has failed.
However, if Ye Zan didn't mention it, Zhenjun Lanfeng and others wouldn't be able to take the initiative to ask, otherwise it would be self-inflicted. On the other hand, the one among them, True Lord Lan Feng, had a look in his eyes that was not only filled with surprise, but also a little more worried about what danger his brother would be in Ye Zan's hands.
"You are so polite, Fellow Daoist Ye. We are also worried about the sect's spiritual lineage, so we have to bother fellow Daoist to come to discuss this matter." The person speaking to Ye Zan on behalf of everyone here was Zhenjun Qianyuan of Fengling Sect, but his tone He was much more polite to Cheng Liangqi and others than before.
Although Ye Zan is just an ancestor of Yuan Ying, and these sects have no inheritance relationship with Yuqing Sect, there is no need to rank them according to the seniority of Yuqing Sect. However, Ye Zan is also the junior disciple of Yuanshen Mighty Mo Rushi, and is also the person in charge of the construction of this rail transit, so Qianyuan Zhenjun can only be regarded as a Taoist friend.
Of course, the fundamental reason is that Qianyuan Zhenjun and others do not have enough confidence to put on airs and behave in such a domineering manner. After all, no matter what went wrong with the plan, Ye Zan now has two great demon kings, the Wolf King and the Ape King, whose strength they cannot take lightly.
Although these three powerful souls are definitely much stronger than parallel imports like "Braised Egg", at least they must be more experienced in the use of their own power. But in essence, they did not cultivate to the realm of Yuanshen step by step by themselves, but also relied on parallel import methods to get to this point. Therefore, if compared with the real power of the soul, the three of them are still far behind.
Moreover, they don't know what went wrong with this plan. If Ye Zan could pass through the level of the three powerful souls of the Demonic Path just by relying on a wolf king, then the strength of this wolf king would be too terrifying. Or, if the three powerful souls of the Demonic Dao had any deal with Ye Zan, they would have released Ye Zan without taking any action, but that would be even more terrifying.
"Oh, Elder Cheng has already informed me of the worries of True Lord and everyone through a thousand-mile transmission. I can understand your worries, so the main purpose of coming here this time is... to let them pack their things and get ready to call it a day." Ye Zan said calmly.
"Actually, we are also... what? Fellow Daoist Ye said..." Zhenjun Qianyuan was about to explain something, but suddenly he realized that the meaning of Ye Zan's words did not seem to insist on persuading him and others, and he was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. what.
Moreover, it was not only Qianyuan Zhenjun who was shocked by Ye Zan's words, the other two Yuan Shen Great Masters and representatives of various sects were also stunned with disbelief on their faces.
In fact, the reason why Zhenjun Qianyuan and others used this excuse to stop the construction of Cheng Liangqi and others was to lure Ye Zan away from Shengjing City. But now, no matter what the reason was, the ambush they arranged had obviously failed, so they had no reason to stop Cheng Liangqi and others from constructing.
Therefore, Zhenjun Qianyuan's original intention was just to give Ye Zan some more persuasion, and then he would find a staircase and go down. Anyway, the ambush failed. As representatives of various sects, they still had to consider the interests of their own sects.
After all, this rail transit is indeed of great benefit to the world. Even if they are cultivators, it is not that they are completely useless. At least those disciples below the Golden Core level cannot all use their swords to fly into the air to rush on their way. Moreover, if the construction of rail transit is stopped here because of the obstruction of these sects, then the reputation of these sects in the world will be ruined.
But no one expected that Ye Zan would not follow their script and would give up the next project and go home. If this happens, the rest of the area will be inaccessible to traffic, and they will have to bear all the blame.
Everything is afraid of comparison. If everyone has this benefit, or no one has it, then nothing will happen. However, if you only have it and I don't, it will easily breed resentment. As for this rail transportation, this is the only line left in the Kingdom of Jin. Other state capitals can enjoy the convenience of rail transportation, but the state capitals on this line cannot enjoy it. As a result, I'm afraid it won't be long before these sects that once blocked the construction of rail transit will fall into endless resentment.
The monastic sect claims to be secluded from the world, but in fact, nothing that exists in the world truly transcends everything and exists alone.
Although these cultivators always regard secular mortals as ants, no matter how resentful the mortals are, it is indeed impossible to cause direct harm to the cultivating sect. However, the disciples of a monastic sect are originally from the secular world. If a sect has a bad reputation among the secular world, who would be willing to join such a sect? Even if those who have joined the sect are bound by the sect's rules and dare not betray them, if they are always spurned by secular mortals, will their Taoist heart be affected
Of course, Qianyuan Zhenjun and others would care about the influence of their respective sects, because in their hearts, they have no determination to abandon their sects and serve for the mysterious forces. This is actually not surprising at all. Look at Peng Gong of the Wuzhu Sect. Although he was promoted to the Yuanshen Power with the help of the mysterious forces, he would not be willing to give up the Wuzhu Sect for the mysterious forces.
As for the mysterious forces, it is obvious that they do not have too strict restrictions on them. They seem to just let them do things for them, and they have some intention of taking advantage of each other. For example, True Lord Lanfeng of Lingji Sect once said that they had collected magic weapons for mysterious forces. Most of the magic weapons used by parallel importers who came out to perform tasks were collected by them.
Therefore, facing the negative impact that the suspension of rail transit construction might have on the sect, Qianyuan Zhenjun and others immediately panicked.
Ye Zan's eyes swept across everyone's faces, taking in everyone's expressions, and then smiled lightly and said: "Since Zhenjun didn't hear clearly, I'll just say it again. Anyway, in the Great Jin Kingdom, there is a plan This is the only rail transit line left in our country, and I don’t want to waste too much time and energy here. After all, there are still a lot of projects waiting to be done in other countries. Since you are worried that your spiritual veins will be affected, there is nothing I can do. Guaranteed, if it will really affect the spiritual veins after thousands of years, then we have to give up this route first. Although doing this is a bit embarrassing to the king of the Kingdom of Jin, the king must also understand our difficulties. ”
There is a very common and effective reason to prevent the development of a new thing, and that is to require proof of absolute harmlessness. This "absolutely harmless" is a big killer, and it can be extended indefinitely until you can't prove it is absolutely harmless.
Just like in the world of science and technology, when genetically modified foods first appeared, one of the reasons used by many opponents was to demand proof that genetically modified foods are absolutely harmless. When science proves that it is not harmful to humans, opponents demand proof that it is not harmful to the next generation. If it can be proven that it is not harmful to the next generation, then opponents will ask whether it can be proven that it is not harmful to the next generation, or even ten generations later. For example, some opponents believe that genetically modified foods will slowly change people's genes, and in ten generations or more, people may no longer be human.
There are also some opponents who attribute some diseases to the consumption of genetically modified foods, as if humans had never suffered from those diseases before there were genetically modified foods. When science proves that there is no absolute link between the occurrence of those diseases and genetically modified foods, opponents will say that even if there is a one-in-a-thousand chance, it cannot prove that it is absolutely harmless.
As for the matter of spiritual veins, as Ye Zan said, if it only proves the immediate impact, it is certain that tunnel digging will not affect the spiritual veins. However, if he was asked to prove whether this tunnel would have a negative impact on the spiritual veins thousands of years later, there was really no way to prove it.
Of course, this was originally said by Zhenjun Qianyuan and others when they came to stop the construction of rail transit. Now that Ye Zan has said this again, it can be regarded as repaying the other person's way, and it is also similar to a disclaimer.
Ye Zan could naturally see that after the ambush failed, the other party definitely did not want to continue to block the construction of rail transit. But why should you stop it if you want to, and continue if you want to continue? How can there be such a good thing in the world? If this time he gave the opponent a step down, then if anything went wrong with these sects in the future, wouldn't it all be blamed on the Yuqing sect, and even sects in other countries might follow suit.
Therefore, in order to avoid future troubles, Ye Zan simply came up with such a "disclaimer". Anyway, it’s just this one line, and Ye Zan doesn’t have to complete the construction. At worst, everyone will break up.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, we don't mean to make things difficult, but after all, this matter is related to the future of the sect, and we have to be extremely careful." Zhenjun Qianyuan explained very awkwardly.
"There is no need to say any more, Zhenjun. I know your worries, so aren't we ready to call it a day?" Ye Zan said with sincerity, as if he was really considering the other party.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, regarding this rail transit matter, we don't have to stop it. We just want to have a good discussion with you to come up with a solution that can make everyone feel at ease." Next to him, Lord Kirigakure also Finally couldn't help but said.
However, Ye Zan waved his hand and said very simply: "Three True Lords and fellow Taoists, I think there is no need to talk about this matter anymore. Isn't this the best way to make everyone feel at ease? I have another matter that I would like to ask the three of you, especially Zhenjun Lanfeng.”
On Ye Zan's side, he directly put on a posture of not wanting to talk anymore, which immediately made everyone on the opposite side unable to speak on the matter anymore. And when they heard that Ye Zan wanted to talk about another thing, although Ye Zan didn't explain it, the three Yuan Shen masters had already vaguely guessed what they were going to talk about, but this other thing seemed to be more embarrassing.
True Lord Lanfeng was named by Ye Zan, and he couldn't help but glance at the "braised egg" on Ye Zan's side. Then he coughed lightly, made a confused expression, and asked : "Fellow Daoist Ye, it's our first time to meet you. I wonder if you have anything else related to us?"
"Haha," Ye Zan laughed a little weirdly, looked at True Lord Lanfeng with a bit of ridicule, pointed at the "braised egg" next to him and said, "I wonder if True Lord Lanfeng recognizes this person?"
The corner of Zhenjun Lanfeng's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at the "braised egg" pretending to be curious. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint fellow Daoist Ye. This person looks quite unfamiliar to me. I don't know why." Why do you ask this?"
In fact, despite Zhenjun Lanfeng's denial, he knew in his heart that Ye Zan probably knew something. It's just that people are like this, they always have some luck, and sometimes even if the facts are right in front of them, they still want to pretend that they can't see anything.
"Oh, that's it, then there is no use keeping him." Ye Zan nodded, as if he really believed what the other person said, then turned to the Wolf King and said: "Senior, then let this guy be dealt with by senior."
Hearing Ye Zan's words, a ferocious smile suddenly appeared on the Wolf King's face, and his exposed teeth seemed to burst into dazzling light instantly, and he said: "Elder Ye, please feel free, I will leave this person to you."
After saying this, the Wolf King stood up, reached out and picked up the "braised egg", then turned around and seemed to be leaving.
But the "braised egg" panicked. He tried to struggle but was unable to break away from the Wolf King. He had to turn his head back with all his strength and shouted at True Lord Lanfeng: "Brother, save me, brother, save me!" Elder Ye, everything I say is true, it’s all true!”