Outside the temple, three teams of temple guards patrol alternately from time to time.
"Captain. I think something big may happen to Purple Leaf City recently!" A guard held an epee in his hand. He had a good relationship with the captain, so he took the time to chat.
"What?!" The captain raised his eyes.
"A few days ago, the temple master called all the deacons of the temple to attend the temple meeting. It seems that Lord Xia Yan became the new temple deacon at the meeting!" The guard's eyes flickered.
Everyone is curious. These temple guards work in the temple and know a lot about the temple. Although they can't have much contact with the big shots above, they are still very well informed about the news of the temple.
When the temple will hold a meeting, and what personnel changes, these guards can know immediately.
"Master Xia Yan, not long ago became the hall master of Yushui City, and now he has become the deacon of the temple. The hall master of Yushui City has not been a temple steward for so many years." The two guards 'tsk tsk' With a blushing face, he looked a little excited.
"The most important thing is not these things, but that Lord Xia Yan is so young. In the past two days, he occasionally came out of the temple, and he seemed very easy-going, and he was easier to get close to than those hall masters and deacons." The guard said happily. Because, just yesterday, he greeted Xia Yan.
In the past two days, he had spread the news widely, and none of his relatives and friends did not know that Lord Xia Yan greeted him.
"Let's not talk too much about the temple!" The captain of the guard stopped, then turned slightly sideways, and the several guards behind him also stopped, "You have also seen these days, the head of the Lu family and Song The head of the family, each with a black face, enters and exits the temple with a menacing look. When Xia Yan was practicing in Ziye Academy, he had a bad relationship with them."
The captain of the guard lowered his voice, and looked around from time to time to see if anyone was approaching.
"Captain, I think the Palace Master is very polite to Lord Xia Yan, as if he is a very close friend. Tell me, why is the Palace Master so polite to Lord Xia Yan?!" Another guard asked curiously.
Everyone in the temple can see this, as long as they are not blind. When Pang Yuan, the master of the temple, was with Xia Yan, he never acted condescending.
"I don't know the reason. These things are beyond our control. Master Xia Yan's reputation is very large in the Dragon Continent. After the academy exchange meeting, his reputation has spread to every corner of the Dragon Continent. I There is an adventurer friend who met him a few days ago. He also asked me if Mr. Xia Yan was in Ziye City. He also said that some powerful forces in the holy city have invited Mr. Xia Yan.” The captain of the guard held his waist The saber in the middle moved to the side, sighed and said, but soon his face straightened, "Okay, don't talk too much here, let's continue to patrol."
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"Gululu..."
A black carriage gradually entered the security circle of the temple guards, and all the temple guards turned their attention to this carriage.
The carriage stopped 200 meters away from the gate of the temple, and eight people got off the carriage in a row.
It was Xia Feilong and the others.
After Xia Feilong got off the car, he looked around and saw that the temple was only 200 meters away, so he lifted his spirits. Xia Changhe, looking at the majestic and majestic temple, raised his hand to stroke his beard.
"Patriarch, I haven't been here for more than ten years! Ten years have passed, and there seems to be little change! This square is still there!" Xia Changhe smiled and looked at Xia Feilong. The square he mentioned was the place where he stood.
"I haven't been to Ziye City for several years. If Xia Yan didn't let us come this time, I don't know when we will have the opportunity to visit the main city." Xia Feilong nodded slightly, "Let's go, let's Go over and ask to see if the guards can inform us."
"Go." Xia Changhe nodded.
Bai Hua, Xia Liu, and four Xia family guards followed behind them, walking towards the main entrance of the temple.
"Stop! This is the temple, please stay away!"
When the captain of the guard saw the people getting off the carriage walking towards him, he hurriedly stopped.
"Mr. Guard, hello." Xia Feilong stopped, "We are from the Xia family in Yushui City. I am Xia Feilong, the head of the Xia family. This is Xia Changhe, the elder of the Xia family."
"Xia Yan, the hall master of Yushui City, is also a child of our Xia family. He asked us to come to the temple to find him. I don't know if he is in the temple at this time?!" Xia Feilong said with a smile, and his tone was very polite.
Although he is the patriarch of a family, this is the main city. Even when talking to these temple guards, Xia Feilong tried to lower his posture as much as possible.
"Um?!"
"So it's Lord Xia Yan's family!"
The guard captain and the guards were slightly startled.
"It turned out to be Patriarch Xia and the elders. Master Xia Yan is in the temple. Wait a moment, I'll go in and report." The captain of the guard immediately changed his face, clasped his fists and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Guard!" Xia Feilong and Xia Changhe clasped their fists together.
The two looked at each other, and Xia Changhe said in a low voice, "I didn't expect the temple guards to be so talkative and polite to us."
The captain of the guard entered the temple to report. When Xia Yan heard that the head of the Xia family had arrived outside the temple, he quickly came out of his room. When he was free these few days, he had been concocting alchemy, and his alchemy ability was constantly improving.
With the storage space, Xia Yan's alchemy is much easier than before, and now he can take out the cauldron for alchemy anytime and anywhere.
"Xia Yan? You want to go out?!"
As soon as Xia Yan went out, he saw the Palace Master also coming out of the room. When Hall Master Pang Yuan saw Xia Yan, he asked with a smile.
"Well, the members of the Xia family have already arrived outside, I'll make some arrangements." Xia Yan nodded.
"Oh? The Xia family is here? Hehe, then I'll go out with you." Pang Yuan put his hands behind his back, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, "Anyway, the Xia family is about to enter Purple Leaf City. Contact the patriarch of the Xia family. Let’s get to know each other now, so we can talk easily when we meet in the future.”
Xia Yan pondered for a while, and said in his heart, "There is nothing wrong with introducing the patriarch and the others to Palace Master Pang Yuan. Just as Palace Master Pang Yuan said, the Xia family will definitely have to deal with Palace Master Pang Yuan often when they develop in Ziye City in the future."
I thought about it. Xia Yan nodded, "That's really troublesome Lord Palace Master!"
"What's the trouble?!" Pang Yuan shook his head indifferently, "Go out, don't make the patriarch wait. Xia Yan, your plan this time is amazing, destroying two families at once... "
Pang Yuan didn't continue talking, and Xia Yan didn't say anything, just chuckled twice. When the two arrived outside the hall, Xia Yan saw Xia Feilong and others standing not far away.
"Hall Master, those are the ones." Xia Yan pointed to Xia Feilong and the others and said to Pang Yuan.
"Patriarch, Third Grandfather. You came very quickly." Xia Yan and Pang Yuan said with a smile when they arrived near Xia Feilong and the others.
"When I received your letter, I came here with the third elder and Bai Hua that afternoon." Xia Feilong looked at Pang Yuan beside Xia Yan, and asked doubtfully, "Xia Yan, who is this?!"
"Oh, this is Pang Yuan, the Lord of the Temple of Purple Leaf City!" Xia Yan hurriedly raised his hand to introduce.
"Hehe, patriarch Xia, the third elder!" Pang Yuan also clasped his fists at the two of them.
"Hallmaster?!" Xia Feilong and Xia Changhe were taken aback suddenly, and looked at Xia Yan and Pang Yuan in horror.
They never expected that the Lord of the temple would come out to greet them in person and speak so politely. Xia Feilong could tell that the relationship between the Palace Master Pang Yuan and Xia Yan seemed to be very good.
Bai Hua and Xia Liu, who were behind Xia Feilong, were even more shocked.
Although they felt that the person next to Xia Yan was very imposing, they didn't expect it to be the master of the temple. They thought it might be a deacon of the temple, or a staff member of the temple.
Now hearing Xia Yan say that he turned out to be the lord of the temple, controlling the entire main city and the lord of dozens of counties under his jurisdiction, it's hard not to be surprised.
It took quite a while before Xia Feilong and Xia Changhe felt that they could continue to breathe, and woke up from the astonishment.
"I've seen Lord Palace Master!" The two hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Bai Hua, Xia Liu, and several guards all bowed and saluted.
"Xia Yan, look at how many people in your family are strangers!" Pang Yuan looked at Xia Yan, pretending to be very unhappy.
"Patriarch, third grandpa, you don't have to be like this. Hmm..." Xia Yan pondered for a while, frowning slightly, "Let's do this first, I'll find you a place to live, and then I'll contact a few people. Tonight, we'll start discussing my relationship with you." What was said in the letter."
"Okay, okay!" Xia Feilong nodded quickly.
He really didn't imagine that Xia Yan would be so familiar with the Hall Master. Before coming, he was still worried that the biggest resistance Xia Yan encountered would be from the Temple. He never thought that Xia Yan's relationship with the Hall Master was so good. .
The resistance of the temple. Naturally, it does not exist, and the next is the four major families of Ziye City. If the four major families agreed, it would be much easier to deal with other families.
Now Xia Feilong and others don't know Xia Yan's plan, let alone Xia Yan's plan to kill two of the four major families. If they knew Xia Yan's plan, they would be even more shocked than seeing the Lord of the Temple greet them in person.
The four major families in the main city, each with a history of hundreds of years, are deeply rooted in Ziye City, and ordinary people can't even think of shaking them in the slightest. Xia Feilong and the others, no matter how imaginative they are, they would not want to kill the big family in the main city and replace them.
In Xia Feilong's subconscious mind, he felt that Xia Yan might open up relationships with various families in the main city, so that Xia Yan could develop business in Ziye City and have a place in it.
"Xia Yan, don't bother. There are many rooms in the temple, so I will let a few of you stay in the temple temporarily. After a while, I will ask people to invite the patriarchs of the Qi family and the Dong family to the temple, and then we will go to the temple together." How about a discussion?!" Pang Yuan frowned and interjected.