There are nine peaks in Jiuzhu Mountain, each with nine sects of cultivation, namely the Zhenyuan Sword Sect on Datuo Peak, the Qingguang Temple on Erxian Peak, the Yuhua Sect on Sanqing Peak, the Emei Sect on Sijing Peak, the Shuiyue Sect on Wuheng Peak, the Dingwang Sect on Liuyang Peak, the Piaoxiang Sect on Qipan Peak, the Hanyue Sect on Bayan Peak and the Feixue Sect on Jiusong Peak.
The ranking of the sects is not based on strength, everyone is equally weak and there is no outstanding point.
No, Sanqing Peak is the weakest, at least in the impression of the other eight peaks.
Everyone only knew that there was an old Taoist named Mo Buxiu in Sanqing Peak, who founded the Yuhua Sect, but they were not clear about his cultivation strength. Considering the lack of spiritual energy in Sanqing Peak, cultivators with ideals and ambitions would not choose this place to establish a sect, so they classified Mo Buxiu as someone who just wanted to get by.
Coincidentally, Mo Buxiu was a person who could not sit still. He traveled all year round and never took care of the tattered Yuhua Sect. Over time, the image of a Taoist who lived a lazy life was fixed.
Unexpectedly, the master was slacking off, but the disciple was determined not to, so the new leader inherited the mantle, and Sanqing Peak stood up.
Huang Guan was quite troubled by Lu Bei's blackmail against Ding Lei. According to him, Ding Lei was his own family and he had to protect him, but Lu Bei was not an easy person to deal with either. He had a powerful background and he had to be supported.
Caught in a dilemma, he could only ask Zhao Shiran, the leader of Piaoxiang Sect who was very eloquent, to ask Lu Bei to let Ding Lei go this time for the sake of the common blood of Jiuzhu sect.
As for how good Zhao Shiran's eloquence is...
Looking at her graceful figure, even with the thin gauze covering her face, her beautiful face still cannot be hidden, she must be very good.
I have to say here that in Jiuzhu Mountain, the people with the highest cultivation levels are Yang Fuliu, the abbot of Qingguang Temple on Erxian Peak, and Du Jinglan, the head of Hanyue Sect on Bayan Peak. They have been building their foundations for many years, one before and the other. The former likes quietness, while the latter is a fitness fanatic. Neither of them likes to be in charge of things. That's why Huang Guan was voted as the leader because of his good popularity.
It's not a bad thing. Even though there are immortal cultivation sects in all nine peaks, their strength is very average. If it weren't for the Huangji Sect's deterrence and prohibition of private fights between sects, the Lingzhu industry would have been snatched away long ago.
The "snatching away" here refers to other third-rate sects. Second-rate ones, such as Lingxiao Sword Sect and Jiuzhu Mountain, are willing to pay attention to them.
Therefore, Huang Guan has good connections and a good temper, and is indeed the best choice for the leader.
Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door. Zhu Bo, who was strolling in the front yard, looked around and found that he was the only one there. He shrugged his shoulders and walked forward to remove the bolt on the door.
What caught my eye were one old and one young.
Zhu Bo didn't pay much attention to what the old one looked like. The young female cultivator had an elegant demeanor. Zhu Bo took a few more glances and thought to himself what a pity.
It is a pity that I didn’t meet the girl in Yunshui Tower.
"Little Taoist Huang Guan from the Zhenyuan Sword Sect of Datuo Peak, this is Master Zhao from the Piaoxiang Sect of Qipan Peak. I'm sorry for interrupting you."
Huang Guan raised his hand and bowed, and asked, "Excuse me, is it Master Lu of Yuhua Sect who is here in person?"
"No, Brother Lu is teaching a fox to write in the backyard. My surname is Zhu, and I'm from Dashengguan." Zhu Bo replied with a fist salute.
"So you are a distinguished guest from Sanqing Peak..."
Huang Guan stroked his beard with a smile, and asked tentatively: "I also know some friends in Dashengguan. I wonder which young master of the Zhu family is in person?"
"My father died early, and I was raised by my uncle. If you were to say which family it was, it would be the family of the governor of Dongqi County."
"…" x2
"Excuse me."
Zhao Shiran bowed slightly, nodded to Huang Guan, then turned and left.
He didn't mean any other thing, he just didn't want to get involved in this mess. Before coming, Huang Guan didn't tell her that the situation was so complicated.
Huang Guanzheng was annoyed that Ding Lei lied about the military intelligence. Seeing Zhao Shiran slipping away quickly, he couldn't follow her and said, "Master Zhao is used to a quiet life. She came here specially to visit, so she should go back after the visit."
“It’s quite curvy.”
Zhu Bo nodded in agreement, then suddenly came to his senses, clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "Yes, it's quite quiet."
Huang Guan thought to himself that the situation was tricky. Birds of a feather flock together. Although he had not met Lu Bei, judging from the character of his friends, he thought that Lu Bei himself would not be much better.
"Brother Bo, who's outside?"
Lu Bei poked his head out, looked at Huang Guan in confusion, and asked in a low voice: "This is strange, I have a feeling that I will have good luck in love today, why is it an old man knocking on the door?"
"Looking for you."
Zhu Bo winked at Lu Bei and continued to stroll in the front yard.
Lu Bei understood what he meant. After introducing Huang Guan to each other, he talked about Ding Lei of the E Mei faction and immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet: "Old leader Huang, you don't know that Ding was too bullying. He led more than a hundred people to attack Sanqing Peak in the middle of the night. If I didn't have some experience in boxing and could barely protect myself, I'm afraid I would have died with regrets and my body would be gone!"
"Master Lu is overthinking. Master Ding didn't mean that. I asked him about it. It was just a misunderstanding between you two. He..."
"Don't say anything. I've heard that Master Huang is here to take sides. Please go back and tell Ding Lei that Lu is a man of integrity and keeps his word. He owes me nothing less than a penny!"
Lu Bei snorted coldly: "Someone, show them away!"
No one answered. Lu Bei snorted again, slammed the door shut, bolted it, and went back to teach the little fox demon to read.
"How about it, did you see anything?" Zhu Bo stepped forward.
"It's a bit troublesome." Lu Bei frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"Brother Bo, you know me. I'm famous for respecting the elderly and loving the young. If a young man comes and raises his eyebrows, I will be unable to hold back my fist. But an old man comes to my door politely, I can't beat him up!"
Lu Bei shook his head repeatedly: "There is no other way. I can only be the bad guy to the end and put some pressure on that Ding guy. Let him sell everything he has to find the leader of another mountain. When there are more people, I can take them all down."
"It's the only way."
…
Huang Guan didn't even enter the door. He left Sanqing Peak in frustration. He was too lazy to see Ding Lei, so he asked his disciples to tell him to find another capable person. He said that the Jiuzhu clan was of the same blood, so please don't make things difficult for his old bones.
The Emei Sect was in a state of depression, and some disciples complained privately, without naming anyone, saying that a certain Ding was not in a position to take charge. The position of the Sect Leader was in jeopardy, and Ding Lei did not think twice, but traveled over the mountains overnight and visited the other peaks one after another.
Yang Fuliu of Erxian Peak was very quiet and said that he would consider it for three months; Zhao Shiran of Qipan Peak claimed to be ill and avoided meeting him; except for Datuo Peak and Sanqing Peak, Ding Lei promised various benefits and interests and invited the heads of the remaining four peaks to support him.
Among them, three were lured here by Ding Lei for benefits, but Du Jinglan of Han Yue Men was different. He was an expert in weightlifting who was not interested in vulgar things. He heard that Lu Bei had a lot of strength, so he came here specifically to make friends through martial arts.
Ding Lei was quite capable and he made a big move, setting up an arena in Emei Sect and sending a letter to Sanqing Peak, stating that they were all cultivators and all the conspiracies and tricks were unorthodox. Lu Bei wanted to seize the industry of Emei Sect and would speak with strength tomorrow at noon.
"As expected of Master Ding, he set up the Hongmen Banquet so quickly. That's efficient. I didn't misjudge it." Lu Bei was petting a fox at home and was overjoyed when he received the letter.
Zhu Bo was happy too. Half of the money was already in his pocket. How to put the other half in his pocket depended on Lu Bei's ability.
The next day, noon.
Lu Bei went to the meeting alone and arrived at Emeipai with great familiarity. He saw flags waving and huge crowds of people.
That is of course impossible. Emei Sect is not a big sect. Most of the spectators would go to the arena where a martial arts arena is set up. Once the number of spectators exceeds 200, the rest can only lie on the roof.
Lu Bei looked around and saw that the spectators were dressed in all kinds of clothes. He thought that Ding Lei might have failed to invite the leaders of other sects, so he spread the news and attracted some disciples who just wanted to watch.
That’s good. Having more witnesses will make it easier for him to collect debts in the future.
"Master Lu, I'm sorry for not coming to meet you in person."
Ding Lei cupped his hands, confident of victory, and said with a smile: "Let me introduce you to these people, who are..."
"Don't waste time. I have to go home and cook after I finish the fight. Go and prepare five geese. I'll take them away later."
Lu Bei jumped onto the ring in one step, looking at the three men and four women behind Ding Lei, and fixed his sight on the plump female cultivator: "Seeing that you are so modest, I think you must be the broad-minded Du Jinglan of Hanyue Sect. I heard that the Du Sect Master of Jiuzhu Mountain has the highest martial arts ability, so let's start with you!"
"… "
The martial arts arena suddenly fell silent, and everyone subconsciously looked towards the Shuiyue Sect's leader, Pang Miaosong. Upon seeing this, they found that Lu Bei was right, he was indeed quite humble.
Hey, this is strange, why didn’t I notice it before