"The layout of the rivers and lakes has changed a lot. If you want to go to Xuandu Mountain, it should be late rather than early."
Yan Wushi's words successfully stopped Shen Qiao.
The latter was startled at first, and then asked, "How do you know that I want to go to Xuandu Mountain?"
Yan Wushi chuckled: "A Qiao, your thoughts are all written on your face, how can you not see it knowing that you are like me?"
Shen Qiao didn't realize that Yan Wushi was teasing him again, but felt that the other party's eyes were sharp and he could see through his own thoughts at a glance. This ability alone, even if his words and deeds were bad, was worth learning from his own strengths and weaknesses, so he honestly and humbly asked for advice: "Then If you call me out, I can’t say it out loud. Even if I call it out, it’s just to entertain you. What’s the benefit? I’m really not as good as you in terms of seeing people and things, so I urge Sect Master Yan to tell the truth. Replace it with something else."
Yan Wushi said with a smile: "That's good, you must remember that you owe me once."
Shen Qiao thought about it for a while, then nodded: "I just can't let me do things that hurt heaven and reason and go against benevolence and righteousness."
Yan Wushi: "Killing people, in my opinion, is to reduce a scourge that wastes the vitality of creation for the heaven and earth, and it's not considered to be harmful to the heaven and the earth. Why don't you do it?"
Shen Qiao frowned: "If you are so arrogant, then treat it as if I didn't ask."
After he finished speaking, he wanted to leave again, but was stopped by Yan Wushi, who smiled and said, "Okay, it's just a joke with you, and I won't let you go to any of the things that you think are hurtful. Do it, is this the end?"
The relationship between the two is very delicate now. If you talk about enemies, it should be impossible to talk about, but if you talk about friends, it seems that it is not the way ordinary friends get along. At least the people like Zhao Chiying and Yue Kunchi that Shen Qiao knew would not use this. speak to him in a tone of voice.
Shen Qiao couldn't even think of such ambiguous words as "intimate and provocative", but felt that Yan Wushi was always like this, moody, freewheeling, just a habit, so he said, "Then please enlighten Sect Master Yan."
Seeing that the heat was almost the same, Yan Wushi closed it when he saw it: "Do you know Han Feng?"
Shen Qiao: "Han Feng, who used to be the third noble of Qi with Mutipo? I remember that his daughter is a disciple of the Bixia Sect. I saw him once in Yecheng, but I couldn't see it at that time. I don't know what she looks like."
Yan Wushi said with a smile: "Yes, I almost forgot about it. My family's A-Qiao was born well. No wonder she fell for it at that time. She must have taken the opportunity to chat with you?"
Shen Qiao was puzzled: "Why did you mention her suddenly, just because she has a relationship with Bixia Sect? Is this also the purpose of your coming to Bixia Sect?"
Yan Wushi: "Yes, it doesn't count. There are three reasons why I came to Bixia Sect. She is only one of them, and she is the least important one. Han Feng surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty with Gao Wei, but she was more loyal than her father and insisted on Taking Gao Shaoyi as the mainstay and helping him to restore the country, because of her relationship with Bixia Sect, she is likely to come to seek help from the teacher and let the teacher join the Fuqi camp."
Shen Qiao: "After the big change in the Bixia Sect, her vitality was greatly damaged and she was helpless, and Sect Master Zhao was determined to keep the sect away from the secular power struggle. Even if Han Eying came, she should not agree to such a request."
Yan Wushi disagreed: "You know in your heart that some people are obsessed with the authorities, but they may not understand it. You'd better find a chance to clarify this matter with Zhao Chiying. If Qi wants to restore the country, he must seek the support of the Turks. If you are a small faction, if you collude with the Turks out of your own strength, it will not end well in the end."
Shen Qiao said oddly, "I don't think Sect Master Zhao is such a confused person. Sect Master Yan seems to have a big prejudice against her. Did she offend you before?"
Yan Wushi didn't answer this sentence, and changed the topic: "Yu Wenyun reuses the old bald donkey in Xueting, and uses the Hehuan Sect, which has nothing to do with it, it is nothing more than the emperor's technique of balancing the forces between the left and right. He thinks that this is the only way. It’s easier for me to control myself, but no one is a fool, and others can’t see his intentions, whether it’s Xueting or Hehuan Sect, they will all take this opportunity to gather power.”
Shen Qiao thought thoughtfully: "This is the reason why you just said that the landscape of the rivers and lakes will change? The Huanyue Sect has changed from bright to dark, and it is a good thing to keep a low profile, but if the Hehuan Sect expands its power rapidly, it will inevitably conflict with you. , aren't you afraid that the Huanyue Sect will suffer losses because of this?"
Yan Wushi smiled nonchalantly: "Silly ah Qiao, now with the support of Yu Wenyun, they are at the height of their power, so why don't they bite each other, why should I jump out and let them unite? Excuse? With the expansion of their power, they will definitely not let the fat of Xuandu Mountain go, but your junior brother Yu is so arrogant and arrogant, he will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and there must be a conflict at that time, so I said, You don't have to rush back to Xuandu Mountain now."
He paused for a while: "Duan Wenyang joined forces with all parties to kill me, and they cooperated internally and externally, so that the father and son could annihilate each other. Do you know the reason for this?"
Shen Qiao nodded: "The Turks are not happy to see a unified and powerful north, so Yuwenyong must die, and you who support Yuwenyong must also die."
Yan Wushi said with a smile: "You've been in the world during this time, and you really haven't been a fool, but you're still cute when you just woke up and didn't remember anything. It's as clear as glazed ice and snow, and you can believe what others say."
Shen Qiao's black line: "That's because it's easy to deceive, so Sect Master Yan likes it?"
Yan Wushi said with satisfaction: "A Qiao really understands my heart!"
This person is really shameless. Shen Qiao really wanted to turn around and leave, but he still didn't want to. Yan Wushi said a lot just now. In fact, he can understand many things, but when the other party said it, it was like scattered all over the place. The chess pieces are all connected, and the truth is revealed.
"Do you mean that the most worrying enemies are not Xue Ting or Hehuan Sect, but the Turks?"
Yan Wushi: "Duan Wenyang's hand has been laid since he entered the capital to meet the Queen Ashina, perhaps earlier, and the golden lotus ring he asked for from Su Wei's mother at the Su family was also not included. Not a simple ring."
Shen Qiao: "Yes, Mrs. Qin and Duan Wenyang both said at that time that it was a token."
Yan Wushi: "I have been sending people to investigate, but I didn't get the answer until a few days ago. That ring is indeed a token, but it is not an ordinary token. It is the testimony of Hulu's defeat of all the masters of the Turks, and it is also his status. It is a symbol that can mobilize the masters of more than 20 tribes of the Eastern and Western Turks. The Turks occupy a vast area. These people are usually scattered among the various Turkic tribes, and even the Tuobo Khan may not be able to move, but with this token, they can receive twice the result with half the effort. Effect."
Shen Qiao: "As far as I know, Duan Wenyang is of first-rate martial arts, but I heard that he has mixed Hu-Han blood, so his status in the Turks is not high, and that token alone is not enough to convince the Turks..."
At this point, he was slightly shocked: "Could it be that Hulu is still alive?"
If he is still alive, he is the only one who can justifiably use this token to summon the masters of more than 20 Turkic tribes.
But if that's the case, things get trickier.
More than 20 years ago, Qi Fengge and Huluju fought against each other, narrowly won the other party, and forced the other party to make a promise not to enter the Central Plains for 20 years. Now the time limit has passed, Shen Qiao's master has passed away, if Huluju is still alive, Martial arts will only be higher than in the past, not lower. With these actions of the Turks, if he enters the Central Plains again, he will definitely not be just for the sake of reminiscing about the old times. Who can stop him at that time
Yan Wushi: "I don't think there is a possibility, but there is no evidence yet, so don't worry about him for now."
Shen Qiao recovered from his worries: "You just said that you have three reasons for staying in the Bixia Sect, so you only said one, what are the other two?"
Yan Wushi smiled slightly: "The second one, of course, is for you."
Shen Qiao: "...The third one?"
Yan Wushi: "It's also for you."
The corners of Shen Qiao's mouth twitched: "What is the virtue and ability of the poor, I can't afford to be so important to Sect Master Yan."
Yan Wushi smiled: "You have both virtue and ability, why can't you be regarded as my value? In addition to virtue and ability, isn't there beauty, it's impeccable."
At this moment, Fan Yuanbai came all the way, stepped forward and saluted: "Sect Master Yan, Taoist Master Shen, the head of my family has something to say. I didn't prevent the arrival of distinguished guests a few days ago, and I didn't prepare in a hurry. Today, I specially prepared a banquet. Please appreciate it."
Before Shen Qiao could speak, Yan Wushi took his hand: "Zhao Sect Master is being polite, we should be respectful rather than obedient."
Shen Qiao couldn't pull his hand back: "...I'm not leaving, what is Sect Master Yan doing?"
Yan Wushi: "A Qiao, haven't you heard the saying that you can swim together with your arms?"
Shen Qiao: "That's what you can only make friends with!"
Yan Wushi was surprised: "Aren't we best friends?"
Shen Qiao: "... Pindao doesn't have such a feeling."
Yan Wushi: "I saved your life at the foot of Banbu Peak, is this a great kindness?"
Shen Qiao: "...Yes."
Yan Wushi: "Beyond Weizhou City, I resolutely gave up my life to lead Sang Jingxing away. Haven't you ever been moved?"
Shen Qiao: "...Yes, but don't forget, I also saved you several times."
Yan Wushi: "That's right, how many people in this world like you and me have a life-long friendship, don't you feel very honored to have such a romantic and suave person in this seat to invite you as a friend?"
Shen Qiao: "Can I say no?"
Yan Wushi: "No."
Shen Qiao: "..."
Fan Yuanbai was stunned beside him, thinking that the relationship between Daoist Shen and Sect Master Yan was so good, no wonder he brought Sect Master Yan up the mountain as a guest. It seems that Sect Master Yan was instructing us in martial arts. It must be because of Dao Master Shen, but some junior brothers were dissatisfied. I feel that he deliberately found fault, which is really not right, I have to go back and say that they are.
Because of Shen Qiao's good character, Fan Yuanbai felt that Yan Wushi also had good intentions. This was a beautiful misunderstanding. If Shen Qiao heard his thoughts, he would definitely tell him that Yan Wushi was deliberately trying to find fault.
The three came to the flower hall, and the banquet had already been set up. They were all made by Zhao Chiying who asked the cook at the inn at the foot of the mountain to buy raw materials and go up the mountain to make them. The taste level was naturally higher than that made by the disciples of Bixia Sect.
There are not many disciples in Bixiazong now, and it is just right to form a table. Zhao Chiying first got up to make a toast, expressing her welcome to Yan Wushi's arrival, and I hope he will not dislike the bitterness here.
Yan Wushi gave face very much, and raised his glass in return: "Zhao Sect Master doesn't have to be polite, Ah Qiao has a soft and simple temperament, and I can't help worrying about the personnel affairs he cares about on his behalf."
Shen Qiao thought to herself that it was you who wanted to follow, so what does this have to do with me
Zhao Chiying thought to herself: Why does this sound so weird
She didn't think about it too much, and put down the wine glass with a smile: "Although this banquet was specially made by the cook to go up the mountain, Luwei is much different from Chang'an, and I don't know if Sect Master Yan is used to it, please don't dislike it, feel free to Just fine."
After the opening remarks, everyone raised their chopsticks and mouthed. Shen Qiao remembered the matter of Han Eying mentioned by Yan Wushi earlier, and took advantage of the fact that the seat was adjacent to Zhao Chiying, just to ask a few questions.
Zhao Chiying really looked surprised: "Han Eying was collected by Senior Brother Yue when he was away. He is a registered disciple of the outer sect. I have never seen it, let alone the Bixia Sect. Thank you Brother Shen for telling me, and I will look back. If I ask Senior Brother Yue, I will also pay attention to this matter, but the Bixia Sect is declining, and even if she wants to find foreign aid, she will not be interested here."
In the end, the tone was inevitably a little sad.
Shen Qiao helped her find a way: "Is it feasible to go down the mountain to collect some well-qualified disciples?"
Zhao Chiying: "Brother Daoist also presided over Mount Xuandu in the past. Please forgive me for taking the liberty to ask Xuandu Mountain to recruit disciples, and how did it come from?"
Shen Qiao: "There is Xuandu Town at the foot of Xuandu Mountain. The town is quite prosperous. Every year, Xuandu Mountain will send people down the mountain to receive apprentices and set up a point in the town. Anyone who is willing to enter the mountain gate can go to sign up. They will be accepted according to their aptitude and temperament.”
Zhao Chiying sighed: "That's right, I asked recklessly. Xuandu Mountain is the first gate in the world, so naturally I don't worry about the disciples taking the initiative to come to the gate! To be honest, the Daoist brother also knows about the situation of Bixia Sect now. There are also farmers who are willing to go up the mountain, but many of them are old, and their parents see that they have no strength to do farm work, so they send them up to the mountain to apprentice. At a good age, those with slightly better qualifications are not uncommon to travel thousands of miles to Bixia Sect, and most of them voted for other sects on the spot.
As the head of a sect, she naturally has to consider the long-term development of the sect. Those who can support a sect are nothing but talents. If there are no talents, the sect will wither sooner or later.
The biggest problem of Bixia Sect right now is the lack of talents. Under Zhao Chiying and Yuekunchi, disciples like Fan Yuanbai Zhou Yexue are actually quite average in qualifications. To put it bluntly, in the future, Dingtian will be at the second or third level, and it will be difficult to become a first-class master. In the long run, Bixia Sect might end in the hands of Fan Yuanbai and others.
Shen Qiao can understand her painstakingly: "In my opinion, Sect Master Zhao is still young, so he doesn't have to worry so much, maybe he will receive a good apprentice in two years!"
Zhao Chiying smiled bitterly: "That's all I can think about!"
Shen Qiao wanted to say something, but there was already a spoon handed over from the other side, along with tenderness: "Open your mouth."
Seeing Shen Qiao staring at him, Yan Wushi smiled slightly, so that he could relax: "Don't forget that you still owe me one more time. Is eating this spoon hurtful, or is it harmful to morality?"