Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 120 Potential Enemies

The announcement under the big blue tree alarmed the entire Dongyi City. The Sword Saint finally came out and made a far-reaching decision.

After the opening ceremony, the Sword Saint did not accept a fourteenth disciple, but the turmoil was by no means so calm.

As the sun went down, the small courtyard outside the sword pavilion was surrounded by disciples.

Yun Zhilan conveyed his master's answer. Although he had objections in his heart like many others, he still chose to keep silent.

Master is the master of Dongyi City. He has the right to make any decision, and Yun Zhilan will show absolute loyalty.

Unless one day, the master is no longer the sword saint of Dongyi City, or the master has really reached the point where his eyesight is blurry but his mind is not weak, this eldest disciple with the highest prestige in the sword pavilion will make another choice.

But given the current situation, it is obviously not his turn to interrupt.

"Big Brother, you have to go to Nanqing to apologize in the future." The second sword of Jianlu expressed his meaning implicitly, hoping that the big brother would come forward and talk to the master.

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of going? Are we going to let our senior brother be persecuted by Nan Qing?" Jianlu Sanjian said coldly. He chose to go all out and decided to follow his master's path to the end.

Yun Zhilan slapped the table lightly and reminded: "Niulan Street does involve the responsibility of our Dongyi City. Nanqing will definitely go there. There is no room for maneuver."

"Third Junior Brother, don't say such things again." Yun Zhilan looked over and turned his head in a deep voice, "Second Junior Brother, you should know that Master's decision cannot be disobeyed."

"With the current strength of Dongyi City, even though there is a capable master in charge, it is still difficult to compete with Nanqing..." The rational second swordsman of Jianlu could not help but sigh. No matter how big Dongyi City is, it is just a city. How can it be compared with a country?

"Don't forget, there is Northern Qi next to Dongyi City." The Three Swords of Jianlu said to everyone.

Hearing the word "Northern Qi", the taciturn Wang Shilang was shocked and looked inside the sword pavilion involuntarily.

Although Si Gu Jian's retreat was over, he still had no plans to let his disciples in.

A breeze blew gently, and a door three feet away creaked open. It was as if a pair of mysterious sharp eyes shot out from the thatched cottage like a cold sword. The sword intent rushed straight to the top of the heads of all the disciples, making everyone in the field terrified.

Outside the thatched gate, all the disciples knelt in a row and kowtowed to the people inside the hut to greet them.

They knew that the Master was angry.

Yun Zhilan knelt on the ground, with a very complicated emotion flashing in his eyes. As the eldest senior brother, he was the first to bear the responsibility.

"Looking ahead and behind, is this the sword technique that your master taught you?" The scolding echoed inside and outside the sword hut, carrying a terrifying oppressive force that made the young disciples feel uneasy.

"It has been decided, there is no need to say more. Anyone who underestimates himself will be severely punished." The seemingly fragile grass door suddenly shook violently.

Yun Zhilan understood and immediately kowtowed and asked, "Master, what arrangements do you have?"

"Guard the inside and outside of the Sword House. No one is allowed to approach within five days. Anyone who violates this will be killed without mercy."

"Disciples will obey Master's orders." All the disciples responded in unison.

After a pause, a suppressed voice came out from the thatched cottage again: "Remember, if you let people in, the sword cottage will become a complete joke, and it will cause a lot of trouble."

The sound gradually died down, but this trouble still lingered in everyone's mind and could not be shaken off.

Yun Zhilan was still in doubt, but the second swordsman of Jianlu stood up suddenly, shook his head and murmured.

"This trouble is not easy to deal with."

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The people of Dongyi City were in a state of panic tonight, not just on the surface, but in their hearts. On the one hand, they had absolute trust in the will of the Sword Saint, but on the other hand, they inevitably had a subtle worry about Nanqing, the most powerful country in the world, and their mood was complicated and hesitant.

Now, it seems that the only hope is placed on Jianlu's first disciple Yun Zhilan, hoping that he can go to Nanqing as an envoy to convince people with reason.

Fei Jie narrowed his eyes, tapped the table, and showed a confused attitude: "Things are beyond imagination, some of them can't be handled."

Zong Zhui felt very guilty and stood up to apologize: "I shouldn't have been greedy for the sword and caused trouble with Jianlu."

"Don't think too highly of yourself. Jianlu's decision has nothing to do with you." Fei Jie responded suddenly and then sighed.

"Tell me, how to deal with it."

"Even if I can't do it well, I don't think His Majesty will blame me when I return." Lin Ruo said.

"Not only will you not be punished, but you will also be promoted to a higher position." Fei Jie snorted.

Lin Ruo smiled at Fei Jie and said, "Isn't that the attitude of your majesty regarding the border issue?"

Fei Jie did not reply. The two of them were well aware of the commotion on the border. "Perhaps there is an idea to test the bottom line of Dongyi City, but as for a complete standoff and a war, I'm afraid His Majesty is not yet determined."

Northern Qi planned to participate in the Niulanjie case, and Dongyi City interfered, which was a perfect excuse to start a war. However, Kyoto has been as calm as a stagnant pool of water since the Cangshan case.

Why didn't they choose to go to war, but instead sent envoys to Dongyi City to demand the punishment in a tactful manner and peacefully accepted Northern Qi's surrender? Wasn't it because they were afraid that there were two superhuman monsters in the world?
So at least for now, neither side has any intention of breaking up.

Going back with such a result would definitely be a failure.

"Are you really not going to repay Si Gu Jian's favor?" Mu Tie muttered.

Fei Jie got angry when he heard this, and cursed: "What if he doesn't return it? Do you think I will break into the sword room and force him to return it?"

"Good idea, we can give it a try." Lin Ruo nodded with a smile.

Fei Jie finally felt that there was nothing more to talk about, so he went back to his side room to rest.

It was already night in the Jianlu courtyard. Yun Zhilan sat quietly under the willow tree, looking at the door of the thatched cottage.

Shisan Wang came back from outside the courtyard, holding a basin of hot water. He walked past his fellow disciples, and amid their sharp gazes, he pushed open the door of the thatched cottage and walked into the depths of the dim light.

Erjian slowly closed his eyes and rested quietly.

Li Bohua, one of the four swordsmen of Jianlu, rushed back from Taiping Money House and rushed into the courtyard, panting and asking, "What happened? Why did you call me back so quickly?"

Yun Zhilan took a look and said seriously, "Put aside the business of Taiping Bank for now. Focus on protecting Jianlu for five days. All disciples must accompany you."

Li Bohua's heart tightened slightly, and he asked cautiously, "Is something serious going to happen? But hasn't Master finished his retreat?"

Yun Zhilan was silent for a moment, then replied, "Master's order, no need to ask."

Li Bohua knew what to do and shut up.

Many Jianlu disciples, including Yun Zhilan, were confused about the potential enemy. Only Erjian was very clear-headed. After meditating for a while, he said, "Big Brother, starting tomorrow I will lead the disciples to patrol the periphery."

San Jian echoed, "Brother, go and lead the charge too." He guessed what Er Jian was thinking.
Yun Zhilan nodded one by one and began to think about the incident outside Qingzhou City...

(End of this chapter)