Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 380: Clear Statement

Xuanwei City-Prefectural Government

Zhu Tong looked at the news that the Hongyi Gate in Dingzhou had been breached expressionlessly and pondered for a long time. After a while, he was so angry that he laughed out loud.

A trusted confidant who was serving beside him came over carefully to make tea, but Zhu Tong brushed him off and asked, "Have you asked the lord's followers when he will come out of seclusion?"

The confidant immediately replied, "Those gentlemen visit us every day, and we have not yet received any news from them."

"Well, go down." Zhu Tong nodded, put down the teacup, picked up the jade slip that recorded the good news on the table, and scanned it with his narrow eyes.

After he scanned it several times, he couldn't help but mutter a few key points:

"The Saintess of Wumu Mountain, Yue Hongguo, persuaded two Jindan masters, Yang Yongcheng and Yang Baoshan, of the Yang family in Yezhou, to be loyal to the king and personally led the tribe's soldiers to Dingzhou. Tie Liuyun, the deputy commander of the Demon Suppression Division, made meritorious arrangements and led the Xiezhi Dao soldiers, Bingzhou court troops and Puzhou Shishan Sect and other loyal followers to defeat the Hongyi Sect."

"Bang!" The jade slip fell to the ground, and the bamboo slips scattered everywhere. Zhu Tong sneered:

"Oh, 'great defeat', these earth cultivators are really shameless. The golden cores of both sides have not yet been defeated, and there are still several fake cores of Hongyi Sect who have survived, and most of the foundation-building cultivators from various groups have withdrawn. Rather than saying it is a great defeat, it is better to say that they listened to the words of Liangyi Sect and temporarily gave up this dojo."

No matter how angry he was, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this time it was the Jingji faction that suffered a loss of face.

Zhu Tong personally led the team down, and even the Jingnan Yuan family, who only had a fake Dan sitting in the camp, could not do anything. Regardless of what the Hongyi Sect had planned, Tie Liuyun also led his troops into the Jindan Dojo.

Comparing the two, Zhu Tong felt embarrassed without anyone telling her.

As soon as he entered the officialdom, he became a disciple of Prime Minister Gui and served as a secretary, becoming a new blood in the prime minister's line. When he was sent out, he served as the official seal of Chi County and was praised by the rich and powerful. Only then could he use this as a stepping stone to advance his career and marry into a wealthy family.

I was not inconspicuous when I was in the capital, so why did I end up in such a disgrace in this border state?

Zhu Tong closed his eyes and sighed inwardly:
"I spent so much effort to win over the direct descendants of the Yezhou Yang family, but they ended up mixing with the Yue family? When did the uncle arrange for the Yue family girl to go to Wumu Mountain in Shanbei Road?
The real person of his family is not so good at fighting, but is proficient in illusion, but they are also a legitimate Nascent Soul sect that has been passed down for thousands of years.

But it does make sense. The previous head of the Yang family in Yezhou was from Wumu Mountain. This girl from the Yue family took advantage of the relationship.

Although she has only one spiritual root, she is only at the Green Leaf Foundation Establishment stage. How could Wumu Mountain accept her as a saint? Wouldn't they cultivate her and arrange for her to form a pill in the future?

This matter was because Wumu Mountain Yueyin Zhenren and His Highness Nanwang had always been close, so out of the latter's face, he sold it to Nan'an Bo as a favor?
Or is it that Master Yueyin is more optimistic about Master Bo's Dan-forming ability than other masters, so he placed a heavy bet in advance?!"

Zhu Tong was so annoyed that he almost used his left knuckles to knock the low table in front of him. The sound came into his ears one after another, making him even more irritated. He was forced to open his eyes and let out a light breath:
"After this incident, it is really difficult to stop the daughter of the Yue family from entering the harem of the Lord. Even if she becomes the principal wife, it is still too shocking. But if she becomes a concubine, even after the Dan is formed, the Lord may not marry a principal wife again. In this way, there are so many things to come after this matter that it cannot be ignored.

I need to write a letter to Fei Nanying, he is about to return to Yingzhou, so I need to let everyone know about this matter. If the position of concubine really falls into the hands of a poor family in a border state in the future, it will really disrupt the social order and lose the dignity of the Immortal Dynasty."

It is not without reason that Zhu Tong is so nervous about the affairs in Kuang Liuting's backyard, because ever since Taizu of our dynasty returned from Kuling Mountain where he studied martial arts, he founded the dynasty.

No matter how many women the emperors of all dynasties had, the concubines in their harems were all occupied by the famous and wealthy families in Gyeonggi Province.

It was true that the Kuang clan was becoming increasingly weak, but there were still many ways to get out of a rotten boat. After these big families shared the emperor's harem and concubines, they had their own benefits according to the established rules, so they always regarded these positions as forbidden delicacies.

Not to mention that the Yue family was a good family from a remote state that no one wanted to get involved with, even Prime Minister Gui, who was the prime minister of the time, was unable to send his legitimate daughter into the palace because his family was from Liaoyuan Province.

Of course, if the Liaoyuan Gui family, with three real masters, is willing to pay the price of offending most of the families in the court, it is not impossible to compete. However, the pros and cons of this need to be carefully considered by knowledgeable people.

"The Imperial Clan's Office had previously disapproved of the Yue family's daughter's arguments, but it was no wonder. Although they were members of the royal family, they also had numerous connections with the major families. Even the left and right clan leaders might not be willing to make a waiver on this matter.

But Nan Anbo is very persistent in this matter, and now he has even used his relationship with Master Yueyin to make it happen, which is really strange."

Zhu Tong muttered for a while, and his voice became much lower: "Could it be that the Zongzheng Mansion was playing a trick with Kuang Liuting before? Is the Kuang family trying to bypass the families in the capital and develop allies in other places?"

He stopped talking and sneered in his heart: "Do the Kuang family really think that they are the only one who is trying to deceive the world? I hope what I think is not true. Who doesn't know that they are mean and ungrateful?

Could it be that the families in the capital are really unprepared? If the matter is really exposed, even a place like Liaoyuan Road that is slightly closer to them will not choose to stand on their side. "

Zhu Tong paused and put aside all the major events in the world. He turned around and picked up a jade scroll that recorded what had just happened in Tanggu County. After reciting it for a while, he thought to himself.
"It's not hard to find out that Guixiang killed Kang Dabao's first disciple. The Yue family probably knew about it a long time ago, but they just kept it a secret from this mediocre person who was given the title of son-in-law.
It is possible that the young man who assassinated Gui Xiang was also informed by the Yue family in order to deliberately provoke him to take action;
Moreover, the Demon Correction Division was able to capture someone, but Ming Hui, an early stage cultivator from the Ming family, was able to kidnap the person back;
Knowing that the Hongyi Sect could not defeat the Yang Family and would most likely flee, Tie Liuyun was willing to transfer Tie Xishui and abandon the easily gained military merit, and brought people back from the Dingzhou camp to besiege the Ming Family Xuelin Mountain;

Kang Dabao's junior brothers are not stupid. Once the incident happened, they ignored the order of the Lord, killed officials and robbed people, and did not even inform me and Fei Family Linghu You. Even if they were stupid, they would not be so bold.

If these things happened individually, they might be considered coincidences, but when they are put together like this, I don’t believe that the Yue family didn’t plot behind it.”

Zhu Tong put away the jade slip without reading it. He just turned his head and stared at the swaying lamp on the table, as if thinking about something.

"What the Yue family wants is nothing more than for the Yue family girl to enter the harem of the Lord, so that she can occupy a higher position as a concubine in the future. But are they too impatient?

Fei Nan'an had just formed a mid-grade golden elixir, and the Fei family had even sent clan elders and the Yingshan Army to station there. Yet, the Yue family was unwilling to endure it any longer, and so they temporarily avoided the limelight and waited for changes?
But what means did Yue Jing use to trick Chongming Sect? It should be known that no matter what purpose Jiang Qing and others had in their anger, Chongming Sect was already in a dead end.

Although the Fei family's Jun Tian Qin is powerful, it is neither reasonable nor moral to protect this sect that kills officials and rebels.

In the past, the Earl of Nan'an killed Linghu You for a mere matter of Qi training. This was an act of integrity, and he would never show favoritism in this matter again.

The Kuang family was the most mean-spirited and ungrateful. No matter how much he valued Kang Dabao and the Black-Shoe Taoist, he was unwilling to tarnish the reputation he had worked so hard to build.

At most, Kang Dabao would be severely demoted in public, but he would be reused in private. This is called punishment, but it is actually protection.

Therefore, the followers of Chongming Sect were doomed to die. The Fei family and our old friends in the capital first lost Jingnan and then lost a finger, which made them look extremely embarrassed.

If the Yue family brings up the issue of the Yue family's daughter's status again in the future, Nan'an Bo is willing to agree in his heart, and we have no face to persuade him.

After Nan'an Bo has completed his Dan formation, the Yue family can even persuade him to ignore the wishes of the old people in the capital and force this matter. If that happens, things will be too ugly. "

Zhu Tong was a man who had seen the world, and even though he had never left the house, he had guessed about 70% of the situation.

But just when he was about to go out to the Fei family, he stopped halfway, clenched his fists and said silently in his heart: "You need to be calm, you need to be calm! After all, this happened suddenly, even if there is a little discord, you need to wait and see how it develops. I'd better tell the Fei family about these things first. The Fei family will definitely be more anxious than me, so it won't hurt to wait."

————Outside Xuelin Mountain, in the Chongming Sect’s formation

Under the protection of several magic shields, Pei Yi examined the injuries of Kang Rongquan and Kuai En. He first prepared the elixir and applied medicinal herbs, but after a busy period, he felt that the results were very limited.

This made his already gloomy face even darker, and finally he had to take out two more life-saving pills and give them to the two men to take one by one, only then did he feel a little relieved.

He was about to put away the needle bag and use the Mingguang Spear again to fight in front of the battle, but he saw Kang Rongquan, who was slightly less injured, opened his eyes and whispered, "Master, you are here."

"Here it comes! Here it comes!" Pei Yi is a man of tough exterior but soft interior. Even if he is so strict on weekdays, it is difficult for him to say a harsh word when he sees Kang Rongquan's current state.

Kang Rongquan felt a sharp pain all over his body, as if he was on fire. He had to force himself to speak with difficulty: "My disciple finally realized it at this time. I'm afraid that someone has plotted against me this time. I..."

Pei Yi's face condensed, and his already hesitant heart became even more suspicious. He immediately fed his apprentice another half bottle of spiritual liquid, and led the latter to speak clearly so that he could report it back to Yuan Jin for reference.

On the other side, Jiang Qing was still in a precarious position under Gu Honglang's fierce attack. On this side, Yuan Jin, holding the flag, led the rural soldiers from Ping and Jin counties and the members of Chongming Sect to fight a fierce battle with the team led by Tie Xishui.

The Tie brothers were not mediocre, and Tie Liuyun was considered one of the most skilled military strategists in the nearby states. Tie Xishui and Tie Xishan had been carefully trained by him and were no easy feats.

Yuan Jin had no advantage in the main formation, and the Demon-Suppressing Division had a large number of troops and strong cultivation. If the soldiers from Ping and Jin counties had not been because of the great prestige of Chong Ming Zong and were not grateful for Kang Dabao's good governance in recent years, they might not have been able to hold out until now.

Not long after the battle, Duan Anle, wearing a bloody shirt and riding an old donkey, turned back from the front formation, ran to Yuan Jin, and whispered, "Second Uncle, Uncle Ye asked me to come back to ask you, do you also think that we were tricked by his family this time?" Ye Zhengwen had just established his foundation, and it was already strenuous for him to fight with people of the same level on the battle formation. He even distracted himself and sent Duan Anle over to ask him. He must have found it very strange.

"Well," Yuan Jin's hand holding the big banner had turned red on the pole. After hearing what Duan Anle said, his expression did not change. After nodding, he said calmly: "When Uncle Hei Lu told the third brother to let go of other things, Senior Brothers Pei and Ye told me that this matter needs to be considered in the long run.

I thought so before, but I couldn't contact the eldest brother for a long time, and the Fei family didn't send any letters. The third brother said that the black shoe uncle came to urge us again, so we went. Now it seems that there are many strange things in this matter.

But it is useless to regret now, it is better to win this battle and then make plans."

Although Yuan Jin admitted that he had been deceived, he did not panic. His eyes were fixed on the bloody battle scene, but he still spared a little energy to ask Duan Anle:

"An Le, you have always been a person who can't be coaxed. To be honest, have you really never told anyone about Yun Dao's death at Gui Xiang's hands?"

Duan Anle grabbed the old donkey and told him to change direction. He replied, "Second Uncle, this was instructed by our master himself. How dare we disobey him?"

"It's just a matter of whether or not there is something, which is not the same as whether or not you dare to do it!"

"Definitely not!"

"Then we must have been tricked this time. No matter, let's defeat this formation first and then think of a solution." Yuan Jin gripped the big banner in his hand tighter and urged Duan Anle to return to the formation.

Pei Yi squeezed next to Yuan Jin with a gloomy face again. Just as he was about to tell the latter what he had written down in advance, he opened his mouth to ask where Kang Rongquan got the news from, but was interrupted by Yuan Jin.

He just stared at the battle formation, not looking back, not caring about the details of the cause and effect. He just asked with concern, "Did Rongquan tell Senior Brother about this important matter? Why didn't you tell the sect master about it?"

Pei Yi only sighed softly and said calmly: "This kid also knows that we are secretly planning to avenge Yun Dao, but he also knows that the Yue family is powerful. According to the personality of the head brother, he thinks that this matter may be delayed for many years before it can be accomplished. Therefore, not only does he not want to discuss it with us, he also concealed it from his brothers of the same generation.

He thought that his ninth level of Qi training was almost complete, and he only needed to refine it for another three to five years before he could try to build his foundation. He also persuaded Kuai En to help him by saying that he wanted to save my face, exchange for food, and build his foundation again.

Kuai En was indeed more cautious than him, and he even disguised himself and went to Yuanyang Tower to hire a beauty cultivator. He also took spiritual stones from Rong Quan and went to the underground ghost market to exchange them for second-level voodoo, which he then blended into the beauty cultivator's rouge to create body fragrance.

They were so confident that they even had three plans for how to destroy the bodies after the deed was done."

Yuan Jin was not angry, but his lips curled up slightly: "It's quite appropriate"

Yuan Jin's eyes were filled with emotion as he heard the roar of killing. Instead, he was aroused by Pei Yi's words and asked softly, "Brother Pei, how did they do it?"

The latter's tone remained unchanged as he briefly recounted: "It's nothing new. When Rongquan saw Guixiang's traveling party, he took advantage of Guixiang's reputation as a 'family friend' to start a conversation and invited him to stay at Kuai's house on his way back. At that time, he first revealed his identity as Jiashi to lower his guard, and then asked Kuai En to do some cowardly actions so that he could use Meixiu as a treat."

After hearing this, Yuan Jin did not ask any more questions. This was nothing new. It was just a common trick to harm people in the market. Yuan Jin had seen and heard a lot of it when he was traveling with the head of Kangda.

Kang Rongquan and Kuai En, two people who had never seen the world, were complacent, thinking that their plan was rigorous, thorough and flawless. But Gui Xiang, an old man, must have smelled something wrong and escaped immediately, causing Kang and Kuai to fail.

Things have already happened, and there is no point in complaining. Yuan Jin could hardly feel any resentment towards Kang Rongquan for what he did. He only watched as the fresh blood in the formation fell to the ground, and was covered by new hot blood in an instant.

"This Tie Xishui is indeed quite capable, but it won't be easy for him to defeat me quickly."

Yuan Jin was not afraid. He looked at Jiang Qing who was far away outside the battlefield. The latter seemed to have difficulty holding the flying sword in his hand and was having an increasingly difficult time fighting with Gu Honglang.

It was only at this moment that Yuan Jin couldn't help but show a trace of worry on his face: "What's going on with Master Hei Lu?"

———Biha Cave

Taoist Heilu and the senior master Yue Jing, whom he had not seen for a long time, looked at each other in silence for a while, and then sat down to discuss swordsmanship.

The latter is a top figure among the masters of fake elixirs. He has been immersed in swordsmanship for more than two hundred years. His attainments are so high that he can be considered first-rate among the several famous sword masters in the nearby states.

He is a character who can truly sit down and discuss the Dao with ordinary Jindan and interact with them on an equal footing. What he says are indeed valuable advice on the Dao of the sword.

The former relied on his swordsmanship to become more powerful in recent years. With only the mid-term cultivation, he was no less powerful than ordinary fake pills. Although his ability was far from astounding as Kuang Liuting, he was also one of the rising stars in Shannan Dao, and was not inferior to the leader of Shannan, the Taoist in Zhaixing Tower.

Even though he had only been practicing for a short time, his understanding of the way of the sword made Yue Jing feel astonished. He had even forgotten that they were now on different sides, and it was rare that they had not fought to the death.

However, Black Shoe Taoist's moral cultivation was still inferior. He was only halfway through his discussion when he could no longer calm down. So he stopped discussing and asked, "Senior Yue, is this matter really irreversible?"

The old cultivator's face changed to a solemn one, and he said softly: "Whether someone in my Yue family can become a true elixir and be promoted to a 'Hao Family' depends on this battle. How can it turn out?"

The black-shoe Taoist also changed color: "As a senior, if you plot against a small sect, wouldn't it be a laughing stock if the news got out?"

Yue Jing shook his head and said softly, "My family has been planning for a long time, and we are not just targeting the Chongming Sect. We have plans for all the sects and families that are close to the Fei family. If any of them takes the bait, the Fei family will lose face. But my family has to be more careful about the Chongming Sect, and your disciples cannot stand provocation, so it is much smoother than we thought before."

The Taoist in black shoes fixed his eyes and was about to say something else when he suddenly saw a Taoist with the same appearance, expression, body shape and movements as himself walking into the cave.

As soon as the Taoist opened his mouth, the Taoist Heishi's face became even more shocked: "Even the voice and breath are exactly the same!" In just a moment, he knew from the news coming from the outside world why the disciples of Chongming Sect were so aggressive.
"Fellow Daoist Peng, how did you get in?" Yue Jing looked a little surprised.

However, the "Black Shoe Taoist" opposite him did not answer him. He immediately removed the illusion and transformed into a beautiful girl with half of her shoulders exposed, showing her fake Dan cultivation. She bowed to the Black Shoe Taoist and said, "I am Peng Xingyu, the first-class steward of Wumu Mountain Illusion Hall. I am honored to meet you, Taoist Black Shoe. I hope you will not blame me for my impoliteness beforehand."

"Wu Lao Mountain?" The black-shoe Taoist's pupils shrank and he exclaimed. Yue Jing also showed dissatisfaction in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately.

Only after the greetings were over did Peng Xingyu turn to answer Yue Jing, her tone sticky: "Hongyi Sect has sent down, and two senior cultivators from the Yang family have arrived in Dingzhou. Elders from Wulao Mountain will also be coming soon. I think at this time, Daoist Heilu will not want to take action and go against the trend, right? I came from Shanbei Road, and I have always admired Daoist Heilu's elegance. I came here to pay my respects. I wonder if I am being rude?"

Putting aside the teasing words in the female cultivator's remarks, Taoist Heishi pondered for a long time and felt that the situation was not difficult to understand.

The Yue family has obviously gained the upper hand in this round, and he doesn't think he has the ability to make Kuang Liuting change his mind and pull any Chongming disciple except Kang Dabao out of the whirlpool.

Perhaps protecting Haokang Dabao and preventing him from falling deeper into the vortex is the only thing he can do now.

"Brother, I am indeed mean and ungrateful! I am indeed mean and ungrateful!" The Taoist in Black Shoes had blood in his heart but said nothing.

At this time, Yue Jing received another letter. He and Peng Xingyu read it together and had different reactions.

Yue Jing's eyebrows showed a deep surprise, but Peng Xingyu sneered, and the disdain in his eyes could not be concealed. He whispered: "Fool, how stupid!"

Yue Jing was much more generous than Hei Lu Dao Ren had imagined. While handing the token to Hei Lu Dao Ren for inspection, he whispered:
"I didn't expect that the leader of this small sect was such a loyal person. After hearing the news halfway, he gave up the opportunity to go to Yingzhou to meet Fei Ye, turned back halfway, and rushed to Xuelin Mountain."

Peng Xingyu sighed, "Such a good man who values ​​friendship and loyalty has a short life. If he doesn't go back, Kuang Liuting will have to protect him for Fei Yeqing's sake.

Not to mention how rare it is to have a chance to meet someone like Fei Ye, even ordinary cultivators would flock to him. If this kid can still live in the future, he will probably regret it for the rest of his life. "Wait, Hei Ludao, what are you going to do! !"

This was the first time Yue Jing’s face changed since he entered the cave. He looked fierce but was actually weak, so he could only force himself to shout, “Hei Lu, don’t make a mistake!”

But it was useless. After a few breaths, the entire Biha Cave seemed to be filled with spiritual light.

The expressions of Yue and Peng were even more frightened. Not only did the latter feel that he would hardly survive, but even the former's previous might that could rival that of a high-ranking cultivator was gone. He felt that he would die here at any moment!

But seeing that the black-shoe Taoist's eyes were bloodshot at this time, he simply abandoned the flying sword, took out an object from his arms and clenched it in his hand. With the treasure in hand, I don't care anymore! I only heard him say in a low voice, and I didn't know whether he was talking to others or to himself.

"My eldest brother's disciples, none of you want to stay with me! Fine, fine! That's it! If you don't want to die! Then follow me to Kuang Liuting and we'll talk it out!"

(I really tried hard, this part will end as soon as possible)
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