I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 165 The Seven Heroes of Meishan
Northern Zhou Dynasty, Xuanlong Pavilion.

This pavilion is located high in the sky.

It is a relic built during the Qin Dynasty. Originally an aerial fortress, it changed hands several times and underwent renovation and restoration. Today, the Xuanlong Pavilion is one of the symbolic buildings of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

It was initially the private property of the royal family, and then it was bestowed upon someone.

Yuan Chenghuang was the Grand Tutor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Like all Heavenly Realm experts, Yuan Chenghuang rarely appears in the public eye. Almost all Heavenly Realm experts tacitly agree that when they rarely show themselves, they will send out someone as their proxy.

The agent appointed by Yuan Chenghuang was his only disciple, Ye Qinghou, the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

He left almost everything to Ye Qinghou, including this Xuanlong Pavilion.

From Southern Chu to Northern Zhou, everyone knew that the headquarters of the Night Scouts was located in Xuanlong Pavilion, but there was absolutely no way to infiltrate or investigate it, because it was simply impossible to get in.

The layout of Xuanlong Pavilion itself is extremely simple, with virtually no traps or mechanisms. Its high elevation of a thousand meters alone makes it an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack fortress.

Moreover, this fortress allows for free movement.

A man in his early forties sat at a desk. He was fair-skinned, beardless, and had a ruddy complexion. This exceptionally handsome man would immediately remind anyone who saw him of Zhou Yu, the scholar with a feather fan and silk turban.

But he was more composed than Zhou Yu, and less ill-fated.

There are four desks in Ye Qinghou's study: one for himself and three for his subordinates who handle other matters for him.

To improve work efficiency, he concentrated all the workspaces in one place. As long as he took the lead in working diligently, he wasn't afraid that his subordinates would dare to leave work early.

Originally, Lord Ye Qing was extremely fast at handling official business, but after sitting here for half an hour, the memorials beside him had already piled up as high as his palm.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister?" asked the second aide in the Prime Minister's residence. "Are you tired?"

Ye Qinghou put down the memorial in his hand and shook his head, saying, "This white moonlight really brings bloodshed wherever she goes... The royal family's plans have failed again. I just didn't expect them to dare to join forces with the Guiyi Sect."

The second aide said, "Is there some connection between the imperial family and the Guiyi Sect?"

"The Guiyi Sect has more or less been behind the Five Great Sects. The perception of such a behemoth is too dull, and they are unaware of it themselves." Ye Qinghou said slowly, "If this move is successful, it will indeed disrupt Southern Chu, but the consequences will also be extremely serious... The Guiyi Sect's goal is not to unify the world. While weakening Southern Chu, they are also strengthening the imperial power of Northern Zhou. Their goal is to provoke a conflict between the emperor and the Five Great Sects, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone."

The advisor said, "In that case, the failure of the Guiyi Sect's plan is actually a good thing."

Ye Qinghou remained silent: "I'm just a little surprised that they were able to plan for more than ten years and secretly mobilize so many elite forces, yet such a plan was thwarted by a young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

The aide asked, "Does Your Excellency intend to deal with this person?"

The third aide said, "The five major factions have begun to take action, but with little success."

"Expecting the five major sects to succeed is like expecting a pack of tigers... This young man has already stepped on the Northern Zhou twice to ascend to the Heaven-Mending Book." Ye Qinghou said, "It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to personally confront him."

The two were in different positions, and their perspectives were also different.

Ye Qinghou was plotting for the Northern Zhou, seeking to unify the North and South and secure a dynasty that would last for generations.

Bai Xuan is merely a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person who lives and breathes the martial arts world). He may have the ability to influence a province or region, but he is not yet at the card table.

"Although we can't play a game together, he still has the ability to turn the tide of the game."

"So we should prepare an extra plan, preferably to make him drown in the martial world."

Ye Qinghou got up, walked to the sand table in the center of the study, took out three small flags from the side, and inserted the flags into the sand table.

Two of the flags landed, one in Youzhou in the north and the other on the grasslands.

Almost everyone believed that the Northern Zhou's target was the Southern Chu, but that was not the case.

Ye Qinghou's primary strategic objectives have always been the grasslands and Youzhou.

Only by conquering the grasslands can we have a continuous supply of warhorses and cavalry; only by capturing Youzhou can we obtain its vast mines and have sufficient military equipment.

These two places are areas that have not yet been touched by the five major factions, and they are cards that he must hold in his own hands.

Therefore, the plan was laid out starting with Grand Tutor Chenghuang, and it has been thirty years since then.

He picked up the last flag and slowly lowered it to Qingzhou in Southern Chu.

"Go and add fuel to the fire in Qingzhou, so that it burns even brighter."

……

The news of Bai Xuan's entry into Qingzhou had already spread far and wide and was known to many people.

Some were malicious, and some were well-intentioned.

The Bai Mei School should be aware of this.

Although the White Plum Sect is quite lazy, intelligence work for top sects has never been difficult.

Moreover, each member of the White Plum Sect has a unique background and possesses their own intelligence channels.

"Fourth Senior Sister!"

A loud, boisterous voice rang out in the quiet White Plum Sect. Master Jingxuan, who had been quietly reading, raised her eyes and looked at the figure that was panting as it ran towards her. Her chest jiggled as if she were carrying two heavy water bags, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

"what's up?"

"Have you heard? I have!"

The sixth-ranking elder of the White Plum Sect put his hands on his hips and said, "I heard that your precious little darling is coming to participate in the Sword Debate Tournament. He has already arrived in Qingzhou."

The White Plum Faction is a sisterhood mutual aid society for the elderly, and also a "loser's alliance".

Therefore, they address each other as peers.

There are seven people in my generation.

They were known as the Seven Heroes of Meishan.

Because some of these seven people had their personalities drastically changed due to the ruin of the play "Forever Lost My Love," their behavior became somewhat erratic, which affected the reputation of the others. They were once known as the Seven Evils of Meishan.

Jingxuan joined the sect relatively late and ranked fourth. The person in front of her ranked sixth, about seven years younger than her, and at the half-master level, named Zhu Yaoyao... The name was quite cute, and she did indeed walk with a swaying gait, with an excellent figure.

She's in her forties, but her anti-aging techniques are so advanced that she looks like she's only in her early thirties. She's the kind of person that even middle-aged people would want to eat goji berries to look at.

Unfortunately, he was also a loser.

Jing Xuan glanced at Zhu Yaoyao: "What precious darling? Nonsense." "Where did I say anything wrong? You bragged about it quite a bit when you came back." Zhu Yaoyao said nonchalantly, "If you really didn't care, why were you secretly keeping an eye on the news?"

Jing Xuan remained silent, only glaring fiercely at Zhu Yaoyao.

There are things that should be said but shouldn't be said, and this simpleton just doesn't understand that.

This is the White Plum Faction. On the surface, everyone should be united in hatred against the unfaithful man. Even if you miss the spring flowers and autumn moon of yesteryear and cherish those old things and feelings from the past, you absolutely cannot say it out loud!
Otherwise, if a heartless man just snaps his fingers and you run off with him, what will become of the Bai Mei School's reputation?

Everyone knows they still have feelings for each other, but they would never admit it. They would probably say they wish they could cut off the scumbag's head and throw it into the sea to feed the sharks.

Master Jingxuan was only secretly observing Bai Xuan's actions. She knew very well that Bai Xuan had been targeted by the Northern Zhou... but could she say that openly?

Jingxuan remained silent, only continuing to pick up his sword.

Zhu Yaoyao immediately jumped off the chair without even touching her bottom: "Damn it, I kindly passed on the news, and my senior sister actually wants to spank me."

Jingxuan said coldly, "If you say another word, I'll tear down your house and throw all your toys down the mountain. Let's see if you can shamelessly pick them up."

Zhu Yaoyao muttered, "I actually just wanted to ask you if you wanted to bring him to the sect to stay for a while so you could meet him."

Jingxuan shook his head: "There has never been such a precedent. The White Plum Sect is all female disciples. It's fine for a man to come in and take a look, but there's no reason to let him stay."

Zhu Yaoyao: "The sect leader doesn't seem to care much, so they should be able to make an exception, right?"

Jingxuan countered, "Have you thought about Second Senior Sister?"

Bai Mei Shenni is the sect leader and also the leader of the Seven Evils of Meishan.

However, after rising to the Heavenly Rank, he began to appear and disappear unpredictably, frequently running out of the sect and following people around like he was catching a Pokémon.

Once he sees a beautiful girl being brought to tears by someone saying, "You're a good girl, but I still prefer xxx," he jumps out of the bushes and says, "Hey girl, I think we're destined to meet. Why don't you come back to the sect with me? I'll teach you the ultimate techniques for getting rid of scumbags."

After the sect leader, who had been searching everywhere for Jimei, brought his disciple back, he basically ignored him and simply left him at the sect.

The executive deputy head of the White Plum Sect is the second-in-command, also known as Second Senior Sister Shen Chilian by Zhu Yaoyao.

When Shen Chilian was young, she was the most madwoman. Because the man she had her eye on ran off with another woman, her extremely high self-esteem caused her to transform all the minor injuries she suffered into high attack power. She chased after the scumbag who had abandoned her after starting a relationship all over the world, and almost fell into the demonic path and went on a killing spree.

Then she met the boss and was recruited as his underling.

Shen Chilian was probably the one who was hurt the most. The reason for her being a loser was that her mother opened the door for her, just because the scumbag went home to visit his family and was drugged and slept with by the woman next door. Then, the physical infidelity led to emotional infidelity. Then he realized that he didn't seem to love her that much, so he wrote another letter to Shen Chilian saying, "Let's break up." It would be strange if she didn't turn evil.

This is why Shen Chilian's personality is intolerant of any flaws. She treats the White Plum Sect as her home and has no lingering feelings for them. On the contrary, she wishes she could kill all the scumbags in the world. She has even reached the point of having a crisis of trust in men. The first thing she does to confirm whether a man is a scumbag is to question him, then question him again, and finally draw her sword.

Zhu Yaoyao nodded and said, "I can go ask."

Jing Xuan frowned: "You fool, how come I can't explain it to you?"

If you dare ask her that, she'll hang you up and spank you that very day, then take out your old confession letters and read them to you one by one, telling you how you were hurt and how you became a loser.

This set of law enforcement methods was developed by the third senior sister of the Bai Mei School.

There was a storyline in Dragon Raja where everyone who joined the student council had to run naked for a while and have their picture taken. But once everyone ran naked, the picture was essentially null and void because everyone was intimidated.

As the third elder of the White Plum Sect and the law enforcement elder, her method was that all disciples who joined the White Plum Sect had to write a letter of repentance, with a special requirement that they describe their emotional experiences in detail. Then, the letter was sealed in a file bag, and no one except the person involved would know what was written inside, nor would anyone else read it.

Once you violate the rules of the White Plum Sect, then I'm sorry... the punishment for your dark past will begin.

The first stage is to recite it in front of the disciple who violated the rules; the second stage is to recite it in front of friends and teachers; the highest stage is to recite it in front of the entire sect.

It can be described as an extremely cruel form of social death.

The three stages are progressive and are specifically designed to punish violations of the rules to varying degrees.

Even the elders couldn't escape it.

The fifth brother had been hit by a set of smooth little combos before, and it took him more than half a year to recover from being depressed.

The reason given was that she was actually thinking of going back to her ex, because his first wife had passed away and she felt like she could get back together with him... How dare she do that?

However, considering that the fifth brother is a "loser" who is a younger sister, it is natural for him to have this naive idea.

Perhaps only the seventh sister is completely immune to the possibility of going back to an old flame... Although she is also a loser in the "sister-centric" drama, she is a half-sister from the same father. Her biological mother's affair with the neighbor was confirmed, and her engagement ceremony turned into a family reunion. Her Dao heart was shattered on the spot, and she almost shaved her head to become a nun. In the end, she was dragged to the White Plum Sect to save her beautiful hair.

In short, there was absolutely no chance.

Master Jingxuan had similar thoughts before, but Jiang Baichuan was a true warrior of pure love, disappearing for fifteen years without giving her any chance at all.

The fundamental contradiction of the White Plum School lies here.

Only losers would join, but they all dreamed of a possible comeback and were always ready to defect from the sect.

Even the elders are not immune to this, let alone ordinary disciples.

Therefore, most of the disciples currently being recruited are ordinary female disciples, no longer limited to those who have to be "losers".

Precisely because there are fewer and fewer "loser dogs" (victims of infidelity), we need to be even more vigilant.

People who have never been hurt may have high hopes for relationships, but at the same time, they may have unrealistic fantasies.

Jingxuan looked outside, not wanting to explain too clearly to Zhu Yaoyao, after all, this woman was so stupid that she didn't even know where her loser was.

She was aware of Bai Xuan's movements.

Therefore, she was fully aware of how much the disciples of the entire White Plum Sect admired Bai Xuan.

If Bai Xuan were to actually join the White Plum Sect, the disciples of the sect would likely go crazy.

Even if one can maintain composure, one cannot maintain composure for too long.

The White Plum Faction will not have peace then.

Whether Bai Xuan had this idea or not.

In short, letting him in is definitely not a good thing; it's a burden for both parties.

At this moment, a female disciple carrying a sword bowed respectfully: "Fourth Elder, Sixth Elder, and Second Elder invite you."

"what's up?"

"The sect leader has returned to the mountain and is going to hold a meeting of the elders."

(End of this chapter)