Chapter 22: The delicate balance is broken
This was the first time in six years that he dared to say his name in public, and he said it to the person who wanted to kill him the most.
Yin Qiansheng didn't remember Shen Lu's specific name for a long time, but the words 'City Lord of Manxue City' still made him recall everything.
After seriously injuring Shen Lu at that time, he failed to cut the grass and eradicate the roots for some reasons, which has always been a knot in Yin Qiansheng's heart.
The reason why the succession ceremony was held in a hurry was because I was afraid that the situation in front of me would occur. However, what he is afraid of, as long as he survives today, he is no longer afraid of Shen Lu coming to seize power. But Shen Lu appeared without warning today, which caught Yin Qiansheng extremely off guard.
"Lord Yin, what's wrong?" A middle-aged man dressed gracefully and luxuriously with a kind face kept following Yin Qiansheng's side. Seeing this at this time, I couldn't help but ask.
Yin Qiansheng seemed to have great respect for him, and hurriedly replied, "Master Baiye, I don't know exactly what happened. The former city lord of Snowy City was indeed a child named Shen Lu, but he should have passed away due to an accident that happened back then. Now this young man, I don't know who he is and why he is pretending to be the city lord. Oh, but it's not surprising to think about it. I succeeded as the lord of the city, and some people in the city were not very satisfied, so it was expected that some people would be sent to cause trouble. ”
Yin Qiansheng's words were very gloomy, and they erased a lot of shock after Shen Lu's identity was announced.
Shen Lu on the altar could hear it clearly, and there was not much turmoil in his heart.
If he came to compete with the other party for the position of city lord today, he would naturally have to argue with him. But today Shen Lu is not interested in the city lord, he is only interested in Jiang Zhou.
Shen Lu pulled the table circumference of the offering table, wiped the grease stains on his hands and mouth, and then flew down and landed in front of Yin Qiansheng and the Baiye Master.
"Are you a priest?" Shen Lu asked curiously, looking at Bai Ye.
Because in most cases, the Ten Thousand Laws only regard the priesthood as masters. Coupled with Yin Qiansheng's kindness to him, this person must still be a priest with a high star.
Before Baiye could answer, Yin Qiansheng said, "You hairy boy, don't be unreasonable to the master!"
"It doesn't matter. The young man's temper was straight, there were many fewer twists and turns, and he was much more cheerful when he spoke. Baiye persuaded Yin Qiansheng when he was a peacemaker, and then said to Shen Lu: "I am a three-star viewer. ”
The observer is the priest who is sent by the imperial court to observe the process of holding sacrifices and ceremonies, and then reports everything that happens to the priesthood of the royal family.
From an early age, they sign a contract that allows the viewer to practice the powerful mantra exercises, but at the cost of not telling a single lie in this life, or they will die.
It is precisely because of the nature that the observer cannot tell a lie, so any large-scale sacrifice and ceremony must have the participation of the observer, and then relay the process to the royal family in person, so as to ensure its authenticity.
Yin Qiansheng's succession ceremony is the same, only by letting Master Baiye watch the whole process from the sidelines and report to the royal family, can he justifiably become the lord of the city.
"I see, disrespectful to the master. ”
Shen Lu closed his palms and bowed, and after bowing slightly, he turned to Yin Qiansheng and said, "Bring Jiang Zhou out." ”
Yin Qiansheng never expected that this kid surnamed Shen would suddenly ask Jiang Zhou for himself. However, since he came to make trouble, of course he couldn't fulfill his wish, so he said coldly: "Don't talk about him left and right! Since you claim to be the former city lord Shen Lu, what evidence can you prove your identity?"
"I don't want to entangle you with the city lord today. ”
Shen Lu said impatiently: "I only want Jiang Zhou, kill him and I'll leave, your willingness to hold ten times and a hundred times has nothing to do with me." ”
At this time, Yin Qiansheng had already recognized that he was the kid back then, and he was extremely flustered in his heart, for fear that the succession ceremony would go wrong, where could he still listen to Shen Lu's words.
So he turned to Baiye and said: "Master, after this kid claims to be the lord of the city, he must have been weak in his heart for a long time. I'll arrest this troublemaker first, and I'll find out his identity when our ceremony is over. What does the master think?"
Chiba nodded and said, "If this person is really the little city lord who is not dead, he may be more than lucky after being caught by you." Hey, but since he refuses to prove himself, I, an outsider, can't speak, so it's all up to Lord Yin to decide. ”
Sure enough, he is a spectator, and he will not have anything to hide when he speaks, and he will say whatever he thinks.
Yin Qiansheng's face was extremely embarrassed, but he could only cough dryly twice, pretending not to hear the first half of the sentence clearly. Immediately said in a loud voice: "Where are the Bai Ling guards, arrest this thief for me!"
After a burst of responses, more than a dozen Bai Ling guards suddenly appeared from the dead corners around the courtyard, flew to everyone's side, and surrounded Shen Lu.
It turned out that there were still so many Bai Ling guards in this courtyard who had been hiding in the shadows, and they would not appear at will without receiving orders. Even if Shen Lu and Bai Ling's guards fought bloody battles just now, they could not move, which shows how strict their discipline is.
But this still can't change the stereotype in Shen Lu's heart that 'Bai Ling's guards are all rubbish'.
Shen Lu took two steps back and took a battle stance. He knows that it is impossible to start and finish well today, and since he wants to fight, then why bother to talk more nonsense?
Yin Qiansheng was overjoyed, and what he wanted in his heart was for you to do it directly without saying a word.
"Stop!" Just as the two sides were tense, a voice with strong mana at the gate calmed everyone.
Fang Yourong led more than 20 heavily armed guards and swaggered into the gate. Fang Yourong, who was the leader, was okay, he was dressed as a scribe, and he looked like he was here to attend the ceremony. But these guards were followed behind them, but they were all dressed in tight-fitting samurai costumes, and each of them was carrying swords and swords, looking like they were going to make trouble.
Yin Qiansheng was extremely dissatisfied with this. When Fang Yourong came closer, he said coldly: "Boss Fang is willing to come to the succession ceremony, it is my Yin Qiansheng's honor. But I've never invited you slaves to the ceremony. ”
"Ha, it's just a few more tables of food, City Lord Yin won't be so stingy, right?
"Not good!"
"So be it. Fang Yourong also looked dead-faced. Neither took the initiative nor ordered these guards to leave, which provoked Yin Qiansheng to dry up, but there was nowhere to vent.
Fang Yourong came to everyone, first saluted Master Baiye, then turned to Shen Lu, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Oh! This, isn't this Shen Xian's nephew? The only son of the former City Lord Shen Xuanyuan, the current City Lord Shen Lu, Lord Shen! I haven't seen him for six years, how are you doing lately?"
Shen Lu glared at Fang Yourong dissatisfied, and said in his heart, do you dare to be a little more exaggerated in your acting skills?
The reason why Fang Yourong came here was not at the behest of Shen Lu, but because he received the news that a young boy was making a big fuss about the succession ceremony, and guessed that it must have been Shen Lu's move, so he hurried over. This trip not only wants to support Shen Lu, but also takes the opportunity to suppress Yin Qiansheng's arrogance.
The relationship between the three major forces in Snowy City is very delicate.
Although the Fang family controls the economic lifeline, they don't have any armed forces, let alone any available talents, so when Shen Lu shined in the temple before, Fang Yourong would be so eager to subdue Shen Lu for his own use, because he really couldn't recruit other talents.
The Heavenly Dao Gang controls the docks of Snowy City, and even operates similar casinos, Qinglou and other lower three-way transactions, and there are many masters of the three sects and nine streams in the gang, and they were originally the most powerful party. However, due to the large number of branches within the gang and constant infighting, it has not been able to develop and grow.
It is precisely because these two families have their own internal and external troubles that they both want to win over the neutral sect of Baili Sect, and even more want to win over the powerful forces behind Baili Sect.
And what about Yin Qiansheng, because he has a legitimate official and controls the most powerful armed force of the Bai Ling Guard, he can be regarded as the most powerful of the three forces. It is best to be able to win over the Baili Sect, even if it can't be wooed, as long as it is destroyed and the Fang family and the Heavenly Dao are not allowed to help, he can still sit back and relax.
Because of Mu Chen's incident, Yin Qiansheng poured dirty water on Baili Sect fiercely, causing this delicate balance to be broken, so he was extremely arrogant and immediately held a succession ceremony, wanting to announce his identity as the absolute overlord of Snow City.
Fang Yourong was naturally very unhappy with Yin Qiansheng's arrogance, but because of his weak strength, he had been forbearing.
At this time, with Shen Lu, a five-star priest, as the striker, Fang Yourong of course had to seize the opportunity to disgust Yin Qiansheng
Hearing that Fang Yourong was there to prove Shen Lu's identity, Yin Qiansheng's face almost turned green with anger, and he said hatefully: "Boss Fang is probably old and confused." Shen Xian's nephew suffered a catastrophe back then, and you and I saw it in our eyes. Now in the past six years, even if the child is still alive, his appearance should have changed a lot, and he is no longer the childlike face of the past. Boss Fang just came here, and he was so sure that this person was Shen Lu at the first glance, and it was too pretentious. ”
"Ha, Lord Yin, I don't know. I think I had a good relationship with the city lord Shen Xuanyuan back then, and I often went to his house to visit the door, and Shen Xian's nephew can be said to have grown up with me, so I can naturally recognize it at a glance. However, Lord Yin had a lot of opportunities back then, and not only did many things that the city guard should do, but also did many things that the city lord should do. In this way, he has nothing to do with himself all day long, so naturally he has no time to pay attention to Shen Xian's nephew's appearance, and it is natural that he can't recognize it. ”
Fang Yourong's words were tantamount to pointing at his nose and scolding Yin Qiansheng. accused him of having a discordant relationship with Shen Xuanyuan back then, and had already done a lot of things that should not have been done in his identity as a city guard.
Sure enough, Master Baiye heard the mystery in it, and couldn't help but ask Fang Yourong: "What does Boss Fang mean that Lord Yin has been coveting the position of the city lord since then?"
"Uh, this, haha...... I don't know. ”
Master Baiye could speak freely, but Fang Yourong still didn't dare to say it too hard, after all, it hadn't reached the point of completely tearing his face.
Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Baiye sighed. There are very few people who secretly sigh in this world who dare to speak the truth.
"Have you talked enough?" Shen Lu coldly interrupted the conversation between several people: "I repeat, I'm not interested in your childish struggle for power, I just want Jiang Zhou." ”