The emperor of the current dynasty has already signed an agreement with the rivers and lakes, although he is a six-grade petty official, but it also exists in name only. Although the young man is mature and mature, he has been questioned by various factions in the rivers and lakes to some extent, and he has suffered a lot of losses. There are countless famous and decent sects, not to mention their Shiqing Sect, a small sect has suddenly risen in the past ten years.

Elder Chen naturally did not want to cooperate with the imperial court and become enemies of various factions in the rivers and lakes, so he persuaded him several times, but he was resolute. Thinking that the people were in misery at that time, how could they be ruthless and do great things.

"Master, the emperor clearly wants to use you to control the various factions in the martial arts, and now the factions are already dissatisfied with your decision. If this continues, Shiqing will have no place among the factions. It's peaceful now, but what about then?"

The head of the family naturally heard a lot of news about the recent turmoil of various factions, and it was very difficult to shake the foundation of Shiqing. The commotion was nothing more than a moan, in an attempt to force them to comply, so that the factions could grow stronger.

"Elder Chen doesn't have to worry. The eyebrows are still calm, "If you offend the court, you don't have any good fruit to eat." ”

"But-" Elder Chen's sword eyebrows twitched, "In case the emperor uses their power to get rid of my Shiqing Sect, then he will be attacked by the enemy." ”

Elder Ding, who had been quiet on the side, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, if the emperor really wants to use their power to get rid of us, it will be the emperor who will be most distressed at that time." Without the Shiqing Sect, there will be other sects that dominate the rivers and lakes, and for the emperor, he just wants to find an obedient person. ”

The young man bowed his head, "What Elder Ding said is very true, right now, the emperor asked me to wait for the Ten Thousand Souls Conference sent by the Jianghu Sect is the one I should worry about the most. ”

The so-called Ten Thousand Souls Conference is held almost every ten years, and the emperor summons the outstanding sects of the rivers and lakes in the name of actually wanting to warn everyone in this conference that this world is the emperor's world, not theirs. Therefore, the Ten Thousand Souls Conference is actually a ceremony to kill chickens and set an example for monkeys.

Of course, who's the chicken? who's the monkey -- it's hard to say.

"Master, can you think of the candidates for this Ten Thousand Souls Conference?" The candidates mentioned by Elder Ding are naturally the candidates for the competition in the Ten Thousand Souls Conference, which is also the key to deciding who is the chicken and who is the monkey in this ceremony.

If the strength is too strong, it will definitely be regarded as a hidden danger by the emperor and be eliminated by force. But if the strength is not good, it will be a shame for the sect and will not be able to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes. Therefore, this competition cannot be won too beautifully, and it must not be lost.

Elder Chen's sword eyebrows trembled, and he suddenly thought of something, "Master, the competition of this Ten Thousand Souls Conference is divided into four games, the first is a competition of swordsmanship, naturally the head of the game is sure; It's the third, fourth—"

In the third internal strength competition, it is natural to invite people with strong internal strength in the sect to play, but Shiqing cultivates swordsmanship, and there are no people who are good at internal strength.

And this fourth game is even more of a headache, the fourth game, is to offer the most precious treasures in the sect, but as for who wins, the decision is in the hands of the emperor alone. Ten years ago, in the fourth competition, the winner offered a treasure pill.

It is said that this Bao Dan has the effect of prolonging life, and after the emperor took it, his physical condition also improved a lot. Therefore, in this competition, all the factions will spend effort on refining this elixir, but who in the Shiqing Sect will refine this elixir.

"Head, Yi Sheng is a good candidate. Elder Ding said.

The young man sighed and asked, "Yisheng, she has just passed the age of Xuan, and she is participating in this conference......

Yi Sheng is young, but it is precisely because of his youth that he is strong and has more ideas than ordinary people. ”

Elder Chen chuckled and looked at Ding Chengshan, and said, "Thoughts? This girl has a ghost idea, Elder Ding shouldn't deliberately favor that girl, this is the Ten Thousand Souls Conference, not child's play." The head of the house, it is safer to let the merchant girl go. ”

At this time, compared with the merchant girl and Wen Yisheng, it is natural that the merchant girl is more stable, and the exercises are much more proficient.

But they forgot one thing - teenagers have always been partial to one person.

"What the two elders said makes sense, since it is two competitions, it is just right for two people to participate. As soon as the light sleeves fell on the armrest, "Why don't you let Sister Shang compete in the third game, and let Yisheng compete in the fourth game?"

Elder Chen naturally had nothing to say at this time, and the head of the sect took a step back, if he said more, I am afraid that he would not even have the opportunity this time.

"Elder Chen, slow ......down," Elder Ding walked slowly behind him.

"Elder Ding?" his eyebrows rose arrogantly, "What's the matter?"

"I just want to remind Elder Ding that although the merchant girl is extraordinary in martial arts, it is not a trivial matter to test her internal strength. Most of the schools that came to the test had experience in cultivating the inner strength of the mind. ”

The arrogance in his eyebrows disappeared, and instead turned into a questioning gaze that fell on him, "What's the matter? Elder Ding has no confidence in me? I will definitely not let Shiqing lose face for such a trivial matter." The strength of the merchant girl will surely satisfy you. Naturally, you'd better not let that girl spoil our business. ”

Elder Ding looked up to Tianlang and smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, although Yi Sheng doesn't know anything about martial arts, he has a unique ability in refining medicine. ”

"It's better - otherwise, if you lose Shiqing's face, she, the first disciple, can't talk about it. ”

Naturally, Elder Chen was not optimistic about her, not only that, but almost all the senior brothers in this Shiqing Sect were also not optimistic about her. A senior sister who has not been good at martial arts since she was a child, if she represents the Shiqing Sect to fight, how many foreign appearances should she have.

However, Wen Yisheng will not be discouraged because of this, this is the first time to travel with her master, and she can also represent Shiqing, so she naturally has to make complete preparations.

"Yi Sheng! Yi Sheng!" The boy's voice almost shattered her alchemy furnace.

"Senior brother, be quiet. Wen Yisheng made a gesture of boosing, "Why are you here on this big night?"

Chen Xu gasped and said, "All Souls Assembly...... I've thought about it, but you better not go. ”

"Why?" Wen Yisheng asked with a calm expression as soon as he put the Chinese medicine stone in his hand, "Did Master say it?"

Chen Xu shook his head, "This Ten Thousand Souls Conference is not a trivial matter, when my father was still in other sects, he participated in it once. On the surface, this is an opportunity for a fair competition in the rivers and lakes, but in fact, it is an excuse for the emperor to take the opportunity to get rid of the masters of the rivers and lakes. ”

"Emperor?" Wen Yisheng felt even worse about the emperor, "Why did he kill people? We didn't make a mistake. ”

"Yi Sheng, you don't understand this, what reason does the emperor need to kill someone. The big insect on the mountain saw that the fierce beast was not as good as him, but he had to fight to kill it, do you know why?" Wen Yisheng shook her head, she had never seen any wild beasts on the mountain, let alone any big insects.

Chen Xu sighed and said, "Even beasts can kill their own kind because they are threatened, let alone people. ”

Wen Yisheng knows that people are the most terrifying, in this world, she has seen people fight for a piece of food, and she has seen people betray their relatives for a few taels of silver.

So what Chen Xu said about the emperor, she seems to be able to begin to understand. Unscrupulous means to achieve an end, isn't that normal?

"What Senior Brother said, Yisheng already knows, but this time for Shiqing, for the sake of Master, I have to go. ”

Chen Xu's eyebrows suddenly cleared, "Can't you listen to Senior Brother this time, the head of the house, Senior Brother will go and ask, and he won't be embarrassed." ”

Wen Yisheng shook his head hurriedly, "Although Yisheng's exercises are not good, he is by no means greedy for life and afraid of death. Besides, if you want to make alchemy, you can't find a better candidate than me in this world, right?"

Chen Xu sighed and sat down beside her, it seemed that as long as it was for her master, she was willing to die.

"Senior brother, aren't you going to fight this time? I heard that this is the second competition-" The corners of his mouth hooked, and his tone softened slightly, obviously seeing that he was in a displeased mood, he deliberately said like that, "Light martial arts, but senior brother's strength, maybe you can easily win." ”

"I'm sure I'll win this game, but what about you?"

Wen Yisheng scratched his left ear, "I am naturally sure, besides, it is just alchemy for the emperor, even if you fail, there are still the first three victories, is it a sure win?" Among the four competitions, if you win three and lose one, you will not be considered strong and will not be targeted by the emperor.

Such a result of the game is naturally what Shiqingmen is most willing to see.

It turned out that the head had thought of these things a long time ago, so he let Yisheng try it at will.

But—how can he be sure, they will win the first three games.