After Ji Buyun said goodbye to the four priests, as soon as he returned to the barracks of the Senate, the face of the high priest appeared in his divine mansion.

Dressed in white, she sat by the aura lake on the hanging peak, with a faint smile with a touch of sadness that could not be hidden, like a white lotus that has weathered the frost.

Seeing the expression of the high priest, Ji Buyun felt a heartache, and unconsciously, he had regarded the high priest as the most important person in his life, and he couldn't even compare to the queen who had sworn by the mountains and seas, and he persuaded softly: "Duo'er, the decision has been made, don't think so much." ”

The high priest sighed and said, "If you can't go down, you have to go, it's my duty, and I must not let the highlanders become a plate of loose sand in my hands." ”

After speaking, there was a hint of determination in her eyes, and this determination was more about herself than for the person who was going to be eliminated.

Ji Buyun understood that the high priest handed over the decision to get rid of some elders to the five people in power, and the original intention was never to shirk the responsibility as Nan Wan'er hoped, she was tranquil by nature, she had no desire for power, and from the bottom of her heart, she just wanted to maintain the status quo and be a quiet high priest.

Now that the situation is pressing, she has to make a decision to slaughter her compatriots, so she simply handed over the decision to the five people in power, and let it go by herself, he knew that the five people in power would definitely act as soon as possible according to the high priest's wishes, and when she looked into it, she still couldn't escape the involvement of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Like Ji Buyun, she had to play the role of the referee of life, and for both of them, it was the first time she ordered to kill, so she must be in a bad mood.

Ji Buyun had experienced this kind of torment of having to order killing, and he knew that now he couldn't calm the high priest's turbulent mood at the moment, as the supreme spiritual leader of the highlanders, she should represent all the highlanders, but now she was forced by the situation to secretly order the elimination of her own people.

He could only try to put himself in the high priest's shoes, and said euphemistically: "Don't worry, Duo'er, I will arrange for the cultivators to do it cleanly, and there will be no traces left." ”

The high priest shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Ji Buyun, I've been thinking about it lately, how good it would be if I could live quietly with you in the secret realm for the rest of my life and never come out, I never thought that one day my hands would be stained with the blood of the highlanders." ”

Ji Buyun said: "I also want to, I dream about it, but the master said that these things are our destined duty now, and we can't avoid them." ”

The high priest frowned, sighed, and said, "Ji Buyun, I told the god of flowers yesterday that I wanted to give up the position of the high priest, and I was severely reprimanded by her. ”

Ji Buyun said: "I also once thought that if killing people is our duty, then we might as well hand over this responsibility to those who are more capable than us, but unfortunately, we can't push it out." ”

The High Priest said softly, "I now fully understand the decision of your queen in the first place, she was forced to give up the throne in order to avoid the civil war of the Highlanders, and if it were me, I am afraid that I would have to do that." ”

Ji Buyun said: "She will be able to recover her consciousness in another month, and you can communicate with her when the time comes." ”

Hearing Ji Buyun talk about the queen in such a flat tone, the sensitive high priest's mood was obviously much lighter, and she smiled: "Okay, as long as you are not afraid of her jealousy, I don't care, I am afraid that the situation of the highlanders will become out of control by then." ”

Ji Buyun smiled: "Duo'er, how do you know that she will be jealous?

A red cloud floated on the high priest's cheeks, and she lowered her head and whispered shyly, "I won't, I know I'll always be number one in your heart." That's enough, don't be too greedy. ”

Ji Buyun looked at the high priest and said affectionately: "Others can't be greedy, you can." ”

The god of flowers mentions the queen in the high priest's ear almost every day, and every time he mentions her, he is full of praise, and even if the high priest is peaceful, he will inevitably be a little jealous.

But the queen's creation flower has been opened for Ji Buyun, according to Haotian's oracle, she must marry Ji Buyun, and Ji Buyun must marry her, the high priest admires Haotian in his heart, and he has long determined in her heart that this is a fact that cannot be changed.

From the time he went through a lot of hardships to find Ji Buyun in Fuyu Mountain to the present, it was the first time that the high priest had heard Ji Buyun personally confirm that he had an irreplaceable place in his heart, and the hidden meaning in his words was that if the high priest did not agree, he could give up the queen, which inevitably made the girl's heart a little proud.

This smugness was only slightly revealed on the high priest's face, and she immediately concealed it, and she gently combed her hair, deliberately changing the subject: "What do you think of the current situation?"

Ji Buyun sorted out his thoughts and told the high priest his thoughts completely.

After a series of accidents, it is now clear to all those in high positions that the superficially calm highlander society is already full of dangers, and the slightest carelessness will lead to the danger of civil strife.

On the surface, the cause of the crisis was that the alliances and senators were vying for the high priest's position in the court after his accession to the throne, but in fact there must have been other unknown reasons.

If it is just a simple struggle for power between the senators, the changes in the senate such as the relationship between the assassins and some senators cannot be explained at all, and in the dark, there seems to be an invisible hand manipulating and pulling all these changes.

What Ji Buyun is most worried about now is that someone is colluding with foreign enemies and wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the high priest's ascension to the throne to completely reshuffle the power structure of the highlanders, just like the time when the queen met back then.

The danger is terrible, but the most terrible thing is that everyone knows that there is danger, but they don't know where the danger comes from, who is planning all this, and what purpose they want to achieve.

This led to all the highlanders being wary of each other and speculating, although there is evidence that they have some connection with the assassins who appeared in the Senate, but who they are colluding with and what the purpose is, no one knows, the five people in power can't wait to do it, it is the result of mutual war, they have to strike first.

In addition, the black magic stone spell that appeared in front of the Senate and the seven-headed snake of Xiangliu cannot be ruled out that someone deliberately used the demon clan to mislead the sight of the high priest, the five-person ruling and others, making them think that some people among the highlanders colluded with the demons who did not share the same sky, and misled them to deal with the problem by killing them, and then expanded the internal contradictions of the highlanders.

Internal distrust is sometimes more dangerous than external danger, and some of those who ostensibly side with the High Priest and the Senate may use this opportunity to escalate the situation, fish in troubled waters, and get rid of their political enemies under the banner of clearing the danger.

In the absence of conclusive evidence, the high priest must stabilize the situation, not to mess with himself, to maintain the status quo, wait and see what happens is the best choice, the lord is the most prestigious person among the highlanders, behind them stand their own huge families and countless allies, if you rashly make a move against the two lords, the highlanders will immediately break out civil strife.

After listening to Ji Buyun's analysis, the high priest nodded with satisfaction and said, "Thank you Haotian for choosing you for me, your analysis is very reasonable, using the assassins and seven-headed snakes that appeared in the Senate to mislead our sight, I really didn't expect this." ”

Ji Buyun said: "I just put myself in your perspective to consider these issues, Duo'er, you are so smart, you should have figured all this out a long time ago." ”

The high priest shook his head and said: "Ji Buyun, you are more thorough than I thought, maintaining the status quo and watching the changes is indeed the best choice now, but the five people in power insist on getting rid of those elders, especially Lord Buyun, what he said also has a certain truth, at this time, you must not be patient, you must fight back, only counterattack, can you make the other party show your feet." ”

Ji Buyun nodded and said, "Duo'er, you take the idea, I'll implement it, don't worry." ”

He had just overcome his psychological barrier to the highlanders, and knew that at this time, he had to stand firmly behind the high priest, although she was in a high position, after all, she was a woman who had not been stormy, and even if the high priest was wrong at this time, he would have to take responsibility with her.

The high priest stretched out a finger and gently made a silent movement on her lips, and after a while, she said to Ji Buyun: "The god of flowers has asked me to go to practice, and we will contact at night." ”

Ji Buyun nodded in agreement.

As soon as the two broke off the connection between their divine senses, the guard came in and reported that the elf princess asked to see him, and Ji Buyun got up and greeted him.

In the inner room of the Central Plains Hotel, Buyun Zhize, Buyun Zhifeng, Ji Heng, Ji Cheng, You She, Xitu Xiao and others were discussing the current situation of the highlanders.

Yu Shi is introducing the current trends of some people in the Senate to several people, he was promoted by Lord Nezhiyue, and now he has a closer relationship with Lord Buyun Zhize, and can be regarded as Buyun Zhize's No. 2 henchman in the Senate.

Xituxiao's family has always been allied with the Buyun family, and he, the commander-in-chief of the Praetorian Guard, is also won by Lord Buyun, and he is Lord Buyun's number one henchman.

After introducing the internal situation of the Senate, You Shi added: "Our eyeliner found that when the tribal elder of the An family was assassinated, someone had seen Elder Efu's personal servant Ekuan at Zhongxiu Pass. ”

On the list of five people presented to the high priest by Lord Buyun, the first in line was Elder Efu.

The Eshi are one of the oldest families of the highlanders, they are not allied with the four major families, and have close ties with several tribes with in-law traditions, such as the Guo and Yuan, and maintain a relatively independent state.

According to the conclusions reached by the five rulers and investigations, the focus of suspicion has been on Elder Ofu and others, and during the meeting, Lord Nenokoshi forcibly put the two adults on the list of purge and reported them to the high priest on the grounds that although there is no conclusive evidence, it is necessary to prevent problems before they happen, and Lord Buyun has no choice but to submit the list of five people he drew up to the high priest through personal channels.

After Ji Heng heard these things, he asked Yu She, "May I ask Archdeacon, do you know that Lord Nezhiyue has close contacts with those people in the standing army?"

You Shi thought about it carefully and replied: "His Highness the God of War, there are not many people who have contacts, and there are no close ones. ”

Ji Heng frowned and said, "Then what is his purpose in putting these two adults on the list?"

Buyun Zhize said: "Lord Ben doesn't think he wants to arrange his own people to replace him, but simply to eliminate political enemies and kill people. ”

Ji Heng nodded, and said: "There is this possibility, I think he is more likely to blame others, in the future royal court, due to your special status, you will be a strong contender for the phase, he and you compete for this position at all, there is no certainty of victory, after secretly getting rid of the two adults, he can let out the wind, saying that these are all your doings, leading the two adult families to compete with you, he can sit back and reap the profits." ”

Buyun Zhifeng said: "It's very likely, otherwise I really can't explain why he insisted on putting these two adults on the list." ”

Ji Heng said: "After the two lists are reported, does the high priest have any instructions?"

You Shi shook his head and said, "Not yet." ”

Ji Heng smiled: "You say she will agree to that list?"

Yu Shidao: "Five people." ”

Lord Buyun Zhize smiled: "Lord Ben predicted, she didn't agree with any of it, and sent it back to let the five people govern and make their own decisions." ”

Ji Heng said: "The priests beside her will follow you to study, and then give an order in the name of the five-person ruling to start according to the list of five." ”

Lord Buyun Zhize stroked his palm and smiled: "What you see is slightly the same, what you see is slightly the same." ”

Yu Shi asked, "What I don't understand is that Lord Ne, who must also know that the High Priest would do this, why did he report the list of seven?"

Ji Heng said coldly: "Blaming others doesn't necessarily have to kill people, it's enough to have that heart." ”

Yu Shi suddenly realized and said, "Terrible, terrible." ”

Situ asked, "Isn't he afraid that we will leak the news and let those two adults trouble him?"

Ji Heng said: "Don't be afraid, he knows that we have to take care of the overall situation, for us, the marriage between Ji Buyun and the high priest is the first, and there is no way to play these small actions." ”

Buyun Zhize said: "In order to ensure that there are no extraneous branches, Xitu, Lord Ben will strive to hand over the right to do it to you, and when the time comes, you must be careful and never show the slightest clue." ”

Xitu said: "No problem, there are more than twenty new cultivators in the Praetorian Guard yesterday, these people are all superb, I am going to ask Ji Buyun to arrange and let them do it." ”

Ji Heng nodded and said, "Well, it is indeed much more certain for them to do it than Ji Meng and Ji Fan." ”

Lord Buyun Zhifeng interjected: "When the five people are in power and have a meeting, Brother Ze, you tell them that it is still up to Ji Meng and Ji Fan to do it. ”

Ji Heng and Buyun Zhize immediately understood what he meant, and nodded together: "Okay, this method is good." ”

Xitu thought for a while, and immediately understood the joints, thinking about Ji Cheng and said with a smile: "On the day of the start, I have to trouble the Western Shepherd, the more guests invited, the better, in the name of treats!"

Ji Cheng said with a smile: "It just so happens that my son-in-law's mansion in Haotian City is about to start construction in the next few days, how about treating guests in this name?"

You said: "It's good, it's just that Ji Gongzi's mansion in the priest's courtyard has just started, and here he wants to build a mansion in Haotian City, isn't it a bit too extravagant?"

Ji Cheng said: "What is extravagance? My son-in-law's income from mining is millions of silver a year, and the reward of the Taifu Gong is even more than this, how much can it cost to build a mansion? Not to mention that this mansion was built by order today, and the cost was borne by the Taifu Gong. ”

You Shi said enviously: "It's not comparable, Ji Gongzi's annual income is more than what I have earned in two lifetimes." ”

Xitu said with a smile: "Archdeacon, why did you forget, Brother Ji just doesn't need the silver of the Central Plains Empire, Lord Zhize is Brother Ji's own uncle, he is the richest man in the highlands, a mansion, what is it." ”

Lord Buyun Zhifeng smiled at Ji Cheng and said, "Otherwise, this mansion will be paid by Lord Ben, and it will be regarded as a wedding proposal for my nephew." ”

Xitu smiled and bowed his hand to Lord Buyun Zhifeng: "I'm sorry, forgive me, I forgot that Lord Zhifeng is also the uncle of Brother Ji, and he is also a rich man among the highlanders." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Ji Cheng arched his hand towards Lord Buyun Zhifeng and said: "Thank you, my lord, but Taifu Gong strictly ordered that this mansion must use his old man's silver, I don't have the courage to disobey his order, Lord Zhifeng, the marriage of the son, there are places where your uncle needs to contribute, what do you see?"

Lord Buyun Zhifeng smiled and said: "I know Ji Qian's temper, he wants to build a mansion for his nephew, how can Lord Ben be embarrassed to fight with him, Lord Ben has a little good thing at the bottom of the box, and wait for their wedding to take it out to add some joy." ”

The brothers Buyun Zhifeng and Buyun Zhize have monopolized the highland merchants for many years, and he solemnly said that he is a good thing at the bottom of the box, even if it is not a peerless treasure, it must be priceless.

In front of the barracks of the Priest's Academy, Ji Buyun received Nan Wan'er, who was dressed in a red leotard and had an eye-catching figure, and the elf princess winked at him playfully, and said with a smile: "Little brother, people came to see you, don't you invite people to come in and sit?"

Ji Buyun said in his heart: It's only been half an hour since I was separated, why did you come to see me in a hurry, there must be something important.

He made a gesture of please, and Nan Wan'er was not humble, and swaggered into his residence.

As soon as Ji Buyun entered, Nan Wan'er's two maids immediately guarded Ji Buyun's door, and it seemed that the elf princess had specially explained to them when she came.

After Ji Buyun invited Nan Wan'er to sit down, he asked, "Wan'er, is there anything important?"

Nan Wan'er squinted her big eyes, and the thief said with a grin: "Little brother, you and my eldest wife just now, this little wife is only greedy, now while she is away, can't I ask you to compensate for others?"

Ji Buyun said: "Wan'er, don't mess around, if there's something, hurry up." ”

Nan Wan'er snorted and said, "Why are you so impatient with others?"

Ji Buyun said: "It's not that you are impatient, you came to me so soon, there must be something special, say it quickly, the business is important." ”

Nan Wan'er said with a straight face: "Little brother, you guessed it right, people are here to relieve your worries." ”

Ji Buyun smiled: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Nan Wan'er took out a black mask from her sleeve and handed it to Ji Buyun and said, "Little brother, do you remember what people told you?"

Ji Buyun had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and said with great joy: "Smart, smart, Wan'er, you are so smart, haha, use the way of others to govern their bodies, powerful, powerful, you can do it cleanly when you do it like this, and no one can find any clues." ”

Nan Wan'er leaned over and hugged Ji Buyun's arm, raised her little face to look into his eyes and said, "Little brother is also very smart, it's a little bit thorough, people have this way, hehe, you praise others again." ”

Ji Buyun smiled: "Well, well, this method couldn't be better, Wan'er, thank you." ”

Nan Wan'er pursed her lips and said, "Thank you, forget it, don't you have any specific expression?"

Ji Buyun said: "What do you want to eat?" I'll let the cook do it. ”

Nan Wan'er said: "No, people know, you asked Steward Ji to transfer two cooks over, what people want to eat, go back to them to explain." ”

The temptation of food failed, and Ji Buyun couldn't think of anything that could interest this foodie princess, so he had to say, "Then what do you want?"

Nan Wan'er's big eyes rolled and said, "What people want is very simple, can you give it?" ”

Ji Buyun knew that as long as the elf princess rolled her eyes, she was thinking about it, and he said carefully: "You say it first." ”

Nan Wan'er said: "No, you can only say it if you promise others first." ”