Although I can't hear the mourning of sorrow, everyone's solemnity shows their extreme respect for the deceased. Because Guan Bumad has always had asthma, and as he grew older, he was in danger several times because of the onset of the disease, so no one thought it was strange that Guan Bumad suddenly died of asthma that day.

The owner of Glaive Villa, known as the Glaive Demon Guan Bu, won the ten-year ** Alliance Leader Contest eight years ago and was elected as the leader of the Alliance. I have never seen this martial arts alliance leader who is famous for a big knife and calls himself the son of Guan Gong, but in the past eight years, the rivers and lakes have been the sword king Shixian without evil spirit, the noble and cold purple saint Gu, and the arrogant and invincible Dugu who seeks defeat. In the past eight years, the rivers and lakes have been depressed and turbulent compared to those three heroes twenty years ago, and it is not easy for this **alliance leader to be able to dominate with a glaive long knife**, cultivate himself and help together, and maintain the stability of the entire ** surface.

I was dressed in plain color and unfatted powder, and respectfully bowed to the lord of the Guan League, expressing my respect as a junior. The hidden child behind him was full of melancholy. I knew that I must be as pale as paper at the moment, and my eyes were bloodshot.

**The funeral of the alliance leader can't be missed, and Yu Wenhua here in Jiangnan also caught me off guard. So, I tried my best to mobilize balance and appease in three days, and I planned a lot for the development of events later, for three days and three nights, I almost never closed my eyes, and under the simultaneous wear and tear of my mind and body, no matter how good my martial arts foundation was, I couldn't bear it. Even now, when I dumped the Qingying Sect to Uncle Qi, I was still worried from time to time.

On either side of the coffin stood two rows of people in black suits, who were his personal guards. They all had an iron face that could not see joy or anger, and one of them was particularly special, with gentle facial features and warm eyes, but there was a kind of indifference and alienation that rejected people thousands of miles away.

I recognized him at a glance, Hou Junji.

Since that day of the burning of the Thousand Swords Society, I have asked him to leave Jiangnan and go to Yanyue Villa in Shandong. With his own ability, martial arts, and the secret help of my Qingying Sect, he was already the personal guard of the owner of the village in just one month. Originally, he was asked to stay there and wait for the Qing Ming Sect to gain a firm foothold and move north, but he didn't want to, he actually started so early. I hated him in my heart, but I refused to show my face or look at him. At the beginning, Hou Junji was sent to Yanyue Villa, firstly, because Guan Bumad was not a fool, and if he wanted to mix in his personal guard for a long time, it was not something ordinary people could do. The second is that Hou Junji once managed so many Qinlou Chuguan gambling houses in the south of the Yangtze River, and he knew in his heart how much of the benefits he had, and it was impossible for Guan Bu to buy him. Now, he did not rebel, but the emperor of the sky was far from making his own assertions. I sneered secretly, should I be glad that at least he didn't miss the assassination, otherwise today it would not be me Duan Jinlu who went north to Shandong, it would be the ** factions that killed Huqiu Mountain.

On the other side, I saw acquaintances again.

Li Shimin is still wearing a low-key and luxurious black brocade robe, and those obsidian-like eyes, shining and sharp like the sun, a dark black robe can never hide the light he exudes from the inside out. Last time, Yuan Ji said that they didn't want to wade into the troubled waters of **, and I was wondering why Li Shimin appeared so openly at the funeral of the ** alliance leader. Of course, if I had known that many years later he would have been in a righteous and open relationship with the anti-thief Wagangzhai Jinlan, I would not be puzzled or surprised now.

Li Shimin looked around at everyone with a smile, and his expression of neither joy nor sadness appropriately showed the courtesy that his Tang Gongzi should have. I caught a glimpse of the unconcealed smile in his eyes as he looked at me, and my heart churned, and it seemed that this matter was not so simple.

After the ceremony, I exchanged a few words with the people of Yanyue Villa in the mourning hall and the ** characters who came to worship Guan Bu Crazy, and everyone sang the praises of this ** alliance leader with a sigh on their faces, and the scene was not funny. And because I am a woman, I comforted Guan Bumad's family members who cried so much that pear blossoms brought rain. Looking at the women who were crying so much but still wearing no makeup, and who were more beautiful because of their weakness, I touched my bleak face because of excessive exhaustion, thinking that they must be laughing at me in their hearts.

"Sect Master Duan," it was Hou Junji who stepped forward, "Guan Xu, the personal guard of the Zhuang Lord, who is under him." If Sect Leader Duan doesn't dislike it, please rest in the village first, a wing room has been prepared for the sect leader, Sect Leader Duan please. As he spoke, he guided politely.

I knew he had something to say, so I said, "Please." ”

After entering the wing, Hou Junji carefully closed the door, and after confirming that the partition wall had no ears, he stood with his hands down and called in a low voice: "Sect Master." ”

"Master?" I put down the teacup and sneered, "I heard you right, you colluded with Li Shimin, I thought you had forgotten about me, the sect leader." What benefits did he give you, greater than what my Qingying Sect can give you? ”

Hou Junji was not surprised when he heard this, but he didn't deny it, and he didn't even have superfluous movements and superfluous expressions, and still said calmly: "Sect Master, subordinates do cooperate with Li Shimin, but they are not colluding. Has the sect leader ever thought that if he really goes north step by step, although his strength can grow steadily, it will also make all sects and factions more and more guarded, not to mention the ** factions, and even become the target of the white road and various regimes, even if the sect leader wants to win with his strength in the ** big competition two years later, there will definitely be many elbows, it is better to hit everyone by surprise now, and when our Qingming Sect takes power overnight, it is too late for them to react. Besides, with our financial resources in Jiangnan, it is not impossible to take care of the north and south at the same time, and the Lord Protector of the Black Dragon Gang is definitely at his disposal, and the sect leader only needs to take care of the unification now. It was because of this thought that the subordinates accepted Li Shimin's joint offer. It is not good for the sect leader to seek stability too much in this matter, so his subordinates will quickly cut through the mess for the sect leader, and the sect leader will continue to suffer from it, and his subordinates will not dare to betray the sect leader and Qing Ming, and the subordinates will make claims for the sake of ......"

"Hou Junji." I interrupted him and said coldly, "You dare to say that you didn't betray me, hum, it's a quick knife to cut through the mess, do you know that just now Yu Wenhua has arrived in Jiangdu." Your good intentions have forced our Qingying Sect to suffer from the enemy. ”

This time, he was finally stunned, and then took a deep breath: "I didn't expect Yu Wenhua to suddenly go south, causing the Qingming Sect to be in danger, because his subordinates were not thoughtful. His subordinates made assertions and did not dare to ask the sect leader for forgiveness. As soon as he finished speaking, I approached him, and looking at his fearless face, Huo Huo's palm finally stopped in front of his chest.

Hou Junji seemed a little surprised, but I would rather believe that he was surprised by my free internal force control, and I would not believe that he was surprised that I didn't hurt him, he said lightly: "The sect leader is good at martial arts, thank you sect leader." ”

I didn't look at him, and slowly picked up my teacup: "It's good to do it yourself, don't take it as an example." With a wave of his hand, he motioned for him to go out. Yes, Hou Junji, it's still very useful.

"Sect Master Duan, please have a good rest, and after lunch, please ask Sect Master Duan to go to the main hall of the villa to discuss matters. Guan Xu retired. He spoke aloud and withdrew.

I'm angry, but it's not the time to have a seizure. In fact, what Hou Junji said is also good, it is indeed easier for me to ascend to the position of ** alliance leader, but isn't this too cheap Li Shimin? Only by stretching the front can more profits be squeezed out of him. Li Shimin is not a good type, when the Qingming Sect is sleepy and lacking, he will definitely be taken away. How could I, Duan Jinlan, do such a stupid thing of losing my wife and breaking my soldiers. It's a pity that Hou Junji doesn't know what to do, and this time I gave Li Shimin a chance to take advantage of it, and I will have to break Hou Junji's hateful nature.

As for this Li Shimin, he has to give him a small punishment first.