Xu Ning's words completely angered Lin Wushu, and a terrifying murderous aura appeared on his old face, which was extremely incommensurate with the calmness that should be reflected at his age. Ordinary people always think that older people, women and children, these people should be disadvantaged, but this law does not work on the soul continent, and under every face, there may be hidden secrets that no one knows. Therefore, when Xu Ning saw this face full of anger, he didn't feel afraid, but felt very down-to-earth because of such a real expression.

"Xu Ning, what did you mean by what you said just now, are you despising the old man? Say I don't have a brain? Lin Wushu held the letter in his hand and kept trembling.

"Senior Lin, you obviously know that I didn't mean that." Xu Ning said helplessly, how can this old man's temper get bigger the older he gets?

"Then you can make it clear!"

Xu Ning coughed lightly and said, "You all said that you understood me about Xia Zhiyuan's killing, but this is not the case. This kind of thing, the taste of it, only the person concerned can understand, just like now, obviously there is no malice, but Senior Lin is still angry. ”

"Since you have no malicious intent, let's make it clear, let's get together today, it's not a casual chat." Zhao Wu walked over and said. Xu Ning understood that Patriarch Zhao Wu was actually changing the topic and relieving himself. In that case, let's go down the slope and get off the donkey!

"Senior Lin, everyone, my idea is very simple, the reason why so many strange things have happened in Qingfeng City now must be the Dongzhou Imperial Family! I don't think you can deny that! Xu Ning calmed down. Try to calm your breath as much as possible.

"This one is natural!"

"Very good, in that case, let's analyze the purpose of the Dongzhou Imperial Family. It's also very simple, there are many people in Qingfeng City, but there are only a few who play a key role. The five major families naturally can't get rid of it, and they are the first to bear the brunt! However, when it comes to the purpose, do the people of the Dongzhou Royal Family want to kill all the five major families? I don't think it's possible! ”

"What is the reason for that?" Lin Wuyi asked with a frown.

"They're tempting, they're dividing the families of Breez, and that's why they're killing the Couriers. Killing a courier serves two purposes. On the one hand, it is possible to obtain information on incoming and outgoing communications. Grasp the latest developments of the five major families, on the other hand, it is to test the killing of people to see if the five major families are suspicious of the Dongzhou royal family. ”

Song Yun frowned and said, "According to what you said." Those who killed Xia Zhiyuan's predecessors. is deliberately exposed. Is that kind of killing method also intentional? ”

"Is there a better explanation than that? So. I advise you, especially Patriarch Lin, not to act rashly, or even to show it, otherwise it will happen to fall into the strategy of the Dongzhou royal family! Once they catch the handle of your betrayal of the Dongzhou Empire, they will unceremoniously kill the killer! Moreover, it is necessary for me to remind everyone that in Qingfeng City, it seems that the power of each family is huge, but what is it compared to the military power of the entire empire? You all have people in your family who are lurking in the Imperial Army, and this must be very clear. ”

As soon as he spoke, the patriarchs of the four major families were silent, and even Ouyang Zhantian's brows were tightly locked.

"Actually, I also suspect that Xia Zhiyuan's death is by no means such a simple incident, the people of the Dongzhou royal family may want to use this matter to give us a warning! Those who betray the Empire, even if they serve the Empire, will not let it go! Ouyang Zhantian let out a long sigh.

Lin Wuxian's anger slowly dissipated a little, and comparing in front of different strengths can always show difference and pressure, which is why the more rational a person is, the less courageous he is. In fact, it cannot be said that people are not good to be timid, fear is the nature of human beings to avoid danger, if in the face of strong power, there is no sense of fear in the heart, it can only be like a moth to a fire, an instant splendor, and then forever falling. If you do this, you will be easily wiped out.

Only when a person is alive can he have a qiē, and when he dies, he is worthless. One more corpse out of thin air will just make people feel bored, and many people understand the truth, but at the moment of life and death, there are very few people who can keep their sanity. The Soul Continent has always been a martial spirit, and avoiding danger will be seen as greedy for life and afraid of death, which is not in line with mainstream values.

However, in Xu Ning's opinion, this approach is simply stupid, and he will not let the people around him lose their lives lightly. No matter how big the world is, it is composed of one individual, even if it is an extremely vicious person, as long as he can change his evil and return to the right, Xu Ning will not let them die lightly.

"Are we just going to have to sit there? Do you let things go on like this? Do those who die die in vain? Zhao Wu was very unwilling to punch the table! With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the hard tabletop, as if a continent had cracked at the same time.

"Are we the kind of people who go against the grain?" Lin Wushu said coldly.

"Naturally not, not only are the patriarchs angry, but I, Xu Ning, will not be willing to be slaughtered." Xu Ning smiled slightly and said, "It's irrational to touch a stone with an egg, not to mention that the Dongzhou royal family you are facing is a stone mountain?" If you want to fight them, you have to have a harder tool in your hand, such as an iron drill! ”

"Xu Ning, what do you mean, tell your thoughts!" Ouyang Zhantian asked on behalf of everyone.

"Although the Eastern Zhou Empire is very large, it is not monolithic, such a behemoth always has some weak parts, we will seize these weak parts and concentrate our forces to attack, then this behemoth will inevitably form a chain reaction due to one reason, and finally collapse!"

"You've got a good idea, but what do you do? What is the weak part? ”

Xu Ning smiled slightly and said, "I don't know this now, but as long as there is constant friction with the Dongzhou royal family, there will always be a chance to find a flaw." Right now, I have an idea, and I don't know if you want to hear it. ”

"It's already burning eyebrows. You don't want to sell it anymore. Song Yun said anxiously.

"Alright! If I'm not mistaken, all of you have a lot of hermitage in your family! ”

When this question is raised, many people are reluctant to answer it head-on.

Because this is a tacit problem, a question of revealing the truth, and a question that is not very glamorous. It's like asking an Imperial Patrol how many eyeliners and undercover agents you have.

Hermit cultivation is also a kind of martial vein cultivator, they are essentially no different from all the cultivators on the continent, but because they have an extra identity. Therefore, it seems very mysterious. Any organization may have zài retreats. Their work was mainly for the purpose of monitoring and spying on intelligence, and in the earliest appearances, the mission of the retreat was mainly for their own people.

The emergence of hermitage was accompanied by the frequent occurrence of wars. Whether it's a family or an organization. There may be some traitors among them. In order to prevent the traitors from destroying it, the master would choose some trustworthy people to join the ranks of the hermitage, perhaps during the daytime. Like normal people, they are inconspicuous and even have a good relationship with the people around them, but they will mask or wear special masks when performing tasks to prevent being discovered.

Over time, hermitage has become a profession, a profession that cannot be seen, but for the chief, hermitage is the most trustworthy shadow, and in terms of inheritance, there will even be a situation where it will be passed on from father to son, and it will be a hermit for generations! But although such a profession is very valued by the master, it is a character who is very hated in the eyes of others!

Hermitages have no emotions in the process of carrying out their tasks, they can't spread rumors for no reason, they must truthfully announce some information, and of course there will be innocent incidents because of some speculation. What's even more terrifying is that these people are like stones in their hearts, they have no emotion, even if they meet their relatives in the course of a mission, they will not hesitate to kill them.

This is hermitage, a hateful but fearful profession.

Cultivating hermitage is an act that all families have, but no one wants to mention it. So when Xu Ning raised this question, everyone was almost silent.

"What's the matter, guys, weren't you in a hurry just now? Now that it's so quiet again, could it be that there is another way? Xu Ning said with a slight smile.

"Xu Ning, why did you bring up the topic of hermitage for no reason?" Lin Wudi couldn't help but ask.

Needless to say, the Lin family's retreat is the most in the entire Qingfeng City, and the information is also the most well-informed.

"Because the method I came up with has a lot to do with the retreat, and if you don't cooperate so much, you won't be able to carry it out." Xu Ning said in a deep tone.

"Something to do with the retreat?"

Xu Ning nodded and said: "What is the hermit for, I don't think I need to explain much, and the Xu family will not deny anything, I understand, the hermit cultivated by the Xu family is more powerful than all of you, and the reason will not be said much." Compared with the forces of the Dongzhou Empire, we are in the open and they are in the dark, and if we want to deal with them, ordinary methods will not work. So--I want to fight poison with poison! ”

"What do you mean, use the hermit to fight against the underground power of the Dongzhou Empire!" Lin Wushu said in surprise.

"Yes."

"It's not going to work." Zhao Wu and Song Yun frowned at the same time.

Lin Wudi also sighed and said, "Xu Ning, you should know the nature of hermitage!" Those people are all spy and search forces, and if you talk about combat power, I'm afraid they are not even as good as killers! ”

"Hmph, do you really know about hermitage?" Xu Ning smiled slightly.

"What do you mean? Our own people, don't we understand? ”

Xu Ning said: "All people think they understand, in fact, this understanding is only whether they are loyal or not, whether the task is completed or not, etc., for their real strength, no one will really know, because you don't care at all!" ”

Except for Ouyang Zhantian, the four of them looked at each other, but in retrospect, it was true.

The power of hermitage has never been expressed in front of people at all, because they are only responsible to the leader or patriarch alone, and it is impossible for such people to experience their strength personally.

"Do you often have discussions with the Xu family's hermits?" Duanmu Shangpu asked curiously.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Actually, I understood before they became hermits. (To be continued......)