"Elder Xiao, you came too recklessly this time."

On a rockery in a mansion, the sun is shining, flowers are blooming, and all around are maids and servants who are shuttling back and forth, serving bowls of tea and wine, and plates of fresh fruits, paws, peanuts and other dried fruits.

Xiao Yanfeng, the Great Elder of the White Lotus Sect, didn't seem to have gone through that thrilling underground escape at all, and brought people here as guests in a grand manner.

Opposite him sat an old man in his seventies, with snow-white hair and beard that was not messy, and although there were some age spots on his face and arms, they were still well maintained, and those age spots on his face and arms were not ugly, but they seemed to be the crystallization of life wisdom and wisdom.

He was a little surprised by Xiao Yanfeng's arrival, but he was not flustered, the outside was covered with plainclothes and Jinyi guard law enforcement officers, all of whom wanted to arrest this group, but he dared to risk the world's condemnation and entertain them here.

"Forgive me, my lord, we are indeed on an important mission on this trip, otherwise the younger generation would not have ventured to come in person, let alone Her Highness the Holy Maiden."

At this time, the holy woman sat next to the Great Elder, looking at the old man opposite with some nervousness, and the row of people in official uniforms standing behind the old man, all of whom were the sons and nephews of the old man.

"Can you send someone to spread the word, if you don't say anything like this, it will attract unnecessary attention." The old man stroked the dragon head crutch in his hand.

"It's because it's so important, it can only be said by the juniors and His Royal Highness in person, and no one can be allowed to pass on the word." Xiao Yanfeng said.

"Oh, let's stay in the house for a few days, and we'll talk slowly." The old man understood what the other party meant, so he stopped asking. Xiao Yanfeng said that the mission is important, and I am afraid that I can only talk to him alone.

"The presence of Her Highness the Holy Maiden is really a shining sight." Only then did the old man say a word to the holy woman.

"Don't dare to be, you should come to meet the boss. My master said that he had received your gift back then, and asked the younger generations to thank him a lot. The saint said softly.

"You're polite, the respected master was a great figure back then, and the old man was also admired. What gifts are exaggerated, we have cooperated for decades, and it is appropriate to help each other. The old man smiled.

He didn't understand why Xiao Yanfeng brought this new saintess over, it was really just to visit him, and he wanted to use some of the kindness of the previous saintess with him to impress him?

He did like the previous saintess of the White Lotus Sect very much, and regarded her as a woman, and most of his interactions with the White Lotus Sect were personally arranged by the previous saintess. However, if the White Lotus Sect thought that this relationship could be passed down from generation to generation, it would be ridiculously wrong.

"Wouldn't the juniors be in danger if they stayed here?" Xiao Yanfeng asked.

"The peace of mind is, although this is not a Longtan tiger's den, those who dare to search the old man's house are afraid that they have not yet been born." The old man said proudly.

Xiao Yanfeng smiled in his heart, of course he knew the identity and status of the old man, otherwise he wouldn't dare to break into the mansion, but he still had to make it clear. He is not afraid that the other party will sell them, in that case, the other party will also have to exterminate the clan, and sometimes if a boundary is exceeded, there is no turning back.

Despite this thought, he was still full of respect for the old man, and this respect was second only to the treatment of the Holy Lord, so he was willing to regard himself as a junior in front of the old man with the respect of a hero.

"If you entertain Elder Xiao and the Holy Maiden and his party, your family's mouths should be tighter." The old man commanded.

"Rest assured, father." A middle-aged man in a second-grade official uniform bowed to the back.

"There's Lord Lao bothering." The Grand Elder thanked him.

"Brother Xiao is not too slow, that is, in extraordinary times, there must be places where hospitality is not good."

The two sides were polite for a while, and then someone led the group to rest with the maid servant.

"Father, they didn't mean to tie us up like this, they wanted to kill everyone and live everyone, this is not a good negotiation posture, it is clearly forcing us to agree."

In a secret room, the middle-aged man in the second-grade official mansion said angrily to the old man.

At this time, there were only three people in the secret room, one was an old man sitting on the Taishi chair with his eyes closed, and two sons standing in front of him, which also showed that in this huge family, only these three people could touch the top secret.

"You can't look at things that way, you're looking at them too simply. They didn't mean to sink the ship with us, even if something happened to us, they would have a way to get out safely. The White Lotus Sect still has some means. The old man squinted.

"But the trouble they brought was too great, and my son was a little worried that someone would find out after a long time, and we couldn't afford it at that time."

"Don't worry, if I can't help it, I won't dare to keep them at home. Even if someone outside knows about it, do they dare to come in and search it? If they can't find it, how can they get off this stage? Besides, not only do we want to do business with the Tatars, but also a few big families want a piece of the pie, and they won't let the people of the Jinyi Guards mess around and disrupt this big business. "The old man is determined.

"Father, is this business really so profitable? Let many people risk killing their heads without regard to it? The other son only then asked.

"Of course. If the mutual market is opened, the annual tea, horses, ironware, silk, salt, beef and mutton, wool, etc., these alone are not something that a family can eat, and several big families have to join forces to eat. The savannah is not as barren as most people think, and there are many treasures, not to mention the passages that connect to the outer lands. The old man laughed.

"But can this be done? My father has been working on this for many years, but he still hasn't had much of a harvest. "The eldest son of the old man is obviously not very optimistic.

"It's a pity to say this, the first emperor was already moved in his old age, although Xu Xiang didn't say it, in fact, it was also acquiesced, and it was almost done at that time, but it was a pity that the first emperor did not live forever, and he actually let go. In particular, Gao Xiang and Zhang Xiang strongly advocated that they should resolutely not open the mutual market, unless the Tatars were willing to send the heads of Sect Leader Zhao and others. The king of Alta is not stupid, he is willing to cut off his arm to help, and the stalemate between the two sides is nothing more than this. ”

"Since the opening of the mutual market is also extremely important to King Alta, why is he unwilling to give up Sect Master Zhao?" The old man's other son asked.

"King Alta is also a bold person, he is willing to accept such an alliance under the city, and even if King Alta wants to do this, he may not be able to do it, and Sect Master Zhao dares to survive under the elbow of King Alta, so naturally there is a way to protect himself. The imperial court insisted on the heads of Sect Leader Zhao and others, but it was just to let the Tatars go to war with Sect Leader Zhao and others, and the court would reap the benefits of the fishermen. The old man explained to his two sons.

This matter has always been the responsibility of the old man personally, and the two sons don't know much, he may think that this time the other party's heavyweights came to the house to talk in person, and he also wants the two sons to know more, so as not to appear passive when they get it.

"So, do you want to inform those families?" The old man's eldest son asked.

"No, let's talk first, so that we can get the greatest benefit, since we bear the risk of extermination, how can we let them share part of the benefits? Once the mutual market is opened, I think the king of Altan should also know how to treat me. The old man vetoed.

"My son means he wants them to share some of the risks." The old man's eldest son was still worried.

"It's not about sharing the risk, it's about increasing the risk, and the more people who have the facts, the greater the risk. The two of you listen to me in this matter, and you must not make your own decisions, otherwise it will really be a big disaster. The old man warned.

The two sons had no choice but to bow down and respond.

Although they were all middle-aged and still members of the imperial court, they always felt like three-year-old children in front of their wise father, so they obeyed their father's words as hadiths.

In a row of houses facing the flowing water in front of them, the people of the White Lotus Sect patrolled around.

Only the Great Elder and the Holy Maiden sat and drank tea in the room, and the Holy Maiden's maids stood behind and waited.

"Great Elder, they won't do anything, will they?" The saint was a little nervous, lest the other party sell them to the court. She knew how much she and the Great Elder's heads were worth.

"No, first, doing so will cost them the same amount or even more, and second, they know that even if they want to, we can't do it. Since the old man dares to come in, he is sure to go out. Xiao Yanfeng said with a smile.

He has hardly suffered any losses in his life, except for being expelled from the mainland by the imperial court and living in the Mongolian steppe, which is also forced by the general trend, and cannot be recovered by the strength of a single person.

In addition, he was ruthlessly placed by Rosie, which almost killed him, so he always did not take precautions in the face of Rosie, lest he get on the thief ship of Luo Devils.

Except for Luo Guizi, he is calm and calm everywhere and in the face of anyone, showing the demeanor of a generation of giants.

Without this kind of self-confidence, he didn't dare to take the holy woman into the Central Plains, let alone come to the feet of the Son of Heaven. The Holy Maiden is of great significance to the White Lotus Sect, and there must be no mistakes. The previous saintess was half ruined by Luo Devil, and if this saintess confessed in the mainland again, the face of the White Lotus Sect would of course be gone.

Seeing the Great Elder's calm attitude, the Holy Maiden's heart gradually calmed down. Of course, she is not an ordinary person, otherwise she would not be a saint, but if she can control the situation in any situation like the Great Elder, she can't do it, she is too young.

"Will they agree to our proposed agreement?" The saint asked.

This is also an important mission for her to come to the capital this time, and she wants to reach an agreement in the name of the saint, so that she can recover the loss caused by the damage to the prestige of the previous saint, and let the believers worship the saint like a god.

She is the god created by the White Lotus Sect.

"They have long been interested in signing the contract, but now they still need the approval of the imperial court, and the work of the imperial court has to be done by them, and our task is to push them to speed up the progress."

The Holy Maiden understood that what the Great Elder said was the true purpose of their trip.