Zhang Xiu thought that he didn't know his secret return, so he would have the opportunity to observe that Liu Lan well, after all, only by knowing himself and knowing his opponent can he win all battles. However, Zhang Xiu was far from expecting that he had already been targeted by Liu Lan.

So when Zhang Xiu rushed back to Bajun from Hanzhong, Liu Lan got the news as soon as possible, and Liu Lan also felt that the time was ripe and it was time to carry out his next plan.

Although Liu Lan seems to have a very high status in the hearts of the people of Ba County and has many followers, Liu Lan himself knows very well that all this is only superficial, without the precipitation of time, these can't withstand a little wind and waves at all, not to mention that he relies on these people to dominate the world and unify the Three Kingdoms.

Although Liu Lan is confident that if he continues to develop like this, he can also become the next Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu, or even better than them, so that these people are willing to move forward for themselves, fight for themselves, and dominate the world for themselves. But it's a pity that all of this takes time, and what I lack is time, and I don't have so much heart to put it all the time.

After all, Taoism or something is just a step to gain a piece of territory, I don't want to become a pope or something, there are too many constraints like that, and it is not the way Liu Lan wants, after all, he is about to be laughed to death now, if he really becomes a pope, thinking about the reaction of others, Liu Lan feels that he will go crazy.

So Liu Lan's goal at the beginning was Zhang Xiu, but fortunately, after a few months of hard work, Zhang Xiu couldn't sit still as he expected, and rushed back to Bajun in person.

And just when Zhang Xiu rushed back to Ba County, wanting to suppress Liu Lan's reputation and solve the crisis in Ba County in one fell swoop, Zhang Xiu carefully observed Liu Lan and analyzed Liu Lan's previous cases, Zhang Xiu was surprised to find that he was not sure of victory.

At the beginning, although he heard that Liu Lan was familiar with Taoist classics, many celebrities respected him, and several proud disciples under his command were not his opponents. But who is Zhang Xiu? Those who practice Taoism in Yizhou are the authorities in this regard.

However, Zhang Xiu underestimated Liu Lan's brain and family background, after careful investigation, Zhang Xiu found that he really had no certainty of victory, if he failed in this kind of debate, it was almost equivalent to sending the reputation he had accumulated over the years to achieve Liu Lan's prestige, and he had no time to turn over, so Zhang Xiu retreated, and had to consider suppressing Liu Lan's reputation from other aspects.

However, just after Zhang Xiu retreated, he was at home thinking about where he could suppress Liu Lan, and Liu Lan, who had been waiting for Zhang Xiu, was a little impatient.

"What's going on? This Zhang Xiu has not moved for so long, isn't he coming back for me? ”

Liu Lan, who couldn't wait for Zhang Xiu to come to the door at home, wondered, it stands to reason that Zhang Xiu was going to raise troops to respond to Zhang Jiao in July, at this time he should be eager to solve himself immediately, why did he not move after coming back? Could it be that he behaved too well and scared Zhang Xiu?

Zhang Xiu can think slowly, but Liu Lan can't wait, after all, Zhang Jiao has been raising troops for a while, if Zhang Xiu can't start troops according to the original history in July, then after a while, the defeat of the Yellow Turban Thief will come, where did Zhang Xiu have the courage to continue to raise troops? In this case, his plans and efforts are almost in vain.

Liu Lan, who made up his mind to let things develop according to history, couldn't sit still anymore, and took the initiative to visit Zhang Xiu and discuss the scriptures with Zhang Xiu, which made Zhang Xiu, who got the news, instantly blackened his face.

This is also too arrogant, I haven't gone to trouble him yet, this Liu Lan actually knocked on the door.

"Master, this guy is too arrogant, let me go and beat him out, just say you're not there, and few people know that you're back anyway."

Seeing that Zhang Xiu's face was not good-looking, some disciples immediately expressed their indignation that they wanted to give Liu Lan, who dared to take the initiative to slap his face, a good look.

"What? Could it be that I, Zhang Xiu, am a person who hides his head and tail? Or am I scared of him? ”

After hearing the loyalty expressed by his disciple, Zhang Xiu's face became even more ugly, if he really refused to see it today, then if it was spread, his reputation would be ruined. As for his absence? This kind of talk can only deceive children, and it can't be hidden from people with intentions at all.

"Go and ask him in."

Although he was not sure of victory, Zhang Xiu still didn't want to weaken the momentum on his side. Although he is not sure of winning, he is not a person who can be manipulated, and he really fights, the victory or defeat is not yet known, if he retreats, does Liu Lan really think that he is afraid of him?

Liu Lan definitely didn't have any intention of provoking this time, but looking at the other party's face, Liu Lan also knew that the timing he chose was wrong, and he seemed to be in a bit of a hurry. After all, he had just defeated several of Zhang Xiu's proud disciples, Zhang Xiu hurried back, and before he could wait for the other party to make a move, he came to visit him tightly, saying that he was not looking for trouble, and the other party would not believe it.

However, if Zhang Xiu waited a little longer to support Zhang Jiao in Hanzhong, it would be too late for him to join them at that time. The most important thing is that he must not join a rebel organization, after all, the identity of the Han clan will also help him a lot in the future.

After Zhang Xiu let Liu Lan take him to the living room, he dismissed all his disciples after serving tea and exchanging a few polite words to each other, after all, the outcome of this debate is unpredictable, and under the words, he will inevitably fall into some embarrassing situation for a while, Zhang Xiu doesn't want others to see his predicament.

Although he asked a little knowingly, Zhang Xiu still tried his best to avoid a conflict with Liu Lan now, and tried his best to squeeze out a smiling face and asked with a smile.

"I wonder why you came to visit the office late at night?"

Although Liu Lan is still young, with his attainments in Taoist classics and his local reputation in Ba County, Zhang Xiu is not an exaggeration even if he claims to be a Taoist friend, but since Zhang Xiu called it like this, it means that Zhang Xiu regards Liu Lan as a figure of his own level and does not dare to underestimate it at all.

At this moment, Liu Lanfang had the opportunity to take a closer look at this legendary figure who was famous in Yizhou. Although Zhang Xiu's face was black before, the whole person was still arrogant and graceful, but at this moment, when his smiling face was revealed, it gave people a feeling of being like a spring breeze and the closeness of the old man next door. is worthy of being the founder of the Five Bucket Rice Sect, and being able to fool so many people into working for him is unique just because of this style.

After hearing Zhang Xiu's question, Liu Lan put down the tea in his hand, stared at the old fox in front of him, and smiled slightly.

"Brother Zhang Dao has always been my respected Taoist predecessors, I have always wanted to understand the demeanor of Brother Dao but has always been a side of the relationship, today I have to know that Brother suddenly turned back from Hanzhong, and I was overjoyed for a while, I didn't tell him, I want to ask Brother Dao for advice, and please Brother Dao Don't blame."

Liu Lan kept staring at Zhang Xiu when she spoke, and her smiling eyes couldn't be found, but she deliberately paused when she mentioned the word "ask for advice".

Sure enough, Zhang Xiu's smile froze when he heard it, he didn't expect this guy to tear his face with himself as soon as he came to the door without saying a word, and he didn't want the demeanor of the Taoist family at all. And this guy is so arrogant, he really thinks he can't do it? I have been operating here for so many years, and I am by no means a person who is slaughtered by others.

Seeing that Liu Lan was so ill-intentioned, he was about to tear his face with himself when he opened his mouth, Zhang Xiu didn't bother to continue to do the work on the face, his face immediately became cold, and when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Liu Lan with a smile.

"Brother Dao Zhang, it was just a joke just now, Brother Dao is really a master, I'm going to call the door, Brother Dao can still handle it calmly, Lan admires it very much."

When Zhang Xiu heard this, the anger in his eyes instantly burned, and his face was full of hair. This is scolding me for being bullied, and there is nothing I can do? Junior, dare to bully me like this?

But before Zhang Xiu could burst out, Liu Lan continued to speak as if he hadn't seen Zhang Xiu's expression, and the following words made Zhang Xiu dispel the idea of giving Liu Lan a good look.

"I saw that when I came to the door just now, Brother Dao's disciples treated me like an enemy, so there must have been some misunderstanding in this, so I made a joke with Brother Dao, but I saw Brother Dao's reaction just now, I think Brother Dao also thinks that I came to the door today with bad intentions? Brother Dao thinks like this, it really makes me sad. ”

"Oh, misunderstanding? I would like to hear about it. ”

Zhang Xiu quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, took a sip of tea, and then continued to watch Liu Lan's performance quietly.

Liu Lan said this, that is, he was the first to soften, since he didn't come to the door to find trouble today, there was a lot of room for maneuver, and since he said this, he must have asked for himself, and he was here to see what tricks he could come up with.

"Brother Dao doesn't know, if you talk about it carefully, Brother Dao is still my guide on the road of the Dao. It was precisely when I saw Brother Dao practicing medicine and medicine in Ba County, helping the needy, that I became interested in Taoism, or it was my sincerity that moved heaven and earth, and I had the opportunity to teach the book of heaven and man. As for what he did today, he was just imitating Brother Dao's past. ”

Liu Lan saw that Zhang Xiu's expression was not as vigilant and resistant as before, so she tried her best to get close to Zhang Xiu, hoping to bring the relationship between the two one closer, so that the next thing would be much easier.

"Daoyou has won the award, and the poor Dao is ashamed. What I do is just doing my duty, and it's more for my own cultivation, not to mention guiding fellow Daoists. ”

Although Zhang Xiu was noncommittal to Liu Lan's words on the surface, and indifferently rejected the top hat sent by Liu Lan, he had already turned a monstrous wave in his heart, thinking that he had accumulated virtue and done good for so many years, and he was also diligent in cultivation, but no immortal showed him the way. However, this Liu Lan didn't do any good deeds, and after reading a few Taoist scriptures, there were gods and men who felt his sincerity and taught the book of heaven at night? So what is my hard work for so many years?

In this era when gods and ghosts are easy to do, Liu Lan couldn't imagine how much psychological fluctuations his nonsense had caused to Zhang Xiu, a great god.

Looking at Zhang Xiu's attitude of rejecting people and thousands of miles away, Liu Lan scolded secretly in his heart, but he was still helpless, who let his time run out, and he had to use the person in front of him, he couldn't go on like this, let's get straight to the point with him.

"Brother Dao, listen to me, I came here today for cooperation."