Chapter 661: Cao Xingui
I frowned and said, "It must be Luo Zhongxing, he lived in a fierce god in Jiufeng Mountain Town at the beginning, and it seems that he didn't spend too much effort." ”
Liang Houzai sighed: "If it were us, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to go two or three rounds in front of the fierce god." If you really fight with Luo Zhongxing one day, how should you deal with him? ”
"The black and white Ding alone has already made us anxious, and it is not enough to rely on a few of us to deal with Luo Zhongxing." As I said this, I turned around and walked towards the Baiwu Mountain Hall.
After Zhao Dekai lost power, Baiwu Mountain returned to its old state, but the economic situation of Baiwu Mountain has obviously improved over the years, and those old buildings have also been repaired, and they are no longer as dilapidated as when I came the first two times.
I've never been to the Baiwu Mountain Hall, but I know that it's located in the direction of the south of the entire underground palace, and you should be able to reach it by walking along the main road that leads directly to the south.
When passing by the entrance of Bailian Hall, a few patrolling Baiwu Mountain Gate people also happened to pass by, and when they saw a few of us, they immediately ran up to stop us, asking us who we were, and why we didn't wear Baiwu Mountain uniforms when we were active in the Baiwu Mountain boundary.
I said that I was Zuo Youdao of the Shouzheng lineage, but they had never heard of the Shouzheng lineage, nor had they heard of the Soul Village, and they didn't even know Luo Fei, who had lived in Baiwu Mountain, nor had they heard of the Luo family.
Later, it was Old Man Wei who ran out of the hall, he angrily drove away those people, and then led us towards the main hall with a smile.
I asked Old Man Wei, "Is the Hundred Refining Hall also under your control now?" ”
He smiled flatteringly and said, "We haven't elected a new hall master for the Hundred Refining Hall and Xuanhuo Hall yet, so I'll take care of it for the time being." Hehe, those people just now are newcomers, it's normal if I don't know you, don't blame them, it's not easy for them to be newcomers. ”
I said, "Is Baiwu Mountain also starting to expand now?" I remember that Yan Xiaotian once said to me that it is easy for Baiwu Mountain not to recruit disciples, even if it recruits disciples, it is also recruited from the major clans. ”
Old man Wei sighed: "The current Baiwu Mountain is also different from the past, the head of the sect is starting to cultivate its own power, so as to compete with several clans outside the Wei family, he has introduced a lot of fresh blood, but those elders will not let him come, and now the internal contradictions of Baiwu Mountain are also very acute." By the way, the left head heard about it, just some time ago, the master of our sect passed away. ”
I nodded, "I heard." ”
"She's committing suicide," Old Man Wei leaned up to me and whispered, "You should know it, we're in charge of that woman's feelings...... Some can't tell. When a few elders found out about this, they spread rumors everywhere that our leader was in trouble and wanted to remove him from his position. That woman went to a dead end for the cause of the sect. ”
In other words, Yan Xiaotian's senior mother was forced to death by the cooperation of several elders of Baiwu Mountain.
At first, I thought that she had some terminal illness before she died, in that case, Yan Xiaotian probably felt a little better, but she actually committed suicide for Yan Xiaotian, Yan Xiaotian's character I know too well, he must now think that he killed his master.
It seems that Yan Xiaotian's matter is much more troublesome than I imagined.
As he got closer and closer to the main hall, the number of people from the Baiwu Mountain Gate patrolling the road gradually increased, and Old Man Wei stopped his mouth and walked forward with his head down.
I could guess just by looking at him that many of these patrolling people were the eyeliner of other elders.
To be honest, I don't trust this old man Wei who sees the wind and steers the rudder, and it's hard to say what kind of role he plays in Baiwu Mountain now.
When he came to the door of the main hall, Old Man Wei said that Yan Xiaotian was inside, and then left in a hurry, I felt as if he had a ghost in his heart and didn't want to face Yan Xiaotian.
There are several people guarding the door of the hall, and the robes on their bodies are all dark blue stripes, which should be the disciples of Baiwu Mountain.
When we walked to the door, these people came over to stop us and asked us if we had a token to enter the main hall, they probably saw that we were brought by Old Man Wei, and their tone was very respectful, and one of them recognized me, and when they came up, they bowed to me, and respectfully called me "Left Master".
But we really don't have a token, and Yan Xiaotian didn't say before that a token is needed to enter the main hall.
A few people guarding the door were also embarrassed when they saw that we didn't have tokens, saying that they were asking us to wait, and that Yan Xiaotian should come out of the hall soon.
I've always hated waiting for people since I was a child, and I got annoyed when I heard the gatekeeper say this, so I immediately shouted at the temple door: "Yan Zhangpai, a guest is here!" ”
When a few Baiwu Mountain disciples guarding the door saw me shouting like this, they didn't stop me, but retreated to both sides of the temple gate, as if nothing had happened.
It didn't take long for Yan Xiaotian to come to the door, he looked at the gatekeepers on both sides of the gate, and didn't say anything, just beckoned to us: "Come in." ”
Yan Xiaotian's eyes were very kind when he looked at us, but his tone was extremely cold. I have a vague feeling that it's not that he doesn't want to talk more, but that he can't talk more.
As I followed him into the main hall, I saw an old man sitting in the main hall, and when he saw us, he frowned tightly, and his face was angry, and he did not seem to welcome us.
Yan Xiaotian let us sit casually, and then walked to the table near the south wall of the main hall, picked up a document and read it carefully.
As soon as we sat down, the old man in the same room with us asked me, "Are you Zuo Youdao?" ”
His attitude was not good, but I still had to pay attention to etiquette, and arched my hand at him: "I am." ”
He didn't say anything more, just stared at me with a frown, and I looked at him, giving him a smile from time to time.
After a while, the old man turned to Yan Xiaotian again: "Sect leader, you should think about the matter I said." ”
Yan Xiaotian waved his hand: "Don't think about it, no." When you go back, discuss it with the other elders and change your thinking. ”
The old man looked a little anxious: "This matter is related to the foundation of Baiwu Mountain!" ”
Yan Xiaotian stared at the document in his hand and said without any emotion: "Hasn't the foundation of Baiwu Mountain been destroyed by Zhao Dekai?" ”
When Yan Xiaotian said the words "Zhao Dekai", I saw the old man's eyebrows and feet twitch violently.
He looked at Yan Xiaotian with anger in his eyes.
Yan Xiaotian put down the documents in his hand and said to the old man: "Isn't it time to dilute your shares, there are several large-scale financial resources ready to settle in recently." ”
Hearing Yan Xiaotian say this, the old man's tone suddenly softened: "It can't be diluted anymore, we don't have many shares now." ”
Yan Xiaotian picked the corners of his mouth: "It's just to dilute the shares, and you will earn more after the financial resources settle in." This is only good for you, and there is no harm. ”
The old man's eyes began to wander, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Yan Xiaotian waved his hand at him: "You go back first, I'll think about the matter of shares." ”
The old man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak, but he didn't say anything, and finally he stood up, made a gesture to Yan Xiaotian, and then left sullenly.
It wasn't until the old man walked away that Yan Xiaotian let out a sigh of relief, looked at me and said, "You are here for my master's business, right?" ”
I said, "We are here for you." ”
Yan Xiaotian lay his entire upper body on the table, like a deflated ball, and after a long time, he said very vaguely: "Alas, you guys are finally here, I can't bear it alone." ”
We've been so busy all these years that we don't have time to see him, but I don't want to say that, it's like I'm making excuses for myself.
At this time, Yan Xiaotian slowly raised his head, he looked at me with red eyes, and almost used all his strength before he spit out a few words from between his teeth: "Master, she ...... Not suicide. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples of Baiwu Mountain, who had been guarding the door before, rushed in and said that Elder Cao was here.
Yan Xiaotian tried to calm his mind, took a deep breath, and said, "Let him in." ”
Within a few minutes, a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears entered the temple gate, he was wearing a very simple casual dress, no brand, and the fabric was not necessarily good, it should be a stall, but on his wrist he brought an unusually expensive watch, and the watch that Senior Brother Zhuang gave me at the beginning.
Such an outfit seems to tell others that he is rich, but very simple.
After he came in, he first arched his hand towards Yan Xiaotian, and then his gaze fell on our side again.
Several of us have had contact with the eldest lady of the Cao family, and most of the Cao family also know us, as soon as he saw me, he immediately put on a smiling face, and arched his hand towards me, and said: "Oh, it's the left master, look up for a long time." ”
I smiled and arched my hand at him, which was kind of a hello.
Yan Xiaotian introduced to me: "This is Elder Cao. ”
Elder Cao also echoed and said: "My name is Cao Xingui, after the death of the second uncle, I temporarily took his place, and now I am the acting elder of Baiwu Mountain, hehe, the acting elder." ”
I smiled and asked politely, "Is Mrs. Cao okay?" ”
Elder Cao said with a look of regret: "I left this time last year, and the old man walked peacefully and did not suffer any major crimes. In fact, it's okay to leave, the eldest grandmother has worked hard for the Cao family all her life, and she can finally stop. ”
His expression of regret was completely fake, and I felt that there was a bit of schadenfreude in his tone.
This guy isn't a good guy, and his acting skills aren't very good.
I thought so in my heart, but I still had to make a pity on my face, and let out a long sigh.
At this time, Yan Xiaotian spoke: "Elder Cao, you haven't been to Baiwu Mountain for a while, what kind of wind is blowing today, blowing you here?" ”
Elder Cao's face changed, and he asked Yan Xiaotian anxiously: "Sect leader, I heard that you want to dilute our shares again?" ”
Yan Xiaotian frowned: "What do you mean by 'again'?" ”
Elder Cao said eagerly: "You can't dilute the shares anymore, now the Cao family is almost unable to eat, and then dilute it...... If we dilute it again, we're really going out to ask for food. ”
Yan Xiaotian: "Can't eat?" Elder Cao really knows how to laugh. The dividends that have been given to you over the years, but more and more every year, I haven't heard you say this kind of thing in the first two years, why do you suddenly say that you can't eat today? ”
Elder Cao: "Sect Leader, you are the Emperor of the Heavenly High Yuan, how do you know the suffering of our people?" Don't you know, in the past two years, the Cao family has added a lot of new dings, don't look at these little rabbit cubs are not old, they may eat one by one, half of the money distributed by the Cao family in the past two years has been pasted on them. ”
Yan Xiaotian nodded: "I was about to talk about this, in the past two years, the major families have become more and more prosperous, there are more newborn children, and there is more money to spend on rations every day." So I plan to attract big capital to settle in and open a few new industries, as long as this thing is done, by this time next year, your dividends can at least double. However, if you want to be bigger, you must invest in advance, and you will be tight in the second half of this year, but you can rest assured, we will be able to ease up at the beginning of next year. ”