CHAPTER XXII
"It's terrible!
Changfu Inn.
Xia Fan was sitting in the private room on the second floor, crossing Erlang's legs, leisurely looking at the noisy lobby downstairs.
No doubt.
When Liu Zhaoyi was captured by mistake, the secret of the dungeon was exposed with the fleeing crowd, and it instantly fell like a boulder into the calm water, stirring up a circle of ripples.
This scene is like a large-scale melon-eating feast on the Internet in the previous life, basically the people in the rivers and lakes who are stranded in Sangshui County are discussing this matter fiercely, so that their original goal of stealing the sky is almost forgotten.
After all, it was rumored that a battle of grandmasters had broken out in Liu Zhaoyi's mansion, and all the people in the rivers and lakes who were present to observe this battle all swore that they were absolutely not mistaken.
If you don't believe it, you can come to Liu Zhaoyi's mansion, which is now devastated and most of it has been reduced to ruins, and personally feel the terrifying and destructive power of the Grandmaster War.
It is said that Liu Zhaoyi himself was one of the protagonists of this battle.
But he was beaten and captured.
The only one who can defeat the Grandmaster is the Grandmaster.
As for the Grand Master.
No one dared to think about it, because anyone knew in their hearts that it would be impossible for a high-ranking great master to set foot in the rivers and lakes easily.
What's more, if it was really the Great Grandmaster's move, why would there be such a big movement.
Other words.
Even if the Heaven Thief Decision is really in the hands of Liu Zhaoyi, it will eventually fall into the hands of another grandmaster.
These people in the rivers and lakes are self-aware.
If the opponent is under the grandmaster.
They may still have a fight.
But the words of the Grandmaster?
Do they still want to repeat the old thing of the last Qingping Mountain?
So they both tacitly forgot about the Heaven Thief.
Coupled with the explosive news that circulated in the follow-up, how could anyone have the extra heart to care about the thief.
In case these messages are true.
Doesn't it mean that their sects and gangs may have hidden the internal response of the Demon Sect? This is a more important matter than the Heaven Stealing Duel.
"Childe, is this what you found out before?"
Liu Yingying sat beside Xia Fan obediently, and thoughtfully served him tea and poured water from time to time.
Listening to the noisy voices around him, thinking of Xia Fan's strange performances before, the attentive Liu Yingying had a rough guess.
"Surprised, wasn't it?"
Xia Fan said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Childe, this is not just an accident, once this news spreads, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the rivers and lakes. ”
Liu Yingying said reluctantly with a smile.
"But does it have anything to do with us?"
Xia Fan said disapprerovitically.
“...... No. Liu Yingying was silent for a moment. But Yingying didn't understand a little. ”
Say. ”
Xia Fan said casually.
"Since Childe doesn't take this matter to heart, why does Childe still meddle in this matter?"
Liu Ying's eyebrows frowned lightly, full of doubts.
She's not stupid.
As Liu Hongsleeve's carefully cultivated apprentice, and she has been trained in the wind and dust, how can such a woman be involved with innocence.
She just looks docile and well-behaved on the outside, but in fact, it is very likely that she will be pink and black.
But in front of Xia Fan.
But she didn't dare to make the slightest mistake.
Whoever makes Xia Fan a transcendent grandmaster can pinch himself to death with one finger.
Not to mention her, even her master Liu Hongsleeve is still sincerely afraid, afraid that the slightest mistake will end up in the end of Xiang Xiaoyu.
If it had been an ordinary person, they might have been gnawed by their master and apprentice until there were no bones left.
During this period of time, Liu Yingying has been cautiously testing Xia Fan's bottom line.
It's a pity that Xia Fan is different from all the men she has ever seen.
Because he's so weird.
Strange words and deeds, and even more strange thinking.
Sometimes you can never guess what he was thinking.
Just like Sangshui and his line.
Xia Fan once said that he was here to find someone, who knew that Liu Zhaoyi and the Demon Sect would be involved later.
And Liu Yingying didn't believe that this had nothing to do with Xia Fan at all.
But he didn't say anything.
What can I do about the willow warbler?
Maybe in a blink of an eye, the other party rewarded her with a chestnut slap.
Isn't this something like this never happened? What could she do? She was desperate!
The other party is a bastard who doesn't eat hard and soft and lets his likes come around!
"I'm just verifying something. Xia Fan said casually. "Liu Yingying, do you believe that there is a destiny in this world?"
"Fate?!"
The willow warbler was in a daze.
Why did it come to fate again for no reason?
She could only sigh bitterly in her heart.
I really can't keep up with the other party's inexplicable train of thought.
"In other words, do you believe that everything in this world is predestined?"
Xia Fan rubbed the edge of the teacup and looked at the tea stalk erected on the tea surface with a fascinating gaze.
"The warbler doesn't know. ”
The willow warbler said truthfully.
"Actually, I don't know, so I wanted to test my guess in some way. ”
Xia Fan smiled, and then seemed to be talking to himself.
"If my guess is correct, the world will be both boring and interesting. ”
"What do you mean by this, please forgive Yingying for being stupid and puzzled......
The willow warbler said confusedly.
"If you don't understand, you won't understand, anyway, knowing it won't necessarily be a good thing for you. ”
Xia Fan said absent-mindedly.
Sometimes the more you think about it, the more you worry.
The problem is that after something weird happened to him, it's hard not to let him think about it.
Coincidences once or twice are coincidences.
But too many coincidences are not coincidences.
What's more, when these coincidences are traceable, the result is either a deliberate arrangement by man, or the so-called destiny is predestined.
Or maybe it's the result of a combination of the two.
Therefore, Xia Fan wanted to know.
Is this a butterfly effect, or is there really fate in the dark that controls everything?
Now that he has done what he should do, the follow-up will depend on Shi Xiaofei's performance.
Anyway, for some time in the future.
He will quietly watch Shi Xiaofei's performance, whether he will embark on a path that should belong to his own destiny as he guessed.
If you guess wrong......
Well.
If you guess wrong, guess wrong, just think that Shi Xiaofei owes him a favor that has been repaid.
......
“...... Where am I?"
When Shi Xiaofei opened his eyes in a daze, he subconsciously observed the unfamiliar environment around him.
"Shi Shaoxia, are you awake?"
Lu Shaoyang, who was in charge of taking care of Shi Xiaofei, heard the movement and rushed over as soon as he heard it.
"May I ask who you are?"
Shi Xiaofei looked at the strange young man in front of him with a puzzled face.
"In Xia Lu Shaoyang!"
Lu Shaoyang's face showed an intriguing smile.
"Shi Shaoxia, have you forgotten that we are good friends?"
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
After Shi Xiaofei heard the other party's self-introduction, an embarrassed flush appeared on his honest and pale face, and his body couldn't help coughing violently.
"Shi Shaoxia, don't worry, this matter has been hidden for you, so except for Master and Sister and Brother Wang Huan, no one else knows about the relationship between you and me. ”
Lu Shaoyang hurriedly used his skills to stabilize Shi Xiaofei's breath, and at the same time did not forget to say a word of relief.
"Lu Shaoxia, I'm sorry...... There are also unavoidable reasons to pretend to know you. ”
Shi Xiaofei still felt embarrassed.
"Shi Shaoxia, in fact, all this was arranged by that senior, right?"
Lu Shaoyang suddenly whispered seemingly inadvertently.
"How do you know?"
Shi Xiaofei immediately blurted out, and when he reacted, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Shi Shaoxia, have you forgotten? After all, everyone who knows about your relationship with that senior knows about it, not to mention that the fact that you pretend to be our friend is strange in itself, plus you were able to fight Liu Zhaoyi for a short time without defeat, which is enough to explain a lot of problems. ”
Lu Shaoyang explained softly.
"The most important thing is that you unconsciously called your senior several times while you were in a coma......"
"Lu Shaoxia, I won't hide it from you until now, all this is indeed specially arranged by the seniors. Shi Xiaofei suddenly said helplessly. "But Lu Shaoxia, my predecessor once asked me not to expose him, so I also asked Lu Shaoxia not to mention this matter to anyone. ”
"Of course, how dare you disobey that senior for no reason. Lu Shaoyang smiled bitterly when he heard this. "But I don't understand a little bit, why did that senior want to borrow your hand to expose the conspiracy between Liu Zhaoyi and the Demon Sect?"
"It seems that the seniors don't want to attract attention......"
Shi Xiaofei said vaguely.
"I see. Lu Shaoyang sighed lightly. "It is true that ordinary people like us cannot understand the behavior of superior people. ”
"By the way, Lu Shaoxia, have all the people imprisoned in the dungeon been rescued safely?"
Shi Xiaofei suddenly remembered.
"Of course, this time, thanks to Shi Shaoxia and that senior, the people in the dungeon have been rescued, and now they are all arranged to recuperate in different places, just waiting for you to wake up and thank you. ”
Lu Shaoyang smiled.
"And Shi Shaoxia doesn't have to be polite with Zaixia, in the future, I will call you Xiaofei or Brother Shi, and you will call me Shaoyang or Brother Lu, so as not to accidentally help me when the time comes. ”
"Okay Lu Shao...... No, Brother Lu!"
Shi Xiaofei breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly changed his name.
"Xiaofei......" Lu Shaoyang said with a smile. "This isn't the first time we've met. ”
"Not the first time we've met?"
Shi Xiaofei said in a daze.
"Xiaofei, do you remember the inn in the wilderness of Yunzhou?"
Lu Shaoyang reminded.
"It turned out to be your ......"
Shi Xiaofei thought for a moment, and there was an incredible look on his face.
"I said that Brother Lu is a little familiar. ”
"Hehe, that Brother Shi is very majestic, at that time, my senior sister and Brother Wang Huan and I saw the scene in the inn, and immediately became vigilant and hurriedly turned around and left. ”
Lu Shaoyang couldn't help laughing.
"In this way, Brother Lu and I are really fated to each other. ”
Shi Xiaofei said abruptly.
"Xiaofei, please forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, that senior should still be in Sangshui now, right?"
Then the two chatted for a while, and Lu Shaoyang asked secretly again.
"I guess, I don't know. Shi Xiaofei meditated. "But what I can be sure of is that after I seriously injured Liu Zhaoyi, my predecessors seemed to have intervened to stop Liu Zhaoyi from killing me. ”
"I see......"
Lu Shaoyang said thoughtfully.
No wonder Master had said before that Liu Zhaoyi's situation at that time was a little strange.
It's just that the master captured Liu Zhaoyi alive.
Liu Zhaoyi has remained silent and has been under close detention until now.
As for the rest of the Chishui Gang, they had already dispersed after the accident, and Chu Hong, who had attacked and captured him at the beginning, was nowhere to be found.
"Brother Lu, is there any problem?"
Shi Xiaofei couldn't help but wonder after seeing Lu Shaoyang fall into deep thought.
"No, it's just something else that I was thinking about. ”
Lu Shaoyang returned to the Tao.
"What's the problem?"
Shi Xiaofei said curiously.
"The conspiracy of the Demon Sect. ”
Lu Shaoyang suddenly said with a solemn expression.
"......" Shi Xiaofei's face also changed. "That's right! The Demon Sect has a big plan this time, if this news is not spread in time, I am afraid that the entire rivers and lakes will be plunged into a bloody storm at that time. ”
"Maybe it's too late. Lu Shaoyang said with a bitter face. "I learned from the master that the Demon Sect's layout this time has been at least for decades, and even after the news spreads, it will be useless......
"Why is this happening?"
Shi Xiaofei said in astonishment.
"Xiaofei, let me ask you, what kind of situation will it cause in the rivers and lakes if the news spreads?" Lu Shaoyang asked instead of answering.
"Of course, the various sects and gangs will start to investigate the Demon Sect to prevent accidents!"
Shi Xiaofei said without thinking.
"No, you're thinking too simply. Lu Shaoyang sighed. "Once the news spreads, it will only make the entire rivers and lakes more dangerous, and they are afraid that their enemies will be labeled as the Demon Sect, if the Demon Sect should take the opportunity to fan the flames behind their backs, what do you think the rivers and lakes will become?"
"It's a mess. ”
Shi Xiaofei was silent for a moment and said.
"Yes, the rivers and lakes will only become more chaotic, in fact, the purpose of the Demon Sect has been achieved. ”
Lu Shaoyang shook his head and said.
"Can everyone just watch the Demon Sect's conspiracy succeed?"
Shi Xiaofei was unwilling.
"Xiao Fei, since the Yin Yang Sect attacked the Divine Sword Villa a hundred years ago, the Demon Sect seems to have completely died down, and there are few rumors about the Demon Sect in the rivers and lakes in the future......"
Lu Shaoyang said calmly.
"Therefore, who knows the specific situation of the Demon Sect in the past hundred years, and who knows the specific whereabouts and whereabouts of the people of the Demon Sect? Yes, we don't know anything, even if we want to eliminate the root cause of the Demon Sect, we can't do it......"
“......”
Shi Xiaofei's expression darkened.
Moment.
A flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
"Yin Shop!"
"Yin shop?"
Lu Shaoyang looked at Shi Xiaofei who suddenly screamed inexplicably.
"That's right! It's the Yin Shop! Maybe we can learn about the Demon Sect from the Yin Shop......
said.
Shi Xiaofei hurriedly told Lu Shaoyang what happened to him and Xia Fan in Yindian.
"In this way, the smiling masked people you and your predecessors saw in the Yin Shop before were all internal responses who had defected to the Demon Sect over the years, and the Yin Shop provided them with a place to gather secretly......
Lu Shaoyang said in high spirits.
"As long as we follow the clue of Yin Dian, sooner or later the Demon Sect hidden behind the scenes will surface! Xiao Fei, this matter is very important, and if I leave for a while, I will go and inform Master of this matter now......