Chapter 38: The Reef
All along, the behavior of the Demon Sect has been full of strong confusion.
Sometimes you can't figure out what the Demon Sect wants, it's like an old mille-feuille.
Do you think what you see is real?
No.
Maybe you see the deep meaning in my appearance, but in fact, there is a deep meaning in my deep meaning.
on this.
Xia Fan just wanted to make a hehe expression.
If you remove the fog of layers of cover-up, in fact, it is not difficult to find in the end that from beginning to end, the Demon Sect has a clear purpose.
This purpose is the purpose of the establishment of the Demon Sect.
Maintain the balance of yin and yang between heaven and earth.
In addition, Shishi Zhen and Luan Zhong have both mentioned celestial beings.
Thus.
It is very likely that all this done by the Demon Sect is aimed at the Celestials.
According to the results, thinking backwards, the Demon Sect's continuous infiltration of the imperial court and various sects in the rivers and lakes over the years is more like putting layers of protective shells on itself.
Make bold assumptions and verify carefully.
If it was indeed the celestial beings of the Cloud Hall who dismembered the Demon Sect back then, then the Demon Sect would definitely not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Here's the problem.
How can the Demon Sect solve the great problem of the Heavenly Man?
If it doesn't work, you can only come secretly.
When the imperial court and the various sects in the rivers and lakes are all members of our Demon Sect, why do you Heavenly Beings fight with us? As long as the main master of the Demon Sect does not show up, can it be that you can kill all the people who have taken refuge in our Demon Sect?
Once the celestials dare to make a move, it will inevitably make the celestials and even the Cloud Sky Hall fall into a situation where the world is invincible.
The first is the imperial court.
The customary rule of the major sects is not to blatantly interfere with the secular regime, even if it is as strong as the Cloud Palace, they all pinch their noses and acquiesce.
However, according to Chen.
Now that the imperial court has fallen into the control of the Demon Sect, this means that the Demon Sect is the first to break this rule, and it is inevitable that the major sects will not sit idly by.
Now the Cloud Palace has begun to send people to investigate, once it is verified, there is no need for Xia Fan to do it, and the Cloud Cloud Hall will be the first to destroy the Demon Sect.
But hadn't the Demon Sect thought about this problem?
Perhaps the Demon Sect not only thought of it, but even dug a big pit for the Cloud Palace.
Here you have to be infiltrated by the Demon Sect for many years.
At that time, these sects are very likely to become the most important backhands of the Demon Sect.
Interesting.
Thinking of this, Xia Fan couldn't help but show an intriguing smile.
Sometimes when I think about it carefully, my appearance is not a disaster for the Demon Sect.
At the beginning, Ning Duo would have calculated himself.
There is a high probability that his appearance is likely to have an impact on the carefully planned layout of the Demon Sect, so he wants to get rid of this unexpected factor of himself.
The key point is Wei An Mountain.
Because Wei Anshan's death involves too many secrets.
Picking Star Tower, Thrush Boat, Forgetting Soul Sect.
All three are involved.
Nanjun borrowed a knife to kill people without a plan, and Wanyang had another plan.
However, the Demon Sect never expected that Xia Fan was actually a great grandmaster.
Oh no, that's it.
As a result, the Demon Sect unfortunately lost a great grandmaster, Shi Shizhen, and even took the initiative to provoke a big enemy for himself.
But after the Wanyang incident.
Instead of retaliating, the Demon Sect severely restrained his subordinates to avoid Xia Fan as much as possible.
Thereafter.
The Sangshui incident was Xia Fan's initiative to make trouble, and the attack on the Xie family was because Luan Wei of the Yin and Yang Sect was seeking personal revenge, so the Demon Sect itself did not want to continue to provoke Xia Fan, but Xia Fan kept holding on to them.
Think about it this way.
Is the Demon Sect a little wronged?
Wronged wool, wasn't he wronged when he was calculating Lao Tzu?
But if you want the Demon Sect to bow to Xia Fan, this is absolutely impossible, otherwise where will the Demon Sect's face go!
It's just out of sight to count.
And Xia Fan is careful, if the Demon Sect doesn't give him an explanation for a day, he will kill the Demon Sect.
Chen Xuan's second brother Chen Yuan took the initiative to show favor to Xia Fan because of this, or to cooperate.
Chen Yuan is a smart person.
At the beginning of the letter, he directly pointed out the meeting with Shi Xiaofei and them, and said that he would assist them secretly.
He didn't mention any of the requirements next, but concisely explained the situation of the Demon Sect.
In the end, he only vaguely expressed at the end of the letter that he hoped that Xia Fan could take care of his unsuccessful brother, and in the future, he would send someone to continue to inform Xia Fan of the specific movements of the Demon Sect.
In addition, Chen Yuan also mentioned one thing in the letter.
Yin Sha Sect.
Because he is now taking refuge in the Yin Evil Sect in the branch of the Demon Sect.
According to what he said, since the death of the only son of the sect master of the Yin Sha Sect, the relationship between the Yin Sha Sect and the various branches of the Demon Sect has suddenly taken a sharp turn for the worse, and it is no longer as close as before.
According to the information he inquired, it seems that the death of the only son of the sect master of the Yin Demon Sect is related to the various branches of the Demon Sect.
Xia Fan remembered.
The only son of the sect leader of the Yin Sha Sect died in the hands of Xue Ze, and the instigator behind the scenes was Zhenwu Si, but why did Chen Yuan say that it was related to the Demon Sect?
It's hard to do it.
Did the Zhenwu Division also fall under the control of the Demon Sect? The question is, why did the Demon Sect send people to kill the only son of the sect master of the Yin Demon Sect? Isn't this deliberately provoking infighting?
Although the Demon Sect finally dumped the blame to Xue Ze and Zhenwu Si, but the Sect Master of the Yin Demon Sect is not a fool, how could he not know what was wrong?
It's no wonder that the relationship between the Yin Demon Sect and the various branches of the Demon Sect has become cold, and it's no wonder that the Yin Demon Sect has not been able to find the real culprit for a long time.
But what happened to Nanjun?
Judging by the results.
The Yin Demon Sect did not find Xue Ze's head, otherwise the Yin Demon Sect would have already slaughtered Xue Ze's old nest Jiangxin Island, instead of slaughtering the Zhenwu Division personnel who stayed at the Nanjun Post Station.
You must know that the people of the Zhenwu Division were also severely tortured before they died, which was obviously because the Yin Demon Sect had some clues and was forcing the people of the Zhenwu Division.
It's a pity that the people of the Yin Sha Sect have found nothing.
Even the death of Xue Ze's son Xue Ran revealed something strange.
At the beginning, Xia Fan guessed that all this was the result of someone deliberately arranging, but now that he thinks about it, he still underestimated the complexity of it.
......
Los Angeles County.
After a few days of trekking.
Shi Xiaofei and Lu Shaoyang finally came to this county town only more than 30 miles away from the capital, walking in the bustling and lively streets, with shops on both sides full of enthusiastic shouting, compared with other deserted counties, Luoxian is undoubtedly like an alternative.
Because it is now winter, there are still more than two months before the beginning of spring.
Ordinary people are not as good as Shi Xiaofei and other people who practice martial arts, every winter, basically every household rarely goes out and walks around, and it is normal for the market to be depressed and deserted.
However, the bustling street market in Luo County is no different from the past, and you can imagine what kind of grand scene the capital will present.
"Brother Lu, where are we going next?"
Shi Xiaofei, who was looking around on the street from time to time, asked a little absent-mindedly.
The steaming buns, the fragrant milky broth, the deep-fried golden slots, and the charcoal-grilled skewers are all mouth-watering.
After all, they haven't had a good meal in the past few days, and most of the time they take dry food to satisfy their hunger.
"Let's find an inn to stay in first. β
Lu Shaoyang said as usual.
"Brother Lu, didn't you say that someone was waiting for us in Luo County, didn't we go and find each other?"
Shi Xiaofei said curiously.
"Master only said that someone was waiting for us in Luo County, but I don't know who it is. β
Lu Shaoyang couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"No one knows who it is, so how are we going to contact each other?"
Shi Xiaofei was suddenly surprised.
"I think they will take the initiative to contact us. β
Lu Shaoyang sighed lightly.
"Okay. β
Shi Xiaofei said helplessly.
Moment.
The two found an inn and stayed.
"Brother Lu, who do you think your master wants us to wait for?"
Tables and chairs in the corners.
Before Xiao Er served the food, Shi Xiaofei asked thoughtfully.
"Maybe it's my master's elders, or maybe it's my master's close friends. β
Lu Shaoyang thought for a moment.
His judgment was well-founded.
After all, he and Shi Xiaofei were both weak, and if they wanted to track down the Demon Sect, they would definitely be unable to catch them, and Xia Fan's predecessors could not protect them all the time, so he speculated that the master was likely to turn to someone he knew well.
His master can be said to have a wide range of friends.
It is said that when Master was young, he traveled all over the world, and he met many peers from other sects.
Times have changed.
Master has become a deacon in the Valley of Hundred Flowers, and even more so those who are friends of the same generation.
Therefore, Lu Shaoyang's current mood is both expectant and apprehensive.
"It's a pity that I don't know how to contact my own master now......"
Shi Xiaofei said distressedly.
Originally, when Xia Fan took him away from Da Min Mountain, he didn't think too much about it at all, but the development of clinker things was completely beyond his expectations.
Until now, he felt like he was in a dream.
Gyeonggi is not known how many miles away from Damin Mountain, and without the help of Xia Fan's predecessors, he doesn't know how many days he will waste just returning to the mountain.
The most important thing is that he doesn't dare to go back, for fear that the inner part of the Demon Sect in the building will kill him.
And at the moment, his most trusted predecessor Xia Fan seems to ignore him, so that Shi Xiaofei doesn't know where to go.
After finishing their meals, the two of them, who had been on the road for a day, simply went back to their rooms to rest.
Late at night.
Half-asleep, a slight noise from the window made Shi Xiaofei suddenly wake up from the bed.
He looked around warily.
He found a hole in the papier-mΓ’chΓ© window, and an extra thing on the table in the room.
He stepped forward cautiously.
After seeing the things on the table, his face changed slightly.
It was a folded strip of paper, half of which was inserted into the wooden table.
He pinched the note and pulled it out with some difficulty.
Open the note.
There was a line written on it.
Tomorrow, the Langjia wine shop on East Street.
After reading the content of the note, Shi Xiaofei tiptoed out of the room as soon as possible, and then immediately knocked on Lu Shaoyang's door gently.
"Who?!"
Soon.
Lu Shaoyang's deep voice sounded in the room.
"Brother Lu, it's me!"
Shi Xiaofei also lowered his voice.
"Come on in!"
Moment.
The door opened, and Lu Shaoyang saw Shi Xiaofei outside the door quickly pulled into the room, and closed the door after making sure that no one around was paying attention to the movement on their side.
"Xiaofei, what happened?"
Lu Shaoyang turned around and looked at Shi Xiaofeidao with a solemn expression.
"Brother Lu, you take a look at this first. β
Shi Xiaofei didn't say a word, and handed the note in his hand to Lu Shaoyang.
"It's ......"
Lu Shaoyang did not doubt him, and after taking the note, he could see the contents of it clearly with the help of the moonlight.
"I heard a trace of movement when I fell asleep in my room just now, and when I woke up, I found this note in the room, Brother Lu, do you think this is the person we are waiting for take the initiative to contact us?"
Shi Xiaofei said in one breath.
"Quite possibly, because who would know that we would come to Luo County except this person?"
Lu Shaoyang pondered for a moment.
"But why would they contact us in this way?"
Shi Xiaofei frowned.
β...... Maybe it's because I'm worried about the Demon Sect. Lu Shaoyang said thoughtfully. "Didn't that Chen Gongzi say it before, the power of the Demon Sect is all over the capital, and there will be people from the Demon Sect in Luo County, and the other party can't be too cautious. β
"What about us, the Demon Sect won't recognize us too, will it?"
Shi Xiaofei suddenly thought of this, and couldn't help but say nervously.
"Xiaofei, your worries are right, so I plan to meet that person alone tomorrow, and you are responsible for covering me. β
Lu Shaoyang's face was cloudy and he made a choice.
"Ah?!Brother Lu!Let me do this!"
Shi Xiaofei was stunned and hurriedly said.
"No, Xiaofei, because you are more eye-catching than me, it is up to me to meet each other. Lu Shaoyang shook his head and said. "Don't forget, your relationship with your predecessors is far greater than mine, and the Demon Sect is naturally more attentive to you. β
β...... I understand. β
Shi Xiaofei no longer insisted after hearing this, he knew that what Lu Shaoyang said was reasonable, and because of Xia Fan's predecessors, he was indeed more concerned by the Demon Sect than Lu Shaoyang now.
Early the next morning.
Shi Xiaofei and Lu Shaoyang left the inn.
They seemed to be wandering around the market aimlessly, especially Shi Xiaofei, with a bun in his left hand and a golden and crispy meat skewer in his right hand, eating while strolling around.
Can walk and walk.
Lu Shaoyang's figure suddenly disappeared, leaving Shi Xiaofei to continue wandering.
Langjia wine shop on East Street.
Lu Shaoyang, who was wearing a hat, lowered his head and walked inside.
He chose to sit down in an inconspicuous corner, casually ordered the men in the liquor store to serve a little wine and snacks, and then ate to himself.
Around the clock.
A warrior who was not dressed as an amazing person walked in, and glanced around seemingly casually, and when he saw Lu Shaoyang in the corner, he immediately walked over without hesitation.
It's just that.
He sat down at the table next to Lu Shaoyang.
"Lu Shaoyang?"
Of course, Lu Shaoyang noticed the other party, but he still pretended to be casual and drank the wine in the cup.
Suddenly.
A mellow voice sounded in his ears, but the people around him didn't notice it.
Lu Shaoyang's heart moved, and he knocked lightly on the table.
"Very good! He is worthy of being the most valued apprentice of Lao Qu. The mellow voice rang out again. "The old man is Wen Qiyun of the Huanhua Sword Pavilion, and this time he was entrusted by your master to take care of you. β
"Wen Qiyun?!"
Hear the name.
Lu Shaoyang's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
Of course he knew who Wen Qiyun was!
The deputy pavilion master of the contemporary Huanhua Sword Pavilion, the master of Gu Xiqiao.
The most important thing is that the other party is one of the strongest swordsmen in the world.
He didn't expect that.
The person entrusted by the Master turned out to be him!