Chapter 665: It Backfired
In the inner hall, Mrs. Qi made a special trip to make a pot of good tea for Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng, but in the face of the fragrant hot tea, Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng were always at a loss, and the invisible pressure made the two of them not interested in everything at the moment. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info Zheng Qin is still a little lazy, while sipping tea by himself, he looks up and down Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng who are sitting opposite with scrutinizing eyes. Tong Xuanwu stood beside Zheng Qin respectfully with an embarrassed face, just now Zheng Xiaowu asked to see Zheng Qin, Tong Xuanwu was going to refuse, but he didn't think that Zheng Xiaowu would suddenly make a move on Tong Xuanwu, Tong Xuanwu was almost beheaded by Zheng Xiaowu in less than ten rounds, but fortunately, Mrs. Qi arrived in time with Zheng Qin's order, which resolved Tong Xuanwu's embarrassment. As soon as he saw Zheng Qintong Xuanwu was embarrassed and hated to find a crack in the ground to get into, but Zheng Qin didn't seem to blame him, he just motioned for Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng to sit down, and after Mrs. Qi poured tea for the three of them, several people stopped talking, and they looked at each other with their own thoughts until now.
Zheng Qin played with the teacup in his hand, and asked lightly: "Tong Xuanwu didn't make it clear to you just now?" Zheng Xiaowu shook his head and said: "He said it very clearly, and we also know that the overseer is indeed in trouble......"
"Nothing difficult. Zheng Qin smiled lightly, "I only have a one-sided relationship with Lu Yifan, and I can't even be a nodding friend." Therefore, even if there is no imperial decree to bind you today, this governor has no interest in meddling in your affairs. Zheng Qin spoke more unpolitely than Tong Xuanwu, just now Tong Xuanwu used the emperor's order as an excuse to excuse him, but now after seeing Zheng Qin, he refused more bluntly. Liu Meng couldn't help but feel anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "If Lord Zheng is willing to help the Soul Sect get through the difficulties, I, Liu Meng, am willing to be a cow and a horse for you." β
Looking at Liu Meng's sincere and eager appearance, Mrs. Qi, who was standing beside Zheng Qin, couldn't help but show a trace of sympathy, Mrs. Qi was extremely kind by nature, and she had also shown great generosity to Han Ling'er who met for the first time. But although Mrs. Qi is kind, she will never forcibly disobey Zheng Qin's decision, the husband and wife have been respectful of each other for many years, and a glance between each other is enough to exchange a thousand words, and the tacit understanding between the two is far beyond what people can imagine. If Mrs. Qi wants to do what Zheng Qin can do, then he will definitely not refuse, on the contrary, if Zheng Qin will not agree, Mrs. Qi will not persuade him more. Zheng Qin did not answer Liu Meng's plea directly, but turned slightly sideways and reached out to gently hold Mrs. Qi's jade hand, his fingers gently rubbed Mrs. Qi's soft and boneless palm, raised his eyes and smiled at Mrs. Qi: "Madam, it seems that someone overestimates your husband's ability." Mrs. Qi smiled back and said softly: "They are also sick and go to the doctor, but it is difficult for them to be loyal to Sect Master Lu. β
Zheng Qin nodded and said, "There is no fault in loyalty, but you also have to do what you can." After that, Zheng Qin returned his gaze to Zheng Xiaowu, and said: "Since Tong Xuanwu has made everything clear to you, then why do you still insist on me? Don't let me see your Zheng Xiaowu's face, although you and I are relatives, but your face is worthless in my place." β
Zheng Xiaowu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and said slowly as if talking to himself: "The first day of December last year was the catastrophe of the Soul Sect, and many brothers and friends who used to get along with each other day and night were left in the ice field forever on that day, and they died one after another in front of my eyes...... Each of them did not show the slightest fear or flinch at the moment of death, and they did not hesitate to die in order to protect the sect master...... Since that day, my ears have always been echoing Chu Ding, Luo Xiu, Li Dui, and Baili Feng...... The sad cry of these people before they died, no matter how powerful and unshakable the opponent was, they did not retreat half a step, and the disciples of the Soul Sect showed their loyalty to the sect master with their own blood and lives...... In that battle, I was stabbed twenty-seven times and lost an arm. Liu Meng had hundreds of scars on his body, and thirteen bones were broken all over his body, but even so, we still desperately survived, not to continue to live, but to avenge the dead...... I used to be a mountain bandit who blocked the road and robbed, and I was the leader of the Five Horse Gang, I know what it means to be a king and a loser, and I also know what it means to be successful, I want to find a place to live quietly, but my heart has never been at peace, because I will never forget every scene that happened that day......
Zheng Xiaowu's words are not asking for charity, nor are they deliberately exaggerating how pathetic he is, but a heartfelt self-talk, every sentence is a feeling hidden in the deepest part of his heart. To tell the truth, when he heard Tong Xuanwu's words, Zheng Xiaowu didn't know how to open his mouth to Zheng Qin, even if Zheng Qin promised to help him now, he didn't know where to let Zheng Qin start? Zheng Xiaowu, a rugged man who had experienced vicissitudes for a long time, and a murderous maniac with blood on his hands, actually began to feel sorry for himself like a poor scholar today. At this scene, Liu Meng's eyes were red, which also made Zheng Qin's lazy gaze change a little subtly. Seeing Zheng Xiaowu so sad, Mrs. Qi couldn't help but comfort: "Every day in the world, someone is suffering from extremely miserable bad luck, so you don't have to be too sad." β
Zheng Qin watched quietly for a moment before he spoke: "Do you know who your opponent is? How do I feel that the Soul Sect has a sense of powerlessness to punch the cotton this time, did you kill Feng Chenghuang?"
Liu Meng hurriedly replied: "Of course not, all this is Su Xie's conspiracy, and he is controlling everything behind the scenes. β
"If there really is such a powerful character who is your opponent, then I can only say that your fate seems to be too bad. Zheng Qin said lightly, "I don't believe that what happened to the Soul Sect this time was accidental, if there is no person who coordinates the overall situation behind the scenes to design everything, then how can you be suppressed so without a chance to breathe?
"It's a big holiday. Zheng Xiaowu said faintly, "Su Xie swore that the sect master would die, not only that, but he also wanted the sect master to be defeated, replacing and surpassing everything that the sect master was sitting on at the peak. β
"It's no wonder. Zheng Qin nodded suddenly with realization, "Now it seems that the result is already obvious, Lu Yifan lost nothing, and the one named Su Xie won a lot of money." When Su Xie was dealing with Lu Yifan, Lu Yifan was already rich and powerful, and there were people around him who wanted money and money, even so, Su Xie still defeated Lu Yifan, which is indeed admirable. β
"Admiration?" Liu Meng snorted coldly unconvinced, "Su Xie is just a villain who sows discord, if it weren't for his use of Feng Chenghuang and Jiang Tianbao's hands, how could he be qualified to challenge the sect master?"
"With the help of strength, it seems that this person can't help but have courage, and he also has a plan. Zheng Qin spoke again.
"Fifth Master, let's go!" Liu Meng really couldn't see Zheng Qin's appearance of being so ambitious that he would destroy his prestige, so he stood up abruptly and said unhappily, "I see that Lord Zheng admires Su Xie very much, let's come here to find a helper, not to listen to him praise Su Xie for that dog thing." β
"Su Xie's Zhi is by no means a small soul sect, but an ambition in the Five Domains. Zheng Xiaowu rolled his eyes and said quickly, "I thought of a way to deal with him, that is, to treat him in the same way as others." β
"How do you treat others the way they do?" Zheng Qin asked with interest. Seeing this, Zheng Xiaowu suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he pondered for a moment before he spoke: "The reason why the Five Domains are now angry with the Sect Master and the Soul Sect is because of Su Xie's instigation. And now whether it is the Beast Domain, the Holy Domain, the Spirit Domain, or the Immortal and Demon Domains, they are not aware of the threat of Su Xie, we might as well imagine that now Su Xie has taken advantage of the momentum of suppressing the Soul Sect to crisscross the five major realms in a row. It's like the current Sacred Domain Sect Leader Dongfang Su, nominally he is back to the top of the East Mountain, but in fact he has completely reduced to a dog of Su Xie, as well as Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan, the important ministers of the Holy Domain, the power in the hands of the two of them can basically reach the Holy Domain Emperor, but the two of them are actually Su Xie's people. In other words, today's Sacred Domain's martial arts seem to be in the hands of the Emperor Ling and Dongfang Su, but in fact, the most powerful person in the Sacred Domain has already become Su Xie. Not only the Holy Domain, but also the Beast Domain, don't forget that after the death of the Beast Domain Sect Leader Feng Chenghuang, his widow Yufeng, with the strong support of the Qinghong Chamber of Commerce, has enough power to influence the overall situation of the Beast Domain in the Rakshasa Gate, and I believe that it will not be long before the newly elected Sect Leader of the Beast Domain is also the person selected by Su Xie. Besides, the Spiritual Domain Sect Leader is now Xiao Hongfei of the Three Holy Mountains, and behind the Three Holy Mountains is actually the Donghua Palace of the Immortal Domain secretly supporting, and the fact is that the four Immortal Venerables of the Donghua Palace are now all by Su Xie's side to help him do things, and it is not difficult to see Su Xie's influence in the Donghua Palace of the Immortal Domain......"
"Do you mean that Su Xie wants to unify the Five Domains and become the first Lord of the Five Domains in thousands of years?" Zheng Qin asked thoughtfully with squinted eyes.
"Exactly!" Zheng Xiaowu nodded, "Actually, Su Xie itself is not terrifying, what is really terrifying is the power of the five domains that he has united. Now all parties in the Five Domains are still in the dark by Su Xie, once they discover Su Xie's ambition one day, they will no longer be willing to be subservient, and when the combined forces of Su Xie fall apart, then Su Xie will completely become a lonely person. At that time, we will not deal with him again by mayflies shaking the tree, but by the tip of the needle. β
"If you want to turn defeat into victory against your opponent, the first thing is to bring him to the same position as you. Zheng Qin nodded and said, "This is very similar to the way Su Xie dealt with you, this time he was able to defeat Lu Yifan and the Soul Sect in one fell swoop with the help of the Fengchenghuang and Rakshasa Sect, which are evenly matched with you." β
That's why I just said that I want to treat others the way they do. Zheng Xiaowu nodded solemnly, "So the top priority now is not to deal with Su Xie, but to gradually disintegrate the forces around him." Lord Zheng, do you think my method is feasible?"
Liu Meng didn't understand Zheng Xiaowu's generous statement too well, but he could feel an inexplicable excitement from Zheng Xiaowu's increasingly eager eyes, and he also cast his expectant eyes on Zheng Qin's body at the moment, as if he was waiting for Zheng Qin's affirmation with Zheng Xiaowu. On the other hand, Zheng Qin slowly shook his head after pondering for a moment, and said, "I think the method you are thinking of is not only not feasible, but also extremely naΓ―ve. β
"Why?" was splashed with cold water by Zheng Qin, and Zheng Xiaowu's face became a little embarrassed.
"The simple reason is that what you say will not be believed at all. Zheng Qin replied unhurriedly, "Su Xie has never said what he wants to do in public, nor has he ever admitted that he wants to be the master of the Five Domains. Now the Sect Master of the Sacred Domain is Dongfang Su, the Sect Master of the Spirit Domain is Xiao Hongfei, the Sect Master of the Beast Domain is the person of the Beast Domain in the future, and the Sect Master of the Immortal Domain is still Yin Qianqiu, several of them are all long-established figures, not only have many fans in their respective fields, but also are famous among the Five Domains, so they will not have any objections from outsiders in this position today, let alone think that they will be people's lackeys. Speaking of the Su Evil you just kept talking about, I believe that the vast majority of people in the Five Domains have never heard of this name, and even I had no idea that there was such a powerful character in the Five Domains before this happened. As far as I know, there is only one identity that Su Xie has publicly disclosed, that is, the righteous son of Shang Wenhou of the Holy Domain, and this identity of the second son is a big deal in Jinling City and the Imperial City in any field, and it is far inferior to the former Lu Yifan, Lan Chen, and Princess Mu Dan of my Spirit Domain. Now that you, a defeated general, have jumped out and said that a nobody wants to be the master of the Five Domains, that the second son of Jinling City has the ambition to dominate the Five Domains, and that a Su Evil who has not even heard of his name wants to replace everything that Lu Yifan, the once invincible Soul Sect Sect Master, has, who will believe it? If what you say is true, then I can only say that this Su Xie is indeed too powerful, he knows how to be the real master behind the scenes, and he knows how not to covet those glamorous false names, all of which are many times more clever than Lu Yifan in the past. With such a powerful character, do you think that you can defeat him with the clumsy plan to sow discord that you just proposed? Do you think that you can think of his weaknesses, but Su Xie himself can't think of it? What he thinks of is far from what you can imagine, if all this is true, then Su Xie must be fully prepared to take precautions. I know that you Zheng Xiaowu is a person who can't lie, so I am willing to listen to you say so much, but who else understands you? The Holy Domain Emperor understands you? The Spirit Domain Emperor understands you? The Immortal Domain Sect Master understands you? No, now everyone who wants to deal with Lu Yifan thinks that he is in charge of the overall situation, everyone has their own wishful thinking, no one is a fool, and no one will go against the trend. If you look at the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce, you will know that Qi Wanshan even abolished Qi Yulou's identity as the heir in order to take advantage of the trend, and even offered a reward of 30 million gold shells to buy Lu Yifan's head. This is a lesson from the past, such a huge force as the Qi Family Chamber of Commerce does not dare to go against the trend, do you think that just with your incorruptible tongue, you can make the people in charge of the Five Domains change their minds? Now the general trend of the Five Domains is that whoever does not oppose Lu Yifan will be jointly encircled and suppressed by others, so the Spirit Domain Emperor has to issue a strict order to prohibit us from having the slightest relationship with the Soul Sect. Do you understand?"
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"Why don't I take a step back. Zheng Qin looked at Zheng Xiaowu, who was dazed, and continued, "Even if you have the ability to convince others to believe your words, believing that Su Xie is a wolf is ambitious. But now the Five Realms are full of people chasing and killing you, and I'm afraid that you will die before you have a chance to speak. You should see the current situation clearly, now it is not whether you choose to come to the door to seek revenge on others, but others are chasing and killing you all over the world, hunting down and killing all those who have something to do with the Soul Sect. β
"Then what does Lord Zheng mean?" asked Zheng Xiao with a dead face.
"Go back to the Two Realms Forest!" Zheng Qin said lightly, "At least you still have a chance to survive there." β
Zheng Qin's words made Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng's bodies tremble suddenly, Zheng Xiaowu looked at Zheng Qin with a complicated expression, and only after a long time did he slowly speak: "What if I don't go back?"
Zheng Qin glanced at the stubborn Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng and couldn't help but sigh, and then slowly stood up and led Mrs. Qi to walk towards the outside of the hall, obviously he didn't know what to say to Zheng Xiaowu anymore.
"Governor Zheng!" Zheng Xiaowu stood up abruptly, and shouted solemnly before Zheng Qin stepped out of the hall door, "It is impossible for me to go back to the Two Realms Forest, and it is impossible for me not to avenge the revenge of the Soul Sect." I Zheng Xiaowu has nothing to worry about in this life, only you, a distant relative with the same surname who doesn't know if it counts, I came here today to see you for the last time, say goodbye, after today, you and I may not see each other again, I hope you and Mrs. will cherish it in the future. Zheng Xiaowu's words seemed to be the posture of his last words. After that, Zheng Xiaowu no longer hesitated, and rushed to the outside of the hall with a greeting to Liu Meng, and finally he and Liu Meng were the first to leave the inner hall before Zheng Qin and Mrs. Qi left.
"If you insist on sending the Lord to death, you can't stop it, now I can only give you one suggestion!" Zheng Qin shouted loudly towards Zheng Xiaowu and Liu Meng, who were gradually moving away, with a complicated expression, "If you fight Su Evil, you must first find the living Lu Yifan, although Lu Yifan's chance of turning defeat into victory is also very small, but it is better than you dragons without a leader." Otherwise, just with you people, I dare to assert that you must go as many as you die!"
"Taught!"
With Zheng Xiaowu's loud shout, he and Liu Meng also completely disappeared from the sight of Zheng Qin and Mrs. Qi.
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