Chapter 159: Lou Zong's Tiger's Den
readx;? Since Lu Yifan and his entourage entered the lockdown, the situation has changed within a day of the lockdown, especially in the lockdown of the Hou Mansion, people are even more panicked and uneasy, and now Fang Chengtian has changed from sitting on the mountain to watching the tiger fight, to being forced to stand on Lu Yifan's side. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info not only can't stay out of the matter anymore, but also has to help Lu Yifan lead the five tigers of the Lou Sect step by step. This is not only the result of Lu Yifan's kind words and persuasion, but also forced by the step-by-step development of the situation.
Now Fang Chengtian is difficult to ride a tiger, and he can only bite the bullet, now his biggest wish is that Lu Yifan can finally successfully solve Lou Zong, if not, he will be the first person to die after Lou Zong reacts.
Early in the morning of the second day, according to Lu Yifan's meaning last night, Fang Chengtian and Liu Sandao and a group of entourages went out of the city early to Louzong with generous gifts.
The overall feeling of Lou Zong's lair is like a small city, surrounded by tall walls made of bluestone, and every three or five meters above the city wall, a disciple of Lou Zong with a big sword can be seen standing guard. And outside the sect of Lou Zong, there are two huge black stone unicorns standing on the left and right, and on the inside of the unicorn, there are eight strong disciples standing on the left and right to guard the door, and the two black giant gates are completely wrapped in copper skin, which can not only increase the endurance of the gate against impact, but also make it difficult to invade by water and fire, the size of these two gates is not much better than that of the closed city gate, and the huge stone plaque directly above the gate is also inscribed with the "Lou Zong" of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing The two words, the black plaque and the white characters, actually give people an indescribable sense of depression and solemnity. I have to say that the grandeur of this sect is even better than that of the closed city gate, and looking at the defensive arrangement of three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry on the city wall, as well as the disciples of the Lou Sect who are waiting for the battle with solemn expressions, it is impossible to sigh that the guards and lineup here are simply much more magnificent than the real city army.
At this moment, the sect gate of the Lou Sect can be described as very lively, only to see the two gates open widely, and outside the sect gate, there are many magnificent carriages and ox carts escorting heavy goods. Wave after wave of convoys slowly converged from all directions, and one by one the old men who looked noble walked towards the sect with smiles on their faces under the entourage of their respective entourage, and at this moment there was a group of Lou Sect disciples standing on the steps of the sect, and among the disciples of this group of Lou Sect were two gorgeously dressed men. At this moment, the two people who looked like the leaders of the Lou Sect were smiling and greeting each other with the old men who kept coming forward.
"Why is Lou Zong so lively today?Who are those people coming and going?" Liu Sandao and Fang Chengtian had already come to the front of the sect at this moment, looking at the scene in front of them, Liu Sandao's heart couldn't help but feel a burst of doubts, "And I think this Lou Sect's style is clearly a city outside the city?"
"Hehe, what Brother Liu said is true, the sect of this Lou Sect can indeed be regarded as a city outside the city! It's just that this city does not allow anyone to enter and leave casually, you see those carriages parked outside the sect, they all have to stop here because they can't enter the sect!" Fang Chengtian smiled bitterly, "And the owners of the carriages we see now, they are the city lords of the various cities in this southwest land!"
"What?" Fang Chengtian's words made Liu Sandao smack his tongue for a while, and then when he looked at those smiling city lords with sneering faces, a touch of disdain flashed in his eyes inadvertently, "These are the city lords of the cities in the southwest? How can they say that they are also the lords of a city, why are they now here one by one as if they are the grandsons of Lou Zong? There is no majesty that a city lord should have." ”
"Hehe, which city lord in the southwest area in front of Lou Zong dares to talk about any majesty?" Fang Chengtian shook his head helplessly, "To put it mildly, Lou Zong's status in the southwest area is like the status of Jinling City in the Holy Domain, and these city lords come here to visit Lou Yi at this time of year, it feels like they are visiting His Majesty the Emperor, and they are cautious everywhere, for fear of losing their manners!" In front of Lou Zong, don't say that it is the majesty that the city lord should have, and it is already very good not to let them bow and kowtow all the way in, you look at these carriages, none of them can walk in, this is also the rule of Lou Zong, no matter who wants to enter the sect to meet the sect master, then they must get off the horse and get off the car and then enter on foot, we city lords have absolutely no exception, personally with their entourage, and use manpower to carry heavy gifts in, so as to show respect for Lou Yi's sect master. You must know that the sect of Lou Zong is not small, and there is still a long way to go after entering the gate! Many elderly city lords may have to take a breath several times along the way before they can walk to the main hall of Lou Zong and see Lou Yi. ”
"Hehe, this Lou Yi is really a big shelf!" Liu Sandao smiled disdainfully, then he raised his eyebrows, and looked playfully at the two men who were standing at the gate of the sect to greet the city lords, and asked, "Which of the two men standing at the door is Lou Yi?"
Hearing Liu Sandao's words, Fang Chengtian couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and look into the crowd, when he saw the situation in the sect clearly, a wry smile couldn't help but appear on his face, and he said faintly: "Those two people are not Lou Yi! The thin man in the green shirt is Lou Chang's Five Tigers 'Bashan Tiger' Lou Chang, and the Humpty Dumpty man standing next to Lou Chang is Lou Cang's Four Tigers 'Escape Tiger' Lou Cang. Sect Master Lou Yi will never appear here, because we, the city lords, are not worth it at all, and his old man personally came out to greet him. ”
When Fang Chengtian said this, he couldn't help but have an embarrassed look on his face.
"Hearing you say this, I'm getting more and more curious about this Lou Yi, I want to see who the person who can put on such a big score is sacred!" Liu Sandao said with a smile.
"That Brother Liu, wait a minute, I'll say that you are my entourage, don't ......"
"Don't worry, City Lord Fang, I have my own measure!" Without waiting for Fang Chengtian's instructions, Liu Sandao directly interrupted his next words.
"That's good! That's good!" Fang Chengtian took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead again, he didn't know how many times he wiped the sweat along the way, he wasn't so nervous when he came here on weekdays, today he felt guilty about Lou Zong, so of course he couldn't help the cold sweat, and his heart was even more uneasy, Fang Chengtian was already as timid as a mouse, today may be the most thrilling day in his life.
After wiping his sweat, Fang Chengtian finally sorted out his expression, and then greeted the entourage behind him, and then walked towards the sect with Liu Sandao with a smirk.
Compared to Fang Chengtian's nervousness and crampedness, Liu Sandao was much more relaxed, and he saw that after he entered the Lou Sect, he kept looking left and right, as if he was full of interest in everything in the Lou Sect.
As Fang Chengtian said before, although nominally he should be the city lord with the highest status among the fourteen cities in the southwest, but in fact, his appearance did not attract the slightest attention from the other city lords, and politely would say a few words of greeting when they met, if they met someone who was rude, then he simply twisted his head and simply pretended not to see Fang Chengtian and his party.
And Fang Chengtian has long been surprised by this, even Lou Cang and Lou Chang, who are in charge of greeting, do not have too much welcome from the other party Chengtian, just talk more politely than nothing, and let Fang Chengtian and the others in, the only reason that can make the people around Fang Chengtian and his party look at it more is only the tall and burly Liu Sandao who followed behind Fang Chengtian.
In the main hall of Louzong, there are six city lords who came to visit Louzong today, and the other city lords have not yet arrived today. However, now Lou Yi has no intention of coming out, and these six city lords are all arranged to drink tea and rest in the main hall of Lou Zong, which has long been a practice, and they often have to drink tea and drink in this hall for an hour or two, and Lou Yi will be late to meet them.
Although the meeting between these city lords and Lou Yi was only a false greeting and politeness, this face was absolutely indispensable. If there is any city lord who is unwilling to go through these seemingly indifferent scenes this year and does not come here to visit Lou Yi in person, then he must be full of disasters and disasters in the second year.
Therefore, only when they came to the main hall of Lou Zong to see Lou Yi in the flower face court, these city lords could be regarded as having eaten a reassuring pill, and the life of the coming year would be a little better.
At this moment, the main hall can be described as bustling and full of people. In addition to the six city lords plus the entourage guards they brought, there were more than a hundred people in total, and beside the six city lords, there were also thick gifts like a hill, all of which were to be dedicated to Lou Yi. And the most important thing is that these gifts are not the same thing as the tribute silver handed over at the time of the flower face worship, the gifts are the intention of these city lords to prepare spontaneously, and the tribute silver is the rule set by Lou Zong.
Therefore, the best time to have a relationship with Lou Zongpan and make friends is this gift, so the energy spent by each city lord on the gift is far greater than the preparation on the tribute.
"Haha...... Sure enough, it's the five of us who arrived here first this year!" a middle-aged city lord with a long beard laughed loudly, "It's just that I didn't expect that City Lord Fang would arrive so early this year, this doesn't seem to be in line with your City Lord Fang's style!"
"Alas, Duan City Lord is serious, everything must be done as soon as possible, Fang Mou spent more effort to prepare in previous years, and this year's preparation in advance will naturally come in advance!" Fang Chengtian sat on the chair, holding a teacup in his hand and said politely, "It's the five of you, you are the first to come here every year, which really makes Fang Mou admire!"
"I said City Lord Fang, you are the closest to Lou Zong, what are you doing in such a hurry?" a thin city lord who was over sixty years old asked, "We are far away, so naturally we have to leave early, you are so close, it stands to reason that you usually come the day before the Flower Noodles Festival?"
"City Lord Yang said with a smile, Fang Mou just came here one day earlier, why should you be so strange?" Fang Chengtian smiled and arched his hand at this Yang City Lord, as if begging him not to continue to make things difficult for himself.
This Yang City Lord's name is Yang Ling, and he has a lot to do with Liu Sandao. Liu Sandao dominates the West Emperor Mountain, but this Yang Ling is the city lord of the West Emperor City. The two of them had heard of each other, but they had never actually met. You must know that most of the people who have really seen Liu Sandao's face in the Western Imperial City have already become dead people. Therefore, even if Liu Sandao was standing there today, Yang Ling didn't know him. However, Liu Sandao learned Yang Ling's identity from Fang Chengtian's mouth.
"By the way, City Lord Fang, look at the burly and imposing entourage behind you, why haven't we seen it before?" The other city lord was used to being a peacemaker, and when he saw this, he hurriedly changed the topic, and his words also focused the eyes of everyone in the hall on Liu Sandao's body.
"Oh, his name is Ah San, and he is actually the child of a distant relative of mine, who came here to join me because of the sudden disaster in his hometown!" Fang Chengtian said the words that had been agreed in advance, and deliberately arranged a fake identity for Liu Sandao.
"Suddenly in a big disaster, I don't know where this Ah San's hometown is?"
"Neither!" Liu Sandao deliberately lowered his voice very low, "Yes*!"
"Oh?*?" Yang Ling's eyes lit up, "My Sacred Domain has always been peaceful, dare to ask what it is*?"
"Yes......"
"Ah San shut up!" Without waiting for Liu Sandao to speak, Fang Chengtian pretended to be angry and scolded, "Your family starved to death later, what kind of family* is it, don't talk nonsense here!"
"Hey, Fang City Lord can't say that, we have nothing to do today, you might as well talk to us, it's better to pass the time!" Yang Ling said with a dry smile.
"City Lord Yang, City Lord Yang, this kind of thing is not a good thing to pass the time!" Fang Chengtian deliberately put on a serious face and said, "As long as I say three words, you don't want to continue listening!"
"I don't know what those three words are?" asked the castle lord, who also had good things, eagerly asked.
Hearing other people's questions, and then seeing the other five city lords in the main hall concentrating on their curious faces, Fang Chengtian's eyes inadvertently flashed a look of pride, but this look was quickly concealed by him, he deliberately lowered the tone, and after hesitating for a moment, Fang covered half of his mouth with his hand, and whispered word by word: "Wenyang City!"
"Hiss!" As soon as Fang Chengtian's three words came out, the other five city lords were in an uproar.
The so-called good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. What is going on in Wenyang City, in fact, everyone here knows it. Half a year ago, Wenyang City offended Lou Zong, and then Lou Yi personally led people to slaughter and rob the city, how could this kind of thing be hidden from these old foxes here, but for this kind of thing, they can only turn a blind eye to this kind of thing, as if they didn't see it.
Being said so bluntly by Fang Chengtian today, how could the other five people sit down peacefully? At the moment, they were also shocked, and then their eyes avoided Fang Chengtian's gaze in a panic, and they all regretted that they shouldn't have done more now.
"Hehe, that ...... I don't know what kind of gift Yang City Lord has prepared for Sect Master Lou this year?" A city lord hurriedly changed the topic, and talked to Yang Ling about the gift as if he hadn't heard anything.
For a while, everyone in the hall had ghosts, but they were talking about some topics that they didn't have, so as to dilute the impact of Fang Chengtian's words just now.
Looking at the greetings of several city lords, Fang Chengtian inadvertently glanced at Liu Sandao, what appeared in Fang Chengtian's eyes was a touch of helplessness, but what flashed in Liu Sandao's eyes was a sneer.
"Ahem...... Let you wait for a long time, the old man is sick and has only come out late, and I hope that the princes will not blame it!"
Just when the main hall was bustling with each other, accompanied by a slightly muddy coughing sound, a slightly indifferent old voice suddenly came in from outside the hall, and then I saw an old man in golden clothes, nearly seventy years old, surrounded by the other four tigers of the Lou Sect and a group of Lou Sect disciples, walked in unhurriedly.
This person is the veritable overlord of the southwest, the legendary sect master of Lou Zong, Lou Yi!
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