readx;? Accompanied by Guo Sheng's pig-like screams, the figures of Liu Sandao and Xie Yun also moved at the same time, and just when the group of guards behind Guo Sheng was about to raise their knives to kill them, a moon-cutting knife and a cloud-piercing spear suddenly swept in front of those guards. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Silver light staggered, the edge flashed, only a few crisp sounds were heard one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the steel knives held by the dozen or so guards standing behind Guo Sheng were all knocked to the ground, leaving only these guards who were numb and looking at each other stood there, and they were at a loss for a while.

After Liu Sandao put away the knife, his tall body turned back suddenly, and his broad palm grabbed all Guo Sheng's hair from behind, and then his thick arm was slightly upward, and suddenly Guo Sheng's body that was hiding his face and wailing shook for a while, Guo Sheng was dragged by Liu Sandao's hair, and his head was tilted in pain. And Guo Sheng, who was wantonly carried by Liu Sandao like a little chicken, was sent to Lu Yifan in embarrassment, he didn't dare to look at Lu Yifan anymore, but Liu Sandao dragged his hair and forced his face to Lu Yifan's eyes, this action mixed with pain and shame made Guo Sheng feel that life was worse than death.

"Wow!" Lu Yifan's sudden ruthlessness made everyone present couldn't help but be shocked, especially those city lords who were still hesitating, after seeing Lu Yifan's methods, they couldn't help but feel afraid one by one, and even their eyes began to become a little dodgy, this kind of fearful expression was already somewhat similar to the expression of Lou Yi.

Now that the flower face sacrifice is tomorrow, the matter of dealing with Lou Zong is also imminent. Lu Yifan doesn't have enough time to convince people with virtue, and some extraordinary means often work very well in extraordinary times!

"If you speak out, you should be punished according to the crime!" Lu Yifan looked at Guo Sheng coldly, then his fingers swept slightly across Guo Sheng's cheek, and he also plucked a small piece of crumbs from Guo Sheng's hair, and then said lightly, "If everyone in the Fourteen Cities in the Southwest is as timid as you are to Lou Zong, then you will not have a day when you will raise your head and be a man!"

"We are now representing the Lord Protector, and you, as the lords of the cities, should obey our dispatch! Today, we did not give a direct order, but instead held a banquet to entertain you, and discussing with you about dealing with the Lou Sect is already giving you face. In the final analysis, this matter is helping yourself, and we won't get any benefit from destroying Lou Zong, and the biggest benefit will be all of you!" Xie Yun said loudly, "This is not harming you, but helping you! If the Fourteen Cities in the Southwest can't share the same hatred, then Lou Zong will always crush you!"

Xie Yun's words once again aroused a burst of speculation from everyone, and at this moment, the faces of Yang Ling and Duan Hai could be described as extremely difficult to see, they originally thought that they wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass this childish young man, and then let Lu Yifan retreat. But he never expected that Lu Yifan was not only stumped by Guo Sheng in the end, but also used such a thunderous blow, which made everyone in the Cui Pavilion unguardable.

"City Lord Yang, City Lord Duan, what do you two say?" Lu Yifan turned his head slowly, and looked straight at Yang Ling and Duan Hai with a smile on his face, which made the two of them tremble.

At this moment, they have gradually realized a problem, that is, the seemingly childish Lu Yifan in front of him is actually a scheming person, not only is he immature as his peers should have, but sometimes his decisiveness and grasp of grace and power are more accurate than his own old fritters.

"This ...... Hehe, since it is Lu Gongzi who is holding the decree to protect the country, then we naturally have to respect Lu Gongzi's dispatch!" Yang Ling's laughter at this moment was even more ugly than crying, he was an old fox, although in his heart he had long lost the fear that the emperor should have, but he would never be stupid enough to say these rebellious words in public.

"That's, that's!" Compared to Yang Ling and Guo Sheng, Duan Hai's mind was much slower, and at this moment, he could only follow Yang Ling's pace, nodding his head again and again.

"You ......" Guo Sheng saw that Yang Ling and Duan Hai were actually frightened by Lu Yifan, and he was also angry at the moment, struggling to scold angrily, but just opened his mouth, but he wailed in pain again under the force of Liu Sandao's big hand.

Liu Sandao knows that there are some things that everyone can say tacitly, and no one needs to completely pierce this layer of window paper.

"Dare to ask Mr. Lu...... Oh no, it should be Lord Lu!" A fat city lord asked cautiously, "Although we are the lords of the cities in the southwest, we are actually more famous than we are, and our ability is even more minimal, otherwise we would have eradicated the Lou Sect a long time ago." I really don't understand, where can we help Lord Lu?"

This person's words also expressed the thoughts of other city lords, in fact, most of these city lords were weak, and they were simply vulnerable in front of Lou Zong, they really couldn't understand why Lu Yifan would want their help.

Lu Yifan looked around at the crowd, and then explained: "I am looking for you for two reasons! First, for the sake of justification, because no matter how weak you are, after all, you are the city lord of the fourteen cities in the southwest, and the lord of the southwest. And no matter how strong the Lou Sect is, it is only a sect, according to the rules of the Holy Domain, the sect is not qualified to meddle in local city affairs, let alone have the right to override you, and even in terms of rules, the sect should respect you city marquis. Therefore, to exterminate the Lou Zong who acted beyond his authority, it is necessary for you, the righteous city lords, to play the righteous banner, if not, then even if we find more powerful masters, at best, it is only a martial arts fight with Lou Zong, and there is always no distinction between good and evil. There is no distinction between good and evil, and the disciples of the Lou Sect will not be timid, but will increase their identification and cohesion with their own sect, and in the same struggle, the Lou Sect will also gather more helpers to help, and it will inevitably be unfavorable to us if it drags on at that time. And once you set the right banner and exterminate the Lou Sect in the name of rectifying the southwest area, then the Lou Sect will become a rebellious thief, and when the time comes, not only will no one dare to help them, but even there will be people within the Lou Sect who have scruples, and even fall apart, because at that time, helping the Lou Sect is tantamount to aiding and abusing, and to fight against you is to fight against the orthodoxy of the Holy Domain, I think even the Sect Master of the Holy Domain will not dare to touch this crime easily, right?"

"What Lord Lu said is good!" Fang Chengtian nodded and agreed, "After all, the Lou Sect is the sect of the Southwest Land, and as the city lords of the cities in the Southwest, we naturally have the responsibility to exterminate the Lou Sect that is becoming more and more ambitious. And if we are afraid, and then blindly wait for His Majesty to make a move, then even if His Majesty the Emperor really exterminates the Lou Sect, then I think the throne of our city lords will be completely at the end!"

"It's not just the beginning, once His Majesty leads the emperor to investigate it, I'm afraid that none of us can save our lives!" A city lord echoed loudly, obviously under Lu Yifan's persuasion, these city lords have gradually recalled the fact that they are still the emperor's ministers.

Seeing the city lords talking about it, Lu Yifan first nodded with satisfaction, and then said loudly: "Second, it is to gather your strength. Tomorrow is the annual Flower Noodles Festival, I know that every year on the night of the Flower Noodles Festival, you will all pay the new year's tribute to Lou Zong in the Wanhua Building, and every year only on this day will the five tigers of Lou Zong leave Lou Zong's lair together, and only enter the lockdown with a very small number of guards, so ......" Lu Yifan's words did not continue, but the meaning of his words was already very clear.

Hearing Lu Yifan's words, Duan Hai couldn't help but widen his eyes, and exclaimed, "So you want to attack the Five Tigers of Louzong when you worship tomorrow night?"

"That's right! Naturally, the thief must capture the king first! As long as we can get the result of the five tigers of the Lou Sect, then the Lou Sect will naturally be self-defeating!" Lu Yifan nodded and said, "And as far as I know, among the five tigers of the Lou Sect, except for the sect leader Lou Yi's cultivation is unfathomable, the rest of the four tigers are just mediocre people, and the second 'Heaven Shaking Tiger' Lou Lei is just a seven-turn soul spirit." The third 'Demon Devouring Tiger' Lou Mo's cultivation is mediocre, but the group of bloodthirsty red spiders he raised is more powerful, but those red spiders are still powerful in the desert, but it is impossible for him to bring them into the city, so once Lou Mo enters the city, his biggest capital will naturally be gone. Lou Cang, the fourth 'Hidden Tiger', and Lou Chang, the fifth 'Bashan Tiger', are two mediocre talents who are not in the stream. Therefore, as long as Lou Yi can be solved, the other four tigers will naturally not be able to become any climate. Although most of you are cultivating as soul masters, you should not be underestimated together. What's more, each of you also has a group of capable guards, and the guards of the fourteen city lords are all two or three hundred people together, and according to the practice of previous years, when the five tigers of the Lou Sect enter the city tomorrow, there will never be more than thirty disciples around them, and with three hundred against thirty, I think our chances of winning are still very good!"

"Dare to ask Lord Lu, Lou Zong's lair is less than twenty miles away, once we make a move against the five tigers of Lou Zong in the lockdown, and they take advantage of the chaos to send a signal, then the thousands of disciples of Lou Sect will rush to kill it quickly It is just a cup of tea, won't we become caged beasts at that time? Maybe it will endanger millions of people in the city, and then let the difficulties of Wenyang City repeat itself in the lockdown!" a city lord who was over the age of sixteen asked worriedly.

"You can rest assured of this, Lord Lu has already secretly arranged the elite, and he will be able to restrain the disciples of the Lou Sect tomorrow night, and then the five tigers of the Lou Sect will be alone in the Wanhua Building, isolated!" Fang Chengtian explained.

"It turns out that Lord Lu has already made arrangements, and Lord Lu is quick to think, and he has been so far-sighted at a young age, which really makes the old man admire!" the city lord complimented.

"But there's something I don't understand, so please explain it to Lord Lu!" Yang Ling, who frowned, finally opened his mouth impatiently.

"City Lord Yang, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Lu Yifan replied.

"Just now Lord Lu said that the thief will capture the king first, and Yang agrees very much! It's just that ......," Yang Ling said thoughtfully, "It's just that not to mention how terrifying the cultivation of the sect master of that building is, just talking about the earth-shattering tiger Lou Lei, he already has the cultivation of a powerful seven-turn soul spirit, let me ask which of you here today can be Lou Lei's opponent?" Of course, I know that Lord Lu has a person with outstanding skills around him......" Saying that, Yang Ling couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Liu Sandao, and then said with a dry smile, " But after all, he only has one person and a knife, even if he can deal with Lou Lei, then who will deal with Lou Mo, Lou Cang and Lou Chang? And in addition to these people, there is also the most powerful sect master in the Lou Sect, as far as I know, the cultivation of the sect master of the Lou Sect is almost the same even if he is not the Soul Emperor, so who should we let to contend with such a strong person?"

"This ......" Yang Ling's words were tantamount to saying everyone's sore feet, and for a while, many city lords fell into silence again, everyone pondered with embarrassment, but no one could think of any good way.

Lu Yifan knew what Yang Ling meant, although he had some intention of provoking, he also said an inevitable problem.

"I don't know what City Lord Yang means?" Lu Yifan's eyes moved slightly, and then he looked at Yang Ling with a smile.

"Old decay doesn't mean anything special, it's just to worry about all the colleagues here!After all, none of us want to die!" Yang Linggan said with a smile, and when he saw Lu Yifan's increasingly gloomy face, his words changed suddenly, "Of course, if Lord Lu can have a way to deal with Lou Yi, then we will naturally do our best and die!"

"What does City Lord Yang mean is that you don't plan to help me before I have no way to solve Lou Yi?" Lu Yifan asked bluntly.

"Hehe, Lord Lu himself said just now, we are just some little soul masters who are not in the stream, even if we have the heart to help Lord Lu deal with Sect Master Lou Yi together, I am afraid that we don't have that ability!" Yang Ling Yin and Yang smiled weirdly, "If instead of helping Lord Lu at that time, we will cause trouble to Lord Lu, then it will not be good!"

"Lord Han Cheng is reasonable!" Duan Hai immediately echoed, "These of our entourages to escort Lord Lu can be dispatched at will, but we, the old guys who have not fought with anyone for a long time, still hope that Lord Lu can let us go for the time being, and when we are fighting with the Five Tigers of Lou Zong, please don't mention us, it is right for Lord Lu to leave a way back for us!"

"Yes, yes, I still look at Lord Lu Mingjian!" As soon as the rest of the city lords heard that they could not let themselves do anything, they also hurriedly asked Lu Yifan to get up and ask for it.

The so-called people don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, Lu Yifan can be regarded as seeing the nature of these people's greed for life and fear of death today. Although I was angry in my heart, I couldn't impose it on others, and I was helpless for a while.

"Yifan, these people are all grass on the wall, they want to see the opportunity to act tomorrow, if we are advantageous, then they will help us deal with Lou Zong! If Lou Zong is advantageous, then they will turn the spearhead against us without hesitation!" Xie Yun whispered in Lu Yifan's ear, "They want to watch the fire from across the shore, but now we can't agree, we can't do it if we don't agree!"

Lu Yifan nodded quietly, and then his gloomy expression was swept away, and his face regained his confident look, and he said loudly: "What you say is not unreasonable, and I don't embarrass you!

"Lord Lu, please speak!"

"You don't have to deal with Lou Zong personally, but you definitely can't help Lou Zong in any way, and then deal with us!" Lu Yifan said word by word, "And in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, until tomorrow evening, everyone present today will please not leave the Hou Mansion!"

"That's, that's!"

"We have always been loyal to the emperor, and we must be loyal to Lord Lu, and we will definitely not be in the same league as Lou Zong......"

For a while, many city lords expressed their positions, and a big stone hanging in their hearts was also suddenly put down.

"In this way, then I wish us all the best tomorrow, and help Lord Lu successfully exterminate the Lou Sect in one fell swoop!" Seeing this, Fang Chengtian hurriedly raised his wine glass and saluted Lu Yifan, and under his echo, the other city lords also raised their wine glasses, although everyone seemed to be a little worried, but at least it was much better than letting them do it to Lou Yi in person.

Lu Yifan took a glass of wine from Liu Sandao's hand, and then exchanged respects with everyone present, and then sent the wine into his stomach.

When Lu Yifan drank a glass of wine, the sound of dance and music that had been stopped under Fang Chengtian's instructions sounded again, and the Cui Pavilion became noisy again.

After Lu Yifan sat back at the main table, he looked at the lively scene in front of him with a wine glass in his hand, but there was always a faint sadness between his eyebrows.

"Yifan, what are you thinking?" Han Ling'er leaned forward and asked softly, "Could it be that you really want to expect them to make a move against Lou Yi with you?" You now have Liu Sandao, the biggest helper, in your hands, he can help you deal with Lou Yi, as for the other four, it should be enough for you, Xie Yun, me and Mu Dan, and Yin Xi! Aren't these already what you thought about? Why are you ...... when you hear that these people don't make a move?"

Without waiting for Han Ling'er to finish speaking, Lu Yifan shook his head with a wry smile, and then said lightly: "I know very well what these people think in their hearts, they are just trying to survive, as for whether they are loyal to Lou Yi or the emperor, it doesn't matter at all!"

"Then what are you worried about?" Han Ling'er said with a smile, "Tomorrow will be the Flower Face Festival, and now we are ready to send arrows, do you regret it?"

"How is that possible?" Lu Yifan smiled lightly, "I have indeed planned everything to deal with Lou Zong, and there is indeed nothing wrong with thinking about it, but it is just ......"

"What's just that?" Han Ling'er asked curiously.

"It's just that I doubt that the Lou Sect, which has ruled the southwest region for decades, can really be wiped out so easily by me?" Lu Yifan muttered with a frown, "All this...... It seems to have gone too well...... I can't believe it's true......"

"Okay, okay!" Han Ling'er was rare to be so gentle, I saw her get up and stand behind Lu Yifan, a pair of soft and boneless jade hands gently rested on Lu Yifan's shoulders, and her fingers gently rubbed Lu Yifan's shoulders, a typical posture of a little daughter, and said softly, "Yifan, you have too many things to think about during this time, you are too tired, you need to relax...... Tomorrow, everything will be fine......

"Yes, I hope that tomorrow's flower face festival can pass as smoothly as these few days......" Lu Yifan said and gently closed his eyes, quietly enjoying the gentleness and comfort from Han Ling'er's fingertips in the melodious and elegant music, and the fatigue of his body seemed to disappear without a trace at this moment, "Ling'er, thank you......"

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