The sudden summer rain in the afternoon has no intention of stopping until after nightfall.

However, this did not affect the feast in the Gu family's mansion in Jinling, the arrival of hundreds of guests from afar, and the alliance plan this time, which made the entire Gu family look extraordinarily jubilant, with dozens of banquets open, and wine and delicacies were sent to the living room like flowing water.

All the guests chose their seats at will, pushed glasses and exchanged lamps with each other, and they were also happy.

Sun Ning was in it, also with a smile on his face, and from time to time he toasted with people he knew or didn't know next to him, and said a few words about our Jiangnan victory, looking as if he was also in a fight with them.

It wasn't until Wu Tieyi turned around, sat back next to him with five points of wine, and asked that sentence that Sun Ning restrained his smile slightly.

"Brother Sun, where are you from?" Although Wu Tieyi's words were not very big, and it seemed that only the two of them could understand it in the noisy and lively hall, it still made Sun Ning's expression stiffen slightly.

But after a while, he still replied with a smile: "Didn't Brother Wu already get the answer to this question when he was in Suzhou?" ”

"Before, you said that you were from Luoyang, and you were exiled to Jiangnan for some reason, so I can naturally understand it. In the imperial city, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many talented people who cannot be promoted. And it is somewhat reasonable for you to gain a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, help the monks of Yunlin Temple find out the facts of the case, and help me eradicate the scourge of the Su family in Suzhou by the way......

"But this time you're doing a lot bigger than when you were in Suzhou. You are no longer satisfied with just a foothold in one city, but you are already planning to completely push my entire Jiangnan to fight against the Zonghenghui, and this is not a matter of opinion. ”

Sun Ning raised his glass and took a sip, then asked calmly: "What, isn't this the best choice for all parties in Jiangnan?" If Zongheng is really allowed to make trouble so unscrupulously, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the entire Jiangnan, and all parties will have to fight each other because of this.

"And at that time, the Zongheng Society will take advantage of the chaos to send troops again, but I am afraid that you will all become prisoners of its ranks. Am I wrong in saying this, and isn't it the wisest choice to gather the forces of all parties in Jiangnan to deal with Zonghenghui and benefit you? ”

Facing Sun Ning's rhetorical question, Wu Tieyi just smiled, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "Brother Sun naturally agrees with these truths, but the problem is that it is reasonable for either of us to come forward in these things, but it is enough for you to push it with all your might, which is enough to make people feel unreasonable."

"Speaking of which, you already have a certain identity in Hangzhou, but it is extremely difficult to go further, and you may even be obstructed by various forces. So what do you gain by doing it alone?

"I really don't think that you, Sun Chang'an, are a good person who doesn't care about the rewards and losses, just to help me stabilize Jiangnan, so ......"

In the end, his eyes were locked on Sun Ning's face, not giving him any chance to avoid him.

At the same time, the laughter around him gradually stopped, the Lu family, the Gu family, and the Qian family...... Many people's eyes also converged on Sun Ning at this time. Obviously, this problem was not only noticed by Wu Tieyi, but also by others.

At this time, if Sun Ning couldn't give everyone a satisfactory answer, his situation would not be so good.

Facing the suspicious gazes of these people, Xiao Qian's body next to her stiffened, and she regretted not carrying the sword with her. Guo Chong's heartbeat was also fast, and he lowered his head.

After all, I still underestimated these children of the wealthy family, they are not so easy to use and deceive.

Only Sun Ning still looked calm and calm, but completely hid his smile: "It seems that you still don't trust me."

"Well, since it's all at this time, it's not good to hide it anymore. Yes, whether I went to Jiangnan to help Yunlin Temple, or whether it was to promote today's alliance, I still have my own selfishness.

"The former, at that time, was more thinking about being able to gain a foothold in Hangzhou, at least not to feel embarrassed about food, clothing, housing and transportation. In fact, I have also done it, and now I am the protector of Yunlin Temple, and I also have a certain status in Hangzhou City, and even the Qian family is quite polite to me. ”

was named by him, Qian Zongbo could only smile bitterly and raise his glass to Sun Ning and take a drink.

Sun Ning also raised his glass to accompany the drink, and then continued: "As for me running back and forth and trying my best to promote this alliance, in addition to not wanting Dahao Jiangnan to be invaded by foreign enemies, I actually do have my own selfishness.

"Because I have a grudge with Zongheng, a deep feud in the sea of blood, and an enmity that destroys the family!"

Hearing him say so resolutely, everyone was also shocked and seemed to believe a little.

But then, Qian Zongbo opened his mouth to question: "This is not right." If I remember correctly, Sun Protector, you are from Luoyang, and what happened over there has nothing to do with the Zonghenghui, and if you want to hate it, you should hate those Pingtian rebels. ”

Sun Ning sighed: "Luoyang City was indeed taken by them, but my people were not harmed by them. Because when Luoyang fell, my family and I had already escaped from the capital and moved to the Liangzhou area, where we were arrested by the Guo family.

"You should also know that when the world is just in turmoil, all forces are trying their best to enhance their strength, whether it is people or money, as long as they can grab it, they will not care what means they use.

"As a result, my people, and the wealth they have accumulated for generations, have been swept away by them. Some of those who wanted to resist were ...... by them You say, this kind of hatred, how can I, Sun Chang'an, forget that I and the Guo family, and the vertical and horizontal association behind it, are not shared with the heavens! ”

When Sun Ning said this, what came to mind was the role they played in promoting the chaos in the world that the people of the Zonghenghui had mentioned to him at the beginning.

The sudden collapse of the northern frontier and the momentum of the Pingtian Army were all guided and promoted by the vertical and horizontal associations in the back, which is why Sun Ning could only fall into the grass, and today he only has a corner of the southwest, and he still needs to take risks in the south of the Yangtze River.

So in a sense, Sun Ning's statement that he had a family-destroying feud with Zonghenghui was completely true, and it also made his tone and expression seem so real and credible.

Everyone really accepted this statement, and they all sighed, and Wu Tieyi was even more ashamed: "I'm sorry, I thought about it complicated, and I thought you were ......."

"I have the same interests as Jiang Nan, and I will only help you deal with the Zonghenghui together, and I will not play any tricks at this time." Sun Ning smiled calmly, "You don't have to feel guilty, if it were me, you would have some doubts." ”

"Well said, Brother Sun is really a cheerful person, I toast you!" Gu Yaowu laughed beside him and raised his glass to toast.

At that moment, everyone else quickly changed their smiles and resumed their friendly attitude towards Sun Ning Shicai, which also made the atmosphere at the banquet cheerful again.

Only Sun Ning and the others were still worried at this time, glaring at each other, thinking about how to deal with possible temptations in the future.