Volume 5: The First Song Three Hundred and Eleven: The Undercurrent is Turbulent
"Lou Qing Medicine...... Isn't that the woman from the Lion Grove? What did she ask me for? ”
In Qian Chao's courtyard, Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao with a puzzled expression.
"She didn't just inquire about you, before you, she also inquired about Shangguan Hong, naturally not in person, but, well, it was Zong Yan who asked someone to inquire about her, and I learned from Cai Jian that the things they inquired about that time were also a little strange, not what Shangguan Hong's methods were, but her movements, and some rumors about before. Well, the reason why we went to Shouwu Mountain was that Sister Yan first heard some rumors in Qixia Mountain, and then went to you to tell you all those rumors, and then the five of us only had a trip to Shouwu Mountain, and now we all understand that that time was actually Shangguan Hong deliberately released rumors to lure us to Shouwo Mountain, and then she laid out in Shouwo Mountain, wanting to be unfavorable to you, although she failed, but the rumors she released entered the ears of people with hearts......"
"Wait...... You mean......"
"Tang girl, what kind of spirit beast Qingluan is, you know this better than me in your heart, you value it, Shangguan Hong also values it, so why don't others value it? If the others don't know, it's basically a competition between us and Shangguan Hong. But in order to target you, Shangguan Hong deliberately released rumors that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, even if someone can guess that it is Shangguan Hong's layout, but Qingluan's matter must also be true, otherwise how could Shangguan Hong use this rumor layout? I now suspect that the woman named Lou Qingyao came to our Five Spirit Sect this time for Qingluan, and it must be that the news of Qingluan's appearance in the Five Spirit Sect has reached the Lion Forest, and she is here this time...... It's to find and compete for Qingluan's eggs. ”
"Damn, this Shangguan Hong!" Tang Ping said indignantly.
"A few days ago, Shangguan Hong took Shangguan Xiu out, and I heard that Zong Fang and Lou Qingyao also went out, and then not long after, Zong Yan and Lou Qingyao returned to the sect, and then they began to inquire about you, guess what happened outside the sect......
Tang Ping's eyes flashed, her face was a little gloomy, and she said:
"Shangguan Hong told Lou Qingyao about me outside the sect, could it be that she told Lou Qingyao that I was also looking for Qingluan?"
"It must not be so simple, even if Shangguan Hong and Lou Qingyao know each other, this matter will not be picked out, well, I guess, by the way, Senior Brother Bu Yanqi has brought back some news in the past two days, including about Lou Qingyao, it is said that in the Lion Forest, this woman has a nickname, you will never guess what it is?"
Tang Ping was a little helpless that Qian Chao was still selling Guan Zi at this time, and said angrily:
"What's her nickname?"
"Hehe, behind the scenes, the disciples of the Lion Forest all call Lou Qingyao 'Red Pink Ghost'......"
"Pink Ghost ......"
This nickname was really unexpected by Tang Ping, although she had seen Lou Qingyao once or twice, but every time she saw it, she only felt that it was a beautiful, tranquil, and elegant woman, and it was really surprising that such a woman was called a "powerful ghost".
"Yes, I didn't believe it at first, but Bu Yanqi said that this nickname is absolutely not wrong, many people who come and go to the Five Spirits Sect and the Lion Forest have heard of the name of this Lou girl, don't look at her quiet and polite in front of people, light and elegant, but in fact, this woman is a brave and ruthless person, not only ruthless to the people who offend her, but also if she hears that someone has fame and means, she will try her best to compete with that person, and she will not show mercy when she starts, so she has such a notoriety. Well, I guess that that time Lou Qingyao and Zong Fang went out, they must have followed Shangguan Hong to see if they could get any useful news from Shangguan Hong, or just follow Shangguan Hong to see if she was looking for Qingluan, as a result, they were together or talked about it, but it is more likely that there was a fight between Lou Qingyao and Shangguan Hong, and we naturally don't know the outcome or defeat, but the reason why she started to inquire about you after she came back must have been prompted by Shangguan Hong, and, Next, this Lou girl should fight your idea, if she is just one person, we naturally don't have to care too much, the key is that as soon as she came to the Five Spirits Sect, she made the feast confusing, and obeyed her, and there was a sect to help her, which is the reason why we should pay attention to it. ”
Tang Ping listened to Qian Chao's words, nodded slowly, and then asked:
"So what do we do?"
Qian Chao suddenly smiled, stared at Tang Ping and said:
"Tang girl, there is one thing that Shangguan Hong may not know now, that is, the purpose of Lou Qingyao's coming to the Five Spirits Sect, and my previous guess is just a guess, and there is no real evidence, but ...... Tang girl, I have a way to let Lou Qingyao expose her true purpose of coming to the Five Spirits Sect, but this needs your help, and ...... Do you want to try the means and have a competition with Na Lou Qing Yao? ”
Tang Ping's eyes suddenly became strange when she looked at Qian Chao.
That night, Tang Ping, Qian Chao, and Li Jian took advantage of the thick night to quietly leave the Five Spirits Sect, and waited until the next morning when the light was faint before the three of them quietly returned.
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Just when Qian Chao, Tang Ping and Li Jian went out to arrange a bureau to deal with Lou Qingyao, two other people also quietly left the sect, and these two people returned earlier than Qian Chao's three people, of course, these two people did not notice the abnormality of Qian Chao's three people and went out to follow, if so, they would inevitably be discovered by Li Jian, the whereabouts of these two people are not the same as Qian Chao and others' prescriptions, so they did not meet together.
One is Hua Cong, well, the other is Jiang Zhuopu who quietly followed behind him.
Even if it is not in the same direction as Qian Chao and others, these two people are still discovered when they go out this time, of course, it is Shang Jie who found them, that is to say, the place they went to is still the cold water pool, when Hua Cong searched carefully in the cold water pool and Jiang Zhuopu secretly observed, the Shang Jie who was hiding in the dark and staring at them was also very nervous, Shang Jie's hand was holding a talisman, that was the one that Qian Chao gave him, as long as these two guys entered the underground of the cold water pool, then according to Qian Chao's previous explanation, Shang Jie would use this talisman to activate the formation, thus sealing them in the cold pool.
However, to Shosuke's disappointment, the guy searched for half the night in the cold pool, and it seemed that he still found nothing, and the little guy had been secretly observing, and there was nothing else to do, and in the end, the two left one after another.
Shang Suke, who was a little impatient to wait, was very disappointed, he was hoping that this guy could get into the ground of the cold pool in one go, so that he could launch a formation and then go to Qian Chao, seeing the last thin little man leaving, Shang Jie was still dissatisfied and muttered that those guys were so stupid.
Hua Cong was the first to enter the sect, and immediately took advantage of the darkness to return to his residence, and then Jiang Zhuopu, they all thought that as long as the two of them didn't mention it after dawn, no one would know that they had gone out at night.
However, this is not the case.
Just when Hua Cheng and Jiang Zhuopu returned to the sect one after another, the two of them didn't know that there was a pair of eyes staring at them all the time in this night, and when Jiang Zhuopu also returned to the sect and went to his residence, that person quietly revealed his figure from the dark place where he was hiding.
This person is not tall, but his figure is well-proportioned and straight, and the well-made Five Spirits Disciple's robes and robes on his body also look extremely decent, and his facial features are not handsome, but at least he is dignified, and this person is one of the famous gentlemen in the Five Spirits Sect...... Zhang Yi.
Regardless of whether Hua Cheng found Jiang Zhuopu quietly following behind him, the actions of these two fell in the eyes of this Zhang Yi.
At the end of the banquet that entertained them at Zongfang, Zhang Yi once asked these people from outside the sect the real purpose of coming to the Five Spirits, Hua Cheng and Jiang Zhuopu had said that they had no other purpose, or they had to come or admired the Imperial Spirit Sect of the Five Spirits Sect, well, of course those were all lies, if there was no purpose that could not be told to others, why did these two people frequently run out at night?
Zhang Yi's face at this time was thoughtful.
The core of these people in the Five Spirits Sect, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, Zhang Yi is naturally the same, he has his own secrets, and his secrets are different from other gentlemen, the so-called secrets of other gentlemen are nothing more than some drunken and absurd dirty things or all kinds of evil deeds that violate the rules of the sect, these are actually nothing to the gentlemen, even if they are exposed, it is a big deal to lose their reputation and then be severely disciplined by their own parents, but Zhang Yi's secret must not be exposed, as long as it is exposed, is a matter of life and death!
Therefore, after Zhang Yi faintly observed the movements of Hua Cheng and Jiang Zhuopu, although he had some intention in his heart, he did not dare to act rashly, he was worried that this was a game, a bureau aimed at him, even if it was not a bureau, he was also worried that there would be a trap ambush where the two of them went, after all, what happened a while ago has not been completely resolved, although the sect seems to be calm, but he always feels that there is still some unpredictable storm brewing in the secret, so he must be absolutely careful. In the end, after observing for a while, he felt that those two guys had limited means, and if something bad happened with them, then he would be doomed.
Therefore, he could only observe the two men with extreme caution and secretly.
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Jing Jie, the sect's inner gentleman, and in the gentlemanhood, he is also a noble one, Jing Jie's grandfather Jing Shen is an ancestor-level senior who practiced on the Jade Pot Mountain, and his father Jing Tuo is an elder in the sect's inner council, in addition, he also has an uncle, and his uncle is a monk in the Five Spirits Sect, so his identity background is very deep in the Five Spirits Sect.
It can only be said that it is a pity that Jing Jian has such a background, his cultivation qualifications are not bad, he has cultivation and means, and the future should be open, but Jing Jie lacked discipline for him and Jing Jian had no self-discipline, so he became the leader of the five spirits, and he can be regarded as the most greedy one among the gentlemen, unlike Feng You's greedy and unfortunate nature, Jing Ji is only most interested in piles of spirit stones, for his own fat, He has gone crazy to the point where he does not hesitate to exchange other people's lives for the spirit stones in his hands.
This is also the reason why he can be in cahoots with He Sinu and Jin Zhang.
It is also important to note that...... Jing Wei hated Qian Chao!
Or rather, they all hated the five people of Qian Chao.
Here the answer to a question that Qian Chao has always had doubts about can be revealed, that is, Wen Liang refines the jade pill, refining a pill will kill him, where did Wen Liang come from so many people for him to use in alchemy?
The answer lies in Jing Jie's body, it is he who secretly sent a large number of captive loose cultivators to Wen Liang through his channels outside the sect, including some unlucky sons of small families, through the flesh of these people for Wen Liang to refine the jade pill, and Jing Wei got great benefits from it.
And it was the appearance of Qian Chao and others that disrupted Wen Liang's steps, especially Qian Chao's hands and feet in several heaven and earth cages and Sword Shrine Mountain completely foiled Wen Liang's scheme, forcing Wen Liang to turn his head and deal with Qian Chao with all his might, but in the end he failed.
Wen Liang's failure directly led to Jing Liang's population business being hit hard, Jing Wei didn't care what Wen Liang was doing, even if he vaguely guessed it, he didn't think Wen Liang could succeed, let him toss, anyway, the Five Spirit Sect is so powerful, Wen Liang will definitely not succeed in the end, he just needs to earn that large amount of spirit stones, who knows that by Qian Chao's move, it will directly cut off his financial route, which is the fundamental reason why he hates Qian Chao.
In addition, a few days ago, Jin Zhang's stupid thing did it to Mei Qing privately, if he can get it, his share can also be taken out from Jin Zhang, there is no loss. But I didn't expect that the people sent by Jin Zhang happened to meet the five people of Qian Chao, and as a result, none of those people were left to die, although Jin Zhang was not involved, but the sect secretly made a lot of moves for this, and the defense manpower of the four towns on the border outside the sect has undergone a lot of changes, among which there are many Jing Ji's manpower, before he was able to get many people in and send them to Wen Liang, relying on the net of those people, now after the manpower change, his so-called channels are almost gone.
This change annoyed Jing Wei even more than the loss of spirit stones, although the matter was caused by Jin Zhang, but in the final analysis, it was still on the five people of Qian Chao, so he hated Qian Chao even more.
After the banquet that day, Jin Zhang once told Jing Ji that Mu Yangzong's Guisu Gongzi had said that if Jing Ji could kill Qian Chao, and then Jin Zhang would bring Qian Chao's head to him, then Gui Su would be grateful for it.
When he heard Jin Zhang talk about this matter before, although Jing Jian was moved, he didn't agree easily, Qian Chao is nothing, but after all, he is still the head of the Qi refining disciples in the Five Spirits Sect, if something happens, the sect will definitely investigate strictly, and if it really catches up on his head, it will be a big trouble.
Coincidentally, just when Jing Ji was thinking about how to get rid of Qian Chao and not implicate himself, Qin Suixu did him a favor, and Tian Du of the Tian family actually took the initiative to come to the door, and what Tian Du wanted to do was to kill Qian Chao!
I really didn't expect that those who hate Qian Chao and those who want Qian Chao to die have come together.
Jing Jian thought with a smile, and a good idea had come to his mind.
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In Qin Suixu's residence, there were only Jing Wei and Tian Du in the room.
Jing Jian opened his mouth and said:
"Tian Gongzi, I'm afraid it's not easy to kill Qian Chao, it's not a secret, I know that there are not a few people who target Qian Chao, but there are no successful ones, well, how many things have happened, Qian Chao has been safe and sound, and the matter of Wen Liang's defeat in the hands of Qian Chao a few days ago must be even more clear to Tian Gongzi, I want to ask, Tian Gongzi wants to kill Qian Chao, how sure are you?"
Tian Du said cautiously:
"Uh...... Jing Gongzi, who was worried about this, had failed in the past, and now he wanted to get rid of him with the help of Jing Gongzi...... And then there will be a lot of thanks! ”
Jing Jian laughed:
"Hehe, Tian Gongzi, I can contribute, but well, after all, that Qian Chao is the name of the head of the sect's qi refining disciples, if he dies, it will not be a trivial matter, and the sect will definitely investigate strictly, so I can't let me take this risk alone, well, I'm not Wen Liang, you can give a lot of spirit stones and let Wen Liang do things for you, but the rules are different in my place, you must come out of the spirit stones, and at the same time you have to contribute, even if Qian Chao dies, he must die in the hands of you and me, if something happens in the future, you can't run away and you can't run me, What do I mean, can Tian Gongzi understand? ”
What Jing Wei said made Tian Du not expect, but he could accept this proposal, after all, according to Jing Ji, the two people are equivalent to joining forces to do something that is detrimental to the Five Spirits Sect, that is, both sides have handles in each other's hands, which is a beginning for Tian Du, with this matter, even if he establishes a relationship with this Jing Ji, maybe this person will be of great use to the Tian family in the future, but it is indeed difficult to do what Jing Ji said, Tian Du said:
"This ...... I heard that the patrol above the four towns of the Five Spirit Sect is extremely strict now, and the investigation is extremely meticulous, I'm afraid that even if I find someone, I won't be able to get in? ”
"You can rest assured about this, as long as you find someone I will definitely be able to let them in, and I will arrange it when the time comes, but there is one point, Tian Gongzi, don't you go to the cultivation world to find those useless casual cultivators, the reason why Wen Liang will miss is that the people he found are a bunch of waste, except for sending them to death, those people have not made any effort, if you want to succeed, you must find a real master, such a character can only be found within the family, I believe that the Tian family will definitely be able to find such people in the cultivation world, At the same time, don't worry, I will also send some ruthless people to deal with the tide of money, how about it? If you agree, we will continue to do this, and if you refuse, then we will not meet today, and there will be no need for us to talk about it again in the future. ”
"Uh...... Well, I agreed, and I went to prepare for this. ”
"Well, that's good, if there is anything, you can find me through Xiao Qin at any time."
"Good!"
……
The next person Jing Jian is looking for is Jin Zhang.
There were only these two people in the room, and Jing Jian said:
"Brother Jin, do you still remember the request to return to the son? I've been thinking about it again and again these days, well, it's not that I can't do it, but to do this, I have to help Brother Jin help me. ”
When Jin Zhang heard this, he became vigilant, and compared to taking away some good-looking women from the Five Spirits Sect, he had no interest in killing, so he shirked and said:
"Hehe, Brother Jing, that's a matter between Gongzi and you, so it's inconvenient to meddle in the future."
"Brother Jin, it's wrong to think so, I understand, your Lion Forest is far more afraid of the Muyang Sect than our Five Spirits Sect, this is right? In other words, your brother Jin should pay more attention to Guisu, well, Guisu does only ask you to bring me a sentence, he wants me to get rid of the tide of money, but if you can also contribute to this matter, I think that Gui Gongzi will appreciate you even more, at least he will owe you a favor, right? ”
"Although Brother Jing said this is a bit straightforward, it is indeed the truth, but after all, this is the Five Spirits Sect, how dare you make trouble here?"
"Ha, why don't you dare? You dare to fight Mei Qing's idea, why don't you dare to fight the idea of Qian Chao? ”
"Well, isn't it a failure?"
"I almost let you succeed, but who gave you this defeat?"
"Money tide ......!" Jin Zhang's words were full of hatred.
"Isn't this over, I expect it to be good, Mei Qing, don't think about it anymore, don't Brother Jin want to get this account back in person?"
Thinking about Mei Qing's beautiful face, and then thinking about the fact that he almost succeeded that time, the failure was all due to the tide of money, Jin Zhang's heart swelled with hatred, but he still looked at Jing Ji suspiciously:
"Brother Jing, why do you have to bring me along in this matter?"
"Because I'm cowardly, if I fail, it's better to have someone die with me than to die alone, right?"
"Hah! In that case, then this matter should not be done at all. ”
"Haha, joking, I am indeed arranging this matter, and I have found some good people, but the means of Qian Chao are beyond the reach of ordinary people, I am still worried that I will not be able to do it on my own, if Brother Jin can help me again, you can also send some capable people to help me, then this matter will be nine out of ten."
"Brother Jing, it's really a bit beyond the reach of the whip......"
"Well, that's good, then this matter will be done, I don't want to fight the idea of the money tide, I will tell the Gui Gongzi as it is, I don't care, no matter how bold Gui Su is, he won't dare to do anything to me, but your brother Jin, hehe, I'm afraid it will be ......"
"Brother Jing, how can you be so ......" Jin Zhang was a little annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack.
Jing Ji continued:
"What if you promise to help me and give you half of the benefits that Guisu has given me?"
Jin Zhang was still unmoved:
"Brother Jing, I'm a timid person, even if Gui Gongzi blames me at that time, I have something to say......"
Jing Ji continued to say quietly:
"There is also a good woman among the five people in Qian Chao, you have also seen it, named Yan Xuan, well, if you don't agree, I will go to He Sinu, as long as he helps me, that woman will be my thank you gift to him......"
Jin Zhang's eyes immediately flashed a beautiful face and the slender figure wrapped in a red dress, he was stunned for a moment, and his body was inexplicably hot and hot, and after a while, he licked his somewhat dry lips and said:
"Yan Xuan ......"
"Now I can get people out, and only I have the means, if you help me, you can get the woman, but well, the benefits of returning to Su will all belong to me......"
"It's done!"
Jing Ji smiled, his goal was achieved, it was equivalent to a white wolf with empty gloves, and the two groups of people who dealt with Qian Chao had nothing to do with him, even if he failed, he couldn't track his head in the end, but he actually had other plans, getting rid of Qian Chao would definitely be a big deal, then he had to make good use of it, at least Qian Chao was dead, Yan Xuan was robbed, if nothing else, the remaining three of the five people would also die in that battle, and the position of the head of the Five Spirit Qi Refining Disciples would be vacant, and the kid from Huan Chan had been coveting that position, It's better to make good use of this matter, push Huan Chuan up, and let him owe himself a big favor, which will be beneficial at least before he builds the foundation in the future.
Thinking of this, after Jing Jian left Jin Zhang's residence, he went to find Huan Chan, who was also a gentleman, to conspire.