Those who seek good fortune and avoid evil are gentlemen.

People interact with each other, and many times they are driven by interests.

In the relationship of interests, if it is advantageous, it will be used by each other, and if it is not profitable, it will be put on a high standard, and no longer ask. If there is much affection between them, it is very few. Of course, there are still people who have made close friends in this relationship, but after all, they are a minority, and more relationships in the rivers and lakes still use each other.

Like today's Xiaoyaomen, because it has provoked two strong enemies, the Poisonous Beast Gorge and the Sea Wokou, and its own strength has been weakened, it has been avoided by the major sects in the south of the Yangtze River. If in the past, Xiaoyaomen was in the Jiangnan martial arts, it can be said that it was a hundred responses, but now it seems to have become a street rat. Although it has not yet reached the point where everyone shouts and beats, it is already a small number of responders.

Ren Xiaoyao also understood one thing these days, the matter of Meijiazhai, why did the Japanese Kou not come to seek revenge in person, but hired Dongying Ronin with a lot of money. It turned out that they were testing the details of the Easy Gate. Sure enough, the Xiaoyao Gate didn't think much about it, and it was seen that the details were seen after a trial.

Xiaoyaomen is now strong and middle-class, and there is a lack of masters, which can be described as a declining day. If it weren't for the help of the Tang Sect, I'm afraid it would have been broken by the Poisonous Beast Gorge long ago. Now Xiaoyaomen wants to contact other martial arts sects in Jiangnan to fight against the Japanese Kou, but naturally no one is willing to agree. On the contrary, many small sects were afraid of the Japanese Invaders, and instead secretly sent people to collude with the Japanese Invaders, wanting to deal with the Xiaoyaomen in turn.

As soon as Ren Xiaoyao returned to Xiaoyaomen, he immediately sent people to contact the various factions in Jiangnan. One is to see their reactions, and the other is to know how many of the so-called people in the rivers and lakes he knew before are sincerely friends with Xiaoyaomen.

As a result, Tian Shilie contacted all around, and there were about dozens of famous families and noble clans, large and small, but only three sects supported Xiaoyaomen.

They are the Jade Immortal Pavilion, the Lei Yin Hall and the famous Confucian family of the West Lake.

When Xiaoyaomen was strong at the beginning, how many wealthy families in Jiangnan did not hesitate to squeeze their heads and make friends with Xiaoyaomen, but now there are only three families left who are willing to fight against strong enemies with Xiaoyaomen, which is really embarrassing.

Although Ren Xiaoyao was a little mentally prepared, he still didn't expect that there would be so few people who supported them.

"Ah Lie, is there a reply from the Star Sword Gate?" Ren Xiaoyao was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked Tian Shilie.

"Nope." Tian Shilie replied.

"It shouldn't be! Everyone can not come, but the Star Sword Gate should not. Ren Xiaoyao seemed to be in disbelief.

"It is said that Old Man Ou is in retreat and cultivating, so no one is in charge, so there is no reply." Tian Shilie replied.

"Didn't he have a son? His son is also the number one person in the rivers and lakes, is it possible that he can't be the master? Ren Xiaoyao asked.

"The eldest prince is not at home all the year round, I don't know where to play in the mountains and rivers, and I don't see anyone at all." Tian Shilie replied.

"That's not right! The surname Ou is basically avoiding me. I said he was a good man, but he didn't want to be the same as others. Ren Xiaoyao sighed.

"Yes! Speaking of which, the Star Sword Gate has always been a little estranged from us, maybe this time we will have to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. If our Xiaoyao Gate is defeated, his Star Sword Gate can just come out and dominate Jiangnan again. Tian Shilie said thoughtfully.

"No, we must send someone to meet Old Man Ou again." Ren Xiaoyao said categorically for the time being.

"Then master, why don't I go to Xingjian Mountain myself?" Tian Shilie asked.

"No, I can't. Old man Ou has an arrogant temperament, he was defeated by me back then, and it has been thirty years since he went down, and he has never gone down to Xingjian Mountain. At the end of the day, he still hated me a little. You're younger, he won't see you, and it won't help if you go. Ren Xiaoyao shook his head and said.

"What then? Does the master want to run in person, and I can't do without you here! Tian Shilie asked.

"Even if I go, he may not be willing to see me." Ren Xiaoyao denied again.

"Then there is no suitable candidate." Tian Shilie said helplessly.

"Huh! Is the fifth young man back? Ren Xiaoyao thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Not yet."

"How long have they been gone?"

"It's been more than half a month."

"I didn't come back, it seems that there is no hope." Ren Xiaoyao said a little sadly.

As he spoke, he began to miss his granddaughter again. In the final analysis, this is still the only blood and blood of his Ren family, and now it has been inexplicably cut off, he is naturally unwilling, but he is helpless. "It doesn't have to be ......"

"What's not necessarily, if you can find Zhong'er and Luan'er, the fifth young man has already sent someone back to report the news. There has been no news for so long, so naturally I haven't found it. I'm old, but I'm not confused. Forget it, let's not talk about it! You immediately send someone to retrieve him and Miss Wei. I've got something for them to do. Ren Xiaoyao changed the topic and said.

"Could it be that the master wants them to go to Xingjian Mountain on your behalf?" Tian Shilie asked.

"That's right. Hehe! Ou Zhen, this old guy, is very self-aware, but he doesn't know that he himself is a frog at the bottom of a well. Of course, he was defeated by me, and he also had many dissatisfactions, and he always thought that his swordsmanship was unparalleled in the world. After so many years, he didn't go down the mountain to take a look, and the rivers and lakes no longer belonged to us old men. Ren Xiaoyao said very confidently.

"Oh! I understand. Now the fifth young man is famous in the rivers and lakes, and he is famous for his swordsmanship. When Old Man Ou heard his name, he would definitely not be convinced, and he would definitely try to compete with him, so he would definitely see the fifth young man. Tian Shilie said everything that Ren Xiaoyao didn't say.

"That's right, that's what it means. The old man wants to let the surnamed Ou know that there is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in the rivers and lakes, and he is only a frog at the bottom of the well, and he will never be able to become a big thing without leaving home, but he will only suffer from the fifth young man......"

Yes!

There was a scream, and then a loud "boom", and the door of a guest door in the Xiaoyao Water Pavilion was suddenly shattered by a strong force, directly interrupting the conversation between the two. Then a man jumped out of the house with his teeth and claws, yelling and screaming like madness.

Ren Xiaoyao and Tian Shilie looked back, but it was the little monk of the Guanfo Temple, and he actually lost consciousness again.

Master Wuchen, the master of the fate, rushed out of the house after him, trying to drag him back, but the little monk somehow, as if possessed by a miracle, only waved his hand lightly, and threw his master back into the room.

"The little monk is so powerful!" Tian Shilie couldn't help but praise.

You must know that Master Wuchen is Ren Xiaoyao's friend, and although his skills are below Ren Xiaoyao, he is also far above Tian Shilie. The little monk's wave just now, if it was Tian Shilie himself, he would never be able to catch it. Tian Shilie said, and was about to go up to stop him, but was dragged by Ren Xiaoyao. Ren Xiaoyao flew up and took the lead in stopping in front of the little monk. He picked up his true qi and stretched out his hand to grab it, trying to hold the little monk. But the little monk was like a carp, his body was slippery, he only flashed slightly, and broke free from the shackles of Ren Yao.