If you want to control a sect, you don't rely on fighting fiercely, nor on swords, guns, and halberds on the surface, but on reputation, means, coercion and ability.

However, according to the development of the Qingcheng faction's infighting, it is estimated that no matter who wins, the final result will be a lose-lose situation.

In order to prevent the Qingcheng faction from falling apart because of his own death, Lin Pan had to come up with such a method that was not a solution.

According to Lin Pan's meaning, this competition is divided into three categories, the first is the competition of martial arts, the second is the competition of business and literature, and the third is the competition of mutual debate.

Only those who can win among the three can become the future master of the Qingcheng faction.

In addition to such a big thing in the Qingcheng faction, naturally no one has the extra energy to take care of Shen Jin'an, and Shen Jin'an has experienced the feeling of being treated as a transparent person.

The Qingcheng faction is surrounded by mountains and rivers, if you just talk about the scenery, it can be said that the scenery is infinite, but if you want to talk about the atmosphere, the atmosphere of the Qingcheng faction can be said to be depressing, which can kill people.

The guests in each room all had enough strength to help their sons to get a little chance of winning, but they fought with each other.

Although Shen Jin'an, who was bored, also wanted to join in the excitement and thought about it for a long time, he still decided to go to sit in the waterhole on the mountain for a while.

An old man dressed in white in the pool happened to be walking on a raft, and happened to meet Shen Jin'an, who was sitting next to the pond, and said, "Young man, it seems that I have never seen you, are you new?" ”

Shen Jin'an stretched his neck and said, "I haven't seen you either, and you're new here." ”

The old man hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "I'm not new, this sect has just been established when I came. ”

"Then you are really enough to carry it, you have been here for so many years, and you are still mixed up like this, have you offended anyone?" Shen Jin'an has no virtue in his mouth.

The old man didn't speak, just a smirk.

Shen Jin'an also ignored the old decay, and then jumped directly on the bamboo raft with a little force on his legs, Shen Jin'an's fluttering figure just stepped on the lake, and splashed a little bit of water, Shen Jin'an said with a smile: "Let's go, just let me accompany you to relieve your boredom." ”

The old man pretended to be surprised, for fear that this young master was about to leave, to be honest, he had been on this mountain for so many years, but he had not encountered such an interesting thing for a long time.

Shen Jinan glanced at the old man who pretended to be surprised, raised his head and said curiously: "What?" Don't worry about me? ”

The old man nodded and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, of course rest assured." It's just that if I want to sit on this ship, it will cost money. ”

Shen Jin'an took out half a silver ingot from his arms and said, "Are these enough?" ”

"That's enough, that's a bit much." The old man smiled with a look of wealth on his face.

The bamboo raft is slowly propped up by bamboo poles, and rows of water waves are paddling on the water surface.

Shen Jin'an suddenly asked curiously: "Now that the Qingcheng faction is about to be wrenched into a pot of porridge, how can you still have the leisure to row here." ”

"It's chaotic outside, what's the matter with me?" The old man doesn't seem to take these trivial matters to heart at all.

Shen Jin'an said in amazement: "Yes, I really saw it when I was older." ”

The old man continued: "What? Which room are you a guest in? ”

Shen Jin'an waved his hand and said, "I don't have any room, I came to the Qingcheng faction for sightseeing." ”

"And what do you think of us here?"

"It's not good, it's not interesting."

A boat and a rod descended leisurely, and Shen Jinan slowly floated down with the boat.

The rowing old man saw that Shen Jinan was not like an ordinary person, and then said: "Look at you like this, you don't look like an ordinary person, tell me, what is your opinion?" ”

Shen Jin'an said calmly: "I don't care at all about the family affairs of the Qingcheng faction, and I don't care at all about who is the head of the family, but what I care about is that someone in the Qingcheng faction is doing things like colluding with foreign prisoners." ”

Hearing the words collusion with foreign captives, Shen Jinan could clearly feel the boat shaking.

Shen Jinan continued: "But if you talk about it carefully, I still respect Lin Pan, although the methods over the years are not very clever, and the behavior is not very good, but it is not easy for ordinary people to be able to go from being penniless to saving a force. According to some, it can be considered a first-class character. ”

When the rowing old man heard some words of appreciation in Shen Jin'an's mouth, he hurriedly said, "He's just lucky." “

Shen Jinan explained: "Luck is originally part of a person's strength, and the only fly in the ointment is that he is too conservative and old-fashioned. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? The old man asked slowly.

Shen Jin'an nodded and said: "Think about it, even ordinary people's families will split up as long as their children are older, Lin Pan doesn't understand this truth, but he wants to watch his children turn from relatives to enemies." It's not stupid, what is it? ”

Lao Yu also praised it and said: "It makes sense, this is right, I see that Lin Pan is also old, and his head is confused." “

Shen Jin'an said smoothly: "It's good if you say this to me, if you say it to others, be careful of being caught by them." ”

Lao Yu explained: "I heard you say just now, you don't belong to any room, then you are an outsider, and they all say that the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear." What do you think of the three sons of the Qingcheng faction? ”

"What do you think?" Shen Jin said stupidly.

The rowing old man smiled faintly and said: "You kid, you are not very old, but the city government is quite deep, don't worry, I am this age, and I will not cover up too much for anyone." ”

"How else can you look at it, stand and watch, you can't lie down and watch anyway." Shen Jin'an didn't say anything at all.

The old man said: "Then do you think anyone can lead the Qingcheng faction to higher achievements?" ”

"I don't know, I don't want to know, but I think the eldest lady named Lin Pingping is quite good, and it suits my appetite very well." Shen Jin'an said half-jokingly.

The old man explained plainly: "Then I'm afraid you still don't know her very well, although I'm not a big person, but I also grew up watching Lin Pingping, and I'm afraid ordinary men can't conquer her." ”

Shen Jinan said with great interest: "When I was young, I saw that the mountain was a mountain, and the water was water, and after a while, I saw that the mountain was not a mountain, and the water was not water, but in the end, I saw that the mountain was a mountain, and the water was water." ”

"What you doll said is a bit philosophical."

"Senior, I can see that you are not an ordinary person."

"What would you do if I told you that I wasn't an ordinary person?"

"What to do, what to do."

"Okay, good boy, I have a bit of courage to rush at you, but it looks like the old man and me."

Outside the Qingcheng Mountain.

A personable fox boy came slowly on a horse, a slender long knife was placed on the saddle, his expression was a little lazy, and his hands were also lazily leaning on the horse's back.

Brother Fox Qiu's outfit is also very exquisite, a folding fan on the jade belt around his waist, the fan bones look like they are all jade polished, and Brother Gongzi's demeanor is also very leisurely.

There was only one woman beside her, who was also riding on a horse, delicate and soft, like a master and servant, and followed closely behind the fox Qiu Gongzi and walked slowly.

Brother Fox Qiu sniffed with his nose, suddenly stopped the horse, looked back at the south, and the woman asked cautiously: "Master, do you feel that the one on Qingcheng Mountain can't hold back?" ”

Brother Fox Qiu gently tapped the scabbard with his slender fingers, as if gently soothing his emotions, a pair of dimples were clearly displayed on his smiling face, and said with a smile: "What time is it, it's still early." ”

The maid beside her saw her master's unfazed smile, and grinned: "If those people from the Qingcheng faction really want to fight among themselves, the master needs to be careful." ”

Brother Fox Qiu raised his eyebrows, gently scratched the maid's nose and said, "When is your master going to do something, it's your turn to point fingers here." ”

The maid who kindly reminded her also rolled her eyes, stuck out her tongue mischievously, and said with a smile: "That's that, how can my master be compared with those sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes who can only fight with each other." ”

Hearing this, Brother Gongzi, who was a little satisfied, continued to ride his horse forward, and said to himself: "The world says that when you reach the four realms, you can truly step into the immortal path, but it's a pity that Lin Pan has not advanced a step for many years. ”

Brother Gongzi smacked his mouth as he spoke, and said boredly: "Those uncles and aunts in the family have always entrusted me with important tasks, but my age is there, if I really master Xishu, there is always some lack of opportunities, let that little bitch of unknown origin ride on his head, this son is really unwilling." Let's give her a chance first, and then I'll go to Fengdu City to clean up the portal. ”

The maid hugged and said: "Master, you are the pillar of our Xishu Wangfu, and you always compete with those people, according to Xiaofeng's meaning, the future master of Xishu is still you." ”

Brother Fox Qiu said with a smile: "You little Nizi is calm, but you only know one and don't know the other, if you say that it is me, even the masters of the rivers and lakes raised by my father are not her opponents, but after removing the exercises, I am not stronger than her, she is just born and raised by a wild woman that my father found outside, why compare with me." ”