After returning from the night search, Qu Tan'er hurriedly changed people to find Sun Gongtai and told him to wait for him in the front hall.

Qu Tan'er tidied up her appearance in the boudoir a little, and then went to the front hall.

When he came to the front hall, Sun Gongtai had been waiting here for a while, and after he saw Qu Tan'er, he hurriedly bowed his hand: "Miss." ”

Qu Tan'er nodded her head, and did not beat around the bush, and said directly: "Old Sun, I received a report from the disciples in the palace that Beicheng has sent people to the south to go to the Xingyue Sword Gate to eradicate the Ye family. ”

"Now that the Xingyue Sword Gate has withered, Yeyun's cultivation has also declined, so Tan'er wants Sun Lao to lead people to protect the Xingyue Sword Gate in secret, especially Brother Yexun."

Sun Gongtai looked at Qu Tan'er and pondered for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Miss, have you forgotten that although the night boy came to Ningyang City this time, there is also an Infinite Sword Saint, who stays in the Xingyue Sword Gate with his cultivation, unless Gao Tianzun comes in person in Beicheng, who can resist Xie Wuji?" ”

"With him in the Xingyue Sword Gate, no one can hurt the Dao Ye family at all, so Miss has her heart in her stomach, and that kid from the Ye family will definitely be fine."

Suddenly nodded slightly, she felt that Sun Gongtai was right, and there were still a few powerful followers around Brother Yexun, especially that Ah Qing girl, whose swordsmanship had reached its peak.

However, Qu Tan'er still ordered Fang Wu to observe secretly, and report it in time as soon as the situation changed.

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Half a month ago, North City.

In the Hero Hall in the City Lord's Mansion, Gao Tianzun sat in front of a table, although he was ninety years old, he looked like he was only in his sixties, even if he sat behind the table, he could still show his tall figure.

Gao Tianzun's beard and hair are all white, eagle eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and there is a slight yin and evil in his eyes.

In fact, in today's rivers and lakes, the strength is headed by the three palaces, followed by the four cities.

Among the four cities, the east city is the most, followed by the north city.

Gao Tianzun, the lord of Beicheng City, became famous sixty-eight years ago at the age of twenty-three, and at that time, his Dao Xuan True Qi had reached the early stage of the seventh layer of the Void Xuan Realm.

Gao Tianzun back then was originally just a peripheral disciple of Beicheng, but when he became famous, he was accepted as a core disciple by the then Beicheng City Lord.

After that, under the personal guidance of the city lord, the entity advanced by leaps and bounds, and soon entered the realm of the eighth layer of Dao Xuan True Qi.

Therefore, with his talent, Gao Tianzun was admired by all the disciples in the city after the death of the Beicheng City Lord, and ascended to the high position of the Beicheng City Lord, and Gao Tianzun's age at that time was only more than forty years old.

Before Gao Tianzun sat on the throne of the city lord, the strength of the northern city was at the bottom of the four cities.

After that, Beicheng, under the leadership of Gao Tianzun, continued to improve its prestige in the rivers and lakes, and now Gao Tianzun is ninety years old, and Beicheng is also under his leadership, and its strength has reached the second place among the four cities.

This proves that Gao Tianzun has extraordinary leadership.

It's a pity that this leader can't be called a hero of chivalry, because what he does can be called despicable in the rivers and lakes, and even unscrupulous means to achieve the goal.

In the hall, under Gao Tianzun, there were several young people standing, of course, young, but relative to Gao Tianzun.

"This time I killed the leader of the Zhuqing Gang, Linglong is indispensable, and the old man will write down this credit for you."

Linglong, who was dressed in black, arched his hand and said: "Linglong was able to kill the leader of the Zhuqing Gang this time, it was just a fluke, and she didn't dare to be greedy." ”

"You can't be modest, you must take credit for this merit."

Gao Tianzun's voice was loud and full of confidence, not at all like the voice of a ninety-year-old person speaking, and at the same time, his tone also contained undoubted majesty.

"Thank you, Lord Castle!"

After speaking, Linglong bowed, but there was a black silk scarf covering her face, and her expression could not be seen at the moment.

"The last time the Seven Tigers of Xuanwutang went to Wanzhuang to assassinate Wannian Mountain, it was a pity that Wannian Mountain had a big life and did not die on the spot, but it also made him seriously injured, which can be regarded as completing the task, and these seven people will also make a contribution."

As soon as Gao Tianzun's words fell, another person in the next position walked out and arched his hand at Gao Tianzun: "Thank you City Lord for remembering the merits of the Seven Tigers of Xuanwu Hall." ”

"My Gao Tianzun has always had clear rewards and punishments, as long as it is meritorious to my North City, my Gao Tianzun will not be stingy with rewards." Speaking of this, Gao Tianzun's eyes suddenly caught a glance at a man in his fifties with a tall physique, and his aura suddenly became a little cold: "The Qinglong Hall disappointed me a little this time, and sent out five masters in the hall, but they didn't kill the head of the Snow Mountain Sect." ”

This man in his fifties was the hall master of the Qinglong Hall, named Long Fangbo, after listening to Gao Tianzun's words, he couldn't help but tremble all over, and his heart was very uneasy.

Although Gao Tianzun did not hesitate to reward those who made meritorious contributions, he would also punish those who failed the mission, and even take their lives.

Long Fangbo said: "City Lord, the Snow Mountain Sect is one of the thirteen factions after all, and its strength is not comparable to Wanzhuang and the Zhuqing Gang, and the Snow Mountain Sect is located outside the Guan, with snow all year round and a cold climate, our people are not adapted to the environment there, so the mission will fail." ”

Gao Tianzun said angrily: "I only want the result, I don't care about the process, this time let the five of them be punished in the dry well behind the city, if they can survive in the hands of the madman, I will not be responsible for the past." ”

As soon as he heard the madman in the dry well behind the city, Long Fangbo's unconsciously shuddered, when he joined Beicheng, he had heard of this madman, it is said that this person had staged a coup d'état forty years ago, wanting to seize the position of Gao Tianzun's Beicheng city lord, but was defeated by Gao Tianzun, and this person was not willing to bear defeat, and the qi and blood flowed backwards under the anger and attack the heart, hurting the intracranial tissues, and then went crazy.

Gao Tianzun did not choose to kill him back then, but detained him in a dry well behind the city, and this pressure was more than forty years.

During this period, as long as someone in Beicheng did not complete the task assigned by Gao Tianzun, they would be thrown into the dry well by Gao Tianzun, and their final outcome was to be killed by the madman in the dry well.

When this madman was thrown into the dry well, his cultivation had already reached the strength of the eighth layer of Dao Xuan True Qi, and now that more than forty years have passed, no one knows what level his strength has reached.

For none of those who were cast into the dry well could come out alive.

Long Fangbo wanted to intercede for his subordinates, but when he saw Gao Tianzun's sharp eyes, he retracted the words that had just come to his mouth.

"Linglong, have you sent back any news from Ningyang City recently?"

Linglong shook her head: "Back to the city lord, since He Daozong sent back the news that Wang Datong won the position of the leader of the Haisha Gang, there has been no news back. ”

Gao Tianzun frowned: "Their progress is too slow, this time Beicheng has caused many troubles in the rivers and lakes, assassinating many prestigious sects or individuals, just to cover them and let them get rid of the Xingyue Sword Sect, but so long has passed, and they have not completed the task, I can't help but wonder if they have that strength." ”

Linglong said: "Wang Datong and He Daozong have stepped into the eighth layer of Dao Xuan True Qi with half a foot, and it is more than enough to deal with the Xingyue Sword Sect that has fallen into a small sect, not to mention, Yeyun's strength has also declined due to disability, as long as the three of them join forces, they can complete the task." ”

"Although Yeyun's strength has declined, his swordsmanship is still not to be underestimated, this time I have conspired so much, and I have even committed assassinations in the rivers and lakes, and I have also reached a cooperation with Guangyaomen, the purpose is to completely destroy the Xingyue Sword Gate, and I can't fail because of the three of them."

Gao Tianzun rubbed his temples and continued: "Linglong, since the Xingyue Sword Gate is in charge of your Vermilion Bird Hall this time, then you can take some experts in the hall to go there in person, this time no matter what, I will make the Xingyue Sword Gate completely disappear from the rivers and lakes." ”

Linglong gave his hand to the order: "Yes, Linglong obeys the orders of the city lord." ”

"You let it go, in order to hide people's eyes, I will send people to create chaos on the rivers and lakes again."

Saying this, Gao Tianzun's gaze suddenly swept to another woman, this woman was about twenty years old, wearing a blue tight-fitting samurai suit that wrapped her body tightly, and the same silk scarf covered the woman's face, making it impossible to see her face.

But if Ye Xun was present at the moment, she would definitely be able to see from her figure that this person was the female black-clothed man who also attacked the Qingshan Sword Sect with Hua Qiannan and Zhang Lie.

"Lan Ji, in order to cooperate with Linglong's attack, I will send you to assassinate Bai Haoqing, the white jade saint of Xuzhou City, of course, you just need to create a rumor, you don't need to really kill him, and afterwards you can make a big announcement that it was done by other sects."

"Yes, Lan Ji obeys the orders of the city lord."

"That's all for today, stand down."

After receiving Gao Tianzun's eviction order, everyone walked towards the outside of the Hall of Heroes.

When everyone retreated, a figure suddenly appeared behind Gao Tianzun, and in the dark corner, all this person could see was the candlelight reflected in his pupils.

"Why didn't the rest of the characters kill it, but the head of the Snow Mountain Sect had to kill it?"

Gao Tianzun smiled gloomily: "I originally wanted them to blame Dongcheng after killing the head of the Snow Mountain Sect, because there was a grudge between the two parties, but it's a pity that these wastes were not completed." ”

"I see." There was a tone of sudden realization in the darkness.

"This time there are many incidents in the rivers and lakes, on the surface, it is to get rid of the Xingyue Sword Gate, but in fact it is the beginning of the division of the rivers and lakes between our two families, I just hope that your master will not break his promise at that time, although the strength of my northern city is not as good as yours, but your master dares to lie to me Gao Tianzun, and he must also weigh the strength of my supreme realm Void Xuan Realm."

The shadow in the darkness laughed and said: "Don't worry, Lord Gao, my master will never break his promise, and when the time comes, I will have to rely on the two families to join forces, so that we can resist the impact of the Gu Wu Sect after the matter is completed." ”

Gao Tianzun said: "The ancient martial arts sect may be just a legend in the rivers and lakes, and no one has really seen it so far, except for those strange people on the island, we must pay attention to the only one who is both righteous and evil, who calls himself the Eastern Emperor, and another number one master." ”

The shadow muttered: "What the high city lord said is true, and now only the sect behind these two people in the rivers and lakes is worthy of the real attention of our two families. ”