Xu Anping drank silently.

Hearing the discussion of several people behind him, he secretly said in his heart: "Now that the situation has stabilized, it seems that it is time to go back." ”

In the past few months, although he still has a lot of money left, he can't sit back and eat, and in the future, his cultivation speed will become faster and faster, and he will need more and more resources, and his demand for money will also increase.

Therefore, in the absence of a better source of income, the position of the Supreme Elder of Xuanyue Gate would not be able to be given up by him no matter what.

Just as Xu Anping was about to leave after eating, the guests at the table behind him happened to talk about topics related to him.

"Have you heard? Some time ago, there were rumors that the death of Duan Xinghe, the former king of Qingyang, was the joint action of the Luo family and Xu Anping, and many people even said that the Luo family spent a lot of money to ask Xu Anping to make a move, and the Luo family was responsible for containing other strong people in the palace. ”

"I think this news is likely to be true, after all, no matter how careless the palace is, it is impossible for someone to be easily mixed in, and even mixed in front of Duan Xinghe without being discovered."

"Moreover, Xu Anping and Duan Xinghe are fighting in the palace, how can the guards and worshippers in the palace sit idly by?"

"With the help of many guards, even if Duan Xinghe's strength is really inferior to Xu Anping, at least he will definitely have a chance to escape, but as a result, Duan Xinghe was still killed by Xu Anping in the palace."

"There were rumors before that when Xu Anping and Duan Xinghe were fighting in the palace, another strong man was present to stop the palace guards and others, which gave Xu Anping the opportunity to kill Duan Xinghe."

"Now it seems that these rumors should be true, and all of this is a conspiracy of the Luo family."

"This can also be seen from the fact that they took control of the situation in Guangxu City so quickly, but everyone has been worried about chaos before, where can they think so much."

"It's pointless to guess these now, Luo Yuanshan is already the new King of Qingyang, controlling the power of the original King of Qingyang, and with the support of the thousand-year-old Luo family, I'm afraid there is no force in the entire Qingyang Prefecture that dares to challenge them."

Xu Anping paused, then stood up casually, and left the inn after paying.

……

Early the next morning.

Xu Anping put on a cyan martial arts uniform, wrapped his back, rode a blue-maned horse, and slowly left this remote town where he had been staying for nearly half a year.

It was the depths of winter, and the wind was blowing like ice blades on the wilderness, and some of the originally soft ground was frozen and stiff.

Xu Anping was only wearing a thin martial arts uniform, and the rest of the passers-by knew at a glance that his physique was strong and his cultivation was extraordinary.

In addition, he wears a long sword at his waist, his temperament is calm and detached, and the whole person faintly exudes a breathtaking strong momentum, which makes passers-by dare not provoke easily.

Therefore, he did not encounter any accidents along the way, and returned to Jinping Mountain on the third day without panic.

Seeing his figure, the gatekeeper at the bottom of the mountain was stunned for a moment, and was stunned for a while before bowing in surprise and saying, "Welcome Elder Xu back to the mountain!" ”

The voices of several handymen came and went, and they seemed a little confused, but Xu Anping didn't care, just smiled, handed the reins in his hand to one of the handymen, and asked casually: "Nothing big has happened in the door recently, right?" ”

"Elder, everything is going well."

A young man replied with excitement on his face.

"That's good, I'll go up first."

Xu Anping walked up the stairs all the way, and when he stepped into the mountain gate, several high-level sect leaders such as Bei Xianhua, who had received the report in advance, took the initiative to greet the door, bowed in unison and said:

"I've seen Elder Taishang!"

Behind them, there were dozens of other disciples and deacons, who also bowed down in unison and shouted respectfully, "Welcome Elder Taishang back to the mountain!" ”

Xu Anping was already the Supreme Elder of the Xuanyue Sect, and he was the person with the highest status in the sect, and now that he had returned to the sect after a long absence, Bei Xianhua and the others would welcome him with such formal etiquette.

"Excuse me."

Xu Anping smiled and raised his hand.

Everyone stood up straight and looked at Xu Anping with adoration on their faces.

In the past few months, although Xu Anping is not in the sect, his reputation has become louder and louder, and many people have worshiped him more and more.

After all, Xu Anping replaced the original Duan Xinghe and became the first person in Qingyang Prefecture.

Moreover, Xu Anping is still so young, he is only in his early eighteenth year, and the days ahead are still very long, no one dares to say how far his martial arts path can go, but at least, in the entire Qingyang Prefecture, no one will challenge his prestige.

Pei Xianhua said with a smile: "Elder Xu has been tired all the way, you might as well go back to the house to rest for a while, I will go and order someone to prepare a dinner party, pick up the wind and wash the dust for Elder Xu, and we will drink and chat later." ”

Several other high-level officials also stepped forward to greet each other, and Xu Anping responded one by one.

……

After a sumptuous dinner.

Xu Anping and several high-level officials came to the conference hall.

Although they all drank a lot of wine, after all, they were all not shallow in cultivation, and their physiques were strong, and they were all full of energy at this time, without the slightest drunkenness.

Bei Xianhua and others gave a general introduction to the situation in Heluo City and several surrounding cities during this period, as well as the development of the sect, so that Xu Anping had a better understanding of the current situation.

After all, when Xu Anping lived in seclusion in that small city before, he didn't tell anyone about his whereabouts, and naturally he didn't have a channel to contact anyone to obtain information from the outside world, only going to the restaurant once a month to listen to other diners talking.

"Yes, everything went as planned, and the Luo family did not break their promise, it seems that they are worthy of deep friendship."

Xu Anping nodded approvingly.

At this time, Bei Xianhua continued: "By the way, there is one more thing, the nine high-level sects and the two great families have sent people here. ”

"Huh? Come to the sect to find fault? ”

"No, it's not."

Pei Xianhua said with a strange face: "They are here to show goodwill, or to explain." ”

Seeing Xu Anping's puzzled expression, he continued: "I initially thought that they wanted to force you out with Xuanyue Gate, but they didn't, but talked to me very politely, and finally let me tell you that they actually have no ill will towards you, just because they want to compete with the Luo family for the position of King of Qingyang, they will threaten to arrest you on the surface, just to occupy the righteousness, to show the imperial court, and also to show Duan Xinghe's old department and many civilians in Qingyang Prefecture." ”

Xu Anping was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "No wonder this time has been so calm, maybe it's because the major forces don't really want to arrest me." ”

As he spoke, he laughed: "I didn't have to hide alone for so long. ”

Bei Xianhua shook his head and said, "If you don't hide, I don't think those forces will necessarily choose to show goodwill, but join forces to deal with you." ”

"The reason why I haven't really dealt with you now is because I am worried that I can't find you in a large-scale search and arrest operation, and as a result, not only can I not kill you, but I will completely offend you."

"Therefore, in order to avoid this outcome, they will simply give up the operation from the beginning, but if you really stay in the sect in a big way, maybe several major forces will join forces to besiege you, and you will not be left with a way out."

"Even if they take the initiative to show favor now, it doesn't mean that they really have no hostility, in fact, they just don't have the opportunity and are not sure."

"If they find the right opportunity, they will definitely join forces to kill you, after all, your potential is too great, and the potential threat to the major forces is too great."