When the sound of greeting outside the door sounded, the door fell silent in an instant. Li Mingyi and Xie Yarong both looked at Nie Zheng on the side. Nie Zheng was still eating quietly, and with a slight wave of his sleeves, a soft internal force opened the courtyard door.

"Come in, two of you." After Nie Zheng waved his sleeves and opened the door, he said, "It's just that there is no Nie senior here, only a Nie butcher who sells meat." The two must have found the wrong person. ”

The two red-robed bishops walked into the courtyard, and Liu Yi, who was the leader, gave a salute and said, "The seniors laughed. The predecessors defeated 21 foreign masters in a row with one person and one sword in Liangzhou, and they are still praised by the rivers and lakes. We have admired our predecessors for a long time. ”

Nie Zheng obviously didn't care about these achievements, and began to chase away the guests: "The things of the year have passed, so there is no need to mention them again." The humble house is shabby, and there is nothing to entertain. The two of you must have already eaten, so please come back. ”

Such an eviction order was obviously useless to Liu Yi and the others, and Yue Tai on the side said: "How dare I wait for the juniors to disturb the seniors at will." I'll bring this tea. ”

I saw Yue Tai gently clapping his palms twice, and a group of red-clothed maids appeared. These red-clothed maids brought their own tables, chairs, and lunch boxes, and in an instant, a table of sumptuous food was placed in the middle of the courtyard, and many of the dishes on the table were still steaming. This scene made Li Mingyi stunned.

Nie Zheng didn't even glance at these, but said: "No merit, I'm used to coarse tea and light food, and I can't get used to eating these, so let's take them away." ”

Liu Yi and the others obviously had no intention of taking it, and Liu Yi said again: "The predecessors live in seclusion in my Jingzhou, and we, as the administrators of the Jingzhou Fire God Sect, naturally need to respect the friendship of the landlord." If the seniors are willing, I, the Vulcan Sect, am willing to worship the seniors as elders. ”

The position of the elder of the Vulcan Sect is actually not lower than that of the red-robed bishop, and some elders can even interfere in some of the decisions of the Vulcan Sect.

"I'm used to being casual, so please ask the bishop to ask for another master." These things obviously failed to impress Nie Zheng, and he directly rejected them.

Nie Zheng's refusal did not surprise Liu Yi, Liu Yi glanced at Li Mingyi and Xie Yarong on the side and asked, "Since the seniors refused, it is difficult for us to force ourselves." It's just that I don't know what the relationship between the predecessors and the Yangzhou Xie family is? Why do you want to shelter Miss Hsieh? ”

"I have nothing to do with the Xie family. This Miss Xie is a friend of my nephew. "Nie Zheng's words are to tell Liu Yi that although I have nothing to do with the Xie family, this Miss Xie family is a friend of my nephew, and since she is a friend, I naturally want to shelter her.

Hearing Nie Zheng mention his nephew, Liu Yi looked at Li Mingyi on the side, and Li Mingyi immediately said: "My name is Li Mingyi, and the people in the rivers and lakes call me the Ming Devil." ”

"This must be the apprentice of Zhu Zhuangyuan. Sure enough, it is a famous teacher who produces a high apprentice. Liu Yi praised Li Mingyi and said, "I have something I want to talk about and listen to my seniors." If the seniors still want to shelter this Miss Xie, they naturally have nothing to say. ”

Nie Zheng also wanted to hear what he had to say, so he said, "You say yes." ”

Liu Yi said: "Three years ago, the red-robed king of Yangzhou was ordered by the high priest to govern Yangzhou. After Wang Lian arrived in Yangzhou, he found that although Yangzhou was rich, many believers were poor. Those people worked hard for a year, but they still did not have enough food and clothing. Wang Lian was curious, so he asked the believers why. The believers told him that after paying the government grain tax, they often had to pay the rent to the families. These rents are even several times higher than those of the government. ”

Xie Yarong, who was on the side, couldn't help but say: "You are talking nonsense, our Xie family has always only collected 20% of the rent. ”

Liu Yi glanced at Xie Yarong and continued: "Of course, you only charge two percent of the rent. But when the people did not have enough to eat in the year of famine, they borrowed food from you, and you often demanded that they pay it twice. The people, who had paid the grain tax and the rent, could barely feed themselves, now have to pay the debts of your families, so most of them are destitute and have to sell themselves into slavery with you. ”

"You are talking nonsense, it's not like that...... It's not like this...... "How could Xie Yarong, a young lady, know this, but she definitely doesn't want to admit that the Xie family oppresses the people, but she can't find a place to refute it for a while, after all, these things have existed since ancient times. Xie Yarong couldn't help but stand up and kept shaking her head in denial.

Seeing this, Li Mingyi hurriedly held her hand, asked her to calm down a little, and retorted to her: "According to what you said, the Vulcan Sect is saving the people by arresting the Xie family?" ”

Liu Yi nodded and said, "This is natural." The purpose of our Vulcan Cult is to save all people from fire and water. ”

Li Mingyi said disdainfully: "What a good one to save all the people from fire and water, in that case, why do you let those believers donate all their property?" If those families are deceiving the people, then you must be fooling the people in the name of God. Those families are at least above board, and you are sinister and cunning. ”

"Yes, you cheated the believers out of their wealth. My Xie family is unwilling to donate family wealth, so you think we are blasphemers and rob us directly. Xie Yarong hurriedly helped on the side.

Liu Yi retorted: "Those believers donate their family property voluntarily. As for why your Xie family is blasphemous, then ask what your family master has done. Since he openly proclaimed that the Vulcan God did not exist, that the Vulcan God was a fabrication, and that the Vulcan Cult was a cult, he needed to bear the consequences arising from this. ”

Xie Yarong retorted-for-tat: "The Vulcan Sect is originally a cult. ”

"You ......"

Without waiting for Liu Yi to say anything, Nie Zheng interrupted the dispute between the two sides, and he said, "Okay." Bishop Liu told me that I don't know what it means, and what does this have to do with me, a butcher? ”

Liu Yi cleaned up his mood, saluted and said: "Senior Nie killed twenty-one foreign masters alone for the Ming Dynasty back then, and he was a hero who took the world as his own responsibility. Presumably, it is a person who will not shelter a fish and flesh people. ”

"Your Excellency, the Bishop, is serious." Nie Zheng smiled and said, "This little girl is only twenty-eight years old, how can she know what fish and meat people are." You are waiting to chase this little girl, presumably not for the sake of the Xie family, but for fear that when she arrives in the Holy Capital City, she will attract those big families to unite against your Vulcan Sect, yes or no. ”

Liu Yi was shocked in his heart, their purpose of chasing and killing Xie Yarong this time was broken by Nie Zheng, but he said: "Our Fire God Sect acts according to the will of the Fire God, so naturally we have the blessing of the Fire God. How could those families be our enemies? ”

Nie Zheng didn't expose him, but just said: "The affairs of you big people have nothing to do with me. I only know that this Miss Xie is a friend of my nephew, and in my small courtyard, although my swordsmanship is commonplace, I will also protect the safety of my friend. ”

At this point, Nie Zheng made it clear that he wanted to protect Xie Yarong, and Liu Yi couldn't say anything, and the only way left was to do it. Liu Yi saluted Nie Zheng respectfully and said, "Since this is the case, then we can only offend our seniors." ”