Chapter 212: Governor Zhao Gong
Hao Lianfeng handed Ji Wenyi another magic weapon like an umbrella cover he brought, "The situation in your family is still unknown, it is not excluded that there are foreign forces taking the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, this treasure boat canopy is a magic weapon for self-defense, even if you meet a monk of the Moon Gazing Realm, you can save your life for a while." If this canopy is attacked, I will be the first to know and I will come to your rescue. ”
Ji Wenyi took the magic weapon, once it was opened, it was enough to keep his body safe within three feet. It's just that there are twelve jeweled bead curtains hanging down, which are very conspicuous, and he found a package to stuff this treasure umbrella into it.
Hao Lianfeng told Ji Wenyi everything that should be explained, and then left.
Ji Wenyi watched him leave, feeling that with the help of the sect, it was enough to solve the crisis, and he didn't need to twist, it was only right to find out the true situation of the Ji family as soon as possible.
He dragged the man in black aside and set it up, and went out to check on the fainted entourage, and saw that no one was pretending to be unconscious. Instead of using the antidote to detoxify the crowd, he left it as it was, returning to the house and waiting.
After a long time, Ji Wenyi did not wait for a new enemy. Could it be that these men in black were improvised, and they were extremely confident in their own poisonous smoke, and they did not leave anyone to answer.
Or someone deliberately uses this to test his strength, so he delays time like this, but exposes his strength and vigilance.
He was hesitating to himself, not knowing what to do, when he heard a rush of footsteps outside, and someone was coming to the courtyard. Ji Wenyi lifted the window up a small crack and observed the situation outside.
"Squeak."
The courtyard door was opened, and the dim light reflected the faces of the people who came, it was Ji Wenyi's fourth uncle Ji Longlin who had returned.
As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he found that his entourage and worshippers had fainted to the ground, and he was immediately shocked, but he didn't seem to dare to publicize it, but he just ordered his subordinates to wake up the fainted person, and he was under the protection of several guards before coming to Ji Wenyi's room, and pushed the door very cautiously to enter.
Ji Wenyi had already returned to the bed and lay down, pretending to be unconscious.
Ji Longlin was relieved to see Ji Wenyi lying on the bed, but when he saw that there seemed to be something at the foot of the wall, he ordered the guards to go forward and found the three unconscious men in black.
"Fourth master, it's a newly recruited offering from the eldest young master, I saw them two days ago, and it is said that they are very good at using smoke."
The guard reported the identity of the man in black as if he had endorsed it, and Ji Wenyi also took this opportunity to know the identities of the three people.
Next, Ji Longlin suddenly realized that something was wrong, "The man in black has already come in, so how can Ah Yi not be in danger?" ”
Ji Longlin immediately ran to the bed, wanting to check Ji Wenyi's state.
Suddenly, a figure jumped up from the bed, grabbed Ji Longlin's throat with one claw, and performed the method of grasping in the Xuanming Dao Taiqing secret book. The kung fu Ji Wenyi in the Taiqing secret book didn't care very much, just like learning some earth-shattering skills, but since that day he was caught by You Ziji and took off the mask, he only faced up to this kung fu, not only studied it carefully, but also asked You Ziji for advice. With this move, combined with his Xuanjing cultivation, no one present could block it, and even except for Ji Longlin, the person who was attacked, who felt the danger of his life, he could roughly confirm the key point that the claw method was going to hit, and the others couldn't even see Ji Wenyi's move clearly.
This kind of change surprised Ji Longlin, his pupils constricted, but he did not resign himself timidly, but tried his best to resist, wanting to fight for a chance to survive. He walks the rivers and lakes, and he can be regarded as having some ability, but he is not enough in front of Ji Wenyi, and he will be choked easily.
But at the last moment, Ji Wenyi suddenly withdrew his hand and said in surprise: "Fourth uncle, why are you?" ”
Ji Longlin got out of danger, first swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then seemed to come back to his senses, and said, "Ah Yi really learned a good skill." By the way, I saw someone break into the house, are you okay? ”
Ji Wenyi also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said: "I'm fine, the three men in black who came to assassinate me have been taken down by me, I was worried that there would be enemies in the future, so I lay on the bed and pretended to sleep to take precautions, but I didn't expect that it was the fourth uncle who was waiting." ”
"It's fine if you're okay."
Ji Wenyi was a little scared and said: "I didn't expect that my family would be so dangerous now, if I hadn't learned the method of holding my breath in my master and escaped their plots, I am afraid that I would have been poisoned by them." ”
Ji Longlin remembered Ji Wenyi's claw skills just now, which were fierce and ruthless, obviously not ordinary skills, so he said: "Ah Yi has grown up, and now he has learned to be humble, just now your ability to deal with the fourth uncle is very tight, and if you want to come together, these three people may not be your opponents." ”
Ji Wenyi sighed and lied: "My nephew's talent is mediocre, he is really inferior in the master's family, he has only learned some ordinary skills, and those powerful swordsmanship have not been able to comprehend the essence, which is really nothing." ”
Speaking of this, Ji Longlin's golden sword turned to him from the corner of his eyes, and put it in the package, only the hilt of the sword was exposed, and it was clearly the sword that his father gave him before he went to learn art.
Ji Longlin said: "Xuanming Dao is a big faction in the world, and there are some mysteries, if you can't learn it, the fourth uncle can find you some ordinary swordsmanship, and then ask someone to build a powerful flying sword for you, and you can also play a lot of skills in the future." ”
Ji Wenyi excused himself and said: "If I really follow the fourth uncle's method, I'm afraid my fellow disciples will laugh at me, so let's learn slowly." ”
Ji Longlin obviously didn't expect Ji Wenyi to become so steady, so he asked, "Does Ah Yi want to stay in Xuanming Dao for the rest of his life?" The Ji family's family property is definitely your share, why bother to be a Taoist priest? ”
Ji Wenyi didn't seem to expect his fourth uncle to have such thoughts, so he said: "How can the fourth uncle know that the happiness of seeking the Tao is enough to pursue for a lifetime." ”
Obviously, Ji Longlin didn't agree with Ji Wenyi's thoughts in his heart, but seeing Ji Wenyi's demeanor and emotions when he said this, it was obviously from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help but relax.
"That'll be fine."
Ji Wenyi didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did the fourth uncle just say?" ”
Ji Longlin hurriedly restrained his emotions and said, "I said that you have this kind of thought, which really makes the fourth uncle happy. ”
After that, he sighed and said, "Now that everyone in the family is a little estranged, and the contradictions are getting bigger and bigger, I don't want you to get involved." ”
"So serious? What about grandpa, if there is a grandfather to speak, will anyone not listen? ”
Ji Longlin said: "There are some things you don't understand, that is, my father suppressed this matter, and each room also had a dislike, and I couldn't love each other as before." His expression suddenly became very serious, "You just need to remember to keep an eye on your eldest brother, otherwise I am afraid that you will suffer!" ”
"Big Brother ......"
Seeing that Ji Wenyi wanted to ask, Ji Longlin quickly ended the topic, "If you believe the fourth uncle, do what I say, don't ask superfluous things." When your master's work is completed, go back as soon as possible. ”
Ji Wenyi saw that the fourth uncle was reluctant to say more, so he didn't get to the bottom of it, but followed his words and asked, "Is there any hope for the matter of Yuandan?" ”
Ji Longlin laughed and said, "This matter is naturally difficult for your fourth uncle and me, but although each Yuan Dan has a large amount of hoarding, it is very rare to sell it, and it will really take a few days to get together the amount you want." ”
If it was before tonight, Ji Wenyi would naturally agree, but after Hao Lianfeng came, he couldn't continue to stay here, and needed to get a certain opportunity to participate in the activities in order to wait for Hao Lianfeng to cooperate when he came in the name of the Mountain Sect a few days later.
He said: "Fourth uncle, if you take me out of the house, I may be safer outside." ”
In Ji Longlin's opinion, Ji Wenyi's request is very reasonable, after all, he has just been assassinated, so he will not feel safe here.
"I'm afraid it's even more dangerous if you go out without these guards, at least stay here tonight, and I'll find you a new safe place tomorrow."
This is reasonable, Ji Wenyi nodded in agreement.
There was a knock at the door, and a guard entered the house and reported to Ji Longlinyu: "Fourth master, the guards and worshippers outside are sleeping very hard, and we can't wake up no matter how we scream." ”
Ji Longlin said angrily: "It's really a bunch of waste, let them protect people, but they themselves have been tricked." ”
Just as Ji Longlin was counting down the guards, Ji Wenyi interjected: "Fourth uncle, don't worry, I'll find the antidote on the bodies of the three men in black." ”
After that, he took out the antidote from his bosom, "It's just that the situation is still unclear just now, so I didn't dare to go out to give the brothers the antidote." The fourth uncle should not be angry, but he still divided this antidote with the brothers. ”
Ji Longlin's anger subsided a little, and he said to the guard: "Don't take the second young master's antidote and divide it." ”
"Yes."
The guard came to Ji Wenyi, took the antidote, and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master." ”
"You're welcome, I have to rely on my brothers to help me guard on weekdays, and these are all things I should do."
The guard saluted again, and then turned and went out to save the man.
Ji Longlin sent guards to tie up the three men in black and escort them away, wanting to interrogate them tomorrow to interrogate the mastermind behind the assassination.
After some tossing, it was already the third watch, Ji Longlin saw that the time was not early, and wanted to leave, and said: "Ah Yi has been running all the way back from Jianzhou City to his home, and he has experienced the bad things just now, he must be tired, you go to bed and have a good rest." ”
After Ji Longlin settled all the things in the garden, he left here.
When Ji Longlin left, Ji Wenyi still had no idea of resting, his face was gloomy, just because his fourth uncle was probably not as kind as he seemed to be. Ji Longlin did not have any flaws from the time he entered the courtyard and found that someone was attacking, and then when he entered the house. At first, apparently thinking that there was still danger in the house, he asked the guards to open the door. But when he wanted to check Ji Wenyi on the bed, he went directly to check regardless of his own danger, even after being suddenly attacked, he still did not panic. Obviously, he knew that there would be no danger in the house, and to make such a judgment, he must have known that Ji Wenyi was fine. Now Ji Wenyi has no evidence and can't confirm it, but obviously he won't be too much of his fourth uncle.
Ji Wenyi only felt a mess in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, "It seems that the situation at home is more complicated than I imagined." ”
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After Hao Lianfeng returned to the Mountain Sect, he hurriedly began to write a letter, he wanted to send everything he saw and heard back to Xuanming Dao, so that the door could be prepared.
After the letter was written, he took out a talisman and folded it into the shape of a carrier pigeon, and the next moment it was formed, the carrier pigeon was engulfed in flames and turned into ashes, and a real carrier pigeon appeared in the original place of the talisman. Hao Lianfeng handed the letter in his hand to the carrier pigeon, and the conjured carrier pigeon "cooed" twice, then picked up the envelope and raised his head, swallowed it in his stomach, and then turned into a streamer and flew towards Xuanming Dao.
After Hao Lianfeng did all this, he seemed to let go of the burden on his shoulders, and his mood relaxed a lot, just waiting for Xuan Mingdao to reply, he could show his skills.
However, the disciples he brought with him began to show their skills earlier than him.
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The spirit rune carrier pigeon transmitted the message very quickly, and in less than half a night, it passed through the sky above Jianzhou City from Jianping City, and passed through the east to the secret release, and passed it to Gu Xuan's hands.
Kunyin Mountain, which was darker than night, was illuminated by the messenger streamer, but after a few moments, it was dark again. The streamer was still glowing, but it was completely engulfed in darkness.
In just one day, Hao Lianfeng sent a message back, which made Gu Xuan feel the sense of urgency contained in it. Hao Lianfeng's strength is also superior in the Xuanming Dao, what will make him feel tricky?
Gu Xuan opened the letter and looked at it, and as time passed, a pair of sword eyebrows quickly became tangled together, reflecting his heart.
"Not only Changshi, but even the army has arrived in Jianping City, is the Governor's Mansion going to rebel?" Now that this situation is out of his control, it is not for him to make a decision, and he needs to report to the head of the sect as soon as possible.
So when the sky was bright, Gu Xuan set up a black cloud and fled to the Heavenly Rail Peak Immortal Palace.
"Uncle Zhang, disciple Gu Xuan is a retribution."
"Come in."
Tao Ling's voice was still so kind and shocking, and Gu Xuan heard it like a fairy at this moment, helping him easily suppress his restless mood.
Gu Xuan stood in the main hall, there was no daytime bustle here, and the elders of Xuan Ming Dao took this time to digest the results of the Fa transmission, waiting for the next day's discussion and discernment.
And Tao Ling was still sitting on the main seat, and it seemed that he had never left that place for a moment, but in Gu Xuan's perception, Tao Ling didn't seem to be on it, but had already wandered elsewhere.
Gu Xuan handed over the letter in his hand and said, "Today, Senior Uncle Hao took the four junior disciples and the four disciples to Jianping County, and this letter was delivered back that night. ”
Tao Ling waved the dust in his hand, and a wisp of breeze rose in the hall to hold up the letter, which just floated into Tao Ling's hand. He looked at the letter, stared at Gu Xuandao, "What do you think, what do you think?" ”
Gu Xuan said: "The disciples believe that this matter is inseparable from the Governor's Mansion, they want to control the Ji family, that is, they have a money bag in their hands, and the cooperation with the Mountain Sect is for the continuous supply of pills and talismans, which is obviously the momentum of war with others." But the disciple was stupid and couldn't figure out who he was doing this for, which would obviously become an excuse for the Zhongdu Heavenly Mansion to punish the Governor's Mansion. ”
Tao Ling said: "You think well, but it's a pity that you know it too late, and without a lot of intelligence information, the inferences made will naturally be biased." ”
Gu Xuan immediately bowed down and said, "It was the disciple's dereliction of duty that he didn't pay attention to the situation outside Xuanming Dao, which led to such a big mistake. ”
Tao Ling waved his hand, he obviously didn't want to blame Gu Xuan when he said this, "Xuan'er, it's not easy for you, your uncles and uncles are all lazy people, so even teaching disciples also wants you and Yunying to contribute, Bai'er went to the Northern Wilderness to repair the formation, at this time, it is at the critical moment of breaking through the Moon Gaze Realm, and it is indeed a little difficult for you for Xuan Mingdao to have such a big stall pressed on you." However, after this incident, you should also grow a lot, and the stability of Longzhou still depends on Xuanming Dao and depends on you to maintain it. ”
Gu Xuan said: "Disciple remember. ”
Tao Ling then talked about the things in the letter, "It is true that the purpose of controlling the Ji family is to get a steady stream of funds, but with Ji Zibai's ability, he will not be able to see the situation clearly, and the Ji family will definitely not merge with the Governor's Mansion, but the Ji family alone will definitely not be able to resist the offensive of the Governor's Mansion, and some external help is needed. As for the Mountain Sect, I understand that you are disgusted and alienated from them, just because they have taken it upon themselves to cooperate with the Governor's Palace, completely ignoring the connection between the Seven Gates. But you haven't figured it out, the mountain sect's trading is all pills and talismans, except for selling them to some loose cultivators and small sects, what else needs them? Only the army is eligible to buy a large number of them to create value, so they must cooperate with the Governor's Mansion in order to survive, so there is no need to be too harsh on Shanzong, maybe he will have an unexpected joy after joining the Governor's Palace. ”
Next, Tao Ling paused, he didn't seem to understand why the Governor's Mansion would make such an obvious stupid move, if it didn't succeed, it would arouse the vigilance of the forces in Longzhou, and if it succeeded, it would attract the blow of Zhongdu Tianfu, it was really not a wise move, "If the Governor's Mansion has strength, it doesn't necessarily need to be an enemy with others, maybe it is to get some important information about Tianfu, let's take this opportunity to wait and see the attitude and handling methods of Zhongdu Tianfu." As to why they had to do this, you can also go directly to the governor's house and ask, and you may get the answer. ”
Gu Xuan obviously didn't react, and said, "Go to the governor's house?" ”
"That's right, just ask them directly, isn't your ability to be used for use, is it just for yourself."
Such a straightforward way of solving the problem is indeed a little different from the appearance of Taoling Immortal Wind Dao Bone, but Gu Xuan has seen it since he was a child, and he has long been used to it.
He replied, "Disciple, go to the governor's palace and ask." ”
After Tao Ling stroked his beard with a little relief, Gu Xuan, who had long since disappeared, said a word, "When Senior Brother comes back, let him take over, the disciple has no intention of taking over the position of the sect." ”
Tao Ling chuckled when he heard this, "This kid doesn't know that his senior brother suppressed his cultivation for a long time in order to give him a chance, and now he went to the Northern Wilderness to hide and relax, just a few words, but don't want to take off his burden." ”
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The sun was rising, but the governor's palace was already busy, and the maids had already gotten up before dawn to boil water and cook. The servants carried water and chopped firewood and began their busy day.
The Governor is still cultivating again, and no matter how extravagant he was last night, he still wakes up this morning in good spirits.
After breakfast, he went straight to the office, and every day he never stopped.
Ordinary people must think that the governor is dedicated to the people and works hard, but they don't know that the matter about the governor's duties has already been dealt with by the people below. As a governor, you only need to enjoy your leisure time quietly on a chaise longue, as long as you are not unlucky, and you don't encounter any major events that disturb the capital, and when you are old, you will return to your hometown, and your fame and treasures will be in your pocket, and you don't need to make any effort.
But on the contrary, the governor Zhao Gong is a diligent man, he is not willing to do nothing in his office, so he comes here every day to work, and takes out all the big and small things of various forces in Longzhou, in order to find opportunities to see the needles and reap the benefits.
That's right, he worked hard with his subordinates day and night, just to get the benefits of Longzhou as much as possible.
Now there are three mountains in front of Zhao Gong.
One is Xuanming Dao, this big faction that has been inherited for an unknown amount of time, in terms of strength, it may not be as powerful as the Nanzhou Hunyuan faction he divided, nor as strong as the strength of Dongzhou Tianmen Temple, but if the reputation is excellent, a group of people who are basically cultivating on the mountain, rarely show up, naturally some people feel mysterious, just like the more mysterious Bitter Zen sect, Zhao Gong still does not know where their sect address is.
The second is Tianfu Temple, although Tianfu Temple is not above the Governor's Mansion in terms of function, but it can directly contact the Central Capital Tianfu, if they catch any tricks, they will take off a layer of skin.
The third is Luoyanmen, this newly promoted sect of the six major sects has strong vitality, compared to the first two, Luoyanmen is actually the person Zhao Gong is the most unwilling to offend, so his goal is basically placed near the seven gates of Longzhou, in other words, it is to attack Xuanming Dao.
Although this is still very dangerous, Xuan Ming Dao does not seem to be as terrifying as imagined, at least compared to him Zhao Gong.
As usual, after reading a dossier, he fell back on the chaise longue and closed his eyes to recuperate, in fact, he was also calculating the progress of his own evolution.
Calculate that the long history should be about to exert force, his colleague is not a fuel-efficient lamp, it will inevitably surprise Xuan Ming Dao, if he can take this opportunity to tie the mountain sect to the warship, and then replace the Tianyu Guan, the weakest of the seven gates, then the power of the seven gates will collapse, and then it will be the opportunity that belongs to him Zhao Gong.
I just don't know how Xuan Mingdao will react.
Soon, a voice disrupted his thoughts, and I don't know which of his subordinates who didn't want to die, but he didn't know that he was interrupted when he hated thinking the most? Wait a minute, you must punish this person well.
But Zhao Gong did not show his true thoughts in his heart, he had to listen to the reports of his subordinates first, so as to maintain his image of being proficient among all his subordinates.
Zhao Gong opened his eyes, and what caught his eye was a very familiar old face, wasn't it the old servant who had been a housekeeper since he was a teenager? He had always known his habits, how could he be so reckless today.
He immediately understood that something unusual was happening.
"What's wrong? Say it. ”
"Master, there is a young man who claims to be Xuan Mingdao at the door of his house who wants to see you."
"Xuan Ming Dao?!"