In the eastern island country, a small village deep in the mountains, in a hut, two people dressed in Japanese clothes, kneeling on tatami mats, a small table is placed in the middle, two cups of fragrant tea on it, wafting hot, but it does not affect the sight of the two at all.

These two people are none other than the old sect leader of the Sun Sect, as well as the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, Aoki.

Two people seem to be two eras, one new, one old, two people and two organizations, successively representing the entire East Island Country, but now, at the same time, because of one thing, it is very painful.

"Two battles, two completely different results, I guess you have got the answer yourself, do you still have any illusions?" The old sect leader reached out and picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and said lightly, his tone was flat, and there was no sense of half-heartedness.

Years of seclusion seem to have smoothed out the edges and corners of this powerful man back then, and there are few things that can make him emotionally change. Especially just now, Duan Qingtian's battle completely shattered the little confidence left in his heart and made him give up completely.

Now he can almost be described as "no desire and no desire", he just wants to continue to stay here and laugh at the changes in the rivers and lakes.

"Don't talk cool things, I didn't come all the way to you to listen to you mock me. Aoki's face was pale, staring at the person in front of him, and said in an unkind tone.

"Oh, that's strange, didn't the man who came all the way to see me, who had long since retired to the mountains, come to chat with me?" said the old sect master, with a hint of amusement in his words.

"Don't play dumb! I don't believe you've been idle for so many years. ”

"I don't know what you're talking about. ”

“......”

Aoki doesn't seem to have patience anymore, no matter how this guy in front of him looks, he looks like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, he just doesn't speak first, and wants to hear what you say.

And the factual position is indeed the case, Aoki, as the current leader of the mage organization of the East Island Country, his interests are directly threatened, and the ...... in front of him At most, some people brought it up and laughed at it, and he couldn't hear it......

It can't go on like this, it's time-consuming.

Aoki was silent for a moment, and finally spoke first: "I came this time to talk to you about the cooperation between the two of us." ”

"What?"

It's done!

As soon as Aoki said this, he had the answer.

Because he saw it clearly, but after he said this, the body of the person in front of him trembled, and even the teacup in his hand paused in the air, and the tea in the cup rippled back and forth, setting off a layer of water waves.

God is possessed, and such a big reaction can be seen in his movements, there must be greater waves in his heart!

What do you say without desire, smiling at the rivers and lakes? That's just a decision made by him out of desperation, if there is a little hope, who is willing to give up?

The old sect leader was silent, holding a teacup in his hand, the tea in the cup rippled slightly, and the heat wafting out covered his face, hiding all his expressions.

Aoki wasn't in a hurry, just stared at the table blankly, waiting for his answer, and his heart was no longer as impatient as he was just now.

He knew his turn had come.

“...... Go on. ”

After a long time, the old sect leader spoke, his voice trembling slightly.

"Say what?" Aoki asked rhetorically. "I said, I'm here today, I'm talking about cooperation, agree or not, you can give a word, although the Sun Sect has been silent for so many years, but the foundation is still there, if you can go out of the mountain again, it must be a great force!"

“...... But even if this is the case, we can't defeat Duan Qingtian and his Shadow Army after all. ”

He relented!

Aoki thought so, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, with a smile.

The fact that he can say this shows that he already agrees with it in his heart! It's just that he is a little uneasy about some aspects, as if a person who buys something will ask questions about what he wants to buy. With such a reaction, the next step is to do it......

"There are not only us in this world, there are other organizations, the officials and people in the East are all big, Duan Qingtian led the Shadow Army, various families and organizations rose together, and there were some Buddhist disciples who supported that Ruyan...... Hehe, the tree is very popular, don't you think that others don't want to kill them?"

"This ......"

The old sect leader hesitated. He must admit that Aoki is right! There are so many organizations in a country, both official and non-governmental, and it can be said that a hundred schools of thought are contending and a hundred flowers are blooming, and for many years, they have always been in the limelight!

However, this situation will naturally cause dissatisfaction among various overseas forces, but their strength is far inferior, and the previous confrontations have ended in failure, and in the end they all died down and did not dare to come out again.

But what if we could work together......

"Do you have a reliable candidate?" asked the old sect master.

"There are so many, I don't know what to think about?"

"Who do you want to work with?"

"Shhh...... The North American Fire Phoenix Divine Palace, there is no one in his eyes, he is the most arrogant, he definitely can't accept that he is not the number one in the world, they are the most hostile to Duan Qingtian and those people, they can unite!"

“...... The Fire Phoenix Shrine has always been unprofitable, and it mostly does things in the form of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and after the thing is done, relying on its own heritage and less consumption when fighting, it uses more energy to target allies and snatch the fruits of victory. Cooperating with them is undoubtedly seeking the skin of the tiger!" said the old sect leader.

"Huh?" Aoki frowned.

Indeed! There's some truth to what he says!

The Fire Phoenix Divine Palace is not profitable, although after the last attack on the East Island by the Gong Demon Sect, they have already reached a preliminary cooperative relationship with the Fire Phoenix Divine Palace, but judging from this situation, it is estimated that it will not be long before this relationship will break down, and in its place, it will be a ruthless attack.

"That'...... What do you think of the Scandinavian shrine?" asked Aoki tentatively.

Prior to this, the Martial Arts Alliance had never had any intersection with the Shenying Society, but this time, considering the interests of the Eastern Island Nation and the unreliability of the known allies, they had to find more people.

"The Shenei Society is mysterious and abnormal, we don't know the details, even if we cooperate, we must not regard them as the main object, he can be selected, but we can't completely hope for this group of guys. The old sect leader said.

"That'...... They are the closest to those people, if they are willing to attack, the north will be restless, and they will definitely drag Duan Qingtian's footsteps, and we will attack in the southeast direction, maybe we can ......"

"The Ice Demon Sect Leader is a martial idiot, he never involves these things, fame and fortune are all outside his body to him, how easy is it to get him to come forward?

"This ......," Aoki hesitated.

Indeed, the temper of the Ice Demon Sect can be said to be known to everyone, and for this kind of guy who doesn't make oil and salt, the general way won't work, but Aoki really can't think of any good way for a while.

"And," said the old sect master again. "You all know that this Ice Demon Sect is in the north of them, can that section of Qingtian not know? As a leader with brains, he will inevitably reach a stable and united relationship with this person who is close at hand, otherwise, needless to say, you, even the Shenying Shrine and the Fire Phoenix Divine Palace, can't you cooperate with him? This group of guys has always been a hidden danger to Duan Qingtian, but it is difficult to get rid of, what way do you think he will deal with it?"

“......”

Aoki was silent.

Yes, although there are many archmage organizations in this world, there is really no one who can really cooperate.

It would have been fine before, but since the defeat in the battle with the Gong Demon Sect, vaguely, everyone in the world has lowered this martial arts alliance to a higher level, and now they can no longer be on an equal footing with those organizations, so how can they really cooperate?

It's called cooperation, but in fact, it's just a one-way thigh hug.

"You didn't even think about the next step, so you came to talk to me about cooperation?" The old sect leader looked at Aoki's appearance, and knew that he should be speechless, and he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated in his heart.

Just now, he even felt that there was a little bit of hope, maybe he could resurrect the Sun Sect, but now it seems that where is any hope? It's just a spiritual sustenance, a relief heart......

"Then, the Nanyang Association ......" Aoki was still unwilling, and said tentatively, but his tone was much weaker than before, and it seemed that he had no score in his heart.

"They? Do they have any advantage?"

"They have mysterious spells, they can drop their heads, they can raise little ghosts, and I heard that in some cities in the east, they have already done a vote, which can be regarded as a blow to Duan Qingtian's gang, I think ......"

"Really?" the old sect leader raised an eyebrow. "I've also heard that they have received a huge blow near their territory, several priests have died, dozens of people have been captured by the Shadow Army, two strongholds have been lost, and now they can only run away. ”

“......”

"Moreover, although we have always had a bad relationship with Duan Qingtian and them, but at least they are not completely hostile now, and now that the Nanyang Association has officially become enemies with them, let's go to the alliance with them at this time, isn't this a fire?!"

"I ......"

"Okay, let's discuss this matter later, maybe, things will take a turn for the better, and at that time, it's not too late for us to talk about cooperation. The old sect leader drank all the tea in the cup, put it on the table, got up and thought about the door and made a gesture of "please", which was completely meant to send off guests.

"Are you going to reject me?" Aoki also stood up and looked at the person in front of him, his gaze unkind.

"No, I won't do this kind of brainless thing, you're right, I don't have to hide it, if there is hope, who wants to be silent for the rest of his life? It's just that I don't have too many illusions in this regard, I don't refuse you, but I can't agree now, let's look at the situation first, you can understand it as ...... I want to think again. ”

Quiet.

As the last note of the old sect leader fell, the scene fell silent.

The two stood across from each other, looking at each other as if they were trying to see something on each other's faces, but they didn't get anything......

“...... All right. After a while, Aoki spoke, turned and walked out the door, stretched out his hand to open the door, and walked out.

"Don't keep me waiting too long, think about it. Aoki stood in the doorway, turned around and said.

The old sect leader stood in place and looked at his back: "I will." ”

Bang!

The door was closed, and he was the only one left in the room again, and not far from the door, the young man sat on a rock, looking at the departing Aoki, thoughtful.