It was getting late and the sun was setting. The disciples of the Three Banners and the Twelve Halls, who came to pay homage to their birthdays, descended the mountain one after another, and the Jade Dragon Palace gradually returned to its former peace.

Ding Ao took a leisurely walk in front of the hall, and from time to time exchanged a few words with the disciples who wanted to go down the mountain, and then watched them leave with a smile. It wasn't until the sun went down and the sky was completely dark that Ding Aofang suddenly reversed his pace, lowered his head and walked briskly towards the side hall.

"Bang, bang!"

With a few dull and rhythmic knocks on the door, the dark side hall suddenly lit up with a hint of yellow, and through the doors and windows, you could see the figures in the hall shaking. In a moment, the sound of footsteps approached, and a low inquiry was heard: "Who?"

"Ding San. Ding Ao replied quickly.

After a moment of silence, the door opened a crack, Ding Ao did not hesitate to get in, and then the door slammed shut.

"Third Master Ding, I've been waiting for you for a day here. ”

A rather resentful woman's voice quietly sounded from behind the curtain, and then under Ding Ao's guilty gaze, a white shadow slowly walked out from behind the curtain, and when Ding Ao saw her, a sly smile appeared on their faces almost at the same time.

This woman turned out to be the mastermind who kidnapped Cao Qin's son, Xun Qin. And the man who just opened the door for Ding Ao was Abaolu.

"Miss, you didn't wait in vain this day. Ding Ao smiled, quickly took out a black bamboo tube from his sleeve, handed it to Xun Qin, and smiled mysteriously, "I brought you what you want, and I will never break my word." ”

"Oh?"

When Xun Qin saw the black bamboo tube, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stretched out his hand to take it, but Ding Ao was deliberately appetizing, and suddenly put the bamboo tube into his arms, and asked with a meaningful smile: "I brought what you wanted, so what did you promise me?"

Xun Qin's face did not change color, and slowly groped out a jade plate from his waist, and said: "This piece is the Da Liao jade slip, if you are in trouble in the future, you only need to take out this slip, and you will definitely get the help of my Da Liao country." ”

"Da Liao has already lost the country, how can we talk about the power of the country?" Ding Ao said with a smile, "The reason why my Jade Dragon Palace wants to exchange the Storm and Rain Diagram for this piece of jade is actually to make friends with you, the eldest lady, and the forces behind the eldest lady. Everyone can be friends, and we can help each other in the future. This picture of the storm and rain and this piece of jade should be a token of friendship between our two families, and sincerity for sincerity. Miss, I think you know what I mean. Hey hey ......"

Xun Qin smiled slightly, and responded, "This jade slip only has seven pieces in total, and now I can take out one piece and give it to the Jade Dragon Palace, it should be enough to show our sincerity, right?"

"That's! That's!" Ding Ao nodded and smiled, "I've known the eldest lady for several years, and I naturally believe in the eldest lady's personality." Saying that, Ding Ao took the initiative to hand over the black bamboo tube in his hand to Xun Qin, and then he was about to take the jade slip easily, but this time it was Xun Qin's turn to make things difficult for him, and he deliberately pinched the jade slip.

Facing Ding Ao, who was stunned, Xun Qin asked with a smile: "It's just ...... We have sincerity, but we don't know how much sincerity the Jade Dragon Palace has?"

"What does this mean, Miss?" Ding Ao slowly withdrew his hand and asked suspiciously, "If I hadn't taken the initiative to inform you about the Storm and Rain Map, how would you know its whereabouts? If we are not sincere, how can we ask for trouble? And Cao Qin's Achilles' heel is the news of his precious son, which I told you personally, otherwise why would you rely on Cao Qin to blackmail Cao Qin?"

"But Cao Qin didn't accept my coercion in the end. Xun Qin pretended to be resentful and said, "Not only did he exchange the picture for his son, but he also set up an ambush in Ye Zilin, leaving no piece of armor for the killing of my men." Who should I settle this account with?"

"Cao Qin may exchange his son, or he may not compromise, I warned you at the beginning of this matter. Ding Ao retorted unconvinced, "Although Cao Rui is Cao Qin's lifeline, Cao Qin is the hall master of the Jade Tiger Hall after all, and he has been loyal to the palace master for many years, so his sincere loyalty should naturally not be underestimated. Whether it is the son who is important, or the importance of following the palace master's orders, no one can be sure about this matter. I warned you at the beginning, if you use Cao Rui to blackmail him, the chance of success is only seventy percent, as for whether to use this trick or not, it is up to you to decide, how can you blame me for the mistake now? I didn't expect Cao Qin to be so loyal, in order to follow the palace master's order, even his own son can abandon it. ”

Ding Ao's words came to this, and suddenly the words changed, and he said urgently: "Don't forget, Cao Qin came to the Jade Dragon Palace to ask for help, and he wanted to set up an ambush in Yezilin to deal with you, and I also told you about this matter." If it weren't for me, I'm afraid that the people who died tragically in Ye Zilin today would not only be your subordinates, but also you. I warned you yesterday not to go to the Leaf Forest. But you insisted on going your own way, although you didn't come forward in person, but you were still unwilling to miss the stormy map, and finally sent your subordinates to Ye Zilin to exchange people for the map, but unfortunately the whole army was wiped out in the end, in the end, this is still your mistake, no blame me. Even so, if you suddenly go up the mountain today, I still try to send you the map of the storm and rain, is this not enough to show our sincerity? In fact, even if you don't go up the mountain today, I will personally send it to you tomorrow. ”

"Since the Jade Dragon Palace is so sincere, then why did it take so much trouble from the beginning?" Abaolu asked in a cold voice, "Ren Wuya can directly order Cao Qin to hand over the map to us, why let you go around from it, only to make a fuss about 'kidnapping Cao Rui' and 'Ye Zilin's substitution'...... These unnecessary things?"

"This ......" Hearing Abaolu's questioning, Ding Ao, who was full of anger, suddenly stopped for a while, and explained hesitantly, "My palace master naturally has his considerations for this matter...... In short, no matter how twists and turns there are in the middle, didn't I bring you the diagram now? Although I have caused you to lose some of my subordinates, my Jade Dragon Palace has also killed and injured many disciples, and everyone is even. ”

"I don't think so, right?" Xun Qin pouted and shook his head, "The palace master Ren not only asked you to befriend us, but also gave Cao Qin a death order, so that he must bring the map to the Tianshan Mountain, such a contradiction will inevitably not arouse suspicion." Ding Sanye, the reason why Cao Qin didn't fall for our plan is that I don't think he wants to save his son, but he doesn't dare to save it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ding Ao hesitated, "Why wouldn't he dare?"

"Isn't it because you, Third Master Ding, are making a stumbling block?" Xun Qin sneered, "In my opinion, you suddenly appeared in Huodu, ostensibly to answer us, but in fact, it was to secretly monitor Cao Qin's every move. With you staring at the sidelines, don't say that we kidnapped his son, even if I kidnapped his ancestor, I am afraid that Cao Qin will not dare to act rashly. ”

Abaolu said angrily: "What kind of medicine is sold in your palace master's gourd? If you leave us immediately, on the one hand, let you help us give us advice, and on the other hand, let you monitor Cao Qin to prevent him from acting rashly, and sing the same play in two families, is this sincere or insincere? Isn't it deliberately acting in front of us?"

"He even treated us as a joke and made a fool of himself with you. Xun Qin nodded in agreement.

"This ......" Ding Ao didn't expect Xun Qin to be so alert after seeing the storm and rain map, and couldn't help but feel abrupt, and smiled awkwardly, "This matter will not be decided, in fact, this matter ...... The reason why you have to toss it so much...... In fact...... The palace master, the old man, has his own considerations...... And although Cao Qin didn't hand over the picture, in the end the palace master still asked me to bring the picture to you...... It seems that the previous toss is not necessary...... Actually, the result is still the same......"

Ding Ao was already a little incoherent when he spoke, and his preface did not match the afterword, which was obviously a thief.

"Ding Sanye has been very honest with us these days, and he has also helped the little girl a lot. Seeing Ding Ao's anxious forehead sweating, Xun Qin took the initiative to smile and said, "Actually, the reason why I have so many worries is because this morning, when I first arrived at the Jade Dragon Palace, I accidentally saw a person. It is precisely because of the appearance of this person that I have to cause a lot of speculation. ”

"Who?" Ding Ao asked with a solemn face.

"Song Yu!" Xun Qin's smile slowly retracted, and he said with a straight face, "One of the four masters of Jinjian Dock, 'God Operator' Song Yu." Ding Sanye, don't tell me that he came here to congratulate the palace master on his birthday? If it weren't for the fact that I came here today, I would not have thought that I would die that there were people from Jinjianwu involved in this matter. ”

"This ......"

When Song Yu came to the Jade Dragon Palace, Ding Ao didn't want to tell Xun Qin, and he didn't plan to let them meet from beginning to end. But this morning, Xun Qin and Abaolu suddenly came uninvited, in order to avoid embarrassment, Ding Aocai deliberately brought Xun Qin and the others to the side hall to wait. But there is no impermeable wall in the world, and Song Yu was still seen by the vicious-eyed Xun Qin.

"It's come to this, doesn't Ding Sanye still want to tell us the truth?" Xun Qin sneered, "Since Ding Sanye refuses to say, then you might as well let the little girl guess." The Lord of the Jade Dragon Palace is determined to dominate the rivers and lakes, and this matter has long been known to everyone in the world, and in order to achieve this goal, the Jade Dragon Palace does not hesitate to use any means to strengthen its own power. But there are many large and small sects in the rivers and lakes, and a mountain is higher than a mountain, even if the Jade Dragon Palace is at such a point today, it can still only be regarded as a strong party in front of the huge Central Plains martial arts, and it is even regarded as one of the four great pagan religions by the orthodox martial arts of the martial arts. Since the affairs of the rivers and lakes cannot be decided in the rivers and lakes, the palace master plans to attack the east and the west, and seek other plans in order to become a hegemon. ”

Hearing Xun Qin's words, Ding Ao's face changed color, so wonderful.

Xun Qin's beautiful eyes watched Ding Ao's reaction tightly, and he expected that he guessed eight or nine from ten, so he continued: "So, the palace master Ren put his mind on the battle between countries, the strongest at the moment is the Great Mongolia, but the Great Mongolia has the three major sects of the Northern Saibei, even if he calms down the Central Plains in the future, the one who sits in the rivers and lakes can only be one of the three major sects of the Northern Saibei, and it is difficult to take the turn of the Jade Dragon Palace of the Tianshan Mountains. As the so-called 'icing on the cake' is not as good as 'sending charcoal in the snow', so the palace master retreated to the second, and set his sights on the Jin State and the Great Liao that had been destroyed, he knew that although the Jin State and the Great Liao were nominally destroyed, but in fact they were in the dark turbulent, and the remnants of the force were still very large, maybe one day they would rise again and raise troops to restore the country. Ding Sanye found me because I had the support of the old department of the Great Liao behind me, as well as the great help of the three major sects of the Western Regions. At that time, in order to stabilize the overall situation, we will inevitably use the power of the three major sects in the Western Regions, and at that time, the Jade Dragon Palace will be able to take advantage of the situation. If we are the masters of the temple, the Jade Dragon Palace will be able to achieve the respect of the rivers and lakes, yes or no?"

"This ......" Regarding Xun Qin's speculation, Ding Ao just smiled bitterly and said nothing.

"The palace master Ren is worthy of being a senior in the rivers and lakes, he is really brave and strategic, and he knows how to leave a way back for himself. Xun Qin continued, "He not only put his hope in Da Liao, but also befriended the old Ministry of the Jin State at the same time. It is rumored that the Lord of Jin Jianwu is a descendant of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, whether this matter is true or not, I don't think it will prevent the Lord of the Palace from giving it a try, anyway...... It wouldn't hurt to have multiple friends either. I don't know if I'm right?"

Hearing this, Abaolu suddenly realized, and said in an urn voice: "So you let us deliberately toss such a scene, just to make a scene for the people of Jin Jianwu, so that Jin Jianwu will believe in you?"

"The eldest lady is thoughtful, Bing Xue is smart, and she is ashamed of her old age......"

"Haha......" Just as Ding Ao admitted it in a hesitant manner, Xun Qin, who was originally displeased, suddenly burst out laughing, provoking Ding Ao and Abaolu to be stunned at the same time, both of them were confused.

"Why is the eldest lady laughing?"

"It is human nature to divide the army into two ways and leave more back roads for yourself. Xun Qin said with a smile, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with what the palace master Ren did, and I can also understand the good intentions of the palace master." If it were me, I would definitely not gamble on such an important matter, and I would inevitably leave myself with more choices. ”

"In this way, the eldest lady doesn't blame us for deliberately deceiving?" Ding Ao asked in surprise.

"Of course. Xun Qin took the initiative to hand the jade slip to Ding Ao, and said with a smile, "I don't care how many friends the palace master makes, I just hope that the Jade Dragon Palace can be honest with me, just like I do with your faction." What's more, I have absolute self-confidence, Liao will be stronger than Jin. As for Jin Jianwu...... There is nothing to fear for us. ”

"That's!that's!" Ding Ao was overjoyed, and nodded again and again, "Actually, my palace master's friendship with Jin Jianwu is also just in case, just in case." The friends that the Jade Dragon Palace really wants to make are you from beginning to end. ”

"That's very good! I hope you and I won't deceive you and me in the future, after all, we are now in the same boat. Xun Qin shook the black bamboo tube in his hand and smiled strangely, "As I expected, you should give Song Yu a fake picture of wind and rain, but I don't know how ...... this one in my hand."

"I, Ding San, guarantee with my life, this picture for the eldest lady is absolutely true!" Ding Ao is not a fool, of course he understands the meaning of Xun Qin's words, and hurriedly patted his chest and promised, "The one that Song Yu took today is indeed ...... Hey...... The reason why he has to work hard and spend a lot of time in the past few days is to hide from the people of Jinjianwu, if Cao Qin does not go through thousands of difficulties and dangers, and directly sends the picture to Song Yu, I am afraid that this 'god operator' will not easily believe it. So as a last resort, we had to aggrieve the eldest lady to cooperate with a play. Hehe...... I knew that the eldest lady was so reasonable, and I didn't have to bother to hide it, just tell you early. ”

"Hey, if I had been told earlier, this play would have been unreal. Ding Sanye was honest with the little woman, and the little woman didn't dare to have any doubts. After all, mutual trust is the premise of making friends. Xun Qin waved his hand and smiled.

After that, Xun Qin didn't open the bamboo tube to check it, so he directly put it away, which made Ding Ao quite moved.

"It's getting late today, Miss, see if you can rest......"

"No, it's better to take the picture back early and hand it over. Xun Qin smiled bitterly, "If you fall into the rivers and lakes, you are a thin person." No matter how hard it is, I have to endure it, hehe......" As if he suddenly remembered something, Xun Qin suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Ding Sanye, I still want to see someone before leaving......"

"It's been ready for a long time. Without waiting for Xun Qin to finish speaking, Ding Ao had already preemptively responded, "Even if that kid's life is big, that arrow didn't hit the vital point, hehe...... I'll take you to him. ”

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