Chapter 181: Secrets of the Rivers and Lakes

Soon, the second watch drum had been beating for too long. There was still no movement in the manor. I waited until the drum of the third watch, but except for the sound of chickens and dogs chirping, the manor was still quiet, no different from before;

Seeing that the person coming from the west was extremely fast, Lin Ziyan deliberately chose to follow the slower person from the south and quietly entered the manor. After entering, the visitors seemed to be very familiar with the environment. After just a moment's scrutiny, he went straight to the backyard. Lin Ziyan, who was secretly following, saw that everyone walked through the house and courtyard all the way to a hall in the backyard, and when he found a secret place, he secretly listened and watched.

This stealth is very ingenious! not only can you see the inside of the house, but you can also roughly hear what the people in the house are talking about. 'These people are so sneaky, it must not be a good thing for those who are plotting!' Seeing that all the people who came were masked, Lin Ziyan couldn't help but be suspicious. So he hid it carefully, and listened intently. 'Brother Li, Brother Zhou, the journey is tiring, please go in and rest!' Before entering, a man who looked like a scribe stepped forward to meet two people from the south.

"Brother Liu doesn't need to be polite, Boss Xiao has a longer journey, and you need to greet Boss Xiao first!" the person from the south grabbed the arm of the master in the house and signaled to the person from the west. After this greeting, Lin Ziyan also roughly figured out the surnames and titles of several people: the master's surname is Liu, and among the two people from the south, the slightly taller one is surnamed Li, and the shorter one is surnamed Zhou; listening to the tone, the two should at least come from the south of Xiangyang Mansion; as for the person from the west who has the fastest body and seems to have the highest martial arts, his surname is Xiao, and his place of origin should be more distant than that of people from the south.

After thinking about it, everyone entered the house and sat down. "Look at the posture, this person surnamed Li from the south should be the head of everyone!" Seeing that the person surnamed Li came to the big man who sat down at the top of the seat, Lin Ziyan secretly worried. But as soon as I sorted out a few people, I saw another person from the northeast. This person is no more than thirty years old at most, although he is dressed as a daughter, but his demeanor is very arrogant, and he is completely manly!'Little county lord, why is it late?' Seeing this person, the person surnamed Li hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"I still have to serve the master, and I am no more leisurely than a few of them!" the little county lord said a word, and then sat down on his own. Ah, there is even a county lord among these people? Lin Ziyan couldn't help but be surprised. But after thinking about it, I couldn't think of any sect called it that. After thinking about it, everyone in the room had already put on a posture for discussion. Looking at this seat, Lin Ziyan was even more sure that the person surnamed Li should be the head of everyone!

"Who is this person?, what is the purpose of summoning these people all the way here late at night?" Just when Lin Ziyan was secretly speculating about the origin of this person, he saw that the person surnamed Li had already gotten up and bowed his hand to the person from the west, "The day before yesterday, I heard that Boss Xiao was honored as the head of the Tianshan faction, which is really gratifying, congratulations!" Ah? This person from the West is actually the head of the Tianshan Sect? No wonder his skills are so high! Lin Ziyan couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, and his wonder soared.

But after listening to Boss Xiao's words, it was obvious that everyone in the room was even more surprised! When someone asked, 'What kind of luck is it?' Can you tell us about it? As soon as this question came out, everyone in the room immediately gathered around them, and they all looked like they were listening attentively.

'Well...... seeing everyone's expressions, Boss Xiao groaned instead. "Boss Xiao doesn't want to sell Guanzi! We are all our own people, and here and now, no one will harm your good deeds!" Seeing this, the person surnamed Li hurriedly stepped forward and said. 'Since even Brother Li said the same, then I will ......' Boss Xiao replied, but suddenly stopped, and then glanced out of the house vigilantly, and then began to speak, "This matter must start with my previous catastrophe and immortality......

"How can you not die in such a catastrophe?" Seeing that it stopped again, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious. Seeing that Boss Xiao looked out from time to time in his words, just when Lin Ziyan, who was worried about exposing her hiding, wanted to leave quietly, she immediately changed her mind about what she heard next.

I only listened to the elder Xiao preach: Some time ago, when the old lady was on her back, not only was she escaped by the woman of the Cheng family, but she was also found by a hot hand figure named Wang Zhi by the beggar gang to seek revenge; I injured this person's subordinates in just one face that day!' What about the later situation? What does this have to do with you being the head of the Tianshan faction?' The people who were aroused asked one after another.

'The reason why I was able to sit in the head of the Tianshan faction was precisely because of this injury...... "Boss Xiao replied and said, "After being injured by Wang Zhi's men that day, I naturally will not give up!" So I inquired about this person's whereabouts while looking for helpers, and prepared to take revenge on him! At this time, the four major killers came from Xuzhou; therefore, when the master found out that Wang Zhi, who had been killed that day, had gone to seek revenge from my ancestor, I rushed to the bamboo hut where my grandmother lived with the four major killers. Unexpectedly, when I arrived, I saw that my master had been knocked to the ground by that Wang Zhi, as if he had been seriously injured! This person must not stay! After hearing the exclamation of the master, my master and apprentice and the four major killers immediately performed their own killing moves, ready to kill that Wang Zhi in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, this person's skill was so appalling! Under one blow, not only did my master and the four great killers all die, but even the one who shot with him was immediately shocked to death on the spot by the power of his palm!

"Boss Xiao is far away from the topic, don't make fun of me anymore!" 'How dare I find you happy, my position as the head of the Tianshan Sect comes from this......' Seeing that everyone's appetite had been satisfied, Boss Xiao hurriedly answered first and then continued: When I woke up from my coma, I found that not only was Wang Zhi who had been killed that day long gone, but even my grandmother and mother-in-law had already been angry for a long time!

"I know that this Red Flame Order is a token of the Star Sect, but I can only order the disciples of the Star Sect, but how can I be the master of the Tianshan Sect?" "Don't worry, let me slowly tell my brother...... ' After Boss Xiao said a word, he immediately told a secret story about the rivers and lakes.

It turned out that since the founding patriarch of the Tianshan Sect, Tieguan Daoren, had accepted Duanmu Xiu as a disciple back then, under the pressure of the Xingzhu Sect at that time, he ordered him to actively look for disciples, thinking that he would gain a foothold in Middle-earth in the future and accumulate power. After this Duanmu Xiu was ordered, he also worked hard. Not only did they recruit many Middle Earth sects with their guidance and martial arts, but they also accepted in one fell swoop, including Zeng Tai, Xu Jiao, Fu Qingheng, and Hong Zeqing! During this period, among these disciples, Zeng Tai and Xu Jiao were the most talented, and they were also the most ideal candidates for the successor of the Tianshan faction in Duanmu Xiu's heart! However, the two of them had already become disgusted with the entanglement of the rivers and lakes, and they were forced to do so that they simply lived in seclusion in the Tianshan Mountains, claiming that they would never ask about the world again; these two were the two elders of the Tianshan Mountains who were famous in the early years! At that time, seeing that these two people were so resolute, Duanmu Xiu had no choice but to hand over the Tianshan Sect to Fu Qingheng, the third disciple with poor talent, to take care of it temporarily.

Fortunately, the second elder of Tianshan soon accepted as an apprentice a woman named Lin Zhen'er, who was still more talented than the two of them; but unfortunately, Lin Zhen'er was beaten to death not long after, and he was never heard from again! After the second elder of Tianshan came down to the mountain to investigate, although he could not find the murderer Zhao Weiming, he had no intention of finding Le'er, who was determined to avenge his disciples. That is, my ancestor. So, after the second elder of Tianshan taught my ancestor martial arts and ordered him to avenge Lin Zhen'er, he returned to Tianshan and continued to live a secluded life.

Shortly thereafter, Duanmu Xiu, who was already old, discovered that my master had acted in a very orderly manner, and he knew that the end had come for him to start the idea of passing on the throne to my master! But my master used all his thoughts on avenging Lin Zhen'er; although he had the master's order in his hand, he had no intention of caring about it at all.

Later, after the master took my master as a disciple, perhaps because my master's talent was too poor, although I had already heard about the master's order, but I had always only heard of it, but I had not seen the fact! Therefore, after seeing that my master had died, after some searching, I really found the master's order! So, I took the command to the Western Regions to find Fu Qingheng and forced him to hand over the position of the leader.

"What kind of order is it? It is so powerful!Boss Xiao, can you let us take a look?" Hearing this, the person surnamed Li couldn't help but interject and asked. If you want to see it, brother, I'll show you. Boss Xiao said, when he took out an object and fiddled with it.

Lin Ziyan looked at it with all his eyes, and saw that this object was no more than half a foot long, and its color was black and blue, obviously made of dark iron, and there were patterns on both sides: the front side was engraved with a round of red sun in the raging flames, and the reverse side was engraved with a broken plum blossom. "The reverse figure is originally my Tianshan faction's plum folding order, and the red flame order on the front is because the Tianshan faction was specially added after it was merged by the Xingzhu faction;