On the third day of the seventh month, Jingjiang Mansion, Jinjianwu.

In the Qingtian Pavilion, Song Yu, Leng Yiyi, and Wen Lian stood respectfully in front of Jin Fuyu, their faces solemn and silent.

Ai Mi sat quietly next to the piano, her chin bowed and her eyebrows lowered, as quiet as a sculpture, extremely interesting.

Jin Fuyu sat against the railing, holding a letter in his hand. The flattered gaze swept over the letter, and his eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and then he waved his hand to lift the letter out of the bar, and let a gust of wind sweep it away, flying up and down, flipping and drifting, and gradually disappearing into the surging river.

For a long time, Jin Fuyu didn't say a word as if he was in a trance, and the Qingtian Pavilion was silent, quiet and a little weird.

Seeing this, Song Yu couldn't hold back the turmoil in his heart, coughed lightly twice, and took the lead in breaking the silence, saying: "Master Wu, it is not known whether the content of the letter is true or false, why don't you send someone out to investigate the truth first......?"

"No need. Jin Fuyu looked at the lake and mountains, and said lightly, "If it is a rumor, the six major sects and the four great families must stand up early to clarify, and they will not be indifferent and silent." If they don't deny it, they admit it. ”

Hearing this, Song Yu and the others couldn't help but hesitate, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Who is it?" Jin Fuyu muttered to himself, "Who has such a great ability to control the six major sects and the four great families at the same time? Who has the courage to jump out at this time to block the way of me and Luo Tianjin? Could it be that there has always been a little-known force hidden in the rivers and lakes? It makes the martial arts factions so jealous that they even don't hesitate to refute me and Luo Tianjin's face?"

"Impossible!" Leng Yiyi said firmly, "Although the rivers and lakes are big, there are only a handful of people with names and surnames, heads and faces. If there is a mysterious force, we can't not hear the slightest rumor?"

"That's good!" Wen Lian agreed, "In my opinion, it's not a 'mysterious person who killed halfway' at all, but a 'certain old friend' pretending to be mysterious." ”

"What do you mean...... Someone is playing tricks?" Song Yu hesitated, "Want to deal with us and the Xianwang Mansion at the same time?"

"The mystery man's target is not necessarily me and Luo Tianjin. Jin Fuyu said faintly, "It's more likely to be the throne of the martial arts alliance leader." Just imagine, if the mysterious man appears at the martial arts conference and fights for the position of alliance leader, his opponent will be everyone except himself. No matter how unfathomable his martial arts are, he will not escape the bad luck of being outnumbered, and the chances of victory are very slim. However, without the six major leaders and the four major masters obstructing him, his chances of capturing the alliance leader will be greatly increased. ”

"That makes sense. Leng Yiyi agreed, "Don't forget, Luo Tianjin and we have formed a grudge against each other, and the mysterious people can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and finally reap the benefits." ”

"But how did he convince the six major masters and the four great masters?" Wen Lian said suspiciously, "Our relationship with the four great families is comparable to an iron plate, and it is unbreakable. Is it difficult for him to persuade the four family heads to give up helping us...... His relationship with the four great families is even closer than ours?"

"If their relationship was closer than ours, the four great families would have already defected. Jin Fuyu said, "Now, it's just that the four family heads are no longer making a move, and it's not that the four great families are going against us. At the end of the day, I'm still friends with them. Perhaps, the four heads of the family encountered some trouble temporarily and had to make compromises. ”

Leng Yiyi said curiously: "What does the dock master think is the reason?"

Jin Fuyu smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "There are no more than four reasons why these powerful heads of the rivers and lakes can change their minds. Fame, interests, prestige, and fear. Among them, the words fame and fortune do not need to be explained, and everyone knows it. As for prestige and fear, it is the key to this matter. ”

"Please make it clear!"

"It's simple. Jin Fuyu explained, "Or, there is a respected old-timer who reappears in the rivers and lakes, so that the six heads and the four masters willingly give him three points of face out of admiration and respect." After all, the rules of the rivers and lakes are orderly between the young and the old, and there is a clear distinction between respect and inferiority. Or, someone grabbed the lifeblood of the six major sects and the four great families, and threatened them, so that they had to retreat in shame and humiliation out of fear and even fear. ”

"Shhh

Jin Fuyu's words were reasonable, which made Song Yu and the others frown and fall into deep thought.

"Do the dock owners think they are motivated by 'prestige' or 'fear'?" Wen Lian hesitated.

"Whether it is prestige or fear, it is ultimately in collusion with fame and fortune. Jin Fuyu said, "If it is out of prestige, it will definitely be of great benefit to their 'reputation'." If it is out of fear, it must be touched by their 'interests'. But either way, it will do us more harm than good. ”

"Could it be that we are worried about the sky?" Leng Yiyi said tentatively, "We have the hole card of Hengshanzhai, even if we don't have the support of the four great families, we still have the ability to overwhelm the crowd and be invincible......"

That's not true. Jin Fuyu interrupted, "The most frightening thing is never a strong opponent, but a threat that is close at hand, but I don't know anything about it. As for this, Jin Fuyu's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of thought, and ordered, "Order Shi Zhenshan, let him continue to stay in Hengshanzhai, and don't act rashly without my order." ”

"What?" Song Yu was shocked and hurriedly reminded, "According to our plan, Shi Zhenshan will be able to leave in a few days and rush to Huashan in advance to standby." If Shi Zhenshan arrives at Huashan in time before the martial arts conference, we will have no way to retreat, so we can only make a desperate bet and pin all our hopes on the dock master alone......"

"So what?" Jin Fuyu asked with interest, "Don't you believe that I can win the Martial Arts Alliance Master with my own strength?"

"I don't mean that. Song Yu's face changed, and he hurriedly explained, "The martial arts of the dock master are unparalleled in the world, and he is sure to overwhelm the group and win the championship in one fell swoop." What I'm worried about is that if there are variables in the martial arts, in case we are attacked on our backs...... As the dock master just said, no matter how high the martial arts are, I am afraid that it will ...... Outnumbered. ”

"Have you ever thought about what if this is a well-arranged trap and someone wants to take this opportunity to reveal the secret we are hiding in Hengshanzhai?" Jin Fuyu was not surprised, and his tone was as flat as water, "I can still give it a go in the martial arts conference, or I have a fifty percent chance of winning." And once the secret of Hengshanzhai is made public at an inopportune time, we will be doomed and have no place to bury. Which is more important, which is bigger and which is smaller? Don't you weigh it?"

"The dock master is cautious, and I admire it. Leng Yiyi said, "But because of a suspicion that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, will it be a little ...... to give up the long-planned plan More than worth the loss?"

"I can't risk even the slightest suspicion. Jin Fuyu's expression was full, and he said, "You say that I am cowardly or suspicious." All in all, I have made up my mind about this matter, and this martial arts conference must not involve Hengshanzhai. All the success or failure of life and death are borne by Jin Jianwu. ”

"I was sure of victory, but now I have lost my efforts because of a small episode......" Song Yu was angry and muttered, "The slightest wind and grass will be timid, and stagnation." In the long run, I don't know when the great cause of recovery will be realized......"

"What did you say?"

As if disturbed by Song Yu's low complaint, Jin Fuyu's eyes quietly changed, and he asked rhetorically, "Song Yu, are you questioning my decision?"

"I don't dare, I'm just unwilling," Song Yu defended, "I dare to think twice about this matter, and I can't delay the great cause because ......of a momentary mood......

"It's not me who is in a mood for a while, it's you. Jin Fuyu stretched out his hand and pointed at Song Yu, not angry and arrogant, "This time, I will spare you." Let me hear your disrespectful words again, and I will dig out your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and purify them!"

Jin Fuyu has always been elegant and gentle, rarely harsh on his subordinates, and rarely tortured him. But having a peaceful temperament does not mean that you don't have a temper. After all, if you are in a high position, how can you be without majesty?

As soon as these words came out, Song Yu's face instantly turned as white as paper. He has followed Jin Fuyu for many years and knows Jin Fuyu's temperament. Although his tone was as flat as usual, in fact, he was already angry in his heart.

It is precisely because Jin Fuyu's approachable appearance is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that Song Yu forgot his identity in a hurry and said disrespectful words.

Looking back at this moment, I suddenly felt a chill in my back and a chill in my heart.

"The dock master is angry, he deserves death for his crime!" Song Yu hurriedly knelt on the ground and buckled his head at Jin Fuyu repeatedly.

"I can receive the news, and Luo Tianjin can also know about it. Jin Fuyu ignored Song Yu's reparation and said to himself, "Send someone to Luoyang City to secretly monitor every move of King Xian's mansion." As soon as there is a disturbance, come back to report to me immediately. ”

"Yes. ”

"The dock master wants to use his strength?" Leng Yiyi said thoughtfully, "Luo Tianjin can't be indifferent to this matter, and he will definitely investigate it to the end." Therefore, we just need to keep a close eye on the movements of the Xianwang Mansion and find out everything without much effort. ”

"Clever, thankless work for others to do, we just have to wait for the good news. Remember, when you are in a fog, you must not run around like a headless fly, you should find a place to hide and save your life. ”

After that, Jin Fuyu got up slowly, walked to Ai Mi's side like a leisurely stroll, gently plucked the strings with his fingers, and suddenly made a pleasant sound of the piano, and continued without looking back: "If you don't know how to protect yourself, it's just a violent tiger Feng He, brave and unplanned, and the result will only be tragically lost, or even death...... I don't even know how he died!"

Song Yu understood what Jin Fuyu was referring to, and his heart sank at the moment, and he hurriedly said: "What the dock master taught is this!"

"Thirty palms and mouths, long memories. Let's go down!"

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