Zhou Yidai, the leader of the beggar gang, arched his arm to Long Xiaotian on behalf of the five major factions at this time and said, "Brother Long, our beggar gang and other sects have all been seriously injured in today's battle, and they should go back to rest and recuperate, you have to be your White Lotus Sect leader here, take care!"

Long Xiaotian, on the other hand, arched his arms and responded to the various sects on behalf of the White Lotus Sect: "There will be a period later. ”

The representatives of the five major factions also arched their arms and responded to Long Xiaotian in unison: "There will be a period later." ”

However, at the moment when Feng Ruya, the head of the Huashan faction, followed the team of the five major factions and was about to leave the main altar and go down the mountain, he suddenly remembered a very important matter, so he took out a letter from his pocket in a panic and ran to Long Xiaotian's side and handed it to him and said: "By the way, senior brother, I forgot to tell you, this is a letter I found from Master's relics, this letter must be written to you, I will leave first." ”

"Okay, after you go back, you have to revitalize Huashan. ”

"Got it, big brother. ”

After Feng Ruya left, Long Xiaotian looked at the letter, only to see that the envelope was wrapped in a thick pile of letter paper, and there was indeed his name on the cover that read "Long Xiaotian personally opened five words", and then looked at this trace turned out to be Master's.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was annoyed by the failure of the plan, was angrily slapping the wooden table, venting his dissatisfaction.

"Damn, it's all to blame for this stupid donkey who often meets spring and insists on leading troops up the mountain in advance without listening to advice, so that I can't be the sect leader, but instead let Long Xiaotian, a stinky boy who has not dried up, pick up the cheap, hateful, hateful. ”

Liu Bowen poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, and said to him: "His Royal Highness King Wu, you can dissipate your anger, the reason why you failed to succeed in getting rid of the four major protector kings and the Golden Lotus Holy Envoy with the help of the five major factions and the imperial court this time is not to blame General Chang, but we never expected that he would kill a dragon Xiaotian on the way, and now that he has won the hearts of the people, we have to slowly find an opportunity to pull him down from the throne of the sect leader." ”

Hearing Liu Bowen say this, Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and then sighed deeply and said: "Hey, it seems that it is the will of heaven that I, Zhu Yuanzhang, failed to become the leader of the White Lotus Sect. ”

"Your Highness, you just have to wait a few more years! After all, it is not an overnight thing to realize the grand cause of saving the people from fire and water, not to mention that Long Xiaotian is still young and has just become the leader of my sect, so we have a chance to remove him from power. ”

Liu Bowen's comfort made Zhu Yuanzhang's mood at this time slightly better, but when he remembered the prickly words that Chang Yuchun said to him yesterday, he couldn't help but lose his temper with emotion.

"This Chang Yuchun, thinking that he is my subordinate will is very remarkable, doing things against me everywhere, always doing things to me that are not pleasing to the eye, which is not pleasing to the eye, since ancient times, who has achieved great things has not relied on ruthless and unscrupulous means to come to power, if he is not ruthless, how can he achieve great things! Why can't he be obedient like Xu Da and Tang He, and he pretends to be a righteous man and a gentleman all day long and does not listen to me, and always contradicts me, which is really angry with me. ”

"Your Highness, General Chang has an upright personality and has always spoken very directly, and you don't know his temper. But he has always been loyal to His Royal Highness, and he has made a lot of contributions to His Highness in battle, and now is the time to employ people, His Highness should focus on the overall situation and stop worrying about this little thing because of him, because His Highness will be a person who wants to do great things in the future. ”

After listening to Liu Bowen's words, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, feeling that his words were indeed very reasonable, and he figured it out after a while.

"What Liu Junshi said is right, if I, Zhu Yuanzhang, want to achieve great things in the future, I can't be so small-bellied, the words of the military advisor really woke me up!"

However, at this time, Guo Zixing walked in from outside the door with his newly acquired daughter Ma Xiuying, and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately knelt down and saluted Guo Zixing: "The child greets his father-in-law." ”

"Liu Bowen visited the Blue Water Dragon King. ”

Guo Zixing smiled slightly and said, "Hahaha, no courtesy, no courtesy." ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, he once again stared intently at Ma Xiuying standing in front of him, as if he had lost his soul, and his heart was completely hooked by her.

At this time, Guo Zixing seemed to have already seen through the thoughts of his righteous son, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a kind smile: "Yuan Zhang! Yesterday, thanks to you who led the righteous army to attack Lotus Peak and drove out those Mongolian Tatars, we were able to relieve the siege, and my father-in-law is really proud to have such a capable son as you!"

"Father, don't say that, the child was born as the commander of the White Lotus Sect Army and should serve the White Lotus Sect, this is just my responsibility. ”

"Well, that's good, my father-in-law came here today to introduce you to someone, her name is Ma Xiuying, she is a stepdaughter adopted by my father-in-law on the way, I will introduce her to you now, you are my son-in-law, she is my daughter-in-law, they are all my Guo Zixing's good children, from today onwards, the two of you must get along well. ”

"Well, the child knows, it is my Zhu Yuanzhang's honor to be able to meet Xiuying's sister. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. ”

However, at this time, Guo Zixing called Liu Bowen to his side and said to him: "Master Liu, come here, I have something important to discuss with you, let's go out now." ”

"Yes, Dragon King. ”

It seems that Guo Zixing deliberately wants to fulfill the good deeds of Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, but unfortunately Ma Xiuying has Long Xiaotian in her heart for a long time, and she has no feeling for the righteous brother in front of her.

After Guo Zixing and Liu Bowen went out together, Ma Xiuying immediately knelt down and saluted: "Xiuying greets my brother." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately helped her up and said: "Sister doesn't have to be polite, in fact, I can't be a few years older than you, so it's better to call me Brother Zhu in the future." ”

After finishing speaking, he brought Ma Xiuying to the table and motioned for her to sit down.

"Come, sit down. ”

After she sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to pour her a glass of water.

"Drink some water!"

"Thank you, Brother Zhu. ”

"Well, that's right. ”

When Ma Xiuying took a sip of water, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Actually, we don't necessarily have to be brothers and sisters. ”

"That'...... What are you doing?"

"Well, I'll keep it for later, and when you get to know me, you'll know how good I am. ”

In order to show his excellent side, Zhu Yuanzhang introduced himself in front of Ma Xiuying: "I am the King of Wu of the White Lotus Sect, commanding all the rebel armies of the White Lotus Sect, and the generals under my command are all able to fight well and repeatedly defeat the Yuan army, and I can be regarded as the main force to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty in the ranks of the White Lotus Sect." ”

"Oh, yes? Then Brother Zhu is really an outstanding commander! I think you must be the queen of the gate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "No, I'm not a general, I'm just an ordinary farmer." In the year of the famine, all my family starved to death, and in the end I was the only one left, in order to be able to eat and eat, I had to go to Huangjue Temple to become a monk, and later I was introduced to join the White Lotus Sect Army, and then I finally mastered the military power of the White Lotus Sect after step by step struggle and efforts. ”

When Ma Xiuying heard this, she couldn't help but admire Zhu Yuanzhang a little, but she still didn't have a good impression.

At this time, she said with a respectful expression: "Brother Zhu is from a peasant background, and it is really not easy to climb all the way up in the ranks of the White Lotus Sect! ”

"In fact, everything I have is all given by our father-in-law, if there is no him, there would be no me Zhu Yuanzhang today, it is my father-in-law who has made me who I am today, and I Zhu Yuanzhang will never forget this kindness. ”

When he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stand up and talk about national affairs.

"Our White Lotus Sect fights the world, nothing more than to fight for the common people in the world and to change the fate of our Han people. Today's court is mediocre, the Mongolian Tatars enslave the Han people, regard our Han people as livestock, how can I be willing to be enslaved by the barbarians for a long time, if you want to change your fate, you must change the dynasty and drive the Mongolian Tatars back to Mobei, and we Han people still have a splendid country, and I, Zhu Yuanzhang, is in line with this goal for the rejuvenation of my Han family, throwing my head and spilling blood, even if I want to shed blood and sacrifice I will not hesitate. ”