The main altar of the Leaning Moon Sect is in the Xingxing Gorge in the extreme west of Lingnan Road, adjacent to the 100,000 mountains, under the jurisdiction of Qingshan County under the Lingnan Road, due to the vast area, the population is scarce, and the nearest county government is also four or five hundred miles away, basically belongs to the temple enclave, as long as the 100,000 mountains are the Nepal that was founded by the Buddha, and it can be regarded as a natural barrier in the southwest of the Fengtian Kingdom.

If it is not a native of the locals, outsiders will get lost in the vast mountains when they come in, there are many poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains, so the kings of Qi in the past dynasties have a total of five expeditions, and each time they have lost their troops and returned with feathers, and Xingxing Gorge is the main road into the mountain, guarding the throat.

Duanmu Lengyue has taken over as the leader of the Leaning Moon Sect for about four years, and has gradually reunited the originally divided forces within the sect, but two years ago, the second envoy Duanmu Bai and Duanmu Chi came out with the Shenyue Order, so that she has no way to completely order the sect members, not to mention some of the elders who are important in the sect, and the sect members devoutly worship the moon god, so whether the Moon God Decree is mastered by the sect leader or not, giving orders is naturally different.

When Duanmu Fang came back, he saw Duanmu Lengyue sitting alone on the position of the head of the main altar in a daze, the hall that could accommodate more than a hundred people was empty, and it looked extremely deserted, and his heart hurt slightly, after all, she was only eighteen years old this year, which was the age when the buds first bloomed, but she was pressed by a heavy burden and matured in advance.

She women are inferior to men, so women are more precocious.

Duanmu Lengyue's face looks seven or eight points similar to Duanmu Yu, if Duanmu Yu is a flower bone that still needs a few years to bud, then Duanmu Lengyue is already a delicate and bright flower, twenty-eight years old, it is the age to bloom a unique and attractive fragrance.

Seeing Duanmu Fang walking into the main hall alone, Duanmu Lengyue stood up with some surprise and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, why did you come back alone?"

Duanmu Fang sighed and carefully told his granddaughter about the experience on the road.

"That young man named Lu Yi, can you trust it?"

Duanmu Fang nodded, and said with a look of appreciation:

"A humble gentleman, a promise. ”

Duanmu Lengyue lowered her head and played with the sunset knife in her hand, but her mind had already flown to the sister she hadn't seen for many years.

Duanmu Fang hugged his fists and said: "Sect Master, the subordinates have a heavy trust, and they also ask the Sect Master to punish them." ”

Duanmu Yu sighed and said, "Grandpa, it's just you and me, I have long said that there is no need for this." ”

After a while, he continued to speak: "I know what the two Duanmu Bai brothers are worried about, and I also understand what Grandpa came back alone after entrusting Yu'er to others this time, but the current situation of the Leaning Moon Sect is really shaky, without the Moon God Order, I don't have a perfect method, and I'm really tired." ”

Duanmu Fang's eyes showed a touch of fierceness, but when he looked up, there was only kindness left, patted Duanmu Lengyue's shoulder and comforted him gently: "You have done a good job, let the few people in Duanmu Xiao's vein be handed over to grandpa to deal with." ”

Duanmu Lengyue grabbed Duanmu Fang's hand and shook her head, with a bit of pleading in her tone: "Grandpa, don't be rash, King Qi has planted many masters through Duanmu Xiao, and now we don't have the Shenyue Order, the elders of the sect will not necessarily help us, and rash actions will only increase casualties." ”

Duanmu Fang said calmly: "On the way back, I have already thought about it, I will visit the two deputy sect masters and the four great Dharma kings of the dragon, tiger, lion and wolf one by one, they just need to stay on the sidelines, if the people of the King of Qi take the opportunity to make trouble, it is a big deal that the fish dies and the net is broken, Leng Yue, you take the remnants of the clan back to the moon worship platform of the 100,000 mountains, you must find a way to find Yu'er and Shenyue Ling." ”

Duanmu Lengyue looked at the empty hall, and said in a slightly trembling tone: "But this Star Gorge was established by the ancestors of the past generations with countless efforts, so it makes people feel that they are really shameless to face the ancestors under the spring, and more importantly, even if grandpa has this determination, our chances of winning are still not great." ”

Duanmu Fang suddenly sneered: "Have you thought about it? If you continue to let King Qi continue to control it, will our Duanmu family still be the original Duanmu family? Even if you survive under the command of King Qi, is it really what the clansmen of the Duanmu family want? Or are you really willing to serve King Qi and be the side concubine?"

Duanmu Lengyue shook her head, and said angrily with some resentment: "Grandpa, I naturally don't want to!

"Don't you still understand? Whether or not there is a Moon God Decree is not the most fundamental reason! What the clansmen want is not to be controlled by the King of Qi! They want to belong to the family! Even if we give up the Star Gorge, as long as we work together, sooner or later, we will get it back! If you don't participate in the struggle in the temple, the first generation of ancestors and ancestors who don't participate in the struggle in the temple will not have the same heart, have you and your aunt forgotten this sentence? If the deputy sect leader and the four great Dharma kings really want to seek power and betray the Leaning Moon Sect, why do they have to wait until now?"

At this moment, there was a cheer from a dark small door in the main hall!

"Who?!"

Duanmu Fang shouted coldly.

"Me!"

A burly old man walked out slowly, full of white hair, not angry and arrogant, walking in a tiger's step, but the sleeve of his left hand was floating around empty.

"Dragon King!"

Duanmu Lengyue hurriedly stood up and saluted excitedly, because this person was worthy of her salute, and since he took charge of the Leaning Moon Sect, in addition to the annual moon worship platform moon worship ceremony, this was the first time he appeared in the main altar hall.

Duanmu Fang also hugged his fists and saluted, and said in a trembling voice with excitement: "Brother Li, don't come to harm?"

Li Kangtian signaled that Duanmu Lengyue didn't need to be polite, then patted Duanmu Fang's shoulder, and said with a happy smile: "Fang Fool back then, they have all become South China Sea Divine Dragons, tell me how long have we not seen each other?"

Duanmu Fang's eyes were red, and he didn't know how to speak, human feelings and sophistication were not what he was good at, at that time, the prestige of the Divine Sect was in full swing in the rivers and lakes, he felt that he could practice martial arts with peace of mind, and he was even more estranged from some friends of the same age unknowingly, and he originally thought that this would be the same for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect a fool of Fang, which made him feel inexplicably moved in his heart.

"Tut-tut, people who are all sixty years old, and they are still shedding tears every day, are you ashamed? Those who call you the South China Sea Shenlong and call you old-timers know that they don't laugh and lose their big teeth?"

After Li Kangtian finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Duanmu Lengyue, and said in a deep voice:

"Sect Master, since Fang Fool has already spoken today, the old man might as well say a few words, after so many years, I really don't vomit or be unhappy, Shengnan's sister's decision is wrong, ridiculously wrong! If you don't rein in the precipice, the Duanmu family and the Leaning Moon Sect will really be doomed! In fact, Fang Fool just said it well, do you really think that you want us to listen to your recruitment willingly just because of that broken brand?"

Duanmu Lengyue opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to justify, cooperating with King Qi was indeed her aunt's intention, but after careful consideration, she felt that it should be the fastest shortcut to regain the prestige of the Divine Sect, so she didn't object.

Duanmu Fang sighed and said: "The man next to my sister, although I suspected that it was arranged by King Qi for a long time, but when it came to the personal affairs of my children and my sister's reputation, I finally chose to hide it. ”

Li Kangtian nodded and said: "In fact, the cause of everything still goes back to the battle of the Hanging Temple thirty years ago, when Yang Pu Baili Xuan and I felt that something was wrong, I felt that our Slanting Moon Sect and that bullshit Sword Alliance had fallen into a trap designed by others, and soon after returning to Lingnan Road, Shengnan's sister met him again, the time was too coincidental, and slowly the atmosphere in the sect was not as good as day by day, and Duanmu Xiao's branch began to meddle in the sect at that time. ”

Duanmu Lengyue asked: "If there were indeed people behind the layout at that time, then is there really a matter of the Phaseless Brahma Decision in the Hanging Temple? But why is there no trace of the Phaseless Brahma Decision in the rivers and lakes after the battle of the Hanging Temple?"

"The unphased Brahma was stolen, it is true!"

An old voice rang out from the entrance of the main hall.

"Auntie?"

"Sister!"

"Katsuo girl!"

Of the three titles, there is only one person who came, it was the former leader of the Leaning Moon Sect, Duanmu Katsuo, wearing a set of gray and white linen clothes, white hair like snow, and wrinkles on his face, but he could still vaguely see the stunning beauty of his youth, and his eyes still showed an unruly spirit.

She women are originally beautiful, with a bold personality, both in figure and appearance, they are the best choice, so many temple magnates in Fengtian are proud of being able to accommodate a few She concubines in the house.

Duanmu Shengnan, with the support of Leng Yue, sat tremblingly on the position of the sect leader, stretched out his hand and touched the armrests on both sides, looked at his younger brother and the dragon king, his eyes showed a trace of remembrance, and he was silent for a while and explained to the dragon king: "Call a few living old guys over, I know that you have complained about me over the years, and today everyone will simply say what is in their hearts, and if you don't say it, I don't know if there is a chance to get together again, after all, we are already old people in the last years." ”

Li Kangtian, a man who was not afraid of heaven and God, suddenly felt a little sad, bowed his head and saluted, and turned to leave.

Duanmu Shengnan gently stroked Leng Yue's head, looked up at the empty hall, and muttered to himself: "In your opinion, I am really wrong, but who is using whom in this world, and how many people can tell? It's just that it hurts you two sisters." ”

Duanmu Fang held his breath and stared, there was a strange feeling from the moment his sister appeared, decades have passed, and her face has aged, but the arrogant and decisive sister has not changed in her heart.

There is not much effort, the former deputy sect leader Yang Pu, Baili Xuan, Tiger King Duanmu Xi, Lion King Lu Tong, Wolf King Qin Chong, except for Duanmu Changqing Duanmu Yanyun who had died in battle, the elders of the previous generation of the sect have all arrived, but they are all dying and old, and there is no such high-spirited state back then, especially the Tiger King Duanmu Xi, the Hanging Temple was injured by Pu'e with a palm in the internal organs, and it has been seriously injured and difficult to heal, and today I came over and was still lying on the soft couch and was carried over by Lu Tong and Qin Chong.

Duanmu Lengyue personally made tea for everyone, she didn't feel inappropriate herself, and the others here didn't feel inappropriate, because she was the child that this group of people watched grow up, even if she is now the sect leader, she is the same as back then.

Duanmu Shengnan put down the teacup in his hand, looked around at everyone, some sighs and some sighs, the former young man has been full of frost, the years are really the most ruthless, but there are feelings between people, the love of fighting side by side in the past and being born and dying has obviously not forgotten, otherwise it will not be even if it needs to be carried by someone, and there is no complaint that will appear here immediately.

"We're all old. ”

This was the first thing Duanmu Katsuo said, and then she looked at everyone with a smile in her eyes, just like the delicate girls who stood on the edge of the big rock by the river and peeked at their group of young men taking a bath.

"Have you ever thought about it? King Qi's desire to control the Divine Sect is clearly revealed, how many years have you been planning?"

This is the second sentence that Duanmu Katsuo said, looking at everyone's expressions showing a little unruly, seeing that everyone was silent, he continued:

"In fact, since the first time the King of Qi sent troops to lose troops and lost generals, their staff began to buy and win us over, and they never stopped, the hard ones can't come to the soft ones, isn't this the usual method used by those who are in power from above?"

"The Duanmu family did not compromise, because we all actually understand that what the King of Qi wants is the vast 100,000 mountains in that area, and what he wants is a steady stream of young and strong soldiers, and the Divine Sect and us are nothing more than some pawns in his eyes, and the Han people have done less to unload the mill and kill donkeys?"

When he said this, Duanmu Katsuo suddenly smiled, like an old vixen who had cultivated the Tao.

The deputy sect leader Baili Xuan is a scholar, and he is also one of the few Han people in the countryside of the Leaning Moon Sect, when he was in Lingnan Dao, he was brought back to the Divine Sect by Duanmu Shengnan to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and he has been following her to saddle up and make suggestions, and when he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and said:

"Master, you've deceived us so hard. ”

For the first time, Duanmu Katsunan's eyes showed a thick tiredness, and he was silent for a while before he continued:

"The world is bustling, all for profit, as long as the clansmen have selfish intentions, they are loopholes. There are two reasons why I didn't kill Duanmu Xiao's killer, first, they are also the bloodline of the Duanmu family after all, and second, I also want to see how many people have been used by King Qi for so many years of preparation. ”

Li Kangtian sighed and said: "No matter what we do, King Qi will only lose some money and verbal promises, and the strength of our sect will be greatly weakened, and in the end, he will win." ”

Duanmu Katsunan nodded: "What the Dragon King said is true, in fact, after the battle of the Hanging Temple, I had a meeting with Puzhi and Master Pu'e, and the Hanging Temple also had doubts about that incident, without the appeasement of Master Puzhi, we would not have been able to return to Lingnan so smoothly." ”

"Shortly after I returned, he showed up, and I have to admit that I did have real feelings. ”

When he said this, Duanmu Shengnan's face was filled with a different kind of look, shyness, reminiscence, nostalgia, and remorse.

"That's probably the only thing I'm ashamed of. ”

The Tiger King Duanmu Xi had been plagued by illness for many years, and he looked more old than everyone here, and when he heard this, he struggled to sit up and said softly: "Sect Master, did He Tianxing die violently back then?"

Duanmu Shengnan shook his head and said: "I really can't figure out this matter, his little concubine Mu Xixi is indeed the person we installed in the past, but Mu Xixi has not heard from her after the incident, and Mu Xixi is my cousin." ”

Duanmu Lengyue asked in surprise, "Aunt Duanmu Xi?"

Bai Li Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, I have participated in this matter, He Tianxing is extremely ambitious, sanctimonious, and has only one weakness, that is, lust." ”

The rest of the people looked at each other when they heard this secret for the first time.

Seeing that Li Kangtian opened his mouth several times to speak, but he didn't say anything, Duanmu Katsunan smiled and said, "The Dragon King has something to say, please speak." ”

Li Kangtian laughed and said: "Shengnan girl, the eldest brother is a rough man, I just want to know who he is?

"His name is Mu Ge!"

When Duanmu Katsuo mentioned this name, his face had a gentle brilliance, and he muttered to himself like a gentle girl:

"Mu Ge's songs are really good. ”

The first time Duanmu Lengyue saw such an expression on her aunt's face, she glanced at it, and she may not be able to forget it in this life.

The hall fell silent again, and after a long time, Duanmu Katsuo's expression returned to calm.

"Actually, he has been imprisoned by me in the Cloud Miasma Valley. ”

"Cloud Miasma Valley?!"

Duanmu Fang couldn't help but exclaim.

The Oblique Moon Cult has two forbidden places, the Moon Worship Platform and the Cloud Miasma Valley.

The moon worship platform is the place where the sacred scriptures in the sect are stored, and it is also the location of the Eagle Hall, which is naturally included in the forbidden place, and is guarded by the elders of the sect with strong martial arts, but the cloud miasma valley is a natural canyon in the depths of the 100,000 mountains, the entrance is extremely hidden, and the valley has been surrounded by poisonous miasma for many years, and poisonous snakes are rampant.

"I go to see him once a year, but how can his haughty nature bow down to me, and every time he sneers at me without saying a word. ”

Li Kangtian asked in a low voice, "Then was he sent by King Qi?"

Duanmu Katsuo sighed and said, "Is it still important? Twenty years, every time I ask him this question, he sneers, no matter what kind of promises I make, he just laughs." ”

Lu Tong, the lion king who had been silent, suddenly said:

"Sect Master, just tell me what to do next. ”

Duanmu Katsunan stood up, his eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said in a cold voice:

"Pulling out poison requires scraping bones, and it's time to change the blood of the Duanmu family!"

Yang Pu was the first to stand up and hug his fist at Duanmu Shengnan and said, "Yang Pu is willing to obey the sect leader's dispatch!"

Lao Ji is in waiting, with ambitions for thousands of miles, except for Duanmuxi, who is lying down, he can't get up, where can the rest of the people be full of energy, and they can still see that they are half old?

Duanmu Katsuo suddenly turned around and said:

"Leng Yue, the Shenyue Order is still very important to our Divine Sect, and a few old bones of us are enough to deal with the affairs in the Sect, you can clean up and bring Yu'er and Shenyue Ling back to Jiangnan Province immediately." ”

"Auntie?"

Duanmu Lengyue was taken aback, she knew very well that this time against the power of King Qi in the sect, how could it be as light as her aunt said, Duanmu Xiao and King Qi's people would definitely fight until the net was broken, so the purpose of asking her to leave at this time was also clear.

Duanmu Katsuo shook his head and waved his hand unquestionably:

"Go, don't come here when you come back, just go back to the platform. ”

"Auntie!"

Duanmu Shengnan's face turned cold, and he said angrily:

"Execute my orders!"

Duanmu Lengyue burst into tears, knelt down and kowtowed to everyone before turning around and leaving.

"The grievances of the older generation should have been settled by ourselves, you old men, can you still fight?"

Duanmu Katsunan glanced at several old men, and the contempt in his eyes was the same as back then.

Li Kangtian raised his only remaining arm, his eyes were full of contempt and disdain: "To deal with Duanmu Xiao's old bastard, one hand is enough!"

Wolf King Qin Zhong pursed his lips, took the lead in walking out of the hall, and dropped a sentence: "Your words are as many as they were back then!"

Baili Xuan followed with a grin: "Whenever he gets into trouble, doesn't he need me to wipe his ass?"

Duanmu Fang suddenly felt that his majestic nickname of the South China Sea Shenlong did not work at all in front of these people, as if he had changed back to that wooden Fang fool.

But it's a good feeling.