From the outside, the rudder of the Kaiyang Sect was a nine-story attic, but when Zhan Feng entered, he found that the interior was a huge courtyard, giving people the feeling of entering a Sumeru space, which always made people feel unreal in their hearts.

Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion. The corridor waist is back, and the eaves teeth are high pecked. Each holds its own momentum, and it is completely a miniature version of the deacon's hall in the Kaiyang Sect.

Surrounded by cloud walls outside the courtyard, the fairy spirit is fluttering, and the verandah is copied on all sides. The entrance is a zigzag verandah, and the stones under the steps are spread into a road. In the middle is a deacon hall piled up with white marble, majestic atmosphere, without losing the style of the sect, the courtyard is connected with the road, and the mountain stone is embellished.

The courtyard around the hall is staggered, simple and quiet, surrounded by green shade, clear and exquisite, in which the aura is also rich, and there is a world of difference from the outer door.

However, Zhan Feng had no interest in enjoying these beautiful scenery, and since he entered the rudder, he had been frowning tightly all the way.

Not to mention the speculation about Li Dezhong, even the atmosphere inside the rudder is also very strange, whenever there is a disciple in the courtyard who salutes Li Dezhong, he will use a strange look to glance at himself and Hua Yuxi's body.

If you look at Hua Yuxi, Zhan Feng doesn't feel strange, everyone loves beauty, and the most puzzling thing for Zhan Feng is that whenever they meet foreign affairs disciples, their eyes will stay on Zhan Feng for a long time.

And everyone's expressions are extremely complicated, and there is always an indescribable taste in their eyes, as if they are repulsing, as if they are laughing, and at the same time there is a trembling feeling.

In short, in Zhanfeng's heart, the entire rudder was filled with a strange and depressing atmosphere, quite a taste of everyone's self-danger, which made Zhanfeng puzzled and felt a cold feeling on his neck.

And Hua Yuxi kept her head down, closely following Li Dezhong's swaying steps, she couldn't see any expression, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

After registering his whereabouts in the hall, Li Dezhong took Zhan Feng and Hua Yuxi to the backyard, and after arranging the backyard for Hua Yuxi and Zhan Feng, he directly took Zhan Feng and Hua Yuxi to a side room.

Li Dezhong's action confirmed Zhanfeng's thoughts even more, it stands to reason that all foreign affairs disciples will accept the summons of the helm after entering the rudder to register their whereabouts and prove that they have entered the rudder, and according to the rules of Kaiyang Sect, the summons should be in the main hall, but Li Dezhong did not do this, but took himself and Hua Yuxi to the side room, this kind of unruly behavior made Zhanfeng even more suspicious.

Of course, from this point of view, it is not certain that Zhan Feng is guessing in his heart, after all, Li Dezhong is a strange person in the rumors of Kaiyang Sect, maybe this is his quirk.

But what happened next made Zhan Feng even more surprised, when the three of them entered the side room, Li Dezhong swept away the previous decadent image, suddenly raised his head and glanced around, the eyes on his face, the cloudy gaze instantly became extremely clear, and the whole temperament changed, revealing the majesty that he should have.

This scene couldn't help but make Zhan Feng and Hua Yuxi a little stunned in their hearts, but they didn't feel strange when they were used to seeing people's feelings, but they didn't understand why Li Dezhong had to show that decadent and sloppy appearance before, after all, he was in charge here, the mountain was high and the emperor was far away, and it was all up to him here, so there was no need for him to spoil himself like this.

"It seems that this white water rudder, like Kaiyang Sect, is not something that a certain person can say, so he is not afraid of any conspiracy of Li Dezhong, even if there is a conspiracy, he can use his strength to fight with him. ”

After seeing the change in Li Dezhong's temperament, Zhanfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, the light in his eyes flashed, and he began to secretly calculate in his heart.

The chaos of the situation is not a good thing for the rudder inside, after all, this may cause the rudder to not have a strong centripetal force, but it is not necessarily a good thing for Zhanfeng, as long as he is handled properly, he can rely on the intricate forces to pull himself out of the whirlpool of the struggle between the various forces.

This point, Zhan Feng knows very well in his heart, to borrow the words of the mortal world, this is called power art, which means that he will be a wall grass for a long time.

Thinking of this, Zhan Feng couldn't help but smile slightly, exhaled secretly, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot.

When Li Dezhong sat down in the right position, Zhan Feng and Hua Yuxi glanced at each other, and sat directly to the side without restraint, waiting for Li Dezhong to speak.

They knew that the reason why Li Dezhong brought them to the side room must have something to say to them, as for what the two of them naturally didn't know, but from Li Dezhong's tone just now, it should not be a good thing, or it should be a bad thing.

"Alas, you two have also seen the situation of the rudder, and you should know what to do in the future. ”

Suddenly, Li Dezhong slowly opened his eyes, looked at Hua Yuxi and Zhanfeng with cloudy eyes, and sighed deeply.

When he spoke, he threw out a prohibition, completely isolating the sound in the room from the outside world, and seemed very cautious.

"Dare to ask Uncle Zhan, is there something wrong with my mission with Senior Brother Zhan?"

Seeing that Li Dezhong was so cautious in the rudder, Hua Yuxi, who was already nervous, couldn't help but tremble, and regardless of the encroachment, she immediately got up and asked Li Dezhong.

Zhan Feng's heart was also very surprised, when he met Li Dezhong, he had already noticed that Li Dezhong seemed to be afraid of something, he thought that he was a mysterious person who had been following him, or a hostile force of the Kaiyang Sect, but now it seems that things are far from being as simple as he thought, judging from Li Dezhong's behavior, what he is afraid of in his heart should be in the rudder.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Li Dezhong is playing tricks and deliberately showing Zhan Feng and Hua Yuxi, after all, Zhan Feng's speculation is not completely unfounded.

"It's not that there's a problem, it's that there's something wrong with it. ”

Li Dezhong picked up the gourd by himself, shook his head bitterly, and looked very helpless.

"Please also ask Uncle Shi to make it clear?"

Although Zhan Feng was suspicious of Li Dezhong, he was curious about what Li Dezhong wanted to say, and after a little hesitation, he also walked to Hua Yuxi's side and bowed down.

"Alas, this matter is a long story, all in all, Shen Tong's disappearance is definitely not accidental, and there are not a few people who want to return to his whereabouts, and his whereabouts before his disappearance are recorded on the jade slip of the Hall of Merit, and because you two accepted this task, you are the only one who can record Shen Tong's whereabouts with the record of the Hall of Merit. ”

"I don't need to say anything more about the rest of the story, right?"

After Li Dezhong took a sip of wine, he concisely and clearly told the story of the matter, and at the end of the speech, he shook his head with a wry smile, glanced at Zhanfeng and Hua Yuxi, and the deep meaning was naturally self-evident.

"I see, no wonder Yue Feng assigned Shen Tong's task to himself, and saw that the person behind him wanted to borrow his own hand to find out Shen Tong's whereabouts, so that not only could he avoid people's eyes, but also once and for all, the abacus was good. ”

After listening to Li Dezhong's words, Zhan Feng's sword eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly, instantly connecting the whole thing, and most of the doubts in his heart were solved.

And Hua Yuxi had a gloomy face, thinking about it, she would also understand Li Dezhong's words, and the bitterness in her heart naturally didn't need to be said, she had long known that there would be nothing good going on to carry out the task with Zhanfeng.

But she would never have imagined that things would have reached such a dangerous point, if she was given a chance, she would rather wait for death in Kaiyang Sect than go down the mountain with Zhanfeng. But now that I'm behind bars, it's useless to get out.

When unwillingness, grievances, and regret struck, Hua Yuxi's heart was already in turmoil, and for a while, she didn't know what to do, so she stood there stunned.

"Dare to ask Uncle Shi, what is our specific task?"

Zhan Feng glanced at Hua Yuxi, whose face was changing, and secretly sighed in his heart, to be honest, he didn't want to involve Hua Yuxi in his own affairs, but now the jade slip of the Hall of Merit can only be opened by the breath of the two of them, even if he wants to leave Hua Yuxi alone, it is impossible at this time.

Shen Tong's task was accepted by the two of them together, and the records in the Hall of Merit were also the two of them, and since they accepted the task, they have already become the target of those forces who want to find out Shen Tong's whereabouts, as long as Shen Tong's affairs are not clear, both of them will be in danger, and even their lives are in danger.

"According to the records of the Hall of Merit, find out the reason for Shen Tong's disappearance, as long as it is based on Shen Tong's whereabouts records and go to the place where he has been to test, the purpose of the Hall of Merit is to let the person receiving the task feel a different trial, but now that various forces are involved, the simple trial task is naturally -"

"This is Shen Tong's whereabouts record Yu Jian a month ago, you can see for yourself, as for what to do, you can figure it out yourself, remember not to trust anyone, if you find anything, report it to the rudder immediately. ”

Li Dezhong glanced at Zhan Feng lightly, and after a short pause, he threw a piece of jade slip to Zhan Feng with a big hand, and after explaining the specific content of the task, he glanced at Hua Yuxi without saying anything, and then got up and walked out of the room, and left a piece of advice for Zhan Feng when he removed the ban in the room.

Looking at Li Dezhong's back gradually moving away, Zhan Feng frowned tightly, with a thoughtful expression, he was still unsure of Li Dezhong's suspicions, after a long time, Zhan Feng had to sigh helplessly, and when he turned around, he saw Hua Yuxi looking at him with a worried face, and his delicate and pretty cheeks were dyed with a layer of haggardness, which was really pitiful.

"Y-you're alright. ”

Zhan Feng didn't know what to say, he knew what Hua Yuxi was worried about but didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only sigh deeply after thinking about it.

"—what are we going to do next?"

Hua Yuxi shook her head weakly, sighed softly, lowered her head, as if asking Zhanfeng and herself, that kind of confusion and helplessness was enough to pull people's hearts.

"Find a way to find a place to improve your cultivation first, we have three years in our hands-"

Zhanfeng's consciousness suddenly straightened, looking out of the door, his eyes were firm, and he understood the danger of the task in his heart, but he had already found his own direction and moved forward, this was his choice.