Ji Fuwei, the head of the Songshan faction, came to visit, Zhou Yuqing greeted him at the gate, the two invited each other, laughed with each other, and looked happy to meet again after a long absence, pretending that the meeting in the Cheng family manor at noon did not exist at all.

The Kongtong faction and the Songshan faction have been friends for decades, Zhou Yuqing met Ji Fuwei when he was an ordinary disciple, the two had been together in the rivers and lakes for three years, and formed a deep friendship.

Of course, Zhou Yuqing's father is the junior brother of Zihe Zhenren, and he himself is a closed disciple of the old immortal, and he is not so "ordinary" from the beginning, Ji Fuwei became famous as a young man, and his father and ancestors are all important figures in the Songshan faction, and the two have the same background and are of similar age, and it is almost inevitable to form friends.

They know this, and they don't feel embarrassed, but carefully cultivate this friendship, more than 20 years as one, there has never been a crack, and the relationship between the two has long gone beyond the scope of "friendship in the rivers and lakes", infinitely close to real confidants.

Until today.

What made Zhou Yuqing unable to let go was that Ji Fuwei had been silent for the past two days, without giving him any warning in advance, which was not like what a friend should do.

For Ji Fuwei, the Kongtong faction is a ** annoyance, which makes him walk on thin ice on the rivers and lakes.

Entering the hall and taking a seat, the tea was served, and the disciples retreated, and the two of them could no longer pretend that everything was normal.

Ji Fuwei put away his smile, "Brother Yuqing, are you complaining about me?"

If the other party was another person, Zhou Yuqing would retort loudly according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, but this was his best friend, even in the Kongtong faction, he couldn't find anyone who knew him better, so he said the doubts in his heart, "I didn't complain, just a little disappointed, Ji Fuwei, you are sorry for your name." ”

Ji Fuwei smiled, it was better to be angry than hypocritical, "I didn't report in advance because there were two that I didn't expect." ”

Zhou Yuqing snorted and did not speak.

"First, I didn't expect—in fact, no one expected—that the reaction of the old crane fairy would be so violent. Second, I didn't expect that such a smart person as Brother Yu Qing would also make a mistake. You should know, except for the Qingcheng faction, all the sects have no ill will towards Kongtong Mountain, even if it is Qingcheng, Liang Feng is just bluffing, he finally became the head, he has been busy appeasing the characters of his own faction all these years, how dare he really make trouble to Kongtong faction?"

"According to what you say, today's meeting of the head of the sect is for everyone to gather together and prepare to help the Kongtong faction through the crisis?"

"Of course not, each faction has its own ideas, but everyone thinks that no matter what, the Kongtong faction is indispensable, originally wanted to use this opportunity to make the Kongtong faction feel at ease, as long as the crane old fairy shows his attitude in public, abolish Fan with a big arm or something, at least reprimand, this matter will be, who would have thought ......"

Who would have thought that Zihe Zhenren did show his attitude in public, but his position was diametrically opposed to that of the leaders.

Zhou Yuqing frowned, leaned over slightly, and said in a sincere tone: "Xiao Ji, there are no outsiders here, you tell me the truth, do you want the old fairy to take Fan Yongda away early in the morning?"

Ji Fuwei opened his mouth, completely surprised and inexplicable, but under the forced gaze of his friends, his expression slowly changed, a little embarrassed, and a little ashamed, "You also tell me the truth, are you and the two women brought by the old fairy from the Dragon King?"

Really let the old fairy guess correctly, Zhou Yuqing's heart moved, and he nodded slowly.

Ji Fuwei sighed weakly, "That's Cheng Yi's idea, the original plan was like this, let the old fairy express his position first, and then ask him to hand over the two women, if he refuses, the head of Qingcheng Liang Feng will make a provocation, so that the two sides will break up unhappily, the old fairy will take away Fan Yongda, we will ask for someone after a while, by the way...... The one who also took away the dragon king. You know why I can't tell you the news in advance, alas, the old fairy made such a fuss during the day, and everyone thought that I leaked the secret, so that the Kongtong faction had no fear. ”

"I wish you were leaking. Zhou Yuqing said, still feeling very awkward in his heart.

Ji Fuwei squeezed out a smile, "So now I'm here." ”

"Come to be a lobbyist?" Zhou Yuqing glanced out of the hall, it was already dark, and it was the time when the conspiracy was in full bloom.

Ji Fuwei pondered for a while, "Even if it's a lobbyist, but this time I'm going to tell all the facts without hiding anything." ”

Zhou Yuqing closed his lips tightly and waited for him to continue.

"The current situation is very complicated, presumably Brother Yu Qing already knows that the person who was assassinated in the palace is not only Prince Xiao, but also another nobleman, it may be-" Ji Fuwei paused for a moment, there were some rumors, even if everyone heard about it, they could only confide in the person they trusted the most, "Emperor, but the emperor doesn't have a prince, this matter will be troublesome." ”

Zhou Yuqing admired the old immortal more and more, wondering why he hadn't thought of it earlier, and soon he was relieved, he understood Ji Fuwei, these things were definitely not thought up by the head of the Songshan faction, they must be the ideas instilled by Cheng Yi or the owner of Luojiazhuang.

"No matter how troublesome it is, it will be solved by the royal family and the important ministers of the court, what does it have to do with our Jianghu sects?"

"Originally, it didn't matter, if it was usual, everyone would have to hide from this kind of thing, but this time it's different. Ji Fuwei's voice gradually decreased, and finally stopped completely.

Zhou Yuqing had to lean forward again, "What?"

"Can't you see? This is a godsend, the assassins are the dragon king and his group of killers, they are the people of the rivers and lakes, they are hidden, the army and the government cannot find their whereabouts, they can only rely on us people. ”

"The Songshan faction wants to make a big contribution?"

Besides, no one should swallow such a good thing, so the heads of various families will get together to discuss the plan, and now there is only a shortage of Kongtong faction. ”

"Hey, the Kongtong faction is in danger right now, aren't you afraid of provoking fire?"

Ji Fuwei felt that Zhou Yuqing's tone was somewhat relaxed, and said with a smile: "The rivers and lakes are not as good as the court, and they always have to talk about friendship, the old crane fairy is not a mortal, even the queen mother respects him, and several famous people in the capital also regard the old fairy as a teacher, with him, the Kongtong faction will soon be able to turn the danger into a disaster, and when the time comes, the various sects will have to rely on the old gods to take care of it, haha." ”

Zhou Yuqing's heart was bright, the old fairy behaved calmly and fearlessly in Chengjiazhuang, Cheng Yi and the others must have thought that Zihe had already seen the powerful people in the court, so they dared to be so bold, so they sighed lightly and said regretfully: "It's a pity, the old fairy decided to stand on the side of the Dragon King for some reason, you want his care, I'm afraid it's impossible." ”

The four words "I don't know why" made Ji Fuwei see hope, pushed away the teacup, and gently poked his fingers on the table, which was his habitual action, indicating that he was going to say the true purpose of this trip, "The old fairy has his thoughts, but the ideas are not unchangeable, it depends on Brother Yuqing's ability, I can't hide it, I made a guarantee to Cheng Jiuye and the heads of the families, saying that Brother Yuqing respects teachers and friends the most, and loves martial arts......”

Zhou Yuqing smiled, Ji Fuwei would flatter people when he was young, this was one of the foundations of their initial relationship, many years later, Zhou Yuqing thought that the two had surpassed this stage, but he didn't expect to retreat so easily.

Ji Fuwei was a little confused, the other party's smile was out of place, and it was embarrassing for him to think about it, "Brother Yuqing, are you sure to persuade the old fairy to change his mind?"

"Be sure. ”

Ji Fuwei breathed a sigh of relief and reached for the teacup.

"But you're a step late, I've been persuaded by the old fairy, so I don't have anything to say to his old man. ”

Ji Fuwei's face changed slightly, and his hand retracted, "I understand, Brother Yuqing is still resentful of me for not fulfilling my obligations as a friend." ”

Zhou Yuqing shook his head, "You and I are both from the rivers and lakes, we know what friends are, and when all the sects work together, it is rebellious to say more, not to mention the leaked news? I don't resent you, nor do I hate you, it's just that time has changed, and none of us can change it." ”

Ji Fuwei's face became even darker, Brother Yuqing's words at the beginning were actually the last scene of the friendship between the two, and the voice of the senior disciple of the Kongtong faction at this time was smooth and understanding, but there was no half of the truth in it.

He stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed deeply to his former friend, and Zhou Yuqing returned the salute without any mistakes.

"I heard that the old fairy went to visit his friends after returning to the city, but he has not returned yet. Ji Fuwei's tone was extremely cold, "No matter who the old immortal looks for, he can't change the current situation, the turmoil in the court is a hundred times more sinister than the rivers and lakes, and it is not something that a Kongtong faction can control." ”

"Please. Zhou Yuqing raised his hand to send off the guest.

When they came to the courtyard, as soon as they saw the disciples of the Kongtong faction outside, the two of them talked and laughed again, and at the gate of the courtyard, Zhou Yuqing asked: "When will you come to the door?" I also have a preparation in advance. ”

Ji Fuwei laughed a few times, "Brother Yuqing is really too polite, I guess it's tomorrow, everyone won't come in a hurry, everything has to be according to the rules, don't you say?"

Ji Fuwei insisted that the master could send it to the courtyard gate, and Zhou Yuqing insisted on sending it one more time, the two of them came and went, and finally ended with the big disciple of the Kongtong faction stepping out of the threshold, and the head of the Songshan faction walked to the street, walked to the edge of the light, and turned around for the last time before entering the night.

This is etiquette, an important part of the rules of the rivers and lakes, even if the two sides are enemies of life and death, they cannot be changed.

Several young disciples were excited because of this scene, "It's still the uncle of the prison master and the old immortal who have face, just two days after coming, there is a head of the sect who personally came to visit, a few days ago it was not like this, all of them came to scold, we have to hand over Uncle Fan's ......"

Zhou Yuqing turned around, his face darker than the night sky, "Close the door, whoever dares to show cowardice tomorrow morning, I will expel him from the division." ”

The disciples were stunned, expulsion from the sect was one of the heaviest punishments in the sect, and it was easy not to do it to the disciples, and then they woke up to the fact that the arrival of the old immortal did not make the Kongtong sect get out of the crisis, but made the crisis public.

"Let's just ...... like that," one of the disciples said with a panicked expression.

"What are you afraid of? Don't you hear, people also come to the door one by one. ”

Zhou Yuqing flicked his sleeves and left, he believed that Ji Fuwei's words were not because of that person, but because of the Central Plains rivers and lakes - everything had to come according to the rules.