After the small half-pillar incense, another man wearing a golden knife with a jasper handle on his waist and stopping at Yue Zhi walked into the side hall. Tianbo Hou Guo Zihan glanced at me flatly, and chose the futon opposite Wenhou among the six empty futons to sit down.

"Xiao Ai, the last time you came to Shushan was twenty-seven years ago, and I still remember that Lin Zhenren personally gave you the piano that day. He said to Wen Hou.

"There are still many hospitable Taoist friends in your sect, and I didn't want to visit Mangcang Mountain in front of the next mountain and river list. It's just that now, relying on your imperial capital Baiyun Temple alone, you can't deal with the chaos in the world. Ji Xiaoai said.

Guo Zihan didn't pretend either, he thought about it and asked,

"At first, I heard that Xingyuan was lost when Wenhou attacked the Demon Army of the West Wing, and only got the star remains, but later I learned that Yuan Zhi under your command presented a Xingyuan given by the head of the Star Sect, then you should be able to build a new star castle. ”

"Tianbohou, it's not that the head of Qu is involved in the affairs of Middle-earth, that Xingyuan was originally the property that the original girl gave her before she joined our army. Since she helped me, our army's construction of the new castle was naturally short of half of her shares. As soon as the new castle is completed, I will return your Star Castle Wandering Spirit Pass in Guanzhong. Wen Hou distinguished.

――I thought about it for a moment, how could Qu Lingxing even give Yuan Zhi the unique star element of the Heavenly Cave Heaven?Ah, this is just Yuan Zhi borrowing his name, isn't it the Baiyun Island Falling Star that she and I worked so hard to find!

I felt a little angry, and then calmed down again. If Qu Lingxing doesn't let go, none of us can keep the falling star cave. Yuan Zhi must have been worried that his hand was so hot, and simply threw it out for real profit—alas, my own fate hangs in the balance, but what can I do with those irrelevant people and things that are useless to me.

Tianbo Hou Guo Zihan said,

"Wenhou doesn't need to be anxious, the former general Yang Pengnian has completely handed over the fortress of the imperial capital to me. The Wandering Soul Pass may wish to borrow you to pacify the demons in the northwest. In the past, I could only rely on the wandering soul to defend the land, but in the future, you will have two star castles as horns for each other, and you can attack and defend as you wish if you crusade against demons. ”

"Chengtian Bohou is in love, I thank you on behalf of Kunlun. ”

"Wenhou should not forget the vow of saving the people of the Middle Earth. Guo Zihan said,

-- I admired in my heart that Tianbohou deserves the reputation of being righteous and bright, and his mind is down.

Guo Zihan's gaze skipped over me and moved to Liu Ziyue and Fan Wuxie,

"The seven-member meeting also needs two secretaries to serve as the minutes of the meeting and set up the evidence for all parties. The incomprehension was sent by Xiaoyun Zhenren, and Master Liu's nephew was brought to Shushan by Ji Zhenren, so you two should be the secretary of the council this time. ”

The two of them chose a book case each. I was left alone, standing under the gaze of Badao without embarrassment.

Suddenly, someone gently patted me on the shoulder from behind,

"The seven will be afraid that they will discuss your punishment until dusk, and you will wait by the side after you pick up the small case. We haven't convicted you of evil yet, you are still a disciple of the sect, and everyone still treats you as a person. ”

It was very cordial and mischievous, but the way it spoke surprised me. I looked back and saw Yuwen Batu, but the Metropolitan Governor had a relaxed and happy face.

If it weren't for him escaping from the battle that day, maybe he would have joined forces with Tianluo Zhenren to cut off the unawakened Rakshasa Lord one step ahead, how could there be any such thing as Xiao Longyuan's calm promotion later. Today, he even dared to swagger on Shushan to make nonsense, and Yuwen Badu sat directly on the futon of the Society of Seven, next to Guo Zihan, closest to the hall.

Yuwen Badu teased me, "You've worked hard this month, you won't mind waiting one more day." In the middle of the meeting of the seven, I will ask you something else. ”

Besides, apart from the demon pretending to kill Tang Weiyang with my hand, what else can I sue the Seven Members?

"I just slept in Shushan for a month. This month, the Metropolitan Governor must be busy capturing demon stars and winning over generals, and he is a hundred times harder than me. I responded.

Yuwen Badu smiled faintly, turned to Tianbo Hou and Wen Hou and said,

"The art of war is to know oneself and know one's opponent, and one cannot be defeated in a hundred battles; to advance rashly without judging the enemy is called wave warfare. The lessons of the past are vivid in our minds -- those who re-see the opportunity suffered few losses and won a great victory, while those who fought against the enemy not only failed to save their own lives, but on the contrary, they affected their fellow disciples, lost their divine sword, and even the overall situation became a mess. Now we sit here to clean up the mess for the Wave Warriors, but we are scolded by those who don't know what to do, and the Wave Fighters have become meteors with unpaid ambitions, and there are countless foolish mourning. ”

Guo Zihan said in a stunned voice,

After all, the real person of the sky has retired from the lord of the Rakshasa country, and the loss of the divine sword may have his deep meaning. On the contrary, you took away the army on the spot, and put the authority of the emperor and the head of our sect where to put it! No one pursued you in this matter, but we know it. ”

"Ha, if the deceased and the predecessors can't talk about it, there is no need for history books in this world. The people of the world really know it -- our army has besieged Xiao Longyuan for seven days, changing color for thousands of miles, and those who have ears and eyes know it. If the enemy's situation is the same, the martyrdom of the seven sword immortals is enough to cut off his life; but the enemy's situation has changed, I thought that the soldiers at that time were no longer enough, seeing that he was the emperor and the head of the sect, I also persuaded many times, the Sword Sect is full of witnesses - but he is paranoid and does not listen, Tianbo Hou thinks that the marshal should listen to the chaos again, and let him put all the people who have cultivated thousands of disciples into the tower?"

Yuwen Badu said this, looking at Guo Zihan,

"If Tianbohou instigates me to fight, then please Tianbohou also ask you to fight-Kunlun's friend was frustrated when he fought on the western wing, anyway, Wenhou was trained by beggars, and the ships were all on credit from the chaebol, so I didn't expect her to be able to reorganize the army and resume the war in a few days. Have you trained 50,000 forbidden troops and taken them to watch from the wall by the river?"

Yuwen Badu's witty words are like springs. Wen Hou shook his small fan lightly, and his expression was crying and laughing - the armament of our army this time was indeed led by the Shangguan family and requisitioned from all sides.

Guo Zihan seemed to be in pain and said, "I am ordered by the Son of Heaven to strictly guard the north bank of the Great River to prevent the demon army from attacking the imperial capital. The demon monkey once coerced the emperor's family during the Lantern Festival banquet, and the battle between the Dao and the demon was at a critical juncture, and this matter must be worried. ”

"Presumably those ministers mourned and begged Tianbohou -- then I was about to withdraw my troops on the order of the Son of Heaven, so what's wrong? Tianbohou did not move like a mountain and watched to the end; Wenhou got the star remains; I captured an intact demon star, and after the demon army retreated north, I recaptured the land of the five counties. Among the three people, our department killed the most abundant Yuanying Jindan, and the most people who preserved the sect. He fought back against Xiao Longyuan in the future, and he also had to rely on these remnants of the sect, not a dead misguide. ”

Batu sneered, and then he said to Liu Zi,

"You don't have to record the dispute between me and Tianbohou just now. He was so wrong, and the seven of us are here today to discuss the strategy for the future, not to review the great wars of the past. ”

"Yes, yes. "Liu Zi is busier and burns the case with real fire.

I pondered the clash of words between the three marshals, and I faintly felt a sense of strangeness: after the lord of the Rakshasa Kingdom hit the Sword Sect Demon Courtyard hard, there was no difference, why should he retreat and defend himself. In the eyes of those who don't know the inside story, the three marshals have also achieved some achievements that can be boasted of.

-- It's not a record that can be boasted of, but a real record. Xiao Longyuan's adventure didn't win much for the Demon Kingdom. But in addition to the Sword Sect Demon Courtyard, there are many other forces that have expanded to a greater or lesser extent, but these forces have not been clenched into a fist, perhaps with the expansion of their forces, they have moved in their own directions, and they can no longer gather.

Will the Seven really be able to coordinate the crusade against the Demon Kingdom, or will it turn into a seven-headed snake instead?

"Our Sword Sect Demon Sect was defeated, and the prestige of the sect was lost, and the Sword Sect of a certain generation of Yun apologized to you, and our sect was deeply ashamed of the beings in Middle Earth. The first head of Tianluo and the seven sword immortals were determined to subdue the demons and martyrdom with their bodies, although they could not clean up the criminals of our sect, slightly frustrated their fierce flames, and relieved the sins of our sect a little. ”

In my thoughts, there were four real people who entered the side hall. Among them, I recognize the Dragon and Tiger Sect Qingwei and my Zong Ji Liuli. There are also two real people in Sword Sect costumes that I don't know. The person who spoke was a short, stocky middle-aged man, he was wearing the purple cloud luo magic robe of the head of the Sword Sect, but he did not have the domineering momentum and dusty demeanor of the head of the Tianluo sect, but he was like a craftsman in an ordinary blacksmith shop. I glanced at Fan's incomprehensible gaze again. This person must be his master, the nephew of the Sword Sect's Return to the Void Cloud Immortal, Xiaoyun Zhenren Yun Haoming, and the current head of the Sword Sect.

Wen Hou got up and returned the salute, "Master Yun is serious. This campaign was unfavorable, and I was blamed by Master Yan afterwards, and I was deeply disturbed. ”

Qingwei Zhenren also looked solemn, "We Longhu also have a place to introspect. ”

Xiaoyun Zhenren sat on the top futon of Tianbo Hou, and Qingwei and Liuli sat on the futon in front of Wenhou in turn. The three worldly marshals and the real people entrusted by the three sects to ventilate accounted for a total of six seats. The seven futons are the only one in the middle.

The other Sword Sect real person could never be heavier than the current Xiaoyun head of the sect, and the handsome middle-aged man did not sit on the central futon, but found a bookcase to sit on the side of Yuwen Badu.

Ji Liuli asked him,

"Mu Zhenren, you are the Daoist Lord of Shushan Mountain, whether the envoy of the Son of Heaven is here or not, he is the only one missing in the deliberations. ”

- He was the one who gave me the rune to suppress the Yin Demon. He was also the master of the four demon kings under the command of Princess Lin when they besieged Shu Mountain.

The handsome man said to Xiaoyun,

"In the past, when the sky fell and the real people were in the imperial capital, they all passed on his guidance to the Son of Heaven with the respect of the emperor. For example, today's son is in power, and he recruits envoys to communicate with the sect - this envoy is not a person in the Taoist sect, and his cultivation is not enough, and he thinks that he has lost the face of the Son of Heaven, and he is disrespectful to all Taoist friends, and it is not enough to convey the mind of the Son of Heaven, so he asked the people to leave him in the pavilion outside the mountain. ”

Xiaoyun Zhenren muttered, "The envoy only plays the role of the mouthpiece of the Son of Heaven, and it doesn't matter if you are cultivated or born. Let him in, it's not enough to give an opinion, and it's better to do a general message. ”

Ji Liuli smiled, "Xiaoyun Zhenren's words are wrong. Once the heavens are the weather. The lord of the Rakshasa country retreated, and our sect promised in front of the Son of Heaven that in the future, we would discuss the major affairs of the world and never exclude the emperor. The Son of Heaven cannot be removed because of his honor, and his messenger is like the Son of Heaven himself. Even if the messenger was a mortal, he should sit down and discuss with the rest of the Congregation of Seven. Otherwise, wouldn't it be that the three handsomes under the command of the Son of Heaven are even taller than the Son of Heaven!"

Yuwen Badu applauded, "Ji Zhenren is really right. ”

Mu Lingfeng read out,

Soon, the belated seventh man entered the side hall. It was a young Confucian with Qinghua clothes and an elegant and handsome face, and his face was as cool as that of the Son of Heaven. Cultivation is only the upper level of Jindan, compared with the other six masters of the Seven People's Association, it is the anthill to Mount Tai. But somehow, this young Confucian exuded an aura of harmony with all things, and he was not pressed by the six members of the Society of Seven.

I'm afraid that of all the people present, he is the only one I know for who he is.

"This is the best reading seed of the younger generation of the four major academies of Confucianism, Ming Mingde. The Son of Heaven appointed him as a servant and appointed him to consult on behalf of the emperor in the Council of Seven. ”

Mu Lingfeng introduced.

Ming Mingde saluted the three true people,

"How unfortunate it is for the people of my Middle Earth to be poisoned by demons and evil spirits, and the sorrows of the people are the sorrows of the Son of Heaven! All the immortals are the pillars of optimus and the stones that make up for the heavens, and in the future, I will ask the immortals to relieve the worries of the Son of Heaven. ”

He only bowed to the three major sects represented by the three true people, and did not greet the three marshals who were nominally ministers of the Son of Heaven, and then calmly sat in the most central seat of the Seven People's Association.