After a night of diving, Xu Beiyou went to the East Lake Courtyard in the early morning of the next day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although Xu Beiyou is the nominal head of the Sword Sect and seems to be in charge of the Sword Sect, in essence, Zhang Xueyao is still the acting sect leader of the Sword Sect, Xu Beiyou is only the head of the Sword Sect, and the fundamental power of the Sword Sect is still in Zhang Xueyao's hands.

Whenever there is a major event involving the fundamentals of the sect, Xu Beiyou, the first disciple, still has to meet Xue Yao, the head of the sect, and ask the sect master to make a decision in person.

In the early spring, the East Lake Courtyard was still as deserted as ever, Zhang Xueyao saw him in the Liuli Pavilion, at this time the lake had thawed, and you could see a touch of bright red swimming under your feet through the glazed ground.

It's not the first time Xu Beiyou has been here, but it's not always here. People with a little status in Jiangdu know the existence of the East Lake Courtyard, but there are not many who can enter it, and among these people who can enter the East Lake Courtyard, there are very few who can enter the Liuli Pavilion, and only a powerful person of Xie Suqing's level can do it.

Zhang Xueyao knelt on a cushion, there was a small case in front of her, and stretched out her hand to signal Xu Beiyou to take a seat.

In all fairness, Xu Beiyou was not used to this kneeling and sitting method in the pre-Qin Spring and Autumn Period, he preferred to sit on a chair, but Zhang Xueyao, who preferred the ancient style, was used to this, and he had to "follow the customs".

After Xu Beiyou knelt in front of her, Zhang Xueyao personally made tea for him and said, "Don't forget to put a stick of incense on your master later." ”

Xu Beiyou nodded lightly, after Gongsun Zhongmou's death, there were no bones, and now there is only a tablet and a clothed mound, and he has to pay homage every time he comes to the East Lake Courtyard.

Zhang Xueyao put down the teapot in her hand and said straight to the point: "I know that you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, just say anything directly." ”

Xu Beiyou took out a fold from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Xueyao, which was written by Zhang An himself overnight, which was the relevant situation of Kunshan and Zhang Zhaonu over the years.

While Zhang Xueyao took the excerpt and looked at it, Xu Beiyou told the story of the before and after meeting Chu Tiankuo yesterday.

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "In my opinion, Zhang Zhaonu's drunkard does not mean to drink, even if he wants to test the depth of our Sword Sect, he does not mean to sell well and flatter the Daomen, so what I mean is that we can't make the slightest concession at this time, the Chu Clan's Sword House must be protected, and even Kunshan has to be taught a lesson." ”

Zhang Xueyao put down the fold in her hand, raised her head to look at Xu Beiyou, and asked, "Senior Brother Shangguan and Gongsun Zhongmou are no longer there, what can we do to teach Kunshan and Zhang Zhaonu a lesson?"

Xu Beiyou was prepared and replied, "Take advantage of the situation." ”

Zhang Xueyao asked, "Whose power is borrowed?"

Xu Beiyou said in a deep voice: "The imperial court." ”

Zhang Xueyao was not surprised or surprised by this answer at all, and chuckled: "It seems that you have made up your mind to drag the Sword Sect to the imperial court's big ship." ”

"That's what Master meant. Xu Beiyou said calmly: "When I was in Julu City, the master accepted Emperor Xiao's Lingbao private seal, which is a tacit acquiescence to joining forces with the imperial court, if it weren't for this, it wouldn't have attracted Qiu Ye to go down the mountain in person." Now that we are on the same page as Daomen, there is no other way to retreat, so it is better to directly board the big ship of the imperial court and make a desperate bet. ”

Zhang Xueyao lowered her eyes and didn't rush to speak.

There were some things she didn't say explicitly, but she had to think about them.

Behind Xu Beiyou there is also a second assistant Han Xuan of the dynasty, Xu Beiyou took the Sword Sect to the big ship of the imperial court, for him and Han Xuan, it is a great good thing, but for the Sword Sect, it may not be the case, as Xu Beiyou himself said, this is a desperate bet.

In addition to Xu Beiyou's identity as the young master of the Sword Sect, he is also deeply involved with Han Xuan and Xiao Zhinan, who are in the court, so no matter whether the Sword Sect succeeds or fails, he has a way out, but the Sword Sect is different, once he gets on the boat, he can only go one way to the black, and there is no way to retreat.

Taking a step back, it is said that people's hearts are sinister, if Xu Beiyou is a wolf-hearted and dog-hearted, if he really wants to exchange the Sword Sect for glory and wealth, Zhang Xueyao, as the acting sect master of the Sword Sect, has to guard against it.

The two fell into silence, and after a long time, Zhang Xueyao slowly spoke: "There are many factions within the imperial court, if our Sword Sect is on the big ship of the imperial court, whose name should it belong to? Is it Lan Yu? or Han Xuan?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said: "Today's court only has two parties, the Xiang Party and the Imperial Party, between the two is not only the battle between the monarch and the old but also the old and the new, and the replacement of the old and the new is the trend of the times, so Beiyou secretly thinks that no matter how old-fashioned it is, after all, it is no match for the new winter." ”

Zhang Xueyao took a sip of tea, "In this way, you are more optimistic about the imperial party?"

Xu Beiyou held the teacup in both hands and said: "It's not that I'm optimistic about the imperial party, but I believe in sir, Mr. once said in a letter to me that there is only one cloud in the sky of the Great Qi Dynasty, and only one person can call the wind and rain, and that is Your Majesty today." ”

Zhang Xueyao said with a smile: "I almost forgot, Xiao Xuan is still Xiao Zhinan's father, what's the matter, you are now thinking about how to please the future old Taishan?"

Xu Beiyou raised his head and looked at Zhang Xueyao calmly, and said: "Master and wife are too worried, the reason why Xu Beiyou can have today is because of the master's grace of creation, not because of Xiao Zhinan, no matter how I was before, no matter how I will be in the future, I will always be a disciple of the Sword Sect who wants to restore the Sword Sect, this will not swerving, this heart will not change." ”

Zhang Xueyao shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm too worried, but I've had skin pain." ”

Xu Beiyou's heart moved, and he asked, "What did my wife say about Xiao Shen?"

Zhang Xueyao said with emotion: "Yes, it is this Great Elder, back then, my Sword Sect had three elders under the sect master, namely the Great Sword Slave, Zhang Chongguang, Xiao Shen, Zhang Chongguang is my uncle, in charge of the Shen Criminal Division, the Great Sword Slave is the master's henchman, in charge of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall, after the master and the Great Sword Slave were all killed in battle, only Xiao Shen was left alone, and all the Shen Criminal Division and the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall were in his hands, but it was such a powerful great elder who secretly surrendered to the Daomen, attracting Yuchen Peak, the lord of Yuheng Peak, to land on the island, and exchanged nearly a thousand lives of the Sword Sect for the position of the master of the Sword Peak. ”

Zhang Xueyao stared at Xu Beiyou and said slowly: "Once I was bitten by a snake for ten years, I was afraid of the well rope, my wife is really afraid, return to the south, I hope you don't hate your master because of this." ”

Xu Beiyou never thought that Zhang Xueyao would be so frank and outspoken, and was silent for a while, no matter what, the relationship between him and Zhang Xueyao has not yet reached the point of self-confession, even between biological mother and son, it may not be like this, in all fairness, if the two are in different places, Xu Beiyou will not dare to make a decision easily, after all, it is a matter of life and death of the Sword Sect, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

Xu Beiyou didn't speak, and Zhang Xueyao didn't continue to ask.

Xu Beiyou was silent for a while, and then said softly: "If the master hasn't thought about it yet, then put this matter aside for now, but how to deal with it in Kunshan still needs to be made clear by the master." ”

Zhang Xueyao, who was holding the teacup, subconsciously rubbed the wall of the cup, and said indifferently: "The soldiers will come to block, the water will come to cover the earth, Murong Xuanyin and Taiyi will save the suffering Tianzun in Jiangdu in vain, what kind of storm can a Zhang Zhaonu set off?"

Xu Beiyou said in a deep voice: "But now it is not what it used to be, as the master mother just said, the master and uncle are no longer there, can the master and mother alone be able to compete with Zhang Zhaonu?"

Zhang Xueyao narrowed a pair of slightly narrow Danfeng eyes, the killing intention was fleeting, and said flatly: "With Zhuxian in hand, even if my injury has not healed, I am not afraid of Zhang Zhaonu." ”

Xu Beiyou asked again: "Can you kill or seriously injure Zhang Zhaonu?"

Zhang Xueyao was silent for a moment, and then slowly shook her head.

Xu Beiyou said softly: "If this is the case, the decline of my Sword Sect will be unobstructed, everyone in the world knows that my Sword Sect is already at the end of the strong crossbow, and at that time, there will be countless people who have fallen into the well, and the wall will fall down and everyone will push it, how should my Sword Sect deal with it?"

The expression on Zhang Xueyao's face gradually calmed down, and she felt a little lonely and twilight.

After a long time, Zhang Xueyao said without a rising tone: "You go and write a letter to Han Xuan, explain the current situation, and see how he answers." ”

After that, Zhang Xueyao put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked towards the outside of the glazed pavilion, looking at the railing.

Dressed in white, it is difficult to hide three points of helplessness and three points of desolation.

Xu Beiyou got up silently and withdrew from the Liuli Pavilion.

In an invisible confrontation, Xu Beiyou took advantage of the situation to force the palace and won half a goal.