Chapter Seventy-Eight: Whose House Does the Flower Fall?
At the end of the night, the mountains are covered in snow, and there are three points of enchantment in the vastness. The restless atmosphere that pervades the Songshan courtyard seems to have been melted by the lazy winter day and gradually precipitated.
In the main hall of Songshan, all the masters of the five mountains gathered again, and more monks from Fang Sheng were the first guests under Zuo Lengzen. There were many shadows in front of the hall, and the black pressure pressed a crowd of people, but the disciples of various factions did not enter the hall, but lined up in the courtyard in front of the hall.
Zuo Lengchan's gaze roamed around the faces of the principals of each faction for a week, taking in the expressions of everyone who were nervous, excited, gloomy, or indifferent, and then turned his mind, his eyes paused slightly on Yue Buqun, and he took a closer look at Yue Buqun's complexion. I saw that his face was white and red, and his breath was calm and steady, and he knew that he did not leave the slightest internal injury in yesterday's sword fight. However, thinking that after yesterday's battle with Yue Buqun, he had not made progress for a long time, and his martial arts that had fallen into a bottleneck had been greatly loosened, and he had slightly entered the realm after a night of cultivation, Zuo Lengchan's obsession with failing to defeat Yue Buqun and blocking his plan to suppress Wuyue couldn't help but ease a lot. After a little hesitation, Zuo Lengchan said in a deep voice: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the five mountains cannot be without an alliance leader for a day. What's more, in the coming year, we will be at the mercy of the Battle Demon Sect and all the masters under its command, if there is no alliance leader to gather morale, I am afraid that the Wuyue army will be uncertain and defeated before fighting!"
"Not bad!"
"What Brother Zuo said is very ・・・・・・"
The principals of all factions nodded in agreement, and they all cheered.
Zuo Lengchan paused for a moment, and then continued: "Yesterday's sword fight, I fought with Brother Yue to a draw, and the move of winning the commander in the martial arts competition was not over, but the position of the leader of the alliance should not be delayed any longer. After thinking about it all night, you have already made up your mind that who you want to be the leader of the alliance, and you can speak freely?"
Seeing that everyone's faces were hesitant and unwilling to take the lead in speaking, Yue Buqun Shi Shiran got up and said loudly: "Yue and the disciples of Huashan resolutely support Brother Zuo as the leader of the alliance, the heart of the fist can be expressed every day, and I hope that Brother Zuo will not shirk ・・・・・・"
"Alas・・・・・・" Zuo Lengchan opened his mouth to interrupt Yue Buqun's unnutritious "beautiful words", and said bluntly: "Brother Yue and Zuo are candidates for the alliance leader, for the sake of fairness, Huashan and Songshan should also be neutral・・・・・・, you might as well let the three factions of Dongyue Taishan, Beiyue Hengshan, and Nanyue Hengshan decide who should be the leader of the alliance, and divide the victory and defeat by the number of supporters, and the more is the leader of the Wuyue Alliance, what do you think?"
This time, Yue Buqun didn't bother himself, and muttered secretly in his heart, I really support someone on your left as the leader of the alliance, why is it that no one believes the truth these days?
The people of the three factions of Taishan, Hengshan, and Hengshan hesitated for a moment, and then immediately agreed, and responded in unison: "Senior Brother Zuo is wise!"
"Don't dare to be a ・・・・・・" Zuo Lengchan waved his hand and said humbly, and asked the people of the Taishan faction: "I don't know who the Taishan faction wants to be the leader of the alliance?"
Tianmen's gaze went back and forth between Zuo Lengchan and Yue Buqun several times, frowning and about to answer, but he couldn't prevent Yu Jizi, Yu Xuanzi, and Yu Yinzi from saying loudly in unison: "I, Taishan Sect, am willing to serve Zuo Zhangmen as the leader of the Wuyue Alliance!"
Tianmen was furious when he heard this, and suddenly looked back at the three of Yuisozi, but when he saw that the three of them were dignified, their eyes looked at him without avoidance, their expressions were firm, and they were obviously prepared, but they had never informed him that the head of the house had said half a sentence, and Tianmen was sad for a while, so he was silent.
Seeing this, a slightly thoughtful look flashed in Mo Da and Dingxian's eyes, Yue Buqun's expression was faint, as if he didn't care, but there was a trace of coldness on the faces of Feng Buping and Cheng Buxian beside him, and the eyes that looked at the senior brother Yujizi unconsciously brought a little indifference like a passerby.
Zuo Lengchan took the opportunity to smile and said: "Thank you Taishan faction for looking up, Zuo is very grateful!・・・・・・" After a pause, Zuo Lengchan turned his head to look in the direction of the Hengshan faction, and asked in a deep voice: "I don't know what the Hengshan faction has to say?"
In this regard, Mo Da was prepared early and replied unhurriedly: "Hengshan is willing to serve Yue as the leader of the alliance!"
Even though he had expected the intention of the Hengshan faction in his heart, but after hearing this in person, the smile on Zuo Lengchan's face couldn't help but stiffen, and the sharp light in his eyes was flourishing, and he immediately converged, and inadvertently glanced at Yue Buqun, who was still expressionless, and said with a smile: "Okay, one-on-one temporary, it seems that the final word is going to fall on Shitai!" Zuo Lengchan looked at Dingxian, with a deep meaning in his eyes.
Feeling the eyes of the people gathered by the four factions, Dingxian and Dingjing were like a thousand pounds in their hearts, and the movement of the Buddha beads in their hands couldn't help but be a lot faster, their lips opened and closed as if they were reciting Buddhist scriptures silently, and Dingyi looked at each other calmly with everyone who had seen it without feeling, focusing on Zuo Lengchan and Yue Buqun, and looked at Dingxian expectantly, but saw Dingxian and smiled: "Senior Brother Zuo and Senior Brother Yue are both heroes in the world, no matter which of the two of you is the leader of the alliance, Dingxian is willing to obey the dispatch!" ・・・・・・It's just that I'm a female streamer in Hengshan, and I can't make up my mind about this fact・・・・・・ so I might as well count it as neutral!" "The mind is as smart as idleness, and naturally I see that Songshan and Taishan Yujizi brothers, and Huashan and Hengshan have been secretly connected, but Hengshan has always been weak, and all the factions are female nuns, and the other four factions dominated by men naturally have a layer of estrangement, and it is difficult to really have deep friendships, so everything should be self-preservation, and it is absolutely impossible to be involved in the whirlpool of the alliance leader at will. And with Ding Xian secretly observing the temperament of Zuo Lengchan and Yue Buqun's words and deeds and the style of martial arts and swordsmanship, he has gained a little, and believes that these two people are ruthless and decisive heroes, so Hengshan can not openly offend Songshan and Huashan, which are already ranked first and second in the five mountains, otherwise there will be a catastrophe. Therefore, Dingxian only vaguely said two sentences, intending to stay out of the matter.
Originally, whether it was according to the way of doing things that the superior should have, or Zuo Lengchan's rigid and domineering personality, at this time, he should have sharply reprimanded Ding Xian for his irresponsible and muddy attitude, and then forced Ding Xian to take a political stand. But I don't know what Zuo Lengchan thinks, so he unexpectedly let go of the idle gently, and just smiled: "In this way, Zuo and Brother Yue are still in a tie, will it be over?"
This kind of rhetorical question, no matter what the principals of the four factions below think in their hearts, their faces are solemn, as if they are trying their best to think of a solution.
Yue Buqun didn't know it at first, staring at Zuo Lengchan, but suddenly saw that Fang Sheng, who was under him, had been smiling and sitting steadily, unmoving, and couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart, and then suddenly, he secretly scolded Shaolin for being nosy, but his face was still silent.
After a while, seeing that everyone was still pretending, Zuo Lengchan sneered in his heart, but there was a ball of harmony on his face, and he said with hesitation: "Since it is difficult to make a decision within my Wuyue, I might as well listen to the opinion of Master Fangsheng of Shaolin!"
Fang Sheng was shocked when he heard this, then folded his hands, shook his head again and again, and said: "It's not proper, this is a family matter of Wuyue, and the poor monk is an outsider, so he never dares to say anything!"
Zuo Lengchan still smiled, raised his hand and said: "Shaolin Temple's thousand-year-old temple has been an example of the righteous path of martial arts for hundreds of years, and it has always been the mainstay of the Demon Elimination Guardian Road, so it can be judged that Zuo Mou and Brother Yue are more suitable to lead the Five Mountains and fight the Demon Sect?"
"This?" Fang Sheng looked at the other four factions as if hesitantly, and stopped talking.
No matter what the others thought, Yue Buqun was the first to clap his hands and agree, smiling in agreement: "What Brother Zuo said is reasonable, but Master Fang Sheng said that it doesn't matter!"
Seeing that Hengshan Moda and Liu Zhengfeng's brothers were hesitant and wanted to object, Fang Sheng hurriedly took the words of Zuo and Yue, borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and bowed his head and said: "In this way, the poor monk has the courage to say ・・・・・・that Huashan has always been the head of the five mountains, and the position of the leader of the alliance has been re-elected for more than 100 years. If the head of Huashan Yue can continue to be in charge of the five mountains, it should be the blessing of the five mountains・・・・・・" Saying this, Fang Sheng quietly glanced at everyone's faces, only to see that Zuo Lengchan was still smiling calmly, but Yue Buqun was bland, as if Fang Sheng was talking about someone else. On the contrary, Mo Da frowned, as if he knew what he was going to say next, but he didn't mean to interrupt in the slightest, just looked at him with an intriguing gaze.
Fang Sheng couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he suddenly felt that this matter was quite strange, he originally thought that he had expected a little bit of Yue Buqun's thoughts, but at this time, it seemed that it was actually the opposite of each other, Yue and Mo obviously had other deep meanings. It's just that the arrow has to be sent on the string, and there is no time to think about it at the moment, Fang Sheng continued: "It's just that Huashan only experienced a turmoil a few years ago, and the predecessors and masters were all broken, and it really hurt his vitality. Even though there is a great talent in charge of Yue, who has worked hard for several years, has made great improvements, and gradually regained his prestige, he does not have to be strong in the past. If the battle between Wuyue and the Demon Sect next year is dominated by the Huashan faction, even if the Demon Sect is defeated, Huashan will inevitably suffer a lot of losses, I am afraid that the head of Yue will work hard for several years to put it into water・・・・・・ if this makes Huashan collapse, not only will the head of Yue be shameless to face the ancestors and sects of Huashan, but the righteous path of martial arts will also lose a mainstay, we will definitely regret it, and the crime will be great!" Fang Sheng looked at the people of Huashan with a sincere face, as if he was upholding the public heart and trying his best to plan for Huashan, Wuyue, and the righteous path of martial arts.
It's just that Feng Buping was expressionless, Cheng Buxian's face was angry, obviously he didn't appreciate it, Fang Sheng had to secretly say offended in his heart, and then avoided Yue Buqun's smiling gaze, and continued: "According to the poor monk's opinion, the Songshan faction has many disciples and strong strength, and it can be the main force of Wuyue against the Demon Sect, and the martial arts of the left head are not lost to the head of Yue, if the left head is in charge of the position of the alliance leader and leads the five mountains, the chances of defeating the Demon Sect will be greater!"
Yue Buqun has analyzed the development momentum of Songshan in recent years, in fact, he has long guessed that Shaolin has been secretly indulging the growth of Songshan, and intends to make Zuo Lengchan become the spokesperson of the new generation of Wuyue, leading the forces of Wuyue to fight to the death with the Demon Sect, and quietly weakening both at the same time, so as to achieve the strategic goal of reducing the threat of the two to the status of Shaolin. But what Yue Buqun didn't expect was that Fang Sheng would support Zuo Lengchan so clearly at this time, was it his own opinion, or was it due to the instruction of Shaolin abbot Fang Zheng?
Silently raising his vigilance against Shaolin a few points again, Yue Buqun laughed and praised loudly: "The master is insightful, and what he said really speaks to Yue's heart!"
Zuo Lengchan also knew that this was the best time, although he didn't understand why Yue Buqun was so cooperative, but he was by no means a person who looked forward and looked backwards, so he smiled and said: "Since Brother Yue insists on being humble, Zuo is disrespectful, so he will be the leader of the Five Yue Alliance!"
Everyone saw that the name had been decided, no matter how complicated their thoughts were, they all wanted to congratulate each other, but they didn't expect Mo Da to suddenly get up, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Slow!"