Tang Zilan said: "At the beginning of March this year, there were some property sales matters to be discussed with the Bashu Chi family, and the ancestor sent his disciple Tang Feiyu to Chengdu to handle it, but it happened to catch up with the annual ancestor worship ceremony of Chi Siyuan, the head of the Chi family, and at that ancestor worship ceremony, the killer of 'Tianzhu' appeared to assassinate, Chi Siyuan failed to escape this catastrophe, and Tang Feiyu was also killed."

"Tianzhu" assassinated Chi Siyuan in the ancestral hall of the Chi family in Chengdu, which was done by Li Hu's "Xunli Group", and that Tang Feiyu also died at the hands of Li Hu, although he did not know the identity of the other party's "Shuzhong Tang Sect" descendant disciple at that time, and there was no other choice for self-defense. Hua Bushi was very clear about this, but he didn't say much at the moment, just opened his eyes and looked at Tang Zilan, waiting for the other party to say something.

Tang Zilan's face was not different, obviously he didn't know about Li Hu's killing of Tang Feiyu, and then said: "Tang Qianyu, who was killed by 'Heavenly Punishment', is the nephew of the old ancestor, and his biological father is Tang Tiexin, who participated in the trip to Qionglai Mountain to find medicine. Tang Tiexin has been dead for many years, and Tang Qianyu is twenty-three years old this year, unmarried, and has no brothers. After this accident, the old ancestor instructed his disciples to go to his residence to pack up the relics, and found a handwritten letter left by his father Tang Tiexin, which also contained a very old map. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Could it be that the map is the path map of the Immortal Cliff of Qionglai Mountain back then?"

Tang Zilan said: "Yes, although it is not the one obtained by the 'Wudang Sect' elder Baohong Zhenren, it was depicted by Tang Tiexin according to the original drawing, and the painting is extremely detailed, and it is no different from the original drawing." And the content of Tang Tiexin's handwritten letter is a secret story of the thirteen-year family medicine search journey. ”

"It turned out that the nine masters of the five sects really didn't find the Immortal Cliff, and on the seventh day after they entered Qionglai Mountain, they found the legendary place according to the secret map. The cliff is located on top of an extremely steep peak, the road is covered with snow all year round, which is extremely difficult to navigate, and there are several Tibetan tribes below the peak. The group of nine of them stayed in the tribe for a night, and the next morning they began to climb, and finally reached the top of the gods in the evening. ”

Hua Bushi said, "Oh, have they found those elixir fairy grasses?"

Tang Zilan smiled bitterly: "On that immortal cliff, it is not at all as full of strange flowers and plants as in the legend, what a thousand-year-old snow lotus, and the formed Shouwu does not even have a shadow, but on the top of that mountain, they saw a fortress built of white stone. And before they could get closer, they were attacked by a group of masked men, and under the battle, they were all captured. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Aren't the nine people who went to find the immortal medicine all the top masters in each sect, even if they are attacked, how can they not even escape?"

Tang Zilan said: "The specific situation of that battle, Tang Tiexin did not specify in the letter, but I think that the martial arts of those masked people must not be weak, and they have already set up an ambush to capture the nine people in one fell swoop." ”

Hua Bushi's eyes rolled and said, "In this way, they have really fallen into the trap of others, thinking that those rumors about immortal medicine are also deliberately fabricated to lure them into the deception?"

Tang Zilan said: "That's right. After the nine were captured, they were taken to the fortress, only to learn that it was the people of the Demon Dao who had set up such traps. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Since the people in the Demon Dao have designed to capture them, it is not as simple as just wanting to kill people, I heard what Deputy Sect Master Tang said before, and later they all returned to their respective sects. ”

Tang Zilan said: "The reason why the Demon Dao doesn't kill them is because there is a deeper plan. Back then, the 'Seven Great Sects' joined forces to form an alliance, which was enough to influence the general trend on the rivers and lakes, whether it was the underworld or the Demon Dao, there was no chance of development and growth, and with the layout of the other party, it was to break the alliance of the 'Seven Great Sects', and these nine people were the chess pieces used by the Demon Dao. ”

"These nine people were captured in the fortress, the acupoints were closed and forbidden martial arts, and the people in the Demon Dao used various means to torture them, Tang Tiexin was forced to join the Demon Dao, which is really a shame for the sect. ”

Hua Bushi said: "In this way, all nine of them have become guests of the Demon Dao and placed in various sects?"

Tang Zilan said: "That's not true, the nine people were separated and detained in the fortress, and they didn't know each other's situation, among them, there were those who surrendered like Tang Tiexin, and there were also those who would rather die than give in." In short, after seven days of detention in the fortress of the cliff, all nine were released, and the condition of their release was that they all made an oath to keep the secret of the fairy cliff and never tell anyone what they saw and experienced on the cliff. ”

Hua Bushi nodded, and said: "Decent masters attach importance to reputation and trustworthiness, not to mention that it is also a shame to be captured, the Demon Dao forced them to swear a secret, and let them go back temporarily, but it is less likely to arouse suspicion than killing them, which is conducive to covering the interveners who have taken refuge in the Demon Dao." However, as time goes by, especially when the Demon Dao takes action, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not be alert and tell the events of the day. ”

Tang Zilu said: "For this festival, the Demon Dao has long expected it. When they were released that day, the nine people claimed that they had not agreed to join the Demon Dao, and within half a year of returning to the sect, four of them died violently due to various accidents. Subsequently, the 'Seven Great Sects' had contradictions, and many conflicts broke out, and the Seven Factions Alliance was broken since then, gradually forming the current three-party situation. ”

"Now that I think about it, the reason why the alliance of the seven factions broke down back then was really because it was provoked. The reason why this sect has a bad relationship with the 'Wudang faction' is that several properties in the gate in Hubei were forcibly occupied by the other party, and the person who dealt with this matter back then was Tang Tiexin. Subsequently, the three factions of Shaolin, Putuo and Huashan gradually became close to the 'Five Kings Party' in the Ming court, while Wudang and Kongtong were attached to the 'Eunuch Party', and the opposition between the factions was affected by the party struggle in the imperial court, and the contradictions were even more difficult to reconcile. ”

It turns out that there is such a secret reason for the discord within the Seven Great Sects. Hua Bushi heard this, and thought in his heart, the Demon Dao had installed five high-ranking inter-sects in these sects, which was the direct cause of the breakdown of the alliance of the seven factions, but as the most powerful Baidao famous sect on the rivers and lakes, there was already a contradiction between the "Seven Great Sects" competing for fame and fortune, if not, those inter-sects would not be so easy to succeed.

As the principal of the "Shuzhong Tang Sect" among the seven factions, Tang Zilan naturally attributed the reason for the breakdown of the alliance to the conspiracy of the Demon Dao.

He sighed slightly and said, "Those five people can be said to be the culprits of the endless battles between our seven sects over the years, but they also didn't end well. Back then, on the Immortal Cliff, the people in the Demon Dao had planted a ban on them, and they had to take the antidote regularly to save their lives, and in fact, the antidote they took could not control the toxicity for a long time, and after the Demon Dao's trick to destroy the alliance of the seven factions succeeded, these five people also died of poison one after another, and they only lived three or two years longer than the four people who were assassinated by the Demon Dao before. ”

Using drugs to control people in the rivers and lakes is a common method of the Demon Dao, and Hua Bushi still remembers the fact that the "Fugui Alliance" forced the heads of the sects in Yujing to swallow the "Bear Bile and Leopard Heart Pill".

The eldest young master muttered: "In this way, the conspiracy of the Demon Dao back then, the Tang Tiexin Elder of your sect was all written in the last letter?"

Tang Zilu said: "Tang Tiexin is the last person to die among the five, after he learned the news of the death of the other four, he knew that the poison was about to attack, and his life was not long, and he was also guilty of what he had done, so he wrote the suicide note, and put it together with the map he drew back then, thinking that after his death, his son Tang Qianyu would be handed over to the sect, which could be regarded as his confession and atonement." However, what he didn't expect was that although Tang Qianyu saw the suicide note and the suicide note, he kept it in private until many years later, when he was killed by accident and was found out. ”

He paused slightly, and said: "Tang Qianyu is the first disciple of the third generation of the sect, his martial arts have been passed down by the ancestors, and he is deeply respected by the sect, if his father Tang Tiexin's betrayal of the sect and his defection to the devil is revealed, even if he can still stay in the Tang Sect, his status and future are bound to be greatly affected, no wonder Tang Qianyu will hide the suicide note and the picture without telling the sect." ”

Hua Bushi said: "More than ten years have passed, and the person involved has long since died, for the 'Shuzhong Tang Sect', wouldn't it be better to hide this matter forever and not let outsiders know about it, and it will not affect the reputation of the Seven Great Sects, but I don't know why the Deputy Master Tang wants to inform this matter?"

Tang Zilan's eyes froze, and he said: "Now that I know the tricks and tricks of the Demon Dao, I'm not a sect that only knows the reputation of the Tang Sect, and it doesn't matter if this matter is exposed, of course, another reason is because this sect intends to cooperate with the 'Evil Dog Sect' to fight against the Demon Dao demons together." ”

Hua Bushi's expression moved, and he said, "Now that the Demon Dao is manipulating the 'Baolian Sect', everyone in the rivers and lakes is afraid, and your sect really wants to be its enemy?"

Tang Zilan looked at Hua Bushi, suddenly laughed, and said: "Young Master Hua doesn't need to use words to test, the strength of the Demon Dao is undoubted, if he doesn't offend me, this sect really doesn't have the heart to fight against it, but in the current situation, a battle between this sect and them is inevitable." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Oh? ”

Tang Zilu said: "Over the years, the Demon Dao has secretly expanded its power in the Sichuan Realm, and many gangs have been secretly controlled by it, and the sect has long been aware of it, and they have had scruples about me'Shuzhong Tangmen' before, and they have developed in the eastern Sichuan and Hubei borders, but since this year, they have extended their minions to central and western Sichuan, especially after Chi Siyuan was assassinated in Chengdu, more than half of the Chi family's industry has been forcibly occupied by the Demon Dao, and Chengdu City is the foundation of my Tang Gate, and it must not fall into the Demon Dao, and there is no way out for this sect." ”