Chapter 944 Intrigue

The next day, at sunset, the carriage arrived at the ferry station, which is the border between Hebei Province and Shandong. After two days of walking, Su Yi and the other three were ready to leave Hebei Province.

Unlike Su Yi and the other three who were sitting in a carriage and leisurely traveling around the mountains and rivers, the leaders of the righteous sects were riding two horses and traveling 800 miles a day.

They all gathered in Songshan almost at the same time.

The difference is that the people of the Five Mountains Sword Sect went directly to the Songshan Sect, while the head of Wudang, Taoist Chongxu, avoided the eyes of the Songshan Sect and quietly sneaked into Shaoshi Mountain to meet Master Fangzheng, the abbot of Shaolin.

After the monk and the Taoist exchanged a few pleasantries, they got straight to the point.

"I think it's a good thing that Dongfang Bubai has come down the mountain! Do you agree?" Taoist Chongxu asked Master Fangzheng with a deep look in his eyes.

"Amitabha, yes." Master Fangzheng raised his palm and chanted the Buddha's name, his eyes full of compassion.

The two smiled at each other, saying nothing, which set the tone for the following conversation.

"Master, why do you think Dongfang Bubai, who has not been out for ten years, suddenly came down the mountain?" Taoist Chongxu asked.

"I am afraid this matter has something to do with that donor Yang Lianting." Master Fangzheng said without hesitation, and it was obvious that he had already prepared a plan for this matter. "Donor Dongfang practices the Sunflower Manual. The more he sympathizes with the way of heaven and earth, the more he can appreciate the wonder of the transformation of heaven and man. I am afraid he will become less concerned about the grudges, fame and fortune in the world. Even if he never leaves Blackwood Cliff in this life, I will not be surprised at all."

"Well, this is also what you and I are worried about." Taoist Chongxu smiled bitterly, "The more Dongfang Bubai is indifferent to the world, the more ambitious our leader Zuo will be, and no one can restrain him."

"I thought the appearance of this donor Yang would only weaken the Demon Sect and make the situation worse. I didn't expect that he could persuade Donor Dongfang to come down the mountain. It seems that this person is not useless." Master Fangzheng smiled, "When Donor Dongfang comes down the mountain, the chess game will come alive again."

"It depends on whether Leader Zuo can seize the opportunity to have a Tumubao Change." Taoist Chongxu said.

"Donor Zuo has a cunning mind. I am afraid he is thinking of driving away wolves and chasing away tigers." Master Fangzheng said.

"It's a pity that you and I are not wolves." Taoist Chongxu said calmly, "Master, let's wait and see what happens. Zuo Lengchan is ambitious and will definitely lose his temper."

"Donor Zuo has summoned all sects to Songshan Sect to discuss matters. What the Taoist means is..." Master Fangzheng asked with a smile.

"All Zen sects and Xuanmen are outsiders. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will not enter the secular world." Taoist Chongxu said, "This matter is entirely up to Alliance Leader Zuo. Shaolin and Wudang have no objection."

"With Donor Zuo's temperament, we want to hide away, but I'm afraid we can't." Master Fangzheng shook his head.

"Wudang is a long way away, so it's normal that we can't get there in a short time. Shaoshi Mountain is next to Songshan Mountain, so it's really hard for you to refuse." Taoist Chongxu said with a smile.

Master Fangzheng sighed, "Master, you are gloating over other people's misfortune."

"No, no." Master Chongxu laughed, "But it's really unreasonable for you and me not to participate. If both sects come out, it will be exactly what the left leader wants. Shaolin and Wudang only send one person, which is not only decent, but also fulfills the morality of the master. What do you think, Master Abbot?"

Master Fangzheng looked at Master Chongxu for a long time before saying faintly, "I understand. You, an old Taoist with a big nose, came to me to hide away."

"Hey? How can you curse people, a monk?" Taoist Chongxu deliberately frowned.

Master Fangzheng shook his head and turned away. Before leaving, he told the little monk beside him, "This donor Chongxu has been practicing fasting recently. Just prepare a bowl of cold water for him every day. Tell him not to ruin the Taoist's practice."

"Yes, Abbot!"

"Monks are really wicked!" Taoist Chongxu couldn't help but laugh and curse, watching Master Fangzheng leave, and his smile slowly faded.

"Dongfang Bubai... This news comes strangely, there are still people playing chess..." He murmured and sighed.

On the other side, the welcoming hall of Songshan Sword Sect.

The heads and masters of various sects who came in a hurry gathered together, and after paying their respects to Zuo Lengchan on the first seat, they sat down.

Zuo Lengchan wore a khaki cloth robe, his face was stern, his eyes were shining, he was majestic without anger, and his tiger eyes were patrolling.

Behind him, on the left stood a white-faced fat man, and on the left stood a thin middle-aged man with two whiskers on his upper lip. These two people were the second of the thirteen guardians of Songshan Sect, the big guardian Ding Mian, the big tower-holding hand, and the second guardian Fei Bin, the big Songyang hand.

Sitting on the left side of the stage was a burly red-faced Taoist priest. This was the head of Taishan Sect, Tianmen Taoist priest, and the thin and tall Taoist priest standing behind him was his junior brother Tiansong Taoist priest.

Further down is a middle-aged couple. The man looks to be in his early forties, dressed in a green shirt, elegant and gentle, and looks elegant; the beautiful middle-aged woman next to him is graceful and heroic.

These two are the head of Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun, and his wife Ning Zhongze.

Sitting on the upper right is a skinny old man with a goatee, holding a huqin in his hand, looking sad. This person is Mr. Xiaoxiang Yeyu Mo Da, the head of Nanyue Hengshan Sect.

Sitting at the lower end are two old nuns. The one on the left with a kind face is Master Ding Xian, the head of Beiyue Hengshan Sect, and the one next to her is her junior sister Master Ding Yi, who is tall and has high sword eyebrows.

Zuo Lengchan looked around and spoke first with a solemn face: "I am very grateful to everyone for coming to Songshan. This is a serious matter, so I will get straight to the point. Please forgive me for any impoliteness!"

"Leader Zuo, why do you have to be so polite? We all came here after receiving news from you. Now we are all in a hurry. Naturally, we want to talk about business. How can we care about greetings?" Taoist Tianmen is as anxious as a raging fire. He was the first to answer, "Leader Zuo, I don't know if what you said in your letter is true or false?"

"How could Zuo dare to disturb everyone about such a big matter without verification?" Zuo Lengchan said, "This matter is true. Dongfang Bubai has really descended to Blackwood Cliff!"

As Zuo Lengchan said the name Dongfang Bubai, everyone's expressions changed at the scene, as if the name itself was a taboo, or it had an unspeakable magic power that made people's hearts palpitate.

"The last time Dongfang Bubai went down the mountain was ten years ago!" Yue Buqun spoke slowly, his voice slightly magnetic, "This big devil always sits on Blackwood Cliff and doesn't move around easily. Why did he suddenly go down the mountain this time? thing?"

"The demon sect walks around the world, naturally to confuse all sentient beings!" Master Dingyi snorted coldly, "No matter what his purpose is, we cannot allow him to act recklessly!"

"Leader Zuo, I don't know where Dongfang Bubai is now? Who is following him when he comes down the mountain this time?" Mr. Mo Da asked.

"I don't know any of this!" Zuo Lengchan shook his head and said, "I have sent people to inquire around, but no news has come back. In addition to our five sects, I also sent news to Shaolin and Wudang, but I don’t know what’s the reason for Master Fang Zheng and Taoist Chongxu, but there is no news from them.”

"Hmph! Fighting against the Demon Sect is a matter for the entire martial arts world, and it is not our Wuyue Sword Sect's own business!" Taoist Tianmen immediately said displeased upon hearing this, "In these years, we have been fighting back and forth with the Demon Sect, and the other sects It’s really shameful that Shaolin Wudang, who is the leader in martial arts, just sit back and watch the devil’s sect bring harm to the common people.”

"Brother Tianmen, after all, the Shaolin and Wudang sects are outsiders, and it is normal to ignore worldly affairs." Zuo Lengchan said with a smile, "But I believe that if there is a catastrophe in the martial arts world, the two sects will not stand idly by."

"When there is a catastrophe in the martial arts world and they come out, it will be too late!" Master Dingyi said dissatisfied.

"I am also from a foreigner!" Taoist Tianmen snorted coldly. "The two junior sisters of the Beiyue Hengshan Sect are also monks from a foreigner. Why are we here? After all, they are still aloof and feel that the matter is none of their business. But how can there be any eggs under the crowd? If the demon sect really becomes big one day, I wonder what they will do then!"

"Well, I'm afraid Shaolin Wudang has their considerations, but in dealing with the Demon Sect, our Five Mountains Sword Sect has the unshirkable responsibility." Zuo Lengchan said.

"Leader Zuo, the devil Dongfang Bubai has been cultivating in Blackwood Cliff for ten years. I'm afraid that his martial arts has become unpredictable." Yue Buqun said seriously, "Fighting this devil is not the responsibility of our Five Mountains Sword Sect. It’s a major event for the entire martial arts world. I think it’s better to invite Shaolin Master Fang Zheng and Wudang Chongxu Taoist to discuss the matter.”

"That's right!" Taoist Tianmen immediately agreed, "We can't just go all out and watch the fun in Shaolin Wudang!"

Zuo Lengchan pondered slightly and looked at Mo Da and Dingxian: "What do Master Mo Da and Senior Sister Dingxian mean?"

"Senior Brother Yue is mature and prudent, and what he said is true." Dingxian expressed support for Yue Buqun's proposal.

"Our Five Mountains Sword Sect should not take the lead in dealing with Dongfang Bubai. Shaolin is the martial arts mountain Taishan Beidou. This matter should be dealt with mercilessly!" Mo Daodao.

Zuo Lengchan gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! Since all the masters and brothers have this intention, then Zuo will have the audacity to go to Shaoshi Mountain in person to ask Master Fang Zheng to come forward. I also ask you to rest for a while in the inferior sect. Zuo will come as soon as he goes. !”

After a pause, Zuo Lengchan continued: "If Zuo really invites Fang Zheng and Chongxu to come, please bear in mind that we, the Five Mountains Sword Sect, have always been in the same spirit for more than a hundred years. Joining hands and forming an alliance, we are already like a family! As brothers, we are the leaders of the five factions, and any decision we make is for the sake of all of us.”

Yue Buqun understood the elegance after hearing this, and immediately expressed his position: "Don't worry, Leader of the Left Alliance, the Wuyue Sword Sect closed the door to discuss matters, but when it opened the door, it was unanimous to the outside world. No matter what decision the Leader of the Left Alliance made in front of the Shaolin and Wudang factions, the Huashan Sect We will fully support the leader of the Left Alliance!”

"Leader Zuo, don't worry, our Taishan sect is too!" Taoist Tianmen immediately expressed his stance.

Then Dingxian and Mo Da expressed their support for Zuo Lengchan, and Zuo Lengchan left with satisfaction.

Yue Buqun looked at Zuo Lengchan's leaving figure, his eyes twinkling thoughtfully.

Soon, Zuo Lengchan went to Shaoshi Mountain in person and asked to see Master Fangzheng, the abbot of Shaolin.

Master Fang Zheng met Zuo Lengchan and expressed his opposition to the demon sect, and Shaolin Temple had no other choice in this matter. However, the Shaolin Temple has always ignored world affairs and knows nothing about the trends of the Demon Cult. How to deal with Dongfang Bubai needs Zuo Lengchan to make the decision.

The two discussed it for a few more words and finally settled on their initial intention.

Zuo Lengchan was first responsible for figuring out where Dongfang Bubai was, and then talked about other things.

When the time comes, Master Fang Zheng of Shaolin Temple will personally take action and follow the command of the Zuo leader to fight against the demonic sect.

However, when Zuo Lengchan asked about Taoist Chongxu of the Wudang Sect, Master Fang Zheng regretfully said that as far as he knew, Taoist Chongxu had wandered away, and he didn’t know where he was now.

Zuo Lengchan secretly cursed the old fox, knowing that this was the condition for Master Fang Zheng to obey his command and deal with the demon sect together.

The righteous factions reached a consensus, and Ren Yingying also persuaded some left-leaning people to help her find out the news.

Ren Yingying did not go out in a big way to find the person. Instead, she found a trusted confidant and carefully started to inquire around Heimu Cliff.

Four carriages, two men and one woman.

Adding these two factors together, it is actually easy to check.

Ren Yingying was very careful and smart. She only checked the places where the carriage had passed, and she specifically ordered that she stop the investigation immediately after checking the distance of half a day's journey.

In this way, no matter how shrewd Su Yi is, he will never find out that someone is investigating their whereabouts.

Soon the whereabouts of Su Yi and others were reported to Ren Yingying's desk.

"The Ferry Station..." Ren Yingying looked at the map with a frown and muttered to herself, "He is going to Lu Di? What are he going to Lu Di for? Could it be that he wants to deal with the Taishan Sect?"

She frowned and thought hard, sliding her slender jade fingers forward along the map and crossing Lu Di. She suddenly paused and her face changed slightly.

She suddenly discovered that if she walked all the way southeast in this direction, she would reach Qiantang in half a month at most!

"Could it... have something to do with dad?" Ren Yingying took a breath, and her expression suddenly became serious.

He hurriedly wrote a handwritten letter and sent it to Heimuya via Feige.

Xiang Wentian rushed back to Heimuya overnight last night, and she had to tell him this guess quickly.

For a moment, Ren Yingying's heart was in a mess.

After several undercurrents, Dongfang Bubai's whereabouts were also learned by the decent people.

"Lu Di?" All the masters looked at each other, wondering why Dongfang Bubai was here.

"Could it be that he wants to harm the Taishan Sect?" Master Dingyi frowned and guessed.

The face of Taoist Tianmen, the head of the Taishan Sect, was as dark as the bottom of the pot.

"If the Eastern Dog Thief really attacks our Taishan Sect, our sect will be completely defenseless and will suffer disaster!" He said anxiously, "Leader Zuo, please follow me to help the Taishan Sect immediately. Tianmen will thank you first! "

"The Five Sacred Sword Sects have the same energy to connect branches. This is what it should be!" Zuo Lengchan said seriously. He looked at Master Fang Zheng and asked, "Master, what do you say?"

"Amitabha, it all depends on the orders of the leader of the Zuo Alliance." Master Fang Zheng said.

"Okay!" Zuo Lengchan looked serious, "Everyone, one man and three cavalry, rush to the aid of Mount Tai! We must get to the Taishan sect before the big devil Dongfang Bubai!"

That night, all the masters of the righteous path traveled under the stars and arrived at the foot of Mount Tai when the sky just turned white.

Tianmen Taoist asked the disciples stationed at the foot of the mountain, and he was relieved when he learned that the sect was safe and sound.

Everyone was tired and exhausted, so they repaired and rested at the foot of Mount Tai while continuing to inquire about Dongfang Bubai's whereabouts.