Chapter 23 Preliminary Investigation

Outside the Holy City of the headquarters, the Demon Cult has many secret halls, led by the elders of the Demon Cult, responsible for the local believers and handling various affairs. It is relatively safe and does not interfere with each other. (The genius can remember it in only 3 seconds) For example, Yi Wufeng's jurisdiction is Huguang, Yunnan and Guizhou, Su Quan manages Qinghai and Gansu, while Xiang Hu's sphere of influence is Guanzhong, Shaanxi, and Chang'an City is his old nest. Xiang Hu has been operating here for many years, and I don't know how many eyeliners have been installed inside and outside the city, and can accurately deliver invitations, which is not unexpected to Hu Xiaotian.

In order to compete for the secret map of the black iron, Xiang Hu was seriously injured by Lei Li, and had to escape with hatred. According to Hu Xiaotian's judgment, Xiang Hu had to cultivate for at least several months before he could recover. Why can't he wait to jump out and hold on to the guests? There is also the second senior brother Zhan Feng. Hu Xiaotian has heard of his name for a long time. He is brave by nature and likes to kill and fight. He is the most famous figure among the younger generation of the Demon Sect. He is deeply afraid of the Baidao Sect. Although the two are brothers of the same sect, they have never met before. I wonder if Zhan Feng is really as cruel as the rumored one?

Among the four disciples of Xuanzong, Chi Yan became famous the earliest, had the strongest martial arts skills, and had the widest connections. He received support from many elders; Zhan Feng was obsessed with martial arts, was fighting and bloodthirsty, and made amazing moves repeatedly, which were highly praised by a generation of believers; Cheng Ying was very scheming and talented, and won the favor of the chief elder of the temple. Compared with the above three, Hu Xiaotian had the shallowest foundation in the Demon Sect, the weakest power, and the weakest martial arts. In order to compete for the position of leader of the sect, who knew whether Zhan Feng would find an excuse to attack and openly kill him? When he first went down the snowy mountain that day, he was chased by Cheng Ying's dead soldiers.

Song Qian was familiar with the internal affairs of the Demon Sect, so he naturally knew the cruelty of the dispute between the leader, so he knew a little about Hu Xiaotian's worries and said, "Young Master is worried about Zhan Feng. Xiang Hu secretly attacked the war in the name of holding a banquet?" Hu Xiaotian said, "Xiang Hu wanted to take my life several times and clear the obstacles for Zhan Feng. How can I not guard against it?" Song Qian said, "Young Master is too worried. The dispute between the leaders of the past dynasties is strictly prohibited from interfering directly. Xiang Hu may dare to be unfavorable to the prince in private, but in public, he will never dare to touch a hair of the prince, otherwise it will definitely attract the anger and punishment of the leader. Since Chang'an belongs to his territory, he must secretly send people to ensure our safety, so as not to be attacked by other elders in the sect. No matter how fierce the dispute between the leaders of the sect is, it is never allowed to collude with external forces to harm the disciples of this sect."

Hu Xiaotian frowned and said, "According to your words, Xiang Hu will not turn against you openly, but what about Zhan Feng? Zhan Feng is my senior brother. If he uses evil moves on me in the name of a competition, who can blame him? Uncle Song, have you ever dealt with Zhan Feng? Who is he?" Song Qian pondered: "I have met Mr. Zhan Feng several times, but I have no chance to have a deep conversation, let alone any friendship. But according to my judgment, he looks rough on the surface.

Hao is fighting, but in fact he is very good at seizing opportunities and knows how to win people's hearts. He is never as impulsive and reckless as the rumors. The battle between the leader of the sect is far from the final decisive battle. As long as the battle forward is not stupid, he should not choose to murder the young master at this time." Hu Xiaotian said: "Oh, what do you mean?" Song Qian said: "First, among the four disciples of the leader, the eldest son Chi Yan is the strongest and has the most hope to take over the next leader. If I were

Zhan Feng must treat Mr. Chi Yan as his biggest opponent, not Mr. You. Joining the weak and fighting against the strong is a well-known truth. Second, although your strength is the weakest, you are Elder Su's son-in-law after all. If you deal with you at this time, wouldn't you completely offend Elder Su? If Elder Su publicly expresses his support for the eldest son to take office, wouldn't his chance be even more slim? Third," he paused, looking at the complicated eyes.

He then whispered to Hu Xiaotian, "Who doesn't know that Elder Yiwu Fengyi and the young master have a life-and-death covenant? Although she has been missing for many years, what if she appears in the world and returns to the God Cult in the future? If Zhan Feng kills you, it will definitely lead to Elder Yi's desperate revenge." Hu Xiaotian felt ache in his heart. His experience outside the Qin King's House today flew across his mind like lightning, and he murmured: "Elder Yiwu Fengyi, are you still alive?"

Hu Xiaotian thought of lightning, and the internal sect of the Demon Cult cannot help but fight. The emphasis is on the strong as respect. Although Song Qian listed...the reason, he believed that Zhan Feng would not turn against him, but after all, the heart was apart. Who dared to understand other people's ideas 100%? But if he avoided it, what appropriate reason should he refuse? If Xiang Hu was not given face and dared not even attend the banquet, once he was promoted by someone with a heart, it would have an extremely bad negative impact on himself. (Win Q coins,) How could those rebellious, brave and combative masters of the Demon Cult elect a timid person as the leader? He recalled when Chi Yan passed on his merits.

Words, the World-Destroying Overlord Decision is the first and most powerful mental method in the world. When the stronger ones are stronger, they will be invincible. If you blindly avoid and do not fight, it will easily cause your cultivation to regress, especially when he practices forbidden exercises at this time. The cultivation of mind and perseverance is crucial. Once you have the idea of ​​fearing weakness, it is impossible to break the restrictions in your body. Therefore, no matter from which angle you consider it, he should attend this banquet. Zhan Feng wants to test his human nature, so why can't he take this opportunity to test this senior brother who is known for his bravery? After the idea is settled, he said decisively: "Reply to Xiang Hu, Zhan Feng, just say I will go to the banquet on time." Song Qian said: "Yes."

Hu Xiaotian thought for a while and said, "Uncle Song, I happened to meet a group of masters from the Qinglong Society today. They were hiding in the Qin King's courtyard. The house is located near Dechang Tower. The Qinglong Society is a powerful enemy of my God Sect and has great plans. You should send someone to detect their movements and find out who their leader is. Don't be alerted." Song Qian said in surprise: "The Qinglong Society actually colluded with the Qin King? This is incredible." Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "The Qin King may not be

Knowing the existence of the Qinglong Society, you should focus on checking a manager named He in the Qin King's Mansion. This person is most likely a secret spy installed by the Qinglong Society beside the Qin King." Song Qianqi said: "Young Master, where did your news come from? How could it be so accurate?" Hu Xiaotian laughed and said: "This is what Ke'er told me. By the way, I will keep an eye on Baihua Pavilion, which is the secret stronghold of Baiyun Sect. No matter what information I find, I must inform me immediately."

Song Qian waited for him to finish his order and said, "Young Master, Mo Hufeng, the head of the Mo family, has left the Lei Family Fortress, and has about forty people with Mo family and guards. He is currently living in a house in Chang'an City." Hu Xiaotian was excited and said, "Mo Hufeng finally entered the city. As long as he does not hide in the Lei Family Fortress, we will have the opportunity to seize the mysterious iron secret map." Song Qian frowned and said, "But there are Shaolin, Wudang, and the Beggars' Sect and other good players. Who has the ability to break in and grab the treasure?"

Since the Tang Dynasty, Shaolin Temple has been the leader of the northern martial arts world. There have been countless masters since the ages, and the temple has hidden dragons and tigers, and its strength is unfathomable. The Wudang Sect was created by Zhang Sanfeng. It emphasizes the combination of movement and stillness, and uses softness to overcome hardness. Wudang internal martial arts and Tai Chi sword techniques are famous in the contemporary era. It is the largest sect in the southern martial arts world. Today, the largest gang is neither the Demon Sect nor the Qinglong Sect, but the Beggar Sect with hundreds of thousands of gangs, especially in this dynasty. The Beggar Sect has a very high status and is one of the few officially recognized gangs. Because the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had traveled all over the world before he became famous and begged for three years, and received great favors from the Beggar Sect. After he ascended the throne and became emperor, he did not forget his past kindness and gave the Beggar Sect a lot of convenience. With official semi-public support, the Beggar Sect is so popular that no one can compare to the world.

Hu Xiaotian said: "Elder Huitong of Shaolin Temple, Wudang Qingxuzi, and Beggar Sect Zuo Yiding, these three are all top experts in the world. If you want to attack Mo Hufeng, you must consider the possibility of their intervention. With our current strength, you can only pay attention to the treasure hunting in secret. Looking for opportunities to take advantage of the situation, you should never act as a pioneer. By the way, yesterday you let you make a sound, how is the matter of doing things?" Song Qian said: "Please rest assured, my subordinates have acted according to the plan. At most, at least three days, the northwest underworld will spread all over Mo Hufeng to get the news of the treasure map." Hu Xiaotian said: "As the head of the Mo family, Mo Hufeng has made a lot of friends, and will definitely visit fellow martial arts people and meet heroes from all over the world. No matter who wants to start, he will definitely choose when he goes out to visit friends. Uncle Song, this time is very critical." Song Qian pointed his head and said: "I understand."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Among the five major families, the Mo family and the Tang family have arrived in Chang'an. Is there any definite news about the Dongfang family? "Song Qian said: "These two major families are expected to arrive tomorrow. The Dongfang family head Dongfang Zheng, and the Murong family head Murong Bufan both led the team himself." Hu Xiaotian felt a stir and asked: "Is this Murong Bufan a person who is as famous as my senior brother twenty years ago?" Song Qian said: "That's right. Murong Bufan, the eldest son Chi Yan, Tang Bowen of the Tang clan, and Zhou Mingye of Kunlun, and at the same time, he pursued the number one beauty in the martial arts world, which caused a sensation in the world. In order to win the hearts of the beauty, they made an appointment to fight the top of Huangshan. Unfortunately, an accident happened later. The decisive battle was cancelled. The four people became an unsolvable case."

Hu Xiaotian, a secret history of the martial arts world, knows more clearly than anyone else, and there is no need to say more, and there is also an emotional entanglement with Tang Xue, which is difficult to forget.

Song Qian also said: "Among the heads of the five major families, Dongfang Zheng is the oldest, Lei Hongtao has the strongest lethality, Tang Boquan is the best, Mo Hufeng is the most cunning, and Murong Bufan has the greatest ambitions. The other four major families are mainly children of their own surnames and masters from other surnames as supplements. Only Murong's lineage is unique. Many of Murong's disciples do business and practice medicine, and the true martial arts are very limited. Since Murong Bufan ascended the position of the head of the family, in addition to the family's original medicinal materials business, it has also expanded to wood, sea transportation, fur, tea and other industries, and wealth.

The source of the source is Gengbang, so there are many masters, including Goryeo swordsman and Fusang Langren. In order to compete for the position of leader, Murong Bufan spent a lot of effort over the years to try to convince the other four families to agree to the foreign masters participating in the dispute over the league leader." Hu Xiaotian patted his head lightly and said to himself: "I heard the five clan alliance calluses, but I don't know how the leader was produced? I just compete in martial arts?" Song Qian smiled and said: "Young Master doesn't know, it's understandable. It's just that the subordinates are not meticulous enough and have not explained it clearly to the young master."

The battle between the leaders of the five clans is held every five years and is organized by the five major families in turn. On the day of the formal alliance, each family selects five elite disciples, draws a lot of martial arts competitions in two groups, and the family where the winner is located is the next leader. According to the agreement of the five clans, any disciple can only participate in one alliance competition, and no repeated registration is allowed to participate in the second session. If the age is over the upper limit of forty years, he will automatically lose the qualification for the competition. The competition is limited to the disciples of the original surname of the five clans, and foreign masters have no right to end up. The competition is through competition.

As the main theme, no magic weapons must be used, no poisoning, or intentionally hurt people. This martial arts competition has continued to this day and has actually become the best stage to test the strength of the young generation of each family. Except for the Murong family, the other four major families have young masters who are famous in the world, so Murong Bufan tried his best to request the amendment of the regulations and allow foreign experts to fight. It is estimated that before the formal meeting, Murong Bufan will still replay the old tune and throw this issue again. Whether the old rules will be broken will become the focus of everyone's attention.

Hu Xiaotian frowned and said, "Murong Bufan's wishful thinking is good, but the other four families are not fools, right? Even if the regulations are reset and foreign experts are allowed to participate in the competition, can Murong Bufan ensure that the masters he invited will win? There are countless experts in the world, and your Murong family can ask for help, and the Lei family and the Mo family can do it too." Song Qian said, "I heard that Murong Bufan invited the first swordsman of Goryeo and the first samurai warrior of Fusang, so I think he is sure to win." Hu Xiaotian sneered: "The absurd martial arts in the world originated from Middle Earth. Goryeo, Fusang's income is nothing more than fur, and he dares to come to the Central Plains with a thick face.

The earth is showing off its power? Yelang is so arrogant. He is watching Tianqingxuzi, Ji Haoming, and Gao Qingcheng are not stronger than them?" Song Qian coughed lightly and said, "Young Master, these three people you mentioned are indeed very strong, but unfortunately they will never join a certain family. Whoever makes a name for himself and has outstanding skills is not a disciple of a famous sect? Who would betray the master or sect and go to be a disciple of the five major families? If his origin is unknown, he will not be able to qualify for the competition." Hu Xiaotian shook his head and sighed, "I hope Murong Bufan's proposal will be rejected. I don't want to see aliens show their power at the martial arts competition."

After the two discussed, Su Haoran, Nangong Qiu and others rushed back after hearing the news. After meeting, they could not avoid explanation. With Hu Xiaotian's hint, Song Qian would not tell Qin Ke'er's incident to avoid embarrassment.

The next morning, Hu Xiaotian took Nangong Qiu and other guards out, first bought a few exquisite and elegant gifts, and then came to Tan Zaiqin's mansion to post a visit. The one who came to receive him was the old servant he had seen last time: "Young Master Hu, you came unfortunately. My master has already gone to the palace." Hu Xiaotian bowed and said, "Old man, please forgive me for taking the liberty, can your lady be there? I was injured the day before yesterday, thanks to her skillful treatment and gave me a gift.

He wore the robe, so he wanted to thank her in person today. Look, I have bought all the gifts." The old servant said, "Young Master Hu, isn't this convenient?" Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "Young Master Hu, you have to repay the favor of a drop of water. Could you please tell me? If Miss Tan doesn't want to see me, then I'll leave the gift." The old servant nodded and said, "Since that's the case, please wait for me and I'll go and ask the lady what she meant."

After waiting for a while, the old servant returned and asked Hu Xiaotian to meet in the living room. Hu Xiaotian was overjoyed and repeatedly thanked him, asking Nangong Qiu and others to wait outside the door, and personally took the gift and went straight into Tan's mansion.

In this meeting, in addition to the Miss Tan who was wearing a white dress, two maids were present, adding tea to the guests. Hu Xiaotian sat down and gave a gift: "Miss Tan, the young man came uninvited, disturbing the tranquility of the lady. Please forgive me." Miss Tan replied: "Young Master Hu is polite. Has your injury healed? My father was still talking about you yesterday and wanted to find someone to ask about your situation." Hu Xiaotian said: "There is a lady's magical medicine, and this little injury is naturally not a problem. I visited today and prepared a gift. First, I would like to thank the lady for giving me medicine and healing my wounds, and second, I would like to thank the lady for giving me clothes.

Well, please don’t dislike it.” Miss Tan waved her hands repeatedly and said, “No, you were injured in my house. This is what I should do to treat the wound. How can I receive your gift? If my father knows it, I will scold me.” Hu Xiaotian said, “Miss Tan, this is my intention. In fact, the gift is not expensive. It is just rouge powder produced by Jiangnan Lingxiutang. If you refuse to accept it, would you let me take it back and apply it yourself?” Miss Tan’s eyes circulated, her eyes glanced at him, and she couldn’t help but laugh, just like a spring orchid blooming, and she whispered: “Okay, let’s not be the case.”

Hu Xiaotian deliberately mentioned the scene of the conflict the day before yesterday and sighed: "The Princess Ziyu's whipping is very fast. Could it be that she has learned martial arts after learning from her master? If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would have been afraid that she would not only get a whip." Miss Tan said: "Princess Ziyu is born in a wealthy family and has many guards at home. She is also active and fun. She has been pestering others to learn some fur. In fact, she has never worked hard and practiced hard, which means she is just a fancy way to scare people.

Forget it. If she is rude and offensive, please don’t keep it in her heart.” Hu Xiaotian said, “Don’t worry, I’m not the kind of petty person. Looking at the lady’s appearance, I have a deep sisterly relationship with Princess Ziyu, which makes people envious.” “Envy?” Miss Tan is so smart and agile. She glanced at him gently and said with a smile: “Why did your son say this? Isn’t you envy the power and wealth of King Qin and want to get in love with Princess Ziyu?”

Hu Xiaotian looked at those cunning and bright eyes and said with a hard heart: "The King of Qin is in power in the northwest. If I, a scholar, can I gain his appreciation, will it have risen from now on?" His purpose of coming to Tan's mansion today was to find an opportunity to approach Princess Chang'an, and then investigate the secrets in the Qin King's courtyard to confirm whether Yi Wufeng's life or death. This was carried out simultaneously with Song Qian's secret investigation, and a two-pronged approach.

Miss Tan asked softly, "Didn't the young master go to the capital to be appointed as an official? Why did he change his mind?" Hu Xiaotian said, "The King of Qin is a royal family, with his hands and eyes. With him coming to take care of him, the powerful people in the capital always give him some face, right? If Miss Ruo met Princess Ziyu, please give me a few words to give me a few words to recommend myself in front of the King of Qin and show my ambitions." Miss Tan's expression turned cold, obviously misunderstood that Hu Xiaotian was a scholar who was tempted by the flames and was willing to step out of the palace in a light, and she said lightly, "The Princess Chang'an has been banned by the prince and is not allowed to step out of the palace in the short term. After she lifts the ban, I will tell you something." Hu Xiaotian was disappointed and exchanged a few more words. Seeing that the other party was cold, he left the contact address and said goodbye.

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