Chapter 135: The Backstab of the Yinkui Sect

"Are you satisfied with the battle of Yongan?"

Zhu Yuyan looked at Su Fan with a cold face and said dissatisfiedly, "Do you know that because of this, our Yinkui Sect almost had internal strife, and some elders inside were very dissatisfied with me?"

"Why should Sect Master Zhu be angry with those short-sighted people? Our cooperation is of great benefit to the Yinkui Sect and has no harm."

Su Fan sat on the Prefect's seat and said lazily.

"Hmph! I hope you can remember the conditions you promised me before. Otherwise, our Yinkui Sect will not let you off. Even without Lin Shihong, we can still cooperate with other noble families."

Zhu Yuyan gave a warning.

"Of course! Sect Master Zhu, rest assured, this official values oaths the most. Since you and I are cooperating, your conditions will definitely be executed."

"You should have seen the academy I built; it is to revive the Hundred Schools. The predecessor of the Yinkui Sect was one of the Hundred Schools, and I also promised to let people from your Yinkui Sect enter the academy and serve as instructors."

"It's just that the Yinkui Sect must abide by the rules I have set."

Su Fan didn't care about Zhu Yuyan's unhappy tone. This time, being able to defeat Lin Shihong and their Southern Coalition army so simply—

Besides the gap in strength between the two sides and Li Jing's proper command, there was also the withdrawal of the Yinkui Sect.

Long before the great battle between the two sides, Su Fan personally sought out Zhu Yuyan and demanded that she and the Yinkui Sect withdraw from the coalition army, with the condition that after he unified the world in the future, he would recognize the Demonic sect as the Holy sect.

And help the Yinkui Sect wash away its name.

At the same time, help the Yinkui Sect unify the Holy sect.

This condition made the Yinkui Sect's heart move.

Back then, when the Yinkui Sect chose Yang Jian, wasn't it also to let the Holy sect wash away its name and no longer be the Demonic sect that everyone shouted to beat?

Unfortunately, because of Yang Guang, the Great Sui fell into this chaotic world before the Holy sect could revive.

Having no choice, the Yinkui Sect had to make a new choice. Lin Shihong was their disciple, but unfortunately, in terms of ability, he was not superb.

And ever since he proclaimed himself King of Chu, he had been vaguely slack, or rather, he only thought about being a hegemon in the south and didn't think about unifying the world, or perhaps he had self-knowledge.

It was precisely because she saw this point that Zhu Yuyan decisively abandoned the former when Su Fan came to persuade her.

She chose to form an alliance with Su Fan.

Lin Shihong wouldn't do, so she could only choose the stronger one, and the Yuwen Clan was undoubtedly very powerful.

Especially after defeating the Southern Coalition of Lin Shihong, the Yuwen Clan was the hegemon in the south at this time, and as long as they digested the forces of these warlords in the south, their strength would increase again.

By then, their strength would be the number one in the world.

Especially since she had already learned that the Song Clan of Lingnan had decided to withdraw from the ranks of fighting for hegemony over the world, the south was the Yuwen Clan's.

With the north and south opposing each other, and the major forces in the north still fighting each other and unable to unify, this situation was too favorable for the Yuwen Clan.

Zhu Yuyan also placed her bet on the Yuwen Clan.

To tell the truth, it wasn't that Zhu Yuyan was willing to abandon Lin Shihong, but rather that Lin Shihong's later performance showed he was not a wise master at all.

He only took down a small piece of territory and was already satisfied, impatiently proclaiming himself king. Fortunately, he encountered Yang Guang, a guy who loved greatness and success, and the entire Great Sui was harmed beyond recognition.

The imperial court had no time to take care of the south; otherwise, he would have been wiped out by the Great Sui long ago.

The power of the Yinkui Sect spread throughout the world, and many gangs in the jianghu were actually under the control of the Yinkui Sect.

They had a very full understanding of the world.

The warlords of the world were fighting for the dragon, just like the fight for the dragon at the end of the Han Dynasty. The northern warlords were dominated by the military, and the Li Clan itself was one of the noble families of the Great Sui, and the Li Clan was a branch of the Li family of the Longyou military clan.

Secondly, Dou Jiande of Hebei, a peasant uprising, rapidly ignited the peasants of the entire Hebei. Peasant uprisings were often surging at the beginning, but they were not lasting.

However, Dou Jiande's ability was indeed real; his strength was even above the Li Clan on the surface. He had already fallen into his hands in the land of Hebei, with three or five hundred thousand troops in his hands.

There were also Liang Shidou of Shuofang, Liu Wuzhou of Dingyang, etc.

Of course, Wang Shichong in the Guanzhong area, Wang Shichong who occupied Luoyang, could be said to have inherited a large part of the wealth of the Great Sui.

Luoyang, the largest and wealthiest capital of the Great Sui, was under the control of Wang Shichong. It could be said that he was a rich and handsome guy.

He was not lacking in grain, troops, or horses.

Of course, how could a peasant uprising be without Wagang? The strength of Wagang Fortress could not be underestimated. Ever since Li Mi became the leader of Wagang, a batch of noble family disciples joined, making Wagang Fortress rapidly transform.

In this way, the north could be said to be a struggle for hegemony among heroes.

No one knew who would become the hegemon of the north in the end.

Wang Shichong, the Li Clan, or Wagang, or perhaps Dou Jiande.

Of course, as the Sect Master of the Yinkui Sect, Zhu Yuyan was more optimistic about the Li Clan because the Li Clan's foundation was the strongest.

Although Wang Shichong inherited a part of the wealth of the Great Sui imperial court, in terms of military affairs, the Li Clan inherited the most.

Wang Shichong at most obtained more support from civil officials.

In a prosperous age, civil officials were naturally good, but now it was a chaotic age, and the most important thing in a chaotic age was the power of the army.

More importantly, Zhu Yuyan received reports from her disciples that her old rival was secretly supporting the Li Clan behind her back.

Originally, the new generation of saintess of Cihang Jingzhai came out of the mountains to choose the wise master of the world, and the target was the second son of the Li Clan.

Because of the Yuwen Clan, the momentum of the Buddhist sect was severely hit at Jingnian Zen Temple, causing their plans to fall through.

But it still couldn't stop the actions of the Buddhist sect. Instead, because of the actions of the Yuwen Clan and the Demonic sect, the Buddhist sect felt even more pressure, so they accelerated their actions.

The Buddhist sect was not the Demonic sect; they were often more united. Once they wanted to do anything, their power would be exerted very quickly.

This was also the reason why the Demonic sect had always suffered setbacks.

Because the Demonic sect was best at internal strife and could not integrate into a single force, it was naturally at a disadvantage in opposing the Buddhist sect.

For example, now, clearly the Demonic sect had two Grandmasters, and their strength on the surface was clearly stronger than the Buddhist sect.

However, these two Grandmasters happened to have grudges, let alone joining forces; they would probably kill each other first if they met.

Power could not be concentrated, so naturally, the effect of doing things was much worse.

The Buddhist sect wanted to support the Li Clan. Originally, the Li Clan's strength was very powerful, plus the support of the Buddhist sect.

Zhu Yuyan knew that their trouble was big.

With these two forces joining forces, it would probably be very difficult for the north to resist. Although Wang Shichong and Wagang had good strength, it was very difficult for them to join forces, and they were in a state of life and death.

Only when one side fell could they stop.

In this way, it was very difficult to have the power to participate in the struggle between Dou Jiande and the Li Clan.

Once the Li Clan took down the land of Hebei, the Li Clan's strength would expand rapidly. By then, it was very likely that the Li Clan would unify the north. ===== CHAPTER 136 =====