Chapter 839: Turmoil (122) (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Ya Na)

"You can consider it at your discretion. I have just returned from the old master, and the old man also asked a question, also pondering... now is not a good time."

Since Li Minggong said so, Li Jiangqian naturally nodded, keeping this matter in his heart. He placed two letters on the desk and said softly: "There is one more thing. The matter of Daoist Shou Ding has been settled."

Daoist Shou Ding left the Li family years ago, originally intending to go to the Chen family, but was hard-stopped by Li Jiangqian. Letters were sent to the Chen family and Jingyi, and now they have all been sent back.

"One is from the Chen clan of Yuyang, mostly words of thanks for my family's reminder. The person who sent the letter contacted Shou Ding, saying that there was also chaos in the Chen clan. If he comes, he can go to a stronghold in the Southern Border first."

Li Jiangqian shook his head helplessly and replied:

"Although Daoist Shou Ding was full of doubts and saw the intention of refusal, he did not go. The other is a letter from Jingyi Mountain, arranging for him to travel in the Southern Border. He had no choice but to go south in depression."

Li Minggong breathed out slightly, but saw Li Jiangqian say with some surprise: "This Jingyi Mountain is also strange. The letter is polite to my family, but it scolded Shou Ding bloody. It seems that this family is also a quite temperamental Daoist lineage."

While joking, he sent Li Minggong out, still thinking about the previous words in his heart.

The Fei family has a certain degree of autonomy on the North Bank. The Li family has not moved for so many years. In fact, there are many voices in the clan. No matter what the voices in the hall are, the two major surnames of Chen and An have firm positions, supporting the reduction of Fei family autonomy, and even annexation.

'Chen Yang is very smart. On such a sensitive issue, he does not allow the Chen clan to make a second choice...'

'As for the An clan...'

The old man of the An clan, An Jiyan, is still alive. This person has bowed to Li Tongya, and his status is comparable to Chen Donghe of the Chen clan, but the true leader is his son, An Siwei.

This Guest An was once one of the few Foundation Establishment protectors of the Li family and was once highly valued. But once the Li family achieved Zifu, his shallow immortal foundation could not be used... Later, he was captured by the enemy. After returning, many juniors replaced his position, and he has also kept a low profile. But on this matter, he has already spoken several times, to the point where the Fei family is a bit unable to hang on.

As for the various branches, most of them remain silent. Counting from the Zhou Xing generation, there are a total of four. Zhou Fang and Zhou Yang are busy seeking benefits for their juniors and have no mind to manage these things. Almost whatever the family says, the two will do. Xinghan and Zhou Ming do not care about things, and their voices are even smaller.

The only seedling of the Chengming generation, Li Cheng, has a serious and eccentric personality and is usually unpredictable. Li Minggong and Li Xuanxuan did not give a definite answer, but the meaning in their eyes is also that it is not appropriate to move the Fei family.

'Fei Qingya... as long as Fei Qingya is not arranged, all arrangements for the Fei family are empty talk... It is just that 【Clear Qi in the River】 has been cultivated, and it is not easy to explain to Fei Qingyi, so find a reason to send him away... Strange, why don't the Zifu give her some arrangements? '

He was pondering deeply when he saw the door ring lightly. With a burst of footsteps, two people arrived in front of the hall in a hurry. One was sturdy, honest, and simple, bowing his head, while the other did not even care to bow, only coming inside. Although the momentum was aggressive, the face was ugly and livid.

"See the Patriarch!"

Li Jiangqian's heart moved slightly. The two people in front of him, one was Li Wen, an old minister who sat in Yuting for several generations, and the other was Li Cheng, who was in charge of Qingdu and had Qi Refining cultivation, the only seedling of the Chengming generation. He immediately stepped down from the stage and asked:

"What is this for."

Li Cheng's face was livid, his two lips were pale, and he whispered:

"Report to the Patriarch, the life jade of the second brother is broken."

"Second Uncle?!"

Li Cheng's descendants were almost all lost in clan affairs, and his daughter Li Xingsai also died in the hands of demonic cultivators. He only treated his two nephews as sons, namely Li Zhoufang and Li Zhouyang of the Zhou Xing generation.

These two brothers were the figures with real power in the clan who always cared about the juniors and had high prestige. The two brothers always cared about the shade of their relatives and juniors, which was very unpleasant in the eyes of the family holders. Li Jiangqian changed them to the East Bank to watch, and changed Li Cheng back to manage Qingdu, but he did not expect such a thing to happen! "How could this be!"

Although this elder's talent was not first-class, he was considered the backbone of the direct line, and he was the direct descendant of the Zhou Xing generation with a prominent status. Li Jiangqian was shocked first, with anger in his eyes, and immediately asked: "Then... how is the eldest uncle? The two elders were together on the East Bank... is there any news sent back?!"

Li Cheng shook his head with a gloomy face, his rigid face full of pain, gritting his teeth: "There is no news, fortunately, the life jade is intact and there is no major obstacle."

Li Jiangqian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Although Eldest Uncle Li Zhoufang and Second Uncle Li Zhouyang always advanced and retreated together, and their status and cultivation were similar, it was clear that the status of the two in Li Jiangqian's heart was completely different.

Just one point, Li Queyi who cultivated in Ziyan and Li Jiangzong, the new star in the clan, were the children of Eldest Uncle Li Zhoufang. Li Zhouyang was just the uncle of these two...

Although this was very cruel, a trace of luck did flash in Li Jiangqian's heart. The rest was incomprehension and anger. He looked at Li Wen who was kneeling in front of the hall, and heard another burst of footsteps. Chen Yang in black armor came up from the side, knelt on one knee, and presented the letter with both hands.

Together with them were Li Minggong and Li Xuanxuan. Li Minggong's face was just ugly, while Li Xuanxuan was a bit painful and angry. Neither of them disturbed him, standing silently on the side.

Li Jiangqian bowed slightly, took it with a gloomy face, read it once, and sent the letter to Li Xuanxuan's hands.

The old man took it and read it, and heard Li Jiangqian say gloomily: "Today my family and Duxian were fighting in the wilderness... A group of Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators secretly entered the wilderness, looted the East Bank, broke two large arrays, and killed many people. Although Protector Cui arrived in time... it was already too late."

Li Jiangqian saw this and understood. The Li family and the Duxian Dao were fighting on the river. Both distance and time could be grasped, so it was easy to be surrounded if they came to sneak attack, so they were calculated by others.

"And recently, Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle were on the East Bank. They should have been with Protector An, but Eldest Uncle divided the responsibilities differently. Today was originally his responsibility, but he always let Second Uncle replace him. It was this change that saved a life."

Li Cheng read it with burning anger, handed the letter to Li Wen beside him, bowed to the ground, and said sharply:

"The wilderness is full of my family's eyes and ears. This group of Foundation Establishment cultivators came and went without a trace. Being able to sneak into the East Bank must have been helped by hidden magic tools. It is definitely not ordinary! It is someone who deliberately harmed us... I hope the Patriarch will investigate!"

Li Jiangqian naturally knew these things. The people who harmed his family would never be demonic cultivators or loose cultivators. His face sank, and he had other doubts in his heart. Li Wen bowed and said:

"My family occupies the west of the wilderness. Being attacked in the heart, then this group of people came from the downstream in the east. The two banks downstream are Duxian, Muquan, Xuanmiao..."

Li Jiangqian shook his head and replied:

"As long as there is a good hidden magic tool, it is not difficult to pass through the territory of these forces. Just wait for Protector Cui to come and ask."

Once this was said, Li Cheng had to suppress his temper.

The East Bank was very close to here. The life jade in Qingdu had not been broken for long before a burst of noise was heard. Cui Jueyin landed in the continent, looking uneasy.

Following him was Li Zhoufang. This eldest uncle, who had always considered his descendants, had no trace of honesty, his face was blue and white, and he knelt down with a thud, trembling:

"Patriarch... Patriarch must avenge him!"

"My brother... worked hard all his life, but was harmed by the enemy... even his bones were not left! There are not even a few descendants under his knees!"

He cried miserably. Li Jiangqian also felt it was tricky. At this time, it was not the time to care about etiquette. He comforted Li Cheng and Li Zhoufang, directly let Cui Jueyin come up, and said angrily:

"Protector Cui, you saw the demonic cultivators. How were these people dressed, and was there any exposure of their whereabouts?"

Cui Jueyin hesitated, looked at Li Jiangqian, and then turned to look at Li Cheng. This middle-aged man died watching his nephew grow up from childhood. The heaviness of his mood was not something a few people could experience. Cui Jueyin hesitated like this, and he could not help it.

Cui Jueyin looked at Li Cheng's irritable appearance and finally opened his mouth with an uneasy expression:

"The specific number of this group of people is unknown... but they are all Foundation Establishment cultivation, and they hold magic tools, which seems to be quite helpful for breaking the array. Those two large arrays are not brilliant, like paper paste... said to break, they break."

"Two people fought with me... whether it is Guest An or Miaoshui, many cultivators on the scene saw it... one is 'He Shui', I do not know the immortal foundation, and the other is very obvious... it is 'Nan Chou Shui'... and took out quite good talismans to escape... it is definitely not an ordinary family."

"Later, I chased all the way to the territory of Muquan. His family was actually fighting with a group of demonic cultivators, and the fight was extremely fierce, so I had to retreat."

Once this was said, Li Jiangqian immediately frowned, knowing why Cui Jueyin had been silent for so long.

'Nan Chou Shui'! The only Zifu power famous for cultivating 'Nan Chou Shui' on the other side of the river was the Duxian Dao, which was confronting the Li family!

'How is it possible!'

Li Jiangqian was stunned in his heart, but Li Cheng suddenly realized, knelt down with a thud, and said sadly:

"It is indeed Duxian! They dragged my family's main force on the river, secretly sent cultivators to sneak into the East Bank, and sneak attacked my family! Sure enough... this Duxian Dao... has been plotting against my family for a long time!"

Li Jiangqian helped him up and advised:

"There are many 'Nan Chou Shui' in the south of the river, and the Lin Gu family also cultivates 'Nan Chou Shui', but it is only an immortal foundation, so it cannot be concluded yet. Uncle, take care of your body..."

Li Cheng did not get up, and Li Zhoufang was even more tearful, gritting his teeth:

"There are many 'Nan Chou Shui', but the enemy fighting with my family is only this one!"

Li Cheng turned to look at Cui Jueyin and wept:

"Dare to ask Protector Cui, since the Senior fought with the enemy, is the immortal foundation brilliant or not, and is the enemy's magic technique exquisite? There is always a high and low distinction! If it is some miscellaneous Daoist lineage, it is definitely not the opponent of Protector Cui!"

"Being able to escape from Protector Cui's hands without revealing any traces, I am afraid it is that 'Nan Chou Shui' family on the other side of the river!"

Li Cheng's hatred was not small. The death of his daughter Li Xingsai years ago was also related to Duxian. Now that Li Zhouyang was added, how could he not be gritting his teeth?

He himself was usually serious and eccentric, but his brain turned no slower than ordinary people. He immediately grasped the key, and every sentence was what Li Jiangqian and Li Xuanxuan wanted to ask. Cui Jueyin sighed and replied:

"This person's technique is very brilliant, it must be a famous Daoist lineage, and the magic technique is not weaker than my Cui family. It is a pity that the cultivation is not enough, and it was only by using those few brilliant talismans that he escaped."

Looking at it this way, this person almost wanted to write the three big characters of Duxian Dao on his face!

Li Jiangqian sighed in his heart. Not everyone knew about the affairs of Jiangbei. From Li Cheng's perspective, this matter could only be done by the Duxian Dao. But Cui Jueyin and others knew that the two families had a tacit understanding in private. To say that at such a moment, Seeing Guan Gongxiao could still go crazy to harm his family, Li Jiangqian did not believe it.

'Seeing Guan Gongxiao can bend and stretch, which is true, but he is definitely not a character who does not care about the head and the tail, nor will he do such a thing for immediate small profits...'

He looked at Cui Jueyin. This Protector Cui was obviously at a loss, not knowing how to say this. Li Jiangqian pondered slightly, heard Li Xuanxuan let out a long sigh, tapped the ground with his cane, stood up and said in a hoarse voice:

"Old Nine, my family and Duxian Dao are confronting each other in the North, but it is only a confrontation. Both sides are afraid of each other and dare not really do it. But now such a thing has suddenly happened, the 'Nan Chou Shui' without any cover, how do we know it is not other families watching with jealousy, secretly pushing the waves, hoping that my family and the other side will fight to the death, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman? At that time, it will make those who are close feel pain, and those who are enemies feel happy!"

"'Nan Chou Shui' brilliant techniques are indeed the symbol of Duxian and the Lin Gu family, but it does not mean that they cannot be obtained by others. If the other side has such ability, why not sneak attack from behind during the great battle on the river? Instead, they have to go around to kill a small Qi Refining cultivator? Just to disgust my family?"

These two sentences had quite good effects. Li Cheng's face changed immediately, with a trace of doubt, but the anger in his eyes did not fade. He lay on the ground and said respectfully:

"Old Master is right, the junior was reckless... But there are so many eyes on the East Bank watching, such a thing happened in full view, if there is no reaction... it is extremely bad."

Li Cheng's words were not bad. The Li family was not prominent in Zifu, and suddenly suffered such a loss. An elder of the direct line with real power was killed. If the whole clan had no reaction, I am afraid it would damage the prestige.

But Li Jiangqian only frowned and looked at Li Zhoufang, asking softly: "Eldest Uncle, what delayed things, half an hour late?"

Li Zhoufang covered his tears and could not care so much, replying:

"It was originally a scandal, but it must be said now. I brought a concubine to the East Bank, but found traces of infidelity. I was furious at the time and spent half an hour to find the adulterer... actually because of this... actually because of this..."

"I understand."

Li Jiangqian then withdrew his gaze, changed the subject and said: "Did the elder leave any relics, and how to arrange the incense? Please let Qingdu handle this matter first. I will send someone to ask... maybe there will be an answer. Please rest assured, Uncle, this matter will not be let go like this... but how to vent the fire, we must find the real culprit."

"As for the East Bank, I will let Chen Yang go there to search for traces."

Li Zhoufang immediately kowtowed to thank him, weeping incessantly. Li Cheng was not easy to fool. He did not hear the exact time and did not speak, but raised his head, was looked at by Li Minggong, and had to kowtow twice more, taking Li Zhoufang down.

Li Jiangqian sent someone to close the hall door, his face sank, and he whispered: "Which family is so bold... at such a time... at such a time, they dare to come to the wilderness to make such a thing! It is really hating my family to the bone..."

Li Minggong also cooled his expression and replied:

"I think the East Bank is also wrong. Zhou Yang happened to bump into the other party, which shows that his whereabouts were also exposed."

"It is inevitable!"

Li Xuanxuan shook his head and replied:

"The Foundation Establishment of my own family is by the river, of course there is no need to hide his whereabouts, but who would have thought that a group of Foundation Establishment would hide their figures and suddenly emerge in the mountains?"

"The current plan is still to search the East Bank and communicate with the Duxian Dao."

Li Jiangqian pondered for a few breaths and asked again: "Why? I think it is better for the old master's previous words to be accurate. Who is hoping that my family and Duxian Dao will fight fiercely, or who does not want to see my family and Duxian Dao secretly ease..."

Li Minggong sighed: "But according to this train of thought, Muquan is fine, Xuanmiao is fine, and even Chengyun is possible."

Li Jiangqian was silent, feeling uneasy in his heart: 'Tinglan, Qiuhu, where are the two True Persons? It is fine that Fei Qingya's cultivated Qi has no arrangements. Now that such a group of people has come to the wilderness to make a fuss, they have no reaction...'

As far as he knew, Ning Wan was in Xianhu. It was understandable that she could not spare her hands. But the current Tinglan had also disappeared. The affairs of Jiangbei were afraid that there had been a deviation, leading this Zifu to go further north. Li Jiangqian just sighed deeply and continued: "Furthermore, I am afraid that this matter involves divine abilities. Eldest Uncle saved a life by mistake. Will it be that the perpetrator does not want to involve Ziyan? If this is the case, then it will be too troublesome!"

"Unlikely."

Li Xuanxuan stroked his beard and shook his head, sighing, replying:

"You don't understand this matter, but I know it. It is not a matter of one or two days. It is deliberately to catch them on the spot, so he secretly used the second child to replace him, and he hid in the dark to observe. Zifu does not need to set up such a long-term layout... It even started to affect from the lake, and there is no such reason. I think it is really... luck!"

Li Jiangqian heard this, and his face looked much better. He nodded and said:

"Then I have confidence. Adding the front and back together, I think it is not like Chengyun or Xuanmiao. They don't have this mind now... Really speaking, this hand is purely looking for trouble for themselves... Staining themselves with a body of trouble for no reason."

"As for the Muquan Sect, True Person Zhu Gong and True Person Tinglan are good friends. Although she governs with tolerance, she is not tolerant to this point. Where do the demonic cultivators under her have such loyalty to fan this fire."

He turned and pulled out the letter paper, saying solemnly: "I think this matter should be asked in the East Sea."

But before Li Jiangqian could explain in detail, he heard another burst of noisy footsteps. He had to open the hall door and let people in. Qu Bushi, the old man, walked to the front quickly, his face surprised and strange, replying: "Report to the Patriarch, report to all the adults... 【Huaihun Hall】 has passed the territory of Fanyun and fought with 【Tangjin Sect】!"

Li Jiangqian got this news, but he was not surprised. He came down from the steps and asked:

"Tangjin Sect?"

"Exactly!"

Li Jiangqian raised his eyebrows and said:

"When is the news?"

"It is said to be last night."

Li Minggong had a very bad impression of the Tangjin Sect. He should have been happy to get this news, but his own direct descendant had fallen, so he was not interested. He just shook his head and said: "Deserved... Tangjin was arrogant in Jiangbei years ago, and there is such a day. Now that their entire immortal sect has only a few people, I guess they really can't fight 【Huaihun Hall】, this makeshift team."

"What excuse did he use?"

Li Minggong asked this, and Qu Bushi hurriedly said:

"Unifying the land of Bai Jiangxi... I heard that 【Huaihun Hall】 was established not long ago, and the Jin Yu Sect also sent people there, acknowledging this person's rule in Jiangbei, and even mentioning that the land of the three rivers belongs to 【Huaihun Hall】."

"And the Tangjin Sect also has territory in Bai Jiangxi. Daoist Bai used this matter to make trouble. Originally, those territories were nothing. After all, the Tangjin Sect has also closed the mountain now, and there are not many mountain peaks under it. If you give it, you give it..."

"But not only handing over these territories, 【Huaihun Hall】 also wants the nearby spiritual mines... The Situ family has no business now and only relies on this to make a living, so naturally they are unwilling to agree."

Li Jiangqian breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head secretly:

'I thought the time was too late, but I underestimated Daoist Bai's greed. Now he is also lucky, and no Zifu will use divine abilities to guide him. It is purely his full greed...'

"What did the Jin Yu Sect say?"

Qu Bushi hurriedly said:

"Since True Person Tianhuo appeared in person, took away the treasures of the Tangjin Sect, and disdained the group of Tangjin Sect people... the rumors in Jiangbei have faded, and the cultivators of the Tangjin Sect are even more ashamed and angry, not daring to call Jin Yu friendly. Daoist Bai... should have seen this point and boldly marched west."

Li Jiangqian then nodded. So many things happened in just one day. He rubbed his temples and suddenly asked: "There is also a Situ Ku in the Tangjin Sect... in my family's dungeon, right."

Situ Ku had been imprisoned in the Li family for many years, mostly by sealing his cultivation and soft confinement. Coupled with the fact that the Ding family was once in the Funan territory, Ding Weijian had a friendship with Situ Ku, and this old man lived quite well relying on this layer of relationship.

'The Tangjin Sect has been abandoned by the Jin Yu Sect. After all, they have done dirty work for their family for so many years. Both the south and north of the river know that the signboard of Tangjin is smelly and fishy. Fighting with 【Huaihun Hall】 will not end well.'

'Fighting like this gives time for the True Monarch to grow. When those mineral veins are lost, the Situ family will guard the mountain, and the prosperous 【Huaihun Hall】 will be the stage for a good show.'

As for the Situ family borrowing the wind of the True Monarch, that is unlikely. After all, whether it is Jiangbei or Jiangnan, the Daoist lineages offended by the Situ family can't be counted with one hand, and the Zifu offended are countless. The reputation is also smelly, and everyone is watching silently.

Li Jiangqian thought of Situ Ku at this time, and also did not have any good ideas. This old man is weak and greedy, very easy to manipulate. The key is that the strength of the Tangjin Sect is high enough now...

'Tangdao Mountain has a large array, 【Huaihun Hall】 is unlikely to attack, and in the end, it is mostly a result of closing the mountain. When this matter is over, Situ Ku is also an important role, and it is a good chess piece after all.'

Characters appearing in this chapter

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Li Minggong "Zhili Xing" 【Mid Foundation Establishment】

Li Jiangqian "Dali Shu" 【Early Foundation Establishment】

Qu Bushi "Cangna Palace" 【Mid Foundation Establishment】

Li Cheng 【Qi Refining Level 5】

Li Xuanxuan 【Qi Refining Level 9】 【Bo Branch Direct Line】

Li Zhoufang 【Qi Refining Level 7】 【Bo Branch Direct Line】

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