Chapter 115

It was Yuan Ying who came.

It was said that after Shen Qiao fell off the cliff, although Yu Ai tried his best to push back, people on Xuandu Mountain were still in a panic. Yuan Ying ranked fourth among the disciples of Qifeng Pavilion. In the sect, it also plays a role of obscurity. After Yu Ai took over the purple palace of Xuandu, he felt that his junior apprentice was the least timid and could not make any waves, so he did not pay too much attention to Yuan Ying.

It is no secret that Yu Ai cooperated with the Turks and accepted the title of Bishop of Taiping Yuyang. At that time, the Turks were very powerful, and the two kingdoms of Zhou and Qi in the north had to bow their heads to him. Yu Ai could see the great ambitions of the Turks. They also want to restore the former scenery of Xuandu Mountain with the help of the Turks, so they have a close relationship with each other. Even the attack on Yan Wushi outside the Tuyuhun King City that day did not have much overlap with the interests of Xuandu Mountain, but Duan Wenyang made an invitation. Yu Ai also stepped in to help.

But the Turks' plans for Xuandu Mountain do not stop there. Xuandu Mountain has been inherited for a long time, and it has extraordinary influence on the rivers and lakes and even in the Taoist sect. If you can turn the headmaster of Xuandu Mountain into your own puppet, it will not only mean that you have mastered an important force in the Central Plains Daoist sect, but also mastered the wealth and martial arts books of Xuandu Mountain for hundreds of years.

In the eyes of the Turks, it is precisely because the Xuandu Mountain without Qifeng Pavilion has been closed for a long time, and gradually declined. Shen Qiao has left, and the people of the sect are scattered. A good time to get in.

Duan Wenyang studied under Hulu, but due to the issue of blood, his identity was far less noble than that of his younger brother Kunxie. He urgently needed a great contribution to improve his status, and he just hit it off with the self-reliant Dong and Turkic Erfu Khan. Unfortunately, the development of things did not match their expectations. Although Yu Ai accepted the title of "Real Bishop of Taiping Yuyang", he refused to let the Turks intervene in academic affairs, nor let Erfu Khan send people to Mount Xuandu. The cooperation between the two parties is superficial and cannot go further.

Seeing that a large piece of fat like Xuandu Mountain was placed in front of him, but he could not speak, the Turks were naturally unwilling.

And these things, Yuan Ying is actually not very clear, when he left Xuandu Mountain and met Yu Shengyan who was returning from the sword test conference on the way to Qingcheng Mountain, the other party told him one after another.

Before that, Yuan Ying felt the increasingly gloomy atmosphere of the sect. He had found the third senior brother Yu Ai several times, and proposed to find the second senior brother Shen Qiao to come back and revive the sect. Yu Ai comforted him several times and taught the young disciples how to The job was handed over to Yuan Ying, Yuan Ying felt Yu Ai's trust and entrustment, so she had to put the matter aside for the time being. Who would have guessed that there would be a wave on the ground, and the little junior sister Gu Hengbo left without saying goodbye and went down the mountain privately. Yu Ai was furious and furious, but Yuan Ying was shocked by the content of the letter that Gu Hengbo left to him, and she felt a little more towards Yu Ai. Pay attention and look for opportunities to investigate secretly.

At this moment, an elder from Xuandu Mountain approached Yuan Ying privately and expressed his willingness to support him and replace him with Yu Ai. Xin, quietly found an opportunity to leave Xuandu Mountain.

Yuan Ying seldom went out since he was a child, and the mountains were boring, but he could endure loneliness. Zhenri either practiced martial arts or read books. He didn't have the liveliness and intelligence of young people at all. Even Gu Hengbo, who was about his age, couldn't stand it. Get closer to Shen Qiao.

He was originally from a wealthy family, but because of his stuttering problems when he was a child, and because of the large number of children in that family, he was not liked by his parents. Afterwards, he was lost due to the negligence of his servants, and then met Qi Fengge. Qi Fengge took him back to Yuan's house and handed it over to Yuan Ying's parents. Seeing that Yuan Ying's qualifications were not bad, Qi Fengge agreed.

Over the years, let alone the experience of going down the mountain, Yuan Ying has only returned to the Yuan family once. His slightly dull personality makes him one of the least conspicuous existences on Xuandu Mountain, even the matter of quietly leaving Xuandu Mountain. , and it was only discovered a few days later.

After going down the mountain, Yuan Ying had no experience and didn't know where to go. He wanted to find Shen Qiao, but he didn't know where Shen Qiao was. It was said that there was a sword test conference in Qingcheng Mountain. , and because he did not have enough money, he was hungry and full.

Unexpectedly, he was a step late. As soon as he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, he ran into people who came down from the mountain one after another. Yuan Ying heard about the wonderful events at the sword test conference, and also heard that Shen Qiao was taken away by Yan Wushi, and he was worried. , and then ran into Yu Shengyan who also came down from the mountain.

Yuan Ying's appearance is not astonishing, and his clothes are described as a passer-by. Others rarely pay attention to him, but Yu Shengyan always raises his head to listen when he hears someone talking about Shen Qiao, so he pays attention. Just reporting on his family, Yu Shengyan knew that the other party was actually Shen Qiao's junior brother.

After listening to Yuan Ying's remarks, Shen Qiao's expression fell into deep thought, and after a while he asked, "Who is the elder who hinted that he could support you as the headmaster?"

Yuan Ying: "It's Elder Zhang Benchu."

Xuandu Mountain has been passed down to this day. Although the mountain gate has been closed for a long time, there are many internal branches and factions. Take Qifeng Pavilion as an example, it should be regarded as an orthodox branch, so it has to be the headmaster. The rest of the elders can inherit the farthest martial arts. It can be traced back to the second generation of the same sect masters and brothers. Although they all belong to the Purple Palace of Xuandu, they each have one or two unique martial arts that are not passed on. Therefore, strictly speaking, most of the elders in Xuandu Mountain are the same as Shen Qiao and the others. In a generation, there are some who are older than them, they are Shen Qiao and their uncles and uncles, Zhang Benchu ​​is one of them.

Shen Qiao: "The reason why Yu Ai was able to successfully become the head teacher at that time, and the seven elders who supported him, must have Zhang Benchu's share?"

Yuan Ying nodded: "Yes."

Shen Qiao: "What about the senior brother? You are ranked fourth. He has already looked for you, and he should have also looked for the senior brother?"

Yuan Ying was a little bewildered: "This, I don't know about this. I spend all day in the house reading books, practicing swords with, or, teaching, teaching those disciples, practicing swords."

Speaking of this, he looked ashamed: "Second Senior Brother, yes, I'm sorry..."

This apology is not only because he failed to answer Shen Qiao's question, but also an apology for Shen Qiao's failure to do what he had done before.

Shen Qiao was not angry, but patted him on the shoulder as before: "Don't say sorry, you don't like arguing with others by nature, and you rarely travel far, this time you can find out what's wrong in time, come down the mountain to find me, already That's good. So, after meeting Zhang Benchu, you didn't go to Yu Ai to explain the situation?"

Yuan Ying blushed a little: "No, no. Earlier, Fifth Junior Sister told me that he had something to do with your falling off the cliff, so I will be on guard against him..."

Shen Qiao sighed slightly and said nothing more.

Yan Wushi's gaze stopped for a moment on Shen Qiao's hand resting on the opponent's shoulder, and said lazily: "Since Junior Brother Yuan is here, let's stay here. Seeing that your face is yellow and skinny, let the chef give it to you. Make up for it."

Shen Qiao glanced at him, thinking who is your junior brother, the words swirled around in his throat, but Shen Dao was long-lived and kind, and he didn't say it in the end.

Yu Shengyan was stunned. What he thought was not that his warm-hearted master suddenly looked at Yuan Ying differently, but that he was plain short of Yuan Ying's generation.

Where did this little stammer borrow such a big face, and let my master call you a junior brother, and you are still grateful?

Yuan Ying was naturally not in awe, because he didn't know who Yan Wushi was at all. Hearing the other party said to let him stay, he hurriedly turned around to ask his senior brother's meaning.

Seeing him looking at him, Shen Qiao smiled and said, "Since Sect Master Yan sincerely invites you, you should agree."

Yuan Ying just saw Yu Shengyan salute Yan Wushi, and he should have thought of Yan Wushi's identity, but at this time he realized it later, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Sect Master Yan, then, then I will disturb you!"

In the past, not to mention just one Yuan Ying, even ten Yuan Yings, Yan Wushi would not take it seriously, but today is not what it used to be, Yuan Ying bears the title of Junior Brother Shen Qiao, in his eyes after all is to be different.

However, it can be seen from this that Qi Fengge's apprenticeship is really eclectic. He has five apprentices, all of whom have different personalities, and it is even rarer to be as dull as Yuan Ying.

After Yu Shengyan dejectedly led Yuan Ying to settle down, Shen Qiao looked at the chessboard in a trance.

Yan Wushi could see at a glance what he was thinking: "Do you want to go to Xuandu Mountain?"

Shen Qiao retracted his mind: "Yes, I want to go back and have a look."

The desire to go back has been there for a long time, but Shen Qiao did not want to take risks before, but now it is different, his skill has recovered almost, even if he is at the level of Zen Master Shang Xueting, he still has the power to fight.

No matter what, Xuandu Mountain was always the teacher he grew up with, even if Shen Qiao had no intention of being the head teacher, no one would be allowed to have bad intentions and try to destroy the pure land in his heart.

Since Zhang Benchu ​​found Yuan Ying, it means that Yu Ai no longer meets his expectations. There must have been conflicts between the two sides, and their conflicts may be big enough for Zhang Benchu ​​to want to expel Yu Ai from his position as head teacher. Combined with the information obtained from the Huanyue Sect, if there was no external intervention, Shen Qiao would definitely not believe it.

Yan Wushi: "Alright, it's almost time. With your current martial arts, you might not be able to chop Yu Ai into eight pieces. You should be able to pierce your heart with one sword."

Shen Qiao was a little speechless: "I don't necessarily have to kill someone if I go up!"

Can you say it so bloody without moving?

Yan Wushi smiled playfully: "I'm afraid I can't help you. Xuandu Mountain is like a piece of fat in a cage. Now that the cage has a gap, is there any reason why the beasts who have been greedy for a long time will not jump up?"

Although Shen Qiao didn't like this kind of description, he also understood that the other party was right. This is the current situation of Xuandu Mountain. Although Yu Ai's martial arts are high, people often lack defense when facing the inside, just like he did back then. .

Yan Wushi: "Actually, I also received a piece of news that the Hehuan Sect got very close to the Turks after losing a large area of ​​power in Chang'an."

Shen Qiao frowned: "You mean that the Hehuan Sect will also have a hand in the matter of Xuandu Mountain?"

Yan Wushi: "Then I don't know. You are alone in this trip. Why don't I lend one of my disciples to help you, Bianbianmei and Yushengyan, which one do you want?"

Shen Qiao: "This is the internal affairs of Xuandu Mountain, why bother them both?"

Yan Wushi said deliberately: "So, do you want me to go with you in person?"

Shen Qiao is a sincere person, he didn't mean it at first, but was taken aback by Yan Wushi.

Before waiting for an answer, Yan Wushi smiled and said, "Unfortunately, this time it wasn't as you wished. The last time I fought with Xueting, my injuries are still not healed, and I may not be able to help if I go."

How was his injury? Shen Qiao had already checked the pulse in person last time, and it was clear. At this time, listening to what he said, for some reason, his heart became uncertain.

"Why hasn't it been better after so long?" he said, reaching out his hand.

Yan Wushi didn't move or moved, maintaining a posture half leaning on the soft pillow, and he was also holding his wrist by Shen Qiao.

After concentrating for a moment, Shen Qiao's expression changed slightly: "How could this be?"