Chapter 118

The two Taoists were stunned as if they had seen a ghost in the daytime, but Shen Qiao was not proud to frighten them.

"Xiao Yunchang, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have grown a lot taller." His gaze shifted to another person, his expression was as gentle as before, almost unchanged, "Le An's martial arts have also improved, I just haven't When you show up, you'll notice."

Le An and Yun Chang looked at each other, and after a moment of panic, they hurriedly saluted: "I have seen Master Shen, well, Master Shen!"

Shen Qiao: "Is your master okay?"

Le'an: "Uncle Lao asked for more information. Master is still in good health. Ever since you came down from the mountain, Uncle Master has always talked about you. If he knew that you were safe, he would be very happy."

Although their masters were of the same age as Shen Qiao, they were much older. They had been concentrating on their cultivation on Mount Xuandu and rarely bothered about the mundane affairs of the sect, and only accepted these two disciples in their later years.

Shen Qiao: "I also miss Senior Brother Liu very much, and I was about to go up the mountain to say hello to him."

Hearing his words, the two young Taoists immediately showed completely different reactions.

Yun Chang raised his eyebrows with joy, while Le An revealed a worried look.

Taking the changes in their expressions into his eyes, Shen Qiao deliberately said, "Why, don't you guys go back with me?"

Yun Chang spoke quickly, and before Le An could speak, he said, "If Master Shen is willing to go back, we couldn't be happier!"

Shen Qiao said with a smile: "But I don't think you are very happy, Senior Brother Le An?"

Le An hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Master Shen is serious, because now the whereabouts of Headmaster Yu is unknown, and the situation is a little chaotic. We don't want to get involved, and we originally planned to go down the mountain to avoid the limelight." Who knows that I also met you.

At the beginning, after Shen Qiao fought Kunxie and fell to the cliff, for a long time, there were rumors in the rivers and lakes, and only a few words were sent back to Xuandu Mountain, and even Shen Qiao's reputation was greatly affected. He said, but in his heart, he inevitably felt that Headmaster Shen lost to Kunxie, which caused Xuandu Mountain's status to plummet and greatly lost the face of Xuandu Mountain. This attitude made Yu Ai become Headmaster later, and not many people opposed it. Everyone They all feel that Yu Ai has the means and ability, and maybe he can really lead Xuandu Mountain to revival.

However, the masters of Le An and Yun Chang were not optimistic about Yu Ai at the time, and strictly ordered them not to get involved in the internal affairs of the sect. The three of them, the master and the apprentice, seemed to be out of the sight of everyone, and their sense of existence was extremely weak. Still light, eager to try, although he listened to the master's order, he would inevitably have some criticisms in his heart. Who knew that the subsequent development was unexpected, and it also proved that their master was right. Yu Ai encountered a bottleneck in cooperating with the Turks. At this time, the situation in the Central Plains has already changed rapidly. When the North changed its dynasties, after the Sui Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, the control of the Turks over the Central Plains was gradually weakening, and the status of Xuandu Mountain became more and more embarrassing.

However, at this time, the head teacher Yu Ai suddenly disappeared overnight. There were no dragons in Xuandu Mountain. Tan Yuanchun, the eldest disciple of Qifeng Pavilion, temporarily took the position of head teacher. Some people on Xuandu Mountain also raised objections, and among them, the elder Liu Yue opposed it the most.

Le An and their masters used seclusion as an excuse to not see outsiders, but Le An and Yun Chang were called to the door several times. quiet.

After listening to the cause and effect, Shen Qiao was silent for a moment: "As the headmaster, Yu Ai has extraordinary martial arts, and he was on Mount Xuandu, why did he disappear overnight, have you heard any rumors?"

Both of them shook their heads: "Master has an order, we are still young, and we are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the sect, but just a few days before Master Yu disappeared, the Turks came to the mountain, and it was said that they wanted us to do something. , but was rejected by Uncle Yu, and the two sides broke up unhappily, so many people said that Uncle Yu's disappearance was related to the Turks!"

This is more than half of what Yuan Ying said before.

Shen Qiao asked again: "Who was the Turk who came that day, can you recognize it?"

Le An Yunchang said he didn't know him.

At this point, the two young disciples didn't know much, and they had nothing to ask. Shen Qiao said, "I want to go up the mountain, do you want to come with me, or stay at the foot of the mountain?"

The two looked at each other, Yun Chang said, "Uncle Shen, let's go up the mountain with you, lest you suffer!"

Le An didn't have time to cover Yun Chang's mouth, so he had no choice but to keep silent, acquiescing to his junior brother's words.

Shen Qiao smiled. Although Yun Chang was quicker in his mouth, he was better at being straightforward. Le Anlue was a little afraid of things, but it wasn't bad, otherwise he should have refused out loud.

"Forget it, you finally got time to go down the mountain to play, or stay at the foot of the mountain and have a good time. It's not too late to go back in two days."

Le An saw that Shen Qiao would definitely not be good at going up the mountain this time. Maybe he wanted to regain his position as head teacher, which would definitely require the support of the elders. Qiao didn't mention it either, it was their villain's heart that saved the gentleman's belly.

"Now that the position of headmaster has not been decided, Xuandu Mountain will not be able to find peace for a day. Master Shen, only you are the headmaster appointed by Zhenren Qi." Shen Qiao was so refreshing, but Le An was a little embarrassed and said something quickly. to express their position.

The implication is that although they will not mix, if they must support one, they will definitely choose Shen Qiao.

In front of Shen Qiao, his eyes are not enough to see, but it is obviously not Shen Qiao's style to care about with a young man.

"Thank you." He patted Le An on the shoulder, "Don't be naughty and make trouble at the foot of the mountain, go back early."

His tone was normal, as if he was admonishing him on weekdays, and if he didn't know it, he thought that Shen Qiao was just going up the mountain for an outing.

The two young Taoists stared at Shen Qiao's retreating back for a long time, and Yun Chang suddenly said, "Senior Brother, we should have gone up the mountain with Uncle Shen! He blamed himself for not speaking up for Uncle Shen that day, and if he sees us evading and shrinking, I'm afraid he won't be happy."

Le An: "Elder Liu wants to be the head teacher so much now, I'm afraid he won't easily give way to Uncle Shen. How do you know how Uncle Shen will end up going up the mountain this time? If we follow up, people will misunderstand that we are with Uncle Shen. Tired the master?"

Yun Chang lowered his head in frustration: "Hey, I always feel that we are a little unkind."

After all, Le An couldn't bear to see his younger brother disappointed: "How about we secretly follow behind?"

Yun Chang: "Alright!"

But he said that Shen Qiao and Bianyanmei went up the mountain all the way. When the disciples on duty saw him, they all showed the same reaction as Le An Yunchang - as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight. As the two of Shen Qiao went up the mountain, they didn't dare to step forward to stop them, but there were still a small number of people blocking Shen Qiao's way, and they said rudely, "Abandoned disciples in Xuandu Mountain, how dare you rush into the mountain!"

Shen Qiao recognized him, and this person seemed to be the named disciple of the elder Liu Yue: "Lou Liang, why are you still here guarding the mountain after a few years?"

This sentence is very gentle, like a normal greeting, but it hits the other party's weakness, Lou Liang's face immediately flushed, and he didn't know whether it was shame or annoyance: "You, you...Shen Qiao, you rude fanatic, today Xuandu Mountain, where is your place to stand!"

Shen Qiao smiled slightly: "You're right, it's a bit abrupt for me to go up the mountain rashly like this. No matter what, I have to have a guide. I think you're quite suitable."

After all, he reached out and put his hand on Lou Liang's shoulder.

Lou Liangming looked at the other party's slow speed and no tricks to speak of, but before he could react, he was controlled, and felt a sharp pain from his shoulders, he couldn't break free even half a minute, and his color changed for a while.

Since the opening of the mountain gate in Xuandu Mountain, the news has not been as stagnant as before, and Shen Qiao's actions outside have been passed on to the disciples from time to time, but after all, being famous is worse than meeting, even if they heard about Shen Qiao a hundred times Powerful rumors are worse than seeing it with your own eyes.

Lou Liang was not a fool either, he immediately realized that he was sent to the door as a raft, and quickly obeyed: "Master Shen spared his life, the disciple is also ordered to guard here, no one is allowed to go up the mountain, it is definitely not disrespectful to the uncle!"

Shen Qiao's eyebrows moved: "No one is allowed to go up the mountain? But what happened on the mountain?"

Lou Liang knew everything and didn't dare to hide the slightest bit: "Yes, the elders are holding a meeting on the mountain to discuss the candidate to take over as the head teacher."

Shen Qiao: "Are all the elders here?"

Lou Liang: "Only Elder Kong is in retreat, so he is absent."

The elder Kong in his mouth is the master of Le An Yunchang.

With such a fearful master, it's no wonder that the apprentice is the same. Although Bianbianmei watched from the sidelines without saying a word, she was disdainful in her heart.

What Shen Qiao thought was: The evil consequences of closing the gates of Xuandu Mountain for several generations finally surfaced one by one, and the long-term closure made people's hearts also closed. There are ambitious people like Yu Ai, and there are also elders like Kong who were closed up and raised children. With the courage, feel that it is better to do less than one thing, and protect oneself wisely.

"That's right, I should go up and listen."

Lou Liang hurriedly said, "I'll lead the way for Uncle Shi!"

In fact, even if he didn't want to take it, he wouldn't do it. His long, snow-white hand held his shoulder like a pincer. Lou Liang was in pain, but he didn't dare to show the slightest bit of pain. Very interestingly, he introduced the situation on the mountain to Shen Qiao.

When others saw Lou Liang shriveled, they dared to step forward to stop them, and they gave way to both sides of the road, leaving Shen Qiao and the three to go up.

This is not entirely deterred by Shen Qiao's martial arts. When Shen Qiao was still in charge, he was very good to all the disciples, and he was clearly rewarded and punished for the public, and he didn't put on airs in private. After the battle of Bu Feng, Yu Ai joined forces with the elders in the faction, which caught everyone by surprise. Although many disciples did not dare to commit the following crimes, they would inevitably have their own thoughts in their hearts. Now that Shen Qiao is back, many eyes There was even joy in it.

Lou Liang took these eyes into his eyes, and he had a measure in his heart, and whispered to Shen Qiao: "Shen Shishu, this disciple knows that you are coming back this time, and you must seek justice. My master has always been loyal to Xuandu Mountain, only Because I am dissatisfied with Elder Tan's ability to be the head teacher, I have strongly opposed it, the disciple is bold, and I want to ask you to have a large number, raise your hand, and don't care about him, okay?"

Although this person is reckless and reckless, he has a little conscience. Shen Qiao smiled slightly: "What if I have to care about it?"

Lou Liang was at a loss for words. He was still a named disciple after so many years. In addition to his average aptitude, the reason was because his master Liu Yue was a person who judged people by their appearance, and rejected those who were not good-looking. Lou Liang was born in average, naturally There is also a lack of luck, but because he is already Liu Yue's registered disciple, and he can't worship other elders, Lou Liang should not be so depressed. It's not up to him what he wants to do.

With Lou Liang leading the way, the two of Shen Bian had no obstacles along the way. Some of them were disciples who were admitted after the battle at Banbu Peak and did not recognize Shen Qiao, so they greeted Lou Liang when they saw Lou Liang: "Senior Brother Lou, there is no order from above. , are you not allowed to wait for the idle people to go up the mountain?"

Lou Liang's expression was solemn: "Who said that this is an idle person and so on, I sent Shishu Shen to come back specially to attend the meeting!"

Others were stunned by him, and let them go without asking much, saving Shen Qiao's actions.

Looking at it this way, Lou Liang is still quite useful.

Watching Lou Liang and the others leave, the disciple who just blocked the way asked his companion with a confused look, "There doesn't seem to be an uncle named Shen in our sect?"

The companion racked his brains, and a flash of light flashed: "The last name is Shen... Could it be that one, Shen Qiao?!"

The two suddenly realized, and then looked at each other and changed color, but at this time, the other party had already gone far away, and there was no time to stop them.

Shen Qiao and Lou Liang came all the way to the door of Sanqing Palace, not far from the entrance of Sanqing Palace, when they heard a loud shout from inside: "Tan Yuanchun! You temporarily took charge of the teaching because after the disappearance of Master Yu, the sect had to be taken care of by someone else. , we have no objection just now, but after all, acting as a teacher is different from a teacher in charge, in terms of martial arts, you are not the number one in Xuandu Mountain, and you can’t rank in the rivers and lakes, so why should you take the seat of the teacher!”

Lou Liang looked embarrassed because the voice was from his master Liu Yue.

Because the content of today's discussion is very important, and everyone here is Xuandu Mountain's elders, they feel that their martial arts are good, so they did not let the disciples guard outside the door, so the three of Shen Qiao walked closer, and no one noticed for a while.

In contrast, the tone of the person who answered him was much calmer, not sullen or angry, and did not seem to be angry because of it: "Elder Liu, if you have something to say, isn't everyone negotiating? Although I am not talented, among the elders Among them, the seniority is also the lowest, but I understand that the reason why everyone recommends me is not because I have the highest martial arts, but because I take care of the general affairs all the year round, and I am familiar with it. Yes, you can do something for Xuandu Zifu, right?"

Liu Yue sneered: "As you put it, it doesn't really matter if the headmaster is high in martial arts, as long as you are familiar with the general affairs? My disciple, Lou Liang, who deals with the common affairs on a daily basis, wouldn't it be more appropriate?"

When he said this, not only did Lou Liang feel ashamed outside, but even Tan Yuanchun outside the door was slightly displeased.

Liu Yue: "Junior Brother Tan, it's better to be a person with some self-knowledge. Why did Zhenren Qi abandon you, a well-respected eldest disciple, and have a good eye for Zhangjiao Shen? Isn't it because of your mediocre aptitude? If you have to choose you, Then I would rather invite Junior Brother Shen to come back, I heard that Junior Brother Shen has improved his martial arts, and he has been a teacher before, how can I say it is more suitable than you?"

Hearing this, Shen Qiao was no longer silent, and walked in: "Thank you Elder Liu for your love."

No one expected that Shen Qiao would appear outside without a sound, and then walked in without a sound. There was a strange silence in the hall.

After a while, Tan Yuanchun got up to greet him, with a look of surprise on his face: "Second Junior Brother, when did you come back!"

Shen Qiao: "I just went up the mountain. I heard that you were discussing about teaching, so you came here. Didn't you bother you?"

Everyone was more or less embarrassed.

After Shen Qiao fell off the cliff, Yu Ai stole the position of headmaster, which is not a good name to discuss in detail, but at that time, he joined the elders and became a powerful leader, and no one could say a word. Of course, everyone must have had something in their hearts at that time. Their own thoughts, but in fact Shen Qiao is still a member of the Purple Mansion of Xuandu, Yu Ai is missing now, and when Shen Qiao comes back, no one can rob him of the position of headmaster.

Not to mention, the mountains and rivers of Qifeng Pavilion are still carried on their backs!

Liu Yue was the first to react and said in front of others, "Junior Brother Shen would be fine since he came back, but now Yu Ai is missing, and the Xuandu Mountains are headless. It's gone!"

Tan Yuanchun also smiled and said, "Yes, Ah Qiao, it's fine if you come back, but do you want to take a break before talking?"

Facing his concerned eyes, Shen Qiao declined: "Thank you, Senior Brother, we have rested at the foot of the mountain. I heard that something happened to Yu Ai?"

Tan Yuanchun: "Yes, Junior Brother Yu suddenly disappeared a few days ago. He was fine the night before, but suddenly disappeared the next day. We searched Xuandu Mountain and couldn't find him."

His words stopped, his eyes moved to Bian Mei behind Shen Qiao, and he wondered: "Who is this?"

Shen Qiao had no intention of concealing: "This is the disciple of Sect Master Yan of Huanyue Sect, and fellow Daoist Bianbianmei."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at Bianbianmei, who did not show the slightest embarrassment, but let others look at it generously.

Tan Yuanchun was surprised at first, and then he was deeply distressed: "On the mountain that day, you were taken away by Sect Master Yan. I didn't have time to stop you. It's useless as a senior brother. I didn't expect you to be hanging around with people from the Demon Sect!"

Shen Qiao's face did not change: "Senior brother's words are serious, and he can't bear the word, Shen Qiao can't bear it, what my brother saw with his own eyes, I was almost captured by Yu Ai, but fortunately saved by Sect Master Yan, you didn't go to find me afterwards? ?"

Tan Yuanchun sighed slightly: "A Qiao, don't be angry with the big brother. At that time, Xuandu Mountain was controlled by Yu Ai. How could I have the ability to mobilize my disciples to find you?"

Shen Qiao said lightly: "Even Yuan Ying and Hengbo can abandon everything and come down the mountain to find me, but I look up to the big brother."

Tan Yuanchun: "A Qiao, I know you're angry..."

"Senior brother," Shen Qiao cut off his words: "In everyone's heart, you have always been a good person, and you are good to everyone, so we have several brothers and sisters, all of whom love you very much, but a good person does not mean that you have no bottom line of principles. I don't blame you for being blinded by Yu Ai, but I don't blame you for that, but on that day, I clearly told you that Yu Ai poisoned me in front of you. Even if you don't believe it, you should always investigate it afterwards? , even Yuan Ying and Hengbo, who didn't hear about it with their own ears, would believe me. You and I met again after a long absence. Not only did you not ask about this, but you questioned my character with the Huanyue Sect. Chilled!"

Tan Yuanchun finally changed color: "What do you mean?"

At this time, the disciples on duty rushed in, with blood on their bodies: "No, elders, people from the Hehuan Sect have rushed up the mountain, and there are also Turks!"