Chapter 1702: On Merit and Virtue

As soon as Kou Xuejiao said this, everyone was surprised.

Even Chen Pu did not expect that the position of the leader of the Blood River Sect would change.

As Yu Xiaochen said, after Huo Shiji's death, in the entire Blood River Sect, except Peng Chongjian, the real person who moved the mountains, who else could take on this important task?

Peng Chong frowned briefly. He had an elegant face. At this moment, he was severely injured and even more frail. He just looked at Kou Xuejiao and said: "If Sect Master Huo has any orders, we should obey them. However, Sect Master Huo said to the next person before his death. The candidate for the sect master has expectations, how could I not know?"

"Sect Master Huo has said this many times, how could senior brother not know about it?" Kou Xuejiao said slowly, "Senior brother may have forgotten."

Peng Chongjian smiled weakly: "Who is it?"

Kou Xuejiao turned around at this time and said to Ruan Yuan: "This matter also has something to do with your country."

Facing Si Yu'an's sudden look, Ruan Yuan spread his hands helplessly: "I don't know what Protector Kou wants to say."

Not to mention Si Yuan being suspicious, even Chen Pu's expression changed slightly.

The Qi State conquered the Xia State and now dominates the southern border. It is impossible to say that it has no thoughts about the surrounding countries. The plan of the Governor-General's Office of Southern Xia should be especially focused on the Liang Kingdom.

However, the Qi State took the lead and asked Jiang Wang, the Marquis of Wu'an, to defeat his peers in Jiange and force Jiange to give in. Could it be that the back foot also has arrangements in the Blood River Sect, and is he even able to intervene in the position of the leader of the Blood River Sect?

Is this ability to organize the world too scary?

And he, Chen Pu, felt deeply about Huo Shiji's death and had a heart to protect the Blood River Sect. Of course, the stability and independence of the Blood River Sect are also very important to Mugu Academy.

In terms of emotion, reason, and righteousness, there is no way to retreat. At this moment, his expression still looked gentle, but in his heart he was ready for a head-on confrontation with Qi Guo.

He even couldn't help but wonder, could the death of Blood River Lord Huo Shiji have something to do with Qi State?

Xu Mingsong is also an elder of the Blood River Sect. He has been fighting in the Niehai Sea for countless years. How could he suddenly do such a stupid thing? Spying on Yan Dao is certainly a reasonable reason, but is there any other possibility?

After all, the person in charge of the current Qi State is Jiang Shu, who achieved the hegemony of the Eastern Region. After all, he is the top emperor who knocked down such a talented and powerful emperor as Xia Xiang!

Chen Pu had to think about it.

I still remember that Emperor Xia Xiang personally went to Tianxing Cliff to discuss the Dharma with Han Shentu, the master of Guitian Palace and the first Legalist in the world. He left seven chapters of "Debate on Dharma and Teaching", which are still talked about today.

What the world doesn't know is that Emperor Xia Xiang also went to Shushan to debate scriptures, but that debate was not made public, so it became unknown to the world.

People in the Southern Region knew very well how powerful Emperor Xia Xiang was, and therefore they were even more wary of Emperor Qi who defeated Emperor Xia Xiang.

Yu Xiaochen couldn't help but said: "Who is that person? Xiaochen has no memory at all. It can't be that Sect Master Huo only told you about it before he was alive?"

Kou Xuejiao didn't care about the rudeness of his nephew. He just looked back at Peng Chongjian and said softly: "A native of Linzi, Qi State, today's champion is Chongxuanzun!"

Peng Chongjian's brows wrinkled.

Kou Xuejiao continued: "Sect Master Huo expressed many times during his lifetime that he wanted to take Xuan Zun as his disciple and pass on his mantle. He believed that he was perfect, had the character of 'caring for the common people', and could inherit the glory of the Blood River Sect to the greatest extent... …Senior brother, don’t you have any impression of this?”

Peng Chongjian's brows slowly widened: "Of course I have the impression. The sect master also said, 'If Chongxuanzun succeeds to the sect, he will have no regrets even if he dies.' He did say such a thing."

Kou Xuejiao said: "Senior brother, remember, that would be the best."

"But." Peng Chongjian said slowly: "Junior sister Kou, have you forgotten? Chongxuanzun has already rejected the sect master a long time ago and is no longer a member of my Blood River sect."

"Sect Master Huo also said that he is willing to give Chongxuan Zun more time to think about it. We have to admit it. This is the only expectation that Sect Master Huo has had about the selection of the next sect master. If he didn't say something about this in Nie Hai at the end , then this is his last wish." Kou Xuejiao said seriously: "I respect his last wish."

"The sect leader is no longer here, how can we accept disciples?"

"We can accept disciples on behalf of the sect master, and we can also pay full respect to the master."

"How could he agree to come to our Blood River Sect when he is a good champion?"

"Today is different from the past. Sect Leader Huo has left this intention and hopes that he will take over the sect. I believe he will think it through."

Peng Chongjian was silent.

Jiang Wang was stunned!

He really didn't expect such a change.

No matter how the Blood River Sect declines, it is still one of the great sects in the world. Even if the sect leader died in battle and the elders were captured, there would still be at least four real people who would be a powerful force wherever they were placed.

The accumulation of such a sect, which is responsible for suppressing disasters over the long years, is as deep as the sea and cannot be underestimated.

Now you are saying that Zhong Xuanzun has the opportunity to take over all this without doing anything?

It inevitably gives people an almost absurd feeling.

Ruan Yuan next to him was not as simple as Jiang Wang thought, but he couldn't hide his surprise. He guessed that maybe this was a disagreement within the Blood River Sect. The faction represented by Kou Xuejiao wanted to find a strong backer after Huo Shiji's death... But this didn't make sense. Chen Pu was not expressing his position. Do you want to return to the Blood River Protector Sect?

Or is it that the Nanxia Governor's Mansion wanted to take back Jin'an County, which made the Blood River Sect, which had lost Huo Shiji, realize the danger and decide to move closer to Qi in advance?

This incident was of course unexpected, but when Kou Xuejiao really started to promote this matter, there were too many possibilities behind it. Originally, this time of disaster and change, there was so much fog shrouded in it that it was puzzling.

Huo Shiji's appreciation for Chongxuanzun was consistent, and many people knew it. But now that Huo Shiji is dead, Kou Xuejiao still wants to welcome Zhongxuanzun into the sect, and he will welcome him as the leader of the Blood River Sect. This is a bit hard to understand.

With Huo Shiji already dead, it is almost impossible for the Blood River Sect to maintain its independence after ushering in Chongxuan Zun. Doesn't Kou Xuejiao know this?

Is she simply loyal to Huo Shiji and respecting the last wishes of her former sect master, or does she have other motives?

Even if he, Ruan Yuan, is a great master of star divination, it is difficult to predict the changes in people's hearts, especially when he didn't get any information, he was quite confused for a while.

Seeing that his master had stopped talking, Yu Xiaochen was shocked and angry: "That Chongxuan Zun was not even a member of our Blood River Sect before, but now he wants to treat me as the sect leader? How can it be such a child's play if the great sect has been in power for ten thousand years? !”

"What is child's play?" Kou Xuejiao asked him: "Is Sect Master Huo's legacy child's play, or is our respect for Sect Master Huo child's play?"

Yu Xiaochen said: "At that time, Sect Master Huo was just talking about it."

"Did the sect leader just talk about it at that time? You didn't know, and your master didn't know either?" Kou Xuejiao still turned around and asked Peng Chongjian: "Senior brother, what do you say?"

The two guardians of the Blood River Sect are facing each other here, and the two elders, You and Zhang, are not in the sect at the moment. All the Blood River Sect disciples in the square were at a loss, not knowing which way to go.

As spectators who witnessed this scene, the conspiracy theories swirling in Si Yu'an and Chen Pu's minds at this moment could be compiled into a book.

Although Si Yu'an made concessions on the issue of Jin'an Mansion, and although he and Ruan Yuan were chatting and laughing, it did not mean that he was happy to see the Blood River Sect taken over by the Qi people.

Once the Blood River Sect loses its independence, how can Jiange, which is next to the Southern Xia Governor's Mansion, rely on itself?

He stood with his hands behind his back and did not speak first. Because he knew that with Chen Pu's way, he was the one who couldn't be suppressed.

Sure enough, Chen Pu spoke up again. This Confucian great master said to Peng Chongjian and Kou Xuejiao seriously: "The Blood River Sect is a ten thousand year old sect and has its own historical glory. The affairs of the Blood River Sect are our own internal affairs. . I will not interfere. At the same time, I hope that you can handle sect affairs from your heart and in line with the sect's actual situation. I can fully guarantee your autonomy. The punishment palace will also have the same attitude."

This is almost telling them openly - if you are threatened, just blink. Don't be afraid of the people of Qi, our Mugu Academy will support you.

Ruan Yuan looked helpless and felt really complicated.

Regarding the Blood River Sect, as one of the top decision-makers in the Qi Xia War, he certainly knew more about it. Of course he also knew why Qi State was able to ask Huo Shiji to take action against the Changsheng Lord of Nandou Hall, catching Xia State off guard. That involves a huge secret and is also related to Emperor Qi's subsequent layout in southern Xinjiang.

He came to the Blood River Sect with the determination to at least solve the thirty-year border issue in southern Xinjiang. But I didn’t expect accidents to happen frequently.

The turmoil in the Nie Sea is so serious that even the Evil Ancestor Bodhi has appeared. This is one of them. The dignified Blood River True Lord died on the spot due to this sudden disaster. This is the second reason. Now Kou Xuejiao wants to respect Huo Shi's last wish and invite Chongxuan Zun to be the leader of the Blood River Sect. This is the third step.

Now Si Yu'an and Chen Pu were staring at him like a thief, but he didn't know the reason for this change in the Blood River Sect.

I really want to make a divination on the spot and predict that he will be in trouble.

However, under such chaos, hexagrams can easily be taken advantage of by those who are interested, but a wise person will not do it.

He had no choice but to wait and see.

Yu Xiaochen on the side almost burst into tears. Dean Chen is such a good person! The Sanxing Palace was ruthless and cold-blooded, the Jiange looked on coldly, and the people of Qi took advantage of the situation to rob them. Only Dean Chen of Mugu Academy always protected the Blood River Sect with a clear-cut stand.

"Yes, Master!" Yu Xiaochen said: "This moment, that moment. The sect master did not go to Zhong Xuanzun again, which shows that he was not very serious. Let's..."

Peng Chongjian sighed: "The sect master was serious at that time, and he really thought highly of Zhongxuan Zun. He also told me that there might be unpredictable disasters in Niehai, and no one can bear the future of the Blood River Sect. Only Only a peerless genius like Chong Xuanzun can bring hope to our Blood River Sect.”

I don’t know if it’s because of his weakness, but the Master Moving Mountain’s eyes are a little confused at this moment: “Is it supposed to be today?”

Jiang Wang was not familiar with Huo Shi and this True Lord of Blood River.

I just know that he once participated in the joint operation of Shendu Zhenjun Wei Xun, and went deep into the sea to attack Wan Tong. I know that he once took a fancy to Zhong Xuanzun and wanted to accept him as his disciple. I know that he once participated in the Qi-Xia War and blocked the Changsheng Lord of Nandou Palace.

This is all I know.

The life of a True Lord Yan Dao is of course magnificent, far more than that.

However, as the leader of the Blood River Sect, he had been suppressing disasters all year round and rarely lived in the world, yet he died in the Niehai Sea so hastily. This was the only impression left on Jiang Wang, a passerby.

Hearing Peng Chongjian's words at this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if Huo Shiji was so pessimistic about Niehai's future. Could this be the direct reason that led Xu Mingsong to take such a big risk?

Now that Peng Chongjian has expressed his acknowledgment of Huo Shiji's last wish, there is no resistance for Zhongxuan Zun to take over the Blood River Sect, at least within the Blood River Sect.

Because the two great protectors Peng Chongjian and Kou Xuejiao are the two most important people in the Blood River Sect now.

From the outside, if the Blood River Sect has the legacy of its late sect leader and the recognition of the two current guardians, what reason do outsiders have to stop it?

Chen Pu and Si Yu'an were reluctant in every way, and it was hard to say anything at this time.

Kou Xuejiao looked at Ruan Yuan with bright eyes.

Now all that's left is Qi's attitude...

But Ruan Yuan just smiled and said nothing.

Of course he couldn't agree so easily. Even though it all looks so tempting!

Not to mention Chongxuan Zun’s own wishes.

How could a true king of hexagrams like him, with far-reaching plans, believe that there would be blessings in this world? What he believes even more is that everything in the world has a price.

He had even begun to wonder if there was something else going on in this Niehai incident. After the elder Xu Mingsong was captured and taken to Tianxing Cliff, it was difficult for him to hide the truth in front of people like Wu Bingji. If that was a major case that affected the entire Blood River Sect, it was impossible to say that Kou Xuejiao and the others just wanted to use the position of a sect leader to tie themselves to Qi State in order to gain Qi State's protection.

In this way, is it worth it for Qi to gain a Blood River Sect and become an enemy of the Sanxing Palace?

Of course, because the Blood River Sect was such a big piece of fat, he couldn't just kick it away just out of caution. It is also foolish to give up food because of choking.

Blood River Sect's suppression of Niehai is a responsibility. Being here for more than 50,000 years is also a status.

This kind of status is recognized by all the forces, and also by heaven and earth.

How important is this position?

The so-called "God's will favors" is based on this.

For example, Peng Chongjian, the master of Bishan, was a strong man who had the hope of attacking Yan Dao on his own. After suffering a heavy blow in Nie Hai this time, the hope of enlightenment has been reduced a lot. But if he can become the leader of the Blood River Sect, the possibility of becoming a true king will be greatly increased!

Of course, even with such God's favor, it is impossible to guarantee that the path of expansion will be achieved. Even with the help of heaven and earth, heroes still need to seek it out. Otherwise, the Dayan Lian clan, which also participated in suppressing the disaster, would not have died.

Seeing that Ruan Yuan just smiled and said nothing, Kou Xuejiao said again: "Although the lord's will is this, we still have to consider the wishes of the champion. Ruan Zhenjun, I wonder if you can convey it on your behalf? Or I can go to Linzi in person and come to visit you."

Ruan Yuan didn't speak for the time being, just waiting for more conditions. Either increase Qi's profits or dispel his doubts.

But Kou Xuejiao's attitude is also very clear. The Blood River Sect cannot meet these two points. Their conditions are already here. It's a matter of success or failure. Just push all the chips up and just wait for Ruan Yuan to make this decision.

Si Yu'an suddenly said: "Huo Shiji said before his death that no one can bear the future of the Blood River Sect. Only a peerless genius like Zhong Xuanzun can bring hope to the Blood River Sect... I cannot agree with this. , Chong Xuanzun can bring you hope, can’t a peerless talent like Jiang Wang be able to?”

Kou Xuejiao looked at him inexplicably, wondering why the master of the Jiange Pavilion suddenly said this.

Does it matter to Jiange whether the person coming to the Blood River Sect is Chong Xuanzun or Jiang Wang?

Si Yu'an didn't care about her mood, and said: "Jiang Wang still suppressed the disaster on the Qixia battlefield, and his merits are immeasurable, and he is still praised by people. Compared to your elder Xu Mingsong, he has a much more responsible role. In terms of merit, let's talk about virtue. , if the Blood River Sect wants an outsider to be its leader, wouldn’t Jiang Wang be more suitable than Chong Xuanzun?”

Ruan Yuan, on the other hand, glanced at Si Yu'an with a playful expression. I'm vaguely asking, you seem to think that if it were Jiang Wang, you would be able to handle it?

Si Yuan just sneered. As if replying, you guessed it.

Kou Xuejiao reluctantly said: "Things like master and apprentice also depend on fate."

"Huo Shi and everyone are gone, how can we still care about fate?" Si Yu'an turned to Jiang Wang and said with great regret: "I obviously don't think much of you! With Marquis Wu'an's temper, he will break through the Tianmu Peak if he disagrees with you, how can you endure it?" no?"

Jiang Wang:......

He made a wrong step and silently retreated behind Ruan Yang.

He didn't know whether Si Yu'an was trying to muddy the waters or something else. These people were all cunning and cunning, and he, an honest man, didn't want to guess what they were saying. It’s hard to guess right or not, and sometimes I’m hooked as soon as I think about it.

If you pretend to be deaf and dumb today, will you still be fooled?

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