Main Text Chapter 161 Undercurrent (Part 2)

Wan Shunchang said with a smile: "If this is accomplished, the three second-grade magic weapons on Yang Qing will all belong to Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang will pay for the benefits of giving gifts to He Xingxing every year. Wan is willing to take care of it for three years."

Hearing this, Zhang Decheng immediately looked up and said with a smile: "How can I be so embarrassed."

Wan Shunchang greeted his ancestors in his heart, but on the surface he was still polite: "It's not easy for me to come forward for this matter. It all depends on Brother Zhang. It's just a little thought. Brother Zhang, please don't refuse, otherwise Wan will feel uneasy!"

Zhang Decheng sighed: "Since He Xingxing has personally explained it, and Brother Wan has personally come forward, Zhang will do his best!"

Wan Shunchang bowed his hands and thanked him, "Brother Zhang, there is no time to lose!"

Zhang Decheng jumped off the stone couch, walked out of the quiet room and explained to his maid: "Pass the order, let all the mountain masters come to see me immediately!"

At the order of the lord of the mansion, the mountain masters of Changping Mansion came one after another and gathered in the hall to plot for a long time.

After dispersing, the mountain masters of various places hurried back to their own territories, and no one stayed in Changping Mansion.

On the way back, a group of dragon horses galloped with rumbling hooves.

Duan Jirui, the master of Tianxiu Mountain, who came with only two followers, was accompanied by more than 20 people when he left. They were all people who escaped from Yang Qing's sword after the defeat of Lu Yu in Nanxuan Prefecture and fled to Changping Prefecture.

Yuan Zhengkun, the former master of Fuguang Cave, and his subordinates Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao were also among them, and Chen Fei from Donglai Cave was also among them.

These people have not had a good time in Changping Prefecture in the past few years. The old people in Changping Prefecture will not give up the lucrative positions to the newcomers. No matter how good your cultivation is, you will all stand aside, take the lowest pay, and do the lowest-level work.

Those who don't want to can leave, and they won't force them to stay.

But no one wants to leave and become a casual cultivator. If they become a casual cultivator, they may find it difficult to even get a wish-power bead with their cultivation and no special skills.

It is easy to leave, but it is difficult to re-enter this circle. They are all waiting for a position to be vacant.

In order to avoid too much noise by mobilizing people from other places, the mansion owner Zhang Decheng assigned all these people who defected to Duan Jirui, the mountain owner of Tianxiu Mountain.

The first battle will start from Duan Jirui's side. In order to avoid losses, it is considered to strengthen Duan Jirui's military strength.

The end of the year is approaching, the weather is getting colder, and the group of people are on the road in the cold wind, and they are exhausted and rush back to Tianxiu Mountain.

As soon as he returned to his own territory, Duan Jirui immediately ordered to summon the cave masters from all walks of life to discuss matters.

After the cave masters from all walks of life arrived one after another, they also went straight to the hall, but the more than 20 people Duan Jirui brought from Changping Mansion were excluded.

In a courtyard, more than 20 people gathered together, and Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao were still mixed with Yuan Zhengkun.

"Cave master, is there something wrong with suddenly calling us together?" Li Xin asked secretly.

Behind the scenes, the two still called Yuan Zhengkun the cave master.

It was because the two of them also understood that Yuan Zhengkun's cultivation was higher than theirs. Once there was a position that needed people, Yuan Zhengkun would definitely have a better chance than them. It would not hurt to maintain a good relationship when they were in trouble. Maybe they would have to rely on Yuan Zhengkun in the future.

Yuan Zhengkun shook his head, "I don't know what it is. Alas! People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Let's leave it to fate!"

He missed the days when he was the master of Fuguang Cave.

Now there is only one low-grade wish bead every year, and he is not even given a maid. This life is too hard. Fortunately, two old subordinates are still following him.

In fact, none of the more than 20 people at the scene knew what it was, but it was certain that something was going to happen.

After waiting for a long time, the gate of the courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and everyone looked back.

I saw a tall and cold-faced man standing at the door, followed by two followers, and no one knew him.

The man glanced at everyone with a cold look and said expressionlessly: "I am Meng Yide, the cave master of Qinglin Cave. The mountain master has transferred you to my command. You follow me!"

No matter whether everyone agreed or not, he turned around and left.

The people looked at each other in silence. A cave master actually accepted more than 20 of them, which was equivalent to adding two more caves. What does one cave need so many people for?

Everyone didn't dare to have any opinions, so they left inexplicably...

Donglai City is still prosperous. On both sides of the river that passes through the city, men, women, old and young only live for a living, not knowing the ups and downs of cultivation.

The cave master of Donglai Cave is too far away from them, ordinary people. It seems that whether he is in Donglai Cave or not has no effect on them. Even if he stands in front of them, they don't know who he is.

A man wearing a bamboo hat walked through the streets and alleys and stopped in the backyard of a house. He looked up and looked around. When there was no one around, he jumped into the house.

The cold wind was bleak, and the flowers in the yard were withering. A little boy was poking an ant nest under a big tree.

Widowed Ji Xiufang came to the courtyard and looked around. She found her son, walked over quickly and pulled him up. Just as she was about to scold him, a man wearing a bamboo hat suddenly fell from the tree.

Ji Xiufang was startled and was about to scream, but the man in the bamboo hat whispered, "Xiufang, it's me."

The man in the bamboo hat raised his head. Ji Xiufang, who was slightly open-mouthed in shock, was stunned for a moment, and then said happily, "Uncle, why are you here?"

The man was none other than Ji Xiufang's uncle Chen Fei, who fled here after being defeated in the battle.

The reason why he came here was because he was originally from Donglai Cave and was familiar with the situation in Donglai Cave. After being summoned by Qinglin Cave Master Meng Yide for a private interview, he was sent here to inquire about the news and prepare for the subsequent attack.

At this time, Chen Fei had already known why everyone was temporarily assigned to Qinglin Cave Master before Yuan Zhengkun and others.

Changping Mansion has sharpened its sword, and the first place where the sword was struck was Donglai Cave.

Chen Fei has been waiting for this day for a long time. If he wins this battle, there will be a lot of vacant positions in the entire Nanxuan Mansion. The hard days are over.

However, everything must be unexpected. If this battle is defeated, Chen Fei is worried that Ji Xiufang will suffer disaster again. He abandoned Ji Xiufang and ran away last time. It was too late and he had no choice but to do so.

It was a fluke that Miao Yi took care of him last time. This time he came back to attack Donglai Cave. Under such circumstances, I am afraid that Miao Yi will not be able to protect Ji Xiufang.

Ji Xiufang is already his only relative in the world. Since he has the opportunity to arrive first, he can just take the opportunity to make arrangements in advance.

Chen Fei gestured to his niece to speak in a low voice, then he touched the child who was looking up at him in confusion, and asked his niece to let him go aside to play.

Looking up and down at the pampered Ji Xiufang, there was no sign of hardship. Chen Fei felt a little relieved. It seemed that his niece was living a good life.

Ji Xiufang felt a little embarrassed, so she extended her hand and said, "Uncle, please sit in the room."

Chen Fei waved his hand, looked around, and said softly: "Don't bother, just say a few words and leave. Xiufang, listen to me carefully. After I leave, you immediately pack your things and leave through the west gate. I will make arrangements outside the city. Someone will help you."

"Leave?" Ji Xiufang said in shock: "Uncle, why are you leaving?"

"Xiufang, don't ask why, just do as your uncle says, and your uncle will not harm you."

Ji Xiufang was startled. After what happened last time, she felt uneasy when she saw her uncle sneaking around again. She had already vaguely guessed what might happen. She nodded and asked again: "Uncle, Mr. Miao, right?" We, mother and son, have taken care of each other a lot. Now that we are leaving, should I say goodbye to Mr. Miao?”

Chen Fei was somewhat stunned, "You mean Brother Miao Yimiao? He is in Donglai City now?"

Ji Xiufang nodded and said: "He is now the cave master of Donglai Cave, doesn't uncle know?"

In fact, she didn't know that Miao Yi had never revealed his identity to her, but Xu Xinliang, the lord of Donglai City, would come to visit her in person every year and festival. It was from Xu Xinliang that she learned that Mr. Miao was the entire Donglai City. The owner of the city.

"Brother Miao is the cave master of Donglai Cave?" Chen Fei was shocked. He didn't expect Miao Yi to make such rapid progress.

He somewhat doubted how it was possible with Miao Yi's cultivation level. Could it be that his cultivation level was growing much faster than he imagined?

The second surprise was knowing that Miao Yi might be in trouble this time.

Seeing her uncle frowning, Ji Xiufang asked, "Uncle, is there any problem?"

Chen Fei came back to his senses and said, "Xiufang, you don't have to worry about anything else. Just do as I say. Brother Miao, I will tell you."

Ji Xiufang nodded "Yeah", not daring to be disobedient. She still had awe in her heart for her uncle, an immortal...

After leaving the city, Chen Fei hid outside the city and witnessed several carriages picking up his niece's family. He immediately turned back to summon the dragon colt hidden in the mountains, got on his horse, picked up his bamboo hat, threw it away, and galloped away.

After learning that Miao Yi was the cave owner of the Donglai Cave, he went directly to the Donglai Cave to visit him openly without any cover-up.

"Who is this? Stop answering!"

Yan Xiu, carrying a pair of axes, flashed out of the darkness and stopped at the mountain gate.

Chen Fei, who stopped his mount, looked at the rebuilt mountain gate and felt that it was very impressive. It was much richer than the original mountain gate. He thought that Mr. Miao really liked to show off.

"I am an old friend of Miao Yi, the master of Donglai Cave. I hope my friend will inform you." Chen Fei replied with clasped fists.

"An old friend of the Cave Master?" Yan Xiu hesitated. As far as he knew, the Cave Master was not very popular in Nanxuan Mansion because he was too pushy. Even the Mountain Master disliked the Cave Master, so he didn't have many friends and enemies. Maybe there are some. I don’t know where this friend came from, so I couldn’t help but ask: “Who is your surname?”

Chen Fei did not reveal his identity and said with a smile: "Just say that the old friend who exchanged wooden guns for silver guns came to visit. Brother Miao naturally knows who I am."

Yan Xiu couldn't figure out this riddle, but he was sure that he might really be a friend of the cave master. He immediately clasped his fists and replied: "It's unlucky for my friend to come here this time. The cave master has gone out for something and has not come back yet. When the cave master comes back, I will definitely meet him." Let the cave master know immediately."

He didn't invite Chen Fei in either. Chen Fei refused to reveal his true identity, and he didn't get confirmation from the cave owner. It was impossible for him to invite an unknown person into his home.

The most important thing is that he is the only remaining monk in Donglai Cave. The entire Donglai Cave is empty of defenses, making it difficult for strangers to figure out the situation. (To be continued.)