Main Text Chapter 471 A Strange Territory

At dawn, as soon as they entered Shuiyun Prefecture, on the official road that they had to pass through under normal circumstances, ten mountain masters who had received the news in advance led hundreds of cave masters and were waiting by the roadside, setting up a long pavilion to wait.

Such a scene made even Qian'er and Xue'er feel proud. Thinking back to more than a decade ago, Miao Yi was just a cave master, but now ten mountain masters and hundreds of palace masters bowed their heads and bowed to him.

With the green mountains and clear waters as evidence, after confirming Miao Yi's identity, more than a hundred monks sitting in one place saluted and greeted him in unison: "Meet the Palace Master!"

Miao Yi sat on his mount to receive the salute, and even Yan Xiu and Chen Fei couldn't help but flash with excitement.

The crowd immediately invited Miao Yi to rest in the long pavilion again. The ten mountain masters came forward and reported their names. As for the hundreds of cave masters, they could only stand outside and watch. They didn't have the right to get close to interrupt. Even if they could all come up, Miao Yi couldn't remember so many long-winded names.

Miao Yi greeted the mountain masters in the pavilion. Qian'er and Xue'er were not lonely either. The maids brought by the ten mountain masters surrounded the two women, and they kept flattering their masters, trying to help their masters get along well with the people around the master of the mansion. As for the cave masters, they were not qualified to bring their maids to such occasions to compete with the maids of the mountain masters.

"Aunt, is this hairpin given to you by the master of the mansion? It's so beautiful!"

A maid praised the right thing at once. The hairpin on Qian'er's head was exactly what she saw when she was shopping. Qian'er, who was a little reserved, immediately became excited, took off the hairpin on her head and excitedly told how she got it.

This was incredible. Twenty mountain masters' maids immediately borrowed it to praise it. She also borrowed it to praise it. Starting from a hairpin, a series of reactions were triggered, and a group of women actively exchanged shopping experiences. They all said that there were good things in their city, and asked the two aunts to come and have a look when they were free, or said that if there were any good things, they would send them to the two aunts another day.

The principle of rising tide lifts all boats, which is fully reflected in Qian'er and Xue'er at this moment.

Miao Yi glanced at the two women surrounded by a group of women outside the pavilion, and laughed secretly in his heart. He found that the atmosphere of Shuiyun Mansion was really interesting. Nanxuan Mansion headed by Yang Qing didn't seem to be very fond of this kind of tune.

After getting familiar with the ten mountain masters. Miao Yi in the pavilion found that something seemed to be missing, and couldn't help asking: "Are there any people from Shuiyun Mansion?"

The ten mountain masters looked at each other and were a little embarrassed. Someone whispered back: "The Lord of Sun Mansion is waiting for you to hand over, and the people of this department are temporarily inconvenient to come."

As soon as this was said, Miao Yi immediately understood, and thought that this group of people were sent by the Lord of Sun Mansion, Sun Lianping, to greet them. It seems that this group of people came to flatter privately. And the people of Shuiyun Mansion couldn't come because Sun Lianping was still there.

Miao Yi now understands the group of maids outside. It feels that if the superiors like something, the subordinates will like it even more!

"Everyone! Don't let the Lord Sun wait for too long, get up now!"

Miao Yi stood up, and a group of mountain masters followed him out.

After getting on the horse, Miao Yi looked back at the crowd of people, and thought he had to consider the feelings of the Lord Sun, so he immediately ordered: "There is no need for so many people to follow. All the cave masters go back to their own places!"

The mountain masters immediately shouted at the cave masters to disperse, and then the remaining dozens of riders set off rumblingly.

Shuiyun Mansion lives up to its name. Along the way, you can see all kinds of lakes, big and small. At this time of dawn, it can be said that there are vast mists and fishing boats everywhere.

When we arrived at the mansion, the view in front of us was endless, like the sea. A stone bridge more than ten miles long inserted into the depths of the lake, enough for ten riders to walk side by side. I don't know how much effort it took to build it.

Miao Yi and his group of horses passed on the bridge, directly leading to an island on the lake. There were several islands of different sizes around the island, all connected by stone bridges, with exquisite carved railings, which was also spectacular!

When he reached the mountain gate, Miao Yi raised his hand and stopped. He did not rush in because the guard at the mountain gate already knew his identity. He asked the guard to inform him first.

Not long after, the owner of the Sun Mansion, Sun Lianping, who was forcing a smile, came laughing and ran to greet him personally, "Sun has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I have admired your name for a long time! I am very ashamed to have you come to greet me in person!" Miao Yi bowed.

The two owners who were about to leave and take over walked arm in arm, like brothers, and went straight to the official residence of the owner, leaving the group of mountain owners outside.

It was obvious that the owner of the Sun Mansion did not want to see the annoying people and things here. After a warm and polite conversation with Miao Yi across the coffee table, he began to hand over things.

After everything was settled, the owner of the Sun Mansion took Miao Yi's handover documents and was about to leave. He did not want to be a hindrance here, but Miao Yi forced him to hold a farewell banquet.

After learning that the handover had been formally completed and the matter had been settled, the warmth and coldness of the people at the banquet were obvious. Most of the mountain masters and their own troops rushed to toast Miao Yi, while Sun Lianping was almost perfunctory, almost turning the farewell banquet for Sun Lianping into a welcoming banquet for Miao Yi.

If Miao Yi hadn't frowned and smashed a jade cup on the spot, and asked coldly: "When Miao leaves office in the future, will you treat me like this?"

The group of people then put their respect on Sun Lianping, but after this, Sun Lianping no longer had any desire to drink, and even didn't want to perfunctorily, so he left early.

Miao Yi summoned all the people in his place, and all of them saw him off together.

After sending him to the Shiqiao Lake, Sun Lianping refused to see him off, so Miao Yi wanted to send five mountain masters to send him all the way back to Zhengui Palace.

Sun Lianping took Miao Yi's hand and patted it gently, "Brother Miao, I appreciate your kindness. The world is fickle and you know how it feels. Why do you have to force others to do things that make everyone unhappy? I'll just go by myself and feel more comfortable!"

Miao Yi was silent. His subordinates had already disrespected him, Sun Lianping. He knew that he didn't want to be upset on the road. After thinking about it, he didn't insist anymore. He took out a storage ring and stuffed it into Sun Lianping's hand, "It's just a small gift. Brother Sun, accept it!"

Inside was a set of first-grade battle armor. He didn't expect this thing to be exchanged for Sun Lianping's gratitude. It was just that everything in front of him was caused by himself. Just take it as a small apology!

Sun Lianping accepted it directly with a smile, and then got on his horse and said goodbye.

The sunset on Pinghu Lake was clear and the sunset was dim. Sun Lianping led two maids away, looking extremely desolate and lonely. There were only two maids. No one else was willing to go with him, and there was not even anyone who took the initiative to see him off.

Miao Yi turned around and looked at everyone coldly, but he didn't sympathize with Sun Lianping. Sun Lianping had been in charge of Shuiyun Mansion for more than 200 years, but he could still make it like this, and he had a bunch of powerful flatterers. I'm afraid it was mostly his own credit.

For people who have lived in the mountains for a long time, Shuiyun Mansion under the sunset has a unique style. The yellow lake is dazzling, and it is the same color as the long sky in the distance, which is quite refreshing. Miao Yi led the crowd slowly on the stone bridge, and lived up to the beautiful scenery in front of them.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Miao Yi ordered people to send two pieces of Lingjiu's colorful feathers to Qianze Mansion and Yunsang Mansion respectively, and gave them to Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei for contact.

Qian'er and Xue'er instructed other maids in Shuiyun Mansion to clean up the mansion again. Not everyone likes the things of the predecessor. Move what should be moved away, move what should be moved away, change what should be changed, and wash what should be washed. This will be my permanent home in the future. Everything will be done according to my own taste. Miao Yi never cares about these things. These two women are the ones who make the decisions.

And there are more people to be driven here. For a while, the mansion lord’s official residence was very busy. Qian’er and Xue’er looked around and pointed, driving a group of women in and out. No one dared to neglect them.

The power of the mansion lord is no less than that of others. He almost controls the power to appoint all the cultivators below the Red Lotus. As long as there is no trouble below, the hall master will hardly intervene. The status of the mansion lord’s maid is naturally extraordinary. Who dares to neglect them?

Miao Yi led Yan Xiu and Chen Fei to work late into the night in the ‘Shuiyun Pavilion’, the highest position in Shuiyun Mansion, to digest the situation in Shuiyun Mansion. It would be difficult to start without understanding the situation.

As a result, that night, they received reports from various mountain masters and the walking and stewards of the headquarters to make things more chaotic. A group of people were impeaching each other. One accused the other of helping Sun Lianping do something bad, and the other accused this. It seemed that there was no good person in the entire Shuiyun Mansion. In short, they were impeaching each other to draw a clear line between themselves and Sun Lianping to show their loyalty.

Some were talking about the beautiful scenery in this place, and the beautiful women offered by the city lord below. They were so beautiful that it was really tempting.

Yan Xiu and Chen Fei looked at each other. They had never heard of such a situation under Yang Qing in Nanxuan Mansion before. Isn’t this Shuiyun Mansion too weird?

Miao Yi was immediately confused. He had never encountered such a situation. Was this Shuiyun Mansion a bit too chaotic? For a while, he didn’t know how to respond.

After asking a few people from the Shuiyun Mansion headquarters about the situation, he realized that the situation here was completely different from that in Nanxuan Mansion. It was not popular to fight and kill to grab territory here, but it was popular to flatter.

How could this happen? The reason is very simple. If you want to climb up here, you must please the superiors. Otherwise, even if you fight and kill to grab the territory, the superiors will ask you to spit it out. Strength is not the key here. Real force is used to suppress the lower from above.

What a joke! Since ancient times, people with strength have the final say. Who can stop them with strength? Even the palace master was overthrown by him!

As a result, several subordinates vaguely revealed that it was like this from top to bottom. As for why it was like this, they didn’t know. Anyway, it has been like this since they joined the cultivation world. In short, the entire Water Palace does not advocate solving problems with force. It has always been harmonious. I have never heard of anyone’s territory being conquered by fighting.

Miao Yi and the other two suddenly felt like they had come to another world. What is going on? It is completely inconsistent with the situation in the cultivation world!

Now Miao Yi had a vague understanding. No wonder Shen Huaixin was so irresponsible and hinted that they should take care of other people. There was such a realistic situation. The Water Palace was really tender and gentle. In this world of cultivation where the weak are the prey of the strong, it was so weird that nothing could happen. It was really unbelievable! (To be continued..)