Male supporting role is not a stepping stone

When the two went out, they were neat and tidy. When they came back, one of them was supported by the other, and his face was covered with blood, tears and snot, and half of his body was soaked with blood.

The servants in the manor were shocked and hurried over to help carry the man in.

"Young Master, what happened? Did you encounter robbers?"

The manor was very small, and there were not many servants. In addition to the middle-aged man who was in charge of guarding the door and asking questions, there was only his wife who cooked and a son and a daughter who helped with chores.

They didn't know that the two were actually martial artists. They thought that they were young masters from some family who came out to play and bought a manor here temporarily.

Yang Yan didn't want to explain more. He echoed the middle-aged man's words and sent them away. By the way, he dispelled their idea of ​​asking for a doctor, saying that he also knew a little about medicine.

He was not lying. Most of the martial artists who traveled the world knew some healing methods. The original owner was often sent out by the former leader Zhen Cang to do missions, and he was injured quite often.

Long-term illness makes a good doctor. This kind of external injury can be treated by the original owner himself with all his memories, and he is not necessarily worse than the doctors outside.

Moreover, when he left the Chiyan Sect this time, he also brought a lot of healing medicine produced by strange doctors with him.

Lian Xiujie was seriously injured. He was killed at that time. There were four wounds on his thigh that were pierced, and the remaining one pierced the bone, but this was the most serious.

The dagger cut horizontally after encountering a hard object, not only causing a huge wound, but also slashing the aorta.

Fortunately, this is a martial arts world. Yang Yan pressed the acupuncture points for him in time to stop the bleeding, so he saved his life.

After cleaning and bandaging his wounds again, seeing that he still looked like he had no desire to live, he shook his head and left without saying anything.

Yang Yan arranged for Xiao Li (the son of the gatekeeper) to take care of him, but he did not ask him to stay by his side like he did in the Chiyan Sect.

He had already done everything he could say and do. If Lian Xiujie still wanted to die, he would always find a chance, so there was no need to do anything unnecessary.

But to his surprise, he was obviously in better spirits the next day. Although he still looked a little weak due to his serious injuries, he was no longer as lifeless as before.

"Brother Yan, can you lend me the crystal you used before?" Lian Xiujie suddenly spoke after changing the medicine.

Although Yang Yan did not understand his plan, he told him the truth very straightforwardly: "In fact, the key point is not the crystal at all, but because of a martial art I created. The crystal is just to relax your vigilance and make it easier for me to act."

"Is that so..." Lian Xiujie did not hesitate to be polite with him and asked directly, "Then can you teach me this martial art?"

"Of course." Yang Yan agreed without hesitation.

The inspiration for this martial art comes from the book "Soul Transferring Technique" that I saw before. It suppresses the opponent with strong internal force, and then uses mental power to construct an extremely realistic dream.

Rather than being a martial art, it is actually closer to the means of a cultivator, except that he uses internal force instead of the required spiritual power.

Yang Yan carefully explained the practice method to him. Lian Xiujie had a high level of comprehension and learned it within two days, successfully weaving a beautiful dream for Xiao Li.

At this time, he told the original intention of wanting to learn this martial art, and Brother Yan's words awakened him.

Since the mistake he made has become a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, even if he dies immediately in front of the victim, it cannot eliminate their pain.

Then why doesn't he do something to wake up more people like him before, so that the world will suffer less harm?

Seeing that he was refreshed, Yang Yan did not comment on his thoughts, but patted his shoulder with relief, and then taught him the method to enhance his internal and mental strength.

"Since you have chosen this path, then practice seriously. Only when your martial arts and spiritual power are high enough can you do what you want to do, instead of being destroyed by others."

"Thank you, Brother Yan," Lian Xiujie's eyes flashed with light after getting his approval, "I will definitely practice hard."

After that, he really practiced seriously as he said, almost to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep. Although practicing internal force can make people stronger, more resistant to hunger and more energetic, it is not enough to fast.

Yang Yan could only entrust Xiao Li again, asking him to keep an eye on him and call him to eat, drink and sleep at regular times, so that he didn't starve himself to death.

After solving the problem on Lian Xiujie's side, he put all his energy on Gushan.

At the beginning, he chose the foot of Gushan as his temporary place to monitor the heroine so that she could not pass the real situation here to the hero.

Divine consciousness is indeed a good thing. Although he is obviously suppressed in this small world, and he can cover thousands of miles in the cultivation world, he can only control this mountain at most now, but it is enough.

As expected, Zhen Xiaoman could not wait to write to Qin Feiying to tell him the good news on the day she ascended to the position of leader. She also elaborated on her idea to change the face of the Red Flame Sect and coexist peacefully with the people of the righteous path.

Yang Yan could only sneer at this naive idea.

People in the rivers and lakes lick blood on the edge of a knife, put their lives on their belts, and fight for fame and fortune.

As early as when Zhen Cang came to power, the Red Flame Sect had many conflicts with other sects. Otherwise, how could the original owner and those sworn brothers have so many tasks to do in the first place? Apart from him and Lian Xiujie, how did everyone else die?

When Xie Yangyan took over as the leader of the church, many of the famous and decent sects took advantage of the situation. At that time, the property in the church shrank by almost one-third. Until he showed martial arts that was no less than that of the previous leader and frightened those people, the Red Flame Cult could Can breathe.

This is also one of the reasons why Lian Xiujie would use bloody and cruel methods to deal with people in the world after the original owner achieved great success in martial arts and won the title of the best master in the world. When he first took power, he suffered a lot of grievances.

Therefore, whether it is for fame and fortune, or for the hatred that has accumulated over the past few years, it is impossible for both parties to simply shake hands and make peace. Zhen Xiaoman's simple change of appearance and wanting to coexist peacefully with them is tantamount to fantasy.

Besides, doesn’t she think that as the leader of the cult, she can have the absolute right to speak out like the original leader?

Except for those people he openly killed but secretly released in the Red Flame Sect, the rest were all extremely vicious people. If he wanted to make them all obey the orders of a yellow-haired girl like her, it would be impossible without showing absolute force to suppress them. possible.

But Yang Yan, who had "taught" her personally, knew exactly what level Zhen Xiaoman's martial arts was.

What's more, before he left, he specially selected a few people who were all ambitious to assist her. Just dealing with these people was enough for her to drink.

Therefore, in his estimation, if he really followed the heroine's ideas, the most likely outcome would be that she eventually found out that her idea didn't work, and was being restricted in every aspect of the religion, so she simply collaborated with Qin Feili and joined forces with the righteous path to destroy her in one fell swoop. After joining the Red Flame Sect, the two of them stayed together like in the book.

The main thing is that the two of them, like themselves, have experienced the feeling of betrayal and cannot be with the people they love throughout their lives. How could Yang Yan watch things develop in that direction?

So Qin Feiying, who had already led a large group of people to Gushan, soon received a letter that had been altered beyond recognition. He was overjoyed after reading it and summoned all the heads to discuss the matter.

"I got a map of the Demon Sect here, which details the distribution of the internal levels. We, the righteous path of martial arts, will win this battle!"

Everyone was overjoyed after hearing this, but then someone raised concerns: "What if this map is fake?"

Many people who had the same worries echoed him, but after the last lesson, their words were obviously much more tactful. At least no one dared to directly question his authority.

Although Qin Feiying believed in her lovers, she also knew that it was normal for them to have such doubts when they did not know the source of their information.

Moreover, although his tough tactics established prestige last time, it also alienated him from everyone. If he continues to be strong, it will not be conducive to the unity of the entire Righteous Alliance.

Therefore, he thought for a moment and said: "We can send a small group of troops to test first. If the map is correct, we can then launch a large-scale attack."

This was a good and safe method. After hearing this, everyone agreed and the matter was settled.

In order to prevent the Demon Sect's people from noticing in advance and achieve the purpose of a sneak attack, when they were still two days away from Gushan, the group divided into dozens of teams and disguised themselves before moving on.

Everything went smoothly the day before, but Gushan is the base camp of the Demon Cult. On the second day, the number of people in the hall began to increase, and it was difficult to conceal their whereabouts.

Qin Feiying selected several branches of the Demon Sect according to the locations marked on the map, so that the news of their large-scale attack was not spread, and everyone became more confident in the authenticity of the map.

But they did not lose their vigilance because of this, and still followed the original plan. After gathering at the foot of Gu Mountain, they first sent a small force to investigate.

Everyone in the Red Flame Sect on the mountain didn't know that a powerful enemy was approaching, and a drama of fighting for power was still going on at this time.

After Zhen Xiaoman ascended to the position of leader, Ning Xun originally thought that with the ten years of secret care, he could take control of the power in the church like Lian Xiujie before him.

However, in the past few days, every time he came to see her alone, he was rejected. Moreover, he also received news that the girl had summoned several other named assistants in private.

This made him anxious and regretful that he had been intimidated by Xie Yangyan's martial arts before. He refused her request for a meeting several times, and at the same time he also felt resentful in his heart.

The first is to complain that Xie Yangyan was unreliable and had no warning before passing the position. Otherwise, how could he have chosen the wrong path and failed in the final step?

Of course, what he resented the most was Zhen Xiaoman. Although this time he backed down because he was afraid of Xie Yangyan's powerful martial arts, his care and love in the previous ten years were genuine.

This girl actually didn't care about her old relationship, she just blamed him for this one thing!

As soon as Ning Xun thought about the power that he was about to get and flew away like this, the fire in his heart would burst out one after another. In just a few days, he became very haggard.

What's even more annoying is that because of the departure of Xie Yangyan and Lian Xiujie, Niu Geng, who was originally held in his palm, lost his control and fell out of his control.

It has not been easy for Ning Xun to develop his power under Lian Xiujie's nose these years. Once Niu Geng is gone, Kuangfeng Hall will no longer be his helper, and he will only have three or two kittens in his hands. , completely inadequate compared to the others.

Now there is only one title of right protector left, which is no different from when Xie Yangyan was the leader. So what is the point of him toiling so much?

No, it should be said that his current situation is worse than before. Xie Yangyan has always been careless, and Lian Xiujie was confused by his apparent calmness and ignored him, so his life was not bad.

Now that Zhen Xiaoman's refusal to meet him has been heard by others, the other people don't respect him as much as before, not to mention Niu Geng, who hates him!

In just a few days, Ning Xun felt that life was a lot harder.

He knew that he couldn't continue like this. After being rejected again and again when he asked to see him, he finally couldn't hold back and barged in directly.

"Right Protector, the leader is busy, you can't..."

Ning Xun is ranked second only to Xie Yangyan in martial arts in the entire Chiyan Sect. Now that Xie Yangyan has left, he is the number one person in the sect. Naturally, the guards of a few maids cannot stop him.

Amid the anxious obstruction from the maid, he had already pushed open the study door and met Zhen Xiaoman's eyes who were sitting in front of the case.

"Master, my subordinates and others have done something bad, please punish me." Seeing that they could not stop them, several people hurriedly knelt down to apologize.

"The right protector is very powerful in martial arts. Even I can't do anything against him. What can you guys do?" Zhen Xiaoman stood up and said in a cold voice, "You are not to blame for this matter. Get off!"

"Yes," several people saluted, "Thank you, the leader, for not sinning."

After they bowed their heads and retreated, Zhen Xiaoman's face darkened and she said sternly: "The right protector is so majestic. Do you think I am easy to bully and don't take me seriously?"

She was wearing a mysterious robe with red and orange fire patterns all over her robe, her brows were inverted, and she seemed to have some power as a leader.

Ning Xun's momentum suddenly weakened a bit, and he knelt down on one knee and said, "I don't dare. It's because I couldn't see him several times, so I had to take the next step and ask the leader to punish me."

Zhen Xiaoman was bluffing on his face, but in fact he was afraid of his powerful martial arts and didn't dare to push him into a hurry. He immediately softened his tone and said: "Forget it, it's just this once, it won't be the same next time."

Then she asked knowingly: "I wonder what the right protector has come to see me for?"

Ning Xun stood up, sighed, and said lovingly: "Xiaoman, I know, you are resenting Uncle Ning, right?"

"Where are you talking to Protector Right?" Zhen Xiaoman said in an authentic voice, "I have been really busy these days. As you know, Master Jie left as soon as he said he wanted to. I have never paid attention to matters in the sect before. Now, now But taking over, it will inevitably be a bit hectic.”

"Don't lie to me anymore now," Ning Xun smiled bitterly, with a sad look on his face, "If you didn't resent me in your heart, why would you keep calling me Right Protector instead of calling me Uncle Ning like before? ?”

Zhen Xiaoman looked at him silently and did not answer.

Ning Xun said helplessly: "Whether you believe it or not, I still have to explain this matter to you clearly."

"That day, Xie Yangyan suddenly shot and killed more than two hundred brothers in the sect. I don't know where he got the news. Knowing that these people were rebellious, I was afraid that his thoughts would be discovered by him, so I I don’t dare to meet you again, for fear that I will be exposed and cause trouble to you.”

"Back then, Master Zhen was kind to me, and you were his only bloodline. Over the past ten years, I have seen you grow from babbling to a tall and graceful girl. I have long regarded you as my own. How can I bear to drag you to a point of no return when I treat my own daughter?"

What he said was so true that by the end his eyes were red and he almost shed tears.

Zhen Xiaoman couldn't help but feel a little moved when she remembered that he had been caring for her secretly for the past ten years, but she still suppressed herself and asked: "Okay, even if you avoided seeing me before because you were afraid of implicating me."

"But you have always told me that Xie Yangyan murdered his father for the position of leader. He went crazy because Xie Yangyan secretly committed the murder. But why did he pass the position to me without any attachment?"

"I can't explain this clearly." Ning Xun had known that Xie Yangyan suddenly passed the throne, and she would definitely be suspicious. Instead of panicking, she said frankly, "Back then, Master Zhen was physically strong and had great martial arts skills. News of death suddenly came out.”

"And we were in a secret room at that time. The only two people present were Xie Yangyan and him. He said that it was Master Zhen who practiced martial arts and became obsessed with it, but neither I nor the protector Zuo and several other hall leaders believed it. of."

"What's more, it didn't take long for Xie Yangyan to inherit the position of leader, and then eradicate Zuo Zuo and several hall leaders one by one. This act of silence is really suspicious."

"But if it was really his murder, why did he return the position of leader to me?" Zhen Xiaoman didn't believe it, "Isn't he afraid that after I secure my position, I will seek revenge on him?"

"Xie Yangyan has a mysterious mind, and my subordinates don't know what he thinks." Ning Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "Or maybe... maybe he was really wronged by us back then."

"It's a pity that things have been going on for too long. Now it is really difficult to find out the truth. However, I believe that as long as I am willing to work hard, the truth will surface sooner or later. It is better for me to go and verify it again."

Zhen Xiaoman was finally moved by his serious consideration, not avoiding responsibilities, and his frank manner, but she still rejected his suggestion.

"I will personally investigate the truth of the past." She could no longer trust this uncle wholeheartedly as before.

"Yes, I hope that the truth will be revealed soon." Ning Xun had no worry on his face, and he was not nervous at all.

In order to put Xie Yangyan to death, they had already investigated carefully, but the conclusion was always ambiguous. It could be said that Master Zhen was possessed by the devil, or it could be said that he was the one who caused it.

Later, the left protector said "it is possible" and attacked Xie Yangyan and Lian Xiujie, sending people to hunt them down. Unfortunately, he underestimated the two and was killed by them and returned to the sect, where he lost his life.

Things that could not be investigated at that time, now that it has been so long, even if they are investigated, there will definitely be no results, so he is not worried at all.

What Ning Xun is most concerned about now is whether he can get the power he wants from the girl in front of him who seems to have grown a lot.

"Master, you have never handled church affairs before. I think you have a headache these days, right?" He looked concerned. "If you need any help from me, please feel free to ask me. Although I am old, I can still be of some use."

Although Zhen Xiaoman did not believe everything he said as before, she still trusted him the most compared to the other people.

And there were many things she really did not know how to handle, and it was not easy to ask others casually, so as not to damage her dignity. Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, she really spoke.

Ning Xun was overjoyed, but his face remained calm. He patiently explained to her the interests involved, how to deal with each matter, and why to do so.

Unknowingly, half a day had passed. After listening to his explanation, Zhen Xiaoman felt like she had suddenly realized something, and she became closer to him again.

After handling the backlog of affairs, she really gave him some rights as he wished. Ning Xun got what he wanted and left with joy in his heart.

He didn't know that he had just broken into the leader's residence, and everyone in the Red Flame Sect who should know had already known about it.

Hall Master You and others didn't know their relationship, and they were puzzled as to why he had the confidence to act like this, but Niu Geng knew it very well, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard about it.

When he heard that the leader didn't know why he didn't want to see Ning Xun, he still laughed at him in his heart for working hard for so many years, and when it was time to reap the fruits, he didn't know how to destroy everything.

For this matter, he mocked him several times when no one was around, but looking at his current posture, he wanted to turn the tide. If he really did it, wouldn't he be suppressed by his friendship with the leader for many years?

Niu Geng was anxious, and as soon as he heard the news, he hid in a secret place outside the leader's courtyard early, and waited anxiously for a long time, but when he came out, he couldn't hide the smugness in his eyes, and he immediately knew that he had got what he wanted.

At this time, he no longer cared about the previous private discussion with others to unite to undermine the leader. He rolled his eyes and immediately ran over to ask for an interview. After that, he expressed his loyalty and took over some affairs for her.

You Tangzhu and others also planted spies in the leader's courtyard. They soon learned what the two had done. They scolded them in their hearts and blamed them for ruining the good things. Then they had to follow them and express their loyalty.

Zhen Xiaoman was better off from the difficult situation that was set by Chuchu. She was not stupid. In connection with what happened today, she immediately realized that Ning Xun's rude behavior helped her instead, and she felt closer to him again.