Strange mountains and rivers

"Chonghua Sect, the cultivation sect of Great Zhao? Where did you get the news?" The old man with the goatee's voice was trembling.

Turning to the back, the old man held the headrest of the official hat chair placed in the middle of the main hall with both hands. The tips of his fingers were faintly white, and he stared at the man in front of him like a torch.

The chair frame made of iron sandalwood had a few fingerprints carved out of it.

"Dad, I'm not the only one who heard about it. I'm afraid many people in Fuyang Road know about it. Even people in Zhaigu Road and Tangshui Road have heard about it." The middle-aged man in a brown shirt with longevity pattern said solemnly.

"Yu Sun, why do the people in Zhai Gudao and Tangshui Dao know?" The old man with a goatee asked doubtfully: "They have also placed people in Da Zhao?"

"No, it was the Chonghua sect who had arranged for people to come to Yanzhou in advance to understand the situation and leaked the news." The middle-aged man named Yu Sun hesitated for a moment, "Maybe they deliberately let the news out. The children can’t eat properly either.”

The old man with the goatee thought for a moment and shook his head: "Regardless of this, as long as this matter is true, then the Fuyang realm and even the stagnant pool of Yanzhou Liudao that has not changed for hundreds of years will probably undergo great changes. Are the other people aware of it and have they taken any action?"

The middle-aged man in brown shirt shook his head and said decisively: "Someone must still know. Children can find out about it. It is impossible for families like the Wang family, Mao family, Dong family, and Sheng family not to know about it, but it seems that they still have it. There is no movement. This kind of matter concerns the lives of a whole family or even a whole clan. Who dares to get involved easily?"

The old man with the goatee calmed down a little after hearing what his son said. He put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, like an ant on a hot pot or an anxious tiger in a cage.

"We didn't know much about these sects in Da Zhao before. We knew a little bit about the big sects, but it is obviously impossible for the big sects to come to our side, but even the small sects are huge if they are placed here. If we really come here, Yu Sun, what do you think the attitudes of the Du family in Bajiao Village and the Ding family in Baita City will be like?"

Min Yusun had thought about this issue before reporting it to his father, but he was still not sure.

Neither the Du family nor the Ding family can prevent sects like the Chonghua sect from coming to Fuyang. The reason why the cultivation sects of Zhao have not come to Hebei for hundreds of years is not because they do not have the ability. , but it’s not cost-effective.

It turns out that the Beirong people are still the nominal owners of this land. If the Great Zhao Sect comes over and causes trouble, the Beirong people will have reason to intervene.

Now that the Beirong people and the Great Zhao official family have reached an agreement, on the surface the Great Zhao Xiuzhen sect can come, but in fact not many sects are interested. The reason is that there are too many uncertainties in establishing a foothold in Hebei, and it is easy to lose more than the gain. .

Who would be willing to establish a foothold in an unfamiliar environment unless they had no choice?

"Father, I can't tell. I'm afraid that Bajiao Village won't like it. There are more than a dozen vassal families around the Du family, not to mention those small families with mixed surnames, but Wolong Ridge is a short distance from Bajiao Village. The stronghold is far away, so the influence should be there, but it won't be obvious in a short period of time; as for the Ding family, they probably don't care. There are only a few members of the Ding family, and they are not even willing to recruit Taoists from several families around Baita City as disciples. , they only care about themselves and their family..."

Min Yusun pondered and said: "From a child's perspective, I'm afraid the ones that have the greatest impact are those sandwiched between Du and Ding, such as Lutou Village, Raoyangzhuang, Hejian Hall, Wang Family, and Mao Family. ."

When the old man with goatee heard what his son said, he stood still and thought seriously.

"Why do you say that?"

"The strength of the Du family and the Ding family is there. Even if the Chonghua sect is a strong dragon, it is impossible to immediately touch their interests. What's more, Fuyang is so big. If they really want to do something, they can start from the area around Wolong Ridge. , the parties like Lutou Village, Hejian Hall and the Mao family not far from Wolong Ridge are probably the most nervous. They have been exploiting the surrounding small surnames for hundreds of years. Chonghua They must have been sent here to recruit disciples, aren't they trying to take food from their mouths, how can they be willing to give up?"

Regarding his son's words, the old man with the goatee did not comment: "The Chonghua Sect is not an ordinary cultivator. How can they dare to compete with each other?"

"Father, that's not necessarily the case. Behind Lutou Village is the Zhangchi Dao Tianhe Sect, which is the number one sect in the Six Paths of Yanzhou. Hejian Hall has an unusual relationship with the Ning family in Youzhou to the north, and the Mao family is said to have a close relationship with the Qingshui Yangshang family. There are contacts between different cultivators..."

The eldest son's words made Min Renyan couldn't help but sneer: "According to what you said, everyone in this family can find some connections, but I think the Tianhe Sect and the Youzhou Ning family can give you Lutou." Are the leaders like Zhai and Hejian Tang at odds with the Chonghua sect?"

Min Yusun frowned at his father's question. He heard the tendency in his father's words.

"Father, the Chonghua sect is an outsider. It's unclear whether they can gain a foothold. Moreover, the Wolong Mountains are known to be an ominous place, yet they choose to establish themselves there. Isn't this the case of choosing to go to Tiger Mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountains? Besides, Well, although the Tianhe Sect is on the Zhangchi Road, it still looks for disciples from the Fuyang Road. Doesn’t the Youzhou Ning family also rely on the Hejian Hall to purchase large quantities of Mithril and Lingsu Ling from the Hejian Plateau at low prices? Grass? If the Chonghua Sect establishes a firm foothold and gradually grows in size, Lutou Village and Hejian Hall will definitely be squeezed, and the Tianhe Sect and Ning Family will also be affected."

"There will definitely be an impact, but will it be so great that the Tianhe Sect and the Ning family can confront the Chonghua sect?" Min Renyan shook his head: "I don't think the Tianhe Sect and the Ning family have such courage and strength, although I temporarily I still don’t know the strength of the Chonghua Sect, but I have traveled thousands of miles from Hebei Province to come to Fuyang to establish a foothold. Is it possible that I don’t have any confidence? I’m afraid I only dare to choose a place not far from the river to test the waters.”

Min Yusun also fell silent at his father's words.

The key is that no one knows the strength of the Chonghua faction now.

The reputation of Wolong Ridge as an ominous place has been passed down for hundreds of years, and no one has dared to go there for two to three hundred years.

After Dongxuan Sect, there were one or two families who came to stay, but without exception, they either disappeared into thin air or disappeared without a trace.

"What did your brother-in-law say?" Min Renyan asked again.

"My brother-in-law is also hesitant." Min Yusun sighed, "Actually, it's not just my brother-in-law's family, most families like ours are like this. Father, what do you think we should do? We really have to rely on Xiang Chonghua. Pai, where is the real person named Mi..."

This is also a problem.

Fuyang Road has a population of nearly two million. In fact, except for the Du family in Bajiao Village and the Ding family in Baita City, which have the greatest influence, and each has demarcated a larger sphere of influence through different methods, most of the other areas are in those two areas. Under the control or influence of thirty small and medium-sized sects and families.

The Min clan only has four to five hundred people, but he and his in-laws, the Huang family, the Zhan family, and the Tao family, join forces to control Yueheji, a land with a radius of a hundred miles and a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people.

However, these small and medium-sized families have a large population, but their strength is limited. For example, the Min family does not even have a foundation-building monk.

Min Renyan himself is only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, but he is already 110 years old, and Min Yusun, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, is close to eighty years old.

Similarly, his brother-in-law, the legitimate son of the head of the Huang family, is only at the sixth level of Qi refining, and is also in his eighties.

Among the others, the strongest one is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and most of them are close to the seventies in age.

In a situation like this, once you encounter an intrusion from a second-level monster or other cultivator, you basically have little power to resist, and you have to ask for help or rely on external forces.

Therefore, even if this Master Mi is a casual cultivator worshiped by these families, he has the third level of foundation building, and he has several disciples and disciples, and he has certain strength.

The eldest son's worries also made Min Renyan hesitate.

No one dares to predict whether the Chonghua Sect can establish a foothold in Fuyang Road.

Although he said it very firmly, what if local forces such as the Tianhe Sect, Yu Youzhou Ning Family, were extremely opposed to or even suppressed the Chonghua faction?

Can the Chonghua faction hold on?

But losing such an opportunity, or even walking away, may have a lot of adverse effects on the family, especially when your family is still facing some difficult choices.

"What's the deadline given by Mi Zhenren?"

Min Renyan asked.

Min Yusun's face darkened, he gritted his teeth and said, "The end of February."

Min Renyan actually knew this time. He just wanted to remind his eldest son, "There are still twenty days, Qingyu..."

"Qingyu is out, but..." Min Yusun glanced at his father, "Doesn't father want Qingyu to go to Lingguan Temple?"

Lingguan Temple is the residence of Mi Zhenren’s masters and disciples.

"Mi Zhenren's disciple is already over sixty, so that's fine, but he's just a fourth-level Qi refining guy with not much talent at all. Qingyu is only eighteen and already a second-level Qi refining guy, but let him go As a concubine, our Min family is somewhat respectable in the local area, and Qingyu is your legitimate daughter. If we can find a famous teacher, we may not be able to have good fortune. Three years ago, the Tianhe Sect came to our Fuyang to recruit disciples, so I He had good intentions, but unfortunately he was overtaken by the Wang family and Tian family. It seems that the Tianhe Sect has not come to our south to recruit disciples in the past two years..."

"But if Qingyu doesn't go, and if the ninth girl of the Zhan family goes to Lingguan Temple, maybe..." Min Yusun's expression became even more bitter, "Maybe Mr. Mi will support the Zhan family in re-adjusting the share of the mineral vein."

Min Renyan sighed.

All snakes bite.

This Mi Zhenren does not seem to have many demands, which is much better than some other casual cultivators and strange cultivators, but once he opens his mouth, he cannot refuse.

But it is hard to accept that it is necessary to send one's own granddaughter to a bad old man who is a Taoist companion in name only, but is actually a concubine.

If you don't accept it, if another daughter of the Zhan family, who is also considered an in-law, takes the initiative to go to Lingguan Temple, then there may be something wrong with the distribution of the shares of the mineral veins by the Anshui River.