Strange mountains and rivers

There was silence in the lobby.

They are all hot-button matters and none of them are easy to handle.

When you put forward your opinions and opinions, it means handling and responding to them. It must be based on evidence and cannot be emotional or whimsical and unrealistic.

We have actually been thinking about every matter in our hearts, what to do, how to deal with it, and what the consequences will be if we don't do it. We have to think carefully about it.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Shang Jiuling also felt a headache, "Let's talk about one thing after another. Let's talk about the simple things first. The demon corpse was found in Huluji and asked for help. They also asked Fengyi Sect on Zhaigu Road for help. How should we deal with it? Should we accept it and send people there, delay it, or refuse it? Wang Yao, you say it first."

Shang Jiuling ordered Wang Yao first. Firstly, he was his direct disciple, and secondly, he was also the youngest and most junior deacon. Wang Yao had already taken over as the deacon of Zhike Courtyard.

Wang Yao had no choice but to reply with a dry cough: "The Calabash Collection is on our Fuyang Road. Although it is close to Zhaigu Road, it is well known that it is the territory of Fuyang Road. In theory, it should be looked after by Bajiao Village, but now everyone knows the situation in Bajiao Village , if the beggars come to us, if we ignore them, that means giving the initiative to Fengyi Sect in disguise. I think it is inappropriate. Although demon corpses are rare, they are not as good as those ferocious beasts. If we take action, the disciples think it is still feasible."

Wang Yao's point of view is in line with everyone's opinion. If you want to be the leader of Fuyang, you have to shoulder a heavy burden that others cannot bear. Now that the Du family in Bajiao Village has declined, Baitapu is originally controlled by casual cultivators and is weak. Maybe Feng Yi Sect is looking for this opportunity to intervene and cannot give the other party such an opportunity.

Seeing everyone nodding, Shang Jiuling pondered for a moment: "What if we take action and the Phoenix Wing Sect comes too?"

With both sides here, do we still have to compete for credit?

If the other party is not allowed to join, firstly, Huluji may not be happy to see it. Secondly, what if the other party is invited and confidently wants to "help"?

Seeing Chen Huaisheng hesitate to speak, Shang Jiuling directly called him by name: "Huaisheng, please tell me your opinion."

"Master, the situation is still unclear. Since we have decided to intervene, it depends on the situation. But one thing is certain. No matter what, the leadership must be in our hands. We cannot let Phoenix Wing Sect take the initiative. In addition, this is just a demon corpse, so there is no need to make a fuss about it. Fengyi Sect wants to cooperate with us. We are grateful. If we don’t cooperate, we can let them do whatever they want. It’s natural for us to regard ourselves as the masters..."

Chen Huaisheng felt that there was no need to spend too much thought on this issue. The other two matters were obviously more troublesome.

Chen Huaisheng's words also won everyone's approval. As long as he made it clear that he was the owner of the carriage and horses, Bajiao Village had no control over it, so the Chonghua Sect would take over. The Chonghua Sect was the ultimate boss of Fuyang Road.

Shang Jiuling nodded: "Okay, let's talk about the Lingyun Sect disciples coming to vote. What do you think?"

This is a difficult problem, whether to accept it or not is a hot topic, and it also involves the attitude towards the current situation of Lingyun Sect and the subsequent response measures.

"It's best not to accept it." Xu Muyang expressed his position, "Persuade them to return to Lingyun Sect. If they refuse, it's up to them to return to Da Zhao. We just want to keep them safe. There is no need to cause unnecessary trouble. .”

Ma Daochun also responded: "What Brother Mu Yang said is absolutely true. Apart from hurting the Lingyun Sect, you will gain nothing by accepting it. It is not worth it."

Shang Jiuling looked at You Shaoyou: "Shaoyou, what do you think?"

"I think this issue involves the subsequent attitude towards Lingyun Sect. If we refuse to accept it, how will we respond when Lingyun Sect asks us for help? If Jiulian Sect is unable to help, what about us?" You Shaoyou has taken over as agent. Being in charge of the court has more say.

There was silence.

This is the key.

Everyone here has seen the signs of Lingyun Sect's collapse. What does it mean that more than ten disciples have fled to surrender?

And these are not just some new disciples who are in the early stage of Qi Refining, there are several of them who are in the middle stage of Qi Refining, and there are even two disciples who are in the advanced stage of Qi Refining, who are considered young in the Lingyun Sect.

This means that Lingyun Sect cannot hold on for long, and it will either collapse into pieces or be swallowed up by Yuelu Sect.

Shang Jiuling breathed a sigh of relief. This was also an unavoidable problem. It might be today, it might be tomorrow, it might be three to five months or even a year and a half later. Anyway, we would eventually have to face this problem.

"Well, you're good at lobbying. After all, we need to figure out an attitude, that is, how will we respond to Lingyun Sect once it falls into a crisis of collapse?" Shang Jiuling said calmly: "According to the information we have, if There are no surprises. Jiulian Sect will basically not take action, and if Jiulian Sect does not take action, Lingyun Sect will be able to maintain its status quo until the beginning of next year to the middle of next year at most, so what are our choices?"

"The first is to go all out to support the Lingyun Sect to survive; the second is to wait for the Lingyun Sect to collapse and we take over its disciples, but do not join the Wei Huaidao, which can be regarded as a tacit agreement with the Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect; the third is to completely ignore it. Continue to follow the path we have determined and let the Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect fight to the death in Weihuaidao. Of course, this is only a possibility. It is more likely that the Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect will divide the Lingyun Sect and Wei Huaidao,..."

Shang Jiuling did not beat around the bush and put forward the ideas he had discussed with Zhu Fengbi and You Shaoyou.

Everyone gasped and started whispering to each other.

Either choice is problematic and neither is very satisfying.

Choosing No. 1 means joining forces with the Lingyun Sect to fight against the Yuelu Sect. The war may be out of control, with too many unpredictable factors and variables.

Choosing second seems to be the most satisfactory. It can avoid direct conflict with Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect, and also gain a good reputation as a disciple of Luoyou Sect.

But there is no doubt that this is not conducive to the long-term development of the Chonghua sect in the future, especially the perception of the surrounding local clans.

The Chonghua Sect will be regarded as second-rate by these clans, inferior to the Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect. If they want to restore this reputation in the future, they will have to pay a greater price, and I am afraid that on the side of Da Zhao, the Chonghua Sect will It will also be regarded as an untrustworthy object.

Choosing third is pretending not to know, but in fact it is almost the same as second. Anyone with a discerning eye will understand that this is the coward of the Chonghua faction.

"Are you sure that the Jiulian Sect will not give any support to the Lingyun Sect? Doesn't this make sense?" Ma Daochun was a little angry. "At least the Lingyun Sect and our Chonghua Sect have been their allies for so many years. If they call us, we will obey their orders unless we tell them. , but as long as we can do our best to be satisfied as much as possible, if we just leave it now, will they do the same when we encounter difficulties in the future?"

Wu Tianen sneered: "Otherwise, what else can we do? We came to Hebei, didn't we just worship the Nine Lotus Sect? If the head brother and the first brother hadn't appeared at the critical moment as Zifu real people, I'm afraid we wouldn't have had the opportunity to come to Hebei. None, it might just be destroyed directly."

"There are constant discords within the Jiulian Sect. Although we cannot be sure, there is a high probability that they will not be able to provide substantial support to the Lingyun Sect, so there is no need to discuss this point again. We will only discuss how we should respond." Shang Jiuling waved his hand.

"The Yuelu Sect is stronger than us, and is similar to the Baishi Sect. Even if we join forces with the Lingyun Sect now, I'm afraid..." You Shaoyou pondered: "What's more, the Lingyun Sect has suffered heavy losses since arriving in Hebei, and Internal morale is low, and I think it will be difficult to make a comeback."

"Senior Brother You, do you mean to choose second or third?" Ma Daochun asked with a frown.

"I feel that none of the choices are suitable." You Shaoyou shook his head: "I just hate how we have allies like Jiulian Sect."

"Then we have to make a choice. We can't delay it, right?" Ma Daochun asked again: "Even if we can ignore Lingyun Sect for the time being, what about these disciples who come to vote?"

Chen Huaisheng felt that there was no point in talking like this. In fact, everyone knew that choosing the first place was risky, and choosing the second or third place would be endless troubles, or the subsequent consequences would be too great.

Now that he was allowed to come, he was going to fire off the fire.

"Master in charge, all my uncles, uncles and brothers, I would like to take the liberty to say this. In fact, we have no choice. No matter whether Lingyun Sect can survive or not, we can only choose to support Lingyun Sect, and we must support it with all our strength. , no matter how high the price is." Chen Huaisheng said unceremoniously.

"Oh?!" Everyone was extremely surprised and looked at Chen Huaisheng, unable to understand Chen Huaisheng's opinion.

But everyone knows that although Chen Huaisheng is slightly inferior in spiritual realm, his vision and judgment are not inferior to anyone else. This has become generally accepted. Even Zhu Fengbi and You Shaoyou who don't like him very much have to admit it. .

Shang Jiuling stroked his beard and looked directly at Chen Huaisheng: "You tell me."

"Before that, I would like to talk about the situation that my disciple Donghai and his party experienced years ago. The choices made by the Wuyue Holy Fire Sect in the face of several threats..."

Chen Huaisheng talked about how the Holy Fire Sect, when faced with the ravages of Black Turtle and Red Chi, and faced with the possible invasion of Yanshan Dao who might have the support of Wu Yue officials, took a preemptive strike at the expense of a Zi Mansion and several foundation-building buildings. At the price, Yanshan Road was wiped out in one fell swoop, which shocked the Wuyue officials, and at the same time re-established a strong position in the East China Sea that cannot be provoked. Even the Qian family of the Wuyue officials had to temporarily avoid the spotlight and did not dare to provoke any more provocations.

"Why would the Holy Fire Sect decisively expedition to Yanshan Road in such an emergency? Because they knew that if they didn't do this, the trouble would be even greater in the future. Whether it was the Qian family or Yanshan Road, it would only get worse and more rampant. Even joining together to invade will be more dangerous. If you hit with one punch, you will avoid hundreds of punches. This is the principle..."

Chen Huaisheng said in a sonorous tone, "In Hebei, only our Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect have come to establish a foothold. Others say they are busy, but they are not willing to come. So in this case, if we don't open this fist, what will happen to the world?" He Sect, Yuelu Sect, Fengyi Sect, Ning Family, and more other local sects and families, their hundreds of fists will follow,..."

"So we have no choice. What's more, I don't think that the Yuelu Sect dares to devote everything to fighting us when the Tianhe Sect shows a posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers. They are afraid that they will be more worried about losing both sides with us. In the end, the Tianhe Sect took over the nest, right? Over the past hundreds of years, the Tianhe Sect has been the biggest opponent of the Yuelu Sect, and we have just arrived. In their eyes, maybe in ten, twenty, thirty or fifty years, we will not be able to adapt to the situation. If you don’t accept it, will you return to Zhao?”

"Good!" Zhu Fengbi, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Well said!"

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