Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 578. Chapter 577.

The refugees in the last row followed the team.

After walking a distance of twenty or thirty steps, Cui Gan took a step forward, and gave a deep salute to Li Zhen and the others:
"Cui family of Boling, thank you Priest Shouchu, Brother Du, Master Xuanzang and General Pei for your kindness."

Everyone pays respects.

I heard Cui Gan continue to say:

"I heard that you all returned safely. When I came out, I had prepared a small banquet in the mansion to clean up the dust for you. There is no need to worry about the soldiers under General Pei's command. Although the place is not very spacious, I have already prepared a living room in the city. Eat and drink Countless, please drink and rest tonight."

"Thank you Cui Xiancheng."

Attorney Pei thanked him politely.

Then, Cui Gan thought about it and said:
"Daoist, why don't we ride in the same car."

Clearly he had something to say.

Li Zhen nodded, and Xuanzang said:

"The poor monk will take Xuanying to ride a horse."

"it is good."

……

On the carriage, Cui Wanrong and Cui Gan were sitting in the carriage, while Li Zhen and Du Ruhui were driving on the crossbar.

After the team started to move, Cui Gan didn't see his sister staring at Li Zhen's back, but said directly:

"During this journey, what kind of trouble did Shixiong and Daoist encounter?"

Du Ruhui glanced at Li Zhen who was concentrating on driving the car, leaned slightly, and asked in a low voice:
"Brother, could it be that you have heard some news?"

"Ah."

Cui Qian nodded without hiding anything:
"A few days ago, there was news from Luoyang. His Royal Highness King Yue... suddenly proposed in the court hall to appease the refugees from the east of the river, and to allow them to commit crimes and perform meritorious deeds. He thought that His Majesty had recruited refugees in the name of constructing this dragon and fire formation."

"..."

Du Ruhui frowned instantly:

"His Royal Highness Yue proposed?"

"good."

Cui Gan nodded:
"Afterwards, there was a quarrel in the court, but there was no result. After he retired, His Royal Highness the King of Yue alone invited Lu Chu, Zuocheng, into the palace to discuss the matter. In the end, Xu Luchu was in charge of the matter. After Lu Chu left the East Palace, the first It's time to visit my second uncle..."

"But Mr. Cui, Minister of Rites?"

"Exactly. Lu Chu visited the second uncle and said that he would send people to recruit refugees and send them to Yuqian..."

Speaking of this, Cui Gan paused.

Then, he was not narrating the process, but just the result:
"The second uncle rejected Lu Chu, and then sent a letter to his home. Now the family has sent people to Hedong, and it will arrive in about four or five days. Therefore, the younger brother has been worrying about whether the elder brother, the Taoist priest, and others will not come back these days. What troubles will be encountered in the middle. After all... everything is difficult at the beginning, this first wave of refugees is the most important thing. With them as an example, more people can be recruited. But now it seems... the younger brother is overwhelmed .”

In fact, both Li Zhen and Lao Du understood Cui Gan's words.

It was nothing more than the fact that the Lu family wanted to come over for a share, but was rejected by the Cui family.

But... Obviously, the Cui family's control over Hedong can't be meticulous.

Didn't know about the attack on the team.

But this is a good thing for Du Ruhui.

No one likes to find out that the whole place has been empty after taking office as magistrate.

But this is at the level of power struggle, and it is not currently in the scope of Lao Du's consideration.

Old Du just exchanged glances with Li Zhen...

"Lu Shi?"

"...Well, Mrs. Lu."

The dialogue between the two brothers means that they have answers in their hearts.So Du Ruhui shook his head directly:

"We... were indeed attacked."

"!"

"……what happened?"

Cui Wanrong's voice became tense.

And Lao Du didn't hide it, and directly explained the cause and effect of the matter, including how to go to Yu Township, what kind of favors the Wang family of Yu Township gave, and how Li Shimin was doing. It becomes ugly.

"How dare they..."

There was a three-point coldness in Cui Gan's words.

But at this time, I heard Cui Wanrong say:

"Brother, don't think about this now... After returning home, I will order people to return home non-stop, and send flying eye envoys to the east of the river, and scatter everywhere. If we are not the Taoist leader and the elder brother this time, I am afraid that we will suffer a big loss. !"

As she said that, Cui Wanrong suddenly looked at Li Zhen:
"Daozhang... and Shixiong aren't injured, are they?"

"There is no poor way."

Li Zhen, who was driving the car, shook his head:

"Thank you, shopkeeper Cui, for your concern."

Cui Gan frowned tightly:

"Xianfengjun, Sun Hua... the Empress of Eight Pillars Kingdom Yu Jin... and two Gu Masters... why do these people get together? Let me think about it..."

"Cui Xiancheng."

Hearing his muttering, Li Zhen said:
"It's actually useless to think about these things now. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It doesn't matter why they got together. The important thing is who is behind this matter... Let's say it is the Lu family." .To what extent can you guys go about this matter?"

Although he used an example, after hearing the news from Luoyang, it is no longer necessary to say who is standing behind it.

Even if there is no evidence to prove it, this news has become the best evidence of this conspiracy.

And when Cui Gan was still thinking about Li Zhen's question, he heard the other party ask again:
"The Cui family will definitely not take half a step back in the matter of the dragon fire, right?"

If someone asked this question, Cui Qian would definitely not answer.

But the person who is asking now is the deity who created this pool of dragon fire.

Whether it is the character or integrity of the other party, as well as the credit, it all has a decisive weight.

Therefore, without Cui Qian's answer, Cui Wanrong directly told the truth:

"Yes, whether it's from the Taoist leader, the Bodhi Temple, the Taoist sect, or us. The Cui family will not betray their allies and give away half of the benefits. Unless the Taoist priest, the Buddhist monastery, or the Taoist sect unanimously agree."

In other words:
"We won't give out any points unless the four companies sell together."

But what in this world can make these four families bow their heads at the same time?

Not to mention the Lu family, even the emperor is impossible.

So inside and out is the same as not saying anything.

The reason why she talked like this was purely because of her own selfishness. She told Li Zhen:

"Here's another copy for you."

Did Li Zhen hear it?
You can hear it, or you can say no.

Because his mind was not here at all from the beginning.

So, after hearing Cui Wanrong's words, he turned his head and looked at the two brothers and sisters seriously:
"So, shouldn't our top priority be to speed up and recruit those refugees?"

"..."

Cui Qian was taken aback.

Cui Wanrong's eyes once again shone with brilliance.

Only Du Ruhui... was calm.

He was not surprised at all that Taoist priest could speak such sober words in the world.

Because from the very beginning, his purpose in coming to Hedong was exactly this.

"Cui Shi... well, let me give you an example. If Cui Shi and Lu Shi had a dispute because of this incident, let's not talk about the relationship between the two families, and let's not talk about any conspiracy. Since this pool of dragons and fire, The Cui family does not intend to sell, so these refugees are what we need most at present, and they are the foundation of our operation. After all, your family has invested a lot of resources in materials and money, right? So, no matter whether you negotiate to let this Stop the conspiracy, or something. The recruitment of these refugees should be done sooner rather than later, and the sooner the better. So instead of thinking about other things, it is better to think clearly, these 2000 people, we have spent so much trouble, then What about the tens of thousands of refugees hiding north of the river, right?"

"..."

"..."

The two were silent.

Thoughtful.

After a while, Cui Qian said:
"It seems... that we really need to talk to the Lu family."

……

Fu County.

"Qi Ye, there are so many confessions from the waiter in that store. We are also resorting to tricks, indeed, he only saw a Taoist man talking to himself at an empty table, and then two people came from Ruicheng, One was stooped, and the other was tall. These two people also said "this Taoist priest" to the sky, and then the words seemed to be deliberately prolonged, which was very strange. Then the surroundings of the two people ignited The fire was turned into ashes in the end. We went to investigate, and there were indeed ashes left in that place... Presumably, the witch woman and the venerable Wu Zong had indeed been burned into fly ash. And our people have followed other Several agreed routes have been traced along the way, and there will be news by tomorrow at the latest."

Hearing what the man in the cloak said, the middle-aged man sitting in the study was speechless for a long time.

After a while...he said:
"That is to say, together with the seven Confucian swordsmen sent by Confucianism, they...the reason why they didn't stop the Du family as agreed was because they were blocked when they were supposed to block the way?"

The words are very convoluted.

But at the same time, it also showed the absurdity and speechlessness in the heart of the middle-aged man at this moment.

And the cloaked man said sincerely:
"I'm afraid...that's the case."

"joke!"

This time, the middle-aged man finally couldn't hold back anymore:

"That's fine with those people like the devil. What happened to the seven swordsmen? Doesn't it mean that the leader of the team this time is the master of the Holy King's Pavilion who has mastered the Holy King's Sword Power at a young age and holds the "Eight Ming Sword"?" Disciple?! Not to mention how capable he is, but if he finds out that he can't be beaten, and if he reveals his identity, who in this world would dare to hurt him?!... Now? No one is alive, no corpse is dead!? "

Seeing that his tone became more absurd as he spoke, the cloaked man cupped his hands:
"Please Qiye calm down, wait for us to find out the truth and report to Qiye!"

"That……"

Before the words were finished, suddenly, the middle-aged man and the man in the cloak turned their heads at the same time, and saw another man in the cloak walking in quickly, holding a cloth bag in his hand.

"Boss, Seventh Lord!"

"Where did you come from! What's in your hand?"

"Back to Qiye, my subordinates came from Xiang County, traced along the road, and found this thing... with a lot of ashes."

"..."

The middle-aged man stepped forward quickly, picked up the cloth bag and opened it...

A rusty broken sword came into view.

Eight inscriptions and seal characters can be vaguely seen on the hilt of the sword...

After recognizing the eight seal characters clearly, his hands finally trembled a bit.

"Are there... how many human ashes?"

"Go back to Master Qi, there are seven places in total."

The Broken Sword couldn't hold it steady, and fell in response.

And when the middle-aged man was still in shock, the broken sword shattered into several petals as soon as it touched the ground... like ceramics.

But oddities also emerged.

When the broken sword shattered, a strange aura suddenly emerged.

Attracted the eyes of three people.

The three of them saw that the sputtered iron filings and the fragments around the broken sword seemed to be moving slowly at a very strange speed.

Little by little, piece by piece...

It seems that its time has been slowed down countless times.

Iron filings, flying bricks and stones, sword hilts rolling on the ground, etc...

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

After a full three breaths, everything returned to normal.

"Dang!"

The sound of the floor colliding with the rusty sword had just reached the ears of the three of them.

"This is……"

"..."

Hearing the cloaked man's doubts, the middle-aged man's face turned pale first, then he showed a wry smile and muttered to himself:

"Together with the light."

"..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)