That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 212

After Murong Xuanyin retreated, the entire river returned to its original calm state at a jaw-dropping speed. Although the little people couldn't feel the wind, frost, snow and rain from the upper layer, the uncharacteristic behavior of the big people still indirectly affected the little people. Words and deeds, all the undercurrents are temporarily hidden, as if all the conflicts were taken away by the Xuanjiao leader.

At this time, Jiangdu would really be peaceful and peaceful if there were no refugees fleeing in and out of the city.

Zhang Xueyao, Qin Mumian, and Tang Shengyue reunited in the East Lake Courtyard on July [-]th after recuperating.

This time it is not so much a reunion of a few people, it is more like an afterthought summary, and there are quite a few people present, except for the two juniors Xu Beiyou and Li Qinglian, Tang Yuerong, Shangguan Qinghong, and Mrs. Gathering together, the biggest hero this time is undoubtedly Zhang Xueyao who forcibly used the Zhuxian Sword, so Zhang Xueyao is also the leader of the crowd.

In the Liuli Pavilion, Zhang Xueyao took the position of the master, and was the first to speak: "This time, I was able to force Murong Xuanyin to retreat. Luck played a large part. If it wasn't for Murong Xuanyin who wanted to confront Zhu Xian head-on, it wouldn't be so easy. Just take away his indestructible golden body, and take a step back, if Murong Xuanyin really wants to fight to the death, it is still unclear who will win the battle."

Qin Mumian raised the teacup in his hand and blew it, and said softly: "It's not that we don't know yet, but that we are bound to die. The reason why Murong Xuanyin retreated was, in the final analysis, because he was afraid that Wanyan Beiyue or the Taoist sect would take advantage of it. I guess he has gone to find a place to heal his injuries. Speaking of it, this is also the reason why he acts too extreme in his daily life and has made many enemies. If it is replaced by Qiu Ye, even if he has a good cultivation base and has a large number of Taoist masters to guard him, there will be no one. Dare to take advantage of others' danger."

Tang Shengyue at the side seemed a little absent-minded, didn't speak, just took a few sips of tea and then stared at the jasper teacup in his hand and began to be dazed.

Xu Beiyou sat at Shangguan Qinghong's subordinate position, watching his nose, nose and heart, and observed everyone present without any trace. It is not enough to really understand a person just by other people's description, and he will work with these people in the future. Knowing their true dispositions, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. If you can grasp all their preferences and personalities clearly, it will be a matter of course to deal with them.

Regarding Qin Mumian's dismantling, Zhang Xueyao was quite helpless, and turned to say: "As far as today's Taoist sects are concerned, whether or not there is Qiuye in charge will not prevent them from becoming leaders in the practice world, and the biggest role of Qiuye is to suppress the Taoist itself, so as not to A lot of unnecessary internal strife has arisen, and now that Qiu Ye's ascension is approaching, she has yet to decide on the head disciple of the Taoist sect. Although that girl Qi Xianyun has excellent qualifications, she is still too young and too inexperienced to convince the public .Furthermore, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be a teacher in the Taoist sect."

Qin Mumian snorted coldly: "Men can do it, why can't women do it?"

In today's Liuli Pavilion, there are many women, and the only men are Xu Beiyou and Shangguan Qinghong. The old and the other looked at each other cautiously and smiled wryly.

At this time, Tang Shengyue, who had been wandering in the distance, finally came back to her senses, and interrupted: "You two are far away, we don't care about the Taoist sect, let's talk about current things, the Qinghe River broke its embankment, the imperial court There is no food for disaster relief, Xiao Xuan sent Xiao Bai to our Jiangdu to raise money to adjust food, to put it bluntly, we are eating big families, how should we deal with it, we need to quickly come up with a charter."

Zhang Xueyao frowned slightly, and said: "The front door refuses the tiger and the back door enters the wolf. Although Xiao Bai's hungry wolf does not have the appetite as Murong Xuanyin, he will definitely bite off a piece of flesh from us before he will give up."

Except for a small number of remnants who fled overseas and the Western Regions, today's White Lotus Sect and Wenxiang Sect no longer engage in rebellious activities, and have reached a tacit agreement with the imperial court. The imperial court can tolerate their existence, even in Jiangdu. They are deeply rooted, but they also have to cooperate with the court to a certain extent, just like this time raising money to adjust food, they will bear the brunt of the brunt and cannot easily deal with it.

Then Mrs. Luo and Tang Banyan reported their income and expenditure for the past year. Compared with last year, there was basically no big change. Only recently, due to the rampant pirates, the income from sea routes was slightly affected, but it did not affect the overall situation.

The three women in charge were mostly contemplative, and only occasionally asked questions. In the end, they let everyone leave the Liuli Pavilion first, and the three discussed in the pavilion for about half an hour.

It wasn't until it was almost dusk that everyone dispersed. Zhang Xueyao asked the maid to prepare some light dishes, and specially had dinner with Xu Beiyou.

After the meal, Zhang Xueyao made tea herself, and asked, "Beiyou, do you want to come out and do something?"

Xu Beiyou was slightly taken aback, and said, "Of course I wanted to."

Zhang Xueyao nodded lightly and said: "Well, in a few days, I will hand over all Jianzong's property to you."

This time Xu Beiyou was really stunned, shook his head, and repeated with disbelief: "All?"

The corners of Zhang Xueyao's mouth curled up slightly, showing a hint of maternal love towards her nephew and nephew on her already beautiful face, "It's almost equivalent to Tang Yuerong and Rakshasa Girl."

Xu Beiyou took a deep breath, and carefully asked: "Master, is this a little too worrying?"

"Don't worry about it." Zhang Xueyao shook her head and said: "That child Qinglian is not the material to be the master of the family, and the Jianzong family still has to be supported by you. At the beginning, when I planned Zhongmou's affairs, I originally planned to wait for you to get back the sword energy Ling Kongtang will hand these over to you later, but now that Murong Xuanyin and Xiao Bai are coming one after another, there is no time to wait, but they have to be handed over to you one step earlier."

Xu Beiyou was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily and said: "Master, please rest assured, this disciple will definitely do his best, and will never let our Jianzong lose half a penny."

"Promise." Zhang Xueyao laughed softly and cursed: "Although you can't do anything without money, money is still something outside of your body. You don't bring it with you when you die. Your own cultivation is the root. I'll let you take care of it." Industry is not for you to learn how to make money, but for you to learn how to control the people under you. You must never give up what you have done. Take a step back and say that the family background of our Jianzong is not bad for the little money you earn .”

Xu Beiyou heaved a long sigh, "Although that's the case, but you put such a big trust in front of me, Mrs. Madam, I still have to do almost the same to be justified."

Zhang Xueyao smiled and said noncommittally: "It's getting late, you should go to rest earlier."

Xu Beiyou got up, respectfully said: "Disciple leave."

After Xu Beiyou left, Zhang Xueyao poured herself a cup of tea, looked down at the tea in the cup, didn't speak, couldn't see her expression clearly.

She suddenly remembered that when she first met Xu Beiyou, the figure of the young man carrying the sword box was exactly the same as Gongsun Zhongmou who had left Jiangnan. It was this similarity that made her try to accept this strange young man.

In the early years, Gongsun Zhongmou was a very conceited person. It was only after going through all kinds of ups and downs that he gradually restrained his conceit. Now that he thinks about it, the reason why Gongsun Zhongmou wanted to accept Xu Beiyou as his successor was because he liked the two. This similarity between people?

Maybe it was to make up for the regret that I had no children in my life.

Zhang Xueyao stood up and walked out of the Liuli Pavilion. Although the rain had stopped, the night was still gloomy, with no stars to be seen.

For a woman who has been alone for many years, the so-called prominent status and power are no longer very attractive to her. The reason why she still struggles to support her now is more because of a responsibility.

Responsibilities to her husband, to the sect, to the family, and to the master.

It's just that after so many years, even she who has always been strong is somewhat exhausted physically and mentally, even exhausted. Of course, at her age, she will no longer think about finding a man to rely on, but only thinking about having an outstanding junior to stand up. Take over the burden in your hands, so that you can rest yourself.

This time, he forcibly invited Zhu Xian to repel Murong Xuanyin, so next time, will this young man use Zhu Xian himself?
(End of this chapter)