That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 889

In this Jiangdu battle, Zhang Xueyao contributed the most. Although she didn't have any external injuries, her internal injuries were quite deep due to the forcible use of sword 34, so after talking with Xu Beiyou for a while, she went to Qingxiu to heal her injuries. That list was handed over to Xu Beiyou by a confidant who had followed her all the year round.

When Xu Beiyou saw Zhang Xueyao's confidant, he smiled, and he was still an acquaintance.

When the man saw Xu Beiyou, he was also smiling, not too unfamiliar.

Xu Beiyou knew that her name was Zhang Yuping, and she was not from the Zhang clan, but an orphan who didn't know who her parents were. She was picked up and raised by Zhang Xueyao during the ten-year competition. Later, she was accepted by Zhang Xueyao under the sect of Jianzong and became a disciple of Jianzong. She has been following Zhang Xueyao all these years, so that ordinary Jianzong disciples don't know her name, and she is far inferior to Young Master Lian. Li Qinglian is so famous, but when it comes to Zhang Xueyao's degree of trust, it is far better than everyone in Jianzong.

The reason why Xu Beiyou remembers her can be traced back to the last time when Bingchen led the Zhenmo Palace to Jiangdu. In Jiangdu City, it was Zhang Yuping who rushed from the East Lake Courtyard to Jiangdu City at this critical moment, and asked Xu Beiyou to go to the Qianjin Building for temporary shelter.

Xu Beiyou smiled and stretched out his hand to support the woman who was about to salute, and said with a light smile, "Senior Sister Yuping doesn't need to be too polite, how are you doing these days?"

Zhang Yuping, who was directly named by Xu Beiyou, showed a shy smile that did not match her real age. The two small dimples on her cheeks were extremely cute. It was hard for outsiders to imagine that this woman who looked only 25 or [-] years old In fact, it is Jiazi old age.

Xu Beiyou moved a chair for her himself, and said with a smile, "Senior Sister, you don't need to be formal, just sit and talk."

Zhang Yuping was quite flattered, but she didn't refuse. After taking her seat, she handed a file to Xu Beiyou's hand, straightened her expression again, and said slowly: "The suzerain must have known that the old suzerain and the acting suzerain were once in the Taoist sect." The placement of chess pieces was originally arranged by the old suzerain himself, but in the 19th year of Taiping, the old suzerain suddenly returned to Jiangdu, and handed over the list of many chess pieces in his hand to the acting suzerain. The suzerain was quite puzzled , Looking back now, it should be that the old suzerain had anticipated the future, so he began to arrange the affairs behind him in advance."

Xu Beiyou was not in a hurry to open the file in his hand, nodded and said: "I think at that time, Master had already decided to join forces with the imperial court, but Master also knew that this matter must not be tolerated by the Taoist sect, if there were any mistakes, it would inevitably lead to death Misfortune, what happened later was indeed as Master expected, and finally came to the point where it was impossible to see."

Zhang Yuping subconsciously glanced at the tall sword box standing behind the suzerain, calmed down a little, and said softly: "In the next few years, the acting suzerain got in touch with those chess pieces one after another. With the old suzerain's caution, the identities of the chess pieces have not No matter how high it is necessary to go, but it must be mainly concealed. Only one chess piece was unexpected. Having said that, the higher the status, the more difficult it is to control. With the current status of this chess piece, it may not be able to persist until the end. Of course, after all, it is a person carefully selected by the old suzerain. At most, he betrayed Jianzong and completely surrendered. Daomen, it’s not enough to leak the secret.”

Xu Beiyou asked, "How is the situation now?"

Zhang Yuping replied: "Back to the suzerain, Cang Yun is a little vacillating now, but he hasn't done anything to be sorry for Jianzong, nor has he left Jianzong, but he has reservations and hesitation in many things, and seems to have other things. mind."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "People's hearts are like water, rippling and capricious. As the saying goes, people's hearts are like water, no matter how deep they are, and people's movements are like smoke, how chaotic they are.

Zhang Yuping continued: "As for the other chess pieces, they are far less important than Cang Yun, and there are more of them. There are about twenty people. The time of entering the Taoism varies. The earliest one is probably more than forty years old. In just three years, in these years, ten people have died one after another, five people died in the Daomen Suppressing Demon Palace, four people died in accidents, two people died in the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall, and among the rest, the person with the highest status He has become the real deacon of the Taoist Punishment Department, but just like Cang Yun, this person also shows signs of wavering. After all, compared with Jianzong, it is an indisputable fact that the Daomen is more powerful. It's a reasonable thing."

Xu Beiyou fell into deep thought and was not in a hurry to speak.

After all, Jianzong is master's painstaking effort for decades. It is far from being as simple as it seems on the surface. It is reasonable to have such an "ambush". According to common sense, if Xu Beiyou wants to inherit Jianzong completely from Gongsun Zhongmou, he must at least It will take more than ten years of effort. First, I will follow Gongsun Zhongmou to listen to the teachings for a few years, then I will be familiar with the religious affairs for a few years, then I will be alone for a few years, and finally I will make a name for myself and make meritorious deeds. , and finally take over the power logically, and there will never be any incidents of Chi Cing's disobedience to the young master.

It's just that due to the current situation, Xu Beiyou had to take over in advance. Although it saved a lot of time, many secrets of the sect were not clear to the heart.

After a while, Xu Beiyou came back to his senses and motioned Zhang Yuping to continue talking.

Zhang Yuping said solemnly: "Nowadays the world is in turmoil, people in the Taoist sect have entered the world one after another, and many disciples of the Taoist sect's head teacher Qiu Ye are no exception. As far as I know, Cang Yun left Xuandu in mid-August and is now in Du Ming, Huzhou According to the intention of the suzerain, it is best for the suzerain to meet him in person."

Xu Beiyou frowned. Although Jiangzhou is the most prosperous and affluent place in Jiangnan, Huzhou is the key to the current Jiangnan battlefield. Murong Xuan, Chen Ye, Bingchen, Li Qingyu, Du Mingshi, and even Xiao Jin, the six Mian and others are all in Huzhou. For Jianzong and the imperial court, it is not an exaggeration to say that Huzhou is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

If Cang Yun betrayed Sword Sect and leaked Xu Beiyou's whereabouts, even if Xu Beiyou was already in the realm of the [-]th Floor of the Earth Immortal, it would be a disaster.

Xu Beiyou asked in a deep voice: "Cang Yun is really reliable?"

Zhang Yuping knew what Xu Beiyou was thinking, and said with a slight smile: "Of course I won't tell Cang Yun that the sect master will meet him in person this time. I will make an appointment with him in my name. I don't think Cang Yun will do it for an unknown Zhang Yuping." Make a big move and report this matter directly to Mrs. Murong."

Xu Beiyou was stunned, and laughed at himself, "Sure enough, the higher the status, the less courageous you are."

The corners of Zhang Yuping's mouth curled up slightly, and she said softly: "Because the burden on the suzerain is too heavy, the suzerain can't be allowed to be a hero, just like a man who has become a relative. When encountering things, it is inevitable to think about his wife and children at home, and he can't act like a young man. I acted impulsively like I did back then. This is not because I am timid, but because I know the way to advance and retreat.”

Xu Beiyou laughed it off, and then motioned for her to back down.

Zhang Yuping stood up and gave a salute to Xu Beiyou, then slowly backed away.

Xu Beiyou sat alone in the room, opened the file in his hand, looked at the names one by one, and said thoughtfully: "Cang Yun."

(End of this chapter)