Entertainment of Spring and Autumn

Chapter 533: Move

Shi Lei's words sounded very interesting to Xue Mu.

It sounds like you are complimenting your woman for being beautiful, like a polite comment, but the question is, what are the identities of both parties?

You, Shi Lei, are Mo Xuexin's nephew... and you evaluate your own uncle with the same attitude as your friend's wife?

Mo Xuexin's expression was cold, and there was obviously overwhelming anger in her eyes, but she suppressed her anger. She didn't know if Shi Lei's words were to test her relationship with Xue Mu, or if it was simply to express his disapproval of her identity as the Valley Master? After experiencing the humiliation of hitting rock bottom and committing herself to others, she has learned not to be reckless anymore and leaves the situation to Xue Mu to take charge.

Xue Mu did not respond to this topic, but smiled calmly: "Brother Mu is already in the past tense, why bother mentioning it again."

Shi Lei nodded and made a "please" gesture: "General Manager Xue, please introduce me."

"No introduction is needed, I recognize them all." Xue Mu strode into the pavilion, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Sect Master Yun, you are well."

Yun Qianhuang cupped his hands: "Although he is hostile to General Manager Xue, General Manager Xue can change the situation and become the leader no matter where he goes. I admire this ability."

Xue Mu didn't say much, and turned to a man whose face was clearly hidden in a black robe: "Master Zhen Canyue Zhen of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect?"

The man in black robe responded with a hoarse voice: "It's Zhen. Manager Xue is the pride of our poison cultivators, and Zhen respects him."

He didn't even call himself "I" anymore, but called him "Zhen". It can be seen that no matter what their stance is, it is self-evident that these people attach great importance to Xue Mu.

Xue Mu raised his hand to the middle-aged man on the main seat again: "Great Elder Qixuangu Shibuyi?"

The big man returned the gift: "General Manager Xue once saved my nephew's life. Shi Mou thanks me here."

Shi Lei is Shi Buyi's nephew, and he also represents the family system within each sect that is formed due to the blood relationship between descendants. This is a very common phenomenon, and the Wu Second Generation template originated from this. For example, brothers Zheng Haoran and Zheng Yichen are also the sons and nephews of Zheng Yezhi. It is common for the natural sect Leng Qingshi whom Xue Mu knows to be directly the son of the sect leader.

"It's not a life-saving grace." Xue Mu looked at Shi Lei and said with a smile: "Brother Shi risked his life to save thousands of Jianghu people, and Xue was among them. It can only be regarded as a mutual aid. Actually, Brother Shi really deserves to be grateful to someone else for his kindness."

Shi Lei was stunned by what Xue Mu said: "Could Manager Xue mean Mu Jianli?"

"No." Xue Mu shook his head and said: "Brother Shi, you know that when Chief Xiahou and I just made plans for the rookie spectrum, Valley Master Mo was still in the capital. When she saw the rookie spectrum, the first thing she did was to go I’m looking for Mr. Xiahou to capture the relationship, hoping to put you in the second phase. This is the elder’s care and support for his disciple, shouldn’t he be grateful?”

Shi Lei looked at Mo Xuexin, whose face was as cold as frost and showed no response.

Elder Shen said loudly: "The friendship between the Valley Master and his disciples is more than just one or two things. Some people are so greedy that their consciences are eaten by dogs."

Shi Lei sighed: "Everyone, please take a seat and have a glass of water and wine."

Xue Mu sat down without hesitation, Qin Wuye sat next to him with a smile, and Ye Guying hid behind him. Mo Xuexin hesitated for a moment, then sat down on the other side of Xue Mu, and the three elders stood behind her.

There were three pairs of three people standing on the stone platform in the small pavilion, and Shi Lei was responsible for pouring wine and doing what a junior should do.

Seeing Shi Lei pouring the wine silently, Xue Mu smiled and said, "Xue is curious. There are only a few of you here. You don't seem to have enough fighting power. Are you really afraid of being taken down by us?"

Shi Buyi smiled: "There is someone else in the peach forest, but that person doesn't want to sit here."

Xue Mu said directly: "Leng Zhu?"

Shi Buyi said nothing, not knowing whether he was right or wrong.

"Regardless of whether it is true or not, since it is said to be a negotiation, Xue will not lift the table." Xue Mu said and touched the ring, as if he wanted to take out a fan to make a feather fan scarf out of habit, but failed. Then I remembered that the fan was gone. He coughed twice, picked up the wine glass and took a sip to cover up his embarrassment, and continued: "Let's talk directly. The two sides will exchange prisoners. Don't engage in this trick of threatening hostages. How will we fight in the future? Let's do it honestly and with strength. Does Elder Shi have it?" Opinion?"

Shi Buyi sighed: "To be honest, this condition is reasonable on the surface, but in fact we suffer too much. Because your prisoners are basically the younger generation, and we have captured several powerful elders. Once the tiger is released, the strength comparison will be very different. It's going to tilt beyond just whether there's a hostage threat at hand."

Mo Xuexin couldn't help but curse: "They are also the senior brothers you grew up with since childhood!"

Shi Buyi said lightly: "At this time, there is no need to say this. Since negotiation is to talk things out and try to reach a result acceptable to both parties. You hope to rescue the prisoners, and we also hope that this is the time we are sitting tonight The premise here and anything else are false.”

Xue Mu waved his hand to stop Mo Xuexin's anger and said with a smile: "In Elder Shi's opinion, what kind of exchange should be reached?"

Shi Buyi said: "An equal exchange of combat power. Everyone will release the young disciples, but the strong ones who have entered the Tao cannot be manipulated. We can guarantee that if there is a fight, we will not threaten them."

Xue Mu said leisurely: "I can't believe a word of your guarantee now."

Shi Buyi said: "What about Manager Xue's intention?"

"I think it's feasible to exchange young people on an equal basis. As for the elders... how about we exchange for other conditions?"

"For example, General Manager Xue releases the resource blockade?" Shi Buyi smiled: "General Manager Xue's move really made us very passive. But it will take a long time for the disadvantages of this move to appear, and we can also find other ways to break it. If we use this to manipulate the tiger, , you can be bitten on the spot, you can still tell this."

"Tsk... He is indeed a hero who can plan a rebellion. He thinks clearly." Xue Mu said leisurely: "I wonder how many bottom-line references Governor Cheng has provided to you?"

Shi Buyi choked and shut up without answering.

"The support of the imperial court, this is your confidence in breaking my resource blockade... After all, we can't openly rebel, and we can't lock the imperial court, right?" Xue Mu smiled: "But Elder Shi must not know yet, the imperial court has nothing to do now I have openly admitted your orthodoxy. Even if I get help, I can only do it secretly. And this secretiveness does not represent the court. If we want to intercept it in the six ways, we will still do it the same, without any pressure. "

Shi Buyi's expression finally changed: "Why did Mr. Xue say this?"

"Because Ji Wuyou is not an emperor with all the power." Xue Mu smiled happily: "Any decision he makes will be greatly constrained, and Xue is the person who can constrain him the most."

Shi Buyi snorted coldly: "Is Mr. Xue too confident? Think he has cut off our envoys who went to Beijing to celebrate? I think Mr. Xue doesn't know that two days ago, Ben Gu's manager in Beijing had attended His Majesty's meeting on our behalf. During the celebration, representatives from all the sects of the Righteous Way were present. The world acquiesces and Your Majesty supports it. Even the Queen Mother and the eldest princess can’t forcefully define us as rebellious, right?”

Mo Xue's heart twitched and she couldn't help but look at Xue Mu. This guy has spent so much time training her in the past two days. Is there any chance he can get a chance in the capital? If the whole world really recognized Shi Buyi's legitimacy, it would give them more than just the advantage of breaking the blockade!

Xue Mu chuckled: "It's really pitiful. It's been two days and you don't know what happened at the celebration banquet?"

At this moment, someone was running quickly from a distance. Shi Lei temporarily confessed and left, asking a few questions to the visitor.

In less than a moment, he returned to the pavilion with a livid face, looked at Xue Mu for a while, and then sighed: "Manager Xue has planned the strategy and won the victory thousands of miles away. I admire you."

Two days ago, the sects of the world held a grand celebration banquet to celebrate the new emperor's succession.

Representatives from the top sects to the secondary sects were gathered together, basically representing the entire Great Zhou Zhengdao warriors. What’s more interesting is that when Wenjian changed its owner, all the top sects congratulated them were the sect leaders, and even Wentian Taoist people came in person. But for this celebration of the new emperor’s enthronement, all the top sects came to celebrate were young representatives, Yu Lin, Leng Qingshi Ah and so on, it highlights that in the hearts of top sects, the emperor is not as important as the leader of Wenjian Sect.

Among them, Wenjian Sect simply didn’t have anyone here.

Ji Wuyou sat on the throne and hosted the banquet for the guests, with a smile on her face, but she was actually feeling aggrieved inside. It’s no wonder that my father has spent his whole life weakening and suppressing the right path. No one else in this position would be able to stand it!

His eyes fell on the representative of Qixuan Valley. This one was even worse. He was just a very low-level steward in Beijing. Because the regular representatives were intercepted by Hengxing Dao on the road, Qixuan Valley was dealing with Xue Mu's counterattack at this time, and did not dare to use its strong combat force to break through and come to serve as an envoy. Naturally, only a small steward came to participate in the celebration. Shivering under the strange gazes of Yu Lin and others.

But no matter what level this manager is at, his biggest advantage is that he can represent the top sect Qixuan Valley and show complete surrender to the new emperor. This symbolic meaning is more important than anything else.

Ji Wuyou looked at the steward and motioned for him to take the lead and kneel down to celebrate.

The steward stepped away from the crowd knowingly, knelt down and shouted: "Qixuan Valley congratulates my emperor Wan..."

Before he finished speaking, a loud announcement from the inner guard came from outside the palace: "Master Mu of the Wenjian Sect congratulates our emperor!"

Following the words, a woman dressed in white clothes walked into the palace with a fierce sword spirit, and her cold voice was just like her appearance: "Mu Jianli of Wenjian Sect congratulates the new emperor."

Representatives from hundreds of sects couldn't help but exclaimed. It is already very rare for Wenjian Sect to participate in such a court event for the first time, but the person who comes is actually the sect leader! Does the new emperor have such a high reputation?

But Ji Wuyou's heart suddenly sank. Mu Jianli... This is definitely not a good thing...

He couldn't show it in public, so he could only smile and say: "Wen Jianhou is interested, please take a seat."

Mu Jianli stood upright at the door, her beautiful eyes like swords focused on the Qixuan Valley steward who was kneeling in the hall: "Who is this, wearing Qixuan colorful clothes?"

Yulin in the seat said: "He is indeed the representative of Qixuan Valley."

"How dare a rebellious, servile man represent the Seven Mysteries of Thousand Years? I asked the Sword Sect, and he doesn't agree!"