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Chapter 685: Sword Named Sunset

In the minds of those who knew this, the chance of something happening in the Sword Forging Valley was 10 to 10. The only suspense was whether Zheng Haoran had a chance to escape and escape with his life.

The place is too far away, there is insufficient preparation, and no one can reach it. Originally, Xue Mu thought that Zheng Yezhi was very foresight. Placing Zheng Yichen in Lingzhou meant settling outside. No matter how the Sword Forging Valley changed, he would be able to keep a seed of the Zheng family outside. How did he plan to help Zheng Yichen to reverse the situation? He helped him become the master of the Sword Forging Valley.

But now I know that Zheng Yezhi's idea was not for this, but to avoid brotherly strife.

With Zheng Yichen's current complex mentality, he didn't even know whether he wanted his brother to die, or whether he wanted him to run out and survive.

In any case, Xue Mu can understand this ambivalence. I am afraid of comparison in everything. As long as I compare with Ji Wuyou, the Zheng family can be regarded as brothers and sisters, harmonious and incomparable.

Being used to seeing all kinds of rebellious and ruthless people, Zheng Yichen's outspoken expression of his negative thoughts and self-punishment was a breath of fresh air, which made both Xue Mu and Xia Houdi feel warm in their hearts. Xue Mu patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't think so much, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. I don't think your brother is a short-lived person. Someone from our Xingyue Sect is preparing for rescue outside, maybe he can actually escape." Yes. When the time comes, I will treat you brothers to a drink, and I will kill all the traitors with one push and avenge Mr. Zheng."

Xia Houdi also said: "What's so good about being the master of the Sword Forging Valley? I won't make any jokes about you being the chief traffic officer when the time comes."

Zheng Yichen smiled: "Your Majesty is interested."

It could be seen that Zheng Yichen was not in high spirits at this time, so the two of them said goodbye and left without disturbing him.

After walking outside, Xia Houdi sighed and said: "I don't know what the fight for the emperor's position is. Ever since I sat on it, I just felt overwhelming pressure coming towards me, making me breathless. It seems that everyone in the world is Looking at me, each of my instructions is related to the blessings and misfortunes of thousands of people, and they dare not make any mistakes. They also trample on all consciences to compete for this position. What are they trying to do?"

Xue Mu laughed dumbly: "You only see responsibility, they see power."

"The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty doesn't have much power, and is too restricted by the major sects. The emperor's orders have no effect on you at all. Like Leng Zhuyun Qianhuang and others, who disagree with each other, rebel by rebellion, independence by independence, and the majesty of the imperial court remains. In Yun Qianhuang's eyes, Mu Jianli's words of advice are better than anything else. What kind of power is this castrated power? Is it worth it?"

"The castrated power is also power. In the joint system of Sword Forging Valley, the valley owner has even less power. A group of people are still eager to fight for it, which still causes problems between brothers. Fortunately, the character of the Zheng family brothers good……"

Xia Houdi looked at the distant sky in a daze, and whispered: "Could this kind of thing just cycle forever and never end?"

Xue Mu did not answer, but changed the subject: "What is your Tao Xie Sha? It has always been just a reflection and manifestation of the human heart. The more martial arts the world has, the more powerful it is physically. It is as strong as the World-Suppressing Cauldron. It can only be suppressed, but not eliminated.”

Xia Houdi said confused: "What do you think I should do?"

"Although the evil in people's hearts will never end, at least it can be enlightened and guided, and it can also be downplayed. If the world is prosperous and everyone lives in peace, there will be a limit to the amount of violence. If everything is in ruins like Yizhou, then Isn't it a hotbed of evil? As an emperor, you should at least do this... Your father and Ji Wuyou have always been walking in opposite directions, putting the cart before the horse, which has naturally led to the current chaos."

What Xue Mu said was a typical red herring. In fact, it was different from the question Xia Houdi originally asked him. This was because he couldn't answer that kind of question. Who could solve the struggle for power and gain in the past? No matter how much he has seen, he has never seen such a harmonious era.

But Xue Mu spoke from a larger perspective. This answer was also very important to Xia Houdi. A lot of the fatigue and confusion caused by forcibly ascending to the position were cleared up in one sentence. She took a deep breath, her eyes became firmer, and she whispered: "I...I will do a good job."

………

At this time, the Sword Forging Valley had indeed just begun to become turbulent.

The joint system of great craftsmen in the Sword Forging Valley also has historical origins. A group of like-minded forgers formed a collective and controlled the arms trade. Everyone had their own lines and their own craft expertise. It is difficult for one family to have the final say. It has evolved over the years and is somewhat similar to a modern board of directors. However, the composition of the board of directors is not based on shares but based on family inheritance. The one with the strongest sword-making skills in each generation is the owner of the valley, similar to a director. As the chairman and CEO, he cannot keep his word and is constrained by the opinions of the board of directors.

For example, if the Zheng family wants to make a deal with Xue Mu, first Zheng Haoran will do the deal on behalf of the Zheng family. When it comes to the deal at the sect level, the group also needs to be persuaded to pass a resolution together. The authority of this kind of Valley Master is not even as good as that of Mu Jianli, who was a young minister when he first came to power. It is very common for successive Valley Masters to be ignored.

Zheng Yezhi is a relatively authoritative Valley Master and can have the final say on many things. When he was in Beijing for a long time due to imperial orders, the chairman of the "Board of Directors" was acted by Tie Jingxuan, the deputy chairman, and the position of "executive president" could be handed over to his nephew Zheng Haoran.

With the support of a group of people from the Zheng family, Zheng Haoran did an impressive job in the valley.

Zheng Yezhi also knew that this was not a long-term solution and something could happen at any time. What he hopes most is that he can understand the truth, and then return to the valley to stabilize everything. He even wants to reverse the millennium-old joint system and turn the Sword Forging Valley into the inheritance of the Zheng family.

Who knew that Dongxu was a hole in Dongxu, but he could not return alive.

"Today's meeting was held to discuss two topics." Tie Jingxuan looked around the round table, his gaze lingering on Zheng Haoran's face for a moment, and said with a smile: "The first one is about increasing weapons support from Yaowang Valley. Yaowang Valley and We have always been as close as one family, and the medical saints in the court also advance and retreat with the Valley Master, so they should be satisfied when they ask for weapons to support us."

Zheng Haoran didn't even raise his eyelids: "Is this an issue? Or an opinion?"

“First the topic, and then attach Tie’s own opinion.”

"Yaowang Valley has had regular contact with us over the years. You can just send an envoy to me directly for this matter. Why do you need a meeting?"

"Because what they want is to equip all disciples with earth-level and above weapons at once, and my nephew can't make the decision."

"Oh, then my Zheng family doesn't agree with this." Zheng Haoran simply said.

"Could my wise nephew want to destroy the thousand-year-old friendship between the Sword Forging Valley and the Medicine King Valley?"

"I have never seen friendship maintained by emptying out one's own storage of prefecture-level weapons. Wouldn't it be better if Uncle Tie just moved the entire Sword Forging Valley warehouse there?" Zheng Haoran said coldly: "Not to mention the Medicine King Valley Doctor If the Holy Spirit is not here, who can arbitrarily make a deal of this scale? Where is the envoy?"

Tie Jingxuan looked at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "Then let's put it aside for now and let's move on to the second topic."

Zheng Haoran looked at him, with some unnoticeable bloodshot eyes, and calmly replied: "What issue?"

Tie Jingxuan said leisurely: "It is not an option for the Valley Master to stay in Beijing for a long time. According to the ancestral system plan, should we select an acting Valley Master from the next generation to take charge of the overall situation?"

Zheng Haoran showed a sneer and slapped the sword on the table: "The name of the sword is Wanxia, ​​it is a heaven-level top grade, and it has its own spiritual essence. A strong man polishes his sword and fights with blood, and then it becomes a divine grade. Don't say anything else. First generation, it’s you, Tie Jingxuan, take out your casting to compare!”

The whole place was in an uproar.

Tie Jingxuan's pupils shrank.

This is the highest grade a sword can achieve in the world. It is on par with Mu Jianli's flying light. As long as he fights with the strong for thousands of times, he can channel the spirit and become a true artifact worthy of being matched by the strong in the Tao. For a sword-making sect, what does it mean to be able to create such a divine product at the age of twenty?

No one had ever thought that Zheng Haoran could really push his own spiritual sword to such a level at such a young age!

When it comes to the ancestral system and rules of the Sword Forging Valley, let’s save it. If you really want to follow the rules, Zheng Haoran will undoubtedly be the next owner of the valley. You can pay homage now!