Chapter 27: The Mission of the Hua Family in the South of the Yangtze River
It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival.
The drizzle of light rain splashed on the lake, creating a shallow layer of mist. The emerald-green lotus pods in the mist intersected with the misty mountains in the distance.
A bamboo raft glides on the mirror-like West Lake.
The slanting wind and drizzle were beating against the oil-paper umbrella. Under the umbrella stood a slim woman in white. She had black hair that reached her waist and was tied into a bundle with a ribbon on her back, so that her black hair would not be scattered.
Dressed simply and cleanly, the woman in white seems to perfectly blend into this natural ink painting.
"Three years since she came down from the mountain, the saint has experienced the mortal world, but she has become more and more unstained by the smell of fireworks. Congratulations to the saint, she will soon refine her flawless sword heart!"
The old woman on the side looked at the woman in white who should not belong to the human world and admired her sincerely.
She didn't hold an umbrella, but if the drizzle fell on her, it would slide all the way to her feet, and she didn't even get a hair wet.
The girl in white smiled lightly, compared with the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River behind her, and said in a sweet voice: "Aunt Cui, please don't laugh at Ying'er again. Compared with the predecessors of the Yue Sect, Ying'er is still far behind."
The old woman chuckled. The person in front of her was recognized by the entire Yue Sect as a peerless genius. He was extremely talented and was hailed as the most promising disciple in the past five hundred years to master the Cihang Pudu Sword Sutra.
After three years in the martial arts world, he was unrivaled among his peers. With one sword, he defeated the younger generation in the southern martial arts world and was ranked third on the Phoenix Ranking by the Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
One thing you need to know is that there are only twenty-five people on the dragon and phoenix lists on each list. In such a huge world, which one of the people on the list is not an outstanding figure in the world?
In the eyes of many people, the reason why the Saint of the Moon Sect is ranked third is simply because of her age.
Looking at the saint, the old woman smiled happily and said: "Does the saint have confidence in this matter?"
The Holy Girl said: "Once the Shenzhou Sword Alliance withdraws from the Yuhang Mansion, if the Demon Sect is allowed to become powerful, it will harm the martial arts world. Our Sun and Moon Sect is closest to Lin'an City, and Ying'er has the unshirkable responsibility to defend the Demon Sect."
The old woman praised: "Good! With the saint's martial arts skills, it's easy to wipe out the clowns in the Demon Sect. But what I'm really worried about is the affairs of the Hua family."
The saint smiled calmly and said no more.
In the distance, by the West Lake, there is a restaurant. A down-and-out scholar is drunk and splashing ink. A picture of a woman swimming in the rainy West Lake slowly appears from his brush...
In the courtyard of a deep house.
The clowns of the Demon Sect, as the old woman calls them, are having a regular meeting every three days.
Xiao Sheng had just returned from the Tianhuo Helm and said with a bright face: "The helmsman is extremely satisfied with the Izuyun Tower incident. He even praised the altar master in front of his subordinates for handling it properly. He is worthy of the great responsibility and has lived up to her expectations."
Qin Peng asked: "Where is the reward?"
Xiao Sheng: "..."
Qin Peng sneered. Perhaps in the eyes of this fat man, it was the highest honor to be praised by the helmsman, but in Qin Peng's eyes, verbal praise was just a bunch of bullshit.
Hu Yinyin on the side glanced at Xiao Sheng, stepped forward and said: "Altar Master, there may be some unrest in Lin'an City recently. According to the investigation by my subordinates, three days ago, Master Dingzhen of the Sichuan Emei Sect entered Lin'an City with his disciples and disciples.
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Last night, senior officials from the Rizong also arrived, including the Holy Son of the Rizong, who had recently become famous.
Just this morning on the West Lake, some people claimed to have seen the Saint of the Moon Sect. The two sects of the Sun and Moon have always advanced and retreated at the same time, so the altar master must be on guard against her."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked solemn and their hearts became heavy.
The top sects in the world control different territories due to their different distribution. Originally, Lin'an City has always been a piece of the Chinese Sword Alliance's plate.
This time, the Shenzhou Sword Alliance suffered a full-scale attack from the Demon Sect. Not only the territory of Yuhang Mansion, but also other territories suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, the Shenzhou Sword Alliance would have counterattacked long ago.
This also made the world feel the overwhelming power of demons again. Regardless of the so-called justice or selfishness, the righteous way certainly cannot watch the demon sect grow.
The Sun and Moon Sect, which was also located in the south, benefited from the geographical convenience and bore the brunt of targeting Yuhang Mansion.
This action revealed the bad intentions of the person who came.
At this moment, Qin Peng's expression changed slightly because he discovered that the virtual panel in front of him had changed.
Mission: Promotion step by step (effective in the long term)
Short-term mission: Obtain funding from the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River and develop the wealth of the Demon Sect (reward 5000 experience points)
Experience value: 6
Soul-cutting knife: 8/500 (level 3)
Nine Yang Wuji Kung Fu: 0/15000 (Level 3)
Nine Swords of the Emperor: 0/3000 (Level 3)
A short-term mission appeared on the virtual panel, and the reward was noted. In Qin Peng's design before traveling through time, the golden finger did not include this content.
This should be the result of the world's own evolution, and we don't know what changes will occur in the future.
Interestingly, this short-term task is not mandatory, that is to say, Qin Peng can freely choose to accept it or not.
A bright light flashed in his mind, and Qin Peng ordered: "Hu Yinyin, go and investigate the Jiangnan Flower Family to see if they have had any contact with Jianghu people recently."
Although she was confused, Hu Yinyin nodded in agreement.
After everyone retreated, Qin Peng sighed.
Recently, he has been practicing martial arts hard, but found that his progress is extremely slow. The talent of this body is really pitiful. If he does not rely on experience points, he will not be able to open up the second channel of Du in his life.
"A storm is coming."
The investigation will soon have results.
The Sichuan Emei Sect and the Sun and Moon Sects all entered the Hua family openly and became the guests of the Hua family.
Xiao Sheng explained: "The altar owner doesn't know something. There are some traditions in the martial arts world. Some wealthy local merchants often look for backers in the martial arts world because they are worried about enemy revenge or attracting bandits.
As long as the favorite sect is willing to be a backer, it will post advertisements to Jianghu Guang, asking friends in Jianghu not to intrude on the wealthy businessman and his family.
If someone fails to give face, it will attract attacks from this sect!
The Jiangnan Hua Family is the well-deserved richest man in Jiangnan. Their previous backer in the world was the Shenzhou Sword Alliance. Now that the Shenzhou Sword Alliance has withdrawn from the Yuhang Mansion, the Hua Family will naturally have to find a new backer."
Hu Yinyin sneered: "It seems that too much money is not a good thing."
And Qin Peng also understood. After working on it for a long time, the system asked him to go with the Emei Sect and the Sun and Moon Sect to grab customers? Does it think too highly of him?
But this time, Qin Peng was really reluctant to give up the reward of 5,000 experience points.
After thinking about it, he felt that there was little hope anyway, so he might as well give it a try, just for fun, and asked Hu Yinyin to hand over the Hua family's information.
After looking through the information carefully, it turns out that ten years ago, the old man of the Hua family who single-handedly brought about the rise of the Hua family had retired from the scene and handed over the business to his seven sons.
According to the servants of the Hua family, three days ago, the eldest son and the fifth son of the Hua family personally received a group of people from the Emei sect.
The second, third and fourth sons of the Hua family regarded the Sun and Moon Sect as their honored guests.
The remaining six and seven are the ones with the lowest foundation and the youngest age. They do not have the weight to invite other famous people. It is estimated that the famous people also look down on these two people and have no chance to compete with others. This chapter has been completed!