Among the Sword Sect, many powerful men led by Shen Jian were discussing how to deal with the sect alliance.
In the clan alliance, Lin Xiao was drinking tea and playing chess with an old man.
The old man is full of energy, but if you look closely, you can easily see that there is a trace of worry between his eyebrows that cannot be dissipated for a long time.
The old man holds a white piece and lands it on the chessboard.
The moment the white piece fell, the old man's face relaxed, and he said with a chuckle: "Mr. Lin, if I fall down now, is there any possibility for you to make a comeback?"
"Haha, there is no perfect path, let alone this small chessboard?"
Lin Xiao chuckled and dropped a black stone on the chessboard.
The old man's expression suddenly changed, and the white pieces in his hand were scattered all over the ground without even noticing.
He stared at the chessboard in front of him, his eyes full of disbelief.
"How is it possible that... the situation of a narrow escape was just broken?!"
The old man murmured, full of shock.
Lin Xiao shook his head, smiled, and said slowly: "Since Elder Xue also knows that there is a narrow escape from death, doesn't that mean there is a glimmer of hope beyond the narrow escape?"
"And what I'm best at is looking for that glimmer of hope."
The old man slowly raised his head and looked at Lin Xiao, his eyes twinkling.
After a long silence, the old man sighed and said, "Mr. Lin is a great talent!"
"This change is not a bad thing for Northwest..."
Lin Xiao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I am not a crazy person. I am gathering the northwest martial arts in such a big way just to lay a foundation for the future."
"Although it's for myself, Northwest Martial Arts might be able to take advantage of this opportunity to change its previous situation of being bullied by Martial Arts in other regions, right?"
The old man nodded silently and did not speak again.
Seeing him like this, Lin Xiao also stood up and walked outside the house.
A calm voice reached the old man's ears: "I'll trouble Elder Xue to stay in our clan alliance for a while during this time."
"When all the dust settles, Elder Xue can return to Silver Feather Valley."
The old man's body trembled, and he immediately looked towards the door and said loudly: "If possible, please ask Mr. Lin to inform me, the owner of Silver Feather Valley, that everything is fine with me!"
"Also, Mr. Lin, please don't be too harsh when attacking Silver Feather Valley..."
This time, Lin Xiao's response did not come.
However, the old man chuckled and whispered: "Mr. Lin, although I don't know what the foreshadowing you said is about, I believe that your temperament will not cause a massacre in the northwest."
After saying that, the old man looked down at the chessboard again, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
At this time, in the Zongmeng courtyard, Lin Xiao and Yuan Zheng were walking together.
The two of them walked in tandem, neither of them speaking.
A moment later, Lin Xiao, who was walking in front, suddenly said: "Yuan Zheng, do you think that my aggressive recruitment of Northwest Martial Arts will make others dissatisfied and even want to get rid of me?"
"Mr. Lin, this is inevitable!"
Yuan Zheng sighed lightly, and then continued: "Before the establishment of the Zongmeng, the Northwest Martial Arts was headed by the eight major sects. Although there are many small sects that are attached to the eight major sects, more sects are still self-reliant."
"But now, according to your wishes, the Zongmeng wants to bring all the martial arts sects in the northwest under its banner. This will inevitably cause a violent backlash, especially the Jianzong, which has always been known as the number one sect in the northwest. It will not sit idly by. in spite of."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao did not speak immediately, but walked towards the pavilion not far away.
Seeing this, Yuan Zheng also stepped forward to follow.