252: A strong wind is coming and a heavy rain is coming.
"Master Hou."
With thoughts swirling in his mind, he calmly changed the subject: "It is wise to not bring harm to your wife and children."
"Even if Wenwen made a mistake first, it would be unsightly if you sent someone to arrest her family members."
This is already a very euphemistic and emotionally intelligent insinuation.
As long as it's someone else who doesn't spit thick phlegm, it's good.
If it were left in the world, once word of this behavior spreads, Zuo Chongming will be accused by thousands of people, and he will basically be unable to survive.
Zuo Chongming laughed out loud: "If I don't do this, will you come?"
"..." The man's expression changed slightly.
At this time, the little girl in red next to Ji Haoran couldn't help but stepped forward and said bitterly: "Zuo Chongming, where are my parents?"
"I, Tang Wenwen, do things for myself. If you want to deal with me, just come over and don't hurt my family."
"Be bold!"
When Jiang Fenglong, who had just returned, heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he shouted: "You dare to call the champion by his name, you are so brave..."
"Tsk~!"
Zuo Chongming looked at the angry little girl with tears in her beautiful eyes: "I finally understand why you and Ji Haoran can be together."
Tang Wenwen stepped forward with angry eyes and gritted her teeth: "Stop talking nonsense..."
"The little mouth is so naughty."
Zuo Chongming came to the edge of the pond with melon seeds and threw the seeds into the pond with his backhand: "Just jump down and let me pick them back up with my mouth."
The man suddenly stood up with an angry look on his face: "With your status as a Marquis, isn't it a bit too much to bully a little girl like this?"
Zuo Chongming raised his head with a sarcastic look on his face: "As Tang Wenwen, calling me by my first name, isn't that too much?"
"you……"
The man's face changed again and again, the muscles in his cheeks twitched, and he sighed and said: "I would like to apologize to the Marquis on behalf of the disciples of the sect."
"That being the case, it won't happen again."
When Zuo Chongming saw him lowering his head, he stopped chasing him.
The Jian Yuan silk thread popped out at will, splitting and clutching like a dense rain of silk, and instantly submerged into the pond.
In just a few seconds, all the melon seeds that had been spilled were returned to the plate.
From the beginning to the end, his demeanor was calm and calm, and his movements were natural and unrestrained. Such terrifying control power seemed to be just a matter of effort.
Snap!
Zuo Chongming walked back to the pavilion, threw the plate of wet melon seeds on the table with a bang: "Everyone, please give me some tea."
Although his tone did not change and was still so calm and gentle, everyone clearly felt that his attitude was completely different from before.
Master Feng closed his eyes for half a breath, sat down again, picked up the tea and drank it all: "Good tea."
Alas, little girl, you have tricked Sect Leader Feng into misery.
Liao Chen vaguely glanced at Tang Wenwen and the gloomy expression of Sect Master Feng, and sighed secretly in his heart.
The conversation between Zuo Chongming and Sect Leader Feng just now was actually a fight for the right to speak.
The two sides come and go, and they are indeed on par.
However, Tang Wenwen's rash intervention made Sect Leader Feng instantly passive. With just a few words, Zuo Chongming had the right to speak in his hands.
Zuo Chongming put down the melon seed plate and asked everyone to invite tea, which was to force the Feng Sect Leader to bow his head.
When Feng Zongzhu drank the tea in one gulp, he bowed his head to Zuo Chongming.
"I have always been true to my word and kept my word."
Zuo Chongming played with the tea cup and said softly: "Do three things for me, and we will turn our hostility into friendship."
"three things?"
Sect Leader Feng frowned, with a look of hesitation in his eyes: "Master Hou is too..."
Before he could finish his words, Tang Wenwen said eagerly: "Okay, I promise you."
"..." Chen Chen held his forehead.
"..." Sect Master Feng was silent.
When you buy something, don’t you know how to bargain?
Pig teammates don’t have anything like this, right?
So damn tired!
"Miss Wenwen is really straightforward."
The corner of Zuo Chongming's mouth twitched, he suppressed a smile, and praised loudly: "Don't worry, I'm just looking for a big demon in a few places."
"call……"
Sect Leader Feng endured the feeling of soaring blood pressure and asked feebly: "Master Hou is also proficient in the art of divination. Since he doesn't come in person, these three things must not be simple."
"You think too much."
Zuo Zhongming grinned and said sincerely: "It's not difficult, but the price is a bit high. Fortunately, I have you."
"What price?"
When Sect Leader Feng heard these two words, his face suddenly turned ugly.
He was also proficient in the art of divination, and he immediately thought that the price that even Zuo Chongming would be afraid of must be extraordinary.
Zuo Chongming picked up a grape and peeled it carefully: "Nothing, just a few years less to live."
"few……"
Sect Leader Feng was so heartbroken that he almost couldn't help but slap him to death.
Damn, shit.
The price is actually reduced lifespan?
Is it not a big deal to pay him back? Is it nothing to pay him back?
"good."
Tang Wenwen shook off Ji Haoran's hand, stared at Zuo Chongming, and said word by word: "I can promise you, but let him go first."
"Do you know what the antonym of frankness is?"
Zuo Zhongming took a sip of tea, stood up and walked out without looking at her at all: "You made Deputy Sect Master Feng very angry today. Let's talk about the business tomorrow."
"you……"
Tang Wenwen raised her feet anxiously, but as soon as she made a move, she was stopped by Jiang Fenglong.
Zuo Chongming's voice came leisurely: "Go and make arrangements for the distinguished guests of Tianyan Sect. Several of them have come from afar, so don't neglect them."
Jiang Fenglong responded: "Yes, Lord Marquis."
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Leave the garden and pass by the bridge corridor.
Zuo Chongming suddenly stopped, looked at the clear water and said, "Master, I know that Xiyun Mansion has welcomed many monks recently."
Liao Chen came to the fence and sighed: "The person who sent the letter not only sent it to our Tathagata Temple, but also to other forces. His heart is to be punished."
"Yes, his heart can be killed."
Zuo Chongming covered up the coldness in his eyes and said unhurriedly: "Master Liaochen should know why they are here."
"nature."
Lingchen replied loudly: "But please don't worry, Lord Marquis, as long as you find and inherit the secret knowledge for this temple, the old monk will definitely protect you."
"hehe."
Zuo Chongming gave him a funny look: "Master, don't panic, I have always been true to my word, and I will never go back on my promise to you."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liaochen twitched his white eyebrows and recited softly: "Amitabha, the Marquis has always said what he said, and the old monk admires it very much."
Zuo Chongming sighed quietly and said sadly: "But having said that, even if the master can protect me for a while, he cannot protect me for the rest of his life."
Liao Chen hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, they know that the deal is already done and when it's too late, they will go back home and won't stay long."
Zuo Chongming laughed dumbly: "You are talking about the monks in the far west. I am not only talking about the monks, but also the barbarians in the southern wilderness."
"The timing of Master's visit to Xiyun Mansion was so coincidental that they misjudged it and thought that Tathagata Temple was our reinforcement..."
"Because of this, they planned a series of events such as inn attacks, riots in prison, and provocations in the arena."
"Now, they know that you are by my side to protect me, so they won't act rashly, but as soon as you leave, I'm afraid..."
After listening carefully, Liao Chen went through it several times in his mind and asked hesitantly: "Master Marquis...what's your clever plan?"
During this period of contact, he had a better understanding of Zuo Chongming.
Liao Chen knew one thing very well - Zuo Chongming rarely raised questions. Once he raised a question, it often meant that he already had a solution.
as expected.
Zuo Chongming suddenly changed the subject: "I heard that the land in the far west is full of barren sand and thousands of miles of desert. It can be said to be extremely barren."
Um???
Even though he had been living in the world for half his life, he still couldn't react to his words.
After a long while, his consciousness returned to normal, and his brain began to work crazily, thinking over and over again about the inner meaning of this sentence.
Could it be that…….
No way!!
He is the champion prince personally conferred by Emperor Wu, and he would never dare to risk the disapproval of the world...
But having said that, it is indeed difficult for him to protect himself now, but it is not impossible...
But, isn't he afraid that Emperor Wu will settle the score with him after this incident?
Various thoughts and conjectures flashed through his mind, but were quickly rejected by him.
"What the hell..."
Liao Chen, who was lost in thought, subconsciously held his rosary beads, unaware that a thin layer of sweat had broken out on his forehead.
In fact, this sentence is not difficult to understand, it just has a few meanings.
What really made Chen hesitate was how to answer.
Because he couldn't decide whether Zuo Chongming's words were a test or something else...
It took quite a while.
Liao Chen suddenly came back to his senses, exhaled a long breath, and smiled bitterly: "Master Hou's words are obscure, and the old monk really can't understand them."
This was the safest answer after he thought about it repeatedly.
"Ha~!"
Zuo Chongming saw that he was sweating profusely and said in a low voice: "Master, how do you think the southern wilderness compares to the extreme west?"
Liao Chen's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but lost his temper and said, "Ah?"
What he guessed in his heart was that Zuo Chongming wanted to move the Tathagata Temple to the Xiyun Mansion area to resist the revenge of the barbarians.
Or Zuo Chongming wants Tathagata Temple to send some experts to build a branch temple in Xiyun Mansion...
But he never expected that the real meaning of these words was to move the Tathagata Temple to... the southern wilderness?
Isn't this a joke?
"Master Hou is joking."
Liao Chen wiped his sweat and said helplessly: "Tathagata Temple has some strength, but it cannot be the opponent of the forces in the southern wilderness."
Although Tathagata Temple is very impressive, it can be said to be a master of martial arts, and it is also known as one of the three sages of the extreme west.
But no matter how capable and conceited it is, it would never dare to claim that it can deal with a state.
If they could really do it, they would have unified the far west long ago. How could they achieve a tripartite confrontation?
"Tathagata Temple alone cannot do it."
Zuo Chongming smiled meaningfully: "But Tathagata Temple will take the lead and unite the three holy places to coordinate the many forces in the far west..."
"hiss……"
"This way."
Zuo Chongming continued: "They will no longer pay attention to the Tathagata Palm, nor will they target Tathagata Temple. Instead, they will look at the Three Holy Lands."
"Furthermore, I have issued a purge order beforehand, which has powerfully attacked the foundations of various forces in the southern wilderness."
"As long as you can gain a firm foothold, I will issue another edict stating that the barbarian tribes you have protected will no longer be within the scope of the suppression."
"As soon as this order is issued, the group of barbarians will naturally seek your protection in order to survive. Then you will use your Buddhist expertise... Haha."
Liao Chen said in a voice: "Yes, but the distance between the extreme west and the southern wilderness is too far. Even if we are willing, we cannot fight for a long time."
"Far?"
Zuo Chongming looked at the flying boat dock: "I can make flying boats. Although it is not as good as the imperial court, large-scale transportation is not a problem."
"I will help you solve the transportation problem. All you have to do is... use the lives of those barbarians to exchange for other supplies with me."
Liao Chen's breathing gradually became faster, and his eyes flashed with movement and hesitation.
Holding back his turbulent emotions, he gritted his teeth and asked the question he was most worried about: "If we really conquer the southern wilderness, the imperial court..."
"Worried about the imperial court picking fruit?"
Zuo Chongming said meaningfully: "Don't worry, Emperor Wu wants to establish a prince, and there are endless disputes between the court and the central government. There are constant disasters in various places, and the Zhenfu Division is short of manpower."
"In other words, as long as you can conquer it, the southern wilderness will be yours. Although it is not fertile and rich, it is better than the extreme west?"
"Besides, the barbarians there are still tribal groups. The inheritance of martial arts relies on imprints. The culture is extremely backward. It's easy... haha."
After hearing these words, Liao Chen was completely moved.
To be precise, it's not heartbeat, but eagerness, anxiety, excitement, and impatient...