The most important thing in making friends is sincerity, so after Shang Jidao took out half of his apprentice as a gift, Lu Hanjiang immediately changed his attitude.
"Since Mr. Shang has said so, how about we each take a step back? Qi Li returns the noble sect, and you admit your mistake in public, and this matter will be over."
After listening to Lu Hanjiang's words, Shang Jidao smiled bitterly and said: "It is said that people in the world can live a breath of life, so why should Mr. Lu be so aggressive?"
Wandering around in the world, face is more important than life. If Lu Hanjiang really did this, he would undoubtedly lose face to the Huashan Sect.
"Face, reputation, does Mr. Shang really care about these things?" Lu Hanjiang couldn't tell what kind of person the leader of Huashan was, but at least he wasn't stupid.
"I don't care, but Huashan does." On this matter, Shang Jidao had a clear attitude.
Lu Hanjiang was not surprised to be rejected. He did not expect the other party to agree to such harsh conditions, so he changed the topic and said: "Mr. Shang, do you know that on the way back to Beijing, I also encountered a group of thieves.
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"I know," Shang Jidao said frankly, "but that person is not from Huashan."
"Those are the guests invited by Mr. Shang?"
"Yes, and no," Shang Jidao said ambiguously: "I am not a stranger to them, and we have not interacted with them on weekdays. It's just that this time it happened to be a meeting, so I invited them to join us."
"Why?" At this point, Lu Hanjiang was too lazy to beat around the bush and asked directly: "Mr. Shang should know that if his own official Qianhu hadn't been attacked, perhaps there would be no trip to Huashan at all."
The fact is that the Jin Yiwei monitors the entire world, from the famous sects to the nine bandits. There are so many things in the world. If every one of them is taken care of, I am afraid that even doubling the number of Jin Yiwei will not be enough.
So Jin Yiwei turned a blind eye to some innocuous things.
If Lu Hanjiang was not involved this time, no matter how Qin Yu and the Huashan disciples fought, the superiors would not care and would just wait for the result.
If Qin Yu is not dead, how will he negotiate afterwards? Someone will stand up for him. If Qin Yu is dead, then he will send someone to Huashan, and one life is worth one life.
In the final analysis, if you fight against the Huashan faction for the sake of a general banner, even if you destroy Huashan, you will not get much benefit, and the price you pay may be even greater. After all, there are many famous sects who are eyeing them with eager eyes, and it is impossible for the Jin Yiwei to
To do such a loss-making business.
But it's different when Lu Hanjiang is involved. Even if we don't talk about the relationship between him and Commander Meng Yuan, just talk about the identity of Jinyiwei Qianhu, this is the appearance of Jinyiwei!
No one knows how many people there are in the General Banner Hundred Households, but there are only fourteen members in the Jinyiwei Qianhu. They are not only the Jinyiwei's signatures, but also the backbone of the Jinyiwei.
The above means the same thing.
"I can't help myself," Shang Jidao used these four words as an explanation. He didn't say much, but talked about another topic: "The general banner that Qi Li attacked was a subordinate of Mr. Lu?"
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"Master Lu, you know that many people want to kill him." Shang Jidao seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Lu Hanjiang said calmly: "Isn't Mr. Shang one of them?"
"I'm not the one who wants to kill the commander-in-chief, it's just Qi Li," Shang Jidao explained, then looked at Lu Hanjiang and said slowly: "But the one those two people want to kill is you, Mr. Lu."
"Kill me?" Lu Hanjiang didn't expect that the swordsman in black would actually come for him.
"Maybe it has something to do with the general flag," Shang Jidao said.
"Qin Yu," Lu Hanjiang asked after reciting the name, "Who is he, worthy of such a high-profile move by you?"
After a moment of silence, Shang Jidao shook his head and said, "I don't know yet. Maybe he has some secrets, maybe there is someone behind him. The Huashan Sect is just following orders."
"As ordered?"
Lu Hanjiang captured this special word. Jianghu Xinyi is not the pattern of Shang Jidao. Huashan is also a first-class sect, and he should not do stupid things like seeking skin from tigers. In this case, maybe the answer lies in Jianghu.
After figuring it out for a while, Lu Hanjiang couldn't help but praise: "The head of Huashan is really extraordinary. Everyone knows that you, Huashan, have a relationship with the Qi family, but they don't know that Mr. Shang has another friend in the court."
"My ancestors are indeed related to the Qi family. This is not a lie. I just have other ambitions in my heart."
Shang Jidao explained casually, without elaborating, and continued the topic: "The people who attacked Mr. Lu are from the Xuantian Sect."
"People from the Demon Cult..."
The more the investigation goes on, the more puzzling it becomes. Lu Hanjiang rarely fights with the Demon Cult, and the possibility of dealing with him out of personal hatred is extremely low. It is thought that it will only be because of Qin Yu.
It turns out that there are people from both the good and the evil circles who want to deal with him, and even the Jin Yiwei are plotting against him. What is this guy's identity?
"If Mr. Lu cares, I know where those two people are ending up." Shang Jidao said this, making it even more difficult to understand his thoughts.
Seeing Lu Hanjiang looking at him without saying a word, Shang Jidao smiled and said, "My lord, don't doubt it. Although Huashan and the Xuantian Sect took action together this time, they each went their own way."
"Mr. Shang is so honest. I accept this favor. Please tell me clearly what you want me to do." Lu Hanjiang was not hypocritical. It was only natural that he would do things for others after receiving benefits.
"So I dare to call you Brother Lu." After saying this, Shang Jidao sighed and suddenly talked about the past: "I wandered alone since I was a child, without parents or family. Later, I was taken in by my master, and I regarded Huashan as my own.
He even married a junior sister from the same school and had a pair of children."
Lu Hanjiang understood the idea and said: "With Brother Shang's ability, how difficult is it for him to protect his wife, daughter and family."
"It can't be protected." Shang Jidao laughed at himself and shook his head. While the two were talking, they could already see the shadow of the Huashan Sect's front hall, and the sound of fighting in it was simply unbearable.
Jiang Xiao's loud voice used up all the harsh and dirty words, and he was determined to embarrass Huashan. However, Huashan's side was taken advantage of, and the backbone was not there, so the momentum was really not strong.
"I'll leave everything to Brother Lu." Suddenly, Lu Hanjiang felt that Shang Jidao beside him had changed. He put away the humble compromise on his face and replaced it with unyielding fortitude. The stone steps under his feet also changed.
Bit by bit, it was cracked by the powerful internal force.
Shang Jidao exerted force on his feet, flew into the palace, and shouted angrily: "There are only thousands of households in Jinyi Guards, but I am deceived by the fact that there is no one in Huashan!"
Hearing this, Lu Hanjiang's mouth twitched slightly. He was neither big nor small, just a member of a thousand households.