Ju An hesitated to speak. If it were normal, he would not say much or disturb his master with his attitude, but the situation at the Thatched Cottage is indeed urgent now.
After much hesitation, he couldn't help but remind him again, "Master, how should we deal with this matter?"
He hoped that Zhong Guzi would say something. Even if Zhong Guzi did not come forward, as long as Zhong Guzi spoke, he would immediately go back and use Zhong Guzi's words to put an end to the dispute and resolve the urgent situation at the Thatched Cottage.
Zhong Guzi, who had his eyes closed, said slowly: "How do you want to deal with it?"
Ju'an: "Master, please make a decision."
Zhong Guzi closed his eyes and asked: "Your uncle has gone to the Holy Land. Are those people in the Thatched Cottage the Zijin Cave disciples?"
Ju An: "No."
Zhong Guzi: "In name, they are all outsiders, how do you want me to decide? Should I be reasonable and turn my elbows outward to deal with my disciples, touching other disciples of the Taishang Elder's lineage, or should I be unreasonable and favor my disciples in dealing with Maolu?
People from other courtyards?”
Ju An understood his difficulty and said, "Master, at least we can help each other and order both sides to stop fighting."
Zhong Guzi: "This kind of thing will naturally be handled by the sect's law enforcement personnel. I have retired. It is not my turn to step forward for matters that the sect can handle. It is not appropriate for me to step in. Ju'an, I don't have much time.
By blatantly interfering in this kind of thing, you offend them. They don't dare to do anything to me, but you have no way out. It's not certain whether your uncle can come back alive, do you understand?"
To him, the other people in the thatched cottage are not important, and he can't worry about that much as his life is approaching.
Juan bowed his head in default...
Deep in the backyard of the main hall, Wen Moer stood in a pavilion and waited for a while before seeing Gong Lince arrive.
Wen Mo'er came here after leaving the thatched cottage and asked to see Gong Lince. The reason for coming was related to Ju'an. Although she had heard about it before, Gong Lince never told her about it. Since Gong Lince didn't tell her,
, she was too embarrassed to take the initiative to ask about such things. Her adoptive father didn't say whether there had been any changes, but she had a glimmer of hope.
It wasn't until Ju An showed up with a fruit basket to show his goodwill, which confirmed what everyone said, that she finally couldn't stand it anymore and ran over. When she arrived, she learned that Gong Linche was discussing matters with the heads of other sects, so she had to wait.
Gong Lince, who entered the Xuan Pavilion, smiled and asked, "Mo'er, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"
Wen Moer said solemnly and politely: "It's your fault for disturbing the master's discussion."
Gong Linche: "It's okay, just tell me what you have to say. There are no outsiders, no need for birth, just call me foster father." He felt somewhat guilty for this girl.
Wen Mo'er was a little at a loss as to how to speak. After a slight hesitation, he tried to ask, "The disciple heard some rumors that his adoptive father and Elder Niu had agreed to let the disciple marry Senior Brother Ju'an from Guimian Pavilion. I don't know if the rumors are true.
?”
Gong Lince was silent. It was difficult for him to talk about this matter. In addition, when he came back from the Holy Island, Yucang and the heads of the three major factions of the Song Dynasty came to discuss the matter. He could not find a suitable opportunity to talk. Unexpectedly, Wen Moer took the initiative to ask
In time.
After a brief silence, he sighed, "Mo'er, you're not young anymore, there's nothing wrong with this arrangement."
This answer was tantamount to an admission. Wen Moer bit her lip with her silver teeth and said with a painful look on her face: "Father, I don't want to get married."
Gong Lince stared at her, and after being silent for a while, he slowly said: "As your adoptive father, I have the responsibility to think about your life-long affairs. Ju'an is an honest man who can be entrusted with his life."
Wen Mo'er said in pain: "Father, you wanted me to marry Niu Youdao at first, and now you want me to marry Ju'an. If the situation changes, will you want me to remarry someone else?"
These words were tantamount to poking at Gong Linche's pain point. This was not a glorious thing. Gong Linche became furious instantly, "How outrageous!"
Wen Mo'er lowered his head, his eyes were red and his eyes were moist.
Gong Lince breathed heavily and stared at her for a while. Finally, he turned around with his hands behind his hands and walked slowly to the railing, looking at the flowers in the garden. After both parties calmed down a little, Gong Lince sighed again: "I don't care about this.
After thinking about it carefully, I do feel a little wronged to you, but my father is a man and I understand men better than you, so marrying Ju An is really not a bad thing."
"If you want power and glory, Ju'an may not be a suitable partner, but if you want to find a reliable man, Ju'an will not let you down. He is a hundred times better than those oily-faced, sweet-talking men. If you really admire that power and glory, Ju'an will not let you down."
A woman like me will not delay marrying until today. Mo'er, don't worry, since your father has helped you make this decision, he will naturally be responsible for you. As long as your father is around for a day, you can live a stable life in Zijin Cave.
No one will make things difficult for you and your wife."
Husband and wife? Wen Mo'er said with tears in her eyes: "Does this disciple have to get married?"
"Marriage is a major matter and the order of parents is an ancient ritual and cannot be violated! This matter is settled. Okay, I have something else to do. Several heads are still waiting for me. You can go back first." Gong Linche turned his back.
Then he made the final decision, his tone unchangeable, but he didn't dare to look back at her crying face.
This was the marriage he had promised by high-fiving Niu Youdao in public. Unless he had no choice, he, the majestic head of Zijin Cave, would not openly renege on his word.
Wen Mo'er's tears fell down her cheeks. No one could understand her mood at this time. She cried and slowly turned around and left slowly.
However, before she left the Xuan Pavilion, a Zijindong disciple quickly came over. Seeing her crying, he was a little startled, but still reported to Gong Lince urgently: "Master, something happened over there at the Thatched Cottage.
There was a fight between someone and my disciple..." He quickly explained the situation.
Hearing this, Wen Mo'er, who was in tears, couldn't help but wipe away her tears and turned back in shock.
Gong Linche was also surprised that something like this happened just after Niu Youdao left. He said in a deep voice: "How could this happen? Have you stopped it?"
The disciple replied: "Elder Mo has already led his people to stop it. The two sides are in a stalemate. Elder Mo asked the disciple to ask the master how to decide?"
Gong Linche moved. He wanted to go and see what was going on in person, but after thinking about it, he stopped and ordered: "Go over first and find out what is going on and repay me!"
"Yes!" The disciple ran away quickly.
Wen Mo'er wiped away her tears again and left quickly.
After Gong Lince wandered in the Xuan Pavilion for a while, he waved his hand and called a disciple over, "Go and tell Yu Cang and the others that I have something important to deal with, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
…
The sect took action aggressively, causing a lot of commotion. Many people were alarmed. When they heard that it was related to his disciple Guan Qingya, Yan Li rushed there quickly.
When they arrived, they saw that the two parties causing trouble had separated. The people from the Thatched Villa were retreating at the entrance of the other courtyard, watching and guarding, while a large number of disciples had arrived from Zijin Cave, almost surrounding the entire Thatched Villa.
Elder Mo Lingxue personally led the troops to suppress the formation and controlled the situation, whether to fight or kill, waiting for the sect's final decision.
Over at the Thatched Cottage, Yuan Gang, who was in ragged clothes and covered in blood, stood out.
Yan Li couldn't help but frown. He knew to some extent that the relationship between Yuan Gang and Niu Youdao was unusual. He first asked a disciple to ask about the situation and whether there were any casualties on both sides.
After learning that there were no dead people and only some people on both sides were injured, Yan Li nodded slightly and asked someone to call Guan Qingya, who was facing the front, to ask about the situation.
When Guan Qingya came, he naturally said that he was right and that he was still slandering Guan Fangyi. Two of his accompanying disciples also helped to testify.
Yan Li squinted at Guan Qingya with cold eyes. When he had a good relationship with Niu Youdao, he often came to the Maolu Villa. No one in the entire Zijin Cave was more familiar with the people in the Maolu Villa than him, and he often interacted with Guan Qingya.
Those who deal with Fangyi know a little about Guan Fangyi. That woman has a strong charm of a courtesan and is good at smoothing things over. In addition, Niu Youdao is not around. In this situation, Guan Fangyi can speak so arrogantly.
If so? He was very doubtful about this.
And he had some understanding of his disciple's nature.
Guan Qingya felt somewhat guilty after receiving such a cold look from his master.
Seeing his guilty look, Yan Li tilted his head and gestured, "Come here with me." He deliberately left the others aside and talked to the disciple alone if he had anything to say.
"Yes!" Guan Qingya agreed and followed him to the side obediently.
There was no one else around him. Yan Li stopped and turned around, staring at him, "Don't play tricks on me. Tell me honestly what's going on!" After that, he reiterated his reminder, "You'd better not lie to me!"
Guan Qingya was a little embarrassed and deliberately showed an aggrieved look, "Master, the people in the Thatched Cottage are too arrogant. Who is Niu Youdao? He dared to go against the master and did it to the master's people in Beizhou twice in a row.
The disciples really couldn't bear to deal with the poison, so they gave them a lesson..." He slowly told the truth.
Yan Li's face showed a hint of ferocity, "So, are you venting your anger on me? Is it your turn to stand up for me? I think you are obsessed with that Wen Mo'er and deliberately causing trouble, right?"
Guan Qingya said sadly and angrily: "Master has misunderstood the disciple. Yes, yes, the disciple admits that he never forgets Wen Mo'er, but it has nothing to do with the disciple teaching the people in the thatched cottage. The master was humiliated, and the disciple was humiliated. The disciple really couldn't swallow that.
As long as I can vent my bad energy for the master, even if I kill the disciple, the disciple will never have any complaints."
Yan Li: "Really? Why didn't you take action when Niu Youdao was here? Now that Niu Youdao is gone, you are so happy!"
Guan Qingya said aggrievedly: "Niu Youdao is the elder of the sect after all. No matter how the disciple comes up with such a tone, he will not treat the sect's rules like child's play and mess with the elders of the sect."
Yan Li: "You still know how to be afraid? You are so courageous, you actually dare to slap Guan Fangyi in the face. Haven't you heard about the relationship between Guan Fangyi and Niu Youdao? You don't slap people in the face, but you actually dare to slap her in public
Slap! And that Yuan Gang who is covered in blood, let me tell you, his relationship with Niu Youdao is unusual. You actually hurt him like this. If Niu Youdao finds out about this, he will definitely skin you.
No!"
Guan Qingya muttered: "Everyone else has gone to the Holy Realm. I don't know if they can come back alive. Even if they come back alive, the rules are here, so I don't dare to act arrogantly!"
Yan Li chuckled, "Sect rules? You know nothing! If the sect rules could easily restrain him, the sect would have already captured his power, and it's your turn to take action? Are you really sure?"
Can he come back after going to the Holy Realm? Let me tell you, I have personally experienced what he did in the secret realm of Tiandu. The rumors outside are not detailed. That guy is far scarier than you think. The Holy Realm may not be able to kill him.
He, if he really comes back, do you think he will settle the score with you?"
"I see you are usually a very shrewd person, how could you be so stupid? Even if you come up with such a tone, at least you have to wait until you are sure that he will not come back. Let me tell you, Niu Youdao should have done this before he left.
With the back-up arrangements, no one dares to touch his people easily. Do you think you can use this as an excuse? You are too naive. The sect will not interfere with taking over the large interests of Niu Youdao for this matter.
It’s still unclear what is going on in the Holy Realm experience, so you dare to cause trouble here? You idiot!”