In the courtyard of an inconspicuous town outside Kuquan City in Nanling County, a young man in brocade clothes sat upright, with four young and middle-aged warriors standing on his left and right, with arms crossed and indifferent expressions, looking at everyone in the hall.
All kinds of people, men, women, old and young, all presented them with brocade boxes or bags, with flattering expressions on their faces.
"Deacon Deng, this is the money paid by various places this year!"
An old man respectfully presented the bag and placed a palm-sized wooden box on top of it.
"Mid-grade True Essence Pill!"
After the young man casually glanced at the wooden box, his eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his expressionless face. "Boss Liu has made great contributions to the sect in recent years, and he has never slacked off in the sect's tasks. I am the deacon."
Everyone sees it, and he will tell the truth to the elders of Bingmen!"
“Thank you so much, Deacon Deng!”
The old man's tense expression finally relaxed, and after thanking him, he hurriedly left.
As it gets darker, no one comes soon.
"Sir, it's getting late, so let's call it a day. The head of the Peng family in the town is hosting a banquet for you!"
One of his subordinates said.
"I, the deacon, have been very busy lately, and I feel that my martial arts has improved, so I won't go there. I will tell Patriarch Peng that I accept his wishes, and you guys will benefit from it!"
The young man said calmly.
"This... Sir, the Peng family is nothing, but their daughter is the concubine of the Sixth Elder. Such an approach..."
The subordinates said hesitantly.
"snort!"
The young man gave him a cold look, threw a few wooden boxes and a bag to him and said, "The Sixth Elder is already old!"
"Thank you, sir. What you said is absolutely true!"
The four subordinates were overjoyed and bowed out.
"Hmph, you want to use the Sixth Elder's relationship to suppress me, but a concubine is just turning your back on me. What can you do to me?"
The young man patted the wooden box lightly, looked at the empty lobby, his eyes flashed coldly, and his expression suddenly froze.
“Deacon Deng is so majestic!”
A faint smile came, and a thin young man was seen walking slowly out of the shadows in the corner of the hall.
"Wang...Prince?"
The young man's shoulders were greatly shaken. He stood up suddenly and took three steps forward. He fell to the ground like a gold pillar and said, "My subordinate, Deng Kai, pays homage to the prince!"
"Why don't you be a prince? Now I am a commoner, and I am as white as you!"
Wu Ming smiled lightly and did not reach out to touch her, but just looked down at her.
"In Deng Kai's eyes, you will always be His Highness the King of Wu who saves me like water and fire, and we can rebuild through kindness!"
Deng Kai's forehead hit the ground with a loud bang.
This person was none other than Deng Kai, one of the small leaders of a group of beggars who was falsely sentenced to Prince Wu's Mansion, and Wu Ming even sent people to hunt him down. In the end, he was sent away by the Luolian Sect!
Looking at his cultivation, he has reached the level of a master!
"It's not my fault that you have reached the level of cultivation you have today!"
Wu Ming said calmly.
"Without the guidance of the prince, the villain will never get ahead, and he will not dare or forget for a day!"
Deng Kai said.
"Haha, get up and talk!"
Wu Ming stretched out his hand to support Deng Kai until Deng Kai stood up and sat directly on top.
"Your Majesty, are you here?"
Deng Kai looked more respectful than his previous subordinates.
"Chen Yuehua!"
Wu Ming got straight to the point.
"How do you know..."
In the middle of his words, Deng Kai's expression changed slightly and he smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the prince already knows that the chief helmsman of the Luolian Sect is in Nanling County."
"You're smarter than you were then!"
Wu Ming said without comment.
"To be honest with the prince, Chen Yuehua is now the most popular among the candidates for the Lotus Girl of the Luo Lian Sect, and she is also the most talented in cultivation. If nothing else happens, she must be the Lotus Girl this time!"
Deng Kai said.
"How strong is Luo Lian Sect?"
Wu Mingdao.
"The four Supreme Beings are all pinnacle grand masters, and there are seventeen grand masters and elders!"
"How is the security inside the main helm now?"
"There are six elders who sit in charge all year round, at least one is the Supreme Being, and the whereabouts of the other three Supreme Beings are uncertain and no one knows!
If nothing else happens, at least more than half of the powerful people will show up for the Lotus Girl election this time."
Deng Kai thought for a while and said.
"Luo Lianmen knows how to choose a place. This place is adjacent to the Southern Wei Dynasty, Tianlong River, and Yunmeng Ze. Even if there is Shigu Academy to suppress the four parties, there will always be unrest!"
Wu Ming said with a half-smile.
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. It is for this reason that the Luolian Sect can accept those homeless orphans as its entrance!"
Deng Kai complimented.
The Luolian Sect is not out of kindness, but to strengthen itself. Anyone with some qualifications will be selected through layers of selection and will become the backbone of the sect after a series of training.
As for those with poor talent, they will naturally become the lowest among the lowest, engaging in cheating, cheating, and sneaking around. Those with more intelligence will become spies everywhere. In short, even if they are disabled, they will be sent to the countryside to beg for food.
"With your current status in the Luo Lian Sect, it should not be difficult for you to come into contact with the drinks and other items at the banquet during the Lotus Girl election. By then, if you put this item among them, you will be able to retire successfully!"
Wu Ming nodded slightly, placed a jade bottle on the table and said.
"This is……"
Deng Kai's pupils shrank and he hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle it properly."
"I have worked hard for you over the years. What is the use of this treasure for you now? It can help you to improve your cultivation level in a short period of time. I am waiting for your good news!"
Wu Ming took out another jade bottle, stood up, patted Deng Kai on the shoulder, and floated away.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous gift!"
Deng Kai bowed his arms to the end. It wasn't until a breeze blew by that he shivered, and then he realized that his back was soaked with cold sweat at some point.
After looking straight at the empty lobby for a while, Deng Kai touched the two jade vases, treasured one of them in his arms, put the other one in his bag, and went straight to the backyard.
…
Time flies, seven days pass in a flash.
It was normal in Zaolian Town. The people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. There was nothing unusual. However, in the depression of Lianhua Slope dozens of miles outside the town, a burst of clouds and mist surged up from unknown time, covering a radius of more than ten miles.
.
From the outside, it looks the same as usual, it is still the lotus embankment, but inside there are pavilions and pavilions looming, with people coming and going, it is very lively.
If there are people here who are familiar with the situation in Nanling County, it is not difficult to find that all of them are well-known gang leaders from all parties, and at the end of the day, they are also innate masters, and there are even heads of famous families.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, drinking and drinking, and it was very lively. Sometimes there was a graceful young girl wearing tulle, dancing gracefully, serving delicious food and wine to everyone, and even being pulled into the arms of the guests to enjoy it, with an alluring look of letting everyone pick the food.
Jingle bell bell!
Not long after, as a crisp bell rang, invisible fluctuations filled the entire lotus pond. The girls in green tulle climbed up from the guests' arms like puppets and receded like the tide.
"Please invite Lotus Girl!"
Before the high-pitched roll call ended, mist was seen billowing in the lotus pond. Twelve girls in pink gauze skirts danced like flowers blooming, and their bodies were as light as red feathers floating above the lotus leaves in the pond.
The crowd was so mesmerized that they completely forgot that each of these twelve women had extraordinary martial arts attainments. With this unique skill alone, they surpassed most of the people present.
"This generation of lotus girls has extraordinary attainments in martial arts. I'm waiting for you!"
Although an old man was filled with emotion, his face was filled with red light as he stared straight at the woman in the center like stars over the moon.
If Wu Ming were here, he would definitely recognize that this woman is Chen Yuehua!
What is different from the past is that although Chen Yuehua's body is light and graceful, and she seems to be just like ordinary people, there is no emotion in her cold beautiful eyes, and even the smile at the corner of her mouth is a little stiff.
Snap!
After the dance, applause broke out everywhere, and the twelve girls headed by Chen Yuehua passed through the crowd and came to the pavilion corridor of the main hall, where they knelt down respectfully.
Everyone looked back and lowered their heads slightly in reverence. Then they saw an old man in white robes and an old woman with white hair, tremblingly walking out of the only pavilion, looking down at everyone like a king.
"Greetings to Qing Tu, Your Majesty Qing Huan!"
Everyone shouted and prostrated.
"Everyone is my Luolianmen humerus. You don't have to be so polite. Get up!"
What was surprising was that the old woman was the leader of the two. When they saw her using her hand, everyone stood up involuntarily. They were shocked when they heard her say again, "Today is the day of my great wedding at the Lotus Gate.
It’s a pity that Lotus Girl is about to appear, but..."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they suddenly felt uneasy. They couldn't help but recall whether they had done something to violate the rules of the sect, or to make this person unhappy.
"It's just that at this important moment, a nasty guest came to the door. Even so, the old lady was overjoyed and felt a double happiness coming to her door!"
But the old woman turned her eyes slightly and looked towards the corner of the corridor, where a young man stood, "Since the prince is here, why bother hiding his head and tail?"
Whoosh!
For a moment, everyone's eyes looked at this person. As the waves flowed on his face, his complexion changed drastically. Many of them's eyes flickered, and some even exclaimed in surprise.
"Wu Ming!"
No one thought that the culprit who had caused heavy losses to the Luolian Sect and even the destruction of the northern elite would appear here.
"The brave thief Wu dared to break into this restricted area. You deserve to die today without a burial!"
Behind the old woman, a woman about fifty years old shouted bitterly.
"Venerable Black Lotus!"
Wu Ming looked indifferent, glanced at her, then looked at the old woman and the old man and said, "I came here today to pick up my old friend's sister. She was kidnapped by the Lord Black Lotus back then. The brother and sister didn't know each other. Now it's time to
Return the person!"
"How brave. Aren't you afraid that people won't be able to take you away, and you'll even stay here?"
The old woman said coldly.
"If you two feel that the lives of everyone here are not as good as this woman, you can try to take action!"
Wu Ming said calmly.
"How dare you poison me!"
Not to mention that it was okay, most of the people's expressions suddenly changed drastically, and many of them even showed dazzling colors, which was clearly the poison of the Poison Dragon Emperor!
"Okay, okay, today I admit defeat, you can take me away!"
The old woman and the old man were well-informed. They looked at each other and gritted their teeth and said, "Yuehua, from today on, you are no longer a disciple of the Luo Lian Sect."
Chen Yuehua's beautiful eyes sparkled slightly, she glanced at Wu Ming with a seemingly complicated expression, and silently walked behind him.
Jingle bell bell!
Just when Wu Ming was about to leave, a clear ringing sound suddenly sounded. Before he could react, he heard a soft sound, but saw a sharp sword tip coming out of his chest, and the sharp sword that passed through his chest was held sharply.