On the way to the attic, Jingmeng was a little uncertain and fantasizing. Hu Hai's attitude towards Elder Ben Lei made him a little worried. Can he still seize this opportunity?
In front of the attic door, Jingmeng was even more hesitant, asking himself secretly: Do we really want to use other methods to ascend to the position of the pavilion master?
The image of Luoshan's face full of expectations and the distrust of the Jiange elders intertwined in his mind, making Jingmeng full of tangles.
At this time, Lin Ze spoke in the attic: "Why is the Dream Swordsman lingering outside the door? Why don't you come in and have a cup of tea together?"
Jing Meng was startled. She took a deep breath and stepped into the attic. At first glance, her pupils shrank. Lin Ze was the only one in the entire attic. He was sitting on the main seat of the coffee table, facing the door. However, there was an empty space on the coffee table.
In front of the seat, a tea cup was placed.
Jing Meng couldn't help but said: "Have you guessed that I would come?"
Lin Ze smiled calmly and said: "Whether I guessed it or not, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you are already here. How about it, have you thought about it clearly?"
"I..." Jingmeng was speechless for a moment, had she thought clearly?
Lin Ze saw his hesitation, smiled slightly, poured a cup of hot tea into the empty tea cup in front of him, stretched out his palm and signaled: "There is no need to answer in a hurry. Sit down and have a cup of tea first."
Jingmeng sat down silently, picked up the steaming tea cup, drank it in one gulp, stared at Lin Ze's face and said, "Why did you choose me?"
Lin Ze couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Am I going to tell you that you are stupid and easy to control, and the cost of helping you rise is the minimum? Of course not.
Lin Ze said slowly: "Because I think you are very pitiful."
"Before I came to Shu with Mr. Hu Hai, I investigated the situation of all the forces in Shu, large and small. I also investigated the situation of Jiange, a big force that ranks among the top in Shu."
"Your Excellency has made great contributions to Jiange through life and death, and as the top master of Jiange, you are always regarded as an outsider by the elders of Jiange. Isn't it pitiful?"
Jingmeng felt ashamed and angry, and wanted to refute, but found that everything Lin Ze said was true, and she had no way to refute, or maybe she was just a pathetic person.
Upon seeing this, Lin Ze further said: "Are you willing? Are you willing to be suppressed all the time, and finally the elders of the Jiange Pavilion will introduce someone else to replace you as the master of the Jiange Pavilion?"
Jing Meng hurriedly defended: "No, the Pavilion Master promised me that I will be the next Pavilion Master."
Lin Ze sneered: "No? Although among the new generation of disciples, you belong to Yiqi Juechen and are at the forefront, as long as you do not succeed as the Pavilion Master, or do not break through to the Grand Master, the matter is not a certainty. You
Can you be sure that your brothers and sisters of the same generation will not be promoted to the sixth rank?"
"Once someone is promoted to the sixth rank and has the support of other elders, do you think the Pavilion Master alone can push you to the position of the next Pavilion Master?"
Speaking of this, Lin Ze said meaningfully: "You know, the Pavilion Master is already very old. On the day when he passes the throne, why should he push you forward despite all the opinions?"
"Or, with your current qualifications and achievements, you are clearly qualified for the position of Pavilion Master, but Luoshan Pavilion Master is delaying in passing the throne to you. Have you really not thought about it?"
Jingmeng stood stunned on the spot. Luo Shan had been urging him to wait a little longer. He was the one who was the master of the pavilion. He was convinced that he was the one to take the position. Now he finally woke up. Luo Shan had said the same thing ten years ago.
, from the age of thirty to the age of forty, I have been waiting for a full ten years, but what I got is still this sentence.
Now after Lin Ze's "tips", Jingmeng was even thinking: In fact, Luo Shan also doubted his identity, which is why he didn't want to pass on the position of pavilion master to him.
Thinking of this, Jing Meng's eyes turned red, she stared at Lin Ze and said, "If I take refuge with Mr. Hu Hai, can you promise to help me take the position of Pavilion Master?"
Lin Ze smiled calmly and said: "Of course you can. With Master Hu Hai's strength, it will be easy even to destroy the Jiange Pavilion, let alone help you ascend to the position of the master of the Jiange Pavilion."
Jing Meng turned a deaf ear to the second half of Lin Ze's threatening words and said in a deep voice, "What do you need me to do?"
Lin Ze's smile faded and he said with a serious face: "Of course I need you to work wholeheartedly for Young Master Hu Hai. You must think clearly. Since the Young Master has paid the price to help you rise to the throne, you will be the Young Master's in the future, even if you are asked to rise to the throne.
You must obey orders no matter whether they are a mountain of swords or a sea of fire."
Jingmeng's eyes were red and she said, "Isn't it just selling your life? As long as it can help me ascend to the position of Pavilion Master, it's not selling for anyone who sells my life?"
Lin Ze stroked his palm and said, "Your Excellency is indeed a cheerful person. Don't worry, if you follow the Young Master, you will never suffer any loss."
Jing Meng suddenly said: "However, I have a condition."
Lin Ze added a cup of tea to Jingmeng and replied calmly: "Tell me."
Jing Meng said firmly: "Since I have taken refuge with Master Hu Hai, I hope that Master Hu Hai will personally make a promise, so that I can rest assured."
Lin Ze waved his hand and refused: "There is no need to trouble Mr. Hu Hai with this matter. Besides, don't you just want to ascend to the position of Pavilion Master? It can be done in a few days, so why bother Mr. Hu Hai to make a promise to you?"
Jingmeng looked stunned and exclaimed: "How many days will it take to get it done? Is Mr. Lin trying to trick me?"
Lin Ze said with an arrogant look: "Is this mere Jiange worthy of Mr. Hu Hai's long-term attention?"
But he complained silently in his heart, let alone Jiange, Hu Hai probably didn't even want to pay attention to it in Shu.
Jingmeng was shocked on the spot, and then felt a little sad. It turned out that Jiange, which was so powerful in his own eyes, was not worth mentioning in the eyes of a true nobleman.
Jingmeng threw this idea away in a blink of an eye and asked the most critical question: "How do you want to help me?"
Lin Ze smiled and said: "You don't need to ask more about this. The results will come later. Now, please tell me first, the current situation of Jiange?"
Now that the decision had been made, Jingmeng no longer held back, but asked decisively: "What specifically do you want to know?"
Lin Ze replied calmly: "The approximate strength of Jiange, how many properties it has, how many disciples are serving in various government offices in Shu, what positions are they in, and why do you want to please Master Hu Hai? The more, the better, and the more detailed, the better.
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Jingmeng paused when he heard the words, and couldn't help but said: "That's too much."
Lin Ze said without changing his expression: "Then just say it slowly, I'm not in a hurry."
Jingmeng nodded and spoke seriously.
Lin Ze listened and asked questions from time to time. As he went to the back, Lin Ze's questions became more and more cunning.
Jingmeng's face gradually turned pale.
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An hour later, the bucket of mountain spring water that Lin Ze brought for tea was half missing. Lin Ze stopped talking and said, "Okay, I understand almost everything. You can go back and wait for the good news."
Jingmeng breathed a long sigh of relief. This hour was extremely long for him. In his opinion, Lin Ze didn't look like a young man at all, but an old fox in human skin. Every question was a question.
It contained countless pieces of information, which made me panic.
After Lin Ze finished speaking, Jingmeng quickly stood up from his seat, saluted Lin Ze and said, "I'll leave everything to the military advisor. I'll take my leave."
Lin Ze had a smile on his face. It was quite good that he had entered the role of Hu Hai's subordinate so quickly. He thought about it and said: "Before the matter is settled, everything can be as usual. Don't show any abnormality. Remember this.
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Jing Meng bowed slightly and saluted, indicating that she was aware of it, and then left excitedly and nervously with Lin Ze's wave.