Among the crowd waiting in front of the Yuanchen Sect, a young sword-wielding warrior was boasting to a pretty and lovely woman next to him.
"Junior sister, this is your first time to come to this Yuanchen sect. You don't know that in the past, your senior brother and I won the first place in front of a group of seniors from the Nieyang Mansion on the birthday of Master Yuanchen. Then,
Call me awe-inspiring!"
While looking around, the junior sister said subconsciously: "But the last birthday of Master Yuan Chen was eighteen years ago. At that time, senior brother, you seemed to be less than ten years old, right? Did you join the Qingyuan Sword Sect at that time?"
Senior brother touched his head in embarrassment: "Well, senior brother, I seem to have remembered the wrong date. It was not the birthday of Master Yuan Chen, but the time when senior Qin Sheng became the leader."
This time, the junior sister did not respond. Instead, she pointed in one direction and asked, "Senior brother, look, the portrait over there doesn't look like Brother Gu who saved us in the mountain temple more than a year ago?"
These brothers and sisters were none other than Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing, who were from the Qingyuan Sword Sect that Gu Cheng met when he went to Donglin County.
Qingyuan Sword Sect is the sect of Donglin County, and it happens to be in Nieyang Mansion, so it is normal for them to be invited here.
Jiang Hanlin looked at the direction of Gu Cheng with some suspicion: "That's not it, right? This brother has extraordinary momentum, and there is a big gap between him and Brother Gu, although the two are indeed somewhat similar."
Gu Cheng had just left the capital for Donglin County more than a year ago. At that time, he could only be regarded as an entry-level practitioner. He had just experienced a life-and-death fight and was as embarrassed as a rogue.
And now Gu Cheng is a master of the sixth level of martial arts. He has trained his muscles and bones to practice martial arts, and his energy and blood are full and powerful, so his own appearance has actually undergone some changes.
Compared with more than a year ago, Gu Cheng is now half a head taller than before, his figure is more majestic than before, and his appearance has naturally become more mature.
Of course, what's more important is that Gu Cheng's temperament has also undergone great changes.
At that time, Gu Cheng had just escaped from the crisis and had just entered the world of spiritual practice. It could be said that the future was uncertain and he was in a dilemma.
But now he is already a sixth-grade master, the commander-in-chief of Jingyesi, and he has the Zhengtian Alliance as his backer. Even his enemies are the holy sons of Luo Jiao. For a figure like Murong Hou, his vision is different. This temperament
Naturally it will be different.
So at this time, both Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing felt that Gu Cheng looked familiar, but they were not sure that the person in front of them was the Gu Cheng they knew.
At this time, Gu Cheng felt the eyes of the two people looking at him. He turned his head and looked over, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Unexpectedly, he would meet two old friends here.
Gu Cheng walked over and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang and Miss Han, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Are you okay?"
Han Jingjing was immediately surprised and said: "Brother Gu, is it really you? I looked like you just now, but I didn't dare to recognize you. Brother Gu, you have changed so much. You have become much more heroic than you were more than a year ago."
Seeing his junior sister praising other men, Jiang Hanlin couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.
Obviously, junior sister, you only praised your senior brother and me for my extraordinary prowess.
However, Gu Cheng had saved him after all. Jiang Hanlin also smiled and patted Gu Cheng's shoulder and said, "It was more than a year since we last separated. I didn't expect to meet here. By the way, Brother Gu, you are here now."
Where do you make a living and why are you here? Could it be that you joined some sect in Nieyang Mansion?"
Gu Cheng smiled, shook his head and said, "I work in Jingyesi now."
Jiang Hanlin said clearly: "It turns out that Brother Gu is now serving as a Xuanjia Guard in Jingyesi. It seems that Brother Gu, your boss must value you very much."
A weird smile appeared on Gu Cheng's face and he said, "I do value him very much, but how do you see that, Brother Jiang?"
Xie Anzhi indeed 'valued' him very much, and probably wished that he would die early and be well.
Jiang Hanlin pointed at Yuan Chen and said: "Not just any cat or dog can come to Master Yuan Chen's birthday. Brother Gu, if you are brought to the birthday by your family, you must be valued by him."
Having said this, Jiang Hanlin patted his chest and boasted: "Brother Gu, since you have come to work in Nieyang Mansion, if you have any difficulties, you can come to Qingyuan Sword Sect to see me. I, Jiang Hanlin, am a leader in this Nieyang Mansion."
No matter where you are, you can have fun eating well."
At this moment, the banquet within the Yuanchen Sect was finally ready, and immediately a disciple of the Yuanchen Sect called everyone to enter.
Qin Sheng, the head of the Yuan Chen Sect, also came over and said while cupping his hands: "I have been hasty in preparation and I have neglected everyone. Please forgive me."
As he spoke, Qin Sheng walked out and came to Gu Cheng. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "Is this the person who trusts Mr. Gu Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Nie Yang Mansion?"
I apologize for your indifference, and Sir Gu, please take a seat."
Gu Cheng nodded and said calmly: "Master Qin, you're welcome."
With that said, Gu Cheng turned back to Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing and said, "Both of you, let's talk when we have time."
Seeing Gu Cheng being personally invited in by Qin Sheng, Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing's eyes widened with dull expressions on their faces.
Jiang Hanlin turned to Han Jingjing and said with disbelief: "Junior sister, why did the head of Qin Sheng call Brother Gu just now? Commander? He is the commander of Jingyesi of Nie Yang Mansion?"
Although Jiang Hanlin didn't know much about Jingyesi, and he didn't have the intention to understand him, he still knew what the position of Commander-in-Chief meant.
Han Jingjing also looked dull and said: "It seems so. If Brother Gu is not the commander-in-chief, how can the head Qin Sheng be so polite to him?"
The two senior brothers and sisters looked at each other, seemingly still unable to accept this fact.
When they met Gu Cheng more than a year ago, Gu Cheng was still a rogue who looked extremely embarrassed. How come he has become the commander-in-chief of Jingyesi now?
The world is changing so fast that they can't understand it.
At this time, a middle-aged man in his fifties wearing a blue shirt and holding a sword came over and asked curiously: "The man just now should be Gu Cheng, the new commander of Jingyesi of Nie Yang Mansion. Do you recognize him?"
Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing hurriedly called Master and said, "Yes, Master, do you still remember what we told you before about the zombies we encountered in the mountain temple last time? This Master Gu was the one who originally rescued
We killed our brother Gu."
The middle-aged man was the sect leader of the Qingyuan Sword Sect, but when he heard this, he frowned and said, "That's right, but if nothing happens, you should not interact with him."
Han Jingjing asked in confusion: "Why? Brother Gu is a good person, he was the one who saved us in the first place.
And now that he has become a great commander, he is still willing to get close to us, and his attitude has not changed, unlike some disciples of the great sect who are very arrogant and always look at people through their nostrils."
The leader of the Qingyuan Sword Sect sighed: "It's because he is the commander-in-chief of Jingyesi of Nie Yang Mansion that I asked you to have less contact with him. It's hard to say the specific details, but you'd better not go out during the recent period.
There’s something wrong with the atmosphere in Nie Yang’s house.”
As the leader of a sect, what he can see is naturally far beyond what young disciples like Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing can compare to.
Jingyesi of Nie Yang Mansion changed two commanders in a short period of time, which itself revealed something strange.
Moreover, he also heard that Gu Cheng killed two people as soon as he took office. One was the deputy commander, and the other was an outer deacon of the Yuanchen sect. Although the Yuanchen sect did not explicitly say that he was one of theirs, each of them
Most of the sects vaguely knew some of the inside story, but no one dared to say anything.
At this moment, Gu Cheng was at the center of the storm. It was for their own good that he did not let Jiang Hanlin and Han Jingjing have more contact with Gu Cheng.
Qin Sheng brought Gu Cheng all the way in, but instead of taking him directly into the hall, he took him into the back hall, where Lu Bingzhong was the only one.
Seeing Gu Cheng coming, Lu Bingzhong smiled and said: "The poor Lu Bingzhong has long heard of Master Gu's reputation, but he didn't expect that he is so young. He really is a hero from a young age."
Gu Cheng shook his head and said: "I don't dare to be a hero. There are countless heroes in the world. How many of them dare to call themselves heroes? At least I, Gu Cheng, am not qualified."
Lu Bingzhong squinted his eyes and said: "Indeed, it is not easy to be a hero. In this troubled world, the quickest to die is the hero. Mr. Gu, you are a smart man, so why did you choose to be the enemy of my Yuanchen faction?
?You should know that you will gain nothing by doing this."
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't expect the other party to clarify his words directly.
"What does Lu Zhenren mean?"
Lu Bingzhong waved the fly whisk in his hand and said calmly: "If you kill Duan Nanping, you should know his relationship with my Yuanchen sect."
Gu Cheng smiled and said: "The Yuanchen sect is so domineering! You teamed up with Ye Zhengyang to destroy Lord Cui, and now I have killed your people. Why, is it possible that your Yuanchen sect still wants me to leave today?"
Don’t you want to go down to Jiuyuan Mountain?”
Lu Bingzhong shook his head and said: "I didn't know about Cui Zijie's incident. It was caused by my disciple who acted too much.
This matter is indeed the fault of our Yuanchen faction. If you need it, Mr. Gu, our Yuanchen faction can provide enough rare treasures to compensate Cui Zijie, so that he can live a more prosperous life for the rest of his life without having to fight with those monsters.
I have always told Qin Sheng that the world of martial arts is not a simple and crude fight, but one should have a broader vision.
Mr. Gu, you are still young and have a bright future. There is no need to spend time in a small place like Nieyang Mansion.
I don’t ask Mr. Gu that you do something for our Yuanchen sect, I just ask Mr. Gu that you turn a blind eye to certain things, that’s enough.”
Gu Cheng said expressionlessly: "Oh, what if I don't want to close my eyes?"
Lu Bingzhong flicked the sleeves of his Taoist robe and said calmly: "You will keep it closed. As long as my Yuan Chen faction nods in the Nieyang Mansion, you can secure your position as the commander. No one in any sect, big or small, will give it to you."
stir up trouble.
If I don't nod this way, you alone will not be able to order the entire Nie Yang Mansion!
Mr. Gu, come with me and have a look, today's birthday is not only for me, but also for you."
With that said, Lu Bingzhong stepped out of the back hall first.