Xue E's brows furrowed, and the last words Li Yan said were exactly what he was thinking and worrying about.
The secret cannot be kept. If Qingshan Wonderland has been keeping an eye on it so long ago, then every move in Haoxue Sect will not be able to escape their eyes.
In addition, even though Xue E was reminded by the messenger Gong Jian from the cliff mountain at this time, he still failed to notice any signs of being monitored in Haoxue Sect. However, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.
What does this mean? It means that either what Yumi said is just a random guess, or the monitors on Haoxuemen's side are far more powerful than Xue E. That's why Haoxuemen was unaware of it.
According to this thinking, although Xue E prefers the former one, that is, he hopes that the messenger Gong Jian from the cliff mountain is talking nonsense. However, the results of rationality and investigation all show that the fact is most likely the latter guess.
How powerful are the secrets of the Haoxue Sect? Xue E himself knows best. Once these secrets are revealed, the Haoxue Sect will definitely be doomed. Just a hat of "colluding with the Chaos Sect" can make people irreversible.
"They didn't take action, they were probably just waiting."
Xue E thinks that Qingshan Wonderland has been keeping an eye on Haoxuemen for so long but has been reluctant to take action, and may also be suppressing Haoxuemen's weirdness from the side to prevent others from discovering it. The purpose is to wait for the opportunity. At least it is not theirs to take action yet.
when.
"What are you waiting for?" Li Yan had already begun to feel cold. She understood that although Haoxuemen is much stronger now than it was hundreds of years ago, it was still as weak as an insect in front of Qingshan Wonderland. The situation at this time
It's already in danger.
"Waiting for people, to be precise, I should be waiting for Zhang Yan. Whether it is the secret of gold foil or the inheritance of the great world, these are all entrusted to Zhang Yan. Destroy our Haoxue Sect or capture and kill several Ru Gong
It is of little significance to meet such an envoy. Even doing that will definitely alert the enemy. The gain outweighs the loss for Qingshan Wonderland."
Li Yan nodded, she understood. But it was still difficult to relieve her worries. Like a sword hanging above your head, no matter how long it takes to stick, it is not easy to feel relieved in a matter of life and death.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"..." Xue E couldn't give a clear answer for a while. Although it's ridiculous to act like a mantis, you can't just sit back and wait for death, right?
After being silent for a while, Xue E said: "Go back and sort out what you and I talked about today, and circulate it to the main elders in the sect in the form of jade slips. Let them participate together.
Now that life and death are at stake, all we can do is pool our wisdom.
But there is no need to think about the choice of voluntarily confessing. Even if we want to change our family, no one will want us. We are bait. No matter whether we catch fish or not, the bait will be abandoned in the end. So if we want to survive, we can only find another way to work hard.
Struggling instead of praying for mercy.
This general direction cannot be wrong.”
Xue E has always been accustomed to acting arbitrarily. But the current situation is too complicated. His own thinking is no longer enough to deal with it in detail. Therefore, he can only put the problem on a higher level and let the elders of the sect participate together to find ways.
"Go on, be very careful. Whatever you do or say, you need to cover up your appearance. And these coverings cannot suddenly change too much, and they need to maintain the previous context. Even our secrets cannot be changed because of us.
Now if I notice it, I will deliberately avoid it.
In a word, everything we do from now on must have two sets of actions. One set of actions is done in front of us according to past rules and habits. The other set of actions is done in the dark, using the means we use to survive.
Understand?"
"Disciple understands!"
Li Yan stood up with a smile and said goodbye to Xue E. The exchange she just had with Xue E was an actual implementation of Xue E's request in the transmission. Regardless of the content of the transmission, she was just talking to Xue E.
Just some daily matters. Don't worry about being cut off by "walls have ears".
After Li Yan left, Xue E seemed to go back to his secret practice room in the ice wall and sit cross-legged as usual, as if he was continuing his practice studies. But in fact, only he knew that what he could be thinking about at this time was not about practice, but about practice.
Thinking about how to break the situation.
For a period of time after that, Haoxuemen looked normal from top to bottom. Practice when you should practice, and go out when you should go out. Even the folding of the gold foil has not stopped, and it is still testing everywhere in the dark.
But the elders of Haoxue Sect are much more diligent than before. From time to time, they get together to drink tea and chat. They talk about a lot of things, including trivial matters in the sect, the situation of the Qingshan Alliance, the cultivation troubles of their respective disciples, etc.
.There will even be some exchanges on spiritual practice and insights.
Of course, spiritual practice and insights cannot be fully expressed in words, and jade slips, which reflect the thinking level, are more suitable for communication. Therefore, there will always be jade slips interspersed in gatherings.
Finally, as the elder in charge of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Li Yan also went to the main peak hall to meet the sect leader Xue E more frequently than before. During the conversation, he also became accustomed to leaving some jade slips as "sorting out the situation in the sect" for Xue E to check.
It's still soul sound transmission. This is the most confidential way Xue E can think of. As long as the soul sound transmission distance is close enough, even someone with a higher level of cultivation than him will not be able to detect these little tricks of theirs. Let alone spy on the soul sound transmission.
the specific content.
"So the unified idea now is to drag Zhang Yan into the water in advance?" Xue E said in a message.
"Yes, sect master. According to the results of repeated discussions among the main elders in the sect these days, and at the same time following the general direction you have set, dragging Zhang Yan into the water is the most feasible way. Not only is he the main reason why Qingshan Wonderland is targeting us
, and it has the power we urgently need now.
If Zhang Yan directly joins, we will have more room for maneuver in formulating future plans."
"We still don't know what Zhang Yan's strength is, but he is certainly stronger than us. It's just that it's still too far behind to deal with Qingshan Wonderland. But one thing is true, bringing him into the game can increase our options.
Besides, how could he be absent as he was the instigator?
But it's not enough.
If we want to compete with Qingshan Wonderland, the most fundamental way is not to stand in front. We should know how much our Haoxuemen weighs. In addition, Zhang Yan's cliff mountain is not enough for others to take a second look. So we still need external force.
.”
Li Yan can reveal things at a glance. Some things are not suitable for her to say directly. She needs Xue E to point them out first so that she and the elders below can start talking. Otherwise, with the risk of overstepping and the atmosphere of Haoxue Sect, no one can
Don't dare to talk nonsense.
"Sect Master, do you mean to involve several other forces that are similar to Qingshan Wonderland?"
"That's right. If we want to survive, the water in the Pastoral Sect must be muddy!"