"Vajra Prajna Palm, you can choose to let me knock off a drop of your blood, or let Manwen restore a drop of blood."
"I...um...let me think."
"You only have one drop of blood and you still want to think about it? Do you have a lot of pie in your hand?"
"Leave me alone!"
"Xiaoduo, do you have any more cakes?"
"As I said, even if we are teammates, we are not allowed to exchange information."
"Stingy! Then let Manwen recover his blood."
Putting the Vajra Panruozhang into the card pool, Jiang Beiran was just about to say to Manwen, "You can recover your health," when he found that she had moved the character card covering her health card one space away.
'Well... I'm finally no longer a noob who needs to be reminded of everything.'
"Bagua Sword Technique, I will consume two dodges and forcibly deduct a drop of blood from you."
"I'll eat a piece of cake! Activate Zhang Wuji's character skill, Nine Yang Magic! It will absorb your damage and hit a kill at the same time. If this kill hits, it will deduct two points of blood from you. Hehe! I just tested you.
It didn’t flash.”
Shi Fenglan looked at Jiang Beiran's only two drops of blood and laughed wildly.
"It's very smart. I did not dodge, but I am equipped with gold soft armor, so red kill has no effect on me."
Jiang Beiran said, taking the [Kill] in Shi Fenglan's hand and throwing it into the card pool next to it.
"Don't throw it, don't throw it. It won't work if I don't activate my skills."
"Of course not. I said it yesterday. If you don't remember the effect of the skill next time, you won't be able to regret it."
"Ugh..." Shi Fenglan pouted and said, "Then I've passed."
It was Yu Manwen's turn. Just as she was about to play her cards, she heard a knock on the door from outside.
"I'll open the door." Xiaoduo said and ran out like a breeze.
Soon, Xiaoduo ran back and looked at Yu Manwen and said: "Dragon Protector Yu is here to find you. It seems that he was summoned by the sect leader."
Yu Manwen, who was thinking about how to deal with Shi Fenglan in one round, immediately put down his cards after hearing this, nodded and walked towards the door.
"Hey, hey! Let's go after this round!"
But Yu Manwen still left without looking back.
"Oh~ Why do we have to hold a meeting at this time?" Shi Fenglan sighed.
"Then seal the cards in this game first, and then we can continue gambling after the protector comes back."
After Jiang Beiran finished speaking, he also covered up the cards in his hand.
Standing up, Jiang Beiran slowly came to the door and counted the days. Now more than half a month has passed. Coupled with the news from Qing Ce and Qing Huan a few days ago, Fengzhou should be completely pacified now.
'I'm afraid this meeting is about dividing... No, it's about grabbing territory.'
"Xiao Beiran~ Before Manwen comes back, let's play Xiaoyao Jianghu for a while."
Jiang Beiran twirled his fingers and replied: "I have to go back to the palace once. Let's come back later and continue."
After saying that, he left directly.
"Hey! Huh!?" Shi Fenglan, who was having fun, suddenly puffed up her cheeks and shouted: "I'm angry! I'm angry!"
Xiaoduo on the side has long been accustomed to the hall master being like this, so he just shouts anyway. When Brother Jiang comes back later, the hall master will still be the first to rush up and clamor to continue playing.
After sitting in Xiangyun and returning to Ningdu, Jiang Beiran did not go back to the palace immediately, but went to the Yihua Palace to handle official business first.
After landing in front of the door, Jiang Beiran walked straight into the study.
In the quiet study room, a young man was immersed in writing something, completely unaware of the emperor's arrival.
It wasn't until Jiang Beiran walked up to him and knocked on the table twice that the young man suddenly raised his head. As soon as he saw the person coming, the young man quickly knelt on the ground and said: "I don't know that the emperor has arrived, please ask the emperor..."
"Okay, okay, I said that if you didn't make a mistake, you wouldn't have to look so panicked, or... what mistake did you make?"
The young man quickly knocked his head on the ground and said: "No, no! I am writing the biography that Your Majesty ordered me to write in the study every day, and I have never..."
"Oh, you, your mentality really needs to be tempered, you always look flustered."
"Yes, Wei Chen must change, he must change."
The name of the man in front of him was Zhong Junliang. Previously, Jiang Beiran asked the newly promoted ministers in the court to recommend a group of capable people in their jurisdiction, and Zhong Junliang was one of them.
His recommendation letter stated that he was quick-thinking and knowledgeable.
In the subsequent rounds of selection by Jiang Beiran, Zhong Junliang was also unstoppable and showed very comprehensive abilities.
Jiang Beiran, who was in great need of talents in this field, directly recruited him into the palace as a subordinate.
The position of a subordinate is almost the same as that of a secretary. Of course, it is a serious kind of secretary.
As the emperor's secretary, you will naturally be exposed to many important national affairs. Jiang Beiran will occasionally ask him for his opinions or test him on some questions. The reason for doing this is naturally to test his ability. Once Jiang Beiran thinks that he is enough to stand alone
, they will let him become a parent official.
Zhong Junliang has performed very well in all aspects after entering the palace, but he is a bit submissive and cannot be neither humble nor arrogant like other talented and knowledgeable people. Such a person is okay to be the second-in-command, but if he wants to be a parent, it is almost meaningless.
.
"How is the writing plan that I asked you to revise?" Jiang Beiran asked.
After hearing this, Zhong Junliang quickly walked to the bookshelf and took down three revised books and said: "I have already changed everything you asked me to revise, Your Majesty. Please take a look."
After receiving the three plan books, Jiang Beiran sat on the dragon table and waved: "Continue to do your thing."
‘According to the decree.’
After a while of burning incense, Jiang Beiran came to Zhong Junliang again, put down three planning books, knocked on the table and said: "The changes are good, the several suggestions are very reference, next time the characters can be written a little bigger.
"
Zhong Junliang hurriedly knelt down and said: "Wei Chen doesn't dare! It's disrespectful to write next to the words inscribed by the emperor's royal pen. Wei Chen is grateful that the emperor doesn't blame us!"
"Alas..." Jiang Beiran sighed, and was about to lecture Zhong Junliang a few more words, when suddenly his ears moved and he heard a powerful eagle call.
"Keep doing the work."
After giving instructions to Zhong Junliang, Jiang Beiran came outside the hall, and soon, a Xie eagle fell in front of him.
Jiang Beiran took out the mailbox from the wings of the eagle and read Yin Jianghong's letter.
‘Fengzhou has really settled down.’
The reason why Jiang Beiran suddenly returned to the palace to get the revised plan was because he thought that once Fengzhou settled down, Yin Jianghong or Tai Yingzong would most likely come to him to discuss the next reform of Fengzhou.
After all, I was busy before and didn't have a detailed chat. Now that I have my hands free, I naturally have to plan carefully.
'But that bad old man Yin Jianghong... why did he ask me to go to the Hidden Moon Sect?'
With doubts, Jiang Beiran released the Xie Eagle and flew all the way to the Hidden Moon Sect on the auspicious cloud.
I arrived at the sect master's mansion with ease. As soon as I entered, I found that it was very lively. Guan Shi'an and the senior officials of the Biyue Sect, as well as Yin Jianghong and several figures who looked like gangsters were sitting there facing each other fiercely.
What are they discussing.
"Sect Master, the Emperor has arrived."
The disciple who brought Jiang Beiran in walked in and said to Guan Shian.
For a moment, the discussion in the hall stopped, and everyone looked at Jiang Beiran who was standing at the door.
"Oh, Beiran is here, come on, come on in." Guan Shi'an waved to Jiang Beiran.
'hiss……'
Looking at Guan Shi'an's smile, Jiang Beiran couldn't help but have an ominous premonition, always feeling that there was a pit waiting for him to jump into.
But it was impossible for him to turn around and leave, so he had no choice but to step forward, cup his hands and say, "Sect Leader Guan, Leader Yin, I have met you all."
"Don't be so polite, we are all our own people." Guan Shian said and directly pulled Jiang Beiran over, pointed at the map of Fengzhou on the table and said: "Beiran, come and take a look."
Jiang Beiran looked at the mark on the left and the flag on the map for a while before Guan Shian said: "I came to you this time because I think you are the most fair person, so I want you to help me."
Hearing the word justice, Jiang Beiran's heart trembled, and he already had some idea of what was going on.
When Jiang Beiran's eyes widened, Yin Jianghong came over and patted him on the shoulder and said: "Looking at your happy expression, I know that you have understood what is going on. In fact, it is very simple. Now most of the rebel parties in Fengzhou have been wiped out.
, the remaining ones are useless, it can be said that Fengzhou has regained stability, but it is really worrying how to divide the territory vacated by these rebel parties."
As soon as Yin Jianghong finished speaking, three prompts popped up in front of Jiang Beiran's eyes.
[Option 2: Escape the scene quickly. Completion reward: Illusion Sea Sword Formation Diagram (Xuan-level top grade)]
[Option 3: "If Master Yin insists on asking this, then I can only perform a self-cut meridian for everyone to see.". Completion reward: random basic attribute point +1]
Without thinking, Jiang Beiran directly chose three.
Are you kidding! Can he participate in this level of cake sharing? You must know that cake sharing never has a happy ending, and the majority are always dissatisfied.
If the news of his participation in the distribution leaks out, they cannot afford to offend the two Xuanzong old men, so they must not vent their anger on me!?
Taking a step back, Jiang Beiran pinched his heart with his index finger and said, "If Master Yin insists on asking this, then I can only show you how to cut off my own meridians."
Jiang Beiran shook his head and said, "You're going to die anyway, so it's easier this way."
Seeing Jiang Beiran's resolute attitude, Yin Jianghong had no choice but to compromise: "Okay, okay, I won't ask for your advice."
"Thank you, Master Yin." Jiang Beiran said decisively, cupping his hands.
"You..." Leader Yin shook his head, "Then you go back first, it's none of your business."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, farewell!"
After Jiang Beiran said that, he left without looking back.
"Hey!? You just let him go like this?" Guan Shi'an said.
"Otherwise? Are you going to give us some advice by pressing his head?" Yin Jianghong turned around and asked.
"Hey, this kid is so stupid that we don't even want to give him such a big benefit. Wouldn't he give his sect more territory?"
Seeing Guan Shi'an's expression of resentment, everyone present, including Tai Yingzong and other senior officials of the Hiding Moon Sect, couldn't help but twitch their lips.
'It seems that he (the old man) (the sect leader) really thinks this is doing him a favor...'
After escaping, Jiang Beiran exhaled and couldn't help but turn around and spit.
'Damn... you guys who are looking for the blame should find someone with a tougher body. Why are you looking for me? Do you think those sect leaders and leaders will let me go because I am young or have no cultivation? Bah! A bunch of bad old men.
They're all very bad.'
Realizing that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, Jiang Beiran immediately blew out another auspicious cloud.
'Slip away, slip away.'
However, not long after Jiang Beiran returned to the palace, he received another letter from Lu Yinlong, asking him to go back quickly.
‘It’s a long time to die…’
Jiang Beiran thought with his buttocks and figured out that Lu Yinlong's visit to him now must be related to the matter of dividing the territory.
It was impossible to pretend to be dead. Jiang Beiran sighed and had no choice but to return to Guixin Sect in a nonstop manner.
At this time, the high-level meeting was probably just finished, and Jiang Beiran soon met Lu Yinlong at the sect leader's mansion.
"Meet the sect leader." Jiang Beiran saluted.
"Bei Ran, I believe you already understand the reason why I came to you." Lu Yinlong asked with a smile.
At the same time, three options appeared in front of Jiang Beiran.
[Option 1: Pretend to be stupid. Completion reward: Tiger and Phoenix Mingdian (earth-level low-grade)]
[Option 2: Escape the scene quickly. Completion reward: Holy Fire Tyrant Map (Xuan-level mid-grade)]
[Option 3: Tell Lu Yinlong what happened in the Hidden Moon Sect just now. Completion reward: Random basic skill point +1]
'Hey guys, the plot repeats itself?'
Choosing three, Jiang Beiran cupped his hands and said, "The disciple has just returned from the Hidden Moon Sect. Both Sect Master Guan and Sect Leader Yin want me to redistribute Fengzhou with them."
[Optional task completed, reward: painting +1]
Lu Yinlong raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "You agreed?"
"The master is joking, the disciple is still young." Jiang Beiran said with cupped hands.
"Hahahaha." Lu Yinlong laughed loudly after hearing this, "You little naughty little bastard, just talk to me about this, right?"
"Disciple doesn't dare, I just report it truthfully."
"Okay, okay, now that I understand what you mean, I won't let you try to get more benefits for Guixin Sect."
"Thank you, Master!"
Lu Yinlong naturally understood that if Jiang Beiran was allowed to fight for more benefits for the Gui Xin Sect at this time, it would be no different from pushing him into a pit of fire. The Yin Demon would definitely take advantage of the situation to make conditions, and then Jiang Bei would really not be tolerated.
Ran refused.
"However, your weight in the hearts of Sect Master Guan and Demon Head Yin is really getting heavier and heavier. Your opinion must be taken into consideration on such important matters."
"If the importance of being a disciple was really important enough in the hearts of the two elders, they would not ask them to be disciples."
"Hahaha." Lu Yinlong laughed again, "You guys are too cautious. Can the conversation between you and them be spread?"