Xiang Guobing smiled slightly and said, "They were just jealous when they saw you get Mr. Tao's token, so they deliberately harmed you!"
"It's a pity that their minds are not on cultivation. Instead, they are focused on competing for fame and fortune. Naturally, they are no match for you!"
"But this is because they don't know how high the sky is. It's better for you to teach them a lesson than to be taught a lesson by others in the future and ruin the reputation of our Qi Sect!"
Gu Xuanchen didn't need to explain at all, Xiang Guobing's words had already excused him.
But Gu Xuanchen tasted a different flavor from it.
As the leader of the Xiang Guobing Sect, it is absolutely impossible for him to say such words. Even if he thinks so in his heart, he cannot say it out loud.
The image of the patriarch must be maintained no matter what.
But if he told the soldiers, it must contain some other information that he didn't know.
Gu Xuanchen once again recalled the various information provided by Sang Tiesheng.
Finally I found the information I had ignored.
In the Qi Sect, there is another institution that balances the power of the sect leader, and that is the Council of Elders.
When the Presbyterian Church was first established, it was to prevent the sect leader from having exclusive power and to protect the fairness of all the sect's systems and behaviors.
But with the development of time and changes in people's hearts, the Presbyterian Church has become a force that secretly competes with the sect leader for the true control of the Qi Sect.
Fan Zheng and others are also members of the Presbyterian Church.
In this way, Gu Xuanchen suddenly understood why each of them valued him so much.
Because he is Tao Lao's long-term envoy, and the three elders have always been neutral, his sudden appearance made them all think that he might be the other party's person.
This is why there is hostility.
At the same time, this is also the reason why after he defeated Niu Hongshan, Yu Changqing and others' attitude towards him changed along the way.
Because at this time, they had already denied their relationship with the Presbyterian Church.
Even though he currently doesn't have much relationship with the clan leader, he is still someone they can win over.
As for Xiang Guobing, although he did not directly win over him, there was a vague intention to sow discord between himself and the Presbyterian Church in his words.
Thinking of this, Gu Xuanchen immediately said dissatisfied, "The Council of Elders is a deformed product of the Qi Sect and should not exist in the first place!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked!
The Council of Elders is a rule set by our ancestors. It was set when we separated from the Array Sect. Even though all the sect leaders in the past generations were very dissatisfied, no one dared to say such a thing.
After all, saying so would be tantamount to going against the ancestors!
Of course, everyone was shocked and extremely shocked in their hearts. After all, the more dissatisfied Gu Xuanchen was with the Presbyterian Council, the greater their chances of winning over Gu Xuanchen.
But Xiang Guobing still said tentatively, "Gu Chen, don't talk nonsense. Fan Zheng and the others are just disciples of the Presbyterian Church. They are ignorant, but they do not represent the will of the Presbyterian Church!"
Gu Xuanchen said, "I didn't say this, but the three elders said it!"
"The third elder also said so?"
Hearing that the Third Elder also had this intention, Xiang Guobing was no longer as reserved as before.
After all, the nature of the same words spoken by Gu Xuanchen and San Lao are completely different.
Xiang Guobing, who originally only wanted to use the power of the three elders to suppress the Presbyterian Council, now also had the idea of directly abolishing the Presbyterian Council.
If there are three elders supporting me, this may not be impossible.
And if he can really abolish the Presbyterian Council, he will definitely become the head of the Qi Sect who will leave his name in the history books.
However, Gu Xuanchen acted as if he realized that he had made a mistake, and he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, "That...that...it's actually impossible for the third elder to say this to me!"
"I just overheard them talking about it!"
They were too excited just now and didn't think about it carefully, but now that Gu Xuanchen said this, everyone realized that as the third elder, even if they had such thoughts, they would not be able to say this to a junior.
In this way, Gu Xuanchen's appearance at this moment and his words made them believe it to be true.
But at this time, although Xiang Guobing was secretly happy, he also had a sect leader in the city. He knew that since the three elders had ideas about these matters, there was no point in talking to Gu Xuanchen. It seemed that he had to find an opportunity to talk to the three elders.
Just keep in touch.
He immediately said ambiguously, "I always thought that we all thought that the three elders were focusing on their own cultivation, but I didn't expect that they have also been paying attention to the development of the sect!"
Seeing Xiang Guobing's reply, Gu Xuanchen immediately guessed what they were thinking.
This also made Gu Xuanchen feel nervous!
Just now, I just wanted to ask Xiang Guobing and the others to relax their vigilance, so that I would have a better chance of coming into contact with Yang Suo, but my reckless behavior gave Xiang Guobing more ideas.
If the two parties meet and speak clearly, their secrets will definitely not be hidden.
As a result, I'm afraid... the time left for myself will become even more pressing.
"By the way, Tiesheng came to see you before, why haven't you seen him recently?"
Then, Xiang Guobing asked again.
Now it was time to doubt Gu Xuanchen. After all, since Gu Xuanchen was not a member of the Presbyterian Church, he naturally had no hostile relationship with Sang Tiesheng.
This is purely out of concern for his disciples.
"Oh...Junior Brother Sang..."
Gu Xuanchen said and repeated what he had just said to fool Yu Changqing and others.
"Oh, I see!"
He nodded slightly to the soldiers.
He still knew the virtues of his disciples, and he knew that Sang Tiesheng could really do such a thing.
Immediately, Xiang Guobing said again, "You have been with the Third Elder for many years. Now that the Third Elder allows you to enter the sect, there must be some arrangements!"
At this time, other elders present also suddenly paid attention to Gu Xuanchen.
After all, Gu Xuanchen was secretly trained by the three elders. Judging from the reaction of the Presbyterian Council, they had no idea at all!
The three elders kept this matter extremely secretive and obviously had other purposes.
At this time, Gu Xuanchen also hesitated slightly!
Having gained a preliminary understanding of the current form of Qi Zong, he naturally knew that now he must find an impeccable and justifiable reason.
Otherwise, it is very likely to arouse suspicion!
After all, it can't be said that the three elders have secretly cultivated him for many years, and now they suddenly let him come out to play?
Even if they don't doubt their identity in the current situation, they still feel that they still carry secrets that they cannot tell them. As a result, they are on guard, and their plan to contact Yang Suo through this place is naturally unreasonable.
will fail.
And if you break in forcefully!
Although I already know something about the sect-protecting formation of the Qi Sect, judging from the situation I checked before, I can still break into the formation if I don't care about the consequences!
But once such a move touches the hearts of others, they may be attacked by the Qi Sect before they even get close to Yang Suo, and they will not be able to protect themselves.
Seeing that Gu Xuanchen was silent, he said to the soldiers, retreating instead of advancing, "Of course, if the three elders have any arrangements that are inconvenient to talk about, then just pretend that I didn't ask!"