Chapter 701: Calculation

As soon as Li Ximing said this, he felt like he was being pardoned. When he kowtowed, beads of sweat fell like rain from his head. He kowtowed nine times before he withdrew.

"Thank you so much for not killing me!"

Li Ximing didn't care about this little pawn, but everyone in the Li family didn't have a good look. An Siwei at the foot of the mountain didn't look at him, and the ferryman also realized the problem. He retreated down the mountain in fear, and headed north in panic in the night.

Li Ximing sat quietly for a moment, and then a middle-aged man walked up the steps. He was wearing a glorious feather and was graceful and generous. Li Ximing finally smiled and stood up from the case to greet him:

"Brother Zhi!"

Li Xizhi smiled, bowed his head, and saluted:

"I've met the real person Zhao Jing!"

"Brother, stop teasing me."

When his brother came back, Li Ximing did not put on the airs of a monk from the Zifu. As before, he just pulled Li Xizhi to sit down and said with concern:

"Brother, you have worked hard in the sect these years. You and Zhou Wei have worked hard to support the family. In the past ten years, we have not lost people or lost ground, and many foundations have been built. It is all your credit."

"It's mostly Zhou Wei's contribution."

Li Xizhi shook his head humbly, with a worried look on his face, and whispered:

"I just came back from the ancestral hall, and Uncle Yuan Qin was still paying homage to my late uncle... But I bumped into someone from Bai Yedu Immortal Dao leaving in a hurry, but what happened?"

"yes…"

Li Ximing was silent, then Li Xizhi said again:

"In the middle of the Zifu period, Master Bai Yedu Immortal Dao [Ye Huizhen] practiced the rare Duwei Dao tradition, which was difficult to deal with... Also, I saw Changxiao Sect before I arrived at the table. This Immortal Sect is really at odds with my family... Changxiaozi The magical power is powerful, so be careful.”

Li Ximing nodded, and after waiting for a moment, Li Zhouwei came over and saluted the two of them. Li Ximing then pushed out the jade box and frowned:

"This is a congratulatory gift from Bai Yedu Immortal Dao."

The two of them looked at each other with their spiritual senses, and both looked ugly. Li Zhouwei said in a deep voice:

"I'm reporting to you, Wen Hu is still on the river bank, and has not been transferred back to Baiye Mountain Gate. He is doing things in the cave every day. Either this person knows nothing about it, or he has something to rely on."

Li Xizhi was silent for a moment. Seeing that Li Ximing was silent, the elder brother of the Xiyue generation spoke carefully and clearly:

"I heard that Situ Ku from Boring Gold Gate is still in Qingdu Water Mansion. Has Boring Gold Gate sent anyone here?"

"No."

Li Zhouwei responded and said solemnly:

"Situ Mo is a cruel and mean person. He doesn't care about Situ Ku's life. Unless a real person comes to visit with Situ Ku in his arms, he will keep pretending to be stupid and dumbfounded, pretending that this person is not there."

Li Xizhi said:

"The matter of Boring Gold Gate has not been settled yet, and Jin Yu behind him has no intention of mediating. Bai Ye's Immortal Dao is also in the north of the Yangtze River, and is colluding with Boring Gold Gate. My family has no foundation in Jiangbei, and a strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake, let alone Ye. Hinoki is not weak..."

"That's one of them."

"Secondly, no matter what Chang Xiaozi's purpose is, Chang Xiaomen already has a feud with my family. He is much more terrifying than Bai Yedu Immortal Dao. He is silent and does what kind of vicious tricks he does? It is not appropriate for my family to act lightly."

Li Zhouwei glanced at Li Ximing, who was now Master Zhaojing, nodded slightly and responded:

"What my brother said is true..."

Li Ximing paused for a moment and continued:

"This ferryman is a smart man and he doesn't dare to sit down at the table. If he disgraces me in public, his life will be in danger. I didn't let him come up on the island, but in Zhijing Mountain... I am afraid of trouble when I see him alone. If you make a fuss, your family will be embarrassed.”

"But…"

Li Ximing sighed deeply:

"All this is just a delaying tactic. Chang Xi is about to fall. Ye Hui and Chang Xiao are not in a hurry. They are all afraid of Chang Xi's counterattack. As soon as Chang Xi dies, the Xuanyue Gate will immediately become a major weakness. It can be easily Deal with my family."

Li Xizhi was horrified, frowned, and whispered:

"I didn't expect the rumors to come true... How much life does the real person have left?"

Li Ximing exhaled:

"His words were very vague and it looked like he was less than three or five years old."

"Isn't it just a matter of time?"

Three to five years is just a matter of seclusion for foundation building! Hearing this news, Li Xizhi's mood suddenly became depressed, and he replied:

"Xuanyue still needs to be entrusted to my family... That will be even more difficult! We have to guard Jiangbei, and we have to take care of the wilderness and Xuanyue."

Li Xizhi couldn't raise any objections to this. When he mistakenly entered the Dragon Land, Xuanyue was the one who covered it up. He just choked and said in a deep voice:

"Jiangbei cannot be let go...the boundaries of Fuyun Cave will still be controlled by my family."

All three of them understood that once the Li family withdrew from Jiangbei, the next step would be for the three Mifan sects to try to invade the north bank of Yuehu Lake. With Chang Xiaozi and Ye Hui, the pressure would be astonishingly great.

'The North Shore must not be endangered. ’

A Zifu Immortal Clan that cannot even defend a county will inevitably become a joke, and Qingchi behind the Li family... must be happy to see this scene. The Si family desperately hopes that the Li family will be embarrassed and bow to Qingchi for help again. , once this happens, things completely change.

The Li family is different from the Xiao family. Xiao Chuting originally relied on his magical power to achieve the Purple Mansion, and the demon disaster relied on him. He is an extremely powerful person, so he naturally has no worries and has completely severed his affiliation with Qingchi. Although Li Ximing broke through, But there was a way out, and there was no complete cut. Li Xizhi did not leave Qingchi. It was ambiguous. In name, he was still a member of the immortal clan of Qingchi.

Once you ask Qingchi for help, you are not a fairy in name only, but you have spread all this out and confirmed it, and you have truly become a vassal of others.

There was silence in the mountain for a moment, and then Li Xizhi asked:

"Does Master Chuting have any instructions?"

Li Ximing organized his words and replied:

"The Immortal hinted that I could break off with Xuanyue. It might not be his true meaning. It might be a test. But judging from the situation, he would never stand on anyone's side. Now he has the intention to stand aside."

He whispered:

"Unless my family sided with one of Jinyu and Hengzhu... How much difference is there between siding with Jinyu and bowing to Qingchi? Hengzhu is far away in the south. At most, we can make him an ally, but Hengzhu has many enemies!"

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Ximing would never consider siding with the three sects. He just poured tea and sighed:

"After these three to five years, the situation will inevitably be embarrassing."

Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows and took a look. He clasped his fists and said in a deep voice:

"Report to the Immortal... From my perspective, Ye Hui and Changxiao are waiting for the death of Changxi Immortal and have not taken any action. But we can't just sit there and wait for death."

"Why not take advantage of Changxi Immortal's presence and take Jiangbei's Everything is settled, give Tongjinmen and Baiyedu Xiandao a hard blow... stand firm in Jiangbei..."

Li Ximing nodded and said:

"I know what you mean, but it's nothing more than taking over most of the territory of Mifan and Mifan... Can it bring any substantial losses to Baiyedu Xiandao? As for Tongjinmen, Jinyu is behind it, so it can only claim compensation and not move lightly. "

"When Changxi dies, how can we defend the huge territory of Mifan and Mifan? It will be lost in a day or two."

Li Xizhi remained silent, while Li Zhouwei replied in a sonorous voice:

"Master! One more step today, one more step back tomorrow! Even if the retreated territory falls into the hands of Baiyedu Xiandao again... it will be a clean piece of white land, which is much better than always being in his hands..."

Li Zhouwei said in a deep voice:

"What's more, the current situation is gradually deteriorating for my family. At present, It is the Baiyedu Immortal Dao that wants to maintain stability, and it is my Li family that wants change. There will be change only when there is chaos. After three to five years of fighting, who knows how many variables there will be? "

"No matter how things change in the future, it is better than doing nothing and just holding the Fuyun Cave territory and waiting to die!"

Li Ximing looked at his brother and nodded decisively:

"Okay..."

Li Ximing then stood up and said seriously:

"All the affairs of Jiangbei will be handed over to Minghuang! If there are any requests, just tell me. I will go to see Changxi. Wenhu has the handle in my family, and there is a lot to be done!"

He shook his sleeves lightly, and a jade box, stone box, and various spiritual objects suddenly appeared on the table. Li Ximing said:

"The gifts from all families are here. There are several magic tools. Minghuang will take them down and share them with Cheng and others."

Li Zhouwei thanked him respectfully and put away the things together. Just as he was about to leave, Li Xizhi also He took out two jade boxes and said softly:

"Qingchi's gift is the [Suiyuan Pill Recipe], which is with the real person. These two magic tools are my own collection. They are not very precious. Let's add them to our home for use first."

Li Zhouwei thanked him respectfully and left. Li Xizhi said regretfully:

"It's a pity that I am the master of Qingchi Peak... Qingchi can't allow me to do it at will."

Li Ximing waved his hand:

"I'm sorry, brother... I have to reassure the Si family. Besides... once I leave Qingchi, if Chi Buzi pursues it in the future, Si and Lingu will definitely put it all on my head. They can destroy my family without any scruples, and they still need to put their names on it."

After he said this, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"But I have something to tell you, brother, this matter is of great importance!"

Li Xizhi also looked serious, so he listened to Li Ximing and said:

"Yang Tianya has already broken through the Purple Mansion! He has been hiding for decades! "

Li Xizhi was really stunned, and looked up in disbelief. Li Ximing immediately told him the whole story of the people in the underworld. Li Xizhi was in deep thought for a long time before he said:

"Yang's plan is very big."

Li Xizhi only heard that Yang Tianya had already broken through the Purple Mansion, and he understood everything in his heart.

From the feather clothes that Yang Xiaoer gave him to protect him one after another to the moment when Yang Ruizao gave him the talisman that made Tuoba Chongyuan hesitate, even from Yuan Tuan's discussion with the Yang family to get married, and the sudden change in the situation of the Chi family, all of them had some shadows.

"I understand."

Seeing that Li Xizhi had an idea in his mind, Li Ximing did not say more. Li Xizhi quickly put it aside and asked:

"Who does the real person plan to visit?"

This is a troublesome matter. Li Ximing has already prepared for it in his heart and replied:

"The first is naturally the real person Yuan Xiu, the second... I have to meet Senior Xiao... The third... I am in a dilemma. "

Li Xizhi was slightly surprised and asked:

"Senior Tulong..."

Li Ximing shook his head:

"Master Chu Ting said that he didn't want to get involved, and he wouldn't be able to see him even if he went."

Li Xizhi immediately understood and counted:

"Xuan Yue doesn't need to go, Chang Xi doesn't care about these anymore, as for Xue Ji, Chang Xiao, Zi Yan, don't consider them, the rest are Jianmen, Jin Yu, Heng Zhu, and Yu Kui."

Jin Yu and Heng Zhu are a difficult matter, no matter how they go, they will offend each other greatly, if they go to Jin Yu, they will offend Heng Li, if they go to Heng Zhu, they will offend Tian Qun, but the two families are both good to the Li family on the surface.

"Tian Qun and Heng Li are not easy to fool, and going to the other two families will inevitably make people feel dissatisfied..."

Li Ximing said:

"In fact, you can also go to Jianmen, the sword intent of your own senior is recorded in the sword book, and it is not perfunctory to pay homage to the sword intent of the senior. "

Li Xizhi didn't know about these things, so he didn't say much, but just reminded: "Uncle Yuanqin is here, you and I still need to meet."

...

Pingyazhou.

The hall was bright and shining, and Li Xuanxuan was wearing a blue-gray robe and sitting in the hall. Two people were coming in from outside the hall.

The leader is a woman who has built a strong foundation. She looks to be in her forties and still has charm. She is dressed in white robes and sapphire. Her face can be seen as pretty as she was when she was young, but she did not use magical power to maintain her appearance. Old-fashioned.

The man in black behind him is heroic, he is also a foundation-building practitioner, his magic power is not very good, but his eyebrows are very sharp.

The woman bowed softly and said respectfully:

"He Mian has met his brother!"

Li Xuanxuan quickly helped her up, looked at the two of them with slightly excited eyes, nodded and said:

"Brothers and sisters...we had no chance to meet each other in the past..."

"Yuan Qin pays homage to uncle!"

Li Xuanxuan looked old, and Li Yuanqin was very polite to him. The old man hurriedly supported him and looked at him, his eyes were slightly red, and he only said:

"It's so similar..."

He didn't know whether he was talking about Li Xuanfeng or Li Xiangping. Li Yuanqin listened silently, and Li Xuanxuan said repeatedly:

"Of the four bloodlines in the family, the uncle's bloodline is often missing... When Yuan Qin comes back this time, he doesn't have to leave. He returns to his position and fills in the younger generation, so that he can continue his uncle's legacy."

Li Yuanqin hesitated to speak, but Ning Hemian spoke. She said softly:

"Brother, my elder brother did not know what is good and what is good. He caused his own death, and even his entire bloodline was cut off. Not even a single sapling was left."

"Fortunately, my younger brother Ning Heyuan has an orphan who is not yet ready to be a useful person. The Ning family is entirely supported by Qin'er... At this time... it's really hard to go back..."

Li Xuanxuan was speechless immediately. He couldn't say more about Ning Hemian's words, but Li Yuanqin had been in the clan since he was a child and had no feelings for the Li family, and he had no intention of staying.

He hesitated for a moment. The sky light penetrated from outside the hall and transformed into two men. One was in a platinum Taoist robe and the other was in a glowing feather robe. They stopped in the hall. Li Yuanqin immediately raised his hands to bow:

"I have met the real person Zhaojing and the master of Zhutian Pavilion."

Li Xizhi didn't dare to let him bow, so he helped him up. He heard what he just said and advised:

"Brother-in-law... There is no uncle in the family, so I still need your support... If my late uncle could see this situation, he would also like you to stay in the clan..."

Li Ximing took the words and said seriously:

"This junior is about to meet Master Yuan Xiu. As long as my uncle says a word, there is no need to worry about the rest."

Listening to the two people speaking, Li Yuanqin only replied respectfully:

"In my family, I have Master Zhaojing, Master of the Jutian Pavilion, Minghuang, and several Taoists like Cheng. They are as stable as Mount Tai. My mother's family, the Ning family, is crumbling. My mother is unable to support herself. I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the family. Please forgive me."

He looked determined, and Ning Hemian also made a request. Li Xuanxuan could only shake his head and sigh, and sent them off. Li Ximing waited in the court for a while, and then Li Xizhi returned from the clouds and sighed:

"If the four meridians cannot be completed, I'm afraid it will be a pity for the great father."

Li Ximing only said:

"When my uncle has an heir, bring him back... Even if he is a mortal, if there is no peace in the family from now on, it would be better if he stays in Qingchi."