Patriarch of Wanjiao

In the early morning, the mountain fog has not dispersed,
A flock of crows landed early on in the cemetery on the Eastern Suburb Mountain and began to forage. Fresh bones are the most sought-after. Of course, if the tombs have been exposed to the outside due to the disrepair of the tomb, if they are dried into bacon, they taste good and are the most popular. The scramble of crows.

Li Mo stayed in Feilai Mountain for almost half a month, many of them never came back, and were woken up by Uncle Ma's big bone soup early in the morning.

Now, his yard is getting more and more lively, besides Wang Jiu, Zhu Gangli, Kui Gang, and little fox, Ji Tianti also returned to the capital with him.

Of course, Bai Xiaoqian and Ksitigarbha Boy also come to visit from time to time.

Compared with the Dongjiao Mingju, where ghosts didn't even look at it before, it is now full of vitality.

"Xiao Li, where have you been these days?"

Uncle Ma came out of the thatched hut and glanced at Li Mo at the opposite door.

"Recently there are many things in the yamen, and I have a business trip." Li Mo said casually.

He guarded the customs for Feng Wannian, of course it is not considered a tolerance.

In fact, Li Mo killed Ming Prajna in Feilai Mountain and helped Feng Wannian pacify the Wuliang Sword. For Xuantian Pavilion, not only was it not due to hard work, but it was also a sin of lack of virtue.

As soon as he returned to the capital last night, Feng Wannian received the rumor that the museum had received the news, and the fury of thunder was aroused above, saying that they wanted to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Because of this, as soon as the sky became clear, Li Mo planned to go out, and first went to Xuantian Pavilion to find out what was going on.

"Gongmen's food isn't good either." Uncle Ma said casually.

"By the way...Xiao Li, come over for dinner tonight...A friend came to visit me these two days and brought me a good piece of meat."

Uncle Ma didn't turn his head, he just mentioned the good piece of meat, but he paused when he was sweeping the floor.

"friend?"

Li Mo couldn't help showing curiosity. He has lived in the eastern suburbs for so long, and he has never seen anyone come to see Uncle Ma.

In his eyes, this is a lonely old man with no relatives and no one to rely on.

"It can't be regarded as a friend, a little friendship..." Uncle Ma seemed to guess what Li Mo was thinking, and said slowly.

"It's the one who lost to me the secret recipe of Lao Tang... the one who killed pigs..."

"It was him."

Li Mo showed a sudden look, just this old Tang's secret recipe is enough to settle down in the capital.

The beef soup he frequented was not as good as Uncle Ma's. I heard that the humble stall earned the boss a yard in the capital.

Therefore, it is often said that those who are officials in the court may not necessarily earn more from selling soup.

"Definitely come at night."

Li Mo grinned lightly, he really couldn't understand that the stinky butcher who lost such a family recipe could still come to visit him, if Li Mo was his father, he would have to beat this unfilial prodigal son to death.

……

Capital, Xuantian Pavilion.

Before Li Mo entered the Hongmen, he felt that the atmosphere today was quite heavy, people came and went, their steps were hurried, and the expression on their faces was quite disturbed.

"Have you heard? Senior Sister Ming had an accident... She is a soldier master's disciple, with a noble status..."

"Wait... Senior Sister Ming Prajna? What happened to her?"

"I heard that she died of dystocia... She was still pregnant with a demon fetus."

Not far away, three or five people gathered together, and although they discussed in low voices, these words still reached Li Mo's ears.

"Um!?"

When Li Mo listened, his expression became extremely strange.

Obviously, a lot of secret news has spread overnight. After all, there is no impenetrable wall in this world, but...

"Don't talk nonsense, senior sister Ming is a disciple of the military master, how could she be pregnant with a demon fetus and die of dystocia?"

At this moment, someone refuted, sternly reprimanded, and spoke righteously.

"I just heard..."

"It's just hearsay, but it's all lies... Someone saw it with their own eyes, but in fact... Senior Sister Ming is a man..."

"What the hell?"

"Her identity was revealed and she couldn't bear to be humiliated, so she was angry and committed suicide."

"..."

"A bunch of idiots who heard that the wind is the rain. Let me tell you the truth. Senior Sister Ming met the Guixu monster and was outnumbered. She died in the line of duty just now...Damn it, let you talk nonsense here."

In just one morning, the news of Ming Prajna's demise spread like wildfire in the Xuantian Pavilion, spreading like wildfire.

Of course, this news was so shocking that the news that the immeasurable sword species fell at the same time was completely regarded as a rumor, and there was no need to believe it.

On the contrary, the most exaggerated "causes and consequences" are the most talked about, and the more they spread, the more they seem to be the truth.

"what's the situation?"

Li Mo found Feng Wannian, and he took Feng Wannian for a long time, only to feel that something was wrong.

"Haven't you read [Public Opinion Methodology] by Zhengyi Bookstore?"

"What the hell?" Li Mo was completely stunned when he heard the title of the book.

"I heard that it is a book written by His Majesty Shenzong... It says in it that when there are serious news, there must be rumors, influence public opinion, and distract attention, so that the truth can be covered up..."

"The more exaggerated the rumors, the better, and the more eye-catching the better... In this way, the focus of people's attention will gradually shift."

"This……"

Li Mo had a strange look on his face, and felt that such a technique was so familiar.

Everything is exactly as Feng Wannian said, and now the focus of everyone's attention has shifted from Ming Prajna's death to whose child is it?Who is the heartless man?Why does Guixu have the ability to make Ming Prajna's belly bigger?Whether the soldier is the father of the child, etc.

"It can't be that you are operating behind the scenes." Li Mo couldn't help but look at Feng Wannian.

"Of course, who told me to have a way?"

Feng Wannian sneered and said, "I know a friend who has a group of pens... If you can afford the money, I can let you show your face on the headline of the monthly front page of Zhengyi Bookstore."

"Are you crazy? Isn't it easier to find out it's you in the museum?" Li Mo was speechless.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, the more you do, the more traces you will leave, not to mention such rumors.

Everyone agrees, there must be a source, it can be traced back, and everything is right.

"Don't worry, I won't be found out." Feng Wannian sneered.

"Why?" Li Mo asked subconsciously.

"Last night, I found the sect master and confessed to the serious crime of murder." Feng Wannian said surprisingly.

"You found the master of Xuanmen?" Li Mo couldn't help being moved.

"Are you crazy?"

"Do you think the sect doesn't know about it?" Feng Wannian shook his head: "The Xuanmen sword is so precious, I'm afraid that Huo Wuqing just died, and this side already knows about it."

"Then you..." Li Mo showed a worried expression.

Feng Wannian was also responsible for the death of the Tianxiang sword species last time.

Now, if the deaths of Wuliang Sword and Ming Prajna are all blamed on him, no matter how precious the remaining Domineering Sword is, it is impossible for Xuanmen to be without any punishment.

"Punish me? What?" Feng Wannian sneered.

"Do you think that when Huo Wuqing and the others attacked me, the door didn't know?"

"Sit and watch you two tigers fight?" Li Moruo felt it, but he still couldn't understand it.

"I don't quite understand, how can Xuanmen watch the two major swords fight to the death?"

"The water in Xuantian Pavilion is very deep. Everyone has [-] minds, even the thoughts about Xuanmen swords..." Feng Wannian said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?"

"There have always been two voices. Some people think that the Xuanmen sword species is a derivative of failure, and the ultimate fate is to become the nourishment of the Dao species..."

"There are also people who believe that the Xuanmen sword species has hidden potential. Only by cultivating the seeds, can the sword of life and death discover that hidden potential and become a true Xuanmen sword species!"

When Li Mo heard the words, he showed a sudden look: "There are people who are born to treat you as nourishment..."

"Some people think that the life-and-death collision between sword species may produce new miracles and create unprecedented sword species."

"That's right... As the head of the sect, he can't clearly stand in line, he can only let nature take its course..."

"If Huo Wuqing wins, both he and I can only become nourishment for Xuantian Dao, there is nothing to say about that."

There was a deep chill in Feng Wannian's eyes: "But if I win, maybe the Xuanmen sword is not really a failure."

"No wonder Xuanmen still ignores you knowing that Huo Wuqing is coming towards you." Li Mo suddenly said.

"Now that he is dead, how could he still pursue my crimes? As for Ming Prajna..."

Feng Wannian said in a deep voice: "Huo Wuqing used external force to break the rules. Whoever gets involved will die in vain..."

"But she is a disciple of the master of war after all, so there are indeed some troubles."

"That's why you asked someone to blow the air?" Li Mo understood completely.

Feng Wannian nodded: "Later, there will be a statement in the museum, informing that Ming Banruo died at the hands of the Guixu demon, and died in the line of duty, and the imperial court will posthumously seal him."

"Amazing." Li Mo couldn't help sighing.

Among the news that came out today, there are not only fake news that attracts attention, but also fake news that will become the truth, and even real news that is regarded as fake news...

You know, there is also news that Ming Prajna died at the hands of fellow disciples of Xuantian Pavilion.

But this news didn't make much noise. As soon as it came out, a person with a high position in Xuanmen came out to clarify, claiming that this was a vicious attack that ignored the facts, it was a retaliation with ulterior motives, and it was a conspiracy to create chaos and divide colleagues Tricks are the sinister intentions of enemies hidden among the people...

Rumors like this should be drowned in the ocean of the banner of justice.

"So... it's Guixu's fault again." Li Mo sighed softly.

Now, he has begun to have some doubts about the files in Hongmen about returning the case to Guixu, and even wavered.

"His Majesty Shenzong once said that the existence of external conflicts can divert internal conflicts..."

Feng Wannian patted Li Mo on the shoulder, grinning lightly: "These monsters... maybe this is the only value of their existence."

"Return to the Ruins..."

Li Mo murmured softly, originally, as a member of the Hong family, it was his duty to be in charge of Guixu.

But now, apart from his duties, he is a little more curious about this mysterious force that resists the imperial court and is hostile to Xuantian Pavilion.

"Is this thing over?" Li Mo asked casually.

"That's it..." Feng Wannian nodded: "The only trouble is the soldier master, he will definitely not believe such nonsense."

His Majesty Shenzong once said in a book that the so-called public opinion is the truth for ordinary people to see, and what is seen on the top of the "building" is the essence.

"It's a good thing he's not in the museum now. As for the future, let the higher-ups argue." Feng Wannian wasn't worried.

"By the way... and the three thousand blind soldiers in the Tianshi Mansion..."

The Tianshi Mansion mobilized three thousand armored soldiers to besiege Feilai Mountain, but they were blinded by Ji Tianyi's howl, and they have never recovered.

Today, Xuantian Pavilion has lodged a strong protest and made serious negotiations, demanding that the other party must make compensation.

"Compensation?" Li Mo was stunned.

"Of course...the claws of the Tianshi Mansion are too long. They dare to take care of the internal affairs of our Xuantian Pavilion, so they will naturally have to pay for it..." Feng Wannian smiled: "This time, they have to hit them hard."

"However... fortunately they are blind, otherwise there would be too many people, and you might be leaked out."

Li Mo did not exist in the truth compiled by Feng Wannian.

The three thousand armored soldiers didn't know Li Mo at first, as for Zhu Gangli, Kui Gang, Wang Jiu, etc., they didn't see any of them, which saved a lot of trouble.

They were moaned by Ji Tian, ​​and they fumbled in the mountains for a long time, and finally Yu Zhaoyue brought the three thousand blind men back.

For this reason, Yu Zhaoyue was also commended by the Tianshi Mansion, and it is said that she was promoted two levels in a row.

"By the way, those ghosts under your hands must be hidden."

Feng Wannian stared at Li Mo, and when he mentioned what he saw that day, he showed a strange expression.

Even he had never expected that there was such a terrifying power hidden in Li Mo's hands.

"In the Xuantian Pavilion, it's true that you have some masters who don't see the light... It's a pity that you can't find ghosts of this level. It's lucky to have three or five. You have to hide them well." .”

Feng Wannian looked at Li Mo with some envy.

In his eyes, for such top combat powers as Zhu Ganglian, Ji Tianti, Kui Gang, and Wang Jiu, to get one is already smoke from the ancestral grave.

Li Mo has four of them at the same time, which is simply a hidden weapon.

Hearing this, Li Mo curled his lips. He really wanted to say...these four were not top-level fighters among the ghosts he released, but at most they were of average level, but he swallowed the words again.

……

The matter of Feilaishan was over like this, and it was simpler than Li Mo imagined.

There was nothing about him from the beginning to the end. In fact, Li Mo had never been out of the capital at all, and naturally he would not have anything to do with Feilaishan.

There was such a big commotion in that place that the stronghold placed by Xuantian Pavilion was also withdrawn.

Li Mo took the opportunity and sent Huang Shulang to Beijing to work beside him.

This little monster is clever, it is quite easy to use, and it has also practiced a good cooking skill, and it is excellent in serving supper.

"A grown-up's kindness in cultivation is unforgettable for a small one."

As soon as Li Mo entered the hall, Huang Shulang had already made tea, all of which were new teas from this year, and the big leaves were pinched off, leaving only the sharp shoots. It's even more appropriate.

This kind of tea can't be boiled by ordinary people.

"Xiao Huang, the future is boundless." Li Mo chuckled.

"My lord has taught you well." Huang Shulang grinned and took his seat to welcome Li Mo.

On weekdays, there are not many errands in Hongmen, but it is also free.

"My lord, the matter of Feilaishan..."

"What does Feilai Mountain have to do with us?" Li Mo couldn't help but put down the tea bowl.

"Yes, yes... I forgot, adults work day and night, and don't even have the time to go out of the capital to relax. You are really a role model for my generation..."

Huang Shulang hurriedly hugged the official documents piled up beside him respectfully.

"By the way... my lord, just now someone from [Monster Hunting Hall] told us to send some pharmacists there, there are not enough manpower there."

"Insufficient manpower? What? Something happened?" Li Mo said casually.

The Monster Catch Hall is a specially set up government office in the Xuantian Pavilion. It is composed of masters drawn from the eight sects. Ordinary ghosts generally do not need to work. [Monster Catch Hall], only the Wumen can solve it.

Only unusual ghosts will disturb [Monster Hunting Hall].

"I heard that there was a big case... The Monster Hunting Hall accidentally discovered a ghost, and many experts were dispatched, but they couldn't take it down, and there were heavy casualties." Huang Shulang said in a deep voice.

He knew that the ones who could enter the [Monster Catch Hall] must be those who have cultivated a spiritual breath.

"Why is the ghost so cruel? It's lawless!" Li Mo said casually.

"I heard...that is a big bird..."

puff...

Li Mo coughed and spit out all the tea in his mouth.