This seat is a villain

At the foot of the mountain to the east of Little Chang'an Temple, there is a three-entry courtyard called Zilu.Contrary to the other courtyard of Jiutianmen, Zilu is the private residence of Ji Ning, the lord of the Longevity Palace, and everyone in Erythronia knows it.Even Master Jingming, who lived in seclusion, visited Zilu in person several times during his lifetime.

Holding a bowl of decoction in his hand, Housekeeper Zhou walked tremblingly through the patches of purple bamboo to a small courtyard.

He stood outside the door to collect himself, and carefully pushed open the tightly closed carved wooden door in front of him.

Seeing Butler Zhou enter the door, Ji Ning stood up slowly from the pool while supporting the wall.His whole body was dripping with bright red blood, only one face was as white as frost.

Seeing this, Steward Zhou quickly put the medicine bowl in his hand aside, and quickly stepped forward to help him.

The butler looked at the blood-red pool water at his feet, then at Ji Ning's tense jaw, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Master, this blood pool is very helpful for your leg injury, you should practice more Just a moment."

Ji Ning waved his hand, took the robe from the maid, and stepped out of the pool with the support of Butler Zhou.The strange thing is that the moment Ji Ning came out of the water, the blood left on his skin disappeared without a trace as if absorbed by his body.

Seeing that Ji Ning refused to enter the blood pool again, the old housekeeper had no choice but to bring the bowl of bloody soup to Ji Ning.He was about to speak to persuade him to take medicine, but Ji Ning slapped the medicine bowl to the ground.

The porcelain white medicine bowl was shattered, and the black and purple medicine juice spilled all over the floor, and a disgusting fishy smell came over the face.

"Take it all off." Ji Ning rubbed his forehead, looking a little tired.

Over the past decade or so, Ji Ning has tried various methods to restore his cultivation, but none of them worked.

At this time, the wooden door was knocked again, and a trembling child came in outside the door.Before the little boy knelt in front of Ji Ning, a man in black walked in ostentatiously.

The visitor was quite tall, dressed in a black robe, the hood covered most of his face, only a white chin was exposed, making it hard to distinguish between men and women at first glance.

"What are you here for?" Ji Ning recognized who it was, and his face became more and more gloomy.But he still restrained his emotions, and said in a slow tone: "Now that hundreds of families from the Immortal Sect are gathering in Erythrina, if they find out about your visit, it will inevitably cause trouble."

"If I can be found by these stinky fish and rotten shrimps, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch the eyes of Palace Master Ji." The man in black took off his black robe and sat down aggressively before Ji Ning.He handed the black robe to the maid who came forward, glanced at the broken bowl on the ground from the corner of his eye, and said, "Master Ji, this spiritual essence is attracted by people's hearts, it will damage merit, it is better to drink less."

Ji Ning glanced at the concoction on the ground, and said with a half-smile: "Master Shanren speaks too seriously."

The person who came was the Shanren monk from the Little Chang'an Temple.Shanren's facial features are extremely dark and his skin is extremely fair, which seems to be of foreign origin.This appearance also made him look a bit sinister, as if as long as he took off the monk's skin, he could become a bandit on the spot.

The old housekeeper tidied up the broken bowl carefully, then led the maid and bowed out.Seeing that there were no outsiders at the moment, Ji Ning asked, "Master, what's the matter here?"

"It's nothing serious." Shan Ren didn't care about Ji Ning's negligence, and poured himself a cup of tea himself.Just before the tea was about to overflow the cup, Shan Ren put down the teapot in his hand and said, "I just want to make sure that tomorrow's matter is safe."

"That's natural." Ji Ning stared at the cup of tea in front of Shanren, and said: "The four major families have already nodded, who dares to speak up, the position of abbot is already in your pocket."

"That would be the best." Shan Ren nodded, and said, "The incident at Xiaoqueshan fell short, and I don't want to make any mistakes this time."

Speaking of Xiaoqueshan, Ji Ning hesitated.He pondered for a moment and said: "It's just that the key to the Buddhist scriptures tower is still in Shanzhen's hands, and I'm afraid it will fall into the tongue."

"What's so difficult about it." Shanren smiled and said, "If you find Shanzhen, just kill him."

"I just like people like Master Shanren." Ji Ning nodded with satisfaction, and finally showed a sincere smile: "Don't miss old feelings, they are ruthless."

Shan Ren lowered his head, flicked a sip of untouched tea in front of him with his fingertips, and said casually: "The friendship between me and that little trash, Shan Zhen, has long since come to an end." He sighed and said regretfully : "If it wasn't for the fact that Master has been too generous in the past few decades, I might still be able to save Shanzhen's life."

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small things." Ji Ning cupped his hands towards Shan Ren, and said, "I just hope that after the things are done, Master Abbot, don't forget the agreement between you and me."

"That's natural." Shanren readily agreed: "I only want the position of abbot, Guan Shanyu, and the "Buddhist Language Collection" in the Buddhist scripture tower are all yours."

***

Today, the main hall is full of incense and crowded with people.Standing in the hall, Shan'an faintly felt that something was wrong with the situation in front of him.

Today was originally the day when his master, Master Jingming, reassured his bones.On this day, representatives from various immortal sects gathered at Little Chang'an Temple to send Master Jingming off spontaneously.It's just that the whereabouts of the master's Buddha bone relic are unknown now, and Jingming had no possessions during his lifetime, so what is buried in the pagoda is a set of plain white monk's clothes of Master Jingming.

After the master's clothes entered the pagoda, the situation developed in an unexpected direction.Seeing that Ji Ning of the Changsheng Palace was about to put the eight-treasure cassock representing the abbot of the Little Chang'an Temple on Brother Shanren, Shan'an had to interrupt at this time.

"Amitabha, I hope you will listen to the poor monk's words."

Shan'an is young, and he is dedicated to cultivating Buddhism and ignorant of the world, so he has a very low sense of existence in the Kyushu fairy gate.But he was the last closed disciple accepted by Master Jingming during his lifetime. He was not very old but not young, so Shan'an's words still had a certain weight in the temple.

Shan'an walked out from the crowd, bowed his palms together, and said, "The past abbots of Xiaochang'an Temple were all personally appointed by the previous abbot. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to make such a decision on your own."

Shan'an's words seemed to have poured cold water on everyone, and the hall became quiet in an instant.The promotion of Shanren as the abbot has been building momentum for a long time in Kyushu, and it is almost a certainty. I never thought that Shan'an would come out to stop it at this time.

"Little Master Shan'an." Ji Ning's face was as motionless as a mountain, and he was already thinking about it.He temporarily put down the cassock in his hand, and walked slowly to Shan'an and said, "That's true, but now that Master Jingming has been murdered by a traitor, and the Little Chang'an Temple is full of dangers, the position of abbot should not be vacant. Master Shanren Jing Mingxing Xiu, who walks in the frost and snow, is really the best candidate for the abbot."

After Ji Ning finished speaking, the hall erupted again, and everyone from hundreds of families echoed: "Exactly, what Palace Master Ji said is true."

"Master Shanren's succession as abbot is expected by all."

Shan'an lowered his eyes, not wanting to argue, he told a young monk beside him: "Ji Dao, take the abbot's cassock to the pagoda on behalf of Ji Benefactor." Then he looked at Ji Ning and said: "This cassock is from the temple. It's better for Palace Master Ji not to tamper with the sacred object."

Although Shan'an's tone was calm and looked like a soft persimmon, there was an undeniable toughness everywhere.

The impeccable smile on Ji Ning's face froze for a moment.This Shan'an was usually unknown, and Ji Ning didn't include him in his plan. He never thought that this little monk would jump out at this time and sing against him, and he was so reckless.

"You little monk can't be flexible!" At this moment, there was a sneer from the crowd, and it was Baili Wuyou who spoke.Baili Wuyou glanced at Shan'an contemptuously, and said: "The demon monk has now colluded with Jiutianmen! At this moment, there is no one who can speak up to make decisions. Let's see how long your little Chang'an Temple can be safe!"

Ji Ning swept his eyes away and shouted in a low voice: "Master Baili, be careful with your words."

"But right now there is no evidence to prove that it was Master Shanzhen who murdered Master Jingming." Lin Yizhi from the Yuanshan Sword Sect was speaking.In fact, Lin Yizhi didn't agree with Ji Ning's statement from the bottom of his heart, but he, the Yuanshan Sword Sect, had no choice but to follow the trend.At this moment, seeing that Shan'an has become the first bird, he simply followed suit and expressed his thoughts.

Seeing this, several small sects who had some friendship with Shanzhen on weekdays quickly seized the opportunity and echoed: "Exactly, what Sect Master Lin said is very true."

Baili Wuyou was a powder keg that exploded at one point, and when he saw Lin Yizhi dared to tear things apart in public, he immediately became angry from embarrassment.Baili Wuyou aggressively came to Lin Yizhi and asked, "Evidence? What evidence is needed? Shanzhen colluded with Lin Jinhuan, the master of the Nine Heavens Sect, to endanger the Quartet. Countless heroes died at the hands of the two of them. Isn't that enough proof?"

Lin Yizhi also lost his temper, his face flushed with anger.He poked his neck back and said, "I'm going to ask Sect Master Baili about this matter. There are so many immortal friends who 'coincidentally' met Master Shanzhen. Our Yuanshan Sword Sect goes all the way. Come on, why don't you have such good luck?"

Ji Ning could clearly hear the meaning behind Lin Yizhi's words.He winked at Baili Wuyou, signaling not to dwell on this issue.

Lu Sikong and Zhou Chuchu stood aside and watched the excitement for a long time, and now it was finally his turn to appear.Lu Sikong tapped his palm with a folding fan, and thoughtfully said: "If it wasn't for him, why didn't he show up on such an important day today?"

Baili Wuyou regained his energy when he heard this, his eyes swept between Shan'an and Lin Yizhi maliciously, and said in a strange way: "You guys are protecting that monstrous monk so much, who knows if you are also harboring evil intentions."

"You!" Lin Yizhi was furious when he saw a basin of dirty water poured over his head like this.He pulled out his saber and said angrily, "Master Baili, how can you be so bloody!"

Baili Wuyou was used to adding fuel to the flames of his love, so he said triumphantly: "Why, seeing the treacherous scheme exposed, you became angry from embarrassment?"

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight on the Great Hall, Ji Ning quickly stepped forward to persuade them.Shan'an ignored everyone's criticism and insisted: "What is the truth, we will find out when Senior Brother Shanzhen shows up and asks. Jidao, please take the cassock away."

"Wait a minute."

Just when Ji Dao was about to leave the hall with his cassock in his hands, Shan Ren, who had been silent since just now, finally spoke at this moment.He finally gave up the drama of wearing a yellow robe and took the initiative to stop Jidao.

Shanren walked up to Shan'an and said to Shan'an: "Brother knows that you and brother Shanzhen have always been close."

"Just now you also said that the current situation is unclear. But Shanzhen colluded with the devil, this is something that is obvious to all in the fairy sect." Seeing that Shan'an didn't answer, Shanren continued: "If he really did it by deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors Brother Shanren, can you be responsible for the [-] disciples in this monastery?"

Lu Sikong waved his fan on the side and said in surprise: "Oh, this is a big responsibility!"

"I'm not coveting the position of the leader." Shan Ren slowed down, and said to Shan'an: "It's just a stopgap measure at the moment. When Shan Zhen returns, if he can prove that he is innocent, I will return to him. "

After finishing speaking, Shan Ren looked straight into Shan'an's eyes and asked, "Little brother, do you have any questions?"

Shanren's eyes seemed to be under a heavy pressure, Shanan couldn't move under the pressure.Under Shanren's gaze, Shan'an didn't know how to answer.

"It's the first time I've heard someone say so grandiosely about killing a teacher and seizing the throne. He is worthy of being a monk. Lin really admires him."

Just when Shan'an was about to nod his head, a man's voice suddenly came from outside the hall.The voice was very soft, it sounded non-aggressive, and even carried a kind of reservedness of being in a superior position for a long time.It's just that the visitor didn't know what secret method was used, and the voice exploded in the ears of everyone in the hall like a thunderbolt.

"Who is it! Who's there!" Baili Wuyou was startled, then waved his palm and attacked outside the hall.