Three days later, the group finally arrived at the Yangzhou branch. When they stepped into the valley where the Yangzhou branch was located, everyone was fascinated by the harmonious scene of birds singing and flowers blooming.
Although the natural environment of the Yangzhou branch has always been good, the effects of letting it grow wildly and having someone carefully manage it are different.
Even Liu Kang, who was harboring evil intentions, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the scene before him: "Lady Saint is truly a good ruler. She has turned the Yangzhou branch into such a paradise on earth!"
After saying this, Liu Kang began to have evil thoughts in his mind. He felt that it was a pity that such a good place was controlled by the Holy Maiden Sect.
After I get back, I will tell my grandfather and see if we can make a plan to transfer him to the Yangzhou branch in the future.
If they could take control of the Yangzhou branch, their faction's power would become even greater, and their say in the Holy Church would be greatly increased.
Once the Holy Church really succeeds in its uprising, their status will be extremely high!
Looking at the neatly paved cobblestone road around her, the fresh scent of grass and trees all around, and then looking at the believers working in the fields, Zi Yan was a little confused.
When did the environment of the Yangzhou branch become so good? When did the spiritual outlook of the Yangzhou branch members become so uplifting?
In the past, even if she led her followers to recite the holy scriptures and explain the story of the Avici Mother to them, they would not be as excited as they are now.
What caused this change in them, and what brought hope back to their eyes?
"How does the Saint motivate the believers in this branch? I can see that they are not forced to work, but rather they believe from the bottom of their hearts that they should do so. The Saint must tell us about this method. We think this method can be promoted vigorously."
Since Liu Kang was assigned to flatter Zi Yan, he must be quite capable.
He could see that the methods used by the White Lotus Sect to fool those foolish men and women were different. There was no confusion in the eyes of these people in front of him, nor were they like those foolish men and women who only knew how to burn incense and kowtow waiting for the Mother of No Birth to come and save them.
These people in front of me are truly creating value with their own hands. It would be great if all believers of the Holy Church could do this!
Zi Yan herself was still confused. How could she explain this to Liu Kang? She could only laugh and say, "Everyone is tired from the journey. You should stay here and rest for a while. As for why there has been such a change here, I will call my men over later and we will know once we ask them."
Liu Kang thought about it and thought, that’s right, since we have already arrived here, why rush?
Thinking of this, Liu Kang bowed to Zi Yan and said, "Then please trouble Lady Saint to arrange it for us."
"Mr. Liu, you are too polite. You are our distinguished guests who rarely come. We must treat you well."
After saying this, both sides looked at each other with smiles, and then nothing happened.
A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the willow branches by the river and Zi Yan's beautiful hair, but it couldn't dispel the awkward atmosphere lingering around both of them.
What a long minute it was, Zi Yan felt like the air around her was about to freeze!
She should indeed arrange accommodation for the people coming from the headquarters, but this is not something that a saint should do herself.
Logically speaking, the people from the Yangzhou branch should have discovered them when they appeared here.
She and Liu Kang have been standing at the entrance of the village chatting for such a long time, why haven't the people from the Yangzhou branch come out to greet them yet?
Where's Du Juan? Where's Huang A Niu?
"Ahem, maybe there's something important going on in the branch that's holding us up. Why don't we go inside a little further?"
"Yes, yes, it must be something important. Besides, isn't Lu Chen also in the Yangzhou branch now? Maybe everyone is keeping a close watch on him."
With this opportunity, Zi Yan nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Before I left, I specifically instructed them to keep a close watch on Lu Chen and to record his every word and action. Now that no one has come to greet us, doesn't that just prove that the people in the Yangzhou branch carried out my orders without compromise?"
"Lady Saint is truly good at managing your subordinates. I admire you!"
With both sides praising each other, the awkward atmosphere was eased a lot.
Soon a group of people walked into the village, and at this time someone finally noticed them.
Du Juan and his men hurried over. When they saw Zi Yan, they hurried forward and said, "The Saint is back."
"Well, this is Young Master Liu from the Holy Church headquarters. You should have seen him before."
Zi Yan introduced the people who came to inspect this time to Du Juan, while she was also worried in her heart.
She always felt that the azalea in front of her seemed different from before, but Zi Yan couldn't tell exactly what was different.
Du Juan looked at Liu Kang and didn't bow respectfully. She just nodded as a greeting and said, "Thank you all for your hard journey. I have arranged a place for you to stay. You can rest for a while. Food will be delivered soon."
After saying this, Du Juan said to Zi Yan with a look of joy, "Saint, you should also get some rest soon. During the time you were away, a lot of things happened in the Yangzhou branch, and I still need to report them to you one by one."
This was something that both parties had discussed beforehand, and Zi Yan nodded without any doubt.
After Liu Kang and his men left, Zi Yan and Du Juan returned to their residence.
As soon as she entered the room, Du Juan carefully observed her surroundings, then closed the door and said solemnly, "Saintess, the people at the headquarters are really going too far. What do they mean by this? What do they want to do?"
Zi Yan looked at Du Juan in surprise. She didn't expect that Du Juan would be so angry because the headquarters sent Liu Kang here.
After thinking it over carefully, Zi Yan said uncertainly, "Did Liu Kang bully you before when we were at the headquarters?"
"This isn't a question of whether or not they're bullying me. It's just that the headquarters clearly doesn't trust you. Yangzhou has always been the traditional sphere of influence of our Saint Maiden faction. They're clearly crossing the line by sending people here."
"What's more, you've made tremendous contributions to the Holy Church. If it weren't for you, who knows how many brothers and sisters would have died. It would have been fine if they didn't reward you, but now they've sent such a thorn to disgust us. I don't think we can continue to be gentle, otherwise they will really think we are soft persimmons that can be easily squeezed!"
Zi Yan frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"
"I think the Holy Church belongs to all of us, and the leader isn't born that way. If he handles things fairly, we'll naturally obey him. But if he handles things in a disgraceful way, we can just find a new leader! Or, we can even become the leader ourselves!"
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