Chapter 71: The Scapegoat
Following the beautiful woman's order, the sixteen deacons left in an orderly manner.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Jingsheng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. It seemed that these people had planned it out long ago, just waiting for him to fall into the trap. If he hadn't just broken through to the Danhua realm, today's trip would have been really dangerous.
At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly sigh at the cruelty of the world of cultivation and the fickleness of the world.
The departure of King Dan perfectly explains what it means when a person dies, the lights go out and the tea gets cold when he leaves.
Although the Dan King had a strong personality when he was alive, rarely smiled at anyone and was extremely demanding of everyone, he also had one greatest advantage, which was protecting his shortcomings.
Therefore, these disciples of the Dan Palace usually live a life of luxury, relying on the protection of the Dan King to take advantage of others and live a life of luxury.
But now that they had left, they turned against their allies in an instant, and most of their trusted followers were deployed to the Bohai battlefield.
Now, one of the survivors has become a traitor, one Ning Yuan is disabled, and Mrs. Wang Yun is surrounded by wolves. One day, she might be devoured by that group of people without leaving a bone.
After all, not everyone can be like Mrs. Dan... Oh no, Mrs. Xiao, and be able to get his protection.
[What do you mean by after all? Foolish time traveler, don't you know what it means to work harder if you are able? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Finding a shelter for the helpless women in the world is your real mission. Give them a hand. After all, it is to help Senior Brother Ning who has done you a favor. It will help him realize his dream of not having children.]
"???"
How could such words come out of your mouth?
Xiao Jingsheng glanced at Wang Yun who had not left, and his heart was warmed: "Sister-in-law, you can go out too, don't worry, I can handle it."
Wang Yun gave Xiao Jingsheng a complicated look and said nothing, because she knew that this was not something that a small deacon like her could solve, so she left sadly.
Tan Hongmian glanced at the two of them, with a flash of sarcasm in her eyes: "You acted quite quickly."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Jingsheng frowned.
"With Ning Yuan's current character, he will definitely not be able to keep Deacon Wang. I'm afraid you two have planned this long ago?" Tan Hongmian sneered.
"Deputy Palace Master Tan, please be careful with your words. It's not a big deal for me, a grown man, but she's a woman and she still has a husband. If this gets out, it will destroy the relationship between the couple." Xiao Jingsheng's expression was solemn and righteous.
Tan Hongmian waved her hand, obviously not wanting to dwell on this topic any longer: "Okay, everyone who is irrelevant has left, so just say whatever you want to say."
Xiao Jingsheng shook his head and said slowly, "It seems that Deputy Palace Master Tan has not figured out the situation yet."
The other party kept saying the word "secondary", and Tan Hongmian's eyelids twitched wildly: "Enough, stop playing dumb with me."
Xiao Jingsheng said calmly: "Let them go out. In fact, I am thinking about Deputy Hall Master Tan."
Tan Hongmian scolded: "What a joke, I need you to think about me, but you are probably in trouble now, right? Yes, I may not be sure to keep you now, but there are many people who can keep you."
Xiao Jingsheng laughed: "It seems that you, Deputy Palace Master, have not yet realized that you are being used as a gun!"
"What exactly do you want to say? If you keep saying this fearless nonsense, then please get out of here!" Tan Hongmian's eyes turned cold and she pointed to the door of the conference room.
Xiao Jingsheng seemed to be talking to himself, "In fact, even if you don't tell me, I know that the person who wants you to take me to report is the owner of Lingxia Island, Lingye Zhenren!"
Tan Hongmian chose to remain silent.
Xiao Jingsheng didn't care at all, and said to himself: "Aren't you surprised why a Yuanying Zhenren regards me, a small Dan Palace deacon, as a thorn in his side?"
Tan Hongmian remained silent.
Xiao Jingsheng nodded: "It seems that this Lingye Master is really willing to spend money. I believe that the reward he gives you must be difficult for you to refuse, or even make you ignore it."
Tan Hongmian said impatiently: "Just because I promised to let you go doesn't mean I won't regret it."
Xiao Jingsheng smiled and shook his head: "Let me go? No, you are not that kind. If I am not mistaken, as soon as I step out of this Dan Palace, you will immediately notify people to dismiss me from my position and even expel me from Ziyun Peak."
Hearing this, Tan Hongmian looked at Xiao Jingsheng in surprise, as if by reflex.
Seeing the other party's reaction, Xiao Jingsheng knew that he guessed right.
But he was not surprised at all, and said calmly: "It seems that you have planned everything long ago. If you can successfully subdue me, then do me a favor. If you find that you are not sure, then in order not to offend Master Lingye, expel me. Without the status of the deacon of the Dan Palace, Master Lingye will definitely be able to take action against me."
Tan Hongmian's expression changed again and again. After a long time, her chest, which had been raised high, deflated and she let out a long breath: "Old fellow Jiang Feng's vision is indeed venomous. I didn't expect that a kid like you could actually guess this through clues."
However, even though Xiao Jingsheng had expected this, Tan Hongmian was still unscrupulous: "But it's useless for you to know. No matter what you choose, the order has already been issued when you went up the mountain. You, Xiao Jingsheng, have no respect for your elders and are committing crimes. As the acting master of the Dan Palace, I have every right to appoint or dismiss you."
Xiao Jingsheng laughed dumbly: "No wonder you are so confident, it turns out that you have already obtained the power of acting hall master. However, you are still too naive, because that old guy doesn't dare to attack me personally."
Tan Hongmian sneered. In her opinion, Xiao Jingsheng was just trying to be brave.
How could he, a real person, be afraid of a kid like you?
It's just killing someone with a borrowed knife!
"Don't believe it?" Xiao Jingsheng raised his eyebrows and took out a jade slip.
In an instant, Tan Hongmian's face turned pale, and even her voice became sharper: "Space Jade Slip, how come you have this thing!"
It’s no wonder that Tan Hongmian was so shocked, because even the Piaomiao Sect cannot mass-produce such a thing, because this thing can only be manufactured by a supreme being who can lock the heaven and earth and touch that level.
There is only one land immortal left in the world now, but he has no time to split himself in order to seal the existence of another.
Existences of this level have become extinct in the ten major sects of Xuanmen.
Therefore, this space jade slip is used one by one, and only the ten true disciples of the sect are lucky enough to be bestowed by the higher-ups.
Obviously, Xiao Jingsheng was totally unqualified considering his previous behavior of never leaving the house and being afraid of death.
But what was strange was that the other party had one in his hand.
At this moment, Tan Hongmian finally realized that she had thought everything was too simple.
Xiao Jingsheng was very satisfied with the other party's expression and said with a smile: "Why do you think I came back from Bohai? It seems that this old guy has hidden a lot from you."
"I can tell you responsibly that no matter whether you have dealt with me or not, that old guy Ling Ye will definitely kill you secretly and silence you, because once this matter gets out, someone will definitely go looking for trouble with him."
"The best outcome would be that we both perish together. Once I successfully walk out of this Dan Palace, the first person he will kill is you."
"That's why I said that I was actually helping you!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Hongmian's face suddenly turned pale, and all her confidence and composure were gone.
Master Lingye certainly couldn't afford to offend the person who could bestow the space jade slip on others, and she, Tan Hongmian, couldn't afford to offend him even more.
The old man actually used her as a scapegoat!
Her chest rose and fell continuously, and after a long time she finally chose to look directly at Xiao Jingsheng and said in a deep voice: "What do you want me to do?"
"The attitude is correct!" Xiao Jingsheng smiled with satisfaction.
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