Chapter 9 The Black Lake
“It’s handled well!”
Behind the Lingyun Sect Hall, in a beautiful courtyard.
Jiang Ming sat in the pavilion, savoring hot tea, and admiring Meng Qinghan who was coming.
He didn't expect that Meng Qinghan was not only beautiful but also had a good mind. At least compared to his peers, he was not an embroidered pillow. He could already stand alone at a young age.
In the face of Jiang Ming's praise, Meng Qinghan also blushed and said:
"The ancestor praised it!"
Jiang Ming was helpless about this ancestor because he knew that Meng Qinghan, as the daughter of the Lingyun Sect leader, may have had a thought of admiration for his ancestor since he was very young. Moreover, people in this world, whether monks or ordinary people, always have a sense of respect and love for their ancestors. This innate emotion cannot be changed or changed.
Jiang Ming can only accept what he can do.
And to a certain extent, Jiang Ming was also very glad that he had this idea so that he could temporarily have the opportunity to survive after a long time. However, the Lingyun Sect now seems to be in danger and has experienced many hardships.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ming followed:
"What is the Black Lake mentioned in the hall just now?"
Jiang Ming also felt quite strange about this black lake. Why did everyone's reactions become so angry when Meng Qinghan read out the gift list? This made Jiang Ming puzzled. What is the so-called black lake!
"The ancestor doesn't know something..."
When he heard Jiang Ming's inquiry, Xiaodie, who had been following his lady, spoke:
"Our Lingyun Sect is in position, bordering the Qingmu Sect, and Qingmu Sect also bordering the Lieyang Sect, so the three sects are almost triangular. However, the territory of Lieyang Sect is not bordering our Lingyun Sect. The reason for this is that there is a black lake between Lieyang Sect and Lingyun Sect. The black lake has a huge range, covering dozens of miles, with a collapsed terrain and no grass grows. In the lake, there is a black liquid tumbling all year round, exuding a pungent smell. Once it comes to a thunderstorm, it can even trigger thunder and form a fiery fire. The fire soars into the sky for several months. If there is no heavy rain, it can even burn. Even a strong practitioner like the sect leader can do nothing about the Black Lake."
"Originally, the Black Lake does not belong to any sphere of influence, but Lieyang Sect felt that the Black Lake was huge, so it forced itself into its own sphere of influence. But after so many years, they ignored the Black Lake. Even if it was ignited, they never thought of extinguishing it... And so many years have passed, and every thunderstorm day, the Black Lake will inevitably ignite the Big Lake. But after so many times, the Black Lake water has increased instead of decreasing, and I don't know why!"
When Jiang Ming heard Xiaodie chattering here, he frowned.
Why does this black lake sound so similar to...
"So, for the three sects, this black lake is just a piece of chicken rib. It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away?"
Jiang Ming asked.
"It's not a pity to abandon it, it's useless anyway!"
Xiaodie answered honestly.
After answering the biggest doubt in his heart, Jiang Ming's face became serious.
Because what we will talk about next is the key point.
"Qinghan, I remember you said just now that the Lieyang Sect set up the Hongmen Banquet. Do you want to tell me about the specific details of this? For example... Didn't your father leave a backup plan when he went to the banquet? And how did your father escape? Tell me, it's best to be more detailed, the better!"
"I didn't participate in the Lieyang Sect's affairs at the beginning..."
Hearing Jiang Ming say this, Meng Qinghan also said everything he knew without saying a word.
"At that time, Lieyang Sect was my father who posted a notice. Because the invitation was also the leader of the Qingmu Sect, considering that the three sect leaders were there, my father went there. However, before he went there, my father also sent the great elders and disciples to meet ten miles away from the Lieyang Sect, using fireworks as a message. If something really happened, my father would send fireworks and order people to rescue him. But on the day of the accident, my father... did not send fireworks, which led to the delay in rescue. Fortunately, although the leader of the Lieyang Sect suddenly started an attack, the leader of the Qingmu Sect was powerful, and with his father, the two fought to break through the siege. Although they lost some of the guards, they also successfully escaped..."
"Loss Guard..."
Hearing this, Jiang Ming frowned.
"At that time, how many people entered the Lieyang Sect?"
"Add to my father, there are three of them in total!"
"Who is holding the fireworks signal?"
"Father's guard. However, before the fireworks signal was sent, the guard was killed by the elder of Lieyang Sect who was the first to attack. Only the leader of the Qingmu Sect and his father were left. If the support from the Qingmu Sect arrived in time, I'm afraid that my father and the leader of the Qingmu Sect would have been defeated in that battle!"
Hearing what Meng Qinghan said, Jiang Ming frowned, as if thinking about something, and then said:
"Continue, what if you break out of the siege?"
"After breaking out of the siege, my father met with the great elder. There were four elders in our Lingyun Sect. At that time, these four elders were all there. They escorted my father back to Lingyun Sect. After that... Lingyun Sect began to shrink its defense line and be wary of Lieyang Sect. Until today, Wu Lie arrived..."
"What about Aoki Sect? You haven't sent anyone to understand the Aoki Sect?"
"No!"
Meng Qinghan shook his head.
"After my father came back, he was seriously injured and dying, and had no time to do anything else, so he could only go into seclusion and heal. Lingyun Sect has always been handed over to the Great Elder. As for the Aoki Sect, the Great Elder did not seem to have sent anyone to contact him, but as far as I know, the injury of the Sect Master of the Aoki Sect seems to be very serious, not much better than his father at all. Perhaps... they are also guarding against the Aoki Sect!"
"So... it's dangerous!"
Hearing Meng Qinghan say this, Jiang Ming sighed.
"Lingyun Sect, Qingmu Sect, and Lieyang Sect, these three sects are the dominant ones, but they should be afraid of each other because of their geographical location. But now, the strongest Lieyang Sect takes the initiative to attack and severely damage Lingyun Sect and Qingmu Sect. However, Qingmu Sect chooses to shrink and resist, perhaps in order to win the time for the recovery of their own sect leader. But if I am the sect leader of the Lieyang Sect, Qingmu Sect and Lingyun Sect both choose to shrink, I will take this opportunity to cut off the connection between the two sects and take the lead in attacking one of them, and strive to eliminate them with thunder when the other sect comes back to their senses. In this way, even if the sect leader of the other sect has recovered his strength, the name of the three sects has become two sects. The remaining sect is just fish on the chopping board!"
"The sect that was first to chew is naturally the weakest sect, that is... our Lingyun Sect!"
Chapter completed!