The actual record of the ninth generation leader Ren Wo Dao is neatly written and well preserved. It contains a lot of contributions from Jiang Hai and Wang Yi. Although the latter has a rough temper, he is still quite serious and reliable in his work.
Jiang Feng started looking for the actual records of Ren Wudao's last three years in office, checking every line and sentence one by one, trying not to miss any clues.
Ren Wo Dao is the leader with the shortest reign in the history of the Qianshan Sect, except for the first leader Lin Dong. Except for the eighth leader Jiang Shenzhou, who has been in office for thirty-nine years, which is similar to him, the remaining leaders
, have been in office longer than him by at least ten years.
Thirty-two years, for a monk, this time is only equivalent to seven or eight years of mortal time. Of course, if Jiang Feng dies in the ruins of Stormrage Canyon in the future, he will be the last one, and he will surpass the mere reign.
Lin Dong, the first generation boss, died of illness within five years.
These records in the diary caught Jiang Feng's attention:
On the fourth day of December in the winter of the 32nd year, I met with guests from the Vantage Gate;
On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in the winter of the 32nd year, five young men from the sect's inner chamber were selected and brought guests from the Huati Sect to Fuyuan Town to pay homage to the tomb of the previous leader;
On December 20, the winter of the 32nd year, I went out to the Luanshihai with the general affairs elder Zheng Xianju and Jiang Shenge.
These entries are all in the last record of the nine generations of masters, and the descriptions are quite suspicious. For example, who is this "guest of the Vantage Gate"?
Looking through the previous records, it is not common for people to be anonymous, and they are usually accompanied by specific cultivation and age introduction. However, here, only five words are used instead, not even male or female, so there must be something fishy.
The five inner disciples of the sect are usually called the inner disciples of the three original families in the records of the sect leader, namely, the "Hundred Fruit Snake Lotus", the "Seven Treasure Gourd" and the "Seven-Leaf Scrophulariaceae".
Ordinary disciples are distinguished from each other. In other words, the leader took away five disciples of the original family. Who are these five people? Are they alive or dead?
I found a book called "Anecdotal Records" that few people read, and looked for this record of anecdotes from the same period, and sure enough:
On December 13, 1932, the inner disciples Jiang Kaiji, Shen Chengyong, Shen Chengzhong, and Shen Chengliang died and were buried with their clothes and hats in the Puxian Temple in the southeast of Luochuan. Four people died? And there was not even a corpse?
Will this fifth person have his own self? Three people named Shen are from the original family of "Baiguo Snake Lotus", and one person is named Jiang, from the original family of "Qibao Gourd", but none of them is from the "Seven-leaf Scrophulariaceae" family of Ren.
What does it mean that the children of the original family are traveling together?
Ren Wudao knew that this trip was dangerous, but due to special reasons, he had to take his inner disciples with him? Therefore, he chose to sacrifice the Shen family and Jiang family, and save the Ren family?
It's scary to think about it.
Time has passed and people have passed away. The remaining question is whether the fifth person who is not dead is himself. When he carefully thinks back to the year before he became the leader, most of his memories have been blurred. This is also the ritual of the Black Snake Spirit.
One of the side effects has been reflected in the experiences of "predecessors" in the past generations. Therefore, there is no way to verify it based on my own memory.
Corresponding to this time point, it should be winter. So, is the nameless cave that I once fell into the same time point as the cave where the "True Spirit Saint" exists? Comparing the few remaining memories of myself, it seems that the two
The author has some conflicts. I only remember that I was still a child when I fell into the unknown cave.
Theoretically speaking, four monks from the original family died, so several elders should know about this matter. Who should they go to verify? Or think further about who can participate in this confidential matter.
Yue Xishan, Shen Junmao, and Wu Quanzhong. These three are most likely to know some secrets.
Yue Xishan was indeed one of the Xuan-level monks who was Ren Wo-dao's closest friend during his lifetime. Judging from his previous attempts to murder him and get involved in the leader's position, he was definitely not convinced by Ren Wo-Dao's designation of himself as the leader. He was unhappy, which meant that he might know some of the secrets behind his qualification as the "successor to the head of the family".
But he is already dead.
Shen Junmao has been the patriarch of the three small primitive families for many years. He must have a deep memory of the incident of "four people died in one day, three of the Shen family". At least, Ren Wudao, as the leader, must give him a reasonable Then, how did Ren Wudao give a reasonable excuse to explain the fact that the body was not intact and could only be hidden under clothes?
Next time I go to Dayi County, I must ask about this old incident.
Wu Quanzhong inherited his uncle's position and served as the foreign affairs elder, not long before Ren Wo Dao left for the Sea of Rocks. His lack of qualifications was also the main reason why he did not go to the Sea of Rocks with Ren Wo Dao. Wu Quanzhong participated in the Black Snake Spirit Ceremony, more than Jiang Feng A little earlier, so as he is in charge of foreign affairs, he may be able to know some secrets about the "guests of the Huati Gate", but if the matter of going to Fuyuan Town is really related to the mysterious cave, I will probably not let it go His peers.
As for Wang Xiandao, although he has been an elder for many years, law enforcement elders generally do not deal with external affairs. Zheng Luda participated in the Black Snake Spirit Ceremony with him. The memory of the previous few years will also be blurred. However, unlike Jiang Feng, there are With the support of the family, it is not difficult to retrieve those memories. However, like Wang Xiandao, the elders of the general affairs do not have many opportunities to contact foreign affairs. Therefore, there is no need to explain to them who the guests of the Huati Sect are and the death of several disciples. .
Ren Wudao has been in office for thirty-two years. Although it is a little short, he has already become familiar with everything and has extraordinary prestige. He is not like himself now. Big things need to go through the Presbyterian Council. Although small things can use the Sixth Division, but they involve spiritual stones, they still have to go through it. You need to do it personally. Of course, the former is because you were poor back then and had to make concessions in order to become the leader; the latter is because you are poor now and the monks of our sect have a poor foundation and low cultivation. In order to save some money, they cannot recruit casual monks to help.
After thinking about it, Jiang Feng decided to start from Yuexi Mountain. Although a dead person cannot open his mouth, he cannot lie either.
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Li Zong, Zhenwu City, Chu Mansion.
Early in the morning, the steward Huang Dong came to the residence of the Sixth Young Master Chu Yiming, intending to take away the wound linen that he had replaced last night and replace it with a better fine cotton cloth. In recent days, he discovered that the Sixth Young Master's injury was... The speed of recovery is accelerating, which is a sign that the body is recovering and is about to recover. For this reason, he spent the last twenty spiritual stones and bought a fine cotton cloth specially designed for monks, hoping to change it for Liu Shao.
However, he suddenly discovered that Chu Yiming was missing.
what's the situation?
He almost threw the cotton cloth to the ground, but suddenly he found Chu Yiming standing in front of the window, quietly admiring the spring scenery in the courtyard, letting the morning breeze blow his white clothes.
"Sixth Young Master, are you awake?" Huang Dong was pleasantly surprised. He knelt down out of habit and rubbed his sleepy eyes with both hands to confirm that the person in front of him was indeed his master Chu Yiming.
"Get up, thank you for your hard work."
Chu Yiming's voice was not clear, and there was a hint of haggardness in it.
"Don't dare, don't dare." Huang Dong knew the temper of the sixth young master Chu Yiming. If he acted rashly, his legs might be broken. Even the monk uncle who had been with Chu Yiming for many years was not exempt from this.
.
"How long have I been unconscious?" Chu Yiming asked knowingly.
"Fourteen days, Sixth Young Master, I will go and report the good news to Madam and Young Master Guang!"
"No, come with me later. I've been unconscious for so long, and I seem to have figured out some things." Chu Yiming walked over slowly, stretched out his hand to pull Huang Dong up, "In addition to the cultivation itself, there seems to be something more important.
Issues."
Huh? Huang Dong didn't dare to say anything and could only ask questions in his heart.
"Family love, the great road should have love."
Huang Dong didn't understand what these words meant at all. He just felt that the Sixth Young Master had indeed changed a bit, becoming a bit foggy, and his temper had become a bit calmer, but he couldn't explain clearly. However, now that he was awake, then
It was a great thing, his future was bright again. He could feel that the Sixth Master was still a monk, but his cultivation was much worse than before, and he no longer had the pressure of a superior person.
Monks are always better than ordinary people. Monks represent wealth and spiritual stones. Moreover, this is the Chu family. Good times have finally come again. He has completely forgotten that he is also an ordinary person.
"Send this letter to Jiang Feng, the head of the Qianshan Sect." Chu Yiming handed Huang Dong a letter that seemed to have just been written, "I will talk to the old lady and find a few reliable relatives to help you.
Manage secular affairs."
"Yes." Huang Dong responded carefully, carefully understanding the profound meaning of this sentence.
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Old houses in Luochuan, Yangjiang Lane, and Yuexishan.
Walking in the somewhat messy narrow alley, Jiang Feng could clearly feel the decay here. Everyone and everything here seemed to have become decadent, broken, and marginalized because he killed Yue Xishan with one palm.
, was abandoned at will.
Fortunately, he didn't notify anyone that he was here, otherwise this place might be a different situation.
Pushing open the narrow door, you are faced with the moisture that has not been swept away for a long time. On the blue-black roof tiles, a few handfuls of green are sprouting. In a few years, they will become foot-high perennial weeds, just like everything here.
Forgotten.
Two early swallows landed under the eaves, nursing their newborn babies. They seemed to be the only life here.
The furnishings in the main hall were scattered and covered with dust. Jiang Feng used the cleaning charm to show them their original fresh looks. This kind of splendor originally belonged to a loser who wanted to get involved in the position of head.
Yue Xishan's study room was still there, and no one was tidying it up. Jiang Feng flipped through a few books, took away the things related to cultivation, and prepared to send them back to the Scripture Collection Pavilion. On the fairly neat bookshelf, he found a book
The title page is black, and it looks like notes that have been read frequently.
Looking through it carefully, it turned out to be Yue Xishan's private diary.
The notes are not neat. Most of the notebook is covered with small regular script. This notebook seems to have been remembered from the 30th year when the ninth generation leader took over. Jiang Feng looked around, but did not find more. This should be
A book he was writing during his lifetime.
There were not records every day, but occasionally some trivial matters were recorded. Jiang Feng looked through it carefully and found that there were several records of the magical artifacts he had given to Wang Xiandao.
Ah!
Jiang Feng skipped these paragraphs. There was no need to worry about this kind of thing, not to mention that in normal interactions, there would be exchanges of gifts and the like. If you find out at this time, it will only appear that you are too narrow-minded and intolerant.
On the fourth day of December, the weather was slightly cold and snowless. Three strangers suddenly came to the sect, two men and one woman. Their cultivation should be at least Xuan level. They asked to see the leader by name. Later, for some unknown reason, they did not intend to. It is rare for someone to live in a guild hall instead of being arranged to stay with me. After asking around, I came from Huati Gate. Huati Gate seems to have nothing to do with us. Apart from hearing that the first generation once had some entanglements with them, it seems that they have not been there for hundreds of years. I contacted him, but I don’t know what happened. I asked him privately, but I didn’t want to say anything. It’s weird, weird.
On December 13th, the weather was fine, south wind, and slightly warm. Something big happened in the sect today. Four juniors died, and not even their bodies were left. Ren Wudao said nothing, and Shen Junmao went to ask. I came back with a shameful face. I originally planned to go to Baochang Lane today to see Hongfu and sit at her place, but I might as well forget about it. If I'm not in the mood, don't get into trouble.
It’s December 20th. The weather is like that. It’s really boring today. I’m going to leave as I please. I still have to choose the next leader. The key is seniority and cultivation level. Shouldn’t it be me? Not even a hair. The boy who has not grown up, what is his name Jiang Feng? Just to compensate for the deaths of several members of Shen Junmao's family before, the Shen family should be established instead of establishing a guy who somehow came back alive and was still a concubine! I can't figure it out! But he probably did it on purpose. If you point blindly, you won't be able to count when you get back.
Naturally, there were long-term complaints about the new head Jiang Feng, and he even stopped writing later. Between the lines, there is no record of Jiang Feng inheriting the position of head, and the Vantage Sect has never appeared again, but there seems to be another valuable one.
It's the ninth day of November. It's raining surprisingly hard today. It may be the last rain of the year. But they still came and wanted to know something about the little boy through me. Yes, I have an agreement with you. They are considered partners, but not with this attitude. I know that your Chixia Sect will move westward sooner or later, but not now. When I become the leader, this matter will not be that simple.
It seems that Chixiamen did know something about him through Yue Xishan. Although the date does not match the day when he went to Hanshan, they had worked together before. From this point of view, his death was not unjust. Of course, Chixiamen should be the active party.
Put Yue Xishan's diary into the storage bag, maybe there will be something to compare with in the future. According to what he said, Wu Quanzhong and Shen Junmao are both people who know something about the inside story, but there must not be many people who are directly involved in this matter. , only Ren Wudao himself and the mysterious visitors from the Vantage Gate.
But there is still something to gain, and that is the fifth person who survived the trip to Fuyuan Town, and that is himself.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Feng was about to leave when he heard an old woman's voice coming from the wing outside the door:
"Hey, I told you not to come see me again. If the boss finds out, he will blame you."
I want to talk about "Ten Generations of Leaders" with more like-minded people," talk about life and find confidants~