Liu Sheng raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. His boldness was quite different from his gentle and elegant image.
"After learning the truth, Chen Shanming will not trust me, or even the Chen clan leader. But he has an advantage, or it can be said to be a disadvantage, that he only thinks about the Chen clan."
"As long as he upholds the righteousness of the Chen clan, he will definitely agree to cooperate with us, and as long as he agrees, there will be no chance of going back on his words."
Gu Chen smiled and said that involving the Great Elder was not something he had considered originally, but the situation changed so fast that he had to do it now.
Although Patriarch Chen's fake death successfully deceived Daozu into diverting his attention from the Chen clan, it also caused Patriarch Chen to lose his right to speak in the Chen clan.
What's more, he didn't expect that Chen Qinghe, whom he had always suspected before, turned out to be a spy of the Mu clan. After the death of Patriarch Chen, the Mu clan tried to make him the leader of the Chen clan.
The arm cannot twist the thigh. Since the Mu Clan is interested in Chen Qinghe, only if he becomes the clan leader will the Mu Clan allow the Chen Clan to grow in the Jade Dynasty, and the Chen Clan can change the situation of being forced to live in seclusion.
Therefore, Gu Chen could only resort to a trick to let Chen Qinghe get the position of clan leader, so that the Chen clan would have the opportunity to grow under the protection of the herders.
Such a move is undoubtedly a double-edged sword. The advantage is that the Chen clan will be close to the herdsmen, and their subsequent development will go smoothly and rapidly. The disadvantage is that the Chen clan may completely become a vassal of the herdsmen, and he will lose control of the Chen clan.
of influence.
Therefore, in order to solve this problem, they must bring in the great elder!
With the influence of the Great Elder in the Chen Clan and their secret manipulations, they can ensure that as the Chen Clan grows stronger, they can return to their hands at any time if they need it!
"If everything goes as you wish, Yu Chao Pei Chao will be under your control. I am curious, what is your next step?"
Liu Sheng looked at Gu Chen and said meaningfully.
"What I think is also what Liu Sheng wants in his heart!"
Gu Chen raised the bowl and touched it with Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng smiled and said nothing.
The cooperative relationship between the two is also interesting. Both of them knew that the other had some secrets, but they did not hesitate too much when they joined forces, let alone get to the bottom of it.
An hour later, the Clay Bodhisattva came out of the lake and nodded towards Gu Chen.
The conversation between the Great Elder and Patriarch Chen is over, and the Great Elder wants to see him.
Gu Chen was not surprised, he said sorry, then got into the water and came to the cave.
Looking at the genius in front of him who has made him proud, full of expectations, and disappointed and regretful in recent times, Chen Shanming's emotions are more complicated now.
Just because he had already learned from the clan leader that he was not from the Chen clan, and the fake death of the Chen clan leader was a big conspiracy planned by him!
What a terrifying spirit!
What a grand gesture!
He dared to commit fraud under the eyes of Daozu, and he succeeded!
The man in front of me didn't even have any respect for the so-called Taoist ancestor. A few days ago, I actually thought that he was afraid of Chen Qinghe. It was a bit ridiculous to think about it!
Everyone, everyone in the Chen clan, was teased by him!
"I admire your fellow Taoist's strategy!"
Chen Shanming cupped his hands and said to Gu Chen, his words clearly filled with resentment.
I dare say that all the blood and tears he shed in the past few days were all in vain, and when this guy saw himself throwing his head and blood, he didn't know what a joke he was feeling!
"Great Elder, everything has been explained clearly. I will spare you some harsh criticism."
Seeing his tone, Patriarch Chen smiled bitterly.
"Shut up, me!"
Chen Shanming immediately glared at Patriarch Chen. In his opinion, the reason why today's situation happened was because Patriarch Chen made a mistake and fell into the trap of others step by step.
"Great Elder, it was wrong of us to hide it from you before, but please think about the consequences. The current situation will not cause any loss to the Chen clan, right?"
Gu Chen didn't care about Chen Shanming's cold face. In his opinion, Chen Shanming's attitude was his true temperament. If he put on an amiable appearance, he would be a little worried.
"Hmph, I understand the truth, and I also know what you mean. I can deal with Chen Qinghe, but not for you, but because our clan does not recognize thieves as our fathers!"
Chen Shanming said, obviously he had agreed to cooperate, but he was still not convinced.
"There is no need to deal with Chen Qinghe deliberately. Wouldn't it be good to use his power to strengthen the Chen clan?" Gu Chen reminded.
"Hmph, do you think you are the only one with bad intentions? Of course I understand the truth. In fact, no matter how unbearable Chen Qinghe is, now that he has taken over as the clan leader, he must try his best to seek benefits for the Chen clan, so that his interests can be maximized."
"I know very well that he is particularly thirsty for power because of his experiences when he was young, and that's why he was bribed by the herdsmen!"
"A person like this actually doesn't need my help. You might be able to bribe him with some tricks."
Chen Shanming shook his head. He had long thought that Chen Qinghe's ambition might bring some trouble, but he never expected that he would betray the clan for the sake of glory and wealth.
"Chen Qinghe may be able to bribe him, but since anyone can bribe him, it means that this person has no bottom line. And I always like to make friends with people who have a bottom line."
Gu Chen turned over his hand and took out a jade slip and handed it to Chen Shanming.
"What is this?" Chen Shanming picked it up subconsciously and asked casually.
"Great Yuan Li Technique." Gu Chen answered more casually.
Chen Shanming was startled, his hands shook and he almost dropped the jade slip. He quickly held it steady, glared and said, "Didn't you say you don't want to bribe people? What do you mean by giving me this thing? Are you looking down on me?"
"The Great Elder is serious. This is not bribery, but since you and I are allies, the stronger the allies are, the more secure we will be."
Gu Chen explained, while Chen Shanming looked at Patriarch Chen, his face full of anger and dissatisfaction.
Patriarch Chen just explained everything truthfully, and naturally he also talked about Gu Chen giving him the Great Yuan Li Technique.
Patriarch Chen could not resist the attraction of Taoist magic at the time, but after thinking about it, he realized that he was kidnapped by Gu Chen, and he could never get off the pirate ship ever since.
The great elder scolded him as soon as he found out about this. Unexpectedly, Gu Chen would repeat his same trick and actually give the same thing to the great elder!
"This is bribery! Stop giving me such pretentious words, don't you understand what you mean? Is it because I won't be able to get out of here today if I don't accept this thing?"
Chen Shanming cursed, feeling that his blood pressure had been high throughout the day.
"That day, the Great Elder completely disregarded his own life to save me and the clan leader. How could the two of us have murderous intentions towards the Great Elder today?"
Gu Chen shook his head. Chen Shanming was about to say that you still have some conscience, but Gu Chen added something unexpectedly.
"But Liu Sheng is guarding outside. He is not worried about you, Great Elder."
"..."
Chen Shanming was speechless. In the end, he reluctantly accepted the Great Yuan Li Technique, but there was some expectation in his heart.
The patriarch reached the saint's bottleneck so quickly after cultivating this great path, and his original cultivation level was only slightly higher than that of the patriarch, so I'm afraid the effect would be better!
"I've accepted the things. Patriarch... Wen Feng will leave it to you."
Before Chen Shanming left, he glanced at Chen Wenfeng, who had lost his identity as the clan leader and could no longer show his true face to others, and made a rare polite request to Gu Chen.
"Don't worry, Great Elder. I guarantee that Patriarch Chen will be fine. I will tell you the news as soon as his tribulation is over."
Gu Chen promised that he knew the main reason why the great elder agreed to cooperate. It was not for the Great Yuan Li Technique, but for the sake of the only saint in the clan.
"The clan has trouble with the great elder."
Chen Wenfeng had a complicated look on his face. He knew that the elder was dragged into the situation by him, and he felt a little guilty.
They bet the fate of the Chen clan on Gu Chen's ship. They may face a storm from Daozu at any time, and they don't know whether they are right or wrong.
The only thing that is certain is that there is no turning back when you draw your bow, you can only move forward bravely!
"Take care of yourself."
Chen Shanming patted Chen Wenfeng on the shoulder, then left the cave and swam out of the lake.
When he saw Liu Sheng drinking by the lake, Chen Shanming's eyelids jumped, he saluted him from a distance, and then left in the air.
"It's really a good method. He killed the Baqi Saint and won over the Liu Saint. Even the Taoist ancestor was concealed by him."
"I don't know where this person came from. First he was the Pei Dynasty, and then he was the Yu Dynasty. What on earth does he want to do?"
"The most terrifying thing is that he clearly overturned the two dynasties, but everyone's eyes are not on him, so Chen Qinghe still thinks that he is a loser."
"I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to cooperate with this person, but it gives me a little more hope than taking refuge with the herdsmen..."
On the lake, the figures of Gu Chen, Ni Bodhisattva and Chen Wenfeng emerged, watching Chen Shanming go away.
"Okay, there is a great elder here in Yuchao, so you can rest assured. It's time for us to go back to Peichao."
Gu Chen hugged his fists in the direction of Liu Sheng and thanked him for taking this trip.
Upon seeing this, Liu Sheng smiled, stood up and turned into green light, disappearing immediately, really coming and going without a trace.
"Where are we going to survive the tribulation?"
Chen Wenfeng asked nervously. At this moment, all the major meridians in his body were blocked by the Heavenly Winding Silk. It was precisely because of this blockade that the saint's thunder tribulation was interrupted, thus creating the illusion of death.
Otherwise, even if Liu Sheng showed mercy, Lei Jie would not have shown mercy to him that day, and he would still have died.
He didn't know how Gu Chen did all this and was able to blind Lei Jie's senses, but he trusted him a lot because of it.
On that day, it was the Ni Bodhisattva who was responsible for sealing him with the heavenly silk and taking him into the swamp space in time to escape. The next step was to officially pass through the saint tribulation, and it was Gu Chen who protected him personally.
The visions during the tribulation are extraordinary and must not be broken through in the Jade Dynasty, lest they arouse the suspicion of interested people.
"Let's go to the Ancient Swamp. There are few people there, and we still have our people to help guard it."
Gu Chen already had his destination in mind and replied.
Patriarch Chen successfully broke through and became a saint, and if the Great Elder can also break through as he hoped, then when the Jade Dynasty gains momentum in the future, it will only be a matter of his words.