Now that they had achieved their goal, Nangong Qi and others lingered in the room for a while, talking a few words about what they had experienced when they came to "Wanyi Island" and their speculations about tomorrow's trading conference, before they stood up and left.
After everyone left, Chu Yiyi walked in from the outside and said: "What's the point of signing a joint agreement with these weak sects? In my opinion, if we really want to find someone to form an alliance, we should do it. Some big sects are."
Hua Bushi glanced at Chu Yiyi, picked up the teacup on the table, took a leisurely sip, and said, "Are they weak? I don't think so."
Chu Yiyi said: "Oh?"
Hua Bushi said: "If you want to compare the reputation of the world or the industrial assets of the sect, they are indeed far behind those famous sects. However, the 'Taihu Gang' is good at water warfare, and the 'Perak Hall' is good at gunpowder and concealed weapons. If When it comes to fighting, they have an advantage on this island."
Chu Yiyi'e frowned and said: "Having said that, do you think that there will be a fight with others on this island?"
Hua Bushi said: "I don't know either. I just feel that this 'Wanyi Island' is a bit unusual. This 'Wanyi Conference' is not as simple as it seems on the surface. In any case, we should be cautious." good."
He put the tea cup on the table and said, "Hey, I hope all this is just because I'm too worried!"
Perhaps Hua Bushi's worries were unfounded. The whole afternoon was quite peaceful. He sat in the room drinking tea and nothing happened.
It was not until evening that Song Sichen came. He came to deliver a message.
Lu Qiuhong, the owner of "Wanyi Island", held a grand banquet in the "Tingtao Pavilion" and invited all the distinguished guests who came to the "Wanyi Conference" to participate!
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Tingtao Pavilion" is a huge pavilion built on a bluestone platform, located in "Wanyi The northeast corner of the Manor.
Almost all the houses in the manor are made of bluestone. Perhaps because of the sea breeze, they are not built very high. But this Tingtao Pavilion is an exception.
This pavilion is made of bricks and wood. It is eight feet high and has an octagonal shape. It has hanging eaves and carved beams and painted columns. It is not only very tall and majestic, but also has an exquisite and beautiful appearance. The interior of the pavilion is also quite spacious and more decorated. Seeing luxury, just the dozens of glazed lamps on the wall give people a sense of beauty, as if they have walked into a royal palace.
Looking out from the window next to the pavilion, one can see the distant coast. Although it is several miles away, the surging waves are still clear, and the faint sound of the waves echoes in the ears.
The name "Tingtao Pavilion" is indeed very appropriate!
When it was time to hold the lanterns, disciples from the "Wanyi Sect" led the way. Hua Bushi took Hai Hongzhu's hand and walked into the Tingtao Pavilion with everyone from the "Evil Dog Sect". Dozens of items were already placed in the pavilion. There was a banquet table, and there were already many people sitting at the table.
As soon as he entered the door, Hua Bushi saw Nangong Qi waving to him in the southwest corner of the pavilion hall not far from the door, so he walked straight over.
"Master Hua, please come and sit here!" Nangong Qi greeted, "Several of our sects are sitting nearby, so we can take care of each other."
Hua Bushi turned around and saw Elder Huang from the "Yandang Sect", a man surnamed Hong from the "Taihu Gang" and others, all sitting at the same table with Nangong Qi. On several tables around him, there were obviously people The disciples of these sects.
He did not refuse, bowed his hands to everyone, and sat down at the table with Hai Hongzhu, while Chu Yiyi sat on the seat on the other side of the young master.
Peng San, Zhu Hong, Meng Huan, Bai Yiling and other members of the "Evil Dog Sect" sat at a banquet table next to them.
At this time, there were already more than two hundred people in Tingtao Pavilion. It was obvious that most of the experts from various factions who came to participate in the "Wanyi Conference" had arrived.
Hua Bushi raised his eyes and looked around the hall, thinking to himself: The invitations sent out by the "Wanyi Sect" are all the best from various martial arts sects in the Central Plains. It can be said that the hundreds of people in this high pavilion represent
It is the most powerful force above the White Dao in the Ming Dynasty.
Although those who come to participate in the "Wanyi Conference" may not be the heads of various sects, these people can represent the sects and must be able to stand alone. It can bring so many elites from various sects together in one place.
In recent decades, I am afraid that only "Wanyimen" can do it.
Except for the south door in the pavilion, the east, west, and north sides are all lined with wine tables and banquets, leaving only an open space in the center. The organizer did not specify seats, and guests who come can sit wherever they like.
.And the alliance factions of these sects can be clearly seen just from the seating positions of the members of each sect in this pavilion.
Before that, Chu Yiyi had informed Hua Bushi of the detailed information about the people from various sects who came to participate in the "Wanyi Conference". Therefore, although Hua Bushi had not seen many people in the cabinet, they looked at them from their appearance.
You can also guess their identities.
There was a banquet at the east end of Tingtao Pavilion. There was a great monk sitting at a table in the middle. He was about forty years old. He had kind eyebrows and kind eyes. He was wearing a purple-red cassock.
He is the person in charge of this trip of the "Shaolin Sect" and the presiding officer of "Dushan Hall", one of the eight Shaolin halls, Master Yuanguang.
Next to Master Yuanguang, there is another old monk wearing a white cloth monk's robe. Although his beard is gray and he is a bit older, his face is like an autumn moon, and he is described as elegant and gentle. He must have been a rare handsome man in his youth. He is "
Zen Master Lingyin of the Putuo Sect, it was this monk that Hua Bushi wanted to ask Master Huang Lian, the master of the Jingci Lin Nunnery, to introduce him to him.
Judging from the appearance of this Zen Master Lingyin, he looks quite similar to the black-haired and extraordinary Master Huang Lian.
At this table, in addition to the two eminent monks, there is also a layman, a middle-aged man in green robes, with a broad face and a square mouth, a plain appearance, and a three-foot long sword slung around his waist.
Although this person looks ordinary in appearance, he can sit at the same table with the eminent monks of the "Shaolin" and "Putuo" sects, so his status is certainly not ordinary. Hua Bushi knew that this person's surname was Yu Mingjun, which was "
One of the twenty-eight elders of the Huashan Sect, he is Yang Jiangyi’s uncle in terms of seniority.
These three people were sitting in front of the table. The other seats around the table were all empty, but there were still many people sitting on the tables next to them, belonging to different sects.
One look at this situation shows that the three sects of "Shaolin", "Putuo" and "Huashan" have decided to join forces, and the surrounding sects have probably also joined their alliance.
At the west end of Tingtao Pavilion, far opposite Master Yuanguang's table, there is also a table, and it seems that there is no coincidence, there are also three people sitting in front of the table.
In the middle is a Taoist priest, who looks to be in his thirties, with a face like a crown of jade, without a beard. He wears a purple gold Taoist crown on his head, and his Taoist robe is made of fine Zhejiang and Hangzhou brocades.
Not only does he fit well, but he is also very elegant. His outfit really doesn't look like a Taoist monk, but more like a rich man in the secular world.
This Taoist priest is the master of the "Wudang Mountain Qingyan Palace" Baojing Zhenren, and Hua Bushi also knows that this person is not as young as he looks. According to Chu Yiyi, "Qingyan Palace" is the "Wudang Sect"
"One of the nine palaces, this Baojingzi has a high status in the sect. He has been famous for twenty years and is at least in his fifties now.
He looks so young probably because he practices superior internal skills.
Sitting to the left of Master Baojing was a handsome young master, none other than Cao Muyun himself. As Nangong Qi had previously expected, with the status of "Master Muyun" in the court, he had a close relationship with the "Wudang Sect"
"It is natural to form parties and alliances.
Both Baojing Zhenren and Cao Muyun are very handsome people, but the third person sitting in front of the table is not handsome at all, and he is much older. This man has eyes like an eagle, high cheekbones, and a wrinkled face.
He is gray-black in color and has a wisp of three-goat beard on his chin.
This old man's name is Weng Yibai, and he is an elder of the "Kongtong Sect". He has a rather unpleasant nickname in the world, called the "Nine-clawed Zombie".
A person's name may be wrong, but the nickname is usually correct. This Weng Yi has a white complexion, a thin figure, and is dressed in black. He does have some resemblance to a zombie, and the so-called "Nine Claws"
, it means that he has great martial arts skills and his attacks are as fast as having nine claws, making it difficult for people to guard against him.
"Wudang" and "Kongtong" both belong to the "Seven sects of the Central Plains", and there are dozens of masters of each sect sitting on several tables around the west head, including Xue Yuan and Yi Ruoying.
, not under the three sects headed by the "Shaolin", "Putuo" and "Huashan" sects in the east.
The third party is located directly north of the pavilion. There are only two people in front of the main table, a tall man in brocade and a middle-aged woman in a long skirt.
The big man had a Chinese character face, short beards, and a face like bronze. He had a very majestic image. There were deerskin bags hanging on the left and right sides of his waist. The middle-aged woman had a dignified appearance.
His eyes were as calm as lake water, and his demeanor was extraordinary.
The big man in gilded clothes is named Tang Zilin, and he is the deputy sect leader of the "Tang Sect" in Sichuan. The middle-aged woman is a master of the "Emei Sect" and is the junior sister of the current leader, Master Kuxin, named Qin Sang.
"Tangmen" and "Emei" are also among the "Seven sects of the Central Plains", and the two sects are both in Sichuan, so they have a close relationship. And there are many people on the tables around them.
Most of the people in the Shaomen sect are from the Baidao forces in the southwest.
Hua Bushi looked around the Tingtao Pavilion for a week, and he had already made a judgment on the division of power among the various sects who came to participate in the "Wanyi Conference" and the strength of each party.
Among the Baidao sects in the Ming Dynasty, the "Seven sects" are the first, and the same is true in this pavilion. The "Seven sects" are divided into three series, "Shaolin", "Putuo" and "Huashan".
**, "Wudang" and "Kongtong" are the **, and "Emei" and "Tangmen" are the third party.