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Chapter 175: Tianyi Sect’s Choice (Part )

"Has the master gone insane in recent years?" Hong Lie frowned.

I remember that when I first started learning, the headmaster had a very good reputation. Even though I was not from his lineage, I could still feel the headmaster's charm. Although my master often disliked the headmaster on weekdays, I could secretly see that he was still very convinced of his junior brother.

But ever since Fu Yunji got married, the headmaster seemed to have become a different person. He is becoming more and more outrageous. Now he even wants to join that family?
It is very common for a sect to act as a retainer, but it is not so common for a big sect like Tianyi Sect. None of the six famous sects have joined a certain family, except for Longxiang Temple which seems to have a very good relationship with the royal family, there is no sect that deliberately curries favor with a noble family.

Tianyi Sect's disciples are spread all over the world, and there are disciples of Tianyi Sect serving as military priests from all corners of the Great Jin Dynasty. With abundant resources, the aristocratic families have no way of targeting them. Now that he has returned to his master's sect and has been taken care of in the capital, why should he seek refuge with an aristocratic family at this time?

"He is indeed not normal, but I can't explain why." Qing Yunzi shook his head: "It is precisely because of this that your uncle Ling Yunzi and I did not report Zhang Rui's ability directly."

"Zhang Rui's ability." Hong Lie's face was solemn.

Zhang Rui has the ability to easily pull out the evil spirits of the Yin God level. If he can cooperate with Tianyi Sect, it will be the biggest win-win situation. This is already a very favorable thing, but for some reason, Qingyunzi always feels that it is not a good thing for the current sect leader to send Zhang Rui's information, so he suppressed it first.

I didn't expect to be the first to hear this news.

"Master is right. The headmaster's mind is unclear now. Plus, Fu Yunji is likely to do something bad. It's a good idea to keep it a secret for now."

“That’s what I thought.”

"But why is it the Lu family?" Hong Lie asked somewhat puzzled.

Among the top ten aristocratic families in Beijing, the Lu family is a less prominent one, especially the current head of the family, Lu Chengfeng, who is simply a disgrace to the head of the aristocratic family. Even if Tianyi Sect wants to choose an aristocratic family to cooperate with, it should not be the Lu family.

"I have been in the sect for many years, so I am not very familiar with the situation in the capital. Do you know anything about the Lu family?"

"I don't know much about it," Hong Lie said hesitantly, "Among the ten great families, the Lu family has been particularly low-key, especially in recent years. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, the Lu family was severely damaged by the civil strife in the capital, and several generations of descendants were in a state of disarray. By the time of Lu Chengfeng's generation, although he had managed to gain a foothold with the resources accumulated by his ancestors, his own aptitude was too average. It is said that he barely became a first-class sorcerer when he was in his forties."

"This generation of Lu Yuan is extremely talented. He was a first-class sorcerer at a young age, but something went wrong in Beihai City. The Lu family is now the only family without the Nine Ministers Order, and its status is even lower than that of the newly rising Wei family and Gong family."

"It's similar to the information I collected." Qing Yunzi frowned: "Nothing else?"

No matter how unreliable the headmaster is, he would not hand over the future of the sect to such a useless family. Is it possible that the Lu family is hiding their strength?

Hong Lie immediately understood what his master meant. After thinking for a while, he said, "If they are hiding their strength, it means that the Lu family has hidden themselves too well. In recent years, the Lu family's children have performed mediocrely in the officialdom. There are a few who are slightly acceptable, and they have managed to become academic officials. However, the places they were assigned to are not very good, and they are mostly in the southwest."

"Southwest?" Qing Yunzi asked doubtfully, "Li Qingtian's territory?"

"Not really. It's close to Jiangdong. The area where Duke Jin is located has no academic officials who dare to take up the post. Usually, they are transferred from the surrounding areas to solve some evil spirit incidents. So, the Lu family often goes there to help."

"Oh? So that's it." Qing Yunzi showed a puzzled look on his face: "Although your head teacher uncle has been a bit absurd in recent years, he is definitely not stupid. Since he wants to choose the Lu family, there must be a reason. You can discuss this matter with Zhang Rui in advance."

"Is it okay to tell Zhang Rui directly?" Hong Lie asked doubtfully, "Is it considered a sect secret?"

"Humph, what a bullshit secret." Qing Yunzi sneered: "As soon as I arrived in the capital this morning, I was invited to the Lu family before I even met him."

Hong Lie: “.”

"Zhang Rui has a very good relationship with you, and he is also very sincere to us. In this case, if he won't even give us this kind of information, then there is no need for cooperation. You should discuss it with him as soon as possible and see what he says."

"it is good"

"I've also received an invitation to the Lu family's dinner party. I have to go there later tonight. You should hurry up."

"Yes!"
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"Master Zhang"

"Master Shen is here?"

Zhang Rui had just returned home from the Dali Temple when he saw the head of the Shen family waiting for him not far from his mansion. He was moved and went to greet him.

After personally welcoming the other party into the house, the two began to discuss directly in the study.

"I have already heard about the situation from that girl. I would like to thank Master Zhang for my son's matter this time."

"Mr. Shen is too polite." Zhang Rui said quickly, "Shen Yuan and I hit it off right away, and we are already allies. If something happens to him, how can I stand by and watch?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Shen family nodded and said, "In that case, Lord Zhang, please be honest. On the way here, I watched the competition between the little girl and Yun Yi respectively. The probability of both of them entering the top 16 is not small. If they can really get the admission tickets, what arrangements will Lord Zhang make?" According to the rules, the top 16 contestants can invite up to three colleagues to enter the palace to watch the game.

If he can get the admission ticket and enter the palace, who does Zhang Rui plan to bring in?

Zhang Rui heard this while making tea and said, "If Murong gets the quota, she can bring me in first, which is legitimate. After all, I am her uncle, and it was me who brought her to the capital. My niece is so successful now, and as her only relative in the capital, it is reasonable for her to invite me."

Patriarch Shen nodded upon hearing this: "Master Zhang is very courageous to join the game with his own body."

Something was bound to happen during those days. Zhang Rui dared to get involved and it seemed that he was very confident in himself.

"What about the next two candidates?"

"The second candidate is Senior Qing Yunzi from Tianyi Sect, whom I plan to let enter the palace."

"Qing Yunzi?" The head of the Shen family was stunned. It turned out to be the Tianyi Sect!
He had heard of Qing Yunzi. According to rumors, he was the best master under the Grandmaster of Tianyi Sect. Many people speculated that he and the head of Tianyi Sect might be the candidates for the next Grandmaster of Tianyi Sect.

"So that's how it is. The power behind Lord Zhang has actually joined forces with Tianyi Sect."

The head of the Shen family felt much more at ease. The Tianyi Sect was one of the most powerful forces in the martial arts world. Being able to win over such a force to form an alliance, the power behind Lord Zhang was indeed extraordinary.

"That's not necessarily true," Zhang Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Oh? Is there any problem?" asked the head of the Shen family curiously.

"There is no consensus within Tianyi Sect." Zhang Rui poured a cup of tea for the other party and sighed, "Commander Hong Lie sent a message earlier that many elders headed by Senior Qing Yunzi are willing to cooperate with us, but the power of the headmaster's lineage has joined the Lu family."

"Lu family?" The head of the Shen family was stunned.

The Lu family has been hiding behind the Qi family for many years. Unexpectedly, they have quietly won over the Tianyi Sect, and even the power of the head sect leader. This kid Lu Chengfeng is really amazing.

As someone who lived from the same era as Lu Chengfeng, the head of the Shen family naturally knew that the boy was no simple man. His aptitude back then was actually no less than Jiang Linfeng's. Outsiders said that he became a first-rank sorcerer at the age of forty and was qualified to join the Nine Ministers' Office in the capital. But only he knew that this guy had the ability of a Nine Ministers' sorcerer as soon as he reached the first rank. He still couldn't see his true strength clearly.

"Will this have any impact?" Patriarch Shen asked solemnly.

"There should be. After all, I need to make sure that Tianyi Sect is completely on my side. Otherwise, if the headmaster and Senior Qingyunzi come into conflict, I'm afraid they may not help us wholeheartedly."

"That's true."

"So I have to trouble Mr. Shen to help investigate some things."

"Investigating what?" asked the Shen family head puzzledly.

"Regarding the southwest." Zhang Rui whispered, "I suspect that the Lu family and Li Qingtian have been on the same side for a long time!"
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"Senior brother is here?"

The Lu family residence was extremely lively today. Facing the arrival of the Tianyi Sect's headmaster, the Lu family seemed very solemn and the reception standards were quite high. Not only did the head of the family show up, but there were also dozens of elders.

Qing Yunzi recognized at a glance that the disciples who returned from the Lu family were all elites of the family. He had seen some of them before, and they were all at the level of academic officials.

This made him feel even more heavy-hearted.

The position of academician has great power in the local area, comparable to that of a governor. Not only is he in charge of local ethics and morals, but he is also mainly responsible for mobilizing and arranging local sorcerers.

Most of the Lu family's academic officials are concentrated in the southwest. Logically speaking, with such a long distance, they should be able to leave the directly governed areas at will due to their duties. But as a result, more than a dozen of them came today.

At first glance, it seemed that almost all the backbone members of the Lu family outside had returned.

"Junior brother, you look well." Qing Yunzi saluted with a smile.

The person who came to greet him was wearing a Taoist robe, with an ethereal look and temperament. At first glance, he gave the impression of a Taoist master, which was in stark contrast to Qing Yunzi, a Taoist who looked very sloppy.

But he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Qing Yunzi always felt that his junior brother, the sect leader, seemed to be several years younger!

(End of this chapter)