In the eighteenth year of Yongtai, August 14th.
Luoyang City ushered in the "Youth Heroes Meeting", a grand gathering held every four years in the Central Plains martial arts world as scheduled.
Under the organization of the Justice Gate, this Heroes Conference is an unprecedented event. As early as the beginning of August, they had begun to warm up for the conference. By today, the city was already buzzing with people. It was very lively.
For the people in the city, this conference is like a festival. It can not only stimulate the economic growth of the city, but also allow them to watch a lot of excitement. In the future, it can also be used as capital for them to brag with outsiders. , it can be said that it has hundreds of benefits and no harm.
The government, on the other hand, has a bit of a headache with this kind of activity; because there are so many people in the world, there will inevitably be friction. Although people in the world have their own rules, it's okay. There is no need for the government to control human life, but they are still under pressure as a party to maintain law and order.
Fortunately...in order to relieve their pressure, Shen Youran gave them a lot of benefits, so they "tolerated it".
That morning, just after Chen hour, the elders sent by various sects to attend the conference, as well as the "young heroes" invited to attend the conference, all came to the main helm of the Justice Gate one after another. .
Most people who practice martial arts get up early. At this time, it is already dawn, which is just right.
Of course, there are exceptions...
For example, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai live in Zhengyimen, so they do not need to get up early to wash and change clothes. , take the invitation, come to visit...just wait for work.
In addition, Sun and Huang have developed the habit of sleeping until late in the past few days because they have been too leisurely. Therefore, when others came to the Justice Gate for the meeting, the two of them One is still sleeping soundly in the room.
At three o'clock in the morning, the reception hall of Zhengyi Gate was already filled with heroes from all walks of life.
Sitting on the main seat deep in the lobby is the current sect leader of the Zhengyi Sect and the youngest sect leader in the history of their sect—Shen Youran.
At this moment, even a calm person like Master Shen couldn't help but feel the spring breeze blooming on his face and beam with joy.
On the surface, he is proud of the reputation and respect he has gained at this moment; secretly, he is even more happy that his "big plan will come true."
"Master, all the invitations have been received and everyone is here." At this time, a disciple came to Shen Youran and whispered.
After hearing this, Shen Youran immediately said: "Okay, get ready to serve tea."
"Yes." The disciple received the order and quickly retreated.
Not long after, more than ten disciples of the Zhengyi Sect came to the corridor outside the lobby door to wait, each carrying a tray filled with teacups.
At this time, Shen Youran also stood up from his seat and cleared his throat.
He hasn’t spoken yet, but the action of standing up has attracted the attention of almost everyone in the lobby..
"Everyone..." The moment Shen Youran spoke, the venue fell silent. No one made any more noise. They all listened quietly to the speech of Master Shen, "Everyone...comrades in the world, senior teachers. , I’m lucky to be here today, but Shen didn’t greet me well, so I hope Haihan will.”
You have to be polite, and Shen Youran is quite good at talking in this situation.
"Master Shen is too modest." "I have met Master Shen."...
And the guests in the lobby also stood up and saluted, although they all said the same thing. The words and sounds are messy, but the meaning is the same, and they are also polite words.
Of course... there were also some who were not polite to him.
For example, Feng Shunfeng and Feng Shushui, the second and third leaders of the Cao Gang who were sitting below, still sat there without moving, not even looking at Shen Youran - anyway, in the world of martial arts Everyone knew that their Cao Gang was at odds with the Zhengyi Sect, and they didn't mind being seen out.
However, no matter how bad the relationship between the two gangs is, the Cao Gang, as one of the four gangs and the three gangs, still has to send two important figures to attend an occasion like today. What's more... this year, the nephew of Di Bujue, the leader of the Cao Gang, was also invited to attend the meeting. Even if it was just to protect his shortcomings, he had to send someone.
After a while, after everyone finished their words in a commotion, Shen Youran spoke again: "Shen is not talented. This time, he was recommended by many sect leaders and seniors to lead the Justice Sect to accept this year's young heroes. The preparations for the conference; thanks to the great blessing of all of you, the preparations for the conference are now complete, and the opening is about to begin... Here, Rong Shen uses tea instead of wine to propose a toast to everyone. I hope that all colleagues will appreciate it and drink with Shen. This cup..."
While he was speaking, his disciples from the Righteous Sect had already walked in with tea and poured the tea into the hands of the guests.
Some people don’t like to drink wine, or cannot drink it; but everyone can drink tea, and there is only one reason for not drinking it, which is not to give face.
And those who were blatantly refusing to give Shen Youran face at this juncture were the two from the Caobang...
Everyone was serving tea in the direction of Master Shen. After getting up, only Feng Shunfeng and Feng Shunshui were still sitting, not reaching for the cups on the coffee table at hand.
"Second Master Feng, Third Master...why are you doing this?" Shen Youran naturally saw the actions of those two people, so he paused the action of serving tea and asked them facing road.
When he asked this question, everyone in the lobby looked towards Er Feng; some whispers immediately spread among the crowd, undoubtedly talking about the Cao Gang and Zhengyimen. Gossip.
Those two people were watched by so many people, but they didn’t appear to be panicked.
After a brief silence, Feng Shunfeng stood up unhurriedly, clasped his fists and raised his hands to the people around him, then looked at Shen Youran and responded: "Master Shen, Feng has a problem. I don’t know what’s going on, so I would like to ask you for advice while all of my colleagues are here.”
Hearing this, Shen Youran’s face dropped, slowly.He put down the tea cup in his hand: "Feng Er is in charge, but it doesn't matter."
A sneer immediately appeared on Feng Shunfeng's rough face, and he stretched out his hand to twist the beard on his chin , asked in a sinister tone: "I heard that for this conference, in addition to the invitation list jointly decided by the major sects, Master Shen also invited several young heroes who were not on the list in his own capacity... But "Is there such a thing?"
"It is a matter of fact." Shen Youran answered frankly, "This is one of Shen's powers as the person in charge of the conference. All the comrades here also know that Feng Er is in charge. Do you have any objections to this?"
"Hmph..." Feng Shunfeng snorted coldly, "Can you please tell everyone, Master Shen, that the people you invited are all based on their names? What is the basis for being called a 'young hero'?"
After hearing this, Shen Youran also laughed: "Huh... Isn't it enough based on Shen's judgment?"
< p>This is a bit crazy.But if you have to say whether this is enough... it should be enough.
In today’s martial arts world, even if the status of Luoyang Zhengyi Sect is not as high as that of Shaolin Wudang and other top sects with a long history, it is by no means comparable to the second and third-rate sects; in the years since Shen Youran became the sect leader Here, the Justice Sect is the leader among the four sects and three gangs, and its popularity is unparalleled for a while.
It is more than enough for a young man recognized by a master of a first-class sect like him, Master Shen, to be called a "young hero".
But Feng Shunfeng doesn't care about this. He just wants to find trouble, and even if he is unreasonable, he will cause trouble...
"Ha! Okay! What a good judgment." Feng Shunfeng pretended He laughed, and then cast his eyes towards a young monk in the lobby, "This young master Chunkong... Although he has never set foot in the world, he is a disciple of Master Jichen of Shaolin Temple. If you invite him, he will That's all..." He paused, then looked at a young man wearing a light-colored gown, "This is the descendant of the 'Cangshan Flying Crane', Young Hero Liu Yikong, go and invite him... I think everyone does too. I won't have any objections." He paused again, and then his expression changed, "But... I heard that you also invited a young man named Sun Yixie, who is a young master from a merchant family in Hangzhou. How is this? What's going on?" His sinister tone came again, "Could it be that... the spots in the Young Heroes Association can be bought and sold?" Feng Shunfeng's words are poisonous. He clearly has no evidence. , just because of Sun Yixie's family background, it was hinted in and out of words that Shen Youran invited Sun Yixie to join the Young Heroes Association because of the benefits of the Sun family.
Of course, the book hints that Shen Youran does have a conspiracy and is indeed concerned about the Sun family's things, but he is definitely not doing it for money.
However, people's words can be feared... Moreover, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai have been regarded as Shen Youran's "connections" by the outside world these days, so when Feng Shunfeng said these words, there was no one in the lobby. People who were jealous or suspicious of the two of them also began to talk about it.
"Master Feng Er, what you said..." Shen YouRan just wanted to retort to the other party.
Unexpectedly, at this moment...
"Hahahaha..."
A burst of laughter could be heard coming from outside the door.
The laugher's voice was like spring thunder, which shocked everyone. In a few steps, his figure was like a gust of wind passing through the hall, swept into the hall, and stood in front of the Feng brothers.
Everyone in the hall took a closer look and saw that this man was about forty years old, dressed as a Taoist priest, with a long sword on his back and a hand hanging on his shoulder.
Many people who had seen him recognized him immediately and could not help but softly exclaimed his name - "Yin Dao" Bai Ruhong.
"What a 'young master of a merchant family'." Bai Ruhongfu stood still and looked at Feng Shunfeng with a contemptuous look, "I have traveled from the south of the Yangtze River to here, and I have seen everything along the way. From what I heard, I only knew that there was Sun Yixie from Hangzhou, and Huang Donglai from Shuzhong... These two people went to the Mazhai to destroy the bandits, frightened the bandits at the mouth of the Yangtze River, solved the strange case in Luzhou Prefecture, and killed six thieves in the Dragon King Cave... The shop picked red chopsticks, and Zhixian Pavilion beat Xiao Dezu..." He finished this sentence in one breath, turned around and glanced around the lobby, "I would like to ask you, all the young heroes here. "How many of them think they are better than these two 'young masters' when it comes to doing chivalry?"
The male and female young heroes present are all seventeen or eighteen years old? Due to age, most people still have shame.
When Bai Ruhong said this, many people who were quietly dismissing Sun and Huang just now lowered their heads in shame, or at least looked sideways and kept silent.
"Senior Bai..." Feng Shunfeng felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, "Are these things...really done by them? Did you hear it wrongly? "Come here?"
His attitude towards Bai Ruhong is still very good, because everyone in the world knows that the four "Golden Beggar, Silver Dao, Bronze Confucianism and Iron Monk" are all followers with no family or sect. He behaves by nature, hates evil as much as he hates it, and is moody; to put it bluntly... his martial arts skills are extremely high, and no one can control him. As long as he feels reasonable, he will attack you if you disagree with him, and if he does, he may destroy your martial arts skills.
So, even if Feng dared to offend Shen Youran, he would not dare to make a mistake in front of Bai Ruhong.
“Nonsense!” Bai Ruhong was not so polite to Feng Shunfeng, “Then you just said that Master Shen received benefits from the Sun family, where did you hear it? Or do you mean to slander others? ?"
"No, no, no...I don't mean that..." Feng Shunfeng was scared at that time.
Now that things have happened, no one will question Sun Yixie's qualifications to participate in the conference or Shen Youran's shady affairs.
Standing in the distance and watching with cold eyes, Shen Youran also felt that the matter was over here, and he had to give Feng a step down, otherwise a fight would really happen, which would miss his important event.
"Senior Bai, don't be angry." After a breath, Shen Youran quickly stepped forward, came to Bai Ruhong and the Feng brothers, bowed his hands and said, "I don't think... Feng Er, the leader of the family, doesn't have any It doesn't mean anything, justI am worried that the quota for the Heroes Association will be mishandled, so I asked this question. My two good brothers, Yi Xie and Dong Lai, are indeed new to the world. It is understandable that Master Feng Er does not know their deeds. "
"Humph. " Bai Ruhong heard this and saluted Shen Youran, then looked askance at Feng Shunfeng and said, "Shen Changmen is still sensible and knowledgeable... That's all, that poor Taoist, for your sake, don't say a few words. Sentence. ”
“Junior thanks Senior Bai. "Shen Youran immediately burst into laughter and signaled to his men to serve tea to Bai Ruhong.
After a while, Shen Youran returned to the main seat and finally offered the cup to everyone. Drink the tea with everyone.
This time, even the people in Caobang were embarrassed to refuse this face...
And this "sip of tea." "Going on, Shen Youran's big plan has been determined to be "30%". What about the remaining "70%"... Let's hear the explanation later.