What kind of bad thoughts can Tianlei have?

That night, the Pei family held an emergency secret meeting about who the head of the Pei family would be chosen for.

"Liuyan is the family's trump card, it is not recommended to let her show up too much."

"But Pei Muhan is a traitor to the family."

"This son is rebellious and cannot be trusted."

After a heated discussion, all eyes fell on the Great Elder, and the old man closed his eyes: "The Pei family needs a tribulation."

A simple sentence made the scene instantly quiet.

"But we can't let him take the position of Patriarch so easily."

During the long dark night, Gu Yamu waited patiently by leaning against a tree. There was a meeting inside, but no one invited him in, but Gu Yamu was not sullen because of this neglect.

He stared at the high wall outside Pei's house. This family has achieved the ultimate in luxury, and the outer wall did not forget to build some precious stones and pearls for decoration.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yamu was finally invited in.

Before entering the door, the elder took a special look at him, Gu Yamu understood, took off his mask to put away the violent aura around him, so that even if he entered Pei's house, he would not attract too much attention.

The Pei family has strict rules, and immortal cultivators don't care about day and night, even if it is night, the servants who come and go perform their duties, which is almost the same as during the day.

I thought it was the distinguished guest of the Great Elder, except for the steward, no one dared to look up.Seeing the Great Elder waving his hand, the steward understood that it meant that he didn't need to deliver tea later, and he saw two figures walking into the front room where the discussion was going.The lights flickered, and the shadows of several other people were reflected. These were all the elders who represented the status of the Pei family.

The door was closed and the lights dimmed, indicating that someone inside had set up an enchantment.

The steward was suddenly startled.

Pei Jiuxing was seriously injured. The Great Elder brought someone into Pei's house overnight and held a meeting of elders. This is the kind of treatment that only the head of the family can... Is the Pei family going to change?

Inside the room, the candlelight illuminated each face. From the appearance, these elders were only around fifty, and each looked serious, as if a trial was about to take place.

Since Gu Yamu entered the door, these people did not say a word, facing this traitor who was about to leave the family when his wings grew hard, they really couldn't show a good face.

In the end, the Great Elder got straight to the point and said, "In order to get two admission places in Tiansheng Academy, you fill in the vacancy of [-] million spiritual stones in the family; secondly, my Pei family's prestige is not as good as before..."

Laughter cut him off.

Gu Yamu waved his hand, put away the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth: "Continue."

Great Elder: "If you can turn the Pei family's reputation into a good one, the position of Patriarch will be yours."

Gu Yamu pondered for a while, but didn't respond immediately: "I'll think about it."

The elder didn't urge him to make a decision on the spot: "Before that, you can temporarily act as the acting patriarch."

The so-called acting patriarch means that there is no formal succession ceremony, and the elders must be consulted before using the power of the family to do things.

The room fell into silence again.

When it was almost dawn, the corner of Gu Yamu's mouth twitched, and he said: "Okay."

After he left, the elder called the steward: "From today onwards, this person will temporarily act as the head of the family, and he can enter and leave Pei's house freely. Inform the people below, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't discuss what you shouldn't discuss."

……

"The head of the Hall of Renyi during the day, and the head of the Pei family at night, you have lived a colorful life."

Before Gu Yamu crossed the threshold, he heard a teasing voice.

"This Patriarch Pei is not easy to be." Gu Yamu sat down, "The price is clearly marked."

Du Shenglan sat up straight and listened to him.

Gu Yamu said the request of the Great Elder without any changes.

"One hundred million?" Du Shenglan raised his eyebrows: "This man is really scheming."

Ask Gu Yamu directly for the lore hall, but Gu Yamu will definitely not give it, so he came up with this method of slowly eating away.

"The spirit stone is not a problem."

There is no shortage of spirit stones in the lore hall, but when Pei Muhan was alive, he basically exchanged spirit stones for treasures.Those in the assassination business will always get the money, and the profits that come from the money will be exchanged for even more powerful magic weapons.

Now the mercenary business has just started, and the only way to get it together in a short time is to sell magic weapons.In this way, the prestige of the identity of 'Pei Muhan' will also be reduced, and those who don't know may think that he has caused some serious trouble.

Du Shenglan: "Since this matter is troublesome, let's solve the simple one first."

Gu Yamu responded for a while, then smiled suddenly, and squinted over: "Do you think it will be easy to raise the prestige of the Pei family again?"

Pei Jiuxinghu faked Huwei to the extreme, from monsters to humans, especially those business partners who gave up profits, offended everyone ruthlessly.

Knocking on the table, Gu Yamu's tone listened carefully and there was a trace of fake compassion: "Pei's family has been on a downhill road for ten years."

"Who wants to help them restore their reputation," Du Shenglan smiled, "Together they will perish."

Everyone's reputation is bad, if the general is pulled out from among the dwarfs, the Pei family will go up?

Gu Yamu was thoughtful: "Frame other families..."

Du Shenglan disagreed and said: "It's so good, how can you frame others?"

The words were righteous, and at the same time he pulled the stool and sat a little closer: "Before I lifted the seal, I studied a lot of rumors about you and found many contradictions."

Gu Yamu's most active time period was almost 100 years, and the evil things recorded in the first 50 years were very different from those in the next 50 years.

For example, Gu Yamu bloodbathed the sect and slaughtered the Zhenshou Pavilion, but there are also rumors that this sect and the Zhenshou Pavilion cooperated to trap beautiful banshees and sell them to powerful human monks as slaves.

In short, in the first 50 years of his life, he fought against powerful men and sects, but some rumors in the next 50 years were very strange, including the massacre of boys and girls, the captivity of female cultivators to make stoves, and the captivity of ghost boys.

The dragon clan has always been alone, how could it be possible to take the initiative to raise a ghost boy?

As for the furnace cauldron, I have never heard of any dragon clan relying on dual cultivation to enhance their cultivation. As far as we know, only human monks can cultivate through this method.

It's a pity that there are so many rumors about dragons that no one will care whether some of them are true or not.

Du Shenglan took out a lot of related books from the storage ring. These books were indented, obviously they had been read back and forth, and many suspicious points were circled in red pen.

Du Shenglan read a few paragraphs from the book casually.

Gu Yamu looked sideways when he heard this: "Who is writing this?"

"you."

"..."

Gu Yamu admits that he has killed people, and many people, but this is different from what is said in the storybook.

Du Shenglan: "It's just the most widely circulated ones."

When he went to the bottom of Longquan Waterfall to study the formation, he confirmed that many of the things were not done by the evil dragon through some side-by-side temptations.

"Look carefully, what are some things that were not so widespread before you were suppressed?"

Gu Yamu didn't even need to read: "It's almost the second half of the book." After a pause, he understood: "Planting?"

Du Shenglan nodded: "There are a few evil things that ordinary people can't do."

Afterwards, it has to be disseminated about the evil dragon, revised into a book and disseminated, only the big family has the ability to do so.

Flipping through the pages, Du Shenglan said, "For example, this is the missing case of Qiao's Village. It's a village in Yicheng. All the villagers disappeared overnight."

Yicheng is considered to be a town closer to the Mo family, and living people cannot be put into storage rings. It is almost impossible to take away a group of people without anyone noticing under the eyes of the Mo family.

"Mo family..." Gu Yamu tapped on the pages of the book, recalling his impression of this family, and gave a possible inference: "Feng Jianling."

The Mo family majored in swords, and a good sword directly determines the combat effectiveness of a sword cultivator. For them, a sword that can give birth to a sword spirit is not inferior to Hongmeng Yuanbao.

Du Shenglan is a swordsman, and naturally knows the importance of sword spirits to swordsmen.Throughout the ages, it's not that no one has tried to forcibly give birth to a sword spirit by using the method of sacrificing a living person.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Yamu guessed that the other party had already suspected this.

Du Shenglan looked down at the books on the table: "There are definitely some bad things about the four major families."

In the past few hundred years, no one has ascended, and the four major families have monopolized most of the cultivation resources. At least from the surface, the situation is stable. It wasn't so 1000 years ago, the strong preyed on the weak and killed everywhere, and even the history of the era commented that "monsters and beasts are raging, and people are like evil spirits".

Those who rose during that period of time can't find a few good faults.

Seeing him thinking silently, Gu Yamu said: "Thousands of years have passed, it is not easy to turn over old scores."

After speaking, he took out a cloak.

Du Shenglan raised her eyebrows: "What?"

"The magic weapon for restraining breath, I just bought it at a high price from the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce."

Du Shenglan instantly understood what he was thinking, how inconvenient it is to walk outside as a born saint, with this cloak, at least the effect of restraining breath can be attributed to the cloak, not the exercises.

When Du Shenglan put it on, she found that the effect was quite mediocre, and there was no way to completely cover up the good-natured aura of a natural saint.

Gu Yamu didn't take it seriously: "It's just for outsiders to see."

There is only one natural saint in this world. Whether he can hide his breath depends entirely on his mouth.

……

With the addition of an acting patriarch with a dishonorable name, the elders were helpless and defensive.

The second elder is still worried: "This child is too uncontrollable."

The third elder said hesitantly: "Since he has become the head of the family, he will be all prosperous and all will suffer. At that time, whether he wants to or not, he will always put the interests of the family first."

In recent days, they have no intention of cultivating and are full of worries.

"Pei Muhan at least doesn't lack the big picture. The Endless Sea knows how to stand up. When he became the head of the family, he didn't kill Pei Jiuxing because of his own selfish desire."

The latter was also the point that the Great Elder was most satisfied with. His words gave everyone a little reassurance.That's right, as the patriarch of a big family, his bloodline and status will invisibly make the other party more inclined to the family's interests.

The Great Elder called his confidant: "What has the Patriarch been up to lately?"

Confidant: "Back to the elders, a man with a cloak is selected every day in the treasury."

"..."

When the great elder was so angry that his beard was about to curl up, in the treasure house of the Pei family, Gu Yamu said generously: "Pick whatever you want, take whatever you want."

Du Shenglan picked up a spiritual plant vine with her fingertips, and the big vat in her body was calling.It's a pity that his body is now in the recovery stage, and he can't take in too much energy at one time.

Gu Yamu: "Choose first, pack and eat later."

Finally looking away from the treasure, Du Shenglan asked, "Will it be discovered?"

Gu Yamu was disdainful: "The Pei family has multiple treasure houses, and the real treasures are all in one secret place, and the three elders and the head of the family must have bloodletting at the same time to enter."

The ones here are just low-grade goods, and they can't be sold for much.What's more, only the top-level treasures of heaven and earth can be swallowed directly, and there are too few monks who need ordinary spiritual plants, unless it is an alchemist for practicing medicine.

Confirming that there is no problem, Du Shenglan quickly packed some spiritual plants, stuffed them into the storage ring and said, "I don't dislike it."

When hoarding treasures, his hand speed was exceptionally fast.

After an incense stick of time, Du Shenglan ended the harvesting trip contentedly, and when she was about to leave, she said: "Pei Jiuxing was so high and high in the past, but he will help us in the future. It makes me feel happy to think about it."

After a long time, he can always secure the position of the Patriarch of the Pei family.

"He has to die."

Du Shenglan froze for a moment, looked up and saw Gu Yamu's smiling expression, and the coolness in his eyes.

Even if his realm declines, Pei Jiuxing can still barely rank among peerless masters. This is the help of his family, and killing him directly will definitely cause dissatisfaction among those old guys.

It is impossible to kill clearly, but there are ways in private.

Du Shenglan didn't care much about Pei Jiuxing's death or not. He was arranging the things in the storage ring, and occasionally coughed a few times.

Gu Yamu withdrew his gaze. If Pei Jiuxing hadn't led people to surround him that day, Du Shenglan would not have been forced to fight with his life in the endless sea and shoot that shocking arrow.

Blood debts must be paid in blood.

Just at this time, the elder's confidant came here: "The elders are waiting for you in the meeting hall."

Du Shenglan stayed in the treasure house and waited.

The confidant couldn't help but glanced back, wondering why the elders were worried about the patriarch, and they were already thinking of placing their own people before the position was secured.

Du Shenglan meditated, and the practice time passed quickly. When he opened his eyes and went out to take a look, he found that the sky was getting dark.

In the distance, there are few shadows of remnant snow. When someone passed by the tree branches that were crushed by the snow, they bent down slightly, and the moment they raised their heads, their eyes met.

Gu Yamu, who just got rid of the entanglement of the elders, had a trace of impatience on his brows: "The older you are, the more you talk."

Du Shenglan thought that the sum of several elders might be able to catch up with his age.

"Several other Patriarchs have been contacting Taoist Tianji recently."

Gu Yamu called Du Shenglan's attention back with one sentence: "Could it be that he wants to use divination to figure out how to take away Hongmeng..."

Gu Yamu waved his hand: "Anything can be counted, what kind of immortal are you still cultivating? These powerful forces will find Tianji Taoist every few years and ask him to calculate whether there is a catastrophe or not. By the way, hold a blessing ceremony for the younger generation, Tianji Taoist There will also be some suggestions.”

"When I was in Du's house, I never heard of it."

Speaking of the last few words, Du Shenglan's voice suddenly softened. He almost forgot that he was a member excluded from the family, so naturally he would not come into contact with these things.

Gu Yamu: "I also have to attend."

Du Shenglan pondered: "If other family patriarchs go, and there is no one in the Pei family, it would be inappropriate."

Pei Jiuxing was ridiculed when he went like that. Elders usually accompanied him, and replacing the Patriarch in the past would easily create the impression that the sun was dying, so whether he wanted to or not, Gu Yamu, the acting Patriarch, had to show his face.

"At that time, you hide your breath and come with me."

Du Shenglan was curious: "What am I going to do?"

Gu Yamu looked at him: "It's not like you haven't participated in it before."

"..." So this is making up for a missing childhood?

Du Shenglan stood calmly on the spot, actually guessing the other party's intention.This is because he is afraid that he will soften his heart towards the family in the future, and let him see clearly the fact that he has never been accepted.

-

Since ancient times, Qingtai Mountain has been called Taoist Mountain, and more than ten people have proved Taoism here in ten thousand years.

The last time people from several big families and Qinzong gathered here was because of the photo stone.As soon as Gu Yamu appeared, he immediately attracted sideways glances. Today, he took off the mask of the master of the Palace of Lore and Killed, and appeared in Pei Muhan's true appearance.

Except for Du Qingguang, the others didn't know Pei Muhan well, so they had different thoughts for a while.Gu Yamu also brought a lot of people from the Pei family with him, and Du Shenglan, who had changed his appearance, was not conspicuous among them.

Hiding among the standing people, Du Shenglan raised his eyes slightly, and saw Du Beiwang from the Du family. The latter came back from the school on purpose, and the other families also had young offspring.

"Nine-star fellow Taoist, is he alright..." Pan Tianhe looked at the second elder with deep eyes, waiting for an answer.

The Second Elder didn't mention Pei Jiuxing's current situation, but said: "The clan has been a little chaotic lately, and it may be necessary for more capable people to stand up and take the lead."

A sentence may be very intriguing.

I thought that after Pei Jiuxing, the Pei family would be devastated, but Pan Tianhe couldn't see Gu Yamu's cultivation level, so his eyes froze slightly.

The Pei family even cultivated a master. He also met Pei Muhan a few times. He was obviously not so powerful before, and he was really well hidden.

His mind was also hidden in the same way, knowing that he couldn't ask the truth, so he could only investigate in private. Pan Tianhe didn't continue to ask, stood up and raised his glass with a smile: "As before, first invite the Taoists of Tianji, and then the juniors discuss martial arts."

Today's scene is relatively mild, when the stick of incense burns out, Taoist Tianji arrives late.

This fox's so-called secluded retreat is a lonely one every time.Not long after the last time we met, Du Shenglan once again saw Taoist Tianji who was clamoring to go back to retreat not long ago.

When appearing in front of everyone, Taoist Tianji didn't use his original form,

His face seemed to be shrouded in mist, his long hair hung down his waist, and he looked like a god stick with a fairy style.Unlike in the past, Taoist Tianji first performed a blessing ceremony for the juniors today, and then bowed his hands to everyone: "There are frequent strange things in the Jiuchuan Continent this year, and there are too many variables to predict the general trend."

Mo Cang is a swordsman, and he doesn't talk much, and he asks bluntly, "I've been a little bit uncomfortable lately."

Taoist Tianji closed his eyes, swimming in the water with one hand like a fish, scratching something in the void with his pale and slender fingers.

Du Shenglan looked sleepy, his eyelids were lazily pulled down, and the pleasant sound of water droplets bloomed in his ears. When he looked up, he found water mist in the air. The blue mist seemed to condense some runes, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye. .

Taoist Tianji stood in the central area, opened his eyes and said slowly: "According to the hexagrams, there is only one way to crack it: don't travel far."

Mo Cang looked over with sharp eyes, Taoist Tianji was indifferent: "The hexagram is like this, it is not suitable to go out."

Even in retreat, some things are spread everywhere, Taoist Tianji also heard about it, he first looked at He Changke: "Look, if Mr. Ling didn't go out that day, he wouldn't be deposed."

A vein twitched on He Changke's forehead.

Then Taoist Tianji glanced around: "Forbidden Land of Youlan, if you don't join in the fun, you won't be hacked."

"If you don't reach the endless sea, you won't return without success."

"..."

Taoist Tianji sighed deeply: "Actually, as early as the second group action, I saw the pattern, which is roughly: the treasure is born, go out for activities, the group is deceived, and return home in defeat."

"It's only three things, and this year hasn't passed yet. I advise everyone, don't go if you hear the news of the treasure being born."

"..."