To be honest, Chu Xiu did not intend to fall out with Xiang Long so soon.
He had a good life in the Northern Yan. As for the imperial court, he only needed to complete the task given by Xiang Long.
On the Jianghu side, except for the big sects like the Great Guangming Temple, the other forces in the Northern Yan Wulin were not as strong as the Eastern Qi Wulin, so Chu Xiu could deal with them easily.
Therefore, if there were no accidents, Chu Xiu really wanted to manage the name of the Zhenwu Hall well and develop its strength quietly.
Even Chu Xiu let the people in the Zhenwu Hall perform their own duties and develop various departments. Although it was still a little immature, it was complete.
Some specialized in intelligence, although the source and speed of information were not as fast as the wind media of the Wind Sweeping Building.
There were also those who forged weapons, though it took a lot of effort to forge even a single Precious Weapon.
Some refined elixirs, although they could only refine the Blood Recovery Elixir.
Although the effect was not satisfactory, at least it was very comprehensive. Under Chu Xiu's command, there was already a complete embryonic force, not only with force.
As a result, who would have thought that Xiang Long would play such a trick on him. The rabbit was not dead yet, but he began to plot.
This time, because Chu Xiu originally wanted to go to the extreme north to dig the treasure left by Lu Jiang He, he had to agree. But next time, maybe Xiang Long would do something, so Chu Xiu had to prepare early.
Because Chu Xiu could not leave the Northern Yan for the time being, after Mei Qinglian informed Wei Shuya, Wei Shuya came in person.
In the secret room of the Zhenwu Hall, Chu Xiu bowed to Wei Shuya and said, "Elder Wei, I'm really sorry to trouble you to come here at this time."
After the war between the Righteous and the Devil, Wei Shuya, a True Fire expert in the Spiritual Refinement Realm who participated in the war, was almost always in seclusion. It could be considered as recuperating and digesting the gains of the war.
This time, when Chu Xiu asked for it, Wei Shuya came in person. It could be said that he had given Chu Xiu enough face.
Wei Shuya hammered his thigh and said, "It's fine. I was born to be a laborer. I should move while I can. Otherwise, after a few years, I won't be able to move even if I want to. I heard from Mei lass that you were tricked by that brat Xiang Long, and now you want to scheme against the Northern Yan? "
Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "It's not about the Northern Yan. It's just that Xiang Long is too cold-blooded. He wants to burn the bridge before crossing it.
Since he's heartless, I naturally don't need to talk about morality.
Northern Yan's Xiang Long was indeed worthy of his title as a hero. With him around, even if I wanted to cause trouble in Northern Yan, I wouldn't have the ability to do so.
But now, as far as I know, Xiang Long doesn't have much time left. My Lurking Devil Clan might have a chance to take over Northern Yan! "
Wei Shuya frowned and thought for a moment. "If Xiang Long dies, the Northern Yan will fall into chaos for a while.
But the Northern Yan's royal family isn't weak either. Moreover, although the princes of the Northern Yan aren't as strong as Xiang Long, they aren't too weak either. The chaos will only last for a while. Eventually, peace will return.
So, there aren't many opportunities for us to intervene. "
Chu Xiu said lightly, "Under normal circumstances, that would be the case. But if we intervene, the Northern Yan won't just be in chaos for a while."
Wei Shuya was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "I almost forgot. You're still the one who's cunning. You should be the best at this kind of thing."
Wei Shuya's comment on Chu Xiu's cunning wasn't meant to scold him. In the demonic path, it was a compliment.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have praised Chu Xiu for being cunning, but for being kind.
Wei Shuya waved his hand. "I'll leave the thinking to you youngsters. This old man is old, and my brain can't keep up. I won't meddle in this. As long as you're confident, it's fine. Whatever you want to do, just tell me."
Chu Xiu said, "Xiang Long isn't dead yet, but we need to make preparations on our side.
I only have one request for you to come here, and that is for you to use your connections to secretly gather the people on your side or those who are on good terms with you to the Northern Yan Kingdom. Let me think of a way to secretly insert them into the Northern Yan Kingdom's imperial court.
These people don't need to do anything for the time being. They just need to lay low and wait for my news to spread. Then, they can move at the same time! "
Mei Qinglian, who was at the side, felt a chill run down her spine.
She didn't know what Chu Xiu's plan was, but it was obvious that Chu Xiu didn't have good intentions by inserting so many people into the Northern Yan court. Once it was launched, the power would be beyond imagination.
Moreover, this was a decision that Wei Shuya had to ponder over.
Chu Xiu was playing such a big game. The Northern Yan royal family and the Northern Yan court weren't weak either. If something went wrong, it would be a serious blow to the Yinmo clan. To be more precise, it would be a blow to Wei Shuya's people.
In fact, for so many years, Wei Shuya didn't establish his own sect or accept many disciples like the other Yinmo clan leaders. However, he had a lot of people under his command.
These people weren't Wei Shuya's subordinates, nor were they his disciples. But they all treated him with great respect.
Some of them admired Wei Shuya. After all, he was one of the Five Great Sky Demons of the Ninth Sky Mountain. He was the last backbone of the Yinmo Clan. Wei Shuya's identity alone was worthy of their respect.
There were also warriors of the Hidden Devil Clan like Chu Wuji, who had received favors from Wei Shuya. They were also willing to follow Wei Shuya and be at his beck and call.
As long as Wei Shuya asked, these people wouldn't refuse.
However, it was precisely because of this that Wei Shuya had to be extremely cautious when it came to such a big matter. Otherwise, he would lose the lives of so many warriors of his lineage. Especially since these people trusted him so much, Wei Shuya would feel a heartache.
After a while, Wei Shuya asked in a low voice, "How confident are you?"
Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure. No one can say for sure that they will succeed.
Thirty percent depends on oneself and seventy percent depends on the heavens. I can only do my best and leave the rest to the heavens.
But once it's done, the Yinmo clan will have a firm foothold in the Northern Yan and become our foundation. "
Wei Shuya let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, no problem. I'll go back and arrange it.
But Chu Xiu, you have to be very careful about this.
They trusted I, and now I trust you too. I hope you won't let me down. "
Chu Xiu bowed slightly and said, "Don't worry, Elder Wei. When have I ever done anything unprepared?"
With that, Wei Shuya turned around and left, leaving only Mei Qinglian and Chu Xiu in the secret room.
Looking at Chu Xiu, Mei Qinglian had a strange look on her face. She said, "Are you really going to do something big this time?"
Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm prepared. It's just that the arrow on the bow has to be released. If I wasn't prepared, I would've been tricked to death by that old fart, Xiang Long, without even knowing how I died. "
Mei Qinglian waved her hand and said, "Forget it. I won't say much. It's good that you're prepared. Just like what Old Wei said, you're the best at scheming."
Chu Xiu said with a serious expression, "I'm actually good at persuading people with reason, but there are a lot of people who are unreasonable now, so I can only take out my knife and explain things to them."
"Then why didn't you take out your knife when you were facing Xiang Long?"
Mei Qinglian's expression was as if she'd believe him.
"If I dare to draw my knife against Xiang Long now, I probably won't even be able to walk out of the palace alive. It's precisely because it's useless to just pull out a knife when facing some people, so it's reasonable to use some small tricks at this time. "
Mei Qinglian snorted and said, "I can't be bothered to listen to your nonsense. Old Wei has already arranged people. How are you going to stuff people into the Northern Yan court?"
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "I don't have the slightest foundation in the Northern Yan court. Other than stuffing people into the Zhenwu Hall, I can't do anything else. So I need someone else to handle this matter."
"Who?"
"Xiang Wu and a prince."
Chu Xiu didn't even think before he spoke. It was obvious that he had already come up with a countermeasure.
Mei Qinglian frowned and said, "Xiang Wu? The guy who likes to eat bananas? I remember he's also from the Northern Yan royal family. Is he reliable? And which prince are you talking about? How can you be so sure that those princes will listen to you? "
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "If Xiang Wu isn't reliable, he wouldn't be able to become the Great General of the West-Hill army.
As for which prince it is, I still need to test them one by one. But I believe that almost all the princes want to sit on the dragon throne.
And among these princes, there are many who have resentment towards Xiang Long. Anyway, I'll test them one by one and find a suitable candidate. "
After explaining to Mei Qinglian, Chu Xiu prepared to go to Xiang Wu first.
Xiang Wu and Chu Xiu had a deep cooperation. In the beginning, Xiang Wu helped Chu Xiu to stop the Huangfu Old Ancestor.
After that, Chu Xiu also cooperated with Xiang Wu. He helped Xiang Wu obtain the trade route of the Giant Spirit Gang and helped him support the soldiers under him.
Most people would feel that Xiang Wu wasn't very reliable after seeing him, just like Mei Qinglian.
But in fact, Xiang Wu was a person who could see things more clearly than anyone else. He was also very steady in doing things.
An unreliable general without the slightest ambition would not always think about fighting for the interests of his soldiers.
When Chu Xiu went to see Xiang Wu, he specially bought a basket of bananas as a gift. He knew that Xiang Wu liked bananas.
But it was quite difficult to buy in Northern Yan. Chu Xiu had people search half of Yanjing before finding it.
When he arrived at Xiang Wu's mansion, Chu Xiu found nothing. The servants said that Xiang Wu was in the barracks outside the city.
When Chu Xiu turned around and came to the barracks, Xiang Wu seemed to have already heard the news. He was waiting at the gate in advance. When he saw Chu Xiu coming over with bananas, he directly took it and scolded, "Why did you bring anything? Official Chu, you are really treating me like an outsider."
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