When the three of them arrived at the Governor's Residence, the usually quiet Governor's Residence was extremely noisy.
Chu Li and the Steadying Stone looked at each other.
Chu Li glanced at the group of people. There were about two hundred of them, and each of them was a first-rate master. It was truly a huge force.
However, these first-rate masters did not have the demeanor of a master at all. They gathered in twos and threes and chatted as if they were vagrants with nothing to do. They did not have the slightest imposing manner.
Chu Li shook his head and walked slowly with the Steadying Stone. He walked past them and arrived at the main hall.
The crowd cleared a path in the middle and stared at the three monks with bright eyes. Looking at their gray robes fluttering in the wind and their solemn demeanor, everyone could guess their identities. Only the monks of the Great Mercy Temple had such a high cultivation level and could walk freely in the Castellan's Mansion.
When Chu Li and the others arrived at the main hall, they saw He Jin sitting in the middle talking to two middle-aged men. Behind the two middle-aged men was a young man who was handsome but not very handsome.
When they heard the footsteps, their gazes gathered.
Chu Li and the others bowed with pressed palms.
He Jin pressed his palms together to return the greeting and said with a smile, "Masters, come quickly. Allow me to introduce you. This is Brother Gu Qingcheng from the Morality Hall, and behind him is Young Hero Zhou Fangge. This is Brother Xu Congzhen from the War God Temple, and Young Hero Jin Jie."
He chuckled. "I don't think I need to introduce these three, right? Master Ding Jian, Master Ding Shi, and Master Ding Ru. "
"It's an honor to meet you." Gu Qingcheng and Xu Congzhen bowed with pressed palms. The two young men standing behind them also bowed with pressed palms. However, their eyes were bright as they stared straight at Chu Li with a hint of challenge.
How could He Jin not see through their intentions? He secretly shook his head and smiled but did not expose them. He chuckled. "This time, we were lucky to have Master Ding Ru's guidance. We were able to stop them in time. Otherwise, East Sea Garrison Town would have ended up the same way. Sigh … In the end, we still didn't expect these people to be so ambitious. We underestimated them!"
When he said this, the four men's faces darkened.
"We can only blame ourselves for not being vigilant enough and letting them take advantage of us!" Gu Qingcheng shook his head slowly.
Although he was middle-aged, he didn't lose his handsomeness. He had a carefree and honest bearing, and his brows were filled with righteousness. One would have a good impression of him at first sight.
He shook his head and sighed, "If we had known that they were so determined, we wouldn't have been so careless and lost Ocean Garrison City in the west. We're the sinners of Ocean Garrison City!"
"Brother Gu, it's already a miracle that you were able to retreat safely." He Jin hurriedly waved his hand and said, "We have personally experienced their craftiness and power. Moreover, it is not as if Great East Suppressing Sea City was not breached."
"It is precisely because of this that we came here to discuss ideas and learn how to take it back." Gu Qingcheng smiled bitterly.
He Jin smiled and said, "What's there to learn? Your Vital Energy Hall should send more masters. Also, Brother Xu's War God Temple should send another two hundred masters. Just force your way in!"
"You weren't like this back then, were you?" Gu Qingcheng shook his head and said, "All the experts of the islands on the sea have been mobilized. No matter how strong our Righteousness Hall and War God Temple are, we won't be able to stop their alliance."
He Jin said, "If that's the case, Brother Gu and Brother Xu didn't come here to lie low, but to borrow people?"
"I'm just curious about how to take back Great East Suppressing Sea City." Gu Qingcheng smiled and said.
He Jin looked at Xu Congzhen and shook his head.
Xu Congzhen closed fist saluted and chuckled. "We were at our wits' end. If we were to return with our tails between our legs, we wouldn't be able to face anyone. We could only commit suicide to atone for our sins. If we can take back Great West Suppressing Sea City and atone for our sins, only then will we have the face to return to the sect."
He Jin smiled and shook his head. "I know how thick-skinned Brother Xu is. How can you be so shameless?"
"Brother He, are you not going to tell us?" Xu Congzhen's expression darkened.
He Jin waved his hand and looked at Gu Qingcheng. He chuckled and said, "Alright, alright. Actually, we can take it back. Firstly, we have to do our best and send a large number of people to fight for it. Secondly, we've already set up a trap. We've already predicted that this would happen, so we've activated our hidden pawns to attack from the inside. This saves us a lot of effort. Otherwise, it would be hard to say."
"Hidden pawns …" Xu Congzhen frowned.
Gu Qingcheng asked, "How did you set up the hidden pawns?"
"If the islands on the sea can send spies, why can't we?" He Jin smiled. "Back then, Great East Suppressing Sea City not only had masters in the open, but there were also masters in the dark. Even if Great East Suppressing Sea City was occupied, they didn't receive any orders and didn't expose themselves."
"Sigh … You people from Five Thunder Peak are still the most cunning!" Xu Congzhen shook his head.
He Jin smiled. "This isn't the doing of Five Thunder Peak. It's the doing of the masters from Great Mercy Temple."
Chu Li and the other two had been listening quietly at the side. They did not mind the cold shoulder.
Great Mercy Temple was originally at odds with Morality Hall and War God Temple, but they were close to Five Thunder Peak.
On the other hand, Five Thunder Peak had always been peaceful and had a good relationship with other sects. They were not like Great Mercy Temple, who clearly distinguished kindness and hatred and insisted on distinguishing right from wrong.
Gu Qingcheng and Xu Congzhen looked at Chu Li and the other two.
Monk Ding Jian smiled. "Buddhism has a saying that every cause will have an effect, and every effect will have a cause. Anything that is sown beforehand will never go wrong. I just didn't expect this cause and effect to work."
"I've had a taste of Great Mercy Temple's methods!" Xu Congzhen scoffed.
War God Temple and Great Mercy Temple were at odds. Great Mercy Temple felt that War God Temple was cruel and merciless while War God Temple felt that Great Mercy Temple was soft-hearted and hypocritical. Indulging the wicked was equivalent to killing the good.
Monk Ding Jian pressed his palms together. "Senior Xu, you flatter me."
"Where's Hui Guang? Is he still in isolated cultivation?" Xu Congzhen scoffed.
"Yes, Master is in isolated cultivation to comprehend the Dharma." Monk Ding Jian nodded lightly. "Master is not interested in mundane affairs. We, the disciples, serve him."
"That monk, Huiguang, is lucky enough to have disciples like the Steadying Stone." Xu Congzhen sneered. "He pushes everything to the disciples and hides in the temple to avoid boredom. What a good master!"
Monk Ding Jian smiled. "Master wants us to hone ourselves and observe people's hearts to comprehend the Dharma. The Dharma is the human heart."
"Alright, I can't be bothered to bicker with you monks!" Xu Congzhen said coldly. "Since you've set up your chess pieces in Great East Town, what about Sea Town Due West? You must've set it up as well, right? "
Monk Ding Jian shook his head and sighed. "Amitabha. Sea Town Due West Town is under the jurisdiction of Senior Xu's War God Temple and Morality Hall. Our temple will never extend its reach."
"Don't you see it as your duty to save the world?" Xu Congzhen sneered. "I don't believe that Great Mercy Temple doesn't have any chess pieces in Sea Town Due West Town. Hand them over!"
"Amitabha!" Monk Ding Jian pressed his palms together and chanted the name of Buddha.
Xu Congzhen said coldly, "Looks like you're not going to save them?"
He Jin coughed softly. "Brother Xu, this …"
If this matter continued, he would be in a difficult position. What would the Great Mercy Temple think of him?
Xu Congzhen waved his hand and interrupted him. "Brother He, don't interfere in this matter. This is a matter between War God Temple and Great Mercy Temple!"
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