Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 580: Secret Talk in Pine and Bamboo Garden (3)

Xuanying shook his head and continued, "But everything began to change slowly after the death of my master's eldest disciple Zhong Zhaokui..."

Chu Xiaomu frowned and said, "Although Zhong Zhaokui is your master's eldest disciple, his death alone is not a big deal for the Golden Sword Sect. After all, your master...he was the one who spoke last."

He had heard Jinglan say that Zhong Zhaokui's death was quite strange, and later learned that Xuanying became a disciple of the Golden Blade Sect on that day. Was there any connection between the two, or was it just a coincidence? He was curious, but he couldn't ask.

"Zhong Zhaokui was also one of the Golden Commanders, in charge of the 'Golden Feather Army', one of the four major armies. After his death, these 8,000 people had no one to lead them. My master wanted his fourth disciple Tang Kunfa to take over, but was strongly opposed by Jin Li'er and her people from Yunying Palace. Later, Jin Huapeng also showed up and said that Tang Kunfa's ability was too poor to take over the 8,000-man 'Golden Feather Army', so my master had to give up."

Chu Xiaomu said, "Originally, your master had the final say on the Jinyang Army's affairs. I think it was Tang Kunfa's incompetence that made Jin Li'er and his father able to refute the matter."

Xuanying said: "This is only one of the reasons. The real reason is that Master was not in the mood to deal with this matter at the time. He seemed to be busy with something bigger and more important. Jin Lier had obviously guessed some of the truth, so she tried her best to stop Tang Kunfa from taking over the 'Golden Feather Army'."

Chu Xiaomu immediately remembered the masked man's sneak attack on General Bi Ye, and guessed that they must have been conspiring with the Claw Tribe to deal with Bi Cheng and the general. Otherwise, how could he let Jin Li'er and her family interfere in Jinyang City's military affairs.

The masked man was injured by the general with the Dragon Soul Sword and was rescued by Xiao Zhenrong and brought back to Jinyang City. He must be recovering now. The Golden Sword and the Black Sword have not appeared during this period of time. It is very likely that they are the same person. Thinking of this, I shudder.

But Xuanying may not know this, so it is better not to tell him for the time being. If he knew that his master was secretly conspiring with the Sha people, whom he hated the most, his life would be in danger given his reckless nature.

"Master didn't want to take care of too many things. Jin Li'er must have noticed it, so she suppressed the matter of re-selecting lieutenants for the 'Golden Feather Army'. It wasn't until half a year later that we suddenly learned that the Red Army was invading Green City. At that time, people in Jinyang City were also in a panic. The Golden Sword Sect and Yunying Palace had no choice but to bring up the matter of selecting lieutenants for the 'Golden Feather Army' again."

"To everyone's surprise, Jin Li'er nominated me as the new commander of the 'Golden Feather Army' and even promoted me to a higher rank, a position that Jinyang City had never had before, 'General'. In addition to commanding the 'Golden Feather Army' of 8,000 people, I was also allowed to control the other three armies. My master thought about it for two days and agreed. From that day on, I became the 'Xuan General' that everyone in Jinyang City feared."

The two of them drank tea and talked about the unknown things behind Jinyang City. Xuanying had never said so many words at once, and Chu Xiaomu was quite surprised by his words. However, his expression did not change significantly from beginning to end, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

I thought that during the months in Jiaoshan, Xuanying only spoke a few words when he was in a good mood, and was silent at other times. He suddenly said so much today, and I don't know what his intention is.

Xuan Ying said calmly: "So, my position as a general is just the result of the fight between Jin Li'er and the Jin family and my master. Jin Li'er wanted to use me to balance the Golden Blade Sect and use me as a sword, while my master took advantage of the situation to push me forward and use me as a shield..."

Chu Xiaomu asked: "Jin Li'er used you to check and balance the Golden Sword Sect, how do you explain this?"

"Because I don't agree with many things that the Golden Sword Sect does, and she knows that what I hate the most are the people of Chisha, and what I want to do most is revenge. It is impossible for me to listen to my master in everything." Xuanying said.

Chu Xiaomu had never known any intrigues, and when Xuanying analyzed them bit by bit, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, so he said, "Xuanying, it seems that Jinyang City is not a place to stay for a long time. Why don't you come with me to Bicheng? General Biye knows how to use people. He knows that you are so capable, so he will definitely use you, and he won't play any tricks..."

Xuanying shook his head and said, "That's why I decided to stay in Jinyang City. And I came to you today to persuade you to stay here..."

"You persuaded me to stay here too, why...why?"

"Although General Biye is world-famous and is a spiritual king admired by everyone in Cangmu Country, Bicheng is too poor. It would be difficult for you to achieve great things there. Our Jinyang City is different. The population, money, materials, craftsmen, and city defenses are much better than those in Bicheng. It is easier to achieve great things here."

Chu Xiaomu thought that this was indeed true. The Bicheng Army, led by Zhou Bo and Yang Luo, the two major central army, held the most dangerous pass in Cangmu Country, Humu Pass, and only held out for a month in front of the Red Army. And Jinyang City only sent a Jinwei Jiang Gupu to lead a few thousand soldiers to guard Jieyun Pass for a full four months.

Although this was partly due to the fact that the Red Soldiers were divided into several groups and did not attack with all their strength, and there were no demon generals from the Eye Clan to come and attack, the solid city defenses and the support of food, fodder and equipment did play a big role.

Chu Xiaomu didn't say anything, he didn't know what to say.

Xuanying was silent for a while, but finally broke the silence and asked, "Xiaomu, do you know how you got this title of Jinwei?"