Chapter 169 Entrusted with important tasks
As soon as Luo Tianjin said this, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Liu Xunyi, especially Luo Ningyu's, who had the most complicated look.

"Xunyi, what do you think?" Luo Tianjin ignored the surprise of others and asked the embarrassed Liu Xunyi.

"This..." Liu Xunyi had never expected that this matter would fall on him. He was a little at a loss and replied incoherently, "Miss Pan and I only met once. It's not appropriate for me to go to this matter... right?"

"Even if you and Miss Pan have never met before, what's the harm?" Ling Xiaoxiao said, "I'm not asking you to really get married, it's just a show. Right now, it's not Miss Pan who likes you, but Mr. Pan Ba ​​who likes you."

"That's right." Luo Tianjin said, "To be more precise, it was Master Pan who was attracted by your martial arts. Otherwise, why would he choose you when you and Lin Fangda went to Yingchuan together?"

At this moment, Lin Fangda could no longer suppress his laughter, and he burst into laughter, jokingly saying, "Brother, congratulations! I didn't expect that I, your elder brother, have not yet talked about marriage, but you are going to get married. Haha..."

"Brother, please don't make fun of me." Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly and evaded the question, "This is just Mr. Pan's plan to destroy Guo by pretending to be a pretext."

"Humph!"

Facing the laughter and talk of Lin Fangda and Liu Xunyi, Luo Ningyu suddenly snorted coldly, and completely ignored the gazes of Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao, turned around and walked towards the back hall. Before leaving, she shouted without looking back: "What you think is a joke is a disaster for Miss Pan, and you can still laugh? You are heartless!" Before she finished speaking, she had disappeared from everyone's sight.

Luo Tianjin looked meaningfully in the direction where Luo Ningyu left, then turned to look at Ling Xiaoxiao, both of them looked helpless.

"Since it's a fake marriage, it doesn't matter who you send. The most important thing is that this person must be highly skilled in martial arts, so that the Pan family can have a chance of winning." Luo Tianjin's expression straightened up and he said loudly, "Xun Yi, among the younger generation in the mansion, your martial arts skills are among the best, and it's rare that Master Pan Ba ​​looks at you differently. In my opinion, why don't you just follow his wishes and help the Pan family, what do you think?"

"The mansion master has given an order, and I shall obey it!" Liu Xunyi hurriedly bowed and agreed, then changed the subject and said, "But even if I go, there are only me and He Hu in the Pan family. The Qin family's masters are not in vain. We are two against three, I am afraid..."

Luo Tianjin smiled and said, "You are not fighting two against three. Mr. Pan Ba ​​has already written in the letter that he will let his grandson Pan Yun replace Pan Chun to participate in the battle."

“Pan Yun?” Liu Xunyi and Lin Fangda were both shocked. Lin Fangda said in astonishment, “Palace Master, although Pan Yun has practiced martial arts for a few years, he is still a sickly person. If we let him go, wouldn’t that be…”

"It was Master Pan Ba's idea to let Pan Yun join the fight, so you don't need to say anything more." Luo Tianjin interrupted with a wave of his hand, "The biggest chance of winning this fight lies in the rules of the competition. You should know that this fight is not based on the number of wins, but on the last person left on the stage. In other words, as long as the Qin family does not send out a master of Qin Ming's generation, Xun Yi will have a chance to fight one against three. In this way, wouldn't everyone be happy? Although He Hu has some skills, winning or losing depends on luck. As for Pan Yun, he is just there to make up the numbers. The two of them can only help you weaken the opponent, but it is difficult for them to defeat the enemy."

Although Liu Xunyi was a little worried, seeing that Luo Tianjin had made up his mind, he naturally didn't dare to say much.

"Today, the Palace Master has summoned all the leaders of the three sects, namely, the Death Sect, the Shock Sect, and the Injury Sect. He wants to ask you, who is willing to lead people to Yingchuan to wipe out the East Lake Gang?" Xie Xuan suddenly spoke up. He stared at Di Mo with a sharp gaze and asked, "Di Mo, as the Black Handler, who do you think is the safest person to do this?"

"Although the East Lake Gang is not a strong group, it has deep roots in Yingchuan. From the government to the market, they are all closely connected with the East Lake Gang. There are supporters of theirs everywhere in Yingchuan City. Li Lao Hu is even more popular, with more than a thousand members." Di Mo said dimly, "So it is difficult to eliminate all of them when dealing with the East Lake Gang this time. To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. As long as you attack the East Lake Gang's lair with lightning speed and kill the bandit leader Li Lao Hu and the core members of the gang, his gang members will surely scatter like birds and beasts, and the East Lake Gang will be wiped out. Thinking about it carefully, it is not a difficult task. I think the Palace Master can choose one of the two masters, Chen Yong and Ling Qing, to go."

"Oh?" Luo Tianjin looked at Di Mo with interest and asked, "Three sect masters, you mentioned two names, why did you leave out Liu Xunyi?"

"That's right, could it be that Hei Zhishan looks down on my brother?" Lin Fangda pouted indignantly.

Di Mo shook his head and said, "There are two reasons why I didn't choose Liu Xunyi. First, Liu Xunyi has been ordered to go to Yingchuan to marry the Pan family. It is said that he is too busy to do two things at once. Second, Liu Xunyi has just become the leader of Jingmen. He needs to slowly adapt to his disciples before they can have a tacit understanding. It is not the work of one person to wipe out the Donghu Gang. It requires everyone to be united and share the same hatred. At present, Liu Xunyi and the disciples of Jingmen do not have such a tacit understanding. If there is a mess in the battle, the lives of my disciples of Xianwang Mansion will be lost."

Di Mo's words were well-founded and not directed at Liu Xunyi. Therefore, Liu Xunyi would never hate him for this, on the contrary, she would admire him even more.

"Ling Qing, Chen Yong, what do you two think?" Xie Xuan asked.

"I'm willing to go!" Ling Qing and Chen Yong asked in unison.

Xie Xuan turned his inquiring gaze to Luo Tianjin, but saw that he had a deep look in his eyes, smiled without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something.

"Brother Jin, I think what Di Mo said makes sense." Ling Xiaoxiao said softly, "Ling Qing has hunted down the Qin Demon and the Dancing Demon before, and this time it should be Chen Yong's turn to show his skills. How about letting him lead the way?"

Deng Changchuan nodded and said, "Chen Yong is a cautious person and thinks things through carefully. If he goes, the East Lake Gang will not be a threat."

"Master, I am willing to go too!" Lin Fangda said unwillingly, "Why is it that every time something good happens like this, it is the credit of the lower three sects? Are we, the disciples of Xiu Sect, vegetarians?"

"Let me go!" Ling Qing was not willing to be outdone and said anxiously, "I didn't handle the matter of the Qin Demon Dance well last time. This is a good opportunity for me to make amends for my sins!"

"Let me go!"

"I go!"……

For a while, Lin Fangda, Ling Qing, and Chen Yong were arguing endlessly, while Ling Xiaoxiao, Luo Hongxuan, Deng Changchuan and others also expressed their opinions one after another. The hall was noisy and buzzing, and it was in chaos.

"I have made up my mind, no need to argue anymore!"

Luo Tianjin suddenly spoke, and the noisy hall suddenly quieted down. Lin Fangda and the other two cast their eager eyes on him, each of them nervous and excited. They just waited for Luo Tianjin's order and went back to gather people.

Luo Tianjin looked around the hall, and finally fixed his solemn gaze on Liu Xunyi, who had no intention of competing for credit, and said word by word: "Leave this matter to Liu Xunyi!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

"Palace Master, although Clan Master Liu is a skilled martial artist, he has only been in the palace for a short time. If anything happens to him, wouldn't it be..."

"The Donghu Gang is just a small gang, so I won't have to send two leaders in a row. So all matters in Yingchuan will be handed over to Liu Xunyi, and he will lead the disciples of Jingmen to go there." Without waiting for Chen Yong to dissuade him, Luo Tianjin suddenly raised his voice and said seriously, "I have made up my mind, and no one needs to say anything more. As for the fake marriage and the annihilation of the Donghu Gang, how to settle the two is also decided by Liu Xunyi alone." After that, Luo Tianjin waved his hand impatiently and ordered: "Except Liu Xunyi, everyone else can go down!"

Originally, Xie Xuan, Ling Xiaoxiao, Di Mo and others had many ideas and wanted to confide them to Luo Tianjin, but seeing his firm attitude and strict orders, they could only stand up and accept the orders, and then left the hall one after another.

After a while, Luo Tianjin and Liu Xunyi were the only ones left in the hall.

"Xunyi, do you know about Mr. Pan's letter? Why did I wait until today to tell you?" Luo Tianjin stared at Liu Xunyi with a deep and sharp gaze, which made his heart beat fast.

"Because the mansion master didn't trust me before, and hadn't decided whether to kill me or use me." Liu Xunyi replied respectfully, "So Mr. Pan's wish to use me was suppressed by the mansion master and kept secret."

"That's right." Liu Xunyi hit the nail on the head, and Luo Tianjin was even more pleased and admitted generously, "I have always been a person who doesn't use people I doubt, and I trust people I use. I doubted you at the beginning, so I knew you were a rare talent, but I still ignored you. Now that I have made you the master of Jingmen, I don't want to have any doubts about you anymore, so I will entrust you with an important task."

"Thank you for your trust, Lord. I will do my best to repay you for your kindness!" Liu Xunyi was touched, but at the same time he understood that although Luo Tianjin decided to use him now, it did not mean that the time had come for him to propose amnesty.

"I have tried to test you many times, but you have always kept your mouth shut. Just for this reason, even I have to admire your tenacity." Luo Tianjin smiled bitterly, "Although I know that you are hiding something from me, since you don't want to say it, I simply won't pursue it. As long as you have no ill intentions towards me and the Xianwang Mansion, I can turn a blind eye to anything else."

Faced with Luo Tianjin's "heartfelt words", Liu Xunyi remained silent, just staring at him silently, but without saying a word.

Luo Tianjin nodded with a half-smile, and said, "Xunyi, since you are the new leader of Jingmen, I will entrust the affairs of the Pan family to you. I have three intentions. One is to hone you, the second is to test you, and the third is to let you prove yourself in front of everyone. Do this job well, don't let me down... and don't let Ningyu down."

When Luo Ningyu was mentioned, a hint of pity clearly flashed in Luo Tianjin's eyes.

Liu Xunyi wanted to explain, but Luo Tianjin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xunyi, is there any special fate between you and me? Why did I like you from the first time I saw you, and I firmly believe that you will become a great man sooner or later."

"The Lord of the Mansion is so kind."

"How many times have I wanted to kill you, but I couldn't do it in the end." Luo Tianjin laughed at himself, "In Quanzhou, you pretended to be a disciple of the Xianwang Mansion, and then you gave me a fake Jingfenghuayu painting, and then Cheng Qiu died strangely... and so on. Given my nature, you should have died without a burial place, but in the end, not only did I not kill you, but I promoted you. Today, you also saw that I even ignored everyone's dissuasion and disregarded their feelings. I insisted on entrusting you with an important task and giving you the opportunity to make achievements. Why do you think I did that?"

"I am stupid, how can I guess the master's thoughts?"

"Because I value talent!"

Luo Tianjin told him frankly. At this moment, his eyes flashed with a gleam that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. When he looked into Liu Xunyi's eyes, the emotions lingering between his eyebrows were very strange, like trust, suspicion, appreciation, and caution. The deep meaning was just like Luo Tianjin's heart, with all kinds of feelings and thousands of threads.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi's heart was filled with an unprecedented feeling, as if he was touched by being trusted, happy about being affirmed, and excited about being appreciated. It was also complicated and difficult to describe.

"Go!" Luo Tianjin's expression suddenly changed, and he said lightly, "You will set off tomorrow. After wiping out the Donghu Gang, let most of the disciples of Jingmen return home. You will lead a few good men to stay in Yingchuan, and go directly to Shaolin from Yingchuan with Mr. Pan Ba ​​and others. Remember to be careful to protect them along the way, and don't let the Hexi Qin family do anything on the way and repeat the mistakes of Yingchuan. On the first day of March, I will lead people to Shaolin, and then... we will meet in Shaolin."

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(End of this chapter)