Chapter 431: The road is higher

It was past midnight and the night was very dark.

Dark clouds covered the moon, and it was pitch black outside the Seven Star Tower. Just like the current situation, undercurrents were surging and the situation was chaotic.

In the room, Luo Tianjin was calm and composed, as quiet as a virgin, sipping tea and reading a book in the dim candlelight.

Xie Xuan stood at the next table, pouring tea and water for Luo Tianjin from time to time and changing the candles and lights.

At this moment, Xie Xuan's face was filled with an indescribable tangle, as if he had a lot of doubts and wanted to find out the truth. But he didn't dare to disturb Luo Tianjin's interest, so he could only suppress his doubts and keep silent.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but Luo Tianjin, who had been as still as a sculpture, suddenly moved, slowly put down the book in his hand, and then stretched his body.

"The Book of Northern Qi says, 'It is important to respond to emergencies, and all is fair in war.' This is true and hits the nail on the head." Luo Tianjin spoke with emotion, but it seemed as if he was referring to something else.

Hearing this, Xie Xuan frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "Palace Master, I..."

Seeing Xie Xuan was evasive and hesitant, Luo Tianjin couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really hard for you to hold it in all night."

Xie Xuan was stunned and said awkwardly: "It turns out that the Palace Master has already seen through everything, but it is Xie who is embarrassed."

"Ask whatever you want to ask!" Luo Tianjin said with a smile, "You and I are brothers, there are no outsiders here, just say whatever you want, there is no need to be shy."

"In fact, I also heard some of the conversation between the Palace Master and Jin Fuyu in the room." Xie Xuan hesitated, "Although every word of the Palace Master was true, but..."

"But it's a bit rash to break up with Jin Fuyu, isn't it?" Luo Tianjin seemed to see through Xie Xuan's thoughts and took the initiative to ask, "Do you think that I was not only reckless but also a bit stupid tonight? Do you think that it would be useless and cause trouble for me to fall out with Jin Fuyu on the spot?"

Seeing Luo Tianjin speaking frankly, Xie Xuan simply made up his mind and nodded, "Yes."

"Keep talking."

"The Palace Master has always been calm and composed. Although he deliberately put on a show tonight for the major sects to see, it is a bit... hasty to confront Jin Fuyu openly." Xie Xuan said hesitantly, "I know that the Palace Master has always been resentful of Jin Fuyu because of the matter of the young master. But now is a time of trouble. Even if we want to deal with Jin Fuyu, we should wait for the opportunity and accumulate strength. It doesn't seem to be a wise move to turn against him in public like tonight... The Palace Master acted on impulse, not only will Jin Fuyu despise him, but he will also provoke the ridicule of the heroes in the martial arts world."

"If not, how can I let Jin Fuyu relax his vigilance against me?" Luo Tianjin asked with a smile, "If not, how can I let him feel at ease to dispatch people from Jingjiang? If not, how can I free up my hands to turn the tide and save the crisis?"

Luo Tianjin asked three questions in a row, which made Xie Xuan stunned and shocked.

"Brother Xie, how can I allow others to snore beside my bed?" Luo Tianjin continued, "If Jin Fuyu keeps an eye on us all the time and puts all his energy on us, won't we be at a disadvantage everywhere in Huashan? Will we be restricted at every step?"

"This……"

"In fact, I deliberately broke up with Jin Fuyu in order to make him believe that I hated him to the core, even to the point of losing my mind and disregarding my dignity." Luo Tianjin laughed, "The more furious I act in front of him, the more he believes that I am at the end of my rope. Only in this way can I find his weakness and make him live a life worse than death."

"The Palace Master means..."

"I sent Xunzhen to Jingjiang Prefecture to attack Jin Fuyu's lair." Luo Tianjin narrowed his eyes slightly and said quietly, "But Jin Fuyu is always cautious and careful, so it is very difficult to find his flaws. He came to Huashan to participate in the martial arts conference, and he will definitely leave elite disciples to guard Jinjianwu to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation. Therefore, if you want to cut off his retreat, you can't attack him head-on, you must lure him out of his hole and set an ambush halfway. In this way, you will have a chance to catch him in one fell swoop."

"Lure the snake out of its hole?" Xie Xuan hesitated, "The Palace Master is far away in Huashan, how do you plan to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"Go with the flow! The first step is to use the opportunity of Ling Qing taking Yu'er away from Huashan Town to plant a seed of restlessness in Jin Fuyu's heart. The second step is to send people to lead the disciples of Jin Jianwu to Dongpo Village. In an abandoned cellar, I placed some weapons in advance. The third step is to use the incident of the informant letter to raise an army in a big way, deliberately showing a vicious and reckless attitude of fighting him to the death, and take the opportunity to dispel Jin Fuyu's concerns about me." Luo Tianjin said in an orderly manner, "These three things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact, they have been quietly connected in Jin Fuyu's heart."

"Jin Fuyu discovered that someone had hidden a large number of weapons around Mount Hua, and then learned that the Palace Master had sent the young lady back to the Xianwang Palace..." Xie Xuan pondered, "With Jin Fuyu's intelligence, he must have predicted that there would be a massive fight on Mount Hua soon, and the Palace Master sending the young lady away undoubtedly confirmed his guess."

"Not only that, I think Jin Fuyu has probably guessed that the owners of these weapons are Mongolians." Luo Tianjin said jokingly, "Once Jin Fuyu knows that there is a Mongolian army ambushing around Huashan, what do you think he will do?"

"Of course, I will try to protect myself..."

At this point, Xie Xuan's eyes suddenly changed, and he suddenly realized: "I understand! If you want to protect yourself, there are only two options now. Either leave Huashan immediately, or gather people from Jinjianwu and rush to support. And the mansion master... has already chosen the second way for him in advance." "Good!" Luo Tianjin praised, "Jin Fuyu and I are determined to get the position of leader. Therefore, if I don't leave, he won't leave either. In this way, in order to protect himself, he can only quickly send a message to Jinjianwu and let Song Yu lead people to help."

"As long as Song Yu leads his men out of Jinjianwu, Xunzhen will have the opportunity to ambush and kill them along the way." Xie Xuan said happily, "Not only that, Xunzhen can also destroy Jin Fuyu's lair as well."

"I have sent a letter to Xunzhen. With her intelligence, she will definitely know how to arrange it."

Xie Xuan sighed, "Tonight, the Palace Master and Jin Fuyu fell out, which was actually a psychological battle. The more urgent and fierce the Palace Master was, the more Jin Fuyu believed that we were at the end of our rope and had no choice but to fight him to the death. In this way, Jin Fuyu would not have to worry about us taking advantage of the situation and would dare to recruit Song Yu without any scruples."

"The significance of falling out with him is more than that." Luo Tianjin smiled in a cryptic way, "In a game with a master, 'playing the pig to eat the tiger' is the first level, 'lion fighting the rabbit' is the second level, do you know what the highest level is?"

"I would like to hear your advice."

"Pretending to be crazy, but not really crazy, tigers and wolves are in a row." Luo Tianjin laughed, "Tonight, I will be furious. With my current status in the martial arts world, ordinary people will be afraid to stay away from me. Right?"

"good."

"But Jin Fuyu is not an ordinary person." Luo Tianjin continued, "He is much smarter than ordinary people, so he will not easily believe my viciousness. Instead, he thinks it is a false illusion of my bluffing. However, according to my current situation, it is indeed the case. Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary people, I am a roaring tiger and a roaring dragon, turning rivers and seas upside down. But in the eyes of Jin Fuyu, I am strong on the outside but weak on the inside, a trapped beast fighting."

"This……"

"That's why Jin Fuyu thought he saw through my mind, so he relaxed his vigilance against me." Luo Tianjin said, "In fact, I am not 'strong on the outside but weak on the inside', but 'strong on the outside but solid on the inside'. The 'illusion' I showed was exactly the 'truth', and the 'truth' that Jin Fuyu believed in was the 'illusion' that I wanted him to believe. For a smart person, it is better to put the truth in front of him directly instead of playing tricks. In this way, he will not believe it. Brother Xie, do you understand?"

"What the Palace Master means is... Jin Fuyu's cleverness backfired." Xie Xuan replied half-heartedly.

Luo Tianjin smiled slightly and nodded, "Not bad."

"Thank you, Lord." Xie Xuan said with a wry smile, "Lord, this chain of tactics is real within the fake, fake within the real, real and fake, fake and real. I admire you so much."

At this point, Xie Xuan couldn't help but look embarrassed, and asked tentatively: "I don't know... the palace master and Jin Fuyu fell out, and even cursed at each other, is it true or false?"

"When it's fake, it's real, and when it's real, it's fake." Luo Tianjin sighed, "He has plotted to harm me again and again, and I really want to tear him into pieces and grind his bones to dust. Therefore, every word I said to Jin Fuyu was from the heart. However, although the words were true, the motives were false. If I hadn't led him into a trap, how could I be so reckless? Only in this way can it be convenient for Xunzhen to act in Jingjiang Prefecture."

"I see." Xie Xuan smiled awkwardly, as if he understood something, then changed the subject and said, "The Palace Master just said that the significance of falling out with Jin Fuyu is far more than just relieving Xunzhen's worries. I wonder... what else?"

"Although I used a series of tricks on Jin Fuyu to lure him into the trap step by step, this cannot change our current predicament." Luo Tianjin was stunned and said helplessly, "In this contest, we defeated Jin Fuyu in secret, but Jin Fuyu defeated us in the light. After dawn, Huashan will officially let us go. According to the rules, after going up the mountain, no one is allowed to fight privately except for formal duels. In other words, even if you meet the murderer of your father on the mountain, you must be patient and restrained. Once you fight privately, it will violate the rules of the martial arts conference and be ostracized by heroes all over the world."

"Indeed." Xie Xuan looked worried and said bitterly, "As far as I know, Ren Wuya has arrived outside Huashan Town, but he has not entered the town. After all, he is the leader of a pagan religion, and he probably doesn't want to cause trouble. As long as we enter Huashan tomorrow morning, Ren Wuya can rest assured."

"Not only Ren Wuya can rest easy, but Yuwen Xiu, Yun Zhuiyue, and..." Luo Tianjin's voice stopped abruptly, and a complex expression emerged between his brows. He whispered, "and Xiao Zhirou, can all appear in front of everyone openly."

"In this way, our relationship with Ren Wuya will eventually be exposed to all the heroes in the world." Xie Xuan said, "Even if the Palace Master remains silent, I'm afraid Ren Wuya will take the initiative to make it clear. Then..."

"By then, we will become the target of public criticism, just as Jin Fuyu expected, and everyone will be able to kill us." Luo Tianjin interrupted, "Not only will Shaolin and Wudang refuse to help us, they may even turn against us and become our enemies. As one side gains, the other loses, and Jin Fuyu will be able to take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits."

"Plus, Yuwen Xiu is eyeing us covetously, and Yun Zhuiyue, Xiao... Xiao Zhirou have always been at odds with us. It is indeed difficult and cumbersome everywhere." Xie Xuan sighed, "I wonder if the Palace Master has any good plan?"

"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." A cold light flashed in Luo Tianjin's eyes, and his tone became extremely cold.

"The Palace Master means..."

"Under the last resort, in extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be used!"

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(End of this chapter)