The residence of the Guiyuan Sect is divided into two parts by the Grand Canal, and within the scope of the residence, there are about 12 miles of canals.

  And every evening, young men and women inside Yuanzong Temple like to take a night stroll along the canal.

  Guiyuan Temple, dockside at Longgang.

  Teng Qing Mountain walked with her sister 'Qing Yu', looking at the boats in the canal next to them, young couples getting on the pleasure boats.

  "There are really many cruise ships." Teng Qing Shan sighed.

  "That's it! Brother, you've been holding onto that rifle all day, don't you know romance?" Qing Yu said with a sigh, and then saw two figures in the distance, waving her hand to beckon them over, "Come quickly, over here!"

  Hong Qing Shan took one glance and saw that it was indeed Zhuge Yun and his sister walking towards them from afar.

  "Qingshan must be here for the first time to take a night cruise on the Grand Canal," said Zhuge Yun with a smile. "Let's go, to the dock." The four of them walked towards the dock together, where several pleasure boats adorned with lanterns were moored, waiting for customers. Zhuge Yun shouted, "Old Wang, we'll charter your boat!"

  "Alright!" The white-haired boatman replied with a smile.

  Hong Qingshan and three others also boarded the ship together.

  "Hmm?" Teng Qing Shan walked in and took a look, discovering that the central part of the cabin was a passageway, while the two sides were separated by screens into four areas. Logically speaking, these four areas should be enough for four couples to enjoy the night view of the canal.

  "Brother, you and Xiao Qing just stay over there. You take care of Xiao Qing, okay..." Qing Yu said with a smile, then she and Zhuge Yun walked behind the screen and sat down, making it impossible for Teng Qing Shan and Qing girl to see them. Similarly... Qing Yu and the two of them also couldn't see Teng Qing Shan and his group.

  The boatman is on the outer deck, with a screen blocking his view, and he can't see inside either.

  "It's indeed a good place for a secret meeting." Teng Qing Shan couldn't help but smile wryly, "This method was probably thought of by Xiao Yu and the other one."

  "Teng big brother, let's sit down." The green girl sat down bravely first. If two people are in love, they usually sit together on one side. However, Teng Qing Shan and the green girl were obviously not at that stage yet. They sat opposite each other, with a low table in between them.

  On the table were placed fruits and pastries, with a small red lantern hanging beside them.

  "Gurgling~~" The sound of gurgling river water.

  Turning around, you can see the river water next to it. Under the dim lantern light, a green girl sits quietly on the opposite side, looking like a banished immortal. This scene is indeed very dreamy.

  "The view is really good." Teng Qing Shan praised, "Hmm, Xiao Qing, have some food." Teng Qing Shan pushed over the plate with pastries.

  The young girl murmured "uh-huh" and picked up a slightly crispy sweet pastry, taking a small bite.

  Obviously, in front of Teng Qing Shan, she was a bit shy, her face even turned red.

  "Brother Teng, tomorrow Father and the others will be in the great hall to publicly announce you as the new Chief Elder. As the Chief Elder, this first leader position, are you going to continue holding it?" The young girl immediately spoke up, after all, they had been strolling along the canal for more than an hour, was it going to be awkward like this for over an hour?

  "Let's just pretend for now, as Master said," Teng Qing Shan said.

  "When leading the Black Armor Army, sometimes it's hard work." The green girl sighed, "It's still easier to be a law enforcement elder, with a transcendent status and usually nothing to do."

  Hong Qingshan was very clear: only by reaching the state of Xiantian could one become a law enforcement elder.

  It can be divided into three levels: 'Virtual Dan', 'Real Dan' and 'Golden Dan'. Of course, the Yuanzong sect would not let the law enforcement elder be busy with many trivial matters, delaying the law enforcement elder's cultivation. After all, the pillars of a sect are these few innate strongmen. Relying on them, the Yuanzong sect can guarantee its position.

  "Huh? Look, it seems like that's Tun Tianle."

  "It's all under Teng's leadership."

  "Is the young lady opposite him... the daughter of the master, Qing?"

  At this time, two pleasure boats crossed each other, and the young men and women sitting on another boat clearly saw Teng Qing Shan and Zhuge Qing.

  "Sister, tell your fellow sisters to stop their wild thoughts, he's already taken a liking to that young girl."

  "Master brother, those master sisters of mine were just thinking about it and dreaming about it. Teng Yun is a genius with exceptional talent, and Qing is also as beautiful as an immortal fairy. They are truly a match made in heaven, I didn't even know they were together until now, and there weren't any rumors within the sect either. It's surprising that we got to see them today."

  The murmurs of discussion faded away as the distance between the two boats grew, and became inaudible.

  The young girl's ears turned bright red as she listened.

  Teng Qing Shan saw the green girl like this: "This little girl, is indeed thin-skinned." The lantern light was dim, a beautiful girl sat on the ground with a shy expression, around her except for the sound of the wind and water, there was nothing else. This atmosphere, was indeed very ambiguous.

  ……

  Another pair inside the cabin, Qing Yu and Zhuge Yun, were secretly smiling.

  "Xiao Yun, you just heard someone say that, hehe, wait until my brother and Xiao Qing's matter spreads throughout the entire Guiyuan Sect, then..." Qing Yu smiled, her pair of clever and mysterious eyes narrowing.

  "Hmm, even if nothing happens between the two of them, rumors will spread and things will change. Moreover, my sister really likes your brother, and to be honest, it's hard to find a girl in Jiangning City who is prettier than my sister... Of course, Qingyu, you are just as beautiful as my sister." said Zhuge Yunlian.

  "Hmm." Qing Yu was finally satisfied with a delicate hum.

  There are many young girls with beautiful looks. However... Xue Qing's pure and elegant temperament, like the snow lotus on Mount Tian, is the most stunning. The first time I saw Xue Qing, even Teng Qingshan was slightly shocked in his heart, and others like Teng Qinghu were stunned.

  Admiring Zhuge Qing is normal. Like Bai Ze and others, who isn't pursuing Zhuge Qing?

  The vast majority of people are ashamed in front of Zhuge Qing, like Teng Qinghu, although he has a loving heart, but knows that the gap between them is too great.

  Admiration and fondness are normal!

  It's abnormal if you don't like Zhuge Qing!

  ……

  The cruise ship was moving slowly along the canal, and after a while, many people inside had begun to fall asleep. The temperature had also dropped significantly. On this canal, the night wind was even colder.

  "Hah!" "Hah!"

  The gusts of night wind blew by, and the young woman was blown to a tremble, her complexion not looking too good. Her physical constitution had been poor since childhood.

  "It's going to be even colder at night, and you're not wearing more clothes." Teng Qing Shan took off his stone-blue robe and put it on the green girl. This robe was exactly what the green girl had given to Teng Qing Shan at first, which was made of snow silkworm silk, although the clothes were very light, but they were very warm.

  The young girl clutched her clothes, curled up inside them, and felt the warmth of her body within.

  This is Teng Qing Shan's body temperature!

  The green girl bit her lip, looking at Teng Qing Shan, who was only wearing a sleeveless short shirt. Even with the cold wind howling, Teng Qing Shan didn't feel anything. Back then, he had even dared to enter the icy cold pool, so what did this little cold wind amount to?

  After a long time.

  "We're approaching the shore." The boatman's voice came over.

  Qing Yu and Zhuge Yun got up and walked over. When they saw Tan Qing Shan and Qing girl, they couldn't help but laugh.

  "Brother, your clothes are all over Xiao Qing's body," Qing Yu said on purpose.

  "Alright, let's go ashore." Teng Qing Shan also stood up. In the ambiguous atmosphere of this pleasure boat, with just one man and one woman, Teng Qing Shan admitted that this kind of ambiguous atmosphere, combined with a woman as beautiful as an immortal in front of him, could indeed melt people's hearts. For more than two hours, Teng Qing Shan didn't have any feelings, and the time just passed by.

  "Uh-huh." The young woman also stood up and stood beside Teng Qing Shan, "Teng big brother, this clothing..."

  "Take it back with you and give it to me next time," said Teng Qing Shan.

  "Uh-huh." The young woman nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face. Beside her, Zhuge Yun and Qing Yu couldn't help but exchange a glance and laugh. Tonight's plan was quite effective.

  ……

  In the Yuanyuan sect, many men and women were carefree and wandering along the canal at night, but the highest power holder of Jiangning Prefecture, Zhuge Yuanhong, was frowning.

  Night, inside the study room.

  The dim candlelight flickered, Zhuge Yuanhong sat in front of his desk, his eyebrows furrowed.

  "The situation has already reached this critical point." Zhuge Yuanhong stared at the secret letter on his desk.

  A middle-aged man in a gray robe stood in front of the book desk, nodding and saying: "Master, some time ago, the movements of Xuyang County and Tiannan County, I returned to the Yuanyuan Sect's hidden people, only slightly aware. However... Just today, various cities in Xuyang County and Tiannan County have started killing each other, and many people have died."

  Yangzhou's thirteen counties, nine of which are ruled by Qinghu Island, one is ruled by Guiyuan Sect, and one is ruled by Tiejimen. The remaining 'Xuyang County' and 'Tian Nan County' are in a state of chaos.

  On the same day, Xuyang County and Tiannan County both discovered a large number of killings, this is no small matter.

  "Are you sure it's Qinghu Island?" Zhuge Yuanhong said.

  "It's uncertain, the people who took action, from what we briefly investigated, they all used various identities, such as gangs and small factions." The middle-aged man in gray said, "However, combining multiple pieces of information, it's clear that this was a unified action, with an astonishing speed. I couldn't think of any power that has such strength, except for Qinghu Island!"

  Zhuge Yuanhong gazed southward: "This Qinghu Island has been prepared for far too long, if it doesn't move then so be it, but once it does..."

  Yangzhou's first ancestral hall is Qinghu Island!

  However, Qinghu Island only dominates nine counties. Qinghu Island never has a day when it doesn't think about eliminating Guiyuan Sect and Tiejimen to completely unify Yangzhou. However, Qinghu Island must consider... Once the real fight begins, even if Qinghu Island can eliminate Guiyuan Sect and Tiejimen, it will also be severely injured.

  Can the severely damaged Qinghu Island be qualified to guard the entire Yangzhou?

  One of the eight major sects, the 'Xiao Yao Palace' that sits in Qingzhou, won't there be a yellow sparrow in the back?

  "This Qinghu Island has been hiding for so many years," said Zhuge Yuanhong. "This move is absolutely not that simple! Although it's only aimed at Xuyang County and Tiannan County, the situation is already very bad! It's likely to trigger a war that will affect the entire Yangzhou!"

  The middle-aged man in grey robes also became serious.

  As soon as one thinks of 'Qinghu Island', no matter who it is that returns to the origin, they will be unable to relax.

  They occupy nine counties of land, and their men and horses far surpass those of the Return to the Origin Sect and the Iron Clothes Gate.

  "Have the disciples within Xuyang County and Tiannan County investigate carefully! If there's any important discovery, it must be reported to me immediately!" ordered Zhuge Yuanhong.

  "Yes." The middle-aged man in grey robes replied.

  "You go first."

  In the study, only Zhuge Yuanhong was left alone. Through the window, he gazed at the night sky, his eyes drifting aimlessly, lost in thought, until dawn broke on the second day.

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