"Clang, Clang, Clang"

The low and thick bell echoed between the pavilions and lofts of Xiaoxiang Jianmen, and the bell was quite strange.

In addition to the penetration power of other bells, the sound is also as crisp as a collision of a sword blade.

In a yard outside the sect, the purchasing manager who was in charge of the sect carrying herbs from the carriage, when he heard the bell ringing, he looked in the direction of the center of the sect with a look of surprise.

Several outer disciples around him also stopped working, looking confused.

"Is this...the sword bell?"

The manager was shocked and broke a few beards in his hand, but he seemed to have not heard of them. After a few breaths, he came to his senses and shouted to the disciples around him:

"The sword bell rings, there will be something big! Go and tell others quickly and gather in the direction of the bell!"

Several disciples immediately turned around and ran away. The manager came to his senses and said to Li Yijian with an apology:

"Young Master of the Li family, there is something important in this door. I must rush over. You guys should rest in the guest room first. The door has not been peaceful recently, so don't walk around at will!"

"Uncle Wang, go."

Li Yijian said to the familiar manager:

"I will go back to the room when I move the medicinal materials here. We know the rules of the people, so you don't have to worry about us."

"Um."

The manager didn't say much anymore, turned around and went back to the house to get a sword, and rushed towards the direction of the sect hall.

After he left, Shen Qiu, who was wearing a guy's clothes and lowered his head, looked around and with force under his feet, his body fell lightly on the wall.

He walked a few steps on the wall like Assassin's assassin, squatting under the eaves and looking into the distance.

The Xiaoxiang Sect in front of me covers a large area, but it is just the main building, just as big as the three Lost Yueqintais.

Of course, the internal construction is not as exquisite and luxurious as the Qintai. In addition to the endless main buildings, there are also some settlements on the back mountain like villages and towns.

That is where a large number of outer disciples live.

According to Lin Huiyin, there are nearly two thousand outer disciples in Xiaoxiang Sword Sect, including two-thirds of the outer disciples, which are really a great martial arts sect.

But it is not the most powerful one in the world.

In the yard that stretched in front of Shen Qiu, after the sword bell rang, disciples everywhere walked quickly, just like mercury pouring into the ground, and there was noisy.

"Swish"

Shen Qiu jumped into the ground and winked at Li Yijian and the young man with his iron. They followed Shen Qiu and left the outer courtyard according to the route Lin Huiyin told him.

Before leaving, Li Yijian also reminded Zhang Xiaohu:

"Xiaohu, please stay here. If anyone comes, tell them that we will rest in the guest room."

"Um."

Zhang Xiaohu's martial arts skills were a little less serious. He didn't go with these three people. After they left, the silent boy continued to take off the medicinal boxes from the carriage, as if it was a normal handover.

"Go away from people and enter the bamboo forest."

Shen Qiuyun started to lift the line, his movements were light and fast. He rushed into a bamboo forest that was quite large and occupied almost the entire hillside, and said to the two people following him:

"After passing the bamboo forest and passing through two more yards, it is where Lin Wandong's sect rests, where there may be Lin Lang's confidant guards.

Yijian, you will lead several people away by then, and Xiao Tie will follow me to cover up and kill him."

"This matter is extraordinary!"

Shen Qiu reminded again:

"You must not be merciful, do you understand?"

"Um."

The two nodded, Xiao Tie looked silent, while Li Yijian, the bald boy, was a little excited.

Right, being chivalrous and righteous, saving people from danger is the dream he wants!

Just as Shen Qiu and the other two sneaked into the Xiaoxiang Sect and headed to Lin Wandong's house arrest, more and more disciples rushed to the hall square of Xiaoxiang Sword Gate when they heard the news.

They divided into several groups according to different positions.

The Xiaoxiang Jianmen is so big and there are so many people, and there is a set of rules within it.

Just like modern large companies, each performs its own duties, these disciples are mainly divided into two categories.

One type is the talented inner disciples. They are small in number and most of them live in three main buildings. Their daily work is to practice martial arts with all their hearts, occasionally accept tasks from the masters, go down the mountain to eliminate some thieves who cause trouble, or travel around the world.

The inner disciples do not work in production and are the core of the Jianmen. Therefore, when they are maintaining the Jianmen, they are traveling far away, running around and doing some industries to support the inner disciples to practice martial arts with their hearts, they will naturally be done by others.

These are external disciples who not only need to practice martial arts, but also do other miscellaneous things.

This is also the general rule of this sect with a slightly more climatic climate in the world. After all, there are a few gangs that are mainly engaged in business, like the Heluo Gang.

Most sects are involved in business, and they are also for the purpose of sect prosperity.

For example, Xiaoxiang Jianmen has some industries in the two lakes, including several escort agencies, or doing some ordinary transactions, and even a large number of farmers' fields at the foot of the mountain that are dependent on Jianmen.

They did not pay taxes to the authorities, but provided rice and grain to Jianmen. The Southern Dynasties government was weak, so they naturally did not dare to care. I heard that the Northern Dynasties, which were fierce, was not like this.

In short, the outer disciples said they were disciples, but in fact they were essentially similar to those hired by the Jianmen, and they had no salary, so they worked completely free of charge.

But there are also people from the Jianmen who teach them martial arts on time every month. If they have talent, they will be included in the inner sect.

In Shen Qiu's opinion, this system is somewhat abnormal. It is completely the style of a black-hearted capitalist who exploits labor in the name of "dream".

But in this era, no one rebuked Xiaoxiang Jianmen's practices.

Because, everyone does this.

Even for those outer disciples who have no future and humble backgrounds, being able to find an outer manager in a huge system like Xiaoxiang Jianmen is also a very good life plan.

These problems were not seen in the past, but today, Lin Huiyin rang the sword bell, and when the disciples from the inner and outer sects gathered in the main hall square, some differences were reflected.

The outer disciples gathered together, while the inner disciples gathered on the other side.

The two sides are clearly separated, like a wall with invisible meaning.

"Senior Sister Huiyin!"

While the sword bell was constantly being knocked, Lin Huiyin, who was carrying a hat and carrying an echo sword, also strode into the square. Her appearance immediately triggered a wave of storms among the inner disciples.

Several disciples with high seniority walked quickly to Lin Huiyin. One of them had a long beard and whispered to Lin Huiyin:

"Where have you been there in the past few days? Do you know that Senior Brother Lin Lang said you..."

"He said I was plotting to murder my master and deceive my master and destroy my ancestors, right?"

Lin Huiyin's cold voice interrupted the words of the "junior brother" who was older than her but younger than her. She looked at the inner disciples gathered around her, most of whom were good friends in the past.

She said loudly:

"Do you believe Lin Lang's nonsense?"

"Of course I don't believe it!"

"We believe in you, senior sister!"

"The elder brother often walks outside, and must have been deceived by the traitors from outside."

A group of inner disciples surrounded Lin Huiyin and walked towards the center of the square. Chen Qiu guessed well. As the next person Lin Wandong was optimistic about, Lin Huiyin was quite famous among the masters.

At least, the inner disciples favored her for various reasons.

As for those outer disciples, they do not have much say in this kind of matter.

However, compared with the arrogant senior sister Lin Huiyin, these outer disciples are more familiar with Senior Brother Lin Lang who is running outside.

Moreover, there have been rumors in the past few days. It is said that Senior Brother Lin Lang is going to take over as the head, and he has already made a statement that after he becomes the head, the difference between the inner and outer sects will be abolished.

We also need to share all the advanced martial arts of the sect.

As long as you are a person from the Jianmen, as long as you can learn it, anyone can learn it!

So, although the outer door is uneven.

But they who were always ignored in the past are more inclined toward Lin Lang.

In front of the main hall of the sect, in the large square covered with stone bricks, Lin Huiyin held the echo sword in her hand and strode forward. More and more inner disciples surrounded her behind her.

At the end of her eyes, on the stone steps of the hall, a man in a black robe was waiting for him.

There is Lin Lang there.

He was dressed very simply, just a black long gown, a wide coat, and a sword in his hand, which was the style of a sect-style long sword. He was tied with a samurai bun on his head and wore his hair with a bamboo hairpin.

His face is not handsome, but his eyes are big and bright, with a beard on his lips. He is smiling at Lin Huiyin who is walking towards him.

But the hand holding the sword had already tightly held the scabbard, and even a trace of paleness appeared between the fingers.

Behind him, there were several uncles and uncles in the sect who were still capable of being in charge.

But they were all ranked outside the sect decision-making circle in the past, without much voice, and mediocre martial arts, but only senior elders.

"Senior brother, I'm back."
To be continued...