Chapter 433 Miss me so much The Jihuo Sect thought they had heard wrongly. Su Qiao asked, "Does the Mingshan Sect not know about the revised competition rules?" The reporter was startled, "Disciple doesn't know." Su Qiao waved his hand, "Go and check it out." "Yes." The reporter took the order and left. It's easy to find out about this matter. Just ask someone from the Lihuo Sect and you'll know... At Yanbao Sect's temporary stop, Li Hongjiu, the so-called team leader, was also accepting inquiries from the sect's top brass behind closed doors. Some things that were inconvenient for others to convey were also told by Li Hongjiu. The changes regarding the Earth's Core Tower shocked the top leaders of Yanbao Sect and attracted great attention. Everyone asked very detailed questions. The terrifying forbidden area that had dominated the Divine Fire Domain for countless years was gone. How could they not be concerned? If it weren't for the fact that there was not enough time, everyone would have wanted to go and investigate it themselves. At this time, a disciple also came to report that the leader of Mingshan Sect, Tong Mingshan, had signed up for the competition. He immediately asked Li Hongjiu if he knew how much divine fire Tong Mingshan had absorbed. Li Hongjiu spread his hands and said that he really had no idea, even though they had been together for some time.

"Let's go and take a walk over to Shudao Mountain." Sect leader Qu Wuming called two people and left. Just as he passed by Li Hongjiu, he stopped and turned back, saying to Li Hongjiu, "Now that things have come to this, there is no need to pursue whether Shi Chun played a trick on you. You are not a three-year-old child. You should pretend to be confused when you should. Since we have a relationship, you might as well ask about your well-being." Li Hongjiu was stunned. Should I deal with him? Qu Wuming did not give his disciple a chance to ask more questions. He just left after saying something. Seeing that he didn't react, a kind elder paused for a moment and explained, "Red wine, the news that the terrifying existence in the forbidden land of the Divine Fire Domain has been destroyed, the fewer people know the better. For the next meeting participants, those who know the news will have an advantage. Also, there may be many ancient treasures in that place. You are a smart person, you should find a way to persuade Shi Chun to control the spread of the news, understand?" Li Hongjiu was not stupid. He immediately understood what his master meant and nodded with a wry smile. The elder smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder and left. Li Hongjiu walked out of the hall slowly, looked around, and saw that Master Wu was present. He took out his wine gourd and drank a few gulps. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and walked out... It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Luo Yan, the leader of the Liantian Sect, who arrived at the gate of the temporary base in Shudao Mountain first, and his entourage stopped and looked back, waiting, because they saw Su Qiao, the leader of the Jihuo Sect, and his entourage arriving. When they arrived, Luo Yan hadn't spoken yet, but Su Qiao looked at them and said in surprise, "I heard that Elder Situ was very close to Shi Chun's group, why is Elder Situ not here?" Luo Yan: "Who did Situ Gu go to meet? Does he need to give you an explanation from the Jihuo Sect?" Su Qiao waved his hand and said, "You are too polite. I just heard that Elder Situ brought back a woman from Shi Chun. Elder Situ is obsessed with refining weapons and rarely has any contact with women. I just feel strange. By the way, who is the woman brought back from Shi Chun?" Not to mention him, even the people from the Liantian Sect were puzzled by this matter. They were so busy with other things that they had no time to ask and were waiting for Situ Gu to give them an explanation. Luo Yan smiled but did not answer. Instead, he raised his chin towards the mountain road. Everyone turned their heads and saw Yanbao Sect leader Qu Wuming and his entourage coming. Well, there is nothing more to say. Our purpose for coming here speaks for itself. After the three families met, regardless of the people who came later, the disciple from Shu Daoshan who went to report came back and invited them in, and then the group went straight inside and found Gu Yanduo. There was no need to be polite, so Qu Wuming asked directly: "Brother Gu, you should know that Tong Mingshan signed up for the weapon refining competition, right? While the people from other sects are not here, let's not say anything empty. Tell us the truth, how many divine fires did Tong Mingshan absorb?" Gu Yanduo's daughter, Gu Lianni, was standing nearby and had just asked about this. She already had the answer, so he replied, "You all know what it means to exclude those with more than ten flowers from the competition, don't you know?" Luo Yan said, "Why did Tong Mingshan sign up for the meeting? Brother Gu, the competition between our various sects is, after all, in the same circle, so some things can be discussed easily. If someone who just came in to play wins, the entire weapon refining world will become a joke in the cultivation world, especially for our top-ranked weapon refining sects. It will not look good."

Gu Yanduo pointed at his fellow disciples present and said, "We are also wondering about this. Tong Mingshan should have absorbed more than ten divine fires, unless..." Su Qiao: "Unless what? Stop hesitating." Gu Yanduo: "Unless the absorption failed. We have obtained more than ten divine fires, and it is not impossible that some of them failed during the absorption and refining process. Apart from this, we can't think of any other reasons. But, is this possibility high?" Luo Yan looked around at everyone. "If this is the case, if he happens to absorb ten or nine flowers, he may still be ahead. I just want to ask you, who is sure to suppress it? If you are sure to suppress it, then just ignore what I said." Those of you present here look at me and I look at you. Seeing that no one was revealing their background, Luo Yan said seriously: "This matter needs to be resolved. We need to find out Tong Mingshan's background before the competition. We can then find reasons to change the rules against him. Once the results of the competition are out, changing the rules will become a huge joke." Qu Wuming simply said: "This is easy to solve. We can check it now. We don't need to wait until the competition to verify the eligibility to participate. We can notify the applicants now to check and only those who meet the rules will be allowed to register to participate." "Okay." Luo Yan nodded in agreement. Su Qiao: "It can be considered a change within the rules. There is no need to notify the leaders of each sect. Just notify the registered people according to the existing list to accept the inspection." Gu Yanduo, with an expressionless face, said nothing, nor did he object, he just listened silently. The current method of registering first and then verifying before the competition was promoted by him and some people from some sects. The purpose is to conceal the amount of divine fire they have obtained to the greatest extent possible, and then expose it during the competition, so as to minimize the attacks from both overt and covert means. However, under the current circumstances, he couldn't object and could only accept it silently... A servant knocked on the door and called out twice, and Gong Shaoci, who was accompanying Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter on the terrace, had to apologize again and leave. Gong Shaoci opened the door and took a quick look, then suddenly stopped. He saw a middle-aged man in lush green clothes standing outside the door with a slight smile on his face. He was well-dressed, behaved calmly, and had a reserved noble air. He looked somewhat similar to him, but with more dignity. The person who came was none other than his father Gong Yuanzhi. The subordinate who knocked on the door was standing beside his father with his hands behind his back. Gong Shaoci's face gradually showed surprise, "Father, why are you here?" Gong Yuanzhi asked back: "Is Madam Miao here? Please inform her for me." "Okay, please wait a moment." Gong Shaoci did not close the door, but left it open before quickly walking in. Despite this, Gong Yuanzhi did not barge in, but stood outside the door with his hands behind his back waiting. When Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter inside learned that a distinguished guest had arrived, they hurriedly stood up and rushed to the door to greet him, saying from a distance, "Brother Yuanzhi, please come in quickly." Gong Yuanzhi bowed outside the door and said, "Mrs. Miao, long time no see." "Uncle Gong." Miao Yilan bowed shyly. Gong Yuanzhi smiled and nodded in greeting, while also looking Miao Yilan up and down. "Rare guest, distinguished guest." Lan Qiaoyan extended her hand again to invite. The host and the guest then entered, and some polite exchanges were inevitable. The only people who sat down on the terrace again were Lan Qiaoyan and Gong Yuanzhi. Gong Shaoci and Miao Yilan could only stand by and serve them tea and water at any time. "What brings a busy man like you, Brother Yuanzhi?" Lan Qiaoyan started with a smile. Gong Yuanzhi waved his hands in shame, "Mrs. Miao has come here in person for the sake of the child. As the landlord, I should have come here a long time ago. I was unable to leave last time due to some matters. Now that the meeting is about to end, Gong must come here in person to apologize. I hope Mrs. Miao will forgive me." Lan Qiaoyan smiled and said, "Brother Yuanzhi, you are too polite. In Shanbuzhou, Dingyi is also a landlord. We are just here to watch the fun. It is not worth it for Brother Yuanzhi to put down important matters and make a trip."

Having said that, the smile on her face showed that she was very satisfied. She was naturally happy that the man's family showed their attention to her. Gong Yuanzhi didn't push the issue back and forth, and looked at the Divine Fire Spirit Gate in the night sky. "How is it? Is this excitement interesting?" Lan Qiaoyan: "My younger sister is dull and doesn't understand much. She doesn't participate in gambling and doesn't seek excitement. It is said that it will be interesting only when the official weapon refining competition begins. If it weren't for Shi Chun's participation, to be honest, my mother and I might not have come." There is no need to pretend to be confused in front of smart people. Just make things clear and avoid misunderstandings. Gong Yuanzhi smiled and said "oh". Gong Shaoci, who was standing by, bowed slightly and said, "Father, Shi Chun might be in trouble. The weapon refining community might want to take action against him..." Gong Yuanzhi raised his hand slightly to interrupt him, "I heard about it. Don't worry, someone has intervened. The weapon refining world can't touch him for the time being." Just one sentence declares the strength of its ability to obtain information, and to some extent also demonstrates its power. Everyone present was stunned. Lan Qiaoyan naturally asked, "Could it be that Brother Yuan Zhi took action?" "Oh." Gong Yuanzhi waved his hands to deny, "I don't have the face to mess with the weapon refining world at this time. It was the one from the Stargazing Pavilion who took action." "Mulan Jin?" Lan Qiaoyan was surprised. Seeing that the other party nodded in acknowledgement, she became even more surprised and asked, "Even if it's him, for the weapon refining world, this is not a matter of giving or not giving face, right?" Gong Yuanzhi smiled and said, "How can outsiders know clearly what happened in the Stargazing Pavilion? I don't know what they did. Anyway, the weapon refining world did give that person face this time. It is said that he is now in the Weapon Cloud Valley." Lan Qiaoyan murmured suspiciously, "How could Mulan personally help Shichun today..." A distinguished guest also came to the gate of Mingshan Sect's temporary residence. Li Hongjiu came in, staggering with a little smell of alcohol. Shi Chun, who had received the notification, acted a little exaggerated. While running quickly, he even lost one of his shoes. In front of Li Hongjiu's wide-open eyes, he pounced on him and hugged him tightly. Then he howled loudly in his ear, "Brother Jiu, we finally meet again. I missed you so much." The group of people in the courtyard were all staring at this scene in amazement. Except for Young Master Nan and others, the Mingshan Sect's group recalled the embarrassing scene at the door where the two men hugged each other and called each other brothers in the Divine Fire Domain. They did not expect that the boss was so deeply into the play that he remained the same even when he was outside, and they suddenly got goose bumps. Only Wu Jinliang was grinning and laughing. A group of people happened to pass by on the road outside. When they saw this scene, they looked back in surprise as they walked. Li Hongjiu also realized that many outsiders saw it, and he felt uncomfortable all over. He just wanted to deal with Shi Chun in private, but didn't want the outside world to misunderstand how good his relationship with Shi Chun was. Especially after hearing that this grandson might be involved with the evil way, he was even more unwilling, for fear of being led into a trap. Ran Shichun reacted quickly and raised the level of passion between the brothers just because he saw a lot of people outside. He wanted to do it for outsiders to see, and wanted everyone to know that Li Hongjiu was his brother. He just wanted to look for this guy, but he actually came to his door. (End of this chapter)