Chapter 56: Those who seize the opportunity will live, those who miss the opportunity will die
All things in the world, all sentient beings, will live if they get the right time, and will die if they lose the right time.

And Lugui was undoubtedly the man who misjudged the timing. Jiang Wang, whom he sent to kill Han Ren, not only failed, but also became an excuse for Han Ren's rebellion.

Of course, all this is also related to Han Yi's push behind the scenes!

Jiang Wang, who had previously attacked and killed Marquis Xuanbo and beheaded him with a single sword, was actually just one of his incarnations, disguised using the art of transformation.

As for the so-called war that followed, it was nothing more than a self-directed and self-acted show!
What we want is a huge momentum!
Because of this incident, Han Ren's inheritance of the title of Marquis Xuanbo went unusually smoothly. It was only because Han Wu had just been assassinated that everything was kept simple!

Immediately afterwards, Han Ren announced an attack on Xia in the name of revenge for his father, mobilizing the entire Xuan State and preparing to expand his army.

Xue Che was naturally happy to see this happen!

After all, as the general of Xuan State, the more soldiers and horses he had under his command, the more it showed that Han Ren, the new Marquis of Xuan, trusted and valued him.

As for Baojie and many civil officials, they assisted Han Ren in dealing with Han Wu's affairs after his death, and coordinated food and grass to ensure the supply of Xuan State's army.

but……

After all, Xuan State was just a small vassal state. Apart from the troops that maintained law and order in various places, it was already a blessing to be able to gather an army of 50,000!
And Madam Jinhua, at Han Yi's suggestion, sent a message to the Jiuli tribe, asking them to send some elders with strong fighting power to support Xuan State.

Soon, Jiuli's reinforcements arrived at Xuanbo Hou's mansion.

Among this group of people, Han Yi also saw two familiar figures.

One, the Jiuli elder who had met him once before - Li Yuan!
The other one, although I have never seen him in this life, but in the previous life, he was an extremely familiar Flame Immortal - Luo Xuan!
As soon as Li Yuan arrived, he introduced: "This is Fellow Daoist Luo Xuan, a disciple of the Saint, a Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivator, and he serves under the King of Shang with me!"

Then, he pointed to another four burly men and a pretty woman and said, "These five are the elders of my Jiuli tribe, namely Li Xing, Li Lin, Li Long, Feng Xin and Yu Suo! Among them, Li Xing, Li Lin and Li Long, like me, practice the way of body training! Elder Feng Xin and Elder Yu Suo are descendants of the God of Wind and the God of Rain, and are good at calling the wind and rain, as well as various witchcraft!"

As the new Xuanbo Marquis, Han Ren naturally could not show his timidity, and greeted each one of them, saying: "Greetings to Immortal Luo Xuan, and to the elders of the Jiuli tribe."

Li Xing smiled and responded, "My Lord, there is no need to be polite!"

Han Ren's mother was Lady Jinhua.

Therefore, Han Ren has half Jiuli blood in his body and can be considered a member of the Jiuli tribe. Li Xing was very happy to see him become Marquis Xuanbo.

Luo Xuan, on the other hand, was more aloof and just nodded slightly in response.

However, when he sensed Han Yi's aura, he couldn't help but feel happy and asked, "This young friend, are you also a disciple of my Jiejiao? Who is your master?"

As a cultivator of Taiyi Golden Immortal, he naturally saw at a glance that Han Yi was practicing the core skills of Jiejiao, which was created by the Patriarch Tongtian - the Shangqing Dadong Sutra!
"That's right!"

Han Yi nodded and said, "My teacher is indeed a disciple of Jiejiao, but my cultivation is shallow and I have never been able to learn from him. He did not tell me his name! He just told me that if I can achieve the realm of true immortal one day, I can go to Jin'ao Island and formally become his disciple!"

Although he and Luo Xuan knew each other in his previous life, this was the first time they met in this life. To be cautious, he brought up that imaginary master again!
Luo Xuan nodded after hearing this.

Influenced by Master Tongtian's idea of ​​teaching everyone, many disciples, when traveling in the wilderness, would establish good relationships with some living beings and teach them some skills and magical powers, but would not directly accept them as their disciples.

Because, in front of the white jade square on Jin'ao Island, there stands a Tongtian Jiejiao stele. Any cultivator who practices the Jiejiao techniques and breaks through the realm of true immortals will automatically be listed on it and become an outer disciple of the Jiejiao.

Later, it became a consensus among many Jiejiao disciples who wanted to accept disciples that only those whose names were listed on the Jiejiao Monument to All Heavens could call themselves disciples of Jiejiao in public.

therefore……

Luo Xuan had no doubts about Han Yi's words.

Instead, he used his magical powers to check Han Yi's bone age!

Seeing that Han Yi was less than 30 years old and had already achieved the level of spiritual refinement and emptiness, Luo Xuan immediately took out something from his sleeve, intending to establish a good relationship with him.

He smiled slightly and said, "My dear friend, since you are from the Jie Sect, I cannot be stingy! This Hedao Flower is of great help to the cultivators in the Refining Spirit Transformation Realm to break through the Refining Void Hedao Realm, so I will give it to you! In the future, maybe you and I will have the opportunity to discuss Dao together!"

There are distinct factions within the Jiejiao sect.

For example, he served the Seven Immortals and obeyed the orders of Duobao Taoist, the chief disciple of Jiejiao.

The many female fairies in the sect are headed by the three direct disciples of Master Tongtian: the Holy Mother of Jinling, the Holy Mother of Wudang, and the Holy Mother of Guiling.

There are many disciples in the outer sect, a mixed bag. Most of them have a good relationship with Zhao Gongming, the eldest senior brother of the outer sect, but there are also many factions.

For example, Luo Xuan, as the Flame Immortal, is from the Fire Dragon Island faction. He communicates frequently with many disciples who are good at fire-related magical powers.

He felt that with Han Yi's current speed of practice, there was a great possibility that he would become a true immortal in the future.

Therefore, I started to think about making friends in advance!
"Thank you very much, senior!"

Han Yi smiled slightly, did not refuse, and directly put away the Hedao Flower.

In Jiejiao, as long as there is no direct master, most people call each other fellow Taoists. However, since he has not yet achieved immortality, he can only call Luo Xuan "senior"!

Of course, he doesn't care about these titles.

This Hedao Flower is of great help to cultivators who have reached the realm of Refining the Spirit and Transforming the Void, in advancing to the realm of Refining the Void and Hedao. But for Han Yi now, it is just right.

However... this thing is not that precious, and he is not afraid of owing this favor.

Because this thing can be found everywhere on Jinao Island.

It is said that when the saint was preaching, the essence of the Tao was imprinted in the void and was nurtured by the creation of heaven and earth.

……

Before this, Han Yi had discussed with Han Ren and Lady Jinhua about raising an army directly to deal with the Xia Dynasty. Given Xuan State's strength, it would undoubtedly be like hitting a rock with an egg.

Therefore, the best choice is to take refuge with Cheng Tang and seek shelter under a big tree.

Before Li Yuan and others arrived, Han Ren discussed this idea with ministers of Xuan State such as Bao Jie and Xue Che, and gained unanimous approval from these people.

after all……

Xuan was just a small vassal state with limited troops and strength. It was simply unable to compete with the Xia Dynasty, which had many practitioners in charge, on its own.

Baojie and others were very pleased.

At least……

Han Ren, the newly appointed Marquis of Xuanbo, was not blinded by hatred and did not directly raise an army to fight against Lugui. He would not bring the State of Xuan to an irretrievable point.

In addition, at the suggestion of Han Yi, Han Ren planned to let Xue Che lead the army, and then cooperate with Jiuli to directly launch a surprise attack on Gu State, which was close to Xuan State.

In this way, on the one hand, a problem was solved for Cheng Tang, on the other hand, it demonstrated his sincerity, and thirdly, it put the blame on Lugui for sending people to assassinate Xuanbo Hou.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone!
After meeting with many ministers and arranging Marquis Xuanbo's funeral, Han Ren returned to Marquis Xuanbo's mansion, intending to communicate with Madam Jinhua on some issues.

"Mother!"

He had great respect for this mother who had spared no effort to help him become Marquis Xuanbo. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed deeply to her.

Madam Jinhua quickly stopped him and looked at Han Ren and asked, "Has Si Jin been dealt with?"

Si Jin was Han Ren's marriage partner and also Lu Gui's niece. Three years ago, she came to Xuan State together with Han Ren and Han Wu.

She was supposed to be the future wife of Marquis Xuanbo, but now that Xuan State and Lugui have broken up, it is impossible for Si Jin to continue to be the wife of Marquis Xuanbo!

"I've had her detained!" Han Ren nodded and said, "Besides, I've specially arranged four or five guards to watch over her, so nothing will go wrong!"

Seeing her son's look of nostalgia, Madam Jinhua couldn't help but sigh and said, "In this regard, you are not as good as your second brother. Since you have already fallen out with Lugui, you must do it thoroughly!"

A kind person cannot command an army, a righteous person cannot do business, a benevolent person cannot govern, and a good person cannot be an official. When you meet someone who wants to accomplish great things, you must be ruthless and not be too kind and lenient.

"Second brother?" Han Ren was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with second brother!"

"nothing!"

Madam Jinhua shook her head. She almost forgot that for the sake of her stupid son, she did not tell Han Yi the truth about her and Han Yi's plan to murder Han Wu, but just pushed it secretly from the side.

Therefore, Han Ren still believes that it was Lugui who murdered Han Wu!
"I just want to say that you are not decisive enough. If your second brother were in your position, he would probably chop off Si Jin's head and use it as a sacrifice!"

"After all, she is Lugui's niece and we are not on the same page!"

Madam Jinhua looked at Han Ren and sighed softly, wondering whether his sometimes soft-hearted and nostalgic nature was a good thing or a bad thing.

As a mother, she naturally didn't want Han Ren to become a cold-blooded person like Han Yi, who could kill his father and relatives without batting an eyelid.

but……

In this world, if you are not ruthless enough, you will often be the one who suffers.

Therefore, she was very conflicted about whether or not she should tell Han Ren the truth so that he would be more wary of Han Yi.

"Si Jin is just an ordinary person, he won't make any waves!" Han Ren shook his head and said, "Mother, didn't you tell me not to have any contact with my second brother? Why are you suddenly comparing me with him today?"

"nothing!"

"As long as you know what's going on!"

"I just hope that you can live well in this cruel world."

Mrs. Jinhua said.

After much deliberation, she decided not to tell Han Ren the cruel truth.

after all……

If he knew that his mother had teamed up with his half-brother to kill his biological father, how would he face me in the future?

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