Chapter 536: Conspiracy on a Rainy Night
It was already evening when the banquet ended.

The drizzle is still falling, and the misty lake is shrouded in smoke, creating a unique artistic conception.

Lu Ran stood at the entrance of the banquet hall. The cold wind made him sober up a lot.

"Shasha~"

From the woods not far away came the sound of leaves rubbing against each other.

Lu Ran turned his head and vaguely saw two beautiful figures.

They hid behind the bushes, wearing yellow and green long skirts and holding antique oil-paper umbrellas.

"Ah!" The woman in the yellow skirt and Lu Ran's eyes met, and she couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

She quickly stretched out her little hand and covered her mouth.

The torches at the entrance of the banquet hall illuminated Lu Ran's face, highlighting his dark eyes.

"Hurry up, hurry up." The woman in the yellow skirt opened her eyes wide and ran away in panic, pulling her companion away.

Faintly, Lu Ran could still hear their whispers.

"Did you see it? What does the number one genius look like? Is he handsome?"

"It's all right."

"You little slut, your face is red! Is that all right?"

"Hey~~ You are the little slut!"

"Hehehe~" The silver bell-like laughter gradually faded away and disappeared in the misty rain.

Lu Ran: “.”

I didn’t expect you to be such a flower-supporting disciple!
What happened to the promise that the flower supporter would be quiet and elegant?

"Let's go, junior?" He Yingcai held up the lotus leaves to shield Lu Jiang and the others from the drizzle.

"Let's go." Lu Ran nodded.

After saying goodbye to the island owners who had come to see him off, he boarded He Yingcai's emerald lotus leaf and sailed westward.

Before the banquet ended, the two island masters of the Tianluan sect cordially invited Lu Ran to live on Mingyue Island.

However, Lu Ran still planned to go to He Yingcai's Qinghe Island.

On the one hand, Qinghe Island is relatively close to the shore. If the enemy is really discovered, Qinghe Island will be considered the front line.

On the other hand, Lu Ran felt a little annoyed.

He could understand the purpose of the Thousand Boats Alliance and everyone's desire to defend the islands to the death.

But understanding does not mean he supports it!
Since war is inevitable, we should strike first!

Just defending, how passive is that?
Today's Qianzhou Alliance is no longer the time for the four major sects to hide in the group.

You have Wujifeng Dafengtang to help you maintain order.

We have an ally like Ranmen who is quite capable and aggressive. Why don’t you change your mindset and make more progress?
Ugh.
Jingting Mountain invades us so unscrupulously because it sees that you, a group of auxiliary factions, are soft-hearted and easy to bully!
"Junior." He Yingcai spoke softly on the green lotus leaf.

Of course, Lu Ran's mood can affect the atmosphere around him.

He drank too much fruit wine, and the alcohol slightly magnified his emotions.

"Ok?"

"Don't be angry." He Yingcai's voice was gentle, with a hint of apology in her eyes.

It is hard to imagine that a master of a large island in the Sea Territory would speak to people from the River Territory in such an attitude.

However, He Yingcai was not an exception. Previously at the banquet, all the island owners in the sea realm were courteous to Lu Ran.

Jiang Ruyi let her cool jade hands hang naturally, pushed aside Lu Ran's wide sleeves, gently picked up his palm, and comforted him silently.

"Huh~" Lu Ran slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

He Yingcai's tone became softer: "When we get back to the island later, I'll make you some Yanyu tea to drive away the cold and sober you up."

Lu Ran's face turned bitter, and he changed from the dignified master of the Ran Clan back to a 19-year-old young man: "Forget it, you might as well just give me some lake water to drink."

At least there's dessert~
He Yingcai: “.”

Everyone quickly returned to Qinghe Island, and Lu Ran returned to the small courtyard in the forest where he had lived before.

Close the door of the hall and everyone in the house is your own family.

Only He Yingcai, the master of Qinghe Island, was not considered a member of the Ran Sect. When she saw that a meeting was going to be held within the Ran Sect, she wanted to leave, but was kept by Lu Ran.

A group of people sat around a large square table, and Lu Ran asked directly: "Everyone is attending the banquet, what do you think?"

Deng Yuxiang, who was sitting opposite, was quietly sipping tea. Generals Feng and Yan, who were sitting on the right, were also silent.

Jiang Ruyi sat next to Lu Ran, his eyes swept over the soldiers, and finally looked at Yu Changsheng and He Yingcai who were sitting on his left.

To be honest, when Lu Ran took the initiative and arranged for He Yingcai to sit next to Yu Changsheng, she felt a little strange.

And when Jiang Ruyi glanced at the soldiers as the sect leader's wife, He Yingcai had even more illusions.

It seems like I have been recruited by Ranmen?
As the master of Qinghe Island, He Yingcai will also be led in the Qianzhou Alliance, but everyone is an allie after all and essentially belongs to their own sects.

And in this room, He Yingcai suddenly felt like a subordinate.

Lu Ran and Jiang Ruyi are really like leaders
"Ahem." Receiving his wife's gaze, Yu Changsheng coughed lightly, "In the past ten days or so, Jingting Mountain has not launched a full-scale attack, but has only been lurking around the Misty Rain Lake.

They should be investigating the situation and keeping an eye on the Thousand Boat Alliance."

Lu Ran sighed: "A large-scale invasion may occur at any time."

Yu Changsheng shook his head: "According to the intelligence gathered from various islands, the frequency of the Jingting Mountain team's appearance is not as high as imagined. Perhaps we have not yet recognized the opponent's true strategy."

"Oh?" Lu Ran asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Yu Changsheng pondered and said, "In the battle between Qianzhou League and Jingting Mountain a few days ago, both sides had a rough idea of ​​the situation.

Jingting Mountain does have the upper hand, but the Thousand Boats Alliance is by no means without the ability to fight.

The outcome of the battle is clear, a powerful Sea Realm warrior also fell in Jingting Mountain."

Lu Ran nodded thoughtfully.

The Qianzhou Alliance is an edible bone, but it is indeed not easy to chew.

Yu Changsheng turned to look at He Yingcai: "What is the main purpose of Jingting Mountain?"

He Yingcai thought for a moment and replied, "We cannot allow a Heaven Realm expert to appear in the Qianzhou Alliance?"

"Yes!" Yu Changsheng nodded in agreement, "We have always had a misunderstanding, thinking that Jingting Mountain wants to completely swallow up Qianzhou League.

But in fact, the two forces have existed for more than ten years and have always lived in peace.

What really triggered the conflict was the promotion of the leader of the Cloud Alliance, which shook the foundation of Jingting Mountain's existence!"

Everyone in the room nodded.

It is an indisputable fact that Jingting Mountain and Qianzhou Alliance have coexisted for a long time.

Yu Changsheng said in a deep voice: "I think the main task of these Jingtingshan teams that appear near Yanyu Lake is to conduct reconnaissance and see when the leader of Yun Qianzhou will be promoted!"

While Jiang Ruyi was pouring tea for Lu Ran, she said, "Mr. Conglong, what you mean is that Jingting Mountain intends to sabotage Yun Qianzhou when he advances?"

Yu Changsheng looked at the Sect Master's wife and said, "Jingting Mountain only has one purpose, doesn't it?
Think about it from another angle. If we forcefully attack the Qianzhou Alliance, the Jingting faction will certainly suffer heavy losses, and the gains will probably outweigh the losses. "

He Yingcai looked at Yu Changsheng, who was thinking seriously and analyzing the situation, and her beautiful eyes were shining.

Yu Changsheng continued: "Once Alliance Leader Yun activates the promotion mode, if the other party sabotages us again, it will be a one-time thing!"

"How cruel." Lu Ran picked up the teacup and muttered.

If you disturb someone when he is preparing to break through a bottleneck, he may be able to make a comeback one day.

But when a person has already started the promotion mode and brought about the fog between heaven and earth, if you disturb him and forcibly cut off his promotion process,
That would be really killing someone and kicking them into the abyss!

"It's indeed cruel." He Yingcai lowered her eyes, a hint of sadness appearing between her brows.

Deng Yuxiang's voice was cold and his words were very impolite: "Although the four sects have good defensive capabilities, when the day of promotion comes, I doubt whether Qianzhou League has enough capabilities to protect Yun Qianzhou from being disturbed."

Destroying the Qianzhou Alliance and interfering with the promotion of Alliance Leader Yun are two completely different things.

Dong Ting's followers, as second-class divine disciples, have all the ultimate skills of the river and sea realms.

Jiang Jing's ultimate move allows Dong Ting's followers to summon a massive Thunder Halberd with incredible destructive power!

This faction's ultimate sea-realm skill is even more incredible!

Dong Ting's disciples can attract dark clouds to gather, call upon the wrath of thunder, and bring down thunder punishments like heavenly calamities!

The ultimate move of the Jiang Jing School, the Tianluo Umbrella, is indeed extremely defensive and has a wide coverage, but can it really withstand the opponent's heavy bombardment?
Deng Yuxiang was deeply skeptical.

He Yingcai looked at Yu Changsheng again and said softly, "Mr. Conglong, do you have any idea to break the impasse?"

Yu Changsheng unfolded his paper fan and said something shocking: "Since Jingting Mountain is only conducting reconnaissance and has no intention of invading on a large scale.
Then we force them to invade!"

"Oh?"

"Force them?" Everyone looked at Yu Changsheng.

Yu Changsheng confirmed: "Isn't there a Jingting team scouting near Yanyu Lake? We can go and destroy them, one team comes, one team is destroyed!
Just like how the Sect Master destroyed Ling Feng Tang."

Lu Ran thought for a while and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Conglong has a good plan."

By doing so, we can continuously weaken the enemy's strength and prepare for the decisive battle in the future.

It can also forcibly drag Jingting Mountain into the water and force them into a state of war.

Are you sending a team to investigate?
There is no return!

If you don't want to be blind anymore and want to get the intelligence at the first moment, you can only send a large force.

Are you coming? If you come, let's fight!
"That's right." Deng Yuxiang's eyes showed approval. This suggestion was obviously very much to her taste. "How can we do what the enemy wants and let them surround us in the dark?"

"Heh." He Yingcai smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Mr. Long's move is not only to force Jingting Mountain to launch a large-scale attack.

It is also forcing the Qianzhou Alliance to take the initiative to fight.
However, Mr. Long's analysis is correct.

There are a total of eighteen sea realm masters in Jingting Mountain!

They only need to rush here at the critical moment of the leader's promotion and continuously use the river and sea realm skills to achieve their goal.

If we are bound to be disturbed, it is better to bring the war forward to before Yun Qianzhou breaks through!

Yu Changsheng gently waved his paper fan and smiled at Lu Ran: "Hall Master He and her Dafeng Hall cannot actively invade other forces.

Then we will make Dafengtang the one to be invaded as soon as possible.

The master of the sect brought them here from afar, not just to let these monks eat bacon and drink fruit wine."

Lu Ran looked back at Yu Changsheng and a smile appeared on his face.

Mr,

Understand me!
(End of this chapter)