封之洞很想說這事兒最好是單獨前往，這樣不管出於什麼目的，都不會爲人詬病。

但是秦開元既然主動要求要去，若是封之洞堅持只能一個人去，一來顯得居心叵測，二來最後的結果甚至可能變成秦開元獨自前去，這樣就反倒對封之洞的計劃最爲不利。

此刻的封之洞也唯有不動聲色，看看其他的長老怎麼說。

可是就連最支持他的六長老玉牙子鄒南芳，都知道此刻絕不適合自己開口，就更別說之前就沒有表達出對他的支持的三長老玉瑾子蘇巖了。

畢竟，逼迫掌門這樣的罪名，足以成爲任何一個人最大的污點了，也就唯有直登掌門大位才能儘可能的消除這種影響，即便是長老，也會被同門心中暗自提防。

封之洞心中暗歎，知道此事已成定局了。

龍潛坤也知道，這事兒自己若是單獨前往，幾乎只有鎩羽而歸一個可能，而有兩人前去，未必就沒有回寰的餘地，最關鍵的是，任何決定到時候都有可能是秦開元的個人決定，而並非他這個掌門做出的決定。這樣，就可以最大限度的將龍潛坤摘除出去。

只是，這樣未免就要讓秦開元背黑鍋了，龍潛坤心中有些於心不忍。

看了秦開元一眼，龍潛坤欲言又止，反倒是秦開元對他展顏一笑，點了點頭，似乎在告訴他，既然開了口，就是想到過後果，而且，他願意做出這樣的犧牲。

龍潛坤心中大定，前思後想之餘，他覺得必須以大局爲重。若是崑崙派被封之洞執掌，還不定會變成什麼樣子。秦開元可以犧牲，有必要的話，他龍潛坤也可以犧牲，只是，這種犧牲的前提是崑崙派變得更好，而不是落在封之洞的手裡。

點了點頭，龍潛坤朗聲說道：“既然玉陣師叔願意和本座同往，這件事便這樣定了，不知諸位長老意下如何？”

此刻還會有誰能提出反對意見呢？自然是紛紛頷首，而那些堂主以及崑崙弟子，得到這個消息也是振奮異常，畢竟，玉陣子秦開元是提出要與許半生決戰到底的人之一，而且他是第一個站出來做這樣的表態的。

而龍潛坤究竟是怎麼決定的，沒有人知道，也就意味著他有五成可能選擇直接找許半生用暴力的手段討回公道。

對於龍潛坤加上秦開元這樣的組合，崑崙門衆無疑是最有信心的，他們倆無疑是整個崑崙派第一以及第二的高手，他們倆若是還搞不定，就沒有人能搞定了。

包括封之洞在內，許多看明白了這場戲的人，心裡也才都在秦開元作出決定之後恍然大悟。難怪秦開元會首先表態許半生需殺，他其實就是爲了這最後的決定，在那個時候，他恐怕早已想到封之洞的打算，也知道龍潛坤勢在必行，於是他先順合崑崙弟子的激憤羣情，而後再用幾乎註定政治犧牲的方式保護好龍潛坤。

所有的長老之中，秦開元纔是那個最忍辱負重的，韓堪雖然護龍潛坤心切，但卻選錯了切入點，秦開元纔是那個從最初就完全明白了的人。

對此，韓堪心情沉重，在從殿上下來之後，他追上秦開元，神色凝重的說道：“開元，你……這事，本該我去出頭啊！”韓堪一聲長嘆。

秦開元面無表情極其冷漠的掃了韓堪一眼，道：“每個人都要承擔自己犯下的錯，我不例外，大長老你也不例外，掌門也不能例外。其他人，更是如此！”

這話看似是在說他們三人自己的過錯，於是就要自己去承擔後果，可是，韓堪卻聽得明白，秦開元這句話，最重要的部分在於最後那四個字。

更是如此！

沒有點名，但這絕對是指的封之洞無疑。秦開元是在表示，無論如何，都不能讓封之洞坐上掌門的寶座，爲了這個目的，犧牲不可避免，但他一往無前。

韓堪重重的點點頭，卻只能看著秦開元那已經略顯蕭瑟的背影。這一次下山，秦開元甚至未必回得來了。

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吳東城中。

許半生擁著美人，半躺於臥榻之上，旁邊一張臥榻上，是堪堪睡著的小蘿|莉曾文。

蔣怡從桌上拿起一隻小小的桔子，這是從辛貢省運來的南豐蜜桔，個頭雖小，卻奇甜無比，這幾年市場上假貨頗多，不過蔣怡這種身份，她要的桔子，都是直接從產地果園裡摘下來的，自然不會有假。

素手輕揚，蔣怡撥開了桔子，小心翼翼的將桔子上的筋狀物一一剝去，這纔將桔瓣放在許半生的脣邊，許半生張嘴，將桔瓣納入口中的時候，同時含住了蔣怡的手指，輕輕吮吸著，讓蔣怡雙眼變得迷離起來。

“討厭，小文在呢！”蔣怡輕嗔薄怒，雙眼之中卻是數不盡的風情，哪有半點怪罪之意？只是略顯害羞罷了。

許半生不理，抱起蔣怡意圖換個地方，可曾文卻從軟榻上緩緩醒來。

她茫然的睜眼看著正欲進屋的許半生的蔣怡，道：“半生哥哥，師父，你們要去哪裡？”

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