There is a plaque above the gate, which reads "Taiqing Palace" three big characters, which means that Jianmen respects Taoism, and the ancestor is Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

The Taiqing Hall is generally an important place for the elders of the major peaks and veins to meet, or it can only be used to deal with important sword sect matters. But at the same time, it is also the place where the head of the house lives, passing through the Taiqing Palace, it is the back garden, where is the head of the room.

After entering the Taiqing Palace, Zhang Zhao looked around, and saw no one, and after walking a few steps further, he saw a male disciple dressed in the clothes of a senior disciple, so he walked up and asked, "Hello senior brother, is the head there?"

The disciple who was sweeping the floor raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Zhao, looked up and down, and said, "The head is discussing with the Great Elder, may I ask you what's the matter?"

Zhang Zhao replied with a smile: "I am Zhang Zhao, a disciple of Master Ye Hongchang of Luoxia Peak, and I have come to find the head of the sect for important matters. ”

"The people from Luoxia Peak?" The disciple was slightly puzzled, but he quickly reacted, and said with a surprised face, "You are the apprentice that Elder Ye Hong accepted a few days ago, right?"

"It's down there. ”

"Okay, I'll go tell the boss. ”

After learning Zhang Zhao's identity, the disciple threw down the broom and ran into the backyard, and after about a minute or two, he walked over and said respectfully, "Senior Brother Zhang, the head of the house let you pass." ”

"Yes, thank you, brother!"

After thanking him, Zhang Zhao walked into the back room, and after passing through a corridor twenty meters long, he came to the backyard.

This backyard can be said to be a unique cave, there are countless flowers and plants in the yard, by the mountains and rivers, there is a small thatched house next to it, which should be the living room of the head of the Xuanqing people.

Here, you can see the snowfields not far away, and you can also see the lush mountains and forests next to it, although it is not as good as the valley of Luoxia Peak, but it can be regarded as a paradise.

"Disciple Luo Xiafeng Zhang Zhao, meet the head of the real person and the great elder. ”

After coming here, Zhang Zhao saw that the head was playing chess with the Great Elder Cang Hong, the head was using white chess, and the Great Elder was black. Although he didn't understand Go, Zhang Zhao could see at a glance that black chess was at a disadvantage.

"You don't cultivate in peace at Luoxia Peak, what are you doing here?"

Cang Hong, who had long been slightly angry because of the disadvantage of the chess game, finally found a venting point, and he didn't even look at it, and he spoke coldly.

After Zhang Zhao hesitated again and again, he clasped his fists and said: "Back to the head of the sect and the great elder, the disciple should not come, but there is really a matter, I must come to ask for advice, and please forgive me." ”

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry?"

The head stretched out two fingers and pinched a white chess, and after it fell, he saw Cang Hongleng for a moment, and then sighed: "Alas, I lost another game." ”

Zhang Zhao glanced at the chess game and said respectfully: "It's about my master." ”

Hearing this, Xuan Qingzhen and Cang Hong couldn't help but glance at each other, and finally Cang Hong asked, "What's wrong with your master?"

"It's about my master, the previous thing. The disciple came to the head of the sect and the great elder just to find out if my master had any sad past or anything else that could become her inner demon. Speaking of this, Zhang Zhao sighed and continued: "Alas, I'm embarrassed to ask a big man about this kind of thing, but this is related to Master's cultivation. If it is not solved, I am afraid that Master will be devoured by the demons in her heart sooner or later, and she will go mad. ”

Hearing this, the two people present couldn't help frowning.

"I didn't expect it to be like this. ”

"Master, can you tell the disciple that although the disciple is not qualified, at least you can try to avoid this kind of thing in the future, so as not to anger the master. ”

The head nodded, rearranged the chess game, and put his white chess pieces into the central position, then looked at the teacup on the table, and said, "You and your great elder duo can help me and the two elders get a cup of red river water." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao's eyes lit up, what a shrewd person he was, he knew the meaning of the master's words as soon as he heard it.

In fact, the teacups of the two of them were freshly brewed tea, and they didn't touch it, and there was a Liuchuan River next to the Yin and Yang Peak, where the river water was the sweetest in the entire Jianmen, and the Red River was under the mountain, and the water quality was not as good as the Liuchuan.

"Yes, disciple, let's go!"

Zhang Zhao turned around and left, came to the front of the Taiqing Palace, and saw the senior disciple just now.

"Hey, Senior Brother, is there any hot water, the head and the Great Elder need to add water. ”

"Oh, well, come with me. ”

Following behind this disciple, Zhang Zhao came to the kitchen of Yin Yang Peak, a large pot of hot water was boiling on the stove, and the disciple brought a blue and white porcelain kettle, filled it and handed it to Zhang Zhao.

"This is the water of our Liuchuan River, and the head of the family usually likes to drink it the most. ”

"Okay, thanks!"

After taking the kettle, Zhang Zhao stood in front of the Taiqing Hall and did not walk in.

He already knew that the head of the sect was deliberately supporting himself, so that he could discuss with the Great Elder whether to tell him about Master Ye Hong's previous affairs, and let him go to the Red River at the bottom of the mountain to get water, counting the round-trip journey and the time to boil water, it would only take more than twenty minutes.

So Zhang Zhao was in front of the Taiqing Palace, and waited for a full twenty minutes before walking in.

"Master, Great Elder, I'm back. ”

After returning, the teacups of the two were empty, and the chess game was also full of black and white chess, the difference was that this time, the black chess of the Great Elder had an absolute advantage.

"Master, drink tea, Great Elder, please use tea. ”

After filling the two with tea, Zhang Zhao stood aside and waited quietly.

The head picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, his eyes lit up obviously, and after looking at Zhang Zhao, he nodded with satisfaction, praising it well.

"The evil shadow who came with you before claimed to be the number one swordsman in the Western Regions. Did you ever know that we also have the first title in the northwest, and we also have the first swordsman?"

After putting down the teacup, the boss opened his mouth to ask the question.

"You know, the number one swordsman in the northwest is my master Ye Hong. ”

"Yes, but not all. ”

The head of the door and a white chess, once it fell, the whole situation was completely reversed, most of the white chess just now were their own camps, not each other, but from this one down, it became in all directions, defeat into victory.

Zhang Zhao looked at them silently and didn't say a word.

After a while, the Great Elder Canghong admitted defeat, but the two did not start the layout again, but instead looked at Zhang Zhao and said slowly: "Before your master, there is another swordsman, and he is our real No. 1 swordsman in the northwest. ”