Chapter 23: Drawing the Snake Out of the Hole (Part II)

Zhou Zi'an smiled a little, and seemed to unfold the folding fan in his hand in a chic manner, covering the expression on his face, and his heart was full of doubts.

He didn't have much friendship with Lu Ji at the beginning, but later Lingji Dongtian and his party made Zhou Zi feel a little closer to him and have more contacts. But since when did Lu Ji seem to have changed as a person, he almost closed the door, and when he appeared, he was silent, and the whole person was gloomy.

Zhou Zi'an is an arrogant person, and the status of the Lu family is far inferior to that of his Zhou family. Lu Ji was like this, Zhou Zi'an simply ignored him, almost forgetting that there was such a fellow disciple.

But in today's situation, Lu Ji appeared here, his expression and demeanor were quite strange, and he had to make Zhou Zi'an think about it.

Suddenly, Zhou Zi'an shook his hand and paused: "The time when Lu Ji's temperament changed, and the time when Shao Heng had an accident...... Thinking of this, Zhou Zi'an was a little surprised, "Is it impossible for the Lu family to ......?" Lu Ji is a disciple of Uncle Qing Fang...... The head of the Tailu Dynasty ......"

Thinking of this, Zhou Zi'an broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

If you want to talk about the authority of Qingning Zhenren and Qingjing Zhenren to enter the Guiyuan Peak, it is more beneficial to his Zhou clan, and it is naturally more suitable for Qingning Zhenren. Qingjing Zhenren has always been indifferent and quiet, impartial, and has little contact with the big family. And Shen Yuanxi was bullied by the family in his early years, and after he entered, the rest of the family disciples in the door frequently had bad friends with him.

For the long-term interests of the Zhou family in Cunwei Mountain, they naturally hope that Qingning Zhenren, who has always been close to the family, will take the throne.

Cunweishan was famous because of the ancestor, but the major families were not optimistic at the beginning, so there were only a few children of the family who studied in Cunweishan, and most of them were from average backgrounds. But later, the family naturally didn't dare to underestimate the small mountain, but the opportunity was lost, so they could only slowly move forward. In the past eight hundred years, there have not been many disciples of the family, but none of the first of the peaks were born in high-ranking families, and even a few of them had even withered and cut off the mortal clansmen.

Top clans such as the Yunhe Zhou clan and the Nangong family have flourished in other Xuanmen righteous paths, such as an old ancestor of the Zhou Zi'an clan is a Yuanying elder of Yuxu Mountain. However, in Cunwei Mountain, although the children of these clans are flourishing, most of them are still low-level disciples. The highest cultivator is only the peak of the Jindan period. Yunhe Zhou's sending Zhou Zi'an to Cunwei Mountain also hopes that with Zhou Zi'an's qualifications, he will be able to rank as an elder in Cunwei in the future, and even the master of a peak will also seek the future.

As for the moment, in Zhou Zi'an's opinion, if the successor head is close to the family, the help he can provide from the Zhou clan can only compete with the Nangong family.

Zhou Zi sneered slightly, noncommittal to the thoughts of some elders in the clan.

Although now, Zhou Zi'an has to pinch his nose and admit the fact that he is now thrown away by Nangong Beidou, it does not mean that he will bow down to Nangong Beidou.

However, although Qingning Zhenren Yuan Infant Yicheng, although he did not prepare for the celebration ceremony held by the general new Yuan Infant Association, he saw the scene of Liuxian Lake in the past few days, and he knew that the momentum was not small.

And although his master Qingfeng was in retreat, he specially asked him to come here, and his intention was quite playful.

Zhou Zi'an sighed, put down the folding fan that hid his face, and smiled at the surrounding guests:

Zhou remembered some small things at home and was rude. ”

Although he had the heart to hide his emotions, Zhou Zi'an had lost his mind for a long time, and others naturally noticed it.

"Where, where, Zhou Daoyou is polite. Most of the people around him were people sent by the family to congratulate, all of them were human spirits, and they hurriedly said politely.

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Ann nodded, but felt that the eyes of several people around her flickered, as if they had been holding back something for a long time. He frowned, and his body naturally showed a little unhappiness: Nangong Beidou doesn't like this kind of occasion, is he Zhou Zi'an very happy? It wasn't for the recent continuous speeches between the clan and the master that he would be patient and put down his body to deal with these people from small families and small households, and these people were still playing this kind of trick in front of him.

He had already drunk a lot of alcohol, but now he was arrogant, and he deliberately ignored those people and only laughed with others.

One of them seemed to be a little weaker in the city, but after all, he couldn't help it, and said softly: "Zhou Daoyou...... This one...... I have a reluctant request. ”

Zhou Zi'an turned his head at this time, squinted and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man sensed Zhou Zi'an's indifference, but he held back his emotions and continued: "That's the case, your sect Qingjing Zhenren has had a great favor with my family, and before leaving this time, my family patriarch specially instructed to worship Qingjing Zhenren in person......" This person said this, this bamboo building seemed to be quiet, only the slight collision of wine cups, and the singing of Yuji in the distance.

The man also felt a little like a man's back, but since he had spoken, there was no reason to take it back: "...... But in the past few days, why haven't you seen a pure and quiet real immortal?"

Zhou Zi'an squeezed the folding fan in his hand, his innate upbringing made him still retain a decent smile on his face, and said slowly and skillfully: "Some time ago, I heard from Senior Jiang and nephew that Master Qingjing has been studying a swordsmanship recently, and it is a critical time, so naturally he will not be distracted. Besides, the two uncles are like brothers, when Uncle Qingning came out of the customs, Uncle Qingjing had already congratulated him, and Uncle Qingjing has always been indifferent, he doesn't like many people, and it is normal not to participate in this type of banquet. As for your lord's gratitude, I will convey it on your behalf. ”

When everyone present heard Zhou Zi'an's words, they all seemed to be relieved and continued to laugh. When the person asked the question, his face changed, and he immediately thanked Zhou Zi'an as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Zi'an smiled appropriately and got up to say goodbye.

was still a graceful son of a family before, but within a few steps of turning around, Zhou Zi'an's expression darkened.

He did not leave Liuxian Lake immediately, but walked up the mountain in the direction of the lake's narrowing water, as if to dissipate the smell of wine.

Qingning real person or Qingjing real person, for Zhou Zian himself, there is not much difference. But today, for many people, the situation is still very different.

Zhou Zi'an shook his head, and was about to leave the cloud to return to the cave, but he saw a person standing in the pavilion next to the cliff in front of him, and suddenly woke up most of the wine, walked a few steps forward and bowed his head: "Disciple to meet the ancestor." ”

"Hmm. Tai'an Zhenren waved his hand, his wide sleeved robe seemed to be filled with the mountain wind, and he didn't seem to care about Zhou Zi'an discovering himself, "Qingfeng asked you to come?"

Zhou Zi'an suddenly felt a little cold sweat behind him: "Yes." He didn't understand the meaning of Shizu's words, but he answered honestly.

After Zhou Zi'an entered the Weishan Mountain, it has always been smooth sailing. Shizun is the elder of the clan, and none of the other disciples surpasses his status. Even if he knew that Shao Heng, Nangong Beidou and others were now entering the realm faster than him, Zhou Zi'an was quite calm, and practiced steadily according to the clan and his master. Tai'an Zhenren is the first seat of Xuanwu Peak, and it is said to be the first of all peaks except for Taiwei Zhenren. Except for Zhou Zi'an, who had been angry with Nangong Zhao before, no one dared to give him a look, including Tai'an, who was also very kind to him.

It's just that every time he faces this Xuanwu Peak Ancestor, Zhou Zi'an always feels a little out of breath.

Of course, he was also out of breath in the face of the other first seats.

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An Zhenren listened to his answer, sighed silently and said: "Beidou, that kid is not good at social travel, but he has worked hard for you." ”

Zhou Zi'an was even more confused, but he still said: "The teacher is happy, and the younger generation should do his best." ”

"Hmm. Tai'an Zhenren said casually, looked at Liuxian Lake from afar, and didn't say anything.

Qingning real people set up a banquet to entertain all the guests, and there was an endless stream of congratulatory people, and Liuxian Lake was even more lively, and even some disciples from the outer gate came to the periphery to join in the fun. In the micro-door, except for a few who have not gone out of retreat or gone out to do errands, they have basically appeared more or less in the past few days. The first seat of several "Tai" generations, because they are elders, only come when acquaintances visit.

Zhou Zi'an knew that there was an elder from the Qianji Sect who visited yesterday, which was the old man of his ancestor, and it was normal for Tai'an Zhenren to stay in Immortal Lake today. But why not in the lake, but here?

Tai'an Zhenren didn't speak, and Zhou Zi'an didn't dare to move, so he thought crankily in his heart: "Master, what's the matter?" ”

"I remember that you had a good relationship with the disciple who worshiped under Qingyan's sect back then. Suddenly, Tai'an Zhenren said such a sentence.

Zhou Zi'an was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he felt that there was also slippery sweat on his forehead. His lips moved, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

When he was outside, under his intimacy, Shao Heng had a really good relationship with him. During the big exam, they joined forces to deal with the enemy, which was quite tacit. After entering the inner door, the two also corresponded from time to time.

But he had a heart for Shao Heng after all, so the relationship between the two was not only inferior to others, but even a little estranged.

When Shao Heng had an accident, he also cared about Zhou's interests and did not take any action.

It's really not a good relationship, but if you want to say it's bad, it's not necessarily true. At least if Zhou Zi'an meets Shao Heng now, he will not follow the "lore order" to kill him.

Zhou Zi'an laughed at himself: "Shao Heng entered the country quickly back then, and now he is still alive, and I guess I am not an opponent." In the next moment, Zhou Zi'an realized that he didn't respond to Tai'an Zhenren half-loudly, and his face showed a little panic for a while.

"Disciple...... Disciple ......" Zhou Zi'an had calmed down at this time, but he didn't understand the true meaning of Tai'an Zhenren, so he simply continued to pretend with fear.

Tai'an Zhenren really didn't continue to ask, but suddenly frowned, pointed to Liuxian Lake, which suddenly had some unusual movements below, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhou Zi'an set his eyes on Liuxian Lake, and found that it was a little unusual, so he hurriedly took the order, and arrived at the shore with a few ups and downs, but the silk and bamboo on the shore did not stop, but the song of the fish girl in the lake no longer sounded, and those beautiful and beautiful fish Ji seemed to be frightened by something, and they were trembling.

Zhou Zi'an glanced around, knowing that the guests on the shore didn't know much about it, so he floated straight to the middle of the lake, grabbed a junior disciple who was serving on the island and asked, "What happened?"

The junior disciple's face was panicked, and when he heard Zhou Zi'an ask him, he calmly replied: "Fang Cai, Master Qingtai came in a hurry, and then I don't know which senior leaked a little breath for a while, which made the fish in the lake afraid to sing. ”

"That's it?" Zhou Zi'an asked again suspiciously.

The junior brother looked at Zhou Zi'an, then sold it well, and said thoughtfully: "Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Uncle Qingtai's face is very bad, what did he say next to Senior Uncle Qingning, and then Senior Uncle Qingning was stunned and blurted out, 'Yuan Xi is seriously injured?'...... After that, I saw Uncle Qingning leave in a hurry with Uncle Qingtai. ”

Zhou Zi'an almost couldn't help but reach out and pluck his ears, and then his color changed.