The long snake coiled in the cage, motionless, looking lifeless, unaware of the imminent danger.

Liu Haolin put these cages containing snakes on the operating table, and before he could deal with these snakes, he heard his mobile phone ring.

He turned on his phone, and it was a text message.

He glanced at the content of the text message, his expression immediately became restrained, and he quickly washed his hands, and before he even had time to change his clothes, he left the practice room.

The rooms at Xingli Hotel are divided into two parts.

Part of it is the rooms of the building, which has a total of forty floors. On the other hand, there is the annex at the back of the building, where the judges of this year's competition live.

The gate of Xingli Villa is on another street, and there is only one passage between Xingli Hotel, that is, behind the kitchen.

It is difficult for ordinary tenants to notice that behind an ordinary wooden door, there is a hole in the sky.

Liu Haolin is a native of Yangcheng, and of course he knows that Xingli Hotel and Xingli Villa are a company.

In other words, the reason why Xingli Hotel is a five-star hotel is that Xingli Villa has played a great role.

rockeries, lakes, wooden bridges, bamboo pavilions......

The scenery is stunning, with a cloudless blue sky, which makes people feel so comfortable.

But Liu Haolin was not in the mood at the moment, but stepped on the cobblestone path quickly, quickly crossed the bamboo forest and the wooden bridge, and entered a wooden building.

When he arrived at a room on the second floor, Liu Haolin took a deep breath, raised his hand and just wanted to knock on the door, but heard a voice from inside.

"Come in. ”

"Yes. Liu Haolin pushed open the door in response, lowered his head and entered the house, and reflexively closed the wooden door.

In the room, an old man wearing a white Tai Chi suit, holding a brush, writes on rice paper.

"Master, I'm here. Liu Haolin bowed his head and said.

"Hmm. The old man answered, put away the brush, "Come here, how about you take a look at my handwriting?"

"Yes. ”

Liu Haolin took a deep breath, walked behind the old man gently, and raised his eyes to look at the desk.

On the rice paper on the desk, there are eight big characters written, "Mingzhi, quiet and far-reaching".

This is taken from the "Huainanzi Master Training" in "non-tranquility has no clear ambition, non-tranquility has no far-reaching", and was later quoted by Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments", the meaning of which is self-explanatory.

"Good word. The master's calligraphy has become more and more refined. Liu Haolin said sincerely.

"What do you think, then?" the old man continued.

These eight words are a true portrayal of you. Liu Haolin said complimentingly.

"Definitely. I can't do these eight words, otherwise, I wouldn't have come over to be the chairman of the judges. The old man pointed to the chair on one side and said, "Sit." ”

"With the master here, I don't dare to sit. Liu Haolin bowed his head and said.

"I told you to sit, and you sit. How can there be so many things, hypocrisy. The old man's tone was flat, and he couldn't hear the joy or anger.

Liu Haolin's face turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his head and came to the chair and sat in the corner of the chair.

The old man glanced at Liu Haolin, did not speak, but moved the words on the desk, took a piece of rice paper again, and spread it on the desk.

After stagnation in the air for a moment, the old man put the pen on the pen holder again, "I heard that your results in this competition are not very good. What is the reason?"

Here it comes......

Liu Haolin held his clothes nervously, and his voice trembled a little.

"There are subjective reasons and objective reasons. Liu Haolin said.

"Really, what is the objective reason?"

"In Group A, there was a player who finished second last year's Under-18 and was the winner of last year's the-blue, so he was very strong, and I wasn't sure I could beat him. Liu Haolin explained.

"What about the subjective reasons?" the old man continued.

"I have someone I really want to fight against...... I wanted to play against him, but he was in the other group and there was a good chance of winning first place, so I could only finish second. Master, I really want to win him. Liu Haolin bit his lip tightly.

"Is it Zheng Ke?" the old man said suddenly.

Liu Haolin hurriedly raised his head and looked at the old man incredulously.

The old man he knew didn't care about things that had nothing to do with him at all, and even when he worshipped the old man as a teacher, he had a chance after being recommended by many seniors.

is such an old man who doesn't ask about the world, and he actually knows Zheng Ke's name?

It's hard for Liu Haolin to imagine why.

"Master, how do you know him?" asked Liu Haolin urgently.

"Come here, I'll give you a few words for the teacher. The old man did not answer Liu Haolin's words.

"Yes. Liu Haolin stood up and walked to the old man's side.

The old man dipped his pen in ink again and wrote a line of words on the white rice paper.

The font is vigorous and powerful, as if every stroke is engraved on rice paper with a dagger.

When Liu Haolin saw this line of words, his face was slightly hot.

"'Full of losses, humble benefits', these six words are for you. After each race, I read it ten times. After the old man put down his brush after adding his name and date, the seal was not stamped. ”

"Thank you, master. Liu Haolin took the painting with both hands.

"There are still more than three days to go, so you can get ready. I'm the judge of the knockout round, and I don't want to see you embarrassed. Go ahead. The old man waved his hand.

"Yes. Liu Haolin bowed deeply to the old man, took two steps back, and turned around and walked out of the room.

When the door was closed, Liu Haolin let out a sigh of relief, and at this time, he realized that the clothes on his back had already been soaked with sweat.

Alas, with the master, the pressure is too great.

Even after living with the old man for three years, Liu Haolin can still feel a sense of suffocation every time he sees the old man.

Not long after Liu Haolin left, the old man's door was knocked again.

"Please come in. The old man said loudly.

The person outside the door was not polite, pushed the door open, and closed the door gently.

"You don't come here often, Mr. Xiao. The old man's tone was indifferent.

"In front of you, I don't dare to take on the word 'teacher', after all, Mo Lao, you are a master of Cantonese cuisine. Xiao Han looked at Mo Xiaohe, who was facing away from him, and said softly.

"Sit and drink tea. Mo Xiaohe put down his pen and turned to look at Xiao Han in front of him.

His neat gray hair was combed back of his head, his eyebrows were sharp, and he had a small beard on his chin.

At this time, he was full of red light and seemed to be in good spirits.

"What kind of tea? I'm very picky about tea. Xiao Han said casually.

"You don't know anything, but you still pick tea? After Mo Xiaohe saw Xiao Han sit down, he also walked over.

"Mo Lao, it's not right for you to say that. It is precisely because I don't know much about tea that I should drink good tea. In this case, others will not be able to take a little bit of tea, and I will be fooled. Xiao Han said.

"Crooked. Mo Xiaohe glanced at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "It should be a big red robe, right?"

Mo Xiaohe smiled proudly, "Sure enough, even if it's an animal, after drinking so much good tea, it can taste something somewhat." ”

Xiao Han was not angry, and wiped his mouth, "I saw your apprentice just now." ”

Mo Xiaohe's face immediately became gloomy, and then he shook his head again, "What's wrong with seeing him?"

"You asked him to come over?" Xiao Han asked.

"Knock it out, otherwise, the next game may be lost. Mo Xiaohe said softly.

"Looks like you still care about him. Xiao Han said.

"Of course, he's my apprentice. Mo Xiaohe said with a smile.