28. Alliances
Seeing that Huiguo directly proposed, Xiao Quan didn't beat around the bush, so he called someone in: "Go, call the young master here." ”
The boy respectfully said yes and left slowly.
When Hui Guo heard that he was called the young master, the kindness on his face became even stronger.
The young master that Xiao Quan said was his youngest son Xiao Heng. Xiao Quan has three sons in his life, the eldest son Xiao Yong, who is over fifty years old, has reached the late stage of transforming into a god, although he is not top-notch, but it is not bad, one foot has stepped into the realm of returning to the void, and the day of breakthrough is not far away; the second son Xiao Ping, with average qualifications, is idle all day long, and he is almost forty years old, but his cultivation is not as good as the middle stage of the transformation of the god, which makes him feel a headache; the third son Xiao Heng is the most proud of the three sons. Xiao Heng, twenty-seven years old, has already reached the middle stage of the transformation of gods at a young age, and he can be regarded as a young talent who can be called in the entire cultivation world. And in addition to his good qualifications, he can't find fault with the management of the family, which is really a lot of advantages compared to his two elder brothers. Xiao Quan took this opportunity to make him the master of the young family, his eldest brother devoted himself to cultivation, and the second brother only knew how to play in the mountains and rivers, and the two had no objection to this, and the younger son was even more gladly accepted, and the matter was settled.
Not long after, there was a little Taoist boy outside the door who asked to see him, Xiao Quan thought that his son was coming, so he called him in, but the little Taoist boy came back but Wu Zhong came, and then he remembered that it was Wu Zhong who Kongjing entrusted his own people to find.
Wu Zhong is a different person from other disciples in his heart. Although his cultivation is not bad, and now he has some fame under the sect, all this is not what he values the most. On the contrary, because of the things of his predecessors, he had to pay attention to this child.
"Call him in. Xiao Quan said. And Li Yunhe on the side was puzzled, how could the head of the family call this kid in for no reason like this, even if it was for the sake of Huiguo's master and apprentice, it was already extraordinarily gracious to let him stand outside the hall and wait, but at this time, he actually asked him to enter the hall directly, he really didn't know which play this was singing.
Wu Zhong stood outside the store, he didn't know anything inside, and he still didn't know what he was asked to do. Soon, the little Taoist boy who had just gone in walked out and led him into the main hall.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Xiao Quan and the two elders above, and Wu Zhong hurriedly saluted.
Xiao Quan smiled and said, "Okay, my own family, it doesn't have to be like this." There's nothing else to call you here today, look at these two, do you know anyone?"
Wu Zhong followed Xiao Quan's guidance, and saw two monks, one old and one young, sitting on the side of the main hall. And the one standing behind him, Wu Zhong was all too familiar, it was emptiness.
Kong Jing saw Wu Zhong, his two eyebrows were raised, and the corners of his mouth were smiling, Wu Zhong was also happy to see it, since he came here for more than a month, he never saw Kong Jing again, he never thought that it was his former friend who came to him today, why was he not happy?
"Back to the sect master, I know this little master, and I think that when I entered the cultivation world and registered in the Jing'an Division, it was Master Kongjing who took me there. Wu Zhong replied.
Xiao Quan didn't know why the two of them knew each other, but he didn't expect it to be because of this. I'm happier at the moment.
The gift of leadership is extraordinary, especially for a newcomer.
"That is his master, Master Huiguo, who is now the abbot of Baiyun Temple, and is the number one master, why don't you come forward to meet him?" Xiao Quan said.
Wu Zhong hurriedly stepped forward after hearing this, bowed and saluted: "Junior Wu Zhong, meet Master Huiguo." ”
Seeing this, the old monk hurriedly got up and helped Wu Zhong up, and said slowly with a smile: "Wu Daoyou's affairs have been learned from the disciples, and when I see it today, he is really a rising star, and his future must be limitless." ”
No matter who receives praise from others, they will be happy, Wu Zhong is no exception, and he is naturally happy when he hears the old monk say this.
"Thank you seniors for your love. Wu Zhong said.
"Senior nephew, we still have something to talk about with Master Huiguo, or... Before Li Yunhe could finish speaking, Xiao Quan interrupted him: "That's right, we have something to say with Master Huiguo, you stand aside first, and listen to these things." ”
When Li Yunhe and Hongyun heard this, they were surprised in their hearts, what was going on with the head of the family today? It was really unbelievable that even the things they all knew for the first time should be listened to by Wu Zhong, a newcomer.
"The head of the family, if this matter is heard by outsiders, will it... Li Yunhe said in a low voice.
Xiao Quan smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay." Sooner or later, this matter will let everyone know, not to mention, the master and nephew are no one else, they are their own family, and there is no need to avoid them. ”
Li Yunhe had no choice but to say yes, retreat to the side and stop talking. And Wu Zhong on the side was even more confused and clueless. But seeing that the head of the house was like this, it was not easy for him to leave without permission, so he had to stand at the end of the door, trying to avoid them as much as possible.
Seeing Wu Zhong like this, Kong Jing knew in his heart that he intended to avoid it, so he walked in front of everyone and said respectfully: "Qi Xiao Sect Master, my friend Wu Zhong and I haven't seen each other for a while, if there is nothing wrong, I want to go out for us first, by the way, take a look at the scenery here, and ask Xiao Sect Master to agree." ”
Although the empty purity did not explain to Hui Guo in advance, he was not surprised at all, and still sat there with a calm appearance.
Xiao Quan didn't mean anything else to keep Wu Zhongben, and when he saw that the emptiness was like this, he readily agreed. Wu Zhong and the others said goodbye to everyone and walked out of the Taihe Palace.
"Oh my God, what are they doing? Why do they want me to stay and listen? I don't understand. As soon as Wu Zhong walked out of the main hall, he took a deep breath, he really didn't understand what Xiao Quan was going to do, "By the way, why did you come suddenly?"
Kong Jing smiled and said, "I'm here to be your companion?"
"As a companion, your master doesn't want you anymore?" Wu Zhong said.
Kong Jing was speechless for a while: "I'm so smart and clever, how can my master not want me?"
"What's the reason for that?" Wu Zhong asked.
In the Taihe Palace, Xiao Quan and Huiguo talked to each other, and after a while, Xiao Heng, the young master, walked in: "I have seen my father, I have seen the two elders, and I have seen Huiguo's seniors." He said respectfully.
Seeing this, Xiao Quan smiled and said, "Heng'er is here." ”
"Yes, father, I don't know why my father called me here?" Xiao Heng said.
This Xiao Heng is not yet thirty years old, but he does not have the impetuous atmosphere of his twenties at all, but is very calm. Even Li Yunhe and Hongyun couldn't help but praise him when they saw him.
"Okay, since everyone is here, I will tell you the consensus I reached with Master Huiguo a few years ago. Xiao Quan said slowly.
"What?" Wu Zhong immediately exclaimed when he heard this.
"Be quiet, this matter is only going on in private, not in the open. Kong Jing hurriedly stopped Wu Zhong.
Wu Zhong suddenly stopped his voice and whispered, "How to exchange?"
"To put it bluntly, I came to the Xiao family to rest, and his son Xiao Heng went to Baiyun Temple. Kong Jing explained.
Wu Zhong listened and understood: "Oh, it's like an exchange student, right?"
Kong Jing thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, it's similar to that nature." It's just that we've been a little bit longer. ”
"The purpose of the exchange is to strengthen the ties between the two schools and even the two regions and learn from each other, but the Xiao family and the Baiyun Temple are both first-class sects, and the courses they study are different from each other, so is it still necessary?" Wu Zhong said.
Kong Jing shrugged: "No way, this is the agreement that my master and your family master made when they were young. It is said to improve each other's status in the monastic world. ”
"That means the Lanling Xiao Clan is going to form an alliance with Baiyun Temple?" Wu Zhong said with a frown.
Kong Jing said, "Yes. ”
Wu Zhong was puzzled, what is this all for?
"Heng'er, this matter was mentioned to you before my father. The two of us joined together in order to be able to gain a firm foothold in today's monastic world and avoid accidents. I say that, do you understand?"
Xiao Heng nodded and said: "What my father said to my seniors, the younger generations understand and know the seriousness of the matter. Everything the father decides. ”
Xiao Quan nodded with a smile, and Hui Guo also praised on the side: "The master and nephew are really young and promising, and I believe that when they arrive at Baiyun Temple, they will definitely have an extraordinary impact." ”
Xiao Quan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, this matter is settled." From this day forward, you will remain with Master Huiguo to serve. Remember, seeing Master Huiguo is like seeing me, don't slack off, otherwise, I won't spare you. ”
Xiao Heng bowed and said yes, and then stood behind Hui Guo.
Xiao Quan looked at it and smiled: "In this case, the master will stay in my Xiao family for a few more days, let us do a good job of the friendship of the landlord, and when the master is free, enlighten and enlighten my Xiao juniors, so that they can gain something." ”
Seeing that things were going so well, Huiguo was already very happy in his heart, and naturally gladly agreed to Xiao Quan's retention.
"Is it just to consolidate his position?" Wu Zhong was puzzled. What Baiyun Temple and the Xiao family did was called exchange students if it sounded good, and it was called protons to each other if it was ugly. Could it be that the two of them couldn't trust each other, or for what? For a moment he really couldn't figure it out.
"If you don't understand it, don't think about it. Go, take me to where you live. Kongjing pulled him and left.
Along the way, everyone saw this scene and looked sideways, Wu Zhong was already attractive enough during this time, not to mention that there was a monk by his side, so he had to make people look twice. Wu Zhong saw that everyone was like this, and he couldn't help but beat a little drum in his heart, it was already a mistake to bring someone into the Xiao clan without authorization, not to mention that he still brought a monk, hoping that everything was fine.
But people are always afraid that something will come, and soon, a group of people blocked the way of the two.
"Bold Wu Zhong actually brought outsiders in without permission. Your actions have violated the door rules, and I will punish you and others today to set an example!" One of the people in the group scolded loudly, and before Wu Zhong could defend himself, he waved his hand, "Take it!"
The five people behind him suddenly shot out one after another, attacking the two of them.
Wu Zhong hurriedly explained: "Friends of the inspection team, please listen to my explanation. ”
"Hmph, it is also a mistake to talk to the inspection team without authorization. You don't have to explain, take you two down and you'll know everything!" the leader snapped.
And the empty purity beside him was not afraid, but said with some excitement: "Needless to say, let me understand how powerful the masters of the Xiao clan are!"