"This gentleman, this is the Shangguan Marquis Mansion, what can I do for you?" The guard warrior in front of the house hurriedly came over to greet him and asked.

This is the characteristic of Yuanjing, and the first priority of the guards in front of any mansion in Yuanjing is not force, but etiquette. Because historical experience shows that those who are arrogant in Yuanjing will bring disaster to themselves. So the guards will take everyone who comes to visit seriously, even if he is a beggar, although Yuanjing does not have a beggar trade.

The gray-clothed man grinned in the face of the guard's inquiry, and said, "I'm Shangguan Mingyuan." ”

"What!" When the guard heard this, his legs weakened, and he stammered: "First, sir, wait a minute, I will go and report to the master of the family." ”

An hour later, in the main hall of the Marquis of Shangguan's mansion, Shangguan Mingyuan sat on the throne, and below was the head of the Shangguan family, elders, heads of houses, wives, and dozens of children and grandchildren, all standing in dozens of rows according to their generations.

"Meet the Ancestors." Today's Marquis of the Dayu Dynasty, the head of the Shangguan family, and the martial arts master, the sixty-eight-year-old Shangguan Bowen took the lead in kneeling.

"Meet the Ancestors." Dozens of people in the back followed suit, and they were all very respectful.

Shangguan Mingyuan looked around the hall, smiled, and said, "Get up." ”

Shangguan Bowen stood up alone, turned his head and said, "The elders stay, and the rest of the people retreat." ”

"No." The people hurriedly answered, but did not stand up, but bowed their heads and fell backwards on their knees on the ground.

"No need, just stay, let me see more." Shangguan Mingyuan waved his hand to stop it.

Shangguan Bowen naturally did not dare to object when he heard this. He hurriedly arranged for everyone to stand up, and then bowed to Shangguan Mingyuan and said, "The old ancestor is no longer enjoying the blessings of Yuanshan, how did he come back, is there something we need to handle?" ”

Shangguan Mingyuan looked at the big family in the hall, and said with a smile in a tone full of pride: "Two hundred and thirty years ago, I was awarded the title of Marquis, and today, the Shangguan family has been hereditary for twelve generations. Time flies so fast, my son, grandson, great-grandson, and even great-grandson are all old and dead, and only I am still in the world, and I am also an old monster. ”

Shangguan Bowen hurriedly said: "Ancestor, without you, there would be no us." You are here, the spirit of the Shangguan family, the root is there. At present, the Shangguan family has roots in the nine major dynasties on the mainland. The best of each of our generations are scattered. The Shangguan family will be passed down for thousands of generations, all because of you. ”

Shangguan Mingyuan nodded and said, "From the sixteenth year of Zhongxing to the present, I have lived for two hundred and eighty years. Now look at you juniors, one glance is one less glance. I'm going to die in five years, so I'm going to come back today for the last time, and I'll make arrangements for the future. ”

"Ancestor!" Shangguan Bowen was shocked, and quickly knelt down, kowtowing and weeping. The people behind him also knelt down, and everyone kowtowed and wept.

"Ancestor, please command." An elder wept.

"You guys! Still too young. There is life and death, and saints cannot avoid it, so there is nothing to be sad about. Shangguan Mingyuan chuckled lightly and said, "I didn't tell you before, because I was afraid that you would be arrogant and complacent and invite trouble." Actually, I served as the fifth elder in Yuansan, and now I don't have a long life. According to the rules, you can bring two outstanding juniors to Yuanshan to practice. Inform the branches of the matter and arrange it. ”

"No." Shangguan Bowen wept and said, "I will definitely arrange it and find out the best juniors." If the old ancestor is gone, they will be the new patron saints of the Shangguan family. ”

Shangguan Mingyuan shook his head and said, "How can there be any guardian spirit, the holy land and the world, in fact, there is not much difference in truth, but the pursuit is different." You must remember that the real guardian of the Shangguan family is not me, but the four words of self-improvement. You have to get rid of the influence of me and strive for it yourself. Just like the Zhongxing period, when everything was in ruins, and the dynasty was chaotic, the ancestors of many families now rose in that troubled era. ”

Shangguan Mingyuan said again: "There is a recent incident about the evaluation of exercises, do you know? ”

"Knowing this, now in Yuanjingli, everyone is asking: Have you assessed your exercises? What grade? ”

Shangguan Mingyuan nodded, took out a book made of gold from his bosom and handed it to Shangguan Bowen, saying, "This is my lifelong cultivation experience, as well as all my martial arts insights, just put it in the family, and you will pass it on to the branches when you turn around." There are no exercises, no martial arts. Because when it comes to real people, these are all illusory. So there's just some gibberish in there, maybe it helps. ”

Shangguan Bowen's knees moved forward, he couldn't control his grief, and took the book indifferently.

Shangguan Mingyuan said with a smile: "The standard for evaluating the exercises is the wisdom of all the people in the entire Yuanshan. Thousands of transcendental beings, dozens of real people, as well as elders, and even national teachers have participated, but ordinary people don't know about it. So, you pass those standards to the branches. I have calculated with the Heavenly Machine Scripture that the future of the mainland will change because of this standard, which is an important thing. ”

"Keep it in mind." Shangguan Bowen kowtowed again and again.

Shangguan Mingyuan took out a page of white jade paper from his arms again, and said: "This is what I recorded thirty years ago, and it is all some of my friends. If there are people who are not dead, or who can still walk, let them make sure to come to Wonsan. The evaluation of the exercises has just begun, and when the antique books in the storage room are evaluated, it will be the turn of the existing exercises. When the time comes, all families and sects will be involved. So the further you go, the bigger the argument will be. And when ideas and ideas start to collide, sparks will be generated, and maybe someone will break through the realm in the debate. ”

"No." Shangguan Bowen kowtowed and said, "The ancestor still has something to explain." ”

"Keep up with the trend of the times, the next king of the Yu Dynasty is the Shengwu King, you must seize the opportunity, follow him, and then actively prepare for war. In the future, this chaos will be even more terrifying than the Warring States period. No one can escape but flee to the Endless Sea. The Shangguan family is a marquis, and it is impossible to hide, so they can only fight hard. And I don't have time left, so I'll have to rely on yourselves. ”

"Keep it in mind." Shangguan Bowen kowtowed again and again, and said: "Lingyun Pavilion has already issued an order, and we all know it in our hearts. ”

Shangguan Mingyuan nodded, then stood up from his seat, stretched out his hand to help Shangguan Bowen up, and said, "The rest is nothing, I will stay at home for five days, you will gather all the clansmen who can rush back, I will take the school one by one and give guidance, this is the only thing I can do." ”