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On a secluded mountain peak, a man and a woman sat side by side, closing their eyes and concentrating, practicing the mental method. For a long time, the man gently exhaled a breath of turbid air and looked at the woman with concern. The woman seemed to notice something, and she also exhaled a cloudy breath, opened her eyes, and smiled at the man.

The man said, "Tired, aren't you?" ”

The woman nodded gently, "Sort of." Alas, it's been three years since we broke through the intermediate level of meditation, but we still haven't entered the advanced state, which is really desperate. ”

The man handed over the towel: "This kind of thing can't be rushed, anyway, we have time, and it's good to cultivate slowly here." ”

"Husband, our strength should have been recognized, why haven't we had a chance to go out of the mountain yet?"

The man shook his head solemnly: "The subordinates of the Zong family are not short of masters at all, if they don't reach this level, they will definitely have a chance." To get out of the mountain, strength alone is not enough. ”

"Then what more?"

"Like I told you years ago. Endure. ”

"We've endured it for too long."

"Keep enduring." Sima Jiuhe put his hands behind his back and looked at the mountains in the distance: "The meditation martial artists under the control of the Zongjia family, although we do not communicate with each other and have no contact, but I estimate that there are at least fifty to one hundred people. We have to wait, wait until there are fluctuations in the hidden level, wait until the four major families start to lose their balance, wait until the sect master starts to think about changing the chess pieces, wait until ...... Wait until our children are adults. ”

There were tears in the woman's eyes: "I miss the children, I don't know if they are okay." ”

The man hugged the woman and touched her head gently, she was no longer young, no longer handsome and agile as a girl, but in his heart, she was still the girl who made him fall in love at first sight.

"They are all extremely talented and intelligent children, and they will definitely carry the burden of the family. And I firmly believe that Ping'er and Chao'er must have begun to prepare for our comeback. ”

The woman shook her head: "I would rather them live in peace, I would rather them enjoy wealth in peace, I don't want them to be involved in the whirlpool." I'm not uncommon at all to hide the name of the family, I just want to be with them as soon as possible! ”

"Hehe, wife, you are stupid again, how can you reunite with them if you don't become a hidden family?" Sima Jiuhe said: "We not only have to wait for the four major families to emerge from the elimination, but also to defeat other masters, not in martial arts, but in patience, in wisdom, in obedience and loyalty to the sect, in order to enter the sight of the sect family, and only then can we turn over." ”

The woman shook her head and said sadly: "We have been waiting for thirteen years, and here we are, we have always been respectful, and we dare not take a step beyond the thunder pond ......." ”

"We ......." The man suddenly stopped talking, looked into the distance and said, "Wife, don't say it, someone is coming." ”

At this time, someone knocked lightly at the door.

The man jumped back to the courtyard a hundred meters away and walked to the door of the wooden door. Because it was a courtyard, there was no high wall around it, only a row of fences, so although the door was closed, people outside could see it.

A tall and thin man dressed in a long robe, buttoned up a straw hat, with a low brim, and an ancient sword in his hand, knocked very politely.

There are countless ways for people who can come here to enter this courtyard, but he knocked on the door in a regular manner, and patted the knocker very politely, without slamming the door directly.

Sima Jiuhe pulled the bolt of the door and said, "Dare to ask Your Excellency who is the master?" Isn't it true that the Zong family has a task to convey to me? ”

"Senior Sima is so forgetful, has my appearance changed so much?" The Sect Master smiled and raised his head, revealing his face.

Sima Jiuhe was stunned all of a sudden, and his brain buzzed.

It's been thirteen years, and I haven't seen this face myself in thirteen years! That's right, it was just a child back then, and the old sect master just held him in his arms and announced the decision that had made him miserable for thirteen years, and then he and his wife endured the pain and separated from their own flesh and blood, and grounded here for penance. At that time, the child was still holding a wooden sword in his hand, his face was dazed, and he was anxious to go to a martial arts game with his playmate, I don't know why, although for him that day, the whole world began to collapse, but what impressed him the most was not the ruthlessness and decisiveness of the old sect master, but the innocence of this child in his arms and the puzzlement on his face.

Thirteen years have passed, and he recognizes this face almost instantly, although it has changed a lot, from a child to a young man in his twenties, but he still recognizes this person at a glance. The only change is that his face has the confident smile of the old sect master, and the mystery and majesty of the king.

Sima Jiuhe was stunned at that time, almost lost his reaction, he had waited for thirteen years, and it was the first time that someone from the Zong family came here, and it appeared suddenly without warning. Look at it again, Ouyang Thirteen behind him kept glaring at him with a tiger face.

Sima Jiuhe's brain reacted with lightning, and he immediately grabbed his long sword and knelt on one knee: "I didn't know that the sect master arrived, Sima Jiuhe was guilty of death." ”

The sect master looked indifferent, easily took off his straw hat, and dusted it off: "Well! I should apologize to you for coming suddenly. ”

At this time, Sima Jiuhe's wife, Liang Yuling, had also arrived behind him, and immediately knelt down on one knee: "We will welcome the sect master." ”

The sect master laughed: "The two of you are here to sing and follow the wife, but you are a concubine, and you have suffered the rest of the family, and you don't have the energy to cultivate and improve, so you spend all your time working for me." Get up, officially invite me in and sit down, I haven't seen you in more than ten years, and I really miss you. ”

Sima Jiuhe immediately stood up, with a peaceful, indifferent, and humble smile on his face, and his heart had exploded. His heart was beating like a drum, his fingertips were shaking, and he had a premonition that his fate would take a turn for the better! Maybe!

"Broken firewood house, if the sect master doesn't dislike it, please talk in the house."

The sect master smiled and handed the straw hat to Ouyang Thirteen: "Look, this is complaining about me, too, it is embarrassing for you to put you in this broken thatched house for thirteen years." ”

Sima Jiuhe hurriedly said: "My subordinates don't dare!" Although the subordinates and their wives live here, they live easily and comfortably, and do not hide from the sect master that although the scenery here is not as good as your peak, there is still some spiritual beauty, we might as well go to the mountaintop Huating to drink tea and talk, not only how about the sect master? ”

"Well, your territory, the guest is as you please, I listen to you."

Sima Jiuhe and his wife and the sect master sat in the courtyard on the top of the mountain drinking tea, and behind Sima Jiuhe and his wife stood two maids and two male servants, which were all their subordinates. Behind the sect master stood his new bodyguard, Ouyang Thirteen.

"Senior Sima! You're right, the scenery here is truly playful and beautiful. ”

"Where is there, there is a way to live on the shore of the West Lake, and the West Lake is not the West Lake. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, after watching it for a long time, it will be ordinary. The scenery here is comparable to the majestic atmosphere of the mountain peaks of the sect master, but it is just a little new to the sect master. ”

Ouyang Thirteen stood behind him, smiling, not saying a word. But he secretly applauded in his heart, and this sentence sounded good. Saying that the mountain peak of the sect master is majestic and atmospheric, of course, it means that the sect is also majestic and atmospheric, and while he is humble, he also elevates the sect master.

The Sect Master nodded, "How long have you been here?" ”

"Back to the sect master, it's been thirteen years."

"Thirteen years." The sect master said with emotion: "When you came here, you still obeyed the old sect master's wishes, I was still a child at that time, and time flies so fast!" If I could turn back time, I would not be uncommon for the throne of the sect master, I would rather be a playful child, riding and fighting with people everywhere, saving like this, working hard and being misunderstood. ”

Sima Jiuhe said humbly: "The sect master carries the inheritance of his father and ancestors, and he is entrusted with his own body by the heavens, and he is destined to not be able to enjoy the comfort of mortals. My husband and wife dream day and night that we can have the opportunity to share the worries and solve problems of the sect family again, and if the sect master needs us, my husband and wife will definitely bow down and die. ”

"Ah, yes, it's rare for you to have this heart." The sect master said: "I won't tell you anything, now that the world is in chaos, my influence is declining, and the four major families who were originally respectful and obedient are now all proud and hardened, and sometimes I can't beat or scold." I don't have my dad's talent, and now I really don't have enough power. ”

Sima Jiuhe immediately left his seat, knelt on his knees, made a big salute, and swore an oath: "The four major families originally carried the favor and majesty of the sect family, how can there be a reason for not being loyal and dedicated!?" Sima Jiuhe and his wife are willing to obey the drive of the sect master, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, there is no other word! ”

Sima Jiuhe's wife also hurriedly knelt down to make a statement.

The sect master ignored Sima Jiuhe and his wife who were kneeling on the ground, but turned back to Ouyang Thirteen and said, "Listen, listen, if the Hou family and the Shi family also have such a grateful mentality, how much easier will I be?" ”

Ouyang Thirteen just smiled and didn't speak, because no one needed him to speak.

The sect master sighed: "Get up, I'm here to talk today." Oh, by the way, Senior Liang, you haven't seen your child for thirteen years, you must be missing and worried, right? ”

Sima Jiuhe hurriedly said: "Our children, with the protection of the Zong family, I have never worried about them, they are taken care of by the Zong family, it is more reassuring than taking care of ourselves, where do you worry." ”

Liang Yuling said dissatisfiedly: "You know how to say cheap things in front of the sect master!" I haven't seen my own child for thirteen years, which mother doesn't want to? ”

Then he said embarrassedly: "Back to the sect master, we actually miss the child very much, but when we think of the important task of sharing worries for the sect family and improving our strength for the sect family, we can only suppress this thought in the bottom of our hearts, focusing on the great cause of the sect family!" ”

The corners of the sect master's mouth curled up and smiled.