Chapter 66, Searching for the Mountain
Zhang Liubing didn't go far today, but the unfortunate thing was found by himself.
In fashionable terms, he also belongs to the rich second generation. His father, Zhang Xi, is one of the directors of the Hong Kong Yuanchen Charity Foundation, a director of the Yuanchen Shipping Group, and the chairman of the Guangdong Yuanchen Shipping Company, which is controlled by the Yuanchen Group. Zhang Xi also has an identity that is not known to outsiders, that is, one of the three veteran-level figures of the Jianghu Fengmen Xunluan Sect today.
The secret method inheritance of the Xunluan faction can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, and the ancestor of the posthumous worship is Lai Buyi of the Song Dynasty, but most of today's foundation or industry is left by Lu Wenxing, the head of the previous generation. Sixty-four years ago, Lu Wenxing suddenly disappeared, and the whereabouts of the inheritance token Xunluan Yuzhen were also unknown, and the Xunluan faction was very chaotic for a while.
Lu Wenxing's eldest son, Lu Feisun, inherited the position of the boss of the Yuanchen Shipping Trading Company at that time, but within the Xunluan faction, Lu Feisun's cultivation, experience, talent, and prestige were not enough to convince the public. Lu Wenxing's two senior brothers, Zhang Huan and Yue Zhen, were also the two elders with the highest prestige in the Xunluan faction at that time, and in order to prevent the sect from splitting, they came forward to support Lu Feisun, which stabilized the situation.
According to what was said sixty years ago, Lu Feisun temporarily took the head of the Xunluan faction, and after finding Lu Wenxing's whereabouts and recovering the inheritance tokens, he would determine the head of the sect. This is just a pretext, it is impossible that the Xunluan faction does not exist because there is no jade plate, but the situation at that time was special, Lu Feisun could not convince the public, and Zhang Huan and Yue Zhen were not good at each other.
Until Lu Feisun's death, there was no clear result in the matter, and it was still so vague. By the middle of the last century, the times were developing very rapidly, and the modern company system gradually replaced the traditional business system. Therefore, the elders of the Xunluan faction decided to establish the Yuanchen Foundation to control the newly established Yuanchen Shipping Group through foreign investment to adapt to the development of modern society.
The control of the property in the name of the foundation is a practice often adopted by a family or a small group when dealing with the interests of a small group that is difficult to determine and clear personal inheritance and belongs to a small group with relative reading power, and it is very popular among Western conglomerates in modern times. China has had it since ancient times, but the name is different, and these old rivers and lakes naturally know how to keep pace with the times.
In front of the foundation with the word charity, but also participate in fundraising and donations, not only the name is good, but also in finance, taxation and other aspects of a lot of convenience.
In the eyes of outsiders, Yuanchen Shipping Group is no different from other companies, but they don't know that it is an industry controlled by the secret Xunluan faction of the Jianghu Fengmen. Naturally, the important people in the Xunluan faction all work in the Foundation, and among them are business talents, who will take care of specific corporate affairs, and will also run their own industries. For example, Zhang Xi is an outstanding businessman, and Guangdong Yuanchen Shipping Company was established as a joint venture with Yuanchen Shipping Group in his personal name.
Now the chairman of the Yuanchen Foundation is Lu Changlin, the son of Lu Feisun, but he doesn't even have the identity of the head of the Xunluan faction temporarily, on the one hand, because the previous generation did not explain it clearly, on the other hand, he himself is not angry, if he had the ability of his grandfather Lu Wenxing, he would have naturally sat in the position of the head of the Xunluan faction. After all, the inheritance of the Jianghu sect is different from the inheritance of the family, and it also pays attention to the cultivation of secret methods, as well as the experience and prestige of the rivers and lakes.
There is no head of the Xunluan faction, and major events are basically decided by three important people, in addition to Lu Changlin, there are also Yue Zhen's descendant Sun Baomin and Zhang Yue's grandson Zhang Xi.
Bao Min is recognized as the first master of the contemporary Xunluan School, and Zhang Xi's ability is not weak, but his views have always been different from Bao Min. After the reform and opening up of the mainland, Zhang Xi tried his best to overcome public opinion, especially overcoming the opposition from Bao Min, advocating investment in the mainland, and taking the lead in setting up the Guangdong Yuanchen Shipping Company.
Due to the good time and many preferential policies, the development of Yuanchen shipping company is very fast, and after the market competition becomes fierce, Yuanchen shipping company has the scale to gain a firm foothold in the mainland, which has brought a lot of benefits to Zhang Xi himself and Xunluan faction. Chinese mainland has long become a hot spot for investment in the new century, and the Xunluan faction has been involved in many places, but the earliest leader is Zhang Xi, who can be said to have made great contributions to the development of the foundation of the Xunluan faction in recent decades.
ββThese things are not a secret in the Jianghu Fengmen, Liu Li also told You Fang.
Zhang Liubing has a superior living condition since he was a child, but his family education is also stricter, in addition to studying and going to school like everyone else, and entering the company to learn business after graduation, he and his younger brother Zhang Liuhua have followed his father to learn the secret method of Feng Shui since childhood. He started much earlier than You Fang, in addition to learning Feng Shui theory, he has been introduced to spiritual consciousness for more than ten years.
It is said that the accumulated effort should not be underestimated, Zhang Liubing's spiritual sense is much stronger than that of You Fang, and as a sect system with a long heritage, the Xunluan School must have other secret methods that You Fang does not know. For example, Songhegu Xiangjia is good at feng shui formation, and the master of the Xunluan faction is good at the method of "hiding", even Liu Li almost fell for Lu Wenxing's plot back then, and You Fang was also taken aback by Zhang Liubing today.
There is a sentence in the hand-to-hand feng shui recipe that "shrinking the qi and hiding the gods are not revealed", which is to describe the place where the true dragon becomes a cave and is subtle and not easy to check, but as a secret method of the wind gate, it is a method to restrain one's own breath and try not to interfere with the surrounding environment, which has many uses in different occasions.
You Fang has been practicing since he was a child and has been in contact with the eight gates of the rivers and lakes, which is influenced by the general environment and the interest of the young man's surname. As for the introduction to spiritual sense, it was because of a rather dangerous and thrilling experience, and he was forced by Liu Li to jump, and this opportunity is almost impossible to replicate. He has the skills of the Jianghu book, after mastering the spiritual sense, he naturally exercises through the sensing utensils, and the subtlety is far beyond the ordinary practitioners, plus his own understanding is good and willing to work hard to ponder, so he is lucky to enter the realm of turning spiritual consciousness into divine consciousness.
And Zhang Liubing's situation is different, under the influence of his family, it is very convenient to learn the secret method since he was a child, and he has less to ponder, although it is not a lack of work, but it is not very hard, he can learn what his father teaches, and there are many other things to do. The so-called hard work does not necessarily mean abusing oneself, but dedicating oneself to it.
Zhang Liubing has not mastered the divine sense so far, but the "hiding" method is his interest, and he originally liked to joke with his younger brother Zhang Liuhua and lurk, and he has practiced quite profoundly over the years. The descendants of the traditional Jianghu sect have to learn some fitness and self-defense skills, and Zhang Liubing is most interested in the art of light body, which is quite good.
Even Zhang Xi said: "Drift Ice, your kung fu can be a thief or an assassin in the past, but as my son, it is not too useful." With this energy, it is better to think more about how to find opportunities, and it is said that you can master your divine sense and become a real master, and only then can you have a status in the Xunluan faction. Otherwise, what is the use of you learning these secret methods? It's better to learn to do business well! β
Zhang Liubing lives in Guangzhou, and if he wants to choose a place to refine his spiritual sense, he can naturally find Kang Yuan, in fact, he has been practicing here at night for more than a month, except for the wind and rain and the lack of entertainment, there are more than a dozen times.
In the middle of the night, he drove a BMW car to the outside of Kang Yuen Yuan, and the accustomed surname of the Qi Hidden God walked to the front of Yongfang Hall, and he was taken aback from afar. How could anyone come to this haunted place alone in the middle of the night, and occupy the place where he usually practiced, is it really haunted? When I got closer and took a closer look, it turned out to be a fellow practitioner refining my spiritual sense here.
Zhang Liubing was a little curious and a little happy, there are colleagues who have found this place to practice like himself, which can be regarded as the fate of the rivers and lakes, and even plans to wait for this person to come forward to say hello after he gets up, and have the opportunity to give each other a few more words and make friends. The next generation of descendants like him, who has a good background and whose parents have a very high status in the sect, is generally very willing to make friends with fellow families, and if they establish good relations with other families and sects by making friends, it will be beneficial to many things in the future.
He waited quietly in the distance, but the more he waited, the more surprised he became, usually he was refining his spiritual sense here, relying on the strength of his spiritual sense, and carefully released the object surname and earth qi that sensed fierce disturbances, and the longest was only half an hour, but this person had been sitting still for more than half an hour.
Curious, he wanted to get closer to find out, and at the same time, he was conceited that the secret technique of "hiding" was profound, and he walked into the refining range of the You Fang from the north side, and the convergence of the spiritual sense was not just an induction, and he found that the other party was really refining the spiritual sense, but it was not very powerful, so he was even more curious.
An hour has passed, seeing that it has been almost two hours, Zhang Liubing is a little confused, how can this person's energy and physical strength be so strong, and he can persist in refining his spiritual sense for so long? It is unlikely, unless he has controlled his spiritual consciousness to a very subtle level, and if he had such skills, he would have turned his spiritual consciousness into divine consciousness a long time ago.
Unconsciously, Zhang Liubing got closer and closer, and came to a place not far behind the statue of Lin Zexu, which already seemed a little dangerous and taboo. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the other party's spiritual sense had become blank, and then the surrounding earth qi suddenly moved and invaded towards him.
This is a sign that he was locked by the master's divine consciousness and intended to attack, before he could speak, the other party had already jumped up, and his divine consciousness released a fierce evil aura, as if to cut him to pieces. Zhang Liu's ice soul was frightened, and the strong luck spiritual sense rushed outward, turned around and slipped away, avoiding it first.
He was full of confidence in his escape kung fu, but unfortunately, he met a "master" like You Fang today, chased him behind Yongfangtang and caught him, and was scared half to death by Qin Yu's sharp aura.
Zhang Liubing is usually a pampered young master in a large company, and most of the senior masters he has contacted because of his father's relationship are also amiable, where has he experienced this kind of scene? You Fang put away Qin Yu and only asked, "Who are you, why are you here to disturb tonight?" He was like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, explaining all his origins and intentions clearly, which was more detailed than "reporting the political axe" in the bureau.
It turned out to be a misunderstanding, You Fang listened to it straightforwardly, although this Zhang Liubing is a disciple of the Xunluan faction, he is no longer a traditional and narrow Jianghu person, he has no real experience in the rivers and lakes, and he is too reckless to do things. He smiled secretly in his heart, and said lightly: "Get up, what kind of system does it become for a dignified disciple to sit on the ground and talk like this?" β
You Fang's tone of voice was different from usual, and it became thick and vigorous, and it sounded like it was coming from another person. It seems magical but it's not a big deal, the trick of the charlatan, a trick to control the laryngeal muscles with internal strength. His third uncle is good at this trick, playing monkeys when he was young, and singing with different people's voices with the movements of monkeys, which is a secret skill of the Piaomen family.
Since Zhang Liubing misunderstood that he was a senior master, he took the opportunity to pretend to be a mysterious senior master, and took the opportunity to knock on the Xunluan faction to prepare for the future - when you Fang was chasing, he heard Zhang Liubing report that he was looking for the Luan faction's house, and he had a plan in a blink of an eye, so he must catch him, and he is more thoughtful at the moment. At the same time, he had taken out a brimmed soft hat from his pocket, buckled it on his head and pressed his eyebrows, the brim of the hat even blocked his eyes, and he couldn't see his face even more clearly in the dark.
Zhang Liubing listened to his tone softened, and seemed to have a good impression of the Xunluan faction, so he stood up and patted his ass and asked, "Please ask the senior's surname?" If you accidentally offend tonight, the younger generation will definitely set up a table to accompany the crime, and my father must like to make friends with a master like you! He had already come back to his senses and reacted quite quickly, and immediately started to make friends again, at least it was better to offend this kind of master in front of him.
You Fang secretly said in his heart: "I am two times now, how can I go directly to see Zhang Xi?" You can still pretend to be a master in front of you, but won't you show your stuff in front of your father? On the surface, he pretended to be profound: "My name is Li Feng, this time I traveled to Guangzhou, I was going to visit Zhang Xi for something, but I met you here, it was really a coincidence!" β
Zhang Liubing was a little surprised: "Are Senior Li and my father old friends?" β
You Fang shook his head and sighed: "No, I don't know Zhang Xi, but I have some connections with the Xunluan faction, and there is one thing that cannot be shirked by others, and it is best to find your father." β¦β¦ You can rest assured, it should be a good thing, not to look for trouble. β
Zhang Liubing: "What do you have to find your father?" My dad went to Australia to talk about business, you might as well ask the junior to tell him and see if he can come back as soon as possible? The seniors' itinerary in Guangzhou during this time, the juniors will also receive and settle down. He was still careful, he didn't take You Fang directly to see Zhang Xi, but asked about his intentions and tried to stabilize this person, and took the opportunity to investigate the origin of "Li Feng's predecessor", and he seemed very polite and not offended.
You Fang didn't answer this stubble, waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, it's the same when I see you, you can tell Zhang Xi about this matter." β
Zhang Liubing was very puzzled: "What did Senior Li ask me to tell my father?" β
You Fang beckoned: "Drift Ice Nephew, please come with me, and it will be clear to you something." After speaking, he turned around and left, his steps were not fast or slow, and he looked at the direction of bypassing Yongfangtang and going up to the campus avenue with street lights.
Zhang Liubing followed behind in confusion, looking at the situation, this "senior Li Feng" really had no malicious intentions, otherwise it would be unfavorable to him in a secluded and uninhabited place behind Yongfang Hall. Anyway, you can't beat it, you can't run away, so let's follow.
(To be continued)