"Old guy, this kid is Xiao Yuan that you praised to the sky, I think it's very ordinary."

When Xiao Yuan and Tang Sa came to the old man's side, the silver-haired old lady sitting on the right side spoke first, but the words she said didn't save Xiao Yuan any face.

"What do you know as an old woman, when did the old man's physiognomy be missed, after following this kid's observation in the past few days, I found that this kid was born out of phase, and he must be a person with great achievements in the future." The old man glanced at the silver-haired old lady disdainfully and said, after speaking, he turned his gaze to Xiao Yuan, "Boy, the old man has already helped you find out about the disaster the night before yesterday, the person is Qin Song, that kid was bewitched by his dog-headed military advisor, and he did a stupid thing, the old man has already killed that dog-headed military advisor, and Qin Song's kid has also accepted the punishment, which can be regarded as avenging Xiao Ran's girl." ”

"Thank you, sir." When Xiao Yuan heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted the old man and thanked him.

"You're welcome, that disaster is completely unwarranted for you, especially Xiao Ran's girl, she has to suffer so much in vain, the old man will compensate her in the future, and now I will deal with the matter in front of me today, boy, I have discussed with your master, and decided to accept you as a disciple, are you willing, if you are willing, kneel down and kowtow to the old man three times, toast a cup of tea, and change your name to master in the future, and the rest of the red tape will be waived." The old man waved his hand and said to Xiao Yuan.

"I don't know what I need to do to become your disciple, or what kind of obligations do I have?" Xiao Yuan didn't agree right away, he thought it would be better to ask about this kind of thing.

"Boy, you must not kick your nose in the face, you don't know what to do, countless young people in Hongmen want to worship him as a teacher, he has never agreed, today I don't know which tendon in my brain has a problem, and I decided to accept you as an apprentice, do you still have to pick and choose?" The old man didn't speak, but the silver-haired old lady was a little unhappy, and took advantage of her face to reprimand Xiao Yuan.

"It's okay." The old man didn't get angry because of Xiao Yuan's inquiry, "This kid is cautious by nature, it's better to make it clear in advance about such a big thing as apprenticeship, boy, worship me as a teacher, you need to do the following, if you can't do it, the old man won't force you." ”

"I want to hear about it." Xiao Yuandao.

"The first one, respect the teacher, this is the most basic one, can you do it?" The old man asked.

"It's because in the kid's heart, the teacher is a very heavy word, a teacher for a day and a father for life, so the kid will be cautious, when you ask me if I would like to worship you as a teacher, the kid naturally wants to ask if there is a requirement that violates my principles of being a man and doing things, if not, of course it is the best, if there is, I will not apprentice." Xiao Yuan explained, and when these words came out, there were some whispers in the hall.

"Well, the kid is polite and courteous, neither humble nor arrogant, and the old body likes it." The silver-haired old lady's gaze at Xiao Yuan softened a lot, and after complimenting her, she asked, "It's just that the old man wants to know, what are your principles of life and work?" ”

"The most important thing is that I am a casual person, and I hate mandatory rules and regulations and all kinds of so-called rules, so I must ensure that I am a free person at all times, which is the most basic one." Xiao Yuan said.

"You kid, since you have apprenticed to the master, you naturally have to listen to the master's arrangement, is it not the master's arrangement that you want, do you still want to refuse?" The old lady frowned and asked.

"If after the apprenticeship, as long as the master's orders do not violate the moral conscience, I will not refuse, in order not to make it difficult for me to do it at that time, so I have to ask clearly in advance." Xiao Yuan replied.

"Boy, the old man can tell you now, you worship the old man as a teacher, and you have nothing to do with the Hongmen, and you will not be forced to join any sect, which is more relaxed than your current master Tong Banshan, are you satisfied now?" The old man said from the side.

"Thank you, sir." Xiao Yuan thanked him.

"Your requirements are met, and you must also meet the old man's requirements, otherwise the old man will not accept you as an apprentice." The old man said.

"Tell me, boy." Xiao Yuan said.

"Wait, old man, I have one more question for this kid." The silver-haired old lady raised her hand to interrupt the old man's words and said.

"Ask, ask, you old woman is really verbose, I will take in an apprentice, why do you care so much?" The old man said impatiently.

"Boy, let me ask you, if one day your master forces you to do something that violates your principles, or something that violates your moral conscience, what choice will you make?" The silver-haired old lady ignored the old man and asked.

"Hey, old woman, what the hell are you going to do, do you think I'm going to do that kind of thing?" When the old man heard the old lady ask this, he shouted unhappily.

Seeing an old man and an old lady raising the bar without scruples in front of himself and Tang Sa, Xiao Yuan showed a knowing smile on his face, originally in his imagination, these old men of the Council of Elders may represent the forces of all parties in Hongmen, and the relationship will not be too harmonious, but from the current situation, there is a deviation from what he expected, but this feeling of harmony is better.

"Boy, what are you laughing at, hurry up and answer the old body's question, what will you do when you encounter the situation that the old body said just now?" The silver-haired old lady glared at Xiao Yuan and urged.

"I will persuade the master and try my best to get him to change his mind." Xiao Yuan replied.

"What if persuasion doesn't work?" The silver-haired old lady continued to ask.

"I respect the teacher, but I will not be foolish." Xiao Yuan replied.

"I'll ask you again......" The old lady didn't plan to let Xiao Yuan go, and asked again.

"Old woman, are you finished?" The old man shouted again.

"Shut up, boy, answer me, what would you do if your master forced him to die one day and killed you if you didn't do it?" The old lady continued to ask, and as soon as this question was asked, the atmosphere in the hall instantly froze, everyone's eyes focused on Xiao Yuan, and even the old man's face became heavy.

Tang Sa turned his head to look at Xiao Yuan on the side, grabbed his hand, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.

Xiao Yuan saw the reaction of the person he was talking to in his heart, but his expression did not become cramped because of this, and said with a slight smile: "The ancients once said that they would sacrifice their lives for righteousness, I think this sentence can be used as my answer, of course I will not sit still, I will never do the murder of the teacher, but I have feet, I can hide." ”

"What if you can't hide?"

"The so-called principles are some rules of conduct and work that cannot be violated under any circumstances, and there is really no way to avoid it, so there is only one way to choose it." Xiao Yuan replied without hesitation, as soon as these words came out, whispers appeared in the originally solemn hall again, and some of the old people who were watching from the wall showed satisfaction and nodded one after another, and at the same time, a few of them showed disdain, obviously not believing Xiao Yuan's words.

"Hmph, sacrifice your life for righteousness, I see that you kid didn't hesitate at all when he said this, he was clearly fooling the old body, when he really faced life and death, I am afraid that he will immediately become a soft-footed shrimp, what principle, what moral conscience, is it important to have a small life?" The old lady sneered and was skeptical of Xiao Yuan's answer.

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do." Xiao Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, now he is just asking and answering, the situation that the old lady said just now cannot be verified at all, she doesn't believe it, and there is nothing he can do.

"I believe Xiao Yuan is telling the truth." At this moment, Tang Sa, who had been standing beside Xiao Yuan since he entered the hall and did not speak, suddenly spoke.

"Little girl, why do you say that?" The old lady asked rhetorically.

"Because Xiao Yuan is that kind of person, if he says it well, he adheres to principles, and if he doesn't say it well, he is stubborn, and he is more stubborn than anyone else, so if he faces the extreme situation you said one day, I think he will really sacrifice his life for righteousness, I am not defending him, but when we were together, we experienced an incident, and if you say it, maybe you will believe him." Tang Sa said.

"What's the matter?" The old lady asked.

"That was when Xiao Yuan and I had just met, and there was a ......"

Tang Sa told Xiao Yuan about drinking aphrodisiacs by mistake, and when she said that Xiao Yuan was almost crazy because of the aphrodisiac attack, and she did not reject him, and was even ready to sacrifice, she stopped, her face was slightly red, her hand firmly grasped Xiao Yuan's hand, she glanced at him affectionately, and then looked at the silver-haired old lady and asked, "Do you know what Xiao Yuan did at that time?" ”

"Hmph, after taking strong aphrodisiacs, and a beautiful woman throwing herself into her arms, there is such a good thing, will there be a second way for men in the world, little girl, you are too ashamed to talk about this kind of thing in public!" The old lady snorted coldly and said.

"No, no, no." The old man suddenly shouted, looked at Tang Sa with suspicious eyes, and said, "When I first met you, due to your identity, I specially observed your posture and posture, and found that you were still perfect, that is to say, you did not achieve good things at that time, tell me, what did he do at that time?" ”

"Is that so?" The old lady turned her head to look at the old man and asked, then turned her head to look at Tang Sa and asked, "What happened at that time?" ”

The other elders in the hall also quieted down, and they all turned their eyes to Tang Sa, obviously curious about what Xiao Yuan did at that time.

"Xiao Yuan once said that between men and women, there is love to have sex, this is one of his principles, and at that time we knew each other for a short time, he had no love for me, so, in order not to violate his principles, he committed suicide by hitting the wall, and fortunately, God blessed, he was knocked unconscious at that time, but he did not hurt his life, otherwise I will really feel guilty for a lifetime!"

Tang Sa smiled slightly, a trace of remembrance appeared on his face, and he glanced at Xiao Yuan affectionately again, his lips opened lightly, and he said what happened at that time, although the words were light, but they were deafening, the old lady's expression froze all of a sudden, and the elders sitting at the head of the head also seemed to be frozen, looking at Xiao Yuan and Tang Sa in a daze, no one spoke anymore, and no one whispered anymore.

The old man's eyes widened, his hand involuntarily pinched his beard, and his eyes became brighter and brighter when he looked at Xiao Yuan, and after a while, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Haha...... life, I also want it; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness are also. What a strong boy, the old man really didn't read it wrong, haha......"