"How many are you going to play with two hands?" Shopkeeper Zhao smiled all over his face and said to Lu Xiaoxian.

"I have itchy hands today, come and cheer!" Lu Xiaoxian nodded.

"Just be happy!" After that, Shopkeeper Zhao made a gesture of please: "Please feel free!" ”

In the noisy gambling house, Lu Xiaoxian spent nearly an hour and quietly won five taels of silver.

When he walked to the door, he saw the shopkeeper Zhao again, as if he was specially seeing them off.

Lu politely hugged his fist at Shopkeeper Zhao: "Shopkeeper Zhao, thanks to you, I have good luck today and won five taels of silver!" ”

Shopkeeper Zhao still had a kind smile on his face: "This is all fun?" Don't play two more? ”

"Thank you for your kindness! It's a small bet! ”

"Then I won't send it, welcome to come back next time!"

To be honest, with Lu Xiaoxian's gambling skills, you can win as much as you want.

When it came to the time to eat, there were really a lot of people going to the restaurant.

The most high-grade restaurant on Guanzheng Street is, of course, the easternmost Qiufeng Broken Restaurant, and the best accommodation is the guest inn in the west. Travelers and merchants from the south to the north, if they want to stay in Youzhou City, but most of them have some status, they will stay in the guest inn.

Qiu Fengpo is his own restaurant, and when he saw Lu Xiaoxian coming, Zhan Kui specially opened a small stove for them, and several people unceremoniously feasted on it.

Leaving the autumn wind, the warm sunshine accompanied by the afternoon wind blows people a little lazy, maybe the spring sleepiness is just the right time.

Where do you have to think about it?

A few people strolled around the street at will, in front of them and behind them were faces that were either long, elegant, fresh, or sophisticated, with sparkling cars and horses, and the flow of people was like weaving, and the penetrating shouts of the vendors were faintly heard not far away.

Green bricks, stone fences, wooden windows, willows, how many unknown secrets are hidden? How many joys and sorrows, partings and reunions have been performed? The wind has been blown away by the rain and wind, and only the old houses facing the street still stand quietly, whispering about the vicissitudes of several lifetimes.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoxian's heart moved, and he greeted Zhang Meng: "Go get some wine, buy some meat, let's go to Zhongmin Temple!" ”

Zhang Meng was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, and said with a smile: "Go to see an old acquaintance?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian nodded: "It's time to meet him!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi didn't know what dumb riddles the two of them played, but he didn't ask at all.

……

Lu Xiaoxian and his entourage came to Zhongmin Temple, it was already Shen Shi, there were still a lot of visitors and pilgrims, people worshiped Buddha in the hall, frolicked outside the hall, and the whole temple was boiling.

Zhang Meng led Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Xiaoyi to walk around aimlessly, and when he saw that he didn't pay attention, he came out of the temple, turned around and walked slowly towards the backyard, and came to the door of a meditation room without knocking.

In the meditation room, two people were sitting on a futon and talking about something.

An old monk in his fifties, while the other is an old man with white hair.

When the old man saw Lu Xiaoxian, he didn't seem surprised, but said lightly: "I thought you should have come a long time ago, but who knew that you didn't come until now!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was also not polite, and sat on the futon next to him, "Is there any difference between a day earlier and a day later?" Anyway, sooner or later! ”

Zhang Meng and Lu Xiaoyi looked left and right, and it seemed that there were no more futons, so they had to sit cross-legged on the ground.

"Of course there's a difference!" The old man said seriously, "If you come early, you may still be able to see me, if it's too late, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me!" ”

Seeing the old man's solemn expression, Lu Xiaoxian knew that he was not joking, and asked suspiciously: "Master Murong, what do you mean by this, have you encountered any trouble?" ”

The old man in front of him was none other than Murong Kan, the master of the Tiansha Sect.

Murong Kan was originally the younger brother of Murong Nuo, the king of Tuyuhun, and his martial arts are rare in the world. Murong Kan's original intention of establishing the Tiansha Gate was very simple, that is, to use the Tiansha as a weapon for God to punish evil and promote good, and to split the disloyal, unfilial, evil and traitorous people.

Later, the Heavenly Demon Gate gradually evolved into a mysterious killer organization.

The whereabouts of the people of Tianshamen are uncertain, mysterious and unpredictable, the reputation of the rivers and lakes is extremely prominent, specializing in killing people and buying and selling, collecting money and doing things, and the reputation is excellent. There are hundreds of murders on the rivers and lakes every year, and most of them are committed by the Heavenly Evil Gate.

When he was in Taozhou, Lu Xiaoxian dealt with Murong Kan, and at that time, Lu Xiaoxian not only did not embarrass Murong Kan, but also let go of all the captured Tianshamen people. Speaking of which, Lu Xiaoxian can also be regarded as kind to Murong Kan.

"Master Lu, that's the case, Master, his old man's ......," the monk explained on the side.

Lu Xiaoxian interrupted him: "I don't know if the monk is ......"

The monk clasped his hands together: "The poor monk is the abbot of Zhongmin Temple!" ”

The abbot of Zhongmin Temple, Fa Zheng, seems to be still somewhat famous in Youzhou City, it turns out that he is Murong Kan's apprentice, no wonder Murong Kan will live in Zhongmin Temple.

After listening to the abbot of Fazheng, Lu Xiaoxian understood what was going on.

Murong Kan took the head of Qinling, and had to avenge his brother, so he came to Youzhou to join his apprentices.

At the end of last year, after a serious illness, Murong Kan's health deteriorated day by day. Fa Zheng invited Lang Zhong to Murong Kan, and he didn't take less medicine, but Murong Kan's body and bones have not been improved. Glamorous e-books

Murong Kan knew that he was terminally ill, and the deadline was approaching, so he waited for death every day.

On that day, when I saw Lu Xiaoxian visiting Zhongmin Temple, I had a different idea in my heart, so I met today.

Zhang Meng suddenly realized that if Murong Kan hadn't deliberately revealed his whereabouts, it would really be difficult to find his whereabouts.

Looking at Murong Kan's emaciated and gray face, Lu Xiaoxian's heart was a little heavy, and he laughed again.

Murong Kan looked at Lu Xiaoxian strangely.

"Even if you are really sick, God confiscates you and leaves, you are still Murong Kan who stands up to the sky, don't let me underestimate you!" Lu Xiaoxian said loudly with a loud voice.

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Murong Kan's eyes had a trace of vitality, and his face seemed to be a little ruddy.

"Do you still remember the wine we had with Guo Tingshi before we parted in Taozhou?" Lu Xiaoxian asked suddenly.

"Of course I do!" Murong Kan nodded.

"At that time, the master of the Murong Sect didn't know what fear was, and he didn't want to die when he drank wine!" Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian asked sonorously, "I'm here to ask you for a drink today, don't tell me if you're sick, dare to drink or not, give me a word!" ”

"Why don't you dare to drink it!" Murong Kan laughed and said: "Before I left, there was Gongzi Lu to see me off, God treated me Murong Kan well!" ”

"Don't mention to me about leaving, from today onwards, I will be looking for you to drink every day!" Lu Xiaoxian said arrogantly, "Bring the wine!" ”

Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly brought the prepared wine and food.

Seeing this posture, Zhang Meng knew that the wine he brought was definitely not enough, so he turned around and walked out of the room with interest.

The two talked and laughed, and began to drink.

After all, Murong Kan was old, and he was sick, so he was already drunk to death by the time he arrived at the second altar.

Looking at Murong Kan, who was sleeping soundly, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but sigh.

Fa Zheng gave a deep salute to Lu Xiaoxian on the side: "Thank you Lu Gongzi!" It's been a long time since I've seen Master and his old man so happy! ”

Lu Xiaoxian asked with a straight face: "How much time do you have left?" ”

"Lang Zhong said, more than one month, less than ten days!"

"I see!" Lu Xiaoxian muttered, "I'll give him a ride, let him go in peace, I'm afraid it's the best result!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Meng entered the room.

"Two truckloads of wine have been delivered!" Zhang Meng said in a deep voice, "I'll drink with you tomorrow!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian patted Zhang Meng's shoulder and didn't say a word.

……

Lu Wuji caught a glimpse of three people walking in through the gate, Lu Ruoliang on the left, Lu Xiaoxian on the right, and the butler behind them.

Lu Wuji has been afraid of his father since he was a child, not because of his father's seriousness and unsmiling, but because he almost never talks to himself.

Lu Xiaoxian is different, he makes Lu Wuji feel very kind. What's more, Lu Xiaoxian is a very interesting person, and there is no restraint in talking to him.

Before, Lu Wuji had never seen Lu Xiaoxian in the Lu family compound, and he didn't know where he came from, only that he was his cousin.

When the two approached, Lu Ruoliang, who was already in a bad mood, couldn't help but fire in his heart when he saw Lu Wuji looking at them stupidly, and scolded loudly with a black face: "Bastard thing, how can you be so rude when you see a guest?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian frowned slightly, Lu Ruoliang has something to say, when did he become a guest.

Lu Wuli didn't know why his nominal father was angry, and was about to defend himself, but he saw Lu Xiaoxian smiling at him, as if comforting, and as if suggesting that he should be at ease.

Lu Wuji hurriedly saluted Lu Ruoliang and Lu Xiaoxian, and then stood with his hands down.

"Retell the rules of the Lu family!" Lu Ruoliang stared at Lu Wuji and commanded.

Lu Wuji recited the Lu family's family rules aloud, and it could be seen that he had worked hard to memorize the family rules before.

Lu Ruoliang was even more angry: "What is the sixth article of the family rules? You repeat it again! ”

"If you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand, diligence and thrift are the first, and you know etiquette!"

Lu Xiaoxian said lightly: "Family master, for my sake, don't blame him!" ”

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Lu Ruoliang snorted coldly, and his tone softened slightly: "Punish you for thinking about it for an hour, and have a long memory!" ”

After speaking, Master Lu and Lu Xiaoxian turned around and entered the second courtyard from the Hanging Flower Gate.

Seeing that Lu Wuji didn't move, Steward Li whispered to him: "Fourth young master, hurry up and go to the wall, the master is in a bad mood, don't annoy him!" ”

Lu Wuji hurriedly walked obediently to the wall and stood there honestly.

As a big family, the Lu family has a lot of cumbersome etiquette, and if they do not respect family rules and family precepts, and do not practice filial piety etiquette, they will be punished by family law. In addition to facing the wall, the methods of punishment under the Lu family's family law include punishment for copying family rules, grounding, slapping the mouth, flogging, cane punishment and expulsion from the house.