Ji Yan took a few steps forward, took the piece of paper handed over by Ji Yuan, and silently recited the twelve characters in his mouth: "The south is chaotic, the north is half of Xinjiang, and the west is the world".

"Father, there is south, north, and west on this, why is there no east alone?" Ji Yan directly raised his own questions.

"What?" Ji Yuan took the juan paper and looked at it carefully, muttering in his mouth: "The south is in turmoil, the north is half of Xinjiang, and the west is bordering the world...... Sure enough, there is no East? ”

"Yan'er, what you said is very right, if you talk about it according to the direction, southeast, northwest, and northwest, there is really no "east" in these twelve-character mantras......

Ji Yuan couldn't help but look happy, he originally had the attitude of giving it a try, but he never thought that Ji Yan would be in a word, and directly found the key point...... Then he looked at Ji Yan's eyes, which also became hot, and said: "Yan'er, when it was really God's will to choose you, I didn't find the entry point when I thought hard for my father, but I never thought about it, you just glanced at it casually, and directly found the key to the problem...... It seems that what Wudang Zhang Ren said is really true, if you are not lucky, how can you see what your father can't see, it is really the ancestors who are virtuous, God bless the Ji family. ”

"The father praised it falsely, and the child just hit it by mistake." Although Ji Yan's mouth was humble, his face was also full of joy.

"Yan'er, take a look again, see what else you can see from these twelve-character mantras?" Ji Yuan said earnestly.

Ji Yuan looked at the twelve-character mantra and began to think about it seriously, and after coming over for a while, he said tentatively: "Father, the child dares to guess, is the "Nan" in this alluding to the Marquis of Nanzhao? In the same way, "north" refers to the Marquis of Beiyu? "West" refers to our family? In this way, it also explains why there is no "east" character? Because the Marquis of Dongche is now driving a crane to the west, his own title has also been withdrawn by the little emperor. ”

"Great goodness!" Ji Yuan said excitedly: "Yan'er, your thinking is correct, since ancient times, among the nine princes, the most comprehensive strength is our east, west, north and south princes. If Murong hadn't jumped out first because he had a dislike for Xiahou and was afraid of being suppressed and retaliated by him, in the future, once the world was in turmoil, the only ones who could be replaced by the four of us would be the most hopeful......"

Just as Ji Yan was listening carefully to his father's eloquent conversation, he never thought that Ji Yuan suddenly stopped talking, and his face began to become solemn.

"Father, what's wrong?" Ji Yan said with a puzzled expression.

"The time is not right!" Ji Yuan looked at Ji Yan, frowned, and explained: "At the beginning, after the old lady passed away, I went to Longhu Mountain for the first time, and Murong Yan's letter was also sent after returning to Qinlu, that is to say, when Patriarch Daoyan tested this mantra for me, Murong Yan, the Marquis of Dongche, had not rebelled......

After Ji Yan heard this, his brows couldn't help but tighten, and after thinking seriously for a moment, he said, "If this doesn't correspond to the princes?" I can't speculate any longer...... By the way, father, didn't you ask Patriarch Daoyan the meaning of these words? ”

"That's so easy, in the original words of Daoyan Patriarch, making these twelve-character mantras has already leaked the heavenly secrets, if you explain it for me in detail, he will inevitably suffer from heaven......" Ji Yuan paused, and then said: "Don't forget, as long as my Ji family has not raised the anti-flag together, the identity of Daoyan Patriarch is to be the national teacher of the dynasty, so I can't be too reluctant." ”

"Hmm." Ji Yan couldn't help but nodded, and then she suddenly remembered something? opened his mouth and said: "By the way, father, this time when the child went to Fengling City to participate in the feast of the last day......

Ji Yan described the prevarication of the two of them when everyone attended the banquet, Patriarch Daoyan took the initiative to find him and Mu Qiuhuang, and later the little emperor asked him to meet the children of the princes.

After listening to this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and wondered: "Patriarch Daoyan took the initiative to talk to you two?" ……”

"Well......" Ji Yan replied, telling the situation again.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Ji Yuan said with a puzzled face: "That's not right! If Patriarch Daoyan sees you, he will be curious, it is normal, because Wudang Zhang Zhenren once said that you have the appearance of an emperor, and you should be able to see it with Patriarch Daoyan's skills. However, this actually involved the Mu family boy...... Strange, really weird? ”

"By the way, have you seen the Mu family boy, what do you think of him?" Ji Yuan asked.

After thinking about it seriously, Ji Yan said slowly: "Cunning as a fox, careful as a hair...... This person's abilities and skills are very extraordinary. ”

"Oh?" Ji Yuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he also knew his son's character very well, and it was not an exaggeration to say that his eyes were above the top and no one was in his eyes...... Of course, this is also because his son is the result of outstanding ability and not being weak in everything. However, it is precisely because of this. Therefore, he was even more curious about this Mu Qiuhuang, because being able to get such a high evaluation from his son was enough to show his ability.

"How does he compare to you?" Ji Yuan tilted his head sideways and continued to ask.

Ji Yan thought seriously for a moment, and after secretly comparing it in his heart, he shook his head and said, "This kid doesn't know, the two of us don't have much contact......

"By the way, father, you said, is it possible that he is also lucky?" Ji Yan said.

"Impossible." Ji Yuan shook his head and said affirmatively: "Yan'er, you are too worried, since ancient times, in the same period, there must be no two people who have the Mandate of Heaven at the same time......"

Looking at Ji Yan with a serious face, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel relieved, then smiled slightly, and said: "Yan'er doesn't need to worry too much, even if he is really like what you evaluated, it is really normal, after all, he was trained by Mu Maniac...... Characters like Mu Maniac, where can the successors cultivated be worse? ”

Ji Yuan's words, although he said it plainly, but between his words, he revealed his appreciation and attention to Mu Qingen.

After Ji Yuan inadvertently praised Mu Qingen, he turned around and continued to Ji Yan: "Also, since you can attach so much importance to him in your heart, it is enough to show your ability, and in this regard, my father is very relieved to you." As long as you never despise any opponent and do everything with the spirit of 'Lion Bo Rabbit', you will be invincible. ”

"Thank you dad for the appreciation." Ji Yan bowed and thanked.

Ji Yuan smiled when he saw this, and explained: "It's not that your father is deliberately praising you, but because you are really proud of your father......"

"Thank you, father." Ji Yan thanked again.

Ji Yuan looked at this victorious but not arrogant son, and couldn't help but nod, quite proud. Then I don't know what came to mind? Suddenly he burst out laughing.

"Father......" Ji Yan couldn't help but be confused.

"Haha......" Ji Yuan's laughing voice was very hearty, and after laughing enough, he explained: "For my father, I am thinking, will you and my father and son be too cautious?" According to what you just said, at that time, you and the Mu family were sitting next to each other...... Then, it is very likely that Patriarch Daoyan accosted the two of you at the same time in order to deliberately confuse the public and pull the Mu family kid into the water, so as to cover up the fact that he found out that you are carrying the luck of the world. ”

"Really?" Ji Yan was puzzled: "The child found that this is not the case, the eyes of Dao Yan Patriarch and Mu Qiuhuang at that time were the same, including the expression or something, there was no difference......

"Haha......" Ji Yuan smiled very happily, and after laughing, he said: "My father just guessed again, and after you talk about these details, my father can confirm his conjecture...... An old fox like Daoyan Patriarch, who can guess people's intentions, how can he easily let people see his true concerns? If he wants to deliberately confuse the public, let alone you, even if he is a father, he may be misled by him without knowing it. ”

"Hmm." Ji Yan nodded.

"By the way, Yan'er, if you continue to speak, if according to what you just said, these twelve-character mantras are the words of Zhao, Beiyu and my Xilie respectively, then how should these twelve-character mantras be explained by the beginning of chaos in the south, half of Xinjiang in the north, and the world in the west?" Ji Yuan asked.

"But, my father ......," Ji Yan wondered.

Ji Yuan smiled and explained: "This may also be because he thought too much about his father, although when he went to Longhu Mountain for his father, Murong Yan had not raised an army to rebel, but it can be imagined that he should have thought about it at that time, and with the ability of Dao Yan Patriarch, it should not be difficult to survey the victory or defeat of Dao Dongche's army...... Since it was, Patriarch Daoyan had long predicted that the Marquis of Dongche would be defeated and die, so naturally there would be no need for the word 'Dong'......"

"Hmm!" Ji Yan nodded, pointed to the paper on the table and explained: "Since, the south, the north, and the west refer to our words, then the literal meaning should also be easy to understand, this sentence 'the beginning of chaos in the south' should be related to the beginning of chaos in the south of Zhaohou; ”

"It's just ......" Ji Yan frowned, pointed to the four words "Beiding Half of Xinjiang" and said: "This sentence is a bit ambiguous, if it is said that Beiyu can set half of the territory, then, how can I say that 'the west is the world'?" But if this sentence is not explained in this way, the meaning of it will not be clear to the child. Another point is that if it should be 'east, south, west, north' or 'east, west, south, north' in the normal order, as in this mantra, the north is placed in the middle of the south and the west, and it is really difficult to guess that the order is so out of order. ”

Ji Yuan also stared at the four words "Beiding Banjiang" and thought carefully, sighed after a long time, and said: "That's it, if it is really so easy to solve, why is it unpredictable?" As long as it's my Ji family in the end, it's good to be out of the world......"

"Hmm." Ji Yan nodded.

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