Gu Nie stood under the plane tree in the front court, pouring the liquor one after another, and the parchment bag he held in his hand was old but well repaired, which was enough to show how much the old man valued the parchment bag for the wine.

After all, he's an old drunkard.

"Old thing, if you drink like this again, you'll die faster!" The troupe and musicians, who were also in the dark, sat crookedly on the small bench, waiting for the family banquet in the ancient mansion to be completed. An older musician saw Gu Nie standing under the plane tree clearly, and slowly walked to his side, with some lonely irony in his words.

"So you're not dead yet, are you?" Gu Nie squinted, and then saw the old musician approaching beside him, "I thought you were dead!" ”

"Fart! It's your old bones that are dead! It's not my turn to die first! The old musician glared at Gu Nie, who was still drinking.

"You've seen a little bit of what's going on in the clan, right?" Gu Nie glanced at the old musician.

"What's the matter?"

"What to pretend!" Gu Nie put down the wine bag, "If you see it, you see it, you old thing is still pretending to be stupid!" ”

"So even if I see it, what can I do?" The old musician smiled helplessly, "Do you still expect me to go up and help you?" ”

Gu Nie was silent for a while, not saying anything.

"We're not the same as before!" The old musician snatched the wine bag in Gu Nie's hand and took a big sip, "In the past, I could rely on my family to support me, and I could accompany you everywhere to get into trouble." But not now, I'm old and no longer a member of the family. ”

The old musician touched the flute in his hand, "I'm just an idler who plays the flute." ”

"Dong Xiao? I remember you haven't played this flute in years. Gu Nie stared at the hole flute in the old musician's hand.

"Add rhythm music, where will there be a hole flute?" The old musician kicked Gu Nie lightly, "This flute is specially prepared for you, old thing." ”

Gu Nie was stunned for a moment, and just as he wanted to say something, a long and elegant sound of the cave flute had already floated in his ears. The material of this cave flute is not a fine jade, it is just a tube of bamboo that the old musician took from the wild bamboo forest in the mountains. In the quiet vestibule, the apprentices and the troupe were immersed in the sound of the extremely empty cave flute, and some of them had already begun to applaud gently, but there was nothing wrong with this silent environment.

At this time, Gu Nie suddenly felt someone walking out at the entrance of the square. He came back to his senses and looked carefully, only to see a silhouette slowly appearing under the dim candlelight not far away. The vague figure was getting closer and closer, and Gu Nie finally knew his identity.

"Key boy, I haven't paid it back for four years, is this banquet all unintentional now?"

The figure was obviously taken aback, and in the bright and extinguished cage fire, half of his face was still shrouded in darkness, which made Gu Nie, who was already with excellent eyes, even more convinced of his thoughts.

"It's Uncle Nie, why are you here?" The ancient key asked rhetorically.

"You kid, you poked me in the sore spot! I really don't have the heart to go to a family dinner! Gotta let them invite Lao Tzu! ”

"Should I say that I really deserve to be my uncle?" Gu Jian smiled, "Even if you are old, you will not easily fall under that so-called discipline. Isn't it, uncle? When I was a child, you taught me a lot on my father's behalf. ”

"So, do you want to beat me up again before you leave?" Gu Nie also smiled, and his eyebrows stopped at the old musician's flute.

"Uncle Nie, what do you think of my father in the Gu family?" The voice of the ancient key was soft.

"How?" Gu Nie was stunned, "Are you asking about Lu Buwan?" ”

"That woman's step down is too long and too far."

"It's a long time, but it's not a cause for concern right now." Gu Nie looked up, trying to find the dim moonlight in the large clouds.

"Not to worry about? I'm afraid that now she wants to bring down the Gu family, which is better than destroying the withered and decaying......"

"Key boy, you also saw those black-robed family members, right?"

"Those black-robed family members?" Gu Jian remembered those black-robed retainers with the six-petal Lingtang clan pattern on their chests.

"If you want to win back a game, those black-robed family members with more than 4,000 people are indispensable." Gu Nie whispered, not shying away from the old musician around him at all.

"More than 4,000 people!?" Gu Key's eyes widened.

"That's in exchange for your mother's life......" Gu Nie stared at the young man in front of him, "The so-called your mother is just a cheap concubine, but your father's words." ”

"But why did my father lie to me?"

"He didn't lie to you, it's just that you were so stupid that you haven't been able to find out until now." Gu Nie slammed the Gu key closer to him, "Don't you know the meaning of this Lingtang fat powder?" In your impression, your mother's favorite fat powder is Lingtang rouge, but how precious is this Lingtang fat powder, how can a woman from a humble background use it? ”

"Mother ...... she"

"Yes, your mother is not a person of humble origin. And on the contrary, she is the youngest daughter of this Liexun family, the head of the Shao family. Lie Xun has three wang clans, the Gu family is in charge of business, the Shao family is in charge of people's livelihood, and the Wu family is in charge of military power. ”

"It's just that the current military power of the Wu family has been regained by Lu Chi. The vast majority of the Shao family's power was also taken back, and now only the power held by the Gu family has not been taken back by Lu Chi. But that's also soon, Lu Buwan's marriage to your father is Lu Chi's first step in order to suppress the Gu family. ”

"So, did she first point the finger at my mother, so as to achieve the purpose of demonstrating to the Gu family?" The face of the ancient key was gloomy.

"That's just one point. Lu Buwan deeply understood your father's temperament and used a trick that could make Gu Xun crazy. Gu Nie said, "It's just that your father finally endured everything, so that those black-robed guards who were slowly growing were not discovered by Lu Buwan for so many years." ”

Gu Key wanted to say something, but suddenly found a figure walking out from behind the plane tree.

"Remember, boy, your uncle didn't expect you to die when he told you this!" The old musician stopped his flute, and his eyebrows touched the eyes of the ancient key.

"Old-timers...... Who are you? Gu Jian looked at the old man in front of him, a little confused.

"Don't worry about my identity yet, you just need to remember my words."

Gu Key turned his face to look at Gu Nie, and found that Gu Nie was just thinking about something with his head down.

"Boy, remember." He bowed slightly to the old musician, since Gu Nie had nothing to avoid, then the identity of this old man must also be credible.

"Key boy, fools will understand what it means for a person to stay at home in the middle of the night and enjoy the dinner party, but to leave the mansion," Gu Nie suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Gu Key's shirt suddenly, his voice low and powerful, "Stinky boy, what the hell is going on?" ”

"I ...... Kicked out by his father. The ancient key sank his head.

Gu Nie was stunned for a moment, and his hand slowly let go, "Is it a girl?" ”

Gu Key smiled miserably, but avoided the question, "Are you still thinking about that woman now?" ”

"What woman...... It's just a singing in the dust," Gu Nie Wu poured himself a sip of spirits, "Besides, what can a dead man think about her again?" ”

"But I always have to think about it in my heart......" Gu Key said slowly, "right? ”

"What's the use of thinking?" Gu Nie's wrinkled face tightened, "Don't rush to do anything, understand?" ”

There was a dim moonlight that broke through the clouds and brushed the ground. Gu Nie, who was in the dark, slowly became clearer. Gu Jian clearly saw that there were tears rolling down the corners of the old guy's eyes.

"That woman must be very beautiful, so that my uncle is so concerned."

"It's beautiful," Gu Nie tilted his head and smiled drunkly, "It's just that it took me a lot of effort to get my hands on her!" ”

He tied the wine bag around his waist and spewed out a cloudy breath from his mouth with the smell of wine, "But just a beautiful woman won't make me fall in love!" ”

"And the ...... stunning"

Gu Jian couldn't hold back, and actually laughed, "It's really worthy of being an uncle!" ”

Gu Nie also smiled and scratched his long gray hair, "Stinky boy, why is it wrong to hear you say this?" It doesn't look like you're praising me, is it? ”

Gu Key slowly stopped, and a sly look suddenly flashed in his eyes. He slammed towards Gu Nie in front of him, and before he could react, there was already an extra wine bag in his hand.

"Uncle, I didn't even sit at tonight's family banquet, isn't it too much to drink your wine?"

Gu Nie was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help laughing and scolding, "Drink!" Drink it! This is a famous wine, and you can't find much leftover! It's cheap for you kid today! ”

Gu Jian didn't say much, reached out and pulled the stopper off the wine bag, and poured in a big gulp of spirits. He doesn't care about going back to famous wines, as long as he can make him forget those unpleasantness, it's a good wine!

"Ouch stinky boy!" Seeing that the situation was wrong, Gu Nie hurriedly snatched the wine bag with his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the hole, and smacked his lips in distress, "Worry-free thing!" Drink it dry for Lao Tzu! ”

But when he looked up again, the grinning Gu Key had already strode out of the vestibule, leaving him alone in a daze.

The old man bent down and picked up the dust-stained stopper on the ground, slowly wiped away the uncleanness with his thumb, and re-pressed it into the mouth of the wine bag.

His hunched body always tried to straighten up, so that he might be able to mislead people into thinking that he was not very old, but still vigorous. But time doesn't seem to keep the things he's covering.

"What do you think of that kid?" The old musician put away the flute, and there was no intention of playing another song.

"What do I think? Can't your eyes see for themselves? Old boy. Gu Nie also walked in the direction of the main entrance, and no longer listened to what the old musician had to say.

"It's very similar to my style...... "The old musician said to himself, and his body gradually approached the group of musicians.

Dozens of young boys sat lightly on their instruments, talking and laughing. They didn't catch a glimpse of the old musician who was getting closer, and when they were slapped on the head, they realized that the master had returned.

"Division...... Master! A dozen boys all stood up as if they were flying, hiding their instruments behind their backs.

"You bastards, you can stand it! Even the guy who eats by himself dares to sit on it casually! The old musician roared, "Stand up for me, wait for the end of the Gu family's family banquet!" Don't even sit down! ”

The boys bowed their heads deeply, and the old musician was still scolding angrily. Gu Nie, who was in the darkness, looked back at this scene and smiled lowly, "This old boy...... And temper. ”

Gu Nie hadn't participated in the Gu clan's family banquet for nearly ten years, and for him, this kind of abrupt occasion had never been suitable for a lone wolf, and only the land of wind and snow could calm down a little unhappiness.

Gu Nie knows this very well.