(Ask for collection and recommendation)

Life is rare for 70 years, and the rich and noble people who live a superior life are still like this, not to mention ordinary people's families, no matter whether they have money or not, the 70th birthday must be done in a big way.

The father of the Shen family has planted all his life, his hands are full of calluses, and he wears coarse cloth clothes dyed and woven by himself all year round, and on his seventieth birthday, he wore silk clothes for the first time in his life, and he only felt uncomfortable, but it was impossible to let him take it off.

"To the touch, it's smoother than ripe wheat." He happily showed off to everyone who came to celebrate his birthday.

The flowing water mat was eaten from noon to evening, and the old man was a little heartbroken, but when he thought that this was his son's filial piety, he was calm again, and there was only one thing that made him feel uneasy after the vicissitudes of life.

At the beginning, the people who came to pay their respects were relatives and neighbors, after they finished eating, the sky was almost dark, and several groups of guests came one after another, all of them were very strange, and they did not dress like honest people.

After these people gave gifts and said auspicious words, they went to eat elsewhere and did not share the table with the Shen family.

Father Shen was a little worried, he wanted to stop his son and ask him several times, but he didn't find a chance, and he was relieved until the silver was piled higher and higher, in short, he was his son's friend, why did he care so much? The silver was smoother than silk to the touch......

Hu Guiyang followed He Million to the Shen family, inexplicably paid homage to his birthday, and each gave a silver ingot to obtain the qualification to enter the table.

When he left the house, Hu Guiyang glanced at the old birthday star and felt that this old man who was silent with his eyes closed was quite mysterious.

He Million whispered: "This is an ordinary old farmer, what we want to see is his son, Shen Qianyuan I told you." ”

He Million briefly introduced before, Shen Qianyuan is the third child in the family, ran away from home ten years ago, and when he came back, he used this new name that the whole family had never heard of.

In fact, Shen Qianyuan has a good temper, but everyone around him is afraid of him, even the eldest brother and second brother dare not provoke him.

The Shen family had several disputes with their neighbors in the early years, and the relationship has not been harmonious, and on the evening of the third Shen Qianyuan's hometown, several neighbors came together to apologize, not only admitting their mistakes, but also willing to compensate the Shen family for all losses.

Father Shen and his two sons were dumbfounded, and Shen Qianyuan left the neighbors to drink, without asking for any loss, and then politely sent them out.

As it turned out, the neighbors were doing the right thing, and within a few days, strange guests began to come frequently, either wealthy merchants or monks, and many more visitors did not know their identity at all.

Rumors abound, some people say that Shen Laosan made a fortune in business, some people say that he was a ringing horse in Shandong, and this time he went home for refuge, and some people say that he saved high-ranking officials in the court...... No one knows the truth, and no one dares to sue the official.

Shen Qianyuan and He Million shook each other as soon as they met, and then grabbed each other's elbows.

To Hu Guiyang, Shen Hanyuan just glanced at it, didn't say anything, and didn't even ask, making Hu Guiyang feel that he had taken the two taels of silver just now.

Shen Qianyuan's guests were divided into two groups, one group set a table in the courtyard, and more than 30 people were divided into two tables, drinking wine was the same as drinking water, but they didn't like to talk, and occasionally someone spoke, and the things they said always surprised the honest farmer who passed by.

The other group gathered in a grass hut, which was shabby and of higher status, and lit candles, which were rarely seen in peasant houses, much brighter than outside.

There were five guests in the house, and Hu Guiyang knew only one, one of the elders of the Vulcan Sect, in his twenties, who claimed to be a wax maker, but was actually a firecracker.

Seeing Hu Guiyang, the young elder smiled slightly, which was regarded as a greeting, and then got up, muttered a few words to He Wanwan, and bowed his hand to the others: "Our Vulcan Sect has another person, let me retire." ”

The young elder walked out of the room, He Million was also leaving, Hu Guiyang couldn't be silent anymore, "Wait, this is ......"

"Five Sects, you are the representative of the Vulcan Sect."

Hu Guiyang glanced at a few people in the room and whispered, "You didn't say anything to me beforehand. ”

"No need, your decision is the decision of the Vulcan Sect, whatever it is, we will accept it." After that, He Million also walked out of the room.

The door closed, and Shen Qianyuan spoke to Hu Guiyang for the first time, "Please take a seat." ”

Hu Guiyang didn't ask much, calmly sat down in the position of the young elder just now, saw that the wine glass in front of him was still full, picked it up and drank half a glass, and then said to the others: "My name is Hu Guiyang, it is said that I am the descendant of the God of Fire, I don't know what you call it?" ”

He Million just said that the "Five Sects Deliberations" were discussed, but there were six people sitting around the table, and the main seat was none other than Shen Qianyuan, the master of this room.

No one squeaked, Hu Guiyang looked at them one by one.

On his left hand side is the burly Shen Qianyuan, and on his right hand side is a short old man with an ordinary appearance and three short beards, and he can't see his identity.

Further to the right is a middle-aged man, wearing a nearly half-foot-wide belt, draped in a big hat, like a diligent martial arts practitioner, he and Shen Qianyuan sat opposite.

Next is also a middle-aged man, white and fat, should be a businessman, the weather is not hot, but he frequently wipes his sweat.

The last person was a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a straight body, although he was not as vicious as Shen Qianyuan, but he had an aura of not being angry and arrogant.

There was silence for a while, slightly embarrassed.

The white fat merchant spoke first, and laughed first, "Today is the third day of negotiations, and no consensus has been reached, but the Vulcan Sect is ......" He smiled at Hu Guiyang, indicating that he had no malicious intent, "This is too child's play, isn't it?" ”

The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes said: "The Vulcan Sect believes that he is the descendant of the Vulcan God and is willing to obey his decision, this is enough, let's continue to talk, there must be a result today no matter what." ”

No one objected.

Hu Guiyang glanced at the dishes on the table and found that the chopsticks had not moved, which was a pity.

Shen Qianyuan said: "The situation has not changed, we ......"

Hu Guiyang hurriedly said: "Interrupt, I still have to ask about your identity, although I am the descendant of the God of Fire, the old man of the God of Fire did not tell me everything." ”

Shen Qianyuan nodded, "It's okay to delay for a while, let's start with the Fire God Sect." ”

"As I said just now, my name is Hu Guiyang, I live in Dongcheng, my father-in-law is Zhao Ying, a hundred households of Jinyi Weinan Division, I was ordered to find the demon fox, and I became a descendant of the god of fire for some reason." Hu Guiyang said briefly, but there was not a word of lie, he glanced around, and said with a smile: "You obviously know these things. ”

The old man next to him coughed and said, "Teach Tan Zhe in the lower thick soil." ”

"I'm Hao Baiying of the Taibai Sect."

"Teach Qiu Lianhua in the lower upper class." The white fat merchant bowed his hand, "I was suspicious of Your Excellency just now, please forgive me." ”

"Well said." Hu Guiyang returned the salute.

"In the Xia Shenmu Sect, Bai Sheng has long heard of Hu Gongzi."

Hu Guiyang said with a smile: "It turns out that the Five Sects refer to the 'Five Elements', and even the positions are arranged, and fire gives birth to earth, so Your Excellency is a Houtu Sect, and most of the sects must be farmers and ceramic workers." Native gold, gold is white, so it is the Taibai Sect, Your Excellency is a good hand at dancing and swords. Jin Shengshui, 'good as water', so it is a good religion, a good name, Your Excellency should be in the waterway business. Aquatic wood, the Shenmu Sect is the same as the Vulcan Sect, the name is simple and straightforward, and there are many wood-related trades - how do you count the people who burn charcoal? ”

"Feel free, you can join any religion you want." Bai Sheng replied.

Hu Guiyang finally turned to Shen Qianyuan, "I already know Your Excellency's honorific name, but I don't know the origin, the Five Elements are full, which sect does Your Excellency belong to?" ”

"Very much."

Hu Guiyang smiled, "Is there really such a sect?" Or do you not want to say your real name? ”

"It's called the Extraordinary Dao, and it is the originator of the Five Elements Sect, Zhu Di built the capital in Beijing, and the Extraordinary Dao sent people from Nanjing to assist, so that there is today's Five Elements Sect."

"No wonder the Vulcan Sect pushed me out, it turned out that I saw my boss."

Qiu Lianhua, a fat white businessman, immediately said: "Not counting the boss, although the Five Elements Sect in the capital was born in the Extraordinary Dao of Nanjing, but since Yingzong was trapped in the Northern Hunt, the Five Elements Sect and the Extraordinary Dao have no contact, and it was very clear at that time, everyone swept the snow in front of the door, and no one had to listen to anyone." ”

As soon as Qiu Lianhua said this, Hu Guiyang immediately understood that Shen Qianyuan, a representative of Shen Qianyuan, wanted to incorporate the Five Elements Sect into his sect again, but was refused, and the talks were fruitless for three days.

This is a common grievance in the rivers and lakes, Hu Guiyang was not interested, and was about to speak, a martial Taibai Sect Hao Baiying said: "At that time, it was said that each swept the snow in front of the door, but it was not said that they would never get along. ”

Bai Sheng, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, said: "It's no problem to join forces, what you want is not to join forces, but to surrender, and our Shenmu Sect can't do it." ”

It turned out that the opinions of several people were not consistent, and Hu Guiyang asked Tan Zhe, the short old man beside him, "What does the Houtu Sect think?" ”

"At a time of crisis, it doesn't matter who surrenders to whom, I think it's a good thing that I'm very willing to come forward."

The Houtu Sect and the Taibai Sect are willing to return to the Extraordinary Dao, while the Shangshan Sect and the Shenmu Sect are only willing to join forces and are unwilling to join the old master.

Hu Guiyang didn't ask what the Vulcan Sect had before, and said directly: "It's good to merge, a few small sects, not as good as a big sect." ”

Bai Sheng of the Shenmu Sect stood up, "The Shenmu Sect is not a small sect, and it will never be willing to live under others. ”

"No one wants to, it's not forced by the situation. By the way, when you say crisis, you mean the demon fox, right? ”

Several people at the same table glanced at each other, and Bai Sheng slowly sat down.

Shen Qianyuan said: "That's right, it's the demon fox." ”

"The demon fox killed people in Beijing, what are you nervous about in Nanjing?"

Shen Qianyuan was silent for a while, "Since the Vulcan Sect trusts you...... The demon fox is not just as simple as killing a few people, he is destroying the dragon vein in Beijing, and it will eventually affect the survival of Nanjing. ”

Hu Guiyang really wanted to laugh at these people fiercely, but he couldn't help it, "How far have you tracked down?" The whereabouts of the demon fox have not been found. ”

"I used to think it was you, and I was chased by you." Shen Hanyuan said.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Hu Guiyang's mind, "You are the man with two knives who rescued Little Peony!" ”

"Yes. I now suspect that the demon fox has infiltrated the palace. ”