Located in the northwest of the Arad continent, the Void Motherland is not a vast country, and its clothing and architectural styles are not the same as those of other countries. The inhabitants of this country have the impression of being very shrewd, and although most of them are thin, there are quite a few minds among them.

The peaceful Void Ancestors did not care about the small size of their territory, so they would not deliberately start wars and seize the territories of other countries. However, when invaded by foreign enemies, those qigong masters who usually live in seclusion will come out of the canyons, mountain streams, and caves one after another, and work together to repel the enemy.

There are many temples in the Void Country, and some of the people in the temples came together because of a common idea and founded the 'Void Ancestor Anti-Demon Group'. The Anti-Demon Group is a non-governmental organization whose slogan is 'Evil is Killed'. It is also rumored that the 'Hell Monk - Moen' is also a member of the anti-demon group.

Compared with the non-governmental organization of the Anti-Demon Regiment, the Void Motherland also has an official organization called the Void Ancestor Cultivation Group. The cultivation group directly belongs to the Void Ancestor royal family, and is mainly aimed at hostile countries that peep into the rich resources of the Void Ancestor or attempt to start a war, and serve the country by extreme means such as espionage and assassination. The members of its organization generally do not wear weapons, and mainly use the martial arts of the 'Nian Qi system'.

Walking through the red jungle and passing through the Qijin Mountain, you will arrive at the capital of the Void Motherland - Suran. There is the most famous blacksmith workshop on the Arad continent - the Plain Workshop; There are also many dojos run by young qigong masters in the suburbs. Cheap and high-quality swords can also be found in the dilapidated markets, which is also a good way for arms dealers in other countries to make money.

In this land, perhaps an inconspicuous uncle on the side of the road may also be a hidden master. And all these unique features of the above also make Sulan the 'capital of martial arts' in people's mouths.

Tian Ling drove the carriage and carried the rice cake and Bai Rui back to Sulan. As soon as I entered Sumu, I looked up, but I saw - bluestone liuwa, flying pavilion riding eaves. In the city, the green pine is on the road, and the pavilions are forested. The sound of cicadas surrounds the beams, adding a touch of tranquility to the city.

The carriage moved slowly along the road, and the pedestrians on the side of the road kept coming and going, and the sound of striking iron could be heard near and far, clanging, breaking the rare silence.

Tianling didn't know the way, so he stopped in the carriage. Rice Cake was a little puzzled, popped up, and asked, "Childe, why did you stop?" ”

Tian Ling was just trying to find a reason, when he suddenly heard the voice of a drunk man behind the carriage: "What are you doing?" What for? Why do you have to stay in the middle of the road and not walk, and you don't panic when you are reincarnated? ”

The bluestone-paved road was already wide, and the carriage only took up a small space. But the drunkard was also stubborn, and he would not stop until he let the carriage give way. Tianling got out of the carriage, turned to the back of the car, and said to the drunk, "If it's convenient for you, you can pass by." ”

"Hiccup...... Who are you, I won't pass by, how can you get it? "I saw this drunken man in a gray-brown robe, with long brown and black hair, and a haggard face; He took the wine gourd and said slowly.

Tianling was stunned for a moment, not wanting this drunk to be so rude. The drunk man grinned, suddenly saw the bracelet on Tianling's right hand, and asked with a smile: "Your bracelet is quite good-looking!" Where did it come from? ”

Tianling frowned, but saw the rice cake overturn the carriage, pointed at the drunk's nose and scolded: "Who are you, do you know who my son-in-law is?" ”

"I know a!" The drunkard burped, kicked the wheels of the carriage, and shouted, "Go quickly, why don't you go, I have to hurry home!" ”

Pedestrians on the street stopped to watch the farce. There were a few martial artists in the crowd, pointing at the drunk man and smiling: "Eh, don't you see that isn't the Sword Saint of our Void Ancestor?" ”

The other person also laughed and said, "yes, hehehe...... The once incomparably beautiful Sword Saint has actually fallen to such a point. ”

"Hey...... You don't know, I heard that it was because of a woman that this sword master became like this. ”

"Woman? Could it be his beautiful female apprentice? ”

"No, no, I heard that it was a woman in a dream. When the sword master woke up, he dismissed his protégé, closed the dojo, and drank all day, so he wanted to meet the woman in his dream again. ”

"This ......"

"I think his female apprentice is also pitiful, and he has to take care of this drunken master."

The rice cake was stuck in his waist, with an arrogant face, pointing at the drunk man was a scolding. The drunk man was stunned for a long time, and his mouth was slightly open, not knowing how to fight back. Bai Rui jumped out of the carriage at this time, pointed at the drunk man and said, "We are envoys...... she was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed in shock: "You, you are the Sword Saint - Xilan?" ”

The drunkard named Xilan blushed suddenly, but he was also thick-skinned, and he kicked the wheels of the carriage again as if he didn't understand, shouting, "Let's go...... Let's go......"

A woman in a green shirt and white skirt emerged from the crowd, this woman had a hosta tied up her hair, and a golden sheath knife pinned to her waist; She suddenly ran over, pulled Xi Lan away, and frowned, "Master, you're drinking again." ”

"I didn't drink, I didn't drink, I just took two sips." Xi Lan said angrily.

The woman smelled the smell of wine all over Xilan's body, and said helplessly: "Go back and rest, Master, don't ......"

"If you say you haven't drunk, you haven't drunk, can you call it drinking when you take two sips?" Xilan swayed, trying to get out of here.

The woman owed a debt to Tianling and the others, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of the master." As she spoke, she suddenly saw the sign on the carriage, and then saw Bai Rui on the side, pointed to Tian Lingqi and said, "Envoy group!" Eh...... Who are you? ”

Bai Rui recognized this woman, and saluted: "Lord Nuoyu, this is Lord Auxiliary Government's younger brother Tianling!" ”

"I remember you're a member of the Anti-Demon Regiment, right?" The woman, Noyu, asked.

"Yes!"

Nuo Yu was surprised again, pointed at Tianling, and asked Bai Rui, "Why is he so thin?" ”

Bai Rui approached and muttered in Nuo Yu's ear for a while. After hearing this, Nuo Yu's eyes widened, he sighed again, and whispered in front of Tianling: "If the fourth princess of the empire is devoted to you, it is good. If not, you don't have to torture yourself like that. Ay...... Another person who hurts for love. ”

Tianling's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, and he wanted to explain but was afraid that he couldn't explain clearly, so he had to shut up and look at the sky.

Seeing that Tianling didn't listen, Nuo Yu sighed and chased after Xilan. Xi Lan shook off the Nuo Yu who was supporting him and said, "I'll go back by myself!" You're going to do your own thing. ”

"Master......"

Xi Lan turned back to Tian Ling and smiled, "Hey, boy, that bracelet of yours is very interesting!" ”

Tianling's heart jumped, and when he looked again, the drunk man was already far away.

The pedestrians dispersed and the carriage departed. Tianling sat in the carriage and was shocked, thinking about the drunkard's words. Finally, he asked in his heart, "Facila, did that man find you?" ”

"I guess so."

"Should?"

"How do I know what a drunk says? But ......"

"But what?"

"That person must be stronger than your previous master, and much stronger."

The carriage circled around and stopped in front of a large house. Rice cake threw down the reins, opened the curtain, and said, "Childe, I'm home." ”

Bai Rui in the car listened to this, and said, "We should go to the palace first and report ......"

"Cut, who cares about you." Rice Cake snorted, "It's important for my son-in-law to rest." ”

The three jumped out of the carriage, and the rice cake knocked on the door. The gate of the mansion opened, and an old man stood in front of it. This old man has a dragon body, but his eyes are extremely sharp.

Rice cake was very happy to see the old man. She threw herself into the old man's arms in a few steps, and said coquettishly: "Grandpa Qingzhu, the rice cake wants you to death." ”

The old man touched the head of the rice cake, and then looked at Tianling and Bai Rui on the side. The old man was stunned and looked at Tianling carefully.

Tianling was furious and a little overwhelmed; He pretended to be gentle and indifferent, but he was thinking about the identity of the old man in his heart.

The old man lifted the rice cake, approached Tianling with a smile, patted Tianling's shoulder and praised: "Good, good, good ......"

Tianling also smiled: "Zhu Lao praised. ”

Zhu Lao took Tianling's arm, pinched the fat on Tianling's body, and sighed: "Your brother will definitely be happy to see you when he comes back." ”

Tianling smiled and didn't speak.

Zhu Lao pulled Tianling into the house, and did not greet Bai Rui, but said to her: "You drive to your own life, I will tell the eldest prince." ”

Bai Rui was helpless, saluted, and drove away.

This house occupies a large area, and the bluestone and white walls outside the courtyard are built around the house; The gate is covered with black tiles and two red lanterns. There is a pond and a pavilion on the first floor of the front house; The back house is divided into three small courtyards, one courtyard is where the eldest son Tianqi lives, the first courtyard is where the second son Tianling lives, and the remaining courtyard is where the retainers live.

In the small building, Tianling, Zhu Lao, and Rice Cake sat around the table. The rice cake chirped in Zhu Lao's ear, like a sparrow in the treetops in the early morning. Zhu Lao listened carefully, asked from time to time, and nodded with a smile from time to time.

By the time the rice cakes were chirping, it was already afternoon. Zhu Lao got up and saluted to Tianling: "For the second son, this trip to the empire is thrilling and harmless. It's also a good growth for the second son. The old man was relieved - this second son, who was idle and idle every day, had finally changed.

Tianling saw Zhu Lao get up, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Yes! Scold...... If you have something to do, go get busy first! ”

Zhu Lao retired, and after a while, he heard the sound of the door, so he must have gone out.

Tianling bathed and changed his clothes under the service of rice cakes, and ate some food. Then he walked slowly and leisurely around the big house.

When night fell, the maid rice cake had already fallen asleep, and Tianling was still drinking tea in the small building.

The magic sword was puzzled, so he said, "Who are you waiting for here?" ”

"Wait for my so-called brother!"

"What are you waiting for him?"

"Wait for him to give me peace of mind."

"Hey ......"

It was nearly midnight when the sound of a carriage was heard outside the gate. The door opened and closed, and two footsteps rang out in the small building. The footsteps stopped, and Tianling looked up and saw two people outside the tea room. One person is the bamboo old man he saw in the daytime; The other looked about twenty-nine years old, with a white dress, a slender figure, black hair hanging down his waist, and he was a rare beautiful man.

This beautiful man is Tianling's own brother, Tianqi, and he is also the auxiliary government of the Void Motherland. I saw him walk into the tea room, pick up the teapot on the table and drink it dry, looked at Tian Ling and asked with a smile, "Are you waiting for me?" ”

"Yes!"

Tianqi wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "I heard that Xilan is making trouble for you during the day, but is there something wrong?" ”

"It's fine!" Tianling explained, "It's just a drunk, drunken madness, what's the matter." ”

"Uh-oh! By the way, are you stimulated by something? ”

"Huh?"

"Haha, haha...... It's okay, it's okay. Tianqi smiled awkwardly, looked at Tianling, who had lost a lot of weight, and said, "It's good that you can be ruthless." Or, tomorrow we will start learning 'Nian Qi' with Zhu Lao! ”

Tianling shook his head and said, "I want to learn swords!" ”

"Whatever you want!" Tianqi put down the teapot, "Do you want to follow that Tai Sword Saint?" ”

"Yes!"

"Do you want me to say something?"

"No, you don't."

Tianqi walked out of the tea room, turned his head and said, "If you want to help, just tell me." ”

"Okay."

Tianqi took Zhu Lao to leave the small building, and on the way Zhu Lao asked, "Why did the eldest prince agree to the second son to learn swords?" You must know that all the people in the family practice mindfulness. ”

Tianqi smiled and said: "Whatever he wants, otherwise it will be a headache to be idle all day long." ”

Zhu Lao remembered the bulging fat man from before, and smiled.

Tianqi walked into his small courtyard, stopped, and was silent for a long time before he said: "Elder Zhu, you personally go to the Dross Empire to find out all the big and small things about the fourth princess Celia." Hey, I'm going to see if this woman can match my brother. ”

"Yes!"

"Depart early tomorrow morning, go by sea, go back quickly!"

"Yes, eldest son!"