The twilight is getting thicker, and the clouds are heavy.

In Nangong Lie's yard, there are a few April snow trees planted sparsely, although the branches are sparse, the umbrella cover made of blue leaves is extremely dense, and the frost-like snow-like flowers are layered and inlaid in it, which looks complex and lively.

Wansheng Daoist walked into the courtyard, looked up at the tree, and sighed softly. The Nangong clan sprung up, impacting various forces like a torrent, which made everyone have an illusion for a while, and they didn't dare to touch Nangong easily, but this was just an illusion. The Nangong clan is powerful and resourceful, but they lack the most important thing - outstanding juniors.

Today's Nangong family, just like this tree, seems to be prosperous and full of vitality, but the main trunk is not strong enough to replenish the nutrients in the root system to the branches and leaves in time. If the backbone is not grown and replenished, sooner or later the Nangong clan will lose its foundation and disappear from the torrent of history.

Wansheng Daoist picked up a few white petals that fell at the root of the tree, dragged them in his hand and pushed the door open.

Nangong Lie was tall and burly, and he still looked very heroic and sturdy when he was over seventy years old, and when he heard the door, he didn't need to look up to know that it was his fourth brother. "Why did you have time to come to me today?"

The door opened and closed into a trace of wind, blowing the ink on the case to the ground, Wansheng Taoist added the petals in his hand into the Rui Beast incense burner, smelled the aroma of the curling open, and then reached out to pick up a few notes on the ground, and put them back on Gongsun Lie's desk.

Gongsun Lie laughed and said, "What to do with it." ”

Wansheng Dao did not look like an old naughty boy on weekdays, he was very serious and serious, and said: "It's a pity that the third brother's words are lost." ”

Gongsun Lie got up and walked to the side, standing in front of the Ten Thousand Pine Wind Diagram with his hands in his hands, not knowing whether he was admiring the angular mountains and rocks, or looking at the lonely and towering green pines, he muttered: "It's just some useless things." ”

Wansheng Daoist was quite lonely when he heard his words, and not only comforted: "The third brother has too many things on his shoulders, and since he has done his best, there is no need to regret it." ”

Gongsun Lie didn't respond, it didn't seem to have listened to his words, or maybe those things that had been shouldered all his life had long been integrated into his blood and couldn't let go.

Wansheng Daoist sighed lightly: "How is the third brother's health recently? ”

"Strong on the outside and dry on the inside."

Wansheng Daoist was stunned, I don't know if he was talking about himself, or if he was talking about the situation of the Nangong clan at this time. Then he said, "If there is room for remedy, it is good." ”

"How is he?"

Wansheng Daoist knew that he was asking Yang Zhen, so he replied: "After waking up, I didn't ask a word more, and I was as idle as my own home." ”

"This was originally his home."

"That's what the third brother said."

Nangong Lie turned around, motioned for the Wansheng Daoist to sit down with him, and then said, "He is calm. ”

"When I met him in Da'an, he was in the whirlpool of imperial power struggle, and although he had been torn between the golden houses and jade pillars for many years, his life was extremely unstable. Be cautious every step of the way, as if you were walking on thin ice. This temperament, in addition to his own relationship, is afraid that it has also been honed over many years. ”

Nangong Lie groaned: "In the end, there is little sister's blood flowing on her body, she is enlightened, and she is tenacious and refuses to give in." ”

When it comes to the little sister Nangong Yu, Wansheng Daoist seems to have remembered a lot of past events. He looked at the brother in front of him, and only felt that this man, although he was not as carefree and chic as himself, did not live a moment of barrenness. "Back then, Nangong's lineage was hit hard, and there was not one child in the family. In desperation, they parted ways and chose different paths. If you want to stick to the important task of family revival, you are the only one, the third brother. ”

Nangong Lie couldn't help but think back to the past, and said: "At that time, you and your little sister were tired of intrigue and bloody fighting, and persuaded me to let go, but I couldn't!" I can't watch my Nangong vein wither and scatter in dust...... In the end, you saw through the red dust and escaped into the Daomen, and the little sister also went away from home, turning into an ordinary woman and marrying a woman. It's just that...... The little sister still didn't escape her life in the end. ”

"The Su family was originally Qingliu, but the youngest sister's daughter Su Ran was involved with the Da'an royal family." Wansheng Daoist was a little annoyed when he said this, Su Ran and Emperor Da'an were in love, and he couldn't be more clear about being jealous of Song Zhao. "Women's tricks are truly disgusting."

"The little sister was afraid that Nangong would be exposed, so she would rather die than let me help her, so she annihilated with the Su family......" Nangong Lie's eyes were full of remorse, and he took a deep breath and said: "Little sister asked us to help her keep her daughter in Yasukuni, and we didn't do it." ”

At the beginning, Su Ran was pushed off the cliff by Song Zhao, and it was Wansheng Dao who rescued her, and he wanted to take the opportunity to let her fake her death and escape to Yasukuni, but Su Ran was unwilling. Nangong Lie was entrusted by Nangong Yu to trap Su Ran in Yasukuni for six years, however, Su Ran's stubborn temperament was like Nangong Yu, and he finally found an opportunity to run back to Da'an.

Wansheng Taoist said: "Fate is unpredictable. Having said back and forth, if Su Ran hadn't returned to Da'an, there would have been no Yang Zhen at this time. ”

"This child's temperament must also be unwilling to be restrained."

"When my father was alive, I still remember that the third brother once said, in this family, it is enough to have my father and uncles, the eldest brother and the second brother, you want to live freely, and you were only thirteen years old at that time. However, in the end, it was the third brother who stayed to guard the family business. Wansheng Daoist said this, his eyes were red, and he couldn't help but turn his face away.

Nangong Lie let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's a pity that birth, old age, sickness and death cannot be reversed. Otherwise, as long as I am given another twenty years, even if it is ten years, my Nangong clan will definitely have another battle with the Beishan royal family to avenge the blood feud! ”

Nangong was originally a royal family, and as the dark lord, he and the Ming Emperor jointly controlled the lifeblood of Yasukuni. The Ming Emperor is in power, and the secret master is in charge of resources. However, the first emperor Emperor Mingwu was unwilling to be divided with half of his strength, and tried to take the imperial power alone, and finally lost both with Nangong. Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses and barely stabilized the imperial power, but he could not stop the rise of the world.

The dark lord's line also fell apart and his vitality was greatly damaged, but he held the resources of Yasukuni, and after the decline, he was able to recuperate in the dark places, and changed the surname of Beishan to Nangong, vowing not to stand with the Beishan royal family.

Nangong Lie said: "The descendants of the clan have withered, and they have to make new rules. Recruit the juniors who flow with my Nangong blood into the clan, in order to strengthen the strength of our clan. Regardless of the concubine, regardless of gender, the dark lord only chooses the strongest person to serve. But the disadvantages of doing this are also very obvious, although there are many excellent juniors, they lack experience, and it is not enough to lead the whole clan and support the entire Nangong. Fortunately, although the competition in the clan is fierce, as long as the dark lord is chosen, everyone else will obey unconditionally. But the candidate for this next generation of dark lords is really difficult......"

"Is the third brother optimistic about Yang Zheng? That's why he revealed the matter of the young master's choice of relatives to the Gongsun family, and asked them to accept Gongsun Lan, so as to win over Yang Zheng and let him take the initiative to assume the responsibility of the young master? But Yang Zheng's foundation in the clan is too shallow, and he may not be able to convince the public. ”

"It's not just Yang Zhen who is optimistic, but also that little girl. As for serving the public, do you think that with their ability, they can't serve the public? If the two of them can devote themselves to my Nangong, my wish in this life will be fulfilled. ”

"But......" Wansheng Daoist remembered Gongsun Lan's difficulty and Yang Zheng's dark belly, so he said: "These two are both masters who are not afraid of heaven and earth, and they may not be honest enough to stay and work on this matter. ”

Nangong Lie suddenly smiled and said, "Of course I know that I can't be persecuted, so I can only talk about it!" ”

"Affection?" Wansheng Daoist was confused, and said in amazement: "What do we have to do with them?" ”

"Isn't there a saying for young people? Feelings can be cultivated slowly. You also have to play a part in this matter. If you can't be persecuted, you can be reformed. ”

“……”

Wansheng Daoren looked at Nangong Lie speechlessly, thinking of the fact that he had robbed Yang Zheng a few days ago, and then Gongsun Lan's girl didn't know how to torture herself, he hesitated for a while and said, "I want to fool those two...... Hehe...... I feel tender......"

Nangong Lie glared at him: "Anyway, you are also in your sixties, so you can't be a little promising!" ”

Wansheng Daoist rolled his eyes: "Third brother, I will be just sixteen this year!" ”

Nangong picked up the paperweight in his hand and was about to throw it at him, but Wansheng Daoist hurriedly begged for mercy: "Hey, third brother, you are so old, why are you still so angry, put it down quickly, put it down, don't I think about it again...... Or, let the two brothers and sisters of Su Yu and Su Gu think of a way? ”

Nangong Lie sneered: "Hmph, it's as if you have some friendship with this brother and sister." ”

Wansheng Daoist said: "Okay, I'm also their uncle and uncle!" ”

The two brothers and sisters of Su Yu and Su Gu are Su Yun's sons and daughters, Nangong Yu first wanted them to stay away from family strife, and secondly, in order to protect their safety just in case, he took charge and sent them to the senior sister of the Wansheng Daoist, the Lingwu layman, to be raised. Therefore, the Wansheng Dao people are not only their teachers, but also their uncles. But Su Yu Su Gu didn't know about it before.

Nangong Lie snorted disdainfully and said, "I'm afraid that you, an elder, don't have much prestige in front of them, but you have to find a way to do this!" ”

"Yes, yes, I'll figure it out...... Haha, find a way to ......" Wansheng Daoist snorted, ran out of Nangong Lie's house in one step and three jumps, and returned to his true nature.

Nangong Lie shook his head helplessly when he saw his appearance, and the heaviness in his heart disappeared a lot.

Thinking of his father, who was a majestic mountain in his heart, which no one could overcome, a god-like man who could cover the world with his arms outstretched. Nangong Lie thought that he could always be carefree and willful under his wings, but unfortunately the world was unpredictable......

But he is not resentful, he is willing to follow in his father's footsteps, become a man like him, take on the righteousness, and sacrifice himself.

"Yang Zheng, are you willing to be the next ...... me?"