The red wall is high tile, the vermilion lacquer gate, this door is open, it looks like the ordinary people's house in the world, there is no difference, but in the house, the white fog is misty, like a fairy atmosphere, it is difficult to see everything inside. I turned my head to look at Hu San, and Hu San's face was not much better than mine, he waved his hand and motioned for me to follow him in. Hu San walked in front, I followed, and we walked through the courtyard one after the other, and came directly to the living room.

I saw that the old woman was already waiting there, and when she saw us, she nodded slightly, and turned to the living room and said respectfully: "Patriarch, Hu San and that human have come." ”

I glanced inside, and it seemed that there were several gray-haired old people sitting inside, and the one in the first seat, wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, seemed to be more noble than the other old men. But all around was foggy, and it was difficult to see anything else, but I saw that the patriarch sitting in the first seat slowly beckoned, and did not say half a word.

The old woman immediately bowed, then turned back and made an inviting gesture to us, slowly stepping back and getting out of the way.

Hu San took me step by step into the living room, and immediately saluted the first patriarch respectfully, and said, "Hu San has seen my father-in-law!" ”

The patriarch of the first seat did not look at Hu San, but slowly raised his head to look at me, although this patriarch seems to be too old, but his face is ruddy, and his demeanor is calm, and his spirit is better than that of an ordinary young man, but under his non-angry and self-authoritative look, just a look in his eyes makes people a little puzzled, and he feels at a loss. I made up my mind, clenched my fists, and said, "Senior Li Ergou, I've seen the patriarch!" ”

The patriarch looked at me quietly for a long time, and suddenly said outside: "Midorihime! Why did you bring in a little Taoist priest? Why don't you ask why?! ”

Yes? My heart trembled, I didn't expect this old patriarch to take a look at me, and he knew that I was a Taoist priest, and it seemed that the magic power of this animal immortal family was not a joke. The old woman hurriedly walked in and replied in horror, "Midorihime doesn't know he's ...... He is a Taoist priest, and he hopes that the patriarch will forgive his sins, so he will be driven out of the fox clan! ”

"Auntie!" At this moment, Hu San hurriedly pulled the old woman's shirt and explained to the old patriarch: "Father-in-law, although Brother Ergou is a member of the Daomen, he is not in the same group as the Gu Lao Dao who captured Ling'er, but they are opponents, so they are willing to help me find Ling'er, maybe they can help our fox clan deal with that Gu Lao Dao!" Father-in-law, please don't drive the second dog brother away! ”

Originally, it wasn't a big deal to drive him away, but when I saw Hu San's nervous expression, it was not difficult to think of what serious consequences would happen after being driven out by this old woman.

The old patriarch finally opened his mouth and said to Hu San: "Hu San, it's not that the people in our family are unwilling to help you, but our fox clan has a hundred and ten people to live, and the old way of the valley is far from what our fox clan can compete with, so as the patriarch, the old man is also very embarrassed, on the one hand, his daughter, and on the other hand, the survival of the whole clan...... Besides, if you bring in a sworn enemy of Gu Lao Dao, if you let Gu Lao Dao know, wouldn't our fox clan be tantamount to making a clear position to that Gu Lao Dao? ”

"Yes, yes!" An old man in a gray robe next to him also nodded again and again, and said: "We have already discussed not to be an enemy of Nagu Lao Dao, as long as he does not harm Ling'er's life, when Nagu Lao Dao finds what he is looking for, he can leave by himself!" ”

There was also an old man in a red robe who also nodded, but immediately glared at me, and said: "But now that Hu San has brought Gu Lao Dao's sworn enemy, then our fox clan and that Gu Lao Dao will no longer be able to make peace, in case you become an enemy of him, and eventually cause casualties in the clan, but your sin is too much!" ”

Hearing what they meant, I already understood that they were afraid that they would not be able to fight Gu Tan, but would cause the danger of extermination, so they wanted to make peace with Gu Tan in consideration of the overall situation. But Hu San said that Gu Tan and I are not in the same group, but opposites, so they naturally dislike me even more, but may deal with me to curry favor with Gu Tan, in exchange for Ling'er's life. So, I'm a little in danger at the moment......

No way!

I can't be arbitrarily slaughtered like this, I have to find a way to stabilize the situation, based on Hu San's rhetoric alone, it is obvious that I can't shake the thoughts and decisions of everyone present, because Hu San's voice is too weak. I thought about it for a while, and hurriedly said: "The family concept of the Suwen Fox Clan is very strong, the top and bottom respect and love each other, and unity. However, the patriarch's daughter was captured by Nagu Tan, which is not a trivial matter, although it cannot be compared with the survival of the whole clan, but it is enough for a father to come forward, instead of doing nothing here, just want to deal with me, a little Taoist! ”

"Presumptuous!"

"You dare to be disrespectful to our patriarch?!"

“…………”

The old patriarch suddenly waved his hand to stop the angry words of the other old men, and couldn't help but look at me again, but smiled slightly, and said: "Little Daoyou, what you said is also quite reasonable, Ling'er is my daughter, and I, as Ling'er's father, should really stand up and rescue Ling'er, but ...... It's just that I am not only Ling'er's father now, but also the patriarch of the whole clan, and my responsibility cannot only be placed on my own daughter. Well, but what the little Taoist friend said is also in line with my heart, please sit down and talk. ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart, immediately hugged my fists and thanked him, turned around and sat solemnly on the chair. The old woman couldn't help frowning and said, "Patriarch, this kid is clever and has deceived a seat, so what should our fox clan do with him now?" ”

I couldn't help but be the first to speak, so as not to make any more mistakes: "Old woman, since I was invited by the patriarch to sit down, I am a guest, why do you have to deal with me as a guest?" Is this your hospitality? ”

"You!" The old woman glared at me angrily.

The old patriarch waved his hand and sighed lightly: "Okay, okay, although our fox clan is different from Xiao Daoyou, we are not unreasonable, it is precisely that we pay more attention to etiquette than humans, according to what you said Lu Ji, it is indeed not hospitality." You go down first, let's talk to this little Taoist friend a few more words, maybe we can think of other ways to rescue Ling'er, let's go. ”

When the old woman heard this, she immediately nodded respectfully, turned around and walked out. At this moment, the old patriarch waved his hand and said to Hu San: "You should also get up, it stands to reason that the old man didn't want you to step in again, you can't even protect your wife, what face do you have to come here to complain?!" But then again, you are still Ling'er's husband and the old man's son-in-law, so sit down and talk on the side! ”

Hu San slowly stood up and hurriedly said to the old patriarch: "Thank you, father-in-law!" ”

When we sat down, the old patriarch suddenly said to me: "Little Daoyou, the few people sitting in front of you now are all respected predecessors of our fox clan, plus the patriarch of the old man, we are a few people who can decide the fate of the fox clan, so you must say something valuable, at least you can save your life." Otherwise, we'll have to exchange you for Ling'er's offering! ”

I swallowed my saliva hard, I didn't expect these old guys to really want to exchange me for the patriarch's daughter, I exhaled a deep breath, suppressed my beating heart, and immediately clenched my fists and said: "Old patriarch, you are all seniors in the Dao world, and you have many magical powers to survey all things in the world, then you must also know the origin of the old Dao of the valley!" ”

The old patriarch nodded slightly: "Yes, the old man already knows that he is Gu Tan, the current head of the Maoshan faction, and his Taoism is unfathomable!" ”

"No!" I suddenly stretched out my hand to stop the old patriarch from speaking, and continued: "Although Gu Tan is the current head of the sect, he is only the head of the sutra, and the Maoshan sect is divided into sutra and tantra, and he can only represent a branch of the sutra. The Xianzong has Gu Tan, and the Tantric sect has my master Yang Yuanshan, presumably my master's name, the old patriarch has also heard of it, right? ”

"Yang Yuanshan......" The old patriarch hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help nodding and said: "I've heard that the spiritual cultivation world is very afraid of this immortal dao, but I didn't expect that Yang Xiandao is the master of the little Daoyou, the little Daoyou, then aren't you ...... with Gu Tan?"

I shook my head and explained again: "Although the old patriarch has the magical ability to survey all things in the world, he doesn't know much about the internal affairs of our Maoshan faction. It's just how to deal with Gu Tan, maybe I can really help a little, at least I can save the old patriarch's daughter Ling'er. Nowadays, the grandmasters of the two major sects are competing for the foundation of the Maoshan faction, and they are also the tokens of the ancestor who founded the Maoshan faction. This time I came to the Jiulong Mountain Range to find the ancestor token. It is said that Ling'er, the daughter of the old patriarch, has a special ability to sense the treasures of the world, and presumably Nagu Tan also wants to use Miss Ling'er's ability to help him find what he wants! ”

"So......" The old patriarch suddenly asked in astonishment, "So, the little Daoist's master, Yang Xiandao, has also come to the Nine Dragons Mountain Range?!" ”

I solemnly agreed: "That's right, the family teacher has come to the Jiulong Mountain Range, first of all, if the old patriarch really wants to deal with me, I'm afraid the family teacher will not agree, for the family teacher's Taoism, presumably the old patriarch knows better than me, naturally it will not be lower than that Gu Tan." If the fox clan is afraid of that Gu Tan, I don't know if it will be afraid of the family teacher? Moreover, Gu Tan has an arrogant temperament and never wants to compromise with others, I know a little bit about his character, what I am worried about is that your fox clan may not work if you talk to him about a deal, but it is very likely to provoke him to exterminate the clan. Therefore, the only one who can deal with Gu Tan is my master Yang Yuanshan! ”