"The price?" I was stunned, "At what cost?" ”

The old man stroked his white beard and said, "Xiao Jiu, you may not know, this figure has an extraordinary meaning with the old man, and on the other hand, the three of Jing'er are not only the old man's apprentices, but also the granddaughters of the old man, and the two who left before, one of them is Jing'er's father, and the other is Jing'er's uncle. ”

I'm confused, they're a family of four? However, how can a family of four be commensurate with master and apprentice, isn't this a mess of generations?

I told the old man about this idea, and he explained: "The grace of teaching art cannot be forgotten, the old man is to let them remember all the time, don't lose the inheritance of the ancestors, even if you lose your parents, the inheritance cannot be lost, once you lose it, you are the sinner of history!" ”

In a trance, I somewhat understood the old man's intentions, he regarded the inheritance more than his relatives.

To be honest, I have met a lot of people, like the elderly, who value the inheritance more than their relatives, it is really very rare, if I had to choose, I would definitely choose my relatives, this may be the difference between me and him, or, to a certain extent, I am not a qualified coffin bearer.

I didn't speak, I couldn't calm down for a long time, and my eyes were no longer vigilant when I looked at the old man, but more admiration, everyone who values the inheritance deserves respect, at least they have always insisted on what they insist on.

There are very few people who insist on these two words, they are simple to write, and they can really do these two words, even rare.

After about a minute of silence, the old man reached out and probed the teacup, and said lightly: "The tea is cold, it's time too!" ”

After speaking, he slowly got up, glanced at me, and asked, "Xiao Jiu, do you still want to know the meaning of that figure?" ”

I wanted to say and think, but when I saw a trace of tiredness on the old man's face, I couldn't bear the doubt in my heart and said something against my heart, "I don't want to!" ”

He smiled, stared at my face for a while, and said with a smile: "It's a good thing not to want to, at least the old man doesn't want to know the meaning of the figure, once he knows, it means an extra responsibility, and he has to pay a terrible price." ”

I didn't understand what he meant, but I made a note in my heart, that is, if you want to know the meaning of the figure, you must pay the price, which made me dispel the thought in my heart, so I asked the old man, "What questions do you always have, even if you ask it, Xiao Jiu will know everything." ”

He smiled, shook his somewhat sore legs, and sighed: "It's old, it's useless, and your legs will be numb if you sit for a long time!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Wang Jing'er, who was sitting on the side, immediately squatted down, and the little pink fist began to pound up at the position of the old man's thigh, and the old man seemed to enjoy all this, so he sat down, looked at Wang Jing'er dotingly, and did not speak.

At this moment, the air in the entire room seemed to freeze, and there was only endless warmth.

After a while, the old man's spirit seemed to have shaken up a lot, and he stopped at Wang Jing'er, "Jing'er, it's okay, if you hadn't taken care of the old man all these years, the grass on the old man's grave would be almost one meter high." ”

"What the master said, it is natural for the apprentice to take care of the master." Wang Jing'er replied softly.

The old man smiled, brushed the hair on Wang Jing'er's forehead, and said dotingly: "Jing'er, for the teacher's limit is approaching, I'm afraid of suffering the three of you!" ”

"Master, we are not bitter!" When Wang Jing'er said this, her eyes were full of tears, as if she had some great grievance in her heart.

Seeing this, I couldn't hold back any longer, so I interjected, "Old man, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old." ”

He glanced at me and said with a smile: "It is common to see thousand-year-old trees, and it is rare to meet a hundred-year-old person, Xiao Jiu is laughing." ”

After speaking, he poured a cup of tea for me and said, "Xiao Jiu, the old man has always had a question in his heart, how could you become a Eight Immortals at a young age?" ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "If it is possible, where would I be the Eight Immortals who are disliked by these ten thousand people, I am really forced by my family background, and I have to become the Eight Immortals." ”

"Have you ever regretted being the Eight Immortals?" He asked again.

I thought about it for a while, and I didn't hide it, so I said: "When I first became the Eight Immortals, I thought about changing careers, and as I carried more and more coffins, I didn't regret it, after all, someone in every industry must be engaged in it, and everyone should sit on the bridge and everyone will carry it!" ”

He said with a smile: "Everything in the world has an opposing side in the end, some are expensive and some are cheap, the important thing is the heart." ”

I snorted, a little I didn't understand what the old man meant, why did he suddenly ask this, but it was not good to ask him, so I followed his words.

I probably talked for nearly half an hour, all about me being the Eight Immortals, during this period, Wang Jing'er also asked me a few questions, roughly asking me if I was afraid of being the Eight Immortals, and asked me why I didn't improve the current funeral.

For Wang Jing'er's words, I answered a few words casually, and told her that I was not afraid of the eight immortals, and told her that the inheritance of the ancestors could not be lost, which made the old man praise me, and Wang Jing'er said that I was patting the old man's sycophants, and I didn't tell the truth at all.

"Xiao Jiu, you came with Jing'er this time, you should want to know about the White Lotus Sect, right?" The old man suddenly asked.

I immediately nodded and said, "That's true!" ”

Saying that, I told the old man about Chen Tiannan, and I told Chen Tiannan's daughter-in-law about the twin souls.

After hearing this, he was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "Xiao Jiu, I won't tell you, the four old masters and apprentices have a different enmity with the White Lotus Sect, and they have also investigated some things about the White Lotus Sect over the years, and they don't mind sharing it with you, but..."

As he spoke, the old man's face was embarrassed, as if there was something unspeakable.

I asked him, "Just what?" ”

He thought for a moment, and wondered, "It's just... Regarding the twin souls, I'm afraid the old man won't be able to help you, and even drag you back. ”

"Why?" I subconsciously asked.

He didn't speak, but looked at Wang Jing'er, meaning to let Wang Jing'er explain.

I hurriedly looked at Wang Jing'er, and before I could speak, Wang Jing'er spoke: "Chen Jiu, that's the case, I have been lurking in the White Lotus Sect for the past year, and I know a lot of things about the White Lotus Sect, and the matter of these twin souls is confidential in the White Lotus Sect. ”

I was stunned, it's impossible, I, an outsider, know about the twin souls, how can only such a little person know, is there something hidden here?

I ask this question.

That Wang Jing'er said, "Chen Jiu, you only see the surface of the problem, you don't go deep into it, you don't understand how extensive it is, let me tell you this, the twin souls are related to the life and death of the White Lotus Sect, otherwise, with the means of the White Lotus Sect, that woman would have died no less than eight hundred times." ”

Hearing this, I was completely stunned, there was really a secret in this, which made me a little embarrassed, if that woman was not Chen Tiannan's daughter-in-law, I would never pay attention to it, and I could even say that the woman killed Chen Tiannan, I would not pay attention to it, the problem is, the ghost in the twin souls is Chen Tiannan's daughter-in-law, who loves Chen Tiannan deeply, and I have to save her.

At that moment, I immediately asked her why.

She thought for a while, and then looked at the old man, as if asking what the old man meant, only to see the old man nod, and then Wang Jing'er spoke: "Before saying this, Chen Jiu, you must make an oath not to leak this matter." ”

Without any hesitation, I immediately made an oath as she asked, and said, "Can you say it now?" ”