Chapter 23: Blood Jade is a family heirloom

As soon as the father and son met, the rest of them were no longer easy to see.

Even though Xiao Jiu was not his own son, the owner of Meng Lao Zhuang had already regarded him as his own son.

More than 10 years ago, he went out on business, and he went out for months.

Unexpectedly, his original wife actually took advantage of him to go out, hooked up with someone and committed adultery, and after he bumped into him, he was angry and took the woman who did not abide by women's morals with a letter of resignation and returned home.

Originally, he was used to being alone all those years, but he didn't expect that seven years ago, God actually gave him Xiao Jiu, a lovely child.

As he grew older, he found that his heart was even more empty.

Even if there is a son who can be happy under his knees, it is very rare.

It's just that his expectations for Xiao Jiu are too great, this kid is good anywhere, but he doesn't know anything when he learns kung fu.

Master Qingyuan was willing to take the trouble to teach him, but Xiao Jiu was really dull in qualifications, so he finally had to let Master Qingyuan take him back to Xiling Mountain to teach kung fu.

But this time, it's four years!

In the past four years, he has also thought about letting his concubine help him give birth to a son, but unfortunately, it has been almost three years since Xiangru married into the manor, and there has been no movement in this stomach, which also gives him a headache.

"Kid! I've been in the mountains for more than four years, but I've learned the skills? ”

Xiao Jiu secretly wiped away his tears and said aggrievedly:

"The child is not filial, and the rest of the hard kung fu has not been learned, but under the careful teaching of Master Jinchen, the child has learned the telepathy technique, and now he has broken through the highest heart method."

"It's already good! Being a father is also content. ”

Master Qingyuan taught him kung fu in the manor for three years, but in the end, he still didn't learn anything at all.

Now that I have been studying from the mountain for four years, it is not easy to break through the highest mental method of the Void Technique.

"By the way, Xiao Jiu, you are coming back this time, do you still want to go back?"

The old owner of Meng Zhuang excitedly grabbed Xiao Jiu's hand and asked with a caressing pat.

"Daddy, Xiao Jiu went down the mountain this time, just to come back to visit his father temporarily, and he won't stay long, and he still has to return to the mountain to practice."

Knowing that Xiao Jiu did not go down the mountain after completing his studies, the owner of Meng Zhuang was inevitably a little disappointed, but he still instructed the housekeeper to ask the kitchen to cook a few more good dishes and wash the dust for the young owner.

"Huh? Who is this little brother? ”

The father and son just came to greet each other, and left the Yuan Pond aside for a long time, and only then was they noticed by the owner of Meng Zhuang at this moment.

"Daddy, this is Xiao Jiu's senior brother, Senior Brother Yuanchi, and the second apprentice of Master Qingyuan."

After Xiao Jiu's introduction, Yuan Chi immediately said, "Master Mengzhuang." ”

Although he was left out in the cold for a long time, Yuan Chi was not very happy in his heart, but after all, it was in someone's house, and there should still be a number of courtesies.

"It turned out to be Master Qingyuan's apprentice! It's terrifying! Looking up and down at Xia Yuanchi, Lord Meng Zhuang sighed sincerely.

"Passing the prize."

He just followed his master's instructions and accompanied Xiao Jiu down the mountain, and he didn't mean to have any friendship with Bishui Manor, he was a father and son, and he was just an outsider.

If he has something to eat, he will take a bite, and if there is no food to eat, he simply meditates on Bigu.

When Xiao Jiu wants to go back to the mountain, he will go all the way back to the mountain with him, anyway, as long as Xiao Jiu does not escape without permission and returns to the mountain smoothly, he can be regarded as having an explanation to the master.

Soon, it didn't take long for the cooks to serve all the prepared meals on the table one by one.

During the banquet, the owner of Meng Lao Zhuang drank and drank to the fullest, his face was red, and he still looked at Xiao Jiu happily.

It didn't take long for the butler to step forward with a face full of embarrassment and whisper a few words in his ear.

Before Du Qiu finished speaking, Master Meng Zhuang said with a displeased face:

"Where are you going? Didn't you see Xiao Jiu coming back? Send someone to tell Xiangru that I'll go to her room later tonight. ”

"But......" The housekeeper wanted to say something, but was frightened away by Meng Lie's eyes.

After a meal, Xiao Jiu helped the old owner out of the welcome hall, and then temporarily helped him to the apse.

Smelling the smell of alcohol on his father's body, Xiao Jiu couldn't help frowning.

It seems that I can't ask anything today, and it's not too early to see that it's getting dark. Let's talk about it tomorrow!

It wasn't until it was completely dark that Xiao Jiu was alone and returned to the backyard where he lived before.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yuan Chi sitting at the round table with a serious face, and when he saw him coming back, he said with a cold face:

"I have already told your Uncle Qiu that I will sleep with you tonight."

"What?"

When Xiao Jiu heard this, he almost dropped his jaw.

"Didn't I ask Uncle Qiu to prepare a guest room for you? Why do you sleep with me? ”

Yuan Chi suddenly got up from his seat and spread all the futons on the other side of the stool to the ground.

"You don't have to panic, I'll sleep on the ground."

"You ......" Seeing that Yuan Chi was about to untie his clothes in front of him, Xiao Jiu knew no matter how stupid he was, this guy made it clear that he didn't believe in himself, and he was afraid that he would run away in the middle of the night, so he even slept in a room with himself and monitored himself.

Although he was holding his breath, Xiao Jiu had to accept it.

No way, who let this be Master's order! It's really hard to disobey the teacher's fate!

Early the next morning, Motochi sorted out all the bedding early in the morning and put it back on the stool.

Xiao Jiu also didn't have the habit of sleeping lazy, and when Yuan Chi woke up, he also got up.

Breakfast was still arranged in the welcome hall.

It's just that there is one more person who eats with them.

"Auntie, morning."

Under the strange eyes of Lord Meng Zhuang, Xiao Jiukan sat down.

After Xiangru secretly rolled her eyes, she also sat down beside Master Meng.

"Have you seen it?"

Without waiting for Xiangru to answer, Xiao Jiu hurriedly arched his hand and said:

"Yes, my father was not in the house yesterday, or did Uncle Qiu tell Xiao Jiu!"

"Hmm. Very good, very good. ”

After a meal, Xiao Jiu intentionally or unintentionally heard the voice of this little aunt.

However, most of them are demeaning and scolding themselves, and they are not nutritious.

After eating, Xiao Jiu invited the old owner out of the house and went all the way to the study.

"What's wrong, Xiao Jiu? But what do you have to say to your father? ”

"Don't hide it from Daddy, Xiao Jiu went down the mountain this time, in fact, he has something to ask." After finishing speaking, Xiao Jiu hurriedly took off the blood-red jade pendant from his neck. "Daddy, where did this thing come from? Please also tell me the truth. ”

After taking the jade pendant in his hand, the eyes of the old owner of Meng Zhuang changed.

When the disciples of the Qingyou Sect found him with Xiao Jiu, this jade pendant was already hanging on Xiao Jiu's neck.

After careful investigation for a moment, I saw that there was a "Xuan" character engraved on the front, and an inconspicuous "Ling" character engraved on the back.

Could it be that this jade pendant is a thing of the Xuan Lingyi faction?

Although he guessed the origin of this thing, Master Meng still didn't want to tell Xiao Jiu the truth too early.

When Yan Tong, a disciple of the Qingyou Sect, found him, he had already told Xiao Jiu's true identity to the truth.

The reason is that Yan Tong's father and uncle had a fateful friendship with him, so Yan Tong trusted him so much and entrusted Xiao Jiu and his life experience to him.

First, it is to protect Xiao Jiu, and secondly, it can be regarded as fulfilling his dream of wanting a son.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Xiao Jiu actually noticed the pendant around his neck.

But Meng Lie understood that this was not the perfect time for Xiao Jiu to know the truth, so he had to suppress this matter and never let Xiao Jiu see any flaws. This is also to protect him in disguise.

"This jade pendant! It is an ancestral heirloom of my Meng family, and my father has worn it around your neck since you were a child. Why did you suddenly ask about this? ”

After putting the jade pendant back into Xiao Jiu's hand, the old owner of Meng Zhuang said calmly.

"Daddy means that this jade pendant is the heirloom of our Meng family?"

"Exactly."

Seeing that his father answered affirmatively, Xiao Jiu did not become suspicious, but told the owner of Meng Lao Zhuang about the last time he escaped from the mountain and was caught in the basement by Jiangzhen Jiafu, and all of 1510.

"Is there such a thing? Xiao Jiu, don't worry, this matter will be wrapped up in the father, and when I send someone to find out who is behind it, I will definitely take a bad breath for you! ”

After listening to Xiao Jiu's narration, the old owner was really indignant.

"Thank you, Daddy."

"Huh! You and I, father and son, why be polite? ”

In fact, even if he didn't send someone to investigate, he probably guessed the identity of the other party, it was nothing more than the person who escaped from Hu Chishan when the Xuan Lingyi faction was in civil strife.

Although he didn't know what happened within the Xuan Lingyi faction back then, he could probably guess that there should have been infighting.

But listening to Xiao Jiu's meaning, that old thing wanted to put Xiao Jiu to death, which means that he must be the opposite of the old head of the Xuan Lingyi faction.

It seems that it is really necessary for him to send someone to Jiangzhen to investigate this matter well.

"Eh, kid, why didn't you bring Xiuli back to the manor with you when you came back this time?"

Yesterday, because I was excited to see Xiao Jiu, I forgot to ask when I was happy, no, I just remembered it, and the old owner Meng hurriedly asked.

Xiao Jiu hesitated for a moment and sneered:

"Shizun was afraid that I would run away halfway, so he pressed Xiuli in the mountain, hehehehe~"

As soon as he heard Xiao Jiu's explanation, although he knew that it was a joke, the old owner's expression was still serious:

"You kid, Xiuli took care of you very well in the past, you must not bully her! When you go back, you must be kind to her, understand? ”

"Uh-huh, follow my father's teachings." Hearing this, Xiao Jiu nodded hurriedly.

After coming out of the study, Xiao Jiu planned to say goodbye to the old owner and go back to Xiling Mountain.

"You've finally made a trip home, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"It's all children who are not filial, originally Xiao Jiu learned nothing, and he was shameless to face his father, but since the last time he escaped from the mountain, after such an incident, Xiao Jiu couldn't sleep peacefully every day, so he begged the master to let Xiao Jiu go home and ask Daddy, the origin of this pendant. Now that Xiao Jiu's doubts have been solved, he is bound to go back to the mountain as soon as possible and cultivate hard. When Xiao Jiu finishes studying and goes down the mountain, he will go down to his father and Cheng Huan. The unfilial son bids farewell to his father. ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Jiu slammed his head on the ground, and then got up neatly.

"Xiao Jiu!" Although he was reluctant, Xiao Jiu's every word hit his heart and moved him.

"Take care, Daddy!"