The New Year is coming, everywhere in Nanjianmen, firecrackers are thundering, the lights are colorful, and the upper and lower are filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After the New Year, Chu Xuan will be twelve years old. In the half year since he came to Nanjianmen, he has grown a lot taller than before, and he looks like a little adult.

Since he became a monk, he has been cultivating almost every day, and he has never slackened, and because of this, his cultivation has been improving day by day, and he is getting closer and closer to the spiritual realm of adults.

However, in recent days, Chu Xuan's cultivation has encountered a bottleneck, and he has been stuck at the end of the Zhongren Spirit Realm, and he can't move forward. As a last resort, he had no choice but to follow the advice of the two masters, put aside his cultivation for the time being, and wander around the Nanjian Gate every day.

On this day, Chu Xuan wore a mink hat on his head, wore a big hat, stepped on a pair of soap boots, took advantage of the early morning snow, went out of Li Shouyi's thatched hut, and wandered all the way along the major palaces of Nanjianmen.

Chu Xuan walked all the way, admiring the snow scenery along the way, and met many disciples on the way, all of whom gathered together in twos and threes, pointing at him and talking about it.

Speaking of which, since the last time he knocked Shen Tianyi out of the ring with one punch in the martial arts of the disciples' meeting, there are almost no disciples in the Southern Sword Sect who don't know Chu Xuan's name.

Chu Xuan didn't bother to listen to these people chewing on the root of his tongue, and walked leisurely by himself, walking and walking, but suddenly found that he was going in the wrong direction, and he didn't know where he came.

Raising his eyes forward, I saw that there were many vermilion walls and tiles hidden not far away, like the house of a large family. He was a little curious about which elder's mansion it was.

When I got closer, I saw a vertical plaque hanging in front of the house, with a willow character written on it, which must be the home of the owner Liu Qinghui.

Chu Xuan stood outside the door, looked carefully, and felt that this house was really good, just the entrance and exit gate was majestic. Lanterns are hung on both sides of the lintel, and two stone lions squatting in front of the door. Tsk, think about the place where the old madman and Li Shouyi lived, Chu Xuan said in his heart, sure enough, the master of the door is the master of the door, and the treatment is naturally different.

After stopping for a moment, he was about to leave, but saw that the door of the mansion was pushed open, and a figure came out of it, not Liu Xuan but who it was.

"Eh, Brother Chu Xuan, why are you here?"

The little girl finally remembers Chu Xuan's name now.

Chu Xuan was a little embarrassed and said: "I, I actually walked here carelessly, uh, excuse me, I'll leave now." ”

Liu Xuan was about to say something, when Liu Qinghui's voice suddenly came from the house.

"Xuan'er, who are you talking to outside?"

"Grandpa, it's Brother Chu Xuan, he said that he walked here carelessly. ”

"Oh, is it the kid surnamed Chu? He is a guest, and on such a cold day, he is not invited in for a cup of tea. ”

"Yes, Grandpa. ”

Liu Xuan approached Chu Xuan, took his hand without hesitation, and said in a sweet voice: "Brother Chu Xuan, come with me, grandpa asked you to come in and sit." ”

Chu Xuan subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but he held back and obediently followed her into the Liu Mansion.

Liufu looks rich from the outside, but in fact, it is not magnificent inside, not only is it not magnificent, it looks very deserted, Chu Xuan walked all the way, and he didn't even see a single subordinate.

When I arrived at the main hall, I saw Liu Qinghui wearing an ear warmer hat and a silk jacket, sitting on a small stool. At his feet is a pot of charcoal, with a small clay pot on it, and I don't know what kind of good tea is brewed in it, but I feel that the fragrance is overflowing.

"Xuan'er, go get the teacup. ”

"Sit. ”

After Liu Qinghui finished instructing Liu Xuan, he pointed to the small stool beside him and motioned for Chu Xuan to sit down.

"Grandpa, in fact, I was just ......passing by," Chu Xuan explained in a low voice while sitting down as he obeyed the order.

Seeing him twisting like this, Liu Qinghui smiled and said, "Chu boy, why do you feel that you are very afraid of me, is it that the old man is so hideous?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, and Liu Qinghui said again: "You don't have to be restrained, the old man is also an easy-going person, the reason why I invited you in is because I can't figure out some questions, and I want you to explain." ”

"Grandpa, if I knew, I would tell the truth. ”

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I tried several times before, and I found that you don't even have a spiritual vein in your body. I don't know how you practice. ”

Chu Xuan couldn't help but hesitate when he heard him ask.

Liu Qinghui said: "You don't have to worry, the old man and your two masters are like brothers and sisters, and they will not harm you, and there are no other people around this house, and what you say will not be heard, just say it." ”

Seeing that Chu Xuan was still hesitating, he suddenly said: "I guess you also know that the old man's son had a problem with his cultivation and passed away a long time ago, and now the old man has only Xuan'er under his knees." Chu boy, I'm very optimistic about you. ”

What did this mean, Chu Xuan would not not understand, he seriously thought about it for a moment, and finally told him about the life experience of the prince of Zhou Kingdom, as well as the matter of the thirty-six hidden veins that were born.

"What? Thirty-six hidden veins!"

Unexpectedly, when Liu Qinghui heard this, as if he had seen a ghost, his eyes widened in surprise, his mouth was wide open, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Even then, his gaze turned to Chu Xuan became very hot.

"Good boy, it's really not an idle person. I'll just say, those two old naughty boys have always been more eye-catching, how could they suddenly decide to accept apprentices, I see!"

At this time, Liu Xuan just took the teacup and came to the two of them.

"Come, nephew Chu Xian, have a cup of tea with the old man. Xuan'er, you can also sit down and have a drink with us. ”

Liu Qinghui said, took the mud pot from the shelf, poured tea soup into the cup, held one cup to his granddaughter, handed one cup to Chu Xuan, and kept one cup for himself. After knowing Chu Xuan's details, Liu Qinghui's tone of addressing him became much more intimate.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but be a little flattered, and Liu Xuan on the side couldn't understand why his grandfather suddenly seemed to be a different person.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you today? Liu Xuan wondered.

Liu Qinghui shook his head, and in front of Chu Xuan, he changed the topic and said: "Xuan'er, you have to interact more with Brother Chu Xuan in the future, you are all the future of Nanjianmen, if you don't understand anything, you have to communicate more." ”

Liu Xuan nodded obediently, but she still didn't know why.

Chu Xuan blushed suddenly, hurriedly finished eating tea, and got up to say goodbye.

Liu Qinghui didn't keep him anymore, but just told him that he often came to Liu Xuan to play when he had time.

...

Even Chu Xuan himself didn't expect that since that day, in the following days, in addition to retreat and practice, he would go to Liu Qinghui's house to sit idle when he had nothing to do, or eat tea and talk with Liu Qinghui, or play against Liu Xuan at the window, all in all, Liu Qinghui's attitude towards him is getting better and better, and the relationship between him and Liu Xuan is becoming more and more familiar.

Such a leisurely time lasted for more than two years......