Pushing open the door of the guest hall, Ye Jiuqing sat on the main seat, next to Ying Chengyuan, the two were talking and laughing, and when they saw us entering, Ye Jiuqing suddenly smiled.

"No, there are so many friends at the banquet outside, it stands to reason that you can't come here today, I haven't seen you for a long time, when is the amount of wine so good, and you can still stand firm without getting drunk."

I can't tell what kind of mood it is to see Ye Jiuqing again, he is the person I trust the most, to a certain extent, in my heart I treat him as a father, but it is someone I can save at the cost of my life, but I hide it from me again and again.

On the way back, I imagined what it would be like when I saw Ye Jiuqing, with forbearance, one-on-one confrontation, indignant blame, and upset indifference.

But when I really saw Ye Jiuqing, all of this was gone, and now I only have one feeling left.

Ye Jiuqing is old.

His waist was no longer as straight as I remembered, and his voice was full of old twilight, and under the light, the gray hair that grew wildly on his sideburns suddenly became dazzling.

Suddenly my heart hurts, I have seen the high spirits of the man opposite, and I have also seen him dominate, but now in my eyes, he has become an old man with a lot of words.

I sighed silently in my heart, in fact, it doesn't matter at all, even if Ye Jiuqing hides anything from me, but ask yourself, he has the grace of reinvention for me, and he has never been sorry for me.

Ye Jiuqing beckoned us to sit down, I sat next to Ye Jiuqing, and my voice was a little complaining: "It's a big deal for you to wash your hands in a golden basin, and you won't wait for me to come back for such an important matter, besides, I've been out for a few months and I haven't heard from me, and you don't worry about it, but you put on a feast, and you really don't care if you dare to love me whether I live or die." ”

"Who said I don't care, you have been gone for so long, Ling Ran and I have traveled around, and I can still laugh and watch the wind and clouds at first, and I am also uneasy after a long time, you should also return when you count the time, I can't rest assured that I will come back again, who knows that Feng Cheng said that he asked you to come back first." Ye Jiuqing brought his tea to me. "There is no news from you at all in the next few months, I am really panicked, I sent someone to Jinxi to find it, but there is no news, I almost didn't get sick in a hurry, who knows, last month I heard the news that Cheng Yuan was looking for you in Jinling, and my heart was steady."

"......" I just picked up the teacup and carefully recalled Ye Jiuqing's words, frowning. Uncle Ying was looking for us at that time, and when you received the news, you didn't worry about our safety, but were down-to-earth? ”

"Since Regret Yuan can find you, it means that you have arrived in Jinling safe and sound, what else do I have to worry about." Ye Jiuqing smiled heartily. "What's more, Lao Tzu is looking for a son, it's a matter of course, why can't I take care of it."

"You, you already know the identity of Tian Ji?" I was dumbfounded.

"Shopkeeper Ye, when did you know?" Tian Ji was also surprised.

"Brother Ye, it turns out that you always knew that Tian Qi was my only son?" Ying Chengyuan's expression was shocked, and he quickly smiled bitterly. "Brother Ye, you are not kind to what you are doing, I will say why I haven't been able to find him, it turns out that you are hiding."

"He and Wanqing carved it out in one scratch, I was taken aback at first sight when I saw him, not because he was your son, but I never thought that you had collected the mountain for many years, and your only son would actually come out to dig the grave." Ye Jiuqing laughed triumphantly. "This kid is honest, too honest to polish and polish, he follows the song and complements each other, Tian Qi will have to take over the Ying family business in the future, I'm afraid he can't keep his temperament."

"Yes." Ying Chengyuan actually nodded and smiled bitterly. "Wanqing and I are also worried that he has a pure temperament and does not experience the world, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to be alone in the future."

"Chaoge grew up in a pawnshop in the four directions, and he is sleek and sophisticated, but he is loyal and affectionate, once he is with him, he will not give up in life and death, and I can rest assured that Tianqi will follow him." Ye Jiuqing's voice was full of pride.

"Are you praising me or hurting me?" It's the first time I've heard Ye Jiuqing say this about me in front of others.

"Chaoge has Brother Ye's shadow on his body, don't hide it from Brother Ye, he is now a blue, when he went to the meeting to see me alone, I was coercive and tempting, but it didn't work at all, and in the end he put the knife on my neck." Ying Chengyuan laughed and said. "Back then, I was able to get acquainted with Brother Ye, and I have no regrets in this life, but I didn't expect Tian Qi to meet friends like Chaoge and them, which is a blessing for this child."

"By the way, I haven't informed you from Jinling to Guanzhong." I looked at Ye Jiuqing and asked seriously. "How do you know I'll be back at this time?"

"Didn't Hua Xishuang tell you?" Ying Chengyuan looked dazed.

"Tell us what?" We are even more at a loss.

"On that day, Hua Xishuang came to Ying's house, in addition to telling you to find Ji Yunsheng's whereabouts, he also sent an invitation to Brother Ye's golden basin to wash his hands." Ying Yuan replied seriously. "I thought she told you."

I looked down and thought about it, and suddenly realized, Ye Jiuqing knew the identity of Tian Ji, and of course he knew that we were in Guanzhong, he asked Hua Xishuang to send an invitation, I knew that Ye Jiuqing wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin, such a big thing, even if there were knives in the sky, he would rush back.

But Hua Xishuang didn't tell us about Ye Jiuqing's golden basin washing his hands, thinking of this, I was suddenly shocked in my heart, Hua Xishuang knew that we were coming back, even if we didn't know that Ye Jiuqing would come back if he wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin.

She told us Ji Yunsheng's whereabouts, just to let us come back!

"It's a pity that Ling Ran is not here, at this age, he can't hold his breath at all." Ye Jiuqing said.

"I haven't seen Brother Ling for a long time, today is the day when Brother Ye washes his hands, why didn't I see Brother Ling?" Ying Yuan was a little puzzled.

"Don't talk about him, he said that he would travel all over the world with me, I said that I would go to Guanzhong to find you to catch up with you when I wash my hands, who only knows that Ling Ran is worried about his daughter, and he can't bear it, so he will go back to Gusu first to see if Zhihan has returned...... Ye Jiuqing stopped in the middle of speaking, and asked after looking around. Why didn't you see Zhihan? ”

We were speechless, and the room fell silent.

Ye Jiuqing is a person who has seen the world, and it is estimated that he knows that something is wrong when he sees our expression, so his face sank and his tone increased and then asked: "Chaoge, what about Zhihan?" ”

I squirmed the corners of my mouth and didn't know what to answer.

"Chaoge!" Ye Jiuqing shouted.

I told Ye Jiuqing everything about the whole story of finding the Jieshi Golden Palace under the sea, and finally my voice was gloomy: "I killed Zhihan ......"

"That's not the case, Chaoge could only save one person at that time, otherwise all three of them would have to die, so Chaoge he ......" Tian Ji was next to me to help explain, but in the end he couldn't say it himself.

I saw Ye Jiuqing's hand tremble, the previous happiness disappeared in an instant, and the whole person shrank on the chair anxiously, I understood his mood at the moment, because of Ling Xi, he had already been sorry for Ling Ran once, but I didn't expect that I who he taught took Ling Zhihan away again.

Ye Jiuqing and I let Ling Ran lose the two closest women before and after, I don't know how to explain to Ling Ran, I believe Ye Jiuqing doesn't know how to talk to Ling Ran.

"You did the right thing, you should make a decision immediately, I believe that Zhihan will not blame you under Jiuquan" Ye Jiuqing was silent for a long time, slowly straightened up and patted my head. "I can't complain to you about this, Ling Ran and I personally explained to him that I owe it to the Ling family, since you promised Zhihan, the man has to have a letter, no matter what, you have to find the ancestor of the Ling family."

"I know." I nodded remorsefully, then hesitated. "Also, there's one more thing."

"What else?" Ye Jiuqing's voice trembled a little.

"Gong, Gong Yu......" I squirmed the corners of my mouth and looked at Gong Jue, I really couldn't speak.

"What's wrong with Gong Yu?" Ye Jiuqing suddenly stood up from the chair.

I buried my head lower, and Ye Jiuqing stared at me anxiously and asked loudly.

Gong Jue's voice was sad and slowly told Ye Jiuqing about Gong Yu's killing, after listening, Ye Jiuqing's body shook, sat down on the chair heavily, and muttered to himself sadly: "I have been hiding for so long, after all, I have long persuaded Gong Yu to stay out of the matter, she just refused to listen, I don't know why she refused to give up." ”

I told Gong Yu what Gong Yu told us at the end, Ye Jiuqing was even more surprised, and Ying Chengyuan next to him asked confusedly: "What is Bureau 117, why haven't I heard you mention it?" ”

"Regret Yuan, listen to Brother Dang's advice, don't ask again, this is not something you should know, back then, I and Ling Xi, Ling Ran and Gong Yu were involved in an unknown matter, if I could listen to Ling Xi's advice, I wouldn't be now." Ying Cheng Yuan sighed, and his voice was sincere to Ying Cheng Yuan. "That's why I parted ways with you back then, I just didn't want to implicate you, if it weren't for today's golden basin washing my hands, I would never have contacted you again."

"Brother Ye, you didn't treat Regret Yuan as a friend, since you are brothers, you should share weal and sorrow, when you and I were cut in two, I know in my heart that you are not a merciless person, but Regret Yuan has not forgotten you as a big brother over the years." Regret the words from the bottom of your heart.

"Dad, Shopkeeper Ye treats you sincerely, not only Shopkeeper Ye won't tell you, but I won't let you know." Tian Ji was very serious and said to Ying Yuan. "The matter we have been pursuing is very involved, and it is far beyond our control, and Shopkeeper Ye is protecting you."

"Uncle Ying, my master is a lesson from the past, the secret we are trying to uncover, some people will do anything to cover up, the Ying family is rich in the world, but in the eyes of these people, the Ying family is nothing." The palace lord's voice was sincere.

Ying Yuan was stunned, looked back and forth, and probably guessed that the matter was very important, what else did he want to ask, Ye Jiuqing dipped his fingers in some tea, and wrote and drew something on the table.

"Eyes into the ground......" Ying Chengyuan looked down and exclaimed.

Ye Jiuqing hurriedly raised his hand to signal him to shut down, looked outside vigilantly, and lowered his voice to Ying Yuan: "Ziwei Twelve Generals, the identity is mysterious, but these people have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, I always suspect that the 117 Bureau is related to the eye of the earth, there are so many people outside, who knows if there will be someone who enters the eye of the earth." ”

Ying Chengyuan slowly closed her mouth and subconsciously looked out of the house, and my eyes also looked out, Hua Xishuang was outside, but she said that among the people I knew, there were six generals, and there were two I didn't guess who they were, but I knew better than anyone in this room what would happen and what would happen to anyone who got in the way of entering the earth.

Suddenly thinking about it, it is a good thing that Ye Jiuqing can wash his hands, at least I don't have to worry about his safety anymore.