Xu Chen didn't know about this unfortunate thing until the next morning, he was seriously injured by Lin Yu yesterday, and his mind was always groggy, after Yun Shuiling bandaged his wounds, he lay on the bed and fell asleep all night.

When he got up in the morning, his strength had recovered a lot, and when he heard Nangong Muyang talk about it during breakfast, Xu Chen's heart suddenly sank, and the original hatred for Lin Yu also turned into a little melancholy.

Nangong Muyang was a little worried, and he kindly reminded his apprentice to be careful of Lin Yu's revenge in the future.

"He has been expelled, how dare he go back to Shenshan to trouble me. Xu Chen disagreed.

Nangong Muyang said: "He lives in Xiongzhou, less than a few hundred miles away from Chongwu Mountain, and it is very likely that you will take the opportunity to retaliate when you go down the mountain." ”

After Dayu ruled the water, the Central Plains was divided into Kyushu, and these place names have been continued.

Chongwu Mountain is located in the territory of Chuzhou, Xiongzhou is located in the south of Chuzhou, Lin Yu's hometown is a small county seat, close to the intersection between the two states.

What's even more worrying is that Xiongzhou is now the territory of the demon clan, if Lin Yu returns to his hometown and takes refuge in the demon clan, he may really use the power of the demon clan to retaliate against Xu Chen.

Although it is now a truce between the gods and demons, it is easy to dodge with open guns and difficult to defend against hidden arrows, who can guarantee that Lin Yu will farm with peace of mind in the future and forget everything in the past?

Xu Chen understood that he and Lin Yu had a complete enmity. This guy is not a magnanimous person, and it is basically impossible to expect him to forget these grievances and write them off.

However, Xu Chen didn't particularly care about it in his heart, he liked to fight unevenly, which caused a lot of trouble, but if someone took the initiative to provoke him, he would never be afraid!

He was worried about another question, so he told it in front of the master.

"Master, what if Lin Yu really colludes with the demon clan? This is a great crime of deceiving the teacher and destroying the ancestors!"

Nangong Muyang said disappreciatively: "Don't worry about this, he won't do this." ”

"Master, when is it all this, you still help him speak. ”

"Lin Yu is a bloody man, his parents died in the hands of the demons ten years ago, I don't think he would do such a shameless thing as joining the demons. ”

Xu Chen was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Lin Yu to have the same tragic life experience as himself, and he couldn't help but feel a complicated feeling in his heart.

When he came back to his senses, he suddenly remembered that the old man had asked him to meet last night, and hurriedly finished breakfast in three or two bites, and then told the master to go to the hospital to find Yun Shuiling to see a doctor, and left in a hurry.

A trace of worry flashed between Nangong Muyang's eyebrows, and he suddenly found that he didn't know much about this apprentice.

Just like last time, as soon as Xu Chen came to the door, the old man noticed his arrival and called him in the room.

Xu Chen pushed the door in, breathlessly told the old man about yesterday's competition, and finally asked him to forgive him for missing the appointment last night.

The old man didn't blame Xu Chen, he just smiled faintly and said, "If you can tie with Lin Yu, it seems that your cultivation is progressing rapidly." ”

"The apprentices don't dare to steal the merits, and it all depends on the master's teaching. A flash of gloom flashed in Xu Chen's eyes, "Although the acupoint sealing method taught by Master works, Lin Yu's speed of making moves is too fast, and it is difficult for me to see clearly the acupoint where his true qi bursts out." ”

"Being able to have this understanding means that you are now starting to use your brains in your cultivation. The old man nodded approvingly, and then said, "If you want to be invincible, strength is the most important factor. ”

"The apprentice understands, so I have been practicing spells diligently recently, and my cultivation has not fallen. ”

"It's good to practice diligently, but sometimes you can't do it quickly, you have to ......" At this point, the old man suddenly coughed violently.

Xu Chen suddenly felt sad, he quickly took out the elixir that he was reluctant to eat from his arms, handed it to the old man and said, "Master, you can eat it." ”

The old man squinted at it, and then said, "Chongwu Mountain's special elixir, it's a reward given to you by Kong Biao yesterday, right? It may increase your cultivation a little, why don't you eat it?"

"Isn't Master sick? This elixir can strengthen your muscles and bones, and may be able to cure your illness. ”

"What a stupid boy, I can't cure this disease. It's a waste to eat it, so it's better to keep it for yourself. The old man returned the elixir to Xu Chen.

Xu Chen didn't expect the old man to refuse, so he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

The old man comforted him and said, "It is enough for you to have this filial piety, so that I can rest assured that I will hand over the task to you at that time." ”

Yes, I patronized and talked about my own affairs, how could I forget such an important matter! Xu Chen's face was slightly red, and he hurriedly asked the old man: "Master, what is the task? ”

"Don't worry, don't worry!" the old man picked up a letter from the table and gave it to Xu Chen, "After you finish reading the content of the letter, I'll tell you again." ”

Xu Chen looked at it for a while, and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know much literacy, Master, the content of your letter is not fully recognized, it seems that you want to wait for the recipient to come to our sacred mountain to agree on the next step." ”

"You're willing to admit your shortcomings, and that's a plus. The old man nodded approvingly, and explained to him what had happened.

"Last time, I wrote to urge my friend to come to Mount Kinabalu for a reunion, and he wrote back last night to tell me that he had been busy with official business lately and might not be able to come to Mount Chonggo until next month, so I wrote another letter to urge him. ”

"Oh, even though Master commands me then, I will be at your disposal at any time. ”

"Take good care of this jade pendant, even if you sacrifice your own life, you can't lose it. After speaking, the old man shuddered and took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Xu Chen.

Although Xu Chen was not very proficient in jade, he also recognized that this jade pendant was of inferior material, and at first glance it looked like a fake, with no value at all. Moreover, the jade pendant was carved with a strange pattern, and he couldn't recognize what it was.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, this thing is too ordinary, why do you make me look more precious than my life?"

The old man said solemnly: "This piece of jade hides a secret, which is related to the future fate of Chongwu Mountain. ”

"Master, what's this secret?"

The old man shook his head regretfully and said, "Then I don't know, I didn't tell me when my junior brother handed me the jade pendant. ”

I didn't expect that the master still had a junior brother, but the master was so old, presumably this junior brother was no longer alive, right? Otherwise, he would not have handed over the jade pendant to the master for safekeeping.

Xu Chen muttered while thinking: Since the origin of the jade pendant is unknown, I still listen to the master's words and collect it, maybe it really hides some major secrets, so Xu Chen hung the jade pendant around his neck and kept it close to him.

But Xu Chen still said unwillingly: "Master, this kind of jade pendant may not be picked up if it is thrown on the ground, you actually asked me to keep it carefully, this arranged task is too simple, right?"

"Huh. The old man smiled noncommittally, turned to the letterhead and asked him, "The next time you see this letter in your hand, can you recognize the authenticity?"

Xu Chen said confidently: "Of course I recognize it! Master's handwriting is very distinctive, it is strong and powerful, it is simply the style of a king in the calligraphy world." ”

"You kid, when did you learn to pat on the back?" The old man's face turned grim for a moment, and then he asked, "If someone else imitates my handwriting and writes a letter with the same content, can you still recognize the real from the fake?"

"This ......" Xu Chen was shocked, how could he, who lacked social experience, be as thoughtful as the old man thought, and couldn't help blushing and said: "It's not a good thing, this is the ability that only scholars have." ”

"So I took that into account. The old man got up and pointed to the lower left corner of the letter and said, "This is my personal seal, and you must remember its pattern, because no one in the world can imitate it." ”

Xu Chen looked down and felt that the style of this seal was a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, because he had seen the Divine King Decree announced by Kong Biao before, and the big seal pattern on it was somewhat similar to the seal in front of him. Xu Chen was suddenly a little surprised, and cast a puzzled look at the old man.

The old man said, "Go to the shade, cover the light, and see if there is any change in the pattern of the seal?"

Xu Chen walked to the corner as the old man said and covered the letter paper with his hand to look at the seal, he was taken aback, he rubbed his eyes vigorously, thinking that he was dazzled.

Under the text of the seal, there is a pattern of Xuanwu revealed! You must know that Xuanwu is one of the four great divine beasts of ancient times, and it is also the totem of the spirit beast of Chongwu Mountain.

Those who dare to use the Xuanwu pattern in their own seals, only the previous god kings have this qualification, even if it is the current acting god king Kong Biao, he can only use it cautiously in the official seal, otherwise it is trespassing!

No matter how stupid Xu Chen was, he guessed who the old man was at this moment, and immediately walked up to him and knelt down.

"Your Highness, please forgive the little recklessness! The little one really deserves death, and I don't know that it was your old man who is here!"