When you come to Tianji Pavilion, a meal of wine is naturally inevitable. With Song Ge and Zhou Jun as companions, a meal of wine was drunk until midnight, and the three of them were all drunk, staggering, and even the road was unstable, so they had to spend the night in Ling Chen's room.

Next.

As soon as Ling Chen woke up, he heard a knock outside the door. It was estimated that they were disturbed by a knock on the door, Zhou Jun and Song Ge woke up one after another, got up and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Zhou Jun felt a pain in his head before he could react. He stretched out his hand to cover the sore spot, raised his eyes, and saw Zhou Qi standing at the door, looking at him with a displeased face, and shouted softly: "You stinky boy, how much wine did you steal from me?"

Zhou Jun said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it just a few bottles of wine, old man, is it necessary for you to be so stingy." ”

As he spoke, Ling Chen walked over quickly, clasped his hands into fists and said, "Old Zhou, are you here to find me or ......?"

Seeing Ling Chen, Zhou Qi immediately forgot about Zhou Jun and said, "Mr. Ling, just now the pavilion master sent a message, let me take you to the Heart Cultivation Pavilion." You clean up first, and I'll be waiting for you outside in ten minutes. ”

Zhou Jun on the side said curiously: "What are you doing in the Heart Cultivation Pavilion?" Hey, old man, you are idle and bored anyway, why don't you take us with you." ”

Zhou Qi replied angrily: "You two stay honestly, and I'll settle accounts with you when I come back." ”

After Zhou Qi left, Zhou Jun and Song Ge looked at Ling Chen with curiosity, not knowing what he was doing in the Heart Cultivation Pavilion. For his own purpose, Ling Chen naturally would not say it directly. It's not that he doesn't believe Zhou Jun and Song Ge, it's just that there are some things that the less people know, the better.

After washing, Ling Chen came outside alone. At this moment, Zhou Qi was quietly waiting for his arrival. After the two met, Zhou Qi didn't say a word, and immediately took Ling Chen to the Heart Cultivation Pavilion.

Along the way, Ling Chen found that the number of guards outside the Heart Cultivation Pavilion had increased a lot, and there were only two people guarding the entrance before, but now it had increased to six. Not only that, when entering the Yangxin Pavilion, Zhou Qi also needs to show the token of the pavilion master, otherwise he will not be allowed to enter.

When he arrived at the spacious courtyard, as soon as he entered the gate of the courtyard, Ling Chen heard a lot of noise inside, and there were several children in the large courtyard, all of whom were six or seven years old, playing there. In addition to those children, Ling Chen also saw Song Yi.

Perhaps feeling Ling Chen's gaze, Song Yi glanced back, and when he saw that it was Ling Chen, his face immediately sank, snorted lightly, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Old Zhou, I remember that there didn't seem to be so many people last time I came, how could I ......?"

"There is a grand event held in the Yangxin Pavilion this time, and those who have been wandering outside have returned, and these children are all apprentices who have been accepted by the major masters outside. ”

After listening to Zhou Qi's explanation, Ling Chen understood.

After passing through the courtyard, Ling Chen entered the back mountain of the Yangxin Pavilion, which is the really important place of the Yangxin Pavilion, and many masters live here.

On the way, Ling Chen saw many strangers passing by. Because of their perennial martial arts practice, although these people are seventy or eighty years old, they look only fifty or sixty years old on the outside, which is very young.

For Ling Chen's arrival, few people really noticed him, most of them just looked at him a few times, and then went about their own business.

After walking for about ten minutes, Ling Chen finally arrived at the place where Du Kang lived. It was a simple thatched hut, covering an area of hundreds of square meters, with dozens of wine tanks placed outside, and before you even got closer, you could smell a strong aroma of wine.

When he arrived outside the thatched hut, Zhou Qi bowed slightly, clasped his hands into fists, and said respectfully: "Old Du, Ling Chen is here." ”

As soon as the words came out, I saw a young man coming out of the house, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with a mediocre appearance, a public face, which seemed to be a little wooden, unsmiling, and very serious.

The young man glanced at Zhou Qi and said lightly: "Leave it to me, you go back." ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Qi didn't even have a word to say, and turned around and left along the same road.

After Zhou Qi left, the young man moved his gaze to Ling Chen's body. After looking at him twice, the young man spoke, "Come with me." ”

Ling Chen nodded, followed the young man's pace, and walked into the hut.

In the spacious and bright house, Du Kang sat by the window, leaning on the rattan chair, shaking and shaking, holding a wine gourd in his hand, and drank two sips from time to time, leisurely, with a tranquil expression, humming an unknown tune in his mouth, very pleasant.

Seeing Du Kang, Ling Chen stepped forward quickly, saluted respectfully, and greeted, "Old Du, I'm sorry to disturb you." ”

Du Kang half-squinted, looked at Ling Chen with a smile, and said, "Sit down, there's no need to be polite here." After the words fell, Du Kang glanced at the young man next to him and said, "Come, let me introduce you, this is my apprentice, his name is Yang Tao, he followed me when he was four years old, and it has been more than 20 years now." ”

Ling Chen immediately clenched his fists and shouted Brother Yang.

Yang Tao's expression was still wooden, he didn't say a word, just nodded slightly, and then went into the room alone to do his own business.

"Don't mind, that kid is this kind of character, and he doesn't usually like to talk much. After a pause, Du Kang changed his tone and asked, "Say, what are you doing with me this time?" ”

Ling Chen didn't say a word, he directly took out the dagger given by Su He from his body, and held it in front of Du Kang with both hands.

"Elder Du, please take a look. ”

Du Kang took the dagger in one hand, and then pulled it out of its sheath. Seeing the word 'river' engraved on the knife, Du Kang's expression was slightly stunned, and immediately, he saw him stand up from the rattan chair suddenly, and his cloudy old eyes were full of light, revealing a trace of fierceness.

"This thing...... Where did you get that?"

"Du Lao, since you know this dagger, you should know whose hand it came from. ”

"Old Monster Su...... It's really you...... After all these years, you're finally willing to show up. Du Kang muttered to himself, and slowly sat back on the wicker chair.

After pondering for a while, Du Kang looked at Ling Chen and asked, "Do you know who gave him this dagger?"

"I don't know, Su Lao didn't mention it to me. ”

"I sent it. No wonder the old guy asked you to bring it to me, he knew I recognized the dagger. Speaking of this, Du Kang put the dagger into his sheath, threw it into Ling Chen's hand, and asked, "Is that old guy okay?"

"Su Lao is doing well, but ...... Su Lao repeatedly told me not to reveal his whereabouts, so I ......"

"Okay, I know what you mean, don't worry, since he doesn't want people to know where he is, I don't bother to ask. He asked you to come to me with this dagger, and he must have asked me for help. Say, what the hell, for the sake of the old man's face, I will definitely help if I can. ”