Chapter 10 The First Rift
Lan Yixue caught up with Zu Yi, still a little angry about what happened just now, "Huo Yujiang is obviously bullying the junior brother, and he is doing nonsense in the village just because he is the captain of the guard. β
"I don't figure it out, how do you know who's wrong. β
"Even if you steal books, it's the little junior brother's earnestness to practice, so you won't start so hard. β
"I can't blame others, I only blame him for his own poor skills. Zu Yi walked to the door of a courtyard with a unique faΓ§ade and pushed the gate open. "Come in. β
The two entered the hospital, and a middle-aged beautiful woman walked out of the main house when they heard the sound, it was really Zuyi's mother Xiuyun.
Xiuyun pursed her lips at Lan Yixue and smiled, "Xiaoxue is here, I haven't seen you for a few days." β
"Hello Auntie, there are some things that I haven't had time to come over in the past two days, so I'll come and see you first. Lan Yixue stepped forward and grabbed Xiuyun's arm, looking very intimate.
Zu Yi's mother watched Lan Yixue grow up since she was a child, and treated her like a daughter, holding her hand and talking while entering the house, Zu Yi had long been used to it, and followed the two into the house.
"You're here today, I just made some pastries and put them in the kitchen, Zu Yi, go get them for Xiaoxue." β
"Why did you let me go ......," Zu Yi said slightly dissatisfied.
"If you want to go, you will go, we two gossip, why are you so ignorant. β
Although Zu Yi never listened to anyone outside, and even had no one in his eyes, in front of his mother, he became a good child who obeyed his words.
Lan Yixue watched Zu Yi stride out angrily, but she was indescribably happy in her heart, and only at home was that Zu Yi was able to show his truest side.
"Xiaoxue, if Auntie remembers correctly, you are eighteen years old this year. β
"Well, I'm a year younger than Zu Yi. β
"You are so old in a blink of an eye, I still remember when you and Zu Yi were young, you rode a big horse in this courtyard, and walked around the yard, that was only six years old, although more than ten years have passed, but now I look back on it as if it was yesterday. β
"I almost forgot about ......" Lan Yixue couldn't help blushing when Xiuyun mentioned things when she was a child, she was not sensible at that time, she didn't play enough here, her father couldn't pull home by deadlifting, and she slept on the same bed with Zu Yi when she was tired and sleepy.
Xiuyun looked at Lan Yixue's face was slightly red, stretched out her hand to pull up the ends of her ears, and said with emotion: "Now you have grown up and matured, but we are old, and when I looked in the mirror in the morning, I had white hair." β
"How can there be!" Lan Yixue took Xiuyun's hand and deliberately checked left and right, "How can there be a trace of white hair, my aunt is the youngest and most beautiful, she will never be old, no matter how you look at it, she is only thirty years old." β
Xiuyun was amused by Lan Yixue, "You girl, you can say something nice." β
Zu Yi brought two porcelain plates into the room, Xiuyun took it and put it on the table, picked up a small piece of dark red pastry and said, "This is made of jujube paste, I carefully selected jujubes, taste whether it is delicious or not." β
Lan Yixue ate a piece and praised it sincerely: "Well, sweet." I love your pastries. β
"Eat more if it's delicious. Xiuyun smiled and picked up another piece and handed it to Lan Yixue, "This is Poria cake." β
Zu Yi looked at Lan Yixue with a piece of pastry in one hand, eating happily, and couldn't help but interject: "It's delicious, and you can't eat too much." β
Lan Yixue finished eating a piece, picked up another piece and handed it to Zu Yi, "You can taste it too." β
Zu Yi turned around and entered the back room, "I don't want to eat." β
"You kid, Xiaoxue kindly gave it to you, and you still haven't eaten it. Xiuyun was about to count the ancestral wings, but was stopped by Lan Yixue. "If he doesn't eat, let's eat. β
Xiuyun looked at Lan Yixue's well-behaved appearance, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.
"What's wrong with me...... Why do you keep looking at me?" Lan Yixue wiped the crumbs from her mouth and smiled embarrassedly.
"Xiaoxue, you and Zu Yi are both the oldest, have you ever considered the two of you?"
Lan Yixue's already red face suddenly turned even redder, it was not that she and Zu Yi had not thought about it, but now that she really asked from Zu Yi's mother, she was a little at a loss.
"There is nothing to be embarrassed about when a man gets married and a woman gets married. You and Zu Yi have been together since childhood, and we have all seen it. It's a matter of time before you get married, and now that you're both older, isn't it time to think about it?"
Lan Yixue was a little apprehensive and a little at a loss, but more than that, she was happy.
"I've already asked your parents, and they followed you and said that you are also older, and you should let the children make their own decisions. β
Lan Yixue was about to nod shyly, but Zu Yi came out of the back room when she heard the voice, "Mother, you don't have to worry about our affairs, I think it's a little early to talk about marriage, I'm so busy now, let's talk about it later." β
Lan Yixue's face suddenly froze, and slowly turned from red to white.
Xiuyun saw everything in his eyes, got up angrily and said, "Zu Yi, you ......"
"Auntie. Lan Yixue said, "It's really early to talk about marriage now, and it's not a trivial matter, I should discuss it with my father and mother anyway." β
Xiuyun glared at Zu Yi, and then turned to Lan Yixue and said softly: "I know that getting married is a bit sudden for you, but it is also a matter of time. β
"Mother......
Zu Yi was about to interject, but was interrupted by Xiuyu: "Shut up!"
Knowing that his mother was angry, Zu Yi had a cold face but didn't dare to refute.
Knowing that the scene would be even more embarrassing if it went on like this, Lan Yixue hurriedly finished eating half of the pastry in her hand, clapped her hands and squeezed out a smile: "Auntie, I'll go back first if there's nothing to do." β
"Light Snow ......"
Xiuyun wanted to keep it, but Zu Yi stepped forward and said, "I'll send you." β
Lan Yixue nodded, and the two of them came out of the house one after the other.
Coming to the gate, Zu Yi sighed and said, "Xue, don't be upset, there are so many things going on now, I don't want to get married too early." β
"Well, then you can go back. Lan Yixue's expression was neither happy nor sad, and she couldn't see through what she was thinking.
Zu Yi has never coaxed girls, but now he has something in his heart but can't say it, and in the end he only said one word lightly, "Okay." β
Lan Yixue came home a little distracted, her father Lan Wuyuan was fiddling with flowers and plants in the yard, Lan Yixue didn't see it and went directly into the house, the moment she closed the door, two crystal tears finally couldn't help but burst out of her eyes, she felt that the distance between her and Zu Yi was getting farther and farther away, so far that she was strange and afraid. The hole in my heart has clearly become bigger and bigger, so big that I don't know how to fill it......
Zu Yi rarely trains with everyone, and this day is the same, Mo Jiuzhou looked at the four disciples lined up in front of him, except for Frost Feijue who was in good spirits, the other three disciples were all absent-minded, Lan Yixue looked melancholy, Fan Xi looked indifferent, and the most surprising thing for Mo Jiuzhou was Qianxun, who was covered in wounds, and his cheeks were swollen like dough.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you listless, what's wrong?" Mo Jiuzhou raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Hey, it's okay. Frost Feijue smiled and deliberately patted Fan Xi's shoulder, which was opened by Fan Xi with one hand.
Seeing that no one spoke, Mo Jiuzhou waved his hand and said, "If it's okay, then start training, Feijue stays." β
The three of them dispersed, leaving only the master and apprentice sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Mo Jiuzhou asked, "I haven't been at home for the past two days, what happened?"
"It's nothing. Frost Fei Jue scratched his head blankly, picked up a piece of grass root and held it in his mouth.
"Don't pretend, speak quickly. β
Frost Feijue smiled, "The master is really the master, and you can see it at a glance." β
"What the hell is going on?"
"I don't know about others, Chihiro was beaten. β
"Who?" Mo Jiuzhou narrowed his eyes.
"The deputy captain of our escort team, Huo Yujiang. β
"Old Huo, what rules did Chihiro break?"
"There are no bad rules, Mr. Bu gave Chihiro a book to practice the Water Mirror Array, and was met by Captain Huo on the road, mistaken for a thief, Chihiro didn't admit it, and the two fought, you think Chihiro is an opponent, and he was almost not killed, but fortunately, Zu Yi and Xiaoxue passed by, and Huo Yujiang stopped. β
"Did Chihiro steal the book?" Mo Jiuzhou turned his head to look at Chihiro, who was immersed in training, and said coldly.
"Of course not, it was indeed sent by Mr., because of this matter, Qin Tao also went to Mr. Bu to complain. β
"Although Huo Yujiang is short-tempered, he will not indiscriminately fight with a little disciple, is there any reason for this?" Mo Jiuzhou thought to himself.
"I don't know why, but it really shouldn't be such a heavy hand. "Frost Fei Jue is coloring.
"Well, what about Xiaoxue, I don't see that her face is not very good, is she sick?"
"Being sick is also a heart disease" Shuang Feijue smiled slightly, as long as Lan Yixue was unhappy, it was almost all related to Zu Yi.
"Where's Xi'er?"
"I don't know ...... this"
Mo Jiuzhou got up and said, "Okay, I know, you train first, don't be lazy for me." β
Frost Fei Jue also got up and smiled, "When have I ever been lazy?"
Fan Xi has seen it several times in the days since Qianxun was injured, but the two of them never mentioned what happened that night, Fan Xi did not tell Qianxun the truth, but it does not mean that he does not know, Qianxun inquired about the relationship between Xiao Mufeng and Huo Yujiang from Qin Tao two days after he was injured, and with his mind, he knew the reason after a little thought.
Xiao Mufeng's grandfather Xiao Hong had two disciples, Bo Luo and Huo Yujiang. Bo Luo is the captain of the soul refining team and Huo Yujiang is the deputy captain of the escort team, Huo Yujiang is short-tempered and easy to act impulsively, but even if he is an impulsive person, he should not hurt people without asking the reason, and Qianxun doesn't know Huo Yujiang at all, how could Huo Yujiang do it without even giving him a chance to explain?
Qianxun knew that Xiao Mufeng was behind the scenes, and she also knew that she couldn't be tough on Xiao Mufeng, because with Xiao Hong's status in the Xuanshui Clan, how could she allow her beloved grandson to be bullied by outsiders?
Forbearance does not mean cowardice, Qianxun remained silent, and only waited for the injury to improve before looking for an opportunity to settle accounts with Xiao Mufeng, and when his injury was healed, Mo Jiuzhou arranged for him to come to Xuanshui Village for the first mission.
"Recently, some strange things happened in Shanggu Town, several babies disappeared one after another, which made people panic. It is said that it was robbed by a man in Tsing Yi, and I want you to find out about that person, and you decide what to do with it. Mo Jiuzhou clasped his hands to his chest and stared at Chihiro, "This mission is carried out by the three of Frost Feijue, Chihiro and Xiaoxue. β
"Why am I again?" said Frost Lord dissatisfied, "I was the one who cleared the thieves last time, and it's only been a few days, and I have to go out again, so I don't let people rest?"
"I just don't plan to let you rest, do you have any opinions?"
"Yes!"
"If you have an opinion, you can make it. β
"I mentioned it, is it useful, I still have to go to ......"
"It's good to know it's useless. Mo Jiuzhou chuckled, and turned to Chihiro Zhengse: "This mission is mainly for you to hone your skills, Feijue and Xiaoxue are experienced, you should follow along." β
Chihiro responded, "Yes, I will." β
Shuangfeijue's eyes rolled and said, "Master, don't let Xiaoxue go for this little thing, our brothers can deal with it." β
"Oh, are you sure?"
"Of course. Shuang Feijue hooked Chihiro's shoulder and said with a smile: "Little junior brother has been making rapid progress in his exercises recently, and there is no problem in solving such a trivial matter as human traffickers, even if there is a little bit of a problem, isn't there still me, the senior brother, to take care of it." β
Mo Jiuzhou rubbed his temples and nodded, "That makes sense." β
"I see that Xiaoxue has been a little tired recently, so let's rest at home. Shuang Feijue squeezed Lan Yixue's eyes and wanted her to help, but Lan Yixue ignored her.
"You're pretty good at taking care of people. β
"I'm used to it, they're all brothers and sisters, and I don't think about who I think about for my family, right, master. β
Mo Jiuzhou nodded, suddenly grabbed Shuangfeijue's ear, and said viciously: "I don't know about the little bit of flowery intestines in your kid's heart, if Xiaoxue doesn't look at you, maybe something will happen to me when I go out!" This time the main thing is to let Chihiro adapt to the outside environment, not for you to go out to play!"
"Master, you have something to say...... You let go, oops, tap, tap!" Frostfly grinned in pain.
Mo Jiuzhou let go and sneered, "If there is no problem, be less verbose, and set off on time the day after tomorrow." β
At the moment when everyone went down the mountain, Zu Yi was walking into the ancestral hall at the back of the village, the ancestral hall was green pines and cypresses, and the environment was quiet.
The door of the house inside was closed, but it didn't look like someone inside, just now someone said that Lan Wuyuan was waiting here, but he couldn't even see half a figure, it was really a little strange.
Zu Yi's eyes turned, and he slowly stepped forward to push open the door, the silence of the ancestral hall was broken by the sound of the door opening, the breeze blew, and the two ever-bright lights on the inside swayed. Zu Yi walked into the house, facing an incense table, on which were offered two plates of fruit and a plate of snacks, in front of the offering was an incense burner, in which three sandalwood incense burned, on top of the lingering aroma, placed the tablets of the patriarchs and heroes of the past dynasties.
Zu Yi knelt on the futon and knocked his head silently three times, he knew that behind every small wooden sign, there was an almost legendary life, because only those who had made great contributions to the Xuanshui Clan were eligible to enter here after death.
There was a steady sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and Zu Yi didn't need to look back to know that it was Lan Wuyuan who had arrived.
Lan Wuyuan walked into the room and asked Zu Yi, "Kowtowed?"
Well, Zu Yi nodded.
"The Xuanshui Clan can have today's achievements, all of which are exchanged for the blood of these ancestors, thousands of years of ups and downs, it is not easy for the Xuanshui Clan to become the clan with the longest history in the continent. Lan Wuyuan's voice paused, and then he asked, "But do you know what the Xuanshui Clan relied on to not perish?"
Zu Yi pondered for a long time, "But benevolence?"
Lan Wuyuan shook his head lightly, "Benevolence rules the world, it's just a means to consolidate the stability of the Xuanshui Clan, benevolence is naturally important in a stable period, but in troubled times, benevolence can be vulnerable, when it comes to a duel with the enemy, benevolence can withstand the cruel sword?"
Zu Yi frowned, "What's that...... But wisdom?"
"Governing the world with wisdom relies on strategy and scheming. The use of wisdom is exquisite, and it is natural that it can be invincible, but the Xuanshui Clan has only set up its own position as a military advisor for nearly a hundred years, and most of the previous periods did not have it, and it is not the only one to rely on. β
"What's that......"
"The Continent of Absurdity is the arena of the strong, and the Xuanshui Clan can stand in it for thousands of years, in addition to benevolence and resourcefulness, the most critical reliance is the supreme skill of the Xuanshui Clan, the art of great yin and yang!"
"Supreme Exercises......" Zu Yi exclaimed.
"Yes, how can you gain a foothold without a strong strength to rely on? You see that the Flame Clan is still martial, everyone is so brave, and they have created a steel-like team of the Longyan Forbidden Army, in the heyday, who would dare to be the enemy of the Flame Clan?"
"That's right, it's true that only powerful people are qualified to speak. "Zu Yi has been training hard for more than ten years, isn't it just for the improvement of his strength.
"The Great Yin and Yang Technique is the highest technique of the clan, and it is the condensation of the essence of almost all the exercises. Zu Yi, what stage are you at now?"
"Hades. Zu Yi said in a low voice.
"It's hard for you, to achieve this kind of achievement at your age, only you father and son can do it in the clan. β
Zu Yi was silent, his father Zu Qiuhan died unexpectedly when he was eleven years old, and Zu Qiuhan was famous for a while, and Lan Wuyuan, as well as Lan Zhan's eldest disciple Huang Quan, were called Sanying. And the next patriarch candidate Lan Zhan was looking for was Zu Qiuhan, but unfortunately he was jealous of the talent, and he was unfortunately killed in a secret mission, a dazzling star had just risen, but it fell ruthlessly, which is really regrettable.
"Zu Yi, you have inherited your father's genius bloodline, and you have to pay extraordinary hardships and hardships since you were a child, have you ever felt tired of these burdens on your shoulders?"
"No, my father was so good, and I, as his only son, should not lose his face. When my father was alive, he once told me that people should have the courage to compete in life, and it is this sentence that has inspired me to this day, and I firmly believe that all the efforts made today will be rewarded in the future. This is a request for myself, but also an expression of respect for my late father. β
"Okay!" Lan Wuyuan's eyes shone brightly, "I really didn't see the wrong person, now that I will hand over the Great Yin and Yang Technique Earth Kun Scroll to you, do you have the courage to take over." β
Zu Yi exclaimed, "This, this is a technique that can only be practiced by the patriarch, how can I cultivate?"
Lan Wuyuan said: "This kind of pedantic rules should have been abandoned a long time ago, the content of the Great Yin and Yang Technique is difficult, and it is not something that ordinary people can understand, in recent years, which of the patriarchs of the past dynasties has successfully cultivated the Great Yin and Yang Technique? If you only rely on the inheritance of the patriarch, I am afraid that the Great Yin and Yang Peerless School will be lost sooner or later, and now the situation in the mainland is grim, and the activities of the Earth Demon Clan are frequent, if you continue to stick to the rules, the future of the Xuanshui Clan is worrying. β
Zu Yi took a deep breath, "You also said just now, the Great Yin and Yang Technique requires the Yingtong level to cultivate, and I ......"
"I know that the Dikun Scroll is for you to enlighten first, and then go to cultivation when you reach the Yingtong level, which can shorten the time for cultivation. Lan Wuyuan took out a square sheepskin from the back of the incense case, unfolded about half a meter long, and densely recorded some luck tricks and postures on it.
Zu Yi's hands trembled slightly, but he still stretched out.
Lan Wuyuan solemnly handed over the sheepskin to Zu Yi's hand, this thin piece of sheepskin gave Zu Yi an extremely heavy feeling......