Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Drunken White Pond in the Back Mountain
Dafang Garden is the residence of the head of the Lu family in the past dynasties, in which the pond shore landscape and even the building itself are very square and majestic, which is completely different from the loose and comfortable other gardens of the Lu Mansion. The building is very high, and walking along the long and wide stone steps makes it easy to make the hearts of those who walk more solemn and awe-inspiring.
The waiter led to the outer gate of Dafang Garden and retreated, the surroundings were silent, Lu Qiming looked up at the Dafang Palace, which was becoming brighter and brighter in the night, and walked up calmly.
When Lu Qiming opened the door and entered, Lu Xingzhi was writing intently behind the bookcase. Lu Qiming bowed and stood beside the desk and watched silently.
That's the word "fixed". Open and close widely, through the back of the paper, only one word covered the entire paper.
Lu Qiming watched quietly, saw the anger and determination in the words, and knew that what Lu Xingzhi wanted to "fix" was not the heart, but the person.
After a while, Lu Xingzhi opened his mouth and said: "I will deal with the assassination of the twilight journey, you don't have to worry about it, consolidate your cultivation with peace of mind." ”
Lu Qiming looked deeper into the room, his expression was unmoving, and he should be indifferent.
Lu Xingzhi didn't seem to notice his gaze, looked at the word "ding" with his hand, and asked, "How is your body?"
Lu Qiming replied calmly: "Half a year." ”
"Very good," Lu Xingzhi nodded, looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Then during this time, if anyone challenges you, don't refuse, and don't keep your hand." ”
Lu Qiming lowered his gaze and said softly, "Yes." ”
Lu Xingzhi frowned and looked at him, and couldn't help but say: "Where did you get a twilight at a young age, the entire generation of the Lu family has been brought into this kind of temperament by you! Learn more from other people's momentum." ”
Lu Qiming smiled slightly and said, "Okay." Then he looked in the same direction he had seen before, and whispered, "I can do this now, grandfather, do you want to see it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, they both heard a soft noise coming from the inner room.
Lu Xingzhi looked at him steadily, sighed for a long time, waved his hand, and said, "You go back." In a few days, when the presbytery is held, I will send for you to be informed. ”
Lu Qiming nodded, turned around and left without saying a word.
Lu Qiming walked for a long time before a middle-aged man with a Chinese face walked out of the back room gently, it was Lu Zai. He saluted Lu Xingzhi with some embarrassment: "Father." After Lu Zai was called by Lu Xingzhi, Lu Xingzhi asked him to stay in the back room and listen, but he didn't expect to listen to this.
Lu Xingzhi sat behind the bookcase, his face was calm, and he said coldly: "You disappointed me so much!" No matter how good the black killer is, how can he sneak into the inner courtyard so easily? When he Lu family is an ornament? But Lu Xingzhi really didn't expect that the person who the black killer finally found was his own son Lu Zai!
Lu Zai was speechless, and he stopped talking. After a while, he held back a sentence: "Father, have you already told Qiming something......
Lu Xingzhi had already suppressed his anger, but now he was even angrier in his heart, and said sharply: "You have the ability to do it, are you afraid that others will know!" He breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "How can I have a son like you!"
Lu Zai's face turned red, but he said: "Father, I did this for a reason......
"Evil animal!" Lu Xingzhi slapped the table violently, stood up and shouted: "The reason?!You can't even do anything to Qiming for the big reason!
Lu Zai's face stiffened, and he said for a while: "I...... No ...... have been determined"
"You!" Lu Xingzhi took a deep breath, pointed to the door and shouted: "Get out! Go back and think about it for me! Don't come to see me again if you don't want to be clear!"
Lu Zai looked hesitant, looked at Lu Xingzhi's angry face, and finally didn't say anything, bowed his head and retreated.
......
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the monthly presbyterian meeting.
Although the members of the Lu clan above Xiao Zhoutian are eligible to become elders, the members of the Council of Elders are all three generations below the head of the family by default.
Family mundane affairs are an experience for young people, but a waste of time for older people—after all, Xiao Zhoutian's cultivators are still like mortals. Besides, it naturally makes sense that the Lu clan has existed for thousands of years, and the operation of the family has been very stable, even if it is a young person, it is mainly cultivation, and there is no need to come to the Council of Elders every month.
This time, however, the clan informed all the elders in the Lu Mansion that they must attend this month's Council of Elders. The people who came to the Senate Hall with questions filled with questions, seeing that it was still early, whispered to the people next to them, and speculated about what the head of the house might be about to announce.
The elders soon arrived, leaving only the central seat of the head of the house empty, and when he saw this, the discussion in the elders' hall gradually subsided—the head of the house was about to come.
Sure enough, not long after, the sound of unhurried footsteps outside the door sounded, and everyone immediately fell silent, and looked out of the door - only to see a tall and thin old man in a dark robe walking into the hall - it was the head of the family, Lu Xingzhi.
And when everyone saw the handsome young man quietly following behind the head of the family, their eyes were slightly condensed - this time the head of the family actually brought Lu Qiming here! It seems that this elder council is going to add a little elder......
Leaving aside what they thought in their hearts, most of them smiled with relief. No one was surprised, with Lu Qiming's martial arts talent, this matter should have been done earlier.
Soon, a waiter added another seat at the end of the two rows of seats, and Lu Qiming walked over lightly under the gaze of everyone and sat down.
Lu Xingzhi sat on the top, looked around, and said slowly: "This elder meeting is mainly to determine the things before and after the big clan comparison. Before that, everyone also saw that from today onwards, the Presbyterian Church has another member, Lu Qiming. After a pause, he looked at Lu Qiming again and said, "Qiming, although your cultivation has met the requirements, you are still young, so you should listen to the opinions of other elders more." Presbyterian meetings for the last year, try not to be absent. ”
Lu Qiming nodded yes.
"Qiming is really a model of young people!" the chubby old man who sat first on Lu Xingzhi's left side said with a smile and admiration. He is the Great Elder Lu Yuankong, and he is also the grandfather of Lu Jun and Lu Wenbin's brothers. He stroked his beard and smiled: "This is the youngest elder in the history of our Lu clan, and the other children will be greatly encouraged when they know about it!"
Among the children and grandchildren of the Great Elder Lu Yuankong, only Lu Wenbin's personality is the most similar to him - a kind of harmony. Although Lu Yuankong's cultivation was extremely high, as soon as he opened his mouth, the atmosphere became a little lively.
Lu Xingzhi also showed a slight smile and said, "In the past few decades, the talents in the clan have indeed been stronger than the next. Wen Bin is also about to enter Xiao Zhoutian, right?"
Lu Yuankong laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, Wen Bin's child is far better than me, I am very comforted!" After laughing for a long time, he shook his head and sighed: "Oh, people are looking forward to children as soon as they are old, I can't help it, I laugh and laugh." ”
After a pause, Lu Yuankong said with a straight face: "However, although Wen Bin is five or six years old for Qiming, he is not as good as Qiming in terms of cultivation and state of mind. When I see him on weekdays, I always teach him to learn more enlightenment. ”
Everyone couldn't help but laugh, just finished proudly, and was serious and modest, it was really the style of the Great Elder. Everyone is not surprised, why Lu Qiming is in front, Lu Yuankong is still so proud of Lu Wenbin's cultivation - just because a demonic genius like Lu Qiming is really a special case, and no one has long compared his juniors with Lu Qiming.
After a little relaxation, everyone's expressions straightened and continued to listen to Lu Yuankong. In fact, every time there is a meeting of elders, the head of the family is mainly responsible for announcing major matters and final decisions, and a large number of trivial information in the middle is presided over and spoken by the great elder Lu Yuankong.
Lu Yuankong cleared his throat, smiled gently at Lu Qiming, and said, "According to the usual practice, I will first tell our new elder some new knowledge in the cultivation world. Everyone also listened to it again and thought about whether they have slackened in their cultivation in recent years. ”
And all the people listened to it. Lu Qiming felt a little more curious and expectant in his heart - he faintly felt that some of the previous questions would soon be answered.
"Our Lu clan, the strength in Central Continent has stood at the top of the tower, there is no doubt about it. Lu Yuankong's voice was full of pride, and after a pause, he said in a deep voice: "However, if you arrogantly think that the Lu family world is invincible, then you are very wrong, the world is far from being so small. ”
"Beyond Middle-earth, there is a larger world, which we call the 'Divine Domain'. There is more abundant heaven and earth aura in the divine domain, which is more suitable for cultivation, and there are heavenly and earthly treasures everywhere. ”
"You may have to ask, there is such a good place, why don't our Lu clan go?"
"This is because our Lu clan's strength is not qualified to set foot in the Divine Domain at all, let alone compete with wolves and tigers for territory!"
"Xiao Zhoutian is already a strong man on the side of the famous town in our Central Continent, but when he arrives in the Divine Domain, he is no different from ants, and he is slaughtered by others!"
At this point, the faces of the elders were solemn. Lu Qiming thought for a while, and said in his heart: "Then Han Bingkun, as well as his mother, are the people in this legendary divine domain!"
Lu Yuankong nodded with satisfaction, and said kindly: "But since our Lu clan can come out of the Middle Continent, we will naturally be able to enter the new world of the Divine Domain one day - every generation of us is working hard for this goal." Qiming, you have to remember the next words. ”
Lu Qiming nodded solemnly and waited for him to follow.
"Under normal circumstances, even if it is our Lu Clan, it is extremely difficult to enter the Divine Domain. Lu Yuankong sighed, stared at Lu Qiming fixedly, and said: "But there is another foolproof way-Zhongzhou Martial Academy! You must have wondered, why the Central Continent Martial Academy can occupy nearly one-sixth of the land of Central Continent - it is because of absolute strength - the Central Continent Martial Academy is a branch of the 'Dao Academy' of the Divine Domain, and the Dao Academy, even in the Divine Domain, is also an absolute top force!"
Lu Yuankong took a deep breath and said, "As long as you rank at the top of the Central Continent Martial Academy, you are eligible to be sent to the Daoist Academy to practice." And to enlighten your talent, it's definitely a sure thing. ”
"Dao Academy, Divine Domain......" Lu Qiming was extremely looking forward to it. He secretly decided that he must enter the divine domain as quickly as possible, so that there would be hope for unlocking his mother's secret.
Hearing this, Lu Xingzhi suddenly said in a loud voice: "Qiming, no matter what happens, you must enter the Divine Domain first!"
Lu Qiming glanced at Lu Xingyi, who was facing a straight face, and nodded.
The other elders exchanged glances with each other. Lu Xingzhi particularly emphasized this point, which is really related. At the beginning, Lu Qiming's father, Lu Zhan, like Lu Qiming now, was also the first person of the younger generation of the Lu family, and he was also one of the best in the Zhongzhou Martial Academy, and it was absolutely no problem to enter the Divine Domain Daoist Academy. But I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Feng Lingru poured into Lu Zhan, which made Lu Zhan give up the opportunity to go to the Taoist Academy, no matter how angry Lu Xingzhi was and how he persuaded him, he was uncompromising. But Lu Qiming had never heard of this matter.
Thinking of the Divine Domain, everyone's thoughts flew for a while, and there was a brief silence in the Senate Hall.
Suddenly, a voice sounded, "Family Master, Great Elder, I have something to say!" The person who spoke out was a yellow-faced man with an inverted triangular face, named Lu Bo, who was born in the Lu Clan's outer courtyard, and was originally the most marginal bloodline in the Lu Mansion.
Lu Xingzhi looked at him a little, and said lightly: "You say." ”
Lu Bo's cheeks moved, took a deep breath and said, "I propose, it's time to tell Elder Lu Qiming about the drunken white pool in the back mountain." ”
Hearing the words "Drunken White Pool", everyone except Lu Qiming trembled in their hearts. Lu Xingzhi's face turned cold, and his eyes looked at Lu Bo like electricity.
The eyes of the elders were also a little more contemplative - Lu Bo not only rarely spoke, but also walked very close to Lu Qing. Lu Qing's narrow-mindedness is something that the entire Lu clan knows, and Lu Qing's dislike for Lu Qiming is clearly written on his face. This Lu Bo has always been willing to be Lu Qing's dog and horse, and he is despised by everyone, why did he change his sex this time?
Lu Bo's face turned slightly pale under Lu Xingzhi's gaze, but he gritted his teeth and said in the most sincere tone: "Although I usually don't dare to say anything, I also know that Elder Lu Qiming is the hope of the Lu clan for further progress. Although according to the usual practice, only elders with five years of seniority can know about the drunken white pool, but Elder Lu Qiming can naturally be counted as a special case. Besides, the Central Continent Martial Academy exam is imminent, if Elder Lu Qiming's cultivation can be improved again, wouldn't it be even more able to promote the prestige of my Lu clan?"