Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, a few days have passed.

Since Hong Yi lived in the Jingbian Hou Mansion, he has been practicing by Xia Yang's side, but in just a few days, he has practiced Bajiquan to a good look, and his body has also strengthened a lot under the high-intensity exercise and elixir.

A few days of hard work is indeed not too long, but what kind of character is Xia Yang? Coupled with Hong Yi's own qualifications, under the condition of his true inheritance, his progress is naturally fast, and he has officially entered the class of warriors!

And just when Hong Yi was practicing hard, in the courtyard where he was, there was a sudden sound of footsteps.

"Steward Li, what's the matter? But my father-in-law called me?"

After a few days, he was already very familiar with the head of his father's mansion, so he asked directly.

"Young Master Yi, your father Marquis Wu Wen has come to the mansion and said that he is coming to pick you up, and Master Hou asked me to invite you to the lobby. Steward Li said.

"What? My father is here, and he said he was going to take me back?" Hong Yi's face changed suddenly.

Although Wu Wenhou was nominally his father, he had not seen him a few times since he was a child, and there were more than ten of his brothers and sisters, and he was only the most inconspicuous and lowest-status one. Sometimes he even doubted that Hong Xuanji knew that he didn't know that he had such a son, how could he go out in person!

"My father wants to take me back, does he know that I am learning martial arts from my father-in-law?"

Hong Yi was shocked in his heart, the family rules of the Hong Mansion were strict, and his father Hong Xuanji was even more strict with etiquette, prohibiting him from practicing martial arts, if he knew about his martial arts, I am afraid that it would be a big trouble.

However, he immediately remembered that his father-in-law had said that even if it was his father's place, everything would be taken care of for him, and his father must be there, and his father could not say anything.

"Okay, then let's go over!"

After Hong Yi took a deep breath, he had settled down slightly, as a scholar, he had the courage to collapse in front of him without changing his face.

Following behind Mr. Li, he walked through several long corridors and steps, walked through several large gardens, passed through several large pools, and more than ten round gates and walls, and finally came to the main hall in the center of the Jingbian Mansion. And before he even entered the house, he had already seen his father sitting upright!

"Father. ”

Hong Yi forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart before he went in to salute.

"Brother Xia, you haven't returned to Yujing for nearly ten years, this time you suddenly submitted a letter to the emperor to come back to visit relatives, is it really for my son Hong Yi?"

In the majesticly built hall, a man in brocade clothes and a purple and gold crown on his head did not pay attention to Hong Yi, but said to Xia Yang on the other side.

This person's temples are slightly gray, and his hands are pressed on the armrests of the chair, white as jade, spotless, giving people a feeling of mastering infinite power.

"Why not?"

Xia Yang was wearing a cyan brocade robe, with a purple and gold crown like Hong Xuanji, and a bright yellow belt around his waist, a standard princess dress. This is all given by the emperor, otherwise even if it is worn by a member of the royal family, it will be against the rules, and it will be impeached, which is a great disrespectful sin.

responded lightly, at this moment, there is also a momentum in him that covers the four extremes and eight desolations, suppressing the entire world, and his bearing is not under Hong Xuanji at all.

"Although Hong Yi is the son of Brother Hong, he is also my righteous son. Ben Hou has been guarding the Qing Killing Gate all the year round, and he hasn't seen him for nine years, this time I heard that he plans to participate in the spring of Enke, so he came back to see him in person, didn't Brother Hong think there was something wrong?"

"Brother Xia's guarding the border is a major national event, Hongyi District is a child, where is it worth Brother Xia to leave the border affairs behind and make a special trip back?"

Hong Xuanji's eyes flashed slightly, and his brows gradually furrowed: "What's more, Hong Yi is not good at learning, and he still needs to study hard, this time it is difficult for Enke to be lifted, Brother Xia is afraid that his efforts will be in vain." ”

"Brother Hong is so unconfident in his son? I think he is very good at learning, and it should not be difficult to be promoted. Hong Yi, are you sure?"

Xia Yang said indifferently, and the next sentence was naturally asking Hong Yi.

Hearing his question, Hong Yi's heart jumped heavily at first, and after a while, he gritted his teeth: "Return to my father-in-law...... And the father, the child is sure!"

"Huh?" Hong Xuanji heard this, but immediately looked at him: "I haven't done a good job in learning, but my tone is not small, the scientific examination is a national canon, and there are countless students in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is one in a hundred, how can you be allowed to talk about it here! And last time you answered a poem to the lord of Wing Chun in cursive script, why don't you use orthography, but you show off your words and poetry? If you don't read the scriptures and righteousness, you do these evil and crooked ways, and you dare to say that you are sure to be successful?"

His eyes were like electricity, and his tone was cold, which made people shudder when they heard it, and the temperature in the entire hall seemed to drop a lot suddenly, Hong Yi only felt that his legs and stomach were weak, and the whole person almost went limp.

If it weren't for the fact that he had practiced Bajiquan these days and his body was stronger, he would probably have fallen to his knees at this time when Hong Xuanji's majesty was released.

Hong Xuanji didn't stop, his voice paused, and he said: "Also, didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to practice martial arts? Who gave you the courage to dare to practice secretly?"

His voice was very calm, but there was a piercing and deep chill, and he asked with a slashing face, which shocked Hong Yi and didn't even dare to come out.

"Brother Hong, what is the truth of this?"

Just when Hong Yi was frightened and didn't know how to answer, Xia Yang spoke: "Hong Yi, how he learns, whether he is arrogant or not, he will know after Enke is over, why are you in a hurry to reprimand? Could it be that Brother Hong hopes that Hong Yi will go out in the future, and people say that he is a tiger father and a dog?"

"Hmph!" Hong Xuanji frowned slightly when he heard this: "I haven't read Jingyi well, what martial arts do you learn? If you don't read Jingyi well, you will learn martial arts, but you are just a reckless man, Brother Xia, you are only harming him by doing this." ”

"Ridiculous!"

Xia Yang suddenly sneered: "Brother Hong, as the imperial master, why did he say such a fallacy, is he a reckless man if he doesn't read the scriptures?

"This ......" Hearing his words, Hong Xuanji's tone was stagnant at first, and then his expression turned cold, exuding a powerful power that had been in a high position for a long time: "How to discipline my son, I have my own measure, why does Brother Xia keep obstructing it? Is this planning to take care of my family affairs?"

Xia Yang smiled coldly and said, "Brother Hong's words are really getting more and more incomprehensible! Hong Yi is also my righteous son, and I am naturally qualified to ask about matters related to him." Ben Hou, who was the father-in-law, taught him a few fist techniques and martial arts, which is a matter of course, why did he become a reckless man in the mouth of Brother Hong? Why did Brother Hong teach me?"

"Hong made a mistake at some point, but he didn't really mean it. Hong Xuanji hesitated, but took a step back, and then said: "But Hong Yi has been away from the house for many days, and Hong came to pick him up and go back to the house, Brother Xia has nothing to say, right?"

"That's not a coincidence!"

Xia Yang chuckled: "I have already agreed with Hong Yi that he will stay in my mansion before the imperial examination and have a family fun with Ben Hou, why should Brother Hong rush him back to his mansion? Anyway, Ben Hou has not been in Yujing for a long time, so let him stay in my mansion during this time." Brother Hong has many children, so he shouldn't be one of them!"

"Why does Brother Xia spoil me so much?"

Hong Xuanji frowned, very puzzled. He has been friends with Xia Yang for twenty years, and although he has met only a handful of times over the years, he never imagined that the Marquis of Jingbian, who has always had no desires and no desires, would oppose him for the sake of his son Hong Yi.

"It's just a matter of falling in love with him. Xia Yang said indifferently: "This kid is talented and intelligent, and I believe it will not be difficult to achieve great things in the future." What's more, I have several connections with this child's mother, so I accepted him as my son back then. It's just that I didn't expect that Brother Hong and Dream Girl were so affectionate back then, but now it seems that they are deliberately suppressing this child, which makes this seat a little puzzled. ”

Ignoring the same sudden change in the expressions of Hong Xuanji and Hong Yi, Xia Yang said quietly: "In any case, let Hong Yi stay in my mansion, after this year is over, Ben Hou will leave, and he will naturally go back then!"

"Brother Xia really wants to get along with Hong?"

Hearing Xia Yang's words, Hong Xuanji's face suddenly became extremely cold, and his eyes were fixed on him.

"I haven't seen each other between Ben Hou and Hong Yi's father and son for nine years, and it's rare to have a period of time together, why does Brother Hong have to stop it? Could it be that your biological father is the father, and my father-in-law is not the father?"

Xia Yang also stared at the past, without any intention of retreating.

The two were in a stalemate for a while, it seemed that Hong Xuanji didn't want to conflict with Xia Yang at this time, and his face suddenly calmed down: "Okay, since Brother Xia said so, then let Hong Yi make his own choice." ”

After speaking, he unabashedly turned his eyes to Hong Yi and shouted: "Hong Yi, let me ask you, do you want to go back to the house with your father, or stay with your father-in-law?"

Hearing Hong Xuanji's loud shout, and feeling the hidden anger in his words, Hong Yi's body couldn't help but tremble heavily!

However, after hesitating for a moment, he still mustered up all his courage, raised his head to look at his father Hong Xuanji, and slowly spoke: "Father, my father-in-law has not returned to Beijing for many years, and the child wants to stay here and serve him for a while to fulfill his filial piety. After my father-in-law returns to the border, I will return to my home, and I hope that my father will be fulfilled!"

"Good! good!"

Hong Xuanji suddenly slapped the table, got up, and said three good words in a row, which can be described as angry and laughing.

"What a father-son relationship! That is the case, Hong didn't say much. Hong Yi, you should remember that after the scientific examination, if you are successful, your identity will rise to the sky in one step, and you will become a master, and I will not punish you casually. If you don't win, you know the consequences! Hmph, farewell!"

With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Feeling the undisguised murderous aura on his father's body, Hong Yi felt cold all over his body, knowing that if Enke missed this time, he would have to settle the general account with himself.

"Don't be weak-minded, just prepare for the exam, and when you become a lifter, your father will naturally not be able to help you. Xia Yang said.

"Yes, Father, I see. Hong Yi was silent for a moment and nodded.

Xia Yang patted him on the shoulder, and didn't say much, with Hong Yi's heart, it was naturally impossible to even take this step.

After pondering for a while, he said calmly: "Hong Yi, after you have practiced boxing in the past few days, your qi and blood are flourishing, and you can be regarded as entering the door of martial arts preliminarily, and since your divine soul has been out of the shell before, your righteous father will officially pass on your divine soul cultivation path next, so that you can cultivate both Taoism and martial arts." ”

"Daowu Double Cultivation?" Hearing his words, Hong Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Come with the Father!"

Bringing Hong Yi to a room where no one was around, Xia Yang said lightly: "Let me tell you about the way of the divine soul first, you have practiced the Tao Sutra before, and you have the experience of the divine soul coming out of the shell, you should know that it is very dangerous for the divine soul to come out of the shell for the first time." Ordinary people need incense to protect the soul for the first time, and then exercise the soul step by step, so that the soul gradually becomes stronger, and before the soul has not practiced to exorcism, it can only confuse others to protect itself. But when you meet people who are strong and strong-willed, especially people like you who read and practice martial arts, one of these two types of people is strong-minded and the other is vigorous, and all ghosts and ghosts dare not approach!"

"Yes, the child remembers that it was said in the book that in order to deceive people, the demons and ghosts must first make people have an unrighteous heart, or a weak body, and a lack of vigor in the blood. ”

Xia Yang's words immediately reminded Hong Yi of some of the things recorded in the Caotang's notes. The demon bewitches people, one is to make people's hearts unright, suspicious and suspicious, and the soul will be weak. The second is that the body is weak and the blood is not vigorous. You can also take advantage of the void, such as a dying person, you can always see demons and monsters.

"In addition, when your soul is weak, don't get close to the person who practices martial arts, the martial artist is very strong in terms of blood and will, and if you approach rashly, your soul will be scattered. If a martial artist cultivates to the realm of a martial saint, he can shake away the soul of a ghost immortal with a loud roar! And only when the soul reaches the realm of exorcism can it drive the physical object and touch the entity!"

As he spoke, Xia Yang's mind moved, and a thought immediately left his body, turned into a big hand in the air, and suddenly lifted a stool in the room, he looked at the big hand and said: "This is a divine soul for the father, to be precise, it is a thought for the teacher, who can capture the real thing out of thin air, this is the realm of exorcism in Taoism, and the big hand that appears is the manifest realm." As he spoke, Xia Yang's mind moved, and a thought immediately left his body, turned into a big hand in the air, and suddenly lifted a stool in the room, he looked at the big hand and said: "This is a divine soul for the father, to be precise, it is a thought for the teacher, to be able to capture the real thing out of thin air, this is the realm of exorcism in Taoism, and the big hand that appears is the manifest realm." ”