Volume XV, Chapter XXII
Don't look at the old man's appearance, but his name is known to everyone in the Sky Continent, he is now a famous master on the Sky Continent, and he is listed among the 'One God and Four Sages' among the 'Martyrs' - Hu Guyan, a high-level magician of fire magic, the ancestor of playing with fire. Demon Cloud Flame 'is his signature, there are tens of thousands of disciples in the Sky Continent, this is only the disciples under his name, if the disciples and grandchildren are counted, I am afraid that there will be no less than hundreds of thousands, however, this old temper is also good and evil, and it is a well-known short-sightedness, and ordinary people dare not provoke him at all. Fifty years ago, he had already retreated and quietly participated, and at the request of the prince of An Yunguo, who was also Lei Ming's father, he accepted Lei Ming as a closed disciple, but Lei Ming's kung fu was not taught by Hu Guyan himself, but was passed down by the senior brothers, but after Lei Ming was relieved of his military power, he returned to the master and re-cultivated, of course Hu Guyan could not allow this to happen, but he was at the critical time of cultivation, so he let Lei Ming live in his door, let Lei Ming practice with peace of mind, and everything would be planned after he got out.
The reason why Lei Ming made a later comeback, it all depends on the help of this old man, he also helped Lei Ming train this batch of meteor killers, under the bewitchment of this old man, the king of An Yun Kingdom agreed to use Lei Ming again, however, Hu Guyan wanted to retire after the fact, but he didn't know how Lei Ming used to let him stay in the army as a military advisor, however, this must be of great value, and it is a precious and abnormal thing that can impress this sage, ordinary things, how can it impress this old heart!
However, Hu Guyan's shelf is too big. Lei Ming was somewhat suppressed by him, but fortunately, he didn't have much interest in managing the affairs of the army. Only then did he relieve Lei Ming's scruples, but the troublesome thing is here, Hu Guyan is like a decoration, he looks like he has nothing to do with himself, he doesn't care about everything, he is the same when he is not here. It didn't achieve Leiming's original plan at all, which made Leiming's heart troubled, and he was worrying about this matter these days. If this old man can be allowed to meddle in the affairs of Miyun Kingdom, then Miyun Country will definitely be destroyed, but he just refuses to help, everything has to rely on Lei Ming's own efforts. Why do you use this old age!
But. Since the matter of Xie Tianzong and the Evil Spirit Holy Knife has aroused Hu Guyan's great interest, and Lei Ming has also seen that Duanyi, his mentor is extremely greedy for the Evil Spirit Holy Knife, as long as he adds another fire and lets him get rid of the Xie family, then the victory of this war with Miyun Kingdom is already in sight.
"Master, leave this matter to the apprentice, I promise to bring the evil spirit holy knife to the master. Lei Ming said enthusiastically.
The prince was wrong. As the commander of the three armies, you are the one who does great things. How can you easily take risks for this little thing, not to mention that this matter should not be made of great fanfare, you will continue to be your general here, and this matter will be solved by himself. "How can the old man let Lei Ming do this errand, even if he succeeds and returns, I am afraid that the Evil Spirit Holy Knife will not be able to return to his hands.
"But master, the Xie family is very tricky, and it's not easy to deal with!" said Lei Ming.
"Hahaha, what is his Xie Zhenguo family, even if it is the king of Miyun Kingdom, the old man dares to go to his palace to break in. Don't worry, within three days, I will clean up the Xie family, which can be regarded as fulfilling your wish. ”
"In this way, Master Lao, you old man!"
After sending out the hidden power of the evil spirit holy knife, the whole person seemed to have lost his soul, and walked in a daze for a long time, and he didn't know where he was, and when he was completely clear, he had been lost in a forest, it was almost midnight, and the forest was particularly dark, and he was alone in this forest like a headless fly scurrying around, not to mention the southeast and northwest, and he didn't even know where he was, Tianzong knew that he had lost his way, and the only way to do this was to calm down first, find a place to rest for the night, and then plan for tomorrow when it dawns。
Tianzhong's approach was undoubtedly the wisest, he climbed on top of a big tree beside him, stuck himself on the branch, and fell asleep peacefully, he was too tired today, not only Chang Chao played his potential, but also consumed a lot of energy, after all, he was still a child, and fatigue soon made him fall asleep.
It is indeed safer to hide in the trees, however, there are still wild beasts that can climb the trees, and at the most critical moment, the evil spirit holy knife on Tianzong's body will automatically fly out of its sheath, and the fierce beasts that threaten Tianzong will be killed, all of which has been done quietly, without alarming the sleeping Tianzong at all.
It seems that there is nothing to do all night, when Tianzong wakes up, the sky is already bright, because the leaves are thick, the forest still seems a little dark, Tianzong opened his eyes, he immediately smelled a strong smell of blood, looked down, there was a white bone below, and I don't know what beast ate supper under the tree last night, of course, for everything last night, Tianzong is unaware, and nature will not waste anything, last night's beast killed by the evil spirit knife worked overtime all night after other animals worked overtime, and when Tianzong saw it, it was already a piece of white bones, and everything seemed so peaceful and peaceful。
Tianzong is now in a state of fire, he knows that if he doesn't rush back immediately, his father and brother-in-law will definitely be in chaos, Tianzong also knows their worries, if he is really held in front of the battle by Lei Ming, forcing his father to death, he really doesn't know what the final result is, this is the last thing Tianzong wants to see, so now he must rush back to the barracks immediately, so that his father and brother-in-law can rest assured.
Tianzong's luck is really good, because he didn't rush into the forest yesterday, so he was only at the edge of the forest, and did not enter the depths of the forest, otherwise, Tianzong might not have come out so quickly today.
Tianzhong jumped to the top of the tree, he was in a hurry to go home now, as for what oath was not vowed, he had already left it behind, raised his eyes, found the right direction, and rushed towards the outside of the forest.
Regarding the return of Tianzong, everyone has a puzzled attitude, how can a weak person who is powerless can escape from such a group of vicious meteor killers. This matter is too strange, and besides, it is still thunder that catches the sky. There is no reason to come back safely in vain.
Xie Zhenguo and Wang Yongbin were also puzzled, they thought that Tianzong might be more than lucky, at least their father and son might meet again on the battlefield, Tianzong was of course taken hostage by Lei Ming, threatening the two of them to surrender, and the final result Tianzong was likely to die in his own hands, Xie Zhenguo had already made up his mind about this. If the father and son really met on the battlefield, Xie Zhenhui was ruthless and shot Tianzong on the spot without hesitation.
Xie Zhenguo and Wang Yongbin would never have thought of it. The fact that Tianzong would appear alive in front of him, and unscathed, was really strange to the two of them, and of course there were other possibilities. This is the last thing he wants to see. Xie Zhenguo's face was solemn and he brought Tianzong back to the big tent.
"Tianzong, now there are only me and Yongbin, you have to answer my words honestly, don't miss anything, if you deceive, don't blame me for not thinking about the relationship between father and son. Xie Zhenguo said with a sinister face.
"Yes! It was the first time for Tianzong to see Xie Zhenguo's serious expression, and he couldn't help but reply in fear, although their father and son have always been less together and more separated. Although Xie Zhenguo is serious, he loves Tianzong very much. He has never scolded Tianzong, but Tianzong himself feels a little in awe of Xie Zhenguo.
"Father-in-law, the sky is still young, don't act like a prisoner, he will be frightened. Wang Yongbin looked at Tianzong's frightened look, so he hurriedly hugged Tianzong and pulled him to his side.
"You don't care about this matter 1" Xie Zhenguo ignored Wang Yongbin, turned his head and continued to say to Tianzong: "You tell me honestly, how did you come back!"
"I'm running back!" replied in fear.
"Nonsense, how could you be a weak scholar, how could you run out of the hands of those people, unless they are all dead people, you are honest, did you promise Lei Ming to be his spy before he let you come back, is that the case?" Xie Zhenguo's tone made Tianzong feel a chill rushing from the soles of his feet to his back.
"No, I sneaked out while those meteor killers weren't looking. After listening to Xie Zhenguo's words, Tianzong couldn't help but argue loudly, it turned out that his father had always thought that he had agreed to Lei Ming's conditions and came here as an internal response before he would be released back safely.
"Then tell me how you ran out, say it quickly!" Xie Zhenguo is a soldier, as a commander, in this military camp, he has no relatives in his eyes at all, this is not that he is ruthless, it can only prove that he is an absolute professional soldier, he attaches importance to state affairs, and there is no home without a country.
"Don't be afraid, tell what happened slowly. Wang Yongbin knew Xie Zhenguo's temper, although he knew that he sympathized because Tianzong was his brother, but Xie Zhenguo treated Tianzong like this, and as Tianzong's brother, he really couldn't stand it.
"I ran out of their hands, I, I ......" Tianzong was a little embarrassed.
"What do you hesitate to say. ”
"I defeated all the Meteor Slayers and ran out on my own, and that's how it happened. ”
"What?!" Tianzong's simple two sentences, listening to the ears of Xie Zhenguo and Wang Yongbin, were like a thunderbolt, shocking, the two still didn't believe what Tianzong said just now, and asked in unison: "What did you just say?"
"That's right, you heard me right, I know martial arts, and I only came back after defeating all the Meteor Slayers. "Tianzong saw that the matter had been revealed, and knew that he could no longer hide his father and brother-in-law, and at this time, he didn't care if he swore an oath or not, anyway, after so many years, nothing happened to him, not to mention, how could Tianzong let himself be charged with a spy who collaborated with the enemy and treason!
"What, you know martial arts, you actually know martial arts!" Xie Zhenguo and Wang Yongbin felt incredible, obviously a weak scholar who was powerless, but now he has become a hidden master, and he, as Tianzong's father and brother-in-law, is still kept in the dark and has no feelings, such a joke is inevitably too big.
"When did you learn martial arts, why don't we all know about it?" Xie Zhenguo calmed down and asked suspiciously.
"I can't say that, because I've sworn never to divulge it, and I've just said it, and I don't want to talk about it anymore. In short, I'm not a spy, trust me. Tianzong said earnestly.
Xie Zhenguo looked at Tianzhong with strange eyes for a while. Then he said: "We believe that you are useless, you have to make everyone believe in you, so that according to the rules of the army, you can play three games in a row, and if you can win, you can gain everyone's trust." ”
"Good. I'm willing to take it. ”
According to the request of his father-in-law, Wang Yongbin selected three soldiers from the army to fight with Tianzong, and after hearing the news that the little marquis was actually from Lei Ming's hands with real kung fu. The entire military camp was in a sensation, and everyone wanted to witness the true strength of the little marquis to see if he was bragging.
Tian Zong didn't pull out the Evil Spirit Holy Knife, he knew that this knife was really a bit strange. Since it's a competition. It was not a life-and-death fight, therefore, he fought with people before his sword came out of its sheath, and with the subtlety of his evil spirit sword technique, the three soldiers were defeated without taking a few moves in his hands.
The tiger father has no dogs, everyone is happy for Tianzong, I didn't expect the usually weak Tianzong to have such good skills, it seems that it is indeed not a problem for him to escape from Lei Ming's hands. The entire barracks no longer doubted Tianzong, and everyone happily lifted Tianzong up to celebrate. Wang Yongbin was sincerely happy to see that his righteous brother was probably slightly better than his own skills, but what made him feel strange was that Tianzong's knife technique faintly had a sense of oppression, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable, but what was wrong, he couldn't say, but since Tianzong had such skills, as a brother, he was also happy for Tianzong.
When everyone was happy for Tianzong, there was a person whose face was very ugly, he was Xie Tianzong's father, Zhenguo Gong - Xie Zhenguo, he was not only ugly now, but also worried, because he had seen that the knife in Tianzong's hand was an ancestral evil spirit holy knife, an extremely ominous evil knife.
"Bin'er, Tianzong, you two come with me to the big tent!" Tianzong, who was in joy, was so frightened by Xie Zhenguo's big black face that he had no joy at all, and everyone saw that the handsome man was unhappy, so they all dispersed with interest.
Wang Yongbin felt inexplicable, Tianzong knows martial arts, this is a thing to be happy about, but his father-in-law's face is as cold as frost, and he seems to be extremely unhappy, is something going to happen, Wang Yongbin has a bad premonition.
When he came to the big tent, Xie Zhenguo scolded all the people, leaving only Tianzong and Wang Yongbin, Xie Zhenguo suddenly turned around and said to Tianzong: "Beast, you have already broken through the catastrophe, and you are still happy, don't kneel down for me quickly." ”
Facing Xie Zhenguo, who was full of voice, Wang Yongbin didn't dare to open his mouth to plead, although he didn't know what was going on, but looking at Xie Zhenguo's stern expression, he knew that something big must have happened, because, in Wang Yongbin's impression, Xie Zhenguo never seemed to have such a big fire, even in the face of the thunder of a strong enemy, Xie Zhenguo did not lose his temper like today.
"You are so bold, you dare to carry this knife with you, do you know what trouble you have caused?" Xie Zhenguo shouted and reprimanded.
"I'm not wrong, what's wrong with me, why are you targeting me like this, I've endured it long enough. You don't want to think about it, for so long, have you fulfilled your responsibilities as a father, you gave birth to me, and you left it alone, when you were sensible, you didn't even see what you looked like, and now you reprimand me so inexplicably, I really doubt that I am your son, or where did you pick me up. Tianzong's anger was finally aroused, so inexplicably wronged, and so inexplicably reprimanded, even if Tianzong's patience was good, he couldn't help it, not to mention, Tianzong is still a young man with strong blood, how can he swallow this nest of gas.
"Tianzong, don't talk nonsense!" Wang Yongbin heard this, and quickly grabbed Tianzong and stopped him from continuing.
"You, you, you're really angry with me!" Xie Zhenguo was so angry by Tianzong's words that he couldn't say anything, he really didn't know how to talk about this matter, and now he was blocked by Tianzong like this, like oil on fire, and immediately roared.
"Father-in-law, what's wrong with you today, making such a big fuss, don't be angry first, what can you say slowly, Tianzong can't come over to apologize to your father. Although Wang Yongbin felt confused, he knew that if he didn't play a round now, things would get even more serious.
"Alas!" Xie Zhenguo is worthy of being the commander of an army, and under his anger, he can calm down so quickly, and this cultivation is not something that a very person can do.
"What happened to my father-in-law that made you so angry?" Wang Yongbin asked softly when he saw that Xie Zhenguo had calmed down.
"Come here!" Xie Zhenguo didn't answer, but called Tianzong to his side, Tianzong also knew that what he said just now must have hurt his father's heart, so he also came over.
"Alas, I don't know how to open my mouth about this matter, this matter is only the eldest son of the Xie family has the right to know, because this matter is very important, it is a shocking secret, in the Xie family, only I know, and I also only knew about it eight years ago, Yongbin, although you are not my own son, but I have always regarded you as my own, in my heart you are the eldest son of our Xie family, and Tianzong is closely related to this matter, so I called both of you here, in fact, now is not the time to tell you the truth, but the matter has happened, and it is meaningless to hide it, so you must keep this matter a secret, today's conversationYou can't talk to anyone!"
"Yes, father-in-law, I will not mention anything about it. Wang Yongbin replied solemnly.
"The cause of the matter is this knife on your body! You must wonder in your hearts why a knife can make me lose my temper so much, and I will tell you now, because this knife is a bad thing, and it is a harmful thing that can make people go crazy, and it is the one that has been rumored in the Sky Continent for a long time. The Evil Spirit Holy Knife was also the weapon of the great devil of the Heavenly God Hou back then, but by chance, it was obtained by the ancestors of our Xie family, I thought he would be sealed forever, but I didn't expect it to be opened by your kid inadvertently, you were still young at the time, so I and your grandfather hid this knife, I didn't expect it to be found by you, this knife came out, it will inevitably lead to a bloody storm, the first to be impacted is our Xie family, is all this providence, or our Xie family is exhausted!" Xie Zhenguo's words were about this, and his expression suddenly showed worry. (To be continued......)