Chapter 198: Father-Son Conspiracy (Part 1)
Ximentian on the hospital bed looked at the ceiling blankly, his body was wrapped in bandages, and it seemed that his condition was not good at all.
Ximen Tiantian was demented, and it had been more than three hours since the end of the martial arts, but in his mind, there was still only Du Zhenyu's amazing sword.
It's perfect!
How did he do it?
Du Zhenyu only used one sword to break his must-kill sword, and the aftermath continued, and he was seriously injured.
Physical damage is secondary, the key is from the mental damage.
Yes, he was injured.
He already has a heart demon, and that heart demon is Du Zhenyu, he only thinks that Du Zhenyu is too powerful, and he can't rise up the idea of defeating at all, as if Du Zhenyu is the god of war in this world, and it is impossible to win at all.
People who practice martial arts, once they have demons, the realm of the light one stagnates, and the heavy one hurts people's nerves and finally goes crazy.
Ximentian's physique is better than ordinary people, so the physical injuries are not particularly serious, although Du Zhenyu is angry, he is still very measured.
No matter how fierce the dragon crossed the river, Du Zhenyu didn't want to make a mortal enmity with the Ximen family as soon as he arrived in Yanjing.
But the punishment is certain, so he humiliated Ximentian in public, cut all the latter's clothes, and made Ximentian naked.
"This is a provocation, a naked provocation, when has our Simon family been humiliated like this, family master, this matter, please be the master, you must seek justice for your cousin!"
It was Ximen Jin who spoke, and Ximen Tian was a cousin, and the two usually had a good relationship, so when he saw that Ximen Tian was injured like this, he couldn't help but denounce Du Zhenyu.
An outsider dares to force the tiger whiskers of the Simon family, this is looking for death!
Ximen Jin's face was angry, his personality was rough, faintly influenced by Ximen Tian, and his name was completely untouched.
There are still many people crowded in the ward, all of whom are the core figures of the Simon family.
No one thought that Ximen Tian would actually lose to Du Zhenyu, and he would lose so badly.
This was completely unexpected.
No one in the ward spoke, all staring at Ximen Lie, who was the contemporary head of the Ximen family, over fifty years old, with a strong physique, and completely the appearance of a middle-aged man.
The door of the ward was forcibly smashed open from the outside, and a fragrant shadow rushed in.
"How's the second brother?"
It was Simon Lie's daughter who entered.
Ximen Piaopiao is just twenty this year, Ximen Lie has two sons and a daughter, because she is an old woman, so she is regarded as a treasure, and she is usually quite doting, because her martial arts talent is high, even more than the two brothers, so she is more valued by her father.
originally had high hopes for her, but unfortunately Ximen Piaopiao was born rebellious and had no interest in family martial arts.
It is also extraordinary, at a young age, she practiced Tai Chi to the point of perfection, and many second grandfathers, she also studied at Yenching University, but at Yenching University, her fame is not small, and she has the title of "pretty Tai Chi".
Don't look at her nickname as not domineering enough, but many people with domineering reputations have been trampled under her feet one by one, including her second brother Ximentian.
She and Ximen Tian's brothers and sisters are not affectionate at all, and even hate her second brother a little, and often ridicule and attack in private, but Ximen Tian was beaten by someone, and she is still very anxious.
"I've only been traveling for a few days, why did such a big thing happen, Ximen Jin, tell me, who did this? It can't be Nangong nameless, right? Simon asked angrily.
Ximen Jin hurriedly told the ins and outs of the matter, and he naturally wanted to praise Ximen Tian like a great hero, saying that Ximen Tian was fighting for Yanjing and the Ximen family.
It's a pity that Ximen Piaopiao interrupted him politely: "Don't rise to the height of the family at every turn, what kind of virtue is the second brother, don't I know, this is called retribution, self-inflicted humiliation, but this Du Zhenyu is still a little interesting, well, yes, interesting, I'm leaving!" β
Ximen Piaopiao saw that the second brother was not dead, so she put her mind at ease, she was now thinking about comparing with Du Zhenyu, where could she stay, and left first after speaking.
In Simon's house, Simon Piaopiao's status is transcendent, and no one can control her, so she can come when she wants to, and leave when she wants.
"The head of the family, Piaopiao's character is not very good, she won't cause trouble, right?" Simon said.
Ximen Lie frowned slightly, and then said, "Let's all go back!" β
He glanced at his eldest son, Simon, and motioned for him to stay.
Ximen Lie was in Ximen's house, that was the absolute authority, no one dared to argue with him, and everyone retreated at the moment.
In the ward, only the father and son remained.
"Is there a video?" Ximen Lie asked.
Ximen Ao took out his mobile phone and flipped out the video of the morning martial arts fight for Ximen Lie to see.
After watching the video, Ximen Lie's brows were tightly twisted together, and he asked half-ringingly, "What do you think of this matter?" β
The young head of the Ximen family is Ximen Ao, he is the future successor, because he is clever, and the city is quite deep, and the martial arts are high, so he is quite appreciated by his father, in recent years, he has begun to participate in the family core meetings and decisions.
"I'm not his opponent, I guess even if it's against my father, he won't necessarily lose, obviously, if it weren't for the second brother's final sneak attack, he wouldn't be angry and exert all his strength, and even, this may not necessarily be all his strength." Ximen Ao analyzed very objectively.
Ximen Lie seemed to acquiesce in his son's words and said, "Keep talking." β
"He is a talent, but also an unstable factor, this kind of person can only outwit, not a good opponent, therefore, I will apologize to him in person, and the matter of the second brother, we had better suffer a dumb loss." Ximen Ao continued.
"Your second brother has become like this now, is it true that our Simon family doesn't care?" Ximenlie's brows furrowed even deeper.
Ximen said proudly: "This failure is also an opportunity for the second brother, if he can realize it, he will definitely grow rapidly, besides, the matter was provoked by him, we can't lose a big one because of this, after all, our plan has been implemented for so many years, so many preparations have been made, and it is almost time to close the net, we can't miss anything because of Du Zhenyu, not to mention, Nangong Wuming has already started to make friends with him first, it seems that the relationship between the two is not bad, we can't let him enter the camp of the Nangong family, That would most likely ruin our plans. β
"You're right." Nangong Lie nodded with some relief: "You can analyze the gains and losses so calmly, it seems that our Ximen family is prospering, okay, tell me about your next plans." β
Ximen Ao seemed to have a long time in his mind, almost without pause and thinking, he continued: "Since we have mastered the Situ family, we will continue to master the Dongfang family, I am ready to pursue Dongfang Yaoqing, this is the first step, at the same time, I will find a way to win over Du Zhenyu, if he can be used by me, the success rate of our plan will increase greatly, and it will be foolproof." β
"Pursuing Dongfang Yaoqing?" Ximen Lie said: "Didn't you say that this woman is extremely infatuated with Nangong Nameless?" Moreover, she is already Nangong's nameless fiancΓ©e, as for wooing Du Zhenyu, it is indeed feasible, but the Nangong family has already taken the lead, if you can't win over, I think it's better to make a decision as soon as possible. β
Ximen Ao nodded and said: "Father is right, I will make a decision as soon as possible, I can't win him over, so I will use the old way to control him, or get rid of him directly, as for Dongfang Yaoqing, it is precisely because she is an infatuated woman that I will pursue her, although it is more difficult, but once it is successful, the Dongfang family will be firmly controlled by me, and as far as I know, Nangong Wuming is very reluctant to this marriage, so this is also my chance, take 10,000 steps back, even if she does not agree to my pursuit, I can still secretly provoke the relationship between their two families, Create some hatred or misunderstanding for them, so that we can take advantage of it! β
Ximen Lie nodded again and again, and sighed: "It is said that the tiger father has no dogs, you are out of the blue, I am very pleased with my father, your plan is feasible, you can do it as much as you want, you don't have to consider the opinions of others in the family, I will support you in the back, even if it fails, don't be discouraged!" β
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Linglong Temple is located in the suburbs of Yanjing City, the temple is full of incense, and there will be pilgrims to worship all year round.
The origin of this Linglong Temple is very legendary, two hundred years ago, coincided with the drought that Yanjing suffered from a hundred years of rare encounters, the court shook at the right time, the emperor almost fell ill urgently, most of the officials of the Tianjian Temple were killed, all because of the rain could not be achieved, and later there was a traveling monk in the court hall, saying that he only needed to build a temple on the outskirts of the city, he could ask for rain from the sky.
The emperor has been helpless, then according to this monk, the temple was built in January, one night, the monk erected a ten-meter-high platform in front of the main hall in the temple, murmured to the sky, and finally a golden dragon flew straight up to the clouds from the temple, then there was a thunder, the rainstorm was like a note, and the half moon stopped.
So the emperor ordered a large number of people to build a temple, and only then did Linglong Temple have the scale.
It's just that at the beginning of the founding of the Chinese country, Yanjing City was in turmoil for a while, and the Linglong Temple was also destroyed, although the current Linglong Temple covers an area quite wide, but it is said that when it was at its peak, its area was still several times more than now.
After listening to Nangong Wuming's introduction, Du Zhenyu couldn't help but sigh a little, and felt that this story was really good.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a legendary story in this Linglong Temple, but I opened my eyes." Du Zhenyu said with a smile.
Nangong Ringing pointed to the Daxiong Treasure Hall not far away, and said, "Let's go, it's here." β
The two entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall, just at this moment there were only two monks in the hall, seeing that Nangong was nameless, the two monks hurriedly came to salute, one of them bowed and saluted, and said politely: "The abbot has already instructed, if the son comes today, he will go to the back mountain for a while." β
Nangong smiled namelessly: "The abbot is really clever, and he actually knows that I am coming to your temple today." β
The two monks smiled and stepped aside.
Nangong Nameless and Du Zhenyu both knelt down on the futon with incense, and then Nangong Nameless took the lead and said: "The gods are above, I, Nangong Nameless and Du Zhenyu, are brothers with different surnames today, and in the future, we will share blessings and difficulties, and we will never betray, if you violate this oath, the gods and people will be angry!" β
Du Zhenyu also swore in the same way, the two knelt down and kowtowed together, and the two monks on one side looked at Du Zhenyu with strange eyes.
After the salute, it is really regarded as a righteous knot Jinlan, Nangong has no name as a brother, and Du Zhenyu is a brother.
In fact, Du Zhenyu admires Nangong Wuming's personality, and he has the intention to infiltrate the four ancient martial arts families, he will not let go of such an opportunity, and he will not let it go, and he does not reject Nangong Wuming, he originally didn't want to make the procedure so complicated, but Nangong Wuming is so solemn, he can't object.
Nangong Wuming was very happy, and took Du Zhenyu out of the back door and went directly to the back mountain.
"The abbot of this temple is very familiar with me, and when I am usually fine, I also like to play chess with him, in a word, this abbot is a real master, and I will introduce my brother to him in a while." Nangong smiled namelessly.
The back mountain is actually a cliff, and there is an ancient cypress on the side of the mountain, which has a peculiar appearance, and the trunk of the tree is bent into a bow, which just shades the sun, and it is very shady under the tree.
At this time, there was an old monk sitting under the tree, although his face was old, but he was full of energy, Du Zhenyu only found that this old monk was also a master of the inner family, and the depth of his internal strength was difficult to estimate, and he was suddenly shocked.