The entrance to the secret passage is under a piece of yellow sand, which is no different from ordinary yellow sand, which hardly arouses any suspicion or speculation, and does not have any landmarks, and looks ordinary and flat.

But Hu Yixue still found this place at a glance, almost every year there would be a few times in and out of here, almost every time he passed by this piece of yellow sand, his eyes would wander on it for a long time, he would hardly forget this place, unless-

Unless you die.

He's not dead yet.

He brushed away the yellow sand from the entrance to the secret passage, and the entrance was revealed.

Under the yellow sand is a fast bluestone slab, remove the bluestone slab, is the real entrance, a black hole, just enough to accommodate a body.

The Hu family controls most of the sand pirate groups in the desert, but few of these sand thieves know that they belong to the guardian clan, and not even many people know that they belong to the Hu family.

The Hu family has always hidden behind their backs, using shadows as a shield for themselves, never revealing their figures, except this time.

Hu Yixue walked into the tunnel, this tunnel is deep and long, and there is no light, not everyone can walk through, only the most tenacious people who have been trained can come to the end.

Hu Yixue soon came to the end of the tunnel.

Walking out of the exit, the light once again fell on his face, and in front of him was a courtyard, a courtyard in the desert.

No one has ever seen a house in the desert, the soft sand soil is fundamentally ground-level, and how to build a house, but the courtyard is located in the desert, it has been a long, long time, no one has really seen its outline, only the occasional mirage, will make it line shape, all the people who see its virtual shadow, call it the heavenly guest house, which means the place where the gods live.

Hu Yixue didn't know if there were really immortals in this world, but he knew that the people living in this courtyard were by no means immortals, but a group of mortals, mortals of the Hu family.

The mortals of the Hu family are different from ordinary mortals, ordinary mortals still have the right to freedom, while the mortals of the Hu family are trapped in the middle of the desert all their lives, which is the glory of the Hu family, if it is the curse of the Hu family.

The two janitors stood at the entrance of the courtyard and saw Hu Yixue coming over, the spear in his hand was horizontal, and the two guns were staggered, blocking him.

"It's not the first day of junior high school, it's not the fifteenth year, it's not the day of the family gathering, why are you back?" said the janitor on the left, and the tone was the same tone from beginning to end, making it impossible to hear the difference.

Hu Yixue is called Yixue, but he is the third master of the Hu family, and there are two older brothers above him, but having two elder brothers does not weaken Hu Yixue's status in the Hu family, he is the best genius of the Hu family.

Of course, even geniuses can't enter and leave the Hu family's compound at will, the Hu family elders set the rules a long time ago, only on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, when the family gathers, the Hu family's children can enter and leave the Hu family's compound, and at other times, unless there is something important, they must not enter.

Hu Yixue smiled: "Let me, I have something important." ”、

The janitor didn't let him, and the smile on his face disappeared, staring at Hu Yixue with a serious face.

"How important?" he asked.

Hu Yixue restrained his smile and said in a deep voice: "It's very important, important enough to let me in." ”、

The janitor was silent and did not move, as if he was speculating on the truth of Hu Yixue's words, and after a long time, he finally put down the spear, and at the same time motioned to his men to put down the spear.

"Let's go inside. He said, in the same tone as always.

Hu Yixue didn't waste too much time at the door, and walked straight into the compound, the courtyard was empty, there was no voice, and a fast vegetable field was reclaimed in the yard, which was planted with cabbage and other vegetables, which was also the only place in the desert where vegetables were produced.

An old man with his trouser legs pulled up and his bare feet stuck in the dirt, the thick wrinkles on his face are like a seal engraved with the glory of a lifetime, and behind each wrinkle, there seems to be a hidden story.

He is the kind of old man who looks ordinary at a glance, and the kind of old man who when you think he is ordinary, you will feel that he has an extraordinary story.

He was a man of contradictions.

"You pull it. ”

The old man's voice was very deep, certainly not like that of a man his age, and even made one wonder if the old face was just a disguise.

But Hu Yixue never doubted this, he knew that the old man's age was more than ninety years old, and his gray hair hid nearly a hundred years of wind and frost.

He is the great elder of the Hu family, E Hu Dingshan, a person worthy of respect.

"Great Elder. Hu Yixue bowed respectfully, stood aside, and did not speak, only when he saw the old man walking out of the vegetable field, did he speak: "Great Elder, something has happened. ”

He was about to continue, when he suddenly saw Hu Dingshan wave his hand and said, "Wait, this is not the place to talk, wait for me in the study." ”

The study is at the other end of the courtyard, and the door is a bronze gate about a battle wide, and there is a bronze ring beast on the door, which is solemn and hideous.

Standing at the door came to give you a big man, holding a sharpened snow waist knife, a long bow pinned to his waist, a quiver on his back, and a black heavy armor, and his murderous aura was incompatible with the study.

When they saw Hu Yixue coming, there was no change, as if nothing could provoke their change, even if a woman walked by naked, they wouldn't take a second look.

Because of Hu Dingshan's orders, Hu Yixue walked into the study.

The first thing that catches your eye is a row of bookshelves full of books, including paper books, bamboo slips, and even animal skins and tortoise shells.

But this is only a small part of the Hu family's book collection, just because the owner needs to look through it often, so it is placed in the study, and most of the books are hidden in the library and are maintained and cared for by special personnel.

There was a flat desk in the center of the vast bookshelf, and Hu Dingshan sat behind the desk, staring at Hu Yixue.

There is only a narrow passage between Hu Dingshan and Hu Yixue, which is not long, but it widens the distance between the two; the study is very large, not only the space is large, but the windows are very large, and when you look out of the window, your eyes are full of yellow sand, and you can see it in front of you.

Hu Yixue also stared at Hu Dingshan, looking at his long eyes, square face, exquisite dress, and majestic temperament, at this moment he was no longer ordinary, like a sword hidden in a scabbard, and before that, he looked like a hoe.

Hu Dingshan's sharp eyes stared at Hu Yixue like a hook, and he groaned: "What are you doing in the Hu family's compound? Don't you know the rules?"

The Hu family is a place where rules are spoken, and there is no square circle without rules, Hu Yixue could have stayed in the Hu family compound, but because he did not follow the rules, he was kicked out.

Hu Yixue said: "Because I have something to tell the elders, I came back." ”

Hu Dingshan muttered, "What's the matter?"

Hu Yixue said: "The people from the Beihai Zen Monastery have appeared. ”

Hu Dingshan stood up, paced to Hu Yixue's side, stared at him tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure you are from Beihai Zen Academy?"

Hu Yixue said: "Words can be false, but the exercises can't be faked, he is indeed an authentic Buddhist exercise." ”

Hu Dingshan breathed a sigh of relief and muttered: "Authentic Buddhist exercises, that's right, only the monks of Beihai Zen Monastery practice authentic Buddhist exercises in this world." ”

He paused and asked, "What's his name?" ”

"It's a strange name. "Hu Yi said blood, "The law is called no." ”

Hu Dingshan said: "I haven't heard of this name. ”

Hu Yixue said: "He is very young, no more than thirty years old. ”

Hu Dingshan raised his eyelids and said, "What about the strength, how is the strength?"

Hu Yixue said: "It's close to me." ”

Hu Dingshan was silent, paced back to his seat slowly, and after sitting down, he muttered for a long time, and finally sighed: "Sure enough, it is the three major disciples passed down by the sage Lao Tzu back then, and it is indeed a step higher than my guardian family, the Hu family and the Nie family." ”

Hu Yixue's eyes moved slightly, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "It's because my skills are not perfect." ”、

Hu Dingshan interrupted Hu Yixue's words: "Yixue, your talent is first-class, it was my Hu family who delayed you, if it wasn't for that traitor who judged the Hu family back then, my Hu family wouldn't have only half of the Golden Snake Sword Technique left." ”

If you let the outside know that there is only half a copy of the famous Golden Snake Sword Technique in the Karakum Desert, you will definitely go crazy, and half a cheatbook is so powerful, what about the whole book? It's unimaginable.

Hu Yixue was also sighing in his heart, but he said: "The Great Elder doesn't have to be so sorry, it's like this in a bloody life." ”

Hu Yixue could have gone further, but because of the fact that the Golden Snake Sword Technique was only half a book, his cultivation was stuck in the concentrating period, and it may be difficult to break through in his life.

Hu Dingshan said: "By the way, why did the people of Beihai Zen Monastery appear here, could they also be for the Linglong event? No, Beihai Zen Monastery is in Northern Xinjiang, how could they get the news so quickly." ”

Hu Yixue thought of the words of the monk, so he said: "I'm afraid they already knew the news that the Linglong Pagoda would be born. ”

Hu Dingshan's eyes flashed, and he said, "What do you mean?"

"Demons. Hu Yixue said: "The monk called Mustang is here for the demons in his heart." ”

"Another man who came for the demons of his heart. Hu Dingshan sighed, "One Nie delusion is not enough, there is actually another unmonk, when Lao Tzu was a saint, I don't know how many people have fallen." ”

He looked at Hu Yixue and said: "My Hu family has guarded the Linglong Pagoda for generations, just to guard the heart demon, and now the heart demon is about to get out of trouble, but I have no choice, I am really ashamed of my ancestors." ”、

This is sincere, there is no falsehood, Hu Yixue also knows that this is not false, as the great elder of the Hu family, Hu Dingshan has always taken the protection of the Linglong Pagoda as his own responsibility, and he does not dare to slack off.

But now, not only are people outside eyeing the Linglong Pagoda, but even there are disagreements within the Hu family. The Qingzhuang faction, led by his eldest brother Hu Qianli, thought that this was an opportunity for the Hu family to get rid of their fate and appear in the rivers and lakes.

As long as the Linglong Pagoda falls, the Hu family's oath of guardianship is broken, and naturally there is no need to stay in the desert.

This group of people, who disobeyed Hu Dingshan's order to rob and kill, also led to the successful arrival of many sects participating in the Linglong Conference.

At this time, Hu Yixue did not inform Hu Dingshan, he was not sure if the old man in front of him would collapse after hearing the news, after all, not everyone could accept the appearance of a traitor in the family.

Hu Yixue said: "Elder don't worry, although the monk is here for the demons in the Linglong Pagoda, it is not to release the demons, but to suppress the demons. ”

Hu Dingshan was puzzled: "How do you say this?"

Hu Yixue told Hu Dingshan of the words of the monk, Hu Dingshan pondered for a moment and said: "According to what you said, the Buddha bone relics left by the enlightened person before death can suppress the demons in the heart, do you think this is somewhat credible." ”

Hu Yixue pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know how credible it is, but I don't think the monk lied to me." ”

"Oh?" said Hu Dingshan, "how do you know?"

Hu Yixue said: "There are two reasons, the first is that the news of the birth of the Linglong Pagoda should not be transmitted to the northern Xinjiang, but the monk is shown to be in the southeast region, which can only mean that they got the news very early; ”

Hu Dingshan frowned slightly, and said: "Is he blocked out of the pagoda?" Nie Delusion was also injured by the sword qi in the tower, I also tried to enter the tower, but was blocked, it seems that the heart demon has indeed recovered some strength. ”

After a pause, he said again: "By the way, since the monk can't enter the tower, how can he use the Buddha bone relics to suppress the demons?"

Hu Yixue smiled: "He found someone who could enter the tower." ”

Hu Dingshan frowned and said, "Who?"

Hu Yixue smiled: "It's also fate, this person turned out to be the target of my assassination this time." ”

"A disciple of the Green Bamboo Sect?"

Hu Yixue shook his head and said, "They are together with the disciples of the Qingzhu Sect, but they are not the disciples of the Qingzhu Sect, it seems that Wei Zhenye of Yunzhou organized a team. ”

"Confused, this Wei Zhenye is really blinded by greed," Hu Dingshan obviously knew Wei Zhenye as well, and only heard him sigh and say: "The things in the Linglong Pagoda are not something that a small city lord can covet." ”

Hu Yixue shook his head slightly and said, "I don't think that team is completely uncompetitive, at least there is a person in the team who is favored by unmonks." ”

"Who?"

"It turns out that Han Chuang, the chief core disciple of the Qingzhu Sect. ”

"It's him!"

Hu Dingshan suddenly realized, although Han Chuang is just a kid at the peak of the Transformation Yuan, no one will underestimate him, simply put, he is not yet twenty years old, and it is almost certain that he will be promoted to the concentrating period, such a person is destined to become a master of the Southeast Region.

Hu Dingshan said: "Wasn't he expelled from the sect by Ling Luofeng, how dare he still appear?"

Hu Yixue laughed and said, "He has changed his appearance, and he has a reason to go." Then he told Hu Dingshan about Han Chuang.

Hu Dingshan let out a long sigh after hearing this, and said, "What a disaster, such a promising young man was actually killed by a woman." ”

From his point of view, he didn't think that the Evil Moon Sect was an evil sect, nor did he think that Nie Qingqing was a demon girl, but it was just that Han Chuang was not worth it, and it was really not worth it in his opinion to do something about giving up his good future for a woman.

Hu Yixue smiled slightly, like Han Chuang and Nie Qingqing, who were still with him last night, and couldn't help but say: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it, it's also a kind of happiness to be with the people you love." ”

Hu Dingshan fell silent, as if chewing on Hu Yixue's words. After a long while, he stared at him fiercely, and said angrily: "You dare to learn from him in the future, be careful that I break your legs!"

Hu Yixue smiled and said, "Don't mention his affairs, in short, he is a person who is favored by the unmonks, and thinks that he is very likely to reach the seventh layer of the Linglong Pagoda." ”

Hu Dingshan shook his head and said, "The monk still doesn't know the situation in Yunzhou, although Han Chuang's strength is strong, how strong the team of the city lord of Yunzhou can be, and whether he can appear is a question, and how to enter the seventh layer to suppress the demons." ”

Hu Yixue disagreed, and said: "I don't care about this, this team is also quite powerful except for Han Chuang, the others are also quite powerful, presumably there will be no problem, but the monk gave Han Chuang three Buddha beads to enter the tower for contact, the two of them cooperate, presumably there is a share of certainty." ”

Hu Dingshan gritted his teeth and said, "Then you shouldn't choose Han Chuang, the stakes are very high, and you should choose the most secure person, such as Yan Chiyang of the Chixia Sect is a good choice." ”

"Strange Sword Yan Chiyang?" Hu Yixue sneered, "His strength is good, and he is most likely to go up to the seventh layer of the Linglong Pagoda, but he is too utilitarian and easy to be bewitched by the demons in his heart, and if the Buddha bone relics are handed over to him, I am not at ease." ”

Hu Dingshan smiled bitterly and said: "You kid is very accurate, that Yan Chiyang must be a false person, but it's a pity that the great cause of the Chixia Sect has no successor." ”

The young man of Hu Dingshan had a few encounters with Yan Beifei, the current sect leader of the Chixia Sect, and in his memory he was an extremely good and bold person, and his lifelong wish was to make the Chixia Sect famous all over the world, and now it seems that this wish is still a little far away.

Hu Dingshan said again: "That Han Chuang's mind can really resist the temptation of the demons?"

In the face of the heart demon, strength is secondary, the most important thing is the heart, the fewer flaws in the heart, the less easy it is to be bewitched.

Hu Yixue said: "This person is definitely a character with a strong heart, and he entered the Linglong Pagoda not for the treasures in the tower, but because of Nie Yuxin's daughter." ”

Hu Dingshan asked Xian Ge and knew what he meant, and said, "In order to heal Nie Yuxin's eyes?"

"That's right," Hu Yixue said, "Nie Yuxin's eye injury is actually injured by the sword qi to the spiritual sense, if you want to recover, you must have an elixir to replenish the spiritual sense, this elixir is only available in the Linglong Pagoda, so Han Chuang will take risks; ”

Hu Dingshan pondered for a moment and said: "If he is really like you said, he is not a good candidate, so I will personally try him, and everything will be said after I have tried him." ”

Hu Yixue smiled bitterly and said, "Doesn't the Great Elder believe my vision?"

Hu Dingshan glanced at him and said, "It's not that I don't believe your eyes, but it's a big trouble, and I need to check it myself." ”