In the maelstrom of power, humanity is forever struggling.

Everyone knows the truth of success and defeat, but for thousands of years, there have always been people who have crossed the cliff one after another, and some people have won with one blow and climbed to the heights; There are also people who slip on the soles of their feet and fall to pieces.

But anyone who dares to take a leap is all ready to realize that the family is ruined, after all, if the thing is done, why don't you dare to touch the threshold of the true son of heaven?

In the face of great temptation, the more powerful the person, the more he wants to fight, such as a powerful minister like a general.

But the word implication is easy to write, but it is difficult to encounter it, no matter how strong people are, they have weaknesses, in Qiu Fang's eyes, the general's weakness should be his family, if the general loses a son in chess, it will inevitably make a whole family punished, how can Fu Zhi and others survive it?

Although Qiu Fang didn't have a wide range of knowledge, he could think through such a simple truth, he lowered his eyelids, and thousands of thoughts were surging in his mind, as if at this moment, he had seen Fu Zhi being dragged into the execution ground, and the cold blade was about to fall. Or before he could be judged, he died under the siege of the soldiers, and he watched in despair from the sidelines, but he was helpless.

The torrent of the earthly world has set off a monstrous turbidity wave, and the insignificant human being will only be coerced forward, and the little junior sister cultivates the exercises, but in the world of cultivation, she is always just a weak woman, and in the face of the struggle for power, she is only stronger than being unrestrained.

Zhou Zong knew what Qiu Fang was thinking, and his brows furrowed slightly, a young man in the flower season, it is normal for love to bloom at the beginning. But not long after Qiufang went down the mountain, his heart was simple, once he was emotional, he was afraid that he would end up with deep affection, so it was not a good thing for his future, and it was just an ordinary person, but the young man in front of him was born with an extremely ordinary catastrophe, and there was no room for any mistakes.

As an elder, Zhou Zong should have been very caring, but as the head of the East Pole Gate, there were more things he needed to worry about.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly, and even Zhong Kou, who was sitting not far away, couldn't notice this sigh.

Immediately, Zhou Zong diverted the topic and said: "In the next few days, you will follow your sixth uncle to see more and learn more." ”

Qiu Fang nodded, but he didn't answer because he was in a bad mood. After a while, Zhong Kou saw that what Zhou Zong was going to say was over, so he interjected: "Just now, we met a vendor in the market. ”

When Zhou Zong heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he realized something, and turned his head to look over, obviously his lips were tightly closed, but the word "how" was clearly written on his face.

"It's a calligraphy and painting stall, and the words can be eye-catching, but he has no calluses on his hands, and he is coming at us again." Zhong Kou said unhurriedly, his face was unmoved, and he couldn't see any superfluous expressions.

Zhou Zong thought for a while, and didn't express his opinion, but just asked, "What do you think is wrong?" ”

"The visitor was not good, so I bought all his calligraphy and paintings." Zhong Kou's voice was always low, which made people feel a sense of relief, and Qiu Fang only listened to it, and he couldn't guess what this vendor thought.

"Shall we take a look?"

Zhou Zong thought that the other party should also come, so he raised his eyebrows and looked out of the door, and said with a smile.

Zhong Kou waved his hand: "Although this person is a little older, I see that his steps are steady, presumably the goods have already been delivered, at this time, I am afraid it is time to go." ”

When ordinary people heard this, they had to ask why they didn't find an excuse to drag him out and explore the truth again.

But Zhou Zong knew that Zhong Kou's temperament had always been calm and sophisticated, and since he let that person go, there must be his reason, so he casually asked: "Then what is the purpose of you buying his paintings?" ”

"On the way back, I have sent a message to Lao Shi, asking him to appear as an account office, go to settle accounts with someone, and see what this person's intentions are."

Zhong Kou said indifferently, but Qiu Fang was stunned for a moment, all the way back, the two of them walked in a hurry, and they had not talked to others yet, and the sixth uncle unknowingly secretly sent a message to the door, thinking of this, Qiu Fang couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhou Zong continued: "Then you guys go and take a look, it's just..."

Seeing that Zhou Zong wanted to speak and stopped, Zhong Kou frowned slightly, if Zhou Zong didn't want to say, then he wouldn't say the three words "just", since he said it, he was waiting for himself to ask.

So Zhong Kou asked as a matter of routine, "But what?" ”

"It's just that the orphan of the eighth prince is a big matter, don't leak the news." Zhou Zongzheng said.

Zhong Kou nodded when he heard this, and said, "Why do you need to tell me more." ”

The brothers of Dongjimen have always spoken casually, never caring about so many pedantic rules, Zhou Zong naturally did not take this to heart, but just looked sideways at the door and said: "These days, I still have important things to do, the mundane affairs in the door are complicated, presumably the fourth child is also lacking in skills, the so-called orphan of the eighth prince, I can only rest assured that you will do it, you have to worry more." ”

Zhou Zong's sentence is a heart-wrenching sentence.

Lin Yun has always asked little about things, and the old seven and eight are not in the door at this time, and there are two left, one only has a sword in his eyes, and the other is a hanger, if there is something important, he does not dare to hand it over to the two of them easily, so it is understandable that this matter falls on Zhong Kou.

Zhong Kou naturally knew the reason, and he also knew the current situation of Dongjimen, so he nodded indifferently and did not answer.

Zhou Zong also raised his eyes rarely, and there was a look of gratitude in his eyes, but there was a sound of silence at this time.

Zhong Kou here led Qiu Fang towards He Wangshu's residence, but Lin Yun's door over there was knocked.

After all, Lin Yun is a female streamer, except for the female disciples under her hands, there have always been few visitors. It was time to rest, and she had never sent anyone over, and when she heard the soft sound on the wooden door, she couldn't help frowning.

"Who is visiting?" She asked silently in her mind, but she didn't say it aloud.

Doubts are doubts, she still moved lightly, pushed the wooden door open with a "squeak", and the person who came into view dragged a hat in his hand, which turned out to be the fourth child of the East Pole Gate - Duan Mou.

"Fourth Senior Brother?"

Lin Yun's voice was somewhat surprised, among the senior brothers, she was the only woman, and the rest of the men would never come to visit in order to avoid suspicion. Today, Duan Mou came so suddenly, something was abnormal, and there must have been something important to discuss, so he had to do it as a last resort.

Thinking of this, Lin Yun hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Senior brother, please." ”

Duan Mou has never been a polite master, his face is gloomy, and the layer of mist under his eyes still makes people can't guess his thoughts.

After sitting down, Lin Yun glanced at Duan Mou suspiciously, and made a cup of tea for him unhurriedly.

Without waiting for Lin Yun to ask, Duan Mou took the initiative to provoke the conversation.

"It's not a peaceful day these days."

Lin Yun nodded, but didn't answer, just quietly waited for Duan Mou to talk about the topic.

Duan Mou glanced at her, a trace of anger inadvertently emanated from his eyebrows, and then continued: "The third child has been moving around a lot recently, but he rarely talks to us. ”

Hearing Duan Mou's words, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Lin Yun's face, she knew that Zhou Zong had been busy with a lot of things recently, and she happened not to tell Duan Mou, presumably Duan Mou was quite complaining about this.

This time, it seems that Lin Yun thought a little more, Duan Mou was in a high position in the East Pole Gate, but he never cared about the size of the power, the reason why he was angry was simply because Zhou Zong was sometimes dangerous, although he could attack him unprepared, but the risk was always not small.

In his heart, he is the one who maintains the bottom line of the East Pole Gate, and he should know about all the big and small affairs.

"You... Frequenting the suburbs? ”

Without waiting for Lin Yun to answer, Duan Mou continued to ask, but when he asked this, the anger in his eyes dissipated a lot, and was replaced by a twisting force, which made Lin Yun a little confused.

Since Duan Mou asked, then he knew it, and Lin Yun knew this truth as soon as he understood it, so he naturally no longer concealed it, nodded slightly and said, "Senior brother in charge has been to Huguo Temple. ”

As soon as the three words "Huguo Temple" came out, Duan Mou's face immediately changed again, it seems that there is something hidden in Huguo Temple, he must know it in his heart.

However, he uncharacteristically did not ask any further questions, but was silent for a while, and then said in his hoarse voice: "Since he took you there, he let you participate, then you have to take care of this matter, and you must not let him do dangerous things, old things, often the most hurtful tiger." ”

Lin Yun was quite surprised when she heard this, how could Duan Mou on weekdays not break the casserole and ask to the end, but now he doesn't ask questions, just a while, this abnormal appearance is extremely rare.

"Senior brother, you can rest assured, this matter is far-reaching, and the senior brother in charge has his own considerations, so he doesn't have to worry too much."

Lin Yun replied indifferently, she had always respected Zhou Zong, and she was naturally convinced of Zhou Zong's judgment.

The head of Dongjimen, who is occasionally disrespectful to the old and jokes about the world, but whenever he encounters a major event, he can lead everyone to tide over the difficulties safely, which is not easy. What's more, Dongjimen is not only a sect on the rivers and lakes, but also involved in the imperial city, and it is even more necessary to walk on thin ice on weekdays, since Zhou Zong can handle these well, then other things, of course, are not a problem.

Seeing the determination in Lin Yun's eyes, Duan Mou nodded, as if he was about to get up and leave, but when he got up halfway through, he remembered something again, and paused and said, "That person still remembers hatred?" ”

Lin Yun knew that the person in Duan Mou's mouth was referring to Yao Yijushi, she thought for a moment, slowly shook her head, and said, "She said that she had forgotten her hatred. ”

Unexpectedly, Duan Mou rarely laughed and said: "Forgetting does not mean the end, letting go is." ”

With that, he got up and left, even though the half smile was worse than crying.

Lin Yun was stunned for a moment, her eyes were full of confusion, and she didn't even think that she should get up to see off this rare guest.

Because she knew that Duan Mou's words were also said to her.