1468 - The Seventeenth Patriarch first appears

Looking around at the quaint streets around me, the tourists who were already leisurely sightseeing, I asked Li Meng and Meng Xinxue suspiciously, "This is the headquarters of Tianzhu Mansion?" How do I feel like it's a tourist area? ”

While walking forward with me, Li Meng said coldly without looking back: "You're right, this is a tourist area." ”

"Tourist area? Auntie, why did you bring me to the tourist area? I hurriedly asked again.

I heard Li Meng reply again: "This Confucius Temple can be said to be the most lively place in the whole Nanjing, and it is also the place with the largest flow of people, as the so-called big hidden in the city, plus the large flow of people in the scenic spot, it is also a lot more convenient for the personnel of Tianzhu Mansion to enter and exit, so as not to be suspected, so the headquarters has been located here......

"I see......"

I nodded, and then didn't ask more, and continued to follow Li Meng and Meng Xinxue forward, and as I walked, I was led by the two to the door of a large temple.

There was a ticket office on the right side of the door of the temple, and as soon as the three of us approached, we saw a bald old man in the ticket office leisurely opening the closed window glass and peeking out.

At the same time, Li Meng and Meng Xinxue both began to quietly look at their surroundings, and then they heard the old man sitting at the ticket office say: "Don't look at it, the surroundings are safe ......."

Li Meng and Meng Xinxue hurriedly nodded, and then Li Meng asked respectfully, "Uncle Ma, can we enter?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "Go in, I've already notified you to answer inside." ”

After saying this, the old man handed out a ticket to the scenic spot, then closed the window again, and began to hum leisurely on the rocking chair.

Li Meng took the ticket and handed it directly to me, and then walked forward with me without saying a word, and quickly walked into the first courtyard of the big temple.

As I walked inside, I stared at the ticket in my hand and saw that there was a red seal on the back of the ticket, and the mark on it was exactly the same as the pattern on the jade.

I hurriedly asked Li Meng, "Auntie, who was the person who sold the ticket just now?" Also from Tianzhu Mansion? ”

"Of course," Li Meng nodded and said, "It's not just him, along the way, most of the shops around the scenic spot have our Tianzhu Mansion eyeliner, and most of the tourists and pedestrians you see are also disguised by our people......

Hearing Li Meng's words, I couldn't help but be shocked, but when I thought that even on the streets of Nanjing, people from Tianzhu Mansion could be seen everywhere, so I was no longer shocked......

At this time, I heard Li Meng say again: "Although the entire exorcism world is in turmoil now, it is absolutely safe in the area of Confucius Temple, especially after the accident in Sihai Lake Villa last night, the number of patrols near the headquarters has doubled, no matter how powerful the Yiren Sect is, he will never dare to come here to be presumptuous......"

Hearing this, I asked again: "There are four major institutions in Tianzhu Mansion, so which department do these people responsible for protecting the security of the headquarters belong to?" ”

"The five armies are all protecting the house." Li Meng replied coldly: "In addition to the general Wang who serves as the 'Great Protector' of the Five Armies, there are four deputy personnel under his command, each performing their duties, known as the 'Anton, Anxi, Annan, and Anbei' Four Protectors, and it is Shen ......Qing who is responsible for the security of the headquarters."

"Shen Qing? What kind of character is this? ”

"A character who is never easy to mess with......" Meng Xinxue suddenly interjected, and after saying this, she quietly sighed, frowned, and continued: "Actually, this time I brought you to the headquarters, and it was Shen ......Qing who I couldn't rest assured of."

"Huh? Why? I asked.

I only heard Meng Xinxue say again: "Because the five armies have always been at odds with our thirteen imperial history platforms, and there are many conflicts between the people below, so I have dealt with Shen Qing a lot, that girl is a tendon in her work, never reasonable, and her heart is more ruthless than the general Wang, and she is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp...... This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that you came to Tianzhu Mansion this time, to put it bluntly, you are here to trouble the elders, but Shen Qing's headquarters guard team happens to be directly managed by the senators, and it is Shen Qing's primary responsibility to protect the senators, and even when there is an emergency, Shen Qing directly replaces the general Wang to take over the right to protect the capital of the five armies, just like the captain of the pro-guard team that the elders trust the most......"

Meng Xinxue finished speaking, and Li Meng said on the side: "Actually, I was also worried about this along the way, so, Xiao Liuzi, when you see the elders for a while, you must restrain your temper, don't be so arrogant and domineering as usual, these old men are not easy to mess with, especially Mr. Ye, no matter what the negotiation is, you must not be wild in front of him......"

"Mr. Ye? Who is this? ”

Listening to my question, Li Meng replied as he walked forward: "The Elders of Tianzhu Mansion are now controlled by a total of seventeen elders, all of whom have made great contributions to Tianzhu Mansion in recent decades. Among them, the leader is Mr. Ye, and it was Mr. Ye who took the lead in suppressing the Bai Zilin incident seventeen years ago......"

After Li Meng finished speaking, she only heard Meng Xinxue answer again: "Mr. Ye's big name is Ye Hongshu, he served as the capital protector in the Five Armies Protectorate Mansion decades ago, and it can be said that he is the old-timer of the generals Wang and Ling Hucong, although he has already stepped down due to injuries for decades, but the power and relationship network in the Five Armies Protectorate are still very large, and even the general Wang has to respectfully shout 'uncle......' when he sees him."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but exclaim: "This old man is not simple......"

"There are even more simple ones...... Meng Xinxue continued: "Mr. Ye not only has a very high prestige in the Five Armies Protectorate, but no one in the entire Tianzhu Mansion dares not to give him face, because he is the descendant of the first person in the Tianzhu Mansion Wonder Hero 'Ling Qiu Yiye', and almost all generations of the family have been loyal and effective for the Tianzhu Mansion, and his qualifications and background are unparalleled......

"I, I got it......"

I nodded hurriedly.

As I spoke, Li Meng and Meng Xinxue took me into a side room in the courtyard, and when I went in, I saw that it was a house selling tourist souvenirs, the room was full of souvenir counters, and behind a counter, two middle-aged women who did not look amazing were sitting on the bench chatting.

Walking to the counter, Li Meng and Meng Xinxue showed their jade at the same time, and the two middle-aged women in the counter nodded, and then looked at me.

Seeing this, Li Meng hurriedly snatched the scenic spot ticket from my hand and handed it to one of the women, and after reading it, the two nodded again, raised their hands and pointed to the door of the inner room not far behind.

Li Meng and Meng Xinxue nodded in thanks, and then led me into the back room, where there was a hidden entrance, and at the end of the entrance was a corridor leading to the underground.

They then led me into a room that resembled a break, told me to wait a moment and then hurried away.

I sat alone in the room smoking and drinking tea, and waited for about 20 minutes before I saw Meng Xinxue come back alone, and I hurriedly asked, "Where is my aunt?" ”

Meng Xinxue said coldly: "Sister Li Meng has some things to do, you come with me, the elders have already agreed to see you......"

I nodded, hurriedly followed Meng Xinxue out of the door, and after turning around along the corridor of the hall for a while, I was led by Meng Xinxue to the door of a conference room.

Walking to the door, Meng Xinxue first instructed me: "Remember what we warned you when we came, don't be wild in front of the patriarchs, even if the patriarchs don't agree to this action, you must say it in a harmonious voice, and we'll think of other ways to go back......."

After saying this, Meng Xinxue raised her hand and gently buckled the door, and then heard a slow sound of 'please come in' from inside, and Meng Xinxue took me to push the door in.

And when I walked inside, in the huge conference room, there was only one old man sitting on the innermost seat of the conference table leisurely making tea, the old man had white beard and white hair, gold wire glasses on his face, and a snow-white goatee on his chin, which was quite a bit of style......

As soon as I saw the sight, I couldn't help but complain to Meng Xinxue: "Didn't you say that there are seventeen bad old men?" Why the are you here? “

Hearing this, Meng Xinxue's face changed instantly, and she couldn't wait to pop her eyes out......