Chapter 174: Undercurrent Surging (Part II)
The middle-aged man in white thought for a moment, then left the place without looking back, and after a few steps, his figure disappeared into the corridor. Moments later, he appeared in the empty lobby. Looking at the broom that was discarded on the ground not far away, and looking around the lobby again, he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this lobby that he rarely came to on weekdays.
Something is wrong, but I can't say anything is wrong...... The middle-aged man in white pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't answer, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, a strange feeling suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart. He turned his head sharply to look at the position where the twenty-four jade plaques were still hanging, only to see that one of them was faintly glowing, and the brightness was already extremely dim, but he could immediately distinguish it from the rest of the twenty-three pieces of unflowered jade pendants.
"Unexpectedly...... ......It's on! How is this possible?!" The middle-aged man in white showed a shocked expression, and soon his expression became deep like the sea again, he took a step, and his figure disappeared directly into the entrance of the lobby, "That old man really has a problem...... This matter must be reported to the young pavilion master!"
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"You mean, the old man who is in charge of cleaning the Guangdao Hall is the eyeliner that his father planted?" In the spacious study room with a white jade structure, a white-robed young man slowly put down the thread-bound scroll in his hand, leisurely poured some tea into the teacup on the desk, and gently pushed it out, "The weather is getting colder, Uncle Li doesn't have to worry too much, let's have a cup of tea first." ”
In front of the desk, there stood respectfully a middle-aged man in white with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he was the Uncle Li in the young man's mouth, and similarly, he was also the person who had left the Guangdao Hall with twenty-four jade plaques in a row a moment ago.
"Thank you, Young Pavilion Master. Uncle Li responded. Pick up the tea and take a sip. praised, "It is worthy of the top-grade tea gift from Tianquan Sect." Sure enough, it is a good tea. ”
"Good tea must be matched with someone who knows the times, Uncle Li is such a person, of course he is worthy of it. The young pavilion master's eyes drooped slightly, his tone was flat, he was not very old, but he already had a bit of the demeanor of a superior person. He seemed to suddenly remember Uncle Li's intention, so he naturally said, "Think about it." At the beginning, Su Lao was also sent to Guangdao Hall by his father himself, and he was his father's eyeliner, which was not strange at all. ”
"My father has been in retreat for several years, but in the past few years, anyone who has some eyesight knows my plan. Su Lao is his father's eyeliner, so he won't lose his luster like this, and let Uncle Li catch any clues in public, right? Unless there is something that can make his heart ripple. ”
The young pavilion master took a sip of tea, and his tone was not slow. Extremely calm.
The corners of Uncle Li's mouth curled slightly, and his sharp eyes narrowed slightly, "The master of the Young Pavilion is like a god, and his subordinates admire it." Su Lao has indeed discovered something amazing. And this incident was enough to make him rush to the back mountain in a hurry, interrupting the old pavilion master's concentrated retreat!"
"Oh?" the young pavilion master groaned softly. The movement at hand froze, and suddenly a hint of thought flashed in his eyes. Immediately, he didn't realize it, "Could it be that the jade plaque of the Light Dao Hall is lit?"
"Exactly. ”
Syllable!
The teacup in the hand of the young pavilion master fell on the tea pot. The tea splashed his sleeves, but he didn't realize it. His eyes suddenly became fierce, and a touch of ruthlessness flashed from the bottom of his eyes like a streamer, and then he asked in a slightly cold tone, "Have you noticed which jade plaque is lit?"
"The subordinates are really ashamed, when they arrived at the Guangdao Hall, the brilliance of the jade plaque had already dissipated, so they were not able to lock the light jade plaque. Uncle Li lowered his head, "But Su Lao must know, and please rest assured that I have already sent my disciples to hunt down Su Lao, and I believe that there will be an answer soon." ”
Only then did the young pavilion master breathe a sigh of relief, and his expression returned to naturalness again.
"Young Pavilion Master, Master, Gu Sanjin asks to see!" A clear voice came from outside the study.
"Come in. The young pavilion master said indifferently. Immediately, a young figure quickly came to the two of them, and this person was the white-clothed young man who had gone to chase after Su Lao before.
"What about people?" When Uncle Li saw that Gu Sanjin's clothes were a little untidy, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart. And the young pavilion master also noticed something, and immediately his eyes became a little gloomy. Gu Sanjin lowered his head, but he didn't notice anything, he said directly: "Master, the disciple missed!"
"The teacher can see that you have missed...... What happened, you tell me, so that the young pavilion master also knows a thing or two. Uncle Li said in a low voice with his hands behind his back.
"Yes. Gu Sanjin immediately stood up, but he didn't dare to confirm the young pavilion master, "Returning to the young pavilion master, the old man, who is not conspicuous on weekdays, and when he fought with his disciples at critical moments, he actually exposed his cultivation that was no less than that of the emperor, and the disciples were caught off guard and escaped by him." However, please rest assured that the disciple was fighting with his fellow disciples and brothers at that time, and he should have captured him, but the old man used a strange secret method at the last moment, and the speed skyrocketed several times, and he fled out of the city. ”
"Fortunately, he was not allowed to reach the back mountain, otherwise the consequences are not conceivable. After hearing this, the young pavilion master said with a calm face. He asked again, "Since Su Lao escaped with a secret method, then he must have been injured, what is the extent of his injuries?
Gu Sanjin smiled coldly: "Please also rest assured that the young pavilion master, before the old man fled, he had already been hit by the lightfall nail refined by the master, and even if he returned from recuperation when he was seriously injured, he was afraid that it would be difficult to gather a few percent of his cultivation for the time being." ”
"That's very good...... As long as his strength is gone, he will never dare to come back here! My father's side is still in retreat, but it can be delayed for a while, and then I can just find a reason to fool him. The Young Pavilion Master groaned for a while, waved his hand and sent Gu Sanjin back.
It wasn't until Gu Sanjin left completely that Uncle Li took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Young Pavilion Master, Su Lao is immortal, and it will be difficult to be safe at this time!"
"I understand...... However, now the life and death of Su Lao is no longer the focus of our attention. The Young Pavilion Master rubbed his chin and said gloomily, "Over there in the Light Dao Hall, I will send someone to take over...... It's the jade card that lights up, I'm afraid it's not so easy to solve!"
Uncle Li hesitated and said: "Regarding the rumors about those jade plates, my subordinates have also heard from the old pavilion master, but after so many years, it is the first time I have seen the jade cards shine. ”
The Young Pavilion Master nodded, and then said, "Those jade plaques were left by the original Pavilion Master and his twenty-three followers at the beginning of the establishment of our Pavilion, and each jade plaque left a trace of soul imprint...... Legend has it that they have long since fallen, and the existence of the jade plaque is just a spiritual symbol of our pavilion, who would have thought that the legend would come true now...... Could it be that the first Pavilion Master and the twenty-three followers of the Light are still alive?!" (To be continued......)