The Xu family and the Ran family are separated by 12 squares in the north and south, each square is not separated by a road, and it is about three miles long.

From a mortal's point of view, the two are actually quite far apart.

However, the road connecting the north and south of the two houses is relatively remote, whether it is the "patrol car" of the county office or the "Huizhong car" leading to the Babu Chengguan, it is not in the way. In the past, the contact was with a single-board pony car often hired by the third uncle Xu Changling.

It's just that the third uncle has to use the pony carriage during the day, and Xu Zhenyun is not easy to occupy; If you use the speed of the Nine Rank Martial Cultivators to run wildly, forty or fifty miles is nothing, but it is even more inappropriate to reveal the methods of cultivators for no reason.

Xu Zhenyun simply got up early in the morning and walked with the stars and the moon.

Walking in the morning light is regarded as a kind of spiritual practice.

At three o'clock in the morning, he came to the door of Ran's house.

Ran's house is the one closest to the northwest corner of "Renpingfang", there is no plaque in front of the door, but there is a stone carving of a person who is more than half a person tall and holds a hammer at the side door, which is a different feature from other houses.

The waxy yellow door was hidden, but it was not closed.

Deadbolts were clearly visible in the cracks of the door.

Xu Zhenyun gently pushed open the door and walked in. After passing through the wall painted with the pattern of craftsmen smelting iron, I walked along the gravel path and followed the faintly heard sound to the back door.

The small arched wooden door of the backyard is ajar.

Xu Zhenyun strode in and immediately smelled the rich smell of wine.

It is not the fragrant and soft fragrance of "daughter red" that I bought when I got married, but it is rich and pungent, which is the taste of "intestinal wine" that I love after work.

In the backyard, the south-facing main house door is half-hidden, and you can vaguely see that bottles and cans are scattered on the ground.

There were several clay pots, which had been shattered.

Xu Zhenyun paused for a moment, slowly stepped forward, and pushed open the wooden door.

Ran Dazhou was holding a wine urn in his left hand, and his body was reclining on a rattan chair, his chest completely wet.

But what shocked Xu Zhenyun even more was his eye-catching white hair.

Xu Zhenyun felt sorry and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, I'm late." ”

Seeing Xu Zhenyun come in, Ran Dazhou's scattered eyes refocused, smiled slightly, and said calmly: "It's Zhenyun who is here." ”

"Come in and sit."

Xu Zhenyun found out that the appearance in the courtyard looked scary, and Ran Dazhou's white hair was also shocking, but in fact, his mood was quite stable, and he could even be called "mentally healthy", and he was not as depressed as he imagined.

Sure enough, Ran Dazhou sat up straight, waved his hand and said, "The people in the county government have greeted me." After killing Bao Chuchu's demon clan, you got a chance to leap into the dragon gate and become a cultivator in one fell swoop. There are mysteries in the path that are not humane, and they are related to the failure of a lifetime; Recently, time has been tight, and there is no time to take care of anything else. ”

"I got the news a few days ago that you have done a great job and are on the same path as your father."

"I'm so happy for you."

After drinking the jar in his hand, Ran Dazhou threw it casually, and his calloused palm held a pitch-black wine pot jar, palmed everything, opened the mud, and drank bitterly.

The taste of intestinal wine is too pungent and can hardly be called "wine aroma".

Xu Zhenyun found a half-old ironwood pestle in the corner of the wall and sat down close to Ran Dazhou.

Seeing that Xu Zhenyun seemed to be muttering how to open his mouth, Ran Dazhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine now." ”

"Later, I got the news that the demon clan's goal was you, and you didn't dare to create a killing karma first. Chu Chu has not encountered an accident yet, but his disappearance has not yet been found. Thanks to your third uncle for being with me for a few days, I have gradually recovered. ”

"Also, what Li County Ling of Nanyang County said is very right, if I find Chu Chu in the future, if I worry too much and collapse my body first, wouldn't it be too worthless."

"Such a stupid thing won't happen to Ran!"

Xu Zhenyun was surprised: "Li County Ling has been here in person? ”

Ran Dazhou took another sip and said, "Yes." One is to inform the news and comfort and compensation; The second is to take away some of Chu Chu's usual items, and ask about some usual stories by the way. It is thought to be related to the supernatural powers of the cultivators, so as to facilitate the search. ”

Xu Zhenyun's heart moved slightly, but he didn't expect Li Xianling to do this, no matter whether he succeeded or not, he did his best.

Although Ran Dazhou seems to be in good spirits; But Xu Zhenyun couldn't help but be sad, and he still didn't talk much about Ran Chuchu, just asked him about his physical condition and whether he wanted to move to Xu's house to take care of Yunyun.

Ran Dazhou shook the clay pot in his hand and said with a smile: "Zhenyun." You don't have to be so careful. I didn't hear the familiar voice of your third uncle's little wooden car, you came on foot, right? ”

"Did you come all the way to comfort me? Let's talk about something useful! ”

"Let's talk about your father."

Xu Zhenyun was surprised: "My father? ”

Ran Dazhou showed a look of reminiscence, and said slowly: "Because of the limit of 'being with the world', although I had a lifelong friendship with him before he entered the Dao, it is difficult for him to share his deeds directly with me after he enters the Dao. ”

"But there are two things, although they don't go into the specifics of his path, but ...... I'm afraid it's a big secret. I thought about it, even if you entered the path, your father might not have mentioned these things to you. ”

"These words were originally intended to be buried in my stomach all the time. But two days earlier, after thinking about it repeatedly, I changed my mind. If we meet each other, we should tell you! ”

"Maybe there's some of the risk; But your character is enterprising, and you deserve to take your destiny into your own hands. ”

Xu Zhenyun's expression was serious for three points, and he nodded: "Please speak." ”

Ran Dazhou said: "Do you know what kind of way your father entered the Tao? ”

Xu Zhenyun said: "I know! I heard my uncle say that my father's way of literary examination is well-read and memorized, and he can interpret scriptures. In the end, he was selected first in Shendu Prefecture and ranked seventh in the general election of the National Dynasty, becoming a practitioner. ”

Ran Dazhou nodded, glanced at Xu Zhenyun deeply, and said slowly: "Your father told me: In fact, he is more talented in the way of arithmetic. If he didn't enter the Egret Academy, but chose to enter the Guanwei Academy, he was even expected to strive for the first place in the 'counting' assessment. ”

After a pause, Ran Dazhou added: "He was very proud when he said this; But the next day, he told me very solemnly to forget about it and never mention it to others. ”

"Actually, this is talking about the talent before entering the Dao, and it does not mean that it has destroyed the boundary between 'Taoist karma' and 'worldly division'. But I don't know if it was just a joke or other reasons, but on the second day, he was unusual, and specially solemnly told him not to spread it. ”

Xu Zhenyun's heart sank, and he secretly wrote it down.

Ran Dazhou continued: "The second thing ......"

"Sixteen years ago, on the eighth day of the eighth month, a month before your father died. He was very happy that day and invited me to drink and climb the mountain. In the middle of his life, he suddenly said to me......"

Ran Dazhou paused, seemed to fall into a long aftertaste, and said after a long time: "He is about to do a great thing, once he succeeds, he will leave a name in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty." ”

Xu Zhenyun's spirits perked up, and a strong curiosity surged in his heart.

Ran Dazhou continued: "Since then, I vaguely guessed that although your father has only been in the Tao for more than ten years, I am afraid that he has already become a dragon, and he is not comparable to other idlers. ”

After raising the wine bottle and drinking it all, Ran Dazhou shook his head abruptly and said, "It's a pity that ...... in a month."

Xu Zhenyun was stunned.

After saying the two things, Ran Dazhou seemed to be in a relaxed mood.

Xu Zhenyun deliberately avoided it, but Ran Dazhou himself took the initiative to mention a lot of Ran Chuchu's topics, fragmentary past events, such as how she was naughty when she was a child, but she suddenly became sensible when she grew up......

And what outsiders don't know is that in fact, Ran Chuchu is well versed in the secret forging methods handed down by the Ran family, and is familiar with the recipes and refining methods passed down from the family, and has put forward several improvement measures in the forging skills of the Ran family.

Ran Dazhou was just a joke at first, but then he couldn't resist it, and he tried it with the intention of spoiling his daughter, and found that Ran Chuchu's "improvement" was very effective!

When Xu Zhenyun heard this, he was shocked in his heart, this was a secret that even he didn't know.

When Ran Chuchu and Xu Zhenyun got together in the past, the two talked about everything; But he never knew that Ran Chuchu still had this hand!

Ran Chuchu has a lot of experience in striking iron???

Sounds ridiculous......

If it weren't for Ran Dazhou's emotional stability, but a little bit of decadence and confusion, Xu Zhenyun would definitely suspect that this was a dream drunkenness.

Ran Dazhou sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that she is a delicate girl's family, it would be very suitable to inherit my business." My Ran family's method of 'hundred refining', 'thousand refining' and 'combined refining' should also be carried forward against the trend. ”

"Originally, I made up my mind, if you lose the general election of your country and are willing to endure hardships, it is just right to control my Ran family's inheritance with the power of the qi and blood of the nine grades of physical arts......"

Xu Zhenyun was stunned, let me inherit your blacksmith family business?

Ran Dazhou suddenly got up and said, "You come with me, I have something to show you." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ran Dazhou got up decisively and walked directly to the back door.