"It's okay, this matter has nothing to do with Brother Tai. This is also because we, the descendants of the Bai family, have failed to live up to the will of our ancestors and failed to learn the skills to recast the glory of the family, which is indeed worthy of them. Bai Qian was already distressed at the moment. When the family was falling apart, he couldn't get enough cultivation resources, and he had to always watch out for the malice of the enemies of various factions on weekdays, and it was not easy to grow to this point. But if you want to save your family from fire and water, your current cultivation is still too far behind.

"It's just that having said that, my Bai family really doesn't have the energy to accommodate and cultivate foreign talents like my little brother now, so I can only refuse Your Excellency's request. Moreover, if Your Excellency joins my Bai family at this time, you will also be involved in the disputes of my Bai family, and you will lose your life. Bai Qian continued, "However, I can see that you are a little extraordinary, little brother, but at such a young age, you can have the ambition to compete with the Yu Sect; I feel that with your character, little brother, as long as you practice hard and persist, you may be able to really make a difference in the future. As you just said, it is indeed the fate of the two of us to meet here today, although I can't include you in my Bai family, but I have the heart to make friends with you. Why don't you go to the surrounding bars with me, I'll invite you to have a drink, little brother, how about we talk about it in detail? ”

"I can't ask for it!" Although Tian Jihong said that he regretted that he could not join the Bai family's cultivation, he was also very happy to hear that the other party was so friendly and willing to further make friends with him; After all, to be able to meet such a strong young master with a similar position to himself, he can actually be regarded as a high climber.

"Okay, brother, wait a moment. Sister Xing'er, it doesn't matter if you're injured, right? Bai Qian turned to Bai Xing'er who was healing on the side and asked.

"It's out of the way, what do you have to say?" Bai Xing'er endured the pain of the wound at this moment and stepped forward. Although Bai Xing'er is one or two years older than Bai Qian, no matter in terms of family status or strength, she is willing to call Bai Qian's senior brother.

“… I see that your injuries have not healed, so you still need to pay attention to rest. Just now over there in the Qingfeng Martial Arts Pavilion, I have already done the things that the elder explained, and I will leave the rest to you. After the conflict with the Shiyu Sect just now, I think there should be no one to embarrass you in this Dongsheng Town for the time being. For a while, Sister Xing'er will lead the team, and the rest of the people must remember to obey Bai Xing'er's command and not to cause trouble, and remember to take care of Sister Xing'er's body along the way. Bai Qian looked at the young man he had accused before, and his face sank, "Especially you Bai Lin, you have been silent and unkind to words on weekdays, why are you so impulsive and unruly as soon as you come out?" also secretly spoke ill of this little brother, which really disgraced the face of my Bai family. If you do it again in the future, I will definitely tell your eldest brother when I go back, and see how he cleans you up after that! ”

"Yes, I don't dare to do it, listen to my brother's teachings!" In the face of Bai Qian's questioning, the young man named Bai Lin had to give in, but the disdain and hostility towards Tianjihong in his eyes did not decrease in the slightest.

"I have some things to talk about with this little brother, and if you are done with the matter, we will meet at the gate of the town in an hour, and I will come at that time." After Bai Qian arranged the group beside him, he invited Tian Jihong to a tavern not far away.

"By the way, I haven't asked my little brother for your name; And little brother, how could you, a mortal who doesn't know how to practice, go to the other side of West Street? After handing Tian Jihong a cup of delicious fruit wine, Bai Qian no longer needed to worry about the wall having ears, and began to talk freely with Tian Jihong.

However, Tian Jihong is a little embarrassed at the moment. The other party invited himself so sincerely, and it seemed that he was not in the same place as the Yuzong at that time, if he still concealed his identity from him at this moment, his conscience was indeed a little uncomfortable. In the end, Tian Jihong decided to tell the truth: "In Xia Tian Ji Hong, he lives with his younger brother in Donglin Village, not far from the town. The main reason for coming to Dongsheng Town today is to find a suitable martial arts hall to learn the cultivation method, but unfortunately it was in vain along the way, and then I accidentally bumped into the duel between Your Excellency and the Yu Sect. ”

"Oh? So that's what happened. Tianjihong... Why does the name sound familiar? Bai Qian couldn't help but start thinking about the many names that came to mind, but in the end he couldn't match the number, so he had to continue to ask: "It's not difficult to understand that Brother Tianji is eager to learn a skill at such an age and get ahead, but I think Brother Tianji is the same age as Zaixia, how could he think of coming to this Dongsheng Town alone?" I think you also know that this is a place where you eat people and don't spit out bones, are your parents so relieved that you are a little child who comes here alone? ”

"Alas, don't hide it from Brother Bai Qian, the next family originally lived in Nanyue Village in the northwest, and they were chased and killed by the enemy before they ended up here. My father and mother were separated from me and my brother on the way, so I had to rely on my brother in Donglin Village to find out the whereabouts of my parents one day. Tian Jihong briefly explained his situation to the other party, "And my enemy is none other than the Shi Yu Sect who was with you before. ”

"I really didn't expect that Brother Tianji would have such a life experience, it's really not easy!" Bai Qian also had deep feelings about the encounter of the young man in front of him, but in a few words, he revealed that it was no less than his own bumpy experience. "Come, I'll give you a cup of heaven. It's just that Brother Tianji has provoked this time Yu Sect's words, I'm afraid that life will not be easy, although I don't want to admit it, but Shi Yu Sect's strength is indeed worthy of its title of the first in the martial arts world, and even my Bai family has to bow to it. If you are targeted by the Rain Sect on this continent at this time, I am afraid that there will be no more peaceful days, Brother Tianji, you must be careful when you are wandering outside alone! ”

"Brother Bai Qian, you don't have to be so polite. In fact, from this point of view, my own situation may be better than that of you, Brother Bai Qian, at least I don't have to worry about the fate of the family all day long, Brother Bai's burden is much heavier than mine! Tian Jihong is also very understandable, Bai Qian, as the young master of a crumbling big family, has many responsibilities that he needs to bear on weekdays.

"Alas, it was not convenient to talk to Brother Tianji on the street before, so I'll tell the truth here." Bai Qian's complexion was still quite calm, but looking at the chaotic aura fluctuations around him, he could clearly feel the emotions stirring in his heart. "Actually, it was very conservative to say that my Bai family was on the verge of the end before. In the eyes of me and some of the remaining loyal people in the family, the fate of the Bai family is already doomed, and there is no way to undo it. According to our estimates, in less than two years, the forces of all parties who are secretly acting in the dark will not be able to wait to take action, and an unprecedented crisis will definitely break out in the clan, and I am afraid that one day will usher in the end of the Bai family. ”

As a mortal, although Tianjihong cannot deeply understand the difference in strength between many forces; But now that he saw Bai Qian say such tragic words, he also understood that such a huge family that had carried a thousand years of heritage really had no room for salvation, and it would soon usher in its own destruction, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for the situation that Bai Qian was facing. "Within two years... So fast, huh? Is there really nothing that can be done? ”

"Alas! It was already too late, and the contradictions between the various factions in the clan were irreconcilable long before my father was alive. Now the people of the clan are panicked and suspicious of each other, and many people feel the fear of impending catastrophe, and many of them are willing to fall and succumb to the forces that are secretly intervening in order to save their lives; We even speculated that as early as ten years ago, when my grandfather was injured, the clan was already mixed with spies, which leaked out the news that the clan had strictly suppressed it. At a time when the edifice is about to fall, there will only be more and more such people, and it is no longer possible to count on them to be eradicated. Bai Qian's flat tone was full of helplessness.

"All I can do now is to do my best to balance the strength of the various factions in the family, so that they can contain each other, and seize the ruling power of the family as soon as possible, so as to delay the day when the clan will finally be wiped out." Bai Qian continued, "It's just a pity that my Bai family had large-scale conflicts with other families in my great-grandfather's generation. After the great war that shocked the martial arts world, my Bai family began to go to the road of decline; At that time, the essence of archery, which had been passed down for thousands of years in the family, was also lost in that war with the fall of many masters. If my grandfather and his old man could have comprehended the core of my Bai family's archery as soon as possible, he would not have been defeated in the hands of the Black Dragon Society. ”

"I'm so sorry, I poked the sad thing in Brother Bai Qian's heart again." Tian Jihong gave the other party a glass in return, "Alas! It's a pity that I have more than enough strength to do it, and I can't help Brother Bai Qian..."

"It doesn't matter, it's also an honor to have the honor to meet such a good friend as Brother Tianji today, it's been a long time since I've been so happy to talk to others about my troubles." Bai Qian said, "Furthermore, I see that Brother Tianji can have such a calm personality at such an age, and I always have a faint feeling in my heart that in the future, you will definitely show your skills and achieve great things on the way to cultivation." If Brother Tianji really makes some achievements in the martial arts world in the future, and my Bai family is still alive, maybe there will really be a day when you really seek your help, Brother Tianji, and then you don't forget today's feelings! ”

"Hahaha, it's easy to say, today you and I have a good conversation and a good drink, it can be said that it is not a great pleasure in life. Although I am still a nobody, but today I have the courage to recognize you as a good brother Brother Bai Qian, if he can help your Bai family in the future, he will definitely go to the soup in the next place! Tian Jihong said with a laugh, and instructed the bartender to fill the two of them again.

"Okay, I'll do it for you!"

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