Early morning.

Breeze.

At the moment when the sky was just dawning, the group of strangers in the inn of the ancient town began to move, walked on the vast avenue, and went to the shore of Jiangxin Lake.

Some people who were hungover and did not wake up were also carried on horses by their companions, stepping on the sun, and the sound of horses' hooves faded away.

The day of the selection of the Xuanwu List is approaching, and there are still two hundred miles away from the river, so they need to hurry up.

Last night's spring breeze in Xiaolou, I can only wait until the end of the selection and then taste it.

When the guests finished one after another, Boss Sun of the inn patted the drum of Lao Gao's money bag, and the smile on the corner of his mouth continued.

He drove the two men in the inn away, and then carried the money bag to a guest house on the third floor, which was in the southeast corner of the inn, leaning against the avenue and facing the river, and was a good place to blow the wind and watch the scenery.

The inn was overcrowded last night, all the guest rooms were full, and the guest house was obviously not enough, and those fellow sect members were even crowded into the same room with a sense of alcohol, but even so, this Linjiang guest house with the best location was still vacated by Boss Sun.

Because last night, when everyone was drunk, an old man wearing a green robe, a high black hat, a thick book in his left hand, and a long pen in his right hand walked out of the island at the end of the Yangtze River and came to this inn.

The old man came silently, with a stern and serious countenance, and a hint of twilight and indifference in his eyes.

He walked straight up to the room on the third floor, as if he had been here many times before.

And then he never came out again.

Boss Sun stood still in front of the door of the room for a moment, and carefully arranged the clothes on his body very neatly, because he knew that the old man had some slight cleanliness habits, and he might not like to see other people's clothes a little messy.

Then he adjusted his breathing, calmed his mind, and knocked softly on the door.

After getting the answer, Boss Sun cautiously pushed the door in, only to find that the old man was already standing by the window, his green robe was tied, his black hat was straight, and he was a little meticulous and rigorous.

The old man's gaze followed the light on the horizon and went in the direction of the river, and he didn't know how long he had been watching.

Boss Sun didn't dare to disturb, put the bag of money in his hand on the table, and then bowed slightly and stood aside to wait.

When the sunlight gradually shone through, and the light on the window began to be a little dazzling, the old man turned around, his face was calm, he glanced at Boss Sun, and finally said, "How long have you been here?"

Boss Sun lowered his head and said respectfully: "It has been a full thirty years since the previous Boss Lin was promoted to the head teacher of the Business School. ”

The old man was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's been a while, but have you ever thought about going back to the temple." ”

Boss Sun was a little frightened, he said: "I don't dare to think about it, everything is arranged by Zhou's teaching." ”

"Back then, the purpose of the Heaven and Earth Divine Academy to set up this inn in this ancient town was just to monitor the outside world, and if there was any disturbance, the Divine Academy could be notified as soon as possible. Now that the Divine Academy is determined to preach to the world through the Xuanwu List, and has removed Jiang Xin's thirteen prohibitions, many sects from the outside world have also rushed to the Divine Academy, and there is no need for this inn to exist in the future. ”

The old man suddenly picked up the long pen and made a few strokes on the thick book, and then continued: "During this time, you have arranged the affairs here properly, and distributed some money to the residents of this town, which can be regarded as making up for the many years of trouble. If you have a suitable child, ask his family carefully, and after obtaining permission, he can be brought into the seminary and taught by you. ”

Speaking of this, the old man suddenly looked at the money bag on the table and said, "I'm afraid this money is not enough, go back to the temple and get another two hundred according to this amount, and distribute it to the residents of the town." ”

Boss Sun nodded in agreement, with a lot of surprise in his eyes.

Guarding the door of the Heaven and Earth Divine Courtyard here, 30 years of perseverance, and now I can finally go back.

Boss Sun was pleasantly surprised, and he was a little speechless for a while.

The old man sat down suddenly, leaning back on the Taishi chair, his upper body was straight, he spoke again, and asked, "The group of people last night, did they go to the temple to watch the excitement, or do they really want to participate in the battle of the Xuanwu List?"

Boss Sun pondered for a moment and said: "A large part of it is just to catch a glimpse of the demeanor of the seven human gods, plus after the divine academy has been hidden in the world for more than a thousand years, except for the students who came out of the divine academy, few people can find the gate of the divine academy, so among this group of people, most of them are still joining in the fun." ”

The old man nodded, but did not speak.

Boss Sun continued: "But the three human sect leader-like existences of Dragon Tiger Mountain and Lone Dragon Mountain, as well as Yijian Mountain Villa, have also sent heirs over, plus there are no less than 100 masters of other sects and sects, and there are even more countless people in the future. In my opinion, the competition in the selection of the Xuanwu List this time is too fierce, and if you don't have any real skills, I'm afraid that you won't have the opportunity to write your name on the list, let alone win the top spot. ”

The old man said: "This battle for the Xuanwu List is related to the opportunity of the sect to preach the Tao, no matter what the strength is, many people still want to go up and give it a try. What's more, the Divine Academy has already released rumors, and the saints will also participate in the future, so there is no reason for those arrogant young people in the Human Continent to miss this opportunity. ”

Boss Sun nodded yes, and said after a while: "Since the saint is also involved later, there seems to be no suspense in the selection of the Xuanwu List this time." ”

The old man's eyes condensed slightly, and then he said: "A battle without suspense is not worth such hard work and attracting tens of millions of people. ”

Boss Sun was a little surprised, and asked: "Could it be that Bai Yexing in the Library and Zhuo Xingchen in the Beast Control Zhai have made breakthroughs over the years?" These two people have been among the best geniuses in the Divine Academy since they were children, and even several people and gods have praised the two of them well, if they do their best, it is not impossible to win. ”

The old man fell silent when he heard these words, and after a long time he asked, "Is the saint so powerful in your eyes?"

If this sentence is asked by others, Boss Sun will definitely scold, and then reply with a sentence Aren't you nonsense? The peak of the Seven Realms of the Sage is already the ultimate in the world, who is stronger if they are not strong?

But in front of the old man, he naturally didn't dare to be presumptuous, just bowed his head slightly, and said softly: "I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but there have been rumors since ancient times that saints are invincible, I think this sentence should not be groundless." ”

The old man straightened up, his face was calm, and he did not speak again.

Boss Sun was a little embarrassed, he was wondering if he had said something wrong.

But if you think about it, you are telling the truth.

The atmosphere became a little delicate.

The house became quiet.

Cold sweat was already oozing from Boss Sun's forehead, and he remembered all the methods used by this steryl and serious face of the temple sect boss in the past many years, thinking that if he really offended this old man, wouldn't his chance to return to the temple to get promoted and make a fortune be ruined?

Thinking of this, he was a little nervous, and just wanted to say something to ease the somewhat embarrassing atmosphere at the moment, but a voice suddenly sounded in the hall on the first floor: "Is there anyone? ”

The voice was not loud, with a little fatigue from the journey, but it was still very clear, and the words were very clear.

Boss Sun and the old man confessed, then retreated, and when they came to the first floor, they saw a young man with a short sword tied to his waist standing still in place like a benchmark.

There was a slight wind and dust on his robe, maybe he had walked too much, and there were some wrinkles and messiness, but when he stood there, his eyes were indifferent, his face was calm, and there were no superfluous movements, which made people feel very comfortable.

Boss Sun poured a bowl of tea and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Little brother, don't you want to go to the other side of the river?"

The person who came was naturally Tang Qing, he came from the world, walked all night in that vast avenue, and finally found this place to rest before noon.

Tang Qing took the tea and drank it all, thanked him softly, and then said, "Could it be that someone else has already passed?"

Boss Sun nodded, pointed to the avenue leading to the Yangtze River and said: "This is nearly two hundred miles to the river, those guests set off early in the morning, with their foot strength, I am afraid that they have already arrived at the island in the middle of the river." ”

Tang Qing frowned when he heard this, he put down the tea bowl, took out a piece of money from his arms, handed it to Boss Sun, and said, "Thank you, boss, I'm in a hurry, it's inconvenient to stay for a long time." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Qing was just about to turn around, the old man on the third floor didn't know when he went downstairs, he saw the short sword on Tang Qing's waist at a glance, and his originally rigid and upright face showed a trace of surprise, and at the moment when Tang Qing turned around, the old man said, "Little brother stay." ”

As soon as the words fell, Boss Sun took a step forward with great interest, poured a bowl of tea again at the fastest speed and handed it to Tang Qing, and said with a smile: "The journey is tiring, little brother should drink a few more bowls of tea before leaving." ”

Tang Qing greeted with a smile, but did not take the bowl of tea, but looked at the old man, and asked in a condensed voice, "What's the matter with the old man?"

"The exception of Old Decay Zhou, who is also a passer-by who is resting here, I don't have any other meaning, I just want to ask, whose sword is that?"

Zhou Ji pointed to Tang Qing's sword and said.

"That's the sword that the teacher gave me, and as for his old man's name, I'm not comfortable to say. ”

Tang Qing's eyes were calm, and his voice was even calmer: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first." ”

After saying this, he turned around, simply and directly, and walked straight along the vast avenue, towards the place where the river breeze rose.

Boss Sun looked at the young man's back, and after a moment of silence, he bowed down and whispered to Zhou Jie, "Zhou Jiaoxi, do you want to stop him?"

Zhou Ji shook his head, he suddenly took out the long pen in his right hand and drew it on the thick book in his left hand, and then said: "It seems that this battle for the Xuanwu List for the whole world has added a bit of suspense. ”

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