Bai Lao, the patriarch of Zhuang's firm.

In the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an, Zhuang Ming was the most important and the most trusted right-hand man.

Bai Lao has no children and no daughters under his knees, no worries, and no too many ambitions and selfish thoughts, only full of nostalgia and emotion, he met Zhuang Ming after the age of sixties, and was trusted by Zhuang Ming, and worked diligently to run a business house for him, sharing the countless pressures of Zhuang Ming.

At that time, Yue Ting and Fu Lao were sent by him to develop a trading house overseas, and Bai Lao was the highest-ranking person in charge of his trading house.

The things that Bai Lao needed to deal with were not something that Lu He and other martial artists could handle.

When Zhuang Ming went overseas, he controlled everything in the business house.

Later, the Dongsheng Dynasty changed drastically, Zhuang Ming seized the throne, and Bai Lao controlled the household department, and the management was no longer a single commercial bank, but the affairs of the Dongsheng Dynasty.

For Zhuang Ming, the second half of Bai Lao's life is really hard work.

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Dongsheng Dynasty.

Where the capital is located.

Hubu Shangshu Mansion.

Jusheng Mountain's true disciples Chen Ming, Tang Tianying, Lu Hua, and Zheng Shangyuan are all here.

In addition, there is Bai Qing, who has just returned, and Frost Spirit, who is holding the elixir.

"Bai Lao is very old, and over the years, it is with the elixir refined by the frost spirit, as well as the occasional mana that we have helped him soothe his meridians and prolong his life, so that he can lose weight and be healthy. Tang Tianying groaned and said: "But this time, the Great Chu Dynasty is coming, there are countless casualties, and there is chaos in various places, the household department needs to count the gains of this war, and they have to pay out pensions, all kinds of things have to go through the hands of Bai Lao, and he is too tired, and he is afraid that he will die." ”

"Is the pill irreparable?" Bai Qing's face was ugly and he said in a low voice.

"We don't really have a life-prolonging elixir. Shuang Ling looked at the jade box in his hand, his eyes were slightly red, and said: "The so-called longevity pills in the world are all to promote the meridians by revitalizing qi and blood, so as to remove ills and make the body light and healthy. ”

"Over the years, he has used pills to 'prolong life', and we have often used mana to promote qi and blood, and now, there is a hidden sign of his own life, not only because he is too tired. ”

Chen Ming said aloud, looking at the old man on the sickbed, his expression was slightly gloomy.

During these years, Thirteen fell into the void, and the senior brothers guarded the inheritance for him, and they inevitably had to deal with the people under his command.

In the Dongsheng Dynasty, the existence of Bai Lao can be said to be pivotal.

After all, the affairs of the court are complicated, different from the things of cultivation, and different from the things of killing enemies and eliminating demons, which is not a means that these "immortals" are good at.

In recent years, Chen Ming has guarded the holy mountain, and he is also the most familiar with Bai Lao, and he can't help but have some sighs and regrets at the moment.

At that moment, he looked out the door.

Outside the firmament, a ray of light fell in the courtyard and turned into a solemn appearance.

"Thirteen. ”

"Childe. ”

And everybody looked.

Zhuang Ming walked in, saluted the senior brothers, and immediately his eyes fell on Bai Qing and Frost Spirit, nodded slightly, and said, "I'll talk about the old later." ”

He approached and looked at the old man on the sickbed.

I haven't seen him for more than 20 years, and the old steward, who was already old, is now gray, his skin is withered, his face is scarred, his breathing is weak, and only one breath remains.

"Gong ...... Childe?"

His voice was so faint that it was almost impossible to hear.

It's just that the people present are all cultivators, so they can vaguely hear it.

Zhuang Ming was silent for a long time before he sighed: "Has the oil run out of lamp?"

Tang Tianying nodded and said: "It's one thing to be overworked, but more importantly, it's the end of its vitality, in ordinary terms, it's the end of longevity." ”

Zhuang Ming's eyes were complicated, he looked at the old man, and finally reached out and held his withered hand.

"Over the years, you've worked hard for your old man. ”

His tone was low, and he finally sighed.

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Gather outside the Holy Mountain.

There was a light that swept through the heavens.

The person who came was long and fluttering like the wind.

He wore a narrow sword at his waist, and his expression was slightly anxious.

This person is Liu He, one of Zhuang Ming's personal guards back then, and one of the most relied on warriors under the command of Zhuang's firm.

Back then, he bathed in the dragon blood holy pool, had the blood of the dragon clan, achieved the body of the dragon guard, broke through the supreme boundary of human martial arts, and entered the cultivation path of gods and demons.

To this day, his cultivation has also reached the level of the True Xuan Five Realms, and with the advantage of Long Wei, when he was searching for the True Xuan Relic Treasure in the Tiannan Realm, he repelled a Six Seals True Xuan and returned from the treasure.

"White Old ......"

Liu He sighed in his heart, he was in the Tiannan Realm, and he had heard about the gathering of the Holy Mountain, so he hurriedly returned to help, but his cultivation was limited, and he had only arrived so far.

When approaching the sea of blood in Jusheng Mountain, he noticed the breath of the dragon eagle Xiaobai, turned away, and wanted to reminisce about the past, but he didn't think about it, but he heard that Bai Lao was critically ill.

At the beginning, Qianyang Yin Ming was still there, he and Lu He, Bai Qing, Yue Yang, Lu Yang and others, served under Gongzi, and had a lot of dealings with Bai Lao, but now when he heard the news of Bai Lao, he couldn't help but feel heavy.

In these years, he has only been back to Jusheng Mountain once, and he has seen Bai Lao once.

At that time, Bai Lao relied on the elixir, and he was still full of energy and high-spirited, even more than before.

But this is not a long-term solution.

He originally wanted to propose that Bai Lao go to the Longwei tribe and bathe in the dragon blood holy pool, but Bai Lao was old after all, and he sailed across the ocean to the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty, and he was afraid of being bumpy and unable to withstand it.

Moreover, Da Chu has already planted eyeliner in the Dongsheng Dynasty, Bai Lao is in a high position, and he has entered the Shifu Register, once he appears on the land of the Great Chu Dynasty, he will only be afraid of revealing his identity.

As for the masters of Jusheng Mountain, they are even more conspicuous, and it is not easy to enter the Great Chu Dynasty.

What's more, the affairs of the court, Bai Lao can't rest assured.

Originally, I heard that the masters of Jusheng Mountain had already given Bai Lao the exercises that directly pointed to the Nine Seals of the True Xuan.

But now it seems that Bai Lao doesn't know if it is because of old age and declining health, and his understanding is slightly inferior, and it is difficult to achieve cultivation, or because he has no time to practice, but he is still a mortal in the flesh?

If he had practiced, Bai Lao would not have been in danger of dying in this day.

He hurried back, but saw a light in front of him, stopping him.

"Who's coming?"

A voice shouted: "Whoever offends me in gathering the holy mountain, behead!"

Before the voice fell, a sword light slashed over in an instant.

Liu He's heart was shocked, and he was busy resisting.

The sword light fell, and another sword light suddenly rose.

"Bai Qing, you're enough!"

"Who should I be, it turned out to be Liu He......" The knife light was retracted, and he smiled.

"Don't mess around with me. Liu He took the treasure knife and said in a deep voice: "On the way back, I met Xiaobai, and he said that Bai was old and critically ill, what happened now?"

"This ......" Bai Qing's face changed slightly, revealing a gloomy color, and sighed.

"Old Bai is deceased?" Liu He's heart was shocked, and his eyes were slightly dim.

"Originally, he should have passed away at this time, but he was angry with his son. Bai Qing said.

"What?" Liu He was stunned.