Thinking that everyone had encountered great disasters and had been tired for nearly two months, he was already exhausted, so the old man asked Zhen Youcai, the middle-aged man who had just led everyone into the chrysanthemum garden and was now on the side, Zhen Shibei's own brother, to lead the Shifu group to settle down and rest.

"I saw in them the demeanor of the military. The old man said.

"Yes, no matter how you say it, Shi Xin brought it out. The military discipline is strict, and the etiquette and law are abided by, and you have also seen that after walking with me to the gate of the chrysanthemum garden, you have to wait for me to come in first to report before you are willing to come in. Nangong Yan responded.

"It's not necessarily a good thing, but it's going to change. Having said that, although Long Yao is short-sighted, he is not so extreme, none of his disciples are rescued, and Shi Xin except for an adopted daughter, his five biological sons or his grandson and daughter-in-law have not been able to save one. The old man was puzzled, just now in front of Luo Piaoling and them, he was not good at asking that.

"So, my inference is that it's not that Long Yao can't be protected, but that he can't be protected. This time the other party's action is obviously to bury the entire Shifu, and those who are close to Shi Xin will inevitably bear the brunt, Long Yao has no choice but to retreat. Nangong Yan returned.

"You also deduce from this that there is the intervention of the imperial court? "The old man knows.

After all, Shi Xin, as one of the five tiger generals who protected the country, was disappointed in the current court and chose to retire and return to his hometown. Nangong Yan said.

"As everyone knows, the border situation in Zhongzhou has long been rumored and precarious, without the general of the town in the southwest, the cardinal sect has one more way to erode Zhongzhou, and the Netherworld Sect can invade Yundian unscrupulously, and no one will control the group of traitors who are hungry for profit, let them do evil, fool all living beings, and disregard human life, this world will be over for them sooner or later. The old man said with some righteous indignation.

After the collapse of Shifu, in the southwest, the Daoyi League, the Kyushu Alliance, and the Four Seas Alliance have quickly responded, temporarily stabilized the situation, and minimized the losses caused by the fall of Shifu.

The matter of Shifu and his party has also come to an end for the time being.

"Dust, come here. The old man adjusted his mood.

Jiang Yichen, who was summoned, came to the old man and Nangong Yan at this time.

"Uncle, Uncle Nangong. Jiang Yichen gave up.

"Good boy, yes, your Uncle Yi gave you twenty days to come from Gusu to Juyuan. Twenty days is more than enough for those who are familiar with the road, and it must not be easy for you who are not familiar with life and are still on the island for the first time. Nangong Yan estimated that the old man should sing with a white face, and the red face had to be left to him.

"After all, this is the test of this trip. Jiang Yichen replied.

"Hey, do you know that there is an official post station, every day more or less, there are post posts between the government offices in various places, you only need to pay some silver taels, follow the post envoy, starting from Gusu, you can come directly to the fork in front of the thousand peach forest, and then you can come to the chrysanthemum garden by yourself, less than eight days, you can arrive. Nangong Yan said a little jokingly.

"Well, I don't know. Jiang Yichen really didn't expect that there would be such a method, Uncle Liu Qi, Sister Ruolan, and Boss Shen had not mentioned this matter to him, looking at Nangong Yan, and then looking at the old man, he was a little ashamed.

"Hi. Silly boy, I'm kidding you, if you really do this, you can come to Juyuan soon, but if that's the case, then you'll miss out on a lot of friends, a lot of interesting things, and a lot of experience, right? ”

"Since you choose to go out of the island, you have to try to do everything, no matter what the result is, even if you do it wrong, the experience can make you grow, so that you can really help the old man. Work hard, boy!" Nangong Yan patted the immature young man in front of him on the shoulder, and then walked out of Taoran Pavilion.

"Yes, Uncle Xie Nangong instructed. Jiang Yichen thanked him, but Nangong Yan was gone.

There was a silence in the house, and since he finished discussing the matter of Shifu with Nangong Yan, the old man shifted his attention to the young man, looked at Jiang Yichen for a long time, and thought about it for a long time.

Jiang Yichen's awe of the old man and the purpose of this trip made him uneasy at the moment. He still remembered what Uncle Yi said, it was up to the old man to decide whether to go or stay, and if the old man decided to let him return to the island, then he could only go back obediently.

"Don't be nervous, just think this is on Xishan Island. The old man finally spoke.

"You don't have to worry too much about me sending you back without saying a word. In any case, since you have made your choice, I will definitely take into account your wishes, but the journey from Gusu to Juyuan is only the first test. Then I will give you a few tests to prove to me whether you are fit to stay. The old man continued.

"Yes. Hearing that the old man did not send him back to the island directly, Jiang Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking of the subsequent test, he was both a little worried and a little excited, although he didn't know what test was waiting for him, and the test given by the old man would definitely not be easy, but at least he had the opportunity to work hard.

"I know about your journey on this journey, the Qianzhulin Wine Workshop has done a good job, and the corresponding arrangements have been secretly made in the garden and Taoyuan Town, so you don't have to worry about this matter. I'm more interested in what happened on the Ningbi Mountain Road, I want to know what you think?" The old man affirmed Jiang Yichen's progress over time, but threw out a question that Jiang Yichen didn't expect.

Jiang Yichen heard about the Shifu group just now, and his thoughts were also entangled, thinking that the old man and Uncle Nangong kept him here to let him have a long insight and understand the bloody wind and the tension of the situation in the rivers and lakes, and then asked him if he had any feelings, but he didn't think that the two of them didn't ask him a little bit of questions related to it, everything was his own wishful thinking, and he guessed in vain.

For a while, Jiang Yichen was a little speechless, and he didn't know where to start, his eyes flickered, trying to find the direction of the answer from the old man's gaze.

"Don't try to speculate on my thoughts, and don't think that there is any answer that will appeal to my wishes, and say your own feelings. Seeing this, the old man was a little displeased, and spoke.

When Jiang Yichen heard this, his eyes were opposite to the old man, and he lowered his head at a loss.

The house fell silent again, and after a while, the old man was still patient, and finally waited for a reply from Jiang Yichen.

"After all, it's about begging for food. I only heard Jiang Yichen choke out a few words.

There was silence again, Jiang Yichen didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at the old man at this time, his eyes locked on the ground, and quietly waited for the old man's response.

"Chen'er, there is no absolute right or wrong in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, but the positions are different, so you don't always need to cater to others, you should have your own opinions. ”

"Yes, like you said, that's what the rivers and lakes are all about, it's all about begging for food. But in order to beg for this kind of food, you are very likely to give up your own principles and the principle of being a human being, and in order to survive better in the rivers and lakes, you may do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, betray, kill your relatives, and even betray your relatives, which is not ashamed of the world! It is also very likely that you will lose your life anytime, anywhere! Will you still enter such rivers and lakes?"

The old man's eyes were locked on the child in front of him, his eyes were full of love, unconsciously, his vision was a little hazy, but his speed of speech was slow and fast, his tone changed from slow to rushed, and he was embarrassed, the old man did not force himself to suppress his emotions, and the child in front of him did not dare to raise his head to look at him.

"Are you still in such rivers and lakes?" Jiang Yichen also asked himself in his heart.

The old man's words lingered in his mind for a long time, and he didn't know how to answer.

You don't have to rush to answer this question. After passing the later tests, it's not too late to answer. The old man said.

"Good. Jiang Yichen replied.

"After coming out of the island, you are also a dusty man, you must not have rested in peace, you go down to rest first, don't think about these problems and tests for these two days, walk around in the chrysanthemum garden, relax and relax. The old man said.

"Everything is at the command of the old man. Jiang Yichen replied.

"Silly boy, don't be so restrained, let go when it's time to let go, you're too restrained yourself. The old man said earnestly.

"The dust went down first. Jiang Yichen tried his best to make himself look natural, bowed to the old man and said goodbye, and then turned around and walked towards the door.

"After going out, I kept walking to the west side, and Lao Zhen was arranging a wing room for Luo Piaoling and them, and asked him to prepare a room for you. The old man shook his head with a smile, looked at Jiang Yichen's departing figure, and thought that this kid didn't know where the Juyuan wing was, so he walked out so stupidly and hurriedly shouted.

Outside the door, Jiang Yichen stumbled when he heard the words, he was really embarrassed, and he was still in front of the old man.