"Looking for clothes, I and Xie Xuan, Jiang Yiwei, Yan Bugui, Murong Bai, and Deng Quan are one step ahead. You will arrange the disciples who will stay in Huashan Town, and then go up the mountain to join us. ”

"Yes!"

In the early morning of the eighth day of the new year, Luo Tianjin left a few words of advice to Liu Xunyi, and then took the lead in leaving the Seven Star Tower.

Carefully planned and carefully arranged, Liu Xunyi and Xu Heng were busy all morning before they broke dozens of disciples into pieces and quietly planted them all over Huashan Town, secretly monitoring the wind and grass under the mountain.

Autumn is high and cool, and the blue sky is like washing.

When Liu Xunyi and Xu Heng rushed back to Qixinglou in a hurry, Qin Ku had already waited impatiently, and fell asleep alone on the table full of wine and food, snoring like thunder.

Today's Seven Star Tower is far less lively than a few days ago. As far as the eye can see, upstairs and downstairs are mostly groups of guests who are ready to leave.

The martial arts conference is about to be held, and those who get the invitation are proud of the spring breeze and go up the mountain to participate in the meeting with great interest. If you don't get the invitation, you have to go to the mountains adjacent to the Jiantai, find a good place in advance, and prepare to watch from afar.

In any case, there will be no one left in the Seven Star Tower today. The customers who lasted for more than a month are like clouds, and today they finally disappeared. The shopkeeper and the guys could only watch the inn door "more out and less in", embarrassed but helpless.

"Brother Xu, pack your bags, we're ready to go up the mountain. ”

"Yes. ”

Liu Xunyi instructed Xu Heng as he reached out and patted Qin Ku's shoulder, and called, "Brother Qin, wake up......!

"Liu Zhi Fan!"

Before he could finish speaking, an old voice suddenly sounded on the stairs. Raise your eyes to look, but see Teng Cang walking quickly towards him.

"Elder Teng?"

Due to a farce a few days ago, there was a gap between the Xianwang Mansion and the Xiangxi Teng people. Seeing Teng Cang coming uninvited at this moment, Xu Heng was inevitably suspicious, and said cautiously: "What do you have to do?"

Teng Cang ignored Xu Heng's question, his indifferent gaze fell on Liu Xunyi, and said, "The patriarch asks Liu Zhifan to go upstairs for a while." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xunyi's eyes quietly changed, and he had faintly guessed a few clues in his heart.

"The Xianwang Mansion and the Teng clan have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, so there seems to be nothing to say!" Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to speak, Xu Heng had already bluntly refused, "Besides, we are in a hurry to go up the mountain, and we don't have time to delay ......"

"The patriarch just wants to invite Liu Zhifan to have a cup of tea, and he won't delay for too long. ”

"You ......"

"Since the Teng clan is invited, it is disrespectful to be under it. Liu Xunyi interrupted Xu Heng's words, and then arched his hand towards Teng Cang, "Please lead the way!"

After that, Liu Xunyi showed a relieved look at the apprehensive Xu Heng, and then smiled at the sleepy-eyed Qin Ku, turned upstairs, and disappeared with Tengcang on the corner of the third floor.

Looking at the direction in which Liu Xunyi disappeared, Xu Heng's face became more and more anxious, and he said worriedly: "Brother Qin, do you guess what Patriarch Teng is doing with the black fan? Could it be that he is settling the old account the night before?"

"If it's a reckoning, it's not just one, it's a group. ”

"Then we ......"

"Wait a minute!"

In the corridor on the third floor, Teng Cang led Liu Xunyi to a guest room and said in a low voice: "Liu Zhifan, please, the patriarch is waiting for you inside!"

Liu Xunyi glanced at the expressionless Teng Cang suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly pushed open the door, and a faint sandalwood suddenly came to his face, which shocked his heart.

"Liu Xunyi, born in Fanhumen, Jiangling, studied under Zhao Tong, the big master of Fanhumen. Fan Humen is just a group of green forest bandits who do not enter the stream, and Zhao Tong is even more reckless and unreckless. You were originally a nobody, a busy person, but in just two years, you rose to prominence in the rivers and lakes, and rose rapidly with the momentum of thunder. Until today, you are already a famous martial arts rookie, and after succeeding the black fan of the Xian Wangfu, you are in the ascendant. The world is impermanent, who would have thought that among the bandits in the green forest, a young master who is famous can come out?"

As soon as he stepped into the door, Teng Sanshi's voice had already sounded.

"It only took you two years to complete the path that many people can't finish in their lifetime, which is incredible and enviable. Teng Sanshi continued, "At a young age, he has this achievement in the rivers and lakes, which is really 'blue out of blue and better than blue'." Looking at today's martial arts, there is almost no second young student who can keep pace with you Liu Xunyi. Should the old man praise you for your ability, or should he say that you are lucky?"

Patriarch Teng's words flattered the younger generations. ”

Liu Xunyi has a good impression of the bold Teng Sanshi, because he has seen the shadow of Pan Chuba on Teng Sanshi more than once. Out of admiration for Pan Chuba, he has always been respectful to Teng Sanshi.

"Liu Xunyi, what do you rely on to achieve today?" Teng Sanshi sat at the table and asked unhurriedly, "There are thousands of masters in the rivers and lakes, and there are countless people who are both civil and military, why can you get ahead?"

"This ......"

"The old man has been in the rivers and lakes for decades, has experienced the warmth and coldness of people, and has witnessed the hot and cold world, and he can more or less understand some truths that you young people don't understand. ”

"Please ask your seniors to teach me. ”

"Although your martial arts are high, you are not at the peak. Your mind is deep, but it is nowhere near one-thousandth as a scheming. Your experience is extensive, but it is not enough to see all things. Although your courage is strong, there are not a few who are more courageous and knowledgeable than you. Teng Sanshi's pair of tiger eyes stared directly at the thoughtful Liu Xunyi, and said word by word, "If you can have today's achievements, real talent and real learning only account for thirty percent, and the remaining seventy percent depends on your luck and the support of nobles." If it weren't for God's blessing, you don't know how many times you'd died, would you admit it?"

"Admit it!"

"If it weren't for Luo Tianjin's love, you wouldn't be able to enter the Xianwang Mansion at all, and you wouldn't be able to stand it, even if you have the ability, you won't be able to use it. Maybe he is still a nobody, or a straggler who wanders the rivers and lakes, can you admit it?"

Teng San Shi Zi Zhu Ji, bit by bit into Liu Xunyi's heart.

"Admit it!" Liu Xunyi nodded, "If I hadn't met the mansion master, I would ...... Nothing, indeed. ”

"Luo Tianjin is your nobleman, with his current power and status in the rivers and lakes, if he can be carefully cultivated and fully supported. As long as there is some kung fu and a little luck, even a cat or a dog can make a name for themselves in the rivers and lakes. Teng Sanshi nodded with satisfaction, "You are not what you used to be, but you are still willing to admit this." With this humility and reason, the old man is sure that you will be able to reach a higher level in the future. ”

"A word from the seniors is better than ten years of reading, and the younger generations thank Patriarch Teng for his teachings!"

Seeing Liu Xunyi's ashamed look, Teng Sanshi smiled indifferently, waved his hand and said: "You don't have to twist, if you don't have three points of real ability, even if you are lucky, what's the use? In the end, the mud can't support the wall." Luo Tianjin promoted you, thirty percent is Aicai, and the other seventy percent is that he likes you to be his son-in-law. Being infatuated by Luo Ningyu is a great blessing in your life. As everyone knows, this kind of opportunity to change their fate may not be encountered once in a lifetime for many people. The old man advises you, don't miss the opportunity, this may be your only chance to leap into the dragon gate. ”

Although Teng Sanshi kept saying that Liu Xunyi did not have to be shy, between the lines of his words, Liu Xunyi was ashamed everywhere.

"The seniors are good, and the younger generations are happy. It's just ......" Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, "Emotional matters cannot be forced, how can a dignified seven-foot man borrow a woman to take the position? ”

"What is the ability? Knowing how to guide according to the situation and learning to push the boat along the river is the greatest ability. Teng Sanshi said with a smile, "Throughout the ages, how many people have single-handedly made a name for themselves? Luo Tianjin also relied on the support of his wife Ling Xiaoxiao and his father-in-law Qingfeng Dao Chang to have today's achievements. As for Qingfeng Dao Chief, if he hadn't been valued by his master back then, how could he have taken over the position of head of Wudang? If he couldn't succeed to the throne, he would also be an unknown person. Even the old man was blessed by the ancestors to serve as the patriarch of the Teng clan. If I had come from a side door and had no power or power, how could you stand here and listen to me at this moment?"

"This ......"

"Whether it is passing the torch from generation to generation, or starting a sect, it is not something that can be achieved alone. Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven, this is the 'way of success or failure'. Teng Sanshi added, "The sooner a person recognizes this way, the sooner he will emerge and even become famous." It's a pity that some people have empty blood and talent, but they are stubborn, can't eat the ancients, can't recognize reality all their lives, obsessed with their own knots, and finally can only regret their lives and die with hatred. ”

Teng Sanshi's words were like a slap in the face, which made Liu Xunyi fall into deep contemplation and couldn't extricate himself for a long time.

"As the saying goes, 'Many friends, many paths.'" Many enemies, many walls'. Teng Sanshi Road, "The people of the world walk the rivers and lakes, and they all think of the heroes of the world, do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because to make friends is to make more noble people. Peace and prosperity may be useless, but once you are reduced to life and death, they may be able to save your life. ”

As for this, Teng Sanshi raised his eyebrows, and said with a deep smile: "Liu Xunyi, the old man and you are only a few faces, but he is willing to reveal his heartfelt words to you, in fact, he wants to get to know your little friend." I'll teach you some principles of how to behave in the world, should you also be honest with the old man?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's eyelids twitched, and he woke up from his trance in an instant, and said secretly in his heart: "It's really not that simple." ”

Thinking of this, Liu Xunyi looked very expression, and arched his hand: "Thanks to the love of the predecessors, please speak up if you have something to say." ”

"That's good!"

Teng Sanshi quickly put away the banter on his face, his face became more and more solemn, and his voice couldn't help but tremble.

"The night before, you told me privately that you had seen a guqin in a place that had nothing to do with the Xiangxi Teng people. On the qin, you can see with your own eyes the totems of the Xiangxi Teng people, which are those patterns engraved on gold and silver jewelry. The old man wanted to know, where did you see that guqin? Who is the owner of the guqin? Now, ...... Where is it?"

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