Xiao Yan looked at the jade pendant, frowning and unable to stretch for a long time.

The old village chief sighed, touched Xiao Yan's head lovingly, and said, "I'm shocked, isn't it?" Alas, this should have been told to you by your parents, but who ......knows?"

"Grandpa the village chief, in fact, this has long been expected by me. You gave it to me today just to confirm my thoughts. ”

Although his parents have been trying their best to hide this matter, from the words of the neighbors, Xiao Yan has always had a faint premonition.

In many cases, the truth of the matter is actually in front of us all the time. It's just that most people choose not to believe it.

Xiao Yan rubbed the jade pendant in his palm, and suddenly reached out and handed it to the old man: "Grandpa, I think this jade pendant is made of good material, you can take it to the pawnshop, it should be able to exchange it for some silver." ”

"What! Do you think the old man is such a person?" the old village chief looked a little angry.

"No, grandpa, you misunderstood," Xiao Yan scratched his head, "I'm not squeezing you, I'm really indifferent to this jade pendant, and I want to give it to you!"

"Baby, this may be a clue about your life experience!" The old village chief was stunned for a moment, "Such an important thing, you don't want it if you say you don't want it?"

"Maybe it's important, but I don't want it. Xiao Yan smiled and turned his head to look at the courtyard outside the door: "Niujia Village raised me, I only belong here, not anywhere else." The source of this jade pendant, whether it is the family of the emperor's relatives or the family of high-ranking officials and nobles, has nothing to do with Xiao Yan in Niujia Village!"

"How dare you call yourself a father and a mother if you are born but not raised? Therefore, my parents are dead. For me, revenge on that old monster is the most important thing!

Xiao Yan had an undeniable expression on his face.

The old village chief looked at the high-minded young man in front of him, and his eyes suddenly moistened: "Okay, good! Good boy! It's not in vain that grandpa loved you so much in the past, grandpa didn't look away!"

"But this jade pendant, I resolutely can't take it, the old man!" The old man held up Xiao Yan's palm, put the jade pendant on it, and clenched the latter's fist with both hands: "You keep it, although the old man is just a rural villager, but he also knows that this thing is extraordinary, if you keep it for a good time, you may encounter some chance in the future!"

Xiao Yan looked at the jade pendant with some disgust, he really didn't want to keep something that upset people, but he couldn't bear to brush off the old man's kindness, so he had to force his subordinates to smile.

An old man and a young man chatted for a long time by the fire, until the sunset dyed half of the sky red, and Xiao Yan reluctantly said goodbye to the old man.

Before leaving, he secretly stuffed all the money on his body under the old man's pillow.

He finally knocked his head a few times in front of his parents' graves, then flew on his horse and hurried all the way to the city.

After walking for a long time, he turned around, and the old man was still standing at the entrance of the village with his body bent, and when he saw him turn his head, he hurriedly waved his hand to signal him to go quickly. But he was still silently watching the young man's back in the evening breeze.

Xiao Yan's nose was sour, and he shouted "Ride", and the horse barked happily after the order, and galloped forward like the wind.

Finally, just before the curfew, one man and one horse returned to the city safely.

The white flowers in the mourning hall have not been removed, and everyone has basically returned to their daily life. Only King Zhang is not in the palace, and it is said that he is still outside the city and has not returned.

Qi Zehui was very curious about Xiao Yan's newly acquired precious jade pendant, and asked again and again if he could pick up the treasure when he went out for a walk, and asked Xiao Yan to take him there to have a look.

Xiao Yan couldn't smile bitterly, and suddenly had an idea, and simply gave this jade pendant to Qi Zehui.

Qi Zehui was overjoyed, and immediately said that he wanted to find someone to frame a strong red rope and hang this piece of jade in the most conspicuous place around his waist.

Xiao Yan didn't talk to him anymore, he only felt bored, tossed and turned for a long time, and didn't fall asleep until late at night.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xiao Yan was wandering around the martial arts arena behind the palace, and met General Ziqian and General Midnight, who were wearing plain clothes and practicing archery at the shooting range.

"General Ziqian, why did you run out to practice martial arts before your injuries healed?" Xiao Yan hesitated, but still said hello.

The two turned around in surprise, and General Ziqian saw that it was Xiao Yan, and his face suddenly turned red. In the next second, he put down his bow and arrows and strode towards Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was hesitating whether to turn around and run away, but found that someone suddenly knelt down!

"At the beginning, Ziqian was offended and reckless, but Xiao Yan's little brother didn't care about his past suspicions, and risked his life to save my life, so open-minded, he deserves to be worshiped by Ziqian!"

"General, what are you doing?" Xiao Yan was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Ziqian up, but found that he couldn't lift it, so he hurriedly said: "The general is too worried! I didn't pay attention to the previous incident, and it is reasonable to come to the rescue." The general did this great salute, and it really tormented me!"

After hearing this, General Ziqian was willing to stand up.

General Midnight arched his hand and said: "Xiao Yan's little brother is kind to the two of us, why should we be honored as a general again? If we don't dislike it, the three of us will be called brothers from now on!"

Xiao Yan was flattered: "Will ...... Brother Midnight has been lifted!"

The three of them strolled through the martial arts arena and negotiated very happily, and on the way, they suddenly became interested in the middle of the night, saying that they had never known the depth of Xiao Yan's skills and wanted to learn martial arts with him.

Xiao Yan is naturally very happy to have such a good thing, his friend's injury has not healed, and he is also annoyed by rehearsing in the air all day long.

The two of them then untied their clothes in the open space and fought each other, and in the middle of the night, Xiao Yan had a solid foundation, and the two of them were inseparable for a while, and they couldn't see the height or the height, but Xiao Yan was slightly better than Xiao Yan between his fists and feet.

Finally, Midnight couldn't bear it, and took a risky move, but Xiao Yan grabbed the flaw and turned over and flashed behind him, and used a trick "Submarine Dragon" to capture his arms and not move.

Ziqian on the side had already seen that his skills were itching, and he insisted on trying it out. But because the injury did not heal, only thirty times was overturned by Xiao Yan.

"Brother Xiao Yan is a young hero, his skills are steady, if he can improve again, he will definitely make a big difference in the future!" said politely at midnight.

"The two brothers smiled, I played stupidly, my moves were rusty, and I took advantage of the two generals. If two of them rode under their crotches with spears in hand on the battlefield and rushed straight towards me, the younger brother really had no choice at all!" Xiao Yan replied honestly.

Zi Qianzi and the two of them glanced at each other, and laughed one after another: "Xiao Yan's little brother is really upright and true!"

Midnight asked, "Dare to ask the little brother what school he came from?"

"Sect?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, "Ping An Martial Arts Hall Mo Family Fist?"

"Martial arts hall background?" Ziqian was a little surprised, "I thought that the current martial arts hall was all fancy, fooling people!"

"My master is not!" Xiao Yan said hurriedly.

"Looking at the appearance of the little brother, needless to say, I also know that I have met a master with real skills!" Midnight said with relief, "I don't know what Xiao Yan's little brother plans to do next?"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's been too thrilling these days, Brother Midnight didn't say that I really forgot about it." The younger brother intended to visit the Kunlun and Diancang factions on this trip, not to ask for apprenticeship, but to get guidance from a master. I wonder if the two brothers have any advice on this matter?"

General Midnight touched his chin and said with some hesitation: "Well, although the two factions of Kunlun and Cangcang are in my Dali, and it is not difficult to go back and forth between the two places, but ......"

"But those two sects are lonely and arrogant, not as wide as Wudang Huashan Shaolin, there are not many disciples, and they all have strange tempers, little brother, you are very likely to return empty-handed on this trip!" General Ziqian answered.

Xiao Yan let out an "ah" and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect it to be so difficult...... But you're here, you have to give it a try, right?"

"You pack your bags and go with confidence, Uncle Xu will come back and entangle you. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"Temple... Your Highness?" the three of them looked back in surprise, "Are you back?"

"Hmm. Hu Ji responded, said no more, turned around and walked towards the house.

"Your Highness, this is ......" Xiao Yan was a little surprised when he saw Hu Ji's haggard and pale face.

"Your Highness kept a night in front of the princess's tomb yesterday. General Midnight whispered.

Xiao Yan looked at the man's back, sympathetic and a little puzzled at the same time.

He had only heard about the affection between men and women from the mouth of the storyteller. But those tragic or beautiful stories, I always feel a little distorted when I listen to them too much. All in all, Xiao Yan doesn't actually understand what "love" is, so he can only empathize with Hu Ji's experience with the psychological situation of losing his loved ones.

Royal Palace, in the guest room.

"Uncle Xu, if you give me so many taels of silver, won't the palace become very nervous?"

Xiao Yan and Qi Zehui looked at the pile of broken silver of white flowers held by Xu Bo and were dumbfounded.

Thirty taels of silver! They had never seen so much money in their lives.

"Two stupid boys, Your Highness is also a prince after all, how can he not even take out this little thing?" Xu Bo said with a smile, "Your Highness doesn't buy those things, not because he can't afford them, but because he doesn't like those things that are too pompous and extravagant but have no practical - if you are careful, you can find that although this palace and the martial arts arena behind it seem to be a little simpler, there should be things that will not be left behind!"

"His grandmother," Qi Zehui's eyes straightened, "the co-author is not poor, but just low-key!"

Qi Zehui insisted on following, and declared that although he had broken one of his hands and feet now, he was able to deal with ordinary little thieves.

"Visiting a famous and decent family is such a good learning opportunity, how could I miss it, master!"

Besides, if Xiao Yan leaves, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he will be embarrassed to continue to stay and eat and drink.

So taking advantage of Qi Zehui's efforts to pack his bags, Xiao Yan bought some things and went out of the city again to the ruins of Niujia Village.

This time, the old village chief seemed to have gone out and was not at home, so Xiao Yan carefully hid the chickens, ducks and bacon he bought in the bamboo basket, left a few taels of silver, and closed the door and left.

He lit the yellow paper, briefly worshiped his parents in the courtyard, and then took out the flat round stone in his bosom that held the souls of his parents, and gently placed it between the two tombs:

"Dad, mother, we're home......"

Back in the city, Qi Zehui was already waiting impatiently in the hired carriage. The two said goodbye to the people in the palace and ran all the way to the west.

South of Yunling, under the main peak of Cangshan Mountain.

Xiao Yan and Qi Zehui went up the stone steps and climbed for two hours before they came to the door of the Diancang Sect.

Xiao Yan looked at the high mountain gate, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, Qi Zehui picked up his crutches hard, trying to make his posture look more erect. The two of them hurriedly tidied up their appearances, and then knocked on the knocker with excitement.

After knocking for a long time, I heard two gusts of wind coming from the other side of the door, and an impatient disciple pushed the door open a small crack: "Who are the two of you?

Xiao Yan cleared his throat, and said with a very sincere and humble attitude: "That, hello, we are here to ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the door slammed shut.

Just before Xiao Qi and the others understood what was going on, the disciple's cold voice came from inside the door: "Don't accept disciples, don't see outsiders, please go back!"

"We are sincere in learning martial arts! We are sincere in learning martial arts!" Xiao Yan was anxious, and rushed forward and knocked on the door again. But the disciples in the door did not respond to them as if they were dead.

Xiao Yan refused to give up and kept shouting. Just as he was shouting hoarsely in his throat and knocking on his arm sore, a man roared like a bison from inside the door:

"If you dare to say a word again, touch the door, and I will chop you both with a sword!"

Xiao Yan and Qi Zehui were so frightened that they ran down the hill with a roll.

"Fuck, don't accept disciples, are the people in the sky all wild seeds that jumped out of the stones?" In the carriage, the frightened Qi Zehui scolded angrily: "I don't think they are even wild seeds!

Xiao Yan was also so angry by this rude treatment that he didn't want to speak. The groom raised his whip and sped off to the next stop.

Kunlun Mountain, Kunlun faction.

Xiao Qi and the others asked the farmer who was collecting firewood for directions, and followed the mountain path all the way up amid the song of birds. After crossing a stone bridge that spans two cliffs, I saw a number of houses hidden in the mountains and forests.

"This level of frugality is the same as that of the people in King Zhang's mansion. Qi Zehui limped and sighed.

"I just hope that this legendary Kunlun faction is not as arrogant and unreasonable as Diancang!" Xiao Yan said indignantly.

The Kunlun faction is indeed not as good as Diancang. Xiao Yan had just knocked on the door a few times, and a cute little boy with a broom opened the door curiously.

"Hello little master, we are here and sincerely want to practice martial arts, can you let us in and communicate a few words with your master and brothers?" Qi Zehui grinned and tried his best to put on a very kind appearance with a smile.

The little master obviously couldn't bear Qi Zehui's terrible expression, and hurriedly said: "Don't scare people!" Seeing Qi Zehui retreat to the side in embarrassment, he folded his hands and said slowly: "It's not the right time for the donors to come, the master and the senior brothers have gone out to travel not long ago, leaving only a few of us who are younger to stay here to take care of the family!"

"Gone?" Xiao Yan was very surprised, "Then, what can they come back?"

"Okay, please come in!" the little master pushed open the door with great difficulty, "If it's a long time, it's three or five years, and if it's fast, I'll be back in about a year or two!"

"Ugh!" the two of them hovered in mid-air as their feet were about to move forward.