In the evening, there was a faint fragrance in the study of Pan's mansion. Sandalwood burns slowly in the incense burner, and the green smoke curls up, which makes people feel calm.

At this moment, Pan Chuba's old state is fully revealed, after all, he is old, and he has been working hard recently, and many miscellaneous matters in the Pan family need to be decided by him alone. In the long run, it is inevitable that you will be physically and mentally exhausted, and it will be difficult to support yourself.

Under the lights, Liu Xunyi, Luo Ningyu, Lin Fangda and Pan Chuba sat opposite each other, with a clean atmosphere and a peaceful mentality.

Pan Chu's top eight held up his sleepy spirit, and said with a light smile: "If there was no Xian Wangfu behind us, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have a chance to fight a fair battle with the Qin family." ”

Luo Ning smiled and said softly: "Eighth Master Pan, rest assured, on the first day of March next year, my father will definitely take someone to Shaolin to personally help the Pan family." ”

Pan Chuba nodded lightly, then asked Liu Xunyi again, and said, "When do you plan to return to Luoyang?" The old man has prepared some small gifts, and I hope you will transfer them to the lord of Luofu for me. ”

"The senior is too polite!" Liu Xunyi said with a smile, "Now that the senior's birthday has passed, the candidate to face the Qin family has also been decided, so we decided to set off early the day after tomorrow to rush back to Luoyang." ”

"It's okay!" Pan Chuba nodded slightly, and didn't keep too much, "When I go back to my descendants, I will convey my gratitude to the lord of Luofu, and say that the old man owes him a favor again." ”

"Noted down. ”

Pan Chuba stared at Liu Xunyi, with a smile on his face, and said with emotion: "If it is really terrifying, it is really a great blessing for the old man to get acquainted with Liu Shaoxia this time." Xianwang's Mansion is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and there are many talents, no wonder it can be prosperous today. ”

Liu Xunyi said modestly: "The seniors said this, and the juniors are sincerely afraid. It is also a great blessing for the younger generations to be able to know such heroes as their predecessors in this life. ”

"Haha......"

To Liu Xunyi's compliment, Pan Chuba seemed to be extremely useful, and couldn't help laughing. He glanced at Liu Xunyi and the others, and suddenly asked, "Pan Wu, Pan Chun, He Hu." This morning, the three of them have shown their martial arts, I wonder what you think?"

"Each has his own ability, and his means are good. Luo Ningyu smiled and said, "How did the seniors forget? This question has already been asked by the seniors in the morning. ”

Pan Chuba laughed at himself, shook his head and said: "At that time, there were many people, and you inevitably had some scruples when you spoke, so you have to save some face for the three of them." Now the old man asks again, because he wants to hear your sincere words. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xunyi and the three of them couldn't help but glance at each other, and there was a look of suspicion in their eyes.

"Liu Shaoxia, I heard that you have fought with the three heroes of the Qin family, and the old man wants to hear your opinion. Pan Chuba Zhengse said, "How do the three people I chose compare with the three heroes of the Qin family?"

"This ......" Liu Xunyi hesitated again and again, and muttered, "Senior Pan Wu and Senior He Hu, their martial arts are not much different from the three masters of the Qin Clan, or between the best. However, Pan Chun ...... is slightly inferior, he is not the opponent of the three heroes of the Qin family. ”

Pan Chuba nodded and said, "I don't know what the status of the three masters of the Qin family is in the Qin family, and what is the position of martial arts?"

"Although the three heroes of the Qin family were born in the Shu clan, they are half-brothers with Qin Ming after all, and the 'three heroes of the Qin family' are famous, and they can be regarded as a signboard of the Qin family in Hexi, so the status of the three of them in the Qin family is ...... It shouldn't be low. Lin Fangda pondered, "As for martial arts...... I heard the lord of the mansion mention that the martial arts of the three masters of the Qin family are in the Qin family, and they can only be ranked in the upper middle range. ”

Pan Chuba muttered worriedly: "In other words, if the Qin Clan's three outstanding horses next year, we still have the strength to fight. But if the Qin family sends more powerful masters, then the result will be ......" His words did not continue, and Liu Xunyi and the three of them naturally did not say much, so they could only sigh in unison.

Luo Ningyu saw Pan Chuba's gloomy expression, and hurriedly reassured: "Pan Baye rest assured, as long as my father is here, he will never let the Hexi Qin family embarrass the Pan family." ”

Lin Fang cried and added, "But the 'Xuanshui Volume' may be ...... In fact, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to persuade the eighth master, since the Pan family has withdrawn from the rivers and lakes, why do you have to keep the 'Xuanshui Scroll' and not let go? Why don't you throw that hot potato to the Qin family, so that you can live a stable life in the future?"

"What Lin Shaoxia said, why doesn't the old man want to?" Pan Chuba sighed, "It's just that the 'Xuanshui Scroll' is a relic of the family master, and it is related to the honor and disgrace of the Guihai Sword Sect, how can you let the old man easily get rid of it?" The old man has done many wrong things in the first half of his life, so in the second half of his life, he has been trying to make up for his mistakes. In the old man's heart, life and death are not to be worried, and morality is as great as the sky! If the Qin clan in Hexi is allowed to get his wish, then where is the morality of the rivers and lakes? Where is the fairness of the world? After the old man dies, what face will he have to meet the family teacher and the successive heads of the Guihai Sword Sect?"

"But as long as the Qin family doesn't get the 'Xuanshui Scroll' for a day, they won't give up for a day. Luo Ningyu persuaded, "Even if the Pan family escapes this time, will the Qin family really keep its promise not to disturb the Pan family for a hundred years? But if anything happens to Pan Baye in the future, how should the descendants of the Pan family compete with the Qin family? ”

"This section of the old man has long been expected. If I am one day, I will stick to it for one day. Once I have an accident, the descendants of the Pan family will not be able to protect it. Therefore, before dying, the old man would entrust the 'Xuanshui Scroll' to the hands of others, and would rather die than let the Qin family succeed. Pan Chu said rhetorically.

"Others?" Luo Ningyu asked rhetorically, "Dare to ask what Pan Baye said about 'others' is ......"

"Your father, Luo Tianjin, the king of Beixian. Pan Chuba said frankly, "Since the old man returned to Yinyingchuan, he no longer has any contact with the people in the rivers and lakes, but he has only made friends with your father." Your father is not only qualified to accept the 'Xuanshui Scroll', but also has the ability to keep it. Although the rivers and lakes are big, there are not many forces that make the Qin clan in Hexi jealous. And the Xianwang Mansion is definitely one. ”

After chatting at this point, a terrible thought suddenly surged into Liu Xunyi's heart. He doubted that when Luo Tianjin befriended Pan Chuba back then, would he have premeditated? From the very beginning, he came for the 'Xuanshui Scroll'?

As soon as this thought came out, Liu Xunyi immediately scolded himself in his heart, 'With the heart of a villain, live the belly of a gentleman', a thousand should not, never be, should not be so speculative about others, especially Luo Tianjin, who is not thin on himself.

"Maybe ......" Pan Chuba's eyes suddenly flashed with tears, and before Luo Ningyu and the three of them could care about it, he had already quietly spoken, "Maybe this day is coming." ”

"What do you mean by what the predecessors say?" Liu Xunyi heard a strong sense of sadness and desolation from Pan Chuba's words. At the same time, a sense of foreboding gradually came over him.

"The predecessors are old and strong, pure in heart and few desires, self-cultivation, will be able to prolong life, green pine is not old. Why do you suddenly say such unlucky things?"

Hearing Liu Xunyi's words, Pan Chuba didn't know whether he was moved by him or felt sad for himself, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he waved his hand with a wry smile and said: "I only hope that if something happens to the old man in the future, the Xianwang Mansion can try to protect the descendants of my Pan family from the disaster of extinction under the deterrence of the Qin clan in Hexi, which is enough." ”

"Pan Baye, don't worry, you and your father are old friends, even if you ...... Even if something happens to the eighth master, my father will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Qin family bully. As long as there is my Xian Wangfu in one day, the descendants of the Pan family will be able to sit back and relax. Luo Ningyu seemed to be moved by the old man in front of him, and immediately swore to accept Pan Chuba's request.

"That's very good! It's very good!" Pan Chuba sighed as relieved, and then said goodbye to Luo Ningyu and the three of them in the name of exhaustion.

On the way out of the study, Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda have been lamenting the hardships and difficulties of Pan Chuba. Liu Xunyi walked behind without saying a word, his brows furrowed, and he looked thoughtful.

"Brother Xian, what are you thinking?" Lin Fangda noticed Liu Xunyi's abnormality, and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that you are still thinking about what Eighth Master Pan said just now?"

Liu Xunyi's expression was solemn, and he slowly spoke: "You ...... Have you noticed anything strange about Pan Baye tonight?"

"Strange?" Luo Ningyu and Lin Fanglian shook their heads and asked in unison, "What's unusual?"

It seems that there is something in the words, but the words are stopped. Liu Xunyi muttered, "His speech tonight doesn't look like he is chatting with us, especially the last few words, which give me the feeling that it is more like ...... Tuogu!"

"Tuogu?" Lin Fangda exclaimed, "You mean that Eighth Master Pan is leaving us a last word?"

"Not to us, but to speak to the lord of the house by our ears. Liu Xunyi said, "If you think about it carefully, with Pan Baye's shrewdness and sophistication, how could he not guess how big the gap between today's Pan family and the Qin family is? No matter how poor the Qin family is, it is also one of the four major families of martial arts, and no matter how hard the Pan family tries, it is just a businessman." The two actually have to compete in force to discuss success or failure, and there is no need to guess which is stronger or weaker. No matter how hard Pan Wu, He Hu, and Pan Chun practiced, it was impossible to compete with the masters of the Hexi Qin clan. If not, one of the four great families of martial arts today could not be the Hexi Qin family, but the Yingchuan Pan family. ”

"That makes sense. Lin Fangda nodded as if he didn't understand, "Actually, I haven't been able to figure it out, if a random person can easily defeat the Qin family's master by practicing martial arts for a few years, then how can the Hexi Qin clan stand tall in the rivers and lakes for many years without falling?"

"This morning, Pan Wu, Pan Chun and his son will not mention it for the time being, you only want to He Hu. Although he promised very happily, he remained absent-minded, as if he did not know that what he was about to face was a bloody battle of death or injury. Liu Xunyi hesitated, "But why did he behave so easily? He is the head of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and he walks the rivers and lakes all the year round, if others don't know the Hexi Qin Clan, it's just that, he can't not know." Knowing that he is going to face a first-class master, how can he be so light-hearted?"

"What do you mean......"

"I guess that He Hu had already expected that in the Shaolin battle next year, the Pan family would have no chance of winning. Liu Xunyi said bluntly, "And there are only two reasons why he knows that he can't fight but still fights." First, he was willing to go to the soup for the Pan family and regarded death as home, but if so, he would not be able to behave so casually. Second, he can get many benefits from this trip, and these benefits ...... It is very likely that Pan Baye promised him. ”

"What does the Pan family have?" Luo Ningyu pondered, "Eighth Master Pan will never give him the 'Xuanshui Scroll', right?" and the Pan family has nothing but the sword spectrum...... It seems that there is only money left. I don't think He Hu is greedy, he won't give up his life for money, right?"

"Money is only the first benefit, and in addition to that, there may be a second benefit. Liu Xunyi speculated, "Maybe Pan Baye has made a promise to him, promising that he will have no worries about his life during his trip to Shaolin next year." That's why He Hu came back, and he behaved so blandly. After all, He Hu is the son-in-law of the Pan family, and he is the head of the Longwei Dart Bureau, so he still needs some face. Now that Yuezhang is in trouble, if he doesn't show up, I'm afraid that it will damage the dignity of Longwei Dart Bureau in the rivers and lakes. ”

"This ......" Hearing Liu Xunyi's words, Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda suddenly felt a chill behind them.

Luo Ning said suspiciously: "Why did Pan Baye promise him that his life would be worry-free? It's not that I underestimate Pan Baye, since he would rather die than hand over the 'Xuanshui Scroll', then with his ability today, it seems that he can't ask the Hexi Qin clan to kill people, or not kill people, right?"

"Although Pan Baye doesn't have this ability, the Xianwang Mansion has this ability. Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, "You might as well recall that just now in the study, Pan Baye hoped that the Xianwang Mansion could save the lives of the descendants of the Pan family from being slaughtered by the Qin clan in Hexi." And...... Or Ning Yu promised to come down with your own mouth. ”

"Listen to what you say...... Luo Ningyu frowned, and quickly calculated Liu Xunyi's words in her mind, and hesitated, "Could it be that Eighth Master Pan knows...... The Pan family will definitely lose?"

"Exactly. Liu Xunyi nodded and said, "So Pan Baye's real plan is to sacrifice himself as a last resort to settle the old feud between the two families, and transfer the 'Xuanshui Scroll' to the Xianwang Mansion, and then the Xianwang Mansion will come forward to protect the rest of the Pan family." ”

"Yes!" Lin Fangda suddenly realized, "I finally understand now what Pan Baye's sentence 'this day is coming' just now." It turned out that he had already arranged everything, and if he could, he would fight and fight to the death. If he really can't beat it, he will die in public, and this day is ...... On the first day of March next year?"

"Why did he do this?" Luo Ning was puzzled, shook his head again and again and sighed, "He doesn't have to die......"

"Because he doesn't want to betray the Returning Sea Sword Sect for his family, nor does he want to harm his family for the Returning Sea Sword Sect. As soon as the Pan family loses, if he doesn't die, and he doesn't want to hand over the 'Xuanshui Scroll', he will inevitably lose, and then the lord of the mansion will not be able to come forward and reason for him. On the other hand, the Qin family will definitely chase and fight fiercely, and maybe they will slaughter the Pan family in a fit of rage. Liu Xunyi's eyes flashed with admiration, and he sighed bitterly, "In order to resolve grievances, this may be the best way he can come up with." When he did this, he was more or less to the Pan family, to the Qin family, to the Guihai Dao Sect, and even to the Xianwang Mansion...... It's all an explanation!"

"In that case, why do you still send people to fight?

First, the competition was held in accordance with the rules of the Guihai Sword Sect, and Pan Baye remembered the old feelings, so he naturally couldn't bear to destroy it. Second, Pan Baye wants to take this opportunity to hone the children and grandchildren of the Pan family, so that they can go through some hardships, so that they can understand the truth of both prosperity and loss, and the Pan family can be more harmonious in the future. Third, although Pan Baye regards death as home, in fact, there is a glimmer of life in the situation of death. Liu Xunyi said faintly, "It is to defeat the Qin family openly! If the Pan family can defeat the Qin family, although they can't be worry-free forever, Pan Baye can live to the end of his life with peace of mind." In the future, if you ask the Xianwang Mansion to be alone, the ending will be the same. It's just that based on the three people selected today, Pan Baye's 'glimmer of life' hope is extremely slim, and even ...... It simply doesn't exist. ”

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