"Me?"

Yuan Tingwan didn't expect that Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin would suddenly point the "spearhead" at him, and he was flustered and stunned.

Looking at Yuan Xiao again, he suddenly gasped when he heard Xun Qin's answer, his eyes were fluttering, his expression was stiff, and his reaction was extremely strange.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin couldn't help but glance at each other, and a suspicious look appeared between their eyebrows.

"Lord Yuan, look at your appearance......" Liu Xunyi frowned slightly, as if he was confused, "Could it be ...... What's wrong with our proposal?"

"No, no, no, the deputy sect master and the eldest lady are all through the dark holes, and they know the opportunity to change, is there anything wrong with your proposal?" The absent-minded Yuan Xiao waved his hand again and again, and said, "I'm just worried that Yuan Ting's ability is mediocre, and it is difficult for him to take on the big responsibility, and he will be entrusted by the deputy sect master and the eldest lady......"

"I don't dare to agree with Lord Yuan Helm's words!" Xun Qinliu raised his eyebrows lightly and shook his head slowly, "Yuan Ting is your son, and no one can match him in terms of loyalty." Moreover, he has great ambitions, both civil and military, and his ability is also a leader among the young generation in the four prefectures of Shangjing. What's even more commendable is that he grew up in the Northeast since he was a child, and is very familiar with the customs here, and is very familiar with the four mansions in Shangjing, and is quite prestigious among young disciples. For various reasons, we believe that Yuan Ting is the best candidate to stay in the Northeast and preside over the overall situation. ”

Having said that, he is still young and has very shallow experience in the rivers and lakes. Since I was born, I have never assigned him an errand, nor have I ever arranged for him to be an errand in the house, but I have just provided for ...... with good food, good drink, and fun," Yuan Xiao laughed at himself, "It's not that Yuan is arrogant, in my eyes, Yuan Ting is simply a gentleman who can't make a big deal." Let him have fun, cockfighting and lackeys are okay, but let him take over the four mansions of Shangjing...... But never. ”

Hearing Yuan Xiao's evaluation of himself so unbearable, Yuan Ting, who gradually came back to his senses, couldn't help but show embarrassment, and a looming shame and complaint flashed in his eyes.

As everyone knows, Yuan Xiao deliberately degraded him to nothingness, and his good intentions were precisely to protect him.

Yuan Ting is young and vigorous, and he doesn't know how deep the water in the rivers and lakes is. But Yuan Xiao's heart is like a mirror, once Yuan Ting is allowed to stay in the Northeast to preside over the overall situation, the surface scenery is infinite, but in reality it is full of dangers.

After all, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Walk above men, and the crowd will not.

"Lord Yuan, you are too modest. Xun Qin pierced Yuan Xiao's mind at a glance and said bluntly, "It's understandable to love your son, but you have to take care of it." If you keep him under your wings, how can he spread his wings and break out of his own world? What's more, how long can you protect him? Five, ten, twenty, or thirty years? Once you are old and weak and unable to protect him, where should he go? Could it be that you plan to let him be a gentleman for the rest of his life? Eat and wait for death all his life? Let go when it is time to let go, and hone when it is time to temper. Yuan Ting will always be an ignorant child in your eyes, but in the eyes of outsiders, he is already a young talent who is full of ambition. ”

"But he's only twenty years old......"

"Since ancient times, heroes don't ask where they come from, let alone their age!" Liu Xunyi retorted, "If you don't be ashamed to say it, how many years can Xun Qin and I be older than Yuan Ting? What's more, 'ghost and sorrow' Qin Ku is the same age as me, but he is now one of the four great families of martial arts, the head of the Qin clan in Hexi." Luo Tianjin, the king of Beixian back then, was only in his early twenties when he founded the Xianwang Mansion. 'The first gentleman of martial arts' Lu Tingxiang was only in his twenties when he took over the Jiangnan Lu Mansion. ”

"The deputy sect master and the eldest lady are dragons and phoenixes among people, and they are rare in a hundred years. Qin Ku, Luo Tianjin, and Lu Tingxiang are also geniuses, and it is reasonable for them to become early. Yuan Xiao seemed to be dissatisfied with Liu Xunyi's lobbying, and waved his hand again and again, "On the other hand, Yuan Ting, who is not a martial artist, has mediocre intelligence and dull talent, how dare he compete with Haoyue?"

"If I'm not mistaken, when Yuan Duo founded the Yuan Mansion in Shenzhou under the order of the Young Qin King, he seemed to be a few years older than Yuan Ting today. Xun Qin teased, "As the saying goes, 'tiger fathers have no dog sons', you Yuan Xiao is a hero, how can your son be a 'dog bear'?"

"The eldest lady is too famous! Yuan is just a piece of rotten wood, and he is still high or low after middle age, so what kind of hero can he talk about...... How can it be compared to the dragon and tiger?"

"This ......"

Seeing that Yuan Xiao was stubborn, Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin all showed hesitation.

Their original intention was never to deliberately make things difficult, let alone push Yuan Ting into the fire pit. But I saw that he was different and intelligent, so he had the heart to lift him up. Unexpectedly, his kindness was rejected by Yuan Xiao again and again.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi and Xun Qin, who had already done their duty, could only sigh, in order to avoid misunderstandings, they didn't plan to make it difficult for others.

"How can a father in the world belittle his son like this?"

However, without waiting for Liu Xunyi to compromise with Yuan Xiao, Yuan Ting, who had been silent, could no longer hold back the shame in his heart, and resolutely refuted it, with an unusually firm tone: "Thanks to the deputy sect master and the eldest lady, Yuan Ting is willing to stay in the northeast and swear to guard the four mansions of Shangjing." ”

"Ting'er, don't talk nonsense......"

"I didn't talk nonsense!" Yuan Ting scoffed at Yuan Xiao's panic, knelt on the ground with a "poof", and solemnly raised his hand and swore solemnly, "I swear to the sky, if anyone dares to take advantage of the fire to rob, I will fight to the death!

"Ting'er, you ......"

"I'm an adult, so I don't have to worry about what to do. Yuan Ting interrupted Yuan Xiao's exhortation with righteous words, "Since I was a child, my only wish is to be a man who stands up to the sky and the earth. I don't want to live under my father's protection all my life, doing nothing all day long, and finally achieving nothing. I hope that I can make a name for myself like the Deputy Sect Master and the Eldest Lady. ”

"Bastard, don't you know how many catties you have? How dare you compare with the deputy sect master and the eldest lady......

"Do you know why my mother died of depression back then?" Yuan Ting was annoyed and angry, looked at the worried Yuan Xiao with sad eyes, and said word by word, "It's because my mother has always relied on you and regarded you as the whole of life." Once you lose your care, your love, your protection, and even her position in your heart, your mother is like losing three souls and seven souls, like a child who can't find a home, and she doesn't know how to continue to live. At that time, she had long lost the faith and courage to live for herself, and she had never really lived for herself in her life. Therefore, when you alienate her and snub her, she will be depressed, discouraged, and eventually ......"

"What are you doing with your mother for no reason......? Do you want your father to die of pain and shame?" Yuan Xiao recalled his deceased wife, and his heart was like a knife in an instant, and he was burned inside.

"No!" Yuan Ting's expression was full of poignant, and the words were bitter, "I said this just to tell my father that I don't want to live under your protection all the time, nor do I want to rely on you all the time, and I don't want to become a second 'mother'." ”

"You ......"

Yuan Ting's words were like a thunderous blow, slashing at the softest place in Yuan Xiao's heart, making him speechless. For a while, I couldn't help myself, but I was in tears.

"Yuan Ting, the deceased is gone! Not only are you sad, but your father is also remorseful, otherwise he wouldn't have spoiled you so much. As a son of man, how can you bear to deliberately expose his scars?" Liu Xunyi has been displaced since he was a child, and he can't see the joys and sorrows of family affection, and at this moment, seeing Yuan Xiao's father and son "love and kill each other" because of the past, his mood gradually became extremely heavy, "Since Yuan Duo is deeply affectionate, we will consider this matter in the long run......"

"Deputy Sect Master, I can ......"

"Yes or no, it's not up to you to decide!" Facing the unwilling Yuan Ting, Liu Xunyi's face sank, and his tone became unquestionable, "Being good and evil, the first thing to look at is his filial piety." Master Yuan Helm didn't agree to this matter, no matter how much you said, it would be useless......"

"Deputy Sect Master......

I don't know whether it was sad or grateful, Yuan Xiao stood up tremblingly, and slowly knelt in front of Liu Xunyi under the surprised gaze of others, no matter how he supported him, Yuan Xiao insisted on refusing to get up.

"Master Yuan, you are ......"

"The deputy sect master is not only light on wealth and righteousness, but also humble as a corporal. Yuan...... In this life, it is a privilege to be able to meet such a bright and upright true hero as the deputy sect master!" Yuan Xiao grabbed Liu Xunyi's arm tightly and said excitedly, "What Yuan Ting said just now...... It makes me have mixed feelings. You and the eldest lady are right, he is no longer an ignorant child, and now he ...... I see it better than I do, I think it better than I do......"

"Lord Yuan Duo means ......"

"I promised to let him stay here to protect the family business, I just hope that he will not disappoint the hard work of the deputy sect master and the eldest lady. Yuan Xiao looked at the chaotic Yuan Ting with complicated eyes, and said with a smile, "I also hope that he can take this opportunity to have a good experience and be more promising than me in the future." ”

"Daddy......"

"Ting'er, this matter is not trivial, you must not regard it as child's play! It is not only the burden of the Yuan family that you are fighting on your shoulders, but also your Uncle Yan, Uncle Lei, and Uncle Hong. If you stay in the Northeast to preside over the overall situation, you must treat everyone equally, and you must not favor one over the other. Yuan Xiaozheng said, "Also, ask your seniors for advice in case of trouble, don't be greedy for merit, don't make your own opinions, and don't play any prestige." It's okay to go to Taeju Hongfu, Jeju Yanfu, and Gyeongju Leifu to walk around, don't just guard the one acre and three points of land in Shenzhou......"

"Remember, child!"

"I have discussed this matter with Yan Shun and Lei Zhen, and they have no objection, and promised to leave some good hands to assist Yuan Ting. Xun Qin said, "A thousand words, leave your father and son to go back and explain slowly." ”

"Thank you for the trust of the Deputy Sect Master and the eldest lady!" Yuan Xiao muttered, "It's just that he ...... in Hong Temple."

"I have my own explanation in front of Hong Temple. Xun Qin interrupted Yuan Xiao's worries disappreciatively.

"It's so good, don't let Yuan Ting's matter make Hongsi feel a gap. Yuan Xiao sighed, and then changed his words, "I don't know what else the deputy sect master and the eldest lady have to tell Yuan Ting?"

"I believe that the four helmsmen will be able to explain the matter of the four mansions in Beijing to Yuan Ting clearly, I don't want to point fingers and talk on paper. Today...... I only told him one thing. Liu Xunyi waved his big hand and beckoned Yuan Ting to the front, so that his eyes were straight, and he asked cautiously, "Do you know about the Tiger's Den Dragon Pool?"

"Tiger's Den Dragon Pond, Double Residence Immortal. Huang Yangming and Mei Zichuan, the two predecessors, are famous, and I have long been like thunder. Yuan Ting asked curiously, "I don't know what the deputy sect master commands?"

"To tell you the truth, in addition to the two seniors, there are also 'the world's first miracle doctor' Granny Peach Blossom and a 'three-year-old child' in the tiger's den Longtan, they are all my life-savers. Liu Xunyi said solemnly, "They saved me, but they got into unnecessary trouble because of it, and I have always felt guilty about it, and I don't know how to repay it." ”

"The Vice-Sect Master means ......"

"I don't want them to be targeted for saving me, and I don't want anyone to plot against me and disturb their peace. In addition, they are old and young, and they live in seclusion in the mountains all the year round or have inconveniences. I hope that when they need help, someone will be the first to step up and help them solve their problems, which can be regarded as a part of my gratitude. Yuan Ting, you ...... Don't you understand what I mean?"

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