Chapter 53: Observing Words and Looks
"This ......"
Being exposed by Luo Tianjin's lies, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, and wanted to defend himself urgently, but he felt that his tongue was knotted in his mouth for a while, and it was difficult to speak calmly for a while, so he could only look at Luo Tianjin with stunned eyes, and forcibly suppressed the turbulent waves in his heart, and after a long time, he smiled bitterly: "Where did the Lord of Luo's Mansion start? The juniors don't understand ...... very much."
Lin Fangda echoed anxiously: "Mansion Master, Brother Liu is a bold and righteous person, and he has no grievances or enmity with our Xianwang Mansion, how can he lie and deceive you today?"
"Yes, this man has nothing to do with us, so there's no reason to lie to us. Dad, have you wronged him?" Luo Ningyu slowly spoke with a hesitant face, pleading for Liu Xunyi.
Luo Tianjin's deep eyes were still staring straight at Liu Xunyi, and said lightly: "I have been walking the rivers and lakes for decades, who tells the truth and who lies, I have a hole in one eye, and no one can play tricks in front of me." At least your deeds are not enough!"
Deng Changchuan frowned, and shouted in a deep voice: "Liu Xunyi, for the sake of you saving Ning Yu and Fang Da, I don't want to embarrass you too much." But at this moment, since you are standing in front of the mansion master, then I hope that everything you say is the truth, otherwise you know in your own heart what the consequences will be. ”
"I still don't understand what Lord Luo and Fifth Master Deng mean. Liu Xunyi's face was solemn and his attitude was resolute.
Luo Tianjin smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "You deliberately conceal your origin, maybe you have your troubles, and you may not have any hostility towards the Xianwang Mansion." However, I have always disliked that a person has too many secrets, especially for a young talent who wants to enter the Mansion of the Virtuous King. Liu Xunyi, if you can't be honest with me, how can you make me treat you as my own?"
Hearing Luo Tianjin's words, Lin Fangda couldn't help but show ecstasy, and hurriedly asked, "Does the mansion master mean that he is willing to leave Brother Liu in the mansion?"
"As long as he's willing to tell me the truth, instead of making up some fantasy stories to lie to me. Luo Tianjin smiled nondeniably, and then he looked at Liu Xunyi, who had a solemn expression, and said, "How is it?" Are you willing to tell me your true origin now?"
"Lord Luofu is really wronged. ”
Liu Xunyi had already sensed Luo Tianjin's true intentions at this moment, he was just testing himself with words, not really knowing his own details, so he had a little confidence in his heart, and his nervous emotions gradually calmed down, I saw that he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "If the lord of Luofu doesn't want to take in the juniors, you can say it bluntly, the juniors are somewhat self-aware, and they will never make it difficult for others." As for the lord of Luofu saying that the juniors lied, the juniors asked themselves, and they didn't have the courage to play tricks in front of King Beixian. However, the juniors didn't dare to refute the speculation of the Luo Mansion Lord, so they didn't want to defend themselves too much. Since the lord of Luofu can't trust the juniors, then the juniors can just leave now. ”
Luo Tianjin is certainly quite a city government, but Liu Xunyi, who has been in the imperial court for many years, is by no means an ordinary person, how could he really be easily deceived by Luo Tianjin, and reveal his own details and plates?
After saying that, Liu Xunyi turned to Lin Fangda and said, "No matter what, it is a blessing in my life that I can marry Brother Lin as a brother when I come to Quanzhou." Big brother, although you and I don't have the opportunity to get along day and night, but I will remember you as a big brother for the rest of my life, if the eldest brother needs anything in the future, he only needs to say hello, and the younger brother will rush to help as soon as he gets the news, and he will die in the sword mountain and the sea of fire!" Without waiting for Lin Fang, who was crying and mournful, to open his mouth to persuade him, Liu Xunyi said to Luo Ningyu and Deng Changchuan again, "Thank you Fifth Master Deng for coming forward to solve the siege last night, thank you Miss Luo for just speaking out in front of the Lord of Luo's mansion." ”
"Brother Xian, you misunderstood the meaning of the mansion master, in fact, ......"
"Big brother doesn't need to say it anymore!" Liu Xunyi had already guessed Luo Tianjin's mind at this moment, so he wanted to capture him, so he pretended to be righteous and said, "People want faces and bark, although Liu Xunyi is a nobody, but he is by no means a brazen person, it is inconvenient for the lord of Luofu to take me in, I will go elsewhere to make a living." is the so-called big world, why should men worry about not finding a place to stand?"
"You're ......"
"Lord Luo, today in the Lu Mansion, you didn't expose me for pretending to be a disciple of the Xianwang Mansion, the juniors are grateful!" Before Luo Ningyu could speak, Liu Xunyi had already bowed respectfully to Luo Tianjin, and said, "It's getting late, the juniors will no longer disturb the rest of the Luo Mansion Lord, and they will leave first!"
Regarding Liu Xunyi's voluntary resignation, Luo Tianjin looked calm and calm, just smiled and nodded slightly, which was regarded as a response to Liu Xunyi.
Liu Xunyi couldn't help but sink in his heart when he saw this, he thought that Luo Tianjin was just testing himself, and he wouldn't really let him leave. But he didn't expect Luo Tianjin to really keep it. For a while, he didn't leave or stay, he lifted a stone and hit his own feet, his heart was extremely bitter, and he secretly scolded himself again and again, "Too impulsive, miscalculated!"
However, Liu Xunyi's words had been said just now, and it would not be decent to rely on not leaving at the moment, so he had to suppress the anxiety in his heart, pretending to be chic, and after looking around the room, he turned around and walked towards the door without hesitation.
"Virtuous ......" Lin Fangda was just about to speak, but Deng Changchuan's eyes directly blocked his words.
As for Luo Tianjin, he always smiled indifferently, calmly watching Liu Xunyi's every movement from saying goodbye to turning away, but he didn't say a word.
One-step, two-step, three-step......
The room was not too big, Liu Xunyi walked to the door in three or two steps, his heart had already risen to his throat at the moment, and his heart was mixed. His face with his back to everyone is constantly changing, and his facial features are constantly changing, and the remorse of "carelessness and loss of Jingzhou" is very interesting.
Not daring to stay for a moment, Liu Xunyi stretched out his hand and pulled open the door, he knew that he had to do a full set of acts, if he showed the slightest hesitation now, he was afraid that not only would he not get Luo Tianjin's trust, maybe his little life would also be lost here.
"Squeak!"
With a soft sound, the door opened, Liu Xunyi drooped his head slightly, and his ears were raised high to listen to Luo Tianjin's movements, for fear that he would accidentally miss Luo Tianjin's retention.
It's a pity that he deliberately stopped in front of the door, and he never heard the slightest sound from Luo Tianjin.
Liu Xunyi wrinkled his forehead covered with beads of sweat, and said secretly in his heart: "It's over, it's over! I finally fought for the opportunity to get close to Luo Tianjin, but I didn't expect to miss it in vain." But he also knew that he must not delay half a minute longer, so he simply gritted his teeth and decided to find another opportunity another day, so he strode out of the room.
"Please stay!"
At the same time that Liu Xunyi turned around and walked into the corridor, Luo Tianjin's voice finally broke the silence, and it sounded in Liu Xunyi's violent heartbeat, which made Liu Xunyi, who was full of thoughts, tremble violently as if he had been hit by a thunderbolt, and quickly stood in place. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes couldn't help but flash with a hint of ecstasy.
However, since he was already standing in the corridor at the moment, his strange movements and expressions were not seen by Luo Tianjin and the others.
"Brother Xian, come back quickly, the lord of the mansion called you!" Seeing Luo Tianjin's mouth, Lin Fangda hurriedly ran out of the room, grabbed Liu Xunyi's arm, and dragged the frightened Liu Xunyi back "savagely". At this moment, Liu Xunyi's back was already soaked with sweat, but his face still deliberately showed an indignant and angry look.
"I don't know what else the lord of the Luo Mansion commands?" Liu Xunyi pretended to be unconvinced, and asked in a strange manner.
"I was just joking with you, you don't have to take it seriously. Luo Tianjin seems to be born to apologize to others, so much so that at this moment, he apologized to Liu Xunyi with a hint of command.
"The juniors don't dare!" Liu Xunyi didn't dare to be too self-righteous at the moment after the thrill just now, so he hurriedly accepted it when he saw it, and said, "I'm just a little-known nobody in the rivers and lakes, my background, life experience, and martial arts are extremely unfamiliar to the lord of Luofu, and I don't even know if my name is true or false Luofu lord, so it's inevitable to have doubts about me, but the juniors really don't have the need to deceive the lord of Luofu, and they don't have the guts." ”
Luo Tianjin looked at Liu Xunyi with a smile, and after Liu Xunyi showed his heart for a long time, he slowly spoke: "I believe in you." ”
"Really?" Liu Xunyi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is the Lord of the Luo Mansion really willing to believe me?
"Don't worry!" Luo Tianjin said, "Although I believe in you, it doesn't mean that you can stay in the Xianwang Mansion. Although the Xianwangfu is not a famous sect, it also has its own rules, and not everyone can easily become a disciple of the Xianwangfu. ”
"Rules?" Of course, Liu Xunyi knew the meaning of Luo Tianjin's words, and asked busily, "As long as the Lord of Luo Mansion is willing to take in the juniors, I am willing to follow any rules." ”
Deng Changchuan said: "In the Xianwang Mansion, except for the mansion master, the seven heroes and the family members in the mansion, the disciples belong to the eight sects. Because the lord of the house was born in Wudang, it is named after Taoism, which is 'open, rest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, surprise' these eight gates, of which open, rest, and life are the upper three gates, death, shock, and injury are the lower three gates, and Du and Jing are the two gates of Zhongping. Although it is divided into eight schools, the disciples of the Xianwangfu are the same generation, and they only judge each other on the basis of their character and martial arts, and they will never be different because of their noble and low backgrounds. Each of the eight doors has a main door to lead the disciples, the upper three doors have a white fan, the lower three doors have a black fan, and the two doors of Zhongping have a green fan. The status of the three fans is above the eight masters, and above are the seven heroes of the palace, and the rear is the lord of the mansion. ”
Hearing Deng Changchuan's words, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be secretly surprised, although he had long known that the Xianwang Mansion would not be able to achieve today's status must not be a small sect, but he did not expect that its internal disciples would be so strictly divided. Outsiders only know the names of Luo Tianjin, the king of the Northern Sage, and the seven heroes of the Xian Wang's Mansion, and they regard the other people in the mansion as ordinary disciples, but they don't expect that there is such a detailed division among these disciples.
After thinking about it, Liu Xunyi looked at Lin Fangda suspiciously, but saw Lin Fangda smile and said: "Brother Xian, although Brother Fool grew up in King Xian's Mansion since he was a child, he has been deeply taught by the Mansion Master for many years. But I'm stupid by nature, and so far I can only be a closed door master. ”
According to Lin Fangda's martial arts, Liu Xunyi had a rough expectation of the martial arts of the disciples in King Xian's mansion.
Deng Changchuan continued: "Most of the upper three sects are disciples cultivated by the Xianwang Mansion itself, and the martial arts of these disciples are all taught by the Xianwang Mansion. Because Zhongping Ermen is responsible for the affairs of the mansion and the many industries outside the Xianwang Mansion, most of them are family members or cronies of the lord of the mansion. Therefore, most outsiders enter the Xianwang Mansion by entering the lower three gates. Among the disciples of the lower three gates, most of them have already learned martial arts before entering the palace, and most of them are long-tested masters, so in terms of the number of masters, the lower three doors are more than the upper three. ”
Liu Xunyi nodded thoughtfully and said, "In this way, if I enter the Xianwang Mansion, I should also go to the lower three gates." ”
"Not necessarily. Deng Changchuan said with a smile, "Although Lin Fang Dahe Ningyu introduced you, and the mansion master also agreed, but whether you can become a disciple of the Xianwang Mansion in the end depends on your own ability." ”
"What do you mean?" Liu Xunyi was stunned when he heard this, and said with a wry smile, "What test do you have to go through?"
"The Xian Wang's Mansion has never supported mediocre people, so everyone who enters the mansion has to go through a test. Deng Changchuan said, "However, the tests that each disciple of the Xianwang Mansion has to go through are different, some only need to play tricks, and some need to go through the sword mountain and the sea of fire one by one." There is such a strange rule in the Xianwang Mansion, the more talented you are, the more you will be severely tested, and of course, the attention you receive after entering the mansion will also be different. As for you...... Then it depends on the meaning of the house master. ”
Deng Changchuan's voice fell, and all the eyes of everyone in the room were on Luo Tianjin, especially Liu Xunyi, who was full of curiosity at the moment, he had long expected that Luo Tianjin would never let himself enter the mansion easily, but he was also very curious about how he would test himself.
Luo Tianjin slowly took out a palm-sized cloth bag from his arms and threw it to Liu Xunyi.
"Tell me what this is?" Facing Liu Xunyi, who was full of doubts, Luo Tianjin took the lead in asking.
Liu Xunyi, who was confused, opened the cloth bag and saw that there were two black rags inside. Liu Xunyi's brows were tightly locked and he thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes widened, and he suddenly realized: "This is the rag that Mo Cen's predecessor tore from the man in black today!"
"Really careful!" Luo Tianjin's eyes couldn't help flashing a flash of approval, and then said with a smile, "Since you are so smart, you should be able to guess what my test for you is, go ahead! After this is done, go to Luoyang City, I will wait for you in the Xianwang Mansion!"
Regarding the conversation between Luo Tianjin and Liu Xunyi, Lin Fangda and Luo Ningyu were full of doubts, but before they could ask, Liu Xunyi had already bowed respectfully to Luo Tianjin, and then glanced at Lin Fangda with a solemn expression, then turned around and left the room quickly.
"Brother Liu, where are you going?" Lin Fangda asked Luo Tianjin curiously, "Mansion Master, do you want me to help him......
"You will go back to the house with me tomorrow, and no one is allowed to look for him until Liu Xunyi comes to King Xian's Mansion to find me. Luo Tianjin interrupted Lin Fangda's words quite impatiently, and waved his hand to order Lin Fangda and Luo Ningyu to retreat.
After a while, Deng Changchuan asked in a worried voice in a low voice, "With only two rags, can he really retrieve the storm and rain map for us?"
Regarding Deng Changchuan's question, Luo Tianjin shook his head slowly, and said lightly: "I can't see through this kid, but he does have some outstanding skills, maybe there is a possibility." ”
"Let him go alone for such a big matter?" Deng Changchuan asked tentatively, "The mansion master doesn't plan to secretly send someone to help him?"
"Don't help!" Luo Tianjin shook his head resolutely and said, "Just let him go alone, I want to see how many secrets this kid still hides." ”
"Could it be that the mansion master hasn't fully believed in him yet?"
"I never believed him. Changchuan, do you believe that a little-known Fan Humen in Jiangling can get out of a master like him? I expected that this son must have another purpose when he approached the Xianwang Mansion, Fang Da had a straightforward temperament, and he was deceived. There are too many secrets on Liu Xunyi's body, and this person can't believe it...... At least not yet, I can't believe it, but I can use his strengths to do something for us. ”
"Wouldn't it be a bit ...... to entrust someone who can't trust something so important?"
Without waiting for Deng Changchuan to finish speaking, Luo Tianjin picked up a chess piece from the chessboard with a deep meaning, and shook it lightly in front of Deng Changchuan's eyes, without waiting for Deng Changchuan to speak thoughtfully, Luo Tianjin smiled indifferently.
"The game just now is unscored, so you and I will continue to play. ”
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