After walking for several miles, Murong Bin came to the Xuanqing Gate under the leadership of the Third Elder and Yan Yunxiao.

At this time, the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder were already sitting in the middle of the hall.

Yan Yunxiao bowed his hand and saluted, "Two elders, I'm back." ”

The second elder smiled, "Haha, Xiao'er has worked hard to go down the mountain during this time. ”

The fourth elder also said, "Let's go rest first, and let's talk about your experience during this time in the night." ”

"Yes. Yan Yunxiao didn't say much, turned around and left. He knew that the three elders still had Murong Bin's affairs to deal with.

After Yan Yunxiao left, the third elder introduced to the second elder and the fourth elder, "Second brother, fourth brother, this is Shangwu City, Murong Bin, a subordinate of the Lord of Murong City, specially came to my Xuanqing Gate to tell me about something at the behest of Murong Jingyi. ”

Murong Bin's identity and origin, the three elders knew it when he was blocked at the entrance of the mountain range, but in order not to expose the things that played him, they had to pretend to introduce it again in front of Murong Bin.

"Under Murong City, the city lord has Murong Bin on his left and right, and he has seen several elders. "Although I feel unhappy, I still have to do superficial work.

The fourth elder nodded and said, "It's a guest from afar, sir, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you. After speaking, Murong Bin turned around and sat down.

Just as Murong Bin sat down, the second elder asked, "Mr. said that he is the right and left hand of the Murong City Lord, so I don't know if it is the left hand or the right hand?"

"Eh?" this question suddenly confused Murong Bin, "It should be the left hand." ”

Generally speaking, on some occasions, people with high status stand on the left side, and they are respected by the left and the right.

Murong Bin said that he was the left hand, which also meant that he was more noble than Murong Jingyi's other very trusted subordinate, and he was also more trusted by Murong Jingyi.

Murong Bin felt that the purpose of the Second Elder in asking this question was to test his own weight, if he had a very heavy weight in the heart of the Murong City Lord, their attitude towards me would naturally be more respectful.

"Hmph! This kind of careful thinking, do you think I don't know? You want to slap me so that I can give you a few kind words in front of the Lord of Murong City, right, this kind of method is used by those second- and third-rate sects a lot, Xuanqing Sect, cut, but that's it. Murong Bin's heart was beautiful, and at this time, the second elder asked again.

"Then does the City Lord of Murong usually like to use his left hand, or is he used to using his right hand, or does the City Lord of Murong like to use both hands together?"

"Poof!" the third elder almost couldn't hold back, and laughed.

Murong Bin became more and more confused about the question asked by the second elder, so he could only reply hesitantly, "Eh..... I guess it's more left-handed. ”

"Oh, that's right. The second elder nodded and said, "It turns out that the Murong City Lord is a person who likes to use his left hand like me, and there is a chance that the two of us can have a good exchange of experiences." ”

"Huh?" Murong Bin was dumbfounded.

"Ahem. The fourth elder coughed lightly and glanced at the second elder.

The second elder found that Murong Bin didn't understand the meaning of his question, so he put away his joking posture and said seriously, "I don't know what Your Excellency came here to convey to the Murong City Lord?"

"Please forgive me for taking the liberty of not knowing why the Great Elder is not here?" Murong Bin knew that there were four elders in the Xuanqing Sect, but only three elders appeared at this time.

The Second Elder had long known that Murong Bin would ask this question, and responded, "My eldest brother is currently in retreat and cultivation, so he can't meet with Your Excellency, but I will convey it to him later." "The second elder naturally won't tell the truth, after all, if the great elder no longer leaks the affairs in the door, it will inevitably not cause the calculations of those who have a heart.

Murong Bin relieved his doubts, "I see, I wanted to see the demeanor of the Great Elder, but it's a pity." ”

The second elder smiled, "Sir is polite, let's just tell me what I mean." ”

"Well, I'll just say it below. Murong Bin took out an invitation from his arms, "My master, I want to invite a few elders to the birthday banquet at the beginning of next month. ”

Murong Bin originally thought that after taking out the invitation, several elders would ask in detail about the birthday banquet, but who would have thought that the second elder would actually say,

"Oh, I know, thank you City Lord Murong for the invitation. After saying that, he stopped talking, as if to send off a guest.

"A few elders won't ask in detail?" Murong Bin asked in surprise, "The others didn't say whether they would attend or not, so how can I reply to the city lord?"

The second elder replied nonchalantly, "We will discuss this matter with the eldest brother later, as for whether to attend...... Ask the eldest brother too. ”

Murong Bin said dissatisfied, "My master is kindly invited, if a few people don't go, isn't it a little inappropriate?"

"That's right. The second elder scratched his head and said innocently.

Just as Murong Bin was about to reprimand the second elder, the fourth elder interjected, "Sir, don't be angry, this matter really needs to be discussed with the eldest brother before it can be decided, after all, there are still many things to be busy in the door, and we didn't expect that the city lord Murong would invite me to attend this year, so we still need to discuss it before we can decide." ”

Although these words sound more comfortable, the meaning in the words is indeed different, you Murong Jingyi has lived for more than a hundred years, and you have not invited us for so many birthdays, this time you were suddenly invited, we have to go?

Murong Bin frowned and asked, "Then I don't know, when will the Great Elder leave the customs and when will he be able to give an answer?"

The second elder said casually, "It may take a few days, or it may take two or three months, not necessarily." ”

Two or three months! The birthday feast is over, and you still have a hammer.

Originally, he was angry at the entrance of the mountain range, but now he was so snubbed, this time he couldn't suppress his anger at all, and said angrily, "Are you teasing me!"

"Why did you say that, sir?" said the second elder pretending to be stupid.

"You!" Murong Bin opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know what to say, after all, the second elder just said that it might take two or three months, and he had also said before that it would be impossible to get out of the customs in two or three days.

It's like when we go to some windows to handle business, and you ask the business staff how many days it will take to handle it, they will tell you how many days it can be done, even if you are in a hurry, people will not tell you the specific time, so it is useless for you to be in a hurry.

At this time, the fourth elder interjected again, "Sir, don't worry, since the city lord of Murong is sincerely invited, then as long as there is nothing important, we will definitely go." ”

Hmph! It's all nonsense, Murong Bin scolded in his heart.

The second elder said kindly, "The fourth brother is right, please go back and inform the Murong City Lord of our intentions, no matter whether we can go in the end or not, we will first congratulate the Murong City Lord on his longevity for a hundred years, the third brother." ”

The third elder came to Murong Bin's side and made a gesture of please.

Hearing the intention of expelling customers, Murong Bin didn't stay long, snorted coldly, and got up to leave.

After Murong Bin left, the second elder's face sank.

"Second brother, what do you think?" the fourth elder asked.

The second elder pondered slightly, and said, "Don't worry, let's discuss it again in the evening, let's go, let's go and see the clouds first." ”

Later in the evening, in the inner hall of the Xuanqing Gate, the three elders and the only two disciples in the door, Zhu Xin and Yan Yunxiao, were discussing what had happened during this time.

"It turns out that so many things have happened during the time I have been down the mountain, I said why it is the second elder who is in charge today, and it turns out that the great elder has gone out. Yan Yunxiao said suddenly.

The second elder was a little unhappy, "Hey, what do you mean, I can't be the master of the house? The eldest brother has let me take charge of the business, which shows that my ability is beyond doubt." ”

Zhu Xin smiled, "I guess the eldest grandfather thinks that only the second grandfather in the door is the most idle, so he asked you to be in charge of the things in the door." ”

"Xiao Xin'er, why do you even say that!" the second elder said without tears.

"Alright, let's get down to business. It was still the steady Fourth Elder who put the topic on the right track, "Everyone, what should we do with Murong Jingyi's birthday banquet?"

The third elder said first, "I always feel that there is some ulterior secret behind the birthday banquet, but if we don't go, it will seem that we are afraid of Murong Mansion." ”

Yan Yunxiao continued, "During this time, I went down the mountain, and I also heard a lot of things about Murong Mansion, and now Murong Mansion has almost gathered the forces of the sects near Shangwu City, and the remaining few sects that don't want to belong seem to be looking at our reactions." ”

"If you want me to say, let's go. Even if we really want to go head-to-head, Murong Mansion may not be our opponent," the third elder said proudly.

The fourth elder looked at the third elder, "If it is just to compare the strength of us and Murong Mansion, then naturally we are not afraid, but if the rest of the sects are also on the side of Murong Mansion, it is difficult to say, after all, losing the support of nearby sects will make us fall into a relatively passive situation." ”

Although the Third Elder was aggressive and temperamentally like fire, he was not a reckless person, and he also knew that what the Fourth Elder said made sense, "That... Why don't you go?"

"Go, of course. The second elder said calmly, "No matter what the purpose behind Murong Jingyi is, we must also see it in person to know." ”

"Which of us is going then?" the third elder asked.

The second elder opened his mouth and smiled, "Third Elder, when Yunxiao comes back from the mountain, he must have a new understanding in martial arts, and you have to help him break through his cultivation, so you can't go." Then he looked at the fourth elder, "Fourth, you have to stay and protect the formation, and you can't go, so only I went in person." ”

The third elder said angrily, "I talked about it for a long time, just so that I could go out by myself." ”

The fourth elder also said, "Second brother, you forgot your grounding order!"

The second elder said indifferently, "I haven't forgotten, don't worry, when I arrive in Shangwu City, I will personally admit my mistake to my eldest brother." ”

"Big brother?" everyone was puzzled.

"Do you think the eldest brother would not know about this?" the second elder said in an unfathomable tone, From Xuanqing Gate to Shanling Mountain, where Cangming's predecessors are located, if the eldest brother's cultivation does not stop all the way, it should be a day and a half, but he also took Ming Fan with him, in order to take care of Ming Fan, the eldest brother is bound to find a place to rest on the road, and although there are many villages and towns along the way, I think the eldest brother is most likely to rest in Shangwu City, and according to the day Murong Bin set off from Shangwu City today, the eldest brother must have heard about it. ”

The second elder took a sip of tea, and then said, "Invite all the nearby sects, which naturally includes us, so after the eldest brother finishes cultivating the sword, he will inevitably wait for us in Shangwu City." ”

Everyone present suddenly opened up.

Everyone is no longer surprised by the situation that the second elder's IQ is suddenly online, although the second elder is the most out of tune on weekdays, but the second elder at the critical moment has never dropped the chain.

"Of course, this is just my conjecture, maybe the eldest brother will come back directly after cultivating the sword, and then I will rely on you to intercede with me" The second elder smiled at everyone.

"Don't worry, when the time comes, we will tell the eldest brother that you deliberately took advantage of his age when he went out and didn't listen to everyone's admonition to sneak out to play. The third elder rolled his eyes and said.

The second elder shouted, "Hey, you obviously want to kill me, and then inherit the stacks of late-night reading materials under my bed!

"Who wants to inherit those things, and pay back the stacks of his meows, how many copies have you bought!" shouted the third elder.

"Alas, here it is again. The fourth elder said speechlessly, he naturally did not join the conversation of the second elder and the third elder, but thought for a while and said, "Calculate the time, today is already the end of the month, it seems that in a few days it will be Murong Jingyi's birthday banquet." ”

"yes, so I'm going to leave tomorrow. ”