Zeng Ge listened, and then replied in the back room, "Bai Shaoxia's body is not yet well, can you let him rest again." ”

The disciple who was acting outside the house replied, "The head of the house is too late, Bai Shaoxia should be fine, and now there is something important to discuss, and I ask him to go to the main hall now." The disciple's tone was very humble, but his words were unquestionable.

"It's okay, I'll be back when I go. Bai Ling patted Zeng Ge on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry, turned around and answered outside the house, "Okay, I'll come here." Zeng Ge looked at Guo Liangyu and saw that he nodded slightly to show that he was okay.

Bai Ling answered the call, left Zeng Ge and the others, and followed the disciples to see Duan. The council hall was not far away, and the two of them didn't go far to reach the hall, but they saw that there were already several people in the room. In the hall, Jiang Kejiong, Chen Juefei and several other disciples of the sect stood at the bottom, and on both sides of the hall stood Xue Long, Liu Ziyu, and Kaohsiung. In the middle of the hall stood a middle-aged man, less than sixty years old, with a light robe and a slow belt, his face was like a crown of jade, and he looked very elegant, it was Duan Zhizhi. Duan Yao, the daughter of the head of Duan, was standing beside him, her posture was graceful, and she looked extremely beautiful, and when she saw Bai Ling coming in, she turned her head to look over.

Duan Zhizhi saw Bai Ling coming, his face showed joy, and he said, "Little brother Bai Ling, you are here, your health is fine." ”

"Fortunately, except for the head is still a little dizzy, the hands and feet are a little sore, and the internal force is not flowing smoothly, there is nothing else. Bai Ling stepped forward and saluted, speaking half with laughter, half with sarcasm.

Duan Zhizhi pretended not to know, stepped forward to straighten Bai Ling, and said, "It's funny, Bai Ling's little brother is young and promising, this autumn school ceremony shows a very high martial arts talent, I think I really have a successor in Qianjimen." ”

Bai Ling replied, "The head of the family has won the award, Senior Brother Chen's martial arts are world-famous, if it weren't for his mercy on stage, the kid would have died on the spot." ”

Chen Juefei hurriedly said on the side, "Brother Bai Ling, I didn't know the severity of my words and deeds at that time, and I almost made you and me lose both, I blame myself very much, and I should apologize to Brother Bai." Master Duan has already told me the truth, you are saving your junior sister's life...... Alas, Juefei really deserves to die. As he spoke, he bowed with his hands.

Bai Ling knew early on that he was concerned about chaos, but he was not broad-minded and didn't want to excuse himself, so he didn't reply to Chen Juefei but said to Duan Zhizhi, "Actually, I should thank Master Duan for speaking out and avoiding this vicious fight between me and Senior Brother Chen." ”

Bai Ling didn't pay attention to Chen Juefei, but leaned slightly sideways, deliberately not accepting his apology, and the scene was suddenly slightly embarrassing.

Duan Zhizhi smiled and said, "You two are both young heroes, and you will be of great use to the sect in the future, so how can you hurt here." Duan Zhizhi knew that if he didn't come out in time to drink, then Bai Ling would only be driven out of power at most, and Chen Juefei was so overdrawn that he was afraid that it would cause a lot of internal injuries.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Zhizhi said to Duan Yao, "Why don't you hurry up and come over to compensate others, this matter is all because of you, it's really nonsense!"

Duan Yao couldn't pull his face, and shouted urgently, "Dad!"

Duan Zhizhi pretended not to know, and reprimanded, "Bai Ling Shaoxia saved your life by repaying grievances with virtue, what should you do if you apologize to others." Duan Yaowu twisted to herself, lowered her head, bit her lips tightly, kneaded the corners of her clothes with both hands, and was silent.

Bai Ling saw everything in his eyes, and seeing that Duan Zhizhi's words had already been said to this point, he didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so he replied, "Master Duan doesn't have to blame too much, in fact, I also have something inappropriate." There is no need to embarrass Miss Duan anymore. ”

Duan Zhizhi saw Bai Ling say so, and rebuked Duan Yao again, "If it weren't for Bai Ling's magnanimity, I would never spare you." Duan Yao didn't dare to contradict her father, her face turned red and she hung her head and said nothing.

After scolding Duan Yao, Duan Zhizhi turned his head and looked at Bai Ling a few times, and said in surprise, "I remember hearing Bai Ling Shaoxia call himself a disciple of the Divine Claw Sect, but how can he be dressed by this peasant family?"

Bai Ling shook his head and said, "Master Duan, in fact, I am not a disciple of the Thousand Machines Sect, but I just accidentally broke into the martial arts platform by chance, and in order to get out of trouble, I lied that I was a disciple of the Divine Claw Sect." ”

Duan's head frowned and said suspiciously, "It's strange, anyone who is introduced to my Qianji Gate, no matter in the past, as long as they have a good character and have no sect or faction, they can choose a teacher to worship in the sect at the apprenticeship ceremony, why is the little brother Dudu not a disciple of the sect." ”

Bai Ling said hatefully, "A few months ago, I told Sect Master Xue Long about apprenticeship, but after waiting for a long time, there is still no news, it may be that the kid has no chance with Qianjimen." Xue Long listened, his face turned red, and he quickly turned to Duan Zhizhi and said, "Senior Brother in charge, at that time, the Divine Claw Sect was busy with the summer school, and I didn't have time to take care of Brother Bai Ling, so I will prepare to worship tomorrow and officially accept Bai Ling as an apprentice." ”

Duan Zhizhi twisted his beard lightly and said with a smile, "That's very good, what do you think of Bai Ling?"

"Not good. Bai Zero replied without thinking.

Bai Ling's words were beyond everyone's expectations, Xue Long's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, knowing that he was still angry that he confiscated him as an apprentice, and now he didn't give himself a step in front of the master.

This stone is really smelly and hard, Duan Yao listened and said hurriedly, "Bai Ling, what are you talking about, haven't you always wanted to worship in the Thousand Machines Gate, now that Uncle Xue has the intention of accepting you, how can you not be grateful, now is not the time to be rash." As soon as Duan Yao finished speaking, he suddenly covered his mouth and woke up: Seeing that this Bai Ling used swordsmanship in the martial arts competition, could it be that he rejected Xue Long because he wanted to worship my Sword Sect. Thinking of this, Duan Yao suddenly blushed and stopped talking.

Bai Ling didn't care about Duan Yao's words, in fact, he had already thought about refusing to apprentice, Xue Long didn't accept himself as a disciple, it was really secondary, mainly because his fist and foot kung fu was not suitable for him, and he was also worried about the letter given by Guo Liangyu, which guided him to find another person.

Bai Ling arched his hand to the people around him and said, "The kid doesn't know how to move, please don't be surprised." But can you let the kid choose his own master?" Jiang Kejiong immediately shouted, "You little... Why is the kid so ignorant, Sect Master Xue personally invited, you still don't appreciate it, how can you be presumptuous in the Thousand Machine Gate!"

At the Qianji Gate apprenticeship ceremony, the disciples of the sect can indeed take the initiative to choose the master, but whether the apprenticeship can succeed or not, the decision is generally in the hands of the master, like the situation where the master takes the initiative to invite into the main sect, no disciple will refuse, and today is the first time that there is such a thorn as Bai Ling.

Duan Zhizhi stopped Jiang Kejiong from shouting, and said strangely, "Oh? Then tell me which one you want to worship as a teacher." ”

Bai Ling said, "The Sect Master of the Hidden Weapon Sect Xia. ”

Bai Ling actually wanted to worship Xia Yuanyuan as a teacher, Kaohsiung, Liu Ziyu and Xue Long looked at each other, they made a lot of assumptions, and even thought that Bai Ling would say Tu Dehai, who disappeared after the autumn school, but he never expected him to mention Xia Yuanyuan.

Xia Yuanyuan is the head of the five sect masters, and the secret weapon kung fu in his hand was once the same as that of Lu Jian, the head of the Lu family with flying knives. After the Lu family was destroyed, he became the number one master of hidden weapons in the world. However, in recent months, she didn't even participate in the autumn school because of her mission, and everyone hasn't seen her for a while.

Duan Zhizhi pondered for a while and said, "Sect Master Xia has been performing important tasks outside for many months, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult for the little brother to worship her as a teacher for a while. Bai Ling really hadn't seen Xia Yuanyuan in the Autumn School, so he thought that what Duan Zhizhi said was true, and said helplessly, "Since it's not a coincidence, then I am willing to wait until the Xia Sect Master comes back." ”

Duan Zhizhi smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to wait, little brother Bai Ling, right now, I can lead you to find Sect Master Xia, and after you find her, worship her as a teacher." ”

Bai Ling's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Really?"

As he spoke, Duan Zhizhi pointed at Jiang Kejiong, Chen Juefei and several other disciples, and said, "This is also the main reason why I called you here today. As the largest event in Luyang, the resolution after the meeting is closely related to the martial arts colleagues, business giants, military forces, and people's livelihood. Naturally, I want to send someone to participate. In view of the outstanding performance of several of you in the autumn school, the qualification for this participation is handed over to you, and this is also a good opportunity to train you, I hope you will maintain the image of the sect when you do things, and do not lose the face of the sect outside. Of course, I won't let a few of you be headless flies, Sect Master Xia will go to the general meeting on time, Bai Zero, and you can meet her there then. ”

Bai Ling, Chen Juefei and others were all overjoyed when they heard it. Duan Zhizhi saw Bai Ling's face showing joy, and asked again, "Bai Ling, I think your kung fu is very good, since Sect Master Xue didn't teach you before, then which master of your martial arts is your master?"

Bai Ling didn't want to say anything about the old man Xuanji, so he turned his mind and said, "It's my martial arts taught by Jian Cao, my qualifications are reckless, and I can't learn the martial arts of the world's number one swordsman, which makes Master Duan and the sect masters laugh." "Bai Lingben's words are self-humble, but in the ears of these sect masters, they sound extremely useless. If Bai Ling really held a sword with a ten-thousandth of his kung fu as he said, but he could tie with Chen Juefei, then wouldn't his gang be laughable and generous.

Duan Zhizhi didn't seem to care, just nodded slightly and said, "Your martial arts are indeed like a sword, and there was a reason why he left the Qianji Gate back then, alas, in fact, things would not have fallen into such a field." ”

Bai Ling listened, sure enough, there were many entanglements between Jian Ke and Qianjimen in the past, and the relationship was definitely not so simple, just as he wanted to ask, he saw Duan Zhizhi turn his back and said slowly, "Everyone retreat for the time being, rest early today, and leave for Chonghu Pass tomorrow." Fifteen days later is the day of the autumn school of this sect to worship the ancestors, and when you return smoothly from the general association, it is time to try the Jade Dragon Water Pass, so prepare early. With that, he waved his sleeves and walked into the back hall. Bai Ling didn't have a chance to ask about Jian Cao's past, so he had to give up.

In Duan's words, Bai Ling once again heard the name of the Jade Dragon Water Pass, although he had heard it many times, he had never really seen it. However, at the moment, the most important thing is to go to Chonghu Pass to participate in the Luyang Military and Commercial Association, and he has long wanted to see what kind of person this Xia Sect Master is.

Bai Ling left the chamber, returned to the wing, and told Zeng Ge, Mr. Guo and others everything that happened in the hall just now. Unexpectedly, Zeng Ge and his few junior brothers and sisters applauded happily when they heard it, and Mr. Guo was also smiling and silent. Bai Ling was puzzled, although he was accustomed to the shocked behavior of Zeng Ge and others, but this time he still didn't know what medicine they were selling.

Zeng Ge explained, "Bai Ling, Mr. Guo is really a god. He knew that the opening of the Military Merchants Association was imminent, so he calculated that you would inevitably be appreciated by Master Duan, so that he would have the opportunity to show his face at the General Assembly. Zeng Ge was smug and continued, "As for us, as your little brother, we plan to go with you. ”

Bai Ling was very surprised, and said, "But really, can Sect Master Liu allow you to go down the mountain?"

Zeng Ge said, "Otherwise, I said that Mr. Guo is like a god." He said that this time the autumn colonel, the performance of the Thousand Machines Sect was not good, and Sect Master Liu must be in a hurry to find a place back. So Mr. Guo gave me an idea, and after the autumn school, he asked me to go and tell Sect Master Liu that I am your good brother Bai Ling, and I want to follow you to the Military and Commercial Association to win glory for the sect. ”

Bai Ling was puzzled, "Sect Master Liu agrees?"

Zeng Ge said, "Have you forgotten my identity? I am the son of the former president of the Military Merchants Association, and Sect Master Liu agreed as soon as he heard it. Then, by the way, I will also bring my good brothers, so that we can see the world together. Speaking of this, Zeng Ge straightened up, "Actually, I'm still a little worried about my father, and I'm also afraid that Zeng Ke is a fool, I have to keep an eye on it." Fortunately, you were expected by Mr. Guo, and we can walk together tomorrow. ”

Bai Lingxi said, "Very good, very good, it's really a great pleasure to have these good friends of you along the way." ”

Mr. Guo said with a smile, "It's rare that the little brothers can go down the mountain together to increase their experience, and the young heroes of the Thousand Machine Gate will be famous." Guo Liangyu praised it, and praised the white few people so that their faces turned red, and they were embarrassed.

"Now that the matter has been decided, everyone will go back to rest early, little brother Bai Ling has just woken up, let him recover again. Mr. Guo continued, and everyone listened to the words, afraid that Bai Ling would be tired, so they let him rest well, and left one after another. Only Zeng Ge secretly lip-synced to Bai Ling when he left, and it looked like he was talking about the word "note".

Bai Ling remembered that Zeng Ge did have a note to open after the fall school ended. After everyone left, Bai Ling opened the note at that time, which read: See you in the old place tonight, there is something to share with you.

"God is mysterious", Bai Ling thought to himself, this kid won't let me go to play the god card with him late at night.

At midnight, Bai Ling saw that the hour was approaching, so he walked towards the agreed place. The "old place" mentioned in the note was a vacant lot in the door, which he had found when he and Zeng Ge lived at Uncle Ge's place. There are few people in that place, and it is close to the Yulong Water Pass, and the scenery is very good. It is a place where he and Zeng Ge catch rabbits and birds.

When I got to the place, the moonlight was shining and the cool breeze was gusting, but I didn't see Zeng Ge. Bai Ling looked around, and there was no sound in front of him except for the quiet water and the occasional sound of insects.

Bai Ling was feeling strange, and suddenly a black shadow appeared from the grass on the left side and rushed towards him. Bai Ling's mind was keen, and he flashed it in a flash, and when he looked at it, he found that this thing was not a big deal, and it was lying together in the dark, and it looked like a toad. The toad missed the blow and scurried through the grass, seemingly looking for an opportunity. Bai Ling snorted lightly, little brute, how is your little bit of Taoism compared to Chen Juefei's spear.

The toad scurried a few times and suddenly disappeared into the grass. Bai Ling still didn't dare to be careless, and waited with bated breath. Sure enough, the toad suddenly rushed out from behind a tree and pounced on Bai Ling, who thought that it was time for you to suffer, so he turned over and dodged the toad's attack in a row, and when it arrived again, he suddenly turned over and kicked at the toad.

This move is slightly exaggerated, he is not good at fist and foot kung fu, and this kick seems to be out of order. The toad is also very peculiar, seeing that Bai Ling's legs are coming, he doesn't dodge or dodge, he snaps and hugs Bai Ling's feet, and crawls straight towards him. Bai Ling was a little panicked at this time, rolled to the ground, and kept pulling with his hands, who knew that he couldn't help it at all at this time. The toad crawled to Bai Ling's chest in three or two and stared at Bai Ling. Bai Ling was also stunned: this toad was extremely ugly, black and not slippery, its body shape was not irregular, and there was no imaginary croaking sound in its mouth.

The toad lay on Bai Ling's body, and one person and one toad stared at each other for a while, and no one moved. Suddenly, the toad's mouth opened, and a stream of yellow gas was spit out with a "grunt", and Bai Ling only felt a huge smell coming, and kept coughing, feeling that the smell was like the smell of glutinous rice that had been fermented for a long time and the smell of feces in the pit were mixed together, which made people unbearable.

This toad shouldn't be highly poisonous, it has such a big breath. Bai Ling was smoked with tears and snot, and even retched.

Just as Bai Zero was rolling around on the ground, disgusted. But I heard the sound of laughter from the tree on the left, and the voice was recognized by Bai Zero, and he choked and shouted, "You have to wave your turtle son, you are teasing Lao Tzu, get out of here for me!"

Zeng Ge saw that the trick was exposed, and jumped down from the tree, still laughing, thinking that he could tease the champion of the Autumn School Ceremony, and he was proud.