Volume 2 Ice and Snow Refines the Spirit Chapter 3 A Young Man Has the Ambition to Reach the Top Qintian has his own guide
It is true that Nangong Junyi is the genius of the Nangong family, but not every genius has a perfect life, and not every Nangong family can call for wind and rain, survive in a family that competes for fame and fortune, and if one is not careful, he will be eaten and there will be no scum left.
Yes, now Nangong Junyi has a prominent status and is already the next lord of Dongyue, but who can guarantee that he will definitely become the lord of Dongyue.
Not to mention anything else, there are several predetermined next masters of Dongyue within the Nangong family alone, and at this moment, Nangong Junyi is just qualified to run for the lord of Dongyue!
In addition, it is necessary to ensure that he can grow up smoothly, and he does not die halfway, you must know that there are not a few people who die halfway, or they really die because of illness, or because of vendettas, but more deaths come from threats and assassinations within the Nangong family.
An obvious example, now Nangong Junyi is only Nangong Caisatin by his side, so what about his parents?
Long before Nangong Junyi can remember, his parents have been killed, and the murderer has not been found until now, and everything he can achieve today comes from his spurned aunt.
Yes, Nangong Colored Satin, this middle-aged woman who looks dissolute, she is Nangong Junyi's aunt, no matter what outsiders say about Nangong Colored Satin, Nangong Colored Satin doesn't care, all she cares about is that she can let this nephew grow up smoothly, it doesn't matter how much suffering she suffers, no matter how much insult she suffers.
Nangong Junyi's martial arts practice is simply deadly, practicing three dogs in summer and three nines in winter, and there is no time to rest all year round.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!
Behind every achievement of his life, there are countless sweat and tears flowing, and finally converged into the current glory!
Weight-bearing has become a habit, from the very beginning of one pound to the current one hundred kilograms, Nangong Junyi took three years, three years ago he could do with his bare hands, today he can also easily do it with a hundred pounds, this is growth, this is progress.
Yes, at a glance, Nangong Junyi looks like a beautiful young man, but if you take off his clothes, you will find that his body is almost covered with wounds, his shoulders and palms are covered with thick calluses, and there is a resolute heart hidden under this Junyi's appearance.
On the training ground, Nangong Junyi increased his weight again, this time he didn't know if he was stimulated or overly arrogant, he added forty kilograms of iron sand, which means that his weight at the moment reached one hundred and forty kilograms, that is, two hundred and eighty kilograms.
This is almost equivalent to the weight of two adults, and it all fell on this young man at this moment, crushing him almost instantly, but fortunately, his internal strength has become small, and he can barely stand up.
After standing next to the weapon rack for about a quarter of an hour, Nangong Junyi could adapt to such a level of weight, and every step of the walk required him to do it with all his strength.
"Junyi, let's take a break!" Nangong Caisatin couldn't bear to persuade.
"Yes, Junyi, you're already very good!"
"Junyi, Mr. Meng was tempting you just now, he has no ill will towards colored satin, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until today to make a move. ”
"Auntie, I'm not tired. Nangong Junyi slowly opened his mouth to answer Nangong Caisatin's words while taking small steps.
Nangong Caisatin shook her head and continued to sit under the big locust tree, no longer persuading, she knew that this nephew's cow temper, once the matter was decided, even the eight cows would not be able to pull it back. So she simply ignored him.
Nangong Junyi's achievements today are inseparable from his own efforts in addition to external reasons.
As a powerful candidate for the lord of Dongyue, the Nangong family has invested enough money in him, so far, Nangong Junyi has never stepped out of the Nangong family, in addition to practicing martial arts every day, it can be said that he has been living an ascetic-like life in the past few years, and his efforts have indeed been rewarded, and extremely rich.
Of course, it is not enough to rely on the strength of Nangong Caisatin alone, his grandparents also have high hopes for him, and his grandparents have a transcendent status in the Nangong family, which is also the most important reason why he can run for the lord of Dongyue.
The Nangong family is very strong, but it does not mean that it is monolithic, in fact, the Nangong family is full of factions and fierce competition, not to mention the Dongyue Imperial Court, which has been divided and relatively independent, the Nangong family alone is divided into several factions.
Nangong Junyi is thirteen years old, and according to convention, he must have a certain amount of experience in the rivers and lakes before he becomes an adult, which means that he must enter the rivers and lakes before he is sixteen years old, and there is not much time left for him.
The ancient country of Dongyue has been inherited for a long time, and naturally has its own set of etiquette, men are sixteen and crowns, and women are fifteen ceremonies, that is to say, men are sixteen years old and women are fifteen years old, even if they are adults, they have reached the age of talking about marriage.
The ancient kingdom of Dongyue is still martial, and relatively speaking, the maturity period of men and women is earlier, so the men and women and the crown are also relatively early.
Nangong Junyi knows this very well, so he is desperately practicing martial arts, because there are many unknown dangers in the outside world, although there are also struggles within the family, but relatively speaking, it is much more peaceful, and there are many things that he does not dare to do on the surface, but it is different outside the Nangong family!
In addition to dealing with dangers from the rivers and lakes, we must also beware of crises from behind us.
The danger in the open is not terrible, but the real thing in the dark is the deadly!
In the depths of the courtyard, in an attic about dozens of meters high, all the characters of the Nangong family gathered here at this moment.
In addition to the people of the Nangong family, there is also Meng Suo, who has a special and transcendent identity.
Obviously, this emergency meeting was not held mainly by the Nangong family, but because of the arrival of Monceau.
Where did this Meng Siu come from? It was possible to make the behemoth-like Nangong family treat it so carefully.
The Nangong family can be inherited for hundreds of years, and naturally there is a reason for him, just looking at this attic, you can get a glimpse of the leopard.
The eaves of the attic are staggered, the carved gallery is painted, and the gold is splendid, giving people a feeling of entering the Jinluan Palace, and a solemn and ancient majesty emanates from the inside to the outside, which makes people can't help but have a sense of worship.
The attic is divided into three layers, octagonal and octagonal, the bottom is big and the top is small, it occupies a very wide area, the attic is surrounded by towering ancient trees, there is a sense of forest, the gold is brilliant with the forest is gloomy, but it is a different taste.
The ground around the attic is all paved with white jade, and the white jade and white jade are very tightly intertwined, giving people a sense of naturalness, and the swaying shade falls on the white jade ground, which just washes away the gloomy feeling.
The attic has three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and on the branches of the towering trees, in the invisible corners, and in the dead corners of the attic, there are invisible guards hidden everywhere, and the guards are not inferior to the palace ground.
This attic is not to mention in the Nangong family, but in the entire Dongyue Ancient Kingdom, not to mention unique, but it is definitely rare.
Judging from the layout and guards of the attic, this attic is definitely the top priority of the Nangong family!
That's the case on the outside, not to mention the inside of the attic.
If you approach the attic, the three big cursive characters of 'Wan Miao Lou' hanging above the main entrance of the attic will definitely make you dizzy, because those three characters are not the master of martial arts and cursive, and you don't know it at all, but you will be hurt by the sword qi on the words.
Entering the attic, you will find that there is no connecting passage between the three lofts at all, that is, there is no staircase at all.
It's not that the old man of the Nangong family doesn't know how to get from the first floor to the second floor, let alone from the second floor to the third floor!
The Nangong family not only builds weapons, but also involves the art of puppets, this attic is not something that anyone can enter if they want to, it is full of mechanisms, you don't know what will become here in the next moment.
The first floor is a large hall made of pure gold, which is supported by four gilded copper pillars with a diameter of one meter and a height of five meters, and the four copper pillars are exactly at the intersection of the eight corners of the attic, which just supports the entire attic.
There are two main seats directly above the main hall, and the two main seats are about one meter higher than the other seats, and solemnity and majesty coexist.
There is a plaque hanging directly above the main seat, which reads "Tianhang Southeast" four gilded characters, these four words are not idioms, nor are they popular sayings, except for the people of the Nangong family, almost no one knows what these four words mean, but if you take apart the word southeast, it is not difficult to find that "east" actually refers to "Dongyue", and "south" refers to "Nangong".
In this way, the words 'Tianhang Southeast' are easy to understand!
Under the main seat, there are two rows of ordinary bronze seats, each row has eighteen positions, and there are seventy-four seats in total, and there are more than thirty people gathered here at this moment.
Except for Monceau, an outsider, the rest are almost all from the Nangong family.
Royalists, Royalists, Patriarchs, and Neutrals.
As the name suggests, the royalists are on the side of Dongyue, and although Nangong Lie, the lord of Dongyue, was not present, the weight of the people who came was not small.
Nangong Xiao, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, beard and hooked nose, is leaning on the left side at the moment, his eyes are slightly closed, and he is playing with a pair of red lion heads in his hands, and he doesn't care about the movements around him.
In the first place in the second row on the left, sitting behind Nangong Xiao was a domineering and powerful man, a bronze chair about one meter five wide was completely occupied by him, although he sat behind Nangong Xiao, it was more eye-catching than Nangong Xiao, more than a head higher than Nangong Xiao. You know, he's sitting in a chair right now!
This person's name is Nangong Baye, and he is the head of the family, and the so-called head of the family is to want both Dongyue and control the Nangong family.
In the first place on the right, there is a beautiful woman in palace costume, the beautiful woman is graceful and atmospheric, and she is dressed in a sea blue palace dress showing a luxurious color, this woman has a slender figure, and she is definitely a first-class beauty outside.
This woman is not ordinary, she is a figure of the same level as Mo Qinghua, and she is ranked among the top ten beauties and the four beauties at the same time, and her status in the Nangong family is transcendent, definitely not inferior to Nangong Wudao. You must know that Nangong Wudao is a great grandmaster-level figure, what does it mean that a woman can not be inferior to a great grandmaster in a family?
And she, Nangong Jiyue, is the number one person in the first position of the Baozu faction!
Behind Nangong Jiyue is an elegant middle-aged man, who looks light and indisputable, this person's name is Nangong Tingtao, he is a knowledgeable and extraordinary martial arts scribe, he is not top-notch in martial arts, and he is the first person in the entire Nangong family.
But the strange thing is that this person did not appear in the temple, even if he is not famous in the rivers and lakes, but this person can sit behind Nangong Jiyue at the moment, on the same level as the other three, obviously has his advantages.
Everyone in the Nangong family knows that if you want to sit firmly in the position of the lord of Dongyue, Nangong Tingtao is an existence that cannot be ignored, he himself is nothing, but the power he represents makes the entire Nangong family dare not underestimate it.
The faction he was in almost determined the direction of the entire Nangong family, because he represented a neutral faction, and no matter who he fell towards, whoever would have the strength to compete for the lord of Dongyue. No one ever dared to doubt that!
Almost all of the qualified people came, except for those who had important things to do, this meeting should be regarded as a relatively full one!
Monceau came relatively early, he just sat in an inconspicuous position, sitting quietly with his arms folded and dozing off, as if he could fall crooked at any moment, but he never fell crookedly.
When everyone arrived, an old man with a childish face and a ruddy face came to the hall with the support of two young and beautiful maidservants.
The old man did not show the slightest sickness, but let the two young and beautiful maidservants support him, and his eyes were sometimes clear and clear, sometimes cloudy as if he were demented, from the time he came in to the time he sat on the main seat, the whole hall was actually a needle drop, and no one made a sound, and no one dared to look at him.
From this alone, it can be seen that this old guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp, otherwise he would not be able to do the position of the Lord of Nangong!
The old man is none other than Nangong Candle Dragon, an old guy whose prestige shocked the temples and rivers and lakes!
The old man sat on the main seat, squinting at everyone, and the two beautiful women stood on both sides of the main seat with low eyebrows, and they didn't dare to come out.
"Menceau, if I'm not mistaken, today should be the first time since you came to Nangong's house that you asked Nangong's family to hold a family meeting, right?" the old man spoke slowly, and there was an indescribable sense of vicissitudes in his voice, which made people feel irrefutable.
Meng Suo frowned at first, and then grinned: "The head of the Nangong family has a good memory, this is the first time that Meng has participated in the meeting of the Nangong family, please forgive me for taking the liberty." ”
"I heard that Mr. Meng is going to give me a creation for the Nangong family, I don't know if it's true or not?" The tactful lark-like voice came out of Nangong Jiyue's mouth, making people can't help but close their eyes and immerse themselves in it.
Meng Suo's eyes were clear, and he looked at Nangong Jiyue lightly, not at all tempted by her beauty and voice: "Fairy Jiyue is so well-informed. ”
"Hmph, this is not the place to flirt, if you have something to say, talk quickly. Nangong Baye waved his hand impatiently.
The lion's head in Nangong Xiao's hand stopped turning, his closed eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at Meng Suo: "Is Mr. Meng coming this time to represent you personally or the forces behind you?"
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Menceau's body, many people knew that there was a person Monceau, but few people knew the true origin of Monceau, at this moment Nangong Xiao picked it out with a word, which invisibly aroused everyone's curiosity.
Meng Suo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Nangong Candle Dragon: "Mr. Candle Dragon also wants to know?"
Nangong Candle Dragon smiled and said nothing.
The meaning of Monceau as a person and the forces behind Monceau is very different!
The reactions of the crowd were mixed, some were surprised by Monceau's name for the head of the house, some were pondering the meaning behind it, some were waiting for the development of the matter, some were half-lying, some were sitting, some were smiling, some were frowning, and all kinds of expressions were playing out in this hall of big and small things.
Menceau took out an object from his arms, and before everyone could see it, he threw it directly to Nangong Candle Dragon, which was astonishingly fast.
There were many masters present, but none of them knew what the object was, at most they knew that it was a token similar to a token, and as for what was written on it, no one could see it clearly.
Nangong Candle Dragon gently probed with his left hand, and the object was grabbed by him.
I saw Nangong Candle Dragon's eyes narrow, and nodded secretly in his heart, knowing that this thing was not fake, but he didn't expect that he could get this thing as Meng Suo, it seems that Meng Suo has invested a lot of money this time.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to get it.
As everyone guessed, the object that Monceau threw was a token, the size of a palm, simple and heavy, full of metallic texture, I don't know what kind of metal it was cast, the front side was written 'Qintian' two seals, and the back was a palace-like figure.
The older generation knows that there are many transcendent and mysterious forces on the rivers and lakes, and there are also many worldly masters who are not bound by the rivers and lakes and temples.
Monceau is such a man, and the force in which Monceau is located is such a force!
That's why Monceau has such a transcendent status in the Nangong family, which is why Menceau can ask the Nangong family to hold a family meeting as an outsider today.
Nangong Candle Dragon can sit in the position of the head of the Nangong family, he knows very well in his heart that he can't afford to offend Meng Suo, and he can't afford to offend the forces behind Meng Suo, but at this moment he doesn't know what Meng Suo's intentions are, so he didn't speak for a long time, just played with the token in his hand unhurriedly.
With his experience, he couldn't even see the material of the token in his hand, which is why he was not in a hurry to speak.
If he doesn't speak, the people below will naturally not speak rashly, and Meng Suo is not in a hurry, he is sending creation to the Nangong family, and he is not begging the Nangong family, there is no need to lower his posture, that will make him very passive, and it will also lose the face of the force he is in.
For a moment, the whole hall could hear the needle falling, and only candles were burning in the golden hall, and occasionally there was a rattling sound.
Outside the attic, the sunset has already set, and through the gaps in the ancient trees, there is a faint yellow halo shining here from afar, with the sound of the ancient trees swaying brushes, which makes people creepy.
Day and night here are definitely two worlds!