"Still on your knees?"

There was one point of surprise and two points of anger in Merlot's words, and the remaining seven points were all handed over to the majesty of his father who had been high for many years.

Mei Ziqing was silent, Merlot was also silent, and in the main hall, dark clouds were thick, as if a storm was coming.

"Bang!"

An extremely slight sound sounded, and Mei Ziqing's knees fell to the bluestone ground.

Merlot put the teacup aside in his hand and stretched out his hand.

Mei Ziqing reluctantly took out the token and held it in the palm of her hand.

Merlot made a slight move, and the token turned into a streamer and fell into Merlot's hand.

"If you know your mistakes and admit your mistakes, and you haven't committed a major offense, go to the ancestral hall and be grounded for three months. ”

Merlu Ming looked at Mei Ziqing and said lightly.

"No way!"

In a hurry, Mei Ziqing stood up and blurted out.

Merlot slapped the table next to him, "It's against you!"

After all, it is his own flesh and blood, and Merlot Ming has already planned to lift it high and put it down gently, but he didn't expect Mei Ziqing to be satisfied!

Mei Ziqing hurriedly knelt down again, and said eagerly: "Father, I still have important business, please allow me to go out again!"

"Hehe!" Merlot sneered, "Do you think it's possible?" Go to the ancestral hall and say one more word for another month." ”

Mei Ziqing opened her mouth to argue, but suddenly seemed to think of something, stopped speaking, got up and walked towards the ancestral hall.

Swagger and don't say goodbye.

Merlot squinted, thinking about how to clean up this unruly dick for a while.

"Head of the house!

A figure quickly rushed to the main hall, and Merlot frowned.

The man woke up suddenly, stood still outside the door hurriedly, calmed down his breath, and then said respectfully: "Qiqi family master, I heard that the wind guest has a letter delivered." ”

Listening to the wind is a general term for those who inquire about the news in the world for these hermits.

The hermits have not been born for many years, and can only collect information from the outside world by hiring their own listeners, otherwise it will be too closed and will definitely not be conducive to development.

Although the ban was lifted later, the power of customs and traditions was enormous, and there was no intention of changing them for a while.

Seeing that the person who came finally remembered the etiquette, Merlot, who was originally annoyed, turned a little pale, "Take it." ”

The man took small steps, bowed his head, and handed over a red letter with both hands.

Merlot's pupils shrank, and the red letterhead was activated, which would only be enabled if there would be great changes in the outside world.

The last time, it seemed to be the great change eighteen years ago, what can it be now?

Merlu glanced up at the visitor, who retreated out of the door in amusement.

Soon, Merlot's voice rang out, "Mei Feng, ring the bell." ”

The person who came was not surprised at all, in fact, as a person who specialized in listening to the wind in the Plum Blossom Secret Realm, he already knew that there would be such a thing the moment he saw the red letterhead.

The bell rang melodiously, and soon, six figures appeared outside the main hall one after another, each respectfully saluting Merlot and then walking into the hall and sitting down.

On both sides of the hall, four on the left and right, a total of eight chairs, in addition to the six elders, there are also Fang Cai

Mei Feng, the person who sent the letter, as the person in charge of the intelligence of the Plum Blossom Secret Realm, needs his reference for many important things.

The last chair is reserved for the next head of the family.

A mild-mannered, personable man took a stride and saluted the patriarch's father and the elders, then sat down in a chair.

He is the eldest brother born to Mei Ziqing's mother, Mei Ziqian, the eldest son of Mei's family.

When everyone arrived, Meru gently raised the red letterhead in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Outside, the Five Sects Conference will be held soon. ”

No one spoke, and the meeting of the Five Sects once every twenty years was not worth such a stirring of teachers, nor was it worth the red letterhead.

Their eyes were fixed on Merlot, waiting for him to reveal the true situation.

"All the forces in the world will participate together, and they will no longer be limited to the southern court. ”

"The Five Sects Assembly will establish an alliance of practitioners, and the newly elected five sects will rule over all practitioners, and the well water of the mortals will not interfere with the river water. ”

"Even wild cultivation must be included in the jurisdiction. ”

"After the establishment of the Cultivator Alliance, there is a three-year transition period, and at the end of the transition period, all cultivators who are not registered in the Practitioner Alliance will be regarded as thieves, and everyone will be punished. ”

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"The Northern and Southern Imperial Courts accept the Heavenly Court's edict and support the Cultivator Alliance, and each cultivator is no longer allowed to suppress mortals with the power of a cultivator without permission, except for being humiliated, and violators will be taken into custody by the Cultivator Alliance. ”

Every time he said one more word, the faces of the elders present became solemn.

When Merlot slowly finished reading the contents of the letterhead, an elder couldn't help but speak, "In this way, how should we hermit deal with ourselves?"

Everyone was silent, and many eyes looked at Merlot.

How much glory you have beared, how much responsibility you have to bear.

Before Mei Luming could speak, Mei Ziqian spoke slowly, "Patriarch, elders, I have a word. ”

Mei Ziqian knows very well what kind of occasion to call what kind of name, and he also abides by every family rule and etiquette with great interest, and naturally he is also very blue-eyed by Mei Luming.

"Say it. Merlot said softly.

"Yes. Mei Ziqian stood up, "I don't enter the heavenly court, I belong to the hermit, self-sufficient, and happy for nearly a thousand years." The outside world certainly has its merits, but there is not much need for us to have to go out into the world. After the end of the five-hundred-year ban, several generations of ancestors of my Mei family have not entered the WTO in a big way, so there must be considerations in this regard. ”

He looked around and became more confident, "Now that there are immortals walking all over the place like thousands of years ago, or if the cultivator alliance has been established as the letter says, if we are still in the clan land, what worries and troubles do we have?"

Several people nodded frequently when they said this, and some people were noncommittal, while the Great Elder and Mei Feng frowned slightly.

Ziqian's words have their merits, but today, the situation is different. Mei Feng opened his mouth and said, "If the outside world really establishes a cultivator alliance, if we and the other hidden clans don't join, how can we be born in the future, just like an ordinary rich and noble family?"

"Even if it is

As Ziqian said, if we don't fight for these interests, we just have to live our lives behind closed doors, can we succeed? Although the existence of our hermit clan is mysterious, the court or the people behind it who can plan this matter will not think of it? If we come to the door to invite each other, will we go or not?"

Mei Ziqian smiled and said, "I won't go." ”

"Then what if the other party forces us to make another five hundred years vow?" Mei Feng asked again.

Mei Ziqian's face stiffened, why did a sentence come to his lips and was swallowed alive.

It's one thing to not be able to get out on your own, it's another thing to not be able to go out.

What the hermits want is freedom of entry and exit.

This is also an important reason why they did not go to heaven with the Emperor of Heaven.

The elder, who had been silent and noncommittal, spoke: "It's not good to take this opportunity to be born, and it's not good not to be contaminated with this big thing, so is there a good plan for today?"

The Great Elder spoke slowly, "As far as I know, after the end of the five-hundred-year ban, the trend of the Yin clan is roughly divided into two kinds, one is a minority represented by the super clan of Yinchuan, which is gradually trying to infiltrate and develop into the world, and now the Yin Chuan Xun clan is a national minister, a national teacher, and a queen, who are famous; ”

"And I suggest that it is better to take this opportunity to be born openly, establish a territory in the world, and turn this clan land into a secret realm again. ”

After listening to the words of the Great Elder, everyone began to think about it, and then they all looked intent on moving.

Even Mei Ziqian and the others, who were most inclined to stick to the secret realm before, fairly admitted that the Great Elder's plan was the best.

Although there are still hidden concerns.

An elder frowned and spoke, "But, the problem is, if we want to be born, how can we be born?

The witty words drew bursts of laughter, and even Merlot's face showed a fleeting smile.

After the laughter, Mei Feng said: "Either take the initiative to contact the imperial court and inform us of our willingness to be born, or unite with the rest of the hermit clan to form a large force together, seize more benefits, and then divide it internally." ”

Comparing the two, naturally no one chooses the humble first option.

But the question is in front of us again, how to contact the rest of the hermits?

First of all, the reason why the hermit is a hermit is because of the hidden word, it is easy not to tell outsiders, so that except for a few three or two families who are good friends, they will inform each other of the entrance to the secret realm, so as to prepare for follow-up contact and mutual support, and no one else will know where it is.

Secondly, to contact such a thing in the middle, although all the people present are the Mei family, they have to admit that the Mei family is not enough.

Merlot listened quietly to everyone's discussion, without saying a word, just waiting for the last moment to make a decision, which was his duty and his hobby.

He saw that the opinions in the field had gradually converged, so naturally he would not be angry, change his course, and sigh lightly

"It would be great if this matter could be presided over by Hidden River. ”

Elder Da's expression moved, "Didn't Ziqing just come back from outside, why don't you call him to ask, maybe there is some news?"

"He's being grounded in the ancestral hall by me right now. Merlot sneered, "If you don't learn anything, you might as well count on him as the sun rises in the west." ”

"Patriarch, this is a major matter related to the whole clan, and it is okay to call and ask. The Great Elder persuaded.

The rest of the group nodded in agreement.

Mei Luming looked left and right, "That's it, Mei Ziqian, you go and call your brother over." ”

In the ancestral hall, Mei Ziqing was quietly sitting on a futon to pana, when she suddenly opened her eyes and someone came.

"Brother, don't come to see me first when you come back. Mei Ziqian said with a smile.

"As soon as I came back, I was grounded here. Mei Ziqing sighed.

Between the two brothers, there is not the kind of deceit in most families, on the contrary, it is very harmonious.

Maybe it's because they were all born to a mother, or maybe it's because Mei Ziqing never thought about power or something.

If there is no conflict of interest, there will naturally be few contradictions.

Mei Ziqian sat down beside him, looked at the ground, and asked softly, "The outside world, okay?"

"Good, good. ”

"How's it going?"

"It's a lot of variations. ”

"Changeable?"

"Big brother, do you know why I ran away?"

"After staying for a long time, always looking for something new?"

"No, it's because everything here is too monotonous. From the moment I became governor, I was able to guess what I would have been like when I died. It's safe and easy, but don't you think it's boring?"

Mei Ziqian didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Then what kind of life do you think is interesting?"

Mei Ziqing recalled, "Unknown, interesting." During my months outside, I was with my friends today, and tomorrow I might be in a life-or-death crisis, someone would beat you in what you did best, someone would push you to become stronger, someone might fall in love with someone, maybe someone would abandon you, maybe you would become famous, or you might be ruined. But that's life, there's no end in sight, and every day is a new challenge. ”

Mei Ziqian thought for a while and didn't continue the topic, "Father called you over." ”

The corners of Mei Ziqing's mouth hooked, "Did you hear some news from the wind ke?"

"How do you know?" Mei Ziqian's expression was full of surprise that could not be concealed.

Mei Ziqing sighed lightly in her heart, she couldn't imagine that her half-hearted thoughts could amaze the people in the clan, if Yunluo, Chi Xuance and others came, then what would happen?

This is the price of Gou An, these clansmen are too well protected by this heaven and earth.

He turned his head to look at Mei Ziqian, "Trouble the eldest brother to tell my father, not only do I know a lot of news, but I also have a letter from the big man in Yinchuan, but since he locked me up in the ancestral hall, he also bothered his old man to release me in person." ”

(End of this chapter) I want to talk about "Sword and Immortal" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~