Outside the threshold, Hong Yuanji's expression was still the same, and his steps were motionless.

The ancestral house of the Xiuxian family is similar to the monk's cave mansion, and the monk will arrange defensive formations, early warning prohibitions, and even traps in the cave, and the ancestral house of the Xiuxian family is no exception. Only on the west side of the Luoxia Mountain Range, in the past ten years, Hong Yuanji has heard more than once about unlucky monks who broke into other people's caves or ancestral homes and were killed.

Although the Pei family is one of the three immortal cultivation families in Luoxia City, it looks inconspicuous, but more than a thousand years ago, it had the heyday of Jindan Zhenren being the head of the family. The current Pei family's ancestral mansion may have hidden the means to trap and kill Jindan Zhenren, and with the Zuoting Zhenren of the Qingchuan faction as a guest here, Hong Yuanji didn't want to take risks.

He stared at Pei Ruxi, his gaze swept over her soft skin wrapped in gauze, and the ink in his eyes surged, like a beast staring at his favorite prey.

"Miss Pei is kindly invited, I should be obedient, but unfortunately the whereabouts of my two apprentices are unknown, so let's be a guest another day. Hong Yuanji said this, as if he felt regretful. In an instant, he asked Pei Ruxi in the tone of interrogating the prisoner: "Have you and your people seen my two apprentices in the mountains?"

"Whew......"

Sensing Hong Yuanji's hostility, the lynx let out a low roar, arched its body, erected its tail, its fangs and claws exposed, and the exploding fur nearly doubled its size.

The hostility was aimed at Pei Ruxi, her spirit and body were tense, and she deeply realized that the gap between her strength and Hong Yuanji was too big to overcome. If Hong Yuanji shot directly, her certainty of escaping from him would not exceed forty percent.

However, Hong Yuanji is cautious by nature, and under the premise that she invited Qi Zuoting as a guest, the possibility of him making a direct move is very small.

Pei Ruxi tried to reduce the impact of the desire to survive, and calmly touched the lynx's fluffy chest to soothe its emotions. She looked at Hong Yuanji and said, "I saw your two apprentices fighting under the cliff. ”

This is not a lie, Hong Yuanji was surprised by Pei Ruxi's honesty and asked, "Then?"

Pei Ruxi said: "Hong Mei killed Chen Daoxian. ”

Hong Yuanji asked again: "What else?"

He asked knowingly, Pei Ruxi didn't know if he found the scene of Hong Mei and Chen Daoxian's cannibalism, and said: "Hong Mei was planted by Chen Daoxian with a bloodthirsty parasitic vine and failed to survive. ”

She didn't lie, she just hid part of the truth.

Hong Yuanji stared at Pei Ruxi intently: "Really?"

Pei Ruxi was not weak at all: "Seriously." ”

It was Hong Mei who wanted to kill her first, so she killed Hong Mei, there was nothing wrong with that, she was justified.

It was precisely because Pei Ruxi's attitude towards interrogation was too straightforward that Hong Yuanji was suspicious: Could it be that the third-order sword talisman that killed Mei'er didn't belong to Pei Ruxi?

He didn't believe it.

"Does my apprentice's death have anything to do with you?" Hong Yuanji asked another question.

"There is a relationship. Pei Ruxi happily admitted, "I know that Hong Mei ambushed me, pretend not to know, and ask my father and aunt to help me deal with her." She was seriously injured by us, I was captured by her, and Chen Daoxian took the opportunity to plot against her. ”

"You have a lot of guts. Hong Yuanji was aroused by her answer, and the coercion of Jin Dan Zhenren crossed the threshold of Pei's ancestral house, like a wave rushing towards Pei Ruxi, "You dare to hurt the apprentice of the real person, are you not afraid that the real person will kill you to avenge the apprentice?"

"Buzz!"

The defense array of Pei's ancestral mansion was revealed, like a transparent glass bowl upside down the entire ancestral mansion, and the weakened coercion of the large array came to Pei Ruxi, like a gust of strong wind, blowing her bangs and gauze skirt.

The lynx stepped back, feeling timid.

Pei Ruxi didn't give an inch, raised his head and said: "I'm afraid of your revenge, and I'm also afraid that Hong Mei will kill me!"

The morning sun shone on her, dyeing her hair, clothes, and skin pale gold, and Hong Yuanji's eyes were excellent, and he could see the fine fluff on her face and the reflection in her eyes.

He thought of the young Hong Mei, thin and small, especially stubborn.

At this time, Pei Ruxi was more stubborn than Hong Mei in his memory, obviously afraid of him, but still dared to come to see him, and dared to admit that Hongmei's death had something to do with her......

A very courageous child, daring to act, and haughty in temperament, disdainful of lying.

Hong Yuanji thought: Ten-year-old Mei'er has suffered a lot, she is not as innocent as Pei Ruxi, nor is she so beautiful and cute, it's a pity.

Pei Ruxi couldn't guess Hong Yuanji's thoughts, and felt that his gaze was cold and sticky, she felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart, and her two eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle, wanting to give him a fifth-order sword talisman.

The lynx bit the hem of her skirt and tugged at it.

It didn't want to confront Hong Yuanji, Hong Yuanji was too strong, and he avoided his edge.

It just so happened that Pei Ruxi's thoughts were the same as it.

Although she is reluctant to bow her head, there are times when she does not bow her head and she will hit a wall. Hong Yuanji's cultivation strength is stronger than hers, and it is too stupid to fight against him with an egg, and he does not measure himself.

Just as Pei Ruxi was thinking about how to exit with dignity, Hong Yuanji's anger subsided for no reason.

Her eyes revealed a little curiosity, Hong Yuanji looked at her, took out a flat square box, and said, "Hong Mei is my apprentice, Miss Pei, I apologize on her behalf." ”

The box contained the gift of reparation.

Pei Ruxi couldn't figure out why Hong Yuanji apologized to her, but she killed Hong Mei and handed over the spoils, and she and Hong Mei had grievances.

Hong Yuanji couldn't allow her to refuse to accept the apology, threw the square box to Pei Ruxi in the Pei family's ancestral mansion, and didn't ask Pei Ruxi to ask for Hong Mei's body relics, turning into a cloud of green smoke and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The square box that came to him carried the ingenuity he exerted, and if Pei Ruxi didn't catch it, the contents of the box would fall out, causing trouble.

"Whoa—"

The finger-long water dragon flew out of Pei Ruxi's short hair, instantly became ten times larger, and quickly used its mouth to grasp the square box that was about to open the lid.

Pei Ruxi nodded the head of the water dragon, and the water dragon went to Pei Xiangrong with the square box, put down the square box, and said: "This is what Hong Zhenren left behind, and it must be returned to Hong Zhenren." ”

Pei Xiangrong's perception is not as keen as Pei Ruxi, and he just knew that Hong Yuanji was coming to the door in the messenger sent by the porter and was about to go to the door to receive him. Hearing Shui Long speak, he couldn't be surprised, and asked eagerly, "Where is Hong Zhenren?"

The water dragon waved his tail and said, "This is what Hong Zhenren left behind, and it must be returned to Hong Zhenren." ”

It was given a rune with a sound transmission effect by Pei Ruxi, and it could only say one sentence.

Pei Xiangrong looked in the direction of the gate of the ancestral house, and secretly wondered: Hong Yuanji was probably sent away by Xi Xi, right? Hey, why is Xi Xi so bold? Last time he suffered a loss against Hong Mei, he was injured in dealing with the old ancestor yesterday, and he dared to take such a risk today, he had to persuade her to change her temperament, otherwise she would toss her to death sooner or later!

He glanced at the flying water dragon, felt out a messenger, and planned to arrange for the sixth uncle to return the square box to Hong Yuanji.

The sixth uncle guessed that the death of Hong Mei's brother and sister had something to do with Pei Ruxi, where did he have the courage to see Hong Yuanji?

Pei Xiangrong asked him to go, but he shirked it in every possible way, and he couldn't simply propose that Pei Xiangrong hand over the matter to Pei Jinlun.

Not to mention who went to Hong Yuanji's cave to return the box, Hong Yuanji walked into the Treasure Building and used the third-order sword talisman drawn by Li Yao to kill Hong Mei as an excuse, beating Li Yao to a serious injury that could not be healed for at least three or five years.

After venting his anger at the death of two apprentices at one time, Hong Yuanji left Luoxia City.

Back in Dongfu, he wrote to his friends on the east side of the Luoxia Mountains, asking them to find out why Qi Zuoting appeared on the west side of the Luoxia Mountains.

When Pei Ruxi was fighting with his ancestors, Qi Zuoting did not show up.

He stood outside the Pei family's ancestral house, and Qi Zuoting did not show up.

Hong Yuanji wanted to know if Qi Zuoting was Pei Ruxi's backer.

As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains, you rely on everyone to run. Pei Ruxi didn't expect Qi Zuoting to be a backer, and after Hong Yuanji left, she instructed the canteen to send her breakfast to her cave mansion, and by the way, she fed the frightened lynx more than a dozen catties of dried fish to suppress the shock.

Li Yao was used as a punching bag by Hong Yuanji, Pei Ruxi did not expect it, and Pei Xiangrong couldn't guess that Li Yao suffered. Li Yao is a disciple of the inner sect of the Regret Mountain Sect, and there are three Jindan real people in the Shaking Mountain Sect.

Pei Xiangrong was worried that the Shaking Mountain Sect would be angry with the Pei clan, so he selected the precious elixir for healing in the clan's treasure house as a gift, and went to the Treasure Tower with Pei Ruxi to visit Li Yao.

The father and daughter met Li Yao smoothly, Li Yao accepted the gift and asked Pei Ruxi if he was apprenticed to Qi Zuoting.

"Not yet. Pei Ruxi said.

Li Yao thought about recommending Pei Ruxi to the Regret Mountain Sect a few years ago, but the Pei clan pretended to be stupid, and now Pei Ruxi can make his own ideas, but Qi Zuoting of the Qingchuan faction was a guest in the Pei family's ancestral house.

After thinking about it, Li Yao said: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of thinking about it, Miss Pei has the idea of worshipping the sect? You have outstanding qualifications, you can be promoted to the foundation building period within six years, and you will definitely be able to become a Jindan real person in the future." A small place like Luoxia City can't give you the help to soar into the sky, only by apprenticing to the sect can you avoid the troubles of mundane things and cultivate without distractions. ”

"I know what you mean, I'm still young, and I'll be able to apprentice in a few years. "The clan is too weak, Pei Ruxi can't do without it, she has feelings for the clan.

"If you are interested in worshipping the sect, we regret that the Mountain Sect can give you the best cultivation conditions. Li Yao hinted with luck, "We may be able to help you solve your troubles, please believe in our sincerity." ”

Pei Xiangrong interjected with a smile: "Can you make a promise on behalf of the Regret Mountain Sect?"

Li Yao said: "This matter needs to be consulted by the real person in charge. ”

Sending away Pei Ruxi and Pei Xiangrong's father and daughter, Li Yao sent three sword books in a row to the master of the Regret Mountain Sect.

There are still six days left before the New Year, Pei Ruxi is recuperating from his injuries while instructing the clansmen to practice and fight, and the newly appointed Pei clan patriarch Pei Xiangrong is too busy to eat, and finally finishes the big things that cannot be delayed on the eve of the New Year.

The old ancestor was overturned by Pei Ruxi, and the rules of the Pei clan changed, except for a few people such as the sixth uncle and Pei Jinlun who were unhappy, most of the clansmen happily welcomed the New Year. They hope that the new year will be better than the previous year, and they wish Yinggu to build a successful foundation, Pei Ruxi to become stronger and stronger, and Pei Xiangrong, Pei Jinsheng, and Pei Zhili, the pillars of the clan, to improve their cultivation strength......

Cultivation is not in a hurry, Pei Ruxi has not long built a foundation, and he must stabilize his cultivation and state of mind. In addition to recuperating from her injuries and giving advice, she reads books, practices spells, draws talismans, and occasionally goes to the instrument workshop to help Liang Jiannan refine weapons, and goes to the martial arts field to feed Su Tianrong, making the lively New Year a dull one.

On the ninth day of the first month of the first month, the second-order magic weapon that Liang Jiannan had worked hard to refine was released, and he could finally go back to Xiuyuan to live for a few days.

Pei Ruxi and Pei Xiangrong accompanied her to dinner, and she sighed with emotion: "If I refine two more second-order magic weapons, I will be a second-order refiner, and it won't take many years for my refining level to be better than that of the thirteenth uncle." ”

This was something she had never dared to think of before.

Pei Xiangrong took Liang Jianan's hand and stared at her affectionately: "Anan is so powerful!"

Liang Jiannan smiled: "The master supported me to learn refining tools, and I am very grateful to the master." ”

"How do you want to thank me, kiss me?" Pei Xiangrong pretended to be delicate and fell into Liang Jianan's arms, taking the opportunity to sell his wife, "I miss Anan, I want Anan to love." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come home in the evening. Liang Jiannan patted Pei Xiangrong's face, "Get up and eat." ”

"Oh, Anan was perfunctory and didn't care at all. Pei Xiangrong rubbed in her arms dissatisfied, and she was very skillful, "Why don't you feed me a few bites of food, Anan hasn't been close to me for a long time, and my husband is about to become an ornament." ”

A family of three ate around the dining table, the two husbands and wives sat on the left side of the dining table, Pei Ruxi sat alone on the right side of the dining table, watching Daddy and Auntie crowded one by one, and said indifferently: "If you don't want to eat, please get off the table." ”

Liang Jiannan pushed Pei Xiangrong, who was lying in her arms, who sat up straight lazily and said, "In the past, can you stop talking about the scenery?"

Pei Ruxi asked rhetorically, "Daddy, can you eat seriously?"

Pei Xiangrong shrugged his shoulders and picked up chopsticks to eat.

The next morning, it was a cloudy day when the sun could not be seen, Pei Xiangrong lay on Liang Jianan's bed, bent his arm to support his head, lowered his eyes to look at Liang Jiannan who was sleeping on the side of the pillow, and asked softly: "Beloved wife, you have been in drought for a long time, but you are still satisfied with my kung fu?"

"Satisfied, don't you know?" Liang Jiannan punched him twice in disgust, got up and dressed.

"You seem to have a piece of clothing with a ring of white fox fur on the collar, borrow me to wear it for a few days?" Pei Xiangrong was interested, got out of bed and waited for his beloved wife to change clothes, "We are husband and wife, I wear your clothes, and no one dares to gossip." ”

Liang Jiannan turned his head to look at him, and saw that he was wearing the loose clothes that Zhizhi liked to wear before, and said, "What clothes you wear is your freedom, don't use me as a cover for you to dress as a man." ”

Pei Xiangrong smiled dryly: "What's the matter, I am your husband, how can I disguise myself as a woman!"

As if to prove that the new patriarch of the Pei clan could not disguise himself as a woman, Pei Xiangrong did not wear Liang Jianan's white fox fur collar clothes, and came to the front yard of the ancestral house with a straight face and neatly dressed to deal with clan chores.

The servant came to report that Xiao Long had something to ask to see him.

Xiao Long is Pei Jinfan's widow and Pei Xiangrong's brother-in-law, and he asked the servant: "What is the matter with her looking for me?"

The servant couldn't tell.

Pei Jinfan asked the servant to invite Xiao Long in.

Xiao Long was wearing a plain collared dress, with white silk flowers inserted in his sideburns, and his face was thin and looked quite haggard. She bowed her head to Pei Xiangrong and said straight to the point: "Patriarch, I want to go back to my mother's house, please cross my name off the Pei family tree." ”

Pei Xiangrong was taken aback and said, "Do you want to marry again?"

Xiao Long looked at the simple tip of his shoe, blinked his dry eyes, and said, "The master told me that if he dies, he doesn't need me to be a widow for him." ”

Pei Xiangrong knew that she and Pei Jinfan were a loving couple, and said considerately: "The Pei clan doesn't need you to be widowed, and it doesn't hurt for you to keep the name on the family tree and remarry." ”

Xiao Long was reluctant to Pei Jinfan and did not insist on crossing out his name.

Pei's ancestral house is her sad place, she lived here until the beginning of February, returned to her parents' home with half of Pei Jinfan's ashes, and never returned to Pei's ancestral house in the second half of her life.