Meng Ran's face was a little strange, and the corners of his mouth were a little embarrassed.

Talking about people behind their backs is not so easy to cover up when they are exposed to their faces.

The middle-aged swordsman walked to Meng Ran's side absentmindedly, sat down without seeing the slightest, and asked in a clear voice, "Do you want to know the secret of Ji Jiawuyuan?"

Meng Ran replied: "If something really happens to the Ji family, I'm afraid this Wuyuan won't be able to enter, can the seniors know whose family is fighting?"

The middle-aged swordsman said calmly: "It's from the Ji family, but it has nothing to do with you, you just go to your Wuyuan." ”

Meng Ran's face stiffened slightly, and he said softly: "If something happens to the Ji family, how can you let me, an outsider, enter the Enlightenment Garden? ”

The middle-aged swordsman asked rhetorically, "What does the accident of the Ji family have to do with you? Could it be that you want to be the son-in-law of the Ji family?"

Meng Ran smiled bitterly and said, "Naturally, it's okay, but I don't want to be a villain." ”

The middle-aged swordsman laughed, patted the saber on his waist casually, and said loudly: "With me here, what are you afraid of." Since it was the Ji family who agreed to your request, then you should fulfill it, and if someone stops you, I will help you out. How?"

After Meng Ran heard this, he got up and saluted the middle-aged swordsman, and said very politely: "Then there is a senior, please tell the seniors the secret of Jijia Wuyuan." ”

The middle-aged swordsman quietly looked at Meng Ran's eyes and said, "There are many cultivation methods in the world, after you enter the Enlightenment Garden, you only need to abide by your heart and seriously participate in enlightenment, and don't be disturbed by external objects." ”

Meng Ran only felt that the eyes of the middle-aged swordsman had seen his whole body up and down, and a faint chill rose in his heart, as if those eyes had fallen on the deepest part of his soul.

"Seven in and thirteen out. The middle-aged swordsman said suddenly.

Meng Ran was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does the senior mean?"

The middle-aged swordsman looked at Meng Ran and said with a smile: "It is the way to enter the real Ji Family Enlightenment Garden, if you can't understand the meaning of this sentence, then you are not qualified to enter there, let alone learn the supreme secret of the Ji Family." ”

Meng Ran got this plausible answer, only to feel confused, more confused than before.

The middle-aged swordsman smiled slightly and said: "What I am talking about is the method of entering the real Jijia Wuyuan, and before you enter the real Jijia Wuyuan, you need to enter the Jijia Wuyuan, and the method of entering the Jijia Wuyuan is discovered by yourself, I can give you a hint, the method is on the door." ”

Meng Ran was almost fainted by these extremely awkward words, then thought about it carefully, couldn't help laughing, and said softly: "It seems that I still need to do a lot of things before I see the real cultivation exercises, no wonder the family heirloom of the Ji family has been lost, and now I believe it." ”

The middle-aged swordsman nodded, then shook his head and said, "You're right, and you're not right. The Ji family's family heirloom has not been lost, but what the younger generations have learned is only a little bit of the skin, otherwise, you will never defeat the eldest lady of the Ji family so easily. ”

Meng Ran suddenly thought of an extremely fatal question, and asked in a deep voice: "How could the seniors know the true secret of the Ji family's Wuyuan? Could it be that the seniors are from the Ji family?"

The middle-aged swordsman shook his head with a smile and said: "I have a little relationship with the Ji family, but I am not a member of the Ji family, as for why I know the true secret of the Ji family's Wuyuan, it is just a coincidence." ”

At this moment, the middle-aged swordsman suddenly felt a strange aura, the smile on his face was slightly retracted, he raised his eyebrows at Meng Ran, and said, "Someone is looking for you, I will leave first, if there is a fate, we will meet again." ”

Meng Ran understood and hugged his fist at the middle-aged swordsman.

The middle-aged swordsman got up and left, not at all muddy and watery.

There was a sound of footsteps, and a figure walked into the lobby of the inn.

The person who came looked at Meng Ran directly, with a gloom between his eyebrows, and said, "Meng Ran, I have something important to look for you, come out." ”

Meng Ran looked at the person who came, and only felt that the special temperament of the person in front of him seemed to have been seen somewhere, but he really couldn't remember where he had seen a similar person.

Geng bowed slightly in the backyard to Meng Ran, Meng Ran understood, got up and followed the man out of the inn.

At this time, it was already around the hour, and there were many pedestrians coming and going on the street, and judging by their costumes and expressions, most of them were outsiders.

The man suddenly stopped his figure and shook his token in front of Meng Ran's eyes, the whole body was covered with purple tokens, and the words 'Shadow Guard, Deputy Qianhu Nangong Lingguang' were written on it.

The person who came was none other than Nangong Lingguang of the Emperor's City Division Shadow Guard.

After Meng Ran saw the token, there was a coolness all over his body, and the surface of his skin was covered with tiny goosebumps.

Nangong Lingguang put away the token and instructed officially: "Mr. Sun, there is something you need to do now." ”

Meng Ran suppressed the shock in his heart and said respectfully: "Sun Yiming has seen a thousand households. ”

Nangong Lingguang bowed his head slightly and said: "The second son of General Zhennan came to Tongli Ancient Town, the purpose is to subdue the Ji family, what you have to do is to destroy the purpose of the Xiao family's trip, and it is up to you to decide what to do." ”

After Meng Ran heard the content of the task, he only felt that his scalp was numb, it was the plot of General Zhengerpin Zhennan, to let himself be a hairy boy to sabotage, it was really a lantern in the thatched house - looking for death.

Nangong Lingguang looked at Meng Ran, whose expression had changed drastically, and said in a flat tone: "This matter is just the meaning of the second son of the Xiao family, so the general will not focus on such a piece of chicken ribs." ”

It was a very simple sentence, but Meng Ran felt a trace of disdain and contempt from it.

Meng Ran smiled bitterly and asked, "Is there any other news?"

Nangong Lingguang shook his head, turned around and walked in the direction of the street.

Only one sentence remained.

"You only have five days, I wish you success. ”

Meng Ran had a bitter face, looked at the back that was getting farther and farther away, and whispered to himself: "Only give me five days, and don't give me any news, and you still want me to succeed, why don't you kill me with one sword." ”

"Well, I'll fulfill you. ”

Meng Ran was startled by the sudden sound in his ears, and was even more frightened by the content of the words.

He was about to open his mouth to explain, but found that it was not his boss Nangong Lingguang who spoke, but the middle-aged swordsman who had just left.

Meng Ran showed a sad and indignant expression, and said hatefully: "People are scary, scared to death, don't you know?"

The middle-aged swordsman looked at Meng Ran with a harmless expression, and said with a smile: "In broad daylight, what are you afraid of?

Meng Ran looked at the middle-aged swordsman helplessly, and said with resentment: "If I can beat you, I will definitely throw you into the lake to feed the fish." ”

The middle-aged swordsman smacked his tongue and said, "I didn't expect you to be so ruthless at such a young age, and you really deserve to be the dog leg of the imperial court." ”

"Doglegs?" Meng Ran instantly understood what the middle-aged swordsman meant, and reprimanded: "You are the doglegs." ”

The middle-aged swordsman glanced at Meng Ran, and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Why do you still listen to the dog's orders if it's not a dog's leg?"

Meng Ran remembered the purple token in his arms, and understood that he was indeed a dogleg in other people's mouths, so he didn't argue anymore, he could only remain silent.

The middle-aged swordsman patted Meng Ran on the shoulder, and said in a gloomy tone: "I understand that young people want to get ahead quickly and prove their worth, but they must abide by their hearts and don't be blinded by external objects." ”

Meng Ran wanted to open his mouth to explain, but the middle-aged swordsman had already left in stride.

Meng Ran sighed on the spot and returned to the inn lobby in a bad mood.

Without waiting for Meng Ran to sit down, Fan Wuji, who was quick to speak, immediately asked, "Meng boy, who was that gloomy person just now?

Meng Ran didn't know how to answer this question, so he turned his head and glanced at Geng Huyuan.

Geng Huyuan immediately understood, and the person who came was only afraid that it was someone from the Emperor's City, so he pulled Fan Wuji's sleeve and said, "This is Meng Ran's private matter, so don't ask more." ”

Fan Wuji sighed with interest and stopped making a sound.

After Meng Ran sat down, he said, "You guys are resting in the inn, and Uncle Geng and I will go to Jijiawu Garden to see the magical garden." ”

The rest of the people nodded their heads one after another.

......

Jijia Wuyuan is the same as the hundred-foot building, it is the oldest building in Tongli Ancient Town, but compared to the towering hundred-foot building, Jijia Wuyuan is a little dilapidated.

It is autumn, everything is withering, the scenery of Jijiawu Garden is bleak, even the tiles on the outer wall are some of the old and new, and even more, some of the broken tiles have grown a puff of weeds, and the weeds that have almost withered are swaying in the autumn wind.

Beyond the high wall, there are many tall trees standing in the garden, and through the gaps between the trees, you can barely see the cornices of some pavilions.

With a glimpse of the whole picture, the decline of the Ji family can be imagined.

Jijia Wuyuan is divided into an outer courtyard and an inner courtyard, and the outer courtyard is inhabited by some branches of the Ji family, and there are also guards who guard the Wuyuan, and the inner courtyard is naturally a place to hide the Ji family's family heirlooms.

In the past few hundred years, some self-esteemed Jianghu people have broken into the Jijia Wuyuan, hoping to realize the mastery of the Jijia here, but people come and go, and no one has found the real Jijia.

After a long time, the number of people who believe that the Ji family really has a peerless school has gradually decreased.

There are high-rollers who are bold and bold and forcibly break into Wuyuan, and there are also ruthless grassroots who are reckless and ruthless with dirty means and cruelty to the Ji family.

In order to get the secret of Ji Jia Wuyuan, some Jianghu guests who took the edge of the sword did not hesitate to take risks and kidnap the direct children of the Ji family, so as to force them to ask how to enter Ji Jia Wuyuan and where they were to learn.

Even so, no outsider succeeded, because the Ji family didn't know how to comprehend the mastery left by their ancestors.

In the outer courtyard of Jijiawu Garden, a dignified-looking and dignified man stood under the laurel tree.

This person is the third master of the Ji family, named Ji Daozheng.

If the Ji family members are ranked one, two, or three according to their forces, then Ji Daozheng is the first person besides that old ancestor.

The head of the Ji family, Tao Guang, has cultivated a fleeting sword immortal realm, and the second master of the Ji family has a dirty mind, but unfortunately he can't move forward in cultivation and can't get on the stage.

Compared with the first two, Ji Daozheng can be regarded as a qualified heir to the head of the family, cultivating steadily and steadily, treating people and things quite scheming, in recent years has made a lot of friends, but also took in some down-and-out Jianghu guests, leaving a great reputation in Suzhou.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps from far and near in the courtyard, waking up Ji Daozheng, who was distracted.

The person who came was Ji Daozheng's henchman Zhou Xing, who used to be a Jiangyang thief who was a disaster party, and in order to avoid the pursuit of the imperial court, he resolutely threw himself into the Ji family's door and became a watchdog of Ji Jiawuyuan.

"Third master, Steward Zheng is here, saying that there is something urgent to see you. ”