In the inner hall of Shangqing Garden, sandalwood tables and chairs, celadon vases, calligraphy and painting couplets, are placed in an orderly manner, simple and generous. The candle flame is lit with an orange glow, and the stove next to it releases just the right amount of heat, making the whole inner hall look comfortable and warm.

The spacious sandalwood table is equipped with several exquisite dishes, all of which are Li Zifeng's favorite foods on weekdays, but now Li Zifeng looks at these dishes, and his heart is becoming more and more bitter.

Ouyang Ze saw his apprentice's stunned appearance, and couldn't help but smile, and casually put a piece of meat in his bowl, "The body is just right, eat more supplements." ”

Li Zifeng's eyes were slightly red, and he picked up the meat and put it in his mouth, the originally tender and delicious braised pork, but at this time it tasted like chewing wax, and he hesitated for a long time before he opened his mouth, "Master, you... I don't want to ask... Does the disciple remember anything, or the disciple's past?"

Ouyang Ze's hand holding the chopsticks paused, and then he smiled indifferently, "If you don't say that you have your own reasons, it must not be a big deal." Besides, judging by your reaction to the injury this time, you must have experienced unbearable pain. As a teacher, I don't want to arouse your sadness. ”

Seeing this, Ouyang Ze hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, took out a handkerchief to wipe Li Zifeng's tears, and said angrily, "I never knew that you loved to cry so much, and I always felt that after you were injured this time, you were like a different person, sentimental." ”

"Ten years ago, my disciple fell off a cliff. ”

Ouyang Ze asked tentatively, "So... What about your parents? Don't they care about you?"

"My mother committed suicide on my seventh birthday, and my father... The disciple's impression of my father is very cruel, because my mother is not from a good background, and his vision is high, and he thinks that we are a burden to him, so... He beat and scolded us, never gave a good face, just barely survived every day, presumably my mother couldn't stand his beating and scolding, so she chose to commit suicide. ”

Ouyang Ze listened, his heart ached, he didn't dare to imagine that Li Zifeng would suffer such inhuman abuse when he was a child, thinking about it, he took a bowl of hot soup and handed it over, "What happened later?"

Li Zifeng continued, "After my mother's death, my father looked at me more and more unpleasantly, and my disciple had to do a lot of work every day in order to live, chopping wood and doing laundry. I can't finish it, and I haven't eaten yet. Until one day, the disciple couldn't stand it anymore and ran out of the house. Because I lived on the mountain at that time, the mountain road was unstable, and it was night, so I couldn't see the road under my feet, but I vaguely heard my father screaming and scolding behind me and chased after him, and the disciple was very frightened, so he panicked and ran to the edge of the cliff. He finally caught up with him, yelling that he was going to kill me when he got home, so... In a panic, his feet slipped and ......"

Ouyang Ze sighed heavily, feeling sorry for Li Zifeng's past, and he was even thinking about why he hadn't met him earlier and brought him with him. However, it's not too late. However, since there are still relatives alive, he has to ask the person on the other side what he thinks.

"Have you ever thought... Go home?"

Li Zifeng's heart was empty, and an imperceptible panic flashed in his eyes, "Master, but you dislike your disciples?"

Ouyang Ze frowned, not wanting his usual words to make the people in front of him so worried. But think about it, he has experienced those things since he was a child, he longed for the warmth from home, and now when he recalls the past, he must be even more afraid of losing, thinking of this, Ouyang Ze said with annoyance, "The teacher just asked casually, and never thought of asking you to leave." Don't be a dad like that. Besides, such a good apprentice, he can't be reluctant to be a teacher!"

Li Zifeng smiled, but thinking about his life experience, his heart was still inevitably heavy, "Master, the disciple is doing well in the Library Pavilion, how can you think that something happened to the disciple?"

Ouyang Ze smiled helplessly, "Knowingly?" Then he sighed heavily, "Fifteen years ago, because of the Library Pavilion, I lost my relatives for my teacher. Fifteen years later, because of the Library Pavilion, you almost lost your life. Xu is scared in his heart, watching the sky sink and you fall to the ground covered in blood, always flashing in his mind, so ......"

mentioned fifteen years ago, Li Zifeng couldn't help but think of his own life experience, and remembered the beloved wife and unborn child of Master Ouyang Ze mentioned in the information. His heart was heavier, and he was even more afraid that day would come early, Ouyang Ze frowned slightly when he saw his lover, and was silent, and said with concern, "What's wrong?"

Li Zifeng put down his chopsticks, and a trace of sadness flashed on his face, "Master, I'm sorry." ”

"Huh?" Ouyang Ze raised his eyebrows, surprised in his heart, "What do you do to say I'm sorry?"

"Disciple... I didn't know it would be so tragic. Disciple ......"

"It's okay...," Ouyang Ze smiled softly, "always avoiding it won't solve the problem." ”

"The disciple has a saying, I don't know whether to ask it or not. ”

"Ask! In front of the teacher, there is no need to hide anything. ”

"Master, you lost your relatives fifteen years ago, and the culprit of all this is Hongyuan Villa, you must hate them very much, since this is the case, why don't you use this as an excuse to ask Hongyuan Villa for your guilt, and avenge the senior lady and brother that your disciples have never met?"

"If you want to take revenge, how can it be so easy?" Ouyang Ze sighed, "Hongyuan Villa's two night attacks on the Library Pavilion must not be a separate action, there must be a bigger conspiracy behind it. ”

"So you're trying to catch a big fish with a long line?"

"To tell the truth, after the incident, the teacher was really angry and wanted to go to Hongyuan Villa to slash Li Muyang and avenge his wife and children. If it weren't for your ancestor and solemn uncle blocking ......" Ouyang Ze's eyes turned red, "It's strange to say, a few days after the revenge action was dissuaded, the imperial court suddenly issued a secret decree, so that the Hengshan faction must not act rashly, and it will be of greater use to keep Hongyuan Villa." ”

"The imperial court?" Li Zifeng was surprised, "The Hengshan faction is only doing things for the imperial court, and the grievances between families and sects are never asked by the imperial court." How come?"

"So it's not a big deal. It's just that I didn't expect that fifteen years later, Hongyuan Villa relied on us not to act rashly, and repeated the old trick again, sneaking into the library in an attempt to steal seals and drawings. Ouyang Ze recalled everything that happened a few days ago, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "It's for the teacher's carelessness." ”

Li Zifeng's pupils shrank, and his heart seemed to have poured a five-flavor miscellaneous bottle, unable to distinguish the sweet and sour taste, his emotions were extremely complicated, and his eyes were covered with a trace of imperceptible depth, "So the answer to all this can only be found in Li Muyang, the owner of Hongyuan Villa." ”

Ouyang Ze smiled knowingly and was noncommittal.

After finishing dinner silently, watching the waiter collect the dishes, chopsticks and plates, Li Zifeng made a cup of hot tea, and carefully served it to Ouyang Ze with both hands. Ouyang Ze suddenly felt that Li Zifeng seemed to be more cautious than before when he got along with him, but after thinking about it, Xu was afraid of losing because of his childhood experience, so he didn't think much about it, picked up the teacup and took a sip of moderately hot tea, "Jing Zhuxuan, you might as well take the time to go and see it!" If it weren't for the fact that your master and ancestor spent his internal strength and used the treasures in the Medicine Pavilion for you to use as white water, I am afraid that you would really have to stay in the Hades Palace and not be able to come back." ”

Hearing Jing Zhuxuan, Li Zifeng's brows tightened, and his heartbeat accelerated. Since he started his apprenticeship, his ancestor Ouyang Tian has never given himself a good face, and before retreating and recuperating, he was even more indispensable to admonish and punish himself, resulting in a period of time, when he heard Ouyang Tian call himself, he felt that he had done something wrong, and before Ouyang Tian could say anything, he took the first step, forcibly endured the trembling in his heart, and knelt down with a face full of devotion to admit his mistake.

Looking at his apprentice as if he was facing a great enemy, Ouyang Ze couldn't help but smile, stretched out his hand and pulled Li Zifeng to sit down, "Don't be nervous, your master is just cold-faced and hot-hearted, and he doesn't like to express his feelings very much." Besides, this time you have saved the face of the sect, and he has not spared no effort to save you, so you should go and see you in a reasonable way. ”

"Master rest assured, disciple understands. ”

Jingzhuxuan, the sun is shining, the stove is warm, several pots of bamboo potted plants are displayed in other places in order, a bamboo couch in the outer room, leisurely leaning against the wall, and the thin blanket on the couch is laid neatly. On the sandalwood table by the window of the inner room, rice paper, inkstones, and brushes dipped in ink are placed in the fragrance of ink. Ouyang Tian was sitting on the table, writing something in front of the pen.

Li Zifeng pulled the corner of his clothes and knelt down to ask for peace, "Disciple Li Zifeng, please meet the ancestor." Thank you for saving your life. ”

Ouyang Tian put down the pen in his hand and stared carefully at the person kneeling in front of him, although there was no smile in his eyes, but he also lost the harshness and harshness he had before, and his calm voice still couldn't hear the slightest emotion, "There is no need to say high-sounding words, serious injuries are just healing, get up and sit down!"

"Thank you, Master. ”

The waiter served a cup of hot tea and quietly retreated. There were only two people left in the study again, Li Zifeng could not hide the nervousness in his heart, and was even so nervous that he couldn't speak, Ouyang Tian broke the silence first, "How is your body recovering?"

"Thank you for your concern, everything is fine with my disciple. ”

"That's good, and it saves the boss from worrying about your business. Ouyang Tian's expression suddenly became extremely serious, "Saving your life is not for you to be cheap." Old man, no matter what you have experienced in the past or what you remember, you must always remember that you are now the chief disciple of the Hengshan Sect, and you must assist the head of the sect well. Don't do anything insulting to the sect out of selfishness!"

After hearing this, Li Zifeng's heart tightened, and he quickly got up and knelt on the ground, kowtowing, "What the master taught is that the disciple remembers." ”