At night, the temperature on the mountain is low, and the furnishings in Shangqing Garden are as simple and tidy as ever, and the temperature inside the house is not much higher than that outside, but lower. At this time, Ouyang Ze and Shen Zhiping stood together in front of the painting and calligraphy of mountains and rivers.

"Senior brother, you've been doing things a little secretively lately. ”

"Senior brother, can you refer to Zifeng's business?" Senior brother's tone was calm, but Shen Zhiping, who was Ouyang Ze's right-hand man, felt a little strong chill from Ouyang Ze's tone, and he had something to hide from him.

"Senior brother, do you still remember the mountains in this painting of mountains and rivers?" Ouyang Ze did not respond positively to Shen Zhiping's words, and looked at the picture in front of him carefully, the two seemed to have been standing in front of this picture for a long time.

"I naturally remember. Shen Zhiping's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the direction of the mountains in the painting. I don't know who made this painting, the painting is not very exquisite, but there is a faint majestic momentum, but it is very extraordinary, there is a sense of grandeur. The winding mountains seem to hold a soul of their own.

"Hengshan is this hill. Shen Zhiping raised his head and signaled, looking closely, the mountains depicted in this painting were very consistent with the Hengshan Mountains, presumably this person's footsteps were all over the entire Hengshan Mountains, otherwise it would be difficult to draw such a picture.

"My brother's vision is as lofty as my father said, and it was only three years after my father passed me this painting that I realized this hill and landscape. ”

It turned out that this not very exquisite painting was actually made by Ouyang Tian, the head of the previous generation, no wonder Ouyang Ze was hanging behind the bookcase, perhaps the head of the Hengshan faction often visited this painting.

"I know very well what Senior Brother means, but please believe that what I do must be based on the interests of the Hengshan faction and the safety of the entire martial arts!" Shen Zhiping's eyes reflected the reflection of the entire calligraphy and painting.

"Very good, I only need this sentence from my junior brother, I can naturally trust my junior brother's character, but I ......" Ouyang Ze's words did not fall, and outside the door, the disciple's voice came.

"The head of the Qingcheng faction has arrived at the bottom of the mountain!"

Shen Zhiping said with a smile, "Senior brother's favorite tea before the cloud and rain has arrived!"

"Haha, junior brother, let's talk about it another day!"

Shen Zhiping bowed, "It's been a long time since I've been back, and it's time for me to go and greet Master." Senior brother is busy first. ”

The head of Qingcheng Mountain, who visited in the dark, how could he only have a surprise before the clouds and rain.

The head of Qingcheng Mountain, who arrived at the Hengshan faction three days in advance, had a slightly pale face, messy hair, a few torn robes, and several accompanying disciples were also embarrassed, and several of them were injured.

Qingcheng Mountain is far away from Hengshan, and the previous martial arts conferences generally arrive in advance, but they will calculate the itinerary to arrive during the day, and generally will not arrive at night, so as not to trouble the Hengshan faction.

It turned out that the plan of Ting Ye, the head of Qingcheng Mountain, was to reach the Hengshan faction this morning, settle down and rest, and wait for the martial arts conference to begin. But on the way, he unexpectedly encountered a sneak attack by the killer of the Lingye Palace!

Walking on the rivers and lakes will naturally pay great attention to the safety of their whereabouts, especially at this special moment, there are many people in the rivers and lakes who want to show their heads and step on other people's heads.

The Qingcheng faction is not a famous faction, and the number of disciples is not large, but they are all good players, especially Ting Ye, who has been famous for a long time, and is famous in the Shuzhong region, and is definitely a number of figures in the rivers and lakes, how can he be so embarrassed.

It turned out that a disciple of Qingcheng sent a kind-hearted person and rescued an old woman, who was grateful to the people of Qingcheng Mountain and invited them to eat tea at home, but this was a trap in Lingye Palace, and the tea was poisonous.

The Qingcheng faction has always been ignorant of world affairs, concentrating on cultivation, pursuing immortality that is more ethereal than martial arts, treating people and things gently, and there are almost no enemies, the only reason why Lingye Palace is eyeing the Qingcheng faction is only one reason, the relationship between the Qingcheng faction and the Hengshan faction is irreversible, and the eradication of the Qingcheng faction is to reduce the strength of the Hengshan faction!

The Qingcheng faction does not fight to win, and participating in the martial arts conference is also based on his Ouyang Ze's face.

Ouyang Ze looked a little guilty, "Brother Ye, I didn't think about this matter well!

"It doesn't matter. It is inevitable that our generation of cultivators will go through some hardships. It's just that this Lingye Palace is too arrogant!" Ting Ye, who was dressed in a green robe, stroked the dust, and was also very open-minded, without any blame and anger.

Ouyang Ze said that he would definitely give a satisfactory answer to the Qingcheng faction at the martial arts conference.

After settling down the Qingcheng faction, Ouyang Ze now had to send more people to strengthen the patrol and mobilize the outer disciples to prevent similar incidents from happening again. Li Zifeng naturally became busier.

Jing Zhu Xuan

The lights are bright, the fragrance of tea is overflowing, the green bamboo potted plants are very eye-catching, and a game of chess is in full swing on a square table.

Ouyang Tian landed the white piece in his hand on the chessboard, "Why did you come back recently?"

"It's a martial arts event, why do disciples have to come back to join in the fun, isn't it?"

Ouyang Tian glanced at Shen Zhiping and said angrily, "You are sincere!"

Shen Zhiping couldn't help but smile, raised his hand and gently covered his nose with his index finger, and coughed lightly, "Okay... In fact, it is the disciple who is worried about your body, and he is away all the year round, and he can't serve, and he feels really guilty, so he is busy going back to the mountain to visit. ”

Ouyang Tian smiled deeply, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but I don't know that as a teacher, your mouth is also like your senior brother Lu, and your tone is smooth." ”

Shen Zhiping held the sunspot in his hand and waited patiently for Ouyang Tian to take the next step, Ouyang Tian just stroked his silver-white beard and observed the direction of the chess pieces on the chessboard with a smile, and didn't seem to be in a hurry to start.

After a while, Ouyang Tian saw that Shen Zhiping was really anxious, and threw the white piece in his hand back into the chess box, Shen Zhiping was slightly surprised, and then put down the chess piece and said, "Master, this is a ...... from a disciple."

Ouyang Tian knocked on the chessboard and made a 'bang' sound, "See for yourself, what did a good game of chess make you play?"

Shen Zhiping came back to his senses and observed the chess game carefully, the sunspot went to chaos, in the face of Baizi's offensive, he was just passively defensive, and those who knew the way of chess understood that if he went on again, within three moves, Baizi would form an encirclement of the sunspot and eat it all.

Shen Zhiping was so shocked that he was in a cold sweat and almost knocked over the tea cup next to him.

Ouyang Tian's old but majestic voice sounded again, "The chessboard is like a battlefield, absent-mindedness is a taboo, if you put it on the battlefield, you will lose your own life!"

Shen Zhiping's expression was awe-inspiring, and he hurriedly got up to plead guilty, "What the master taught is that the disciple knows his mistakes. ”

"Sit down. Ouyang Tian waved his hand in the direction of his seat, "But what's the trouble that makes you, the always calm and calm Shen Hall Master, so worried." ”

Shen Zhiping frowned, "Recently, the Lingye Palace has been moving frequently, and there are a few spies who actually ran around Qingsong Hall in broad daylight, turned into small traders, and secretly observed. ”

Ouyang Tian narrowed his expression, stared at Shen Zhiping carefully, and after a long time, he slowly withdrew the white seeds on the chessboard one by one back into the chess box, and the crisp sound seemed to be consciously beating, "A few shrimp soldiers and crabs are not to worry about." You have always acted prudently, and you have never made a mistake, let alone be so absent-minded today. It's true that you love your juniors, but don't indulge others and yourself because of selfishness. You are in the position of the hall master of the Green Pine Hall, and you must not allow the slightest mistake!"

Shen Zhiping's heart tightened, his hand pinching the corner of his clothes soaked in cold sweat, and he lowered his head slightly to avoid Ouyang Tianying's eyes, "Disciple understands. ”

The atmosphere fell silent for a while, and Shen Zhiping, who had always been calm and steady, and handled things with ease, was inevitably nervous in the face of Master Ouyang Tian's beating, and the chess game became an endgame. Shen Zhiping wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, raised his eyes and inadvertently glanced at the figures back and forth outside, and said with a sigh of relief, "This martial arts event, don't you show your face?"

Ouyang Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile, "The old man has not asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has long been accustomed to playing with some flowers and plants. Seeing Shen Zhiping's slight hesitation, he had no intention of pursuing it further, he glanced at the chessboard with only sunspots left, and coughed lightly, "If you play another game, are you sure you can win a game as a teacher?"

Shen Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief, "Hmm... The disciple did his best. ”