The old man said, "I just want to try the power of your sword seal." As for why I know your sword badge, hehe! As long as people live long enough, they will naturally know something. ”

Dugu Yan knew that he wouldn't speak, so he didn't ask anymore.

The old man said: "You must think that he has created and practiced very powerful swordsmanship according to your family's sword theory." It's a pity that he can't do it, half a month ago, he was ordered by his father to go to Jiangnan to kill you, and when he met Su Chaotian on the way, he was chopped off his head with a knife, which is stronger or weaker than you, isn't it clear at a glance?"

Dugu Yan nodded. He had fought against Su Chaotian several times, but he had a slight upper hand.

The old man said: "Do you still know why the Dugu clan has been able to run rampant in the rivers and lakes for hundreds of years?"

Dugu Yan shook his head.

The old man said: "There are many kinds of people in this world, but in general they are divided into two categories, one is people who do things for love, and the other is people who do things for profit. ”

Dugu Yan didn't understand very much, but he soon understood, so he nodded.

The old man continued: "Your ancestors are mostly people who do things for love, so the sky is immortal Dugu clan, and your family has talented talents from generation to generation. Until your father asks for the emperor, you will never be like your father. ”

Dugu Yan said: "What kind of person is my father?"

The old man said: "He is a person who does not act for love or profit. ”

When Dugu Yan heard this, he was a little confused, which was extremely contradictory to what the old man said before.

The old man said: "Emperor Qiu is a person who only works for the sword, so he can fight against the two major sects of the East and the West with the strength of only one person. ”

Dugu Yan said: "Then I avenge my father, is it right or wrong? Who is the person who killed my father?"

The old man smiled and said: "If you have revenge, you don't have to repay it, and revenge is also a kind of love, but you don't have to be too persistent in everything, you can repay it, and if you can't report it, you can't report it. ”

Dugu Yan said: "Who is the enemy who killed my father, and can I repay my revenge?"

The old man shook his head and sighed: "There is a day when things come out, if you ask me, I won't tell you." Now that the emperor is dead, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Eastern and Western Sects will bring their disciples to invade the Central Plains Martial Arts. You just have to do what you have to do, and things will always get better one day.

"Although you are one of the three evils, most of the people you kill deserve to die, and occasionally they die in vain, and that is also because people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, who hasn't done a few unfortunate things! Even the gods are just like that......"

The old man turned around as he spoke, turned his back to Dugu Yan and said, "I won't say it, the person you should cherish is here, remember that you can't force everything." In addition, I will send you three more sentences, the first of which is: 'The three evils gather, and the storm changes. The second sentence: 'Troubled times arise, and the flood appears.' There is another sentence that you have to think about when you can't think about it, please remember that there are many reasons for failure in this world, but all failures boil down to only four words: 'born at the wrong time'. ”

Dugu Yan didn't wait for the old man to disappear, and asked, "Isn't that a complaint?"

The old man smiled and did not reply.

He dissipated like a white cloud, Dugu Yan chased after him, standing on the cliff he had just stood on, this place was no different from other places, he was just a little higher, looking a little farther.

Dugu Yan recalled the old man's last words.

"Born at the wrong time" is a simple four words, I don't know how many heroes have been buried. This can't help but remind him of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, how sad he is when he sings:

"Pull out the mountains and cover the world.

"The times are not good, but the times are not good.

"It's not going to pass away, but it's okay!

"Yu Xi Yu Xi Na Ruo!"

Dugu Yan chanted repeatedly, thinking in his heart: "If Xiang Yu was born in Pei County, would he also kill himself on the edge of the Wujiang River?" His greatest wish in life was to take revenge on the Qin people, and he actually succeeded, because he never thought of becoming an emperor...... He was just a person from the Spring and Autumn Period, and he happened to be born in the Warring States Period...... What about me? What about my hatred? To whom am I going to take revenge? Who will my enemy be?"

He lamented and sighed......

On the mountain road in the distance, a man and a horse came, the horse was a white horse, a high-headed horse, a beautiful person, a filial piety, as white as snow, white cheeks, and her heart was as "white" as her face.

Of course, Dugu Yan still remembered who she was, he didn't greet her, let alone stand on the cliff waiting for her.

He turned and walked towards the back of the mountain, where there was a wooden house halfway up the mountain. The flat courtyard, surrounded by pine branches, resembles the abode of the hunter and the retreat of the sage.

Two small wooden doors less than half a person high, the wooden doors were open, and the doors were also open.

Once upon a time, he and his family lived here, with a father, a mother, and an older brother. But later, his brother died inexplicably, and it is said that it was a terrible swordsman who killed him. Later, his father disappeared with him, and it is said that the one who killed him was also a terrible swordsman.

So, only he and his mother were left here, and now that his mother has remarried, this place should be empty......

Dugu Yan entered the courtyard and walked into the door, inside the door was a stove, and the stove was full of dust, it seemed that no one had lived here for a long time.

"Has Mother been gone for a long time?" he sighed as he looked at the empty room.

Turn to the left, there is a side door, inside is half a fire kang, half is an open space, and there is a table and two chairs in the open space, the tables and chairs are very clean, except for dust, there is nothing here.

Dugu Yan sat on the chair and stared blankly...... His mind kept coming back to the former bustling home. He tried his best to control his thoughts, he wanted to make himself think about something happy, but he couldn't think of anything that could make him happy.

He found a wooden basin and wanted to hold some water and wash it well, but there was no water in the tank, so he went to the well behind the house and wanted to get some water, but the well was also dry.

He looked at the rugged mountain road, couldn't stop laughing, and muttered: "No wonder my mother chose to remarry, she is alone, and she doesn't know martial arts, living here is really embarrassing for her." Fortunately, there are finally people in this world who are willing to accept her. ”

Facing the wind, he climbed up to the lonely snow peak, filled a pot of snow there, and when he came back, he made a fire and melted it, and a basin of hot water was finally made.

Looking at the incomparably strange reflection in the water, he couldn't help but sigh. Although the old man's words sounded a little ridiculous, they were very relieved for a person like him, who lived a very depressed life.

His appearance was far more embarrassing than he had imagined, his sloppy beard, the oily and dusty mix of his face, which made people feel disgusting when he looked at it, and the deep sunken eye sockets and sunken cheeks looked somewhat similar to the dried corpses in the desert.

Dugu Yan smiled bitterly, he shaved his beard and washed his body well. In the tattered cupboard, I pulled out a slightly cleaner set of clothes to change into, and then sat quietly on the roof, cross-legged to gather energy.

He was trying to regain his strength and replenish his vitality.