Chapter 47: The Meeting
Walking through the end of the market street, there were gradually fewer people, only the sparse figures remained, busy outside their respective houses, Li Quan looked behind him from time to time, and no one followed him all the time.
Maybe it's just psychological? Or maybe it's ...... In the crowded bazaars, the other party has given up following him.
There is a small shop that seems to be a teahouse in the corner of the street, it looks a little dilapidated, as if it has been closed for a long time, the red paint of the wooden door is peeling off, the wooden thorns in the corner are erected, and there is only a shabby little guy left in the shop, who is sitting on a bench drinking water, and when he saw Li Quan standing at the door, he just raised his eyes and glanced at him, so he lowered his head coldly and didn't pay much attention to it.
Li Quan didn't say a word, since the other party didn't care about him, he didn't need to provoke this "little guy", walked to the kitchen of the store, and skillfully pressed a dark stone on the stove, and there was a rumbling sound behind the cooking table, and the little guy finally turned his eyes over, looking at it with some vigilance.
Li Quan knew that the other party might have pressed his hand on the weapon now, and a little cold sweat was oozing slightly from his back, if he hadn't had some communication with this character a year ago, and let the other party go with a thought, he wouldn't have come here to find him today.
The little guy quickly buried his head again, pretending to drink tea as if nothing had happened.
Li Quan relieved his mind slightly, moved away from the crop table, and tore open the paper that was covered up, and it was a stone door that had been opened. There must be more than one entrance to the secret room behind this door, where does it lead...... Li Quan also failed to know.
After passing through the long staircase down the ground, I took off the torch that was placed on the shelf on the side and walked along the road for a long time, and then it suddenly became clear to me that there was another exit in the bright light, and a verdant bamboo forest came into view.
Nearby residents never knew that there was such a place hidden, many bluestone paved paths, red-tiled houses fell into it, the door had a plaque, a hidden word on the book, and the pen was powerful.
As soon as Li Quan approached the door, a figure came from the side, but in a breath, the cold blade was already on Li Quan's neck, and the slight stinging pain was close to the warm soft flesh, and Li Quan didn't dare to come out, so he could only shout loudly into the room.
"Old friends haven't seen each other for a long time, so they treat each other with this kind of courtesy?"
"Silver, don't be rude. A word came out of the room, and Fang Cai was holding the long sword, full of anger, as if he was about to cut Li Quan's throat in the next second, and put away the sword, his face still did not fluctuate, he bowed slightly, and motioned for Li Quan to follow behind him, and he led the way for him.
"Thank you. Li Quan bowed slightly, the young man was noncommittal, pushed open the door, and the middle-aged man was sitting upright on the mattress, and only when he saw Li Quan coming in, did he show a little smile.
"Why did Brother Li suddenly remember to come to see me?"
The man played with the two chess pieces in his hand, one in black and one in white, Li Quan just glanced at it, and he was not polite, and said straight to the point: "Hidden, I'm here because I need you to help me with something." ”
"Oh?" Yin stopped the movements of his hand and smiled with interest, his face was originally delicate and elegant, and his eyebrows and eyes were gentle when he smiled, but people who knew his details probably wouldn't think so.
"Let's talk about it first, although I owe you a favor, but if the risk is too great, it is not worth risking my life. Yin slightly restrained his joking tone, and began to be a little serious.
"I need to check the background of Li Zifeng, the chief disciple of the Hengshan Sect. ”
This sentence made Yin's expression obviously pause for a moment, and after a while, he smiled softly: "Why do you want to check him?"
Yin's momentary stunned did not escape Li Quan's eyes, and he knew that Li Zifeng must not be a simple character, but looking at Yin's expression, it doesn't seem to be something that can't be mentioned......
Before Li Quan could explain, Yin had already taken the lead. "That's it, I know you're not easy to speak, but I still have to remind you that you have an intersection with Lingye Palace...... By no means a good thing. ”
Li Quan's heart tightened suddenly, had he even heard of this?
Hidden has nothing else, but the ability to inquire about the news is the most well-informed, the guard silver who accompanies him around is said to have been rescued by Yin when he was a child, and he has been carefully cared for, so he loyally follows Yin around, Li Quan has never seen Yin personally shoot, but he can teach Yin a good skill, presumably his own strength will not be bad......
As for how many subordinates Yin still has to work for him, Li Quan doesn't know.
"I promised to help you with this. Yin opened his mouth, his voice was clear, he picked up the pen and ink on the table next to him and wrote a few big characters, then closed the paper scroll, and handed it to Li Quan with a smile, "Brother Li still waits for the time to go out, find a place where no one is there and open it, so as not to lose his steps." ”
"Thank you. Li Quan reached out and took the scroll.
"After this time, I will pay off the debt to you completely, and don't come to see me in the future. Yin's voice froze, "I'll naturally change my residence." ”
Li Quan's body stiffened slightly, and he sighed in his heart. Yin is really cautious and decisive...... I don't know what's so special about this Li Zifeng.
Returning to the teahouse the same way, Li Quan found that the door of the store had been closed, and the little servant's eyes were burning, watching him come out of the tunnel, only then did he suddenly show a look of relief, and got up to open the door.
Hengshan faction
Although I don't know what happened to the sudden visit of the Pavilion Master of Mu Lin Pavilion, but in the early years, Master Ouyang Ze and Shen Tianxiong had not been in contact for many years because of their positions, and the two were obviously not old friends who got along.
But when he went to the Hengshan faction alone, at most he brought a small servant with him, and Li Zifeng didn't quite know what Shen Tianxiong's intentions were.
But he still made some preparations according to the etiquette, Shen Tianxiong was also quite polite when he came, Ouyang Ze and Shen Tianxiong After a polite greeting, they didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was embarrassed for a while, Shen Tianxiong saw this, and he seemed to talk to Li Zifeng unintentionally.
"Haha, your master is like this, his temper has grown with age for many years. Shen Tianxiong didn't seem to care about being snubbed by Ouyang Ze, not to mention that the purpose of his coming today was not to mention those things about Chen Sesame Rotten Grain with Ouyang Ze.
"I heard that Brother Ouyang's chief disciple is very good at a young age, and he is quite valued by Brother Ouyang, so it must be you. Shen Tianxiong looked at Li Zifeng on the side and said with a smile.
"Lord Shen Ge praised it falsely, and the juniors didn't dare to be it. Li Zifeng bowed slightly, and motioned to the attendants around him to add some tea and snacks.
"You don't have to be humble. Shen Tianxiong waved his hand, "Brother Ouyang, this can be regarded as picking up a baby apprentice, I heard that you were rescued by Ouyang from the foot of the mountain when you were young, and then you recuperated after a good life, so you learned martial arts with Brother Ouyang?"
When it was mentioned a long time ago, Li Zifeng frowned slightly, not knowing what Shen Tianxiong wanted, but this matter was not a secret, and most of the disciples in the sect knew about it, so he nodded briskly, "Yes." ”
"Lord Shen Pavilion is really well-informed, Zifeng is the chief disciple of my Hengshan Sect, I didn't expect to receive so much attention. ”
Brother Ouyang laughed. Shen Tianxiong was sarcastic, his expression was a little embarrassed, but he instantly hid this embarrassment and continued to talk to Li Zifeng, "Li Zifeng ...... It's really a good name, is this name given to you by your master?"
He was always asking himself what he had done in the past, why was Shen Tianxiong interested in his life experience, and Li Zifeng had a little bad premonition in his heart, could it be ......
What's even more troublesome is that the master is by his side, although he doesn't say a word, but the conversation between himself and Shen Tianxiong, Ouyang Ze can hear it all clearly, if he hides this detail, it seems that he is weak-hearted, if the master asks why he lied, how can he explain?
It's really hard to explain......
"Not really. Li Zifeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the truth about the events of the year, "When the master picked me up, I had a bag on my hand with a plum character embroidered on it, and the master guessed that it might be my surname, so he named me Li Zifeng with the character Li as his surname." ”
As soon as Li Zifeng's words fell, Shen Tianxiong said meaningfully: "Your master has always been soft-hearted, and I know this. I don't know what happened to your biological father and mother, and you let a child fall off a cliff without caring about it...... If you weren't lucky enough to meet Brother Ouyang, I'm afraid you wouldn't be where you are today. ”
Li Zifeng lowered his head, and the kind words of thanks were on his lips, but he couldn't say anything. Shen Tianxiong deliberately mentioned this, if he didn't mean something, it would be difficult for him to convince himself! Did he know it? How far is it from the day when paper can't hold the fire?
Li Zifeng inexplicably felt the master's gaze, which seemed to be behind him, looking at him with an inquiring gaze, and his heartstrings were tense a lot.
"Zifeng, you don't seem to be feeling well. Shen Tianxiong's voice pulled Li Zifeng back to reality, "I'm very curious about your trick when I was a child, maybe I know your biological father, can I borrow it?"
Li Zifeng's mind exploded, the gentle smile on his face had become very reluctant, and he pulled the corners of his lips: "It's all an object from the hour, how can I keep it now? I don't know where to throw it away." ”
"That's a pity. Shen Tianxiong sighed, "Over the years, have you remembered some things from the past?"
"Yes, yes, but it's also sad. Li Zifeng picked up the teacup, "Lord Shen Ge, don't patronize and talk, this tea is going to be cold." I don't have to talk to the juniors about the past, since I came to find a teacher, the juniors want to hear the interesting stories of the year. ”