The room quickly quieted down, the father and son were relatively speechless, Shen Tai looked better, and Shen Shi, who was still a teenager, although his heart was more mature and calm than that of ordinary peers, but in the face of what was likely to be the moment of life and death, he was still a little excited at the age of twelve.

Looking at his son's slightly trembling lips and vaguely flashing tears full of worried eyes, Shen Tai only felt that there were a thousand words in his heart, and when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say for a while, his mouth opened and closed, and in the end, he sighed softly, pulled this only blood and flesh of his own blood to his side, and hugged it tightly.

Thinking that after today, maybe it would be the eternal separation of heaven and man, and the memories of the years when he had been dependent on his father since he was a child floated up from his mind one by one at this moment, Shen Shi gritted his teeth and forcibly refused to let himself cry, but under the agitation of the mood, his whole body began to tremble slightly. Shen Tai felt the excitement of his son in his arms, silently patted his back gently, then touched his head with his hand, and said softly:

"Little Stone, you are a boy, you can never cry. ”

Shen Shi gritted his teeth and stared at his father, his eyes did not blink, and his face was a little pale.

Shen Tai was silent for a moment, and seemed to have cleaned up his mood, then his face became serious, and he looked at his son and said in a deep voice: "Stone, I have never hidden the cause of the matter from you, and you should know why the situation is like this today." Now that the wood is in the boat, there is no chance to turn back, and seeing that the two of us are about to separate, can we see each other again in the future...... It's hard to say, but I have something to say to you here, and you have to keep it in mind. ”

Shen Shi bowed his head slightly, stood beside his father, and said softly, "Yes." ”

Shen Tai took a deep breath and said: "If the matter is not revealed, naturally everything will be suspended, but if this matter is successful, the immortals will practice the promise, then the father will be arranged to change his name and surname, and go to a remote state to work hard for the immortals, and as the most important reward for our hard work, the immortal society will arrange for you to get a place to worship one of the four major cultivation sects in the world, Ling Xiao Sect." ”

Shen Shi quietly clenched his fists and nodded.

Shen Tai said: "The Lingxiao Sect is famous and famous, and it is one of the most prestigious 'Four Positives', so I don't need to explain it to you in detail." As a father, my talent is inferior, and I don't have much experience on the way to cultivation, so far, what I can say to you is only the little truth of life that I have realized in my heart since I lived for half a life. ”

Shen Shi raised his head and looked at his father, only to see Shen Tai's face solemn, with a bit of solemnity, and said: "First, no matter what achievements you have, or what opportunities you get, don't be arrogant, just remember one thing, there are countless talents and heroes in this world, and the cultivation of immortals is the elite of the world, there will always be someone smarter and stronger than you." ”

The corners of Shen Shi's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, the child wrote it down." ”

Shen Tai raised his eyes slightly, and glanced at the door that was still open in front of him, Gu Lingyun and the butcher had already left here at this moment, and they could not be seen in the patio, presumably they went to the back hall, leaving a little space for the father and son who were about to separate.

Looking at the empty doorway, Shen Tai said lightly: "You saw Gu Lingyun just now, what do you think of her?"

Shen Shi gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "She is a vicious woman." ”

Shen Tai smiled and suddenly said, "You underestimate her too much." ”

Shen Shi frowned, looked at his father with some puzzlement, Shen Tai was silent for a moment, and said, "Five years ago, in this Xilu City, the branch of the Immortal Society was already overwhelmed by me, and its business plummeted. But after she came here, she turned the tide in silence, although she couldn't win the first floor of the sky under my rule, but she still tried her best to stabilize the situation. Now the situation has taken a turn for our father and son, and she has already killed multiple birds with one stone, and she must be the biggest winner. ”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "What do you say?"

Shen Tai sneered and said, " First, Tianyilou is what kind of material is the material of the gang of people under me, I also know in my heart, after I leave, Tianyilou will be defeated in the hands of the Immortal Society; Second, I talked to her secretly about this matter that day, in order to avoid being chased and killed by the Xuanyin Gate, I was forced to promise that after the matter was completed, I would work hard for the Immortal Society, which was that after she defeated the enemy in Xilu City, she recruited a general to help; Third, the old monster Li we secretly calculated this time is a great monk of the Yuandan Realm, a great true person, and the law is all over the sky, and those who dare to be enemies of this kind of character, and can drive the Immortal Society to branch out and work for it, will never be ordinary peoplemust be a peerless master with great background. Once the matter is completed, Gu Lingyun will be befriended by such a big person, which will be of great help to her future in the future. ”

Shen Shi pursed his lips, obviously he didn't expect that there would be so much aftertaste after this seemingly simple thing, and at the same time, he only heard Shen Tai continue: "But the most important thing is that secretly calculating such a dangerous big thing for a Yuan Dan Realm great person, all the way over, Gu Lingyun has almost no risk from beginning to end. Everything is good when things are done, and there are not many hands to fail in the matter, as she said, at most, it is just to hand me over to the Xuanyin Gate with a thousand knives and refine the soul, and because you are in their hands, it is impossible for me to confess that the immortals will be involved in this matter. ”

Speaking of this, his voice paused involuntarily, Shen Shi's face beside him changed greatly, and Shen Tai took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, and said, "With such a calculation, I didn't think through it until not long ago." ”

Shen Shi's face became more and more pale, but Shen Tai seemed to be a little more relaxed than just now, and said: "Shi, these words I told you to point out the treacherous things in this, just to let you understand that there are too many smart people in this world, and all kinds of scheming methods cannot allow you to be arrogant and complacent. If you can really worship the Ling Xiao Sect in the future, you must remember this. ”

Shen Shi nodded slowly and said, "Yes, the child wrote it down." ”

Shen Tai bowed, pondered for a moment and then said: "In addition, there is another thing you need to keep in mind, there are many geniuses in cultivation, and there are always people with extraordinary talents, but you are not." But if someone sees that you are twelve years old at this moment, but you are proficient in calligraphy and painting, the five elements of yin and yang, and ten kinds of complex runes, and you are not bad at all, they must be amazed that you are a genius, and praise you for your extraordinary talent, can you understand the reason?"

Shen Shi frowned, with a bit of thought on his face, Shen Tai patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said, "That is the power of dripping water, and you can wear the stone with perseverance." Since you were five years old, I forced you to practice calligraphy and drawing, and it has been uninterrupted for seven years. Although Fu Gong is a small path that does not enter the stream, and it is true that it can't teach you anything other than that, but I think the truth is the same. ”

Shen Shi nodded and said, "Yes, I understand." ”

Shen Tai looked at the son in front of him, suddenly smiled, and said: "Son, I really don't have any ability to be a father, other people's families give their children all the family wealth, and when it's my turn, I only have a few words." Don't blame Dad. ”

Shen Shi shook his head heavily.

Shen Tai laughed, rubbed the corners of his eyes casually as if unintentionally, stroked his face and was silent for a moment, and then said, "You will leave this place later, I think it should be the butcher who will take you away." Although our father and son have a little friendship with him, life and death are big things, and we should not be gullible to others. Cultivators, especially casual cultivators, have always taken spirit crystals very seriously, just in case, ......" Shen Tai pondered for a moment, reached into his arms and groped for a moment, but took out three shiny spirit crystals, handed them to Shen Shi, and said softly, "You can't have too many spirit crystals on you, so as not to get into trouble." ”

Shen Shi silently put away the spirit crystal, looked up at his father, his heart trembled for no reason, listening to the tone of his voice, it looked like Shen Tai was explaining the future, but in this situation, he had no choice but to nod silently and agree.

After the things were explained one by one, Shen Tai's expression was also relieved, and he seemed to have finally let go of the big stone in his heart, although there was still a trace of worry lingering between his eyebrows, after all, father and son had been dependent on each other for many years, and it was difficult to give up, and when he thought that even if it was the best result in the future, Shen Shi could only rely on himself after all, even if he was still only a twelve-year-old boy.

However, he finally hardened his heart and stood up, and Shen Shi's face suddenly turned pale. Separation is imminent, after today, who knows if we will be able to see each other again Shen Tai s eyes were slightly red, and he stopped talking, and after a moment of silence, he took out an object and stuffed it into Shen Shi's hand.

It was a small jade hourglass, old and worn, but through the white and crystalline jade surface, you could still see that the delicate sand grains were still flowing and sliding down endlessly.

"This is the first gadget your mother gave me back then, I have always kept it, and I will give it to you in the future, no matter what happens, it can be regarded as a memory......"

After that, he took one last deep look at his son, and without hesitation, he walked to the door and said aloud outside:

"Shopkeeper Gu, are you still there?"

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The sound of footsteps sounded and disappeared into the room, one large and one small. Shen Tai and Gu Lingyun stood on the edge of the patio, neither of them looking back again.

The butcher took Shen Shi away, they didn't go out from the gate, but went straight to a place in the backyard, where there was a secret passage that led to another unknown secret place in Xilu City, where the immortals would naturally have a secret way to escape from Xilu City.

And at this moment, in the past five years, on the cultivation path in this Xilu City, the top two people in the spiritual material business, men and women who fought as fiercely as fire and water, stood there side by side.

After a while, it was Gu Lingyun who opened her mouth first, but what she said was a little strange, it seemed to have some rare sighs and sighs, as well as a faint hint of ridicule, and said: "Speaking of which, I still admire those vassal families in Xuanyin Sect, there is nothing decent in cultivation and work, but it is really neat and decisive to exclude people." ”

A headless sentence, from the appearance of short and ordinary Shen Tai, who usually gives people the impression of being very inconspicuous at first glance, seemed to understand it naturally, smiled, and said: "I don't need you to say it, I also know that they have been looking at me for a long time." ”

Gu Lingyun crossed his eyes, glanced at him, there seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes, and replied softly: "Oh?"

Shen Tai said lightly: "For hundreds of years, the Li family, the Wang family, the Xu family and the Song family, these vassal Xuanyin Sect families have performed their own duties, some have collected spiritual grass for Lingxiao Sect, some have explored spiritual ores, some have dispensed medicine and alchemy, and some have exclusively mined spiritual crystals, in short, it is like dividing the sphere of influence, this piece is mine, that piece is yours, everyone does not interfere with river water, each has its own benefits, and it is just adsorbed on the body of Xuanyin Gate to suck blood." ”

The corners of Gu Lingyun's mouth curled, as if he wanted to laugh and then held back, but his complexion was a little more coquettish, he glanced at Shen Tai, and said, "I can't see that Boss Shen can say such mean things." ”

Shen Tai snorted and said, "This kind of thing, but anyone with a discerning eye in the sect, who can't see it?" It's just that these vassal families have been elders for a long time, and all kinds of relationships in the sect are deep-rooted, and some of the high-ranking elders are from these families, so the Xuanyin Sect doesn't bother to pay attention to it." It's a pity that no one would have thought that there would be such a weird person as me now, and such a freak as Tianyi Lou would be created in Xilu City. All of their own duties, I have a thriving shop to do it for them, and it is several times better, not to mention the larger number of spiritual materials handed over every month every year, and the sect can also hand over a larger number of spiritual crystals, instead of letting the sect pay these family spiritual crystals as before. Tell me, is this like asking for their lives?"

Gu Lingyun was originally smiling, but as she listened, the smile on her face gradually faded, and after Shen Tai finished speaking, she was silent for a moment, as if she was thinking about something, and then looked at Shen Tai and said slowly:

"It seems that under that Xuanyin Sect, I really wronged a talent like you. ”