The head of the sect is usually not the person with the highest martial arts in a sect, and the practice will take up a lot of time and energy, and it is extremely difficult to reconcile the contradictions with the management of ordinary affairs.

Zihe Zhenren is a rare genius, practicing twice the result with half the effort, even if he is the head, he has not been left behind, but more than ten years ago he still lost to the leader of the Ten Directions Sect Ci Zhisheng, after that, he understood that the fish and the bear's paw could not have both, so the head of the affairs gradually transferred to the subordinates**, the candidate changed several times, and finally fell on Zhou Yuqing's head, and he recuperated and practiced in the name of meditation.

The same contradiction also happened to Gu Shenwei, he knew that his internal strength was seriously hidden, and there was still room for improvement in his sword skills, but as long as he was under the name of "Dragon King", he would never be able to spare enough time to practice, and in the six years in Kongtong Mountain, he spent most of his time making up for this major shortcoming.

Huang Jinfu is a timid Kongtong faction**, he will never understand the contradiction between the head of the sect and the practice, in his mind, the reputation of the rivers and lakes represents everything - some fame is enough to make him lose his soul.

Zhou Yuqing was the first to walk out of the room, and immediately understood why Huang Jinfu was so nervous.

There were three people standing in the courtyard, they did not deliver the famous stickers according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, nor did they stand at the gate and wait for the master to greet them, but broke in, and did not invite the famous people of the rivers and lakes as witnesses, they lined up in the middle of the courtyard, each separated by more than ten steps, and the posture was exactly the same - the two feet were in a figure of eight, the left hand held the middle of the scabbard, the right hand controlled the handle, the head was slightly raised, and even the cold and arrogant expression on the face was the same.

The only difference is age and physiognomy.

The one on his left hand is in his twenties, and his left ear is wrapped in a strip of cloth, which is Luo Shaoxiong, who was injured three times during the day.

On the right hand, a man in his thirties, with a slightly dark complexion, dressed like a porter who had just been relieved of his burden, with short clothes, a hat on his head, and cloth shoes on his feet, except for the expression on his face that did not match his outfit - with this cold arrogance, he could not find an employer.

The middle person can't tell his age, it is possible that he is over forty and under eighty, his beard and hair are gray, but he is more lush than a young man, and his posture is as tall as a young man, wearing a robe, a scarf on his head, and most of his palms are covered by sleeves, only revealing ** fingers and conspicuous long nails, so his posture of holding the sword is very peculiar, and the five fingers are only slightly bent, which is more like a "sword" than a "sword".

The characteristics are so obvious, even if Zhou Yuqing has never seen the other two, he can recognize their identities, his heart can't help but tighten, he takes a few steps forward, and arches his hand: "The Luo family ......"

As soon as he said two words, Luo Shaoxiong interrupted him coldly, "Do you know the rules, does the Kongtong faction want to take care of things?"

Zhou Yuqing swallowed the rest of the words back, Luo Shaoxiong was not qualified to speak to him like this, but with the two people next to him as backers, the situation was different.

The rules that the Luo family swordsman said are not the laws that are common to the rivers and lakes or recognized by the laws, but the rules formulated by the Luo family themselves: there are always two or three swordsmen in the Luo family village in Hedong who are free from the rivers and lakes and the court, neither as officials, nor do they walk in the rivers and lakes, let alone interact with characters of various factions, and all their energy is used to practice, compete with their own children, and ensure that they will not be born, and whenever the Luo family is challenged, they will show up to turn the tide, so they get a unified nickname - hermit.

Luo Qikang, Luo Qibai, and Luo Shaoxiong belong to the Jianghu faction, responsible for showing martial arts to the outside world, making friends, and having a good reputation, but the real ** lake knows that the strength of the Luo family is more than that.

The rules of the Locke family are very arrogant, whenever these two or three hermit masters appear, they never abide by the etiquette of the rivers and lakes, they always come to the door to ask for battle, and leave after the fight, except that they refuse to secretly attack behind their backs, and their behavior is somewhat similar to that of the killer.

The reason why all parties in the rivers and lakes endure this unique rule, in addition to the lack of strength, is because it also has benefits: the hermit eradicates the enemy for Luojiazhuang, but it does not nominally represent Luojiazhuang, for example, if he kills a ** in a certain faction, Luojiazhuang will have normal interactions with the faction afterwards, as if the killing never existed.

Normally, the sect of the dead can only accept such an arrangement, whether it is in the rivers and lakes or in the court, they can't fight Luojiazhuang.

Fortunately, the status of Luojiazhuang is improving, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities for hermits to come forward, in Zhou Yuqing's impression, there are only one or two in the past ten years, and as for the two masters appearing at the same time, tonight is the only one.

Zihe Zhenren and Gu Shenwei walked out side by side, Zhou Yuqing couldn't be vague anymore, he had just made a promise to the old immortal that he couldn't betray it so quickly, so he took three steps and bowed his hand to the three members of the Luo family, saying: "This place belongs to this faction, Gu Jun is a guest, and the master has the obligation to protect his safety." ”

In this way, the Kongtong faction can be regarded as breaking the "rules" set by Luojiazhuang.

The people of the Luo family were not particularly surprised, and it was Luo Shaoxiong who spoke, "Very good, three to three, I will challenge Zhou Jianmen." ”

"Wait. "Although the real person hasn't been down the mountain for more than ten years, he still immediately recognized the identity of the person, ran to the apprentice, and pointed to the person in the middle," Luo Pingying. "Fingers moved to the man on his right hand," Luo Qicang. Then he lowered his arm and smiled: "I hope I'm not mistaken, I'm old, and my surname is not as good as before." ”

Robed Luo Pingying nodded slightly, "Twenty years ago, I had a relationship with the old fairy, and now I will see you again, the old fairy's demeanor is still the same." ”

The real person smiled happily, "No, no, look at my hair, I just got cut off today, how can I still have any style?"

Luo Qicang, whose face was slightly dark, finally spoke, his chin raised, and pointed at Gu Shenwei behind the master and apprentice, "Old immortal, let's find the Dragon King, please step aside for the time being, and we'll talk later." ”

The real person sighed, "I don't know if I haven't had a chance to talk about it later." Originally, the Kongtong faction really shouldn't interfere in this matter, but I'm a little puzzled, Gu Shenwei didn't directly challenge Luojiazhuang, although the Qikang and Qibai brothers died in the Western Regions, but it was a dispute between the two countries, and there was no personal grudge involved, so it didn't seem like there was a need to labor the two of them to go out in person, right?"

The Luo family has always been very cautious in using hermits, only for those who directly threaten Luojiazhuang, and the general grievances are still resolved by means of the rivers and lakes, although Luo Qikang and Luo Qibai have a very high status in their own homes, they take the initiative to go to the Western Regions, which is considered to be a sacrifice for the country, even if they want to take revenge, they should also use the power of the rivers and lakes or the power of the court.

The Luo family has never publicly announced this rule, and only an experienced **hu like Zihe Zhenren knows this.

Luo Pingying seemed to be asked, thought for a while and said: "We came to find the Dragon King has nothing to do with the recent assassination, nor is it to avenge Qikang, the Qibai brothers and Shaoxiong, they are not as good as others, so it is natural for them to die or suffer some setbacks." ”

Luo Shaoxiong beside him had two blush on his face.

"Oh? Then I'm even more confused. "The real person refuses to retreat.

Luo Pingying thought for a while, "Please ask the old immortal to withdraw all irrelevant people." ”

Zihe Zhenren waved his hand, first ordered a few juniors to retreat, and then said to Zhou Yuqing: "Disciple, you also go to rest, let the adults talk here." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Yuqing is in his forties, and he is still treated as a child, he is very unhappy, and his curiosity has been aroused, and he really wants to know what the real purpose of the two hermits of the Luo family is.

The real person glared, "You're disobedient?"

Zhou Yuqing had no choice but to answer the question and reluctantly retreat to the backyard.

The real person turned around and said to Han Fen, who was poking his brain at the door of the house, "You can't stay, go to bed quickly." ”

Han Fen's answer was simple and direct, "No, I want to watch the excitement." ”

Gu Shenwei beckoned Han Fen to come over, whispered a few words in her ear, Han Fen showed a look of embarrassment, and then said, "Okay, listen to you." With that, he jumped on the roof and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The real person said lightly: "It's okay this time, the irrelevant people are gone." Finding that the eyes of the three members of the Luo family were still staring at him, he said in surprise: "What, even I am considered an unrelated person?"

Luo Pingying and Luo Qicang nodded at the same time.

"But you take Luo Shaoxiong with you, he is also an unrelated person, right?" The real person was not convinced, Luo Shaoxiong did not belong to the Luo family's hermits, and he was not qualified to deal with those crises with the fundamental surname.

"Shaoxiong will no longer walk the rivers and lakes from today. Luo Pingying explained, "In the future, he will follow us to concentrate on martial arts." ”

Luo Shaoxiong's face flashed two more reds, of course it was a compliment to be a hermit, but he had just lost twice in a row today, and not allowing him to walk the rivers and lakes was like a punishment.

Gu Shenwei walked up to the real person and said, "I ask the real person to stay, if the real person is willing." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Zihe Zhenren replied repeatedly, and then said to the people of the Luo family: "I'm sorry, this matter is on both sides, Gu Shenwei agreed to let me stay, and you have to accept it." ”

The three members of the Luo family glanced at each other and did not object again, Luo Pingying seemed to have the habit of thinking twice before speaking, paused for a moment, and said: "The Luo Gu family had a fight in the court, that is the duty of the courtiers, we don't care; We are here today to solve the problem of Marshal Yang, and I hope that the Dragon King will give us an explanation. ”

Zihe Zhenren was stunned, "Who is Marshal Yang?" Oh, I think about it, let me think about it again -- Marshal Yang, such a strange name, I shouldn't forget it -- by the way, isn't he a friend of Luojiazhuang? He was a slave in Luo's family for three years, and the two sides turned enemies into friends. ”

Luo Pingying was still pondering, Luo Qicang couldn't help it, and pulled out half of the long sword, "What friend? He stole the most important treasure of the Luo family and fled to the Western Regions, but it also happened that Marshal Yang's former 'friend' Gu also went to the Western Regions, and our request is simple, please ask the Dragon King to hand over the treasures of the Luo family." ”

"The treasure you're talking about is something like a martial arts atlas, right?" the real person immediately guessed what the other party wanted to hide.

Luo Qicang nodded angrily, "That's right, 'Qiankun Goes By', the old immortal should have heard of it, it was stolen by Marshal Yang, and it was renamed 'Harmony Jin'." ”

Gu Shenwei couldn't listen anymore, pulled out his narrow knife, and stepped forward and said: "Harmony is the Gu family's inheritance, and the world knows it." ”

Zihe real people looked at both sides, and didn't know what to say. (To be continued.) )