Knowing that among the nearly 200 people attending today's meeting, only Xue Tao's cultivation was above the seventh layer of the Mengjie Steps, and Shanhe was shocked on the spot.

Although he had guessed before that the cultivation of these rookie disciples would not be too high, it was still a great surprise to him that it was so low.

I immediately understood why Mo Guanxing was reluctant to team up with them to compete, with their current strength, it was indeed not easy to achieve good results in the competition.

But in front of Luo and Du, of course Shanhe didn't say anything, nodded slightly, and ended the current topic.

Since Luo Han and Du Xiao had to go to several other large groups to inspect the situation and book the martial arts hall, they didn't have time to chat with Shanhe more, so they left here after a few words.

After Luo and Du left, Shanhe thought about it and didn't rush home, but turned around and walked towards the Spring Palace, intending to see Qin Xiaodou, who hadn't seen each other for more than two months.

During this period of time after going up the mountain, firstly, because he was busy with work, he did not have much leisure time, and secondly, Shanhe had heard Nangong Qing say that most of the people in the Spring Palace were women, and it was not suitable for him to run as a big man, so he never visited each other. Thinking that if Xiaodou was free, he should come to meet him.

But two months have passed in a flash, and Xiaodou has not been here once, just like the world has evaporated, and the mountains and rivers are quite strange.

So, seeing that I happened to be free today, I decided to simply go to the Spring Palace.

On the one hand, I will see if Xiaodou is okay, and on the other hand, I will also ask her about the teaming up of the Sky Breaking Festival.

Twenty minutes later, the mountains and rivers arrived at the Spring Palace.

As the junior sister said, as soon as he entered the sphere of influence of the Spring Palace, his vision was full of female disciples, just like when he arrived in the daughter country.

And his appearance soon attracted the attention of the surrounding disciples, and while peeking at him, he also whispered one after another.

Seeing this scene, the mountains and rivers are quite embarrassed.

But at this moment, everyone else is here, and they can't retreat from the battle, so they stubbornly asked the two senior sisters for directions, and trotted all the way to the door of an independent courtyard.

This courtyard is much more exquisite than his master's yard.

Not only is the scenery in the courtyard beautiful, but even the door and the wall are obviously left traces of careful arrangement, and you don't have to guess that the owner of the courtyard must be a person who loves beauty.

As soon as he walked to the door of the courtyard, before he could knock on the door, Shanhe was stopped by a middle-aged woman who happened to come out of the courtyard and asked him what he was doing here.

Shanhe hurriedly saluted respectfully and told the other party that he was here to find Dou Xiaoqin's junior sister.

Hearing the words "Dou Xiaoqin", the middle-aged woman dressed in a strong suit immediately showed a cautious look, and asked for the second time in her mouth:

"Who are you, what are you looking for my Senior Sister Dou?"

Hearing that the other party called Xiaodou a junior sister, Shanhe guessed that this person was most likely Xiaodou is a senior sister, so he replied truthfully:

"In Xia Sanke, I went up the mountain with my sister Xiaoqin, and I am an old friend. I haven't seen her for two months now, and I'm here to visit her today. ”

When I heard the intention of the mountains and rivers, I saw the middle-aged woman say expressionlessly:

"Oh, it's a friend of Sister Xiaoqin. It's a pity that my junior sister has been in retreat recently, and it is inconvenient to meet with others, so please come back. ”

"Retreat?"

Qin Xiaodou only officially started cultivating two months ago, no matter how talented she was, she would at most just enter the first level of the Mongolian Rank.

And retreat cultivation is usually a method that only masters above the Kun level will adopt, so when I heard the other party say that Xiaodou is practicing in retreat, Shanhe will definitely not believe it. guessed that the other party just didn't want to let him see Xiaodou, so he pleaded again:

"This senior sister, please also ask for help, I have a really good personal relationship with Xiaoqin junior sister, as long as you tell her that it is Sanke who came to her, she will definitely come out to see me, and I hope that senior sister will be convenient." ”

Although Shanhe's words were sincere, the woman in front of him did not have the slightest intention of compromise, and her face became a little colder.

He was about to open his mouth to refuse, but suddenly heard a distant and clear voice from the room in the courtyard:

"Chunshan, let him in. San Ke is a newly accepted disciple of the head of Nangong, and he should not be neglected. ”

This familiar voice was made by Su Xi, the palace master of the Spring Palace, and as soon as he heard a few words, he recognized the mountains and rivers standing outside the door.

After learning the identity of Shanhe, Chun Shan, who stopped at the door, immediately showed surprise.

She really didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary man in a foreign suit would be the apprentice of the head of the family. smiled awkwardly, then stopped blocking and invited Shanhe into the hospital.

Then, I heard Su Xi's distant voice sound in the house again:

"Xiaoqin, your third brother has come to see you, you can suspend your cultivation and go to meet him first. However, five minutes at most, if you dare to stay for a second longer, I won't let you see him next time!"

Although he was only given five minutes, but at the thought of seeing Brother Shanhe soon, Qin Xiaodou couldn't help but show a happy smile, and after replying "Thank you, master", he ran towards the courtyard as fast as he could.

When she pushed the door out and saw Sanke who was standing in the courtyard waiting for her, Xiaodou ran over quickly with excitement, and regardless of whether anyone next to her was looking, she got into Shanhe's arms and choked up:

"Mountain...... Brother Sanke, I—I'm finally seeing you again! I thought ...... You've forgotten about me!"

Seeing that his little junior sister was so unrestrained, he came up and hugged the man in his arms, and Chun Shan, who was standing aside, immediately squeezed out an embarrassed smile and left the place decisively, leaving the space for the two who had not seen each other for many days.

Shanhe actually didn't expect that Xiaodou would be so enthusiastic when they met.

But seeing the pitiful look on the other party's face, there was a slight cry in his tone, and Shanhe couldn't bear to push Xiaodou away, so he patted the other party's back a few times, and replied apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Xiaodou, it's been so long for me to come to see you, I'm really, really sorry. ”

Since "Xiaodou" and "Xiaodou" have the same sound, they can't hear the difference, so Shanhe doesn't have to pay too much attention to each other when addressing each other like Qin Xiaodou.

But as soon as he finished saying this, without waiting for Qin Xiaodou to reply, he heard Su Xi's displeased voice from the house again:

"Just talk, what kind of body do you want to hug and hug? Quickly separate me!"

Being yelled at by the master like this, Qin Xiaodou came back to his senses, and hurriedly jumped out of Shanhe's arms, wiping the tears on his face, and smiling apologetically into the house.

"Brother Sanke, tell me quickly, what have you done since you went up the mountain?" Knowing that his time was limited, Qin Xiaodou immediately asked about the situation of the mountains and rivers.

"Hehe, you know, I'm not talented, so I don't practice much, and I spend most of my time working around to earn money......"

Hearing the other party ask about himself, Shanhe briefly told Xiaodou about his situation in the past two months.

However, because he was worried that the Su Palace Master would hear it, he didn't say a word about the senior sister and the forbidden land.

(End of chapter)