Chapter 197: Narration in the Night
"You mean, when you were in the back mountain today, you saw a few dark shadows escaping from the back mountain path, right?" Back in the main hall of Xiao Family Villa, Xiao Juxian asked Xiao Bo.
Due to too many unstable factors in this matter, unknown people broke into Xiao's Villa, and Xiao Bo ran back as soon as possible to tell his master Xiao Juxian about this matter.
"It wasn't what we saw, it was the girl Su who Ah Tian brought back who saw it," Xiao Bo explained...... "Listening to that Miss Su, she saw a few black shadows fleeing from the side of the cold cave to the back mountain path. They were extremely fast, and they escaped directly from the complicated path, so it is very likely that these people are very familiar with the path of our Xiao Family Villa, and may have some relationship with us......"
"If that's the case, then there will be some trouble......" Xiao Juxian sighed, his eyes wrinkled slightly, as if he had thought of something related to sex.
Xiao Bo saw Xiao Juxian's constant contemplation and hesitation, so he said: "There is also a very important point, the direction of the back mountain path is very close to the north gate of Lingguan City, which is attached to Bianliang. If those uninvited guests were really from Lingguan City, would they be ......" Xiao Bo winked, hinting at someone they were all familiar with.
"Xiao Wuzhong is it...... Xiao Juxian said softly at first, then thought about it, closed his eyes and sighed, and then said, "If it is really the person sent by Xiao Wuzhong, I'm afraid he is also interested in the things stored in the cold cave, if this is the case, then those missing copper cannons." It's very likely that Xiao Wuzhong took it......"
Xiao Bo thought for a long time, and when he saw Xiao Juxian mention "Xiao Wuzhong", the whole person seemed very hesitant. Thereupon. Xiao Bo took a few steps forward and followed closely: "Master, I know that Xiao Wuzhong is the son of the previous head Xiao Rencong, and Master, you have a very good relationship with Xiao Rencong's predecessors...... However, if these things were really done by Xiao Wuzhong, Master you can't bear it any longer. β
"Alright. I don't want to mention this matter again......" Xiao Juxian seemed to touch on some sensitive topic, and then waved his hand and said, "It's okay if Xiao Wuzhong did it." No, I once swore in front of my predecessor, Xiao Rencong, that I would discipline him instead of him. Now that an adult has entered the WTO, Xiao Wuzhong's personality has become a little extreme. I hope he really didn't do it......" he said. Xiao Juxian's tone became much more mournful.
Xiao Bo knew very well what his master was thinking, and his master did not allow him to mention Xiao Wuzhong's matter again, and Xiao Bo did not mention it again. But then, Xiao Bo seemed to think of something again, and continued: "But then again, Master, who is that Su girl that Ah Tian brought back, although she looks at her appearance, I feel that her scheming is indeed cautious. Today when we discussed the disappearance of the bronze cannon in recent days, that Su girl immediately guessed that Master you have something to hide; She quickly found the whereabouts of those few figures with swift shadows, although Zuihou still lost them, but it is not difficult to see that Miss Su's perception is extraordinary. β
"Of course she's not simple, from the first time I saw her, that kind of firm look, I felt that she was different......" Xiao Juxian recalled and said slowly, "Besides, Ah Tian can make such great progress in martial arts in just one year, not to mention Gao Yinggao's predecessor who invented the Nine Transformations of the Divine Dragon Sword Technique, I think nine times out of ten it has a lot to do with this girl surnamed Su......"
"If that's the case, then it stands to reason that this Miss Su's martial arts must not be ......simple," Xiao Bo continued, "When is it time to guide Ah Tian's martial arts, find a chance to meet that Miss Su for a while, I want to see how mysterious this Miss Su is." It seems that in order to find out Su Jia's life experience, Xiao Bo had the idea of "writing a war letter" to Su Jia.
However, Xiao Juxian suddenly raised his hand at this time, made a gentle blocking motion, and then said: "No, Abo, don't meddle in this matter easily, if you want to see it, you will personally be his opponent for the teacher......" Saying that, Xiao Juxian looked at the mourning hall with his eyes, and then the whole person showed a determined expression.
"Master, you?" Xiao Bo said incredulously.
"To be able to train Ah Tian so well in one year, that Miss Su's martial arts must not be simple. If you go, you may not be her opponent. Xiao Juxian said cautiously.
"Master, ...... you?" Xiao Bo said incredulously.
"If that Miss Su is really a very powerful master, then I'm afraid that no one in the whole villa will be his opponent, so let's let the teacher go to the meeting in person......" Xiao Juxian continued to smile and said, "Abo, you just need to remember, go to Ah Tian's house tonight to listen to him talk about what has happened in the past year, and then tell me......" Xiao Juxian said, preparing to leave the lobby.
The rest of Xiao Bo didn't have much to do at this time, so he had to wait for dinner, and after listening to his experience in the past year at Xiao Tian's house, he would find some thoughts and clues from it......
After dinner, Xiao Tian and his mother sat in the room and chatted a lot, of course, Xiao Bo, Xiao Qi and Xue Cui naturally sat in the same room. Only Su Jia, an "outsider", was not with everyone tonight, she was just slowly parked outside the door of Xiao Tian's house alone, quietly listening to what Xiao Tian told others. With the quiet night, the shadow of the peerless beauty leans against the door of the courtyard, giving people a bleak poignancy from time to time.
Su Jia frowned slightly, her fingertips drooped, and her back was against the back door of the house, usually at this time, Su Jia should have played the flute alone. But seeing the happy appearance in Xiao Tianfang, and the outside was also very quiet, Su Jia still took back the bamboo flute that was about to be placed at the corner of her mouth, not wanting to break the two atmospheres inside and outside the house at the same time. All Su Jia could do at this time was to listen quietly......
"Ah Tian, you mean, after leaving Xiaojia Villa, you went to Liusha Town, right?" Xiao Qi asked curiously on the side.
Xiao Tian nodded slightly, and then continued: "In Liusha Town, I met my first benefactor after leaving the villa. He is actually a retired senior, you should also know. He was once one of the four great disciples of Master Xuanqing's predecessors, the 'Demon Master'. β
"Demon Master I know......" After hearing this, the well-informed Xiao Bo interjected, "He is proficient in the techniques of the world's mechanisms. Legend has it that he was given the true biography of the 'Guigu Secretary', but later I heard that he had offended some cult, and Zuihou retired from the rivers and lakes......"
"Well, he was gouged out of his knee, and Zuihou can only retire and enjoy his old ......age in Liushan Town," Xiao Tian continued, "Maybe I think my fate is ill-fated." He took me as an apprentice and taught me some tricks...... Of course, it's just some carpenter's jishu, but at least you can learn the craft in Liusha Town......"
"Working as a carpenter in Liusha Town?" Xiao Qi said incredulously. "Then how have you improved your martial arts in the past year?"
Xiao Tian's mother, Zhang Xiu, listened to Xiao Tian's bumpy fate at the beginning, and couldn't help but say softly: "Hey, I said early that Ah Tian had to be serious when you were in the villa, but you were kicked out by your master." Fortunately, Ah Tian, you also met such an old-timer in the rivers and lakes as the 'Demon Master'. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have a good time......"
"Mother, the child knows that it was not a child who didn't care about it before, but now that I have changed, the original ups and downs can be regarded as a kind of life experience for me......" Facing his mother's seemingly serious words, Xiao Tian smiled bitterly, but Xiao Tian also knew in his heart that his mother had never been at ease with himself.
Xue Cui sat on the side and didn't speak for a long time, perhaps because she had been struggling with her and Su Jia's affairs during the day. I hesitated for a long time. Xuecui, who has always been shy and introverted, finally spoke again: "That...... What are you doing then...... How do you know Miss Su's ......?"
Hearing Xue Cui's question, Xiao Tian thought of this episode between himself and Su Jia. In fact, I am very reluctant to tell this story. Especially in front of Xue Cui, but since Xue Cui asked so, Xiao Tian had no choice but to slowly narrate: "You said Jia'er...... She and I also met in Liusha Town, and it wasn't for a long time, not a year, only a few months......"
Xiao Bo frowned, thinking of what the master had explained today, Xiao Bo asked again: "Then who is that Miss Su, and Weishenme will meet with you?"
"How can I say it? She turned out to be a disciple of the Wind Chaser Sect, and her fate was a bit similar to mine, and then she ...... Later, she was also kicked out of the sect by her master, Mo Tianxing, the head of the Wind Chasing Sect......" Xiao Tian replied hesitantly, as if he didn't want to get Su Jia and the "Soul Breaking Sword Technique" and "Jianghu Bo" together, and told his relatives, so he also concealed some truths, and continued to narrate, "There have been some conflicts between us, and the result is ...... Didn't she stab her on the face?" As he spoke, Xiao Tian smiled bitterly and stroked the "knife mark" on his left cheek that would remain forever.
"Ah God, how did you know such a girl?" Zhang Xiu heard that Su Jia had left a knife mark on her son's face, and a look of displeasure appeared on her face, and then she said, "Ah Tian, what you have experienced outside, my mother can't completely control it, but my mother is worried that you are affected by too many bad factors outside......
Hearing this, to be honest, Xiao Tian's heart was not too happy, although his mother's words did not directly name Su Jia, but it could be heard that his mother didn't seem to like Su Jia very much.
Xiao's mother's words came out, and Su Jia, who was listening quietly outside, naturally heard it. However, Su Jia didn't react too much, she just hesitated a little in her eyes, her posture and movements did not change, and then she continued to listen after leaning against the door of the room......
Xiao Tian wanted to help Su Jia explain in a different direction, so he said again: "Actually...... The reason why I have a conflict with Jia'er is that I am not good first. Jia'er is also quite pitiful, her background and her experience ......"
"What is that Miss Su's background?" Zhang Xiu asked again.
Since Xiao Tian didn't plan to tell everyone Su Jia's life experience directly, when his mother asked this, Xiao Tian was also stunned. Immediately, Xiao Tian hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "Jia'er's life experience...... She is even more pitiful than me, she has never seen her father and mother since she was a child, and she has been the head of the Wind Chasing Sect since she was a child, Mo Tianxing Mo's predecessors adopted her......"
"But she wasn't kicked out by Senior Mo, was she?" Zhang Xiu continued, "I don't even know her background, and she was kicked out by the people who once adopted her, such a 'wild girl' Ah Tian, are you really so good at dating her?"
Xiao Tian saw that his mother was making more and more difficulties for Su Jia, and he didn't dare to tell Su Jia's true identity. His mother had hoped that she would be able to live a peaceful life. Su Jia's life experience is so bumpy, if she let her mother know that she is making friends with such a person who walks on the tip of a knife on weekdays, then it is even more impossible for her mother to agree.
Xiao Tian thought for a moment. continued to explain: "Mother, don't say that, Jia'er is a good girl, not as serious as you think......"
"I can naturally see if it's a good girl...... Zhang Xiu still said with a straight face, "But Ah Tian, I don't want your life path to be affected by these bad factors......
This sentence has basically expressed Zhang Xiu's original meaning - Zhang Xiu has never had a good impression of Su Jia from the beginning.
In front of his mother, Xiao Tian didn't dare to refute too much. But you can't watch Su Jia being harassed by her mother for no reason. So Xiao Tian still added: "Anyway...... I know Jia'er's personality best, she is very kind and very righteous. She once risked her life alone. Saved the people of Liusha Town alone; once for the sake of the child, he took the risk of eating Lu Huan's predecessor's 'soul snatching palm' and saved the child's life; he once stood up for the people of the Central Plains to be oppressed by the tyranny of Meng Yuan...... So I'm well aware of Jia'er. She's definitely a good girl......"
"So you like her, don't you?" Zhang Xiu listened to Xiao Tian's story. His expression softened slightly, but he still didn't change his tone, "But since Ah Tian you like her, I also hope that Ah Tian can understand that no matter how much you like someone, liking someone will have to live after all." If you are with such a person every day, do you know how frightened your mother is, and how uneasy your other relatives and friends will be?"
"I know this......" Xiao Tian listened to his mother's words. Replied softly. In fact, when he was with Su Jia for so long before, he and Su Jia didn't think much about this issue.
However, Xiao Tian said so. It can also be regarded as his relationship with Su Jia. Xue Cui listened on the sidelines, knowing that the person Xiao Tian definitely liked in his heart was Su Jia, so he made a reluctant smile, but his heart was constantly crying......
"But then again, that Miss Su is really beautiful, Ah Tian, you can get such a girl, it can be regarded as a blessing for you-" Xiao Qi, who has always been cheerful, suddenly interjected, and his sentence eased the somewhat gloomy atmosphere just now.
"Ache, don't say this in front of Aunt Xiu......" Xiao Bo reminded coldly on the side.
"It's okay...... Xiao Tian's mother Zhang Xiu continued, "Since Ah Tian likes that Miss Su, I believe that she must have a lot of advantages, Ah Tian, you can continue to talk about what you experienced later." β
Xiao Tian saw that his mother asked him to continue to talk about his experience, and thought that this was also the best way to avoid the topic just now, so Xiao Tian eased his breath and changed his expression and said, "Then I'll continue...... As I mentioned just now, Jia'er and I later met Lu Huanlu, one of the Four Saints of Martial Arts. Who knew that Lu Huan wanted to hunt down me and Jia'er in order to be angry for his apprentice, and Jia'er was injured for me. Fortunately, we found the golden hairpin mother-in-law of Plum Blossom Villa. Mother-in-law Jin Hai is also one of the four saints of martial arts today, Gao Yinggao's predecessor, she not only healed Jia'er's injury, but also taught me the Nine Transformation Sword Technique of the Divine Dragon, and Jia'er and I also worshipped Gao's predecessor as a teacher. β
"No wonder Ah Tian, your martial arts have grown so much, it turns out that you have been guided by Gao seniors......" Xiao Qi replied with a smile.
"Actually, Master Gao, she didn't teach me anything, she just taught me the moves of the Nine Transformation Sword Technique of the Divine Dragon, and then let me comprehend it myself......" Xiao Tian smiled a little embarrassedly.
"I have heard of Granny Jin Hai, who is known for her medical skills in the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect that she would actually be the senior of Gao Yinggao, one of the four saints of martial arts today......" Xiao Bo also followed, "But Ah Tian, you can master all the moves of the Nine Transformation Sword Technique of the Divine Dragon in such a short period of time, which shows that your progress is still very significant." When I give you another guide on martial arts one day, I will also come to the 'First Sword Technique' in this river and lake for a whileββ"
"It's just that I learned the moves, but in fact, my martial arts internal strength is ......not enough," Xiao Tian continued, "I really should listen to Master, I should go and cultivate the basic skills first, and when Senior Brother Xiao Bo guides me, I will also study hard again." β
"Okay, then tomorrow, tomorrow is nothing, we are in the back mountain, I will personally teach Ah Tian your other Xiaojia Villa martial arts." Xiao Bo replied. In fact, seeing his brother making such rapid progress, Xiao Bo was also very happy in his heart.
"What happened later?" Xiao Qi couldn't wait to ask again, "Where did you go later?"
"Later, Jia'er and I went to Bianliang again, and we also met Huang Ji, the 'Bianliang Doctor'. The more Xiao Tian spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to tell everyone what he had seen and heard during this time.
"I didn't expect Ah Tian that you have been to a lot of places, this is good, it can be regarded as a long time to see......" Zhang Xiu watched his son go out this year, becoming much more mature than before, and his heart was also more gratified.
"I'll tell you, there's a lot going on in Bianliang, let's start with the kendo conference...... "Xiao Tian continued to say excitedly......
The atmosphere inside the house is getting more and more lively, but the outside is still so quiet. Su Jia was still leaning against the door of the room alone, and her expression did not change. She knew everything that was said in the room, but what she couldn't let go of in her heart was still Xiao Tian's mother's "disapproval" of herself just now.
Su Jia liked Xiao Tian in her heart, and when Xiao Tian said that he was going to take him to see his mother, he was still very nervous. However, before she said a word in front of Xiao Tian's mother, she really wanted to eat "closed-door soup", and Su Jia's heart was inevitably a little unhappy. Looking up at the dim moonlight, Su Jia didn't think too much about it. She slowly straightened up, left Xiao Tian's door, and then slowly walked in the direction of the backyard...... (To be continued......)