Within the Zhu Mansion.

After Zhu Qian sent Li Xiuyuan to the ancestral hall, he did not leave immediately, but waited quietly in the pavilion on the side.

After reading the sage book for a lifetime, I dreamed last night that my grandfather dreamed of a ghost, as a descendant, he attached great importance to it in his heart, and did not dare to have the slightest slackness.

On the shore of Longyin Lake that day, Li Xiuyuan made a picture of the sleeping dragon that he saw with his own eyes, and it was indeed a skill of ghosts and gods, which ordinary people could master.

This person has a strange personality, coupled with a high position, he will definitely have a far-reaching impact on the Great Song Dynasty in the future.

"Master, listen, there seems to be some commotion coming from the ancestral hall. Suddenly, the scholar on the side heard some movement and hurriedly reminded.

Zhu Qian suddenly came back to his senses, and heard the sound of fighting on the side of the ancestral hall across the wall.

"In the place where the ancestors are spiritual, how can there be any trouble, it is extremely disrespectful to the ancestors, the old man will go and see. He immediately stood up, and then strode towards the ancestral hall.

But when he just walked to the gate of the courtyard, Zhu Qian's eyes shrank, and his face showed shock.

I don't know if it's an illusion, he seems to have seen an old man in a Confucian shirt and a square hat in the ancestral hall who was picking up the ring ruler and chasing Li Xiuyuan, but Li Xiuyuan didn't resist, he just hurriedly dodged left and right, but the old man was very angry and didn't because of his flash

If you avoid it, give up the pursuit.

"Master, grandpa?" Zhu Qian trembled, his lips moved slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

Suddenly, a memory of his youth surfaced, he was still a schoolboy at that time, and his grandfather was also like this with a ring ruler chasing himself who was lazy and didn't do his homework.

In the past, he was young and ignorant, and he was only afraid and afraid of his grandfather, but after he reached his age, he understood everything.

I couldn't help but walk to the ancestral hall, wanting to confirm if my grandfather had appeared.

But he had barely taken two steps forward, when suddenly a gust of wind blew in front of him, rolling up the sand and gravel on the ground and squinting his eyes.

Zhu Qian rubbed the fine sand in his eyes, but when he opened his eyes again, where was the figure of the old man in the ancestral hall in the depths of his memory, only Li Xiuyuan was sitting upright in front of a portrait, bowing his head slightly, as if he was listening.

Hallucinations?

He sighed in his heart, and after confirming it several times, he turned away in some frustration.

"Master, what's going on in the ancestral hall? A few scholars of the Zhu family who rushed over, the literati asked.

"Get out, get out. Zhu Qian suddenly became stern, he still remembered that what the ancestor said when he dreamed that no one was allowed to enter the ancestral hall to disturb him.

At this moment, inside the ancestral hall.

Li Xiuyuan honestly slapped Zhu Lao three times, and only then did he barely calm the anger of the old man, and he himself was a little embarrassed, after all, he asked such a question that should not be asked, if he was old, when someone asked him like this when he was old, it was estimated that he would have the heart to kill

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Fortunately, this old Zhu is a literati, and the harsh beating and scolding is just a ruler and a reprimand, and there is no swear language in the market, which shows that this cultivation is still first-class.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan didn't dodge this, Zhu Lao snorted lightly after hitting three times: "Fortunately, the old man is dead now, if the old man is still alive, maybe he will have to fight with you." ”

"But....... Your question is not completely chasing after the wind, after all, there is no wind and no waves, there is no clue, and those literati will not slander the old man's innocence like this. ”

Li Xiuyuan was surprised: "So, is there really such a thing?"

Zhu Lao had a dark face, held back his anger and said, "But it's not what the world thinks, it's a fact that the old man and daughter-in-law are pregnant, but that woman is not a person, after the old man died, he knew that the woman was a thousand-year-old fox spirit transformed into a fox spirit who cultivated a human body, and once the goblin of this kind of Taoism faded away from the fox body, even the immortals could see it."

As you know, it's not hard to cast a spell to make yourself pregnant. ”

"In this way, Zhu Lao has already been calculated?" Li Xiuyuan paused.

The fox spirit infiltrating the saint's mansion was certainly not an overnight thing, it must have been prepared and arranged in advance.

In other words, the fox spirit was waiting for an opportunity, a chance to slander Zhu Shengren and make him unable to turn over.

But to complete such a plan, there must be more than just a fox spirit, she is just the executor, and there must be a huge group of calculators behind her, only in this way can such a careful overall situation be laid out and the saint can be put into the urn.

Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan shuddered a little in his heart.

"It seems that you have already seen that, yes, the old man has indeed fallen into the calculation. Zhu Shengren stood with his hands in his hands, his face was not very good: "The ghosts and spirits are pervasive, that time ruined the reputation of the old man, and dealt a fatal blow to the spread of the old man's science

In the end, the old man was still too bookish back then, and he wanted to carry forward his ideas only with enthusiasm, and he still seemed too fragile without the support of force. ”

After being silent for a while, he said again: "So what you are doing is very good, you have the power of the ghosts and gods of the Quartet, you have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in your hands, and there are thousands of fox girls in the house

Threats, conspiracies are not afraid. ”

"Zhu Lao said with a smile, I practice martial arts, cultivate the Fa, and dominate ghosts and gods, just to let some people who don't want to reason with me listen to my reasoning, the world is big, and the fists are the biggest, after all, if there is not enough force, how can I convince people just by talking about it? It is important to convince people with reason, but there is no force

Deterrence is too hollow and powerless. Li Xiu said from afar.

It's crude, but it's very reasonable. Zhu Shengdao: "Although there are some concepts that I want to continue to talk about with you, the old man's time in the world is running out, and after saying some words, the old man will be reincarnated, and everything before and after death has nothing to do with the old man.

Come with your ears. ”

He sighed with emotion, and then told Li Xiuyuan some words of advice.

Li Xiuyuan had a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, then he became solemn again, and finally with a look of hesitation, and then immediately fell into silence again.

"That's all the old man has to say, you can do it yourself, the way of the world will be handed over to you, and that's all the old man can do for you. Zhu Shengren said slowly, and then his body gradually disappeared, turning into a puff of green smoke again, and the incense was blown away in the ancestral hall.

"Remember, remember, don't go against the will of heaven, everything in the world has its own reason, even the saint can only follow the sky, all we can do is to change the way of the world instead of disobeying the way of the world, everything needs to go with the flow, some truths you must understand in advance, otherwise wait for the day you wake up

It's too late, that's what the old man is most worried about......"

Zhu Sage's body completely turned into incense and disappeared, but in the end, when he looked at Li Xiuyuan's eyes, he revealed a trace of worry, and he didn't seem to be too worried that this young sage was wandering in the world.

But he has long since died, and he can't give any substantial help except for a few words of advice, so he can only dispel the world with this worry.

"Are you leaving......" Li Xiuyuan watched Zhu Shengren disappear.

He knew that from now on, this Zhu Sage would never appear again, and the reason why he stayed in the world as a ghost and god was because he was waiting for him to appear.

Now that the wish has been fulfilled, this last vestige of obsession has disappeared.

The portrait that swayed in the wind on the wall regained its tranquility, and it no longer showed any strangeness, and became unremarkable.

Li Xiuyuan sat quietly in front of this portrait for half an hour, recalling the previous advice of Zhu Shengren, and writing down every word he had said, not daring to forget it in his heart, and only after making sure that there was no mistake did he stand up.

He bowed his hand to the portrait of Zhu Shengren, solemnly bowed, and then turned around and left without saying a word.

Everything that needs to be said has been said, and it is useless to say more

After leaving the ancestral hall, the purpose of his trip was achieved, and there was no need to continue to disturb the Zhu Mansion, and after saying goodbye to the old master Zhu Qian, he said to Zhu Yu and then left the Zhu Mansion.

As for Qingfeng and Yuechi, who were with them before, they have already gone back.

After all, it was dark, and they couldn't continue to wait because of their reputation, so they had to go home first.

Li Xiuyuan walked on the dim street, thunder rolling in the sky, and followed all the way.

He knew that this was the Heavenly Thunder Gong protecting himself, patrolling the ghosts and spirits that might appear around him at any time, and if any evil spirits approached him, they would be hit by the Heavenly Thunder.

Knowing that Shi Hu and the national teacher hooked up together, Li Xiuyuan attached great importance to his safety to the extreme.

It's not that he's afraid of death, but the victory or defeat with the enemy is within this month, he has to be cautious, he is a person who has suffered losses, and he will not suffer a second loss, even if his martial arts and Taoism have reached the extreme that the world can achieve, but he is still vigilant.

Perhaps it is because of this that the danger lurking around has not been revealed.

"Young Master, are you back?" In front of the yamen, the dart master who was on a night errand saw Li Xiuyuan coming and hurriedly gave a salute.

Li Xiuyuan patted them on the shoulder: "It's hard work, I'll ask you for the safety of the yamen at night." ”

The two dart masters were a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "It is natural to serve the eldest young master." ”

Li Xiuyuan nodded, smiled and entered the yamen.

And when he went to the government office to rest, he saw a candle lit in a study in the government office, and a figure was reflected in the window.

When I went in, it was Qiu Rong who was writing at the desk and handling official business for himself?

"Miss Qiurong, why are you still in the yamen?" Li Xiuyuan said in surprise.

"Ah, Master Li. Qiu Rong was startled, and hurriedly threw his pen to startle, a little at a loss.