The snow fell heavier and heavier, and there was no intention of stopping, and the footprints of the husband and wife on the snow were soon covered by new snow.

In this snowy weather, maybe intentionally or unintentionally, someone met unexpectedly.

The person who came was a young man dressed in a black coat, handsome, with a little femininity, if he was dressed in red makeup, he would be a little more beautiful than an ordinary woman, but at this time he was wearing a black python robe, wearing a golden crown, full of heroism, but there was always a faint gloomy atmosphere between his eyebrows, lingering, not like the appearance of a long-lived man.

Xu Beiyou hesitated slightly, stopped, and arched his hand: "Brother Mu, it's been a long time." ”

The black snow falls, and the person who comes is the head of the Northeast Mu clan, the Northeast Liao King Mu Tangzhi, who is known as the king of herds.

Mu Tangzhi immediately bowed his hand and saluted: "Brother Xu Xian, it's indeed a long time since I got. ”

The tone of the two of them was extremely calm, not at all like your mortal enemy, but like friends who had been reunited after a long absence.

Xiao Zhinan, who was holding Xu Beiyou's arm, let go of Xu Beiyou without a trace, and said softly: "You guys catch up, I'll go sit in the pavilion over there for a while." ”

Xu Beiyou nodded.

Xiao Zhinan and Mu Tangzhi nodded slightly to each other, and then passed by.

Xiao Zhinan, who was dressed in a royal blue coat, walked alone to a pavilion not far away in the heavy snow.

In fact, seriously speaking, Mu Tang was brought up in the palace by His Majesty the Emperor when he was a child, and he grew up with Xiao Bai, so he and Xiao Zhinan met very early, and their friendship was quite shallow.

On the other hand, the relationship between him and Xu Beiyou is, in the final analysis, just a one-sided relationship when Gongsun Zhongmou visited the Muwang Mansion, and it is really not a deep friendship.

But today, it was Xiao Zhinan who took the initiative to avoid it and let Xu Beiyou and Mu Tang talk in detail.

That's where it gets interesting.

Xu Beiyou and Mu Tang stood opposite each other, allowing the heavy snow to continue to fall. There was a moment of silence between the two, and neither of them spoke, except for the faint sound of snow falling.

In the end, it was Mu Tangzhi who took the initiative to speak: "The ancients said, Shi Bei should be impressed for three days, I have been with Brother Xu for three years, not to mention that it is impressive, Brother Xu has not been singing for 20 years, and the world knows that it is a blockbuster, and now it is powerful in the world, whether it is the sect master of the Sword Sect, or the general of the Imperial Court, or the elder of the small pavilion, it is a great blessing for ordinary people to have one of them, but Brother Xu can wear many positions, which is really admirable." ”

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "The position of the sect master of the Sword Sect is the last wish of the ancestor, the so-called Xiaoge Lao is the expectation of the father, as for the seal of the general of Pingyu, it is a kindness of Zhinan, in fact, it has nothing to do with someone Xu." ”

That's too modest. Mu Tangzhi smiled and said: "There is a saying that mud can't support the wall, if it weren't for the fact that Brother Xu is a first-class hero in the world, even if Mr. Gongsun, Han Ge Lao and Qi Yang have the heart to support, they can't sit in such a position." ”

Xu Beiyou smiled and said noncommittally: "Brother Mu is also here to participate in the Bon Festival this time?"

Mu Tangzhi said unabashedly: "Participating in the Bon Festival is only one of them, the foolish brother also wants to take this opportunity to meet all the masters, and by the way to visit the abbot master of the lower Buddhist gate, but I didn't expect Brother Xu to also come to participate in the Obon Festival. ”

"Brother Shepherd has a good reputation. Xu Beiyou waved his hand and said: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for three years, Brother Mu has also changed a lot, but he has come out of the court, and you and I are no longer a family now." ”

Mu Tangzhi's face remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "The reason why the foolish brother wants to follow Xiao Jin and Lin Han to start an incident is actually a last resort. After all, in the past 20 years, the imperial court has continued to cut the authority in my hands, and I have retreated again and again, let me hand over Youzhou and Jinzhou, I have paid, let me hand over the tax power of the three northeastern states, I have also paid, but in the end, the court actually asked me to hand over the last military power, you must know that this northeast army is the result of my Mu family's painstaking management for several generations, and it is also the capital of my Mu family to settle down in this world。 ”

Xu Beiyou said in a deep voice: "When the first battle of Dingding was imminent, Emperor Taizu and Jiangnan Lu Qian formed a decisive battle, and there was no time to take care of the Northeast Mu clan, so he made a wish to make the Mu clan the only king with a different surname in this dynasty, and the hereditary replacement. But Emperor Taizu never promised that the power of the Northeast would be in the hands of the Mu clan for generations, and now the imperial court is not to depose the title of vassal king of the Mu clan, but to take back these powers, in Xu's opinion, there is nothing wrong with it. ”

"An empty vassal king?" Mu Tangzhi's eyes were deep, and he said gloomily: "Then why did my Mu clan return to Daqi in the first place!"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "It's been a long time, what's the benefit?"

Mu Tangzhi suddenly smiled, "Brother Xu is right, these things that cannot be changed, there is really no need to say more, but just now Brother Xu mentioned the battle of Dingding, Brother Fool has something to say, the reason why the ancestor of your sect died back then has a lot to do with Xiao Yu, the Taizu Emperor of Daqi, and now Brother Xu not only married Xiao Yu's granddaughter, but also risked his life to run around for Daqi, if the Great Sword Immortal has a spirit in the sky, I don't know what he will think?"

Xu Beiyou was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "This Shangguan ancestor, I have only heard of his name, I have not seen him, the ancestor is a disciple of the ancestor, my relationship with Zhinan, the ancestor has a clue when he was alive, and then the father of the family will take the lead, it can be said that it is the words of the parents' matchmaker, and there is nothing wrong with it." Besides, Xu's cultivation of the thirty-six sword is inherited from the legacy of the ancestor, and I think the ancestor has recognized me, a descendant. ”

Mu Tangzhi asked softly, "How can you see it?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "Brother Mu, how do you think that a nameless boy who has not yet set foot in the realm of earth immortals can cut off the arm of Daomen Taiyi to save suffering Tianzun with one sword?"

Mu Tangzhi was silent.

Xu Beiyou raised his head and glanced in the direction of Xiao Zhinan, only to see her leaning on the pillar of the pavilion alone, looking weak and timid, with slightly frowning eyebrows, if she was deeply worried.

As if feeling Xu Beiyou's gaze, she suddenly restrained all the worries on her face, raised her head and smiled at Xu Beiyou.

Mu Tangzhi also noticed Xu Beiyou's sight, but he didn't turn around, still looking at Xu Beiyou, "Brother Xu is going to see the abbot master?"

Xu Beiyou retracted his gaze, "Why should Brother Mu ask knowingly." ”

Mu Tangzhi sighed softly, and after a few hesitations, he said slowly: "What if...... If it is said that one day, Mu Mou suffers misfortune, I hope that Brother Xu can show mercy to one or two, so that this Mu family will not be extinct and go back. ”

Xu Beiyou was slightly surprised: "Since Brother Mu understands that this is a dead end, why didn't he turn back sooner?"

Mu Tangzhi shook his head and said: "This is not a dead end, but it is a road of no return ......that cannot be turned back.

He paused slightly, his face was no longer gloomy, full of the pride and ambition of the eldest husband, and said word by word: "The eldest husband will do something." ”