The news of the chief of the village soon caused a sensation throughout the manor, so many curious people thought that the three managers of the village must know about this matter, so they secretly asked the three managers about the reason and destination of the long trip of the owner.

In this way, the three stewards were disgraced, for until now the new owner had not spoken to them about any of the long journeys.

Therefore, those who have always been accustomed to chasing after the wind and shadows began to spread rumors everywhere like the contagion of the plague, saying: "I don't even know the latest developments of the owner, what else do they do!"

This will undoubtedly cause an invisible and enormous pressure on the three chiefs.

So, the three of them got together.

Zhang Wei asked first: "Do the two eldest brothers know where the owner of the village is going for a long trip this time?"

Both said they had no idea.

She Gang said: "How can this work, we don't even know what the owner has done, so what kind of bird manager should we be!" Obviously, his words were stimulated and fermented by many rumors, and he came to a conclusion.

At this time, I saw Du Huixiong smile meaningfully and said, "Brother She, you're a little anxious, aren't you?"

She Gang glanced at him, sighed and said: "I have been here in Songshan Manor for five years, and in the past, no matter how big or small things were in the village, the owner of the village did not discuss with the three of us. But now, we don't even know the owner's intentions, you say, what kind of manager are we doing, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes!"

And there is truth to that. Du Huixiong said, "Have you thought about it, why didn't the owner of the village discuss his plan of action with us?"

"Why?"

"Because, we haven't earned his trust yet. Zhang Wei preemptively said.

"Yes," Du Huixiong also nodded, "and no one will easily tell him his plan of action if he does not fully understand a person." ”

"Isn't it pointless for us to stay here, then?" She Gang asked again.

"Of course not," said Du Huixiong, "the owner asked us to stay because he absolutely believed in our character and ability, and he believed that the three of us were up to the job, but he didn't tell us his current plan of action for one reason: he didn't know us yet!"

In other words, it has not yet reached the level of complete trust. Zhang Wei added.

"That's right. Du Huixiong said.

"Then, according to you, when will we gain the full trust of the new owner?" asked She Gang.

"Now. Du Huixiong said.

"Now?" She Gang asked in surprise, but he still didn't understand what he meant.

"We only have to take the initiative to go up and actively share the worries and problems of the owner," Du Huixiong said, "take the initiative to win over the things that he does not want us to share, and do it well, so that the owner is very satisfied and very relieved." By that time, we had fully earned his trust. ”

"Oh, I see. She Gang nodded and said happily, "That means we have to move closer to the owner and take the initiative to share his worries and solve problems, right?"

Du Huixiong nodded.

Zhang Wei said: "Since this is the case, then we will now go to the owner of the village and help him solve his problems." ”

"Okay, let's go!"

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

So the three managers took the initiative to find Wu Shuang to learn about his plan of action this time.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door, judging by the rhythm of the knocker, a hesitant visitor, who seemed to want to come in again and feared being unwelcome. Because what Wu Shuang heard was such a series of incoherent knocks on the door: knock-knock.

Hearing the knock on the door, Wu Shuang immediately stood up from his seat, and he said two words in a voice that was heard by outsiders: "Come in." And in a very gentle tone.

So the three stewards came to his room.

Wu Shuang got up with a smile, walked towards them, and pointed to the seats around the coffee table and said to the three chief managers, "Three big brothers, please take a seat." The tone was very friendly.

The three chief stewards sat down on the spacious rectangular carved chairs in turn, and when they heard the affectionate salutation and words of the owner of the village, their hearts suddenly warmed, and their original nervous emotions instantly became relaxed.

At this time, they heard Wu Shuang say again: "I was about to discuss an important matter with the three eldest brothers!

So, the three of them smiled happily and said, "Isn't it, we also feel that the owner of the village should have something to discuss with us at this moment!"

"Okay!" Wu Shuang said with emotion, "With the help of the three eldest brothers, I think I will be more relieved to go out this time." ”

This sentence carries a lot of weight, making the three men in front of him feel respected and trusted. After they sat down, Du Huixiong took the lead and said, "Isn't the owner of the village about to duel with the 'Divine Fist Wang Biao'? Why did you choose to go out for a long time at this time?"

Wu Shuang smiled and said, "Yes, because I have to come back before the duel, I only have two days of round-trip time for this long trip. ”

"How far is the owner of the village from this long trip?" Zhang Wei asked with concern.

"It's about 800 miles back and forth. Wu Shuang said.

The three of them were stunned.

Subsequently, She Gang asked: "What is the important thing of the owner who is in such a hurry? Before the duel, everyone was recuperating quietly, but you have to travel a long distance, this doesn't seem to be conducive to your duel this time, right?"

Wu Shuang suddenly stood up with a heavy heart and said, "Maybe! But maybe this trip is more meaningful than the victory or defeat of the duel!"

At this time, the maid who served the tea came in and made tea for the guests. The maid was very skillful and dexterous, and she took the fire fold from her sleeve pocket, and in a swirl it lit up, and the faint flame was dancing with the wind, so she carefully touched the flame to the wick of the stove under the little teapot. The wick was lit, and she put the purple clay pot full of water ready to make tea back on the stove, so that the flame below could freely boil the water in the frying pot.

At this time, Wu Shuang suddenly asked the three of them: "Three eldest brothers, do you know about the 'top of the sword' in Lion Camel Mountain?"

The three chief managers looked at each other, obviously from the blank expressions Zhang Wei and She Gang showed to be sure, they had not heard of this name. However, Du Huixiong seemed to have heard of it, and saw that he said unhurriedly: "I seem to have heard that 'Lion Camel Ridge' is a place name that goes to the north of the desert, and as for the 'Top of the Divine Sword', it seems that it is a forbidden place set up by a master swordsman." ”

"That's right. Wu Shuang said lightly, "This place is a martial arts forbidden area set up by people called 'famous swords' on the rivers and lakes. ”

"I heard that if you want to reach the top of the Excalibur, you must first pass the 'Three Saints and Four Masters'. Du Huixiong said.

"The Three Saints and the Four Masters are actually two dangers. Wushuang said, "The three saints refer to the Wudang Sword Saint Qiao Huyue, the Kunlun Sword Saint Budan, and the Dali Sword Saint Huo Daoyang; as for the four masters, one is the Dongyue swordsman Yang Lin, the other is the 'sword out of no return' Fu Liqun, and the other is the sword killing eyebrow heart Feng Xueshan and the red eyebrow Taoist sword heart. These people are all the pinnacle of swordsmanship today, but no one knows what the reason is, these people have gathered in Lion Camel Ridge, and they are willing to guard the courtyard for a figure who claims to be a 'famous sword', and they have been doing it for many years. ”

"Then why is the owner going?" She Gang blurted out and hurriedly asked.

"I heard that the person named Famous Sword is a very advanced swordsman," Wu Shuang said calmly, "A person with a sword can naturally see him!"

"But I've also heard that there are a lot of swordsmen who have thrown their bones at the foot of this mountain!" Du Huixiong said.

"Yes!" Wu Shuang nodded silently.