Dark clouds and heavy rain poured down.

But it is precisely because of this dark cloud that the world will not be worried and afraid tonight.

Because just now, the bright moon behind the dark clouds suddenly turned crimson, as if it was shrouded in a thin blood mist.

The Crimson Moon, in ancient legends, represents ominous and calamity.

Xu Chen was still sitting in front of his mother's tombstone, crying incessantly. Fortunately, the icy rain covered his tears, and the noisy sound of the rain hid his sobs.

At this time, a black umbrella passed through the woods and was approaching Xu Chen, it moved slowly, like an old man who was too old, staggering.

After half a day's effort, the black umbrella came to the top of Xu Chen's head, blocking the raindrops that kept falling for him.

Xu Chen turned his head to look up, and there was an old man standing beside him, holding the black umbrella in his hand.

The old man looked to be seventy or eighty years old, with no black hair on his head, and was pure and immaculate, just like his face, not flat and smooth, but wrinkled. He is the old man who opened the door for Xu Chen, a servant in Xu's mansion, and everyone in the mansion calls him Lao Wu, and when he gets used to it, no one knows his real name.

"Uncle Wu!" Xu Chen was slightly surprised.

Lao Wu looked at a little finger placed in front of the tombstone, and then looked down at Xu Chen, the old man's face twitched, he slowly squatted down, pulled up his long sleeves, and slowly wiped away the rain on Xu Chen's face, of course, and the tears mixed in it.

"Young master, I really didn't expect the second wife to treat you like this for the position of the head of the family. When the eldest lady was alive, she was reluctant to hit you, but they ......" Lao Wu wanted to speak and stopped, and his distressed expression was moving.

The eldest lady in Lao Wu's mouth is naturally Xu Chen's mother, and the reason why he is called this is because he is different from the other servants of the Xu family, Lao Wu is the old servant brought over by Xu Chen's mother when she married into the Xu family.

Xu Chen's tears were still rolling in his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a relieved smile. He didn't expect that at this time, there would be someone in the Xu family who was willing to shelter himself from the wind and rain. This couldn't help but remind him of the situation when he was a child, lying on the ground with Lao Wu to catch earthworms, and his mother scolded him for this incident.

"Uncle Wu, you actually guessed the truth of the matter?"

Lao Wu shook his head slightly, and said with a little disdain: "Do you still need to guess this? With their little tricks, can they still hide from me, an old man who is over the age of old? Although I am old and dizzy, but my heart is really like a mirror, how could the young master steal it for the sake of a broken practice scroll? What a bunch of stupid pigs." Alas, I'm spoiling the pigs again. ”

Xu Chen knew that Lao Wu wanted to make himself happy, but at this time, how could he be happy, "Uncle Wu, the rain is too heavy, you better go back first, I'll ......"

Before Xu Chen finished speaking, he was stopped by Lao Wu waving his hand, "Young Master, I'm fine, my old bones are still hard!"

Hearing Lao Wu say this, Xu Chen lowered his head helplessly, not reluctantly. But he didn't see Lao Wu's suddenly bulging jaw and the chill flashing in his eyes.

"Young Master, although you have suffered this catastrophe, but the old servant is really happy for you, the young master has indeed grown up, he knows that he has forbearance, he knows that his joy and anger are invisible, and the eldest lady should be at ease underground!"

"Uncle Wu, you, you're old. Xu Chen raised his head and saw that Lao Wu's former flower hair had turned white at this time, and sighed with emotion.

Lao Wu laughed when he heard this, "The young master is talking about me, and there are more and more words?"

Xu Chen hurriedly shook his head, "Uncle Wu, I didn't mean that!"

Old Wu waved his hand and said, "Haha, I know, Uncle Wu is indeed old, but Uncle Wu is not old enough to be useless." Don't you want to practice, maybe I can help you, old man!"

"Oh?" Xu Chen was surprised, "Uncle Wu, could it be that you are also a cultivator?"

Xu Chen naturally couldn't believe that the old Wu in front of him, who was even faltering when he walked, would be a cultivator.

I saw Lao Wu waving his hand, and said shyly: "Young Master misunderstood, Uncle Wu naturally can't lift the sword, and he has never mentioned it in his life, but I know some cultivation methods, at least much stronger than Elder Sun's first-class skills!"

"Really?"

Xu Chen still looked surprised.

The Xu family, the family has a big business, and there has always been a tradition of cultivation, which is also the basis for the Xu family to support the family business, there are not many masters in the Xu family, but most of them are elders or sword masters, they are either invited from outside, or they are people from the Xu family - close relatives or distant relatives. After all, there are still a few people who have the talent for cultivation, although it can't be said to be rare, but it can also be said to be one in a hundred.

If you have not practiced, you will not have an understanding of practice, and this is well known. At this time, Lao Wu actually said that he was stronger than Elder Sun, which naturally made Xu Chen incomprehensible.

"Why? Don't you believe Uncle Wu?"

Lao Wu saw Xu Chen's doubts and joked.

Xu Chen bit his lip and didn't answer, but there was indeed a question in his eyes.

"Haha!" Lao Wu laughed loudly and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, I know that you didn't turn back once when you came back from the Bai family, and you controlled your pace very well, and not far behind you, there was a Bai family's swordsman following, you said, is Uncle Wu right?"

"Huh?"

Xu Chen was taken aback, if he hadn't been following the road, no one would have known all this. You must know that the cultivation of the Bai family's sword master is by no means low, at least in the early stage of the third realm, but Xu Chen, with his amazing talent, can still hear the subtle rustle. If Lao Wu was really nearby at that time, why didn't he find out? Could it be that Lao Wu's cultivation was far above that sword master?

"Uncle Wu, could it be that you were always near me at that time?" Xu Chen looked at Lao Wu in surprise.

"Well...... It's hard to say. Lao Wu actually sold Guan Zi, he blinked and said, "However, I can really help the young master's cultivation." ”

After being silent for a long time, Xu Chen silently lowered his head and whispered: "But I'm too old now, and I've missed the golden age of cultivation, so ......" Xu Chen said embarrassedly.

Old Wu pursed his lips and didn't care, "Young Master, are you all listening to what Elder Sun said?"

Xu Chen nodded, "Hmm...... And my father, that's probably what all cultivators know!"

"Phew!" Lao Wu seemed to be a different person at this time, his face was full of disdain, "Young Master! In my opinion, these are foolish opinions, the real clear-eyed people, but they are really the old guy of the Bai family, otherwise, he would never have given up the Xu family's property in Danyang City back then, but only to imprison the young master for ten years!"

Maybe he was too excited, Lao Wu coughed, looking like he was seriously ill, "Young Master, it's not that I look down on the family master and that Elder Sun, the family master is now in the late stage of the third realm, just waiting to break the realm, in my opinion, there is still a drama." But that Elder Sun ......" Lao Wu smiled and shook his head, "He is now in the early stage of the Third Realm, but in my opinion, he will not even want to break through the Realm in this life." ”

Xu Chen couldn't help but prick up his ears, he couldn't believe it. Lao Wu, a servant of the Xu family, actually said the Tao when it came to cultivation. And, it seems that Lao Wu doesn't even take Elder Sun, one of the best masters in this family, in his eyes. The more I listened, the more obsessed I became, as if I was listening to a mythical story.

"Uncle Wu, are you sure what you're saying is true?"

"Oh! maybe!" When Lao Wu heard this, he smiled embarrassedly, pursed his lips and said: "What I said is just a personal opinion, who can say for sure when it comes to cultivation? Maybe one day Elder Sun has received some expert advice, or found some elixir, a strange book or something, then it will naturally not be what I said, but this probability is very small." ”

Xu Chen nodded approvingly, just by virtue of the fact that Lao Wu didn't say anything to death, Xu Chen really felt that Lao Wu was definitely not comparable to that Elder Sun.

"Uncle Wu, then how should I cultivate?"

At this time, Xu Chen had firmly believed that Lao Wu was definitely not an ordinary old servant, why did he stay in the Xu family without showing his face, Xu Chen didn't think much about it, everyone has their own unspeakable secrets. But Xu Chen knew that Lao Wu would never harm himself, because after all, he was the servant brought by his mother back then.

Lao Wu closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, as if he couldn't stop thinking, and after a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said softly, "Young Master, since the family master has decided to let you follow Elder Sun to cultivate, then you should obey your fate." However, I believe that Elder Sun will not be too attentive, because he can't see the young master's talent. In this way, I will go to the young master's room every night in the future to help the young master cultivate, so that others will not pay too much attention. It's just that what Elder Sun told you and the pills you want to take, you must let me read them before making a decision. If you really follow his method of cultivation, it will really be difficult for you to get ahead. ”

Xu Chen nodded silently, a spark of hope ignited in his heart, he unconsciously took out the small jade sword from his neckline, held it tightly in his palm, and swore secretly.

Lao Wu also smiled slightly, looked at the tombstone in front of him, and said secretly in his heart: "Miss, old servant, I will definitely not let the young master suffer a trace of grievances in the future, you can rest assured." ”

After a while, Lao Wu looked at Xu Chen and said, "Young Master, you should keep this jade sword well, and don't take it out easily in the future, you know?"

"Huh?" Xu Chen was puzzled again, "Uncle Wu, this is a gift from my mother, why ......?"

Lao Wu shook his head and said, "Young Master, it's not that simple, it's just that you still don't want to know now!"

Xu Chen didn't ask, and carefully stuffed the jade sword into his neckline.

The heavy rain was still falling, Xu Chen raised his head, his eyes crossed the edge of the umbrella, and looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and at a certain moment, he seemed to see the scarlet moon behind a thin cloud.