After spending half a day in Akasakaya, Suketo Sakata, accompanied by Jiro Hasegawa, returned to the Sakata family headquarters on the outskirts of Nara.

Not long after, someone came over to inform Sakata Suketo: "Second young master, the head of the family asked you to come over." ”

Suketo Sakata nodded in agreement, changed into a black kimono, and rearranged his hair in the mirror before walking out of the room and heading towards his father's study.

His father, the current head of the family, Takuma Sakata, is a rather old-fashioned and traditional person, so when he is at the family headquarters, he has to change into the traditional clothes of the island country to avoid being scolded.

After passing through the double courtyard, Susuke Sakata came to the door of the study and knocked on the door with his hand raised.

"Come in. "There was a very majestic voice in the room, and that was Takuma Sakata.

Sakata Kaito pushed the door in, and respectfully bowed to the middle-aged man sitting behind the bookcase: "Father, I'm here." ”

Sakata Takuma and his appearance are eight points similar to Sakata Suketo, but he looks more rigid and older, he has the traditional Rendanhu of the island country, his eyes are slightly squinted, and occasionally a ray of essence flashes.

"Well, sit down. Takuma Sakata waved his hand expressionlessly.

It's not that he has any opinions about the second son, but his own character is like this, and for a long time, no matter who it is, as long as it is a member of the family, it is difficult to see that there is any other expression on his face.

Suketo Sakata honestly knelt down on his side, and although he was used to modern sofas, he didn't like this awkward posture very much, but before he became the head of the house, he still had to follow the rules set by his father.

After sitting precariously for a while, Sakata Takuma suddenly asked, "Tell me, what happened when you suddenly ran back this time?" Before I came back, I heard the people below report your whereabouts, but they didn't explain the reason to me...... As the second in line to the family, you should know the rules. Well, now you can explain. ”

According to the rules of the Sakata family, every family member who accepts the mission is not allowed to quit the mission at will, and if there is any change, the relevant explanation must be made to the family in time, and the Council of Elders will judge whether the move is in accordance with the regulations.

Takuma Sakada is extremely supportive of this rule, which was left by his ancestors more than 100 years ago, and in his opinion, the reason why the family has been among the top families in the island nation since its rise is closely related to this rule and is inseparable.

In front of his father's cold gaze, Sakata Suke secretly shouted luck in his heart.

If he were to change to the past, under such a gaze, he would definitely have confused thoughts, and he would not be able to speak well, and he might even stammer. But now he won't be like this, because after becoming Zhao Sidong's soul slave, even his soul strength has increased a lot, which means that he is no longer so easily suppressed by other people's momentum.

Seeing that the second son maintained a calm look in front of him, a hint of strangeness flashed in Sakada Takuma's eyes.

Sakata Suketo reminisced for a moment, and then said: "Father, the inside story of this matter is quite complicated, and it can even be said to be bizarre and extremely unbelievable, and I think the stakes are very high, so I didn't explain it to anyone. Of course, now it's time to tell the truth in front of my father...... Father, you will remember that I went to Huaxia this time to explore the very likely existence of the treasure of Chiyou, and to be honest, when I first set out, I always felt that it was just a prank left by the ancients. ”

Sakata Takuma nodded slightly, he was very clear about this, because after he assigned the task to the second son, he had already heard the people below report the attitude of the second son more than once.

He knew that if he wasn't afraid of the punishment of the family law, maybe the second son wouldn't have gone to Huaxia to run this trip at all.

Seeing that his father didn't mean to interject, Sakata Suketo continued: "After arriving in Huaxia, someone suggested that I go to the local area to inquire about the relevant legends and stories, and it turned out that the real city found some clues. Based on those clues, we managed to find our target, and we dug a huge entrance to the cavern...... If it was normal for things to happen so far, then what happened next made me shudder......"

In his narration, the mysterious cave became mysterious from the entrance, and everything inside was so strange that it was far from the scientific knowledge that their group had received, and even a large group of extremely terrifying ghosts appeared!

"If it weren't for our lives, maybe I wouldn't have been able to come back and report to my father this time!" Sakata raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, looking like he was palpitating, in fact, no one knew that this was just his pretending.

Yin ghost or something, those are just lines that Zhao Sidong taught him in advance, and the effect of these words is that he does not have to be punished for violating the rules of the family, and there is also the meaning of testing Sakada Takuma.

"Nani?!" Sakata Takuma's face became a little unpredictable, and he groaned for a long time before he tightened his eyebrows and asked, "Next, how did you survive the death?"

Seeing his expression, Sakada Suke was secretly happy in his heart, but there was an expression of joy and fear on his face, "Father, you should know who Miss Riko's master is, right......?

After he finished telling the lie that he had made up in advance, Sakata was really desperately pondering this time-why did people from the Huaxia cultivation world appear in that place at that point in time?

After thinking for a while to no avail, Takuma Sakata put this question behind him, after all, ordinary people can't fully understand the monk's way of thinking, and instead of guessing, it's better to treat it as if he doesn't know, at least he can waste some brain cells.

"You mean that the so-called treasure of Chiyou is actually just a huge hoax to attract enough people there to provide the power of resurrection for that subordinate of Lord Chiyou?"

Suketo Sakata nodded very affirmatively, his body trembling slightly, "Father, it's a pity that the footage taken at that time could not be brought out, otherwise you would have been able to see that terrible scene for yourself." Fortunately, there is the rescue of the adult, otherwise things will become out of control, we are not afraid to go to Takamagahara to see Amaterasu, but once the demon god is successfully resurrected, I am afraid that the whole world will be destroyed because of it! Speaking of which, this is also quite troublesome and regrettable, if the gods of our island country are resurrected, they will definitely not do anything unfavorable to the island country, but the demon god of Huaxia is not easy to say. ”

Although Takuma Sakata tried his best to hide his emotions, he could still see the fear in his eyes.

As Sakata Suketo said, if a demon god who does not listen to control at all appears in the world, it will definitely be an extremely terrible thing, because in the hearts of the island people who have the same origin as the Chinese culture, the status of the gods is extremely high, and if the island people want to fight against the gods, I am afraid that except for a very small number of extremists, few people have such courage.

"In addition, after saving us, the lord said that if the conditions allowed, he would make some investment in the local area, which should be a reward for him. Although I haven't had time to ask my family for advice, I considered that this matter should be done sooner rather than later, so I took the initiative to let them investigate the investment without asking for advice...... Please punish my father!"

With the foreshadowing above, Sakata Takuma had no idea of punishing the second son at all, because it was completely understandable that this kind of matter would be in a hurry, after all, the consequences of doing so would be beneficial to the family - to be able to use such a thing to get in touch with a monk, and it was also a monk from Huaxia, this was definitely a business that only made money and did not lose money!

Everyone knows that the culture of the island country is inherited from China, and among them, the inheritance of the path of cultivation also comes from China.

Although the island country itself has some innovations, but they are only the lowest level, just the surface of the entry category, and the real cultivation path is not something that the people of the island country can improve and innovate!

This also leads to the fact that the most powerful monks or warriors in the island country can only be regarded as ordinary after arriving in Huaxia, and compared with the Chinese monks or warriors of the same level, the people on the island country's side are obviously inferior.

Under such circumstances, it is much better to obtain the friendship of the Huaxia monk than to obtain the friendship of the island monk - although from the current situation, it seems that there is no friendship between Sakata Suketo and the Huaxia monk at all, but after all, there was a period of cause and effect.

Therefore, Sakata Takuma was in a good mood, and directly announced that on this issue, Sakata Jie did not have any fault, but had a lot of merit, and the Council of Elders would conduct relevant deliberations later, and then give corresponding rewards according to the size of the merit.

For Sakata Suketo, the reward or anything is actually irrelevant, because he is no longer the rice worm who messes around all day long, no matter how big the reward is, can he still have the right to be the head of the family?

Of course, on the surface, he still made a happy expression, and even inadvertently revealed a hint of lewdness, just like the expression he used to have when he wanted to go where he wanted to spend all his time.

This just right performance easily dispelled the doubts in Sakada Takuma's heart, at least this shows that the second son is still the second son, but it may really have some growth.

"By the way, where have you been today?" Sakata Takuma suddenly threw out another question.

Suke Sakata replied unhurriedly, "Father, I went to the Akazakura Valley. Originally, I was going to go out for a walk because I was in a bad mood, so Jiro Hasegawa suggested going there to relax, after all, the scenery there is the best in the whole of Nara. When I was halfway through the car, I was suddenly blocked by someone sent by Nobu Uesugi and Nao Sada, and they also 'invited' me all the way to the meditation room of the annex of Karashodaiji Temple......"

This time, he told everything that had happened before in an extremely objective and fair manner, including Uesugi Shin telling him who had leaked the content of his mission to Huaxia.

Sakata Takuma is not a stupid person, and he immediately heard the subtext of his words, but what made him speechless was that his father did not help him criticize Yosuke Sakada, which means that even if something like this happens, in the eyes of his father, his brother's strength is stronger than him, and it is natural to do so.

However, being able to understand does not mean being acceptable.

People are selfish, and Sakata Suketo is also inextricably remarkable, he originally had no intention of inheriting the position, but now he is driving at full speed, desperately trying to earn some performance points for himself.

So at this time, he can't withstand too much wind and waves, so as not to lose the possibility of competing with his brother if he is not careful.

"There is a saying among the Chinese people, if you are shallow, you are not a gentleman, and you are not a husband!" After pondering for a long time, Sakata Takuma finally spoke again, "Since nothing happened to you, and basically nothing harmed the interests of the family, let's let this matter go for a while." ”

"But......" Sakata Suketo looked angry and unwilling, patting his thigh and about to jump up and speak.

Sakata Takuma's eyes sharpened, and he reluctantly stopped his actions, "Don't make a mistake! This matter will naturally be reviewed by the elder group later, and I will give you an explanation anyway! But for now, it's better for you to be quiet!"

“...... Yes, Father!" "Suketo Sakata gritted his teeth, and if there was someone familiar with him at this moment, he would definitely applaud his superb acting skills.

Looking at his father, who looked a little tired, he pursed his lips secretly.

......

Far away in a mansion in Hokkaido, Uesugi Nobu sat on the sofa with an excited expression and waited quietly.

Two days was not enough time for the Uesugi family's elders to deliberate, and he was somewhat dissatisfied with the low efficiency, but fortunately, the final result came out today—the elders agreed to the news he had received from Susuke Sakata about Chiyu's treasure.

"Uesugi-kun, what's going on?" came the voice of Nao Sada from outside the door, and then the light in the room dimmed slightly, and Nao Sada, dressed in a well-fitting military uniform, strode in.

Uesugi Nobuyeng stood up and waved his fist vigorously, "It's a success! We've been allowed to go to Huaxia, so we're sure to find out!"

"Great!" Nao Sada was also relatively calm, but he still couldn't keep his excitement alive, and the military hat in his hand was pinched by him.

As an active soldier of the island country, although he only has a name on the side of the army, he is actually just playing soy sauce, but there will still be some military style on his body.

With a background like Nao Sada, it is destined that he is unlikely to gain much benefit from the struggle for power within the Uesugi family, but may be punished for standing on the wrong side!

If you want to fight for a future, then joining the army and making meritorious contributions has become the most convenient way and the best way, but in modern society, how can there be such merit for you?

That's why he is extremely excited, and if this mission is successful, his status in the family will be greatly improved.

Uesugi Nobu nodded heavily, "Without further ado, you go and clean up, and then leave for the airport in a while, first transfer to Tokyo Narita Airport, and then leave for Huaxia...... Damn, Huaxia is so backward that there are not many direct flights to the island country, so we have to change flights after we get there, and finally take a car to go there, which is really troublesome!"

Nao Sada shrugged his shoulders, "Who says it's not, but this is also something that can't be helped, the country of China is ancient, but unfortunately since entering the modern era, the national strength is really too poor, and it can't be compared with our island country at all! To be honest, I am really uncomfortable with those people who occupy a good river and mountain!"

Uesugi Shin glanced at him with a smile, raised his hand and tapped the epaulettes on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you only learned this from the mouths of those veteran oils, right?" In fact, Huaxia is now developing very well, and the reason why there are too few direct flights to the island countries is also for another reason, if you don't believe it, after you arrive in Huaxia, you will find that in fact, the current Huaxia is not worse than our island country, and some things are still heard by the ears and the eyes are true!"

"Really? Let's go and see. Nao Sada didn't mean to argue with him, nodded slightly, put on the military hat in his hand, and said, "Then, I'll go and pack my things first, and I'll see you later." ”

"I'll see you later. Uesugi Shin watched him away with a smile, the smile on his face gradually retracted, his eyes flickering, as if he was thinking about something difficult to decide.

An hour later, huge jetliners soared into the sky, carrying a group of young people dreaming of treasures into the blue sky.

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Since Xu Mingjie had to take a leave of absence because of the retreat, the martial arts team of Tunghai University has no coach, but with the two brothers Zhao Sidong and Zhao Shidong in charge, the leading teachers and coaches will not have any responsible emotions.

A must-win game, who cares if the coach comes or not.

After easily finishing another round of competition, Zhao Sidong drove Zhang Ziyi back to the villa, and everyone went to wash up after supper, and then did their own things.

Zhao Shidong and Tian Sisi didn't make out behind closed doors, although some things were indeed very attractive to them, but there was one more attractive thing at the moment, and that was cultivation.

Since tasting the sweetness of cultivation, even if this little couple falls in love with cultivation, they usually seize the time to meditate and vomit whenever they have time, although piecemeal cultivation does not have much effect on the growth of overall strength, but as the so-called gathering sand into a tower, accumulating armpits into a fur, every bit of progress will eventually form a qualitative change and bring a big leap in strength.

Wuyang, this guy is still in the villa, anyway, the family's request to him is only to go out to practice, in order to achieve the possibility of a breakthrough, but he didn't say where he had to go to practice.

So he made up his mind to stay here, not to mention that Zhao Sidong could give him some guidance on cultivation, just because the concentration of aura here was much stronger than that of the outside world, it was enough for him to make such a decision.

And Liu Xiaohui is now settling down in the villa - of course, only temporarily, and will leave after Xu Mingjie's retreat is over.

After seeing Zhao Sidong's strong strength, she originally had no interest in cultivation and no qualifications, but with the help of Zhao Sidong, she improved her physique with a Peiyuan Pill and successfully embarked on the road of cultivation.

Although she is only just stepping into the level of the day after tomorrow, it is a great improvement compared to the previous one.

As for Zhao Sidong and Zhang Ziyi, they didn't share the cultivation room with them, because these two planned to double cultivate and see if they could make a big breakthrough.