Around the lake, a row of tall willows is planted, and the willow branches hang low, reflecting the lake. A wide marble road leads to the village at the back. Look at the courtyard again, the momentum is magnificent, red bricks and green tiles, cornices and paintings, looming in a willow forest.

Duan Yuntu said secretly: "This Murong Sect Master really knows how to choose a place!"

Duan Yuntu saw the two of them walking along the main road towards the village, so he also followed. There was a river running through the middle of the road, so a small bridge was built over the river.

There were two celebrants standing on both sides of the bridge to greet the guests, and when they saw Duan Yuntu coming over, they didn't interrogate, but politely greeted Duan Yuntu over.

A short distance after crossing the small bridge is the gate of Zhuangzi, and a red carpet is laid on the road, leading to the door. And there are two more Zhuang Ding at the door to greet the guests.

Duan Yuntu walked to the door only to find that he didn't bring a gift, but the welcome at the door didn't ask, Duan Yuntu thought about it, seeing that Murong was also a rich man, it didn't matter if he gave this gift or not.

He entered the courtyard and found that there were many guests inside, most of them were Jianghu figures, and some of them seemed to have seen it themselves when they attacked the Heavenly Eagle Sect.

But Duan Yuntu was just a strange face to these people, so naturally not too many people would notice him. But it was good, and he was happy to be free, and sat down in a corner.

After Duan Yuntu sat down, he found that the two people he was following just now were sitting behind him. I only heard the young man say: "The Lord of the Murong Sect is really amazing, there are so many people who have come to pay homage to him. It's such a lively scene, and when I celebrate my 70th birthday, it would be nice if so many people came to celebrate my birthday. ”

The old man smiled and said, "Old man Murong is highly respected in the rivers and lakes, and his popularity is very good. More than a year ago, he led hundreds of heroes to kill the Snow Mountain, broke through the Southern Sect of the Heavenly Eagle Sect, and seriously injured Yi Shuihan. How can you compare this merit to your kid?"

The young man stuck out his tongue and said, "Naturally, I don't dare to compare with the master of the Murong Sect, as far as I have this ability, I just want to be satisfied if I can live peacefully to the age of the old man Murong." ”

The old man said, "It's good that you know, I advise you to practice more kung fu with your master while you are young, it is better than anything else." ”

The young man said yes, and asked the old man, "Senior Uncle, you also participated in the attack on the Heavenly Eagle Sect in the Great Snow Mountain more than a year ago, so tell me about the situation at that time." ”

The old man asked, "Didn't your master tell you about this matter?"

The young man said, "You don't know, how can such a serious person as my master tell me these things?"

The old man nodded, "That's right!" and then told the young man what had happened.

What the old man said was quite true, but they were all insignificant things, and he didn't mention a word about how to deal with key people such as Yi Shuihan. It seems that he must not have understood the actual situation. After all, when dealing with Yi Shuihan, only a few people such as Duan Yuntu were present.

The young man listened with great interest and interest, and it seemed that he must have rarely experienced such a scene. He listened to the old man's story, and he couldn't stop admiring.

At this time, there were more and more people in the courtyard, and the young man turned his head to look around, and suddenly found Duan Yuntu behind him, so he whispered to the old man: "Uncle Shi, why is the young man sitting behind us holding a wooden sword in his hand, if he fights with the enemy, he will definitely suffer." ”

The old man patted the young man lightly and said, "Don't be so surprised, you kid, there are a lot of talented people on the rivers and lakes, maybe he is also a master, don't shout if you don't understand." Beware of getting into trouble. ”

The young man seemed a little unconvinced, stuck out his tongue, said "oh", and stopped talking. Just sit there and watch intently at the people who came to celebrate their birthday.

Murong had a wide range of people, many people came to celebrate his birthday, and gifts were received by many people of all ages, all of which were stacked in a room in the west wing, almost filling a room.

Most of these gifts were some gold, silver, antiques, and some fine tea, silk, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other rare items.

But there is also a birthday gift that is a small package wrapped in red silk cloth, and I don't know what it is, and I don't even know who sent it.

The person who registered the gift list had to write a small red silk bag and put the congratulatory gift on top of a pile of gifts.

After a while, the people were almost here, and Murong also sat on the throne. An old steward stood up and said loudly: "All of you, please sit down, the auspicious time has come, and our Murong Master's seventieth birthday banquet is about to begin." ”

Hearing the man's greeting, everyone sat down one after another, and gradually quieted down.

The man beckoned to the two people next to him, "It's an auspicious time, fire a cannon!"

The two people standing outside the west wing each held a stick of incense sticks that had already been lit in their hands, and when they heard the old manager greeting, they lit the fireworks salute beside them.

After the two large fireworks were ignited, there was a burst of smoke, and then suddenly a burst of flames burst out, and with a bang, flew into the west wing next to it.

The west wing was full of congratulatory gifts, and all at once it caught fire. The crowd that had already done it suddenly became chaotic, and many people rushed into the west wing to fight the fire with the two men who lit the salute.

Fortunately, it was saved in time, or it was extinguished before it spread, but there were still many birthday gifts that were burned. The unknown silk cloth package just now was also smelted, and the red silk cloth outside was burned by the flames.

A fire-fighting man opened the burned silk cloth that had wrapped around it, and inside was a piece of animal skin, one of which had many lines painted on it.

Everyone unfolded the animal skin and took a closer look, only to see that it was a map, and there were several small seals written on the right side of the animal skin. The whole hide looks old, it has been yellowed a little, and the handwriting is a little blurred, and the skin should be only half a piece.

A somewhat knowledgeable person in the crowd immediately recognized the words written on the animal skin and read it out: "Ancient Dian Kingdom Treasure Burial Map!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly boiled. Everyone is talking about each other. Those who stood outside and could not see wanted to squeeze inside to see what the hides looked like.

And the few people standing in the innermost part had just taken it in their hands and had not seen it clearly, and the other one grabbed it to see, but these people were scrambling and cautious at the same time, afraid that they would tear this animal skin apart.

(End of chapter)