Chapter 18: Undercurrents
Han Shi followed Han Yuanshan and walked lightly into the hall, only to see a white-haired old man slowly standing up from the Taishi's chair, with three men and one woman standing beside him.
Although the old man's hair was almost completely white, the skin on his face did not have many folds, but showed a smooth and ruddy feeling, his eyes were bright, and there was a tendency not to be angry and self-imposing.
"Today's distinguished guests are coming, and the old man Han Qiming, as the head of the family, has not been able to welcome him from afar, and I hope to forgive me. ”
Han Yuanshan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The old gentleman is too polite, the junior Han Yuanshan, who is from Hanjia Village at the foot of Woniu Mountain five hundred miles away, was invited by his noble son Han Zimo to lead three young people surnamed Han from the same village to meet the world. ”
Han Qiming smiled: "Okay, please take a seat." ”
Han Shi and Han Yu and Han Zaixing sat down together, while Han Yuanshan sat next to Han Qiming.
After three rounds of drinking, sitting on the other side of Han Qiming, the slightly slender middle-aged man groaned slightly, and said: "Brother Yuanshan, in Xia Han Zishan, he is the boss of our generation, Zimo is my third brother, I rashly invited you here this time, I want to ask you for a favor." ”
Suddenly, a cold and sympathetic voice came from the side, "What did the eldest brother say, my Han family has a thousand-year inheritance, and it is the head of the three major families in Dongyun City, why do you need to ask anyone to help, and you speak so low to the people in the countryside, don't you feel ashamed, big brother?" The person who spoke was white-faced, and his eyes flickered, it was Han Zitong, the second eldest member of the Han family.
"Second brother, how can you talk like that?"
Han Ziyi, the fifth elder of the Han family, glanced at Han Yuanshan, and turned around and echoed: "Big brother, I think the second brother is right, our Han family is flourishing, the family is big, and the family is like a master, so why ask an outsider to help." ”
"Fifth brother, how can you ......?"
"Shut up, Yuanshan Xian nephew, the old man, these unsuccessful sons, have been fighting with each other all these years, making you see jokes."
Mr. Han laughed. ”
"In fact, this time it is the old man's intention to let Zimo invite you to Dongyun City, this Xianmen election is a gift for the Xuanyang Gate of the Immortal Dao Sect once in three hundred years, and the whole Jin Kingdom is all sideways, I heard that this time, Donglin County will elect a total of nearly 100 people. ”
"This time, there are only six people in Dongyun City, and they have the opportunity to go to Xuanyang Gate to measure the spiritual root, once the spiritual root is measured, they will be able to step on the immortal road, get out of the world, and become the immortal who is high above. ”
"This time there are three major families in the martial arts competition, there are only ten people in one family, and I won't tell you that the juniors of the Han family are becoming more and more arrogant, but few people can have the martial arts attainments of the elders, and those who can devote themselves to martial arts are even rarer. Han Qiming's voice was slightly low, and his expression was slightly gloomy.
Han Yuanshan was silent, drank another glass of wine, and looked thoughtful.
Han Qiming also raised his glass and drank it, sighed lightly, and continued: "Hundreds of years have passed since the Han family lineage in your Han family village and the main line of the Han family in Dongyun City, and the person concerned back then is long gone, and now it is meaningless to talk about who is who. ”
"The old man hopes that the Han family line of Hanjia Village can recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, you don't need to move over, just admit that Hanjia Village is a branch of the Han family in Dongyun City, the old man intends to give three of the ten places in the three major family competitions this time, and this is the first gift of the old man. ”
Before Han Yuanshan could speak, Han Zitong suddenly got up and said in a cold voice: "Dad, why didn't I have any news about sending Zimo to Hanjia Village before?
"You don't need to worry about this matter, I have my own explanation to the second and third brothers, you still take care of Tianci and Tianyou, don't embarrass our Han family. Han Qiming slapped the wine glass on the table heavily, and there was anger in his expression.
"Dad, the three people brought by this person this time don't know how martial arts are, in case of a fiasco to the Feng family or the Li family, wouldn't it be a joke, if these three people want to participate in the three family competition, they must first pass the Han family" Han Yiyun, the fourth person who had not spoken before, coughed and said.
"If these three people's martial arts meet the standard of participating in the three family competitions, I believe that the second uncle and the third uncle may still be able to say the past, otherwise it will ......"
Han Qiming's face was slightly red, and he said, "What the distant mountains brought must be young heroes, why do you need to try?"
Han Yuanshan sneered slightly in his heart, sure enough, there was no such cheap thing, and his gaze swept towards Han Shi and the others.
Seeing this, Han Shi smiled slightly and nodded, Han Yu still looked cold and did not make a sound, while Han Zaixing sneered and was noncommittal.
Seeing this, Han Yuanshan suddenly had a plan in his heart, and said to Han Qiming: "Old Master Han, we have come from afar, Hanjia Village is a remote place, and the junior martial arts in the village may not be able to ascend to the Hall of Elegance, in case of delaying the opportunity for the main vein of the Han family to enter the immortal gate this time, it is really a sin, or as Ling Yan said, try it within the Han family first, if it is still passable, I believe that it can also be convincing to the public, so as not to make the old master of the Han family too embarrassed." ”
"Yuanshan Xian nephew, although the old man is the head of the family, but the Han family is not the same as before, there are some things that the old man can no longer say, ashamed, the old man is really unhappy, no matter what the result of the competition is, these three teenagers can enter the Han family's Tibetan Martial Arts Pavilion to observe for three days, as compensation for you. ”
"There are thousands of books in the Tibetan Martial Pavilion, which collect the martial arts learned by the ancestors of the Han family in the past thousand years, and there are some secrets and unique books, and even legends that some books hide the magic of cultivating immortals. ”
"The seven generations of ancestors in my hometown have excellent qualifications, and they have worshiped the immortal gate, and they are the only one who cultivates immortals in the Han family for thousands of years. ”
"It's just that up to now, no one in the Han family has seen it with their own eyes, and maybe these three teenagers happen to be destined. ”
Han Yuanshan said with a smile: "I thanked Mr. Han on behalf of them, the matter of the internal competition of the Han family, don't mind, since we are here, we have already been prepared, if it is really not as good as others, it is also a good thing that the shame is not thrown out." ”
Han Qiming's heart was relieved, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, Zitong, you and Zishan will go to inform your second uncle and third uncle separately, and gather all the juniors of the Han family who want to participate in the three clans competition, and tomorrow morning, at the Han family's back school, through mutual competition, the top ten will be selected." ”
Han Zishan and Han Zitong raised their hands and said yes, took the order and left, and after drinking a few more cups, the banquet dispersed, and everyone left with their own thoughts.
Han Shi returned to the east wing room with everyone, sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, breathed in, his eyebrows were cold, and his spiritual consciousness moved with his heart, spreading in the Han family.
About two hundred zhang away to the south, a gorgeous house with carved railings and paintings, there was a faint sound of people inside, as if something was being discussed fiercely, Han Shi's spiritual sense concentrated on it, and through the roof, he could see the situation inside clearly.
There were two old men sitting in the middle of the lobby, the one on the right was dressed in black, and his beard and hair were all white, almost the same as Han Qiming, but the wrinkles on his face were more obvious, which was a sign of slightly inferior skills.
The expression on the face of the old man in black was very similar to Han Qiming's, but a hint of perverse and murderous color flashed in his eyes from time to time.
The old man in Tsing Yi on the left, with black and white hair, looks younger, and often looks very respectful to the old man on the right in his words, but no one sees a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes when he bows his head.
Han Zitong and Han Ziyi were present, standing aside with a few middle-aged people, as if waiting for something.
The old man in Tsing Yi on the left groaned for a while, and said to the white-haired old man: "Second brother, eldest brother, he actually wants to leave the opportunity to enter the immortal gate to outsiders, where is this going to put you and my children and grandchildren?"
The white-haired old man seemed to be in a state of flux, his eyes were closed, and after a stick of incense, he let out a soft sigh: "What a hero my father was back then, the Feng and Li families are just unpopular families, and only by attaching to my Han family can they gain a foothold in Dongyun City." ”
"I said earlier that he, Han Qiming, is not suitable to be the head of the Han family, but my father insists on going his own way, just refusing to pass it on to me Han Qifeng, what about now?"
"Not only was it suppressed by the Feng and Li families, but even the immortal fate of the descendants of the future generations had to be ceded to outsiders, in the long run, wouldn't the huge foundation of the Han family be given to others, third brother, how could you and I stand idly by?"