Qingfeng Xu Xu

On the day of the funeral, Xu and Xu got up early. Xu Qingjiu helped Xu Mulin wash up, tied Xu Mulin's hair, and took care of Xu Mulin before starting to tidy up herself. After everything was done, the two of them went to the front hall after dinner.

When the two arrived at the front hall, it was already full of people. Looking from a distance, they saw Li Jichu standing next to the mourning hall, returning gifts to those who came forward to bow and express condolences.

"Light Nine, Mulin."

The two looked back and saw Li You, Yi Liusha, Xue Yi and several Tianzong disciples standing aside.

"I have met several hall masters."Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu saluted in unison.

Li You looked next to Xu and Xu and asked,"Where is your master?"

"Master didn't come, so Qingjiu and I were asked to come on his behalf."

Xue Yi was originally not interested in the visitor. When he heard what Xu Mulin said, he just said in a strange tone,"Xu Enze didn't come? Doesn’t he have a close relationship with Li Haoyuan? Xu

Qingjiu never saw anyone intending to slander Xu Mulin or Xu Enze, so he retorted,"Just because this time has come, it doesn't necessarily mean that the proxy relationship is extraordinary.""

Like Li You and Yi Liusha, they are both people who love talents, but Xue Yi is really the kind of person who is conceited and jealous of his abilities. He has always made sarcastic comments to Xu Qingjiu, a person with extremely high talent, and even He is often provocative and sarcastic. Apart from Zong Shan Tang, the one who loves Zi Qing Tang the most is Shang Xiu Tang. Originally, Xu Qingjiu didn't bother to argue with them because of the friendship between his fellow disciples. But the more he gave in, the more these people came to him. Face. Xu Mulin would have tried to persuade him in a timely manner, but later he felt that it was completely unnecessary.

Yi Liusha was good at mediating."When did you arrive? I didn't know you were coming, otherwise I would have asked you to come together.""

Xue Yi didn't know what was good and was still deliberately stirring up trouble,"Master Yi, why do you have to be sentimental?"

Xu Qingjiu just pretended that Xue Yi didn't exist and didn't bother to pay attention to his words."We haven't been here for a few days. Let's go with you and Hall Master Li when we go back. We were in a hurry and didn't have time to ask if you were also here. To come"

"That's great. On the way back, I can study with you the ancient sword manual I got a while ago."Although Xu Qingjiu has just started to attend Tianzong's major classes, he is very impressed by Yi Liusha. Xu Qingjiu has unique insights. If it weren't for the sudden incident in Guxia Village, I'm afraid Yi Liusha would have asked Xu Qingjiu to study it together. An ancient book that I cherish very much

"Where did Yi Lao buy these good things? Can Mu Lin take a look together? Although my talent is not as good as Qingjiu, I should still be pretty good."

"When I asked Qingjiu, didn't I just ask you, can you not be there if Qingjiu is here?"

Xu Qingjiu, Xu Mulin and Yi Liusha just stood next to Xue Yi and chatted animatedly. They didn't take Xue Yi seriously at all. Xue Yi suddenly felt bored and winked at Li You who was standing aside. It's a pity that I wasn’t given any extra attention either.

"I said Hall Master Yi, how come you can’t stop talking about sword manuals? It’s almost time for the funeral, it’s time to go and offer incense."

"Did Yi Lao chat with you on the way from Hall Master Li?"

Li You didn't say anything, just looked at Xu Qingjiu and sighed.

"Why are you sighing? You used your hidden weapon to knock me down on the road. I haven’t said anything yet."

"......"Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu watched the excitement quietly.

When Tianzong received the obituary, it was actually Xu Enhui who should have come in person. However, Xu Enhui usually liked to associate with sects with a background like Gaodaodao and looked down on people like Guxiazhuang. Therefore, Xu Enhui was not a person in Tianzong. There is no prestige, except for people like Xue Yi who are flattering. Therefore, just to maintain the style of the Tianzong sect, Xu Enhui condemned Xue Yi for coming in the name of Tianzong. Xue Yi really didn't want to see the people talking around, so he said to the disciples from Shangxiu Hall and Shanzong Hall in the back:"Let's go see Master Li off."

The people listening to Xue Yi's words even though they didn't like it very much His rhetoric, but due to Tianzong's external image, other than leaving him aside, he couldn't do anything too radical. Besides, Xue Yi still came in the name of Tianzong, so he had to endure it for the time being.. Led by Xue Yi, followed by the two hall masters Yi Li, the rest of the disciples followed. Just as they were about to go to the mourning hall, a few disciples from other sects suddenly broke out and pushed the scattered people to both sides, forcibly clearing a thoroughfare. Come.

When Xu Qingjiu saw the people standing on both sides blocking the disciples of other sects, he couldn't help but whispered angrily:"It's the Yuanyang sect again, who do they think this is?"

"Don't be impulsive, let's let brother Jichu handle it on his own first. If we step forward, we might embarrass brother Jichu."

Li You, who was standing in front, heard Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu talking, turned around and said a few words to the disciples behind him, then turned back and tilted his head to talk to Yi Liusha.

"Du Shengyang, every time I see him for a while, I feel uncomfortable in my eyes. If I had known, I would have asked the prospective hall master to get me some medicine and bring it down."

"So what do you think of that person? Now you are outside, control your hidden weapon and don't fly around."

Li You followed Yi Liusha's line of sight and saw that Xue Yi, who was originally leading them, had already ducked in front of the crowd and was saluting Du Shengyang who was approaching from Da Ma Jin Dao.

"Fortunately, I didn't bring the Yang Sacrifice Needle with me. He acted like a villain. I would have either maimed him or stabbed myself in the eyes."

"If Li Tang takes the initiative to get angry, why take it out on yourself?"

"What Yi Lao said makes sense, I can just close my eyes."

Li You helplessly closed his eyes to clear his sight from behind, but heard Xue Yi in front continue to talk shamelessly, still using Tianzong's signature. Yi Liusha naturally heard it from time to time, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Li You's hand," No, keep your ears open and listen to my sword manual."

"......"

"Master Du is about to speak, won't you listen?"

Li You opened his eyes and looked at Du Shengyang who had already walked to the mourning hall. The people following him were not the disciples of the Yuanyang sect, but some small sects. Although they were all small sects, looking at their different costumes, the young ones were It is said that there are eight or nine sects. Following Du Shengyang is the leader of these eight or nine small sects. A group of people are respectfully saluting and offering incense. Li Jichu returned the salute one by one, but the group of people have finished offering incense. But he didn't quit, and still stood in front.

Du Shengyang was playing with the ring in his hand calmly, and just tilted his head slightly, and heard a small, 70-year-old man from behind who didn't have much energy and didn't know which sect he was from. The leader spoke

"Mr. Li, I am a few years older than your father. Today, I can be regarded as a white-haired person giving a black-haired person. I am very emotional and worried about you in Guxiazhuang. I have heard that you have not been in good health since you were born. , and now your second son, Mr. Li, is missing, so we elders are afraid that you will not be able to take care of the huge Guxia Manor. Therefore, if you can afford it, you will present this in front of the memorial hall of Master Li today. How about temporarily delivering Guxiazhuang to us? And you don’t have to worry. After you have fulfilled your filial piety for your father and succeeded you as the owner of the village, you can rest assured and take care of yourself. We will help you take care of the affairs of the village. When your second son comes back, we will discuss it slowly. thing"

"Sorry for my poor eyesight, I don't know which boss this old gentleman is. Could you please introduce me to Mr. Du?"

"Nephew of Jichu, this is the head Zhao of Sunset Village in Shuzhou. He had a close relationship with your father in the past. He is your father's brother and friend. Haven't you ever met him?"

"Jichu has lived for more than twenty years, but he has never even met his father's close friend for many years. He is really unfilial to his son, don't you think so, Master Du?"

"Nephew, you don’t have to be so harsh on yourself. My sons don’t fully know the friends I have made."

"Yeah? Now it seems that Head Zhao must have a close relationship with Head Du, right?"

"We, the heads of small sects and sects, now have nothing to do with your Guxia Village, let alone the Yuanyang Sect."

Li Haoyuan hasn't even been buried yet, but these people are coming here to show their respect and want to take Guxia Manor as their own. None of the people who came to express their condolences can see it, but no one comes forward. After all, Du Shengyang is. Standing there, this must be the reason why the sect that just came and left in a hurry a few days ago is now standing behind Du Shengyang. However, is it these people who are standing behind Du Shengyang, or Du Shengyang who is standing behind these people? Behind him, Li Jichu naturally understood, so Li Jichu's every word was directed towards Du Shengyang.

Xu Mulin, standing behind the crowd, thought to himself: I'm afraid the heroic spirit of the owner of the village is still here, seeing these small doormen. Pai jumped out impatiently and said that he wanted to take over Guxia Manor, but the person who really wanted to stand in front of him looked upright, but he was hiding behind and controlling everything. He probably just cared about his face and didn't speak out. Deprive it

"This is too much to bully, senior brother, should we help brother Ji Chu?"The more Xu Qingjiu listened, the more furious he felt.

Before Xu Mulin could speak, Li Qianjie on the side stopped him and said,"Qingjiu, don't act rashly."

"...yes"

"Why did Master Zhao say this? Our Guxia Village is just a small sect, how can we compare with your Sunset Village, let alone the Yuanyang Sect. I, Guxia Village, have nothing to do with the Yuanyang Sect, but I think the relationship between Head Zhao and Head Du is quite unusual. Head Du, presumably this Head Zhao is one of your many friends, right?"

"My dear nephew, please don’t misunderstand me. Leader Zhao is just afraid that his status is not enough to be able to stand in front of your father, so he allows me to come and help because of my status. However, what Leader Zhao said has nothing to do with me. But having said that, Head Zhao and the other elders are also thinking about you and Guxia Village. Why would my nephew reject the good intentions of these elders like this?"

"Yes, Mr. Li, what I said is all from my heart, and Master Du is just helping out out of kindness. To put it bluntly, it was very difficult for your father to manage Guxia Village during his lifetime. Therefore, when something happened to Luosheng Hall in Jiangning Prefecture, Master Du took the trouble to arrange for his disciples to take care of it. Logically speaking, as a member of Guxia Village, The leader of the Shuzhou Jianghu sect should also help and take care of him nearby. But I heard a few days ago that three disciples of the Yuanyang Sect died innocently in Jiangning Mansion. You, Guxia Mansion, have not intervened until now. I heard that Master Du got the news halfway when he came all the way to mourn your father. Handle it yourself. Although it is because your father died and you had no time to take care of it, this cannot be entirely your reason. Therefore, we old people just licked our faces and asked for the favor of Master Du, thinking of coming to help you and manage this Guxia Village well."

"According to this logic, Head Zhao, you should help Head Du take care of the Yuanyang Sect. Although Jiangning Mansion is closest to me in Shuzhou, the Yuanyang Sect has gone to the trouble to take care of it, so there is no reason for my father to interfere. Besides, this Yuanyang Sect disciple died in Jiangning Mansion, and it was his own. You can just take care of things yourself, so why does it have anything to do with my Guxia Village? Master Zhao, when you say this, are you pointing out that my Guxia Village did this?"Li Jichu asked again and again, and the leader Zhao who was talking about it was speechless for a moment. Li Jichu did not lose the slightest, and still pointed the finger at Du Shengyang,"Master Du, since you have gone to deal with it in person, I think you won't blame me alone. Xiazhuang? If you haven't found out the truth yet, I have also received the teachings from Head Zhao today. If necessary, Head Du will just speak. If Ji Chu is able to do it, he will naturally not dare to refuse. Now that my father has passed away, I have troubled Master Du to come all the way to pay his respects. I am now taking care of the affairs of the village and attending to my father's funeral. But have I failed to take care of you? It’s hard work, but Mr. Zhao can’t stand it anymore? Want to help me control Guxia Village?"

"you..."

"I was the first to arrive at this village, so Mr. Li should have asked me if I had not taken good care of him."Yi Liusha walked out of the crowd and led the disciples of Tianzong towards the mourning hall. When he arrived in front of Du Shengyang, he said to Du Shengyang again:"Master Du, you have already paid homage to me. It is already hard work to come all the way. Hurry up. Go down and rest. After saying that, he turned to the person with a pale face and said:"And this guy...Leader Zhao, right? Ji Chu, please let the disciples of Zhuang Shang invite Master Zhao to come down for tea. Otherwise, they will blame you for not taking good care of you."

"Ji Chu met Hall Master Yi and Hall Master Li."Li Jichu saluted Yi Liusha Liyou, and then gestured to Butler Wu. Butler Wu then called on a few disciples to"invite" Head Zhao and others. Seeing that

Du Shengyang was still standing aside, he was angry. Carefully stroking the finger on his hand, Li You said:"Master Du, since you have already worshiped, please quickly make room so that we can also offer incense to Master Li. The reputation of Master Li was spread far and wide during his lifetime. Now so many people have come to see Master Li off. Don’t waste your time here."

"What Hall Master Li said is, I will make room for you all. Do you need everyone present to make way for you, Tianzong?"

"What did Master Du say? The pomp of my Tian Sect is really not as good as that of your Yuanyang Sect. Besides, why have I never heard of it before? Since when did Master Du become able to control so many sect leaders and disciples?"

"Hall Master Yi is serious, it’s just that you all like me and want to give me some face."

"In this case, please ask Head Du to help the disciples of Guxiazhuang transfer this...Leader Zhao, right? Please go down and have tea with all the heads."

"Old Wu, you go make arrangements in person, and you must greet Master Du well."

"Yes, eldest son. Butler Wu extended his hand to the troublemakers very respectfully,"Headmaster Du, please come this way.""

After Du Shengyang left, the group of people who had followed him also retreated. Another indifferent old man wearing snow-colored clothing came forward with two disciples wearing the same color clothing. Then, a man wearing indigo blue clothing also came forward. It was Xie Chi who came forward with his disciples.

"I have met all the hall masters of Tianzong, I have met the head Qi, the junior Xie Chi"

"Thank you, owner of the village. I have long admired your name."

"Hall Master Yi was promoted, and the juniors were frightened."

"Master Xie is too humble. I have long wanted to see the true appearance of such a young talent."

"Master Qi, please stop making fun of the juniors."

After some polite exchanges, the Tianzong hall masters, the Longyin Village master, and the Jisheng Hall master were in front, followed by the disciples of each family. They all bowed to the mourning hall and lit incense. Li Jichu simply said a few words of relief and then exited the lobby.

After several sects came forward to pay their respects, it was time for the funeral. The originally sunny sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and it started to rain in the blink of an eye. Originally, Li You , Yi Liusha, and Qi Kaiyuan all wanted to go with them to the funeral, but Li Jichu personally came to persuade him, and after thanking him many times for his kindness, he only asked one or two disciples from each family to go there.

"Ji Chu has thanked all the elders for their kindness, but the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the mountain road is difficult to travel. Ji Chu is afraid that he will not be able to take care of him by then, so he asks the seniors to keep the village. Ji Chu accepts your kindness. My father is in heaven. It's also clear"

"It is precisely because it is difficult to travel on a rainy day that we have to go see Brother Haoyuan off in person. My dear nephew, please don’t refuse any more to avoid delaying the time."

"The disciples in the village will accompany me, and the disciples of the seniors will also follow me. Elders, please be at ease."

"If that's the case, then you can break the jar and raise the soul. Don't waste the time. You don't have to worry about the people in the village. We are here to keep an eye on you. You can arrange for more disciples to go with you. Don't worry about sending your father on his last journey. Bar"

"Then there is Senior Lao Yi"

"Hall Master Li, Hall Master Yi, Qingjiu and I are also going together."

"Xue Hou, you and Mulin Qingjiu will bring all the Tianzong disciples with you."Xue Yi didn't know where he went, so Yi Liusha had to make arrangements for him. Then he turned to Qi Kaiyuan, who had always insisted on going with him, and persuaded him:"Master Qi, there is no need to be like this at this time. I understand that you are getting older. , although he is still tough, but don’t cause trouble to the younger generation."

"What Hall Master Yi said is"

"Ji Chu thanked all the elders again."