Martial Cultivator

In Xie's family, this seemingly solemn ancestral hall is actually not the most important place in Xie's family, but the small room next to the ancestral hall. The old man stood respectfully under the tree and began to talk, quickly telling what happened tonight. The story was told to the old man in this house.

He spoke slowly throughout the whole process, as if he was afraid that the old man inside could not hear clearly. By the time he finished speaking, half a stick of incense had passed.

It was only then that an old voice came from the room, "That young man said he grew up beside the Weishui River and there was nothing special about him?"

"Yes, there was a hint of emotion between his eyebrows when he spoke, and I knew he was telling the truth just by looking at it."

The old man said softly, "We haven't found anything yet. Maybe he is really an ordinary young man, but he just has better luck..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, a sneer came from inside, "Ordinary young people have better luck. Do you believe what you say? If it is really an ordinary young man, his origins will already be piled on my desk at this time. Eighteen generations of his ancestors should know it clearly.”

After hearing this, the old man was soon wet with cold sweat.

He didn't dare to speak and just stood there quietly.

The old man said impatiently, "It would be a good idea to ask you to explore that young man. After all, you are not much smarter than him. Go away and go to the counting house to get something."

When he heard the word "county", the old man's face became extremely ugly, and there were many painful emotions in his eyes, but he did not dare to say anything. He bowed silently and bowed, and then retreated without making any sound.

After watching him leave, the old man sitting in front of the ancestral hall took a look at the small house over there.

Not long after, some footsteps were heard, and the door of the house was pushed open. A tall, white-haired, but not very old old man came out. He was casually wearing a linen robe, and his white hair was It was tied casually with a cloth rope. His eyes were full of vicissitudes and the flavor of time.

This is the head of the Xie family. He is the existence that countless Xie family members want to call their ancestors. Although he has not left the ancestral hall for many years, he is still the controller of the Xie family. In the Xie family, what he says will be ignored no matter who it is. , they can only do it.

Seeing the ancestor of the Xie family come out, the old man sitting in the chair also stood up and said with a smile, "The moonlight is beautiful tonight. Is it rare to come out and take a look?"

The ancestor of the Xie family came straight to the point and said, "I used to think that the young man might be a descendant of those poor people, but now that I have a look, I realize that I was wrong."

Although when Chen Chao came to the Xie family before, he

He didn't appear there, but since he was here, no one could hide it from his eyes. If he didn't see it, he had seen it.

The old man asked, "How can you see it?"

"Those low-income people have been doing things secretly for more than two hundred years, and they have always acted like fools. Since that young man is so outstanding, how can he be the descendant of those rats?"

After hearing this, the old man did not suspect anything, but said, "If the young man is not the descendant of those poor people, then he can only be related to those people. In fact, compared to the former, the latter is more troublesome."

The ancestor of the Xie family glanced at the moon hanging in the sky, was silent for a moment, and said in memory, "Thirteen years ago, your Majesty conquered the world in one battle. We, standing in the river of history, chose to watch the rivers on both sides of the river surge. Now His Majesty has managed Daliang very well, which proves that our original choice was right, but not doing anything is a huge betrayal in their eyes. Now, only thirteen years later, some of them have returned, and in the blink of an eye, they have arrived again The time of choice.”

The old man said with emotion, "Every time something big happens, we are the first to fall. Every choice is extremely difficult. Once you make the wrong choice, the impact will be huge."

The ancestor of the Xie family smiled and said, "Choice is not important to the rest of the people. They don't care about right or wrong. Even if they choose wrong, they will be wrong. Isn't it the same with the absurdity of the previous dynasty? They can No matter what the world is like, the first thing that matters is yourself.”

"It's just that this choice is not available to Mr. Xie."

The ancestor of the Xie family smiled and said, "As the young man said, I, the Xie family, rose up together with the Liang Dynasty. How can I have such an old look after all the vicissitudes of life?"

The old man said, "I'm afraid there are many people in the clan who don't think so."

The family is too big and there are too many people. It is extremely difficult for everyone to have the same thought, especially in a family like the Xie family.

The ancestor of the Xie family shook his head and said, "It doesn't actually matter what they think. It's just who will worship the ancestors in this ancestral hall in the future that is really important."

The old man asked, "Have you already got an idea?"

The ancestor of the Xie family shook his head. He had indeed not yet made a final decision on who to hand over the Xie family.

"You want to see how far that girl can go?

place? "

The old man sighed with emotion, "I heard that that girl has started to practice swordsmanship now, and she will be able to wield a sword in just one month. She can be said to be an unparalleled genius in the way of swordsmanship. I, the Xie family, are going to produce a female swordsman." Immortal."

It is difficult to hide anything from Xie in Shendu, even if it happened in the academy.

The ancestor of the Xie family said, "That's what I'm worried about. The old man has accepted seventy-one disciples and has never made up his mind to whom to pass the throne to. Before, I was worried that Wei Xu would take over his mantle, but now I am I’m worried that he’s attracted to that girl.”

I am worried that Wei Xu will become the next dean of the academy, because then the Wei family will definitely have an advantage over the Xie family, and the struggle between Wei and Xie will naturally be broken. Now I am worried that Xie Nandu will become the next dean of the academy, because Once she becomes the dean, the position of head of the Xie family can only be given to others.

The old man sighed with emotion, "Over the years you have been worried that your descendants who are not outstanding will take over your burden. Now the descendants are here. They are still from Bailu, but they are so amazing that they have become other people's descendants. It's really It’s a bit regrettable.”

Ancestor Xie said, "There is another thing that is the most painful."

The old man said softly, "That girl is a woman and she always wants to get married."

"If she is not happy, she can just find someone to marry her. But you have also seen that girl. What she did tonight is telling us that she will not allow us to interfere with who she wants to marry."

Ancestor Xie smiled and said, "I really like this temper."

The old man said, "That young man seems to be a good match for her."

The two looked at each other, and the ancestor of the Xie family frowned slightly and said, "That young man said that when he comes again, we have to open the middle door to greet him. This temper is not to my liking."

The old man chuckled and said, "I really hope such a story happens. I'm really bored after sitting in the ancestral hall for too long."

"The story of His Majesty and His Majesty is quite good."

The ancestor of the Xie family glanced at the starry sky and finally said this.

…

…

Late at night, many places in the Imperial City still look like daylight. Those lanterns hanging under the eaves are not filled with candles, but indeed night pearls.

Only these luminous pearls sent from overseas can illuminate the imperial city and make it look like day.

Li Heng

Walking in the palace wall, looking at the vermilion tiles illuminated by the night pearl, he kept walking in the palace city with a lantern, and all the chamberlains and palace people he met along the way. Everyone stopped and saluted Eunuch Li seriously.

Li Heng walked past expressionlessly, and finally arrived in front of the royal study.

There are still lights on here.

There are candles in the royal study.

Emperor Liang sat behind the case, looking at several memorials, his expression unchanged. After picking up the ink pen to give some instructions, he put down the ink pen in his hand and looked at Li Heng, "These old guys can't sit still anymore."

Li Heng said, "When the Lord Guard wanted to see the young man, Mr. Xie invited him. However, these days have passed and there have been too many things, so it has been delayed. Now it is considered as an appointment for that day."

Emperor Liang shook his head and said, "How can it be so simple? As early as in Tianqing County, the Xie family took action. These old foxes know best how to avoid the wind and rain and survive in the wind and rain. Now that they have ended early, I am afraid they have some ideas."

Li Heng wondered, "The choice they made thirteen years ago, weren't they already destined to stand with His Majesty? Now they have to make a new choice?"

"Li Heng, you have been following me for many years, but you still don't see the problem far enough. They didn't make a choice at the beginning, they just chose to watch. Although this is a betrayal for my nephew's family, but if they come back, If they choose again, no one will mention the previous story.”

"There is no permanent enemy in the world. Only interest is the most practical thing. It is the most reliable thing and will bind people together tightly."

"It's just that I'm a little anxious to end at this time."

Emperor Liang sneered, showing no emotion.

Li Heng remained silent, just silent.

Emperor Liang said, "But maybe we are all wrong. The more clearly something is seen, the more likely it is to be false."

"My nephew's family burned themselves to death in this imperial city that day. None of the descendants survived. There are no descendants. These stories are just the suspicions they aroused."

Emperor Liang looked at Li Heng calmly and said, "Since he said he is from the Wei River, I believe that he is from the Wei River."

He was serious and calm when he spoke.

Full of confidence.

Just like he always is.