In a small house in the south of Jincheng, there were sounds of sadness.
In addition to asking about his wife and the child, the rest of the family members are from the mother's family.
"Senior Brother Xiang is not from Shan State, but from the distant Qin State. He admired the art of swordsmanship, so he came from thousands of miles away to join him. Later, he became a family in Jincheng. My natal family is considered a small local family in Jincheng. One of my distant relatives has an uncle who is from the sect.
Uncle Tongxuan is probably very old now in terms of age.
Senior brother rarely mentions his family in front of us, so we don’t know much about him. Every time we meet in Jincheng, we always have gatherings outside and have never been to his home."
Dou Gong introduced in a low voice. Over the past few years, they had no real senior brother after Xiang Zhiwen left. They had a good relationship with the new patrol envoy Wang Chongjin, but such a person could not be obtained after all.
Their real conviction, relatively speaking, is that Hou Zi has a faint tendency to become the leader among them.
Although the Battle of Southwest Lun Dao did not cause any disturbance at the power level, Hou Zi's reputation among the disciples below Tong Xuan was growing day by day.
As for sword cultivators, being able to fight is the key, especially when facing other forces. Being an expert in external warfare is a quality that everyone admires. Hou Zi has no sense of presence at all in internal martial arts competitions, but the demon-slaying clan and the soul-breaking group
, Southwest Yangwei, these are not reputations that can be gained by bragging.
The Xiang family was performing a ceremony. The ceremony for the head of the family to ascend to heaven was usually more grand. With brothers like them, it was impossible to be deserted, but the situation after a few days made Hou Zi feel a little strange. He always felt like this
Except for the one child who was only a few weeks old and cried very clearly because he was hungry, the rest of the family was very fake and did not reflect the heaviness of a family losing its mainstay.
He is not a Taoist scholar, and of course he does not approve of the heart-wrenching behavior of wanting to follow her away. Even if he waits for a while to remarry, he agrees and understands it; however, now that he is newly bereaved, it is only appropriate to show a little grief.
You can't cry for a month, right? You can cry for a few days during the funeral, right?
Are you so indifferent that you don't even bother to show a superficial attitude?
Personal family affairs are the most unclear, especially to outsiders. There can never be a fair standard of judgment. Public opinions are justified, and mothers-in-law are justified. No one wants to get involved in such right and wrong.
, no matter what you do, you will get complaints.
But Hou Zi still had to do it, because he was the only one who got along with Xiang Zhiwen in the end, and he also understood a little bit why when he asked Senior Brother Xiang if he had any funeral matters to explain, Senior Brother Xiang never mentioned it.
Looking at a group of senior brothers bowing their heads and pretending to be stupid, one cannot blame them for not taking responsibility. If it were another life-threatening situation, no one here would be willing to lag behind. But the problem is that this is a family matter. To the daughter and widow of the senior brother, what should I do?
There are a few idle members of my mother's family.
He was the only one who could be the villain, "Which of you has low-level connections in Jincheng and can inquire about some gossipy and gossipy things in the streets?"
Everyone, you look at me and I look at you. In the end, if you are a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist, you should focus on Wang Mian and Yao He.
Hou Zi was not polite, "Go and inquire privately about Xiang Zhai's neighbors and his wife's clan. Well, that's what those street gangsters are best at. Stay hidden and don't expose your identity."
Wang Mian and Yao He looked at each other. They had no choice but to obey orders without waiting for their fists to grow.
"Let's go, let's go put another stick of incense for Senior Brother Xiang, and then do whatever you need to do. I know that everyone has their own duties, and it is not easy to stay in Jincheng forever. I am here to thank you all on behalf of Senior Brother. "
The next day, everyone gathered outside Xiangzhai again. No one left. It was just a few days of rituals. They came here, and they didn't miss these two days. The key is that everyone was curious about what Wang Mian and Yao He had found out. ?
Under everyone's attention, Yao He opened his mouth for a while, "That's right, I've asked my neighbors about the nearby restaurants, teahouses, cosmetics and perfume shops, and my parents' neighbors. Although I don't dare to say that I'm sure, I'm probably The information is good…”
Hou Zi frowned and said, "To put it bluntly, the person who said nothing is not your mother-in-law. How can she be so embarrassed?"
Yao He laughed dryly, "Actually, it's nothing special, because Senior Brother Xiang rarely leaves home, stays out all year round, and practices... So probably the relationship between them is very weak, and there is no love, but there doesn't seem to be any stumbling block. contradictory?
Well, there are rumors that Xiang's sister-in-law, because of her outstanding appearance and graceful figure, is surrounded by the prying eyes of some philanderers. There is no man in the family who can support the scene, and she has to show up for everything by herself, so it is inevitable... …”
Hou Ting was silent, and the other brothers and sisters present were also silent. They all lowered their heads and didn't know how to answer. You can't be serious about something like this, and you can't be serious about it. It's very tricky. For those who like to use swords to solve problems. For straight men, knowing is more uncomfortable than not knowing.
There was only one person, Fang Yazi, who had a cold face and never changed his beast-like ruthlessness that he had developed in the wild environment.
"Yazi, what do you think?"
Fang Yazi did not hesitate, "Rejecting is actually not difficult. As long as you express your attitude firmly, most of the crazy bees and butterflies will retreat. After all, her husband is a Quanzhen sword cultivator. How many people really Can you die under peonies and be a ghost?
If a woman is always being flirted with, it can only mean one thing: she won’t refuse!”
All the fellow apprentices were even more embarrassed. Some of them were beginning to regret staying, and some complained that Hou Zi shouldn't be too deeply involved in such private matters.
Hou Zhi was noncommittal and looked at Wang Mian, "What about you? It's also these rumors and rumors."
Wang Mian hesitated for a moment and said softly: "The house in Huanyi Lane, Nancheng..."
Hou Zi waved his hands feebly, "Let's all be over. This matter..."
...At night, on the roof of a pawn shop opposite Xiangzhai, three people were sitting on it chatting, one of them had a bottle of wine in his hand.
There is no curfew here. As long as they don't disturb the people at the headquarters of the Quanzhen Sect's Dafengyuan branch, no one will take care of them.
Wang Mian sighed, "A hero doesn't have a good wife, a traitor marries a slut, why do such bloody scenes keep happening? Whose fault is it?"
Hou Zi lay down and looked up at the starry sky, "Because you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you are loyal to your friends and brothers, you will definitely be a disservice to your family. Women don't care whether you are responsible for saving people, they only care about their own feelings." , care about the integrity of a home.
No one is right or wrong here, just different positions and different points of view.
Unfortunately, there are too few women who can understand such a man."
