When he came out of Jiuzhou Trading Company, Qin Yun was missing ten pieces of Fire Spirit Jade.
This is the result of his bargaining. The smiling Zhongsun Han is definitely a top-notch old fox in the merchants. The gifts he recommends are really good things at high prices. When he sells them, he can talk death into life, but he can still make people happy.
One can't fault it.
After choosing and buying gifts, Qin Yun set off for Shui's house.
He did not need to inquire about the address, because Zhongsun Han learned about Qin Yun's first visit to Shui's house during the conversation, and took the initiative to arrange servants for Qin Yun to lead the way. The service was absolutely thoughtful and considerate.
The Shui Clan is a local family from Lingyang. After their ancestors migrated from the north to this new territory of the empire hundreds of years ago, they took root in the area and worked hard to build up the business to its current scale.
The Shui Clan is also one of the Seven Families of Lingyang, but its strength is at the lower end of the Seven Families. It operates manor fields and shops and businesses. With thousands of clan members, it has a pretty good reputation in Lingyang City.
The Shui family's residence is located at the southern end of Lingyang City. The clerk from Jiuzhou Trading Company took Qin Yun for half an hour, and finally stopped at the entrance of an alley.
"Guest, this is Shuijia Lane. At the end of the alley is the Shuijia old house." The waiter said respectfully, "Do you have any other instructions?"
"Thank you!" Qin Yun nodded, took a piece of broken silver from his pocket and handed it over.
The boy accepted the reward, thanked him profusely, and left happily.
Qin Yun led the horse and continued forward. The alley was very wide, and the extremely smooth bluestone slabs were enough to accommodate two carriages traveling side by side. The ground was clean, and it was obvious that people were cleaning it frequently.
There are high walls on both sides. Evergreen vines cover the top of the ancient wall. The moss marks on it silently tell the vicissitudes of time. You can vaguely see the branches peeking out from the wall, which makes people want to go back.
Guess the scene behind the high wall.
At the end of the alley is the front door of the mansion. The door inlaid with copper door nails is tightly closed. Two lion statues squat on the left and right sides of the door. The lion eyes are staring at Qin Yun who has come from afar.
There is a plaque hanging on the door, with the two characters "Shuifu" on it proving that the waiter did not lead the wrong way.
Qin Yun stepped forward, reached out and lifted the copper ring and patted it hard several times.
Not long after, the door creaked open, and a white-haired old man stuck his head out, looked at Qin Yun doubtfully and asked: "Who is it? Young man, what can I do for you?"
Qin Yun cupped his hands and said, "My descendant, Qin Yun, is from the Tiancheng Sword Sect. On the order of Master Shui Wan Ning, I came to Lingyang to pay homage to the master of the family. Please inform me on my behalf!"
"Are you the eldest lady's apprentice?"
The white-haired old man was surprised and happy. He quickly opened the door and shouted back: "A distinguished guest is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people, including men, women, old and young, poured out from inside.
I don't know if it was because of Aiwujiwu, but the Shui family's welcome and enthusiasm for Qin Yun made him feel flattered. He was surrounded and led to the main hall to sit down, and various teas and snacks were served to him like a flowing stream.
More than a dozen male and female servants surrounded Qin Yun and served him diligently, making him feel a little embarrassed.
After a while, a group of beautiful women came out.
The leader was an elegant old lady. She was wearing a long dress with gold silk moiré patterns and holding a dragon-head crutch in her hand. When she saw Qin Yun, she smiled brightly and praised: "You are my daughter's apprentice? Not bad. Not bad.
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Qin Yun didn't expect his master's mother to be so old, but he still stepped forward without hesitation, knelt down on one knee, saluted and said, "Disciple Qin Yun, meet grandma!"
"Get up, get up and talk!" The old lady stretched out her hand to support Qin Yun, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits: "How is my daughter doing in the Sword Sect? I haven't sent any messages recently. I didn't say you wanted to
Come on, it's true!" Although her tone was complaining, she could clearly hear her doting on Shui Wan Ning.
After exchanging pleasantries, the old lady introduced the people next to Qin Yun. This is the aunt, this is the aunt, this is the eldest aunt, this is the second aunt, this is the cousin, and this is the cousin.
There are still many uncles and brothers who have not returned. Qin Yun's back is sore from saluting and his mouth is dry from talking!
What makes Qin Yun feel a little strange is that Shui Shengnan is not inside. Logically speaking, she goes home before him.
After finally completing the introduction, Qin Yun took out the gift he had prepared in advance and presented it to him.
Among them were the elixir talismans that Shui Wanning asked him to send, as well as two letters from home, as well as the overseas treasures that he had just purchased in Kyushu Trading Company.
The old lady was extremely happy and kept saying that Qin Yun was spending too much money.
After sitting down again, the old lady specially arranged Qin Yun next to her.
She held Qin Yun's hand and talked about a lot of things, talking about how her daughter was doing. The aunts, aunts and other relatives next to her chimed in a few words from time to time, almost treating Qin Yun, who had just arrived, as one of her own family members.
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The old lady did not forget to ask about Qin Yun's family background. Qin Yun simply said it, but the old lady's eyes turned red when she heard it, feeling sorry for Qin Yun's loneliness.
Qin Yun grew up in a mountain village, and he and his grandfather Qin Yang depended on each other. He had never enjoyed the warmth of a big family, so his heart was naturally very warm.
As for the Qianchao Qin family, there is only naked competition for interests, brothers can become enemies, and there has never been a harmonious atmosphere.
While we were chatting, about ten more people came in from outside.
The head of the Shui family, Shui Wanning's father, Shui Mingdong, is back!
Under the introduction of the old lady, Qin Yun stepped forward to salute again: "Disciple Qin Yun, pay your respects to the master!"
Shui Mingdong was very surprised to see Qin Yun. He thought for a moment and asked, "Are you Wan Ning's disciple? I saw you in the city guard's mansion. You are the disciple of the Sword Sect who came with Xu Jingye!"
Qin Yun remembered that there was a large group of people who came to greet Xu Jingye in front of the city guard's mansion, but he didn't know that Shui Mingdong was among them at that time, so he nodded and replied: "Yes, I met Mr. Xu on the road.
I got along very well with Mr. Xu, so I went with him all the way to Lingyang."
Shui Mingdong looks much younger than the old lady. He has a dignified and tall appearance. His thick eyebrows and bright eyes can vaguely show his youthful demeanor. The bulging temples on his head are obviously that of a Qi-refining warrior.
After hearing Qin Yun's words, his brows suddenly knitted together, as if he had a headache and trouble.
A young man standing behind him immediately scolded: "Are you sensible? Then Xu Jingye is here to deal with us Lingyang Seven Family. You are Aunt Wan Ning's apprentice. If you don't help us, it's okay.
, actually went to help Xu Jingye, how could there be any reason to turn his elbows outward!"
This person was so angry that Qin Yun couldn't help but turn his head and look over, only to find that the other person was looking at him with contempt, full of provocation, and he didn't know what made him so proud.
Could it be the level of strength in the sixth or seventh heaven of Qi Refining?
This young man is about twenty-four or five years old. He is quite handsome in appearance. His white robe and sword can be said to be like a jade tree facing the wind, but there is a hint of arrogance between his eyebrows, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Bang!
"Lin'er, how did you talk!"
The old lady's face sank on the spot, she paused heavily with the faucet crutch in her hand, and angrily said: "Yun'er came all the way to visit and brought Wan Ning's gifts and family letters. He is still Wan Ning's apprentice, even if he is an ordinary
Guests can't be so rude, please apologize to me!" The young man lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't apologize but had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
Another middle-aged man next to him argued: "Mom, Lin'er is also doing it for the good of our Shui family. Now that the Shangguan family has made it clear that they want to deal with Xu Jingye, we, the Shui family, can't stand on Xu Jingye's side? If others find out,
What will other companies think of us in this matter?"
"Although our Shui family has Wan Ning, others dare not provoke her easily, but she is not in Lingyang City after all. If something happens, it is impossible to rush back from the Tiancheng Sword Sect thousands of miles away."
After the old lady listened to what the other party said in a daze, she said with waning interest: "Since you are all so afraid of the Shangguan family, I won't say anything more. You can take care of it, sir. I can't control the family affairs anyway!"
Shui Mingdong's expression was uncertain, his lips moved a few times but he did not speak in the end.
The old lady turned around and took Qin Yun's hand, and said guiltily: "Yun'er, grandma is sorry for you today. Grandma will go to Tiancheng Sword Sect to see you another day, and we will have a good chat!"
Everyone could see her sadness and anger. Qin Yun said quickly: "Grandma, you are serious. It was Qin Yun who took the liberty today and it has nothing to do with you!"
The old lady shook her head, let go of her hand, turned around and walked towards the inner room. The other female relatives present quickly followed and left.
Qin Yun took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, raised his hands and clasped his fists at Shui Mingdong and said, "Since the Shui family doesn't welcome you, Qin Yun will resign first!"
He also turned around and left, leaving all the Shui family members looking at each other!
"Hmph! There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority!" The young man snorted coldly: "How could my aunt teach this apprentice!"
"Shut up!" Shui Mingdong shouted angrily: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking!"
Seeing that Shuimingdong was really angry, the young man shrank his head and closed his mouth obediently.
At this time, a charming figure broke into the hall like a whirlwind and asked Shuimingdong urgently: "Grandpa, when did Brother Qin Yun come to our house? Why didn't you keep him? I just
When I came back, I saw him leaving and ignored me!"
"Do you know him?" Shui Mingdong was very surprised.
The young man couldn't help but sneered: "Why are you keeping him here? To bring trouble to our Shui family?"
"Bringing disaster to trouble? Brother Qin Yun?" The girl opened her eyes wide in surprise: "How is that possible! Brother Qin Yun is an innate master. When he was on the road, he even killed Tu Tu Wanxiong, a bloody-handed man!"
"What did you say!?"
Shui Mingdong was shocked and grabbed his granddaughter's hand!
