"Are you kidding?" Shui Yueqing couldn't help but was stunned: "She has no interaction with us people at all, who can she have such a relationship with?"
I frowned and was puzzled for a while: "Can I joke about this kind of thing? It's because I think it's impossible, so I feel strange. In any case, either Da Zhuang, Zuo Yan, me, or one of the three will stay.
Come on, maybe she went out with us, but the clan leader will definitely not let her go."
"Are you worried about what will happen when we go out?" Shui Yueqing's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, and she seemed to feel that leaving the village this time might have many twists and turns.
"Yeah." I hummed and rubbed my forehead, and suddenly I felt sober from the alcohol: "Anyway, you have to be careful and don't leave anyone behind. It would be very difficult to come back and save them!"
"Well, in short, just be careful tomorrow." Shui Yueqing said, "It's getting late, go back quickly." I nodded, and the two of them separated and went back to their houses to sleep.
I didn't suddenly remember something until I got back to the house. I missed something just now. Damn it, I forgot to ask if the stone gate has any mechanism. If there is another mechanism like the nine-square grid I encountered before, even finding the stone gate will be in vain.
.Oh——, damn, it was so hard to seize this opportunity!
"Forget it, there will be a road to the mountain. Let's talk about tomorrow!" I comforted myself and went back to the house to sleep.
Early the next morning, just after dawn, the clan leader sent someone to summon us. However, the three of us drank too much last night and couldn't afford to scream. We had no choice but to wait until the sun was shining.
At that time, the three of us finally called out. Shui Yueqing, Long Xiaoxu and Xiaochuan were already waiting outside: "Let's go, it's really hard to grind." As soon as the three of them came out, they were beaten by the second one.
The woman pushed him towards the patriarch's house.
"What's the matter? You came to call for someone so early in the morning?" Da Zhuang said with some dissatisfaction.
"I don't know. The patriarch said that as soon as you wake up, he will take you there." A young man said.
Now even Zuo Yan was unhappy: "Then why did you call us before dawn?"
Another young man chuckled: "The patriarch asked us to come here early in the morning. Didn't he want to wake you up so that we, let's go get some sleep again!"
"I'm going to kill you! You still have the guts to say it. Fortunately, I didn't sympathize with you at the time. It would be a big loss if you really got out of bed!" I glared at several people.
The patriarch's house is not far from where we live, and a few young people took us to the main room. Today, the seven elders, Qin Tong, and Xizi are all here, and the few young people who saw us off did not just leave, they all stayed.
In the house.
"Sit down quickly. Did you guys sleep well?" The patriarch was in good spirits today, and his face was full of joy when he spoke.
"Very good, very good, otherwise I wouldn't have slept until now. Thank you, patriarch, for your hospitality." I replied politely, and inadvertently glanced at Xizi and Qin Tong, who were staring at me with some anxiety.
I smiled and hurriedly turned my gaze to the patriarch: "Chief, what is this today?"
Da Zhuang chuckled and agreed: "That's right, clan leader, we don't need so many people to see us off, just find someone who knows the way to lead us off."
Shui Yueqing cupped his hands and said, "Clan leader, can you take us out today?"
The seventh elder smiled and nodded: "Of course, of course, don't worry, I will definitely take you out today."
"Chief, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We have to hurry. If nothing happens, please ask the chief to take us away now." Zuo Yan took a piece of candied fruit from the plate and threw it into his mouth.
The patriarch smiled and said: "In that case, let's get straight to the point. To be honest, I really need help from you."
"What's the matter? Chief, please tell me, as long as we can do whatever we can, we will definitely help you." Long Xiaoxu said.
"Okay, you guys are really cheerful people." The patriarch patted his thigh, immediately stopped smiling, and said seriously: "The thing is like this, our Qin family has two ancestors who have not long left to live. They are both martial arts masters.
Masters are naturally very good at kung fu, so I want to take advantage of the remaining time to find two successors and teach them all I have learned throughout my life."
I had already heard some clues. I turned around and looked at Shui Yueqing. Listening to the meaning of these words, it seems that someone among us really needs to stay: "Clan leader, what you mean is that among the five of us,
Looking for two heirs?"
"Well. When you broke into the village yesterday, the two ancestors already knew about it. When we were drinking last night, the two elders came to see you again and finally confirmed two of you." The patriarch Yun Danfeng said lightly, and also
It was not specified who it was.
Shui Yue's delicate eyebrows frowned slightly and said: "There are so many outstanding young people in the village, why doesn't the clan leader look for two of them in this village? Passing on the Qin family's martial arts to outsiders like us doesn't seem to be of much benefit to you, right?"
Long Xiaoxu echoed: "Yes, there should be no shortage of outstanding young people in your village, right?"
The patriarch smiled: "If we just established a sect and recruited disciples, all the descendants of my Qinjia Village would be good, but the two ancestors don't have much time, and what they want to pass on is their martial arts and skills. So,
This is not acceptable to ordinary people.”
"What!? A lifetime of martial arts and skills!" Five people exclaimed almost at the same time. I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead and said in disbelief: "Really or not, martial arts can be passed down. I believe that even skills can be passed on."
Others, this——"
"So, not everyone can accept it." An elder took over and said.
Da Zhuang swallowed hard: "Isn't this a pie-in-the-sky thing? You shouldn't take advantage of us so much, right?"
"You must want us to do something, right?" Zuo Yan said.
The patriarch smiled and said: "Haha, you guys are indeed smart people. The two ancestors are an extremely valuable asset of our Qinjia Village. If they are transferred to you like this, the loss to us will be great. Therefore, we
The condition is that if you accept the inheritance, you will become the eighth or ninth elder of our Qinjia Village. You must fulfill the responsibilities of the elders and obey the orders of the clan leader as long as you live."
"Do you mean to stay here and become a true Qinjia villager?" Da Zhuang sneered.
Shui Yueqing also echoed: "If we lose our freedom because of the inheritance, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to agree to the clan leader."
I nodded and said: "Clan Chief, the inheritance of the two ancestors is indeed very attractive, but if accepting the inheritance is tantamount to selling myself to you, we will not agree. Besides, we have no real knowledge of the martial arts of the two ancestors.
I have seen it before. Moreover, modern society has long been far away from the era of cold weapons. If we really want to fight, I think no matter how good our martial arts is, we can't keep up with the use of guns, right?"
"Asshole, how dare you question our ancestor!"
"Clan leader, he was disrespectful! We must teach him a lesson!"
"Yes, let's gesticulate with him!"
…
"Shut up!" the patriarch shouted coldly, and slapped his palms on the tea table: "I'm still here, is it your turn to speak?"
After waiting for a while, the clan leader did not drive a few people out, which made me feel a sinking feeling. Under normal circumstances, when encountering this kind of thing, they would usually be asked to retreat. But this old guy didn't mean this, so...
There is only one possibility. We have to agree to it no matter what today. If we don't understand current affairs, these young people will be thugs! Damn it, this old fox is really difficult to deal with. I glanced at the four strong people and it seemed that
They also realized the charm.
Xiao Chuan ran to me from Shui Yueqing, pointed at the clan leader and shouted: "If you dare to beat uncle, I will beat you!"
The patriarch and several elders who said this were stunned, and the atmosphere suddenly felt awkward. A group of old men were pointed at and scolded by a seven or eight-year-old girl. They wanted to reprimand them, but when they thought of Xiaochuan's identity, it was even more so that they were their elders.
Ancestor, even if they are angry, they don’t dare to show off. What’s even more depressing is that they can’t even decide what to call them. Such a small girl, a bunch of old men can’t call them ancestors, ancestors, but they can’t call them by their first names either.
, now it’s troublesome.
However, it was the clan leader who acted tactfully. He twitched his lips and smiled and said, "Don't worry, little ancestor, we won't bully your uncle. As long as your uncle is obedient."
Even I didn’t expect to be called such a name. It makes sense no matter how you put it. Sure enough, after hearing this, Xiaochuan shook my arm and said: "Uncle, you have to be obedient!"
I nodded and glanced at the clan leader: "Negotiations require sincerity from both sides. If you want to use force and force us to submit, I'm afraid it's not necessarily us who will suffer." As he said this, he took some money from his bag.
He took out the gun and handed it to Shui Yueqing: "While you have nothing to do now, help me load some bullets."
The clan leader naturally understood what I meant. If he really wanted to take action, there wouldn’t be many people among them who could dodge the bullets: "Brother Qian, what you said makes sense. It’s okay if you don’t want to stay in the village, but the elders have the responsibility
You must bear the responsibility. If Qinjia Village is in trouble, you must come back to protect the village. This is the lowest condition we can offer. If you still don't agree, then the rest of us will have no choice but to compete with your guns.
"
The hall fell into silence again. Among the five people, Da Zhuang and Long Xiaoxu were firmly opposed. Shui Yueqing and Zuo Yan had softened their attitudes and said that this condition could be considered. My views are the same as those of Da Zhuang and Da Zhuang.
It's not the main thing. The most important thing is that the two elders have to obey the orders of the clan leader. Obviously, they will be controlled by others in the future and they will all serve the Qinjia Village.
Just when I was having a fierce ideological struggle, Xiao Chuan suddenly ran out of the hospital quickly. I was about to get up and go out to take a look, but I saw the little girl running back in a hurry, lying in my arms, and whispered: "
Uncle, there is an uncle who asked you to agree."
"Who is it?!" I was startled. There was no one we knew here, and there was another uncle here.
Xiaochuan blinked his big eyes and said, "He said his name is Zhang Wubai."
"Zhang Wubai!?" I muttered in a low voice. This second brother came out of nowhere. I have never known anyone named Zhang Wubai. However, one thing is certain. Since this person's surname is Zhang,
That's definitely not from Qinjiacun, then it's even weirder.