"With the resources of the Beitang family to support you, the situation within the Lichen Sect will be clearer than mine. In two years at most, I will also enter the Lichen Sect. At that time, you may still be needed to take care of me, Wudao.
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Yan Jun's words were laced with a hint of flattery that he had never seen before.
"What are you talking about? Senior brother, are you trying to eliminate me? Let alone you and I, we are close friends. Even if we are just ordinary senior brothers in the same discipline, we still have the meaning of supporting each other."
Zhuang Wudao shook his head slightly. The identity of the true disciple had not yet been determined, and he did not want to get carried away. Although Yan Jun was not regarded as a brother by him, he had taken good care of him and Qin Feng over the years.
, the kindness is so great.
"As the saying goes, a single tree does not make a forest, and a fence requires three stakes. You and I entered the Lichenmen Wall, and we were about to hug each other to help each other, so as not to be bullied. Besides, senior brother is very big to us brothers.
Well, Zhuang Wudao never had a chance to repay him."
Yan Jun glanced at Zhuang Wudao and couldn't help but laugh: "You are still you, you haven't changed at all, you are still the same Zhuang Wudao."
"But I can't understand him more and more."
Qin Feng drank tea with a somewhat lonely expression: "Recently, I always feel that you, Wu Dao, are getting farther and farther away from us brothers. When I think of you and me, brothers, we will be separated from each other in the future, and we will rarely meet each other, my heart
I feel uncomfortable.”
Zhuang Wudao was silent, so why wasn't he like this? However, a few years ago, when he decided to join the Lichen Sect, he knew that he and his brothers Qin Feng and Lin Han would eventually part ways.
As for the previous sentence "I can't understand", it probably refers to his recent unexpected and rapid improvement in martial arts.
In the past, he and Qin Feng were just about the same. He was slightly stronger, but his strength was limited.
However, at this moment, he was already a monk at the fifth level of the Qi Training Realm, having mastered the four mystical arts. He was regarded by the entire Yue City as a person with extraordinary talents.
However, Qin Feng never asked, apparently thinking that he had something to hide or had other difficulties, and was unwilling to force him.
The existence of Sword Ling Yun'er is not only related to his future, but also related to his wealth and life. Zhuang Wudao knows that wealth should not be revealed and it is a crime to possess a treasure. Once leaked, it may lead to death.
However, if the target is Qin Feng, Zhuang Wudao is absolutely unwilling to hide it from this brother of life and death, but——
Suddenly there was a faint stinging pain in his brain, which made Zhuang Wudao remain silent and could only sigh in his heart.
This was the warning given to him by 'Luo Qingyun'. The sword spirit of this Qingyun Sword also did not want his existence to be known to others.
Even Qin Feng couldn't do it——
"But when I first met you a few years ago, I knew that this Yue City would not be able to keep you after all. Once you enter the Lichen Gate, don't let it go. Not to mention that you still have a deep grudge against your aunt.
We, the Jianyi Hall, will also take care of you. The better you do in Lichen Mountain, the brighter our future will be for everyone in the Jianyi Hall. Maybe we can become the overlord of the party."
Qin Feng didn't notice Zhuang Wudao's strangeness. He touched his nose and smiled. The sadness seemed to have faded, but he still couldn't help but earnestly warned: "Your immortal roots are not as good as those of Beitang Wan'er and Gu Yueming."
If you are talented, you need to work ten times harder than others. But don’t
You are too focused on practice, and usually think and read too much. In terms of wisdom and strategy, you are no better than me. However, these years of focusing on martial arts, your mind has become slower and slower. I am really worried about what will happen to you after you go to Lichen Mountain.
People plot against each other, and when they are sold, they give back the money——"
While he was talking, there was a burst of noise outside the courtyard gate.
Zhuang Wudao followed the sound and looked around in astonishment, only a dozen guards from the Jianyi Hall were retreating in panic.
It seemed that he was trying to stop someone, but he was unable to stop him. Although he kept yelling and yelling, he was forced back towards the entrance by an inexplicable force.
Zhuang Wudao looked at the center of the courtyard door, but the corners of his lips tightened unnaturally, and his eyes revealed a deep chill.
Suddenly, I understood the reason why Li Chongzhen's attitude towards him changed drastically.
The visitor was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a reddish-brown brocade robe, with regular features and a slightly rich figure. Although he was surrounded by dozens of guards and soldiers with swords, he didn't care and glanced around the courtyard. , then gave a slight salute to Zhuang Wudao.
"Chen Lin has met Master Lie! I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if Master Lie is okay recently?"
Yan Jun glanced at Zhuang Wudao in surprise, his eyes darting back and forth between the two of them. He remembered that Zhuang Wudao was an orphan and did not have a prominent family. Why did this man call Zhuang Wudao Young Master Lie and treat him as a slave? Self-proclaimed?
He could faintly see that the man who called himself Shen Lie was probably of extraordinary cultivation, and it was hard to fathom the depth of it. With this person's appearance, it would be difficult to break into the hall of the courtyard with a loose sword and a tight inner. It was even more difficult. Amazing.
At this time, the Beitang family already valued Zhuang Wudao very much. There were at least two monks in the late stage of Qi training in this courtyard, and six more in the middle stage of Qi training. They were all the masters of the Beitang family, Bei Tang Cangkong was specially sent to protect Zhuang Wudao, and he returned to Jianyi Hall to worship at the Beitang family where everyone had gathered to say goodbye.
How could we allow Shen Lie to break into this inner courtyard without any hindrance?
However, Zhuang Wudao had a cold face and threw the teacup in his hand in front of Shen Lin. The tea spilled all over Shen Lin.
"Get out of here!"
"Master, you are joking, but judging from your mental state, you are not much worse than last year."
Shen Lin wiped the water on his face, and was not annoyed. His smile remained the same: "Shen Lin is here under the entrustment of the master. He is here to report to Master Lie the income of Shen Village this year. Thirty-seven thousand and nine thousand. Hundreds of fertile fields, a total of 4.2 million dan of grain, 139,000 dan of silk, and 209,000 dan of tea have been collected for rent. Now most of them have been sold, plus the income from 3,49 shops and business. Wen Yin's total income is 5,740,000 taels. There are also four elixir fields and seven Yunyuan stone mines, which have not yet been included in the income. I only know that the profits of these few places in recent years have been no less than 300,000 taels of gold. Detailed account books , the young master can check it at any time, this is all the family property left by the master to the young master. The slaves and maids work hard and will never dare to slack off for a day."
Qin Feng sat upright with an expression as cold as a stone. He seemed not surprised by the scene in front of him. However, he couldn't help but was speechless. It sounded like the family fortune of Master Lie, Zhuang Wudao, was inferior to that of the man who dominated the city. The Beitang family is a bit stronger.
Zhuang Wudao also remained silent, but his eyes looking at Shen Lin became colder and colder. After not seeing each other for a year, the Shen family's property became even bigger.
That man's position in Taiping Dao must be even more stable. Otherwise, how could the king of Zhou allow people to annex the country and own such huge land wealth?
With 37,900 acres of fertile land, the land of a government is no more than that. It can support hundreds of thousands of private troops, equivalent to a feudal lord.
"I know that Young Master Lie has always lived a miserable life in Yuecheng. So when I came here, I brought a hundred thousand taels of gold tickets and some cultivation elixirs for the Young Master to use."
Shen Lin talked to himself, his words were attentive, but his expression was a little strange: "And the master also misses you very much, Master Lie. I wonder when, Master Lie, you are going to come home?"
When Zhuang Wudao heard this, he had the urge to throw up his head and laugh. Who would miss him? As long as he cared a little about him and his mother, he would not abandon his family and his children, pretend to die, and say that he wanted to be executed. Break the dust.
However, he knew that no matter how angry or angry he was with the person in front of him, he could just spit on his face and not take it seriously.
Six years ago, he had already experienced how difficult Shen Lin was. And almost every year at this time, Shen Lin would arrive on time.
"Do you need me to say it again? My surname is Zhuang and my first name is Wudao. I have nothing to do with your Shen family. I am not the young master you call me. The income of Shen Zhuang has nothing to do with me, Zhuang Wudao. Please forgive me. You, please don’t disturb my purity, please?”
If you are willing to bow your head, you will immediately enjoy the wealth that is nearly twice that of the Beitang family. However, my mother would rather die of exhaustion and hunger than take a meter or a chestnut from the Shen family.
"Young master, you are talking nonsense again. How can the blood line between father and son be cut off at the young master's will? You are a descendant of the Shen family, and this has been listed in the family tree."
Shen Lin's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, and his eyes were filled with awe-inspiring light. He no longer looked as humble as before: "I heard before that Master Lie recently wanted to join the Lichen Sect? Today's Lichen Sect competition is over. The young master also used four mysterious powers to defeat the legitimate son of the Gu Yue family in Yuecheng. Now he has been selected as one of the top four, and the position of chief is easily available? It is true that a tiger father has no son, and the young master is worthy of being a bloodline of my Shen family. .Sir, if he hears this, he will be extremely happy."
Is that really why you came here?
Zhuang Wudao felt a chill in his heart, and murderous intent was surging, but it didn't show on his face at all.
"So what? What does it have to do with you?"
"The young master's martial arts is so outstanding, Shen Lin is honored to do so."
Shen Lin raised his head and put his hands behind his back: "However, if the young master wants to practice, there is no need to abandon the near and seek the far. Taiping Road is the first gate in the north, and it is not comparable to the Lichen Sect. With the foundation of the master at Taiping Road at this time, for the young master It is also easy to find a true successor, and you will have elders to take care of you after you get started. So I ask you, young master, to think twice and not to miss your own future."
Yan Jun was confused as he listened, and his heart was in turmoil. But one thing he understood was that Zhuang Wudao's life experience did have an extraordinary background.
Although I don't know whether Shen Lin's words are true or false. However, the cultivation level of this person in the late stage of Qi training can only be compared with that of a dozen people in Yue City.
Zhuang Wudao smiled coldly and still said: "What does it have to do with you?"
"Shen Lin is entrusted by the master and has the responsibility to take care of the young master. Naturally, I don't allow you, Master Lie, to embark on this evil path!"
Shen Lin took a few steps forward while strolling in the courtyard, his face not showing any ferociousness, but there was an aura of intimidation.
"Of course, if Master Lie insists on having his own way, Shen Lin will have no choice but to do so. However, if Shen Lin uses some means at that time, I am afraid that Master Lie, you will not be able to achieve your wish."