Not only Qin Tian, but Can Jian and Cui Ming also looked at the old shopkeeper quietly, hoping to understand the secrets behind the scenes.
In the silence, the old shopkeeper finally spoke.
However, he did not answer Qin Tian directly, but smiled and said: "Are you interested in knowing how I, your grandfather, and Zhu Xiaotian met back then?"
Qin Tian nodded: "Master, please tell me."
The old shopkeeper took another sip of tea, thought for a while, and said: "Boy, the last time you went to see me in the Northern Prison was when you were tricked by Zhu Xiaotian and went to Japan to help them investigate an old case. I
Did I tell you that I also have some connections with the Fierce Temple?"
"What did I say?"
Qin Tian thought about it carefully and said seriously: "You said that in order to become stronger, you accidentally heard that there was a mysterious organization in the north, so you resigned from your patron at the time and went north alone."
"later--"
The old shopkeeper waved his hand and did not let Qin Tian continue talking.
"Do you know who my customer was at that time?"
Qin Tian was stunned for a moment: "Whose family?"
He knew that the old shopkeeper was a master when he was young, and he was arrogant and arrogant. How could an ordinary family afford to use him?
He won't surrender willingly.
"Capital Master, Zhuangyuan Mansion." The old shopkeeper whispered these words. From his expression, you can see the infinite respect.
"The Number One Scholar's Mansion?" Qin Tian was moved. "In the legend, there are three generations of martial champions, and there is still one who is still alive in the world?"
The old shopkeeper nodded: "The Dong family is also one of the three major royal families in the capital."
"You should know about the one emperor and four kings of the capital, right?"
Qin Tian nodded and whispered: "The royal family is the current people in power. They are naturally the largest family in the entire Dragon Kingdom."
"Below them, there are three major royal families. It is said that they are all families with close ties to the royal family, and they can also be regarded as relatives of the emperor."
"However, they always keep a low profile. Otherwise, the Qin family in the west, the Xia family in the north, the Wang family in the east... they would all be younger brothers in front of others."
The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "Well, I can only say that different levels have different visions and ways of living."
"Your Qin family in the west, as well as several other families, naturally have your background, so there is no need to belittle ourselves."
Qin Tian didn't speak anymore, waiting for the old shopkeeper to talk about his affairs with the Zhuangyuan Mansion, that is, the Dong family.
"The Wu Zhuangyuan Mansion is not very famous now. That's because the last Wu Zhuangyuan went into seclusion, and the younger generation had no successors, so it gradually declined."
"You know, back then, it was the martial arts palace in the minds of all young people in the Long Kingdom martial arts. Some came to seek refuge, and some came to steal their masters. At its peak, there were only people who signed up to go to Zhuangyuan Mansion every day to be guardian martial arts masters.
There are dozens of them.”
"And these people don't have anything in their hands. Who would have the nerve to come? It's no exaggeration to say that in front of the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion, everyone is like a farmer, letting others choose. But in another place, they would be arrogant."
Qin Tian imagined that grand occasion and couldn't help but admire it, saying: "With the development of science and technology, martial arts has indeed become lonely."
The old shopkeeper sighed and said something shocking.
"There were thirty-six people in our batch. After careful screening, there were only three left. One is me, Zhu Hong, one is named Zhu Xiaotian, and the other is named Qin Wangzu."
"What?"
Qin Tian was startled and looked at the old shopkeeper in disbelief.
"My grandfather?"
"You mean, when my grandfather was young, he also went to the Dong family to work as a martial arts guardian?"
Zhu Hong smiled and said: "Of course he hid his family background. But then again, the Qin family at that time was not as prosperous as it is now."