"Compared to before, the sect seems to be a lot more deserted."
All the way up the mountain.
In the past, when walking up this mountain, you can see many sect disciples going down the mountain to play together.
But along the way today, except for a few disciples guarding the mountain at the foot of the mountain, Jiang Xuan didn't meet anyone.
Have you all changed your gender?
In the broad daylight, I don’t want to go to the town at the foot of the mountain to play, but I hide in each room and practice martial arts.
No reason.
It’s still early before the end of the year, so why should we be so pretentious at this time?
"Senior brother."
"Senior Brother Jiang..."
It was only when Jiang Xuan returned to the quiet room that he finally saw two living people.
"Your name is Chai Yong, your name is Wu Jie..."
Jiang Xuan called out their names: "What happened in the past few months since I left? Why are there so many disciples missing from the mountain sect?"
"Reply to senior brother."
The two looked at each other and replied: "Sir, not long after you came down the mountain, the sect received a decree from the imperial court, saying that the four countries had sent many good soldiers to enter the country, trying to create chaos by assassinating imperial officials and members of the royal family. In order to deal with it,
To assassinate him, the sect sent many disciples down the mountain."
Hear this.
Jiang Xuan also sighed: "It is indeed a troubled time."
Finished.
Jiang Xuan asked again: "Where is Hu Fei?"
"Hu Fei..."
Chai Yong snickered a little: "Hu Fei can't be called Hu Fei now, he has to be called Hu Yuanwai."
Jiang Xuan looked puzzled.
Chai Yong said happily: "Senior Brother Jiang, do you know Hu Fei's life experience?"
Of course I know.
Hu Fei was sold to the mountains since he was a child. At a rough calculation, it has been more than ten years.
"Hu Fei's parents came here."
Chai Yong was about to continue.
Before he could speak, a voice of surprise came from behind: "Senior Brother Jiang, are you back?"
Jiang Xuan looked back.
The person who came was none other than Hu Fei, but his appearance had already changed drastically.
In the past, he wore a disciple's uniform all day long that had turned white after washing, with only the word "difficulty" written on his face.
Goodbye today.
Wearing a beige short coat, she is wearing a white jade moiré robe.
Deerskin boots on feet.
On the head is a purple gold crown.
There is also a jade pendant hanging on his waist, and he looks like a noble man.
"Brother, I won't interrupt you to reminisce about old times."
Chai Yong and Wu Jie resigned.
The two of them left.
Jiang Xuan looked Hu Fei up and down for a while, nodded and said: "A man depends on his clothes, and a horse depends on its saddle. Junior brother, you are rich."
"Hey hey..."
It's okay if Hu Fei doesn't smile, he just pretends to be cool.
His smile was enough to show off his vulgar appearance, and he looked at Yang Qingning eagerly: "Brother, this junior sister is..."
"She is the maid I took in at the foot of the mountain."
Morning in the mountains.
Hu Fei often encouraged him, asking him to pay some money to rent a village in the town down the mountain. He also said that he had a phoenix nest, and he was not afraid that the phoenix would not come. He insisted on introducing a few junior sisters to him. If anything happened, he could bring him there.
Playing at the foot of the mountain.
But he rejected it.
But it can also be seen that Hu Fei is indeed the kind of person who can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman.
"You'd better close your eyes. With your three-legged cat skills, Qing Ning can strangle you to death with one hand." Jiang Xuan accepted Qing Ning as a maid in name, but in fact he valued her martial arts talent.
I intend to train her to be a sword wielder.
Right now.
Qing Ning's martial arts is not very high, just second-rate.
But her qualifications are very high, her understanding is astonishing, and she is among the best in the world. As long as she is properly trained, she will be at least a martial arts master in the future.
"I heard that your parents came to the mountain?"
"Yeah."
Let’s get down to business.
Hu Fei also lost his joke: "When I was young, my family was poor and suffered a drought. They couldn't support me, so they sold me to a Taoist priest from the Baishou Palace for eight taels of silver.
Later?
The imperial court sent people to provide disaster relief. My father gritted his teeth and took the eight taels of silver to buy a hard job as a sedan bearer for the imperial envoy.
He worked hard and knew the local disaster situation well, and helped the imperial envoy a little during the disaster relief.
Later, the imperial envoy performed meritorious service in disaster relief and was rewarded by the court. Before leaving, his name was called and he was asked to be responsible for disposing of the unused disaster relief grain.
In this way, my father started his first grain business in the name of imperial envoy, and then the business grew bigger and bigger, and now he is a famous grain merchant in Baojing Mansion."
Listen to each sentence.
Jiang Xuan hesitated again: "What are you..."
Hu Fei said again: "My father has made a fortune in these years and has married many concubines. Perhaps it is his own retribution. He has many concubines, but he has not given birth to any sons. No, seeing
It was the year of my destiny, so I thought of me and sent an old housekeeper to take me back.
It’s also the sect that hasn’t agreed on the conditions for letting me go down the mountain, otherwise I won’t be able to see my senior brother for the last time.”
Hu Fei is a disciple of the mountain sect who was sold to the mountains.
He grew up in the mountains since he was a child, eating and drinking from the sect. The sect has trained him for more than ten years and taught him a lot of skills. There is no way he can just leave because this is not a brothel.
If a brothel lady wants to redeem herself, she still has to pay ransom money. You think the sect is run by your family, and you can come and leave whenever you want.
Of course.
Hu Fei is not good at martial arts. After more than ten years, he has been ranked at the bottom of the third rate. What he has learned does not involve the sect's secret skills. The price of leaving the sect should not be too high.
The ones who really have a hard time leaving are the elite disciples.
As far as Huangfu Qi is concerned, unless you join the imperial court, if you want to change jobs and join those rich and powerful families, if you don't squeeze the oil out of your bones, you will be sorry for your abilities.
"Senior brother, you also know."
"I'm used to being lazy and I can't bear the hardship of learning martial arts."
Hu Fei told the truth: "It's a good thing for me to go down the mountain. It also saves me from being sent out as cannon fodder and accidentally dying in a corner."
Jiang Xuan nodded.
Hu Fei's biggest dream is to go down the mountain and become a rich man. Now he has achieved his wish by seeking benevolence.
"Senior brother..."
Maybe it's because people are about to die and their words are good.
Perhaps it was because I got along really well with Jiang Xuan during these days in the mountains.
Now that he thought about leaving, Hu Fei also started chatting and said: "Among the brothers in Shanmen, I am the worst in martial arts and the least motivated.
But just because I'm poor at martial arts doesn't mean I'm stupid.
You have also seen the current situation of the sect. It is not that I am badmouthing the sect, it is really that the sect is tired of coping.
The comprehensive strength of the four countries far exceeds that of the Shen Kingdom. Let’s take assassinations as an example.
Like Shen Kingdom, the other four countries also have their own sects that protect the country. Each family has three to five grandmasters and two to three hundred elite disciples. This is twenty grandmasters and thousands of masters.
The State of Shen is so big, but the enemy is in darkness and we are in darkness.
Whether it's assassinating members of the royal family or assassinating court officials.
There is only one purpose, and that is to overwhelm us. We know clearly what the other party is going to do, but we just want to be led by the nose.
And you can’t tell which wave is true and which wave is false.
Send masters and masters to protect the royal family and frontier officials.
What if the other party comes to encircle the area for reinforcements?
We thought they were assassinating high-ranking officials in the border areas. There is no guarantee that if the tide changes, they will target the masters we sent.
Without following the rules.
If we send one grandmaster to protect a feudal official, the other party may send three or five grandmasters to surround and kill him.
What if we sent several masters to protect us?
There is no need for the other party to confront us head-on. We can change our target and assassinate those high-ranking officials and royal family members who have no one to protect us. We will be tortured to death."
Hu Fei shook his head and said: "Brother, at this point, Shanmen has nothing to do anymore. Whether it is defeated or dragged down, it is just a matter of time. I will leave soon. I will say everything that should be said and what should not be said.
It doesn’t matter, but you, before the ship sinks, you should think of a way out."
Jiang Xuan thought for a while.
There is a way out, there has always been a way out.
Even if the Shen Kingdom is destroyed, all members of Baishou Palace will die in battle.
He hides away from reality, and when he comes back in a year and a half, nothing will happen.
It’s just that it’s not that bad yet.
Another point is that he learned from the inheritance of Shijin Sanren that the realm of heaven and humanity cannot be cultivated.
Then here comes the problem.
Shijin Sanren himself has never stepped into the realm of heaven and humanity, and everything about him is just a conjecture from standing under the realm of a great master.
Where is Shen Guo?
Shen Taizu is the last real martial artist in the world.
It is now said that Shenzu is dead.
But the question is whether Shen Zu left anything behind before his death.
Jiang Xuan is greedy by nature.
Chapter completed!