After the two parties sat down, Ouyang Qian obediently served tea and then exited the courtyard.
Xia Haoran held the teacup in his hand and said with a slight smile: "Old man, and Uncle Ouyang, I wonder who the two elders are meeting today?"
Upon hearing Xia Haoran's words, Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye looked at each other, stood up at the same time, stood in front of Xia Haoran, and then fell to their knees on the ground.
Xia Haoran was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what was going on. So he stretched out his hand and waved lightly, using an invisible force to directly pull the two of them up from the ground.
joke!
Although Xia Haoran knew in his heart that he was indeed kind to the other party in the last incident, he could not accept such a heavy kneeling ceremony.
Such a strange scene made Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye's eyes shrink suddenly, and their hearts felt like millions of grass and mud horses galloping. Although Xia Haoran only made an unintentional move, it fell on the other side.
In the eyes of human beings, he is astonishing to the heavenly beings!
The two looked at each other, and each could see the deep shock and incredible expression in the other's eyes.
But the two people quickly came to their senses, and then bowed neatly to Xia Haoran, and then said: "Haoran, thank you for dealing with the Ouyang family incident last time!"
Xia Haoran waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Ouyang, since the matter has passed, there is no need to mention it again. What's more, at the beginning, I was just 'according to people's words and loyal to people'."
"Mr. Xia is righteous! No matter what, we should thank you for your kindness. Otherwise, our Ouyang family may really be removed from the ancient martial arts circle." Ouyang Shouye took over the words.
Hearing this, Xia Haoran nodded slightly. What the other party said was indeed true. If it hadn't been for Slug's plea at the beginning, there would have been no mercy later, and the good situation today would never have been possible.
"Shouye, go take out that thing." Ouyang Hongyuan said.
When Ouyang Shouye heard this, he was shocked and opened his mouth again, and said quickly: "Ah...Father, this...that..."
"What the hell, if I tell you to go there, hurry up!" Ouyang Hongyuan's eyes widened and he said again: "Don't you understand yet? No matter how good the treasure is, you must be able to enjoy it. That thing is already there
Our Ouyang family has preserved it for hundreds of years, do you still want to preserve it for hundreds more?"
Ouyang Shouye was stunned when he heard this. What the other party said was indeed the truth. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "What my father taught me is, I will go and get it right now."
After saying that, Ouyang Shouye smiled apologetically at Xia Haoran and then exited the small courtyard.
Xia Haoran was a little confused by the 'two-person spin' played by these two people, but he could tell that the old guy was probably trying to thank himself for his great kindness, so he ordered his son to get the treasure that had been kept by the family for hundreds of years.
baby.
After figuring out the cause of the matter, Xia Haoran couldn't help but smile bitterly. The reason why he stood up and spoke in the first place, as he said before, was because of Nangong Weiwei's plea, and this was just a direct inducement.
That's it, but it's not the root cause.
Xia Haoran was quite dissatisfied with the Ouyang family when it came to the Fan family in the capital. However, the turning point of the whole thing happened when he visited the Ouyang family at night.
When Xia Haoran 'saw' the hidden power of the Ouyang family for the first time, a series of doubts and confusion arose in his heart. Because he clearly remembered what Nangong Ba said to him back then.
In the Age of Dharma End, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is getting thinner and thinner. Coupled with the wanton destruction and pollution of mankind, today's ancient martial arts world has not seen a heaven-level monk for many years. And Nangong Ba himself, if he hadn't seen his longevity approaching,
He would never have made a rash breakthrough back then!
Following the doubts in his heart, Xia Haoran went straight to capture the ancestor of the Ouyang family, and through soul searching, he learned the truth of the whole matter. This was the reason why he later personally led and destroyed the evil force.
Every wrongdoer has his head, and every debt has his own owner.
Through soul searching, Xia Haoran learned about the people who had participated in the whole incident. As for Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye, Xia Haoran thought it was a tragedy. They were just a group of people elected by the family.
A chess piece, just a tool to make money.
It was precisely because Xia Haoran discovered the general truth of the matter and knew that Ouyang Qian and others were just poor people that he agreed to Slug's plea and let Ouyang Qian's family go.
Soon, Ouyang Shouye opened the courtyard door and walked in with an exquisite iron box in his arms, and respectfully placed it on the coffee table between the three of them.
As the saying goes, a layman can watch the excitement and an expert can watch the door. Xia Haoran just glanced at it slightly, and his heart couldn't help but a shock, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
A delicate-looking square iron box, as black as ink stone, with runes carved one after another on it. If an outsider with no knowledge of the business saw it, he would think that the runes were patterns on the outside of the iron box, but in fact they are not.
Although they were just some superficial runes, Xia Haoran was shocked because these runes were left behind by cultivators.
Xia Haoran mobilized his spiritual consciousness and quietly penetrated into the iron box. With the strength of his spiritual consciousness now, it was easy to penetrate these superficial runes.
After seeing the contents of the box clearly, Xia Haoran suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. Inside the box, there was a slightly yellowed booklet, which recorded a set of superficial cultivation techniques. For Xia Haoran now,
, this skill is not worth mentioning at all. But to these ancient warriors, it undoubtedly exists like a supreme magic skill.
While Xia Haoran was surprised, he continued to poke into the iron box, and then he discovered that there was a palm-sized piece of jade underneath the booklet.
This thing should be the key!
Because in the world of cultivation, people usually like to use jade slips to record some important information or exercises. Compared with books, jade slips have more advantages. For example, jade slips can be stored for a long time, even if they are placed
Thousands of years ago will not affect the content of the information recorded in it at all; in addition, if it is not discovered by a fellow cultivator, even if you smash the jade slip into pieces, it is impossible to read the message inside
Come.
Xia Haoran nodded secretly and came back to his senses.
However, when he saw Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye staring at him with their big, bright eyes, Xia Haoran was slightly stunned, touched his nose awkwardly, smiled slightly and said: "Uh, you guys
Really? Is there nothing on my face?" As he said this, Xia Haoran stretched out his hand and wiped it twice on his face in an extremely exaggerated manner.
"Oh... no... no!" Ouyang Hongyuan said quickly: "I saw that little friend Haoran was thinking about something just now, so we didn't dare to disturb him."
Xia Haoran glanced at the iron box, then glanced at the faces of Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye, and then said lightly: "Do you know what is in this iron box?"
"I don't know!" they both responded in unison.
Xia Haoran held the tea cup in his hand and said leisurely: "I know you have good intentions and want to give this thing to me. However, I don't need or use the things in it. In comparison, I prefer those things
Rare herbs and precious minerals, as for other things, I have no interest in them."
After a slight pause, Xia Haoran said seriously: "Before discussing this iron box, I want to ask you a few questions. If your answers satisfy me, then I will help you open the iron box today; if your answers
If I'm not satisfied, then I'm sorry. Just put this box back where you got it from. Even what I'm going to say next, you two must swear to never spread it to anyone else!"
After listening to Xia Haoran's words, Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye looked at each other, but they quickly nodded to each other and made up their minds. After all, they are both old foxes and know the priorities of things. Now they see Xia Haoran's serious expression.
, they will know with their toes that the following conversation will definitely involve some ulterior secrets.
So, both of them covered their chests with one hand, each swore a strong oath, and then cast their expectant eyes on Xia Haoran.
Xia Haoran nodded slightly, pointed upward with a finger, and said, "Old man, Uncle Ouyang, do you believe there is a sky beyond the sky? There are higher beings above our earth?"
The eyes of Ouyang Hongyuan and Ouyang Shouye shrank suddenly. They did not expect that Xia Haoran would suddenly bring up this topic. But the former still said seriously: "Of course! The vast universe is boundless. Who knows how many of them there will be.
Civilization, how many brand new worlds exist."
Xia Haoran shook his head and said: "I'm not talking about the universe, I'm talking about space. Just like the world in those fairy tales, there is the human world, the fairy world, and the divine world? Do you believe these things?
Does a high-level space exist?”
Ouyang Hongyuan pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "I don't know." The same was true for Ouyang Shouye next to him.
Xia Haoran continued to ask: "If there is, can you accept it?"
This time, Ouyang Shouye was the first to answer: "From my understanding, the hierarchical differences between mortals, immortals and gods in Xianxia stories are actually the same as the common people, officials and powerful feudal lords in our modern cities.
There is no difference between the big officials. It's just that the abilities they possess are different. In fairy tales, that ability refers to 'kung fu'; in our modern cities, this ability refers to 'power'.