"Mr. Lin, we're here." About half an hour later, the car drove to the downstairs of a separate white two-story bungalow: "Mr. Lin, this is the residence arranged for you by the door. What do you think?"
After getting out of the car, Xu Renjie said to Lin Tianqi. Lin Tianqi looked up and saw that the small bungalow seemed to be newly renovated in European style. In front of the door was an open lawn with many trees and flowers planted, and a small rockery.
The pond has a spring in the middle of the rockery. Clear water flows out of the spring, forming a small waterfall. There are no other densely populated houses nearby.
Overall, the whole place was quiet and elegant, with the feeling of a small independent villa in later generations. Lin Tianqi nodded: "It's very good, I like it very much." Xu Renjie also smiled when he heard this.
"As long as Mr. Lin likes it. This is the key to the house. If I don't have anything to do, I'll say goodbye to Manhong first. There is a phone in the house. My phone number is written on the booklet next to the phone. If anything happens to Mr. Lin, you can
Call me directly. If nothing happens, I will drive to pick you up tomorrow morning. Also, if Mr. Lin wants to eat, there is a phone number there, so just call."
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you." Lin Tianqi smiled and nodded, taking the key from the other party's hand. Xu Renjie also smiled and said politely: "No trouble, this is our responsibility, take your leave."
After that, Xu Renjie said goodbye again, got back into the car with Li Manhong, and drove away. Lin Tianqi also nodded slightly to the two of them, then turned around and opened the door and entered the house.
"You shouldn't have said those words to him just now." After driving away and there were only two people in the car, Xu Renjie couldn't help but turned his head and looked at Li Manhong in the passenger seat, and said slowly: "No matter what Deputy Sect Master Wang is thinking
, whether you have a problem with Lin Tianqi or whether you are close to the Japanese is their business and has nothing to do with us. If you say it like this and spread it, it will easily get you into trouble."
After hearing this, Li Manhong looked at Xu Renjie, glanced at Xu Renjie's face for a long time, and said calmly: "If you are afraid of Wang Baxian, you can draw a line with me." After that, she turned away coldly.
After hearing this, Xu Renjie turned to look at Li Manhong and shook his head helplessly: "I know you hate the Japanese. There are rumors in the sect that Deputy Sect Master Wang is close to the Japanese, so you don't like Deputy Sect Master Wang, but
After all, these are just rumors, there is no evidence, and, forget it, let’s not talk about it for now, let’s go back..." But about halfway through the words, Xu Renjie suddenly stopped.
Originally, he wanted to say something to remind Li Manhong, but when he saw Li Manhong's face, he knew that no matter how much he said, Li Manhong might not be able to listen. What he said would be in vain, and he couldn't help but show a bit of helplessness on his face. He knew
Li Manhong's temperament is a bit jealous of evil, but it is precisely this that worries him, because this kind of temper can easily offend and be hated by others.
There is not a harmonious atmosphere within the Wumen, especially the deputy sect leader Wang Baxian. In recent years, he has formed cliques in the sect and seems ambitious. There are also rumors that Wang Baxian is relatively close to the Japanese. Although
It was just a rumor, but it also caused quite a stir in the Wumen. Although the Wumen did not prohibit contact with foreigners, according to the unspoken rules, this was a taboo matter.
But this is a high-level matter after all. The game between the upper levels is far beyond the ability of people below them to participate. If they don't get it right, they will be shattered to pieces. Xu Renjie has seen too many such things, so just now Li Manhong made peace with her.
When Lin Tianqi said something about Wang Baxian, he quickly interrupted because he was worried that if the words got out and Wang Baxian would find out, Li Manhong would be involved.
Here, Xu Renjie and Li Manhong drove away. Lin Tianqi on the other side toured the entire house before settling in. The house was fully furnished and he ordered a meal over the phone in the lobby. Of course, this was not a takeout service, and there was no takeout these days.
Not many people can afford the service, even the phone. It doesn’t take much thinking to figure out that it is a specific arrangement from Wumen, which is quite convenient.
In about half an hour, the food was delivered. Lin Tianqi had no intention of going out. After eating, he sat for a while and then went to the grass in front of the house to practice boxing.
The night was peaceful. The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Renjie and Li Manhong drove downstairs again. Lin Tianqi, dressed in a white suit and a white round-brimmed hat, walked out of the house.
Xu Renjie and Li Manhong in the car couldn't help but have a flash of surprise in their eyes when they saw Lin Tianqi's dress. They looked at Lin Tianqi a few more times, because Lin Tianqi's suit was really eye-catching, especially with a white hat on his head.
After covering up that shining bald head, his straight figure and exquisite and perfect facial features even make people feel a little dazzling.
"Mr. Lin." Seeing Lin Tianqi approaching, Xu Renjie called out, then opened the passenger door. Lin Tianqi nodded and got in the car: "Let's go."
In fact, Lin Tianqi rarely wears a suit on weekdays, but today is the day when he officially joins the Wumen. He must be more formal and solemn, so Lin Tianqi dresses up like this.
"For every member of the inner sect who enters, our martial arts sect will hold an initiation ceremony, presided over by the senior leaders of the sect. As long as our martial arts members can make it, most of them will come to watch the ceremony. Today, Mr. Lin's initiation ceremony will be held in the big hall.
The four courtyards will be held and will be presided over by the sect leader himself. In addition, the sect king, deputy sect leader, Elder Wu and other six elders of the sect will also participate. In addition, all the members of our Wu sect in Peiping will also come, and others.
I didn’t come because I wasn’t in Peiping and couldn’t come, so the initiation ceremony was limited to our own members of the Wu sect, and a few family members brought by the sect.”
In the car, Xu Renjie spoke again and told Lin Tianqi about today's initiation ceremony.
"What are the procedures and rituals?" Lin Tianqi nodded slightly when he heard this, and then asked again. What he was more concerned about now was the initiation ceremony.
"Mr. Lin, you don't need to be too careful about this. There are not many formal rituals for entering the Wu Sect. You only need to bow to the Xiang Hall and write your name on the roster of my Wu Sect." Xu Renjie said: "After worshiping the Xiang Hall,
After signing, Mr. Lin will officially join our martial arts sect, as long as he does not do anything that violates our martial arts sect rules in the future."
Lin Tianqi nodded when he heard this, feeling a little relieved. The ceremony could be simple. He was a person who hated trouble, and he was even more worried that Wumen would have some weird entrance ceremony.
More than half an hour later, the car passed through several streets and arrived outside the gate of a compound in the west of the city.
The compound is surrounded by high walls and cannot see what is going on inside. There is a vermilion gate and two rows of men dressed in black and sunglasses standing at the door. They are all tall and imposing, with ten people in two rows.
The vermilion door is wide open. Through the open door, you can vaguely see the situation inside, and you can see the figures of people.
"Mr. Lin, we're here."
Xu Renjie parked the car at the door and said to Lin Tianqi. Lin Tianqi nodded, and the three of them got out of the car.
Lin Tianqi got out of the car and paused for a moment, glanced at the door, and then at the people dressed as bodyguards at the door, then walked towards the door, followed closely by Xu Renjie and Li Manhong.
"Mr. Lin said!"
Seeing Lin Tianqi approaching, an old man at the doorway shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Hey!" "Drink!" "Boom--boom--boom! Boom! Boom!"
Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of shouting and dull drumming in the courtyard. Lin Tianqi walked into the door and saw two rows of people standing on both sides of the open space in the middle of the courtyard, each row containing about thirty people.
On the left and right, there were bare-chested people with a big word "Martial" written on their chests, red ribbons wrapped around their arms, and two big drums. The sound of the drums just came from above!
Both sides of the open space around the courtyard were also filled with people, including men and women, old and young, hundreds of people. In the innermost part of the courtyard, there were only eleven chairs.
Three chairs were empty, and only eight people were seated. Among the eight, Lin Tianqi saw Elder Wu. Obviously, these positions belonged to the higher-ups of Wumen.
"Welcome Mr. Lin!"
Seeing Lin Tianqi walking in, the two rows of people in the middle of the yard looked at Lin Tianqi and shouted in unison, clasping their fists at Lin Tianqi. Xu Renjie and Li Manhong, who were originally following Lin Tianqi, backed away from Lin Tianqi as soon as they entered the door.
Walk towards the crowd on the left side of the yard.
At this time, the old man at the door stepped forward again, looked at the people in the yard, and said angrily.
"Today, at the beginning of the second month of martial arts, there are scholars who have entered our martial arts sect. Congratulations!"
"Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "!!!!"
After the old man finished speaking, everyone in the courtyard also shouted.
This was the first time for Lin Tianqi to see such a battle. It felt a little strange, and he felt like he was joining a gang.
"Mr. Lin, please!"
After everyone finished shouting, the old man cupped his hands to Lin Tianqi and signaled him to move forward.
Lin Tianqi also bowed his hands and bowed to the old man, then looked forward, saw the incense hall at the end of the yard, and walked over.
Everyone in the entire courtyard was looking at him.
Lin Tianqi didn't have any stage fright, so he walked inside calmly and calmly.
"What a handsome young man!"
"This young man looks amazing. Anyone with a daughter should be careful."
"He also has a good temperament, neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither humble nor silent, calm and restrained, which is rare."
"This is the person that Elder Wu personally assessed. I didn't expect that he would turn out to be formidable at such a young age."
"What surprises me the most is that this kid seems to be fine. Could it be that Elder Wu is showing mercy?"
"........."
In the crowds on both sides, some people couldn't stop talking in low voices. The moment they saw Lin Tianqi, most people couldn't help but their eyes lit up with approval. Many of the women present couldn't help their beautiful eyes shining, especially
There were several girls who looked to be just sixteen or seventeen years old, and their eyes were almost heart-shaped.
"Incense!"
Soon, Lin Tianqi came to the incense hall, and the old man shouted again.
A man walked up quickly and handed three sticks of lit incense to Lin Tianqi's hand.
Lin Tianqi took it, bowed three times and put incense.
Later, someone took out a booklet and Lin Tianqi wrote his name.
"It's done!"
Finally, with another loud shout from the old man, the entire initiation ceremony ended.