Today at Baihu Gate, six or seven people suddenly knocked on the door outside the mountain gate. Although it was only the time when the sun was rising, fortunately, the old servant was old and had no habit of sleeping, so he welcomed the six or seven people into the courtyard. Among them, there was quite a bit of suspicion, "It was arranged by the sect master that the few of you are traveling around the world. It has already been said that you are not allowed to return to the mountain for a year and a half. How can you return to the mountain on your own at this time?"
Several people glanced at each other, and they all smiled bitterly. At the head was a man of different ages, wearing a soap robe, carrying two swords on his back. Hearing what the old servant said, he waved his hands helplessly and replied, "In the current situation, Mr. Chu must not take the place of Master." Covering it up, seeing how powerful the caravan is, the master is opening up the mountain to accept disciples. His intention is clearly to compete with the caravan. Although the few of us are not in the mountains, we have been based in Fengyou County for so many years. If there is an informant to investigate the rumors, if everything in the mountain is left to the master, how can we, the disciples, have the dignity to live freely in the world, regardless of our own sect."
Everyone also echoed the words, and among them, a giant man with an ink-faced face even spoke with a voice like thunder, "I say Mr. Chu, most of these disciples like us grew up under your old eyes. It's too strange." You have been out for a while, but Master is unwilling to inform us. Why do you always speak so evasively? When there is trouble inside the door, how can you resist the gang of thieves and cavalry with Master alone? Fortunately, the spy came to retaliate. Otherwise, how many of us would have died? You have the reputation of being unfaithful, and it will be your turn to bear this sin forever."
"Mr. Chu was just doing things under my orders, so why should I bear the blame?" A white-haired man walked out of the main hall, walked up to him, and knocked his finger on the forehead of the dark giant man, rarely smiling. The thought came to mind, "Gong Bao's temper remains the same after traveling far and wide for a long time. He can't hold back his anger. How will he be able to build a mountain in the future, and how will he be able to touch the top of the martial arts mountain."
The black man received a finger and saluted quickly. Seeing that Ye Zhai had no intention of being angry, he immediately smiled and said, "Master, today is no different than usual. I saw that several senior brothers have already taken the title of grandmaster. This half of the disciples Grandmaster Bu, no matter what, seems to be much worse. In the past two months, he has been in many places in Yizhang. He even changed his brand and showed it to the master."
Immediately, the black man pulled down a pair of short halberds from his waist, fumbled around, and finally took out a rolling gold and jade tablet from his waist. He handed it to Ye Zhai with his palms touching, and said with a simple and honest smile, "White Gourd Gate" Now that all the disciples have reached the level of Grandmaster and have obtained this Grandmaster badge, you might as well let me do the work at the bottom of the mountain first."
Ye Zhai said nothing, just picked up the waist card and looked at it carefully for a while.
The waist medal is extremely heavy to acquire. It is carved from solid jade. Not to mention how extraordinary the appearance of the jade is. The carving alone is enough to make the rotten wood turn into gold. The outer edge is also rolled with gold. The whole body is made of indescribable wealth. It is about the size of a palm. There are more than a dozen tiny hollows on the waist badge. Looking at the sun, tiny shimmers of light pass through the holes, making it even more transparent.
Among them, except for the two small characters "Gong Bao" on the lower right, there are three characters "Yanshan Pavilion" with gold hooks and silver strokes, which are extraordinary.
Yi Zhang: Anyone who enters the realm of a master often takes the name of a poem or a small order. When he is away from home, there is no need to state his real name. He only needs to read the three-character word card, and others will know that he is a capable person with the title of master. , even the big thief who robbed the road and cut the path did not dare to take action easily.
"This title is a weird one," Ye Zhai handed the waist badge back to his disciple, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yanshan Pavilion is located outside the border of Yizhang East. When the Qi Dynasty collapsed in the past, some princes were in trouble. Being implicated, I had no choice but to travel far away from home. I composed a poem in Yanshan Pavilion and then left on my own. I don’t know the end of it. The lyrics were sad for a long time, and everyone who heard them felt sad. It was said to be a famous poem about leaving the country and leaving the hometown. Why did it happen so often? It’s rare for you to put this word on your kid’s head.”
The giant man raised his eyes when he heard the words, "So, it means that the old man in the master circle is old and stupid, and he carved the word sign wrongly. I will go there again and beat that old man hard." Come back and ask him to change his waist badge." After saying that, he picked up the short halberd and walked out.
"Master is still here, so don't be arrogant." The man in the lead, carrying two swords, frowned and scolded, with a helpless look on his face. This little junior brother of mine has always been fiery and unrestrained in his temper, and is incompatible with everyone in the mountain. But precisely because of this, when everyone is going out and traveling is boring, this little junior brother actually adds a lot of vitality to this. He didn't want to be too harsh, so he just scolded and saluted Ye Zhai, "My junior disciple has always been like this. When it was time to take the title of grandmaster a while ago, the grandmaster altar was not opened. In a fit of anger, he almost broke the main altar's mountain door into pieces and knocked himself down. As soon as Yizhang said that a master came, this is the first time. It was several junior brothers who joined forces to stop him, and he was able to stop Gong Bao from doing anything out of the ordinary again. It's his nature, so please don't blame me, master."
Ye Zhai waved his hands and smiled with relief, "Waiting for this little junior brother, he has been practicing in the mountains for twenty years. What is his temper and temperament? As a master, do I know? In the past, there were experienced people who were able to do things in the mountains. When I stayed overnight, I saw Gong Bao's palm prints and immediately said that he was born in a rough place and had the word "city mansion". I had nothing to do with him in the first half of his life, but now it has come true."
Everyone was happy, but the dark-faced man still looked at the three characters Yanshan Pavilion on his waist badge, and his anger rose.
Ye Zhai saw it in his eyes and patted the man on the shoulder, "I have been away from home for a long time, and I am taking the title of Grandmaster. Isn't it just the right time for me to fall in love with the Yanshan Pavilion Ci Pai? Practicing martial arts is painful, and leaving home is painful, but now that I have obtained this card, all the hardships are rewarded. Compared with the Ci Pai, The original intention is much higher, a good thing.”
Immediately he called the disciples and went to the main hall.
Only the man carrying the two swords frowned deeply and hurriedly took two steps to ask Ye Zhai, "The old man in the Grandmaster Circle said that there was a man in Fengyou County who had a slow voice and was unrivaled in his skills for thousands of years. , can be said to be the first person in the entire Yizhang martial arts world. The disciple has not known the name of the word brand on the master's waistband for many years. The disciple dared to ask, but his voice was slow? "
Ye Zhai stopped and turned around, looked at his disciples calmly, and after a long while he sighed and said, "My skills as a teacher are still acceptable in Fengyou County. Just with swordsmanship and body skills, I am far from being as good as Yizhang." , As for the three words engraved on the waist plate, it doesn’t matter. It is a shocking autumn, with a desolate meaning. The courtyard is full of autumn wind, autumn leaves, autumn rain and autumn cicadas. They cannot be compared. It is really not a top-grade word card. "
At this moment in the courtyard, there are indeed autumn leaves and autumn wind.
In the main hall, until Ye Zhai finished speaking, few people spoke. Even the dark giant man couldn't help but frown, trying his luck alone. The man carrying the sword had a desolate look on his face, sighed longly, and closed his eyes.
"This is an internal matter. Since the county guard has said it first, there is no reason for the master of Baihu Sect to shirk." The Chinese-haired man took the old servant and added tea, moistened his throat, and his expression did not change at all, "Zhao Lei It has always been a common practice for people in the world. I have not gone to Baihumen for a long time. It seems a bit too rude. In the past, you and other people have not been able to protect themselves. Moreover, as a teacher, I have always been lazy and unwilling to get involved with this. It's a trivial matter to compete for fame, but since we have accepted it, we should come as promised. Whether the Baihu Sect will prosper or not will ultimately depend on the power of this high-ranking county guard."
"When we and other disciples first went up the mountain, we also thought that the mountain gate was poor and ordinary. Now we respect the master's teachings and have all obtained the master's belt." Gongbao said in a low voice, raising his eyes and looking around, "Junior It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a gift of reinvention to take care of me from my master and my brothers, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. Now that I ask my master to shoulder the responsibility, how can I and a few senior brothers accept this?"
"Junior brother's words are superficial, but they are absolutely right." A disciple with fair skin and a beard at the table nodded, "The second disciple and the younger brother have never been on the same page. I always feel that the younger brother is too reckless and strong-willed. But what happened today, the disciple My son also agrees. The Fengyou County Sheriff has always hated people in the Jianghu, and it is already known to everyone. It is only because of the power of the horse gang that he has no choice but to make a promise to my Baihu Sect. Once the people in the Jianghu are weak, even if they cannot destroy the family, The activities must be overt and covert, and collude with the officials and merchants in the city. This is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. I hope Master will think carefully about it."
Ye Zhai, who was sitting firmly on the Grand Master's chair, remained calm until everyone calmed down before he raised his eyelids and saw the faces and expressions of all the disciples.
"The world is long and big trees are hard to see. Who can coexist with the sun and the moon? Ye Zhai has been alive for many years. Sooner or later, he will have to return home. The hard work of the first generation master of the Baihu Sect cannot be lost in my hands."
"You don't want me to accept the invitation alone, and you don't want to bear the name of disloyalty. How can you, my teacher, be willing to bear the reputation of a treacherous mountain gate that collapses? Even if you lose your life, you are willing to keep the green mountains, no need to discuss. As a teacher, I have made up my mind. As for the new disciples in the mountain and the three later disciples, I will entrust you and other good students to take care of them. They are all pillars of martial arts. Even if the martial arts in Fengyou County wither in the future, they can still spread their branches and leave. To all parts of the world.”
After saying this, the handsome man stood up and bowed deeply to everyone.
"Ye Zhai thanked you."
"Do you really want to go, Master?" After leaving the main hall, the old servant chased Ye Zhai out of the hospital, bowed deeply to Ye Zhai, and asked.
The latter nodded, sat cross-legged at the mouth of the well, took out the thin sword from his waist, and dipped it into the well water to wash it.
"Why don't you go? Now that all the disciples here have good intentions and are successful in martial arts, there is no need to worry too much. The heroic and wonderful thing of going to the appointment with a sword is something that I always want to do a few more times, and finally I feel relieved."
"Most of the disciples know that I am trapped in this well, but few know that I am the one who shakes Tingqiu, and she is the one with the slow voice. The entire Yizhang Grand Master altar was originally created by her."
Ye Zhai still spoke softly, and the water in the well was shaking.
"The sound of autumn in the courtyard is as slow as the years, but it is hard to shake my mind. I thought that I could endure thousands of years and imprint the old things in my mind, which is similar to the old memories. At least there are still people in the world who think about them all the time, but after all it is just one day. If you get bored every day, you will envy ordinary people for hundreds of years."
"If you can find it, that would be the best. If you have been dead for many years, I don't want to stay anymore."
"Everyone in the world thinks it is good to live forever, but when they get what they want, they realize that it is not what they thought."
A few strands of broken hair fell in front of his eyes. Ye Zhai glanced at it and suddenly smiled.
Huafa looks like a person from the past.
