As soon as Chen Ying sat down, a middle-aged man walked in from outside the hall.
The person who came was already in his thirties or forties. He had no beard on his face, his eyes were slightly narrowed, his face was slightly white, and he looked quite miserable. But his steps are steady and powerful, and you can tell from the sound of his footsteps that he is a master.
Seeing the visitor, Liu Yuan and others stood up and saluted: "Brother Chen, long time no see."
Chen Xuan returned the courtesy one by one. After the ceremony, he sat down on the main seat, and everyone also sat in the same place.
Chen Xuan saw Chen Ying sitting next to Liu Yuan at a glance. Seeing that she was sitting still, he was very dissatisfied and coughed lightly, signaling her to get up.
Compared with her master, Chen Ying was still more in awe of her grandpa. After seeing Chen Xuan's hint to her, Chen Ying couldn't sit still anymore and stood up obediently.
Liu Yuan pressed Chen Ying down and did not let her stand up, saying: "Brother Chen, it doesn't have to be like this, we don't care."
Jiang Tianyi and others also nodded.
Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "Brother Liu, that's not the reason. It's just that this is the rule of my Chen family."
Liu Yuan said calmly: "Rules are made by people, so there is no need to stick to them."
Chen Xuan retorted: "If there are no rules, there will be no rules."
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them gradually became tense after they had barely exchanged a few words, Chen Ying hurriedly advised: "Master, Mr. Liu, please stop arguing. Junior, please just stand."
Chen Xuan glared at Chen Ying and said, "Brother Liu and I are talking, do you have the right to interrupt? Why don't you back down!"
Chen Ying's eyes turned red, she bowed to Chen Xuan and was about to leave.
Liu Yuan stood up and held her back, saying: "Girl, stay here, I have something else to tell you."
Chen Xuan frowned and said, "Brother Liu, you and I can just talk about things. Why do you need me to stand here?"
Liu Yuan chuckled lightly, glanced at the servants around him, and said, "Brother Chen, please step aside."
Although Chen Xuan was puzzled, he still did as he was told. He waved his hand and asked all the slaves on the side to leave, and asked them to close the door.
"Brother Liu, if what you are about to say is so confidential, then my little girl is even more unfit to be here. Xiaoying, why don't you retreat?"
Liu Yuan protected Chen Ying behind him and said: "Brother Chen, although this is your family matter, I have to say something. This girl is extremely talented in martial arts and has a good heart, so you don't have to be so harsh on her. .”
Chen Xuan sighed softly and said: "Brother Liu, you don't know something. This girl has a very unruly temperament and has always been unruly. Now that I am by my side, I can keep an eye on her and make her abide by some rules. But once I'm not with her and no one is watching her, I'm afraid that within two or three days, this girl will become lawless."
Chen Ying lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved, but unable to refute.
Chen Xuan was right. During the days when she followed Liu Yuan, without Chen Xuan watching, how could Chen Ying ever treat Liu Yuan as an elder? Most of the time, he was playing around with Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan rubbed Chen Ying's head with a slightly intimate gesture, which made Chen Xuan frown and said, "Brother Liu, men and women are not intimate, so please stop."
Liu Yuan smiled and said: "This girl once held my hand and forced me to stay by her bedside all night. She just rubbed her head. What's the matter?"
Chen Xuan was startled, and when he looked at Chen Ying, his expression suddenly became sharp and he said, "How dare you, girl, be so presumptuous in front of seniors?"
Chen Ying pressed her lower lip tightly, feeling aggrieved.
Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "Brother Chen, don't scold the girl. I'm not angry."
Chen Xuan looked at Liu Yuan, sighed softly, and said, "I think it's because the little girl looks like Head Li of Bashan, right?"
Liu Yuan didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.
Chen Xuandao: "Since Brother Liu insists on letting my little girl stay here, I can't force her to drive her away. May I ask Brother Liu, what are we going to talk about?"
Liu Yuan took Chen Ying to the side and sat down, and said: "Brother Chen, I don't know that Chen Shao has already told you. I have accepted Chen Ying as my disciple, but I am still a swordsman in name only."
Chen Xuan nodded and said: "Brother has already told me, thank you Brother Liu for looking after my daughter."
Liu Yuan laughed loudly and said, "It's not that I think highly of her as a disciple, but that she thinks highly of me as a master."
Chen Xuan chuckled and said, "Brother Liu is overly praised."
Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "I am not exaggerating. Brother Chen, take a good look. Can you see your daughter's current martial arts skills?"
Chen Xuan looked at Chen Ying, but he couldn't tell. He used his inner strength to explore, but still found nothing, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked. But not long after, he suddenly smiled.
Brother Liu said: "Brother Chen, why are you laughing?"
Chen Xuan smiled and said: "Brother Liu, please stop teasing me. I can't see my little girl's martial arts skills. I think you used your inner strength to temporarily cover it up, right?"
Liu Yuan was startled and smiled bitterly: "Chen Xuan, how much do you dislike your daughter? Can't you think that your daughter's cultivation is too high?"
Chen Xuandao: "My little girl has been away from home for more than a month. Even if she breaks through to the altar and returns to the void, I should be able to tell. Brother Liu, you said that my little girl's cultivation level is too high. She can't live in just one month." , just achieve good fortune, right?”
Liu Yuan smiled and said: "It's not impossible, it's just that I'm afraid that the girl will break through too fast and her foundation will be unstable, so I don't want to."
Chen Xuan frowned slightly and said, "Brother Liu, what do you mean by this?"
"It's nothing." Liu Yuan didn't want to say more, but changed the subject, "When I say that the cultivation level is too high, I don't mean the girl's internal strength cultivation level, but the cultivation level of the sword."
Chen Xuandao: "Brother Liu, my daughter has not yet understood the meaning of the sword. How can she talk about the cultivation of the sword's intention?"
Liu Yuan smiled and said: "Brother Chen, I am this girl's master after all. I can't mislead others. I have to teach her something."
Chen Xuan was happy, but he didn't show it on his face. He said calmly: "Thank you so much, Brother Liu."
Liu Yuan waved his hand and said: "Don't thank me. I didn't exert much strength. Master led me in. Cultivation is personal. It's your girl's own talent."
Chen Xuandao: "Brother Liu, even if my daughter understands the sword intention, I should not be unable to see her cultivation level. May I ask what level her sword intention cultivation level has reached?"
Liu Yuan took a sip of tea and said: "In terms of realm alone, he is higher than any swordsman in the world. Well, of course, that includes me and Dugu Ye."
Chen Xuan laughed and said, "Brother Liu, please don't joke."
Liu Yuan looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Do I look like you are joking?"
Hearing this, Chen Xuan looked at Chen Ying, with a hint of fear in his eyes, and said, "Xiaoying, is your swordsmanship really so high?"
How could Chen Ying admit such a thing to herself? She just glanced at Liu Yuan and said, "That's what Master and Senior Dugu said."
Chen Xuan's eyes were even more horrified.
Liu Yuandao: "Actually, not only in terms of swordsmanship, but also in terms of internal strength, this girl can be regarded as a rare expert in the world."
