"Thank you, Deputy Master Qing, for your kindness. I appreciate it." The master smiled wryly and cupped his hands, but didn't say anything else.
"We are here mainly to inform you that if you have any plans, you must tell us immediately." Fu Yunge raised his head, "At this time, we cannot stay out of the matter."
"I'm really sorry that the Dragon Halberd crisis has caused everyone to be affected." The leader looked at the three people and apologized with shame.
"Why did the leader say this? I've been entertained a lot these days, so of course I have to do my part at this time." Fu Yunge turned around and said to the leader disapprovingly.
"Fu Yunge is right. We will not let Long Ji fall into danger." Dongfang Shiming also said.
The leader's eyes were a little moist: "Thank you very much."
Outside the palace gate, in the low night sky, the stars were gradually obscured by floating clouds. Under the mountains, everything is quiet, but in an unknown corner, a coming storm is secretly brewing.
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The next day, Longji Sect was still busy. Fu Yunge and Dongfang Shiming were in the room thinking about the next move, and the two gradually formed a complete clue during the discussion. However, due to the lack of evidence, they are still unable to draw a conclusion on this and can only continue to explore along the lines of thought.
Long Hao finally received a reply near noon, but the content of the letter was very disappointing. The letter stated that the great elder's original retreat place had been burned to the ground, and only some ruins remained. Apart from this, they had no clues about the Great Elder.
Subiezhi asked Qingkun to lead his disciples to speed up their practice and hide themselves so as not to interfere in the Dragon Halberd affairs. And he himself was coordinating with the leader to deal with the pressure of Tosai and many other things that were coming his way.
Long Xiao and Long Tao practiced in comparison, but Long Tao was absent-minded all day long. His mind was filled with thoughts about the mysterious old man last night, while he was secretly looking forward to tonight. What happened last night gave him a lot to think about, but he still had many questions and wanted to talk to the old man again.
In addition, the second master sent a message saying that he would return to Longji soon. Feng Ji has completely broken up, and there is nothing wrong with him staying there. He said he would be back in the evening. Subiezhi also had many doubts that he wanted to ask him. After all, he was in Fengji, so he must know more.
time flies. At night, Long Tao quietly left the mountain gate and went to the pavilion alone.
Quickly walking through the all-too-familiar path, passing through the bamboo forest, the outline of the pavilion came into view. But the old man arrived much earlier than him today, and was already sitting on the steps last night, waiting for him.
"You..." Long Tao's words were ready to come out.
"No need to call me, just sit down." The old man waved to him calmly and continued the conversation with him last night.
Long Tao walked into the pavilion and sat on the stone bench: "After last night, I thought about a lot of things."
"Normal." The old man said hoarsely, his voice still coming from under the round hat.
"You said yesterday that my value is like the seeds in the jungle during a fire. But do you mean that Dragon Halberd is about to perish?" Long Tao asked in response to what the old man said yesterday.
"Haha, that's not what I meant. You have to learn to be flexible." The old man smiled kindly, "I mean, in the eyes of your leader, you are like the precious seed that inherits the Dragon Halberd."
The old man slowly told him: "With you, Dragon Halberd will have a future inheritance, and your leader can pass away with peace of mind, because you are the hope of Dragon Halberd."
"It's so unreal. I'm still thinking, now that Longji is in trouble, how can I help?" Long Tao simply gave up understanding and said bluntly.
The old man said nothing and listened quietly to the sound of gurgling water from the mountain spring. He squinted at Long Tao through the gap in his bamboo hat, and said after a long time: "You can help. But the time has not come yet."
"Hey, I knew you would comfort me like this." Long Tao curled his lips dissatisfied.
The old man laughed, and his voice was like the crow of a crow: "Haha, this is not comfort. Going back to yesterday, you have to recognize your own value before you can find your place."
"Your martial arts are among the best in the Longji Sect." The old man stretched out his withered old hand from under his raincoat, pointed at him and said, "Not to mention Jinji Fengjian, if the situation worsens and Longji has to use force, You are the sharpest tip of the dragon halberd."
"Let me tell you the truth?" Long Tao seemed to understand a little bit.
"Haha, although that's the intention, it's more than that..." The old man turned sideways and chatted leisurely and carefully with Long Tao.
Under the moonlight, the hidden pavilion is covered with mottled spring bamboos. Two people, an old man and a young man, sat under the empty night, talking and talking, and the colors gradually blended together, intertwined with the hazy mountains.
At night, the Longji Sect slowly fell into a deep sleep as the lights gradually became sparse.
The next day, everything was spent in tension as usual. Fu Yunge and Dongfang Shiming went to the headmaster to inquire about some situations, and visited Moyu Knife Studio again with the headmaster and Subiezhi.
Because the whereabouts of the great elder were unknown, Long Ji's suspicion had not been cleared away for a long time, and Bo Rong and a group of disciples also had a very cold attitude towards the leader. In the past few days, Bai Rong has been busy presiding over the affairs of the sword studio. He seems to have lost a lot of weight, his face is sallow, and he seems to be in poor condition.
With no other choice, after apologizing repeatedly, the leader led everyone back to Longji. And just as they returned to the mountain gate, another letter came from the ghost leader, asking Long Ji to consider it carefully.
What the ghost leader meant was to agree on the Golden Ji Fengjian. He believes that the opening of Jinji Fengjian is very close and preparations have been going on for a long time, so it should not be stopped here. The purpose of sending the letter is, firstly, to discuss with Longji nominally whether to open the club, and secondly, to discuss the candidates for the temporary referee seat.
All kinds of matters were all weighing on Longji. The leader was overwhelmed for days and felt a little powerless. Long Tao also came to ask for help, but was declined by the headmaster. Since the ghost leader still wants to open the Golden Halberd Fengjian, Long Tao can't be distracted yet.
At night, Long Tao was alone and went to the pavilion to chat with the old man as usual.
He didn't know who the old man was, but he believed that the old man was not a bad person. In the past few days of heart-to-heart talks, his heart has become clearer and clearer, and his own value has gradually become clearer.
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The next day, the Dragon Halberd became unusually noisy in the early morning.
The leader went out to take a look, but saw two groups of people visiting at the same time. The disciples of the Ghost Master Sect and the disciples of Tosai arrived at the same time, which made him unable to recover for a moment.
The Jade Faced Rakshasa Halberd disciple didn't seem to expect to meet the Tozai disciples, so he shrewdly lined up behind the Tozai disciples. The headmaster came down the steps to greet them and invited them to enter the hall together.
Fu Yunge, Subiezhi and others also rushed over early to see what happened.
The Tosai disciple looked very unhappy. After he sat down, he still looked sad. Seeing this, the leader took the initiative to ask what happened.
"Our senior brother Bai, after working hard these days, finally... fell ill."
