Yesterday, I traveled all day and fought for half the night. Even an iron man couldn't hold on. After changing rooms, the three girls slept until almost noon. After waking up, as soon as he finished washing, he was invited by Bai Xueyan. This time it was not in the hall, but in a secret room in the backyard. Outside the secret room was Bai Xueyan's boudoir.
After closing the door of the secret room, only one oil lamp was lit in the secret room. All the Bai family siblings except Bai Boju arrived.
"Sorry for calling the three sisters here."
Li Fenglan carelessly found a chair to sit down on, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's quite quiet here. Where is the eldest son?"
Bai Zhonglian replied: "Brother left early in the morning for the Thorn Gate to attend the funeral of Sect Master Qiao. He won't be back for half a month."
Bai Xueyan brought the conversation to the point: "Through what happened yesterday, I believe the three of you have seen the current situation of the Bai family."
Li Fenglan said: "Sister Bai, the current situation of the Bai family may affect our alliance."
Bai Shuyu said: "Don't worry, we have already dealt with this matter. The reason why we are still indulging in a few flies at home is to avoid alerting snakes. But now that Changfeng Tower is going to form an alliance with the Bai family, then these flies, we It will be removed.”
Li Fenglan shook his head: "The Bai family doesn't have enough people. These servants are too poor at guarding the courtyard. They look strong, but in fact they are very weak. The fact that we came to the Bai family will spread throughout the world in less than two days. We can't rule out the behind-the-scenes events back then." The Black Hand is tangled up again to deal with the Bai family. Therefore, your mansion’s defense strength needs to be strengthened urgently.”
Bai Xueyan said: "Sister, don't worry... We are all our own, so I won't hide it from you. The Bai family's mansion will be sold in a while. The golden-domed pagoda outside Luoyang City was originally our home. After the destruction of the White Tower, we have been neglecting it for more than ten years. A few years ago, we discovered the evil spirit in the family, so we secretly sent people to build a new house on the site of the White Tower, and also secretly raised a group of dead soldiers. All the servants and nurses at home will be fired in a few days."
Li Fenglan asked with a smile: "Sister Bai, the hidden strength of the Bai family is more than this, right?"
Bai Xueyan was a little confused and asked, "Why do you say this?"
Li Fenglan was also confused: "You don't even know about Sister Bai?"
Bai Xueyan shook his head in confusion. Li Fenglan looked at Bai Shuyu and said, "Third Young Master, would you like to explain this matter to us in detail?"
Bai Shuyu smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Miss Li, it seems that I still underestimated you."
Li Fenglan smiled and said, "It was just a wild guess, but I didn't expect that I got it right."
Bai Shuyu opened the paper fan and said loudly: "Eldest sister, second brother, you all know that I have raised a few dogs in Luoyang City, but these dogs are just bait. In the past few years, I have laid some chess pieces in Luoyang, which can be regarded as Baihualou, the future intelligence agency of the Bai family, has begun to bear fruit in the past few years, and it is not known by the world."
Bai Xueyan showed a pleased smile on his face, but still said with a slight complaint: "I didn't even guess what you are capable of."
Bai Shuyu hurriedly explained: "Sister, I don't dare to say it because I'm afraid of getting beaten by you."
Li Fenglan seemed to have been sitting for a long time and stretched out - she was never very shy about her behavior in front of people she trusted - she said with a smile: "That's it, Changfeng Tower will start from today." We will advance and retreat together with the Bai family, and share weal and woe. Does the Bai family have any other requirements for our Changfeng Tower?"
"Yes," Bai Shuyu said, "just one request."
"any request?"
"I heard from my elder brother yesterday that Miss Li's two maids..."
Jade interrupted him: "We are not her maids."
"Ah?" Bai Shuyu was a little surprised. From yesterday to now, Jade and Hubo basically didn't talk. They just stayed by Li Fenglan's side when talking about things, making him take it for granted that these two girls were Li Fenglan's maids.
Amber said embarrassedly: "I was used to calling her Miss when I was a child, so you misunderstood me."
Bai Shuyu waved his hand: "I'm sorry... Miss Jade and Miss Amber are really powerful in martial arts. I have a gracious request."
"Speaking."
"Can you keep a girl in the house? Now my eldest brother has gone to the Thorn Gate. Those dead soldiers won't come back for a while. I don't know what the major factions will do next. The Bai family needs experts to take charge."
Li Fenglan thought for a while and said: "Actually... I just arrived here, and I don't know what to do next. I originally wanted to say that the Bai family will take the lead in everything from now on... Since the Third Young Master said so, we will do more in the Bai Mansion." I'll be bothering you for a few days. Jade and Amber will be responsible for the defense of the house during this time."
Jade now really wanted to give Li Fenglan a beating, so she sold them both without her consent. She really regarded herself as a eldest lady.
After talking about other things, the two sides finished exchanging their respective information, and the covenant between Changfeng Tower and the Bai family was officially reached.
When a group of people came out of the secret room, the sky had turned dark. Bai Xueyan ordered people to prepare a banquet to officially welcome the three girls. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Bai Xueyan's cheeks turned red after a few glasses of wine. Apparently, she was not a drinker, so she and everyone left first, and Bai Zhonglian accompanied her out of the hall.
Walking in the quiet corridor, Bai Xueyan listened to the conversation between Li Fenglan and Bai Shuyu in the hall, and asked Bai Zhonglian in a low voice: "Zhonglian, who is smarter between Li Fenglan and the third child?"
Bai Zhonglian smiled and replied: "Sister, they are all smarter than me, I can't tell."
Bai Xueyan also smiled: "That little head is probably bigger than our third child's."
Bai Xueyan has not been going well these years. The Bai family is now no longer in a good position in the world, and each branch of the family seems to be in harmony. Although Bai Boju is calm and sophisticated, she is not good at management, otherwise she would not be in public all day long as a female. It has been five years since she took charge of the Bai family at the age of sixteen. Although she is just twenty-three years old, she looks much more mature than her peers...or rather, older. Outsiders always think that she is already in her thirties.
She was very happy these past two days, at least she saw the hope of the Bai family's rise. Moreover, the three brothers of our family are really as resourceful as the rumors in the world. From now on, the position of head of the Bai family will have to be filled by the third child. Bai Zhonglian is also suitable as a writer, but he is not his father's biological child, and there are other reasons.
Her mood suddenly relaxed, and Bai Xueyan showed a rare smile that a girl of this age should have. She did not go towards the bedroom, but leaned gently on the railing of the corridor, looking quietly in the direction of the living room, thinking about something in her heart.
Bai Zhonglian stood aside and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
Bai Xueyan shook his head and replied: "It's nothing, I just thought... I can leave all the family affairs to you and the third child in the future, and suddenly I feel like I can have a good rest."
Bai Zhonglian gently stroked Bai Xueyan's shoulder with one hand and said softly: "You are not suitable to be the head of the family. I have made it difficult for you these years. You are worthy of your father, our three brothers, and the entire Bai family." .”
Bai Xueyan gently patted the back of Bai Zhonglian's hand and asked, "What will you do after these things are resolved?"
Bai Zhonglian was a little confused and just shook his head without answering.
Bai Xueyan turned to look at him and said solemnly: "You are going to the Western Regions to find your biological parents. Have you forgotten? You often said that when you were a child."
Bai Zhonglian couldn't help but laugh: "Things have changed over the years. I heard that the Western Region was not peaceful in the past few years, and there were successive wars. I'm afraid I can't find it. I mentioned it a few times when I was young, but I didn't expect that you would always remember it."
Bai Xueyan stood up and said, "I remember everything about you."
Songshan Shaolin Temple, early in the morning, the gate was smashed and banged. The young novice who was sweeping the yard hurriedly opened the mountain gate and saw two Taoist priests, an old man and a young man, standing at the door. The old man's eyes widened, while the young man looked at the little novice with an apologetic look, as if to say: Forgive me.
"Amitabha, Taoist Zhang, what are you..." Before the little novice monk could finish his question, the old Taoist priest had already pushed him away, broke into the courtyard, and shouted: "Zhicheng! Old bald donkey! Come out!"
Several tall and strong monks heard the shouting in the front yard and rushed out with short sticks.
A great monk shouted: "Who disturbs my purity in Shaolin?!"
After shouting, he saw clearly the two Taoist priests in the courtyard, an old man and a young man. The anger on their faces disappeared instantly, replaced by confusion: "Taoist Zhang? What are you?"
"Let your master come out!"
"Master is in retreat and won't be able to come out until this afternoon."
"Retreat! Retreat is useless! Master Tao, I also came out of retreat halfway! Old bald donkey! Come out quickly! Otherwise, I will demolish your Shaolin Temple!"
"Amitabha. Taoist Zhang, monks, please don't get angry."
With a loud chanting of the Buddha's name, an old monk with white beard and white eyebrows slowly walked to the front yard, officially Master Zhicheng.
When Zhang Daozhang saw Zhicheng, he rushed over and grabbed the old monk's wrist with one hand. He gritted his teeth and said, "Old bald donkey, you have done a good job!"
Zhicheng first waved away the other monks, and when all the young monks were gone, Zhicheng gritted his teeth and stared, saying, "Zhang Chengqing! If you stare at me again, I will pull out your beard!"
Zhang Chengqing was so angry that he laughed back: "Old bald donkey, let me ask you, do you know how Qiao Fei died?"
"Poisoned to death, I know what happened?"
"Who was poisoned to death?"
"How do I know this?"
"You old bald man are you trying to trick me?"
Zhicheng glanced around, shook off Zhang Chengqing's hand, and said, "Say it in the house, let the juniors see it."
In the Zen room, Zhang Chengqing and Zhicheng sat opposite each other, and the young Taoist priest sat aside with an embarrassed look on his face.
Zhang Chengqing said viciously: "Qiao Fei doesn't deserve to die. He shouldn't have had anything to do with what happened back then! What a good person he is. If you hadn't encouraged him to take part in this matter, he wouldn't have died!"
Zhicheng sighed: "I am just a monk, not a fortune teller. How can I think of what will happen eighteen years later?"
"You!" Zhang Chengqing became even more angry, "What should I do now? Are you a coward? Don't you want to give Qiao Fei an explanation?"
"How to give it? Everyone is dead, and I don't know who did it."
"Li Fengyao!" Zhang Chengqing said bluntly.
"Where's the evidence?"
"Mo Changfeng sent word a few days ago that he was also poisoned, but it was not fatal. What is this? This is a warning! Who else could it be besides Li Fengyao?"
"So what if I know? Can you find Li Fengyao?"
After saying that, Zhang Chengqing didn't say anything, but he was still very angry, as if he could fight anyone at any time.
Zhicheng returned to his previous appearance as an enlightened monk, clasped his hands together, and said: "Amitabha, Niubi, you and I are both monks, and our six roots should be pure. We did our best eighteen years ago, and leave the rest to them. I am old Now, you are getting old and can no longer do the hard work. Changfeng Tower sent three girls out a few days ago. They want to investigate on their own, so let’s not join in the fun."
"What? Three girls?" Zhang Chengqing heard the three girls without listening, "What can we do by sending three girls out? How old are they?"
"Seventeen or eighty."
"Seventeen or eighteen?! What a joke! Where is he now?"
"It should be at Bai's house in Luoyang."
Zhang Chengqing said to the young Taoist priest next to him: "Mingyu."
"The disciple is here."
"You go to the Bai family now and bring those three girls to the Shaolin Temple."
"Wait a minute!" Master Zhicheng's temperament as a master monk has disappeared again, "Why are you taking over the Shaolin Temple?"
"Protect yourself!"
"Nonsense! Can Shaolin Temple hide women? Why aren't they released in your Taoist temple?"
"Isn't this close to your place?"
After Zhang Chengqing finished speaking, he felt it was inappropriate, so he said to his apprentice: "Forget it, Mingyu, take him to Baiying Villa and let your senior brothers go and guard him...Forget it, you can guard it too. If If there is even the slightest mistake, I will skin you alive!"
The young Taoist priest smiled bitterly and asked, "What if I don't want to come?"
"Then lie to me!"
