Chapter 114

Well nine didn't knock. He reached out and pushed a green brick into the wall half an inch.

It turned out to be an organ.

Behind the door came the sound of something hard rolling - his sight could not penetrate the wooden door, but he knew it was a smooth stone ball moving along a fixed track. It would take a long distance to fall and break a large porcelain bowl.

After a long time, the wooden door hasn't opened yet.

He stood waiting on the stone steps, his expression calm as usual.

The rain became heavier and fell on the hat, dripping from the edge, like a waterfall in dry season.

Because of the falling rain, pedestrians outside the lane hurried, and no one noticed him.

With a soft sound, the gate finally opened and an old man appeared.

The old man had a square face, straight eyebrows, bright eyes and reddish cheeks. He didn't know whether he was excited after drinking wine. He was wearing a gray single coat with buttons not fastened. He should have put it on casually. It seemed that he was in a hurry. His eyes were full of questions and examination when he looked at Jing Jiu.

Well nine took out a wooden card and handed it to him.

The old man didn't dare to answer. He bent down and looked closely for a long time.

Until it was confirmed that it was the real thing, he knelt down on his knees without hesitation, completely ignoring that the ground had been wet by the rain.

"Get up." Well nine said.

The old man got up, humbly welcomed him into the courtyard and walked deep down the side corridor.

There are people in the yard. To be exact, there is a family.

In the open flower hall, the family were eating, old and young, men and women, neat and tidy.

The family's eyes were on the table, whispering something, as if they didn't see Jing Jiu and the old man at all.

The picture is somewhat strange.

The three or four year old child suddenly broke away from his mother's arms and ran to the sill. He looked curiously at Xiang Jingjiu and stretched out his hand to say something, but his father hurried back.

A child's cry rang out in the flower hall.

Under the corridor, Jing Jiu took off his hat and looked over there.

When the child saw his face, he was stunned and forgot to cry.

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"This is the well family?"

"Yes, they have worked in Taichang temple for generations. They are my subordinates."

The square faced old man looked at Jing Jiuyi and said, "I can assure you that they don't know anything, but what they should remember will never be forgotten."

Well nine understand that those people are their nominal parents, as well as the old grandfather, brother and sister-in-law. As for whether the child is a nephew or niece? It was all arranged in those years. He was not good at it, but there were many people in the court who were good at it.

He sat in his chair and asked, "how many people have come to check these years?"

The old man stood in front and said, "as early as seven years ago, qingshanzongshangdefeng came to check. According to reason, with their means, I should be able to see some problems, so I quickly made a remedy afterwards, but strangely, they never came again, which made me a little uneasy."

Well nine naturally knew why Shangde Feng didn't continue to check again and said, "don't worry about it."

"Then there were two big movements, four years ago and a year ago."

The old man said, "a total of 21 sects have been quietly inquired about, and imperial concubine Hu in the palace has also sent people."

Four years ago, Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu took over the sword God Mo Feng, which shocked the spiritual world. Most spiritual sects focused on Zhao Layue, but they would also check Jing Jiu by the way. A year ago, it was the four seas banquet trip of Xihai sword school and the subsequent sword test in Qingshan. Jingjiu defeated Gu Han and broke his sword across Nanshan. The idea of Qingshan division commander deliberately keeping a low profile and turning him into a strange soldier naturally came to naught. How can the reincarnation of Jingyang immortal and a real swordsmanship wizard not attract people's attention?

When the old man knew these things, he naturally knew that the young man was Jing Jiu.

The well family moved to this small courtyard for 20 years, just for this person.

"I've come to the plum blossom festival and I've lived here during this time."

Well nine said, "send a letter to Zhao's house and tell the other party."

Knowing his identity, the old man naturally knew where he said Zhao's house was. Seeing that he had nothing else to command, he left from the secret road behind the house.

This secret road leads to another yard dozens of feet away.

The yard covers an extremely wide area, carved beams and painted buildings, and the eyes are full of hidden luxury.

The old man sat silent in his study and didn't slow down for a long time.

Many years ago, his father explained to him very seriously. The family can continue to maintain its scenery today because he has done two things: one is to unconditionally support his Majesty the emperor, and the other is to absolutely obey the orders of the wooden card owner.

What if the two contradict each other? He couldn't help asking when he was still very young.

The father said that his Majesty's will must be unified with the will of the wooden card owner.

The young man is inevitably a little stubborn. He still insists on asking, what if?

He remembered clearly that his father was silent for a long time, and then the answer was the latter. He was shocked at that time, even today. He didn't dare and didn't want to erase the clouds over the family for hundreds of years, but he was inevitably curious. Unfortunately, when he personally arranged the small courtyard 20 years ago, he just received a letter. On the letter, he saw the monogram of the wooden card and several simple requirements, and still didn't know who the other party was. Until these years, some spiritual sects and even people in the palace cast their eyes on the small courtyard, he knew the identity of the other party and used his own power to secretly check, but he was still not sure, because Jing Jiu was too young, even if he was a Kendo genius, it was not commensurate with the weight of the wooden card. Well nine should be the successor of the wooden card? The old man was thinking about these things when the housekeeper whispered a reminder outside the window“ Sir, the hour is passing. " The spring rain is continuous, but the two barriers composed of arrays and colored glass make the guests in the courtyard not afraid of getting wet. On the contrary, it adds a bit of elegance. However, with the passage of time, the atmosphere in the field eventually becomes a little strange, and the sound of rain is gradually replaced by the sound of discussion. On the way to the wedding, I suddenly heard the sound of bowls falling and the host's house left in a hurry. It's like disappearing after so long. What's the matter“ What happened? "“ It's said that the old man was very mischievous when he was young. Is this his old attitude? "“ The old man loves his youngest son most. How could he make such a mistake in his marriage? "“ Don't talk nonsense. They say that the old man is stupid and doesn't want to get close to the noble people in the palace. However, no matter what the storm these years, the house is always stable and still sits in the position of Taichang temple. It is extremely noble. This is called the Holy Family! Can a fool do this? "“ But the auspicious hour is coming. " The guests were talking. Suddenly, they heard a sound of footsteps in front of them. The crowd looked up, quickly stopped, looked solemn, and bowed together“ I've seen Duke Lu. "“ Sorry, there's something urgent. " Duke Lu has a square appearance and extraordinary bearing. Even if he explains, he has his own dignity. He is not like the humble and housekeeper old man in front of Jing Jiu. Today is a happy day for the marriage of the young son of Duke Lu and the granddaughter of the prime minister. In the middle of the ceremony, Duke Lu suddenly disappeared and didn't appear again until this time. No one dared to ask questions. Some sharp eyed guests noticed that the ceremonial gray clothes loomed under the Duke's dress, and there were water stains leaching from his knees. They were very puzzled. This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation.