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Recently, foreigners from Yanguan Town have been entering the town one after another, as always.

The Chen family in the small town had visitors today, and it seemed that they were not just a group of people. The Chen family's mansion, located next to the rural school, opened the front door specially and welcomed two groups of people, one after the other, in droves.

The first of the two groups to visit the Chen family was, without any surprise, an old man and a young man. They were each dressed in pure white gowns, with high crowns and belts, and large sleeves swaying. The leader of the young man's surname was Chen, with a cool Chinese character, elegant and dignified. , handsome face.Coming with this young man, and following him step by step, was a short, fat old man who looked a little rich. He held a pair of walnut lion heads in his hands. He had a bright smile on his face, which made people feel close to him just by looking at him. .

These two people are from the Chen family of Nanxi Province. They are the Chen family of Nanxi that Han Yuanfu mentioned before. They hold half of the continent and are among the third rank in the nine-rank system of Jianghu. They are truly comparable to the four great swords. The world's powerful lords, who are on the same level as the top immortal sects like Zong, deserve the surname of Jiuzhou.

The two people who came after them were two sword cultivators, carrying long swords on their backs. Their long robes were of the same shape. They looked like both Confucian robes and Taoist robes. They belonged to Yong'anzhou, one of the four major sword sects. The attire is only worn by disciples of the Qinglian Sword Sect. In addition, the two of them each wear a Taoist lotus crown. This is a Taoist crown that can only be worn by immortal masters from the upper and lower sects of the Taoist Eight Classics.

The last two sword cultivators from Yong'an Continent were uncharacteristically different from the other outsiders I had seen before. They were not an old man and a young man, but a pair of young people who seemed to be about the same age, a man and a woman, who were from the Qinglian Sword Sect. The founders have the same surname, the man is Li Tianran and the woman is Li Pingyang. They are a brother and sister with outstanding cultivation.

For the Chen family in the small town, the four immortals who came one after another were all rare guests, but their origins were slightly different. The two Chen families from Nanxizhou who entered first were from the main lineage of the Chen family. The difference with the Chen family in the small town is roughly equivalent to the difference between the direct line and the collateral line of the same surname. This visit is actually for Chen Ji, the only son of Chen Shuhuai, the head of the Chen family. According to the long-standing legend in Nanxizhou According to the news from Di Bao, the Chen family in Nanxi, a branch of the Chen family in the small town, which is far to the northwest, has not paid much attention to it for many years. It is intended to accept Chen Ji to Nanxizhou during this Jiazi date to learn from his family. The rich and powerful Chen family of Yuanyuan personally trained him.

As for the two men from the Yong'an Continent Qinglian Sword Sect who came in last, they had other temporarily unexplained mission purposes besides recruiting disciples.

According to the rules that have been circulated for many years in Yanguan Town, each of the four major surnames has its own business line. Except for the Zhu family, the other three families each have different outsiders behind them. But in addition to these, there are actually a group of sword cultivators who stand separately. Behind the four major surnames, there happened to be the four major sword sects who were also in the third rank of Jianghu. Each of the four families stood on one of them. Their main task was to ensure that the corresponding surnames in a certain town maintained the family clan's status during the operation of the formation. Safety, this was an agreement reached between the great saints of the three religions and one family who were responsible for setting up the Yanguan Formation when they personally came forward and negotiated with the founders of the Four Sword Sects.

However, it was one thing to make an agreement to protect the lifeblood of each family at the beginning. In the countless years that followed, how each of the four major sword sects viewed the big surnames in the town was another matter. Whether the talent is good or bad and the final success or failure will definitely take a disciple with a big surname to enter the school. Some choose whether to select a child to be brought into the school based on the quality of the talent and qualifications, and some choose whether to take a child into the school regardless of whether he has talent or not. No matter how good or bad, I never take away any young people from this small town...

The reason has been going on for a long time, so in the minds of the successive family heads of the four major surnames, they will look at the sword sect behind each one differently. The longer it is passed down from generation to generation, the more deeply rooted this view will be. There is a huge difference. This is why the Zhu family originally Even at the risk of destroying one's own foundation, one must cut off the connection with the Yuanjia Sword Sect of the third-grade Immortal Sect, and in turn warmly stick to Shuixiu Lake, which is only a fifth-grade one.

Today, a distinguished guest came to visit a small town named Chen. Chen Shuhuai, the head of the Chen family, went out to greet him in person. He was a middle-aged man who looked a bit dull. He looked like he had read too much and was stupid. He took the Chen family with him. The clan members greeted the Xian family at the door. When they arrived, he stood there silently, with a calm and unsmiling expression. If a clan member from the clan who was not often seen in person wanted to come up and talk to him to make him look familiar, he simply nodded. After a word or two, his bad words can be seen directly in his words. Later, when the two groups of immortals came to the door one after another, he was waiting to greet them from afar. When they met, he bowed and saluted, and his every move was... He is formal and meticulous, and then he opens the door and says the word "please" to welcome the distinguished guest in.

Two groups of immortals came to the door, and after a while, in the main hall of the Chen family, the four distinguished guests from the two immortal families who arrived one after another, and the head of the Chen family, sat down and each of them sat down to watch tea.

A descendant of the Chen family in Nanxi Continent and two swordsmen from the Qinglian Sword Sect in Yong'an Continent each looked at the head of the Chen family in the small town who was sitting with his eyes down while sipping tea but not speaking. They seemed to have nothing to do with his dullness. Opinions, not surprising, but the subsequent glances between the two parties made the atmosphere between the two families seem not so harmonious. There was neither a good color nor a good tone, and it seemed that they did not even have the most basic words. They were reluctant to nod to each other.

In this way, in the main hall of the Chen family, a well-known scholarly family in this small town, Chen Shuhuai, the host, did not speak, and the two immortals who came as guests just followed the guests and did not speak. The scene was a little quiet, a little quiet. Appearing embarrassed.

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Small town country school.

In the pavilion in the backyard, a Confucian scholar in blue and a young man in black sat opposite each other on a special chessboard with seventeen lines. The Confucian scholar held white and the young man held black, talking about a game.This kind of special chessboard shape, such as the chessboard with nineteen vertical and horizontal lanes popular in Jiuzhou today, is smaller, and has been uncommon for many years.

There is a saying that this game between black and white was originally related to one of the four heavenly books. The earliest chessboard was also very small, probably no more than ten in length and width. Later, after countless years of generations, As the game evolved, the chess skills became more and more prosperous, and the chess players sitting on both sides of the chessboard became more and more skilled in moving around on the chessboard. Naturally, the chessboard became larger and larger, and only then did the various chess players that are popular all over the world come into being. Nineteen, as for the seventeen roads that are missing two roads vertically and horizontally, that was probably thousands of years ago, but it was inexplicably moved out today.

In today's game, the two players coincidentally chose the seat chess piece. The chessboard became smaller and smaller, and the battle became more tense.

The young man Chen Ji, who had always been the tutor's boy, sat on the stone bench next to the chess table, watching the chess without saying a word, which was an eye-opener.

This young man, who is also the legitimate son of one of the four major families in the town, always seems to be different from the other boys from the other families. He doesn't like to go out much. He inherits the scholarly family tradition and loves reading. He is the most accomplished in the small town's rural school. One of the few good students, he is very much appreciated by Mr. Cui, the teacher of the school.

Therefore, the young man of the Chen family was regarded as his husband's book boy while studying. He had the opportunity to study and practice calligraphy with his husband, watch chess, read music, play chess, calligraphy and painting, and benefited a lot from being close to the water and the terrace.

The little overlord of the Zhu family, Zhu Zhen, has always had three people he admired the most and three people he disliked the least. Unfortunately, Chen Ji was one of them. He was always called a "nerd" by the little fat man, but he I've never cared much about it.

A few days ago, when Mr. Cui's husband came to the rural school, the young Chen family had the honor to sit aside and watch the chess game between his husband and his husband's husband. At that time, there was a regular chess board, and the old master My husband's chess ability was not low, but for some unknown reason, he suddenly surrendered before the situation became clear in the middle of the game. This made the young man who didn't know the reason feel regretful for a long time.

He never thought that he would suddenly have another opportunity today. Although the young man still maintained the etiquette of a scholar on the outside, he was already excited and overjoyed in his heart!However, today's chessboard is different, and the number of ways to play chess will naturally be different from the number of ways to play chess a few days ago. When it comes to harvest, it will naturally be completely different.

Su Sanzai, a young man in black clothes holding a black stone in his hand, lowered his head and glanced at the dominant player somewhere on the chessboard. He chuckled and said, "Are you really not going to take care of it? If you continue to let it go, you will advance in advance." I won’t be able to use some of the skills I prepared, and I might have to conquer the city first!”

The Confucian scholar in blue shirt had a calm expression, and was gentle and peaceful. He did not have any particular reaction to his opponent's teasing. He made moves on the chess piece, and then turned his head to look at the young student who was fascinated by the chess game. He smiled gently and said nothing.

Su Sanzai followed his gaze and glanced at Chen Ji. Seeing that the young man was engrossed in the conversation and seemed to be completely unaware of the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but look at Cui Jue and said with a smile: "Why do I feel that you, a student, are a bit stupid? You are better than me. Is the one you picked far behind?"

After saying that, he dropped the black seed in his hand to the ground and took root.

Cui Jue, the private school teacher, just smiled and did not comment.

Su Sanzai began to feel a little bored when he saw that the Confucian scholar was always silent. In fact, many years ago, after he won the son of his always serious and rigid gentleman in a hand-to-hand negotiation, he began to feel a little bored in the following years. In fact, I have never been very interested in playing chess. I always feel that this kind of petty competition for supremacy is not very interesting, so at this moment, in the game with the Confucian scholar, he made all the moves as he pleased, from beginning to end. There was no long exam, but I was able to interact with the small town private school teacher.

Seeing that his opponent, the Confucian scholar in green shirt, refused to speak, Su Sanzai was extremely bored, so he set his target on the young man watching the chess. While moving the chess pieces, he stretched out his other hand and pulled the young man away from the chess game. He woke up from a sleepwalking state, and then asked with a smile: "Xiao Chen Ji, I heard that someone from your Chen family is also here?"

The young man looked at Su Sanzai with an interested expression, and was inevitably hesitant. During the two days since this weird man in black came, he didn't understand the difference between his husband and Mr. Su, who seemed to never want to leave after his unexpected visit. What is the relationship between them?

They say they are friends, but they don’t seem to be...

It's not like they are enemies... He was fascinated by the chess game but was suddenly asked a question. The young man first looked at his husband. After seeing that he had no special expression, he turned to look at Mr. Su and nodded lightly. He nodded and said nothing.

"Nanxi Chen family?" Su Sanzai said with great interest, "The Chen family from the north and the south are gathered together."

Seeming to be suddenly interested, he stared at Chen Ji with a smile and asked: "Since the main line of your Chen family has come, how can you still come here to watch Xianqi? Your father, the father of the family who always pursues self-denial and restoration of etiquette, can't you Aren't you afraid that someone from the Immortal Family will blame you for being rude?"

When the young man heard this, he had no other expression. He just continued to watch the back and forth attacks between the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard, and simply said four words: "Respect the teacher."

Su Sanzai listened to the young man's answer and didn't know what he thought of. He chuckled and said, "You guys, the four major surnames in Yanguan Town, each have their own interesting things."

Chen Ji was a little confused. He turned his head and looked at Mr. Su suspiciously, who always spoke and acted strangely and was shrouded in mist.

The young man in Moyi didn't care about him, and placed another black stone randomly on a certain point on the special chessboard. He said in a strange tone: "One family demolished the roof, another dug the roots of the wall, and the other held on to the beams and refused to let go. There is a family..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, glanced at the expressionless small-town private school teacher sitting across from him with a smile, and said with a hint of ridicule: "I always miss the fortune, wealth and longevity hanging on the wall."

The young man Chen Ji, who was focusing most of his attention on the chess game, was a little confused about this strange comment. He glanced at Su Sanzai with a strange expression, then at his calm, gentle husband, and then hesitated. He hesitated and whispered: "Mr. Su..."

Su Sanzai turned to look at the boy.

"Why don't you take a look first...your black man may be about to be killed by the dragon..."

"!"

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After a while, the chess game was settled. Su Sanzai didn't seem to care much about the final result of the chess game. He just casually wiped a handful of the dotted positions on the chess board, making it a mess. Then he looked up at the Confucian scholar in green shirt opposite. He asked with a smile: "I've been looking around casually in the past two days. It seems that the appetizers for this period of Jiazi's appointment are almost served. I guess the real dinner will be served next? Don't you think so? What are you going to do to take precautions?”

The Confucian scholar in blue shirt smiled and said nothing. He glanced at Su Sanzai first, then turned to the young man who was still sitting beside him and said warmly: "Chen Ji, I will be here first today. You will also go back to meet the guests, but don't If you want to have too much fun, remember what Wen Yiwen learned today before going to bed at night."

After hearing this, the young man Chen Ji stood up and said goodbye obediently. He respectfully performed a thorough and standard Confucian etiquette towards his husband and Mr. Su. Then he slowly exited the pavilion, turned around and walked slowly out of the school to his mansion next door.

Su Sanzai and the master of the Qingshan School were sitting there, watching the young man go out. He could also feel that he walked out of the door of the school, and then walked into the door of Chen's house next door, which was slightly shabby compared to the other three houses in the town. He walked slowly and slowly. , don't be anxious or slow.

Su Sanzai smiled slightly, turned to look at the small town private school teacher opposite, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are very satisfied with your student?"

The middle-aged Confucian scholar raised his hand to sort the chess pieces on the chessboard and put them into the black and white chess boxes. He replied: "It's okay, I just read a lot, but I haven't gone outside to look around. It's bad." The insight of 'traveling thousands of miles' requires some experience."

The young man in black smiled slightly, without comment, and continued the previous topic with a smile: "The town is open, and I see that almost everyone who should come has come, and a lot of foreigners who shouldn't come have also come. This situation... I'm afraid it's not the same as yours Aren’t the previous Jiazi appointments different? Aren’t you going to take care of it? Aren’t you afraid that someone will sneak up on the ground and then suddenly raise their head and flip the whole table over for you?”

The middle-aged Confucian scholar kept moving in his hands and quickly sorted the chess pieces. After hearing Su Sanzai's question, he seemed to suddenly think of something. He frowned slightly, raised his head and stared at the person opposite with a calm expression, without saying anything. .

When the young man in black saw Cui Jue's look across from him, he said amusedly: "Hey, don't go too far! What do you mean by looking at me like this? You have to follow my rules, and I really want to have any thoughts about what you have in this poor place. I can't even let you guess it's me, let alone me jumping in front of you!"

The Confucian scholar in blue also smiled when he heard this, and said calmly: "With Mr. Su's ability, he can be so tactful when extorting money in a joint venture, and pay back everything he borrows. If he has a sudden whim or occasionally ingenuity, it is not a problem." Isn’t it?”

When Su Sanzai said this, he became furious instantly. He slapped the chess table in front of him and jumped up. He pointed at the calm-faced rural school teacher and cursed: "Well, your surname is Cui. I told you in advance not to do this." How dare you do that sneaky voyeurism? Just wait for me and see how I can make your name famous all over the world! Besides, I worked so hard, but you call that bitch Lu Chunjue opened his mouth and took away [-]% of the big head, and gave the other [-]% to half of your apprentice. I have suffered a huge loss in this business, how can I be so tactful as my mother?"

This time, the gentle and gentle small-town private school teacher just smiled and did not answer. Everyone's apprentice is an apprentice. It is only natural that the master makes money for the apprentice, right?
Su Sanzai got furious and cracked firecrackers. He turned around and saw that the Confucian scholar simply refused to answer. He opened his mouth and suddenly became a bit dumb. Then he looked around furtively, then sat back at the table and looked at Cui Jue. Shen Xin mysteriously said: "I heard by chance that Lord Yun Zhong once said something in the Middle Earth Divine Continent that he would come over after you open the door this time... I am a little curious now. You are guarding the door here. It should be the clearest one, is that person really here?"

"I don't know."

Cui Jue, the private school teacher, only answered in three simple words. When talking about this topic, his brows were slightly solemn. There has always been a mysterious lineage among the hundreds of schools of thought. It is said that this sect was originally born out of They belong to Taoist sects, but from the unique Patriarch to the three disciples and disciples under the sect, all of them are mysterious and mysterious, occupying the position of the second-grade immortal sect, but they never establish themselves. Even on the top of a mountain, the dragons are seen but not seen, and few people even know their real names. They act cunningly, secretively, and make people fearful.

At this moment, Cui Jue inexplicably remembered the kraft paper envelope that his husband had specially sent to him a few days ago. The seal was covered with a wax seal, and there was a simple seal character with a lacquer seal on it.

The teacher handed the envelope to his student and only said: "Here, I am here to deliver a letter. Now that I have finished my errands, I will go back in two days, but there may be some twists and turns on the road. I Need to go talk to someone."

At that time, he even looked at Mr.

In the end, the old man just waved his hand and said calmly: "Don't worry, all these years of self-cultivation are not in vain. I won't fight but just chat. I promise to convince others with my virtue."

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(End of this chapter)