Small door small faction [Cultivation]

After a long while, Xie Dong calmed down a little, shook his head, and waved away the wild thoughts about Tong Yangfu in his mind.Anyway, the master has already fallen, and there is no need to worry about any purpose. Now only the combat power at the peak of Ningyuan is the most important thing.

"Brother," he raised his head and looked at He Xiuyuan seriously, "I hope you can stay, the sect needs you."

He Xiuyuan's throat rolled, obviously shaken, but unable to make up his mind.After all, the reason why he left Yuyumen back then was because of something.The estrangement of many years is not so easy to eliminate.

You have to work harder.

Xie Dong sighed, and turned sideways, "I'm sorry, I was too anxious, I shouldn't push you so hard... But you finally came back, at least sit a little longer, and drinking tea is also good."

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and pushed away the room in front of him.

That was the study of the previous heads, and it was also the place where Xie Dong had been staying for the past few days.

As soon as He Xiuyuan walked in, he raised his head and saw the portrait hanging in front of the desk.It was a portrait of himself, domineering, red-clothed and eye-catching.He Xiuyuan stopped abruptly, and even reached out to hold the door frame.

He stared straight at the portrait, his chest heaving, and it took him a while to calm down, "Who hung this kind of thing here?"

Xie Dong glanced at him, "Of course it's Master."

He Xiuyuan's eyes widened, his face was full of shock.

"This was originally the study used by Master. This portrait has been here since the first day I started." Xie Dong told him, "Now that Master has fallen, I moved in and forgot to take it off for a while. .”

He Xiuyuan looked at him and said suddenly, "You're lying."

Xie Dong's eyelids trembled, but his expression was not panicked at all, "Then who do you think is responsible?"

He Xiuyuan couldn't answer and was at a loss for words.

"My master is your father, and you are his son." Xie Dong said, "I also felt strange and asked him why he hung this portrait here...he told me that he hadn't I've seen you, only this portrait can make him see you every moment. That's all."

He Xiuyuan stood there in silence for a long while, his fists clenched and trembling.

He turned his head to the other side, so that Xie Dong could not see his face, "Then why this one? It's obvious that once you see this portrait, you will remember how I quarreled with him back then."

This was something Xie Dong hadn't expected.But who is Xie Dong, how could he be troubled by this kind of question.After only a moment, Xie Dong answered, "Then do you have anything else left?"

Sure enough, He Xiuyuan fell into silence again.

"And Master is also very regretful." Xie Dong continued, "Every time he sees this portrait, the regret in his heart will definitely deepen. Maybe it's actually a kind of punishment he gave himself."

"You're lying. I know, you're lying!" He Xiuyuan suddenly became agitated, "He won't regret it, and he won't even want to see me again! Otherwise, why would he say I'm a..."

He Xiuyuan suddenly paused at this point, refusing to utter the rest of his words.

But his violent chest ups and downs, as well as the red corners of his eyes, can be seen. At this time, he recalled very bad memories, and his mood was extremely unstable.

Xie Dong looked at him quietly.

To be honest, Xie Dong didn't care what happened to the father and son, nor did he care if the master really regretted it.At this moment, he just wants to leave the peak of condensed essence in front of him.

After a while, Xie Dong sighed, "You are wrong, Master has been waiting for you to come back."

He Xiuyuan pursed his lips tightly and looked at him.

Xie Dong picked up the roster of Yuyumen disciples on the desk, opened the first page, and handed it to him.He Xiuyuan lowered his head and looked over.He was really afraid to see his name in it, but the truth was far more impactful than he imagined.

He did see his own name, but that name was not even among the ordinary disciples at the back, but at the front of all the disciples.Even Chang Yongyi was left behind, second only to Xie Dong.

To be honest... If it wasn't for Xie Dong who is now the head of the sect, things couldn't be too fake, he really wanted to mention He Xiuyuan's name in front of him.

But it is obviously enough to achieve the current situation.

He Xiuyuan swayed his body and sat down on the seat beside him suddenly, his tone of voice gradually became unbelievable, "Is this what your master meant?"

"Of course." Xie Dong answered without changing his face, looking very honest.

He Xiuyuan wanted to say something, but suddenly reached out his hand to cover his eyes, and after a long while, he said in a low voice, "Sorry, Junior Brother, I may need to be alone for a while."

Xie Dong nodded.

He Xiuyuan got up staggeringly, and walked outside in a daze.

Xie Dong stayed in the study for a while, until he guessed that He Xiuyuan had gone far away, then quietly released his consciousness, and secretly followed behind him.

He Xiuyuan was really in such a mess right now that he didn't realize it.

He stood outside the study for a long time, then followed the direction he remembered and walked slowly towards the residence where the former head lived.But he couldn't walk into the cave in the end, but couldn't bear it halfway, and knelt down in a place where no one was there.

Xie Dong heaved a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, it's done.

Very smooth, stuck.

He then withdrew his consciousness.Just when this wisp of spiritual consciousness was about to be harvested, he vaguely heard the sound of sobbing from He Xiuyuan's side.

This elder brother looks extremely young, but in fact he has practiced for nearly fifty years.A person who is not young, at such a time, actually cried directly?

Xie Dong's actions paused for a while, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: If I knew this before, why bother.

But having said that, eight years, which seems to be an extremely long time for ordinary people, is actually not much longer than the blink of an eye in the eyes of this kind of person who has practiced since childhood.When He Xiuyuan resolutely left at the beginning, he probably would never have thought that if he did not return for eight years, it would be an eternity between heaven and man.

Then Xie Dong reopened the ledgers in his hand and continued to study these ledgers.

What happened between the father and son, the master and the elder brother, made him a little emotional and curious, but it didn't stay in his heart for too long.Now that the combat strength of Ningyuan Peak has stabilized, Xie Dong's most worried thing has become the Lingshi, which is in short supply in the sect.

And at dusk, He Xiuyuan came back and told Xie Dong that he wanted to stay at Yuyumen.

Xie Dong was very happy, and quickly expressed that he would arrange a good place for him.He Xiuyuan shook his head, saying that he only needs a thatched hut.

This thatched hut was placed close to the former head's cave, and every time he opened the door, he could see the empty room.He Xiuyuan chose the position himself.

This night He Xiuyuan didn't even live in the hut, but sat at the door all night.

Fortunately, in the early morning of the second day, He Xiuyuan's mood recovered a lot, and he seemed to be in good spirits.

In the next few days, He Xiuyuan gradually returned to normal, but the whole person kept guarding the thatched hut, either meditating or practicing sword all day long, except when Xie Dong called him to the main hall for a meeting occasionally, he didn't move at all, and didn't talk to each other. People talk, and they have never done things that are unnecessary in the condensing stage, such as eating and sleeping, and live a very Buddha-like life.

For this reason, Xie Dong specially took time out of his busy schedule to talk to He Xiuyuan every day.

However, He Xiuyuan always had that indifferent look.Often when Xie Dong said something good, he would reply concisely, and he would hardly speak on his own initiative.

Xie Dong couldn't help panicking.

This big senior brother who was finally locked up, shouldn't be made too sad by him, something wrong?

It wasn't until later that Xie Dong asked those old disciples who were in the sect eight years ago that he realized that this was really not a problem.Senior brother, sincerely, it has been like this since I was a child, and I know how to play with my own sword every day, which is normal.If one day you see him looking happy and lively and start talking and laughing with others, then you need to worry about whether he is crazy or not.

"I see." Xie Dong patted his chest, heaved a sigh of relief, "It's fine."

After saying that, he turned around, ready to go to He Xiuyuan to take another look.As a result, when he turned his head this time, he saw Chang Yongyi standing behind, looking at him aggrievedly.

But he said that Yongyi swung his sword at He Xiuyuan, but He Xiuyuan sent him flying, and immediately vomited blood when he landed.Afterwards, not only did he not wait for Xie Dong to avenge him, he didn't even have a word of consolation, he just left it where he was.

At this moment, when Xie Dong saw him, he still had no intention of comforting him. Instead, he frowned and asked him, "Do you know that you are wrong?"

Chang Yongyi endured and endured, finally couldn't take it anymore, and complained, "Brother! Ever since that guy came, you didn't even look at me! I was hurt like that by him, and you didn't care, but instead Is it too much for me to know my mistake?"

"You're looking for death yourself. It's worth burning incense if you don't really die. What do you want to do if you get hurt?" Xie Dong sneered, "Don't you know that he is the peak of Condensed Origin at the beginning?"

Chang Yongyi curled his lips, lowered his head and remained silent.But judging by his attitude, he's obviously become much more well-behaved.

"Now I'll take you to find him. Say hello to him and don't cause trouble anymore. By the way, ask him to forgive you for your previous rudeness." Xie Dong said, "You are the closest person I have in the sect. , he is currently the strongest person in the sect. If your relationship is not good, I will have a lot of gray hair. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Chang Yongyi pouted.

As a result, the two walked halfway, just as they saw He Xiuyuan's small thatched hut in the distance, they saw a person who had already stepped forward and was talking to He Xiuyuan.

Taking a closer look, it was Elder Feng who came.

Elder Feng's voice was quite loud, "Martial Nephew He, you should take care of that Sect Leader Xie anyway! Even if you don't want to take that position and want to give him the position of Sect Leader, then you can't let him go too much! Look at what he said in the main hall yesterday, he actually wanted to deprive all the disciples of the sect of the benefits they deserved, and asked us all to farm the land! Absurd, really absurd, how can you not stop Nephew He? If this continues, he will wipe out your father's sect!"

Xie Dong immediately stood in place.

What Elder Feng said was exactly the new measures Xie Dong announced in the meeting yesterday.

The so-called "deprive all the disciples of the sect of the benefits they deserve, and make us all farm the land" is not as simple as Elder Feng said.Xie Dong canceled the fixed monthly rules of the disciples, and changed from equal distribution to more pay for more work, in order to motivate them to generate more income for the sect.As for farming, Xie Dong wanted to try to develop some elixir cultivation industries.This move did cause some commotion among the disciples, but with the current state of the sect, some changes must be made.

Xie Dong was impassioned at the meeting, citing the three major sects that everyone yearned for as positive examples, drawing a beautiful blueprint, vowing that all of this is to make life better in the future, and finally aroused many young people. The enthusiasm of the new disciples has received a lot of support.

Of course, those old disciples who have long been accustomed to the old routine are not very happy about it.Elder Feng was even more furious - as the member with the highest seniority and the most monthly cases in the sect, he thought that Xie Dong's move was completely aimed at him, and he simply didn't want to give him a way out.

He also heard Elder Feng eagerly said, "Nephew He, don't look at what the head master Xie said, it's not that simple at all. This is completely a matter of killing chickens and picking eggs, and it will definitely reduce the loyalty of the disciples to the sect. Short-sighted, The gain outweighs the loss. But Sect Master Xie is headstrong and doesn’t listen to the advice of us old people at all. Martial nephew, now we can only rely on you to stop him. Listen to me and analyze this matter carefully..."

Chang Yongyi next to him was so angry when he heard this, he rolled up his sleeves and went to find trouble again.

Xie Dong pulled the boy from behind, but turned around to hide to the side.

For some reason, although Xie Dong was feeling very upset at this moment, he wanted to hear He Xiuyuan's answer even more.

In the end, before Xie Dong could find the correct eavesdropping position, He Xiuyuan raised his hand and directly interrupted Elder Feng's long speech, and gave his own response.

This response is not high-sounding, but very honest.He Xiuyuan said frankly, "You said this, it's too complicated, I can't understand it."

With a bang, Elder Feng froze in place, his whole body was petrified.

Pfft, here Xie Dong couldn't help laughing.

With such a smile, the two people over there must have noticed.He Xiuyuan's eyes immediately looked over.Xie Dong coughed, without showing the slightest embarrassment on his face, he stood up with a smile and said, "Brother, I brought Junior Brother Chang over to see you for something, but unfortunately, Elder Feng was there, so I stood by the side for a while." Yes. You don't mind, do you?"

He Xiuyuan nodded, expressing that he didn't mind at all.

As for Elder Feng's expression at this time, it was extremely ugly.Standing at the back, he even looked at He Xiuyuan with hatred.The so-called stealing money is like killing parents, Elder Feng already hated him to the extreme.