Unexpected

When we returned to Mount Penglai, it had already been a full month, and Gu Yao didn't need to put on any more disguises for the mask that had been torn off in front of his master and senior brother, and he became more at ease.He knelt down next to Shi Xun, clasping his right hand tightly with his hands, he didn't look at the faces of the three people at the table, he just turned his head sideways to ask for warmth.

When Shi Xun refused to let Lingyi kneel down, he could only stand by the door, and the junior juniors at Penglai Mountain ignored him after being ordered by Mu Yanshen, so he was like an abandoned little milk dog, squatting on the Outside the palace gate, they secretly slandered.

Gu Yao's senior brothers were really bad, they asked him to kneel down as soon as he came back, but the master insisted on kneeling.Thinking of this Lingyi suddenly gloating again, if the people in the seat knew that they were being kneeled by the master of the Cang Zhujie, they might turn red with embarrassment.

In the main hall, I heard Xiao Shangxian was sitting at the first place, Lian Xiyue and Mu Yanshen were standing beside each other, while Gu Yao and Shi Xun were kneeling at the bottom of the steps. The five people had different moods, and it was obvious that they felt inconsistent when placed together, but they gradually became able to understand each other. Converge into one look.

Hearing that Xiao Shangxian was blushing, but his usual gentle attitude and kindness as an elder were undoubtedly revealed, and the incompatibility of his eyes and face could be seen.Mu Yanshen was firmly on Gu Yao's side, and under such circumstances, he was even more worried.Lian Xiyue's face was flat, with a slight frown between her brows, but she didn't intend to hinder her.

Shi Xun has always been calm and calm, and this time he neither lowered his eyes nor bowed his head. His quiet eyes were in line with Ting Xiaoshangxian, while Gu Yao had calculated his master's love, and his always upright expression carried Smile, more charming than ever.

"Fellow Daoist Shi Xun, I have a private matter to deal with in my sect, and I hope you can avoid it." Mu Yanshen, facing the black face of his master and the complaints from his junior brother, his tone became extremely delicate.

Gu Yao was about to open his mouth when he heard it, but he didn't ask in time: "Since I am the one who Shangxian wants to consider, I should stay and listen if I think about it. I have listened to everything you said so I can defend myself Some things, lest I accidentally poke my heart, and lose my man in the end."

After finishing speaking, Shi Xun's drooping eyes raised the corners of his lips, his expression was natural and stable, which made people look irresistible.

He and Gu Yao were hard-won, whether it was due to fate or his retreat, until now, there must be nothing out of his control. Not only is he uneasy, but his possessiveness is also terrifyingly strong.

The corners of Lian Xiyue's brows softened suddenly, he seemed to be able to sense what the other party wanted to express, and it was nothing more than not letting go.Even better, this kind of not letting go of Gu Yao unexpectedly made him feel easy-going.

Shi Xun's tone was not gentle, on the contrary, it was somewhat unpleasant, and only they could feel this unpleasantness, because they all had a vague purpose, which was to separate Shi Xun and Gu Yao .But Shi Xun's attitude is actually just expressing his own meaning seriously, the kind of thing he thinks is correct and what he should do, he is extremely persistent, even a little paranoid, so that it makes people feel uneasy Negative feelings, so those who feel unhappy will only feel that their original thoughts are ridiculous.

Probably listening to Xiao Shangxian also felt this attitude, because he didn't express a single word of the long speech he had prepared earlier.He sat in the first place a little stiffly, and the two people below were also unscrupulous, and their expressions and movements were all very natural. In short, Ting Xiaoshangxian felt that he couldn't stop him.He seemed to be forced by the juniors, so he finally had to choose a compromise, and this compromise made him feel very lucky when he recalled it years later.

"Since the two of you are like this, it's okay, whoever dares to be separated, see if I will let you go!" It was obviously a strong word, but it was full of warmth from Ting Xiaoshangxian's mouth.

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When returning from Cang Cuihai, Gu Yao arrested Guo Ci and Zhu Jiang, Xu Shixun is fine now, and Gu Yao didn't have the same hatred for them at first, so he just left them in the dark and damp place The small black room was closed, and Shi Xun didn't let Shi Xun take a look.But now, for the sake of the Guo family and the beast, it is better to make it clear.

The utility room in Penglai Mountain is neatly built in a square shape, but it really does not open a single window, and it is even more like a small dark room if it is placed in the shade of the face.

When Shi Xun and Gu Yao arrived, the disciples on the mountain were about to deliver the food, Shi Xun glanced at the food curiously, but smiled when he saw it.The upright bamboo baskets and the three plates are arranged meticulously, which is indeed the style of Penglai Mountain.Two big white steamed buns, a plate of cold vegetables, and another plate of hot fried meat with two or three pieces floating in it. In fact, it does not look like being imprisoned and abused.

When he asked him: "The food is not bad, why are you still locked in such a miscellaneous room?"

Gu Yao frowned and followed suit, this look made the little disciples suffer.With a straight face, Gu Yao made a serious expression, and his tone was unexpectedly childishly dissatisfied: "The worst food on Penglai Mountain still has meat? Did the disciples eat so well in the past when they were punished?"

The little disciple who was caught was also startled and shivered, and hurriedly replied: "Third senior brother, when we punished, we were fasting, have you forgotten? So this is the worst food on the mountain. I will eat these as punishment." He added without fear of death, "Our food in Penglai Mountain is second only to Shengzhou in Shizhou and Three Islands, so..."

So Dun Dun has both meat and vegetables, unlike the vegetable roots and bran rice in those essays, blame him?

Gu Yao managed to regain some face and told his disciples to back down, then buried himself in Shi Xun's shoulder coquettishly, and said in a low voice: "I wanted to vent my anger on you, but in the end it was better for them."

Shi Xun tugged at the end of his hair amusedly: "Stingy."

After pushing open the wooden door of the miscellaneous room, a few beams of sunlight let in. The dust was floating in the debris pile, and the environment was indeed not good.When Gu Yao detained them, he put on the black lock again, and Guo Ci didn't break free because of his face.

"Come out and say it." Gu Yao entered the door without thinking and left a word, opened the mysterious lock and immediately retreated.

Guo Ci and Zhujiang in the room stood up and followed behind him, dragging their corpses like prisoners going to execution.

There was a stone table outside the miscellaneous room, and several stone benches were placed beside the table. Shi Xun sat on one of the stone benches and waited for them to come out.

Guo Ci didn't come forward immediately, but knelt down in front of the two of them after a distance of ten feet, with a very reserved expression on his face: "Shi Xun, Zhujiang attacked you earlier, I was also at fault, I just ask you to let him go, let me do what I want All willing."

Gu Yao only felt that these words were very sour, just like the dramas he read when he was playing secretly when he was young.

Ci only wants to be able to keep alive, and his tone is soft, but Shi Xun has never accepted such an attitude, and only spoke to him solemnly: "You may not have to make up for it, but I don't want your life. Let’s not mention it for the time being, you should stand up now and tell me the cause and effect of the coming and going of the Guo family and the beasts.”

When Shi Xun mentioned the Guo family, Guo Ci showed disgust on his face, and when he heard about the evil beast again, he became even more unbelievable: "Guo Mian has always hidden the matter of the evil beast very deeply, you How do you know?"

The end of Shi Xun's eyes trembled a few times without a trace, and he lowered his eyes and said, "I want to know that I have my own way, which has nothing to do with you. But the choice of whether to say it or not is up to you, but since you want to After overthrowing the Guo family, it’s best to stand on my side. Your goal is to get rid of Guo Mian, and my goal is to get rid of the evil beasts, so why not have a win-win situation?”

Guo Ci was in a passive position, but he also felt that Shi Xun's way of handling things was very good for him and Zhujiang, so he calmed down a little and replied to him: "You have done me kindness first, but I will repay the kindness. If it can be settled, it’s not just a little bit of advantage for me. I, Guo Ci, hereby promise that after the Guo family affairs are completed, I will be appointed as your servant.”

In Guo Ci's heart, the current Guo family is no longer the aristocratic family supported by his father back then, nor is it the clan that his ancestors worked hard for, but a rotten shell in Guo Mian's hands.

Guo Ci stood up stiffly, and gradually began to narrate the past.

"Ten years ago, I was only eight years old. My father, Guo Qushang, was still the head of the Guo family. At that time, my fourth uncle, Guo Su, was still young. My second uncle, Guo Mian, and my third uncle, Guo Huai, had begun to take charge of their own affairs. Leader, I thought everything was safe, but I didn't expect Guo Mian to have a different heart..."

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The Guojia Ziku Tower has been preserved since the first generation of the clan built the tower, and the descendants have protected it for generations.The first floor of the seven-story minaret is the main hall, with burnt gold posts, the second and third floors are the clan ancestral halls, where the spiritual tablets of the ancestors are placed, and the fourth floor is the secret library of the Guo family. In the body of the pagoda, the four floors where the secret storehouse is located are actually only the height of two storeys of an ordinary pavilion, and are extremely narrow, and the secret storehouse of the Guo family is the enchantment in it.

One night ten years ago...

Midnight is gloomy, not only is there no hanging moon in the sky today, even the cluttered stars in the past are sparsely visible, the entire sky is shrouded in layers of thick clouds, the Ziku Tower is surrounded by guards as usual, and the blazing lights illuminate the hall. It was so transparent, but no one noticed that a black shadow flew from the perimeter of the tower into the secret vault of the Guo family on the fourth floor, and the hidden lock of the secret vault that had not been opened for hundreds of years was opened...

"Guo Mian! Are you still not telling the truth? The entire Guo family, I only told you where the key to the secret library is. Now that the secret library has been opened in a blink of an eye, how dare you say that it has nothing to do with you?!" Guo Qu's angry shout spread When they arrived at the main courtyard, they were still vigorous, and the majesty contained in it had already overwhelmed the servants of the Guo family.

Before two cups of tea, he sensed the fluctuation of the hidden lock of the secret treasury, and immediately ran to the character library tower without saying a word, but it was still a step too late. The hidden lock was obviously opened by a key, and the fluctuation of the enchantment also proved that someone had invaded. Guo Qu Thinking of Guo Mian's strange whereabouts in recent days, it is inevitable to be affected by it, and he went straight to Guo Mian's courtyard to ask the teacher, but he did not expect that all the elders of the clan were in Guo Mian's small courtyard.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Ting Xiao Shangxian: Shimen is unlucky...

Gu Yao: (frowned) Did Master repent?

Mu Yanshen/Lian Xiyue: No...

Ting Xiaoshangxian: How come the first one to marry will be the third child, the hot chicken second child, the useless eldest...

Mu Yanshen/Lian Xiyue: (innocent face + bewildered)