On the sequelae of suspended animation + voice

Chapter 8: Determination

When they returned to Zhanfengmen, the disciples guarding the gate immediately recognized Zong Nian, and after a while Yue Xiao hurried to the gate, his eyes were full of worry, but when he saw Zong Nian, his expression turned from worry to joy.

He walked quickly to Zong Nian's side, and scolded him softly. "The younger brother wants to relax next time, so he has to tell his brother face to face. Just leave a note, and my master and I almost thought that something serious happened to you, and we were so anxious to death, it's too shameful."

"I'm sorry, brother, I didn't think carefully..." Zong Nian still respected this brother who cared about him very much. Seeing that he was really worried, he couldn't help feeling guilty.

"Yeah, after all, there have been such rumors recently, we almost thought you went to Yangzhou."

Yue Xiao frowned slightly.

When this matter was mentioned, he felt uneasy, and always felt that another storm was about to happen.

"Brother also heard about the Treasure Appreciation Conference?"

Zong Nian asked when his senior brother mentioned something he had always cared about.

"Of course - junior brother, let's go first, it's not convenient to talk while standing at the door."

It was really inappropriate for the two of them to stand at the door talking stupidly all the time.Yue Xiao's eyes were full of his junior just now, but only then did he find another person who had been standing beside Zong Nian—the other person was looking at him with a half-smile.

Yue Xiao asked cautiously.

"Junior brother, who is this?"

"Hey, it's a friend I've met in the past few days. His name is Lu Shao. We got along very well, so I invited him to come to Zhanfengmen as a guest." Zong Nian said it seriously, but he was a little bit a little bit embarrassed because he lied for the first time. nervous.

The man was dressed in a water-colored gown, with a jade crown and hair tied up. He seemed to have no internal strength. When Zong Nian introduced himself, he just glanced at Yue Xiao and nodded coldly as a sign, his attitude was very unfriendly.The two clearly met for the first time, and they didn't know where the other party came from to be so hostile towards him.Yue frowned without a trace of a smile, just thinking that the other party was a bad-tempered young master from home.

Yue Xiao smiled indifferently, "Since that's the case, Mr. Lu came from a long way away, please forgive me for not taking good care of him, let's come in first, and let the disciples arrange a guest room for Mr. Lu later."

"No, Zong Nian and I can do it together." Lu Shao slowly declined, as if he was commanding a servant at home.Not to mention Yue Xiao, even Zong Nian couldn't help bumping his arm when he heard it, thinking he was too rude.

Fortunately, Yue Xiao has a generous heart, he really doesn't mind these vain courtesy, he just nodded and led them in.The two followed Yue Xiao and walked in.

After bringing the two of them back to Chuyun Courtyard where Zong Nian lived temporarily, Yue Xiao left temporarily to let them rest for a while.

Only the two of them were left alone, Zong Nian immediately frowned.

"You were too rude just now. Brother Yue is also a senior brother anyway." To be honest, he and Lu Shao were just alone before, and he had never seen Lu Shao in front of others.

When he actually saw it, he didn't expect the difference to be so big, which even made him feel a little guilty towards his senior brother.

Lu Shao didn't take it seriously for his faux pas.He specially changed his clothes before coming here, just to let others mistake him for an arrogant young master who just came out of the arena.Besides...he really hates that senior brother, let alone give him any good looks.

But it is impossible to tell the truth directly to Zong Nian.

"Ji Zhi is too strict with me." He smiled and tried to make jokes. "Is my young master acting like this?"

It is indeed quite similar, especially the look of being defiant.

Zong Nian was too lazy to praise him, fearing that he would get carried away, so he changed the subject. "You sleep in the side room next to you at night."

"..." Lu Shao was aggrieved. "Why didn't you sleep with Ji Zhi?"

Can I still sleep?

Zong Nian immediately refused: "No."

With his firm attitude, Lu Shao had no choice but to nod his head, but as soon as his dark eyes rolled, no one knew what was going on in his mind.

After a short rest, the two were invited to the Big Dipper Hall, which was dedicated to discussing important matters in the family.With a dignified face, Yu Ge raised his hands and sat on the mahogany carved chair. Yue Wei sat on the lower left of him. The two had been waiting for a while.

Asking the elders to wait, Zong Nian hurriedly took his seat in embarrassment, while Lu Shao sat beside him leisurely.

"Uncle, this is Lu Shao, my new friend." After Zong Nianyu finished, he stared at Lu Shao closely, for fear that he would lose his manners again. Fortunately, this time Lu Shao honestly bowed his hands and made him relax. in one breath.

"Well. You came back just in time." Yu Ge waved his hand, glanced at Lu Shao who was standing beside Zong Nian, and didn't say much.

Now that everyone is here, it's time to enter the topic.

"Nian'er, you must have heard the rumors about Chi Xingyu's training session appearing at the Treasure Appreciation Conference next month." Yu Ge looked at him, saw Zong Nian nodded, and continued.

"Rumors of Chi Xing Yu's practice have been rumored for many years, but they have never appeared in the world. Whether this treasure exists or not, no one knows. It's extremely easy to set them a trap."

Everything he said made sense, and everyone present fell into deep thought for a while.Yue Xiao was the first to speak, "Master's words hit the nail on the head, but since even we can see that this is a trap, why are there still so many people from the rivers and lakes going forward?"

"Risks always come together with benefits. People who are blinded by benefits will grit their teeth and move forward even if they know that there is a tiger's den ahead." Yu Ge shook his head, with regret in his eyes.

"Then master still wants to participate?" Yue Xiao handed over a crimson invitation, which he had only received in the past few days, an invitation to the Treasure Appraisal Conference.

Yu Ge didn't even look at it, and turned to Zong Nian, "What do you think of Nian'er?"

Among the people present, only Zong Nian has the deepest relationship with Chi Xing Yulian.But he was the youngest, so he didn't know how to answer for a while, and finally just shook his head.

"I... I don't want to go."

He didn't intend to get involved too much, he just wanted to come back and ask the matter clearly.Sensing that all the people present were looking at him, Zong Nian took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked directly at Yu Ge with firm eyes.

"But if I keep running away and deceiving myself and others, then I will feel sorry for my dead parents." Zong Nian said, "I want to investigate the events of that year from beginning to end. I will definitely go forward in this treasure appraisal conference."

Maybe he didn't realize until now that his enemies are not only those sects who slaughtered Feixingwu, but also a mastermind who has been hiding in the fog and pushing everything behind the scenes.

Staring at the determination in Zong Nian's eyes, Yu Ge clapped his hands and smiled, full of relief. "Okay, okay! If Nian'er has such an idea, he will be able to smile if he knows it!" He picked up the invitation in Yue Xiao's hand, and put it in Zong Nian's hand.

"This treasure appraising meeting is full of dangers, and everything should be cautious. Let your senior brother Yue be with you, so that the two of you can take care of each other. Got it?"

Hearing the master's instructions, Yue Xiao hastily responded. "Master, I understand."

Yu Ge nodded, left a last sentence and got up.

"Nian'er follow me to the study, I'll tell you some more things. Yue Xiao goes to entertain the distinguished guests."

This is... Zong Nian couldn't figure out what his uncle wanted to tell him for a while, so he followed Yu Ge's footsteps and walked out of Beidou hall.Before leaving, he took one last worried look at Lu Shao, who just nodded at him, signaling that he didn't have to worry.

Through the long corridor, Zong Nian followed his uncle to his study.But as soon as Yu Ge entered the study, he stopped in front of the table, looking at the table decorations as if he was in deep thought, without saying a word.

Zong Nian waited for a while, but before he could speak, he asked impatiently.

"Uncle... what are you going to tell me?"

He kept guessing in his heart.

"Nian'er, do you still remember the origin of Chi Xingyu's training?" Yu Ge sat down at the table and beckoned Zong Nian to sit down.

"Does it mean... that Chi Xing Yulian is a treasure of the Demon Sect of the Western Regions?"

"How credible do you think this statement is?"

Zong Nian shook his head, "The rumors of Chi Xingyu's training have been rumored for a long time, but no one has ever seen his true face. As the uncle said, we don't even know if there is such a treasure. Nian'er doesn't think there is any truth to such rumors." Credibility."

"Although the rumors are not entirely credible, there are indeed people who have seen Chi Xing Yulian, otherwise this rumor would not have survived for such a long time." Yu Ge changed the topic. "Do you remember your 16th birthday?"

Zong Nian was taken aback.

"The rumor of Chi Xingyu's training came from your birthday banquet."

"How...how is this possible?!" Zong Nian stood up abruptly.

"Don't you remember Nian'er? Back then, your parents invited many friends from all corners of the country, and everyone politely gave them congratulatory gifts one by one. One of them gave a soft armor that could not be pierced by a knife. However, no one remembered him afterwards. I can't remember his name at all, as if this person never appeared." Yu Ge continued to speak as if he didn't notice his violent reaction. "After that, the rumors of Chi Xingyu's training slowly spread."

"Uncle Master is saying that it is Chi Xingyu Lian...? This is impossible!" Don't say it is possible, he has never even seen this legendary gift.Zong Nian even felt his hands trembling slightly. "Nian'er has never seen any soft armor." Although he didn't unwrap the birthday presents one by one, he asked the housekeeper to store them in the warehouse.But he has seen the list and knows exactly what he has received.

Yu Ge frowned.

"Is this true?"

"Nian'er has absolutely no lies." Zong Nian gritted his teeth tightly. If his family was ruined because of this rumor, he...

Yu Ge thought for a while, and finally sighed.

"Do you still remember the rumor that your mother was a member of the Demon Cult?"

"My mother can't possibly be a demon girl!" Zong Nian couldn't help retorting loudly.His behavior can be described as disrespectful, but Yu Ge didn't care about his gaffe, but said something that he couldn't believe.

"Didn't your parents tell them how they met? Your mother, Gong Ying, is indeed from the Demon Cult—her name is Gong Ying, and she is the protector of Wuwanglou Zuo, who is good at using poison and medicine."

The author has something to say:

Lu Shao: Wait for an opportunity, night attack!

Zong Nian: Why do I feel a little cool behind my back? ?

Gong Shou seems to have made it clear, but in fact, Zongji is still in a state of ignorance, and Lu Shao still has a long way to go after his husband www