Salted fish master was forced to accept disciples

During the Ming Xi Conference, everyone stayed at Nangong's house, and Xi Tao also stayed with Jiu Ling and Yu Qiqi.

At night, after Xitao pretended to fall asleep, she sneaked out in the dead of night.

He couldn't help rejoicing that the Nangong family had arranged his residence far away from Jiuling's, otherwise it would be difficult for him to find an excuse to run out now.

After he left the residence, he went directly to the Treasure Pavilion that he had been to during the day. He stood at the door and watched secretly for a while, and when the guards were changing shifts, he took the opportunity to sneak into the hidden utility room with the magic method.

The Treasure Pavilion is difficult for ordinary people to enter, but it is easy for him, but it is easy to enter, but it is difficult to find the spirit stone.

The inside of the house looks as ordinary as the outside, with many sundries piled up, it looks full, Xitao can't help but get a headache when he looks at these things in front of him, the spirit stone is probably a very small stone, and he is not Jiuling, so he can't To sense where the spirit stones are, you can only find them one by one, which is really time-consuming.

He couldn't tell Jiu Ling that he knew about the Lord of the Mermaids, and naturally he couldn't tell Jiu Ling about the Lingshi, so it was impossible to ask Jiu Ling for help.

He stood there for a moment, sighed silently, and could only resign himself to rummaging around. The guards outside were patrolling back and forth, and he had to be on the lookout for them coming in, so the progress was slow. Only found half of them.

Xitao looked up at the sky outside the window. The morning star was twinkling in the night sky, and the sun was about to rise. He could only give up searching for the time being, so as not to startle the snake.

He sneaked out of the utility room, thinking about it, and planned to sneak over when the game officially started during the day. At that time, everyone's attention would be on the field, and no one would notice when he left.

On the way back, he saw candles burning in Nangong Zhentian's room, and there was a noisy sound coming from inside, as if someone was arguing.

Why did you start arguing before dawn?

He paused slightly, and it was too late to go back to sleep anyway, so he became curious and flew to the roof. He squatted down carefully, pulled off a piece of tile eaves, and looked down from above.

Nangong Zhentian was sitting at the table in a white undershirt. There was also a plain-clothed woman in the room. The woman was kneeling in front of the Buddhist hall and chanting scriptures, her eyes were solemn and smoky.

Nangong Zhentian looked at the woman angrily, threw the cup in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "The mistress of the dignified Nangong family only knows how to chant scriptures all day! There are guests everywhere in the house these days, you But I only know how to stay in the room, even Ah Jing knows how to help me in and out, you are not as useful as a child!"

Mrs. Nangong raised her eyelids and turned the beads unmoved, "Your son loves you, but I don't love you."

Nangong Zhentian pointed at her with tearing eyes, "You were also a princess before entering Xishui City, how can you be so confused now! There are no rules at all, you don't look like the wife of a city lord!"

Mrs. Nangong's eyes were full of irony, and she said coldly: "If I hadn't been a noble princess, you would not have married me back then. Nangong Zhentian, don't forget, you were the one who proposed marriage at the beginning! It was you Find ways to get close to me! It's you who want to use me to soar above, just like the city that falls over the water."

Nangong Zhentian was furious when he heard Shui Qingcheng's name, and shouted: "Shut up! How many times have I told you, don't mention this name again!"

"What are you afraid of? Are you guilty?"

"Of course I'm not afraid! What can I be guilty of? When we were living in Xishui City, let alone we couldn't leave, even if we had a way to leave, would we be able to go out? The army is chaotic outside, and going out is death. To survive in Xishui City, I didn't do it just for myself, you agreed at the beginning! If I didn't bear the humiliation back then, would you be able to live such a good life now?"

Mrs. Nangong raised her eyebrows, suddenly became angry, stood up and said sharply: "What kind of good life do I live? Not only do I want to watch you marry other women and have children! I also want to raise a son for you! You only have water Qingcheng is just a woman, but you still brought back a child, I still don’t know which goblin you and Nangongjing gave birth to!”

Nangong Zhentian stood up all of a sudden, glared at her angrily, slapped her across the face, and said sharply: "You dare to say one more word! What kind of child? What kind of water is falling into the city? You remember, Ah Jing is you Son! No matter who asks, even if Ah Jing asks you, you will bite me to death. You are Ah Jing’s own mother! Don’t think that you are still the high-ranking princess! Now the dynasty has changed, your whole family You have to rely on me to live, you'd better be honest, or don't blame me for not caring about the relationship between husband and wife!"

"Nangong Zhentian, you are not human..." Mrs. Nangong lay on the ground, covering her cheeks and crying.

"Now you wear gold and silver, live a pampered life, all rely on me! If you let Ah Jing hear your nonsense, I will remove your wife and drive you and your relatives out of Xishui City go!"

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Mrs. Nangong cried louder and louder, Nangong Zhentian was still cursing, Xi Tao didn't continue listening, and left quietly.

The morning wind blows on the face, mixed with a touch of sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance.

Xi Tao didn't use Luo Tianchen's body anymore, even if she didn't sleep all night, it didn't matter, she was still full of energy.

With the breeze blowing on his face, he walked forward slowly, feeling a little sad in his heart, no wonder Mrs. Nangong was so indifferent to Nangongjing. It turned out that Nangongjing was not Mrs. Nangong's son at all.

So whose son would Nangongjing be?

Nangongjing and Jiuling were born in one day, so is there any relationship between them?However, Xitao quickly dispelled this doubt. Hearing from Mrs. Nangong just now, Nangongjing should not be Shui Qingcheng's son, and his mother may be someone else.

But Mrs. Nangong obviously didn't know the inside story, and she didn't know who Nangongjing's biological mother was, and it was not impossible.

Just thinking about Nangong Zhentian's attitude towards Jiu Ling, Xitao quickly denied this idea. Nangong Zhentian killed Shui Qingcheng back then. If Nangong Jing was also the son of a mermaid, it would be impossible for Nangong Zhentian to treat Nangong Jing so good.

In the past few years, Nangong Jing and Nangong Zhentian have had different opinions. Although the relationship has deteriorated a lot, Nangong Jing is the sole heir of Nangong Zhentian after all, and Nangong Zhentian treats him well.

Xi Tao still remembers what Jiuling said at the beginning, Nangong Zhentian didn't want a son of a mermaid at all, if Nangongjing was also born of a mermaid, then Nangong Zhentian had no reason to have a bad attitude towards Jiuling and Nangongjing so much.

Xitao's way back went smoothly. Although he was easy to get lost, he was well prepared when he came, and he had secretly made a mark along the way. He followed the mark and returned to the house before dawn without arousing anyone's suspicion.

When Nangong Zhentian reappeared in front of people, he had a gentle and modest appearance again, he couldn't tell that he hit his wife in the early morning.

Xi Tao sneered in her heart, she didn't want to look at Nangong Zhentian's hypocritical face again.

At Chenshi, the Mingxi Conference officially started, and the disciples of all sects competed. Naturally, Jiu Ling also represented Tianchen Sect.

Jiu Ling stood up, grabbed the sword next to her neatly, smiled at Xi Tao, and said, "Master, I'll be back soon."

Xi Tao calmly nodded slightly, "Be careful."

Neither he nor Jiu Ling wanted to win any ranking, so just don't get hurt.

After Jiu Ling left, Xi Tao reluctantly sat there for a while, and then quickly found an excuse to escape.

After he left, he went straight to the Treasure Pavilion, took another opportunity to sneak into the utility room, and quickly searched for it.

He used the fairy method to make the objects in the room float in the air, walked through it, and looked carefully one by one.

In order to cover up the Lingshi, Nangong Zhentian put a lot of useless things in this room. Most of these things are not worth any money. They are easy to distinguish from Lingshi, which makes it much easier for Xi Tao to find. There are too many things, big and small, and it takes time to find them.

He searched for more than an hour before he was pleasantly surprised to find a small blue spar among the sundries. As soon as he saw this spar, he was sure that it was the soul of the merman lord. stone.

The spar was dim, and there was no merman summoning it. It was like an ordinary spar, without the slightest brilliance, but Xitao just stretched out her finger and touched it slightly, as if she could smell the sea breeze and hear the sea breeze. Like the waves, it is the crystallization of the deep sea, which makes people sink and sink unconsciously, just like being in the deep sea.

Unprepared, Xitao was unconsciously attracted by the spirit stone, and fell into it, standing there in a daze.

Hearing the sound of the door coming out to open, he came back to his senses all of a sudden, grabbed the spar in his hand, looked back guardedly, his heart beat violently, and took a defensive posture. I was taken aback.

Seeing Xitao, Nangongjing was also stunned for a moment, the two looked at each other, Xitao's red lips were tightly pursed, and she did not relax at all.

The guard at the door quickly ran over, shouting as he ran, "My lord! Is there something wrong in the room?"

Xitao didn't expect Lingshi to have such magical power, which made him lose his mind for a short while, and Nangongjing discovered the clues of his kung fu in such a short period of time. Now that he was caught on the spot, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and bit his lower lip tightly. , looking at Nangongjing with a tense expression.

The guards wanted to rush in anxiously, Nangongjing looked at Xitao for a moment, then turned around, did not let the guards in, but half-closed the door and said, "It's all right, I'll just take a look, you continue to patrol."

Hearing what he said, the guards did not suspect him, and quickly retreated according to his instructions, and continued to patrol.

Nangongjing closed the door, looked back at Xitao, her tone was still respectful, "Master Luo."

Xi Tao smiled awkwardly, clenched the spirit stone in her hand, and her palms were slightly sweaty.

It was the first time he did this kind of theft, and he was caught right away unexpectedly. He couldn't help being embarrassed, but what he did was not considered stealing. This Lingshi was originally Jiu Ling's thing, and now he just helped his apprentice get it back. That's all.

Nangongjing glanced at the spirit stone in his hand, his expression remained unchanged and said: "When the guards leave, I will take Master Luo out."

Xi Tao raised her eyes in surprise, and looked at him in embarrassment, "You...won't someone catch me?"

"Master Luomen don't need to be nervous." Nangongjing looked at his slightly flushed cheeks and smiled gently, "Although I don't know what Master Luomen can use for this thing, I believe in Master Luomen's character. There must be a last resort to do this, and it is useless to put this thing here, Lord Luomen can use it if he wants."

Xitao didn't expect Nangongjing to be so open-minded, so she couldn't help being overjoyed, she cupped her hands in admiration, and said cheerfully, "In that case, thank you, Mr. Nangong."

"The owner of the door can just call me Ajing."

Xitao readily agreed, "Ajing."

Nangongjing smiled, and didn't look at the spirit stone in his hand.

They waited in the house for a while, and after the guards went to patrol other places, Nangongjing took Xitao out. Accompanied by Nangongjing, the journey was much smoother, and Xitao didn't have to sneak out any more, it was very easy .

After leaving the Zangbao Pavilion, Xitao couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, raised her head and smiled at Nangongjing: "Ah Jing, thanks to you today, I owe you a favor, if you need anything in the future, just ask, if you can help me help."

Nangongjing helped him a lot today, and he will keep this kindness in his heart.

Nangongjing smiled, glanced at the dim spirit stone in his hand, and said, "I never knew there was such a thing in the Treasure Pavilion."

When the spirit stone is dim, it doesn't look very eye-catching, it's not as bright as an ordinary gemstone, and if it's placed among those sundries, the young city lord Nangongjing certainly won't notice it.

"If I'm not wrong, you did this for Mr. Jiuling, right?"

Xi Tao asked slightly embarrassed: "How do you know?"

Nangongjing smiled slightly, "Because only Mr. Jiuling can make you do such a thing willingly."

Master Luo didn't know how good he was to Jiu Ling. Every time he saw Master Luo, Master Luo's eyes were filled with only Jiu Ling. Sometimes, he couldn't help being a little envious of Jiu Ling.

If you can get someone who loves you so much, then you have nothing else to ask for.

Xi Tao smiled, remembering that she accidentally caught a glimpse of Nangongjing's life experience early in the morning, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

He pursed his lips, and asked in a concerned tone, "Are you... mother feeling better?"

Nangongjing looked a little lonely, and lowered his eyes, "My mother is weak, and she rarely goes out, and I rarely see her. She usually worships the Buddha in meditation. Although her body is weak, there is nothing wrong with it. lively."

Don't like him too much.

Xi Tao nodded slightly, and said hesitantly, "You rarely see her, so where is your father?"

Nangongjing smiled wryly, raised his eyes and said: "My father is busy on weekdays, and I rarely see him. I have been taken care of by the housekeeper since I was a child. Except for my birthday, my father will celebrate for me. For the rest of the time, I'm mostly alone."

That's why he envied Jiu Ling. Although he usually wears gold and silver and lives a carefree life, no one has ever loved him as much as Lord Luomen did to Jiu Ling. He also wants someone to think about him wholeheartedly.

Xitao nodded slightly, and couldn't help but sighed for Nangongjing. Everyone said that Nangong Zhentian loved his son, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. Nangong Zhentian just gave Nangongjing a rich life like a cat and dog life, but not necessarily really caring about Nangongjing.

Who can a selfish person like Nangong Zhentian really care about?

Nangongjing smiled slightly: "If I have time, can I ask Master Luomen for advice?"

Xi Tao readily agreed, "Of course."

Although he didn't take Nangongjing as his apprentice, he really admired Nangongjing, not to mention that Nangongjing was Jiuling's half-brother, so he couldn't help but love Wujiwu.

If one day Jiuling and Nangongjing can turn hostility into friendship, he will be very happy, then both Jiuling and Nangongjing can have one more family member. good thing.

Xitao and Nangongjing walked together, chatting along the way, Xitao solved the big problem in his heart, and there was a smile on his lips unconsciously, looking very good.

Nangongjing spoke in an orderly manner, making people unconsciously listen patiently. He also talked about Mr. Lian Sha, and Xi Tao took the opportunity to ask him what he thought of Mr. Lian Sha.

Nan Gongjing thinks that although Master Lian's killing is a bit extreme, it is still a good way to save the sharks.

The two talked with gusto, Xitao was asking Nangongjing's opinion, Jiu Ling walked over and saw them walking side by side with a slightly cold expression on his face.

Xi Tao was talking to Nangongjing about Young Master Lian Sha, when Young Master Lian Sha suddenly appeared without warning, Xi Tao couldn't help feeling a little guilty, looked up at Jiu Ling, and quickly lowered her gaze.

Jiu Ling noticed his expression, and his complexion became serious. He walked up to the two of them, pursed his lips and said, "Master, I couldn't find you after the competition. Why didn't you sit down and watch the ring?"

There was a trace of grievance unconsciously in his voice. He just turned around after the competition and wanted to be praised by the master, but he couldn't find the master's figure everywhere. The loss at that moment made him feel uncomfortable .

Xi Tao thought to herself, I didn't come here to find spirit stones for you, you didn't intend to win that ring competition, so it doesn't matter if I watch it or not.

But none of this could be said in front of Jiuling and Nangongjing, he could only press his forehead and said, "Master, I have a headache, so I came out to blow some air."

He looked at Nangongjing, winked at him secretly, and asked him to hide it for him, Nangongjing nodded with a smile.

Jiuling noticed their small movements and couldn't help frowning. Hearing that Xi Tao had a headache, she couldn't help but looked at his expression worriedly. Seeing that everything was as usual, she said with a little relief: "Master, I'll take you back."

"Okay." Xitao nodded, turned to look at Nangongjing next to her, and said with a slight smile, "Ajing, then I'll go back first, and we'll talk when I have time."

"Okay." Nangongjing cupped his hands, his temperament was as gentle as jade.

When Jiuling heard Xitao's name, his forehead jumped, and he turned to look at Nangongjing.

Nan Gongjing smiled lightly at his gaze, and asked: "Just now I didn't have the chance to see Mr. Jiu Ling's competition. I don't know what ranking Mr. Jiu Ling won?"

He wanted to take Master Luo as his teacher back then, but unfortunately he didn't succeed, so he couldn't help but be a little curious about Master Luo's apprentice.

Jiu Ling lifted his chin slightly, curled his lips and said, "If Mr. Nangong is curious about my strength, why don't we have a competition in person when we have time, so we'll know?"

Nangongjing was slightly stunned, a little surprised by his unreasonable hostility, and said slowly: "...Okay, let's have a discussion when we have time."

Jiuling took a deep look at Nangongjing and left with Xitao.

The two walked for a while, Xi Tao lowered her voice and asked, "How many rounds did you end up in?"

He had already agreed with Jiu Ling that Jiu Ling would go up and make a few casual gestures, picking the right time to pretend to lose.

He and Jiuling are not people with good face, winning or losing doesn't matter at all, Jiuling also has the identity of the son of Liansha, it is inconvenient to reveal too much, so as not to be discovered by others, this time he came to the Mingxi Conference, he mainly It was just to investigate the spirit stone, and now that the spirit stone has been obtained, his purpose of coming here has been fulfilled, and he is satisfied.

Jiu Ling said in a low voice, "Three games."

"So fast?"

Xitao originally thought that Jiuling would step down after a few rounds. After all, Tangtang Luo Tianchen's only apprentice lost only three rounds, which is a bit embarrassing.

Jiuling glanced at him lightly, and said with a tense mouth: "I wanted to last five rounds, but when I turned my head, I found that the master had disappeared, and I was anxious to come out to find you, so I gave up a few tricks. "

Xi Tao nodded guiltily. He did not tell Jiu Ling just now and left quietly. Jiu Ling would be worried that he was normal.

Jiuling asked calmly, "Why is Master with Nangongjing?"

"Master didn't stay there to watch my game, just to come out and hang out with Nangongjing?"

Xitao touched the spirit stone in her hand, and said in a secretive way: "I felt that the stadium was noisy, so I came out to get some air, and I happened to meet Ajing by chance, so I chatted casually."

He knew that Jiuling didn't like Nangongjing in his heart, but this time it was indeed thanks to Nangongjing's help. If it wasn't for Nangongjing, he wouldn't have been able to get away so easily. Speaking of which, it was Nangongjing who helped Jiuling.

"Ajing..." Jiuling murmured, his expression darkened, and he turned his head away, "Master has liked him since he was a child."

Xitao looked up, only to realize that her apprentice was having a temper tantrum.

Xi Tao's brain circuit was not on the same line as her apprentice, so she asked nonchalantly, "Why don't I call you Ah Ling later?"

The apprentice was always angry that he called Nan Gongjing 'A Jing', and he thought that the apprentice might think 'Ling'er' sounded bad.

Jiu Ling glanced at Xi Tao, was silent for a moment, and said in a blunt tone: "Forget it, I still like Master to call me 'Ling'er'."

Xitao smiled, the apprentice was really hard-spoken and soft-hearted, as expected he still liked him to call him 'Ling'er', he smiled, strode forward, his steps became brisk.

Looking at his heartless back, Jiu Ling felt suffocated anger for no reason.

He didn't know where his anger came from, just like he didn't know why he found it unbearable every time he saw Master getting close to others.

What emotion has been silently growing in his heart, he kept groping, but couldn't find the answer, so he could only hold Master's hand first, and keep Master firmly by his side, he believed that he would one day can get the answer.