Xianmen does not ask about the mundane

The purpose of Mei Fangli's proactive contact with Qiu Yan is to dispel his doubts, so first of all his own behavior must be reasonable.

With Hu Yuetao's withdrawn and introverted personality, she probably won't ask for help unless it is absolutely necessary.In addition to treating close friends, it doesn't seem like he would take the initiative to connect with people on weekdays.

If you take the initiative to look for it for no reason, I'm afraid it will be even more suspicious.To get in touch with Qiu Yan, pretending to meet by chance or helping to convey the news is the safest choice.

These days, Mei Fangli has basically figured out the whereabouts of Qiu Yan and Zhu Lingyu through the observation of Fuyan.The places where they took their new students every day did not match Hu Yuetao's daily whereabouts, and they couldn't meet each other naturally, but after the afternoon class, they would go to Wenli Pavilion to report to Zhang Leyu on the situation of the day.Since Mei Fangli infiltrated the Xuanqing Mountain Sect, she has been claiming that she is not sick, and the access token in her hand has not been returned yet, so it is an opportunity.

But he didn't know what made him suspicious. Chou Yan was too smart and too cautious. If he went there without preparation, if he was tricked the other way around, it might have the opposite effect. .To be on the safe side, it's best to talk to Zhu Lingyu alone first.

Mei Fangli clasped her arms in front of her chest, looked at the arena motionlessly, and was thinking about how to separate the two people to meet Zhu Lingyu alone, when suddenly she felt a heavy weight on her shoulders, and at some point there was someone standing behind her .

He has been very cautious since he fell into evil ways, and no one has ever approached him quietly.

Although it took a short time to fuse with Hu Yuetao's body, and it's normal for his five senses to be relatively weak, but when he was in Fufu, even Baihui, who had a hundred years of cultivation, couldn't silently appear behind him without being noticed , who would have such ability?

Even though Mei Fangli tensed up subconsciously, she immediately realized that the person who came to strike so hard did not have good intentions, and was probably suspicious of him and came to test him.

It is obviously unreasonable for Hu Yuetao to be overly vigilant, and it will aggravate people's suspicions. Mei Fangli only relaxed for a moment, adjusted his expression and looked back.

It turned out to be Zhu Hongyan.

He looks like he is only five or sixty years old, how can he have such a level of cultivation?

Mei Fangli felt a little surprised in his heart, but he still maintained a calm expression on his face. He turned around and was about to address him when Zhu Hongyan gestured for him to silence, but the word "Master Master" had already blurted out up.The rest of the people heard the movement, turned around and saw the master coming, and turned around to salute.

Although Zhu Hongyan didn't take the initiative to show up in front of his disciples in the past, Zhu Lingyu's popularity in the sect has always been good. Because of his relationship, many disciples can often see the head of the sect.

In addition, he has no pretensions and is very approachable. He treats other disciples as kindly as he treats Zhu Lingyu, and the disciples also respect and love him as a close elder in the family.

Seeing him coming, even the disciples who were competing in the arena stopped, and ran to Zhu Hongyan to salute and say hello.

Zhu Hongyan was a little helpless, and said: "There is no need to be restrained." Then he committed himself to supporting Mei Fangli and said: "I heard from my junior brother that you were injured when you came back a few days ago, how is it now?"

Mei Fangli said: "Everything is fine, thank you Master Master for your concern."

"It's fine if nothing happens."

Zhu Hongyan nodded, then turned around and chatted with the other disciples who came up.

Mei Fangli was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Zhu Hongyan was just heavy-handed, and didn't use spiritual power to coerce and test him, and he didn't suspect him at all. He was too caring about himself.

Mei Fangli couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that Hu Yuetao's temperament would definitely dislike excitement, so she took a few steps back wisely and withdrew from the crowd.

While retreating, I thought that it would be interesting for Zhu Hongyan to be the head of the sect, and have a good relationship with his disciples, but he doesn't care about the affairs of the sect, leaving everything to the junior and his apprentices, and he doesn't look like the head of the sect at all. .

Thinking of this, Mei Fangli suddenly felt that Zhu Hongyan seemed very strange.

Generally, the elders would appear behind the younger generation to pat the younger generation on the shoulder, and would only do it lightly, which would be enough to remind people to turn around, but Zhu Hongyan's hand just now was too heavy, so heavy that he could feel it. The degree to which the shoulders sank.

Zhu Hongyan knew that Hu Yuetao might be injured, and as the head of a faction, he would not be ignorant of the severity of the strike. Since he was not suspicious of him, why would he strike so hard?

Moreover, it is normal for high-level monks to have the habit of hiding their aura when they wandered around in the early years, but according to Du Yuehua, Zhu Hongyan has never been down the mountain since he took charge of the Xuanqing Mountain Sect. Why is he still so vigilant in his own sect? Gao, hide your breath so thoroughly?

Who is he guarding against?Or did he often go out quietly by himself, but Du Yuehua didn't know about it?

If it is the second situation, is there anything that must be done by a group of leaders, and must be kept from everyone?Could it be that the seal is not within the Xuanqing Mountain Sect?

Mei Fangli paused, realizing that things might be very different from what he had guessed. He raised his head to look at Zhu Hongyan in the middle of the crowd. Unexpectedly, everyone also turned their heads to look at him in unison.He was startled, and then realized that they were looking at the group of Zhu Lingyu and Qiu Yan behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a disciple who had a good relationship with Zhu Lingyu on weekdays ran out across the crowd, talked to Zhu Lingyu and Qiu Yan, and brought them along with the new disciples.

Zhu Lingyu and Qiu Yan took the new disciples to greet Zhu Hongyan, Zhu Hongyan nodded, and said to the two of them: "You have been busy bringing new disciples for a long time without using swords, so your hands must be itchy, right? Today's ring You also come to participate in the competition."

Zhu Lingyu had this intention a long time ago, and when Zhu Hongyan personally agreed, excitement flashed on his face, but then he remembered his mission and asked, "What about the training of the juniors?"

Zhu Hongyan said: "Watching actual combat is also a kind of learning. Perform well in front of the juniors, and let the teacher see how much you have improved over the years."

"Yes!"

Zhu Lingyu was so excited that he was eager to try.

The new disciples have been practicing the basic skills boringly every day since they started, and they have never had the opportunity to truly admire the demeanor of sword repair.Now that they heard that they could seriously watch the sparring between sword repairers, they all became excited.

Zhu Hongyan asked: "You two, who will come first?"

Qiu Yan looked at Zhu Lingyuan and said, "Why don't I come first."

Zhu Hongyan smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Okay. I heard that your cultivation base has been at the level of ten years, so you will participate in the second-year competition."

Chou Yan agreed, turned his head to He Changfeng who was behind him and said, "Watch carefully later."

He Changfeng nodded silently.Zhu Lingyu looked back at He Changfeng, felt strange in his heart, and put his elbow against Qiu Yan and said, "Hey, why do I feel that you seem to take special care of him?"

Qiu Yan leaned over and whispered, "So senior brother is jealous?"

Zhu Lingyu saw that his mouth was not in shape, so he ignored him, Qiu Yanwu smiled to himself, stood up straight again and said: "I just see that he is talented, so I cherish his talent."

Zhu Lingyu said: "You and him had a feud before, so if you take special care of him, you won't be afraid of people who are interested in making wild guesses behind your back."

Chou Yandao: "Brother knows that I don't care about these all the time, as long as I have a clear conscience."

Zhu Lingyu sighed softly, thinking that you have a good temper.

Seeing this, Zhu Hongyan smiled, and asked aloud, "Who among the second-year disciples is willing to be the first to challenge Yan'er?"

A disciple raised his hand to volunteer, Qiu Yan turned his head and looked at him through the crowd, nodded, and walked up to the ring together to stand opposite each other, both sides clasped their fists in salute, then drew out their swords, and each showed their skills.

The new disciples had seen Qiu Yan's swordsmanship before when He Changfeng deliberately provoked them, but the difference in strength between the two was too great, and it ended without seeing anything clearly. Bewitched.

Zhu Hongyan saw that he had only retreated for four years, and that Qiu Yan's swordsmanship had matured and gradually formed his own unique style. He praised with satisfaction: "He is even better than I imagined."

Zhu Lingyu said: "Yes, Ayan has been working very hard. Before, he was ridiculed secretly because of his delay in entering Taoism, but he never slack off. This time Tianchi's Taoism won the championship, and it was indeed all due to his strategy .”

Zhu Hongyan smiled lightly and said, "I know I saw him right."

Zhu Lingyou heard that he was happy for Qiu Yan from the bottom of his heart. Seeing Qiu Yan's high-spirited appearance on the stage, he could hardly move his eyes. He was silent for a moment, made a silent decision, and said, "Master."

Zhu Hongyan said: "Huh?"

Zhu Lingyu said: "There is something I have always wanted to tell Master."

Zhu Hongyan asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Lingyu said: "Ayan's spiritual power came suddenly, but you never showed any surprise. You knew about the matter of senior brother early on, right?"

Zhu Hongyan remained silent.

Zhu Lingyu continued: "After the sacrifice, the soul and body will be separated, and you will not enter reincarnation. You are afraid that I will not be able to accept it, so you say that he is unbearable and blew himself up."

Zhu Hongyan said: "...Did Yan'er tell you?"

"Ayan, he..."

Now that Zhu Lingyu recalled Qiu Yan at that time, his heart still couldn't restrain the throbbing pain, and he paused before continuing: "I've been troubled for a long time because of my senior brother's memory."

Zhu Hongyan's hands behind his back moved quietly.

Zhu Lingyu said: "A lot of things have happened in the past year or so."

Zhu Hongyan said lightly: "I've heard about it. You have suffered and grown up."

Zhu Lingyu said: "Without Ayan, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today."

"He always said that I took care of him, but in fact he took care of me more. Without him, I would not have come out of my brother's death so quickly. Without him, I would not have been able to come back safe and sound when I met Du Yuehua for the first time. No He, maybe I will always be trapped in hatred and unable to extricate myself. Without him, I would not be determined to win the championship, let alone succeed in breaking through myself time and time again."

"All of this is because of him."

Zhu Hongyan listened to his confession silently without saying a word.

"uncle."

Zhu Hongyan hadn't heard him address herself like that for a long time, she was stunned for a moment, then silently turned her head to look at him.

Zhu Lingyu still looked at the high-spirited man on the stage, with unprecedented tenderness in his eyes.He took a deep breath, wanted to show his most sincere heart to his dearest person, and slowly said word by word in the most solemn tone in his life: "I am pleased with him."

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