Self-cultivation in the world of monster hunting

It wasn't until Qin Jingrui left that Lu Xiang felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong. He stared back at Sijun and said, "You scared the girl."

Sijun stared back at Lu Xiang for a few times, then turned his head and went to meditate on the small couch, ignoring Lu Xiang at all.

Lu Xiang was completely baffled, poked Xingyuan on the top of his head, and asked in a low voice, "Sijun, why is he losing his temper?"

Xingyuan said: "It's probably because vinegar is used in every dish cooked in the north. He eats too much vinegar and it's a bit sour."

Lu Xiang pursed his lips and said, "Will it be over if you don't put vinegar next time? It's really hard to serve, and I don't want to coax him."

Saying so, the body still went to the small couch honestly, next to Sijun, and said out of words: "Just now we have met the eldest son, the second son, and the second young lady, and maybe we will see Qin Xiucheng in a while .”

Sijun closed his eyes, as if he didn't hear.

Lu Xiang tugged at the hem of Sijun's clothes, and then said: "The eldest son is very kind, and he has a good demeanor. But the second son feels that his temper is a bit aggressive. I remember that he was very talented They have the highest cultivation level among the younger generation of the Qin Clan, so they are a little arrogant. Seeing real people today, they are indeed so. But they are not very old, so they should have nothing to do with the Demon Slaying Battle and Ji Nanhong."

When it came to business, Sijun sympathized with Lu Xiang and said, "Not necessarily. Did you read the scriptures that did not mention the origin of Qin's adopted son and adopted daughter? After the battle of killing demons, many small families were also punished After being implicated, many families were destroyed, leaving many orphans and orphans, most of whom were adopted by the Qin family as disciples or adopted sons and daughters."

Lu Xiang tried his best to think back, and said: "After all, even the Tianji Pavilion doesn't know the details of the Demon Slaying Battle, and Master Shen Yunrou must not know too much. The story book just briefly mentions the origin of the second lady. , she is only a supporting role, so she briefly mentioned her original family name Ran. When I read the script, I didn't pay much attention to the second lady. Only when I saw the real person did I think she was more favorable than the two sons of the Qin family. Too much It's so gentle, it's very comfortable to talk to her."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Xiang suddenly felt that Sijun's eyes turned cold. Lu Xiang was a little startled, but he really didn't know what happened, and then he heard Sijun say coolly: "When it comes to her, you will so much."

Xing Yuan, who was afraid that the two were pinched and accidentally injured, hurriedly said: "Lu Xiang, it's impossible for you to fall in love with the second Miss Qin, right?"

Lu Xiang hurriedly said: "Xiaohua, don't talk nonsense! I just saw that a girl was having a lot of trouble moving things, so I offered a favor. Didn't you say that the second young lady and the second young master may be engaged, if you think about it , I don’t dare to talk to Second Miss again in the future.”

Xingyuan nodded with satisfaction: "Then don't talk to her, as expected of a father's smart son, a child can be taught."

Being taken advantage of by Xingyuan again, Lu Xiang was about to make a fuss, Sijun somehow calmed down, and turned to look at Lu Xiang with a very relaxed expression.

Lu Xiang was still at a loss, the disciples of the Qin family had brought hot water outside, and asked Lu Xiang and the others to take a bath and go to the banquet hall.

The few people stopped making trouble and prepared to take a bath and change clothes respectively.

Lu Xiang finished his bath first, put on his clothes and went to the courtyard to bask in the sun, waiting for Sijun.After drying for a while, the breeze blew something soft to Lu Xiang's feet. Lu Xiang looked down and found that it was a brocade handkerchief.

"Huh?" Lu Xiang picked up the brocade handkerchief strangely. The brocade handkerchief was made of real silk, very delicate and had a faint fragrance.

Xing Yuan was also basking in the sun in the garden. Seeing Lu Xiang like this, he hurriedly jumped over, and said strangely, "Yo yo."

Lu Xiang hurriedly said, "What are you?"

Xingyuan smiled and said: "This is what the second lady pulled down just now. God, what if this is intentional? Lu Xiang, the second lady is several years older than you, how can you provoke such a love debt! "

Lu Xiang's face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly said: "How could it be intentional! What are you talking about, there is no love debt!"

"Even if it wasn't intentional, if the person inside knows it, he might be furious." The more Xing Yuan talked, the more joyful he became, and Lu Xiang's face became more and more red. He was about to refute, but he heard movement from the room.

Sijun is coming out!

Lu Xiang was startled and shivered. In a panic, he had no choice but to stuff the brocade handkerchief into the Qiankun bag. Then he turned around and Sijun had already walked to his side. Seeing his flustered expression, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Xiang replied nervously, "It's okay."

Sijun was a little unbelievable, staring at Lu Xiang up and down, Lu Xiang felt as if he had been caught in bed, and hurriedly behaved to get away, he took Sijun's arm, swayed gently and said: "It's nothing, just I have been waiting for you for a long time. It's so strange, we will be together tomorrow and tomorrow, but we will be separated like this, and I feel uncomfortable."

Xingyuan rolled his long-lost eyes, and said, "Well then, you guys can bathe together in the future, and don't separate anytime soon."

"What are you talking about!" Lu Xiang blushed and pulled Xingyuan's petals, and Xingyuan immediately fought back, and the two quickly tossed each other again, Sijun stretched out his hand to separate the two, and said in a low tone: "Nonsense."

But those eyes looked clearly soft.

So Lu Xiang escaped unharmed, happy in his heart, he quickly put aside the matter of Jinpa, and happily went to the banquet hall with Sijun on his arm.

According to the rules of Zizhou, the first year banquet is a very important ceremony, the more capable the family is, the more guests are invited to the banquet.Famous and prestigious figures among the guests will also be invited to give the child a name, and finally the head of the family will choose the one he is most satisfied with as the child's name.

But Qin's first birthday banquet was not too extravagant, and the guests at the banquet did not exceed 50 people. After all, the birth of the eldest grandson is both a joyous event and a funeral event.

Tomorrow is the child's first birthday party and also his mother's anniversary celebration.

When Lu Xiang and Sijun arrived at the banquet hall, they immediately saw Qin Xiucheng, the patriarch of the Qin family, who was greeting the guests.

Qin Xiucheng looked no different from the young master in his early twenties, with a delicate face, quite handsome and handsome.It is said that Qin Xiucheng is a celestial master, but he loves calligraphy, painting and jade carving, and is an elegant scholar.When I saw him, I really felt full of bookishness.

He was so outstanding that the originally beautiful Mrs. Qin seemed a bit inferior beside him.However, Mrs. Qin herself has a very good temperament, and she is also like a fairy.

After Lu Xiang looked at it, he asked in a low voice: "Qin Xiucheng and Mrs. Qin... are you in a good relationship? I don't know if it's my illusion, I always feel that they are very strange to each other, and they don't seem to be very loving."

Xing Yuan immediately said to him: "The patriarchs of these great aristocratic families have a few concubines in the open and in the dark, including Wenrenxian and Mingzhao, but Qin Xiucheng has no one, and has always had a good relationship with his wife. Both of them are kind-hearted and often help The people around are like-minded people. Don’t you know that there are rumors in the Jianghu that the Qin family has a lover? Qin Xiucheng does not accept concubines, and Qin Wenyu loses his wife and does not reunite. These are all good stories in the world. Many girls want to marry into the Qin family. .”

Lu Xiang hesitated and said, "Why do I feel... Headmaster Qin is a little... pissed off..."

Xingyuan asked: "What does it mean to give Qi?"

Lu Xiang whispered, "It's just... a bit basic..."

Xingyuan asked again: "What does it mean to be a bit basic?"

"Oh, it's really tiring to chat with you outsiders." Lu Xiang blushed slightly, and said, "It is said that thousands of years ago, there were two powerful men, one named 'Gi' and the other named 'Ji'. The families of these two There is a grudge, and they have not met before, but they have been listening to the family's words, and they must work hard to defeat each other one day. Finally, when the two of them were adults, they had agreed to decide the number one in the world on the top of Brokeback Mountain. Then they saw Zhong Qian at each other! So the two became good friends of Qin and Jin, let go of their hatred and retreated to the mountains and forests. From then on, people in the world refer to Long Yang with 'Give' and 'Ji'."

Xingyuan: ...

The corners of Sijun's lips twitched imperceptibly, and asked: "But did you see it in Shen Yunrou's storybook?"

Lu Xiang hurriedly said excitedly: "Yeah, that book is also very good-looking, the story is twists and turns, very sad, have you read it too?"

Sijun shook his head and said, "Not interested."

"Lu Xiang, can you stop your whimsical ideas..." Xingyuan wanted to refute Lu Xiang, but he looked at Qin Xiucheng halfway through the sentence, and said, "But you said that... I'm not sure, after all What you say is nothing, it is better to say less."

Lu Xiang was also afraid that his crow's mouth would ruin another good story, so he quickly made a gesture of sealing his mouth, and then remained silent.

Qin Xiucheng noticed Sijun, and he called "Master Sijun" from afar, and then brought Mrs. Qin forward, and started talking with Sijun very enthusiastically.It's just that the content of the greetings is still some old sayings. They talked a lot about the young talents who have admired the famous names for a long time, and then personally arranged for the two of them to be seated.

During this process, Lu Xiang couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Mrs. Qin, she was dressed very plain, with rosary beads on her wrist, she was dressed like a Buddhist layman, and her expression was extremely indifferent.

Talked to the couple, they were too busy and left quickly to entertain other guests.

After the Qin couple left, Lu Xiang's table became deserted again.Affected by Sijun's cold breath, no one is willing to sit at a table with them. Lu Xiang couldn't help sighing: "Last time at Juling Villa, at least Brother Bo was there. This time we want two people to sit at a table of ten Yet?"

As soon as Lu Xiang finished speaking, an excited voice suddenly came from his ear: "Master Sijun! Mr. Lu! Xingyuan!"

When Lu Xiang heard it, he thought he was hallucinating, but when he listened carefully, he did hear that familiar voice. Lu Xiang quickly stood up and looked around. He really saw a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Brother Bo!" Lu Xiang hurriedly waved to Bo Yangyan who was standing in the distance, unable to hide his excitement.

Bo Yangyan was also very happy, and hurried over to sit beside Lu Xiang.

After being separated for more than three months, Xingyuan was in a great mood when he saw Bo Yangyan, and quickly stretched out a flower root and knocked on the Qiankun bag to call Lu Xiaoji and Lu Xiaogu, and said cheerfully: "Our card friends are back, come out quickly!" Say hello, we can win his money together again!"

Those two also came out excitedly, and there was a lot of noise, even Sijun, who was always too lazy to talk to others, chatted with Bo Yangyan about the situation after the breakup.

Lu Xiang didn't talk to Bo Yangyan for a long time, and then he had to forcefully stuff the two back into the Qiankun bag, so that he could finally communicate with Bo Yangyan smoothly.

Bo Yangyan already knew about Lu Xiang's experience in Qishan from the secret book and the rumors in the world, and it was necessary to discuss and feel sorry for Ming Zizhen.

And Lu Xiang also learned that nothing major happened to Bo Yangyan in the past three months, and he stayed at home until today, representing Jiangcheng Bo's family, to attend the first-year-old banquet of Qin's eldest grandson.

The Bo family and the Qin family are cousins, and they have been attached to the Qin family for many years. This is known to all the world.The first-year-old banquet of Qin's eldest grandson, Bo's naturally also wanted to attend.

The Bo family is not a big family at all, and it has declined even more these years. There are not many disciples left. Bo Yangyan walks the rivers and lakes alone all the year round, and he doesn't even have a brother to follow.And no matter where you go, you can't get rid of your status as a dependent, so you will naturally be ignored and looked down upon.

Lu Xiang thought to himself, those who look down on Bo Yangyan may not have a third of his courage.

So Lu Xiang didn't care about other people's eyes, and chatted with Bo Yangyan cordially, and told Bo Yangyan all the details of the underground gambling house that Tianji didn't describe in detail.After finishing speaking, Lu Xiang took out the fragments of the white jade sand bottle wrapped in cloth, and secretly stuffed it into Bo Yangyan's hand.

Bo Yangyan didn't dare to accept it, and hurriedly refused: "How can you give me such a valuable thing! I can't take it!"

Xingyuan said: "It's not expensive, it's all broken."

"Xiaohua is right." Lu Xiang stuffed something to Bo Yangyan again: "I don't feel relieved to give it to others, you don't know, I think everyone looks suspicious now, I'm afraid he has some ulterior secret. Only I can rest assured only if I leave it to you to fix it. Brother Bo, I originally planned to go to Jiangcheng to find you when I left Qin’s Manor, and give you this white jade mirror bottle. Since I met it now, I will give it to you as soon as possible. Here it is, if I fix it sooner, I can feel more at ease. The contents in this Baiyu Yingsha bottle may be related to my life experience and the person Sijun is looking for. Anyway, it is very important. If you don’t force it, I beg you, I hope you can help me with this."

Bo Yangyan looked very terrified. Although he took the cloth bag, he held it nervously in his hand and did not dare to move it. It took him a long time before he said, "This... this is a spiritual weapon cast by Mrs. Ji Nanhong... I... I shouldn't be able to do it." ..."

"Is it okay, you have to try to know, right?" Lu Xiang patted Bo Yangyan's shoulder and said with a smile, "I think you can do it."

Bo Yangyan was a little moved and said, "Mr. Lu...why do you have so much confidence in me?"

Lu Xiang showed a big smile, and said: "I think you can do it, my feeling has always been accurate, because I am—"

"main character."

"main character."

Xingyuan and Bo Yangyan spoke at the same time to make up for Lu Xiang's words, and then the three of them smiled at each other, delighted in this tacit friendship.

Several people in this room were chatting lively, and Qin Xiucheng in that room had already finished welcoming the guests, walked up to the small stage in the middle of the banquet hall, and after saying a long list of gratitude to the guests, finally talked about today's protagonist, Qin Shi eldest grandson.The little guy hasn't taken a real name yet, and has always been referred to by his nickname, Wu'er.

His father Qin Wenyu came to the stage first, and then he was carried onto the small stage by the second lady Qin Jingrui.

Lu Xiang saw a white and tender face from a distance. The facial features did not have the slightest resemblance to Qin's. On the contrary, they were more gentle and delicate, presumably more like his mother who died young.

"It's so cute!" Lu Xiang couldn't help sighing, and then stretched his neck to look at it. The little doll was not stage frightened when he saw so many people, and obediently hugged Qin Jingrui's neck, opened a pair of big black eyes, and smiled. Yingying looked at the crowd in the audience.

So the people below immediately boasted. Among the talented and clever people, the dragon and the phoenix praised each other. Lu Xiang couldn't help feeling that the people in the city were too good at boasting. Boasting so many tricks.

Qin Xiucheng was very satisfied with everyone's praise, and kept smiling all the time, then finally ended the long-winded politeness and entered the topic.

According to the rules, the names chosen by the guests for the eldest grandson of the Qin family will be recorded first, and they will be selected at the official birthday banquet tomorrow.

Qin Xiucheng said: "My lords have seen Xiao Sun's appearance, and we have also calculated for the child. This child is short of money and wood, so he should have gold and wood in his name. Please take care of me, my lords, and thank you."

After Qin Xiucheng finished speaking, the guests immediately started a lively discussion. Lu Xiang was also thinking about it, but he didn't say anything.

A few people mentioned a few good names, Qin Wenyu thanked them and wrote them down in the notebook.

"Master Lu." Qin Xiucheng suddenly turned to Lu Xiang.

All eyes were on Lu Xiang. These days, Lu Xiang's limelight was the same all the time, and everyone was expecting him to have a good name.

Qin Xiucheng continued: "Young Master Lu, can you give your grandson a good name?"

Lu Xiang let out an "ah" and stood up proudly.

Xingyuan immediately closed the petals and pretended to be dead, because he knew that it was absolutely impossible for Lu Xiang to come up with any decent name!

What little flowers, little chickens, little mushrooms... Lu Xiang is going to be ashamed again!

Lu Xiang didn't feel Xingyuan's panic, but felt that the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy. He frowned and thought about it for a long time, and said: "There must be gold and wood... there must be gold and wood... um... yes, I've figured it out!"

Lu Xiang raised his smiling face, and in the eyes of everyone expecting, he said sincerely: "Then call it 'Iron Bucket'!"

Qin Xiucheng: ...

Qin Wenyu: ...

All guests:  …