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On the main hall of Zhaoyouyao Pond, Zhang Yan sat on the jade couch, and the main horse Shouxiang of Shanyuan Guan sat down, with a respectful expression. ,!

Although Zhang Yan was in charge of the lower court, after leaving the mountain to find the way, all the affairs of the lower court were lost to Ma Shouxiang and other three veterans.

It's just a blink of an eye, since Zhang Yan succeeded the master of the three views, it has been seventy years in the past, and these masters have only a heavy realm of clear qi, not a long-lived generation like him, among which Tai'an Guan is in charge of Zhen Shouzhong, and Nade Xiuguan is in charge of He Shouxuan, who has passed away one after another, and only Ma Shouxiang is still in the lower courtyard.

Without Zhang Yan's order, Ma Shouxiang didn't dare to change in at will, and this time he heard that Zhang Yan had returned to the mountain, so he hurriedly came to meet.

Ma Shouxiang shuddered and said: "The head of the courtyard, the old age is old, and the strength has been declining recently, I am afraid that it will be difficult to share the worries of the head of the court, and it is necessary to choose another virtuous person." ”

Zhang Yan looked at his appearance, his face was already full of wrinkles, his eyes were cloudy and gloomy, his teeth were bald, and his neck and the back of his hands exposed outside his robe were also loose and withered, and he was old.

However, looking at his eyes, there was a little nervousness, and his thoughts turned, and he knew that this old way did not really want to go into the place, but was afraid that he would think he was old, and he would be replaced by him.

Zhang Yan smiled unconsciously, and said in a gentle voice: "Master Ma Guan, you have been doing your best to take care of the lower courtyard for the past few decades, as far as I know, everything is inappropriate, why should I entrust him to enter again? Don't mention this matter, do you have to work for this matter to worry about it." ”

Ma Shouxiang was still very nervous at the beginning, because of Zhang Yan's momentum, that is, the latter was not in the mountain gate during this period, and there was still no entry in the lower courtyard and dared to disobey him.

Those high-spirited disciples of the family have to take the low and small in his hands, and this kind of taste is really wonderful.

After Zhang Yan returned to the mountain, he was most afraid that he would let him go to Jiucheng to wait for death if he said a word, and now when he heard this, he suddenly felt a little relaxed, and Jing Shen was also a little more vigorous, got up and saluted, and said loudly: "Since it is the head of the courtyard, as long as the old Tao still has a breath of air, everything in the lower courtyard will not be wrong!"

Zhang Yanjaw smiled, Ma Shou thought of something, took out a few booklets from his sleeve, respectfully sent them to the front of the case, and said: "The list of disciples of the lower courtyard is here, and the rules set by the head of the academy back then were not half broken. ”

Zhang Yan had already expected that although he had not been in the lower courtyard all these years, the rules and regulations set back then were in the same vein as master and apprentice, and naturally he did not dare to violate them.

He picked it up and looked at it at random, and put it in his hand, and then saw that Ma Shouxiang glanced at him carefully, smiled unconsciously, and said, "If there is anything else about Lord Ma Guan, you might as well say it clearly." ”

Ma Shouxiang hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "In fact, it is just a trivial matter, but because it involves the head of the hospital, I have to give it." ”

Zhang Yan became curious and said, "Tell me." ”

Ma Shouxiang said: "About half a year ago, there was a young man who went up the mountain to seek the Tao, and like him waited to enter, there were hundreds of them in the lower courtyard, but the speed of his practice was incredible, but in a few months, he practiced Ning Yuan a heavy, the old man because of his extraordinary qualifications, he had the heart to bring this in, but when he called to check, he found that there was a faint demonic aura on his body, and under careful questioning, he knew that this biological father was a demon cultivator. ”

He sighed heavily, and said: "Since the opening of my Mingcang faction, although there have been demon cultivators in the door, but most of them are sent to the islands and mansions, but there has never been a demon generation who has become a true disciple, the old man wanted to drive it away, but who would have thought that he suddenly said the name of the master, saying that the ancestors of his family had 1ri with the master, because the master had not returned to the mountain at that time, and we did not dare to make the decision on my own, but I just stayed in the lower courtyard and did not enter it into the spectrum. ”

In fact, he could have sent this disciple to Zhaoyouyaochi, but now the disciples of the Demon Sect are all over the world, and there are many behaviors that have been mixed into the Xuanmen, so he is afraid that there will be mistakes, so he does not act rashly, and waits until Zhang Yan comes back to tell him.

Zhang Yan thought for a moment and asked, "What is this called?"

Ma Shouxiang said: "This entry calls himself Han Zuocheng. ”

"Surname Han?"

Zhang Yan's heart moved, but he remembered it.

Back then, he did promise a small Han clan to accept one of his disciples for a period of two jiazi, and later specially invited Lu Meiniang to leave.

This entry can say his name, when it is the Han family, there is no doubt that he is a latecomer, but why did he fall into a half-in, half-demon? And why didn't Lu Meiniang introduce him into the mansion?

It's a bit strange.

Zhang Yan pondered for a while, picked up the chime mallet in his hand, and knocked lightly on the four jasper chimes from his left hand, and after a while, Wang Caiwei arrived at the hall, knelt on the ground, and said, "The apprentice has seen the teacher." ”

Zhang Yan pointed at Ma Shouxiang and said: "You go with the master of Ma Guan, watch it, try to find out its origin, and don't let it lose, do you understand?"

Wang Caiwei said solemnly: "The apprentice knows." ”

At this moment, he suddenly heard a clear groan, Zhang Yan raised his eyes and saw that a golden sword with golden light flew into the hall.

As soon as he beckoned, he took it, and immediately recognized that this thing was from Danding Courtyard, and thought: "It turned out that Senior Brother Zhou called him, and he may not have visited him for a long time, so he should go and walk once." ”

If Zhou Chongju was fine, he would not take the initiative to look for him, so he did not delay, and after a few words retreated, he waved his sleeves, turned the formation door, flew out of the cave, and took a gust of wind to go to Danding Courtyard.

After a long stick of incense, he was already above the lake in the courtyard.

Zhou Chongju waited outside the fish boat early, and his eyebrows were faintly solemn.

Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows, slowly pressed the cloud head, landed on the boat, and said: "The little brother is late, and Senior Brother Lao has been waiting for a long time." ”

Zhou Chongju was pondering something, and suddenly saw Zhang Yan coming, and was about to speak, but when he looked up, he suddenly stopped, and his face was full of incredulity.

With his cultivation, he could see Zhang Yan's cultivation now, and after a while, he looked a little excited, grabbed Zhang Yan's wrist, and said in surprise: "Senior brother, have you already practiced Yuanying?"

Zhang Yan smiled slightly, and as soon as his mind moved, a cloud flew up on the top, and he suddenly felt that this fish building was also shaking slightly.

This is the big fish under the feet of the boat felt the catharsis, and only then did it move slightly. Suo Xing had been with Zhou Chongju for a long time, but he didn't panic much, and he only settled down for a moment.

Zhou Chongju was full of joy, and suddenly daxiao said: "Senior brother, since I started, I have been thinking about how to revenge the big revenge, and now I can see the hundred-foot rod of my junior brother, and I am one step closer, and it is not too late to get rid of the obsession in my heart for my brother." ”

He thought that with his longevity, he might not be able to survive until the moment when Zhang Yan destroyed the Zhou clan, but now he sees some hope.

Zhang Yan shook his head and said: "Senior brother, the junior brother has just stepped into the Yuanying realm now, and there is a cloud on the top, if you want to deal with the Zhou family, I am afraid that it will be too long." ”

Zhou Chongju was very optimistic, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Senior brother, why be too humble, you have only been cultivating for a hundred years, and you have achieved so far, not to mention that there are few people in the Mingcang faction, that is, when my brother was in the Zhou clan, his qualifications were incomparable, and it took more than 130 years to achieve Yuanying, but it was not as good as your junior brother." ”

Zhang Yan rarely heard Zhou Chongju talk about his previous affairs, and when he heard that this Senior Brother Zhou had stepped into the realm of Yuanying and had only competed for more than 130 years, he was greatly surprised.

Immediately, he felt a pity, if it weren't for Zhou Chongju's broken foundation by being included in the design, more than 300 years have passed, and I am afraid that he will be able to achieve a hole in the future.

It is not without reason that he hates the Zhou people so much.

Zhou Chongju's expression was excited, and he led Zhang Yan to sit inside, and after the two sat down, he slowly calmed down and asked, "Senior brother, I heard that you also received an invitation to the Huanjiang night banquet?"

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, what advice does senior brother have?"

Zhou Chongju snorted and said: "There is no good banquet, it is nothing more than a show of power, if the junior brother only transforms into the Dan realm, then it is better not to go, but now, what ......" sneered, "As long as you don't let some people enter the stage, you won't be able to come to the stage." ”

He knew that Zhang Yan had learned too Xuan True Light, and he was full of confidence in it.

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Senior brother is in a hurry to summon the junior brother to see him, is this what is going on?"

Zhou Chongju shook his head, he was silent for a while, and then said: "This sword fight of the sixteen factions is really dangerous, especially that thing, which needs to be taken from the extreme, originally for the brother I wanted to advise you not to go is the best policy, but since you have stepped into the Yuanying realm, the brother still wants you to go, if the junior brother wants to help the brother, although it is said." ”

Zhang Yan nodded secretly, that's the case, Zhou Chongju is also kind-hearted, he is afraid that he will not measure his own strength and miss his life, he thought about it for a while, and suddenly asked: "Senior brother, do you know, what is the competition in that matter?"

Zhou Chongju was originally a disciple of the Zhou family, and he also knew some secrets.

He hesitated for a while, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "The reason why I was unwilling to tell Senior Brother Yu about this matter before was that it was useless for you to know, and it was in vain to mess up the Dao heart. ”

His lips moved, and he whispered the origin of the thing in the method of sound transmission, and Zuihou reminded again: "As soon as this thing arrives, if you go to fight the sword, even if the Tao is not good and you can't go to the top of the pole, as long as the Dao heart is clear, or you can get some benefits, it is to enter the sword fighting at that time, I am afraid that it is far more than the sixteen factions of my Donghua Continent, and overseas monks from other continents may also bring their disciples to come, you need to be careful." ”

When Zhang Yan heard the origin of the thing, his eyes kept flashing, and his chest seemed to be overturned, and it took a lot of time to calm down.

He thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This thing is really related to the future luck of my Xuanmen, it is really a thing that all factions get, if you don't go this time, I'm afraid that after a thousand years, I won't be able to wait for such an opportunity, this sword fighting festival must not be missed!"

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