The next day, Tan Yuan followed a guard to the backyard bend and arrived at the "Righteous Hall". At this time, in the hall, Yan Kuo and Yue Xingchen were discussing things. Yue Xingchen was originally very easy-going and sleek, and when he was in the northern suburbs, Yan Kuo had also seen his swordsmanship with his own eyes, so he was also blue-eyed, and often talked with him about the past and the present, and he already had a deep brotherhood. The guard walked to the door, saluted respectfully, and said, "Report to the deputy hall master, last night, a strong man came to apply for our recruitment hall, and his subordinates let him rest for the night first, and now bring him to see you." Yan Kuo's face was still expressionless, but compared to him before, he had more official authority, which was daunting, and he said coldly: "I know, you let him in." The guard answered, and then called Tan Yuan, who was standing outside the door, in.

Yan Kuo deliberately tested Tan Yuan's patience and perseverance, although he had already caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't ask, just continued to discuss martial arts insights with Yue Xingchen, Yue Xingchen was a smart person, so he naturally knew Yan Kuo's intention to do this, so he was also very cooperative, regardless of Tan Yuan's actions. Tan Yuan bowed his hand and said in a loud voice: "Meet the deputy hall master in Xia Tan Yuan." Yan Kuo took a sip of tea in no hurry, and poured a cup for Yue Xingchen by the way, and the two of them tasted it carefully. Tan Yuan saw that Yan Kuo had ignored him for a long time, so he also withdrew his posture of salute, and said in a slightly angry tone: "I really didn't expect that the dignified Capital Recruitment Hall would be such a hospitable gift. Yan Kuo saw that he couldn't bear it, so he also spoke: "Since Brother Tai knows that we are a dignified Beijing Zhaoxian Pavilion, if you come sincerely to vote, why not wait a little longer?" Tan Yuan was rude by what he said, and he didn't say anything more, and stood there quietly waiting. He saw that Yan Kuo was about thirty-three or four years old, and said in his heart: This deputy pavilion master has already passed the age of establishment, I am afraid that the main pavilion master is already more than half a hundred years old. Just as he was thinking about this, Yan Kuo suddenly spoke and asked, "This brother, dare to ask your name, where is your clan?" Tan Yuan quickly came back to his senses and said, "In the lower Tan Yuan, Shandong people's clan." As soon as Yan Kuo heard that the surname "Tan" was from Shandong, he couldn't help but think of something in his heart, and immediately asked: "Dare to ask who is the predecessor of 'Sword Shock Shandong' Tan Boxiong?" Tan Yuan's body suddenly shook, a trace of sadness flashed on his face, and said: "He is the ancestor of the next." Yan Kuo was really taken aback, stood up, and asked in surprise: "What? Old Hero Tan passed away? How did he die?" Yue Xingchen came from the Qianmen of the four major factions outside the Guanwai, so he naturally didn't know about the martial arts in the Central Plains, so he drank tea quietly and listened to their conversation.

Tan Yuan originally didn't have a very good impression of Yan Kuo, but now listening to his tone, his respect for his father was revealed, and his outlook changed a lot. He said in his heart: The deputy hall master has such respect for his father, that matter should be easier to handle. Tan Yuan sighed softly and said, "My father was stabbed to death by my senior brother with a sword when he was with my senior brother 'white-haired demon boy'. Hearing this, not only Yan Kuo, but even Yue Xingchen, who was sitting, was taken aback, you must know that whether it is the Central Plains Martial Arts or the rivers and lakes outside the Guan, killing the teacher is a heinous crime, even if it is cut by a thousand knives, the corpse of the five horses will not hesitate. And Yan Kuo thought of another level, when he first entered the rivers and lakes, he had traveled to various places, although he had not seen Tan Boxiong with his own eyes, but he knew that the reason why the Imperial Sword Gate was able to dominate the rivers and lakes, and ranked first in swordsmanship and martial arts with the Henan Qingxu faction, was entirely because of Tan Boxiong, a martial arts wizard, and several sets of swordsmanship that he created and improved were all exquisite and peerless. Now, his apprentice was able to kill him, how could this not make Yan Kuo wonder. He asked again: "Does your senior brother really have the ability to kill your father?" Tan Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, my senior brother's swordsmanship is passed down by my father, and his attainments are extraordinary, if you can beat my father, I can't say it." Yan Kuo said in his heart: It must be that Tan Boxiong's predecessors were competing with the sword, thinking that the apprentice had followed him for so many years, and had a deep master-apprentice relationship, and he couldn't bear to deal heavily with him, so he was killed by the apprentice when he found a gap. When Yan Kuo thought of this, he suddenly became enlightened and said, "In this way, your senior brother must have killed your father for the position of the head of the Shandong Imperial Sword Sect, and then drove you out of the sect, is that true?" Tan Yuan shook his head again and said, "With my understanding of Senior Brother, he will definitely not be a person who covets the position of the head of the sect. Yan Kuo said, "Oh, why is this?" Tan Yuan frowned slightly, and said, "Senior brother, he loves to practice martial arts, he spends all his time studying swordsmanship, and he has never had any distractions. Yan Kuo was puzzled: "In that case, then why did you kill his master?" Tan Yuan lowered his head and said quietly: "Senior brother left a sentence before leaving, he said, 'I killed my master just to prove how strong my own strength is, I have no interest in the position of head of the sect' After killing his father, he left the Imperial Sword Gate alone and went elsewhere to challenge different opponents. Yan Kuo was very interested in this white-haired demon boy, and even admired his dedication to studying martial arts, but he was only a mundane person, but he fought for power and took a position, but when he thought of him, he was ungrateful, and he no longer had any good feelings. Yan Kuo thought for a while, and roughly guessed Tan Yuan's intention, and said, "Brother Tan, if I am not mistaken, you came to join our Recruitment Hall this time, you want to use our power to avenge your father's murder?" Tan Yuan didn't expect Yan Kuo to be able to see through his mind at a glance, and he was also taken aback, and said, "I, I." Yan Kuo immediately interrupted him and said sternly: "Let me tell you, our current imperial court is the time to employ people, and we may use the people in our recruitment hall at any time, and there are often things that worry about life, and I must explain this to you." Moreover, one thing, you have to be clear, only if you have made meritorious contributions to the emperor first, the emperor can help you take revenge, do you understand?" Tan Yuan was silent after hearing this, Yan Kuo snorted coldly, and said: "Tan Yuan, you and tell me the truth, with the prestige of Tan's predecessors in the martial arts, and the number of existing disciples in Shandong Yujian Sect, you should not need to use the power of our Zhaoxian Pavilion, you can take revenge yourself." Tan Yuan took a step back and said respectfully: "Deputy Pavilion Master, you are really discerning, indeed, if I ask other sects to help in the name of my ancestor, even if I don't do my best, I will sell my ancestor some thin noodles." It's just that before his death, my father warned me and my senior brothers that we should never seek revenge on the white-haired demon boy, otherwise we would not be from another family, and anyone who violated the order could be killed. My senior brothers and I all regard my father as a celestial man, and his last words naturally dare not be disobeyed by anyone, and the senior brothers also elected me as the new head of the Edgeworth Gate, but I am unwilling, I can't bear the white-haired demon boy who killed my father, I can't stand him being so ungrateful. So, I took it upon myself to leave the sect and come out to seek revenge on the white-haired demon boy. Later, I met him, alas, only blame me for my mediocre talent, not good at learning, I can't live with him at all, after the defeat, he spared my life, and let me succeed in swordsmanship and then seek revenge against him, I know that my talent is not as good as him, even if I practice for another ten years, I'm afraid I can't beat him. I slowly went north, and on the way I heard about the newly built Zhaoxian Pavilion in the capital, and I wanted to invite martial arts heroes to the world, so I also rushed to join me overnight, hoping that the deputy hall owner could accept me. With that, he got down on one knee and clenched his fist above his head.

Yan Kuo hurriedly helped him up and said: "When Ling Zun shook the rivers and lakes, I was not yet born, and besides, the man has gold under his knees, and he kneels to heaven and his parents, how can he kneel to me, an outsider, get up quickly." Yan Kuo looked at Tan Yuan, saw his determined look, and said, "No matter what, I still said what I said just now, you have to think about it carefully, you have to do a good job for the emperor first, and then we may be able to help you avenge." Tan Yuan saw that Yan Kuo already had the intention of taking him in, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Deputy Pavilion Master, I have already thought very clearly, everything is in accordance with the emperor's arrangement." Yan Kuo nodded, turned his back and walked back, and said, "Okay, then from today on, you will be a member of our Capital Recruitment Hall." After speaking, he flew a small bamboo plaque over, Tan Yuan took it easily, and immediately took two steps back, when he raised his hand to look, he found that it was the bamboo plaque with his name written on his body, he couldn't help but be surprised, and looked up at Yan Kuo. Yan Kuo was expressionless, and said loudly, "Someone." A guard walked in outside, and Yan Kuo continued: "Take this brother back to rest, and when the hall master returns, he will assign follow-up tasks." Tan Yuan said in his heart: I didn't expect the owner of the Zhaoxian Pavilion to be in the hall. He saluted again and said, "Deputy Pavilion Master, I will retire first, if there is any news about the white-haired demon boy, I hope the Deputy Pavilion Master can inform me immediately." Yan Kuo nodded and said, "This is natural, you can go." ”

Yue Xingchen saw that Tan Yuan had already left, so he got up and asked, "Brother Yan, is the swordsmanship of the Shandong Imperial Sword Sect really powerful?" Yan Kuo nodded and affirmed: "Yes! The Shandong Imperial Sword Sect and the Henan Qingxu Sect are the most superb sects in our Central Plains martial arts swordsmanship. Yue Xingchen fiddled with his sleeves and said, "But I saw that Brother Yan tried Tan Yuan's kung fu just now, and his martial arts didn't seem to be very good." Yan Kuo said coldly: "I can also see it, but after all, he is the young hall master of Shandong Yujian Gate, the son of Tan Boxiong's predecessors, in order to better be able to recruit heroes from all over the world in the future, it is good to take him in our recruitment hall for the time being, if the time is ripe and the conditions permit, it is not impossible to help him avenge his father." After Jiang Feng comes back, I will take Tan Yuan to see him, and finally leave it to him to make a decision. When Yue Xingchen heard the name of "Jiang Feng", he said in his heart: "Master Jiang, I don't know if you have met my master, junior mother, junior brother and junior sister, if you get the news and go back to the peak to see the martial arts of the four factions, you will definitely be open-minded."

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