Early in the morning of the second day after the end of this spring hunt, the Lotus Sect's martial arts practice square was already full of people, just like at the beginning, Zhao Bailian personally sent the heads of the three major sects of the Hundred Mountains Ancestor and his disciples to leave from the downhill road.

However, before leaving, facing Zhao Bailian's face that was always as calm as water, Ye Jiawen still arched his hand under great pressure, and said helplessly: "Congratulations to your sect for accumulating this time and winning the first place in the spring hunting competition, I didn't expect that Sect Master Zhao would not be able to make a sound, but Sect Master Zhao can rest assured, my Yunlan Sect will return all the things that I won from your sect in accordance with the conditions proposed before." ”

When Zhao Bailian heard this, she also arched her hand and replied: "Sect Master Ye has always been true to his word, Zhao has already heard of it, so I forgive Zhao for not being able to send it away!"

Ye Jiawen didn't think it was a compliment at all, but he still arched his hand and replied, "Farewell." ”

Seeing that the people of Yunlan Sect were the first to leave from the downhill road, Wu Shixing followed closely behind to say goodbye to Zhao Bailian, but compared to Ye Jiawen, there was not much emotional change on his face.

Wu Shixing opened his mouth and said: "As Brother Ye said, in this spring hunt, the disciples of your sect, especially Brother Zhao's personal disciple, really made Wu a little impressed, if it weren't for Wu Mou who had been staying in your sect for a month, he had to hurry back to the sect to deal with the cumbersome affairs at hand, Wu really wanted to see that Xu Xian's nephew with his own eyes." ”

Zhao Bailian replied with a smile and politely: "Sect Master Wu is falsely praised, my disciple is just good at some deviations, it is difficult to wait for the Hall of Elegance, he can survive this spring hunt, it is already a fluke, where can he be compared with Sect Master Wu's beloved son?"

When Wu Shixing heard this, he didn't care, but smiled understandingly, and then stopped studying on this topic, arched his hand and said: "The blue is better than the blue!" But since the spring hunting has been successfully concluded, then Wu will no longer bother more, thanks to Sect Master Zhao's hospitality in the past month, Wu is grateful, so he will leave!"

Zhao Bailian arched her hand and replied: "Forgive Zhao for not being able to send it far!"

Wu Shixing waved his hand, turned around and was about to leave, but just after he turned around, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned his head to Zhao Bailian and said: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell Sect Master Zhao about a big thing, hey, this person, once he gets old, his brain is not bright." ”

Zhao Bailian just smiled at this and replied: "Where is it, I don't know if Sect Master Wu has any important matters to discuss with Zhao?"

Wu Shixing replied bluntly: "No, in February next year, it will be the six sects competition held by the dynasty, and now that your sect has won the spring hunting competition, then the twenty-year quota in my Lingzhou is locked between you and me, therefore, Wu took the liberty of asking, Sect Master Zhao already has a definite candidate in his heart?"

Seeing that Zhao Bailian fell silent, Wu Shixing continued: "Wu has no other meaning, Sect Master Zhao doesn't have to worry too much, Wu just thinks that this big competition is ultimately related to my impression in His Majesty's heart after waiting for the entire Lingzhou, so he will say a word in advance, if it is inconvenient for Sect Master Zhao to answer, then Wu will leave first." ”

Zhao Bailian replied with a smile: "It's not that I can't answer, it's just that my sect has really suffered some heavy losses in this spring hunt this time, so ......" Zhao Bailian didn't finish speaking, and paused before continuing: "So it may take some time for Zhao to determine the final candidate, but he can't give Sect Master Wu an answer immediately, and I hope Sect Master Wu will forgive me." ”

Unlike the Chenyang Sect, which is full of talents and casually brings twenty people to participate in the competition, the Lotus Sect has undoubtedly done its best and without reservation in order to win this spring hunting competition, Wu Shixing knows this, so he is no longer obsessed, so he arched his hand again and said: "It's okay, Wu just asked casually, Sect Master Zhao doesn't have to care, anyway, there is still a lot of time until February next year." ”

Wu Shixing didn't ask the answer he wanted, so he didn't stay too long, and finally left a sentence, "If Sect Master Zhao has leisure, you might as well come to the Sect of Contempt as a guest", and then went down the mountain.

Seeing that Yunlan Sect and Chenyang Sect had left one after another, Bai Haijing, who was also 'killed' by Xu Yan at the next moment, stood up with a cold face, she didn't want Zhao Bailian to say goodbye, she just said to him: "You're lucky this time, but I need two places to enter Yong'an City." ”

When Zhao Bailian heard this, she raised her eyebrows and replied, "Since you have already lost, why can you still negotiate conditions with me." ”

When Bai Haijing heard this, she was instantly dumbfounded, but immediately after, the coldness in her eyes became even colder, however, no matter how ugly her face was, Zhao Bailian always maintained a disapproving look, which couldn't help but make her almost can't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.

In the end, Bai Haijing, who was helpless, gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "Anyway, she is also your granddaughter." ”

After Zhao Bailian heard this, she immediately turned her head and glanced at her, and replied with a sneer: "I will give you at most one place, otherwise you will not be able to talk about it." ”

Bai Haijing said angrily: "The surname is Zhao, you ......"

Zhao Bailian saw that she wanted to say something ugly, and immediately said coldly: "Don't forget, she almost killed my disciple with her own hands, you are really good at teaching, teaching such a granddaughter who is unscrupulous in order to achieve her goals!"

When Bai Haijing heard this, he immediately strode away.

Looking at the four people of the White Crane Sword Village, slowly leaving from the downhill road, Zhao Bailian, who finally saved the last breath of the Lotus Sect without breaking it, still did not relax at all, because what to do next is the key to the future development trend of the Lotus Sect.

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Liuyun Courtyard.

Xu Yan, who rushed back at the last moment to complete his mission, had already eaten breakfast at the moment, but he did not immediately go to the patio to cultivate as before, because this month's travel, even he felt completely tired because of this, so what he wanted to do most now was to rest.

Cardinal was very kind today, and did not ask Xu Yan to help wash the dishes, but took care of all the housework by himself, which couldn't help but make Xu Yan feel flattered suddenly.

Seeing Xu Yan sitting on the stone bench in the patio with nothing to do, the cardinal who had already washed the pots and pans also came to the patio, she picked another stone bench and sat down, and said in the first sentence of her mouth: "Congratulations, there has been a breakthrough in cultivation, and sure enough, only in battle can the potential of people be stimulated the most." ”

When Xu Yan heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and said modestly: "It's a fluke, it's just a fluke." ”

Seeing that he was pretending to be modest, the cardinal did not taunt him as before, but said softly, "Let's talk about it." ”

Xu Yan sighed, unable to keep up with her brain circuit.

Cardinal said calmly, "Tell me about your experience in the spring hunt. ”

Xu Yan sighed again, and then began to tell all his experiences in the past month, and this one said almost a whole hour, but Xu Yan didn't pick those life and death crises to say, so the whole process, to the cardinal, he seems to be always handy in the spring hunt.

Xu Yan finally ended with the white mirage in Mitsui Creek, and said with a smile: "That's pretty much it." ”

In the process of his telling, the cardinal never interjected, but from time to time the sword eyebrows were slightly raised, or nodded, etc., and now after hearing Xu Yan finish the whole process, she replied: "It's actually not easy, right, after all, the whole process is so ups and downs." ”

Xu Yan shook his head with a smile and replied, "Actually, it's okay, at least I came back alive." ”

When the cardinal heard this, he gave him an angry look, and did not delve into the details he had overlooked, or the dangerous parts that he had deliberately not embellished, such as the details of him being bombarded off the cliff by white ice, or when facing the monster in Mitsui Creek.

She suddenly said, "So, now Mitsui Creek no longer exists?"

Xu Yan nodded and replied, "Well, after the water monster was killed by me, the three waterholes also disappeared, if I am not wrong, the three waterholes themselves should be incarnated by the real body of the water monster." ”

"It's okay to do this, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, otherwise the disciples of the sect will have to tremble and walk on thin ice when they go to that area for a mission. ”

"Hey, I don't have that ambition, but if I don't kill it, I won't be able to get out. ”

"Praise you a few words, you still raise the bar, right?"

"Forehead ......"

After a long silence, Cardinal suddenly asked him again, "Now that the spring hunt is over, you should be going to Zhongzhou soon, right?"

Regarding this problem, Xu Yan couldn't be completely sure before communicating with Zhao Bailian, but according to what the latter said to him before, he obviously hoped that he could go to Zhongzhou, so Xu Yan finally replied with a little insurance: " I don't know what the master thinks, but even if I want to go, it's not so fast, I have to go to the Seven Star Pier to practice for a month, after all, the aura of heaven and earth above is so rich, it is very beneficial to practice, if you miss this village, there will be no such shop, and since the battle with Wu Hao of Chenyang Sect, I am also deeply aware of my current strength, or a little worse, a year later, the six sects are big competition, but there are all the genius players of the six sects in Sanzhou, I don't want to be eliminated early. ”

When the cardinal heard him say this, he just gave a soft 'um' and said no more.

And at this moment, Zhao Bailian, who had already finished handling affairs for the time being, also came to Liuyun Courtyard from the square, and when the cardinal saw him coming, he got up and walked away directly.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Bailian shook her head with a wry smile, but didn't say anything.

Seeing that it was his master, Xu Yan naturally had to get up to greet him, but Zhao Bailian immediately smiled and waved his hand at him, and said directly: "It's okay, there are no outsiders here, there is no need to care about so much red tape." And just as Xu Yan stood up, the latter had already come to his side, and then patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit down together.

Xu Yan sat back on the stone bench, while Zhao Bailian sat beside him, and then continued: "This spring hunt, thanks to you, you can finally win them, as a teacher, I really didn't misunderstand you, I have already heard what the kid in Qinghe said, if you didn't secretly hand over the original results to him and let him bring them back, even for the teacher, it would be difficult to withstand the pressure and delay the spring hunt until the last day." ”

Xu Yan just nodded at this and didn't say anything.

Zhao Bailian continued: "Come, tell the teacher about your overall experience in this spring hunt." ”

Hearing this request, Xu Yan's heart instantly turned to ashes, you know, he had just said that his mouth was dry, and now he has to say it again, isn't it difficult for a strong man?

As if sensing that Xu Yan was a little embarrassed, Zhao Bailian continued: "You pick the key points, you don't need to say it in too much detail. ”

As a result, Rao is Xu Yan had already shrunk by half, and he said it for almost half an hour before he finished speaking.

After listening to this, Zhao Bailian nodded and said: "It's really hard, but in fact, the teacher asked you this, just to see if you already know the relationship between these characters between the sects, it seems that you already know about it, so it's good, otherwise the teacher has no confidence in your next trip to the north." ”

Xu Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he took the initiative to talk about this, and the fox asked, "......What does the master mean?"

Zhao Bailian glanced at him, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said bluntly: " Your trip to the north is destined not to be smooth sailing, originally the division should personally escort you to the north, no matter how bad it is, you have to be successfully sent into Zhongzhou, but now, the situation in the sect is still not clear, I can't leave at all, you also know, although the division with the help of this spring hunt, has roughly cleaned up the main personnel placed by other forces in my sect, but in the end there are still some internal ghosts that have not been uprooted, but as long as I don't sit in the center for a day, they may be able to make some moths, hey, but you don't have to worry too much, for the division on the way, has arranged some backhands for you, as long as you can successfully enter the territory of Zhongzhou, the dynasty will send an envoy to greet you, and you will be safe. ”

Without waiting for Xu Yan to speak, Zhao Bailian sighed softly again, and said with some regret: "This spring hunt, what you have done is almost perfect, but unfortunately, you still let Zhou Xian survive, if you don't get rid of this son, it will be a hidden danger for you after all!"

From the beginning of the spring hunt, Xu Yan had already known Zhao Bailian's purpose, that is, the latter wanted him to do his best to keep all the disciples of other sects, as well as the traitors planted in the Lotus Sect, in that mountain and river forever, although the latter had never directly identified this in words, but Xu Yan was not stupid, he could naturally figure this out.

Xu Yan was silent for a long time before he said: "I really can't do anything about this, at that time, I was able to repel Wu Hao is the limit of what I can do, originally I wanted to leave Zhou Yu's life and let him kill Zhou Xian with his own hands after he went back, so that not only is there no involvement with our Lotus Sect, but at the same time, I can also avoid the threat of the Zhou family to me when I go north, but unfortunately in the end, I was stabbed to death by Bai Bing without saying a word." ”

When Xu Yan said this, he was a little speechless, and when Zhao Bailian saw him like this, he asked, "If you want to know anything, just ask." ”

Xu Yan was silent for a moment, but still asked bluntly: "Bai Bing once told me that she and Sister Hong are cousins, I want to know, what is going on." ”

Hearing that it was this question, Zhao Bailian finally sighed helplessly, a trace of remembrance flashed in his eyes, and then he said slowly: "Actually, this matter has to start with the teacher." ”

Xu Yan's eyes were deep, and a light flashed, waiting for his next step.

Zhao Bailian suddenly laughed at herself and said, "Do you know what the owner of the White Crane Sword Village has to do with being a teacher?"

Xu Yan naturally didn't know anything about this question, so he shook his head seriously.

Zhao Bailian gave an earth-shattering answer and said: "She was originally the wife of the teacher when she was young, and we have a son and a daughter. ”

Hearing this answer, Xu Yan suddenly realized, took over the conversation and asked, "So, Bai Bing is the master's granddaughter, and Sister Hong is the master's granddaughter?"

Zhao Bailian nodded and replied, "Yes, it's just that my daughter finally returned to the Bai family with her mother, and my son stayed in the Lotus Sect with me." ”

"What ...... Sister Hong's father?"

Zhao Bailian didn't answer this question, but asked, "Don't you want to know more why my wife ended up turning against me?"

Xu Yan's face was speechless, and he could only follow his will and ask, "Why?"

Zhao Bailian was completely recalled, and replied bluntly: "Actually, this goes back to the accident fifty years ago, do you still remember when the teacher told you that after my master suddenly passed away, his junior brother suddenly went berserk, killed more than a dozen masters of my Lotus Sect in a row, and took away the Sword Sutra?"

Xu Yan nodded and replied, "Well, I remember." ”

"Actually, that person is my wife's father, that is, my father-in-law, and at the same time, he is also the head of the Bai family at that time, his name is Bai Xu. ”

"But why did he do that?"

"Hey, it's all bad fate, because my master took away his favorite woman, and then because his old man chased his master's footsteps, that is, the fifth generation of my sect's sect master, he was too obsessed with swordsmanship, and finally led to himself going mad, and accidentally killed my master and mother by mistake, so my father-in-law finally couldn't bear it, so he entered the demon barrier in an instant, and opened a killing ring in the Lotus Sect, and finally snatched the most precious sword scripture of my sect, and since then he has set up his own door, and founded the current White Crane Sword Village. ”

"But isn't my master married to you, and she hasn't fallen into the magic barrier, how can she talk to your master against her goal?"

"Your master and mother naturally didn't have it at first, but then didn't the master be recruited by the dynasty? Do you think, the situation at that time was so grim, she was already heartbroken, but she still had to weigh between her teacher and her father, and after becoming a teacher, she resolutely chose to leave her, how sad was she? So, I don't blame her for becoming like this now, and besides, I was young and vigorous at that time, and how could I not secretly be angry with her because of her father's behavior. ”

When Xu Yan heard this explanation, he couldn't help but sigh, this was really an intricate emotional dispute, but he hesitated for a moment, and still asked tentatively: "The master said this, in fact, he just wanted me not to hold your granddaughter accountable for killing me, right?"

Zhao Bailian saw that she was directly debunked by Xu Yan, her old face turned red, and then she glanced at him before she sighed and said, "You really don't look like a child who has just become an adult!"