The big ship was still moving forward on the river, but Qi Ning was thoughtful. After a moment, he asked: "He didn't even let you know his identity, so why did he teach you the Backhand Spirit Sword? You should know that the Backhand Spirit Knife is No matter who he teaches this lost secret skill, that person will be grateful to him, so why did he choose you?"
Yan Lingxian lowered his head, and Qining noticed that he clenched his fists, then released them, then quickly clenched them again, but immediately released them again. Looking at this action, Qining knew that Yan Lingxian was unusually entangled in his heart.
"Master Hou, since you have seen through it, I know I can't hide it." Yan Lingxian hesitated for a long time, and finally raised his head and said, "I can tell you, but if you reveal it to a third party, you will really be watched by that person. Come on, don’t blame me.”
Qi Ning smiled lightly and said, "You decide how to deal with it, you don't have to worry about it."
Yan Lingxian knew in his heart that he could no longer help himself, and said: "Has the Marquis always been wondering why I am one of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper despite my young age and mediocre martial arts skills and qualifications?"
"Oh?" Qining thought to himself that Yan Lingxian seems to be self-aware, and said lightly: "You also know that it is quite reluctant for you to be ranked among the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper."
"Except for me, all the Big Dippers in the Shenhou Mansion are unique figures." Yan Lingxian said: "Outsiders know very little about the affairs of the Shenhou Mansion. In fact, the Shenhou Mansion will not disclose our life experiences to the outside world. , To be honest with the Marquis, I know that several senior brothers are disciples of Shenhou, but I know nothing about their origins, where their families are, or where their parents and relatives are."
Qining thought that the Shenhou Mansion had strict management. Since every incident involved Jianghu forces, it was not incomprehensible that everyone's life experience was kept strictly confidential.
"I don't know their life experience, but among them, there are many people who know my life experience." Yan Lingxian said: "Master Hou knows that there are seven captains of the Big Dipper in Shenhou Mansion, but the Big Dipper is not seven people, but seven position."
Qining nodded and said, "I understand."
"It has been many years since the Shenhou Mansion was founded. Ximen Shenhou was the first generation of Jumen captains, but he is the second generation of the Gods." Yan Lingxian said slowly: "Nowadays, the Big Dipper of Shenhou Mansion is already It’s the second generation.”
Qining heard Yan Lingxian suddenly mention these things and knew that there must be a reason. He was patient enough and not in a hurry.
"The appointment and dismissal of officials in the Shenhou Mansion are all decided by each god in person." Yan Lingxian said: "Nowadays, the Big Dipper, including Xuanyuan Po, are personally selected and appointed by the Ximen God. In the Shenhou Mansion, the god is the emperor. With the same existence, no one can object to the decision he makes."
Qi Ning said: "Of course you were also personally selected by the Lord Ximen to enter the Big Dipper."
"That's natural." Yan Lingxian sneered: "Master Hou, why do you think Ximen Wuhen wants me to become one of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper?"
"Then it's up to you to explain."
Yan Lingxian pondered for a moment, and finally said: "My father, Yan Kuan, was a captain in the Po Military Academy of the previous generation and a fellow junior fellow student of Ximen Wuhen."
"That's it." Qining suddenly realized: "You are the son who inherited your father's legacy. Ximen Wuhen looks at you differently because of your father."
"My father was among the seven stars of the previous generation of Big Dipper. Although he was ranked seventh and the youngest, he was extremely smart and was deeply loved by the previous generation of gods." Yan Lingxian said slowly: "Furthermore, my father has repeatedly made meritorious deeds. The mansion is very prestigious, he treats people well, and his relationship with everyone in the Shenhou Mansion is excellent."
Qi Ning thought that being able to serve in the Shenhou Mansion would be a good thing. It was reasonable for his son to comment on me and praise me.
"But when I was four years old, my father went out to handle a case but never came back." Yan Lingxian said with a stern expression: "Later, it was found out that my father fell into a trap of evildoers. In anger, Lord Ximen, With the elite of the Shenhou Mansion, we will exterminate the murderer of my father."
Qi Ning was startled and frowned.
"That is to say, in the following year, Ximen Wuhen inherited the title of God. He took care of us, mother and son, and accepted me as a closed disciple and taught me martial arts." Yan Lingxian said: "And the position of Lieutenant of the Po Army in the Big Dipper has always been They were all vacant, and it wasn’t until I was thirteen years old that he made me inherit my father’s position and become one of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper.”
Qi Ning said: "It seems that Ximen Shenhou is really good to you. Not only did he teach you martial arts, he also gave you a bright future. If that's the case, why do you still have to cheat and learn martial arts from others outside his back?"
"Eating everything?" Yan Lingxian sneered and said, "Yes, I did eat everything, but it's better than some people who look kind and mean but stab you in the back."
"You look good but you have a bad heart, but you stab in the back?" Qining frowned and said, "Who are you talking about? It can't be the Lord Ximen, right?"
Yan Lingxian said coldly: "I became a military captain at the age of thirteen. Others think this reputation is good, but this is just a trick used by Ximen Wuhen to win people's hearts, making people think that he cares about old friendships and values love and righteousness. I know in my heart , although I have become a captain of the Po Military Academy, many people in the Shenhou Mansion do not look down on me. Hey, my senior brothers only regard me as a dispensable decoration. Except for this time when I came to Xichuan, Before that, I patrolled the capital all year round, just like a street cop." There was extreme dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Perhaps this is just Lord Ximen training you." Qining said: "You are still young and have little experience, so naturally you need time to practice."
Yan Lingxian said: "What the Marquis said does sound reasonable. In fact, I have always thought it was like this for so many years, so they looked down on me, and I didn't care. I thought that one day I could do something big and make people happy. They looked at me with admiration." After a pause, he asked: "Master Marquis, what do you think of my martial arts?"
Qi Ning said: "Ma Ma Hu Hu is smarter than ordinary people, but if he is a Po Military Academy Lieutenant, such martial arts are not enough."
Yan Lingxian smiled and said: "Master Hou is aware of everything. I have been a disciple of Ximen Wuhen since I was four years old. It has been almost twenty years now. In the past twenty years, I have been practicing hard day and night, and I have never been lazy. I hope that one day everyone in the Shenhou Mansion will be able to appreciate it."
Qi Ning frowned slightly and thought to himself, Ximen Wuhen traveled across the world and conquered countless heroes, and his martial arts was naturally among the top masters today. With such a master, if he practiced hard for twenty years, Yan Lingxian's Martial arts should not be so mediocre.
"Do you think, Lord Marquis, that if I had really practiced hard for nearly twenty years and had a master like Ximen Wuhen, my martial arts shouldn't be so bad?" Yan Lingxian no longer had any scruples at this time, and laughed and said: "All along, I thought that I was not very enlightened and had no talent in martial arts, but after seeing the masked man, I realized that Ximen Wuhen had never taught me martial arts properly in the past twenty years."
Qi Ning frowned and felt that something was indeed strange.
"Of course I didn't believe it at first." Yan Lingxian said: "The man didn't explain much. He taught me a set of palm techniques at that time. The palm techniques were very superb. They were much better than the martial arts I had practiced before. It only took me a lot of time. After half a month, I learned that set of palm techniques, and the person told me that that set of palm techniques is called Thousand Snake Palms...!"
"Thousand Snake Palm?" Qi Ning's body trembled, and he immediately thought that when Jiang Suiyun competed with him, he also used the skill of Thousand Snake Palm, and he was immediately sure that the palms of Yan Lingxian and Jiang Suiyun The Dharma is probably taught by the same person.
Yan Lingxian said: "Have you ever heard of the Thousand Snake Palm?" Then he smiled and said: "Yes, the Thousand Snake Palm was the martial arts of Hedong Hundred Beast Hall. Although it has been lost, many people in the world know about it." He paused. After a moment, he continued: "The man told me that Thousand Snake Palm is not simple. For ordinary people to practice Thousand Snake Palm, it will never be possible to practice it in less than three to five months. It took me half a month, which is enough." It proves that I have extremely high talent in martial arts." Having said this, a trace of pride could not help but appear between his brows.
Qi Ning said: "So you believe that Lord Ximen really delayed your martial arts and did not teach you the real martial arts."
"If he really taught it carefully, my progress would not be so slow." Yan Lingxian said: "The man told me that back then...!" At this point, he hesitated slightly, but did not continue.
"What was that year?"
Yan Lingxian thought for a moment, and his expression became cold and stern: "My father was killed back then, and it was inseparable from Ximen Wuhen. It was... Ximen Wuhen was behind the frame, which led to my father's murder."
Qi Ning was startled and frowned: "They are brothers. Why did Lord Ximen want to harm your father? Does that person have evidence?"
"What he said makes people have to believe it." Yan Lingxian said: "Although he did not provide evidence, I believe what he said. My father's murder must have something to do with Ximen Wuhen." He looked very firm, and he obviously believed that it was Ximen Wuhen. Ximen Wuhen killed his father.
Qi Ning said: "That person certainly won't teach you martial arts for no reason, and he won't tell you that Ximen Shenhou killed your father for no reason. Of course he has plans for you."
"Of course I know." Yan Lingxian said: "From the first time I saw him, I knew he wanted me to be used by him."
"You know he's using you, but you're still willing to be used by him."
Yan Lingxian sneered: "Have I not been used by Ximen Wuhen in the past twenty years? I don't care who I am used by. They all use me too, but what the masked man gave me is better than Ximen Wuhen. There are much more marks, Mr. Hou, if it were you, how would you choose?"
Qi Ning never expected that Yan Lingxian would hide such an astonishing secret, and asked, "If I'm not wrong, you are now that person's spy in the Shenhou Mansion, and you have betrayed the Shenhou Mansion."
However, Yan Lingxian showed no fear and said: "Since I dared to tell Lord Marquis these things today, I didn't think about living. That man promised me that not only would he let me learn top martial arts, but he would also help me Revenge, even...!" At this point, he gritted his teeth and said without any secret: "You can even help me get Zhan Ying."
Qi Ning sighed: "You are planning to kill Ximen Wuhen, but you also want to get his daughter, Yan Lingxian. Your thoughts are really dirty."
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