The place where Xia Shao lives on weekends is the former residence of her master, Tang Zongbo. The former residence of Shu Fu is located on a slope in Repulse Bay, south of Hong Kong Island. It was built here more than 30 years ago. The former residence is a classical three-entry house, but both the bright hall and the east and west wings are much larger than the house on the hill behind Shili Village in Dongshi. The entire Houjin area is a place for martial arts training. The east courtyard you turn to is where Xu Tianyin lived when he was a child.
When the two of them drove back, it was already dark, and Tang Zongbo had already returned from the old Feng Shui Hall in the car of a disciple of the Zhang family. Since cleaning up the house, Zhang Zhongxian has not returned to the Zhang family's small building. The Feng Shui of that small building was a sinister one. It was originally a place for raising corpses and a road rush. Originally, Zhang Zhong had set up a Feng Shui bureau in the small building, which could block the evil force for a few more years, but Xia Shao was unable to do so. When I visited him in the evening, the evil spirit of the dragon scale was too strong and caused too much damage to the Feng Shui bureau in the small building. After that night, I could only survive another year and a half at most.
After cleaning up the family, Zhang Zhongxian returned to the Feng Shui community in Hong Kong, so he no longer had to be squeezed out. Originally, he wanted to find a house near Tang Zongbo's former residence and move into it, so that he would be close enough to have someone to take care of him. But Tang Zongbo said that he had a lot of houses here, his wife had been dead for many years, he had no children, and even his two disciples did not live there permanently, so he asked Zhang Zhong to move in first and live in the second east room.
The disciples of Zhang Zhongxian's lineage, Qiu Qiqiang, Zhao Gu and Hairuo, are all developing overseas. Qiu Qiqiang and Zhao Gu are in Singapore, Hairuo is in the United States. The disciples of the third lineage have all gone abroad for refuge in recent years and have now taken root. , it stands to reason that everyone should go back after cleaning up the door. However, the Old Feng Shui Hall did not have enough manpower, and the house had just been cleaned up, and many things still needed to be settled and adapted. Therefore, the three decided to stay in Hong Kong with their disciples to help.
The three of them spent money together to buy a villa on the nearby hillside. Usually a dozen or so people lived in it and it was very lively. Especially on weekends, when they knew Xia Shao was back, they all came to Tang Zongbo's house. Hai Ruo took Two female disciples were cooking, and a group of people gathered together to have a meal happily.
But tonight Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin had eaten at Qu Ran's house. They were not hungry, so they just stayed with them during the meal, rarely using chopsticks, and just listening to a group of people talking and laughing.
The news that Xia Shao went to the Feng Shui Hall today to find trouble spread among the disciples within an afternoon! When cleaning the house that day, Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin turned out not to be their real faces, which surprised the disciples. However, those who heard Xia Shao described the afternoon's events vividly, countless disciples beat their chests and stamped their feet, secretly blaming themselves for not being present in the afternoon. It was just that he heard the admonishment from his great uncle, but he didn’t even see her true face!
I heard that my uncle is a beauty!
I heard that Uncle Master was almost beaten out with a broom by that boy Wen Ye!
I heard that Uncle Shi thought Zhou Qi was very talented, otherwise he wouldn't have spoken to him.
Xuanmen spent the whole afternoon in various rumors. Of course she didn't know that Xia Shao had gone to Qu Ran's house, but these rumors made Tang Zongbo and Zhang Zhongxian dumbfounded. At this time, seeing Xia Shao back, the two old people naturally wanted to miss her.
Tang Zongbo shook his head and glanced at Xia Shao with a smile, "This girl has been a ghost since she was a child, with many calculations in her belly! Don't look at her usually being well-behaved and clever, it's all an illusion! Who knows when she doesn't pay attention? I was put on a show by her."
"That's right!" Zhang Zhong first pointed at Xia Shao with his chopsticks, "The night this girl first came to see me, she greeted me nicely and refused to fight me. She insisted on breaking my trap! I thought it was Yu Jiuzhi who sent someone here. She was causing trouble, and I almost beat her with my big slippers!"
Qiu Qiqiang, Zhao Gu, Hai Ruo and others couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Wen Ye rolled his eyes at the side and said, "Well done! I'm sorry!"
Hai Ruo glared at him dumbfounded, Xia Shao smiled and raised her eyebrows, saying nothing.
Tang Zongbo nodded and said: "I heard that the lecture in the afternoon was quite like a teacher. Although he is still young, based on his cultivation and character, it is no problem to accept a disciple. Alas! The days go by so fast, and you have grown so big in the blink of an eye..."
At the end of Tang Zongbo's words, his tone was somewhat emotional, but Xia Shao smiled and said, "Master, I am helping you see how your disciples are, but I don't mean to confiscate them. How can I have time to accept disciples now?"
Xia Shao also knew that Xuanmen must be passed down, and as a direct disciple, she was bound to accept disciples in the future. But she still wants to be free for a few years, and she is indeed too busy. Furthermore, accepting a disciple is not something you just accept, you have to have the right person, right? At least for now, she has no plans to be kowtowed and served tea as master.
After Zhang Zhongxian and others heard Xia Shao's words, they all thought she was talking about going to school and being busy with schoolwork. But Tang Zongbo knew that behind Xia Shao there was a large group like Huaxia Group. Although it could not be compared with Jiahui International, Anqin Group or Triad Group, domestically speaking, its assets could be regarded as giants. . Especially since she is still young, she can be said to be the first member of the younger generation to start her family from scratch.
The greater the achievement, the heavier the burden. The burden on Xia Shao is not light.
She has done well in the company, studies, and now Xuanmen.
Tang Zongbo's eyes were filled with joy. He was lucky to have accepted Xiao Shaozi as his apprentice in his later years. Without her, he wouldn't have come back so quickly, and cleaning up the house wouldn't have been so easy. This child is good at everything, even in Xuanmen in the future, he plans to let her take the lead. After all, Tianyin's temperament is not suitable for the position of head, and since he is a member of the country, he is not suitable for taking this position. But in this way, the burden on Xiao Shaozi's shoulders was too heavy. The old man was always a little worried and was reluctant to make her so tired.
well! The same goes for the matter of accepting a disciple. Let's put it aside for now until she is admitted to college and her studies are not so heavy. As for the inheritance of the sect, he will wait and see when the time is right.
"There is really no need to rush the matter of accepting disciples. Disciples must be carefully selected. The importance of filial piety, conduct, and centrality is so-called, as time goes by, it is better to slowly examine people's hearts. In the future, Xuanmen must not make the same troubles as before when recruiting disciples." Zhang Zhongxian He poured a glass of wine and took a sip, "Oh! To be honest, when the Patriarch accepted Yu Jiuzhi into the family, it was probably because of his talent. However, the Patriarch should also see that he was a utilitarian person, so the position of head was not passed on. Give it to him. However, the disciples he has accepted for many years have feelings after all. He did not make any big mistakes when the ancestor was there, so he kept them until later. Who knew that so many things would happen later. So, the matter of accepting disciples Be careful! There are not many disciples of the right generation in the sect, but there are more than thirty people. If Shao Yatou likes someone, we old guys can help you keep an eye on it. If you don’t find someone you like, if you meet someone outside in the future, If you are destined, you can take them in. These things are all up to you, just don’t be impatient and just take your time. You are still young and have a lot of time!"
Xia Shao nodded, and Tang Zongbo said: "Wang Shouren's moral character is quite good. His disciple named Zhou Qi is quite talented in filial piety, but he has a more impatient temper."
Zhang Zhongxian also said: "Impatient people can be tempered, but I didn't expect that a person like Wang Huai could accept such a disciple. He did a lot of dirty things with Yu Jiuzhi, and in the end he could leave some good seeds for Xuanmen."
Speaking of what Yu Jiuzhi did, the atmosphere at the table became somewhat silent. Although people die as the wind blows, with the death of Yu Jiuzhi, some things still remained unresolved.
What did the three missing female disciples do when they were sent to Thailand? What happened now? There is no result yet.
"Yu Jiuzhi's eyes are strangely opened. Unfortunately, the information I have there is very messy. Where did the information I saw originally be placed, and I still can't find it. I always feel that nothing good happens to anyone who has anything to do with Jiangtou Master. Those three female disciples... I'm afraid they are in danger." Zhang Zhongxian gritted his teeth. Some of his disciples died at the hands of the Jiangtou Master. He hated this kind of thing very much. "It's a pity that we didn't get it from Sak. If you ask anything, he will die!"
On the night of cleaning up the house, Xu Tianyin originally gave Sak a breath, but then he was busy with other things and ignored him. When I got up to see him again in the morning, he had already passed away.
"Sak is dead, it's impossible for Tongmi not to know about it. Be careful, this old guy has an evil nature. When I fought with him back then, he was already covered in evil arts and couldn't guard against it. If his disciple is dead, he can't let it go. Xuanmen The feud with him is not over yet, and we will confront him sooner or later." Tang Zongbo put down his chopsticks with a rare serious look on his face.
He asked about Tongmi's residence in Thailand, but the Jiangtou Master was also a very feared existence in Thailand. Few people asked where he lived, and no one was willing to ask about it. After all, no one thought he had a long life. In addition, Xuanmen has just moved its muscles and bones once, and it is difficult for him to make any big moves again. Otherwise, Tang Zongbo would go to Thailand to seek revenge on him without using the secret.
But now, he could only delay it, but he knew in his heart that with Tongmi's temperament, he would definitely take revenge when his disciple died! It's just hard to say when it will come.
Moreover, in fact, on the day when Xuanmen was cleaning up the door, not all the disciples were present.
This matter was mentioned by Zhang Zhongxian later. In fact, there were three direct disciples of Yu Jiuzhi, excluding Yu Wei. His third disciple was a woman who was very famous on Wall Street. Moreover, Wang Huai also has a disciple in the United States. These two people did not return to Xuanmen at that time. They were probably delayed because of something else. Therefore, when the door was being cleaned up, these two people escaped.
Tang Zongbo had no impression of these two disciples, Yu Jiuzhi and Wang Huai. They should have been recruited by Yu Jiuzhi and Wang Huai during his years in the mainland.
When cleaning the door, Zhang Zhong first discovered that the two of them were not there, but there was nothing he could do. Because even if the two of them are not here, the door still needs to be cleaned up, and it should be done quickly rather than slowly, so these two people will have to deal with it later.
During the half month that Xia Shao went to school, Tang Zongbo and Zhang Zhongxian discussed and sent a letter to the United States in the name of the founder of Xuanmen, informing them to return to Hong Kong to meet the ancestor. The result was as expected. Generally speaking, the news has been lost so far, with no response.
It would be better if the two of them dared to come back, but there was no response to their requests. This had to be said to be Xuanmen's hidden worry.
Tang Zongbo didn't want Xia Shao to be distracted from her studies at this time, so he didn't tell her about this matter. And Xia Shao had indeed forgotten about this matter. She actually had the information of all the disciples at the beginning, but there were too many Xuanmen disciples at that time, two to three hundred people, so she really couldn't remember the information completely. And later, when she was busy with the Li family affairs, Xia Shao had to make plans to deal with Yu Jiuzhi. It was rare for Baimi to be careless. After cleaning up the sect, she was busy reporting to school, focusing on the college entrance examination and the company. She really forgot about this matter The back of the head.
It was a bit boring to eat the best meal, especially since the Zhang family still had a grudge against the Jiangtou Master. Whenever they talked about Tongmi, they were filled with hatred, so the meal was not good. Tang Zongbo advised everyone to practice with concentration, and there will always be a day of revenge.
Qiu Qiqiang, Zhao Gu and Hai Ruo, along with their disciples, agreed, finished their meal in silence, put away the dishes, said good night to Uncle Tang Zong, and went back together.
Zhang Zhong first stayed in the room to play chess and chat with Tang Zongbo, and then Tang Zongbo sent Xia Shao back to the room to read.
Xia Shao's room is in the west wing of the backyard. The study, bedroom, and bathroom are all independent and fully equipped. But Xia Shao has been living in the east wing since she came back these two weeks. That courtyard is where Xu Tianyin lived when she was a child. Living here, Xia Shao has an indescribable strange feeling.
When Xu Tianyin was three years old, he came to Hong Kong to become his teacher. He stayed there for twelve years and did not return to China until he was fifteen. Xia Shao never knew what he had experienced since he was a child, and he was not someone who would bring up old things again. Xia Shao never knew Xu Tianyin's past, so living in the place where he grew up, she felt closer to him. She always felt that a room carried more than ten years of memories. Living here, she seemed to be able to touch the past. Even if she saw the arrangement of tables and chairs, she could imagine his past life.
The two of them usually walked hand in hand to the yard. As soon as they entered the yard, before they even returned to the house, the man stopped and reached out to hold her in his arms.
The weather in Hong Kong in November was a little cool at night, but Xu Tianyin's chest was hot. His breath was heavy and his chest was heaving. Xia Shao's cheek was pressed against it, and she could hear the man's heavy heartbeat.
His heartbeat was always like this, quiet. It makes people feel reassured, but also distressed.
The yard was dark, and the lights had not been turned on in the house. Only the moonlight peeked out from the clouds, shining on the girl's smiling eyebrows. Its soft charm also made people feel peaceful.
"Senior brother, I won't read tonight. Can I accompany you?" She asked in a consultative tone, knowing that he might refuse.
Sure enough, he let her go a little, but still kept her in his arms, looking down at her, "Don't you read?"
"Well, I won't watch tonight, and I will stay with my senior brother."
"Well, schoolwork..."
"It's okay! I figured it out." Xia Shao lowered her eyes and smiled, then raised her eyebrows and said with a straight face, "What? Don't want to? Forget it if you don't want to!"
Xia Shao looked angry. After speaking, she pushed Xu Tianyin and turned to leave.
Xu Tianyin was stunned for a moment, but his arms tightened quickly and he did not let her go out. He just looked down at her with dark eyes. I don’t know if she is angry. Xia Shao had a stern face, and indeed looked unhappy. Seeing the man, he retracted his arms again, seeming a little at a loss. After a while, he looked up and thought about it, then started to hold her and pat her back.
Xia Shao almost laughed, he finally found a way to coax her. I tried it twice and it worked, I think I will continue to use it.
Xia Shao suppressed her laughter and continued to tease him, "Tell me! Do you want to do it?"
"I think." This time the man answered quickly.
"What are you thinking about?" Xia Shao asked again. She raised her brows, her cheeks were pink in the moonlight, and her skin had a light pearly luster. She had a calm and gentle face, but her eyes were slightly murderous and fierce.
But the man was trapped in this soft face and murderous eyes. He tightened his arms, breathed slightly, and stared at her, "Well."
Unexpectedly, his slightly changed aura immediately broke this beautiful scene. She felt it keenly immediately, and was stunned for a moment, and then stepped back. But when she stepped back, she found that she was trapped very tightly and could not escape, so she pushed her hands on his chest, "I'm asking you if you want me to accompany you, what are you thinking!"
Xia Shao was a little depressed. She actually just wanted to tease Xu Tianyin. She still remembered one of the stupid things he did when he first learned to pursue her, which was to send her a text message. The content was instigated by Qin Hanlin and said, "Baby, I want to get up with you." Thinking about it now, she still felt goosebumps all over her skin, but this man really didn't know how to talk about love. She originally wanted to guide him to say something nice, such as "I want you to accompany me" or something like that, but she didn't know that his thinking was very fast, so he skipped these and thought of the following.
Xia Shao felt a little bit like stealing the chicken but losing the rice, because after she yelled this sentence, the man's breath did not improve, but became heavier.
His chest felt like it was on fire through his shirt, and it was the place where her hands were on fire that was on fire. His eyes were locked on hers, making her feel like she was the prey that had been trapped and he was the big bad wolf waiting to start his dinner. The most depressing thing is that she seems to have dug this trap herself.
Xia Shao depressedly wanted to step on Xu Tianyin, but she knew that he would not hide, so she was reluctant to step on Xu Tianyin before she stepped on it, so she had no choice but to stomp the ground angrily, with an even more murderous look in her eyes, "I want to What! I feel warm and satisfied! The companionship I am talking about is that companionship, not that companionship!"
She was teaching people in the yard, but after the lesson, her expression became tangled, as if she found that some things were getting darker and darker, and the more she said it, the harder it was to explain. She bit her lip, as if she was already reflecting on why she shouldn't tease someone tonight. She looked resigned to her fate, already waiting for the man to show off his wolfish behavior and eat her up.
But unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, Xu Tianyin made no further move.
Xia Shao was stunned. When she looked up, she saw the man looking down at her, his lips slightly curved in the night, his eyes soft. He had a good-looking smile, standing in black clothes in the moonlight. The sharp lines of his facial features suddenly softened, he was not so lonely, not so aggressive, and his whole person had a relaxed posture.
Xia Shao was fascinated, but there was a scalding temperature on her hands. The man took her hand and led her into the house.
The furniture and arrangements in the room have an old feel from thirty or forty years ago, but the tables and chairs are all clean and tidy, and everything has been put back into its place after use. If you didn't know anyone lived here, you would probably think it was a guest room when you entered the room. There seemed to be no popularity here, but only Xia Shao knew that Xu Tianyin valued this place very much. He put everything back in its place, not because it had not been touched, but because it had remained as it was after being moved. He would even wake up in the morning and wipe the small ornaments in the house, doing so very slowly, cherishing and remembering them.
The two of them only turned on a bedside lamp, and the light was dim. After taking a bath, the two of them arrived at the hotel. But they didn't do anything, they just lay together hugging each other.
Xia Shao knew that Xu Tianyin wanted her very much while taking a bath, but he did nothing. It seemed that because she said she wanted to accompany him, he restrained himself and just lay with her, letting her accompany him.
Xia Shao gently snuggled into Xu Tianyin's arms, using his arms as a pillow, with a faint smile on her lips. Not letting go of such a good atmosphere, she asked in a low voice the question she had always had in her heart, "Senior Brother I came to Hong Kong with Master when I was three years old. Does your family agree?"
Even for children from ordinary families, it is rare for their family to agree to become a teacher and move away from home when they are three years old, not to mention Xu Tianyin's identity and background. The old man is the founding father of the country and comes from a family with a red roof in the capital. Xu Tianyin is the eldest grandson. Even if his parents are no longer alive, he should not be like an unattended child. You actually followed Master to Hong Kong? How did the old man agree? Wouldn't his uncles and aunts object
This was the first time Xia Shao asked about Xu Tianyin's family affairs. She didn't know if he would be reluctant to tell her, because the two of them had never talked about this before, and he didn't necessarily want to tell her some of Xu Tianyin's past. .
Xia Shao's voice was very soft. If he didn't want to say it, she wouldn't force him.
Unexpectedly, the man showed no resistance. He just hugged her tighter, buried his face in her neck, and said in a low voice: "I agree."
Xia Shao was stunned after hearing this. Agree
Seemingly sensing her disbelief, Xu Tianyin reluctantly explained, "Grandpa agrees. He knows the master."
oh
Mr. Xu knows the master, so he can safely hand over his grandson to the master? But even if this is the case, if the child of the family comes to Hong Kong at such a young age, there must be an explanation from the capital, right? Otherwise, how can we explain it to the outside world
"Does anyone else know about senior brother's stay in Xuanmen?"
Xu Tianyin shook his head in the crook of her neck, his breath ironing. Xia Shao had a look of understanding, as expected. In any case, the master's identity is a Feng Shui master. In the Mainland, although many political and business people believe this secretly, many people will not say it openly. Especially because of Mr. Xu's identity, what he said was equivalent to an official attitude. He would not even publicly express his belief in this, let alone let the family's eldest grandson study with a Feng Shui master.
If this matter were to be made public, many people would find it unbelievable, and they might even be slapped with a big label.
"In what name did senior brother come to Hong Kong with Master?" Xia Shao asked again.
"Recuperation." The man answered all questions, although his words were very concise.
Recuperation
Xia Shao was stunned again. The reason for recuperation is good, but people outside are not fools. If there is no illness or disaster, who will believe it? If this reason is to be convincing, unless... Xu Tianyin really needed to recuperate at that time.
When he was three years old, he came to Hong Kong in the name of recuperation. What happened
Xia Shao wanted to ask, but the man seemed to sense that she wanted to ask something. Before she could speak, he tightened his arms, pressed his whole body against her, wrapped his breath around her, and sniffed deeply into her neck, breathing slightly faster.
When Xia Shao felt this, she was startled. She didn't expect that just her intention to ask could make him do this. She even felt that he was very tense, and there seemed to be cold sweat on the forehead buried in the crook of her neck.
"Senior brother." Xia Shao was surprised. She didn't expect him to react so violently. She called Xu Tianyin gently, wrapped her arms around his waist, and gently comforted him on his back.
Xu Tianyin didn't answer. He was still very nervous, but still didn't speak, as if he was enduring the discomfort and waiting for her to ask.
Xia Shao felt a little distressed. She wanted to ask, but in the end she closed her eyes, smiled, and asked: "Senior brother has been in Hong Kong for more than ten years, and he also studied in Hong Kong, right? Which school?"
She changed the topic, not wanting to push him too hard. Moreover, she was a little curious, what would her senior brother's school days be like? How will he get along with his teachers and classmates at school? Will there be a fight? Or have you been ignoring people
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Xu Tianyin's reaction was obviously better, and the stiffness of his arms relaxed slightly, but he replied: "No."
"No?" Xia Shao paid attention to his reaction and felt slightly relieved, but asked, "What does no mean? Didn't go to school?"
"Yeah." Xu Tianyin replied.
"Where did you read senior brother's books?" Xia Shao asked. If she remembered correctly, when he first met Edie and Maxim, he spoke English and Russian very well!
"private teacher."
Uh...that's it.
It turned out that I was learning from a tutor at home. This does seem like something only his temperament would do, but...
He has never been to school. For most people, the experience of school is not in his life. In his life, he never had a strict class teacher, he was never called to the office by the dean of students, he never had a fight with his classmates, and he didn't even have a single friend made in school.
He has no life experience that most people have.
This is not a blessing.
All she felt was deep loneliness.
In the end, what happened to my senior brother before he was three years old
Xia Shao didn't dare to ask any more questions. She felt that he still hadn't solved the problem. And she knew so little that she didn't know where to start. I'm afraid that if he doesn't pay attention, he will break into a cold sweat like before.
She felt that she should ask the master first.