"Master, go to the room to talk first, and everyone else should keep quiet." Tu Wei greeted Qin Ming to come to the room first. This place is close to the manor, so it will be troublesome if someone inside finds out.
It is impossible for Qing Yunzong to let Qin Ming come back. He probably used some method to escape.
The relatives and maids of the Qin family were surprised and delighted, and couldn't believe their eyes.
The young master is back
Is this the young master
They've grown so big!
"Ming'er, let my aunt take a good look at it. She has grown so tall." The old woman's name is Li Lingdai, and she is the sister of Qin Ming's mother. There was an accident at home in the early years, widowed and bereaved, and she has been living in the city lord's mansion since then. Qin Ming treated him as his own son.
She used to be dignified and elegant, but now she has white hair.
In just eight years, she has aged like this.
Qin Ming couldn't believe his eyes, and couldn't stop the haze in his eyes: "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm very well, very well, and my body is strong." Li Lingdai held Qin Ming's hand tightly while stroking his cheek tremblingly. "Let me see, let me have a good look."
When her husband's family changed, she stayed in the city lord's mansion and regarded it as her own home and the Qin family as her relatives. However, a sudden change overnight changed everything. The people of Wancheng suffered a lot. She could see it all, sad, sad, and helpless. She even wondered if it was her bad luck that caused the city lord's mansion to cause such a catastrophe.
"Brother, Yinger misses you." Qin Ying hugged Qin Ming tightly, afraid that this was a dream.
"Master, how did you come back?" Tu Wei asked with concern. Once discovered, Qing Yunzong will not spare Qin Ming lightly.
"I participated in the Qingyun Sect's hunting conference, which was hundreds of kilometers away from Daqing Mountain, in the mountain cluster for the chief sacrifice. I ran back to take a look while they were not paying attention, and I will go back soon."
"Are you participating in the hunting conference?" Tu Wei remembered that hunting requires at least the sixth level of spiritual martial arts.
"I'm at the sixth level of spiritual martial arts."
"What??" Everyone was shocked.
Tuwei was shocked, and hurriedly checked Qin Ming. Spiritual Martial Heaven? When we met last year, we were not in the Spirit Martial Realm.
Li Lingdai and Qin Ying were very surprised. They knew that Qing Yunzong would not give Qin Ming martial arts, let alone allow him to practice. Moreover, he was not in the spirit martial state a few years ago, so why did he suddenly reach the sixth level.
"You haven't practiced any sorcery, so you forcibly broke through?" Li Lingdai was actually a martial artist, but she was just disabled.
"Don't worry, aunt, I won't make fun of my future."
"It's really the sixth heaven, the young master is so talented! The heavens have eyes, and they didn't abandon the Qin family!" Tu Wei was surprised and happy, his breath was very stable, and his meridians were smooth and smooth, not like the kind of "empty air" that was forcibly promoted by special means. .
Li Lingdai breathed a sigh of relief: "How did you do it?"
Qin Ming briefly talked about how to break through, how to obtain martial arts, try to omit dangerous things as much as possible, and report good news but not bad news.
They were very excited after listening to it. Qin Ying held Qin Ming and didn't want to let go for a moment, her eyes were hazy with tears.
But Qin Ming really couldn't be happy. "You guys are different from what I said."
Tuwei went to visit him every year, and he would say that his family was very good. The Qin family was given special care, and they were doing light work in the mine. But today I found out that they were the maids and servants of the mine manor, and they were humiliated in every way by the disciples of Qingyun Sect.
Tuwei shook his head: "It's all my fault. The wolves were driven away, and the tigers came again. It wasn't so bad before. The women only did some simple maintenance of the manor, and most of the men were in the guards. It was Leng Zhibai who brought his grandson Leng Yu After Liang came over, Leng Yuliang acted like a domineering and made things difficult, and redistributed the work of the female relatives, who were dancers and maids. If there was a slight disobedience, he would assign Qing Yunzong disciples to the mine to make things difficult for others."
"Brother, don't worry, we can bear it. Leng Yuliang doesn't dare to go too far." Qin Ying comforted Qin Ming, not wanting her brother to worry about herself.
"Isn't it too much?" Qin Ming was furious when he thought of what happened in the courtyard. He thought he could control his emotions, but now he really couldn't help it.
Li Lingdai took Qin Ming's hand and patted it softly: "We are doing atonement, it's okay to suffer a little bit. It's been eight years, haven't you all come here? You finally came back once, don't talk about these unhappy things, talk about it It's about you in Qingyun Sect."
"Yes, young master, tell me you're happy." The maids wiped away their tears and forced a laugh.
Qin Ming controlled his emotions, tried his best to smile, and talked about his affairs in Qing Yunzong, but only said some interesting things.
Aunt Li Lingdai was very happy, she hadn't been this happy in eight years. Just smiling and laughing, his eyes always couldn't help but get hazy.
Qin Ying was happier. She put all her troubles and exhaustion behind her. She looked at Qin Ming eagerly and listened very carefully, wanting to hear everything.
They also introduced to Qin Ming the relatives in the room, and also introduced the relatives outside, all of which had changed and were almost unrecognizable. Some were the maids of the City Lord's Mansion back then. Eight years of ups and downs made them more like a family, helping and encouraging each other. No one gave up or hurt anyone.
This small courtyard is only the residence of the female relatives. The men of the Qin family live in the same courtyard as Tuwei and the others, which is far away from here.
Tuwei arranged for two guards to notify, and also specifically told him to bring only a few people, and don't make any noise.
Not long after, several old people came in a hurry. They looked at Qin Ming and burst into tears, unable to control their emotions.
But many relatives in my memory did not come. They have already passed away. They died after eight years of misery. The few who came are too old and dare not recognize each other.
The small courtyard tonight has never been so lively, and it has never been so warm and moving.
In the dim room, the candlelight was flickering, and relatives surrounded Qin Ming with endless concern.
Qin Ming looked at the relatives in front of him with a smile on his face, but his heart was very bitter and astringent. Everyone became old, completely different from what he remembered, strange and familiar.
"Brother, are you leaving at dawn?" Qin Ying held Qin Ming's hand, reluctantly.
"I will come again soon." Qin Mingqiang laughed.
"Don't take risks in the future, we are all fine, you don't have to worry." Aunt Li Lingdai said on her lips, but she held Qin Ming tightly with her hands, and she didn't want to leave him for a moment.
Before dawn, Qin Ming and Tu Wei stood in the corner of a mine, looking at the busy people in the distance.
Qin Ming was very silent, and there was no trace of expression on his face.
Tuwei sighed softly. "The spar mine in Daqingshan can be dug for at most half a year. After half a year, we will all move to the farther East Valley Stone Forest. There will be a brand new mining area, and the environment will be worse than here."
"No one will go to Donggu Stone Forest! Within half a year, I will definitely gain a firm foothold in Qing Yunzong."
"Young master, you can temper your spirit into martial arts with your own efforts, and you can also advance to the sixth heaven of spiritual martial arts within half a year, which proves that your talent is good enough. If you leave Qingyun Sect and go to other sects, they will surely Train you with heart, give you better resources and better martial arts. Listen to my advice, don't go back after you leave Qingyunzong this time, leave here far away, don't be entangled by things here again. "
Qin Ming shook his head: "I'm not going anywhere, I'm at Qingyunzong."
With his parents absent, he is the hope of the Qin family and the lord of the ancient city of Lei Ting. He has the responsibility to protect his people and his relatives.
If you stay in Qingyun Sect, you only need to contend with the Great Elder to have a chance to save the ancient city of Lei Ting.
And leaving Qingyunzong, he needs to fight against the entire Qingyunzong in order to save his relatives from fire and water. Who can help him fight Qing Yunzong? impossible!
"The more eye-catching you are, the more the Great Elder will suppress you. You have finally reached the Lingwu realm, and I really don't want to see him destroy you." Tu Wei looked at the stubborn Qin Ming, feeling a pang of pity in his heart.
"I will take care of myself. Uncle Wei, there is one thing I can't figure out. What exactly was in the tribute that Lei Ting Ancient City gave to Qingyun Sect back then? Just because the tribute was robbed, will the Great Elder punish the whole city?"
The Qingyun Sect is the super sect of the Northern Territory. Not only is it powerful in the Yunluo Forest, but the five ancient cities around the forest are actually its territory. The five city masters are all named elders of the Qingyun Sect, and they send a lot of tribute every year.
Thunder Ancient City is one of the five ancient cities, and will pay tribute at a fixed time every year, but that time eight years ago, parents appointed 300 powerful warriors to personally escort the tribute, but they were ambushed in the depths of Yunluo Forest. All the tributes disappeared, and so did the parents and three hundred warriors, leaving only blood and a messy battlefield.
According to the practice of the lost tribute in the past, Qing Yunzong should strictly investigate the murderer and appease the ancient city of Lei Ting. But Qing Yunzong's actions turned out to be outrageous, the Great Elder personally brought people to Lei Ting Ancient City, and issued a cruel punishment order.
Tu Wei thought about it. "I don't know much about the specific situation. I just remember that a few days before the incident, the elder of the Qingyun Sect came to the City Lord's Mansion and discussed something with the City Lord. A few days later, the City Lord personally took people away. Take something. I suspect that the mysterious thing is hidden in the tribute from that year.
As a result, the tribute was suddenly robbed, and the city lord and his wife, as well as the three hundred warriors in charge of escorting, all disappeared. The Great Elder probably suspected that the city lord had stolen the mysterious thing, and also suspected that they were still alive, so he was furious. For eight years, he was furious and used the suffering of the Qin family and Leiting ancient city to lure them out. "