The Path Toward Heaven

Chapter 114

Well nine didn't knock. He reached out and pushed a green brick into the wall half an inch.

It turned out to be an organ.

Behind the door came the sound of something hard rolling - his sight could not penetrate the wooden door, but he knew it was a smooth stone ball moving along a fixed track. It would take a long distance to fall and break a large porcelain bowl.

After a long time, the wooden door hasn't opened yet.

He stood waiting on the stone steps, his expression calm as usual.

The rain became heavier and fell on the hat, dripping from the edge, like a waterfall in dry season.

Because of the falling rain, pedestrians outside the lane hurried, and no one noticed him.

With a soft sound, the gate finally opened and an old man appeared.

The old man had a square face, straight eyebrows, bright eyes and reddish cheeks. He didn't know whether he was excited after drinking wine. He was wearing a gray single coat with buttons not fastened. He should have put it on casually. It seemed that he was in a hurry. His eyes were full of questions and examination when he looked at Jing Jiu.

Well nine took out a wooden card and handed it to him.

The old man didn't dare to answer. He bent down and looked closely for a long time.

Until it was confirmed that it was the real thing, he knelt down on his knees without hesitation, completely ignoring that the ground had been wet by the rain.

"Get up." Well nine said.

The old man got up, humbly welcomed him into the courtyard and walked deep down the side corridor.

There are people in the yard. To be exact, there is a family.

In the open flower hall, the family were eating, old and young, men and women, neat and tidy.

The family's eyes were on the table, whispering something, as if they didn't see Jing Jiu and the old man at all.

The picture is somewhat strange.

The three or four year old child suddenly broke away from his mother's arms and ran to the sill. He looked curiously at Xiang Jingjiu and stretched out his hand to say something, but his father hurried back.

A child's cry rang out in the flower hall.

Under the corridor, Jing Jiu took off his hat and looked over there.

When the child saw his face, he was stunned and forgot to cry.

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"This is the well family?"

"Yes, they have worked in Taichang temple for generations. They are my subordinates."

The square faced old man looked at Jing Jiuyi and said, "I can assure you that they don't know anything, but what they should remember will never be forgotten."

Well nine understand that those people are their nominal parents, as well as the old grandfather, brother and sister-in-law. As for whether the child is a nephew or niece? It was all arranged in those years. He was not good at it, but there were many people in the court who were good at it.

He sat in his chair and asked, "how many people have come to check these years?"

The old man stood in front and said, "as early as seven years ago, qingshanzongshangdefeng came to check. According to reason, with their means, I should be able to see some problems, so I quickly made a remedy afterwards, but strangely, they never came again, which made me a little uneasy."

Well nine naturally knew why Shangde Feng didn't continue to check again and said, "don't worry about it."

"Then there were two big movements, four years ago and a year ago."

The old man said, "a total of 21 sects have been quietly inquired about, and imperial concubine Hu in the palace has also sent people."

Four years ago, Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu took over the sword God Mo Feng, which shocked the spiritual world. Most spiritual sects focused on Zhao Layue, but they would also check Jing Jiu by the way. A year ago, it was the four seas banquet trip of Xihai sword school and the subsequent sword test in Qingshan. Jingjiu defeated Gu Han and broke his sword across Nanshan. The idea of Qingshan division commander deliberately keeping a low profile and turning him into a strange soldier naturally came to naught. How can the reincarnation of Jingyang immortal and a real swordsmanship wizard not attract people's attention?

When the old man knew these things, he naturally knew that the young man was Jing Jiu.

The well family moved to this small courtyard for 20 years, just for this person.

"I've come to the plum blossom festival and I've lived here during this time."

Well nine said, "send a letter to Zhao's house and tell the other party."

Knowing his identity, the old man naturally knew where he said Zhao's house was. Seeing that he had nothing else to command, he left from the secret road behind the house.

This secret road leads to another yard dozens of feet away.

The yard covers an extremely wide area, carved beams and painted buildings, and the eyes are full of hidden luxury.

The old man sat silent in his study and didn't slow down for a long time.

Many years ago, his father explained to him very seriously. The family can continue to maintain its scenery today because he has done two things: one is to unconditionally support his Majesty the emperor, and the other is to absolutely obey the orders of the wooden card owner.

What if the two contradict each other? He couldn't help asking when he was still very young.

The father said that his Majesty's will must be unified with the will of the wooden card owner.

The young man is inevitably a little stubborn. He still insists on asking, what if?