Chapter 1 All the Marquis's Men in Fengxin City are Dumbfounded

All around, all the Marquis's men within Fengxin City were stunned.

In a short time, they couldn't understand what the Sword Saint's words meant, but at least they understood that no assassin had entered the city.

Moreover, they dared not question the Sword Saint's actions of "striking the grass to scare the snake" and feigning nervousness.

After all, everyone was clear about the Sword Saint's transcendent status.

Subsequently,

After bowing to the Sword Saint, the figures chose to retreat and return to their posts.

They came like a tide and retreated like a tide.

This street, located on the southwest side of the Marquis's mansion and not very crowded to begin with, now only had the Sword Saint and his son, Liu Dahu.

The Sword Saint waved his hand,

Long Yuan fell vertically,

Without returning to its scabbard,

But hovering in front of Liu Dahu.

This famous sword of the era

Had been copied by countless young swordsmen in the martial world, sought after by thousands, but in the Sword Saint's home, it was always used to prop up table legs, as fire tongs, as a carrying pole, or even to kill pigs.

The sword is like the man, and the man is like the sword;

The sword's fate reflected the changes in the Sword Saint's own state of mind over the past few years.

At this moment,

Looking at Long Yuan floating in front of him,

Liu Dahu opened his mouth wide.

The Sword Saint had a smile on his face.

Liu Dahu spoke:

"Dad, have you received the true teachings of the Sword Saint?"

"......" Sword Saint.

The Sword Saint really wanted to knock his son on the head, wondering if he had eaten too much meat lately, clogging it up.

But the next moment,

The Sword Saint was stunned.

He saw Liu Dahu with tears streaming down his face.

Liu Dahu sniffed hard,

Wiped his tears with his sleeve,

Crying and crying, he laughed out loud:

"My dad is the Sword Saint!"

The Sword Saint reached out and gently wiped the tears from his son's face.

In the academy, there were many ordinary children, and in terms of education, the Marquis's mansion spared no effort, whether in Shengle, Xuehaiguan, or now Fengxin City.

After all, children are the future.

A group of loyal children, after they grow up, the foundation of the Marquis's mansion can thrive.

But,

Children, students, there were many, and indeed most of them were from ordinary families;

But Liu Dahu had always used Zheng Man, that wolf cub, as a benchmark,

So,

His grades had always been excellent. The fact that he could be included in the group of students accompanying the Marquis to Yingdu to see the world without pulling any strings was the best proof.

But it was precisely because of his good grades

That the backgrounds of the students in his circle and their parents were all the more outstanding.

Zheng Man was a barbarian, and General Jin Shuke, who now guarded Zhennan Pass, was formerly from his tribe. Now, General Jin Shuke regarded him as his own nephew.

The rest were from the families of generals, from the families of colonels, from the families of civil officials;

The meaning of "dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes" was not that bloodlines had highs and lows, but that the children of dragons and phoenixes received far more favorable conditions from an early age than the children of ordinary families.

Moreover, the focus of the school under the Marquis's mansion was on application.

Archery, horsemanship, strategy, and accounting were the main subjects, and some children learned to read early, while others had been mingling in the military with their fathers since childhood, so their advantages could not be understated.

Liu Dahu was actually somewhat out of place in that circle, because his father was a city gate guard;

In the previous two years, he even had to walk with a crutch, a complete picture of a sickly ghost.

For children of this age,

Parents often liked to teach them not to compare with others, but to compare in studies;

Then, the parents would turn around and be jealous and envious when they saw that others had bought new houses and new jewelry, but they would demand that their children be as calm as water at this time;

Liu Dahu inevitably thought about it, compared himself, and sometimes, when he saw other people's fathers riding warhorses and bringing their escorts to pick up their children from the school, he was also envious.

Perhaps he had also felt unbalanced, perhaps he had also felt resentful;

It was impossible not to have these emotions, but he still knew how to be grateful. He knew that if it hadn't been for the appearance of this "father" back then, he, his mother, and his grandmother, two women with a burden, how could they have survived?

Even a standard household could not enter without a man in the army.

Liu Dahu used to feel ashamed of himself for thinking about these things, and even slapped himself and cursed himself for being heartless.

Now, he was gradually maturing, had seen the world, had seen the Marquis, and no longer cared about family background or anything like that.

His father had already done his best. He remembered the time when he returned from the Eastern Expedition, when his father was lying on the bed, almost paralyzed, and his mother sobbed as she looked at his father's disability pension.

Now, it was up to him to support this family.

It was up to him to prop up a future for this family, for his mother, his grandmother, his father, and the younger brother in his mother's womb.

Wasn't the Marquis of Pingxi also from the common people!

It must be said that this was the power of role models, or the influence of true idols, like a light that could guide you in the direction forward.

But now,

But today,

The Marquis brought three madams to his home;

Then,

His father suddenly shot straight into the sky with his sword,

Telling himself

That he was the Sword Saint.

Surprised? Unexpected?

Liu Dahu, it was very unexpected, but there wasn't much surprise.

But,

He was still very happy.

The Sword Saint looked at the child and suddenly felt a little heartache.

If the family was really poor, then so be it, they would just have to tough it out, but the problem was that he was not.

A while ago,

When Zheng Fan asked him to drink tea, he said that the son of the Prince of Zhenbei had been found and had been raised in the countryside.

The Sword Saint asked, "Then isn't this child mostly useless?"

Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "He has known who his father is since he was a child."

The Sword Saint looked at Liu Dahu

And said very seriously:

"My surname is Yu."

"Dad, I know."

Liu Dahu remembered that when his father first came to his home, his grandmother liked to call him Little Yu.

Later, after his father was injured in Xuehaiguan, his grandmother called him Old Yu, or Dahu's father, or Ni'er's man.

"My name is Yu Huaping."

"Yes!"

Liu Dahu nodded vigorously.

"You are my son, the son of Yu Huaping."

"Yes, Dad!"

"You are a Jin person. I am a member of the former Jin royal family. You are currently surnamed Liu, but since you have entered my household, in the future, one of your children must be surnamed Yu."

"Dad, there's also my younger brother."

"I have long regarded you as my own son."

"I also regard Dad as my own father."

"Remember, from now on, when you talk about your family background with your classmates and companions, say that your father is the strongest swordsman in the world, and the other three of the four great swordsmen are not worthy of being compared with your father!

When you talk about yourself, say that you are a descendant of the Jin royal family!"

Although there was no blood relationship, just like Li Liang Shen and Li Fu Sheng, their future children would be included in the Li family tree.

"Also, the Marquis's mansion, you can go whenever you want, enter whenever you want. You can drink the Marquis's tea whenever you want, and you can sit on the chairs in the Marquis's mansion whenever you want."

"Hehehe."

Liu Dahu laughed with snot bubbles.

The Sword Saint was rarely so arrogant and rarely talked so much.

In the past,

He didn't think it was interesting,

And even less interesting than Zheng Fan.

But now, he suddenly understood that people lived not only for themselves.

He hoped that his son could be happy and stand tall.

He clearly had it,

So why not give it?

Liu Dahu wiped his face

And smiled:

"Dad, I won't tell my classmates about you."

"Dad allows you to say it."

"No, no, my dad, Liu Dahu's dad, is a gatekeeper at the city gate who eats steamed buns made by mom at noon every day and teaches me how to write in the evening."

The Sword Saint looked at Liu Dahu,

And Liu Dahu also looked at the Sword Saint.

Perhaps there was really something called fate.

He came to her house,

She was now pregnant with his child,

But he, in fact, already had a ready-made son.

The Sword Saint pointed to Long Yuan, still floating in the air,

And asked:

"Want to practice swordsmanship?"

Your dad is the Sword Saint,

If you want to practice swordsmanship,

I'll teach you!

Liu Dahu pursed his lips, then shook his head, somewhat reluctantly,

"Dad, I want to practice knife first."

"......" Sword Saint.

"The instructor said that if we join the army in the future, most of us will start as the Marquis's personal guards first. I want to charge into battle for the Marquis."

The Sword Saint,

Was a little depressed.

Clearly the sword was the common pursuit of young men and women in the martial world, but he was rejected again.

Seeing his father's face was a little embarrassed,

Liu Dahu quickly said:

"When my younger brother is born, let him practice swordsmanship."

The Sword Saint didn't want to get involved in this topic any further. When he was chatting with Zheng Fan in the courtyard earlier, he had stabbed Zheng Fan several times with his wife's belly;

But when he turned around,

This stab,

Was the most hurtful.

"Let's go, let's buy gifts first."

"Okay, Dad."

At this time,

Xiao Yibo led several guards over and bowed to the Sword Saint and Liu Dahu:

"Sir, the Marquis sent me to ask if anything was wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Okay, Sir."

Xiao Yibo immediately stepped back.

Although the personal guards had already reported, the Marquis still made him take a trip in person.

The reason was that

The Marquis was drinking tea in the front hall

When the sudden burst of sword energy made the Marquis subconsciously think that another master had entered Fengxin City to assassinate him, and he choked on his tea.

The Sword Saint and Liu Dahu went to Daqian Street, where many shops were open.

The gifts they bought weren't too expensive, but there seemed to be a lot of them;

After buying the return gifts for tomorrow, the Sword Saint took Liu Dahu to a coffin shop.

The coffin shop was very large, occupying as many as eight storefronts.

Coffins, from bamboo mats to the highest-grade coffins, were all available, and could even be custom-made.

In addition, all kinds of funerary goods were also available.

The reason why the scale was so large was because this business was also monopolized by the Marquis's mansion. Anyone else who dared to sell or do this business could expect the yamen runners to come and arrest them.

Nowadays, although Jin Dong had absorbed many refugees, it was still sparsely populated, and mining, smelting, workshops, etc., all required a large population, and most importantly, the fields also needed a lot of people.

Therefore, as long as you had arms and legs, you didn't have to worry about not having anything to do;

This model was established in Shengle City. Not to mention the coffin shops, even the red tents, from brothels to courtesan houses, were all properties of the Marquis's mansion.

It was only because Jin Dong was far away from the emperor and the prestige of the Marquis's mansion was here that they dared to do this. Otherwise, if other places dared to do this, at the very least, they would be accused of competing with the people for profit, and at worst, they would be accused of scraping the land three feet and preying on the people, a rare great greedy official in history.

But it was precisely because of this economic model that Shengle, Xuehaiguan, and Fengxin City were able to maintain stability and efficiency despite the ever-increasing territory, population, and military burden.

"Yo, guest, what are you looking for?"

This was the third shopkeeper of this shop, tall and thin.

"Tomorrow, send someone to Jiazi Grade A in Pingjie Lane on the west side of the Marquis's mansion. The old man at home wants to order a coffin in advance."

"Okay, I've got it."

The location was too easy to remember.

"Dad, is it for Grandma?"

"Yeah, so she won't keep talking about straw mats and bamboo mats."

In the past, he let her say whatever she wanted. The Sword Saint liked to listen to her nagging. The old lady was a bit talkative, but she really treated him as a son-in-law, really treated him as a son.

But today, the Marquis had visited, and the family's environment should also change.

The courtyard was still the same courtyard, which was fine;

The old lady would put a coffin in the side room first, and it was estimated that she would go over to take a look when she got up every day and then go over to take a look before going to bed at night. She would be happy and at ease;

A coffin didn't have any meaning of curses. When old people had this, they were truly happy.

His wife wouldn't have to worry about whether or not to go to work, or worry that the family's money wouldn't be able to support the two big gluttons in the family.

Although Liu Dahu had just said that he wouldn't publicize that he was the Sword Saint to his classmates, it could be seen from the way this child walked that he obviously had a bit more confidence.

"Sir, rest assured, I'll have someone send it to you with red silk and lanterns tomorrow." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

The business belonged to the Marquis's mansion, but the people below had a series of rules and assessments, and they also had to look at performance.

Most importantly, the two consecutive Jia characters made the shopkeeper understand that this was definitely not an ordinary person.

Sending coffins with red silk and lanterns and blowing and beating drums was a joyous event, and it was also considered an extra service provided by the shop.

"Get me four memorial tablets."

"Okay."

The shopkeeper immediately sent a clerk to fetch them, and they brought the best and highest-grade ones.

"Sir, are you going to inscribe them yourself or have the masters in our shop inscribe them?"

Inscribing meant writing on the memorial tablets;

These days, not many common people could read, and naturally there were even fewer who could write well. After all, it concerned the face of the ancestors, so you couldn't have dog-crawling characters on the memorial tablets, right?

Therefore, all the services in the shop were available.

Even though the storefront was here, there was also a funeral band under the shop, blowing, pulling, playing, and singing, and even helping to cry at funerals. It was said that Mr. Fan Li had come to this shop to guide the work.

"No need." The Sword Saint refused, but then seemed to think of something and, holding four memorial tablets in his hand, said to Liu Dahu, "Do you want to change a new one for your father?"

Naturally, it was Liu Dahu's biological father.

Because the Sword Saint felt that if he put four new memorial tablets up, Liu Dahu's father would seem shabby. Would that be bad?

Liu Dahu scratched his head and said,

"Dad, I don't think my dad would care about this. Besides, can this be changed?"

The smile on the face of the shopkeeper on the side stiffened when he heard this. What the hell was their relationship?

The Sword Saint nodded and said,

"I don't know if memorial tablets can be changed. Forget it, shopkeeper, get me another one."

"Okay, you wait."

The Sword Saint also said to Liu Dahu, "When you get back, ask your grandma if she wants to change a new one."

"Yes."

The father and son didn't have much concept of these customs.

The shopkeeper handed over another memorial tablet, all wrapped in oil paper, otherwise it wouldn't look good to hold it in the hand.

"How much?" the Sword Saint asked.

"This is a bonus, it's a gift, anyway, you're going to order a coffin tomorrow, right?"

"Okay, good."

"You wait, please stay."

Seeing that the father and son were about to leave, the shopkeeper hurriedly stopped them. At this time, two clerks came over with a basin of water and brushed the father and son's clothes with a hair brush.

"This water is consecrated in front of the Bodhisattva. Okay, you two gentlemen, have a good trip, and may your family be safe."

Sprinkling water was to drive away bad luck;

Family peace was just a polite remark, of course they couldn't say "Come again often."

The baskets couldn't fit, and the father and son were also carrying a lot of things in their hands, so they walked slowly towards home.

At home,

The old lady and Yu Wushi, who had already cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, were sitting together on the kang.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, speechless.

If you wanted to say they were happy, they really couldn't be happy;

If you wanted to say they were sad, it would be a bit too shameless to say they were sad.

They were just a little lost, a little hesitant.

The old lady reached out and touched her arm,

And said:

"Ni'er, tell me, you and I, what is this... ..."

The old lady shook her head

And continued;

"Other families, they hope for a golden turtle son-in-law but can't get one, but our family is the opposite."

"Mom, I feel a little empty inside."

The person next to her pillow had suddenly changed.

How could they go to sleep on the kang together tonight?

The old lady reached out and gently touched Yu Wushi's belly,

And said;

"Don't think wildly. Your man is down-to-earth and responsible. That's for sure, otherwise I wouldn't have let him into our family back then.

Hey,

It doesn't seem to be the case,

Back then, it seemed that you saw that his face was good, that he looked handsome, and you took the initiative... ..."

"Mom!"

She was still saying this at this time!

"Hehehe."

The old lady laughed

And said;

"What are you worried about? Isn't this how we've been living these past few years? He's good to Huzi, he's good to you, and he's good to me, this old woman. He sits there and listens carefully to my daily nagging.

He,

He doesn't have parents. He treats me like his own mother, and I know it.

Besides,

What does it matter to you whether he's guarding the city gate or is the person in front of the Marquis?

We've lived through poor days. There's no reason why we can't enjoy rich days.

To take a step back,

You're also carrying his child in your belly, aren't you?

You,

Just focus on taking care of the baby. Just live your life as usual. Don't think so much about things that don't exist. If you think too much, it will hurt your body. Don't let the baby move around.

Ni'er,

You are blessed,

No, it's you and me, we're both blessed. When the days of blessing arrive, we'll just live them steadily.

Oh,

That's right,

The one who was supporting me today was..."

Common people liked to listen to stories, and the people of Fengxin City naturally liked to listen to the stories of the Marquis's mansion the most.

There weren't many women in the Marquis's mansion, only three, so naturally the stories were more detailed.

"I think it's Mr. Feng." Yu Wushi guessed.

"Yo, is that the one who's said to be the Marquis's scale, who can measure Jin Dong, Mr. Feng?"

The old lady touched her arm again

And then

Seemed to think of something

And said;

"Then, wouldn't the one who was a little plump be?"

Yu Wushi suddenly "puchi" laughed

And said:

"Mom, I actually cooked on the stove with the princess today."

"Hehehe, keep your voice down, keep your voice down!"

The old lady endured her laughter while gesturing for Yu Wushi to stop quickly, scolding:

"Is it okay for you to laugh at noble people? Hehehehe..."

"Mom, Grandma, Dad and I are back!"

"Yo, the father and son are back. You lie down and I'll go see if the return gifts are ready. If anything is missing, I can have them go buy it while the sun is still up."

The old lady came out

And Liu Dahu first announced the good news:

"Grandma, my dad told the people from the coffin shop to come over tomorrow to order your coffin."

"Ah?"

The old lady looked at the Sword Saint in disbelief.

The Sword Saint nodded and said, "Choose a good material."

"This can't be done, this can't be done, something ordinary will do." The old lady's face was already beaming with smiles.

Then, she thought of something and said, "I still have a bracelet there that his grandfather left. It's not worth much, but I'll go pawn it to raise some money..."

Coffins weren't cheap.

The Sword Saint smiled

And said;

"In the future, you don't have to worry about money."

"This won't do, life can't be... ..."

The Sword Saint said, "The Marquis's mansion doesn't lack money, so our family won't lack money. That Marquis is more than happy to give our family money to use. You can put your heart in your stomach.

In any case, you eat as much as you are capable of. The Marquis's mansion won't suffer."

"This... ..."

The old lady felt that her son-in-law was different from before.

The Sword Saint took out the five memorial tablets, opened the oil paper one by one, and said to Liu Dahu:

"Bring pen and ink."

"Okay, Dad."

Four memorial tablets

One was for the founding emperor of Jin, the first Marquis of Jin;

Two were for Yu Huaping's parents;

And one was for his younger brother.

The old lady watched from the side. She knew who the first one was because it was written with the emperor's title.

Although the Yu clan had long declined, the statues and memorial tablets of the founding emperor could not be missing in temples everywhere.

All the Jin people with the surname Yu had the same ancestor.

The last three could be seen to be for his parents and younger brother.

The family was going to put up memorial tablets.

The old lady wasn't unhappy at all. She wasn't the one who recruited a son-in-law to her family to begin with. Moreover, this family would ultimately have to rely on a man to be the pillar.

This was a good thing, because the man was planning to live an upright life.

In the past, the old lady only thought about her family being safe and sound, not being hungry or cold, and that would be the greatest blessing.

Now, looking at the son-in-law who was inscribing and the grandson who was squatting next to him and looking carefully,

The old lady suddenly felt that she could seem to dream.

"Mom."

"Aye."

"His dad's, do you want to change a memorial tablet?"

The old lady hurriedly smiled and said, "Oh, no one does that anymore. It's not like changing a house. You can't change it, you can't change it."

"Yes."

The Sword Saint got up and picked up the four memorial tablets.

The family had an offering table, which originally only held the memorial tablet of Dahu's biological father.

Now,

On the offering table,

The first row was naturally for the founding emperor of Jin.

There was no choice.

The next row was naturally for the Sword Saint's parents' memorial tablets.

The next row was for his younger brother and that "brother".

The old lady watched from the side,

And she didn't feel that there was anything wrong or uncomfortable with the fact that the position exclusively occupied by her son's memorial tablet had been divided.

On the contrary,

She even felt that her son didn't have the qualification to be placed here

And said;

"Tiger's dad, should we move Niu'er Ge's memorial tablet to another place, put it in my room?" (Ge: elder brother)

The Sword Saint shook his head and said,

"Mom, we're a family. It's good to live in peace, harmony, and cheerfulness. There's no need to worry so much about rules."

The old lady heard this and had to nod.

Huzi then smiled;

"Then my dad won't be lonely anymore."

"Hehe."

The Sword Saint reached out and touched Huzi's head.

Then,

The three of them knelt down together and bowed.

Originally, the old lady wouldn't worship her son, but since the Great Ancestor was also above, how dare the old lady not worship?

Then,

Huzi and the old lady went to collect the gifts they had bought. Some of them needed to be wrapped in red paper or tied with red rope.

The Sword Saint then walked into the house

And sat down by Yu Wushi's bed.

In fact,

She wasn't the kind who was beautiful enough to topple kingdoms, nor was she the kind who could make fish sink and geese fall. Even her skin was a bit rough due to years of labor.

But,

She was pleasing to the eye.

People's love at first sight basically came from lust for beauty.

Yu Wushi looked at the Sword Saint

And said softly:

"I'm a little uneasy."

"With me here, our child is also here."

Yu Wushi nodded.

"Do you want to change to a bigger house?" the Sword Saint asked.

Yu Wushi shook her head and said, "I really like this home."

The Sword Saint smiled

And said;

"Me too."

Yu Wushi reached out and touched her belly, a motherly smile on her face.

The Sword Saint then said:

"The Marquis of Pingxi said that he would recognize our child as his godson."

"Ah!"

"Don't be startled, don't let the baby move."

Yu Wushi nodded, looked at the Sword Saint, and said:

"Is that appropriate?"

"It's the Marquis who begged to recognize him, it's not that we're begging him with a shameless face."

"His dad."

"Yes?"

"You have to be good."

The Sword Saint understood what his wife was worried about.

In fact, it was very funny;

Being a soldier and eating food,

His wife was already used to him being a city gate guard and going to war with the army in times of war;

But now that she knew that he was a bodyguard for the Marquis of Pingxi, she was worried instead.

In fact,

Even if he wasn't the Sword Saint, being a personal guard by the side of the Marquis of Pingxi would definitely be much safer than being a small soldier.

But in his wife's eyes,

The more you got, the more you had to give.

"Don't worry, I'm only responsible for protecting the Marquis."

After a pause

In order to completely reassure his wife,

The Sword Saint added:

"If there really is a great danger, I will run away. I run faster than him."

Yu Wushi wanted to laugh, but she held back

Looked around

And said;

"The Marquis is good."

The Sword Saint nodded and said, "Focus on taking care of the baby, don't worry about the rest, I promise you that our family will always be fine.

You've seen a lot of people today, and you're tired. Take a rest first."

His wife nodded and closed her eyes to rest.

The Sword Saint sat by the bed for a while, then got up and walked out of the bedroom. In the kitchen, there was still more than half a pot of wine left from today.

In fact, he and Zheng Fan didn't like to drink, so a lot was left over.

He picked up the wine pot, picked up two wine glasses, and walked out of the house.

In the courtyard,

The old lady and grandson were still arranging the return gifts. The old lady was very careful about the gifts to be returned to the Marquis's mansion.

The Sword Saint came out and went straight to the courtyard gate.

Liu Dahu saw it and shouted;

"Dad, where are you going?"

The Sword Saint didn't turn his head, raised the wine pot, waved his hand,

And said:

"Going to the Marquis's mansion to take a stroll."

For a moment,

The old lady was shocked.

After the Sword Saint pushed the door open and left,

Liu Dahu said to himself:

"Dad, where are you going?"

"Going to the Marquis's mansion to take a stroll."

"Hehehe."

The old lady slapped her grandson on the forehead

And scolded with a smile:

"You little bastard, are you going crazy?"

"Hehehe."

Liu Dahu smiled and said:

"Grandma, listen, my dad just said, 'Going to the Marquis's mansion to take a stroll,' hahaha. Grandma, do you think I can ask my dad to take me to the Marquis's mansion for a stroll in the future?"

"That's your dad's own ability. Only the face that you earn with your own ability will make the Marquis visit and call me Old Madam. If you want to be in the limelight, you have to practice your skills first.

Remember,

Dahu,

Your surname is still Liu now, not Yu."

"Grandma, I know... ..."

"Child, that's not what Grandma meant. It's not that I want you and your dad to become estranged, but to tell you that you and I, grandma and grandson, owe him. Do you understand?

Your dad, he's a good person, and now it seems, he's also a capable person.

You also have to be promising and learn your skills well. We have to be conscientious in life. Although your surname is Liu, that dad of yours, Niu'er Ge, he actually wasn't in good health and became a burden after you married your mother and had you.

The kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth, remember that, Grandma."

"I know, Grandma."

"People have to know when to advance and when to retreat, understand the limits, and not be greedy. Only then can they know blessings, only then can they cherish blessings, and only then can these blessings last for a long time."

……

The Sword Saint left home

Entered the alley

And came to the side gate of the Marquis's mansion.

This door

Was never locked all year round.

Of course

There were hidden guards on both sides of the door.

But after seeing that it was the Sword Saint who had come

No one would come out to stop him.

The Sword Saint entering the Marquis's mansion was really like returning to his own home.

Moreover,

They knew

That their Marquis couldn't wait for the Sword Saint to "come home often."

After entering the Marquis's mansion,

The Sword Saint didn't go to the front hall to wait for guests, nor did he go to the back house to find Zheng Fan, but went straight to the back of the rockery.

There, there was a downward passage.

At this time, the passage was open, proving that someone was inside.

The Sword Saint walked down

And inside, there were children's laughter.

When the Sword Saint walked into the secret room, he saw a blue python wandering there. Seeming to sense that someone was coming down, the blue python immediately twisted its body and pounced over here as a warning.

The Sword Saint stood on the last step, watching the blue python twist its body and face him.

After seeing that it was the Sword Saint,

The blue python flicked its snake tongue

And silently put its head back on the ground.

It wasn't that it couldn't distinguish the Sword Saint's aura in advance, but that it was too common for a master of the Sword Saint's level to restrain his aura, which was why he was so wary before.

But after recognizing the Sword Saint, the blue python immediately knew that this was an existence it couldn't afford to offend. It admitted defeat and lowered its head in one go.

The Sword Saint walked to the snake's body and kicked it lightly with his foot.

The blue python retracted its tail and made way.

The Sword Saint continued to walk inside

And at this time

Tian Tian, who had been playing inside, saw the Sword Saint coming and immediately stopped playing. He also tidied up his clothes and walked to the Sword Saint. He clasped his hands and bowed,

And said;

"Tian Tian greets Uncle Yu."

Although Tian Tian was the son of the world, it was only natural for him to pay his respects to the Sword Saint. It was even more appropriate to call him an elder.

Back then, if it hadn't been for the Sword Saint escorting him out of Litian City when he was in swaddling clothes, there wouldn't be the Tian Tian of today.

Behind Tian Tian, the fox and the black cat who had been playing with him also immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in front of the Sword Saint.

As demon beasts, they naturally knew how terrifying the man in front of them was.

In fact, Tian Tian's life since childhood had been very lonely.

Zheng Fan often led troops out to fight, and the demon kings who stayed behind often had a lot of things to do every day.

But Tian Tian was very well-behaved.

When he couldn't walk, he would crawl around in the small fence by himself. After he could walk, his range of activities increased and he could look around in the back house.

Since there were more demon beasts in the house, the demon beasts were close to him, and he had playmates.

In fact,

It was also because his identity was too sensitive

And it was safer to play with these seemingly ferocious and cunning demon beasts than to play with people.

And so,

After coming out of the Sword Saint's house, Tian Tian took the demon beasts in the mansion and ran to his godfather's house to play.

He had lived on Shata Quishi's coffin lid since he was a child, so he was naturally very familiar with this godfather.

He wasn't afraid of coffins, nor was he afraid of the zombies inside. He was a spiritual child, and he was very sensitive to the good and evil around him.

And at this time, there was also a red stone under Tian Tian's feet, which was the Magic Pill.

A child,

With three monsters and one ghost,

Was playing in the "residence" of a zombie.

This scene

Was beautiful.

The Sword Saint walked forward and opened his arms.

Tian Tian also immediately showed a smile, opened his arms, and asked for a hug.

The Sword Saint