Pu 'er before the Ming Dynasty, please enjoy. "Feng Chi-nen's words were concise and indifferent.
Looking at the thin middle-aged man in front of him, Yan Li couldn't help but recall the conversation with Gu Caiwei.
They took a boat to Jiulong City, asked for the route, and directly went to the foot of Jiulong Mountain and began to climb. The Jiulong Mountain was magnificent and colorful. Between the rolling mountains, it was like nine sleeping dragons were hovering around each other, which was how it got its name. The Sword God Villa was built on the Immortal Rock. Because of the extraordinary mountain, from a distance, the Immortal Rock looked like it was floating in the air, which was why it was called "Immortal".
"Feng Chi-nen, the Vice President of the Sword Holding Association and the father of Feng Jiu, is second only to Yang Qiusheng. He is also the External Elder of the Heavenly Sword Peak of the Court Of Sword. He is very powerful and once killed many enemies on the battlefield of the Demon Clan. The name of Sword God Feng Chi-nen was famous in the Immortal World decades ago. Unfortunately, he was plotted against by his enemies and his foundation was damaged. Now, his cultivation is less than 10%. You may not know, but most of the industries in the Sword Province are in the hands of the Sword Holding Association. "
"What? That's impossible, right? "
"I knew you wouldn't believe it. Little b * tch, there are many things in this world that you can't imagine. Generally speaking, Confucian Orthodoxy is indeed the ruler of a region, and so is the Court Of Sword. However, many years ago, since the Sword Holding Association was born, the economic lifeline of the Sword Province has been seized by the Sword Holding Association. Most of the industries are managed and coordinated by the Sword Holding Association. Only 30% of the profits are handed over to the Court Of Sword, and the rest are in their own pockets. "
Yan Li was surprised and said, "I have never heard of the Sword Holding Association before. Please enlighten me, Master."
"There's no limit to your arrogance. It's rare for you to be humble. It's rare for me to be so kind as to give you some pointers." Gu Caiwei giggled. "We have to start from hundreds of years ago. There were four great villas in the Sword Province. They were Sword God Villa, Howling Moon Villa, Tianxuan Villa, and Yanming Villa."
"Each of them sounds more impressive than the last."
"It's really impressive. All of them have one thing in common. The first Lord was once the leader of the Court Of Sword. "
"That can also be considered as an incense passed down from the Court Of Sword."
"Not bad. However, after all, they do not belong to the Court Of Sword. Although the villas have unique skills, they do not have unique skills. If you want to ascend the Cloud Peak, you still have to enter the Court Of Sword. "
"What's the matter with the Sword Holding Association?"
"About two hundred years ago, there was a rebellion in the Court Of Sword. At that time, the Heavenly Sword Peak was powerful, and the other branches were severely suppressed. Therefore, they united to attack the Heavenly Sword Peak. After the rebellion was suppressed, the leader happened to be from the Yanming Villa. In order to prevent another rebellion, he united the four great villas and established the 'Sword Guard Hall', which is the predecessor of the 'Sword Holding Association'. The branches of the Court Of Sword suffered a great loss in this turmoil. Among the nine Confucian orthodoxy, its overall strength fell to the eighth place. The 'Sword Guard Hall' took the opportunity to thrive. Whether the birth of the 'Sword Guard Hall' was a conspiracy or not, it is impossible to verify now. With its growth, the four great villas almost monopolized the position of the leader. After that, I don't know the specific details, but before Guan Shanhai took office, it had already changed its name to 'Sword Holding Association'. " Gu Caiwei was tired, so he sat down by the stream, put his bare feet into the water, and closed his eyes comfortably.
With Gu Caiwei's narration, the 'Sword Holding Association' was unveiled layer after layer of mystery in front of Yan Li.
Although there was still a long way to go before he could see it clearly, it was no longer strange. He couldn't help but recall a conversation he had with Ye Qinglan. Ye Qinglan had said, "The Sword Court is very complicated." Now that he thought about it carefully, he realized the deep meaning of it.
"Why do you think the leader is the leader?"
Gu Caiwei carefully pondered over Yan Li's words and said with a smile, "In my opinion, this is the result of the compromise of the seven branches of the Court Of Sword."
Yan Li couldn't help but be silent. Even an outsider could see the situation of the Court Of Sword so clearly? The so-called power of the Court Of Sword became like a bubble with the leader trapped by the Inner Demon. As long as an external force poked it, it would completely collapse. If the Sword Holding Association continued to develop, it wouldn't be strange for it to replace the Court Of Sword in the future. According to Elder Zijun, the former leader, Wang Hu, was also a member of the Yanming Villa. He appointed Guan Shanhai, who came from the Jixia Learning Palace, as the successor to appease the First Seats of all branches, but the condition was that the next successor must be a member of the Four Great Villas.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that in the Sword Teaching Contest, the First Seats of the six branches didn't seem to have any objection to the Eldest Brother being the successor. Weren't they worried? This time, the Law Enforcement Court and the Elders Yard joined hands to make things difficult for the Eldest Brother. Wasn't the Sword Holding Association against the Sword Holding Association? Thinking of Yang Qiusheng, he couldn't help but ask, "How could Yang Qiusheng, an outsider, be the president of the Sword Holding Association?"
"He is the Eldest Direct Disciple of Wang Hu. Wang Hu thinks highly of him and has betrothed many generations of his great-granddaughters to him. In the past, everyone thought so. It wasn't until the couple entered middle age and had a child whose surname was Wang that everyone realized that the betrothed was actually marrying into the Wang family. "
"Not used to the tea?"
The bland and concise voice dragged Yan Li out of his thoughts. It turned out that he had been holding the teacup for a long time without drinking it. The host thought that he couldn't drink the tea, so he asked.
"I can't." Yan Li said vaguely. He took a sip of the tea and slowly put it down. "It's a famous tea before the Ming Dynasty, so you can't drink it normally. Does the Lord know why I'm here? "
"Oh." Feng Chi-nen just drank the tea and responded. It was unknown whether he knew or not.
Yan Li said, "I'm here for the Eldest Brother. I think the Lord has heard that the Eldest Brother is in a difficult situation now. "
Feng Zhinian froze in the middle of raising his teacup. He lifted his eyelids and his gaze turned exceptionally fierce. "He asked for it!"
Yan Li's heart sank. He knew that this trip wouldn't be easy. "I just want to know what happened in the poisoning case. I didn't mean to offend you."
Feng Chi-nen suddenly stood up. "Sorry for the poor hospitality." Then he turned and left. The man's back was thin, and he left in a hurry as if he had lost his soul. After he left, a white-haired old man who looked like a housekeeper came in and cupped his hands at the two with a bitter smile. "The Lord is moody. I'm sorry for neglecting the two of you. I'm Chen Ke, the manager of the villa. I've spent most of my life in the villa and know more about some things than the Lord. If you don't mind, let me explain it to you. "
Yan Li originally wanted to ask about the poisoning case, but he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but say, "Manager Chen, this is a rare opportunity. I'd like to ask you to tell us about the Eldest Brother."
The servant brought a chair over. Chen Ke sat down with the armrest and sighed. Then he began to tell the story slowly.
Feng Jiu was the ninth son. Because of Jiulong Mountain, Feng Chi-nen named him Feng Jiu. Feng Jiu's birth mother was from the Tao Clan in Chai County, which was a hundred miles away from Jiulong City. That year, Feng Chi-nen was plotted against by his enemies and had just recovered from his serious injuries. To relieve the depression of his cultivation path being cut off, he went fishing in Dongbi Lake in Chai County. There, he met a twelve-year-old girl from the Tao Clan and fell in love with her at first sight.
A few years later, Madam Tao was married back to the Sword God Villa. In the beginning, they lived a few years of loving and sweet days. However, compared to the days when they were once all-powerful in the Celestial Realm, these days were rather dull and tasteless. In addition, Madam Tao gave birth to two children in succession. Her figure went out of shape and her appearance changed greatly. Feng Zhinian gradually distanced himself from her.
The Tao Clan was born in a poor family. The daughter of a fisherman was not elegant. After marrying into the Sword God Villa, she couldn't even get the position of a co-wife. She was just a concubine. When she was favored, the mistress had to show some respect to her. But once she lost her power, even the maidservants looked down on her and her son.
Chen Ke didn't shy away from telling them about the change in Feng Chi-nen's mentality, which was an eye-opener for them. Perhaps in this old man's mind, the Tao Clan's experience was so tragic that he expressed his feelings through memories. However, he only briefly mentioned the tragic experience of the Tao Clan. "In the Sword God Villa, everyone uses the sword. The villa lord loves the way of the sword. The disciples with talent in the villa are all treated extremely well. Every branch takes training in the sword as their livelihood. For the young masters and ladies with good talent, even if they commit murder and arson in the villa, the villa lord will only pretend that he did not see it. However, the Ninth Young Master was born with poor hands and couldn't even lift an ant. Not to mention practicing swordsmanship, the Lord didn't like Yu Shuju. The mistress was fierce and often forced Miss Tao to kneel and beg for mercy. It was common for her to be whipped. But I didn't expect … "Chen Ke couldn't help but reminisce about that time." The Ninth Young Master's younger sister, Miss Lin, was born to practice swordsmanship. She was only nine years old that year, but she stood out in the major competition in the villa and awakened as a second-class Sword God. The Lord regarded her as his heir … "
"Miss Lin?" Yan Li and Gu Caiwei looked at each other. They didn't expect the brother and sister to be so different. They couldn't imagine how Feng Jiu could fight his way out of the encirclement in that environment.
"What happened next?" Gu Caiwei urged.
"Don't worry, Miss. Let this old man drink some water to moisten his throat." Chen Ke took the teacup from the servant, drank two mouthfuls, and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm old and can't even say a few words. Please forgive me, Young Master Yan and Miss Caiwei. Later, the Tao Clan was beaten to death. Miss Lin was adopted by the eldest branch and became the daughter of the mistress. Within two years, there was a poisoning case. Now that I think about it, it can only be the Ninth Young Master's doing. After all … "
"Uncle Chen!"
At this moment, two people, a man and a woman, walked in. The man was in his early thirties and looked a little like Feng Chi-nen. He was a little chubby, and when he saw Gu Caiwei, he was surprised at first, and then a greedy look flashed across his face. The woman was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a good figure, big breasts, and fair skin. When she saw Gu Caiwei, a trace of jealousy flashed across her charming face.
"Young Master Wu, Miss Yu." Chen Ke quickly stood up and bowed to the two. The man gave them a smile that he thought was appropriate. "Some things can't be said casually. How could Miss Tao be beaten to death? She obviously died of an obscene disease after having an affair with a man! You're old and muddle-headed. You can't mislead the guests. " He turned to Yan Li and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Yan, I'm Feng Chengwu. I studied swordsmanship in the Court Of Sword in my early years. My father is getting old, so I had to come back to help manage the family business."
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