The strongest guest

"Old patriarch, I, Lin Gen, have come to see you."

When Lin Gen entered the mansion of Huo Tianzhao, whom he had not seen for a long time, in the center of the hall, a rectangular piece of snow-white paper was spread on the scarlet sandalwood table.

The inkstone next to it was the famous "Wu Nian Shen inkstone" given to him by Lin Gen borrowing flowers to worship Buddha.

Huo Tianzhao glanced at him, and said, "Wait, kid, just finish writing this."

"Okay, old patriarch, write slowly, don't worry. Don't let me disturb you." Lin Gen waved his hand and slowly watched from the side.

Although more than ten years have passed, Huo Tianzhao's spirit is refreshing. I don't know if he has been practicing calligraphy all day long, and with the help of Wu Nian Shenyan, he has a pure vitality all over his body.I remember more than ten years ago, during the battle in Qingniu Town, the elites of Qingniu Town were besieged by powerful opponents of the Xiang family.The old patriarch took the lead. In order to defend the entire Qingniu Town, he fought with each other with his life, and was seriously injured in the end, almost losing his life.

However, judging from the current situation, the traces of suffering from that year can't be seen at all.

What he wrote were the four big characters of "vast and vast like the sea", and the thick and heavy pen, playing with dragons and phoenixes, was writing the last word "sea".Lin Gen had read some calligraphy books in his previous life.Looking at these four characters, one feels as if they are alive, full of flesh and blood, with distinct tendons and joints in each stroke, as if the blood of each person is rolling like a living person.

Lin Gen sighed in admiration, it seems that this lifelong research, the old patriarch's calligraphy attainments have reached a new height.

After finishing the last stroke, Huo Tianzhao squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while, showing a satisfied expression before giving up.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm old and idle, so scribbling has become my only hobby. If I don't write for a day, my whole body feels uncomfortable. Once I write, I don't stop. I kept you waiting." He put the pen aside for a while Then, apologetically, he invited Lin Gen to the sandalwood chair beside him.

As a martial artist, Lin Gen naturally experienced this kind of concentration and unwillingness to be interrupted by others at delicate moments.

"It's true that I came to the door abruptly and disturbed the old patriarch's training."

Huo Tianzhao had intended to choose Lin Gen as the successor of the patriarch back then, but due to various reasons, Lin Gen finally embarked on another path.Rush out of Qiligou, fly into the vaster sky, and create a magnificent road that has never been seen before.

Even though Lin Gen didn't eventually become the patriarch as he wished, Lin Gen was still deeply grateful for this appreciation.Moreover, even though Huo Tianzhao retired, he is highly respected in Qiligou, so it would be unreasonable for him not to pay a visit.

"A few days ago, I heard that you came back. But if you want to come to your house these days, there must be a lot of people. So the old man will not interfere with the excitement and disturb you."

"Lin Gen is really sorry, I should have come to visit the old patriarch earlier."

The two chatted for a while, and Huo Tianzhao pointed to the "Wu Nian Shen Inkstone" on the table and said: "Thanks to you for gifting this treasure to me back then, I have had the help of the spiritual energy contained in this treasure over the years. Not only what I wrote The words add a layer of open-minded agility, and let me gain insight into another layer of mystery of calligraphy. And activate the highest intention of Wunian Shenyan, keep your body strong and healthy, and feel rejuvenated."

"I seldom sit cross-legged to practice these years, and I don't take any pills, but just here to draw and write, I have reached the early stage of the fourth rank without knowing it."

Lin Gen naturally saw his cultivation level, this kind of cultivation method is the best cultivation method, and cultivation combines joy in one.

He took out a middle-level Dongfu from his body, made of heaven and earth cultivation materials, and said: "Patriarch, these are eight heaven and earth treasures, which are harvested from my travels. This is my tribute to you, and I hope you accept it."

Huo Tianzhao glanced at the materials, with a happy expression on his face, and said: "It is said that your dragon sacrifice ceremony will cause thirteen warriors in the village to attack the world of spiritual consciousness. I have always wanted to ask you, do you have so many? Material?"

"Don't worry, old patriarch, I, Lin Gen, will never do anything unsure. I will not let Qiligou lose face."

Huo Tianzhao nodded slowly, and said: "That's true. With your prudence, it's always been true. Besides, since you can gift me this set of middle-level world materials, it shows that you really have strength. I'm too worried. Lin Gen, I almost missed your life back then. If you had accepted my proposal and really became the patriarch of Qiligou, you would definitely not have achieved what you are today. It was you who swam out like a fish in water and finally reached a higher peak. Yes You exist, and I, Qiligou, see a bright future."

Lin Gen said: "It's because I failed the old patriarch's expectations. You originally wanted me to be the head of the clan, old patriarch, but you don't know that my surname is Zi Taiye, after all, I can't restrain myself."

"You don't want to do this. With your talents and talents, you are wronged in our small place of Qiligou. It is just a waste of you. Even if we can make a little progress in Qiligou, it is picking up sesame seeds and losing dinggua. Today You can show your strengths and contribute to our Qiligou even more!"

"It's like this Zangshu Pavilion. If you are a small patriarch in Qiligou, you will never be able to build it."

Lin Gen deeply felt the same way. Only when he went to the outside world did he know the beauty of the world.He deeply realized that only by seeing the whole picture of the world and understanding the world clearly can he truly have the goal of striving for progress.The outside world is huge, and there are many risks. Only by fighting in these storms and dangers can one be tempered into gold.

Huo Tianzhao pushed back the world materials on the table, and said: "It's not that I don't accept your generous gift, but that I'm old, so I should leave the opportunity to young people. In my whole life, as long as I see Qiligou in your With the help, the carp jumps over the dragon gate and moves forward step by step, that’s enough. ... One more young warrior, one more hope. And I, an old man, stepped back and wrote and drew, and I was very happy."

"Besides, rumors are spreading in those villages outside these days, slandering the Dragon Sacrifice Ceremony, you should save an extra copy for preparation."

Lin Gen secretly felt admiration. It is said that practicing calligraphy all the year round will make people feel good and support their surname, make people calm down, and be indifferent to fame and fortune.It seems that this is indeed the case, such a rare set of materials that impact the world of spiritual consciousness, others can be said to risk life and death to snatch it openly, but they can't get it.This patriarch Huo, after a change, can quickly look down on it.This generosity is touching.

"Don't worry, the old patriarch. I, Lin Gen, are here, so there must be a lot of other materials. The old patriarch will accept this. You are now at the early stage of the fourth rank, and you should reach the late stage in less than ten years. At that time, you will transform into a world of spiritual consciousness. Then you will be able to sway your hair at will and live your life with grace. Maybe in the future, you will be able to surpass the former scholar and become the number one calligrapher in the Han Kingdom."

Huo Tianzhao stared at him, seeing his sincerity, finally nodded: "If that's the case, then I'll accept it."

"This Dragon Sacrifice Ceremony is once again the main force of our Qiligou. If you add this gimmick, people from all over the world will come. Is there enough material to impact the world of spiritual consciousness? Put it aside for the time being and impact the world of 'spiritual knowledge' The success rate is not high, thirteen late-stage fourth-rank players may not be able to break even one of them, so you have to pay attention."

"Now the rumors outside are becoming more and more unreliable. This is what they are talking about. It is said that you gave false materials, and then let thirteen warriors pretend to attack. After the failure, it can be said that this is the reason for the low probability of attack, and It’s not a matter of materials. Some say that you may have one material, while the other thirteen are false, and then one person will succeed. Then you can say that the other [-] are due to the problem of low probability. Failure. Suspicious guesses like that... So, you have to be mentally prepared. In case all thirteen fighters fail, it will be impossible to clear the water, and it will be difficult to argue."

Lin Gen was really helpless towards these boring people who entangled him. He really didn't know what kind of mentality these were. Could it be that if you discredit me and embarrass me, will you gain weight yourself?All kinds of shady scenes and speculations these days are very serious.Some even believed Lin Gen if he didn't know that he was talking about himself.

Regarding the ultra-low success rate of transforming the "Spiritual Consciousness World", Lin Gen was taught by Wu Shezi. Among the eight materials, plus a special material, the probability can be increased from 25% to [-]%. probability.Back then, when Xie Li succeeded once, Lin Gen secretly taught him to add that special material when he punched the material.

But this is only a theory on paper. Will it be true that all thirteen fighters will fail, or will only one or two succeed?He can't guarantee it either.

He doesn't care about these reputation things, but it reveals a problem, that is, the power of Qiligou has aroused the serious jealousy of other villages.It is only because of the difference in strength that he does not dare to fight against Qiligou. It is a mediocrity not to attract envy. This kind of jealousy is understandable.

However, Lin Gen thought of another problem. The current strength of Qiligou has already pulled down other villages by far, and their competitors are no longer theirs.

The eyes of Qiligou are Qingniu Town and Jinyuan City.According to the strength of Qiligou, it can be ranked first in Jinyuan City.But why they are not ranked in Jinyuan City, a big factor is the small number of people and the lack of people in the village.There are only a few thousand people in the entire village. Excluding the old, weak, sick, disabled, women and children, there are less than 4000 people who can really have combat effectiveness.

This little population, placed in Jinyuan City with a population of nearly one million, is not even considered a needle in a haystack, so how can it be useful?

"Old patriarch, I have thought of a move. I plan to absorb people from other villages and enter my Qiligou."

Huo Tianzhao didn't expect him to talk about serious business suddenly, so he listened to his views quietly.Then he agreed with his opinion very much and said: "Since our Qiligou ambition is not here, we have to go out. The number of people is always a bondage. In recent years, your father has also seen this and has continuously issued measures. Every family is born with one child. Male males can get a subsidy of three taels of gold every year. Although the birth rate has increased a lot, it is still difficult to meet our development over the years."

(To be continued)

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