Dao fruit.

"Master Hou, you are here..."

Outside the workshop, there were several teams of soldiers and horses patrolling back and forth. When they saw Qiu Yan coming, they immediately came over and gave a military salute.

After Qiu Yan nodded, someone led him in, but when he passed the gate of the workshop, Qiu Yan still took out the token and got the password correctly, and then went in.

These codes are all changed every day, conveyed by the law of the earth veins, and produced by special books and special arrangements, in order to prevent impersonation.

You know, in this world, even if you don't use extraordinary supernatural powers, you can change your appearance to a certain extent just by changing your muscles, bones and flesh. Naturally, you have to guard against it, so you have to take several layers of protection.

But in fact, these slogans and tokens are only on the surface, and they are designed to confuse people, making people think that they are using this method to distinguish visitors, so if they want to pretend to be fake, they have to start from this aspect. , The workshop itself was built by Qiu Yan for the purpose of researching and promoting mechanism techniques, and what was really used to distinguish visitors was actually the mechanism hidden in the land and everywhere in the building.

Whoohoo!

After walking a few steps, there was a burst of heat waves blowing up Qiu Yan's robes. The heat waves billowed like white mist. The source was a wooden shed nearby. It looked crude, like a huge warehouse. There are small gaps around the shed, judging from the intervals, it is known that they are specially arranged.

At this time, thick white mist was gushing out from the inside, accompanied by waves of heat.

Seeing this scene, Qiu Yan nodded, and said to the people around him: "Fengqiu row, it seems that it has already started to use."

The man heard this, and responded: "With the help of the Chen family, we can indeed get twice the result with half the effort. Originally, the Chen family had several workshops covering a large area around the capital, and built Daxing's blower mechanism creations in them, with rich experience. With their guidance, this Fengqiu was quickly established."

"That's good." Qiu Yan nodded, and did not enter the shed, but through the layers of wood, he heard the knocking sound inside, knowing that the craftsmen were using the fire to beat the refined iron.

Qiu Yan asked again: "Has anyone from the Chen family come?"

The man replied: "It's already here. When Master Hou came in, someone should notify him. This meeting should be coming soon."

As if to confirm his words.As soon as the voice on this side fell, there were footsteps coming from the front on the other side. Qiu Yan raised his eyes and saw Chen Yun's face.

"Master Hou, it's been a long time." Seeing Qiu Yan, Chen Yun showed joy on his much more mature face, and saluted with fists together.

This person and Qiu Yan also have a long history. Back then, Qiu Yan relied on Chen Jing's strength.Entering Shilin from the abandoned Sage Hall, Chen Yun, as a collateral branch of the Chen family, was responsible for guarding outside.

Later, the person who controls the virtual way attacked, and Chen Yun was seriously injured.He was almost devastated, but because of the rise of Qiu Yan later, his friendship with Qiu Yan became the foundation for him to settle down in the Chen family.Taking advantage of the trend, she gained the right to speak in the Chen family.

Now, this former collateral disciple.His demeanor was obviously different. Wearing a cloak, his expression was solemn, his face had a beard, and he had a sense of majesty. When Zhizhi faced Qiu Yan, he still showed due humility.

Seeing Chen Yun, Qiu Yan was not surprised, the two of them walked in the workshop one after the other, asking about the help of the Chen family, Qiu Yan thanked them, but Chen Yun repeatedly declined, saying: "In the face of a national crisis, How can my Chen family stay out of it?"

Then we talked about the wind fur and the wind blowing mechanism that came to support, Chen Yun said: "My Chen family has a few workshops nearby, and there are many people driven by magical powers, but around the capital, the dragon energy and the will of the city are suppressed. Decline, but there are still remnants in the end, so it often gets twice the result with half the effort, but there are still limitations. It was not until you, Lord Hou, brought the key catalog of the mechanism last month and revised it, that you completely got rid of the dependence on external supernatural powers. "

There is both pride for the Chen family and admiration for Qiu Yan in the words.

"So that's the case. From this point of view, the help of your Chen family is indispensable for the expansion of this workshop." Qiu Yan nodded, and the two walked to the center of the workshop building. It was an empty place, but it was filled with various utensils, many of which were made of fine iron, but they were scattered everywhere, attracting Chen Yun's attention.

He noticed these scattered objects, the small ones were as long as an arm, and the big ones were as big as a room. They looked dark and gave rise to an invisible pressure.

Just as Chen Yun was guessing the mystery hidden in this thing, Qiu Yan's voice came again——

"When I leave the capital, this workshop will definitely be missed by some people, and there will be people who will try to win over the Chen family, but since you promised me today, you can't let the Chen family be swayed."

As soon as these words were said, Chen Yun was shocked immediately, and all kinds of distracting thoughts in his mind were dispelled.

"Master Hou, you want to leave Beijing?" As he asked, many thoughts suddenly turned in Chen Yun's mind, thinking about Qiu Yan's intention for revealing this, why he wanted to leave Beijing, and what caused it The influences are numerous and complex.

But in the end, all his thoughts were concentrated on Qiu Yan's entrustment to the Chen family, and he was drenched in cold sweat.

"That's right. In the past two years, I've been sitting in the capital, sorting out the yin and yang of the society, and the people's hearts, and I've already seen miraculous results. It's just that some things have not been eliminated, but have been hidden. Therefore, when I leave the capital this time, I must It caused a lot of trouble, but it is meaningful because of this." When Qiu Yan spoke, he glanced at Chen Yun, and the latter's complexion changed abruptly.

"So that's the case." Chen Yun nodded, and then lowered his voice, "However, I don't want to hide it from Lord Hou. Although I have some status and status in the Chen family, there are still big factions in the Chen family after all. The power is too great for me to deal with."

"I know that big families like you like to bet on multiple sides, and you won't put all your eggs in one basket." Qiu Yan was not surprised, "It's just that no matter how scattered they are, you still can't escape the whole Buzhou. It's useless to put it anywhere, your ancestor should be very clear about this, so don't worry about not being able to make the decision."

What he said was not completely clear, but Chen Yun didn't ask, but just nodded in response. Today is different, even if Qiu Yan's tone is still plain, but Chen Yun dare not take it lightly, every word Qiu Yan said , he has to taste it repeatedly, trying to find the true meaning behind it.

After saying this, Qiu Yan smiled slightly, swept away the increasingly heavy atmosphere, and heard him say: "Chen Jing, have you been back recently?"

Chen Yun shook his head and said, "No, after he came back from Shilin, he seemed to have realized something. He traveled around the world to study, and there has been no news for a long time."

"Oh? This is a caring person. Maybe he can have an achievement that will be passed down to future generations." As he spoke, Qiu Yan looked directly at Chen Yun, and said with some caution, "However, Brother Chen, your current state of mind is not the same as back then. It’s the same, there are too many things and too many distracting thoughts, which is not good for the way of practice, and if things go on like this, it will inevitably stop.”

Chen Yun listened, sighed, shook his head and said: "You can't be called Hou Ye like that. As for the achievements in the future, I can't force it. My background is limited, and it is only a coincidence. If it wasn't for the noble help of Hou Ye I have been reduced to a useless person and can only live on the edge of the land, but now that I have a turning point, I am more and more involuntary, after all, I am not a direct descendant." After speaking, he bowed to Qiu Yan again, with bitterness in his words.

"Direct lineage, family background," Qiu Yan chewed a few words and shook his head, "I'm afraid these things will not be able to be truly changed even after thousands of years, because people are people after all, but your status and personality today cannot be changed. It is also something that many people yearn for, but who can explain these things clearly?"

This workshop is one of the core places of Qiu Yan's next plan. Now that the Chen family has been brought in, the explanations have been completed, and he will leave here soon and return to the Zhengshitang.

It was night, and he met his three disciples in the Qiu Mansion.

Those three disciples came back from Shilin, and they each gained something. During the conversation with Qiu Yan, Qiu Yan clearly noticed that the three people had different understandings of knowing, doing, and knowing.

"Three changes are still seen, and they are straightforward. When you see something, you observe it and get the reason from it. If you know a certain reason, you will try to implement it to confirm it. It seems the most common, but it is also the most unreasonable. Easy, because there is no intention of taking shortcuts, and paying attention to everything around you takes a lot of energy."

"Sun Xun is good at thinking and takes thinking as the foundation of action. Perhaps in a single thought, countless possible things can be deduced, but in the end he will choose the most subtle and useful one."

"As for Wu Meng, it's another extreme. The way of knowing and doing is regarded as the practice of martial arts, which acts on oneself, and regards oneself as a tool to verify the theory. It is often to calm down after doing something. , Think about the truth inside, and learn to reflect.”

After some conversation, Qiu Yan vaguely saw three roads from the three of them. The roads were different, some were long, some were tortuous, some were strange, and each had its advantages and disadvantages, but he did not intend to cut off one of them. Which path, but try to help the three disciples perfect.

During the trip to Shilin, he experienced a lot, especially in the last half a year. The three disciples could be said to have been bathed in bloody storms, their moods changed greatly, and they also raised many questions. There are actually four bodies, penetrating yin and yang, seeing the past and the present, all over the starry sky, all night long, such knowledge is transformed into knowledge and principles, and he talks about the problems that the three disciples can't understand. benefit.

The question-and-answer time between master and apprentice was very short, but it had a great impact on future generations. Only three days later, Qiu Yan was on the road, with only Sun Xun and Wu Meng by his side, while Zheng Yun and Meng Sanyi stayed behind. In the capital, preside over Zhixing Academy. (To be continued..)

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