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Chapter 84

Chapter 84. Ancient Spring Master Lianyu Pavilion

"What? Mr. Lian?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was equally shocked, and immediately turned their eyes to Tian Minru, thinking that besides Lianyu Pavilion, who else is the famous old man in the Capital Museum of Ancient Coins?

Tian Minru smiled slightly, but instead of answering, she turned her gaze to the stairs at the corner outside the hall.

Not long after, I saw Butler Xu leading the way, and two figures came down the stairs slowly.

Before the people arrive, the voice has arrived:
"It's a mere birthday, Mr. Tian is really ashamed for being willing to come here."

"Mr. Tian was joking. This old man came uninvited this time. For this matter, even if there is no invitation card, he has no choice but to come to the door with the cheek. Don't blame him for inviting birthday stars."

"Hahaha, how dare you!"

Some of them were familiar with the Tian family, and they immediately recognized that the former voice was Tian Bingtai's old man, but the latter voice was extremely unfamiliar.

When they turned to the side hall, they saw two people walking side by side, regardless of priority.

The one on the left is the rightful host of today's birthday banquet, Tian Bingtai, with a square face and broad forehead, with an air of calm and prestige.

Although he is over [-] years old, he is well maintained, his face is rosy, his back is straight, his beard and hair are only half white, and he looks very energetic.

The one on the right with a slightly hunched back has a beard and hair like snow, but he can't be said to be very old. He is probably about the same age as Tian Bingtai, with a peaceful face.

"Grandpa."

"Mr. Tian, ​​your old man is well."

"Old Tian, ​​you're out now, what's the point of it?"

At this time, many people inside and outside the side hall greeted Mrs. Tian one after another, and said some scene words such as birthday wishes.

Tian Bingtai responded with a smile one by one, but he was absent-minded during the conversation. He even temporarily ignored the greetings from Tong Jian and other old friends. Under Tian Minru's recommendation, he went straight to Ren Ping.

"Is this the little guy you were talking about?"

He looked at Tian Minru, seeing the latter nodding, he couldn't help but smile.

The old man beside him looked curious, looked Ren Ping up and down several times, and finally laughed:
"Okay, she's really young."

Before Ren Ping could say anything, Xin Ran suddenly stepped forward quickly, his face full of surprise:
"Lian Lao, it's really you! You've come to Nanling too!"

As he spoke, he bowed respectfully.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, is it really Lian Lao?
Mr. Lian of Lian Yu Ge had a long history of fame in the ancient spring circles of China, but because he has retired for many years, there has been little news of him in recent years, so very few people have actually seen his true face, and it was difficult to confirm for a while.

But soon someone realized that Xin Ran is the deputy curator of the Municipal Museum, and he is in the same order as the Capital Museum of Ancient Coins. It is not surprising that he has seen Lianyu Pavilion.

So, where is the doubt?

"This is the former curator of the Capital Museum of Ancient Coins, old Mr. Lianyuge, please be close to me."

At this moment, Tian Minru raised his voice slightly, and finally came to a conclusion.

Everyone rushed to greet after hearing the words, the word "Lianyuge" was really loud, even those who never mentioned Guquan had probably heard of it.

It's just a little strange, isn't Wang Bo Lianlao's apprentice? Why didn't there be any movement just now, but Xin Ran recognized him first?

"You don't need to be polite, I'm an old man making trouble today."

Seeing that everyone was very respectful, Lian Yuge looked very humble, and his demeanor was very refined, which made people heartbroken.

I saw him casually chatting with Xin Ran for a few words, and then still looking at Ren Ping:
"My little friend's surname is Ren? Is that set of ancient coins yours?"

"Yes, kid Ren Ping, I have met Mr. Lian."

Ren Ping bowed slightly and saluted. At this time, he was as shocked as everyone else. He never expected to see this ancient master here. He paused and asked:
"Mr. Lian is not living in seclusion in the capital? Why did you come to Nanling? Could it be that Mr. Tian went to the capital to appraise, did he really find Mr.?"

"good,"

Lian Yuge nodded and smiled, his voice was full of emotion:
"Mingquan Xiaotianlong, Mingquan Xiaotianlong, hehe... It's really a loss that Min Rusun's niece thinks highly of me, so I came here from a thousand miles away to find this set of ancient coins, so that I can still see this set of ancient coins in my dying years, otherwise wouldn't it be too bad?" Are you sorry?"

Whoa!
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the whole place was shaken.

Although it has been expected before, but after this statement, the authenticity of this set of ancient coins has finally come to fruition, and even the old man personally confirmed it!
At this time, Lianyu Pavilion still had a lot of feelings, and after a while, he chatted with Ren Ping with great interest.

It's just that the chatter was full of parents' idiosyncrasies, such as "how many people are in your family", "are your parents still alive", "where did your ancestors come from", etc. Everyone looked puzzled and wondered whether this Ren Ping ancestor and Even the old man has an old friend?

Only Tian Minru didn't pay much attention to these things, and looked at Wang's uncle and nephew beside him with raised eyebrows:

"What, you two? Are you going to leave by yourself, or should I ask you to go out?"

It was only then that everyone remembered that Tian Minru had issued an order to evict guests just now.

I saw Wang's uncles and nephews looking flustered and at a loss, especially Wang Bo, who looked out of control.

Before he could speak, Tian Minru sneered again:
"Isn't Mr. Wang Lian Lao's apprentice? Lian Lao is here, why don't you go up and ask yourself?"

"Hmph, you don't need to say it,"

Wang Bo wiped his sweat. Under everyone's suspicious gaze, he felt ashamed and had no choice but to step forward and bow deeply:
"Mr. Lian, Mr. Lian, why did you come to Nanling all of a sudden?"

Mr. Lian?
Upon hearing this title, everyone was very surprised, aren't they masters and apprentices?Why don't you call me master?

But Lian Yuge turned around and frowned:
"Who is your Excellency?"

what!
Everyone was even more shocked, Lian Lao didn't know Wang Bo, what's going on?

Even Tian Bingtai, who was on the side, was quite surprised. He squeezed forward and pointed at Wang Bo:

"Old Lian, isn't this person your apprentice?"

"Apprentice? I have never had an apprentice in Nanling?"

"Then in the capital, the Museum of Ancient Coins? This person claims to have worshiped you as a teacher there, and has always regarded himself as your disciple."

Lian Yuge shook his head:

"My disciples and old students are all in the capital right now. I haven't heard of Nanling. What's more, I seem to have never met this gentleman."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Bo carefully.

The whole place was in an uproar again, and they all looked at him involuntarily.

I saw Wang Bo trembling all over, as if he was extremely afraid, but he didn't give up, forcing a smile on his face:
"I have seen it, how could I have never seen it, even you have forgotten? More than 30 years ago, the Capital Museum of Ancient Coins, I worked there for a period of time, and asked you about the method of ancient spring identification? My surname is Wang, Wang Bo."

"Wang Bo? Oh, I remembered, it seems that there is such a thing,"

Lian Yuge nodded when he heard this:
"But I remember that you were just an intern at that time, and you didn't seem to have officially joined the job, right? And I only helped you appraise an ancient coin that time. How can you say that you are a master and apprentice?"

"A teacher for a day, a teacher for life!"

Wang Bo said firmly.

Lian Yuge smiled and shook his head slightly:
"That's not the case. There is a priority in learning, and there is a specialization in art. Academic exchanges are best to be peer-to-peer. If you teach once and become a master-student, then there are too many old-fashioned apprentices."

"But--"

"Sir, there is no need to be polite. This old man is already on his deathbed and has nothing to live up to. What's the benefit of being my apprentice?"

Lian Yuge interrupted politely, ignored him after finishing speaking, and still chatted with Ren Ping in a low voice.

By now, the truth has come to light.

It turned out that Mr. Lian Yuge had never accepted Wang Bo as an apprentice, and he didn't even know him very well. He took the opportunity to cling to him and pretended to be Lian's apprentice.

This lie has been told for more than 30 years, but because Lian Lao has been living in seclusion all year round, and no one has pursued him, no one has ever exposed it!
What Lian Lao said just now was wrong, there are too many benefits to being his apprentice.

Over the years, the Wang family has relied on this big lie to openly run the Ancient Spring Association, dominate the ancient spring community in Nanling, and take the opportunity to use their power for personal gain and accumulate countless benefits.

However, Ren Ping had a saying before that was quite prescient:
It turns out that this person has always been a fox pretending to be a tiger, and a dog relying on the power of others!
Thoroughly penetrated Wang Bo's true face, and everyone present showed contempt on their faces. It is really shameless for such people who are trying to gain fame and deceive the world and steal their names.

Tian Minru immediately issued an eviction order, asking Steward Xu to lead a group of security guards to drive Wang's uncle and nephew out of Tian's house.

"Wait, I still have something to say!"

"Mr. Wang is really shameless. Now that you have come to this point, do you still want to become a disciple?"

Wang Bo ignored Tian Minru's sarcasm, and struggled to say:

"Old Lian, it doesn't matter if you don't recognize me, but I don't believe that set of ancient coins is real. If not, I would like to confront this kid face to face!"

(End of this chapter)