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Walking into the plain and tidy room, Bai Ye went straight to the left, pushed the door open, and entered the inner room.

This is a small Buddhist hall, where the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is enshrined, incense candles, green smoke and fruits are placed on the table, the old lady Bai in black clothes is kneeling on the futon with her back facing Bai Ye, who stands quietly .

The old lady finally stopped chanting and stood up to face Bai Ye.

"Second son, are you finally back?"

With a dignified face and calm eyes, this is the old lady of the Bai family, Mrs. Lu.

The previous head of the Bai family had only two women in his life, the second wife was Bai Ye's mother, and the main wife was Bai Zhengqing's mother, now the old lady Bai.

Xuantianmen is the place that represents the number one in the world. It is said that Bai Zhengqing, who is the best in martial arts in the world, is the head of Xuantianmen.But many people guessed that the real master of Xuantianmen was not Bai Zhengqing, let alone Bai Ye, but Lu Shi.

Lu Shi was born in the Lu family.

The Lu family was not born in Jianghu, but each generation of the Lu family can at least find an official of the second rank or higher in the court.In Lu's generation, the eldest princess of the Celestial Dynasty married Lu's elder brother.

It is said that the Lu family and the previous head of the Bai family also married each other with their own belly, but the reason is unknown.After marriage, they respected each other like a guest, raised their eyebrows, although they didn't say they were affectionate, but they never heard that the old head of the Bai family had a night out or a prostitute.

One year after their marriage, the eldest son of the Bai family, Bai Zhengqing, was born.

At the beginning of the seventh year, suddenly the old head of the Bai family married another wife.Those who went to watch the ceremony back then said that the main room sitting upright in the hall, with an air of calm and prestige, is not a good account at a glance. The white and cowardly head of the Bai family and the bride with a smaller physique, I am afraid that there will be no good days in the future. .

At the end of that year, Bai Ye, the second son of the Bai family, was born.

When Bai Zhengqing was 16 years old, the old head of the Bai family passed away, and Bai Zhengqing took over the position of head of Xuantian Sect.Everyone said, how can such a young child be worthy of such a big responsibility?I'm afraid that the number one in the world will be handed over to others!

The first time someone came to provoke him, Lu Shi spoke, and the door opened, allowing those people to break into the main hall.

In the main hall, Mrs. Lu was sitting upright, with Bai Zhengqing standing behind him, and a ten-year-old cold-faced pretty doll with red lips and white teeth standing in the hall.

"My son is too murderous, I'm afraid of accidentally injuring a few of you. It happens that the second son is here, and I ask a few seniors to teach this child." Lu said calmly without asking for tea.

A total of four people went there, three of them were long-established villains, and the other was a young and vigorous young knight.

The young knight was shot and fell out of the hall at 25 strokes; after [-] strokes, the three devils fell to the ground, all with a clean bloodstain on their necks.

"I'll give you two ways. First, die with those ugly monsters. Second, you will be a member of my Xuantian Sect from now on." Bai Ye, a baby in his early ten years, walked to the door and said to the young man. There were a few drops of blood on his face, and his eyes were as dark as stars, and his eyes were so dark that no emotion could be seen.

The young knight's legs softened and he knelt down.

From then on, Bai Ye had an extra coachman.

In that year, there were no less than ten batches of people who wanted to become famous in one fell swoop, and Bai Ye was the one who made the Lu family.

So everyone in Jianghu said behind their backs that Lu Shi's cruelty really couldn't tolerate the concubine's children. This move was sinister, and it was obvious that he wanted to get rid of this evil son by the hands of outsiders!Also under the pretense of guarding the Xuantian Gate!

In the end, it was said that Bai Ye, who was caught fighting every day, felt bored at first, so he found an auspicious day and went down the mountain alone. The 12-year-old boy singled out dozens of prominent figures.

It is said that Bai Ye said so when he ran in front of others. "If I lose, life and death are up to you; if you lose, you will worship at the foot of Xuantianmen from now on—and you have to prepare a carriage to take me to XX place."

So one by one, after losing the martial arts contest, they still wiped tears behind their backs. What a well-behaved child, he was forced by the tigress at home, and he was about to come out to venture into the world at a young age.

Then one by one they took the rattan canes and went to the backyard to teach their sons who were not successful—of course, these were all foreign words.

Later, Bai Ye's mother also went. Although it was a glorious burial, she couldn't help muttering behind her back. Could it be that she was forced to death by the elder?

When Bai Ye's mother left, Bai Ye was already fifteen years old, and after his mother was buried, Bai Ye officially started wandering around. This seems to prove that Bai Ye was squeezed out by the Lu family and Bai Zhengqing.

Of course, there are secrets behind every big family, and secrets are often unexpected.

Bai Ye suddenly took a step back, narrowly dodging Old Madam Bai's outstretched hands. "Ma'am... don't learn from elder brother."

"Second son, let the aunt see if you've lost weight?" What was dignified and solemn, what was calm and steady are gone now, Lu Shi frowned and curled his face into a beautiful little chrysanthemum, just wanting to hug the most precious thing in his eyes. A well-behaved, obedient, sensible and beautiful second son.

The truth of the matter is that Lu's most precious person is definitely not Bai Zhengqing, but Bai Ye.

Lu Shi and Bai Laomen belong to the words of real parents. The two never knew each other before marriage, and they can't say that they have feelings after marriage.The old sect master Bai is a strict and self-disciplined person, and he never thought about taking concubines.A few years later, the old master Bai met Bai Ye's mother, Mrs. Han, at a lantern festival. It was love at first sight. relative.

Mrs. Han really liked the old Sect Master Bai after he passed the door. The two were very affectionate, and Mrs. Lu also felt leisurely. He disciplined and disciplined the younger son, chanted scriptures, worshiped the Buddha, and took care of the internal affairs. Occasionally, he could chat with Mrs. Han.

Although they were born in a family of officials, Lu and Han have always gotten along happily - in fact, there is nothing that they can conflict with, as long as Lu lives leisurely, Han only cares about his husband.

Bai Niang encountered dystocia during childbirth and was busy recovering after giving birth. Bai Ye was taken care of by the wet nurse, but Lu Shi was always taking care of her.

Bai Zhengqing watched Bai Ye grow up, but Bai Ye was raised by the Lu family.

Not only did Bai Ye learn ten percent of the martial arts of the Bai family, but Qiuyue, who ranked second in the weapon list of Uncle Lu's family, was also bought for her to give to Bai Ye, not to mention that Bai Ye also took three dollars from her sister-in-law. The tokens that can be used to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the three states at will.

The first time someone came to provoke him, Bai Ye asked him to try his sword skills.

Lu Shi absolutely doesn't want it, Bai Ye has only been practicing the Bai family's Shadowless Sword for how long, how can he really fight with others?What's more, the people who come here are all well-known figures in the world, and the people who come here are not kind and malicious, even if Bai Ye's talent is high, it's impossible for him to play around with the baby's safety.

That's why Lu's complexion was very bad that day, it was because of Bai Ye's anger; so that day when Lu didn't serve tea, it was implying that these bastards should get out of here quickly.

It's just that I didn't expect that the last of these four bastards didn't leave, and they all stayed in Xuantianmen.It's just that three were buried in mass graves, and one bowed his head and became Bai Ye's servant.

"Auntie, you are in good spirits, so the second son will not disturb you to visit the Buddha." Bai Ye retreated to the door of the room waiting for an opportunity to leave, then turned around and hugged Mrs. Bai with a vigorous posture that did not look old at all. touched Bai Ye's waist.

"Second son, are you blaming the aunt? The aunt couldn't do anything back then..." Lu Shi withdrew his hand and stepped aside, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and began to wipe the corners of his eyes.

What Lu Shi said was the reason why it was clear that both Zhengqing and she loved Bai Ye very much, but outsiders didn't know it at all.

The Lu family is good at everything, but it is xenophobic, and they pay attention to orthodox blood.Bai Zhengqing is the only son of their Lu family's daughter, and their Lu family can contribute to Bai Zhengqing and Xuantianmen if they are willing, but Bai Ye is just a bastard in the eyes of the Lu family.No matter how good Han Shi was with Lu Shi during his lifetime, no matter how good Han Shi was the old sect master's lover, in the eyes of the world, Han Shi is just a concubine.

So Lu's kindness to Bai Ye has always been inside the door.

A Jianghu sect usually chooses the disciple or descendant with the best kung fu to be the head of the family. After the old master Bai passed away, he originally planned to let Bai Ye succeed the position of master. Although Bai Ye was young, there was no one in Xuantian sect who could do it at that time his opponent.

But the Lu family didn't want to.The eldest brother of the Lu family who came to attend the funeral of the old sect master and did not go back said a word. "Zhengqing is still young, sister, please support him well. If something happens to Xuantianmen in the future, the Lu family will not ignore it."

In other words, if Bai Zhengqing is the head of Xuantianmen in the future, their Lu family is willing to intervene; if someone else is the head of the family, their Lu family will not know.

Although the Jianghu and the official family are two worlds, who dares to mess with someone who is backed by the official family?

After thinking for a long time, Mrs. Lu decided to be succeeded by Zhengqing.

She and Bai Zhengqing always felt that this matter was a shame to Bai Ye. After all, Bai Ye could be the head of the world's number one sect, but now he can only drive around in a broken car.

So they want to be nice to Bai Ye, even if they can only do it secretly, but if they can give it to Bai Ye, they won't even blink.

Bai Ye smiled faintly after hearing Lu Shi's words. "Mother, if you had decided to let me be the head of the sect, I would really hate you. You will mention this matter every time, and I have made it very clear. I don't want to hear you say that again in the future."

Lu Shi sniffled, pretending she didn't hear, and walked to the outer room with the help of Bai Ye and sat down.

Bai Ye is very afraid of his mother, Han Shi, because Han Shi's backer is the old sect master Bai, and his father is the only one who will be strict with him.

Bai Ye respected the Lu family very much, but his respect did not mean that he could accept the character of Zhuang Shuyi, a lady in the Lu family, who was clingy and had a bad temper.

One such person is fine, but Bai Zhengqing is even worse than Lu's, so it's no wonder that Bai Ye doesn't like coming back very much.

"Why, you still didn't bring your wife back this time?" Shi Lu asked after taking a sip of the hot tea from Bai Ye.

"Well, there's no need for her to come here." Bai Ye replied blankly.

Lu put down the teacup, took a small handkerchief and began to wipe the corners of his eyes. "Hey, if you want to rest assured, have a baby early; if you really don't like it, find a name and quit, my sister will understand."

Both Lu Shi and Bai Zhengqing knew about He Ruhui's existence.Back then, Bai Ye suddenly wrote back to inform him that he was about to get married, briefly explained the whole story, and told him about the purchase of a house in Jiankang, so that Bai Zhengqing sent two clever and unobtrusive people to look after him.

Bai Zhengqing and Lu's not only chose their confidantes, they also deliberately inquired about the He family and He Ruhui without telling Bai Ye.

Therefore, they also knew clearly what kind of people the He family and He Ruhui were.

"Back then you married that daughter-in-law just to let your sister die in peace. Now it's been three years, and the mourning should be over. If they want any compensation, just let them ask. The Xuantianmen will not be unable to pay this little change. Second son, auntie I don't want you to treat me badly." Shi Lu felt wronged for Bai Ye.Look at this appearance, look at this family background, look at this martial arts cultivation, look at this demeanor, even if her baby is worthy of marrying another princess, she, He Ruhui, is just the daughter of a nouveau riche, how can she be worthy of Bai Ye? ?What's more, there is no relationship between the two of them.

Bai Ye remained calm, as if the person he was talking about was not his daughter-in-law. "No, it's better to keep it. It's more clean and convenient for me to be married than not to be married."

He never denies that he is a casual person, and having an elder recognized by his elders will save a lot of trouble for him to be responsible for.

What's more, because of He Ruhui's relationship, he has a brother-in-law who pleases him very much recently.

Bai Ye suddenly stroked his chin.

It's also strange that after so many days, the touch left by that person is still as clear as yesterday.

That soft, warm, and careful...

Whenever Bai Ye thinks of this kiss, the corners of his lips can't help but rise.

"Second son, what's the matter? Why did you suddenly laugh alone?" Lu Shi himself was done feeling sad, and when he turned around, he saw Bai Ye's weird smile.

How long has this child not smiled so normally?Like an ordinary person, with a happy smile, which rarely appeared on Bai Ye's handsome face, it actually gave her a strange feeling.

So Lu Shi started to fly wild again, started to cry that he shouldn't have let Bai Ye go down the mountain to wander alone in the rivers and lakes when he was so young, started to cry for not taking good care of Bai Ye for so many years, started...

"Ma'am, you think too much." Bai Ye listened to Lu Shi's "intentional" and "unconscious" "voice" with a blank expression, and couldn't help interrupting her for a while.

"……yes?"

Bai Ye stayed at Xuantianmen for four days. On the morning of the fifth day, he packed his luggage and boarded his little carriage again.

Direction, Wuzhou City.

He felt that he should go and say "Happy New Year" to the nerd who had taken care of him for a long time. He wanted to see him bring surprises and pretend to be normal, and he wanted to see his smiling eyes.