That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 391

Xiao Lin's chest was sunken in a terrifying arc, and his figure retreated uncontrollably and crashed into a hill.

The hill collapsed instantly, burying Xiao Lin in it.

At this time, Chen Zhijin was a little confused, and changed from a young man with a weak crown back to a white-haired old man before, even a little older than before, with white beard, hair and eyebrows.

He turned his head with difficulty and saw the man standing still in front of Xiao Zhinan's carriage, his face was covered in gold, it was difficult to see his face clearly, but the old man was still extremely shocked at this moment, and then burst into tears.

Chen Zhijin staggered towards that person and said in a trembling voice, "Master...Master?"

The visitor glanced at the great eunuch with unusual status in the dynasty, frowned, and said nothing, as if he was recalling who the old man was.

Xiao Zhinan in the carriage naturally also saw the previous scene and was thoughtful.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the deep palace, even apart from the Tianji Pavilion, the Secret Guard Mansion, and the Supervisor of Rituals, there are still many great masters who are separated from the three families, and some of them are even the world's first-class figures who are almost half immortals. , just like the person in front of you, who has cultivated the Xiao family's boxing intentions to the small perfect realm, even reaching the point where the mind can communicate with the heavens. His physique is extremely powerful, and it is very likely that he is only one step away from the realm of the eighteenth floor. remote.

Such a person should not be unknown, but Xiao Zhinan knew nothing about this person.

The man seemed to sense Xiao Zhinan's gaze, and he took the initiative to explain: "Han Xuan expected someone to intercept him, so he asked me to follow him for protection."

Xiao Zhinan was stunned, and instantly guessed the identity of this person. Mu Danzhong had reported some secret information to her. Han Xuan was surrounded by a martial arts master who was personally appointed by his father to guard him. Fighting with others, even facing opponents who are one or two higher than the level, they are not afraid at all, and they are the ones in front of them.

At this moment, Chen Zhijin had come to the carriage, knelt down on the ground with a plop, kowtowed hard and said, "Master."

Chen Zhijin was ranked among the top four chief inspectors of ceremonies, second only to the palm seal and the chief master. In terms of seniority alone, he was not inferior to the palm seal eunuch Zhang Baisui. Even the chief master Zhang Bao was his junior, but at this moment However, Chen Zhijin knelt on the ground and called the person in front of him Master.

Eunuchs are not interested in apprentices, but recognize godfathers, and the inheritance is orderly, almost no different from real blood relatives. Take Zhang Baisui and Zhang Bao for example, Zhang Bao wants to call Zhang Baisui godfather, and the young supervisor of Yumajian Zhang Bao is also called godfather, and he has godsons under the young supervisor of the Yumajian. After layers of superposition, although Zhang Baisui has no heirs, he is a real ancestor of eunuchs.

At that time, Chen Zhijin and Zhang Baisui worshiped Sun Shilin, the chief inspector of ceremonies in the former court of Dazheng, as their godfather, so they belonged to the same generation. Since Zhang Baisui was already an ancestor, Chen Zhijin was also very senior in the palace. Being called Master by him can explain two facts. This person is not an eunuch, but an old monster who has probably lived for nearly a hundred years.

Zhang Baisui and Chen Zhijin were born under Sun Shilin, but they took two completely different paths in the future.

The reason why Zhang Baisui's cultivation is extremely high is because he got the inheritance of Taoist Daoist Tianchen by chance, while Chen Zhijin practiced the Xiao family's boxing will, honing his extremely domineering martial arts cultivation.

For the past few decades, Chen Zhijin has been tight-lipped about his master.

After he emerged among many eunuchs back then, he was favored by Emperor Xiao, and together with several other young eunuchs, he practiced the introductory chapter of Xiao Family Boxing Yi. After several rounds of screening, he was the only one left, and then he worshiped one Middle-aged men are teachers.

At that time, Chen Zhijin was ignorant, he only thought that his master was an ordinary master in the palace, and he did not notice any difference when he practiced martial arts day after day. I was surprised that Master was different.

May I ask which big internal expert can move freely in the inner court, and which high internal expert can discuss friendship with the governor Xu Lin in the same generation, and even His Majesty the Emperor, who was still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time, also called him Mr.

Around the tenth year of Taiping, Chen Zhijin's cultivation was a small success, and in the same year he entered the Ministry of Rites as an errand. At this time, the master began to fade out of his vision. At first, he could not see anyone for a few days, and then for more than ten days. Finally, after an unremarkable meeting, he disappeared completely.

No words left, no thoughts left.

Later, Chen Zhijin deliberately searched for his master, but there was no record in the archives of the Supervisor of Rites, as if there had never been such a person in the palace.

Today Chen Zhijin saw his master again, although he couldn't see his face clearly, but he was very sure that this person was the master who taught him the Xiao family's martial arts, a great master of martial arts hidden in the inner court.

The reason why he missed his master was not because of any utilitarian factors, but because he missed that period of his carefree martial arts career, which was the only happy day in his life.

The man hid the bright acupuncture points all over his body one by one, revealing a middle-aged face that was the same as decades ago, finally remembered the identity of the old man in front of him, and said with a smile: "It's Xiao Jinzi, I haven't seen you in so many years." See, I really don't recognize you."

Chen Zhijin prostrated himself on the ground, not knowing what to say.

The middle-aged man was about to speak when he suddenly turned his head to look.

The collapsed hill exploded with a bang, the sky was filled with mud, and rocks fell like rain. Xiao Lin, who was surrounded by black and red flames, slowly lifted into the air.

Xiao Lin stared at the great master of martial arts who almost seriously injured him with a punch, and slowly said: "Such a powerful Xiao family's fist should be in the realm of reaching the heavens. Xiao Lie back then was only this kind of cultivation Why, but Xiao Lie is no longer alive, and there are only a handful of people who can still have this level of cultivation but are not from the Xiao family, so I think I know who you are."

The middle-aged man was expressionless, but held his right wrist with his left hand.

Xiao Lin continued: "It's ridiculous to say that, as the former master of the Xiao family, Emperor Xiao didn't know the Xiao family's martial arts, and someone else inherited the Xiao family's martial arts. As far as I know, the Martial Ancestor Emperor Xiao Lie once He accepted a disciple and taught him all he had learned all his life. Because of his disagreement with Emperor Xiao, that disciple defected to Lu Qian in Jiangnan after Emperor Xiao entered the Eastern Capital. After the battle of Dingding, Lu Qian was gone , and the whereabouts of that person are also unknown.”

"I thought he could escape the world out of frustration, or he had already died in the hands of these eagle dogs in the Dark Guard Mansion."

Xiao Lin looked at this middle-aged man who was once a man of the moment, and said word by word: "But I never thought that the military chief of the Northern Region who waved his troops to reject Emperor Xiao would actually submit to the Xiao family. Started the act of guarding the home for the Xiao family."

The middle-aged man twitched his lips, not knowing whether he was laughing at Xiao Lin or himself.

Xiao Zhinan in the carriage was extremely shocked. As a daughter of the Xiao family, she naturally knew many secrets that were difficult for others to know.

Back then, the imperial grandfather did have an old enemy, and the grievances between the two had been entangled for decades, and finally ended when the imperial grandfather came to the world and that person disappeared.

Could it be that the martial arts master in charge of guarding Han Xuan in front of him was that person back then?

The red light in Xiao Lin's eyes jumped endlessly, like two balls of fluttering flames, and he said softly: "Am I right? Zhao Qing."

(End of this chapter)