Martial Cultivator

Earlier, Chen Chao had not yet left Yingzhou and went to Huanglongzhou.

When Chen Chao went down the mountain, Feng Liu had already gone into seclusion, and it was the deputy sect master Xu Fuchen who sent him off.

For this powerful man among the independent cultivators, the whole world actually looked down on him. After all, when he was an independent cultivator, Feng Liu was enough to shine above him. After the establishment of Chaolu Sect, Feng Liu, the sect master, still took away all the attention. He was just like his name, a minister.

However, whether it was Feng Liu or Chen Chao, they knew very well that if this Chaolu Sect really had to choose one person who could not be eliminated, it could only be this deputy sect master.

Xu Fuchen's importance to Chaolu Sect was irreplaceable.

Near the mountain gate, Xu Fuchen, who had not said much along the way, suddenly said: "Sir, the garrison commander, Chaolu Sect will leave a Forget Worry Realm and will not go to the northern border."

This sentence was very abrupt and very frank.

Chen Chao turned his head and looked at Xu Fuchen, smiled, and asked, "Does Sect Master Xu object to this kind of thing?"

Xu Fuchen shook his head, "Xu and Feng Liu have known each other for many years. Xu naturally knows what kind of person he is, and Feng Liu also knows what kind of person Xu is. Whether it is for justice or conscience, Feng Liu is the kind of person who can give up his life once he has determined the matter. In fact, it's not that I can't, but I'm still worried. It doesn't matter if I die, but after I die, if Chaolu Sect is gone, or becomes If we become a third-rate sect, and the disciples are still bullied by others, then all our efforts will be in vain. This is something I cannot accept. All the disciples of the sect go to the northern border to give an explanation to the common people. It is hard to say how many can come back. As for leaving a Forget Worry Realm, it is to give an explanation to Chaolu Sect. I think the garrison commander will not refuse this request. "

Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "It was Chaolu Sect that offered help. I didn't refuse it."

Xu Fuchen didn't say anything, but bowed seriously.

Chen Chao asked curiously, "Master Xu, do you not trust the court?"

Xu Fuchen thought for a moment and said, "Others have it, but I don't trust you. The garrison commander is trustworthy, but I only trust you nine points at most. What's more,..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Chao smiled and took over the conversation, "What's more, after this war, it's hard to say whether I, Chen Chao, can still be alive. Even if the court wins by chance, I will be gone from the court. It's hard to say whether anyone will remember your kindness."

Xu Fuchen did not say those empty words, and said frankly, "That's right."

Chen Chao said seriously, "I dare not guarantee anything, I can only say I will try my best."

Try to win and survive as much as possible.

As for surviving, Chaolu Sect will naturally treat you well.

Xu Fuchen suddenly laughed, "The garrison commander didn't say it for sure, but it makes people feel a lot more at ease."

Chen Chao did not speak, but took the initiative to salute Xu Fuchen again.

Xu Fuchen bowed quickly.

After Chen Chao stood up, he turned around and left the Suining Mountain without saying a word.

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After leaving Huanglongzhou, Chen Chao went to Bailuzhou.

This was certainly not his first visit to Bailuzhou, but the place Chen Chao was going to this time was something he had never been to.

The most famous place in the Bailuzhou prefecture was not in a government office, but in a private house.

The river named Lujiang flows slowly, and when it encounters a city, it passes through it. Therefore, in addition to the city gate, there is actually another way for outsiders to enter the prefecture city, which is to take a boat down the Lujiang River to enter the prefecture.

The prefecture was built on both sides of the Lujiang River, and it was also thanks to the fact that this section of the river was not wide, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

A small boat slowly passed through the city and finally stopped at a shore. The young man on the boat took out a few Daliang Tongbao coins, went ashore with the boatman's thanks, and walked a few steps before arriving at the door of the private house.

The house is not big, but it is full of simplicity and bookish atmosphere.

In fact, there has always been a rumor that if there is a stone of literary fortune in the world, Bailuzhou has eight buckets, and almost all of the eight buckets are related to this private house.

This house is the Bailu Xie family.

Bailuzhou is the place with the deepest cultural heritage and the most great scholars.

In the previous dynasty, at least 30% of the officials in the court were from the Bailu Xie family. In this dynasty, the Xie family was divided into the Shendu Xie family and the Bailu Xie family. The Shendu Xie family was left to do the official work. Now, the Shendu Xie family has long been the largest family in the Daliang Dynasty, and its influence in the court is not small.

After the founding of this dynasty, the Bailu Xie family began to study and teach behind closed doors. It can be said that 70% to 80% of the scholars who have been able to pass the imperial examinations in Bailuzhou in recent years have been taught by the great scholars of the Xie family.

The saying in the court before was that the word Wei and the Xie family were the two legs of the Daliang Dynasty, but now, I am afraid that only the two Xie characters can make a Daliang Dynasty.

Because of this, even in Bailu Prefecture, no one in the Xie family is in the officialdom, but they are still in a high position. Even the governor of a prefecture has to be treated with courtesy.

A young man in black came to the door of this private house.

The doorman was taking a nap. The weather was getting colder and colder. He was thinking that the money for winter this year from the account office would be reduced by 30%. Now, he must count the expenses this year, but it’s nothing. It’s just a matter of saving money and he can get through it.

Just when he thought of this, the doorman opened his eyes when he heard some footsteps and saw a young man in black in front of the door. He said, "Which gentleman are you visiting? Do you have a visiting card?"

Chen Chao took out a name card from his bosom and handed it to the doorman in front of him, smiling: "I don't know who I can meet, brother, please arrange it?"

The doorman took the name card and was amused by Chen Chao's words, "You are interesting, you still arrange it, and you don't know who you are old with..."

The doorman was stunned when he was only halfway through his words, because in an instant, he saw a few words on the name card.

"Chen Chao, the garrison commander of Daliang..."

He suddenly raised his head and looked at the young man in black in front of him. His legs softened and he almost couldn't stand, "The garrison commander?!"

Chen Chao smiled slightly and joked: "Who can I meet with this name card?"

The doorman laughed dryly and turned his head and shouted: "Hurry up and open the side... middle door, report it in, and tell the third master that the garrison commander is here!"

Although the private residence of the Bailu Xie family is not big, far less than that of the Shendu Xie family, as the ancestral temple of the Xie family, it is far away in Bailu Prefecture. In fact, the Xie family has hardly opened the middle door in recent years.

But today, the middle door that had not been opened for a long time was opened. A group of middle-aged people came behind the door and stood in two rows, waiting for the young man to come in.

Chen Chao took a look and walked in.

A middle-aged man and a young man stood in front of Chen Chao. The middle-aged man was called Xie Ting, the third in the eldest house, so in the Xie family, he was called the Third Master.

He usually took care of many things.

"This is my nephew, Xie Qing, who has the best relationship with Nandu."

Third Master Xie spoke, his voice was calm, without too much flattery, and the slight pride was well hidden.

Xie Qing bowed and smiled, "I have heard of the garrison commander a long time ago, but I have never met him. Today, I see that he is indeed as heroic and extraordinary as the rumors say."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "I have also heard that Xie is very bookish, and today, I see that he is indeed true."

Hearing the word "official", Mr. Xie frowned involuntarily, but soon smoothed it out and smiled, "Could it be that the garrison commander came here for official business?"

This sentence is actually very sophisticated, and it is actually a reminder to Chen Chao intentionally or unintentionally.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "It seems that there are no other officials in the court except Nandu in Bailu Xie's side."

Mr. Xie smiled, "If I had known that the garrison commander and my Nandu were in love, we could actually be considered a family."

Chen Chao joked, "If I want to marry her, I have to ask for a huge gift. I am also very worried."

Hearing Chen Chao's change in self-proclaimed, Mr. Xie's eyebrows showed a hint of pride, "Mr. Garrison Commander is indeed the first minister of my Liang Dynasty. In fact, the gift is not important."

Chen Chao smiled and shook his head, "We still have to prepare a gift that she can't refuse. Doesn't Mr. Xie know her temper?"

This sentence made Mr. Xie even happier. If he hadn't taken into account Chen Chao's identity, he would have patted him on the shoulder and said that Chen was good.

"But it's true. Nandu has been stubborn since she was a child and is not very obedient."

Mr. Xie sighed.

Xie Qing shook his head and smiled: "My little sister is born extraordinary, otherwise how can she be a general?"

"This time, I was passing by Bailuzhou, so I wanted to come and see where Nandu lived when he was a child. I don't know if it's convenient."

Chen Chao followed them into Xie's private residence. In fact, it was much bigger inside than it looked from the outside. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a different world.

Xie Qing smiled and said: "Sir, the garrison commander is not..."

Halfway through his words, Xie Qing suddenly reacted and asked: "Sir, the garrison commander wants to see my little sister's residence?"

Bailu Xie was Xie Nandu's former home, but in fact it was too big. There were too many descendants of Xie, and each had their own place.

Chen Chao smiled and asked: "Could it be that after Nandu left, the place where he used to live was also lived by others?"

Xie Qing shook his head and smiled: "How could it be."

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Hearing Chen Chao say that he was just strolling around, Third Master Xie found an excuse to leave, leaving Xie Qing alone to accompany Chen Chao to the small courtyard where Xie Nandu originally lived.

The small courtyard is a little off, in the southeast corner of Xie's house, but it is quiet.

Chen Chao walked into the small courtyard, came under the eaves, looked at the banana trees planted by the wall of the courtyard, and smiled: "This would be a place that Nandu would like."

After saying this, Chen Chao walked into the house. The things here were very simple and there was no luxurious decoration.

Sitting in front of the window, looking at the four treasures of the study on the table, thinking that the woman had studied here, Chen Chao smiled.

Xie Qing smiled and said: "My younger sister has not been very sociable since she was a child. What she likes most is reading. We play Cuju outside. When the girl plays shuttlecock, my younger sister reads here."

Chen Chao said: "I heard from Nandu that when she was a child, she didn't go to Xie's school very much. It was her father who taught her to read."

Listening to Chen Chao talking about Xie Nandu's father, Xie Qing said with some sadness: "Sixteenth uncle is also a seed of reading, with great knowledge, but it's a pity that he died too early."

Chen Chao asked: "Is he also from the eldest house?"

Xie Qing nodded.

Chen Chao hummed and said, "Since she is the eldest son, she may inherit the family business, but she only has one child, Nandu?"

"Sixteenth uncle is also a lovelorn man. Sixteenth aunt died early, so Sixteenth uncle did not remarry, so there is only one child, my younger sister."

Xie Qing sighed.

Chen Chao said, "Your Majesty is also like this. There is nothing wrong with being lovelorn."

When mentioning His Majesty, Xie Qing glanced at Chen Chao, not daring to talk to him.

Chen Chao said, "My father-in-law, whom I have never met and will never see again, doesn't sound like the kind of person who likes to be the head of a family, right?"

Xie Qing said, "Everyone says that Uncle Sixteen will definitely be a great scholar in the future, and Uncle Sixteen will definitely not be interested in the family business."

"How could he die so early if he was not interested in the family business?"

Chen Chao was silent for a while, and suddenly asked while looking at the banana trees outside the window.

When this question came out, Xie Qing was stunned. After a moment, he said nervously, "Uncle Sixteen has a bad health. He has been like this since he was a child. Maybe after Aunt Sixteen passed away, he was even more sad, and his body couldn't stand it."

Chen Chao said, "There is some truth."

Although it seems that Chen Chao agreed with Xie Qing's statement, his expression did not seem to be so.

Xie Qing originally thought that with the relationship with Xie Nandu, this world-famous warrior would not be difficult to deal with, but who would have thought that the atmosphere would become serious as they chatted.

"Is the Third Master now handling the affairs of the Xie family?"

Chen Chao reached out and picked up the paperweight on the table and played with it in his hand.

"The head of the family has not shown up for a long time. Now many trivial matters are handled by the Third Uncle, but the Third Uncle has no choice but to do so. He has complained many times in private that the burden on his shoulders is a bit heavy."

Xie Qing spoke, but his heart was not as calm as before.

After all, he was a little nervous.

Chen Chao said: "I really don't want to do it, and no one can force me."

Xie Qing opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

Chen Chao suddenly looked at him and said: "I have been sitting here for so long in the Xie family. Doesn't your head really plan to come and see me?"