Taiping Inn

At the invitation of Mrs. Tang, Li Xuandu and his party passed through many traps and came to Tangjiabao.

Speaking of traps, there are only two families in the world, one is Taiping Sect and the other is Tangjiabao. As for the Butian Sect, although there are some Mohist inheritance, it is mainly in the Mohist Ranger School and has nothing to do with traps.

In Li Xuandu's opinion, the Tang family's traps are too limited in function compared with the Taiping Sect's traps. The Taiping Sect applies traps to all aspects, from small hanging baskets to large escalators, while Tangjiabao is committed to applying all traps to killing people. However, due to the limitations of materials, traps are difficult to pose a threat to real top masters. Below the Tianren realm masters, it is still a huge threat, but above the Tianren realm masters, the power begins to decrease, and it can also pose a threat to the Tianren Xiaoyao realm masters. Except for a few complex hidden weapon traps, it is difficult to kill the Tianren Wuliang realm masters. As for the Tianren Renhua realm, as Tang Qingqiu said, it can be regarded as nothing.

The Tang family's hidden weapons can be classified as mechanical arts, and the Tang family's other reliance is the poison sutra passed down from generation to generation. The combination of hidden weapons and mechanical arts with the poison sutra makes it almost impossible for Tangjiabao disciples to meet rivals below the Tianren realm, laying the foundation for the Tang family to dominate the area. However, the weakness of mechanical weapons and poison after the Tianren realm has restricted Tangjiabao, making it confined to a corner of Shuzhou, and even out of monopolizing Shuzhou, let alone dominating the world.

This is also one of the reasons why the Tang family wants to join hands with the Qin family to operate Wandumen.

As for the other owner, Li Xuandu asked tentatively, and Mrs. Tang was vague and did not directly name the identity, but she also confirmed that the person came from the Confucian school. Li Xuandu speculated that this mysterious owner was very likely one of the seven hermits.

Entering Tangjiabao, at first glance, there is nothing different. After all, this is also where the Tang family has lived for generations. Except for the tighter defense, the rest is built according to the pattern of ordinary wealthy families. It is just because it has not changed for many years, it is slightly different from some of the popular architectural arrangements today, and it has more ancient style.

As soon as I arrived at the main hall, I heard a loud voice saying: "Mr. Qingping has come from afar. I didn't greet him from afar. It's really rude!"

Although the voice was loud and full of energy, it was known that it was a person in the Spring and Autumn Period. Li Xuandu immediately guessed the identity of the visitor. It was probably the old patriarch of the Tang family, the ancestor of the Tang family known as the "Golden Arm Buddha" in the Jianghu.

The model characters of the generations of each family are taken from a paragraph and arranged in order. There is a fixed number. Later generations only need to follow the laws of their ancestors. The generation of the Li family is taken from the sentence "Be careful and follow the law, and you will have a long destiny", and the model characters of the generation of the Tang family are: "Ji Fu chants, and is as quiet as the breeze". Tang Qingqiu is of the "Qing" generation, and Mrs. Tang is of the "Ru" generation, which happens to correspond to the "Ru" generation of the Li family. It's just that because she is the only daughter of the Tang family's ancestor and has no sisters among her cousins, Mrs. Tang has never been named according to the model characters, similar to Qin Su's situation. The ancestor of the Tang family is of the "Mu" generation, named Tang Muba.

As expected, an old man walked out of the main hall, with a ruddy face, white beard, and vigorous spirit, playing with two black iron galls in his left hand. With Li Xuandu's eyesight, it can be seen that these two iron galls are not iron galls in the ordinary sense, but two special hidden weapons, which are somewhat similar to the "Phoenix Eyes" of the Taiping Sect. They can be played with at ordinary times, and can be directly used as hidden weapons at critical moments.

This shows that the Tang family's deep immersion in hidden weapons has penetrated every corner. At this level, it can even be called a "bright weapon".

As soon as Tang Muba saw Li Xuandu, he laughed and said, "Mr. Qingping is famous all over the world. Everyone in the temple and the rivers and lakes knows him. Even I, a countryman, have heard of his great name for a long time. It's a pity that I have never met him. It's a blessing to meet him today. It's also a happy event for the rivers and lakes of Shuzhou and Tangjiabao."

When speaking, the old man was full of joy and sincerity.

In terms of seniority, Tang Muba is a peer of Li Daoxu. In terms of age, he is an older man. Naturally, Li Xuandu had to treat him with courtesy and said with a smile, "Today, I visited Tangjiabao and came rashly. I was an uninvited guest. I hope Mr. Tang will forgive me for my abruptness."

"Mr. Qingping, what are you talking about!" Tang Muba raised his voice, "People in the rivers and lakes say that Mr. Qingping is a righteous man. Now Shuzhou is full of wolves and crises. I and the children of the Tang family look forward to you like looking forward to clouds and rainbows in a drought."

Li Xuandu Everyone's face turned serious and they hurriedly said, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."

Tang Muba made a "please" gesture, "Mr. Qingping, please come to the hall to talk."

After Li Xuandu thanked him, he went into the main hall with the old man. After some humility, Tang Muba sat on the left main seat, Li Xuandu sat on the right main seat, Tang Muba sat below Madam Tang, Li Xuandu sat below Li Feiyan, Madam Tang sat below Tang Qingqiu, Li Feiyan sat below Ji Shuye, Long Er sat on a chair and watched everyone talking.

Tang Muba said: "It is really shameful to trouble Mr. Qingping for our Tang family's affairs."

Li Xuandu smiled and said: "The Tang family and the Qin family have been friends for many years. Now I am also considered a half-son of the Qin family. In the end, it is still our own business."

Tang Muba sighed, "I believe Wan'er has already told you about the details, so I will not repeat them. Wang Tianxiao, the great official of the Yin-Yang Sect, bullied our Tang family because we have no one. When Wude attacked the Tang family in the tenth year, many of Wan'er's cousins ​​died at the hands of a group of Yin-Yang Sect masters led by him. It's not that our Tang family is weak, but the situation is unforgiving."

Speaking of this, Tang Muba's voice lowered slightly, as if he remembered the dead brothers and nephews, and was quite sighing.

Li Xuan restrained his smile and said seriously: "I have never blamed me for it. If I had to blame the blame, it would be a blame for the Tang family for being too nervous. Why should I resist such a big thing alone? Tell me earlier and I plan to do it alone. Short, everyone is competing for a long time.”

Tang Muba was generous and a little sad, and then restrained himself, saying, "Mr. Qingping blamed him, there are two reasons for this. One is that the "ghost curse" in the little girl, and her life is in the hands of others. The other is, At that time, the Taoist sect had not been unified and the situation was unclear, so they had to be weak and defy the Yin and Yang Sect and did not dare to act rashly."

"Old Master Tang is a serious move." Li Xuandu said, "Now that Taoism is unified, the old man can rest assured."

Tang Muba nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, that's right."

If it were before, even though Li Xuan had a good identity, Tang Muba, the old senior in the world, would not have to be so deliberate. Even Wang Tianxiao forced the Tang family several times, and he was still treating this Tang family elder on the surface. The ancestor was quite polite. The reason why Tang Muba is like this is because the Tang family is seeking others at the moment, and the other is that Li Xuandu has a different identity. Now the Taoist sect is unified and has a huge momentum. The Confucian sect still needs to avoid its edge, and for many people in the martial arts world. It seems that there is an extra court on his head. Li Xuandu's identity here is no longer the lord of the sect, but rather an imperial envoy. In other words, Li Xuandu does not represent the Taiping Sect, but the Taoist Sect, and the weight gap is huge.

Li Xuandu said: "As far as I know, there are also hidden ears and ears of the female and female sect in the Tang family today. As for the relationship between the female and female sect and the Yin and Yang sect, I don't need to say too much. It is generally not an exaggeration to say that it is a husband and wife. When the Female Sect knows, it is equivalent to the Yin-Yang Sect. So from the moment I entered the Tang family, the Tang family had no way back. If she could not pass the message out, it would be delayed for a while."

Tang Muba pondered for a moment, glanced at his daughter, and asked, "Are you sure it's her?"

Mrs. Tang nodded, "It's her."

Tang Muba sighed, "Since Mr. Qingping said that, let's take her on the way first. As for Dong'er's place, I'll just say it."

"Okay." Mrs. Tang responded, got up and accused everyone of crime, and hurriedly left.

It was then that the maids came to serve hot tea late.

Li Xuan picked up the hot tea casually, not afraid of being tampered with the tea, so he took a sip.

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The third son of the Tang family, the eldest son of the eldest son, the second son of the Tang family, the third son of the Tang family, the third son of the Tang family, and the eldest daughter of the Tang family, happened to be the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The second son, Tang Qingqiu, is Mrs. Tang's parent-child, so she is most valued and highly anticipated by Mrs. Tang. She participates in family affairs and is like the next candidate for the future owner of the family. The third young master Tang Qingdong was a little incompetent. He usually eats, drinks, and has no business. Fortunately, the Tang family's skills passed down from generation to generation have not been lost, and his cultivation is not weak, so he has not been implemented by Mr. Tang, but the Tang family's old man is also absent. He let him go with the idea of ​​entrusting him with important responsibilities.

A few years ago, Mr. Tang San brought a woman back from outside and insisted on marrying her. The old man of the Tang family agreed to the marriage because his father died for the Tang family.

The third young lady, whose surname is Hua, has a single name of "美", which is connected to Hua Mei, which is homophonic to "美美". Her appearance is naturally good, she is well-behaved and gentle, and she gets along well with her sister-in-law, aunt, and aunt. Walk around each other often.

Today, the old man greeted the guests from the Tang family in person. The men may not be able to serve them in front of them, but they also received news and were on standby at any time. Therefore, although the women stayed in the back house, they also knew about the news about the front house. I heard that this distinguished guest has a very good identity. He is Mr. Qingping, who has become famous in the world in recent years. He is a child of the Li family, a son-in-law of the Qin family, and a good friend to the Zhang family. Now he is very popular, and he is the old man. Everyone should respect him three points.

After Hua Mei received the news, she returned to her yard. At this time, Tang Qingdong was not at home. She came to the study room, sat behind the desk, spread out her pen and ink, grinding the ink while placing the draft. After the ink was ground, she picked up the wording and wrote it on the paper, then cut the strip with a paper cutter, rolled it and put it into a small piece of bamboo tube.

Everyone in the Tang family knew that this third young lady liked to raise rabbits, cats and dogs, and pigeons, so no one cared about the pigeon in her yard.

Just as Hua Mei was about to get up and go to the pigeon cage, she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.