I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Xie Yuan was about to make a move, but suddenly he paused for a moment as he had an idea.

Long Qianqiu shouted beside him:
"Don't be rude, old man!"

He circled his palms, and a huge red palm print with a heart-pounding power slammed towards Luo Dongsheng with a bang.

It seems that he is not as fast as Luo Dongsheng and cannot stop him, so he simply uses the strategy of attacking Wei to save Zhao and force Luo Dongsheng to return to defense.

Feeling the powerful palm force coming from the side, Luo Dongsheng did not dare to be careless. He had to retract his fist and punch out with both fists at the giant red palm.

With a bang, a strong wind blew up in the forest, blowing the surrounding big trees to the side, and Long Danyun staggered back several steps before he could steady himself.

Xie Yuan stood there, his robe rustling in the wind, his eyes quietly looking at Long Qianqiu, and then at Luo Dongsheng.

interesting.

Luo Dongsheng took the palm, was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and shouted:
"You old thief Long, are you serious about fighting me?"

"Luo Dongsheng, you followed Long with ill intentions, and now you are attacking Danyun's benefactor with the intention of stealing the treasure. I won't fight you seriously, but you think that Tianxiang Villa is easy to bully!"

Long Qianqiu's voice was stern and his face was serious.

Luo Dongsheng pouted and pointed at Long Qianqiu:

"Didn't you see what he was holding? If this thing fell into the hands of an outsider..."

"Mr. Zhang is the benefactor of Tianxiang Villa. It is much better in his hands than in yours. Moreover, he got this after saving Danyun. Even if he gave it to him, it is his due. How can you be so presumptuous here!"

Long Qianqiu interrupted him directly.

Luo Dongsheng's face flushed red as he cursed:
"Old thief Long, you really don't know what's good for you!"

His eyes were gloomy as he looked back and forth between Long Qianqiu and Xie Yuan, cursing in his heart.

The man named Zhang looked dazed and had a honest face. He was unable to react at all to his thunder fist and lightning skills.

If it weren't for the ruthless old villain Long, I would have already picked up the jade disc fragment just now!

This old thief Long actually let an outsider take possession of such an important treasure!

When Luo Dongsheng thought of this, his mind became heavy and his thoughts turned into a myriad of thoughts.

Long Qianqiu saw Luo Dongsheng stop, turned to Xie Yuan, and bowed:
"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry to scare you. Don't worry, although the master of Luojiabao is known as the Thunder God Fist and is quite powerful, you are the benefactor of Tianxiang Villa, and I, Long, will never let you suffer any injustice from him!
"Mr. Zhang, the villa is not too far away. Just follow my previous suggestion and stay with me for a while. I will reward you well. By the way, you can also talk to this Luo so that he won't dare to trouble you again in the future. Otherwise, if you leave now, this guy will do something else!"

"Hmph, you old thief Long, how can you talk like that? I have no grudge against him. As long as he puts down his things, I won't bother with him. But if not..."

Luo Dongsheng folded his arms and scolded, with the second half of his words threatening.

Long Qianqiu ignored Luo Dongsheng and invited Xie Yuan again and again. Xie Yuan pondered for a moment, looked at him and said:

"Master Long, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse your kindness. But..."

Seeing that he agreed, Long Qianqiu smiled. But when he heard there was a twist, he immediately straightened his face and looked like he was listening attentively:

"Mr. Zhang, do you think there is something wrong? Feel free to tell me!"

"How do you think we should deal with this thing, Master Long?"

Xie Yuan squeezed the red cloth bag in his hand and asked.

Long Qianqiu looked at the red cloth bag, paused, and sighed:

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, this thing is indeed very important to our Tianxiang Villa, but it is actually of no use to you. If Mr. Zhang agrees, Long is willing to buy it at a high price to repay Mr. Zhang for saving Danyun's life.

"My Tianxiang Villa specializes in growing and refining medicine. There are many spiritual medicines and precious pills that are difficult for casual cultivators like you, Mr. Zhang, to obtain. The villa has a lot of them, and you will definitely be satisfied.

"In fact... the villa has always welcomed people with lofty ideals and opened its doors to them. If you are willing to be a righteous man like Mr. Zhang, you can stay in the villa to practice. I, Long, will definitely treat you as a guest of honor and will never be shabby!"

Long Qianqiu spoke passionately, revealing his intention to recruit people.

It turned out that he was so warm and polite, not only out of gratitude, but also because he wanted to recruit a master cultivator like Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan pondered for a moment, then moved his ears slightly, paused, nodded slightly, and said:
"Tianxiang Villa is world-famous. Zhang has long been fascinated by it. I am sorry to bother you."

Long Qianqiu smiled and waved his hand:
"Mr. Zhang, the villa is a hundred miles away in this direction. Please!"

Xie Yuan inadvertently glanced at the ruined temple. Just as he was about to follow Long Qianqiu, he saw Long Danyun running to the huge rock where the medicine bottle was deeply embedded and said:
"Mr. Zhang, is your medicine here?"

He put his hand over and sucked. Although he couldn't suck out the elixir from the porcelain bottle, he sucked it out. Then he handed it to Xie Yuan respectfully with both hands:

"Thanks to Mr. Zhang's medicine and help, otherwise I would be in great danger and wouldn't be able to survive until my uncle came to help me."

Xie Yuan waved his hand, took the pill away, and nodded calmly:
"Don't worry about it."

Seeing this, Long Qianqiu and Luo Dongsheng noticed the marks on the rock over there and their eyes narrowed suddenly.

Luo Dongsheng was a little surprised and doubtful for a moment, and immediately changed his judgment of Xie Yuan. If he had this skill, he could not be a rookie master.

Long Qianqiu showed a hint of surprise, then showed joy, and became even more polite to Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan followed Long Qianqiu and Long Danyun away, and Luo Dongsheng followed behind without saying a word.

Long Qianqiu paused, turned around and frowned:

"Lord Luo, what do you mean?"

"Nothing. What's the point of staying in this barren forest? I'm going to go out, of course."

Luo Dongsheng spoke calmly, his voice as loud as a bell.

Long Qianqiu said coldly:

"You can go out and do whatever you want. Why do you have to go in this direction? Tianxiang Villa and Luojiabao are not on the same side."

"It's about the same. They're all on the north side of the mountain."

Luo Dongsheng laughed:
"Brother Long, I haven't visited your Tianxiang Villa for a long time. I miss the Lingju Fairy Tea."

"Lord Luo, it's fine if you follow me, but are you going to come and get me openly? Are you going to rob me openly? Do you really think I, Long, am easy to bully?"

Long Qianqiu said in a cold voice, he was obviously angry at Luo Dongsheng's repeated provocations.

Luo Dongsheng smiled slightly:
"Master Long, I'm leaving now? The Five Elements Gate is not far from Luo's Castle. Are you really willing to let me go?"

Long Qianqiu's expression suddenly changed slightly, his eyes flickered, and he flicked his sleeves and ignored him.

Xie Yuan followed Long Qianqiu, who was carrying Long Danyun, and Luo Dongsheng, and fled out of the Five Elements Mountains together.

He fell behind, looking at the backs of the three people in front, with a slight smile on his face.

It's quite interesting. I'd like to see what secrets these people have.

It didn't take a grandmaster long to cover a distance of more than a hundred miles, especially when Long Qianqiu tried to speed up. However, he found that Xie Yuan was still able to keep up with him calmly, and his eyes flickered.

We reached the edge of the Five Elements Mountains and came to a hill facing the plain. On the hill, there was a manor with a vast area and magnificent and elegant buildings.

Xie Yuan stood on the top of the mountain and saw the archway of Tianxiang Villa starting from the middle of the mountain on the opposite side. Almost the entire mountain was the territory of the villa.

Looking around, there are countless medicinal fields in the villa, and countless herbal farmers and disciples are working in the fields, looking very busy.

As expected of a famous master force in southern Hebei, its scale is almost catching up with some of the large medicinal gardens under the name of Xie.

Long Qianqiu stopped and pointed at the villa:
"Mr. Zhang, this is Tianxiang Villa."

He looked at Xie Yuan and said calmly:

"Mr. Zhang has great speed, I admire him."

Xie Yuan simply bowed and continued to be his taciturn character.

When the group entered the villa and climbed to the top, many disciples greeted Long Qianqiu and Long Danyun.

When Xie Yuan walked into the villa, he saw that it was huge, with many disciples, magnificent buildings and elegant courtyards. Many exotic flowers and plants were planted on both sides of the path, with clusters of flowers and green grass, which made people feel relaxed and happy. The villa was filled with strange fragrance, worthy of being called Tianxiang Villa.

Arriving at a reception room covered with flowers and trees, Long Qianqiu treated Xie Yuan to tea and reluctantly let Luo Dongsheng drink with him, which made Xie Yuan secretly wonder about the relationship between the two families, or what this treasure was related to.

After tea, there was a sumptuous dinner, with delicious food, beautiful singing girls, and everything else, which did not make Xie Yuan feel that he was being treated with disrespect in the slightest.

After the banquet, Long Qianqiu personally led Xie Yuan to a large and luxurious guest house. After seeing Xie Yuan in, he bowed at the door:
"Mr. Zhang, please rest here. If you have any questions, please let me know. Don't be shy."

Xie Yuan bowed and exchanged polite words, and waited for Long Qianqiu to personally close the door for him before he went into the room, waved away the maid, stood in front of the large wooden barrel filled with hot water, and asked:

"Miss Mu, what do you think?"

Mu Chaoyun seemed to walk out of the night, appearing dimly and quietly, right next to Xie Yuan.

She had been hiding in the dark and following them without leaving any trace.

The two of them had already communicated secretly and wanted to see the secret behind this treasure.

But even though Long Qianqiu and Luo Dongsheng's strength was nothing to them who were in a different realm, they were not completely careless in the unfamiliar environment. They needed to take care of each other, one in the light and the other in the dark.

"The jade disc fragments should contain a very important secret, and the relationship between Luo Dongsheng and Long Qianqiu is very subtle. It is not a simple relationship of hostility or alliance."

After making some soundproofing arrangements and making sure no one could eavesdrop, Mu Chaoyun gave his prepared answer.

But she was a little absent-minded and her eyes were already glancing into the barrel.

Xie Yuan nodded slightly. He thought so too. Then he continued:
"There is also the Five Elements Sect they mentioned. I remember it was one of the strongest sects in southern Hebei. It should have two Grandmasters. It seems to have a complicated relationship with them, and it is also related to this jade disc. Interesting, what could be the treasure that involves three Grandmaster-level forces?"

He took out the jade disc, but even he and Mu Chaoyun could not tell what big secret it contained.

"Maybe it's just a medium, the real secret is not in it itself."

Mu Chaoyun couldn't help herself when she said this. After running around and getting hurt for days, she hadn't had a chance to clean herself properly, which made her impatient. Seeing the hot water and clean environment in the bathtub, if it weren't for Xie Yuan, she would just want to take off her clothes and jump in. "Xie Yuan, I want to take a bath first, turn around."

Xie Yuan curled his lips and muttered:

"It's not like I've never seen it before."

But he still turned around obediently.

Mu Chaoyun's cheeks turned slightly red, and she thought of some ridiculous things and stared at his back fiercely.

Then, with a rustle, she took off her dress, spread her amazingly long and straight legs, stepped directly into the barrel, and submerged herself in it.

The hot water that had not been used for many days covered away the filth and fatigue on his body, and Mu Chaoyun could not help but let out a soft moan.

Xie Yuan identified the location by the sound and turned around. Mu Chaoyun quickly covered his chest with both hands and scolded with a slightly red face:

"What are you looking at? I need to take a bath, get out now."

"okay."

Xie Yuan agreed, swiftly pulled on his clothes and jumped into the barrel.

Although he lost the pure Yang essence, he also gained a lot of postures. If he had known that if he really listened to Mu Chaoyun and moved aside obediently at this time, he might be even more unhappy later.

Don't mean yes - it would be illegal most of the time, but it's appropriate at this time.

"What are you doing? Um..."

The house was filled with the sound of continuous water splashing, like waves hitting the shore, continuous and uninterrupted all night long.

Three days in a row.

Long Qianqiu treated Xie Yuan as a guest of honor, with endless drinking and feasting, singing and dancing, and a grand reception, never mentioning anything else.

Until three days later.

Long Qianqiu took Xie Yuan into the study, waved away the people around him, looked at Xie Yuan, and said sincerely:

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think of Tianxiang Villa?"

“It’s a great place with singing and dancing, good food and drink.”

Xie Yuan said honestly.

Long Qianqiu smiled slightly and asked:

"What does Mr. Zhang think of Long?"

"He is warm and generous, treats people with sincerity, and has the demeanor of a gentleman."

Xie Yuan said honestly again.

Long Qianqiu humbly cupped his hands, then stared at Xie Yuan and asked:

"Then Mr. Zhang, are you willing to join our Tianxiang Villa? Our Tianxiang Villa has always been eager to recruit talented people. If a master like Mr. Zhang is willing to join us, the position of deputy owner has always been vacant."

Xie Yuan hesitated for a moment, looking embarrassed:

"Master Long, Tianxiang Villa is very good, and you treat me well, but it's still too fast. I'm afraid I need to think about it..."

Long Qianqiu looked understanding:

"Of course. After all, a journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character. Mr. Zhang and Long have only known each other for a short time, so it is normal for him to have some concerns. But it doesn't matter, you can live in the villa, and when you have a plan, you can stay or leave, it's up to you. During this period, you are the VIP and benefactor of the villa, and a friend of Long, so just treat this place as your home.

"But there is one thing I need to discuss with Mr. Zhang first..."

Long Qianqiu looked somewhat embarrassed and sighed:
"It's actually that piece of jade disc fragment, it's of great importance."

Hearing this, Xie Yuan took out the jade disc and placed it on the table, then asked curiously:

"I have been looking at this thing for a long time. Apart from being a little ancient, I don't see anything special about it. Why are both Long Manor Master and Luo Fort Master paying so much attention to it? I wonder what is its use?"

Long Qianqiu saw the thing right in front of him. Xie Yuan had even let go of it, and his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

But he just took a breath and then said:
"Originally, this dispute is not something that should be told to outsiders. But considering the relationship between Mr. Zhang and the villa, it is okay to tell them. I believe Mr. Zhang will keep his mouth shut.

"It's a long story. It all started two hundred years ago...

“Two hundred years ago, there was no Tianxiang Villa, Luo Family Castle, or Five Elements Sect in southern Hebei. There were only three young warriors, Tong, Long, and Luo, who were like-minded and became brothers. They were adventuring in this area.

"But the three of them could only be considered third-rate in martial arts, and they had not made any name for themselves. As they were getting old and had not yet achieved fame, the three of them were lamenting the passing of time and were slowly accepting reality when an opportunity came.

"They accidentally broke into a secret place and opened a treasure. The three of them all learned first-class martial arts, and their cultivation improved by leaps and bounds. They soon became masters! Then, relying on the gift of this treasure, they made a great name for themselves in southern Hebei, and even founded their own sects, thus forming the Five Elements Sect, Tianxiang Villa, and Luo Family Fort."

Xie Yuan nodded slightly after hearing this. This story was not a secret. It was a famous rumor in Jizhou. He only mentioned the key points briefly and no one knew whether it was true or false.

Long Qianqiu continued:

“After that, they became successful and sealed the secret place, divided the key into three parts, and agreed to jointly own the secret place and open it together when needed.

“Many stories have happened among our three families over the past two hundred years…but we still maintain the friendship of our ancestors.

"However, the Five Elements Sect is very powerful, with two Grandmasters, one of whom is even close to the level of opening the Bridge to Heaven. He has been in seclusion for many years and has not appeared. No one knows what level he is at.

"This has caused Luo Dongsheng and I to be a little worried in recent years. We have declined the invitations from the Five Elements Sect to open the secret place several times."

He paused and turned his gaze forward:
"But the predecessors actually mentioned that this key seems to be incomplete, and there are other parts. If you get it, you may be able to replace one of them and open the secret place. If you have this one..."

"Then this jade disc..."

Xie Yuan suddenly realized.

Long Qianqiu nodded heavily:
"I received news a few days ago that something exactly like the key was found outside, so I sent Danyun to secretly trade for it. Now it seems that it is indeed the remaining part of the key."

He moved his hand and took out a jade disc fragment, which looked exactly like the one on the table.

Long Qianqiu placed his fragments on the table. Two pieces were placed side by side, and they actually fit together perfectly, forming a shape that was close to a semicircle.

"really……"

He sighed and said:

"Mr. Zhang, you see, this thing is indeed part of the key. Although three pieces can open it, if there is one more piece..."

Long Qianqiu didn't say much, but said sincerely:
"Mr. Zhang, this thing is useless to you, but it is very useful to me and Tianxiang Villa. If you give it to me, I will pay you a reward that will satisfy you..."

He took out a large box and opened it. The grids inside were filled with various high-quality elixirs. The aroma of the medicine was so strong that Xie Yuan felt relaxed and happy.

"These are all yours. Not only that, the skills of Tianxiang Villa and those from secret places are all yours to choose from.

"And if you join the villa, all of these will be yours."

Facing Long Qianqiu's expectant and sincere eyes, Xie Yuan nodded silently and said slowly:
"Let me think about it for a while."

Long Qianqiu frowned slightly:
"Mr. Zhang, are you not satisfied with this?"

"I am satisfied, but if I take the jade disc, there may be something more important."

Xie Yuan showed a hint of greed at the right moment.

Long Qianqiu was silent for a moment and sighed:

"Okay. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to have such a vision. In this case, Long will think of a way.

"Originally this shouldn't happen, but after all, you are the benefactor of Tianxiang Villa, and I will try my best."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan grinned and said,
"Thank you for your help, Master Long. If I gain anything, I will never forget your support."

Long Qianqiu just waved his hands helplessly:

"Long has really made a decision that goes against our ancestors... But a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. As long as I can repay Mr. Zhang's kindness, it will be worth it. I'm sure our ancestors won't blame me."

"must."

Xie Yuan nodded.

Returning to his guest house, Xie Yuan looked at Mu Chaoyun and said with a smile:

"Almost. I guess he will take me to that secret place in two days."

"are you ready?"

Mu Chaoyun asked.

Xie Yuan nodded, feeling the profound energy running in his body, and said with a smile:

"We are well prepared."

He stood by the window, looking at the mountains full of medicinal fields and the farmers working in the fields, looking at the thriving scene of spiritual flowers everywhere, and shook his head.

If it were in the past, maybe I really wouldn’t be able to see anything.

Two days later.

Long Qianqiu found Xie Yuan and said in a low voice:

"Mr. Zhang, Lord Luo and I have agreed that we will go to the secret place together. All the gains will be divided equally among the three of us.

"Mr. Zhang, let's go. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." (End of this chapter)