Chapter 451 Tiger Hill

"Let's go, Brother Xiao, let's go home first."

Seeing that the matter here was settled, Xin Zhen suggested that Xiao Feng go home.

Xiao Feng glanced at Taihu Lake, feeling reluctant to leave. Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, this will be your home from now on. You can stay as long as you want. It doesn't matter if you stay here for a while."

Xiao Feng suddenly realized and laughed, "It turned out that I was affected by this dragon body. When I saw Taihu Lake, I felt like jumping down and sleeping comfortably at the bottom of the lake."

Xin Zhen burst into laughter, and Xiao Feng also laughed.

The two of them, together with the four friends from Meizhuang, went to Xin Zhen's home.

The four of them hid their figures, and then each showed their strengths, flying quickly to land at the door of the house. As soon as they landed, they saw Fan Jie standing at the door.

Xin Zhen hurriedly went to greet him, bowed and said, "Father-in-law, why are you out?"

Fan Jie stroked his beard and smiled, "The battle over Taihu Lake is over, and I thought it was time for you to come back."

He turned to look at the four friends at Plum Manor and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we last met. I hope you are doing well."

Dan Qingsheng snorted and said, "Fan Jie, after not seeing you for so many years, you seem to have lost some of your arrogance. You look much more refreshed now."

Upon hearing this, Fan Jie's expression darkened, and he immediately bowed to the four friends of Plum Manor, saying, "I was young and frivolous back then, so if I said anything wrong, please forgive me."

The four friends of Meizhuang looked at each other in bewilderment, and they all thought to themselves, Fan Jie was so arrogant in the past that he even dared to comment on the immortals in the sky at will, but why is he so humble today? Could it be that his youthful spirit has been completely wiped out by the cruel life?

Well, that's right. The four of us brothers have long been worn down by this world, losing our former vigor and vitality, and have become the middle-aged and elderly people that we once hated. Who can be an exception?

Thinking of this, the anger in the four people's hearts had disappeared for the most part, and they instead felt that they were all wanderers in the same world.

Dan Qingsheng said with some shame: "In fact, we four brothers were really offended back then. We knew that you would not easily comment on others, but you still forced us to comment on you. It is normal for you to be angry and it is understandable that you spoke harshly. We have long forgotten these things.

I even forgot that you liked to wear white clothes back then. On the day we looked for you, you were being carried by King Ning in a luxurious carriage to a banquet at Feixian Tower, and you were accompanied by Li Tong and four others from the academy.

At that time, we blocked the carriage, you lifted the curtain and looked at us with disgust. I asked you loudly to comment, but you said you were in a bad mood today and didn't want to comment.

My second brother wrote a knight's tale in the air on the spot, my third brother turned the floating clouds into a chessboard in the sky, my eldest brother played the piano on the spot, attracting birds and beasts to gather, and I put floating clouds, birds and beasts, and knight's tales into my painting, and please comment on it.

But you just smiled contemptuously at that time and said, "What little house sparrow dares to ask me about my future?" Alas, your contemptuous look back then was like looking at a few ants. Haha, but it's nothing. I have long forgotten such things, hahaha."

Xin Zhen and Xiao Feng looked at each other.

Fan Jie laughed at himself and shook his head, "Yes, I was too arrogant back then, thinking that I had a pair of discerning eyes that could identify all the talents in the world, and that I could be considered one of them.

But that is not the case. In fact, I am just an old pawnshop owner. After reviewing various rare treasures, I regarded myself as a pawnshop owner and thought I was also a rare treasure. In fact, I am just an ordinary commodity. "

Hearing Fan Jie's humility, Tu Bi Weng was filled with emotion and said, "In fact, we were wrong back then. We knew you were in a bad mood, but we still insisted on your comments. Under such circumstances, your words would naturally not be pleasant to hear, and it was natural for me to be humiliated by you. Alas."

The four friends at Meizhuang all felt sad.

Fan Jie looked stunned and said, "I didn't humiliate you back then."

"Huh?" The four friends of Meizhuang looked at Fan Jie in surprise.

Fan Jie said sincerely: "No matter how bad my mood is, I will not bring my emotions to the review. Even if I am in a good mood, my evaluation of you will be the same."

Huang Zhonggong: “…”

Bald Pen: "..."

Black and White: “…”

Dan Qingsheng: “…”

Grass!
The four friends of Meizhuang were all filled with shame and indignation. They knew that this old villain was not a good person and was lying in ambush here. They thought he was different from before, but they didn't expect him to be still so disgusting!
Fan Jie glanced at the four friends at Meizhuang and said, "What's wrong with a little sparrow? They are all little sparrows, but there is a difference between the swallows in the halls of the rich and the common people. My son-in-law has a bright future. If you follow him, you may be able to accomplish great things. If you still hold grudges about the past, that would be foolish."

After these words were spoken, Huang Zhonggong, who had been silent the whole time, bowed deeply to Fan Jie. Dan Qingsheng asked in surprise, "Brother, what are you doing? Why are you bowing to this old villain?"

Huang Zhonggong scolded: "What do you know? Mr. Fan is giving us some advice!"

He turned to look at Fan Jie and said, "Thank you Mr. Fan for your advice. From now on, we will definitely go all out to assist you, both to achieve a career and to clear our own name. Although the four of us brothers are not as good as those geniuses, we are not mediocre people either!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Jie clapped his hands and laughed, "That's right. When people reach a certain age, they should realize that their abilities are limited. Only by positioning themselves well can they maximize their talents. Those who always feel that their talents are not appreciated are the real fools."

Huang Zhonggong nodded to accept the instruction, and then Fan Jie looked at Xiao Feng with a somewhat doubtful expression, and said: "Jian'er, who is this hero with the appearance of a dragon and a tiger?"

Xin Zhen quickly introduced him to Fan Jie, "Father-in-law, this is my good friend Xiao Feng. He had a fortuitous encounter and now his body is the dragon body of Qiantang Dragon King Ao Zhang."

Fan Jie was very surprised when he heard this: "Rebirth by taking over another body? I have heard of such a miracle in the past, but I didn't expect it to really exist. However, what is so extraordinary about Brother Xiao Shi is not his body, but his heroic spirit that looks down on the world. It is so rare!"

At this point, the four friends at Meizhuang were all impressed. They had seen how powerful Xiao Feng was, so they naturally understood the value of Fan Jie's comments.

Ao Zhang was much worse than Ao Sheng, but Xiao Feng defeated Ao Sheng with Ao Zhang's dragon body. The reason for this was not Ao Zhang's dragon body, but Xiao Feng's. This was the first time Xiao Feng had met Fan Jie, and he had not heard of him before. After seeing the conversation between the four friends of Plum Manor and Fan Jie, and their evaluation of him, he got to know Fan Jie a little. When he saw Fan Jie praising him, he smiled and said, "Mr. Fan, you are too kind."

Fan Jie also smiled and said without further ado, "Come on, everyone, please come inside. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you all. Now that all the wise men have come, it is time to discuss how to work together for the great cause."

As soon as these words were spoken, the four friends of Meizhuang all said yes, and they entered the hall. As expected, the banquet had been prepared, and everyone sat down and talked about things while eating.

Fan Jie and the Four Friends of Meizhuang can be considered a reunion of old friends. Although they were not friends back then, people of the same era always have many topics to talk about, especially since they were people who had experienced glorious years in the capital. Although they may not have been friends, they always had a lot of resonance when talking about that period.

However, Fan Jie and the four friends of Meizhuang were not the kind of people who only reminisced about the past. They only briefly touched on this topic and talked more about the future. They discussed more about how to take over the eastern route of Jiangnan.

In the collision of ideas, the idea gradually became clear. That is, to borrow the name of Longhushan Gong Muzhi to establish his own power, and then gradually win over the big families in the east of Jiangnan in the name of missionary work. After gaining the support of the big families in the east of Jiangnan, he would actually control the east of Jiangnan. This was the overall situation.

Now that they have grown in number, they have to consider a base for their sect, because there will be more people coming, and it will also be easier to find those who want to join them.

Everyone discussed where to set up the base, and after some consideration, they finally decided to set it on Tiger Hill.

There are naturally many famous mountains in the eastern part of Jiangnan. For example, Maoshan, where the Maoshan Sect is located, Zhongshan in Jinling, and Qixiashan of the Qixia Sect are all good bases for sects, but all of these famous mountains have owners.

Some of these sects are extremely powerful, so naturally they cannot be defeated. And even if they are small inheritances, they cannot be defeated at will. If you rob without a legitimate reason, you will always be despised.

If you can take what belongs to others by force, then others can naturally take what belongs to you.

There must be a legitimate reason to avoid future troubles, just like when Xiao Feng seized Taihu Lake. Firstly, it was an internal dispute among the Dragon Clan, which outsiders had no right to interfere. Secondly, Longhu Mountain and the Dragon Clan had always been hostile to each other, so it was just a matter of taking it. If other people knew the grudges involved, no one would be surprised that Xin Zhen would make such a choice.

Huqiu Mountain is a small hill in Gusu. Although there is a Buddhist temple on it, it does not belong to any sect. It is just a place to burn incense and worship Buddha. No one will care if someone establishes a sect on it, and there will not be any conflict.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that Huqiu Mountain is in Gusu. Setting up Gong Muzhi here will make it convenient for him to contact the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River. The families of those wealthy families can come here to burn incense at any time, which will naturally make it convenient to control the eastern route of the south of the Yangtze River.

After discussing these, it was settled.

Afterwards, Xin Zhen went back to the house next door. He had to go back to accompany his parents and sister. Xiao Feng went back to Taihu Lake. There were a large number of aquatic creatures in Taihu Lake that needed to be pacified. Ao Sheng had left, and if these aquatic creatures were not pacified, they would eventually become a scourge to the nearby areas.

On the second day, Xin Zhen, Fan Jie and others climbed up Tiger Hill and stood at Hufu Pavilion, which is also known as Zhishuang Pavilion. It is located in the southwest of Tiger Hill Pagoda, at the highest point of the mountain. It was formerly known as "Little Wutai" and was named after the poem "Four mountains are refreshing, and the sun sets in the west". From here you can overlook the entire Tiger Hill.

Fan Jie looked around Tiger Hill and laughed, "What kind of mountain is this? It's just a small dirt slope."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "The mountain is a little short, but it's just right for us to be close to the earth and get closer to the great families in the south of the Yangtze River."

Huang Zhonggong also smiled and said, "Fortunately, the scenery is really nice. There are also many places of interest and historical sites on it. When we circle the entire mountain in the future, it will be quite magnificent."

Xin Zhen nodded and looked at Xiao Feng and asked, "Have you dealt with the Taihu issue?"

Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Kill one group, beat one group, and pull another group. This is what you taught me before, and it works very well."

Xin Zhen smiled. This was when Xiao Feng was given the task in a time of crisis. After the Jin Kingdom conquered the Liao Kingdom, he gathered the remaining soldiers in order to recruit a large number of usable soldiers.

Fan Jie pondered this sentence for a moment, and immediately praised: "This is a superior strategy for controlling subordinates. Brother Xiao Shi has mastered this method at such a young age. His future is limitless."

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Are you praising your son-in-law?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

At this time, Huang Zhonggong said, "It seems that the abbot of Yunyan Temple is coming over there."

Xin Zhen naturally noticed that his group did not try to hide their tracks and landed directly from the clouds, so it was normal for the Yunyan Temple to discover them.

A few moments later, several old monks came in breathlessly. As soon as they met, they put their hands together and said respectfully, "The old monks of Yunyan Temple greet you, the immortals."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I, the Duke of Longhu Mountain, Mu Zhidu Gong Xin Zhen, greet all the eminent monks of Yunyan Temple. I am sorry for coming here and I think I have disturbed your meditation. May I ask what your names are?"

The head monk was surprised and said, "It turned out to be the immortal from Mount Longhu. I am Xuanji, the abbot of Yunyan Temple. These two are my junior brothers, Xuanfang and Xuanlin. The immortal from Mount Longhu has come to visit us, but I am sorry for not welcoming you."

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "We were the ones who came here in a presumptuous way, so how can we say it's impolite?"

Xuan Ji said cautiously, "I wonder what you immortals are here for?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. My father Mu Zhi needs a famous mountain to establish his sect. I think Tiger Hill is a good place. I plan to practice here. We will be neighbors with Yunyan Temple in the future, so we need to have more exchanges."

Xuan Ji was shocked again, his expression changing continuously. The two old monks behind him were shocked and angry, but they did not dare to say anything. After all, they were ordinary Buddhists, not powerful men with magical powers. In fact, they were just mortals. How dare they confront a cultivator like Xin Zhen?

Xuan Ji was a very well-educated person after all. After a moment of shock, he immediately grasped the meaning behind Xin Zhen's words and asked tentatively, "The Immortal wants to practice in Tiger Hill. How about staying in Yunyan Temple?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Master Xuanji, don't worry. You just need to practice in Yunyan Temple. We in Longhu Mountain are naturally reasonable and will not do anything robbing or robbing. Huqiu Mountain is big enough to accommodate Gong Muzhi and Yunyan Temple."

Xuan Ji heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and nodded repeatedly, "That's great, that's great, thank you, Immortal, thank you, Immortal!"

At this point, Xin Zhen was about to see him off, but Xuan Ji said, "Since Immortal Xin wants to practice in Tiger Hill, but has no Taoist temple to stay in, my Yunyan Temple is willing to donate 10,000 taels of silver to the Immortal to help him build a Taoist temple. This is also a fulfillment of the friendship between neighbors."

Xin Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Xuanji, there is no need to do this. I said that Tiger Hill is big enough to accommodate Gong Muzhi and Yunyan Temple."

(End of this chapter)