Volume 1: The Return of the Ancestor Chapter 13: Meeting the Great Master
Xue Xiuyi and Li Ru were sitting at a streetside tea stall drinking large bowls of tea.
From where they were standing, they could just see the alley across the street.
Although their view is occasionally blocked by pedestrians on the street, this also guarantees their safety.
When they saw the "yellow-faced middle-aged man" pushing the sword forward, the two thought they were going to fight and they couldn't help but hold the hilt of the sword nervously.
Then their view was blocked by passers-by, and when they looked again, they saw Min Xuelou swooping down.
This scene made Xue Xiuyi almost stand up, but the calmer Li Ru held her arm down.
Then the two of them couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise.
Because after Min Xuelou pounced down, not only did he not attack, but he knelt down in front of the person being carried!
"This...what's going on?" Xue Xiuyi couldn't help but stutter as she asked.
After being shocked, Li Ru was also full of doubts. Her mind raced as she guessed, "Could it be... that he is a teacher of the same generation as Master Su Yi?"
“But I heard that, except for great-uncle Su Yi, all the seven true disciples of the founder have died, right?” Xue Xiuyi expressed her confusion.
Li Ru frowned, "They said they all died, but the body of the fifth great-grandmaster has never been found."
Xue Xiuyi was very surprised to hear this, but still asked with some uncertainty: "Are you saying that the person being carried on his back might be the fifth great-uncle?"
Li Ru didn't answer.
Because the new scene that appeared in the alley had already given the answer - after Min Xuelou, Mu Chunhua also knelt in front of the person who was carried on his back.
"It looks like it could really be our fifth great-uncle master. Let's go over there quickly!" Xue Xiuyi stood up excitedly.
Li Ru was also quite excited, but she was a calmer person and her emotions were not as obvious as Xue Xiuyi's.
Nodding, she threw down the tea money and followed Xue Xiuyi into the alley.
However, as soon as they crossed the street and entered the alley, they saw an unexpected scene - Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua stood up together, clasped their fists and bowed to the "yellow-faced middle-aged man"!
This scene made the two of them stunned.
Although the etiquette of Wuji Dao is not as strict as that of other sects, it is still quite particular.
Peers only need to greet and clasp their fists when facing each other, and only when facing teachers and elders do they need to bow.
As for the ceremonial kneeling, it is only used on certain special occasions, such as worshiping ancestors, paying homage to a teacher, or expressing excitement when meeting a teacher again after a long separation, etc.
However, according to the speculation of the two people just now, if the person being carried was the fifth great-uncle, even if the "yellow-faced middle-aged man" was his disciple, he was only of the same generation as Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua. How could he let the two of them salute him like a teacher?
On the other side, Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua had already noticed the arrival of the two.
Min Xuelou turned his head. Although there were traces of tears on his cheeks, he was rarely smiling. He waved at the two of them and said, "What are you two standing there for? Come and pay respect to the Grandmaster!"
"Ancestor? !!!"
The two people who had just come to their senses were stunned again.
At this time, Mu Chunhua also turned around and waved, "Come here quickly!"
Xue Xiuyi and Li Ru finally came to their senses. Although they were a little confused, they still walked over obediently and quickly.
The two men did not hear any more specific explanation, and were forced by their respective masters to kneel and kowtow to the man being carried on the big man's back.
"No need to be polite, everyone get up."
A plain and gentle voice suddenly appeared in Li Ru's mind, startling her.
She subconsciously looked up and saw the man's face that looked quite familiar - it was at least 70% similar to the portrait of the sect's founder. Could this man... really be the legendary founder Su Yan who died overseas?
As her emotions were fluctuating, she was half-pulled to stand up by her master Mu Chunhua.
At this time, Min Xuelou wiped the tears from his face and asked, "Grandmaster, you back then..."
"This is not the place to talk. Ask me later if you have anything to say." Su Yan's voice appeared in the minds of several people.
Su Yan had tried to transmit sound to two people at the same time a month ago, but this was the first time Su Yan tried to transmit sound to six people at the same time. He felt it was quite strenuous and felt tired after saying a few words.
Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua actually had no fewer questions in their minds than Xue Xiuyi and Li Ru, but they dared not disobey Su Yan's words.
After hesitating for a moment, Min Xuelou said, "The sect has a secret shop in the south city. Why don't you come with us there, Grandmaster?"
Judging from the performance of Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua just now, they obviously did not expect his appearance, so Su Yan was not afraid that they were traitors of Wuji Dao. He then took him to the place where there was an ambush, and immediately sent a message to Wu Yue, indicating that it was okay.
Min Xuelou didn't hear the master's voice again. When he was wondering if the master disagreed, he heard Wu Yue say, "Master said it's okay. You lead the way."
Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua asked no more questions and immediately led the way.
Xue Xiuyi and Li Ru fell behind. They turned their gazes away from Wu Yue and looked at each other.
Without saying anything, the two could guess each other's thoughts at the moment - no wonder the master had actually saluted him before, it turned out that this man was their great uncle.
Because the store was located in the south city, although the group chose to walk through the alleys to avoid attracting attention, they still arrived at Yao Ji Grocery Store quickly.
Entering the most spacious main house in the courtyard, Tie Xiong put Su Yan on the bed as Su Yan requested.
In this way, Su Yan faced his disciples in a relatively normal cross-legged sitting posture.
Wu Yue stood to the lower right of Su Yan, and Tie Xiong stood to the lower right of Wu Yue, both facing Min Xuelou and the other three.
Min Xuelou opened her mouth to ask something, but Mu Chunhua pulled her back and said to Li Ru and Xue Xiuyi, "The person next to the Grandmaster is your eighth great-uncle. Hurry up and greet him."
When the two came back, they knew Wu Yue's identity, so they were mentally prepared. They immediately bowed and clasped their fists, saying together: "Greetings to the Eighth Grandmaster Uncle."
Wu Yue felt a little embarrassed as he had become the great-grandmaster's uncle in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, she still had ginger juice on her face and her beard, so the change in her facial expression was not easily noticeable.
"No need to be so polite." Wu Yue responded politely, and then thought of Tie Xiong next to him, so he said, "This is my disciple Tie Xiong."
After hearing this, the expressions of Min Xuelou and the other three changed slightly, with Min Xuelou's expression changing the most obviously.
But soon Mu Chunhua pulled Min Xuelou aside, smiled and saluted Tiexiong, saying: "It turns out to be Junior Brother Tiexiong, I am sorry for being rude just now."
Tiexiong was a little nervous.
He had seen Min Xuelou swooping down in the alley. In his eyes, these women were all capable of flying high.
Therefore, he smiled a little helplessly and said, "Not rude, not rude."
Min Xuelou was originally disgusted with this male junior brother who suddenly appeared, but after seeing Tiexiong's honest and simple country boy behavior, he felt less disgusted, so he reluctantly clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Junior Brother Tiexiong."
Then, Li Ru and Xue Xiuyi also bowed to Tie Xiong under Mu Chunhua's instructions, "Greetings, Uncle Master."
"Ah, I am the uncle-master now?" Tie Xiong was obviously confused.
To be honest, he still hasn't figured out the relationship between him and this group of fellow disciples.
Wu Yue felt so embarrassed that she couldn't help but cough twice.
Fortunately, Tiexiong was not too stupid. Realizing that his performance was not very good, he scratched his head and stood aside without saying anything.
Su Yan has been secretly observing the performance of Min Xuelou and the other three.
He found that although these four people did not seem to have betrayed Wuji Dao, they were still a little strange. However, he could not figure out what was strange about them for the time being.
After thinking for a while, he sent a voice message to Min Xuelou: "I am not feeling well right now, so I can only send messages through my spiritual sense. However, sending messages to multiple people at the same time will easily tire my spiritual sense. For the sake of convenience, Wu Yue will send messages to you on my behalf from now on."
Min Xuelou was slightly stunned after hearing these words in her mind. Before she could fully understand, she heard Wu Yue say, "Master asks, who is the current head of Wuji Dao?"
Min Xuelou came back to his senses, exchanged glances with Mu Chunhua, and then turned to Su Yan and said, "It's Junior Sister Fu Xuan."
After hearing this, Wu Yue's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "Master asked, how many of his seven true disciples are still alive?"
This question made Min Xuelou and Mu Chunhua lower their heads and their faces turned ugly.
Min Xuelou opened his mouth, his voice inexplicably becoming hoarse—
"Only...only Uncle Su Yi is left!"
