Chapter 103: Family Gathering (1)
The Huo Nie family’s external conference room is strictly not on the two floors of the headquarters.
Instead, I cleverly disguised it in this building with a company that I don’t know any industry, and the decoration is very stylish.
It is not gorgeous, and even with a rough and original flavor. When you walk into it, you will understand the style, which is a primitive and quaint.
The thick logs, the stools that are directly polished, and the hanging animal skins are not the key. The key is that there is a huge woodcut map hanging on the front wall of the conference room.
As for the content of the map, I'm afraid many Chinese people can recognize it at a glance. It is the map in the collection of the mythological stories of "Shan Hai Jing", and it should be the most complete and ancient version.
At least in the version of "Shan Hai Jing" circulating on the market, I did not see such a complete map, and it was slightly different.
When I first approached this conference room, I once asked Lan Xuan: "What is this? Is it the 'cultural relic' of our Huo Nie family?"
My tone was a bit joking, but Lan Xuan said two words to me mysteriously: "The end."
But what is that end? There are many puzzles left by the strange Chinese book of Shanhai Jing, and there are many controversies about the map appended there, but there is no such fresh statement as Lan Xuan.
But Lan Xuan shook her head and said to me seriously: "I don't understand what the end is. It is said that when Lord Nie was alive, one day, I looked at this map and was immersed in the mind for a long time. Finally, I picked up my pen and wrote two words, which was the end."
Is the end point?
This map gives me a strange feeling, as if it is connected to my destiny. So, despite being guided by a complex mood, I entered this meeting and the moment I walked in, my eyes unconsciously fell on the woodcut map, occupying a whole wall.
The clearly simple and rough lines were portrayed, as if leading me into another world a real but missing world. I really wanted to indulge in it and experience the truly profound history, but I couldn't do this, because before me, there was an old man with white hair and beard walking slowly while admiring the map, pondering and wondering what he was thinking?
The moment I came in, his eyes reluctantly retracted from the map and landed on me - like a falcon.
"I'm Liu Yinfeng." After looking at each other for a second, his eyes eventually became a little contemptuous, and he just casually clasped his fists at me, saying hello.
In order to resolve my embarrassment and to remind me of some necessary things, Lan Xuan hurried forward and said in my ear: "Mr. Ye, this is the head of the Liu family, Mr. Liu Yinfeng. The Liu family is also a big family, inherited from the Ming Dynasty."
At this point, before Lan Xuan finished speaking, Liu Yinfeng interrupted Lan Xuan's words: "You little girl, be careful. Isn't this Mr. Ye the head of your Huo Nie family? How can you not know these trivial matters? Besides, when he comes, just talk."
The implication is that the conversation between the head of the family, and there is no room for Lan Xuan to speak.
While speaking, he was already sitting at the top of the long log conference table, next to the head of the Huo Nie family, touching the long beard deliberately set on his chin, and looking at me with some pride and oppression.
In the other hand, he kept rolling two bright copper-colored "Iron Danzi". I subconsciously looked at it. There were complex patterns on this "Iron Danzi, which seemed to be a flower and bird picture. But thanks to the years I learned the formation on the mountain, I could see at a glance that the seemingly true and wrong flower and bird picture was just a disguise. The two "Iron Danzi" were actually a mother-of-child pattern.
As for what it does, I can't tell with my current skills.
I calmly raised my hand at Lan Xuan, indicating that Lan Xuan didn't have to interfere and worry about anything. Then Yun Danfeng sat gently in the head of the family. Liu Yinfeng saw me looking at the "Tie Danzi" in his hand, and his eyes became sharper.
It seemed that it was a demonstration that the speed of turning the "Iron Danzi" in his hand suddenly became faster. During the rotation and collision, there was a clear spark. What's even more strange is that a faint sound of thunder came from the two Iron Danzis.
Under such a mighty power, Liu Yinfeng suddenly spoke: "Little baby, no, you should call the head of the Ye family. I already know the "good things" you Huo Nie family and Shui Tong family have hidden from our major families. After all, there is no airtight wall in the world. My old man speaks directly, and he is not afraid of offending anyone with his old body? We don't say secret words, and my Liu family asks to share the news you have received."
I nodded to show that I heard it, then turned around and signaled that Lan Xuan would bring me an ashtray.
I quietly lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then slowly let out a sip of smoke, looking at Liu Yinfeng, without saying a word.
And the old man Liu didn't seem to be a good-tempered person. Seeing that I was silent, he had already stared at me. The two "iron balls" in his hand collided even more violently. The sound of the hidden thunder turned into the sound of muffled thunder, which made the entire conference room vaguely shake.
He didn't allow me to speak, he quickly added: "You, Xiaowa, don't learn from this girl's doll, you are the one who brings me some silly, and it would be boring to play with this. Besides, she is a member of the family, no matter how capable she is, she will not be on the table. I can forgive her for not making any decisions, but I can't forgive you for being slutty for me."
When he spoke, I shook the cigarette in my hand and watched the ashes falling into the ashtray, and then spread out by the clear water in the ashtray, like a turbid world, which was really interesting.
"Ye Xiaowa!" Liu Yinfeng slapped the table for a moment, and he was about to take action if he had a disagreement.
Then I put out the cigarette in my hand and said, "During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the first leader of the Liu family, Liu Yunzhi, is said to have learned from a mysterious master of the Taoist branch of the Chunyang School of Taoism. In the battle of fame, he killed at the foot of Laoshan Mountain and brought up the "yellow rat demon" who caused trouble for seven villages and four towns. He also fell into the face of the Taoist hidden in Laoshan at that time, and was in a very popular position for a while."
What I am talking about is the history of the Liu family, and this incident is naturally glorious.
It seemed that Liu Yinfeng was very proud and very comfortable. He laughed twice. The iron ball in his hand that was "thundering" could be rotated a little slower, so it would not make me in the Nie family's external conference room like an earthquake.
But I didn't care, but continued to say: "After becoming famous in one battle, three demon hunters gradually gathered around Liu Yunzhi. In 1409 AD, the demon hunting family - the Liu family, and gathered four affiliated families. Under the protection of the Liu family, the four affiliated families have been passed down to this day as the head of the Liu family."
Liu Yinfeng felt more and more comfortable, and almost forgot to turn the iron ball in his hand, and the thunder gradually became smaller and disappeared.
"The Liu family is on the surface, on the contrary, one of the affiliated families has stepped forward and mainly engaged in some trading business. Due to the inheritance and retained integrity, the current Wang, Ji, Tang, Wu, Zhong, and Liang family claim that the seven major families of the demon hunting family have fallen in the era are also the seven "nobles" of the demon hunting family, right?" I ignored Liu Yinfeng's reaction and just said it on my own.
Finally, with a faint tone, he asked Liu Yinfeng back.
"Hahaha" When talking about the last word "noble", Liu Yinfeng could no longer help laughing. He pinched his beard and started to laugh loudly. Lan Xuan looked at me in surprise, but I nodded at Lan Xuan.
I think Lan Xuan should understand what I mean, that is the information she prepared for me. I have read it and memorized it in my heart.
How could a detailed document be without the information of the seven demon hunting families? Although it was mentioned briefly, I was concerned about it and asked Su Ling to find more detailed information for me, which was a thorough understanding of this "world".
A deep sense of crisis has long surrounded me. How could I do nothing because of my injury in this situation?
Looking at my calmness and determination, a hint of relief flashed in Lan Xuan's eyes, and then nodded slightly at me, retreating behind me, Liu Yinfeng, who seemed to have been complacent, did not notice this little movement between me and Lan Xuan, but after laughing, he said loudly: "Well, you, Xiaowa Ye, are not as boring as I imagined. Of course, there are only a few of our families who have left behind now. And the times have changed, and I think you know what kind of turmoil has happened."
When he said this, Liu Yinfeng pondered for a moment, then his eyes returned to the sharpness of a falcon, and said, "Since that's the case, then what news did you get in this matter should be taken out and handed over to my Liu family. Maybe you can get some protection in this era."
I lazily tidied up my sleeves, but smiled faintly at Liu Yinfeng and said, "Mr. Liu, when it comes to aristocrats, your attitude is absolutely true. But there are seven families in this family called aristocrats? Is the Liu family the dominant?"
Liu Yinfeng's face changed, and he seemed to be about to get angry again. He said loudly: "You kid, do you want to use other families to oppress my Liu family?"
I lowered my head, but my smile was already a little cold. I am afraid that this comfortable life has been too long, which has made this old man who has lived a long life and still doesn't know how to be calm and low-key, become the head of the family, and is proud of himself, and can live well and sit here to talk to me.
If he led the Liu family in a chaotic era, could he survive well?
Thinking of this, I looked up and shook my head and said calmly: "No, I don't mean that. Things that Mr. Liu feel that there is no pressure does not mean that I don't have pressure. Right?"
Chapter completed!