Chapter 416: Three Elders Gather

What could happen at his own home?

Liang Qu was completely puzzled.

Seeing Xu Yuelong in low spirits and unwilling to explain, he bid him farewell, rowed to the shore, and switched to Chishan.

Before he reached home, many water beasts sent messages along the way, making Liang Qu rein in his horse and stop, his thoughts racing.

"An old turtle came to the house?"

Moonlight surged, and lotus leaves floated.

Otter-Otter-Open carried the box containing the Dragon Gauze to the shore, and the fat catfish poked its head out to look, listening carefully.

On the rock.

The old toad stood with his hands behind his back and his belly puffed out: "I am one hundred and ninety-six years old this year!"

The old turtle dismissed it with disdain: "I am two hundred and seventy-nine years old this year!"

The old giant clam counted silently: "My age is forgotten, perhaps over sixteen cycles?"

The old toad and the old turtle were shocked.

Sixteen cycles?

Wouldn't that be over nine hundred years old?

Can one live that long?

The old toad's eyes rolled, and he waved his frog web: "It doesn't count, it doesn't count! Age should be counted by being young! Recognize me as the elder brother!"

The old turtle was indignant: "You little frog, you go back on your word. In terms of seniority, when have you ever heard of being the elder by being younger?"

The old toad was speechless for a moment.

The fat catfish knew its opportunity had come. It stood up from the pond, waving its two long whiskers alternately, pointing and gesturing.

"Frog territory, driving me out of the pond?"

The old toad's frog head was very happy.

Not bad, living under the frog fence, one should be humble!

How could he know the old turtle wouldn't be intimidated at all.

"My master paid a deposit. If you want to drive me out of the pond, return the deposit first!"

Paid a deposit?

The fat catfish turned to look at the old toad.

Croak croak croak~

Croak~ croak croak~

The old toad's eyes moved upward, his white belly heaved, and he hummed an unknown song.

Creak.

The door hinge sounded.

The old toad sniffed the scent and shouted: "It's Liang kid who's back!"

The old turtle shouted: "Don't interrupt! We agreed that the older one is the elder!"

"You old turtle, the older you get, the less you know shame!"

"Little frog!"

"Old turtle!"

"Little frog!"

Outside the courtyard.

Liang Qu opened the lock and pushed open the door.

A black shadow flashed.

A "fluffy" black-haired big dog stepped on the high wall and leaped out from the wall.

"Hey, Wulong!"

Liang Qu hugged Wulong and rubbed the hair on its head into a ball.

After not seeing it for more than half a month, Wulong had grown another circle, much taller and stronger than an ordinary local dog. I'm afraid it could fight tigers and leopards in hand-to-hand combat soon.

"Master!"

"Xinglai! Still not asleep so late?"

Fan Xinglai, who hurried out from the inner courtyard, stepped forward to lead Chishan: "Those who raise horses sleep lightly; I'm used to it."

"No need. Spirit horses are different from ordinary horses; there's no need to get up specifically to feed them at night."

Chishan snorted and raised its head, revealing its long neck.

Fan Xinglai nodded: "A habit from when I was young; I'll change it slowly in the future."

"It's good that you're up." Liang Qu put down Wulong, "Did someone come to the house recently?"

"Master knows?"

Hearing Liang Qu mention that someone had come to the house, Fan Xinglai let out a long sigh of relief.

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"An old man came to the mansion the day before yesterday, leading a big turtle, saying he was your superior and wanted to move in.

I didn't quite believe it at first, but later the Great Master came forward to guarantee it, so I led him to live in the east wing, and that big turtle also moved into the pond."

A turtle, an old man...

Hearing the description, combined with the time and past events, Liang Qu's eyes flickered, and he already had a bottom line in his heart.

"Anything else?"

"Anything else? Oh, the quiet room in the house was repaired by people sent by the Chamber of Commerce. In addition, there are many invitations, all from the Zhang family, Li family, Huang family, saying they want to hold a banquet to invite you to dinner. I put them all in the study for you; the expired ones are on the right, and the unexpired ones are on the left."

Liang Qu listened to Fan Xinglai's introduction and had a general understanding of what had happened in the half month he had been away. He strode around the shadow wall.

The tree shade was swaying, and the polished bluestone reflected like a mirror in the moonlight.

Both the east and west wing rooms were lit.

It was already past the Hai hour, and those who were still not asleep were either just back from drinking flower wine on the river, or were highly skilled and had a significantly reduced need for sleep.

Liang Qu turned to look at Fan Xinglai: "Remember not to talk about the guest at home. Not to anyone, do you hear me?"

"Understood."

"Alright, go back to your room and rest."

Watching Fan Xinglai leave, Liang Qu looked around and thought for a moment, deciding to visit the east wing first.

Going to the west wing first would inevitably have the suspicion of being timid and probing the bottom.

Stepping onto the stone steps, Liang Qu knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in."

Fan Xinglai said it was an old man, but the voice didn't sound old, full of energy.

Liang Qu pushed open the door.

Inside the room.

The silver-haired old man in white clothes stood with his back to the desk and also with his back to Liang Qu, reaching out to sprinkle fine material from an oil-paper bag, which floated on the surface due to water tension.

Liang Qu looked up slightly. It was a tank of small turtles, looking like seven or eight of them, waving their limbs and floating on the water, scrambling to crawl and swallow the sprinkled turtle feed.

The old man straightened the edges of the oil-paper bag and folded it: "Do you know who I am?"

Liang Qu bowed respectfully.

"Prefect of Huaiyin Prefecture, Perfected Form Jiang Zongshi, Master Su, subordinate Liang Qu, pays respects to you, Master."

"Prefect of Huaiyin Prefecture, that's an old calendar." Su Guishan put the turtle food by the tank, turned around, and handed out a cushion: "Come, sit. Don't be restrained. This is your home, not mine."

While speaking, Su Guishan also picked up a water pot and poured a cup of tea for Liang Qu.

Although Liang Qu didn't understand the old Prefect's "death and resurrection" and the path of suddenly coming to live in his house, the old monk was on the left, and he had let the other party stay, so he wasn't too worried. He took the cushion and secretly sized him up through the reflection on the desk.

Su Guishan didn't look old at all. His stature was straight, his complexion was ruddy, and there were very few wrinkles. Only a head of silver hair was conspicuous. He must have been a very handsome man when he was young.

"I'm old, so I like chatting with young people full of vitality. On the way, I heard them all call you Ashui, so I'll call you that too, how about it?"

"Master Su is an old senior, and I am a junior. You can call me whatever you like."

"Still restrained, aren't you? It hasn't been easy for you to walk from a fisherman's son to today. You are also good at reading people's faces, but your nature is pure and kind, which is not a bad thing..."

Su Guishan skimmed off the tea foam, brought it to his mouth, and put it back on the table. "Alright, it's getting late. You just came back from outside, dusty and tired. I guess you're exhausted. Let me ask you, seeing me, are you surprised?"

"Very surprised."

"Then that's right." Su Guishan closed the half-scroll on the desk. "The Ghost Mother Sect knew about the changes in Huaiyin Prefecture, that the Prefect and the Great Martial Artist moved away one after another, and the defense was weak, while the supplies were abundant. It was a great opportunity for a sneak attack. Do you think we wouldn't know? You must know that sixty years ago, we were the ones who won, not them."

Liang Qu suddenly realized.

"Waiting for the rabbit?"

"Not bad, but things can't always go as planned. There was a slight slip-up, and it wasn't a complete success in one battle; one escaped.

So I joined forces with Weng Lijun to stage a fake death, wanting to trick the remaining person out and kill them."

Liang Qu didn't know the specific details, but he immediately understood the whole thing.

So that was it. He had thought the Ghost Mother Sect had suddenly become capable, but it was still that clumsy stuff.

"Master Su, you are meticulous, but, I am just a small Water Official, my strength is only Wolf Smoke, why call me your superior, and..."

"And move into your house and tell you the truth?"

Liang Qu didn't commit.

Jiang Zongshi chess game, what does it have to do with a small Wolf Smoke like him?

"The Prefect let that kid from the Jian family do it, so why can't I serve as a River Inspector? How is it that I am not your superior?"

Damn!

Liang Qu was shocked.

River Inspector, From Second Rank!

This official position was several levels higher than Xu Yuelong's!

"Since I am the River Patrol Inspector, can I not come to see the most capable young man under my command, the one who obtained an imperial decree from the Son of Heaven, and stay for two days?"

Liang Qu was speechless: "Of course you can."

Su Guishan stroked his beard and smiled lightly.

"Just kidding. Seeing you is out of interest. Actually, I'm more familiar with the old monk next door. I heard before that he was living in your house, so I've always wanted to come and see."

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