Chapter 1750: Life is coming to an end

Chen Guanlou is in the mountain forest, stepping on the treetops, looking at the Jixia Academy not far away in mid-air, and can see students walking in the academy.

"Little friend visits suddenly, a rare guest!"

A thunderclap explodes in his ears.

The sound seems to surge from all directions, but in reality, only he can hear it.

He looks around, and the voice sounds a bit familiar.

"Senior, could it be that you are the Grandmaster of the Jixia Academy?" Chen Guanlou opens his mouth to ask, his voice very light; it wouldn't be heard after a few feet.

The other party doesn't appear, but clearly knows every word he says.

"Little friend seems to have a grudge against the Jixia Academy?"

Chen Guanlou laughs lightly, lowering his head and eyes, "Senior, haven't you heard of the grievances and grudges between me and Master Qi?"

"Oh! So Little Qi died at your hands."

Little Qi?

What a high seniority, actually calling Master Qi "Little Qi."

Chen Guanlou is even more convinced that this person is the real Grandmaster mentioned by Pure Yang Zhenren.

"Senior, are you going to avenge Master Qi?"

"Avenge? Where does this come from? A fair competition, life and death are self-responsible. He was inferior in skill and died at your hands, so it can be considered that he died in his place."

"I didn't admit to killing Master Qi. Even if you are a senior, you cannot wrong me."

"Little friend, do you dare to do it but not admit it?" The other party seems very surprised that he actually has no responsibility.

Chen Guanlou feels a bit ashamed; he has been shameless too many times, and it is rare to meet a senior who speaks the truth, so he is a bit unaccustomed to it.

He coughs lightly to cover his embarrassment, "Senior, why don't you come out and meet? If I remember correctly, this is the second conversation between you and me. The last time seems to have been ten years ago."

"This old man is practicing in seclusion and is not suitable to appear. Suddenly feeling the little friend's aura, I spoke out to ask. I haven't congratulated the little friend on such progress in cultivation!"

"Thank you, Senior! I was just lucky."

"Eh, your cultivation is truly strange!"

Chen Guanlou's heart jumps, fearing that the other party has supernatural powers and can see through his true cultivation, so he hurriedly wants to leave.

He is certain that the other party's cultivation is far higher than his own.

At the very least, the other party can accurately lock onto him. And he searches the surroundings with his divine sense, but can never find the place where this senior is practicing in seclusion.

Run!

Now is not the time to show off.

"Senior, you are busy! This junior will take his leave. In the future, I will try my best not to come and disturb you."

"Little friend, walk slowly! On the day this old man leaves seclusion, we will meet then. This old man is very curious about your cultivation."

Chen Guanlou runs very fast.

He mutters in his heart, sure enough, people cannot be proud. Once proud, it is easy to meet a ghost.

He was just curious and looked at the Jixia Academy a few times, and attracted an old monster who was practicing in seclusion; this luck is unmatched.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and in the blink of an eye, it is a new year.

Spring of the fifth year of Yuanding, the weather is suddenly cold and hot.

Since last winter, many elders in the Chen clan have passed away.

The old lady of the Marquis mansion is also not in good health, having been ill for a period of time, and the Marquis mansion almost had to prepare for the funeral. Spring arrived, the weather gradually warmed up, and the old lady finally survived the cold winter and successfully survived another year.

Everyone in the Marquis mansion feels relieved!

Once the old lady passes away, Chen Guanfu will have to observe mourning and resign from office. If Emperor Yuanding refuses to force him to stay, the pattern of the Government Affairs Hall will inevitably change accordingly.

Given Emperor Yuanding's temperament, eight or nine out of ten, he will not force him to stay.

This is a sharp sword hanging over everyone's head.

Chen Guanlou enters the Marquis mansion from the side door and goes directly to the backyard to visit the old lady.

The old lady can already sit up and eat normally.

But the whole person looks several years older compared to last year. The wrinkles on her face are crisscrossed, the age spots are a bit scary, and her hair is all white. Her spirit is not good.

Chen Guanlou sits in the lower seat, injects a trace of vitality into the old lady's body, and helps her comb her body's meridians.

The old lady's complexion looks better.

She laughs and says, "It's hard for you to come and visit this old woman."

"This junior came late; it's good that the old lady doesn't blame me."

"Not blaming, not blaming. This old woman's body, I don't know how long I can persist. The doctor refuses to tell the truth, and Chen Guanfu refuses to say either. You are a martial artist and have seen a lot. You tell this old woman, can I survive this year?"

"Definitely!" Chen Guanlou asserts, with a three-point smile on his face, "Old lady, relax your heart; you are full of blessings, so don't worry about life or death for a moment."

"You mean, this old woman still has several years to live? Don't lie to this old woman." The old lady deliberately pulls a long face, signaling him to tell the truth.

Chen Guanlou laughs, "I wouldn't lie to you even if I lied to anyone else. You, you just caught a cold from the wind, nothing serious. Think about it, your body is so well-maintained, how could you go just because of a cold? Have some confidence in yourself."

"You kid, you are used to saying nice things. Forget it, forget it, this old woman lives one day at a time, too lazy to think about it. Only worried about the Marquis mansion, if I go, the palace will take the opportunity to make trouble and harm the whole family, that would be my sin."

"Life and death are destiny; if you can't even pass the hurdle of life and death, blame the juniors for being incompetent; it has nothing to do with you."

These words are not polite.

The old lady laughs heartily, "These words should be heard by Chen Guanfu; look at him pulling a coffin face all day long, as if the sky is falling, this old woman doesn't like it. Let him learn more from you, to be open-minded."

"Old lady, don't praise me to death. The Young Master is a minister of the Government Affairs Hall, much more powerful than me."

"Whether he is powerful or not, I can know. He has today, half ancestral blessing, half his own ability. Not as exaggerated as you say."

Chatting and chatting, the old lady's mood improves.

She believes in Chen Guanlou.

Chen Guanlou says she won't die this year, so she firmly believes she won't die.

"The old man hasn't died yet, this old woman firmly cannot go before him and let him be proud."

Chen Guanlou lowers his head; he doesn't take these words.

He hopes that both old people can live to a hundred years old, a beautiful wish.

"When are you going to the Northwest to see him? This old woman has a letter, trouble you to pass it to him."

Chen Guanlou says immediately: "I can go anytime. I am a martial artist; that distance is not a burden for me."

The old lady takes out a letter and gives it to Chen Guanlou.

"When you see the old man, you tell him, don't drag it out, hurry up and settle all kinds of property. Don't wait until you are about to die and be in a hurry."

Chen Guanlou laughs awkwardly and only promises, "I will personally hand the letter to the Marquis."

"You tell him again, the few concubine sons and daughters he sent back last year, I have already made the decision to separate them out. Although people still live in the Marquis mansion, the property has been clearly divided. Just wait until they grow up, marry each other, and all get out. Tell him not to send children back to the Capital in the future. If he angers this old woman, this old woman will beat all the children he sends back to death!"

"The old lady is just saying one thing and meaning another, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted." Chen Guanlou teases.

"Do you think this old woman doesn't dare to beat concubine sons and daughters to death? If you anger this old woman, this old woman has plenty of ways to make them die silently in the Marquis mansion. In short, you tell the old man truthfully. At such an old age, he still makes life. He is hoping for my death! He is sincerely trying to anger me to death! He doesn't let me have a good time, how can I let him have his way!" ===== CHAPTER 1751 =====