Chen Qiu smiled awkwardly, scratched his head and said, "You misunderstood me, old man. I'm just worried that you are in danger."
The old man said calmly: "Don't worry, young man, I have been walking this road for decades, and I have never said that I fell!"
Chen Qiu raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean? Are you from Phoenix Pavilion?"
The old man said calmly: "Except the people from Phoenix Pavilion who can come to these mountains, who else dares to come?"
Chen Qiu nodded. There were very few people in the area around Qixia Mountain. I heard Song Shuang mention it before. A long time ago, there were several villages near Qixia Mountain. However, due to the rapid economic development later, the distance from the nearest city was far away.
It was far away, so the village leaders decided to move for the sake of their future children. Only some old people did not want to leave and still lived near Qixia Mountain. But later, these old people also died one after another. Since then, except for those in Phoenix Pavilion,
Outside of people, it is rare to see outsiders, and the vast majority of outsiders feel that the spiritual energy here is rich, so they come here specifically to practice.
But it is not easy to practice in this mountain forest. The beasts in this mountain are infected by spiritual energy and are much larger than the outside world in all aspects. It is still very difficult for ordinary warriors to deal with these beasts.
After arguing for a long time, it turned out that the old man was from Phoenix Pavilion. Chen Qiu frowned and said, "Then why haven't I seen you? What do you do in Phoenix Pavilion?"
The old man glanced at Chen Qiu again and said calmly: "Are you the new disciple of Phoenix Pavilion?"
Chen Qiu nodded: "Well, I am indeed new here."
The old man chuckled and said, "It's normal that you've never seen me before. But all the disciples from the previous class must treat me with respect when they see me."
Chen Qiu was shocked. Could it be that this old man was a big shot in the Phoenix Pavilion? But he met him accidentally by chance, and it happened to be a year-old friend? What secret treasure did this guy teach him when he was overjoyed?
Thinking of this, Chen Qiu suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be calm: "Oh? Old man, who are you?"
The old man looked proud: "I am the cook, and my expression determines whether today's food is delicious! Whoever dares to disrespect me, I will cook more!"
"I'll go!" Chen Qiu was speechless and said: "We've been making trouble for a long time. Are you a cook?"
The old man immediately became unhappy, put down his fishing rod, and said angrily: "What's the matter, do you look down on the cook?"
Chen Qiu waved his hand hurriedly: "No, no, I thought you were the elder of Phoenix Pavilion."
"Huh!" the old man said angrily: "What about the elders? If they make me unhappy, I will still give them bad news! They will not be quiet all day long!"
"People are iron, rice is steel." Chen Qiu said very depressed: "What you said makes sense, but you are not afraid that people will fire you? You are a small chef, and it is still very difficult to fire you.
Just keep it simple."
The old man smiled: "You dare to fire me? I have been in Phoenix Pavilion much longer than them."
Chen Qiu was thoughtful and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Then do you know the master of the Phoenix Pavilion? I have been here for a while. This master has been seeing the dragon all day long. I don't even know what he looks like.
.”
The old man said enigmatically: "He is a very mysterious person with great martial arts skills. I rarely see him."
Chen Qiu said "Oh" and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Then do you know about the hunting competition?"
The old man glanced at Chen Qiu meaningfully: "Are you about to participate in the hunting competition?"
Chen Qiu snorted: "Hey, you don't know something. I've been under a lot of pressure these days. I don't even have anyone to tell the truth to. I went out to relax today and happened to meet you. Old man, you shouldn't know how to tell me the truth."
Should I tell others about my chat with you?"
The old man laughed and said, "Don't worry, everyone in the Phoenix Pavilion knows that I, Lao Yan, have the strictest mouth."
Chen Qiu said happily: "That's okay, your name is Lao Yan?"
"Well, my surname is Yan. The Hunting Competition is still very important to your new life. It is related to the resources you can get in the future. However." The old man looked at it, shook his head and said: "From the way you look, you can't be more than a martial artist."
Strength, right?"
Chen Qiu was shocked. He didn't expect that Lao Yan could see his own strength at a glance. You must know that he deliberately concealed his aura. If Lao Yan didn't have the level of a great master, it would be impossible for him to see through it.
This also made Chen Qiu look at Lao Yan as a cook with admiration. He said solemnly: "Indeed, at present, I only have the strength of a great martial artist."
Lao Yan said calmly: "With the strength of a great martial artist, it may be a bit difficult to get a good ranking in the hunting competition, but your great martial artist is different from others. I am afraid that even a grandmaster will not be your opponent. You
The foundation is very solid, and it must have experienced ups and downs before."
Chen Qiu sat down and said with a bitter smile: "Old Yan, to be honest, in the past, let alone the great master, even if King Wu came, I didn't take it seriously, but then some accidents happened and my meridians were completely disabled.
I had no inner strength, so I hid outside for a while, and then my senior sister called me to the Phoenix Pavilion. But everyone thought I came in through the back door, and they couldn’t stand me. I can only win this hunting competition.
Earning respect will also make my senior sister feel proud."
"But it is not easy to win the championship in the hunting competition, especially when I took a look at this year's freshmen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. None of them are outstanding now, but when it comes to the hunting competition, it is simply a fight between gods. I
If you plant a little rookie into it, you will undoubtedly end up giving it to someone else.”
Lao Yan said with some appreciation: "You are quite self-aware and know that you are a rookie. I have heard about your deeds."
"Ah?" Chen Qiu was very surprised; "You know me?"
Lao Yan said calmly: "Now everyone in the Phoenix Pavilion knows that Elder Ye specially recruited a waste, but you did very well. You won the championship in the alchemy competition and defeated the genius Jiang Yanzu from the previous session.
After making a fourth-grade elixir, I think that even if you don't win the championship, you can continue to stay in Phoenix Pavilion based on your alchemy skills."
Chen Qiu smiled bitterly and said: "You don't understand. For me, I have been here for so long. Even though I am familiar with Phoenix Pavilion, I still feel that I do not belong here. Alchemy is not my future path. I want to
Yes, we can only improve our own strength and strive to restore our strength to its former state as soon as possible."
"Why bother clinging to the past." Lao Yan said calmly: "For you, the path of alchemy is the best choice. Phoenix Pavilion will also allow you to become the top alchemist."
"Old Yan, Old Yan!" Chen Qiu stood up and patted his shoulder pretending to be deep: "You are still young, you will know when you are my age!"
"You brat!" Lao Yan put down the fishing rod angrily, raised his hand and slapped Chen Qiu on the head: "No matter how big or small!"