Chapter 134: Old House in the Mountain Village (Part 2)

Yang Rui had learned from the information given by Peng Sikai that there are now 43 disciples in Tianji Sect, all walks of life, with the most business people. Among these 43 disciples, there are four branches. Lai Shenshang is the youngest among the 11th generation of disciples. His senior brothers have all died, and the last brother who died was Peng Sikai and his master.

The eleventh generation of disciples was not many, and they were all generations that had experienced the revolutionary movement. They dared not mention mentioning them in that era, let alone accepting disciples. Their generation was relatively in decline. After the country reformed and opened up, Master Peng Sikai's master Zhang Wanxiang and another junior brother Xu Shiyou took on the responsibility of revitalizing the Tianji Sect. The two of them accepted many disciples, and the current disciples were mainly their disciples. The others did not accept disciples until they died.

Lai Shenbang did not accept his disciples. The only one now, Yang Rui, was the junior brother in the name of taking his disciples instead of his master.

Now the four branches of Tianji Sect are Zhang Wanxiang's disciples, Xu Shi's disciples, and two eleventh generation disciples, Lao Lai and Yang Rui.

Peng Sikai is the 12th generation disciple of the Tianji Sect. He is also very responsible. He is the one who contacts other junior brothers the most. Therefore, the information he asked him to give Yang Rui was basically detailed.

During this month's preparation time, Yang Rui learned about them. Some of them were good at doing business and were also named on the intelligence network. Now when we meet, he also tried hard to get to know and remember them one by one.

The other thirty-eight people had never seen Yang Rui before. But it has been more than half a year since the deadbeat sent the news, which is enough for them to collect and understand Yang Rui's situation. It is obviously easier for them to recognize one person than Yang Rui to recognize so many people, so they basically knew Yang Rui for a long time. Peng Sikai's introduction is just a form for them.

Forty-three, more than thirty have arrived, and some people have not arrived yet, including Lai Shenshang.

After a round of polite introduction, Peng Sikai led them to the back.

This is an old-fashioned mansion with two entry points. It must have been a wealthy family in the past. But now it has obviously failed and has not been repaired for many years.

When Yang Rui walked in, he observed the surrounding environment and felt that although the house had been cleaned, the wooden doors were painted and the walls were peeled off, and the history of the wooden doors were still visible. On some walls, there were some remaining words and phrases written in paint during the Cultural Revolution. It was estimated that in that era, this was a place for meetings and criticisms.

No one who came first was in the front yard, middle hall, back yard, and wing room. So, there were many people greeting them all the way in, and Peng Sikai introduced them again.

An old man received them and was quite familiar with Peng Sikai and Huang Long, so he led them to the wing room on the left. The room was naturally very simple and could not be compared with their luxury houses or five-star hotels.

According to their arrangement, Yang Rui and Lao Lai live in the first room, two people. Peng Sikai and Huang Long have two people, who live in the second room, and the others have four people in each room.

This surprised Yang Rui a little. Is it a matter of seniority to arrange residences? But thinking about this is the birthplace of the Tianji Sect and it is a relatively traditional mountain village, so I feel relieved. I thought to myself: I guess I will let my dear and I sit on the table during the meal?

From Peng Sikai's whispering introduction, Yang Rui learned that the old man was named Wang Fugui, and he was a descendant of Wang Yinming, the founder of Tianji Sect. He was also the only surviving junior. He had no descendants. Maybe next time, he would not be the one who would host the reception.

Putting down the things, Peng Sikai led Yang Rui and the others to a family ancestral hall behind, which mainly enshrines Wang Yinming and the ancestors of the Wang family in recent generations.

This is the first time to worship and burn incense. Yang Rui came for the first time, and Peng Sikai taught him some of the etiquette of worship.

Looking at the tablet of Wang Yinming on the divine platform, Yang Rui felt secretly in his heart. Master Wang was also a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder if he admired Wang Yangming and gave such a name? But although he was not as famous as Wang Yangming, his theories also had ordinary disciples secretly passed down in the name of Tianji Sect, which is a blessing.

Unfortunately, even if his theory is placed today, it cannot be taught publicly. Although it has changed from the ancient environment and there is no orthodox or portal, it is now regarded as feudal superstition. It cannot be said to be a pity!

After burning incense to the ancestor, in addition to finding out that the deadbeat had arrived too! He also came to burn incense!

Lao Lai’s name is Lai Changyi. He is the youngest disciple of the eleventh generation of Tianji Sect, and now he is the highest-ranking member of Tianji Sect.

Speaking of which, it was the second time that Yang Rui saw him in his own eyes. Except for the first brief meeting, the contacts afterwards were all through the Internet. Such a charlatan who often uses modern tools would naturally not be an old man!

When we first met, we felt older. In addition to his intentional outfit, it also has something to do with his identity as a fortune teller on the street. Now we see him wearing a brand-name casual outfit, which is very stylish and graceful.

Yang Rui muttered in his heart that this guy doesn’t look that old, he’s just an uncle, he looks quite masculine. If he goes out to pick up girls, I may not be his opponent!

The deadbeat did not talk to them, and burned incense to Master Wang piously and seriously, and then came out with them.

"Lai...Senior Brother." In front of so many disciples, Yang Rui felt embarrassed to call 'Lai Shenshang' and called him "Lai Shenshang" unaccustomed to it.

"Uncle Lai!" Peng Sikai, Huang Long, Long Dingzhi and several nearby disciples all respectfully greeted Lai Changyi.

The deadbeat nodded, "Well, you just arrived, too? Xiao Peng, have everyone arrived?"

Peng Sikai hurriedly said, "It's still a few shortfalls, I guess it will arrive soon."

"Everyone go to the living room for tea!" Lao Lai waved his hand and led everyone to the living room.

They had more than 40 people, four people in a room, and more than ten rooms were needed to arrange them. Food and beverages were convenient, so many people needed to help. Wang Fugui had already asked the villagers to help him. He was old and could only command the arrangements. However, because he was highly respected in the village, this was to entertain guests again, and Peng Sikai and others paid a considerable hospitality fee in advance, so many people were happy to help.

Because Lai Changyi had already arrived, Peng Sikai, Huang Long and others had arrived, so other disciples who were scattered and chatted gathered in the living room.

A large round table was placed in the living room for everyone to sit and drink tea. For the people in the village, this can only be so lively when holding wedding events.

The old man seemed to be the leader. He accepted all the greetings from his juniors, and he just smiled and nodded, waved his hand and answered, which was very stylish.

As Yang Rui estimated, even if he was drinking tea and chatting informally, he and Lao Lai would sit in the seat, and the others were very conscious.

However, being next to the deadbeat made him a little stressed. In terms of age, he was the youngest. Many people were twice as old as him; in terms of qualifications, he joined for half a year and did not even go through any rituals, and he was the shallowest. Just because he was the deadbeat who led him into the name of "recruiting disciples on behalf of the master and the disciples". Therefore, his seniority was one level higher than others.

Yang Rui could feel that when everyone was chatting, there were about every moment more than a dozen pairs of eyes falling on him. There was disdain, doubt, or whether it was there... While he was under the focus of his eyes, there were also different pressures. The maturity of the deadbeat further highlighted his immatureness.

After a while of unnaturation, Yang Rui slowly calmed down. He secretly encouraged himself. What is this? There will be no fewer guests at the Huanglong family banquet than here, right? At the cocktail party at Yuan Zhifeng, there were more guests of higher level! I was very natural to face Yuan Zhifeng, Zeng Xiankui, and even Vice Premier Qian. They are just my nephews, so what are you nervous about?

Thinking of this, his pressure slowly dissipated. He did not unnaturally dodge other people's strong gazes.

Yang Rui listened to the deadbeat chatting with others, which made him smile, and his eyes began to look over one by one, and each was staring at him with a strong gaze for a few seconds.

Because those disciples know Yang Rui's qualifications, they all think that the deadbeat wants to support a puppet, and no one respects Yang Rui more. However, the Chinese people's attitude towards power is far more subtle than others. Even if they are moderators of a forum and those virtual small powers in the QQ group will make some people respect you more. Even if you are a young boy with no experience, as long as you are appointed as a manager by the president, except for a few powerful and tough subordinates, most people will still obey you. At most, they will just talk behind the scenes.

This is the case now. They all look at a young manager like veterans in the workplace. Although everyone is not very considerate of it, everyone's eyes put pressure on each other, and they are tacit understanding. If Yang Rui shows timidity and nervousness, then they will become even more disdainful.

Unfortunately, it is something that cannot be said explicitly after all, and such an "alliance" is also temporary. When Yang Rui stares at him one by one, he will become a defeat! In this way, he will not be a group of old qualifications invisibly facing a young leader, and become a single disciple facing the elder uncle and the sect leader, and his momentum will be reversed!
Chapter completed!