第16章 叶家召见
七日光阴转瞬即逝，青竹小院一如既往的寧静。
这日清晨，陆远舟正在院中演练《灵溪剑诀》，剑光如水，流转不息。
然而不知为何，他今日总是心绪难寧，剑招运转间竟偶有滯涩，难不成是因为午后云芷姑娘要来的缘故。
他正欲收剑凝神，准备摒除杂念继续练剑之时，天边一束歪歪扭扭的剑光疾驰而来，临近小院时又是猛地一坠。
“远舟哥！远舟哥！”
叶衡人未到声先至，甚至连御风术都忘了用，几乎连滚带爬地衝进院子，脸色发白。
“半月不见，你小子竟然进阶到了炼气五层！”
陆远舟一眼看穿叶衡修为，是打心底里为这兄弟高兴。
这小子平日虽大大咧咧，灵根也杂，但修行速度竟丝毫不慢，可见叶家旁支所能获取的资源，远非他这等散修可比。
此念一生，他更坚定了必须更加刻苦修行的决心。
“远舟哥，你还有心思关心这个！大事不好啦！”
陆远舟知道其小事儿化大的性子，也未多当回事儿：“阿衡，你慢慢说，你又听到什么不得了的事情了？”
叶衡一把抓住他的胳膊，气喘吁吁，语无伦次：“我爹……是我爹……”
“叶叔？叶叔他怎么了？”
“对！我爹他让你立刻去外宅一趟！很急！非常急！远舟哥，你是不是惹什么大麻烦了？”
叶衡的父亲叶德庆，虽是叶家老祖七房出身，但能力滁州，现任叶家外家一脉的管事。
但其实除了叶家专注於修仙的內家一脉，叶家事无巨细，都要通过叶德庆的手，权力无所谓不大。
不过在那些嫡子嫡孙的眼中，叶德庆也不过是个替他们处理琐事的打杂的。
但作为叶家的“话事人”，他为何突然召见自己这个微不足道的外姓荷农？还如此急切？
陆远舟眉头紧锁，心中疑惑不解。
难不成是在平康坊市杀的那个体修的事情败露了，惹上了什么麻烦？
於是强自镇定，决定先试一试叶衡的口风：“別慌，我平日深居简出，能惹什么麻烦？可知叶叔叔找我何事？”
“我也不知道啊！”叶衡急得直跺脚，“我爹脸色很不好看，只让我立刻把你叫过去，而且叶安哥也在！”
叶安？
那个年仅二十便已练气圆满，神龙见首不见尾的叶安？他也来了？
事情似乎比想像中更不简单。
陆远舟心念电转，知道此事绝无迴避推脱的余地
是福不是祸，是祸躲不过。
於是深吸一口气，沉声道：“好，我这就隨你去。”
叶家外宅坐落於碧波湖边缘，是一座占地颇广、飞檐斗拱的府邸。
虽远不及斩剑峰上叶家內宅那般气象万千，仙云繚绕，却自有一番威严气派。
一路上，叶衡惴惴不安，试图从陆远舟这里打听些什么，但陆远舟自己也是一头雾水，只能沉默以对。
进入外宅，气氛明显不同往日。
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僕从们行色匆匆，面色凝重，空气中瀰漫著一股无形的压抑。
叶衡领著陆远舟，径直穿过几重庭院，来到一处颇为肃穆的议事偏厅。
厅內，两人早已等候在此。
下首坐著一位面容严肃、与叶衡有几分相似的中年修士，身著管事服饰，气息沉凝如山岳。
正是外宅总管事，筑基初期修士叶德庆。
此刻他眉头紧锁，手指无意识地敲击著黄梨木的桌面，算是这议事厅內唯一的声响。
而下面站著的一位青年，更是引人注目。
他身著锦蓝深衣，身姿挺拔，眼神更是桀驁不驯。
正是叶家外支第一人——叶安！
陆远舟与叶衡进入厅內，立刻躬身行礼：“晚辈陆远舟，见过叶管事，叶安少爷。”
叶德庆抬眼看了看陆远舟，目光复杂，最终化为一声嘆息：“远舟，你来了。”
叶安的目光如冷电般扫过陆远舟，带著居高临下的审视，上下打量了一番。
眼中儘是毫不遮掩的淡漠，显然是没有把他放在眼里。
叶衡在一旁心急如焚，忍不住小声问道：“爹，到底什么事啊？远舟哥他……”
“闭嘴！站到一边去！”
叶德庆低喝一声，打断了他的话。
叶衡乃是侍妾所生，在族中本就根基浅薄，地位不高。
敢在叶德庆面前主动询问，也看得出他对陆远舟的关切之情。
然而就在这时，內屋传来一阵沉稳的脚步声。
一股凝练的威压悄然瀰漫开来，让厅內所有人呼吸都为之一窒。
只见一位身著玄色长袍、面容威仪中年男子缓步走入厅中。
他看起来年约四五十岁，实际年龄远不止於此，周身灵力澎湃，气息浩瀚，赫然是一位筑基期后期修士！
“家主！”
叶德庆立刻起身，恭敬行礼，叶安也是无比的恭敬。
反观一旁的叶衡，也嚇得赶紧跟著弯腰，不敢抬头。
陆远舟心中剧震，叶家家主？
难道此人就是筑基后期修士，叶家除了金丹老祖外，真正的掌权人——叶清海？
他竟然亲自来了外宅！
叶清海在上首落座，目光扫过厅內眾人，最终落在陆远舟身上，无形的压力让陆远舟几乎喘不过气。
“你便是陆远舟？碧波湖荷农，下品水灵根？”
“回稟家主，正是晚辈。”
陆远舟压下心中惊涛，恭敬回答。
生怕说错了一句，被这恐怖如斯的筑基后期修士抬手抹杀。
叶清海微微点头，似乎確认了什么，直接开门见山：
“家族需用水系单灵根修士一名，火系单灵根修士一名。查阅族谱及附属人员名录，叶家及其附庸中，水灵根唯你一人。”
他顿了顿，目光如炬，不容拒绝：“陆远舟，你可愿为叶家出力？”
水火单灵根？
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陆远舟实在不解什么事情要叶家家主亲自过问，自己虽不想招惹事端，但若直言拒绝，恐怕立刻就会引来怀疑甚至不满。
看来也只有先应承著，態度给到了，走一步看一步。
於是当即躬身道：“晚辈承蒙叶家庇护，方有安身立命之所。家族若有差遣，晚辈义不容辞！”
叶清海对他的回答似乎颇为满意，脸上露出一丝极淡的笑意：“很好，德庆。人既已齐，准备出发吧。详情路上再告知他们。”
“是，家主！”叶清海不再多言，转身便欲离开。
“爹，远舟哥他……”
叶衡见父亲和家主似乎就要这样带走陆远舟，心中大急，竟忘了畏惧，再次脱口而出。
“放肆，这儿哪有你说话的份儿！”叶德庆脸色一变，“滚出去！”
叶清海脚步一顿，回身看了叶衡一眼，又看了看一脸焦急的叶德庆，淡淡道：“德庆，这是你家的孩子吧？”
叶德庆立马躬身：“犬子年幼无知，不懂规矩，衝撞了家主，属下回去定当严加管教！”
“无妨，年轻人嘛，有锐气是好事，也该多歷练歷练。德庆，就一同带上他吧。”
叶德庆张了张嘴，最终无奈应下：“是。”
叶衡顿时喜出望外。
这日清晨，陆远舟正在院中演练《灵溪剑诀》，剑光如水，流转不息。
然而不知为何，他今日总是心绪难寧，剑招运转间竟偶有滯涩，难不成是因为午后云芷姑娘要来的缘故。
他正欲收剑凝神，准备摒除杂念继续练剑之时，天边一束歪歪扭扭的剑光疾驰而来，临近小院时又是猛地一坠。
“远舟哥！远舟哥！”
叶衡人未到声先至，甚至连御风术都忘了用，几乎连滚带爬地衝进院子，脸色发白。
“半月不见，你小子竟然进阶到了炼气五层！”
陆远舟一眼看穿叶衡修为，是打心底里为这兄弟高兴。
这小子平日虽大大咧咧，灵根也杂，但修行速度竟丝毫不慢，可见叶家旁支所能获取的资源，远非他这等散修可比。
此念一生，他更坚定了必须更加刻苦修行的决心。
“远舟哥，你还有心思关心这个！大事不好啦！”
陆远舟知道其小事儿化大的性子，也未多当回事儿：“阿衡，你慢慢说，你又听到什么不得了的事情了？”
叶衡一把抓住他的胳膊，气喘吁吁，语无伦次：“我爹……是我爹……”
“叶叔？叶叔他怎么了？”
“对！我爹他让你立刻去外宅一趟！很急！非常急！远舟哥，你是不是惹什么大麻烦了？”
叶衡的父亲叶德庆，虽是叶家老祖七房出身，但能力滁州，现任叶家外家一脉的管事。
但其实除了叶家专注於修仙的內家一脉，叶家事无巨细，都要通过叶德庆的手，权力无所谓不大。
不过在那些嫡子嫡孙的眼中，叶德庆也不过是个替他们处理琐事的打杂的。
但作为叶家的“话事人”，他为何突然召见自己这个微不足道的外姓荷农？还如此急切？
陆远舟眉头紧锁，心中疑惑不解。
难不成是在平康坊市杀的那个体修的事情败露了，惹上了什么麻烦？
於是强自镇定，决定先试一试叶衡的口风：“別慌，我平日深居简出，能惹什么麻烦？可知叶叔叔找我何事？”
“我也不知道啊！”叶衡急得直跺脚，“我爹脸色很不好看，只让我立刻把你叫过去，而且叶安哥也在！”
叶安？
那个年仅二十便已练气圆满，神龙见首不见尾的叶安？他也来了？
事情似乎比想像中更不简单。
陆远舟心念电转，知道此事绝无迴避推脱的余地
是福不是祸，是祸躲不过。
於是深吸一口气，沉声道：“好，我这就隨你去。”
叶家外宅坐落於碧波湖边缘，是一座占地颇广、飞檐斗拱的府邸。
虽远不及斩剑峰上叶家內宅那般气象万千，仙云繚绕，却自有一番威严气派。
一路上，叶衡惴惴不安，试图从陆远舟这里打听些什么，但陆远舟自己也是一头雾水，只能沉默以对。
进入外宅，气氛明显不同往日。
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僕从们行色匆匆，面色凝重，空气中瀰漫著一股无形的压抑。
叶衡领著陆远舟，径直穿过几重庭院，来到一处颇为肃穆的议事偏厅。
厅內，两人早已等候在此。
下首坐著一位面容严肃、与叶衡有几分相似的中年修士，身著管事服饰，气息沉凝如山岳。
正是外宅总管事，筑基初期修士叶德庆。
此刻他眉头紧锁，手指无意识地敲击著黄梨木的桌面，算是这议事厅內唯一的声响。
而下面站著的一位青年，更是引人注目。
他身著锦蓝深衣，身姿挺拔，眼神更是桀驁不驯。
正是叶家外支第一人——叶安！
陆远舟与叶衡进入厅內，立刻躬身行礼：“晚辈陆远舟，见过叶管事，叶安少爷。”
叶德庆抬眼看了看陆远舟，目光复杂，最终化为一声嘆息：“远舟，你来了。”
叶安的目光如冷电般扫过陆远舟，带著居高临下的审视，上下打量了一番。
眼中儘是毫不遮掩的淡漠，显然是没有把他放在眼里。
叶衡在一旁心急如焚，忍不住小声问道：“爹，到底什么事啊？远舟哥他……”
“闭嘴！站到一边去！”
叶德庆低喝一声，打断了他的话。
叶衡乃是侍妾所生，在族中本就根基浅薄，地位不高。
敢在叶德庆面前主动询问，也看得出他对陆远舟的关切之情。
然而就在这时，內屋传来一阵沉稳的脚步声。
一股凝练的威压悄然瀰漫开来，让厅內所有人呼吸都为之一窒。
只见一位身著玄色长袍、面容威仪中年男子缓步走入厅中。
他看起来年约四五十岁，实际年龄远不止於此，周身灵力澎湃，气息浩瀚，赫然是一位筑基期后期修士！
“家主！”
叶德庆立刻起身，恭敬行礼，叶安也是无比的恭敬。
反观一旁的叶衡，也嚇得赶紧跟著弯腰，不敢抬头。
陆远舟心中剧震，叶家家主？
难道此人就是筑基后期修士，叶家除了金丹老祖外，真正的掌权人——叶清海？
他竟然亲自来了外宅！
叶清海在上首落座，目光扫过厅內眾人，最终落在陆远舟身上，无形的压力让陆远舟几乎喘不过气。
“你便是陆远舟？碧波湖荷农，下品水灵根？”
“回稟家主，正是晚辈。”
陆远舟压下心中惊涛，恭敬回答。
生怕说错了一句，被这恐怖如斯的筑基后期修士抬手抹杀。
叶清海微微点头，似乎確认了什么，直接开门见山：
“家族需用水系单灵根修士一名，火系单灵根修士一名。查阅族谱及附属人员名录，叶家及其附庸中，水灵根唯你一人。”
他顿了顿，目光如炬，不容拒绝：“陆远舟，你可愿为叶家出力？”
水火单灵根？
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陆远舟实在不解什么事情要叶家家主亲自过问，自己虽不想招惹事端，但若直言拒绝，恐怕立刻就会引来怀疑甚至不满。
看来也只有先应承著，態度给到了，走一步看一步。
於是当即躬身道：“晚辈承蒙叶家庇护，方有安身立命之所。家族若有差遣，晚辈义不容辞！”
叶清海对他的回答似乎颇为满意，脸上露出一丝极淡的笑意：“很好，德庆。人既已齐，准备出发吧。详情路上再告知他们。”
“是，家主！”叶清海不再多言，转身便欲离开。
“爹，远舟哥他……”
叶衡见父亲和家主似乎就要这样带走陆远舟，心中大急，竟忘了畏惧，再次脱口而出。
“放肆，这儿哪有你说话的份儿！”叶德庆脸色一变，“滚出去！”
叶清海脚步一顿，回身看了叶衡一眼，又看了看一脸焦急的叶德庆，淡淡道：“德庆，这是你家的孩子吧？”
叶德庆立马躬身：“犬子年幼无知，不懂规矩，衝撞了家主，属下回去定当严加管教！”
“无妨，年轻人嘛，有锐气是好事，也该多歷练歷练。德庆，就一同带上他吧。”
叶德庆张了张嘴，最终无奈应下：“是。”
叶衡顿时喜出望外。