Xue Lanfeng is one year older than Xing Nan, and is now in the prime of her seventeenth year. She has a beautiful face, and although she does not wear makeup, she is still radiant. She is praised by the residents of Blue Maple City as the most beautiful flower in Blue Maple.
As a pampered daughter of a wealthy family, Xue Lanfeng has practiced swordsmanship for twelve years and is now at the peak level of a seventh-level swordsman. She is only half a step away from being promoted to an eighth-level swordsman. She is second only to the Luo family in terms of talent.
Luo Heng.
Xue Lanfeng has also been favored by Yunxiao Sword Sect, the leader of Piaoyun Kingdom's Sword Sect. As long as she successfully advances to the sword master level, she will be taken away by the powerful Yunxiao Sword Sect.
Ironically, although Xue Lanfeng is Xing Nan's fiancée, the residents of Blue Maple City always whisper in their chats that she and Luo Heng are a match made in heaven.
There are even rumors that Xue Lanfeng is indeed attracted to Luo Heng. After all, Luo Heng is impeccable in terms of family background, appearance, and talent in cultivation.
Beauties have loved heroes since ancient times, and marriage matters have to be about well-matched families. Therefore, the residents in the city did not criticize Xue Lanfeng's admiration for Luo Heng. On the contrary, there were more supporters. There were even some hot-headed people who bumped into Xing Nan on the street.
Let Xing Nan take the initiative to go to Xue's house to break off the engagement.
In the eyes of most people in the city, Xing Nan today is not worthy of Xue Lanfeng from head to toe.
Of course, Xing Nan never expected to marry Xue Lanfeng. The reason why he was reluctant to come to Xue's house at first was to avoid embarrassment.
After all, Lan Maple City is so big, and Xing Nan has always been one of the focus of discussions among the residents of the city before and after tea. In addition, Xing Nan has the special status of the uncle of the Xing family, so the Xue family went up to the head of the family, Xue Dawei,
Naturally, all the servants and maids who went down to clean the courtyard knew Xing Nan, and Xue Lanfeng herself was even more impressed by Xing Nan.
However, Xue Lanfeng's impression of Xing Nan is the same as the impression of Xue Lanfeng's slaves and maids of the Xue family. Apart from disgust, it is contempt. If the two families did not have that non-binding marriage contract, perhaps Xue Lanfeng and the Xue family's
The reason people have a better impression of Xing Nan is not because Xing Nan has done anything harmful to nature or morality, nor is it because Xing Nan has offended the Xue family.
The servants and maids who came over just now saw that Xue Hongtao was very warm and polite to Xing Nan, so they all served him carefully and secretly suspected him.
These slaves and maids had heard more than once that Xue Hongtao had proposed to the head of the family to cancel the engagement with the Xing family, but each time Xue Dawei was angered and had no choice but to retreat.
"Father, why did you bring him to our Xue family?"
Seeing Xing Nan, Xue Lanfeng was startled at first, and then her bright and pretty face was immediately filled with dark clouds. She took one of Xue Hongtao's arms and asked displeasedly.
"Haha, we just met at the south gate. It's windy and snowy outside, so my father invited my nephew to my home to drink two glasses of old wine to warm up."
Xue Hongtao scratched his daughter's nose lovingly and smiled softly.
"Then you go have a drink."
Xue Lanfeng did not say hello to Xing Nan, and even looked as if she didn't want to pay him any more attention. After saying that, she flew away again.
"Feng'er, your pink dew!" Xue Hongtao reminded loudly.
"Send someone to bring me to my room."
Xue Lanfeng did not look back. When the voice came, her beautiful figure had disappeared deep into the Xue Family Mansion.
"This kid has such a fiery temper, my dear nephew, it's best not to mind." Xue Hongtao said apologetically.
"It doesn't matter."
Xing Nan said this with a nonchalant look on his face, but he sighed in his heart.
The dignity of himself and the Xing family has been trampled on countless times in the past ten years. Xing Nan has long been used to it. This not only angers him time and time again, but also makes him have the urge to fight others.
After hurting him for the first time, his desire to become stronger became even stronger.
Xing Nan remembered that his grandfather once said that in thirty years from Hedong to thirty years from Hexi, who can guarantee that the Xing family will not have the best time? Maybe Xing Nan does not have thirty years to live, but even if he only has a few years, he will still be there.
For the rest of their lives, they will carve the word regret into the hearts of those who have humiliated and oppressed the Xing family and themselves.
Bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden may be the truest portrayal of Xing Nan at this moment.
Xue Hongtao invited Xing Nan to a small but luxurious living room, and ordered his servants to prepare a banquet.
Xing Nan had never heard of Xue Hongtao's intention to break off the engagement, so he did not reject Xue Hongtao's enthusiasm today and dealt with it carefully and politely.
"This time I went to the Imperial City and entered the Imperial Palace. I saw the grandeur of the Imperial Palace. I really feel that our mansion, which claims to be a big family in Blue Maple City, is really a small family and not worth mentioning.
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Xue Hongtao did not talk about the current situation of the Xing family or the decline of the Xing family, nor did he mention the marriage. While waiting for the food and drinks, he began to tell stories about his experiences and trivial matters when he was away.
"When I came back, I heard from an internal affairs officer in the palace that the only heir to the throne of our Piaoyun Kingdom, our beautiful and noble Princess Yunshang, seemed to have come to our place for inspection incognito, and she also informed me if I encountered
Come, please be careful. I don’t know if it’s true or not. I think it’s probably false. Her Royal Highness is so noble, how can an internal affairs officer know her whereabouts?”
"But speaking of our Princess Yunshang, she is really a woman. She has such a noble status, but she has also practiced hard since she was a child. Now she has reached the realm of the sixth-grade sword spirit. It is really incredible.
Already."
"Compared with Princess Yunshang's talent, even Luo Heng from the Luo family is far behind. He is the real genius!"
"Of course, if my Lanfeng has the same training conditions as Princess Yunshang, has endless treasures of heaven and earth, and has a powerful master, maybe she won't be much worse than her."
Xue Hongtao didn't look at Xing Nan's expression and kept talking to himself with great interest, and didn't stop until the food and drinks were served.
Xing Nan secretly guessed in his heart that the woman who was so beautiful that she could not eat the fireworks of the world and was like a fairy from the Nine Heavens falling into the mortal world, the woman who generously donated medicine to save his life, was the beautiful girl Yun from the Piaoyun Kingdom.
Princess Chang?
At that time, Xing Nan was in a hazy state of consciousness and did not notice many things. He thought he was having a sweet dream, but he never thought that when he heard Uncle Chen later, it turned out to be true.
"Come, my dear nephew, let's drink three cups to warm ourselves up."
Xue Hongtao raised his glass and invited Xing Nan to drink with him. As he spoke, he had already drank a full glass first.
Maybe it was because he was depressed and suffocated all the time, or maybe he always saw his grandfather Xing Hao drinking, so Xing Nan started drinking when he was very young. He actually had a good drinking capacity, so he didn't refuse and drank continuously with Xue Hongtao.
Three cups.
Then, Xue Hongtao found several reasons to invite Xing Nan to drink. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had drank a whole jar of the warrior's favorite strong liquor.
"Alas, the trees fell and the hozens scattered, and the walls fell and everyone pushed them away. More than ten years have passed in a hurry, and the Xing family, which used to be so powerful in Blue Maple City, has now become like this."
Xue Hongtao seemed to be a little drunk and said with a sigh.
Seeing Xue Hongtao's heartbroken look, Xing Nan, who was not even a little drunk, was very surprised. If the Xue family really didn't want to see the Xing family fall into decline, why didn't they come forward to help them all these years?
Xing Nan was reluctant to suspect that Xue Hongtao, who was so enthusiastic, was just showing off, but he did not answer the call.
"Over the years, the Luo family has indeed gone too far, and those long-tongued people in the city who are making up nonsense and spreading lies are very detestable!"
After Xue Hongtao said this, seeing that Xing Nan still had no reaction at all, he smiled and said: "Look at me, after a little drink, I have no doorkeeper. I invited my nephew here today just for drinking.
Saying such unpleasant words is really a disgrace, I will punish myself with three cups of wine!"
"Shibo is too polite."
Naturally, Xing Nan would not let Xue Hongtao drink alone, so he also drank three glasses of wine with him, which was considered as showing his sincerity and respect as a junior.
Then Xue Hongtao opened two more jars and replaced the small wine glass with a large wine bowl. He looked like he wanted to have a drink with Xing Nan, and claimed that he would not come home until he was drunk today.
Xing Nan smiled bitterly in his heart. Xue Hongtao had a home, a bed and a bed to sleep on when he was drunk, but what about himself?
A warrior's alcohol capacity is similar to his cultivation level. The stronger he is, the stronger his resistance to alcohol will naturally be.
Xing Nan is far inferior to Xue Hongtao in terms of cultivation, so his ability to drink is also very different. If his abnormal training in recent days had not made great progress in his physical strength, he would have been drunk long ago.
While drinking, Xue Hongtao was called out once by a housekeeper, but when he came back, his face was still full of smiles, and it was even brighter than before.
After drinking a whole jar of strong liquor separately from Xue Hongtao, Xing Nan was already drunk, and the alcohol had not completely flooded his mind, so while he was still a little sober, he said: "Shibo, my nephew.
I was seriously injured a few days ago, and I have just recovered recently. I am really too drunk and can no longer accompany Shibo."
When Xue Hongtao saw that Xing Nan's face was red and smelled of alcohol, he did not come to persuade him to drink. However, he sat down with Xing Nan as if he was drunk, put his arm on Xing Nan's shoulders, and started talking again.
The story of the downfall of the Xing family and the humiliation suffered by the Xing family and Xing Nan.
"Shibo, it's getting late, my nephew has to go back." Xing Nan was worried that he would get drunk, so he resigned.
"My dear nephew, why are you lying to me? The housekeeper told me just now that Luo Heng and his men kicked you out of the Xing Family Mansion today. Now my dear nephew has nowhere to go."
Xue Hongtao waved his hands and kept swaying, as if talking drunkenly, and then said: "My nephew will live in our Xue family from now on. Anyway, my nephew is my Xue family's son-in-law, and we are a family!"
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Xing Nan gradually felt the effects of the alcohol, and his consciousness began to become drowsy, but he still managed to stay awake and said, "Thank you Shibo for your guidance and care, but my nephew has made arrangements."
However, Xue Hongtao slapped the wine table and said, "Why, does my nephew look down on our Xue family?"
Xing Nan repeatedly waved his hands to deny and explain that he didn't mean that, he just didn't want to bother him. In fact, he didn't want to rely on others.
"That's it!"
Xue Hongtao patted the table again and shouted outside: "Come here, clean up a good yard for nephew Xing Nan!"