Xie Zhongxing was the third in Xie's generation, so others would call him the Third Old Master. During the years when the head of the family had stopped doing things, the Third Old Master temporarily took over the position of the head of the family and took charge of things for a few years. Later, he followed the three old masters.
After the old man became ill, the person in charge became Mr. Xie.
It is a coincidence that the third old man ranked third, and his son also ranked third.
Mr. Xie's body is here, and it would be a bit cruel to let a father come see it, right?
Many young people stood outside the courtyard and were a little angry when they heard this. They had read many books and understood some truths. They knew what it meant to be merciful and forgiving.
What's more, it's still unclear whether Mr. Xie has done evil things.
So soon some young people wanted to speak.
But at this moment, a voice sounded outside the small courtyard, "The third old man is dead!"
This voice sounded suddenly, causing everyone to frown.
Someone in the crowd pointed at Chen Chao and said, "The third old man must have heard the bad news, so he was furious to death!"
"He can kill people without even giving a nod, but he actually behaves like this. Such a person is even an important minister of the imperial court. God is really displeased!"
"The third old man has been tortured by illness in the past few years, and now he dies in such a way. It's really pitiful..."
There were some voices in the crowd, but almost all of them were accusing Chen Chao.
Chen Chao didn't say anything, he just sat under the eaves and watched the rain that was getting heavier and heavier.
In fact, the voices of these people were mostly blocked by the sound of rain, so they didn't reach Chen Chao's ears at all, but even if they did, he didn't really care.
He just felt a little dissatisfied. The bastard who called Xie Zhongxing deserved to die, but he didn't deserve to die now. At least he couldn't die until he had seen Mr. Xie's body.
Chen Chao, who was in a bad mood, went to see the body of Third Master Xie that was soaked in the rain. In fact, many young people had long wanted to rush up and collect the body of Third Master Xie, but in the end they were held back by their elders.
Young people may not think about Mr. Xie's face, but they will always feel that death is the most important thing and everything can be discussed later.
But the elders of the Xie family who are quite young know very well that Mr. Xie's body can only be soaked in the rain at this moment. We will talk about what happens next. The needs of the young guardian must be met.
Otherwise things will only get worse.
What's more, many people have already tacitly agreed that Mr. Xie must be the real culprit who killed Mr. Sixteen. If he were not completely sure, the young guard would not come all the way here to kill people. After all, compared with killing people,
The consequences are also too great.
As for what Mr. Xie said before about making way for Xie Nandu, this actually makes no sense, because now Xie Nandu has no need for anyone to make way for a long time. If she wants to be the head of the family, she can be the head of the family. It just depends on whether she is willing or not.
In the heavy rain, an oil-paper umbrella came here under the heavy rain. It was Xie Qing. This young man originally did not have a high status in the Xie family. It was just what happened today and by chance that he became extremely important.
He came under the eaves and put down his umbrella, but he was still very wet. When the rain was too heavy, it couldn't be stopped regardless of whether he held an umbrella or not.
Xie Qing glanced at Mr. Xie in the yard. Of course, it was just a corpse, so he quickly set his sights on Chen Chao.
"Lord Guard Envoy, the head of the family has left seclusion."
Xie Qing whispered: "Please go over there to discuss matters, Lord Guard Envoy."
When he came, he had already heard about the death of the third old man, and thought that the head of the family was still the head of the family, and he was still as vigorous and resolute in doing things.
Chen Chao didn't say anything. He ignored Xie Qing and didn't say anything. He just sat there.
Xie Qing bowed and waited for a long time, but did not receive a reply from Chen Chao, so he softly called out again, "Your Majesty the Guardian?"
Chen Chao ignored him and looked at him, even with his eyes closed, as if he was a little sleepy and wanted to take a nap here.
Xie Qing smiled bitterly, wondering why he couldn't understand the reason for Chen Chao's behavior.
It's just that Third Master Xie is just the acting head of the family. To a certain extent, he really can't represent the Xie family. But if he really wants the head of the family to come over, then he really doesn't take the Xie family seriously, right?
Thinking so, Xie Qing still didn't plan to say anything. The solemn expression on the head's face when he left seclusion could actually mean something.
The Xie clan seems to be in the ascendant. The Xie clan is the only one in the divine capital, and there is Xie Nandu in the north. It seems that there is no way it will fall, but it depends on who it offends.
Of course it doesn't matter if you offend others, but if you want to offend the most difficult person in the world, everyone will probably think carefully about it.
Xie Qing opened his umbrella, turned around and walked into the rain curtain. But after taking a few steps, a figure appeared in the rain curtain, and a man holding an umbrella came over.
"Master of the house."
Xie Qing looked at the man and spoke quickly.
The visitor is Xie Zhongli, the head of the Bailu Xie family.
When this person was young, he had a good talent for reading. When he was in his thirties, he was already famous all over the world. Later, he entered into spiritual practice and became the head of the Xie family at the age when he knew his destiny. Over the years, Xie has become him.
The final say.
Of course, in the past ten years or so, Xie Zhongli has often practiced in seclusion, and left all matters of the Xie family to others.
Before, it was the third old master Xie Zhongxing, and later it was the third master Xie Ting.
At this moment, the gray-haired Xie Zhongli appeared in front of everyone, and many people even saw the head of the family for the first time in these years.
Xie Zhongli walked to the eaves, handed the umbrella to Xie Qing, and then smiled and said: "I have met the guardian envoy."
Xie Qing, who took the umbrella, stood aside and remained silent.
Chen Chao slowly opened his eyes, then looked at the head of the Xie family in front of him, and said with a smile: "I thought I wouldn't be able to see the head of the Xie family this time when I came to the Xie family. After thinking about it, in the capital of God,
Xie, when you meet that ancestor, it’s actually not that difficult.”
Xie Zhongli smiled and said: "In recent years, I have become somewhat obsessed with practice. The guardian envoy is also a practitioner, so I can naturally understand."
Chen Chao looked at Xie Zhongli and said, "I thought that the head of the Xie family had already set foot in Fuyun."
This sentence is obviously only half said, but the remaining half is actually not important whether it is said or not.
Xie Qing's eyelids trembled. According to the style of Chen Chao today, he would never give up so easily.
Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Chao went straight to the point, "Xie Zhongxing is dead."
His words were just to state the matter without any other emotions, but Xie Qing felt a lot of pressure.
Xie Zhongli said softly: "Xie Zhongxing deserves to die."
This sentence seems to be explaining, but it is very weak.
Chen Chao raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Zhongli, then smiled and said, "But I didn't let him die now."
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"Xie Ting is already dead, so naturally Xie Zhongxing should die as well."
What Xie Zhongli said didn't seem to make sense, but the three people here understood it.
Chen Chao reached out and knocked on the handle of the chair. He didn't say anything, but just smiled.
Then the next moment, Xie Zhongli spit out a mouthful of blood for no reason and fell to the ground.
Xie Qing was shocked. He just wanted to help Xie Zhongli up but he saw Chen Chao's eyes. Those eyes were beautiful but also very cold.
At this moment, he belatedly remembered that after arriving under the eaves, the owner of the house did not sit down at all. He had been standing talking to Chen Chao.
Because of the angle, the Xie family disciples outside the hospital did not see this scene, otherwise they would have reacted extremely violently at this moment.
Chen Chao looked at Xie Zhongli who fell to the ground and said calmly: "Of course they deserve to die, but Xie Ting shouldn't have died after I came, and Xie Zhongxing shouldn't have died before I saw him.
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Xie Zhongli stretched out his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with emotion: "The guardian envoy is indeed very powerful."
"But the Lord Guardian seems to have forgotten one thing. No matter what Xie Ting did, this is still Xie's family matter. Even if he wants to seek justice, he should come south to that girl. It seems that Lord Guardian is not me.
Xie's uncle."
Xie Zhongli was very calm. From this perspective, whether Xie Nandu could marry Chen Chao in the end actually depended on his wishes as the head of the family.
After all, marriage is always a matter of parents’ orders and matchmaker’s advice.
Xie Nandu's parents have passed away, and he, Xie Zhongli, is the elder with the greatest say.
As for Chen Chao's visit to the Xie family this time, after showing his firmness, Xie Zhongli killed Xie Zhongxing. This was his explanation to Chen Chao.
But he didn't expect that the other party was not willing to let the matter rest.
Because Xie Qing couldn't invite him.
Xie Zhongli was a little annoyed, but finally came.
Chen Chao glanced at Xie Zhongli and said calmly: "After Nandu got the sword at Jianqi Mountain, she returned to Bailu. She didn't know much at that time, so she was just a little angry. But by that time you were already
You knew something, but you did nothing."
That year, Xie Nandu was selected by the Xie family in the divine capital to go to the divine capital. The Bailu Xie family naturally cooperated. However, when the third old man was handling this matter, he actually used some means, with the purpose of getting Xie Nandu to go to the divine capital.
During this test, he died on the road.
The plan at that time was probably that they would definitely die before Tianqing County.
But something went wrong in the end. Master Song was originally from Xie Zhongxing, and had promised to let Xie Nandu die on the road. However, along the way, he gradually developed a lot of admiration for Xie Nandu, and in the end he even risked his own life.
To exchange for Xie Nandu's chance of life.
Of course, if things came to this, if there were no accidents, Xie Nandu would still die outside Tianqing County.
It's a pity that I met Chen Chao in the end.
The reason why Xie Zhongxing wanted to do this was because Xie Nandu's father, the man who was expected to become the next head of the family, had been killed by his own son, so he wanted to completely eliminate any future troubles.
Of these two father and son, one wanted to kill Xie Nandu's father, and the other wanted to kill Xie Nandu, so Chen Chao had no intention of letting them live.
Xie Zhongli smiled and said, "What to do? Shiliu is dead. After seeing this generation, only Xie Ting is the most brilliant. He can only be the successor to the family head. Is it possible that I have to kill him? Who will inherit the Xie family after that? Is it possible?
Give it to Xie Nandu?"
After a pause, Xie Zhongli took a deep breath and said, "She is always a woman."
Women are very troublesome. Since ancient times, it has been difficult for women to do many things.
When Xie Qing heard this statement, he was surprised at first. Then he thought about it seriously and found that it was indeed the same as what the family leader said. Killing one person and then another is not a good thing for the family.
Chen Chao looked at Xie Zhongli in front of him, his face became a little ugly, "Is this what the sages taught you in the book?"
Xie Zhongli said: "The principles of saints are for people to see, but for doing things, there is no benefit at all."
After hearing this, Xie Qing glanced at the head of the family in surprise. He did not expect that the head of the family would say such a thing. After all, Bailu Xie was the representative of scholars.
Chen Chao said: "If no one pursues the matter, this matter will remain like this forever."
Xie Nandu mentioned this matter before. After that, Chen Chao took it to heart and kept looking for someone to investigate. Recently, the results were obtained, but he was not happy. It was very difficult to investigate this matter by himself, but as the head of the family, Xie Zhongli
But it was very simple. He even knew the answer early, but he didn't care about it.
He acted with the words "This is the end of the matter."
Xie Zhongli did not answer Chen Chao's question, but just looked at him, "But the guardian envoy came to investigate and killed Xie Ting, so Xie Zhongxing will also die."
"It's just that I don't understand why the Guardian is still dissatisfied after I've done this?"
Xie Zhongli's face was a little pale. His sudden fall just now ruined at least ten years of his practice.
"Because it's not enough."
Chen Chao glanced at Xie Zhongli and said calmly: "I will only give you one hour to find all the relevant people involved in these two incidents and punish them as necessary."
Xie Zhongli frowned and spoke louder, "Do you know how much turmoil this will cause? Even if you don't think about Mr. Xie, don't you think about yourself? If you want to marry Xie Nandu, what will happen to you later?
How much resistance and how many people will block it, have you ever thought about it?!"
Chen Chao just said: "It's a very simple truth. You scholars must know it, but you don't pay attention to it. So there is nothing you can do. Let me help you point out what is right."
Chen Chao calmly said: "Just one hour. After one hour, if you are not satisfied with me, then I will come in person."
Xie Zhongli looked at Chen Chao and was speechless.
After a long moment of silence, the head of the Xie family asked: "Master Guardian, if it was not Xie Nandu who was the one who suffered this matter, what would you do like this?"
Chen Chao was not in a hurry to speak, he just thought of the little girl from back then, also named Xie, who died in Qingshui Mountain.
He also recalled that year when His Majesty crossed Mobei and went south, he met a woman in Xuanling County. Because of the ten Liang Tongbao, the amount of bloodshed in the officialdom of a new Liuzhou was shocking.
"You seem to have forgotten what I do?"
Chen Chao lifted up his robe, revealing the waist badge.
As the guardian of Daliang, he has to take care of everyone's justice.
"To be honest, I only took care of the Nandu issue once. The rest of the time, I took care of the people's affairs."