It was already the end of the year when Hua Zhan returned to the capital under the escort of his bodyguards. At this time, it was the busiest time in the world of Noble Phantasms.
The big family has various gatherings, and some institutions and departments will also make plans for the next year in advance. Their bulk purchases for next year will be finalized through some bidding and ordering meetings before the year.
Hua Zhan lost his footing and fell into the valley, becoming a laughing stock of the Hua family. Since he asked to see his father late at night and was blocked by two monks, but the two monks did not receive any punishment from the family, some higher-status servants also
I don't take Hua Zhan seriously anymore.
Tonight is the annual family dinner of the Hua family. Hua Zhan’s father, the head of the Hua family, Hua Buque, is a filial son. His mother, Hua Zhan’s grandma, is already one hundred and ten years old this year. She is not a monk, she is already
She has a long life and rarely shows up in public. Only at the family dinner once a year can her children and grandchildren see her.
Because her mother had to attend, Hua Buque attached great importance to the family dinner and made a big deal of it every year.
In order to please the head of the family, the main branch of the Hua family and the side branches will try their best to return to the capital and prepare all kinds of gifts for their ancestors.
The family banquet is held in the Hua family's own banquet hall. Everyone in the Hua family must arrange seats according to seniority and status, and place name tags on the table in advance.
Hua Zhan had heard so many sarcastic remarks during this period that he had already become numb. He entered the banquet hall with a small box in his arms and looked around. The tables closest to the ancestors were made of elders who could sit on them.
The juniors here only have flowers.
In the outer circle are Hua Buqi's brothers and sisters.
Further outside is the third generation of the Hua family. Facing the ancestors are Hua Zhan's three brothers. His position should be next to the third brother. But today, in this position, there is another famous brand: Hua Qing.
He frowned and looked outside. It wasn't him yet. It was three seats away and his name was there - last year, he was still sitting next to his third brother.
Before him, many people had come to the banquet hall, mostly the younger generation. They had seen the change in the seating arrangement, whispering secretly, with a look of fun on their faces, wanting to see Hua Zhan.
Will the fourth son of the head of the family who is so popular become angry?
If that were the case, he would only be humiliating himself.
The butler who was responsible for the seating arrangement of the entire banquet was also a monk. He stood by the door with his hands tied, and he was followed by two powerful monks. He seemed casual, but he was already secretly on guard. If Hua Zhan started to cause trouble, he would immediately take action to suppress it.
And he was 100% sure that the head of the family would not blame him for this matter.
Hua Qing is Hua Buque's nephew and the eldest son of Hua Buque's fourth brother Hua Buluo.
Hua Buque and Hua Buluo had the best relationship since childhood. Among all his nephews, Hua Qing was his favorite. Hua Buluo secretly instructed him to change the seating arrangements for the third generation this year, using the excuse that the third generation
"performance".
The seats are arranged according to the profit of the family business they are in charge of this year.
Hua Buque's three real sons are in charge of high-quality industries in the family. They can make hundreds of millions in profits every year without doing anything. Of course they will be at the top.
Hua Qing also owns a lot of property, which is not as good as those three, and he also firmly occupies the fourth position. As for Hua Zhan, if he really follows this standard, he will probably be ranked after ten. Rank him below
The seventh one, the old housekeeper has already given him face. If he is still not satisfied, of course he will be suppressed mercilessly.
Hua Zhan heard the comments and saw the gloating expressions. He hesitated at the door, then quietly walked over and sat down without arguing with anyone.
A trace of contempt flashed in the old housekeeper's eyes: Sure enough, he didn't dare to make trouble. He didn't have the capital or the courage.
His evaluation of this "young master" dropped a bit.
Gradually, everyone arrived, and Hua Qing and the other three saw that they were sitting in front of Hua Zhan without any surprise. They sat down generously, as it seemed natural.
Only the third brother Huayin showed a surprised look when he came in. He glanced at Hua Zhan a few times, seeming to ask questions.
In the whole family, only the third brother was very kind to him and was a true relative. Hua Zhan shook his head slightly at the third brother, indicating that he was fine. The third brother Hua Zhan hesitated for a moment, looked at the old housekeeper again, and slowly sat down.
.
The family banquet started soon. Of course, Hua Buque saw the change in the third generation's seating position, but he didn't say anything. The entire family reaffirmed the status sequence of the third generation in this way that made the parties involved miserable.
Hua Zhan sneered in his heart.
Soon the ancestor came, and the banquet reached a climax. Everyone knew that the head of the family was filial and tried his best to please the ancestor. Various gifts were presented to him. By the third generation, starting from Hua Zhan’s eldest brother Hua Fei, their gifts
It's more of a reflection of their intentions. After all, the properties in their name belong to the family, and the funds they can use are limited.
And to get really good things, you need not only money, but also connections. In this regard, they are still far behind their elders.
At this stage, Hua Zhan had planned and wanted to make a big splash. Song Zheng gave him a hundred-year pill, which is a sixth-level miracle medicine that can extend his life by about a hundred years.
In the world of Hongwu, this kind of strange medicine is not uncommon, because it can only extend the life of ordinary people and is useless to monks.
But in the world of Noble Phantasms, this is a treasure that is hard to find! It is especially important to the ancestors.
When the third generation presented the gift, the third brother's flower seal was followed by Hua Qing, but the ancestor did not show any expression and accepted the gift with a smile, as if he did not remember that there was Hua Zhan at all.
When it was Hua Zhan's turn, he didn't take out the hundred-year elixir, but just changed it to a jade pendant he carried with him.
The ancestor was still smiling, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. After accepting the gift, he let the flowers go and cut it off without asking anything about him.
Hua Zhan returned to his seat, drinking in silence. But not far from him, there were several third generations exchanging glances with each other, and their target was Hua Zhan.
They seemed to have agreed on something and each nodded.
After the family dinner, as usual, the elders drank tea and talked, and the third generation arranged some entertainment activities. The original intention of this kind of activity is of course to allow the third generation heirs, who have not seen each other much for a year, to connect with each other and find love.
A congenial partner.
But this year, someone suddenly suggested: "We have enough people, let's have a ball game."
The No. 1 sport in the world of Noble Phantasms is "Military Formation Ball". Two teams of eleven people each form a formation to attack like ancient marches. Normal body collisions are encouraged, which is often exciting to watch.
There are thirty people from the third generation present today, all of whom are adults. Excluding three girls, there are still twenty-seven people. Hua Zhan is used to walking aside, and this kind of activity has always been repulsive to him.
But today, someone suddenly called him: "Hua Zhan, let's play together, don't you dare?"
Several people laughed, and Hua Zhan frowned. He recognized them as several children from his fourth uncle's family. The eldest was called Huajian. They were sitting behind him just now. They seemed to be a little dissatisfied and wanted to vent it out on himself.
He thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay."
The third brother Huayin pulled him, looked at the people in Foil, and whispered: "Be careful. When you play for a while, try to get as close to me as possible."
Hua Zhan smiled: "Thank you, third brother."
He said in his mind: "But now I have the ability to protect myself." Song Zheng gave him seven magic pills and told him that he could practice cultivation by taking the magic pill.
He has eaten three pieces. It cannot be seen from the outside for now, but he can already feel the lively spiritual energy in his body. According to the classification of the world of Noble Phantasms, this is considered a successful "foundation building". For ordinary people, it is already powerful.
Practitioner.
The game started soon, with people coming and going. Hua Zhan quickly understood that Hua Zhan and several brothers were wandering around him from time to time.
After about a quarter of an hour, they finally found an opportunity. After a period of confusion, the ball suddenly fell in front of Hua Zhan. He grabbed the ball and started sprinting.
The foil brothers rushed over together.
The boss, Hua Zhan, stood on a tiger's back, lowered his head and roared, aiming the hard protective gear on Hua Zhan's abdomen and hitting it.
"Fourth!" Hua Yin yelled anxiously as he was unable to save him.
Bang!
There was a muffled sound, and adult bodies collided, but Foil sat down on the ground. The violent vibrations made his mind buzz, and he still didn't understand: What's going on? The kid looked so thin, why was he so frightened?
Rushed over?
Several brothers in foil competed with each other, chasing and intercepting him all the way.
Hua Zhan ran wildly with the ball in his arms, but his weak body was like a powerful mechanical fairy armor. He didn't have any skill to dodge. As long as someone blocked him, he would just crash into it.
Several of Huazhan's brothers were knocked to the ground in an instant. Just as Huazhan was about to cross the baseline and score, Huajian suddenly roared and rushed over from the side.
Huayin hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Foul!"
Huajian ignored it and hit Hua Zhande's waist hard from the side. Huajian closed his eyes and couldn't bear to look, only heard a bang, followed by Huajian's scream.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw his fourth brother rushing across the baseline with the ball in his arms, holding his arms high in the air.
Foil, who committed a sneak attack, fell to the ground in agony and couldn't stop wailing and screaming.
Hua Zhan's brothers rushed forward and surrounded Hua Zhan, pushing them hard: "You fucking want to kill someone, right?"
Hua Zhan's hand, like lightning, grabbed the hand that was pushing towards his chest. He just broke it, and the bones were broken with a click. In the chaos, he was not polite anymore, grabbed the two people's necks and raised them high.
Smashing it to the ground hard, the two of them fainted on the spot.
In an instant, only the last of Huazhan's four brothers was left. He was the cunningest. He hid behind, reached out and took out a pocket combat tool from the protective gear, and rushed towards Huazhan with a ferocious face: "Go to hell.