Xiao Che walked to the small courtyard and opened the slightly closed door. When he raised his eyes, a familiar figure jumped into his eyes.
"Back." Xie Wanqing stood in the courtyard, staring at Xiao Che with a smile, her eyes full of deep love and indescribable joy, but there were faint tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Mother - I'm back."
Xiao Che grinned, took two quick steps, and knelt down directly in front of Xie Wanqing.
Xie Wanqing knelt down, helped him up, held his hand tightly, and said distressedly: "I have lost some weight."
"Really? My son is still growing, so he looks thinner as he grows taller." Feeling the concern in Xie Wanqing's few words, Xiao Che couldn't help but feel a sore nose and pursed his lips as he smiled.
"I still love to talk so much." Hearing this, Xie Wanqing laughed back the tears that were rolling in her eyes.
Xiao Che scratched his head and grinned. In the eyes of his mother, he will always be a child who will never grow up, and he will never hide himself in front of his mother.
"Let's go into the house first, I made some pastries." Xie Wanqing said softly, pulling him into the house.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao." A maid in a light yellow dress immediately saluted with a smile, with a hint of respect and admiration in her eyebrows.
Xiao Che nodded and praised with a smile: "Miss Qingluo, long time no see, you are getting more and more beautiful."
"Young Master teased Qing Luo." Qing Luo blushed and felt a little shy.
"Thank you for taking care of my mother these days. These are some Qi-nourishing pills, which should be of some help to you." Xiao Che smiled, took out a jade bottle from the Sumeru Ring, and handed it to Qingluo.
"Young master, no, it is Qingluo's duty to serve my wife. How can Qingluo accept your elixir?" Qingluo was stunned and refused again and again.
These Qi-nourishing pills were obtained by Xiao Che in the ruins. They have a very good effect on the cultivation of fate-enhancing realm masters. For a body-forging realm warrior like Qingluo, this bottle can allow her to break through to the realm of enlightenment.
territory.
"Take it, Miss Qingluo." Xie Wanqing said with a smile. Born in a noble family, she naturally knew the value of Qi-nourishing pills, but Qingluo had been doing her best to take care of her these days. Compared with this, a bottle of Qi-nourishing pills was not
So precious.
"this……"
"Take it." Seeing that Qing Luo was still hesitant, Xiao Che directly thrust the jade bottle into her hand without any explanation.
"Thank you sir and madam for the reward." Qingluo saluted quickly.
"Haha, you deserve this. Miss Qingluo, please go down first. Mother and I have something to say."
Seeing that Xiao Che was still so approachable, Qingluo's pretty face blushed again, and she quickly responded obediently and retreated.
"Che'er, did you really get that relic inheritance?" Xie Wanqing handed over a piece of lotus seed cake and said with a worried look on her face.
Seeing that Xiao Che was so generous with a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pill, she knew that the news that had been circulated in the city was not false.
Facing his mother, Xiao Che would certainly not hide anything and said honestly: "Yes, the inheritance is indeed in the hands of the son. What is the mother worried about?"
Xie Wanqing was silent for a moment and said: "It is a chance to get the inheritance, but if the strength is not enough, this chance will become a source of disaster. Although Yuexi City is not big, there are many ambitious people among it. I am afraid that you have just come back.
Many people already know about it.”
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At these words, Xiao Che's expression became serious. Xie Wanqing's words actually pointed out the basic principle that ordinary people are not guilty and those who possess the jade are guilty. In other words, the inheritance he received has caused the major forces in Yuexi City to
of coveting and peeping.
"Don't worry, mother. Since your son dares to come back, he will naturally not be afraid of those forces," Xiao Che confidently patted his chest to reassure Xie Wanqing. But at this time, there was a doubt in his mind.
How did those people know he was still alive?
Logically speaking, those forces at that time should have thought that he had died at the hands of Tianxiao. Only Lin Qingyao and a few other people knew that he had survived, and these people were closely related to him, and it was absolutely impossible for them to kill him.
Word spread that he was alive.
He did not ask this question. In his heart, he did not want Xie Wanqing to be involved in these matters.
"Mother, before I came back, did the forces in Yuexi City feel sorry for you?" Xiao Che asked suddenly, with some coldness slowly gathering in his eyes.
If the Feng family and other forces took advantage of his absence to bully his mother, this would definitely trigger the murderous intention in his heart.
Noticing Xiao Che's sudden cold and sharp aura, Xie Wanqing was surprised, but also a little worried, and said with a wry smile: "Silly boy, do you think mother and son look like they are being bullied? This Lin Mansion is the residence of your uncle Qianshan.
, if you are not in the house, no matter how much those people want to get the inheritance, they will not force their way into the Lin Mansion to embarrass a woman like me! Moreover, with the importance these forces place on face, they will naturally not do anything stupid to affect their reputation in the eyes of the world.
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"That's good. I thought they forced you!" Xiao Che breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to see his mother being bullied.
It is said that dragons have reverse scales and will die if they touch them. To him, his mother is an existence like these reverse scales.
Seeing the change in Xiao Che's expression, a warm current flowed through Xie Wan'er's heart again. Knowing her son as a mother, how could she not understand her son's thoughts?
If she is really bullied, there's no telling what Che'er will do. According to that girl Qingyao, Che'er's current strength is comparable to that of the Nine Marks Master.
Thinking of this, Xie Wanqing changed her mind and suddenly remembered something that happened yesterday, and hesitated for a moment.
"Mom, what's bothering you?" Xiao Che was eating cakes and suddenly noticed the change in Xie Wanqing's expression and asked curiously.
Under Xiao Che's serious gaze, Xie Wanqing's eyes flickered, she sighed softly, and told the story.
"Just yesterday, someone from the Xie family came."
"Xie family?" Xiao Che raised his eyebrows, and a complicated look suddenly appeared in his eyes.
And Xie Wanqing's beautiful and elegant face was also a little dim, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.
"What are they doing here? Could it be that they know that I have value and want to accept our mother and son?" Xiao Che said softly, with a sneer on his face.
He had heard about it a long time ago. Two years ago, when his reputation as a genius resounded throughout the Life Spirit Hall, the Xie family had the idea of accepting their mother and son. However, thinking of continuing to wait and see his potential, the Xie family did not take immediate action.
, but later he failed to awaken and became a trash in the eyes of everyone, so the matter ended without any problems.
Thinking of this, the mocking look on Xiao Che's face became more and more obvious. Could it be that after two years, because his strength had greatly improved, the Xie family had such thoughts again?
Listening to the coldness in Xiao Che's words, Xie Wanqing sighed softly again. It was not his fault, but he had never resented the Xie family. But this time, the Xie family dropped a bombshell, which made the already heartbroken
She can't resist the solid ice.
"The person who came to the Xie family yesterday is Xie Guanqi, who has been recognized as the next generation head of the family." Xie Wanqing spoke calmly and slowly.
"Is it him? He seems somewhat sincere?" Xiao Che smiled indifferently.
"Well, he didn't say anything about accepting us. He just said that the old man was dying and wanted me to see him one last time."
Having said this, Xie Wan's autumn-like eyes were already covered with mist, and her slender and weak fingers began to tremble slightly.
"The old man is dying? Isn't this what the Xie family said deliberately to deceive us?" Upon hearing the news, Xiao Che was completely stunned.
The old man of the Xie family is a strong man in the Fusion Realm. How can a strong man of this level die easily other than dying in battle? Even if he goes crazy in practice, regresses in cultivation or is seriously injured, it is impossible for him to meet his end like this?
Xie Wanqing shook her head and did not agree with Xiao Che's statement. In the past few days, she often felt frightened and had a bad premonition. This premonition was either related to herself or came from her close relatives. At first, she was worried about Xiao Che's encounter with
She was in some danger, but he appeared in front of her safely now, which meant that this premonition did not originate from him.
Combined with what Xie Guanqi said, Xie Wanqing was certain that something had really happened to the old man who was connected to her by blood.
"Mother, don't worry. Mr. Xie is a strong man in the Fusion Realm and will not fall so easily. Regardless of whether this is true or not, I will go to Xie's house." Seeing his mother crying silently, Xiao Che
He quickly comforted him.
In fact, even without this news, he planned to go to Xie's house. After all, there were some things that he needed to solve by himself.
"As long as you want to go." Xie Wanqing nodded slightly, with a worried look in her eyes. After all, they are close relatives of flesh and blood. Even if the relationship between father and daughter is severed, the blood connection in their bones will still be cut off.
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Next, Xiao Che talked about a lot of his experiences in the Qingling Mountains, starting from joining the Red Blood Mercenary Group, until he obtained the inheritance and walked out of the ruins, and told his experience and practice in the past two months one by one.
Mother Xie Wanqing listened.
Of course, he did not tell anyone about his acceptance of demonic power and his transformation into a demon, nor about his banishment of Tianxiao from the Longyan clan with Lin Qingyao.
He said almost everything he could say, and everything he couldn't say was rotten in his stomach. Fortunately, after Lin Qingyao came back, he did not inform Xie Wanqing of important matters such as his transformation into a demon. He just said that he was safe and would be there soon.
Will return.
After all, some things can only be borne by oneself. Talking too much will only make the mother more worried.
During the narration, Xie Wanqing felt frightened from time to time. Even though Xiao Che stood in front of her lively, her eyes were still full of worry and distress.
Xiao Che chatted with Xie Wanqing from noon to dusk. After having dinner together, he walked out of the quiet courtyard and walked towards Lin Qianshan's residence. When he returned to Lin Mansion, he had to deal with Lin Qianshan, his host, no matter what.
Say hello. And he knew that Lin Qianshan must have a lot of things he wanted to ask him. Similarly, he also had a lot of things he needed to answer.