Chapter 278 Long talk in the night, the past of Yuexi
Advancing slowly, looking at the red clouds in the sky, and walking in the deep twilight, Xiao Che walked towards Lin Qianshan's residence. The maids and guards along the way all saluted and called him Mr. Xiao.
Xiao Che's status in the Lin Mansion was quite special. Although he was born in a civilian area, he lived in the Lin Mansion as Lin Qianshan's nephew. His status was equivalent to that of the palace's enshrined master. Naturally, the maids and guards did not dare to be rude to him.
Especially after learning that Xiao Che defeated many children from aristocratic families to obtain the heritage inheritance, they regarded him as a genius.
Seeing the maids and guards saluting respectfully, Xiao Che also smiled and nodded, his expression calm and humble, as if giving people a feeling of spring breeze.
"Young Master Xiao is still so approachable, he really has the demeanor of a genius!" After Xiao Che walked away, a young guard exclaimed with envy.
"Yes, strictly speaking, the master regards him as his nephew. He can also be regarded as the genius of our Lin family. I just don't know who is more powerful compared with the lady." A maid said curiously with peach blossoms in her eyes.
The young guard shook his head, with a hint of piety in his eyes, and said: "Young master Xiao is a genius, but he is far from being as good as the young lady. The young lady is simply the reincarnation of a goddess, and has long exceeded the category of genius!"
"Yeah yeah!"
As soon as these words came out, several people around him nodded their heads, their expressions full of obsession and admiration.
"That girl Qingyao is so charming!" Not far away, Xiao Che shook his head and smiled. The escorts and maids thought that he couldn't hear their conversation, but they didn't know that with his strong ears, they could hear them clearly.
Of course, Xiao Che wouldn't care about the gossip of a few guard maids. The fact is that Lin Qingyao is not comparable to his current self in terms of talent and cultivation.
Xie Wanqing likes to have a quiet temperament, and her body also needs rest, so she lives in a relatively remote backyard. As the owner, Lin Qianshan, of course, must live in the most spacious and magnificent front yard to fit his status.
Unknowingly, Xiao Che walked into the front yard. When he raised his eyes, he happened to see the word "Kong Ming" on the arch. He was slightly startled. He had never noticed it before, but today he suddenly saw it. For some reason, he felt like it.
An inexplicable feeling.
"Kong Ming? The name of this courtyard is quite novel." Xiao Che muttered to himself, then walked directly to Lin Qianshan's study without further delay.
The sky was dim, candles had already been lit in the room, and through the window screen, one could feel a hint of brightness and warmth.
Xiao Che knocked on the door, and a moment later, a majestic and deep voice came from the room. Needless to say, it was Lin Qianshan.
"You brat, push the door open and come in by yourself."
Xiao Che raised his eyebrows, pushed the door open, and met Lin Qianshan's smiling eyes. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "How did you know it was me?"
He really couldn't figure this out. Lin Qianshan didn't use the power of his soul to investigate, and he just knocked on the door without opening his mouth. The latter knew that it was him who came. Could it be that Lin Qianshan had practiced
What eye surgery?
Lin Qianshan laughed and said loudly: "It was the ground under your feet that exposed you."
Hearing this, Xiao Che's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "No wonder you are so happy. It turns out that your understanding of the earth element has reached a higher level."
"It's not satisfactory. It's been almost ten years since I realized the artistic conception of earth, and I've only made a little progress in this aspect recently!" Lin Qianshan pretended to be unsatisfied and sighed softly.
"Bullshit!" Xiao Che secretly rolled his eyes. Of course he would not believe Lin Qianshan's lies. If it was really unsatisfactory, he would not show off in front of him immediately.
"Have you met your mother?" Lin Qianshan put down
Holding the scroll in his hand, he smiled.
"Well, I talked about some experiences in the Qingling Mountains." Xiao Che nodded, walked aside, and sat down on his own.
"You are really powerful. After this experience, you are stronger than me!" Lin Qianshan was a little unhappy. Being surpassed by a junior, he felt more or less unhappy.
How could Xiao Che not see the slightly resentful look on Lin Qianshan's face? He didn't dare to talk casually, but his eyes involuntarily drifted to the piles of scrolls on the desk.
"Where are there so many scrolls? What big things have happened these days?" Xiao Che raised his eyebrows. These scrolls were not scrolls inscribed with fortune or martial arts, but scrolls to record events. The last time he saw so many
, it was still the period after the wave of demonic wolves and beasts.
"The Moon Tide Festival is approaching, and the best of the younger generation in the surrounding five cities will gather here. There will be a mixture of fish and dragons, and things will naturally become more complicated." Lin Qianshan said with a headache.
The holding of the Yue Xi Festival every year is planned by the Ming Ling Palace, with other aristocratic families and major forces assisting from the side. The recruitment of disciples by the four most popular sects actually involves the Ming Ling Palace.
Because in this grand event where geniuses compete and heroes gather together, the Mingling Palace will also choose outstanding disciples. In terms of the right to choose, the Mingling Palace is even stronger than the four major sects.
Xiao Che nodded and expressed his understanding. After all, as the master of the branch hall, Lin Qianshan had a high position of authority but also had to shoulder some responsibilities.
"Besides the Moon Tide Festival, are there any other major events that happened during this period?" Xiao Che was silent for a moment and asked again.
Lin Qianshan glanced at him, as if he could see through his mind, and smiled: "You want to ask about the Xie family, right?"
Xiao Che smiled and was noncommittal.
"A big thing happened to the Xie family recently. I heard that the old man of the Xie family is in danger." Lin Qianshan sighed deeply. This is not a good thing, not only for Xiao Che and his mother, but also for the entire Yuexi City.
That said, the impact is very large.
Once Mr. Xie dies, the status of the Xie family in Yuexi City will definitely decline, and it may become a second-rate family. Once the Xie family loses power, the balanced situation in the city will also be broken. At that time, with the strength of the Feng family
It is also expected that a change in status and rights will occur due to high ambitions.
"So, these are all true." Xiao Che frowned, his mood becoming complicated.
"It's unmistakable. The Yuexi Festival is about to bring together all the heroes. It's impossible for the Xie family to play such stupid tricks to lower their status at this critical moment!" Lin Qianshan said.
"So, when the news came out from the Xie family, did the Feng family take any action?" Xiao Che asked.
"This is the second thing I want to tell you. Compared with the news about the Xie family, I am indeed more concerned about the situation of the Feng family in recent days."
"What did the Feng family do?"
Lin Qianshan shook his head and said: "The Feng family didn't do anything, but the people of almost all the first-class families in the five surrounding cities. The first thing they did after arriving in Yuexi City was to visit the Feng family."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Che's eyes immediately narrowed unconsciously.
"Shouldn't the first place these families from the outer city visit after arriving in Yuexi City be the City Lord's Mansion?"
"According to convention, this is indeed the case." Lin Qianshan suddenly smiled coldly.
"The Feng family's heart is known to everyone on the road!"
Xiao Che sighed. On the surface, the Feng family didn't do anything, but secretly they were definitely angry with those first-class families. From this, it can be seen that the Feng family's ambition to subvert Yuexi City is already ready to come out.
Once the Xi Sheng Festival was over, it was a heart-stopping experience
A thrilling fight between the dragon and the tiger!
What makes Xiao Che even more uneasy is that in the past, the Feng family had concealed their ambitions, but they were not superficial. People with a discerning eye could see it, but they never pointed it out.
However, the visit of many aristocratic families this time is equivalent to raising the flag of declaration of war. They don't care what the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Family, Xie Family, Danyangfang and Baibao Pavilion think. This shows that the Feng Family has confidence this time.
How full!
Seeing Xiao Che's worried expression, Lin Qianshan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much. The Jiang family of the City Lord's Mansion is not a paper tiger that can be manipulated at will. I heard that several managers of the Jiang family are also secretly
Winning over some aristocratic families in the outer city, and clearly having the support of the Lin and Xie families behind them, if they really want to fight, it is still unclear who will win between these two behemoths. Furthermore, isn't there another member of the Jiang family?
The Lord of Jiang City!"
"Lord Jiang City?" Xiao Che was stunned. He didn't know this Lord Jiang City.
Lin Qianshan nodded and said: "You are young, so naturally you don't know the iron-blooded tactics of this city lord. There was also a tragic family dispute in Yuexi City more than ten years ago. At that time, Feng Xiaotian, Lin Chuacheng and others joined forces.
They can't get enough of City Lord Jiang. No matter in terms of cultivation or skills, they are not even the slightest bit behind. At that time, there were only two people in the entire Yuexi City who could compete with him in terms of strength."
When he said this, Xiao Che became interested and asked: "Who are these two people?"
"One is naturally the master of our Mingling Palace, and the other is your grandfather, Mr. Xie, who has never met before, Xie Hanhai!"
"What?" Xiao Che was suddenly shocked.
Lin Qianshan glanced at him and teased: "Don't you dare to believe your ears? Hehe, don't underestimate your grandfather, he was very capable back then! Let me tell you this, after more than ten years
The Xie family in the past was equivalent to the Feng family today, with such great prestige that not even the Lord of Jiang City could suppress his popularity."
"Well? If that's the case, how did the Xie family decline to the point where it is today?"
Lin Qianshan rubbed his chin and tried his best to recall: "Something seems to have happened. What happened?"
"Oh! I remembered it!" He slapped his forehead and continued: "At that time, the mistress of the Xie family passed away unexpectedly. Mr. Xie was heartbroken and became ill. He suddenly lost his ambition. And a year later, your mother happened
That incident also had a huge impact on him. Since then, he has often gone into seclusion and passed on the position of head of the family to the current Xie Zhiren, and the Xie family has become worse every year."
At this point, Lin Qianshan's expression became complicated, and he sighed: "Time flies so fast. Fast forward more than ten years, and Mr. Xie, who was famous back then, is now dying. I can't help but feel sad when I think about it..."
Lin Qianshan was muttering to himself, but Xiao Che was already deep in thought. From the former's narration, he keenly sensed a hint of conspiracy.
A long time ago, he had doubts about the attack on his mother during the training, and now he learned about the unexpected death of the mistress of the Xie family, his grandmother. These two things happened one after another, and they both happened when Xie Hanhai was at the peak of his strength.
The period is a coincidence, which inevitably makes people suspicious.
After the Xie family gradually declined, the Feng family gradually became stronger and stronger, until it reached the point where it is today. If there was no hidden secret in this, even if he were beaten to death, he would not believe it.
Xiao Che's thoughts changed and he thought to himself that the Xie family was naturally the one who suffered from these two accidents. The City Lord's Mansion and the Lin family also benefited from it, but there was no doubt that the biggest beneficiary was the Feng family.
"Do you think the accidental death of the Xie family's mistress more than ten years ago has something to do with the Feng family?" Xiao Che squinted his eyes, looked at Lin Qianshan, and asked suddenly.