Chapter 88: The Great Elder
"Green Dragon Arm!" Xiao Wenchen and Xiao Wenbai stood up again suddenly and exclaimed in surprise.
"Haha!" After a long time, Xiao Wenchen burst into laughter, and the laughter lasted for a long time, as if he wanted to vent the humiliation that had accumulated in his heart for many years.
"Uncle formally apologizes to you for what happened before! Today, uncle is also putting this here. From now on, as long as you don't marry out, uncle will be the one making the decisions in the Xiao family in public, but you will be the one making the decisions secretly." The laughter stopped. Xiao Wenbai, as the elder and head of the family, bowed to Xiao Qing today and said seriously.
Seeing this, Xiao Wenbo moved his lips, but ultimately did not speak.
The Xiao family treated Xiao Qing like this. If they did not show their full sincerity and forced Xiao Qing to leave in disappointment, then in the future they would be lucky if they had to kneel down and beg for life from outsiders. Otherwise, the whole family might be wiped out.
"Uncle, you're too polite. After all, I'm still young, and family affairs still need to be discussed and decided by you." Seeing this, Xiao Qing's resentment was finally relieved, and he bowed in return.
"Although you are young, you have seen some things more thoroughly than your uncle and your father. Let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, from today on, you are the chief elder of the family." Xiao Wenchen said.
After that, Xiao Wenchen turned to Xiao Wenbo and said, " Fourth Brother , go and invite the Second Brother, the Third Brother, the Fourth Uncle, and Uncle An Zheng to my secret martial arts training place."
The Fourth Uncle and Uncle An Zheng that Xiao Wenchen mentioned are clansmen of the same generation as his father. They both have the cultivation level of Hua Jin and are the elders of the Xiao family.
On the main lineage side, among the four brothers of the Xiao family, only Xiao Wenchen and the third brother Xiao Wenyi have the cultivation level of Hua Jin, while the second brother Xiao Wenlang and Xiao Wenbai are only at Yun Jin level.
The core members of the Xiao family are Xiao Wenchen and his four brothers and two elders. Of course, Xiao Qing, the leader of the third generation, must also be included.
"Brother, do you want to compete with Xiao Qing?" Xiao Wenbai asked with an idea in mind.
Now Xiao Qing has become a powerful Hua Jin expert and the eldest elder of the family. In addition, there was a rift between father and daughter before. Even Xiao Wenbai, as a father, has unconsciously changed the way he calls his daughter from her nickname Qing'er to Xiao Qing.
"If Xiao Qing doesn't show off, how can the two elders, Fourth Uncle and Uncle An Zheng, sincerely submit to Xiao Qing? How can they truly be of one mind with the Xiao family?" Xiao Wenchen said.
"That's true. I'll go invite them right away." Xiao Wenbai nodded and left quickly.
"Xiao Qing, let's go to my secret place for martial arts training together." Xiao Wenchen said.
"Okay!" Xiao Qing nodded, and followed Xiao Wenchen to the patriarch's secret place for martial arts training.
It was a martial arts training ground built underground, one end of which led to the main house of the family, and the other end led to a forest in the west outer city.
That forest is a very ordinary property of the Xiao family.
After one stick of incense.
In the underground secret place for martial arts training, two green dragon claw phantoms collided in mid-air one after another. The shock waves generated by the collision of force caused the four walls of the secret place for martial arts training, which had been reinforced with special technology, to vibrate slightly.
"Bang!" The two claws separated, and Xiao Wenchen's body flew back in the air and landed on the ground. He just used this opportunity to relieve Xiao Qing's sudden burst of strength. At this moment, a virtual net with the luster of water waves covered his head.
"A dense net of water and wood!" Xiao Wenchen's face changed drastically upon seeing this, and he exclaimed in surprise, and quickly stretched out his hand to slap it. However, the phantom net with the luster of water waves changed as softly as water, and had the toughness of rattan wood.
Xiao Wenchen slapped out with his palm, and the net just retreated like a wave. Then, when Xiao Wenchen's palm power was exhausted, it suddenly gathered from all directions.
Suddenly, gusts of strong wind swirled rapidly from around Xiao Wenchen's body, causing the surrounding air to flow rapidly, like a green dragon coiling around his body.
This is Xiao Wenchen’s body protection shield.
But the net was very resilient and kept deforming and shrinking, making the space around Xiao Wenchen smaller and smaller, and the protective shield became more and more compressed, and finally it even made a "cracking" sound, like bones being crushed.
Xiao Wenchen's face turned red.
At this moment, the shrinking green virtual net suddenly retracted.
Xiao Wenchen was breathing heavily, while the elders of the Xiao family held their breath. Looking at Xiao Qing standing leisurely, they felt a chill rising up on their backs.
Not only is Xiao Qing's strength much stronger and more refined than that of the patriarch Xiao Wenchen, but she is also much more proficient in the application and variations of the Qinglong Xuanmu Jin than Xiao Wenchen, the patriarch who has been immersed in the Qinglong Xuanmu Jin for many years, and has given it more spirituality.
"Water and Wood Dense Net" is a very difficult to practice strength-changing move from the Xiao family's "Blue Dragon Mysterious Wood Skill". At that time, only Grandpa Xiao Qing, who was at the Bone Refining Stage, could perform it. Unexpectedly, Xiao Qing, who is only at the Energy Transformation Stage, can now perform it.
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"From today on, don't interfere in Xiao Qing's business and don't provoke her." In the living room of the Xiao family, Xiao Wenchen said to his daughter Xiao Liu.
"Why? She is just a martial arts apprentice, and she is going to be sent out soon. Why can't I take over her business? Why can't I provoke her?" Xiao Liu widened her eyes and looked at her father in disbelief.
"Based on the sacrifices and contributions she has made to the family, you shouldn't treat her like this. Also, the Xiao family is a wealthy and prestigious family in Fangqiao City. There is no need to lower their status in order to form an alliance with the outside world or to please the strong!" Xiao Wenchen replied.
"That means she will continue to stay in the Xiao family!"
“That’s right!”
"Even so, she is just a martial artist and is not worthy of controlling so many industries! I am the eldest daughter of the Xiao family and a martial arts master. Shouldn't these be left to me to take care of?" Xiao Liu said unwillingly.
She is now a Condensing Force Martial Artist. The Xiao family will give her a certain amount of training resources according to her status and level of cultivation, but if she wants more and better training resources, she can only earn them by herself.
The industries under Xiao Qing's name have developed very well in recent years, making a lot of money every day. Xiao Liu is naturally jealous and wants to take the opportunity to bring some of them under his own name.
"If you want, you can run and develop it on your own, and the family will give you a certain amount of support. As for Xiao Qing, it is the result of her own efforts, so don't think about taking advantage of her. If you do anything in private, I will punish you according to family rules!" When Xiao Wenchen said the last part, his face suddenly sank, and he exuded a cold and powerful aura.
Xiao Liu looked at his father and took two steps back. He lowered his head with a feeling of grievance but helplessly said, "Yes, father!"
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After leaving her residence in the mountains, Qin Ziling did not rush out of the city to go home. Instead, she went to Liu Xiaoqiang's house to remove her makeup first, and then went to the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop in Xicheng Market with her real appearance.
During this period of time, he had either been practicing in seclusion or hunting in the outskirts of Wuyang Mountain . He had not been to the city for more than half a month, and as for the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop, he had not been there for more than a month.
Now that it's almost the end of the year, it's time to go to the store and ask.
After all, the monthly stipend of five taels of silver is delivered to Dean Hantie on time.
After going to the "Hua Yun" powder and rouge shop, Qin Ziling was relieved to learn that everything was calm recently. He exchanged a few words with Yun Lan, declined her invitation, left the rouge shop and headed towards Hantie's academy.
Before the New Year, he should have gone to pay a visit to Master Zuo, meet and greet his fellow apprentices, and of course, he also had to inquire about the academic performance of his apprentice Bao Yingjun.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Hey ha!"
Qin Ziling stepped into the Hantie Courtyard and looked at the bustling scene in the martial arts training ground. He recalled how he had practiced hard here in the past and then recalled his experiences in the past few days. Suddenly, he felt as if he was in another world.
"Qin, Qin, senior brother, you, you are here!" When Qin Ziling was secretly sighing, Bao Yingjun limped up to him quickly.
His already ugly face was now covered in bruises and swellings from being beaten by someone, and his rat eyes were almost squeezed out of sight.
Qin Ziling glanced at Bao Yingjun's legs, feet and face, his calm expression changed slightly, and a faint chill emanated from his body.
Looking up at the martial arts training ground, Wu Cheng and several other followers of Nangong Yue stopped what they were doing and looked in his direction, with undisguised disdain and ridicule revealed on their faces.
"What are you doing? Don't you need to practice martial arts anymore?" At this moment, Zheng Xinghan strode up, and when he passed by Wu Cheng and others, he shouted at them with a dark face. Wu Cheng and others then turned around slowly and continued to practice martial arts.
"You kid, you are getting more and more outrageous. You haven't come for more than half a month. If you don't come again, I will think something happened to you!" Zheng Xinghan stepped forward and punched Qin Ziling in the chest, saying.
"Hehe!" Qin Ziling smiled and felt warm in his heart.
"Are you here to restock again this time?" Zheng Xinghan asked unhappily when he saw this.
"Not for now. I'm here mainly because the New Year is approaching. I want to say hello to Master Zuo and my senior brothers and sisters. Of course, I also have to ask about Bao Yingjun's homework." Qin Ziling replied, and when he mentioned Bao Yingjun, the smile on his face faded again.
"Or, let me take care of Bao Yingjun from now on." Zheng Xinghan glanced at Bao Yingjun, hesitated, and said.
"Let Bao Yingjun decide for himself . If he thinks you are more suitable for him, then he will be with you." Qin Ziling said lightly.
