Chapter 400: The Choice of the Head of the Family
Sure enough, when he heard that Murong Yuan had killed Brother Dog, Xiao Zheng's eyes immediately lit up: "You killed Brother Dog?!"
Murong Yuan was a little proud that he couldn't hide, and said: "Kill the one who blocked Du Yan and them, but the one who killed the fifth uncle made him run away." ”
Seeing that Xiao Zheng's expression was a little gloomy, Murong Yuan changed the topic as soon as possible, turned his head and asked Old Man Xiao: "I asked Old Xiao to stay, just to let Old Xiao see if he knows this dog brother." ”
As he spoke, Murong Yuan took out his mobile phone, opened the picture and handed it to Old Man Xiao.
Old Man Xiao took the phone and looked at it, his slightly cloudy old eyes suddenly flashed, and then he said affirmatively: "I know, I didn't expect it to be him!"
After hearing Old Man Xiao's words, Murong Yuan's face was overjoyed, and he immediately asked, "Old Xiao, who is he?"
Old Man Xiao said: "Nanping, Lu Junyi of the Lu family." One of the eighteen gentlemen who were abolished by Zhicheng that year. ”
After Murong Yuan heard the name Lu Junyi, his heart couldn't help but tremble, it turned out to be the Lu family, and it was Lu Junyi!
"Murong Yuan, you should know Lu Junyi, right?" asked Old Man Xiao.
Murong Yuan nodded and said, "I know, the first son of Nanping back then, the successor cultivated by the Lu family. ”
Murong Yuan's short sentence is very informative, the first son of Nanping!
How many families there are in Nanping, how many gentlemen there are, but Lu Junyi occupies the title of the first son, you can imagine how good Lu Junyi was back then.
"Yes, that's him. Old Man Xiao said with deep eyes.
Murong Yuan asked again at this time: "It's just that Lu Junyi suddenly disappeared later, as if the world had evaporated, could it be because Uncle Zhicheng ......?"
Old Man Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, Zhicheng abolished him back then, that is, since then, Lu Junyi has never appeared in the eyes of the world, and as time goes by, people have gradually forgotten him." ”
When Murong Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but think with some emotion: Time can wipe out everything, can make the world forget everything, no matter how gorgeous you are back then, you can't compete with the erosion of the years, and the passage of time will become a thing of the past buried in the long river of history.
Old Man Xiao couldn't help but sigh at this time: "It's just that I didn't expect him to be a dog brother, and he has become so powerful!"
"Old Xiao, was there a big gap between Lu Junyi and Uncle Zhicheng back then?"
"Back then, Zhicheng could pinch him to death with one hand!" Old Man Xiao immediately had an extremely proud and glorious look on his face, proud of having such a domineering son.
Xiao Zheng and Murong Yuan were shocked when they heard this.
Back then, Xiao Zhicheng could pinch the waste wood that could be killed with one hand, and it was scrapped, but now it has become so powerful! What the hell is going on?!
Old Man Xiao seemed to know the doubts in the hearts of Xiao Zheng and Murong Yuan, and said: "Zhicheng was a peerless genius back then, and he became a martial artist at the peak of the Primordial God Realm at the age of twenty, saying that it is the peak realm of the Primordial God Realm, but in fact, he has already stepped into the Supreme Realm that you are talking about with one foot. ”
Rao is Xiao Zheng and Murong Yuan's hearts were hard, and after hearing Old Man Xiao's words, they couldn't help but twitch, the twenty-year-old half-step Supreme Realm, this is too perverted, right?!
If Xiao Zhicheng is still alive now, then at least he is at the peak of the beginning, and even stepped into the legendary perfect realm.
But Xiao Zhicheng is dead now, and no one knows what kind of strength he was when he died.
"What about Lu Junyi?" Xiao Zheng immediately asked.
Old Man Xiao said without hesitation: "In the Legendary Realm, there is not much difference in the strength of the people who were abolished by Zhicheng back then, and they are basically around the Legendary Realm, of course, they are all ordinary people. ”
Murong Yuan couldn't help but touch his chin and began to sigh again: No wonder Lu Junyi has become so strong now, it turns out that he was already a legend back then.
It is estimated that after being abolished by Xiao Zhicheng, this Lu Junyi only thinks about revenge, so the progress is so fast, right?
You must know that stepping into the initial realm from the primordial god realm is a watershed, and the vast majority of martial artists will not be able to step into the initial realm in their lifetime.
Now Murong Yuan finally understands why Lu Junyi is so calm and fearless when facing death. For more than 20 years, he has been living in hatred and suffering, and death is not a relief for him?
"Old man, do you know who else may be Brother Dog?" Xiao Zheng immediately asked Old Man Xiao.
Master Xiao smiled bitterly, shook his head lightly and said, "Then I don't know, after all, your father offended too many people back then, and all of them were quite capable, and anyone is likely to become a dog brother." ”
Xiao Zheng asked again: "Could it be that the people in this organization are all members of the sixteen families back then?"
Old Man Xiao said to Xiao Zheng solemnly: "Xiao Zheng, don't mess around, none of these sixteen families are easy to deal with, I don't want you to follow in your father's footsteps." ”
Others don't know the horror of the sixteen families back then, but Old Man Xiao knows it clearly, these sixteen families joined forces to kill Xiao Zhicheng back then, and Old Man Xiao completely let go of this old face, and asked for help from the Ning family, the Zhao family, the Jiang family, the Tang family and other families in Huajing, so he barely saved Zhicheng's life. It was also the first time in his life that he bent his back to ask for help from others, all because of his son.
Although Xiao Zhicheng was saved at that time, the Xiao family was also seriously injured because of this, and it took decades to recover after recuperation, and Xiao Zhicheng still couldn't escape death in the end.
If Xiao Zheng goes to settle accounts with these sixteen families, then he will definitely be attacked again, if Xiao Zheng has three longs and two shorts, Old Man Xiao estimates that he will kneel down, and it will be impossible to save him again.
Father's generation, son's generation, what do you do with our sixteen families, come over and kill and play if you have nothing to do, beg for mercy when you are caught, and let it go as soon as you plead, are we sixteen families teasing? !
That's why Old Man Xiao admonished Xiao Zheng and told him not to provoke these sixteen families easily.
Xiao Zheng immediately reassured: "Grandpa, don't worry, I won't be reckless to fight these behemoths, but I will pull them all from the altar to hell one by one!"
Seeing the resolute expression on Xiao Zheng's face, Old Man Xiao smiled bitterly, his grandson was too much like his father.
Murong Yuan also sighed helplessly, he knew Xiao Zheng, knew Xiao Zheng's temper, he could already see from Xiao Zheng's face that Xiao Zheng would go to Nanping one day and turn Nanping upside down!
He will definitely let the Lu family accompany Xiao Wenyuan to the funeral!
That's what Xiao Zheng thinks at this moment, he wants to go to Nanping, he wants to stir up the puddle of water in Nanping, let Nanping surge, and send the Lu family to hell!
He didn't believe that if he destroyed the Lu family, the other dog brothers would still be able to sit idly by.
At this moment, Xiao Zheng had already transferred the battlefield to Nanping in his heart!
In order to wipe out some of Xiao Zheng's hatred values, Murong Yuan changed the topic again, and he asked Xiao Zheng: "Xiao Zheng, who is that male uncle who appeared last night, do you know him?"
After hearing Murong Yuan's words, Xiao Zheng shook his head with a bitter expression, and said: "I don't know who he is, this uncle suddenly appeared when my life was in danger, if it weren't for him, maybe I would have been killed by Brother Dog a long time ago." ”
"You don't know each other either?" Murong Yuan said with some emotion.
In Murong Yuan's heart, since someone is here to help Xiao Zheng, then Xiao Zheng should know him, but Xiao Zheng now says that he doesn't know that person, so who is he?
Xiao Zheng shook his head again: "I really don't know, but this male uncle gives me a feeling that is both strange and familiar." ”
Murong Yuan immediately said: "I feel this too, I always feel that I should know him, but I can't remember it." ”
At this time, Murong Yuan's mind moved, and he said to Xiao Zheng again: "Do you think he will be Song Meng?"
Murong Yuan's bold conjecture was not groundless, because no one had seen Song Meng's corpse until now, but someone had seen Song Meng alive, so this possibility was not impossible.
And if Song Meng is alive and hasn't come back for the past few years, then he must have something unspeakable, so he has to show up to save Xiao Zheng this time, so he will wear a mask.
All this sounded very reasonable, but Xiao Zheng was not sure that it was Song Meng.
Because he felt that the other party's figure and temperament were not very similar to Song Meng, and the mask couldn't block the eyes, and he didn't look at those eyes very much like Song Meng.
So after thinking about it, Xiao Zheng said: "I'm not sure either, but I don't think it's quite like it." Hopefully my conjecture is wrong. ”
Immediately, Xiao Zheng said again: "Murong Yuan, whether the male uncle is Song Meng or not, don't tell Yueyue. ”
Murong Yuan nodded: "Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." ”
Then Murong Yuan began to change the topic again: "I forgot to tell you, Xiao Jingteng wants to live with you, you see ......" Murong Yuan said helplessly to Xiao Zheng.
The reason why I asked this, after all, did Xiao Wenyuan die in front of Xiao Zheng, or because of the purple pupil jade, now you let Xiao Zheng talk and laugh with Xiao Jingteng without any psychological burden, that is unrealistic.
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he was also a little hesitant. The main reason is that he hasn't figured out how to face Xiao Jingteng yet.
The old man Xiao said on the side: "Move over and live together." ”
"Grandpa......"
Old Man Xiao looked directly at Xiao Zheng and said: "There are some things that always have to be faced, sooner or later you have to face Jing Teng, I believe that Jing Teng will not blame you after knowing the details." ”
Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Zheng's eyes fell on Murong Yuan's body again and said, "I guess you have to come to this matter,"
"No problem. Then Murong Yuan walked out of the ward.
At this time, Old Man Xiao also stood up and said to Xiao Zheng: "I'll also go to see Jing Teng, I'm afraid they are still worried about Yueyue." ”
"Okay, grandpa. ”
At this time, in Xiao Jingteng's ward, Song Xiyue and the girls were talking and laughing with Xiao Jingteng, from the outside, they all looked like they were all fine, but in fact, they were all learning heavily. It's just that they cover it up very well, and although Xiao Jingteng has woken up now, his body is still very weak, and he doesn't have the energy to pay attention to them.
At this time, Old Man Xiao walked in from outside, and after seeing Old Man Xiao appear, Song Xiyue and the others immediately stood up and said, "Grandpa." ”
"Xiao Lao ......"
Old Man Xiao nodded with a smile and said, "Go and see Xiao Zheng, I know you're all in a hurry, go quickly." ”
"Grandpa, I'm here with you. Song Xiyue looked at Old Man Xiao and said.
"No need, I'll sit here with Jing Teng and talk, you go and see Xiao Zheng. Old Man Xiao said kindly.
"Oh well. Although Song Xiyue said this, the expression on her face showed that she was still not at ease.
It wasn't until Old Man Xiao assured him again that he left the ward with confidence.
After Song Xiyue and the others went out, Xiao Jingteng opened his mouth and said, "Grandpa, why are you here?"
"Originally, I came to see you, but who knew that even Xiao Zheng was injured. Old Man Xiao said calmly.
"It's all my fault, it's me who has affected Xiao Zheng. Xiao Jingteng said to Old Man Xiao embarrassedly.
Old Man Xiao didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand and gently touched Xiao Jingteng's head, looking at Xiao Jingteng dotingly.
Old Man Xiao's actions made Xiao Jingteng feel flattered. You must know that Old Man Xiao has always been very strict, and it may be normal for other people's grandfathers to behave like this to their grandsons, and it is normal to tell stories to their grandsons, but it is impossible for the children and grandchildren of the Xiao family at all.
Therefore, Old Man Xiao's behavior made Xiao Jingteng feel a little incredible.
"Jing Teng, how do you feel about Xiao Zheng?" said Old Man Xiao suddenly.
After hearing Old Man Xiao's words, Xiao Jingteng immediately said without hesitation: "Very good, quite righteous." ”
After hearing Xiao Jingteng's words, Old Man Xiao said with a pleased smile on his face: "Then do you still want to compete with Xiao Zheng for the position of the head of the Xiao family?"
"Grandpa, are you planning to ......" Xiao Jingteng's face showed a look of shock.
"Tell me first, do you still want to fight with Xiao Zheng?"
Xiao Jingteng said categorically: "Fight! Although Xiao Zheng is very good, I still have to fight, because of this period of contact, I feel that I am more suitable than him to be the head of the Xiao family." ”
In front of Old Man Xiao, Xiao Jingteng did not hide the ambition in his heart.
"Then why do you think you are more suitable than Xiao Zheng?" asked Old Man Xiao softly.
Although Xiao Zheng is calm, he is also very smart, and his methods are ruthless enough, not to mention his strength, but his edge is exposed, like a sharp blade out of the sheath. Xiao Jingteng said while thinking: "Such a person is too strong, and he is easy to die quickly, and it is easier to establish a strong enemy, so he is not suitable to be the head of the Xiao family." ”
Old Man Xiao said with an appreciative expression on his face, "Then let's talk about your advantages." ”
Xiao Jingteng immediately said: "His flaws, of course, are my strengths. Because I don't have the strength of Xiao Zheng, I may not be able to let the Xiao family take a step forward, but I can keep the foundation of the Xiao family and not let the hundred years of hard work of my ancestors be ruined. ”
Old Man Xiao said again: "But do you know that people like Xiao Zheng can make the Xiao family stronger?"
Xiao Jingteng said jealously: "I have to admit this, especially this kid's peach blossom is too good, so that everyone is jealous, the princess of the Ning family is willing to be his lover, and he even refused." ”
Xiao Laozi heard this, smiled and nodded, and said with a little pride: "Yes, the women around Xiao Zheng, each of them is very strong, they can help him, and they can make the Xiao family stronger." ”
Xiao Jingteng said unconvinced at this time: "Grandpa, although the Xiao family can become stronger, but the tree is big, if Xiao Zheng becomes the head of the Xiao family, if he wants to develop the Xiao family, he will definitely be bleeding all the way, and there will be countless enemies, and in the end it is very likely to be attacked by a group, but I am different, although I can't let the Duan family develop, but as long as I am alive, I will be able to keep this foundation and will not be destroyed." ”
Xiao Jingteng could hear from Old Man Xiao's words that Old Man Xiao intended to make Xiao Zheng the head of the Xiao family, but Xiao Jingteng was still fighting because he also wanted to become the head of the Xiao family.
But he didn't maliciously slander Xiao Zheng like others, but told the truth.
Old Man Xiao nodded and said, "Jing Teng, I understand your thoughts, and after I am a hundred years old, you will be the head of the Xiao family." ”
Xiao Jingteng was stunned after hearing Old Man Xiao's words, and looked at his grandfather incredulously.
He never thought that Old Man Xiao would promise him to be the head of the Xiao family so easily, which made Xiao Jingteng feel unreal.
And Old Man Xiao's words made Xiao Jingteng feel that there were other meanings in this, but for a while, he couldn't guess Old Man Xiao's thoughts.
However, hearing Old Man Xiao say this, Xiao Jingteng couldn't help but feel cold in his heart again.
He always felt that his grandfather had a bit of a sense of explaining the aftermath.
Xiao Jingteng was not stunned because happiness came too quickly, on the contrary, he became extremely calm. He is not a fool, there are words in Old Man Xiao's words, he can hear them, but he can't understand what it means?
"Why are you looking at me like this, don't you want to be the head of the Xiao family again?" Old Man Xiao asked Xiao Jingteng calmly.
"Yes. Xiao Jingteng did not hide the truest thoughts in his heart, nodded and said: "It's just grandpa, I don't understand, why did you decide to pass it on to me now, before this, you have always wanted to pass on the position of the head of the Xiao family to Xiao Zheng." ”
Old Man Xiao said softly: "It's easy to fight the country, but it's difficult to defend the country, although Xiao Zheng is very good, but it is not suitable for this position." If it was placed in the past, Xiao Zheng would be a general of ten thousand armies, brave and strategic, he could fight the country, but he might not be able to defend the country. And to be honest, he doesn't want to be here, and the twisted melon is not sweet, so I don't want to push him too much. ”
There was envy and jealousy on Xiao Jingteng's face, Xiao Zhengcai returned to the Xiao family, and he was so deeply loved by Old Man Xiao, if he had been living in the Xiao family, I am afraid that no one would be able to snatch the position of the head of the Xiao family from him, right?
But at this time, the old man Xiao said again: "But I found that Xiao Zheng's temperament is wild, the position of the head of the family is not suitable for him, and the Xiao family has not given him a mouthful of food or water, if he becomes the head of the Xiao family, he may hold the Xiao family and even expand the territory, but you also know what your uncles look like, you should also understand what Xiao Zheng's temper is, if the two sides really collide, it will definitely be the same as fire and water, Xiao Zheng's eyes can't tolerate a little sand, and the Xiao family will become a miasma at that time." ”
Although Old Man Xiao said that he would hand over the Xiao family to Xiao Jingteng, he was still unwilling to hand it over to Xiao Jingteng like this, just like he said, Xiao is his favorite grandson, and he wants to leave the best to Xiao Zheng.
But now he can't pass on the position of the head of the Xiao family to Xiao Zheng, although he is Xiao Zheng's grandfather, but at the same time he is also the head of the Xiao family, any of his decisions must take into account the Xiao family, and the foundation of the ancestors cannot be destroyed because of him.
And Xiao Zheng's personality is indeed not suitable for being the head of the family, although Xiao Zheng is very strong and capable, he is not very suitable for being the head of the family, and he does not like to be the head of the family.
And Old Man Xiao still didn't say anything to Xiao Jingteng, that is, he felt that if Xiao Zheng was only the head of the family, his future achievements would be much greater than becoming the head of the Xiao family.
But Xiao Jingteng is different, it can be said that he has no strong enemies, and he is relaxed, although it is a little difficult to count on expanding the territory and strengthening the Xiao family, but let him keep the current situation of the Xiao family, or develop steadily and slightly, he is still no problem. And if Xiao Jingteng becomes the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Zheng is bound to help Xiao Jingteng, on the other hand, Xiao Zheng is in danger, Xiao Jingteng will definitely not stand idly by. The two are one offensive and one defensive, and they are definitely the most perfect partner.
Back then, Old Man Xiao planned to make Xiao Zhicheng the head of the Xiao family and let Xiao Wenyuan assist him. Although Old Man Xiao's dream is good, the reality is too cruel, and in the end, Xiao Zhicheng, who is more sharp, caused a monstrous disaster and was expelled from the Xiao family, but in the end he died in a foreign country.
And today, Xiao Wenyuan also died, which made the old man extremely sad.
These are his two favorite children, but now they are all away from him, why does God shrug like this?!
However, through Xiao Zhicheng's incident, it also made Old Man Xiao understand that although he is sharp, he is not suitable for being the head of the family, because he is not only easy to make enemies for the family, but also has an unstable mind.
Anyway, like Xiao Jingteng, a "duty person" who knows how many pounds and taels he has, and who doesn't have that much ability, is more suitable to be the head of the family.
Therefore, Old Man Xiao felt that it was the wisest choice to let Xiao Jingteng become the head of the Xiao family.
Old Man Xiao sighed and said, "And we haven't given Xiao Zheng anything, why should we let him pay his life for the Xiao family?" So you are more suitable than Xiao Zheng to be the head of the Xiao family." ”
Speaking of this, Old Man Xiao stood up and said, "Okay, let's do it first, when you are injured in the future, you go to the backyard to find me, I have something important to tell you." ”
At this moment, as soon as the door of the ward opened, I saw Murong Yuan supporting Xiao Zheng and walking into Xiao Jingteng's ward.
After Xiao Zheng saw Xiao Jingteng, he immediately grinned and asked, "Cousin, how are you feeling now?"
"A strong one can kill a cow, what about you?" Xiao Jingteng raised his arm very reluctantly in order to comfort Xiao Zheng, his pale face, and then asked about Xiao Zheng's situation with great concern.