"At the beginning, I was curious how a proud and cunning man like the old man could suddenly say that there was an extra illegitimate child, so I specially sent someone to check your origin and background, but found nothing, it is obvious that you are not from this side of the South Continent, right?"

Zhang Yan, who has maintained a calm posture since Chu Xianzhao came to the Shen Family Manor, was like a white-haired female cat with sharp claws at this time, staring straight at Chu Xianzhao, whose face had changed drastically, and continued: "The master suddenly sent you to Luoyang City, only explained that you are his illegitimate son, and asked us to do everything possible to protect you, and even asked us to make you the head of the family, and I didn't explain anything to me, so I have to doubt your true identity." ”

Chu Xianzhao faced the eldest lady whose face turned from sunny to gloomy, and said in a deep voice: "Eldest lady, I did hide something from you, but for the sake of your safety and the safety of the people of the manor, don't go to the bottom of it, now is not the time for me to tell you the truth, and the result of the truth being exposed is probably difficult for you to bear." ”

"Are you threatening me?" the eldest lady sneered.

"I'm not trying to intimidate you, but since you've guessed something, I'm just here to make you a promise. Chu Xianzhao put her hands behind her back and let the sharp part of her sword dagger point at her heart.

"What promise?" Chu Xianzhao's swordsmanship is so strong that she can see it, no matter what Shen Sanqian sent him to Luoyang City for, she has a lot of things to deal with here, in this unclear situation, she actually let this child who claims to be his illegitimate son be the head of the Shen family, just let her not let go of her mind no matter what, even if her sword is opposite, he still did not put on any posture of resistance, she also took back the dagger.

Chu Xianzhao solemnly promised: "Shen Sanqian has indeed reached an agreement with me, and will fully support me to do something, I promise that if you do this, the Shen family will live forever, and your business house will become the largest merchant in the Southern Continent and even in the world, just give me ten years, maybe less time is enough." ”

The eldest lady sneered, "You want to turn our family into a sword in your hands?"

"Yes, I've been someone's sword for a long time, and this time, I'm going to be my own sword bearer!"

Chu Xuanzhao's eyes lit up with a cold purple fire, staring at the eldest lady deadly, not giving her any chance to think," If a family wants to prosper for a long time, each generation must have a young man who can shoulder the burden of the family, Shen Sanqian himself admits that he is old, even if I don't say it, the eldest lady, you also understand that once he is gone, your family will definitely become a piece of fat that can be slaughtered by others, as for the fact that I owe Shen Sanqian a great favor, I promised him that before he came to me, I would be optimistic about your family for him, no matter when the war between the north and the south broke out, as long as I was in your house for a day, you would never be hurt and threatened by the outside world, so I will wait for me to go out for a while

Later, I will respectfully call you a big lady. ”

Maybe it was Chu Xianzhao's coercive posture that scared her, maybe it was the great confidence in his words that reassured him, but his gaze still startled her, making her heel hit something, and she subconsciously fell backwards, but her back was supported by his palm, making her stand firm.

She faced this familiar and unfamiliar face, and the melancholy in his eyes was very good to stimulate a woman's maternal psychology, to put it bluntly, it was easy for a woman to be cheap to herself, so that her eyes subconsciously softened, sighed softly, and said: "To be honest, I hope you are his biological son." ”

The woman smiled at her, but now she can hardly show such a smile, most of the time she has a mean and cold face, which makes people forget that she was also a woman in the fallen city who was also the son of the upside-down family of Luoyang City.

"Shen Sanqian is a great person, from the moment the old emperor demoted him to Guhe City, I knew that he would never give up, in his eyes there is no family affection, only power, we women are just things for him to pass on the lineage, and each of us has disappointed him. So when he went to Guhe City, he didn't take any of us with him, and even this home was a dispensable thing for him, and he didn't come back once a year for the Chinese New Year, maybe he was worried about leaving his life here in Luoyang, and now he told us that he had a son and asked us to take care of you, isn't it ridiculous? Tang Huang, aren't you really afraid that you will be used by him?" she asked tepidly.

Chu Xianzhao admitted: "I have nothing now, and being used by him is one of my few choices. ”

The eldest lady didn't know if she was laughing at or laughing at the family, "Yes, a poor child like you, there is a rare opportunity for a carp to jump over the dragon gate, how can you not take advantage of it?"

The eldest lady took a deep breath and said slowly: "Now that the lord is old, no one knows how long he will live, I am afraid that he will really fall, and our family will be scattered. You and Huayu are making trouble in the Dragon Crane Tower, many people in Luoyang City know, to be honest, I appreciate your behavior of standing up, although it seems to many people to be very impulsive and naïve, but you are not the only naïve teenager in this city, the chivalrous man who dares to act chivalrous and righteous in the city without a little background behind him has long been killed and thrown into the Qinhuai River, you are now a member of the Shen family, and you must be measured in doing things. ”

Chu Xianzhao said calmly: "I understand. ”

"You have to think more about what you want to do in the future, remember that you must not cross the thunder pool by half a step, especially don't provoke those people of the Zhao royal family, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, this set of crimes does not work on them, they are dragons, they can eat whatever they want

What to eat, if you make a wrong move, we just have three heads and six arms that can't protect you, maybe it will affect the whole family, do you understand?"

Chu Xianzhao took a step back, respectfully bowed to the eldest lady, and said, "Tang Huang remembers the teachings of the eldest lady. ”

The eldest lady emphasized: "It's the eldest lady, don't shout wrong." ”

"Yes, Auntie. ”

"This dagger was given to you, and I forgot to prepare a gift for you last night, so I took it as compensation. ”

The eldest lady gently threw the dagger over, and Chu instantly summoned it and thanked the woman, then turned to leave.

"Tang Huang!" the eldest lady's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Chu Xianzhao stood at the door, his white hair covering his face when he bowed his head slightly, but he didn't turn around.

"I hope that one day, you will tell me your real name in person. "Until then, I will still think of you as his son, and perhaps he will want a son like you." ”

Chu Xianzhao did not leave slowly, leaving the woman facing many spirit cards and standing with her hands in her hands.

In the second year of junior high school, a large number of officials from the court came to the manor to pay New Year's greetings, and the gifts were sent one after another.

When he was in the third, fourth, and fifth years of junior high school, Shen Huayu had nothing to do, so he pestered Chu Xianzhao and said that he wanted to continue learning swords.

Chu Xuanzhao tried to show the swordsmanship routine of the Xilin Sword God in the most simple and exquisite way in front of Shen Huayu.

Shen Huayu picked and chosen, and chose the most bluffing imperial sword to take off, Chu Xianzhao didn't expect her to go far in the way of the sword, so after he drew a picture of the luck of the imperial sword taking off on the snow, he let Shen Huayu learn it by himself.

In the past three days, it was still very difficult for Shen Huayu Imperial Sword to take off, but he had been able to master the flow of sword qi, and he would gather from those so-called tricks in his body, but he would not recklessly walk around and hurt people, which was already remarkable in Chu Xianzhao's opinion.

On the eighth day of the first month, the two sisters Chu Xianzhao and Shen Chuxia were playing in Luoyang City, during which they met the little grandfather Zhao Yunlong and invited Chu Xianzhao to their mansion to play.

The area of this Guogong Mansion is not smaller than that of the Shen family's manor, and in an area like Luoyang City, where every inch of land is valuable, there is actually a frozen lake in the mansion, which has to make him marvel at the financial strength of the little grandfather's family.

I saw a white expanse between heaven and earth, snowflakes falling from the sky one after another, the fine snow falling on the lake was full of blue and white, the Shen Huayu sisters carefully stepped on the ice, Zhao Yunlong led the three of them to the water pavilion in the center of the lake, Chu Xianzhao only felt that the water pavilion that was frozen in the center of the lake not far away had a sense of loneliness.

Today's little grandfather is wearing a black fur silk shirt, with a dark golden hair crown and that handsome and extraordinary face, especially a little golden oozing from his pupils, which actually gives him a sense of elegance and tranquility, like a noble son who has no parallel in the world.

The maidservants who serve the tea are four

Pouring in the warm tea soup, the two sisters of Shen Chuxia sat on their left and right hands, and directly opposite themselves was the little grandfather Zhao Yunlong, Chu Xianzhao held the cup in his hand, I don't know what he meant by inviting himself here?

The little grandfather sitting directly opposite him seemed to be immersed in the taste of fragrant tea, and he didn't open his eyes after drinking a cup of tea for a long time, and his throat rolled a few times, as if it was a very enjoyable thing for him to drink a cup of hot tea on such a winter day.

Chu Xianzhao looked at this little grandfather with a smile on his face, his eyes were calm, trying to see what kind of person the other party was from that handsome and delicate face.

After he drank the tea soup in the cup, he slowly opened his eyes, put the teacup on the table, and the golden yellow in his eyes flashed, revealing a polite and polite smile.

When Chu Xianzhao was observing him, he was also squinting and observing Chu Xianzhao, thinking that this Uncle Shen's illegitimate son was bolder than himself, and he dared to make such a big move not long after he came to Luoyang, and then he thought about it, and he could only blame himself for being impulsive.

Chu Xianzhao suddenly opened his mouth to express his gratitude to the little grandfather for what happened in the Dragon Crane Tower that day, Zhao Yunlong suddenly laughed, and said: "Don't say it's you, if I see him insulting an unarmed folk girl like this, he will immediately draw his sword and cut it down, you just did what I would have done." ”

Zhao Yunlong wiped the tea on his fingertips on his sleeve and said: "We are also considered to be "chivalrous" road encounters, here there is only Chu Xia and Sister Huayu, calling the little grandfather to have more children, just call me Yunlong." ”

Chu Xianzhao smiled, feeling that since this little grandfather invited him to come to the Guogong Mansion, he naturally had a purpose, but he didn't expect that the grandfather also wanted to see him.

Zhao Yunlong generously introduced: "Every deep winter, this lake will be frozen ice, I like to sit here alone and watch the fish swimming under the ice, what do you think?"

The little grandfather seemed to want to know Chu Xianzhao's thoughts on this water pavilion, Chu Xianzhao looked at this water pavilion with a wry smile, and found that this water pavilion was very in line with the principle of a round sky and a round place in terms of structure and atmosphere, and there was a picture of a black dragon hanging on the wall.

Zhao Yunlong suddenly said quietly: " I think some people's lives are like the fish in this lake, this ice sheet is like the sky above their heads, some fish swim up to the surface of the water when the spring flowers bloom, see a different scenery, and return to the lake without regrets to continue to live, but some fish want to see the scenery on the lake in the cold winter season, but are covered by this ice layer, the ice sheet is gray and can't see anything clearly, and they return to the water after breathing, and they don't know if they have a chance to surface next spring when the ice sheet thaws, and they also die in the darkness of the lake bottom, eaten by other fish, or have forgotten the one who wants to surface to see the wind on the lake

Jing Idea. My mother told me that fish is a creature that can't remember things, what do you think? ”

Chu Xianzhao felt that this little master's thoughts were really obscure, but he subconsciously shuddered, and he suddenly remembered that those heavenly immortals he had seen before would look at them through the clouds like they did now, just as they looked at the swimming fish under the ice.

The little grandfather seemed to be still looking forward to Chu Xianzhao's answer, but Shen Huayu's answer appeared before Chu Xianzhao.

"I said you two big men, can you say something less elegant, just say whatever you want. Shen Huayu lay on the table, looking at the two of them with a smile, and the cute little tiger tooth appeared again.

Zhao Yunlong laughed and said to Chu Xianzhao: "See, don't think that women are very boring people, like Sister Huayu, a woman who does not lose her eyebrows, our fathers are good, you and I can also be called brothers and sisters like them." ”

Chu Xianzhao thanked him again, returned a gentle smile, and saluted him with a fist: "I don't know what the little grandfather wants to invite us into the mansion today?"

Zhao Yunlong pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, it's not just that I want to see you, you are Uncle Shen's only son, so my father also wants to see you, the two of them are good friends in the court, so I told you directly, and I will take you to meet him later." ”

Chu Xianzhao was slightly stunned, looking at the little grandfather's golden pupils, as if he wanted to see something different from it.

Now that he has taken care of him in Luoyang City, it is not a good thing for him to dismiss the Zhao clan too much, so he just smiled and said, "I still want to ask, Grandpa Guo has nothing to do with me except for seeing me, right?"

"For the war with the Yin Kingdom. Zhao Yunlong was very honest at this time, and said with a smile: "Do you know? After the New Year, the six princes and kings will come to Luoyang City to discuss the Northern Expedition together, which is a great good thing for us Qingguo." Your Shen family is in charge of the Daqing Salt Railway, and part of the armament resources needed for the war come from your Shen family's business, I believe that Uncle Shen wants you to come to Luoyang City at this critical juncture, it must be when you take over the family industry, and you are Uncle Shen's only son, if you can show the same ability as Uncle Shen when he was young, my father may support you to take charge of the Shen family's business house, with the support of the Guogong Mansion, no one dares to say anything about your identity as an illegitimate child. ”

Chu Xianzhao was taken aback, glanced at Shen Huayu and Shen Chuxia, and found that both of them were looking at the little grandfather.

This Shen Chuxia is the confidant of the eldest lady, you made it clear in front of her that I want to be on the top, do you say I promise you or not?

Zhao Yunlong seemed to feel that what he was saying now was not appropriate, and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "This is also my guess, to be honest, Tang Huang, your swordsmanship is good, and I don't want to say some long-winded empty words in front of you, you are now uncertain, powerless, if."

It is to gain a firm foothold in Sunset City, after all, it is to have a strength, and the reason why I am telling you this is because I believe in you...... Maybe when the six princes and kings arrive at Sunset, you will have a different idea. ”

Chu Xianzhao's brows tightened, thinking that he was really a piece of fat meat, Ying Liyang and Shen Taisui wanted to help him establish an army emperor, so that he could once again raise the banner of Great Qin in the land of the Southern Continent, while Lu Qi and Tangerine Sect wanted him to become the king of the apocalypse who led all the people of the world to defeat the ancient gods.

Now that even the members of the Zhao royal family are pulling themselves together, it is really a bit of a feeling that the lake is full of boats and feet and does not know where to step, so he stares at the residual tea in the cup and keeps thinking.

The incident of stepping on Hong Jincheng to save Xiaoqinnu made him get acquainted with this little grandfather, and inadvertently gave him a chance to get to know him, because if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Luoyang City, he must have more people to help him.

Shen Taisui told himself that the six princes and kings may not want to help the little emperor to fight the Yinguo Iron Cavalry, and they may have come to Luoyang this time to rebel!

He also needs companions himself, because he will eventually stand on the opposite side of the Zhao royal family, the reason is very simple, Empress Zhao once wanted to kill him, even if he is not the prince of the Yin Kingdom now, but the people of the Zhao royal family will already want him to die.

Now he is in this undercurrent of Sunset City, he is like a young eagle that will die under the dragon flame at any time.

Can you really swallow a dragon by yourself?

And there is one thing he doesn't know about when he comes to Sunset, the reason why he is here is just to save a woman who will block the punishment of heaven for him.

The setting sun is about his rise, about his fall, either to achieve him on the cusp of war, or to completely destroy him.

But what doesn't kill him only makes him stronger.

(End of this chapter) I want to talk about "The Throne of the Apocalypse" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~