Inside the Marshal's Mansion at the moment.

"Get on your knees!"

An angry shout sounded, and a middle-aged man was angrily scolding the young man kneeling in front of him at the moment.

The man is dressed in gold armor and silver robes, with a Chinese face, not angry and self-assured, and the momentum around his body is as tall as a mountain, and the coercion faintly emanating from his body is simply terrifying, making people dare not look directly.

This person is Xiao Ding, the first strong man in the Dragon Empire, and the young man kneeling on the ground is the second son Xiao He.

He knelt on the ground with a panicked face, not daring to move, and let him be reprimanded.

"You rabbit cub, it's okay to mess with flowers and grass everywhere on weekdays, but this time you dare to ignore the baptism, is it because my father doesn't exist!" Xiao Ding continued to reprimand.

"Father, how dare the child be disrespectful to you, it's just ........" Xiao He looked at Xiao Ding, who was looking angry at the moment, and didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"Okay, okay! I don't think Ah He meant it, so you can say a few words. At this time, a beautiful woman standing beside Xiao Ding spoke.

The woman is dressed in a blue dress, standing quietly and elegantly, with a very beautiful appearance, she is pulled up with green silk, bright eyes and bright teeth, graceful and luxurious, which makes people feel amazing.

The woman is the sister of the imperial lord who walks against the wind, Yu Fengya, and Xiao Ding's wife.

"You, it's just that you spoil him too much, so that he is so willful. Xiao Ding looked at his wife and felt helpless.

"Hmph! Ah He didn't like penance since he was a child, why did you force him, now that the matter has come to this, how can you blame him?" the woman was unconvinced.

"Hey, mother, the child knows that my mother knows me best. After that, Xiao He just wanted to get up and stood up, but he was frightened by his father's eyes and didn't dare to move.

"Mother is right, the matter has come to this point, no matter how much you blame the second brother, you can only do it, my father might as well let the second brother follow me to the Tiangong Academy to practice in a month. At this time, Xiao Han also said slowly.

"It's better to let him go with you, so that he won't mess with me outside. ”

When Xiao Ding heard this, he also felt that it was a good choice to let Xiao He follow Xiao Han to practice in Tiangong Academy, so he agreed.

"Ahh.......h Can I not ......."

"You rebel, do you still want to disagree?" Xiao Ding didn't wait for Xiao He to finish speaking, and then scolded angrily.

"No...... Don't dare, just go, the child. ”

Xiao He looked at Yu Fengya, who was standing aside without saying a word, and knew in his heart that he was afraid that his mother would also agree to let him go, so he would no longer struggle meaninglessly.

"It's just that your second brother is not strong-hearted, and he has always given up halfway in his cultivation and is unwilling to endure hardships, so let him follow you to the Heavenly Palace Academy, can he really achieve something?" Yu Fengya was also a little worried at this time, and couldn't help asking.

It's not that I'm worried about Xiao He's cultivation, but I'm worried about the face of the Xiao family, if I go to the Heavenly Palace Academy and achieve nothing, then I can't be made a laughing stock by others.

"Mother rest assured, although the second brother is not strong-minded, but his qualifications are not bad, since the second brother does not want to practice martial arts, then change to alchemy, with the second brother's temperament, alchemy will be more suitable than martial arts. Xiao Han said unhurriedly, he had already calculated it in his heart.

"Ahh ”

When Xiao He heard that he was going to let himself learn alchemy, he was immediately anxious, and hurriedly spoke.

However, Xiao Ding's eyes lit up when he heard it, why didn't he think of this in the first place?

"Haha, according to Han'er's suggestion, in the future, you will learn alchemy for Lao Tzu in Tiangong Academy, if you don't break through to the fourth rank alchemy master before graduation, Lao Tzu will break your legs. ”

"Ahh........h Fourth turn!" Xiao He became even more anxious when he heard this, he wanted to become a fourth-turn alchemist before graduation, didn't he make it clear that he wanted to break his leg?

Suddenly looked at Yu Fengya as if asking for help, Yu Fengya looked at Xiao He with a sad face, and was also a little embarrassed, wanting to intercede for him but didn't know how to speak, so she simply stopped looking at Xiao He, and sat alone and tasted tea elegantly.

"Okay, second brother, if you don't try, how do you know that you can't? Even if you don't break through to the fourth turn by then, presumably your father won't really break your leg, don't worry. Xiao Han comforted on the side.

"Alright, alright, I'm tired too, since that's the case, it's decided like this, you two go down first. ”

"Also, Ah He will go to the dynasty early tomorrow morning to ask the lord of the country for his guilt, but don't forget it. Xiao Ding waved his hand, and then ignored the two of them.

Sitting next to his wife and sipping tea together, the two talked and laughed, and looked very sweet.

"Let's go, second brother, my father has made up his mind, in the next few days, you will learn more alchemy knowledge, and work hard for the goal of becoming a fourth-turn alchemist in the future." Xiao Han said as he picked up Xiao He, who was still kneeling on the ground.

Xiao He didn't say anything more, and left the mansion with Xiao Han.

"Say, second brother, why didn't you go to Longquan baptism today? Don't tell me you forgot, I don't believe it. After leaving the mansion, Xiao Han looked at Xiao He and asked.

"I said I did forget, do you believe it?" Xiao He looked at Xiao Han and said sincerely.

However, Xiao Han didn't believe it at all, just looked at Xiao He quietly, and then said slowly: "The brotherhood between you and me, if there is anything else, don't dare to tell me." ”

Xiao He looked at Xiao Han with a serious face, and his heart warmed, yes! This is his own brother, what can't he tell him?

Actually, it was for my father's sake that I chose not to be baptized. Xiao He said slowly.

When Xiao Han heard this, he didn't speak, and he had a little realization in his heart, but he was still a little confused. Just listened to Xiao He, and continued to say slowly:

"Although my father is the marshal of the empire, the strongest person, and my mother is also the princess of the empire, the third brother must not forget that there is also an elder council in the dynasty, and with the intelligence of the third brother, he must also know the pros and cons. ”

When Xiao Han heard this, he completely understood, yes, there is also an elder council in the dynasty, and this force does not want to see his father and his hands on an equal footing with them.

Xiao He looked at Xiao Han, who was silent, sighed, and said slowly: "With my qualifications and temperament, it is impossible to obtain the Longquan baptism, presumably my father paid a lot of price in it to let the lord of the country open the Longquan baptism for me." ”

Xiao He said this, paused, and then continued: "Besides, this baptism was originally intended for the little princess of the dynasty, Yu Xiaoxiang, if I really accepted this baptism, then the barbarian princess would not have to cry, make trouble, and hang herself." ”

"At that time, let those old fellows of the Council of Elders make a hindrance and say something in front of that barbarian princess, and don't you have to make more trouble?"

When the time comes, they will say that their father uses power for personal gain, and there is no king's law, even if the relationship between the lord of the country and his father is deep, it will inevitably give rise to some estrangement. ”

When Xiao Han heard this, he also sighed a little in his heart, looking at his second brother, he couldn't help but feel a little pity, his second brother's intelligence is better than his own, and many things are more thorough than his own, if it weren't for his second brother who doesn't like penance, I'm afraid he will be a peerless genius with both wisdom and bravery.

"You don't have to look at me like that, I don't pay much attention to the cultivation in the first place, baptism is dispensable for me, it's not very important, and it can also save my father some unnecessary trouble, isn't it great?"

Xiao He looked at Xiao Han, smiled, and said with an indifferent attitude.

Xiao Han looked at his second brother's open-minded and cheerful attitude, and couldn't help but admire his second brother in his heart.

On the contrary, his second brother has an indifferent attitude, saying that if he doesn't wash it, he won't wash it, which is really admirable.

At the same time, Xiao Han also knew in his heart why the second brother refused to tell the reason in front of his father, this was also because he was afraid that the relationship between his father and the Council of Elders would become more stiff, which would not benefit anyone.

"By the way, there's one thing you don't know about?"

At this time, Xiao He looked at Xiao Han and changed the topic and said.

"Second brother, please speak!"

"I heard that a few days ago, the unruly princess went to talk to that kid from Danzong again, and I heard that they actually went to the Holy Pool of Love to drink the holy water of long-term love together. Speaking of this, Xiao He almost gritted his teeth.

As we all know, the little princess of the Dragon Empire, Yu Xiaoxiang and Xiao Han have had a marriage contract since childhood, and this behavior is simply cuckolding Xiao Han.

The so-called holy pool of love is generally a place where only men and women will go after they become Taoist couples, and the holy water of long-term love will only be drunk together between Taoist couples, representing the eternity of the world, the sea is dry and rotten, and the loyalty is unswerving.

Xiao Han couldn't help but darken his face after hearing this, he really didn't know about this matter, although he didn't like this unruly princess either, but this was a marriage that his father and the lord of the country had agreed on when he was a child, and he couldn't object to it.

I didn't think that this unruly princess would make a private life with another man behind her back, which was really audacious, but this didn't seem to be a bad thing, just enough to get this marriage.

"Hmph! This Yu Xiaoxiang is really hopeless, he actually likes the waste of Danzong, isn't it just that he can refine one hand to break the Dan, what's the big deal! Compared with the third brother, Mao is not. Xiao He said indignantly on the side.

"Third brother, don't take it to heart, Yu Xiaoxiang's yellow-haired girl, not taking a fancy to you can only mean that her vision is too bad, hum!"

"Tomorrow, the third brother will go to the dynasty with me and withdraw this marriage, this unruly princess and the young master of the Nadan Sect behaved like this, and the lord of the country was afraid and didn't dare to say anything. ”

"Hmm!"

Xiao Han didn't say anything, just responded lightly.

However, Xiao He's reaction was startled, but he didn't expect Xiao Han to really agree, and he agreed so calmly.

"Third brother, don't you have anything to say about this matter?" Xiao He asked relentlessly.

"No, I don't like that princess either, but it's just my heart, isn't it good?" Xiao Han replied lightly.

Xiao He was relieved when he saw him react like this, he was really afraid that Xiao Han would have any feelings for that unruly princess.

Xiao He really looks down on Yu Xiaoxiang's unruly princess, not only is she rude and willful, unreasonable, but also cruel, whenever she encounters something unpleasant, she will take people out of anger, cut off her hands and feet, and kill her directly, acting like a female demon.

However, the current lord of the country spoils this little daughter very much, tolerates her in every way, and allows her to do whatever she wants.

"In that case, then I will go to the marriage tomorrow!"

"Anyway, my father doesn't like this yellow-haired girl, my father doesn't know about her and the young master of Danzong, otherwise he would have been furious and retreated for you. ”

Originally, Xiao Ding also liked this little princess very much, and it happened that there was only one year difference between her and Xiao Han, so the parents of both sides let the two of them agree to marry since childhood, and the lord of the country also changed the name of the little daughter and added a Xiao character, indicating that she will be the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family in the future.

It's just that as time goes by, Yu Xiaoxiang's personality has become more and more extreme and lawless, which has made Xiao Ding's good impression of her consumed again and again, and now she has long regretted her original agreement.

It's just a gentleman's words, it's hard to chase the horse, not to mention the marriage contract that was agreed to together, which is also where Xiao Ding feels that he has always been sorry for Xiao Han.