(Change the story, the protagonist, the world, may not be able to continue to write)

The time is March, and the order belongs to the early spring.

When the morning sun gradually rises, it is another morning. The people in Yunsong City go out of the market, open the door to do business, greet the neighbors and greet the neighbors, just like the day of all living beings begins like this. It's ordinary, but it's fun.

Similarly, the Castle Lord's Mansion also began to operate. The cooks prepare breakfast, the people clean up, go out shopping, trim the flowers and plants, and so on. Everything, only for the city lord and the two young masters.

At the same time, Xu Bin, who was the eldest young master, was sitting at the head of the bed in his room, holding a scripture in his hand, shaking his head and reading it.

"The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first work hard and work their muscles and bones...... Heaven is constant, not for you, not for me...... The sky does not change, and the Tao does not change......"

Xu Bin was dressed in white, his long black hair was tied up, and the young man's face was white. Just looking at it like this, it's quite bookish.

But when I listened to Xu Bin's Yongwen again, the tone was muddy and watery, and the tone did not change, obviously my heart was not here.

Sure enough, in just half an hour, Xu Bin put aside the scriptures, ignored the wrinkles of his clothes, and collapsed on the bed.

A sneer appeared on his face, and he didn't know who it was for. But after a moment, the curvature of the corners of his mouth disappeared, Xu Bin took a long breath, yawned again, and sat up and reopened the scriptures.

"Where did you just read it...... That's right, it's this-Tianxingjian, a gentleman ...... self-improvement"

Jingle Bell ...... Jingle Bell ......

Xu Bin still lowered his eyes and shook his head, but at this moment, a string of bells tied to the head of the bed beside Xu Bin suddenly rose automatically without wind and made a sound.

Xu Bin immediately froze his head and didn't read any more, his eyes fixed.

"Here ......

............

"Whew-"

In the martial arts training field, Xu Zhe took a deep breath, grew a breath of turbidity, and slowly dispersed the turquoise bamboo sword condensed by spiritual power in his right hand, ending today's morning exercise.

Taking the towel handed by the subordinate who was guarding on the side, Xu Zhe wiped the sweat off his face. The bangs in front of his forehead were glued into strands after strands due to morning exercises, and Xu Zhe simply lifted them up and put on a turban.

Although he is a handsome young man, he also shows a lot of masculinity with a strong suit.

After changing back into a green coat and handing over the sweat-soaked martial arts training clothes to his subordinates, Xu Zhe went back to his residence, Yunzhu Pavilion, as usual.

But at a fork in the road, Xu Zhe suddenly paused.

From here, walk straight for a few more steps, and you will reach his Yunzhu Pavilion. But turn right here, and it is the way to Xu Bin's residence, Yunquan Pavilion......

Once upon a time, Xu Bin and Xu Zhe met here in the morning, and then went to the martial arts training ground together, returned together, and parted here.

And now, only Xu Zhe is alone.

Since the day before yesterday, Xu Bin has given up morning exercises. No, it's not that I've given up on my morning workout, it's like I've given up on myself.

In the past three days, Xu Bin has been staying in Yunquan Pavilion and staying at home. didn't even eat three meals a day with Xu Zhe and his father, and only asked his subordinates to send them over.

He still can't let it go......

Xu Zhe thought to himself.

But it's no wonder, after all......

Just as he was thinking, a voice suddenly came from not far to the right.

"Second Young Master!"

When Xu Zhe heard the prestige, he saw an old man dressed as a subordinate, but the workmanship was much more elaborate, walking towards him, and he was still carrying a wooden box in his left hand.

This old man is the steward of the city lord's mansion. Although he is a subordinate, his status in the eyes of others is not ordinary. Xu Bin and Xu Zhe have remembered that their subordinates have changed batch after batch, but the position of this housekeeper has never changed, and he has always been Steward Chen.

For the Xu family, Steward Chen is like a relative.

"Grandpa Chen, it's early. Xu Zhe said with a smile.

"It's not as early as the second young master. Steward Chen also smiled.

He raised the wooden box in his hand, "Before the old slave delivered breakfast, the young master had already returned from morning exercise." “

Xu Zhe smiled and was noncommittal. I didn't say that it was because I hadn't been with Xu Bin in the past few days, and my time was a little irregular.

"Grandpa Chen, give it to me now. I took it to my brother to eat. “

"Okay. “

After that, Steward Chen took out Xu Zhe's food box from the wooden box and handed it to him.

"The eldest young master looks much better today than before. “

"Good thing, yes. Then I'll be over. “

Xu Zhe took it with his right hand and said with a smile.

"Well, young master, go slowly. “

Steward Chen gave way and saluted Xu Zhe.

............

Yunquan Pavilion is not far away, and it doesn't take long for Xu Zhe to arrive.

Before coming to Xu Bin's room, Xu Zhe took a deep breath, smiled on his face, and pushed the door in.

"Brother, I'll ...... it"

However, as soon as he entered the room, a sharp object hit the left side of Xu Zhe's neck.

There are assassins!!

Xu Zhe was suddenly shocked in his heart, and he didn't dare to act rashly. In my heart, there are thousands of opportunities.

What's going on?!

Why are there assassins in the heavily guarded City Lord's Mansion?!

Xu Zhe thought. Even if you don't mention your father's terrifying strength, just looking at the guards guarding the outside of the mansion is not something that ordinary people can deal with. And once discovered, there is only one way out.

But this person can sneak into the mansion quietly, and no one even notices when he enters the room of the eldest son of the city lord, and the strength and courage of this person can be imagined!

No, maybe not, but someone in the house answered!

Who could it be? The faces of the people in the mansion swept through his heart one by one, and Xu Zhe instantly locked on one person.

Steward Chen!

Xu Bin said that he didn't want to see anyone before, and he hadn't gone out in the past few days, and the people he had contact with were only Steward Chen, who brought him three meals a day, and a few cleaning people. But only Steward Chen had the ability to bring the assassin into the Yunquan Pavilion without attracting the attention of others.

But how is this possible?!

Xu Zhe couldn't believe it. What their Xu family can make others jealous of is only the position of the city lord. But his father became the city lord twenty years ago, and Steward Chen has been following his father for more than twenty years.

Who the hell is it? And why? Xu Zhe had a splitting headache.

Is it for the big competition in the city in half a month? Because he was afraid that he was not Xu Bin's opponent, he took action in advance to eradicate his threat?

Xu Zhe didn't want to think about it so much, because before that, this assassin had already completed his mission.

A moist sensation coming from the neck...... It's Xu Bin's blood...... Has he already ......

Xu Zhe was sad in his heart.

Why didn't he come to Xu Bin in the past few days as usual, why didn't he have a good guidance before, and why he could choose other directions, so that he ended up like this now......

Xu Zhe blamed himself and regretted it a lot.

But how can there be a regret medicine in the world? How can the established results change?

Xu Zhe clenched his fists and activated the spiritual power in his body. Maybe this assassin is very powerful, but Xu Zhe will make him pay the price no matter what!

A turquoise bamboo sword phantom condensed at his side, Xu Zhe quickly moved sideways, threw out the food box in his right hand, and held the hilt of the sword. The bamboo sword suddenly turned from virtual to real.

Xu Zhe's eyes were about to split, and he broke off, and the bamboo sword stabbed at the assassin suddenly, threatening to hit him hard in one fell swoop!

But then the body was stunned, and the bamboo sword disintegrated into fragments and dissipated into the air. Xu Zhe looked at the assassin with a beeping dog expression on his face-

A young man in white who was holding a half-cut egg roll in his hand, keeping his arms stretched out, and carrying some soup from a food box.

“...... Brother ??!"

In Xu Bin's house in the Yunquan Pavilion in the City Lord's Mansion, Xu Zhe turned around and sat down with an angry face.

"What the hell are you doing?!I thought ...... Scared me, do you know?!"

The young man in white slowly withdrew his right hand and took a bite of the egg roll with a click.

"Stupid...... Your Excellency, are you mistake......n? The God of Death Xuanwen is not your handsome, handsome, intelligent, and incomparable brother in Yunsong City. Let me pronounce you dead now. “

He said, turning around. After finishing speaking, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were slightly weak, and he looked at Xu Zhe with an expression as if he had seen through life and death, as well as a slight downward angle.

Xu Zhe replied with dead fish eyes, and tapped the corner of his mouth with his hand to signal to the other party.

"It's stuck to the egg roll residue. “

“......“

Wiping the residue into his mouth in silence, the young man in white spoke again:

"I didn't expect it...... You don't know how to be so disrespectful to me. You have been stabbed by my sword of enlightenment, and within ten breaths, you will surely die!"

"Are you sure you don't change your clothes before you talk?"

“...... Hmph! Stubborn! Young man, you have succeeded in arousing my anger. Are you ready for the wrath of a tattooed god?"

With that, a spirit pattern gradually rose from behind the white-clothed young man. Although there is no aura around it, it is also spinning and changing.

Xu Zhe stood up, met the gaze of the young man in white and walked towards him, and walked behind him to tear off the thin thread that hung the wooden spirit pattern.

"Can we stop making trouble?"

............

"Ahhh————h

Xu Bin howled.

At this time, Xu Bin had already changed his clothes, lying on the bed and rolling back and forth, and his mouth kept yelling.

"Don't I just want to experience what it's like to be a tattooer? Why...... You should turn a blind eye to my performance?"

“......“

Xu Zhe, who was sitting at the table, was drinking tea, his eyes rolling from side to side as Xu Bin rolled.

Because, I just want to see how you get around? I thought that Xu Bin had suffered an accident, and I blamed myself in pain, and I thought about avenging him, but I almost suffered a backlash because I forcibly withdrew my spiritual power. What a waste of feelings......

Slandering, Xu Zhe retracted his gaze and played with the wood carving in his hand.

This wood carving is small and exquisite. However, the size of a fist is complicated by a complex texture. The interior is hollowed out, but it is full of organs, and there is no light at all. It was the fake spirit pattern that Xu Bin hung behind him before.

Xu Zhe's fingers didn't know where they touched, and it moved, constantly rotating and changing in Xu Zhe's hands.

"Brother, your tricks are really getting more and more powerful. Xu Zhe couldn't help but admire.

When Xu Bin heard this, he sat up.

"Not really. If you weren't good, how would you know you're coming to me? Xu Bin raised his head and said.

"Huh, I can't come here, why does it have anything to do with tricks?"

Xu Zhe didn't know why. He is not Xu Bin's puppet, he is under his command.

"Want to know?" Xu Bin narrowed his eyes.

“...... Don't want to. “

Obviously, Xu Bin didn't know what idea he was making at this time, and Xu Zhe felt that it was better to break his thoughts.

"Hey, don't be so faceless!"

"Tell me what's going on, then. “

"Haha, sure enough, you still want to know!"

Click.

With a crisp sound, the teacup in Xu Zhe's hand shattered in half.

“...... Well, you calm down first......"

............

"Ahem. “

After a while, Xu Bin sat upright, cleared his throat, looked at Xu Zhe, and said in a deep voice:

"Actually, the entire City Lord's Mansion is within my spiritual power domain!"

This time, Xu Zhe didn't say anything more. But the way he looked at Xu Bin was indescribable......

He still can't let it go...... After all, the gap between what happened before and after is too big, and no one can accept it. Myself

You can't ridicule Xu Bin anymore, you should tolerate him......

Thinking like this, Xu Zhe put away the evil thoughts in his heart, and looked at Xu Bin's eyes, and there was only compassion left.

"Hey, hey, what kind of eyes are you??Look at me well!"

Xu Bin couldn't stand it anymore, so he told the truth.

"I've set up traps under some roads that will trigger switches and pull the bells in my room whenever someone walks through that stretch of road. As soon as I heard the bell ring, I could tell which way it was coming. If you analyze who often walks that road, don't you know who is coming?"

So that's it!

Xu Zhe was surprised in his heart. This can be regarded as a strategic plan thousands of miles away, and the enemy and our military situation are fully understood. From this point of view, it was not wrong for Xu Bin to say that the City Lord's Mansion was within his domain.

"Are you all covered with your mechanisms in the entire City Lord's Mansion?"

"Well, not really. I've only done a little bit now. “

"Just one paragraph?"

Xu Zhe asked, as if he was aware.

"Haha, that's right! It's the section from Yunzhu Pavilion to Yunquan Pavilion! I put you first. I started the arrangement half a month ago, and it was just completed a few days ago. How's that, my brother. Are you happy, are you happy?"

“...... Not at all. “

Xu Zhe's face was expressionless, he turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, and then thought:

That should have been three days ago, before Xu Bin had awakened the spirit pattern.

Xu Zhe didn't think that after being hit by the awakening of the spirit pattern, Xu Bin was still in the mood to do these infamous things......

But if you think about it this way, Xu Bin's current appearance doesn't look like he has been hit.

"Then again, you're a big project, isn't it? It took about ten days for just one section of the machine, how long will it take to get it all set up?"

Xu Zhe expelled what he was thinking, and continued to chat along the topic of mechanical arts.

"I want to think about it...... It should take two or three months. In fact, the design of this mechanism is not complicated, the main reason is that it is too tiring to hollow out the bottom of the road, and I don't want to do it, so it took so long to complete only a little. “

After thinking about it, Xu Bin nodded at Xu Zhe and gave his answer with a straight face.

“......“

Xu Zhe felt that he couldn't talk anymore this day.

Wait! Xu Zhe suddenly thought of something.

"You're just buried in the ground, aren't you afraid of erosion?"

"How could I just let the mechanism come into direct contact with the soil, of course, I wrapped the mechanism in something. “

Xu Bin raised his eyebrows, as if he was wondering why Xu Zhe asked this, it was simply insulting his mechanical cultivation. But without waiting for him to think about it, Xu Zhe then asked:

"And what did you wrap it in?"

"Of course, it's the bamboo on the edge of the Cloud Bamboo Pavilion!"

Xu Bin immediately clapped his hands.

"I don't know how Xu Zhe's bamboos were grown, they are tall and big, thick and hard. Not to mention the outside world, it is also invasive. When I first thought about the materials, all that came to mind was those bamboos! Hey, don't say it, Xu Zhe can also take bamboo treasures. Xu Zhe...... Composed...... Xu Xing is fragrant and the wind is scattered, and the plum blossoms when he wants to speak. You say yes, brother?"

The corners of Xu Bin's mouth pulled out a stiff arc, and he talked and laughed with Xu Zhe.

"Hmm... I don't say it, you go on. I'll just listen. “

Xu Zhe smiled.