In the courtyard of the Xia family's mansion, which is exclusive to Xia Fan, Xia Fan and Yu Zhen are sitting opposite each other.

The yard was very clean, plus it was paved with granite, which made it look spotless, so the two didn't sit on the chairs.

In the middle of the two, a cube is placed, the surface of which is painted with intricate inscriptions.

It was the cube that Xia Fan found in the basement of the Aftershock House when he first entered the Shenwu Academy.

"Are you sure you want to break the seal?"

After staring at each other for a long time, and after making sure that Xia Fan didn't mean to speak first, Yu Zhen rolled his eyes and couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, if you don't see what's in this cube, you won't be willing to do it anyway. If I'm not guessing correctly, this cube is not sealed with the source of power, and I have to hurry up and arrange for people to cast a wide net to find the source of power, which is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive. ”

Xia Fan nodded and said.

"Now that it's decided, it's up to you, why did you call me over? And you don't change your mind because of what I say. ”

Hearing Xia Fan's resolute attitude, Aftershock was even more speechless for a while.

"Strictly speaking, this cube is yours after all, so before you open it, you, the original owner, must come over and testify. Besides, I also told you on the way here, except for my rough skin and thicker flesh, I am no different from ordinary people at all. Now that the situation is so chaotic, there is no top master in the family, and I am not sure about it. So until I regain my strength, I'll be living here for a while. “

Xia Fan said with a smile.

"I'll give you something for nothing, and you want to come over to show you the nursing home? Why? “

Aftershock's eyes rolled even more.

"Don't talk about it like this, who is with whom, see that I'm in trouble, you can still stand by and watch."

As soon as Xia Fan's words fell, Ye Yi walked in from outside the courtyard with two jars of wine, put the two jars of wine next to Yu Zhen, and said with a smile: "It's really troublesome for Yu Lao, since moving to Kyoto Mansion, the Xia family has never been so weak as now, if there is no Yu Lao in charge, our hearts are really not steady." ”

After Yu Zhen sniffed his nose and smelled the aroma of wine in the altar, he immediately looked at Ye Yi with a smile and said: "I still know how to speak, I, I don't want to see your man's shameless appearance, if you come to chat with my old man, then even if you have been living in the Xia family, it will not be a big deal." ”

"You are so beautiful, my daughter-in-law chats with you every day, so who will accompany me?"

Now it's Xia Fan's turn to be unhappy.

"Phew! What's wrong with your daughter-in-law who accompanies you every day, and occasionally accompanies my old man? ”

Aftershock said angrily.

"Hey! You're an old man, are you still reasonable? ”

Xia Fan immediately stood up.

Seeing that there was about to make a commotion between the two, the voice of a Xia family servant suddenly sounded outside the courtyard.

"Young master, the head of the Wu family, Wu Zhongtian, came to visit our family, and is currently in the front hall, accompanied by the head of the family, and the head of the family asked the little one to pass it down and call you over."

Xia Fan, who had just grown up, was slightly stunned, and after blinking his eyes, he said, "I know, I'll go over now." ”

"Yes, young master, the little one will retreat first."

The sound of voices outside the courtyard sounded again, and then the footsteps faded away.

"Wu Zhongtian? What is he here for? ”

Aftershock asked curiously.

"What else can I do? Naturally, it is to make peace. Finding that they can't fight, all the conspiracies and tricks have been discovered, and their biggest reliance is of no use at all, in this case, can they have any other way to go than to talk and surrender? ”

Xia Fan stretched his waist, said with disdain, turned around and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

"Interesting, the heads of several major families are all characters with eyes above the top, it is really a good experience to see them bow their heads, I will also go over with you to take a look, and see what Wu Zhongtian looks like when he asks for help."

Aftershock suddenly said with great interest.

Ye still followed, but compared to the excitement of the aftershock, Ye was still much quieter.

The group of three soon came to the front hall, and then saw Xia Ya sitting in the front hall with Wu Zhongtian chatting.

In the entire hall, except for these two people, there was not even a single servant who served, and I didn't know if it was Xia Ya's order or Wu Zhongtian's own request.

As Xia Fan and his entourage walked in, Wu Zhongtian, who was chatting with Xia Ya who was uneasy, obviously became a little nervous.

It seems that he subconsciously wants to stand up to greet him, but the muscles in his legs have just reacted, and his head reacts in time.

After all, he is the head of the Wu family, and no matter how high Xia Fan's status in the dynasty is, he is only the son of the head of the family in the Xia family.

The four great families have always been on an equal footing in name, so from the perspective of the intersection of the families, it would be too much for the head of his clan to take the initiative to get up to meet Xia Fan, the son of a patriarch.

"I've seen my father, I've seen the head of the Wu family."

Xia Fan's face was as usual, as if he hadn't noticed Wu Zhongtian's embarrassing reaction, and after saluting Xia Ya and Wu Zhongtian respectively, he took Ye Yan's small hand and sat down in the position of Xia Ya's hand.

Aftershock naturally followed Xia Fan and sat beside Xia Fan.

"I didn't expect Yu Lao to be there, but Wu was rude."

Wu Zhongtian had already adjusted at this time, regained that comfortable state, as if he had just seen the aftershock, and got up and saluted.

"Excuse me, I can't afford your Wu Zhongtian's courtesy, whether it is from the family background or from the level of position in the dynasty, you and I have no comparison, this is what you once said personally."

Yu Zhen glanced at Wu Zhongtian and said with a little yin and yang weirdness.

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Wu Zhongtian's face, and he hurriedly bowed and said: "At the beginning, I was young and vigorous, and I had just sat in the position of the head of the family, in order to be able to stand in front of the clansmen, I also wanted to reduce the prying eyes of some small people as much as possible, so that I would be ignorant and offended. ”

"A lot of adults? Hehe, people say that the heart is wide and the body is fat, but I am not fat, so naturally the heart and eyes are not wide. Want me to atone for your sins? No way! ”

Aftershock said with a grin.

Wu Zhongtian was unbearably gloomy.

The reason why he came today was naturally just to find Xia Fan.

As for apologizing to Aftershock, it's just in passing, and it's just to bring up the topic next.

Who would have thought that this aftershock would be so muddy, ignoring the rules that should be on the scene, making Wu Zhongtian freeze in place for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

【Author's digression】:P S: Classes in Lu Academy...... Late update...... Two more chapters to make amends......