"I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting, I didn't expect to oversleep today, and when I woke up, it was already this hour."

In the eyes of thousands of pairs of eyes, Xia Fan did not twist at all, nor did he look a little nervous, he waved his hand towards the four places with a big grin, and walked directly towards the duel arena in the middle while talking loudly.

Although he said that he was embarrassed, the expression on his face did not show the slightest hint of sincerity.

Ye Yi and the others followed behind Xia Fan and kept a certain distance from Xia Fan.

Since Xia Fan attracted all the attention, no one paid attention to them.

"Xia Fan! You know it's the day of the duel! Why come so late! Let the whole family be here waiting for you for so long! It's too arrogant! ”

was accidentally caught by Xia Ya before, which made Xia Wuxian feel quite unhappy.

At this time, his words were directly pushed back by Xia Fan, or in front of everyone in the entire family, Xia Wuxian was really a little annoyed and angry for a while.

"What do the three elders mean by that? If I'm not mistaken, according to clan rules, duels have always been scheduled at three o'clock in the afternoon on the day of the duel, which means that as long as I can get to the dueling arena before this time. Now that there is still time, I am not late, so why come to say it late? ”

Xia Fan stood on the dueling arena, looked up at Xia Wuxian, and asked with a puzzled expression.

Xia Wuxie's face froze slightly, and he was immediately stunned on the viewing platform, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Because there is nothing wrong with what Xia Fan said, the clan rules are indeed like this.

It's just that all along, due to the special significance of the duel itself in the Xia family, no matter who participates in the duel, they will show extreme caution towards it.

However, for a duel approved by the Council of Presbyterians, the two parties involved in the duel will generally come to the dueling arena early in the morning on the day of the duel, whether it is to adjust their own state or to settle their mood, in short, there will be some inexplicable benefits after all.

Over time, this habit became an unspoken rule in duels that everyone tacitly acquiesced in, although it was not clearly stated.

That's why before this duel begins, all the people will come so early.

It is precisely because of this that Xia Wuxian will subconsciously use this kind of thing too late to attack Xia Fan under his anger.

But now that Xia Fan asked such a rhetorical question, Xia Wuxian was immediately dumbfounded, after all, it was just an unspoken rule, not a real family rule, of course it was good that people were willing to abide by it, but if they were unwilling to abide by it, there was obviously no problem.

How good is that?

Just when Xia Wuxian was a little unable to get off the stage, Xia Ya suddenly said: "Okay, since people are also here, everything is in line with the clan rules, let's start, don't dwell on some meaningless things." The third elder, as a member of the family elders' council, the most taboo thing when dealing with family affairs is to carry one's own emotional tendencies, which you should know very well, don't shame your identity, don't let the clansmen be disappointed in the elders' council because of you. If you really can't continue to be 'fair', then I will enforce the right of the head of the family and ask the elders to review your qualifications as an elder again. ”

Xia Ya's tone was quite soothing, not harsh, but the meaning in the words was extremely heavy, and the contrast between the two made Xia Wuxian feel a chill for no reason.

Due to the unprecedented strength of the Council of Elders, Xia Ya, as the head of the Xia family, has always been recognized as an extremely mediocre person in Qingyang City.

In the impression of all the clansmen of the Xia family, including the outside world's perception of Xia Ya, it can basically be summed up in four words, that is, gentle and elegant.

At least in Xia Wuxian's memory, Xia Ya had never been angry in front of any elder since he succeeded the head of the family.

But at this moment, looking at Xia Ya's still plain and usual face, Xia Wuxian found out for the first time that Xia Ya could also have the majesty of the head of the family like this, and he continued to target Xia Fan, which obviously made Xia Ya really angry!

Thinking of this, Xia Wuxian's heart was weak for a while, and he hurriedly bowed to Xia Ya, and said, "The lesson of the head of the family is that I have lost my temper. According to the advice of the head of the family, the duel will begin. Since it is a duel between the children of the direct line, according to the clan rules, the head of the family is invited to speak before the duel to motivate the clansmen. ”

Xia Ya nodded, didn't look at Xia Wuxian again, stood up from his seat and walked straight forward a few steps, standing at the forefront of the viewing platform.

For a while, the attention of all the Xia family members shifted to Xia Ya.

Everyone wondered what the head of the family, who had rarely raised his voice within the family since his succession, seemed to be acting as a symbol for the most part, would say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not happy to be standing here today. As for the reason, perhaps some people can guess. Our Xia family has been based in Qingyang City for more than two hundred years, and in the past two hundred years, the family has gradually developed from the initial ups and downs to one of the biggest forces in Qingyang City. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Ya deliberately paused, and after looking around the entire dueling arena for a while, he continued: "It's the unity of the upper and lower hearts!" It is everyone who is willing to sacrifice everything for the family! It is a tenacity that is weak but not afraid of setbacks and never discouraged! It is precisely because of the hard work and struggle of the ancestors that the family has the best achievements today. ”

Xia Ya paused again, and at this time, a small number of the Xia family members in the dueling arena showed a thoughtful look, but most of the people's faces were still full of disapproval.

"Compared to our ancestors, all of you here can be regarded as flowers growing in a greenhouse, and without enough external pressure, I can understand everyone's more self-conscious thinking, but this kind of thinking should not become the mainstream! It is normal for people to have disagreements between people, but such disagreements should be based on the premise of not harming the overall interests of the family, which is also the original intention of the family to establish a duel system. But now, this original intention has begun to be distorted, and when some people's focus is all poured into the struggle within the clan, in my opinion, it is really a critical moment for the life and death of the family. Either it will morph into a butterfly, or it will ...... Doom! ”

Hearing Xia Ya's words, Xia Wuxing, who was sitting in the back, immediately turned gloomy.

"That's all I have to say, since this duel has been approved by the Council of Elders, as the head of the family, I naturally respect the opinion of the Council of Elders. However, they are all people of the same race, so I hope that during the duel, the attack will not be too ruthless, and the point will stop immediately, and the winner can be distinguished. ”

When Xia Ya said this, his eyes were looking at Xia Fan in the dueling arena.

He had already learned about Xia Fan's current realm from Steward Zhou's mouth, although at the beginning, he really felt unbelievable that Xia Fan had actually risen to the level of a fourth-grade martial artist in such a short period of time, and was even shocked to the point of speechlessness, but after confirming that this was the truth, Xia Ya did not explore too much.

As Steward Zhou said, there is no need to get to the bottom of many things.

So this sentence is naturally Xia Ya's request to Xia Fan.

It's just that the others obviously don't think so, and as soon as Xia Ya's voice fell, Xia Wuxing, who was sitting in the back with a gloomy face, spoke directly: "Patriarch, there are no eyes in your fists and feet, if you want to restrict this aspect during the duel, it will only make both sides of the duel restrained and unable to exert their normal strength." Our Xia family is based on martial arts, and the children of the Xia family are naturally not so delicate, it is normal to be a little injured in the battle, and no one will be hurt because of this matter. I understand the patriarch's concern, but it seems to me that there is no need for such concern. ”

Xia Ya frowned slightly, but he didn't look at Xia Ya, but turned his head to look at Xia Wuxian and asked, "Your son is one of the people involved in the duel, do you also have this opinion?" ”

Xia Wuxian was slightly stunned, and then his eyes were a little distracted, although he looked at Xia Ya, he didn't dare to look at Xia Ya, he just nodded slightly, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I have the same opinion as the Great Elder." ”

Xia Ya was not surprised by such an answer, and after taking a deep look at Xia Wuxian, he slowly spoke: "Since this is the case, let's do it according to the wishes of the two elders, and the duel can begin." ”

After speaking, he turned around and sat down directly back to his seat, although the expression on his face was still flat, but no matter who he was, he could feel that Xia Ya was very unhappy