Chapter 377: Abandoning Sons and Choosing Grandchildren
Outside Qingfeng City, fifty miles, Hengzhou Bay Wharf.
When Xu Wuyu knew that Xu Ning was actually the owner of the legendary "Hundred Beast Gate", his mouth couldn't close in surprise!
"Ning'er, you, how did you become the master of the Demon Beasts of the Five Hell Mountains!"
Looking at the eighth uncle's surprised expression, Xu Ning also smiled bitterly and said, "Eighth uncle, it's hard to explain, I'll explain this matter to you slowly, but you must keep it secret for me first." The most important thing at the moment is to first place the bodies of the Xu family's dead entourage, and then clean up the caravan and try to pretend that nothing has happened. ”
Xu Wuyu nodded, and it could be seen that this honest man was also angry.
This time, there were more than a dozen subordinates who followed the caravan, and all of them died, and it was not easy to cover up the past. Xu Ning couldn't think of a suitable endurance for a while, so he asked the black wolf Xiaotian and the lion king Gui Hao to send a signal, beckoning a group of demon beast brothers, dressed up as the Xu family's entourage, and reorganized the caravan.
Anyway, it only needs to be sent to Xu's house and there will be nothing to do, and there is no need to even enter the gate, and the people in charge of the warehouse at this time are Tianyang and Xu Qing, who are all on their side, let alone worry.
"Ning'er, have you found out what those people are?" Xu asked speechlessly.
"I only know that they belong to an organization called Fengxuntang, and there are no others."
"I had a fight when I was being held hostage by them, and one of them had a peculiar tattoo on his arm!"
"Oh, what it looks like!" Xu Ning was stunned for a moment and immediately asked.
"It's a bit complicated, like a crescent moon......"
"Isn't that what it looks like?" Xu Ning hurriedly took out the pattern of "Seven Stars Holding the Moon" he had depicted from his arms and asked.
"That's right. That's what it looks like! ”
Xu Ning's brows shrank suddenly, it seems that this so-called "Fengxuntang" is just a code name, what does these people have to do with the Star Dynasty that has disappeared? Even if the Xingchen Dynasty is resurrected and reappears, how can it be aimed at the Xu family?!
It's really incomprehensible!
"Eighth uncle, let's go back now, remember what we agreed, it was just a delay on the road, nothing else happened!"
"Don't worry, Ning'er!"
The atrium of Xu's house. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Time flies quickly for people who are bored. Who knows, Xu Ning has already fought to the death just now.
"Speechless family master, Ninth Young Master. You're back! The old man is in a hurry. Delay in eating! The old man Xu Zhong greeted him until the door. Said eagerly.
"You go back and say we'll be here right away!" Xu Ning glanced at Xu Wuyu, and the uncle and nephew smiled.
Above the atrium. It has long been full of delicacies, wine and aging, almost all the direct blood relatives of the Xu family have arrived, and the cadres on the periphery are the elder group, and they are the highest status people in their respective clans, regardless of their branches or side factions.
People's faces seemed to be impatient, and it had been more than half an hour since the luncheon, but Xu Aotian still hadn't announced the start, pacing anxiously around. People who don't know what they are doing think are waiting for some important guest, but of course Xu Wuchen and the others understand that they are actually waiting for Xu Ning and Lao Ba Xu to be speechless.
Xu Aotian's sons all sat in the first row, and behind them there was a simple low table, which was the son of each family.
"Big brother, why is Xu Ning's little cub so valued by the old man? Over the years, we have been working hard outside for the Xu family, are we not as good as a little cub?! ”
The second Xu Wuyuan has the best relationship with Xu Wuchen, and said deliberately and provocatively at this time, he knows that the eldest has long been dissatisfied with his father's attitude, this year is his father's seventieth birthday, and the heir of the family should be announced before the end of the year.
The ninth Xu Lie is gone, and the third brother Xu Wuyan has been left out in the cold, and now the most promising one is the boss. As long as he has a good relationship with Xu Wuchen, then in the future, he will be the number two person in the Xu family!
At the seemingly peaceful luncheon, in fact, everyone has a ghost!
"Second uncle, don't you know, Xu Ning, this kid doesn't know what tricks he used to coax his grandfather around, it is said that the reason why the third uncle was demoted to the second floor is because of Xu Ning!"
"Tiangang, don't interject when adults speak!" Xu Wuchen glared back at his son and shouted in a low voice.
Xu Wuchen understood what the second brother meant, but he couldn't show it, he just pretended to be stupid and said, "Father is worried about the eighth brother, what are we afraid of waiting a little longer?" ”
"Yes, what the eldest brother said is right!" Xu Wuyuan was bored and stopped talking.
At this time, Xu Zhong hurriedly ran in outside the door, bowed down and said, "Master, the speechless young master and the ninth young master have returned!" ”
"Oh!" Xu Aotian looked happy and said loudly: "Let them come in!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the old eight Xu appeared at the door speechlessly, walked to the front in three steps and made two steps, bowed and saluted, and said, "Speechless, please meet my father!" Worried my father! ”
"Haha, it's okay! Speechless, why is it so late? ”
"The caravan encountered a little trouble on the road, the vehicle was damaged, and it took a while to repair it, please Haihan!"
Xu said speechlessly, smiling apologetically at the people around him. He was a notoriously honest man who said what no one would doubt.
Xu Ning kept standing behind Eighth Uncle Xu Wuyan and didn't speak, just followed Shi Li, but his eyes kept secretly observing the change in Third Uncle Xu Wuyan's expression!
Xu Wuyan ranked third in order, and when the two of them came in, they didn't look at it at all, their faces were expressionless like clay sculptures, and they were even a little dull. Xu Ning thought to himself, don't think that you won't be able to catch your handle in this way, if you don't do it, your heart will be weak, how can you be so cautious! It's called wanting to cover up!
"Alright, everyone is here, sit down, the family feast begins!"
Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, half an hour was not long, not too short, but the wine had already been revisited several times. Xu Ning sat down next to the eighth uncle and took the place of his father Xu Lie.
"Eighth uncle, I didn't expect you to stop blushing when you spoke."
"You kid, although your eighth uncle is honest, he is not stupid!"
The wine and food inside the house and the snow and ice outside the house form a stark contrast.
Not only suitable, but a cold wind blew outside, the sky has begun to darken, the clouds are thick, the typical winter climate, and there are goose-feather snowflakes floating outside the atrium in a short time!
Inside the atrium, the stove is burning brightly, and even if you open the door to enjoy the snow, you don't feel any cold. It is enough to stagger, a lively scene, Xu Aotian's interest is also very good, no matter who comes to toast, he will drink it all and never shirk.
"Father, the amount of alcohol is still heroic, but you still have to pay attention to your health." Boss Xu Wuchen stood up and reminded. After saying this, he glanced at the people who were about to go to toast.
The meaning of this look was very complicated, and those people were also very interested, and they retreated. This made Xu Wuchen very satisfied, although he had just come back, he had already made his attitude clear, these people were not giving face, but had begun to listen to their own words and stand on their side.
There is an open secret that although everyone other than Xu Wuyan is outside, he will send a lot of benefits to the various branches and elders every year, one is to obtain information in the family, and the other is to win them over to support him. These people just now were not the targets of the boss Xu Wuchen, but they had the same effect.
Hmph, third child, Xu Wuyan, do you think you are great at home? Do you think that the more sons you have, the more cattle you have? You must be out of action for the position of the patriarch!
"No, I'm happy today, I'm going to have a good drink!"
Xu Wuchen was stunned, but he didn't expect his father to ignore him, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed.
"Father, I don't know when I'm so happy, I might as well say it and everyone will have fun!" Xu Wuchen said.
"Haha! Good! ”
Xu Aotian put down his wine glass, wiped his beard under the sea, looked around at the people and others, and said word by word: "I have decided to give up the position of the head of the Xu family!" ”
In a word, the surroundings immediately fell silent, and a pin could be heard falling on the ground!
This matter is not a secret, although everyone knows that it will be announced this year, but I didn't expect Xu Aotian to say it directly at the luncheon! Still caught everyone off guard, and the heart was beating wildly!
The Xu family in Qingfeng City, the position of the head of the family!
To outsiders, is it so important that he is just the head of a family? But this is Qingfeng City, even in the real Dongzhou, the Xu family guarding the Qilin Mountain Range is also well-known! Needless to say, wealth is not to be said, and power is not the same, sitting in this position can be compared with many strong people in the world!
"Father, this is really beyond the child's expectations! I don't know, my father already has a candidate for an heir! Xu Wuchen asked a little stammered. Not only him, but everyone present was staring at Xu Aotian's answer.
Xu Aotian picked up the wine jug unhurriedly, poured himself a glass of wine, looked at Xu Wuchen with a slight smile, and then looked all the way down his position, his eyes fell on Xu Ning's body!
This action made Xu Wuchen swallow a mouthful of spit involuntarily!
"Wuchen, don't think about it with you and the brothers, this position will not be given to you!" Xu Aotian drank it all and said.
"Ahh Father, why?! None of us have the qualifications, so you have to ......"
"Yes, father, to whom are you going to pass it on!"
"You can't just decide this!"
Except for Xu Wuyu and Xu Wuyan, the rest of the people stood up and argued.
"Don't worry, listen to what I've done!" Xu Aotian put down his wine glass, his face became a little gloomy, and said: "The reason why I didn't choose from your brothers is because Lao Jiu has already died on the battlefield, and he originally had a chance, but now if he is chosen among you, wouldn't it be unfair to him?!" ”
"This?! Father, then you are going to choose from those people! Xu Wuchen asked with a frown.
"You all have sons, of course from my grandchildren!" Xu Aotian said with a cold smile. (To be continued......)