In the Sword Wine Villa, Xiao Wanjin was in a hurry.

Let's not talk about Shidie, ten days ago, even Xiao Wufu disappeared.

Since the last time he took the initiative to contact and said to go north of the Heavenly Saint to look for it, there has been no news.

After everyone realized that they could not contact him, they searched in all directions, but there was no result so far.

It is impossible for Xiao Wufu to disappear for no reason, even if he encounters something tricky, he will definitely take the initiative to contact the Xiao family.

"Report!" someone hurried over.

"What, is there any news from the Ancestor?" Xiao Wanjin hurriedly stepped forward and asked urgently.

"Back to the young master, it was the twenty teams of searchers sent out some time ago who came back, and there were no clues. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Wanjin's heart fell to the bottom, grabbed the teacup on the table and slammed it on the ground: "Find! Continue to send someone out to find me until I find it!"

"Yes!" the subordinate hurriedly retreated after receiving the order.

Xiao Wanjin sat slumped in his chair and was frowning for a long time.

Xiao Wufu is the strongest force of the Xiao family, since he was rescued by Ye Lingyu from the Hongmeng Tower, he has become the pillar of the Xiao family, and this is also the only strength of the Xiao family that can overpower the royal family.

Although Xiao Wufu has not returned to the Xiao family for a long time, the upper and lower levels of the family have become accustomed to relying on his strength.

It can be said that in the entire Xiao family, there can be no Xiao Wanjin, but there must be no Xiao Wufu.

At this time, someone walked in through the door.

Xiao Wanjin raised his head: "Meisha, where have you been in the past two days? I asked people to look for you, but I didn't find anyone." The Xiao family has been unstable in the past two days, so you'd better not go out at will. ”

"It's nothing, I'm just going out for a walk. Is there any news from the ancestor lately?" Mei Sha glanced at the broken teacup on the ground and sat down on the stool beside her.

Xiao Wanjin shook his head helplessly, there was a word of suffering.

He forced a smile and said, "That's it, you stay in the villa for this time, and when you find the ancestor for a while, I will accompany you out for a walk." ”

He didn't want to be too distressed in front of Meisha, and this distress was enough for him to bear alone.

Mei Sha walked up and smiled coquettishly at him: "Wan Jin, with the strength of the ancestor, there are a few people in the world who can make it difficult for him, the ancestor must be dealing with some urgent matter, he didn't have time to contact, in fact, there is nothing to worry about." ”

"Yes, maybe like you said, at least no one in the Heavenly Saint Kingdom has this ability. Xiao Wanjin frowned, "It's just that I'm afraid of a case." ”

As he was talking, someone suddenly came in in a hurry.

"Look. Mei Sha said, "I don't know if it's the ancestral news here." ”

"Young master!" the man shouted.

"Elder Long, what's the matter?" asked Xiao Wanjin when he saw who was coming.

Elder Long is one of the elders of the Xiao family with the longest seniority, and he is also one of the most trusted people by Xiao Wanjin.

Elder Long held a jade slip in his hand: "Young master, look, it's a jade slip from the ancestor." ”

"What!" Xiao Wanjin got up suddenly, and rushed up to take the jade slip with a brisk step.

"It's the ancestor's jade slip, it's really the ancestor's jade slip. When he saw the jade slip clearly, the sadness on Xiao Wanjin's face suddenly dissipated, and his eyebrows danced.

He had always been worried that something would happen to Xiao Wuchao, but as Meisha said, Xiao Wufu took the initiative to pass the jade slip back. Everyone in the Xiao family has a different jade slip, and Xiao Wanjin recognized it at a glance as Xiao Wufu.

Grabbing the jade slip and reading its contents for a while, his brows gradually sank again.

"Wanjin, what's wrong?" asked Meisha as she stepped forward.

Xiao Wanjin was silent for a long time: "The ancestor sent back the news, he said that he is now in the imperial city, let me rush over." ”

"The royal family?" The first to be surprised was Elder Long on the side, "Young ...... Young master, are you mistaken, how can the ancestor and others be in the imperial city, isn't the imperial city the territory of the royal family?"

Xiao Wanjin also looked puzzled: "The ancestor didn't say it explicitly, but just said that he had something to discuss with the royal family." ”

"How is this possible. Elder Long immediately shouted, "This jade slip must be fake, our Xiao family and the royal family are incompatible, how can the ancestor discuss something with them." ”

Of course, this Xiao Wanjin also knew, if he wasn't sure that this jade slip was owned by Xiao Wufu, he wouldn't believe this absurdity.

"Young Master, although I don't know what happened, I can't believe it, and you can't even go to the Imperial City to take risks. ”

"But ......," Xiao Wanjin said softly.

"Wan Jin. Mei Sha came up at this time, "Actually, you see, this jade slip is owned by the ancestor, with the strength of the ancestor, it is absolutely impossible for the royal family to take it away from him, so the news can only come from the ancestor himself, right." ”

"I know that. Xiao Wanjin said.

"Then you can think of it this way, the royal family has lost another Venerable in the Heavenly Burial Valley, and its strength has dropped greatly. On the contrary to them, my Xiao family has a Heavenly Rank Ancestor in charge. Maybe the royal family was afraid that my Xiao family would take the opportunity to make trouble, so they specially found the ancestor and discussed the matter of seeking peace. ”

Xiao Wanjin hesitated slightly, it is not impossible to say this. There are only two of the five Venerables of the royal family left, and it must be false to say that there is no crisis at all. If the Xiao family wants to raise troops to attack at this time, it is not impossible to replace them.

"So you're saying that the royal family has found the ancestor and wants to ease the relationship between them?" Xiao Wanjin lowered his head and pondered.

"Young master, it's better to think twice about this kind of thing, otherwise I'll let people go to the Imperial City first and see what the situation is in the Imperial City. Elder Long looked anxious on the side.

"Elder Long, since the Ancestor has indicated that he wants Wan Jin to go, there must be something that requires Wan Jin to be the master, could it be that you can take someone to make a decision on behalf of Wan Jin?" Mei Sha squinted at him.

Elder Long was speechless for a moment, saying what to say to make a decision on behalf of Xiao Wanjin, it was an arrogant behavior, and he naturally didn't dare.

"Well, I'll go over for myself. Xiao Wanjin took the jade slip and immediately made a decision.

"Young Master......"

"There is no need to persuade again. Xiao Wanjin waved his hand, "Now that the royal family's combat power is empty, he will definitely not pick any conspiracy at this time, otherwise if it causes my Xiao family to fight back, he will only bring about his own destruction." ”

"Then young master, I'll go with you?" said Elder Long on the side.

"No need, I'll take the two elders Xu and He over, you are responsible for staying in the villa, if any accidents happen, you can rush to help. ”

"Yes. Elder Long hurriedly bowed down and then retreated.

It was only at this moment that Xiao Wanjin's brows stretched slightly, and he sighed lightly.

A pair of slender hands reached out to help Xiao Wanjin knead his shoulders. A soft voice sounded in his ears: "Wanjin, how about I go with you?"

"Nonsense, you leave me in the villa obediently. Xiao Wanjin turned his head, and when he saw Mei Sha's face, the sharpness gradually dissipated, and his tone gradually softened, "I know you're worried about me, don't worry, I'll definitely come back safely." ”

His tone suddenly became tactful and long, as if with a tiredness that he couldn't let go: "When this time is over, when everything is stable, I want to get rid of the identity of the head of the Xiao family." ”

"What? you don't want to be the head of the house anymore?" asked Meisha.

"You know, I've never been an ambitious person, and sometimes I actually envy people like Brother Ye. I occasionally think that if it weren't for the burden of the Xiao family on my back, I would have taken you to find a paradise, away from the smoke of this world, and try a carefree, male farmer and female weaver life. ”

"The head of the Xiao family, how many people are worried about this status, and you are willing to let it go like this?"

"For you, what else can't I put down? ”

Xiao Wanjin said, turned around and hugged Mei Sha.

Gather all the people and horses, and go straight to the imperial city.

The Xiao family has a formation master in charge, and some major cities have arranged teleportation arrays, and it won't take much time to get to the imperial city.

After some time of going around and around, Xiao Wanjin's men and horses had come to the imperial city not far away.

This time, Xiao Wanjin did not have many people, but all of them were well cultivated.

"Young master, ten miles further is the Imperial City. There was a guard next to him who said to Xiao Wanjin.

Xiao Wanjin bowed slightly, and took the lead in flying in the direction of the imperial city.

Just when it was less than five miles away from the imperial city, a figure suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

"Young master, there is someone ahead. ”

Xiao Wanjin raised his eyes and found that there were at least hundreds of people gathered in front of him, and they looked like they were all dressed as royal guards. The first person was a man, dressed in a brocade robe.

From afar, I saw the man coming towards him with a smile: "Xiao Wanjin, waiting for you, you can make me wait." ”

Xiao Wanjin stared intently: "Are you ...... An Hongjie?"

The second prince is also the prince whose status is second only to An Junfeng.

Xiao Wanjin never thought that it was this person who greeted him.

Usually, he deals with An Junfeng the most, and he gets along very little with the second prince An Hongjie.

His eyes swept over the crowd slightly, but he didn't see Xiao Wufu's figure.

"Why you, where is my Xiao family ancestor?"

"What is the ancestor of the Xiao family, I am the one who is waiting for you today. An Hongjie said.

Hearing him say this, Xiao Wanjin vaguely felt that something was wrong. Looking at the guards behind him, he found that they were all armed with weapons, and a murderous aura lingered in the crowd.

Xiao Wanjin was stunned, already realizing that the situation was not good.

"An Hongjie, are you pretending to be my ancestor to summon the message?"

An Hongjie sneered disdainfully: "Xiao Wanjin, say you're stupid, you're really stupid, can't you believe what others say?"

At this point, Xiao Wanjin knew that he had been tricked, and he was furious: "An Hongjie, you are so bold! Could it be that you want to tear your face with my Xiao family?"

Now that the strength of the royal family has been greatly reduced, there is no capital to compete with the Xiao family at all, Xiao Wanjin also expected that they would not dare to play tricks before coming over, but now he really dares to do so.

"Haha, Xiao Wanjin, on what basis do you infer that I don't dare to touch you? Do you think your Xiao family is really stronger than my royal family? I said that you are stupid, and I really didn't say anything wrong about you, but I can tell you a good thing, the summons you received is indeed not from the ancestor of your Xiao family. ”

Xiao Wanjin's pupils shrank suddenly. That jade is clearly Xiao Wufu, yes, how could it fall into the hands of others? Is it forged by An Hongjie? No, it can't be faked, it uses the unique craftsmanship of the Xiao family, and it can't be faked.

An inexplicable thought gradually came to his mind, which he had never wanted to believe before.

"How is it possible, where did you come from, what did you do to my Xiao family ancestor?"

If Xiao Wufu didn't have an accident, then how could Yu Jian fall into the hands of the royal family, and let them use it as bait to lure themselves in.

Just when he wanted to get to the bottom of it, another delicate voice suddenly came.

"Perhaps, I can help him answer this question. ”

The voice was so charming that just hearing it made people feel sick.

Xiao Wanjin's hairs stood on end all over his body, and he tilted his head sharply.

I saw that Meisha came at some point, passing by him, and Lianbu moved lightly towards An Hongjie.

"Meisha, come back!

Mei Sha turned a deaf ear, and came to An Hongjie's side, looking back and smiling, revealing a variety of styles that can make all men's blood gush: "Wanjin, don't be surprised, that jade slip was given to him by me." ”