"Xiaoling, you're finally talking!"

"Koling ......"

Seeing that Xiaoling seemed to have been scolded by Xu Xiang and woke up, everyone in the room was overjoyed.

Looking at Yue Ling's eyes full of confusion and hope, Xu Xiang's heart softened a little, he was still a child after all!

A child has to bear the heavy responsibility of the Yue family pressing on him, and in the face of the persecution of such a demon as Mingxiao, he is still tight-lipped and guards the burden given to him by the Yue family, this heart and perseverance are really rare.

"Shen Yu, you take the children out first. I'll talk to him. Xu Xiang said.

Jiang Shenyu got up, looked at Xu Xiang, and whispered, "Don't talk too seriously......"

"I know, you go first."

After Jiang Shenyu and the children left the room, they closed the door, and only the two of them were left in the room.

"Xiaoling, do you believe me?" Xu Xiang asked.

Yue Ling nodded, he had been in the Xu Mansion for more than a month, he had seen everything Xu Xiang had done, and Jiang Shenyu treated him like a younger brother, and here he found the same feeling as at home before.

When he fled from tea oil with his father, his father told him a big secret, and the Yue family guarded this secret for more than 900 years.

In order to protect this secret, their Yue family was incognito and arranged to live in the small city of tea oil, and they also gave up the glory and wealth that should have belonged to the Yue family.

The men of the Yue family must die to guard a secret, and he grew up in the teaching of the Yue family since he was a child, so he naturally understands what his father means by telling him.

He is very smart, and only when the head of the Yue family is dying, will he pass it on to future generations. My father now told himself that he must have prepared to die.

Although he was young, his family was captured by the people of Wuye Kingdom, and his life and death were uncertain, and the only relative around him was his father.

And now his father is going to die, but he can't do anything about it.

If it weren't for the identity of the Yue family coming to the surface, their family wouldn't have this catastrophe, right? Since Yue Qiong escaped, he would naturally be targeted by various forces.

My father did this to keep him and keep the secrets guarded by the Yue family.

For this reason, he watched his father be taken away and had to blend in with the homeless people and continue to live.

"Then let me ask you, is there really such a thing as a Pingjing book?" Xu Xiang asked.

The vigilant look in Yue Ling's eyes flashed, and he pondered for a moment before he said, "Yes." ”

"Rest assured, I don't have the slightest interest in it. You were taken in by the sinking fish, and we should have protected you well, but our strength is indeed a little weak, and we can't compete with Minglou. Otherwise, I will never allow anyone to bully the people of my Xu Mansion! ”

"Now, you have two choices, the first is that I will arrange for you to leave the whirlpool land of Ningdu, and after leaving, you will have nothing to do with our Xu Mansion! Second, if you stay and continue to be your master's apprentice, no matter what happens in the future, your master and I will never let you be hurt again! ”

"Young Master, you really don't want the Ping Jing Book?"

"Pingjing is a hot potato, didn't I ask for hardship when I got it? And you won't mention it in the future! ”

"I want to stay in the Xu Mansion because the master and the brothers are very good to me...... However, I don't want to bother you, young master...... "How can a child have so many curves and curves, and he can say whatever he thinks in his heart."

Xu Xiang still appreciates this.

"Don't worry, you can't even bother me...... Do you think that you, young master, and I are really just an ordinary businessman? Xu Xiang smiled slightly and said meaningfully.

"This ......"

"I'll give you a new name, and from tonight, Yue Ling will be dead."

Xiao's Mansion is not far from Xu's Mansion, and before the time has passed, Xiao's subordinates sent a carriage over to take Xu Xiang over to the banquet.

Xu Xiang carefully prepared some gifts and took Lu Tianyao to the banquet.

The reason why he agreed to go to the banquet was because Xiao Xueying was indeed a lifesaver for him, Xiao Man was also very helpful to him, and he still had some things to see Xiao Xuan in person for verification.

It was nearly late, the winter sun got off work early, and Xu Xiang got into the carriage wrapped in a big fur.

When the carriage stopped at the Xiao Mansion, the sky was completely dark, and the entire Xiao Mansion was brightly lit, and the people carried lanterns to illuminate the road.

"Xu Gongzi!" Xiao Man was dressed in a cyan brocade dress and greeted him at the door.

Xu Xiang was a little flattered, "Captain Xiao, I am just a businessman, how dare you greet him personally?" ”

"Xu Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, today's father invited Gongzi to a banquet, which is a little abrupt, I hope you don't mind!"

"How dare you!"

After entering the door, a lively figure walked over excitedly and shouted excitedly: "Xu Changsha, you are here!" What about my gifts! Gifts too! ”

Xu Xiang saw that Xiao Xueying was wearing a pure white wide-sleeved fairy skirt, with a hanging bun, and she no longer held the big knife with the Heaven Opening Giant Blade in her hand, which was quite ladylike.

"Ying'er! Ahem...... Xiao Man coughed twice, looking at her with a hint of anger, "Xu Gongzi is a guest, how can there be a reason to ask for a gift from a guest when he enters the door?" ”

Xiao Xueying's approach is indeed a bit inappropriate, as the host, she asks for a gift the moment the guest enters the door.

It's fine if it's very familiar, but Xu Xiang is not very familiar with them, if he doesn't bring a gift, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?

"It doesn't matter! Anyway! Miss Ying'er has a life-saving grace for Xu, so she naturally prepared a gift for her! Show your gratitude as a way to do so! Xu Xiang hurriedly said, and then said to Lu Tianyao beside him: "Take out the gift prepared for Miss Ying'er!" ”

"Yes!" Lu Tianyao took out a food box, Xiao Xueying happily walked over, received it in her hand, and couldn't wait to open the food box, and a burst of marinated fragrance came to her nose.

"Huh? What is it? Why is it so beautiful and so fragrant? She asked happily.

"This one, it's braised vegetables! It's a new product that we are going to push out of the chicken we gnawed! Knowing that Miss Ying'er likes to eat, she brought it over and asked the girl to taste it first! Xu Xiang explained.

This braised vegetable is not difficult to make, as soon as winter comes, the number of people who eat barbecue will drop a lot, so Xu Xiang got the braised vegetable out.

It's mid-November, and he's going to sell the gnawing chickens in early December.

"Ahh It's delicious! I love it so much! Xiao Xueying couldn't wait to pinch a piece of braised duck breast and eat it, and she was full of praise for this novel taste.

"After all, this food is still too light, and I have prepared another gift for Miss Ying'er." Xu Xiang said again, taking a delicate wooden box from Lu Tianyao's hand.

"Huh? And also? Xiao Xueying was stunned for a moment, then looked at the wooden box in Xu Xiang's hand, and asked very unexpectedly.

"Miss Ying'er open it and take a look, do you like it?" Xu Xiang handed over the wooden box.

She took the wooden box, felt a little heavy, opened it, and saw a "Y" shaped slingshot lying inside, slightly disappointed, although this slingshot looked very well-made and beautiful, but it was not a new object.

"What's in this pouch?" She picked up a small bag in the wooden box and opened it to see some silver beads inside.

The beads were round, smooth and shiny, the size of a little finger, but they felt heavier than their average equal.

In ancient times, the smelting and forging technology was not so high, and it was impossible to create such smooth beads.

These beads were obtained by Xu Xiang asking Wei Chengzu to create a steel mold and pouring molten steel into the mold.

"Is this iron? Or silver? Wow! Xu Changsha, you're too rich, aren't you? Xiao Xueying looked at it carefully for a while, and she could see the difference between this steel ball and other beads.

"This is a steel ball, and the toughness and hardness are very high! If you hit a person with a slingshot, it can deal a lot of damage. Xu Xiang explained.

"Young Master Xu, what is a steel ball?" Xiao Man also picked up a steel ball and asked curiously.

"This ball is made of steel! Steel is a new art of iron smelting, and what is made from steel is much better than iron! ”

"A new iron-smelting technique? Is it more powerful to use it to build weapons? Xiao Man suddenly became interested.

"Theoretically, yes!"

"Oh!" Xiao Man's eyes lit up, "I don't know which master invented this steelmaking technique?" How can iron be smelted like this? ”

"It's a blacksmith in my house! If Captain Xiao is interested, you can come to my house and have a look! ”

"Interested! Interested! ”

At this time, Xiao Xueying had already picked up the slingshot, pinched a steel ball, pulled the slingshot up, and aimed it at a subordinate not far away.

With the sound of a breaking wind, and then a muffled sound, the lantern in the servant's hand suddenly went black.

"Ying'er, what are you doing!" A sudden scene startled Xiao Man.

"Nothing...... Hey, I'll give it a try! ”

Xiao Man glared at her, and Rarity made a grimace with her tongue out and sped away with the food box and slingshot.

"Xu Gongzi...... Father has been waiting in the banquet hall for a long time, shall we go first? ”

"Then Captain Lao Xiao will lead the way."