Chapter Twenty-Three: Edgeworth
Sometimes, even if a certain kind of news is concealed, it will eventually be dug up and chewed by some well-intentioned people, and then exaggerated and spread. Even if it is a trivial matter, someone will pull it into a national matter.
What's more, the son of the god severed ties with his family, which was a big deal, and the nobles of the clan chief, elders, and other classes began to come forward to stop the gossip.
But it didn't work, this big event would become the most terrifying gossip of the month, even if the patriarch wanted to shut everyone up, but many grandmothers and grandmothers would still pick out this kind of thing after dinner.
This matter spread to the merchant tribe through the Di tribe, and then gradually spread to the Qiang tribe and the Shushan clan, which almost became the biggest news in the Qiang tribe, and the Taijia, as the party concerned, naturally came to the forefront.
After dinner, there were always a dozen old women, grandmothers, and aunts in the southwest corner of the tribe discussing gossip, and even though it had been half a month, their interest was still undiminished, and even bigger rumors had expanded.
"I heard that Taijia slapped him more before going out, and forced Yiyue to kneel down for him!"
"How is that possible? Even if the relationship is severed now, he won't be so desperate! β
"What's impossible? This is what the sixth nephew next door told me, and the sixth nephew said that this is what Geng Wu told him, he is a man in his thirties, can he still deceive people? β
"More than that! I heard that the little guy in Taijia is also having trouble with a nobleman of the Qiang tribe, and he is suspected of treason! Our papermaking technique was only made by the patriarch at all requests, otherwise it would have to be given to the Qiang people! β
"What a bastard!"
"I heard that the stinky boy also robbed the people's daughter, and he wants to pull Kuishan's daughter to be a child daughter-in-law......"
In the face of such rumors, there are never a few good deeds, and there are many who think that things are not big enough. Now these old women are getting more and more troublesome, and Taijia has become an unforgivable person, and some people even spontaneously asked for their lives to prevent Taijia from stepping into the tribe for half a step.
But they forget that the papermaking technique that made them rich in their own hands did not belong to them in the first place.
If it weren't for the selfless dedication of the Grand Duke of Taijia, they would still just eat the common people. If you let the Thai armor know that you have received such a reward for your efforts, you will definitely vomit blood in anger.
Now Taijia is like a lost dog hiding on the Zhuangzi of the cliff, if there is not a person who trusts him, Taijia must have died now.
He didn't expect this to be so big. When he left, he didn't even have time to visit Xingfu, because someone already knew about it and expelled him in the name of morality.
In the era of the development of the Internet in the future, Taijia has never seen this kind of moral, using their own moral standards to restrain others, and they are also smug. In fact, they don't even understand the cause of the incident, and if they think that you are a brute, then you are a brute, and any justification is to whitewash yourself.
Taijia didn't even remember to ask Biya for advice on what to do next, so he locked himself in the hut.
Thaika, who had never been slandered, hid in the village of the cliff and could not get out of the dark room for a week; Biya wanted to discuss government affairs with him, but he couldn't see him.
"Bang bang bang!"
The bamboo door suddenly rang, and it was very clear in this dark room. Tygar kept all the windows and doors closed, and even when there was a knock on the door, he ignored it, because his heart was in turmoil.
Two weeks have passed, except for someone who delivered food on time, no one has seen Taijia, but they don't know that Taijia has been extremely thin, young but lost ten pounds in two weeks, cheekbones protrude, eyeballs bulging, long lost the liveliness and cuteness of the past, looking extremely terrifying.
He also thought about it a lot for such a long time, although he understood that a man could not be so depressed, but there was always no ray of sunshine that could shine into his dark heart.
Maybe Taijia is waiting for Yiyue or Xingfu to arrive, but unfortunately, the former is now in a trance, thinking that his son has broken off relations with her, how can he come? The latter is also confined to the clan, some people say that she is not allowed to be bewitched by the Taijia, and in vain she goes to be a child daughter-in-law, let Xingfu explain it, those people only think that he was deceived by the Taijia.
The rumors are so terrifying.
"Who?" Taijia looked at the door of the room, and his voice was very cold.
A childish child's voice outside said, "Huh? It turned out to be an uncle! Middle-aged people locked themselves up when they were frustrated, it's so seedless! β
"Uncle?"
Boss, Taijia's eyes are open, does his voice sound so old? I remember being called uncle by a junior when I was catching the train, which made him feel difficult to let go of - is he so vicissitudes?
He couldn't help but scold: "You are an uncle! I'm a young flower boy who was actually called an uncle by you! β
The child's voice was obviously unconvinced: "It's still a beautiful man, shame on your face!" You have the ability to come out! I think you're an uncle! β
"Come out, come out, who's afraid of whom?"
Taijia didn't realize that he was provoked at all, and rushed to the door to open the door, and the dazzling light shone in, making Taijia hurriedly close his eyes, so as not to be hurt by this light. After two weeks in the dark, if you see the light directly, you may even lose your sight.
"Wow! It's really not an uncle! The child's voice laughed and said, "You said you weren't an uncle, why did you talk so old-fashioned?" I thought you were possessed by something strange! β
After a few minutes, Taijia slowly opened his eyes and gradually adjusted to the light in front of him. Standing in front of him was a five or six-year-old child, with a gentle smile on his face, but not as naughty as an ordinary child, observing Taijia with big watery eyes.
After seeing Thaika's face, the child exclaimed, "Wow! You're ...... You're not an uncle yet? With a seven-foot body and such a thin face, you still say you're not an uncle! You lied to me! β
Taijia was not convinced, and actually argued with the child: "You can see clearly, I am only eight years old!" You know? Eight years old! β
"Trick the puppy!"
"Who lied to you? You show me clearly! β
The child snorted coldly: "I don't believe it!" You adults love to cheat kids! My father said that you were about the same age as me and I came to play with you, but you actually colluded with him to deceive me! β
Taijia was stunned: "Who is your father?" β
"Isn't there?"
The child pointed to the tree not far away, Taijia rubbed his eyes, and saw that Biya was looking at him from a distance, his face was indifferent, and he had a smile, which was faintly noticeable.
"I'm thinking, find someone about your age who can trick you out, it seems to be true......" Biya walked slowly, picked up the child and whispered, "This is my son, Edgeworth." β
Taijia was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Biya was also in his twenties, and he had been married for an unknown number of years, and it was normal to have a son.
Seeing that his father was so familiar with him, Little Edgeworth shouted, "Father, you lied to me, you said he was as big as me, why am I only as tall as his belly?" It's not fair! β
"Whoever makes you usually not eat seriously, no girl will want to grow up in the future!" Biya scratched his nose, and his face showed a strong fatherly love.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your family fun...... "Taijia laughed dryly, "If you want to perform the filial piety of father and son here, then please go back!" β
Biya put down the sword and said coldly, "Do you really plan to hide in it for the rest of your life?" β
Thaica was speechless.
"The tribe has forbidden you to enter, you should know this, although the elders do not allow them to do so, but the effect is minimal." He walked around the Taijia twice and said softly, "Because of your own recklessness, you have become the target of the tribe." You don't think about how to solve the problem, you just run away from it...... You don't deserve to learn my sword! β
Tygar said angrily: "What do you want to express? Splashing cold water? β
"Look at you like this, catch whoever bites whom! If I want to pour cold water on you, just let you get out of my Zhuangzi, I'll see where you can go! Biya even walked to the door of Zhuangzi and opened the door wide, "You can even go to that Duwen Mountain, I won't stop you, but you just admit the rumors of those people!" β
"Do you want to clear your reputation, or do you want to linger with this shame until you regret it in your last years? I'm deeply sorry for what happened to your family, but for you, a coward who doesn't dare to face setbacks, I even regret that I won you over in the first place! β
Little Edgeworth blinked, the first time he had seen his father so angry. In the past, Bi Ya only gave him a feeling of not being angry and arrogant, so that he did not dare to touch the scales.
When Taijia heard this, his face gradually sank, he was very angry, he didn't expect Xiang Biya to give him such a dismount: "Xiang Biya, pay attention to your words, who do you say is a coward?" β
Biya sneered: "You look like this now, you can't do anything, you're escaping reality!" You're not a coward, who is a coward? β
"You bastard!"
Taijia was furious, raised his palm and waved it towards the cliff; Biya doesn't hide at all, how can an opponent who is distracted beat him? Even if this guy has a divine power, he can still knock him back without even drawing a sword.
"When you do it now, you just want others to recognize you. You're already in a mess, and I don't even have to use my sword to deal with you. β
Seeing that he was coming fiercely, his body retreated, and his clothes moved with the sound of "hunting" in the gale; Taijia didn't follow at all, turned his fist into a palm, and stabbed towards the cliff.
Feeling the power of his palm, Biya was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It turns out that you have been able to control your strength, no wonder you are so arrogant...... But you think that you can defeat me in this way, you are too naΓ―ve! β
He slowly stretched out his hand, and his white palm seemed to turn into a sharp blade at this moment; He felt the earth-shattering strength in Taijia's palm, and he didn't flinch in the slightest, but wanted to resist the force and stab at Taijia's palm.
Taijia didn't expect that Biya would dare to fight with him, so he was furious in his heart, and he used all his strength to fight towards Biya.
The palms collided, without any earth-shattering movement, it was a one-sided crushing! With a wave of the knife in his hand, the Thai armor actually spat blood and flew upside down, and fell to the ground in embarrassment, his eyes full of disbelief - in terms of strength, how could Biya be his opponent?
"Think about it!" Biya said coldly, "Edgeworth, take him back to rest!" β
Taijia felt his heart move, and he couldn't lift it up in one breath, but he fainted on the spot, and he couldn't hear Edgeworth's last complaint:
"How can I bring such a big man?"