Chapter 1: The Fall of Genius
The ancient city, an ancient city with a long history and full of mystery, stands at the foot of the Hengchao Mountains for thousands of years, and the dark city walls are carved with traces of time.
At this time, the city lord's mansion, one of the three major forces in the ancient city, seemed to be very lively, and the doors were like a city, and there were countless guests coming and going.
As one of the three major forces in the ancient city, the city lord's mansion, the coming-of-age ceremony of the third prince will definitely have a great pomp and circumstance, and it will also be a good opportunity to show his strength and win people's hearts.
Therefore, the people who came and went were all large and small forces in the city, with smiles on their faces, talking to each other, just congratulating everyone warmly, Xing Yu looked extremely uncomfortable.
As the third young master of the City Lord's Mansion and the protagonist of this coming-of-age ceremony, Xing Yu was not happy.
It's just that he barely has a smile on his face, and he greets the guests who come and go, and his heart is already terrible.
"Congratulations, the third son of the criminal family has a coming-of-age gift, I wish the third young master a fame in the world as soon as possible and strengthen the ancient city......"
"Congratulations, congratulations. ”
“......”
opened his face and arched his hand to Xing Yu insincerely, but the faint ridicule and contempt in his eyes were still captured by Xing Yu.
"Thank you, thank you for your support, please come inside, my eldest brother is in the hall to greet you. ”
It was Xing Yu's second uncle Xing Aolin who spoke, that is, the deputy city lord of the City Lord's Mansion, who was in charge of receiving guests at the moment.
Xing Yu just nodded symbolically, his brows furrowed slightly, obviously the faces of these people made him very uncomfortable, but it was not easy to attack, so he could only barely perfunctory.
"Xiaoyu, you're okay, don't take it to heart, these people are like this, fake. ”
Xing Aolin patted Xing Yu's shoulder and asked with concern, with a little sympathy and regret in his eyes.
"Second uncle, I'm fine, I've long been used to it, I'll go to the hall and have a look. ”
Xing Yu smiled reluctantly, no longer surprised by this, and turned around and walked towards the hall.
"Yo~ Isn't this the third young master of the criminal family, why are you leaving, we are not welcome?"
Just as Xing Yu turned around, an arrogant word came from not far away, and then a group of young people swaggered over.
"Boy, at the age of eighteen or a first-level cultivator, if I had you committed suicide by jumping into the river, and still have a face to pass the coming-of-age ceremony? ”
A young man from the Wang family, about eighteen or nineteen years old, about the same age as Xing Yu, was standing in front of Xing Yu at this time, his words were harsh, and his face was full of ridicule.
"Haha......"
As soon as the young man's words fell, the unbridled ridicule of the Wang family was immediately heard around, looking exaggerated, and they all looked at Xing Yu with contempt.
"You ......"
Xing Yu frowned, clenched his fists, and looked gloomily at the young man opposite, his eyes full of anger.
"What are you? Am I not right? At the age of eighteen, you are still at the first level, and you are also a character. ”
The young man's name was Wang Xiao, the grandson of the head of the Wang family, and at this time, in front of all the forces in the ancient city, he didn't care about ridiculing Xing Yu, and his face was full of arrogance.
"Yes, this is the legendary genius, the City Lord's Mansion is really powerful. ”
"If you have a face to pass a coming-of-age ceremony like this, where does you get the courage?"
Everyone who was about to leave stopped again, and all looked at Xing Yu arrogantly, especially those teenagers, who were even more coaxed, and taunted Xing Yu with Wang Xiao, their eyes full of pride.
"Hey, this Xingyu is also the laughing stock of the City Lord's Mansion, but he is still a first-level cultivator when he is an adult, which is really flattering. ”
"I heard that his two elder brothers have extremely high cultivation and are chasing the older generation, why are they so bad when they come to him?"
"What do you know, it is said that Xing Yu was the first day of the entire ancient city when he was a child, and when he was twelve years old, he stepped into the late stage of the third level, and he was valued by the Royal Academy, and he was almost admitted by an exception. ”
"Yes, yes, I also heard that it was a big event back then, which alarmed a lot of big forces, if it weren't for the fact that this Xingyu had a physical problem and his cultivation plummeted, he would have risen in the Royal Academy a long time ago. ”
"Hey~ God is jealous of the talent......"
The people around are talking in whispers, some proud, some slandering, some gloating, and some regretful, with a variety of expressions.
Xing Yu has long been accustomed to everyone's expressions and reactions, but his heart is even more depressed, what a beautiful scenery he was back then, he broke into the late stage of the third level at the age of twelve, wearing the halo of genius on his head, like a big mountain, all the people of the same generation in the ancient city can't raise their heads, and everywhere they go is the focus.
However, the good times didn't last long, at the age of thirteen, I didn't know what suddenly went wrong with my body, my yuan power was lost, my cultivation fell sharply, and I didn't advance but retreated.
"Why, the great genius of the past, can't even speak now, is he afraid?"
Wang Xiao looked at Xing Yu arrogantly, his originally handsome face looked a little distorted, he was pressed by Xing Yu back then and couldn't raise his head, and he was defeated in the hands of Xing Yu several times, which has always been a pain that he can't forget.
Now that Xing Yu has fallen and been left behind by him, how can he let go of the opportunity and decide to humiliate him at Xing Yu's coming-of-age ceremony.
Xing Yu suppressed the surging emotions, looked at Wang Xiao indifferently and said, "If it weren't for the physical problem, I would be able to solve the problem with one hand for a role like you." ”
"Really, let's try to see who is the one who solves the other. ”
Wang Xiao looked at Xing Yu gloomily, he had wanted to humiliate Xing Yu several times, but he failed to do so, and now the opportunity is rare, how can he let it go.
"Today is the day of great joy for my city lord's mansion, no use of force, don't be ashamed. ”
Xing Aolin's face sank, and the huge yuan force broke out of his body, shocking Wang Xiao and the others in one fell swoop, and a faint coercion permeated the surroundings.
"Coward......
Wang Xiao looked at Xing Yu contemptuously, raised his middle finger, almost touched Xing Yu's nose, and then left arrogantly.
Xing Yu's eyes breathed fire, his body trembled slightly, obviously his mood at this time was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, the genius of the year was now so insulted and mad.
"Brother Yu, are you okay?"
A witty word like a wind chime came, and a girl in a white dress walked in the distance, with a tall figure, snow-white skin, bright eyes and teeth, and a green silk shawl, and the people around her were in a daze.
Xing Yu woke up from his anger and smelled a faint fragrance, the girl had already come to him and was looking at him with concern.
"I'm fine, I've been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come?"
Xing Yu smiled slightly, and his mood was much better after seeing Ling Shan.
Ling Shan smiled slightly, like a hibiscus out of the water, dignified and generous, but there was a little naughty in her eyes: "What's the matter?
"Let's go, little sister, what do you have to say to a piece of waste. ”
A girl in a red power suit came to Ling Shan's side, also from the Zhang family, with contempt and indifference written on her face.
A pair of slender jade legs loomed, and the towering twin peaks propped up the clothes, and exposed a large piece, making all the men around look at her with fiery eyes and salivation.
"Sister, he is like this because of his physical problems. ”
Ling Shan was dissatisfied, took Xing Yu's hand and defended him, the two had known each other for many years, and she knew Xing Yu's situation very well.
The woman in red pursed her lips, she didn't look at Xing Yu at all, she looked down at the people around her arrogantly, looked at the men looking at her passionately, enjoyed it very much, and said arrogantly.
"No matter what the reason, he's a waste now, a first-level cultivator, not even as good as a woman. ”
"Sister, you ......"
"Alright, let's go inside. ”
Ling Shan was a little annoyed, although Huo Tong was her sister, but she was a half-brother, and her feelings were not very deep, seeing him humiliate Xing Yu like this, she was extremely angry, and wanted to say something but was stopped by Xing Yu.
Xing Yu took Ling Shan's hand, not caring about Huo Tong's contempt, he really didn't bother to pay attention to such a person.
Brought Ling Shan to the hall, everyone had already taken their seats in order, in the middle was a high platform, said to be a hall, but it was actually a square, more than a hundred banquets, all of them were full, and many forces from the ancient city were all looking at a middle-aged man in front of them at this time.
This person was wearing a golden robe and had a resolute face, it was Xing Yu's father, Xing Aotian, the lord of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Thank you friends for participating in the dog's coming-of-age ceremony, which makes the city lord's mansion shine, and you will be able to drink freely for a while, and you must drink to the fullest. ”
Xing Aotian stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand, and toasted to the people below, and then continued: "The dog is an adult today, and there are people here to testify, but in fact, it is just a situation, I hope you will not be restrained." ”
"The old man thinks it's a bit boring to drink like this, so why not come up with some tricks. ”
Wang Hong, the head of the Wang family below, said lightly, with a sneer in his eyes, obviously not wanting the City Lord's Mansion to pass so easily.
"Oh, what tricks does Brother Wang want to play?"
Xing Aotian asked with a smile, obviously having guessed Wang Hong's intentions, but there were so many people sitting here, it was difficult to refuse.
"All of you here are monks, of course, it's a martial arts competition, so let's think it's for the sake of drinking. ”
Wang Hongyin said predictably, his eyes swept to Xing Yu who was talking to Ling Shan from time to time, and his meaning could be imagined.
"That's right, let's ask the juniors to compare and help the fun. ”
As soon as Wang Hong's words fell, some people followed suit, obviously biased towards the forces of the Wang family, and took the opportunity to attack the City Lord's Mansion.
"The younger generation is not talented, and I want to have a fight with the young man of the criminal family, but I don't know if I dare to fight?"
Before Xing Aotian could answer, Wang Xiao had already stood up and said that he would challenge the peers of the criminal family, and in the end, he said that he could dare to fight, obviously not giving the criminal family a chance to refuse.
"Xing Yu, if you come out as a man, do you want to be a turtle with a shrunken head, can you dare to fight?"
Wang Xiao came to the field, looked at Xing Yu, and spoke arrogantly, so in front of everyone, he didn't give Xing Yu any face, and forced him to make a move.
Xing Yu held the cup in his hand stiffly, his bones turned white from excessive force, looking at Wang Xiao's provocation, looking at the gloating eyes of the people around him, his face was blue and red, and he knew that he was not Wang Xiao's opponent when he cultivated to only one level.
But he couldn't refuse, all the forces present were the big and small forces of the ancient city, if he didn't dare to fight, he would really become a turtle with a shrunken head, and he would lose the face of the entire city lord's mansion.
"Brother Yu, he's provoking you, don't be fooled. ”
Ling Shan sat beside Xing Yu, holding his arm tightly, afraid that he would be impulsive and look anxious.
"I don't think he dares to fight, which is Wang Xiao's opponent. ”
"I think it's the same, knowing that he is not defeated by the opponent, see how he shirks it for a while, and I must take the opportunity to humiliate him and make the City Lord's Mansion lose face. ”
At the banquet, everyone turned their heads and ears, and they all agreed that Xing Yu did not dare to fight.
Xing Yu listened to the ridicule around him, his face turned pale, and he turned his head to look at his father.
Xing Aotian sighed slightly, and finally nodded to Xing Yu faintly, his eyes full of regret.
"Okay, I'll fight. ”
After receiving Xing Aotian's instructions, Xing Yu patted Ling Shan's hand, then stood up, and walked step by step into the field under the gaze of everyone.
PS: There are a lot of characters in the first chapter, so in order to clear everyone's minds, Xiao Zuo is here to give you a look.
Protagonist: Xing Yu, there was something wrong with his body, his cultivation plummeted, and he became the object of ridicule by everyone.
Xing Aolin, the second uncle of Xing Yu.
Wang Xiao, a young man from the Wang family, has always held a grudge against Xing Yu and wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate.
Wang Hong, the head of the Wang family and Wang Xiao's grandfather, has always been not in harmony with the criminal family.
Ling Shan, Xingyu's red face, the eldest lady of the Zhang family, the color of the city, has always been by Xingyu's side.
Huo Tong, Ling Shan's half-sister, is quite attractive, but she is arrogant and a snobbish gold worshipper.
Xing Aotian, Xing Yu's father, the lord of the city lord's mansion.
Be sure to distinguish between Xing Aotian and Xing Ao Linha!