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After a while, a light rain began to fall outside, and the hazy sky seemed to tell some sad story.

After being silent for a long time, Xiao Ding turned his head and asked with a complicated expression: "Xiao Shan, you say, are we really wrong?"

Looking at Xiao Ding's melancholy face, Xiao Shan exhaled lightly, shook his head and said, "Patriarch, Xiao Shan thinks that the patriarch is not wrong, and the Xiao family is not wrong. For a long time, the Xiao family has adhered to the principle of being cautious and low-key, so that they can survive in crisis after crisis. Arrogance will pay a price, and the Ye family and the Wang family are proof of this......"

The Ye family at its peak, as well as the Wang family with Wang Tiangang in charge, are still above the Xiao family today, but these two extremely powerful families are now also extinct and declining?

Picking up the teacup undeniably, Xiao Ding took a sip lightly, thinking for a long time before he slowly stood up, and finally couldn't help but let out an exclamation in his mouth: "Eighteen-year-old refiner!"

In the vast Northern Prefecture region, how many eighteen-year-old refiners are there?

At least, in Xiao Ding's impression, such a demonic genius doesn't seem to have appeared yet.

The rain became heavier and heavier, as if it was mourning for several major families......

"That's it. Sighing, Xiao Ding shook his head, "I have already said everything I can say, how to choose, it depends on them." ”

After a pause, Xiao Ding muttered: "You go to the Refining Hall to find Xiao Yang, ask him to prepare three hundred refining materials immediately, and then come here to see me." ”

Xiao Yang, the master of the Xiao family's refining hall, a four-star refiner, is still above several elders, second only to the patriarch Xiao Ding.

Opening his mouth slightly, Xiao Shan looked at Xiao Ding in dismay: "Patriarch, three hundred refining materials, will it ...... Too much?"

Theoretically speaking, a senior four-star refiner is completely capable of refining a hundred mortal artifacts with three hundred refining materials, even if there is some waste in the process, or occasional failure, this number will not be less than ninety, ninety mortal artifacts, just give it to others so easily?

The corners of his mouth twitched, but Xiao Shan's heart was dripping blood.

Taking out three hundred refining materials, even with the Xiao family's background, it was quite heart-wrenching.

"If you don't pay a little price, with that little evil star's temperament, will you forgive the Xiao family so easily?" sighed with a wry smile, Xiao Ding's tone became a little firmer, and he said undoubtedly: "Go quickly, we don't have much time." If we wait for the news of Lan Feng passing the four-star refiner assessment to spread, we will lose our last chance......"

There is no doubt that at the moment of regaining his position, Xiao Ding unswervingly chose to stand on the side of the Yang family.

Even if he broke with the Cao family, the Guo family and other major families because of this, Xiao Ding would never regret it.

Fortunately, the Xiao family is not alone, when the Cao family, the Guo family and other five families left the door, the Xu family has not expressed its position for the time being, and at present, it seems that the Xu family is likely to make the same choice as the Xiao family, but the pressure on Xiao Ding has been slightly reduced.

In the days that followed, the situation in Redstone City changed rapidly.

The eight major families have very tacitly withdrawn the plan against the Yang family, and the major industries under the name of the family have also returned to normal business status one after another, and they are fighting an extremely fierce price war, but they suddenly died down, making the atmosphere in the city a little inexplicably weird.

What's even more surprising is that the patriarchs of the Xiao family and the Xu family actually came to visit, took the guilt of Jing and asked for it, and paid a lot of price, which can be described as full of sincerity.

After enthusiastically sending the two patriarchs away, Yang Xiao returned to the family's parliament compound, looking at the mountains of refining materials in the hall, and after a long time, he muttered distractedly: "Xiao Feng has passed the four-star refiner assessment?"

In the words, there was still some shock and appallation, and almost unconcealable disbelief.

At this time, he finally understood why the Eight Great Families would let go of the Yang family at such a critical moment, when they were about to succeed.

Obviously, they are afraid, even if they don't want to admit it, but their actions prove it.

And Xiao Ding, the patriarch of the Xiao family, and Xu Heling, the patriarch of the Xu family, were even more courageous, not only came to apologize in person, but also sent valuable refining materials to show their sincerity.

Cao family.

When he heard the news reported by the next person, Cao Kun was so angry that he smashed almost all the things that could be seen in the room, and roared with a blue face, and two names popped out of his mouth: "Xiao Ding, Xu Heling!"

In his opinion, Xiao Ding and Xu Heling's actions not only betrayed the Eight Great Families, but also lost the face of the Eight Great Families.

Following.

In a small courtyard in the backyard of Yang's Mansion, the little guy Lan Shan said reluctantly: "Brother......"

Smiling and stroking the little guy's forehead, Lan Feng whispered a few words of comfort, then looked up at his father Lan Xianlong, and said with some shame: "Father, I'm sorry." ”

Changing the decadence of the past, Lan Xianlong was in good spirits and said with a smile: "Go, the Fierce Martial Academy is your stage." ”

"Cousin Lan Feng, remember to come back to see us once in a while. Yang Xue, who was only one step away from the Pure Yuan Realm, looked at Lan Feng with beautiful eyes, and her delicate snow-white face was also a little reluctant.

Tightening the cloth bag behind him, Lan Feng's eyes fell on the girl who was becoming more and more slim, and nodded heavily: "I will." ”

After a pause, Lan Feng turned around and walked in the direction outside the gate.

Although the Yang Mansion is not far from the Mengwu Academy, this time, in a short period of time, Lan Feng may not be able to see them again, after all, Lan Feng did not go to the Mengwu Academy for a vacation.

A moment later, Lan Feng walked down the crowded street and walked straight towards the Fierce Martial Academy.

The badge of the four-star refiner was collected by Lan Feng in the storage ring, he was used to being low-key, and he didn't want to leak his identity as a four-star refiner so early, the crisis of the Yang family has been lifted, and he naturally has no need to be in the limelight, as for the Cao family, the Guo family and other five families, Lan Feng will always find a way to let them understand his strength, but it is definitely not now.

About half an hour later, Lan Feng, with a lazy posture, dressed in a student costume, calmly stepped into this long-awaited academy.

"It looks like it's quite lively. Yu Guang swept the young people from outside, Lan Feng raised his eyebrows and muttered.

At this time, the Fierce Martial Arts Academy was much more lively than the Fierce Martial Academy before the Demon Beast Riot, and the number and strength of the students had also improved by a notch overall.

Ignoring the curious gazes around him, Lan Feng pillowed the back of his head with his hands on his hands, and walked in the direction of the dormitory courtyard with unslow steps.

When passing by the classroom of the third-grade elite class, a familiar voice suddenly came from Lan Feng's ears: "Lan Feng." ”

Tilting his head to look, he saw a familiar figure, and a faint smile appeared on Lan Feng's face: "Qingmeng, long time no see." ”

"You guy, are you finally willing to go back to the academy?" walked quickly in front of Lan Feng, and after looking at Lan Feng a few times, Qingmeng said complainingly: "Did you already know that there are many fierce people in this batch of freshmen, so you asked for leave in advance and didn't come to the academy for half a year?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Lan Feng said undeniably: "Why, it seems that you have been a little embarrassed in the past half a year!"

Hearing this, the corners of Qingmeng's lips twitched a few times, but he surprisingly did not refute, and sighed a little melancholy, Qingmeng glanced at the students around him who looked at him curiously, was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I originally thought that after you left, I would be able to firmly occupy the first position in the competition list, but I didn't expect that this batch of freshmen would have a lot of masters, and now I can only barely occupy the second place, and I may be squeezed to the third place at any time......"

Staring at Qingmeng in some surprise, Lan Feng was stunned and said, "So powerful!"

At this time, Qingmeng's cultivation has broken through to the eightfold of the Yuanli Realm, which is not much worse than the original Black Feather and Wan Changqing, but with such strength, it is a little difficult to even keep the second place in the competition list, this batch of freshmen is too fierce, right?

"It's not just me, the madman, who was also robbed of the throne of the Supreme Rookie King. At the mention of Ji Feng, the frustration on Qingmeng's face suddenly dissipated a little, and he was a little gloating.

After a silence, Lan Feng's dark eyes flashed with a gleam: "It seems that I underestimated this batch of freshmen!"