With a female voice as graceful as a warbler's cry, the neat chimes sounded.

"Pass the meal!"

The sound only echoed in the cloister, and the noise was suppressed by the chimes, so that the guests could not hear the sound that broke the rhythm, and the only good ears were the sound of a bird chirping outside the courtyard.

In the exquisite and hidden corridor, every hundred steps there is a beautiful maid, whose voice is like a warbler's cry, and it is passed down one by one, crisp and pleasant, and it is very good.

Like the lotus leaves in the wind, this command has just started, and the first sound has already reached the kitchen in the backyard.

A group of girls who seemed to have been married picked up the vermilion lacquer box in their hands, and walked towards the corridor with a mighty and mighty voice.

Before reaching the compound, there were thirty white-clothed boys who inspected the dishes one by one to make sure that they were not mixed with a little dust, and that they were not poisonous.

These boys are all innocent bodies, with no dust in their eyes, and they have the most acute perception of aura. It's hard to find any of them in the world, let alone thirty of them who are roughly the same age and appearance.

Such a cumbersome procedure was rotated among more than 100 people, completed in a neat and orderly manner, without any mistakes, and never took a wrong step. After the inspection, this group of girls entered the compound and ascended to the Ming Palace.

The magnificent vermilion lacquer pillar, carved layer by layer, embedded with eight scenes, gently turned, the picture in front of you will be transformed, all are heaven and earth beasts or earth-shattering events, covering ancient and modern, it is not an exaggeration to call it a history book. The ground is paved with plain white jade, which is mild and not cold. There is no strange fragrance in the house, only the freshness of the breeze and snow.

The girl bowed slightly, placed the fairy dew elixir and Ganoderma lucidum fairy grass in the vermilion lacquer box in front of the table one by one, gently saluted, and then retreated in an orderly manner. If you look closely, the clothes of the girls are circulating, and it is a huge picture of the country, full of fairy charm.

Ning Xiaoshan smiled slightly, poured a glass of wine, and said, "A glass of Yandi thin wine will wash your dust." ”

The twenty-four people at the table also raised their glasses and drank them all.

"The old smell of Yandi wine is strong, if the wind and snow are strong, the mighty and mighty, sweeping thousands of mountains, crisscrossing thousands of miles, swallowing the world and going south, the pride is unparalleled!

The nine families in the Central Domain, except for the Ning family, each family is three people, led by the elders of the clan with higher seniority, and the most prominent talents of the other two clans sit in the lower position.

Ning Xiaoshan said with a smile: "You can drink freely today, there is no shortage of spirits in Yandi!"

The chimes rang, and one hundred and twenty-eight tones rang in unison, with the sound of heaven and earth, and the vastness was endless.

"The road is simple, the Hongjun bell of the Ning family is really unique in the world! No wonder the ancients said that 'they don't know the taste of meat in March', and the ancients don't deceive me!"

In a happy and peaceful atmosphere, everyone is catching the eyes of others, secretly comparing their own strength, and also carefully considering the words and spitting out exquisite praise articles, which is a test of people's ability.

While boasting about the Yanzhou Ning family, the eight families showed their strength without a trace, and mocked the rest. A confrontation without soldiers has begun from this time.

After the grand and vast song is played, it has been drunk for three rounds.

Ning Xiaoshan said with a smile: "Although you need to drink freely today, the trivial matter of your beloved daughter's marriage still has to be discussed after all." ”

"Where is the Ning family master? Ling Ai's marriage is a major event of the nine families in my Central Domain, and it can even be said to be a major event in the world! The Ning family master is too humble!"

"Haha, no matter which family Ling Ai marries into, it is a grand event in my Central Region, and it is naturally to be announced to the world!"

"I heard that Ling Ai is dignified and virtuous, and has the talent of Fengyi in the world. is so talented, don't be condescending because of a woman's status, even if you marry in the future, it should be the main thing of one party, and the woman may not let go of the eyebrows. ”

Listening to those compliments, Ning Xiaoshan just smiled, poured another cup, and after everyone finished speaking, he said: "After all, my beloved daughter has grown up, and I have an idea in my heart about everything, and I can't force it." As the saying goes, a twisted melon is not sweet. Therefore, I still have to respect my daughter's opinion on this matter, after all, I only have this one daughter. ”

Ning Xiaoshan glanced at everyone with a smile and raised the wine glass in his hand.

Everyone also raised their glasses, and they all smiled and said: "Naturally, Ling Ai Dacai, when you are the master to choose a wishful man." ”

Such a sentence has actually faintly expressed the dissatisfaction of the other eight families. Ning Xiaoshan could naturally hear it, but he drank a glass of wine and didn't care about the clash of interests.

"Since this is the case, then according to the ancestral system, use three questions to consider your talents. The beloved daughter is watching from the sidelines, and she will choose the person she likes. After Ning Xiaoshan finished speaking, he glanced at everyone.

"It depends on the ability of your juniors, beauties match heroes, this is a truth that has remained unchanged throughout the ages!"

This sentence is already a counterattack from the other eight families, and Ning Yi at this time is no longer "Fengyi's talent in the world", just a beauty. is nothing more than reminding the head of the Ning family that this is not a simple marriage, but a marriage between two families, I hope he still attaches importance to it and doesn't take it too casually.

Ning Yi didn't know when, she was already escorted by eighteen maids, came to the side of the main hall, and sat at a table, with a vermilion light veil in front of her, making it difficult to see her face.

Ning Xiaoshan glanced at Ning inadvertently, and said with a smile: "Then for the first question, you can talk freely about the situation in the world." ”

The Huo family of Bazhou took the lead in standing up, carrying one hand on his back, raising the other hand, and arguing loudly: "There are nineteen domains in the world, and only my middle domain is the land of the world." The north is wilderness, the east is barbarian, the south is barbarian, and the west is poor. On the trend of the world, it is nothing more than the trend of our middle domain. As for the Middle Domain, it is nothing more than one of my nine families, three sects, and one sect. Throughout the millennium, the ups and downs of the nine families, which can prosper and decay, but do not perish, are all because our nine families are intertwined, and if one of them is cut off, it will be implicated, and it is to help each other in the same boat, and it has never been defeated! If my nine families still work together, there is no one in the world who can shake it!"

One of the Chu family members in Yunzhou stood up, bowed his hand, and said in a voice: "Your Excellency, I dare not agree! The world is so big, there are hundreds of millions of people, how do you know that there is no one who has risen? I have heard that there are clans in the north that are all hidden in the gods, that there is a domain in the east that has been unified, that there is a bloody war training in the south, and that there is a rise of paganism in the west! If you are so close and silent, and you are still arrogant and ignorant, will not you incur destruction? If our nine families are not determined to forge ahead, and they are self-contained, and they can be safe and sound just by relying on internal unity, will they not invite themselves to perish?

A person from the Feng family in Leizhou laughed, took the case, and said loudly: "Although the land is wide, there will always be a boundary; Cultivating the Nine Realms, the Lower Five Realms, the Meteorological Realm is the central axis, and the Upper Three Immortal Realms, how many people in the world can be human immortals, and how many people can be earth immortals? And look at the rampant children in the border region, when can someone break the earth immortals? And regardless of the others, isn't the vastness of my spiritual energy in the middle domain ten times more than that of the border domain? Have you ever heard of a whale hidden in the small pool? The children in the border region are wild and uneducated, so why worry about it!"

Someone from the Yu family in Yuezhou stood up, full of gods like jade, and Lang Lang said: "I am strong in the middle domain, not arrogant, nor arrogant. The three sects - Danzong, Wuzong, and Zen Buddhism, the sum of the three is not weaker than my nine families. Just as Brother Tai of the Chu family said, if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish! It is because the enemies of our nine families are in the three sects, not in the border areas. The inner unity, the outer three sects, can be worry-free!"

Another member of the Yu family stood up and said, " Danzong controls half of the spirit stones in the world, but its alchemists are immersed in this way all their lives, the realm is insufficient, the powerful are insufficient, and the vision is insufficient, after all, it can't become the climate, and my nine families can be co-opted, but not evil; Wuzong made his fortune by war, and its combat power is so strong that no one can try its edge, but once its momentum is great, its ambition will swell, so it is better to contain it as soon as possible, stop the war with war, send people to obstruct it, cut off its edge, and it will be no hindrance; ！”

One of the Xu family in Yongzhou stood up and said with a smile: "The two sons of the Yu family are reasonable! However, there is a little shortcoming. Although the three sects are strong, they have not become my opponents! Why do we have to painstakingly target the three sects? If we let their interests hedge, the three will fall into fighting with each other and consuming each other, and I will sit back and relax, so why should I spend a single soldier and a single soldier? The three sects are not more affectionate than gold, and they are constantly rubbing against each other, so as long as they interfere slightly, why worry about them not fighting? The war is together, the blood feud continues, and the hundred years will be safe!"

Huo Ran, a member of the Ye family in Cangzhou, stood up, sneered, and said in a cold voice: "A hundred years of peace? A hundred years later, will it be safe? If one of the sects takes the opportunity to rise up and annex the other two, what if the sharp edge is pointed at us and so on? If you don't think about progressing, but you want to retreat, how can you be invincible? If you want my nine families to look down on the world, regardless of the middle and border regions, where can't you go? What good is it to talk about it here? If the children of my family are all born and experienced, and if they are strong, they will be strong, who in the world can stop me?"

One person from the Zhou family in Youzhou immediately stood up and sneered: "If you follow what Ye Gongzi said, then there will be more than Kyushu in this central domain. The power is unrestrained, and its heart will be different. At that time, the strife in the world may not be broken for a thousand years. If the external troubles are calmed, our clan will be at peace first, otherwise, everyone will have two hearts, and our clan will be split!"

A person from the Tang family in Tianxin Prefecture said: "In terms of coming and going, the enemy is no more than the three sects, and the trouble is not in the clan." Why is the vision of the people of my nine families so short-sighted? My proposal, destroy the three sects, eradicate yin and yang, enter the west and go out to the east, conquer the south and the north, and build immortal feats!"

"In the Middle Regions of Kyushu, I have nine families, three sects, and one family, which seems to be transcendent, but in fact, it may not be able to move the world. Only the power of my Cangzhou, the sect of the fairyland, is no less than three hundred. Between each other, the interests are inextricably linked, and they often affect the whole body. Therefore, our nine families cannot be enemies of the three sects, nor can they make drastic moves in the Central Domain. In this way, the way of my nine schools is to think self-improvement. The border area is barren, but it is full of vitality, my nine families can let the disciples of the family go out to practice, and after life and death, they can take charge of themselves, but this matter needs to be slowly figured out. Another member of the Ye family in Cangzhou said in a low voice.

"This is a bad statement! The male tiger does not roar, and he knows that he is not a sick cat? The dragon does not groan, and he knows that he is not a loach? My generation should make a deaf sound, why is it so ......beautiful?"

The sound of arguments and the sound of chimes are curling, and with their deep or high-pitched sounds, everyone speaks like the sound of war drums, hitting people's hearts.

Ning Xiaoshan just poured himself a drink, always with a faint smile on his face, and from time to time gestured to the sons who stood up. The statements of these people are untenable, and they are just looking at who has a more tangible gaze.

Such a discussion will not come to a conclusion for a hundred years.

What people say, which family has never thought of it? But the world is so big, how many people present can really say what the forces of various places are?

The power of the middle region is seventy percent. The nine families in the Central Regions account for only 30% of their strength; the three sects each account for 10%; the Yinyang Sect has endured for many years, and no one has ever seen its true strength, and the conservative is also 20%, and the remaining 20% are divided by the big forces in various places.

There are thousands of forces in Kyushu, and it is as simple as moving the whole body with one trigger, this place has already become a mess, and no one can tell it clearly.

If you want to forge ahead, there is only one way - to come back from the dead, eradicate everything, and then rebuild on this basis. However, this approach simply doesn't work.

Therefore, what the nine families need is to strive for more interests under the original structure, crack down on competitors from time to time, and maintain the normal operation of this big family.

The Great Enemies of the Nine Families are not in the Three Sects, nor in the Outlands, nor in the Interior, but those who are trying to change the existing power structure. Those who do must die!

It is precisely because they both know this truth that the nine families continue to fight each other, and there are countless enemies in the sea of blood, but none of them has ever perished.

The fierce battle lasted until the evening, during which the attendants changed the banquet three times without disturbing the young masters in the slightest.

Ning Xiaoshan raised his glass and said with a smile: "All the sons are dragons and phoenixes among people, and what they say is far-sighted, if they have the opportunity to show their ambitions in the future, they will definitely be able to achieve a great ambition." Today's debate, and that's it, come, I salute you. ”

Although many of the people spoke fiercely and even looked at each other angrily, they all regained their demeanor at this time, and they all drank their wine.

Ning sat on the side of the main hall, her legs were already numb, and no sound had entered her ears, just like a clay sculpture that had been displayed here for an afternoon.

"I have long heard that the eldest lady of the Ning family has the talent of the world, and she is not weaker than a man by half a point, and when she was six years old, she made a 'Ten Strategies Theory', I don't know Miss Ning, what is her opinion of the general trend of the world?"

Regarding Ning Xiaoshan's attitude towards marrying a daughter, the eight families are already quite dissatisfied, and it can be regarded as a return to color at this time.

Under the alliance of the eight families, who can not bow their heads?

Ning Xiaoshan smiled quietly, tilted his head slightly, looked at his daughter, and said softly: "Ning Yi, after listening to such a high-minded talk, you must have some superficial opinions, you might as well say it." ”

Yu'er was slightly startled in her heart, and hurriedly pulled the sleeve of the young lady's shirt.

Ning Yi woke up from her stunned state, the man's question just now was still echoing in her ears, and she immediately understood everything in it.

The sound of the chimes stopped, making the hall extremely quiet, and everyone was waiting for Miss Ning's answer.

Time gets long.

The people of the eight families showed anticipation on their faces, but in fact, they were disdainful and proud in their hearts. The Ning family is just marrying a child who has no future, so what qualifications do they have to pick someone else? Today, I have exposed your old background, and let's see what happens to you tomorrow! Ning Xiaoshan, as the head of the family, has no choice but to bow his head!

Yu'er didn't have the slightest fear in the face of the second son, Ning Yuan, at this time, cold sweat oozed from her palms, and she pulled the sleeves of the young lady again, hoping that the young lady would not be stunned at this time, even if she said a few clichés, it was much better than not saying a word.

Now such a scene, there is no shame at all.

Ning Yi didn't look at anyone, he settled down, and said slowly: "Since I was a child, I heard that Huo Qing, the white-clothed god general, swept Kyushu with thirteen iron horses, once picked three thousand chiefs in Mobei, Lemarong Mountain, defeated the heroes, and dominated the world for one hundred and twenty years. Thirteen roads are still bloody. This is the white-clothed god general of Bazhou?"

I don't know when the chime bell rang, suddenly fierce like a fight of ten thousand horsemen, suddenly like a heroic independence, and the figure of the white-clothed god Huo Qing with a spear suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Ning Yi continued: "Since I was a child, I heard that the mad immortal Chu was bad, and he boasted that he was the first mad in the ages, and all the people in the world were defeated by his subordinates, leveling the three thousand six hundred peaks, how could anyone have been able to let him make a second move? This is a Yunzhou mad immortal?"

"Since I was a child, I have heard that in the first 100 years, there were 8,000 battles and 7,900 defeats; in the last 100 years, 9,000 battles were fought and 3,000 were defeated; in another 100 years, 30,000 battles were defeated, and in another 10 years, there was no defeat in a single battle! This is the God of War in Leizhou?"

......

"A thousand years ago, Ning Chengtian was born out of thin air, overpowering the other eight families, and my Ning family once became the strongest in the Central Domain, who dared not give three points to my Ning family at that time? Three hundred years after Ning Chengtian's death, Yu Wei is still there! Who dares to offend me Yanzhou?"

The chimes are constantly ringing, such as the raging sea and the thunder of the nine days, Ning Yi listed nine people, all of whom are the strongest in the ages.

Ning paused, and the bell stopped for a while.

"In the past three hundred years, there has never been a person who has risen to fame in the Central Region who can overwhelm the others, and in the past 20 years, it has increased countless people who have sold their fame and reputation! This is the only thing to be praised, and what is the rest?"

"The little woman is not talented, and she has not heard the name of one person present. Wait to hear the name of the people present!"

After speaking, Ning got up, Yu'er hurriedly went up to help, and countless maids held up the gorgeous long tail.

This series of enumerations is really worthless to belittle those present.

The faces of the other eight families all changed slightly, but they were all covered just right, and after the last bell rang, the elders who led them spoke in admiration.

"The eldest lady of the Ning family is really the posture of Fengyi in the world! Throughout the ages, there have been countless heroes, and only those with a great name are worthy of their posture!"

Ning Xiaoshan couldn't hear the ridicule here, but he also smiled indifferently and said, "The little girl is just talking wildly. ”

The words in the hall were still endless, but they gradually faded away, and everyone dissipated.

The cold wind blew in the night, Ning Xiaoshan poured himself a glass of wine, glanced at Ning Yi's former position, and a different color flashed in his eyes.