Chapter XXVI Status
A year ago, the county seat of Taicang was attacked by horse thieves. and destroyed the walls and a large number of shops in the city. At that time, when He Yiming came here, as far as his eyes could see, it was a mess, which was miserable.
However, when He Yiming came to Taicang County again more than a year later, he couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
The tall walls seemed to be completely out of touch with the memories in his mind, and if he hadn't been confident in himself and sure that he wasn't a road idiot, he would have even suspected that he had gone wrong when he saw the huge walls.
On the contrary, Yuan Lixun had never seen the dilapidated scene of the county seat, so she didn't know anything about it, from a distance, she looked curiously at the height of the city wall, and the crowds that came in and out one after another, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Young master, Taicang County is indeed prosperous, even if our county town is compared to it, it is nothing more than that." ”
He Yiming opened his mouth and smiled slightly, he took Yuan Lixun's hand. He did not enter the city directly, but circled around the city wall with light body exercises.
After a few moments, he had figured out his surroundings.
Today's Taicang county is more than five times larger than in the past. However, such a huge project is definitely not something that can be completed in just one year.
Except for the one he came from, the other three sides of the entire city wall were just built with a city head, and the rest of the city was in full swing.
Perhaps because the city was about to prosper, there were crowds of people at every head of the city.
People who wanted to enter and leave the city were separated as much as possible, but they were still quite crowded.
Moreover, at every wall that had not yet been built, there were countless soldiers patrolling the city, except for those who had started the work, so that no one dared to enter or leave from there.
After seeing this scene, He Yiming was also taken aback by this speed.
Before he left home the last time, he knew that the county seat was about to be rebuilt and would be expanded, but with the power of the Cheng family, it would be so fast?
After a circle, He Yiming and the two appeared not far from the ghostly city gate.
He Yiming controlled it just right, although it was a little abrupt, but it stopped at the blind corner of the vast majority of people's sight, and basically no one noticed it.
Only a child of five or six years old stared at them with round eyes, as if he did not understand why they were suddenly here.
However, before the little guy could figure out this profound question, He Yiming and the others left there. Go towards the city gates.
Although they were not wearing any silk and satin, they were just ordinary people's cloth clothes.
However, not to mention He Yiming, who is a congenital powerhouse, even Yuan Lixun is now an acquired little master with a seventh-layer internal strength.
The seventh layer of internal strength may not be anything in the Hengshan lineage, but this is Taicang County. Even if it is the three generations of the children of the three major families, there is only He Yitian, the only seventh-layer internal strength master. From this, it can be seen what kind of status such people have in Taicang County.
The two of them walked on the avenue, and naturally they were a little different from ordinary people.
Around them, people subconsciously avoided a few steps, leaving a certain amount of space. When all the people around them did this, they were suddenly revealed.
He Yiming frowned slightly, he knew that this was the reason why he didn't pay attention.
After staying in the deep mountains and old forests for a long time, he forgot the ubiquitous powerful true qi of the innate powerhouse itself. Although it does not hurt the innocent, it is like a beacon in the dark night when it mixes in the crowd, emitting intense light all the time.
Standing out from the crowd, nothing more than that......
He shook his head slightly, he really couldn't stand the stares of the people around him peeking here, intentionally or unintentionally. Finally, he took Yuan Lixun's hand and strode forward.
He only slightly strengthened the extremely faint aura of a strong man that naturally emanated, and this level of aura would not cause any harm to ordinary people. But it will make them subconsciously take the initiative to avoid it.
So as they walked straight towards the city gate, everyone got out of the way without complaint.
This strange appearance immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers at the city gate, and even if these soldiers no longer had eyesight, after seeing this scene, they also understood that these two people were not easy to provoke, at least not that they could provoke.
A soldier quickly lined up the soldiers at the city gate, trotted forward, nodded and said, "Two adults, I don't know where the big name came from." ”
He Yiming stopped and asked in surprise: "Do you need to record when you enter the city?" ”
If an ordinary person had asked like this, the soldier would have slapped him in the face. But in the face of He Yiming, who did not have a restrained breath, he didn't have this idea at all, but said respectfully: "Ordinary people naturally don't need it, but the identities of the two adults are naturally extraordinary, and the small ones are also doing things according to the rules, please don't be embarrassed by the two adults." ”
The soldier leader bowed as he explained, with a sincere face.
Yuan Lixun gently pulled He Yiming, He Yiming smiled helplessly, and said: "I, He Yiming, this is my wife Yuan Lixun, as for where we came from, you don't need to know." After that, he took Yuan Lixun's hand, ignored this person anymore, and just left.
The soldier was a little angry in his heart, and tried to reach out to stop him several times, but after all, he didn't dare to make a mistake.
Suddenly. His movements froze, and when he remembered the name reported by He Yiming, his face suddenly changed greatly, and even his body began to tremble.
A soldier next to him stepped forward and said, "Cheng Tou'er, what are the origins of these two guys, so they don't give you face." They also dare to hold hands in broad daylight, do you want us to go up and teach a lesson, and knock some silver to honor your elder. ”
Cheng Touer was stunned at first, and then a cold sweat suddenly broke out on the vest, and the underwear and middle clothes were soaked in an instant. At this moment, in his eyes, this soldier who knows how to shoot his horses best on weekdays is already as terrifying as a fierce god.
Without thinking, he slapped it and immediately spun the soldier around like a spinning top.
When the soldier fell down with a dizzy head, he fainted directly.
The surrounding soldiers were silent one by one, they didn't know how this companion offended the boss, but the boss was a distant disciple of the Cheng Mansion. Although they are not favored by the powerful Cheng Fu, they are definitely not something that these little people can provoke.
As long as Cheng Tou'er said a word, their poor performance at the moment would be smashed, so they stood up stiff one by one, and didn't dare to say a word.
Cheng Tou'er snorted angrily, regardless of whether the person was unconscious or not, and said, "What is the blind thing, the holding hand." That's called ...... Trendy, stupid. ”
Then, his gaze swept around fiercely and said, "Listen to the few of you, keep your eyes open for me, don't make trouble." Today's work, no private work is allowed, if Lao Tzu knows, he will definitely show the city lord and skin you one by one. ”
With that, he snorted coldly. Walk away quickly.
The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing why Cheng Tou'er was mad, and he was about to cut off their financial route.
However, under the yin authority that Cheng Tou'er erected every day, they did not dare to resist. After a while, they continued to let people into the city, but this time it was the turn of the ordinary people to be surprised, because these soldiers did not ask for the slightest property except for the fixed entrance tax, and even if someone wanted to stuff something according to custom, they were refused.
In this way, everyone couldn't help but be amazed, and those who saw He Yiming and the others entering the city secretly guessed their identities in their hearts.
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He Yiming naturally ignored what was happening behind him, he and Yuan Lixun walked in the city with a smile, but in a moment, they had already come to the most prosperous area in the city.
He originally wanted to go into the city to meet his parents, but when he passed by here, he saw the look in Yuan Lixun's eyes, and his heart suddenly softened, so he accompanied her to wander here.
Of course, after entering the city, He Yiming learned a lesson and completely restrained his breath, without the slightest leakage. In this way, when others looked at him, they could no longer find that different feeling in him.
As soon as Yuan Lixun entered this place, her eyes immediately brightened, but she used her eyes more and hardly used her mouth, let alone said anything.
It seemed as if she only needed to look around here for a while.
He Yiming shook his head and sighed lightly, but the prosperity here has changed dramatically compared to a year ago, even if he feels a little dizzy.
Suddenly, He Yiming's ears moved slightly. Although he didn't deliberately use the Tailwind Ear Miracle Skill. But when an acquaintance speaks nearby, if he can't hear it, then this exercise is not worthy of being called an innate miracle skill.
He took Yuan Lixun's hand and pressed slightly, Yuan Lixun turned his head in surprise, only to see He Yiming gesture to the side and back with a strange expression.
Yuan Lixun looked in that direction inexplicably. Then he opened his mouth slightly, revealing a look of crying and laughing.
There, too, there was a young man and woman, laughing and chanting at a stall to pick something. Although there is no intimate movement between them, not even holding hands. But He Yiming and the two saw from some small actions that their relationship was not simple.
Of course, what really surprised He Yiming and the others was that this pair was He Yiming's fourth sister He Yiling, and Yuan Liling, the eldest young man of the Yuan family.
After seeing them, Yuan Lixun's first action was to break free of He Yiming's hand, which immediately made him depressed. If he had known so, he would have turned a blind eye.
After all, He Yiling and Yuan Liling are both masters of the sixth layer of internal strength, and after being watched from a certain direction for a long time, they will naturally feel something.
They turned their heads almost at the same time, looking in this direction.
However, when they saw the faces of He Yiming and Yuan Lixun clearly, they all exclaimed in unison, and then the performance of the two people was very different.
He Yiling's face was full of joy, and her eyes lit up faintly. As for Yuan Liling, the muscles on his face were a little stiff, and his eyes were full of awe when he looked at He Yiming, which was a little more restrained than seeing the old man of his family.
He Yiming smiled slightly, he took a few steps forward, walked through the crowd, and had come to the side of the fourth sister.
"Sixth brother, you're back. He Yiling said happily: "It's a year to leave, but I miss everyone." ”
He Yiming nodded, and he answered softly. However, there was a strong warmth in his heart, and his thoughts instantly returned to the former Hejiazhuang. There, especially in the early morning every day, a group of three generations of children, under the leadership of the third uncle, conducted morning exercises in the backyard playground.
It's not why, when He Yiming thought back to Hejiazhuang, he was the most impressed by this matter.
Hejiazhuang was established by He Wude, and it was established for a short time, and there were few children in three generations. But because of this, the relationship between the third generation is far from being comparable to ordinary centuries-old families.
Maybe for some reason, there will be some small friction, but in their generation, the family affection has not been extinguished, and the blood is still thicker than water.
Even though He Yiming is a congenital powerhouse, after seeing the fourth sister, he found that in his heart, the concern and attachment to his relatives were far beyond his imagination.
"Fourth sister, you're shopping. He Yiming seemed to have completely put aside his identity as an innate powerhouse, and asked as if he was an ordinary person chatting with his family: "What do you want to buy?"
When he said this, his eyes turned in the direction of Yuan Liling, and the expression that seemed to be smiling suddenly made He Yiling's face red.
"Sixth brother, don't think about it, we don't have anything. ”
"Fourth sister, you misunderstood. He Yiming put away his smile and said seriously: "I didn't say anything." ”
He Yiling glanced at this guy fiercely, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and sighed: "Sixth brother, after you go back, don't tell your father, okay?"
He Yiming was slightly stunned, he was hesitant in his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "Fourth sister, what happened? Do you have any misunderstanding with the third uncle?"
He Yiling shook her head and was silent. After the joy of meeting the sixth brother at the beginning, she seemed to finally remember the difference of the sixth brother. As a child of a family, of course she understands the weight of an innate powerhouse, and she doesn't dare to say what she hides.
He Yiming's gaze moved to Yuan Liling's body, and the eldest prince of the Yuan family bowed deeply and said, "I've seen Master He." ”
His attitude was respectful, and he did not dare to be a little contemptuous.
He Yiming nodded slightly, and when he saw his expression, he knew that he wanted to ask something from his mouth, but he was afraid that it was unlikely.
Yuan Lixun's heart moved, and he stepped forward to pull Yuan Liling over, and the pair of brothers and sisters muttered quietly beside them.
"Big brother, what's wrong with you and Sister Yilong?"
"Alas, I am in love with Miss He, and the identities of the two families are also compatible. But He Sanye just has prejudices against me, and he refuses to agree to our marriage no matter what, but wants to match Miss He with the Cheng family or the Xu family. ”
Yuan Lixun blinked her beautiful big eyes a few times, and she said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Yuan Liling smiled bitterly and said, "How do I know, maybe his old man doesn't like me." Speaking of this, his voice was also full of indignation, but because of the current prestige of the He family, he couldn't say it anyway.
Yuan Lixun shook her head slightly, turned her head to look at He Yiming, of course she knew that with He Yiming's strength, she must have heard these words in her ears a long time ago.
He Yiming really frowned slightly, but he also didn't understand the third uncle's thoughts.
However, his current vision can be regarded as quite vicious, and when he saw the situation of this young man and woman getting along, he immediately understood that they really liked each other, and if they were forcibly separated because of the third uncle's insistence, it was really unbearable. And listening to Yuan Liling's meaning, the third uncle turned out to be a child of the Xu family or the Cheng family, which made him even more dissatisfied.
Smiling slightly, He Yiming said, "Fourth sister, let's go back first." Meet the third uncle, let me say a few words for you, maybe the third uncle will change his opinion. ”
He Yiling suddenly raised her head, and her eyes flashed with joy.
After receiving He Yiming's promise, she suddenly caught a giant tree as if she had drowned, and boarded the boat along the giant tree. She knew that although the sixth brother was not the elder in the family, with his identity, he was afraid that what he said would be more effective than the elders. If he was really willing to open Chrysostom, then Daddy might really agree.
Although the reserve of her daughter's family made it difficult for her to answer, her eyes had already expressed all the thoughts in her heart.
A group of four people walked back and forth towards the He family's courtyard in the city.
He Yiming and Yuan Lixun naturally walked together, while He Yiling and Yuan Liling followed farther behind.
seemed to have received some kind of hint from Yuan Lixun, and Yuan Liling's face also had a strange brilliance.
He bowed his head and asked in a low voice, "Yilong, do you think Master He will speak for us?"
He Yiling affirmed: "The relationship between the two of us has been good since childhood, and the sixth brother will definitely ask his father for mercy." Speaking of this, a hint of hope flashed in her eyes: "If the sixth brother speaks, Daddy will reconsider it somewhat." In our family, the current sixth brother can be at least half of the master. ”
Yuan Liling had no objection to this, and he secretly said in his heart, if there is an innate powerhouse born in the Yuan family, then let alone be the master of half, even if he wants to be the master of everything, I am afraid that my father and grandfather will never talk to each other.
Suddenly, a thought surged in his heart, if he himself was an innate powerhouse at this moment, or an acquired cultivator at the peak of the tenth layer of internal strength, then would He Quanyi still resolutely oppose this matter?
He looked at the two people walking slowly in front of him, and a strong desire to hit the highest peak of martial arts suddenly surged in his heart.
It was an irrepressible feeling, because at this moment, he suddenly felt that the power in the family seemed to have become so small and fragile before this powerful force.