"What a majestic city!" Xiao Han looked at the majestic Flame City in the extreme eye, and couldn't help but blurt out in surprise.

Indeed, the difference between a city and a township is too great, and the world is cloudy! Compared with the 'Liuzhen' and 'Funiu Town' that Xiao Han had visited before, compared with the 'Flame City' in front of him, it was purely a place of small villages.

"Let's go, Brother Chou, let's go into the city and have a look. Xiao Han was also full of interest.

The two rode together, and the horses turned into two streamers, and in the blink of an eye, they swept over the drawbridge over the moat and came to the city gate. The common people who entered the city avoided it one after another, and looked up curiously.

The officers and soldiers defending the city were just about to raise their voices, and one of the middle-aged leaders, after seeing Ah Ugly, immediately stopped drinking, and immediately smiled. "Master Yunfan, are you back? Let's enter the city! In the past few days, the young masters and young ladies of the Shao family have rushed back one after another, but the excitement is tight! The Shao family is flourishing and prosperous!"

"Uncle Li, the little nephew will invite you to drink another day," Ah Chou hugged his fists at the leader of the officers and soldiers, and immediately took Xiao Han and rode into the Flame City.

Xiao Han's ear is very good, and he heard whispers from the officers and soldiers behind him...

"Uncle Li, who was that boy just now? Tsk, his appearance is really ugly, it's just a crooked melon and a cracked date... It's just that he is wearing the robe of the sect and raising his value. ”

"Shut up! Don't chew the root of your tongue! That's Young Master Yunfan, who is a descendant of the Shao family. I think that at the beginning, Young Master Yunfan's weak crown age was also a handsome person, a beautiful man. But later, I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, so that he became what he is now. However, Young Master Yunfan is good at being careful, he does not have the arrogance of the children of wealthy families, but is kind to others, and often uses his pocket money to buy wine and barbecue and roast chicken to reward our soldiers defending the city... Don't speak ill of Young Master Yunfan in the future!"

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Inside the Burning City.

Entering the city, the first impression on Xiao Han was... Extremely prosperous!

Eight streets and nine mo. The widest street is more than 10 zhang wide, and there is a 10-mile-long street. The traffic is full of rows, and the pedestrians shuttle like weaving, one after another into a curtain, and one after another.

There are tea shops, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, and so on.

In the shop, there are specialties such as silk and satin, jewelry, spices, incense, paper horses, etc.;

In addition, there are medical outpatient clinics, cart repairs, fortune telling, face trimming, and all walks of life;

Bright banners are hung at the entrance of large shops to solicit business.

There are pedestrians in the market, there are businessmen doing business, gentry watching the street scene, officials on horseback, hawkers, family members in sedan chairs, monks with baskets on their backs, tourists from other places asking for directions, children in the streets and alleys who listen to books, children of wealthy families who drink in restaurants, disabled old people begging on the edge of the city, men and women, old and young, farmers and businessmen, three religions and nine streams, everything. Of course, there are also flower streets and willow lanes, scratching their heads and making gestures. There is even no shortage of Jianghu guests, sect disciples, shuttling and walking.

"Tsk... Senior Brother Ugly, to this day, I finally understand what is the world of flowers, singing and dancing..."Xiao Han sighed repeatedly.

However, Xiao Han is a person who focuses on martial arts after all, and he has a pure appreciation attitude towards these worldly drunken gold fans, like a passing cloud, and he is not obsessed with it, and he yearns for it.

Of course, it does not mean that every martial artist, or sect disciple, is like Xiao Han, who is not greedy for the prosperity of the world. The main reason is that Xiao Han comprehended the invisible knife intent, which can smash all false thoughts, making the swordsman's heart as firm as a rock, unable to shake half a point, not being bound by red dust and mundane things, and distracting thoughts are not born.

"Yes, Xiao Han, this city of flames, with a population of millions, has a square and a city in the city. Fang is a residential area, the city is a commercial area, and the city square is separated. There are two cities, the east market and the west market, and the east market has two hundred and twenty lines, and there are mansions on all sides, and the treasures of the four directions are all accumulated.

Moreover, the diversion canal in the city opens a new pool, so that the boat enters the city, and the boats and boats of the world are gathered, often more than 10,000 boats, filling the river road. Ugly also sighed. Immediately, he smiled proudly. "Xiao Han, let me tell you, at least half of the industry in this Flame City belongs to our Shao family. ”

Xiao Han's heart moved slightly... A person like Ah Chou, who can't have much achievement in martial arts, I'm afraid, the most perfect destination in this life is to return to the roots, return to this mirage-like prosperous world, and live happily for the rest of his life.

"Uh... Xiao Han, in fact, the True Martial Continent still advocates force after all, and all this you see, in front of the real martial artist, is a floating cloud. Let's just put it this way, if Flame City provokes a True Qi Realm, it may be reduced to a piece of scorched earth and rubble in an instant, and there is no room for resistance. Ugly sighed again. "Therefore, being able to be like Xiao Han, you have the ambition of Lingyun and the proud assets in the martial arts, that is the royal road. Xiao Han, your current strength, if you want to enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world, you can sing songs night and night, it is simply at your fingertips. But I don't think you're going to be in love with that. ”

Xiao Han smiled undeniably.

The two rode their horses slowly and watched the scenery along the way.

Suddenly, Xiao Han stopped his horse, and he saw that in the huge square in the center of the city, there were eight large bronze pillars, which were inlaid with many gold and precious stones, and they were magnificent. At the top of the eight copper pillars, a hexagonal mirror is held. This mirror is extraordinary. Six mirrors shrouded almost all directions of the entire city. On every piece of mirror, there is a floating glimpse of true qi! At this time, the true qi floats quietly, looking very peaceful.

"Is this a demon mirror?" Xiao Han had a flash of inspiration in his mind.

"Yes, Xiao Han, this is the demon mirror that guards our Flame City. A talisman for millions. Whenever there is a demon clan in the city, the mirror will produce storm-like fluctuations, warning. Ugly laughed. After a pause, he said. "However, it is impossible for an ordinary demon clan to run to such a large city to ravage and encroach on the human race. The demon clan is also wise, and most of them appear in small places in towns and villages. Not easy to kill. Can hunt cannibals with impunity. ”

"Well, this little brother understands," Xiao Han nodded. Subconsciously, Xiao Han concentrated his mental power on the heart area, so that the strange things in the heart area sensed the surroundings.

Fortunately, the strange thing that is dormant in the heart is quiet and not manic.

It shows that this city should be a paradise without the lurking demon clan. Peace and prosperity.

"Let's go, Xiao Han, now take you back to Shao Mansion. Ugly laughed.

At this moment, a cute little girl from Yuxue, holding a sugar gourd in her hand, ran in front of Xiao Han while sucking, her black eyes flashed with innocence and curiosity, she secretly looked at Xiao Han, and then stared at Xiao Han's mount for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to raise her head and say to Xiao Han. "Big brother, is this a horse? How is it different from my horse?"

"Hahaha, little sister, this is a horse, why not?" Xiao Han said with a smile. Seeing the slimy sugar residue on the little girl's mouth, Xiao Han felt an inexplicable little warmth.

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Shao Fu.

Xiao Han finally followed Ah Chou to the Big Mac family, the Shaw family mansion in Flame City.

This Shao Mansion is indeed a myriad of weather and majestic. Not to mention that it covers an area of tens of thousands of acres, that is, the stone lions, stone tigers, stone unicorns, and stone pixiu placed at the gate, so that the number of people can not come.

After entering the mansion, Xiao Han was even more dizzy.

The courtyard is deep, extending in all directions, like a labyrinth; rockery ponds, inner lakes, lotus goldfish, Qionglou cornices, majestic and righteous roads, lush forests; the mansion is quiet and quiet, the dust is not clean, and some of the maids that Xiao Han saw along the way are all little beauties carved in pink and jade.

Back at his home, Ah Ugly's back finally straightened a little, and in his expression, he also showed some majesty, not like in the Yunyu Sect, which was submissive and timid.

In the huge mansion, it is also divided into the descendant area, and the concubine area is orderly. Aughou's home, in the descendant area, is a magnificent mansion, carved beams and painted columns, showing the wealth of large families everywhere.

As soon as they entered the house, the maids, craftsmen, servants, servants, and old mothers cried out for joy. "Young Master Yunfan is back! Young Master Yunfan is back!"

Not long after, a man and a woman, two middle-aged people, snatched it out.

The middle-aged man, dressed in brocade and jade clothes, looks elegant, although his sideburns have been slightly frosted, but the faint bookish atmosphere between his eyebrows is still very attractive. is not an ordinary ordinary person, he has practiced martial arts, but when Xiao Han looked at it, he knew that the middle-aged man of Lu Dao was not deep, probably staying in the bone refining realm, and he had not even reached the level of refining organs.

Middle-aged woman, petite, extremely beautiful, about forty years old, but the charm still exists, there is a string of pearl necklace around her neck, the halo is warm, she is graceful and luxurious, elegant and dignified.

"Yun Fan," the middle-aged man smiled and nodded to Ah Chou, his eyes swept with deep doting.

And the middle-aged beautiful woman directly grabbed Ah Ugly's hand, shh

"Dad, mother, the child is not hard, this year is much better than last year. This year, the child has already begun to refine the marrow!" said with a smile on his face.

"What?Yunfan, have you started refining the marrow?" the middle-aged man praised loudly with a happy look in his eyes. "Good boy, good boy! My Shao Laosi's child is not a waste!"

Immediately, the middle-aged man's face darkened slightly, and he said in a low voice. "But I heard that the eldest brother and the second brother and their children have already started to exchange blood... Ay. That's it, don't talk about this today, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren. ”

"Master, people are more popular than people, why do we have to let our Yunfan compare with the children in other rooms? As long as our Yunfan is safe and happy all his life, we will be content as parents. The middle-aged beauty glared at the middle-aged man with slight disgust. "Besides, our family Yunfan is the most loyal and honest, and if he can't compete with those children in other rooms, he simply won't fight!

This middle-aged man and woman are Ugly's biological parents.

At this time, Ah Chou hurriedly pulled Xiao Han over and introduced his parents, "Father, mother, this is the friend that the child made in the Yunyu Sect, Xiao Han! Xiao Han is the child's good brother! This year, thanks to the care of Xiao Han's brother, the child has made all the progress and broken through to the realm of refining the marrow!"

"Uncle, aunt, hello," Xiao Han hurriedly saluted.

Ugly's parents carefully looked at Xiao Han for a while. Ugly's mother smiled, "What a handsome young man, a talent, good, good! Xiao Han, right? Our family Yunfan has been in Yunyu Sect all these years, and he is not welcomed, and he has not made any friends, you can make friends with Yunfan, we are all very happy in our hearts!"

"Well, Xiao Hanshi's nephew, you are very good. Don't see the outside, treat it as your own home. Ugly's father smiled kindly. There is no hypocrisy in this smile, it seems very sincere, and it also warms Xiao Han's heart.

"Let's go, sit down in the main room, take a few sips of tea, and I'll let my servants prepare the dinner." Ugly's father laughed.

Main house.

The rooms are spacious, and the furniture carved from precious wood is everywhere, exuding a refreshing aroma. The ground was covered with soft animal skins. Precious spices are also burning in the corners.

Ugly's parents sit at the top, and Xiao Han and Ugly sit at the bottom.

Soon a few beautiful maids served fragrant tea and some delicate pastries.

Ah Chou took a sip of tea and immediately said with a big grin. "Father, mother, Jiaojiao? Jiaojiao doesn't know how to go home today? Why didn't she come out to see me? Child... The child thinks about Jiaojiao day and night, and is very worried. The child will end his studies in the Yunyu Sect next year, and he will go home and marry Jiaojiao..."Ah Ugly's eyes flashed with a scheming happy expression.

Suddenly, Ugly's father's whole body stiffened, and there was an obvious cloud in his angry eyes, even angry. His hands holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the tea almost spilled.

"Kid... You, the wound on your face, have you ever begged the heads of the Yunyu Sect to heal for you?" asked the ugly mother in a trembling voice, at this moment, her eyes were already full of tears, her expression was extremely excited, and even showed some resentment.

"Huh?" Xiao Han was judging his appearance on the side, feeling that things were a little strange, and immediately, he quietly put the teacup on the sour branch wood coffee table beside him.

"Dad, mother, you... What's wrong with you? look at your face, child... There is something wrong with her face, is there something wrong?Jiaojiao?" Ah Chou also saw that something was wrong, and quickly asked.

"Yun Fan, you answer Daddy first, the injury on your face, have you ever begged the high-level of the Yunyu Sect to treat you?"

"Father, mother, the scars on the child's face are caused by severe poison and corrosion, and the medicine is difficult to treat, and the world's famous doctors are helpless. This face is hurt, and the child has also pleaded with the three principals. But... No way. The three principals told the child that unless he had the power of the True Qi Realm, he could use a special True Qi called 'Reincarnation Divine Fire' to burn the toxin scars on the child's face. But... The child has a low status in the Cloud Rain Sect, and it is impossible to seek the power of the True Qi Realm, and he will treat the child's face injury... That's it, Daddy, the matter has come to this, and the child has no hope of restoring his old appearance. ”

"Hey..."The ugly parents let out a long sigh, sad and depressed.

"Father, mother, what about Jiaojiao?" asked Ugly again.

"Okay, child!" Ugly's mother's face instantly turned cold, "Don't mention the woman 'Feng Jiaojiao' again! Daddy will give you another marriage and find a woman who is thousands of times better than Feng Jiaojiao!"

"No!" Aug's face turned as white as paper, "The child only needs to be delicate!"

"Child..."The ugly father's face was sad, and he said miserably. "I won't mention it. Your marriage contract with Feng Jiaojiao has been banned. ”

After a pause, Ugly's father said in a trembling voice. "Your righteous brother Jiang Feng has also returned from the Medicine King Valley, you go over and beg him to beg him to remember his old feelings and give you some pills. ”

Suddenly, Ugly's mother was furious. "Don't go to Jiang Feng! This son is raised for nothing! I think at the beginning, we shouldn't have pitied him and brought him back from the street! This person is a rebel, and he will take revenge, master, for so many years, we have lured the wolf into the house!"

"Madame, you are angry... Anger hurts the liver, why are you in a hurry? That's it, Jiang Feng can be regarded as one hand and one foot pulling, watching him grow up, he suffered in his childhood, such as today, he gave a strange fate, and worshiped the Medicine King Valley, which is also his creation. He is also our righteous son, he has always regarded him as his own, and now that he has come to prominence, we should also be happy for him. ”

"Jiang Feng?" Ugly's face also changed suddenly, and it was gloomy and cold. "Jiang Feng came to the Medicine King Valley, he is the first child in the history of our Shao family who has the honor to worship the Medicine King Valley, is he back this year? Then I should go and congratulate him. However, if you ask him for the elixir, you will be spared. Children don't need any pills. ”

"Child, don't you go to see Jiang Feng! What are you going to see this ungrateful white-eyed wolf? He even robbed your fiancée, do you still want to see him?" Aug's mother blurted out.

"Madam, you have lost your word!" The ugly father paused heavily, his face was miserable, and his whole body trembled, "Don't mention this matter again, don't mention this matter again!"

"What ?!!!!"

Hearing this, Ah Chou stood up suddenly, his whole body trembled violently, and he couldn't give up, "Jiang Feng... Jiang Feng and Jiaojiao...... They ......"

When Xiao Han heard this, he probably understood something, and a sense of irritability and anger in his heart suddenly rose, and he forcibly pressed it.

Xiao Han stood up directly, patted Ugly's shoulder, and said loudly. "Uncle, aunt, what is going on, I hope to make it clear. Senior Brother Ugly has a deep love for his fiancée, and now, listening to what you say, it seems that there is a person called 'Jiang Feng' who snatched love and snatched Jiaojiao. What's going on?"

"Hey......" Ugly's father thumped his chest, Ugly clay stiffened like a wood carving, and Ugly's mother's mouth turned open, looking very angry.

There was silence for a while. Ugly's mother said suddenly. "Xiao Hanshi's nephew, you are not an outsider, this matter, aunt will tell you about it! These days, aunt doesn't think about tea and dinner, and she is panicked in her heart, and she always wants to tell this matter as it is, but your uncle has repeatedly dissuaded and forbeared. Since you asked today, my aunt will also tell you!"

"Madame, you!" Ugly's father tried to stop, but Ugly's mother was already quick to speak. "Xiao Han, Jiang Feng is an orphan, eighteen years ago in the winter, there was heavy snow with swan feathers, your uncle and I went to the temple to offer incense and came back, passing through a long street, and suddenly heard the cry of a baby. We turned the street and saw a baby in swaddling clothes, covered in snow and dying, crying and dying in a filthy garbage heap. So, we took the baby back... This baby is Jiang Feng. Since then, we will regard Jiang Feng as a righteous son, treat it as our own, and raise and teach... To tell the truth, Jiang Feng, this kid, has been brilliant since he was a child, full of opportunities, no matter what he learns, he is much faster than Yun Fan, and he is very articulate and very good at coaxing people. Over time, in the mansion, Jiang Feng seems to be our own child, but Yun Fan is not treated well everywhere. ”

"Jiang Feng is our adopted son, we pity him for being lonely since he was a child, sometimes, it is clear that he made the stumbling son bully Yunfan, and we all turn a blind eye and don't blame him at all. made Yunfan suffer a lot of grievances. ”

"Later, Jiang Feng's luck was like a rainbow, and he was actually selected by the masters of the Medicine King Valley and became our Shao family, the first child to enter the Medicine King Valley to practice..."

Slowly, Jiang Feng's temperament became arrogant, and every time he came back, he was arrogant. also dared to confront and ridicule Yunfan in person. That's it, this year... He... He turned out to be wolf-hearted, and gave Yun Fan a family affair that he had set since he was a child... ruined..."

Ugly's mother cried and cried.

"Beast!" At this moment, Xiao Han was completely furious, "An orphan who was picked up from the garbage heap by his uncle and aunt and raised by his uncle and aunt not only did not repay the favor, but also occupied the magpie's nest!

But soon, Xiao Han calmed down a little and frowned. "Uncle, aunt, the marriage between Senior Brother Aug and Feng Jiaojiao seems to have been decided a long time ago, how can you say that it will be changed, the Shao family is a famous family, this kind of thing can't be unruly, right?"

"Xiao Han's nephew, now, Jiang Feng has entered the Medicine King Valley, and his worth has doubled, which is not trivial. Xiao Hanshi's nephew, you are also a disciple of the Great Sect, and you should also know that Lu Dao, a disciple of the Medicine King Valley, is very popular and can refine pills. Ugly's father sighed helplessly. "Perhaps, a disciple from the Medicine King Valley will not be too valued in the eyes of your Yunyu Sect, but for a secular gate valve family like ours, the importance is simply self-evident! It is no exaggeration to say that if there is a disciple of the Medicine King Valley in the family refining the pill, it can make the prestige of the entire family rise! It is easy to improve the comprehensive strength of the family, and even the family can use the pill to cultivate some talents by itself. The cancellation of Yun Fan and Feng Jiaojiao's marriage contract was made by the old man himself. Now, the entire family attaches great importance to Jiang Fan, and will do whatever it takes to win people's hearts..."

"In other words, the patriarch's move is ready to directly sacrifice Senior Brother Ugly?" Xiao Han's face turned pale.

"It's just my family's Yunfan, qualifications, bones, luck, and losers, therefore, can't be taken seriously, can only be reduced to an abandoned son," Ugly's father's face was dejected, like ashes, "The old man said, the wind and clouds are changing, the sea is crossing, there is no family, can ensure longevity, however, always keep the most sober mind, know how to make trade-offs, grasp some talents that must be grasped, and resolutely abandon mediocrity, is the only way to make the family survive..."

That's when ......

"Father-in-law, stepmother, the child is back! Hahahahaha

"Jiang Feng!" Ugly's parents' faces suddenly changed, and they simply gritted their teeth.

And Ah Ugly, his whole body trembled more violently, his fists tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, but he did not say a word, very quiet, giving people a terrible feeling on the eve of a storm.

When Xiao Han heard this voice, he knew who it was, and his heart was murderous, and he couldn't contain it!