Zong Lao Duanmu Zheng's words were harsh, and Duanmu Ziyan, as the daughter of the head of the family, did not dare to slack off. Duanmu Ziyan straightened his face, tidied up his dress, and walked quickly into the back flower courtyard.

Entering the back flower courtyard, Duanmu Ziyan saw that on the lawn in the distance, his father and the elder Duanmu Zheng, as well as the guest Ge Songnan, were all sitting on the ground, everyone was talking and laughing, and another young man was also in it, and there was no one else.

Duanmu Ziyan was puzzled in his heart, the young man was obviously not a distinguished guest, but he didn't know where the distinguished guest had gone at this time?

With doubts in his heart, Duanmu Ziyan walked to the front of the lawn and bowed: "Duanmu Ziyan has seen all the elders. ”

Xia Yuan saw Duanmu Ziyan standing a little farther away and saluted, and secretly praised the Duanmu family's tutor for being very good, although Duanmu Ziyan was brave and ruthless, there was no omission in etiquette. At this moment, everyone is sitting on the ground, if Duanmu Ziyan walks too close, there is a suspicion of condescending, although it is a small section, it can also be seen that Duanmu Ziyan has a good upbringing.

Obviously, Duanmu has a good family style, Duanmu Ziyan, as the daughter of the head of the family, although she is deeply loved, she is not rude, nor is she ignorant, and her grasp of this subtlety is far better than Wang Chenghai.

When Duanmuping saw his baby daughter coming, his sadness immediately dissipated, and his eyes were full of love. Duanmu Ping introduced to Xia Yuan: "Far less, this is the little girl Duanmu Ziyan, or a child's heart, a little willful and naughty, which makes Yuan Shao smile." Then he turned to Duanmu Ziyan and said: "Ziyan, come and meet Elder Xia Zong, Elder Xia Zong is the distinguished guest of our Duanmu family, you should be courteous." ”

Duanmu Ziyan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then reacted, she was solemn, lowered her eyebrows, and then made a very standard salute, and said respectfully: "Duanmu Ziyan greets Elder Xia Zong, Good afternoon to Elder Xia Zong." ”

Duanmu Ziyan's calm skills are good, and there is nothing unusual on her face, but in fact, her heart is very shaken. Duanmu Ziyan didn't expect this young man to be a distinguished guest! This Xia Zonglao's age is similar to her, since he is already the ancestor of the Xia family, that means that he has advanced to Liding! Duanmu Ziyan, who is familiar with the history of the cultivation world, of course knows that the record of the fastest advanced Liding in history is thirty-six years old, and this Xia Zonglao has advanced to Liding at such a young age, greatly surpassing the record, how incredible this is! Such a figure will definitely leave a name in history, no wonder he will become a guest of honor in the family.

Xia Yuan said with a smile: "Today is a gathering of friends, discussing tea in the warm sun, asking for a leisurely and comfortable, don't be so serious." ”

Duanmu Ping listened to Xia Yuan's words with the meaning of closeness, and was secretly happy in his heart, and said politely: "As a junior, Ziyan should be humble. ”

Xia Yuan smiled: "This is too formal, how can I still have a family relationship with Ziyan?"

Duanmu Ping said: "Yuanshao, a distinguished guest like you, where do you need to have a family affair with juniors? ”

Xia Yuan nodded when he heard this, and asked Duanmu Ziyan: "Ziyan, I heard that you didn't enter the Caicai Courtyard, why?"

Duanmu Ziyan raised his head slightly, and when he saw Duanmu Ping's head signaling, he replied frankly: "I don't think the Picky Academy is of much use to me, so I didn't join." ”

Xia Yuan asked, "It's not very useful to you?"

Duanmu Ziyan said: "My father's guidance to me every day is far better than the monthly live lectures of the Caicai Academy, and my family doesn't care about the benefits of the Caicai Academy." ”

Xia Yuan smiled: "It sounds very reasonable, but your father just missed it, he didn't guide you every day, he was a sandbag every day, Ziyan, you like fighting so much?"

Xia Yuan didn't see it at all, and bluntly made fun of Duanmu Ping, which surprised Duanmu Ziyan.

Duanmu Ziyan naturally knew that Duanmu Ping, as a real person in Liding and the head of the Duanmu family, could accompany her crazy every day, and he spoiled her very much. Such a good father, Duanmu Ziyan is also extremely respectful. Now, my father has been teased by outsiders in front of him because he is messing around with him! My father is the head of the Duanmu family, and it hurts my face to be teased like this. Duanmu Ziyan was ashamed and anxious, and hurriedly defended: "Father didn't use it as a sandbag, he was really instructing me." ”

Xia Yuan smiled at Duanmu Ping: "Duanmu family master, you didn't hurt this daughter in vain, she was afraid that I would laugh at you, and she was in a hurry to excuse you." ”

Duanmu Ping saw that his baby daughter was anxious to defend herself, and he was in a happy mood, he said with a smile: "Ziyan, it's okay, Elder Xia and I hit it off at first sight, and now we are friends, not outsiders." You can answer Elder Xia Zong's question, and you don't have to cover it up for me. ”

Duanmu Ziyan saw that Duanmu Ping didn't care about Xia Yuan's teasing, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she thought about it and said to Xia Yuan: "Sect Elder Xia, I really like the fighting method. It is a wonderful thing to fight with people, through a kaleidoscopic combination of spells, choose the right time to shoot, constantly design and seduc, coupled with cautious and decisive improvisation, and finally defeat the opponent. I think fighting is a profound art, and I love it. ”

Duanmuping had never heard of his precious daughter's fighting techniques, and he was greatly surprised when he heard them, and immediately reacted and reprimanded: "Ziyan, how can you have such strange ideas? I always thought that you were competitive, but it turns out that you regard fighting methods as art? How ridiculous is this! Fighting methods are battles, and they are cruel means of killing or being killed, so how can they be treated with a playful mood? No, I will not fool around with you in the future, and you are not allowed to fight with other people. ”

Duanmu Ziyan didn't expect Duanmu Ping to react so much, she was a little surprised, and when she heard that she couldn't fight in the future, she hurriedly pleaded: "Father, I devote myself to fighting every time, and I will seriously figure out my experience afterwards, I'm not just playing around! I like fighting very much, please take back your life." ”

Duanmu Ping said: "If you are competitive and like fighting, I won't talk about you, after all, you have a strong competitive spirit, and you can generally face bloody scenes when you fight against people in the future." But if you regard fighting methods as art, and if you really want to encounter bloody killings, can you, as an artist, adapt to them? You think that your strength is good, and it is inevitable that your actions in the future will cause misjudgments, but you are talking on paper, and you will mistake yourself! Needless to say, you are not allowed to fight again in the future, lest you become arrogant and arrogant, and cause trouble that will cause you to lose your life and your life. ”

Duanmu Ziyan pleaded bitterly: "Father, I think the fighting method is an art, because the fighting method is ever-changing, and it has a profound connotation of subtlety and mystery. I have a deep understanding of the fighting method, know that it has a cruel and bloody side, and I don't regard it as a pleasant art like tea art and painting art. I'm mentally prepared for the fight, and I'm not arrogant and messing around. Father, let me continue to study the fighting technique. ”