"Will he ask for something?" the little fat man Xie Tuo was stunned for a moment, "No, right? Brother Qingyang's status is so high, what he wants to do, there must be countless people rushing to help." We have just arrived, and we haven't even awakened our natal spirits, what can he ask us to do?"

Although Xie Tuo's brain is not stupid, he is only twelve years old after all. There are some things, under the blindness of appearances, but he does not have the ability to see a deeper layer.

"I hope so. Xie Chen smiled indifferently and didn't explain.

Even if he was not familiar with the clan, Xie Chen could think that the direction where Xie Qingyang and the second prince left just now would definitely not be Xie Qingyang's residence. When the dignified prince came to the Xie clan, he did not reach the core area, but wandered around the periphery with the second son of the family. This is anything but unusual!

Moreover, the second prince and the second prince are so close...... Thinking of this, Xie Chen couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

"Ahem, you must be Xie Chen and Xie Tuo from Wushi Town, right?" With a light cough, the door of the VIP room suddenly opened, and an old man in a black robe looked at the two with a warm smile on his face.

"Another Spirit King. Jian Jiu's voice sounded in Xie Chen's mind.

Xie Chen stood up and saluted the black-robed old man respectfully, "Senior Xie Chen, I've seen the chief steward." ”

"Oh, how do you know that the old man is Xie Mingfeng?" The black-robed old man stared at Xie Chen with sharp eyes, as if he could see through the other party's heart at a glance. At the same time, an almost undetectable spiritual power had quietly dispersed, enveloping Xie Chen and Xie Tuo in it.

Xie Chen's heart froze, but his face was silent, let the other party investigate, and said calmly: "The name of the family's chief steward is known to the world. Wushi Town, where the younger generation is located, although it is remote, also has the legend of the great steward. Now when I see the extraordinary bearing of my predecessors, I naturally have a guess. ”

"The legend of the old man? Let's hear it, don't be formal, sit down and talk about it. Xie Mingfeng smiled, walked to the main seat and sat down. Obviously, Xie Chen's guess has been confirmed.

"Thank you, Grand Steward. Xie Chen and Xie Tuo sat down according to their words, especially Xie Chen, who was obviously a little cramped. What Xie Chen said just now was all casually said, where had they heard of Xie Mingfeng's legend? At most, they only knew a few words from Xie Xuan and Xie Zhishankou, and they only knew that the family's chief steward had always been low-key, but his power was extremely heavy.

Fortunately, Xie Mingfeng didn't really want to hear about his great achievements from the mouths of the two little dolls. At this moment, he had completely explored the strength of the two, and after the two sat down, he already knew it in his heart, and slowly spoke, "Well, not bad." Both of you are gifted. I remember that just a month ago, the clan gave Xie Xuan, the patriarch of Wushi Town, a Tianxin grass. Do you two take it?"

"Back to the chief steward, that Tianxin grass is my cousin Xie Tuo. Xie Chen spoke again.

"Oh, that's it. Xie Mingfeng set his eyes on Xie Tuo.

"I ate it, but that day the heart grass didn't do much to me, and eating it was no different from not eating it. Chief steward, could this Tianxin grass be fake?" the little fat man Xie Tuo blinked his eyes and asked the question that had been held in his heart for a long time.

This time, Xie Mingfeng was stunned. Prior to this, he had already explored the two teenagers and found that both of them were geniuses with innate spiritual power of level eight or above, so he couldn't help but think of the matter of Tianxin Cao.

It is said that it is very rare for a branch family to have a genius with good talents, but this time there were two at once. Therefore, Xie Mingfeng concluded that one of them must have taken Tianxin Cao.

It's just that the little fat man's words really shocked Xie Mingfeng. How could he not know the truth of Tianxin Grass? It is useless to take it? Then there is only one possibility, this little fat man is full of innate spiritual power!

Thinking of this, Xie Mingfeng's face remained silent, and he said lightly: "How can the clan's elixir be fake? ”

Xie Chen hurriedly said: "Yes, the chief steward is clear, Xie Tuo is just open-mouthed for a while, in fact, he is also very grateful to the clan for giving medicine." ”

"Yes. Xie Mingfeng nodded slightly, very satisfied with Xie Chen's answer, and then changed his words and said, "I already know about Wushi Town. The Xie family is a family in the world, and since you have come to join the clan, the clan will naturally take care of it. I heard that you are here with the jade plate of the second son?"

Xie Chen nodded, "We also happened to meet Brother Qingyang outside the clan, and thanks to Brother Qingyang's love, so he helped us." ”

"Oh, I see. Xie Mingfeng nodded thoughtfully, "Since it was introduced by the second son, then there is no problem for the old man here." Go back and take this to the gatehouse on the first floor, where someone will arrange everything for you. ”

Saying that, Xie Mingfeng took out a wooden card that seemed to be extremely quaint, handed it to Xie Chen, and then said as if remembering something: "I remember, both of you are over twelve years old, right?"

"Yes, I celebrated the New Year with Xie Tuo, and we will both be thirteen. Xie Chen took the wooden card and said truthfully.

"Yes, that's good. After a few more days, it is the son of the family who awakens the natal spirit. Prepare yourself and go to Awakening together. The awakening of the natal spirit should be an opportunity for you. If you want to gain a foothold in the clan, it is absolutely impossible to rely on talent alone. Xie Mingfeng said meaningfully.

"Thank you for your advice. Xie Chen thought about Xie Mingfeng's words, and turned around with Xie Tuo to leave.

After Xie Chen and the others left, Xie Mingfeng gently leaned his back on the soft back of the chair and whispered to himself: "The qualifications of these two little guys are very good. It seems that this time the second son is one step ahead......"

With the token of the chief steward, the descendants of the family are naturally resolute. Soon, Xie Chen and Xie Tuo registered their identities and merged into the clan.

Among them, many people know that Xie Chen came with the jade plate of the second son. Therefore, when arranging the residence of the two, the two were deliberately arranged to live in the south courtyard.

It was only at this time that Xie Chen learned from the clansmen that it turned out that among the clan, the eldest son Xie Qingfeng and the second son Xie Qingyang lived in the north and south courtyards respectively.

In the Xie clan, there has always been a tradition. The eldest son of the family resides in the North Courtyard, and the second son of the family, or the most outstanding son of the rest of the family's direct line, will be eligible to live in the main courtyard of the South Courtyard.

The eldest son has the right of first refusal to inherit the position of head of the family, but must accept the challenge of the rest of the direct line. Such challenges include prestige, cultivation, and many other aspects. Once the challenge is successful, the son of the South Courtyard can enter the North Courtyard. Become the next family heir and take on the challenge.

After each patriarch of the family inherited the throne, the first thing to fight for was the dominance of the Southern Court. The direct sons of many families, either openly or secretly, finally decided the dominance of the Southern Courtyard in an almost cruel competition.

In this battle, no high-ranking officials above the family manager, including the patriarch, are allowed to participate. It aims to sharpen the blood surname and means of the next heir of the family, so that the family can develop for a long time. Although it seems that the infighting of the same clan is quite cruel, it is also in line with the survival principle of the weak and the strong on the entire Douling Continent.

Now that the second son, Xie Qingyang, has entered the Southern Courtyard and has become the son of the Southern Courtyard. Presumably, the battle for the Southern Courtyard has come to an end, and Xie Qingyang has successfully integrated all the forces of the Southern Courtyard and started the battle for the lord of the Northern Courtyard.

It's just that Xie Chen has always been extremely disgusted with this kind of intra-family fighting. Although he set up a plan when he was in Wushi Town, and even went into battle in person, it was for his father after all.

Although he had already guessed in his heart when he saw Xie Qingyang and the second prince Luo Fan together, he didn't expect that the battle between the clans would be so blatant.

In Xie Chen's heart, he was actually very disgusted and even disgusted by the deceit between brothers of the same clan. In his opinion, brothers in the same family should work together and get along with each other.

Although this kind of battle can forge iron-blooded people, it lacks the love of blood. If there is really a big disaster in the family, I am afraid that there will be a situation of scattered sand dumping against each other!

As for Xie Tuo, he didn't think as much as Xie Chen, for him, there were only two principles:

1. What Brother Chen said, it's right to listen to Brother Chen.

2. When you have a disagreement with Brother Chen, please refer to Article 1.

The clan's work efficiency is very high, but when Xie Chen and the others settled down, it was also red and west, and it was dusk.

During this period, naturally many direct children in the South Courtyard saw the two come in, and some people even heard that the two newly naturalized teenagers came with the token of the second son.

Compared to the Wushi Town branch, the number of direct descendants of the clan is obviously much higher. For a time, the small courtyard of the two was full of guests, and there was an endless stream of brothers who came to visit the same clan, either calling brothers and brothers, or shouting for warmth.

It's just that Xie Chen is not difficult to see. Although these so-called brothers of the same clan all had extremely friendly smiles on their faces, everyone seemed to be wary of each other. Even when he speaks, he only speaks some nonsense and clichés, as if everyone has a mask of hypocrisy on their faces.

Here, everyone has their own little abacus. Everyone is planning how to calculate others and gain their own benefits. Everyone doesn't dare to say what is in their hearts, but they all want to set out what the other person thinks. In less than an afternoon, there were twenty-three people who asked about the relationship between Xie Chen and Xie Qingyang. Xie Chen said the same thing dozens of times. In the end, Xie Chen was directly defeated, followed the example of the little fat man Xie Tuo, closed the door and thanked the guests, and no one was seen. This is in exchange for a moment of tranquility.

Finally sent away these "brothers of the same clan", and Xie Chen's whole person fell on the bed like a deflated ball. In the face of these people, it seems that it is several times harder than penance.

In the midst of penance, you can still take suffering as pleasure and hone your physical will. However, dealing with these brothers of the same clan with "masks", it is the heart that is tired!

It was only now that Xie Chen finally understood what Xie Mingfeng said, "To gain a foothold in the clan, it is absolutely not enough to rely on talent alone!"

Seeing that Xie Chen was tired, Jian Jiu couldn't help laughing, and teased: "Boy, what's the matter? Just such a trivial matter makes you unbearable? Haven't you always boasted that your strategy in your chest is worth 100,000 male soldiers?"

"Rub, don't talk to me!" Xie Chen buried his head in the quilt and said vaguely: "If you want Lao Tzu to deal with these guys, it is better to give Lao Tzu a knife and go out to kill him!"

"Actually, you should think that it is not impossible to avoid these troubles. Jian Jiu said inscrutablely.

"What's the solution?"

"Outstanding!" Jian Jiu said four words, and then explained: "Although it is said that the high place is unbearable, if you really stand in the high place, I am afraid that these worldly troubles will no longer haunt you, right? ”

"Outstanding...... Xie Chen slowly raised his head from the quilt and nodded slightly, "Yes, I have this qualification!"

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and a clear voice was extremely kind: "Xie Chen and Xie Tuo, the two clan brothers, can rest in the room?

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