Chapter 22: Apologies and VIP Cards!
As soon as the bell of the coming-of-age ceremony rang, Xiao Ze, Xiao Xun'er, and Concubine Ya appeared on the stage.
It was as if they were the protagonists of the coming-of-age ceremony, which attracted the attention of the vast majority of people present.
Xiao Ze smiled, quickly pulled Xiao Xun'er, and rushed to the area of the Xiao family's underage children.
Concubine Ya's face did not change and returned to the VIP seat.
This kind of high-profile scene has not been seen by her over the years.
Xiao Zhan, who was standing on the stage, coughed and drew everyone's attention back.
"Thank you for coming to the Xiao family's coming-of-age ceremony......"
Xiao Ze heard Xiao Zhan start to talk endlessly, and the smile on his face froze slightly.
It seems that no matter where you are, a tirade is always indispensable.
On the high platform are the core members of the Xiao family, and the patriarchs and elders are all on it.
Originally, as a member of the main line, he was also qualified to stand on that high platform.
However, Xiao Ze wanted to accompany Xiao Xun'er, so he came to the area where the underage children of the Xiao family stayed.
And today's protagonists, the children of the Xiao family, who are adults this year, are staying in another area, ready to be tested.
Xiao Ze looked left and right, and saw someone waving to him in the corner.
Xiao Ze pulled Xiao Xun'er and walked over, and saw Xiao Yan looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Fourth brother, you really saved my life!"
"Huh?" Xiao Ze was a little confused, and said suspiciously: "Third brother, there is no one around here who threatens your life, why do you say this?" ”
"You don't know, before you came, almost everyone was looking at me."
"Especially those guys in the VIP seat, their eyes are like substance, and they want to see through my body!"
Xiao Yan said with palpitations: "Fortunately, the fourth brother, you are here, and you immediately attracted the attention of those guys." ”
"Haha, third brother, no, even if I don't come, the coming-of-age ceremony officially begins, and they won't set their eyes on you frequently."
Xiao Ze smiled and comforted, while Xiao Xun'er stayed quietly aside.
In front of Xiao Ze, she can show the liveliness of the girl next door and her childhood sweetheart.
But in front of outsiders, Xiao Xun'er generally behaves relatively cold and cannot be approached.
Even if others want to approach, they will be defeated in front of Xiao Xun'er's seemingly polite smile, but in fact, he rejects people thousands of miles away!
Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan chatted while watching the coming-of-age ceremony.
This year's coming-of-age ceremony was uneventful, with no particularly unexpected dark horses and no gifted geniuses.
During the test, everything looked unremarkable.
Some people reached the test of Fighting Qi, and they were ecstatic, and they were able to continue cultivating in the Xiao family.
Someone made a bad move, and walked off the stage in despair, ready to accept the Xiao family's arrangement and become a peripheral steward.
As the grandson of the Great Elder, Xiao Ning's talent is quite good, and he barely passed the test.
Before being beaten into a pig's head by Xiao Ze, he nested in the house all day long, and he didn't go out to cause trouble, and he seemed to have grown a lot.
"Fourth brother, did the Great Elder come to the door to apologize?"
"Huh? Where does this begin? Grand Elder...... Is there any offense against me? ”
Xiao Ze couldn't help but ask when he heard Xiao Yan suddenly mention this topic.
"Xiao Ning came to me to apologize for my sins before, and the conflict between us has turned into a jade silk."
Xiao Yan thought about it, but he still told the truth and explained the whole story of this matter clearly.
"But in the end, he begged me to say a few more kind words in front of you, and I refused, and I asked him to apologize to you himself."
"Then I don't know, I've been staying in the back mountains during this time, and I haven't even returned home a few times."
"Ah......h It seems that Xiao Ning can't find any trace of you, I'm afraid that after the coming-of-age ceremony, he will come to you. ”
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he saw an old figure come near them.
"Xiao Ze, do you have time? The old man wants to talk to you. ”
“…… Great Elder? ”
Xiao Yan couldn't help but say when he saw the figure that suddenly appeared.
"Hehe, the old man is not the so-called Great Elder now......"
"Yes! Find a place in the middle of nowhere. ”
Xiao Ze was fearless, he was able to fight back and forth with the Great Elder now, and he was not afraid of his actions.
When you come to a secluded place, you find that there are already people waiting.
Xiao Ze's expression was a little subtle, it was Xiao Ning!
"Xiao Ze, my grandson had a conflict with you before, and I was also angry and did it to you, please bear with me!"
The Great Elder said sincerely, his face full of apologies.
Xiao Ning did the same, bowing to Xiao Ze again and again.
"Hehe, Great Elder, what are you talking about, although you have been temporarily removed from the position of elder, your contribution to the Xiao family cannot be erased."
Xiao Ze had expected it before he came, but he didn't expect the Great Elder to be so straightforward.
The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and he would not hesitate to say some good things.
Everyone is from the same clan, no matter how big the contradiction is, can't it be said?
"The conflict between me and Xiao Ning is that the third brother was humiliated, and now that the third brother has no opinion, then I naturally will not continue to hold on to this matter."
"Okay, Xiao Ze, you are really broad-minded! It is really the unicorn who will lead the Xiao family to glory in the future! ”
The Great Elder said ecstatically, and all kinds of rainbow words burst out one after another.
Xiao Ze blushed a little when he heard this, and the ordinary elder looked serious, but he didn't expect to have this kind of rainbow speaking skills.
"Okay, Great Elder, since this matter has been talked about, I still have something to do, so I will leave first."
Xiao Ze really couldn't stand the rainbow talk with this kind of old fox in the end.
Can't compare, can't compare at all.
He can always say rainbow words to Xiao Ze from various tricky angles.
If it weren't for the Great Elder, he wouldn't have known that he had so many merits!
Seeing Xiao Ze leave, the Great Elder breathed a sigh of relief, and Xiao Ning also looked at the Great Elder with admiration.
"Grandpa, why didn't I know before, you are so good at complimenting people? Why have you never boasted about me? ”
Hearing his grandson's question, the Great Elder's face flashed with anger and he patted Xiao Ning's head.
"If you have one-tenth of Xiao Ze's efforts and achievements, I will praise you as much as you want grandpa!"
"The problem is that you can't do it, give you a chance, you won't be useful!"
"Oh, grandpa, stop fighting, stop fighting! It's not a genius in the first place, and if you fight again, you'll become a mediocre talent! ”
Xiao Ning hugged his head and hurriedly said.
Hearing this, the Great Elder stopped.
He was really reluctant to beat his grandson into a mediocre talent.
"Xiao Ning, you must work hard to become a talent!"
This farce of grandchildren in a hidden corner has just come to an end.
……
When Xiao Ze returned, he found that the ritual had entered the next stage.
The newly grown clansmen accept the challenges of others.
"Where's my third brother?"
Xiao Ze returned to the original corner and found that Xiao Xun'er was the only one waiting in place.
"Cousin Xiao Yan may not be able to stand the gaze of others and leave first, right?"
Xiao Ze looked around, and no one paid attention to this corner.
"Xun'er, did you not say a word after I left?"
"Yes, I don't know Xiao Yan's cousin well, so I don't have any topics."
Xun'er said as a matter of course.
"Well, I know why my third brother left."
When Xiao Ze was there, he was able to chat with Xiao Yan, and the atmosphere was not so cold and embarrassing.
When Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were alone, Xiao Xun'er's temperament was extremely cold, and she directly left Xiao Yan coldly.
Xiao Xun'er was smiling, of course she knew why Xiao Yan left, this was the result she wanted.
'Before, Brother Xiao Ze chatted with Cousin Xiao Yan, and there was no room for me to interject! ’
Thinking of this, Xiao Xun'er approached Xiao Ze and held Xiao Ze's palm.
"Brother Xiao Ze, do you have any other arrangements today?"
"I plan to go to Xiao Yu after the coming-of-age ceremony and ask about the specific date of enrollment for Canaan Academy."
"Shall we go out for another meal when that's over?"
Xiao Xun'er said.
"You can also ...... But this time, I'll please. ”
"No problem! Xun'er wants to eat the poor brother Xiao Ze fiercely, hehe~"
The two chatted while watching the battle of the children of the Xiao family on the field.
To be honest, it was not only boring for Xiao Ze, but also boring for Xiao Xun'er.
The two of them often compete with each other, and their fighting skills are quite superb.
In the eyes of the two of them, the battle of those Xiao family children is tantamount to rookies pecking each other in terms of skills.
Xiao Ze also took this opportunity to test Xiao Xun'er and let Xiao Xun'er point out the loopholes in their battle process.
Xiao Xun'er quickly relied on her own combat understanding to analyze their skill loopholes and timing situation.
Fortunately, they stayed in the corner, otherwise people would have been stunned and surprised if they heard it.
Because these two teenagers' understanding of combat may be higher than that of some experienced old mercenaries!
"Ah...... It's finally over, if it weren't for Brother Xiao Ze asking me to analyze the battle halfway, I'm afraid I would have been bored and left. ”
The coming-of-age ceremony was officially over under Xiao Zhan's announcement, and Xiao Xun'er spoke, stretching her body at the same time.
At this time, a graceful figure walked over.
Concubine Ya saw Xiao Ze with a smile on her face.
There was no one around this corner, so Concubine Ya said boldly with confidence.
Xiao Ze...... Young master, thank you for saving me. ”
"This is the VIP card of the Mitre family, and you can get a discount when you buy items at the Mitre Auction House!"
Concubine Yafei took out a crystal card from the inner lining, and the crystal card was also engraved with the exquisite Mitre family crest.
Xiao Ze took the card, and there was a faint residual warmth on the card.
"If necessary, I will go to the Mitre auction house."
"Then Concubine Ya waited...... When Young Master Xiao Ze came, I left first and no longer disturbed the solitude of the two. ”
Concubine Ya said with a smile and waved goodbye to the two.
Xiao Ze watched Concubine Ya leave, and was about to take Xiao Xun'er to find Xiao Yu.
"Let's go, go find Cousin Xiao Yu."
"No hurry...... Brother Xiao Ze gave me the card first. ”
Xiao Xun'er said suddenly, Xiao Ze didn't think much about it, and directly put the card on Xiao Xun'er's white palm.
"Tsk, Miss Yafei really understands men, and this card still has residual warmth......"
Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Ze with a smile, and Xiao Ze shrugged his shoulders.
"What do you want me to do? I don't care, and just a card with body temperature can still make me think about it? ”
Xiao Ze rolled his eyes and said to Xiao Xun'er: "Let's go, after asking the date, I still have something to do." ”
"Do what?"
"I'm going to go on a long trip!"