Chapter 21: Now is not what it used to be
"Okay! Xiao Xuan is doing a great job!" Jiang Shouheng was originally pretending to be very calm, but when he saw Jiang Xuan like this, he couldn't suppress his excitement anymore, and there seemed to be tears flashing in his old eyes.
"The sky has opened its eyes, and it has finally favored me, an old man, and brought a glimmer of hope to my Jiang family!" Jiang Shouheng stood up tremblingly and stepped forward to help Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan could see that his grandfather's mood was very uncalm at this moment.
"Grandpa, I will abide by my agreement with you, and I will definitely enter the Star Picking Sect and become the inner disciple of the Star Picking Sect! At that time, please tell me about my parents!" Jiang Xuan said with a resolute face.
Grandpa rarely talked to him about his parents, only that they were already dead, but not how. Over the years, this has been a big pimple in Jiang Xuan's heart.
"Okay, grandpa promises you!" Jiang Shouheng took a deep breath, and from Jiang Xuan's determined eyes, he saw a glimmer of hope.
Maybe......
It took a long time for the grandfather and grandson to calm down, and after the two looked at each other and smiled, they looked at the mountains of congratulatory gifts in the courtyard.
"What about these things?" Jiang Xuan asked helplessly. He didn't want to accept gifts from these people, otherwise if these people had something to ask for in the future, he would not be able to say a word.
"Etiquette is still exchanged, which is very common among famous nobles, and they will not say that they owe anything favors. We'll write down the people who gave these gifts, and we'll just have to return a similar gift in the future. Jiang Shouheng said with a smile, and Jiang Xuan nodded when he heard this.
"You have already become a martial artist, and your cultivation will consume a lot in the future, and these people can be regarded as a favor. Jiang Shouheng used the crutches in his hand to pry open a box with red flowers, and the golden gold suddenly emerged from it.
Jiang Xuan was speechless for a while, and secretly sighed that these gift-givers were really wealthy.
"Grandpa, with this money, we can change to a large courtyard to live, and we can also invite a few people. Jiang Xuan said happily, now he can finally let his grandfather live a good life.
"What kind of courtyard do you want? I'll live in this ancestral house. Jiang Shouheng shook his head, he had a deep affection for this dilapidated house.
Jiang Xuan glanced at his ancestral house, although the house was very old, the area was not small. Ask a few people to move in and take care of grandpa's diet and daily life, but it won't be crowded.
"That's good, don't change places to live, but the next person must be invited!" Jiang Xuan took a step back and said with a smile. Grandpa's legs and feet are not dexterous, and he will go to the Star Picking Sect in two months, if there is no one to take care of him, he is not at ease.
"It can be. The stubborn Jiang Shouheng nodded this time, he also understood that Jiang Xuan was filial.
"By the way, that group of subordinates of the Li family was arrested by a group of officials half an hour ago, and they were beaten up quite lightly, do you know what is going on?" Jiang Shouheng remembered something and asked Jiang Xuandao.
When Jiang Xuan heard this, he was immediately happy. It seems that Lieutenant Naliu handled things neatly, and he leveled things out so quickly.
"Grandpa, don't worry, the Li family won't dare to trouble us anymore in the future. Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed with coldness, he is now a protégé of General Han, no matter how bold the Li family is, he will not dare to openly trouble them.
The only thing to be afraid of is that Li Zhenyue may secretly make some small moves. At that time, in the ring, Jiang Xuan clearly felt the killing intent in Li Zhenyue's eyes, and the terrifying strength of the other party's acquired eightfold made his heart even heavier.
In the future, in this floating capital, he can not worry about the other party's public trouble, but he still needs to be vigilant, after all, he doesn't know what dirty little actions the Li family will make.
It's just that there is no need for grandpa to worry about all this, so Jiang Xuan didn't mention anything.
Looking at the sky, after a busy day, it was already evening. In the evening, the General's Mansion held a banquet to entertain him, Jiang Xuan didn't dare to forget, and hurriedly went into the kitchen to make dinner for his grandfather first.
Jiang Xuan wanted to take his grandfather along, but his grandfather directly refused. Over the years, Grandpa rarely interacted with outsiders, even the neighbors rarely spoke, and it has always been like this.
"Xiao Xuan, you don't have to help me cook, tidy up and get ready to go to the banquet, really. Grandpa looked at Jiang Xuan's busy figure in and out, and shook his head. This kid really refuses to give himself any time to rest.
"Don't worry, it's a matter of a moment. Jiang Xuan smiled heartily, he made four dishes for his grandfather, including braised pork and crucian carp, and then made a soup.
This meal will cost nearly one or two pieces of silver, how dare the grandfather and grandson eat like that before? But now it is different, Jiang Xuan secretly swore that in the future, he would not let his grandfather eat all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but he must eat well, sleep soundly, and live a comfortable life.
Jiang Shouheng was very happy today, and his appetite improved a lot when he ate. With gray hair, he has a rare red face, and the wrinkles on his forehead have faded a lot.
After his grandfather finished eating, he helped him clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Jiang Xuan saw that it was not far from the banquet time of the General's Mansion, so he went back to the room to change his clothes.
Today's encounter was like a dream, a month ago, Jiang Xuan would never have imagined that he could really win the first place in the graduation ceremony.
All of this was thanks to the mysterious spider egg in his mind.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan's mind sank into his mind, and he came to the pitch-black space again.
After the white crystal completely melted, Jiang Xuan had never entered this space again. On the one hand, it was because of the surprise in the heart of the sudden cultivation of Dajin yesterday, and on the other hand, because the battle of the top ten of the ceremony was imminent, so I subconsciously forgot about this stubble.
Stepping into this strange space now, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The white crystal has completely melted, which means that the spider eggs in it are no longer blocked, and God knows if the spider will escape?
Thinking of this, his scalp was a little numb, and his golden five-edged pupils would always make him break out in a cold sweat every time he thought about it.
As always, following the light in the darkness, Jiang Xuan soon came to the place where the spider egg was.
At this glance, his face immediately changed greatly.
At this time, in the same place, colorful spider silk appeared, sticking in all directions, with a range of ten zhang! And the spider eggs in the center of the spider web, the crystals covering the surface completely disappeared, and it was like a human heart, beating rhythmically all the time!
Pounding!
The spider eggs vibrated from the inside out, and the colorful spiders inside closed their eyes tightly and curled up together on their eight legs, as if they were still sleeping.
Seeing this, Jiang Xuan's heart was slightly relieved, fortunately, it hadn't woken up yet!
However, although he didn't wake up, these colorful spider silks that suddenly appeared still made Jiang Xuan feel a little uneasy.
He vigilantly walked over to the spider silk, looked at it for a long time, and tentatively stretched out his hand and pulled it. The spider silk is extremely tough and elastic, and with his current five-fold brute strength, he can't even pull it.
Jiang Xuan's face was moved, and when he looked at the spider egg again, his expression became more solemn. The origin of this spider egg is really extraordinary, if his guess is correct, it should have fallen with a meteorite that day.
Did it come from another world? What kind of origin did it have? Jiang Xuan thought to himself, curious and scared.
From the current point of view, this spider egg has brought him a lot of benefits.
But those benefits can be attributed to the white crystal, now that the crystal has melted away, the remaining spider egg, whether it will bring him good or bad, is unpredictable.
Jiang Xuan didn't know this, and his heart was a little uneasy for a while.
"Forget it, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, there will always be a way. Jiang Xuan glanced at the sleeping colorful spider and turned to leave this space.
No matter how much he worries, it will be useless, he can only take one step at a time.
It was only a while before his mind left the dark space. Jiang Xuan took a shower, changed into a simple black warrior uniform, and prepared to go to the General's Mansion.
As soon as he stepped out of the hospital door, he noticed a carriage parked outside. The horse is a spirit horse that can travel 3,000 miles a day, very miraculous, and there is an inscription on the saddle of the general's mansion.
"Young Master Jiang. ”
Seeing Jiang Xuan come out, the horseman hurriedly got out of the car, he was specially sent by the General's Mansion to pick up Jiang Xuan.
"Uncle Guan, you're welcome, it's not that you don't know. Jiang Xuan smiled at the groom, and then entered the car.
This groom is a subordinate of the General's Mansion, and he is usually responsible for taking care of many horses in the General's Mansion, and Jiang Xuan was also responsible for raising horses before, so how could he not know him?
"This time is different from the past, Young Master Jiang has already carped and jumped into the dragon gate. Uncle Guan said with emotion, and then the horsewhip was raised, and the carriage rose into dust.
The General's Mansion was as majestic as in the past, but this time Jiang Xuan came here again, his identity and status were completely different.
In the past, he entered the General's Mansion through the side door, but today the carriage stopped at the main entrance. Jiang Xuan jumped out of the carriage, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and walked inside calmly and confidently.
At the gate of the General's Mansion, there were many guards at this time, and many people who went to the banquet handed out invitations and were being inspected by the guards.
Coincidentally, Steward Liu, who Jiang Xuan was familiar with, was standing at the gate to greet the guests, receiving the family bosses who came from time to time.
Jiang Xuan walked up with a calm face, and as soon as he saw him, Steward Liu's expression suddenly became unnatural.
Jiang Xuan walked to the door, and Steward Liu finally caught up with him, took a deep breath, and said. "Jiang Gongzi, you're here. ”
Jiang Xuan nodded, smiled without saying a word, and walked inside. The guards on both sides looked at Jiang Xuan, with a hint of respect in their eyes. They have also heard that this young man became a martial artist at a young age, and he also won the first place in the martial arts ceremony.
Steward Liu accompanied Jiang Xuan into the door, his posture was extremely low, and he had mixed feelings for a while.
"Some people are not destined to be in the same world as you. ”
A month ago, Steward Liu once said this to Jiang Xuan. At that time, he only felt that Jiang Xuan was a down-and-out horse breeder, and he was a subordinate like him.
But a month later, the identities of the two have changed dramatically.
Not in the same world? Yes, he and he are indeed no longer in the same world! To Steward Liu, what he said a month ago was like a huge sarcasm for himself, which made him a little embarrassed.