The sky was shrouded in gray clouds, and there was something oppressive about the darkness. Gradually, the clouds in the east became redder and redder, and then they burned violently like flames, and a ray of morning light finally pierced the darkness and sprinkled obliquely, reflecting the whole mountain field.

Surrounded by mountains, there is a small village of thirty or forty households, struggling to survive on the occasional barren land between the peaks. At the moment when the sun first rose and shone the morning glow, the young man in the room opened his eyes at the same time, and after a short period of confusion, his face showed a calm color that far surpassed that of his peers.

After getting up in a hurry and washing up for a while, Xiao Chen hurriedly walked out. Today is the day to go to the city in early spring to collect the seeds needed for the year, but he needs to hurry up and bring some dry food and set off early, so as not to be unable to return home in the evening.

However, after stepping out of the room, what he saw in front of him made him stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and said, "Why did my father and mother get up so early? Don't worry, I remember that today is the date for picking seeds, and I won't delay." ”

Xiao's father, Xiao Wenshan, looked at his son with implicit expectation, waved his hand when he heard the words, and said, "Change your clothes, I will go into the city with you today." ”

Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that his father had changed into the most solemn clan dress today, and on weekdays, he would only wear such a solemn dress on the day of the clan sacrifice. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he nodded slightly, and after returning to the room, he took out a brocade embroidered blue-faced robe from the bottom of the only dilapidated box and replaced it.

Breakfast passed in silence, and there was a hint of worry in Xiao's mother's eyes, and she opened her mouth several times, but was stopped by Xiao's father's stern eyes.

"Let's go. ”

After leaving the courtyard gate and looking at the cyan carriage parked outside the door, Xiao Chen once again felt that something was a little strange today.

"Mr. Xiao is here, please get in the car, let's go." "The old Wu family lives in the west of the village, relying on this carriage to support the family's old and young jobs, exposed to the wind and sun all day long, although he is only in his early forties, but he already looks like a little old man.

Father Xiao nodded, ignored Xiao Chen's puzzled eyes, picked up the curtain and got in.

"Hey, isn't the day of receiving the seeds postponed? What are the Xiao family father and son going to do when they hired Lao Wu's carriage?"

"Who knows? This Xiao family is mysterious and secretive on weekdays, and they don't interact much with us people, but looking at the clothes they are wearing, maybe they are telling Xiao Chen's child that his daughter-in-law is gone. ”

"It's possible, Xiao Chen's child is really good, he looks beautiful, if it weren't for his weak body and bones not like a long-lived appearance, I would have wanted to give him my daughter. ”

The carriage went out along the only street in the village, listening to the faint sound of discussion outside the car window, Xiao Chen was shocked, could it be that he was really going to take him on a blind date!

"Don't be cranky, cultivate your spirit, today. Today you may have a chance to become a dragon. Don't ask, you'll know. Father Xiao waved his hand and looked at Xiao Chen, a bit of complexity flashed on his face.

Xiao Chen nodded, and then closed his eyes to recuperate.

Father Xiao looked at his son's slightly thin face, and his eyes gradually became a little more determined, and he muttered: "Today, even if I bow my head to him, I can't delay this child for a lifetime... Alas.. ”

After a sigh, the carriage fell silent again.

"Mr. Xiao, Xiao Cheng has arrived. Outside the carriage, there was a respectful voice from Lao Wu.

Xiao Chen, who was closing his eyes, immediately opened his eyes when he heard this, and found that his father's face rarely showed a little distraction.

"Oh. . . Is this the time?" Father Xiao muttered to himself in a low voice, a bit of complexity flashed on his face, and then he pulled the curtain and walked down.

"Old Wu, you go back first, you don't have to wait here. Father Xiao said gently to Old Wu.

"Yes. Watching Lao Wu drive the carriage far away, Xiao's father stood in front of the huge gate of Xiaocheng, looking at the huge word "Xiaocheng", his eyes were complicated, and after a long time, he said: "Come with me." "Shut your word, and go first to the city.

Xiao Chen looked at his father's slightly old back, and he didn't understand why he came in person today, thinking of today's events, he became more and more puzzled in his heart.

Half an hour later, the father and son found a simple shop to live in, and rested for a while, Xiao's father told Xiao Chen not to go out without permission, and then hurriedly went out with a complicated face.

Xiao Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and there was a bit of hesitation in his eyes, and then he quietly followed behind and walked out. Today's father's appearance and behavior are too weird, and there must be something else hidden in this.

Along the way, Xiao Chen followed from afar, and saw his father walk into a restaurant.

"Could it be that my father is here to visit a friend this time?" Xiao Chen frowned slightly, stepped into it, his eyes swept over the hall on the first floor, and he didn't find his father's figure, so he walked directly to the private room on the second floor. Although he was thin and pale, his demeanor was extraordinary, and the clothes on his body were not ordinary colors, the guy in the restaurant hesitated, and finally did not dare to stop him.

Entering the second floor, his ears suddenly quieted down, Xiao Chen slowed down and walked slowly in the corridor, listening with his head slightly sideways.

"Father is here!" Xiao Chen looked at the Tianzi No. 1 box in front of him, and had doubts in his heart, because the family was poor, his father had always been thrifty, and it was already a little strange to hire Lao Wu to drive the car today, and at this moment he came to this expensive restaurant to meet friends, which was simply contrary to his father's character.

Xiao Chen stood at the door, his eyes swept around the box, and then his eyes lit up slightly. There is a ventilation hole on the side of the box near the street, so you can see the inside of the box. His gaze swept through the hallway, and when he saw that there was no one around, he gathered his breath and walked over, tiptoeing in.

The restaurant is decorated with an antique atmosphere, a pear blossom wood round table, four cyan chairs, an ink-colored landscape painting hanging on the wall, and a verdant potted plant in the corner, which is simple but full of charm.

At this moment, on the cyan chair, three middle-aged people with white faces and brocade robes sat quietly, with a faint coldness on their faces, although they did not speak, but the natural aura on their bodies made people's hearts sink unconsciously, obviously the person who had been in the top position for a long time.

But what surprised Xiao Chen the most was his father's performance at the moment, he sat opposite the three of them, although his complexion was a little complicated, but under the suppression of the momentum of the three people, he did not show the slightest uneasiness, and he advanced and retreated freely.

"Hehe, my Xiao family has a lot of affairs, what is the matter with the message today asking me to wait here, if it is not strict, I will not accompany it. The middle-aged man in the room between the three of them was slightly raised, and the sneer was faintly revealed, and he took a sip of tea and said.

On the side, although the other two did not speak, they also showed a sneer on their faces.

Xiao Chen was slightly stunned when he heard this, Xiao family?

In this Xiao City, the only person surnamed Xiao is the Xiao family, could it be that these three people are actually the stewards of the Xiao family? No wonder they have such a bearing. But then his brows furrowed slightly, his father had never heard him mention it before, and judging from the performance of the three of them, the relationship with his father seemed to be a little inappropriate.

Xiao Chen had countless thoughts in his heart, but before he could come back to his senses, he was so shocked by his father's words that he almost fell to the ground.

"Why is the eldest brother so ruthless, although I have left the Xiao family, you and I are blood brothers after all. Father Xiao's face was complicated, he glanced at the three people opposite, and said in a low voice.

Xiao Wenting raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and then sneered: "Brother, it has been twenty years since you were expelled from the house, do you only remember that we are blood brothers at this moment!"

"Or maybe now that you can't live outside, you came here and wanted us to give you some alms?"

The man's tone was cold, and his words were full of sarcasm.

"Big brother, why bother with this person, the immortal master will arrive tomorrow, let's go back early and prepare for something. The second master of the Xiao family, Xiao Wenqian said with a cold smile.

The three of them glanced at Father Xiao coldly, and they wanted to get up and leave.

"Wait!" Father Xiao suddenly let out a low snort, then trembled and lowered his hand into his arms, taking out a jade lion seal the size of a wrench.

"Big brother, although you ascended to the position of the head of the family with the help of your eldest mother, the seal representing the token of the head of the family was passed down to me by my father early. ”

"If the eldest brother agrees to my request, I will give you this seal. ”

Seeing the seal in Xiao's father's hand, Xiao Wenting stopped moving, a bit of fiery color flashed in his eyes, and he muttered slightly: "What are you asking for today?"

Father Xiao glanced at him when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Why do you want to ask knowingly, eldest brother, I came here today, naturally for the sake of the dog to participate in the Immortal Gate." ”

Xiao Wenting's eyes flashed slightly, and his face showed a bit of concern, obviously thinking about the gains and losses of this matter.

"Big brother, don't do this, if that kid is lucky and is favored by the immortal master, won't we be in trouble!"

"That's right, big brother think twice!"

Xiao Wenting waved his hand, signaling that the two of them didn't have to speak, his eyes fell sharply on Xiao's father, and he said coldly: "You insulted your mother back then. ”

When Xiao's father heard this, his face was even more complicated, and he turned over and knelt down directly, knelt three times in the direction of the ancestral hall of the Xiao family's clan, and said in his mouth: "At the beginning, Wenshan was young and ignorant and collided with the eldest mother, please forgive the eldest mother in the spirit of heaven!"

Xiao Wenting didn't see this, and said lightly: "You were disrespectful to my brothers back then. ”

"The younger brother was young and vigorous before, and I don't know how to advance or retreat, so please bear with me, and don't be like me. ”

Father Xiao looked even older, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to become dense for a while.

"You hurt me back then. Xiao Wenting's face became even colder, and he suddenly pulled open his shirt on his left sleeve, and a hideous scar snaked out of his chest, like a huge and ugly centipede.

Father Xiao's body trembled slightly when he heard this, but he smashed his left arm directly with his backhand mercilessly.

"Click!"

The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed, and Xiao's father's face became extremely pale, and his lips trembled slightly from the severe pain.

"Big brother, is this enough?"

Xiao Wenting's face was expressionless, his eyes fell on Xiao's father's embarrassed figure, and only after half a sound did he say coldly: "Don't say that I won't give you a chance to reflex, bring your son to my Xiao family tomorrow!"

After the three of them left, Xiao's father's body suddenly shook slightly, fell to the ground, and cried bitterly after half a sound.

"Mother, forgive my son for being unfilial, I have to do this for the sake of Chen'er! Even if I suffer humiliation, I must give him a chance to soar into the sky! Mother, please forgive me!"

Father Xiao burst into tears, and his voice was hoarse like crying blood.

Outside the box, Xiao Chen covered his mouth and fell to the ground softly!

As a son of man, seeing his father being humiliated, he had no way to do it, and a deep sense of sorrow was born in his heart! He clenched his fists tightly and shouted frantically in his heart: "If the father is humiliated, the son will pay back! One day, I, Xiao Chen, will make you pay enough for today's events!"