Shi Yi was sitting in the carriage at this time, on the way to Xiaofu. The Xiao family's carriage is not only very spacious, but also has a well-decorated interior, and there is no bump in an ordinary carriage when riding on it, but these have not attracted Shi Yi's attention, and he is closing his eyes and sorting out his thoughts at this time.

Along the way, everything was developing according to Shi Yi's expectations, he not only successfully attracted the attention of the Xiao family, but after entering the city, the Xiao family also gave priority to contacting the caravan as he expected, and learned the name of me, Zhao Lingzhou, there, so he chose to contact in advance, avoiding unnecessary suspicion caused by Shi Yi's solo arrival.

In this way, there is no need for Shi Yi to introduce himself, and the Xiao family will have a preconceived idea that this Zhao Lingzhou is from the Zhao family.

However, Shi Yi understands that all this is just the beginning, and the next contact is the most important thing, and the key to success or failure lies in this first meeting.

When Shi Yi thought of this, the carriage also slowly stopped.

"Young Master Lingzhou, the Xiao Mansion has arrived. The old servant reminded softly outside the carriage.

Hearing this, Shi Yi opened his eyes, and there was only firmness in his eyes.

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Shi Yi followed the old servant to walk in the long corridor, he gently shook the folding fan, seemingly casually looking around, but in fact, in his mind, he quickly remembered the surrounding scenery, and prepared a way to retreat just in case.

After a short time, the old servant led Shi Yi to the front hall, arranged for his subordinates to pour a fragrant tea for Shi Yi, and then turned around and left.

Shi Yi took the opportunity to look at the furnishings in the hall, the interior is not too decorated, it looks very elegant, but there is no place that does not reveal luxury, just a few tables and chairs on these desks, it costs a lot of money, Shi Yi if he is not mistaken, these wood raw materials are extremely precious Annan wood, this kind of trees are extremely rare, and it is difficult to grow, a person's thickness of Annan wood, almost two hundred years to grow.

Because Annanmu has the effect of calming the mind and helping sleep, most of the Anan wood circulating on the market is used to make pillow hairpins and the like, and Annanmu is used to make furniture, this kind of thing is the first time Shi Yi has encountered, and the most important thing is that Rong Liu does not produce Annanmu at all, it is something that is not easy to buy with money, and it can be seen from the point to the face that the Xiao family has status in Rong Liu.

An hour passed slowly, the tea in the cup was getting colder, but the person in charge of the Xiao family never appeared, during which the old servant of the Xiao family did not appear, and the other half of the subordinates were not seen, and the entire Xiao family's mansion seemed to be empty.

However, Shi Yi could clearly feel that someone was peeping in the dark. He sneered in his heart, slammed the tea cup on the desk, stood up and said in a shy voice: "Zhao someone came from afar, the original intention was to visit the head of the Xiao family and recount the hundreds of years of love between the Zhao and Xiao families, I came with sincerity, but I didn't want to be treated coldly, it seems that I Zhao Lingzhou is not enough." That being the case, it is better to let my father, Zhao Ding, the patriarch of the Zhao family, come here in person. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Yi made a gesture to brush his sleeves away, and at this moment, a rush of footsteps came from behind Shi Yi.

"Slowly, Zhao Jiaxian's nephew and walk slowly, I was really slacking off before, and I just came back from outside the house. You two little brutes can't come over, so apologize to Lingzhou's virtuous nephew. Before hurriedly going out to instruct the family to entertain, these two little beasts were playful and neglected the virtuous nephew, don't blame it. The man who spoke was about forty years old and bloated, and he had not walked a few steps, but he was out of breath when he spoke, and the fat on his face was shaking.

He was followed by a pair of young men and women, the woman was slightly older than the boy, and her eyes and teeth were quite beautiful. For the reprimand, both of them looked unimpressed.

"Dare to ask what the step is?" Shi Yi looked at the person, noncommittal to his words, and asked rhetorically.

"Ah, my name is Xiao Ren, the third in the family, and Xiao Shenhe is my father. Xiao Ren heard Shi Yi's question, and replied without hiding his pride.

"Then is the head of the Xiao family?" Shi Yi asked Xiao Ren with a blank face.

"Well, of course not, the head of the Xiao family is my father Xiao Shenhe" Xiao Ren choked when he heard this, and replied.

"Even so, it's better not to scream, Zhao Xiao's two in-laws have lasted for hundreds of years, and if they get the wrong generation, wouldn't it be shameful to spread it. Shi Yi shook the folding fan and slapped it lightly twice, but his mouth was merciless.

Xiao Ren's face turned the color of pig liver in an instant when he heard this, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and at this moment, a voice sounded at the right time, which was regarded as mentioning Xiao Ren's relief.

"It is true that the Xiao and Zhao families have a kinship, but it is a pity that the incident occurred seventy years ago, and there is not much left of the Xiao family's lineage, hehe, so there is no way to talk about this generation.

But even so, the love of the Xiao and Zhao families is still there, and it is really inappropriate for the third brother to be called so, I am the eldest son of Xiao Shenhe, named Xiao Gong, who is a little older, I will call Zhao Xiandi here, I have been slacking off before, please don't blame Brother Xian. The middle-aged man named Xiao Gong walked into the front hall and said to Shi Yi with a smile.

Seeing this, Shi Yi didn't say anything, and returned to his seat.

Seeing this, Xiao Gong struck his palms twice, and a group of servants and maidservants rushed in, placing many preserved fruits and fresh fruits in front of several people who fell on the table.

"Huh? Twilight snow, a thousand mountains. The elders are talking here, where is there a place for you two juniors to sit, I don't know, I still think that the juniors of my Xiao family are so uneducated, don't go back to the backyard. Xiao Gong saw Xiao Ren's pair of children, Xiao Duxue and Xiao Qianshan also took the opportunity to take a seat, and couldn't help frowning and scolded loudly.

Xiao Qianshan was obviously very afraid of this uncle on weekdays, and when he heard the scolding, he was scared like a rabbit and ran out of the front hall, and Xiao Duxue pouted in disbelief when she heard this, and then glared at Shi Yi, and then turned her head and left the front hall.

Shi Yi felt a little inexplicable about this, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He looked at Xiao Ren, who looked a little angry, and found that the Xiao family was not monolithic from Xiao Shen.

At this time, a maid was holding a rebrewed tea, intending to replace the cold tea on Shi Yi's table, but Shi Yi reached out to block it.

"You don't have to change it, I haven't touched this tea before, and it's a pity to take it down. Shi Yi said, his fingers lightly buckled on the coffee table, only to hear a pop, the bottom of the teacup suddenly burst into flames, but in a moment, the tea that had been cold was bubbling with bubbles.

"Haha, I have long heard that the Zhao family is studying the way of heart fire, and they are experts in fire control and alchemy. Brother Zhao Xiandi has such cultivation at a young age, and his future achievements will definitely be limitless. Seeing this, Xiao Gong couldn't help but smile and said.

"Yes, big brother, this way of heart fire is really very different from our Xiao family's spleen and soil technique. Xiao Ren couldn't help but interject.

"Where, I often hear my father praise that the Xiao family's Taoism is amazing, but I haven't been able to see it. I came this time, in fact, my father has a letter to the head of the Xiao family, dare to ask Xiao Shenhe Patriarch Xiao can be?"

"My father went to the palace early this morning, and I don't know if he has come back now. Xiao Gong was talking, and a servant walked in outside the door, it was the old servant who went to pick up Shi Yi today, I saw him look at Shi Yi, and then attached to Xiao Gong's ear and whispered a few words.

"It just so happened that my father had come back from the palace, and he was very happy when he heard the news of the Zhao family, hoping to talk to Lingzhou Xian. Uncle Zhong, take Mr. Zhao to his father's study. Hearing the old servant's report, Xiao Gong said to Shi Yi with a smile, and then commanded the old servant.