There was a rustling of footsteps not far away, and Xiang Nan looked back and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man walking with wine and food.

That young man, Xiang Nan, had met at the banquet, and he was a (quite tǐng) introverted and (quite tǐng) silent young man.

After this young man saw Xiang Nan, he was also stunned, and said crampedly: "Cousin, you are also here." ”

Xiang Nan beckoned, asked the young man to sit down with him, and said, "Who are you Zhonghua?" ”

The young man lowered his head, his face flushed slightly, and said, "My name is Xiang Zhongchao, and I am Xiang Zhonghua's younger brother. ”

Xiang Nan's heart was sour, and he hugged the young man's shoulder, and said, "I haven't seen you before, I didn't even know that Zhonghua had a younger brother." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao said in a low voice: "At the beginning, when the third grandfather reorganized the Xiang family, my parents didn't know what the future was, so they only brought my brother back to the family, left me to live outside for a few years, and only sent me back when the situation stabilized. ”

Xiang Nan nodded, so that's the case, at the beginning, the Xiang family fled one after another to avoid the pursuit of the Wang family, and indeed a batch came back later.

I vaguely remember that not all of them came back, and some of them still stayed in foreign enemies.

"You know what happened to me and your brother. Xiang Nan asked.

That Xiang Zhongchao nodded hurriedly.

Xiang Nan said: "I didn't see you drink a few sips of wine at the banquet, so let's drink some with me here." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao didn't dare to say anything, just drank with Xiang Nan bowl by bowl.

This young man, his talent is okay, it's okay to put it in a small place like Xiangyang City, he only has a spiritual talent, and he can't even count it as a ground product.

The realm is only a six-fold quenching body, and it doesn't even have the first weather.

After more than a dozen bowls of wine, Xiang Zhongchao's drunkenness came up, and he talked more, and he asked Xiang Nan: "Cousin, what realm are you in now." ”

Xiang Nan said: "Martial saint is heavy." ”

When Xiang Zhongchao heard this, he gasped, and his body leaned back, and Xiang Nan hurriedly grabbed him.

That Xiang Zhongchao was shocked: "If I'm not mistaken, you are only five years older than me, you should only be twenty-one years old this year, and you have actually reached the Martial Saint level!"

Xiang Nan smiled and said, "It's all fought with all your life, and there's nothing to be proud of." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao was silent again, a little like he was talking and stopping.

Xiang Nandao: "Let's say, in front of your brother's grave, if you have something to say, I will listen to it." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao said, "Do you know how powerful you are now? Do you know how famous you are in the Canglan Continent." ”

Xiang Nan shook his head.

Xiang Zhongchao said: "As long as your name is mentioned, in the entire Canglan Continent, no one dares not to give face, and even the people in those places in Aoki City next door often claim to be Xiang Nan's fellow countrymen when they go outside." ”

"Generally speaking, when it comes to you, there are a lot of difficult things to do, and then it will come naturally. ”

"There is a kid in Aoki City who accidentally offended the people of the Long family outside, and the Long family is determined to kill him. ”

"Even the city lord of Aoki City went to ask for it in person, it was useless, and the Long family didn't see him at all. ”

Xiang Zhongchao glanced at Xiang Nan and said, "But, in the end, the family had no choice, they begged our Xiang family to come, and Uncle Seventeen went to the Long family, guess what, Uncle Seventeen went that day, and brought that kid back that night." ”

"Not only did the Long family not make it difficult, but they also sent a large sum of money. ”

Xiang Nan nodded silently, the Long family, it should be Long Xingyun's family.

I don't know how that kid is doing now, whether he is still a scumbag.

That Xiang Zhongchao said again: "In the town next door, there is a distant relative of ours, surnamed Zhou, who is a child born to the daughter of our family after marrying in the past. ”

"He wanted to join the army, but all the qualities were not up to standard, and he was retired three times in a row. ”

"Later, he mentioned that he was a relative of Xiang Nan, guess what?"

Xiang Nan shook his head.

Xiang Zhongchao said: "Luo Fei, the general of Zhenbei, personally sent a letter to the kid by name. ”

"There is a man in the town, the long thief is beautiful, and by chance he entered Haotian City and became the aunt of the Haotian Li family. ”

"But that kid was distracted, and he caused a lot of right and wrong outside, and the Li family wanted to break one of his legs, so he was so frightened that he fled back to Xiangyang City, and he didn't dare to go out. ”

"That Li family was originally the master of a great family, but no one dared to come to Xiangyang City to take him. ”

"Because everyone knows that Xiangyang City is Xiang Nan's home. ”

Xiang Zhongchao took a deep breath and said, "Old man Zhang next door......"

That Xiang Zhongchao talked about a lot of deeds, basically related to Xiang Nan, but basically had no real relationship with Xiang Nan.

Xiang Zhongchao said: "There are countless examples like this, this may be called a person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven." ”

The most bullish example is Hong Zhen, he was originally just the city lord of a small bluestone city, but because of his promotion of Xiang Nan, he was directly named the general of Zhennan and the president of the Southwest Army.

Many, many, those who have received Xiang Nan's favor, who have had a good relationship with Xiang Nan, and who don't even know Xiang Nan's forces, families, and sects at all.

As long as the word Xiang Nan is mentioned, no one will not give face.

But Xiang Nan could see that when Xiang Zhongchao said these words, there was no smugness in his eyes, but a deep hidden gloom.

Xiang Nan said: "You have something in your heart and didn't say it, say it, I'll listen carefully." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao plucked up his courage and said: "They are (quite tǐng) good, those people who have nothing to do with our Xiang family, they are all swaggering and deceiving outside under your name, showing off their might, and living a beautiful life." ”

"It's only our Xiang family, but they live cautiously one by one. ”

"Cousin, do you know what your younger brothers and sisters have been taught the most by their elders in the past few years. ”

Xiang Nan shook his head.

Xiang Zhongchao said: "Don't hold Xiang Nan back, don't embarrass Xiang Nan." ”

"We don't dare to do anything, we don't dare to go out and break in wantonly, we don't dare to cause trouble, for fear of being pointed at by others and say, look, Xiang Nan worked so hard outside, but as a result, his people lost face to him. ”

Xiang Nan was silent.

That Xiang Zhongchao was excited, he waved his arms and said: "We are also human beings, and we also want to live a wonderful life! Why can others borrow your name, but our own family, but we can't?"

"Why?"

Xiang Nan sighed and said, "My life is not as wonderful as you imagined, in fact, alas, ......"

"Actually, I'm also embarrassed, you only see my infinite scenery, and you've only heard rumors about me, but you don't know the embarrassment of being beaten, running for my life, and being chased and killed. ”

"Everybody just wants to see the sun, and no one pays attention to the shadow behind the sun. ”

Xiang Nan patted Xiang Zhongchao on the shoulder and said, "Believe me, getting ahead is not necessarily a good thing, maybe what greets you is not flowers, but a terrible hell that you can't dream of." ”

That Xiang Zhongchao was excited, pushed Xiang Nan's arm away, and said, "Why do you decide our fate for us!" "No matter what, at least that's the path we chose!"