Volume 1: Origin 0001 Tiger Falls in Pingyang
The river building is magnificent, and the smoke is vast.
In Nanjiang City, the pavilions and pavilions that stretch for hundreds of miles on the east bank of the river are all the scenery of the Xiao family's death.
"No...... No...... Don't ......"
In the dim room, a handsome young man struggled to wake up from his dream.
Xiao Feng gasped, cold sweat was already dripping on his forehead, this was a dream he didn't know how many times.
The scene in the dream is vivid, as if he had experienced it himself, the blood-colored sun, the corpses and bones, the decisive battle in the sky, the guns, the explosions, the mechanical arm, the energy core, the blood splashed on the face, all seem to really exist, and they all end with the same ending: the white-clothed swordsman falls off the cliff and ends.
"In the next life, I will still wait for you here. ”
When he woke up, he only remembered the words. Who was waiting for him, and where he was waiting, but there was no way to know.
Outside the window, the sky kicked up dust, a precursor to a storm.
"Squeak-"
was in deep thought, a beautiful girl about sixteen years old tiptoed open the door a crack, first stretched in a small head, and saw that Xiao Feng on the bed had woken up, so she pushed the door of the room open, and smiled sweetly: "Brother, you have woken up." ”
"Well, wake up. Xiao Feng sat up and smiled back at the girl: "You little goblin, you come to pester your brother every day, you really can't do anything." ”
"My brother is annoyed, so it's good if Yuan'er doesn't come to pester my brother from now on. The girl pouted, as if she was a little angry. As he spoke, he pushed the door out angrily.
"Eh, don't go, my brother is wrong, okay?" Xiao Feng hurriedly saw that she was going out to leave, and hurriedly shouted.
"Didn't go. When Xiao Yuan pushed the door in with a smile this time, she was holding a bowl of noodles with both hands, and she walked quickly, and she shouted while blowing: "Ah!
Xiao Feng got up and took the bowl of noodles, put it on the table next to him, and asked slightly angrily, "Is this what Xiao Xilou asked you to send over?" You tell him that even if I starve to death, I won't eat his things!"
Xiao Feng had a big quarrel with his father, Xiao Xilou, the lord of the Xiao family, in the main hall of the Xiao Mansion yesterday, or in front of all the elders in the family. At this moment, he thought that his sister Xiao Yuan was a lobbyist sent by his father Xiao Xilou.
"Daddy?" Xiao Yuan snorted and laughed: "How can he be so kind? he doesn't care about you if you starve to death." This bowl of noodles was made for you by Yuan'er herself. ”
"Hmph!" Xiao Feng snorted, picked up the chopsticks on the table, and swallowed it in a big gulp.
"It smells so good!" he gave a thumbs up.
"That's nature. Xiao Yuan was happy to see Xiao Feng eating, and his heart was also happy.
"But brother, don't be angry with your father. Xiao Yuan sat on the stool beside him, dragging his head with both hands and persuading: "Daddy wants you to learn mechanical arts, and it is also for the sake of our family." Now that the trend is coming, the power of learning weapons is far greater than that of practicing martial arts, and you are the only heir of our family, so I naturally want you to learn something powerful and revitalize the family. ”
"Alas... I'm not going to learn anyway. Xiao Feng sighed and continued to eat noodles.
"Why?" Xiao Yuan asked puzzled.
"This may be a kind of mission. An innate mission. Xiao Feng looked at the distant mountains outside the window and pondered: "Whenever I fall asleep, as if in the dark, there is a voice that keeps telling me not to give up learning martial arts. ”
"But what if one day, you can't stick to your dreams?" Xiao Yuan stared blankly at the table and muttered to himself.
There were some tears in her eyes, and it wasn't until Xiao Feng looked up at her that she came back to her senses.
"What's the matter, Yuan'er?" Xiao Feng asked.
Xiao Yuan hurriedly rubbed his eyes with both hands, and said softly, "It's okay, Yuan'er is fine." ”
"The girl said it was okay, then there was something. Xiao Feng held Xiao Yuan's forearm, his eyes staring at her eyes tightly, but he saw Xiao Yuan's gaze dodging everywhere, and he didn't dare to look at Xiao Feng's eyes.
Where does this look look like it's okay?
"It's really fine, brother. Xiao Yuan's eyes were moist, and finally a tear slipped out. She didn't want her brother to see her like this, so she hurriedly pulled out her arm, wiped her tears and ran out of the house.
"Hey!" Xiao Feng chased out of the door, but saw that Xiao Yuan had run away.
At this time, an old woman was walking slowly along the mahogany corridor with tea, she looked at Xiao Yuan in the distance, sighed, and said respectfully: "Young master, please use tea." ”
"Aunt Feng, do you know what's going on?" Xiao Feng picked up the tea and asked the old woman.
"Alas, young master, this matter ...... Don't ask. The old woman sighed again, and her face was a little embarrassed. When Xiao Feng put the cup on the wooden table in her hand, she was about to turn around and leave.
"Do you know?" Xiao Feng was stunned, and suddenly had a feeling that he was being hidden from everyone, as the eldest young master of the Xiao family, the largest family in Nanjiang, he even knew what his subordinates knew, but he didn't know.
What kind of young master is this?
"The lord won't let you tell you. The old woman said embarrassedly. After speaking, she left in a hurry, for fear that Xiao Feng would stop her and let her say no, not if she didn't.
Didn't you let the lord say it?
Xiao Xilou, this old guy, is half of a person who is about to enter the ground, how can he live more and more and fall back? I can't even say!
He turned around and went back to the room, took out the saber he had with him, and strode towards the council chamber in the mansion with his sword raised!
"Xiao Xilou! Xiao Xilou! What are you hiding from me!"
"Bang, la, la!"
As soon as Xiao Feng's shout reached the ears of the guards in front of the council hall, the sky suddenly changed color, and after a dazzling lightning bolt tore through the sky, it rained heavily.
Xiao Xilou sat in the conference hall, looked at the heavy rain outside the house with a wry smile, and said lightly: "This rain is really appropriate." ”
"Xiao Xilou!"
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Feng had already entered the conference hall, and the two servants didn't hold him back, he threw him casually and fell into the heavy rain outside the door.
"You're here?" Xiao Xilou sat on the main seat of the conference hall, picked up a cup of tea and asked, "You want to ask me what I'm hiding from you, isn't it?"
"That's right!" Xiao Feng drew his sword with his backhand, pointed at his father, and said fiercely: "Don't think that if you are my father, I won't dare to touch you." Today, you have to explain to me clearly, why everyone knows about it, but I, the eldest young master, don't know!"
"Huh. Xiao Xilou smiled bitterly and took a sip of tea, and said sarcastically: "You are really fierce." If we can use this enthusiasm on how to revitalize the Xiao family, then our Xiao family will not be bullied to the point of bankruptcy!"
......
The rain is getting heavier and heavier.
The Xiao family's trees and flowers were beaten to pieces in the rain, and some of the buds withered before they could bloom.
Xiao Xilou's voice was still echoing in Xiao Feng's mind, and the face he had when he said these words made Xiao Feng unable to erase it from his mind.
"If you love your sword, use it to protect your loved ones!"
"I really regret passing on the position of the patriarch of the Xiao family to you, if you can have half of my ambition, the Xiao family will not fall so far in less than a year when you are in charge!"
"Think about it, genius, before the home was emptied. If you figure it out, come to the council chamber and fill out this admission formalities!"
......
"Woo————"
There was a long whistle sound outside the door, Xiao Feng's memories were interrupted, and he saw three red-maned horses galloping in the heavy rain on the street in front of the door.
They got out of the car and walked towards Xiao Mansion with umbrellas.
"Where are we going to collect our debts?"
"Jiangdong Xiao family. ”
As he spoke, the group had stepped into the gate of the Xiao Mansion.
The first one is a young man in his twenties, Lin Fu, the young master of the Jiangdong Lin family, and Xiao Feng's good brother. Once when he was in power in the Xiao family, he often came to Xiao Feng to drink together.
The rest came in with him and there were six family members, all of whom were wearing the clothes of the Jiangdong Lin family.
"The Xiao family, who used to be brilliant to the sky in Nanjiang Jiangdong, is going bankrupt today. It's really a trick, haha!"
"It is said that it was the son of the Xiao family who was unwilling to learn weapons, so he ended up like this. A family member whispered.
"Now the rich man's thoughts are really getting more and more incomprehensible. The Xiao family is a young man, that is a genius that is rare to meet for hundreds of years, if he learns the art of weapons, not to mention that he is invincible in the world, at least no one dares to provoke him in Jiangdong. But for some reason, the young master was interested in swords. The other Ding sighed and shook his head in regret.
Xiao Feng couldn't listen to their words, and sneered and walked out of the side corridor with his sword.
"Lin Fu, the one in charge of your family. It's not a good habit to talk behind people's backs. Xiao Feng crossed his arms around his chest, stood in front of these people, and said coldly.
"Oh?" Lin Fu clenched his fists and smiled: "Eh, brother, I'm sorry,"
Xiao Feng saw that he had been strong with Lin Fu for many years, so he wanted to wave his hand and say something.
How do you know, Lin Fu came out with a sentence next step.
"These two boys are so loud that you don't feel good when you listen to them. I told them to go back and whisper again, laughing, laughing. ”
This seems to be an apology, but it is full of irony.
I don't think it's wrong to say this, but it seems that Xiao Feng is calculating, and he wants to go back and "whisper" again?
"How did you talk to me! You forgot that your family was in the middle of the road and was bullied by everyone, who helped your Lin family make a comeback?" Xiao Feng's face turned red with anger, and he asked angrily.
"Of course I can't forget, haha, brother, but you forgot, right? I've always talked like this!" Lin Fu sneered and said: "My brother just sold the Xiao family, which is known as the largest family in Nanjiang, by himself, and he really deserves to be Xiao Dashao!"
"You!"
Xiao Feng gritted his teeth and pointed his finger at Lin Fu's nose, but because he was not good at words, he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
There is a way, the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs!
"Your family is bankrupt, if you want to be a dog, my Lin family has bones. Lin Fu patted Xiao Feng's shoulder and smiled contemptuously.
Xiao Feng couldn't bear it anymore, drew his sword with his backhand, pointed at Lin Fu's nose, and said viciously: "Lao Tzu even dares to fight Xiao Xilou, don't think that I dare not kill you!"
"Then you can try it. Lin Fu spread his hands and laughed sarcastically: "Anyway, it's just a useless and unproductive loser, hahaha!"
"Then it's as you wish!"
Xiao Feng was furious, and the long sword was like a phantom, drawing an arc in the air, as if it was about to wipe Lin Fu's neck in an instant!