The mass grave is located in the middle of nowhere, and there is still some distance from Longgang City. Except for the people of the Xia family, ordinary people never come, unless something comes to them!

The man who came at this time, the Xia family, was already very familiar, it was a young guy, named Xiao Liu, who often ran errands for the city lord, and he was the one who came to fetch ice and grass last time. Seeing him coming, Xia Wan handed over a bowl of water, how urgent is it to run like this?

Xiao Liu took the bowl and didn't drink it, just propped his knees and said breathlessly:

"Young Master Xia Xiao, the envoy of the imperial capital is here to summon you!"

"The envoy of the imperial capital?"

When the Xia family heard this, they immediately became more cautious. The envoy of the imperial capital, since he will come to Longgang City, who should it be? The six members of the Xia family looked at each other, unable to think of why, but the anxious Xiao Liu grabbed Xia Xiao and was about to leave, and it seemed that he couldn't drag it out.

"Don't worry. ”

After a pause, Xiao Liu couldn't move Xia Xiao, his face was red and his ears were red in a hurry.

"Young Master Xia Xiao, let's go quickly, otherwise that adult will be in trouble if he gets angry again!"

When Xia Jinghong stepped forward, Xiao Liu bent down and said embarrassedly:

"That lord only saw Young Master Xia Xiao alone. ”

Xia Xu was about to refute, but Xia Jinghong stopped and said:

"Go ahead!"

Xia Xiao nodded, turned around and left. If they do not obey the command, it is the lord of the city who will be in trouble. Since the incident with the ringed red snake last time, the city lord has often sent food and daily necessities, and they can't embarrass him!

"Describe the messenger. ”

Xiao Liu didn't actually see it, but he glanced at it a few times.

"It was a man, dressed in gold and silver, very imposing, with a lot of people around him, and the carriage he rode in was inlaid with gold. They came suddenly, and the whole city lord's mansion was terrified. He also dropped his cup because of the city lord's tea, and the city lord is estimated to be kneeling now!"

Xia Xiao's eyes were cold, and before he saw it, he began to hate this person. How much official authority should it be to make the lord of a city kneel and apologize? Thinking that he is a saint, but Yang Zhen's tea is indeed inferior.

Under the leadership of Xiao Liu, they came to the City Lord's Mansion. The outside of the house was full of people, but no one dared to make noise, just stretched their necks to look at the people inside.

The man sitting in the first place in the main hall, they could only look up.

Xia Xiao was dressed in a green shirt and passed through everyone's eyes. Everyone wondered what was going on, and they also wondered why Xia Xiao didn't change his face. What they didn't know was that when Xia Xiao was in the imperial capital, he faced hundreds of thousands of onlookers and was beaten with a rod in public! Compared to those, what is it to see a person? Could it be that it is really a saint?

"Young Master Xia Xiao, I'm stepping down. ”

Xiao Liu finished speaking in a low voice, kneeling at the door of the hall like many subordinates, but Xia Xiao stepped forward alone.

Seeing the young man in the hall, Xia Xiao's eyes were silent.

This young man is average-looking, gorgeously dressed, and his eyes are proud. Xia Xiao has seen it a few times, the young man seems to be called Jin Qi, his father is one of the top high-ranking officials in the dynasty, he has no ability on weekdays, but he has helped the dynasty run a lot of errands. But what is he here for? Could it be that the dynasty knows that he can cultivate, and he has taken action?

"Yo, the spirit is good!"

Jin Qi blew a sip of hot tea, took a sip, and immediately raised his thick eyebrows slightly, yes, the tea leaves he brought have a taste.

"If you have something, just say it!"

"When is it, do you still think you are in the imperial capital? Like them, kneel down and talk!"

Xia Xiao stood in the hall, his face was cold, and he wanted to kneel down?

When Xia Xiao thought that Jin Qi would make a difference, he put down his cup and applauded.

"Yes, I knew you were different from ordinary people!"

Jin Qi's praise made Xia Xiao a little confused, their Xia family and the Jin family have never had any contact, what kind of trick is this?

"Brother, I'm actually here to talk. Just kidding, don't mind!"

Jin Qi walked to Xia Xiao's side and put away his previous lofty appearance. But just as he was about to speak, the vitality in Xia Xiao's body gushed out, shocking Jin Qi to take two steps back and fall on the chair.

When the surrounding guards saw it, they immediately pulled out the long sword at their waists, which was drunk by Jin Qi.

"Get out of here!"

When the guards retreated, Xia Xiao helped Yang Zhen up, but the latter didn't dare to get up, but Xia Xiao said softly:

"You are the face of Longgang. ”

Yang Zhen patted his pants, straightened his waist, and stood beside Xia Xiao. The latter has a point, but this time he greeted the VIP with inferior tea, and it was indeed his negligence.

"I'm just kidding. ”

"I know, I know!"

Facing Xia Xiao's cold words, Jin Qi smiled indifferently, his temper was really strong, it seemed that he couldn't make this kind of joke with him next time.

"Alright, it's time to get down to business. ”

Jin Qi's face gradually became serious.

"The dynasty wants you to go back!"

"Who made the decision this time?"

Jin Qizheng's square face was a little surprised, the Xia family was deposed here, and the standard of living was far worse than before, wouldn't it be a good thing to be able to return to the emperor? Why didn't Xia Xiao be happy? Also, his aura was too strong, right?

Stunned for a moment, Jin Qi replied.

"The decision made by the Holy Lord is not the National Elder's House!"

When the Xia family was deposed from the imperial capital, it was the decision of the National Elder's House. But this time is different, this time Xia Xiao returned to the imperial capital, it was a decision made by the Holy Lord himself, no one participated, no one could influence it!

"Oh. ”

Xia Xiao blocked Jin Qi's prepared words with one word, how should he take it?

"The courtyard of the Xia family is still there, and you can live in it if you go back directly, isn't it a good thing?"

Jin Qi raised his eyebrows and played with his heart. Since he has taken over the task, he must bring Xia Xiao back, otherwise he will fail again by asking for help, which is too embarrassing.

"Go back and report to the Holy One, I will go back, but not now. When the selection comes to the final moment, I will naturally appear in the imperial capital!"

"Do you want to go back through the race?"

Jin Qi frowned, his face was ugly, and he hurriedly persuaded:

"My brother, think about it, the age limit for participating in the competition is under eighteen, and even next year you will be fifteen. I know you're in the middle of your journey, but you've only been practicing for less than a year and a half when you reached the finals, and everyone else has been practicing for so many years, so your strength is above you. And time is pressing, you don't even have time to find the desolate beast and sign the spirit contract!"

Xia Xiao's current strength is in the late stage of the journey, but only his family knows. He didn't tell Jin Qi, there was no need for that.

"I've made up my mind!"

Xia Xiao wanted to leave, but was caught by Jin Qi.

"Xia Xiao, going back this time is an opportunity, you have to prove yourself to the people of the National Elders' House. ”

"It's because I have to prove that I need to go through the competition. ”

"But the risk of the competition selection is too great, you look at Su Huan, she is also going to participate in the competition next year, do you think you are very close to her? She has entered the Zun Realm at a young age, and there are many juniors who are as good as her, in addition to the imperial capital, there are also excellent juniors in the local area. ”

"Now that Yew City has fallen, the match point near Longgang City has been set up in Rongcheng, do you know how many outstanding talents there are in Rongcheng? There are only five places in a match point, do you think you can? There are only four months before the local competition will begin!"

The selection is divided into three stages, and the first round is the local selection. There is a match point in every city, and there are different numbers of qualified places within the match point. After getting the promotion quota, it is the second level, and all those who get the promotion quota must enter the Valley of All Souls. Three months later, those who persevered were promoted to the final selection, which was held in the imperial capital!

The competition selection is the enrollment criterion set by Ning Shen Academy, and the whole dynasty attaches great importance to it, and there are countless people who participate, all of whom dream of soaring through the competition, even if they can't enter Ning Shen Academy, they can also be looked at by other power families. In this way, life can be changed. But Xia Xiao wants to return to the imperial capital through it, it's like a fool's dream!

"I will succeed, the people of the Xia family will not die in vain!"

Jin Qi said so much, Xia Xiao still said yes. He walked out of the hall and was about to leave, but the angry Jin Qi scratched his head frantically, this damn guy, why is he so stubborn? He thought he had brought good news to make them happy, but he didn't think it would be like this?

"Xia Xiao!

Jin Qi scolded angrily twice, and Xia Xiao stopped.

"Say!"

Xia Xiao's tone was very light, but Jin Qi was angry, he stood in front of Xia Xiao with a little anger in his eyes.

"I hope you're right, otherwise you're wasting not just an opportunity, but nearly a hundred lives! You have time to think, you can go back and discuss with General Xia, and then tell me whether to go back or not, don't be in such a hurry to make a decision, otherwise once you regret it in the future, you will never have a chance again!"

Xia Xiao stopped in place, thunder and lightning roaring overhead. He also thought about what if he failed, but without an answer, he would just die at the end of the road!

The light rain was dripping on Xia Xiao's shoulders. He looked at Jin Qi and said:

"Thank you for your kindness, I got ...... heart"

Jin Qi nodded, feeling that when Xia Xiao woke up, he spit out another sentence.

"But I won't go back, and neither will the Xia family!"

"Gotta gotcha, don't rush to go, give me a reason, I can report to the saint. ”

Jin Qi knows a lot about gossip and miscellaneous things, but it has nothing to do with him after all, so his mood gradually stabilized. But Xia Xiao in front of him, his eyes gradually became hot, and he was even a little crazy.

"I want to prove myself in front of the whole world and wash away the shame on my body, and the selection is the only way!"

After Xia Xiao finished speaking, he walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.

The crowd dispersed, and he was the only one walking in the street.

If it were an ordinary person, the people would feel strange when they saw it, why did they walk so persistently when it was raining? Don't they hide from the rain on the side of the street? But Xia Xiao is different, he seems to have always been like this. The raindrops were cool, keeping him calm. Xia Xiao knew that the dynasty called him back because he was a disciple of the first church pope, but even if he could practice, he would not be able to convince the public, so there was only this way!

Rongcheng, local selection, five places, this is what he is going to do now!

Looking at his lonely figure as he left, Jin Qi shrugged his shoulders.

"It's really kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs, whatever you want!"

Jin Qi was a little curious, did he become a disciple of the Pope, did it have something to do with his personality? Or did he learn to be more ruthless?

Coughing dryly, Jin Qi stiffened his face and said:

"Get up. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Yang Zhen said, giving birth to some admiration for Xia Xiao, such a person with his own principles can do great things!