Chapter 272: A Fallen Genius
"The power of the fight, three stages!"
Looking at the five big characters on the test magic stone tablet, which were shiny and even a little dazzling, the young man was expressionless, there was a touch of self-deprecation at the corner of his lips, and his clenched palms were clenched, because of the strength, causing the slightly sharp nails to pierce deep into the palms, bringing bursts of pain.
"Xiao Yan, Fighting Strength, Third Stage!Level: Low!" Next to the test magic stone tablet, a middle-aged man glanced at the information displayed on the tablet, and announced it in an indifferent tone.
As soon as the middle-aged man blurted out his words, it was no surprise that there was a mocking commotion in the crowded square.
"Three paragraphs, hehe, as I expected, this 'genius' is standing still again this year!"
"Hey, this waste has really disgraced the family's face. ”
"If it weren't for the patriarch being his father, this kind of waste would have been driven out of the family a long time ago and left to fend for itself, how could he have the opportunity to stay in the family and eat and drink for nothing?"
"Hey, how did the genius boy who used to be known in Wutan City fall into such a state now?"
"Who knows, maybe he did something bad to provoke the wrath of the gods?"
The disdainful ridicule and regretful sighs from all around him fell on the ears of the young man who stayed in place like a stake, like sharp thorns piercing his heart, making the young man's breathing slightly short.
The young man slowly raised his head, revealing a somewhat delicate and immature face, his dark eyes swept over the mocking peers around him, and the self-deprecation at the corner of the young man's mouth seemed to become more bitter.
"These people, are they all such mean forces? Maybe it's because they showed the most humble smile in front of them three years ago, so now they want to get it back, right?" With a bitter smile, Xiao Yan turned around lonely, and quietly returned to the last row of the line, a lonely figure, a little out of place with the world around him.
With the sound of gentle footsteps, a man dressed in a simple linen robe, his hair was messy as if he hadn't washed it for a long time, his beard was unkempt, he looked sleepy-eyed, and he seemed to be drunk and unconscious. Before the person arrived, the strong smell of wine had already entered Xiao Yan's nose, causing Xiao Yan to turn his head and look over.
The sloppy appearance of the person who came made it a little impossible to tell his age, he looked twenty or thirty years old, and he looked like he was thirty or forty years old, but his dark eyes were deep and bright. He reached out and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, as if to comfort the young man, but he didn't say anything.
"Uncle Tianyi, can you not always look so decadent and sloppy, you should go take a shower, you are about to get rancid," Xiao Yan said helplessly.
"Xiao Yanzi, it's been three years since your kid fell off the altar, and he hasn't become as decadent as me. It's rare, it's rare!" Tianyi patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and grinned, but his eyes were accompanied by the middle-aged man in charge of the test shouting the words 'Next, Xiao Mei' and looked at the girl who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, but there was a faint charm on her childish face, and she whispered in admiration: "What a little beauty embryo, she looks so charming now, and she will definitely be more dazzling when she grows up!"
"It's all said don't call me Xiao Yanzi!" Xiao Yan, who frowned and glanced at Tianyi, couldn't help but say: "Uncle Tianyi, don't you think you're a little obscene now?
"Hey, hey.. She never called me Uncle Tianyi. Besides, even if she calls me Uncle Tianyi, that's not my own uncle, right? Xiao Yanzi," turned his head to look at Xiao Yan's Tianyi, and the smile on his face became even more obscene and unbeaten.
Xiao Yan was really helpless against Tianyi, so he could only turn his head silently and look at the girl who went up to the test after Xiao Mei.
Wearing a purple Luo skirt, elegant and standing, cold and indifferent temperament, like a green lotus blooming, at a young age, but has begun to have a refined temperament, it is hard to imagine that if she grows up in the future, how the girl will fall into the country and the city..
"Tsk, our Xun'er is more beautiful!" Tianyi asked Xiao Yan with an admiring smile, "Yes, Xiao Yanzi!"
"If it weren't for the fact that the two of you are so compatible, uncle, I can't help but want to pursue that girl," Tianyi said with a smile when he saw that Xiao Yan didn't react.
Xiao Yan frowned when he heard this, and looked at Tianyi: "Uncle Tianyi, what are you talking nonsense? Xun'er and I are just brother and sister." Besides, Kaoru won't like your dirty uncle. ”
"Brother and sister, and there is no blood relationship, what are you pretending?" Tianyi pouted slightly.
While the two were talking, they saw that Xiao Xun'er was already walking towards this side, and came straight to Xiao Yan, bent down respectfully at Xiao Yan, and on her beautiful face, she actually showed an elegant smile that made the girls around her jealous: "Brother Xiao Yan!"
"Am I still qualified to let you call it that?" Looking at the girl in front of him who had grown into the brightest pearl in the family, Xiao Yan said bitterly.
Xiao Xun'er smiled and spoke softly, her slightly immature voice was heartwarming: "Brother Xiao Yan, you once told Xun'er before, you have to be able to put it down, you can pick it up, you can lift it freely, you are a comfortable person!"
"Yo, Xiao Yan, this kid still said such philosophical things, it's rare!" Tianyi on the side glanced at Xiao Yan with a smile.
Xiao Xun'er bowed down slightly respectfully to Tianyi, but the words she said made Tianyi slightly depressed: "Uncle Tianyi, can you trouble me to stay alone with Brother Xiao Yan for a while?"
"Okay, you talk slowly, I'm going back to sleep," Tianyi said, yawning and turning away.
Watching Tianyi leave, Xiao Xun'er couldn't help but shake her head and smile a little helplessly: "This Uncle Tianyi is always sloppy like this." ”
"Brother Xiao Yan, only you can stand him," Xiao Xun'er, who turned to Xiao Yan and said, waved her jade hand gently, as if to drive away some unpleasant smells around her.
Xiao Yan, who was also looking at Tianyi's departing back, said softly: "Because apart from you and my father, Uncle Tianyi is the best person in this family to me." Although he sometimes didn't say it, I could feel that he cared about me, and he really treated me like a nephew. ”
"Uncle Xiao Zhan personally rescued him back at the beginning, and it's normal for him to treat you as a nephew!" Xiao Xun'er nodded and smiled.
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xun'er with a dumb smile and asked, "Uncle Tianyi treats me as a nephew, why are you so happy?"
"I'm happy for Brother Xiao Yan! Someone cares so much about Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er is naturally happy," the girl smiled skillfully, and smiled overwhelmingly.
Xiao Yan, who was slightly distracted, shook his head lightly, turned around lonely, and walked slowly towards the outside of the square. Even though he had the care of Xiao Zhan, Tianyi and Xun'er, the name of the fallen genius was still like a big stone, which made him a little breathless.
Looking at the young man's lonely back that seemed to be isolated from the world, Xiao Xun'er hesitated slightly, and in the jealous wolf howl behind her, she quickly chased after him and walked side by side with the young man.
The Xiao family, which is still a simple and simple courtyard, is lazily lying on the recliner under the ancient tree in the courtyard. There were already a lot of empty wine jugs scattered on the ground on the side, but Tianyi was still holding a pot of wine and slowly pouring it into his mouth. Over the years, he has been acting like an uncle with unbearable memories of the past, Tianyi is also used to drinking, and the feeling of being drunk is very wonderful.
"Yao Lao, it should also appear, right?" After a while, Tianyi, who was muttering to himself, fell to the ground with the wine jug in his hand and fell into a deep sleep.