Chapter 1: Youth
"Mother, I'm back. ”
A slightly immature voice came, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walked into a mansion. The plaque in front of the gate of the mansion has two big characters "Ye Mansion" telling people that this is the Ye family in Hezhou, and the first-class force in Hezhou that dominates one side.
The housekeepers on both sides saluted respectfully, and the young man walked directly into the lobby, and a noble lady sitting on it immediately got up, greeted the young man, and said with a smile on her face: "Xiu'er, are you back? I'll go and apologize to your father later, otherwise don't come to my mother to cry when you are beaten. ”
The noble lady behaves generously, and a pair of red phoenix eyes make her temperament undoubted. Now the young man in front of her is Ye Xiu, the eldest son of the Ye family.
"Mother, I haven't cried for a long time, don't talk about those things when I was a child. Ye Xiu was embarrassed when he heard his mother talk about his childhood.
"Rou'er, it's you who spoiled this kid, and now you actually run out all day long, it's really unlearned. A slightly majestic voice came, and then a burly middle-aged man walked into the lobby.
"Daddy. Ye Xiu saw the man walk in and hurriedly saluted.
"Ah, the country, you're here. If this kid doesn't have the heart to learn, don't you force him, isn't there still Xiaohai?" The noble lady glanced at the middle-aged man, and then hugged Ye Xiu from behind and said.
The person in front of him was the head of the Ye family, Ye Guoguo, and Ye Xiu's father. And Ye Xiu's mother's name is Li Rou'er, and she is also the noble lady who just defended him. Ye Xiu also has a younger brother, Ye Hai.
Unlike Ye Xiu, his younger brother has been talented and intelligent since he was a child, and he is very talented in poetry, calligraphy, strategy, and martial arts, and he is very hard-working.
"Defend him again, now he dares to sneak away, if he is half as serious as Xiaohai, I will be satisfied. Ye Guoguo sighed, he really has no way to take this child, and I am afraid that the position of the head of the family in the future will be passed on to the younger son.
"Look, what is it to make your father angry, and don't pour a cup of tea and apologize. The noble lady winked at Ye Xiu, making him react instantly.
"Oh, Daddy, don't be angry, have a cup of tea, and get off the fire. Ye Xiu brought the tea to Ye Guoguo.
"Alas, your mother and son are really ......" Ye Guoguo sighed, of course his wife's actions did not escape his eyes.
"Forget it, I still have something to do, I won't punish you this time, and you won't be allowed to run around next time. Ye Guoguo took the tea, drank it and left. Ye Xiu smiled, in fact, he knew that his father had already known that he had sneaked out, because he found those Ye family guards around him. They were all sent by their own father to protect themselves, because they had an accident when they were ten years old.
"Thank you, mother!" Ye Xiu said with a smile.
"You, every time, I won't help you next time. Li Rouer gently pinched Ye Xiu's face and said.
"Ah, mother, it hurts!" Ye Xiu pretended to cry out in pain.
"Hmph, little slippery. Li Rouer let go of her hand and glared at him fiercely.
"Hehe, my mother loves me the most, I'll go down to see my brother. Ye Xiu smiled, and then left.
"Alas, this child, when will he grow up. Li Rouer shook her head helplessly.
Ye Xiu walked towards the courtyard of the Ye Mansion, and before he could get closer, a sound of gold and iron clashing mixed with human voices came out.
"Second Young Master, it's too slow!"
"Don't retreat, injuries should be exchanged for lives here, swordsmanship is not a show!"
Similar voices kept coming, Ye Xiu walked into the courtyard, and one of the old men with his hands behind his back was practicing with a young man with a sword in one hand.
The young man's clothes were all wet, and the sword in his hand was knocked away again and again, but he picked it up again and again and practiced with the old man again. It can be clearly seen that the young man's hand holding the sword is already red, and there is a slight vibration, but he does not complain or cry out in the slightest, and his eyes are firm.
"Okay, that's it for today, I'll continue to practice with you the day after tomorrow. The old man stopped, it was already dusk now, and Ye Xiu had been watching them for more than an hour just by watching them practice.
"Big young master, it doesn't matter if you don't like swordsmanship, but I advise you not to take the little young master badly, he is the heir of the Ye family in the future. Before leaving, the old man said to Ye Xiu, who was waiting on the side. They called this old man Yu Lao, and they only knew that he was his father's most trusted person, and his swordsmanship was superb, but his temper was very strange.
Ye Xiu smiled helplessly and nodded, but it made the old man snort coldly again. The old man left the courtyard, and Ye Xiucai walked to the young man lying on the ground.
Ye Xiu looked down at the young man, just obscuring his view of the sky. If you take a closer look, the young man is extremely similar to Ye Xiu, but a pair of Danfeng eyes are very similar to his mother, so he is different from Ye Xiu.
"Are you back? this time I'm going out to listen to other people's stories about the immortals?" asked the young man lying on the ground, closing his eyes.
"Well, I'll tell you. Ye Xiu smiled.
Ye Hai is four years younger than him, but his height and physique are stronger than him. Looking at his younger brother's face, Ye Xiu felt a warmth in his heart. The two of them have been very good since they were children, and Ye Xiu often takes his younger brother around, and the relationship is very good. Later, when he was ten years old, an accident happened to let him know what kind of status he occupied in the eyes of his younger brother.
Ye Xiu and his younger brother were attacked when they went out with their mother, and they didn't know if it was because they were seeking revenge or just robbing property, but the group was well prepared and had already ambushed them on the road they had to pass.
When the battle broke out, they were caught off guard, and Ye Xiu was also stabbed with a sword at that time, blood flowed, and he almost died. However, what kind of family the Ye family is, the first-class existence of Hezhou, lies in the leadership of the old man and quickly broke out of the encirclement.
Back at the Ye family, Ye Xiu's consciousness was already extremely blurred, and he faintly heard the doctor who was called say that he had lost too much blood, and if he didn't transfuse blood in time, he was afraid that it would be dangerous. And his father went out at that time, and only his younger brother Ye Hai was in harmony with his own blood.
"Xiaohai, Xiu'er has lost too much blood and needs your blood transfusion. Mother Li Rouer grabbed her younger brother and looked crazy.
"I ......" Ye Hai was stunned in place, not knowing what to do for a while. However, he soon asked, "Can my blood save my brother?"
The mother was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he asked, but she immediately replied: "Of course, only your blood can save Xiu'er, and you can't delay any longer!"
"In that case, let's use blood. Ye Hai said in a firm tone. Ye Xiu passed out when he heard this, and he didn't know what happened later.
Later, when Ye Xiu woke up, he only felt a pain in his abdomen, because this was where he was injured. However, Li Rou'er, Ye Guoguo and Ye Hai, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, finally let go of the worries in their hearts.
He had been in a coma for three days, and his father had rushed back and was waiting by his side.
"Xiu'er, you're finally awake! I'm scared to death, Xin is okay, you haven't eaten for three days, whether you're hungry or not, I'll go and ask someone to make something for you to eat immediately." Mother Li Rouer was the first to speak, very excited.
"It's okay, it's good to wake up, Xiu'er don't worry, Daddy is here. Ye Guoli also breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Xiu looked at the people around him and found that his younger brother was lowering his head and not saying a word.
"What's wrong with my brother, is he also injured?" Ye Xiu asked slowly.
The mother on the side grinned, hugged Ye Hai with her left hand, and then lightly tapped her right index finger on his face, shook her head slightly, and said: "This stupid boy thinks that you have lost too much blood, and the blood transfusion is to give you all the blood in your body, and then he will die, and now he is embarrassed!"
After Ye Hai heard what she said, he buried his head lower, as if he was very embarrassed.
"I see, I have your blood in my body, you saved my life, brother!" Ye Xiu understood and said.
"Hmm!" Ye Hai was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.
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"What's wrong?" Ye Hai, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes and saw that Ye Xiu had not spoken for a long time, so he asked.
"No, something comes to mind. The storyteller in the teahouse told me that those flying immortals really existed. They can travel in the sky, have a lifespan several times that of mortals, and have the power to move mountains and reclaim seas. Ye Xiu's eyes showed a look of yearning.
"He's just trying to deceive you, the son of the Ye family, just listen to those things, you have to learn to judge people's hearts, driven by interests, no one can be trusted!" Ye Hai said seriously.
"Don't worry, don't look at me like this, I'm not so easy to fool. Ye Xiu showed his white teeth and said with a smile.
"Are those subordinates still pointing fingers at you behind your back? After all, you are also the eldest son, don't be too easy-going. The younger brother frowned, he felt that his brother didn't even have the slightest appearance of a steady brother.
"Don't care, they are also afraid that they will stand on the wrong team and be shuffled by you in the future, after all, the battle between the head of the family is not a trivial matter, and our Ye family is still a first-class force in Hezhou. Ye Xiu didn't care.
"If they know that you, the son of the Ye family, are not as cynical as they seem, but have a clear mind, I'm afraid that their appearance will be ugly. Ye Hai was helpless, because the dispute between the heads of the family that those subordinates thought would not appear.
"By the way, I heard Mr. Storyteller say that there have been some miracles in some places outside the city recently, and there may be immortals, should we go and see them together? The yearning in Ye Xiu's eyes became even stronger.
"No, I can't leave. Tomorrow my father will take me to the banquet of the lords of Hezhou. Ye Hai shook his head.
"It seems that Daddy knows what we think, after all, I'm not very suitable to be the head of the house, thank you. Then I'll have time to take a look for myself. Ye Xiu smiled when he heard his younger brother's words.
"Don't tell me these words if you don't fit them, you're a scoundrel. Ye Hai frowned and complained.
"Who told me to keep your blood in my body, you are my lovely brother. Ye Xiu squatted down and looked at Ye Hai's face.
Ye Hai don't overdo it. Seeing this, Ye Xiu stood up, walked towards the outside of the courtyard, turned his back to Ye Hai and said, "Then I'll go first, maybe I can really become an immortal in the future." ”
"Self-righteous idiot, just the position of the head of a family, you can say what kind of immortal you want to be, you know I don't care, hum!" Ye Hai pursed his mouth and said in words that only he could hear, with an embarrassed expression on his face.