C1493 The Man in the Old Photograph
C1493 The Man in the Old Photograph
In the past, Xiao Qiufeng did not learn much, so he basically wouldn't ask any questions about the family's secrets or the fantasy history. Now that he suddenly asked, the elders were very happy.
The more Yang Chen listened, the more he felt that there was danger everywhere in this illusion. He had to be extra careful.
There were many things that Xiao Zhiqing had never mentioned before. In fact, she wasn't sure about the real strength of her family or the existence of other experts.
Xiao Zhiqing had always been locked up in the family to test out pill. The information she had obtained was mostly from reading books, and there were bound to be limitations.
Yang Chen did not dare to relax his vigilance. After all, he still had to go to the Luo Family to save Xiao Zhiqing after rescuing Suxin.
What if he angered some thousand-year old monster? Let alone a woman, he would not be able to protect himself.
Unknowingly, he had arrived at the first branch family that he wanted to visit.
According to seniority, the first to arrive was the youngest, the fourteenth elder, the clan head, Xiao Meng, who was also the fourteenth clan head.
Although it was a branch family of the Xiao family, its structure was similar to that of the main sect of the Xiao family. However, it took up a much smaller area. After all, there were only a hundred or so people in the family.
After they landed, the people from the Old Fourteenth Family were already waiting there. The Patriarch was a cousin of Xiao Mohui's generation, and they warmly welcomed them into the main hall.
Xiao Mohui did not have much arrogance in him, he looked very friendly, and even got the clan elder behind him to bring over a middle grade spirit pellet brocade box that even had low grade spirit pellets.
The resources of the Xiao family's branch were naturally not comparable to that of the Xiao family's. When the Xiao family's juniors saw this Spirit Pill, their eyes lit up and they wished they could snatch it away from the family.
Yang Chen heard Xiao Mohui and the Old Fourteenth talking about the situation of the disciples from the other branches as well as the situation of the older generation.
In the afternoon, the group went back to the Martial Arts Practice Grounds to watch the battle between the younger generation members of the Xiao Clan.
Although there were only around a hundred people in Old 14's family and about thirty disciples of the Xiao family, there were a few young people who had already reached the Lihuo Period. There was even one who had reached the Samadhi True Fire.
In the stands, a middle-aged man from the Xiao Clan was fighting with a woman from the Xiao Clan who was at the late stage of the Li Fire. His swordplay dazzled the eyes of many of the elders from the Xiao Clan who were accompanying him.
Yang Chen felt extremely bored. These people were either bragging or were too low level. Just drinking up the broken sword technique was enough to scare people. They did not have any killing intent and were unable to defend against the enemy.
However, thinking about it, these people in the illusion world had never experienced a great battle before. They were not like the ancestors of tens of thousands of years ago who would fight with the gods, nor like the Primordial Immortals from hundreds of thousands of years ago who would fight with ferocious beasts like the Object of Chaos.
Most of the cultivators in this group lived like princes, and their cultivation only sought longevity and benefits from power. So, it was normal that they didn't have the ability to kill.
"Fourteenth Uncle, you are truly a formidable junior. It seems that you have more successors now." Xiao Mohui flattered Old Fourteen who was at the side.
The fourth brother stroked his goatee and said with a bit of modesty, "Compared to the other geniuses in the family, there's still quite a big gap. My grandchildren can only guard an acre and a third of the land."
"Although our Xiao family's Ling Dan resources are the best amongst the three families, only those who haven't produced any amazing talents in the past hundred years have allowed the Luo family and Ning Family to suppress our family. Father is very worried about the upcoming Gathering of the Three Families." Xiao Mohui did not lie.
The Fourteenth Brother laughed, "Big brother is overthinking it, these little bastards of mine are not very promising, but the children and grandchildren of my brothers have extraordinary roots and extraordinary cultivation, when they gather, they will not be afraid of the Luo Family or the young men with Ning Family.
Of course, I'm not saying that the autumn wind is bad. I think that Qiu Feng has already stepped into the middle stage of the Li Huo Realm. The genuine essence is rather stable, and it's hard to say whether he can break through into the late stage of the Li Huo realm next year. As the eldest son and eldest grandson of our Xiao family's main sect, Qiu Feng should not disappoint big brother. "
When Yang Chen heard the mention of him, he quickly cupped his hands and modestly said, "Grandpa 14, you flatter me."
Xiao Mohui's eyes were filled with anticipation, for some reason, his son seemed to have become more pleasing to the eye, could it be that he had become more 'sensible'?
Since they had to run to more than ten branch families, they could not stay in one home for long. In the evening, they set off again.
Yang Chen sighed. The family that had been passed down for ten thousand years was indeed lush and flourishing. There were more than a dozen branch families, not counting the ones that had already alienated the core family clans.
However, he couldn't just run away without leaving a trace. He could only endure and listen to the various elders of the Xiao family discussing the illusions and information on the way back. It wasn't like he had nothing to gain.
As far as cultivators were concerned, time passed by exceptionally quickly.
After more than ten days, Yang Chen had already followed Xiao Mohui and the others and went to more than a dozen branches of the Xiao family.
In order to accumulate more people's support for his son, Xiao Mohui had also spared no effort in giving him boxes and boxes of spirit pills.
The further they went, the more experts there were. In fact, there were two families' Patriarchs who were of the same generation as Xiao Meng Yu, and were already at the early Weak Water stage. These seniors were highly respected, and would become the pillars of the Elders Guild in the future.
Yang Chen felt lucky that the young people in the family didn't find him for a spar. The 'crisis' that Xiao Manyan mentioned earlier didn't happen. This probably also helped to boost the luck of those elixirs.
The last branch family was also the family of the Xiao family's second uncle.
Second Granduncle Xiao Mengyue was an expert at the early stage of the Weakwater Stage. He had thousands of disciples and cultivators under his jurisdiction, making him the strongest power in the Xiao Clan's branch. He was also the current head of the Xiao Clan, with the exception of Xiao Meng Yu.
Xiao Mohui intentionally kept an extra high grade spirit pellet in the embroidered box to indicate her importance.
However, just as they arrived outside the main hall of the Second Granduncle's clan, they saw Xiao Meng Yue and his group conversing with another group of guests.
The leader was a black haired, bearded, and rather handsome middle-aged man wearing a blue brocade robe. He was talking and laughing with Xiao Meng Yue.
Yang Chen looked at the blue clothed man as if he was familiar with him. After some careful thought, he realized that he was Xiao Mozheng from Nanny Wang's photo!?
Sure enough, Xiao Mohui's face revealed a trace of displeasure, but it disappeared in a moment, as he laughed and walked forward, "Haha! Second brother, why are you here with second uncle? Do you know that your elder brother and I have brought the elders to visit second uncle and join in on the fun? "
Xiao Mozheng had a scholarly look on his face as he said in a refined manner: "Big Brother is joking, I didn't know that you were bringing people here today, but I just happened to be bringing people to patrol the origin of spirit materials. As I passed by, I remembered that I haven't talked to the elders of Second Uncle's family for a while, so I brought someone down to take a look."
As he spoke, he greeted Yang Chen and the others.
Xiao Mozheng also had a bunch of his subordinates, who were also at the Tribulation Stage level. Xiao Mozheng himself was at the early stage of the Underwater Stage, although he was not as strong as Xiao Mohui, he was about the same.
Yang Chen calculated, Xiao Mozheng had given birth to Xiao Zhiqing with Nanny Wang back then. Until now, it had only been twenty years. To be able to reach the early stage of the netherwater, his talent could be considered extraordinary.
No wonder Nanny Wang was so easily falling for it. It was just that Yang Chen knew how he became his father, and he only had hatred for Xiao Mozheng, his cheap father-in-law.
"Heh heh, second brother really knows how to take time off." Xiao Mohui laughed coldly, he turned his head towards his second uncle and said fawningly: "Nephew Wu Hui has brought people to meet second uncle, second uncle, there are some Spirit Dans here, father and I gave them to you."
Xiao Mengyue looked to be in his fifties. He received the embroidered box with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "You're really nice. How has big brother been?"
"Father has been in closed-door training recently for the upcoming Martial Competition between the three clans. Otherwise, he would have wanted to come and chat with second uncle." Xiao Mohui said.
Xiao Meng Yue nodded and then suddenly looked at Yang Chen, "You also mentioned that next year is an important year for the Three Great Clans. This matter is related to our Xiao family's reputation, and it is also related to our interests in the eyes of the Demonic Lord. Your son, Qiu Feng, is in the middle stage of the Li Huo stage?
With his little cultivation, he's still not properly cultivating at home. You brought him around to let us old brothers see, are you anxious to get us to recommend Big Bro to change his family's successor? "