Martial Cultivator

Xie's family is very big. This mansion is actually not a mansion, but a mansion. Xie's family is very big. Xie Nandu didn't like it when he first came here, because as he kept walking forward, the courtyard became more and more... It's so cold and cold, as if you're in the middle of winter, and it's hard to like it.

Such a family has too many intrigues and intrigues, which is far less comforting than the sound of Bailu Xie's books.

So Xie Nandu rarely comes here. Most of the time she studies in the academy.

If it hadn't been for some reasons tonight, she probably wouldn't have come back here.

Before arriving at the lobby, there were already many maids filling the large round table with all kinds of fragrant dishes. The round table was huge but only had a few stools.

After the maids arranged the dishes, they retreated one by one, leaving only a few people standing on one side, waiting to be served.

The heritage of a century-old family was inadvertently revealed at this moment.

When Chen Chao was silently sighing with emotion, an old man dressed as a rich man walked out. He was wearing a dragon-head crutch. He seemed to have some leg problems. He was not tall, but he could not be said to be short, and his face was a bit rich. , wrinkles did creep up on his face, but not too many. This old man was somewhat similar to the vice president of Tianyuyuan that Chen Chao had seen before, but there were essential differences. .🅆.🄲

The two people give people different feelings.

The old man first looked at Xie Nandu and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why don't you always come back to see me, little girl? You study in the academy all day long, be careful to become a lump in your mind."

Although there was some reproach in the old man's words, it seemed more like the love shown by the elders to the younger ones.

Chen Chao, a guy who can figure out people's hearts, couldn't detect the slightest bit of hypocrisy in this old man at this moment, as if he was really feeling the truth.

But he definitely wouldn't believe the emotion in this sentence.

After all, an old man at this age really has too much life experience, which is something that a young man like him can clearly see.

"Are you that young man? That's great. What you did in Shendu these days did not bring shame to Daliang, nor did our Xie family save you in vain."

The old man smiled and spoke, his voice was very calm, but it still revealed one thing, that is, you were saved by our Xie family in the first place. You should remember this kind of thing and be grateful.

This feeling does not make people feel disgusted, but makes people feel it is natural.

No

Xie Nandu frowned, not satisfied with this.

She had told Chen Chao more than once that if she wanted to thank her, just thank her.

She was the one who used Xie's apology to make the deal, and it was she who paid the biggest price, not anyone else.

Chen Chao nodded and said, "Since I was rescued by the Xie family, I naturally have to be grateful."

He acted very humble and looked very different from Chen Chao by the lake.

The old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."

After the simple greetings, they were formally seated. There were only a few people at a round table. Apart from the thank you who brought them in, there were only the old man and two silent women, and then there were Chen Chao and Xie Nandu.

Looking at the table full of delicacies, Chen Chao felt really hungry. However, it was his first time eating in such a large family. He didn't know what the etiquette was, so he simply didn't use his chopsticks in a hurry.

The old man glanced at Chen Chao, smiled and said, "Give him some seashells from the South China Sea."

As soon as he spoke, a maid immediately picked up the chopsticks and picked up some seashells for Chen Chao, but instead of putting them into Chen Chao's bowl, she processed the seashells elsewhere, and then brought the last piece of shellfish to Chen Chao. In front of Chen Chao.

Chen Chao took it and picked up the chopsticks made of white jade, feeling silently in his heart.

After eating a piece of shellfish, Chen Chao silently sighed that this thing is really delicious, but he also thought about eating this way. He was afraid that a meal would take an hour or two, and the dishes would be cold by then, so what else would there be? mean?

Although he thought so, Chen Chao did not speak, but silently felt the meat in his mouth.

"This shellfish meat was sent from the South China Sea, but it was still alive in the end. The manpower and material resources consumed are enough for the ordinary people in Shendu to feed their families for a year." The old man looked at Chen Chao and said with a smile, "And this is just an ordinary ingredient. For other things, the cost of entering and exiting Xie's mansion every day is much greater than shellfish."

Chen Chao listened to the old man's words and said with emotion, "The bells ring and the cauldrons eat, the house of thousands of generations can only be like this."

The old man looked very satisfied after hearing this and said, "You have caused a lot of troubles in the gods these days. If you can get a good ranking in the Ten Thousand Willows Club, I think there are many places where the gods will want to get close to you. There are quite a few matches in those places.

A suitable girl. When the time comes, you can find someone you like and you can get along with her. "

The old man said this casually, but Chen Chao was carefully trying to figure out what it meant, what was pleasing to his eyes, and what else. Chen Chao had a headache. The old man in front of him was better than the students in the academy, or those outsiders. It's much more difficult to deal with, whether it's a monk or not.

This is a genuine old fox.

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "This junior is dedicated to cultivating and serving the country. I don't care much about these children's matters, but..."

He hesitated to speak and glanced at Xie Nandu again, expressing his meaning clearly.

The old man glanced at Chen Chao, was silent for a while, and said with emotion, "I thought the things rumored in the city of God were true."

The old man was pretending to be confused. How could he not understand what Chen Chao meant?

I just don't want to listen or accept it.

Chen Chao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xie Nandu, thinking, "Aren't you going to help me now?"

Xie Nandu had no reaction. .🅆.🄲

Chen Chao gritted his teeth and said, "It's really hard to tell whether the rumors in the world are true or false."

The old man chuckled, but was not in a hurry to speak. He just asked the maid to pour him a glass of wine, and then smiled and said, "The name of this wine is Hundred Years Short. It means that after the wine is made, it will have to be buried underground for a hundred years before it can have some flavor." , if it is opened too early, it will lose its flavor.”

The implication is too obvious.

"I heard that you worked as a guard in Tianqing County in the early years. You often went deep into the mountains to kill monsters for a living?"

The old man looked at Chen Chao again.

Chen Chaozheng wanted to answer, but suddenly noticed the last few words of the old man, killing monsters for a living.

The guard envoy of the Daliang Dynasty killed monsters to protect one side, not to make a living. But Chen Chao was indeed the one who killed monsters for a living. He killed monsters for the monster beads, and the monster beads were for heavenly money. Such things are not It would be too secretive, and if anyone wanted to investigate, it would be easy to find out.

Chen Chaoping said, "As a guardian envoy, in order to protect the environment and the people, it is natural to eliminate monsters. This junior often goes into the mountains for this purpose."

It's one thing to be known, but another to admit it.

As for what the facts are, that is another matter.

the old man said

He said, "It's true that you have good intentions, otherwise why would you provoke the monks outside the country for the sake of the imperial court?"

"Actually, if we didn't go deep into the mountains often, I'm afraid it would be difficult to encounter... Nandu that night."

It was the first time that Chen Chao called Xie Nandu's name, and he felt a little awkward.

The old man was a little silent, and suddenly said, "The South China Sea clam meat is cold, so why don't you take it out?"

His voice was actually colder than the cold shellfish. The maids hurriedly came over to pick up the plate of shellfish, but at this moment Chen Chao smiled and said, "I was born in the mountains, so I'm not that particular. No." Do you know if I can let the juniors eat some more?”

The old man said, "Things that are cold will not taste as good as before."

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Sometimes, eating is to fill your stomach. If you really like something, it won't change your opinion whether it's cold or not. You still like it."

The old man said, "Maybe the cold food will hurt your stomach."

"This junior has had solid skin since he was a child. He has eaten crabs, fish and shrimps in the stream and wild fruits in the mountains. If he eats these sea shells, he should be fine."

Chen Chao reached out and picked up the seashells with his chopsticks without asking for help.

This feeling made him feel a little good. Compared with before, it was extremely good.

He also picked up some other food along the way.

These were things he had wanted to eat before.

In his appearance, he no longer seemed as reserved as before.

Become more casual.

The old man glanced at the maid, who naturally and silently stepped aside.

The old man was silent for a long time, just watching Chen Chao eat quietly. The table was very quiet. Xie Linghe did not make any noise as he did at the royal banquet.

"You are a young man, I'm afraid it's not possible to say that you were born in the mountains."

"How can any ordinary young man stir up trouble in the capital of God? Doesn't everything during the days you have been in the capital of God have nothing to do with you? The Queen of the Royal Banquet also summoned you that night. This is not an ordinary thing. "Young man, shouldn't we be honest with each other here?"

I don’t know how long it took, but the silence at the table was finally broken by the old man again. This time he came menacingly and lost the gentleness and casualness before.

Chen Chao raised his head and said seriously, "I grew up on the banks of the Wei River. There is nothing special about it."