1novels Chapter 21 Farewell
Chapter 21 Farewell
After sitting down, Xiao Jingting briefly explained his affairs, and asked about the progress of the investigation.
Xiao Jingzhe said: "Leaving the capital, your second brother and I started an investigation. More than two months ago, in a small town in Lidu, there were traces of wizards casting spells. This time coincides with the time of your soul transformation. , The specifics are yet to be investigated, ten years ago there were traces of wizards in the remote towns of Lidu and Modu, and it is unclear whether these wizards are a group of people."
Xiao Jinglei said: "It's possible. I checked the matter of wizards casting spells, and found that when summoning a soul from a human body, the blood of that person must be used as a prelude. I remember that Jin'er broke her forehead when she was four years old. There is no bloodshed, the Xiao family may have sneaked into the other party's people long ago. We must investigate one by one, catch the traitor as soon as possible, use this as a breakthrough, follow the clues, and find the person behind the scenes."
Thinking that more than ten years ago, someone had sneaked into the Xiao family, not only Xiao Jinglei, everyone's expressions were a little ugly.
Hearing the word "blood", something suddenly flashed in Xiao Jingting's mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "Two years ago, I also bleed."
For the sake of cultivation, many people have left no offspring throughout their lives. For the sake of the reproduction of offspring and the inheritance of good genes, there has been an unwritten custom since humans ruled the Mowu Continent.If a man with outstanding talent has no intention of marrying at the age of 20, the elders in the clan will choose a woman with an innocent family background who volunteers to sacrifice herself.After ten months, if the woman gives birth to a child, she will be brought up by the clan. If not, when the man is 20 years old, the clan will choose another woman for him.
This unwritten bad habit is actually only for people with outstanding talents who are obsessed with martial arts and do not want to marry. If they are ordinary people, their talents are a little mediocre and they don't want to marry.The elders didn't mind meddling in this matter, but they were very resolute towards those with outstanding talents.After all, the inheritance of good genes is too important to the family.After the child is born, it will be handed over to the clan to be raised, and if it is talented, it will be accepted as an apprentice by the elders.
Xiao Jingting has a cold personality and is obsessed with martial arts. Naturally, he has no intention of getting married when he is 20 years old. However, his talent is extremely outstanding. There is no escape from this custom.
Unless he voluntarily marries, he must accept a woman chosen for him by the elders of the clan.
When Xiao Jingting was 20 years old, seeing that he had no intention of marrying, the elders really chose a woman for him, Xiao Jingting didn't accept it, and it didn't matter if he didn't accept it.In short, that night, the elders of the clan directly locked him and the woman in the room.
Xiao Jingting didn't feel sorry for the fragrance and jade at all, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with leaving the girl aside and practicing on his own. He just sat at the table and practiced all night.Although he is obsessed with martial arts, he was also taught about human affairs before he was locked up, so he didn't understand anything. He was afraid that people in the clan would try to make things difficult for him after they knew they had done nothing. On the second morning, Xiao Jingting took the initiative Cut his fingers and stained the sheets red.
Thinking that he didn't bleed much, Xiao Jingting frowned, "How much blood does a wizard need to cast a spell?"
Xiao Jinglei said: "You have stepped into the acquired state, a trace of blood is enough, as long as it is properly preserved, the blood on the bed sheet is enough. When casting a spell, just burn the bed sheet with blood."
Xiao Jingting fell silent.
But his father suddenly said: "What is that woman doing?"
Xiao Jingting thought about it carefully, he didn't care about that woman at all at the beginning, he just glanced at her indifferently, and didn't pay attention to her expression, but fortunately Xiao Jingting has a good memory, time has not passed so long, he can still recall it.The woman seemed very embarrassed, showing some reluctance.Xiao Jingting originally thought that this woman was just too nervous and didn't think much about it, but now that she recalled it, everything seemed weird.
Hearing Xiao Jingting's narration, Xiao Jingting's father frowned slightly, "The women selected in the clan are all volunteers. If there are no volunteers, it will even delay the time. She took the initiative to stand up and had been taught everything in advance. If there is no The problem is, she won't be what Jin Er described."
Xiao Jinglei said: "Leave this matter to me, I will send someone to investigate."
Mrs. Xiao sighed, took Xiao Jingting's hands, and said in a low voice: "I knew that mother was more resolute at the beginning. She knew that you were not happy, but she acquiesced to the actions of the clan members. If mother could think about it for you, I would not It will cause you to bleed out."
Xiao Jingting's father said indifferently: "Even if there is no such thing, they will come up with other methods. It is impossible to guard against. Why are you taking responsibility? What's more, how can the rules of the clan be changed at will. Even if you are resolute, you can't change anything."
Mrs. Xiao rolled her eyes at him, "Then what use are you for? You are the patriarch of the Xiao family. You can't even help your own son as a patriarch. Why do you still treat him as a patriarch?"
Seeing that his wife was making trouble for no reason, Xiao Jingting's father couldn't hold back his old face, "The patriarch doesn't meddle in everything, he cares about big and small matters, and you will die as an elder in the clan."
Mrs. Xiao snorted coldly and ignored him.
The head of the Xiao family, who is mighty and domineering outside, can't be mighty at home. Seeing that his wife was a little dissatisfied, he coughed dryly, and pretended to hold a teacup to cover up his embarrassment.
The three sons have long been accustomed to this picture, and they all pretended that they hadn't seen anything.
Mrs. Xiao pulled Xiao Jingting in front of her, took a good look at her, and looked at Chu Jin's slap-sized face. The sympathetic Mrs. Xiao suddenly felt very sad, "This little fellow of the Chu family is also a hard-fated one. Without a mother, now...you two are so pitiful to be together."
Seeing that his mother was about to cry again, Xiao Jingting was at a loss.
Seeing his mother wipe his tears again, Xiao Jingzhe put his arms around her shoulders and said with a smile: "If the third brother is not so outstanding, others would not bother to think about it. Now that we know about it, we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and won't let the third brother have any accidents again. Mother, don't worry, even if you don't believe in your eldest son's ability, there is still your second baby at home."
Xiao Jingzhe blinked at Xiao Jinglei, motioning him to show off.Xiao Jinglei twitched the corners of his mouth, obviously he was taken lightly by the word baby, but his mother was really coaxed by the boss, looking at him expectantly, Xiao Jinglei coughed dryly, and said stiffly: "Don't worry, mother. "
Mrs. Xiao nodded in satisfaction. She obviously trusted Xiao Jinglei very much. As soon as she was in a good mood, she immediately touched Chu Jin's face with a smile, "The little guy is not bad, although he is not as delicate as Jin'er when he was young, he is still handsome and cute. It's not bad to be my son, come on, little baby, call your mother and listen."
Xiao Jingting: "..."
After seeing the embarrassment of the third brother enough, Xiao Jingzhe smiled and made a relief, "Mother is really biased. If there is a little one here, she will completely ignore us."
Mrs. Xiao glared at him and scolded with a smile: "How old you are, you are the only one who has too many things to do."
"Children who can cry can only drink milk. No matter how old I am, I will still be your child."
Mrs. Xiao was amused by his rascal appearance, "I'm in my 20s and [-]s, and I still want to drink milk. Hurry up and marry a wife and have a child." At this point, she suddenly said seriously: "It's your [-]th birthday. Wouldn't they have cut themselves in the same way? Otherwise, why didn't any of them leave any offspring?"
Xiao Jinglei gave a dry cough, feeling a little embarrassed.His twin brother rubbed his chin, and said viciously: "It's rare for a girl to sacrifice herself. You are stupid when you think of your son? I haven't grown up yet. If I really have a child, who will raise it? I don't worry about leaving it to the clan. Luckily not pregnant."
He has always been used to talking nonsense, and there is no truth in what he said.
Seeing that he was not serious, Mrs. Xiao nodded his forehead, "You are poor, just be as virtuous as your father."
The head of the Xiao family, who was pretending to be drinking herbal tea, was shot while lying down, and almost choked, "Why are you pulling me again?"
Mrs. Xiao glared at him, "Hmph!"
Seeing his mother regained his fighting spirit, Xiao Jingting said: "Father, mother, elder brother and second brother, I have something to tell you."
As soon as he opened his mouth, all four of them turned their eyes to him.
Xiao Jingting told about his plan to go to the Soul Cultivation Academy. He has been very assertive since he was a child. Seeing his expression, his family members realized that he had to go.Mrs. Xiao immediately turned pale, "Which school are you going to? Lingyun in the foreign capital, or Jiuxiao in the spiritual capital? My God, these two places are so far away, who will take care of you when you go? What about those bad wizards? Your soul power is as high as 97, so you will be exposed as soon as you enter the academy?"
The expression on Xiao Jingting's face was very serious, "I will take good care of myself, be careful and nothing will happen. I heard from my second brother that there is a potion that conceals the soul power in the world. After taking it, it can temporarily reduce the value of the soul power. As long as you find it, No worries. Second brother, is there any progress?"
Xiao Jinglei: "I have already found it, but it will take some time before it can be delivered to the Xiao family. There are still nearly two months before the college recruits students. I should be able to send it to you before you leave."
Seeing that his wife was still a little worried, Xiao Jingting's father said: "Jin'er is not young anymore, there is no harm in exercising more, even if you don't go to the Soul Cultivation Academy, with the relationship between the Chu family and the Xiao family, you can't do much. It’s good to see him and go away, so as not to stay in front of him and worry about not being able to see him.”
Seeing that he didn't help her and turned his elbow towards her son, Mrs. Xiao immediately stared, "What do you know?"
"What don't I understand? Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Why do you have to worry so much?"
"That's my son, who cares if I don't worry?"
"Without me, would you have a son?"
Seeing that father and mother seemed to be arguing again, Xiao Jingzhe quickly pulled the two elders apart. After a lot of tossing, Mrs. Xiao only cared about getting angry with her husband, completely ignoring Xiao Jingting's plan to go to a remote place.It wasn't until the three brothers finalized the matter that she realized that the situation was over.
Xiao Jingting didn't stay for long, and after gathering for a while, he said goodbye to his parents and second brother, and followed his elder brother back to the original place through the secret path.
With the eldest and second brothers around, Xiao Jingting didn't worry too much about his family.
In the next 20 days or so, it seemed as if I had grown wings and flew away in the blink of an eye.With Chu Yu's help, Liu Jingyi nodded in the end even though she was not happy.
In the last two days, the pill to conceal the soul power was finally delivered to Xiao's house. The two brothers Xiao Jingzhe managed to call Xiao Jingting back to Xiao's house. After meeting Xiao Jingting, the family of five had a lot of troubles. The scene was extremely lively.In the end, Xiao Jinglei handed the pills to Xiao Jingting together with the space ring he had prepared in advance. After saying goodbye to his relatives, Xiao Jingting returned to the Chu family.
One month before the enrollment in the Soul Cultivation Academy, Chu Chen and Xiao Jingting finally set foot on the road to the south.