Chapter 121 The girls from our Miter family are better than those from the Nalan family
Nalan Mansion.
"Father! How is Grandpa?"
Wearing a moon-white dress and a slightly travel-worn look, Nalan Yanran pushed the door in, the worry in her voice almost overflowing. Come as usual.
The atmosphere in the room was quite heavy, making people a little breathless.
"I've been in a coma for two days! I'm already recruiting alchemists. I hope I'm lucky and can meet an alchemist with strange fire!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man in the room revealed a smile With a wry smile, he said helplessly.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran quickly ran to Nalan Jie's side, looking at the old man with a dark face and weak breath, with tears glistening in her eyes.
After a while, the two walked out of the gloomy house and came to the courtyard. The fresh air made people feel relieved from the tightness in their chests.
"Father, when I came back just now, I saw someone was cleaning the courtyard opposite. Has someone taken over?"
Nalan Yanran frowned slightly and asked doubtfully.
“I don’t know the specifics, but I heard that it seems to have something to do with the Mittel family. Every inch of land in the imperial capital is precious, and they are the only ones with such skill.”
Nalan Su shook his head when he heard this and said with waning interest.
Now that Nalan Jie is critically ill, it is really difficult for him to be interested in other things.
“Master, the alchemists have arrived one after another.”
At this time, an old man who looked like a butler walked over from the corridor, bowed and said slowly.
“Yes, I understand!”
Nalan Su nodded and immediately prepared to go to the front hall.
"Father, I'm going too!"
Nalan Yanran naturally had very deep feelings for her grandfather, who had loved her since she was a child, so she quickly followed.
"Well, okay."
Hearing this, Nalan Su nodded, and walked towards the front hall with Nalan Yanran.
After entering the front hall, you can see many figures wearing alchemist robes. Looking at the badges on their chests, these people are actually third-grade alchemists!
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"
As soon as Nalansu entered the hall, he showed an apologetic smile and said loudly.
At the same time, Xiao Yuan and Hai Bodong were walking leisurely on the street outside Nalan Mansion, but they attracted the attention of almost everyone on the street.
At this moment, Xiao Yuan was wearing a brocade robe with a white background and silver thread, white boots with flowing moire patterns, and his black hair was tied up by a white gauze crown. His already handsome appearance was covered by the clothes. When used as a foil, it appears to be even more otherworldly, like an immortal in heaven.
With such an appearance, even well-informed people from the imperial capital can't help but feel extremely amazed after seeing it.
“Whose young master is this, so handsome?”
“Maybe he’s not from the imperial capital, right? The Alchemist Conference is about to be held recently, maybe he’s a young master from other nearby empires! ”
"So handsome!"
"I see that the old man next to him still has charm."
"Pfft, you are really hungry!"
Listen to the wind. After a little effort, the noisy voice was filtered by Xiao Yuan, and he couldn't help but look at Hai Bodong jokingly.
“Ebi, tut tut, it seems that the imperial capital’s development over the past twenty years has really been in vain!”
Hearing this, Haibodong, who was dressed in an ice-blue brocade robe, with flowing white hair and a lot less wrinkles on his face, glanced at Xiao Yuan expressionlessly.
He was really offended.
“Tsk, to be honest, I really don’t want to help Mr. Nalan with my own hands. If it can really be cured by then, I will be embarrassed to ask them for payment.”
Xiao Yuan curled his lips and said helplessly.
He definitely wants to get the Nalan family’s Seven Fantasy Green Spirit Saliva.
But it was one thing for him to come to break the engagement, but with his temperament, he really couldn't ask for payment.
The Nalan family doesn't have to be friendly with the Xiao family, but he, Xiao Yuan, doesn't have the shamelessness.
Before leaving home, Xiao Zhan once mentioned that the relationship between Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie was really good back then, and even Xiao Zhan and Nalan Su were definitely considered to have grown up.
The Xiao family values friendship the most. No matter what the Nalan family does, the Xiao family still has the etiquette and harmony that they should have. However, after this incident, the Xiao family and the Nalan family have completely severed their previous ties. The relationship is established, and any future dealings will be business affairs.
When he first left home, Xiao Yuan didn't take it to heart, but now after these days of experience, Xiao Yuan also understands some of the connotations of his father's words.
With Xiao Yuan's current strength and the number of powerful people behind him, to him, the Nalan family is no longer the prominent family in the empire that he would be able to achieve by marrying with.
As a strong man, at least as someone with a strong mentality, there is absolutely no need for him to anger the entire Nalan family because of a little girl's nonsense, making the matter ugly and making it known to everyone.
To put it simply, being rude to others is a matter of their upbringing, but our family is well-educated and is not as educated as them.
But if the relationship between the two families is to be restored to what it was many years ago, at least for Xiao Yuan's generation, there is no hope.
Besides, Xiao Yuan doesn’t want to have any private interactions with Nalan Yanran - he is afraid that Yun Yun will misunderstand her.
"Haha, if you don't want it, just don't. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if you don't save Nalan Jie. According to my temper when I was young, if someone insults me like this, I'm afraid their whole family will turn into ice sculptures."
Hai Bodong said indifferently after hearing this.
"That's not it. Things weren't so ugly after all, right?"
Xiao Yuan smiled carelessly after hearing this.
But Hai Bodong shook his head: "Before I left, I asked for your information from Tengshan and got a rough understanding of it."
Having said this, he looked at Xiao Yuan and smiled meaningfully: "Do you want to hear it?"
"Hailao said it bluntly, you are not someone who can hide things."
Xiao Yuan said with a smile when he heard this.
“You boy!” Hai Bodong smiled hoarsely upon hearing this, shook his head, and continued, “The family first collected information about you from Ya Fei. I have to say that your boy’s knowledge of business is The sense of smell also surprised me.
In the beginning, the family's attitude towards you was just that of a good partner. You know, your Xiao family was not a big force in Wutan City at that time, but the family It's a good assessment of your talent.
Later came the matter of Nalan Yanran's breakup of engagement. Although you suppressed this matter in Wutan City, it was not a secret in the imperial capital. Back then, Nalan Jie drove Nalan Yanran out because of this matter. Doorstep several times.
This matter is considered a big deal in the imperial capital!
It was not until later that Yafei began to report that your cultivation talents began to show, that Tengshan's attention was attracted.
As for what happened next, I think you also know. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded and narrowed his eyes. "Although Sister Yafei mentioned it to me, hey, I didn't live in the imperial capital back then, so just make trouble, she Nalan Yanran is ignorant, am I still ignorant? ”
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan smiled indifferently, but his impression of Nalan Yanran deteriorated a lot again.
“Speaking of which, what does Mr. Hai think of this matter?”
Suddenly, Xiao Yuan suddenly asked with a smile of interest.
“Me?” Hai Bodong was stunned when he heard this, then pondered for a moment, and said: “If you look at it from Nalan Yanran’s point of view, it is understandable that she wants to pursue freedom. I was It's somewhat similar to her.
But being born into a big family and enjoying the benefits of the family means paying corresponding rewards for the family. To put it bluntly, if she hadn't met you, the fate of that little girl Yafei would have been nothing more than a marriage, marrying someone she might not like. man.
But then again, although I only know this side of her today, I can be sure that if Yafei is given the same conditions, she will not make things so ugly, let alone you His temperament is not one who wants to climb high.
Of course, this also has something to do with tutoring. The senior patriarch of my Miter family does not look at bloodline, but looks at ability and merit, the most fundamental vision. Most of the little girls from the Nalan family grew up with pampering. , it is not surprising to have such performance.
Although the Nalan family is among the three major families, they have little background after all. They are a little inferior in this aspect, but that is normal. "
Hai Bodong's evaluation seems to be more pertinent, but in fact, it is revealed both inside and outside the words that the girls from the Nalan family are not as good as the girls from his Miter family.
In response to this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously:
"Old Hai, you don't even have this little confidence in me? I'll trouble you to come with me this time in the name of my elder. , although you are not a member of the Xiao family, I have learned your fighting skills, so I should treat you as a teacher."
"Haha, then I will be your teacher shamelessly!"
Hai Bodong smiled and nodded when he heard this.
“It’s not just once, after this time, you will always be.”
Xiao Yuan shook his head first when he heard this, and then said seriously.
"Haha, good, good!" Hai Bodong stroked his beard when he heard this, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled so much that he couldn't even close his mouth from ear to ear.
“We’re here.”
Xiao Yuan stopped, looked at the wealthy family with the three-character plaque of Nalan Mansion hanging high in front of him, and said softly.
But
"So many low-level alchemists?"
Looking at the many alchemists below the third level gathered at the gate in front of him, Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and then a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Thinking about it, the Nalan family hopes to find an alchemist with a strange fire.
Although Xiao Yuan is not an alchemist yet, he does have strange fire, and his ability to control fire is much better than those who have inferior soul perception to him.
The arrival of Xiao Yuan immediately attracted the attention of all the alchemists. Some were surprised, some were disdainful, some were jealous, and some were curious.
But everyone understood unanimously that the handsome young man in front of them was by no means an ordinary person.
Of course, the housekeeper of Nalan Mansion, who continued to recruit alchemists at the door, also knew this.
So, he hurriedly walked over, showed a kind smile, and said politely: "Master, I am the steward of the Nalan family. Our Nalan mansion does not receive foreign guests recently. If you are here for If you come here, I would like to apologize to you."
"Haha, Mr. Housekeeper, please inform me that Xiao Yuan, the Xiao family of Wutan City, is here to visit Miss Nalan. Uncle Lan Su, and Mr. Nalan Jie."
Xiao Yuan smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said calmly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's attention was immediately attracted.
A hint of surprise flashed through the old housekeeper's turbid old eyes. He knew very well who Xiao Yuan of the Xiao family in Wutan City was.
My young lady has been kicked out of the Nalan family many times over the years because of the owner of this name.
But, is this person Xiao Yuan? He is really born with a good skin! I heard that he is a talented student at Canaan Academy!
However, with his strength, he naturally cannot see through Xiao Yuan's level, but he knows that the lady did say that Xiao Yuan had a three-year agreement with her. Now that time is counted, That's almost it.
"It turns out to be Mr. Xiao. Please wait here for a while, and I will report it immediately."
The housekeeper nodded, turned around and walked quickly into the door.
Xiao Yuan watched him leave, a strange color flashing in his eyes.
The old housekeepers of Nalan Mansion have the strength of great fighting masters. They have developed quite well in the imperial capital in recent years.
You know, the Xiao family’s Butler Mo is just a fighting master.
"Hehe, I am embarrassed to follow you this time, and I have to wait at the door."
Hai Bodong teased with a sneer from the side.
“Haha, I feel wronged by Mr. Hai.”
Xiao Yuan said with a smile when he heard this.
"Exactly, it's okay. It's normal in the imperial capital. It's not surprising if you don't know. But looking at it like this, it's obvious that the Nalan family has no affection for your Xiao family."
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Haibodong waved his hands indifferently upon hearing this, and then changed the topic and said.
"If you don't want to talk about it, just don't talk about it. If he talks about affection, I'm really embarrassed not to talk about affection!"
Xiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled lightly. said.
“Are you that Xiao Yuan?”
A young alchemist stepped forward with a joking expression.
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan subconsciously felt something was wrong. Could this guy be a crazy fan of Nalan Yanran?
My eyes glanced at the badge on the young man's chest. Well, he was a second-grade alchemist.
“Is something wrong?”
Xiao Yuan asked with a rather indifferent expression.
“I heard about you”
Before he finished speaking, the alchemists who were about to watch the fun looked in horror as the joking alchemist was frozen into an ice sculpture by the black cold air.
“Don’t hear it, a second-grade alchemist, does he really think of himself as a green onion?”
After casually throwing the unsightly ice sculpture to an open space exposed to the sun, After Xiao Yuan said lightly, he looked at the alchemists beside him boredly.
These alchemists are not all fools. Seeing Xiao Yuan easily freeze a fighting master and a second-grade alchemist into an ice sculpture, he immediately understood that this talented student of Canaan College is indeed They are very powerful, and they will probably be at least Dou Wang level experts in the future, and they may not be able to reach the level of fifth-grade alchemist in this life. Such people are not something they can mess with.
So, they quickly avoided Xiao Yuan's glance, as if the matter had nothing to do with them.
Tap tap tap.
Slightly dense footsteps sounded from inside the door, and then, a sturdy figure took the lead and said with a loud laugh:
"Nephew Xiao Xian has come from afar. You are sensible, it is really disrespectful to ask your nephew to wait outside this door, but for the sake of my nephew's welcome, please don't argue with the servants."
(End of Chapter)