Chapter 571: The Patriarch of the Xie Family

Before Jiang Xuxu entered the Taoist Academy in Xuehai City, no one dared to provoke Xie Yunli in the entire Taoist Academy.

Usually, he was the only one who taught people, and no one bullied him.

At least he didn't worry about Jiang Xuxu at all.

Xie Yunli and the middle-aged man sat in the back seat of the car, and they didn't talk all the way.

Until the car stopped in front of a house, when they were about to enter the door, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke,

"Be gentle when you see your father, and don't bump into him again."

Xie Yunli glanced at him, but didn't respond, and went in.

Walking through the screen wall, there is an antique Chinese courtyard. It is obviously winter, but there is no trace of fallen leaves in the courtyard, and every place is cleaned meticulously.

Just like the owner of this house.

Xie Yunli went all the way to the central hall. Xie Weishen, the head of the Xie family, was sitting in front of the hall. He was about fifty years old, and his face was exactly the same rigid and cold as Xie Yunli.

When he saw him come in, he just raised his eyelids slightly.

"Are you willing to come back?"

Xie Yunli's expression did not change. He nodded slightly to Xie Weishen as a greeting, and then spoke directly,

"I came back to get my peach wood sword."

Xie Yunli had his own peach wood sword, which was passed down to him by his father when he was fifteen years old.

But he did not bring it when he went to Hai City.

Later, he used an ordinary peach wood sword.

The first two times he saw Jiang Xuxu use a peach wood sword to kill the ghosts and shadow ghosts in the ghost domain, he found that he was really at a disadvantage every time with his bare hands.

So this time when he came to Beijing, he had planned to come back to get his sword.

He had to let his junior brothers and sisters see his true strength.

When Xie Weishen heard that he was going to come back to get the sword, he frowned,

"It's just a college competition, do you still need to use the peach wood sword?"

Their Shanyi sect is best at talismans and boxing.

It's just a college competition and he has to use magic weapons. Xie Weishen thinks he is making a fuss.

"Did you abandon all other Shanyi Sect's magic when you went to Haishi?"

"No, but I want my sword. I don't think I need too many reasons."

Xie Yunli said, and suddenly looked at his father, his expression slightly gloomy,

"Father doesn't want me to take my sword away... Is it because you gave my things to others without permission?"

When he said this, although there was no anger on his face, his words were full of sarcasm.

Xie Weishen's face was choked, and then he slammed the table,

"What are you talking about?! As the legitimate heir of the Xie family, is this all you can do?!"

It was just a small thing, but he remembered it for such a long time.

It was like going backwards as he lived.

"Your peach wood sword is fine! No one has touched it. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself!"

Xie Weishen said this in anger.

But he didn't expect that Xie Yunli would really turn around and leave.

That attitude clearly showed that he didn't believe him.

Xie Weishen was so angry that his face turned black, but he couldn't do anything about him.

The Xie family has a special place for worshipping magic weapons. Although Xie Yunli hasn't been back for three years, he is still very familiar with the layout of the Xie family.

He walked in familiarly and saw the peach wood sword that belonged to him at a glance.

Just like Xie Weishen said, his sword was still fine, just like before.

However, on the platform where his peach wood sword was worshipped, there was another peach wood sword made of lightning-struck wood.

Xie Yunli knew who it belonged to without even thinking about it.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Yes, it is true that no one has ever touched his sword, because he had already prepared a better sword for that person.

From childhood to adulthood, whatever he has, Xie Mingyun will also have.

What he doesn't have, Xie Mingyun also has.

He should have gotten used to it long ago.

Putting aside the injustice in his heart, Xie Yunli directly put away his peach wood sword, but he couldn't help secretly dislike it in his heart.

If he hadn't had a better one at the moment, he wouldn't want the one he gave him.

But then he thought again, this was passed down from his ancestors, not Xie Weishen, why shouldn't he want it?

So he put away the peach wood sword with peace of mind, and returned to the original central hall to say goodbye to Xie Weishen.

But just as he walked to the front of the hall, he saw a girl wearing the robe of the Jingshi Taoist Academy walking out.

The girl was Xie Mingyun.

She was tall, with a cold and beautiful appearance and an ancient charm. The courtyard robe she wore seemed to have its own charm.

Seeing him coming, she paused in front of the hall, her eyes fell on the peach wood sword in his hand, with a bit of aloofness in her eyebrows.

Xie Yunli nodded indifferently at her and was about to pass by when she suddenly said,

"I won't snatch your things, and I don't bother to snatch them. Don't always think that others are thinking about your things, that will only make you look childish."

Xie Yunli paused and turned to look at Xie Mingyun. He met her cold and arrogant eyes, with a hint of mockery in them,

"Saying this doesn't make you look noble, I just think it's ridiculous."

Xie Mingyun frowned and turned to look at him.

"I'm ridiculous? You ran away from an orthodox family in Beijing to a place like Haishi. Isn't it ridiculous? You

are obviously orthodox, but you learned some unconventional ways to catch ghosts on the Internet to win favor. You are disgracing the Xie family and embarrassing the head of the family."

"You..."

"Although I am from a branch, I have learned orthodox mountain gate Taoism from the head of the family since I was a child. Everything I have is what I deserve."

Xie Mingyun interrupted Xie Yunli, his expression becoming more and more arrogant.

"What I can take from you means that it didn't belong to you in the first place. You may be able to get a lot of things because of your background, but everything I have is obtained by my own strength."

Although she was raised by Xie Weishen since she was a child, she never felt that she was a dependent, and she would not be humble to the Xie family because of the Xie family's cultivation.

She has her pride, and she has her value.

Xie Mingyun always believed that she was different from Xie Yunli, who could get everything just by birth.

Xie Yunli was originally very angry when he saw her arrogant attitude, but when he heard her constantly emphasize her strength, he suppressed his temper.

No matter how much you argue, it's better to have a real fight.

"You can't tell how strong you are by yourself. You have to win the competition first."

After a pause, he added,

"Otherwise, if you lose after saying so much, you will be furious."

The latter part was learned from netizens.

Xie Mingyun was stunned at first, and then a trace of anger flashed across her face, but she quickly suppressed it again and restored her previous cold and arrogant attitude,

"I look forward to fighting you in the competition."

After saying that, she turned around and left without caring about Xie Yunli's reaction.

Xie Yunli watched her turn into the backyard, without saying anything, and re-entered the main hall.

Xie Weishen naturally heard their quarrel outside, but he didn't take it seriously.

It's a good thing for young people to have competition.

Hearing Xie Yunli say that he was leaving, he couldn't help but frown again,

"I haven't been home for so long, and I finally came back to Beijing. What's the point of living outside instead of at home?"

It would be another joke for others to see.

Xie Yunli seemed to have guessed his reaction a long time ago. Hearing this, his expression did not change, and he just looked at him steadily,

"You let me stay, but

what about Xie Mingyun?" Xie Weishen frowned, "What does Mingyun have to do with it?!"

"We represent two colleges, and the competition is coming up. Do you think it's appropriate for us to live under the same roof?"

Xie Weishen: ...

Xie Yunli knew that he hadn't thought about this.

"Since you are reluctant to let her go back to the college, then don't say anything about me staying too."

That would only make him feel ridiculous.