The wine was drunk in one gulp.
Xiao Sheng's hand holding the cup was shaking slightly.
It can be seen that he was quite uneasy in his heart. This scene... had never happened to him even in his dreams.
Xiao Chen put down the cup, took the wine pot, poured wine for Xiao Sheng first, and then filled his own glass.
"Come on, don't just drink, eat something. These... are the foods you loved to eat when you were a child."
Xiao Sheng pointed at the dishes on the table and said to Xiao Chen.
"Now that you've grown up, I don't know what your taste has become. I can only instruct the kitchen to make it according to your taste as a child."
Hearing Xiao Sheng's words, Xiao Chen nodded. He had noticed these dishes when they were laid out just now.
He didn't expect that Xiao Sheng would remember everything clearly, including what he liked to eat.
Does this... look like a father who doesn't care whether he lives or dies?
Not really.
But why was it like that back then?
Whether from the location of Xiantian Pavilion or the food and wine on the table, Xiao Chen could feel Xiao Sheng's care for him, or even fatherly love.
But why didn't he feel anything back then?
"Why, you don't like it now? How about I ask them to change it to something else?"
Xiao Sheng asked when he saw Xiao Chen didn't move.
"no."
Xiao Chen shook his head and looked at Xiao Sheng.
"Can you tell me why you did that? If you want me to forgive you, you have to give me a reason to forgive you, right?"
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Xiao Sheng was startled, then smiled bitterly: "Let's not talk about what happened in the past. I am sorry for you... I said, I don't ask for your forgiveness. If you can sit down, drink with me and chat, I will be very satisfied, really."
"What are you hiding?"
Xiao Chen could see the bitterness in Xiao Sheng's eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"Some things have already passed. There is no point in telling you, so it is better not to tell you... Some things are not yet in time. Telling you will not do you any good."
Xiao Sheng picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Xiao Chen's, and drank it all in one gulp without caring whether he wanted to drink or not.
"So, it's better not to say anything."
“…”
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Sheng. At this moment, he felt that the person in front of him was not Xiao Sheng, but an old fortune teller.
Because many times, the old fortune teller dealt with him in this way.
So annoying!
However, he still picked up the glass and drank it all.
"Then can you tell me when the time is right? When will I return to the Xiao family? Or when?"
Xiao Chen put down the cup and asked slowly.
"I don't know either. Wait until I... come back."
Xiao Sheng thought about it and said.
"Wait for you to come back? Where are you going?"
Xiao Chen frowned.
"The head of the Xiao family is more like a shackle to me, trapping me in the Xiao family... Now that the shackles have been removed, I plan to leave for a while and travel around."
Xiao Sheng smiled when he said this.
"Just like your seventh uncle, traveling around and living a carefree life... but now it's him, trapped in the Xiao family!"
"Just walking around?"
Xiao Chen was a little bit unconvinced.
"certainly."
Xiao Sheng nodded.
"To use a popular phrase among you young people, the world is so big, I want to go see it... the world outside, isn't it very exciting."
"When will you be back?"
Xiao Chen asked again.
"I don't know when I will be back. Maybe it will be soon, three to five months, or maybe it will be a long time, three to five years."
Xiao Sheng shook his head.
"When I come back, I will go to Longhai to find you and tell you everything!"
"Three to five years?"
Xiao Chen frowned. So long?
"Are you going to travel around the world?"
Xiao Sheng was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, maybe when the mood strikes, I'll really go traveling around the world!"
“…”
Xiao Chen didn't know what to say.
"How about it? Don't ask any more questions. Just accompany me for a good drink today. Let's make a gentleman's agreement. When I come back, I will tell you everything you want to know!"
Xiao Sheng poured the wine and held it up.
"I don't need you to forgive me now. You can continue to resent me... Drink this glass of wine and it will be considered as your agreement."
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Sheng, and finally raised his glass and clinked it with him: "Okay, gentleman's agreement, I'll wait for you to come back!"
"Haha, cheers!"
Xiao Sheng laughed loudly. He had never been so happy as he was today in all these years.
Just like he said, he didn't ask for Xiao Chen's forgiveness. He was already satisfied to be able to sit face to face with Xiao Chen, have a drink and chat.
As for the rest, we’ll talk about it later!
Xiao Chen didn't ask any more questions. Since the agreement had been made, he just had to wait.
Three to five years is not a short time, but what if you come back early?
Three to five months is not too long.
Moreover, he felt a little relieved after temporarily putting aside his complaints.
Before this, he didn't want to face Xiao Sheng, but after a few drinks, he felt that it was nothing.
At least for now, he felt the atmosphere was okay.
"The ancestor said that he will leave the Xiao family in the near future and travel around. The fifth ancestor wants to go into seclusion..."
Xiao Sheng thought of something and said to Xiao Chen.
"Well, Lao Xiao told me about this."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Lao Xiao discussed the meaning of life with me, and he wanted to go see those old friends..."
Hearing the words 'Lao Xiao', Xiao Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth. This kid... the more I call him, the easier it is to say!
"Now that the power of the clan elders' council has been cut, with your seventh uncle's ability, he will soon take full control of the Xiao family... It won't be long before the Xiao family will be your backer."
Xiao Sheng looked at Xiao Chen and said.
"This is also what the ancestor meant."
"Old Xiao? Does he know what I'm going to do?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows.
"No matter what you want to do, there must be some benefits to having the support of the Xiao family, right? Although the Xiao family has fallen under my control, it is still one of the twelve aristocratic families after all."
Xiao Sheng said seriously.
"Especially since the ancestor has ordered us to invest resources in training experts, maybe it won't be long before a large number of new talents will emerge in the Xiao family."
"Well, speaking of this, Lao Xiao is indeed courageous."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"I don't know much about the old ancestor. Although I have met him several times over the years, we haven't had much communication... The old ancestor had been in seclusion before because he was injured."
Xiao Sheng said slowly.
"This is also the reason why the outside world speculates whether the ancestor is still alive. Now it seems that his injuries have completely healed."
"Injured? Who hurt you?"
Xiao Chen was surprised. Xiao Yi had been a congenital person many years ago. It could be said that he had caught the last train to the 'congenital' state. Not long after him, no one else in the ancient martial arts world had entered this realm!
It can be said that Xiao Yi is the person who truly stands at the pinnacle of the ancient martial arts world and is the top master!
How could someone hurt him?
“I don’t know.”
Xiao Sheng shook his head.
"If the ancestor had appeared frequently over the years, the Xiao family would not have declined... The outside world has been testing us, and this time the Xuantian Sect and the Ximen Family were just that."
"The news should have spread by now. Those who were planning to take advantage of the Xiao family should have stopped making any moves."
Xiao Chen lit a cigarette and said.
"Give me one."
Xiao Sheng said to Xiao Chen.
"Ah? Oh."
Xiao Chen handed Xiao Sheng a cigarette and lit it for him.
"You should be careful. Although the Xiao family will not admit it, there will definitely be speculation about your strength from the outside world. I'm afraid someone will target you at that time."
Xiao Sheng thought of something and reminded.
"Well, Lao Xiao also told me about this."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"As long as it's not innate, it doesn't matter. Even if it is innate, it's not that easy to keep me."
"Invincible under the Xiantian?"
Xiao Sheng looked at Xiao Chen, thought of his words, and asked with a smile.
"Well, that's about right."
Xiao Chen coughed dryly. He still felt a little embarrassed when these words came out of Xiao Sheng's mouth.
"Let me ask Lao Xiao, is he considered powerful or not among the innate masters... If he is not powerful, then we really have to be careful."
After the battle with Xiao Yi, Xiao Chen compared Xiao Yi and Qian Ye Xun. Xiao Yi should be stronger than Qian Ye Xun!
Therefore, Xiao Chen thought that Lao Xiao should be considered a strong man among the innate ones.
"It should be above average."
Xiao Sheng thought about it and said.
"Above average... I don't know what kind of combat power a top-level innate master would have."
Hearing Xiao Sheng's words, Xiao Chen frowned and muttered to himself.
“Will the gap be huge?”
"meeting."
Xiao Sheng nodded.
"The top combat power can crush the weaker ones."
"Weak innate? Is it just ordinary innate?"
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Sheng and asked.
"right."
Xiao Sheng nodded.
“If someone like the old ancestor encounters a top-level innate, he will be suppressed, if not crushed… It may take two or three to fight against one top-level innate.”
"Hmm? Does that mean that there are actually different levels of Xiantian? Like Dark Power, Transformation Power, etc... Is there such a thing as Xiantian Great Perfection?"
Xiao Chen asked subconsciously.
"It used to be possible, but now the boundary is very blurred... You can ask an old fortune teller about this."
Xiao Sheng said to Xiao Chen.
"Ask him? He never tells me these things on his own initiative..."
When Xiao Chen said this, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Xiao Sheng.
"How do you know so much? Aren't you at the peak of the late Hua Jin stage?"
“…”
Xiao Sheng was shocked. Did he say too much?
At the same time, he was also a little heartbroken. He was only at the peak of the late stage of Hua Jin?
Since when did the peak of the late stage of Hua Jin become so bad?
It was especially heartbreaking when these words came from his son's mouth.
I am not as good as my son. I feel relieved but also a little complicated!
"Well, after all, I am the head of the Xiao family, so I know some things..."
Xiao Sheng said to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Sheng. Is that the case? Why does it feel like he is hiding a lot of things from me?
"Come on, let's have a drink."
Xiao Sheng picked up the wine glass and changed the subject.
"Um."
Xiao Chen nodded and drank it all in one gulp.
"No problem? Another pot?"
Xiao Sheng asked with a smile.
"Can."
Xiao Chen nodded.
Xiao Sheng picked up another pot of wine, poured it for Xiao Chen first, and then filled his own glass.
"This wine, actually, is older than you are. We seal some of it up every year..."
Xiao Sheng introduced.
“Mm, it tastes good.”
Xiao Chen nodded and picked up the wine glass.
"Haha, if you think it's good, drink more. Let me see how much you can drink."
Xiao Sheng smiled and clinked glasses with Xiao Chen.
"Come, have a drink."
"Um."
Xiao Chen just took a sip when his expression suddenly changed slightly.
“Don’t drink it!”
But by the time he said that, it was too late. Xiao Sheng drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
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