New home, New People!

Xiao Long took out a board with black and white alternate squares, a book, and a few pieces. Xia Hongyi looked at it with interest as he hadn't seen something like this, while Xia Qingyue is also curious about this.

"Brother Xia, read this book and you will understand what this is about. I still don't understand how Little Zhi thought of this, but I can tell you that you won't be disappointed."

Xiao Long also gave a similar book to Xia Qingyue as he looked at her curious eyes. Father and Daughter duo read the complete book and 10 minutes later, Xia Hongyi said, "Genius! This game will definitely be a good commodity to sell. For different sects and Clans, their design could be changed, and they could even be sold at higher prices."

'As expected of a businessman.' Xiao Xianzhi thought as he heard this.

While Xia Qingyue at the side said with an excited voice, "Let's play!"

Everyone looked at Xia Qingyue as she said this, and seeing them, Xia Qingyue covered her red face with the book.

Xia Hongyi chuckled at this and said, "Yue'er, go and take Little Zhi with you, and you two can play. I and Brother Long will talk about this."

Xia Qingyue nodded as she took the board and pieces with her, and she took Xiao Xianzhi with her. Seeing this, Xiao Long smiled and took out another book, and gave it to Xia Hongyi.

"Brother Xia, it seems Little Zhi already expected this."

Hearing this, Xia Hongyi gave him a confused look, but when he started to read another book given by Xiao Long, he understood what he meant.

"This boy, he is really genius. A Pity that..."

....

Xia Qingyue took Xiao Xianzhi to a different room, and she put the board on the table.

"Black or white?" She asked and Xiao Xianzhi said, "You can choose first."

Xia Qingyue looked at him for a second and then shook her head.

"I will choose white then."

The two of them started to play chess and Xia Qingyue said, "I am Xia Qingyue."

Hearing this, Xiao Xianzhi looked at Xia Qingyue and said, "I am Xiao Xianzhi, Nice to meet you, Sister Xia."

Xia Qingyue nodded and didn't say anything. The two played the first match, and Xiao Xianzhi defeated her within 30 Moves.

"Again!" Xia Qingyue said, and seeing this, Xiao Xianzhi chuckled and this time, he defeated her within 20 moves.

"Again!"

Xiao Xianzhi defeated her in 15 moves.

"Again!"

Xiao Xianzhi defeated her in 10 moves.

"Again!"

Xiao Xianzhi defeated her in 12 moves.

"Again!"

Xiao Xianzhi defeated her in 15 moves.

And just like that, Xia Qingyue kept on asking him to play and the hours passed by. Not a single time, did Xiao Xianzhi let her win, as he had expected to her stop playing after getting defeated repeatedly, but no, she kept on asking him to play, and since no one came to call them, Xiao Xianzhi kept on playing with her.

"Again!" Xia Qingyue said but this time, Xiao Xianzhi didn't move and said,

"You know, we have been playing for hours, and it's time for me to leave and go to my clan."

Hearing this, Xia Qingyue looked up and with a sad expression, she nodded. Seeing her like this, Xiao Xianzhi didn't say anything, but then the duo heard a voice.

"You don't need to go anywhere."

Looking at the door, they saw Xia Hongyi with a smile on his face.

"Huh? What do you mean, Uncle Xia?"

"Brother Long asked me to take care of you for a few months. He said to tell you that Elders are more unreasonable, and you will understand what he meant."

Hearing this, Xiao Xianzhi's expression changed and then he asked, "What about my things at the clan and Sister Ling?"

"Haha! He was right, you really understand what he wanted to say. About your things, he said that he will come and give them tomorrow with Little Ling. You both will be staying here for a few months."

Xiao Xianzhi looked down as he heard this. Even though he had expected this, he didn't think beating someone in Xiao Yang would be this bad. If he knew that it would be this bad, he would have broken Xiao Yang's bones at that time.

"And what did you ask for this?" Xiao Xianzhi asked and hearing this, Xia Hongyi's expression changed, and he sighed.

"You, and your ideas."

Xiao Xianzhi nodded while he looked down, seeing this, Xiao Hongyi looked at Xia Qingyue and nodded at her. Xia Qingyue tilted her head at this, and with a sigh, Xia Hongyi left the room.

Xiao Xianzhi's looked at the door and with a sigh, he looked at Xia Qingyue and said, "Let's Play, now I don't have to go back to the clan."

Even though Xia Qingyue didn't understand what has happened, she understood that Xiao Xianzhi wanted to change the topic and the duo started to play chess.

....

The next day, Xiao Long arrived with Xiao Ling and their stuff. He and Xiao Xianzhi sat alone in a room and Xiao Xianzhi asked, "How bad is it?"

"Both of them are being unreasonable and if you stayed there, you would have become their pawn."

"What about you?" Xiao Xianzhi asked and hearing this, Xiao Long smiled and ruffled his hair.

"Nothing will happen to me as I will leave Xiao Clan for some time and go to another city. I have a friend in New Moon City, and I will be safe there."

Xiao Xianzhi looked at Xiao Long and asked, " What about Little Ling?"

"Little Ling? Brat! Call her sister as you do. As for her, I asked her if she wanted to stay with you and me and guess what she said, she would stay with you. So, you and Little Ling will stay here for a few years, or you can stay here as long as you want. With your ideas, I am sure that Brother Xia will be more than happy about this."

"Besides, you and Little Ling can play with Little Yue too."

Xiao Xianzhi looked at Xiao Long and asked, "Do you really have to go? I have a bad feeling about this."

Hearing this, Xiao Long's expression changed and with a sigh, he said, "Yeah, I have to! I have given something to Brother Xia and if I don't return in a few years and Little Ling has reached 1st Level of the True Profound realm, he will give the things to her."

"So, you really are going to fight someone." Xiao Xianzhi said, and the duo stopped talking. A moment later, Xiao Long stood up, and after ruffling his hair, he left the room after saying his last words.

"Little Zhi, Take care of Little Ling. Also, you can ask Brother Xia for anything. If he can, then he will help you."

Xiao Xianzhi nodded at him while suppressing the tears that were about to fall from his eyes. He knew about this type of cliche situation, and he is 100% sure that something will happen to Xiao Long.

'Fucking Emotions, and fucking world. I didn't want to feel like this again, but... But... Fuck!'

....

A few months passed by since Xiao Xianzhi and Xiao Ling started to live in Xia Manor. At first, it was difficult, and they felt uncomfortable, but with Xia Hongyi's accepting and warm attitude, Xiao Ling and Xiao Xianzhi got used to living in Xia Manor.

During these months, they also became playmates with Xia Qingyue, who mostly focused on Board games that Xiao Xianzhi had, while Xiao Ling, who is opposite of her, trained and sparred with Xiao Xianzhi. They also got along with Xia Yuanba, who is of the same age as Xiao Xianzhi, but he called him Big Brother.

Because of this, Xiao Xianzhi had to split his time between the two, and sometimes, when Xia Hongyi joined him, they talked while playing chess, with Xia Hongyi talking about business and giving news about the world outside.

Xiao Xianzhi asked Xia Hongyi to help him with all types of books regarding alchemy, Ingredients, Formations, arrays, and other professions. But only limited books about them were available and Xiao Xianzhi gave up looking for them, and instead of this, he started to practice on his own.

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