The bell of the coming-of-age ceremony has just rang, and Xiao Ze, Xiao Xun'er, and Ya Fei made a shining appearance.
It seemed that they were the protagonists of the coming-of-age ceremony, attracting the attention of most people present.
With a smile on his face, Xiao Ze quickly pulled Xiao Xun'er and rushed to the area where the Xiao family's underage children were.
Ya Fei also returned to the VIP table without changing her expression.
She has not seen this kind of scene that attracted much attention over the years.
Xiao Zhan, who was standing on the stage, coughed and drew everyone's attention back.
"Thank you for your honor and coming to participate in the Xiao family's coming-of-age ceremony..."
Xiao Ze heard Xiao Zhan start to speak eloquently, and the smile on his face froze slightly.
It seems that no matter where you go, long speeches are always indispensable.
On the high platform are the core members of the Xiao family, including the patriarch and elders.
As a member of the main lineage, he was also qualified to stand on that high platform.
However, Xiao Ze wanted to accompany Xiao Xun'er, so he came to the area where the underage children of the Xiao family stayed.
Today's protagonists, the children of the Xiao family who have grown up this year, are staying in another area, preparing to take the test.
Xiao Ze looked around and saw someone waving to him in the corner.
Xiao Ze pulled Xiao Xun'er over and saw Xiao Yan looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Fourth brother, you really saved my life!"
"Ah?" Xiao Ze was a little confused and asked doubtfully: "Third brother, there is no one around here who threatens your life, why do you say this?"
"You don't know, before I came here, almost everyone was looking at me."
"Especially those guys at the VIP table, their eyes are as if they are real, they want to see through my body!"
Xiao Yan said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, Fourth Brother, you are here and you immediately attracted the attention of those guys."
"Haha, Third Brother, it's not that serious. Even if I don't come and the coming-of-age ceremony officially begins, they won't focus on you anymore."
Xiao Ze smiled and comforted, while Xiao Xun'er stayed quietly aside.
In front of Xiao Ze, she can act as lively as the girl next door or her childhood sweetheart.
But in front of outsiders, Xiao Xun'er usually behaves coldly and unapproachable.
Even if others want to get close to her, they will be defeated by Xiao Xun'er's seemingly polite smile, but in reality, she refuses people thousands of miles away!
Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan were chatting and watching the coming-of-age ceremony.
This year's coming-of-age ceremony was uneventful. There were no particularly unexpected dark horses and no outstanding geniuses.
During testing, everything looked unremarkable.
Some people were overjoyed when they passed the Dou Qi test and were able to continue practicing in the Xiao family.
Someone missed a move and stepped down from the stage in despair, preparing to accept the arrangement of the Xiao family and become a peripheral steward.
As the grandson of the great elder, Xiao Ning's talent was pretty good and he barely passed the test.
Before, he was beaten into a pig head by Xiao Ze, so he stayed in the house all day and did not go out to cause trouble. He seemed to have grown a lot.
"Fourth brother, by the way, have the great elders and the others come to apologize?"
"Ah? Where did this begin? Great Elder...did you blame me?"
Xiao Ze couldn't help but ask when he heard Xiao Yan suddenly mention this topic.
"Xiao Ning came to me to apologize before, and our hostility turned into friendship."
Xiao Yan thought for a while, and then told the truth, explaining the whole matter clearly.
"However, he finally asked me to say some kind words in front of you, but I refused. I asked him to apologize to you himself."
"Then I don't know. I've been staying in the back mountain during this period and haven't even been home a few times."
"Ah...it seems that Xiao Ning can't find any trace of you. I'm afraid he will come looking for you after the coming-of-age ceremony is over."
Just as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he saw an old figure coming near them.
"Xiao Ze, do you have time? I want to talk to you."
"…Great Elder?"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but said when he saw the figure that suddenly appeared.
"Haha, I am no longer the so-called great elder..."
"Okay! Find a remote place."
Xiao Ze is fearless. He can now fight the Great Elder back and forth, and he is not afraid of his tricks.
When I came to a secluded place, I found that there were already people waiting there.
Xiao Ze's expression was a little subtle, it was Xiao Ning!
"Xiao Ze, my grandson had a conflict with you before, and I also got angry and attacked you. Please forgive me!"
The Great Elder said sincerely, his face full of apologies.
Xiao Ning did the same and bowed to Xiao Ze repeatedly.
"Hehe, Great Elder, what are you saying? Although you have been temporarily removed from the position of elder, your contribution to the Xiao family cannot be erased."
Xiao Ze had expected it before he came, but he didn't expect that the great elder would be so straightforward.
Even if the sedan chair is carried by everyone, he will not hesitate to say some kind words.
We are all members of the same clan, so no matter how big the contradiction is, we still can't talk it out?
"The conflict between me and Xiao Ning was about the humiliation of the third brother. Now that the third brother has no objection, I will naturally not continue to hold on to this matter."
"Okay, okay, Xiao Ze, you are really broad-minded! You really are the Qilin son who will lead the Xiao family to glory in the future!"
The Great Elder said ecstatically, and all kinds of rainbow words came out one after another.
Hearing this, Xiao Ze even blushed a little. The Great Elder usually had a serious look, but he didn't expect to have such a rainbow talk skills.
"Alright, Great Elder, now that this matter has been discussed, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
In the end, Xiao Ze couldn't bear to compete with such an old fox.
Can't compare, not at all.
He can always speak rainbow words to Xiao Ze from various tricky angles.
If he wasn't the great elder, he wouldn't even know that he has so many advantages!
Watching Xiao Ze leave, the Great Elder breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Ning also looked at the Great Elder with admiration.
"Grandpa, why didn't I know you were so good at praising others? Why have you never praised me?"
Hearing his grandson's question, anger flashed across the elder's face and he patted Xiao Ning's head.
"As long as you have one-tenth of Xiao Ze's efforts and achievements, grandpa, I will praise you as much as you want!"
"The problem is that you are not good at it. If I give you a chance, you will fail!"
"Oh, grandpa, stop it, stop it! You're not a genius to begin with, but if you continue to do it, you'll become a mediocre person!"
Xiao Ning ran away with his head in his hands and said quickly.
Hearing this, the great elder stopped.
He really couldn't bear to beat his grandson into a mediocre person.
"Xiao Ning, you must work hard to become a talented person!"
This grandpa-grandson farce in a hidden corner has just come to an end.
…
When Xiao Ze came back, he found that the ceremony had entered the next stage.
Clan members who have just come of age accept challenges from others.
"Where is my third brother?"
Xiao Ze returned to the original corner and found that only Xiao Xun'er was waiting there.
"Cousin Xiao Yan may not be able to stand other people's eyes, so he left first, right?"
Xiao Ze looked around and found that no one was paying attention to this corner.
"Xun'er, did you not say a word after I left?"
"Yeah, cousin Xiao Yan and I are not familiar with each other, so we don't have any topics to talk about."
Xun'er said matter-of-factly.
"Okay, I know why my third brother left."
When Xiao Ze was there, he could still chat with Xiao Yan, and the atmosphere was not so cold and awkward.
When Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were alone, Xiao Xun'er's temperament was extremely cold and she immediately drove Xiao Yan away.
Xiao Xun'er had a smile on her face. Of course she knew why Xiao Yan left. This was the result she wanted.
'Brother Xiao Ze was chatting with cousin Xiao Yan before, and there was no room for me to interrupt! '
Xiao Xun'er thought of this, got close to Xiao Ze, and held Xiao Ze's palm.
"Brother Xiao Ze, do you have any other plans for today?"
"I plan to go find Xiao Yu after the coming-of-age ceremony and ask about the specific enrollment date of Canaan College."
"After that, do we want to go out for another meal?"
Xiao Xun'er took advantage of the situation and said.
"It's okay...but this time I'll be the one to invite you."
"No problem! Xun'er will make Xiao Ze's brother miserable, hehe~"
The two of them were chatting while watching the battle between the Xiao family's children.
To be honest, it was boring not only for Xiao Ze, but also for Xiao Xun'er.
The two of them often competed in fighting skills, and their fighting skills were both quite superb.
From the two of them's perspective, the fighting between the Xiao family's children was nothing more than a fight between novices in terms of skill.
Xiao Ze also took this opportunity to test Xiao Xun'er and let Xiao Xun'er point out the loopholes in their fighting process.
Xiao Xun'er quickly relied on his own combat understanding to analyze their technical flaws and timing.
It's a good thing they stayed in the corner, otherwise people would be stunned and shocked if they heard it.
Because these two young men may have a higher understanding of combat than some experienced old mercenaries!
"Ah... it's finally over. If brother Xiao Ze hadn't asked me to analyze the battle midway, I might have been so bored that I would have walked away."
The coming-of-age ceremony officially ended with Xiao Zhan's announcement, and Xiao Xun'er spoke and stretched at the same time.
At this time, a graceful figure walked over.
Ya Fei saw Xiao Ze and had a beautiful smile on her face.
There was no one around in this corner, so Ya Fei said calmly and boldly.
"Xiao Ze... Young Master, thank you for saving me earlier."
"This is the VIP card of the Mittel family. You can get preferential discounts when purchasing items at the Mittel Auction House!"
Ya Fei took out a crystal card from the inner lining of her body. The crystal card was also engraved with the exquisite Miter family emblem.
Xiao Ze took the card, and there was still a faint residual warmth on the card.
"If necessary, I will go to Mittel Auction House."
"Then Concubine Ya will wait quietly...when Master Xiao Ze arrives, I will leave first and won't disturb your solitude anymore."
Ya Fei said with a smile and waved goodbye to the two of them.
Xiao Ze watched Ya Fei leave and prepared to take Xiao Xun'er to find Xiao Yu.
"Let's go and find cousin Xiao Yu."
"No hurry...brother Xiao Ze, give me that card first."
Xiao Xun'er said suddenly. Xiao Ze didn't think much and directly placed the card on Xiao Xun'er's white palm.
"Tsk, Miss Yafei really understands men, this card actually still has residual warmth..."
Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Ze with a half-smile, and Xiao Ze shrugged.
"Why are you looking at me? I don't care, and a card with body temperature can still make me think about it?"
Xiao Ze rolled his eyes and said to Xiao Xun'er, "Let's go. After asking about the date, I still have things to do."
"do what?"
"I'm planning to take a long trip!"
(End of this chapter)
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