Against The Gods
Chapter 15 – Probing Xiao Yulong

It was morning. The sky had just begun to brighten when the Xiao Clan's master, Xiao Yunhai, was awakened from his deep sleep by the sound of an urgent knock on the door. "Clan Lord! Clan Master, are you awake? ”

Xiao Yunhai opened his eyes, glanced at the light outside and then asked, with a frown: "This morning, what happened?"

"This ... it is the Xiao .. Xiao Sect! A letter from the Xiao Sect! ”From outside the door came an excited and vibrating voice.

"What's? Xiao Sect ?! ”

The master of the Xiao Clan, one of the most powerful people in Floating Cloud City, jumped from his bed as if stabbed by a dagger in the butt. He carelessly put on his clothes and, not even bothering to straighten his hair, opened the door hurriedly, grabbing the Xiao Clan disciples who were outside. He shouted with wide eyes, “You said Xiao Sect? Xiao Sect ?! ”

"Yes! This must be the Xiao Sect! ”The disciple Xiao Clan swallowed with great difficulty, nodded with all his strength, and then handed the letter in his hands to Xiao Yunhai. "This letter has the eagle seal of the Xiao Sect! In this Blue Wind Empire, no one dared to forge the badge of Xiao Sect. ”

As soon as he saw the sky eagle sealing the letter, Xiao Yunhai's entire body shook. He loudly grabbed the letter, then, with a hard shaking hand, quickly but carefully opened it to open the paper inside.

Although the name Xiao Sect only had one word of difference when compared to his Xiao Clan, one word was like the difference between clouds and mud! The Xiao Clan barely counted as the leading presence in Floating Cloud City, but in the Profound Sky Continent as a whole, it was simply a nameless existence. Yet the Xiao Sect was one of the four strongest sects in the Blue Wind Empire! They had the same level of prestige as the Heavenly Sword Villa, Frozen Cloud Asgard, and the Burning Heaven Clan. They were existences that even the Xiao Clan could not hope to look up to.

Frankly, a useless servant in the Xiao Sect would not even feel the need to respect the master of the Xiao Clan.

However, there was a connection between the Xiao Clan and the Xiao Sect. It was because the person who founded the Xiao Clan Floating City a hundred and sixty years ago, Xiao Bieli, at that time was a person from the Xiao Sect, he was an abandoned disciple, and, as rumor has it, the son of one of the elders at the time. However, Xiao Bieli was the result of the older rape of one of the girls who served the Xiao Sect while drunk. Since childhood, his appearance was mediocre and his talent was lacking. Furthermore, he attracted a lot of gossip, causing the elder to be very unhappy. After reaching adulthood, his deepest strength was the lowest among all his peers. Letting him remain in the Xiao Sect would only cause an older humiliation so he found an opportunity to send him to that place of nonsense, the Floating Cloud City city and help him establish the Xiao Clan. From then on he no longer paid attention to Xiao Bieli and cut off all contact between them and the Xiao Sect.

Yet Xiao Bieli was born in the proud Xiao Sect. He spent his entire life painstakingly cultivating his profound strength, hoping to gain recognition, and thus one day gaining their approval and one day returning to the Xiao Sect. After he died, this desire was passed down through the Xiao Clan from one generation to the next, and became the ultimate goal of every generation of the Xiao Clan. Especially among the clan masters of every generation, all without exception hoping that they could rely a little bit of Xiao Sect blood in them to build a relationship, no matter how fragile, with the Xiao Sect. But after so many years, the Xiao Clan had never produced anyone who could fulfill this desire. Talking about the Xiao Sect to them was like that of the Heavenly Palace, something they could not even accomplish.

However, today, the Xiao Sect had taken the initiative to send a letter! It could not fail to send Xiao Yunhai into a pleasant hysteria, a joy that made him feel as if he was in a dream.

After reading the contents of the letter word for word, Xiao Yunhai's face was completely red, his breathing erratic. He pointed to the trembling finger outside, with a hoarse voice saying, "Quickly .. quickly tell the elders to immediately gather in the main hall! Tell them we need to discuss the big news about the future of our Xiao Clan .. Hurry! ”

"Ah .. Yes!" The Xiao Clan disciple immediately replied and ran over in panic.

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Xiao Che carefully opened the door, with a deep red blanket, only to find that Xia Qingyue was already sitting by the bedside, getting up and getting dressed. Her beautiful eyes that were as calm as water, watched her without any small ripples.

Xiao Che immediately threw the blanket on the table. With a face that was not red and a heart that did not beat fast, he calmly asked: “Wife, you wake up early in the morning. Did you sleep well last night?"

"You're not gonna tell me where you went last night?" Xia Qingyue asked faintly, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"Not needed . "Xiao Che stretched his body and then started straightening his hair using a mirror:" Because I know you must not be interested. ”

Xia Qingyue: "……"

Even though he had fallen asleep in the back mountains with Xiao Lingxi last night, when he woke up, his mood was unusually good. After she straightened her clothes and hair slightly, it returned to the image of her beautiful son. Xiao Che stood up to leave and said: "Let's go. It's the morning of the first day, we should pay homage to grandfather .. This you won't refuse, right? "

Xia Qingyue stood up without a word and stepped out of the door in front of her. Xiao Che relaxed his shoulders and quickly followed him out.

Xiao Lie woke up early every day, and today was no exception. Upon entering Xiao Lie's courtyard, the first thing they saw was her watering her flowers and plants. As he saw Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue enter, he gently smiled. "You are coming . ”

Under Xiao Lie's attentive gaze, Xiao Che quickly reached out and held Xia Qingyue's small hand. Xiao Qingyue's hands were soft and delicate, yet also cool to the touch, probably because she was trained in the Frozen Cloud Arts. Xia Qingyue's entire body stiffened. Just before he was about to snatch his hand free from Xiao Che, he noticed Xiao Lie's gaze, and had no choice but to quietly accept it. He let Xiao Che walk over to Xiao Lie with him, hand in hand.

"Grandfather, you wake up early again. “Xiao Che led Xiao Qingyue and naturally greeted Xiao Li with respect from a junior.

“Qingyue salutes grandfather. '' Qingyue lightly bowed, her posture gentle and dignified. The fact that this was the first time he was led by the hand, and used with such a cheating method, made him angry and helpless. If not for the fact that his profound strength would have been detected by this old man at the peak of the Spirit Deep Realm, he would definitely have used the Frozen Cloud Arts to freeze Xiao Che until he grimaced.

“Haha, you two also woke up very early. '' Looking at the intimate appearance of Xiao Che and Xiao Qingyue, Xiao Che's face revealed a cheerful expression. “Che Er, Qingyue, although the age of sixteen is a bit early to get married, it also makes part of my heart feel comfortable. Qingyue, you should already know about Che Er's condition. Honestly, this marriage is unfair to you. But our family won't set aside a fee to make it up for you. Right now, my greatest hope is to see the two of you peacefully live your life. ”

Xia Qingyue had not managed to reply before Xiao Che hurriedly said: "Grandfather, don't say that! I, Xiao Che, am your grandson. There is no woman under the sky who is no match for me. Where are we wrong with him? After joining the family, of course he came to pay his respects to grandfather and then carefully looked after me as the day passed. If he doesn't do it right, then I'll divorce him and find a better wife. Do you disagree, Qingyue my wife? "

"…" If not for the fact that Xiao Lie was standing right in front of them, Xia Qingyue would definitely forever freeze Xiao Che's mouth shut with a gust of the Frozen Cloud Fairy Secret Art.

"Mahaha . “Xiao Lie laughed out loud, shaking his head helplessly. He looked at Xiao Che with a pampering gaze: “Oh you, Qingyue has just joined the family and you've been bullying her like this. Qingyue, don't listen to the nonsense. Che Er, this brat, had not had an honest mouth since he was young. You two shouldn't eat this early, right? Knowing that the two of you are coming, old Hong already has the kitchen sending breakfast. Come on, let's eat together. ”

"Yes grandfather ... That's right, should we call little aunt to come too?"

“He has always loved to sleep since young. Since it's still morning, don't bother him. ”

The dining table in the house is already packed with three servings of freshly cooked breakfast. Xiao Che never let go of his hand and dragged Xia Qingyue, who was with great effort trying to look natural, to sit shoulder to shoulder on one side of the table. Xiao Lie started to sit before them. He only touched his chair when the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, accompanied by a rough voice:

"Fifth Elder! Is Fifth Elder here? "

"What's wrong?" Xiao Lie stood up and slightly furrowed his brows.

"Klan .. Order of the Clan Lord. All the elders should immediately go to the main hall to discuss the news about the future of the Xiao Clan. You should leave immediately! "

“...” Xiao Lie stood up, grabbed the jacket offered to him by Xiao Hong and then spoke to Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue: “It looks like this is an emergency. You guys eat first. No need to wait for me. ”

There was not a single time in Xiao Lie's memory where such an urgent summon came early in the morning. He draped his jacket over his body, then quickly left.

Xiao Lie had just left, but Xiao Che's hand left Xia Qingyue's hand as fast as lightning. His body also leaped backwards with *woosh* as his eyebrows tilted slightly. She said with a grim face, "Qingyue my wife, you are very smart, so you must understand that the reason I hold your hand is to give grandfather peace of mind." I obviously have no other intentions. Even though I didn't get your approval earlier, you definitely won't get angry from being angry, right? ”

Xia Qingyue's expression did indeed become a little cold. He coldly said, “If you dare to touch my body randomly again, then I will not be polite anymore. ”

"Hey! You're not going that far, are you ?! ”Xiao Che watched her with wide eyes and a depressed expression on her face. "I'm just holding your hand and you're already very angry. Even if you only marry me to pay a debt of gratitude, we are still husband and wife. Since we were a married couple, it was normal for me to touch everywhere, not to mention hands .. No, rather, that's how it should be! You've been married to me for less than a day yet always been cold and indifferent. You won't even let me sleep in the same bed on the wedding night. Now even holding your hand makes you very angry ..* Isak*What kind of wife am I marrying? It's practically worse than taking the empress for a wife … "

"…" Xia Che's temperament increasingly gave Xia Qingyue a feeling of helplessness. The first time he saw her, he felt that she was cold and proud. Slowly, he also felt that his disposition was unusual, and even held a touch of mystery. Time and again, he gave her the feeling that this was actually not a sixteen year old child, but rather an adult man with many years of experience … Save it for his brute nature which will be revealed whenever he is not careful.

And now, even though he had clearly abused her shamelessly, he still acted as if he had done nothing wrong. Instead, like a brat, he boldly complained, forcefully diverting her from victim to criminal. For a moment, he was stunned and did not know whether he should laugh or cry. Even the anger in his chest had unwittingly disappeared by a large amount.

"Forget it, let's sit down and eat. '' Xia Qingyue said helplessly.

“In other words, my wife Qingyue is not angry anymore? He he, it's more like a submissive wife. Come on, let's eat a lot! ”Xiao Che immediately went up across the table and then sat back down, next to Xia Qingyue, giving the green bean cake on her plate to her plate.

"……" Xia Qingyue started to suspect that the request she made on her teacher to stay by her side for a month was a wrong and dangerous decision.