The Ghost of Fog
Chapters 16. The Xiao 2 Family
The Xiao Family Residence
Seen in a large enough room sat a very beautiful girl in front of a mirror. The girl had the shape of a betel leaf face, was white like milk, and had a tall slender body. His eyes are brownish with pliable eyelashes and thin eyebrows, his lips are pink and on top there is a sharp nose with thin lobes. Under both eyes are also decorated with small moles that add beauty to the face of the girl.
This girl has jet black hair that is long to touch the waist. What a beautiful girl, like a fragrant flower surrounded by many bees, she also became the target of many young men.
But there is something strange here, the girl does have a clean white skin like milk, but this time her cheeks are very red like boiled shrimp. I don't know what made it that way.
"Oh..how is this? how's this...!??" He panicked in front of the mirror.
"He will come.today he will come..aduuuhh!!" Further.
Then this girl fumbled her own face while looking at her reflection in the mirror. "How is it...?? Should I apply makeup on my face? But what if she thinks I'm a menor girl?? What clothes should I wear?? Aaahhh...I better stay here and don't have to meet him...!!" Finally, the girl screamed in frustration while pulling her hair.
Moments later, the door to her room was knocked on by someone and followed by a subtle voice from a woman. "Lian'er, are you awake? Let's have breakfast, son..."
"B-well mom.."
"Oh yeah, Lin Tian might be visiting today, so make sure you look perfect to welcome him later huh." Continue the voice of the woman.
"Aaaarrrargghh!!!" For some reason, suddenly the girl's face became increasingly red and then she shouted while covering her face with both hands.
The girl was none other than Xiao Lian and the voice of the woman was Xiao Mei's mother. For some reason, when thinking that Lin Tian was going to visit today, Xiao Lian became extremely nervous and embarrassed, she herself did not know for sure what the reason was.
"Lian'er, what's up, son?" Xiao Mei's voice from the outside sounded panicked as she tightened her knock on the door.
"T-there's nothing ma'am, I want to madi first."
"Are you okay, son?"
"Yes, I'm fine, don't worry."
"You sure?" Xiao Mei asked again in doubt for her daughter's reply.
"Yes, just calm down."
"All right, I'm waiting in the dining room." Finally Xiao Mei left her daughter's room overwhelmed with a feeling of wonder.
After his mother left, a long sigh came out of Xiao Lian's mouth. "Haaaah.what did I just do."
Then after calming down for a moment, the girl got up from her seat and went to the bathroom to clean up.
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Just as Xiao Mei was sitting on the dining room chair, one of the guards came and knelt down before her father.
"Leader, there are guests visiting."
"Who is he?" Ask a man about forty years old. The man's hair was already bleached a lot but his face still imagined good looks and stoutness.
This man was named Xiao Li, the father of Xiao Lian and Xiao Niu as well as the leader of the Xiao family.
"He was a young man who claimed to be named Lin Tian, he also admitted that yesterday had promised the big Madam to come here."
"What..sister Lin Tian?? Get him in!! get him in!!" Xiao Niu suddenly got up from his seat and immediately replied to the bodyguard with sparkling eyes.
If Xiao Niu became extremely excited, it was very much different from his older brother. Hearing what he called Lin Tian's name, Xiao Lian immediately bulged her eyes and her body involuntarily stiffened.
"What's? Lin Tian was coming this early? Isn't it too fast? I haven't done any preparation....!!" Inner thrashing.
"Good, get him in!" Xiao Li's orders to the bodyguard.
"It just so happens that he can be invited to breakfast together." Said Xiao Mei with a sweet smile.
"Every leader."
"How's this? How'this? How's thisiii!??" Inner Xiao Lian panicked that her face was getting redder.
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"Haha....Welcome Master to our Xiao residence. Come here, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Come eat with us? Let's not hesitate." Said Xiao Li with a big laugh welcoming Lin Tian's arrival.
"Thank you Mister. And please don't call me Master, just call me Lin Tian." Reply Lin Tian while stroking the head of Xiao Niu who had already stuck to him.
"Alright..alright..now come Lin Tian, and enjoy our meal."
"Come brother, don't be shy, just think of it as your own home." Invite Xiao Niu while forcibly pulling the young man's hand.
"Thank you again."
Then that morning, they did breakfast together while interspersed with laughter. Lin Tian was a quiet person, so he listened more often than he spoke. He just made a sound when asked.
"Lin Tian, I thank you so much for helping my wife and children at that time. If only you hadn't come..hah." Xiao Li said as he continued to salute Lin Tian after finishing his meal.
Lin Tian then also got up and joked, "Don't exaggerate Sir, Miss and Madam still survived is due to the will of the heavens. This lowly me who can get there is also the will of the sky who really wants to help Miss and Madam. So, don't overdo it like that, sir." Lin Tian said politely.
"But somehow you're my family's helper, so what do you want? Just tell me, if I can I'll give it as a gift for your services." Back Xiao Li said.
Lin Tian then thought for a moment then said, "I don't want to ask for anything, except for an information."
"Whatis that? say it!"
"I heard from the surrounding residents if there is a family called the seven ruling families. If you may, can you explain to me what the seven ruling families are?"
Xiao Li was a little surprised to hear this, then told Lin Tian to sit back and ask, "You don't know anything about the seven rulers?"
Lin Tian shook his head in response. "I'm from the North, also I've just been out of seclusion for a few years, too, so that I don't know anything about the current information let alone information about the southern regions that are still very foreign to me." Then Lin Tian replied.
"Ohh.so so." Xiao Li said as he nodded his head.
Xiao Mei and her two daughters were also shocked to hear this, they were a little incredulous that a person as young as Lin Tian had already gone into seclusion. Then they thought, what has Lin Tian experienced to make him seclude himself?
"Alright, I'll explain what and who the seven ruling families are."
"So, the seven foaming families were the seven largest and strongest noble families in this Chu empire. The seven ruling families were also the main force and also as the buttresses of the Chu empire."
Lin Tian listened carefully to all the words Xiao Li had said. In the story, the seven ruling families consisted of the Xiao family, Hu family, Chen family, Tan family, Liu family, Chu family, and Jiang family. The Chu family as the imperial family and also as the leader of the seven families.
For hundreds of years, these seven families had never and should not clash with each other. Since these seven families were the buttresses as well as the strongest families of the empire, they were privileged by granting one imperial territory to one family. And the Xiao family itself was given the responsibility of controlling this Stone City which was quite extensive.
"Hm. There's one more thing that makes me curious about these seven ruling families." Said Lin Tian while frowning.
"Say Lin Tian?"
"Is the power of the seven ruling families equally strong?"
"It can not be said exactly the same, but the strength of each family difference is not too far."
Lin Tian nodded his head. Then he asked again, "Then let's just say that the strength of the seven families is balanced. Then, is it true that the Xiao family will join the Hu family? If so, wouldn't the Xiao family vanish and only six families remain? And if that were to happen, it was obvious that the Hu family was the most powerful one surpassing the other five families and the balance would definitely be broken." It was clearly Lin Tian at length who revealed his heart contents blatantly.
"If it had been like that, the six families would have definitely broken apart and become chaotic. Please explain, sir, do you really want to join the Hu family?" Further.
Hearing Lin Tian's explanation, Xiao Li and his wife and daughters blinked their eyes in shock.
"What...? How do you know that Lin Tian!!?" Xiao Mei asked in a snarl.
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