Chapter 259: The Secret of the Xiao Family
This time, more than thirty people came to attend the meeting hosted by Xiao Ran. These people were all core figures of the Xiao family, and the rest were called in by Xiao Ran himself.
The reason why he called them in was because Xiao Ran knew that he would not have much time to stay here anymore. Now he called them all over and explained to them clearly and gave them the general direction.
He was going to help the Xiao family clear all the existing obstacles, and the Murong family was definitely the first one Xiao Ran wanted to find, and the second one was the Shangguan family.
Since the Shangguan family forces Ling'er to do things they don't like, those Xiao Ran will never be polite to them. If you are polite to these people, they will only think that you are afraid of them.
"Ran'er, everyone who needs to come this time has already arrived. If you have anything to say to us, just say it!" Xiao Tian glanced at Xiao Ran and knew that Xiao Ran must have something to give him.
Xiao Ran spoke to everyone first without waiting for him to speak.
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and looked at the more than thirty faces around him. Some of these people were familiar to Xiao Ran, and some were unfamiliar to him, but without exception, they were all reliable people of the Xiao family. The future development of the Sword Sect would be very important.
Totally dependent on these people.
"Grandpa, have you collected those medicinal materials?" Xiao Ran suddenly thought of the medicinal materials that he had asked everyone in the Xiao family to collect before, and asked quickly.
"Haha, okay, but some of the medicinal materials are difficult to find and need to be dropped back from other places. I think they can be obtained tomorrow!" Xiao Tian laughed.
A smile appeared on Xiao Ran's face. He didn't expect that this matter was completed so smoothly. If it had been done in the past, it would never have been completed so quickly.
But now that it has been completed, Xiao Ran feels relieved.
"Grandpa, Dad, I may have to go out for a while, and it will be a long time before I come back, but before leaving, I still hope that Jian Zong has the ability to protect itself, and I will find some people to assist you, of course.
I will also let everyone in the Xiao family improve their cultivation quickly. After all, we can't always count on outsiders, otherwise there will be no point in establishing the Sword Sect!" Xiao Ran thought for a while and said.
"Are you leaving again?!" Nangong Wan'er's eyes showed a trace of sadness. She didn't expect that Xiao Ran would leave again just after he arrived.
"Well, I can't stay here forever, but I will come back to pick you up!" Xiao Ran said with a slight smile.
"Oh!" Nangong Wan'er nodded, although there was still a lot of reluctance in her eyes. But when Xiao Ran said this, she stopped asking further.
Regarding Wan'er's attitude, Xiao Ran also nodded. It was precisely because he knew that Wan'er would definitely support him that he wanted her last night. Otherwise, it would not have been the case anyway.
But even so, Xiao Ran only planned to go out first. After the outside was completely stable, Xiao Ran would come back and take Wan'er and others away.
When he thought of this, Xiao Ran's brows suddenly wrinkled. What if Wan'er and Xiao Huang met?
If Xiao Ran only felt like a relative to Xiao Huang before, but since Xiao Huang fell into the lava to save him, Xiao Ran completely understood that Xiao Huang also occupied a very important position in his heart.
As for Ling'er, Xiao Ran didn't have any thoughts, after all, she was his sister in name only.
Everyone in the Xiao family watched Xiao Ran and the two talking, but no one spoke. Suddenly, after thinking about it, Xiao Tian finally spoke.
"Ran'er, what kind of cultivation are you now? Why did the emperor suddenly ennoble our Xiao family?"
As soon as Xiao Tian said this, many people looked over, with eager expressions in their eyes.
Yes, if Xiao Ran's existence was not enough to shake the royal family, how could the royal family show goodwill to an ordinary family?
This clearly meant that they wanted to have a good relationship with Xiao Ran, but even so, they were still a little worried. At this moment, they finally couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Ran looked around, thought for a while, and decided to tell it. After all, this matter will have to be told sooner or later, and telling it now can also serve as a deterrent. In this case, why not do it?
"A few days ago, I was lucky enough to be promoted to the middle stage of Sword Saint!" Xiao Ran touched his nose after finishing speaking.
"Oh, Sword Master, what?" Xiao Tian stared at him. He didn't react at first. After reading it carefully, he finally reacted and glared at Xiao Ran.
After seeing Xiao Ran's affirmative look, Xiao Tian finally understood, but he was in a daze.
Not only him, but also the remaining people looked at Xiao Ran as if they were monsters.
Xiao Ran's real age is just eighteen, right?
If the eighteen-year-old sword master told this, who would believe it?
But the reality is happening before their eyes. If someone had told them before that an eighteen-year-old could cultivate to the realm of sword master, then they would definitely call that person a lunatic and a psychopath.
But what about now?
This person was from their family, and was even someone they were familiar with. This huge change made them a little dazed, and no one reacted for a while.
"Dad? Grandpa?!" Xiao Ran shouted helplessly.
"Ah? Oh! Oh! Okay, my Xiao family has finally made it to this day!" Xiao Tian suddenly murmured to himself.
"Grandpa, what do you mean by this?" Xiao Ran said in a daze.
"Haha, now is not the time to talk about this. You go to my secret room tomorrow. I have something to talk to you privately!" Xiao Tian laughed and did not continue, but Xiao Zhan frowned slightly.
, obviously, he thought of something.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ran agreed.
Then he looked at the people who were gradually waking up from the shock and said: "The Sword Sect has been established now, and the leader is my grandfather. Then the people below also need to be found, and I will provide 100 copies of the fifth-level swordsmanship.
Fifty copies of the sixth-level swordsmanship, twenty copies of the seventh-level swordsmanship, ten copies of the eighth-level swordsmanship, three copies of the ninth-level swordsmanship, and one copy of the self-created swordsmanship!"
Xiao Ran said softly. After finishing his words, Xiao Ran realized that there was no sound around him. He frowned and looked at the horrified expressions of the people in front of him. Xiao Ran knew that his words were indeed a bit abrupt.
But just thinking about it, Xiao Ran chuckled and said: "Because I got a chance some time ago. I found these in an ancient tomb. You don't have to be surprised when I take them out now. But level 7
Don’t tell anyone about the above swordsmanship, understand?”
"Only people from my Xiao family can watch these sword skills. If outsiders want to watch, they must be from my sword sect, otherwise they are absolutely not allowed, even if they are destroyed, it will be fine!"
After Xiao Ran said these words, countless people around him finally came to their senses, and judging from Xiao Ran's tone, it was definitely not as simple as lying.
After looking around, Xiao Ran took out another ring from his space ring.
This ring was obtained by Xiao Ran from the head of the Wang family after he destroyed the Wang family. There are tens of millions of gold coins in it, but these are not the most important. There are also a lot of swordsmanship secrets in it.
Xiao Ran even read some of these swordsmanship and secret books and felt that they were good. Moreover, Xiao Ran also found some medicinal materials that Xiao Ran needed.
Xiao Ran took out the ring and handed it directly to Xiao Tian.
"Grandpa, those sword skills are all in there, and there are also some materials needed to build the sword sect. There are a lot of them in there. It should be enough. When I come back next time, I will bring some more!"
"Okay!" Xiao Tian didn't refuse, took the ring and put it on his right hand.
Then Xiao Ran discussed with these people for two full hours. He put forward some of his ideas and a series of things to find people to cooperate with. Xiao Ran even proposed to recruit talented people to come. Thinking of this, Xiao Ran
Suddenly I thought of the ancestor of Nanming.
With the early cultivation of Nanming's ancestor Sword Saint, and Xiao Ran's help in treating hidden dangers, Xiao Ran would not refuse if he asked him to come to his Sword Sect to take charge.
After giving some more instructions, Xiao Ran asked everyone to leave one after another.
The Tuxuan crystals were still being mined, and Xiao Ran took away more than a thousand of them without any courtesy. Although he could not use them for the time being, Xiao Ran would not leave any hidden dangers. If he could really use them one day in the future,
That proves that Xiao Ran is really dangerous.
It's night, the moon is like a hook.
Xiao Ran sat quietly on his roof and looked at the moon in the sky. His past and present lives echoed in his mind. Scenes were constantly replayed in Xiao Ran's mind. Everything that happened in the previous life was like a dream. So
So real and so unforgettable.
But Xiao Ran knew that that was all in the past. In this life, no matter what, Xiao Ran would protect the people around him.
"Wan'er, you're here!" Xiao Ran smiled slightly and looked to the side.
Just by chance, Murong Wan'er came up quietly from the side.
Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't notice, Murong Wan'er stuck out her tongue and quickly came to Xiao Ran and sat down.
"Are you thinking about something?" Wan'er said, looking at the moon in the sky.
"Well, Wan'er, if one day you find out that I am more than just you, what will you do?" Xiao Ran sighed deeply after asking this question.
Although Xiao Ran was extremely reluctant to ask this question, Xiao Ran knew that he had to ask clearly, otherwise it would only cause more trouble in the future.
To Xiao Ran's expectation, Wan'er just shook her head slightly and murmured softly: "As long as I can be with you, that's enough. And you are so good, you will definitely not be the only one for me. If you still like me,
Feel free to bring them back, as long as they can accept me!"
Xiao Ran looked at Nangong Wan'er and found that when she said this, her eyes were very pure, which showed that she had the same thoughts in her heart. Xiao Ran felt even more love and pity in her heart, and tightly stretched out her arms to hug Wan'er's waist.
Wan'er also leaned on Xiao Ran's shoulder, and the two of them sat quietly on the roof without saying anything to break this rare peace.
After a long time, Nangong Wan'er suddenly spoke again: "Shall I stay with you tonight?!"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, but there was no evil thought in his heart.
The two of them returned to the house one after another, but they just hugged each other and slept, and nothing else happened.
When it got gradually brighter, Xiao Ran woke up. After quietly getting out of bed and getting dressed, he looked back at Wan'er, who was still sleeping soundly. Xiao Ran smiled slightly and walked out.
You can now see clearly outside. Some people who got up early have also started to get busy.
After Xiao Ran found a deserted courtyard, he started practicing sword moves there. Although Xiao Ran's cultivation had reached the realm of Sword Saint, Xiao Ran knew that if he neglected his cultivation, he might not necessarily be a Sword God.
opponent.
As Xiao Ran waved one by one, a move that he had known hundreds of thousands of times kept repeating in Xiao Ran's heart. Gradually, Xiao Ran could even perform it with his eyes closed.
The strength and even the angle of each sword are exactly the same. This kind of precise control is simply terrifying.
After contacting him for half an hour, Xiao Ran walked back to the room.
In the room, Wan'er was still lying quietly on the bed, soundly asleep.
Xiao Ran walked forward and saw Wan'er sleeping peacefully and couldn't help but kiss her on the face before going to wash up.
Not long after Xiao Ran finished washing, Wan'er had already gotten up and glanced at Xiao Ran. The shy expression was no longer on her face.
After standing in front of Xiao Ran and helping Xiao Ran tidy up his clothes, he said to Xiao Ran: "I'm going to wash up too." He left as soon as he finished speaking.
Looking at Wan'er's leaving figure, Xiao Ran's heart was filled with a happy smile.
After the two went out to have breakfast together, with everyone's envious expressions, Xiao Ran sent Wan'er back to her own room and then walked out.
He still remembered that his grandfather asked him to go to the secret room today, and now he just happened to go and see what was going on. However, Xiao Ran had a vague feeling in his heart that it seemed to have something to do with the Xiao family.
Xiao Tian's secret room was in an attic in the backyard of Xiao's house. Xiao Ran had already been here once last time, but this time he walked in with ease.
After passing through an underground passage, Xiao Ran walked into the secret room.
There was a stone door outside this secret room. Xiao Ran did not open the door directly and entered. Instead, he knocked on the door. He was afraid that if his grandfather was practicing cultivation, he would be in trouble if he knocked on the door rashly.
But before Xiao Ran knocked on the door, Xiao Tian's slightly aged voice came from inside.
"Come in!"
"Yes!" Xiao Ran agreed without hesitation, opened the door and walked in.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?!" Xiao Ran said in surprise as he looked at a spiritual tablet placed in the secret room.
This spiritual tablet was simply placed on an altar table. Three sticks of incense were simply lit on the table, and there were not even tributes. This made Xiao Ran couldn't help but look towards the spiritual tablet.
"Xiao Cangtian's spiritual place!" There are six large Chinese characters on the top, and below are the words "Heirs of the Xiao family". There is no other information at all, not even the name of the person who erected the monument.
Moreover, Xiao Ran had never seen this spirit before. Xiao Ran was sure that this person never appeared in the Xiao family ancestral hall.
"Grandpa, what is this?" Xiao Ran was really confused. What was he doing here with an unknown spiritual tablet?
However, Xiao Zhan didn't know what he was thinking of at this moment. He didn't speak for a while, and then suddenly said after a while: "Xiao Ran, you first pay homage to the spirit tablets of Xiao Cangtian's ancestors!"
"Ancestor?" Xiao Ran muttered in his heart, but he still respectfully picked up a bunch of incense, lit it, held it on his forehead and kowtowed three times before standing up and inserting the bunch of incense into the small cauldron in front of him.
After Xiao Ran finished doing this, Xiao Tiancai nodded with satisfaction, looked at Xiao Ran and said softly: "Ran'er, aren't you surprised why you have never seen this person's spiritual status?"
Even though Xiao Ran nodded, he really didn't know who this Xiao Cangtian was, and he was also his ancestor, which made Xiao Ran even more confused.
Since it is one's ancestor, why is it left here quietly instead of being offered as an offering? Isn't this disrespectful to the ancestors?
But if it was disrespectful, Xiao Ran could see that although the memorial tablet was shabby, it was clearly cared for with great care. At least Xiao Ran could tell at a glance that this plaque had a history of at least five thousand years.
These can be directly seen from the cracks on the top.
"Xiao Ran, you have to remember that Xiao Cangtian is the most powerful being in the history of our Xiao family. He is also the person who revitalized the entire Xiao family. He is the being who has made the greatest contribution in the history of our Xiao family. His cultivation is also the most powerful being in the history of our Xiao family.
The first being in history to reach the pinnacle of the Sword Master!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Tian got a little excited about his application, but Xiao Ran frowned. How could he be the most powerful being in the family when he was just a swordsman? At that time, there would at least be no shortage of swordsmen, right? So what happens now?
What's going on?
"Although ancestor Xiao Cangtian was only at the peak of the Sword Master, he was the best master in the world at that time. Even the Sword God at that time, no one could be his opponent. At that time, our entire Xiao family was also rising.
It has become one of the most powerful families in Wolong Continent."
"Later, Xiao Cangtian's ancestor got the opportunity to be promoted to the Sword God, and met the ancestors of the seven hidden families at that time to go there together. However, after that time, the ancestor never came back again, and the families that went together even wiped out five people.
Only one Shangguan family came back by luck!"
"But even when he came back, he was seriously injured and died soon after. At that time, the ancestor left a letter in the family, which clearly stated that he had not returned for a month and that the family would be disbanded immediately. Although the letter was not found later
, but it’s almost a month.”
Speaking of this, Xiao Tian showed a sad look on his face, and after a long time he continued: "Later, the Xiao family immediately disintegrated and scattered in all directions, and our lineage, because we are the direct lineage, was the first to leave, but we are not powerful.
How long did it take for the Xiao family to be completely destroyed, and no one even knows the reason."
"At that time, our ancestors fled everywhere without hesitation. In order to avoid some enemies at that time, many masters lost their lives. It was already three thousand years later that they came to settle in Tianwu City. After that, they continued to be micro-dao. Now, I didn't expect that now
You are a sword master again
, I, the Xiao family, never imagined that such a day would come!" Xiao Zhan's tone became excited, and his eyes were filled with sparkle as he looked at Xiao Ran. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
Chapter completed!