A golden pocket watch was slowly lowered.
Xiahou Jiaoyan looked at the pocket watch in his hand, then slowly raised his head.
In front of Xiahou Jiaoyan, what he faced at this moment was a face full of determination.
It was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties. Although the man is quite old, there is still a calm and prestige in his brows.
His name is Xiahou Jinyuan. He is the current Patriarch, the younger brother of Xiahou Dizang.
The previous patriarchs had two sons and two daughters. The current patriarch Xiahou Dizang, his younger brother Xiahou Jinyuan (father of Xiahou Fangyan and Xiahou Lusheng), and then two younger sisters, Xiahou Chujiang (mother of Xiahou Tailan), and… Xiahou Muhua is also the biological mother of Xiahou Night King.
Unlike the current Patriarch, Xiahou Dizang, Xiahou Jinyuan's attitude towards the Night King is more radical.
This is a gloomy forest.
"The solar eclipse will come on time at three o'clock in the afternoon. The ceremony will start at that time." Xiahou Jinyuan looked at Xiahou Jiaoyan with a condescending attitude: "The map you hid..."
"You don't need to worry."
"To kill the Night King. Once he becomes the 'King', you should know better than me what will happen to all of us. This matter, you two, must be handled properly."
Having said that, he looked behind him.
There, stood a man.
A beautiful boy in a red dress. That beautiful boy is lowering his head slightly at this moment to show his identity.
The head of the Xiahou family... Zero!
"I will fulfill the calamity predicted by Gu Huo Niao to King Xiahou Ye." Ling bowed his head.
"Very good. You two must remember, especially you, Jiao Yan. After all, you belong to the blood of the branch family. Even if you obtain the complete map, you will not be recognized by the family. Only the blood of the direct line of the family can be in charge. family power."
This sentence is to remind Xiahou Jiaoyan to keep his duty.
And Xiahou Jinyuan's desire to seize the power of the family has been fully revealed.
At this moment, suddenly, Zero looked in a certain direction and shouted: "Who's there!"
In the barren Minshan, there are not many woods. And the trees here are relatively barren, so it is not easy to hide people.
After Zero yelled, Jiao Yan rushed towards a certain direction immediately!
Behind a tree, a figure appeared quickly, and that person was about to flee immediately.
It's a pity... How did she escape Xiahou Jiaoyan
Not long after, Xiahou Jiaoyan rushed to the figure and grabbed him!
It was a young girl.
"Who are you?"
Xiahou Jinyuan and Ling ran over immediately.
"Yeah... sorry... I didn't mean to eavesdrop..."
This place is already close to the private domain of Xiahou's family. Generally speaking, few people will come and go here.
Xiahou Jinyuan looked at the girl, and said coldly: "Since she heard it all, let's get rid of it just in case."
"No...don't!" The girl suddenly begged for mercy in fear: "I, I dare not interfere with the affairs of the adults of the Xiahou family... Please, let me go!"
Xiahou Jiao Yan looked at her coldly and said, "You are really unlucky."
Then, he looked at Zero and said, "Then... let me do it."
"No... don't! Don't!" The girl turned pale with fear!
"Please... don't kill me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die! I, I just stay here to see if I can see that woman... That woman, Xiahou Xuanyin!"
Xiahou Jiaoyan, who was about to kill him, immediately asked after hearing this name, "Who did you just... say?"
"Xiahou Xuanyin! Isn't she from Xiahou's family?"
To ordinary people, members of the Xiahou family are all superior. There is not much difference between clan members and family members.
"Xiahou... Xuanyin... she killed my grandma..."
Xiahou Jiaoyan stretched out his hand, hooked her chin, and made her face his face. This is to make it easier to observe its expression to judge whether it is lying.
"go on."
"The map... she took it, the map!"
The next moment, there were hands on her neck.
"I see. You gave her the map. So... answer me... where are the rest of the maps?"
"I... I don't know..."
"Take her back." Xiahou Jinyuan patted Xiahou Jiaoyan's shoulder: "There are many ways to make people speak."
"I... my grandma may know...but she's dead..." the girl quickly explained.
"Really? It's okay. Let the dead speak, and I can do it." Xiahou Jinyuan looked at the girl coldly, and asked: "Then, tell me your name."
"Name... name?"
"answer me!"
"Yes... yes... my name is... Xu Qinghe..."
What happened here, no one knows.
Xiahou family clan, in the manor at the most core location.
This is the current head of the Xiahou family, the seat of Xiahou Dizang.
Above the high steps, a figure wrapped in a black robe sat on a throne-like seat. And at the bottom of the steps, Xiahou Yewang knelt and sat there.
"Finally, the day has come."
Xiahou Dizang on the high platform said in a cold voice, "I have been looking forward to this day since Qin Guang's death."
The Night King looked at the figure covered in black robe, but smiled.
"You... just laughed?"
Xiahou Dizang in the black robe asked in a majestic voice, "What are you laughing at?"
"I thought, my lord father, I would mention my mother first. Don't you?"
"Your mother, of course..."
"It should be enough, right? After so many years of mutual temptation and pretending to be a snake, isn't your father tired?"
Then he held his head high and said: "Today, everyone in the Xiahou family, including my father, will use all means to kill me. I know this, because my use value will completely end today .”
Xiahou Dizang suddenly stood up from the throne and roared angrily: "Presumptuous! You rebellious son, have you forgotten my protection for you for many years?"
"My lord, it is impossible to have two at the same time." The Night King was not afraid of the furious Xiahou Dizang: "My lord father, you taught me this."
"Stop talking nonsense! In the future, this location will belong to you. The complete map will also be handed over to you!"
Xiahou Yewang sneered, such lies are really ridiculous.
Are all members of the Xiahou family so brazen
"I am determined to obtain that map." The Night King said coldly, "However, all of that will be done after obtaining the complete map. Wait until then to decide the ownership of the map."
Already, there is no need to maintain superficial peace with lies.
Because it no longer has any meaning.
Still, at least for now, the stakes are aligned. As long as there are common interests, no matter how deep the hatred is, we can still work together.
A solar eclipse... is coming!