Yun Mansion, a small pavilion for listening to the rain.
Two people are playing chess.
"General."
A middle-aged man with a white face and no beard and handsome appearance smiled faintly and said, "Second brother, your chess moves are so changeable, but you don't know that a wise man is always worried and will make mistakes."
Yun Yuan, who was sitting opposite, sighed, "Brother, your chess style is wild and violent, using force to control the situation. No matter how many tricks I have, I can't use them. I am convinced of my defeat."
The person who played chess with Yun Yuan was none other than the head of the Yun family, Yun Hai!
Although Yun Hai looked like a man in his forties, he was actually an old man in his early sixties. However, his combat power had long been promoted to level 7, but his body and appearance remained in his prime.
However, as early as twenty years ago, Yun Hai had been living in seclusion, and the clan affairs were basically left to Yun Yuan.
Until the recent fortress war, he had only come out to walk around, but he was hiding behind the scenes. Otherwise, if he directly participated in the war, I am afraid that the military merits of other families would be greatly reduced.
"I am a reckless man and have been like this since I was young. That's why I told you early on that the position of the head of the family should be taken by you, the second brother, but you just wouldn't listen. Otherwise, I would have nothing to do now." Yun Hai fiddled with the chess pieces, put them back in place, and reorganized the chessboard.
Yun Yuan laughed and said, "Brother, those so-called young talents in the upper five sects were all geniuses. Who of them was not scared by you? You even left a shadow on Gao Lao Er. If I had succeeded to the throne, these people would definitely not have accepted it."
"The fact is, after you took over the position of the head of the family, no one has dared to say a word against our Yun family in the past thirty years. Even the Jingtao Duan family agreed to cancel the engagement after you said so. If it were me, I would never be so straightforward."
Yun Hai looked at his brother with a far-reaching gaze: "I am just a hands-off manager, managing the family affairs, and you, the second brother, have to do everything yourself. Speaking of which, I owe you too much over the years."
Yun Yuan shook his head: "There is no such thing as debts in our family's affairs. If you feel embarrassed, why don't you let me play a round?"
Yun Hai raised his lips and said, "One thing is one thing, but if you want me to give in, I absolutely cannot do that."
The two brothers smiled at each other.
Yun Hai picked up a piece and put it down casually: "The Bai family performed well in this war. I heard that they held a banquet tonight to celebrate their victory?"
Yun Yuan nodded: "It is true, and Bai Lao San even asked his daughter to invite the child to attend."
"oh?"
Yun Hai laughed, "Old Third Bai has put a lot of effort into their family. Bai Lijie is such a fool. He played a good hand into such a mess. If the Bai family didn't have Bai Shengjie and Bai Wuji in the younger generation, it would be hard to say how long their family line could continue."
Yun Yuan smiled: "Sheng Jie is quite upright. He even apologized to me a few days ago for plotting against that child."
Yun Hai's eyes turned cold. "If he dares to play dumb, I will go to the Bai family and give him a warning. From what I heard from you, he immediately pushed his daughter out, trying to get the child before us. He should apologize. He has some foresight."
Yun Yuan ate his eldest brother's son and said, "So when he heard that we canceled the engagement with Jing Tao Duan, he was very anxious. If I guess correctly, he probably wants to announce in public tonight that he will marry his daughter Bai Yinglan to that child."
Yun Hai chuckled: "Since you guessed it, you must have made some arrangements, right?"
Yun Yuan shook his head.
Yun Hai was stunned: "What, you didn't make any arrangements? In that case, what will happen to our little skylark?"
Yun Yuan laughed and said, "Big
Brother, although I didn’t make any arrangements, I did go to Gao’s house.”
Yun Hai asked in confusion, "Why are you going to the Gao family? The Gao family is just pretending to be rich, but the second and third generations are all useless. Once Gao Ye and that old guy Gao Li die, the Gao family will be almost finished."
Yun Yuan nodded gently and said, "That is why the Gao family needs external help to continue the family line and wait until the fourth generation to see if any outstanding figures emerge."
"I just said a few words to Gao Ye, telling him that the Bai family has a daughter who is waiting to be married. As for what Gao Ye will think, I have no right to control it."
Yun Hai clapped his hands and laughed, "Good for you, second brother. What else can Gao Ye think? He will definitely go to the Gao family to propose marriage. With the Gao family's interference, Bai Shengjie can't promise his daughter to someone else in front of everyone, even if he is unwilling in his heart, in order not to offend the Gao family."
Yun Yuan smiled and made another move: "Checkmate."
Yunhai suddenly burst into coughing.
"You, you, you're clearly trying to distract me with your words. This game doesn't count!"
Yun Yuan laughed and said, "Brother, don't regret a move, you taught me that."
Footsteps suddenly sounded.
A Frost Cloud Guard came to the outside of the pavilion.
"What's the matter?" Yun Yuan asked calmly.
The guard saluted and said in a deep voice: "Second Master, I just got the news from the Bai Mansion. The Gao family had a conflict with Lieutenant Tianyang and fought it out in the Bai family's martial arts hall. As a result, the Gao family guard was defeated by Lieutenant Tianyang."
Yun Yuan's eyes lit up: "Good boy."
The guard added, "Also, at the martial arts performance hall, Lieutenant Tianyang activated his special physique. However, we don't know his specific name and information yet."
"What!"
"Special physique?"
This time, even Yun Hai was moved. Losing control, he crushed the chess piece in his hand into powder.
After a few breaths, Yun Yuan waved his hand and said, "You go down first."
The guards retired.
Inside the pavilion, the two brothers exchanged glances, and then Yun Hai exhaled softly and said, "This is really surprising. He actually awakened his special physique. This child really has a bright future."
Yun Yuan smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect this. This is a bit risky. Since Shengjie knows that Tianyang has awakened a special physique, he might risk offending the Gao family and rush to arrange a marriage between his daughter and that child."
Yun Hai stood up, and looked outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back: "On the fortress, the number of people who have awakened their alien bodies can be counted on ten fingers. Alien bodies are rare, just take the leaders of the military as an example. Among them, only our city lord's adopted daughter has awakened a special physique."
"With a different body and a new class, the child you mentioned will sooner or later become the focus of the fortress. It's not surprising that he will even become the focus of the East Continent."
Yun Yuan also stood up: "Brother is right, I have to speed up my pace and not let the child be deceived."
"You used the word 'liar' quite brilliantly." Yun Hai said with a faint smile, and then his face became serious: "Spread the word for me, saying that I, Yun Hai, like this child and want to marry Yun Que to him. I want to see who dares to snatch this child from our Yun family!"
Yun Yuan was delighted: "With what you said, the matter is settled. Brother, I won't play chess with you. I'll take my leave now."
"Go ahead."
Then, Yunhai was the only one left in the pavilion. Yunhai looked at the chessboard, which was in chaos.
Bai family, martial arts hall.
"We lost this round."
The sound of high
The sound started, breaking the silence in the martial arts hall.
Including Bai Shengjie, everyone in the hall looked at the white-haired old man in surprise. Everyone who knew Gao Li knew that this tall old man rarely said such words of weakness. Gao Li was angry and humiliated by the defeat of the family guards, which was in line with his style.
"Xiao Yue, apologize to them."
Gao Li's next words were like dropping a bombshell, and everyone who heard it thought that Gao Li was crazy.
Gao Yue looked incredulous, thinking he had heard wrongly: "Second Grandfather, what did you just say?"
Gao Li said coldly: "I won't say the same thing again."
"But... "
"There's no buts! Since you lost, you have to admit it!"
Gao Li said in a deep voice: "Do you want to make the Gao family have a reputation of being 'untrustworthy' in front of so many people?"
Gao Yue couldn't bear such a heavy burden. He clenched his fists, stood up, and said loudly to Tian Yang on the field: "In this competition, it is indeed our Gao family that lost. According to the previous agreement, I apologize to you only on behalf of the Gao family."
Tianyang nodded.
Quit while you're ahead.
Now that the Gao family has apologized, the matter ends here.
Gao Li stood up and said to Bai Shengjie, "Sorry for disturbing you tonight. I will take my leave now and will come to apologize another day."
The old man made a gesture, and someone carried the unconscious Lu Zhi up, and then the Gao family and others left quickly.
Leaving the Bai family, the car drove on the highway in the upper city. In the car, Gao Yue said indignantly: "Second Grandfather, that Tianyang made us lose face tonight. We can't just let this matter go, right?"
Gao Li was surprisingly calm. He glanced at him and sighed, "Xiao Yue, you have to grow up quickly. Your great grandfather and I are old. If we cannot be promoted to rank 7 within ten years, then in a few years, we will have to retire from our current positions."
"Then the Gao family will depend on you."
Gao Yue was stunned, not understanding why Gao Li suddenly brought up this matter.
"Not only should you not seek revenge on that young man named Tianyang, you should also try to make friends with him. In fact, after I go back, I will have to ask my eldest brother to see if there is a girl of the right age in our family who can marry that child."
The old man's words made Gao Yue almost jump up.
"Second Grandpa, you are not serious, are you?"
"Do I look like I'm kidding?"
Gao Li snorted, "Didn't you see that kid named Tianyang just used his special physique in the martial arts hall? How many people do you think have special physiques in our fortress? Our Gao family is in a period of transition right now, and we lack the absolute force to calm the situation."
"Now that I'm still here, I can still do it. But if I'm gone someday, how will you support the family?"
Gao Yue murmured, "Second Grandpa, may you live a long life. Why are you saying such unlucky words?"
Gao Li chuckled and said, "Live a hundred years? If you don't reach rank 7, your life span will be difficult to break through. Even if we can try to prolong our lifespan, we can't stop the aging of our bodies and cells."
"So, if we can recruit a strong person with a different body, then at least we can hold on for a while after our generation retires."
"Otherwise, once we retreat, within twenty years, our family's foundation will be divided up. If you can't even see this clearly, then Xiaoyue, I advise you to just be a young master and stop eyeing the position of the head of the family."