The Gongsun family was a powerful force in the Xuan Kingdom. At its peak, it was one of the strongest families in the Xuan Kingdom. The ancestors of the Gongsun family once participated in the dynastic struggle for hegemony in the Xuan Kingdom.
Although they were defeated, the Gongsun family remained standing in the Xuan Kingdom, with a profound foundation and a behemoth existence.
However, in recent years, the Gongsun family has been in decline. The reason is that the genius of the Gongsun family has withered, and no particularly amazing person has appeared in the past ten years.
For a family, inheritance is extremely important. If there are not enough outstanding people among the descendants of the family, no matter how deep the family is, it will eventually decline one day.
Of course, with the current foundation and strength of the Gongsun family, the decline will not be too serious for a while. As long as we seize the time to cultivate a few geniuses of sufficient weight, there will be no big problem.
In recent years, the Gongsun family has put a lot of effort into cultivating the talents of their younger generations, spending a lot of resources, and they have managed to produce a few decent people.
Gongsun Xiao is one of them, and he is a very outstanding one among the outstanding juniors of the Gongsun family. He is highly valued by many elders of the Gongsun family.
On the way to the Gongsun family branch in Xuandu, Fang Lin asked Gongsun Xiao why the elders of the Gongsun family wanted to see him.
After all, Fang Lin didn't know much about the Gongsun family. It was impossible for the Gongsun family to want to see him for no reason. There must be some reason.
Gongsun Xiao hesitated again and again, and finally told Fang Lin the truth.
It turned out that there was an elder in Gongsun's family who was an alchemist who was very addicted to alchemy. He learned that Fang Lin knew some bone alchemy skills and was extremely interested, so he asked Gongsun Xiao to come forward and invite Fang Lin over.
"Fang Lin, my fifth grandfather is too obsessed with Alchemy. He insists on meeting you once. I hope you won't take offense." Gongsun Xiao said to Fang Lin with a hint of apology.
Fang Lin laughed: "It doesn't matter. Since it is Gongsun Xiao's elder who wants to see me, I can't refuse, and I am also an alchemist, so it is normal for me to communicate with my seniors."
The two of them talked all the way until they arrived at the Gongsun family's mansion.
Large families and powerful forces like the Gongsun family will have their own mansions in Xuandu.
I saw that the Gongsun family's mansion was extremely grand. It was located in a relatively quiet area of Xuandu. It was not easily disturbed and was suitable for people who liked peace and quiet.
Gongsun Xiao took Fang Lin and entered the mansion directly. Because Gongsun Xiao had a high status in the Gongsun family, no one stopped him.
Of course, because Fang Lin was an unfamiliar face, many members of the Gongsun family looked at Fang Lin more than once.
Fang Lin looked around and couldn't help but sigh that the great power was good. It was just a branch of the Gongsun family, and the mansion was so majestic.
"Haha, isn't this Gongsun Xiao? Long time no see." Just as Gongsun Xiao was taking Fang Lin to visit Gongsun's mansion, a slightly cold man's voice sounded from not far away.
When Gongsun Xiao heard this voice, he knew who it was without turning around. His brows suddenly furrowed, and his original good mood suddenly disappeared.
Fang Lin looked back and saw a young man in blue walking from a courtyard with a half-smile expression on his face.
This man looked about the same age as Gongsun Xiao, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked like an honest man.
Behind the young man in blue, there were three young people following, but they obviously seemed to be of lower status than the young man in blue, just like they were followers of the young man in blue.
Gongsun Xiao turned around, looked at the young man in blue, and said in a very calm tone: "Gongsun Long, when did you come?"
The young man in blue named Gongsun Long glanced at Fang Lin first, and then said with a smile: "I just arrived in the morning, and I came here specifically to see the beauty of Xuandu. After all, I haven't been here for two or three years."
Gongsun Xiao frowned slightly, he was extremely unhappy with Gongsun Long.
In fact, Gongsun Xiao and Gongsun Long are both outstanding young sons of the Gongsun family. However, they have had grudges since they were young, and their elders also dislike each other, so they are considered competitive within the family. .
This time, the Gongsun family first sent Gongsun Xiao to Xuandu. Apparently they valued Gongsun Xiao very much, so they let him go.
However, I didn't expect that Gongsun Long would also arrive in Xuandu today. This made Gongsun Xiao a little dissatisfied. He had already been asked to come, so why bother to let Gongsun Long also come to Xuandu
Gongsun Xiao couldn't help but think about the meaning.
"Let's go." Gongsun Xiao didn't want to pay attention to Gongsun Long. He said to Fang Lin and took Fang Lin directly to see the elder.
Unexpectedly, Gongsun Long dodged and stopped in front of the two of them.
"Don't worry, this brother looks very unfamiliar. He probably isn't from my Gongsun family." Gongsun Long looked at Fang Lin with a look of confusion.
Gongsun Xiao frowned and said, "He is Fang Lin, the guest invited by the Fifth Grandpa."
Hearing this, Gongsun Long not only did not get out of the way, but showed a bit of surprise: "So you are Fang Lin, the alchemist from the Lower Three Kingdoms who was kicked out of the Prince's Mansion?"
Gongsun Xiao suddenly became angry and shouted: "Gongsun Long, don't go too far!"
Fang Lin didn't show any expression, but he also wanted to slap Gongsun Long in the face.
Of course, Fang Lin couldn't do this. After all, this was the Gongsun family's mansion. If he beat up the Gongsun family, even if he had Gongsun Xiao's face, it would be difficult to get out of here.
Gongsun Long pretended to be exaggerated and said, "Isn't it true? The whole Xuandu is talking about this matter."
After saying that, Gongsun Long looked at Fang Lin and asked with interest: "I heard that you offended the prince and even fawned over the eldest lady of the Dugu family. Is it true?"
Fang Linpi said with a smile: "It's just a rumor."
Gongsun Long frowned: "Is it just a rumor? I can't see it."
"Gongsun Long, what are you going to do?" Gongsun Xiao shouted loudly, alarming some people not far away.
Gongsun Long held his hands in front of him, with a look of contempt on his face, and said: "I'm not doing anything. It's just that this Fang Lin is from a humble background and was kicked out of the prince's mansion. Now he wants to curry favor with my Gongsun family. I, Gongsun Long, am The children of the family naturally cannot let some low-class cats and dogs mix in the family."
After saying that, Gongsun Long also looked at Gongsun Xiao sideways: "You are also a member of my Gongsun family, but you are so close to a lowly person. Don't lose the face of my Gongsun family."
Gongsun Xiao couldn't stand it anymore and didn't care about anything. He rushed forward and wanted to fight Gongsun Long.
Fang Lin reached out and held Gongsun Xiao's shoulder.
"Let's not be impulsive." Fang Lin said with a smile.