There were many people in the Nie clan. The old master had given birth to five sons in one go, and the five sons had many children. By the time Nie Qing's father's generation had married and had children, the number of relatives Nie Qing had could be measured in "hundreds", and he had more cousins than he could remember.
Fortunately, Nie Qing did not have face blindness and had a good memory. Otherwise, he wouldn't have remembered.
This year, at the clan gathering, Nie Qing followed behind his father, Nie Liang. His watery eyes couldn't help but look around.
Nie Liang knew his son couldn't sit still. He smiled, "If it's boring, let the servant girls take you to the side to play with your brothers and sisters."
Nie Qing blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at his father's teasing expression.
At that time, Nie Liang had yet to shine. He was like a luminous pearl, bright but not eye-catching. He didn't have a strong presence. This caused Nie Qing's status to be neither high nor low. Even so, the servant girls in the clan didn't dare to slight him and carefully served him.
Nie Qing rested for a while in the side room. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a few children of the clan surrounding someone in the garden.
"What are you doing?"
Nie Qing was far away and couldn't hear what they were saying. But he could see the children shrunk their shoulders, their faces full of grievance.
The group of young langjuns saw Nie Qing come over and immediately showed displeased expressions.
"I'm just having a chat with my brothers."
The one who said this was the tallest langjun. Nie Qing recognized him. He was the eldest grandson of the Nie family's first branch.
"So it's like this. I misunderstood. Please forgive me, cousin." As Nie Qing finished, he beckoned to the boy of the same age who was surrounded, "Come here, the elders are looking for you. The servant girls looked for you for a long time and thought you were lost. Come with me. "
The moment he said this, the eldest grandson's face darkened. But Nie Qing's expression was natural and he couldn't question him.
He could only watch as Nie Qing took Nie Yang away.
"Were they bullying you just now?"
He had a good memory and faintly remembered that this harmless rabbit-like langjun was his uncle's child.
Nie Yang pinched his fingers and nodded. His eyes were still red, making him look even more like a rabbit.
"Why did they bully you?"
"Cousin's words don't make sense. I was bullied by those tall ones. Shouldn't you be asking me why? Why are you asking me instead? " Nie Yang pouted in dissatisfaction. Realizing that he had gone too far, he awkwardly corrected himself, "This, this little brother didn't mean to talk back. It's just that things haven't been going well recently, and they're very annoyed … This little brother … I hope Cousin Brother can forgive me."
Nie Qing had a good temper, and he could also see that Nie Yang's situation was not very good, so naturally he would not vent his anger on him.
"The reason why I'm asking you is because you're the only one beside me. If they're here, I'll go ask them."
Nie Yang's face turned red in embarrassment. He felt apologetic for his anti-social behavior.
"It's nothing much … When I was in the family school, they were criticized by the teacher for their homework. Little Brother came in late, but he did better than them, so they were jealous." Nie Yang sighed and said in an old-fashioned tone, "Those who don't attract jealousy are mediocre. I won't argue with them."
Nie Qing laughed heartily.
It was his first time seeing such an interesting cousin.
"Those who don't attract jealousy are mediocre. These words really make sense!"
Nie Yang continued, "Other than this, it probably has something to do with my looks. They always say that I look too much like a girl and am easy to bully."
Even if he was a child from a landowning household, he was still a child. When it came to bullying others, any reason could be a reason.
Nie Yang's father liked women, and he had children one after another. Although Nie Yang was the son of the first wife, he was not valued.
For a child who was not valued even by his own father, how much support could he have in the complicated environment of the family school?
As long as it wasn't a big deal, the Headmaster wouldn't care if it was a "small fight".
Nie Qing laughed, "I see that you have a sharp tongue. You don't look like someone easy to bully."
Nie Yang's eyes widened. He looked even more innocent and easy to bully.
Nie Qing said, "I'll find a chance to talk to the family school's teacher. The family school is a place to study and not a place for a bunch of landowning households to bully the weak and fight. As for you, if you're wronged, you can tell me. I'll support you. "
Nie Yang did not expect that he could find a backer.
But, why?
This was the first time he and Nie Qing had met. He was not used to the other party being so intimate right from the start.
One who was unaccountably solicitous was hiding evil intentions.
Later, it was proven that Nie Qing's temperament was like this. It was a proper central air conditioner, but this one took special care of Nie Yang.
"Thank you, Big Brother."
Nie Yang was only half a year younger than Nie Qing, but the two of them were half a head apart.
Nie Qing thought to himself, could it be that his uncle had deducted Nie Yang's rations, causing this younger cousin to be so skinny and small? No wonder he was bullied by others.
Perhaps it was fate. Although the two of them were not blood-related brothers, they got along well. Not long after, they were like one person.
Nie Yang's good days did not last long. He was secretly pushed into the pond and choked a few times. That night, he caught a cold.
When Nie Qing heard the news, he rushed over to see him. Nie Yang was so sick that his entire face was red.
"Big Brother …"
Nie Qing said, "What is it?"
Nie Yang stammered, "Last night when I fell into the water, I definitely did not slip in accidentally. Someone pushed me from behind."
Nie Qing said, "Big Brother knows. I will definitely support you."
Nie Yang was sick, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.
He was not a good swimmer, and the pond was quite deep, not even above his head. Last night, he really thought that he was going to drown.
Why did these people bully him?
Nie Yang's eyes showed some confusion, but then they became determined.
Because he had no power or influence, his father did not love him, and his mother did not love him, he did not have the ability to protect himself, so they bullied him.
Although Nie Qing treated him well, he could not prevent him from being pushed into the pond and almost drowning.
To put it bluntly, he still had to rely on himself to climb up until no one dared to bully him anymore.
As he thought of this, a strange light laugh suddenly rang in his mind.
[You are an interesting person. You have a high level of comprehension.]
Nie Yang's body trembled, his face pale. He was so scared that his limbs turned cold. Even the thick bedding could not give him a sense of security.
"Who are you?"
[I am the System. You don't have to ask directly. Just ask in your heart. I can hear you,] the System said. [Just now, you said that you want to rely on your own ability to climb up until no one dares to bully you, right? This goal is a little difficult to achieve.]
Nie Yang said, "It has nothing to do with you! You demon, you are still pretending to be mysterious. "
[I do not need to pretend to be mysterious because I am a demon in the eyes of you mortals.] The System laughed. [Your personality is very much in line with my criteria for choosing a host. Young man, if you only rely on yourself, you will have to suffer a lot in the future. Why don't you become my host? My power will be yours to use. To tell you the truth, I am the Emperor Growth System. My hosts are all people with Emperor's Qi and have the potential to rule the world. Within the borders of Zhongzhao, your Emperor's Qi is the thickest. It can be seen that the heavens intend for you to stand out in this chaotic world.]
[Nonsense. The world is at peace now. How can there be chaos?]
[If the host does not believe me, just wait and see.]
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