The rising sun shone through the window, and the morning birds chirped loudly and crisply.
The door opened without a sound. There wasn't the slightest creak.
He Yiming walked out of the room. As soon as his feet stepped out of the door, Hsieh Ming-chin appeared in front of him. "Mr. He, you're up."
At that moment, Hsieh Ming-chin's face didn't have the same arrogance as when they first met in the forest. After knowing that He Yiming killed two long-armed raccoons by himself, he didn't care. Whether it was him or the seven attendants, they all saw He Yiming as a celestial being.
According to Xie Nuanyi, unless the Xie Family's three tenth stage inner strength cultivators worked together, they wouldn't be able to fight the two long-armed raccoons to a standstill. Didn't that mean He Yiming could single-handedly take care of the three experts in the Xie Family?
Faced with such a powerful force, Hsieh Ming-chin had nothing to be proud of.
Looking at him in surprise, He Yiming smiled. "Brother Xie, you're up so early. You weren't waiting for me here, were you?"
Hsieh Ming-chin's face reddened slightly. "Mr. He, my father told me to wait for you here."
"Where is Mr. Xie?"
"My father is in the front hall, waiting for you to have breakfast with him."
He Yiming nodded slightly and walked forward under Hsieh Ming-chin's lead.
After killing the two long-armed raccoons in the forest and obtaining the berry-less fruit, He Yiming followed Xie Nuanyi and the others down the mountain.
With someone who was familiar with this part of the forest leading the way, they only spent a little more than a day to get out of the forest. Then, they rode madly for a day and arrived at the capital of the Fire Crow Kingdom, Wind Facing City last night.
Ying Feng City naturally couldn't be compared to a small county in Taicang County. Not only were the city walls fifteen meters tall, but it also occupied a large area. It was said that the permanent population of the city was as high as three hundred thousand. Including the floating population, there were probably close to four hundred thousand people.
The Xie Family had an extremely large manor in the city. There were two to three thousand people in the manor, and they were one of the four famous families in the Fire Crow Kingdom.
Xie Nuanyi's status in the family was very high, and she had her own independent courtyard. Since they entered the city late, they didn't announce their arrival. Instead, they quietly returned to their own courtyards and went to bed.
He Yiming was naturally given the best room to live in. After walking in the jungle for three months, this was the first time he was able to fall asleep on a bed. However, he was awakened by Hsieh Ming-chin the next morning.
Although Hsieh Ming-chin had tried his best to be as light as possible, and it could even be said that his footsteps were almost silent, how could he hide from He Yiming at this moment?
Since he noticed that someone was waiting outside, He Yiming wasn't so thick-skinned that he couldn't ignore it. Seeing that the sky was starting to brighten, he decided to get up.
The two seemed to be walking side by side, but Hsieh Ming-chin was slightly ahead of him. However, his body was slightly slanted in He Yiming's direction, as if he was leading the way for He Yiming.
Along the way, all the servants rubbed their eyes when they saw this scene. They almost couldn't believe what they were seeing.
In the Xie Family, the head of the family, Xie Nuanhang, pursued martial arts and never married.
Although Xie Nuanyi was the second master, his son, Hsieh Ming-chin, was the eldest young master of the Xie Family. Although this eldest young master was too straightforward and wasn't the best choice for the head of the family, he was deeply loved by the two masters and was also arrogant in the Xie Family. Therefore, when they saw his submissive attitude, everyone was in disbelief.
After a while, they arrived at the front hall.
He Yiming had just walked in when Xie Nuanyi stood up and said loudly, "Brother He, did you rest well yesterday?"
He Yiming nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I haven't slept on the bed for a long time. Thank you for your hospitality, sir."
Xie Nuanyi laughed and waved her hand gently. Naturally, the servants brought out the breakfast. The breakfast in the Xie Family was made up of pastries, rice porridge, and soup. There were a variety of dishes, and there were as many as 18 dishes. He Yiming's eyes were opened.
Although there were more than 18 types of pastries, soup, and rice in the He Family Village, they only provided five types a day. Compared to this place, it was obviously a far cry. Moreover, looking at the casual manner of Xie Nuanyi and the others, he knew that this was definitely not a result of his arrival.
He Yiming opened up his belly and ate all 18 kinds of food. Although he didn't sweep everything clean, this big belly king made the servants who were waiting on him secretly speechless. At the same time, they were also full of disdain. They really didn't understand why a hero like the Second Master would find a country bumpkin boor to come home.
Xie Nuanyi and her father happily accompanied He Yiming. From time to time, they would pick up the bamboo chopsticks and take a bite, but they ate much more elegantly. After He Yiming patted his belly and expressed his satisfaction, the father and son put down their chopsticks, indicating that he had just finished eating.
Although it was just a small gesture, He Yiming had a very good impression of them.
After breakfast, Xie Nuanyi waved her hand again, and all the servants immediately cleared away the dishes and quickly left.
Xie Nuanyi nodded slightly. Hsieh Ming-chin immediately stood up and bowed deeply to He Yiming. He said, "Mr. He, my father and I have a request."
He Yiming couldn't help but laugh. He said, "Brother Xie, please speak your mind."
Hsieh Ming-chin's face tensed up slightly, but he still said, "Mr. He, I hope that you won't spread the news that we hunted two long-armed raccoons yesterday."
He Yiming nodded without hesitation. He said, "Okay."
Xie Nuanyi and her father looked at each other in surprise. They thought that He Yiming would have to spend a lot of effort or pay a price to persuade him, but they didn't expect that He Yiming would actually make a promise.
Little did they know that money could move people's hearts. He Yiming had a deep understanding of this principle.
When the He Family Village caught a golden-crowned python, they did it secretly and didn't dare to let the news leak.
Hsieh Ming-chin bowed deeply to the ground. He said, "Thank you for your understanding, Mr. He."
He Yiming reached out and helped him up. He said, "Brother He, you don't have to be so polite." Then, he looked at Xie Nuanyi and said seriously, "Mr. Xie, I have a request."
Xie Nuanyi said seriously, "Mr. He, please tell us what you need. As long as it's within the Xie Family's ability, we will do our best."
"I want to learn the Xie Family's alchemy skills. I hope that Mr. Xie can help me," He Yiming said sincerely.
Xie Nuanyi was slightly stunned. She said, "Brother He, I'll go see if my brother has woken up. If he does, I'll inform him of your arrival and your request, and let him make the decision. What do you think?"
He Yiming nodded deeply. He said, "Thank you." After a pause, he added, "I only want to learn the Neidan's refining method. I don't have any other intentions. I hope that Mr. He can help me."
Since the Xie Family passed down medicine, alchemy was naturally of the utmost importance. It was reasonable for the Master to decide whether to teach it.
Xie Nuanyi's face immediately revealed a smile of understanding. She said, "I see. In that case, Mr. He can rest assured that my brother won't refuse."
Then, he cupped his hands slightly. He gave Hsieh Ming-chin a look and turned to leave.
Although Hsieh Ming-chin was a straightforward person, he wasn't stupid. He immediately asked someone to serve tea and greeted him.
"Mr. He, this is a famous tea from the Da Shen Country. It's said that it grows in the mountains surrounded by clouds and is extremely difficult to harvest. After it's transported to the Northwest, it's worth far more than gold." He gestured with his hand and said, "Please have a taste, Mr. He."
He Yiming's curiosity was greatly aroused. He had also eaten tea in the He Family Manor, but to him, drinking tea was like a cow chewing on peonies. He couldn't taste anything special.
At that moment, he picked up the exquisite teacup that looked like a work of art. His nose twitched twice, and there was indeed a faint fragrance. However, when he gently took a sip, he realized that the taste was no different from the tea that came out of the big teapot. At least, he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.
Hsieh Ming-chin also took a sip, then looked over with a hopeful gaze.
The two looked at each other. After a while, Hsieh Ming-chin suddenly smiled embarrassedly and said, "Mr. He, although I've learned a bit about the way of tea, I still don't know anything about it. Please forgive me."
He Yiming's eyes immediately lit up. He smiled and said, "Brother Xie is right. Although this tea smells a bit fragrant, when you drink it, it's no different from the big bowl of tea that we grew in our hometown."
Hsieh Ming-chin opened his mouth in shock. Slowly, the two people's eyes flashed with an indescribable smile.
Although the two people's identities, strengths, personalities, and the environment that they grew up in were different, at that moment, they strangely felt that they were very compatible. The two people slowly chatted, and it was as if they regretted not having met earlier.
The conversation with Hsieh Ming-chin was very harmonious, and He Yiming could clearly feel that it was because the two people's personalities were more compatible, which was why they could talk so well.
When He Yiming had conversed with Lin Taoli of the Lin Family of Glittering Jewel in the past, he knew that if Lin Taoli did not intend to rope him in, he would definitely not be so intimate with him.
Now, perhaps Hsieh Ming-chin had the intention to win him over on behalf of his father, but as the conversation deepened, He Yiming couldn't deny that his impression of Hsieh Ming-chin was quickly growing.
Of course, for He Yiming to accept him so quickly, it had a lot to do with his decision to risk his life and death with his father that day in the dense forest.
This decision seemed reckless, and it wouldn't be liked by the people in power in the big aristocratic families. It was obviously an act of suicide. But from He Yiming's point of view, he would rather become brothers with such a reckless man than associate with those gentlemen who thought things through carefully and considered the big picture.
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In the main courtyard of the Xie family, a handsome man who looked a few years younger than Xie Nuanyi suddenly moved his eyebrows slightly, and his body flew over.
With the movement of his body, an awe-inspiring aura suddenly swelled, and even Xie Nuanyi, who was standing in front of him, couldn't help but breathe a little faster.
However, this person's aura was only released for a moment. After his strong emotional agitation, he immediately controlled it very well.
"Second brother, those two long-armed raccoons were killed?"
"Yes, big brother." Xie Nuanyi said, "I even brought back the bodies."
This person was one of the four big aristocratic families of the Fire Crow Kingdom, the current head of the Xie family, famous for their medical skills, Xie Nuanhang.
Although he looked young, his actual age was ten years older than Xie Nuanyi, and he was already close to seventy years old.
"What's that person's name?"
"He Yiming, from the Kingdom of Tian Luo."
"He Yiming?" Xie Nuanhang murmured, but he had no recollection of this name at all.
"That's right, He Yiming." Xie Nuanyi was full of praise. "He Yiming has not only grasped the essence of the gold attribute martial arts, but also comprehended the Way of Truth of this attribute. He also has the strength of the peak of the tenth level of the acquired stage, and knows a set of innate sword techniques. "
Xie Nuanhang raised his hand and interrupted his brother's endless praise. "Second brother, although the Kingdom of Tian Luo is thousands of miles away from us, I've heard of the famous people there. If there really is such an expert who has comprehended the Way of Truth and grasped innate martial arts, how could he be unknown? "
Xie Nuanyi laughed and said, "Big brother, I think He Yiming is not even eighteen years old. Of course, he can't be that famous."
Actually, he didn't know that He Yiming was already famous in Taicang County. It was only because the Lin family of Glittering Jewels deliberately suppressed it that the news didn't spread quickly.
Xie Nuanhang was shocked. If he was just surprised before, then he was shocked now.
It was rare for a cultivator in his fifties or sixties to have such achievements, but for a young man not even eighteen years old to have such achievements, it was too shocking.
If these words hadn't been said by his second brother, and if he hadn't seen the two corpses with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to believe it.
After a long time, he asked in a low voice, "Have you asked about this person's background?"
"No, but I think he's an inner disciple of a hidden sect," Xie Nuanyi said with a sigh.
Xie Nuanhang nodded and said, "Since he has such achievements at such a young age, he must be an inner disciple of a hidden sect. Moreover, he must be a core disciple who was nurtured by the rich cultivation resources of the sect." Then, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that such a talent who was nurtured with all their resources will definitely become an innate powerhouse in the future. It's impossible for the Xie family to use him. Besides, we can't afford to offend his sect. "
Xie Nuanyi nodded in agreement, then said with a smile, "Big brother, although he won't join the Xie family, if we can maintain a good personal relationship with such a person, it'll be a great help to the Xie family."
Xie Nuanhang's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Second brother, are you confident that you can be on good terms with him?"
Xie Nuanyi looked serious and said, "This person is very curious about alchemy, and he wants to learn the Xie family's alchemy skills. However, he doesn't ask for much. He only wants to learn how to refine a golden pill. "
Xie Nuanhang frowned slightly as he seriously considered the pros and cons.
Xie Nuanyi hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and said, "Big brother, Ming Jin came with me on this trip to the dense forest. Although he was the last to return after encountering the long-armed raccoon, I was extremely disappointed. He Yiming seemed to have a good impression of him, and his attitude toward him was obviously different. If you'll allow it, I hope that Ming Jin can receive him. "
Xie Nuanhang raised his head and looked at Xie Nuanyi meaningfully. After a long time, he finally nodded and said, "Second brother, the art of refining a golden pill is only a branch of the family's medical heritage. If he wants to learn, let's open the alchemy method to him. Also, I'll tell Seventh Great Uncle that He Yiming can watch while he refines a golden pill. "
This time, it was Xie Nuanyi's turn to be slightly shocked. He took a deep breath and bowed deeply. "Thank you, big brother."
Xie Nuanhang helped his second brother up and said with a serious expression, "Second brother, I understand your intentions. If Ming Jin is lucky enough to get the support of a Xiantian master, then there will be no problem in taking over the Xie family. However, if he can't get the support of He Yiming, or if He Yiming still can't break through to the Xiantian realm before I pass away, then the future of the Xie family must not be passed to Ming Jin. "
Xie Nuanyi bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes, I'll listen to your instructions."
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In the inner hall of the Xie family, He Yiming and Hsieh Ming-chin were chatting happily.
Even in the He family manor, He Yiming had never had such a feeling of speaking freely with any of his brothers.
After all, the He family manor had only been established for a short period of time. Every younger generation had devoted themselves to cultivation. Although the relationship between the brothers and sisters was deep, they definitely lacked the experience of talking like this.
However, only those who had gained He Yiming's approval and were close to his age would be sincerely accepted by him.
Suddenly, a servant hurried to Hsieh Ming-chin's side and handed him a letter and a token.
Hsieh Ming-chin opened the letter and was overjoyed. He waved it and said excitedly, "Brother He, Uncle has agreed and given us the token. With this token, we can freely enter the pharmacy and alchemy room. Hehe, you're quite influential. Not only can you look at all the prescriptions for the Gold Pills, but you're also allowed to watch when Great Uncle is refining the pills. "
He suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother He, when you go to the alchemy room to watch, you must bring me along."
After talking for half a day, the way the two of them addressed each other had unknowingly changed. At least, Hsieh Ming-chin would no longer call him Mr. He.
He Yiming laughed and said, "Of course, but I want to see the prescriptions for the Gold Pills now."
Hsieh Ming-chin waved the token in his hand and said, "That's easy. Let's go now."
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