A fourth-level warrior died outside Tongyou City. This was considered a big event for all the forces gathered in Tongyou City.
However, after Shang Ke was surprised at the beginning, he immediately put it behind him and waved his hand: "No matter what he is doing, let's go home first!"
Although the merchant's convoy was inexplicably attacked in Tongyou City, the time from beginning to end was actually not too long.
Although the attack caused some chaos at the beginning and caused some losses to the convoy, the situation was quickly controlled by the Shang family.
After the convoy started moving forward, the strange middle-aged man holding a long sword that Shang Xia had noticed before came over.
The man's eyes first fell on Shang Xia for a moment, and then he looked at Shang Ke and said, "Fifth uncle, what should we do with Yu Wugou and George Han?"
Shang Ke waved his hand impatiently and said: "Except for sending the living people to Tongyou Academy, you can take care of the rest!"
The man cupped his hands and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Shang Ke.
"Don't leave yet!"
Shang Ke greeted him, then looked at Shang Xia beside him and said, "He is your second uncle Shangjian, and he is your great grandfather's son."
In fact, when Shang Jian called Shang Ke "Fifth Uncle", although Shang Xia was a little surprised, he already had some guesses.
When Shang Ke stopped Shang Jian and specifically introduced him to Shang Xia, Shang Xia still looked calm and just called "Second Uncle" with a smile and respect, while Shang Jian also nodded just out of politeness. He nodded, even the smile on his face looked a little forced.
This "Second Uncle" call was just out of politeness. In fact, both Shang Xia who spoke and Shang Jian who was called felt alienated from each other.
In the 17 or 18 years since Shang Xia was born, he had never seen this second uncle before, and had never even heard of anyone talking about him.
"Your second uncle has been away before. Recently, he heard about the war between the two realms and the serious injury of Chief Kou Shan. He was worried about the comfort of his family, so he hurried back to Tongyou City from Jizhou." Shang Ke explained simply.
Shang Xia said: "Thank you for your trouble!"
Shang Jian nodded slightly, then looked at Shang Ke and said, "I'll go first!"
After that, he turned around and left.
Shang Ke, who was beside him, looked at Shang's retreating figure and sighed inaudibly.
"Aren't you curious? Do you have anything to ask?"
Shang Ke was a little uncomfortable with Shang Xia's silence.
Shang Xia smiled and said: "I should know, and you will all know sooner or later. It has something to do with the invasion of foreign lands in the past twenty years. Just like my father's matter, if you don't want to tell me, I will never ask. This matter Same thing!"
Shang Ke didn't know how to respond for a while, and fell into silence for a short time.
The grandfather and grandson followed the convoy back to the family station. When they saw the merchant's gate from a distance, Shang Ke suddenly said: "You are a smart boy. Although you didn't ask, I'm afraid you have already guessed a lot in your heart, and also Understand that even if you ask, we may not tell you.”
Shang Xia smiled and said: "I know very well that all problems are ultimately caused by insufficient cultivation strength."
Shang Ke was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a rather self-deprecating smile, and then said: "After this battle, it seems that our side has the upper hand in the two battle fields, but in fact it has pushed the situation to a more dangerous stage. situation, so in the next few years, whether it is Tongyou Academy, the four major families, or the entire Tongyou City, they must do everything possible to increase their own strength to cope with the situation! Therefore, the strength of the family must be concentrated as much as possible . This is not only done by the merchants, but also by the other three major families! And you may have heard that even the academy is expanding its enrollment!"
At this time, Shang Xia stared at the back of the second uncle in front of him for a few seconds, and then suddenly asked: "Fifth Grandpa, is it because of him or them that my grandfather resigned from the position of clan leader?"
Shang Ke was stunned for a long time and then said: "Not entirely, and this is not the main reason."
Shang Xia nodded and said, "I understand!"
Shang Xia moved the Red Cloud Beast on his crotch and accelerated his return home.
Shang Ke looked at Shang Xia's figure floating on the back of the red cloud beast and sighed slightly, with a hint of distress in his expression.
Before Shang Xia came to the merchant's gate, he heard Shang Xi's voice coming from the gate in the distance.
"Shang Yang, I guess you are back. We were attacked at the intersection of Sancha Street just now. Why don't you go?"
Shang Xia saw from a distance a young warrior who was not much older than himself. He inserted a folding fan into the back of his neck, and with an expression begging for mercy, he trotted all the way to Shang Xi's mount, while helping her to dismount. , in a dog-legged manner, he screamed: "Seventh sister, you have wronged me. In this Tongyou City, what else can happen to our merchants? Besides, the second brother didn't bring someone with him. Are you there? Besides, there must be someone in the family who is in charge, right? What if it is someone else’s plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain?”
"Glib tongue!"
Shang Xi waved away Shang Yang's weak arm, pressed it directly on his shoulder as a fulcrum, and then jumped off the red cloud beast.
Shang Yang bared his teeth for a while, and it was obvious that Shang Xi's hand on his shoulder was definitely not too light.
"Okay, I have gathered my martial arts will. The past few years have not been in vain. It seems that I have gained something in the White Deer Blessed Land."
After Shang Xi landed, he looked at Shang Yang next to him in surprise.
Shang Yang, who originally had a painful expression on his face, immediately changed his expression and said: "Hey, I originally wanted to give the seventh sister a surprise. By the way, I haven't congratulated the seventh sister for her great improvement in cultivation. Now this is the time when the seventh sister has gathered her strength. Have you acquired the second level of martial arts will?"
Shang Xi made a sound, looked at him sideways and said, "You kid is full of bad ideas. What kind of surprise? You probably want to show off to me, right? If it hadn't been for another breakthrough in the two realms, how could you Why don't you fly to the sky?"
"Where can it be?"
Shang Yang said this, but the sneer on his face had already betrayed his thoughts.
"Uncle Nine!"
Shang Xia jumped off the Red Cloud Beast and walked quickly with a look of joy on his face.
Although Shang Yang and Shang Jian returned to Tongyou City together this time, Shang Xia had never seen Shang Jian, his second uncle, since he was a child. However, Shang Yang only left Tongyou City ten years ago and was sent to Bailu Paradise. He studies skills and returns to Tongyou City to visit relatives every once in a while.
Perhaps it was because they were close in age. Although they looked up their seniority, Shang Yang and Shang Xia, the uncle and nephew, had the best relationship.
"Haha, Xiaoxia, I haven't seen you in two years and you've actually grown so tall? Hey, your charming Uncle Ninth is about to be overtaken by you!"
Shang Yang was even more happy when he saw Shang Xia's expression.
At this time, Shang Jian had also arrived at the door of the merchant, and the originally joyful atmosphere suddenly became a bit dull.
Shang Yang coughed, and when he was about to say something, he saw Shang Jian suddenly smile, looked at Shang Xi and said, "Seventh sister, we haven't seen each other for many years, do you still remember my second brother?"
