Chapter 120 Candles and Night Pearls

Regarding Chen Chao's identity, many people now indeed want to know, and many people have already spent time investigating, but they have never found out anything.

Tonight, thanks to Chen Chao's invitation to attend the banquet, many people in the Xie family want to know his true identity, so it is reasonable to test him during the banquet.

The old man looked at Chen Chao and was not satisfied with his previous answer. He said calmly, "Lying has always been taboo in the Xie family."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "This junior is not a person who likes to lie, but in this house, it is not necessarily possible to light up the entire room with just one candle."

The old man said coldly, "In Xie's family, candles are not needed for lighting."

After hearing what the old man said, Chen Chaocai looked around belatedly and realized that there was not even a single candle in Xie's lobby. They were all luminous pearls of the same size. Those luminous pearls were too bright. The softness actually made the lobby feel like daytime. This was the fundamental factor that Chen Chao had not noticed before.

Chen Chao lowered his head and picked up a handful of bamboo shoots, put it in his mouth and chewed it silently. Feeling the delicious taste of the bamboo shoots, he said softly, "I don't know what you mean, junior?"

After saying this, Chen Chao himself sighed silently.

In front of this old guy, he was still defeated. The other person's life for so long was not in vain. In terms of people's calculations, he was definitely stronger than him.

Now that it is clear, Chen Chao has already admitted defeat at the very beginning.

The old man was indeed unwilling to clarify the matter, but said, "There is no way that such things as candles can appear in Xie's house."

Chen Chao glanced at Xie Nandu, who was still silent, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Chen Chao had no choice but to say, "If the candle is big enough, maybe one day it will be able to light up this lobby like the night pearl."

"I told you, candles won't appear here."

The old man still has no emotions, like a big mountain, no matter how strong the wind and rain are, he still remains unmoved.

He is actually just like the Xie family behind him. He is too big and cannot be shaken by one or two people. The so-called aristocratic family looks huge on the surface, but in fact its roots go deep into the ground. If people see it, it will be even more... It will be jaw-dropping.

That is the real foundation.

Facing this behemoth, Chen Chao was still too small.

It seems that even now, he still doesn't know the identity of this old man and his status in the Xie family, and the other party doesn't seem to want to tell him.

Chen Chao suddenly sighed and said, "The Xie family in the capital city should have appeared together with the Liang Dynasty. Why, when I look at it today, do I see too much of the vicissitudes of time?"

The meaning of his words is very profound.

The old man could also hear it. The wrinkles on his face moved, but that was all.

This is the only thing he showed tonight

The mood fluctuated for the first time.

The old man looked at Chen Chao quietly. The place became very quiet again, even a little scary.

Chen Chao was silent for a long time before saying, "I think the Xie family is too big, there are too many people, but it's very boring, and I don't like it here very much."

"Young people have never experienced it, so they naturally don't know what it's like."

The old man said calmly, "After a few years, you will know that such a life can make people feel at ease."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "But the juniors will come again."

This was the most serious sentence he said tonight, and it was also his only declaration.

Why did he come, why would he come again?

The old man said, "I'm afraid it's rare for something like this to happen."

The old man's voice was very light, like a cup of tea that had been brewed countless times. After being baptized with hot water countless times, it could no longer taste anything. Just like this man, who has experienced too much, no one can I don’t know what kind of character he actually was.

"Junior has already been here once."

Chen Chao looked around and said with some satisfaction, "This is the first time I have eaten these dishes, but it is not the first time I have seen these night pearls. The ones in Zhengyang Palace seem to be better than the ones here."

The old man smiled and said, "After seeing the scenery in the mountains through the wind, I feel that I am a mountain person. This is not good."

After saying this, the old man said, "If you have always been a mountain man, why bother pretending to be like this now?"

After all, the old man still wants to know Chen Chao's identity. This may be something the entire Xie family wants to know.

This is also their biggest purpose tonight.

Now they are trying to anger the teenager in front of them, because emotions like anger can easily accomplish something. This is especially true for teenagers. When they lose control of their emotions, they often do many irrational things. .

For example, when you are always looked down upon by others, you will subconsciously use your biggest trump card to fight back.

Maybe other teenagers would become angry because of these things tonight, but Chen Chao would not.

Although he was a little uncomfortable at first, he had made some preparations before coming. How could tonight go so smoothly?

Although we only had a quarrel by the lake during the day.

"I grew up next to the Weishui River, nothing special."

Chen Chao looked at the old man and repeated it again, which seemed a bit redundant, but they had no other evidence at the moment to prove that Chen Chao was not like this, so there was nothing to say.

Chen Chao suddenly felt a little tired.

But thinking about what Xie Nandu said before, he still sighed and said, "Next time, I will bring candles in."

After saying this, Chen Chao put down his chopsticks, stood up, looked at the old man and smiled, "Next time I come, I will enter from the middle door. Maybe you won't even have a chance to speak then."

He looked like he was leaving.

The old man looked at him without any emotion, just stretched out his hand, and soon a maid came to collect all the dishes on the table and left. The old man stood up, and someone naturally handed him the dragon-headed cane.

The old man smiled and said, "If that day really comes, I will naturally apologize to you."

After saying this, the old man turned to look at Xie Nandu and smiled, "Take him out, girl."

Xie Nandu nodded slightly, still bowing seriously.

The old man walked away, walking very slowly, but he would still disappear from everyone's sight.

Xie Ling, who had been silent, looked at Chen Chao and said, "I wish you good luck and a good ranking at the Wanliu Conference." 🄲

After saying this, he bowed and left.

After watching the two men leave one after another, he looked at Xie Nandu with some tiredness, and the latter also looked at him.

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When he came, someone led him in, but when he left, there were only him and Xie Nandu.

There was also a maid leading the way.

A lantern was slowly moving forward.

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu and said, "This quarrel tonight is really difficult."

At first, he was not too used to it, thinking that after all, Xie had helped him, but later the old man showed that he didn't care about this, so he let go a little.

Looking at Chen Chao's look, Xie Nandu knew what he was thinking, frowned and said, "I'll say it for the last time, you should thank me."

Seeing Chen Chao's puzzled look, Xie Nandu told him the whole story this time.

Chen Chao suddenly said, "So that's the case. I thought you just wanted to get closer to you and me."

He said this bluntly, and it was his true thoughts.

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Do I look so bored?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "But they are really a little boring, but I can understand that a genius descendant of a noble family cannot decide who to marry or who to marry, but you are the dean's disciple after all, don't you have the right to choose?"

The conversation with the old man actually revolved around this point.

"Honestly, are my last words very powerful?"

Speaking of this, Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and seemed a little excited.

Xie Nandu said helplessly, "It's a bit too much

I didn't expect you to react so violently."

Thinking of the boy's previous behavior at the banquet, Xie Nandu also inexplicably felt that he was a little cute.

"But you are also quite remarkable. Not many people dare to speak like this in Xie's house. If they sit on that chair, they will probably be very nervous and won't be as eloquent as you."

Xie Nandu praised, "From this point of view, it's very good."

Chen Chao said, "Just thinking about the things at the lakeside, treat him as those outsiders."

At this point, Chen Chao frowned and said, "Since you don't want me to be so intense, why didn't you stop me at that time?"

His face was a little red, and he lowered his voice and said, "Now I think about it, it's really not easy to open the door of Xie's house and welcome me in."

Xie Nandu said, "Seeing that you are in high spirits, I didn't stop you."

Chen Chao sighed, "After this incident spreads tonight, if that day really comes, it will definitely be discussed by the people of the world for a long time."

This is definitely a good show.

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Even if there is such a day, it will not be as you think. You underestimated the ability of the Xie family. Even if they want you dead, it will be difficult for you to continue to live." Although Chen Chao is now the deputy commander of the Left Guard, he still seems too insignificant if he really breaks up with the Xie family. Chen Chao didn't care much, but just continued to walk outside. Xie Nandu asked, "You don't seem to care much?" "Aren't there enough people who want me dead now? One more Xie family is actually nothing. Besides, I know very well that it is not easy for a behemoth like the Xie family to exist for so long. They naturally have their own highlights. Just like now, I walked out of that place. Although I still feel a little uncomfortable, I don't feel too much disgust towards you Xie family." Chen Chao whispered, "This feeling is really strange. Maybe it's the so-called foundation?" The so-called Thousand Generations Family knows what to do at what time and will not mess around. Even if something happens, they will make up for it quickly. …

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The old man walked deeper into the Xie family, holding the dragon-headed cane in his hand, but never once did it touch the ground, as if the cane was meaningless to him.

He walked all the way, and finally he threw the cane somewhere and came to the ancestral hall.

The old man sat on the most tattered chair, quietly looking at the stars.

The old man saluted the old man seriously and respectfully.

Then he came to the hut next to the ancestral hall.

Under the tree.