That Old Guy Won't Run Away, Right?

At the foot of Huangshan Mountain, Niejia Town.

Near noon, several figures slowly walked into a small town with a strong ancient charm.

These people were Nie Xiaoli and her daughter. Not only Xia Tian and Ning Ruirui were accompanying them, but Ning Ruichen also followed them shamelessly, saying that he really wanted to visit the world-famous Huangshan scenery.

Ning Ruirui naturally had no objection, and Nie Xiaoli thought it was no problem. In fact, she had the deepest friendship with Ning Ruichen, and she had only just met Ning Ruirui and Xia Tian.

Xia Tian was a little unhappy and glanced at Ning Ruichen: "Why did you follow me?"

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"Brother-in-law, what you said is a bit hurtful." Ning Ruichen covered his chest immediately after hearing what Xia Tian said, "After all, I am also Xiaoli's friend, and I am more familiar with Xiaoli."

Xia Tian curled his lips: "She is my flight attendant wife, how can she be more familiar with you?"

Ning Ruichen was speechless: "No way, brother-in-law, are you jealous of this too?"

"You think too much. Who would be jealous of you?" Xia Tian yawned lazily, turned his head and said to Nie Xiaoli, "Stewardess wife, how long will it take to get home?"

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"It's just around the corner." Nie Xiaoli pointed to the street corner not far from the corridor and said with a smile, "This town is inhabited by people with the surname Nie."

Xia Tian asked again, "Does that idiot who called live there too?"

"Oh, that's not it." Nie Xiaoli smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Grandpa is the head of the Nie family, how could he live in the town? He and the elders of the clan all live in the Yunhai Villa area halfway up the mountain."

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Mother Nie then added: "The private school of that clan is also in the mountains."

"Auntie, the private school you are talking about is the Nie family's family school?" Ning Ruirui couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"I guess so." Mother Nie hesitated for a moment, then explained: "But it's not quite accurate to call it a school. It's more like an ancestral hall."

Ning Ruichen was stunned for a moment: "A school and an ancestral hall are two different things, how can they be confused?"

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"I don't know about other places, but it's definitely like this in the Nie family." Nie Xiaoli frowned slightly and said softly, "Actually, it's not accurate to call it an ancestral hall. It's more like a tomb. Because all the children who were chosen to be tutored privately have never appeared since then."

"No way." Ning Ruichen felt a little scared after hearing this. "Those kids have the surname Nie, right? Will the elders of the Nie family do something to them?"

Xia Tian said nonchalantly: "In the eyes of some idiots, their own interests are more important than anyone or anything else."

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"It means that there is no humanity anymore." Ning Ruichen couldn't help but complain.

Mother Nie's eyes suddenly drifted away, and then she said, "Let's not talk about these things. We're almost home. I'll make you a meal first to welcome you home."

"Sister-in-law, I think you don't have to cook for us." At this time, a figure suddenly walked out from the other side of the street, smiling and saying, "I have already ordered a table of delicious food from the restaurant in town, specially for welcoming our friends who have come from afar."

Xia Tian glanced at the man casually: "Who are you?"

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"Oh, let me introduce myself." The man looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with a short beard and a calm face. When he heard Xia Tian's question, he smiled and replied, "My name is Nie Hongfei. In terms of seniority, I am Xiaoli's seventh uncle, and in terms of age, I am Xiaoli's ninth brother."

Nie Hongfei is a very versatile person who always has a smiling face and knows how to handle people well, so he is in charge of receiving guests in the Nie family.

Nie Xiaoli didn't look surprised when he saw Nie Hongfei. He just asked, "Did grandpa ask you to come?"

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"Yes, it was the master's order." Nie Hongfei nodded and said with a smile: "The master said that all visitors are guests. No matter what they come for, we must entertain them first, so that outsiders will not say that our Nie family lacks etiquette."

"Are you polite?" Ning Ruichen was a little unhappy after hearing this: "This is obviously saying that we are impolite."

Ning Ruirui glared at Ning Ruichen, then said calmly: "I won't eat the meal, I would like to thank Patriarch Nie for his kindness."

"You should eat this meal." Nie Hongfei did not move, but still had a kind smile on his face: "Otherwise, I will be punished by the head of the family. When you leave, Xiaoli's family will not be well off."

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Nie Xiaoli said coldly: "Then don't eat. My family will entertain my own friends, so don't worry about it."

"Xiao Li, don't act on impulse." Nie Hongfei's expression changed slightly, and he reminded softly: "At the foot of Huangshan Mountain, you can't beat the master of the family, and you will only get yourself into trouble."

"Trouble? What kind of trouble?" Xia Tian said with a smile, "I'm least afraid of trouble. Where is that old man now? I'll beat him up right now."

The corner of Nie Hongfei's mouth twitched slightly, but he quickly covered it up and said with a smile, "It's really unfortunate. Patriarch Nie went out last night. He said he was going to meet another distinguished guest. He may be back tonight or tomorrow morning."

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"Could that old guy have run away?" Xia Tian asked casually.

Nie Hongfei found Xia Tian's words really harsh and couldn't help but remind him, "Dear guest, no matter what, please show some respect to the head of our Nie family."

Xia Tian curled his lips: "I don't know him well, why should I respect him?"

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"This..." Nie Hongfei had obviously never met someone as bold as Xia Tian. He came to Niejia Town and even dared to speak so rudely to the head of the Nie family. It was not known whether he was a fool or not afraid of death.

However, these had little to do with him. His mission was to lead these people to the restaurant and entertain them well. Since they didn't want to go, then he had nothing to do.

"Since you are not planning to attend the banquet, then fine. I will take my leave and not disturb you anymore." Nie Hongfei bowed and turned to leave.

Nie Xiaoli suddenly asked: "Seventh Uncle, I just want to ask you, where is my sister now?"

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"This..." Nie Hongfei hesitated, because he had heard some clues from the attitude of the head of the Nie family, and he really didn't want to get involved.

"My wife, the flight attendant, is asking you a question. If you know the answer, please tell me." Xia Tian said impatiently, "If you don't know the answer, just get out of here and don't block the way."

Nie Hongfei finally answered: "Xiaozhi is in a villa halfway up the mountain, but I don't know which one."

"Okay, Uncle Qi, you can go back now." Nie Xiaoli didn't want to argue any more and said directly: "Also, if grandpa comes back, please notify us. There are some things that need to be settled with him."

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"There's something wrong with this guy." Ning Ruirui looked at Nie Hongfei's receding back and suddenly felt something.

Xia Tian laughed and said, "Little long-legged girl, have you opened your eyes? You can actually see the problem?"

"What does this have to do with the Sky Eye?" Ning Ruirui rolled her eyes at Xia Tian. "Anyone who can read people's expressions can tell that he must be hiding something in his heart, but he's not saying it."

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“It doesn’t matter.” Nie Xiaoli shook his head and sighed, “It’s not easy for Uncle Seventh either. If it weren’t for his smooth and gentle manner, I’m afraid the atmosphere in Niejia Town would be even more gloomy.”

Ning Ruichen said with emotion: "Ancient towns and the like, it turns out that you still can't use filters."

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"What's the problem with the ancient town? People are the problem." Xia Tian said casually.

"Well, brother-in-law, what you said is very philosophical." Ning Ruichen was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "I will definitely continue to study with you. That... can you teach me how to cultivate immortality?"

"You?" Xia Tian glanced at Ning Ruichen with disdain, "Forget about cultivating immortality, but you still have a chance of cultivating magic."

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Ning Ruichen's eyes widened: "Cultivating demons, what do you mean, brother-in-law, do you think I have the potential to become a great demon king?"

"Yeah. If you learn from him, you might become a sex maniac." Ning Ruirui raised her hand and knocked Ning Ruichen on the head. "I told you to be an ordinary athlete. You ignored my words, right? You keep thinking about these nonsense. Otherwise, go back to Xingdao."

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"Okay, stop talking." Ning Ruichen stretched out his hand and made a pause gesture, "Sister, I will listen to you and stop daydreaming. After visiting Huangshan, I will report to the imperial capital."

After they turned the corner and walked for a while, Mother Nie stopped in front of a rather quiet courtyard.

The courtyard was small and could be seen cleanly at a glance.

The house is not tall, only two stories high, with a small attic on the top.

You can tell it's been there for some time, the wall tiles are peeling off and the gate is rotten.

"This is it." Mother Nie said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, the house is too simple and it's a disrespect to the guests. I wanted to book a hotel, but Xiaoli stopped me."

Ning Ruirui smiled and said, "It's okay. Only a house like this has the flavor of an ancient town, and it was me who asked Xiaoli not to spend money."

"Dear guests, please come in." Nie Xiaoli became a little more lively. He took out the key from his bag, opened the gate, and said to Xia Tian and the other two with a smile, "My humble abode is simple. I hope you don't mind."

Ning Ruichen actually had the urge to turn around and book a hotel, but he said, "I don't mind, I don't mind."

"There's something... wrong with this building." Xia Tian stared at the house for a while and suddenly frowned.

Ning Ruirui sensed Xia Tian's mood change and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Tian asked, "Stewardess wife, who asked you to live here?"

"Houses are passed down from our ancestors, right?" Nie Xiaoli was puzzled and asked blankly, "Is there something wrong with this house?"

"There is a problem, but it's not a big problem." Xia Tian glanced at the layout of the surrounding houses and had a general idea in his mind.

Ning Ruirui rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you have any problem, just tell us. Why are you hiding it from us?"

"Little long-legged girl, why are you so anxious?" Xia Tian said with a smile: "Actually, it's okay to say it out loud. The layout of all the houses in this ancient town seems to form a formation."

Then, he pointed to Nie Xiaoli's house and emphasized:

"This house is the center of the formation."