Text Chapter 1796: Taking a Step Back Will Open up a New World
As soon as these words came out, although the valley was quiet, to Wei Shu, it was no different than a thunder on the ground. It was as if he was struck by five thunders, and his whole body trembled.
He hoped that he had heard wrongly. He swallowed dryly and asked with difficulty: "Master, you...you...what did you say?"
Xiahou Tuo nodded slightly, indicating that he heard correctly.
Snap! Wei Shu couldn't hold the fishing rod in his hand and fell on the stone, then slipped into the water and drifted along with the stream. His breathing was rapid and his face was ugly.
Father and son have been loyal to the Xiahou family for two generations. He is very clear about the significance of Xiahou Tuo to the Xiahou family. Some of the heirs of the Xiahou family may feel that they have the ability to control the Xiahou family, but to Wei Shu, it is difficult for those people to compare with Xiahou Tuo. The ups and downs that Xiahou Tuo has experienced in his life are the greatest wealth of the Xiahou family. No matter how violent the storm is in the world, Xiahou Tuo always steers the big ship of the Xiahou family to avoid dangerous rocks and ride the wind and waves. The old man of the previous generation died at the hands of the evil monk Nan Bo After Xiahou Tuo took over the helm and took charge of the Xiahou family, he first settled the internal disputes within the family, and then suppressed the demon monk Nan Bo, a generation of starry sky overlords. From then on, the world's general ups and downs always had Xia Houtuo behind the scenes, adding fuel to the flames and stirring up the world. Let the Xiahou family step by step reach the point where no one in the world dares to act rashly.
Wei Shu really couldn't imagine that without Xiahou Tuo, the situation in the Xiahou family could be raging at any time. Can the next leader lead everyone on this big ship to move forward together? Can the next leader replicate Xiahou Tuo's control? He thinks the answer is no. They are all born to the same father, but many of them have different mothers. Can those who hold power be willing to bow their heads and listen to their brothers? Even Xiahou Tuo himself purged many of his flesh and blood brothers when he took over the Xiahou family.
Even if you don't say this, Xiahou Tuo is the mainstay of the Xiahou family. As long as Xiahou Tuo does not fall, no one will dare to touch the Xiahou family. Everyone must be afraid of three points. Once Xiahou Tuo is gone, a group of evil wolves will immediately surround him. I'm afraid everyone wants to take a bite of fat.
Even if they can't chew, there will be people who want to take credit for the Xiahou family without Xiahou Tuo. Therefore, once Xiahou Tuo is gone, the Xiahou family will immediately face a violent storm!
From a personal point of view, Wei Shu has to face how to get along with the next head of the family. The best result is naturally a smooth transition. If he does not get along well, he is afraid that he will only die. There is no possibility of letting him take care of himself. Because he knows too many secrets of the Xiahou family.
Of course, he hopes that he can be like his father and can smoothly transition from the hands of the old family master to the hands of Xiahou Tuo, but the key is that his hope is useless, not everyone can be like Xiahou Tuo.
"This... how is this possible? My master should have a life span of tens of thousands more years..." Wei Shu stood up, unable to speak clearly, and his face turned pale. He was completely unprepared for this sudden result. From accepting his father's teachings to Xiahou Tuo's training, he had never been so out of sorts.
Xiahou Tuo held the rod in one hand and hooked the fingers of the other hand on his knee, and the fishing rod that had drifted away flew back with a swish. Xiahou Tuo, who was looking at the water calmly, grabbed the fishing rod and handed it to Wei Shu, saying calmly: "Have you forgotten what I taught you? Don't panic when you encounter anything. As long as you can stay calm, you have a three-point chance of winning."
"Yes!" Wei Shu grabbed the wet fishing rod and slowly sat down again, trying his best to keep himself calm, but it was hard to change his expression.
Xiahou Tuo sighed softly, "It seems that my guess is right. You are not mentally prepared to make the transition and support the next one! In this regard, you are not as good as your father. Your father is always calm and calm. Status, I learned a lot from your father, you are more like your mother.”
Wei Shu lowered his head slightly and said: "My life should last for tens of thousands more years..." The implication is that he did not expect it to be so sudden, and he was not prepared at all.
Xiahou Tuo: "This is not a reason for you to panic. Remember, no matter what happens in the future, even if the head of the family panics, you cannot lose control. You must play a role in calming down the head of the family at the critical moment! Remember , Such a big family must not be in chaos first! I repeat, the Xiahou family is not afraid of external troubles until now, but only internal troubles. Once it is in chaos, it can be destroyed by itself without anyone else. "
"Yes!" Wei Shu responded softly, but his mood was extremely heavy.
Xia Houtuo raised his pole, pulled a small fish from the water, unhooked it, threw it into the bucket, baited it, and threw the line into the water, methodically from beginning to end, as if it was not him but someone else whose life was approaching. "What is the purpose of the four heavenly kings to rectify the four armies at all costs? It is because they saw the crisis and must rectify the forces under their command. Only by sharpening their swords can they do other things and better resist risks. Lord Qing looks down on the world, Silently, he plays with the heroes in his hands. The Lord Buddha is ready to attack and retreat, holding the Demon Suppression Tower as his trump card, and there are also a group of sneaky little ones. On the other hand, the Xiahou family has generally been too successful in recent years, which may not be a good thing. After reflection, I feel that the problem lies with me. Born in trouble, died in happiness! It’s time for the Xiahou family to experience some hardships. ”
Wei Shu looked at him blankly, wondering what he meant by these words.
Xiahou Tuo, who was staring at the water, murmured again, "Step back and the sky will be brighter!"
Wei Shu was still confused.
"The substitute I asked you to prepare for me early can now be put to use!" Xiahou Tuo squinted and said lightly.
What does this have to do with the stand-in? Wei Shu was stunned, then suddenly realized, and the ugly expression on his face was instantly swept away. He had thought that the stand-in was used to prevent danger for Xiahou Tuo. It turned out that... He finally understood why Xiahou Tuo was silent and thoughtless when fishing before. It turned out that he was thinking about this matter.
"Yes!" Wei Shu nodded with a sigh of relief, "I will take care of it immediately after returning."
Xiahou Tuo handed him the fishing rod in his hand, stood up slowly and said: "The second brother's cooking skills are still good. Let's go and see how he prepared it and see if it suits my appetite!"
Wei Shu, who stood up next, seemed to hear the hidden meaning in these words...
Tiangong, Xingchen Hall, Qingzhu sat behind the long table, and Shangguan Qing, Sima Wentian, Gao Guan, Po Jun, Wu Qu and other confidants in the hall were all present.
The Xiahou family suddenly showed abnormal conditions. They were openly relaxed but secretly tight. They secretly mobilized a lot of troops to ambush around the Xiahou family. The entire Xiahou family was blocked by a large formation, cutting off all external contacts. Even the spies planted by the left monitoring department inside the Xiahou family could not contact the outside world. No one knew what happened to the Xiahou family. All the people who could enter and exit looked very ugly. They did not seem to be pretending. There seemed to be unconcealable worries in their eyes.
The sudden incident of the Xiahou family made many people nervous. This family that had supported several generations of overlords and overthrown several generations of overlords, this family that claimed to be able to conquer the world, no one dared to underestimate it. The slightest movement could arouse people's vigilance, not to mention that this seemingly calm but actually quite noisy action could be concealed from ordinary people but not from people of their level.
The Xiahou family was sealed off so tightly that no news could be obtained.
Qingzhu urgently summoned all his confidants to the Xingchen Hall to discuss matters, but after analyzing them over and over again, he still could not figure out the reason.
At this moment, a general came in quickly outside the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to see you!"
The people in the palace looked at each other, discussing the affairs of the Xiahou family, and Xiahou Chengyu came. Is there any connection between them?
It should be noted that if there is nothing very urgent, Xiahou Chengyu usually dare not come here to disturb, especially when Qingzhu summoned a group of confidants to discuss matters.
Qingzhu narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were slightly strange, and he said indifferently, "Announce!"
The general walked out quickly, and soon, Xiahou Chengyu hurried in from outside. Most of Shangguan Qing and others bowed their hands and saluted together: "Queen!" Only Pojun stood there and watched coldly. He didn't shout that Xiahou Chengyu would be abolished, and he would beat Xiahou Tuo without hesitation, so why would he salute Xiahou Chengyu.
"Your Majesty!" Xiahou Chengyu half-knelt to salute, his eyes were red, and he seemed to have cried.
"No need to be polite!" Qingzhu raised his hand slightly to support her. Naturally, he noticed that Xiahou Chengyu's face was different and asked, "Why do you look like you've been crying? What happened? Did Yuanzun make you angry?" Yuanzun was Qingzhu's son, named Qing Yuanzun.
Xiahou Chengyu's face showed sadness and she shook her head, "Zun'er is very sensible. I came to ask for leave from Your Majesty. There was news from my mother's family asking me to go back."
Upon hearing that it was indeed related to the Xiahou family, everyone present exchanged glances.
Qingzhu leaned forward slightly behind the table, "Why is it so sad to go back to my mother's family?"
Xiahou Chengyu seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end she burst into tears and said sadly, "There was news from my mother's family, saying... that Tianweng's time is coming, that Tianweng wants to see me, and that he has something to say to me."
Qingzhu suddenly stood up from behind the table and stared at her with wide eyes.
Others were also shocked, staring at Xiahou Chengyu's reaction, each of them seemed a little unbelievable.
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that they had finally found the reason for the abnormal reaction of the Xiahou family, Xiahou Tuo's life span had come to an end!
Now it is not difficult to understand with a little analysis that the Xiahou family was openly relaxed but secretly tight to prevent accidents from happening, and blocking the leak of news was to buy time for the Xiahou family to prepare.
"Chengyu, do you mean that Tianweng's life span has come to an end?" Qingzhu clearly understood, but still asked again without being sure.
Xiahou Chengyu raised her sleeves to wipe her tears and said sadly: "That's what my mother's family said."
She was also a little panicked now, and now she vaguely realized the huge impact that Xiahou Tuo's presence might have on her, so she was also anxious to go back to see if she could get Xiahou Tuo's favorable instructions. (To be continued.)