Chapter 172 Before the War

Xu Beichuan's voice came from the jade slip, and his tone was a bit surprised. It was obvious that he did not expect Xu Shu to know the news of his return so soon.

When Xu Shu heard this, a proud smile appeared on his face. As expected, his guess was correct. He immediately replied: "Okay, I'll wait for you in the study."

After hanging up the jade slip, Xu Shu stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the scenery outside the window, but his heart was in turmoil.

He knew that Xu Beichuan's return would bring a new situation to Jubeicheng.

"Second brother, second brother... As long as Beichuan defeats that kid Jiang Qing and gets the spot in the Battle of Luck, what else... can stop me from ascending to the top?"

Not long after, Xu Beichuan's figure appeared at the door of Xu Shu's study.

He is tall, with broad shoulders and a broad back. His black hair is draped over his shoulders like a waterfall. His handsome face is somewhat cold, and his eyes are as deep as stars, revealing a majesty that cannot be ignored.

Wearing a black robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a pair of gilt boots, he looked heroic, like a god of war.

"Uncle." Xu Beichuan walked into the study and saluted Xu Shu.

Xu Shu looked Xu Beichuan up and down, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

He nodded and motioned for Xu Beichuan to sit down.

"Beichuan, do you know what good things are waiting for you when you come back this time?"

Xu Shu asked straight to the point.

Xu Beichuan was silent for a moment, wondering what Xu Shu meant: "Uncle, I came back this time because the war on the Western Front was over. I heard that my little sister had also returned from the training camp, so I rushed here specially. I didn't expect that I would be beaten as soon as I came back. You found it.

What you mean is..."

When Xu Shu heard this, he didn't say anything on the surface, but deep down he felt a headache.

Xu Beichuan knew that he was his biological father. Fortunately, because of the family relationship, Xu Beitian did not develop any feelings for his 'son', while Beichuan was closer to him.

This also led to the fact that when Xu Beichuan was told the truth, he didn't have any violent reaction and directly defected to his own camp.

But although Xu Beichuan and his sworn father had no feelings, they valued Xu Xingguang's sister very highly.

I'm just afraid that he will be influenced by Xu Xingguang.

Of course, there is another thing that Xu Shu has been grappling with for a long time. He said: "Beichuan, you don't need to call me uncle in private. When you return this time, my second brother may be ready to abdicate. When I become the head of the family, Naturally, I can suppress these rumors.”

"How do you say this?" Xu Beichuan asked doubtfully.

Xu Shu took a deep breath and said with a serious look: "You come back this time with the mission of honoring the entire family. Whether you can bring the entire family to a higher level depends entirely on you, as long as you can win the arena competition."

"What arena match??"

Xu Beichuan became more confused the more he listened.

"Beichuan, you should know about the top disciple training camp. The list of teams for the Battle of Luck is determined from this event.

At first I was aggrieved that you couldn't participate in the training camp, but now the opportunity has come!

I didn't expect that the war on the Western Front would end so quickly and Frostcliff City was captured. Only then did I realize that there was no one available in the entire north, so I transferred the team that participated in the Battle of Luck.

The current situation is.

He has a bet with us. If we win, he will give up going to the Battle of Destiny and take the vacated spot.

It has to be you! "Xu Shu became more and more excited as he spoke, and his whole face turned red.

When Xu Shu heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Why does he want to bet with us? So, what do we need to pay?"

He didn't believe that anyone in the world was so stupid. Since the other party offered such generous terms, then if he lost, he would naturally have to pay an extremely high price.

Xu Shu originally wanted to answer truthfully.

But just as he was about to speak, he seemed to have thought of something, and his tone became helpless and he said: "The price we pay is that the entire Xu family bows to him, and he wants to marry Xu Xingguang."

"What?"

Xu Beichuan was stunned for a moment and ignored the first half of the sentence: "Isn't this a good thing? Being the first in the top disciple training camp is worthy of my sister, as long as Xingguang himself doesn't have any objections."

"No, no, no..." Xu Shu shook his head repeatedly, "Xingguang and Xu Tianchuan are indeed on his side, but I don't agree. Guess why?

He actually wants Xingguang to be his concubine! "

"What!!?"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have such a big reaction." Xu Shu said angrily: "That Jiang Qing has long had an affair with the daughter of the Qin family, one of the four major families in the imperial city. You can go and investigate this matter.

It is absolutely impossible for me to agree to be a concubine!

And the second brother actually wanted to marry the man named Jiang in order to consolidate his position. Xingguang was still young and was easily deceived. A few years ago, he was deceived into talking about the emperor...

Now she is probably fascinated by Jiang Qing.

Therefore, this battle cannot be lost, for the future of the Xu family and for niece Xingguang. "

"...Is this true?"

Xu Beichuan kept clenching his fists.

Xu Shu said calmly: "This is still false. You can meet her and make your own judgment."

"good!"

"If this is the case, I will never let the man named Jiang go." Xu Beichuan rushed out of the door.

…

"Jiang Qing, my brother seems to have come back..." Xu Xingguang found Jiang Qing and said worriedly.

Jiang Qing disagreed, "Why, do you think I will lose?"

"That was not what I meant……"

Xu Xingguang naturally knew how strong Jiang Qing was, so she said hesitantly: "I want you to be merciful, can you please go as far as that?

certainly!

I will also tell my brother’s side!

Even if we have to decide the outcome, there is no need to fight to the death. I feel bad if I hurt anyone. "

Jiang Qing's face looked a little strange.

It was reasonable for her to worry about her brother getting hurt, but he was not related to her, so why should she worry about him?

The problem is that her tone is sincere and does not sound like she is lying, and this woman... her IQ is not online all year round, and she can be deceived into becoming the Starlight Emperor by herself. Do you think she can lie?

Jiang Qing sighed and said:

"I'll try my best, but I have a reason why I can't lose. If your brother sides with Xu Shu...

He will also have reasons why he cannot lose.

In this case, unless one party is strong enough to completely control the battle, I think it will be difficult to get to the point where the fight starts.

Fighting may mean life or death. "

"Dividing life and death..." Xu Xingguang's face suddenly turned pale. She didn't want to see this happen.

"If we don't fight, I'll apologize to you on their behalf, and I'll beg dad to give you the right of passage north of the border."

Jiang Qing did reach out and tapped her on her white forehead, "Silly girl, you have to understand that I was not the one who started this fight.

Have you forgotten the situation?

We want to leave.

As a result, your uncle forcibly stopped him on the grounds of the safety of the entire northern war zone.

If you want to do ideological work, you have to go to your uncle. If it weren't for this reason, I wouldn't be interested in the internal fighting in your Qin family at all. "

…

Xu Xingguang walked out of Jiang Qing's room in despair. She didn't know why the situation had become so complicated. At first, she was just here to discuss the issue of Shuangya City, and she didn't know... what to do now.

Do you want to do your uncle’s ideological work?

impossible……

He has been eyeing his father's position for a long time and will never let go of this opportunity.

The only way now is to convince Xu Tianchuan that as long as he doesn't turn against his uncle, everything will be easy.

"Starlight!"