05. quarrel at the library door

"Do you think they will really just want to see? No way, right?" asked Xiao Chen's mother who was currently on her way back to the Xiao family using the dragon horse carriage. A carriage driven by four dragon-blooded horses, which is also commonly used by some high powers as a means of transportation between regions.

"How else? We can't possibly prevent them, right? It will only cause trouble if they actually receive a rejection from us! They are all just foxes!" Xiao Chen's father replied resentfully thinking of the previous encounter where he and his wife were forced to show their younger generation's exams to outsiders. Of course, they understood very well that all of them were not just looking but they must have something up their sleeves.

It was just that they really could not refuse because if they refused the risk would be quite great for the family's reputation. As well as there would be problems in some businesses in the family that might be disrupted, that's why they had a reason for not being able to refuse, if anything they really had to be prepared to face other forces. It was as if what they were facing in the meeting had already been planned by some people so the others joined in to urge them openly.

"Humph... It seems like tomorrow is not a good time for our child!" Xiao Chen's mother said, stroking her belly that was currently full again. Right now she was really feeling down, both Xiao Chen and her second child were having a hard time because of their families. It was not that their strength was weak but instead they were suppressed for being strong and made many forces fearful. Even though the Xiao Family had not been prominent and had never once been loud in the outside world but there was no end to greed.

"After I return, I will talk to father and sister. Hopefully tomorrow won't be an embarrassing year for us, well... As long as they aren't interested in pitting their younger generation against us!" Those words were not just ordinary, she was already really worried that someone would make trouble and embarrass her family. Moreover...

"Take it easy, no trouble will happen. By the way, it seems that Chen'er is interested in reading and it seems that she has started to be interested in martial arts. After coming home let's give her some time to teach her!" Of course Xiao Chen's father agreed, he had wanted to teach his son for a long time but the time was not there and when he returned he would free up time for his son to learn a suitable martial art.

"Hahaha, that kid is really smart and quick to respond to things. I hope he can do well on the assessment day!" The assessment Xiao Chen's father is referring to is one where every five-year-old will be assessed using a talent assessment stone. There, they would be able to see their individual talents and it would be a time for them to choose a martial art that suited them. It may seem unfair to those with low or no talent but it is also one of the things that will make them more excited in the future. Although many people think talent assessment is a bad thing, they all need to be able to assess the talents of the younger generation in order to determine their future training paths.

"Even if he has no talent, I don't mind! He's our son and will always be our son forever!" Said his wife as she leaned her head on her husband's shoulder while smiling happily at the life she was living now. Although there were still many things that plagued their lives but this was already better than them experiencing many bad things in the cultivation world.

"You're right! What's with the talent? My son doesn't need any of that, he will always be my son regardless of his talent!" Xiao Chen's father firmly stated that he would never abandon his son even without any talent in him.

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"ACHUU!"

"Why young master? Do you have a fever?" Asked the waiter looking shocked as Long Chen suddenly sneezed on his own. Long Chen shook his head, he didn't sneeze because he was sick but someone was talking about him in the back.

"Hm? Brother, is that the place?" Xiao Chen asked seeing so many young people going in and out of a grand building that looked beautiful and large to Xiao Chen's eyes.

"Right!" Sister Hua smilingly continued to lead Xiao Chen to the entrance, which was when they reached the entrance. The two guards or assigned disciples stopped them from entering, their eyes upon seeing Xiao Chen's two servants were very displeased. They seemed to dislike seeing two servants coming to their family library, the status of servants in their eyes was the lowest even though there were other statuses below that such as slaves.

"What do you mean? We already have permission here!" Sister Hua said to the two servants showing tokens to the two guards. But they mocked and said that the two were not worthy of entering, they even said there was a possibility that the token was fake. Naturally Xiao Chen who was in the arms of another servant immediately frowned.

"Hahaha, don't joke with me! How could the head of the family give out that token and allow a child to go inside. Do you really think we're stupid? Get a grip!" The reply of one of the guards annoyed Xiao Chen's two servants. Moreover, they immediately became the subject of gossip in front of many eyes looking at them. All the members of the younger generation who saw it all just stayed silent and watched it from afar, while the older ones just watched and did not intervene to mediate what was happening.

"Why?" Xiao Chen asked with a calm face but his eyes had already turned sharper.

"Eh? What little brother? Why did you say that? Of course it is because they are servants! Although they are your servants but their status will never change even once!" The guard replied casually stroking Xiao Chen's head but the servant holding Xiao Chen immediately backed away. He could not let someone else who was not related to his master touch his own master's head. Seeing the servant retreat to prevent him from stroking Xiao Chen's head made his eyes instantly change. She brandished a weapon at the servant and Sister Hua with a cold face threatening them.

"What do you mean? Why are you threatening us like this? Shouldn't you be able to see this is genuine?" Asked the waiter holding Xiao Chen who immediately covered Xiao Chen's face with both hands.