I'm not a psychopath!

Chapter 172 Before the War
Xu Beichuan's voice came from the jade slip, his tone was a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect Xu Shu to know about his return so soon.

Xu Shu smiled smugly when he heard this. As expected, he was right. He immediately replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the study."

After hanging up the jade message, Xu Shu stood up, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, but his heart was surging.

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

"My second brother... As long as Beichuan defeats Jiang Qing and takes the place in the battle of destiny, what else... can stop me from taking the top position?"

Soon, Xu Beichuan appeared at the door of Xu Shu's study.

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

He was wearing a black robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a pair of gilded boots. He looked extraordinary and heroic, like a god of war.

"Uncle." Xu Beichuan walked into the study and bowed to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu looked Xu Beichuan up and down, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He nodded and motioned 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 directly to the point.

Xu Beichuan was silent for a moment, not knowing what Xu Shu meant: "Uncle, I came back this time because the war on the western front is over. I heard that my younger sister also came back from the training camp, so I rushed here specially. I didn't expect to be discovered by you as soon as I came back.

I hear you mean..."

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

Xu Beichuan knew that he was his biological father. Fortunately, due to family relations, Xu Beitian did not develop any feelings for his "son". On the contrary, Beichuan was closer to him.

This also led to the fact that when Xu Beichuan was told the truth, he did not have any intense reaction and directly defected to his own camp.

Although Xu Beichuan and his evil father have no feelings for each other, he values ​​his sister Xu Xingguang very much.

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

Of course, there is one more thing, which has been a knot in Xu Shu's heart for a long time. He said, "Beichuan, you don't have to call me uncle in private. With your return this time, I'm afraid my second brother can prepare to abdicate. When I become the head of the family, I will naturally suppress these rumors."

"What do you mean?" Xu Beichuan asked puzzledly.

Xu Shu took a deep breath and said seriously, "You have come back this time with the mission of bringing glory to the entire family. Whether you can take the entire family to the next level depends entirely on you. As long as you can win the competition."

"What kind of competition?"

The more Xu Beichuan listened, the more confused he became.

"Beichuan, you should know about the top disciple training camp. The list of the team for the battle of luck is decided from this event.

At first I was indignant that you couldn't attend the training camp, but now the opportunity has come!

I didn't expect the war on the western front to end so quickly, and when Frost Cliff City was captured, I realized that there was no one available in the entire north, so I transferred the team that participated in the Battle of Destiny over here.

The current situation is.

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

It has to be you!" Xu Shu became more and more excited, his face turning red.

When Xu Shu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes and he asked, "Why does he want to bet with us? Then, what do we have to pay?"

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

Xu Shu wanted to answer truthfully.

But just as he was about to say this, he seemed to have thought of something, and his tone became helpless as he said, "Our price is that the entire Xu family bows to him, and he has 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? The first place in the top disciple training camp is worthy of my sister, as long as Xingguang himself has no objection."

"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 reacted so strongly." Xu Shu said indignantly, "Jiang Qing has long been having an affair with the daughter of the Qin family, one of the four great families in the imperial city. You can go and check this out. I will never agree to her being my concubine!
In order to consolidate his position, the second brother actually wanted to marry the Jiang family. Xingguang was still young and easily deceived. In the past few years, he was fooled by someone who called him "the emperor"...

Now he is probably fascinated by Jiang Qing.

So we cannot lose this battle, for the future of the Xu family and for our niece Xingguang."

"…Are you serious?"

Xu Beichuan kept clenching his fists.

Xu Shu said calmly: "This may be true. You can meet her once and then judge for yourself."

"it is good!"

"If this is true, I will never let that Jiang guy go." Xu Beichuan rushed out.

……

"Jiang Qing, my brother seems to have returned..." 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 show some mercy, can you please stop at that point?

of course!

I will also tell my brother!

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

Jiang Qing looked a little strange.

It's understandable that she worries about her brother getting hurt, but why would she worry about herself when he's not even related to her?
The problem is that her tone was sincere and didn't sound fake, and this woman... her IQ has always been low, but she was still fooled by me into becoming the Starlight Emperor. Do you think she would lie?

Jiang Qing sighed and said:
"I'll try my best, but I have reasons why I can't lose. If your brother stands on Xu Shu's side...

He also has reasons why he cannot lose.

In this situation, unless one side is strong enough to completely control the battle, I think it will be difficult to stop when a fight really breaks out.

A fight could be a matter of life or death."

"Life or death..." Xu Xingguang's face turned pale. She didn't want to see this situation.

"How about we stop fighting, and I'll apologize to you on their behalf. I'll also ask my father to give you the right of passage north of the North."

Jiang Qing did reach out his hand and tapped her on the white forehead, “Silly girl, you have to understand that I didn’t want to start this fight.

Have you forgotten what happened then?

We want to leave.

In the end, your uncle forcibly stopped you 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 strife in your Qin family at all."

……

Xu Xingguang walked out of Jiang Qing's room in a daze. She didn't know why the situation had become so complicated. She had come here just to discuss the issues of Frost Cliff City. She didn't know... what to do now.

Go and do ideological work for your uncle?

impossible……

He had been eyeing his father's position for a long time and would definitely not miss this opportunity.

The only way now is to convince Xu Tianchuan. As long as he does not defect to his uncle, everything will be fine.

"Starlight!"

(End of this chapter)