As a hidden family, the Dong family has a close past with the Han family, a wealthy political family in China, in recent years. His behavior of meddling in secular affairs really made a martial arts person like Tang Jifeng sad.

Moreover, the Han family, as a big family in China, has a decisive influence in the political circles. In this case, the Dong family's behavior is even more criticized.

In particular, the Dong family's frequent meddling in secular affairs began to make some people very uneasy. If the Dong family becomes a knife in the hands of the Han family, it will even affect the trend of Chinese politics. To a large extent, this has touched, and even crossed, the bottom line of tolerance for the hermit family by all parties.

In addition, for a hermit family, once it becomes a knife in the hands of a certain force, it also marks that the hermit family has begun to lose its own family character. At the same time, it also means that this hidden family has begun to decline.

A true hermit family must have its own independent and orderly code of conduct.

Now, the Dong family is losing its independent character as a hermit family.

In recent years, with the development of China's economy, especially the development of the Internet, some people with technological or other resource advantages have rapidly accumulated huge wealth by taking advantage of the east wind of economic and social development. Therefore, in China, the so-called rich class has gradually emerged.

These families who got rich quickly have become so-called 'wealthy families' in the eyes of many people.

However, the Maison is not the same as the wealthy. Families often have a historical heritage, and some hermit families even have a heritage of more than a thousand years. All families are by no means established by rapid accumulation of wealth, and often require several generations, or even more than ten generations, to be called a family.

Maison means a rich historical heritage and a deep cultural accumulation.

The hidden families in China are basically families with historical inheritance. For example, the Qian family, one of the five hidden families, has a history of more than 1,000 years. These hermit families all have their own principles to adhere to.

In times of peace, the hermit family kept a very low profile and never interfered in worldly affairs. However, when the nation is in trouble, these people from hidden families are often able to sacrifice their lives and forget their deaths, throw their heads and shed their blood for the sake of the national righteousness, and compose a historical picture that can be sung and cried.

This is also the reason why the hermit family is respected.

As a hermit family, the Dong family has also made outstanding contributions to the development of the Chinese nation in history. At the time of the life and death of the Chinese nation, countless family children have also been sacrificed to defend the dignity of the nation.

However, what the Dong family has done in recent years is indeed disqualified for a hermit family.

This is also the reason why Tang Jifeng is so distressed. He also didn't want to see the Dong family, which once had a glorious history, go into decline.

The rise of a family requires the efforts of several generations or even more than a dozen generations. However, the decline of a family may be in the mundane.

Through the exchange with Tang Jifeng, Li Jingwei has a general understanding of the situation of the Huaxia hermit family.

At present, there are five hidden families in Huaxia, namely the Qian family, the Cai family, the Qiao family, the Song family and the Yue family. In addition, there are some smaller hermit families like the Dong family.

Hermit families usually have their own inheritance in the secular world. A big family like the Qian family may have a family estate all over the world. However, those who are engaged in the operation of these industries are often not members of the clan of the hermit family, but members of some peripheral or side branch families.

People from hidden families usually do not enter politics, nor do they stand in line with different forces in the political arena, let alone use family power to meddle in the appointment of local or central officials. In other words, the hermit family is detached and independent in political affairs.

In addition, the hermit family usually does not participate in the disputes in the secular world, let alone participate in draft activities such as martial arts conferences. Few people really know the strength of the hermit family. However, often when the nation is in trouble, some hermit families will burst out with unimaginable power.

In the secular realm, the cultivation of some martial artists may be top-notch. However, if it is placed in the hermit family, it may not be well known.

Zhang Longcheng once personally told Li Jingwei that the essence of Chinese martial arts is hidden in the hermit family. He is known as the "first person in China" in the practice of Tai Chi, but in fact, in some hermit families, he may only be called 'outstanding', not 'outstanding'.

In fact, the same is true abroad, and with the cultivation of Asai Nagataku, he is known as "the first person in Japan". However, among some hermit families in Japan, there are also many people who have cultivated more advanced than him. It's just that these are very few of them in the WTO and are unknown.

Judging from the behavior of meddling in secular affairs in recent years, it is obvious that the Dong family has crossed the red line and is too close to the Han family, so that some forces have a sense of jealousy.

If the so-called wealthy family is the nouveau riche, the clan in the hidden family is the real aristocracy. And a nobleman, even if he is in decline, must maintain the demeanor of an aristocracy. Even from this point of view, the Dong family is disqualified.

Of course, what Tang Jifeng said about the hermit family is not allowed to meddle in secular affairs, it does not mean that people from the hermit family cannot work and live like ordinary people.

The times have changed, and the hidden family must also keep pace with the times and take the initiative to adapt to the trend of the development of the times.

Not only the people of the peripheral or side branch families of the hermit family will work and live like ordinary people, but even the children of some clans will often enter the world to experience.

Therefore, seclusion is not the same as peerlessness, and it does not mean to cut off all contact with the secular world.

The exchange with Tang Jifeng benefited Li Jingwei a lot. It is not only the understanding of the hidden family, but also the life experience, life perception and application of the world.

'A conversation with you is better than ten years of study. That's what Li Jingwei feels now. These are all summaries of Tang Jifeng's life's experience, and for Li Jingwei, it is naturally valuable knowledge that cannot be learned from books.

The two started from the hidden Dong family and talked for a long time.

At the end, Tang Jifeng took a sip of tea, and then said, "By the way, there is one more thing to tell you, there is new information about the treasure map. ”

"According to the news from Hongmen, the U.S.I.E.L.D. agent will trade the treasure map with the Clowber family the day after tomorrow. The location of the transaction is tentatively set at the Splendid Restaurant in New York's Chinatown. ”

For the S.H.I.E.L.D. secret service, Li Jingwei naturally heard of it, but he didn't know anything about it. However, he also knows that this is a mysterious branch of power in the United States.

"Cheng Zongquan told me that this news was deliberately released by the Klobo family. However, judging from the situation of all parties, this should be the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency instructed the Clowber family to deliberately release the news. This time, S.H.I.E.L.D. should have had other calculations. Tang Fengfeng added.

The choice of the trading location this time is also quite meaningful.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. secret service, which has an official background, and the transaction with the Klober family, one of the three major families of the underworld in New York, why did it arrange for a Chinese to open a restaurant. Moreover, this restaurant also has a deep connection with Hongmen.

Is it a temptation? Or is it a disaster? Or is it going to be a flood?

Hongmen, under the leadership of Bai Jingchun, has developed rapidly in recent years, and there are many people who do not want to see Hongmen's power grow.

In addition, the transaction between the two can be completed in private, so why do you want to deliberately let out the news?

Man dies for money, and birds die for food. Aren't they worried that someone will step in and seize the treasure map?

So, shouldn't the treasure map trade be carried out in secret? Aren't the two sides of the transaction afraid of someone who cares?

Now, to spread all this deliberately is clearly with ulterior motives.

"Grandpa Tang, then do we Xuanyuan Dragon Alliance want to participate in the battle for the treasure map, will the elders have instructions?" asked Li Jingwei.

Ever since he learned of the existence of the Twelve Demons in the stone chamber of the Tianshan Cold Pool, Li Jingwei began to pay attention to the information about the crystal skulls.

However, most of this information about the crystal skull is some ethereal legend. Some of the so-called crystal skulls on display are also very different from what Li Jingwei saw in the stone chamber, and are more rough works of art made by people based on their imaginations.

He clearly remembered that according to the confession of the village wood of the Black Dragon Society captured in the Hantan of the Tianshan Mountains, there was a crystal skull among the shipwrecks of the Ming Dynasty involved in the treasure map. In the stone room, Song Ziyu told him that the souls of the other twelve demons should also be stored in the various crystal skulls.

Therefore, Li Jingwei hopes to be able to seize the treasure map. He didn't want the treasure, but hoped to find the crystal skull and kill the mind and soul of one of the twelve demons.

"This transaction arrangement reveals a lot of strange things, and S.H.I.E.L.D. should have other intentions. Thinking about it again, they used the "Taiji Xuanyao Chapter" to lay traps, and it was likely that they were targeting our Xuanyuan Dragon League. So, this time, the presbytery instructed us to sit on the sidelines and not force our participation. ”

"The Xuanyuan Dragon League has been deployed overseas for many years, and it has gradually formed some forces. These forces must be concealed and protected, and must not be exposed for a moment or an event. This time, it cannot be ruled out that the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency has the intention of taking the opportunity to test the forces of all parties. ”

"We have limited information, but the Presbyterian Church's judgment is definitely based on a lot of information. So, this time, we chose to stay put. ”

Tang Jifeng introduced the meaning of the Council of Elders to Li Jingwei in detail.

"However, if we don't participate, wouldn't it be even more difficult to get the treasure map back if it falls into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. or other forces?" asked Li Jingwei with some concern.

"Jingwei, don't you think that the S.H.I.E.L.D. may have obtained the treasure map a long time ago, and this transaction may be just acting?" Tang Jifeng knew that Li Jingwei cared about the whereabouts of the treasure map. However, if you can't care, you will be chaotic and messed up. So, he reminded him.

It's like waking up a person in a dream. Tang Fengfeng's words made Li Jingwei calm down suddenly.

Think about it calmly, if S.H.I.E.L.D. were to get a treasure map from an underworld family, there were many ways to do it in addition to trading. After all, no matter how powerful the underworld family is, it can't compete with a power department like S.H.I.E.L.D.

Moreover, even if it is a reciprocal deal, the two parties can reach it completely privately. Such a public trading arrangement is completely unnecessary for the transaction itself.

Most likely, this is another trap.

Seeing Li Jingwei calm down, Tang Jifeng said again: "Although we will not directly intervene this time, another group of members of the Dragon Alliance will monitor the development of the situation. Therefore, the decision of the Council of Elders is not really not to participate in the battle for the treasure, but to participate in the battle more strategically. After all, this shipwreck of the Ming Dynasty is a relic of our Chinese ancestors, and we have an obligation to protect it. ”

Hearing Tang Jifeng say that the Xuanyuan Dragon League had other arrangements, Li Jingwei was also a lot more relieved.

"In addition, it is said that this treasure map was written and drawn using some kind of encryption method, and even if you get the treasure map in the future, I am afraid that you will still need the help of a good mathematician like you to decipher it. Maybe you'll be able to see the treasure map with your own eyes in the future. Tang Jifeng finally said.

Li Jingwei had already made up his mind that no matter which side of the treasure ended up in the hands of the force, he would finally find a way to find out and see if there was a crystal skull in it.

The wind and rain are coming, and the wind is full of buildings. Li Jingwei and Tang Jifeng can feel that the next treasure map dispute is bound to set off a lot of turmoil.