In a luxurious guest room in Yonghua Building, the largest inn in Yonghua City, a middle-aged man with a lean body and a cunning face listened to the report of his subordinates while sipping precious fragrant tea.

Xiong Zhenhai's eyes kept rolling around, and he asked with a hint of joy: "You mean, Lu Zheng entered Fuyuan Commercial House and came out with just a cup of tea?"

Since Lu Jiu's father and son entered Yonghua City, their every move has been under Xiong Zhenhai's surveillance, and he just learned that Lu Zheng went to visit the slightly powerful Fuyuan Commercial Bank in Yonghua City early in the morning.

"Yes, second master, looking at Lu Zheng's lost appearance when he came out, it seems that he didn't get any benefits from Fuyuan Commercial Bank. ”

Xiong Zhenhai sneered twice, and said contemptuously: "This is not his Yonghe City, and he doesn't weigh how many catties and taels he has, so he runs over and embarrasses." ”

Fuyuan Commercial Bank has a small reputation in Wuyong County, and it can be regarded as a relatively powerful commercial bank here. Whether it is Yongsheng City or Yonghe City, in terms of prosperity, it is not comparable to Yonghua City at all, and even the local forces such as the Xiong family and the Lu family are not as good as the big commercial houses in Yonghua City, not to mention that the Lu family eats the closed door soup, even the Xiong family eats this closed door soup is also normal.

As he was talking, a man suddenly trotted in outside.

"Report to the second master, Wang Yuan, the eldest young master of Fuyuan Commercial Bank, came to visit. ”

As soon as he heard that it was someone from Fuyuan Commercial Bank who was coming, Xiong Zhenhaiden's eyes widened, but he didn't expect that when he was talking about Fuyuan Commercial Bank, their people arrived.

"Please. ”

Xiong Zhenhai didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite them in, and he himself stood up from the chair.

Under the guidance of his subordinates, Chu Zhen, who was dressed in a gorgeous costume, held a folding fan in his hand, walked in in four directions.

And behind Chu Zhen, who is known as Wang Yuan, there is also an entourage specially arranged for him by Lu Zheng.

"Oh, the second master of the Xiong family, the younger generation has admired the name for a long time. ”

As soon as he entered the door, Chu Zhen smiled and bowed to Xiong Zhenhai.

Chu Zhen grew up in the Chu family since he was a child, and the style of the eldest young master was naturally learned vividly, so that Xiong Zhenhai did not have the slightest suspicion.

"Prince Wang is polite, please take a seat. Come and watch the tea. ”

As the two of them sat down, a maid put a cup of hot tea on the low table beside Chu Chen.

When the maid retreated, Chu Zhen smiled and glanced at the entourage beside him.

The entourage comprehended, and immediately put the wooden box in his arms on the table next to Xiong Zhenhai, and then opened the wooden box.

Suddenly, a beautifully carved glass tree shining with brilliant brilliance appeared in front of Xiong Zhenhai.

"What is this?"

Xiong Zhenhai looked puzzled, but he couldn't hide the light in his eyes, obviously pretending not to know.

Chu Zhen smiled lightly and said, "This is a thin gift prepared by the juniors, please accept it with a smile." ”

Xiong Zhenhai glanced at the glass tree, and greed suddenly appeared on his face, but he didn't accept it immediately, but said with a little hesitation: "This should be a gift to my brother, I'll take it, isn't it?"

"Alas, the seniors laughed. In Wuyong County, no one knows the name of the second master of the Xiong family, and the Xiong family relies on the strategies of their predecessors to achieve today's prosperity. Besides, the younger generations have already heard that within the Xiong family, the head of the family and the second master do not distinguish between each other, and who receives it differently. No matter which way you think about it, this gift is in line with your predecessors. ”

"Hey, hey. ”

Hearing Chu Zhen's words of praise, Xiong Zhenhai showed a smug look on his face, and he no longer concealed it, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I will accept it for my brother first." ”

After speaking, Xiong Zhenhai waved his hand, and a subordinate immediately packed the glass tree, and then moved into his own room.

"I don't know why the prince is coming?"

The gift has also been received, and then it is time to get to the point.

Chu Zhen said with a smile: "The younger generation does not hide it from the second master, Lu Zheng, the young master of the Lu family, came to Fuyuan Commercial Bank early this morning and wanted to cooperate with us, but he was rejected by my father. In Wuyong County, everyone knows the relationship between the bear and the deer, and compared with the two, a fool will choose the weak. Therefore, I came this time to see if there could be a branch of my Fuyuan Commercial Bank in Yongsheng City. ”

Hearing Chu Zhen's words, Xiong Zhenhai's eyes turned a few times, and he thought: You said so, but the Lu family probably didn't say death, Fuyuan Commercial Bank is planning to take one of the two sides, if I don't agree, they are afraid that they will go out and cooperate with the Lu family.

"This kind of thing, I, Yongsheng City, welcome it. You can rest assured, the branch of Fuyuan Commercial Bank will be opened in the most conspicuous place in Yongsheng City. ”

This matter is only good for the Xiong family, there is no harm, and it can stop the growth of the Lu family, Xiong Zhenhai agreed without thinking about it.

"Oh, in the future, I will have to rely on the second master to take care of me. ”

"Hehe, definitely, definitely. ”

Next, Chu Zhen and Xiong Zhenhai bargained over the entry of Fuyuan Commercial Bank and the division of interests between the two parties. This game is a scene, Chu Zhen has no burden, many things that seem insignificant, he agrees, and sometimes in order to confuse Xiong Zhenhai, he deliberately pretends to be embarrassed, as if he reluctantly agreed.

After discussing for a long time, the general matter was basically clear, and Chu Zhen got up and said, "Then the junior will go back now and report this matter to my father." Before I came, my father also instructed me to bring a message to the second master, as long as my Fuyuan Commercial Bank can get satisfactory results in Yongsheng City, even if we forget anyone, we will never forget the second master of the Xiong family. ”

Although this was not explicitly stated, the implication was obvious, that is, once the two sides cooperated, Xiong Zhenhai would receive a heavy gift in the future, and this gift was also only available to him.

"Hehe, don't worry, as long as I, Xiong Zhenhai, I guarantee that everything in Fuyuan Commercial Bank will be unimpeded in Yongsheng City. ”

There are interests as a guide, and Xiong Zhenhai has no doubt about the cooperation between the two sides.

The junior will take his leave first. ”

Bowing down towards Xiong Zhenhai, Chu Zhen led people out of the inn.

After walking a distance, Chu Zhen said to the entourage beside him, "You go back to Fuyuan Commercial Bank first." ”

The attendant answered, and went back on his own.

In fact, Lu Zheng had already become friends with Wang Yuan, the eldest young master of Fuyuan Commercial Bank, and he did not hesitate to return to Yonghe City through the boundary of Yongsheng City, precisely because he was eager to go back to arrange cooperation with Fuyuan Commercial Bank and prepare for the stationing of Fuyuan Commercial Bank.

The strength of the Lu family is not only what the Xiong family does not want to see, but also what the county king of Wuyong County does not want to see, so the cooperation between the Lu family and the Fuyuan Commercial Bank has been carried out in the dark, and they did not dare to leak a single rumor, so as not to let the county king suppress the Lu family with the hand of the Xiong family.

This time, in order to provoke Xiong Zhenyue and Xiong Zhenhai to turn against each other, Lu Zheng planned to use this relationship with Fuyuan Commercial Bank in advance.

Not long after Chu Zhen returned to the inn, the king of the county ordered someone to take Lu Jiu and Lu Zheng to the palace to discuss matters. At this time, Chu Zhen's identity should not be exposed, so he stayed in the inn to cultivate quietly.

Lu Jiu's father and son went and didn't come back until nightfall. From their mouths, they learned that what the king of the county talked about was just to let the two families of Xiong and Lu live in peace, and not to hurt the harmony.

In front of the king of the county, whether it was Lu Jiu, Lu Zheng, or Xiong Zhenyue, Xiong Zhenhai, they were all full of promises, but they all knew that this was just a show, and the two families were simply incompatible.

However, this trip to the palace, Lu Jiu's father and son were not all fruitless. Lu Zheng complained a lot to the county king about the assassin by asking the county king, and insisted that the county king agree to send someone to escort Lu Jiu and the others back to Yonghe City the next morning, at least so that the road back to the city could be safe.

There was peace on Chu Chen's side, but the atmosphere on the Xiong family's side was a little delicate. Xiong Zhenyue sat alone in the room, his eyes glaring angrily, his face full of anger.

At this time, Xiong Zhenyue's heart was very angry. After he came back, he listened to the report from his subordinates that the eldest young master of Fuyuan Commercial Bank came to visit, but he didn't even mention him, but directly found Xiong Zhenhai. Moreover, the other party only gave a gift, and only to Xiong Zhenhai, which made him have no prestige as the head of the family.

In fact, in the past few years, there has been a trend of "only knowing the second master of the Xiong family, not the head of the Xiong family".

Xiong Zhenyue let out a sigh of relief and said fiercely: "Second brother, you are so ignorant of restraint, when you don't need you, don't blame my brother for being ruthless." ”

The relationship between the two brothers, Xiong Zhenyue and Xiong Zhenhai, was already full of rifts, but after Chu Zhen's provocation, a crack suddenly appeared.

The night passed quickly, and when the next day dawned, the king of the county really sent people to come, and Chu Zhen and the others returned to Yonghe City safely under the escort of these people.

As soon as he returned to Lufu, Chu Zhen plunged into the secret room. Now, the resources of the Lu family, Chu Zhen can call at will, he opened his mouth, asked for a hundred quenching pills, he planned to have a luxury, use these pills, and restore his rebirth ability as soon as possible. According to his estimates, the Xiong family's last assassination failed, and the next wave of operations should not be too long.

For Chu Zhen to have such a great privilege, there are people in the Lu family who oppose it, especially the elders in the clan and some guests in the mansion, who bluntly say that Chu Zhen does not have such qualifications.

In the face of continuous doubts, Lu Jiu and Lu Zheng unified their voices, tried their best to eliminate public opinion, and with a strong tone and skill, they forcibly suppressed those who raised opposing opinions.

Sitting quietly in the secret room, Chu Zhen didn't know anything about what was happening outside, he swallowed the Quenching Yuan Pill one by one, and then quickly absorbed the Yuan Power contained in it.

However, in just a few days, Chu Zhen had already taken more than eighty Quenching Yuan Pills, but the brilliance on the firefly was still a few points away from full Ying.

Such a large consumption of pills made Chu Zhen a little frightened. Fortunately, he now has the resources of the Lu family to support him, otherwise he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to get so many pills.

Chu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, as his strength grew, he needed more and more pills, and the grade of the pills would get higher and higher, he really didn't know where to get these pills now.

Later, more on that later. Having made up his mind, Chu Zhen got up and walked out of the secret room.

"Three Changes of Fireflies" can only be performed four times a day, and there are many restrictions on Chu Zhen's play. He planned to go outside to get some exercises that he was more satisfied with, and then take the opportunity of the next retreat to learn them together.

found Lu Zheng, and Chu Zhen walked out of Lu Mansion with Lu Zheng.