Chapter 1: The Eve of Darkness (1)
Nanzhou, Southern Han Dynasty, Demon Cloud Domain, Tianwei County, Ziwei City.
Ziwei City is prosperous, all kinds of doors are like a city, all kinds of rivers are endless, the sound of carriages, shouting, deafening, here are four and eight streets, there is a lot of traffic everywhere, people are boiling, people are cheering and shouting.
This is the prosperity in the world, want to compare those poor mountains and bad waters, here is the soft red fragrant soil, compared to those inaccessible paths, here is an endless stream of pedestrians. Ziwei City is definitely not the best city in the county, but compared to those barren lands, it can be regarded as the land of abundance, but compared to the big cities in those counties, it is dwarfed.
The sky was clear, the scorching sun was scorching, and the houses of Ziwei City were shining against the backdrop, and they were densely packed together, like bright pearls standing in this remote corner, adding a corner of Tianwei County.
The houses are lined up one after another, and the tiled mansions of different shapes are scattered, which does not seem uneven, but in good order, because the world is the weak and the strong, and the hierarchy is strict, and this crape myrtle city is no exception, those families occupy the main position, and a mansion occupies many places, which is the most brilliant pearl, and it is splendid.
The Dongfang family is such a mansion, many houses in this Ziwei City are centered on him, extending to the surroundings, compared to other families, except for the empty mansion of the city lord, he is the mansion with the widest area.
Today, the mansion is still as bright as ever, but there is an oppressive atmosphere in the air, which, combined with the dry weather, makes people feel uneasy, as if they are suffocating.
The huge hall was gray, and the quaint furniture did not smell sacred. There are three top powerhouses in the family sitting on all sides, tasting the best spiritual tea, which seems to be pleasant, but from time to time it hides a cat, like a mouse's eyes.
"As soon as Mu Tianchen was born, there was a vision of ten thousand swords worshipping, and at that time, it shocked the entire Ziwei City!"
It was an old man with white hair, his skin shriveled and wrinkled, and his thin hands looked like dry wood, but the snarness was surprisingly deep and full of mystery. He was gorgeously dressed, with a gorgeous crown and a white jade waist, and he looked noble. He is the second elder and is in charge of the family's money business.
However, don't look at this person's face as a great sage, in fact, he is a person who is bent and welcomes and tends to be inflammatory, but the account data of this Dongfang family does not show any cattiness at all, which makes the head of the family trust him to the extreme, without the slightest suspicion.
"Yes, Tianchen, this kid was born with visions, but he hasn't been able to condense the slightest spiritual power over the years, which is a pity. Alas......" The man sitting on the throne sighed, and said with a solemn expression, "I have summoned you two here today to ask you to contribute a little more private medicine......"
This person's name is Dongfang Kun, he is the head of the Dongfang family, he is not the oldest person, he is much younger than the current two elders, as for being able to become the head of the family, there is another reason.
As soon as the words fell, the second elder lowered his head directly, his brows tightened, and the cold atmosphere permeated again.
He had already guessed the reason for today's meeting, which was held once a year, in order to contribute private medicine to the eldest young master who was beloved by the family owner to wash his "body".
The so-called washing of the body is just a try to treat the eldest young master who cannot absorb spiritual power.
"Family master, let's not hide it, we have paid enough for more than ten years, but that kid has never been able to absorb spiritual power, and I don't want to give it! The second elder pretended to be mournful and sighed.
"Second Elder, what do you mean? If you can't get the medicine, just say it!" The Third Elder just wanted to hand the good tea in his hand to his mouth, but when he heard the Second Elder's words, he suddenly put down the teacup in his hand, a fine light appeared in his eyes, and then he roared angrily.
The second elder was slightly stunned, paused and said: "The third elder has misunderstood, the old man is also for the sake of the family, our Dongfang family has wasted a lot of elixir on the young master over the years, and the money in the account is really not enough." ”
"Hmph! After saying so much, you didn't just want to be able to scavenge a little!" the third elder snorted coldly, and his thin hand shook the teacup stiffly, and the cloudy aura on it flowed, full of clouds and mist.
"Third Elder, what do you mean by that?" the Second Elder paused, his eyes rolled for a while, and he suddenly frowned and said.
"Do you think I don't know what I've been doing all these years?" The Third Elder sneered, his eyes glaring fiercely at the Second Elder.
"That's enough!" Dongfang Kun knew that the third elder and the second elder usually had contradictions, so he shouted again, "Let's not talk about the matter of the third elder, now if you are the birthday of that kid in Tianchen, I, as an uncle, have to express it, but the medicine I got over the years was immediately given to that child for treatment, and now I really can't get anything!"
"The head of the house. The third elder arched his hand, and then he opened it with one hand, and a green medicine appeared in his hand in vain.
Everyone was stunned, the fragrance wafted out, so rich that it was intoxicating, the whole hall was overflowing, as if there was a flow of spirit, and their eyes were all attracted by this elixir.
"Okay!" the second elder said sonorously, "You actually gave all the Tianxin grass to that kid, it's really yours!"
The third elder looked at the second elder contemptuously, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, and said, "Family master, since I was promoted by you to be the elder of the family, I should repay it, this is a top-grade elixir that I occasionally obtained, which has a huge effect on absorbing spiritual power and repairing the Purple Mansion!"
"Oh?" Dongfang Kun's eyes exuded a fine light, his expression was happy, and he sucked the Heavenly Heart Grass into his hand, "Sure enough, this medicinal property smells like a good variety!hahaha...... The Third Elder really deserves my promotion of you!"
"The Third Elder would like to thank you for your careful cultivation. ”
The Third Elder smiled heartily and glanced at the Second Elder, expressing contempt and contempt. He is not a villain, he can only treat villains by impolite means, these years, the second elder's behavior is in his eyes, although he is in charge of the bank, but some bills will always be lost inexplicably, which must be greasy, when he asks as the third elder, the second elder will always find various reasons to cover up all this.
"Hmph! The third elder is very good, but compared to my elixir, I'm afraid it's not worth mentioning. The second elder listened to the family master's praise for the third elder, and his heart chuckled, he absolutely couldn't tolerate this kind of behavior of others being praised by the family master, so he took out a pill with all his heart.
As soon as the medicine came out, the bright red light rushed to the sky, and a smell that was more fragrant than before overflowed, like that terrifying fragrance, lingering in the heart, giving people a feeling of extreme comfort.
The pupils of the Third Elder and Dongfang Kun shrank suddenly, especially the Third Elder, who was taken aback, these two elders must have made a lot of ill-gotten gains by managing Qian Zhuang, otherwise the Second Elder of this level of pill would not be able to take it out!
"This is ......" Dongfang Kun was stunned for a moment, with the intuition of a cultivator, this pill was determined to be extraordinary.
"This pill calls, a hundred medicines gather and disperse!" the second elder said one by one.
"What are you talking about?" Dongfang Kun was shocked and quickly stood up, "Good thing! It turns out that this thing is a hundred medicines to gather qi and disperse!"
"I'm afraid the third elder won't know the effect of this elixir!" the second elder smiled coldly, and his heart became more and more proud.
"Hmph, count you as you meet today, otherwise don't give me a handle to catch you one day!" the three elders scolded angrily, took the spiritual tea and drank it all, expressing their indignation.
"Hahaha...... The two of you don't need to be like this today, and you have brought such a great gift to that kid, I, Dongfang Kun, will have a heavy gift!" Dongfang Kun smiled, "Two, this is the end of today's meeting, let's go back to our own affairs." ”
After the two expressed their gratitude, the second elder glanced at the third elder, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised. And the three elders' expressions moved, and there was endless bitterness in their hearts, now that the second elder has taken out a treasure medicine that is more valuable than him, I am afraid that the head of the family will trust him even more in the future, to put it mildly, one day he may take the position of the head of the family!
"Wait. ”
At this moment, the light at the door was obscured by a dark shadow, and the old voice was surprisingly muddy, with a strong breath of time. The three of them frowned in unison, and they could tell that once it appeared, nothing good would happen.
This guy is even older, but his pupils are deeper than those of the second elder, shaped like two small black holes, which want to intimidate people's souls. This is the spirit of living for a long time, coupled with a strong cultivation, giving people a feeling of immortal coming.
His treasure is solemn, his eyebrows are hard, and he wears as many as some ancient Qiluo beads, this kind of crown, with dragon pattern carving, slightly scattered a little treasure light, and a little turbidity. But the most conspicuous thing is the token on the waist, which was engraved with the word Oriental last year, and the pen is strong, exuding a bright divine light.
Dongfang Kun's eyes immediately fell on the token on the guy's waist, he was stunned, his pupils shrank suddenly, only to find that his token had long since disappeared, and his face suddenly turned red, and his face was stiff.
And the other two looked at the token and were shocked.
"Wait, head of the house, I haven't given a gift yet?" The man walked into the hall, and the depression began to rise, the second elder and the third elder lowered their heads, not daring to speak, they knew what kind of existence this person in front of them was, and his personality was extremely irritable, if he was unhappy, he would not take them seriously.
"Great Elder?" the head of the family frowned, and instantly burst into the crown, "You dare to steal my token, what a boldness!"
But the Great Elder was overjoyed, and teased: "No, this seat is just waiting for work, and I will give a gift to the child for you." ”
"Gift?" Dongfang Kun was slightly stunned, and Yu Yun shrank even more, "What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting, I just think that with that child's qualifications, he can even be the head of our family!" said the Great Elder with a look of teasing.
Mu Tianchen, who doesn't know, when he was born, the vision was shocking, and at that time it alarmed the entire Ziwei City, and even those sects secretly observed, but for some reason, this child has never absorbed a little spiritual power in the past eighteen years, so that in the end he has become a well-known waste, but over the years, few people have dared to bully him, and that is because there is still a family owner in this family who spoils him!
Besides, for eighteen years, the head of the family has been asking others to offer good medicine to make up for the kid's body, but it has been in vain for more than ten years, but the head of the family still has not given up, which naturally caused some people to be dissatisfied!
This Great Elder was one of them, especially since this Great Elder was extremely dissatisfied with Dongfang Kun's ability to be the head of the family!
"Hmph, Great Elder, I know your dissatisfaction with being the head of the family in this seat, if you have anything to say today, you don't have to insult the child with these words!" Dongfang Kun snorted, and the aura on his body began to surge, and there was a beast-shaped surge there, and the divine light was dense.
"Okay, I have one thing to do today. The Great Elder, who had been silent for a while, suddenly laughed wickedly, "Force that waste to get out of the family!"
As soon as the words fell, the second elder and the third elder were stunned, the gray hall became chaotic and dark, and the atmosphere was depressed to a freezing point, and the two of them glanced at the head of the family in a daze, and found that his eyes were blood-red, his body was surrounded by divine light, his arms were tightened, his muscles were violent, and his anger was extreme.
This sentence, the Great Elder finally said, it was not the first time he had expressed this kind of meaning in these years, but as the head of the family, it was impossible to embarrass the Great Elder, so he could only swallow his anger.
And this time it can be regarded as direct, the head of the family finally can't help it, and this guy suddenly came in, and he blatantly entered with the head of the house token, which is to deliberately stimulate the head of the house!
The two of them were taken aback, could it be that this great elder was going to turn his face today?