The sun is shining brightly, and the sky is clear. Swiftlets skimmed across the sky, chasing each other. Colorful butterflies fly, play in the water around the flowers, the spirit turtle perches in the pool, and the auspicious clouds appear.

Above the hall of Zhu's mansion, a huge birthday plaque stands solemnly, and two pots of jade bonsai are placed under it. One is the deer crane longevity stone, and the other is the Nanshan pine.

Outside the hall, there are hundreds of banquets, the guests are full, the voices are full of people, and the excitement is extraordinary.

Zhu Long was wearing a red birthday robe, and his face was full of red light to greet the forces of all parties who kept coming to celebrate his birthday, and his face was full of smiles.

Father and second uncle stood at the gate of Zhu's mansion side by side, greeting representatives from all parties. Zhu Shuai followed behind his father, and while bowing his hand to the guests who came, he was familiar with the various forces in Haoyang City.

The people who came to celebrate his birthday were all the leaders of all forces in Haoyang City, holding congratulatory gifts, with greetings in their mouths, and after greeting their father and second uncle, they all entered the table.

Finally, when the good time came, Grandpa Zhu Long stood up from the first seat and coughed lightly.

Everyone present quieted down, today is the 60th birthday of Zhu Long, the patriarch of the Zhu family, and at the same time, it is also the day when the Zhu family announces the new patriarch. I have long heard that the new patriarch of the Zhu family has the intention of taking refuge in the Liang family, so the large and small forces in Haoyang City have come to congratulate them, wanting to take the opportunity to get closer to the Zhu family.

It's just that Zhu Shuai hasn't seen anyone from the Han family until now, and he doesn't know if the Han family has heard the news that his father was elected as the patriarch, or if he doesn't take the Zhu family seriously at all.

"Thanks to your love, I can take time out of my busy schedule to celebrate the birthday of my old bones, and the old man is really flattered and grateful. Today, my Zhu family set up a banquet to invite you to express the gratitude of my Zhu family. ”

"I think everyone knows that according to the ancestral teachings of my Zhu family, today is also the day when my Zhu family elects a new patriarch, which can be described as double happiness. Therefore, under the witness of all of you, the old man announced the new patriarch elected by my Zhu family to the public. Grandpa smiled at the corner of his mouth and arched his hand.

"Han Liang, the head of the Han family, has arrived!" At this moment, the guard at the door suddenly shouted. Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man in his forties walked in with two young men.

The middle-aged man was a little blessed, with a smirk on his face, and slowly entered. The two young men behind him, one wearing the white robe of a charmer, were full of arrogance. The other was slightly emaciated, but his eyes were shining, and he kept looking around.

The one who came was Han Liang, the head of the Han family, and the one wearing the robe of the spell master behind him was his eldest son Han Xianchu, and the other was the second son Han Xianhe!

Zhu Shuai's eyes instantly tightened. Back then, his mother Caifeng disappeared inexplicably because of the person in front of her. This hatred, Zhu Shuai has never forgotten.

"Haha! Today, Patriarch Zhu Long's 60th birthday, I should have come to congratulate him as soon as possible, but there are many affairs at home, and I have delayed some time, and I hope not to disturb Patriarch Zhu's Yaxing. Han Liang smiled with a smile.

"Hehe, the head of the Han family is busy with everything, and Zhu is already very grateful for coming in person, come to the seat!" A sneer flashed in Zhu Long's eyes and he said.

Then Han Liang was not polite, and took his two sons to sit among the chiefs on the side.

"Patriarch Zhu Long, you go on!" Snatching some nuts from the table and putting them in his mouth, Han Liang said towards Zhu Long, his face full of pride.

The Zhu family and the Han family are two families that have been friends for generations. However, Han Liang has always been unwilling to be subordinate to the Zhu family, so after successfully becoming the head of the Han family, he immediately took refuge in the Liang family, one of the three major families in the empire, and took the opportunity to start suppressing the Zhu family.

At that time, his choice was opposed by countless people in the clan, but Han Liang insisted. So many years have passed, and now, the Han family has crushed the Zhu family under their feet, and no one in the Han family has questioned their original choice.

However, I heard that Zhu Jing also has the intention of taking refuge in the Liang family, it seems that after so many years, the Zhu family finally can't bear it, but unfortunately, even if you take refuge in the Liang family, my Han family joined the gang more than ten years earlier than you, and in the future, this Haoyang City will still be my Han family!

Thinking like this, Han Liang's heart could not be unwilling.

"Hehe, since that's the case, the old man continued, now, I announce that the next patriarch of my Zhu family is my eldest son, Zhu Qing!" Grandpa Zhu Long said sonorously.

As soon as the words came out, everyone present, including the father and son of the Han family, stayed in place.

The next patriarch of the Zhu family is actually Zhu Qing!

Regarding the relationship between the Zhu family and the Han family, everyone in Haoyang City knows it. It was precisely because of this incident that Zhu Qing left the Zhu family fifteen years ago, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, everyone present today thinks that the next patriarch of the Zhu family must be Zhu Jing, and Zhu Jing has a tendency to take refuge in the Liang family, so they only came to celebrate today, wanting to take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with the Zhu family.

Unexpectedly, things turned out not at all as they expected. Zhu Long actually handed over the position of the patriarch to Zhu Qing, who had not been in the clan in recent years and had only returned a few days ago.

The smile on Han Liang's face disappeared instantly, but immediately a touch of disdain surfaced again, and he said, "Patriarch Zhu Long has good means, it seems that he is still undead all these years!"

"Haha!" Zhu Long laughed loudly and said, "What does the head of the Han Liang family mean by this, does it mean that who will be the patriarch of my Zhu family still have to discuss with you?"

"Haha! Okay, Patriarch Zhu Long is really domineering, but you should forget about my holiday with Zhu Qing back then, if Zhu Qing becomes the patriarch of the Zhu family, your Zhu family, I'm afraid the next days in Haoyang City will not be easy!" Han Liang said with a light smile.

"Hehe, the head of the Han Liang family, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and now you are becoming more and more domineering!" At this time, the father on the side smiled lightly and walked out of the crowd.

"Yo, Brother Zhu Qing, when you ran away from Haoyang City in embarrassment, I thought you would never have the face to come back, I don't understand, a lost dog, what courage do you have to talk to me like this. Seeing his father, a trace of anger appeared on Han Liang's face and he spoke.

"When I left Haoyang City, I just disdained to fight with you, if you didn't really think that you were the lackey of the Liang family, I would be afraid that you wouldn't succeed? Besides, the mysterious death of the old master of the Han family back then, I'm afraid it was not easy, right? Do you want me to tell you the truth of the matter in detail?" The father's face was full of banter.

Listening to his father's words, Han Liang's face began to change constantly, his palms were clenched, he trembled a little, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhu Qing, it seems that you are still going to go against me Han Liang!"

"Haha! I, Zhu Qing, came back this time, just to calculate the past grievances and grievances between you and me!" said his father with a laugh.

"Okay, I want to see how your little Zhu family can fight with my Han family and the Liang family!" Han Liang said viciously, stood up and wanted to leave.

"What's wrong with the Liang family, is the Liang family amazing?" At this time, a rough voice came from outside the door of the Zhu family, and everyone's eyes looked at the place where the voice came from.

After living in Haoyang City for so long, I haven't heard anyone dare to comment on the Liang family like this.

Zhu Shuai's eyes also looked out of the door, and as the voice came, a man and a woman slowly strode away, it was actually Luo Cheng and Edelweiss who were another in Nanmo City that day!

Edelweiss walked into the courtyard of the Zhu family, and began to look around, and after seeing Zhu Shuai, a touch of joy appeared on his face, and he ran towards Zhu Shuai.

Luo Cheng, on the other hand, looked directly at Han Liang, who had spoken disrespectfully before, and his eyes were full of fierceness.

"What kind of clown are you jumping off the beam, you dare to pretend to be a ghost here, and slander the Liang family like this. Han Liang's eyes narrowed, and he said slightly angrily.

"Haha, a small Han family in Haoyang City dares to talk to me like this, if it weren't for the big day of the Zhu family, you would have been lying aside and crying and calling your mother by now!" Luo Cheng said with a gloomy face.

"Brother Luo Cheng, why are you here!" Seeing that the person who came was actually Luo Cheng, his father's face was also full of surprise, and he walked quickly to Luo Cheng's side.

"Hey, I was going back to the imperial capital after the mission was completed, but Miss Edelweiss had to come to Haoyang City to see you, and it just so happened that I didn't have anything to do next, so I asked the transport team to go back first, and Edelweiss and I came to look for you." Luo Cheng said boldly.

Listening to the conversation between his father and Luo Cheng, Han Liang's face on the side began to change. Judging from their conversations, this big man is a member of the Luo family, and when did the Zhu family have a friendship with the Luo family?

"Brother Zhu Qing, didn't I tell you, if you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me. Look at it, it's been made to such a point, and you don't say anything about informing me, and you don't treat me as a brother!" Luo Cheng said with a slightly unhappy face.

"Haha, it's just some trivial things, how dare you bother Brother Luo Cheng. Father said with a smile.

"It's a trivial matter, it's all bullied, it's still called a trivial matter, Brother Zhu Qing, you say it, as long as you agree, I'll kill them now." Luo Cheng stared at Han Liang contemptuously and spoke.

"Brother Luo Cheng, today is my father's sixtieth birthday, and these things will be talked about later. Father said with a smile.

"Okay! Then let them go. Don't let me see you in the future, or I'll beat you up once I see you. Luo Cheng yelled at Han Liang and clenched his fists.

Han Liang's face turned pale for a while. Today, in front of so many forces in Haoyang City, he has lost all his face. But with the strength of the Han family, they can't provoke the great god of the Luo family at all, and this matter can only be handled by the Liang family in the future. Han Liang thought like this, and left the Zhu family with Han Xianchu and the others.

Seeing Han Liang leave without saying a word, the other forces in the banquet did not dare to speak out. In recent years, the Han family has relied on the Liang family to do things extremely arrogantly, and even the Han family can't afford to provoke people, let alone them.

After Han Liang and the three of them walked away, his father introduced Luo Cheng to the people of the Zhu family one by one, and after knowing that Luo Cheng was actually a member of the Luo family, the three major families of the empire, his face was in disbelief. And after Luo Cheng also congratulated his grandfather, he took out some congratulatory gifts.

At this time, Edelweiss secretly pulled Zhu Shuai's robe and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhu Shuai, what's going on!"