Zhang Zhen just came back from a walk and chatted with his wife on the sofa about Zhang Yan's childhood. Suddenly, the mobile phone in his pocket rang, and his wife said, "It's so late, who could it be?" ”

He took out the mobile phone in his right hand and looked at it, and said to his wife: "It was our Yan'er who called, it's strange, he wouldn't take the initiative to call once in half a year before, nothing would happen, right?" ”

His wife replied: "Don't talk nonsense, his uncle told him his fortune, saying that there is a whole triad in his life, how could something happen, hurry up and answer the phone." ”

Zhang Zhen answered the phone and said:

"Yan'er, it's so late, what's the matter?"

"Dad, it's nothing, I just have some questions I want to ask you, I wanted to call you a long time ago, thinking that you have to walk every day, so I just wait for you to come back and fight."

"What's the problem?"

"Dad, that's right, I received a phone call this afternoon, a person named Zhang Ju called. Is it true that you said that you were your own brother, that you left the family more than 20 years ago? ”

"It seems that the pure days are coming to an end, Yan'er, it's better to not know some things, I don't know how they found you. I'm tired today, let me think about it, and I'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

"Dad, it's okay if you don't want to say it, I just want to make sure if he lied to me. He asked me to bring you a message, saying yes: His father has been looking for you, the family has changed dramatically, and I hope you can go back. ”

"Well, I knew that there would be such a day, I know, Yan'er, pay attention to your body over there. You want to know, I'll tell you tomorrow, it's destined to be impossible to hide, hang up, you rest early. ”

"Zhang Zhen hung up the phone, I didn't expect it, I still have to come to this point in the end, patriarch, Zhang Zhen will live up to his trust, Zhang Zhen said silently in his heart."

Zhang Yan put down his mobile phone and said to himself: "It seems that Zhang Ju didn't lie to me, my father is hiding very deeply, if nothing happens, maybe I don't know my father's past in this life, I should discuss this issue with my father first when I go to Xi'an, don't let them worry, I didn't promise to go over anyway." What happened to the family? Listening to my father's tone, it's very serious, is it really like what Zhang Ju said, is it going to be wiped out? Does extermination mean that my father and I will die too? This joke is a bit big, it seems that Xi'an must go this time, I want to understand the truth, but I don't want to die unclear, tomorrow to see what my father says. ”

After saying that, he lay on the bed, thinking about what happened today, and learned that he was going to die in one day, and he couldn't believe that he was just an ordinary programmer, and in the eyes of others, he would only repair computers and install systems.

Ordinary life has become extraordinary because there is a big family behind him, and who can say clearly about the things in the world? The next day, Zhang Yan went to work in the company as usual, he felt that no matter what happened, he couldn't say goodbye, or go to the company to ask for a leave first, it seemed that it couldn't be delayed until May Day. Usually his performance in the company is not bad, and the boss appreciates him, so he granted him a month's vacation without any salary. He doesn't care, what is more important than life and death at this time? Not to mention his own life. After taking leave and leaving the company gate, about to go to the subway station, Zhang Xin's call came, he answered the phone, and said:

"Dad, isn't it serious?"

"Yan'er, it's really serious, but don't worry, I'll do my best to solve it and won't let you be hurt in the slightest."

"Dad, I'm an adult, and I have the ability to protect you and my mom from hurting you."

"Don't you want to know my past? I'll tell you now! ”

"Okay, Dad, you say, I'll listen."

Zhang Zhen fell into the memory, more than 20 years ago, his second brother Zhang Bao and his party came back from Lingnan Doudou, and when they arrived at the door, they saw several elders in the family standing at the gate waiting.

Zhang Bao stepped forward and was about to speak, when one of the elders said, "Zhang Bao, are you guilty?" ”

Zhang Bao sighed and said: "Guilt, the fault of this trip is all on me, and it has nothing to do with others, they just obey my orders, and punish me if they want to." ”

Another elder sneered: "You are so bold, that place is a family taboo, for more than 2,000 years, everyone in the family has guarded and dared not commit it, but now you are good, knowingly committing it, you are going to compensate the entire family, the whole world!" ”

Zhang Bao was silent, from childhood to adulthood, the more others concealed it, the more he wanted to know, he had always been curious about the biggest taboo in the family, and finally let him wait for this opportunity, but he didn't expect that he would become a sinner in the family, a sinner in the world. "Come, take him down and put him in the dungeon." The elder just now said.

Zhang Zhen learned that his second brother was taken into the dungeon, so he went to the elders to theorize that there were four elders in the Zhang family, Zhang Yunji who was in charge of the clan rules, Zhang Jiji who was in charge of the family economy, Zhang Peiji who cultivated young people, and Zhang Liji who recorded the family history and managed the family tree. The patriarch went out to deal with some things, and only the four elders were left to preside, and they were discussing how to deal with Zhang Bao's matter in the council hall at this time.

Zhang Xin came to the council hall and said to them, "Elders, what did my second brother do? ”

Zhang Yunji said: "He has violated the family taboo, and according to the twenty-three articles of the clan rules, he will be expelled from the Zhang family and will never be allowed to return." ”

Zhang Zhen said: "What taboo did he commit?" ”

Zhang Liji said: "The biggest taboo in the family, you should have heard of it, if the Zhang family enters that place, the seal will be lifted, and the world will encounter a catastrophe, and our family will be wiped out because of this." ”

Zhang Zhen exclaimed: "How is this possible? Will our big family be wiped out? It's even more impossible in the world, elder, you are alarmist. ”

Zhang Liji said: "I really don't have alarmism, in the history of the Zhang family more than 2,000 years ago, there is this record, the ancestors listed this place as a taboo, there must be his reason, I can't help but believe it." ”

Zhang Zhen said: "What age is this, you look at this world, science and technology are so developed, how can it be a catastrophe, everything is so orderly, just such a place, can still destroy this world?" It's just a joke. ”

Zhang Yunji said: "Zhang Zhen, are you questioning your ancestors? Now technology is advanced, but there are also many things that cannot be explained? Is our family surviving so far by technology? Don't forget our family's mission. ”

Zhang Zhen said: "Second brother is not the kind of person who doesn't know the seriousness, I think this matter is a little strange, I think it's better to wait for the patriarch to come back and investigate this matter, I'm afraid that we will be used by others." ”

Zhang Yunji said: "Your second brother has admitted it himself, what else do you need to investigate?" Let's do it all according to the rules! ”

Zhang Zhen said: "Elder Yunji is not excited, the second brother is back, and he hasn't seen anything unusual in this world, and nothing has happened to the family, right?" It shows that this taboo is really nonsense, and the ancestors may have made a mistake themselves, right? ”

Zhang Yunji said angrily: "If you violate the clan rules, you have to do it according to the clan rules, no matter who it is!" ”

Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "My second brother is the future patriarch heir, if he is expelled from the family, there is no more suitable person than him in our generation, and I don't think things are so simple." ”

Zhang Yunji sighed and said: "Because of this, he was expelled from the house, so ignorant of the severity, how to become the patriarch?" The rules of the clan are even less likely to change because of him. ”

Zhang Xin said: "It seems that you are determined to expel my second brother from the house?" ”

Zhang Jiji on the side said: "We also do things according to the clan rules. ”

Zhang Zhen was angry: "You old stubborn people who stick to the old rules, this is too hasty to deal with it, I Zhang Zhen is not convinced, I want to wake you up." ”

After speaking, he squatted back with his legs, jumped forward, flew in front of Zhang Yunji, and hit Zhang Yunji with a fist with his right hand, Zhang Yunji's body leaned back, and his avatar deviated a few points to the right, dodging Zhang Xin's attack, and at the same time pushing his palms like Zhang Xin's chest, I saw Zhang Zhen's chest palmed and fell to the ground from the air.

Zhang Yunji straightened his body, withdrew his palms, and said angrily: "Zhang Zhen, you want to rebel? ”

Before the words fell, Zhang Xin flew to Zhang Yunji, stretched out his right hand, pointed his two fingers at the center of Zhang Yunji's eyebrows, and a blood-red light appeared on his fingertips.

Zhang Peiji was shocked: "A volley!" You've learned to point a finger in the air! After speaking, he flew over, stretched out his right hand in an instant, clamped Zhang Xin's fingers with two fingers, the blood-red light disappeared, and pushed Zhang Zhen away with a palm of his left hand, saving Zhang Yunji.

Zhang Cheng fell to the ground, spitting blood, this palm, the power is not small, Zhang Peiji said: "You are talented, you are a good seedling, but you can't hold your breath, you almost killed Elder Yunji, this is the first time in more than 2,000 years that the Zhang family is so bold, come and put him in the dungeon." ”

Zhang Zhen shouted: "It's not too late for you to find out that you are punishing my second brother, if you expel my second brother, I won't accept it, I won't accept it." ”

Zhang Liji sighed and said: "Why don't you wait for the patriarch to come back, listen to the patriarch's opinion, and then deal with the two brothers, the seal has been broken, and if you keep them, you will have more strength." ”

The other elders said in unison, "That's fine, so be it." ”

A day later, Zhang Gon was shocked to hear that his two younger brothers were locked up in the dungeon, and said to himself: "These two rabbit cubs, both of whom are such big people, still don't know the severity and are still causing trouble." ”

After listening to the words of a few elders, Zhang Gon stayed where he was, "I didn't expect the second brother to poke such a big basket, is God going to kill my Zhang family?" I can only wait for the patriarch to come back. Zhang Gon said in his heart.

Half a month later, Zhang Yanji, the patriarch of the Zhang family, came back, and he was the seventy-first patriarch of the Zhang family. After coming back, he went to the conference hall, the four elders had been waiting here for a long time, Zhang Yanji beckoned everyone to sit down, and then the four elders told Zhang Bao about it.

After listening to the words of the four elders, Zhang Yanji said: "The seal has been broken, the catastrophe is coming, I have been guarding it for more than two thousand years, but in the end it still fell short, the will of heaven is like this, even if Zhang Bao can't go, someone will go in the future, sooner or later." ”

Zhang Yunji said: "Patriarch, what to do with Zhang Bao?" ”

Zhang Yanji said: "There is no need to be expelled from the house, he is also an unintentional mistake, this is not to blame him, there are more important things waiting for us to deal with, and now family affairs are a trivial matter." ”

Zhang Yunji said again: "But he violated the clan rules, did not act according to the clan rules, and could not serve the public." ”

Zhang Yanji sighed and said, "Alas! Yoongi, I know you never show favoritism, but the family is about to be destroyed, what's the use of asking for clan rules? After surviving this catastrophe, you don't have to worry about the affairs of his two brothers, let them out of the dungeon, and I'll talk to them. ”

Zhang Zhen stayed in the dungeon for half a month, in the dark, and he didn't know who in the family came up with the bad idea to build this place underground. Zhang Zhen has always wanted to surpass Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao is the pride of the family, the heir of the patriarch, Zhang Bao is the goal of his struggle, the two brothers grew up together, because they are the same age, Zhang Bao is two years older than Zhang Zhen, and Zhang Gon is 6 years older than him.

Childhood is basically spent with Zhang Bao, he doesn't know why the second brother didn't resist, he is an adult, and he can finally help the eldest brother and the second brother, they have taken care of themselves since they were children, and the second brother taught the first finger of the volley. Knowing that the second brother was arrested, the second brother is not that kind of person, and the matter must not be so simple, so I want to hold grievances for the second brother. Thinking about it, someone suddenly came in and said, "Zhang Xin, the patriarch called you, you go up quickly." ”

Zhang Zhen got out of the dungeon, first went home to take a shower, changed his clothes, and walked to the patriarch's room. Zhang Zhen entered the room, and the patriarch was alone, Zhang Yanji smiled and said, "You are here, come and sit down, I have something to tell you." ”