At night, the cold aura spread throughout the entire council hall, and the high-ranking members of the Sima family sat in different levels, some people excitedly wanted to start a battle, some people calculated how to minimize the family's losses, and some people looked dull and stunned.

That sluggish person was none other than Sima Zirui.

Sima Zirui thought that in the past, the boy who was born with some autism would only seem relaxed and natural when he was with him.

A voice of her sister swirled in her ears, like flies and mosquitoes that could not be driven away, but she enjoyed the joy of being an elder.

Sima Huihong's beloved wife died of hemorrhage after giving birth to Sima Zirui, and the grief-stricken patriarch decided not to continue the string, and Zirui was born without a mother.

When she was a child, Zirui desperately wanted a younger brother or sister, but this has become a luxury, but Cangtian helped her realize this wish.

On the winter night when she was five years old, the father and daughter were halfway home from their relatives, but on the way home, they heard a baby crying, and the two went through the rounds and found Fei Xuan, who was still in infancy, and at Zirui's strong request, Hui Hong still adopted him.

Among Fei Xuan's sisters, Zirui gradually lost herself, and she felt that there was no one in the world who was luckier than her.

But the good times didn't last long, and the great elder coveted the patriarch for some time, so he made a big fuss about Hui Hong's lack of parenting, wanting to win the patriarch.

The contradiction between the patriarch and the great elder is becoming more and more intense, and Fei Xuan also grew up in this environment, but he took pity on this child, who has been a chess piece since he was a child, a chess piece that has been squeezed by others.

"Patriarch, I don't think we can test the strength of the Hong family like this anymore, the old man of Hong Xin must be in retreat to cultivate martial arts, we can't fight a protracted war, we can only fight a quick battle and win the Hong family!"

The second elder held up his round belly, and his loud voice vibrated back and forth in the hall, pulling Zirui back and forth from his memories at once.

"Patriarch, you can't miss the opportunity! since you have already declared war on the Hong family, what is there to scruple about?" the Great Elder demanded after the Second Elder's words.

"It's not that simple, even if Hong Xin is in retreat, we can't act rashly, after all, the Zheng family is still eyeing it. Once the two families fight, they will definitely lose their troops and lose their generals, and when Zheng Yingming comes to reap the benefits of the fisherman, won't it be cheaper for them?"

"What the three elders said coincided with my thoughts, but what I was afraid of was not Zheng Yingming, but the city lord Nangu united with the Zheng family to stop our clan, in the last battle, Zheng Yingming was severely injured by me, and there was no way to recover in a month, but Nangu is different, he was lightly injured, and it is estimated that he will be able to participate now." ”

"Is this how we have gotten to the point where we can't advance or retreat? Hmm? Doesn't this make our family very passive? No, patriarch, you must make a decision today, either compromise and apologize, or force an attack. "The Great Elder couldn't sit still, if the family declined, everything he wanted would come to naught.

The situation is clear at a glance, if the Sima family chooses to remain silent, and as soon as Hong Xin comes out, with his character, the Sima family will definitely be hit hard.

If he chooses to attack forcibly and destroy the Hong family before Hong Xin leaves the pass, even if Hong Xin, who has made great progress in strength, he alone will not be able to defeat the three elders of the Five Mountains and one the patriarch of the Six Mountains.

But if the latter is chosen, even if Zheng Yingming is recuperating from his injuries and the Zheng family is temporarily leaderless, but with the relationship between the city lord and the Zheng family, it is difficult to guarantee that Nangu will not unite with the Zheng family and oppress it.

Taking a long breath of cold air, Sima Huihong said, "Let me think twice!" He closed his eyes and began to think carefully again.

If you choose the former, it may cause huge losses to the family, and with Hongxin's revenge, he will not have to make a fuss when he gets out?

If the latter is chosen, there is still a way to fight, after all, the time of Hongxin's exit is an uncertain factor, and Nangu may not be 100% united with the Zheng family.

Just as Sima Huihong was meditating, someone suddenly came to report:

"Report to the patriarch, our guards found out that the city lord left Ice Heart City early yesterday morning, as for where to go...... I don't know. ”

Hearing this news, everyone present was shocked, and although the patriarch also showed a rare smile, he still couldn't bear to ask: "Why did you only come to report now when you left the city early yesterday morning?"

"Those two guards didn't dare to report it because they were drunk and misunderstood, and they didn't tell this information until their subordinates checked their posts!"

The subordinate also became nervous, for fear that the patriarch would blame him. When Sima Huihong heard this, his face turned solemn again, and he ordered the two drunken clansmen to be removed from their positions.

Thanks to this is good news has been delayed, if it is related to the survival of the family and the most important information is missing, then the two of them will not resolve their hatred even if they are cut by a thousand cuts.

"Wine bags and rice bags, what's the use of keeping them! The whole clan, listen to my orders, early tomorrow morning, all the clansmen above the Sanchong Mountain will attack the Hong family!" Now Sima Huihong finally knows what to do!

As soon as Nan Gu left the city, Zheng Yingming was still recuperating from his injuries, Hong Xin was in retreat, and Ju Ni could not be related to any force because of the rules of the auction house, that is to say, this Ice Heart City temporarily only had one of his own powerhouses of the Six Mountains, and it was definitely the most advantageous to invade the Hong family at this time.

When the clansmen received the order, they all cheered and jumped, but only Sima Zirui seemed absent-minded.

......

Rainy night.

Sitting in front of the door, Zheng Jia swallowed the earthy smell from all around, and was confused by this drizzle, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"It's cold, it's time to go inside. Jia'er, dad knows that you are worried about Sima Feixuan's kid, but you also have to pay attention to your body!" Zheng Jiliao walked to the door and put on a piece of clothing for Zheng Jia.

"Dad, you said, where will the patriarch go? Everyone has not been seen for ten days and half a month, will something happen?"

"What kind of unlucky thing does the stupid boy say? The patriarch is a strong man in the Six Mountains, who can do anything to him? Hurry back to the house!" Zheng Jiliao urged.

However, he still understood in his heart that the patriarch had not been in the clan for almost half a month, and something must have happened. And just as Zheng Jia also stood up and was about to go back to the house, there were several knocks on the door.

The father and son glanced at each other, and Zheng Jia rushed to open the door with an umbrella.

The door creaked with a dull sound, and I saw two figures outside the door, one tall and one short, standing in front of the door with an umbrella.

Then by the faint candlelight, Zheng Jia looked at the two of them with familiar faces, but the short figure made a voice that Zheng Jia was very familiar with: "It's Zheng Jia! It's good that you haven't slept, I'm afraid of disturbing your sleep!"

After speaking, he saw a slender and tortuous lightning in the sky illuminating the faces of these two people, and Zheng Jia determined the identities of the two. "Nanxiao, why are you here? Oh yes, let's go into the house quickly, let's go into the house and talk about it in detail!"

led the two into the house, Zheng Jia lit the kerosene lamp in the house, Zheng Jiliao poured two cups of Tianshan tea for them, and the four of them sat down and talked about important matters.

"A few hours ago, the young lord of the Hong family came to my city lord's mansion and said that he wanted to stop the fight between the two families, so he wanted to ask our city lord's mansion to take action, but after thinking about it, the city lord was not in the mansion, and the old man was not good at making decisions, but the young lady said that there was no city lord here, and it was not good to intervene in this matter with his current strength, so he ......"

The old man stopped at this point, as if he was worried about something.

"The patriarch of the Zheng clan is recuperating in our city lord's mansion, his old man is temporarily inconvenient to make a move, and we have also been recognized by his old man, as long as we are willing, the Zheng clan will unite with the city lord's mansion to jointly stop Sima Huihong's purpose!" Nan Xiao saw the old man spitting and spitting, and was very annoyed in his heart, so he snatched his words at the moment and said them frankly.

Father and son looked at each other again, and both breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that he knows that the patriarch is in the City Lord's Mansion, there is nothing to worry about.

Zheng Jiliao looked at the old man, showing a subtle smile, he smiled very strangely, as if he was laughing at this old man who had lived such a long time in vain, and his work efficiency was not as high as that of a yellow-haired girl, and this old man was the steward of the City Lord's Mansion, a strong man in the southbound and Wuchong Mountain.

"Since the patriarch has spoken, we must do as we are told, and the two of you will come with me. ”

With that, Zheng Jiliao led Nan Xiao and the others to the elder's residence.

The elders' residence was not far from Zheng Jiliao's house, and the three of them trotted all the way with umbrellas along the way, and after one or two teas, they arrived near the Fangxin Tower, knocking on the doors of the three elders one by one, and soon after, the lights of the three rooms were lit up one after another.

After some explanations, the three elders took it to heart and waited for the time when the two families would go to war.

The City Lord's Mansion has arranged guards near the Sima family, and as long as there is a hint of wind and grass there, the City Lord's Mansion will be able to respond as soon as possible.

After Nan Xiao informed the matter, she said goodbye to Zheng Jia, but before leaving, the wind and rain suddenly became majestic like a needle.

A thunderbolt flashed, followed by a tremor of the earth, which frightened Nan Xiao.

"If you don't live in our house, you can stay in Yisu!" Seeing that the girl was suddenly frightened, Zheng Jia felt inexplicably cute, and then chuckled and suggested.

"That's ...... Not really, right?"

After the thunder, Nan Xiao lowered her head, her face was full of girlish crimson, and her hands were tugging at the corners of her clothes, like a weird and embarrassed child.

"I'm afraid that your eldest lady is used to it and can't stand our ordinary conditions. ”

Zheng Jia wanted Nan Xiao to stay, and deliberately provoked. After all, she is a girl, it is raining heavily outside, and it is pitch black, and the road is muddy and hard to ensure that she will not break her feet or get wet and cold.

"No, stay, stay!" Nan Xiao pretended to be angry, but her heart was happy. But Nanxing next to her looked embarrassed, and said uninterestingly: "Miss, no! How can you ......?"

Before he finished speaking, Nan Xiao kicked him in the ass and kicked him out of the door, this time he was really angry: "You bad old man is very bad! Miss Ben still has to walk in the dark at night so late? Don't tell me that you have the strength of a five-fold mountain, and you also need someone to accompany you when you walk at night! Get out!"

Looking at this old man's pitiful, innocent and helpless appearance, Zheng Jia almost laughed out loud: "Ahem......! I think there's a room that's empty, so I'll look it up. ”

Saying that, Zheng Jia went to the last room left, and when he opened the door, he saw a child-like person lying on the bed, which turned out to be Zheng Yuan.

At this time, Nan Xiao came over to see what the empty room looked like, but saw that there was already someone lying on the bed.

"That...... I forgot that Zheng Zhen and Zheng Shu had slept separately, as if they were ...... There is no bed anymore. Zheng Jia scratched her head in embarrassment, Nanxing had already left the Zheng family, and at this time, it would be inappropriate to let her go back alone with a girl's family.