Chapter 9: The Ten Families of the Inner City

"Then with the help of the eldest son of the Lao Zhao family, if we become the head of the Zhao family in the future, our Su family will definitely give a big gift, at least we will not live up to the Zhao family's grace to save our family this time. The old master smiled.

The maid of the Su family brought the tea, and the head of the Su family stretched out his hand to invite.

Zhao Anran, the eldest son of the Zhao family, nodded with a smile, the eighteen beads in his hand kept rubbing, and one hand gently patted the table, calm.

The head of the Su family sighed and said: "In the family turmoil back then, although the Su family's methods did have a shady side, but in the situation at that time, even if the Su family did not take action to acquire and merge their precarious family property, there would be a family A and family B who would come out to make this money, and the Su family's actions at that time did not really hurt their family foundation at all, which I can guarantee as the head of the family, when the Qi family was lonely, the Su family did not deceive people too much." ”

And now, the Qi family's attitude towards the Su family is so bad that there is no reason for it, and even the family negotiation just now was the son of the Qi family, and the head of the Qi family didn't show his face, and he really couldn't figure out why. The old master took a sip of tea and fell into deep thought.

Cheng Yan sneered: "In the final analysis, it's just that the Su family has too many enemies, and the real foundation is too weak, you must know that the family dispute itself has no reason at all, and even spitting in the territory of other families may lead to the disaster of killing and extermination, this kind of thing was not uncommon when I was still in the Cheng family, if this incident can really be ended, I will persuade you on behalf of the Cheng family that the means to make a fortune back then are really not a long-term solution." ”

"Zhao Dagongzi also said, we can return their things to them, but the only problem is that, the Su family has offended too many large and small families, and now some properties will be returned to the Liu and Zhang families, and in the future, maybe there will be other families who will run to the Su family's mansion to the east and west, and in the end, maybe the Su family will even have their own family property to be eaten away. ”

Zhao Anran said with a smile: "Mrs. Cheng's words are reasonable, but now the Su family is not facing large and small stores, but the Qi family's eyesight, if the three families can't withstand it this time, how can we talk about the encroachment of other families." The string of beads that was spinning in his hand stopped, and he gently kneaded a rosary with a fine texture.

"Don't worry, if your Su family can survive the blow of the Qi family this time, our Zhao family will help you as soon as possible in the future, but in terms of resources, it may take a little effort. ”

The old head of the Su family laughed: "Please rest assured, the Su family may not even be able to afford pants, but it will definitely not be a loss to the Zhao family." ”

Zhao Anran arched his hand: "The words of the Su family are remembered by the younger generations. β€œ

"So, what does the Cheng family mean?"

Cheng Yan said: "I have long lost contact with the Cheng family, as long as I don't suddenly die in the Su family, then the Cheng family will only turn a blind eye to the Su family, which is not very popular in the outer city, let alone help, and even a child of the Cheng family will not be released out of the city to help the Su family." ”

Zhao Anran did not react, and the atmosphere in the audience also cooled down.

But suddenly, someone rushed in, it was a member of the Su family, and his expression was full of incredulity.

didn't even do the minimum etiquette rules, just ran to the head of the Su family and whispered in his ear.

Originally, some of the family guards in the hall wanted to scold, but when they saw the shocked look on the face of the family master, they didn't dare to speak.

The eldest son of the Su family and his wife of the Cheng family, as well as some high-level clansmen who were the pillars of the Su family, were all incredible.

Zhao Anran squinted at the head of the Su family on one side and gradually looked frightened, frowned imperceptibly, and the rosary in his hand began to rotate again with the twisting of the two, which was very slow, and each bead had to be carefully rubbed before turning to the next bead with a good texture, and so on.

"I see, you go down. The face of the head of the Su family was a little complicated, and he waved his hand, signaling that the subordinates could leave first.

The subordinate took three steps back, deeply moved, and left the hall, and when he reached the door, he skillfully raised his foot, crossed the threshold, and disappeared outside the sandalwood door.

The head of the Su family got up, quickly sorted out his thoughts, and said to Zhao Anran with a smile: "There is something unexpected happening there on Fengyue Street, and I, the head of the family, will definitely go there, I don't know if the son of the Zhao family has such a wish?"

Zhao Anran shook his head and said with a smile: "Now that my father doesn't hear about family affairs, I naturally still have a lot of things to deal with. ”

After saying that, Zhao Anran stood up with a long figure.

The clansmen of the entire hall also stood up one after another and bowed their hands towards Zhao Anran.

The latter nodded and smiled kindly, signaling that there was no need to do so, and left the Su family hall.

After Zhao Anran left, the head of the Su family straightened his sleeves and said with a solemn expression: "Inform me, quickly prepare the car, and go to Fengyue Street, the sooner the better." ”

The eldest son of the Su family said in a deep voice: "Father, what happened? Could it be that the Qi family has already begun to make moves? This is also too fast, could it be said that the negotiation between the Qi family and the other two families is just a formality, and the Qi family has long wanted to use force to reach a conclusion." ”

The head of the Su family shook his head: "You are only half right, the Qi family has indeed begun to secretly arrange in Fengyue Street now, but if there is some accident, you can go with me." ”

"Yes!"

The main city of Huaiyang City, the inner city of Fengyue City.

But all the families that can gain a firm foothold in the inner city are basically real wealthy families, and most of them have a powerful mountain sect behind them as backers, and there are also families who really rely on their strong strength to walk in the queue of the top families in the inner city.

Here, even a small liquor store is likely to involve a powerful family.

There is quite a tacit understanding between the families here, and in the case of the normal operation of the rules on the surface, there will still be some unspoken rules, as for what it is, it depends on the respective families to slowly understand it after encountering walls everywhere.

Therefore, every family in the inner city must have gone through the three periods of loneliness, rise and prosperity, and the higher the ranking family, if you carefully look through the genealogy, you will find that no one is really smooth sailing, even if there is a big sect behind it, but generally speaking, who does not have a backer?

There was once a dispute between two top wealthy families in the inner city of Huaiyang City, and each of them involved a family dispute between the big clans behind them.

The battle between the two major sects is one of the daily topics that must be talked about by lobbyists in teahouses today, and it is still a relish to this day.

The top ten top families in the inner city of Fengyue City, the main city of Huaiyang City, have relatively few struggles with each other, and they are generally real harmony and wealth, after all, at such a level, whether it is vision or strength, it is not comparable to ordinary families.

LΓΌ, Han, Yu, Shi, Wu.

Yan, Jia, Wang, Dong, Cheng.

The ten major families, in the inner city, are well-known.

Outside the Lu family's meeting hall, a cultivator and a sword cultivator stood on both sides like a door god, the spiritual energy threads flowed, and any one could not be underestimated, and they could also make some fame in a short period of time in the rivers and lakes.

Walking into the conference hall, there were ten people talking and laughing, listening carefully to everything, more like a family sitting in the courtyard at night knocking melon seeds, talking about family things.

But if there really were a person from the inner city who came in to take a look, he would definitely be so frightened that his legs would be weak and he would not dare to get up.

These ten people are all existences in the inner city!

The heads of the ten major families gathered together.

Some people dare to say that this one person is enough to shake the economy of the entire inner city, and no one doubts it.

"Lao Cheng, I heard that the situation of the Su family in the outer city is not very good now, so what Qi family unites, I don't know which two families, so they went directly to the Su family's house to make trouble, anyway, there is your niece in the Su family, you can't just watch it like this, right?"

"Hey, Brother Wang, what you said, according to the news I got, it was the Su family who ran into other people's yards and smashed other people's shops, which itself was ignored by the Su family, and you let Brother Cheng join in, and it was not the Su family who would be embarrassed at that time, but the Cheng family. A man who looked not too old twisted his sideburns and joked with a smile.

The head of the Wang family laughed: "This is a bit lively, the Su family is going to eat the evil fruits they committed before this time." ”

The head of the Cheng family didn't care about them talking about this matter in front of him, but laughed and said: "The Su family made their own sins, and they still want my Cheng family to carry the black pot, I told the girl to be cautious, and finally said something to me, I restricted her freedom of love, I almost didn't laugh out of tears at the time, and now I guess that I can't cry when I cry in the Su family." ”

The head of the Wang family smiled and stretched out his finger to point in the direction of the head of the Cheng family and said, "Hey, you're quite happy to arrive, then the Su family will be annexed by the Qi family, what can your niece do, is it possible that you, the elder, still have to watch her live in the toilet?"

Burst into laughter.

The head of the Cheng family waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a child's house, the purpose of the family will not change, since it is her choice, let her endure hardships, and it will not hurt her muscles and bones." ”

The head of the Jia family took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You, you, you have a lot of Cheng family affairs, and some of the good families are clean, and some of them are not, and those who don't know still think they are the sects on the mountain. ”

The head of the Cheng family patted the table angrily and scolded with a smile: "You still can't change your stinky mouth, we still think you are the head of the Jia family, if you let it out, others will think you are a ruffian!"

The head of the Jia family seems to have been used to it for a long time, and thanked him: "Jia Mou thanked the head of the Cheng family for his good words." ”

Laughter again.

The head of the Shi family said loudly: "What do you think of the invitation sent from the Dragon Palace. ”

The head of the Jia family said with a smile: "The grand ceremony of the Dragon Palace once in a hundred years is naturally going to go, as the figures with a head and face in Huaiyang City, isn't it a joke for the outside world not to pay a courtesy." ”

The head of the Han family asked, "Master Shi, are you worried about something?"

The head of the Shi family nodded and said with a smile: "Although the Dragon Palace is a place that has been recognized by the world of Kyushu, and since the very beginning of the annals, it has always been a harmonious relationship with our human race, but no matter how harmonious it is, it is a demon after all, and I am worried that there will be variables." ”

The head of the Lu family smiled and said: "It's okay to worry, the dragon clan of the Dragon Palace and other krakens have long brought a friendly impression to our human race, but no one can guarantee whether the Dragon Palace has hidden evil intentions, because after all, the demon is just a demon, even if it turns into a human form, the demon clan's heart will not change." ”

"It's just that this kind of thing is not something that we merchant families are worried about, but the mountain sect, I heard that among the mountain sects invited to go this time, there are many mountain immortals at the sect master level, I think this should be the kindness of those of us who are released. ”

The head of the Han family nodded: "The centennial celebration of the Dragon Palace has already been regarded as a big festival in the year recorded in the book, inviting the wealthy families of the world in Kyushu and the sects on the mountain, Huaiyang City must be an indispensable invitation to the Dragon Palace, and the same is true for other state cities. ”

The head of the Dong family said with a smile: "What are you worried about, the Lord of the Yellow City is in Huaiyang City, at least nothing will happen to us, if the Lord of the Shi family is not at ease, you can ask someone to go and give gifts, but if you do this, you will lose face, and I am afraid that the Dragon Palace will not buy it." ”

The head of the Shi family smiled, in his impression, the Dragon Palace Centennial Ceremony seemed to have really participated in it once when he was his grandfather, and his father was just stuck in the gap between the two hundred years during his re-enthronement, and it was just in time for him to catch up, this was also the first time he participated in the Dragon Palace Ceremony, and it was strange not to be nervous.

As for the others, it is estimated that it is just for the sake of face, and those who have no bottom in their hearts are still bottomless, and they are not the only ones who think like this, but every hundred years.

The head of the martial arts family said while thinking: "If you participate, then you have to prepare quickly, please stick it and say that it is half a month later, but who knows how long it has been between writing and sending, if you follow the straight-line distance between the East China Sea to Huaiyang City in Huaichuan east of Lingzhou, there are at least 10,000 miles, and there may be a recorded ship in the next two days to pick up the various mountain forces and the Yamashita family who sent out the invitation, and then only wait for one day, if you miss it, the once-in-a-century prosperous era will really have to be missed." ”

The head of the Jia family laughed: "I will definitely not miss it, and taking this opportunity to get to know more about the mountain people in other states is also a good opportunity." ”

The Lu family hall burst into laughter, and the courtyard of the Lu family, who occasionally passed by, also had a hint of vitality, flowers and birds were happy, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

The movement of Fengyue City is not small, the crowd of black girls is lying on the ground, and the angry Yang Yi scolds and greets everyone, including the author's mother, who is in good health and other intimate words.

I was really tired, I sat on the edge of the ring panting, wiped the sweat from my forehead, and suddenly saw a group of people appear in Fengyue City.

The first few people in the row are extremely extraordinary, especially the fan-wielding boy who is a little shorter, with handsome flowing eyebrows, and a touch of cinnabar in the center of his eyebrows is a wonderful stroke.

The slightly taller son is obviously less childish than the former, and much more mature, giving people a clear and peaceful state of mind.

Beside the two sons, there was an old man in black, with a restrained breath, looking like an ordinary old man, but his pace was steady, and there were no signs of old age.

Behind him, dozens of uniformly dressed family cultivators and sword cultivators, those in the know can see that these people are the existence of the Qi family's midstream pillars, and after that, each person carries a Qi family banner in his hand, inserts it on the door rail every time he passes a shop, and then stands on tiptoe to dismantle the Su family's chess that has been in the past for some years, lying down at the door of the store, standing in front of the chess piece, not moving at all.

As the flow of people continued to advance, the front of the shops on both sides behind him was already full of Qi family.

The shopkeepers and old men in those shops dare not come out, or there is no need for this, because most of them are actually ordinary people, and very few rare goods stores are directly operated by real family clansmen to control the prices on the market.

So for them, the replacement of the family is just a change of family to collect their rent, some of the larger restaurants or other stores themselves are actually under the name of the shopkeeper, just to have a stable business in the family street, and they will pay some so-called taxes regularly, but the prices are within the acceptable range, and no famous family eats human blood steamed buns, after all, they are all businessmen, and they all know the rules.

In today's situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qi family and the Su family have collapsed.

Those Jianghu people or people in the market who were originally lying on the ground did not dare to come out after noticing the abnormality, so they carefully got up and moved their steps, retreated to both sides, and made way for this group of menacing Qi families.

Yang Yi's gaze slowly moved with the two sons of the Qi family, his eyes looked up and down, but he was not a cultivator, so he couldn't see the depth clearly, but he always felt like a master, much more aura than the trash who played with a broken sword just now, and it was a little bit of Liao Zhen's demeanor that he had seen in Tianxia Mountain before.

Those spectators and passers-by who originally looked at the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal, but now they were lying on the ground for a long time and didn't dare to raise their heads, realizing that the atmosphere was not quite right, they all tried their best to bend their bodies downward, took steps back to leave here, and turned the corner, without exception, they were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground, and cold sweat flowed.

What's more, they just run away, even if they hit someone, they don't care.

Only the woman in purple stood beside Yang Yi respectfully, not daring to raise her head and look directly at Yang Yi again.

No more outsiders.

The eldest prince of the Qi family smiled and saluted: "Qi Yue, the younger son of the Qi family, although he passed by here before, he didn't know that it was the saint who came to Fengyue City, the main city of Huaiyang City, if you are offended, please forgive me." ”

Qi Ling, the second son of the Qi family, the old-timers of the Qi family in black, and some monks cultivated by the Qi family behind him all saluted in the same way.

It's just that except for Qi Yue, the eldest son of the Qi family, Qi Ling, the second son of the Qi family, and the old man in black, everyone else looked indifferent, and some people looked down but squinted at the lazy Yang Yi who stepped on the ring with one foot and one leg hanging on the side wall of the ring.

Just by seeing the rotten foundation of this person at a glance, I didn't believe that this person would be a saint at all, and his face was full of disdain.

But their own son-in-law and the old-timers who are recognized as the strongest in the Qi family are already in this manner, and they are not good at taking the lead in turning their faces and drawing a scoop according to the gourd.

But then Yang Yi's words really angered these high-spirited Qi family monks.

"You ......"

"What is it. ”

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