"By the way, what happened to the clan comparison a month later that Zhao Qingfeng just talked about?" Zhao Kuo suddenly recalled the words before Zhao Qingfeng left, this sentence revealed very important information - information about the opportunity to pretend to be forced.

"A month later, brother, don't you know?" Zhao Ling'er looked at Zhao Kuo suspiciously, and then said, "In order to confirm the cultivation results of the younger generation of the family in this year, the family will hold it once a year. ”

"In other words, as long as it is a cultivator in the family, you can participate?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"That's true, but because the younger generations in the family have different strengths, for the sake of fairness, the clan ratio is divided into two levels. ”

"Two levels?"

"That's right, one level is based on the foundation building period and the enlightenment period, and the other level is based on the fusion period, the heartbeat period and even the Jindan period. ”

"According to what you say, I should not be able to meet Zhao Qingfeng, who is already in the heartbeat period, but why did he leave such a sentence at the end of his departure?" Zhao Kuo was puzzled.

"Oh, that's because the top three in the rank clan have the right to challenge anyone present. Zhao Linger said lightly.

After Zhao Ling'er's explanation, Zhao Kuo understood.

"According to Zhao Qingfeng's strength, there should be no problem for him to win the top three in the clan. It seems that the first war in a month will be difficult to avoid. Thinking of Zhao Qingfeng's expression when he left, Zhao Kuo knew that this battle could not be avoided no matter what.

Zhao Kuo knew that even if he had stayed in the internal space of Hongzhu for a month to cultivate, it would be impossible to make up for the gap between the three great realms with Zhao Qingfeng. Narrowing the gap of a big realm at most is already the limit that Zhao Kuo can reach.

And even if the gap between one big realm is narrowed, there are still two big realm gaps between Zhao Kuo and Zhao Qingfeng that are difficult to cross.

It's not that Zhao Kuo is so ambitious that he will destroy his prestige, but he really doesn't think that he can win Zhao Qingfeng.

The more he cultivated, the more Zhao Kuo understood the gap between realms and realms, the small realm was not so obvious, but the gap between a large realm was difficult to cross. At least with what Zhao Kuo has so far, Zhao Kuo doesn't have any hole cards that are enough to cross a big realm to challenge his opponent. Not to mention the gap between two great realms or even three great realms.

"I don't know how to pretend to be like this?"

It stands to reason that this is a very rare opportunity to pretend to be forced, but Zhao Kuo feels a lot of pressure at this time.

At this time, Zhao Kuo had to complain about the system.

You said you had a good system, why did you come up with a pretending side quest. Obviously, Brother Ming just wants to be a beautiful man quietly, but now he has to worry about how to pretend to be gray hair.

And at the same time that Zhao Kuo was worried about how to pretend to be happy, a major event was ushered in in the Zhao family.

"Father, why did you say that the Emperor of Great Shang suddenly came to our Zhao City?" Zhao Yuanhe looked at the news transmitted in the jade pendant in his hand, and couldn't help frowning and asked Zhao Tianyang, who was in the upper position.

"I don't know if I'm a father, but it's not good to think that he is coming. Zhao Tianyang said with a sad face.

Although the Zhao family depended on the Great Shang Dynasty to survive, in fact, the relationship between the two could not be said to be that of a monarch and a minister. Strictly speaking, the Zhao family and the Great Shang Dynasty were more like mutually beneficial partners.

All along, the two sides have never interfered with each other on the basis of certain principles. But the news I got today shows that the Great Shang Dynasty has seriously exceeded this principle.

"If it's just a simple guest, that's the best, otherwise" Although Zhao Tianyang's words were not finished, Zhao Yuanhe knew that once there was a difference in interests, then the Zhao family and the Great Shang Dynasty were likely to break up.

"I think the Great Shang Dynasty should also be reluctant to break with our Zhao family, after all, this is a matter of combining the benefits and the disadvantages of the two. Zhao Yuanhe calmly analyzed.

"You're right to say that, but as a father, I'm afraid that the Great Shang Dynasty will find out about that. Zhao Tianyang said in a deep voice.

"Probably not, it's been so many years. Zhao Yuanhe thought for a while and said.

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, I knew that my father wouldn't agree to that person's request. Zhao Tianyang sighed with a little remorse.

"Father, things have happened for so many years, and it's useless to think about it now, the top priority is to clarify the main purpose of Emperor Dashang's visit this time. Zhao Yuanhe said.

"Let's hope things don't go the worst!"

The Great Shang Dynasty, the imperial city of the Forbidden City, and the imperial palace in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks you shouldn't go to the Zhao family at this time?" Yue Lu, who was the first fierce general of the Great Shang Dynasty and the right-hand man of the current Great Shang Emperor Zhu Zhang, admonished.

"Aiqing, you don't need to say much, I have made up my mind, this matter will have to be clarified sooner or later, even if this matter will split the Zhao family and my Great Shang Dynasty, I must also figure out the incident ten years ago. Emperor Zhu Zhang asserted.

"Your Majesty, in private, Weichen should support you, but in Gong, Weichen will inevitably have to be loyal and rebellious. Yue Lu paused, seeing that the Great Shang Emperor Zhu Zhang did not mean to stop him, and continued: "Now falling out with the Zhao family is a thing that will do more harm than good to our Great Shang Dynasty. Not to mention the Zhao family's criss-crossing power distribution in the Great Shang Dynasty, just the existence of Zhao Tianyang is worth thinking twice, the emperor. ”

"Zhao Tianyang is indeed worthy of attention, but the Great Shang Dynasty is not indispensable to him. Emperor Zhu Zhang said proudly: "In the past ten years since Zhu Zhang was in charge of Dashang, Dashang has entered an unprecedented and prosperous era. In the past ten years, there have been many Jindan stage cultivators and even Yuan Infant stage cultivators who have served the country, Aiqing, do you think I made the decision to do something against the Zhao family without considering it at all?"

Emperor Zhu Zhang stood up, walked to Yue Lu's side, put one hand on Yue Lu's shoulder, and continued.

"Even if there is no such thing, I will get rid of the Zhao family sooner or later. The side of the couch will not allow others to sleep peacefully, and I will not let the Zhao family, a fierce beast that I can't call, beside me. ”

"Since the emperor has made up his mind, then Weichen won't say anything more. Although Yue Lu still disagrees with falling out with the Zhao family at this time, since the Great Shang Emperor Zhu Zhang has made a decision, he can only fully support it: "No matter what the emperor decides, Weichen is always the sharpest knife of the emperor." ”

"With Aiqing's words, I am very relieved. ”