Three months ago.

It happened to be the day when Chu Zhaozhao relied on various relationships and spent a lot of money to receive the task of going to Wuling City to help Uncle Xiao's deceased collect the corpse.

At that time, Chu Zhaozhao was full of pride, and thought that as long as he could do this well and win the favor of the little uncle, he might be able to rely on this relationship to enter the inner gate of Qingque Peak.

Therefore, I wrote a letter to my grandfather, so that he could not be so tired and recuperate.

Apparently the grandfather told the rest of the clan about it.

Then, in the letter I sent a few days ago, I mentioned that there might be a big event that could help the family through this difficult time.

In addition, the clansman who came to see him yesterday saw that there was a faint fluctuation of sword intent around him, so he naturally saw that he had already used the sword observation technique to cultivate his intent.

And this method was born for the Yaoguang Sword Pool, and using this method means getting the spirit sword, at least in most people's minds, they would not think that someone would put the spirit sword in the Yaoguang Sword Pool, and go to find a rusty sword as a weapon.

And so a wonderful misunderstanding arose.

Chu Zhaozhao, who was still hesitant to tell his grandfather about the rusty sword, was already difficult to ride a tiger at this moment.

Today, the big and small families of Wancheng have come here to congratulate, if at this juncture, the matter and the dish are revealed, Chu Zhaozhao and the Chu family will become a laughing stock.

Whether it is voluntary or not, Chu Zhaozhao at this moment must finish this scene.

She realized this, the expression on her face was bitter, and at this time, she looked back at Chu Qingxiao almost instinctively.

Chu Qingxiao was also stunned by this, but now that the wood is in the boat, they don't seem to have any other choice.

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"Sister Zhaozhao!" Before he entered the main house, several figures surrounded him.

Five or six people look like they are not very old, the youngest is only in his early tens, and the oldest is in his twenties.

Several young children surrounded Chu Zhaozhao, looking very excited.

And Chu Zhaozhao, who had been a little gloomy since he knew the purpose of this banquet, saw a few people with a rare smile on their faces.

"It's all children from the Second Hospital. More than ten years ago, because of an accident, the young men of the Second Courtyard passed away one after another in four or five years, leaving only these children, who have indeed suffered some grievances in the Chu family over the years. Chu Yanjun introduced in Chu Qingxiao's ear in a timely manner.

Chu Qingxiao nodded, although Chu Yanjun said it lightly, he could probably imagine the treatment that children who were not taken care of by their elders would receive in such a big family.

He took a closer look, these children were wearing beautiful clothes, but some of them were obviously ill-fitting, and they were all brand new, he secretly estimated in his heart, probably knowing the news that Chu Zhaozhao had obtained the spirit sword, these children were favored by the clan, and the clothes they bought in a hurry.

The so-called ascension of a chicken dog to heaven is talking about the scene in front of him.

"Sister Zhaozhao, what about the doll you promised me to buy last time?" At this time, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl suddenly pulled Chu Zhaozhao and asked expectantly.

Chu Zhaozhao would return home every New Year, and would also buy some clothes and dolls for the children of the second courtyard as gifts, which was probably the only thing these children could hope for all year round.

When Chu Zhaozhao heard this, he said with a wry smile: "I was in a hurry to go home this time, I will definitely remember next time and make up for you." ”

When they heard this, the children couldn't help but look disappointed.

"Okay, don't pester Zhaozhao, wait for dinner, I'll take you to the street." At this moment, a calm voice came.

Chu Zhaozhao looked up and saw a young man in his early twenties looking at her with a smile.

The young man was dressed in white-washed clothes, looking old, and he said softly, "Zhaozhao." ”

"Brother Lu Yun." Chu Zhaozhao saw the other party's appearance clearly, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Chu Luyun, the child adopted by the Second Academy in the early years, Zhao Zhao has been practicing in Tianhang Mountain all these years, and the Second Academy is all supported by him alone, he is a good person, but he has fewer words

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。 Chu Yanjun said in a timely manner again.

"Go get busy, grandpa, they're all waiting for you, we'll be empty for a long time." Chu Luyun said this.

As he spoke, he also pulled back the children who were surrounding Chu Zhaozhao.

Chu Zhaozhao glanced at him gratefully, and was about to walk into the main house, but at this time, a large group of people rushed up.

Among them, there are peers in the clan who didn't like Chu Zhaozhao in the past, and even deliberately made things difficult, and there are also many young people from various families in Wancheng.

After gathering around, the group of people either dressed up or enthusiastically introduced themselves, and the scene was as chaotic as a vegetable market.

After all, although there are many disciples who practice the sword cultivation technique in the Heavenly Hanging Mountain, the one who may enter the inner gate is one out of a hundred, and the one who can be recognized by the spirit sword in the Yaoguang Sword Pool is one out of ten miles, even if it is the spirit sword with the lowest quality in the sword pool.

That will also get a lot of resources from Tianhang Mountain, not to mention the side, it is not too difficult to achieve a Seven Realms martial artist in the future.

And for a place like Wancheng, the Seven Realms martial artists are almost an existence that everyone needs to look up to, and this is not counting the various connections brought by them as the mainstay of Tianhang Mountain.

If they applaud Chu Zhaozhao, it will be of great help to both them personally and the family behind them.

Chu Zhaozhao had never seen such a scene, and his mind was already a little chaotic, but it became more and more turbulent in everyone's voices, and his face turned a little pale for a while.

It's just that Chu Yanjun on the side only thought that Chu Zhaozhao was not good at dealing with this scene, so he hurriedly stopped in front of those guys, played haha with everyone, and persuaded everyone to retreat, and then led Chu Qingxiao and others to the center of the main house.

"This is Zhaozhao, it is indeed extraordinary."

"At the age of eighteen, you can be favored by the Heavenly Hanging Mountain Spirit Sword, and Old Chu is also well taught." As soon as he walked to the front of the main house, he heard a middle-aged man say this.

On the main seat, a white-haired old man was full of red light at the moment, and when he heard this, he waved his hand again and again and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu praises, the doll works hard by himself, and he has worked hard for twelve years to get to where he is today, and the old man has not helped much." ”

"That is the eldest grandfather Chu Zhuang, the man who spoke is called Zhu Haocun, he is the county official under the newly arrived county commander, Xu County Commander can't be there today, so he sent him to congratulate." Chu Yanjun on the side whispered in Chu Qingxiao's ear, fulfilling his duties.

"Zhaozhao, and your friends, let's all sit down together!" Chu Zhuang also got up at this time, looked at Chu Zhaozhao with a smile on his face, and said.

Chu Zhaozhao's face was hesitant, she wanted to tell the other party the truth, but looking at the old man's full smile, the words hanging on her lips couldn't be declared.

He could only nod his head and sit down with Chu Yanjun's traction.

Where they sit, they are very particular.

In ordinary times, Chu Zhaozhao is just a junior, and he can probably only sit in a very backward position in this kind of banquet. And now, Chu Zhaozhao's position is arranged to be the first on the left, and Chu Qingxiao and others are also stained with her light, and the seats are below her, and they are discharged in turn.

And the first seat on the right, since the representative of the county Zhu Haocun, under him is a capable old man, according to Chu Yanjun, that is the helmsman of the Third Academy, and Chu Yanjun's own grandfather Chu Xian.

Chu Zhaozhao, the main corner seat of today's banquet, suddenly fell silent in the main room, which was still a little noisy, and everyone's eyes fell on Chu Zhaozhao.

Such a gaze made Chu Zhaozhao feel like a man's back, and he could only lower his head for a while.

Chu Qingxiao also knew the discomfort in her heart, and leaned over at this time and whispered: "Get through this first, with the help of the red blood worm in the future, it's not too late to confess the truth." ”

This is already the only way Chu Qingxiao can think of to deal with this meeting.

Chu Zhaozhao also understood this truth, and nodded at this time.

Chu Zhuang on the main seat was full of red light, and he had worked hard for most of his life, and now that he had finally waited for the day when he raised his eyebrows, the old man was naturally very angry.

At this moment he stood up, raised his glass, and was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye

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Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the third seat on the right and was still empty, and he frowned and asked, "What about Tianque?" ”

Chu Yanjun on the side hurriedly said: "I have already notified the fourth uncle, there is probably something delayed." ”

His words were tactful, but anyone with a discerning eye understood why.

In these years, the family has been defeated, and all the courtyards are very poor, in this case, the family also draws out nearly a hundred taels of silver every month to supply Chu Zhaozhao alone, coupled with Chu Zhuang's stubbornness in some decisions, it will naturally cause some people in the clan to complain.

And almost all of the most profitable assets in the clan are in the hands of the Four Courtyards, so the Four Courtyards are also the most resentful of them.

Over the years, the Four Courtyards have been very close to the Zhang family, and they intend to get rid of the constraints of Chuzhuang and set up their own doors and join the Zhang family.

And Chu Zhaozhao got the spirit sword inheritance, which meant that the courtyard had the capital to compete with the Zhang family, and the four courtyards naturally didn't want to see such a thing, so it was not a strange thing to be absent from this banquet.

Chu Zhuang was able to support this broken family for more than ten years, and his mind was clear, and he understood that Chu Tianque was not delayed, but he didn't want to come at all.

"If you can't come...... he said," he said, raising his glass again to say something.

"Who said I couldn't come!" At this moment, a rough voice suddenly came from outside the house.

I saw a burly man in a robe striding into the main room at this time, followed by two people.

And after seeing the appearance of the two people behind him, everyone in the room had a strange face.

Chu Tianque didn't see everyone's strange expressions, he walked to the front of the main house, and he didn't salute but shouted loudly in dissatisfaction: "Today is the day of great joy for my Chu family, how can I not have a reason, who is talking nonsense just now?" ”

Chu Tianque relied on his relationship of holding most of the Chu family's silver income, and he had always been domineering in the clan, and everyone did not dare to speak out in the face of his inquiry.

"I said it." Chu Zhuang, who was standing in front of the main seat, frowned and said displeasedly.

Chu Tianque raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and suddenly smiled: "Hehe, it turned out that the head of the family said it, look at my mouth, my mouth is open, I should be beaten." ”

As he spoke, he gave his mouth a little bit decently, but the appearance of the hippie smile didn't look much panic.

After saying this, he looked behind him and said, "By the way, the head of the Zhang family and his son-in-law happened to be guests at my place, and when they heard about this, they also came to congratulate them, I don't mind if the head of the family comes?" ”

And as soon as he said this, the two people behind him stepped forward.

One is a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman with a somewhat fat figure, and the other is a handsome young man wearing a long sword in black.

The two are a father and son.

The older one is called Zhang Renhou, and he is now at the helm of the Zhang family, the largest scholar family in Wancheng.

More than ten years ago, the Chu family suffered a catastrophe and suffered a great injury, and the Zhang family, which had been fighting against it for many years, took advantage of the situation and gradually grew bigger in Wancheng, eating away at the few remaining forces of the Chu family, which can be regarded as the sworn enemy of the Chu family.

And the younger one is called Zhang Quan.

It is a well-known young talent in this Wancheng, and he is a disciple of Tianhang Mountain in general with Chu Zhaozhao.

Three years ago, he was included in the door by Ganquan Peak, one of the nine peaks of Tianhang Mountain, and became an inner disciple, and in the second year, he obtained the spirit sword inheritance in the Yaoguang Sword Pool, and now he is the leader of the younger generation in Wancheng.

"Old Chu, such a big happy event, why don't you know me? Since then, we have added another young talent to Wancheng, such a grand occasion, but you don't invite me to watch the ceremony? Don't you look down on it? Zhang Renhou didn't feel any discomfort from the eyes of everyone around him, but stepped forward very enthusiastically and said.

And when he said this, Zhang Quan behind him also turned his head and cast his eyes on the location of Chu Qingxiao and the others.

His gaze swept over everyone, and finally landed on Chu Zhaozhao's body.

His eyes narrowed at that moment, and a strange smile appeared in the narrow slits of his eyes......

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