Chapter 24: Secret Talks
The Tao family in the city of Xinjiang water is located in the east area of the city, and is one of the four major families in the city of Xinjiang water, the other three families are the Li family in the north of the city, the Mo family in the west and the Chou family in the south. A few years ago, this Frontier Water City had been maintained by these four major families, but just a year ago, Luo Tong, the Lord of the Mortal Realm, sent a man to serve as the city lord.
Regarding the arrangement of the realm lord, the four major families did not dare to complain, and they just obeyed the orders. But for the person who came here to serve as the lord of the city, the people in the city had a lot of complaints about him.
Before dawn this morning, a warrior dressed in plain clothes came to Tao's house. Tao Tian, the head of the Tao family, also hurriedly received him, and attached great importance to this person, and then the plain warrior came to Tao Tian's study, and the two exchanged secret conversations.
After Tao Cheng got up early in the morning, he didn't know which string he was wrong with sleepy eyes, and went to Tao Tian's study inexplicably. But the moment he pushed the door open, there was a powerful aura of awe, and he was immediately shocked by this inexplicable aura full of deterrence, and his mind was extremely clear for a while.
Then he saw only a man with white hair, but his appearance was very young and handsome. At this moment, the man's eyes were extremely cautious, and his left hand quickly grasped the steel sword, ready to be unsheathed at any time.
Tao Tian also looked displeased when he looked back, but he quickly turned his head and looked at the white-haired man with a smile, and made a gesture to signal the martial artist not to worry. Then he shouted at Tao Cheng.
"Get out."
This was the first sentence Tao Cheng heard today.
His father's stern voice made his heart palpitate, so he closed the door in a trance and ran out.
Tao Tian had a secret conversation with the white-haired plain warrior for nearly a morning.
It wasn't until near noon that Tao Tianmu sent the martial artist far away, and then he let go of his heart and let out a long breath.
Then Tao Tian came to his son's room, looked at Tao Cheng who was lying on his side on the bed, and said to him: "I said that you kid, you really don't know the danger, you don't usually go to the study in the morning, why today..."
"My father never yells at me like he did in the morning, so you're not my father."
Tao Cheng didn't forgive Tao Tian for his behavior in the morning, he felt very inexplicable, his father had never been like this before, not to mention being in front of an outsider, it was really embarrassing not to save face for me like this.
Seeing that his son did not reply to him, thinking that it was the morning that he had not let go, and he had never lost his temper with his son like today, Tao Tian also shook his head and sighed lightly, and quickly left Tao Cheng's room.
Walking in the corridor, Tao Tian pondered. The five ranger brothers have not returned for a long time, and there is no news at present, so it is speculated that it is more than lucky. And this morning, Li Changsheng suddenly came here to discuss important matters, and it seems that this time he really wants to ......
"Master, the second young man of the Li family is here." At this moment, the butler came to report.
"Li Erxu, what is he doing here?" Tao Tian frowned and wondered, could it be that this Li Erxu also came for that matter? Then he asked the butler, "Where is the other man now?"
The butler said respectfully: "The other person is in the hall"
Li Erxu is the second son of the Li family in the city of Xinjiang, and this person's appearance can be described as his name, his face is sallow and like a disease, his complexion is sluggish, and his back is stiff at a young age. I heard that this person has been like this since he was born, and he is a freak. Seeing that his face was so ugly and weird, Li's father wanted to abandon him in the wilderness to fend for himself, but fortunately, his mother did not dislike it and tried his best to protect him, so that he could grow up. But as an adult, his face became more and more obscene, and people were disgusted when they saw it, so they had to wear a mask to show it.
Presumably, these two voids should refer to this and that void, hence the name.
Although the Tao family and the other three families are collectively known as the four major families of this Xinjiang Water City, when it comes to strength rankings, this Li family is definitely the first. It's just that now the city lord of this Frontier Water City is Duan Jiukong arranged by the realm lord, even if it is as strong as the Li family, it has to bow its head and serve, but whether it is sincere or not, it is unknown.
Although he was born with an ugly face, his body was not normal. But his mind is not bad, the Li family can have today's situation in the city of Xinjiang and water, and his role should not be underestimated.
"I've been waiting for a long time, Li Ershao." Tao Tian said respectfully.
Li Erxu was sitting on a chair in the hall at the moment, and he didn't make a sound, just lightly coiled his crutches with his hand.
Tao Tian didn't show displeasure when he saw this, but continued in a calm tone: "I don't know what Li Ershao is doing when he comes to the door?"
Then he picked up the cigarette pouch from the table at the front of the hall, lit it, took a heavy puff, and then swallowed the clouds.
Li Erxu was not disgusted by the smell of tobacco, and said in a deep voice at this moment: "I guess you also heard some news."
Hearing this, Tao Tian stopped smoking, looked at Li Erxu with a confused face, and said, "News? What message are you referring to? ”
Li Erxu laughed, turned his head to look at Tao Tian, and said with a little meaning: "Why, don't you admit it until now?"
"Admit it? What do I admit? Please be aware of this. ”
At this time, Tao Tian was also a little unclear, so could it be that the five ranger brothers were sent out? But it's not possible. He didn't think that Li Erxu knew anything about them and himself. Could it be ......
"Do you remember, in the morning?"
Li Erxu seemed to have something to say, and the words in the clouds were really puzzling, in fact, Li Erxu didn't know who came to Tao's house in the morning, but according to the people who monitored him, it was a white-haired sword-wielding warrior in plain clothes. Knowing this, he immediately concluded that this person should be the boneless white body of the Yuan Qi Sword Dao. And at this moment, he is testing Tao Tian, if this person has any contact with the Tao family, then the problem will be very serious.
"Morning? What can happen in the morning. I said, brother, did you come here to make fun of your brother. Tao Tian still didn't change his face and said calmly.
Tao Tian felt that this Li Erxu came to know about the five ranger brothers. But judging from this moment, he should know that Li Changsheng had come to the Tao family, but he was not sure yet.
Since a new city lord came to this city of Xinjiang, the second son of the Li family was also the first to befriend him, and this Li Erxu also took on the responsibility of monitoring the city. But who is that Li Changsheng, a first-class master of the dignified Yuan Qi Sword Dao, there should still be a means to conceal his whereabouts, how can it be easily discovered by these people? If his whereabouts can be discovered, then it seems that this Li Erxu really has some ability.
Although the Li family's background is thicker than the Tao family's now, this Li Erxu has no strengths except for some brains, and in terms of the strength of Tao Tian's Spiritual Qi Eightfold Realm, it is still extremely easy to subdue Li Erxu, who has no power to restrain the chicken.
However, Tao Tian saw that Li Erxu seemed to be calm and unhurried, and he wanted to come prepared, so he did not act rashly at present.
"And what do you want?" Tao Tian said bluntly.
"If that's the case, then I'd like to do it with you."
Hearing him say this, Tao Tian looked at Li Erxu with some incredulity, and wondered, "Do you know what is going on?" And you still want to do it with me. ”
Li Erxu patted his sleeve and snorted lightly: "Don't underestimate my subordinates who are doing surveillance, I know exactly what you want to do, but don't worry, after all, I am the same as you, and I have wanted to do that for a long time."
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The more Tao Cheng thought about it, the more angry he became, the more aggrieved he felt, and he sat silently on a big rock in the backyard for a long time. Fu Huachen walked to Tao Cheng's side and asked softly, "What, are you still thinking about what your father said to you today?"
Tao Cheng shook his head and said, "I know my father is for my good, but ......"
Fu Huachen saw that Tao Cheng wanted to speak and stopped, thinking that she was still sulking for something this morning, and she also said comfort, and then she thought of one thing.
"By the way, there will be a celebration in the outer city tonight, I don't know if you want to go."
"Qinghui? What a celebration? ”
Tao Cheng also immediately had a spirit when he heard the celebration, and sure enough, this trick worked, Fu Huachen covered his mouth and smiled: "You, what a fool, where is the celebration still held at this time."
"What, you lied to me."
Tao Cheng snorted lightly.
"However, although there is no celebration held, it should be good to go out for a walk, and if you look around, maybe you will be in a much better mood."
Then, Fu Huachen took Tao Cheng's hand and walked out of the house.