For a while, in addition to the Hu family and the Bai family, the Huang family, the Liu family, and the Dou family, all sent family high-level officials to the guest room where I stayed to inquire about the news.

Among them, the Dou family and the Liu family were very polite to me, and they kept knocking on the side, wanting to know if I had really found all the fragments of the Soul Refining Pot.

And the people of the Huang family, because they had a gap with me, were not so polite when they spoke, and the elders of their family came directly and questioned me sharply, wanting to tell the truth.

Of course, for the inquiries of these three families, I pretended not to know, and just replied with a sentence, when the time comes, Mrs. Hu will announce the news in person, if you have any questions, you can go to Mrs. Hu to ask.

Seeing that I had carried out Third Master Hu, the elders of the three families did not dare to continue to ask, so they had to leave in a huff.

Judging from the attitudes of these three families, it can be judged that they are all very eager to know the current progress of collecting the fragments of the Soul Refining Pot, and as for their respective goals, I don't know.

Judging from the reactions of the three families, it is impossible to tell which one is the traitor of the inner five halls, but I am not in a hurry, the third master Hu has told me to be patient, and sooner or later the traitor will show his own feet.

In the evening, I was preparing for the five sessions to be held tomorrow morning, when suddenly another guest arrived.

This person is dressed in a white robe, his face is wide and square, and he looks smiling, looking harmless to humans and animals.

As soon as I saw this person, I felt a little familiar, and after recalling it carefully, I quickly remembered that he was the second elder of the Bai family, Bai Jiang!

Before the ceremony when I officially bowed to the door of Mrs. Hu, he was also at the scene and exchanged a few words with me, so I have a good impression of this person.

"Second Elder Bai, what kind of wind blew you here?"

I invited Bai Jiang to sit down and asked politely.

"Hehe, Bai came here this time to congratulate Cheng Chaofeng on finally collecting the fragments of the Soul Refining Pot, which is a great achievement!"

Bai Jiang did not ask about the truth of this matter as soon as he came in, like several other families, but came up to congratulate me.

I smiled faintly: "Second Elder Bai is polite, it is the will of all the colleagues of the five halls to collect the fragments of the Soul Refining Pot, and it is only with the help of everyone that I successfully collect the fragments of the Soul Refining Pot." ”

"Second Elder Bai should not have come here just to congratulate me, right?"

Bai Jiang was slightly stunned, and then laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, Cheng Chaofeng is really a straightforward person, okay, since you asked, then I'll just say it."

As he spoke, Bai Jiang took two steps forward and said softly: "I hope to be able to unite with the Hu family in tomorrow's five-hall conference and deal with the other three together!" ”

I couldn't help frowning, feeling very strange about Bai Jiang's request.

In the five halls of the conference, it is necessary to elect the speaker of the main hall in the next three years, this is the competition between the five halls, but the Bai family said that they want to unite with the Hu family, what does this mean?

"If you win the other three, then won't the Hu family and your Bai family still have to compete for a winner?"

I asked curiously.

Bai Jiang hurriedly said: "If you win the other three, the Hu family will naturally be the person who speaks in this hall, and my Bai family will not participate in the competition." ”

I became more and more puzzled in my heart: "Second Elder Bai, I want to know, why are you doing this?" ”

Second Elder Bai explained: "Cheng Chaofeng, you are like a brother and sister with Bai Ze, the heir of our Bai family, and the relationship between the two of you is not a secret in the inner five halls. ”

"As long as the Hu family can be re-elected as the speaker of the main hall, then with the relationship between Bai Ze and Cheng Chaofeng, my Bai family will naturally be able to get some benefits, I think this, Cheng Chaofeng should understand in his heart."

After listening to Bai Jiang's words, I realized the reason why he wanted to unite with the Hu family.

With the strength of the Bai family alone, they are not sure to win in the competition of the five families, so it is better to unite with the Hu family and help the Hu family to be re-elected, so that they can not only get enough benefits for their family through the relationship between me and Bai Ze, but also sell the third master Hu a face.

This is naturally the safest choice for the Bai family.

"Second Elder Bai, I understand what you mean, but I still need to report this matter to the master, and I can only make a decision after listening to his opinion."

After thinking about it, I arched my hand and said politely.

Although I am the apprentice of Third Master Hu, I am not an internal person of the Hu family after all, so naturally I can't make this decision for the Hu family casually.

"That's it, when the conference is held tomorrow, I will tell you the reply of the Hu family."

Bai Jiang didn't rush to ask for a reply, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for Cheng Chaofeng's response tomorrow." ”

After saying that, Bai Jiangbian turned and left.

I didn't delay, I directly found Third Master Hu and told him Bai Jiang's request.

Originally, I thought that Third Master Hu would disdain to unite with the Bai family and would refuse his proposal.

Unexpectedly, Third Master Hu said directly: "Okay, tomorrow you will tell Bai Jiang that my Hu family is willing to unite with the Bai family!" ”

I couldn't help but be stunned: "Master, isn't your Hu family sure that you will be re-elected this time?" ”

Third Master Hu sighed: "Cheng Yi, don't you know, the election of the speakers in the five halls of the conference must be contested by the youngest generation of each family, and it must be under the age of fifty. ”

I couldn't help asking: "What about Hu Zihua, can't he compete on behalf of the Hu family?" ”

Mrs. Hu explained: "Although Hu Zihua's strength is good, he happens to be over his age, and he is just fifty-one years old this year. ”

I couldn't help but be speechless for a while, in my fifties, from the perspective of the Hu clan, it is only equivalent to the twenties of human beings, I didn't expect Hu Zihua to be so young, he is already an overage player.

It seems that the five halls are also quite powerful.

As for Master Hu Sansan, because he is not only the patriarch of the Hu family, but also the patriarch of the five halls, it is naturally inconvenient for him to come forward in person to seek too many benefits for the Hu family.

Since Mrs. Hu has spoken, I naturally don't dare to disobey, so I promised Mr. Hu that early tomorrow morning, I would convey his meaning to the Bai family.

……

On the morning of the next day, the Inner Five Halls General Assembly was officially held in the main hall, and according to the procedure, the General Assembly first had to deal with some internal problems between the five halls, such as the Dou family seizing the territory of the Liu family, and the Huang family taking away the Bai family's offerings and waiting for contradictions and disputes.

These problems were naturally resolved by Mrs. Hu Sanye, and after an hour of noisy and noisy work, the contradictions between the families were almost resolved.

Next, it was the highlight of the conference, the competition for the speakers of the main hall.