The family chambers of commerce in Jianping City are home to almost half of the commercial wealth of the entire Longzhou, and each family occupies a huge territory, only because it needs to raise a large number of subordinates to maintain its own extravagant life. Among them, the family is the leader, but the difference is that in the choice of location in the city, they do not put their own family first. The location of the Ji family manor is very good, but it is not the best in Jianping County, just because the former head of the family completed the gambling contract with the competitor, but in the end, the other party was left with a glimmer of life. As a result, the largest mansion in the center of Jianping City is still in the hands of its original owner, and it has returned to its former glory. After this incident, the Ji family naturally became the leader of the commercial family in Jianping City, and also the commercial leader of the entire Longzhou.

Ji Zibai, the owner of the Ji family, as the most popular business wizard fifty years ago, in addition to his business talent, the most commendable thing is his connections and luck.

The largest chamber of commerce in Longzhou that year was the Qilin Society, and the leader of it was the Li family, the owner of the central mansion. At that time, the Qilin Club and Ji Zibai, who had just shown their edge, launched a business war that shook the entire business, people thought that the Ji family was not an opponent, but they did not expect Ji Zibai to be ambitious, not only obtained the opportunity to trade with a large number of sects, but also secretly did the mundane business that was not favored by the Qilin Club. He was able to achieve such an achievement thanks to his leniency in his daily life, and he formed deep friendships with many heroic figures, the most famous of which is the current head of Xuanming Dao, Tao Ling.

With the help of friends, the business of the sect competed fairly, but the Ji family was only an emerging force, unable to compare with the old force Qilin Society, so it couldn't resist it at the beginning and was defeated. However, the huge profits brought by mundane business allowed the Ji family to support it, and it was defeated again and again and finally surpassed. The Li family was unwilling, and challenged the Ji family, who came from behind, and made a bet with all the capital, specifically buying Linghuai Corner to sell, to see who would profit the most in the end. Unexpectedly, the Li family used their understanding of this spiritual grass to take the lead in the rapid acquisition when it was not mature, and it was too late for the Ji family to react, but they didn't want the sky to be beautiful, and it rained for days, so that the Linghuai horn, which needed to be dried for a while, missed the best time. The preemptively acquired Linghuai horn already needs yang energy to continue to promote maturity, and without sunlight, it can only rot in the end. The mature Linghuai horn acquired by the Ji family does not lack yang energy, but it can be made by baking. The Li family stole chickens and rice, and finally failed, and the Qilin Society also completely collapsed.

Ji Wenyi walked on the street, feeling the breath of his hometown, the vendors on the side of the road, and the snacks by the river, all of which were his childhood memories, but unfortunately, after cultivating in the mountains for a few years, these once familiar things have also been a little estranged, just as he no longer wants to eat the sugar gourd that he liked to eat most when he was a child, nor does he want to sneak out and make trouble in the shops on the side of the road, so as to attract the attention of his grandfather and father.

I don't know if he has grown up, or if he really has a way in his heart and is not interested in pursuing worldly things anymore.

As the street grew farther and farther away, the already vague memories of home began to emerge, and his speed slowed down, not knowing how to prepare for what might happen next.

Is it the joy of reunion after a long absence, or the forgetfulness of strangers, or the confusion of turning against each other.

Ji Wenyi stopped, and what caught his eye was a very spacious red lacquer door, which seemed to be very old with the two stone lions at the door, and the word "Li Zhai" engraved on the horizontal plaque on the door seemed to be a little stingy. It's just because his grandfather Ji Zibai doesn't like the waste of his children in the family the most, and forgets that his ancestors are also born with mud legs, so he advocates frugality in everything, but Ji Wenyi knows that this is just a show, and none of the Ji brothers are wearing gold and silver, and they don't see any of them really simple.

He hesitated for a moment, but he didn't muster up the courage to knock on the door. I suddenly remembered the secret passage when I ran away when I was a child, and now I don't know if it's still there, so I should go and see it.

Ji's family occupies a huge area, and Ji Wenyi almost went around half a street to find the dog hole that he often climbed out of back then, but unfortunately it had already been blocked. But Ji Wenyi chose this location when he was a child, not only because of the dog cave that led to the outside, but also because there was also an inaccessible garden inside the wall, which was just right to hide his whereabouts.

Although it was very strange to go back to his home and jump over the wall instead of entering the door, he only seemed to think that this method was the most appropriate and safe at the moment. Ji Wenyi was about to make a move, when he suddenly heard footsteps around the corner, he immediately stopped his movements, pretending to be just passing by.

Approaching him was a middle-aged man, with a sturdy build, followed by a large number of heavily armed retinues, seemingly guarding against something. The middle-aged man turned the road crossing, and saw a young man sneaking around here, although the young man pretended to be very ordinary, but the entrance of the alley here has always been rare, and the recent situation is complicated so he can't help but care.

The middle-aged man shouted: "The kid in front, where are you from, what are you hanging around near Ji's house!" ”

Ji Wenyi was not an ignorant little ghost back then, under the oppression of the second senior brother Gu Xuan, he had already learned not to change his face in various situations, not to mention that the pressure caused by the strong man on him was almost negligible compared to the second senior brother.

"I'm a foreigner, and I've been famous for Jianping for a long time, so I don't know what you're talking about."

The middle-aged man snorted coldly and said, "You really have a problem!" When you come to Jianping City, no matter where you are, you will mention my Ji family, and if you say you don't know, you must be lying. ”

Ji Wenyi scolded with a smile: "The Ji family is so big-faced, it's not okay if you don't know." ”

The middle-aged man couldn't help but say, and said directly: "Come on, take him down." ”

All the entourages rushed up, but Ji Wenyi was not afraid at all, and among the people, plus the man, there were only two Xuanjing monks, and his true qi was not strong enough, but he had just entered this realm. The cultivation of other people is even more low, and it is indeed a bit of a fool's dream to take him down. It's just that he heard the voice of the person who spoke very familiarly, but he couldn't remember who it was, so he just turned around to confirm it.

A group of monks sacrificed magic weapons and surrounded Ji Wenyi in a fixed formation, not in a hurry, but waiting for the middle-aged man to fall.

Ji Wenyi turned his head to look at the situation, and saw that the man really knew him, and muttered, "Fourth uncle." ”

The middle-aged man also seemed to be a little puzzled, he looked Ji Wenyi up and down, and then showed a look of ecstasy, and said, "Is it Ah Yi?" ”

Ji Wenyi didn't say anything but nodded, and the middle-aged man laughed and said: "Haha, it's really Ah Yi, my little nephew is back, I am your fourth uncle, do you still recognize me?" ”

seemed to be infected by the fourth uncle Ji Longlin, Ji Wenyi also had some confidence, and said loudly: "Fourth uncle, it's me." ”

Ji Longlin dragged away his entourage, ran to Ji Wenyi, looked him up and down, and then patted his shoulder and said, "It's all grown so big, and there has been no news for so many years, which makes the family think about it so much." ”

Ji Wenyi's voice was also a little choked, "I also miss the fourth uncle." ”

"It's just me?"

"And grandpa, father, several other uncles, and big brother."

Ji Longlin was very relieved to hear Ji Wenyi's words, but when he heard Ji Wenyi mention his eldest brother, Ji Longlin's face changed suddenly.

After Ji Wenyi found out, he hurriedly asked, "Fourth uncle, what's wrong with my eldest brother?" Is something wrong? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a silence around, leaving only the gasps of everyone, Ji Longlin shook his head and said, "It's okay, your eldest brother has your father and us to help, what can happen, don't think nonsense." ”

Ji Wenyi nodded, but his heart had sunk to the bottom, it seemed that the information brought by Uncle Dongfang Dark was true, and the eldest brother Ji Wenhong did have an estrangement with his father and several uncles.

Ji Longlin said again: "Ah Yi, aren't you studying art in Xuanming Dao, why do you have time to come back this time." ”

Ji Wenyi wanted to speak and stopped, but he remembered Uncle Hao's advice that he couldn't reveal Xuan Mingdao's whereabouts, so he hesitated, and finally said: "I specially asked for leave to come back to celebrate grandpa's birthday." ”

Ji Longlin saw through the eyes of his little nephew, but felt that there were outsiders here, not a place to speak, so he said: "Since you are back, you have to stay at home for a few more days, let's go home." ”

Ji Wenyi couldn't ask for it, since he had already met with his family, it didn't matter, it was better to walk through the door than to jump off the wall of his own house.

After entering the gate and turning a few more ways, Ji Longlin did not lead Ji Wenyi to his home to see his relatives, but instead picked a secluded place to go, found a side room, and ordered his entourage to stand by at the door, and no one was allowed to leave, so he entered the house with Ji Wenyi.

Even so, he carefully inspected everything inside and outside the house, as if he was guarding against something.

Ji Wenyi asked knowingly: "Fourth uncle, what are you doing like this, is there still an enemy in the family?" ”

"Alas, Ah Yi, it's really not the right time for you to come back. I see that you don't go in a circle outside your house, are you embarrassed to go home? To be honest with the fourth uncle, did something happen in Xuanming Dao? Are you being naughty and being kicked out? You can't always change your trouble-loving nature. If it's okay on weekdays, the Ji family can't miss you a bite to eat, but at this critical moment, you are a thorn in the side of others, and I'm afraid that many people want your life. ”

Ji Wenyi was speechless, he didn't expect that he hadn't seen him for many years, his fourth uncle was so good at brain supplementation, and since the creation of the Xuanming Dao sect, he has only cleaned up the portal, and he has never expelled a disciple. But listening to the words from the fourth uncle's mouth, it seems that he is also a little dangerous.

"What does the fourth uncle think, I came back this time to help the sect come out to do errands, and it happened to be just in time for my grandfather's 80th birthday, so I have to stay a few more days."

Ji Longlin said: "If this is the case, then I will rest assured, if you have anything to do, hurry up and leave, so as not to cause trouble." ”

Ji Wenyi was puzzled: "I haven't visited my grandfather and father yet, why is the fourth uncle in such a hurry to drive me away?" ”

Ji Longlin said: "Ah Yi, it's not that the fourth uncle is hiding it, it's just that the matter is really complicated, and you can only guarantee your safety in the Xuanming Dao, and it can be regarded as leaving a trace of incense." ”

Ji Wenyi exclaimed: "What happened, why didn't the fourth uncle tell me directly." It's not like my eldest brother wants to take my life. ”

Ji Longlin didn't seem to expect Ji Wenyi to say these words, obviously Ji Wenyi knew something inside. Ji Longlin sighed, didn't know how to tell, and said after a long time: "Ah Yi, you have to believe the fourth uncle, listen to me, don't get involved, and leave when you're done." ”

Seeing that Ji Longlin's tone was almost pleading, Ji Wenyi couldn't bear it, and it was really hard to disobey, "I can listen to the fourth uncle, but you always have to tell me the truth." ”

Ji Longlin was still avoiding this matter, "You are a good boy, these things will be handled by us, and I will tell you the whole story of the matter when everything settles." Okay, what are you doing for the sect this time? How can we help? ”

Ji Wenyi saw that the fourth uncle didn't want to talk about this issue and didn't ask anymore, anyway, if he didn't solve the matter, Uncle Hao and they wouldn't go back.

"I want to purchase a batch of pills, and it is best to get them together within two or three days."

"What elixir?"

"Yuan Dan."

Ji Longlin was cultivated by the business family, and he immediately understood the reason why Ji Wenyi came to the Ji family to purchase Yuan Dan, "Yuan Dan is not a cherished pill, but it is closely related to most monks, if you don't say hello in advance, you really can't allocate a large amount of pills in a short period of time." ”

Ji Wenyi said: "The family should provide Yuan Dan for the entourage and offerings, Xuan Mingdao is willing to pay a higher price to buy these pills from our family, and the family can compensate with other things." ”

Ji Longlin shook his head and said, "I can't find so many substitutes to compensate the people of the family in a short period of time, but I can come forward to collect the excess Yuan Dan from each family, and I should be able to make up enough amount." I'll help you with this, Ah Yi, you just don't leave here. ”

"Then please leave it to the fourth uncle."

Ji Wenyi continued to stay in the house and did not go out, while Ji Longlin went out to run errands, and after a while, two more Xuanjing monks came to the garden, thinking that Ji Longlin had sent them to protect him.

……

In the middle of the night, Hao Lianfeng left the Mountain Sect alone, took advantage of the cover of night, followed the map to find the way, and went straight to Ji's house.

When he was young, it was very common to walk on the roof at night, and this kind of juvenile feeling made Hao Lianfeng feel very good, otherwise why bother so much with his strength to plan the family. Because of this, he encountered some strange things.

Jianping City is worthy of commercial prosperity, even at night, it is still brightly lit. There was no monk more powerful than Hao Lianfeng in the city, and his divine sense swept the streets unscrupulously, avoiding pedestrians in advance.

Suddenly, he stopped, took a few steps back, and looked fixedly at the attic, where something seemed to be different.

After all, Hao Lianfeng was a Moon Gazing Realm cultivator, and the things that could make him feel strange must not be simple. He leaned over slowly, stopping a foot or so near the attic.

In front of him was an invisible barrier, which was neither a spell nor a formation, it was simply a kind of qi. If ordinary people go through this way, with their vitality, they will neither feel this qi machine, nor will they be sensed by the owner who released the qi machine. On the contrary, it is a master like Hao Lianfeng who will resonate with him, once Hao Lianfeng takes a step forward, he and the owner of the qi machine will discover each other at the same time.

Hao Lianfeng said to himself: "There are actually people from the army hiding here? What is it to be prevented against, or what is it to be targeted? ”

This kind of qi machine is only often used by military soldiers, and from Hao Lianfeng's perception, this team of soldiers can at least match the monks of the Moon Gazing Realm after forming a formation, which is roughly similar to the Baoshan that fully stimulates the magic weapon, and cannot be underestimated.

Such an elite army must be the work of the Governor's Palace. The Lord Changshi, who came to the city to congratulate Ji Zibai on his birthday, must have a move, and he must figure it out as soon as possible.

But at this moment, Hao Lianfeng had other important matters, so he had to retreat slowly.

A moment later, he came to the door of Ji's house, took out Xuan Mingdao's identity card, and recited the magic in his mouth, a line that only existed in Hao Lianfeng and Ji Wenyi's perception connected the two. Hao Lianfeng confirmed Ji Wenyi's location with this, and Ji Wenyi also learned of Hao Lianfeng's arrival.

Ji Wenyi opened the window, and the entourage outside was still guarding outside, only sending some meals for him to enjoy every few hours. In such a special situation, Ji Wenyi is not that I did not suspect the fourth uncle Ji Longlin, but none of the wine and food he ate were poisoned, but only restricted his freedom.

Suddenly a breeze blew by, and it seemed to carry a strange fragrance.

The attendant in the courtyard asked, and the smell fell first, and the remaining two worshippers, although they were quite high, also fainted.

After all, Ji Wenyi is a disciple carefully cultivated by Xuanming Dao, and he is also a Xuanjing monk, not only is his realm higher than that of several worshippers, but his strength is also upstream among monks of the same level. He quickly discovered the problem with the fragrance, but instead of removing the poison, he took a few sharp sips of the fragrance and held it in his mouth to wrap it in true qi. He returned to the table and pretended to faint and lay on it.

Soon, three black-clothed men came in outside, and they did not attack the entourage outside, but came straight to Ji Wenyi with a clear goal.

When they entered the house, they saw that Ji Wenyi had fainted, and the three of them looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes, and then leaned forward with a big grin, as if they were very confident in the fragrance they released. The three of them took out the Emei thorn in their hands and stabbed Ji Wenyi's dantian, vest, and Lingtai respectively, and they didn't take his life, but wanted to abolish his cultivation, obviously to catch him alive.

Ji Wenyi saw the opportunity and leaned over the table, originally trying to use the loud noise to wake up the unconscious people in the courtyard. If he succeeds, he can continue to hide his strength and let the people sent by the fourth uncle fight, and he will help in secret; If he doesn't succeed, he will use all his strength to solve it quickly, and he will not be discovered by his family and leave some hole cards.

The three of them were caught off guard and had to defend hard, and Ji Wenyi spewed out the aromatic poisonous smoke that had already been held in his mouth, and two of them were immediately hit by the move and fell to the ground softly.

Seeing this situation, the third person didn't even dare to help his teammates, so he wanted to run away from the door, but after seeing Ji Wenyi's violent attack, he seemed to have no strength, and sat on the ground panting. He understood that Ji Wenyi had indeed been poisoned, but his ability to resist poison was stronger, so he persevered for a while, but the action just now also exhausted all his remaining strength, and he couldn't resist.

The man in black breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said that he was almost frightened by Ji Wenyi, and he was about to step forward to continue to do something to Ji Wenyi, but he heard him say: "Didn't Your Excellency treat your companion first?" ”

The man in black hesitated a little, turned around and wanted to give his companion the antidote first, but he touched the hand in his arms and stretched it halfway, and suddenly changed his mind again, and said, "It's better to kill you first, and then give them an antidote after killing." ”

Ji Wenyi looked helpless, so he no longer pretended to be poisoned, and was about to end up with the man in black.

Suddenly, the man in black saw a flower in front of him, and he was pinched by the back of his neck with a palm like iron pincers. He said with difficulty: "It turns out that you are lying to me, and you are not poisoned at all." ”

But when the man in black looked ahead, he found that Ji Wenyi was still in place and had just gotten up, who was attacking him? Before the man in black could figure it out, he had been choked to death.

The person who came was Hao Lianfeng, and he put the man in black on the ground, "Ji boy, you want to deceive him about the antidote?" Don't bother, this aroma can only make people faint, and there will be no damage. ”

Ji Wenyi said with a smile: "If nothing happens after falling unconscious, they will definitely be suspected, and they will be rescued as soon as possible." Let them think they are dozing, and they will not doubt me. ”

Hao Lianfeng understood what Ji Wenyi meant, "Are you trying to hide your strength?" What happened to the Ji family? ”

Ji Wenyi said: "I don't know yet, I just know that the fourth uncle in the family told me to leave here and not to wade into this troubled water." ”

Hao Lianfeng said: "Now Jianping City is indeed muddy water, and it is unusual everywhere. ”

Ji Wenyi asked, "Does Uncle Shi come to me with any new explanation?" ”

Hao Lianfeng said: "We have already gone to the Mountain Sect, and we can pretend to be disciples of the Mountain Sect tomorrow, so before the situation is clear, you should not expose us." ”

Ji Wenyi said: "I know." ”

"As for your current predicament, it's also an opportunity, don't be afraid to reveal your identity. Except for an old man in the Mochizuki Realm, the others talk about fighting alone, as long as you are not careless, you will not suffer a loss. In a few days, I will come to the Ji family with the people of the Mountain Sect, and you will cooperate with us to delay for a while, if you can find out the situation of your grandfather Ji Zibai, the next action will be easy. ”

Ji Wenyi nodded and said: "If grandpa comes out, he will definitely be able to win people's hearts and solve all these ill-intentioned people." ”

Hao Lianfeng was not very optimistic, "It is naturally possible according to common sense, but if the Governor's Mansion is involved, I am afraid it will not be so easy." ”

Saying that, Hao Lianfeng took off the veil of the man in black and asked Ji Wenyi, "Do you know them?" ”

Ji Wenyi shook his head.

Hao Lianfeng said: "I am so familiar with your layout here, and I have no brains to do things, it must be someone from your family, you can find a trustworthy person to ask and find out the details of these people." ”

He rummaged through the pockets of the men in black's inner linings and found three porcelain vases. Hao Lianfeng opened the seal to distinguish it, handed it to Ji Wenyi and said: "In this black porcelain bottle is the poisonous gas, you can keep it for yourself, the white and red sealed is the antidote, and after you finish solving it, you will take the antidote to the people outside." As for the last bottle of pill is Yuan Dan, you can ask someone to check the origin of the pill, and maybe you can also find out the identity of these people. ”