The entire city of Chaoge is bustling every day, and the flow of people is crowded. In the past, the crowd also came from south to north, and there were three religions and nine streams.

Located on the busiest street in the city, Chi Biao has been run by the water clan for hundreds of years, and its business is extremely hot.

There are three floors in the upper, middle and lower floors, with different decoration arrangements. The first floor is the easiest, as long as you don't make trouble and can afford to enter, but in order to enter the second floor, you must have enough status, and the third floor depends on the mood of the shopkeeper, which is currently only open to a few people.

At this time, three men and one woman sat on the third floor of the red pig's house, sitting by the window. None of them spoke, and the entire space was silent, without a sound.

Suddenly, the sound of 'oh oh' came, and a person's hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs of Chiqiju, and then a middle-aged man in his thirties had already come upstairs. The man was of medium height, with a square face, and a pair of eyes that were not large, but they were shining.

He swept his eyes, and when he saw the four people by the window, a simple smile bloomed on his rugged face.

The person who came first bowed slightly to the two men and one woman, and then bowed in front of the young man on the left, and said respectfully: "Young Master Shui Hao, the food is still delicious!"

Shui Hao hurriedly got up to stop the people from saluting, "Uncle Yuanwu, I said a long time ago, you don't have to be like this, not to mention that I have joined the Tushan clan and am a person with a foreign surname." ”

This person is Yuan Wu, the treasurer in charge of the Red Pig Residence in Chaoge City. Like Shui Bo, he is a slave who grew up in the Shui clan. Because of his outstanding talent and intelligence, he was taken by his side by the water and cold, and was responsible for the big and small things of the Red Pig.

"Young Master Shui Hao, don't say that. In Yuanwu's heart, you will always be the pride of the water clan. Not only me, but now the entire Yingshui slave is not grateful to you. ”

Shui Hao couldn't help but be stunned, and the cold water spring on the side was even more moved. Most of the income and news of the water tribe come from Chiqiju. On the surface, it is responsible for the water against the cold, but in fact, Yuan Wu is in charge. His status in the clan has even surpassed that of the Water Cold Spring. Therefore, Yuan Wu didn't need to compliment Shui Hao, what he said was heartfelt.

Shui Hanquan's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly said: "Is it because the Shui Hao brothers contributed to Shui Bo being given a name, and at the same time entered the genealogy of the water family, and entered the ancestral hall of the water family after death?"

"Not bad. Even though we as slaves have unlimited rights and scenery, we are still outsiders after all. People often say that fallen leaves return to their roots, but where are our roots? When we die, we will become lonely ghosts, helpless. ”

The next moment, Yuan Wu looked at Shui Hao with burning eyes, and he couldn't help himself with excitement.

"But now everything has changed with Young Master Shui Hao, with the precedent of Shui Bo, as long as our contribution to the family is big enough, we will also be included in the family tree and enter the ancestral hall after death. ”

Yuan Wu said, bowing deeply to Shui Hao again! Looking at everyone's surprised eyes, he said loudly: "This is what the patriarch personally promised!"

Shui Hao couldn't help but be shocked, he never thought that Shui Chengze would change the rules of the clan because of Shui Bo's affairs. He patted Yuan Wu's shoulder vigorously, sincerely happy for him.

"Look at my memory, I almost forgot to get down to business!"

Yuan Wu patted his head and said apologetically, "Young Master Shui Hao, the third prince Ji Wu is outside, I don't know if you see him." ”

"Ji Wu?" Shui Hao was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that everyone had just mentioned Ji Wu, and he would send it to the door by himself now.

Shui Lan'er coughed lightly beside her, the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc, and her smiling eyes looked at Shui Hao strangely.

Shui Hanquan and Twilight Chi laughed out loud.

Speaking of this Ji Wu, after he and Shui Hao separated, although he walked on the road of Chaoge City, Shui Hao's words have been lingering in his mind.

He suddenly felt that if Shui Hao wanted to participate in the battle for succession, he had the highest probability of forming an alliance with him.

His eldest brother Ji Xian's mother concubine was originally from the Hu family, so it was impossible to let Shui Hao participate; his second brother Ji Ru had obviously been hated by Shui Hao because he killed his own sister-in-law with his own hands; as for him, although he had a slight conflict with Shui Hao in Chaoyang Valley, it was Wu Zuo and Wu Right who tricked Shui Hao into entering the valley, and he took the pregnant fetus as a sacrifice, and it was Wu Shaoyuan who wanted to kill Shui Hao, and he was only an accomplice at best.

And what about himself? Of the three princes, the power behind him was the weakest. In the sacrifice, Tian Wu forcibly let the children of the Wu clan blow themselves up, and there was not much backbone left in the clan. If there are no accidents, he has only one way to fail. But failure means ......

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, for the sake of the future, he had to re-attach himself to the new forces.

The only one who can compete with the Shui clan and the Hu family in the entire Qingqiu Ze country is the Tu Shan clan.

Ji Ru didn't know, but he knew that the patriarch of the Tu Shan clan was Shui Hao, and he was in Chi Kui Ju in Chaoge City, and at the same time, he knew that the Tu Shan clan really cared about Shui Hao, otherwise he would not have sent three divine masters to accompany him.

Ji Wu was originally a dead horse and a live horse doctor, but he never thought that Shui Hao would agree with him.

When he came to the third floor of Chiqiju and looked at the young man sitting by the window, Ji Wu had a kind of inexplicability in his eyes.

"Sit!" Shui Hao pointed to the seat across from him and said in a calm tone.

Shui Hanquan has already guessed Ji Wu's intention, and as a person from the water clan, it is obviously not suitable to appear between the two. So before Ji Wu came up, he made an excuse to leave, and took Shui Lan'er and Twilight Chi with him at the same time.

"I've seen the Tushan Patriarch!" Ji Wu said.

"You still call me Shui Hao!" Patriarch Tu Shan sounded awkward. ”

"Shui Hao?" Ji Wu's face changed, and his eyes were full of astonishment and surprise. What he was looking for was Tu Shan Shui Hao, not Shui Hao.

"Don't worry, I can represent the Tu Shan clan. Where my will goes, that's what the Tushan clan refers to!"

Hearing this, Ji Wu made up his mind.

He spoke directly: "Shui Hao, how can you help me?"

"Help you, what about the Wu clan, your father will agree that the Tu Shan clan and the Wu clan will support you at the same time?"

"So you know? That's right, although you are the patriarch of the Tushan clan, you are also from the Shui clan. And how could they not tell you. ”

"Actually, I don't know much. That's all! Tell me more if you want. As for whether it will help you or not, it depends on the situation. ”

Ji Wu lamented that now he had no choice.

"Since our surname Ji sat on the throne, the replacement of the throne is no longer Zen, but passed down from generation to generation by our family surnamed Ji. ”

Ji Wu saw that Shui Hao's eyes were as calm as ever, and he thought that he knew about it, so he continued: "The ancestor surnamed Ji is named Yan, it was he who led the Qingqiu people to repel the fierce beasts, it was he who founded the current Chaoge City, and he also set the rules for the change of thrones. ”

"Three sons take the heir. Shui Hao blurted out.

Since then, the royal lineage has been passed down from generation to generation. Their concubines are either from the Qingqiu Hu family, or from Chaoyang Valley, and occasionally from the Shui clan and folk. But only the Tushan clan has never had a woman marry into Chaoge City. ”

Ji Wu picked up the teapot and poured tea for his cup, and then said: "Most of the royal family use the Spirit Fox clan to light up the Spirit Treasure, and most of them are Fire Foxes. ”

"Firefox?" Shui Hao raised his eyes to look at Ji Wu, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

I only heard Ji Wu continue: "The fire fox is not the blood of the nine-tailed heavenly fox, but a branch of the spirit fox clan. They don't tremble, charm and clone, their tails don't grow with cultivation, and their attacks are mainly based on fire attributes. For example, my eldest brother and second brother's Tibetan spirits are both firefoxes. ”

Seeing Shui Hao's eyes moving slightly, Ji Wu knew in his heart.

"My Tibetan spirit is an ordinary Tianwu, but all the women who are born in Chaoyang Valley, their sons will accept Tianwu as the Tibetan spirit, which is the family rule of the Wu clan.

Maybe it's just to prepare for the sacrifice. ”

"Successive kings have succeeded in middle age. My eldest brother, for example, was born when my father was fifty years old. Now the eldest brother is twenty-five years old, the second brother is three years younger than the eldest brother, and I am only nineteen years old this year. ”

"Is this the case for every generation?" Shui Hao asked curiously.

"Yes! Because of a moment of curiosity, I once flipped through the "Anecdotal Record" in the palace, which recorded that this is the case from generation to generation, and the difference will not exceed two years. ”

When Ji Wu said this, he stopped abruptly! A look of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes.

After a long time, he continued: "Although the kings of each generation are also Dharma masters, they will not live to be eighty years old. So they will choose to inherit the throne when the prince is in the prime of life, but I don't know why this generation will be advanced!"

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, but the dynasty changed, the only constant was the nine-tailed lady. Ji Wu, have you ever seen the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox?" Shui Hao couldn't help but ask the question that had been lingering in the center for a long time.

"Only once. That was when I lit up the Tibetan Soul and was given a talisman jade ring by my father. Ji Wu's eyes were obsessed, trapped in memories and unable to extricate himself.

Shui Hao frowned slightly, coughed vigorously, and his voice was even more spiritual.

Ji Wu's expression changed, and then he regained his clarity.

"In so many years, I've only seen the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox once?

"To be exact, she lives in the Locking Tower. Even his father has been in-depth detection over the years, and if there is no major event, he will always accompany the nine-tailed mother in the lock spirit tower. ”

"This nine-tailed sky fox is so powerful! The kings of each generation are obsessed with her. Speaking of which, she is also the ancestor of the royal family, right?" Shui Hao twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered quietly.

Although he was not used to such behavior, in the Shenze Continent, many tribes would inherit everything from their father after their father's death, including his women.

Every time this Ji Wu mentioned the nine-tailed sky fox, there would be a look of indulgence in his eyes, thinking that the three sons were not only for the throne, but also for the possession of the nine-tails.

Shui Hao suddenly became curious about the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, and at the same time, his heart became more and more disdainful of Ji Wu.

Although Ji Wu is only one year older than Shui Hao, he grew up in the deceitful Chaoge City, how could Shui Hao's expression hide from him.

"Shui Hao, you must look down on me very much. I'll admit that I'm obsessed with the Nine-Tails, from the first time I saw her. You'll see her in the future, and you'll probably be even more miserable than I am. ”