Chapter 165: Who's Got a Big Appetite
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Hu Gao sat bored in the palatial hall of the Zhou family, the well-behaved maid of the Zhou family made tea for Hu Gao cup after cup, and the fruit bowl at hand was also changed twice.
On the way here, Hu Gao had already listened to Zhou Jian give a general introduction to the situation of the Zhou family. The Zhou family, like the Zhang family, was a merchant family that started as a trader. Although the Zhou family is superior to the Zhang family in terms of combat power, they have been suppressed by the Zhang family in business, and they have been the second commercial leader in Xiaoling City for hundreds of years.
The Zhou family has been thinking about how to kill the Zhang family for generations, so that the Zhou family can monopolize all the trade interests of Xiaoling City, and the Zhang family has also been committed to suppressing the Zhou family for generations, eager to drive the Zhou family out of Xiaoling City completely, and the two families have formed an irreconcilable contradiction!
After entering Zhou's house, Zhou Jian said that he was going to report to the head of the family, but he disappeared as soon as he went. Judging from this long time, Zhou Jian and the head of the Zhou family should have had a long talk first.
"This week, the head of the family is very cautious. Before he saw the head of the Zhou family, Hu Gao had his first impression of the head of the Zhou family.
When Hu Gao finished eating the fourth plate of preserved fruits, the head of the Zhou family, dressed in a gorgeous costume, was late.
Hu Gao was very disliked for overly ornate and formal clothing, because such clothes were often too bloated and not as loose as they appeared from the outside, and the movement of his limbs was quite restrictive, which was not conducive to coping with sudden changes or fighting.
But the gorgeous clothes on the head of the Zhou family in front of him obviously can't be judged by common sense. Many details of this costume have been made with some special treatment that Hu Gao can't understand, which seems to have some kind of shrinkage effect, and you don't need to think about it to know that this is a modification made by the Zhou family in response to the disadvantages of the costume.
The strength of the head of the Zhou family is about the same as that of Zhou Jian, and they are all mid-level general realms. This gave Hu Gao a general understanding of the combat power level of Xiaoling City.
In Ningcheng, the head of each big family is a high-level body realm powerhouse, and in addition, there are more or less several high-level body realm elders. And the head of the Zhou family only has a mid-level general body realm, and Zhou Jian is the head of the Zhou family's guard, and he is also of the same strength, Hu Gao can boldly speculate that Xiaoling City's combat power is several grades lower than that of Ning Cheng, at least in terms of high-end combat power, it is far inferior to Ning Cheng.
"I've kept you waiting, young friend from out of town. The head of the Zhou family did not have the slightest embarrassment on his face, smiled kindly, waved his hand to let the maids on the side all retreat, and then sat down on the seat.
"The hospitality of the Zhou family is special. β
Since the head of the Zhou family loves to laugh, Hu Gao laughed with him, and smiled brighter than him.
"It's okay to wait a little longer, isn't it?Anyway, your purpose is just to hook up with a big master in Xiaoling City, and you are not in a hurry for a while. β
Hearing that the head of the Zhou family explained his purpose, Hu Gao was shocked, but there was no expression fluctuation on his face, pretending to be confused: "What does the head of the Zhou family mean, I am still young and I don't understand it very well." β
"You deliberately provoked the Zhang family and made a fuss, obviously you can easily defeat the guards of the Zhang family but don't do it, aren't you just waiting for other big families to take the initiative to rescue you, and then reach a cooperative relationship with you?" Even if we know you're trying to take advantage of us, we have to take the bait. β
"Your reasoning is wonderful, but why should I do it?" Hu Gao's face remained unchanged, and he continued to pretend to be confused.
"You came from the outer city, and you entered Xiaoling City alone, if not to find someone or seek revenge, but to get some of the supplies you need. You killed the sixth young master of the Zhang family, and you should have a lot of gold coins on hand, but you didn't leave as soon as possible, proving that what you need is that you can't buy things with gold coins in Xiaoling City, that is, the major families have stored up as important materials - pills, yuan formulas, weapons, and armor!"
Hu Gao was really shocked now!
This week's head of the family seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and actually analyzed his motives completely! Hu Gao suddenly felt that the strength of the head of the Zhou family this week might not be as good as those of those in Ningcheng, but if it was difficult to entangle Cheng DΓΉ, I am afraid it would be even better!
"Did I say something wrong?" The head of the Zhou family knew that he was all right, but he still asked Hu Gao. This kind of questioning is not a provocation, but a psychological game technique.
Fortunately, the traverser Hu Gao always firmly believed that "the traverser is the protagonist", and he didn't eat the head of the Zhou family, so he quickly recovered from the shock and smiled indifferently: "I'm curious, why is the Zhou family suppressed by the Zhang family with a smart head like you?"
"Young man, you are a smart person, and Xiaoling City is not all stupid. Although I am naturally not stupid, the head of the Zhang family is not stupid, and I have to admit that in some ways, he is smarter than me. The sixth young master of the Zhang family is the son of the head of the Zhang family, and it is normal to spoil him, don't underestimate him because of this. The head of the Zhou family kindly reminded.
"Since you think you're not as smart as him, do you have a way to beat the Zhang family now?"
"Of course there is! That is to take it by force!" "The eyes of the head of the Zhou family suddenly bloomed with a dazzling brilliance, "Zhang Kuo, the number one master of the Zhang family, has already gone to the Longjia Mountain Range, but there are not many guards in the Zhang family, even if Zhang Kuo is not there, we can't guarantee that we can wipe out his Zhang family in a short time." Now you're the straw that broke the camel's back!"
"My benefits. "Hu Gao didn't bother to continue talking nonsense with the head of the Zhou family, smart people talk to smart people, and it's just superfluous to go around and around.
"In the Zhang family's treasure house, the elixir, the Yuan Jue, the weapon, and the armor, we divide it into twenty-eight! You two, I eight!"
The conditions offered by the head of the Zhou family are really generous. In this battle, the Zhou family will do all their best, and Hu Gao is only one person, and the head of the Zhou family is willing to give Hu Gao 20%, which is not ungenerous!
"I don't need the Yuan Jue, I'll take one weapon and one armor, and all the pills will be mine!"
Generally speaking, the storage of pills in a family must be the largest, Hu Gao gave up the three parts of the Yuan Jue, weapons, and armor, as long as the pills, in fact, it was almost half of the total value of the Zhang family's treasure house!
The head of the Zhou family was shocked by Hu Gao's ignorant counteroffer, and was silent for almost a stick of incense before he glanced at Hu Gao deeply: "Young man, you have a lot of appetite...... In that case, how about we open up a little bit more?"
"I want to hear about it. Hu Gao comfortably crossed his legs, with an expression of "I'll listen, you can say it".
The head of the Zhou family selectively ignored Hu Gao's actions and continued: "Before attacking the Zhang family, I will secretly send secret envoys to the other three major families to inform them of the attack on the Zhang family. When the time comes, Jian Zhou and I will pretend that you have robbed all the treasures and attack you, don't worry, this is just a show, and it won't use much force. β
Then I pretended to be wounded and fled, and let the people of other families who wanted to get rich chase me. Then you find another place to set up an encirclement, and after I take the people of the other families to run around, I will rush into the encirclement you have set up according to the plan, so that you can wipe them out?" Hu Gao finished replenishing the rest for the head of the Zhou family.
"You're a smart man! I don't need to elaborate on my intentions. The head of the Zhou family smiled even brighter, "After we return to Xiaoling City and destroy the remnants of the other three major families, all the elixirs in their family's treasury will also belong to you." β
Hu Gao took a breath of cold air and looked at the head of the Zhou family who looked harmless to humans and animals again: "The head of the Zhou family said that I have a big appetite, and your appetite is much bigger than mine...... I just want money, and you're going to completely wipe them all out......"
"Little brother, you are not from Xiaoling City, do you care about their life and death?" The head of the Zhou family has changed his title to "little brother" to Hu Gao, and the meaning of closeness is self-evident.
After thinking about it, Hu Gao repeatedly calculated the limits of his ability and all the unexpected possibilities in his mind, and hesitated again and again, still feeling that this plan was out of the scope of his control. Hu Gao was about to refuse, but suddenly his heart moved, and the refusal that he was originally going to export immediately became-
"Time for action. β
"Tonight. β
"Then I'll leave first. Hu Gao stood up, and before leaving, he still had to make a little preparation......
"I'll send you out!" The head of the Zhou family seemed to have seen the day when the Zhou family had successfully risen, and the smile on his face was extremely bright.
The two glanced at each other, full of sincerity and friendliness of cooperation.
But in fact, the two of them sneered in their hearts: "Old (small) thing, don't think I don't know what you're thinking...... You want to calculate me?
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A black-headed eagle eagle stood quietly on the top of a locust tree a mile away from Zhou's house for a long time, its sharp eagle eyes passed through a long distance, remembering all the lip changes of the two people talking in the lobby of the Zhou family, until Hu Gao walked out of the gate of Zhou's house, the black-headed eagle eagle spread its wings and flew high, heading straight to the tallest building in the center of Xiaoling City, the City Lord's Mansion......
All the news based on lip analysis was passed on to the owner of the jade hand that shone with a charming brilliance in some way unknown to outsiders, and the other jade hand, which was also flawless, gently stroked the blade-like wings of the black-headed eagle, and the cold, noble, and slightly lazy voice sounded again in the empty city lord's mansion.
"O ambitious man...... Pooling the resources of all the clans will give you the courage to challenge the City Lord's Mansion? Underestimating the fox's cunning will make you fall short......"