Chapter 21: The Price

Xiang Hao said coldly: "It seems that the Jiao family's matter must have something to do with Xiang Kuang." ”

Lao Gao nodded and said: "Before the selection of the dragon formula, Xiang Kuang will not give up every opportunity to hit the young master, if after the selection of the dragon formula, the young master and him enter the selection of the dragon master at the same time, maybe he will be more and more ruthless." ”

Qian San thought for a while and said: "During this time, the young master also has to have more contact with the ministers of the court, and after the selection is over, the court will also have help at that time." ”

Xiang Hao looked at Qin Wen who was lying on the bed, and said: "I'll talk about this matter later, now Qin Offering has to recuperate with peace of mind, this time the Jiao family came to the house to make amends, I must ask for an explanation for Qin Offering." ”

From their analysis just now, Qin Wen also knew that the Jiao family was just a pawn used by Xiang Kuang, so he thought about it and said coldly: "The Jiao family is just a generation, as for the people behind him, I have a spectrum in my heart." ”

He knew that from Luming City to the capital, between himself and the worship named Zhao Song in Xiang Kuang's mansion, he was already immortal, and now his cultivation realm was too low, whether it was in force or other aspects, he could only endure this breath first, and wait until his cultivation was improved to a certain level, and then make plans.

Qian San couldn't help but feel a little worried when he heard Xiang Hao's tone that he was going to have a bad relationship with the Jiao family, this kind of battle of will is unacceptable in the court, he listened to Qin Wen's words again, and hurriedly said: "Qin Xianfeng is right, this Jiao family is just being used, now the young master has to fight for the shili that can be obtained first, as for the people who want to take advantage of the fisherman behind this time, our house will definitely not let go." ”

Lao Gao couldn't help frowning when he heard what Qian San said too bluntly, and then said to Qin Wen: "Qin Feng, I still need a period of cultivation here, and when I recover my cultivation, I will arrest the one surnamed Zhao for you first." ”

Qin Wen naturally heard the meaning of Lao Gao and Qian's words, so he smiled at Lao Gao and said, "Thank you, Lao Gao, I'll handle this matter myself." ”

Xiang Hao glanced at Lao Gao and Qian San at this time, and then got up and said to Qin Wen: "Qin Xian, you better rest first, and I will come to see you in a few days." After speaking, under Han Duan's send-off, he left Longyun Pavilion with Lao Gao and Qian San.

In the palace of King Hui, Zhao Song walked out of Xiang Kuang's main hall angrily, this time he was severely reprimanded by Xiang Kuang and Li Yi, he was attached to Xiang Kuang, and he could live a life of drinking all day long, Li Yi had a background that he couldn't provoke, and he didn't dare to speak up to the reprimand of these two people, so he had to stuff it in his heart.

He is getting more and more angry with Qin Wen, when he was first in Luming City, Qin Wen injured his spirit marten in the City Lord's Mansion, originally at that time, with his identity and cultivation, killing Qin Wen was as simple as twisting an ant to death, but the two chances of killing were destroyed by the counselor.

The chase on the way back to the capital was also run away by Qin Wen, which made him a little annoyed and angry, now it is not just a matter of spirit mink, since he went down the mountain to practice, he has never lost face in front of a low-level monk like this.

In this competition, he also understood that it was inappropriate for him to come forward to kill Qin Wen, so he gave Jiao Peng a formation plate made by himself with a fake hand, but he didn't expect things to mess up again, and Li Yi saw the origin of the array plate, which made him reprimanded again.

The more Zhao Song walked back to his courtyard, the more angry he became, and he kicked a flower pot on the side of the road directly, and the dead branches and leaves in winter were suddenly sprinkled all over the ground, and the servants and maids in the courtyard were far away, Zhao Song walked into the pavilion and corridor, and a maid with tea came to him, just about to bow down.

Zhao Song's frustration in his chest and abdomen was unable to vent, so he waved his hand and threw the tea tray in the maid's hand to the ground, picked up the frightened girl and walked into his study, tearing the maid's clothes as he walked, and after the door was slammed shut, a screaming moan spread throughout the courtyard.

In the squire's mansion, the main door of the mansion was tightly closed, leaving only a slave standing outside the door cautiously.

The bluestone slab outside the ancestral hall was covered with snow and water, Jiao Zhang knelt straight on the snow facing the ancestral hall door, the hem of the brocade robe had long been soaked in snow, but he didn't dare to move, and the lady Lang outside the courtyard of the ancestral hall was walking around anxiously, not daring to step into the courtyard door.

Under the pavilion corridor next to him, Jiao Shangshu, who had already taken a break, sat on the Taishi chair brought by the slave, holding the stove in his hand, looking at Jiao Peng, who was covered in blood below and kneeling on the ground, he frowned slightly and said to a small guy next to him: "Stop the bleeding for him first." ”

The little guy nodded, took out the medicine to stop bleeding from his arms, untied Jiao Peng's shirt, and sprinkled it on the gunshot wound in his chest and abdomen, Jiao Peng gritted his teeth tightly, endured the pain of the volatilization of the medicine, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.

After finishing the medicine, the little guy closed his clothes again, and then stood behind Jiao Shangshu again, Jiao Shangshu waited until Jiao Peng's complexion returned to normal, then handed the stove in his hand to the little guy, and then said: "Jiao Peng, do you know that Weishenme brought you to this ancestral hall?"

Although Jiao Peng endured the pain on his face, his eyes were very flat: "Because I broke the rules on the Double Tiger Platform and caused trouble to the house." ”

Jiao Shangshu said coldly: "Trouble, although you are holding the enshrined silver, but you are also a child of the clan, instead of Zhang'er to come to the stage to challenge the offerings of other families, whether you win or lose, it will not break the clan rules, even if you Zuihou break the rules of the City Health Division, as long as you are handed over to the City Health Division, bringing you to this ancestral hall today is a major matter related to the entire Jiao family." ”

Jiao Peng hesitated for a moment and said, "My nephew doesn't understand." ”

Jiao Shangshu thought for a while and said, "Do you know why you came to the stage today to duel with the worship of the Duan Wangfu?"

Jiao Peng shook his head and said: "It was Jiao Zhang who found me that day, he said that he was humiliated by a Xuantu period in Duanwangfu, and asked me to appear in the competition to try to save face for him." ”

Jiao Shangshu said sharply at this time: "Who gave you that array?"

Jiao Peng's face hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Jiao Shangshu's stern eyes, he couldn't help but lower his head and didn't say a word.

The pavilion suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and after a long time, Jiao Shangshu softened his tone and said: "It's not wrong for you to go to the competition for Zhang'er, when I and Zhang'er's father knew about this matter today, they didn't stop you, and the people of our Jiao family can't be bullied casually." ”

"But this matter must be made clear today, I don't want the entire Jiao family to become a chess piece on someone else's chessboard, once something happens in the future, you are also a child of the Jiao family, and your wife and children will not be able to suffer from the pond fish. ”

Hearing this, Jiao Peng's face loosened slightly, and he hesitated slightly: "It was Zhao Xian on the Huiwang Mansion, he gave me this array plate at that time, and I must kill Qin Xian on the Double Tiger Stage, and,"

When Jiao Shangshu heard the three words of Huiwangfu, his brows frowned slightly, and he asked, "And what?"

Jiao Peng thought that since he had already said so much, he was in his heart, and he said it all: "And he also promised that as long as he killed Qin Wen, he would let Xuan'er go to the Red Lian Sect to practice." ”

Speaking of this, his expression darkened and said: "My nephew can't help it, Xuan'er's talent is above me, and I don't have the ability to let him have haode cultivation conditions, and this time it is also an extremely haode opportunity to go to the Red Practice Gate, so I agreed." ”

When Jiao Shangshu heard this, his face became heavy, and he groaned and said, "Does Zhang'er know about this?"

Jiao Peng shook his head and said, "When discussing this matter, it was in the courtyard of Zhao Xian, just the two of us, and the others didn't know." ”

There was silence under the pavilion again, Jiao Shangshu pondered the constant change of his complexion, and after about half a pillar of incense, he slowly waved his hand to let the little guy behind him go out, and the little guy bowed down and walked out of the courtyard with the slaves next to him.

Jiao Shangshu hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter is no longer simply breaking the rules of the City Guards, but the secret war between the Huiwang Mansion and the Duanwang Mansion. ”

"In this case, even if our Jiao family is twisted into this whirlpool, now that I have taken a retirement, Zhang'er's father has too shallow foundation, and if he is not careful, the entire Jiao family will fall into a situation from which he will never recover. ”

Jiao Peng also kowtowed at this time: "My father died of illness when I was a child, and it was my uncle who brought me from my hometown in Luzhou to raise me, and I blame my impulse to cause the current situation. ”

Jiao Shangshu sighed lightly and said: "I know that you have always been more depressed in the mansion, and you feel that you are sending people under the fence, and even Xuan'er is often ridiculed, but since today's matter has come out, only you can solve it, so that you can not only block the mouth of the Huiwang Mansion, but also give Duanwangfu an explanation, and in the future, I can guarantee that your silver will be doubled every month to Xuan'er's mother and son, and once there is a suitable opportunity, I will pick a haode sect for him to practice." ”

Jiao Peng kowtowed to Jiao Shangshu three times at this time and said, "My nephew knows how to do it, and I ask my uncle to take care of Xuan'er's mother and son more in the future." After speaking, he walked towards the courtyard with a resolute face.

Looking at Jiao Peng's slightly stumbling back, Jiao Shangshu's heart also trembled, and after thinking about it, he called him back again, and then arranged a soundproof barrier, and said cautiously: "Forget it, you go to the courtyard to cut off the meridians, just abolish the cultivation, and then hold your breath and pretend to be dead, I will send someone to send you back to Luzhou, and in the future, you will be incognito in your hometown, and you will never return to the capital." ”

Jiao Peng also realized the consequences of his impulsiveness at this time, so he kowtowed to Jiao Shangshu again and said, "Thank you, uncle." ”