In the Cold Wind Castle, Zhao Zhengke and the Zhao family's team had just come down from the front line.

If the monks were not faced with too extreme situations, they rarely embarrassed their appearance too much, and they were no different.

But from their looks, it was easy to see that they were all tired and a little embarrassed now.

Four months ago, Zhao Zhengke was at home and heard about his cousin Zhao Pinggu in the Cold Wind Castle.

The monks of the Zhao family in the sect colluded with the families outside the sect to embezzle and steal war materials, which was a big crime. Zhao Pinggu was immediately shot to death, and he Zhao Zhengke had nothing to say.

It stands to reason that this thing should have been done very secretly, but why was it suddenly revealed? Moreover, there was no sign of an outsider's investigation beforehand, which made him puzzled.

What made him even more angry was that it was the old rival Lu Jia who exposed the matter.

If it weren't for the fact that during the war, the sect had a ban on strictly prohibiting the families of Feiyun Prefecture from fighting each other before the disaster of the white ghosts was pacified, then he would have taken people to Yuyan Mountain at that time and pacified the Lu family!

Of course, that's just a thought.

He knew that their Zhao family was in big trouble. What he is most afraid of is that after Zhao Pinggu's death, this scandal will spread everywhere, especially the Lu family, who has a very strong motive to make it public.

If this thing really happens, then the Zhao family's own family, so it is very possible to destroy the door. I'm afraid that when the time comes, only the monks of the Zhao family in the sect will be fine under the protection of Zhao Zidan, the ancestor of Jindan.

But thankfully, it didn't happen.

He also figured it out, it wasn't that the Lu family didn't want to do it, but that the sect wouldn't let it. After all, this scandal also involved the sect, and if it spread, it would also be a big blow to Qingfengmen's own reputation.

But this does not mean that the Zhao family is fine, and punishment will inevitably come.

Before the determined punishment came down, Zhao Zhengke hurriedly sent a letter to contact Zhao Zidan Ancestor, wanting to ask for help, and then was scolded by Ancestor Chuanxin.

The one who brought the letter was a monk surnamed Zhao who was the same generation as Zhao Zhengke, and there was also blame between his words:

"Brother Eleven, the family really did something wrong this time, how can they do such things for some interests at a critical time? Even if they do, how can they act so secretly and let the Lu family know? The ancestor was so angry that he vomited blood!"

"Ancestor...... Is it okay?" Zhao Zhengke asked very cautiously at that time.

"It's not good. The ancestor is a Jindan monk, and he will vomit blood if he gets angry, Brother Eleven, what can you think about yourself?" the man sighed and said, "The ancestor is approaching, and his body is getting worse every day. This time, he went out of the customs, talked for a long time, and sold a lot of face, before he suppressed most of this matter. ”

"What's next?"

"Next, what the sect says, let's do it. ”

And in the end, the result of the punishment came down.

The fine of 40,000 spirit stones, this amount is not a particularly serious punishment in Zhao Zhengke's opinion. It's a lot of money, but it's good if you can solve it with money.

The second punishment made him very uncomfortable - he needed to bring forty more family monks and two foundation monks to report to the Cold Wind Fort in Selangor.

In this way, the Zhao family has most of the strength and has gone to the front line.

All the Zhao monks were organized into a regiment, which was much stronger than the ordinary first-class regiment.

A stronger team has a better chance of surviving, but it also depends on the difficulty of the battle. If you are sent to fight a tough battle all day long, the loss will not be small.

This fear became a reality.

In four months, the Zhao family was required to fight three sortie missions, and also undertook a very difficult defensive task. In the middle, he also encountered two third-order white ghosts, and Zhao Zhengke fought for his life and used the family secret treasure to kill him.

After calculation, their Zhao family group estimated that they would earn more than 35,000 meritorious deeds.

However, according to the punishment order, all the merits they earned were all discounted by half. Twenty-five thousand meritorious deeds are converted into less than 20,000.

The key is that they can't get this merit, and they have to convert it into the arrears of the 20,000 spirit stones that they haven't paid yet......

In these four months, the Zhao family died a total of more than 30 monks, including two foundation building monks......

Bloody.

The price paid by the Zhao family for this is also heavy enough. I was greedy for 20,000, spit out at least 60,000, and folded two foundation building monks.

The lives of these two foundation building monks alone are worth more than one or two thousand spirit stones.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhengke hated the Lu family even more.

Fortunately, when they returned to Cold Wind Castle this time, their Zhao family's team could finally get a relatively long rest.

After the Zhao family made a mistake, they were still working the battlefield, and the sect was also discouraged - of course, it was mainly the result of the activities of many Zhao family monks in the sect.

Up to now, the affairs of the Zhao family have basically been settled, except that there are still thousands of spirit stones in arrears that have not been paid off.

Back at Cold Wind Castle, as soon as he rested, a message came to Zhao Zhengke's ears.

"Lu Chaoxi enlightened?!" Zhao Zhengke was a little out of shape, "Is this serious?"

"It's true!" The family monk who sent the message also had a rather ugly face, "The whole Cold Wind Castle has been spread, this is the biggest news in recent times. ”

"I haven't heard that his Lu family has ever obtained the Heavenly Thunder God Wood? Could it be ...... Is it a direct breakthrough?"

"Quite possibly. ”

Zhao Zhengke rubbed his eyebrows.

Over the years, he also knew the meaning of the Lu family's re-emergence, but he didn't care too much.

When he almost destroyed the Lu family, he angered a former friend of Lu Qing in the sect. That person's name is Hai Sande, he is one of the three Jindan ancestors of Qingfeng Gate, and his relationship with Lu Qing can be regarded as a friend. It is said that he had a big quarrel with Zhao Zidan back then, and asked the Zhao family not to go too far and stay a line, which stopped the war between the two families.

Since then, the Zhao family has not particularly targeted the Lu family. One is that the face of the sect has to be given, and on the other hand, the main thing is that in the years to come, the Lu family no longer has the strength to compete with the Zhao family.

The Lu family came to the fore, but just like that, the influence did not even come out of Pingyao County, how can it be compared with the Zhao family, the number one wealthy family in Anling?

As a result, this made the family put a place in the Cold Wind Castle, and the blood loss was a big wave.

He was still figuring out how to settle accounts with the Lu family when he went back after the war was over, but he heard that Lu Chaoxi had achieved enlightenment?

In the entire Anling County, except for the monks stationed in Qingfengmen, he Zhao Zhengke is an enlightener, which is also an important reason why the Zhao family has been able to dominate Anling for decades.

But Lu Chaoxi enlightened, and there are too many variables in the future.

Before, if I wanted to take revenge on the Lu family, it was okay to say. Now, I want to suppress ...... We've got to weigh it.

Especially this time when the Zhao clan was bleeding heavily in the war, it was the time of weakness.

The future of Anling...... It's going to change.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhengke couldn't calm down for a while.

————

6/10 on the shelves