Only then did the housekeeper realize that this eldest lady seemed to be soft and weak, but she turned out to be so ruthless, which was clearly to embarrass him in front of everyone, so as to extinguish his arrogance. The housekeeper gritted his teeth in his heart, but there was no way in his hands, so he had to palm his mouth.

When Shi Tianci saw it, he couldn't bear it, after all, this was the housekeeper of the Shuiyu clan, and it was nothing big in the first place, and Ling Bing was probably because he was humiliated and wanted to be angry for himself, so he ordered to punish the housekeeper. Therefore, he said: "Miss, although the housekeeper has picked quarrels and provoked trouble, after all, he has not caused any losses, so forget about it." ”

When the housekeeper heard Shi Tianci pleading for himself, he stopped and looked at Ling Bing. Who knew that Ling Bing turned a deaf ear, just looked left and right, and the housekeeper had no choice but to continue to punish himself. When Shi Tianci saw it, he was amused, this eldest lady was usually very talkative, but she didn't expect to really do things, she had such an idea, and she didn't listen to persuasion at all.

The housekeeper was finally finished, and Ling Bing asked again: "What punishment should be imposed for violating Article 31 of the clan rules, and not pretending to be public or private?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he almost fainted, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "At least fifty slaps, the eldest lady ......"

Ling Bing didn't allow him to finish at all, and said, "You pretended to be my order to forcibly buy the formula, intending to make a profit for yourself. Since you know the rules of the Dao clan, you can punish yourself. ”

The housekeeper scolded in his heart, in front of so many people, he was punished again and again, no matter what, if it is in your hands today, I will bear with you this time, you will not fall into my hands in the future, otherwise, see how I clean you up!

Although the housekeeper was very arrogant in his heart, his face was still very hurt, and the sound of snapping was endless. The Shuiyu family has a rule that if the self-punishment is not satisfactory, the punishment will be doubled, so although the housekeeper beat himself to the point that his cheeks were red and swollen, he did not dare to have the idea of getting through the test in the slightest, and he was ruthless.

Shi Tianci was amazed in his heart, this housekeeper was flying and domineering just now, and there was no one in his eyes, but now he obediently slapped his big mouth, and it was as if his face was not his own, it seemed that Ling Bing was also a steward in the Shuiyu clan.

The housekeeper was the last to beat his hand, which was enough, and as soon as he stopped, Ling Bing asked again: "Thirty-six rules of the clan, you must not abuse the manpower and property of the clan, you deceived Mu Xiang to help you beat people, what punishment should you receive?"

When the steward heard this, he almost vomited blood, and he replied in despair: "Expel him from the clan and remove his name from the genealogy." ”

Ling Bing nodded and said, "From today onwards, my Shuiyu clan will no longer have your identity and status, so you can do it yourself." ”

The butler almost didn't get angry, and if he wanted to drive him away, why did he have to punish himself with a hundred big mouths first? Isn't this Cheng Cheng deliberately playing tricks on him? He stomped his foot in anger and turned away. Ling Bing gave Mu Xiang a look, and Mu Xiang immediately understood, and ordered someone to secretly follow the housekeeper.

When the onlookers saw it, they were not surprised, they knew that the Shuiyu clan had strict rules, and they were very strict with the clansmen, and it was strange for the housekeeper to be arrogant and domineering, and it was normal to be punished.

Ling Bing dealt with the housekeeper and asked Shi Tianci, "Don't you invite me in to sit?"

Shi Tianci hurriedly made a defensive gesture, Ling Bing stepped into the store, Mu Xiang wanted to follow, Ling Bing waved his hand and said, "Sun Tianci is my savior, I am safe here, you can wait outside." ”

Mu Xiang nodded in agreement and retreated. Shi Tianci introduced Ling Bing into the alchemy room, Ling Bing sniffed it, and said, "What a strong medicinal fragrance." ”

Shi Tianci said: "It's good that the eldest lady doesn't like the smoke, I don't know what the eldest lady is looking for me?"

Ling Bing said, "I want to buy some Soul Gathering Pills. ”

Shi Tianci was stunned for a moment and said, "If the eldest lady wants it, just give orders, why bother to come to the door to purchase it in person?"

Ling Bing said: "Buying medicine is one thing, and in addition, you saved me, and I still owe you a favor." Have you found the person you're looking for, and I can help you if you need it. You also know that in this demon world, the influence of our Shuiyu tribe is still very great. ”

When Shi Tianci heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly described Zou Ruoshui's physiognomy and characteristics, Ling Bing wrote them down one by one, and said, "Don't worry, as long as this person is in the Demon Realm, I will definitely be able to help you find her!"

After buying the Soul Gathering Pill, Ling Bing returned to the post station opened by the Shuiyu tribe. It didn't take long for Mu Xiang to rush back. Ling Bing asked Mu Xiang, "How is it, have you sent someone to keep an eye on the housekeeper?"

Mu Xiang nodded and said, "It has been sent, and it is not the guards within the clan who have been sent, but people from outside, and the housekeeper does not know it." ”

Ling Bing nodded and said, "This thing is well done." ”

Mu Xiang asked: "Today's incident, although it is indeed the housekeeper's fault, but is it too harsh to expel the clan? I don't question the meaning of the eldest lady's disposal, but this housekeeper has been doing it for so many years, and it is deep-rooted, and I am afraid that the eldest lady will not be so smooth in the future." ”

Ling Bing said: "He is too out of line today, and he should have been expelled." What's more, I suspect that he colluded with outsiders and betrayed the interests of my Shuiyu clan. ”

When Mu Xiang heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "The housekeeper actually did such a thing? Isn't this Li Lingzhi faint? How dare he act so recklessly? If this is the case, then it is light to expel him." ”

Ling Bing said: "I only suspect at the moment, if there is no inner ghost, my sister and I will go to Lian Demon Harbor this time, how can the blue shark know everything about it, and even know which boat our sisters are on and what route they take?"

If there is evidence that he betrayed us, he will not end well, and I want to expel him from the city for the sake of verification, and see who he will come into contact with. ”

Only then did Mu Xiang understand that the eldest lady's expulsion of the housekeeper was just an excuse to play, and the real purpose was to find out the spies who betrayed the interests of the Shuiyu clan.

As soon as Ling Bing was sent away, the landlord of Shi Tianci's shop sent someone to invite the owners of each shop.

The landlord was an honest man named Wei Li, who rarely showed his head and rarely interacted with people. He is a painter, he stays at home every day, indulges in Danqing brush and ink, and does not ask about the world.

The entire street where Shi Tianci's shop is located used to be owned by Wei Li's father, who was one of the most successful businessmen in Chi Laos. It was passed on to Wei Li's generation, just because of his poor management, not only all the shops were closed, but he could only make a living by renting out the shops, and later sold half of the street opposite.

The man who bought the property was called Gong Jianbao, and this person was quite talented in business, and he opened more than a dozen shops on the half street he bought, dealing in elixirs, weapons and equipment, and scrolls.

He had abundant funds, so the shops he opened were all luxurious, magnificent and high-end shops, and the location of this street was good, so the business became bigger and bigger, and his ambition became bigger and bigger, and he gradually became greedy to annex the whole street.

Gong Zhibao and Wei Jian mentioned the idea of buying the remaining half of the street in his hand several times, but Wei Jian no longer had business acumen, and he also knew that if he sold this half of the street again, he would very likely sit on the mountain and squander all his family money, so he refused to sell it.

Gong Jianwei looked at the inconspicuous small shops on the opposite half of the street, how could he be willing to let Wei Xuan occupy such a good place? He thought about it and decided to fight for Wei Xuan's real estate no matter what. Since he refuses to sell, even if he robs it, he must also rob it. However, how to grab it is very knowledgeable.

Originally, if the Shuiyu tribe had the ambition to establish a country, it would have become the territory of the Shuiyu country, but the Shuiyu tribe had an extremely strict family rule, that is, they could not take the initiative to interfere in the national affairs of various places, let alone establish themselves as kings.

Therefore, although there are many cities here, the Shuiyu clan does not want to manage them, but instead gathers all the clansmen in Shuiyu City and only does business in each city. Although the Quanshengxing Chamber of Commerce of the Shuiyu clan has a good reputation for doing business in the Jingzhao Continent, they do not monopolize, but leave enough room for competitors to survive. Therefore, the Shuiyu clan has a very high reputation among the dozens of cities of the Shuiyu tribe.

However, since they refused to participate in the management of the city, of course, some began to establish themselves as city lords. For these city lords who claim to be kings, the Shuiyu clan does not interfere, as long as the interests of the Shuiyu clan are not harmed, they are generally allowed to develop and grow.

However, if any of the city lords' people coveted the neighboring city and provoked a war, the Shuiyu clan would immediately come forward and destroy it with the power of thunder.

After a long time, everyone knew that the Shuiyu clan did not allow anyone to provoke war in the Shuiyu tribe. As long as the situation is peaceful, they will not interfere, even if someone defeats the Shuiyu tribe in business, the Shuiyu tribe will only praise it, and will not secretly retaliate.

However, the family is big, and everyone has it, just like the housekeeper, there are many people, as long as it is verified, the punishment of the Shuiyu clan is extremely severe.

They are typical of strict self-discipline and leniency towards others, so they have a very high reputation in the Shuiyu tribe, and even the major families of the sea beasts have close contacts with the Shuiyu clan. The Shuiyu clan is actually the guardian of dozens of cities of the Shuiyu tribe and is the uncrowned king.