Chapter 208: Challenge, Marriage, and Killing
Chapter 208: Challenge, Marriage, and Killing
Liang Youshan subconsciously took a step back:
"Third brother, this isn't a trick, is it?"
They are just in the late stage of Qi training.
The divine consciousness has not yet been born.
But there are obviously restrictions on the foundation-building spiritual consciousness on the box.
Liang Youqing didn't even bother to crack the melon seeds. He put them in his arms, took out the communication talisman without saying a word, and said a few words quickly.
After a while.
The twelve elders of the Law Enforcement Hall came down from the mountain in person.
The twelfth elder scanned the box with his spiritual sense and found that there was no trap set up in the box. He waved his hand and the box fell into his sleeve. He turned around and said:
"You two are not to tell anyone else about what happened today. Understand."
Liang Youshan and the other man nodded rapidly.
After the twelve elders left, Liang Youshan said with a sad face:
"Third brother, what did I say? Look, the first elder just died, and someone came to challenge us right after. I'm afraid our Liang family will never be able to live in peace again."
"You are such a crow mouth, you are always talking nonsense"
The twelve elders went up from the archway at the foot of the mountain and quickly arrived at Qingsong Hall where the clan leader was in the back mountain.
Patriarch Liang was frowning, and when he saw the twelfth elder coming in excitedly, he felt a little uneasy:
"Twelfth brother, why are you so anxious?"
"Master, someone just sent a box down the mountain and asked you to open it."
talking.
A flick of the wrist.
A box floated towards Chief Liang.
Patriarch Liang took a closer look, his face full of confusion.
A spell was cast into it, and the box opened, revealing a photo-retaining pod inside:
"This is?"
The two looked suspicious.
The 12th elder was moved:
"Master, could this be related to the Canglan Secret Realm?"
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Liang narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had already learned that in the Canglan Secret Realm, the Cui family had obtained nine portions of the main medicine for foundation building, which indirectly proved his previous guess.
However, the Cui family is now in its heyday and has formed an alliance with the Qi family and the Hong family. They will definitely not be able to touch the Cui family for a while.
Patriarch Liang immediately cast a spell into the image-retaining pod.
soon.
On a termite hill.
The scene where the second elder Liang Zhitang was ambushed by the Ghost Fairy was clearly shown.
Patriarch Liang slammed his palm on the coffee table.
With a bang, the coffee table shattered.
"A humble ninth-rank rank who has just started out actually dares to challenge our Liang family. The Lin family is really tired of living!"
The Cui family can’t move now.
However, there are only three people from the Lin family who have established their foundation. They have a hundred ways to destroy the other party:
"If a tiger doesn't show its might, then you think our Liang family is a sick cat!"
He wanted the other families to open their eyes and see that even if their Liang family had lost six foundation-building cultivators, they were not someone that the other ninth-grade families could afford to provoke.
Patriarch Liang was filled with murderous intent.
The twelve elders could not help but remind:
"Master, although the Lin family is hateful, what is the intention of the person who sent the photo pod?"
This statement came out.
The rage in Chief Liang's heart cooled down a little, and he said hesitantly:
"Twelfth brother, do you mean that someone deliberately provoked a war between us and the Lin family?"
"That's right." The twelfth elder nodded solemnly: "Master, I'm afraid this person wants to use us to eliminate the Lin family so that he can reap the benefits."
Patriarch Liang’s mind raced.
Adjacent to the Lin family's fiefdom are the Fu family and the Shangguan family.
The Shangguan family has been promoted to the eighth rank, and the Lin family is also under his rule. It is impossible to touch the Lin family.
The Fu family had just annexed the fiefdom of the Ping family, and there were only a few people in the clan who had established their foundation. Moreover, according to the information he received during this trip to the Canglan Secret Realm, the Fu family had not found any spiritual medicine for establishing their foundation, so they would not be able to produce any new foundation-building people in recent years. Even if they seized the Lin family's fiefdom, they would not have the military force to station there.
Analyze it this way.
The person who leaked the information was definitely not from the Shangguan family or the Fu family.
Patriarch Liang looked at the eye box again and found a hidden mark on the bottom of the box. After a closer look, a flash of realization appeared in his eyes:
"Huaibei Prefecture Xu family!"
Since the person who sent the letter is from the Xu family.
There was definitely no interest involved in the Huainan Prefecture's affairs behind this. It was obviously a personal grudge. The Xu family's daughter would soon take over Cao Xiang'er's position as Palace Master. If the Liang family could get rid of the Lin family and let the Xu family vent their anger, it would also be considered as doing a favor to the Xu family.
If you have any problems in the future, please go to the Zhenshi Division. It will be easier to talk with Palace Master Xu around.
Thinking like this.
Patriarch Liang smiled immediately:
"Twelfth brother, gather all the elders of the clan and come to the meeting hall immediately to discuss the matter."
The twelfth elder felt a little uneasy when he saw that Patriarch Liang was as excited as a chicken. He had reminded him clearly in subtle ways, but it seemed that the patriarch really wanted to go to war with the Lin family.
After all the elders gathered.
When the twelfth elder heard that the clan leader wanted to attack the Lin family, he immediately advised:
"Master, the beast tide is coming, and half of our Liang family lost their foundation in the Canglan Secret Realm. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to start a war with the Lin family at this time."
Patriarch Liang quickly gave a look to the Thirteenth Elder.
The Thirteenth Elder immediately understood and shook his head:
"Twelfth brother, the beast tide is coming, so do we need spirit stones to purchase wartime supplies? In addition, if we confiscate the Lin family's assets, we might be able to win a few foundation-building pills at the Wanning Chamber of Commerce's foundation-building pill auction. By then, wouldn't our Liang family be able to have a few more foundation-building people to fill the vacancies left by the great elders?"
"Besides"
"Our Liang family's ancestors were born as bandits. Our generation must not break the fine traditions of our ancestors."
Soon.
In the meeting hall, the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction were arguing with each other.
but.
In the end, it was Patriarch Liang who made the final decision. He immediately sent troops to the Lin family and caught the other party off guard while they still thought that the Liang family was an ally!
Shangguan family.
Shangguan Feng returned to his secret room from the meeting hall. After chatting with Shangguan Hongyu alone for half a cup of tea, he heard a rapid buzzing sound from his waist.
A spell was cast into it.
Fu Changsheng's voice came out from it.
After listening to Fu Changsheng's retelling, Shangguan Feng's face fell into deep thought.
Shangguan Hongyu was also confused:
"Father, the Lin family first overthrew the Cui family, then the Liang family, and they don't take our Shangguan family seriously at all. Changsheng is obviously aware of this situation. Why is he seeking help for the Lin family?"
Shangguan Feng tapped the table subconsciously with his right index finger and murmured:
"If I'm not mistaken, Changsheng should want to use us to eliminate the backbone of the Liang family, and as a reward, he will give us the foundation of the Lin family."
"Father, what does this mean?"
Shangguan Hongyu frowned.
But after changing his mind, he suddenly said:
"The fight between the Ninth Rank Aristocratic Family, our Shangguan Family cannot intervene, but since it involves the survival of the Aristocratic Family, the Lin Family has sent out a message, and our Shangguan Family has a pretext for sending troops. By then, the three Lin Family members will have established their foundations, and we only need to leave behind a puppet. Then, we can use the Emperor to control the other lords and completely control the Lin Family. Changsheng's idea is brilliant!"
"only"
"As far as I know, the Liang family and the Fu family have no conflicts of interest, and they have no hatred. Why does Changsheng suddenly want to eliminate the backbone of the Liang family? Is it to compete for the position of the overlord of the ninth-grade family? In that case, he should start with the Cui family."
Shangguan Feng smiled faintly:
"We will know the outcome after waiting for Changsheng's next move."
The Lin family's fiefdom.
The Ghost Fairy rested in Wanning Market for a while before returning to her fiefdom.
Lin Tianfu, who received the message, and another Lin family member who had just reached the foundation-building stage, Lin Yunsheng, waited in front of the family archway at the mountain gate early in the morning.
When I saw the Ghost Fairy appear in front of me with a broken arm.
Lin Tianfu felt both distressed and guilty.
If he had known that the secret realm was so dangerous, he should have insisted on going there alone.
The three of them went to the meeting hall and sat down.
Lin Tianfu then said:
"Madam, I heard that six foundation builders of the Liang family were buried in the secret realm. What happened in the secret realm?"
If it were the past.
He would definitely let his wife heal her wounds first.
But Madam teamed up with the Liang family, and the entire Liang family was wiped out, leaving Madam alone alive. I'm afraid someone from the Liang family will come soon to interrogate us about this matter.
He had to know the whole story before this and prepare a response plan. Ghost Fairy lowered her head and drank a sip of Wuling tea. Her eyes moved, and she went over the speech she had prepared in her mind before she spoke softly:
"My husband, I don't know how the rest of the Liang family died, but Liang Zhitang, the second elder of the Liang family, was killed by Fu Changsheng when he was fighting for a star stone. My broken arm was also caused by Fu Changsheng. If I wasn't just a lookout and ran fast, I'm afraid I would have become a dead soul under Fu Changsheng's sword long ago."
"Fu Changsheng?"
Lin Tianfu frowned slightly and said puzzledly:
"We have no conflicts of interest with the Fu family, and we are both under the jurisdiction of the eighth-rank Shangguan family. Logically, he has no reason to attack you, he..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Ghost Fairy with a cold voice:
"Husband, you think too highly of Fu Changsheng.
When the Fu family was in Nanyang County, they successively exterminated the Li family and the Zhang family. When they were promoted to the ninth rank, the Ping family was also exterminated by them.
This Fu Changsheng is not a good guy at all.
The reason he wanted to kill me this time was simply because he was afraid that I would leak the fact that he killed Liang Zhitang, so he wanted to kill me to silence me.
Moreover, we asked him for a place to enter the secret realm before, and I am afraid that he has been holding a grudge against us. We will definitely not have any contact with the Fu family in the future."
"Husband"
"We have to contact the Liang family as soon as possible and inform the Liang clan leader of this news. Otherwise, we are afraid that the evil Fu Changsheng will complain first and then turn the tables in front of the Liang family. That would be very bad for our Lin family."
Lin Tianfu is a henpecked man.
Although he still had some doubts in his heart, seeing that his wife was so firm in her words, he did not ask any more questions.
Lin Yunsheng, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help but speak:
"Master, we are originally under the rule of the Shangguan family. If we frequently contact the Liang family, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. Moreover, the Fu family has always been protected by Shangguan Feng and his daughter since they were Qi Refining families. If we really turn against the Fu family, I'm afraid that the Shangguan family will make things difficult for us in the future."
After all, people are under the roof.
Lin Tianfu heard this and thought it made sense:
"Madam, how about we just let the matter of Fu Changsheng killing Liang Zhitang go? After all, your cultivation is only at the middle stage of foundation building. Even if Fu Changsheng wants to confuse right and wrong and say that you killed Liang Zhitang, the Liang family will definitely not believe it."
A trace of annoyance flashed across the Ghost Fairy's brows:
"If the Liang family comes to ask why I am the only one who survived, how will I explain it to them?"
"Madam, this is easy to explain. Just say that you were teleported to a dangerous place in the secret realm, and you barely escaped from it. By the time you arrived at the designated gathering point, the Liang family and others had already left."
"Yes, yes, that's what I said."
Lin Tianfu nodded repeatedly.
This way.
There is no need to offend either the Liang family or the Fu family.
The Ghost Fairy wanted to say something else.
Outside the meeting hall, a guard ran in breathlessly and pointed outside.
"Master, the Liang family brought a matchmaker and a lot of gifts and stopped at our mountain gate. Or should the head of the Liang family come in person?"
The Liang family is not here to call for punishment, but to form a marriage alliance? !
Lin Tianfu and the other two present were obviously confused and had no idea what the Liang family was up to.
The Ghost Fairy rolled her eyes and said with a look of joy:
"My husband, now that half of the Liang family's foundation-building members have perished, they are the only ninth-rank family left under the Nangong family. It is difficult for them to support the family alone. In addition, once the beast tide breaks out, the Liang family will be isolated and helpless. Looking at the entire Huainan Prefecture, only our Lin family has extended an olive branch to them. The Liang family must want to form an alliance between the two families through marriage."
this.
Lin Tianfu still felt it was a bit unrealistic.
After all, before this, the Liang family was still the leading ninth-rank family in Huainan Prefecture, but now they are suddenly marrying into the Lin family.
He always felt like something was wrong.
Otherwise.
Before he could say anything, the Ghost Fairy flashed and rushed down the mountain.
When Lin Tianfu saw this, he hurriedly followed.
Lin Yunsheng frowned slightly.
He always felt that the Liang family's actions were probably not well-intentioned.
but.
In the entire Lin family, Ghost Fairy has the final say. He has just refuted her. If he goes forward to stop her now, he will probably have a hard time in the future.
Lin Yunsheng thought about it, turned around and flew towards the central hall that controlled the mountain protection formation.
A spell hit the center of the magic, and the situation at the foot of the mountain was instantly revealed. When he saw that it was Patriarch Liang who brought three Qi-cultivating servants over, he felt relieved.
However, Patriarch Liang is a cultivator in the late foundation-building stage, so just in case, he decided to guard the central hall.
at the foot of the mountain.
When Lin Tianfu caught up with the Ghost Fairy.
The Ghost Fairy had already stepped forward to open the formation and warmly welcomed Chief Liang in. Several Liang family servants carrying gifts also followed him into the mountain gate.
The Ghost Fairy smiled and said:
"Patriarch Liang, I was just thinking about visiting your Liang family, but I didn't expect you to come first."
He smiled and led the person into the reception room.
Patriarch Liang sat down on the left side. The three servants who followed him did not enter the hall. They stood outside the reception room with their heads lowered and their hands behind their backs.
Lin Tianfu and his wife sat at the top.
After exchanging a few pleasantries.
Patriarch Liang sighed and bowed:
"My two fellow Taoists, I'm sure you two are aware of the current situation of our Liang family. The beast tide is coming, and with our current strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our Liang family to survive the beast tide. So we, the Liang family's Jini, came here in the hope of forming an alliance between the Liang and Lin families."
"To show sincerity"
"I am willing to marry my beloved daughter Yun Pei to your Lin family"
This statement came out.
Lin Tianfu, who originally didn't care much, immediately straightened up.
Everyone in the entire Huainan Prefecture knew that Liang Yunpei was the lifeblood of Patriarch Liang. Patriarch Liang and his wife, Madam Liang, were deeply in love, but Madam Liang died of complications during childbirth. Since then, Patriarch Liang never remarried and had only one daughter, whom he doted on in every way.
Patriarch Liang paused:
"You two Daoists also know how important Yun Pei is to me. I also hope that Yun Pei will have someone who loves her in the future, so I don't need any betrothal gifts. There is only one condition, that is, marrying Daoist Fellow Yunsheng, the second elder of your clan. If you two are interested, can you let Daoist Fellow Yunsheng come out to meet me?"
“Why not?”
The Ghost Fairy had a huge smile on her face.
Firstly, the Liang family never mentioned anything about the secret realm, and obviously they didn't suspect her. Secondly, since the Liang clan leader was willing to marry such a precious daughter to him, he was full of sincerity.
He immediately ordered the servant to go and invite Lin Yunsheng over.
When the servant walked out of the reception room, the three servants from the Liang family who had been waiting outside the reception room had disappeared.
The servant arrived at the central hall.
The palace door was closed.
He could only convey Lin Tianfu's original words aloud outside.
Lin Yunsheng, who was guarding the center of the formation, had no intention of opening the gate of the central hall formation. After listening to the servant's retelling, he only asked:
"Did the Liang family ask the mistress about the secret realm?"
"never"
Lin Yunsheng was shocked when he heard this. The trust between the two families was far from enough to keep silent about this matter.
"No, you should quickly go to the reception room and report to the master of the family. Just say that the spiritual spring well in the back mountain suddenly collapsed. I am dealing with it and asked him to come and help. Go quickly!"
The servant was confused by what he heard.
But he still followed the order and went. When he reached the place where the strange cry came from, he felt a chill on his neck. It was a sword energy passing through his neck.
Lin Yunsheng sat cross-legged in the central hall. A stream of magic power hit the center of the formation. He saw a light curtain surging and a reception room appeared before his eyes. However, the entire reception room was covered by white fog at this time, and he could not see the situation inside at all.
Lin Yunsheng's face turned pale.
The reception room was set up with a formation.
No wonder he sent messages to the head of the family and the mistress but received no response:
“This is really letting a wolf into the house!!”
Lin Yunsheng's mind raced. With his cultivation level at the second level of foundation building, he couldn't fully activate the mountain protection formation. However, he could do it if he just wanted to trap Chief Liang for a period of time.
just.
Although Patriarch Liang is in the late stage of foundation building, the other party will definitely not break into their fiefdom alone, and he must have a backup plan.
The images of the three Liang family servants flashed through Lin Yunsheng's mind:
"Oops!"
I'm afraid those three people are also at the foundation-building stage, but they just used the Qi-collecting technique and the disguise technique.
He quickly touched the spare middle-grade spirit stone placed at the center of the magic circle, and with a bang, the spirit stone sank into the groove.
The light shield of the entire mountain protection formation hummed and lit up completely.
Followed by.
Nine rapid bell sounds were heard above the fiefdom. Upon hearing the bell sounds, all the faces of the Lin family cultivators changed drastically and they all flew towards the underground passage.
The three Liang family servants outside the central hall glanced at the light shield that lit up in the air and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that there is such a smart person in the Lin family..."
According to the plan.
The three of them followed the Lin family servant to kill Lin Yunsheng first and take control of the Lin family's mountain protection formation, but they didn't expect that Lin Yunsheng would seize the initiative.
but.
The other party is only at the second level of foundation building. It will take time for them to truly activate the mountain protection formation. As long as they kill Lin Tianfu and his wife before they can react, they can do so.
There is only one cultivator at the second foundation building stage left, who is not worth mentioning!
The three of them flashed and quickly fled to the reception room.
(End of this chapter)