Chapter 224: Slap, Teach a Daughter, and the Rise and Fall of a Noble Family
Chapter 224: Slap, Teach a Daughter, and the Rise and Fall of a Noble Family
"Yes."
He Jiumei, He Qingshang's lackey, also looked down on Fu Yongyi. She glanced at Fu Yongyi with disdain and said coldly:
"Our He family is a ninth-grade family with hundreds of years of history. Let alone first-grade fruit wine, even second-grade spirit wine is drunk by us sisters on a daily basis."
"Ninth sister, why did you say so much to him? You will lose face if you do so."
"Eldest sister is absolutely right"
He Jiumei covered her mouth and smiled, whispering to He Qingshang:
"I heard that Fu Yongyi's biological mother died when he was born, and his biological father was just a low-class man. He was born in a lowly family, has a bad fate, and looks extremely ugly. He has no self-awareness. He is really a toad wanting to eat swan meat!"
The sound seems very low.
But all those present were cultivators.
How can you not hear?
He Jiumei looked disgusted and wanted to ridicule her.
Indifferent.
Only two snapping sounds were heard.
He Jiumei's cheeks suddenly became very red and swollen, like a pig's head. He Qingshang was also stunned for a moment, then reacted and slammed his palm on the Eight Immortals Table:
"Fu Yongyi, you are so brave, you dare to hit me"
"I was the one who beat him."
Yaoyao rushed up with an angry face.
She originally wanted to hide aside and watch Fu Yongyi's blind date, but when she heard He Jiumei ridiculing her own brother, she couldn't stand it and directly ordered him to leave:
"He Qingshang, our Fu family cannot afford to marry your He family. Please take your sister and leave our fiefdom as soon as possible."
"Who wants to wait?"
He Qingchang was halfway through her words when she thought of something and swallowed the rest of her words back.
Before coming to Fu's house.
My father repeatedly told me to behave well.
Just now, she deliberately ridiculed Fu Yongyi because she didn't want to marry him.
Everything was going according to her plan.
Never imagined.
Suddenly Fu Yaoyao rushed out.
If she really took her sisters away out of anger and ruined the marriage, her father would be very angry.
At this moment.
Some people at the elders' table had already noticed that the atmosphere here was not right.
He Qingru, who was sitting at the innermost of the Eight Immortals Table, stood up immediately upon seeing this, turned to Fu Yaoyao and Fu Yongyi, and said sincerely:
"My two sisters may have been drunk just now, that's why they said those stupid things. Yongru apologizes to the two Taoist friends on behalf of my sisters. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but I just hope that you can let us stay until the banquet is over."
talking.
He Qingru took the initiative to kneel down and bowed to Fu Yongyi and Fu Yaoyao respectively.
Fu Yaoyao clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment:
"You did nothing wrong, so why should you apologize? Besides, I'm not the one to accept the apology."
His tone was a little kinder than before.
However, his eyes fell on He Qingshang and He Jiumei, which was regarded as giving a way out to the two sisters He Qingshang.
But when had He Qingchang ever been treated like this before? She was so angry that she was about to explode. However, she still gritted her teeth, bowed to Fu Yongyi, and said coldly:
"Friend Fu, I'm sorry, I was too careless just now."
He Jiumei covered her swollen cheek, feeling extremely aggrieved, but since her elder sister had already bowed her head, how could she dare to act rashly? She could only admit her mistake in a low voice.
After sitting down angrily.
He pulled He Qingshang's sleeve and was about to say something.
Only two snapping sounds were heard.
But He Qingshang slapped her twice again:
"You are a worthless person who can't do anything good, but you are more likely to cause trouble than to do anything bad."
She just asked the other party to cooperate in the play, but this bitch had no sense of propriety in her words.
"Brother Shitou, let's go"
There was no way Fu Yaoyao would stay to accompany Miss He at this moment. She looked at Fu Yongyi with concern.
Fu Yongyi shook his head.
When he was young, he had heard many more ugly and obscene words than this and had long been immune to them. However, he felt warm in his heart for Yaoyao's protection of him. In his memory, Yaoyao had always been lively and cute, and this was the first time he saw her so angry.
When turning to leave.
He Qingru's voice came from behind:
"Friend Fu, can you let me have a taste of the fruit wine in your hand?"
Fu Yongyi was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on He Qingru's face. He Qingru's cheeks immediately turned slightly red, like a shy peach blossom about to bloom. A few strands of hair fluttered lightly in front of her forehead, adding a bit of fragility, which made people unable to resist the urge to protect her.
"it is good"
Fu Yongyi handed over the fruit wine for some unknown reason.
The banquet is over.
After Patriarch He returned to the He family with his daughters, the smile on his face immediately fell off. He Jiumei was so scared that she immediately knelt down with a thud.
He Qingshang bit her lip.
Silent.
Obviously.
Patriarch He already knew about the incident at the banquet. Seeing his daughter still being stubborn even when facing death, he said coldly:
"From today on, all of you, except Qingru, must go to the cliff of repentance. Without my permission, you are not allowed to take even a single step out of the cliff!"
Just because of my daughter's willfulness.
This gave Liu Meizhen an excuse to refuse the marriage, and in the end he had to make up his mind to reduce the selling price of the Qianyang Stone Mine to 10%, thus saving the marriage.
Patriarch He finished speaking.
The people from the Law Enforcement Hall came in and dragged away the howling He Qingshang and her sisters, leaving only He Qingru. The expression of the He clan leader softened a lot:
"Qingru, get ready. October will be the day for you and Fu Yongyi to get married."
Fu family.
Liu Meizhen sent the guests away and asked Madam Liu to call Yaoyao to her room.
Yaoyao felt a little guilty.
Their mother has always been stricter with them than their father.
In the past, she would have definitely admitted her mistake, but seeing the He Qingshang sisters ridiculing Brother Shitou in such a way, she felt that she had not hit him lightly, so she was still angry and did not say a word.
Liu Meizhen rubbed her eyebrows:
"Yaoyao, do you know what went wrong today?"
"Mom, if you were there and heard those words, you would definitely hit me harder than I did."
Yaoyao refused to admit her mistake.
Liu Meizhen pointed to the armchair next to her, and after Yaoyao sat down, she said earnestly:
"Yaoyao, mother doesn't blame you for attacking Miss He. Sister He ridiculed your brother, and you are angry. I can understand that you want revenge, but you should remember what mother said."
"Don't easily release your hostility to the enemy"
"also"
"If we really want to attack, we have to kill with one strike, leaving no hidden dangers. Do you understand?"
Yaoyao blinked.
But He Jiumei’s crime does not deserve the death penalty.
Seeing that she was still not enlightened, Liu Meizhen shook her head and said nothing more.
"Yaoyao, you have now reached the peak of Qi Refining. I have discussed with your Grandpa Yu that Yu Qingru will take over your work in building the city. You should practice in seclusion. It is time to start building your foundation."
talking.
One shot storage bag.
A flash of glow.
A pill bottle floated towards Fu Yaoyao.
Fu Yaoyao took a quick look and saw that it was a foundation-building pill. Her eyes lit up and she quickly shook her head:
"Mom, please leave this foundation-building pill to my elder brother. With my qualifications, I can succeed in building my foundation even without the foundation-building pill."
This statement came out.
Liu Meizhen's face changed:
"Girl, who told you these foolish words? Do you know what will happen to you if you fail to build your foundation without the foundation-building pill to protect your heart meridian? Damage to your foundation is the least of your worries. If you are not careful, you will die. Do you want me and your father to send you off?"
"Mom, that's what I read in a book. Moreover, if you don't take foundation-building pills to build your foundation, your mana will be even more refined and sharper than ordinary foundation-building true essence."
He looked like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.
Liu Meizhen had a terrible headache.
Among the triplets.
Fan Ge'er has been sensible since he was young. The second child is the one who sleeps after eating, so he doesn't need to be taken care of at all. Only this daughter is very clever and the one who worries her the most.
Liu Meizhen said patiently:
"What you are talking about is the ancient method of building the foundation, which has been lost for tens of thousands of years. Quickly get rid of this idea from your mind and take the foundation-building pills to build the foundation. As for your eldest brother's foundation-building, your father and I will take care of it. You don't have to pay attention to it. Do you understand?"
"Oh"
It's a pity for Yaoyao.
She had originally wanted to try the ancient method of building the foundation.
Liu Meizhen gave her earnest instructions again and again, and only after Yaoyao gave her repeated assurances did she let her go into seclusion.
When the Thousand Yang Stone for building the city was agreed upon with the He family, the He family sent it to the Fu family's fiefdom in advance as a dowry. With the Thousand Yang Stone, forging the city was put on the agenda.
to this end.
Liu Meizhen specially convened a meeting of elders.
This parliament.
Liu Meizhen also notified Yu Qingru to attend the meeting.
After everyone arrives.
Liu Meizhen then spoke:
"We have gathered everyone here today to discuss the division of labor in building the city. Before that, please let Uncle Yu tell us about the overall structure of this Demon Control City."
Master Yu was sitting in the main seat on the upper right. He waved his sleeves.
Suddenly a map slowly unfolded:
"This demon-controlling city is structurally divided into an outer city, an inner city, and a buffer zone between the inner and outer city walls, which is also what we often call the urn city area. If the outer city wall is breached, the inner city wall can continue to block the beast tide, and the urn city area can become a defensive trap area. There is also a moat outside the city, as well as a suspension bridge connecting the inside and outside of the city."
There was a pause.
Grandmaster Yu pointed at the towering Star Receiving Tower in the inner city:
"This tower is the core hub of the entire Yuyao City."
Everyone took a closer look.
If we really want to build this demon-control city, three to five years will definitely not be enough.
but.
Just the entire defensive structure alone is obviously not something extraordinary.
Liu Meizhen knocked on the table and said:
"As you can see, the construction of the Demon-Controlling City is arduous, so all the focus of the family will be on it. Let's talk about how to divide the work so that the Demon-Controlling City can be built with the highest efficiency."
Once the beast tide breaks out.
This Demon-Defending City was their first and most important line of defense, and everyone was discussing it with unprecedented devotion.
The parliamentary session lasted from morning till dark.
Finally, it was adjusted by Liu Meizhen.
The entire city construction project formed an industrial chain, with each process assigned to the same group of people to complete, using mechanical operations.
Simultaneously.
The same is true for the talisman master from the Liu family in Taiyun County.
Because every cornerstone and city wall must be engraved with a talisman array, the talisman array master is also responsible for a single talisman array such as a fire-proof talisman array, a no-fly talisman array, and so on.
The whole fortification looks complicated.
But it was carried out in an orderly manner, and with the puppets refined by Fu Molan working continuously day and night, the construction of the Demon-Controlling City was much faster than expected.
It's October.
When Fu Yongyi and He Qingru got married.
The moat has been dug and even the outer wall fortifications have begun to be built.
When Patriarch He came to escort the bride over, he was shocked after taking a look. This was the first time he had ever seen the Fu family's assembly line-like operation.
Simultaneously.
Regarding the Demon-Controlling City, which is beginning to take shape.
He vaguely felt that it was much more powerful than the third-level mountain protection formation.
After leaving the Fu family's fiefdom, he changed his route and went to the Cao family.
When the old patriarch of the Cao family heard that Patriarch He was coming, he came out of the secret room to greet him personally. Patriarch He took a quick look and found that after not seeing Patriarch Cao for a few years, his injury had not improved but had become even more serious.
After the two sat down.
Patriarch He went straight to the point:
"Brother Cao, you have been in seclusion for many years. Do you know that the Fu family is building a city to resist the beast tide?"
Patriarch Cao was too busy to take care of himself.
The clan's miscellaneous affairs have been handed over to several elders.
For this matter.
It was the first time he heard it.
Seeing this, Patriarch He showed an expression of "as expected" and said quickly:
"Brother Cao, this beast tide is coming with great force, and it is said to be the most ferocious in the past thousand years.
Our two fiefdoms are not far from the Ten Thousand Mountains. Once the beast tide bypasses the Fu family, our two families will be the first to bear the brunt.
Our two clans do not have the manpower and resources to build city defenses like the Fu family did, but while the Fu family city is not yet completed, we can take this opportunity to provide them with the materials they need. Then, once..."
"Once our fiefdom is breached, our people will have a place to hide."
Patriarch He's words came from the heart.
Patriarch Cao smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Brother He, I appreciate your kindness, but you also know that the auction of Wanning Chamber of Commerce three years ago emptied our Cao family's assets. Now we can't even make up for the spiritual stones we borrowed, so how can we have any money left to subsidize the Fu family?"
Patriarch He was stunned for a moment.
The Cao family is in such a desperate situation.
He suddenly thought of something and his body trembled:
"Brother Cao, your injury has worsened because you have stopped taking the medicine?"
"You know the condition of my body. Even if I take a lot of elixirs, I am still just hanging on to my life. Only one tenth of my fighting power remains."
"Brother Cao, you."
Patriarch He wanted to say that the other party was confused.
after all.
There is hope in life.
But Patriarch Cao was responsible for the entire Cao family, so when some words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and told Patriarch Cao to rest well.
When coming out of Patriarch Cao’s courtyard.
But I saw a small courtyard in the distance filled with guests.
There was laughter and joy inside.
It formed a sharp contrast with the deathly silent courtyard of Patriarch Cao.
He was the son of the second elder of the Cao family and also the new foundation-building master of the Cao family. At that time, the Cao family even organized a grand celebration for this occasion.
Judging from the lineup at that time.
He thought the Cao family was still wealthy.
But after hearing what Patriarch Cao said today, Patriarch He frowned slightly.
I thought about it.
I saw a strange look in his eyes as he swept across the Cao family's ninth-rank family archway, but his body shook, and the strange look in his eyes disappeared.
Patriarch He never set foot in the Cao family again.
The Fu family's control of the demon city is in full swing.
At first everyone thought that the other party was just making a small fuss, but the Fu family persisted for three years, and the entire outer city had been forged, and the rune engraving had also reached the end. Although the formation had not been activated, it looked like it was not comparable to an ordinary city.
And the Fu family's construction is still going on.
The noble families of Huainan Prefecture, who had not paid much attention to the situation of the Fu family, now noticed it.
The eighth-rank Gongsun family.
The Gongsun family won two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills from the Wanning Chamber of Commerce twice.
The originally damaged foundation was barely repaired by half.
In the meeting hall.
The newly promoted foundation-building Gongsun Wen said in a muffled voice:
“Patriarch, I heard that the Qianyang Stone used by the Fu family to build the city this time was bought from the Ninth Rank He family under our jurisdiction at a 10% price.
The head of the He family even married one of his daughters to the adopted son of the head of the Fu family. The He family knew that our Gongsun family and the Fu family had a blood feud, but they still kowtowed to the Fu family. How could they have any regard for our Gongsun family? "
"Yes."
"We now have ten people in our family who have established their foundation."
"Master, seven of our predecessors were killed in the foundation building at the hands of the Shangguan family and the Fu family. It is time to settle this grudge."
I stayed in hiding for a few years.
If the Gongsun family doesn’t make some noise,
I'm afraid everyone thinks that the Gongsun family is a sick cat.
Several new foundation builders present were full of vigor and enthusiasm. Upon hearing this, they all responded:
"That's right. We can't touch the Shangguan family, but with our current family strength, we can definitely beat the ninth-rank Fu family."
"and"
"I heard that the head of the Fu family has been in seclusion. The fighting force of the Fu family is distributed in Luofeng Mountain, Pingshan County, and Yunshan County in Anyang County. Their strength has been greatly weakened. As long as we find a suitable opportunity, the Fu family will not be a threat."
Patriarch Gongsun closed his eyes and said nothing.
I cursed him as an idiot several times in my heart.
This group of new foundation-building warriors were originally intended to be eliminated, but the beast tide was approaching, and their Gongsun family was in urgent need of foundation-building combat power. The subsequent backbone forces could not come up to the task, so they could only hold their noses and give the foundation-building pills to these people.
It seems now.
But I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
The head of the Gongsun clan was so annoyed by the noise that he could no longer bear it. He slapped the immortality-seeking table and said in a cold voice:
"According to the imperial decree, when the beast tide breaks out, all noble families are forbidden to fight. Did you turn a deaf ear to the imperial decree? The outer city of the Fu family has been built, but we haven't even built a specific effective defense against the beast tide. And you guys claim to be from an eighth-grade noble family. I'd be ashamed to tell anyone about it!"
Gongsun Wen felt that the head of the family had suffered several blows.
Obviously less momentum.
Lightly said:
"Master, you are only boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige.
The Fu family's city construction seems to be in full swing and very lively.
But I heard that the most critical Star-Receiving Tower in the Fu family's city has not yet started construction because of the lack of the main material, star stone.
Treasures like the Star Stone have never been seen for sale in our Huainan Prefecture, let alone in the entire Jingzhou.
The Fu family is just busy making things lively."
There are seven new people who have established their foundation.
The seven people regarded Gongsun Wen as their backbone.
They were obviously united as one, and were going against the other three veteran foundation-building masters of the Gongsun clan.
There is no other reason.
One is the desire to be in power.
Secondly, it was these old guys who eliminated them in the first place. If most of the people in the clan who were building their foundation had not died, the young people behind them would not be able to keep up, so how could they have a chance to build their foundation?
(End of this chapter)