Chapter 345 Anne

Chapter 345 Anne

Chapter 345 Anne
"She is almost going crazy. She has been practicing hard in her yard these past few days."

Liu Qingyan didn't wait for Chu Qing to pour her tea, she picked up the teapot herself, poured a few cups of tea and looked at Chu Qing:
“She also knows that you have been too busy these days and have no time to teach her martial arts.

"So let me tell you something, don't worry."

Chu Qing nodded. Suning was so considerate, so he was naturally happy to see it happen.

Then he frowned and looked at Liu Qingyan:
"Your brother is back, why are you running here instead of going to look for him?"

"I heard that you saved that arrogant guy, so I came to see you. I heard that he was bullied badly this time."

There was a hint of gloating in Liu Qingyan's words.

Unexpectedly, just after he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from the door:
"Are you still my sister? I heard that I was bullied. I'm happy for you!"

When I turned around, I saw that the person who had entered the yard and was walking towards me was Liu Jinghan.

Liu Qingyan snorted, showing no fear at all:

"This time you finally understand what it means that there are always better mountains and there are always stronger ones, right?
“I tell you, you have to guard against arrogance and impatience on a daily basis.

"Don't be arrogant and look down on others just because you have some ability.

"Someone spoils you at home, but who will spoil you when you go out?"

Chu Qing heard a sense of pride in her words.

I guess in the past she rarely had such an opportunity to scold her younger brother, right?

Liu Jinghan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word. He snorted and sat down next to Liu Qingyan:
"A little further..."

As he spoke, he looked up at Chu Qing.

With a frown on his face, he looked around the room again and finally asked:
"who are you?"

"..."

Chu Qing touched his face:
"it's me."

"..."

Liu Jinghan was stunned:

"Your face..."

"It's just a cover-up."

Chu Qing took a look at the brother and sister. Their similar features made it possible to tell the difference between boy and girl. The boy was handsome, with an indescribable arrogance.

The woman is beautiful, and her gaze is full of spirit.

The relationship between the siblings seems to be not harmonious, but it is not entirely true.

Chu Qing suddenly thought of his two brothers... He didn't know whether Chu Tian would join him in assassinating him this time?

Where is Chu Fan now?
He was distracted for a moment and ignored the guest in front of him.

Just when I was paying no attention, I suddenly heard someone reporting at the door:
"The Palace Master invites you all to go to the Five Tones Hall to discuss matters."

Everyone raised their eyes, Liu Jinghan subconsciously looked at Liu Qingyan, while Liu Qingyan looked at Chu Qing as if out of habit.

Chu Qing smiled slightly:
"It should be here, let's go."

Although Liu Jinghan had just returned, he also knew what had happened in Tianyin Mansion during this period.

He immediately smiled:
"After this battle, let's drink and chat happily!"

Liu Qingyan nodded repeatedly and said to Chu Qing:
"Cousin, we should be as close as possible."

Chu Qing also smiled:
"Okay, let's wait until after this battle and have a good chat."

Without further ado, everyone went to the Wuyin Hall together.

Along the way, one could see that the disciples in Tianyin Mansion were all in action. Even when they saw the two young masters and young ladies, Liu Qingyan and Liu Jinghan, they just bowed quickly and left quickly.

This is to gather people and prepare to welcome the arrival of the second government.

And when they arrived at the Five Tones Hall, they found that it was overcrowded with people.

Liu Zhaonian sat at the top, and Liu Zhaohua sat in the first seat on his left.

There is an empty position below, which is where people from the Five Tones and Seven Laws come in.

However, the five tones and seven rhythms were not complete this time. Only six people came, including Yi Zhishang who had been met before, and three men and two women.

Chu Qing still doesn't know what their specific names are.

Sitting directly opposite them was a group of older men and women, six people in total.

The youngest one is probably in his forties, while the oldest one has white hair and looks to be over seventy.

"This is someone from our Tianyin Mansion branch."

Liu Qingyan knew that Chu Qing had never seen this group of people, so she introduced them to him:
"The oldest one is Liu Yucheng, the current head of the Fuyang Liu Family. He is already seventy-six years old this year. I heard that there is no one to take over, so he has always been sitting in the position of the head of the family.

"The woman next to him is Liu Ruyun, the current head of the Beixiang Liu Family.

"It is not easy for a woman to become the head of a family... For this reason, she never married outside the family, but took in a son-in-law. Her husband's family is ordinary, nothing to praise, but their son is not bad, he is considered a rare talent among the younger generation..."

Chu Qing listened silently and knew that these six branches were mainly divided by six large cities.

They are Fuyang City, Beixiang City, Qiu Shui City, Lvliu City, Yuehai City and Qiwu City.

Among them, the mayor of Qiwu City was introduced by Liu Qingyan in detail. He was the strong man in his forties.

Most of the Liu family members are elegant and refined, but the mayor of Qiwu City is a rare exception.

He was dressed in black, but he did not look elegant. Instead, he had a big belly, a full beard, and eyes like copper bells.

No matter how you look at it, it's out of place in this Liu family that is filled with natural sounds.

Liu Qingyan told Chu Qing that this branch family head who looked the least like a member of the Liu family was actually a genuine genius.

Moreover, his methods were quite ruthless. He easily defeated his opponents in the struggle within the clan and ascended to the position of the head of the clan before he was even twenty... He was a person who should never be underestimated.

Of course, Chu Qing just listened; he was not particularly interested in these things.

On the contrary, I am a little curious. The two governments are about to arrive. After Liu Zhaonian gathered people, why didn't he go to the gate to meet the enemy? Instead, he held a small meeting in the Wuyin Hall?
Just when he was confused, Liu Zhaohua had already seen Chu Qing and waved to him immediately.

Chu Qing was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Even though he was not easily shocked by fame or disgrace, he still felt a little embarrassed to be summoned like this in this situation.

He came to Liu Zhaohua, somewhat puzzled, but Liu Zhaohua pulled him to sit on the chair beside him:

"Come sit down here."

"Isn't this appropriate?"

Chu Qing looked around and found that many people were looking at him.

"What's inappropriate? You don't ask for anything from Tianyin Mansion. There's no reason to hold a meeting here without even a chair for you."

Liu Zhaohua spoke without any scruples.

But these words made everyone present a little confused.

I don’t know what kind of relationship Chu Qing has with Liu Zhaohua...why is she so close to him?

While I was daydreaming, someone whispered:
"That day, Liu Zhaohua went to investigate the Duan family and was being chased... It was this young man who rescued him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the doubts were instantly resolved.

How can I not be grateful for someone who saved my life?

Liu Zhaonian looked at his nose with his eyes, looked at his mouth with his nose, and looked at his heart with his mouth. He looked as if he was not affected by external things.

It was not until this moment that he slowly opened his eyes, looked around, and then slowly spoke:
"Duan Qinghe of the Duan clan wrote in blood, accusing our Tianyin Mansion of colluding with the Tianxie Cult and slaughtering the entire Duan clan.

“It has now been clarified that this was a frame-up.

“However, Han Yiren from Xiaohan Valley led a mob of people to come to my Tianyin Mansion to ask for accountability first.

"The two prefectures of Liaoyuan and Liexing led a large number of people and claimed that they wanted to clear the injustice for my Tianyin Prefecture. "Everyone... do you believe that the Ouyang family and the Han family really came to clear the injustice for my Tianyin Prefecture?"

When these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Everyone in the Five Tones and Seven Laws remained silent. The heads of the six major branch families understood that this question was directed at them.

Then the head of the Green Willow Family stood up and said:

"Palace Master, in my opinion, the actions of the Liexingxing and Liaoyuan Palaces are just taking advantage of the situation.

"I didn't agree to let them march straight in like this before..."

He stopped talking halfway through the rest of the sentence, apparently wanting to stop there.

It was Liu Zhaonian who allowed the two prefectures to enter.

If I criticize him directly at this time, I will naturally offend Liu Zhaonian... Saying half and leaving the other half is considered a complaint.

At this juncture, it is understandable to complain.

With this person taking the lead, others followed suit and expressed their opinions.

Most people think that it is definitely not a good thing for the second government to come here...but some people think that it may not be all bad for the second government to come here.

However, no matter who spoke, what they said was all reasonable and well-founded.

Liu Zhaonian paused quietly for a while, until everyone stopped, then he slowly opened his mouth and said:
“You are all intelligent people, and what you say is reasonable.

“But, I don’t understand, since there are no fools or idiots among you, why do you have to collude with the Han family?
"Don't you think that without me, Liu Zhaonian, you can dominate the Tianyin Palace?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Wuyin Hall fell silent.

Liu Zhaonian continued:

“In fact, if we dig deeper and study the matter, the result will be obvious.

"If there weren't someone colluding with outsiders, how could our Tianyin Mansion be slandered so easily?

"I heard that the number of Tianyin Shuttles this year is not correct... This is the unique hidden weapon of Tianyin Mansion. Where did the missing ones go?"

In the huge Five Sounds Hall, only Liu Zhaonian's voice was echoing.

No one answered, there was only silence.

Liu Zhaonian sighed softly:
"Forget it, there's no point in saying this...

"Now that things have come to this, don't say that I didn't give you a chance.

"If you come forward in a cup of tea, I will let you off the hook... Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

Chu Qing lowered his head silently and fiddled with the lid of the teacup.

He was a little suspicious. Liu Zhaonian knew there was such a person, but he didn't know which of the six major branches did it...

Now this guy is making a fuss.

Moreover, Chu Qing thought that his method would probably work and be very clever.

The key point is that he had previously asked about the purpose of the two mansions coming here, and the heads of the six major branch families all answered.

For this question, if one has no guilt in his heart, it doesn't matter how he answers.

What Liu Zhaonian wanted was not their opinion at all.

But if he had something to hide... Liu Zhaonian already knew about it, and gave him only a cup of tea to come forward, otherwise there would be serious consequences.

The time of this cup of tea is the time of suffering.

This person will constantly consider whether there is any problem with the question he answered previously.

Did he reveal any flaws?

As the time for tea approaches, the original self-confidence will gradually disintegrate and the psychological defenses will gradually collapse.

He will become more and more impatient...

The last straw that broke the camel's back was what kind of punishment the Liu family would receive.
What kind of person is Liu Zhaonian in his daily life?

If Liu Zhaonian was telling the truth at this time, he already knew who did it, and he was given such an opportunity, an opportunity to protect himself to the greatest extent, should he seize it?
Chu Qing put down the teacup, his voice a little heavy.

Among the six people opposite, one of them immediately shook his wrist.

Liu Zhaonian glanced at Chu Qing, a smile flashed in his eyes, and Chu Qing spread his hands and remained silent.

Finally, as the tea time was about to run out, someone suddenly took a step forward:
"it's me!!!"

Everyone looked up and saw the white-haired Liu Yucheng standing out.

For a moment, some people were shocked, some were stunned, and some felt incredible.

Liu Zhaonian's expression was extremely calm:
"Why?"

"Because... you are unworthy of your position!"

Liu Yucheng gritted his teeth and said:
"I have been active in all my life and devoted myself to the Tianyin Mansion. If I were not in the branch family, what business would you, Liu Zhaonian, have with the Tianyin Mansion?
"You are just a nobody, but you are standing on my head. How can I accept you?!"

Chu Qing sighed and shook his head slightly.

Liu Zhaonian also sighed:

"These are your last words?"

Liu Yucheng's pupils suddenly contracted:
"I am the only surviving senior in Tianyin Mansion today. You, a junior... do you still dare to kill me?"

"Yes, it's the only one left."

Liu Zhaonian's voice was filled with great regret:
"Disciples of the martial arts world grow old, but few of them can really die of old age.

"Liu Yucheng, the reason you can live to this age is not because you are long-lived, but because you are in the Liu family and have the big tree of Tianyin Mansion to protect your journey in the martial arts world!

“But what did you do?
"You have brought shame to Tianyin Mansion! It is a disgrace to Tianyin Mansion to let it be associated with such a filthy thing as Tianxie Cult!

“You colluded with the Han family and wanted to bring a wolf into the house.

"Where will you place my disciples of Tianyin Mansion? Once Tianyin Mansion is destroyed, how can the Han family... tolerate you?"

"no, I can not."

Liu Yucheng shook his head repeatedly:
"Han Qiujun promised me...Tianyin Mansion is mine..."

"madness."

Liu Zhaonian lightly emphasized these two words, but after saying them, he shook his head:
“No, you’re not stupid… you’re evil.

“And greed blinds one’s mind!

"Come here, capture him!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yucheng didn't even think twice and jumped out of the Wuyin Hall.

But at this moment, Liu Zhaonian slapped the back of the chair casually, and there were two hissing sounds. A strong wind came from nowhere and swept across Liu Yucheng's legs. The white-haired old man screamed immediately, and his legs were broken, and the whole person fell from mid-air.

"To resist foreign aggression... we must first stabilize the internal situation."

Liu Zhaonian spoke slowly:
"Detain Liu Yucheng, and tie up the people who were with him and put them in the dungeon. Anyone who resists... will be killed!"

As soon as the words fell, a voice suddenly spread in all directions:
"Liexing and Liaoyuan Prefectures are here to visit us. Please grant us an audience, Master Liu!"

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Ps: I am speechless, I feel so miserable... I have been struggling all day, sometimes I feel like I can't bear it anymore, I can't write today, and then I feel like I can still hold on and continue writing...

This time I caught a cold and I feel inexplicably sleepy.

I was sitting here writing and I couldn't open my eyes... I came to my senses and found that I had dozed off...

(End of this chapter)