In the mountains and forests one kilometer away in Fenglin City, there is a remote courtyard. It is not too large in scale, but it is very quiet and elegant. The four guards who handle the door are all masters above the bone forging realm.

Zhuo Fan and Luo Yunshang came to this place with Luo Yunhai and Commander Pang under the leadership of the person who reported the news.

"Butler Zhuo, Miss Luo, please come inside!"

The man was very respectful. After taking the four people to the door, he bent down and retreated aside to make way, allowing the four people to walk in front of him. When the guards in front of the door saw him, they frowned, their eyes full of doubts, and at the same time they were also flickering with contempt.

We are royal guards at least, who can't be shorter than three points when you see it? Kowtow and pound garlic?

It’s just that you asked you to invite the heads of a few local families, and you can’t even straighten your fucking waist. It’s really a shame for our buddy.

I understand how those companions view me, but the man curled his lips and didn't care at all.

How can you idiots understand the importance of these people?

Butler Zhuo, who is the master's friend, is the one who is attracted by the Yuxiao Sword God, Senior Fang Qiubai. As long as he says, he will immediately become Fang Qiubai's disciple. Then even the emperor will be polite to see him, let alone us?

As for the other three, they are all the masters and friends of Butler Zhuo. If you don’t look at monks and Buddha’s faces, can we be rude to others?

He snorted coldly in his heart, and the man still smiled flatteringly on the surface, leading Zhuo Fan and the others in.

Soon, everyone came outside a garden.

Looking from afar, I saw a pavilion in the garden and a stone table in the pavilion. The fat man was sitting in the main seat, and behind him was the Jade Flute and Sword God Fang Qiubai.

Next to the fat man was the head of the Lei family, Lei Yuntian, and behind him were Lei Yuting and Xiao Cui. Next to the head of the Cai family, Cai Rong, and behind him was his son, Cai Xiaoting.

There are also two stools next to the round table, which I think were prepared for Zhuo Fan and Luo Yunshang.

"It seems that this is a meeting between the heads of the three families." Zhuo Fan touched his nose, couldn't help but take a step back, pushing Luo Yunhai, the little devil in front.

"Brother Zhuo, you..."

Luo Yunhai looked at Zhuo Fan in confusion, but Zhuo Fan smiled and said, "Let me show the style of the head of the family in a while, don't let them underestimate it."

Luo Yunhai was stunned, as if he understood something, but Luo Yunshang turned around and looked at Zhuo Fan with gratitude.

It is obvious that this meeting was negotiated by the royal family and the heads of the three families. However, after several months of incidents, everyone in Feng Lincheng probably knew that the real person in charge of the Luo family was Zhuo Fan.

Then the royal family may regard Zhuo Fan as the real master of the Luo family.

Zhuo Fan is doing this now, but he doesn't want to interfere with the Luo family and wants to legitimize the Luo family. He wants to tell everyone that the master of the Luo family is still named Luo.

"Four people, please."

The leading guard saw the third prince and couldn't help but salute Zhuo Fan and the others again, bent down and reached the 90-degree standard to show his respect for his master's friend.

But when the fat man saw it, he was slightly stunned. When did the royal guards become so humble?

When the Cai family and the Lei family saw it, they were all shocked.

When the guard saw their two families, he was yelling and domineering, and he didn't take the two small families seriously at all. But how could he treat the Luo family like a guest of honor?

For a moment, the two families were muttering, even a little sour. The same family in Fenglincheng, the treatment was much different.

Only Fang Qiubai smiled but said nothing, and had already guessed in his heart that Zhuo Fan must have been pretending to be a tiger's power, which scared the guards sent. But at the same time, he looked at Zhuo Fan a little more.

Under the attentive greeting of the man, Zhuo Fan and the other four came to the pavilion. Luo Yunshang saw the fat man and bowed slowly, "Minister Luo Yunshang, see His Highness the Third Prince."

As early as the road, the man had already told Luo Yunshang about his identity. The others, led by Luo Yunshang, also visited together. Only Zhuo Fan shrugged and had no expression.

But the fat man didn't care, and waved his hand and said, "Please sit down."

At this time, Luo Yunshang pulled his younger brother to sit on two stools, while Zhuo Fan and Commander Pang stood behind them.

The fat man looked at Zhuo Fan deeply and nodded secretly. He was a loyal minister who was responsible for great achievements but was not arrogant!

Fang Qiubai also smiled and nodded, with a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Zhuo Fan's actions were deeply loved by both of them. Martial arts can protect the safety of the master and literary arts can protect the face of the master. In the eyes of the royal family, he is a valuable subject.

The heads of the three families were all here, and the fat man took a deep breath and said, "Now the Japanese prince invited the three families to come, but in fact, he was ordered by the emperor to reveal the fate of the three families for thousands of years."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the fat man unconsciously.

"I believe that when the three heads of the family will receive a ancestral teaching at the same time, that is, no three families can be enemies of the other two families. Moreover, they must support each other and support each other."

The fat man slowly stood up and said quietly: "And, the three forces will never be able to walk out of Fenglin City until the pearl shines."

Looking at each other, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian looked at the fat man together, with a shocked and suspicious look on their faces. After Luo Yunshang nodded and confirmed that Luo Yunhai nodded and found out, his eyes also looked puzzled.

"Hahaha... In fact, all of this is an agreement between the founding of the royal family and the heads of the three families a thousand years ago, called the Mingzhu Secret Order." The fat man smiled faintly, and a gleam suddenly flashed in his eyes: "The Luo family, the Cai family, and the Lei family, like the seventh family in the Yuxia family, are all founding heroes."

"What?"

Just as a bombshell fell, everyone in the three families was shocked and looked at the fat man's smiling face in disbelief. They never thought that they should have stood at the peak of the empire like the Seventh Family, but why did they fall to the point of being an insignificant family in Fenglin City?

Faced with everyone's questions, the fat man's face showed a hint of shame: "Sorry, this is what our Yuwen family owe you."

Sighing, the fat man said lightly: "The Tianyu Empire had just been established, with unstable foundations and uneasy people. Therefore, Emperor Taizu of the founding country divided the seven founding officials into the people, governed themselves, suffocated the disputes in the world, gave them enough self-care rights, and even equaled the royal family. This is the seven-generation family of the Imperial Family."

"But who would have thought that twenty years later, the seven families became increasingly powerful, and the battle for interests finally caused wars in the seven families. At that time, the royal family could no longer control it, so they had to take the method of pulling and fighting one by one to weaken their strength. In the end, the seven families also realized that no one would get any benefits in this way, and eventually ceased the war. However, that war caused the lives to suffer, the national strength declined, and even the danger of destruction of the country at all times."

"But, what does that have to do with our three families?" Zhuo Fan frowned and asked.

Taking a deep breath, the fat man looked around the three families present and bowed deeply: "Everyone, I'm not to hide it. In fact, the three families are founding fathers and veterans in the court. If they are still in the court, they may be as famous as the Four Pillars!"

Four pillars?

Hearing his words, everyone couldn't help but breathe.

The Four Pillars are the national pillars of the Tianyu Empire, which controls the lifeline of the country's army, economy, politics, diplomacy, etc., and is the only court force that can compete with the seventh family.

There are even rumors that the true strength of the Four Pillars is actually even stronger, which makes the royal family feel scared.

The royal family, four pillars, and seventh families constitute the strongest combat power of the entire empire, but it is also a balanced relationship that restrains each other. If one party loses balance, the Tianyu Empire will collapse immediately.

They never expected that their ancestors were so great that they could become the four pillars of the empire.

Looking at the expressions of everyone, the fat man laughed and then said: "In order to prevent the recurrence of the Seven Family, Emperor Taizu formulated a secret order with his ancestors. The ancestors of the three families were demoted to Fenglin City by the emperor under various excuses and became an ordinary family. In fact, the royal family would build the three families into big families like the Seven Family at any time. When the Seven Family fought again, it would be used to balance each other's strength and reduce the occurrence of life's misfortunes."

"But even if the eighth family appears, it cannot stop the seven families." Luo Yunshang was a little confused and puzzled.

Before the fat man could speak, Zhuo Fan smiled and said, "Miss, the appearance of the eighth family is not to stop it, but to balance the combat power of all parties. Generally, wars are fought when one side has an absolute advantage. Like a war that hurts the enemy by one thousand and damages oneself, it will not happen unless there is an irreconcilable hatred. So sometimes, when two powerful forces have conflicts, it is easier to resolve. After all, no one wants to lose both sides."

Luo Yunshang nodded, as if he understood, and the fat man looked at Zhuo Fan with approval and said, "Butler Zhuo is indeed a genius, no wonder the Luo family is revitalized in your hands."

When Cai Rong heard this, he couldn't help but curl his lips, and secretly regretted it in his heart.

If I hadn't offended Zhuo Fan at the beginning, I might have been able to bring him over now. This kid is indeed a talent that is rare in a thousand years.

"The Third Prince, we already know the cause and effect of the three families. Now I just want to know one thing, how can you let us grow into the eighth family safely." His eyes narrowed slightly, and Zhuo Fan stared at the fat man's eyes and said lightly.

His eyebrows trembled unconsciously. The fat man breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in admiration: "I am worthy of being Butler Zhuo, I asked the point when I asked."

"Of course, if you want a family to rise, it is naturally not difficult to rely on the power of the royal family. The difficult thing is how to rise without being discovered!" Zhuo Fan smiled faintly, Luo Yunshang and the others didn't understand why. Zhuo Fan continued, "Will the seventh family, watch us step by step be on equal footing with them?"

The pupils shrank slightly, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian looked at each other, and a fine cold sweat suddenly oozed out of their heads.

They were just happy. Their ancestors were important officials in the court, and their family was about to embark on the road of aristocratic family with the help of the royal family. But when they heard Zhuo Fan's words, they really woke up the dreamer.

How could the seventh-generation family watch them become stronger or even surpass them? There is only one way to destroy them while they are not strong yet.

Thinking of this, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian both looked at Zhuo Fan with some gratitude. If he hadn't reminded him, I'd probably be sold by the royal family this time and counted the money for them.

What the royal family wants is the balance of the power of the seventh family, but they just want to live well.

At the same time, Cai Rong had to admire Zhuo Fan's meticulous thoughts, which were beyond the reach of people...
Chapter completed!