As Wu Kuang finished his last words, everyone fell into silence, each wondering what they were thinking.
In silence, the long night finally passed.
The first light of the sun bloomed little by little along the dark skyline, and the coldness and silence of the night began to be quickly dispelled.
The Zhu family finally arrived at the small dock next to Zuimeng Tower.
And on the pier, the figure of the courtesan in gorgeous clothes seems to have been waiting here for a long time.
Seeing the flower shadow, Liu Ji couldn't help but ask:
"Brother, have you informed Miss Huaying?"
The Zhu family shook their heads and said with a serious tone, "No."
"Ah?" Liu Ji said in surprise.
Why did Hua Ying wait here in advance without notifying her?
Even if she got the news about the defeat of Four Seasons Town, she couldn't be sure that the Zhu family would return to Zuimeng Tower by water...
The Zhu family sighed softly, "It seems that something happened in Zuimenglou..."
Soon, the ship docked, and Hua Ying immediately stepped forward to greet everyone, bowing slightly.
The Zhu family asked bluntly, "Is there... something going on in the building?"
Huaying nodded and said with a slightly ugly face, "An uninvited guest has come. I have been waiting for you, Master, for a long time."
The Zhu family members looked at each other and fell into silence, each thinking about the identity of this uninvited guest.
But no matter who the other party is, you will know it if you meet him now.
Even if the visitor is not good-natured, since they have come to the door, they cannot not even see him.
………………
A moment later, in a guest room in Zuimeng Building.
The Zhu family, Liu Ji, Sheng Qi, and the uninvited guest - Tian Yan, the eldest daughter of the peasant family, all sat down at the table, each occupying one side.
Facing the Zhu family and others who were not very emotionally stable, Tian Yan proposed the purpose of his visit.
Like the people who came to the Mo family before, she came to win the support of the Zhu family and support her in becoming the new hero.
When the Zhu family, who had always been calm, heard this, he immediately showed an "angry" face, threw away the wine glass in his hand, and shouted angrily:
"Ha! You want me to support you in becoming a hero?!"
The Zhu family's anger was partly an expression of their resolute unwillingness to cooperate, and partly... it was because they were really angry.
Qu Shang just died in your hands, and you want me to support you as the hero?
To be honest, the Zhu family felt that they had exercised restraint by not calling for anyone to attack Tian Yan as soon as they came up.
How dare she provoke herself!
Facing the furious Zhu family, Liu Ji and Sheng Qi, who were already looking equally evil, Tian Yan calmly reassured:
"Master Zhu Family Hall, Senior Qu Shang's death was not what I wanted. I only hope that the chaos in the farm family can end as soon as possible."
As long as Qu Shang survives, the Zhu family will always have the possibility of an extreme comeback, and this civil war is bound to be protracted.
This is Tian Yan’s superficial reason.
The actual reason was that she really couldn't handle Qu Shang.
This is almost her only chance to ensure that she can solve Qu Shang - even this time she is not 100% sure.
If Qu Shang had insisted on not drinking, the impact of Situ Wanli's defection would have been minimized.
However, this is already the option with the highest success rate, and there is no other option.
"Hmph!" The Zhu family didn't believe a word of Tian Yan's high-sounding rhetoric, and snorted coldly, "Qu Shang died in battle, and Shennong Hall's combat power was greatly damaged. Aren't you happy to see this happen?"
Tian Yan did not argue about his thoughts on Qu Shang's death, but instead brought up another topic:
"Before, I, Chi You Tang, Gong Gong Tang, and Kui Wei Tang held a Fire Emperor Jue, and the content of the vote was whether to let Aci chase you all."
"I voted against it - I have been opposing it, otherwise I wouldn't have used the Flame Emperor Technique to make the decision."
"The Art of Emperor Yan..." Zhu Jia repeated these three words with some meaning.
Liu Ji simply sneered contemptuously and said sarcastically:
"Does it take so much effort?"
Out of four votes, only you vetoed it, so what’s the point of this vote?
Who knows if you really think so or if you are just showing off?
Tian Yan ignored Liu Ji's sarcasm, looked at the Zhu family and said seriously:
"So, the Zhu Family Hall Master should understand what kind of fate Shennong Hall will face if someone other than me is elected as the hero, right?"
Facing Tian Yan's warning and threatening words, the Zhu family fell into silence for the time being.
Instead, Liu Ji clenched his fists, forced himself to suppress his anger, and replied with a trembling tone:
“Brother Qu Shang’s revenge must be avenged!”
"At this point..."
Snapped!
Liu Ji slapped his palm on the table and shouted angrily, "Let's fight to the death!"
Faced with Liu Ji's harsh words, Tian Yan pointed out a fact with a smile:
"With the current strength of Shennongtang and the state of everyone, I am afraid that not only do we not have the ability to continue to compete for the hero, even if we want to die together... it will be difficult to do so."
At this time, the Zhu family asked in a deep voice, "It seems... we don't have to take these two paths, right?"
Tian Yan stood up gently and nodded, "Yes, the Zhu Family Hall Master can choose to take Shennong Hall and withdraw from the farm directly to stay away from this dispute."
"This is also a way."
"But the long-standing inheritance of the farm family will also fall apart."
"Not to mention, even if you quit the farm, you may not be able to escape unscathed."
Liu Ji slapped the table and stood up, sneering in a bad tone, "Hey, you can't even quit the farm?"
Tian Yan looked at the Zhu family and said sincerely, "Master of the Zhu family, although Tian Yan has offended you many times before, he will never fight you to the death."
"All the fault lies with me, and I would like to apologize to you."
Tian Yan knelt down again and bowed deeply to the Zhu family to express his apology.
Regarding what she did, Liu Ji just smiled disdainfully, while Sheng Qi watched with cold eyes, not knowing what to think in his heart.
In the darkness, Wu Kuang hid and listened to the entire meeting.
The Zhu family themselves, through their masks, stared at the young man who had been frail since childhood, and remained silent for a long time.
Tian Yan, who received no response, stood up and continued nonchalantly:
"Once Tian Yan becomes the leader of the knights, he will order all struggles to be stopped, and senior Qu Shang and all the peasant disciples who died will be given a grand burial."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Zhu family spoke, with a faint hint of exhaustion in their words, "Can you persuade me, can you persuade Tian Hu?"
"Before this, I have visited the Mohist sect, the Taoist sect, and... Guigu Zongheng."
As soon as the last four words came out, the faces of the Zhu family and others changed (the Zhu family was a mask), obviously very shocked by this.
Mohism and Taoism are acceptable, but those two Guigu Zongheng... are not easy to fool.
For hundreds of years since the Spring and Autumn Period, the most talkative people have almost all come from their sect. They have always been the only ones who deceive others, and no one else deceives them.
Tian Yan was able to convince those two people...how did she do it?
"...They have all expressed their willingness to support."
No one cared about the second half of Tian Yan's words.
The Zhu family also guessed that she must have received support, otherwise they would not have mentioned this issue.
"Tian Yan will try his best to achieve the requirements of all parties." Tian Yan continued, "At the same time, there is also a condition that cannot be shaken."
"What conditions?" Zhu asked in a cold tone.
Tian Yan replied, "Revenge is the source of bloodlust. The current conflicts in Liutang have intensified. Everything originated from the murder of Lieshan Hall, which ultimately led to the current situation."
"Tian Yan will give up on pursuing the murderer of the Lieshan Hall murder case. At the same time, he hopes that the head of the Zhu family will promise to give up hatred, forgive the head of Situ Wanli, and not retaliate against Siyue Hall."
As soon as this request came out, Liu Ji, who was unwilling to cooperate with Tian Yan, immediately got involved. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to take action.
The Zhu family was still calm and stopped Liu Ji.
The desire to take action was suppressed, and Liu Ji still started talking. He stepped on the table with one leg, pointed at Tian Yan and shouted:
"Even if we support you, it's only two to four, so what's the use?"
"Besides, if you ask us to give up revenge, how can Mr. Situ give up?"
"If we don't die, he's afraid he won't be able to sleep peacefully for the rest of his life!"
Hatred is never one-sided.
Even if the Zhu family gives up revenge, Situ Wanli may not believe it.
He will only seize every opportunity to completely kill the Zhu family and Shennongtang.
Tian Yan responded calmly, "Hall Master Situ is a gambler, not a gambler."
"The greatest advantage of gamblers is that they always know how to place bets to ensure that they do not lose."
"Once the balance of strength changes, he will flexibly change his choice... just like this time."
The position of the hero depends on the Yinghuo Stone on the one hand, but fundamentally it also depends on who has more power in the farm.
At this point, even with the support of Shennongtang, Tian Yan, who only has the strength of two halls, is at an absolute disadvantage.
But she has the support of the Mo family and others, and her hard power is actually not weak.
What you need to be a hero is more support, but what you need to deal with Situ Wanli is stronger strength.
In this case, as long as Tian Yan showed him how powerful he was, Situ Wanli would naturally switch sides again to protect himself.
Liu Ji saw it clearly at this time and did not dwell on this point. He just muttered, "This kind of person really makes me sick... But even if he is included, it is only a three-to-three tie."
"The Stone of Fire is in someone else's hands."
Tian Yan responded calmly, "Actually, it's four against two."
"Four?" Liu Ji asked in surprise, "Which other class have you received support from?"
Tian Yan's eyes turned to Sheng Qi, who was watching the whole process without speaking:
"The last vote comes from senior Shengqi."
"Me?" Sheng Qi half-heartedly picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and replied in a neutral tone, "I'm just a criminal who was expelled from the farm, what do you expect me to do?"
Tian Yan replied with a smile, "If Senior Shengqi really thinks he is a sinner, he will not return to Daze Mountain this time."
"In the scandal that year, it was Tian Mi who got the support of Lieshan Hall and conspired to frame Senior Shengqi."
"Now that one of the chief culprits has passed away, I would like to ask Senior Shengqi to die and wipe out the debt, so that there will be no further investigation."
"The only one alive now is Tian Mi."
Shengqi, who had been in a calm and low mood since the beginning of the conversation, finally got a little excited. He threw his wine glass on the table and asked in a deep voice:
"What are you going to do?"
Tian Yan's tone turned cold and he said, "Tian Mi colluded, got involved in Kuei Hall, and harmed the farmer's family. The crime is unpardonable!"
"I will depose her as the leader of the hall, bring order to the chaos, and rectify the source."
"By then, Senior Shengqi will be able to find his true name, which belongs to Hall Master Kuui!"
Sheng Qi stared at Tian Yan and didn't reply for a long time.
But given his temperament, he had already made his attitude clear without rejecting the matter.
Tian Yan glanced at the screen next to him - that was where Wu Kuang was hiding.
"The person behind the screen should be your friend, right?"
Seeing that his existence was revealed, Wu Kuang stopped hiding and still held the Han Cicada Sword in his hand that proved his former identity as Mr. Jin.
Tian Yan's eyes swept over the sword and finally fell on Wu Kuang's face:
"Heh, it seems that there is more than one person who wants to find his name."
"Four against two, are you willing to support me?"
………………
On the other side, the entrance to Kuei Hall is located.
Jianqing finally got the medicine he needed from Tian Mi.
Of course, he didn't know if the goods were genuine, but fortunately, he was accompanied by Yingbu, a man who had seen the real thing.
After careful identification and repeated confirmation by the latter, it was finally confirmed that the medicine was correct.
This is it!
The purpose-fulfilled ceremony politely thanked Tian Mi:
"Thank you for your cooperation."
At this time, after a night of trouble, Tian Mi's mood had dropped to freezing point. She could no longer maintain the superficial skills she had in the past, and just responded with a sneer to the politeness of the ceremony.
She wasn't worried about angering the festival.
She still has some sense of control over human nature.
This big guy is clearly a very stubborn person. He doesn't care about insignificant details and only cares about his own fundamental purpose.
Whether you have a good or bad attitude towards him will not affect his attitude towards you.
Dianqing really didn't care, and then asked, "You have said before that there are other methods to deal with the child's illness..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Okay, but I won't follow you to your home for treatment. If you want my help, bring her to Kuei Hall." Tian Mi did not confess that she had no ability at all.
Continue to fool around with the celebration.
After hearing this, Jianqing turned around and left without hesitation.
It was okay to forcefully ask for the medicine. Anyway, he watched the whole process to confirm that Tian Mi had not tampered with the medicine.
But it is not appropriate to forcibly tie people up for medical treatment.
Even if it's a woman like Tian Mi, he has to consider the possibility of her being broken.
The less trouble, the better.
Yingbu and Jibu had no objection to his letting Tian Mi off easily.
The two of them just want to go back and save people right now. As for Tian Mi, it really doesn't matter.
Once Lian Xin is fine and she has no leverage, it will not be easy to control her.
The three of them returned to Zuimeng Tower as quickly as possible.
At this time, several people from the Zhu family were talking to Tian Yan.
The three people from Dianqing, together with Mei Sanniang who saw Dianqing coming back and appeared from the darkness, a total of four people, met Huaying first.
Ji Bu, who had the closest relationship with her, asked directly, "The Zhu Family Hall Master and the others..."
Halfway through her words, Huaying raised her finger to her lips as a gesture of silence, and said in a suppressed voice, "The hall master and the others are resting up there, come with me."
While walking, Yingbu couldn't help but ask, "How is the girl doing?"
"Lian Yi has been taking care of her, but her condition..." Hua Ying shook her head and replied slightly sadly.
After hearing this, Yingbu became more and more anxious, but the ceremony was more calm.
Several people hurried to the room where Lian Xin was training. Lian Yi was leaning on the bed, looking at his sister with sadness in his eyes. Tears were still visible on his face and his eyes were red and swollen.
It seemed that she cried a lot after Yu Yingbu and the others left.
She had always been sad because of her life experience, but when she finally reunited with her relatives, she was in this situation, and the grief in her heart was naturally uncontrollable.
