Chapter 281 Sleeping Beauty [Please subscribe for a monthly ticket]
The family threatened by the devil is located in Qinghua Lane in the east of the city. Their surname is Zhao, and they are a small family in Guangping County.
The situation is similar to that of Chu Chen’s family.
The Zhao family is also a scholarly family, with a family of farming and reading.
In the early years, the Zhao family produced a Jinshi, a fourth-rank official, who was prominent for a while, but later gradually declined.
Not to mention Jinshi, the descendants of the Zhao family did not even pass the exam and were far inferior to the Chen family.
Not to mention the rest of the Chen family, Chen's father, Chen Jiaxian, has a reputation as a civil servant. If he is willing, he can wait for a job to become an official.
The Zhao family did not develop well in the Confucian sect, so they turned around and joined the Taoist sect to train the younger generations of the family to practice Taoism.
Confucianism on the left, Taoism on the right.
Hedging his bets, shoulder-to-shoulder development, and prosperity... shit.
The Zhao family has ancestors such as Fuze, connections in the Confucian sect, and a family tradition of learning. However, they have not been able to get ahead. If they join the Taoist sect rashly, how can they develop very well without the opportunity.
With insufficient capital, we bet on two ends and dispersed resources. The result was that neither end made much progress, and development was frustrated everywhere.
Compared with Confucianism, Taoism has higher requirements for talent.
After all, Confucianism can rely on the imperial examination to condense Confucianism and Taoism, and lay the foundation for spiritual practice step by step, while Taoism looks at innate aptitude.
There was no monastic genius born in the Zhao family.
Some disciples do have talents in Taoism, but they are not outstanding. They joined the Taoist sect, did not encounter any opportunities, and did not achieve much. They were just ordinary Taoist disciples.
Not to mention feeding back the Zhao family, each one of them is a little beast cub waiting to be fed, asking for cultivation resources from the family one after another.
This made the Zhao family even worse.
Over the past few decades, the Zhao family has gradually declined, becoming an inconspicuous small family in Guangping County.
The only remaining family assets are a house on Qinghua Lane in the east of Guangping County and the ancestral home and fields in Zhaojiazhuang on the eastern outskirts of the county.
This time, the Zhao family unintentionally offended the monks of the Demon Alliance. Zhaojiazhuang on the outskirts of the city did not dare to stay any longer and fled back to Guangping County for refuge.
After hiding in Guangping County, the demons from the Demon Alliance did not dare to cause trouble in the county, and the Zhao family was temporarily safe.
However, here comes the problem.
It is no problem to hide in the city for a day or two, and it is no problem to hide in the city for ten days and a half, but there is no way to hide in the city and not go out for the rest of your life.
The Zhao family in Zhaojiazhuang comes from the same clan as the Zhao family in Guangping, and they are relatives whose bones are broken and their tendons are connected.
The family property in Zhaojiazhuang in the eastern suburbs of the county is the fundamental lifeblood of the Zhao family in Guangping.
There are not only a large number of ordinary fields in the village, but also three spiritual fields.
These three spiritual fields are the foundation of the Zhao family and cannot be given up.
Therefore, the Zhao family who fled back to the county immediately reported it to the Department of Ghosts and Gods, requesting the Department of Ghosts and Gods to take action to eliminate the evil spirits, cut off the evil claws, and restore peace to the Zhao family.
The Zhao family's request is reasonable and reasonable, and this is indeed the responsibility of the County Ghosts and Gods Department.
Chu Chen, Xuan Lingzi, and Wang Ping took over the errand. After carefully checking the situation of the Zhao family, they left the County Ghosts and Gods Division and came to the Zhao Mansion in Qinghua Lane in the east of the city.
When they heard that it was someone from the Department of Ghosts and Gods, and five counselors from the county capital came all at once, the Zhao family was flattered and welcomed the five people in politely.
Zhao Xing, the head of the Zhao family, personally received the five people.
Both parties greeted each other with courtesy and introduced each other's home addresses.
When facing Xuan Lingzi, Wang Ping, Qian Sangua, and Yuantong, the head of the Zhao family was normal, enthusiastic and courteous.
However, when Chu Chen announced his name, a strange look flashed across the Zhao family's face, and he looked at Chu Chen furtively several times.
He possesses spiritual eyes and supernatural powers, can observe six directions, and observes every detail. The abnormality of the Zhao family leader naturally fell under his nose.
So, he asked tentatively.
"Master Zhao, do you know me?"
Hearing this, the head of the Zhao family looked at Chu Chen up and down. The more he looked at it, the more he looked like him, so he asked instead:
"Taoist Priest, is your lay family the Chen family in Guangping?"
Chu Chen was not surprised and nodded:
"good."
"So you are the eldest son of Brother Jia? Erlang of the Chen family?"
The head of the Zhao family was overjoyed:
"Erlang, I am your uncle from the Zhao family. Your father and I have an irreversible friendship. I hugged you when you were a child!"
When Chu Chen heard this, he had no doubts.
Being in the same county of Guangping and coming from a scholarly family, it is not surprising that the other party has friendship with the Chen family.
He had been in a state of confusion for the first twenty years and did not recognize other people. It was not surprising that others recognized him.
Guangping County said it was a big deal or not. It was normal for news of his enlightenment to spread among certain circles in the city.
Chu Chen really had no impression of the Zhao family leader in his mind, but he didn't lose his etiquette.
"Junior has met Uncle Zhao!"
"Hey, Erlang, you are really promising. I just heard that you went home some time ago, joined the Taoist sect, and served as an errand in the Department of Ghosts and Gods. I never expected that in the blink of an eye, you would be promoted to the counselor of the county capital. It's amazing.
It’s really remarkable.”
The head of the Zhao family seemed quite excited.
He only has the reputation of being a scholar, and his Taoist practice has barely reached the eighth level. However, he has a lot of knowledge and knows very well what "Counselor in charge of the county capital" means.
If nothing unexpected happens to the Erlang of the Chen family in front of him, it won't take long for him to be put in charge of a county and be in charge of the county's Ghosts and Gods Department. He will be a seventh-level immortal official with real power, and he will jointly govern the county with the county magistrate. He has great authority.
Some people read history books and always feel that the seventh-rank official is very small, and the impression of the seventh-rank sesame official is deeply rooted.
In fact, this impression is quite absurd.
The narrative in the history books is from the perspective of the world, looking down from top to bottom, and the seventh-rank officials naturally seem insignificant.
For ordinary people, the seventh-rank officials, especially the parent officials who are in charge of the party, are definitely high-ranking figures who hold the power of life and death!
"Erlang, our two families are family friends. This time, you have to help Uncle Zhao and make decisions for my Zhao family!"
The head of the Zhao family knew very well the principle of "it's easier to get things done when you have acquaintances", so he went to Chu Chen directly.
When Xuan Lingzi, Wang Ping and others saw that Chu Chen had friendship with the Zhao family, none of them opened their mouths. They left all the affairs of the situation to Chu Chen, acting as if Chu Chen was the leader.
In fact, among the five, only Chu Chen can talk about things.
Xuan Lingzi looked down on Wang Ping and the others, and Wang Ping and the others were not convinced by Xuan Lingzi either. Chu Chen was in a more subtle position, so when he spoke, everyone was in a good mood and listened to a few words.
Chu Chen did not refuse and began to communicate with the head of the Zhao family.
"Uncle Zhao, please tell me in detail how your family offended the demons from the Demon Alliance. Our Ghosts and Gods Department will definitely not sit back and watch the demons from the Demon Alliance run rampant."
"Well, with your words, Erlang, Uncle Zhao will feel relieved."
The head of the Zhao family thought that Chu Chen had been confused for the past twenty years, so he tried to ask:
"Erlang, do you remember Qingge girl?"
Chu Chen was startled. He had no memory of Zhao Xing, the head of the Zhao family, but he had a deep memory of this Qingge.
It's not that he has a good friendship or familiarity with this Miss Zhao. He has never met her, but her name is familiar to him.
In the past, when I was confused, I always heard her in my ears.
Speaking of which, he and Zhao Qingge can be described as "crouching dragon and phoenix chicks".
He was confused and confused all day long.
Zhao Qingge has eight successful powers.
This young lady from the Zhao family is extremely lethargic. She spends most of the day sleeping, and only a small amount of time is no different from ordinary people.
Sometimes she would sleep for several days at a time, and because she was quite beautiful, she was known as the "Sleeping Beauty", "equally famous" with him, the Erlang of the Chen family.
Back then, Chu Chen often heard the whispers of the Chen family's servants, and he remembered them deeply.
"Uncle Zhao, what's wrong with Miss Qingge?"
Chu Chen learned that the other party was indeed a family friend of the Chen family, and he was called "Uncle Zhao" smoothly.
Mentioning this matter, the head of the Zhao family felt lingering fear and said:
"It's a long story. You girl, Qing Ge, has been in better spirits a few days ago. She went out for an outing and happened to meet a monk with an immortal spirit. He wanted to take Qing Ge as his disciple. Uncle Zhao, who am I?
, one can tell at a glance that the other party has ulterior motives."
"My Qingge girl does have outstanding talent for cultivation, but she is haunted by the Sand Demon and it is extremely difficult to achieve enlightenment. I guess the other party has evil intentions and wants to use my Qingge as a mending furnace. There are many such secret methods in the cultivation world, so I have an extra insight.
, I pretended to agree in person, turned around and took my family back to the county town."
"As expected, the man couldn't see Qing Ge, so he became angry and announced his family status, claiming that he was a monk of the Demon Alliance, and asked me to hand over Qing Ge, otherwise he would be rude to me, the Zhao family..."