Chapter 165: Hidden secrets, kind-hearted Zhou Chun
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"Junior pays homage to the Supreme Elder."
In front of the ancestral temple, Zhou Chun was stunned for a moment as Zhou Mingde appeared, and then he hurriedly bowed to see him with a face full of joy.
Then the rest of the Zhou family monks followed suit and saluted: "Greetings to the Supreme Elder."
"I saw what happened just now."
"To be honest, this incident makes me very sad!"
"I have always thought that the clansmen who chose to follow me to Jiufeng Ridge must be people who are extremely loyal and trusting to the family. They must be trustworthy and will not betray the family!"
"But I am very sad and disappointed right now. Disappointed that there are actually people among us who sell out the interests of the family for a little personal gain! Disappointed that some people actually violate the family rules and ignore the prohibition issued by me for a little personal gain!"
Zhou Mingde glanced at the Zhou family in front of the ancestral temple, and spoke with disappointment in his eyes.
His sad tone and undisguised expression of disappointment made the Zhou family members lower their heads deeply.
And Zhou Jiakui knelt on the ground again on the spot, choking with tears and saying: "It's all because the younger generation is not strict with their children and teaches them poorly, that's why this scoundrel made a big mistake and brought shame to the family. The Supreme Elder
If you want to kill or behead me, I will accept it willingly!"
When Zhou Mingde heard this, he nodded immediately and said: "It is the father's fault that the son does not teach him. As his father, you cannot shirk this responsibility!"
Then he shook his head and said, "But my Zhou family has always been open-minded, and the rules and regulations of our clan have always been fair and just."
"Since you are completely unaware of this incident, it has nothing to do with you. The family will not blame you because of the mistakes he made!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Get up first."
Then he turned his eyes to Zhou Zhenghuan, who was almost stunned by his sudden appearance.
But seeing a cold flash in his eyes, he said coldly: "Remember, I will spare your life today just because you followed me to Jiufeng Ridge, which can be considered as a contribution to the establishment of the family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and a red light shot towards Zhou Zhenghuan's abdomen.
ah--
Along with a scream, the cultivation that Zhou Zhenghuan had accumulated over decades of hard work was instantly abolished.
Others also passed out directly due to the severe pain all over their bodies and the huge blow.
"Huan'er!
"
Zhou Jiakui yelled and hurriedly stepped forward to hug his son, with tears streaming down his face.
Seeing this, Zhou Mingde seemed to have remembered something, and his face darkened.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Don't let him leave the mountain where you are in the future, otherwise any monk from the Zhou family who sees him will be killed on the spot as a traitor to the family!"
Hearing his words, Zhou Jiakui immediately knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you, Supreme Elder, for showing mercy. I will definitely keep a strict eye on this evil boy in the future and never ask him to go down the mountain again!"
Zhou Mingde turned his eyes and looked at the Zhou family members who were frightened because they witnessed Zhou Zhenghuan's cultivation base being deposed. He said sternly: "What happened today will serve as a warning to you all.
Don’t do it again!”
"Yes, this junior must strictly follow the teachings of the Supreme Elder!"
Many members of the Zhou family responded and firmly remembered today's incident in their hearts.
The shock brought to them by watching the execution in public was much more useful than the clan rules and regulations on paper.
In the future, they will definitely take this as a warning and control their mouths tightly.
"Then let's all disperse now. Don't discuss today's events in front of outsiders, so as not to damage the family's image!"
Zhou Mingde waved his hand and warned the clan members who had gathered to disperse.
Then he took Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi to his cave together.
After arriving in the cave, Zhou Mingde was not in a hurry to explain what he had gained from this outing. Instead, he looked at Zhou Chun and said, "Zhengchun, please first tell me about Zhou Zhenghuan's leak!"
"yes."
Zhou Chun responded, and immediately told the story of how he found out about Zhou Zhenghuan's leak, how he took the stolen goods and how many people were caught.
It turned out that Zhou Zhenghuan was called out for a drink by the casual cultivator named Tang Hu the day before yesterday. There were two other casual cultivators present at the time.
Because he drank a lot of spiritual wine during the dinner, Zhou Zhenghuan couldn't help but tell the story about the birth of the green dragon after being induced by Tang Hu.
The twenty spirit coins were actually given to him by Tang Hu afterwards in order to reassure him and keep him secret.
But Tang Hu didn't expect that he deliberately invited several other casual cultivators in order to appease Zhou Zhenghuan and to spread risks.
There will be people who will come to Zhou's house to report after seeing that something is wrong.
So when he got the news of the birth of Qingjiao, he left his residence and headed to Hongyafang City.
Zhou Chun also learned yesterday that Zhou Zhenghuan was tricked and leaked through the mouth of Zhou Gong, the deacon in charge of the Foreign Affairs Hall.
So he hurriedly ordered people to capture Zhou Zhenghuan and the other casual cultivators present, and then asked Third Elder Zhou Daoquan to bring the monsters that track people to Tang Hu's residence to capture the people.
Although he missed Tang Hu's residence at that time, through the scent he left behind, Zhou Daoquan chased him more than 500 miles away from Jiufeng Ridge and brought him back to his family.
"After interrogating Tang Hu, he confessed his identity. It turned out that he was an informant deliberately planted by the Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain on our Zhou family. His daughter was married to a monk from the Zhang family. Every year, he
You can also receive a salary from the Zhang family!"
"Because last time he sent back the news that the Zhou family had changed and sealed the mountain, the Zhang family took it very seriously and specially sent him spiritual wine and spiritual coins to bribe and lure the Zhou family monks to inquire about the matter.
the truth!"
"And the other casual cultivators really didn't know about it, they were just used by him once."
Zhou Chun slowly told everything that happened, and then looked at the clan leader Zhou Daoyi.
When he and Fourth Elder Zhou Jiarui returned from the underground auction, Zhou Jiarui released the Vulcan Jackal to kill a late-stage foundation-building monk.
At that time, Zhou Daoyi did not tell him the true origin of the other party. It is not known whether he forgot about it later and never explained the matter to him.
So much so that he found out from the casual cultivator Tang Hu that the late-stage foundation-building cultivator who was killed by the Vulcan Jackal was actually the second elder of the Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain!
"The Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain? It seems that they knew about the incident and hated our Zhou family!"
Zhou Daoyi frowned and instantly understood why Zhou Chun was looking at him, and couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"Oh, is this the family of the late-stage foundation-building monk who was killed by the Vulcan Jackal?"
Zhou Mingde also had a look on his face, remembering what Zhou Daoyi had said to him.
Then his face darkened and he said coldly: "What a Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain. We just didn't care about that incident at the beginning, but they don't know what is good and they still have a grudge against us!"
After saying that, he nodded to Zhou Chun and said, "Fortunately, Zhengchun, you intercepted the person in time and brought him back. Otherwise, when the Zhang family learns of the news, they will spread it deliberately, which will cause trouble to our Zhou family."
That’s big!”
"Yes, at this juncture, we must not let anyone know that our Zhou family has a third-level dragon, otherwise we will definitely not be able to hide it from the eyes of the Hualong Sect!"
Zhou Daoyi also nodded in agreement, knowing full well the consequences that would be caused if the news was leaked.
When Zhou Chun heard what the two said, his face changed, and he couldn't help asking: "From what you two think, is your outing this time a success?"
Hearing his question, Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but look at each other, and then smiled slightly and said: "Yes, the operation was successful. The target fell on the spot and was wiped out!"
"That's great! This is undoubtedly the best result!"
Zhou Chun couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded, and was also beaming with joy.
Zhou Mingde sighed deeply at this time and said: "Yes, once this operation is over, our Zhou family will no longer be controlled by others, and we can finally develop our family in peace and peace of mind!"
Then he said in a deep voice: "So the matter about the third-order dragon must be strictly kept a secret and kept as long as possible!"
"This is natural. I believe that after Zhou Zhenghuan's lesson, other tribesmen will realize the seriousness of this matter and will not dare to spread the word about it anymore."
After Zhou Chun said this, he asked in a low voice: "What about Tang Hu and the three loose cultivators who knew about it?"
After not wanting to hear his question, Zhou Mingde looked at him and asked, "What's your suggestion? Zhengchun, what do you think should be done?"
"If the younger generation is to deal with it, Tang Hu deserves to die, and the Zhang family also needs to be warned, so it is best to send his head to the Zhang family as a warning!"
"As for the other three casual cultivators who know about it, it is up to you, the Supreme Elder, to decide whether to kill them or not!"
Zhou Chun looked at Zhou Mingde and spoke out his plan in a deep voice.
After Zhou Mingde heard what he said, he asked again: "The first one is easy to say, but what about the second one whether to kill or not?"
"No need to say more about killing, just kill them all and silence them!"
"If you don't want to kill them, please ask the Supreme Elder to personally take action and use the soul-stealing secret technique to erase their recent memories. That way the secret can be kept."
When Zhou Chun answered this, he also cupped his hands and said: "If possible, I still prefer not to kill, because the arrest was a big deal at that time, and many people in the family knew that we arrested someone. If
If everyone is killed, if this matter is leaked in the future, the family's reputation will be greatly damaged!"
After hearing what he said, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but sigh softly: "Hey, Zhengchun, you are good at everything, but you are too decent and kind!"
Are you kind?
When Zhou Chun heard Zhou Mingde's words, he smiled bitterly in his heart.
He killed a lot of people, and he also took the initiative to assassinate others in sneak attacks. He also did countless other disgraceful things.
He himself doesn't think he is a good person.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Mingde now said that he was a decent man and so kind!
But he couldn't explain anything now. He could only sigh deeply: "This junior just doesn't want to become a purely selfish person!"
Hearing his words, Zhou Mingde was slightly startled, and then couldn't help but look at Zhou Daoyi beside him.
Finally, he looked at Zhou Chun with complicated eyes and said, "Well, for the sake of your kindness, I will work hard and erase the memories of those people!"
The soul-stealing secret technique that can erase people's memories can only be performed by the monks who opened the Purple Mansion.
However, this technique is also a secret technique that cannot be easily performed by monks in the Zifu period.
Because this secret technique has the possibility of backlash, once the will of the person being cast is too strong, the caster may fail to cast the spell and damage his or her own soul.
Therefore, when Zhou Mingde agreed to Zhou Chun's use of this method, he really took some risks.
Zhou Chun also knew this.
So he hurriedly saluted and thanked him: "Thank you, Supreme Elder, for your support."
"Okay, then you go back to appease people's hearts. After I rest for a few days, I will call you to bring someone over to perform the spell."
Zhou Mingde waved his hand, indicating that he could retreat.
After Zhou Chun left, he looked at Zhou Daoyi and said: "Next, Dao Yi, you should also comfort the green dragon. If it doesn't work, let it sleep. Don't let it appear and let the news leak."
"Yes, I will pay attention."
Zhou Daoyi nodded to express his understanding.
Seeing this, Zhou Mingde waved his hand again and said: "Then you should go back and rest first. Next, Zhengchun will go into seclusion and practice martial arts, and the family affairs will have to be left to you to handle."
A few days later, Zhou Mingde, who had rested, personally used the soul-stealing secret technique to erase the memories of the past month for three casual cultivators.
Because the memory loss could not be hidden from anyone, Zhou Chun truthfully informed the three of them afterwards and paid each of them one hundred spiritual coins out of his own pocket.
After knowing that they were involved in the secrets of the Zhou family, the three of them were also frightened. How could they dare to pursue the matter of having their memories erased?
Coupled with the spiritual coin compensation given by Zhou Chun, the three of them also expressed afterwards that they would strictly keep the secret and would not mention the matter to outsiders.
In fact, even if they mentioned it, it would be useless.
Because the erased memories will be impossible to recover unless they succeed in forming elixirs in the future.
After handling the matter, Zhou Chun also ordered people to send Tang Hu's head to the Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain as a warning.
"What? The secret line was discovered and killed by the Zhou family!"
The patriarch of the Zhang family in Tiantai Mountain, Zhang Kaida, looked at the heads that were presented to him, and his expression changed drastically.
Tang Hu was indeed sent by him to spy on the Zhou family, and he had previously provided the Zhang family with a lot of information about the Zhou family.
But he never thought that this hidden thread would be discovered so quickly and come back to him in this way.
"The Zhou family, what a Zhou family! You guys are so cruel!"
He gritted his teeth and immediately ordered the head to be taken back to his daughter for sacrifice and burial. Then he went to report the matter to the monks of his family's Zifu.
The Zhou family's warning still had a certain deterrent effect, and he had to take it seriously.
A few days later, a monk from the Zhang family arrived at the Zhou family in Jiufeng Ridge and presented a thousand spiritual coins as an apology.
But at this time, Zhou Chun had already begun to retreat to practice "Jin Ding Xuan Gong", and the person receiving him was Zhou Daoyi, the head of the Zhou family.
