In the next two days, apart from a trip to the company and explaining to Zhao Dawei and others that he was going out for a while, Li Erdan spent most of his time refining elixirs in a small fishing village.
In the past two days, Li Erdan has refined a lot of first- and second-grade elixirs, and even rare third-grade elixirs. Li Erdan has also refined some, in order to prepare for the Hidden Family Conference that he will attend next.
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On this day, Li Erdan was practicing meditation with his eyes closed by the fish pond in the small fishing village. There was a sound of footsteps, and Li Erdan, who had his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.
"You're here, leaving now?"
As soon as Li Erdan's voice fell, a flattering voice sounded.
"Boss Erdan, the Hidden World Power Conference is about to start. Before we go, we need to go back to my family, and then my father will lead us to attend the conference together."
Zhou Guangkun said respectfully.
"Okay, I'm ready, let's set off now."
Li Erdan said with a smile and stood up.
The hermit Zhou family has enjoyed a long period of glory in the Chinese martial arts world. Hundreds of years ago, Zhou Hao, the first generation head of the family, almost swept the world with his Overlord Fist and became a cultivator force.
A super family with three points of courtesy.
However, since the death of the first-generation head of the family, Zhou Hao, for hundreds of years, the Zhou family has relied on the foundation accumulated by its ancestors. Although it is not considered to be a disgrace among the hermit forces, it still has a certain status in the Chinese martial arts world.
However, as the wealth left by the ancestors has been gradually exhausted, in recent years, the Zhou family's position in the hermit power has become precarious.
On this day, Zhou Tian, the head of the Zhou family, was pacing in the hall impatiently.
"Father, I'm back."
A joyful voice sounded from outside the door.
Hearing this voice, Zhou Tian's face showed a trace of kindness.
Following his gaze, he entered the doorway and saw two men and one woman walking in.
They all appear to be around thirty years old, and the man in the middle has some similarities with Zhou Guoxiong between his eyebrows.
"The child pays homage to his father."
"The daughter-in-law meets her father."
"My dear nephew pays homage to my uncle."
Two men and one woman came forward one after another to show Zhou Tian rudeness.
"Hahaha, we are all a family, why are you so polite?
Nephew Tong Jianxian also came over, so we quickly sat down and chatted."
Zhou Tian said with a big smile.
Two boys and one girl, namely Zhou Tian's eldest son Zhou Guangshan and his eldest daughter-in-law Tong Wei.
The remaining young man is Tong Wei's younger brother, Tong Jian.
"Xiaowei, didn't my father tell you?
After finally returning to my parents' home, I just stayed a little longer. Why are you in such a hurry to come back?
"Zhou Guoxiong said with a chuckle.
"Father, isn't there a hermit power conference coming soon?
In the past two days, Guangshan has been in my house, and his heart has grown weary. If I don't bring him back, he will die of panic."
Tong Wei said with a chuckle.
Zhou Tian was in a better mood without mentioning the hermit power conference. When he heard this, Zhou Tian's face suddenly showed a trace of sadness.
"Father, are you worried about what happened at the hermit power conference?"
Zhou Guangshan asked with a chuckle.
"Hey! Guangshan, do you think you can be a father without worrying?
At the last hermit power conference, you and Guangzhi worked hard to maintain our Zhou family's position in the hermit power.
As for this hermit power conference, you and Guangzhi are both over 30 years old and are no longer qualified to participate. You can only rely on your incompetent brother Guang Kun.
With the accumulation of family elixirs, I was lucky enough to enter the prefectural level, but if I expect him to help our Zhou family maintain their position at the hermit power conference, my father has no confidence at all."
Zhou Tian said worriedly.
"Father, I have to say something harsh. With my third brother's weak strength and lack of any actual combat experience, I think it's okay to expect him to get a good name at the Hermit Power Conference and keep our Zhou family's status.
There is no hope at all. Our Zhou family’s hundreds of years of hard work cannot be bet on me, the third brother, so we’d better think of another way.”
When Zhou Guangshan mentioned his younger brother Zhou Guangkun, a trace of disdain flashed in the corner of his eyes.
"That bastard, he himself knows that he is not good, but this boy is also considerate and knows that his strength is not good. Didn't he find a foreign aid for our Zhou family? I heard that his strength is pretty good. If nothing happens, tonight
If I can come back and wait for this foreign aid to come, if my strength is still good, then I can only count on this foreign aid."
Zhou Tian sighed softly and said.
"Looking for foreign aid?"
After hearing Zhou Tian's words, the expressions of Zhou Guangshan, Tong Wei, and Tong Jian all changed. The three of them looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Zhou Guangshan.
"Father, this hermit power conference is related to the future of our entire Zhou family. Is the future of our Zhou family bet on an outsider?"
Zhou Guangshan said.
"Guangshan, this is the only solution among all options. You also know your brother's strength. Do you think he can do it without looking for foreign help?"
Zhou Tian said helplessly.
"Father, I don't agree with finding foreign aid, but even if we are looking for foreign aid, we must find a reliable foreign aid. Do you always think that my brother's personality will make the foreign aid he finds reliable?"
Zhou Guangshan said.
"This..." Zhou Tian's face suddenly looked a little ugly.
Zhou Guoxiong knew how unreliable his son was.
On the phone, Zhou Guangkun boasted about Li Erdan, but Zhou Tian really didn't have any confidence in this Li Erdan.
"Let's wait until someone comes. If the person Guangkun is looking for is really unreliable, then we can only think of other ways. But now there are only two days before the Hermit Power Conference. Even if we want to find foreign help, we can't.
It’s hard to find a suitable one, so I can only hope that your incompetent brother will be reliable this time.”
Zhou Tianchang sighed and said.
"Hahaha, father, who said there is no reliable foreign aid? Foreign aid is far away and right in front of us."
Zhou Guangshan said with a hearty laugh.
"Far away and yet so close?"
Zhou Tian, who had a sad face, suddenly emitted two rays of light from his eyes. He glanced at Zhou Guangshan's face, and the next moment it fell on Tong Jianjian next to Zhou Guangshan.
"Ouch! I'm so old and confused. How could I forget about nephew Tong Jian?"
The sadness on Zhou Guoxiong's face was instantly wiped away.
The Tong family, like the Zhou family, was once a member of the hermit family. However, in the last hermit power conference, the Tong family was eliminated because they did not get a good ranking.
Although the Tong family has been eliminated, there are still some outstanding ones among the younger generation.
The most outstanding one among them is Tong Jian in front of me.
This Tong Jian has shown good talent in cultivation since he was a child. When he was a teenager, he was valued by Dugu Chan, a famous casual cultivator in the martial arts world, and was accepted as a close disciple.
During the last hermit power conference, Tong Jian did not attend the previous conference because he and his teacher Dugu Chan were traveling and practicing. This resulted in the Tong family being kicked out of the hermit power conference.
Once the hermit forces are eliminated, if they want to re-enter this circle, they must go through twenty years of precipitation. This is an unwritten rule at the hermit forces conference.
The Tong family is not qualified to participate in this grand event, so Tong Jian can definitely serve as a foreign aid to the Zhou family.
Moreover, Tong Jian has been practicing with his teacher since he was a child, and his qualifications are quite good. He is less than thirty years old, and is now at the late prefecture level, and has gained the true inheritance from his teacher.
With this kind of strength, he is definitely the best among the younger generation of hermit forces. With such ready-made foreign aid, why should he look for other foreign aid?
And it cost so much.
The more Zhou Tian thought about it, the happier he became, and his face was already smiling.