Chapter 1687 Zhao Li, Patriarch of the Zhao Family
The Zhao family's mansion is tall, majestic and magnificent. It covers a huge area and stands in the center of Zhaowucheng, like a city within a city.
At this moment, in the main hall of Zhao's mansion.
Zhao Li, the head of the Zhao family, was sitting on the main seat, looking sad and gloomy.
As for the senior Zhao family members at the bottom, they were all as silent as a cicada, not daring to say a word.
This is the tenth family meeting this month, and the content of the discussion is still about the East China Sea dragon.
Three months have passed since the closure of Zhao's wharf. The Zhao family has sent many experts deep into the East China Sea to search for traces of the dragon, but all to no avail.
That dragon was very cunning. When there were many people, it would hide in the deep sea. When there were few people, it would go out to sea for sneak attacks, which also caused many casualties to the Zhao family.
Coupled with the fact that Zhao's Wharf was closed for three months, the losses were even worse.
After all, Zhao's Wharf is currently the most profitable industry of the Zhao family. It was shut down for three months for no reason. The losses were naturally huge and affected the entire Zhao family's finances.
The Zhao family also thought about using a sailing ship to lure the dragon, but the dragon was very cautious and always observed for a long time before taking action.
Every time they disguised their ships, the dragon would spot the clues and avoid attacking them.
"Zhao Lin, didn't you lead more than thirty masters into the East China Sea yesterday?
Did you find anything?"
Zhao Li is a middle-aged man with a slightly old-fashioned face, especially the bags under his eyes, which add a bit of dignity to him. At this moment, his eyes fell on a burly man at the bottom.
The burly man named Zhao Lin said with a face full of embarrassment: "Master! That dragon is so cunning. We did find it in a coral reef, but..." "But what?"
Zhao Li asked in a deep voice.
"But that dragon was moving so fast in the water that we couldn't catch up with it. Instead, it killed three people and injured seven or eight others in a sneak attack!"
Zhao Lin said bitterly.
Bang! Zhao Li was so angry that he slapped his hand on the armrest, his face full of anger, and he growled: "It's too much! It's really too much. A mere beast dares to play with our Zhao family like this!"
"Master! This East China Sea dragon has lived in the East China Sea for many years. It used to be peaceful with us, but recently it has been making trouble near our dock, and it is clearly targeting us. Don't you think it's weird?"
In the main hall, an old man with gray temples stood up and cupped his hands towards Zhao Li.
"That's right! There is no wind without fire. The East China Sea Dragon Clan has always been at odds with us. Why have they been attacking us so frequently in recent times?"
"Yes, this is too strange. Our Zhao family seems to have done nothing to offend the East China Sea dragon clan, right?
But it seems that the one targeting us is one of the dragons. I don’t know what the madness is about that dragon!”
"..." In the hall, everyone was talking a lot, and they were all puzzled by the dragon targeting their Zhao family, and even felt a little baffled.
Zhao Li, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes and became unusually silent.
"Okay! This matter is indeed a bit inexplicable. Maybe the dragon suddenly went crazy or something! In the follow-up, we still need to rely on everyone's efforts to capture the dragon as soon as possible!"
Zhao Li waved his hands to everyone in the hall and continued: "This is the end of today's meeting. Please disperse!"
Hearing this, everyone in the hall gave up to Zhao Li and left.
Soon, Zhao Li was the only one left sitting in the main seat in the huge hall, with a slightly gloomy look on his face.
"Master! Do you plan to keep it a secret about the dragon beads?"
Deep in the hall, an old man in black robes with white beard and hair slowly walked out. His somewhat cloudy eyes fell on Zhao Li and sighed.
Zhao Li tightened his fists and said: "This matter must not be told. Once it is told, everyone in the clan will force me to hand over the dragon ball! And without the dragon ball, Su'er's life will be at risk!"
The old man in black robe sighed softly: "But paper can't cover the fire after all. Head of the family, you must find a way to save the young lady as soon as possible. If this continues, the dock will suffer too much, and the clan will be panicked."
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The old man in black robe was a Wangnian friend whom Zhao Li met in his early years. Later, after he succeeded as the head of the Zhao family, he recruited this Wangnian friend into the Zhao family.
The black-robed old man's name is Gu Ling. He is an alchemy imperial master and has reached the intermediate imperial master level. He has a very high status in the Zhao family and is Zhao Li's confidant.
A look of struggle flashed deep in Zhao Li's eyes, and he said helplessly: "Don't worry, I will find a way as soon as possible! By the way, how is Su'er's situation now?"
The old man in black robe thought for a moment and said: "Miss Su'er's condition is much more stable now and she can already walk. I have to say that this dragon ball is really magical!"
Hearing this, the corner of Zhao Li's mouth curled up, he rubbed his slightly tired eyes and said, "That's good! That's good! I promised her mother that I will make her safe and happy as long as I live. Then
I will never break my promise!"
Gu Ling looked at Zhao Li silently, feeling inexplicably complicated. Although Zhao Li held a high position and became the head of the Zhao family, he had actually lived a very tired and painful life in these years.
His beloved wife passed away after giving birth to his daughter Zhao Su'er.
And because Zhao Suer was born prematurely, she was born with deficiencies in numerology and had been physically weak and sick since she was a child.
As the emperor's master, Gu Leng even said that Zhao Su'er would not live to be ten years old.
This year is the year when Zhao Suer turns ten. As Gu Ling said, Zhao Suer's body is filled with death energy, and her vitality is constantly passing away.
Zhao Li spent countless resources and money to keep Zhao Suer alive, but he could not stop Zhao Suer's life force from flowing away.
Later, Zhao Li heard that the dragon beads of the East China Sea Dragon had strong vitality. If he had the dragon beads, Zhao Suer could live longer.
Therefore, Zhao Li secretly broke into the depths of the East China Sea and secretly stole the dragon beads hidden deep in the Dragon Cave.
However, this also angered the dragon in the cave. It believed that the Zhao family was targeting it, so it made trouble near the Zhao family dock and started causing trouble, which ultimately led to the current situation.
Cough! Suddenly, Zhao Li coughed violently, even coughing up a lot of blood, and his face turned pale.
"Master! Are you okay? Has the old injury recurred?"
Gu Ling's face changed slightly, and he quickly took out a green pill and handed it to Zhao Li.
Zhao Li took the elixir and swallowed it directly. His face looked better now and he said: "I'm fine! It's just a minor injury. I'll take care of it myself and it'll be fine!"
Gu Ling shook his head and sighed. He had checked Zhao Li's injuries and knew how serious the latter's injuries were.
At first, after Zhao Li won the Dragon Ball, he was chased by several dragons and almost escaped death before he escaped from the deep sea and returned to the Zhao family.
This matter is Zhao Li's biggest secret, and currently only he and Zhao Li know it.