The first thousand one hundred and ninety-five chapters rain and snow
The Gui family sent an elder deacon to personally go to the Wang family to ask Chu Nan for help. However, Gui Chao did not have much confidence in this invitation, but he was still willing to give it a try for the sake of ghost hunting.
Although Chu Nan belongs to the Wang family, his father is the outstanding figure of the Yao family, Master Chu, Chu Zhao.
Some of the situation is still unclear at the moment, but the struggle between the Yaosu family and the Guihua family has gradually been revealed to the outside. Even those at the lower levels of the imperial capital have seen the clues, not to mention other family members, and even more so.
I saw it clearly.
Since the Yao family is involved in this fight, Chu Nan's choice is very problematic, so Gui Chao is not too optimistic.
Although Hua Qi has a cunning personality and a very inconsistent personality, as a member of a super wealthy family, he still has his own unique ways of doing things.
It was he who proposed that the Gui family send out deacons and elders to come forward with heavy gifts. Their status was not high, but it was not low either. If the invitation failed, Gui Chao would have room for maneuver and negotiation if he came forward again. This was the final step in Hua Qi's plan.
result.
The matter of ghost hunting was only important in the eyes of Gui Chao, but at this time, the top management of the Hua Gui family was shaken for another reason.
The two Huagui families jointly proposed to open the highest competition arena, and through this competition, they set up gambling betting with extremely high odds, but the result ultimately ended in Shen Feng's victory.
"Do you know how much the loss is this time?"
"The specific figures are not yet clear, so we can only make a rough estimate."
"How many?"
"It's almost more than 10 million. This number is only a rough estimate at the moment, and the number will increase upwards."
"What, more than 10 million is not the final number, why should it be increased? Why!"
"There are too many people who have redeemed their bonuses, and so far they have only redeemed a large part of them. Our living money has been allocated from several properties in the inner city, and it is not enough to cope with the current situation. I have sent out capable personnel.
For the shops in the outer city of Humanity, the missing parts should be blocked as soon as possible."
"This bunch of untouchables actually let this bunch of the most despicable people divide our money. This living money is what we prepared for purchasing the medicine after the competition. How are we going to explain to the head of the family now? You guys can do it."
Let me tell you how I should explain it."
In a relatively remote hall inside the Gui family's mansion, seven or eight old men sat around and talked, their words obviously filled with anger.
These people are all elders of the Gui family. These are real elders. Their status is much more noble than the deacons and elders sent out to beg Chu Nan to take action. They can even be on an equal footing with commanders like Gui Chao.
"Such a huge loss was all caused by the ghost tide and the ghost hunter. He should be made to spit out this loss. The family should not have to pay such a price for their mistakes."
The old man, who had been silent until now, spoke angrily, and while speaking, he punched the armrest of the chair next to him like he was venting his anger.
He also didn't speak. Judging from his position, he should be the person with the highest status among the elders. He glanced at the old man who just spoke with a gloomy face. The elder did not dare to continue speaking. The elder sitting at the top said coldly.
He spoke.
"This incident not only involves our family, the painter is also involved, and the painter's losses are much greater than ours. But do you think they came to my ghost house to cause trouble, to cause trouble for ghost hunting and ghost tides?
Is it done?"
As he spoke, his eyes looked around, and his gaze became cold and ruthless, as if every ordinary word spat out of his mouth went straight into the heart like a sharp weapon.
The expressions of the old men who had spoken before became very embarrassed, and they did not dare to raise their eyes to look at the old man in the first place, which showed that the other elders were afraid of him.
The elder sitting in the first place spoke again: "I know that you usually have a bad relationship with the ghost tide, but what time is it now? Do you still want to continue fighting in the nest? Your brains are not filled with water!
Even the painter didn't come to pursue it, but you still want to pursue it. This matter is no longer just a failure in the ghost hunting challenge. It also represents the failure of that character's first plan. This is what you should do in your slumbering minds.
It’s a question to think about.”
When the words "that person" were mentioned, the old man's voice seemed to be lowered deliberately, but the people around him trembled unconsciously when they heard it, as if they remembered some terrible person or thing.
The elders who were clamoring to punish Guizhan and Guichao just now all turned into Doubi's aggressive attacks, with their heads lowered and not daring to speak out again.
At this moment, in the painter's mansion, in the same side hall, there are the same group of old people with the same serious expressions, but they don't scream as soon as they come up like the ghost family, or they want to find out who to punish.
Fan.
Some post-super aristocratic families, big aristocratic families, and small families have the same problem. People all have some common problems. When the problem lies with themselves and harms the interests of those around them, they will desperately look for various reasons, or
Try every possible means to shift the blame to others.
And when other people's mistakes affect their own interests, those who have been harmed at this time will attack in groups, trying to get back all their lost interests, otherwise they will never give up.
However, many of the elders of the painter behaved much calmer than the Gui family, and no one mentioned anything about holding the Gui family and the ghost hunter accountable.
The expressions on the faces of these painter elders seem to be uglier than those of the Gui family, and more serious than those of the Gui family.
"This competition originally hoped to bring some wavering forces together through gambling, but this plan completely failed. I don't know how the ghost family will react."
After hearing the words of an elder, the elder who was also the painter in charge looked gloomy and pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "I'm not worried about the ghost's house, although I didn't tie him to our chariot for profit.
However, by some strange combination of circumstances, he was tied to us with hatred.
Moreover, the senior figures in the Gui Family still know about the existence of ‘that person’, so I’m not worried about what trouble the Gui Family will cause.”
At this point, the old man paused for a moment, and then said again: "Even if the Gui family originally had other thoughts, now they have only one choice left in front of them. It's just that this time the plan failed, the Wang family and the Lin family said no.
Okay, these two are the main links in our plan this time.
Hey, I didn't expect that things would develop to this point. This makes me don't know how to deal with the situation. I am afraid that the loss of the family this time will be close to 20 million, even if we want to mobilize people from other counties and towns in the empire.
Even with the resources, I’m afraid it won’t be able to keep up with the auction of God City’s selection of medicines. This is the most serious loss for the family right now.”
The expressions in the eyes of several old men became complicated as they listened to his words. They also knew the situation, but listening to his analysis one by one made them feel even more worried.
"Great Elder, do you think those wavering small families and forces will have second thoughts because of this incident? Our losses will not shake the foundation of the painter, but those small families are like the world has been turned upside down.
I am afraid that the small family will be removed from the imperial capital directly because of this incident."
The old man known as the Great Elder snorted coldly after hearing this and said: "Those small forces and small families do not have much value in the first place, and their existence and disappearance will not affect the overall situation. They
They don't know our core secrets. At most, they know that we are united with the ghost family.
Anyone who is not blind can see it now. Even if they deliberately spread this information, others will see it more clearly."
His eyes turned slightly cold, and the old man continued: "Their family does not exist, so they simply submit themselves to my painter and become an honest vassal force. My painter can at least guarantee their immortality. If they really want to betray
I am a painter, haha, when my future comes true, I will ensure that those traitors will not be left alive."
The other elders all looked proud. At this moment, they felt sincerely happy. They were proud of themselves as painters. Even an elder who was ranked lower in the rankings was more proud than anyone else at this moment.
The heads of those small factions and families will be much stronger.
"Great Elder, regarding this matter, do we have to... from the Gui family?"
The man's words came to an abrupt end before he finished speaking, because he saw that the great elder above him was already on his palm, signaling him not to continue speaking.
The great elder slowly raised his head. The door of the side hall was open. There were no warrior guards around, and no one dared to approach. The old man looked out of the hall, but he saw dots of snowflakes falling in the courtyard.
He took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. The weather was cold and he could already see a faint sigh of relief. The old man seemed a little tired and said slowly: "The situation is complicated right now. There are some things we just go with the flow and deal with it on our own."
There is not enough snow in front of the door, so there is no time to think about other things.
The Gui family and we are both super aristocratic families, and their strength is not a good thing for us. Our plan this time will cause great changes in the entire pattern of the Xuanwu Empire. The relationship between the Gui family and us in the future is still difficult to predict. We will
If they lose one thousand, if they don't lose eight hundred, won't they be marrying others in the future?"
Several old men are also adults who have matured with age. The elder's words were also spoken openly. Now they naturally understood it. Each of the old men nodded gently and looked at the falling things in the courtyard in unison.
snowflake.
Zuo Feng, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at the scenery outside the carriage without focus. Snowflakes were falling just now, but now there were raindrops falling, making the originally white world become filthy in the blink of an eye.
"Snow and rain have the same origin, but when they are mixed together, they become so muddy and dirty. It seems that they may not necessarily have the same origin and are suitable to coexist in the world."
Zuo Feng seemed to be talking to himself and sighing casually, but it was also as if the scenery in front of him touched his heart and made him feel something.