Shen Ming's appearance in Yangju was really beyond my expectation, because Shen Ming usually does research at the Imperial Academy of Sciences and rarely wanders around.
"Professor Shen? Why are you in the Yang Bureau?" I asked unexpectedly.
After listening to my words, Shen Ming on the screen pushed up his glasses and said calmly: "It's a coincidence that I happened to come to Yang Bureau to see Mr. Yao today. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing."
Hearing this, I suddenly realized that I knew that the Mr. Yao Shen Ming was referring to was my grandpa. I also knew that during this period, Shen Ming went to see his grandpa every now and then to ask about some matters. I didn't expect that I happened to catch up with him this time.
What a coincidence!
But having said that, after seeing Shen Ming present, I felt a lot more at ease. After all, Shen Ming's contribution to the cultivation world can be compared with that of Li Xun and Wang Hao.
In terms of status, even Chen Yi cannot compare.
"What, Professor Shen is actually here?"
"Now we are saved."
"With Professor Shen's wisdom, we will be able to overcome this difficulty together!"
Just seeing Shen Ming's face revealed, many powerful men present felt a lot more at ease. Many people even had expressions of surprise on their faces, and the excitement in their voices could not be concealed at all.
For many Yangcheng strong men who are almost in desperate situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that Shen Ming's appearance is a light in the darkness that guides us out of the predicament, because Shen Ming has such charm and ability!
During the discussion, more and more people joined the meeting, and many familiar faces also appeared one after another, such as Yao Lin, who is in charge of registration at the Spiritual Adjustment Bureau, Xu Jian, who is kind to me, Wang Zhong, the head of the Wang family, and others.
In addition, there are some new faces, some of whom are uncommon hidden strongmen among the five major families, such as Sun Hong, the former head of the Sun family who just left the country.
Although Sun Hong's name is familiar to me, this is the first time I have actually seen him in person. It is said that Sun Hong is over a hundred years old. Although his hair is a bit gray, he appears to be full of energy and energy.
"Is this Sun Hong..." Looking at the old man sitting next to Chen Yi and Shen Ming, I murmured to myself. This man is Sun Hong, the strongest man in Yang Province.
The reason why the five major families can stand in Yang Province without falling is that each family has extremely strong strength and foundation. Therefore, despite the fact that the heads of the five major families are all in the late two-star stage, this does not mean that the five major families are the highest-end power. It's the late two-star stage.
Sun Hong from the Sun family, Zhao Congwen from the Zhao family, and Wang Yu from the Wang family are all antiques from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Now they are all ancestor-level figures. Each has a two-star peak strength. However, in recent years, they have been practicing in seclusion. Just deal with the things in the world.
In comparison, the Zhou family and the Xu family rose slightly later, especially the Xu family, which only has a history of about twenty years and has a sparse population.
But this does not mean that the Xu family is weak. After all, Xu Jian came from three stars. No one knows whether he has any special trump cards. I am afraid that even Sun Hong, the nominally strongest man in Yang Province, does not know about Xu Jian. The bottom line is frugality.
So in fact, the Zhou family may be the weakest in terms of background, because the Zhou family does not have an ancestor-level figure. The strongest one is Zhou Zhen, the head of the Zhou family. Even though Zhou Zhen is known as the strongest among the five heads, he is still no match for him.
The background of other families.
"Speaking of which, why didn't you see Zhou Zhen?" After searching several times among the profile pictures of many people attending the meeting, I still couldn't see Zhou Zhen, and I didn't even see the names of Zhou Zhen's family members.
This made me immediately confused.
Could it be that the Zhou family did not attend such an important meeting?
You know, basically all the powerful people in the mid-two-star and above Yang Bureau participated in this meeting. Even the powerful people in the Imperial Bureau like the Academy of Sciences and the Supervision Bureau all declined. The powerful people I have seen and those I have never seen before this time
They're all here.
In such a special period, in such a situation where everyone is working together to share the same enemy, there is no one in the Zhou family. Aren't they afraid of becoming the target of public criticism?
Just when I was wondering, the number of people joining the meeting had already exceeded eighty. This number was really shocking, because the strong people who could come here were at least mid-level two-stars and above.
Eighty!
If it weren't for this special period, I wouldn't have known that there were so many powerful people hiding in Yang Province. Although there are twenty or thirty of them who are powerful people from the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Supervisory Bureau, this is enough to show that Yang Province has many powerful people.
Terrible background.
While I was in shock, Chen Yi looked at the list in his hand, frowned and said, "What's going on with the Zhou family this time? It's a time like this, why aren't there people yet?"
In fact, everyone noticed that the Zhou family was not here, but it was difficult to speak. Now that Chen Yi mentioned it, everyone immediately started talking, and they all expressed a bit of contempt for the Zhou family.
"Who is in Zhou's family this week? Why don't you come to the meeting at what time?"
"Are these cowards going to run away?"
"We cannot leave them alone, we must call them over!"
Everyone was a little resentful as they talked. Originally, the Zhou family did not contribute much after the announcement in the cultivation world. Everyone had some complaints against them. Now in this period of life and death, they are still missing. It can be said that this period of time has been buried in everyone's mind.
The resentment in my heart completely exploded.
"Everyone, relax. Jiang Xingcheng from the Supervision Bureau has gone to the Zhou family to find someone. We must call them this time. No one can stay out of the matter when life and death are at stake." Chen Yi said in a deep voice, with some anger in his tone.
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In the past, it was fine for the Zhou family to do nothing, but cutting corners during this period is a bit excessive. If this matter is not resolved properly, what authority does the Yang Bureau have?
If you don’t resolve the matter of the Zhou family today, then there will be more than one Zhou family who will slow down work tomorrow. After all, people have a herd mentality, so Chen Yi must take care of this matter to the end!
Regarding Chen Yi's actions, everyone nodded in agreement and condemned the Zhou family's inaction and irresponsibility. It can be said that the Zhou family at this time was like a rat crossing the street, and everyone was shouting to beat him.
Facing this situation, I felt a little relieved. After all, I didn't like the Zhou family at all. Seeing this, the Zhou family was like a drowned dog. I was also happy to see this scene.
Anyway, in the final analysis, it was their own doing.
After everyone discussed for a few minutes, a young and beautiful woman hurriedly walked up to Chen Yidi. I knew that this young beauty was Lin Xianyun, who was very famous in the cultivation world across the country.
They were the ones who brought many powerful people from the inspection bureau this time. Their purpose was to investigate the Zhou family. However, it was said that nothing suspicious could be found in the investigation, so they have not left Yang Province during this period.
It's just that such a beautiful woman didn't give us a pleasant feeling at this time, because the clouded expression on her face made it look like something had happened, and it couldn't be good news anyway.
Under everyone's attention, Lin Xianyun and Chen Yi whispered a few words, and then all of us could see Chen Yi's expression suddenly change.
At that time, our faces also changed.
What did Lin Xianyun say to Chen Yi that caused the usually calm Chen Yi's expression to change so drastically?
For a moment, everyone felt uneasy in their hearts. The more uneasy they became, the more everyone wanted to know what happened. So many people asked Chen Yi and Lin Xianyun what happened.
In this regard, Lin Xianyun remained silent, and so did Chen Yi at first, but in the end Chen Yi couldn't stand the questioning and could only sigh.
"Latest news, all Zhou family members are missing..."