The Li family is one of the three major families in Tongzhou Prefecture. It has a large family and a large business. Every year, several groups of caravans come in and out, bringing with them a large number of warriors to guard against bandits.
This time they dared to take remote roads like Yuanbao Town because they had many people with them and were not afraid of the bandits, who were mostly a ragtag group of bandits.
Although Li Jing was a servant of the Li family, he was appreciated by the third son of the Li family and was transferred to the caravan. Although he was not in charge, he was still considered a small leader.
At this time, in another inn in Yuanbao Town, Li Jing walked to the door of an upper room. Hearing the sounds of play coming from inside, he knocked on the door, and a lazy voice came: "Come in."
Opening the door, there was a man in his thirties wearing a brocade robe in the upper room, holding a woman with heavy makeup and a vulgar look on her face, teasing her. There were some wine and food on the table, and there were two other caravans.
The stewards were also accompanying them, and there was also an average-looking woman beside them.
The person in front of me is the leader of the Li family's caravan, Li Tong. He is a womanizer, with average ability and average strength. You can tell by looking at his current behavior. In a small place like Yuanbao Town, he has all kinds of wine and sex.
Enjoy it, he can even take advantage of such a beautiful promiscuous woman.
This kind of person can also become the leader of a caravan, all because of Li Tong's background.
He is a branch of the Li family. Although he is lustful and has average abilities, he can still get things done. He is better than those losers who fail to achieve anything and fail more than they do.
He was assigned two capable stewards to take charge of the caravan, and there were no problems for so many years, so Li Tong's status in the Li family became higher and higher.
Looking at Li Tong, Li Jing's eyes showed a hint of unwillingness and disdain.
A guy like this can become the leader of a caravan. No matter how capable he is, if he becomes the steward of the Li family in the future, he will still be a servant in the final analysis, having to help and serve this kind of trash.
But even though he thought so in his heart, Li Jing still forced out a smile and cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Seventh Master."
Because Li Tong ranks seventh among his generation, the servants of the Li family call him the seventh master.
Seeing Li Jing, Li Tong smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's Li Jing, come on, come on, sit down and have a drink, and I'll ask the shopkeeper to call a girl to come up.
Don't be dissatisfied, it's good to have girls in this small place. When you get back to Tongzhou Mansion to receive your reward, I'll invite you to Zuihua Tower to have a good time."
Although Li Tong has average abilities, he is not stupid. He knows that he cannot manage the caravan on his own, so he has always been very good to the two managers of the caravan, making them grateful to him.
Usually if something goes wrong in the caravan, the two stewards will blame it and he will blame him, so it is he, Li Tong, who has the highest prestige in the caravan.
Although Li Jing is only a small boss now, he is appreciated by the Third Young Master. Although he is the Third Young Master's cousin in terms of seniority, in fact, in front of the Third Young Master, he is no different from those in charge, so he is
Li Jing's attitude is also good.
Li Jing's face showed a trace of grievance and said: "Master Qi, I was robbed just now in the town. I showed the name of the Li family, but the other party didn't even take my Li family seriously."
"Oh? What's going on? Someone dares to rob someone from my Li family?" Li Tong suddenly frowned.
As Li Jing explained the matter to Li Tong in an exaggerated manner, Li Tong immediately snorted coldly and said: "Don't worry, this matter is not over yet. Even a servant of my Li family is not one of those
This is something a small family can afford!"
With that said, Li Tong ordered a servant of the caravan to find out who the other party was. Yuanbao Town was so big that it was easy to find out such things.
"Thank you, Master Qi, for making the decision for the villain!" Li Jing quickly thanked him.
Seeing Li Jing's expression of tears of gratitude, Li Tong nodded with satisfaction. This method of winning people's hearts without doing anything was what he was best at.
After half an hour, the servant came back and whispered: "Master Qi, the other party is from the Chu family."
Upon hearing this, Li Tong's expression suddenly changed, and he put on a mature and solemn tone and said to Li Jing: "Li Jing, the other party is from the Chu family, so that's going to be a bit troublesome.
Among the three major families in Tongzhou Prefecture, the Shen family is the undisputed number one. The head of the Shen family, Shen Mona, is the younger brother of Shen Bai, the great disciple of the Canglan Sword Sect of Wei County.
With this important relationship, even if Shen Mo took over as the head of the family at the age of 30 and killed seven elders of the Shen family in order to establish his authority, no one would dare to say anything.
Although the Chu family moved to Tongzhou Prefecture more than 20 years ago, the old man Chu Zongguang, the head of the Chu family, is not simple.
He has overcome body quenching and blood coagulation, and has reached an innate state where the qi, blood, muscles and bones in the body are integrated without impurities, just like a newborn baby. A person in his fifties looks like he is in his early forties.
My old master of the Li family could compete with that old guy Chu Zongguang when he was there, but now the old master has gone back. Although the eldest, second and third master are all among the best, after the death of the old master They have supported the Li family and are called the three tigers of the Li family by the outside world, but there is still a certain gap between them and the Chu family, so let’s just forget about it.”
Li Jing's eyes flashed with a hint of unwillingness, but he could only nod obediently.
At this time, Li Tong subconsciously asked: "Who is coming from the Chu family? I don't seem to have heard that the Chu family has a caravan coming in and out recently? And the Chu family's caravan never goes to Yuanbao Town. of."
The servant said: "This is Chu Xiu, the second young master of the Chu family."
Li Tong was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed loudly and said: "It turns out to be that trash, Li Jing, don't worry, I will make the decision for you in this matter!"
Li Jing said in surprise: "Isn't that the second young master of the Chu family? He is not a steward. How can we afford to offend him?"
Li Tong sneered and said: "If it were the Chu family's steward, I really wouldn't dare to provoke him. Even the Chu family's steward still holds some real power, but as for Chu Xiu, I'm really not afraid. he!
Although he is the second son of the Chu family, he is a concubine. Within the Chu family, he is even more unloved by his grandma and uncle. He has no real power in his hands, and he is even more timid and cowardly. Even the stewards of the Chu family They won't take him seriously.
I heard that he did something stupid a year ago, so he was demoted to the Chu family's Nanshan mining area to eat ashes. Such a waste, even if we offended him, he would not dare to tell Chu Zongguang, for fear of Chu Zongguang punished him more severely."
With that said, Li Tong waved his hand and led the people to find Chu Xiu's trouble.
Li Jing followed the crowd, but for some reason, he felt a little uneasy.
Li Tong said that the second son of the Chu family was cowardly and a waste, but the one who had snatched the secret box from him acted domineeringly and had a sinister look on his face. Are these two really the same person?
Inside the inn, Chu Xiu played with a short knife and hid it in his sleeve. He kept imagining the scene in his mind simulating the blue dragon in his sleeve, and the sword was like a blue dragon coming out of the sea.
The Qinglong in the Sleeve is not a very complicated martial skill, but Chu Xiu can feel that it is not that easy to cultivate it to the extreme. The limit of this martial skill may be deeper than Chu Xiu imagined.
At this moment, Chu Xiu suddenly heard a noise coming from below the inn, as if someone was calling his name.
Chu Xiu walked down and saw that his guards were confronting a group of people, while the maid Yue'er huddled in the corner and did not dare to say a word.
Seeing Chu Xiu walking down, Li Tong sneered and said: "Chu Xiu, you are so powerful that you even dare to snatch things from my Li family. Let me tell you, even if my Li family is a servant,
It’s not that easy to bully!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the servants of the Li family who followed Li Tong showed expressions of excitement. Apparently, they were moved by the fact that Li Tong went to trouble the second son of the Chu family for a servant.
very.
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Li Tong's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, but he still said righteously: "Chu Xiu, hand over the secret box you stole from Li Jing, and apologize again. This matter
The matter is over, after all, the Li family and the Chu family are both one of the three major families in Tongzhou Prefecture, and I don’t want to hurt the harmony, otherwise, you know the consequences!"
Chu Xiu raised his head and glanced at Li Tong. There was indeed such a person in his memory, but the former Chu Xiu was not welcomed within the Chu family, let alone other families.
Both the Li family and the Shen family regard him as a waste. Anyway, the future heir of the Chu family will definitely not be him, and he is not worthy of attention.
But the only thing Chu Xiu didn't understand was how cowardly he was before. How dare a member of the Li family dare to be so arrogant to him?
Looking at Li Tong, Chu Xiu's eyes showed a trace of uncertainty and said: "Then what if I don't hand over?"
Li Tong sneered, and the servants of the Li family gathered around him, looking menacing.
Although there are more than a dozen people around Chu Xiu, based on his status in the Chu family, only five or six of these dozen people have truly reached the body tempering realm. The rest are all servants who actually serve Chu Xiu in daily life.
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Since the Li family is a caravan, the servants who are eligible to join the Li family caravan have all practiced martial arts and are all warriors in the body tempering realm.
At this time, a servant next to Li Tong stood up and pointed at Chu Xiu and shouted: "Master Qi asked you to hand over something to apologize to give you face! Otherwise, with your skills, there is no chance of leaving Yuanbao Town today!
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The man who stepped forward was Li Tong's confidant. How could he not show his loyalty now?
Besides, Master Qi has said that Chu Xiu has no real power in the Chu family and is not even as good as a steward. There is nothing to fear at all.
There was no expression on Chu Xiu's face. He just said lightly: "You're keeping me from leaving Yuanbao Town? Haha."
A faint smile that seemed to be mocking came, and the servant of the Li family was about to say something, but at this time, his eyes were filled with a flash of sword light!
It was extremely fast, like thunder across the sky. When he reacted, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. A short knife had been inserted into his chest, and Chu Xiu gently twisted the handle.
, blood foam kept gushing out, he wanted to say something, but his eyes widened and he gradually lost his breath!
No one present saw how Chu Xiu drew the sword, and no one noticed where Chu Xiu hid the sword.
It wasn't until Yue'er behind them let out a piercing scream that everyone realized that this Chu Xiu actually killed someone? Stabbed a person to death without saying a word?
Li Tong pointed at Chu Xiu with a look of horror on his face: "You...how dare you..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Xiu pulled out the short knife from the servant's chest and slashed directly at him!
This scene was unexpected by everyone. Chu Xiu had just killed a servant of the Li family. Now he wanted to kill Li Tong? You must know that Li Tong is the steward of the Li family and a collateral branch of the Li family.
Bloodline!
No one present expected that Chu Xiu would take action against Li Tong, and no one reacted.
Li Tong himself wanted to block it, but this time he just wanted to intimidate Chu Xiu and didn't bring any weapons at all. Besides, he was used to being pampered and had never experienced a few actual battles. Even if he had weapons, he couldn't stop him.
Only Li Jing beside him gritted his teeth and reacted the fastest. He took out the dagger he carried and threw it at Chu Xiu, trying to fend off the knife, but the dagger was directly chopped into pieces by Chu Xiu, leaving traces of the blade.
There was no slight change, and it landed accurately on Li Tong's neck.
Feeling the cold blade stained with blood on his neck, and thinking of the suddenness and cruelty of Chu Xiu's murder before, Li Tong's legs couldn't help but tremble.
Looking at Li Tong, Chu Xiu said calmly: "How come you want to cause trouble for me? You just don't know what to say!
Even if I, Chu Xiu, are no longer welcome in the Chu family, I am still the second son of the Chu family, and Chu Zongguang is also my biological father, but what are you? You are just a collateral lineage, and your status is not much higher than that of a steward.
Where do you get the confidence to cause trouble? Do you believe that even if I kill you on the spot, the final result will only be that I will be punished in solitary confinement and kneel in the ancestral hall?"
Li Tong suddenly shuddered. Just now, he just thought of Chu Xiu's cowardice and easy bullying, but he ignored the essence of the identities of both parties.
He was just a collateral disciple. Chu Xiu had indeed caused a big disaster by killing him, but so what? After all, he was the biological son of Chu Zongguang, the head of the Chu family. How could the Li family let Chu Xiu do it for a collateral disciple like him?
Will it cost you your life?
It was only now that Li Tong realized what a stupid thing he had done.
Chu Xiu removed the short knife from Li Tong's neck, handed the handle to him, and said calmly: "Take the knife."
Li Tong was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Chu Xiu meant.
"I said, hold the knife."
Feeling Chu Xiu's cold eyes, Li Tong took the dagger tremblingly.
Chu Xiu held the blade of the knife, pointed it at his chest, and looked directly at Li Tong: "Didn't you just want to cause trouble for me? Now that the knife is in your hand, I will give you a chance to kill me."
Li Tong quickly shook his head, are you kidding me? Chu Xiu doesn't have to pay for his life if he kills him, but if he kills Chu Xiu, not only will he have to pay for his life, but his wife, children, and children will also have to pay for their lives!
Chu Xiu took a step forward, the blade of the knife was close to his chest. Chu Xiu's voice was extremely gloomy: "I told you to kill me!"
With a 'clang' sound, the dagger fell to the ground. Li Tong's hand was trembling and he could no longer hold the knife.
There was a trace of ridicule on Chu Xiu's face, he slapped Li Tong's face and sneered: "Trash! You are useless even if I give you a chance. You don't even dare to kill someone with a knife. Who gave you the courage?"
Looking for trouble with me?"
Facing Chu Xiu's insulting actions and mocking tone, Li Tong blushed with shame and anger, but he didn't even dare to say a word.
Chu Xiu pointed to the door of the inn and said calmly: "Get out now, take that idiot's body away, clean it up, and don't cause trouble for the innkeeper."
After saying that, Chu Xiu turned around and went upstairs. The servants of the Chu family and Yue'er below all had dull expressions on their faces. Is this still the same Chu Xiu as before?
However, they were all frightened today and did not dare to think too much. They immediately followed Chu Xiu upstairs.
At this time, in the lobby of the inn, Li Jing walked to Li Tong and said cautiously: "Seventh Master..."
But before he could finish his words, he was kicked to the ground by Li Tong.
Li Tong blushed and said angrily: "Fuck your mother! It's because of this stupid idiot that I got into so many troubles. Just wait, even if the third son is protecting you, I will make you look good when I return to the Li family!"
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Everyone present looked at Li Jing with a blank expression on the ground. It was because of him that Li Tong had lost such a big face today. From now on, his life in the Li family might not be easy.