With the transformation of several big bosses of the Imperial City Investigation Team into the new Northland Governor, as well as the Governor's Mansion and the top brass of the city defense army, the development of Northland City has entered a fast lane.
Every time Chen Ying passes through the city, she will carefully observe the changes around her.
Intuitively, there are more people and it is more prosperous. There are many new things that can only be found in the Qi hinterland and even the imperial capital.
They are all warriors, and although they have a lot of colorful hearts, they are not like the literati who were the former Northern Governors, who do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.
It turns out that the number of brothels and brothels in the city has been reduced by more than half, and there are also several fewer gambling houses. The entire street has become much quieter.
but……
A luxurious carriage is approaching, and you can clearly see the handsome young man in the carriage, as well as the beautiful girl cuddling next to him, looking like a wealthy young man.
When I saw Chen Ying riding by, I couldn't help but express my disdain...
Chen Ying was not angry and just pretended that this guy didn't exist.
As the investigation team temporarily settled in the Northland, more and more young masters came to the imperial capital suddenly.
They all have a high level of arrogance and have nothing in common. They simply look down on the generals and disciples of the Northern Territory, as if they are superior to others.
Naturally, Chen Ying wouldn't care. Unless someone took the initiative to provoke them, he wouldn't easily teach these idiots a lesson.
It's not that I'm afraid of anyone, but there's no need to waste energy on such a guy.
I heard that the Prefecture is planning to open an official school to specially place these guys with high ambitions, but I don’t know if it will have any effect.
As soon as I turned into the street where Zhenbei Gongfu was located, I saw my second brother Chen Wu sending a strange young man out of the door.
"Second brother, this is..."
Now that they had collided with each other, Chen Ying had no intention of avoiding him. He got off his horse and asked curiously.
It's not that he looks down on others, but he is someone who can ask his second brother Chen Wu to send him out of the door in person. He is either the legitimate son of the Northern Kingdom, or someone with a special identity.
No matter how you look at the young man in front of you, he is dressed in old and not new clothes, and his aura is similar to that of Chen Xiong, or even worse.
In other words, although this guy has also cultivated Zhenqi, his cultivation level is not even as good as that of Chen Xiong. How could he ask Chen Wu, the second brother, to take the initiative to send him outside?
"The third child, this is our cousin Chen Tong from the Chen family in the imperial capital!"
Seeing Chen Ying, Chen Wu's expression was neither salty nor cool, and he introduced casually: "Cousin Chen Tong is going to take up a post in the Prefecture..."
I understand, I came here to visit the pier.
Chen Ying was not humble, did not say a word and held her hands in greeting, and her attitude was not very enthusiastic.
Chen Tong, on the other hand, looked very affectionate and said with a smile: "I don't want to meet Third Brother Ying. Let's get closer when we have free time in the future!"
Chen Ying just responded politely. After the others had gone away, he asked curiously: "Second brother, didn't you say that the relationship between our house and the Chen family in the imperial capital has fallen out?"
The lineage of Zhenbeigong Chen Longcheng did not spring out of stone, so it naturally had family inheritance and was one of the direct lineages of the Chen family in the imperial capital.
The Chen family in the imperial capital is just a second-rate family at the bottom and a third-rate family at the top.
Chen Ying's grandfather, Chen Zhengbei, was the second son of the previous generation of the Chen family in the imperial capital. Because of his martial arts skills, he entered the army early to fight.
As a result, he followed Taizong of the Da Qi Empire in his southern and northern campaigns and made a lot of achievements.
At this time, the head of the Chen family was jealous of his brothers' military achievements and wanted to share the profits in the name of the head of the family, so he once used family power to force him.
Chen Zhengbei had such a violent personality that he couldn't bear such a big loss. He simply broke up with the Chen family in the imperial capital and went straight to the north to open up wasteland and establish his own business.
From then on, the relationship between Zhenbei Gongfu and the Chen family in the imperial capital completely dropped to a freezing point, and they seemed to be in a state of never having any contact with each other.
Chen Ying is now fifteen years old. In his previous memory, no one from the Chen family of the imperial capital has ever come to his door.
Unexpectedly, a cousin came here right now...
"Hmph, Third Brother, please don't have too much contact with this guy in the future. He's not very strong and has some bad intentions!"
Chen Wu sneered and said: "The legitimate son of the Chen family in the imperial capital actually got to the point of working as an official in the Northern Prefecture. It's really embarrassing!"
"Second brother, is the Chen family in the imperial capital already in such a state of decline?"
Chen Ying was a little surprised. After all, the Chen family in the imperial capital belonged to a second-rate family, and their strength was not too bad.
hehe……
Chen Wu just sneered and didn't bother to explain. He entered the house parallel to Chen Ying, changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you are going to build a manor at the foot of the Snowy Mountains?"
"It can only be regarded as the edge of the edge, not the real foot of the Snowy Mountains. It is just built for fun and to make some money to spend!"
"What kind of money can be made in the wilderness out there?"
"There are ferocious birds and beasts in the snowy mountains, and there are also rich medicinal herb resources in the mountains. As long as you manage them properly, you can still make some hard-earned money!"
"Then, take good care of it!"
Chen Wu didn't say much, patted Chen Ying's shoulder and strode away.
As for inviting Chen Ying, his concubine, to join the Northern Army, he didn't even mention it.
Obviously, Chen Wu was still quite afraid of Chen Ying, who had reached Danjin cultivation level, even though he had always believed that his development prospects were greater.
Chen Ying smiled and returned directly to the small courtyard where he lived...
On the other side, after leaving Zhenbei Gongfu, Chen Tong returned to Guanyi's temporary residence.
After entering the house, the smile on his face disappeared instantly and was replaced by jealousy.
The legitimate son of the Chen family in the imperial capital was making low remarks to Zhenbei Gongfu, but he got no response. This made him very unhappy, and he had already cursed him in his heart.
Unfortunately, the family declined so quickly that by the time of his generation, they could no longer maintain their status as a second-rate family in the imperial capital and fell directly to the bottom of the third-rate family.
The consequences are quite serious...
The children of the Chen family can't get any good position, and they can't compete with the imperial family at all, not even the powerful families in the hinterland of Daqi. At most, they can get something that others don't want or look down upon.
This time, I finally squeezed into the group of people in the imperial capital who were 'developing' the Northland, and got a promotion official position in the Northland Prefecture.
By the way, this location is actually very good...
But this is Beidi, the territory of the Chen family of Zhenbeigong!
If the Zhenbei Palace was willing to support him, he would be able to become one of the big bosses in the Prefecture within a few years. Unfortunately, the result of his visit to the Zhenbei Palace was not very satisfactory.
Both the mistress of the palace and Chen Wu, the legitimate son, were very polite, but showed no commitment at all, which was very embarrassing.
Just when I was sulking in my heart, there was a knock on the closed door.
"who?"
After quickly gathering his thoughts, Chen Tong hurried over and opened the door.
"I, Bai Sheng!"
The door opened, revealing Bai Sheng's friendly smiling face. Chen Tong suddenly felt warm and said with a smile: "Why is Brother Bai here? I should be visiting Brother Bai!"
The two of them had known each other since they were in the imperial capital, and their relationship was pretty good. Now that they could meet each other hundreds of thousands of miles away in the North, they were naturally very cordial.
"Haha, this is not the imperial capital, why are there so many red tapes?"
Bai Sheng entered the room with a smile, found a chair and sat down, and asked curiously: "Brother Chen doesn't look very good. Is he still tired from the journey?"
"Brother Bai is joking. With our acquired skills, what does this idea mean?"
Chen Tong said with a helpless smile: "I'm not afraid of Brother Bai's jokes. I just went to visit Zhenbei Gongfu..."
There were no words left behind, and you could tell the result just by looking at his expression.
Bai Sheng was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Naturally, he knew very well about the relationship between the Chen family in the imperial capital and Zhenbei Gongfu. Don't expect Zhenbei Gongfu to be very tolerant.
"Brother Chen, have you met those people from Zhenbei Palace?"
Bai Sheng coughed lightly and inadvertently changed the topic. Bai Sheng said curiously: "Let's talk about it. Maybe I can be of some help!"
Although Chen Tong didn't take it seriously, he still smiled and said: "I met the mistress of the palace, my cousin Chen Wu, and Chen Ying who just came back..."
"Oh, Brother Chen has met Chen Ying?"
Bai Sheng's eyes lit up and he asked curiously: "Is there any affectionate expression?"
Chen Tong was confused, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said angrily: "He's just a bastard, why should he care too much?"
"Brother Chen, what you said is wrong!"
Bai Sheng said with a smile: "Brother Chen, what do you think of Chen Wu's strength?"
"Unfathomable!"
"As far as I know, this second son of Zhenbei Gongfu is already preparing to attack the second line of Ren and Du. He is indeed quite extraordinary!"
Bai Sheng sighed, and suddenly changed the topic: "But Brother Chen will never know that Chen Ying's strength at this time is still above Chen Wu!"
"impossible!"
Chen Tong was startled and said in surprise: "Chen Ying is just a concubine. He is almost five years younger than Chen Wu. His skills must be far inferior to those of his concubine. How can he be stronger than Chen Wu?"
"That's the truth!"
Bai Sheng said leisurely: "Chen Ying's cultivation at this time has already reached the level of internal martial arts. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, Chen Wu is indeed inferior at this time!"
"Dan Jin cultivation level?"
Chen Tong was surprised at first, and then couldn't help but sneered: "The internal boxing is not good for Xiao Daoer, and his future development prospects are limited..."
"So, if Brother Chen wants to use the power of the Zhenbei Palace, it's best to win over this guy Chen Ying!"
Bai Sheng smiled and said: "Let me reveal another piece of news. This guy has many tricks, and it's not just his Dan Jin cultivation!"
"Brother Bai means to use the method of true energy cultivation to win over?"
Chen Tong reacted immediately, his eyes flashed with piercing light, and he muttered: "It's not impossible, but I just don't know whether this third concubine of Zhenbei Gongfu is worth investing a lot of money in?"
If he wants to win over him, he must come up with first-class Qi cultivation methods that can directly reach the innate. This is the core foundation of the family. Even if Chen Ying also has the same surname as Chen and has a very close bloodline, Chen Tong is still very
hesitate.
This kind of thing is no joke!
Furthermore, the Chen family in the imperial capital is not as good as the Zhenbeigong Mansion. They only have two first-class skills. Once the investment fails, the consequences will be disastrous. The family is likely to ask him to pay a huge price...