Chapter 85 Tragedy! The fall of the Huangfu family
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The Battle of Luoying Gorge.
Although it was a secret confrontation, other than the few participating families, no one else knew about it.
However, the undercurrent is surging and the changing pattern seems to have just begun.
These days.
The news in the Changning Weizhong that Patriarch Hua Ye was seriously injured and on the verge of death was suddenly spread by some thoughtful people, causing a lot of noise and opinions.
It is said that when Patriarch Hua Ye went to explore the outside world in search of opportunities, he unfortunately encountered a fifth-level ferocious beast. After a fierce battle, both sides were injured. Patriarch Hua Ye returned from injury and was in critical condition.
Others say that Patriarch Hua Ye had a rift with the Jiaolong Gang and had a fierce battle with the famous master Sikou Luoxia, the deputy gang leader of the Jiaolong Gang, and both sides suffered losses.
Someone else said...
There are no less than five or six versions of the "rumors" about Patriarch Hua Ye's battles with various masters.
In short, all of them say they have noses and eyes, as if they were seen in person. The only thing these versions have in common is that Patriarch Hua Ye was seriously injured and dying. If he couldn't control his injuries, he might die one day.
Already.
As the two great celestial families of Changning and Wei, the Huangfu family was naturally furious when faced with so many unfavorable "rumors".
While they came forward to "refute the rumors," they also sent their clan members and even hired many casual cultivators to "put out the fire" everywhere. They even beat and warned several groups of people who were discussing the matter.
They tried to extinguish and suppress the rumors in this simple and crude way.
It's a pity that if they are still at the powerful level of covering the sky with one hand, once they get really angry, not even the Heavenly Man Lei will be willing to get into trouble.
But in this matter, the real manipulator behind the scenes was Wang Shouzhe.
As early as in his previous life on earth, although he was not an experienced melon-eater, he had been passively exposed to it for a long time and was well versed in all the insidious tricks involved.
Soon, "fires" broke out everywhere in Changning Guard, and all kinds of "revelations" with noses and eyes were released one after another.
For example, the Huangfu family was domineering and bullying.
Another example is that the head of the family, Huangfu Jinhuan, oppressed the declining aristocratic family and used his power to steal two Zhimai clan members to serve as concubines.
One after another, the "scandals" seemed to reveal the "dirty" and "stinky" scenes of the Changning Huangfu family under the glamorous appearance, which made people "amazed".
It turns out that this noble family of gods and humans actually has such virtues?
The imperial court of Daqian ordered the aristocratic families to develop and take control of a place, and to stabilize the country and the people for the imperial court. Instead of allowing them to dominate the local area and oppress the good people.
In this way, the imperial court has certain requirements for the conduct and behavior of the aristocratic family. If it really causes public dissatisfaction, at least it will be reprimanded by the subordinates, at worst it will be lowered in rank, and in the most serious case it will be deprived of the imperial seal of the aristocratic family's rank.
Just when the Huangfu clan was in a state of panic, the Heavenly Man Lei clan gave them another heavy blow.
After the ancestor of the Lei family "heard" that the ancestor Hua Ye was injured, he personally hired Dr. Gu Hanyugu, the best physician in Changning Guard, to diagnose the injury to the ancestor Hua Ye.
Gu Hanyu was born as a wandering practitioner. She is different from other wandering practitioners in that she is a wandering practitioner with a unique inheritance.
Originally, she was not at Changning Guard, but because of the severe flooding this year, Zifu Academy specially invited her to come and control the plague. She was a kind-hearted person and often sent her disciples to treat refugees for free, so she had an excellent reputation.
In addition, in addition to medicine, she is also good at making elixirs and is known as the master of elixirs and doctors.
Although she is only at the middle level of the Lingtai Realm, she has a great reputation in the Changning Guards and has many fans who are influential figures. In terms of pure reputation, she is only under the two Heavenly Ancestors and the Xiahou City Guards.
Almost on par with Wang Shouzhe and Beichen Patriarch.
She took action to diagnose Patriarch Hua Ye, which made it impossible for Patriarch Hua Ye to avoid him or not avoid him. Seeing that he couldn't hide it, he still decided to diagnose and treat him. At least Gu Hanyu's medical skills are now in Changning Guards
No one can stand beside him.
The diagnosis result also gave Huangfu a mixture of joy and sorrow. Gu Hanyu's intervention did alleviate Patriarch Hua Ye's injury.
But she said that Patriarch Hua Ye's injuries were caused by the alien sword energy from the Purple Mansion Realm invading his body, and the use of secret techniques to force his escape, which caused great consequences.
With her ability, which means she can slightly relieve the suppression, it will be difficult to drive out the alien sword energy in just a few decades.
The best way is to go to Zifu Academy for treatment. I am afraid that Master Changchun from Changchun Valley will need to personally treat him, so that he can be cured in just a few years.
And it is best not to do anything during this period, otherwise the injury will be deepened and life span will most likely be affected.
This is a glimmer of hope for the Huangfu family. The problem is that Master Changchun is a well-known old Zifu, so how can Zifu easily get online?
What's more, even if Master Changchun is willing to help, it will take several years, so how can he not express it?
However, Patriarch Hua Ye is the backbone of the entire Huangfu clan. For the Huangfu clan to be as prosperous as it is today, many families have secretly suppressed and offended many families. If something goes wrong with the ancestor, then the entire Huangfu clan will be in catastrophe.
The true situation of Patriarch Hua Ye's injury soon "accidentally" spread throughout the Changning Guard. Just as Huangfu was worried, some aristocratic families and forces that had been suppressed and bullied began to take action.
Especially in places where conflicts of interest are involved, the attitudes of those aristocratic families who were once tolerant have gradually become stronger.
This is a bad sign.
For the Huangfu family, this is a dilemma. If they choose to suppress it forcefully, it is very likely to cause public anger and make everyone unite. Without the ancestor to take charge, how can they suppress it? What's more, among them,
There may be families such as the Tianren Lei family and the Ping An Wang family that are secretly causing trouble.
But if you choose to give in, you may fall into a situation of retreating one step at a time. If you keep retreating, there will be no bottom line.
Therefore, there was only one way for Huangfu to go, and that was to send his ancestor to Zifu Academy for medical treatment. As long as his ancestor was cured, all the difficulties would be solved.
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During this tumultuous time.
Changning Acropolis Guard Xia Hou Hongde came back from his duty report. He was in a pretty good mood. He was praised by his superiors for his timely performance in disaster relief. He may have a chance to be promoted next time he is transferred.
But as soon as he returned to Changning Guard, he was immediately confused. Who is he, where is he, what happened? How come he only left Changning Guard for a month, and the entire Changning Guard fell into a whirlpool?
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Faced with the various rumors, Xiahou Hongde was very angry. On the surface, all the aristocratic families in the Acropolis were very obedient. But in private, each one was more unscrupulous and arrogant than the other.
With such overt and covert fighting stirring up the situation, do you still take him as a city guard seriously?
Especially Wang Shouzhe!
Could it be that he was deceiving him that Xiahou Hongde was a fool? There must be that kid among them.
Immediately, Xiahou Hongde, who was a little angry, was about to order someone to call Wang Shouzhe over. He had to question the boy face to face. Can he be asked to finish the last two or three years and leave office peacefully?
But as soon as this thought arose, he quickly suppressed it himself.
Wang Shouzhe's behavior has become so bad that even if he is called over to give you a scolding, it will only be a superficial promise to you. He will probably do all the things he should do in private.
Moreover, that boy is extremely thorough in his work, and it is almost impossible to give him any official excuse. It is not easy to embarrass him. With Wang Shouzhe's ability, he may not be able to suppress him.
That’s all!
If you don't leave office in two or three years, why bother to make things difficult for Wang?
If they want to fight, let them do it. As long as they don't commit murder in broad daylight, he can only turn a blind eye.
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Time flies by.
One month later.
The famous Zifu Academy in Longzuo County is still as grand and solemn as ever.
Even though it is not the academic season, there is still an endless stream of people from all walks of life outside the gate of Zifu Academy.
The largest number are casual cultivators who come from all over the country. They all have a dream, hoping that they can be favored by the Zifu Academy and change their lives after joining the academy. Many of them have some really good qualifications.
of casual cultivators.
However, the Zifu Academy naturally has its own rules for accepting students. If casual cultivators want to join the Zifu Academy, the conditions are extremely harsh. They must prove their origins, have documents from the Wei-level official and the County-level official, and must have corresponding documents.
family as a guarantee.
Under such conditions, there are naturally only a few who meet the requirements, and then they have to be assessed and selected again. Therefore, if you are a casual cultivator, it will be difficult to join the Zifu Academy.
The Academy prefers to find students from families with a clean financial background. After all, all well-established families have a well-established family background. The family span can be as long as one or two hundred years, or as long as thousands of years, and the ancestors can be traced for many generations.
This is also to prevent hostile forces from undercover.
Of course, it is impossible for the family to be completely innocent, and there is also the possibility of treason and treason. But once it is found out, the entire family will be destroyed, and all the clan members will be implicated.
Therefore, aristocratic families are far more reliable than casual cultivators and are more difficult to penetrate.
In addition to casual cultivators, other major forces, families, etc., will come to Zifu Academy, either to seek help, to visit relatives, or to have business partners like Qian.
These people can only register and live in the outer courtyard to wait for arrangements.
This day.
In a house in the outer courtyard, the Huangfu family who came to seek medical treatment lived here. In addition to the accompanying family generals, there were also several important clan members who accompanied the ancestor Hua Ye who came to seek medical treatment.
Among them, the most important one is an elder named Huangfu Cheng Peng.
He is the father of the contemporary head of the family, Huangfu Jinhuan. He is now in his eighties and has served as the head of the family for a while to get some training.
Now his status in the family is second only to Patriarch Hua Ye. The reason is for no other reason than that Huangfu Pengcheng is Huangfu's contemporary celestial being seed. At a young age, he has already reached the peak of the middle stage of the Lingtai realm.
It is only half a step away from the later stage.
Huangfu Pengcheng's most important task is not to deal with family affairs, but to focus on cultivation and strive to break through the realm of heaven and human as soon as possible at the minimum cost to complete the transition between heaven and man.
With such cultivation at such an age, he is still a core disciple even in the academy. This time he interrupted his retreat and asked him to accompany his ancestor, just to support his appearance.
Those in Zifu Academy usually treat outstanding talents with high regard and courtesy.
today.
A cheerful man's voice came from outside the door of Huangfu's temporary residence: "Is Brother Pengcheng here?"
Huangfu Pengcheng, who was serving his ancestor, looked happy and hurriedly ran out of the door. He bowed his hands to the visitor and said, "Pengcheng has seen Brother Jinshan. Please sit in the room. I have prepared a class."
Spiritual tea.”
His attitude towards Senior Brother Jinshan was very respectful and kind. Firstly, this time he was asking for help. Secondly, this "Senior Brother Jinshan" was not yet sixty years old, and he was a strong man in the middle stage of Lingtai Realm.
He is a core disciple of the Changchun Valley lineage, and he is also a core disciple who specializes in handling many chores.
How could Huangfu Pengcheng dare to look down on such a big man? Therefore, he spent a lot of connections and money to open up the connections of this senior brother Jinshan, and made friends with him, hoping that through him he could seek to see Master Changchun.
"Well..." Senior Brother Jinshan, who still looked the same as before, said with a serious face this time, "I won't drink the spirit tea. This time I came here to inform Brother Pengcheng of something."
Huangfu Pengcheng was also a person who had served as the head of the family. Hearing these words, his heart immediately "thumped". He had previously been attracted to this senior brother Jinshan, and after finding ways to make friends, the two parties have become very close.
Now he doesn't even want to go into the courtyard to drink tea. Maybe things have taken a bad turn.
as expected.
Brother Jinshan coughed twice and said: "I said before that I would introduce you to my master, but I, Jinshan, am a little greedy for merit. I don't want to respect his master, so he suddenly went into seclusion. I will take all the things that brother Pengcheng sent me.
Give it back to you."
With that said, he took out a storage ring and stuffed it back into Huangfu Pengcheng's hand.
Huangfu Pengcheng panicked and said hurriedly: "Brother Jinshan, how long does the Master need to be in retreat? We can wait!"
"How do I know how long Master will be in seclusion?" Senior Brother Jinshan said perfunctorily with some dissatisfaction, "It may be five or six years in the short term, or dozens of years in the long term. I don't dare to ask casual questions about the Master's affairs.
Say your goodbyes."
With that said, he ignored Huangfu Pengcheng's attempts to stay. After being perfunctory, senior brother Jinshan left as if running away.
Huangfu Pengcheng's heart suddenly became cold to the core.
This, this, this, senior brother Jinshan was very enthusiastic before and promised that he would definitely help with things. But unexpectedly, something happened in the blink of an eye.
What happened and what to do?
In a position where Huangfu Pengcheng couldn't see him, Brother Jinshan turned a few corners as soon as he went out. He met a girl wearing a purple dress, who looked quiet, well-behaved and beautiful. She was as clean and pure as
A girl next door.
But as soon as Senior Brother Jinshan saw her, a trace of jealousy and fear suddenly flashed in his eyes. It wasn't that he couldn't defeat this girl, but that her reputation within Zifu Academy was already a bit scary. Compared with other
One is worse than the other.
The most important thing is that she is Wang Shouzhe's sister! He can't afford to offend Junior Brother Shouzhe.
"Thank you so much, Senior Brother Jinshan." The girl saluted respectfully, and took out a few bottles of spiritual honey and stuffed it in. "These bottles of Baihua Spiritual Honey are my little gift, please don't refuse, Senior Brother Jinshan.
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This girl is, of course, Wang Luojing, the fifth daughter of the Wang family.
Senior brother Jinshan hurriedly took the Baihua Lingmi and said with a flattered look: "Junior sister Luo Jing, don't be polite, Shouzhe and I are from the same sect. If you don't know, that's all. If you know the inside story, how can you help the evildoer?"
Matter? But this matter must be kept secret, after all, I am suspected of participating in the family fight."
These small bottles of Baihua Lingmi are less than a hundred compared to the benefits given by Huangfu. But Senior Brother Jinshan is still very happy. This little female devil seems to be quiet, but she has always been cold and cold to all senior brothers.
No pretense.
"Senior Brother Jinshan, you are such a good person." Wang Luojing smiled lightly and said gratefully, "When several of our senior students from Wandie Valley told me about Senior Brother Jinshan, they all said that he is a warm-hearted and good person."
The senior sister from Wandie Valley?
Senior Brother Jinshan suddenly became energetic and asked: "Which senior is so discerning? Yes, I, Jinshan, am a good person. Junior Sister Luojing, tell me your name, and I will come back to visit you with gifts."