Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 402 Gu Jiang meets to convince Lu
The fifth day of November in the year 1332 of the New Yu Calendar

The middle reaches of Yunlan Ancient River, north of Xingnan Prefecture.

A small boat, no more than ten meters tall, was floating quietly on the river.

No matter how the turbulent river water surged away, the boat always stayed in its original position without moving at all. This scene would probably surprise anyone who came to see it.

In the front section of the boat, three burly men dressed in red-armored generals were patrolling the surroundings with vigilant eyes. These three strong men were none other than Gao Changlong, Gao Changhu, and Gao Changbao, commanded by the Hou family's Red Flame Army. brother.

Suddenly, a gust of river wind blew.

The three brothers on the bow immediately turned their heads warily and looked to the north.

Two figures in white slowly approached the boat. When they got closer, the three Gao brothers saw clearly that they were an old man and a young man. They were both wearing white clothes and had a three-water pattern on their backs. The difference is the color. The old man's logo is purple and gold, while the young man's logo is purple.

When they saw the logo of the three water patterns, the three Gao brothers had already put away the vigilance on their faces and turned to a touch of respect. At the same time, they bowed to the two people:
"Greetings to the head of the Lu family, Mr. Lu!"

The old man nodded gently, stared at the three people for more than ten seconds, and said with admiration in his eyes:
"It is said that in Hexi, there are not only the five tigers of the Hou family, but also the five heroes of the Gao family. I used to listen to it as a joke. When I saw it today, I knew that there are no worthy men under the fame. If I guessed correctly, the three The general must be the three generals of Dragon, Tiger and Leopard who have become famous recently, right?"

"It's just a name that's not worth mentioning. You don't deserve such high praise from the Lu family!"

Although they responded politely, when they heard these words from Lu Kangping, the faces of Gao Changlong and the others couldn't help flashing a look of arrogance.

In the battle of Jianye Prefecture that destroyed Leiyin Temple, the Hexi Red Flame Army became famous all over the world. The fame of the Hou family's generals also spread throughout the world along with the family head Hou Yuxiao. Among them, the five heroes of the Gao family refer to Gao Cheng. Gao Hu, and the three of them, all five of them were named Gao, and they were all commanders of the Hou family, so they got this title.

Gao Changlong suddenly took a step back with his two younger brothers, waved his hands to the two of them and respectfully invited them: "The head of the family has been waiting for a long time, please come in!"

Lu Kangping looked up at the boat's door curtain, nodded slightly, and walked to the cabin with Lu Yuanfu beside him. Gao Changlong hurriedly stepped forward and helped the two of them lift the curtain.

After the two of them entered, Gao Changlong immediately closed the curtain, stood around the bow of the boat with his two younger brothers, and began to patrol the river vigilantly again.

"Junior Hou Yuxiao, meet the head of the Lu family!"

In the cabin, when Hou Yuxiao saw Lu Kangping, he immediately bowed and saluted, then turned to look at the young man beside Lu Kangping, clasped his fists and chuckled: "Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for seven years. You're all right."

"Brother Hou......"

Looking at Hou Yuxiao in green clothes in front of him, he was still as young as when he was slaying demons in Baimingdu seven years ago. Lu Yuanfu was slightly dazed, and subconsciously called out Brother Hou, but he realized that Hou Yuxiao in front of him was now a Lu Kangping, the head of the family who had brought him here, was a big shot on an equal footing. He immediately stopped, bowed humbly, and changed his words: "Master Hou, please don't let me down. How dare Yuanfu talk to you as your brother now?" If the stage is suitable, please invite the head of the Hou family and call me Yuanfu!"

Lu Yuanfu's voice was slightly bitter.

He is a proud man, and it is actually not easy to say this.

As the most outstanding disciple of the Yuan generation of the Lu family and even the current generation, he possesses the great perfection of Yuan Dan realm and is also an accomplished Xuanjie master. Lu Yuanfu has a very high status in the entire Lu family, and along with it Yes, his spirit has always been as high as before.

However, standing in front of Hou Yuxiao at this moment, his energy was really gone.

The Lu family controls the middle reaches of the Yunlan Ancient River. To the south is Hexi, which can be said to be adjacent to Hexi. Therefore, in the past seven years, basically all the things that happened in Hexi, or news about Hou Yuxiao, have been transmitted one by one. in his ears.

Seven years ago, when Bai Mingdu was slaying demons, what kind of cultivation was Hou Yuxiao?
Heavenly Grandmaster.

Now, he is on an equal footing with his second-generation ancestor Lu Kangping, the head of the Lu family!

This is just Hou Yuxiao, not to mention that the reputation of his Hou family in Hexi has now surpassed that of his Lu family, surpassing the 21 heaven-level powers in the world, becoming the number one wealthy family in the Holy Land. If we talk about status, Strictly speaking, the Hou Yuxiao in front of him at this moment has a higher status than Lu Kangping, the head of the Lu family...

"The head of the Hou family has a great reputation. Lu should have paid a visit long ago, but now he still invites the head of the Hou family. It's Lu's fault, it's Lu's fault!"

Seeing Taizu Lu Kangping lowering his posture like this, Lu Yuanfu secretly thought that it was indeed the case, put down the last bit of pride in his heart, and saluted respectfully towards Hou Yuxiao.

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The performance of the two made Hou Yuxiao's face look slightly gloomy.

Especially Lu Kangping's seemingly humble attitude, but in fact he is repelling others from thousands of miles away.

But Hou Yuxiao quickly recovered his mood, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Master Lu is so polite. Hexi is adjacent to the Lu family. If you want to visit, it is only me, Hexi, who takes the initiative. Besides, Brother Lu and I hit it off seven years ago. I have been fascinated by the Lu family for a long time. It is a pity that Hexi affairs have happened in recent years. It’s so busy that Hou couldn’t get away, otherwise he would have gone to visit Lu’s family long ago, so please take a seat, please!”

Although the cabin was small, it was fully equipped with tables, chairs and tea sets. After hearing Hou Yuxiao's words, Lu Kangping just chuckled twice without saying anything. He put on a harmonious look and led Lu Yuanfu to sit in front of Hou Yuxiao.

Hou Yuxiao didn't speak, but poured a cup of tea for each of them with a contented look. Then he raised the cup and took a sip, closing his eyes, as if he was concentrating on savoring the tea.

Lu Kangping didn't speak. He picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and then slowly tsked his lips.

Like Hou Yuxiao, he actually started to taste tea...

Sitting next to him, Lu Yuanfu was a little confused at first, but soon, he seemed to realize something, and sat up quietly with the two people in front of him.

The three of them remained silent for more than a hundred breaths, and no one spoke. The entire cabin was silent, and the atmosphere soon became a little strange.

Really, none of these old foxes are simple...

"Hey…………"

After a long time, it was Hou Yuxiao who broke the silence with a bitter smile. He looked at Lu Kangping in front of him, shook his head and sighed: "Master Lu, Hou is willing to give in!"

"Master Hou...what does this mean?"

Seeing that Lu Kangping was still pretending to be ignorant, Hou Yuxiao didn't hesitate anymore. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Patriarch Lu is willing to come over at my invitation, so Hou won't hide it, and just straight to the point..."

Hou Yuxiao paused for a moment, then asked with slightly condensed pupils:
"On October [-]th, Qinjian Villa, Bailu Academy, Haoran Holy Sect, Wanjian Holy Sect, Ziqing Holy Sect plus Wuwei Prince Jing, six families met in Yangzhou to form an anti-Jin alliance. This alliance , in addition to the six families, there are also twelve heaven-level powers from the six states of Ji, Yang, Yan, Xu, Qing, and Jiao, and the East China Sea Alliance, one of the three heroes of Yunlan. Hou Mou heard that the Lu family was also here this time. Although he was invited, the head of the Lu family did not go to Yangzhou to participate in the alliance. Dare I ask if this is true or not?"

Hearing this question, Lu Kangping's eyes became slightly sharper. He seemed a little surprised as to how He Xi could know this news. After looking up at Hou Yuxiao for a moment, he calmly raised his tea cup and took a sip, nodded and said:
"Master Hou, he really has great powers!"

Hou Yuxiao ignored the unkindness in his tone, and just continued to ask: "Dare to ask Patriarch Lu not to go to the alliance, but like me, he is worried about Da Jin's blame?"

Lu Kangping put down his tea cup and looked up at Hou Yuxiao. Their eyes met in mid-air, and they seemed to see something different from the depths of the other's pupils.

"Since the head of the Hou family knows it well, why do you need to ask even though you already know it?"

"No, in Hou Mou's opinion, the role of the head of the Lu family is greater than that of me in Hexi. Da Jin has the Caobang, six families in Hedong have the Donghai League, and Yunlan has three heroes. Only the Lu family is left. In other words, Da In Jin and Hedong, whoever can get the support of the Lu family will have almost 100% absolute advantage on the ancient river. I think it is because the head of the Lu family saw this that he did not join the alliance, or in other words, did not join the alliance so early. …”

Speaking of this, Hou Yuxiao paused, glanced sideways at Lu Kangping, and then continued softly: "The head of the Lu family wants to wait for a price..."

After hearing the words "for sale," Lu Kangping's expression did not change. He just looked at Hou Yuxiao and asked with a smile: "Master Hou, don't you think so?"

Of course that's not what I thought!
Hou Yuxiao would not say what was in his heart, so he chuckled and nodded.

"Hou Mou's thoughts were never intended to be hidden from Master Lu!"

After saying this, Hou Yuxiao suddenly changed the topic and asked in a deep voice: "I think the head of the Lu family already knows what price he has to pay for selling, right?"

This question made Lu Kangping's face darken.

The severe drought in Xiapi County, the flood in Longxiang County, and these two tragedies in Hexi could not be hidden from the world, and naturally they could not be hidden from him.

"Waiting for a price, you have to pay a price. Hexi has already been displeased. Presumably, the head of the Lu family doesn't want the Lu family to be like Hexi, right?"

Lu Kangping clearly felt the seriousness in Hou Yuxiao's tone, but there was no trace of fear on his face, instead he suddenly smiled.

"Among the three Gujiang families, I, the Lu family, am in the middle. If I fall to any one, it will cause a fatal blow to the other party. Doesn't the head of the Hou family know that my Lu family's role is greater than yours in Hexi? Since my role is greater than yours in Hexi, then I Mr. Lu, the capital to be sold is naturally richer than yours in Hexi. No matter which side is Dajin or Hedong, if they dare to deal with me, Mr. Lu, in the same way as Mr. Hexi, they are pushing me, Mr. Lu, to the other side. , Lu guessed that none of them had the determination or the courage!"

"Not bad!"

Hou Yuxiao confirmed Lu Kangping's words, but immediately laughed twice, shook his head and said: "It is true that the Lu family leader said, neither Dajin nor Hedong dare to risk pushing your Lu family to the other side, but the Lu family leader Have you ever thought about whether Dajin and Hedong can give you what you want?"

What does Mr. Lu want?
Yunlan Three Heroes, Gujiang's Three Great Powers, Heaven-Level Powers. For the Lu family, or in other words, for all the Heaven-Level Powers in the world, there is always only one thing they want: and that is to be with the people who have been destroyed. Like Leiyin Temple, it became a holy place.

"The number of holy places in the world has increased from ten to seven in just eight years. In the future that can be seen with the naked eye, the number of holy places will not increase, but will only become less and less. The head of the Lu family is a smart man, so he must be able to see it, so regardless of Neither Dajin nor Hedong can be satisfied. Since neither family can be satisfied, then the head of the Lu family might as well guess what the two families will do?"

If you can't give Lu what she wants, that means you definitely can't win over Lu.

In this way, for Dajin and Hedong, they only need to ensure that the Lu family will not fall to the other side. In this case, what will the two parties do?
"There are two situations.

The first one: Both parties ignore the Lu family. There are two ways for the Jin Dynasty to go south. One is from the northwest of our river. This waterway can completely ignore you. You, the Lu family, must not dare to take the initiative to interfere with the Jin Dynasty going south; the other is from the northwest of our river. It starts from the southeast of Jizhou, which is the sphere of influence of the East China Sea Alliance. Caobang will then use the middle reaches to reach the southeastern waters of Jizhou. In this way, the East China Sea Alliance will definitely take the initiative to intercept, and Caobang and Donghai will definitely not put the battlefield there. They control the upper and lower reaches respectively, and they will definitely find ways to start a war in the middle reaches. With the support of Dajin and Hedong, you, the Lu family, have no reason to oppose it.

The second type is that in order to ensure that the Lu family does not fall to the other side, the two parties will choose to strike first and destroy the Lu family and divide the middle. It is even possible that the two parties have already discussed how to divide the Lu family. The middle area under control, Master Lu, if this happens, then you, the Lu family, will be on the chopping block now..."

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Lu Kangping stood up directly from his chair, his voice extremely deep.

"Master Hou, are you being alarmist?"

Seeing that Lu Kangping, who had always maintained a calm expression from the moment they met until now, finally had some changes in his expression, a smile appeared on Hou Yuxiao's face.

"Master Lu, since you agreed to my invitation to come to the river to meet me, I think you already have the answer in your mind. Hou can see it, and presumably Master Lu can also see it. Since he can see it, why not make plans in advance? , now the Jin Dynasty and the anti-Jin alliance are at war, and the thirteen states in the world are in a urn. Sitting on the sidelines is the way to death. The Lu family really wants to wait for the price, but in the end it will only end up in a worse end than me in Hexi, Hou Master Lu must know very well whether a certain person is alarmist or not!"

After Hou Yuxiao said these words, he stopped and his expression became more calm. On the other hand, Lu Kangping's expression, like his tone just now, gradually became lower and even ugly.

The three people sitting quietly in the boat did not speak for a long time.

The atmosphere was suddenly suppressed to the extreme.

After more than a hundred breaths, this time, Lu Kangping finally couldn't help but speak.

"The head of the Hou family must have brought some good advice when he came here, so please speak out!"

Upon hearing these words, the smile on Hou Yuxiao's face instantly became intense.

"Master Lu, you have to stay on one side. To be honest with Master Lu, I, Hexi, have already fallen to the east side of Hexi. Under the orders of the alliance, I came here to ask Master Lu to do us a small favor... "

(End of this chapter)