Journey to the head

Chapter 70 Night Party with Zhou Chao
In the dead of night, everyone was marked with an invisibility charm. The suppressed light flashed in the night sky and fell into the courtyard of Lotus Peak.

Jiang Baitao, who had been drowsy from waiting, shook his head and woke up.I saw a dark-faced man carefully pushing open the courtyard door and whispering: "Master Lu?"

Lu Gan walked up to him and the two said hello.Lu Qian was not polite, stretched out his hand and said, "Where are the things?"

Zhou Chao was stunned, suddenly realized, and quickly took out a jade slip from his storage bag: "Master Lu, I almost forgot, this is the Liuhe formation secret book that my family accidentally obtained. This was written by a Jindan master in the past. Although my family's income is not complete, only a fragment of the scroll, the fourth generation family leader is still very powerful after practicing. The Liuhe formation he set up helped my family withstand the attacks of many powerful enemies. Alas, it is a pity that I After him, there was no decent formation cultivator in the family..."

His sigh was immediately interrupted by Lu Qian.Lu Gan took the jade slip, put it away with a sweep of his consciousness, and still stretched out his hand and said, "It's not this thing. Where is the dinner you brought?"

Baitao jumped to the side: "Yes, Uncle Black Face, where's dinner?"

Zhou Chao scratched his head, took out a large leather bag from his storage bag, and handed it to Lu Qian.Lu Qian opened it and took a look. The aroma of food came to his nostrils. He handed it to Baitao with a smile: "You go eat elsewhere and don't disturb your sister."

Baitao held up the leather bag and blinked: "Brother, the leader, don't you want to eat?"

Lu Qian touched her head: "I still have something important to discuss, so go ahead."

Baitao nodded, hugged the leather bag, and ran out quickly.

But after running a few steps, she stopped again.Where to eat?Grandpa Zhou was sleeping, his sister was in retreat, and his brother wanted to discuss things again. Alas, Taotao was suddenly the only one left in this small courtyard.

She turned around with the bag in hand and saw that Lu Qian and Zhou Chao had walked into the small living room and closed the door.

Okay, then I'll wait here for a while until the head brother comes out and then we can eat together.

Baitao sat down by the fence of the pool, but her stomach was growling and the food in the bag was fragrant, so she couldn't help opening the bag and took a look, and immediately let out a small cheer.

Just eat one. I will eat a chicken drumstick first and wait for my brother to come out to eat the rest.

By the time she licked her fingers and ate two chicken legs and two chicken wings with her mouth full of oil in her entanglement and regret, the discussion in the living room had reached its most critical moment.

"It's better to strike first, brother Zhou." Lu Qian's voice was very calm. His face flickered under the light of the rootless fire that was about to burn out, making Zhou Chao's body feel cold.

Zhou Chao couldn't help but stood up: "Master Lu, why are you doing this? Several elders have indeed done some wrong things, but they are far from the point of using weapons, right?" Lu Qian sighed: "Many things, Yiye Zhiqiu. For his own benefit, he openly refuted and rebelled against the family leader. If he hadn't been concerned about the two foundation-building Taoist priests at that time, it would be hard to say what happened now. It is very likely that the four elders had already united together, and they just regarded you as a A tool, and now, you are no longer in their interests, so you turn a blind eye to your orders. Now that they are out of control, what are you waiting for? Wait until they really put the knife on your neck. Fight back?"

"This..." Zhou Chao paced back and forth nervously, "No, after all, they are connected by blood, and they are connected by the same spirit. Now they are just working together to invade the interests of the master's family. At most, they just want to stage a separation of the family. There is no way he is really planning to kill me."

Lu Gan sneered: "Human desires are endless. Since they want Lotus Peak, how do you know they have no idea about the main peak? Have you ever thought about who leaked the news that you went to Meihuafang alone? of?"

Zhou Chao felt a chill rising from his heart, and then heard Lu Gan say: "Your biggest support, the two foundation-building Taoist priests are not as reliable as you think."

"Now that your father is still the head of the family, you are entrusted by him to exercise the power of the family head, so the Taoist priests obey your command, but the elders dare not act rashly. But you don't have much time. You have also said that your father can't even say a word now. I can’t tell you what will happen once he passes away and your uncles and uncles directly announce that they will re-elect the head of the family?”

Zhou Chao took a deep breath.

"It is clearly written in the guest's contract that the guest is not allowed to interfere in any form with regard to internal affairs such as the selection of the head of the family. So you will have nothing to rely on at that time." After speaking, Lu Qian repeated again, "Your time There’s not much left. While you can still command the two Taoist priests, hurry up and take action.”

Zhou Chao's face turned darker, and he murmured after a long time: "But what you said is just speculation. Now they have not taken any substantive actions. They are just arguing with me for their own interests. Just for this, I will take action." If they take it, how can they convince the public? Several branches may become disaffected and rebel because of this. Now that there are foreign enemies, fighting between our flesh and blood will only attract wolves into the house, which is absolutely unacceptable."

Does that mean you can’t be convicted without criminal facts?Zhou Chao is too kind this week. If he were in the Taiping area, he would be more than enough to be the head of the Shoucheng family, but this is Chongming County, surrounded by wolves and full of disputes.

Lu Qian sighed and said helplessly: "Control them first. Naturally, there will be as many incriminating evidence as we need. Do you understand? Since you are asking me for advice, I will tell the truth and strike first. This is the utmost reservation." Family vitality is the best way to avoid internal fratricide."

Zhou Chao was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "Master Lu, you are right. But the ancestors left behind a legacy, good manners lead to violence, and kindness leads to auspiciousness. The decline of my family is all due to the dispute between my father and uncle. The alarm bells are ringing. , how could I act hastily and personally start a fight with my roommates? I have kept your teachings in mind, and I will investigate secretly. If they really did other excessive things besides the Lianhua Peak incident, I will take action against them in one fell swoop. They captured it and exposed the evidence of the crime to the family to convince people."

Lu Qian was a little helpless, but after thinking about the spiritual veins in the courtyard, he still said: "If you really want to investigate, you must do it quickly and secretly. If you want to hire people, you must be cautious. Even your former confidants must carefully identify them. The elders have joined forces and are so powerful that it is inevitable that some weak-minded people will be willing to take part. If they discover your move first, it will be difficult to say who will make the first move."

Zhou Chao nodded and bowed: "Thank you very much, Master Lu, for your guidance. My family has been greatly favored. It seems that there will be many places that need the support of the Yunshan Sect in the future. If you help me, you will be rewarded generously."

Lu Qian returned the gift, and the two exchanged a few words, then took off the silent note and prepared to go out.As soon as I took off the talisman, I heard Baitao in the courtyard shout in surprise: "Sister, come out!"

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