Summary of the previous chapter: The members of the Dongfang family were attacked by an unknown disease. The situation was not optimistic. Ma Xiaoquan decided to investigate the cause of the disease first...
Dongfang Ye nodded and said, "Then I'll check it out with you."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, walked up to an Dongfang tribesman, knelt down and gently squeezed his arm. He found that the Dongfang tribesman's skin and flesh were very stiff, but his body temperature was normal.
Ma Xiaoquan stood up and asked Dongfang Yedao: "Uncle Dongfang, when did this situation start?"
Dongfang Ye thought for a moment and replied: "About a year ago, there was only one person like this at that time, and we didn't pay much attention to it. Who would have thought that there would be more and more people like this later, and now... in my Dongfang town
Only half of the people are left. If we don't control it, I'm afraid..."
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said, "Then where is the person who got sick first?"
Dongfang Ye smiled bitterly and said: "He has been dead for a long time. In order to avoid disaster, the tribe also burned his body."
"Yes." Ma Xiaoquan nodded, approvingly, "There are many ways to deal with this, but... I wonder who is the first person to get sick?"
"It's a cousin of mine. He also blamed me at the beginning. If I had discovered the situation earlier, I'm afraid I wouldn't be in such trouble now..."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "It is precisely because of this that the other members of your Dongfang family also want to take the opportunity to drive you down and help Dongfang Qingkong up, right?"
Dongfang Ye nodded: "That's right. Hey, it's also my fault that none of my wives and concubines can give me a son."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Having a boy or girl is not a woman's business, it is a man's business... Well, let's not go so far. Uncle Dongfang, I want to see where your cousin lives.
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Dongfang Ye hesitated and said, "First generation head of the family, are you sure you want to go?"
"What? Is there something wrong?"
"It's not inappropriate, it's just that that place is guarded by other members of my clan."
Ma Xiaoquan understood: "The guard you are talking about is probably someone who is at odds with you. It's okay. I can do something about it."
"good"
...
The home of Dongfang Ye's deceased cousin was not far from the Dongfang Family. It was also a large mansion, but its scale was much smaller than that of the Dongfang Family.
At the door of the house, two young men with sturdy backs and shoulders were standing. When they saw Dongfang Ye coming, they said rudely: "Dongfang Ye, what are you doing here?"
Dongfang Ye said with a solemn expression: "I'm here? Of course I'm here to investigate the cause of the disease. You guys get out of the way quickly."
"Dongfang Ye, this is not your Dongfang family. Although our surname is Dongfang, we are not from the same place. You should leave quickly."
"You guys!" Dongfang Ye nodded angrily, "Okay, very good. It seems that you all want to separate. Very good, very good."
Ma Xiaoquan raised the corners of his mouth and pulled Dongfang Ye, and then he suddenly broke out and raised his fists and rushed towards the two young men.
With a few "bang bang bang" sounds, Ma Xiaoquan quickly knocked the two men to the ground.
"This...this is..." Ma Xiaoquan's move shocked Dongfang Ye.
Ma Xiaoquan said disapprovingly: "Uncle Dongfang, why do you need to say so much when dealing with such a disobedient person? It's best to just throw him down."
Dongfang Qingxue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Dad, Ma Xiaoquan is right."
At this moment, the door of the house suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked out.
"Stop!" the middle-aged man shouted sternly.
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged and responded: "We came to investigate the situation. Not only did you stop us, but you also made rude remarks and deserved to be beaten. What? Do you want to stop us too?"
"You, who are you?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I am Ma Xiaoquan, the fourth son of the Ma family. What's wrong?" Ma Xiaoquan looked like a rogue.
"The Ma family? The fourth son? Huh, a child with a yellow mouth is so rude. Didn't your parents educate you well?"
Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands, kicked away the two felled guys next to him, and said with a smile: "Are you worthy of scolding me? Get out of the way immediately, otherwise I won't be polite..."
"You! You little brat...Dongfang Ye, you got this, do you care or not?"
Dongfang Ye sneered: "Dongfang Xiong, this Fourth Young Master Ma was not invited by me."
"You didn't invite me, but you brought me here, Dongfang Ye, I know... you are still worried about us impeaching you, but you must be responsible for my brother's death."
The eastern night was silent.
Ma Xiaoquan sighed and said: "Because we are responsible, we came here to investigate the situation. If you stand at the door and prevent us from entering, then I can only suspect that you have evil intentions. At the same time, I can also suspect that you impeached Uncle Dongfang."
Everything is premeditated."
"You, you don't have to talk nonsense!"
Ma Xiaoquan spread his hands: "Whatever you say, if you don't let us go in to investigate today, I will find an ax to break down your door. At worst, we will have a fight. Anyway, I am alone and don't mind harassing you every day."
"You," the middle-aged man replied angrily with a smile, "Okay, very good, my son, you are very good."
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his scalp and said with a scoundrel look on his face: "Look, just say what you say. Why are you praising me? It makes me feel embarrassed."
"Puch" Dongfang Qingxue covered her mouth and almost laughed out loud.
...
"What's going on? How is it appropriate to make such a noise?" At this time, a deep voice came from the door.
Dongfang Ye was stunned for a moment, then respectfully said: "Second uncle..."
An old man walked out from the door, his white hair was neatly combed. Ma Xiaoquan looked at it carefully, was slightly stunned, and shouted: "Dongfang Lie?"
"Bastard? Did you call me the name of the head of the Dongfang Family?" the middle-aged man shouted.
Ma Xiaoquan ignored the middle-aged man's angry shouts and shook his head: "No, you are not Dongfang Lie."
The old man chuckled and stroked the white beard on his chin: "I, Dongfang Qiang, boy, the Dongfang Lie you are talking about is my brother and the current head of my Dongfang family."
Ma Xiaoquan said "oh" and said to the old man, "I am Ma Xiaoquan, the fourth son of the Ma family. Hello, old man."
"You..." The middle-aged man saw that Ma Xiaoquan was so rude and was about to speak. The old man stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Boy, you are the first person to be disrespectful to me. Well, you have the guts, you have the guts. Tell me.
, why did you come here this time?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I was entrusted by Dongfang Qingxue to help your Dongfang family get through this family crisis. Old man, you also know...the current situation of your Dongfang family, right? I probably do the same.
After some understanding, although the Dongfang Family is not as good as the Zi Family among the four major families, it is vaguely ranked first among the four major families, but... I heard Uncle Dongfang Dongfang Ye say, your crisis this time
, resulting in the loss of half of your clan members, so if this news spreads and reaches the ears of the other three major families, including the Zi family, I am afraid that your Dongfang family... is very likely to...
..." Ma Xiaoquan deliberately stopped at this point. He just wanted to see how the old man Dongfang Qiang in front of him would respond.
"Well said!" Dongfang Qiang nodded and praised, "Although the Ma family has declined, its heritage is still there. I thought that this generation of the Ma family was all brave men, but I didn't expect that you, the youngest boy, spoke so eloquently. Yes,
Not bad, very good.”
Dongfang Qiang paused and continued: "Since you know so much, aren't you afraid that our Dongfang family will kill you to silence you?"
As soon as Dongfang Qiang came out, Dongfang Ye and Dongfang Qingxue's expressions changed.