The furnishings in the ancestral hall were very simple. Zhou Chen took a look around and checked the surroundings to make sure there was nothing else left. He turned around and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, a ray of light shot out from the top of the ancestral hall, shining directly on the sacrificial table. Zhou Chen was startled by the sudden appearance of the light. After confirming that the light did not have any special power, Zhou Chen lowered his gaze to the sacrificial table.
Seeing a few lines of words slowly appearing on the altar table, Zhou Chen took a closer look, his expression became dull, and he murmured: "Mother..."
The text on the sacrificial table became clear, and it read: "Chen'er, when you see these words, it means that you have successfully taken away the things that your mother left for you, but your mother doesn't know your situation at this time.
No matter what, maybe he is dead, maybe he is still alive, but even if he is dead, he died with your father, and mother has no regrets. If you want to find us, go to the ancestral land of the Zhou family in the ancient world, which is the most important place for our Zhou family.
The place of origin is also a prison. You will understand in the future when you know more about it. Regarding this drop of saint’s essence and blood, my mother has never fully understood its usage. She only knows that the ancestor once warned that this drop of essence and blood will be used in the future.
Where is the hope for the family to re-emerge? Regarding whether I should leave this thing to you and let you shoulder such a heavy responsibility, my mother and your father had a fight. Of course, I won in the end. Mother believes that you can do it, because
You are my child, Zhou Luoxue. Let me put it this way first. My mother will be waiting for you in the ancient world, if we are not dead." The last signature of the text is a squinting smile...
Zhou Chen's head was covered with black lines. Zhou Chen's eyes gradually became moist when he looked at the words in front of him. Then those few words left him speechless. His mother seemed to have a very strong personality and her acting style was a bit reckless. What?
The heavy responsibility for the rise of the Zhou family is entrusted to him, but he still believes that he can do it. What is all this? Zhou Chen felt that this mother was completely different from what he imagined. For a moment, he didn't feel sad. Instead, he felt like he had been cheated by his own mother.
Feel.
The light gradually dissipated, and the words on the sacrificial table gradually faded, and finally disappeared completely. Zhou Chen shook his head, sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall.
When Zhou Zhen saw Zhou Chen walking out of the ancestral hall, he went up to him excitedly and asked, "Did you get the things?"
Zhou Chen nodded, frowned, and asked with an ugly face: "Grandpa, what kind of person is my mother like on weekdays?"
"Well... anyway, when she was here, she had the final say... However, she was very good to the Zhou family." Old Zhou Zhen blushed and said awkwardly. Although he was the head of the Zhou family,
In fact, it was the wife here who had the final say in the past. On the one hand, it was because Zhou Luoxue was the strongest. Even Zhou Jinyuan could not beat her, and Zhou Jinyuan did not dare to do anything to him. On the other hand, Zhou Luoxue acted in a very strong style, no matter what the opponent was.
This is true for both the Zhou family and outsiders, but Zhou Luoxue is really protective of the Zhou family. If the Zhou family makes mistakes, he will punish them, but those who attack the Zhou family will have a worse outcome, so people from other families see
She was like seeing a dominatrix, and she didn't dare to provoke her at all. In short, when Zhou Luoxue was still in Qingyang City, no one in the Zhou family dared to provoke her.
Zhou Chen looked at the expression on Zhou Zhen's face and roughly understood that his mother was a bit powerful. No wonder even though the Zhou family was in decline, other families did not dare to cause trouble to the Zhou family too unscrupulously. Maybe it was his mother who had given her so much trouble in the past.
The shadow they left was too deep, and although the Lu family coveted the treasure, they did not dare to use any strong methods at first. Instead, Lu Feiyu only instigated Lin Yuyi to get close to him to investigate, but it was only when the matter was exposed that he was forced to do so.
To a certain extent, what happened next was probably when Lu Feiyu and Zhou Chen were deposed, which made the Lu family really angry.
Zhou Chen retracted his thoughts, turned his head, and said to Zhou Zhen with a smile: "Grandpa, I have to go back. I will stay in Qingyang City these days. I will return to Zhou's house when the trouble is solved."
Zhou Zhen held Zhou Chen's shoulders and said softly: "Be careful and go back to the Zhou family if anything happens. No matter how bad the Zhou family is now, grandpa will protect you."
Zhou Zhen knew that Zhou Chen had his own ideas and plans, so he didn't ask too many questions. The child had grown up and had a master by his side, so it might be safer than staying by his own side.
Zhou Chen nodded and handed a talisman, a book of martial arts and an elixir in his hand to Zhou Zhen: "Grandpa, if anything happens to the Zhou family, put your spiritual power into this talisman, and I will
You will feel that this high-grade Xuan-level martial arts is very suitable for you, and you can also practice it for people in the clan. This elixir is for Uncle Jincheng."
This martial skill is the "Heaven-shaking Hand" that he got from Elder Lin that day. Zhou Chen has already practiced it to perfection, so it is useless to keep it with him. Forget about "Jiba Fist", this martial skill is really impossible to use.
After Zhou Chen heard about Zhou Jincheng, he planned to give him a Xuanyuan Pill to heal his injuries. Zhou Chen refined three of these pills in total.
Zhou Zhen held the talisman, martial arts, and elixir in his hands. He looked at Zhou Chen and said nothing. He was not a shy person, but his eyes were a little moist. He had only seen his grandson for a few hours.
We are about to be separated again, and it is inevitable that I will feel a little sad in my heart.
Zhou Chen's eyes were slightly red, he forced a smile, put on the black hat, turned around and disappeared into the dark night...
As the sky grew brighter, Zhou Zhen did not go to rest, but walked directly to the Zhou family's meeting hall. After a while, several important figures from the Zhou family entered the lobby one after another.
"Lao San, is there a batch of black iron ore that needs to be sent to Tianyin City today?" Zhou Zhen asked.
"Master, there is indeed a batch of goods that need to be sent out today." The third elder said with his hands in hand.
Zhou Zhen nodded, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said: "Lao San, you and Elder Qian go for a run, remember to bring more people with you."
"Yes." The third elder and elder Qian responded, then turned around and walked out of the lobby, walking towards the martial arts hall. This is usually the place where Zhou family warriors and guards rest. If there are any tasks that need to be carried out, they will come here to arrange manpower. On weekdays,
This kind of escort work is all handled by the younger generation of the clan. Due to some recent incidents, Zhou Zhen does not dare to let the younger generation escort alone.
The third elder has been taciturn since Zhou Jincheng's incident, and he has been holding back anger in his heart with nowhere to vent. Zhou Zhen naturally knows that if he sends others on this trip to Tianyin City, it may make the third elder even more unhappy, so he simply
He asked him to lead the team for a trip. With the third elder's ability and experience, even if he met someone from the Lu family, he might not suffer any loss. To be on the safe side, he asked Elder Qian to accompany him.
After a while, the third elder and elder Qian drove out from the backyard of the Zhou family with ten guards, three Zhou family disciples, and several empty beast carts. Among these guards, five were in the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the rest were at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
The eighth and ninth levels of the Xiantian Realm, and the three Zhou family disciples are all in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Zhou Chen knows these people, they are all his uncles, and the Third Elder and Elder Qian are both at the Perfect Foundation Establishment Realm. This lineup
Not too weak.
After Zhou Chen left the Zhou family, he did not leave too far, but hid near the Zhou family. During this period, the Zhou family was suppressed by the Lu family and could not even leave the door. Many things could not be dealt with, so Zhou Chen planned to
Help in secret.
When Zhou Chen saw the Zhou family's beast convoy setting off, he quietly followed it. Looking at the direction in which the beast car was traveling, it should be heading to the Zhou family's Xuantie vein mine, which was heavily guarded by the Zhou family's troops.
There is a protective formation. Generally speaking, the Lu family will not attack directly. Even if the Lu family attacks the Zhou family, it will not be in Qingyang City. After all, this place is under the jurisdiction of the city lord's palace, so it is not so blatant. If they want to attack,
It should be on the mountain road after the beast cart leaves Qingyang City.
Although Zhou Chen knew that this section of the road should be safe, in order to prevent accidents, he still followed closely, but he called out Xiao Hei, and he sat on Xiao Hei's back to practice.
I haven't seen you for a few days. Xiao Hei has grown stronger again. He is now in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Zhou Chen is quite speechless. This Chaos Qi seems to have a special effect on monsters. After a while, Xiao Hei will reach the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
surpassed him.
Although Xiao Hei can grow rapidly in the Jiutian Hunyuan Pearl, he still prefers to come out and be with Zhou Chen. He is very excited every time he comes out and has to play with Zhou Chen for a while before he will be obedient.
At noon, the beast cart was filled with black iron ore, and the convoy set off towards Tianyin City. This batch of supplies was very important to the current Zhou family, and black iron ore was already one of the few sources of income for the Zhou family.
The distance from Qingyang City to Tianyin City is not far, only about three hundred miles. It takes four days to go back and forth at the speed of an animal cart. Most of them are official roads. Only a section of Heifeng Ridge is mountainous. The official roads have
The city lord's palace troops in each city patrolled, so if the Lu family wanted to take action, they could only do so in this section of the mountain road. Zhou Chen also knew this, and the mountain road was also suitable for the Black Flame Tiger to hide, as long as the beast was protected.
The convoy will be safe once it passes Heifeng Ridge.
"Attention, there is Heifeng Ridge in front of us, so keep me in high spirits." Elder Qian said. Elder Qian is one of the worshipers of the Zhou family. He is very familiar with this kind of guard work, and he knows exactly where there is danger.
"Yes." Everyone nodded in response, looking around with solemn expressions, and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands.
The convoy has been traveling in Heifeng Ridge for two hours, and no danger has been found. Everyone is a little relieved. In two hours, they will be able to leave Heifeng Ridge and enter the official road of Tianyin City, and it will be safe by then.
"Don't let your guard down!" the third elder shouted. Everyone's expressions tightened and they immediately stepped up their spiritual detection. The safety for just two hours made everyone relax a little. The third elder also noticed it and gave a timely reminder.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind in the air, and several feather arrows were shot out from the woods, directly towards the convoy.
Everyone's pupils shrank and they hurriedly waved the weapons in their hands to resist. The monster pulling the cart also crawled down. Some people were injured by arrows and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the third elder just reminded him in time, so that everyone would not be unprepared and cause panic and injuries.
It was just a few coachmen.
"Find a bunker quickly!" Elder Qian shouted, and everyone hurriedly found a nearby bunker to protect themselves. These arrow feathers were extremely fast and powerful. Generally, monks below the Foundation Establishment level were easily injured by these arrow feathers.
The location is very hidden, and the shooting angle is also very weird, making it difficult to guard against.
"What kind of thief dares to attack and kill the Zhou family's motorcade?" the third elder shouted in anger.
"Zhou family? Haha, what we are waiting for here is your Zhou family's motorcade." The arrow rain stopped, and a deep male voice came from the woods.
The third elder looked at the direction from which the sound came, his brows furrowed and his eyes somewhat solemn.
Figures flashed in the woods, and dozens of warriors holding swords fell around the convoy. A middle-aged man in white appeared in front of the convoy. This man was dressed in white robe, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard.
Somewhat rough.
"Lu Hai, as expected, it was you who hurt my son last time. Today, we have to settle the debt with you." When the third elder saw Lu Hai, his expression turned cold instantly. Thinking of Zhou Jincheng, who was still lying on the bed unable to move, the third elder thought.
The elder's heart burst out with real anger.
"Zhou Qing, I didn't expect that your Zhou family would dare to send people out to deliver goods. It seems that the lesson given last time was not enough." Lu Hai looked at the third elder coldly with a mocking look on his face.
"You Lu family, please don't bully others too much." Zhou Yun shouted angrily from the side.
Lu Hai waved his hand and said calmly: "Zhou Yun, you are not young anymore, and you still say such childish words? I won't talk nonsense to you. I will keep all the black iron mines. I will let you go back and pay tribute every month in the future."
Our Lu family just needs to pay three million spirit stones as protection fee."
Now the Zhou family's monthly spiritual stone income is less than one million. Not to mention that they can't afford three million spiritual stones. Even if they could afford it, they wouldn't be able to give it to the Lu family.
"With you? Although you are a Perfect Foundation Establishment Realm, we have two Perfect Establishment Realm people here, so we might as well fight." After all, the third elder has lived for such a long time, and he is not overwhelmed by anger.
The mood also calmed down a little.
"Oh? Really?" Lu Hai sneered and looked at the third elder jokingly.
The third elder frowned and looked at Lu Hai in front of him. He didn't know what his reaction meant. There were two people in the Zhou family who were at the Foundation Establishment Realm, but the Lu family only had one Lu Hai who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
, two against one may not be able to suppress Lu Hai, but looking at Lu Hai's confident look, it seems that he is not worried.
Suddenly, a burst of wind sounded behind the third elder, strong spiritual energy fluctuations spread out, and a palm quickly struck the third elder's back.
puff!
The third elder was thrown ten feet away by the attack palm from behind, fell directly to the ground, spat out a large mouthful of blood, and looked behind him in disbelief.
"Third Elder, I'm sorry, I have already switched to the Lu family." Elder Qian smiled slightly and said calmly, without any guilt or apology in his expression.
"Qian Yu, you are a piece of shit, cough..." The anger in the third elder's heart erupted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood again.
Gan Yu has been a worshiper of the Zhou family for more than ten years, and the Zhou family has also trained him from the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm to the perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm. The third elder never expected that Gan Yu would betray the Zhou family at this time and attack him secretly.
"Zhou Qing, do you think the current Zhou family is the same as before? I am just a worshipper. Don't you understand that good birds choose trees to roost in?" Qian Yu said lightly, with a cold look on his face.
The three disciples of the Zhou family quickly approached the third elder, surrounded him in the center, looked around with vigilant eyes, and said solemnly: "Third elder, how are you?"
"I'm fine. I'm here to hold them back. Zhou Yun, you take them and wait for an opportunity to escape." The third elder reluctantly stood up, clutching his chest and staring at the surroundings with solemn eyes. At this time, his internal organs were severely damaged and he was gasping for breath.
Sighing.
"If we don't leave, we will fight with them." Zhou Yun said with a solemn expression.
"Want to leave? None of you can leave today." Lu Hai said with a sinister smile.
Buzz!
Suddenly, there was a harsh sound of a knife in the woods. The trees in the forest kept swaying, and the leaves were cut and fell by the vast knife. The scene was spectacular.
Ah...ah...
Immediately afterwards, five shrill screams came from high in the woods.
In the woods, a black figure kept flashing at an extremely fast speed. As screams rang out, five figures fell from high places one after another.
"Who?" Lu Hai's face darkened and he shouted angrily. The direction where these five screams came from was exactly where several hidden archers were.
As the figure disappeared in a flash, calm gradually returned to the forest. A mysterious man wearing a black robe, a black hat, and holding a strange black blade slowly walked out of the forest.