Cuizhi couldn't wait to put down the tea cup and said:
"Mrs. Fu, can you tell me the truth now?"
"Um"
Liu Meizhen pointed to the low stool made of tempered autumn stone and asked him to sit down. Cuizhi was staring at Liu Meizhen closely at this moment.
Wait for her to sit down.
Suddenly.
I just felt a wave of dizziness.
The whole person fainted briefly.
Liu Meizhen looked at Cuizhi lying on the tempered autumn stone table and murmured: "I'm sorry Cuizhi, in the future, when the time is right, you will definitely know who your biological parents are."
After Cuizhi woke up.
Forgot everything that happened before.
For how to faint.
Liu Meizhen found an excuse and excused herself, but she seemed to have fallen in love with Cuizhi at first sight and took her with her in everything.
I am very envious of the other girls who come to help with the work.
Mrs. Luo's position is a carrot and a pit.
The previous sisters were all loyal to Mrs. Luo and had no intention of getting married or joining other forces. All positions of power were overcrowded, so the newcomers either just worked as weavers in Mrs. Luo's textile factory. Or try to go out and look for opportunities.
Being able to rely on a family like the Fu family.
That's a good way out.
The Fu family is busy preparing for the opening of the store.
After the store next door, Bapin Jinjia Wanbao Pavilion, closed, the clerk couldn't help but curious while helping shopkeeper Jin reconcile the accounts:
"Shopkeeper, there's a notice posted next door saying it will open in three days, but it didn't say what it will sell. Do you think they won't open a store like ours?"
They finally managed to squeeze away their old rival, the Tang family.
I was just happy for a few days.
Don't let a new competitor appear.
Shopkeeper Jin closed the account book with a snap, with a hint of joy in his brows.
Tang's store closed down.
during this time.
Their Wanbao Pavilion business seemed to be showing signs of rejuvenation, so he was naturally happy. He walked out from the front desk leisurely, took a sip of Lailong tea, and smacked his lips:
"Xiao Liuzi, do you know who the owner of the shop next door is?"
"I heard that she is the mistress of a ninth-grade Huainan family who came from Jingzhou. Everyone calls her Mrs. Fu."
A foreigner.
It's not certain whether he can take root in Yunlongfang City.
He even thought about opening a store, which was simply a fantasy.
Shopkeeper Jin put down the tea cup.
Sneered:
"If the Fu family specializes in selling one kind of goods, it may be able to barely support it for three or two years, but if it doesn't know what is good and what is good, it dares to challenge our Jin family's Wanbao Pavilion."
The tea cup in Shopkeeper Jin's hand banged.
It instantly turned into powder.
The implication is very clear.
When Xiao Liu saw this, he felt relieved instantly. Even the Tang family couldn't compare with the Jin family. How could a small family from a remote place be able to compare with them?
He was thinking too much.
In the blink of an eye, it was three days later.
Xiaoliu got up early in the morning and opened his house. Shopkeeper Jin gave him a look.
Xiaoliu immediately walked out of the shop happily and gathered around the Fu's store next door. There was almost no announcement before the Fu's store opened, and there was no advance notice of what the store would sell.
but.
The more so.
Everyone became more and more curious about it.
No.
Early in the morning, many monks gathered at the door of the shop, and a small half of them were apprentices from various shops in the city who came out to inquire about the situation.
Everyone pointed at the plaque covered with red cloth.
There was a lot of discussion:
"What benefits did the Fu family give to the Tang family to let the Tang family give up this shop?"
"Hey, who knows, but this is the first time a monk from Jingzhou has come to open a shop in our Yunlongfang City."
"Huainan is just a remote place. The Fu family won't be selling things that are not on the market, right?"
"Brother Yu, look at what you said, as if the Fu family is from the countryside coming to the city."
The more people talked, the more excited they became.
None of them had any intention of buying anything.
It seemed like they were here to watch the fun.
After a while.
But the door of Fu's shop opened with a creak from inside.
Everyone hurriedly said:
"The door is open, the door is open, let's see what's for sale inside?"
"I heard that Mrs. Fu is a descendant of heaven, but I don't believe that a golden phoenix can fly out of Huainan."
As the door opens.
Buzz!
But I saw white mist rising.
The inside of the store was tightly covered.
The white mist continued to spread outwards, and everyone found a light force pushing them outwards, and they were puzzled.
But I saw the white mist gathering away.
A stage comes into view.
On the stage.
But I saw six flower-like female cultivators dressed in uniform peony red skirts, dancing gracefully as the music played.
"Does the Fu family run a restaurant?"
Jin Xiaoliu blinked.
But a restaurant with only one floor is too small.
but.
At this moment, he didn't care much. All his body and mind were attracted by the slim figures of the six female cultivators on the stage. He was so horny that he could not bear to watch them.
There was a commotion here in the Fu family.
It quickly attracted all the nearby monks.
Seeing how lively it was, the monks from other streets joined in without knowing why.
After a dance.
The entire West Street was already overcrowded.
The six dancers retreated.
Immediately afterwards.
There was a flash of golden light on the stage, but the second elder of the Tang family appeared in a flash, and everyone couldn't help but be confused:
"Didn't this store say that the Tang family has been transferred to the Fu family? Why are people from the Tang family here? Is this a store opened by the Tang family and the Fu family?"
Jin Xiaoliu was shocked.
The second elder of the Tang family is at the pinnacle of foundation building. He doesn't usually attend such occasions. The Fu family actually invited this person over:
"It seems that the Fu family is leaning on the high branch of the Tang family!"
That's why I took over this shop.
After Elder Tang Er stood still, he took a step aside.
at this time.
At this time, a strange medicinal fragrance filled the Fu family's shop.
Then footsteps sounded.
Everyone hurriedly said:
"Come out, come out, Mrs. Fu is out."
Everyone looked up.
In the thick white mist, Liu Mei Zhen appeared gracefully.
She was wrapped in moon-white fairy clothes, and there seemed to be spiritual patterns looming on the fairy clothes, which were full of light, like a river of stars flowing between the clothes. The amethyst spiritual belt tied around the waist swayed in the wind, exuding faint fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Her lotus steps moved lightly, as if she was walking on a celestial level, and every step seemed to be stepping on spiritual clouds. His willow eyebrows are like a newly drawn willow tree, slender and curved. The tips of his brows and the corners of his eyes are filled with the aura of a fairy. When he lifts them lightly, he has a myriad of amorous feelings and exudes an otherworldly coolness.
"Is this Mrs. Fu?"
Incomparably beautiful.
There is also a trace of the majesty of a superior person, who can only be seen from a distance but not up close.
Everyone praised:
"This head of the Fu family is really lucky."
"you do not say"
Everyone felt envious.
Liu Meizhen stood behind the stage, but she did not speak, but bowed to the east. Everyone was puzzled.
But I saw Cao Xiang'er walking in the wind, coming in all directions.
Walk with the wind.
That can only be accomplished by Zi Mansion Overhaul.
This is not shocking. What is surprising is the clothes Cao Xiang'er is wearing at this time.
Astonishingly, he was the governor of the Zhenshi Division.
"Gudong!"
Jin Xiaoliu was shocked beyond measure.
Not only did the Fu family have a relationship with the Tang family, they were even able to bring Cao Xiang'er to support them on the opening day.
this.
What is the origin of this Fu family? !
When Jin Xiaoliu reacted.
Liu Meizhen had already spoken the opening remarks, and the red cloth on the plaque had been unveiled, and the five characters of Fu Family Wanbao Pavilion came into view:
"this"
This Fu family actually sells department stores!
Right next door to their Jin family.
Isn't this a competition with their Jin family?
Jin Xiaoliu was not in the mood to watch a show at the moment. He quickly squeezed through the crowd and ran back to his store.
Shopkeeper Jin didn't look very good at this time.
Because there are many people in West Street.
But no one came to buy anything, they all went next door to watch the fun:
"The Fu family is quiet, but they are good at sensationalizing."
Shopkeeper Jin is curious though.
But who is he, how can he go to support the Fu family.
Sulking at the front desk.
Seeing Jin Xiaoliu running back quickly, the tension on his face immediately subsided and became calm and he said calmly:
"Xiao Liu, look, you are so worried that you are sweating. It's not like a sect from the Far West is entering the country. Why are you panicking?"
Jin Xiaoliu saw this.
Feeling a little at ease.
Their Jin Family Wanbao Pavilion is a century-old store and can still be compared to the Fu family, but they still said worriedly:
"Shopkeeper, when the Fu family opens its business, not only the second elder of the Tang family is invited, but also Mr. Cao, who has just been promoted from the Zhenshi Division, is also here. This Fu family. This Fu family seems to have a great background!"
What? !
Shopkeeper Jin couldn't calm down now.
Zhen Shisi represented the imperial court, and the other party was able to invite Cao Xiang'er, which was beyond his expectation.
Shopkeeper Jin swayed.
Appear outside the store.
at this time.
But I saw Cao Xiang'er talking to Liu Meizhen:
"The Fu family really invited Cao Xiang'er?!"
The Fu family has this backer.
Unless they are blind, who would dare to deliberately make things difficult for the Fu family.
also.
The monks also feel more at ease when buying spiritual materials from Fu's shop.
Shopkeeper Jin felt something was wrong at this time. He originally thought that the Tang family had left and the new Fu family would be easy to handle, but now it seems that they are a tough one.
Right now.
After Liu Meizhen saw off Cao Xiang'er and Elder Tang Er.
A wave of sleeves.
But he saw a flash of black light.
Then dozens of puppet beasts appeared on the stage.
The puppet beasts are holding a treasure box in their hands. On top of the treasure box are pieces of rare spiritual materials for second-level monsters.
Shopkeeper Jin saw this scene.
The body swayed:
"Puppet beast?! This Fu family actually refined a puppet beast!"
Puppetry has been lost for a long time.
How did the Fu family find this inheritance?
With this puppet beast as a gimmick.
This Fu's store has no worries about customer traffic. No wonder the Fu's didn't do any publicity before it opened.
It turns out that it contains a trump card!
Sure enough.
As soon as the puppet beast comes out.
The monks who had originally planned to disperse immediately became interested and rushed forward one by one, eager to see this long-lost puppet beast. Naturally, they bought one or two items.
The opening of Wanbao Pavilion of the Fu family was the pinnacle.
It can be said that the flow of people is increasing sharply every day, and many people from other places even come here after hearing the news, wanting to learn more about the puppet beast's skills.
This gave the Fu family an opportunity to come into contact with other forces.
to this end.
Many business opportunities have been opened up.
certainly.
This is all for later.
Opening day.
Wanyunlai Inn on East Street.
Chief Gongsun was sitting in Room A. At this time, two tribesmen at the peak of Qi Refining, Su Shou, were standing in front of him. Sitting below him was another one. At first glance, he was a Gongsun tribesman who had just established the foundation. .
The heads of the two peak Qi refining tribesmen almost wanted to bury them in their stomachs:
"Master, I'm sorry. It's because of our incompetence that we wasted three foundation-building pills in the family and betrayed the trust of the master!"
The Gongsun family bid for a total of three Foundation Establishment Pills.
Only one person successfully built the foundation.
These three people were chosen by Clan Chief Gongsun against all opinions, just to cultivate his confidants.
After two of them failed to build the foundation.
Patriarch Gongsun gritted his teeth and stayed in Yunlongfang City for a few more years. He tried his best and almost emptied his family's fortune before he exchanged a Foundation Establishment Pill from a side channel in Yunlongfang City.
Otherwise, go back this time.
He will definitely be criticized by his tribe.
after all.
He has chosen people, and if only one succeeds in building the foundation in the end, this is unjustifiable.
That was what I thought.
The clansman who had already had foundation building experience once failed to build a foundation again. I wonder if he was under too much pressure.
This way.
The Gongsun family spent the equivalent of four Foundation Establishment Pills in exchange for one Foundation Establishment clan member.
Traveled thousands of miles to Jingzhou.
After returning.
Not only will there be no merit, but the patriarch's prestige will definitely be greatly reduced.
Chief Gongsun was so worried that he no longer wanted to lose his temper. He waved his hand and asked the two tribesmen to step back and keep out of sight.
After the gate closes.
The newly promoted Foundation Builder Gongsun Qing hesitated for a moment and then said:
"Master, maybe we still have a chance to recover our losses."
"How to say?"
Patriarch Gongsun held his forehead.
He just asked casually.
After all, those were three Foundation Establishment Pills, how could they be so easy to obtain.
Gongsun Qing said quickly:
"Master, during the past few days of your retreat, I walked around outside and heard the news that the Fu family is opening a store on West Street?!"
"What"
Patriarch Gongsun frowned.
The Fu family is so virtuous and talented that they can buy a shop in Yunlongfang City, where land is so valuable.
Gongsun Qing said:
"Master, I couldn't believe it at first, but then I went to Knowhow to inquire about it, and then I learned that the Fu family didn't know what kind of deal they had made with the Tang family. The Tang family not only gave a shop to The Fu family also gave the five, seven and nine rooms of the ninth-rank Yu family to the Fu family."
"The Fu family has rented a treasure ship from the Shangguan family, and has set out from Jingzhou with more than 100,000 Yu family members."
As soon as this statement came out.
Patriarch Gongsun was shaken.
Between the electric light and flint.
He vaguely understood the purpose of the Fu family's move, and suddenly stood up:
"The Fu family has been promoted to an eighth-grade family, and the only thing left is to create a ninth-grade family. Once the Fu family succeeds in bringing the Yu family back to Huainan, I am afraid that the Fu family will immediately be on an equal footing with our Gongsun family."
Gongsun Qing was very confused:
"Master, this member of the Yu family with five, seven, and nine bedrooms is not a foundation-building monk, nor is he qualified to be promoted to a ninth-grade aristocratic family?"
"Do you think the Fu family would do such a thankless job?"
Patriarch Gongsun narrowed his eyes slightly.
He said coldly:
"No matter what, we must not let the Fu family sail the treasure ship back to Jingzhou safely!"
This is what Gongsun Qing wants to say.
Once they successfully kill the Fu family, not only will they be able to make amends, but the family head's prestige in the clan will also be reestablished.
after all.
The Fu family killed many of their foundation-building elders:
"Master, the Fu family's treasure ship has set off for a few days. If we want to kill them in Jingzhou, we have to make arrangements as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will lose this opportunity to act openly and honestly when we get to Jingzhou."
Within the state to which one's own fiefdom belongs.
A high-grade family cannot take action against a low-grade family.
But outside the protection state, the Zhenshi Division doesn't care.
Patriarch Gongsun smiled and said to Gongsun Qing:
"Seventeen, your news came at the right time. You did a good job."
It proves that he has a good eye for selecting people.
Chief Gongsun called the other two clan members in and gave detailed instructions:
"The two of you will stay in Jingzhou from now on. Remember to pay close attention to the movements of the Fu Family's Wanbao Pavilion. In addition, if there is an opportunity, then go find the opportunity to build the foundation yourself."
The clan has already given him a chance.
In particular, Gongsun Tang failed to build the foundation for the second time.
Even if he is the leader of the clan, he will not allocate the Foundation Establishment Pill to these two people in the future.
Gongsun Tang felt uncomfortable when he saw that the head of the family did not say a word of reproach. He allowed them to stay in Jingzhou, which undoubtedly gave them another way out. After all, if they returned to the clan, they would have to devote the rest of their lives to the clan.
In Jingzhou.
Resources are abundant here.
There may be opportunities for foundation building:
"Master, don't worry. This disciple will definitely supervise the Fu Family Wanbao Pavilion. One day, I hope to repay the master for his support."
"Well, you two must be careful in the future without any elders around you."
Said.
Patriarch Gongsun still took out two treasure bags and gave one to each:
"These are the few possessions I have left, please keep them just in case."
"Master of the house."
Gongsun and Tang's eyes were already red, and they were secretly feeling guilty.
After the two patriarchs, Gongsun and Sun, came out of the inn after changing their appearance, they looked at Wanbao Pavilion on West Street from a distance, and saw that the door of the shop was crowded and very lively.
Gongsun Qing glanced.
I'm really envious in my heart. With the store's booming business, the Fu family can't make a lot of money.
Patriarch Gongsun's eyes darkened.
If the Fu family's luck is not suppressed, once they are promoted to an eighth-grade family, then the Gongsun family will not be able to say revenge, but they will still be afraid of the Fu family.
Patriarch Gongsun subconsciously touched the storage bag.
What is in the storage bag is the treasure of their Gongsun family. With this treasure, he will definitely not let the Fu family's treasure ship return to Jingzhou as he wishes.
Just plunder the treasure ship.
And beheaded the Fu family members on the treasure ship.
The luck of the Fu family has been suppressed.
They want to rebound but they don't know that it's the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. Then it will be a great opportunity for the Gongsun family to take action.
After the opening of Fujia Wanbao Pavilion.
The Liu family in Taiyun County also received the news.
Chief Liu walked back and forth in the cave and murmured:
"What method did the Fu family use to actually let the Tang family transfer the store in Yunlongfang City?"
Thinking of opening day.
The second elder of the Tang family was also present.
He felt vaguely uneasy.
The Liu family only married a daughter to Third Young Master Tang as a concubine. They had never even seen the last Foundation Establishment Elder of the Tang Family, let alone the second elder of the Tang Family.
also.
I heard that Mr. Cao from Zhenshisi also supported the Fu family on the opening day.
this.
The Fu family is a humble family.
I never thought that I could be so capable!
Patriarch Liu sat down on the Grand Master's chair worriedly: "That's all. The worst thing is, we should just pay tribute to the Fu family every year."
The arms cannot twist the thighs.
But.
Last time Liu Meizhen came to visit.
He didn't give him a good look, and he didn't know if the other party had a grudge:
"What the hell is this!"
Patriarch Liu was upset and angry for a while.
I thought that after building the foundation and climbing into the eighth-grade Tang family, the Liu family would be able to broaden their horizons and break away from the control of the Fu family, but now it seems that it is only a long way off.
only.
Patriarch Liu smacked Liu Meizhen's last words that day.
He always vaguely felt that he had missed something.
Patriarch Gongsun and Gongsun Qing came out of Yunlongfang City and arrived in an uninhabited land. Patriarch Gongsun solemnly said: "Seventeen, you stay at Qiuyun Mountain and wait for me."
"Master, where are you going?" Gongsun Qing was worried.
If we don't hurry up, we might not be able to catch up with the Fu family's treasure ship.
Patriarch Gongsun glanced left and right, hesitated, and quickly transmitted the message:
"We are not familiar with the place of Jingzhou, and the eighth-grade family's treasure ship travels faster than our magic weapon. If we want to catch up with the Fu family, we can only take a shortcut."
But how to take a shortcut?
They know nothing.
The most important thing is that Patriarch Gongsun does not want any more flaws in this matter: "In addition, I am looking for a secret place to contact the people from the Shadow Sect."
"Shadow Gate?!"
Gongsun Qing almost exclaimed.
It is said that the Shadow Gate organization appeared in this land earlier than the Great Zhou Dynasty. After several dynasties and generations, it is still standing.
legend.
It was the ascended True Lord Transformation of God who created the shadow gate back then. This shadow gate is still connected to the upper world.
so.
The Shadow Gate is extremely mysterious and powerful.
No one knows where its headquarters is, and no one knows who its disciples are.
He might be an ordinary person, or he might be the ancestor of a family.
What the outside world knows is.
As long as you pay enough commission, Shadowmen will take over what you ask for. In a sense, Shadowmen is a killer organization with a strict hierarchy.
but.
Exactly how it is allocated is unknown to outsiders.
Anyone who wants to hire a shadow sect cannot just hire anyone. They must hold a shadow sect token.
Patriarch Gongsun happened to redeem one from the ghost market. After much thought, if he wanted to completely capture the Fu family's treasure ship, it would be safest to use this item.
After Gongsun Qing reacted.
There was a bit of excitement and joy on his face: "Master, with the help of the Shadow Sect, this time the ambush of the Fu family's treasure ship will be successful!"
I have suffered so many losses at the hands of the Fu family.
It was finally their turn to get their interest back.
Gongsun Qing watched Patriarch Gongsun leave. He was already imagining the scene of killing the foundation of the Fu family and bringing the treasure ship back to the family. The scene of the other elders cheering and the scene of the Fu family being miserable after learning the bad news.
Patriarch Gongsun walked around to an uninhabited place, waved his sleeves, and several formation flags fell down. After setting up a magic circle, he carefully took out a dark red box.
Handsome guys and beauties, the Tang family in Jingzhou is not the Lei family. I obviously changed the previous two chapters, but I found that I didn't change it. I'm sorry.