C21 Ruse
C21 Ruse
"Brother Jin, come, take a seat …" "Brother Jin, I've come to see you today because we have something important to discuss with each other."
Although Jin Conghai had some conjectures in his mind, he still said respectfully: "I don't know what Patriarch Shen has ordered, but I'm willing to listen to anything you have to say."
"Heh heh... Wasn't it foreign to just say that? Speaking of which, did you see what happened today? Deputy Officer Cui of Duobao Sect is personally treating father and son of Nie Family to a meal. Have you tasted all of this? " Shen Faang looked meaningfully at Jin Congzhi.
"That means... Is that emissary from this morning for real? " To tell the truth, right now, he still had some reservations as to whether the envoy from that morning had come from Duobao Sect or not.
"This is absolutely true. You don't have to doubt it, I have some connections in the Chisong City, and I have already inquired about it. Deputy Officer Cui has indeed invited the Nie Family father and son pair. Shen Faang said lightly.
"Damn it …" This father and son of the Nie Family, what kind of dog shit luck did they have … " Other than resentment, Jin Congzhi also felt a bit of jealousy. It had to be known that even Duke Chisong was not someone who could see the Deputy Officer Cui whenever he wanted to, not to mention having the Deputy Officer Cui treat him to a meal.
Moreover, just based on the matter of treating the two of them to a meal, there might be other chain reactions. Why did the Deputy Officer Cui invite the Nie Family father and son pair to dinner? Eating purely because he felt that Nie Zhen's grade in the Martial Arts Student Exam was excellent, so he wanted to encourage him a little? Or did he feel that there was a future to Nie Family, and that he should increase it a bit? Or did he feel that the current situation of the Chisong Prefecture was not as noble as he was, and that he needed to change it? No one could say for sure, but if they were to raise their Nie Family and make them their backers, then the Jin Family Clan, which had deeply offended them before, would definitely bear the brunt of the attack. This was definitely not what Jin Sui Ri wanted to see.
As if he could see the worry in Jin Mo Ri's heart, Shen Faang consoled him: "Brother Jin, you don't have to worry too much. Duobao Sect will never take the initiative to intervene in the internal affairs of Subordinate Country, this is the iron law and objective of Duobao Sect, no matter how much one favors a family, if the family's own strength does not pass, the external officers of Duobao Sect will not intervene, so you don't have to worry about Deputy Officer Cui raising his Nie Family."
"Oh... "That's right..." It was true that he was overthinking things, and Duobao Sect would never join the struggles of the Wealthy Class aristocrats. There were even some battles that were very dark and cruel, and the Duobao Sect would also turn a blind eye to them, because these were all part of the reality. If the family was unable to pass this trial, even if they had been optimistic about it initially, the Duobao Sect staff would not say anything, and they could only blame themselves for not fighting for it.
"However, the Deputy Officer Cui also sent a signal that Nie Zhen's performance in the Martial Arts Student Exam this time is indeed very good. This is not good news for us..." I never thought that a kid with Nie Family would actually have such talent, to be able to rival the descendants of our Wealthy Classes. " Shen Faang looked at Jin Congtian and said solemnly: "Brother Jin, today you tell me the truth. Do you have any thoughts about this Nie Family?"
"Patriarch Shen, Nie Family is a rich business, so I once had some ideas about Nie Family's business. But now that I know Nie Family is something that Patriarch Shen has set, I don't dare to hope for."
Although Nie Family was only a city, the industry of Nie Family was such that even the Wealthy Class families would drool. This was also the main reason why Shen Family had to support the distant relative of Guiyan City, the Liu family. In the end, it was still an estate that had to scheme for Nie Family.
After going through hundreds of years of settling down by their families, the techniques needed to grow the medicinal herbs were very perfect. Although it was just a city, the production of the medicinal herbs had actually surpassed the combined production of the other medicinal herbs in the Chisong Prefecture. One had to know, medicinal herbs were considered large, how could they not attract the coveting of others?
"Brother Jin, now our Shen Family and the Jin family are on the same line, we are both on the same boat. If our Nie Family lives for one more day, we won't feel at ease, so I think it's not advisable to place all our hopes on the aristocracy's assessment. Before the aristocracy's assessment, we have to think of a way to make our Nie Family lose the Wealthy Class seat, what do you think?"
"This... But what should we do? " Golden Cover asked for advice.
Shen Faang said sinisterly: "Didn't he, Nie Zhuang only have one son? Isn't that simple? Last time, Wu Tie's life narrowly escaped from death, and this time, we'll do it again. As long as Nie Zhen dies, the Nie Family will automatically lose the Wealthy Class seat.
At this point, Jin Conghai's face turned bitter, "Patriarch Shen, last time, my Chen`er –"
It was precisely for this reason that Jin Chen had fought against Nie Zhen in a duel, and ended up dead from Nie Zhen's scam. Speaking of this matter, Jin Congzhi was actually slightly complaining about Shen Family.
"It was just a coincidence last time!" I remember that Jin Ming's cultivation should be at the peak of level nine, and he has a few decent martial arts skills at his disposal, so he will definitely be able to take the life of Nie Zhen's scoundrel. My eldest son, Shen Yi, is also helping from the side this time, ensuring that nothing will go wrong. Shen Yi's cultivation is already at the first level of the Human Stage, so there shouldn't be any problem dealing with a mere martial arts student.
"This..." Upon hearing that his eldest son, Jin Ming, was going to take action again, Jin Congzhi hesitated. He only had one son left. If something happened, he would have no son.
"Brother Jin, don't worry. Think about it, Nie Zhen only has the Eighth Level of a martial arts student. How could he be a match for Jin Ming, a level nine martial arts student? Furthermore, you have Shen Yi, who is at the first stage of Human Stage, supporting you from the side. Shen Faang quickly said: "After Nie Family loses its Wealthy Class seat, in the industry that's already existing in Nie Family, that thousand mu of fertile land will belong to your Jin Clan. In addition to Nie Family's medicine store, how about I also share a tenth of your Jin Clan's profits?"
Shen Faang knew that he couldn't bear to see a child fall in front of a wolf. If he didn't give any benefits to Golden Cover, how could he be the first to charge forward?
Sure enough, upon hearing Shen Faang's offer, Jin Congzhi's eyes lit up with excitement: "Really?"
"Absolutely!" Shen Faang guaranteed: "After all, your Jin Family has also contributed quite a bit towards this matter. I, Shen Faang, am especially someone who would destroy the bridge after crossing it!"
Even though he couldn't get his hands on the Nie Family's medicinal garden, just the thousand acres of fertile land was already enough to satisfy Jin Buzhi's appetite. Furthermore, there was even the ten percent profit from the Nie Family's medicine store, so one shouldn't underestimate this portion, since just this portion of the profit was already equivalent to half of the profits from the Chisong Prefecture's medicine store.
Immediately, Goldmane knelt in front of Shen Faang as if he was pushing over a mountain of gold, and said with loyalty, "Patriarch Shen, I, Goldmane, swear to the heavens that from today onwards, I will be at Patriarch Shen's command!"
"Alright!" Shen Faang slapped the table and stood up, supporting Jin Congsun, "Let's make a good plan. I'll call Shen Yi to meet me. Brother Jin, you can tell your family's Jin Ming to listen to Shen Yi's commands."
Two days later …
At noon that day, Nie Zhen and Nie Xiaoqi appeared once again at the Crane Mansion. The reason for that was because Nie Xiaoqi wanted to eat the specialty of the Crane Mansion, Fairy Crane Wine.
The reason why Crane Restaurant was called the Crane Mansion was actually related to their family's special dish, which was called Immortal Crane Wine. This dish was made from the meat of an Immortal Crane, and after their family's special treatment, they cooked it into a delicious soup. Regardless of whether it was the soup or the meat of an Immortal Crane, they were both extremely delicious dishes.
Because of the scarcity of the main materials and also because of the fact that things were rare and valuable, the Crane Mansion Hotel had set down a rule to only sell ten plates a day until the end of the sale. Of course, the price of this Immortal Crane Wine was also very expensive, and was definitely not something that ordinary people could afford.
Nie Xiaoqi had already ordered this dish when the Deputy Officer Cui had invited the Nie Family father and son pair for the banquet. Nie Xiaoqi had liked it a lot, but because the Deputy Officer Cui was there, Nie Xiaoqi had been very cautious and didn't dare eat too much. Thus, not even two days had passed, she had pulled Nie Zhen to eat with her.
After all, the accumulation of several hundred years was not in vain. In the past two years, Nie Zhen had used up a lot of medicinal herbs, so Nie Zhuang did not feel that his bones had been damaged. If it was a noble family, their entire family might have been defeated by Nie Zhen.
Although Nie Zhen was not as fond of this Immortal Crane Wine as Nie Xiaoqi, and at most felt that this dish was rather exquisite, and that Nie Zhen did not really care about the dishes, instead, he felt that Nie Xiaoqi's home-cooked dishes were filled with family love, and that was the most delicious, but his sister usually did not have any special preferences, and it was rare for her to have a dish that she liked, so she did her best to satisfy Nie Zhen and thus, following Nie Xiaoqi's wishes, she came to the Crane Mansion Restaurant again.
However, the moment Nie Zhen stepped into the Crane Mansion, his Spiritual Sense sensed a faint trace of killing intent. The source of that killing intent came from outside the Crane Mansion.
Nie Zhen was now a Earth Stage Ranker, his body already produced spirit energy, naturally his soul force had also cultivated a spirit sense, adding on the special attribute of the Asura Divine Spell, he would definitely be able to determine the danger he was in. Since he could sense it, then there must be someone who was hostile towards him.
Thinking about this, when Nie Zhen entered the Crane Mansion, he was careful.