The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 266 Zheng Family Sells Land

In Fuguang Town, Yancheng, Qing'er and her sister discussed and rushed here without stopping. When they arrived at the gate of Wanbao Pavilion, they directly announced that they were members of the Zhong family. The host did not dare to neglect them and immediately went to inform Lu Qingshan. Qing'er and the two maids had just entered the reception room for a while when Lu Qingshan came. Lu Qingshan's laughter could be heard from a distance: "Haha, it turns out to be Miss Qing. Are you here to deliver wine to me? How dare you trouble Miss Qing'er to come here in person~" Qing'er quickly stood up and saluted, saying: "Master Lu, Qing'er came here to deliver wine, but only for one reason. I also need your help with something else."

Lu Qingshan came to the main seat and sat down. Qing'er handed him a storage ring and said, "This is the wine that my brother-in-law promised. My brother-in-law specifically asked me to send Pavilion Master Lu a thousand more jars." Lu Qingshan took the ring and his mouth cracked. He said happily, "Brother, you are too polite. I heard that my brother joined the Yu Lei Sect and trained under Elder Qiu. Is that true?" Qing'er was a little surprised and said hurriedly, "Pavilion Master Lu is really well-informed. Not many people know about this. How did you know?"

Lu Qingshan said with a smile: "My brothers, I am naturally concerned. Besides, the Yu Lei Sect is the number one sect in Dongzhou. It is a big deal for the sect's chief elder to accept a disciple. Many forces have already known about it, and some small forces will gradually know about it." The Zhong family is a small force. If Pan Chengfeng hadn't sent a message to them, the Zhong family would have been the last to know the news. Qing'er thought to herself: "I see, it seems that the Zhong family also needs to arrange more spies, otherwise the lack of information will delay many things."

The two chatted for a while, and Lu Qingshan said, "By the way, Qing'er just said that she needs my help with something. Just tell me what it is, and don't be polite to me." Qing'er stood up and bowed, saying, "Then I would like to thank Pavilion Master Lu first. The Zhong family plans to stay in Yancheng permanently, and they need a piece of land to accommodate them. The bigger the better. Brother-in-law wants to set up the Zhong family winery here." Lu Qingshan heard it and asked excitedly, "The winery is going to be placed in Yancheng?" Qing'er affirmed, "The young master said that Qingxu Town in Fancheng is too small. If the Zhong family wants to develop, they have to move out of Fancheng, and the first stop is Yancheng."

Lu Qingshan stood up and laughed, touching his wine gourd and said, "Brother, you have good vision. Producing wine in Yancheng and selling it abroad is indeed the best choice at present. Once the Zhong family's wine has gained a foothold in Yancheng, we can go to Licheng, and finally occupy the wine market in Dazhou. Then we can develop in Chu, Qi, Song and other countries. It won't take long to occupy the entire market in Dongzhou. By then, the Zhong family will also be a big family ranked among the best in Dongzhou."

Qing'er looked at Lu Qingshan talking and said with a smile: "Master Lu is really good at business. My brother-in-law thinks so too." Lu Qingshan stopped laughing and said: "It's not difficult to find a place for the Zhong family to settle down, but how big a place do we need?" Qing'er took out a planning drawing and handed it to Lu Qingshan, saying: "It will probably take three thousand acres." Lu Qingshan muttered: "So big? Yes, the scale of the winery is not small, and the Zhong family will also need a group of people to garrison. Oh, how could I forget about this? There is a piece of land for sale now, but no one dares to take it over."

Qing'er was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Is there such a large piece of land for sale now?" Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "What a coincidence. The Zheng family, one of the four major families in Yancheng, is selling a piece of land, about 4,000 acres. But the price of this land is not cheap, and the Ximen family is spreading rumors that no one can buy it. Anyone who buys it is against the Ximen family." Qing'er asked hurriedly, "The price is not a problem, but why doesn't the Ximen family allow others to buy this land?"

Lu Qingshan picked up the wine gourd and took a sip of wine, saying, "This is a long story. The four major families in Yancheng have been rooted in Yancheng for a long time. Originally, the leader of the four major families in Yancheng was not the Nian family or the Ximen family, but the Zheng family. However, the Zheng family is now the last of the four major families." Qing'er asked, "Please help me, Pavilion Master Lu. After all, the Zhong family will have to come into contact with the four major families sooner or later, so it is necessary to understand the four major families first."

Lu Qingshan put one leg on the chair and said with a smile: "Well, I will talk about the four major families. The origins of the four major families in Yancheng can be traced back to ten thousand years ago. The first to take root here was the Zheng family, followed by the Nian family, and finally the Ximen family and the Li family. Since the Zheng family was the first to operate in Yancheng, its foundation is much deeper than the other three families. The Zheng family suppressed the three families for thousands of years. Until five thousand years ago, the previous head of the Zheng family suddenly disappeared for no reason, and the Zheng family re-elected a head. This head of the family did not know how to operate at all, so he was forced to do something. Gradually, he was squeezed and suppressed by the other three families. Over the past thousands of years, the Zheng family has gradually become weaker. But because of its previous foundation, the Zheng family has persisted and has not been driven out of Yancheng."

Qing'er listened very carefully, and asked immediately, "What's the matter with the Zheng family selling the land this time?" Lu Qingshan said, "A hundred years ago, the previous head of the Zheng family abdicated and let his son take over the position of head. The new head of the Zheng family worked hard to restore the ancestral foundation, but he had been weak for a long time and was no match for the other three families. If the Nian family had not continued to suppress them over the years, the Zheng family would have been driven out of Yancheng long ago. And this time, the land was sold because of one thing. The Zheng family had to sell the property left by their ancestors."

Qing'er quickly poured a cup of peach wine for Lu Qingshan. Lu Qingshan picked up the wine glass, sniffed it and said, "Good wine. I heard that my brother is still researching better wine. I wonder when I can drink it~" Qing'er smiled and said, "They have already started researching it. It won't take too long. If it is developed, I will definitely ask Pavilion Master Lu to taste it first~ By the way, Pavilion Master Lu, what did you say just now that the Zheng family sold the land? They are selling their ancestral property. It must be no small matter."

Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "The current head of the Zheng family is too eager to restore the ancestral business. He must have been plotted against by the Ximen family and the Li family. The head of the Zheng family negotiated a big deal with the Fu Guang Sect a few days ago. This deal is the Zheng family's largest deal in the past thousand years. Not only can it sell out the ore that has been accumulated for many years, greatly alleviating the current predicament of the Zheng family, but it can also establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the Fu Guang Sect. Unfortunately, when the ore was being transported, the delivery person of the Zheng family disappeared with the goods."

Qing'er was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Such an important matter, why didn't the Zheng family escort the goods personally?" Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "The Zheng family originally planned to escort the goods himself. But by coincidence, the Ximen family and the Li family were causing trouble in their store, and they arrested his son and threatened him to use the crystal beads to redeem him. The Zheng family asked the third elder of the family to go first, and he went to rescue his son first, and then caught up with the third elder. It took only half an hour, and both the people and the goods disappeared. The Zheng family couldn't find any clues no matter how hard they tried. Isn't it strange?"

Qing'er asked, "The third elder of the Zheng family should be a Spiritualization cultivator, right?" Lu Qingshan said, "A cultivator in the middle stage of Spiritualization~" Qing'er was even more puzzled: "Then unless a Void Refining cultivator took action, even if it was a cultivator at the peak of Spiritualization, it would be impossible for him to capture or kill someone silently?" Lu Qingshan said with a smile, "In fact, there is another possibility. I think the Zheng family should have reacted by now, but it's too late." Qing'er suddenly thought of the betrayal of the Zhong family's elder, and was shocked and asked, "Is the third elder a traitor?"

Lu Qingshan nodded and said, "The biggest possibility is that the Third Elder has betrayed us. This is a trap. Now the Zheng family cannot provide goods to the Fu Guang Sect, and they need to return ten times the deposit to the Fu Guang Sect. The Zheng family cannot afford so many crystal beads, so they can only sell the land. The Ximen family and the Li family took the opportunity to lower the price and want to take over the Zheng family's land."

Qing'er was stunned when she heard this. She had never been involved in family affairs before. How could she know these methods? If Qian'er heard these words, she would definitely sneer and say, "These are all the tricks I have left." Qian'er has been fighting with the Han and Bai families in Fancheng for so many years. What tricks have she not used?

Qing'er thought for a while and said, "If our Zhong family buys this land, we will have a direct conflict with the Ximen family and the Li family. I will go back and discuss this with my sister. I wonder how long the Zheng family can hold out?" Lu Qingshan said, "It should be fine within one or two years. If it takes too long, the Zheng family will not be able to hold out. After all, the compensation of the Fuguang Sect cannot be delayed for too long."

Qing'er went back to the Zhong family in Fancheng without stopping and explained the situation to Qian'er. Qian'er said, "We, the Zhong family, must take that land! Otherwise, we don't know when we can find a suitable land." Qing'er worried, "Then we will confront the Ximen family and the Li family in advance. Didn't my brother-in-law say that we should try not to have a direct conflict with the four major families?" Qian'er smiled and said, "Chengfeng is afraid that the four major families will deal with our Zhong family together, and then we will be under great pressure. But now among the four major families in Yancheng, the Nian family is avoiding it, and the Ximen family and the Li family are joining forces to suppress the Zheng family. It is a good time for us to move in!"

Qing'er thought for a while, then suddenly realized, "Sister, do you mean to join forces with the Zheng family to fight against the Ximen family and the Li family?" After saying that, she felt something was wrong and asked in confusion, "The Ximen family and the Li family are stronger than the Zheng family. Even if we join forces with the Zheng family, we are still no match for those two families~" Qian'er smiled and said, "What if we add the Nian family?" Qing'er was surprised and said, "The Nian family?" Qian'er nodded and said, "The ancestor of the Nian family is at the peak of the spirit transformation, but he has never been involved. I heard that he failed to break through the refining void and injured his soul. He has been looking for a healing elixir for these years. Therefore, the Nian family has been very low-key over the years, and even ignored the suppression of the Zheng family by the three families. It can be seen that the ancestor of the Nian family really doesn't have much time left. If the ancestor of the Nian family is really dead, the Nian family will be the weakest of the four families!"