"That woman is very strong and very calculating."
In the carriage, Ye Mingyue commented on Qian Li.
"Indeed." Zhang Xiaozu nodded, "Qian Tongtong and Qian Ruohong together are not even half as good as her."
Qian Ruoyun asked in confusion: "Master, is she so sure that you won't search her memory? Or is the poison in the wine really caused by that grandma?"
Zhang Xiaozu said: "You should think carefully about Qian Li's words, every sentence, every word, and think about why I didn't search her memory."
Qian Ruoyun thought about it after hearing this.
Mrs. Qian Wang sat aside, holding her hands together and placing them on her lap, with her head lowered and a sad look on her face.
She hated Qian Tongtong and Qian Ruohong for poisoning Qian Ruoyun's wine and would never forgive them in her life, but at the same time she was worried about the relationship between Qian Ruoyun and the Qian family.
She is a woman with traditional and conservative ideas and cannot accept Qian Ruoyun being kicked out of her home, because in the education she received, being kicked out of her home is equivalent to being abandoned by her ancestors, and she will become a homeless soul after her death. ghost.
She hated that she was useless and couldn't help Qian Ruoyun at all.
Especially when I saw Qian Li standing up without fear in order to help Qian Ruohong clear his name, arguing with reason in the face of questioning eyes, like an old hen protecting her young, spreading her wings to protect her children. Behind her, she became even more ashamed of herself.
"ah!"
"I see!"
After a while, Qian Ruoyun suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted.
Seeing Zhang Xiaozu looking towards him, he immediately said: "When she dared to open her consciousness and let you search, she already took the initiative.
Others will think: 'She dares to calmly let you search her memory, which shows that she is really clear in her heart, otherwise she would never dare to do this. '
After you finish the search and find out that Qian Ruohong poisoned me, she can completely deny it and say that you are ignoring the facts and spewing blood.
After hearing this, people who don't know the details will most likely choose to believe what she said. After all, she dared to open her consciousness to others for inspection.
If you press hard, she will even ask you to open your consciousness and let others check to prove that you are not lying. She is sure that he will not agree, so she can use the topic to say that he is guilty.
The young master cannot argue.
This Qian Li is so scheming! "
Zhang Xiaozhu nodded and asked: "If I ask to go to court with her and let people in the yamen search her memory and I disown her, what do you think she will do?"
Qian Ruoyun thought for a moment and then replied: "She will definitely investigate the case in court and uphold the principle of fairness and justice, and let the people in the Yamen also search your memory. The young master will definitely not agree, so she still wins."
After saying that, he couldn't help frowning and asked: "Isn't there a way to deal with it?"
"It's quite simple." Zhang Xiaozhu smiled slightly, "What she relies on is that I will not allow others to probe my consciousness, so she only needs to transfer the conflicting parties back to you and Qian Ruohong.
Let you two go to court and search your two memories.
Qian Ruohong was extremely guilty and must have something evil in his heart. He would never dare to have his consciousness searched.
The control will naturally return to your hands. "
Qian Ruoyun nodded and asked, "Sir, who do you think put the poison in this wine?"
"Based on my observation, Qian Ruohong should have planted the poison. Judging from Qian Tongtong's expression, it seems that he really didn't know anything about it." Zhang Xiaozhu replied.
"I think so too, but there's one thing I can't figure out." Qian Ruoyun frowned and said, "If I went home early that day and met Qian Tongtong at home, and he took out the wine, if I asked him to keep it Come down and have a drink. If he agrees, won't that mean he'll be poisoned to death as well?
Qian Ruohong was so sure that Qian Tongtong would not stay at my house for a meal. You know, he wanted something from me. To show his kindness, it was normal for him to stay and have a meal with us, mother and son, right? "
Zhang Xiaozu shook his head. He had thought about this problem for a long time, but he didn't understand it.
"Maybe Qian Ruohong didn't think about this at all. He was only thinking about how to kill you." Ye Mingyue guessed.
"It's possible." Qian Ruoyun nodded, "I'll make that idiot look good sooner or later."
Qian Wang, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "It turns out that we misunderstood your father. He——"
Qian Ruoyun didn't wait for Mrs. Qian Wang to finish what she said, and waved her hand to interrupt her: "Mom, I know what you want to say, but I can tell you clearly that it is absolutely impossible. If you say it out, it will be thrown away. , I have severed ties with Qian Tongtong."
"But...but he is your father after all." Mrs. Qian Wang mumbled.
She learned that Qian Tongtong was unaware of the poisoning, and she felt that Qian Tongtong was wrongly blamed, and her hatred for him diminished a lot.
Of course, she didn't wholeheartedly pursue Qian Tongtong, or have any hope for Qian Tongtong. She just didn't want Qian Ruoyun to be kicked out of the Qian family and be ridiculed by others.
"Ha..." Qian Ruoyun sneered and said nothing, not wanting to argue with his mother.
When he saw the scene where Qian Tongtong slapped his mother away hard, he had already made up his mind to sever ties with Qian Tongtong.
He vowed to let Qian Tongtong see that their mother and son would only get better and better if they left him and the Qian family.
Zhang Xiaozu looked at Qian Ruoyun and asked, "Are you interested in the position of the head of the Qian family?"
Qian Ruoyun looked startled when he heard this, then smiled bitterly and said: "I am a bastard, how can I covet the position of the head of the Qian family, unless...unless one day I have a transcendent status and can look down on the Qian family, Qian Only then can my family ask me to be their head."
"I heard you say that Qian Tongtong has been cultivating Qian Ruohong with all his heart, and wants Qian Ruohong to compete for the position of the next head of the family. With Qian Li's scheme and the city government, they must have secretly paved a way for Qian Ruohong to lead the family. If she can give you this road, you will have a chance." Zhang Xiaozhu said.
If Qian Ruoyun had the power of the Qian family as a springboard, his next journey would be much easier.
Zhang Xiaozu wanted to help Qian Ruoyun pave the road as much as possible before leaving Paradise City, so he wanted Qian Ruoyun to fight for the position of the head of the Qian family.
But it doesn’t have to be a fight.
Moreover, the current head of the Qian family, Qian Tongde, is only around sixty years old, and is far from the age to abdicate, unless he makes a huge mistake or suffers some sudden accident and has to abdicate.
Qian Ruoyun burst out laughing when he heard this, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Qian Ruohong is her biological son. How could she let me go on the road paved for Qian Ruohong? It's absolutely impossible."
"It is difficult for Qian Ruohong to become a great person, and it is useless no matter how well the road is paved. If you are outstanding in ability and everyone sees you and thinks that you are indeed capable of succeeding as the head of the family, maybe Qian Li will change his mind?"
"Or maybe Qian Li wants to find someone who can explore the way for Qian Ruohong from the front, and maybe he will use you to charge into the battle? She uses you, and you can use her in return. It all depends on who can have the last laugh."
"If you can use the power of the Qian family as a springboard, your path will suddenly be much broader."
"I don't say that I can save a hundred years of hard work, but at least fifty years are possible."
"What do you think?"
Zhang Xiaozu asked.
"That's true, but choosing me, a bastard, to be the head of the Qian family still sounds too unreal." Qian Ruoyun shook his head.
But then he frowned and fell into deep thought, seeming to start to seriously consider this matter.
Zhang Xiaozhu sent Qian Ruoyun and his son home, and went into the house with Ye Mingyue to sit for a while, then left and went to the entrance of the square to check the morning's game results.
It's already past four in the afternoon, and the competition results were posted an hour ago.
"Look, Zhang Dayong is here!"
"As expected of a specially invited alchemist, he is just amazing. I can't help but admire him!"
Zhang Xiaozu and Ye Mingyue arrived at the entrance of the square. As soon as they got off the carriage, they were recognized by the people around them.
What surprised Zhang Xiaozhu was that there were far fewer voices scolding him, and there were many voices admiring him, which made him feel flattered.
When he read the posted results list, he suddenly understood.
He topped the list with sixty-four points.
The second place below him actually only had 31 points, which was less than half of his score.
Apparently, it was his sheer prowess that won the respect of some of the contestants.
"It's over, your strength has been exposed."
"You won't be targeted during the main game, right?"
Zhang Xiaozu touched the tip of his nose and said jokingly.
Ye Mingyue said in a low voice: "Since the first place is determined by default, there is no need to think about it. It will definitely target you other contestants."
Zhang Xiaozu glanced around and muttered: "The old beggar has gone somewhere, and he doesn't come to help me."
"You are blind, isn't I standing behind you?"
As soon as Zhang Xiaozu finished speaking, the old beggar's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Zhang Xiaozu turned around suddenly and saw the old beggar standing behind him and Ye Mingyue. It seemed that he had been here a long time ago, but he had just turned around and glanced around, and he did not see the old beggar at all.
“I can’t see through this guy’s strength anymore!”
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but be shocked.
But his surprise immediately turned into joy, and he whispered: "Senior, I want to ask you a question."
"ask."
"Do you know about the animal control circle?"
"I thought you were going to ask about alchemy." The old beggar glanced sideways at Zhang Xiaopou, but still replied: "I know, what's the matter?"
"Can you break through the beast control circle refined by the ancestor of the extraordinary realm without harming the monster?"
"There are a hundred ways."
"Senior, don't be ridiculous, I have a friend... friend... please wait a moment."
As Zhang Xiaozu was talking, his expression suddenly changed and he looked in the direction of the street entrance in surprise. Then he dropped a sentence and ran toward the street entrance in large strides.
At the same time, the subtle state of mind locked a person at the intersection of the street.
A handsome man in white.
Zhang Xiaozhu recognized the face of this handsome man, whose name was Xiang Qingtian, the owner of Jiuzhou Auction House and a good friend of Lei Zhige.
But Zhang Xiaozhu couldn't be sure whether this person was Xiang Qingtian.
Xiang Qingtian was captured by Lan Zhihuan and others on the Pingzhou battlefield and brought to Tianwaitian, so Zhang Xiaopou was not sure whether Xiang Qingtian's soul lived in this body.
Zhang Xiaozhu hopes that he has not been snatched away, but his reason tells him that Xiang Qingtian cannot escape the murderous hand, and this person is most likely not Xiang Qingtian anymore.
Some people died, but not completely...
