After a short time, the surrounding pedestrians could be said to have almost disappeared, and it was difficult to detect a few. Even if there were any, they gave people a very weak feeling, not like a master at all, but Ye Qingcheng was still more or less able. Sensing the existence of some entry-level monks, they should be worshipers of various forces in the outer city, just like this monk named Xue.
As the carriage stopped and the monk named Xue loudly called the concierge to arrange some things, Ye Qingcheng knew that the Xiao family had arrived.
Thinking that he would live here for months or even years in the future, to be on the safe side, he still used his talent type to seek Qi and searched the entire Xiao family compound. Although the discoverer, the Xiao family, now has certain However, the entire Xiao family does not have many people. Although there are some martial arts masters among them, there are not many of them.
As for the entry-level monks like Brother Xue, there is no such thing. It seems that he is the only entry-level monk in the Xiao family.
This made Ye Qingcheng have a new understanding of the strength of all mortal aristocratic families. Even an aristocratic family like the Xiao family that occupies a vein of lapis lazuli can only afford one entry-level monk named monk Xue. It's no wonder that when he was still Ye Sanlang, he never saw any aristocratic family in Chang'an with cultivators among them, because they simply couldn't afford it.
Although the bluestone vein occupied by the Xiao family actually belongs to the Lu family, they only mine it as a branch family, and most of the profits are handed over to the Lu family, but the remaining one to two percent is still a very astonishing figure. , but still can only afford one entry-level monk. It is conceivable that if they were not members of the royal family like Li Heng back then, how could a normal aristocratic family have anything to do with cultivators.
Although there is no spiritual energy distribution in this compound, some rooms are carefully arranged. Not only are they located in locations where spiritual energy is concentrated, but he can also vaguely feel the faint arrangement of formations. It seems to be arranged by cultivators. , this kind of arrangement is probably a huge expense for ordinary people.
It is impossible for the monk surnamed Xue to live in so many houses. It seems that Xiao Pianshui prepared it for the cultivators he may recruit in the future. After all, people will change, and one day the monk surnamed Xue may not be able to live in so many houses. If they give up their job, they can replace them with another entry-level monk. In other words, the Xiao family will also develop. It is possible that one day the Xiao family will be strong enough to afford more than two entry-level monks. You can't buy a house now, right?
No, he, Ye Qingcheng, has just moved into one of these empty houses and is using it now.
But speaking of it, not to mention the few rooms prepared for cultivators to live in, even the other rooms in the Xiao family compound are only occupied by less than half of the people, and a large number of rooms are empty. There is no trace of anyone ever living there.
In his opinion, this is normal for what happened to the Xiao family. After all, the Xiao family is an aristocratic family that has only developed for more than 20 years. It does not have a strong foundation yet, and most of its power is due to the Lu family's relationship. If it weren't for the Lu family, they would not even be able to establish a foothold in the outer city of Qingfeng Town, let alone monopolize a lapis lazuli vein.
The same reason goes for the small number of people in the Xiao family. If he remembered correctly, after he redressed the injustice of Xiao Qianshui's father, the only ones left in the Xiao family at that time were Xiao Qianshui and his mother. Now in their thirties, Years have passed, and Mrs. Xiao is probably no longer alive.
Moreover, Xiao Shuishui had a stubborn temper and was very devoted. He never remarried after his wife died, and he only had Xiao Yong'an as his heir. There couldn't be only one member of such a large aristocratic family, right? Moreover, Yong'an is still a frail and sickly child. No one can predict which day he may suddenly die of illness. Especially in recent days, his illness has been getting worse. We can't leave the Xiao family without heirs, right? Therefore, in this Xiao family compound, there are other Xiao family members, namely Yong'an's relatives from his mother's side. After arriving at the Xiao family, they changed their surname to Xiao to serve as members of the Xiao family.
This is a very common behavior among aristocratic families. When the head of the main family faces a crisis that may cut off his descendants, the collateral line will take over the banner. Although the Xiao family has only developed not long ago, the collateral line has The tribesmen can still take it out.
However, for Ye Qingcheng, these collateral Xiao family members are also suspected of framing Xiao Yongan. He does not think that if he wants to kill Yongan, he will send only one boss. If it were him, he would Some more people will be sent to sneak into the Xiao family to cooperate with Lao Gao's plan to assassinate Yong'an.
In other words, the people behind the plan to kill Yongan are these clan members. After all, if Yongan dies, the biggest beneficiaries will be them. Even if they are not the masterminds behind the scenes, the other party will definitely ask them to cooperate. Assassination of Yong'an provides some convenience.
It's just that he has no intention of taking action. As he said before, he has helped the Xiao family enough. There is no need to do this. Since Xiao Pianshui is the head of the family, and there is a monk named Xue to help him. , if he couldn't even resolve the civil strife at home, it would be too disappointing for him.
But he was already here, and he was so destined to Yong'an. If the mastermind behind the scenes still dared to continue to attack Yong'an, he wouldn't mind killing chickens and monkeys on behalf of Xiao Shuishui.
As long as he doesn't take action, if he does, it will definitely be remembered by everyone for a lifetime. This is Ye Qingcheng's style.
"Shu Shui, please make arrangements so that no one in the Xiao family knows I'm here, especially those from your side clan. You should understand what I mean."
"I understand." Xiao Shuishui nodded, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.
He is not a fool. After what Ye Qingcheng said, he certainly understood that the problem lies with those collateral clan members. If he thought about it carefully, they were indeed very suspicious, but he could not find any evidence for the time being to show that they were really involved in the frame-up. The people in Yong'an are related, so it's not easy to deal with them directly. Moreover, among these collateral clan members, there are a few who really do their best for the Xiao family. If they take action rashly, they will probably be resented by all the collateral clan members.
Since Ye Qingcheng was once the most famous police officer in Chang'an and was famous for his prowess in investigating crimes, it would be better to wait for Ye Qingcheng to handle it.
However, he did not need to arrange this, because the monk surnamed Xue had already anticipated this situation in advance, so he did not mention Ye Qingcheng at all when he gave instructions to the concierge. He would personally arrange a residence next to Ye Qingcheng for Ye Qingcheng. When Ye Qingcheng came back to tell him about this, he showed an expression of appreciation.
