The old man was one of the mayors of Qinglin Town. He was born here countless years ago. He later joined the army of Yunmeng Yuan Kingdom and made great achievements in battle. After retiring, he obtained the official position of mayor.
A long time ago, he should have been promoted to Yong'an City as deputy city lord, but he refused the transfer because after experiencing the bloody and cruel war between the source countries, he was already tired of it and did not want to leave many familiar intersections anymore, so he decided to stay. Remain in the position of Qinglin Town.
at the same time.
In the south of Qinglin Town, there is a vast area, which is the Shangguan Clan Mansion.
The Shangguan family is one of the three ancient families in Qinglin Town, the other two being the Ningxu family and the Xirui family.
However, the Xirui family has been in decline for a long time, and was annexed and divided by the Shangguan family and the Ningxu family.
Shangguan Yunzhu, invincible for ten calamities, the ancestor of the entire clan.
"The mansion that the Ten Tribulations Invincible bought was the former branch of the Xirui family. It was later reclaimed by the town and has been left idle to this day. It seems that the mayor acted quickly enough and even unknowingly sent a favor to the other party when he first entered the town. ." Shangguan Yunzhu stroked the cup in her hand and said with a smile: "Lao Qi, you immediately take the gift I ordered to buy, go to the other party's house to visit, and invite the other party to come to our Shangguan home tomorrow, once you successfully win over By then, the Ningxu family is destined to be stepped on by our Shangguan family."
"Yes! Clan Ancestor!"
…
Ning Xu's family.
A young child was lying on a chair, holding a book larger than his body.
"Ancestor!"
The burly middle-aged man quickly ran up to the young child and said with a smile: "As expected, the invincible man of ten tribulations settled in our Qinglin Town with two followers."
"I don't need to say more about what we should do next, right?" The immature child's eyes did not move half an inch from the book. "Even if we can't win it over, we can't be won over by the Shangguan family. This is the bottom line."
"Then I... went to give gifts?" said the burly man.
"Um."
The immature child turns the book to the next page.
…
at the same time.
Many second-rate, third-rate or even inferior families and forces in Qinglin Town have made moves one after another. Even if they guessed that the two major families wanted to fight for the unfamiliar Ten-Tribulation Invincible, these families and forces still prepared generous rewards. Gifts, send important members to visit, if you can form a good relationship, you may have some security in the future.
As everyone knows, the most inconspicuous Seven Tribulations Supreme among that group is the one who really calls the shots. Not only that, he has no intention of taking root in Qinglin Town and is only temporarily staying for a year.
…
In Zhao Fan's mansion.
He took matters into his own hands and spent an hour changing the entire mansion into the ancient oriental style he liked.
"It's so beautiful." Hongxue said while admiring it: "It's so elegant that I feel like I'm an eyesore and an unnecessary presence in it."
"Haha, I feel the same way." Zhu Sheng nodded and praised: "It would be a pity to throw it away after living in it for a year."
"Pick a house you like to live in." Zhao Fan said with a smile: "Next, if there is nothing major, you can take care of it together."
"good."
Hongxue and Zhu Sheng nodded.
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the mansion door, "I am Shangguan Fei, the seventh elder of the Shangguan family. I heard that Your Excellency has arrived in Qinglin Town, and I am here to congratulate you on behalf of my ancestors."
"Shangguan family?" Zhao Fan looked at Zhu Sheng doubtfully.
Zhu Sheng thought about it for a moment and then said: "It is one of the two major families in Qinglin Town, and it is considered one of the overlords."
Immediately, he said again: "Brother Zaixuan, what if I refuse? After all, our plan is to stay for one year. If we get involved in the town's pattern, we will definitely have troubles one after another. Maybe we will disturb your retreat."
Before Zhao Fan could respond, a different voice came from outside the mansion door again: "I am an elder from the fourth clan of the Ningxu clan. Ningxu has a reason, and on behalf of his ancestors, I am here to congratulate you."
"Ningxu family?" Zhu Sheng said, "Brother Zaihua, this is another overlord family."
Just when Zhao Fan was about to speak, another sound came out one after another, one after another, lasting for nearly a stick of incense!
"Young master of the Que family..."
"I am the Supreme Elder of Shenxu Tower..."
"The vice-president of Xiahe Temple..."
"I am the sword master of the seven swords..."
"Down here..."
A total of one hundred and thirty forces!
Zhao Fan looked stunned.
Zhu Sheng smiled awkwardly and said: "There are only four invincibles in Qinglin Town plus one idle bastard cat. As soon as I appeared, I broke the pattern. This is my first time to congratulate you. The core members of the Du sect are already It’s enough to give you face. If someone in power comes and is rejected, you won’t be able to show off your face. Don’t worry, Brother Zaixuan, I will send them all away right now.”
"It's exciting!" Hongxue said with a smile, "I didn't expect that in the small Qinglin Town, an invincible person in the Ten Tribulations could live such a comfortable life."
Zhao Fan reached out to hold Zhu Sheng who was about to move, and said with a smile: "We are short of money and resources. Since there are so many forces coming to our door, why not accept them? You and Hongxue don't want to live on subsistence allowance this year." "
Zhu Sheng and Hongxue were startled when they heard this.
"Accept it, accept it all, but don't make it clear who you prefer, just scratch the surface."
Zhao Fan smiled.
"Uh..." Zhu Sheng came to his senses, gave a thumbs up and said: "Wonderful, with this gift, it can nourish us for a year!"
next moment.
Hongxue then said: "Then I will serve as a representative to receive the gifts. The person in power did not show up, and our Ten Tribulations Invincible does not need to show up."
"It makes sense." Zhao Fan nodded in agreement.
Zhu Sheng smiled and said: "Brother Hongxue, hurry up."
Then, Hongxue turned into a stream of light and appeared outside the house.
He showed no stage fright at all, and deceived the core representatives of many forces.
An hour later.
Hongxue returned to Zhao Fan and Zhu Sheng. He turned his palms and removed the pile of gifts from the space treasure.
Then he said with a smile: "Brothers Fortune and Brother Zhu are all here. Moreover, many forces have invited Brother Zhu to visit. I have arranged the itinerary. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Ningxu family, in the afternoon I will go to the Shangguan family, and the day after tomorrow Arrive at Mitsukoshi Gate in the morning, and in the afternoon... In short, I won’t repeat anything for half a year."
Zhao Fan couldn't help but joked: "Zhu Sheng, you and Hongxue eat and drink for half a year, and then stay quiet for another half a year. At that time, many forces in Qinglin Town will find that this place is empty. I wonder if they will greet your ancestors from behind."
Zhu Sheng smiled and said: "I don't even know who my ancestors are, so let them greet me."
"Okay, then you can have fun as you like. If you have anything you can't solve, just call me."
Zhao Fan nodded, then raised his steps and walked into the largest courtyard in the mansion. In order not to be disturbed by the noisy movement, an isolation barrier was specially placed in the core courtyard. Only Zhu Sheng and Hongxue touched it. Only then can the message come in.
"The origin of chaos is mysterious!"
Zhao Fan crossed his legs and entered the state of enlightenment. Taking the original mystery of Hunyuan Void as a guide, he felt the inner chaotic void of heaven and earth...
In this state, there was no concept of time and space in his mind, and he seemed to be the only creature in the entire inner chaos.
"Difficult, difficult, difficult."
Unknowingly, Zhao Fan's brows sometimes wrinkled and sometimes relaxed.
suddenly.
A voice broke the peace of the core residence.
"Meow~!"
"Huh? Meowing?" Zhao Fan had made no progress to begin with, and he was a little unhappy because he was disturbed by irrelevant sounds.
But he soon realized that there was an isolation barrier within the core residence, and it was impossible for sounds other than Zhu Sheng and Hongxue to penetrate!
Where did the cat meow come from?
"No, there is nothing in my perception." Zhao Fan looked around inexplicably, and then he realized that there was a cat lying in the corner of the yard behind him!
The left half of the cat's body was as white as snow and spotless, while the right half was pure black and ink-colored fur, as if the exact same black cat and white cat were spliced together!
not only that.
The aura fluctuations emitted by it are invincible for ten tribulations.
Zhao Fan thought of "a cat" mentioned by Zhu Sheng.
"How did it enter my isolation barrier? Even as the strongest and invincible, I didn't notice it." The more Zhao Fan thought about it, the more surprised he became, and when he tentatively released his perception, the cat's position was empty. In other words, apart from the sight, the other party's existence cannot be perceived!
This was obviously the cat's initiative to reveal itself. Otherwise, no monk in the entire Qinglin Town would know of its existence.
"Why do you come to me?"
Zhao Fan looked at the cat in confusion.
"Meow."
The cat's four legs were walking rhythmically, and it stopped one meter away from Zhao Fan. It raised its head and glanced at the other person, and then it started to smell, as if there was something about Zhao Fan that made him smell. It's like something interesting but unable to determine its location.
"What are you smelling?"
Zhao Fan knelt down and looked at the cat quietly, but the cat seemed unable to change languages to communicate? And the sound cannot be transformed into the corresponding meaning when it falls into the ears?
This is strange, that cat is invincible in ten tribulations.
Even the weak little cat demon who has entered the Tao can communicate with the monks without any obstacles!
The cat kept sniffing in the air, and gradually came closer. It was already very close to Zhao Fan. As if it had finally determined its position, it raised a cat's paw and pointed at Zhao Fan's right side. Shoulder, a human-like question mark flashed in the clear cat eyes...
