When Chang Zhi'an walked under a tall cypress tree, he also felt a chill, but this was nothing compared to the worry in his heart. The Chang family owns a sizable mansion on Second Avenue parallel to Huanhu Avenue. It is large enough to accommodate four beautiful courtyards inside. These four courtyards are designed and decorated according to the themes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Gorgeous buildings covered with green glazed tiles inlaid with gold surround these four courtyards. People usually have to go through long winding corridors to get from one courtyard to another, but this is no problem for Chang Zhian - those The thick courtyard walls that looked so strong that they could withstand a battering ram were actually just a cover-up. Every disciple of the Chang family who was successful in spiritual practice and wore the necessary signs could walk straight from one courtyard to another effortlessly. A courtyard.
There is no real winter in Qingzhou City, and the winter-themed courtyard of the Chang family is not so luxurious as to install a cooling array that works at all times. This courtyard only plants a large number of pines and cypresses, and lays a large amount of white lake stones on the ground. , setting up a desolate style. In the past, Chang Zhi'an had entertained his friends many times in this courtyard. At that time, they cast spells to summon the wind and snow, sang and drank in the snow, tasting the freshly grilled food, exuding the fragrance of The fragrant camel meat, the harmless jokes about future ambitions, everything was as clear as the blue sky at the end of the year in Qingzhou City - all of this happened only ten years ago, it is incredible to think about it. Ten years ago, Chang Zhi'an reached the age and cultivation level to participate in family affairs. In that year, his grandfather, the true immortal ancestor of the Chang family, ordered him to cut off all contact with the outside world.
He didn't take it to heart at first, but regarded it as a test of his family and the family's expectation for him to further his practice. However, as he became more involved in family affairs, a shocking truth gradually emerged. In front of him, and he had nowhere to escape.
The center of the winter courtyard is a rockery made of strange-shaped white stones. It looks exactly like the rockery often found in wealthy villas along Huanhu Avenue. Chang Zhi'an knows that its interior is much bigger than it looks. Much later, he walked into the rockery and walked down the stone steps for more than 200 steps. He saw a very energetic young man in white shirt chatting happily with a beautiful monk.
"Brother, what a coincidence you came. The master is planning to invite us to be a host afterwards!" The young man talking to the monk is Chang Zhian's younger brother Chang Zhifang. Unlike his name, he is eloquent and very popular with the Chang family elders. He is also one of the most active members in today's conspiracy.
"That has to wait until afterwards." Chang Zhi'an wanted to speak more diplomatically, but he was not born with such talent, and his dissatisfaction almost blurted out.
When the monk was about to speak, Chang Zhifang stopped him first: "Brother, it is obviously the day of my family's great victory. What are you talking about? Fortunately, the ancestor is not nearby - you and I are both direct descendants of the ancestor, so It’s a futile battle, and if you divide things afterward, the benefits will be yours, so why do you always look so worried?”
"Do I care about things?" Chang Zhi'an was furious: "These... these... you brought... are victory. How can the other immortal families be convinced?" Because the ancestor of the Chang family has already made it known, he cannot praise the other party. He was a demon from the left, but if he was asked to call the other person "Master" like Chang Zhifang, he couldn't say it out loud.
"Brother!" Chang Zhifang's face also turned cold: "As a direct descendant of our ancestor, you don't contribute to our ancestors. Instead, you say depressing words all day long. If our ancestors hadn't noticed that your surname is Chang, you would have I will kill you! Other immortal families? When the Xiao family monopolized Qiyun Peak and took away all the Qingzhou spiritual veins, did any other immortal family say that they were not convinced? In this world, the strong have always been respected! I, the Chang family, can't fight The Xiao family, asking for some food from their hands and being insulted in every possible way, is the law of nature, but on the other hand, isn’t it the law of nature?”
"If we open our doors fairly and win the Xiao family, I won't say anything." Chang Zhi'an has no good impression of the Xiao family, but he is more worried about the allies the Chang family has found: "You said that the strong are the Respect...them..."
"Just and fair? Ha!" Chang Zhifang sneered: "How could the Xiao family be fair and righteous back then? Didn't they also capture Qiyun Peak with the help of their allies?"
"Their allies are also immortals after all!" Chang Zhi'an shouted: "They are not enshrining dead bodies..."
"Master, please take a step first," Chang Zhifang felt deeply troubled by his stubborn brother. Didn't he know that this alliance was the intention of the True Immortal Ancestor? Ah, how can we expect a fool like him who is bent on "clear justice" and spends all his time on pure cultivation to understand the strategy, tactics and the overall situation? Of course he, Chang Zhifang, knows these people who believe in the corpse god and death. How unreliable the monks are, and how cruel their methods are. What he knows, such as the fact that the Qingzhou City outside the Chang family's residence has been turned into a sea of death and blood under the spell of the Death Worshiping Monks, makes it difficult for him to just worship him. Chang Zhi'an, who has a "evil" impression of the death cult, would be scared to death on the spot if he found out!
But so what? The Chang family was not the Xiao family who was kept in the dark. They were the attack designers of the Death Worship Cult's operation. The Five Elements Immortal Techniques used to attack Qiyun Peak all benefited from the Chang family's efforts. Without the Chang family's change of Feng Shui, thanks to It is difficult for the death cult to move forward in this land of the immortal family, let alone hide it from the eyes and ears of the three true immortals of the Xiao family. As long as the ancestor of the Chang family changes his mind in time, none of these death worshipers will be able to leave the territory of Qingzhou City.
What a perfect ally the Death Worship Cult is. They are not the Immortal Family, so they don’t use any of the Immortal Family’s resources. Whether it’s the Qiyun Peak or the spiritual veins, none of them will be divided up. All they need is the few resources in Qingzhou City. The lives of millions of mortals, and the lives of these people are not in the hearts of Chang family ancestors and Chang Zhifang. There are many people in the vast Qingzhou who are waiting for the Death Worship Cult to leave with their sacrifices (or they can't leave, depending on the ancestors) Meaning) In the future, they can immigrate some people from nearby states and counties. They may not be able to reach the previous level of prosperity in the short term, but there is no problem in supplying the fairy family's needs. This is a somewhat cruel but perfect plan. Chang Zhifang doesn't care about this cruelty as long as he can get Qiyun Peak and the resources on it.
He is not a weak fool like his brother. If he can get better resources, why not kill some innocent mortals?
The monks from the Death Worship Cult walked into the guest house where the Chang family entertained them. The place had been rearranged according to their beliefs. Blood-colored curtains were hung on the four walls. On the edge of the curtains was a series of skeletons, set due north. Standing on the throne, there are three Death Worship monks who are above him. The first one is a seven-year-old child with a face that looks like a seventy-year-old man, and the second one is a young woman. Human, if there weren't many sores on her face with five-colored pus flowing out, and live maggots crawling from one sore to that sore, her appearance could be compared with that of the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou back then, ranking in the rankings. The third one is a man with long arms and legs that are reminiscent of a spider. His belly is as bulging as that of a full-term pregnant woman, which is completely out of proportion to his lean limbs.
The young monk knew that none of these three people was really the same three people.
