As Chao Zhu said, Qian Chao's current cultivation level does not allow him to leave the Wuling Sect and enter the world of cultivation. Only after he has established the foundation can he be qualified to be sent out by the sect on official business. During his Qi refining cultivation period, he must Staying in the Wuling Sect, what Qian Chao knew about the practice world and the things between the big and small families was mainly told by Tang Ping in the early stage. Later, there were more sources of information, especially when he met a person who specialized in killing people to receive bonuses. Zuo You, a casual cultivator who lives a daily life, knows more about things in the practice world, but that's all. Everything he heard was what he heard, not what he personally experienced. Therefore, in terms of experience in the practice world, Compared with Chao Zhu, who was born in an aristocratic family, he was much worse.
Chao Zhu said:
"There are big and small families in the world of cultivation. The top family is naturally the Tian family in Qizhou. Qizhou is also the birthplace of Mr. Qian, so he must be familiar with it. The other big families include the Song family in Longzhou, the Lin family in Chuzhou, and the Xuan family. Zhou Wenjia, Jinghai Tangjia, etc..."
Among the big families Chao Zhu mentioned, apart from the Tian family, the Song family in Longzhou belonged to Song Zhen. The Song Feng Building in Ruixuan Town was the property of the Song family in Longzhou. The dishes and drinks there were from Luzhou. Pingchuan's favorite; the Chuzhou Lin family is Lin Jian's family. Of course, Lin Jian's ancestors and father are both in the Wuling Sect. Lin Jian can only be regarded as a dude from the Wuling Sect, but the Lin family is in the world of spiritual practice. It can definitely be regarded as a big family; the Xuanzhou Wen family is from the Wenyuan family, including the elder Wen Mian, the master of Jiuxuan Fulu, who is from the Xuanzhou Wen family; and the Jinghai Tang family is from the family that Tang Ping is from. However, the Tang family is not particularly powerful among the aristocratic families mentioned by Chao Zhu, but it has great stamina. It is said that it is still expanding.
What I have to say is that these aristocratic families that Chao Zhu mentioned casually all have some relationship with Qian Chao. Even Song Zhen, who has not been seen for a long time, has a pretty good relationship with Qian Chao and others, because Qian Chao originally Helping Dachao capture Shu Hai in Cold Spring Valley was a great help to Song Zhen, not to mention Senior Sister Wenyuan who had already established a foundation and had always admired Qian Chao.
It seems that Chao Zhu has done enough homework on Qian Chao. He didn't come to Qian Chao tonight in a hurry, but came prepared.
Chao Zhu continued:
"None of these great families are full of talented people and masters. In addition, they have enough wealth to rival other countries. They are more than enough to intimidate a state. It is easy to become the overlord of one state. But after all, a great family like this They are still a minority in the realm of cultivation. Basically, there are as many big aristocratic families as there are states in the world. In addition to these big aristocratic families, there are more small and medium-sized aristocratic families in each state. For example, our Ningzhou Chao family, originally It can only be regarded as a medium-sized aristocratic family. It has become what it is now after development in recent years. For countless other small and medium-sized aristocratic families, it is nothing more than trying to survive in the cracks. If they are not practicing, Capital that has a foothold in the world, so it is common to rise today and die tomorrow. Therefore, in the world of spiritual practice, those small and medium-sized aristocratic families that are not large but can be passed down often rely on one skill to establish a firm foothold, such as being good at practicing The Qin family who makes elixirs, the Wu family who are good at preparing poisons, and the Liu family who are good at inquiring about information, these small and medium-sized aristocratic families can pass on to this day precisely because of their trust."
There is no doubt that Chao Zhu has done some research on Qian Chao. Although the three aristocratic families mentioned later are from which state he did not say, the Qin family that he mentioned is good at refining elixirs must be Qin Sui's The Qin family, who is good at preparing poisons, must be the Wu family that Wu Ruishan and Wu Ruiyuan are from, and the Liu family is the Liu family that Liu Feng, who cooperated with Qian Chao and others, is from. Among the three aristocratic families mentioned by Chao Zhu, the Qin family can be regarded as a large aristocratic family, but its background is worse than that of the large aristocratic families mentioned before. However, its alchemy skills are ranked first in the world of cultivation. It is very famous here.
These three families are all related to Qian Chao. By now Qian Chao has realized that Chao Zhu must be well prepared when he comes to see him tonight.
"As for our Ningzhou Chao family, what we are best at is inquiring about all kinds of information. Well, from this point of view, the Liu family is somewhat similar to my Chao family, but the various information that our Chao family can find out is not The Liu family can be compared, or each has its own emphasis. In recent years, the Chao family has focused on the conflicts and entanglements between the major families in the spiritual world, while the Liu family has focused more on verifying the various conflicts in the spiritual world. The authenticity of these rumors. In addition, all the information the Chao family inquires about can only be finalized after multiple verifications, so in the cultivation world, the Chao family’s information is very expensive."
It turns out that by now Qian Chao had gained some understanding of the Chao family and also had a lot of interest.
Chao Zhu took a sip of tea and continued:
"Next, it's time to talk about why our Chao family wants to marry their daughter into the Jing family. After Chao Yuan's death, the relationship between the Chao family and the Jing family once dropped to the lowest level. That incident made my cousin It was also very embarrassing. On the one hand, Chao Yuan died with hatred, and on the other hand, it was her biological son who committed the evil. Because of this incident, the Chao family and the Jing family had almost no contact for a long time. On the surface, The Chao family is more dependent on the Jing family. After all, without the support of the Jing family, the Chao family would not have been able to develop in those years. But in fact, it is not the case. Compared with the Chao family's reliance on the Jing family, the Jing family is more unwilling to The reason for losing the capable helper of the Chao family is very simple. I told Mr. Qian before that the Jing family is absolutely unwilling to lose the reliable source of information from the Chao family. In fact, at this level, even the Wuling Sect We also often cooperated with the Chao family, and we often worked secretly for the Wuling Sect. It was precisely because of this that the Jing family entered into a marriage contract with the Chao family, which was not powerful at the time."
Qian Chao had already expected this, and he nodded after hearing this.
"Actually, I, the elder of the Chao family, don't want to let the relationship with the Jing family get colder. If there is a chance, we would like to repair the relationship between the two parties. However, the Jing family must make amends to the Chao family for Jing Jie's incident. Hmm. , Later, Jingshi lowered her stature and did so, so that the relationship between the two parties was somewhat eased. Later, in order to further win over our Chao family, Jingshi also proposed to get married with the Chao family again. This time they met The one who won is the daughter of the head of the Chao family...that is, me!"
When she said this, Chao Zhu's face showed a look of helplessness for the first time, but then those emotions disappeared, and she said again:
"The person who will be my Taoist partner in the future is Jing Lu, who is somewhat decent among the Jing family. Well, this Jing Lu is actually nothing more than that in my eyes, but among the younger generation of the Jing family, I'm afraid that Jing Lu is the only character who can barely be seen. I might as well say one more thing here, Mr. Qian, maybe how many years have passed, there will no longer be a Jing family in the Wuling Sect. The reason lies in Jing's family. As for the children, even if not all of the Jing family are as wolf-hearted as Jing Jie, most of them are mediocre and even those who are diligent are mostly those with insufficient talent. Having no successors is the biggest worry of the Jing family, and Jing's decline is It’s inevitable ending.”
Qian Chao has been observing Chao Zhu's expression carefully. He did not expect that this woman who has not yet married into the Jing family would make such a judgment for the Jing family. In Qian Chao's view, this Chao Zhu is by no means simple and will definitely be an impossible person in the future. At the same time, Qian Chao was a little curious. He was not a woman, and he was not from a noble family. Naturally, he didn't know what it felt like to be designated by the elders for marriage. He wanted to ask, but he held back when Chao Zhu continued to speak. .
"One more thing, Mr. Qian, since the Chao family has developed to a certain level of strength with the help of the Jing family, at least it can protect itself. However, in this world of cultivation, establishing a foothold in a family is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. The only way is to continue. Only by becoming stronger can the family survive. The Chao family has already entered into a marriage contract with the Jing family, that is my cousin. In this way, the daughter of the Chao family will no longer be able to marry the Zong family of the Wuling Sect and the Huan family. , Feng family, Zhang family, etc. are related. Suppose that the daughter of the Chao family marries the Jing family. If the daughter is married into the Feng family a few years later, it will be equivalent to disguising the relationship between the Feng family and the Jing family. The Jing family has formed an alliance, which the Wuling Sect cannot tolerate. This means that the Chao family can only tie themselves to the Jing family in the future. If they want to continue to develop, they can only place their hope on the Jing family who is destined to decline. Of course, when the day comes when the Jing family truly declines, the Chao family will probably reach the point where they can stand on their own without the Jing family."
After hearing this, Qian Chao realized that the sect was so wary of several families within the sect. However, after all, Qian Chao was from a different background from Chao Zhu. He still did not approve of the Chao family's actions. As early as the first round of the election, Qian Chao His mother was pregnant. Over the past few years, he didn't know whether he had a younger brother or a younger sister. If it was a younger sister, Qian Chao believed that when choosing a younger brother-in-law, he must first satisfy his younger sister. On the other hand, the Chao family actually regards their daughter as a stepping stone for the family to continue to prosper. This makes Qian Chao a little unhappy with the Chao family. What is Chao Zhu's attitude towards this marriage as a victim?
As mentioned before, Chao Zhu is a person with sophisticated personality and sharp eyesight. Naturally, she does not have the power of induction like Li Jian, but from the subtle changes in the expression on Qian Chao's face, he guessed what he was thinking. He smiled slightly and then sighed. :
"Mr. Qian, are you not worthy of me? Do you think my family will make me feel wronged by doing this?"
"Don't dare."
"Well, this is probably helplessness. If the Chao family is still the small aristocratic family it used to be, then I will definitely be satisfied when I choose a husband in the future. But after all, the Chao family has come to where it is today. For the sake of the Chao family's In the future, this will be a price that must be paid. However, if I marry into the Jing family, it will be equivalent to entering the Wuling Sect, which is also a good thing that I can only hope for. Well, don’t say that this will happen when the family becomes bigger. The situation depends on the clans in the Wuling Sect. Which Taoist companion is the person he likes at the beginning? It is better to accept it helplessly and then they will fall in love with each other as time goes by. Don't just say this, even if Junior Brother Qian comes to Wuling Wasn't the Ling Sect a helpless move at the beginning? I heard that Junior Brother Qian was precocious but had a prophecy that he would die young at the age of ten. Otherwise, how could Junior Brother Qian's parents be willing to let you go? Junior Brother Qian must have been very sad when he left home. It’s hard to give up, but now, isn’t Junior Brother Qian still flourishing in the Wuling Sect? Therefore, one can’t just look at the present, but also look at the future.”
Hearing this, Qian Chao said with emotion:
"It seems that Miss Chao has done enough homework for me!"
"Of course, after Jing Jie's incident, the Chao family used their skills on all five of Junior Brother Qian. We are paying special attention to the affairs of the five of you. I once asserted in front of my father that the five of you will be in the Wuling Sect in the future. His status must be extraordinary. Well, I will continue to say that what happened to Jing Jie was his own fault. Although I can't kill him personally to avenge Chao Yuan, thinking about the next days, Jing Jie will have to live with the impending death every day. In fear, many people in the Chao family were very satisfied with this punishment. It was more satisfying than giving him a happy death and letting him die. This punishment was indeed good, so, because Brother Qian, the five of you brought down Jing Jie, at least Among the younger generation of Chao family brothers, we still have a good impression of the five of you. At the same time, Junior Brother Qian, you five also make me admire you very much. After all, the children of the Jing family are big dandies in the Wuling Sect. At least this incident proves that the five of you, Junior Brother Qian, are all courageous people."
When Qian Chao heard this, there was still something he couldn't figure out, so he asked:
"Miss Chao, I still don't understand. Since Jing Lu is Miss Chao's future husband and Taoist companion, and he is from the Wuling Jing family, then why does Jing Lu want to plot against the five of us? Why doesn't Miss Chao tell this matter?" Tell Jingshi, after all, Jingshi has made an oath in the council hall, Jing Jie will not cause trouble for us in the future, Jing Lu is still a member of the Jing family even if he is younger, and his doing so will only drag down the Jing family. Wouldn't it be easier to tell Jing about this matter than to come and talk to me?"
This is something Qian Chao has been unable to figure out since he first knew Jing Lu, and it is also a very critical issue.
After hearing Qian Chao ask this question, Chao Zhu smiled, gently turned the tea cup on the table with his hand, and looked at Qian Chao and said:
"Master Qian, you also said that Jing Lu is a member of the Jing family. Naturally, it is best for this matter to be resolved internally by the Jing family, but the key point is... no one in the Jing family has discovered this problem now. They even We didn’t notice anything, and if I, the daughter of the Chao family who is still considered an outsider, went to tell the Jing family about this matter, what do you think the Jing family would think of us?"
