The expert guard hiding behind Wang Tianfang was ready to take action and captured Su Qi'an in one fell swoop.
Suddenly, a faint sneer sounded outside the door, "I didn't expect that I would encounter such a lively thing not long after I came down the mountain. It's really interesting."
"Hey, Wang Tianfang, you old guy is still alive. I thought you were dead a long time ago. I haven't seen you for so many years. When did you become so tough?"
As the voice sounded, outside the door, an old man wearing gray robes and long silver hair came slowly.
The appearance of this old man made the tense atmosphere in the room instantly unanimous. Wang Tianfang looked at the old man in gray robe with surprise.
This person gave him an extremely familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
On the contrary, when the younger members of the family behind him heard what the old man said, they all looked horrified.
When would anyone dare to directly curse Wang Tianfang to death in front of him? This is extremely courageous.
But this time, these younger generations of the family learned a lesson and did not yell out words, but watched silently.
There are three old patriarchs in front, and it is not their turn to take the lead no matter what.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward. The old man in gray robe found a seat and sat across from Wang Tianfang. His eyes indicated that Su Qi'an did not need to salute.
With a bit of amusement, he looked at Wang Tianfang and said, "Hey, it seems that he is getting old and he doesn't even recognize his old friends. This is too inappropriate."
The gray-robed old man's voice fell, and his long disheveled hair parted, when he saw his face clearly.
Wang Tianfang's expression suddenly changed and his pupils shrank. Before he could speak, the two old clan leaders beside him said with shocked expressions.
"You...you are Luo Qingyuan! You are still alive!"
"Hey, you old guys are not dead yet, how could I die before you?"
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, so now it's time to catch up."
What Luo Qingyuan said was calm and gentle, but the three people present felt as if huge waves were rising in their hearts.
The younger generations of the family are a little unfamiliar with this name, but for the three of them, this name is enough for them to remember it for a lifetime.
Luo Qingyuan's life story needs no introduction. His greatest contribution in Xizhou was that he suppressed all the aristocratic families in Xizhou and couldn't hold their heads high.
Back then, as long as Luo Qingyuan was around, the big and small aristocratic families in Xizhou, including these hidden aristocratic families, did not dare to show their talents and were obedient.
When Luo Qingyuan served as county magistrate, he realized more keenly than anyone else that if he wanted to intimidate the Xizhou family, he must have someone in his hands, and secondly, he must have power.
The former is because he comes from a poor family and knows very well what the people at the bottom need.
Under his governance, he had no shortage of people at all, and he was promoted year after year, from county magistrate to county governor to state pastor.
Just like making a rocket, it only took more than ten years to become the top leader in Xizhou. After more than ten years of accumulation, he held great power and had people under his command. At that time, he also controlled the economy of Xizhou.
With his taking office, the lives of Xizhou's aristocratic families would have been difficult. If it hadn't been for the death of the late emperor, Luo Qingyuan resigned from Tang Feng's post.
I'm afraid that if he is given more than ten years, the Xizhou family will have to be docile and submissive.
It has been nearly twenty years since he retired. During these twenty years, except for the first few years, he could still get some news about Luo Qingyuan.
It was said that he was devoted to cultivating Taoism and did not care about worldly affairs. Later, there was no news about him.
Finally, there are rumors that Luo Qingyuan died accidentally as a monk more than ten years ago.
At that time, the three of them still didn't believe it, but as time passed, even if Tang Feng died and Su Qi'an took over Xizhou, Luo Qingyuan still had no news.
Regarding his death, the three of them had just slowly settled in their hearts.
For them, Luo Qingyuan's death meant that they lost a serious worry. This gave the three of them the courage to show up and deal with Su Qi'an.
Unexpectedly, just when they were about to succeed, Luo Qingyuan would appear in front of them.
How could this not frighten the three of them?
To be honest, even after so many years, the fear of Luo Qingyuan has always been in the hearts of the three of them and has never diminished.
This man is not a benevolent person, he is ruthless, and only those who have experienced it back then can know what kind of ruthless character he is.
Just when the three of them recovered a little and were about to say something, they were interrupted by Luo Qingyuan.
"I say, you three, we haven't seen each other for so many years, so we have something to talk about. But before we talk, it's best to let the group of people behind you calm down, so as not to accidentally hurt you."
Luo Qingyuan still looked calm and calm, but when he walked in, he could see the guards behind him at any time.
Wang Tianfang's face changed slightly when Luo Qingyuan pointed him out. His eyes signaled that the expert guard behind him could only retreat slightly and slowly loosen his clenched hands.
Wang Tianfang looked at Luo Qingyuan and said, "I never thought that I would be able to see you in my lifetime. Since you are here, you should know the reason why I showed up. Tell me how you plan to deal with it."
"Deal with it? Wang Tianfang, I haven't seen you for so many years, do you really think you are someone?"
"You want to deal with it, it doesn't matter. I will satisfy you, give you three breaths, take your people, and get out! And go back and publish a public document. Apologize when it's time, and compensate when it's time. That's probably it."
Luo Qingyuan was so simple and rude that the veins on Wang Tianfang's scalp were exposed. He gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Humph, Luo Qingyuan, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you are still as vulgar as before."
"Vulgar? This is how I treat you. Why, do you want to take action against me?"
"It's not impossible. After all, this wasn't twenty years ago. Do you really think of yourself as a Xizhou shepherd now?"
Wang Tianfang originally wanted to have a good talk with Luo Qingyuan, but he didn't expect that twenty years later, this person was the same as before, with no intention of talking at all.
In this case, there is no need for Wang Tianfang to continue talking to him.
If it were twenty years ago, Wang Tianfang would have definitely taken his men and fled in despair.
But today is different from the past. After so many years, the three of them have controlled at least half of the economy of Xizhou with their family background.
As long as they give the order, Xizhou's economy will collapse, and they don't even need to capture Su Qi'an. This alone is enough to make Su Qi'an very busy.
This is the benefit of being silent and developing silently.
As for Luo Qingyuan, he disappeared for almost twenty years. Since he left office, his people have probably died long ago. How much wealth is left behind?
At this time, it is not funny to just rely on Luo Qingyuan, who has disappeared for many years and has nothing in his hands, to force them back.
At first, Luo Qingyuan's appearance really surprised them, but as they gradually got to know each other, they discovered that the current Luo Qingyuan was an old man who was strong on the outside but hard on the inside.
He only relied on the prestige he accumulated many years ago. Now, an old man with no power can't be manipulated by them at will?
The three people's eyes flashed, and they quickly reached a consensus to get rid of Luo Qingyuan. They looked at Luo Qingyuan with a bit of ruthlessness in their eyes.
As the old saying goes, take advantage of your illness and kill you.
Luo Qingyuan was startled at first by the changing eyes of the three people, and then burst into laughter.
"Haha, I didn't expect that we haven't seen each other for twenty years, but you guys are very ambitious and want to kill me. Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's a bit interesting."
"It seems that twenty years will indeed erase some things and make those guys who are as timid as mice become bolder."
"Luo Qingyuan, you are lamenting that it is useless now. You can't just hide and live happily, but you come forward to seek death. Today, we are going to take your life." Old Patriarch Liu shouted, with a hint of killing intent in his eyes. of excitement.
The suppression of Luo Qingyuan more than 20 years ago was so cruel that he hated him to the core. Now that he had the opportunity to kill him, how could he not make Patriarch Liu excited?
Without any orders from them, a group of expert guards retreating behind slowly stepped forward.
"Luo Qingyuan, if I'm to blame, it's because you're too conceited. Don't worry, I think you're an old acquaintance. We'll leave your body intact. Let's do it!"
A group of expert guards no longer concealed themselves, burst into action, and headed straight towards Luo Qingyuan.
As the distance got closer and closer, Luo Qingyuan sighed, raised his head, and looked at the three people with a bit of disdain in his eyes.
With a sigh, the imagined scene of Luo Qingyuan being killed did not appear. Instead, at some point, a group of men in black appeared in front of Luo Qingyuan as if out of thin air.
Standing in front of Luo Qingyuan, several expert guards took action in the blink of an eye and immediately fell to the ground.
They howled, their bodies like hunched prawns, groaning in pain.
Watching this scene, Wang Tianfang and the other three were stunned for a while.
They couldn't believe that the elite master who had been trained in the family for many years was solved in just three strokes.
Even if Tang Feng was in power, he would not be able to kill the elite masters of their family so easily and quickly.
The three of them were quite shocked. Fortunately, Wang Tianfang had some knowledge. They seemed to be thinking of something.
His face changed drastically. He looked at these men in black, his mouth opened wide, as if he was seeing a ghost, and he said tremblingly with an unbelievable voice.
"You...you are the Shadow Guards. How is this...possible! Even if the Shadow Guards survive now, they should die of old age. Could it be..."
Wang Tianfang's words immediately stunned the two old clan leaders around him, and they were so shocked that they couldn't speak at all.
Even Su Qi'an had never heard of what the Shadow Guards were, but judging from his knowledge, these mysterious masters were no weaker than the team of more than ten people that Wang Yan trained for him.
At first, when these mysterious masters appeared, Su Qi'an thought that Wang Yan had used his team.
But upon closer inspection, he found that the aura of these people was completely different from the one he had cultivated.
In addition to exuding a little murderous intent, more importantly, it is a bit noble.
And for some reason, Su Qi'an felt inexplicably familiar with this group of people.
When Luo Qingyuan went down the mountain, Lin Yuanzhi had revealed some news to him before, and Su Qi'an was also looking forward to Luo Qingyuan's back-up preparations.
What he saw this time was an eye-opener for him. If he didn't take action, it would definitely shock the whole audience.
Su Qi'an also had a hunch that Luo Qingyuan's back-up plan was far more than that. He really wanted to take over as Xizhou Mu again. These personal guards could only protect his safety.
If we want to intimidate Xizhou again, these guards are far from enough.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed with a bit of expectation, staring at Luo Qingyuan below who had stood up.
The current Luo Qingyuan gave him a very strong feeling, like a tiger that had been sleeping for many years. With his domineering power, the king returned.
