Guo Xun couldn't find the merchant's person through his spiritual consciousness, nor could he find the merchant's residence, which made Guo Xun feel a little puzzled.
It stands to reason that Shang Tian and the others have returned to Shanghai City a long time ago, but why are there no traces of the Shang family now?
Guo Xun suddenly had a bad feeling. The merchant seemed to have encountered some problem.
Shanghai City looks prosperous, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent behind it.
Guo Xun was new to Shanghai City and did not understand the current situation of Shanghai City. In order to find out what happened in Shanghai City, Guo Xun and the others came to a tavern disguised as businessmen.
This kind of eating place is the easiest to find out about Shanghai City. The term "after-dinner" is not a joke. People like to gossip about things during or after meals.
Guo Xun ordered a table of dishes, and the two of them ate happily.
Human delicacies are a bit unfamiliar to Wu Xiao, but this does not stop Wu Xiao from loving these delicacies.
Guo Xun did not focus on eating, but always paid attention to the conversations of people around him.
Sure enough, there was a table of people in the far corner. They all seemed to be businessmen. They all had sad faces. There was obviously a large table of dishes on the table, but few people used their chopsticks.
One of the rich, middle-aged men with a big belly shook the loose fat on his face and said: "It has become increasingly difficult to do business recently. I heard that Shanghai City is going to undergo a major reshuffle this time. Do you have any ideas? Why don't we just join us?" Forget it, leave Shanghai City!"
The lean man sitting opposite him obviously didn't agree with what the fat man in front of him said, and said: "Fat Wu, you are greedy for life and are afraid of death and just leave if you want, why do you need to take us with you!"
Fatty Wu was anxious, "What do you mean I am greedy for life and afraid of death! The Zhai family has been causing mischief in Shanghai City recently. Don't you know what they want to do?"
The lean man and several others quickly looked around and immediately told Fatty Wu to shut up, "Fatty Wu, do you want to die? If you want to die, don't take us with you! Don't you know how the merchant and the Guan family were destroyed?"
Fatty Wu quickly closed his mouth and looked around guiltily, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
At this time, someone else said: "Although the Zhai family looks down on our small family, we still have to pay attention to our words and deeds. We must not offend the Zhai family, otherwise our lives will be in danger!"
Fatty Wu actually wanted to escape because he knew some inside information, so he said cautiously: "Brothers! We have known each other for so many years. We have helped each other over the years to get where we are now. The reason why I want to escape is not because I Timid, but because I know something you don’t know!”
Everyone was slightly startled and leaned their heads forward.
Fatty Wu is well-informed and they know it, so they want to hear what the inside story is.
Fatty Wu said cautiously: "I heard that the Guan family and the merchants were wiped out this time because an ancestor of the Zhai family broke through to the Nascent Soul stage!"
"ah!"
Everyone couldn't help shouting, which shocked the diners around them and looked sideways.
Everyone apologized quickly, then stood up and left the tavern.
Guo Xun was not in a hurry to follow them, but kept locking them with his spiritual consciousness.
Finally, a few of them entered the Wu family's mansion.
Guo Xun then left the tavern and followed him, while Wu Xiao reluctantly left the dinner table.
It was only at the Wu family's residence that Guo Xun figured out the reason for all this.
Fatty Wu's news immediately made several other people unable to sit still, and they all hurried home to prepare to run away.
It turns out that the Zhai family and the Gao family colluded to dominate Shanghai City, and the official family and merchants were destroyed because of this. Now the Nan family of the city lord's palace is the only one left.
The Nan family had the support of the Nan Dian Kingdom, and the Zhai family and the Gao family could not take action blatantly, so the Zhai family colluded with the bandits from the Kuanglong Village on Xijing Mountain in the east of the city and wanted to use the bandits to destroy the Nan family.
But I don't know why the Zhai family's plan was suddenly put on hold, and only then did they have peace for the past few days.
Otherwise, these bandits would have come here long ago, and when the time comes to destroy the Nan family, and pass the responsibility to the bandits, no one will think that it was done by the Zhai family.
The Zhai family took the opportunity to pretend to destroy the bandits, and finally ascended to the position of city lord. This plan couldn't be more perfect. Moreover, the Zhai family also has an ancestor in the Nascent Soul stage. Shanghai City will definitely cause a bloody storm this time and completely change the situation. .
After Guo Xun figured out the ins and outs, what he was now concerned about was not whether Shanghai City was going to change, but whether the Shang family was still alive.
There is another point that Guo Xun doesn't quite understand. Where did Wu Luoli, who was one step ahead of them, go?
Wu Xiao couldn't understand this either.
Did Wu Luoli really go back?
At that time, Guo Xun clearly remembered that Wu Luoli was coming in this direction. Logically speaking, she should have arrived a long time ago. It has been so many days. With her strength, she should not have heard anything at all!
Even if Wu Luoli was injured in the previous battle, he was still a monster at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Although this so-called ancestor of the Zhai family has broken through the Nascent Soul stage, he cannot be Wu Luoli's opponent. All these things are weird, which makes Guo Xun feel that all this is not simple.
The top priority now is not Wu Luoli. Guo Xun doesn't believe anything will happen to Wu Luoli. Now the top priority is to go to the Zhai family to figure out the business.
The Zhai family's location is easy to find. After all, it is the most prosperous and powerful family in Shanghai City.
Guo Xun's spiritual consciousness swept through and found the location of the person with the highest cultivation level in the Zhai family.
Guo Xun originally wanted to rush in, catch him, and interrogate him, but if that didn't work, Wu Xiao would have to search for his soul.
But Guo Xun unexpectedly discovered that there were three people in the Zhai family's reception hall, and these three people were all of similar cultivation, all at the Golden Core stage.
Based on Guo Xun's understanding of these families, it is generally unlikely that a family in such a county would have three Golden Core cultivators at the same time.
That can only mean one thing, the other two are from other families.
So Guo Xun didn't take action immediately. He wanted to hear what these people were doing.
Sitting in the main position directly above the hall is Zhai Hongda, the contemporary head of the Zhai family. This man looks honest and honest, but in fact he does some shady things behind his back.
Only those who are familiar with him know how insidious he is underneath his honest face, so everyone is wary of him, including the two people here.
Zhai Hongda smiled slightly and said, "Brother E and Brother Gao came here today. What do you mean?"
As the bandit leader of Kuanglong Village, E Haomiao had suddenly put the plan on hold for several days, which made him a little confused about the situation, so he came to Zhai's house.
Gao Kaichang was originally going to lead the Gao family and the people from Kuanglong Village to secretly attack Shanghai City, but now he came here because of the same thing.
E Haomiao was the first to speak: "Brother Zhai, why do you ask questions knowingly? Why has it been stopped now as promised before?"
Zhai Hongda's face slowly turned cold, "You just need to do what I say and don't bother with anything else!"
The expressions of E Haomiao and Gao Kaichang suddenly changed.
Zhai Hong smiled and said: "I have encountered some troubles recently, so I was forced to stop. I will naturally inform you in less than two days. You just need to keep an eye on those who have been arrested, and don't let them escape. The news leaked out!"
Hearing Zhai Hongda's words, Guo Xun's eyes suddenly lit up. The person who was arrested? Could it be that he is from the merchant?
