A quarter of an hour later.
The carriage that almost had a conflict with the Freemasons just now has stopped at the door of the small house, and in the side room, the three girls, Xu Qingwan, Yang Liushi, and Liang Qin, are sitting together and looking at each other, their expressions a bit uneasy.
In addition, Achun in the backyard was also looking at the little girl who was about the same age as him opposite, with a look of curiosity on his face.
"My name is Achun, I am... my master's apprentice."
"My name is Qiaoling."
Wei Qiaoling blinked her big dark eyes and replied in a familiar manner: "She is my eldest brother's little sister."
"Well......"
Achun nodded, recalled Yuan'er's introduction, and finally confirmed that his master and the other party's eldest brother were the same person.
"Then...what should I call you?"
"Um......"
After hearing this key question, Wei Qiaoling puffed out her cheeks and thought hard for a while, and finally came to a conclusion.
"Since I am your master's little sister, then I am your little junior sister!"
"But......"
Ah Chun decisively raised objections based on his very limited knowledge of interpersonal relationships.
"But you are not Master's apprentice, how can you be my junior sister?"
"That's right..."
Wei Qiaoling was stumped and paced back and forth with her little hands behind her back.
Ah Chun was puzzled: "Why are you walking around?"
"That's how adults think."
Wei Qiaoling shook her head and explained: "My dad has been walking back and forth at home all day these days!"
"oh......"
Ah Chun nodded as if understanding, and asked in a low voice: "Then have you figured it out?"
"I figured it out!"
Wei Qiaoling stopped and proudly gave her new insights loudly: "My eldest brother is your master, then I will be your junior sister!"
"Little sister?"
Ah Chun was stunned for a moment. He thought about the title carefully and found that it really made sense.
Master’s little sister, isn’t she just Master’s little sister?
"Well! Then I will call you Junior Sister from now on!"
"Uh-huh!"
"..."
...
In the dark room.
Wei Changtian and Wei Xianzhi who came from afar did not know that Wei Qiaoling had just created a brand new term for interpersonal relationships and was plotting a series of preparations before an all-out war with the Liu family.
The matter this time involved a lot, and the few words in the letter could not explain it clearly, so Wei Xianzhi made a special trip to Shuzhou.
As for Wei Qiaoling... she insisted on following her because she hadn't seen her eldest brother for a long time.
"..."
"Dad, since the Liu family dared to blatantly mobilize so many people to take the lead in attacking at the poetry meeting, they must have been prepared to deal with it."
While drinking tea, Wei Changtian calmly analyzed: "So we should not act too hastily. We must make all preparations before taking action."
"Of course I know this."
Wei Xianzhi frowned and paced back and forth in the room: "I just don't understand what the relationship between Fulian Temple and this matter is."
"It won't take long for me to find out this matter."
Speaking of Fulian Temple, Wei Changtian immediately thought of You Jia, and asked in a deep voice: "Dad, how much do you know about the Dragon Guard?"
"You actually know about Dragon Guard?"
Wei Xianzhi was stunned at first, but thinking of Wei Changtian's "intelligence capabilities" that he had shown many times before, he quickly felt that it was no big deal.
"The Dragon Guard is actually the most trusted group of dead soldiers by emperors of all dynasties. Their number is very small, only a few dozen at most."
"Are there any of our people among the Dragon Guard?" Wei Changtian asked again.
"No."
Wei Xianzhi sighed: "Longwei has been trained since childhood, and there is no way to place Xizuo in."
"Um."
Wei Changtian nodded, not surprised by the result. He thought for a while and then asked: "Dad, what about Kui Long?"
"Kui Long?"
Wei Xianzhi's reaction was the same as Qin Zhengqiu's when he heard the name for the first time: "But what kind of monster?"
"No... I will investigate this matter myself."
Wei Changtian thought about it for a while, but did not add any burden to Wei Xianzhi at this juncture, and brought the topic back to the Liu family.
"Dad, Ning Yongnian will definitely not interfere in this life-and-death battle between us and the Liu family... What is the attitude of the Xu family? Has anyone found out who was responsible for Xu Shixing's death?"
"..."
Upon hearing this question, Wei Xianzhi suddenly stopped, narrowed his eyes slightly and pointed upward.
"Ning Yongnian?!"
Wei Changtian didn't have as many taboos as him. He frowned and confirmed, "Did he kill Xu Shixing?"
"Um."
Wei Xianzhi finally stopped walking and slowly sat on the chair: "We are still together."
"Then...why hasn't there been any movement from the Xu family?"
Wei Changtian was puzzled: "Have they not found out yet?"
"The Xu family already knows."
Wei Xianzhi casually put a letter on the table: "They are waiting for the opportunity."
"..."
Picking up the letter, Wei Changtian read it carefully. When he put it down again, the tea was already cold.
This letter was sent back from the secret work arranged by the Xuanjing Division in the Xu family. The content in it was both expected and unexpected.
If the head of the family is killed, it is certain that the Xu family will not let it go.
But Wei Changtian didn't expect that the richest family in Daning would be so fierce. Seeing this posture, they basically wanted to use the strength of the whole family... to rebel!
This time there is going to be chaos!
He sighed in his heart, having roughly figured out part of Ning Yongnian's plan.
Kill Xu Shixing and take all the Xu family's property to himself.
Ning Yongnian must have anticipated the consequences before doing this, and also knew that the Xu family would definitely fight back.
Ning Yongnian would not be afraid of any of the three major families in Daning, so he had to prevent the Liu and Wei families from siding with the Xu family... After all, everyone knows the reason why the rabbit dies and the fox is sad.
No wonder all the timings are stuck just right.
Liu Wei's side was in full-scale war, so naturally they had no time to pay attention to the Xu family's side.
No matter how determined and prepared the Xu family is, there is no way they can truly succeed in their rebellion.
So... by the time the winner is decided between the Liu and Wei families, the Xu family is probably doomed.
By then, there will only be one surviving "victor" left among the three major families.
And no matter whether the winner is "Liu" or "Wei", they can no longer compete with the royal family, and the final outcome is naturally self-evident.
"..."
Turning his head to look at Wei Xianzhi, who was frowning, Wei Changtian knew that he should have already thought of this level.
"Dad, the key now lies in the Xu family."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Xianzhi immediately knew that Wei Changtian had figured everything out.
Indeed, the most cruel thing about Ning Yongnian's move was that it left the Liu and Wei families with no choice.
If Li Huaizhong had not told the Liu family's premeditated plan in advance, then the Liu family would have tried their best to distance themselves from each other after killing Wei Changtian. At least the conflict between the two families would not have intensified so quickly.
But now that "the Liu family intends to assassinate Wei Changtian to avenge Prime Minister Liu" has spread throughout the world, it immediately puts the Liu and Wei families into a situation where they have to do it.
Shake hands and make peace?
Of course it's impossible.
Don’t fight yet? Wait until the Xu family matter is over?
Not possible either.
And since the fight between the two families is inevitable, the key to breaking the situation lies with the Xu family.
But......
"The Xu family has an arrow on the string and has to take action."
Wei Xianzhi smiled bitterly and rubbed his forehead: "What's more, they don't intend to accept it."
"Dad, if they don't accept it, don't accept it."
Wei Changtian poured himself a new cup of tea, squinted his eyes and said slowly:
"Perhaps we can borrow this arrow for some use."
