Chapter 584 Shadow
After the Cao and Liu families came out of the Li Mansion, an older guest elder of the Liu family sent some of the Liu family to bring back the bodies of the people in the clan. The rest of the people followed Cao Qingqian, the ancestor of the Cao family, and now Liu Yuheng and several powerful elders of the Liu family have all died. Even if the Liu family can overcome this difficulty in the future, it will be difficult to compete with the Cao family compared to Yumai City.
Cao Jinan, who was originally in Jingshuzhai, listened to the news that the Cao family had returned, and was anxious and quickly walked towards the Cao family's main hall. When he first entered the Cao family's main hall, what caught his eye were the dirt-faced elders of the Cao family and the one-armed old man sitting in the main seat. Although Cao Qingqian looked very embarrassed now, his clothes were covered with blood and dust, and his right shoulder was cut off, and his bright red wounds were still exposed, which was very terrifying.
Cao Jinan looked around the hall for several weeks, but he never saw his father. He was worried about Cao Zhiran's safety, so he hurriedly knelt down at Cao Qingqian and asked anxiously: "Grandpa... the ancestor and the elder returned together, why didn't he see my father alone? Where is my father?"
Cao Qingqian, sitting in the main seat, looked indifferently at Cao Jinan who was kneeling on the ground, with a cold expression, as if he thought of Cao Zhiran who was seriously injured and unconscious. His expression was slightly relieved. He pondered for a while and said lightly: "Your father was anxious to take action when he saw that my monster was injured, but he didn't expect to faint by the monster. Don't worry, it's okay to rest for a while."
Cao Qing paused, pointed his left hand at the Liu family members sitting on the left hand of the main hall, and said to Cao Jinan: "Not only are you sharing your marriage, but the head of the Liu family Liu Yuheng also accidentally annoyed the monster and ended up being killed with one blow."
When Cao Jinan, who was kneeling down, he felt a sense of tremor when he heard Cao Qingqian's words. Although the head of the Liu family was not as good as the ancestor of the Cao family, he was one of the best people in the entire Yuma City, and was only stronger than his father. However, what Cao Jinan cares most was not the amazing cultivation of the monster killing the head of the Liu family in one blow, but Cao Qingqian actually called the head of the Liu family directly.
Cao Jinan knew in his heart that the monster had reached some agreement with the Cao family, or that something happened to the Liu family, and it would be impossible for the Cao family to compete with each other from now on. Otherwise, with the cunning character of the ancestor of the Cao family, it would be impossible for the head of the Liu family to call him the name of the Liu family in front of the Liu family.
As expected, Cao Qingqian continued: "Liu Yuheng had annoyed it before, but he wiped out the Liu family members in an instant. The monster had a great cultivation level and sealed the Yumai City. He asked our two families to capture Qiu An in three days, otherwise... or they would slaughter all the people in the city."
Cao Jinan felt a little nervous when he heard this. It was not easy to find three people in the huge Yumai City for three days. He sighed lightly after being silent for a long time: "What will the ancestor plan to do?"
Cao Qingqian was silent for a moment, then raised the teacup at hand and drank it all. His eyes were cold and everyone was swept back and forth on their faces. The burst of cultivation caused the tables and chairs in the main hall to tremble one after another. It seemed that the air was getting hot. Everyone was nervous and dared not speak, for fear of offending the hunchbacked old man at the peak of the martial arts of Yumai City in front of him.
After a while, Cao Qingqian said softly: "What else can I do? Of course, it's up to the monster's will, but..." Cao Qingqian changed his tone and nodded slightly. He seemed to have a cold light flashed in his eyes. He just gently pinched his left hand. The dark red tea cup made from the official kiln instantly turned Huawei and said coldly: "But, I also want to leave a way out for the two major families of Yumai City."
When everyone heard this, they looked complicated. Cao Qingqian said it easily. This monster sealed the entire Yumai City and couldn't even let go of a bird, let alone a living person. For a moment, everyone whispered, wondering what they were discussing.
"Quiet!" Cao Qingqian, who was in the main seat, shouted angrily. The originally noisy main hall suddenly became quiet. Cao Qingqian looked around and looked at the people in front of him with a sharp look, and said softly: "Indeed, this black fog is mysterious and is connecting the city wall to completely seal the Jade Mai City, but the monster forgot something."
Cao Jinan had already guessed the meaning of the Cao family ancestor in front of him. If the black fog was used to crush the city on weekdays, it would be impossible to go out, whether it was the city gate or the wall, unless you walked from the ground.
The older elder of the Liu family, finally couldn't help but feel confused. He first exchanged sights with everyone around him, then stood up, clasped his fists at Cao Qingqian, who was sitting in the main seat, and said lightly: "The situation is urgent, please don't fight with us."
When Cao Jinan heard the words, he gently pinched a small hand of goat white beard on his chin with his left hand, and whispered to the elder of the Liu family with confidence: "Hahaha, Liu Zhen is so old that he is still as impatient as a young man. Since we can't walk on the ground, we will leave the jade vein mine!"
"Cao Qing paused and looked at everyone with a little doubt. He continued with a bright smile: "In my opinion, the Cao and Liu families pretended to search for those people in the city, and some people were separated from behind to work together to dig through the three vein mines of the Liu family, and then evacuated the two women and children from the city in batches and objects that could be taken away from the home. Even if they were discovered by the Imperial Ji, they could at least protect the descendants of the other two vein mines."
The old man called Liu Zhen suddenly became stunned when he heard the words of the hunchbacked man on the main seat. After a while, his originally gloomy expression suddenly became brighter. He turned around and saw the Cao and Liu family members who were also the same as his expression. Both sides sitting on the left and right of the main hall swept away the gloom of the previous ones.
Liu Zhen seemed a little excited, and his hands clasped his fists and his fists were a little trembling, but it was mixed with joy. He seemed to have a life of disaster. He first bowed deeply to Cao Qingqian and said respectfully: "Thank you Mr. Cao to give me some advice. Mr. Cao is worthy of being the first martial arts person in Yumai City. If Yumai City can overcome this difficult situation in front of us, then our Liu family will rely more on the old man to take care of him in the future."
The elders behind Liu Zhen looked at the scene in front of him, and were stunned at first, then quickly followed Liu Zhen's appearance, stood up and clasped their fists and said respectfully to Cao Qingqian, who was in charge of the main position: "Please take care of Mr. Cao!"
Cao Jinan, who was kneeling in the main hall, felt a little disgusted as he heard the compliments one after another. All of these old foxes who lived like sperm were change hands. If Liu Yuheng was still alive, even if the Cao family wanted to escape from the Liu family's vein mine, they would probably at least be stripped off by the Liu family, which was spoken by the lion.
Cao Qingqian, on the main seat, looked at the elders of the Liu family bowed their heads and bowed their fists one by one, and did not say anything but nodded slightly and looked around. When his eyes fell on Cao Jinan, he gave Cao Jinan a calm look. Although Cao Jinan appeared to be a playboy, he was actually extremely smart. If Cao Qingqian in front of him had not favored his younger brother, Cao Jinan would not have been a playboy all day in order to protect himself.
Cao Qingqian seemed to be afraid that Cao Jinan, who was dull in his eyes, did not notice it. When his eyes returned to the Liu family, he winked at Cao Jinan. Of course, Cao Jinan caught this look, and then immediately pretended to be enlightened. He nodded slightly at Cao Qingqian, cleared his throat, attracted everyone's attention, and then spoke loudly: "Old ancestor, Jinan feels it is inappropriate!"
Cao Jinan said this, and the entire main hall's gaze was focused on Cao Jinan. Everyone looked at him at the same time. The elders of the Cao family looked at Cao Jinan who looked lazy on weekdays and whispered in confusion.
"What lies Cao Jinan said?"
"That's right, the black fog has only been sealed, and the vein ore under the city is the only chance to escape. The ancestor's plan can be said to be seamless. Has this guy been infected with some crazy disease?"
"The mind is really not as good as the second young master in such a large public opinion. No wonder the ancestor gave the second young master the only Tianji Sect in the clan that day."
"Oh, it would be great if the second young master was at home. Unlike this waste, it would only get in the way!"
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Not only the elders of the Cao family, but also the Liu family members beside them were stunned. What kind of person could openly confront the people in the family in the presence of outsiders. Looking at Cao Jinan who was kneeling on the ground, he was speechless for a moment.
On the other hand, Cao Qingqian, who was in charge, did not seem to have a smile on his face. He just stretched out his left hand and gently waved the original noisy Cao family members. He immediately kept silent. He looked at Cao Jinan with gloating, as if waiting for the punishment of the ancestor. Cao Qingqian looked at Cao Jinan in front of him, and smiled slightly and asked with a gentle expression: "Jin'an, get up and talk, what do you think is wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Jinan first thanked him and then stood up openly, reached out and patted the dust stained on his robe, without any hesitation. After holding his hands, he pretended to be a master and said to Cao Qingqian hypocritically: "When I go back to the ancestor, no one in Yumai City knows that the several vein mines in this city are the property of the Liu family. If my Cao family wants to escape, the Liu family may not give it to me? If I were Elder Liu Zhen, I would definitely take this opportunity to blackmail me!"
After Cao Jinan finished speaking, he didn't want to smile at Liu Zhenzhan's opposite and said softly: "Elder Liu, I'm right?"
As soon as Cao Jin'an finished speaking, the Liu family's expressions were stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, isn't this a fool? Whoever said that someone else was quarreling in front of others? Liu Zhen, who was old and slick, reacted first, clasped his fists at Cao Qingqian on the main seat and smiled: "Please rest assured Mr. Cao, it is related to the safety of the entire Yumai City. How could my Liu family do such a shameless thing for his own selfish interests? We must advance and retreat with the Cao family!"
Chapter completed!