Chapter 189 Zhou Family
After entering the Zhou family, Lu Cheng and Wang Qi boarded a small carriage. Such carriages can be seen everywhere in the Zhou family. The Zhou family covers an area of thousands of acres. If you walk from the gate to the innermost part, it will take more than an hour. The Zhou family is like a small kingdom with a strict hierarchy and a self-organized one. The head of the family Zhou Yuwei is the king of this kingdom.
Zhou Zhenyun is Zhou Yuwei's second son. In the kingdom of the Zhou family, he is like the second prince, and his status is very noble. Although his cultivation level is lower than that of the boss Zhou Zhentian's mid-stage internal strength, his background determines his identity irreplaceable.
Moreover, Zhou Zhenyun went to Cangji Forest this time and brought back a intact Fengyan Fox, which really improved his status in the Zhou family a lot. Although he did not come back with Fengyan Fox, Zhou Yuwei, the head of the Zhou family, said after learning about this: Zhenyun is still good this time.
This sentence made Wu Ruyan flattered, and she believed even more firmly that she would establish a good relationship with Lu Cheng. No matter how Lu Cheng's cultivation was, it would be enough that he could bring Fengyan Fox to the Zhou family. Wu Ruyan sent Wang Qi to Niu Dali every ten days to find out about Lu Cheng's news. Although there was no news, she was not depressed. She firmly believed that as long as Lu Cheng came back, she would definitely be used by the Zhou family.
You should know that after learning that the Qian family, another big family in Dinghe City, had caught the live Fengyan Fox, specially sent Qian Chuwen, the third son of Qian family to see him. After Qian Chuwen saw the Fengyan Fox, he proposed on the spot that the Qian family was willing to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy the lively Fengyan Fox.
The Zhou family naturally cannot be sold. Let’s not talk about this Fengyan Fox for Zhou Zhenyun’s mother to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Even if the Zhou family has extra Fengyan Fox, it will not be sold to the Qian family. The Zhou family is not short of this amount of money, and the Qian family has been against the Zhou family openly and secretly, so they will never let the Qian family succeed.
Therefore, Wu Ruyan especially wanted to hunt another Fengyan fox, not for sale, just to keep it there as a pet, which made the Qian family feel worried, and their eyes were full of jealousy, envy and hatred. When he learned that Lu Cheng had actually come to the Zhou family, Wu Ruyan went outside the yard to greet him.
In the Cangji Forest, Zhou Zhenyun and Peng Mingge's several actions made Lu Cheng dissatisfied. Wu Ruyan hoped that his sincerity could impress Lu Cheng and keep him in the Zhou family forever.
"Lu Cheng, it's great that you can come to Dinghe City." Wu Ruyan was very happy to see Lu Cheng. With Lu Cheng, she would not worry about not being able to find Fengyan Fox.
Wu Ruyan knew very well that the Qian family also needed a living Fengyan Fox. Because Qian Fenghuang, the seventh-ranked Qian Fenghuang, has been crazy for more than ten years. Only Fengyan Fox's brain can be cured.
"Hello, second wife." Lu Cheng said lightly. He came to the Zhou family not to serve the Zhou family. He had already killed Zhou Zhenyun and Peng Mingge, so he naturally had no good feelings for the Zhou family. The reason why he came was that he did not want to cause trouble for Niu Dali. Moreover, he also wanted to come to Dinghe City to see it. Apart from that, he had no idea.
Zhou Zhenyun's yard is very large. It is almost similar to the inner village of Songjiazhuang. It has pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water, just like a big garden. However, in such a big place, only Zhou Zhenyun and his wife live. Their children all have separate yards.
Lu Cheng followed Wu Ruyan to the living room inside. At the door, Lu Cheng used his sensation to sense nothing. But after this, there was the place where Zhou Zhenyun and his wife lived. Not only did they have a study room, but they also had several dark rooms. It was obviously the place where Zhou Zhenyun used to practice.
Lu Cheng used induction to scan, and there was a special dark room in Zhou Zhenyun's study. This dark room was not big, but it was the most precious thing that Zhou Zhenyun had. For example, secrets, elixirs and ancient jade. Lu Cheng was naturally interested in secrets. The secrets of the second son of the Zhou family should be very precious.
But now, Lu Cheng was attracted by the ancient jade. They were two jade pendants carved with dragons and phoenixes. When Lu Cheng found his sensitivity, he would not be polite. The sensitivity suddenly penetrated into the two jade pendants and enjoyed them all the time. Although these two jade pendants were not big, the spiritual power contained in it seemed to be very sufficient.
Lu Cheng's 128 sensitivity was like 128 pumps, constantly absorbing spiritual power. If it were replaced by the ancient jade in Liu Dingkai's study, Lu Cheng's sensitivity only turned around and immediately absorbed all the spiritual power. But now, Lu Cheng's sensitivity took a long time before it was all withdrawn.
"Lu Cheng, I... want to ask you to do another favor." Wu Ruyan saw Lu Cheng closing his eyes slightly, as if he was absent-minded, and thought he was shocked by the size of the Zhou family. She smiled slightly in her heart. Lu Cheng was from Tianhua, and there were few families as big as the Zhou family in Tianhua.
"Help? What are you doing?" Lu Cheng came to his senses. The two jade pendants had too much spiritual power, which allowed his sensitivity to stay for too long. When encountering such a good thing, Lu Cheng would never be polite. He absorbed the spiritual power association in the jade pendant.
If it were another aristocratic family, Lu Cheng might not have done this. After all, such behavior made him feel guilty. But in the Zhou family, as long as there was such an opportunity, he would never miss it. The behavior of Zhou Zhenyun and Peng Mingge made him not have a good impression of the Zhou family. It’s just that the Zhou family is a aristocratic family that has been around for thousands of years, so there are obviously too many such ancient jades. I wonder if there are still ancient jades in the yard?
"I want to ask you to help the Zhou family catch a Fengyan fox. If it is intact, we can bid 10,000 taels." Wu Ruyan said uneasy. As long as Lu Cheng knew the Zhou family, he would know how powerful the Zhou family was. At that time, even if he didn't say it himself, Lu Cheng would probably propose to stay in the Zhou family and contribute.
Wu Ruyan would not agree to buy another Fengyan Fox for ten thousand taels of silver. However, Qian Chuwen's attitude last time came to the Zhou family made her feel that if the Zhou family could have another Fengyan Fox, it would definitely make the Qian family beg for a low voice. She had reported to Zhou Yuwei before and received the support of the head of the family.
"Yes, but you have to provide the Fengyan Fox's activity area." Lu Cheng nodded, but he didn't want to work hard for the Zhou family like a fool. What he is most interested in now is the ancient jade and secrets of the Zhou family. Since he has internal strength, his memory seems to be getting stronger and stronger. He can remember the secrets in the dark room of Zhou Zhenyun's study room as long as he reads it once and immediately.
"This is no problem. In fact, I had sent someone to Cangji Forest before the New Year. I believe there will be good news soon." Wu Ruyan seemed to have expected Lu Cheng to make such a request.
"I'll notify me after the news comes." Lu Cheng said lightly.
"Lu Cheng, can you live in the Zhou family first during this period?" Wu Ruyan said happily that as long as Lu Cheng is willing to do things for the Zhou family, it means that Lu Cheng's perception of the Zhou family will gradually change.
She now feels that Zhou Zhenyun's decision is very wise, and is better for the people in Niu Dali's village, and can really exchange for Lu Cheng's friendship.
But if Wu Ruyan knew about Lu Cheng's behavior and knew what he was doing now, she would probably call someone to kill Lu Cheng immediately. Moreover, in the most cruel way.
"Living in this yard?" Lu Cheng frowned slightly. Zhou Zhenyun's ancient jade had been completely sucked by him. If he lived here, he would naturally not be happy. As for those secrets, he would have the chance to see them in the future.
"You are a guest of the Zhou family, of course you can't feel wronged here." Wu Ruyan said with a smile. Lu Cheng can live in the Zhou family now and then enter the Zhou family in the future. She felt that things were going exactly as she expected.
"The Zhou family is so big, I want to visit it." Lu Cheng said with a smile.
"There is no problem. Except for the head of the family and the elder brother's yard, you can go to other places after you get this token. Of course, please try not to disturb other people's yards." Wu Ruyan took out a jade plaque with the word "cloud" on it. This is the token representing Zhou Zhenyun. In other words, Lu Cheng is Zhou Zhenyun's person in the Zhou family.
"I still need a secret room to practice." Lu Cheng said that he had absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from Zhou Zhenyun's secret room just now, so he naturally absorbed it immediately. He knew that every time the induction absorbed spiritual energy, it would affect his internal strength.
"You live in a place. As long as you practice, no one will disturb you." Wu Ruyan said with a smile.
What she prepared for Lu Cheng was the guest yard, and people cleaned the yard every day and some people delivered the food on time. If Lu Cheng was practicing, no one would disturb the yard. If Lu Cheng appeared in the yard, someone would come to serve him immediately.
Such treatment is needed at least a guest official with eighth level of internal strength to enjoy in the Zhou family, but now she has given Lu Cheng. Anyone who is useful to the Zhou family deserves such treatment.
Under the leadership of Wang Qi, Lu Cheng went to a yard. The Zhou family had hundreds of buildings like this. Lu Cheng was also secretly shocked when he walked along the way. The strength of the Zhou family is not something that ordinary people can shake.
As soon as Lu Cheng left, Wu Ruyan went to the largest yard of the Zhou family. This yard is located in the center. Zhou Zhenyun and his elder brother Zhou Zhentian are on both sides. If you look from the air, these three largest and best yards are just the word "pin". Behind this yard, there are dozens of slightly smaller yards. The people living in these yards are all warriors on the 9th floor of the Zhou family's inner strength.
"Father, I invited Lu Cheng, the Tianhua Kingdom, who helped us capture the Fengyan Fox last time, was invited back. He promised to capture another Fengyan Fox for us." Wu Ruyan walked into this yard and immediately felt awe in her heart.
"Will he serve the Zhou family?" Zhou Yuwei's voice was a little low. He was tall, with blue hair and bright eyes. He could not tell that he was nearly a hundred years old. If he walked out, he might be like a warrior in his fifties and sixties. This is the warrior at the peak of the tenth level of internal strength.
"He and Zhenyun had some misunderstandings before, and some misunderstandings about our Zhou family. But I believe that since he is willing to come to the Zhou family and is willing to capture the Fengyan Fox for us, he should be willing." Wu Ruyan said respectfully that since Zhou Zhenyun is not at home, she can only come forward for these things. If Zhou Zhenyun is there, she believes it will be easier.
"Remember, if he cannot be loyal to the Zhou family, he cannot give the Qian family a chance." Zhou Yuwei said meaningfully that the reason why the Zhou family can stabilize the first place in Dinghe City is because they are tolerant of their own people and cruel to the enemy. If Lu Cheng cannot be loyal to the Zhou family, he naturally cannot give the Qian family a chance.
Besides, Lu Cheng has the ability to capture Fengyan Fox, and Fengyan Fox is what the Qian family wants the most. As early as a few years ago, the Qian family made a fuss and bought Fengyan Fox at a high price. However, Fengyan Fox is rare at all, and the living Fengyan Fox is rare. If the Qian family knew about Lu Cheng's ability, they would definitely try every means to win over Lu Cheng.
"I know, I will give him a chance to choose." Wu Ruyan said that this was Zhou Yuwei's order and she could not disobey. If Zhou Zhenyun could not do anything to Lu Cheng in the Cangji Forest, then in the Zhou family, it would be necessary to make Lu Cheng feel dead with just one order.
"What conditions did you promise him this time?" Zhou Yuwei asked.
"Ten thousand taels of silver." Wu Ruyan said.
"You, stupid! What kind of cultivation is Lu Cheng now?" Zhou Yu said angrily. Wu Ruyan is a female, and she has no idea how to win over people's hearts.
"The seventh level of internal strength in the early stage." Wu Ruyan was scolded by Zhou Yuwei and said nervously. But as soon as she finished speaking, she immediately understood. She was indeed stupid. For a warrior, money was not important at all. Lu Cheng did not use a penny of the 2,500 taels of silver last time.
"Is there any ordinary Diyundan family? As long as he is willing to serve the Zhou family, he can give him a pill." Zhou Yuwei said. On one side there were carrots and on the other side there were big sticks. He believed that as long as Lu Cheng was not stupid, he would naturally agree to join the Zhou family.
"I understand, Lu Cheng will definitely not be able to escape from the Zhou family's palms." Wu Ruyan said excitedly.
Lu Cheng was already in the dark room at this time, and he had no idea that Zhou Yuwei had made a decision. He would either stay or die. If he stayed, he would also get an ordinary Earth Cloud Pill, which was what he had dreamed of before. But now, even if the Zhou family promised to give the Earth Cloud Pill, he would not leave it. As for death, Lu Cheng never felt that he would die in the Zhou family.
As soon as Lu Cheng entered the dark room, he immediately released all his induction. It was not until he did not have anyone come in the yard that he retracted his induction by 120 strands. The remaining eight strands of sensation should be called to him at any time.
The spiritual power contained in the jade pendant collected by Zhou Zhenyun is indeed very strong. Once Lu Cheng uses his mental method, he immediately feels it. The spiritual power of induction seems very similar to the spiritual power he absorbs from the spiritual spring. The spiritual power in the spiritual spring can increase his internal strength, but the spiritual power in the ancient jade can only enhance his sensitivity.
However, induction can also feed back internal strength and meridians, and internal strength can also promote the enhancement of induction. After 1,080 great circles, Lu Cheng suddenly opened his eyes.
After three months in Lingquan, Lu Cheng made him break through from the early stage of the eighth level of internal strength to the middle stage of the eighth level. And here in Zhou Zhenyun, the spiritual power absorbed by the induction almost made him break through from the middle stage to the late stage. Each piece of ancient jade may have a history of thousands of years. These essences that have been accumulated over the years will naturally bring great changes by Lu Cheng.
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