The two came to the meeting hall of the Xu family.

Butler Xu was waiting at the door of the hall, and after seeing Zhong Lingxuan, he respectfully made a gesture to invite in, and said with a smile: "Miss Zhong, the head of the family is waiting for you in the hall, please." ”

Zhong Lingxuan nodded politely, and the lotus step moved lightly into the hall.

Qin Yang followed.

The hall was quiet.

At the top of the body sat an old man, dressed in a snow-white high-necked deep robe, full of silver hair, five lines of silver beard, even his eyebrows were white, with an elegant atmosphere on his body.

This old man is the head of the Xu family, Xu Jianglong.

"Hahaha, Zhong Yatou came from afar, but I, a grandfather, did not fulfill the friendship of the landlord, which is a bit rude. Xu Jianglong didn't put on any shelf, looking at Zhong Lingxuan's eyes with the kindness of the elders, and said with a smile.

Zhong Lingxuan gave a gift and said crisply: "Grandpa Xu said with a smile, today is the day of your one hundred and thirty birthday, it should be the younger generation who came to congratulate you early, and I hope Uncle Xu will be surprised." ”

130 years old?

Qin Yang looked at the old man in surprise, and said secretly: "I knew that I was here to celebrate my birthday, but I didn't expect this old guy to be one hundred and thirty years old, I can't see it, sure enough, immortal cultivators have many benefits." ”

Xu Jianglong waved his hand, got up and said, "Okay, every time you girl comes, there are a lot of compliments, and sure enough, when you grow up, you have more thoughts." I remember more than ten years ago, your grandfather brought you to my place for the first time, you are not small, you are not big, you are not small, you almost burned my study. I thought she would be a brutal wild girl in the future, but I didn't expect it to become more and more beautiful. ”

was revealed by the old man, Zhong Lingxuan's pretty face was slightly hot, and she bowed her head and was silent.

On the side, Qin Yang looked stunned, looked at Zhong Lingxuan with a new gaze, and the corners of his mouth provoked a touch of amusement.

I didn't expect this eldest lady to be very naughty when she was a child.

"Okay, let's get down to business, I understand the purpose of your father sending you to celebrate your birthday this time, and I know that he has been in a difficult situation recently. Xu Jianglong said lightly.

Seeing that the other party shifted the topic to business, Zhong Lingxuan stabilized her mood and said: "Grandpa Xu, I won't beat around the bush, this time the eight major families joined forces to attack the Central Plains region, what do you think, do you think there is a chance of victory?"

"What do you mean by odds?" asked Xu Jianglong.

"I ......"

Zhong Lingxuan opened her red lips, and she didn't know how to explain for a while.

Qin Yang beside him stepped forward and arched his hand: "Master Xu, what does the eldest lady mean is that if our eight major families follow the arrangement of the mysterious people behind the scenes and cooperate with them to attack the Central Plains region, will we be able to get high-quality resources and absolute security at that time?"

Hearing this, Xu Jianglong stared at him with interest: "Are you?"

"He is my father's new disciple, named Yang Qing, and he is also my personal bodyguard. Zhong Lingxuan hurriedly said.

Xu Jianglong narrowed his eyes, looked back and forth at the two of them a few times, a trace of inexplicable curvature appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Bowen's vision is good, this kid is much stronger than that Xiao Hongfei." ”

Listening to what the other party said, Zhong Lingxuan's cheeks were slightly red, and she wanted to explain, but she was afraid of covering it up, so she could only bow her head and smile bitterly.

Xu Jianglong walked over and patted Qin Yang's shoulder, and said lightly: "You kid is very smart, but you want to extract all the information from me in just two sentences." It's a pity that the old man's answer to you is only three words - I don't know. ”

I don't know?

Qin raised his eyebrows and frowned: "The reason why the head of the Xu family does not choose to form an alliance with other families for the time being is because he doesn't know the mysterious behind-the-scenes mastermind and is afraid of being used as a gunman?"

Xu Jianglong stood with his hands in his hands and sighed: "Old man, I have lived for so long, and I have never seen any strong winds and waves. What his Liu family and the Lan family are thinking, I know it very well in my heart, it is nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to annex our other families. ”

"Annexation of us?"

Zhong Lingxuan was taken aback: "Grandpa Xu, there is a basis for this. ”

"According to a lot, your father actually understands that our eight families have been entrenched in the Southern Wilderness for many years, independent of each other but mutually restrictive. It is precisely because of this that it is impossible to unify the goal and attack the Central Plains. If you want to achieve hegemony, you can only eliminate the threats around you and achieve unity. ”

Xu Jianglong said lightly.

Zhong Lingxuan furrowed her brows: "But how can they annex us? Our Zhong family and your Xu family are not ordinary small sects, they can be easily destroyed. ”

"With the help of external forces, of course. Xu Jianglong said slowly. "Just as this little brother Yang Qing just said, there is a mysterious person behind the scenes who is urging us to form an alliance, and at the same time helping the Liu family and the Lan family deal with us. ”

"Grandpa Xu, don't even you know who this mysterious person is?" Zhong Lingxuan asked.

Xu Jianglong shook his head: "It seems to be nothing, like smoke and fog, it is definitely not an ordinary person." ”

Qin Yang hesitated and said, "Master Xu, when Liu Yuanfeng visited our Zhong family before, he personally promised that he could persuade you to join the Eight Great Family Alliance, but I don't know what your intention is ......."

"That's right, I've agreed to an alliance. ”

"What!?"

Hearing Xu Jianglong's words, Zhong Lingxuan was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa Xu, you just said that their purpose is to annex us, but how can you jump into the fire pit." ”

Xu Jianglong sighed abruptly: "Girl Zhong, can't you see it? Now that we are already in the fire pit, if we don't form an alliance, it will give them a reason to kill us, it is better to go with the flow, maybe we can find a glimmer of life." ”

"But...... But ......"

Zhong Lingxuan always felt that something was wrong there, and subconsciously looked at Qin Yang for help, expecting him to persuade him.

However, Qin Yang was also silent, as if he was thinking about something.

Zhong Lingxuan pursed her lips and asked softly, "Except for Liu Lan's two families, is this the reason why other families form alliances?"

Xu Jianglong nodded: "This is natural, I also said just now, the eight major families of the Southern Wilderness are independent of each other and restrain each other, and no one dares to be the first to resist, because they are afraid that no one will help them, but they will fall into the ground." I think the Liu family also valued this, so they unscrupulously threatened other families to form an alliance with it. ”

Zhong Lingxuan smiled bitterly and shook her head: "It's really forward-looking, cowardly as a mouse, and being led by others." ”

"Zhong girl, no one likes to be led by the nose, but once it comes to the ancestral foundation and the lifeline of the family, you can only think twice. ”

Xu Jianglong sighed, "Our eight families, each of them has ambitions, and they all want to achieve a hegemony. It's a pity that in this ancient martial arts world where you can only win and can't be defeated, no one dares to take a risk. If it weren't for the help of a mysterious person, the Liu Lan family would not have chosen to form an alliance. ”

"Then our Zhong family, can we only form an alliance?" Zhong Lingxuan said bitterly.

There was a brief silence in the hall.

After a while, Steward Xu hurriedly entered the hall and said respectfully, "Family master, there is a guest who wants to see you." ”

"Oh, who is it?" asked Xu Jianglong.

Steward Xu glanced at Zhong Lingxuan and Qin Yang, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Xu Jianglong frowned.

"Yes, Master. ”

Steward Xu nodded and said lightly: "It's Bai Ao, the young master of the Bai family, and his fiancée...... The palace master of the Feather Immortal Palace came to ask for a meeting. ”

(End of chapter)