Thousands of miles away in the city of Jingnan.

Zhao Youlong, who had been running for days, looked at this city where he had lived since he was a child but had not returned for more than ten years, and just let out a long sigh on his tired face.

When he left this city, he went to the goal of being out of the crowd and glorifying his ancestors, but when he came back, he was so embarrassed and disgraced.

When there was no way back, Zhao Youlong chose to go back to Zhao's house.

No matter how much Zhao Youlong didn't want to return here when he didn't wait to see Zhao Wenzhuo, but when he was killed, the first thing that came to mind was the Zhao family.

The Zhao family is the last spiritual pillar for the Zhao family, no matter where they go or where they go, the Zhao family's Wanlong Villa is their eternal root.

"Big brother, where are we going?"

Running along the way, Xiong Bei and Yin Li, who were around Zhao Youlong, had a look of exhaustion on their faces that could not be hidden, from Jingnan City, Subei City, a distance of thousands of miles, non-stop and afraid of the pursuit of the Daqin Gang, they spent a few days and nights, and when they arrived in Jingnan City, several people could no longer run.

"Go home."

Zhao Youlong spit out two words lightly in his mouth.

Wanlong Villa, the big stone lion is still brilliant and magnificent, and the Zhao family is still so high in the foyer.

Zhao Youlong, who hadn't come back to see for more than ten years, sighed when he saw the red gate of the Zhao family, and knelt in front of the Zhao family's archway.

"The sinner of the Zhao family, Zhao Youlong came to ask for sin, and I hope that the head of the family can show up to see him."

"Boom ....."

The wooden door opened wide, and a person who looked like a housekeeper walked out of the door, and when he saw Zhao Youlong kneeling on the ground, he was obviously stunned.

"Zhao Xiaogongzi, it's you, why did you come back? Get up. ”

Zhao Youlong also grew up in this Zhao family when he was a child, he and Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhao Gao are cousins Kansai, the old people of the Zhao family naturally know him, especially Steward Zhao, he remembers that he grew up holding hands and watching Zhao Youlong.

Steward Zhao stepped forward quickly, grabbed Zhao Youlong's arm, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many years, why did you kneel on the ground as soon as you came." ”

"You Long is not filial, he lost the foundation of the family, he is the sinner of my Zhao family, and You Long deserves death."

Zhao Youlong slammed his head on the ground, his head hit the ground, and he slammed on the door pile of the red lacquer gate, and said silently: "At the beginning, it was the family who believed in me to hand over Subei City to me to take care of, but after such a long time, the Youlong Gang did not make any progress but was wiped out by the Great Qin Gang, I really have no face to see the ancestors of the Zhao family." ”

"What, the Dragon Gang has been destroyed!?"

Steward Zhao knelt down and didn't say a word when he saw Zhao Youlong coming, and said that something big had happened, but when he listened to Zhao Youlong's words, everything understood.

The entire Sujiang Province is the territory of the Zhao family, and all cities in Sujiang Province are taken care of by the children of the Zhao family, and Subei City is handed over to Zhao Youlong to take care of.

Since Zhao Youlong was ordered to take care of Subei City, he has the responsibility and obligation to ensure the safety of Subei City, Subei City is occupied, Zhao Youlong has an unshirkable responsibility, according to the rules of the Zhao family, if the interests of the family are damaged, the light will be punished heavily, and the heavy will be executed.

Subei City is the gate to the north of Sujiang Province, and the loss of Subei City is a huge loss for the Zhao family.

Investigated for it, Zhao Youlong is guilty of a big crime, no wonder he can't afford to kneel for a long time.

Steward Zhao was silent, "You Long, you wait, I'll call the head of the family out, as for how to deal with it, wait for the head of the house to decide." ”

With a long sigh, Steward Zhao turned around and went back to Zhao's house.

On the way to report Zhao Wenzhuo, Steward Zhao's heart was also slowly sinking.

For this Zhao Youlong, who he grew up watching, Steward Zhao really knows his character too well.

Rigid, admit death, do not admit defeat, do not bow your head, the key is that the relationship between Zhao Youlong and Zhao Youlong before his death is unusually good. 、

The whole Zhao family knew that Zhao Youlong in Subei City relied on the strength of the crowd and never took Zhao Wenzhuo, the head of the Zhao family, who he trusted, in his eyes.

For a long time, Zhao Wenzhuo needed Zhao Youlong to guard Subei City, and because the survival of Subei City was related to the life and death of the Zhao family, he turned a blind eye to Zhao Youlong, who was a horse with a heart of ape.

But this time it was different, Zhao Youlong lost Subei City, and according to the strict rules of the Zhao family, Zhao Wenzhuo had every good reason to kill Zhao Youlong.

Steward Zhao was concerned about these things, and his steps to Zhao Wenzhuo's house couldn't help but slow down a lot.

However, what is due will eventually come.

Outside Zhao Wenzhuo's door, Steward Zhao raised his arm and gently knocked on the door after a while, "Family master, Zhao Youlong outside the door asks to see you." ”

"Zhao Youlong, it's time for him to come, spread my word, take him to the ancestral hall, I'll be there later."

"Yes....."

In the room, Zhao Wenzhuo's faint voice reached the ears of Steward Zhao.

Steward Zhao was stunned in his heart, and the word ancestral hall made his heart slowly sink.

As we all know, the ancestral hall is the most serious and important place for a family, and the Zhao family, as one of the top families in China, is especially so.

The ancestral hall of the Zhao family is a place to worship the ancestors of the Zhao family, and only when the New Year festival is opened, the ancestral hall is opened to worship the ancestors.

Of course, the ancestral hall also has a function of punishing those who are at fault in the family.

The opening of the ancestral hall means that Zhao Youlong has a bad fate.

Butler Zhao outside the door opened his mouth, trying to persuade something, but in the end he still didn't speak.

Although Zhao Wenzhuo has not been the head of the Zhao family for a long time, Steward Zhao still knows this young family very well.

The face is smiling but not good, but the outside is enthusiastic but cold, and he is a typical ruthless character who kills people without blinking.

Zhao Youlong is a thorn in Zhao Wenzhuo's eyes, in the past, it was because Zhao Youlong had a meritorious role in guarding Subei City, Zhao Wenzhuo had no way to deal with him, but now that Zhao Youlong has lost the foundation of the Zhao family, Zhao Wenzhuo has a reason to kill Zhao Youlong a thousand times.

Sure enough, when Steward Zhao passed Zhao Wenzhuo's words to Zhao Youlong, Zhao Youlong collapsed and sat on the ground, his face turned pale.

After a long time, Zhao Youlong came back to his senses, and his panicked eyes became calm.

A bitter smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth, he raised his dead gray eyes and glanced at the tall gate of the Zhao family, then looked at Steward Zhao, and said softly: "Uncle Zhao, I, Zhao Youlong, obey the orders of the head of the family, and I will go to the ancestral hall now." ”

As soon as the tall man stood up, his body shook, and the feeling of the world spinning in his mind was circling.

Zhao Youlong is not afraid of death, he is afraid of dying in the ancestral hall, dying under the ranking of the ancestors and ancestors, he died in such a wretched manner, and he couldn't close his eyes when he went to the underworld.

However, since Zhao Youlong has come to the Zhao family, he has to follow the rules of the Zhao family, whether he is dead or alive, it can only depend on Zhao Wenzhuo's own thoughts.

Zhao family ancestral hall.

The cigarettes were faint, and the red sandalwood case was full of the elders and ancestors of all generations of the Zhao family.

Zhao Wenzhuo opened the ancestral hall, and everyone with a bit of status in the Zhao family rushed to the ancestral hall, and everyone who arrived at the ancestral hall looked solemn and did not smile.

Everyone's eyes were on the tall man kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet in the middle of the ancestral hall.

Zhao Youlong.

Someone recognized him and recognized this feudal official of Northern Jiangsu City.

Seeing Zhao Youlong kneeling on the ground, everyone's eyes couldn't help but flicker.

Everyone knows that Zhao Youlong and Zhao Wenzhuo don't deal with each other, and now Zhao Youlong is kneeling on the ground and bowing his head and saying nothing, it seems that he has been planted.

For a while, countless thoughts popped up in everyone's minds.

What happened to Zhao Youlong? What did he do? Is Zhao Wenzhuo ready to start eradicating dissidents from today?

"Ahem...."

A light cough interrupted the thinking crowd, and Zhao Wenzhuo's young face gradually appeared in front of everyone.

Zhao Youlong heard the cough behind him, his straight back suddenly tightened, and then he relaxed again.

A ringing head buckled on the ground, Zhao Youlong raised his head, revealing a bloody forehead, and said in a hoarse voice: "The ancestors are on top, the head of the Zhao family is on top, I, Zhao Youlong, am the eternal sinner of the Zhao family, Youlong Gang, Subei City, let me lose it, I, Zhao Youlong, am sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, and I am sorry for the trust of the head of the family." ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the Zhao family gathered in the ancestral hall suddenly realized.

Subei City, Youlong Gang, that's all Zhao Youlong's things, I didn't expect it to be gone, the territory of a city is indeed a big deal for the Zhao family who are now walking on thin ice.

Everyone was silent, and they all knew very well in their hearts that Zhao Youlong lost Subei City, which was a capital crime according to family rules and should be punished.

For a while, everyone put their eyes on Zhao Wenzhuo, waiting for him to speak, waiting for him to say what to do with Zhao Youlong.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Wenzhuo's face did not change, he was not shocked, he just put his eyes on Steward Zhao, who was standing aside and bowing his head silently, and asked lightly: "Steward Zhao, you have been in the Zhao family for decades, you must know the Zhao family's family rules very well, then please tell everyone, how to punish you for losing the Zhao family's territory and causing losses to the interests of the Zhao family?" ”

"The light should be wasted, and the heavy should be killed!"

As soon as the word killing came out, Steward Zhao's eyelids jumped.

Speaking from the bottom of her heart, Steward Zhao watched Zhao Youlong grow up, and he definitely didn't want to watch Zhao Youlong die in front of him, but the Zhao family's house rules were there, and they couldn't be changed if she wanted to.

Helpless, Steward Zhao just pulled down his old face and filled in a sentence, and said: "Family master, I think we should ask him how Subei City lost it before making a decision, if Zhao Youlong is really guilty, it will not be too late to punish him." ”

"Makes sense."

Zhao Wenzhuo nodded slightly, he stood in front of Zhao Youlong condescendingly, lowered his head and asked: "Zhao Youlong, you explain how to get rid of the Youlong Gang, as for your departure, I will make a decision after listening to your explanation." ”

"Yes, head of the house."

Zhao Youlong's heart is extremely bitter, he usually looks down on the illegitimate head of the family in front of him, and he often expresses his disrespect for Zhao Wenzhuo in his words, in his opinion, Zhao Wenzhuo will naturally not let go of this opportunity to punish him.

"My Youlong Gang, five thousand gangs, three major halls, was wiped out by the Great Qin Gang in one day, and the territory of Subei City was also occupied in one day......."