By Taihu Lake.

Cao De's sedan bearers ran themselves ragged, but finally managed to get over.

Li Dejian was in high spirits and was guarding outside the camp. When he saw Cao De's troops, he immediately came to meet them.

He bowed and said, "I am Li Dejian, and I have been waiting for Patriarch Cao for a long time on the orders of Lord Murong."

Cao De leaned out of the sedan chair and said with a dry laugh, "I have no official position or fame, but I am honored to receive such courtesy from the Imperial Envoy. I am truly humbled and humbled."

Then he followed Li Dejian into the camp.

The entire route was guarded by vicious soldiers with murderous looks on their faces.

Jiangnan had been peaceful for a long time. When had Cao De ever seen such a murderous old soldier?

I couldn't help but tremble, and my steps became a little weak.

Obviously, this is to give everyone a warning!

He involuntarily shrank his neck and followed Li Dejian timidly into the big tent.

In the big tent.

As soon as it was deposited.

A murderous aura rushed towards him, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. Then a murderous gaze fell on him, scanning his body back and forth several times.

Cao De shuddered with fear, his legs trembling, and he almost wanted to run away!

He took a few deep breaths, clenched his fists, and then opened his eyes and looked carefully. There were already some people sitting in the tent.

They are all the heads of various families and familiar faces.

At this moment, everyone was sitting in their seats with their heads held high and their backs straight, not even daring to breathe.

Looking deeper, I saw a thick black curtain, and I didn't know what was hidden behind it.

In front of the curtain, there is only the main seat for the imperial envoy.

It's still empty at this time.

There stood a female general beside him.

Her pretty face was frosty, and her left hand was on the hilt of the sword, as if she was ready to draw the sword and kill at any time.

She looked at everyone with cold eyes, full of murderous intent.

Cao De walked in tremblingly and sat down in his seat under the murderous gaze of the female general.

On the left side of the main seat, the female general is very close, and the cold air is pressing.

Cao De felt as if he was sitting on a piece of ten-thousand-year-old black ice, with gusts of cold wind penetrating his bones.

There are still some empty seats.

Apparently there are still a few that haven't arrived yet.

From time to time, there were some sounds coming from behind the curtain, as if someone was having a meal.

Dog official!

Cao De couldn't help but want to curse, but he didn't dare.

Because every time he wanted to move, the female general beside him would cast a hint of murderous intent at him.

Cao De finally understood why these family heads who were usually extremely lazy and frivolous acted like such good boys and didn't even dare to make eye contact.

This time Ma Wei is really too awesome...

You shouldn't have come today!

Cao De regretted his decision.

After a long time, Cao De felt that he had waited until the end of time and all the flowers had withered.

Everyone is finally here.

According to common sense, Murong Yanran should have appeared as well, right?

Wait and wait.

I don’t know how long it took.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind the curtain.

…

The other side.

Murong Yanran saw Li Dejian standing at the door of the big tent and immediately understood.

According to the agreement, this means that everyone has gathered.

It seems that my timing is just right.

Lu Jia has almost finished eating, so it seems we can get to the point.

Murong Yanran put down her chopsticks and said softly, "Master Lu, I wonder what brings you here so suddenly?"

Lu... Lu Jia?

The heads of the noble families behind the curtain were all shocked.

Oh my goodness, it turns out that it was you who was having dinner with the imperial envoy.

Pooh!

How unkind!

However, what does Murong Yanran mean by this?

Is this intentional for everyone to hear?

Everyone mustered up their courage and exchanged glances, but to no avail.

We can only wait and see.

Even if it is a divisive tactic, everyone has to accept it.

I want to hear what kind of ivory this guy Lu Jia can spit out from his dog's mouth!

The other side.

When Lu Jia heard Murong Yanran asking the question, he immediately put down his chopsticks and suppressed the severe pain in his butt.

He stood up slightly and kowtowed, his voice resounding throughout the entire tent.

"Your Excellency!"

"I feel wronged! I want to impeach Cao De for his disregard for the law, for robbing my Lu family's ancestral tombs, and for using my parents' remains to blackmail me!"

"I beg the Imperial Envoy to redress the injustice done to this common people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the people behind the curtain changed drastically.

You are so good, Lu Jia!

Our Jiangnan family has always been of the same blood and shared honor and disgrace. A few days ago, we even swore an oath of blood and signed a new alliance.

What kind of plane are you flying?

Why did he rob the Lu family's ancestral tomb for no reason and even blackmailed people with the remains of his parents?

What kind of grudge or injustice is this?

At such a critical moment, you're stirring up internal strife and causing trouble?!

Even if your Cao family wanted to be the largest family in Jiangnan and had some friction with the Lu family, you wouldn't resort to such a fatal move, right?

You are simply ruining the harmony of the Jiangnan family and destroying unity!

All of a sudden, everyone's confused, surprised, and angry eyes were all cast on Cao De, the head of the Cao family.

At this time, Cao De was completely confused.

His face flushed red.

What’s going on!

It’s so unfair!

He is wronged!

When did he ever do such a thing?

Meng'er was acting as a father to Lu Chan last night and had no time to go out and do this.

What is going on?