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The situation of the Cen family is actually far more complicated than others know.
Cen Zhou has a younger brother who is only a few years younger than him, but that brother is actually his father's illegitimate son!
Maybe because he is getting older, that younger brother will please his father, so although his identity has not been made public yet, it is almost there, it is just a matter of time.
This involves the issue of property disputes, but who knows who Dad values the most and who he will pass the family property to in the future?
The Cen family's wealth is not just what is shown on the outside, because the father is a sinister and scheming person, and he has always kept his assets hidden from his family, and it is definitely not a small amount!
At this critical juncture, Cen Zhou had to give it a try and show himself more, so that his father would feel that he was more capable than the illegitimate son and would be more biased towards him when dividing the family property.
It is precisely because of this that Cen Zhou has focused all his energy on Beiyu City these days, rather than Muyuan City where the Cen family is located.
It’s not that Muyuan City is bad, but the development there is very mature and there is almost no room for expansion.
On the contrary, the head of the Ning family in Beiyu City has changed, and the power has shifted, which has made it convenient for him to take action and make achievements to prove himself.
Ning Zhishui's sudden appearance gave Cen Zhou a glimmer of hope. Business needs a gimmick. If he could cooperate with Ning Zhishui, there would be more room for maneuver, and there would be hope of competing with Ning's shop.
Therefore, this person must not be obtained by the Ning family!
"Let's go, let's go to the Ning family too." Cen Zhou immediately stood up. "Go, call the fourth young lady as well. They are of the same age, so we can talk to each other."
Regardless of whether he could convince Ning Zhishui to cooperate with him, he had to at least ruin her cooperation with the Ning family!
So Cen Zhou hurriedly took his men to the Ning family.
It’s a pity that my daughter started her practice a little late today and hasn’t dressed yet. It’s obviously too late for her to go with us.
They hurried all the way and soon arrived at the gate of Ning Mansion.
The Ning family's doorman did not recognize him, but when he introduced himself, the doorman was surprised. He personally led him to the inner hall and sent someone to jog to deliver a message to Master Ning.
When Cen Zhou walked to the front hall and saw the person sitting there from afar, his eyes lit up, but soon his eyes were filled with anxiety.
Ning Zhishui was wearing the clothing of the Xianlai Sect at this time, with a jade pendant unique to direct disciples hanging around his waist, and a homemade magic pearl hairpin on his hair. He looked elegant and beautiful, full of temperament.
No wonder he is so talented, he is actually an elite disciple of Xianlai Sect!
At this moment, a vague thought flashed through Cen Zhou's mind -
Xianlai Sect, a teenager, a weapon refiner... Why does it feel strangely familiar?
But when he saw Ning Zhishui chatting intimately with Ning Cheng, as if they were very familiar with each other, Cen Zhou became anxious and didn't bother to think about what was going on.
His mind was filled with thoughts: Oh no! This Ning Cheng guy actually made friends with Ning Zhishui in advance!
He couldn't help but secretly regret it. If he had known this would happen, he would have met Ning Zhishui first yesterday to seize the initiative!
Cen Zhou glared at Ning Cheng unkindly—
This guy already knew from his servants that I was coming, but he was not panicked at all, and didn't even stand up to greet me. He really doesn't take me seriously!
"Oh, what a rare guest! Brother Cen, why did you suddenly come today? If I hadn't been so busy, I would have gone to greet you in person. Please forgive me."
Ning Cheng stood up with a smile, bowed, and then invited Cen Zhou to sit down.
There were only two main seats, one for Ning Cheng himself and the other was originally occupied by Ning Zhishui.
But now that Cen Zhou had arrived, Ning Zhishui stood aside, and judging from Ning Cheng's actions, it was clear that he wanted Cen Zhou to sit at the top.
In that case, wouldn't Ning Zhishui have to sit down there?
Cen Zhou's eyes flashed, and instead of going up, he turned sideways and pointed to the seat below. "There's no room there either. How about we sit down there, Master? What do you think?"
Although this would make him inferior to Ning Cheng, this was originally his home, and he was just a guest, so it was not a big deal.
But I can take this opportunity to talk to Ning Zhishui, treat her well and give her full respect. She will definitely look up to me!
However, Cen Zhou found that the atmosphere was very strange after he finished speaking.
Ning Cheng was silent, Ning Zhishui seemed a little confused, and the servants of the Ning family also looked strange.
It seems like shock, but also like... holding back laughter?
Humph, this Ning family member is really ignorant of etiquette, and I don’t know what they are laughing at!
Cen Zhou ignored him and just pointed to the seat again.
"Okay." Ning Zhishui agreed with a smile, and then sat down with Cen Zhou. "So you are Master Cen. I didn't expect that we would meet in advance."
"Yes, it seems we are destined to be together." Cen Zhou said without blushing, "I just didn't expect that the master is an elite disciple of the Xianlai Sect. No wonder he has such accomplishments at such a young age. His future is definitely limitless!"
"Master Cen, you are too kind. I am just a small disciple. I am nothing."
"No, you are a genius. This world will be yours in the future!"
Cen Zhou took the opportunity to praise Ning Zhishui, leaving Ning Cheng with almost no chance to speak.
Ning Cheng had no intention of speaking. He coughed lightly, then lowered his head to drink water. His sleeves covered his expression while drinking, and no one knew what emotion he was feeling.
But Yi Cen Zhou guessed that he must be extremely anxious and was secretly thinking of a solution!
In the following time, Cen Zhou kept bragging about himself, praising their Cen family's shop, praising the Cen family's eager attitude to recruit talents, and had a clear intention to recruit her.
The conditions offered are also very generous. With the same amount of money, you can recruit three or four yellow-level weapon masters!
"...I know you're a disciple of the Xianlai Sect and are usually busy with cultivation and sect missions, but our cooperation can be completed in your own spare time. You only need to hand over one or two magical instruments every month. If it's inconvenient, we can still discuss it!"
As Cen Zhou spoke, he secretly glanced towards Ning Cheng, hoping that he could break through the defenses.
The conditions he offered were so good, if Ning Cheng wanted to raise the price, he would probably feel very painful.
The most important thing is that Ning Cheng is too arrogant. He is not as humble as me. Didn’t you see that he didn’t say anything for a long time?
But it seemed that he was very angry, because Cen Zhou found that Ning Cheng's facial features were a little distorted.
Tsk, you are still young and don’t have enough means.
While he was speaking, Ning Zhishui just laughed dryly, as if he was a little embarrassed, and naturally did not agree.
"...Master, what do you think about this? If you agree, our cooperation can be finalized now." Cen Zhou said this until his mouth was dry. He drank a sip of tea and then asked.
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