Attacking Qin Clan for killing the elders

Everyone in the Zhang Clan has been keeping quiet recently, almost doing things with their tails between their legs, fearing that something bad will upset the ancestor.

Zhang Li's death caused a stir in the clan, and it was said that half of the alchemists who examined Zhang Li's body were dead.

The origin of the incident was because of a sentence from the guest elder Tang: "The third elder was not poisoned, but took the wrong medicine..."

Zhang Xiao immediately grabbed the neck of the elder Tang and asked with a grim face: "Tell me, what medicine did you take wrong!"

With his life at stake, the elder Tang seemed to have difficulty maintaining his usual indifferent style, and said with difficulty: "The Qin family fed the third elder the top-level healing holy medicine. This medicine has a strong medicinal property and has been working in the third elder's body. Therefore, the third elder should not use other medicinal materials after returning to the clan, so as not to be unable to be replenished. But according to the results I saw, the third elder subsequently took a lot of rare tonics."

"It's not that these tonics should not be used, but the Qin family estimated that the medicine used was special. Ordinary tonics entering the body would conflict with the Qin family's medicine. That’s why the Third Elder’s blood flowed backwards and his meridians collapsed.”

“If you want to find out the reason, ask the Qin family for the recipe of that magical medicine, and then compare it with the medicine used by the alchemists in our clan, and you can see which medicine has conflicting properties…”

Seeing that Elder Tang’s breathing was becoming more and more difficult, and fearing that he was strangled to death, the Great Elder Hao Gu could not help but persuade: “Ancestor, Elder Tang’s alchemy skills are superb. He just used acupuncture to make the Third Elder temporarily sober. Moreover, the subsequent investigation also requires Elder Tang’s cooperation. You can’t strangle him directly…”

Zhang Xiao closed his eyes, and the veins on his forehead were looming, as if he was enduring extreme anger. After a long while, he finally let Elder Tang go.

"Then I'll have to trouble Guest Tang to investigate the subsequent medicinal materials." Zhang Xiao's voice was extremely calm, but it made people shudder.

The Zhang family is not stupid, nor do they believe whatever a random guest from outside says. They also consulted the alchemists in the clan based on what Guest Tang said, and they all said that what he said made sense.

It's not that no alchemists have proposed other possibilities, but Guest Tang's point of view is still reasonable and convincing.

Therefore, the Zhang family's top priority now is to ask the Qin family for the recipe for verification.

As a result, the Qin family's attitude is really infuriating.

The Qin family said: What was fed to the third elder of your clan is the top secret medicine of our clan. At that time, he was seriously injured and only had one breath left. In order to avoid damaging the harmony between the two clans (fearing that he would die), we gave the third elder this top-level precious medicine. As a result, the Zhang family didn't appreciate it. They didn't take good care of the people at home, but they came to ask for the recipe of our top-grade spiritual medicine. Can the recipe be passed on casually? The Qin family is a family of elixirs, and the recipe is the lifeblood of the Qin family. No, no matter what, you can't give it to them!

The Zhang family was of course angry. They originally suspected that the Qin family was responsible for the accident of the third elder, but they asked you for the recipe and were

so evasive. The Zhang family said: Is it possible that the recipe given to the third elder itself has problems, so the Qin family is so evasive. If they are really frank, why not give the recipe to us?

The Qin family replied: Ridiculous! Why not? Asking the Qin family for the recipe of the top-grade secret medicine is equivalent to saying, I want to borrow your clan's treasure for a while, and I will return it after use. It's just as ridiculous! Can you lend your clan's treasure to anyone at will? Even if you really lend the treasure, it's there, and you still have a chance to return it, but how can you return it after you've shown it the recipe? Can you dig out the brain you've seen and return it to the Qin family? ! So, don't mention such absurd things anymore, the Qin family will never agree to anything.

As a result, the relationship between the two families completely dropped to the freezing point.

The Zhang clan meeting.

The great elder Hao Gu tried to calm down their ancestor, saying, "Ancestor, what the Qin family said is not unreasonable, and it is not entirely an excuse."

"All the alchemists in our clan can prove that the medicine the Qin family used for the third elder is indeed a good medicine. It is not only a top-level healing medicine, but also a family of alchemy. It is normal for the Qin family not to pass on the recipe."

"Maybe the third elder was really injured too badly, and this is his fate... Let's not let this matter make the Zhang family panic and uneasy!"

Yes, the great elder's words really touched everyone's heart. Because of the death of the third elder, how many people in the clan were examined, and how many alchemists died.

Although the Zhang family does not make a living mainly from elixirs, the pharmacy business is still a big business that cannot be ignored. If they kill the alchemist, how will the outside world think of them? Who will dare to work for the Zhang family then?

Even the second elder who has always disliked the Zhang family's son-in-law recruitment echoed: "Yes, ancestor, even if you take a step back, it's just the words of a guest elder. In addition, his origin is mysterious, his temper is strange, and he has always refused to completely submit to the Zhang family. Such a suspicious person may be a spy sent by some clan. How can you believe his words!"

The Zhang family members talked one after another, and the ancestor Zhang Xiao sat at the top, closed his eyes, and said nothing.

As if sensing something, the people in the meeting room gradually calmed down and looked at the ancestor at the head.

Zhang Xiao slowly opened his eyes, and his calm gaze actually looked murderous.

He first said lightly: "Imprison that guest Tang, and I will deal with him after I have dealt with this matter."

No one objected to this decision. To be honest, this person has not revealed any obvious flaws so far. Suspicion and vigilance against him are the basic qualities of a noble family. The Zhang family is more annoyed that he is unwilling to completely submit and disobey discipline. Otherwise, with this person's talent, his position in the Zhang family must be more than this.

Zhang Xiaofu stood up again and calmly dropped a thunderbolt: "I want to unite with the Han family and pay off the Qin family. The reason is that the Qin family killed our elders."

What?

All the elders raised their heads.

Although the Qin and Zhang families are not on good terms, they have always been able to get along. Even if the quarrel was a little tense this time, they did not expect that the ancestor would really decide to go to war. This is not a joke. If it is for the third elder - to be honest, the cause of the third elder's death is still unclear. Although the Qin family is the most suspected, it is not certain after all, right?

Hao Gu hesitated and said, "Grandfather, there is no direct evidence to prove that the Qin family did this. I'm afraid it won't be justified in front of the Xianpin Bureau."

Zhang Xiao looked indifferent and unmoved: "It's just an excuse. The Xianpin Bureau prohibits noble families from fighting without reason, but now we have a convincing reason and everything can be checked. Even if the Xianpin Bureau holds us accountable later, we will only be slightly punished, which is within the Zhang family's tolerance."

Yes, although Zhang Xiao was a little impulsive, he was not stupid. The Xianpin Bureau prohibits noble families from fighting without reason, but if you have a "reason", then how to deal with it later depends on the specific situation.

What will happen afterwards will be discussed later. Even if we are held accountable, the consequences are not something that the Zhang family cannot bear - this is what Zhang Xiao is thinking now.

"Besides," Zhang Xiao paused, and then said, "Everyone can see that Li'er's death is closely related to the Qin family. Even if the elixir is fine, Li'er's serious injury must have been caused by the Qin family. If he hadn't been seriously injured, how could Li'er have died from the medicine?"

Everyone was silent.

It was indeed so. Apart from anything else, the damage was indeed done by the Qin family, and there was no way to wash it off.

"There was the secret realm in the past, the pharmacy in the back, and now Li'er. The Qin and Zhang families have been in constant dispute, and the continuous expansion of the Qin family has also threatened the status of the Zhang family. Since there will be a war in the end, why not now?"

Zhang Xiao was indeed furious because of his son's death, but as the head of the clan, he did not lose his mind.

The Qin family has long been a major concern for the Zhang family, and this enemy is getting stronger day by day. If they wanted to go to war before, they had to take into account the Xianpin Bureau. Now because of Zhang Li's death, there is a ready-made reason. Afterwards, the Xianpin Bureau will come to investigate, and it will also stand up to scrutiny.

Therefore, now is the best time to attack the Qin family in the name of harming the elders of the clan.

What Zhang Xiao said was indeed reasonable and no one spoke out to refute him, nor did they dare to refute him. Zhang Xiao was the one who had the final say in the Zhang family. Now anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had actually made up his mind. It was futile to persuade him, and who would dare to speak out to upset him?

As a result, no one in the Zhang family "objected", and the matter was settled.

However, Zhang Xiao had dealt with his own family, but he did not expect to run into trouble with the Han family. Because - Han Yuwen, the ancestor of the Han family, was unwilling to join the Zhang family in attacking the Qin family.

When Zhang Xiao came to the door, Han Yuwen actually used the excuse of closing himself off. Zhang Xiao still asked for a meeting repeatedly, and there was no way to avoid it, so the two finally met.

As soon as Han Yuwen heard Zhang Xiao's purpose, he shook his head and waved his hands: "No, Brother Zhang, I had a fight with Qin Wenxuan last time, and my injuries haven't healed yet. Now the Qin family is getting stronger, and our Han family is the weakest. If you superiors fight, don't bother with our weak little family..."

Ever since Han Yuwen was beaten by Qin Wenxuan, I don't know if it hit his head, his style of behavior has changed from the previous reckless and stupid to the current cowardly.

Zhang Xiao widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Brother Han, you are not, scared?"

As a result, Han Yuwen smiled bitterly and actually nodded: "Yes, I am scared. My Han family has lost the development rights to the Fu Secret Realm, and we are already lagging behind you. The injury we suffered that day has not healed yet, so we can't withstand any more twists and turns."

Zhang Xiao twitched his beard and wanted to persuade him again. Han Yuwen immediately bowed his hands to stop him from speaking, and said sincerely:

"Brother Zhang, it's not that I don't agree, but you have to understand my difficulties. Your Zhang family has two foundation builders, but our Han family is not like that. The Han family relies on me alone to support it... You don't understand my hardships. Let me tell you, it was you who was smart at the time and found a son-in-law for your daughter. Now this son-in-law has already established a foundation..."

Seeing that he was getting further and further away and refused to get to the point, Zhang Xiao's heart sank.

The attitude of this old dog Han was very clear, he just didn't want to get involved in this matter. Zhang Xiao tried to persuade him several times but to no avail. Seeing that the relationship between the two was about to become strained, he finally gave up. After

Zhang Xiao left, another person unexpectedly walked out from behind the curtain in the inner room. The man's face was relatively young, and he was 50% similar to Han Yuwen. He was Han Yuwen's son, Han Jingkun.

Seeing his majestic aura, he was also a foundation-building master. It was said that the Han family only had one foundation-building master, but now it seems that it was a lie.

Han Jingkun stepped forward and said, "Dad, are we really not going to get involved in this? Now that your injury has healed, there is hope for further progress. It may not be impossible to join forces with the Zhang family?"

Han Yuwen put his hands behind his back and snorted, "It may not be impossible? Even if there is a possibility, we won't do it. The Qin and Zhang families are fighting, why should we get involved... and I always feel that the Qin family is very mysterious now. According to the Zhang family, the Qin family beat Zhang Li of the Zhang family to death? That was Zhang Xiao's only son. The Qin family dared to do this, maybe because they had some support and background. Are you angry?"

Han Jingkun frowned, not quite agreeing, "Rumors are not credible. Who knows whether Zhang Li was really killed by the Qin family? Maybe the Zhang family deliberately pushed the blame to the Qin family?"

Han Patriarch glanced at his son and laughed, "You also know that rumors are not credible. Then maybe the Qin family was really killed by Zhang Li, and Zhang Li thought it was not them who killed him. He thought he was tricked, but actually fell into someone else's trap?"

Han Jingkun wiped the sweat from his forehead. If it was really as his father said, the Qin family would be very scary.

"Let them fight. No matter who wins or loses, it has nothing to do with our Han family. The most important thing now is to find a Broken Mirror Pill to help me break through to the middle stage of foundation building... Don't worry about anything else."

Han Jingkun bowed: "Yes."

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So far, three days have passed since Zhang Li's death. In these three days, the Zhang family had frequent negotiations with the Qin family in the first two days, but now they are silent.

Qin Deming was puzzled and discussed with Qin Ruqing in private: "But what is the Zhang family plotting?"

Qin Ruqing chuckled, "They must be plotting something. I'm afraid they are looking for help everywhere. Dad, tell me, if the Zhang family wants to find someone to fight us, who will be the first one they think of?"

"That must be the Han family." Qin Deming said without hesitation, "They have joined forces with the Han family once before, so it's not surprising that they are looking for the Han family again."

"But, I remember that the ancestor of the Han family was beaten by our ancestor before?" Qin Ruqing wondered.

"Yes, it is injured, but it has been several years now. Even if it is injured, it is not fatal and should be healed."

Qin Ruqing touched his chin and thought for a while, but shook his head and said, "The Han family may not be involved in this matter."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Qin Ruqing spread his hands and said, "The main reason is that it is not good for the Han family to get involved. It has nothing to do with the Han family. The Qin family and the Han family do not have deep grudges. Why would they wade into this mess? If the Zhang family does not have enough interests to drive it, and if the Han ancestor is smart enough, they should stay away from this kind of thing... Dad, what is the IQ of the Han ancestor?"

This question was too direct. But Qin Deming really frowned and thought about it seriously.

"Ancestor Han... if you say he's stupid, then he's stupid. He had a reputation for being honest and reckless long before, and he seemed to be unintelligent, but if you say he's not stupid... I think it's possible. When our ancestor pointed a sword at him, he gave up the development rights of the Future Secret Realm without hesitation. Most people don't have such courage. Maybe his previous simplicity was just a pretense, and he's actually a black-hearted old fox!"

Qin Ruqing smiled and clapped his hands lightly, "So, from the matter of Future Secret Realm, we can see At least he is not as stupid as the rumors say. Now, they will most likely not get involved in this matter. Who else will the Zhang family ask for help if they have no help? Who else can they ask for help? "

Qin Deming pondered and said, "If the Han family is really unwilling, they will have to find allies and in-laws. If allies are not family friends, they will not help the Zhang family to this extent. The only ones left are in-laws. The in-laws of the Zhang family include the Jin family, the Yuan family..."

Qin Ruqing thought that the candidate would probably appear from these families.

Just as he was about to speak, a servant came to report that the fifth elder wanted to see him.

Qin Ruqing raised his eyebrows, "Aunt Dexin?"

What is she doing here?

Qin Dexin hurried over. Without waiting for Qin Deming to ask, she handed a piece of paper to him. Qin Deming took a look and saw that there were only two lines of words written on the ordinary paper.

The first line: Holy Blood Secret Water.

The second line: Gold.

The lines were rough and straight, making it difficult to recognize the handwriting. It was obvious that the writer deliberately concealed it.

Qin Ruqing, who was standing next to her father, also glanced at the words on the paper, and her eyes fell on "Holy Blood Secret Water" at first glance. Isn't this the medicine that she and the ancestor discussed to feed Zhang Li?

Qin Ruqing frowned and immediately asked, "Where did this note come from?"

Qin Dexin said, "A little boy handed it to the waiter at the door. When asked, the boy just said it was a stranger. That person deliberately concealed his identity, how could he let us know?"

Qin Deming paid more attention to the content on the note, "Holy Blood Secret Water, what is this? It sounds like the name of some medicine."

Seeing that the third aunt was also puzzled, Qin Ruqing thought that Zhang Li was already dead, and there was no need to hide the matter, so she explained, "This is the secret medicine that my ancestor and I fed to Zhang Li."

She briefly explained the mystery of this medicine.

Qin Dexin also noticed something strange about this matter, frowning and saying, "Doesn't that mean that before today, only you and the ancestor knew about this matter? Then how did the person on this note know about it?"

Qin Ruqing took a few small steps forward, thinking hard, and muttered to himself, "This person must be inside the Zhang family. He had contact with Zhang Li after Zhang Li was taken back, and he knows such a secret spiritual medicine. He is most likely an alchemist!"

Looking at the second line of words on the note, [Jin], did Dad just say that the Jin family is related to the Zhang family by marriage?

Boldly guessing, carefully verifying, is this saying that the helper that the Zhang family ancestor is looking for this time is from the Jin family?

They saw the medicine administered by the Qin family, but Zhang Li was still dead. In other words, this person was in the Zhang family, understood everything but said nothing, and even handed them such a message...

After figuring out the key, Qin Ruqing was overjoyed, and she deliberately touched Qin Deming's arm, "Hey, Dad, our family has a traitor in the Zhang family?"

Qin Deming rolled his eyes on the spot, "It would be great if there is a spy. Why are the Qin family so vigilant day and night, for fear that the Zhang family will come to the mountain door in the next second?"

What did you guess from the look on your daughter's face? This little head is so easy to use, so he quickly asked: "How do you say this?"

Qin Ruqing chuckled and explained in detail.

"The first line of this note says 'Holy Blood Secret Water'. This person is telling us clearly: I know what medicine your Qin family used on Zhang Li, but Zhang Li still died, and the Zhang family was in turmoil because of it. So, I have no hostility towards you, and I even helped you secretly - if I expose it, or help Zhang Li unlock the medicinal properties of this medicine, your plan will not succeed."

"That's one reason. Secondly, he wrote the word 'Jin'. The Jin family is the in-law of the Zhang family. If the Zhang family wants to find help, they must find help. According to what he said, the help this time is likely to be from the Jin family."

Qin Dexin frowned and raised a crucial point: "However, a note of unknown origin, the person behind the note is likely to be from the Zhang family. How can we believe what is said on it? What if it is another conspiracy of the Zhang family?"

Qin Ruqing said lightly: "So, the person who wrote this note didn't want us to believe it at all. Look at the information he revealed, the Jin family, the Jin family is the in-law of the Zhang family. Even if he didn't say it, wouldn't we have thought of it ourselves? This person said some irrelevant things, because he knew that no matter how much he said, we would doubt his identity and would not believe it."

"Since he knew we wouldn't believe him, why did he go through so much trouble?" Qin Deming asked curiously. Isn't this just looking for trouble?

Qin Ruqing's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "To show his goodwill. He showed up to let us know of his existence, so that we can feel that he has a close attitude towards the Qin family."

Qin Dexin sneered, obviously disdainful, "How can a person who hides his head and shows his tail win our favor? I have to say that this person is really brave. Isn't he afraid that we will pull him out according to this note and kill him with one sword?"

Apart from anything else, he knows the existence of the Holy Blood Secret Water, which is a threat no matter how you look at it.

"So," Qin Ruqing touched his chin and sighed, "This man is bold and presumptuous. Besides, he also has a bit of arrogance. Since he wants to get in touch with the Qin family and his attitude is so dignified, I'm afraid he must have something to rely on in his heart, and he is not afraid that we don't like him... Not bad, when did the Zhang family have such a person? This person, I'm afraid he is not a member of the Zhang family!"

"Let me guess, he is related to the Zhang family, but his style of doing things is not like that of a Zhang family member. He knows pharmacology and his identity is very likely to be an alchemist... Well, the guest invited by the Zhang family some time ago, the one who improved the Qi-replenishing pill?"

Qin Dexin glanced at Qin Ruqing imperceptibly. In just a short while, she even guessed who the person was. What a brain... It's not a disgrace for Qirong to be her little follower.

After being reminded, Qin Deming also remembered, "I have an impression of this person, his surname is Tang, he is an alchemist invited from outside by the Zhang family, his origin is mysterious, I once asked someone to pull him, but he didn't respond, why is he turning around and trying to be friendly with our Qin family now?"

"He looked down on you before, but now he wants to get close to you~" Qin Ruqing said.

Qin Deming snorted, he is the patriarch, he doesn't like such people who choose between two sides, now he said fiercely: "If the Qin family had built a ladder for him before, and he could climb up, the Qin family would not be stingy to give him a good treatment, now... Humph, do you think our Qin family is a soft persimmon, come and go as you please!"

Qin Ruqing didn't say anything, but laughed in his heart.

I thought, that's not necessarily true, Wang Jingze's law applies everywhere, and the people in the world of immortal cultivation are no exception.

Dad, you may not like him now, but maybe he will really like him in the future.

This matter is just a small episode. Qin Ruqing's attitude is that don't worry about this person for now, his purpose will slowly reveal itself later, and now the Qin family just needs to be prepared and wait for the ancestor to come out of retreat.

On the second day, good news came that the ancestor finally came out of retreat.

Qin Ruqing breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Qin family is now in the highest defense state and the defense formation has been opened, even if the Zhang family really attacks, they can still hold out for a while, and there is also Aunt Dexin as the foundation.

However, the ancestor's failure to come out of retreat is still a cause of concern.

Now that she has come out of retreat, her strength must have recovered to its peak. The Qin family just needs to sit back and wait and see how the Zhang family will respond.

However, one cannot be too absolute. If the old ancestor's strength has recovered, it may not be enough - after all, the poison has not been completely eliminated, and there is still a lack of ice and fire herbs.

Although the limitation of the Ice and Fire Grass is that the ancestor cannot break through the realm, if it insists on messing with you, even if it makes your strength recover a little, you will have no way to deal with it, right?

Therefore, the first thing Qin Ruqing did was to rush to the ancestor's Xianyingju. When she arrived in front of the bamboo building in the center of the lake, a large group of people came to pay their respects to her.

Qin Ruqing relied on her height and fell behind. The ancestor seemed to sense something and looked at her. When their eyes met, the ancestor smiled slightly and made a gesture to Qin Ruqing.

Qin Ruqing knew that this matter was settled.