The lion opened his mouth and

asked for three conditions There was a rustling sound, which was the sound of porcelain breaking.

Zhang Xiao, the ancestor of the Zhang family, overturned the tea set on the table with a rage. Amid the sound of breaking, everyone was silent and no one dared to speak.

"Damn Qin family! How dare they capture my son alive? Do you really think that my Zhang family is easy to bully! That old immortal Qin Wenxuan's old injury has not healed yet, is she trying to add new injuries?"

Seeing this, Hao Gu, another foundation-building elder of the Zhang family, hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, ancestor, the third elder should have only suffered some injuries, and there is no serious problem. The most urgent thing is to get the third elder back first."

The reason why Hao Gu is not surnamed Zhang is because he is the son-in-law of the Zhang family.

He has good talent, and more than ten years ago, the Zhang family got a foundation-building pill and gave it to him, so he became the second foundation-building person in the Zhang family. After that, he was promoted step by step and climbed to the position of the chief elder.

Hao Gou was usually quite dignified in the Zhang family, but when facing the Zhang family ancestor, the person with the highest cultivation, he still had to restrain his edge and speak in a flattering manner.

Zhang Xiao himself was not a reckless person. After calming down a little, he spoke in a calm voice: "Why, the Qin family is unwilling to release people?"

The great elder Hao Gu lowered his eyes and said in a serious tone: "The Qin family said that the third elder tore up the contract, sneaked into the secret realm, and injured important young people of his clan. They must give an explanation."

"Huh, an explanation! My Zhang family didn't ask him for an explanation, which was already a courtesy. Now he is asking us for an explanation. Go tell Qin Wenxuan if the Qin family wants to go to war with the Zhang family!"

"Ancestor, the Immortal Product Bureau does not allow aristocratic families to go to war without reason, and our Zhang family... is already in the wrong."

Hao Gu seemed to be patiently persuading him, but he was actually complaining impatiently in his heart:

This old thing still thinks the current Qin family is the same as the previous Qin family? From the incident at the pharmacy, it can be seen that the Qin family is no longer the same as it used to be. But you keep threatening me. Do you really think the Qin family is afraid of you?

You idiot.

The name of the Immortal Product Bureau seemed to make Zhang Xiao regain some reason. He pondered for a while and said, "What does the Qin family want in exchange for releasing the person?"

The people below replied, "The Qin family said that the two families need to meet to negotiate."

This negotiation was naturally a euphemism. Everyone present could see that the Qin family was using the third elder Zhang Li as a bargaining chip to ask for benefits from the Zhang family.

The so-called negotiation was nothing more than a negotiation. What conditions would the Zhang family offer before the Qin family was willing to release the person?

When Zhang Xiao thought that the Qin family actually used his son as a threat, he became angry again. However, he was being held in a critical position, so he could only accept the situation and wait for a chance to settle the score in the future.

Zhang Xiao said unhappily, "The Qin family has a mean face and has never seen any good things. Whatever they want, as long as it is not excessive, just give it to them..."

The people below responded one after another. The Zhang family was rich and powerful, and they were disgusted with the Qin family's begging attitude.

Hao Gou stood aside with his hands folded, watching them look at each other and talk, and then he said nothing.

The Zhang family, from top to bottom, all have such arrogant faces. If it weren't for the marriage with the Zhang family and his Hao family was weak, he would not have come to this hopeless family to recruit sons-in-law.

The Qin family is getting stronger day by day. Now that they have obviously got the upper hand, how can they just ask for something and let it go? It would be strange if they don't ask for a lot of money.

Moreover, let him say that it is still unclear whether Zhang Li can save his life this time.

However, Zhang Xiao, the old fool, would be unhappy to hear such words. As the one who is recruiting sons-in-law, he is in a special situation in the Zhang family. Some time ago, he wanted to gain more face in the clan through the matter of the Qi-recovering pill, but the result was not ideal, and he even attracted some gossip.

Now it is related to the son of the ancestor, which is sensitive. Since they have made up their minds, why should he say anything? So he shut up and said no more.

-The

Zhang family did not care about the Qin family's attitude of asking for things, so they agreed to a meeting between the two families.

However, after all, it was a serious negotiation between the two families, and the meeting place was very important. No matter which family they chose, they could not rest assured. In the end, they decided to meet at the "Fifth Wine House"

. The Fifth Wine House does not refer to the number, but "Fifth" refers to the surname. As everyone knows, there are two major immortal families in the world of cultivation, the Fifth and the Feng family. Therefore, the Fifth Wine House, as the name suggests, is the wine house opened by the Fifth Immortal Family.

The Immortal Family is absolutely neutral and does not participate in local affairs, but no one dares to provoke it. Choosing the Fifth Wine House, even if there is a conflict at the meeting, both parties dare not take action easily.

In the largest private room on the third floor of the wine house, the Qin and Zhang families are confronting each other.

Ancestor Wenxuan sat steadily, with Ancestor Wenxuan as the center. From the Qin family, Qin Dexin, the great elder, and clan leader Qin Deming came.

As for the Zhang family, of course, both foundation builders came, plus several elders to put pressure on them.

This negotiation was originally about fists. Therefore, the ancestors may not speak, but they must come. In Qin Ruqing's words, it is called pressure.

Ancestor Wenxuan held the cup in her white hands. Seeing Zhang Xiao standing and looking at her with a sullen face, she pointed to the seat in front and said, "Why don't you sit down, Old Xiao? You are old and your legs and feet are not in good condition. You should sit down quickly."

Zhang Xiao is a real "old ancestor" and is already one hundred and fifty years old. But the old man Wenxuan was less than a hundred years old, so he was called "Old Xiao", which seemed to be a respectful title, but was actually a mockery.

Sure enough, when Zhang Xiao heard this, his face became darker. His eyes scraped at the face of the old man Wenxuan like a knife, and his breath was released. It seemed that he could not help but take action.

The old man Wenxuan was very calm. He handed the teacup to his mouth and took a sip. He said calmly: "Old Xiao, don't forget that this is the fifth wine house."

Sure enough, as soon as these words fell, it seemed that an invisible spiritual consciousness had scanned the side. This spiritual consciousness was aboveboard and was not afraid that people would not notice it. It also carried a faint warning.

Hao Gou grabbed Zhang Xiao's sleeve tightly and led him to his seat. Zhang Xiao snorted and finally sat down.

What he feared was not the Qin family, but the immortal family behind the Fifth Wine House!

Hao Gu also sat down beside him, smiling and said, "There is no need to say any more nonsense, just tell me what conditions the Qin family wants to agree to release our third elder."

Qin Deming glanced at this man. This man was recruited by the Zhang family, but he became the eldest elder. It can be seen that he is a scheming person.

However, no matter how deep you are, this time the chips are in our Qin family's hands, and we are determined to tear off a piece of meat from your Zhang family.

As the clan leader, Qin Deming said, "The Zhang family broke their promise first, and the third elder of the noble family injured a young man of our clan. Even if they went to the Immortal Product Bureau, our Qin family is still right. However, the Qin family has always valued peace. This time, as long as the Zhang family can agree to our three conditions, you can take away Elder Zhang."

The Zhang family rolled their eyes in their hearts. "Always valued peace." Who doesn't know that your ancestor Wenxuan earned her reputation by fighting? It is said that the Qin clan leader has a gentle personality, but now it seems that he is also a cunning man.

Qin Deming didn't care what they thought, and said in a serious tone:

"The first point: Zhang Li injured an important young man of our clan, and that young man is still bedridden, which has damaged the foundation. Therefore, the Zhang family needs to compensate this young man with 20,000 low-grade spirit stones alone, and compensate our clan with 10,000 spirit stones." Sure enough, he

asked for money right away. When the Zhang family heard this first point, they showed disdain in their hearts and felt that the Qin family was really not up to standard.

The second elder of the Zhang family sneered in his heart, but said, "It would be fine to compensate that young man, but why do you have to compensate your clan with another 10,000 spirit stones? The Qin family, you are asking for too much!"

Qin Deming thought about his young lady's instructions, and deliberately pretended to be desperate for money, and said hurriedly, "What do you mean by asking for too much? Zhang Li injured a young man from our clan and ruined her future. He should be compensated. As long as you pay 20,000, it will be our tolerance. As for the compensation to our clan, it is naturally to pay for Zhang Li's infiltration into the secret realm and the damage to the reputation of the Qin family. This is the reputation loss fee."

Reputation loss fee! What the hell is this compensation title!

Even Hao Gou was choked by this reputation loss fee. Is the Qin family really only after the spirit stones this time?

If they only want the spirit stones, then things will be much easier.

"What the Qin family said is not unreasonable, but 20,000 spirit stones is not a small number. Can you let us know which direct descendant of the Qin family was injured, so that we can give more spiritual medicines in addition to the spirit stones as compensation!"

Hao Gou's words were beautiful, but he was actually asking who this direct descendant was. Otherwise, your Qin family's claim that it is an important direct descendant is empty talk. What if the injured person is just an unknown side branch child? Then the Zhang family paid 20,000 spirit stones as compensation, wouldn't it be a rip-off?

Before Qin Deming could speak, Qin Dexin, who was leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed, sneered and said sarcastically: "Why beat around the bush? Is he an important young man of the direct lineage? Don't you know it? If he was an ordinary member of the clan, would your third elder abandon his original mission and run after a child?"

Hao Gou was choked and embarrassed. Indeed, they knew about the injured person of the Qin family. He must be an important person, so Zhang Li felt that he was special and had some ulterior motives when he saw him, otherwise he would not have given up the task of exploring the secret realm.

Zhang Xiao signaled to Hao Gou with his eyes. The Zhang family has a deep foundation and is not short of these spirit stones. There is no need to get too entangled with the Qin family over spirit stones.

Hao Gou understood and said, "In this case, the Zhang family agrees to compensate for a total of 30,000 spirit stones. What's the second condition?"

Qin Deming smiled when he heard that the spirit stones were in his hands, and said "complacently", "The second point is that the Qin family wants the development and settlement rights of the West Market of South Street!" "

The development and settlement rights of the West Market of South Street!"

Hao Gou frowned when he heard this, and the Zhang family members also changed their expressions in an instant. Good guy, I thought you just wanted some spirit stones, why are you getting more and more excessive.

South Street was originally a commercial street controlled by the three major families in Nanling County. Because Zhang Han is an old family in Nanling, and the Qin family moved later, the best location of South Street had already been occupied by the Zhang and Han families.

Now the Qin family suddenly asked to settle in the West Market, their ambition is obvious!

The second elder of the Zhang family said immediately: "No. Originally, the Qin family of South Street did not have the right to settle in. Giving the East Market to you was the result of negotiation. Why are you asking for more now and want the West Market with a better location? This is absolutely impossible!"

The Qin family had already affected the business of Zhang's Pharmacy after the incident of the Qi-Restoring Pill. If they were allowed to settle in the West Market now, wouldn't they be bullied by the Qin family?

Qin Deming was neither impatient nor impatient. He said gently, "Second Elder, don't be so irritable. We are here to discuss today. Our Qin family didn't say that we want to occupy the West Market. We only said that we want the right to enter the West Market. Besides, there are only a few hot shops in the West Market, and the business has been stable for a long time. Even if our Qin family enters and opens a few small shops, it will not make any waves. Why should the nobles be so nervous!"

Qin Deming's words were always praising the Zhang family and belittling his own family, trying his best to create the image of the Qin family as nouveau riche, low-minded, gentle and harmless.

This plan is really clumsy. However, Qin Deming secretly glanced at the Zhang family's faces and found that their wrinkled brows were slowly relaxing.

Hey! These idiots actually fell for this!

Qin Deming was amazed. His daughter was right. Zhang relied on their status as an old family in Nanling and looked down on them. They looked down on the family that moved in later. So they just wanted to make a fuss about it.

After Zhang's expression eased, he raised his hand to set up a soundproof formation and said, "We need to discuss it."

This means that it is possible to talk.

Okay, you guys talk, anyway, the Qin family will make money.

After a while, the curtain was unveiled, and the second elder of the Zhang family raised his hand and said, "Five shops. The Qin family can open no more than five shops when they settle in Xishi!"

Qin Deming was really unhappy, "Second elder, are you kidding me? What can you do with five shops? At least ten shops should be allowed!"

Their family is not doing a small business. Normally, it is normal to occupy a whole street of shops.

"At most seven!"

"Eight!"

After some bargaining, the final number of shops was set at eight. This was far beyond Qin Deming's expectations.

In the original discussion of their Qin family, if the Zhang family could agree to this, it would be considered a success. In the end, they agreed to eight shops, which was really good~

It can also be indirectly seen that they really want to get Zhang Li back, and their psychological bottom line is very low.

Not bad, not bad, then their Qin family can make an even better offer!

Qin Deming said: "The last condition..."

Before he finished speaking, the Zhang family frowned. It was really because the Qin family's attitude of overcharging people today was too ugly. They felt uncomfortable both physically and psychologically.

Qin Deming didn't care about their expressions, "The last condition, the Zhang family needs to give up half of the development rights to the Complex Secret Realm..."

"What!"

This time it was not just surprise, the Zhang family was furious.

Zhang Xiao was so angry that he slammed his hand on the table, "How can this be, Qin Wenxuan, don't be too excessive!"

How could an ordinary wooden table withstand such a blow? It was split in half from the middle, and wood chips flew everywhere. The old ancestor Wenxuan calmly set up a barrier to block the flying wood fragments.

The old ancestor Wenxuan said, "What's so excessive? These are the conditions. If you agree, forget it. If you don't agree, just wait for Zhang Li to collect your body."

"You!"

"Okay, okay..." Zhang Xiao was so angry that he said three "okays" in a row and directly attacked Qin Wenxuan with a palm. The old ancestor Wenxuan was not afraid at all and took it head-on.

The waves of the attack spread, and the fifth wine house seemed to be shaken.

Not taking action... Not taking action is impossible. If the negotiation site had not been chosen at the fifth wine house, the two old rivals Qin and Zhang would have started fighting long ago.

Ordinary people or casual cultivators in the wine house, smelling the noise, retreated one after another.

A majestic spiritual consciousness swept over, "Qin, Zhang, if you attack again, leave the building immediately!"

The ancestor took a step back and calmly sat back in his chair, "How about the last condition, do you want to sit down and negotiate?"

Zhang Xiao was shocked. He was not a fool. He naturally held back when he attacked in the fifth wine house. But even so, it was enough to test... Qin Wenxuan actually had the upper hand in that attack just now?

Her injury healed? !

No, if it healed, Qin Wenxuan should have the strength of the late stage of foundation building, not like that just now.

As for the strength of the foundation building that Qin Wenxuan had shown before, the Zhang and Han families both believed that it was forcibly improved by secret methods. Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

Zhang Xiao's heart was surging, and he actually negotiated with the old ancestor Wenxuan in person: "Half of the development rights, it is impossible! Your Qin family has already swallowed up the half of the secret realm of the Han family, how can you be so greedy, isn't this enough for you to eat!"

The old ancestor Wenxuan smiled and said frankly: "If the Qin family's strength is not so poor, otherwise, you dare to ask for the whole secret realm."

You really dare to say that!

What's wrong with these Qin family members now? They were not like this before. Why are they so shameless now!

Zhang Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Demarcation line, the Zhang family retreat ten miles!"

Without waiting for Qin Wenxuan to speak, he said, "That's the most. If the Qin family doesn't want to, then go to war with the Zhang family!"

The old ancestor Wenxuan seemed a little dissatisfied, and his eyes became sharp. However, the secret realm was indeed the bottom line. Zhang Xiao was stubborn and refused to change his words, as if he wanted to fight.

The old ancestor Wenxuan sighed, as if he was a little regretful, but still restrained his momentum, "Let it be. The Qin family doesn't want to ruin the harmonious relationship with the Zhang family."

Bah! When have the two families ever been in harmony!

The Zhang family didn't want to stay here for a moment, but Hao Gu thought about it and asked a very urgent question: "How can the nobles release people? Moreover, how can we be sure of Zhang Li's safety? If you do something to him..."

Qin Dexin snorted directly: "How can we be sure of Zhang Li's safety? How, do you Zhang family still expect us to treat Zhang Li like a distinguished guest? It would be good if we can feed him some healing pills..."

Zhang Xiao was furious: "You little kid, once you have established your foundation, you really forgot who you are!" It seemed that he wanted to attack Qin Dexin.

Ancestor Wenxuan directly blocked Qin Dexin, glanced at Zhang Xiao lightly, and let him stand there. The ancestor had long seen that Zhang Xiao's posture of attacking just now was a bluff. How could they dare to act rashly after being warned by the people in the restaurant?

Qin Deming smiled and said, "If the Qin family really wants to do something to the third elder of the noble family, why do they need to have today's meeting? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just take action directly?"

The ancestor Wenxuan has never been a good-tempered person. At this time, his patience has run out. He said, "If the Zhang family believes it, then believe it. If not, wait until the Qin family understands Zhang Li and then come to the Qin family to start a war."

He actually walked out directly.

Qin Dexin looked at them provocatively and followed them. Qin Deming seemed to be the most polite one. After he fell down, he added:

"If you believe it, you can fulfill today's conditions, and then the Qin family will naturally hand over the person. If you don't believe it, the Zhang family can do whatever they want, and the Qin family will accept all the consequences."

After saying this, Qin Deming also left here. At this point, only the Zhang family's people were left in the box. And all these Zhang family members were so angry that they fell backwards.

Such an arrogant attitude!

How dare the Qin family, are they really not afraid!

Hao Gou frowned and said to Zhang Xiao: "Ancestor, the attitude of the Qin family is quite suspicious. Could it be that Qin Wenxuan's injury has healed?"

Zhang Xiao's face was also very unhappy, but after thinking about it, he shook his head: "If Qin Wenxuan's injury has healed, why would she spend so much effort to deal with us. Moreover, although the Qin family is not in harmony with the Zhang family, they are just ordinary competitors. What reason do they have to fight with our Zhang family to the point of death?"

"Although Li'er is my son, he is just a perfect Qi training. Killing him will not benefit the Qin family at all except to anger me."

"The Qin family is using Li'er as a handle this time, it's just because they are greedy and want more things. Now we have agreed to all three conditions they put forward. What else is there to be dissatisfied about? Are they really going to offend us to death?"

Indeed, Zhang Xiao's analysis is not unreasonable. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for the Qin family to be mortal enemies with the Zhang family.

The other people nodded repeatedly after hearing this, only Hao Gou frowned slightly. He felt that this matter was too "reasonable", and this kind of "reasonable" itself was unreasonable.

But seeing that the ancestor had sworn that the Qin family would not dare to make trouble, Hao Gou swallowed back what he wanted to say.

It seems that the problem is indeed not big, and what's more, he is just recruiting a son-in-law... Why bother to say this, making people think that he is boosting other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige.

So be it.

Three days later, the Qin family and the Zhang family finalized the handover, and the two families discussed and released the person at the junction of the secret realm.

Zhang Li was still "unconscious", and the Qin family even found a flying boat to carry him.

When the Zhang family climbed onto the flying boat to pick him up, they also brought two alchemists with them, obviously because they were afraid that the Qin family would do something, and wanted to "inspect the goods" on the spot.

Seeing Zhang Li lying on the ground, covered in blood, the Zhang family envoy was furious.

"This is how you, the Qin family, treat the third elder of our clan!"

Qin Dexin, with his arms crossed, leaned against the flying boat and rolled his eyes. "Don't make a fuss. We didn't do anything to him. The injuries on his body were caused by the beating he got when he broke into the secret realm and was discovered. So, he broke into the secret realm to spy, and we, the Qin family, should be cautious and hold back? It's good enough that we didn't beat him to death."

Qin Dexin was the foundation-building elder. The Zhang family envoy pursed his lips and dared not to refute. He just waved his hand to signal the two people behind him to come forward to check the third elder.

Qin Dexin: "Check it out. Apart from those external injuries, if you find any problems, I lose... We, the Qin family, fed him healing pills to keep him alive in case he died."

Alchemists are higher-end doctors. Among them, the yellow-robed alchemist from the Zhang family finished the examination first and said, "The third elder was indeed seriously injured, but the marks were all caused by fighting. Apart from that, there were no signs of torture."

The messenger whispered, "The pills..."

If the Qin family said the pills they fed him were healing pills, then they really were healing pills. Maybe they were poison.

The yellow-robed alchemist said, "It is a healing elixir without a doubt, and it is very powerful. The Third Elder is recovering now."

The messenger breathed a sigh of relief, but he seemed to be still worried. He looked at the black-clad alchemist next to him, and his attitude was obviously more concerned: "What do you think?"

The alchemist, who was wrapped from head to toe in black, said in a low voice, "His body is indeed recovering."

The messenger nodded, hoping that he could say more, but the black-clad alchemist remained silent.

Messenger: ...

Qin Dexin, who was standing next to him, almost laughed, thinking that the alchemist brought by the Zhang family was still not obedient? He couldn't help but take a few more glances.

It was covered up very strictly, mysteriously. Then he remembered the previous rumors. The Zhang family seemed to have hired a guest alchemist from outside. His origin was mysterious. The previous improved Qi-restoring pill seemed to be his work.

Is this the person?

The messenger persuaded him kindly: "Elder Tang, why don't you take another look?"

So the dark alchemist squatted down to check again, stood up, and said in a voice that was obviously pretended and calm: "He won't die in a short time."

Qin Dexin: "Puff~"

What he said, if he can't die in a short time, then he might die in a long time? It's interesting.

The messenger twitched his mouth and didn't ask any more questions. At least he was sure that the third elder had no worries about his life. That's all. After returning, he will be nourished by all kinds of natural materials and treasures, and any injury can be healed. Then

he waved his hand and asked the people behind to lift the third elder onto the Zhang family flying boat.

As they were moving in this room, not far away, Qin Ruqing and the other two were lying on a tree that was so thick that it took several people to hug it.

Qirong was at the bottom: "Sister, will Zhang Li die?"

Lu Wei was on top of Qirong and pondered: "That black-robed alchemist is quite mysterious. Could he be the one who improved the Qi-restoring pill?"

Qin Ruqing was lying on Lu Wei, her eyes full of excitement, and she only cared about watching the excitement: "Tsk tsk, he's gone."

Qirong didn't hear the answer, so he raised his head and asked: "Sister, will he die? " "

Qin Ruqing blinked and said honestly: "Why did he die? Didn't we agree that if the Zhang family agreed to three conditions, our Qin family would release him!"

Qirong looked at Lu Wei: "Third sister, do you believe it?"

Lu Wei shook her head: "No."

Qirong: "I don't believe it either."

Qin Ruqing snorted. How come no one believes an honest person's truth these days?

Zhang Li was examined by two alchemists and was carried back alive. If he suddenly died in your Zhang family, it would be because your Zhang family didn't take good care of him. What does it have to do with our Qin family?

Qin Ruqing stood on a tall old tree and looked at the newly added ten-li secret land of their Qin family, thinking sadly:

It’s still not enough...

After all, our Qin family is still too soft-hearted, haha: D