Chapter 212: Borrowing Arrows
A quarter of an hour later.
The carriage that had almost clashed with the Freemasons had stopped at the door of the small house, while in the side room, Xu Qingwan, Yang Liushi, and Liang Qin were sitting together, looking at each other, with somewhat uneasy expressions.
In addition, Ah Chun in the backyard was also looking at the little girl opposite who was about the same age as himself, with a look of curiosity on his face.
"My name is A-Chun, and I am my master's apprentice."
"My name is Qiaoling."
Wei Qiaoling blinked her big dark eyes and replied in the same tone, "She is my eldest brother's younger sister."
“Hmm.”
Ah Chun nodded, and recalled Yuan'er's introduction, and finally confirmed that his master and the other party's eldest brother were the same person.
"What should I call you then?"
"Um"
After hearing this key question, Wei Qiaoling puffed out her cheeks and thought hard for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion.
"Since I am your master's younger sister, then I am your junior sister!"
"But."
Relying on his very limited knowledge of interpersonal relationships, Achun decisively raised his objection.
"But you are not Master's disciple, how can you be my junior sister?"
“That’s right.”
Wei Qiaoling was stumped and paced back and forth with her hands behind her back.
Ah Chun was puzzled: "Why are you walking around?"
"That's how adults think."
Wei Qiaoling shook her head and explained, "My father has been walking back and forth like this at home all day these days!"
"oh"
Ah Chun nodded as if he understood, and asked in a low voice: "Have you figured it out?"
“I figured it out!”
Wei Qiaoling stopped and proudly gave her new insights loudly: "My elder brother is your master, so I am your younger sister!"
"Master's younger sister?"
Ah Chun was stunned, and after thinking about the name carefully, he found that it really made sense.
Master’s little sister is just Master’s little sister!
"Well! Then I will call you Junior Sister from now on!"
"Uh-huh!"
“.”
In the dark room.
Wei Changtian and Wei Xianzhi, who came from afar, did not know that Wei Qiaoling had just created a new interpersonal relationship title, and was now plotting a series of preparations before a full-scale war with the Liu family.
This matter involves serious matters, and the few words in the letter cannot explain it clearly, so Wei Xianzhi made a special trip to Shuzhou.
As for Wei Qiaoling, she insisted on coming along, saying that she hadn't seen her eldest brother for a long time.
“.”
"Dad, since the Liu family dared to blatantly mobilize so many people to take the lead in the poetry gathering, they must have been prepared to deal with it."
While drinking tea, Wei Changtian calmly analyzed: "So we should not act too hastily. We must make all preparations before taking action."
"Of course I know that."
Wei Xianzhi frowned and paced back and forth in the room: "I just can't figure out what the relationship between the Folian Temple and this matter is."
"It won't take long for me to find out about this."
Speaking of the Folian Temple, Wei Changtian immediately thought of You Jia and asked in a deep voice, "Dad, how much do you know about the Dragon Guards?"
"You actually know about Dragon Guard?"
Wei Xianzhi was stunned at first, but when he thought of the "intelligence capabilities" that Wei Changtian had demonstrated many times before, he soon felt that it was no big deal.
"The Dragon Guards are actually a group of death warriors that the emperors of all dynasties trust the most. Their number is very small, no more than a few dozen at most."
"Are there any of our people among the Dragon Guards?" Wei Changtian asked again.
"No."
Wei Xianzhi sighed: "The Dragon Guards are all trained from a young age, so it's impossible to place spies in there."
"Um."
Wei Changtian nodded, not surprised by the result. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Dad, where is Kuilong?"
"Kuailong?"
Wei Xianzhi's reaction was the same as Qin Zhengqiu's when he first heard the name: "What kind of monster is that?"
"No. I'll check this myself."
Wei Changtian thought about it and decided not to add burden to Wei Xianzhi at this critical juncture, and turned the topic back to the Liu family's affairs.
"Dad, Ning Yongnian will definitely not interfere in this life-and-death struggle between us and the Liu family. What is the attitude of the Xu family? Have you found out who was responsible for Xu Shixing's death?"
“.”
Hearing this question, Wei Xianzhi suddenly stopped, narrowed his eyes and pointed upwards.
"Ning Yongnian?!"
Wei Changtian didn't have so many taboos, frowned and confirmed: "Did he kill Xu Shixing?"
"Um."
Wei Xianzhi finally stopped walking and slowly sat down on the chair: "It's almost certain."
"Then why hasn't the Xu family made any move yet?"
Wei Changtian was puzzled: "Haven't they found out yet?"
"The Xu family already knew about it."
Wei Xianzhi casually put a letter on the table: "They are waiting for an opportunity."
“.”
Picking up the letter, Wei Changtian read it carefully. When he put it down again, the tea had already gone cold.
This letter was sent back by a spy planted in the Xu family by the Xuan Jing Division. The content of the letter was both expected and unexpected.
It is certain that the Xu family will not let this go now that the head of the family has been killed.
But Wei Changtian didn't expect that the richest family in Daning would be so powerful. It seemed that they were going to rebel with the whole family's strength!
This time there will be chaos! He sighed in his heart, and had roughly figured out part of Ning Yongnian's plan.
Kill Xu Shixing and take all of Xu's family property for himself.
Ning Yongnian must have anticipated the consequences before doing this, and he also knew that the Xu family would definitely counterattack.
Ning Yongnian is not afraid of any one of the three major families in Daning, so he must stop the Liu and Wei families from standing on the side of the Xu family. After all, everyone knows the principle that the fox mourns when the rabbit dies.
No wonder everything happened at just the right time.
Since Liu Wei was engaged in an all-out war, they naturally had no time to deal with the Xu family.
No matter how determined the Xu family was or how well prepared they were, there was no way they could succeed in their rebellion.
Then by the time the winner is decided between the Liu and Wei families, the Xu family will probably be finished.
By then, of the three major families, only one "winner" will remain who is still lingering on.
No matter whether the winner was "Liu" or "Wei", they could no longer compete with the royal family, and the final outcome was naturally self-evident.
“.”
Turning his head to look at Wei Xianzhi who was frowning, Wei Changtian knew that he should have thought of this a long time ago.
"Dad, the key now lies in the Xu family."
As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Xianzhi immediately knew that Wei Changtian had figured everything out.
Indeed, the most ruthless thing about Ning Yongnian's move was that it left both the Liu and Wei families with no choice.
If Li Huaizhong had not revealed the Liu family's plan in advance, the Liu family would have tried their best to distance themselves from the matter after killing Wei Changtian, and the conflict between the two families would not have escalated so quickly, at least on the surface.
But now that the news that "the Liu family intends to assassinate Wei Changtian to avenge Prime Minister Liu" has spread throughout the world, it immediately put the Liu and Wei families in a situation where they have no choice but to take action.
Shake hands and make peace? Of course not.
Don't fight yet? Wait until the Xu family incident is over? Impossible.
Since the conflict between the two families is inevitable, the key to breaking the deadlock lies in the Xu family.
But "the Xu family has already put the arrow on the string and has no choice but to shoot."
Wei Xianzhi rubbed his forehead with a wry smile: "Besides, they don't plan to take it."
"Dad, if they don't want to accept it, then don't accept it."
Wei Changtian poured himself another cup of new tea, squinted his eyes and said slowly:
"Perhaps we can borrow this arrow and use it."
(End of this chapter)
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