Zhang Meng also didn't dare to look down on him. He looked at him with a polite smile and replied, "Uncle Zeng, you are too polite. It's you older generations that we young people should learn from and respect."
At this moment, the old man of the Li family interrupted their compliments with a bit of temper, "Hey, you guys are so annoying with all the compliments. If you have anything to say, why don't we just say it directly? Why are you wasting time with all this politeness?"
After saying that, Old Master Li immediately looked at Zhang Meng and said, "Girl Zhang Meng, you can just call me Uncle Li. We came here to ask if there are any spots left in the team that Old Master Dong has assigned to you. Can we let the descendants of our five families get in?"
Even though these five big families are well-known in the capital, when it comes to real power, none of them can do it. The main reason is that none of these families have relatives working for the country.
When Mr. Li asked this question, the remaining four looked at her with longing expressions.
Zhang Meng glanced at the five elderly people, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly continued, "There should be a quota."
As soon as she finished speaking, the leaders of the five families were overjoyed.
Before they could finish their joy, Zhang Meng continued, "But you also know what this team is for. To tell you the truth, the person we choose must have real experience. If he doesn't, even if I let your people in, when they encounter those ghost things during the mission, they will die at any time. In the end, it will hurt others and themselves, don't you agree?"
After she said this, the five people in power immediately fell silent.
Just when Zhang Meng thought the five of them were about to give up, they suddenly shouted in unison, "Let's have a competition!"
Zhang Meng raised her eyebrows and looked at the five of them in confusion.
The Liu family leader spoke up, "Comrade Zhang Meng, we understand what you're saying, but we five won't accept giving up just like that. So, please set up a competition with everyone from our five families. If you lose, we'll willingly withdraw, okay?"
Zhang Meng was slow to speak, but Old Master Liao spoke before she could. "You five old men are so shameless. Just look at the people in your family. You all live a life of debauchery and have no idea how to practice Taoism. How could you possibly catch ghosts? I think what Little Meng said is quite right. If you don't want to send your loved ones off, give up the idea of forcing them in immediately."
When the leaders of the five families heard Mr. Liao's hurtful words, they all glared at him with indignation.
When Mr. Liao was stared at by the five of them, he suddenly felt a little panicked. He shouted at them stubbornly, "What are you doing? What are you doing? I didn't say anything wrong. Is it possible that I am wrong?"
"Old man Liao, don't underestimate the people of our five families. That's right, although the people of our five families don't practice Taoism anymore, if you look back, we have people who practiced Taoism just like your Liao family. Maybe there are still people in our five families who have roots in Taoism."
It was Old Master Zeng who spoke. "That's right, your Liao family looks down on us. Our five families used to be no less capable than your Liao family."
Seeing that they were not accepting his kindness, Old Master Liao immediately waved his hand and interrupted them, "Okay, okay, if you don't want to listen to me, then forget it. If you want to do something, go ahead. I, Old Master Liao, don't want to care anymore."
Seeing the scene becoming chaotic again, Zhang Meng immediately interrupted the shouting, "Everyone, listen to me. If you want a side test, I can also organize one. As long as you have the ability to pass, we will accept you. If you don't have the ability, no matter what family you are from, we will not accept you. In addition, if any family comes in, they must sponsor the team."
"No problem. If someone from my side gets in, our Liu family is willing to pay a hundred bars of gold."
"If anyone from our Zeng family gets in, five boxes of gold ingots."
"Humph, if anyone from our Li family goes in, all the weapons used by the team will be provided by our Li family."
Listening to these people's words, Zhang Meng's heart suddenly became happy. "Okay, okay, the five veterans go back and wait for news. When I have news, I will send someone to notify you five."
Zhang Meng spoke to the five of them with a polite smile.
After hearing the news, the five people naturally stood up and said goodbye with relief.
However, before leaving, each of them secretly reminded Zhang Meng again and again that if they had any news, they must be the first to inform their respective families.
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