After some debate among the tribesmen, Shi Chenghong tapped the wooden chair beside him and said:
"The family feud must be avenged, but now that the Zhou family has sent people, it is not appropriate to continue. The family does not have the strength to compete with the Zhou family."
"Let's put this matter aside for now. We'll make plans after the Zhou family leaves."
Although the tribesmen below were resentful, they also understood the huge gap between the two families.
There is a clear distinction in strength between families.
Although their Shi family still has a place in Yong'an City, there is not even one warrior in the family who can control the Qi. The number of warriors in the Qi control realm is the gap between small families and medium-sized families.
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A few days later, Chen Xingzhen in the ancestral hall breathed a sigh of relief. There had been no enemies attacking in the past few days, which meant that the family's blood rice should be safe in the short term.
After the Zhou family comes to collect the blood rice, the family can use the excess blood rice to exchange for other cultivation resources. By then, the family will have two more innate realm warriors, and the pressure faced by the family will be much less.
Just as Chen Xingzhen was thinking, a clan member's report soon came from the ancestral hall:
"Clan leader, the Zhou family's Wind Chaser Falcon is here!"
"Okay, I got it. The blood rice is ready."
"It's ready."
Chen Xingzhen tidied his clothes a little and walked out of the clan.
Now the family still needs to rely on the name of the Zhou family, so as the patriarch, he must be more serious.
When Chen Xingzhen led several clansmen to the family square, they saw a dark shadow in the sky from afar.
The black shadow was getting closer and closer, slowly revealing the appearance of the Zhou family's Wind-Chasing Falcon.
There were several figures standing on the Wind-Chasing Falcon.
However, Chen Xingzhen felt that there seemed to be more people coming this time than in previous times, which made Chen Xingzhen a little alert.
Last time, Zhou Honglang told his family that there had been some changes in the Zhou family's power, and that Zhou Huaian had a great hope of becoming the new patriarch of the Zhou family.
But his father told him that things in a big family are unpredictable, everything needs to be seen to be believed, and the news is not necessarily accurate.
If the new patriarch of the Zhou family is not Zhou Huaian, then the family will most likely also undergo some changes because of this new patriarch.
Now that the family is becoming more stable, changes would be bad news for the family.
Chen Xingzhen had already prepared for the worst, but now he could only take one step at a time and wait and see.
As the Wind-Chasing Falcon stopped at the family square and slowly descended, Chen Xingzhen also saw the visitor.
After seeing that the person who came this time was Zhou Honglang, Chen Xingzhen felt a little relieved.
The person who came is the same, it seems that the news Zhou Honglang said last time is true.
"Mr. Zhou, long time no see."
After the Wind-Chasing Falcon landed at the family square, Chen Xingzhen greeted it with a smile.
However, Zhou Honglang did not rush to answer, but looked at another wind-chasing falcon behind him.
At this moment, a familiar voice also sounded beside Chen Xingzhen's ears.
"Patriarch Chen, how are you these days?"
Chen Xingzhen was slightly startled, and looked at the newcomer. Then he looked surprised, and quickly stepped forward and said:
"Patriarch Zhou has come to visit me. I have not been able to greet you from afar. I hope you will forgive me."
"Hahaha, no need to be so polite, but Patriarch Chen is well-informed."
Zhou Huaian laughed.
It has been almost a year since Zhou Huaian last came here.
But the changes in this year are extremely obvious.
Today, Zhou Huaian is wearing brocade clothes with gold thread patterns and a colorful jade hanging from his waist. He looks very noble and his demeanor and temperament are both more luxurious and profound.
Behind Zhou Huaian, there were two more old men whose emotions could not be determined.
The two men were neatly dressed and had a few wrinkles on their faces, but they had a perfect aura and seemed to blend in with the surroundings when standing there. If you didn't look carefully, it would be easy to overlook them.
These two people are at least in the late Xiantian realm, and their strength is even greater than the two people who attacked the family at night before.
This kind of scene is obviously not the treatment an ordinary elder deserves.
"I only learned about this by chance. Patriarch Zhou, why don't we go to the main hall and have some tea first?"
"Okay."
Zhou Huaian did not refuse.
The two walked towards the family hall, one in front and one behind.
"It seems that the nobility is doing quite well now."
On the way, Zhou Huaian spoke lightly. With his realm, he could naturally see the strength of the tribesmen passing by. Compared with the last time he came to the Chen family, it was also a great improvement.
"All this is thanks to the blessing of Patriarch Zhou, otherwise the family would not have been able to develop to this day."
Zhou Huaian did not refute Chen Xingzhen's words.
Just as he said before, the Chen family should be thankful that it was him they met!
The two men quickly arrived at the hall, and the two old men behind Zhou Huaian were just guarding outside the hall.
After taking his seat, Chen Xingzhen hurriedly called out to the tribesmen behind him:
"Tianlu, serve the wine."
"Patriarch Zhou, this is the rice wine that our family brewed this year. Please taste it."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian showed a meaningful smile:
"Come to think of it, the wine that Patriarch Chen asked Honglang to bring last time tasted pretty good."
"A few bottles of rice wine are nothing, just a small token of my family's appreciation."
Zhou Huaian said nothing more and turned his gaze to the wine glass in front of him.
In the wine glass, the red wine is clear and bright, as if reflecting light. When I sniff it with the tip of my nose, a unique aroma of blood and rice rushes into my mind.
Zhou Huaian shook the wine glass slightly, and the wine in the glass also swayed, but not a bit of it splashed out.
After shaking it a little, Zhou Huaian drank it in one gulp and then closed his eyes to taste it.
After a while, Zhou Huaian smiled and said:
"Yes, it has a clear taste, pure blood and rice, slightly spicy in the throat, long aftertaste, and a little lingering fragrance. It is better than the rice wine last time."
Hearing such praise, Chen Xingzhen also smiled.
Zhou Huaian continued:
"Speaking of which, the family has brewed some rice wine recently. I have tasted it, but for some reason, there is always a slight difference between the rice wine brewed by the family and the rice wine brewed by the nobles. It seems that this rice wine must be drunk here."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xingzhen hurriedly said:
"If Patriarch Zhou likes it, you can bring some rice wine back this time. My Chen family doesn't have much else, but we still have some rice wine left."
Zhou Huaian smiled, but just tasted the rice wine. He neither agreed nor refused.
Chen Xingzhen was not impatient, but instead started drinking with Zhou Huaian.
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Xingzhen finally spoke:
"In order to congratulate Lord Zhou on his succession to the position of clan leader, my Chen family is willing to pay an extra 10% of the blood rice. I hope Lord Zhou will not refuse."
"Oh? But I see that the nobility is growing stronger and stronger, and the number of clansmen has also increased. I'm afraid this blood rice is more important to the nobility, right?"
Chen Xingzhen smiled awkwardly and did not refute. He just said a little embarrassedly:
"To be honest, I do have an unwelcome request."
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